The following are the latest results contributed by HM Courts Service, for cases sentenced by West Sussex Magistrates’ Court sitting at Worthing and South East Hampshire Magistrates’ Court sitting at Portsmouth from October 3 to 7, 2016.

Sean Bailey, 27, of Watling Court, Butts Road, Southwick, was given a community order and must carry out 50 hours’ unpaid work after admitting assault by beating in Shoreham on March 28, 2016. He must pay £50 compensation and £85 costs. He also admitted breaching a conditional discharge order, no action taken.

Justin Boyce, 47, c/o Millfield Close, Lancing, was given a community order with Alcohol Treatment Requirement after admitting assault by beating in Lancing on August 16, 2016. He was also given a restraining order and must pay £85 victim surcharge and £85 costs. He also admitted breaching a conditional discharge order, no action taken.

Natalie Jones, 26, of Garden Crescent, Barnham, was given a community order with Alcohol Treatment Requirement after admitting using threatening words or behaviour in Barnham on December 18, 2016. She must pay £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Glenn Thomson, 27, of St George’s Road, East Worthing, was given a community order with Rehabilitation Activity Requirement after admitting using threatening words or behaviour in Worthing on July 18, 2016. He must pay £85 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Martin Attfield, 58, of Jevington Close, Worthing, was given a restraining order and fined £100 after admitting harassment without violence through two Facebook messages on and before September 16, 2016. He must pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Glen Carpenter, 22, of East Street, Littlehampton, was fined £80 and must pay £30 victim surcharge, £85 costs, after admitting drug-driving (9ug/l cannabis) in Ascot Way, Rustington, on June 11, 2016. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months. He also admitted driving without a licence or insurance, no separate penalties.

Michael Collins, 38, of Winterberry Way, Wick, was given a community order with six-week curfew, electronically monitored, between 7pm and 7am, after admitting theft by employee, stealing alcohol and drinks worth £1,328.44 from Morrisons, Worthing, on August 2, 2016. He must pay £85 victim surcharge, £85 costs, after admitting failing to surrender to custody at Worthing Magistrates’ Court on August 16, 2016, no separate penalty.

Michael Gooding, 23, of Manning Road, Wick, was fined £120 and must pay £30 victim surcharge, £85 costs, after admitting driving in Clun Road, Littlehampton, on August 19, 2016, without insurance. He was fined £40 and must pay £300 compensation after admitting driving in Clun Road, Littlehampton, on August 19, 2016, without due care and attention. He also admitted driving without a licence, no separate penalty.

Melissa Hannan, 28, of Burley Close, Lancing, was given a 12-month conditional discharge and must pay a total of £403.30 compensation after admitting causing £301.50 damage to a window and plate at Naaz Restaurant, Lancing, on September 15, 2016; dishonestly making off without payment of £101.80 for an Indian meal and drinks in Lancing, on September 15, 2016; and using threatening words or behaviour in Lancing, on September 15, 2016. She was fined £80 after admitting assaulting a police constable in Lancing on September 15, 2016, and admitted a second charge of assaulting a police constable in Lancing on September 15, 2016, no separate penalty. She must pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Erick Mushambi, 22, of The Old Courtyard, Heene Place, Worthing, was given a community order and must carry out 70 hours’ unpaid work after admitting drink-driving (110mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath) in Worthing on September 14, 2016. He must pay £85 victim surcharge and £85 costs. He was disqualified from driving for 24 months.

Michael Richards, 46, of Epsom Gardens, Rustington, was fined £80 and must pay £30 victim surcharge, £85 costs, after admitting possessing cannabis in Rustington on August 11, 2016.

Jason Searle, 50, of Forest View Park, Crossbush Lane, Poling, was fined £120 after admitting producing cannabis in Arundel on May 26, 2016. He also admitted possessing cannabis in Arundel on May 26, 2016, no separate penalty. He must pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Laurentiu Ene, 37, of Rowlands Road, Worthing, was fined £210 and must pay £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs after admitting drink-driving (50mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath) in Brighton Road, Lancing, on September 19, 2016. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Holly Smith, 29, of Alder Close, Durrington, was fined £345 and must pay £35 victim surcharge, £300 costs, after being found guilty of driving without due care and attention in Tarring Road, Worthing, on February 20, 2016. Her driving record was endorsed with three points.

