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TERRACED houses will not be built next to the oldest hotel in Bognor Regis. Councillors over-ruled their planning officer’s advice and rejected his recommendation to back the homes to the east of the Royal Norfolk Hotel. Cllr Jim Brooks (I, Marine) said: “The building will affect the setting of an iconic Grade II-listed building. Putting anything on that land, as the planning inspector has indicated in previous
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Of those, four have been refused by Arun. Two of those decisions have been appealed against by Mr Skinner. A planning inspector has ruled against the schemes both times. The most recent decision in 2015 was based on the hotel’s setting in its open grounds and the character of the conservation area and the housing’s impact on it. The other proposal was withdrawn by Mr Skinner before it could be decided.
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Stuart interviews greats of his sport BODYBUILDER Stuart Jones is using the icons of the past to benefit those who currently take part in the sport. Bognor Regis resident Stuart has written his first article for the monthly Muscle & Fitness magazine. His two-page contribution details the world-beating career of a former Mr Universe, Milos Sarcev. Stuart said: “I have just starting writing the legends of bodybuilding series. I wanted to tell the men and women who are bodybuilding now why we are doing what we do. “It’s not all going to be about the former stars. It’s about the men and women who have got us to where we are now.” Stuart, 43, a town centre retail assistant, said he was passionate about using his articles to ensure people took part in bodybuilding for the right reasons. “It’s not about dropping to zero per cent fat or putting on three stone of muscles. It’s about a person being healthier and happier to enable them to continue doing what they currently enjoy doing,” he said. He began lifting weights when he was a teenager after he became a fan of the sport at the age of five. “When I was growing up, the comics were all Marvel and DC and everybody was a bodybuilder and someone who was larger than life. “The Hulk was on television and Arnold Schwarzenegger was starting to
make films.” He has since gone on to run a company which sells dietary supplements to bodybuilders as well as work selling healthy foods. He is also a regular at bodybuilding conventions and managed to speak to the editor of Muscle & Fitness at one of them. His idea of a series of in-depth reports about those who are integral to the sport’s popularity won favour. “Milos is possibly one of the most respected people in the bodybuilding world,” said Stuart. “Everybody goes to him. “He is known as The Mind because he has such a massive knowledge about training. He has helped me a lot. Nothing is too much trouble for him. “I want to tell people how and why people like him got into the sport.” Milos, 55, aptly fits the word legend for qualifying for his first Mr Olympia show in his first professional contest in the first of ten consecutive years, for his titles in numerous countries and for a record 72 entries into bodybuilding contests. Stuart is sure the impact of those like Milos can be found among the general public. "Bodybuilding peaked from the 1960s-90s but there is now a greater awareness of nutrition, such as gluten free and single ingredient foods,” added Stuart, “as people want a healthier lifestyle.”
Town council votes to call halt to idea of abolishing parishes MOVES by Bognor Regis councillors to re-arrange parish boundaries in the area have been scrapped. Town council members voted decisively on Monday to stop the process of 're-parishing'. Policy and resources committee vice-chairman Cllr John Erskine (LD, Pevensey) said: "I suggest we move on and forget the whole thing." The reaction from the surrounding five parishes, like Aldwick and Bersted, had been overwhelmingly negative, he said. Guidance from Arun District Council about the steps which needed to be taken to create a new parish council to
cover the entire urban area would also seem to rule out the idea. The suggestion to look at the councils' boundaries arose at this year's annual town meeting in March. It was taken up by the town council's policy and resources committee in June. A formal request to look at the matter was sent to Arun as the electoral authority for the area. But all the parish councils which would be replaced rejected the idea. Cllr Jim Brooks (I, Marine) said the problem of the town council and its residents funding events enjoyed by others who lived nearby for free would remain and had to be tackled.
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Weeds take over f The gardening residents show Steve Hearn, far left, & Phil Woodall, far right, their garden GARDENING residents have ensured the grounds of a Bognor Regis housing scheme have looked stunning this summer. The eight green-fingered individuals at Servite House have worked hard to turn an uninspiring circular plot into a colourful and attractive area in the centre of the grounds. Its centrepiece is a protected walnut tree which has remained from the site's former use as a Servite convent. The nuns of the closed order are said to have walked around the tree praying their rosaries. But the garden had looked dull in recent years until the energetic eight decided to take matters into their own hands and pick up their forks and trowels. One of them, Angela Coelho, 78, said: "The garden looks a picture now to what
it did look like. It's taken two to three years to get it looking like it does. "We have been out there most days and we keep on doing it." Among the plants which help to make the 18-20ft (5.48m-6.09m) circular plot so attractive are sunflowers, petunias, peonies and busy lizzies. Tomatoes and runner beans have also been planted but this year's weather has hampered their growth. "Sitting out in the grounds is nice in the summer," said Angela. "We will carry on gardening but we are trying to plant perennials now, which keep flowering year after year, so we don't need to do so much planting." The residents invited the town mayor, Cllr Phil Woodall, and his consort, Steve Hearn, to a tea party to celebrate the results of their hard work.
Cllr Woodall said: "What the residents have done here is brilliant. It was nice of them to lay on a tea party for myself and Phil so we could see all their hard work." The 35 flats in Servite House were built in 1978 and are owned by Optivo housing association. This was formed in May, 2017, from the merger of two housing associations. One of them was formerly Servite Houses to reflect the links of the flats to their past. In 1888, Servite life was established in Bognor when Louise Raucheaueger, the Superior of a congregation of teaching sisters in London, arrived in the town. This was followed by the building of a nunnery in Hawthorn Road. The convent closed in 1975 because the area had changed from being rural to being builtup. Servite Close, in which Servite House is sited, is a reminder of that history.
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RESIDENTS of Nyetimber are frustrated as the county council does nothing about neglected pavements. The area of pathway runs down Leonora Drive to the junction on Greenlea Avenue. Brian and Jean Hynes are just two of the annoyed residents who have had to put up with the overgrown and uneven stretch of paving for the past three years. He said: “We have got two schools here. We have heard children falling over and coming up in heaps of tears." According to Brian, it's not just children who are finding the area dangerous. "I had to help an elderly lady who had fallen over," he said. "I had to help her get back to her house.” Brian contacted the council three years ago about spraying the area to kill the weeds. While they did take action in 2016 they haven’t done it since, and the problem continues to worsen. The weeds break through the tarmac, leaving big patches of broken ground, similar to potholes. In April, Brian contacted the council again. After sending someone over to assess the area, they said they would not be addressing the issue.
According to a letter he received in response, council funding was cut this year and they did not have a programme for weed spraying. The letter said if the weeds became a serious safety issue, such as a serious trip hazard, they would "look at the best way forward". Brian said: “I don’t see why we should wait and see someone get hurt when something can be done about it. “To say they won’t spray it until someone trips is bad. I don’t like to complain but I'm getting nothing done.” A spokesperson for West Sussex County Council said: “We have reduced the amount of weed spraying carried out in previous years to help increase the number of pollinator habitats around the county. "The cut back is also because of the need to focus our limited financial resources on areas of greatest need, primarily on highway safety. "We will continue to carry out selective weed spraying using non-herbicides in paved areas as necessary. "Our officers will remove any significant weeds they come across which are causing an immediate safety issue.”
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` Witness appeal AN assault on two men in Middleton has led to police seeking witnesses to the attack. Officers were called to Silver Birch Drive at 1.23am on Sunday and found the two injured victims. A 25-year-old man was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton with a fractured skull. He was still receiving treatment there this week. A man aged 24 was taken to St Richard's Hospital in Chichester with cuts and bruises but was later released. A Sussex Police spokesman said: "It is believed the pair were attacked by a group of four to six men with various weapons including metal bars. "They then got into a van and drove off. One of the victims also had a wallet stolen containing cash." Detective Sergeant Emma Fields said earlier this week: "We are still establishing the circumstances of the incident and are appealing for witnesses who may have seen it to come forward, particularly anyone who has private CCTV or dash cam footage. "One of the victims has suffered a serious head injury." Any information to: sussex.police. uk or phone: 101, quoting Operation Morley.
` Plaque approved ONE of the new blue plaques which recall historic Bognor Regis residents has been backed for the town's pier. The memorial will pay tribute to the life-saving efforts of Mary Wheatland and will be on the pier's east side.
Brown bins for free rejected AN ATTEMPT to make garden waste collections free for Bognor Regis residents has been narrowly defeated. Tory members of Arun District Council made the surprise bid during a review of its cleansing services contract. They called for the current £88 annual fee for the fortnightly brown wheelie bin collections to be scrapped or reduced. Only the casting vote of the overview select committee’s chairman, Cllr Hugh Coster (I, Aldwick E), defeated the motion after a 7-7 vote. An alternative motion, put forward by the Lib Dems, that a detailed financial review of making the collections free should be prepared was unanimously accepted by the committee. The approved proposal will also examine the costs of making the change now or waiting until the present contract with Biffa ends in 2023. Cllr Paul Dendle (C, Arundel) said households should be able to dispose of their grass cuttings without paying. It was time to ensure his 50 per cent target for all waste to be recycled, which the council had previously accepted, was met. “To achieve that 50 per cent target, we have to be radical,” he told Tuesday’s meeting. “Having a free garden waste service would also certainly cut down on people making trips to and from the tips. “The Lib Dems said recycling would be at the centre of everything they do. There are costs involved but, at the moment, there is no clear direction from the government about what it wants to do about garden waste.”
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A PAGHAM thief has been jailed for three years for stealing a six-figure sum from her bosses. Lynn Boakes, 47, of Sea Lane, was sentenced at Hove Crown Court after she had earlier pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud of nearly £117,000. These were fraud by abuse of position, fraud by false representation and making an article for use in fraud. Her husband, David Boakes, 54, of Sea Lane, was given a two-year conditional discharge after he had pleaded guilty to fraud by representation. He had also entered an earlier not guilty plea to converting criminal property, which the court decided could lie on file. Mrs Boakes was hired as a bookkeeper at a steel company in Birdham in April 2013 and was responsible for the company's payroll. A Sussex Police spokesman said outside court: "Towards the end of 2016, Boakes started to abuse the trust she had built by taking regular sick days, despite posts on social media showing her stopping or being abroad on holiday." The director of the company was said to have become concerned and searched the payroll documents for the previous few years. He discovered Mrs Boakes had been paying herself a higher wage than had been agreed. Between October 2013 and April 2017, she had overpaid herself by a total of £13,462.
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"Further investigation discovered Boakes had used her inflated pay slips to purchase a car on finance," said the spokesman. "She had also diverted £103,450.26 worth of her employer's funds into her personal bank account that had been disguised by using a fake company name. "Boakes was immediately suspended from the company, the director informed Sussex Police and her work computer seized." A job reference for a job application by Mr Boakes was found on the computer. This falsely stated he had worked for the steel company for two years. It had been signed by a fake employee, 'Janet Young' - which are the actual middle and maiden names of Mrs Boakes.
Cllr Roger Elkins (C, Ferring) said: “The green waste service is a very good service but I don’t think anyone has said it is value for money. “There is a range of services provided by local authorities. Some provide it for free. Some charge £22. We charge about £65-80, depending on the number of years (of a household’s contract).” Biffa had gained about £250,000 from the growth of its service, known as the Green Waste Club, in the past three years. “There is certainly scope to look at the cost. Anything that could improve the service would be of benefit,” he said. But Arun cabinet member for neighbourhood services, Cllr Daniel Purchese (LD, Beach), said: “Where a free garden waste service is provided, it is often subsidised by councils swapping their weekly waste collection for two, three or even four week collections. “Increasing recycling is something we all agree with. It’s how we go on that journey. “We must not just look at green waste in isolation. We need to look at composting and a food waste strategy as well as dealing with nappies.” Arun’s chief executive, Nigel Lynn, had advised the committee the government had consulted councils about green and food waste. The results were due soon. Councils were generally against free services because the emphasis should be on residents composting garden waste. The Green Waste Club has 21,000-plus members who recycled 20,000 tonnes last year.
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Town posties set for strike ballot POSTAL workers in Bognor Regis are to be balloted about going on strike. A near full turnout of some 80 Royal Mail employees attended a meeting on Tuesday at the entrance to its Clarence Road depot to be informed about an impending ballot by the CWU. The union will be sending out ballot papers on September 24. The result will be announced on October 8. The meeting was led by the CWU's area delivery rep, Paul Mountain. He said: "We have been forced into the position of having to ballot our members nationally due to the actions of our new chief executive, Rico Back." He said Mr Back wanted to ignore a deal between the union and company in January 2018 which protected the staff's terms and conditions, protected its core delivery of letters, the six day a week
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Memorial to Butlin's start SIR Billy Butlin's arrival in Bognor Regis has been commemorated with a blue plaque. The leisure industry pioneer's daughter, Jacquie Butlin, unveiled the heritage memorial on the site of her father's first business in the town. The plaque is believed to be the first in the three seaside resorts in which Butlin's has its popular holiday sites. The ceremony took place yesterday at the present Cassino Amusements on the seafront - 87 years after Mr Butlin opened Butlin's Recreation Shelter on the site. Jacquie said: "87 years ago, my father started the long-standing relationship between Butlin's and Bognor Regis. "Purchasing a small piece of land, he built his first amusements arcade in Bognor at this site. "Imagine if you can, how many children will have enjoyed days out or
holidays with their families at Butlin's here in Bognor Regis over those years. "Consider the number of life-long memories made of generations of family members who have enjoyed time spent at Butlin's. "Dad, I know you are looking down on us. I hope you realise how much happiness you have brought to so many families over the years. "I open this plaque at this site in honour of all those who have, and will enjoy, Bognor Regis and Butlin's for years to come." Sir Billy opened his fairground in Bognor Regis, on the corner of The Esplanade and Lennox Street, in 1932 five years after he set up an amusement park in Skegness. The Recreation Shelter was followed the next year by a zoo, next to what is know the Carlton Hotel, which featured brown, black polar bears, hyenas and
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leopards. In 1958, it was announced by the Bognor Regis council an agreement had been reached with Sir Billy to take on the 39-acre Brookland site on the eastern edge of the town's seafront for a holiday camp. This opened in 1960 and the seafront sites closed. The plaque in his honour is the sixth of a ten-strong trail compiled by the Bognor Regis Heritage Partnership Board and the town council. Cllr Phil Woodall, the town's mayor, said: "Having read the brief that I was given for this ceremony today, I was very surprised that the links with Bognor Regis and Butlin's go back further than probably most of us actually realised." Local historian and Bognor Regis Post columnist Sylvia Endacott said: "I hope the plaque will finally dispel the myth that Billy Butlin arrived in the town in 1960."
