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By Kevin Smith kevin.smith@sussexpost.co.uk BUSINESS owners in Bognor Regis have been urged to go online to survive the coronavirus pandemic.

Jason Passingham, the chairman of the town's business improvement district (BID), said it was essential those who served customers in the town centre adapted to meet the current challenging

conditions.

"We understand the present situation is really hard," he said. "All the directors of the BID are in the same boat.

"Most of us are small independent traders and we have to do what we can to survive as businesses.

"We have to think about adapting our businesses. I would urge anyone who hasn't got a social media presence to set one up to ensure they can

attract customers who are heeding the government's advice and staying indoors.

"They could stay in contact by email.

It could also be a case of starting a delivery service to take the goods to the customers rather than the customers coming to the premises.

"I know one business which is opening later but working later in the evening with home deliveries.

"The BID is actively pursuing a way to enable all of our businesses to sell their goods online, and ways to partner with local delivery services to make sure we can get their goods to people's homes."

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TEMPORARY toilets will be returning to Bognor Regis seafront again this summer.

The portable loos are to installed on the promenade for the third year in a row.

Arun District Council is making arrangements for the short-term facility to be in place.

The news has come after town resident Mo Cook asked for information about the latest situation regarding the permanent unused toilets.

They have been in place on the promenade for two years but have only been used for the first few weeks.

They have since been fenced off by the district council while it tackles their manufacturer about alleged faults.

Ms Cook said: "We have been waiting for toilets on the seafront for three years.

"A guy from the manufacturer came down the other week to check on them.

"What is the update? Are we going to get decent toilets and what are we waiting for?" she said at the latest Bognor Regis Town Council meeting.

"Are we going to get temporary toilets for the summer season which starts in about three weeks' time?"

Town councillor Matt Stanley, who is also Arun's cabinet member for technical services, said temporary toilets would be ordered to provide the facility during the summer.

"They have been planned but I don't

know what the installation date is.

He said it was still unknown when the permanent toilets would be opened or replaced.

"It's a complicated situation. So, in short, there is no further information I can give as far as the seaside toilets are concerned.

"Arun and its officers have said they do not believe that what is there is not fit for purpose at the moment.

"I can say officers are working tirelessly to find a resolution for this.

"It's not something either officers or members are satisfied with and it is taking an extremely long time.

"What I can ask is that members of the community bear with us.

"It's something we are picking up at every possible opportunity.

"It is steadily developing but, because of the contractual nature of the situation, I can't share any further information."

It was reported in 2018 that Arun budgeted £200,000 for the unisex loos, which are opposite Walton Avenue.

Their late arrival saw temporary toilets installed for the second summer after the district council had closed the previous underground toilets nearby because of anti-social behaviour and flooding.

The new toilets have five cubicles, with one suitable for wheelchair users. Some have baby changing facilities.

Last March, former Arun councillor Stephen Haymes claimed at a meeting aspects of the toilets, such as the roof, were faulty.

Approval is given for historic hotel's wall to be demolished LISTED building consent has been approved to knock down a section of boundary wall at a Pagham hotel.

Arun District Council has agreed the work on 2.25m of the Grade IIlisted Inglenook Hotel's wall can be demolished. The decision also includes a modern side extension at the site in Pagham Road.

The go-ahead has been given by council planning officer Maria Tomalova.

She says in her report: "Given the scale, the nature of the proposed development and the way it will be implemented, it is considered that

the proposed works would not have an adverse impact on the appearance, character or historic fabric of the Inglenook Hotel."

Material removed from the wall will be used to create a new element to link the remaining section of the walling to the hotel.

Thirty letters of objection were received by the council. But Ms Tomalova said the majority of concerns were not relevant to the application. The extension is about 30 years old and it looks like the wall has been altered at various times because of the various coping material used.

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f Supporters of The Ship Inn share issue outside Rose Green post office SUPPORTERS of re-opening an Aldwick pub were out on the streets again to gather support for their scheme.

The Aldwick Community Society and Friends of The Ship Inn members spent Saturday morning at three sites in the area publishing their share issue.

Shares worth £500,000 are on sale - at a minimum investment of £100 - to restore the pub from a closed convenience store.

Roger Beam, the society's chairman, said: "We have sold £31,000-worth of shares. I'm expecting an investment of £25,000 coming in very soon.

"I would rather we had got to £100,000 by now but we are starting to get through.

"I am still confident this is going to happen. It might be difficult for the owners to sell the building to One-Stop Shops given the present circumstances.

"We've had a tremendous reaction from the people we have seen. They want to see the pub as a community hub."

The share issue is open until April 18 but it might be extended as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

The share issue will continue to be promoted at Tudor News, Aldwick Street;

Craigweil News, Barrack Lane; and Rose Green post office, Rose Green Road, on Saturday mornings until the deadline.

The society needs to raise at least £450,000 to go ahead with the purchase and stop the building becoming a OneStop Shop.

It will cost £300,000 more to create a pub. But Mr Beam said financial forecasts showed it would always make money from an initial £16,000 profit a year.

One-Stop Shops is waiting planning approval for its proposed delivery schedule for the planned store.

Five-figure backing is step closer from parish council AN INVESTMENT by Aldwick councillors in reviving a pub has moved a step closer.

The £10,000 backing for The Ship Inn was approved by Aldwick Parish Council's finance committee.

The decision has to be confirmed by the full council. But it unknown when its next meeting will take place.

The parish council has cancelled its meetings for the foreseeable future as a result of the spread of coronavirus.

Committee chairman Alan Smith said at Monday's finance committee: "My personal opinion is that we should make a decision and refer it to full council.

"As soon as the council has it, it can be proposed as an agenda item. So, I propose approval for the full council as and when the next full council meeting is."

The decision was backed by all four committee members present after a 35-minute debate.

If it is approved, it will see the council buy shares worth £10,000 in Aldwick Community Society towards its goal of re-opening The Ship Inn.

Society chairman Roger Beam said: "Thank you very much."

He told the committee £31,000-worth of shares had been bought towards its goal of raising £500,000 to buy the Aldwick Road building and its freehold. He expected another £26,000 to be bought this week.

"The parish council buying shares will be a vote of confidence in us.

"We would be able to use that to tell people what is going on and the parish council want to investing in the shares and helping this pub," he said.

He said the empty building was classed as its last use of a shop rather than a pub.

"All this (coronavirus) has blown up in the last few weeks. If we get into negotiation with the owners, we would considerably depress what they are asking for.

"We think it is worth considering less as a closed pub," he said.

Cllr Jan Rufey said: "You said you needed the confidence from this council. I think you are absolutely

right."

But she urged the society to widen the locations in which it was publicising the share issue.

Council chairman Lillian Richardson said: "We would expect as a council that you would adhere to the principles we have outlined in our design statement. You need to know that in anything that you do to The Ship Inn." But Cllr John Bass, speaking to the committee, said: "My big concern is parking. How many tables (for customers) will you have to make it viable? Where is the parking at peak times? The people who have asked me to come to the meeting tonight are very concerned about that."

The pub has 14 parking spaces - but most customers are likely to walk or cycle there rather than drive. Two deliveries by lorry a week are also expected to be made.

One letter of objection from an Aldwick resident to the purchase of the shares was read to the committee

by Cllr Smith before its members made their decision.

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TREES were planted in a Bognor Regis beauty spot to reflect its legacy.

Up to 32 specimens were dug in across Hotham Park in a mass planting event on Tuesday.

Some 30 people went along to the Arun District Council event. It saw species such as strawberry trees, foxglove trees and firs put into the earth to reflect the park's pioneering last private owner, William Fletcher.

Mr Fletcher lived in what is now Hotham Park House for more than 40 years until 1941 and was a known tree enthusiast. His efforts have resulted in some of the many hundreds of trees which make the park such an attraction.

James Jones-McFarland, Arun's parks and cemeteries manager, said: "Hotham Park is Arun's flagship park.

"It's very precious to us and we try and manage it like it is an arboretum rather than a park."