Scott Edwards, 26, of Harbour Way, Shoreham, was fined £350 and must pay £200 compensation, £35 victim surcharge and £85 costs, after admitting assaulting a police constable in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, on September 20, 2016.

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A new cabinet member for highways and transport at West Sussex County Council has been announced.

Bob Lanzer (Con, Maidenbower) is set to take over from John O’Brien (Con, East Grinstead South and Ashurst Wood), who has decided to stand down.

Richard Burrett (Con, Pound Hill & Worth) is returning to the cabinet after an illness and will take over the corporate relations portfolio from Mr Lanzer.

Deputy leader Christine Field (Con, Lindfield and High Weald), cabinet member for community wellbeing, has also held the responsibility for the education portfolio since May and this arrangement will continue.

Jeremy Hunt (Con, Chichester North), cabinet member for finance, will continue to deal with school property issues in addition to his existing role.

The changes will take effect at the end of the Full Council meeting tomorrow (Friday October 21).

The other three cabinet members remain.

They are David Barling, residents’ services, Peter Catchpole, adult social care and health, and Stephen Hillier, children - start of life.

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A ‘vicious and sustained’ campaign has been waged by some residents opposing development in Storrington, a developer has claimed.

Permission for a new single-storey house in Veras Walk was rejected by Horsham District Council’s Development Control South Committee on Tuesday.

But during the meeting, Anthony Watts-Williams, acting as agent for the scheme, said residents objecting to proposals had attacked him personally, leaving both himself and his family ‘worried’.

He said: “A vicious and sustained campaign has been waged by those opposing this application.”

Mr Watts-Williams described how posters with his face on them had been distributed, pointing out his position as a councillor on Mid Sussex District Council.

Ann Salmon, a neighbour speaking in objection to the scheme, said overlooking was not the problem, but they ‘did not want to hear people next door munching their cornflakes’.

Fellow objector Richard Palmer raised concerns about the safety of the access and suggested the plot was being overdeveloped, while Patrick Heeley, speaking for Washington Parish Council, explained how there were four applications in the pipeline to develop on garden space within half a mile of each other.

Both local members Paul Marshall and Jim Sanson (Con, Chantry) raised concerns about the impact of the development on the character of Heath Common, and committee members voted to back refusal.

Philip Circus (Con, Chanctonbury) pointed out that they had won appeals where they had objected on the impact to the character of an area and argued the design ‘jars against the much more conventional style of housing that’s common in this neighbourhood’.

Officers said councillors had to look at the scheme and come to a view, but they had found that any harm from the new house would be minor.

Mr Circus replied: “I’m not sure I agree with an insinuation there’s something eccentric about my view. My view is the view of the inspector.”

Jonathan Chowen (Con, Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead) added; “I think this is poor design, I think it’s a poorly designed access. I think people ought to be made aware you can’t have infill willy-nilly.”

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Feedback from the thousands of people who gave their views on the A27 Chichester scheme is currently being analysed, ahead of a decision on the final option to be taken forward, expected at the end of this year or early 2017.

In total 5,388 people attended the 16 public exhibitions on the five options being considered for upgrading the existing stretch.

Highways England has received more than 4,300 paper and online responses and comments.

Highways England senior project manager Valerie Stephens said: “It’s great that so many people were able to have their say during the consultation and I’d like to thank everyone who responded or who took the time to come along to one of our events.

“It was clear from the thousands of conversations we had with local people that upgrading the A27 is a real priority for Chichester.

“The views people have given us will help us to ensure that the improvements we take forward will deliver the benefits that the city deserves.”

The ten-week consultation ended last month but all the information is still available here

A final decision on the option Highways England will consult further on will be announced in winter 2016/2017.

Once the announcement is made, Highways will start to prepare for the Development Consent Order process.

As part of the ‘pre-application’ stage, a full public consultation on the preferred option will take place which will give people a further opportunity to comment before an application for development consent is submitted to the Planning Inspectorate.

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A rail union has suspended a strike date on Southern services after a request from the British Legion.

The RMT union has been locked in a bitter dispute with rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway over plans to change the role of conductors to on-board supervisors.