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Regeneration meeting bid REGENERATION backers are to be asked to present their ideas to councillors in Bognor Regis. The backers of various multi-million pound schemes will be invited to state why their proposals should succeed. It is believed those involved with five of the projects for the Regis Centre and Hothamton car park/Sunken Garden sites are still involved with the projects and could be willing to attend. Bognor Regis Town Council members agreed on Monday to write to those backers they had been in contact with most recently to gauge their interest in taking part. If there is enough interest, an extraordinary meeting of the council will be held. Glenna Frost, the town council’s clerk, said: “We should write to all interested parties to see whether or not they would like to come to talk to us.” Councillors would be told about the response before their November meeting and asked if they wanted to arrange another meeting. The move has come after the new Lib Dem-run Arun District Council scrapped the previous Tory administration’s proposals for a linear park to replace the Hothamton car park and Sunken Garden site off Queensway. It is working on three options to improve the Sunken Garden before the public are consulted about them. Arun is the landowner of the sites and would have the final say about them. Cllr Matt Stanley (LD, Marine) said it was
important any scheme promoter who met the town council was aware of its limited powers. “I would be very happy as a town councillor to speak to anyone who is willing to come here and have a presentation. We have to make it clear as a town council that what we can do is to provide feedback on what we think of a scheme,” he said. The idea of the presentations was raised by Cllr Wayne Smith (LD, Hotham). He asked the council to back a presentation by the Sir Richard Hotham Project. This envisages large-scale plans with a 1,100-seat theatre, flats and a hotel on the Hothamton site. For the Regis Centre, there will be a retail and leisure boardwalk, flats and a hotel as well as a theatre for its operator, Arun Arts. “I am happy to look at other projects as well but this one is well down the road. It’s also the only one with planning permission and it has the backing of the University of Chichester and Butlin’s. “I feel having a presentation from them would be a very good place to start,” said Cllr Smith. Cllr Inna Erskine (LD, Pevensey) said: “I am happy to support this but the landscape has changed politically recently both here and at Arun. It would be prudent for us to invite all the other schemes. We can see how much of their schemes is still relevant and if they would like to proceed.” Cllr Steve Goodheart (I, Hotham) said it would be a good idea to invite senior Arun members for a first joint meeting about the important subject.
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Park film success MORE than 300 people ignored the wrong film being shown to make a success of the first open air big screen night in Bognor Regis. Families and friends met together in Hotham Park with chairs and picnics including a blow-up sofa and coffee table - to enjoy a screening of Footloose under the stars. The balmy evening added to the enjoyment of last Friday's Film in the Park along with a variety of hot and cold food outlets. The special night was arranged by the Hotham Park Heritage Trust. Among the volunteers helping co-ordinator Sue Harris on the night was the trust's chairman, Anne Cranham. Anne said the only hiccup on the night was a change in the version of Footloose which was shown. The original version had been expected
Meeting on shop plan SUPPORTERS who want to re-open an Aldwick pub have been urged to attend a protest meeting. The Friends of The Ship Inn are holding the meeting to kick-start opposition to latest plans for the empty building in Aldwick Street. Tesco-owned One Stop has applied for planning permission for the deliveries it wants to supply its proposed convenience store. But the Friends are working on their own plan to reopen the building as a pub/restaurant. Roger Beam, the Friends' chairman, said: "We want to stop One Stop until we have raised enough money to buy the Ship Inn site. We have to make it clear to them that, like Morrisons and My Local before them, their proposed convienience store will fail for several reasons." The meeting will take place at 7pm next Tuesday at Mosse Hall at St Richard's Church, in St Richard's Way, Aldwick. The Ship Inn was closed by its then owner, Enterprise Inns, in 2014. The building was briefly leased to Morrisons before the lease was taken on by
My Local. Both ventures failed and the building has since stood empty. It has recently been bought by Surplus Property Investments. Mr Beam said he understood a deal between Surplus Property and One Stop had yet to be signed. But the retailer had asked Arun District Council to vary the delivery restrictions on the planning approval for a store it awarded to Morrisons in 2014. It appeared from the application, said Mr Beam, that One Stop wanted 35 deliveries a week by HGVs to its planned store from 6am to 9pm. It was time for residents to show their strong opposition to the store and support for a neighbourhood pub-restaurant. He said: "We need to show One Stop that they should forget the idea before they start refurbishing the building and we must deluge Arun now with objections to the planning application." A store was the wrong use for the site, he added. Aldwick Street was busy and narrow and lacked a pavement and crossing outside the site. A small store was open opposite and nearby Rose Green was more convenient for shopping.
after a social media poll showed this was the most popular choice from the films put forward. "Due to circumstances beyond our control, we were not aware that the new version was screened until it had begun. Nevertheless, it seemed that everyone was having a good time," she said. "We were offered the opportunity to provide a free screening in the beautiful setting of the park. We have learned much from Friday's event and we hope it can the forerunner to more evenings like this for the public to enjoy. "Once again, this has only been possible with the help of our few willing volunteers and we need more to come forward to ensure these events continue." Sue said the supportive comments on social media since the film show had encouraged the trust to consider staging a second screening in the park.
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From page one should be turned down. “Similar proposals have been rejected in the past,” he said. “Many new housing developments in the local area have been approved recently that is negating the need to build in this conservation area.” Committee member Cllr Martin Lury (LD, Bersted) said: “We really do need to think about preserving the Royal Norfolk Hotel as a landmark building within the town. “The setting is absolutely paramount. All you are going to be seeing from the seafront is the gable end of the housing. It’s going to look absolutely appalling. It is going to detract from the setting of a Grade IIlisted building. “This is the most prestigious site we have along Bognor Regis. Please, please, please let us preserve the Royal Norfolk Hotel and its setting.” But Adrian Hoy, Mr Skinner’s planning agent, said the inspectors had raised no objections in principle to housing next to the hotel in their decisions on the previous plans. “The only reason permission has not been granted in the past is because no acceptable form of development has ever been proposed until now,” he said. “The space around the hotel must be considered in the context of the many buildings allowed on its opposite side. “In reality, West Street is not the most endearing part of the conservation area. “For years, this site has stood as neglected waste ground because no viable use has been found.” Arun planning officer Dan Vick said the current scheme had one house less than the previous plan.
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SIX new options for an Arundel A27 bypass have been unveiled by Highways England. The government body has revealed its latest choices for the £100m-250m scheme to solve one of the worst traffic bottlenecks in south-east England. The road is currently the only singlecarriageway section of the A27 between Worthing and the New Forest. Each of the six routes includes creating a new dual-carriageway to join up the existing sections of dual-carriageway either side of Arundel. A public consultation on the schemes started last Friday. It will continue until October 24. Jason Hones, Highways England A27 Arundel Bypass programme leader, said: "These plans...will improve journeys for thousands of drivers on the A27, not only in and around Arundel but along the whole south coast. "I encourage anyone with an interest in the A27 and Arundel to get involved in this consultation - whether they're commuters, residents or visitors to the area for leisure. "Their input will be vital in finding the right balance going forward. "Arundel has a unique cultural heritage and is surrounded by precious special environments, which are rightly protected. We have assessed all the viable options in greater detail than before so that people can see and understand all the factors and help us decide which one
strikes the right balance." The plans also include a mix of improvements along the existing road and other new sections south of the town. The current consultation includes updates to all three routes which were consulted on two years ago. All the latest options feature a new bridge spanning the River Arun and a bridge over the railway line as well as a new junction at Crossbush. They are: Cyan - improvements mostly along the route of the existing A27 plus about 4.5km of new dual-carriageway from Crossbush to the west of Arundel Beige - improvements mostly along the existing route plus about 4.5km of new dual-carriageway from Crossbush to west of Arunde; Crimson - about 6km of new dualcarriageway south of the existing A27, between Crossbush junction and a new junction at Havenwood Park Magenta - about 7.2m of new dualcarriageway south of the existing A27 from Crossbush junction to just west of Yapton Lane, plus a new bridge over Binsted Rife Amber - about 6.9km of new dualcarriageway south of the existing A27, starting at Crossbush junction and ending just west of Yapton Lane, plus a new bridge over Binsted Rife Grey - about 8km of new dualcarriageway south of the existing A27, from Crossbush to Fontwell roundabout, plus a new bridge over Binsted Rife Highways England has started to hold ten information events about the plans. Visit: gov.uk for more details.
Council urges residents to take part in A27 plans consultation HAVE your say about the proposals for the A27, a council has urged residents around Bognor Regis. Arun District Council said the latest plans by Highways England for the Arundel bypass affected everyone in the area. A spokeswoman said: "This development is important for the future of residents, businesses and visitors to the area in terms of improving journeys and supporting businesses and economic growth. "We welcome the opportunity to respond as a council to the six options presented and we will be considering
the information very carefully over the next few weeks before giving our formal response. "We strongly encourage everybody to have their say and give their views to Highways England. "You can do this by visiting the exhibitions being held around the area and or/viewing the consultation material, details of which can be found at the Highways England website." The public consultation began on Friday and lasts until October 24. Events are being held at Fontwell and Bognor Regis among other locations.
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` Top author visit BOOK lovers will be able to enjoy an evening in Bognor Regis with a bestselling crime writer. Author Lesley Thomson will be talking about her writing career in an event at the town's library. She will also be introducing the latest title of The Playground Murders in her The Detective's Daughter series. The story concerns the discovery of a dead woman and the links of her killer to the murder of a little girl in 1980. Lesley has earned praise from fellow leading crime author Ian Rankin as well as The Sunday Times. She will be speaking at 7pm on September 24 at the library in London Road. Tickets cost £4.50 each by emailing: bognor.regis.library@ westsussex.gov.uk or phoning: 01243 382470.
` Auction houses TWO mid-terraced houses in the same road in Bognor Regis are being auctioned next week. 37 and 41 Mead Lane are being offered as separate lots in the sale on Wednesday. The auction is being held in Brighton by Clive Emson land and property auctioneers. Its director and senior auction valuer, Sam Kinloch, said: "Both properties have been well maintained and are let to provide a good income. "They provide well-proportioned living accommodation with three bedrooms and good sized rear gardens."
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Funshine Days impress council By Lotte Pegler lotte.pegler@sussexpost.co.uk FUNSHINE Days are over for the summer but residents of Bognor Regis are still marvelling at their success. Throughout August, events have been taking place on the Bandstand every weekday. The themed events included skateboarding, arts and crafts and Punch and Judy. Funshine Days are held every summer and are hosted and organised by Bognor Regis Town Council. Policy and resources committee chairman Cllr Matt Stanley said at Monday's meeting of the town council: "The Funshine Days were a real success. There were a lot of children enjoying themselves. "I was there when the sandcastle
competition was taking place and it seemed to do really well. It was a really good use of the bandstand." This year’s Funshine Days were hugely successful despite the unprecedented bad weather earlier in the month. Town council events organiser Kerstin Fitzpatrick said: "Unfortunately, the H2O week was hampered with exceptionally bad weather and a number of days had to be cancelled and rebooked for later in the programme. “The remainder of the days were very well attended and we had lots of positive feedback from many of the families that came to enjoy them. This year, we returned Funshine Days to its historical format of four themed weeks after public demand when the programme was altered to two weeks in 2018."
YOUNG people are being truly celebrated tomorrow as part of Bognorphenia Big Weekend. Our Generation Young People’s Day is taking place on Saturday to round off another successful year for their fundraising. Entertainment and celebration doesn't stop there as Sunday promises to again be filled with music and arts. Led by Kez Bridger, the Bognorphenia events have been running since 2014 to help raise money for their mentoring and courses. Kez said: “I believe so much in young people. This is what I have decided to do. The number of people who come
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Event is Pride of Bognor Regis as party is declared first of its kind By Kevin Smith kevin.smith@sussexpost.co.uk PRIDE-GOERS in Bognor Regis were British history-makers. THe town's initial Pride party on the Pier was the country's first such celebration of diversity to be held on one of the structures. It was believed to be only the second in the world. THe news was greeted with cheers and applause by those present of the estimated 700 people of all ages who went along to last Saturday's event, which was backed by Post Newspapers. Organiser Sarah Boote-Cook told them: "THank you for coming along today and supporting this. "I didn't realise quite how important this Pride event actually was. "Anthony Wills, of the National Piers Society, has researched this and he is sure this is the first Pride party on any pier in the UK - and only the second in the world. "THat makes it really important and really special to have this Pride. "A thank you to John Ayers who owns the pier for allowing us to come here today and thank you to everyone for being here." Mr Wills, the society's media relations officer, later said: "As far as I can find out, the first Pride event on a pier was held in Washington DC in June. THere is another one taking place in Vancouver in Canada on Sunday. "But this one in Bognor Regis is the first in the UK. Of course, it's good to see the
pier being used for this event. "It brings people on to the pier who might not have been here before and it could bring them upstairs to the Legends bar which they might not have seen either. "THis event is about family friendly fun and that is just what piers were built for. Everyone is having a good time and enjoying themselves and that's what piers are all about. "Today was meant to have been Birdman day but, I'm not sure with this weather (strong winds and an afternoon shower) if that would have taken place, and so it's good that this part of the weekend has been kept to bring an activity to the pier." THe party on the pier was arranged after the initial plans for a Pride weekend, to incorporate the traditional International Bognor Birdman competition, failed to meet Arun District Council's safety rules for large-scale public events. Organisers instead decided to stage an eight-hour party in the Legends bar on the first floor of the pier's building and added to this with a short seafront parade. THe free entertainment included shows by drag queens Cherry Liquor, Aura Jay and Danii Dior and guests. THey were followed on stage by the Elton John Red Piano Tour tribute act. Rainbow face art and hair colouring was also on offer to get everyone in the party mood. Littlehampton resident Jess Jackson, 27, said: "THis is a really good event because it is smaller than Brighton and Worthing. THere is so much going on in those events. "It is also so important to have events in
towns like Bognor Regis because diversity needs to be celebrated everywhere. "It's not just for the bigger places like Brighton and the more we have events like this one the better. "I would like to see another Pride Party on the Pier next year. It would be really good to keep this going. "THe more we do these events the more we will see diversity celebrated." Oliver Tubb, 25, of Bognor Regis, said: "I have been in the town for about a year. It's nice to something that is different and independent. "A lot of hard work has gone into this for the community and it's good to have a lot of businesses working together to make it happen. It's a really positive event and I would like to see it happen next year." Fellow Bognor Regis resident Muriel Coulter, 73, said: "It is good to have this event and I'm here to support a friend. "Why shouldn't this take place if it makes people happy? THey should be able to express themselves - and, if it makes them happy, I'm happy." Town mayor Cllr Phil Woodall went along in a rainbow waistcoast with his consort, Cllr Steve Hearn. He said: "THis is a good idea and, hopefully, it will become a regular event. I would like to see it come back next year on the seafront as it was planned this year. "THe number of people here shows there is a demand for it."