The event was aimed at widening a routine tree planting to include the community, he said.

"There are a lot of people interested in planting trees at the moment. This is an opportunity to get as many of them together as possible.

"It is also a chance for us to publicise our tree planting strategy for the parks and greenspaces service of the council which we will be launching in the summer," said Mr Jones-McFarland.

The planting had been pruned from an all-day event because of the impact of the government's advice to tackle coronavirus and the fact areas of the

park remain underwater after recent torrential rainfall.

Each tree cost between £60-150. The cost had been met by four Hotham ward town councillors putting in some of their ward allocation funding.

The Hotham Park Heritage Trust had also spent £1,000 on the trees as its members continue to wind down its activities. Arun District Council covered the rest of the cost.

Among those carrying out planting was Allen Taylor, vice-chairman of the Friends of Hotham Park. The group has taken over the heritage trust.

He said: "This is the first event we have taken part in. I am here because a lot of us think planting trees is good - and we need to get more members."

Cllr Goodheart was also present.

"This is a really good event," he said.

This is just the first step in getting a lot of community groups together and see some result of their work.

"It is also important that the trees will come under the care of professionals to ensure they properly looked after and a lot of them have a good chance of turning into mature trees."

He hoped the enthusiastic turnout was a good sign for a Park Vision tree celebration event in the park which he was helping to plan for this October.

"There should be 30-40 community groups coming along," he said. "There is likely to be a marquee and a lot of information about trees and a chance for the groups to get to know each other."

This replaces the intended May event.

Helpers thanked for giving a hand at planting success A SENIOR councillor has thanked volunteers who took part in the Hotham Park event in Bognor Regis.

Cllr Dan Purchese, Arun District Council’s cabinet member for neighbourhood services, said: “A huge thank you to everyone who turned up to this event to lend a hand.

"As a council, we are highly focussed on preserving our environment and mitigating the effects that a changing climate may have on our parks.”

As well as the trees, a new wildlifefriendly native hedge was planted in the

conservation area of the park.

The ten-year tree planting strategy is being drafted by the council, based on existing tree cover and an increasing public appreciation of the importance of trees within our urban and rural communities.

The council is seeking to build on previous successes which has seen thousands of trees planted across the district on areas of open space provided with new developments as well as existing open space. This includes 10,000 at Bersted Brooks in North Bersted.

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` Centre closing A POPULAR activity centre in Bognor Regis is closing indefinitely from tomorrow.

The Laburnum Centre will be shut after the government advised that over-70s would be asked to be largely shielded from social contact for 12 weeks.

The centre, in Lyon Street, has about 1,000 members who are all aged 50-plus.

It is run by Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove. It has said the closure could even be longer than 12 weeks. The situation will be kept under constant review and the charity has said it will be following government guidelines closely.

The charity's chief executive, Helen Rice, said: "Obviously, we're disappointed that we have to close our centres to the public at the moment but, given the government advice, it's an important step.

"Despite this, we are absolutely determined to continue helping those who need us.

"We've already identified people who use our services who may need assistance at this time, particularly those who are frail, vulnerable and isolated. We're doing all we can to support them, with personalised help based on their individual needs."

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BOGNOR REGIS library was shut on Tuesday until further notice. The decision by West Sussex County Council also applies to Willowhale library in Rose Green.

Staff will automatically renew all loan items during the closure. No fines and charges will be incurred.

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Colleges will teach at home HEADTEACHER Mark Anstiss has said Felpham Community College will do all it can to ensure its students' education overcomes the current disruption.

Speaking yesterday afternoon, Mr Anstiss said his staff were getting ready to do their best for their some 1,500 pupils after the college closes today.

The government has told all schools in England to shut indefinitely in a bid to limit the spread of the fatal coronavirus.

"After a period of uncertainty about schools in England, I am pleased with the government's decision on Wednesday to close all UK schools.

"When we get further details about provision for key workers' children and those on free school meals, the school will ensure we play our full part.

"The decision to cancel exams was obviously massively significant and leads to uncertainty for our students in Year 11 and Year 13," he said.

"Our priority today and tomorrow is to reassure our students and help them keep calm. We don't have the answers they may want currently - but things will become clearer in time.

"Going forward, our children will be able to continue their learning at home using work set by teachers remotely.

"Clearly, it's important children do not fall behind in the weeks and months ahead and have some routine in their lives.

"We are facing an unsettled future, but the school will continue to support its

students and serve our community as best we can."

Ormiston Six Villages Academy principal Paul Slaughter has criticised the government's decision.

He said in an email to parents on Wednesday evening: "I am still astounded about the decisions made, especially for our Year 11s, who have been working so hard.

"As a parent of a Year 11, I know there will be tears and anxieties about what the future holds. My thoughts are with them this evening.

"As announced previously, we will continue to support our community and will remain open to all key workers' children if they wish to send them to school so they can, in turn, continue to look after the rest of us in the days and weeks ahead.

"To be clear, for the rest of our children from Monday, it will be time to follow advice and stay at home to suppress this horrible virus to protect our vulnerable and loved ones.

"We have already been preparing a move to online teaching and learning.

"Over the next few days, we will ramp up our resources and processes to ensure you are as able as families to continue to learn, develop and thrive in the face of these unprecedented times."

The Regis School in Bognor Regis has used its website to ask parents to be ready for further messages about the situation.

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Virus leads council to scrap their calendars of meetings EVERY meeting been cancelled by Arun District Council for at least two months.

The unprecedented decision was taken by its leader, Cllr Dr James Walsh. It means seven scheduled meetings will no longer take place.

The next meeting due to be held is the council's annual meeting on May 20 but only if the coronavirus emergency clears.

Former GP Dr Walsh is the council's only remaining original member from 1974.

He said nothing similar to the mass cancellations had happened for 75 years.

"I have never seen anything like it before, and it's certainly unprecedented since the Second World War," he said.

“In these unprecedented times, we have to be guided by the advice from the chief medical officer and central government.

"The safety and wellbeing of our local population and employees are paramount, and that is why all meetings are cancelled for the foreseeable future, with urgent decisions being taken by cabinet by email and phone, with the advice of officers, many of whom are working from home.

"It is essential that we all remain calm, look out for housebound and elderly neighbours, and above all do not selfishly panic buy in the supermarkets.

"We await further government guidance on financial support for those laid off work with mortgage or rent and power bills to pay, but welcome the support to retail businesses with the business rate suspension."

All other councils in the area have also cancelled. Most are set to hold their next

meetings in May. West Sussex County Council has taken 11 meetings off its diary. Leader Paul Marshall said: "These are unchartered waters for the whole country and it is vital we keep people safe as we, as a nation, navigate this situation.

"However, there is incredibly important work and decisions that need to be continue despite this global pandemic and we are working through the detail as to how we can do that."

Bognor Regis Town Council stopped its annual town meeting going ahead on Monday. It is now due to take place at 7.30pm on June 1 in the town hall.

All other meetings have been cancelled for the foreseeable future.

The mayor's civic reception, due to take place next Thursday at Butlin's, will not go ahead either. It is hoped it will take place at a later date.

Cllr Lilian Richardson, Aldwick Parish Council's chairman, said at its finance committee on Monday: "We have had information from Arun that we are all to stop all but essential working.

"My guess is that this will be our last meeting for at least 8-12 weeks before we are able to recommence."

No meetings of Bersted Parish Council will be held until May at the earliest. No chairman's reception will take place.

Clerk Debbie Holcombe said: "Please be assured the parish council is still working behind the scenes on your behalf."

All meetings have also been cancelled by Pagham and Felpham parish councils.

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Show blow for society KEEN gardeners in Felpham were forced to cancel their first show because of coronavirus.

Committee members of Felpham and Middleton Horticultural Society reluctantly made the decision to stop its spring show going ahead.

Visitors to its intended venue of St Mary's Centre were greeted by a notice on the front door informing them of the fact.

Show secretary Paula Puleston said: "The society was formed in the 1930s and this is the first time, that I know about, that a show has been cancelled.