Seven walkouts have already been held in 2016 and another three are planned between now and Christmas.

Three days of strikes were due to start on Thursday November 3, but since this is London Poppy Day the British Legion asked the RMT if the walkout could be suspended on that day.

Mick Cash, general secretary at the RMT, said: “This decision has been made after close consideration and following a personal request from the British Legion.

“The union recognises the very special importance of that particular day and as result has agreed to suspend the action planned for 3rd November. The rest of the scheduled action goes ahead‎ as planned.”

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The full Southern timetable is set to be reinstated by the end of October.

Rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway brought in the revised temporary weekday timetable back in July, cancelling more than 300 services a day to deal with the effect of staff shortages.

It has been gradually reinstating services, but Southern is set to restore 63 to the timetable, including 34 West Coastway trains to destinations such as Hove, Bognor, Barnham and Worthing next Monday (October 24).

A further 46 services will follow on October 31 when services between Brighton and Southampton and Hastings and Ashford will return.

GTR has been embroiled in a bitter dispute with the RMT union for months over plans to change the role of conductors to on-board supervisors, with drivers opening and closing train doors.

The union has objected to the potential to remove the second safety-critical member of staff on Southern trains, and has already held seven walkouts in 2016, with another three planned between now and Christmas.

Charles Horton, chief executive officer of GTR, said: “I’m delighted for our passengers that we will be restoring more services to the timetable. This is what our passengers deserve and I thank them for their patience during what has been a difficult time for everyone. Clearly the industrial relations issues we have are, regrettably, continuing, but we are pressing ahead with our plans and are committed to delivering a better service for everyone.“

GTR has also announced that 33 Gatwick Express services will not return until December 12 as part of autumn leaf-fall arrangements.

In line with the rest of the industry, GTR is taking steps to better manage the impact of leaf-fall seasonal conditions on passenger services and is leaving these services out until the end of autumn which it says will help reduce congestion and reactionary delays on the busy Brighton mainline route.

During the leaf-fall period, with challenging slippery rail conditions, trains take longer to reach their destinations, leading to congestion, cancellations and delays.

In recognition of this from Monday 24th October until Friday 9th December, weekday Southern and Gatwick Express trains arriving or departing from London Victoria or London Bridge may have their journey times extended by between one and three minutes.

Weekday Thameslink trains on the busy Brighton mainline from Three Bridges to Brighton and from Brighton to London Bridge will also have their journey times extended by up to three minutes.

These changes will result in more reliable journey times, giving greater certainty for passengers.

Mr Horton added: “Challenging conditions during the autumn mean that train services across the country become vulnerable to poor weather and slippery rails, compromising performance and certainty for passengers.

“We, like other train operators in the UK, are taking steps to reduce the risk of disruption during the period.”

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Protesters calling for a public debate on the controversial restoration work carried out at Midhurst’s South Pond are holding a campaign meeting next Thursday, (October 27) to plan their next moves.

Campaign leaders Mel Bilham and Linda Bates who gathered the support of 600 people when they launched a petition calling for action earlier this year, have now formed a committee. They are inviting members of the public to join them at a ‘get together’ in The Willow Room at The Grange Leisure Centre at 6pm.

They want to organise representations for the public meeting they demanded so people can air their views to pond owners Chichester District Council, the South Downs National Park and the South Pond Group who have been working on the restoration in partnership.

Mel told the Observer: “The idea is to hear from everybody what they want to happen in the future, so we can go prepared to the public meeting, when the date is announced.

“We know the pond can’t go back to how it was originally although that’s what many people want. But Linda and I would like to see the silt removed so the water can flow properly.

“We would like to see those awful reeds removed - with maybe a few left in the Spread Eagle corner where it gets messy and around the island where the birds nest. We want the whole of the south side cleared of the silt, the reeds and the faggots which were put in the water. And we want to hear what other members of the public would like to see happen.”

Following the angry public event at the Grange at the end of September when members of the public said the format denied them a voice, Mel said she was anxious to “take the heat out of the situation and find a way forward.”

“People had every reason to be angry because it was not the public meeting they asked for. But that has now been recognised and now we are getting our chance. So we want people put their views forward in a calm and constructive way, so we can all work together to do something about the current state of the pond.”