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f Leading the way for Pride along Bognor Regis seafront
f Party-goers of all ages enjoying themselves at Bognor Regis Pride
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` Cancer awareness MEMBERS of the public in Bognor Regis are being encouraged to learn the symptoms of leukaemia this month. Leukaemia Care, a national blood cancer charity, wants to increase knowledge about the condition as part of its Spot Leukaemia campaign during blood cancer awareness month. A total of 27 people a day are diagnosed with leukaemia in the UK. But it can be hard to spot because its signs and symptoms are common to other unrelated illnesses. A spokesman for the charity said: "The campaign seeks to raise awareness of what leukaemia is, the symptoms to spot and who can be affected by leukaemia." More details: spotleukaemia.co.uk
` Cyber crime A SEMINAR is to be held to help Bognor Regis business owners fight back against cyber crime. Andy Rawlinson, of the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit, will be using the occasion to show threats the town's firm might face each day from cyber criminals and how to avoid them. The aim of the free event is to enable companies to know the steps to take to protect themselves against hackers. The session is being held by Arun Business Partnership from 6pm8pm on September 16 at the Regis Centre in Belmont Street. Another is being held the next day at Littlehampton. Tickets can be booked at: eventbrite.co.uk
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SUPERVISED sessions are being held to help maintain a new community garden in Bognor Regis town centre. The events will start tomorrow and take place on the first and third Saturdays monthly to keep the space next to Bognor Regis Library looking attractive. These sessions will enable the Aldingbourne Trust, which is working with the library on the garden, to offer another activity for people with learning disabilities and/or autism and tackle social isolation which can be prevalent at weekends. Lisa Palmer, the trust's community garden project co-ordinator, said: "I really hope that people with disabilities and the local community can come together through a love of gardening in an inclusive environment." The garden is being created on the western side of the library in London Road. The aim is to provide an inclusive environment for people of all abilities to enjoy and relax in. It will also host activities by the library for children, such as rhyme time, and for people living with dementia. "The garden has been a long time in the planning but we have finally started to make real progress over the last month. "It has been quite a journey so far from being an under-used and neglected space to it being transformed into a hive of activity," said Lisa. Southern Water workers were the first volunteers as part of the company's ongoing support for the trust. It has also given a donation for the garden and its
employees had the honour of breaking the first ground for the garden in June. Artists from the trust's creative arts studio in Aldwick Road have also been hard at work creating a beautiful mural with a garden literary theme. They have devised a giant bookcase and included characters from Wind in the Willows and Alice in Wonderland. Lisa said: "It is absolutely amazing and attracting many lovely comments from visitors at the library." Peter Spencer, one of those supported by the trust, has helped the project with an artist's impression of the finished garden. The wood recycling team at the trust's Aldingbourne Country Centre is making seating areas for the garden. Wheelchair accessible raised beds are also being installed to enable physically disabled people to join in with the gardening. The team's neighbours at the country centre, the earthworks team, is putting together a peacock mosaic for the secret sensory garden on the plot. Lisa said: "This will look absolutely fabulous and be the crown in the jewel of our sensory garden. Here we will have lots of different plants that have different textures, smells and shapes." Also welcomed to the project have been some of those who live in the trust's supported accommodation in York Road. They have been working hard on the graffiti logo as a symbol of the garden. Anyone interested in taking part in the Saturday sessions should email: lisap@ aldingbourne.org or phone: 07793 244127.
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Beryl's book is milestone AUTHOR Beryl Kingston has used her wartime childhood for the latest book written in her Aldwick home. Citizen Armies became her 30th book when it was published on Monday - the day before the anniversary of the start of the Second World War. It focuses on a family where the 1914-1918 veteran father is a warden, his wife is an ambulance driver and their two daughters are nurses. Beryl, 88, said: "I kept diaries when I was seven to 19 and so I know how people spoke in the war and what they thought. “There was a lot of bravery and a lot of kindness but people just carried out with their ordinary lives.” She lived in Tooting, south London, in the war and watched the capital's victory parade as a child. A newspaper headline of the occasion still resonates with her today. "There were armies from around the world there and, in the middle of the parade, there were civilians like air raid wardens and ambulance drivers. "They got a large cheer because everyone knew they had been out in London every night of the war. A lot of them had been killed and also wounded. "A newspaper headline the next day read: 'Citizen Armies On The March' and I kept that in my diary," said Beryl. She also recalled comments from a member of the citizen armies who spoke of helping a man badly injured in an air raid. "She was trained to never get in a panic, never be upset or cry and she didn't even when she saw this man's face had been blown off and his eyes, nose and mouth
were just little black holes. “She wrote that, afterwards, she got changed, was sick and went home. That was bravery of the highest order and she expressed it in simple words.” Beryl has also undergone a personal emergency in the past year. She suffered a severe heart attack last September and had six stents inserted in her arteries to restore her to full health. She has started on her next novel - about an obnoxious politician with big blond hair - and has plans for enough to last until she is 100. "I love writing books," she said. "It's easy because I get in with the characters. I only write about characters I like and that's half the secret of my books. "I write every day for nine months after I have started a book. I spent three months researching it and do a lot more research when I am writing. “Everything in it has got to be right. If not, someone will pick me up on it.” Beryl's first novel, Hearts and Coronets, was published in 1985. She spent three years writing it and working as Felpham Community College's head of English. "I was a teacher for 35 years and I've been a writer for 38 years," said Beryl, who has two daughters, five grandchildren and ten great-grand-daughters. “I've never regretted giving up teaching. I do miss the children but I don't miss the forms I was supposed to fill in." Beryl's previous book, Everybody's Somebody, was also published in paperback on Monday.
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` Police action FIVE community protection warnings have been issued by police to individuals in the Bognor Regis area. Up to 15 are likely to be handed out by officers to those accused of causing anti-social behaviour and other crimes. The update on the action by police was given on Monday by Sergeant Sarah Masters to town councillors. Those who break the conditions of the warnings will be placed under community protection notices, which could lead on to behaviour orders to control their actions. Sgt Masters said: "Hopefully, that will make quite a difference to the town centre and the retail crimes that we have - shoplifting, street drinking and things like that. "It will quieten that down a little bit, hopefully."
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AN ANNUAL tribute to the wartime pilots who saved this country is to take place in Bognor Regis this weekend. The Battle of Britain service and march is being held on Sunday by the town's RAFA branch. A march will leave the RAFA premises in Waterloo Square at 10.10am and head for Bognor Regis Methodist Church on the opposite side of the square. The service will begin at 10.30am and will be held in the presence of several dignitaries. They will include the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex, Harry Goring.
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COULD YOU BE THE NEXT WINNER TO APPEAR ON DRAGON’S DEN? The winner of last year’s Arun Business Person of the Year Award recently appeared on BBC’s Dragon’s Den where she won the support of all five judges – could you be next? Jacqueline Barleycorn of The Great British Porridge Company has gone from strength to strength since her triumph at the Arun Business of the Year Awards 2018, and now it’s time to celebrate more amazing people who make the businesses in our area so successful.
Nominate today Entries are now open for this year’s Arun Business of the Year Awards, supported by Arun District Council and organised by Arun Business Partnership and you can find a list of all the categories and how to enter at www.arunbusinesspartnership.co.uk. In this article, we are featuring the awards which recognise individuals or teams who make an outstanding contribution to their company and the business community.
Employee or Team of the Year Award sponsored by Littlehampton Academy A great opportunity to say a massive thank you to a member of staff or an entire team. Whether it’s one person or one hundred, they are sure to be delighted to be recognised for their contribution.
Jaqueline Barleycorn Employer of the Year Award sponsored by The HR Dept. All businesses like to think they’re a good employer, and now is the chance to have that verified by a panel of Judges. The judges will want to see how a company looks after its staff and what the employees say about the company.
Robert Warham Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award sponsored by the Beachcroft Hotel A very special award in memory of a very special person. Robert Warham was responsible for the huge success that is now The Beachcroft Hotel in Felpham, Bognor Regis. During his 10 years at the hotel, Robert developed a fabulous team and was passionate about bringing forward young talent. This award is to recognise a young person, under the age of 35, who
shows that spirit of entrepreneurship that Robert would have loved.
Arun Business Person of the Year Award sponsored by Regis Removals To win this award you have to be pretty special. The winner will have been in business for some time, probably grown a successful business, employed staff and overcome a few hurdles along the way. They might even be involved in the wider business community – giving something back.
Who can nominate? Anyone! You can nominate your favourite company in as many categories as you like, and businesses can nominate themselves. The closing date for nominations is 11.59 p.m. on Friday 18th October 2019.
) Small Business of the Year (up to 5 employees) sponsored by Business Networking Bognor Regis ) Small Business of the Year (6 to 10 employees) sponsored by Clear Computing ) Business of the Year (over 10 employees) sponsored by The Aldingbourne Trust ) New Business of the Year sponsored by Hilton Avisford Park Hotel ) Place to Eat or Drink Award sponsored by Gusto Wines ) Business in the Community Award sponsored by Parker Kittiwake Developments ) Business Marketing and Promotion Award sponsored by Brandabble ) Independent Retailer of the Year sponsored by Littlehampton Traders Partnership ) Charity or CIC of the Year sponsored by The Bognor Regis Post ) Customer Care Award sponsored by Bay Tree Estates ) The Robert Warham Award for Young Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by The Beachcroft Hotel ) Training and Development Award sponsored by L. Guess Jewellers ) Website of the Year Award sponsored by Bognor Regis Chamber of Commerce ) Sussex by the Sea Tourism Award sponsored by Woods Travel ) Employee of the Year Award sponsored by The Littlehampton Academy ) Employer of the Year Award sponsored by The HR Dept. ) Business Person of the Year sponsored by Regis Removals The Overall Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Rolls Royce Motor Cars will be chosen by the judges. Companies nominated in all categories are automatically entered.
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THE 2019 Kia Roadshow arrives in Bognor Regis on Sunday. It’s your opportunity to see and test drive Kia’s award-winning car range. Featuring town and city
cars, hatchbacks, sports wagons, estates and SUVs; powered by petrol, diesel, hybrid electric and all-electric engines. THere’s the youthful, stylish
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The KIA roadshow arrives this Sunday and fun-to-drive Picanto, Kia’s five-door city car and the Rio supermini, offering a full connectivity package and advanced driver assistance
systems. THere’s the all-new Kia Ceed, What Car? car of the year 2019, the all-new ProCeed, which merges stunning design with the space and versatility of a tourer in a five-door shooting brake body, and the Ceed Sportswagon, Kia’s family estate car. THe Stonic, Kia’s small SUV powered by high-efficiency, hightechnology petrol and diesel powertrains will be on show. THis, one of the latest additions to the range, offers an extensive package of connectivity features, including links to Android Auto and Apple CarPlay via pre-downloaded smartphone apps, while advanced electronic driver assistance systems such as autonomous emergency braking, lane departure warning and automatic switching between high and low headlight beams are available. Kia's flagship SUV, the stylish seven-seat Sorento, has a subtly sportier look for 2019, with the introduction of ‘GT-Line’ and ‘GT-Line S’ variants and the availability of an eight-speed automatic gearbox. THe Optima sports saloon and the Optima Sportswagon, with
the new ‘U3’ 1.6 litre CRDi engine, with lower cleaner emissions, will be on show, plus the new Sportage and new Sorento. THe new Kia Sportage features a range of enhancements to cement its position as the brand’s bestselling model in Europe. THe new Sportage pairs an updated exterior and interior design with new safety and infotainment technologies, as well as efficient new powertrains complying with future emissions standards. Upgrades to the Sportage range also include modifications to ‘GT-Line’ models. For those interested in the latest electric technology, the classleading 282 mile range, all electric, Kia e-Niro, named affordable electric car of the year at the Auto Express New Car Awards 2019 and the self-charging Niro hybrid will both be at the show. Entrance is free with light refreshments available. THe Kia Roadshow is at the Arena Sports Centre, next to the Regis School, Westloats Lane, Bognor Regis on Sunday, from 10am until 4pm. For further information call Newbarn Kia on 01243 841200.
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Special ceremony held for voluntary group's award By Lotte Pegler lotte.pegler@sussexpost.co.uk FRIENDS of Chichester Hospital celebrated as they were awarded for their camaraderie and sense of purpose. THe volunteers were presented with THe Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service at a ceremony on Tuesday at the Council House in North Street. Susan Pyper, the Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex, presented the chairman of the group, Jane Ramage, with the prestigious award - the highest one given to volunteer groups across the UK. Mrs Pyper said: “I feel very proud. You have done extraordinarily well. "THe Queen's Award for Voluntary Service is incredibly prestigious. “So many organisations and charities apply and I can tell you right now that only a small per cent actually get to where we are today. Few get to this presentation ceremony. “THey haven't got that discipline, that camaraderie, that sense of purpose. “THey haven’t got what it takes to be the number one tier. “Believe me, you guys have got what it takes, and that is shown through this award. THe Friends offer a daily trolley service for patients, as well as running their popular hospital shop, which provides a variety of everyday items. THe volunteer group was selected in
June to receive the award as part of the annual list. At the ceremony the Friends were presented with a certificate signed by the Queen and a domed crystal glass. Chairman Jane Ramage said: “THis is the most special occasion we could have ever hoped for to come as friends in terms of the recognition of the service we provide to our hospitals. “I think that the amazing people who some 70 years ago set up these services could have had no inkling at all that there would ever be an occasion like
f L-R: President and trustee, Angie Hobson, with Jane Ramage and Mrs Pyper
Drug driver caught on A27 gets banned A DRIVER near Fontwell who repeatedly denied having taken drugs was found to be almost 17 times the legal limit. James Owo was pulled over on the A27 near Fontwell on January 21, after the Mercedes B160 he was driving showed as being uninsured. When officers approached the vehicle they detected a pungent smell they suspected to be cannabis. Owo was asked to undergo a roadside DrugWipe test which he failed. On closer inspection, a small quantity of white powder and several small quantities of herbal cannabis were discovered. Owo was arrested and taken into custody where he provided a reading of 169mcg of methylamphetamine per litre of blood in his system. THe legal limit is 10mcg. THe 52-year-old solicitor, of Binfield Road, London, was subsequently arrested and charged with drugdriving, driving with no insurance, possession of a Class B drug (cannabis) and possession of a Class A drug (methylamphetamine). At South London Magistrates’ Court on August 5, he was disqualified from driving for 15 months, fined £350, and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £35 victim surcharge. Arresting officer PC Tom Van Der Wee, of the Sussex Roads Policing Unit, said: "If we suspect someone has been driving under the influence of drugs, we will require them to undergo a roadside DrugWipe test which involves taking a swab of the suspects mouth and tongue. "Owo repeatedly denied having taken any drugs, but our tests proved
this. “We are extremely fortunate that the award exists and that we were fortunate enough to be nominated and to get through the process.” Jane thanked Sir Brian THwaites, who was the one who put the Friends forward for the award in the first place. She also thanked Captain Hugh Knox, an ex-patient, who was one of the independent people required to say how valuable their work is. THe group was put under immense scrutiny throughout the process.