"It's a long time but we had to cancel the show.

The majority of our members are in the elderly age category and we didn't want to put them at risk.

"We took the decision at the last minute and we are going to be very sensible about what we do in the future."

Last year's spring show took place in a snowfall, said Mrs Puleston. The shows typically have about 30 members showing some 300 entries. Between 80-100 visitors usually go along to admire their hard work.

Mrs Puleston said the society had also cancelled its meetings at the centre for this month about Leonardslee Gardens and in April as well.

The year's first outing on April 30 and even the rose and sweet pea show on June 20 could also be in doubt.

"The committee will continue to meet and we will decide the future as and when we get information from the government and medical groups," she said. *Butlin's in Bognor Regis is closing today until at least April 16. The holiday company announced the temporary shutdown on Wednesday.

It said in a statement on its website: "The safety and wellbeing of our guests and teams are our absolute priority. In support of government recommendations, we have sadly taken the decision to temporarily close all three resorts, Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skegness from March 20 to April 16."

The Aldingbourne Country Centre has been closed by the Aldingbourne Trust until further notice as well as the charity's Number 73 creative arts studio in Aldwick Road.

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From page one the case for small independents who might lack the cash reserves to stay afloat.

Because the pandemic was unprecedented, the BID was doing its best to keeping up to date with the constantly shifting information to find out the available support, especially for small businesses, to enable them to continue.

"One of the biggest problems we have is the uncertainty," said Mr Passingham. "No-one knows how long this is going to last.

"But we have cancelled all our Easter programme and our 2020 vision has also had to be scrapped.

"We are trying to stay positive, though. We are looking at holding a series of events because we need to get people back into the town centre as soon as possible when this situation has ended.

"We have some ideas to make Christmas special but we still need to be in the best possible position as a town centre to make the rest of the year as successful as we can."

One town centre shop which has started a delivery service is London Road-based Unique Knit and Sew. It owner, Paul Wells, said: "People should try to keep shopping locally.

"We have been offering free delivery on all orders to customers in the Bognor Regis area from Monday.

"Customers can place their orders through our website or can telephone orders through.

"If someone is self-isolating for any reason, we'd just ask that they let us know of their situation and where they would like their delivery to be left if they are unable to get to the door."

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Sky's the limit for council's actions A YEAR of taking action to help to tackle climate change has saved Felpham residents thousands of pounds.

Parish council members are saving electricity and power with two projects to cut its consumption. They initially installed solar panels on the roof of its Felpham Community Centre in Meaden Way a year ago and recently installed three sunpowered lights on the seafront.

They have saved £2,380 on the council's electricity bill and received another £1,119 from the sale of the excess power generated back to the National Grid.

Cllr Dave Smart, the parish council's chairman, said: "We don't own or operate many assets, but we are showing we can still have an impact in the fight against climate change.

"The savings at the community charge are after just one year and should be repeated for the next 19 years at least."

The energy saved by the panels would power the average home for more than a

Steve walking to leave his cancer behind Lotte Pegler lotte.pegler@sussexpost.co.uk A FELPHAM man is marching all over cancer to help his recovery from the condition.

Steve Smith, 55, knew he had a battle on his hands when he was diagnosed with bowel cancer.

But the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars worker now realises he has a bigger fight ahead of him - to try to help others who are struck down by cancer.

That's why the father-of-two has set about raising funds and awareness for Cancer Research UK. As part of the charity's March for Cancer campaign, Steve is walking 10,000 steps a day throughout this month.

Part of his efforts saw him enlist a group of family and friends to boost the cause as they undertook a charity walk from Felpham to Aldwick on Sunday to

help him raise almost £900 so far.

He said: "It was lovely to see so many friends join us and have some fun along the way, too.

"It was windy and blustery but the point is that we were lucky enough to be able to go on the walk.

"We should never lose sight of the fact that many people simply can't do that if they are undergoing treatment."

Steve was diagnosed with bowel cancer last Christmas Eve. "It was devastating news, of course," he said.

"I knew I had to stay positive and, with the help of many and friends, I managed to do that.

"I had my operation in January, which went well, and I had the all-clear.

"So, now, I'm cancer-free. It's a great cause and I'm using the 10,000 steps a day as part of my recovery process, so it's very much a 'win, win' situation."

Anyone who would like to back Steve's fundraising should visit his online page: fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org

year. They have also saved more than 1.81 tonnes of carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere.

On top of that, 16,470kWh of electricity was put back into the National Grid for others to use - enough to power another four homes for more than a year.

This also saved more than 4.662 tonnes of carbon dioxide being released. The total amount of the environmental saving of the gas from the panels is equal to the amount six homes would produce in a year.

The solar panels cost £14,000 to install.

But Cllr Smart said he was convinced the parish would see the financial benefits from them for years to come.

"The council is very aware that we are spending tax income from local residents and we need to spend wisely," he said.

"We are confident that the solar panels will pay for themselves in another four years but the parish will be reaping the benefits - both environment and financial - for another 19 years or more."

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` County grants GIRLS football in Bognor Regis will benefit from a share of just over £7,000 awarded by the town's county councillors.

Bognor Regis Town Youth FC was awarded £719 to buy footballs to cater for the growth in its girls football teams.

The funding was agreed by the county members of the Joint Western Arun Area Committee last week.

They also awarded £3,806 towards Frame of Mind community interest company's crowdfunding campaign for a project to help adults with learning difficulties learn a new skill at its Bognor Regis premises.

The Apulstock 2020 accessible music festival at Barnham Community Hall was given £2,500 for its crowdfunded brochure to celebrate its tenth anniversary.

The crowdfunding schemes must reach their targets before the council will make its contribution.

` Library opening OPENING hours at Bognor Regis Library are being changed when it re-opens.

West Sussex County Council was due to standardise the weekday opening at 9.30am-6pm from April 6.

But it closed all its libraries indefinitely from Tuesday. Its previous hours were 9.30am-7pm on Mondays, 9.30am-6pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and 9.30am-5pm on Fridays.

Saturday opening at the London Road library will stay the same at 9.30am-5pm. The changes are among those taking place at nine libraries across West Sussex.

Friday, March 20, 2020

Call made for a traffic-free High Street to improve town

TRAFFIC should be banned from Bognor Regis High Street, a councillor has stated.

Cllr Steve Goodheart said he would like to see all vehicles stopped from travelling along the middle section of the road to allow it to be used for outdoor socialising.

Gas works at The Arcade’s junction with High Street closed it from March 4 until this week.

Their presence has meant buses, which are the only vehicles along with the emergency services allowed to be driven past The Arcade, were diverted along Belmont Street. They rejoined High Street at York Road and Clarence Road.

“They have to use Belmont Street at the moment,” said Cllr Goodheart, who is a town and district council member, last week at the Joint Western Arun Area Committee.

"It works and it proves we can have an alternative road system in Bognor Regis should we look at closing the High Street.

"We could also use it for a one-way system. That could allow the High Street to be used for events or we could have them on the seafront.”

Cllr Goodheart said he was dismayed by the sight of buses waiting at the High Street stops.

“If you go into town, you can see two, three or four buses all parked in the street outside some of the town’s biggest shops," he said.

He said he realised bus services around the town provided a big benefit to many residents but he believed it was not a

good use of such a main road in the future.

District councillor Hugh Coster said: “With regards to the High Street, the only way we are going to prevent the cars being driven through is automatic bollards.

“This was suggested years ago when the work there was done but it was never carried out. No matter what signeage is put up, people will always abuse it.

“The only way is automatic bollards which will allow buses and taxes through but prevent the cars.

“I know it’s not Arun District Council’s responsibility and I know the county council will say it doesn’t have the money.

"But I still think it is the only long-term answer to getting the situation sorted.”

Cllr Matt Stanley, a town and district councillor, said: “I absolutely concur with what Steve Goodheart has said about the London Road/High Street junction.

"I see buses, taxis, cycles and cars going through there every single day when I am at work.

