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here is no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic will be regarded as one of the major events in modern history. As we return to something resembling more like normaility I am sure we will be very quick to forget everything we’ve experienced as we return to our busy lives. However, Horsham Rotary would like to ensure that the children of Horsham and surrounding district are given the opportunity to make an historical record of their time during lockdown. On page 31 you can find out about a writing competition that Horsham Rotary are organising for children ageed 5-16 years. They are being invited to write the account of their memories entitled ‘My Family Life under Lockdown’. The hope is to record all these accounts of their lives during these strange and unique times and to
present them in a way that preserves these childhood memories for years to come. After your children have written their story please go to the Horsham Rotary website at www.horshamrotary.org.uk and paste it into the entry form on the home page. It will be fascinating to read about the pandemic through their eyes and hopefully they will touch on all the positive things that have happened. From the community galvernising to help the vulnerable, nature returning to our urban areas, less traffic and a more eco way of life that suggests we will no longer have to commute to every job. Although there has been a huge and tragic loss of life it would be good to see change for the good resulting from the Lockdown. Richard Milbourn, Editor E: editor@carnahpublications.com
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KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCING Parish & District Councillor online surgeries Following government guidelines for Coronavirus (COVID 19), Southwater residents can raise concerns directly with Councillors online. 1st Saturday of each month except August. Informal, no booking required. 11am to 12noon via online connection. Details will be placed on SPC’s FB page and website each month or Contact the Clerk for at clerk@southwater-pc.gov.uk or call and speak to the Clerk on 01403 733202. Vacancies Southwater Parish Council (SPC) has the following vacancies; 3 x volunteer Parish Councillors. For further details, please contact the Clerk at clerk@southwater-pc.gov.uk or call and speak to the Clerk on 01403 733202. Southwater Parish Council (SPC) As has been previously reported, the SPC offices at Beeson House are staffed and work continues as usual but the offices are not open to the public following restriction guidelines and enabling safe working practice for staff. SPC staff are operating a safe working rota to ensure safe distancing can be adhered to, this may include some working from home. In the news • Coronavirus (COVID 19) - Keeping up to date – As the Government relaxes lockdown on most of the population, please bear in mind those who are “Shielding”. General rules do not yet apply to those who are shielding. Keep up to date with all the latest Government and NHS guidelines – follow www.gov.uk/coronavirus. The Community is reminded of their responsibility for following Government guidelines on Social Distancing. • Southwater Ghyll CIO progress update – The CIO
is working on the agreement between the CIO and SPC. Work is progressing on the Lardner Hall Kitchen refurbishment and it is hoped that the Lardner Hall will be redecorated and floor replaced before the Ghyll reopens. • Southwater Community Speedwatch Group (CSW) Community Speedwatch is a national initiative where active members of local communities join with the support of the Police to monitor speeds of vehicles using speed detection device. To join the Southwater Community Speedwatch Group email admin@southwatercp.org.uk giving your details and you’ll be sent an explanation of how to join with Southwater Community Partnership in improving road safety. Help make Southwater safer. • Southwater Parish Council (SPC) – Through June and July, SPC had been trialling/practicing meetings via video conferencing. It is hoped that during August official meetings may recommence with participation of the Southwater residents. Directions and rules of meeting participation will be issued via links for those meetings. Did you know? • The Planning Authority for Southwater Parish is Horsham District Council (HDC). You can check the status of planning applications on the HDC website at www.horsham.gov.uk/planning/planningapplications/view-and-comment-on-planningapplications and follow the onscreen directions. • The following play parks within Southwater are operated and maintained by SPC; Nutham Lane, Eversfield, The Ghyll (Pevensey Road), Cornflower, Larkspur, Warren Drive, Downslink and Roman Lane (not yet handed over). Check play park ownership details at each play park, usually on the entrance gate signage.