otherwise. "During this process, he obliged by putting his tongue out for me to take a swab sample. "However, when I told him to put his tongue back in his mouth, he was unable to do so without the use of his fingers. THis further indicated to me that he was clearly under the influence of drugs. "Driving in such a state is hugely irresponsible, and it is fortunate Owo didn’t kill himself or someone else that night. "We will continue to respond to reports of drink and drug-drivers 365 days a year as we aim to keep all road users safe, and deal robustly with those who break the law and put other innocent road users’ lives at risk." People in Sussex can text officers on 65999 with the details of people they suspect of drink or drug-driving, or visit the Operation Crackdown website. You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or report it online. If you believe someone is driving while over the limit or after taking drugs, call 999.
f Patrick and his painting at Sage House
Painting winner SAGE HOUSE customer Patrick Cox has won the National Audit of Dementia Art prize with a piece called 'Blue Sun' that he produced during one of Sage House’s watercolour sessions. Patrick has been attending Sage House for a few months, having found art to be very therapeutic and a great pastime following the death of his wife. His winning painting was chosen from entries sent from all over the UK. A spokesperson for the National Audit of Dementia said: “We had over 90 entries this year and were amazed at the calibre of art we received." THe National Audit of Dementia is a clinical audit programme commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership on behalf of NHS England and the Welsh Government looking at quality of care received by people
f Robert Adams, new chairman of Carers Support in West Sussex
Charity chairman
CHARITY, Carers Support West Sussex, has announced the appointment of Robert Adams as its new chairman of the board of trustees. Robert succeeds Alan Botterill who has served as interim chairman for the past 20 months. Alan will continue to serve as a trustee director. THe West Sussex charity supports nearly 24,000 carers living in West Sussex who find themselves in an unpaid caring role for family members, friends and children living with a range of life limiting conditions. THey provide services including a dedicated carer response line open six days a week, more than 50 monthly carers groups, a carer learning and wellbeing programme offering free workshops and a carer equipment service to support those in a caring role. Robert has a wealth of experience to bring to the table. Qualifying in business management and marketing, overseeing maritime operations, travel commerce and marketing teams right through to becoming a practice director of a sizeable
law firm, Robert has subsequently held a number of trustee roles in the charity sector. Speaking about his new role, Robert said: "I am very pleased to be appointed as chairman, and having worked closely with Alan and most recently with Sonia Mangan, our new chief executive, I now feel ready to take on the full responsibility. We want Carers Support to continue on its path of growth to provide help to even more carers right across West Sussex and especially when they or their loved ones are unfortunately in hospital. "Our charity has a great ethos in supporting the whole person in their need, who may be caring for a loved one in so many different ways. During my time with the charity to date, I have been incredibly impressed with the dedication and passion of our front-line staff and volunteers, who so diligently deliver our services and manage such a wide variety of support groups for carers." Find out more information at: carerssupport.org.uk
with dementia. THe competition was launched early in 2019 with the theme Living Well. His grand-daughter, Isabella, said: "We took Grand-dad to art sessions at Sage House to see whether he might enjoy doing some painting. Art quickly became very important to him and us, as a lovely, calming, fun activity. "We never thought his artwork would be entered into a competition. We couldn't believe it when we heard he'd won!" Patrick’s artwork will be used as the front cover of the Round 4 National Audit of Dementia national report - he also won a gift token which he may use to top up his art materials. For more information about these sessions, visit: dementia-support.org.uk or call: 01243 888 691
` Pilot's talk RETIRED Squadron Leader Joe Marsden will be speaking to aviation enthusiasts in Bognor Regis and Chichester about his career flying one of the RAF's most distinctive aircraft. Joe will use photos and film clips at the next meeting of Air ACES - Arun and Chichester (Air) Enthusiasts Society - to show the capability of the Vulcan bomber. He flew 34 different Vulcan aircraft, including XH558, which was seen at airshows until 2016, and XL426, which is at Southend Airport. Flying higher than airliners, at nearly the speed of sound, he would burn 1,000 gallons of fuel an hour on his missions. Joe will cover all aspects of his various roles from Cyprus to the Far East and Midway Island to Alaska. His illustrated talk will take place at 7.30pm on September 23 at the Chichester Park Hotel in Chichester. Entrance for Arun ACES members is £3, guests £5 and under-16s free. Tickets will be on sale on the night. Doors open at 6.45pm.
` County Hall A MEETING will be held at County Hall in Chichester on Monday to discuss scrapping West Sussex County Council's current cabinet style of decision-making and opt instead for a committee-based system with members from all parties. Earlier this summer, inspectors were critical of fire & rescue and children’s services in the county, prompting Cllr Dr James Walsh, leader of the Liberal Democrats, to declare a ‘systemic failure of political leadership’ at the council. He wants the change to be in place by May, 2020. If the governance committee supports the notice, it will be submitted to a meeting of the full council on October 18.
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Dear Editor, IN your Health & Wellbeing article by Denise Kelly published Friday August 23, you advocate the use of grapefruit as a slimming aid which in itself is perfectly reasonable. However, if you Google 'grapefruit and medication' you will find there are several common medications which can have an adverse reaction
Friday, September 6, 2019 Dear Editor, I AM perplexed. Westminster is the home of those we elect to represent our views and to go to battle on issues their constituents believe to be important. In doing so they are usually vociferous and invariably take their positions to the media before entering the lobbies on our behalf. Why is it then that the councillors we elect, for example to Arun District Council, if they have expressed a view in support of their constituents, are barred from voting on the subject? Planning applications for the strategic sites in ADC spring to mind. To bar the ward councillors of a ward about to be hit with thousands of
houses from voting on the planning applications, which pay little heed to the absence of local infrastructure, the flood risk and air pollution, is to disenfranchise the whole ward. If this council action is determined by their constitution, then it needs changing. And another thing. Of the thousands of objections to the strategic sites lodged by the public against the various applications and the local plan, the leading objection is traffic congestion on the Bognor Regis/Chichester plain. When the applications are studied by the various agencies, West Sussex County Council highways invariably has no objections. This means that when considering the application in committee, councillors are informed by officers that they may
not object on those grounds. Well, of course, highways don’t object. They have no incentive to object since they benefit enormously from financial contributions from the developer. Finally, I am outraged to hear a planning officer tell councillors when they are about to vote that they cannot object because it may result in a legal challenge by the developer and cost the council money. Tough. That is the price of democracy. There is something deeply disturbing about the way democracy is delivered at the local level. Colin Hamilton Flint Barn, Pagham
with grapefruit including those for blood pressure, high cholesterol and depression. I feel perhaps a cautionary footnote may have been appropriate. Having said that, I do enjoy reading the Health & Wellbeing articles. Yours sincerely June Hellwig Bognor Regis
f Residents at a Pagham planning debate earlier this year
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A varied menu with generous portions for all By Kelly Wickham The Hole In The Wall 1A St Martin's Street, Chichester, PO19 1NP Tel: 01243 788877 www.theholeinthewall-pub.co.uk/ NESTLED down the cobbled back streets of Chichester sits the rustic, cosy Hole In THe Wall pub. My cousin Kat and I visited on a quiet, balmy Tuesday evening and picked a table tucked nicely by a fireplace with a comfy leather seat and chairs. With an easy to read menu full of choice, we took our time making decisions but ended up deciding on halloumi fries with avocado dip (£5) and salt and pepper calamari and garlic mayo dip (£6) to start. THe halloumi fries were cooked to perfection with a slight squeak of the cheese on the teeth and a delicious avocado dip which was creamy and complemented the cheese perfectly. THe calamari was also well cooked, easily bitten into without any chewy pieces. THe batter was deliciously crisp and flaked into pieces and was gently seasoned with salt and pepper. After we finished the starters we chose main courses of 8oz ribeye steak
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served with double cooked chips, oven baked tomato and portabello mushroom and peppercorn sauce (£18.95) and house smoked full rack of ribs with coleslaw and hand-cut chips (£14 - or £13 every Tuesday). My ribeye steak was beautifully tender, and although slightly on the rare-medium scale it was still absolutely delicious. THe peppercorn sauce wasn't as thick as I have usually tried but with plenty of whole peppercorns and full of flavour it was still really delicious. One of the best touches to the plate was the mushroom being lightly flavoured with garlic, turning a sometimes plain piece of food to have an extra flavour. My cousin chose the ribs which is available throughout the week but on a Tuesday it's a special price and includes either a pint, glass of wine or a soft. Every Monday it's two for one on handmade pizzas, THursday is steak night and all day every Sunday is roasts and a quiz at 7pm. Kat said her ribs were really tender, as she cut through them the meat fell away from the bone. THe sauce was really tasty and the rack of ribs weren't drowning it, but there was still enough to last. Our chips were also really good, cooked well and cut thick but still crisp. Despite the both of us being stuffed, we couldn't resist the temptation of a dessert. While Kat plumped for the Oreo chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream, I chose apple and berry crumble with vanilla ice cream. THe brownie was one of the most generous portions I have ever seen, but that didn't put Kat off! She said the brownie was moist with a delicate crisp outer crust and the vanilla ice cream balanced the rich chocolate taste. My crumble was absolutely
wonderful, with a really light but meltin-the-mouth crumble topping and perfectly stewed fruit. Although more of a winter warmer, it was nonetheless worth every bite. THe staff were really attentive, but didn't keep bothering us for our menu choices, which gave us ample time to peruse the options. THe new-look pub looks fresh, bright and clean from the exterior and the inside has a really relaxing atmosphere which makes you feel instantly at home. THere are even a whole host of board games, newspapers, books and gentle music to keep groups, families or lone diners or drinkers entertained. THe prices are average but the portions are really generous, making the Hole In THe Wall the ideal place to pop in to after a busy day at work, shopping or socialising.
relaxing atmosphere with plenty of delicious food and entertainment, makes The Hole In The Wall a perfect home away from home."
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CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK
Sept 6 - 12
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood unleashes Tarantino’s nostalgic view on tinsel town’s output and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, who play a fading star and his stunt double whose rambling exploits in late-60s Hollywood run into a real-life tragedy in this luminous meta-western. Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) is an ersatz gunslinger who’s propositioned by an agent (Al Pacino) to consider decamping to Italy to work with “the world’s second-best director of spaghetti westerns". Expect a rich list of characters including Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie), her husband, Roman Polanski, and Steve McQueen (Damian Lewis) at Playboy Mansion. THe recent Chichester International Film Festival closing gala film, Mrs. Lowry & Son, continues this week, starring Timothy Spall as the artist J S Lowry and his bedridden, unhappy and controlling mother (Vanessa Redgrave). THis beautiful, delicate, intimate and amusing story of the brittle but vital relationship between mother and son is a must-see. In Only You, instant attraction on New Year’s Eve – and a little white lie – between Spanish arts council worker Elena (Laia Costa from ‘Victoria’) and PhD student Jake (Josh O’Connor), leads them down the poignant path from passion to heartache. To their mutual surprise, the pair soon live together, then try for a family. THen it starts to go wrong. In Gwen, Gwen is a young girl desperately trying to hold her home together--struggling with her mother's mysterious illness, her father's absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land. As a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, the local community grows suspicious and turns on Gwen and her family. Starring Maxine Peake. THe Edge offers a unique gaze into the dizzy heights of cricket greatness and is a fitting tribute to the sport. Cricket, as they say, is coming home.
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Don’t miss Il Barbiere di Siviglia from the Met (Sept 8); the celebrated Canadian author Margaret Atwood in conversation live at the NT (Sept 10) or two more NT events - Fleabag - on September 12 and the sensational Lehman Trilogy directed by Sam Mendes (Sept 7). Chichester Cinema at New Park, New Park Road, Chichester PO19 7XY Box office: 01243 786650 www.chichester cinema.org
NEW RELEASE
IT Chapter Two
Horror, Thriller Screened at Picturedrome Cinema Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club in a return to where it all began with the conclusion to the highest-grossing horror film of all time. Twenty-seven years after the Losers Club defeated Pennywise, he has returned to terrorise the town of Derry once more. Now adults, the Losers have long since gone their separate ways. However, kids are disappearing again, so Mike, the only one of the group to remain in their hometown, calls the others home. Damaged by the experiences of their past, they must each conquer their deepest fears to destroy Pennywise once and for all... putting them directly in the path of the clown that has become deadlier than ever. James McAvoy stars as Bill, Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain as Beverly, Bill Hader as Richie, Isaiah Mustafa as Mike, Jay Ryan as Ben, James Ransone as Eddie, and Bill Skarsgård returns to the seminal role of Pennywise. Andy Bean plays Stanley, and reprising their roles as the original members of the Losers Club are Jaeden Martell as Bill, Wyatt Oleff as Stanley, Sophia Lillis as Beverly, Finn Wolfhard as Richie, Jeremy Ray Taylor as Ben, Chosen Jacobs as Mike, and Jack Dylan Grazer as Eddie.
The Informer
Action, Crime, Drama Screened at Picturedrome Cinema Honourably discharged Special Ops soldier Pete Koslow's (Joel Kinnaman) world is turned upsidedown when he is jailed after a fight to protect his wife (Ana de Armas). He's given a chance for early release by becoming an informant for the FBI (Academy Award nominees Rosamund Pike and Clive Owen) and using his covert skills in an operation to take down THe General, the most powerful crime boss in New York. But when the FBI sting meant to finally earn Koslow his freedom results in the death of an undercover NYPD cop, Koslow finds himself caught in the crossfire between the mob and the FBI. THe General insists Koslow takes the heat and sends him back to prison to spearhead a drug operation from inside, and the FBI affirms that going back to jail to do THe General's bidding is the only way for Koslow to keep his deal with them alive. Caught in a world of impossible choices, Koslow must return to prison, where he formulates a plan to escape the clutches of three of New York City's most powerful organisations - the mob, the NYPD and the FBI - in order to save himself and his family.
Angel Has Fallen
Action, Drama, Thriller Screened at Picturedrome Cinema Having already saved Olympus and London from falling, Gerard Butler returns to his role as Secret Service agent Mike Banning in the third film in the trilogy where, this time, he must save himself. When there is an assassination attempt on U.S.
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Cold War (Zimna Wojna)
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Drama, Romance Screened at Picturedrome CInema Monday 9th September 8PM A passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatefully mismatched, set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950s in Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris.