“The solution is there now. Belmont Street and York Road are working quite well every time they are closed.

"The idea of closing the High Street could really do with being explored further.”

For some five years, drivers of cars and vans have been banned from High Street between Sussex Street and York Road to improve the area for pedestrians.

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Megan proves a hit with the mic as she interviews the stars at big day

By Kevin Smith kevin.smith@sussexpost.co.uk SOCIAL action superhero Megan BryantLawson turned TV interviewer on a special day for the Bognor Regis student.

Megan, 14, was chosen to take a leading role in the Sky Arts coverage of the national WE Day at Wembley Arena.

This gave her the chance to show her ability in quizzing famous TV and music personalities. The programme was shown by the broadcaster last Saturday.

Megan, a Year Ten student at The Regis School, said: "It was awesome being on Sky and that, because I took advantage of every opportunity given to me, I could do this.

For that, I am very grateful.

"The day was an amazing experience.

Although the idea of going into the media is great, and something I hadn't considered until now, my ambition has always been to go into medicine and become a cardiothoracic specialist."

Megan was only told of her chance of a lifetime the day before the event.

But she stayed cool to devise questions, with the help of fellow rights respecting ambassadors from the school, to devise a series of questions to ask on the special blue carpet about the stars' passion for WE. Accompanied by a producer and a camera operator, she exuded so much warmth and confidence she received compliments from those she interviewed.

They included Love Island's Laura Whitmore and actors Alfie Allen and Bella Ramsey.

Laura later posted on Twitter that Megan was 'such a good interviewer' after she had told her in person she was a natural and an amazing ambassador for her group.

This sentiment was echoed by Bella Ramsey, a star of CBBC's The Worst Witch, also on Twitter.

Megan also interviewed her fellow pupils, Josh Slater and Georgia Lane.

She was interviewed as well by the crew as an example of a WE Day hero.

Laura Reynolds, from the WE Movement, said: "I have to say that myself and the rest of the team as well as the videographer from Sky were completely blown away by Megan.

"They changed all the questions at the last minute and depending on which celebrity was coming down the carpet which didn't faze Megan at all, and she completely took it in her stride."

Caroline Saunders, an assistant principal at the school, said it was contacted by WE because of the reputation of its rights respecting ambassadors.

"WE contacted us the day before the charity concert, knowing we have some exceptional young people in our rights respecting ambassador group.

"The theme of WE Day this year was WE Day Superheroes and there is no doubt Megan fits the bill," she said.

This year alone has seen Megan help to collect 3,000kg of food for UKHarvest, the food rescue charity, plant more than 1,000 crocus corms for the Rotary Purple for Polio campaign and lead children's rights workshops for local primary schools.

Megan was among 15 students from the school who took part in the day to celebrate the WE Movement's global ethos of promoting youth social action.

They were all invited to walk the blue carpet - the only ones to receive the honour among the 13,000 schoolchildren present and were interviewed by ITV, Cartoon Network and CNN. The group of students from Years 7-10 were allowed to stay in the press area after they had walked the blue carpet to watch the celebrities arrive.

The day continued with the concert.

Celebrities such as Idris Elba and Lewis Hamilton spoke as well as everyday heroes from schools across the country.

A group of Felpham Community College students, pictured middle right, were also fortunate enough to enjoy the inspiring line-up of world-renowned speakers, award-winning performers and stories of change earlier this month.

Music teacher Nicole Matthews said: "It has been fantastic to hear such inspirational stories from people of all ages and backgrounds. For me - the words that hit home were from Idris Elba who asked what legacy they wanted to leave."

Year 8 student Tallulah Powell said: "The whole day was so good, we are all buzzing.

"Everyone who presented gave a message about being your best self and what a difference you can make by helping your community."

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f Students from The Regis School with WE co-founder Craig Keilburger

f The Regis School's students outside WE Day

f The Regis School's banners on the WE Day blue carpet

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LETTERS to the editor

Dear Editor,

Readers' letters are welcomed by the Bognor Regis Post.

They should be limited to less than 300 words and be submitted by 5pm on Monday to be considered for publication in that week's edition. We reserve the right to edit letters before they are published.

They should be emailed to: news@sussexpost.co.uk, posted to: Post Newspapers Ltd, 63 London Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1DF or handed in to our office at this address.

Dear Editor, I'M pleading with the public to just STOP. Put yourself in my worn-out shoes before you take the last loo roll or steal a meal from our months.

I'm a single mother with autism and panic disorder. I have no family nearby or any friends. I can only afford a weekly shop for my daughter and me.

So when I couldn't even buy one pint of milk it sent into panic - real panic and after trying four shops I froze in the queue.

I was so overwhelmed. I dropped my milk and just shook. The staff closed the shop much to the greedy customers' annoyance.

The staff were brilliant, though. But it took time to recover. My daughter was called from school as she is my carer.

There are only two of us trying to survive the best we can. If this continues, we have no chance!

You have let coronavirus win anyway. But it will be selfish deeds that will destroy people like us first!

There is no community here. It is every person for themselves.

Karen Kelly, Middleton-on-Sea Dear Editor, PANIC buying - why? There is absolutely no need for this.

Anyone who is not at risk should be feeling guilty and ashamed at helping to cause those empty shelves in the supermarkets.

Many of those spaces are for items which are basic and which most people buy regularly.

Some customers cannot afford to buy, nor do they have the space to store, large quantities at one time Is it too much to hope that people will be reasonable when new stock comes in? I wonder.

P. Jobling, Pagham

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Dear Editor, THE pigeons of austerity are coming home to roost.

Our government seem to be adopting a more lax approach than others across Europe under the guise of 'herd immunity'.

Is this an attempt to cover up the inability of our depleted public services to cope?

We are currently under lockdown in Spain where we are on holiday but feel that this is being done in our interest despite the effect it must be having on their economy.

Surely, the British public would accept similar measures being implemented for their protection in the UK. However, the mindset of those currently in power is probably such that they can't comprehend putting people before money and 'us' before 'me'.

Supermarket shelves are being stripped while food banks facing unprecedented demand cannot gain

access to the things that they desperately need to help those who don't earn enough to qualify for statutory sick pay.

We expect them to do our dirty work, clean our hospitals and offices, cook and service our food and harvest our produce.

Pay them less than the living wage and then expect them to self-isolate to protect us despite not getting paid.

Constant questions to the government about this have still not be answered.

There is still, as far as I know, a fiveweek wait for universal credit and any interim payment is a loan which is taken back from the first payments.

What kind of society have we become?

Isn't it time to re-assesses our priorities and go back to being less about 'me' and more about 'us'?

Or is that only for when the majority feel threatened?

John Hayes, Old Rectory Gardens, Felpham

I AM writing further to the comments in the Bognor Regis Post on March 6 ( which I agree with entirely), regarding the muddy state of the A259 highway around the Elbridge Business Centre/Honda garage area.

I should like to add the following. Not only is it a muddy filthy part of the highway, but this also, at times becomes most dangerous to traffic driving along this road past the entrance to the Eldbridge Business Centre.

On numerous occasions, I have had to brake hard to avoid colliding with lorries pulling out on to the A259 from the business centre. The mud and gravel on the road make it dangerous at times in such an emergency.

This situation has been going on for a number of years. The whole A259 highway from the Bersted roundabout to the layby before the Mercedes Garage (in both directions) is caked in mud, gravel and other debris.

Surely, the highways authority is able to enforce the law, whereby vehicles leaving this site are hosed off and cleaned of all mud etc before entering onto the A259 highway?

Reginald Steers, Elm Grove, Bognor Regis

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Eyes to the sky for town's favourite duo TWITCHERS will be able to watch on as Chichester’s beloved peregrine pair return to the cathedral.

The Peregrine Project will offer visitors the chance to watch the peregrines through a telescope, view footage and learn more about the birds and their activities.

David and Janet Shaw, local wildlife enthusiasts who have been watching the birds since 2001, will be partnering up with the cathedral and the Sussex Ornithological Society to run the project.