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here seems to be two words going around on people’s lips, and on their hands too: hand sanitizer. With each day comes more progress made, and it’s wonderful to know that the lockdown measures put in place have gone down a level, bringing us to lockdown level three. We’ve seen proof of this with the reopening of retail shops, but now pubs, restaurants and even barbers have returned for business. All in all, it feels like things are slowly getting back to normal. Of course, that all depends on what our definition of ‘normal’ is these days. Because in these times, with more freedom comes new rules. Queues outside of shops are a common site these days, as well as the floor markings that makes it seem like IKEA has finally taken over everything. And of
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course, before you even enter, there’s gonna be a bottle of hand sanitizer for you to kindly clean your hands with. And let’s not forget the staff running these places. If they’re not wearing a mask, their face is usually covered by the kind of visor you’d expect a beekeeper or a riot police officer to wear. Public transport now demands you wear a mask when travelling. Even as you walk down the street, it’s typically implied that you should keep to one side of it. Whether we like it or not, this can be considered the new ‘normal’ now. It used to be quite shocking to see so many people wearing masks, and so many social distancing rules enforced. Now it all seems so trivial. However, there are many people who will feel uncomfortable amidst all these health measures. It can be tiring to continuously keep washing your hands, obeying the social distancing guidelines, and so on. This is not the freedom, the ‘normal’, people were expecting when lockdown was steadily eased. But I think that’s a good thing. I’m hesitant to call any of this ‘normal’ too. Because at the end of the day, this is all just a transitional period before we can truly go back to how things were. It’s hard getting used to some of these new measures, but then again, I don’t think we’re supposed to. None of this is designed to last forever. These are just temporary steps to overcome the virus. But they will only be temporary so long as we stay in line and follow procedures. Nobody wants this system in place forever, not even the people who put it in place. We must be wise with the freedom we’ve been given, or else it’s back to square one. I understand people’s frustrations and concerns, but I ask them to hold on just a little while longer. You already made it through months of hardship. Enjoy the liberties you have now responsibly. Normality is returning. Until then, let’s make do. Connor Barclay
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bodies out with their rubbish and leftovers. Moving forward in time, wine has been made in Sussex since the Romans and the Normans were able to win the Battle of Hastings partly due to the Saxons having drunk too much booze the night before the battle (whereas the French have never, never been known to drink too much….). Moving into the Industrial Age, with Harvey’s brewery in Lewes we have one of the country’s oldest (and more importantly, still independent and family-run) breweries, with roots dating back to 1790. A Patriotic Pan of British Bacon From the 1790s we now move to the 1990s. Chichester College (then Chichester College of Further Education) were given an unusual method of timing their cooking at the college’s food tech department back in the late 1990s. Mrs Ivy Davey who instructed the students in cooking advised them that the perfect way to time how long bacon needed cooking was to sing ‘God Save The Queen’ whilst it sizzled in the pan. She explained: “It has a running time of about two minutes – just right for each side of a rasher”. That is of course if you (unusually) can remember all the words and are willing to include the anti-Scottish bits later on. Nevertheless, should you too want to cook in a patriotic way then the most suitable recipe book is ‘Cooking the British Way’ by Joan Clibbon. We started with Spike Milligan and we should also end with his words. My favourite food joke of all time has to be from the 1958 Goon Show episode The Man Who Never Was, where Bloodnok, a Chief of Military Intelligence says in an interrogation: “Admit it, you're a spy!” and the Spy replies: “I'm not a shpy [sic], I'm a shepherd!” and so Bloodnok of course replies: “Ahhhhh, Shepherd Spy!” Kevin Newman For ‘Scrumptious Sussex’ talks and motorised tours, please call All-Inclusive History on 07504 863867 or email info@allinclusivehistory.org.
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great way to encourage them to learn about local wildlife while having fun. Safety is crucial though; if you have young children it might be better to wait until they are older before creating a large pond, as it will require constant supervision. A pebble pool with a small fountain effect provides all the sound and fun of water with none of the depth, and a large trug or half barrel can be transformed into a tiny wildlife pond. If you do create a pond, position it where it can be seen from the house, make sure the edges slope gently, and fence it off while the children are young. Planting around water features is half the fun. The water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides is perfect for growing in shallow water or in the muddy area at the edge of ponds. It has pretty blue flowers in late spring and attracts newts, which lay their eggs on the leaves. Irises and grasses look lovely planted around any water features and you can even find a tiny lily - Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Alba' white - for small ponds, which has the bonus of being heavily scented. Water features in a garden are no longer the preserve of the rich, with acres to spare. Even if you only have a tiny balcony you can now enjoy the sight and sound of water in your outside space. Happy gardening.