“When we started our petition it came to light the South Pond group and the district council were unhappy with the reeds and there was going to be an investigation into how they came to be planted. We want to work together to do something everyone can be happy about.”

It is hoped the public meeting will take place in the second week of November.

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A new wellbeing store and cafe will soon feature in Chichester’s City Centre.

Luckes Wellbeing will be moving into 69 North Street, which was previously the home to jewellers All That Glitters, after Chichester District Council approved the application.

The works will see a shop re-fit and the use of the rear of the building as a cafe.

Business owner Melanie Luckes stated in the application that the majority of floor space would be used for retail products and customer seating.

She added: “The small scale scheme would make best use of the existing retail unit, better utilising the ground floor area and maximising the space within, including adding a café ancillary to the main use of the building as a wellbeing store.

“The proposal would complement the main use and promote the vitality and viability of the main shopping centre of Chichester within this primary shopping frontage area.”

The agreed plans include a single storey rear extension for toilet facilities, new signage and internal layout changes on the ground floor.

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Chichester Lions Club’s annual model railway exhibition will be held on Saturday.

Chichester mayor Peter Budge will officially open the exhibition at Chichester High School, Kingsham Road, at around 10.30am but the event will be open from 10am to 4.30pm.

There will be 22 working layouts in scales varying from small to very large (N-gauge to 16mm scale) and on five of them, visitors will be able to operate the trains themselves.

Refreshments will be on offer all day at The Junction Café, there will be trade stalls with new and pre-owned items and information from railway preservation societies will be available.

Specialist toy auctioneer and valuer Chris Gale, from Toovey’s Auctioneers of Washington (Sussex), will be returning to offer valuations for old toys.

Games with prizes will include a Children’s I-Spy on the Layouts competition and Pick-a-Winning-Station based on the London Underground system.

The winning ticket in the Lions Club raffle for a ride in a spitfire will be drawn at around 3.30pm. Tickets will be available until 3pm at Stand 19 in the exhibition.

On-site car parking is free and there is easy access for all. The school hall is a short walk from Chichester railway and bus stations.

Admission is £5 adults, £4 seniors, £2 under 12s and £12 family. All proceeds go to charities supported by Chichester Lions Club of Chichester.

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Plans for a solar farm near Twineham have been deferred to wait for a Historic England decision on the listing of a nearby property.

Planning permission for the installation of 13.04MW solar arrays on 17.1 hectares of land north of Bob Lane was approved by Mid Sussex District Council in August last year.

But residents successfully challenged the decision via a judicial review, claiming the council had failed to comply with its duties under the Listed Buildings Act.

When the application was heard again by MSDC’s district planning committee on Thursday (October 13), several members raised concerns about the impact on nearby listed buildings.

These include Coombe House, whose owners are awaiting a Historic England decision on whether to upgrade it from Grade II to Grade II* listed status.

The committee decided to defer the application to wait for a decision.

John Allen (Con, Bolney) argued that approving a solar farm, which would be next to the substation for the Rampion windfarm planned off the coast of Sussex, would create an ‘industrial energy landscape’.

Annie Hirst, chair of Twineham Parish Council, said the solar farm would have a ‘cumulative industrial effect’ on the area.

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A large number of chains have moved into Chichester in recent years, changing the face of the high street forever.

While many have welcomed the familiar faces, others feel the city is now ‘saturated’ with the big-name cafes and retailers and losing its identity as a destination for independent sellers.

Leading the way as an ‘antidote’ to this is Draper’s Yard Market and Studios, where a collection of artists and designers can be found selling all manner of wares.

Located in The Hornet, tucked away down the side and back of Clothkits, is a collection of sheds and stalls selling handmade jewellery, clothes, paintings, food, homeware and a lot more.

There is even a hairdressers occupying one of the larger sheds, while the addition of a vintage coffee and cake van is proving especially popular.

Such is the success of the new artisan destination since opening in July, the woman behind it, Clothkits owner Kay Mawer, has applied to make it a permanent fixture.

“It’s going really well, we’ve had lots of people and groups like Chichester BID saying it’s just what Chichester needed,” Kay said. “We have 13 pop-up sheds, as well as ‘have a go tables’ which anyone can rent for £25 a day to try an idea.