The dates, weather permitting, are:

• May 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 16 and 17 • June 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 28 • July 4, 5, 11, 12 Cathedral communications assistant Cathy Clark said: “Here at the cathedral, we are all looking forward to a successful peregrine breeding season.

"Now, with the added interest of the nesting ravens, it promises to be an exciting time for bird-lovers!”

In celebration of the peregrines’ popularity, the cathedral is also running a ‘Paper, paste and peregrines’ adult art workshop on June 10.

New assistant chief fire officer appointed WEST Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has appointed an assistant chief fire officer. He is Jon Lacey, who has been the fire service’s acting chief fire officer for the past three months.

Jon brings with him over 26 years’ experience in a range of roles.

He started his career as retained firefighter at Haywards Heath Fire Station.

He transferred to Essex Fire and Rescue Service for five years before returning to West Sussex and has worked in various roles across the service including eight years with the technical rescue unit and as an area manager for risk and improvements.

More recently, Jon has taken the lead on the joint fire control room project for West Sussex and Surrey fire and rescue

Participants will explore texture, pattern and collage to create a series of mixed media images using the peregrines as a starting point for inspiration, as well as other visual representations of birds within tapestries, paintings and stained glass in the cathedral. The workshop is £25 per person and is suitable for beginners and the more experienced.

Visitors to the cathedral website will also be able to watch their progress from a web cam installed in the nesting site on the spire.

services, which went live in December.

In addition to his role, Jon is currently undertaking an apprenticeship in strategic leadership.

Talking about the appointment, chief fire officer Sabrina Cohen-Hatton said: “I am delighted that Jon will be taking up the role of assistant chief fire officer on a full-time basis "He is a well-respected and experienced fire and rescue professional, and brings with him a wealth of knowledge, experience and operational leadership.

"With his drive and determination, Jon is a real asset to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and our leadership team, as well as being instrumental to improving the lives of the communities we serve.”

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County has high rate of those who harm themselves SELF-HARMING figures for West Sussex have been higher than the national average for the past five years.

Women aged 15-29 are the most likely to be hospitalised.

The figures were discussed at a meeting of West Sussex County Council’s health and adult social care scrutiny committee last week.

Members said early intervention was ‘crucial’ for youngsters with mental health problems.

Chairman Cllr Bryan Turner said: “We all know and accept that mental health issues do surface when people are young and if they’re not tackled early they stay there for quite a long time.

"So early invention is crucial and work in schools is absolutely crucial.”

Self-harm is not isolated to people who deliberately physically hurt themselves. It includes putting themselves in dangerous situations and self-neglect.

A report from Rachel Jevons, the county’s public health lead for mental health, said that between 2013 and 2018 there were 9,254 emergency hospital admissions for self-harming in West Sussex, with the highest rate in Worthing.

In 2018/19 alone, there were 1,845 emergency admissions county wide, up from 1,743 the year before.

Ms Jevons’ report said rates of self-

harm in Adur, Arun and Worthing had been higher then the national average since 2010/11.

Cllr Amanda Jupp, cabinet member for adults and health, shared a ‘sobering statistic’, telling members that an audit carried out in 2017 showed ‘one-third of all those who died through suicide had a history of self-harm’.

Another extremely worrying fact came from Danielle Wilkinson, the council’s schools and colleges programme manager for self-harm.

Ms Wilkinson said there was a ‘significant level of self-harm activity in schools’ from primary school up, with the need for more training in how to spot the warning signs.

The prevalence of ‘toxic’ videos online encouraging children to selfharm was of huge concern.

Cllr Turner asked why such material was not removed, adding: “I don’t understand why there’s a reluctance in these companies to actually do that.”

It was suggested that social media could be used to engage with young people, to support them and to help them.

Cllr Turner said: “If social media is the enemy here, it’s also part of the answer as well.”

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Petition handed over asks council to re-think charge

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk SOME 3,000 people have signed a petition against West Sussex County Council's plans to license tables and chairs on highways land.

The petition was presented to the council's Conservative cabinet member for highways, Cllr Roger Elkins, by Labour members of the council.

Once the petition has been verified, it will have to be debated at a forthcoming full council meeting.

Cllr Michael Jones, the Labour group's leader at the council, said: "I appreciate the county council has financial pressures, particularly with regards to highways. We all know this.

"But it is not right that the council invents these things as an excuse to get more money out of people.

"It is little more than a cynical revenueraising wheeze and, in the present economic climate, it could prove disastrous for these local businesses."

Last year saw the council demand that businesses, such as cafes, pay £520 a year for a licence to put their tables and chairs on the pavements outside their units.

A consultation last month saw a revised proposal put forward of £20 a year for each seat and a £150 application fee.

A final decision about the scheme is set to be made soon by Cllr Elkins.

But the petition was designed to make him think again about the matter.

Worthing borough councillor Mike Barrett helped to organise the petition.

"Labour councillors across the county have consistently spoken against the introduction of this charge, on any basis.

"This is not something you should be doing to these small and mediumsized businesses who have tight enough margins without the county council inventing new charges.

"This is an unfair charge that does not take into account whether the business is a sole trader or a big multinational like Costa or Starbucks," he said.

"The fact it wasn't charged for over two decades makes it even more unacceptable that the county council is trying to resurrect it."

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` Property prices AVERAGE house prices in a street in Middleton topped £1m in the past five years, new data reveals.

Quick buying company Property Solvers says the cost of buying a home in Sea Way was £1.16m in the past five years. The second most expensive road was Aldwick's Craigweil Lane at £817,500.

At the other end of the scale, flats in Connaught House on The Esplanade cost an average £48,666.

The next least expensive site was Homecroft House in Sylvan Way at £64,125.

Only streets which had more than three sales in the period were taken into account. This ruled out sites with sales of up to £900,000 and down to less than £80,000.

` Extra tip opening SUMMER opening hours will be starting at the Bognor Regis waste amenity site next month.

West Sussex County Council is bringing in the seasonal timings from April 1 at the site in the Arun Business Park, in Shripney Road.

They will see it open from 8.30am6pm Mondays-Wednesdays and 9am-6pm at weekends.

It will remain closed all day on Thursdays and Wednesdays.

` Beach huts raid FOUR wet suits were stolen in a burglary at a beach hut in Marine Drive West, Aldwick, during a recent two-week period. The beach hut next door was also broken into but nothing was reported stolen.

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GARDENERS who help to put parks and open spaces around Bognor Regis among the country's best have praised.

Employees of greenspace specialists Tivoli were thanked for their efforts at an annual update to Arun District Council.

Cllr Hugh Coster, chairman of the council's overview select committee, said: "Congratulations for all you are doing, especially with the Green Flag awards. It is a tremendous effort."

The work by Tivoli's workers has taken five of the district's open spaces to the UK's top award for the areas. They include Hotham Park in Bognor Regis, Marine Park Gardens in Aldwick and Felpham's Old Rectory Gardens.

Outside the meeting, Cllr Coster (I, Aldwick E) said: "Tivoli do a tremendous job, sometimes in difficult circumstances, such as the weather.

"Winning the Green Flags is all good news and I hope they go on to do a lot more good work.

"I understand it can never be perfect in the park when you are dealing with nature but, in general, our parks and open spaces are pretty good."

Cllr Claire Needs (LD, Aldwick W) told the committee: "I would like to comment on what you do in Marine Park Gardens.

"I have the enjoyment of living right next to the gardens and looking over the gardens every day."

Tivoli took over Arun's greenspace management contract in summer 2018 after the company bought the previous provider, ISS, which had been awarded the 10-year contract at the start of 2017.

The deal's annual value is about £1.25million a year and saves Arun some £250,000 annually compared to the previous one.

The contract covers some 500 parks and open spaces. They range from Hotham Park to council housing land.

Operations include grass cutting, litter picking, hedge cutting and grave digging.

Cllr Paul English (C, Felpham E) said he was disappointed with the state of the wildflower beds at Felpham and Butlin's.

