Paintings, pottery and sculpture will be on display and for sale at Horsham’s Drill Hall until Saturday August 27 for the Association of Sussex Artists (ASA) 104th Exhibition — and this year the event has a new twist.

As well as 334 paintings and 110 pieces of sculpture and pottery, the 2016 exhibition which opened on Friday August 19 includes a fundraising raffle.

The prizes are some 100 miniature original paintings on postcards, specially created and donated by Association members.

Visitors to the show can buy a raffle ticket for £3 (or two for £5); the draw will take place this Saturday, the event’s final day, and winners will each be sent one of the paintings, chosen at random.

“This is an amazing chance to own an original painting by a leading Sussex artist”, says ASA chairman Derek Golledge. “We have even had several postcard-paintings donated by war artist Gordon Rushmer, who had his own dedicated exhibition at Horsham Museum in May.”

For each ticket sold, a substantial donation will be made to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Meanwhile, the main exhibition features works ranging from 2in ceramics and stonecarvings to 5ft paintings and sculptures. “We have a very careful selection process,” says Derek, “and the range and quality is outstanding.”

In addition, this year’s show has a smart new look, thanks to refurbished display screens and tables.

The exhibition is open from 10.30am to 5pm daily but closes at 3.30pm this Saturday.

Entry is free, and catalogues will be available to buy. For more information, see www.associationofsussexartists.co.uk

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Leading cast members from the musical comedy Half a Sixpence took time out from their critically-acclaimed run at Chichester Festival Theatre to perform at the city’s newest care home.

Charlie Stemp, who plays orphan and central character Arthur Kipps, was joined by fellow actors Emma Williams and Devon-Elise Johnson to entertain residents at nearby Wellington Grange with songs and stories from the show.

Halcyon McLaren, 95, said: “We were thrilled to have them here. It was just like they were on stage. We wish we could have given them a standing ovation but as many of us are wobbly on our feet we will settle for giving them one with our hearts.”

The exclusive performance was arranged under a partnership between CFT and family-owned Colten Care, which runs Wellington Grange.

The aim of the partnership is to bring interactive theatre experiences directly into the home, while offering residents, families and friends priority access to events and tickets at CFT.

Emily Hudson, activities organiser at Wellington Grange, said: “Theatre has been a big part of many of our residents’ lives. The Half A Sixpence visit was not only about giving those going to the show a sneak preview.

“It also meant that some residents who are unable to physically go the theatre could enjoy a version of their own with friends and family right here at Wellington Grange and with the real cast.”

Vicky Gregory, corporate manager at CFT, said: “The partnership with Wellington Grange is unique for us as a theatre.

“The Half A Sixpence visit was just the first of a number of bespoke events we are planning to create for the residents. The cast members were really excited about meeting them and performing.”

Half a Sixpence opened in Chichester in July and runs at CFT until Saturday, September 3.

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Three people have died after being pulled from the sea at a popular Sussex beauty spot today (Wednesday, August 24).

Emergency services were called to the beach at Camber Sands at 2.10pm to reports of a person in the sea.

While they were on scene another person was seen in difficulty at 2.20pm and 15 minutes later a third person was rescued.

The three men, who have not yet been identified, sadly died despite efforts to save them.

Chief Superintendent Di Roskilly said, “We are working with Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Royal National Lifeboat Institute, South East Coast Ambulance and Rother District Council to clear the beach and encourage people to come out of the sea while we are investigating this incident.

“We are also asking people to stay away from Camber for the afternoon and evening to assist emergency services in managing this incident.

“This has been an incredibly tragic situation and very traumatic for those who were there on the beach at the time. At this stage we do not know who the men are and are doing all we can to establish their identities.”

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Six people have been detained and police are currently tracing another after an incident in Horsham this evening (Wednesday August 24), the force has said.

On Twitter the National Police Air Service helicopter said it had been called to help Horsham Police trace a person who had decamped from a lorry.

A spokesman for NPAS said six people had also been detained.

Witnesses at the scene said the incident took place near the Rusper roundabout on the A264.

Andy Venn said: “We went past about five minutes ago.

