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Friday, May 11, 2018
Australians visit the town to see distinctive building
FANS of an architect travelled around the world to pay homage to his work in Bognor Regis. The 17 Australians made the journey of thousands of miles to see the creativity and design skills of John Hawes. Mr Hawes created The White Tower in Aldwick Road in 1898 in the arts and crafts style, though with the appearance of art deco, as his first building. His anonymity in Bognor Regis is in contrast to the fame given to his life and work in Western Australia where he settled as a priest from 1915-39. Among those on Tuesday's visit of about two hours was Pat Mills, 82, of Geraldton. She was baptised by Mr Hawes in her local church in the nearby town of Mullewa. "It's amazing to see this building and it's made me a bit teary," she said. "It's ovide themnot just about his skills as a architect but wledge andabout him as a man. He lived so frugally. embark on "He never asked for money or material school." things. He designed 44 churches and mme buildspriest houses in Western Australia, work with itsthough not all of them were built. "Mullewa is only a small town of 700h in a week-800 people but it has a lovely church ol activitiesthat he built. I was only four when he left mad science'Australia so I didn't know him but my d art. brother and sister did. he academy "My mother was English and went to se in its nextAustralia to live on a farm. There weren't rating frommany English people in that small town so welcomingshe and John Hawes struck up a rapport. part of theHe had time for everybody." uilding at Six In honour of the visit, a temporary blue plaque in memory of Mr Hawes (1876-
1956) was put on the four-storey house in advance of the permanent plaque as part of a new heritage trail. The visit was arranged by local historian and Post columnist Sylvia Endacott. She found out on the internet about the esteem in which Mr Hawes is held in Australia. A heritage project has been based around him and a museum dedicated to him opened in Geraldton in 2016.
She was told about the 19-day pilgrimage around Mr Hawes' work in England and the Bahamas and arranged with the owners of The White Tower, who did not want to be publicly named, for the exclusive tour of a building designed by Mr Hawes as a summer house for himself and his two brothers. She said: "I am honoured to do this. Who would have thought the architect of a building in Bognor Regis would be so
f The Australian visitors at The White Tower
War tribute installed A TRIBUTE to residents who fought and died in the First World War has been installed in Aldwick. The Silent Soldier has taken pride of place next to the area's war memorial in the Millennium Gardens off Pryors Lane. The decision to buy the striking metal silhouette was made by Aldwick Parish Council's members. Their chairman, Cllr Lilian Richardson, said: "We always have a Remembrance Day service here in Aldwick and we count it as one of our most important days of the year, as do our parishioners who attend in force. "However, this year is the 100th annniversary of the end of the First World War - a real milestone and we wanted to try to mark it in a special way. "When we were invited by the West Sussex Royal British Legion to sponsor a Silent Soldier, we thought this would be a fitting way of showing our respect. "Two of our councillors - Cllr John Bass and Cllr Terry Mullins - together with our clerk spearheaded
the proposal to go ahead. "As a bonus, of course, sponsorship of the soldier also means the Legion can continue to care for and support veterans of all our conflicts since then." The Silent Soldier cost £250 to buy and install. It will be kept in place until the end of this year. As the property of the parish council, it can be used at any future Remembrance Day service. The soldier measures 144cmx60cm, weighs 3km and is made of the aluminium composite sheet called dibond. He is supported by iron poles which weigh about 7kg. Three of the silhouettes have been bought by Bognor Regis Town Council but Bersted parish councillors decided against the purchase because of a lack of suitable locations and fears of vandalism. The centenary of the end of the First World War will be marked in exactly six months time. This year sees Remembrance Day of November 11 co-incide with Remembrance Sunday, when most ceremonial tributes take place.
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well-known in Australia?" Another of the visitors, Geraldton resident Tony Cricth, 70, said: "The effort that has gone into this is fantastic. I hope it is the start of a stronger connection with Geraldton." The White House has many of its original features thanks to being kept in the Hawes family until 2010. The current owners gave keepsakes about the building to the visitors.
f Cllr John Bass with Aldwick's Silent Soldier
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` TAO bar's licence THE owner of a bar in the High Street in Bognor Regis received his fate this week. On May, 2 a hearing was held with Daniel Slade from TAO Sladesbars Ltd and the Council have determined to modify the conditions of the licence in the following respects, namely: 1. A noise limiting device shall be fitted to the premises sound system to the satisfaction of the council’s environmental health officer and set at a level that is inaudible inside the nearest domestic residence in the High Street. 2. An appropriate noise assessment report shall be undertaken by a recognised qualified acoustic consultant within 14 days on noise attenuation properties at the premises. 3. No more than ten customers shall be permitted to congregate outside the front of the premises after 11pm. Customers being permitted to congregate for the purposes of smoking only. 4. The kitchen shall be fitted with an appropriate odour extraction system within 28 days to facilitate the preparation of fried and grilled substantial food, not snacks. On their Facebook page, TAO said: "After five very long days of anxiously waiting to see how the ADC want to move forward regarding TAO’s licence and hours, we are thrilled to announce that TAO is here to stay. "The support has been absolutely monumental and we’d like to once again express our thanks to every single person, business and governing body that has had our back since our doors opened."
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