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THE ORIGINS AND EARLY DAYS OF FOOTBALL Jeremy Knight from Horsham Museum & Art Gallery has written this article on how football started in Horsham
Carfax United Football Club winners of Horsham Charity Shield 1902, 03, 04 & 05.
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East End Ramblers Football Club winners of Horsham Senior Charity Cup and runners-up Division 1, 1935-36.
uch to the relief of football fans across the
wide array of variants and few formal rules, with
country, the UK’s most popular sport is back
different versions played from one village to the next.
on our screens. Some loyal fans may have
Several famous public schools also created their own
enjoyed the break from fretting about the fortunes of
style of football, including Eton, Harrow and Rugby.
their team, while others may have been missing the
These disparate forms of football are the root of the
dizzying highs and crushing lows of the football season.
modern games of Association football, Rugby League,
Whichever camp you are in, one thing is certain, the
Rugby Union, Gaelic Football and Aussie Rules.
return of football feels like the beginning of a return to the “new normal”.
After hundreds of years of footballing variation, on 26 October 1863 the captains and secretaries of 12
Football, soccer, whatever you call it, is popular
London and suburban clubs gathered at the
around the world. The most widely played version of
Freemason’s Tavern on Queen Street, London finally to
the sport is Association football, which evolved from
lay down a set of formal rules for the increasingly
earlier ball games. A form of football has been played in
popular sport. That night the Football Association (FA)
Great Britain since the Middle Ages, and games that
formed. There were a further five meetings in the next
involve kicking a ball have existed for millennia. The
few months that laid down the rules and regulations of
Greeks, Romans and Han dynasty Chinese all played ball
Association football. These initial rules allowed for a mix
games that involved kicking, passing between players
of handling and dribbling the ball, and there were
and scoring points.
extensive arguments over the legality of “hacking”, i.e.
The Medieval game was extremely physical.
kicking your opponents’ legs to win the ball. The new
According to 16th century, pamphleteer Philip Stubbs
Association published their final rules, minus hacking, on
“as concerning football playing I protest unto you that
8 December 1863. The impact of the FA took some
it may rather be called a bloody and murthering
time to be felt, yet eventually, as the standing of the
practice than a fellowlye sport”. Medieval football had a
body grew and following the introduction of the
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Football Association Challenge Cup in 1871, the FA’s rules became the norm. Gradually local County and District Associations sprang up around the country, often running their own leagues and tournaments. Horsham was no exception, and on 23 February 1871, the West Sussex Gazette reported that Horsham now had its first football club that played in Springfield Park. According to contemporary sources one of the local churches launched this new club, and its rules mostly followed the framework set out by the FA and included several
Horsham YMCA Football Club winners of League Division 1 and Sussex/Surrey YMCA Senior Cup, 1930-31.
injunctions against dangerous play; “Rule 18, No hacking
from all social backgrounds rapidly increased. Larger
allowed…Rule 20. No one wearing projecting nails, iron
clubs began to charge admission for matches, thereby
plates, or gutta-percha on the soles or heels of his
allowing themselves to start paying their players. The
boots shall be allowed to play”.
payment of players was a source of contention for a
How it started in Horsham
number of years; in 1884, the FA went as far as
Despite the presence of a Horsham-based football club
expelling two clubs from the league for using
as early as 1870, it would appear that the people of
professional players. However, by the following year the
Horsham had not yet caught the football bug. In the
use of paid players had become so commonplace that
late 19th century, local newspapers rarely reported on
the FA had no choice other than to sanction
football matches, tending instead to focus on the most
professionalism in football, and a professional football
popular sport at the time, Cricket. The Horsham Journal
league was founded. Despite charging admission, and
recounts the local Cricket clubs’ scores in detail,
forming limited companies to purchase land and
occasionally highlights the new craze of cycling, covers a
infrastructure, clubs would not be particularly profitable
few athletics meetings, and yet makes no mention at all
for many years.
of football.
The Horsham and District Football Association was
The location of Horsham’s football matches may
founded in 1895, “for the purpose of providing players
have contributed to the newspaper’s limited interest in
for the Horsham FC”. Horsham Museum and Art Gallery
the sport. Springfield Park was not in the town centre,
holds the original minutes of the Horsham and District
and was separate from the athletic and cricket fields.