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THE INFORMER (15)
DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD (PG)
THE LION KING (PG)
ANGRY BIRDS 2 (U)
FRI/WED: 2.30PM SAT/SUN: 8.30PM MON: 1.45PM TUE/THU: 12.30PM
FRI/TUE/WED/THU: 1.30PM, 4.30PM SAT/SUN: 10.15AM, 1.15PM, 4.30PM MON: 1.15PM, 4,15PM
President Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), Banning, his trusted confidant, is wrongfully accused and taken into custody. After escaping from capture, he becomes a man on the run and must evade his own agency and outsmart the FBI in order to find the real threat to the President. Desperate to uncover the truth, Banning turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name, keep his family from harm, and save the country from imminent danger. In 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen, Banning thwarted a terrorist mastermind from capturing the White House, then in the 2016 sequel London Has Fallen he prevented an assassination plot to kill all of the world leaders attending the Prime Minister’s funeral, now the third film sees Banning himself become the target of a set-up from a new assailant. The explosive third film in the series sees Morgan Freeman return to his role as U.S. President Allan Trumbull and also co-stars Jada Pinkett Smith, Piper Perabo, and Nick Nolte as Banning’s estranged father.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (18) FRI/SAT/SUN/MON/WED: 7.45PM TUE/THU: 7.15PM
FRI/WED: 5.15PM SAT/SUN: 11.30AM, 2.15PM MON: 1.30PM TUE/THU: 1.15PM, 5PM
SAT/SUN: 11.15AM, 2PM
CRAWL (15)
FRI/SAT/SUN: 8.15PM MON - THU: 8.30PM
PLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIE (U) SAT/SUN: 1.30PM
TOY STORY 4 (U) SAT/SUN: 11AM
ANGEL HAS FALLEN (15)
FRI/SAT/SUN/WED: 5PM, 8PM MON: 5PM, 8.15PM TUE/THU: 4PM CAUTION: THIS FILM CONTAINS STROBE EFFECTS
IT: CHAPTER 2 (15)
FRI/WED: 3.15PM, 7PM, 7.30PM SAT/SUN: 4PM, 4.45PM, 7.30PM MON: 4PM, 4.30PM, 7.30PM TUE/THU: 3.15PM, 7PM, 7.45PM
MARGARET ATWOOD:LIVE IN CINEMAS TUE: 7.30PM TICKETS: £12.00
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Music. An Afternoon at the Proms. Join the Bognor Regis Concert Band for an afternoon of patriotic music at the Alexandra THeatre. Bring your flags and best singing voices to enjoy Proms classics such as Land of Hope and Glory, Rule Britannia and many more under the baton of musical director Dave Poste. Comprised of more than 30 local musicians, Bognor Regis Concert Band has been entertaining audiences in Bognor and the surrounding area for more than 30 years. Tickets for the concert on Sunday, September 8, at 2pm, are £8, £7 for concessions and available from the box office at Belmont Street, Bognor Regis PO21 1BL, online at: alexandratheatre. co.uk or call 01243 861010.
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Event. Bognor Old Town Artisan Market. THe first market took place on September 12, 2015. It brought together local artisans offering crafts, jewellery, food products, clothing and music was available to entertain visitors. Until 2016, the market was held three times a year. In 2017, the first Christmas market was added to the line-up. It was a resounding success and now there are four markets a year April, July, September and the very popular Christmas market in November. For 2019 the event has expanded inside Bognor Regis Methodist Church to accommodate more inside sellers. Singers and musicians will be
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Theatre. Joe Black's House of Burlesque. THe audience at the Kings THeatre in Albert Road, Southsea PO5 2QJ is encouraged to dress up for one of the biggest events of its kind in the UK on Saturday, September 14, at 7.30pm. Hosted by infamous cabaret reprobate and drag clown raconteur, Joe Black, the everrotating cast of his House of Burlesque will include British burlesque legend Vicky Butterfly, with her anachronistic elegance, award-winning burlesque bombshell Didi Derriere and Felicity Furore, who is described as playful yet dangerous, glamorous yet scandalous. Also on the bill are all-singing, all-dancing drag diva powerhouse Poppycock, Chi Chi Revolver, who is Guinness world record holding hula hooping extraordinaire, and creepy creature impersonator and nonsensical nosferatu glamour ghoul Arran Shurvinton. Tickets are £19.50 and £10 for students from: kingsportsmouth. co.uk
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Event. The Saturday Club. THe club for children, aged five to 14, at Arun Leisure Centre, Felpham Way, Bognor Regis PO2 8ED, is bursting with fun. With box 'n' bounce and play 'n' slide inflatables, table top games, sports, arts and crafts and team games, all led by the centre's team of fantastic activity staff. THe club has something for everyone. Parents can sign their kids in for up to 1 hour and 45 minutes of non-stop fun, just make sure they have a a drink and snack to fuel them for the entertainment. THe fun starts on Saturday September 7, 11am-12.45pm, and continues weekly. It costs £5.75 for members, who can book up to two weeks in advance, and £7.20 for nonmembers. Call 01243 826612 or visit the leisure centre's reception to book.
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Dancing. Sixties Pop Night with The Minkees. THe sixties will be swinging again when THe Mulberries present a chance to dance and sing along to the hits of 50 years ago. THe Mulberries, whose name stems from the Mulberry Harbours which were hidden under the sea along the
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coastline in readiness for the D-Day landings, was originally set up to raise funds to build a village hall in Pagham and, to this day, continues to support Pagham Village Hall for the benefit of all users and distribute money to various local good causes. Regular dances are held at the hall, featuring live groups, with proceeds to charitable funds. Participants can bring their own food and drink on Saturday, September 14, from 7.30pm-11pm. Entry is £8 and tickets can be booked by calling 01243 697593.
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Music. WSO: Isata KannehMason. THe sensation that is the Kanneh-Mason family from Nottingham has been the subject of BBC documentaries and radio programmes and the Worthing Symphony Orchestra hosts pianist Isata on Sunday, September 8. Kanneh-Mason makes her Worthing debut playing the brilliant Piano Concerto by Clara Schumann (née Wieck), a true heroine of 19th century German romanticism. Beethoven’s epic Eroica Symphony was composed in honour of Napoleon’s revolutionary campaigns across Europe but he scrubbed out Napoleon’s name when the latter proclaimed himself Emperor of France. THe programme in the Assembly Hall, in Stoke Abott Road, also includes Mozart's Don Giovanni Overture, Chabrier's Habanera and the Hebrides Overture by Mendelssohn. Tickets, priced from £19, are available online at: worthingtheatres.co.uk in person at the box office or by calling 01903 206206.
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Art. Oxmarket Centre of Arts. THe latest exhibitions featuring work by artists in the Chichester and Bognor Regis area cover a range of genre. Already open and continuing until September 23 is South Coast Creatives, which is an exciting collaboration of five West Sussex artists, exhibiting a range of mixed media mosaics and ceramics, oil and acrylic paintings, forged metal by an artist blacksmith and quality lacquered lamps, sculptures and furniture items. Textile designer Caroline Bonar's show is open until September 15. She specialises in hand-painted silk with each piece individually designed and hand painted in vibrant and exciting colours, incorporating a batik overlay
2 which increases depth and lustre to the design. Imagine THat! will be celebrating creative imagination in sculpture, printmaking, painting, textile and Iconography, with informal Iconography demonstrations all week from September 10-15. All the exhibitions are open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am - 4.30pm, at St Andrews Court, off East Street, Chichester, PO1 IYH. Free entry. For further information, call 01243 779103.
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Music. Big Band Concert. As part of the centenary celebrations of Rotary Club of Chichester, a concert featuring the Central Band of Royal British Legion and Winchester Military Wives Choir will be staged at St Paul’s Church, Churchside, Chichester PO19 6FT on Saturday, September 14, 7pm. THe programme will comprise familiar and popular music. THe band was formed 71 years ago and traces its roots to a Home Guard band who met in Epsom, Surrey, during the Second World War. When the Home Guard were stood down in the winter of 1944, its members decided to form their own British Legion band, although many of its players have not been in the services. All concert seats are unreserved and cost £12.50, which includes an interval drink. Proceeds of the evening, after a donation to the choir, will be shared between the band and the Rotary Club's Centenary Appeal.
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Talk. The Early Saxon Settlement of Sussex. Archaeologist at Worthing Museum, James Sainsbury, will reveal
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what recent excavations tell us about early Saxon settlements in Sussex, particularly in the area between the Arun and Adur rivers. His talk will be illustrated with ancient artefacts found in the pagan Saxon cemetery on Highdown Hill, which are vital evidence since there are no written accounts of the early settlements. All are welcome to this talk, hosted by the East Preston & Kingston Preservation Society, EPKPS members free, visitors £3 payable at the door. THe talk, on Wednesday, September 11, 7.15-8.30pm, is at Conservative Hall, Sea Road, East Preston BN16 1JN. For further information, call 01903 779134.
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Comedy. Matt’s Comedy Club presents Griffin & Jones. Matt’s Comedy Club are delighted to present the pioneers of slapdash magic Griffin & Jones, for an evening of conjuring, chuckles and sheer chancery (that’s a word we just made up). THese award-winning idiots have become famous for their fast banter, tight chemistry, contagious energy, and show-stopping wizardry. Whether trying to flog you their own brand of snake-oil, or coerce you into playing one of their ridiculous games, these guys will not only leave you asking how they did it, but also why. Plus top local stand-ups and MC Russ Bravo. Matt’s Comedy Club is Worthing’s family-friendly night out, and has been hosting top live comedy in the town since 2008. THe gig is on THursday September 12, 8pm, at the Pavilion Cafe Bar in Denton Lounge, Marine Parade, Worthing BN11 3PX, tickets £10, concessions £8.
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Band puts the blues into bluegrass Front Country Chidham Village Hall, Chidham Lane PO18 8TL Saturday, September 7, 8pm Tickets: wegottickets Danny John-Jules: I've Gotta Be Me Alexandra Theatre, Belmont Street, Bognor Regis PO21 1BL Thursday & Friday, September 12 & 13, 7.30pm Tickets: alexandratheatre.co.uk THE star of Red Dwarf, Death in Paradise and Strictly Come Dancing is going on tour and he is bringing his preview show to Bognor Regis for two nights. “THe coolest cat in town” is singing and dancing his way back to his musical theatre roots as he takes his audience on a journey through the life of showbiz icon, Mr Wonderful himself, Sammy Davis Jr. He will be singing and dancing through some of the best-known hits while telling
'Firebrand' Luft joins giant of UK jazz scene O'Higgins and Luft play Monk and Trane Pallant Suite, 7 South Pallant, Chichester PO19 1SY Friday, September 6, 7.45pm Tickets: thenovium.org CHICHESTER Jazz Club returns after its summer break tonight (Friday) with a gig which is part of a 40-plus date autumn tour by O'Higgins and Luft promoting their new CD. As an established giant of the UK jazz scene, Dave O’Higgins’ tenor and soprano sax sounds are highly personal and recognisable and this will be his 21st CD as leader. THe young "firebrand" Rob Luft is an award-winning 25-year-old musician
the compelling story of arguably the world’s greatest all-round entertainer. As Sammy said: “I have to be a star like another man has to breathe”. THe only problem for Sammy was that he had to break down walls to rise to the top of the entertainment world. Sometimes his lyrics said it best: “Whether I’m right or whether I’m wrong, Whether I find a place in this world or never belong, I gotta be me, I’ve gotta be me.” THis musical and visual delight follows the almost unbelievable life of the coolest cat ever, leaving you feeling enlightened, but most of all entertained. Tickets at £20 and £18.50 for concessions are available at the theatre's box office in person, by calling 01243 861010 or online. from London and has been hailed as one of the UK’s most prominent and talented contemporary jazz guitarists. THey will be leading a quartet with Scott Flanigan, one of the foremost keyboard players on the Irish jazz scene, and the stylish and creative American drummer, composer Rod Youngs. THe repertoire will be made up of THelonious Monk compositions - expect some rarely heard ones - and tunes played by John Coltrane with special reference to his choice of standards and various collaborations in the 1950s. Both Monk and Trane were “modernists”, but also steeped in swing and the rich tradition of the beboppers. Dave and Rob intend to respect this lineage while putting their own mark on it. Club organisers say expect some swing, fun, grooves and moods from this exciting new collaboration. Club members pay £8 for entry while limited guest tickets are available at £15 from the ticket office at THe Novium, Tower Street, Chichester PO19 1QH or call 01243 775888.
TWO years after moving from San Francisco to Nashville, the adventurous US bluegrass band Front Country return to West Sussex for a concert at Chidham Village Hall tomorrow (Saturday). THe former 'Bay-based' five-piece band made the move due to the encouragement of the Bluegrass community who were copying several of their songs and felt they would be more at home in the acknowledged Country capital of the world. Promoter Mark Ringwood said: "WemsFest originally brought the band to Tuppenny Barn about five years ago, and three years ago they played Emsworth Baptist Church. "What sets them apart from other bluegrass bands is
their willingness to combine their own great material with that by other songwriters such as Don Henley's 'Boys of Summer' and, very successfully, King Crimson's '21st Century Schizoid Man'. "THeir lead singer, Melody Walker, is one of the most charismatic performers ever to front a bluegrass band and definitely puts the Blues into bluegrass. "Front Country's Chidham show was originally scheduled for Sunday, September 8, but has been brought forward 24 hours so that they can open for another great bluegrass band, Asleep At THe Wheel, at a festival up north," added Mark. Front Country take to the stage at 8pm and a sell-out is expected. Tickets online at: wegottickets.com and Bookends, High Street, Emsworth. Wemsfest is a non-profit-making community interest company which organises concerts, festivals and other cultural events in the Emsworth area throughout the year.
Catching the essence of most dramatic rock band The Best of Queen Alexandra Theatre, Belmont Street, Bognor Regis PO21 1BL Saturday, September 14, 7.30pm Tickets: alexandratheatre.co.uk THE Bohemians have been paying homage to the world’s most theatrical and dramatic rock band, Queen, since 1996, and in that time have had a huge impact on audiences across the world. Leading their show at the Bognor Regis venue will be front man and pianist Rob Comber whose outrageous stage antics and personality makes him perfect to play an uncannily realistic ‘Freddie’ with just the right look and stage persona. Rob is joined on stage by an enormously talented band
including Christopher Gregory, who brings all the electric guitar virtuosity required to play a very convincing Brian May. THeir attention to detail is truly impressive. For more than four decades, millions of fans have been enjoying the music of Queen. THe band released a total of 18 number one albums, 18 number one singles and 10 number one DVDs with estimates of their record sales ranging from 150 million to 300 million records. THe Best of Queen show features a selection of the most loved and iconic classics from across Queen’s entire back catalogue, creating a live stage show which really catches the essence of this most incredible British band. Tickets at £25 are available from the box office at the Regis Centre, online from the theatre or by calling 01243 861010.
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THIS month, September, marks the start of the academic year as well as a new term, with all its excitement and apprehension, plans and worries for adults and the children alike. But it is also a season for parents, schools and colleges to start preparing for the children coming along behind who will join the education system for the first time or move on to the next stage in their education in autumn 2020.