"The flower bed at the children's play area as you come out of Felpham on to the main road looked great.

"People were putting it on social media and taking photos of it. But, last year, nothing was done and it all looked like a dead waste patch," he said.

"It was the same at the Butlin's roundabout. It looked incredible and then the following year and year after nothing happened to it and it all disintegrated. It seems like good work is done and it's not carried on."

Arun parks and cemeteries manager James Jones-McFarland said the First World War commemorative planting had finished in 2018 to account for the lack of wildflower plants.

"We trialled a lot of different seeds, with a lot of pollinating flowers," he said.

"At some sites it didn't work so well and at other sites it worked well. We now have a better understanding of what seed mixes work well in our flower beds.

"This year, if all works well, they will look as good as they have in previous years. But wildflower meadows can be variable."

Cllr Faye Catterson (G, Arundel) called for an end to the use of the chemical, glyphosate, to kill weeds

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Canal Cafe Volunteer – Chichester Ship Canal Trust The Ship Canal Trust undertakes the preservation, maintenance and improvement of the canal from its Basin to Birdham. They are looking for volunteers to help with welcoming customers to the Canal Cafe and serving them with products from the Cafe, gift shop and booking on boat trips. They welcome visitors of all ages and abilities and pride themselves on giving all visitors a warm friendly welcome to the Canal. The biggest task is serving visitors with hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and snacks (sometimes toasted) and taking cash and card payments. To support the Cafe work, they clear and clean tables inside and outside, and operate the dishwasher to maintain a good supply of clean crockery. They also sell gifts and souvenirs. In addition they take bookings for boat trips and rowing boat hire, and help visitors with local information and answering questions such as boat trip times, where the bus stops, what ducks you might see on the Canal - it’s always surprising.

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They are looking for a volunteer to provide administrative support to their branch leadership team in the following areas: supporting the recruitment and training of new volunteers by responding to enquiries, obtaining references, supporting the recruitment and training team in managing the new volunteer through from enquiry to completion of training; providing general administrative support to the branch leadership team; and the oversight and coordination of their operational rota. 3-4 hours support will be needed per week but they can work around your availability. Some tasks can be undertaken from home but there will be a need to come into the branch premises periodically.

Donation Centre Volunteer – St Wilfrid’s Hospice St Wilfrid’s Hospice is much more than a building. They provide tailored end of life care both in the community and at the Hospice, supporting patients living with a terminal illness, and their family and friends. Would you like to see behind the scenes at their Donation Centre at Terminus Road?

They are looking for 3 or 4 volunteers to help the busy team across the week and weekends to take in and sort donations and assisting donors if necessary. Volunteers for this must be capable of some manual handling and lifting. Would you be able to donate some time to help maybe once a week or once a fortnight, they would love to hear from you!

Activities 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. They are seeking people with skills to offer creative activities/groups to their clients experiencing drug/alcohol addiction and recovery. Such skills could include, amongst others - art, theatre, music, dance, drama, yoga, photography and creative writing. They are looking to introduce these activities during the week to complement other groups which take place. Skills aside volunteers may also be students wishing to gain work experience in the field of drug and alcohol treatment or people who want to use their free time to make a positive contribution to the community.

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BUDDING scientists at Felpham Community College were excited to meet a pioneer in the profession.

Lord Winston is famous around the world for his development of IVF treatment. His expertise has made him a household name. His time at the college saw him inspire those who are looking to follow in his footsteps.

Potential geneticist Rebecca Holland, of Year 7, said: "Having a question and question session with Lord Winston was incredible.

He is so inspiring.

"It was brilliant to hear his stories, he is so interesting and has some really funny anecdotes."

Her fellow Year 7 student, Hattie Middleton, said: "Lord Winston spoke of us being the future of science and our generation having the powers to change so much. It was really motivational."

As well as the session with a small group of science students (pictured below), Lord Winston hosted a main presentation to a wider student audience. He spoke about his career and the importance of persevering with their careers.

Susan Buckland, the college's head of technology, said: "We were very excited to have Lord Winston as a guest.

"He is a very inspirational speaker who places great importance on hard work and resilience as well as the importance of making mistakes so you can learn from them.

"Every year, we use some of his documentaries in our lessons so it was an incredible opportunity to get him in to the college in person."

A STUNNING image of Bognor Regis is among more than 100 photographs of Sussex in a new book.

Professional landscape photographer Philip Bedford has captured the historic seafront structure in Sussex in Photographs, pictured below.

He has also turned his lens to Chichester, with several images of the city centre being featured among the 126 illustrations.

Sussex in Photographs has been published by Amberley Publishing this month.

A spokesman said: "Sussex in Photographs features local landmarks of both natural and man-made origins. These photographs capture Sussex in all seasons and all weathers, showing a county vibrant in colour and beautiful tranquility."

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NEARLY 1,700 people in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton were claiming universal credit last month.

The latest figures from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) show the number has gone up by 12 per cent against February last year.

The current total is 1,696 - or an increase of 184.

But the number is still nine per cent, or 174 people, less than five years ago.

The number of 18 to 24-yearolds claiming follows the same trend. It is up 58 (31 per cent) year and year, with a decrease of 19 per cent (56) against 2015.

However, the figures have been skewed by the launch of universal credit which covers a broader range of claimants than the previous jobseeker's

allowance.

Claimants have been assured by the DWP it will take account of the impact of coronavirus on their circumstances.

A spokesman said: "We understand people who are required to stay at home or are infected by coronavirus may need financial support, and quickly.

"Those affected will be able to apply for universal credit and can receive up to a month's advance upfront without physically attending a jobcentre.

"If you believe that you may have been infected, or have been in close contact with someone who has, please do not delay making a claim. You should stay at home and apply at the earliest opportunity."

A WALBERTON councillor helped to raise nearly £1,000 for charity by abseiling down an historic building.

Grant Roberts, who is one of the Arun District Council members for Arundel and Walberton, took part in the event on Sunday.

He and West Sussex county councillor, Gary Markwell took on the challenge at Arundel Castle for the NSPCC's celebrations to mark 60 years of fundraising in Sussex.

Mr Roberts was also joined by his mother, Patricia, 80, on the climb down the landmark.

The trio raised a total of £965.

"As well as raising funds for such a great cause, I was also

especially proud to watch my mother complete the abseil with me, She is such an inspiration," said Mr Roberts.

Money raised for the challenge will help fund the charity's Speak out, stay safe' programme to give primary school children in Sussex the knowledge to protect themselves from abuse.

The abseilers braved windy conditions to descend the castle's 180ft-high Bakehouse Tower.

They were rewarded with a medal presented by the deputy mayor of Arundel, Cllr Angela Standing.

Pictured above from left are: Gary Markwell, Cllr Angela Standing and Gary Roberts.

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Advertising Feature THERE was delight at the Aldingbourne Trust when it was learned 261 tonnes of waste timber had been saved from landfill.

Managing director Sue Livett is acutely aware of the great strides the trust has made over the years when it comes to the commitment to be as environmentally friendly as possible.

So, it was all smiles when the latest Community Wood Recycling report landed on her desk and it was revealed that an incredible 261 tonnes of waste timber had been reused.

Project leader Brian Alden's wood recycling team makes full use of timber stored on site, with the country centre the main beneficiary. And the efficiency doesn't stop there – wood deemed not suitable for the trust’s various handmade garden ornaments is sent to the on-site biomass boiler to help provide eco-friendly heating for the site.

Sue is delighted at the figures and said: “We have saved 261 tonnes of waste timber going into the landfill, which is roughly the equivalent to around 20 double decker buses.

"We have managed to reuse 96.6 tonnes, while 164.6 tonnes have been recycled and this in turn means that it has enabled us to effectively create 1.9 jobs and train five people. The benefits are there for all to see."

Meanwhile, Brian said he took a great deal of pride from the fact his team had a such an impressive recycling record. He explained: "We are paid to deliver a service collecting waste timber from building sites, factory units and local businesses as well as domestic collections.