Football Association from 1904-13, which reflect the
This not only kept the boisterous new sport away from
social changes happening in the sport. The minutes
the more genteel parts of town, but also restricted its
reflect a desire to retain the amateur status of the local
appeal to spectators and casual watchers. As the
clubs, despite the increasing professionalisation of
popularity of football grew, it gradually began to
football, thereby appealing to the leisurely upper
attract fans and players from outside of its original,
middle class supporter base. The Association also hoped
middle class base. As industrial workers began to get
to improve the image of the sport amongst the public
regular afternoons off work, they had more time to
encouraging member clubs to raise money for local
engage in leisure activities such as football, whether
charities, and to penalise players for unsportsmanlike
playing or watching. The increased working class
conduct.
interest in the sport attracted negative responses from
The early minute books record the following clubs as
some, and many people raised concerns about the
members of the Horsham and District Football
physicality of the sport, and the lack of decorum
Association; Horsham F.C., Y.M.C.A. F.C., Shelley United
demonstrated by some players.
F.C., Carfax F.C., Bishopric Wanderers F.C, Roffey F.C.,
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Warnham FC., Working Mens F.C., Billingshurst F.C. , Handcross F.C., Southwater F.C. Over the next few years, the Horsham and District Football Association strove to ensure that the players in its teams were amateurs, rather than one of the newly emerging professional footballers. The August 1911 minutes record that the Association agreed, “no player having played in any recognised County Senior Cup or League Competition regularly during the previous season, or more than three times during the present season shall take part in this competition unless sanctioned by the Committee.” Following the events of the two World Wars, the Horsham and District Football Association was evidently very successful, as by 1939 it had expanded to four divisions. By the 1960s, the League had developed even further, with three divisions, a minor league, four cup competitions, and two minor cup competitions. In 1970, the Horsham and District Football league merged with the West Sussex Football League. Horsham District is now well served with football clubs who cater for all age groups, genders, backgrounds and abilities. They range from workplace teams, through to women’s teams, disability football teams, walking football teams, children’s teams and leagues, through to large clubs with a major following. Each group and club has its own history, complete with its own unique characters, successes and stories.
Jeremy Knight (Pictures courtesy of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery)
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Word Search Word List Alexandrite
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with the new showroom” he added. The new showroom features several reputable suppliers from the bathroom industry including Crosswater, Mereway Bathrooms, Pelipal, Saneux and Vado along with some new faces in the form of stand-out bath supplier Vincent Alexander and luxury shower tray specialist Acquabella. You can view the full range of bathroom suppliers as well as their brochures via the Alexander website. Horsham’s newest bathroom showroom is an extension of the existing Alexander kitchen and bedroom showroom at Unit H, Foundry Close on the town’s Foundry trading estate. To view the complete collection of bathroom suppliers or to book your free bathroom design consultation visit www.alexanderhorsham.co.uk and click bathrooms.
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AN A TO Z ATTRACTION TO BRIGHTON Horsham Pages South talks to Sussex author Kevin Newman about his latest book, which he argues we need more than ever in the “Terrible ‘Twenties”.
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righton and Hove when combined are Sussex’s largest settlement, and the larger of our county’s two cities, so it is not surprising that readers aren’t exactly short of books Kevin Newman. about the city and its past. So, why do need another book on the ‘Old Ocean’s Bauble’ as Brighton was once described? Lockdown is one reason, according to author of Amberley Publishing’s A-Z of Brighton and Hove, Brighton-born Kevin Newman. “When we were told we could only have one hour’s exercise a day, people that never usually went on walks widely decided they would now take them daily; it was their right. So you now have lots of people who’ve explored bits of Brighton and Hove they never knew existed on walks and want to find out more, and other Sussexians who’ve got the bug for exploring and learning and need inspiration for new walks. Hopefully the book caters for both.” Kevin also quotes the character Flora Poste in Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons, who said: “Sussex, when all was said and done, was not like other counties.” “If that is true,” he argues, “then it is equally true that that Brighton and Hove is not like the rest of the county, and so its uniqueness always makes it worthy of another look.” The book is unusual too as it takes the reader on a selective tour of the past of Britain’s premier coastal resort in alphabetical order. A-Z of Brighton and Hove delves into the stories behind the city’s most notable streets, places, parks and buildings, as well as the dark secrets of its inhabitants, lesser-known lanes and twittens, such as Queensbury Mews, home to Brighton’s smallest pub. The book reveals the stories behind
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some of the more unusual visitors to the city such as Sheena the camel who nearly ruined one of our first ever major conferences. Also here are tales of the town’s lessfamous daughters and sons such as the wonderfullynamed Chief Constable D’eath. “There was no way I could hope to emulate Tim Carder’s wonderful Encyclopaedia of Brighton and its early 21st century successor, but I hope my book provides something for everyone, whether visiting or a citizen of the city.” “There is always more to discover about Brighton and Hove”, says Kevin “and in these ‘terrible ‘twenties’ we need the tonic of reading about such a happy city.” Indeed, the book tells how Brighton was recently voted the most popular British seaside destination on the list of 30 locations people considered ‘happy places’. Beating Padstow in Cornwall, the sandy beaches of the Hebrides, St Ives, and northern rival Blackpool. The book is full of quirky snippets including that more than one in ten people from Brighton said it also was their favourite holiday location, which suggests Brightonians therefore even feel on holiday in the place they live in (or as the book suggests, they’re confused about the concept of a ‘holiday’). The book argues Brighton and Hove is a city of achievements, accomplishments and firsts in times of peace or war. Not all of them are positive, of course. We read that the first man ever to die in
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Britain’s smallest pub.