Parents and guardians have a great deal of choice about where youngsters can be schooled and visiting on an open day will enable them, and the potential pupils, to make an informed decision about where to apply. Early years Parents can give their children a good start in the educational race if they are able to enrol them in a nursery school. Some will take babies from six months old, especially useful if parents need or want to go back to work as soon as possible after the birth. You can get help paying for childcare if it’s provided by: a registered childminder, playscheme, nursery or club; a childminder with an Ofstedregistered childminding agency; a registered school; or a home careworker working for a registered home care agency. Between the ages of two and four, the Government will pay for up to 30 hours
of tax-free child care, depending on the working hours and income of parents. Playgroups and pre-schools have to be registered and regulated to ensure they provide safe and competant premises, staff and an educational curriculum for the children in their charge. Ofsted, the Government's Office of Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills, has inspectors who provide reports on education and services for learners of all ages which can be seen be members of the public to help them find out about schooling of all types. Primary school While no child has to go to a nursery school, playgroup or similar, it's a different case with joining the state education system from the age of five. Four-year-olds can go to school, starting in the September after their fourth birthday but if the child was born between April 1 and August 31,
entry can be delayed until the following September. Most families choose a school as near as possible to their home but sometimes this isn't possible or there may be reasons for wanting to use another one. Each local education authority, such as West Sussex County Council, has advice and rules about choosing schools and fixes dates for when applications can be made. Parents can visit schools, either infants or primary, which is combined infants and junior, before the deadline for applications, usually in early January of the year when the child will start. Decisions will be announced in April and there is an appeal system if parents are unhappy with the school offered. THe first day of school is a big day in everyone's life, both child and parent, but schools are well used to helping and coping with practical and emotional issues, setting up a good basis for the next 15 years of compulsory education.
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We aspire, innovate and motivate to ensure all our students develop their gifts and talents to the full Bourne Community College Park Road, Southbourne, Emsworth, Hants PO10 8PJ 01243 375691 Email: office@bourne.org.uk www.bourne.org.uk AT the Bourne, we have a strong sense of community and cater for each of our
students as individuals. Our inspirational team of staff work hard to ensure that all students make outstanding progress, academically and personally, to build on their self-confidence and self-belief. We want them to mature into responsible, confident young citizens, equipped to thrive and contribute to the world beyond our classrooms. We were awarded Gold Rights
Respecting School status by UNICEF UK which is the highest accolade given to schools that demonstrate a deep commitment to promoting and realising children’s rights at all levels of school life. We deliver a varied curriculum with learning opportunities both in and outside of the classroom and are especially proud to offer an exciting Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts
and Maths (STEAM) programme to our students with a new build devoted to this area of learning. We are very proud of our students and their successes and welcome visits so you can see for yourself, what a unique school we really are. Yvonne Watkins, Headteacher BA (Hons)
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Thursday 10th October 2019 The College will be open from 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. when we shall be delighted to meet both parents and students. There will be an opportunity to visit departments and talk to staff and students during the evening. The Headteacher will address parents at 6.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. in the main hall.
Open Mornings 2019 Bourne Community College, Park Road, Southbourne, Emsworth, Hants PO10 8PJ Telephone: 01243 375691 email: office@bourne.org.uk
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Providing innovative and exciting education for boys in a tranquil and historical setting Slindon College Slindon College, Slindon House, Top Road, Slindon, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 0RH 01243 814320 registrar@slindoncollege.co.uk www.slindoncollege.co.uk SLINDON College is an independent day and boarding school for boys aged 8-18. Housed in the historic Slindon House, set in the South Downs National Park, the 14-acre estate provides the tranquil backdrop to a stimulating, broad and balanced education experience for students of all academic abilities.
THe college provides outstanding transformative education in a low pressure, specialised learning environment that builds on each individual’s strengths and talents. An environment tailored to suit specific learning difficulties, developmental language disorders and their associated conditions. Our social and intelligent students have had setbacks in mainstream educational settings and the college offers a well-developed pathway to their future success. In the past year we have made considerable progress toward achieving our full potential. Our beautifully refurbished library provides a calm haven encouraging students to expand their academic and recreational reading. We have plans underway to further diversify our offer, increasing curriculum subjects and broadening our enrichment programme, building more partnership and provider links to enhance the overall educational experience of Slindon College. THis September, we returned to a smart shirt, tie and blazer uniform, strengthening the students’ sense of solidarity and pride in themselves and the school. We firmly believe that education should be innovative and exciting; offering greater choice to parents allows them the opportunity to restart their child’s journey, not out of necessity but through conscious choice of a well-developed and
customised plan. THe college offers parents and children a strong, professional alternative to the pressure of a mainstream school while still aiming for the highest attainable targets for each student. ‘Keep it small, know them all’ is a real message that reflects our total commitment to getting the very best outcomes for each boy in our charge. THe college is evolving and building a legacy of respect, tolerance and happiness that will remain with the boys throughout their lives. Mr Mark Birkbeck, BEd(Hons), NPQH Slindon College’s next Open Morning is Saturday, September 28, 10am - 12noon.
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An environment where personal and academic development flourishes Slindon Church of England Primary School Meadsway, Slindon, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 0QU 01243 814330 www.slindonprimary.co.uk
SITUATED in the beautiful National Trust village of Slindon means learning outside the classroom is at the heart of the curriculum of its primary school. However, the main aim of staff at Slindon Church of England Primary School is to provide an environment which is secure, caring and happy, where everyone values and respects each other and in which personal and academic development flourishes. Headteacher Lucy Cooper says: "THe result is that our children are enabled to fully develop their talents. "THe school is an exciting place to learn and work. We have approximately 70 children at the school, aged between four and 11 years. Children work in one of three mixed aged classes. Class sizes are small
and the adult-pupil ratio is good." Since she took over the school in Meadsway , it has met the national average for Key Stage 2 attainment for the last two years and, after its last Ofsted inspection, on April 30 and May 1, it was given an overall judgement of 'Good', with that grade in each of the five areas covered. THe school has four over-arching principles, which follow the Early Years Foundation Principles. THese are: A Unique Child At Slindon Church of England Primary School, we believe that every child is unique. THe size of our school enables each of us to truly get to know each other, in a way that is more difficult to achieve in larger schools. Our small class sizes and strong adult:child ratio allow our children to flourish and thrive. Our curriculum allows children to follow their interests and develop their own unique talents. We believe that all children are competent learners who can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured. Positive Relationships At Slindon Church of England Primary School, we pride ourselves on the positive relationships that we are able to form, both in school and within our wider community. Our children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships. We are Rights Respecting School, which strongly influences our behaviour policy and promotes behaviour born out of respect for each other, as opposed to a culture of rules. We hold strong the values of our school, including the Christian values we live by as a Church of England School.
Learning and Development At Slindon Church of England Primary School, we understand and respect that children learn and develop in different ways and at different rates. Our curriculum fosters a love of learning and enables pupils to develop to their full potential by catering for their different strengths and interests. We have high expectations and strive to support our children in being proficient readers, writers and mathematicians. We support pupils in mastering the skills, knowledge and understanding required to be fully prepared for secondary education. Enabling Environments At Slindon Church of England Primary School, we are incredibly fortunate to be situated within a most beautiful National Trust village. We make full use of the woodland and open space that surrounds us to enhance our learning at every opportunity. Learning Outside the Classroom is central to our ethos and extends to journeying and exploring learning opportunities beyond our local environment. We are enabled by our environment not just by our surroundings and ethos, but the climate for learning that we create within our school. A calm, organised and safe environment where we understand that to fail is simply a First Attempt In Learning. Prospective parents and carers are welcome to visit the school at any time and four open days are planned in October
and November - on October 14 and 17 and November 11 and 12 - with tours at 9.30am, 11am and 1.45pm. At other times,
appointments to be shown around can be made through the school office by calling on 01243 814330.
Slindon Church of England Primary School “The Headteacher’s vision for all pupils to thrive is shared widely by staff. Relationships are strong, and staff know the children well. Following a period of rapid improvement, teaching, learning and assessment have many strengths. This is a good school.” Ofsted May 2019
We have many open days coming up but you can also call anytime to take a tour of our school
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A QUIZ is returning to Bognor Regis next month, to tackle the town's poverty. The brainteasing time is being held to raise money for the Bognor Regis Lions Club's Wenceslas Appeal to enable people to escape from being unable to pay their fuel bills. It is being held by the Co-operative Funeralcare branches in Rose Green, Bognor Regis, and Felpham after the success of the initial event a year ago. This raised nearly £1,000 as part of the company's ongoing commitment to the Lions. The latest quiz and supper night is being held at 7pm on October 12 at the Rowland Rank Centre in Aldwick Road, Aldwick. Tickets cost £10 a person to include food, with four to six people a team. Individuals are also welcome. Places can be booked at any of the three funeral branches in Bognor Regis, Rose Green and Felpham. Lindsey Booker, a funeral co-ordinator, said: "The night is more than just a few answers on a blank sheet of paper. It includes a fish and chips supper as well as the chance to win some amazing prizes in a raffle. "Last year's was so much fun. We couldn't have hoped for better. We raised so much essential funding for the appeal and the feedback we had was really positive. "It is such an incredibly important issue that we want to help to fight. Being able to turn your heating on when you get cold should not be a luxury." The funeral homes are part of the regional, independent cooperative - Southern Co-op - which encourages its colleagues to hold fundraisers, make donations and volunteer as part of its community engagement programme. Earlier this year, the funeralcare colleagues around Bognor Regis teamed up to wash cars for the Wenceslas Appeal and raised £178, pictured above. Southern Co-op's community engagement programme is called Love Your Neighbourhood and addresses four key social themes for promoting greener, healthier, safer and more inclusive neighbourhoods.
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A SEMI-RETIRED aviation safety specialist from Bognor Regis is bidding to become its next MP. Hartley Elder has been selected as the Brexit Party's first prospective parliamentary candidate for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. He said: "I campaigned for Brexit before the referendum, and I believe the failure to leave the EU in March this year was the final, but not exclusive betrayal, of our democracy. "I decided it was time to do something about it and offer the electorate an alternative to the broken two-party system. "I want to see the whole of Britain invested in, celebrated and believed in. Project positive rather than project fear. "I have personal experience working with an EU institution and see them as an arrogant, power-hungry, 'civil service', with no means for them to be held accountable by the people of Europe. "It is time for us to take back control, make Brexit happen and let the communities of Britain thrive, prosper and, most importantly control their own destiny."
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Mr Elder, 66, pictured below, said leaving the EU would be a major change and was likely to lead to both ups and downs but believed in the ability of the British people to thrive. He has been married for 44 years to Lorraine. They have two grown-up children and two grandchildren. He has lived and worked around the world in the aviation industry. He and Lorraine decided to settle in Bognor Regis because of their family's location, they liked Sussex and they fell in love with the West Meads estate. Mr Elder is a blood bike volunteer in Sussex as well as treasurer of Bognor Regis Archery Club. He is also a member of the town's University of the Third Age. Brexit Party chairman Richard Tice said: "The vast majority of our candidates are entering politics for the first time and they come from all walks of life, backgrounds, races and religions. "Their greatest strength is that they are not professional politicians, but are competent individuals, connected to their local areas and issues they seek to represent."
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ROTARIANS in Bognor Regis have helped volunteers in the town to sharpen their fundraising skills. Bognor Regis Rotary Club donated £500 to the Men's Shed to enable its members to further overcome a break-in at its Dickinson Place premises in Durban Road. Dr Malcolm Ridley, of the Rotary club, pictured below left, presented the cheque to Adam Bell, the Men's Shed's treasurer. Peter Stemp, the Rotarians' press officer, said: "The gift will enable the Shed to buy the necessary grinders and steel bench to provide a sharpening system, so that the Shed can offer a sharpening service to the community for a small fee." The Men's Shed is flourishing again after the burglary and theft of much of its tools and equipment earlier this year, thanks to the generosity of the town's residents in replacing most of the stolen items. A not-for-profit organisation, the Men's Shed aims to be financially independent. Plans are being considered to expand its activities beyond woodwork and metalwork to include the teaching of IT skills. It provides a place to go for men, mainly of retirement age - and women in some sessions - where they can find comradeship, have fun and discover a purpose through creative activity.
MORE than 300 remarkable and rarely seen works by former Felpham resident William Blake are going on show next week. Tate Britain is presenting the biggest exhibition in a generation about the area's most famous resident. This ambitious event will highlight some of the most iconic images in the history of British art which Blake (1757-1827) created. They include Newton, pictured below, which he painted in ink and watercolour between 1795-1805. A visionary painter, printmaker and poet, he has remained an inspiration to artists, musicians, writers and performers worldwide for more than two centuries. A Tate Britain spokesman said: "Tate Britain will reimagine the artist's work as he intended it to be experienced. "Blake's art was a product of his tumultuous times, with revolution, war and progressive politics acting as the crucible of his unique imagination, yet he struggled to be understood and appreciated during his life." Blake lived in what is now Blakes Cottage in Blakes Road from 1800-1803. While there, his work included the words which have become Jerusalem. The exhibition will be open from Sunday to February 2, 2020.
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The healthy and fruity benefits of blackberries www.denisekelly.co.uk Tel: 07730671436 Email: denise@ thewellbeingcompanyltd.com I WOULD like to remind you all that they are not only free, but it’s so much fun picking them, and they just beginning to ripen everywhere right now! Yes, blackberries! THese juicy berries add deliciousness to any smoothie, dessert or fruit salad and are power-packed with so much goodness you will want them all year round! (So why not freeze some too for a later date?) Just one blackberry has 30.2 milligrams of vitamin C. And if you want to stay youthful and agile this vitamin is more than essential. Vitamin C is integral when it comes to collagen formation in bones, connective tissues and blood vessels. It not only helps to regenerate the skin, it helps to battle free radicals in the body, helps you to absorb iron and shortens the life of a common cold. THese berries are fabulously high in fibre, so if you have any digestive issues such as bloating, constipation or stomach discomfort, try adding these delicious berries to your diet as they can help reduce cholesterol, promote regular bowel movements, control blood sugar levels, provide good fuel to nourish healthy gut bacteria and keep you feeling fuller for longer. One cup of blackberries has almost eight grams of fibre. THey are also a rich source of vitamin K and just one cup is almost your daily recommended value. Vitamin K is the very reason if you cut yourself you don’t bleed profusely as it helps your blood clot. Deficiency in this vitamin can lead
to bone thinning and fractures, easy bruising, heavy menstrual bleeding and blood in the stool or urine. If you take blood thinners makes sure you are eating a good amount of foods rich in vitamin K such as blackberries, fermented dairy foods, soybeans and green leafy vegetables. Blackberries are also high in manganese, which is an important mineral for preventing osteoporosis and regulating blood sugar levels, too. THe antioxidants in this tasty wild fruit helps prevent memory loss as it reduces inflammation which can lead to motor and cognitive issues common with ageing. If you want to watch the calories, one cup of blackberries has only 62 calories, one gram fat and 14 carbs. THey are known to have a low glycaemic index which doesn’t lead to excessive sugar spikes, and these little gems are classed as a super food and should not be underestimated! THey can help keep your immunity fighting fit and help to maintain a healthy heart! So, what are you waiting for! Get picking! September is a great time for a weight loss kick start. After all those BBQs and vinos, are you feeling a little sluggish and as if you want to lose a few extra pounds? If you need to be motivated you can sign up to our 4lb weight loss in just seven days. You get a shopping list sent to you, and then daily plans, recipes and exercises to hold your hand every step of the way for seven days. A lot of my clients have repeated this plan for several weeks and are reporting phenomenal results, not just for weight loss but health and energy enhancing too! Any questions please e-mail me on: denise@thewellbeingcompanyltd.com or call 07730671436 for a chat.