“All the wood and timber products we collect are utilised in some way with none going into landfill. We have a 100 per cent recycling record, of which we are very proud.

“We use the timber we collect in our workshop here at the centre as well as selling timber to the public for their own projects. Some of the timber we can’t use or sell goes into our bio-mass boilers which powers the heating and hot water for the majority of the buildings at the centre.

“Any timber that is not suitable for these purposes goes to a nearby facility and is chipped for the manufacturing of heating pellets. As well as our own private contracts we also belong to the national wood recycling project which is a nationwide project based in Brighton.

“In total last year, with national wood and our own contracts, we collected and salvaged 441 tons of waste timber.”

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Pearce backs FA decision on halting games SELSEY boss Daren Pearce believes the Football Association has made the right decision in halting grassroots football amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Southern Combination Football League carried on with fixtures last weekend despite the professional game and the Isthmian League postponing their programmes.

But after Monday's directive from FA chiefs, the SCFL suspended all football until April 4 at the earliest.

Selsey were 2-1 winners over Seaford but boss Pearce expected that game to be the final one for his club when he spoke to The Post just hours before the inevitable announcement.

Pearce said: "It's a serious matter and it is not to be taken lightly.

"If they are going to do it for football, they need to do it the whole way down otherwise it provides grey areas.

"You do not need 500 people

there to pass it on, it just needs one person.

"It is OK until one of your parents, grandparents or loved ones gets it and then it brings it all into perspective.

"Although it is great to have sport, this has to be taken seriously."

Selsey had been in good form.

Max Davies levelled on 51 minutes after Seaford led 1-0 at the break.

And James Cowan buried a low shot for an 86th-minute winner before Ryan Morey saw red in the closing stages.

Pearce said: "We have done well in the last three games. We have beaten Bexhill, Oakwood and now Seaford.

"I was really pleased with the lads on Saturday as physicality-wise Seaford are one of the strongest sides, and also a good side, and our lads are very young.

"It was good to see my lads meet fire with fire when needed but also

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carry on doing what we do as well.

"They carried out the team specifics and stood up to them well and I was really pleased with them."

The season came to a premature halt on a low point for Pagham boss Kerry Hardwell as his side were “embarrassed” in a 4-1 home defeat by Little Common.

The Lions were blown away by a flurry of late goals at Nyetimber Lane in the SCFL premier.

Boss Hardwell said: “This performance was the first time since I’ve been at the club I felt the players let themselves and the club down - the performance and attitude in general was not good enough and we got what we deserved by full-time.

“We came into the club with only five points on the board and I think in some players’ minds with the points and performances we’ve produced since my first game in November they think we are safe and the job is completed.

“As a club and as a group, we want to finish the season strong and finish as high as we can but with performances like that it won’t happen.

“Little Common started the game better but we found ourselves one up and if we had made the right choices in the final third in the first half it could have much different.

However, we didn’t and Little Common embarrassed us in the second half by scoring three goals and deservedly picked up the three points.”

It all started promisingly for the Lions as they went one up

through Callum Chalmers in the 22nd minute when he nodded into an open net after Lukas Franzen-Jones, showing great determination to chase a ball he had no right to get, went round the keeper and crossed into the middle.

There had already been some early Common pressure with Pagham keeper Tom Crook making two good saves either side of the Lions’ goal. Pagham’s Toby Funnell saw a shot hit a post from a 30-yard free-kick.

In the 33rd minute, Common levelled as Sam Cruttwell received the ball from a senselessly given away free-kick on the left and with everyone expecting a cross, he cleverly chipped the ball over Crook and into the net.

It was Pagham’s turn to press from the start of the second half, but despite good work up front by Chalmers and Franzen-Jones, they could not make any real chances.

Crook was once again in action, making two one on one saves and Nathan da Costa had to head off his line.

Despite having a goal disallowed for offside, the Lions kept giving the advantage to Little Common and were made to pay after 76 minutes when Cruttwell scored once again, this time from a scorching free-kick.

The Commoners were not finished and Jamie Crone rubbed salt into the wound with two late goals for the away side.

In division two, Bosham were 2-1 winners over Worthing Town thanks to an Alex Barnes double.

Tone Zone go west for action BOGNOR REGIS Tone Zone Runners still managed to find races despite them being cancelled left, right and centre due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Eight club runners raced at the West Worthing 10k, which was windy for the second half of the race. Paul Jarvis was the first home for the club and finished in 42.19.

Daryl Fairbrother and Grahame Hurren finished in 44.06 and 49.16 respectively.

Tina Ede and Beth Suter both recorded personal bests (PBs).

The pair ran with Jack Penfold for the whole race, achieving a PB at the 5k mark and holding the pace to the end. Ede took seven minutes off her previous best while Suter took two minutes off her best, both finishing in one hour. Charles Stewart and Wendy Morris came in together, accompanied by their fellow clubmates they both finished in 1:09.

Over at Hampton Court was

the Half Marathon. Tom Howell showed his training has been paying off with a time of one hour 30 minutes. Nathalie Reynolds came away with a smile on her face as she finished under the twohour mark with a time of 1:58:55.

Sophie Howell ran her first ever half marathon to cross the line in 2:04.45. Good friends and training partners Nik Crisp and Susan Brigstock Parker ran the course together to finish in 2:25, a new PB from Crisp.

West Worthing 10k: Paul Jarvis 42.19; Daryl Fairbrother 44.06; Grahame Hurren 49.16; Tina Ede 1.00.16 PB; Beth Suter 1.00.17 PB; Jack Penfold 1.00.17; Charles Stewart 1.09.27; Wendy Morris 1.09.35.

Hampton Court Half Marathon: Tom Howell 1:30.26; Nathalie Reynolds 1:58.55 PB; Sophie Howell 2:04.45; Nik Crisp 2:25.31 PB; Susan Brigstock Parker 2:25.31.

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Barton captures Captains crown in knockout style BUSTER BARTON was crowned the Bognor Friday Night Benevolent League Captains champion.

The Captains and Secretaries knockouts took place at the Newtown Social Club with 35 players taking part as the season draws to an end.

The Captains knockout saw 17 players take part and 18 players entered the Secretaries knockout, both being the second best turnouts on record.

All but four matches finished 2-0 in the Captains competition.

Barton, Friary 'D' vice-captain, reached the final with a 2-0 win over Simon Mitchell (Newtown Clubbers). The second semi saw Lewis Campling (Newtown Amity) make his second final after a 2-0 win over Mike Davis (Lamb Nomads).

In the final, Barton started first after winning the bullseye and he kept the lead to take the first leg. Leg 2 went to Campling after two large scores helped him catch up. Barton got leg 3 and the lead back after four large scores helped him get to the double first.

Leg 4 saw both players hit a ton, but Campling got the game back to 2-2 to set up a crunch finale. The last leg saw Campling get the early start but two tons on the trot from Barton saw him on the double first, needing only one dart for double 16 and the match 3-2.

Mark Wingate (Newtown Clubbers) lost 2-1 to Ian Hackett (Lamb Nomads) in the first semi-final of the Secretaries

knockout while the second semi-final saw Alex Norgett (Newtown Amity) lose by the same result to Keith Robinson (Chi Snooker Club 'A').

Current reigning Summer League Secretaries champion and last year’s Benevolent League Secretaries champion Robinson won the bullseye to go first.

Two tons helped Robinson get to the double easily, but multiple misses on the double left him on double 1. However, just as Hackett closed in, Robinson took the leg.

Leg 2 saw Robinson hit five scores of 80-plus, but again got stuck on double 1, and this time Hackett managed to get to the double and hit his finish.

Leg 3 saw three ton-plus scores on the trot from Robinson on his way to taking the leg, just as Hackett was catching up. Leg 4 saw Robinson again hit the large scores with 100, 99 and 140.

Hackett was nowhere near in this leg, allowing Robinson to stay calm and hit double top for the leg, taking the match 3-1 and the Benevolent Secretaries title.