“Regular visitors on Saturdays are Tides Coffee, a West Wittering roastery, and The Hampshire Real Bread Company. Darren works a full week as an architect and then stays up all Friday night baking to sell the most amazing breads, doughnuts and sourdough on Saturday.”

Kay rents the ‘pop-up’ sheds on a monthly basis, and also has a test shed available on a weekly booking.

For most of the people occupying the sheds, it is a first step from selling at home and at craft shows to taking their products to market.

Chichester was once a home for independent sellers, but many have now gone.

Sadlers Walk in East Street became TK Maxx; the many small businesses moved out of The Boardwalk in North Street, which is earmarked for flats; while the little stalls of sellers in the Butter Market cleared out to make way for the likes of Bill’s Restaurant and Patisserie Valerie.

Kay said: “The reason chains have taken their place is they can usually afford rising rent and business rates. They can just go to the bank and ask for more money, where smaller shops and cafes can’t.

“Diversity is what gives a city its character and there’s definitely a lack of provision for artists, crafts people and designers.

“There wasn’t enough studio space which is why I wanted to create this, to bring creative people together to support each other, share ideas and let exciting things happen.”

Amongst the creative minds based at Draper’s Yard are Lucy Rawcliffe and Rebecca Williams, who share a shed for their respective handmade jewellery and ceramics businesses.

Mandy Atkinson knits her own bespoke jewellery, while at Oyster Moon people can have personalised art for their homes lovingly created.

Dave and Hasneyth Goldsmith sell quite fabulous cork purses and alpaca wool handbags, with all the money going to Andean Medical Mission, a local charity which cures blindness in Bolivia.

Earlier this month all the tables were given to Chichester College students to promote their business ideas as part of Student Enterprise Week, and much more is being planned to keep diversity in the city alive and well.

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As part of this year’s Horsham half term festivities, Horsham once again is bringing Pudsey and many of his pals to the Town Centre to celebrate Children In Need.

Between 10am and 4pm in the Carfax on Thursday October 27, there will be three Song and Dance shows for the whole family on the Bandstand (11am, 12.15pm and 2.30pm) starring TV’s Dave Benson Phillips with Pudsey and a load of his mascot pals. Between the shows the cast will be roaming around the area bringing joy and happiness... as well as a little bit of mayhem thanks to Horsham’s Howie the Hornet and some of the other little rascals.

It is hoped that the townsfolk and businesses of Horsham will create a bumper collection for the BBC’s Children in Need Charity this year... led by Horsham Rotary Club, who are a national ‘Children In Need’ Partner, and Horsham District Council, Horsham collectively donated nearly £5,000 in 2014... let’s beat that figure this year.

Individual donations can be made in a Bucket collection in the Town on Thursday or by visiting the Rotary Club of Horsham’s Just Giving web page and donating to the Children In Need Campaign.

Businesses and other organisations can donate and join in the fun and promote themselves by organising ‘Pounds for Pudsey’ collections amongst staff, clients and friends.

The results of these collections can be handed to Pudsey in person in the Carfax on Thursday October 27 between 1.30pm and 2pm or between 3.30pm and 4pm. The ’handover‘ will be photographed and recorded in social and print media and will involve a ‘giant cheque‘ being produced with the name of the donating organisation and the amount donated.

Naturally the donors may dress for the handover ceremony however they think fit and there will be a prize of a Giant Pudsey to the best-dressed organisation. We would ask all organisations that will be raising ‘Pounds for Pudsey’ to let us know asap by emailing horshamrotary@btconnect.com so that we can mention you in the publicity... lists of participating organisations will be published each day/week.

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Student Meggie Chapman decided to have a haircut when she joined Worthing High School in September.

But this was more than an ordinary trim – it would see long lengths of hair trimmed and hundreds of pounds raised for charity.

Mum Janey Chapman said she had been finding it more and more difficult to braid Meggie’s hair due to osteoarthritis in her hands.

“She researched The Little Princess Trust, who makes wigs for sick children with cancer, and decided that she wanted to have her hair cut for a good cause.

“On her JustGiving page, she set herself a target of £500, which she passed and raised a total of £656.77.”

Hairdresser Chrissie-Louise Campbell, a family friend, did the haircut at The Richard Cobden pub, where landlord Steve Walker hosted a fabulous event on Sunday.