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Put your Bridge abilities to the test at The Bognor Club’s exciting open day A fine listed Edwardian building at 2 Sudley Road, Bognor is the home of The Bognor Club. A forthcoming open day on September 15th will give visitors the opportunity to see inside. Chairman Eileen Hand says “we have been playing bridge and snooker here for 125 years as well as chess and musical evenings. We’d be delighted to welcome people; members will be available to show them around. We’ll be open from 10 to 4 on Sunday 15th so feel free to pop in for a cup of tea or coffee and maybe try out some of the facilities”. The Club provides bridge teaching for those who want to learn or to improve their game. Allan Luckin, one of our Club tutors, says “Bridge is a very social game that can be enjoyed at every level. We have players who are absolute beginners and others that represent the County in competitions. And for older folk it is a great way to keep the little grey cells stimulated”!
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By Sylvia Endacott
Cinema has entertained residents for century A hundred years of big screen thrills and laughs HOW many people have been to the cinema recently? How many of you have been to the Picturedrome, the only cinema left in Bognor Regis? For many people it is just a building at one of our busy road junctions and no thought is given to its history. It has a very interesting history. It was designed by Arthur Smith, who was quite a prolific architect of his day, and also involved in many other constructions in the town. This premise, which cost £4,500, was opened in May, 1886, when it was known as the town’s New Assembly Rooms and was used for many major events as well as badminton and roller-skating and being used by a school of art for a number of years. In 1899, it was used for a concert in aid the Pagham Church Improvement Fund, with such artistes as Lady Beerbohm Tree and Lewis Waller, the stars of the day. In 1911, it was renamed Queen’s Hall to commemorate the coronation of George V. During this period, many unnamed touring entertainers used the premises. They often used giant canvas pictures, measuring 27ft long and 14ft high, which would be unrolled as the backdrop for the events taking, place on the stage, creating much enjoyment for the audiences of the time. That same year saw major redecorations
carried out, which included lowering the main ceiling by 14 inches, placing new panels into the main area and also building a box office, complete with a women's toilet behind. It was at this time that some of the doors were closed. It was noted in the local press of May 11, 1911, that it was possible that in the future it would probably be let as a 'picture palace'. How right they were. One of the early features of this building was the octagonal lantern tower, which in the early days had a revolving light, operated by a small boy pedalling a bicycle type mechanism. During the First World War, the building was used as a drill hall by the military and also as one of the offices where young men could sign up for the war. I met a gentleman recently who told me that his father, who lived in Bognor, had signed up here. However, he was not allowed to go home that evening, before his departure the following day. He had to stay overnight at the Queen’s Hall! During the course of the war, the building was leased to a Mr Stoneham and two other gentlemen. Eventually, the backers of this new enterprise, who were also Frederick Jenkins, the owner of bathing machines and a builder’s yard in Longford Road,
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and Mr Cooper, the chemist in West Street, proceeded to remove the stage and put in a sloping floor with plush seating and new ventilation. On opening the Picturedrome, they announced the cinema was 'refreshingly cool'. The opening ceremony took place on June 5, 1919, with proceeds for the first film showing being donated to the Bognor War Memorial Hospital fund for the healthcare facility which was also about to open. Mr and Mrs Fleming, of Aldwick Grange, who were benefactors to the hospital, performed the opening ceremony. A Union Jack was across the screen and when it was lowered it revealed a picture of George V. Admission charges at this time were 5d (2p), 9d (4p), 1/3 (6p) and 1/10 (9p). These changes must have produced a state of the art' facility for Bognor people. Film shows on a Sunday were unacceptable at this time and, when the idea was proposed, 1,064 local residents signed a petition, as they felt it would be 'very injurious to the religious life of the community'. A licence was eventually granted by police who felt that this would take 'local girls off the streets', and this action would then stop the girls from being 'at a loose end and a source of trouble'. More changes soon occurred and by 1922 the Picturedrome came under the joint ownership of Mr Shanley and Mr Carter who had taken over the town's pier in 1910. There was a fire in the projection box in 1920 and the pianist, Eva White, continued to play until the audience had been evacuated, and then she carried on playing to enable the fire brigade to find her in the smoke-filled cinema. Much of the current plasterwork in the
cinema dates from the renovations that took place after this fire. Progress continued and, by 1930, the cinema had become equipped with Western Electric Sound and, by 1940, dances were being held in the upper ballroom, where today we have more screens. The local papers in 1947 always provided information on the type of entertainment that was available weekly, and in one issue of May 31 they advised the reader that there is 'glorious musical entertainment', provided by The Jolson Story, coming to the Picturedrome for six days, showing at ‘2.26 pm, 5.50pm and 7.44 pm.’ Quite interesting film showing times. In 1954, there was an extremely serious fire, which resulted in the cinema being closed for the first time for a period of four months. When it was reopened in the September, the era of the wide screen had arrived. By 1962, the cinema had 553 seats and operated beside the popular bingo, which was to replace whist drives. Luckily, we still have our Picturedrome, 100 years after being converted into a cinema. A fourth screen was opened last year by its current owner, Bognor Regis Town Council, and prices are still kept low by the operator, Picturedrome Electric Theatre Company Ltd. I am sure when Arthur Smith constructed his New Assembly Rooms in 1886, he didn’t envisage that it would still be used as an assembly area for the town so many years later. It is outwardly intact, and forms such a focal point of the town. Let us hope that it remains in use as a cinema so that we can still enjoy the modern films and also viewing the building when we sit waiting at the traffic lights.
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Administration/Reception Volunteer – Change, Grow, Live (CGL) (West Sussex Drug & Alcohol Wellbeing Network) Change, Grow, Live (CGL) is a social care and health charity that supports and enables people to change their lives for the better and achieve positive and life-affirming goals. Service users are adults, young people and families whose lives are affected by substance misuse, homelessness, poverty, unemployment, domestic abuse, mental health issues and offending. They are looking for volunteers to assist their Administration Team to support the administrative and data collection aspects of the project, working closely with the Team with a variety of tasks to suit the immediate and on-going needs of the service including covering the reception..
Befriender/Anna Friend and Administration Volunteer – Chichester Anna Chaplaincy Chichester Anna Chaplaincy provides a spiritual and emotional befriending service for older people, their families and carers in Chichester city. They are looking for volunteers to be trained and equipped to be a spiritual befriender of older people, and visit them at Residential Homes and in their own homes. They are also looking for someone to help with ad hoc administrative help. They require all of their volunteers to be practising Christians, which is usually, but not always, illustrated by active church membership.
Deck Crew on Canal Trip Boats – Chichester Ship Canal Trust The Chichester Ship Canal Trust offers daily scheduled boat trips from February till October as well as popular charter trips and activities to get you closer to the water and to nature. They would welcome volunteers to qualify as Mate or Skipper on board their two trip boats on Chichester Canal. They operate two trip boats - Richmond runs their popular cruises such as Fish and Chips and Afternoon Teas, while Kingfisher runs up to 4 trips a day from February to November. Each trip has to have two Deck Crew. Crew undergo a full training programme led by qualified personnel. On passing out, Mates can then accompany a Skipper on any of the trips. It is possible to take further training to pass out as a Skipper approved by the Marine and Coastguard Agency.
Group Co-ordinator – Contact the Elderly Contact the Elderly is a national charity whose aim is to relieve the loneliness and isolation felt by elderly people living alone; they meet on the 3rd Sunday of the month from 3 to 5pm in a volunteer host’s home where they chat over tea and cakes. Coordinators ensure everything runs smoothly each month. They organise the monthly group outings by liaising with the hosts and the drivers so that everyone is clear about the time, date and place. It is the coordinator’s job to be organised and keep everyone informed, planning the monthly host schedule, assisting with DBS checks and liaising with new volunteers and guests. Coordinators are also often volunteer drivers too. You will need common sense, organisational ability, kindness and patience.
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City aiming for FA Cup history CHICHESTER CITY will be looking to make FA Cup history when they welcome Isthmian South Central side Chalfont St Peter to Oaklands Park tomorrow (3pm). Miles Rutherford's side have only played in the first qualifying round of the world's oldest competition once before. But tomorrow high-flying Chi can continue their recent historymaking run by going where none of their predecessors has been. With ÂŁ4,500 up for grabs for the winners, there will be plenty of incentives for Rutherford's team to outdo the Buckinghamshire visitors. A month into their first ever season at step four and City are enjoying life in the Isthmian South East. A 2-1 come-from-behind victory against Faversham Town last weekend lifted Chi up to third in the standings with three wins from their first four games.
THat was followed by a fiercelycontested Velocity Trophy game against league rivals Hastings United at Oaklands in midweek. Despite missing seven first team regulars, City put up a strong fight in a narrow 2-0 defeat. Another tough match is expected against fellow step four side Chalfont. Following a good start to their league campaign, the Saints are unbeaten after four matches having won three and drawn one, leaving them nicely positioned in fourth place. Much will depend on Chi's front line which continues to cause defences at this level problems. Two of those players came to the fore against Faversham after City fell behind in the first half to the Kent visitors. Just after the restart when Romanian winger Gicu Iordache fired home an equaliser before Scott Jones nodded home his fourth goal of the week to win the
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game just before the hour mark. It could have been more for Chi but they had a third ruled out by the referee for an infringement on the visiting goalkeeper. With Jimmy Wild also rejoining the club from Bognor, Rutherford has plenty of options to call on up front. Speaking after the victory, Jones said: "It was not the best performance from us boys but to still get three points after going one nil down shows the quality, team spirit and desire of our team. "Getting the three points and players still not being happy shows where the teams aspirations are at." Chi were much changed for the visit of Hastings on Tuesday night. Ant Ender came in for keeper Steve Mowthorpe. THere were also starts for Robert Taw, Sam Ndlovu, Rory Biggs and THeo Bennetts; and Jimmy Wild was handed the No.9 shirt in place of Scott Jones. THe club's top scorer joined captain Connor Cody, Josh Clack, Callum Overton, Jamie Horncastle and Ryan Peake on Chi’s injury list. Corey Heath was
suspended. Hastings, who have only conceded one goal in five games in all competitions so far this season, were rarely threatened in the first half and should have gone ahead on 18 minutes when a super pass from Tom Chalmers played Kenny Pogue in only for the striker to skew his shot wide of Ender’s left-hand post. THe visitors took the lead in the 26th minute when Pogue got in too easily, latching on to a nice pass from Davide Rodari. Chichester started the second half more brightly. A smart exchange between Wild and Haitham gave the opposition back four some problems and Bennetts flashed a header narrowly wide. But it was the Us who doubled their lead with 20 minutes to go when Chalmers shrugged Chi skipper Ben Pashley off the ball and steered it past Ender. THere was a chance for a Chi consolation in time added on but Lloyd Rowlatt headed Rob Hutchings’ cross just over. Chi face Haywards Heath in their next Velocity Trophy group four match on September 24 - but before then is the cup.
Chalfont St Peter (H) Tomorrow (September 7, 2019) at 3pm
Chi's losing streak continues CHICHESTER City Ladies are still waiting for their first win under new boss Sadie Blakely after suffering two defeats in four days. THe revamped Green and Whites have had a tough start to life under the rookie manager, losing their first three matches in the National Southern Premier, and being dumped out of the league cup by lower league opposition. THe last week saw a 3-0 loss at former Super League side Yeovil followed by a 7-1 defeat to Crawley Wasps under the lights at Oaklands Park. THe setback enabled the strong visitors to go top of the table to reach their highest league position. Despite the poor run, there has been plenty of positives for Blakely to take, not least the development of a number of younger players who are gaining valuable experience at tier three of the women's game. THe hope is that Chi will break their duck on Sunday when they head to Oxford United in the league (2pm). Blakely will want to see a repeat of the first half showing at Yeovil when her young team were more than a match for their buoyed
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opponents, who were playing in front of their new American owner. After restricting the home side to a series of long shots, home keeper Beth Howard had to act sharply to stop a dangerous effort from City’s captain, Megan Fox, sailing in. Into the second period and Yeovil's
experience started to tell. It was a 17-yearold, though, who broke the deadlock as Erin Bloomfield put the Somerset side in front. THe lead was doubled shortly after when Sarah Wiltshire lobbed home before Kelly Aldridge completed the win as time ticked down.
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Lions looking to keep improving after cup win PAGHAM boss Bob Paine will be hoping his young side have turned the corner as their performances start to lead to rewards. THe Lions have produced two excellent showings in the last week, losing out in extra time to Bridon Ropes in the FA Vase - a match they should have won - before beating SCFL Division One side Oakwood 2-0 in the Peter Bentley Cup. Next up are two home league matches, with Crawley Down Gatwick visiting tomorrow (3pm) before early pacesetters Lancing make the trip along the A27 on Tuesday (7.45pm). In SCFL Division One, Sidlesham chalked up their first win of the season after defeating Southern Counties East Division One side Stansfeld in the FA Vase. Sids needed a replay to end the contest after a 2-2 draw at the Recreation Ground last weekend. A chip from Jono Tallent, a placed shot from the middle of the box from Joe Manners, and an ice cool finish at the end from Ben Mepham sealed a 3-1 victory in midweek. Next up for the Sids in that competition is visit from Kennington FC next weekend.
Before that, though, is a visit from high-flying Littlehampton Town tomorrow (3pm) before a short trip to Wick on Tuesday (7.45pm) as the club look to lift themselves from 16th in the 18- team division. Fellow Division One side Selsey are fighting at the other end of the table, sitting sixth after four games of the season. Daren Pearce's side will look to build on that in the coming week when they host Worthing United tomorrow (3pm) before a visit from unbeaten league leaders Littlehampton Town on Tuesday (7.45pm). Selsey were soundly beaten 5-0 by Southern Counties East Premier side Punjab United in the FA Vase. THat was followed by a 2-1 extra time victory over SCFL Premier's Horley Town in the Peter Bentley Cup on Tuesday. After falling behind, a bizarre red card for the visitors when the number 11 threw his boot at the referee. THat let Blues back into the match through Joe Bennett before Lindon Miller got the winner. In SCFL Division Two Bosham host Brighton Electricity tomorrow (3pm) after beating Rottingdean Village 4-3 last time out.