The committees of the Bognor Friday Benevolent League and Tuesday DoubleIn Double-Out League have made the difficult decision to suspend their leagues immediately until further notice due to the ongoing coronavirus situation.

This also means the coming Friday Summer league and Star Darts leagues will also be postponed until further notice.

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BOGNOR’S ABC Phoebe Griffiths-Johnson picked up another win on an amateur show.

Griffiths-Johnson, who sparred at an England trial for a European Youth Championship the previous weekend, boxed in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on the St Ives Academy show.

She claimed a unanimous points victory over Millie

Symons.

Coach Alan Wise said: “It was a great, entertaining bout with lots of exchanges.

“She stuck to the game plan and boxed beautifully.

“She was relaxed, confident and her shots were in range and on target.

“We were very pleased with her performance from start to finish.”

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Bognor crush Eastleigh after making a fast start

By Jack Hornibrook sport@sussexpost.co.uk A FIRED-UP Bognor beat Eastleigh II 24-12 in what could be the last fixture of their Hampshire Premier campaign due to the spread of Coronavirus.

From their own kick-off Bognor kept possession to score within the first five minutes after Lee Balchin dotted down (5-0).

Eastleigh replied with an unconverted try but Bognor hit back after a series of silky offloads between Shane Stevens and Connor Herrington found Josh Burgess, who scored after some skilful footwork.

Conversion missed (12-5).

Eastleigh held out despite bulldozing runs from Chris Webb and George Castleton, good positional kicks from Jeremy Newton Young and Freddie Hayes' flair out wide until just before the break when Burgess darted over.

Newton Young converted (175 half-time).

Bognor lost hooker Marc Voigt to the sin bin after the restart and Adam Groome came into the front row.

Eastleigh added a second try (17-12) and turned up the pressure.

Adam Knight, Balchin and Webb worked tirelessly to drive Eastleigh back while Newton Young and Sam Newcombe scrambled effectively to shut down threats out wide.

The bonus point try came from late pressure as Stevens was fed thanks to swift hands from Newton Young.

Bognor's man of the match was Lee Balchin.

Squad: 1. C. Webb, 2. M. Voigt, 3. J. Benjamin, 4. S. Stevens, 5. A. Knight, 6. L. Balchin, 7. G. Castleton, 8. J. Burgess (C), 9. S. Newcombe, 10. J. Newton Young, 11. C. Hay, 12. E. Millen, 13. P. Burnett, 14.

F. Hayes, 15. C. Herrington, 16.

A. Groome, 17. J. Foote, 18. H. Southern.

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Cranleigh 41-7 at their Hampshire Avenue fortress on Sunday.

Bognor’s Benjamin Barker worked hard to secure clean ball while Matthew Norrell got over the gain line with every carry.

Skipper Alfie Spurle’s cut out pass found Charlie Jays and his around the back offload put Benjamin Woolnough over.

Coach Tom Spurle predicted Tyrone Makasi would score a hat-trick and the twinkle-toed centre cut a superb line to score.

Cranleigh responded well but a powerful surge from Charles Weller set up Andrew Fadera to score. Woolnough converted.

Full back James Billingham had an assured game and his electric break set up good field position.

From there, Woolnough found Makasi and the centre sped through for his second try on half-time.

Winger Ben Tilley got into the action early in the second half with a scorching run. Nathan Chitty moved the ball wide to Fadera, who threw a series of outrageous dummies on his way to the try line. Harrison Southern converted.

The visitors responded with a fine try but Bognor hit back as Benn Brandon’s mazy run ended with Makasi completing his hat-trick. Fadera converted.

Harrison Southern and Jack Trenham stretched the visitors' defence and Dylan Collier stepped inside his opposite man and accelerated away for a magical score.

Makasi finished the game off as he glided through after great work by Harvey Henson for his fourth try converted by James Billingham.

Squad: Jack Trenham, Ethan Teasdale, Charlie Weller, Luiz, Harvey Henson, Matthew Norrell, Ben Barker, Charlie Jays, Ben Brandon, Andrew Fadera, Alfie Spurle (captain), Ben Woolnough, Ben Tilley, Harrison Southern, Tyrone Makasi, Dylan Collier, Nathan Chitty, James Billingham.

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BOGNOR general manager Simon Cook does not expect a Football Association bailout for clubs as they head into an uncertain future.

With all Rocks matches suspended in the Isthmian Premier until at least April 4 due to the football shutdown over the spread of coronavirus, the club, like every other in the country, is trying to adjust to having its revenue stream cut off.

Manager Jack Pearce, who is on the FA Council and National League board, has warned football might not restart for up to a year.

The English Football League has put together a £50milliion relief package for its clubs while at National League level, where the Rocks have competed before, some club officials are asking for a government bailout.

Cook is not banking on the Football Association helping clubs out lower down the pyramid and expects the shutdown to continue past the initial early April review date.

He said: “It (suspending football) will be reviewed in early April but I can’t see it starting again in the foreseeable future.

“Our revenue has disappeared. There is no money coming in because there are no games.

“In our case, we have quite a buoyant clubhouse but just about every event is cancelled, so we, as an example, are down to no money coming in whatsoever. It is a matter of cutting all costs and trying to live on what savings we have got.”

Asked if clubs might get an FA bailout, Cook said: “I wouldn’t envisage it. The FA I believe have enough of their own problems because they are losing an absolute fortune through the Euros being cancelled, the FA Cup may not happen and all those sort of things.

“They may happen one day but they themselves, by my understanding, will be losing a fortune so there is no money down the line that we are aware of.”

f No football at Nyewood Lane means no income He added: “It’s a complete unknown. None of us have experienced anything like it and there has been nothing like it since probably the Second World War.” The players are no longer training but, like many clubs, Rocks have players on contract.

Cook said: “We have seven or eight players on contract, which is another headache as we have to pay them until the last competitive game of the season and we don’t know when that will be.”

Cook, though, has hailed the club's loyal fans, who are rallying round with offers of support and ideas.

He said: “They have been excellent and have come up with ideas and suggestions, which have been well received.”

BetVictor South East play-off chasers Chichester City are in the same boat.

Chairman Andy Bell admits they may have

to dip into the money they made during their incredible FA Cup run to the second round to cope with their revenue shortfalls.

He told The Post: "We are set up so that a management company runs the building and bars and the football club's only income is the gate money.

"It's all one club but it has been set up like that because of the previous problems to safeguard the facility and running of it.

"We are in a fortunate position that if we do get in trouble, we have some money left from the FA Cup run. But a lot of that is set aside for a rent deposit and a contribution to a grant for a 3G pitch in the next couple of years."

He added: "We don't know how long this is going to last and the most important thing is people's health and people now realise it is more serious than they believed to begin with."

Chi City U15 Greens lift cup CHICHESTER City Girls Under-15s Green lifted the Hampshire County Cup after a 2-0 victory over Bournemouth Sports.

Goals either side of half-time from Amelia Hammond and Charlie Davey secured victory in a hard-fought final.

The clash was competitive from the first whistle as both teams tried to play football with a lot of the action centred in the midfield tussle.

There were few clear chances, although Chichester forced a few threatening moves but Bournemouth managed to clear their lines.

Chichester played out from the back and kept the ball well to put the Bournemouth defence under constant pressure. Only a series of strong tackles kept Chi at bay.

Bournemouth played on the counter attack and almost nicked the lead on the half-hour but fired wide after a swift break away.

Player of the match Davey then played a beautiful through ball into striker Hammond, who slotted the ball home just before half-time to give Chichester a 1-0

lead. Chichester came out strongly at the start of the second half and forced an early free-kick outside the area. Davey stepped up and smashed the ball into the roof of the net, giving the keeper no chance.

Changes were made by both teams as Chichester continued to press high and

cause problems with their goalkeeper a spectator at times as Bournemouth struggled to make any headway.

Bournemouth had a couple of longrange efforts but they did not trouble Millie Delamont in goal as Chichester claimed the trophy.

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