“Meggie is very well known there and all the customers have watched her hair grow over the years,” explained Janey.

“We believe that over the weeks leading up and on the day, the regulars have donated in excess of £500.

“Chrissie-Louise had the hard task of cutting the hair and she was certainly nervous but she did a fantastic job and we are very pleased with the outcome. Meggie’s four plaits are now on their way to the charity in Shoreham.”

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The Christians Against Poverty team in Littlehampton is celebrating the charity’s 20th birthday in a special way.

Staff at Littlehampton Debt Centre, which is run in partnership with Arun Community Church, have pledged to drink only water for 20 days.

Carol Boreham, centre manager, explained: “The team in Littlehampton is raising money and awareness of the work of Christians Against Poverty (CAP), which started in Bradford but has spread its free service to people in hardship right across the UK.

“Arun Community Church, supported by neighbouring congregations, has partnered with CAP to give local people free debt advice, which is amazing.

“I have been the debt centre manager for only four months but in that time, I’ve already seen how lives can be changed when people get support to tackle their finances.

“We wanted to drink only water to help raise awareness of the struggles vulnerable people can face when on a very low income. Thanks to CAP and the church, help is out there for people right here in our own town.”

CAP helps anyone who needs support and during 20 years, it has grown from one man with a £10 donation and a vision to a network of hundreds of churches helping 20,000 people a year.

The charity’s patron is the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and supporters include television money saving expert Martin Lewis.

Visit justgiving.com/Littlehampton-CAP to make a donation.

The team is also selling cakes and hand-made cards on Sundays after the service at Arun Community Church.

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Winner of this year’s Horsham in Bloom schools gardening competition and recipient of the £100 cash prize was Trafalgar Infant School.

The theme had to be chosen from children’s books and rhymes so Trafalgar pupils decided that the story of ‘The Queen’s Knickers’ should be the focus of their garden.

The display of plants, in excellent condition, fully complemented the colourful knickers, pants and bloomers on display.

In addition, flags, a ‘throne’ of red begonias with a backing of sweet peas, a wooden chest of floral drawers (‘drawers’ gettit?) and a thoughtfully placed handbag, drew attention to the children’s resourcefulness and imaginations.

After studying Shakespeare’s a Midsummer Night’s Dream, pupils at Queen Elizabeth II school agreed this would be their choice and created a dream-like, magic garden.

Pretty mosaic tiles of blues, purples and pink covered recycled containers complimented the soft and subtle shades of the plants along with a decorated reminder that ‘true love never did run smooth’.

Interesting details such as dried lavender hearts, fairy doors, dream catchers, dragonflies and a heart of petals were also included.

The judges were sufficiently mesmerised to award second prize to the school.

Third place was taken by Littlehaven Infant school.

Their own stories of pirates provided the theme and small pirate ships doubling as plant pots also contained even smaller, appropriately costumed images of themselves, while other plants, many grown from seed, represented sand and sea.

Bottles containing messages of their future wishes written by pupils who were going on to other schools this summer were on display for all to read which the judges thought was a lovely idea, not seen before.

Other schools taking part included All Saints, Kingslea, Holbrook, Tanbridge House and Northolmes.

The competition has been running for at least ten years and the varieties of well tended plants and interesting theme interpretations at each school, made it difficult, as always, to choose the winners.

The Blue Diamond Group sponsored of the competition and prizes will be presented at their Newbridge Nurseries this month.

A statement from Horsham in Bloom said: “All Saints, Kingslea and Holbrook Schools are Highly Commended for their respective entries.

“A variety of rhymes and stories were chosen by All Saints. Stig of the Dump was the choice of Kingslea’s gardening club while The Tin Forest was the favourite of the gardeners at Holbrook.

“Our thanks go to Tanbridge House School for taking part with their garden based on The Wizard of Oz and to Northolmes School for their theme on Little Red Riding Hood. As always, the high standards overall meant difficulty on deciding the prize winners.

“Thank you very much to all who took part. Now, we are trying to decide on next year’s theme!

“We are extremely grateful to the Blue Diamond Group for providing sponsorship of the competition. The prizes will be presented at their Newbridge Nurseries in October.”

