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CONTENTS 6 News Round-Up What’s making headlines, including an exhibition by artist Angela Brittain
10 My Story So Far Natalie van de Braam recalls her time as a hostess on Play Your Cards Right
16 Motori Di Marino As Piazza Italia nears, we visit an Italian motorbike business in West Chiltington
22 Meal Review Bill’s is the most talked about restaurant in Horsham. But is it any good?
28 Art We meet Lucy Ames, who has run her own art business for five years
34 Ridge Farm The incredible story of the Rusper studio, from Queen to Oasis
AAH Editor: Ben Morris editor@aahorsham.co.uk 01403 878026 / 01903 892899 Advertising: Kelly Morris advertising@aahorsham.co.uk 01403 878026 / 01903 892899 Photography: Toby Phillips tobyphillipsphotography.co.uk info@tobyphillipsphotography.co.uk 07968 795625 Contributors Jeremy Knight (Historic text for article on Horsham Common) Additional thanks to...
43 The Common Horsham once had a large Common, and a small part of it still remains
48 Big Picture Toby Phillips captures the flooding of early February at Wisborough Green
51 Group Discussion For 70 years, Billingshurst Dramatic Society has put on plays in the village
58 One to Watch Alex Reed is aiming for podium finishes in this season’s Fiesta Junior series
62 Business The Linen Shop and Gallery is gaining a reputation for its fine fabric
66 How Interesting The fastest selling album of all time was recorded locally...
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