a car crash sadly came from Brighton, that it was also where the first Allied soldier to fire shots in the First World War was from but, more happily, the man who sent the telegram to end that conflict was from Hove. Kevin has no plans to end his writing about his home town either, with Celebrating Brighton and Hove following next year and this November his
first published novel, Beef Every Day But No Latin from the Real Press telling the true story of Hove schoolboy James Bernard Clifton who set up the Claremont School in Hove – at the age of 11. A-Z of Brighton and Hove is on sale in bookshops from July 15th and online, RRP £14.99. Kevin’s organisation, All-Inclusive History also provides online and actual talks based on the book and a walking tour of Brighton, lockdown permitting. Both can be booked on info@allinclusivehistory.org or call 07504 863867.
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FRYING PAN PIZZA Yes really – it’s so good! Preparation time: Rise 2-5 days (yes this takes a little forward preparation but it’s so worth it.) Cooking time: 5 minutes + 35 mins Makes 4 pan-sized pizzas IMPORTANT - You cannot use a non-stick frying pan for this recipe. It has to be a cast iron pan or skillet. fkdobafbkqp=
Base 500g Strong white bread flour (But if you have any Italian 00 flour, it’s is even better). 1½ tsp dried active yeast. I did not have this throughout lockdown and used rapid dried yeast instead. I found that the rise time was quicker (2 days vs 4 days) so this might actually be a bonus. 1 tsp table salt 1 tsp sugar Topping 1 400g tin chopped plum tomatoes 1 pack buffalo mozzarella 1 bunch basil Extra-virgin olive oil, to drizzle Plain is great but you can add any toppings you like. We made Pepperoni, ham and sweetcorn, and ham and pineapple. jbqela
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until they form a thick sauce. Season this to taste with salt and a pinch of sugar. Once the dough has proved, flatten it into pizza bases to fit your pan. For reference my pan has a 26cm base. Heat the cast iron frying pan or skillet over a moderate-high heat. It’s ready when you drop a little water into the base and it instantly hisses and bounces. Preheat the grill to between moderate and high. Lightly flour your hands then stretch the dough into a rough round, keeping the edges a bit thicker. Cook in the pan until the top starts to dry out then add some tomato sauce and mozzarella. Wait a minute before adding any other toppings. Leave in the pan until base begins to char. The first time I chickened out but as I got into the groove the subsequent pizzas were much better. When you’re happy with the bottom switch the pan to under the grill until the cheese bubbles and the edges brown. Finish with a few basil leaves. These really are the next best thing to a pizza from a pizza oven or a proper pizzeria.
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or children, the Covid-19 pandemic will be regarded as one of the major events in modern history. Horsham Rotary would like to ensure that the children of Horsham and surrounding district are given the opportunity to make an historical record of their time during lockdown. Horsham Rotary are running a competition for children aged 5-16 years inviting them to write their account of their memories with a maximum of 500 words entitled ‘My Family Life under Lockdown’. The hope is to record all these accounts of their lives during these strange and unique times and to present them in a way that preserves these childhood memories for years to come. There will be four age groups, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13,
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