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The 100 mile South Downs Way national trail just became ‘bite-sized’ with the launch of the new free guide breaking it into easily accessible day and weekend walks.

With 12 walks graded from ‘moderate’ to ‘challenging’ which all start and end at bus stops or train stations, the guide makes it easier to take on the iconic trail.

Andy Gattiker, who manages the South Downs Way, said: “If the South Downs Way is on your bucket list why not tackle one section each month. Over the course of a year you’ll get to experience the changing colours of the South Downs National Park from vibrant spring greens to golden summer flowers and rusty autumn beech woods to brown winter stubble.

“Sometimes people think they need at least two cars to break the South Downs Way into sections, but you don’t need any. This guide proves that, with planning, bus and train are a great option.”

Bus users can take advantage of Discovery Tickets, to enjoy travel across the national park and the South of England for £16 per day for a family of five (two adults and three children) or £8.50 for an adult and £7 for a child (5–15 years old).

The guide is available from the South Downs Centre in Midhurst, Tourist Information Centres, order a copy from publications@southdowns.gov.uk or 01730 814810 or download it at www.southdowns.gov.uk/publications

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A fibreglass Mini Moo named Betty from the recent Surrey Hills Cow Parade has “moo-ved” on after being sold to raise money for a local school.

Jigsaw School, based near Cranleigh, educates children from 4 to 19 years with an autism spectrum disorder. 53 pupils currently attend the school, each working to a curriculum which has been tailored to their individual needs and abilities.

The school was given the cow by Dunsfold Park Ltd, organisers of the annual Wings & Wheels event and home to Jigsaw School and JigsawPlus Adult Services. Betty was signed by members of the Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team; the Royal Navy Black Cats; the pilot of the Dakota aeroplane, Andrew Dixon; Jigsaw’s Patron and Eagle Radio presenter, Kim Robson and the artwork designer, artist Vikki Gibson. A silent auction for Betty was then held to raise funds for the school.

Emily Mobbs of Godalming was the highest bidder, paying in excess of £1,000 for the Mini Moo. Ms Mobbs was invited to take a tour of the school and meet pupils when she visited Jigsaw to collect Betty. She was presented with a Thank You card made by the children, as a sign of their appreciation for giving Betty a new home.

To find out more about Jigsaw, go to www.jigsawschool.co.uk

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If you had come into St Nicolas Church Cranleigh on Tuesday October 4 afternoon, you would have been confronted by groups of children from the Church of England Primary School swarming round the Church.

They were there to celebrate the Launch of the Church Trail, newly completed, with copies available at the back of the church for children accompanied by adults, to use.

The Trail is an initiative of the local branch of NADFAS, the Cranleigh Decorative and Fine Arts Society, and their Chairman, Pat Butler, was there with members of the design team to present the finished Trail to the Rector.

Also there from NADFAS headquarters was Head of Church Trails, June Graveson, and Denise Topolski, one of the NADFAS Trustees.

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Ashington wishes to start a choir based on the idea of The Tuneless Choir which received national TV and radio coverage earlier this year.

We now have the names of twenty people who want to sing just for fun but to do that we need a choir leader. The Tuneless Choir does offer a mini franchise to give support to groups and it’s choirs sing hits from the likes of Abba, Queen and the Beetles. However, Ashington choir is prepared, if the choir leader wishes, to be independent.

Being a choir leader is extremely rewarding if you want to share your passion for singing with those who can’t sing in tune, but really want to. The leader should have a musical background, energy, charisma and a genuine passion and commitment to singing for all. They will need to be able to tolerate some very wrong notes and have a good sense of humour.

For more information contact Diann Clarke, clarkebaf@tiscali.co.uk

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Police are concerned about the welfare of missing 15-year-old Curtis Sheehan from Walberton near Arundel.

Police said Curtis was last seen leaving his home address on Sunday (October 16) but he did not return home as planned at 9.30pm.

He is described as white, 5’ 3” and of slim build with short ginger hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing grey tracksuit bottoms and a navy hooded top, according to police.

Missing persons co-ordinator Graham Milner said: “We are concerned about Curtis because of his age and we want to make sure he is ok. Please contact us if you have any information which can help us find him.

“If you see Curtis or have any information about his whereabouts please email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call 101 quoting serial 1393 of 16/10.”

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