Sportinbrief î ? Cross Country CHICHESTER Runners have confirmed a busy programme of running during the winter months. With days starting to get shorter, the club is welcoming runners of all abilities to think about taking up the sport. For those who are a little more seasoned, a series of competitions will start with the Goodwood Cross Country Relays on September 28. Other notable dates for the diaries are the Sussex Cross Country League on October 12 (Goodwood), November 9 (Lancing Manor), November 30 (Stanmer Park) and February 8 (Bexhill). THe Cross Country Championships will kick off
on January 4 with the Sussex Championships at Bexhill. A couple of weeks later, on January 18, the Sussex Masters will take place at Coombe Farm, Lancing. THen, on January 25, the South of England will be ran around Parliament Hill Fields in Hampstead before the Nationals on February 22 at Nottingham. THe iconic club’s Corporate and schools Challenge are scheduled for February 26, March 11 and March 25 (all Wednesdays) with the Sussex Road Relays at Christ Hospital School on Saturday, April 4. Full details: www.chichesterrunners.org.uk
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Sportinbrief î ? Trampolining DRAGONFLYERS' Lucy Hijmans and Libby Morton, pictured below, claimed yet further national success after the pair landed medals at the synchro league 15 plus mixed category. THe duo's mirrored performance and excellent form scores ranks them at the top of the league table after three events. THis is already enough for the pair to compete at the national league finals to be held in Derby in November. Linda O'Leary, coach of the Bognor-based club, described it as a "phenomenal achievement In their first year in this age group". THe girls' excellent form extended to individual performances, too, after both qualified for the League Two 15 to 16 years finals. After landing 9th and 11th place finishes in Nottingham, Morton and Hijmans are now ranked 11th and 13th respectively in national standings for their grouping. Team-mate Zoe Maskell took 13th spot in League THree 13 to 14 years at this event. Her overall ranking of 23rd in what is her first year on the national circuit also gains her a place at finals.
î ? Darts LEGENDS Micky Rowland fired three 180s in the standout performance of week 14 of the Bognor Friday Summer Darts League. Here are the results in full:: DIVISION ONE - Lamb Shankers 9 Friary 'Z' 10; Legends 11 Hunston Hares 6; Newtown Amity 8 Little Legends 9 MOTM - Gary Blackwood (Legends) 17 & 19 darts [27.83 av]; Nick Hales (Friary 'Z') 17 & 24 darts [24.44 av]; Alex Norgett (Amity) 21 & 22 darts [23.3 av] 180s - Rowland (Friary 'Z') x3; Blackwood (Legends) x1; Andy Chant (Little) x1 DIVISION TWO - Chi Snooker Club 14 Lamb Chops 2; Friary 'D' 8 Aldingbourne Mavericks 9; Royal Oak vs Newtown Clubbers - POSTPONED; Lamb Nomads - bye MOTM - Keith Robinson (Chi) 20 & 22 darts [23.86 av]; Steve Jones (Friary 'D') 22 & 28 darts [17.22 av] 180s - Daniel Robinson (Chi) x1 DIVISION THREE - Railway Sleepers 5 Richmond Resurrected 13; Cabin 10 the Lamb 7; Richmond Rebels 9 ASC 7 MOTM - Neil Conn (Lamb) 18 & 30 darts [20.88 av]; Martin Austin (ASC) 27 & 30 darts [17.58 av]; Paul Devlin (Richmond Res) 29 & 32 darts [16.43 av]
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Derby to kick season off for Blues CHICHESTER RFC are all set to kick off the new campaign with a home derby against Sussex rivals Horsham tomorrow (3pm). THe Blues had an inconsistent season in London One South last time out, rounding off with a bottom half finish. Paul Colley's side will now be tasked with trying to better that this time round, while bringing through a number of younger players from the colts. Blues have been in good form in a series of pre-season warm-up matches, chalking up victories away at London Two South West side Winchester and Wimbourne. Now, the competitive action starts - with newly-promoted Horsham providing an interesting test for a fully-fit Chi squad which is raring to go. London One South finished with a particularly close climax last season with Brighton sneaking into the play-off position ahead of Camberley and Medway in the final match last year. THere are no relegated teams from London South East Premier. But that does not make the division any less competitive. With four promoted teams, each with their
own aspirations and levels of confidence, a league transfer in the form of HAC and heavily Westcombe Park and Camberley investing in recruitment, the challenge is obvious. Combined with the perennial challenge of Medway and some resurgent teams in the forms of THurrock and Havant, it is without doubt going to throw up regular challenges to the Blues squad. In Hampshire Premier, Bognor get their season underway with a home match against Fordingbridge tomorrow (3pm). THe Purple and Greens were among the standout performers in the division last season, pushing for promotion until the last couple of weeks of the season. In the end, they had to settle for a thirdplace finish - giving plenty of incentive for the team to improve on that in 2019/20. Bognor will be boosted with the start of the club's academy of 16 and 17-year-olds who have recently returned from their first successful trip away. Anyone interested in joining the club or volunteering at Hampshire Avenue for a couple of hours a week can contact info@ bognor-rfc.com
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f Mahesh Rawat, left, averaged 150 this season
Fourth spot is sealed by Mid MIDDLETON CC sealed a top four finish in the Sussex Premier Division after a comfortable five wicket win over Mayfield. Sean Heather's side have been in excellent form all season, pushing many more established top level sides all the way in a series of close matches. Central to that form has been Middleton's batting, with the skipper and overseas player, Mahesh Rawat, racking up close to 2,000 runs between them over the course of 17 games. It has been enough to see the pair finish first and second in the Premier Division batting rankings, with the Indian streaks ahead at the top of the charts. In total, Rawat scored 1,041 runs at an average of close to 150 - an astonishing record for a batter who has made the number five spot his own. THe Indian, who is in his second season at Sea Lane, was the star once again in the victory at relegated Mayfield last weekend. After putting in the hosts, Middleton's Jack Carson (3-49) made quick inroads into the
home side's line up, reducing them to 29-3. But as was the case in the return fixture, Sri Lankan Kaushal Silva proved to be a difficult nut to crack. THe number three anchored the Mayfield's innings, scoring 90 off 88 balls before being the ninth man out for the home side. By that time Mayfield had reached 197, with the final pair adding eight more runs to set Middleton 206 to win. In reply, the visitors looked to be struggling when Heather (24) fell with the score at 40-4. But Rawat found a capable partner in Carson, with the pair putting on 98 for the fifth wicket to put Middleton well on their way. When Carson fell for 47, they were still 67 runs short. But the Indian kept on pushing, hitting a quick-fire unbeaten 80 off 71 balls to guide them home. With East Grinstead and Preston Nomads both slipping up, it saw Middleton jump up to fourth in the standings - an excellent return for the club.
BOGNOR suffered a final day of the season heartbreak after narrowly missed out on promotion to the Sussex Premier Division. Excellent form by Ryan Maskell's side in the second half of the season put the Regis Oval side well in contention for one of two spots at the top of Division Two. Going into the final weekend, Bognor sat in second knowing victory at fourth-placed St James's Montefiore would seal their place in the top tier in 2020. But a five wicket loss to the Ditchling side combined with wins for Hastings & St Leonards and Haywards Heath saw Maskell's side miss out. Bognor got off to the worst possible start when their two form men - Roy Kaia and Maskell - were dismissed with just 12 runs on the board. It was left to Mike Harris (43) to try to rebuild, with support from Joe Ashmore (26) and Joel Baker (31). But St James's kept on chipping away to eventually bowl out the visitors for just 202 from their 45 overs. It was unlikely to be enough unless Bognor's bowlers really turned the screw.
But they couldn't get the breakthrough as opener Toby Pullan smashed 41 off 37 balls to get the home side's chase underway. Fellow opener Harry Rollings was more pedestrian but his unbeaten score of 97* helped the Ditchling side to victory with more than ten overs and five wickets in hand. Fellow Division One side Chichester Priory Park were unable to do either side any favours when they came up well short against Haywards Heath. A century from Johnny Phelps (100) helped the visitors reach 241-7 off their 45 overs at Goodwood. THe weather delayed Priory's reply but it only put off the inevitable with only Charlie Futcher (73) showing any real resistance to the visitors' attack. Chi were eventually bowled out for 158, well short of their revised target of 242. In Division THree West, Pagham ended the season in fourth after a 45-run loss to secondplace Worthing. Nick Smith (3-36) was the pick of the bowlers as the visitors reached 247-9, a score Pagham were unable to reach despite opener Jack Stannard hitting 63.
f Bognor narrowly missed out on promotion after a final day loss
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BOGNOR boss Jack Pearce believes the club now have an attacking trio to fire the Rocks to success. Supporters of the Nyewood Lane side will no doubt be disappointed with the club's start to the Isthmian Premier campaign which has seen them pick up just four points from their opening five games. THe latest - a 2-0 defeat at home to promotion challengers Carshalton Athletic last weekend - leaves Rocks 18th after the first month of the season. After falling behind to two first half goals, Pearce's side did have their chances. But despite racking up 11 corners and the visitors being reduced to ten men, Rocks were unable to find a way past their opponents. THere was some silver lining to the defeat, though, with on-loan Portsmouth attacker Bradley Lethbridge, pictured top left, making his first appearance of the season. THe 18-year-old, who scored ten goals while at the Nye Camp last term, teamed up again with Jimmy Muitt and Dan Smith to form a potentially potent attacking trio. Pearce believes providing they stay fit then this could propel Bognor up the standings.
He told THe Post: "Getting Brad back is a massive lift for us. "But we have to remember that he hasn't kicked a ball either for us or Pompey since May. "He's been injured ever since the Sussex Senior Cup final and waiting to come back ever since. "But once he gets games under his belt, if we can get him, Dan Smith and Jimmy Muitt all fit then those three will be as good as anyone else in the league." Rocks will take a temporary break from league action tomorrow when they welcome Isthmian South East side Sittingbourne to Nyewood Lane for the first qualifying round of the FA Cup tomorrow (3pm). Victory would not only boost the confidence of the young side but also earn the club ÂŁ4,000 in prize money. Pearce said: "I know hardly anything about them. What I do know is that with our confidence at the moment any game will be difficult for us. "We have trained well this week though and if we play to our full potential then we will be OK. "When you keep losing games of football it affects people even when you have good players. "We can't dress it up. It was a disappointing week. We need to keep working hard and sticking together."
Sittingbourne (H) Tomorrow (Saturday, September 7, 2019), at 3pm
'Focus must be on defence' "NO ONE is more disappointed than me" - those were the words of Rocks boss Jack Pearce after his young charges slumped to their second defeat in the space of five days. In both games the Rocks had the better part of large portions of the matches. Yet a failure to take chances meant that come the final whistle Bognor had fallen to a 3-0 loss at Worthing and 2-0 defeat to Carshalton Athletic. It's clear that things need to improve, at both ends of the pitch. THe return of Bradley Lethbridge to fitness will no doubt improve the Rocks' attacking prowess. But it is at the other end of the pitch where Pearce and coach Robbie Blake will probably want to spend more of their time. Of last season's starting back five, four are currently unavailable for the club, with only Keaton Wood the mainstay from the Sussex Senior Cup win. With former skipper Gary Charman leaving the club this week, that leaves James Crane and Wood as the only two fit experienced defenders on the books. Pearce said: "THere were only two teams in the Isthmian Premier League who lost more games than us last season - that was the champions, Dorking, and Merstham, who made the playoffs. "THe reason for that is we didn't score. "Our forward line of Dan Smith, Brad Lethbridge and Jimmy Muitt is as good as
any in the league but after March we never got them back together on the pitch at the same time. "We seem to have righted that problem by getting them back together again so that's an encouragement." At the other end of the pitch, Pearce is calling for patience.
He said: "We have lost four of the five who were in our defence last season. When you have only one left, getting that consistency will not happen overnight "THe players are learning and coming together. We shall see, We may be not good enough in that department and we need to sign more players."
f Bognor boss Jack Pearce
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by Harvey Whyte
A FORTNIGHT go, when I last wrote this column, I thought we had turned a corner. We'd just beaten Wingate 5-0 and confidence was high heading into a local derby. Fast forward a couple of weeks and we have been beaten twice, conceding five and scoring none. In the Worthing game, I thought we were better in the first 20 minutes to half-hour and could have been two of three up. We didn't take our chances though. If we had, that would have changed the game completely. It would have quietened the crowd and allowed us to take charge. But when they scored, the game swung away from us. THe crowd started to get louder and we could not get back into the match. It's the way derby games go sometimes. In those situations you need characters to pull the side through and I thought we crumbled a bit under the pressure. THe goals we conceded were terrible and of our own doing. I thought we may have ironed that out in the game at Wingate but that wasn't the case. Jack and Robbie had a few things to say at the end of the game. A few fans picked up on comments that Jack made about Tommy Leigh, who made the mistake which led to the second goal. I think that's just Jack, you have to take things he says with a pinch of salt. While Tommy is a young lad he's just brushed things off and now we're moving on as a team. It was just a bad day at the office for us on what was a really poor artificial pitch that we did not adapt to. On a good pitch perhaps some of those errors would not have happened. We are a young team and do feed on confidence, which
is perhaps why we were poor again against Carshalton. We seem to have issues when people don't attack - they just sit back and somehow score goals. I can't watch it back as it infuriates me so much! THey did not cut us open at all, they just soaked up our attacks, cleared the ball and somehow took the lead. While it is true that we have not scored for two games, it is defence which is crucial as if we don't concede then we will still get a point. Most strikers are confidence players, which means they will go through patches. But when defending you need to be consistent all the time as if you make a mistake then it will be a goal. We need to work at it as a team and hopefully the results will come. We have a great opportunity to do that in the FA Cup against Sittingbourne tomorrow. I don't know much about the opponents, given we do not play in the same division as them. But one thing that's certain is we owe the fans a performance, we owe the manager and the staff a performance and we owe ourselves a performance. We need to make sure we deliver as it's not been good enough of late. It's also good to be playing in the FA Cup. It's a tournament I like playing in. We haven’t had a run in it since I've been with the club so it would be nice to reach the first round if we can. THere's always a financial element to the club involved the further we go. But for the players it can be a good break from the league, often playing against new teams which can help in the long run. A lot of fans will have fond memories of the FA Trophy run and it would be nice to do something similar in the FA Cup starting tomorrow.
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