“There were six police cars an ambulance and a big white lorry and the back of the lorry was open.”

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Ifield came out on top by four wickets in a revised T20 game after rain prevented the full league fixture going ahead.

Jack Groves won the toss and elected to bowl first in damp conditions after a 90-minute delay.

St James Montefiore started well enough and put on 28 for the first wicket followed by a further 51 for the second and at 79 for 2 after 13 overs.

They were reasonably well set for a score of around 140 but they started losing wickets at regular intervals as the Ifield bowlers and fielders gradually got on top and scoring became more and more difficult.

Mahad Ahmed picked up three wickets for 22 and there were three run outs as the innings finished on 122 for 8 after 20 overs with Michael Gould top scoring with 44.

In response, Ifield lost the early wickets of Dan Smith and Mike Norris in their run-chase but Joe Cooke and Dinesh Salunkhe batted sensibly and took the score to 80 before Salunkhe was caught for 30.

Jack Groves and Cooke continued the good work but both departed with just a handful of runs needed and although there were a few slightly nervous moments successive boundaries from Paul Clifford took Ifield into the last over needing just four runs and Ahmed clipped the second delivery for four to secure victory.

Cooke topscored for Ifield with 41.

Ifield travel to Ansty this Saturday followed on the Sunday by their game in hand against Guernsey and they remain very much in the mix as the league season reaches its climax.

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West Indian Kirk Edwards got off to a flyer with eight runs off the first over including a big six off Jon Whiting.

In the fifth over, Whiting saw both Edwards and opening partner Sherwin Campbell dropped by Ollie Cross and Michael Thornley respectively. To rub salt into the wound, Edwards then smashed him for another six.

The openers reached their 50 partnership in the sixth over, with Edwards dominating. But he fell on 33 when Tara Norris caught a skier off Jon Whiting with the score on 55.

Usman Afzaal came in at three for Lashings.

The vast crowd at Horsham were entertained through out the game by Henry Blofeld, who was commentating on the match and what was going on around the ground.

Just after drinks in the 10th over, Afzaal hit Sussex star Norris for a big six but she soon got her own back when she had the former England bastman caught at fine leg by Paul Williams.

Lashings looked more aggressive after drinks and Campbell hit Norris for a big over extra cover. But Campbell soon became a victim of Michael Munday's leg spin, stumped by Ollie Cross. The 100 came up in the 14th over.

Munday then lured Niall O'Brien down the pitch and Cross gleefully stumped the Ireland international.

Lashings were struggling to get on top and South African Daryn Smit soon became Munday's third victim when he skied a return catch to the prolific bowler.

The entertaining Tino Best then followed for a duck, caught by Tom Johnson off the bowling of Paul Williams.

Munday finished with 3-16 off his four overs.

Michael Thornley bowled the last over of the innings and went for 14 as Lashings finished on 152-6 from their 20 overs.

Former Sussex star Monty Panesar opened the bowling for Lashings with Tino Best but Craig Gallagher and Sam Attfield got Horsham off to a good start and cruised to 29-0 off six overs.

But after hitting John Emburey for six with the first ball of the ninth over, Attfield then hit the ball to Best, who took a juggling catch in the deep. Emburey then took Craig Gallagher next ball, stumped by Smit, before taking a third in the over, with Tom Johnson again being stumped.

So Horsham went from 44-0 for 44-3 in five balls.

Akeem Jordan and Michael Thornley were now in looking to consolidate against the spin of Emburey and Chris Schofield.

But Jordan was adjudged lbw as Emburey claimed his fourth wicket in the 11th over and Horsham were now struggling needing more than 100 from 9 overs.

Paul Williams soon followed to a stunning catch from Kirk Edwards on the boundary. But Thornley was looking comfortable and hit a lovely straight drive for four off Schofield in the 12th over.

The run rate was accelerating though and the pressure got to Thornley as he was then stumped by Smit off Schofield - 67-6.

Eighty was needed from five overs with Sam Bell and Ollie Wassell in but they were struggling to get the ball to the boundary.

Star for the day Oscar Jago-Lewis, 12, got a bowl for Lashings in the 18th over and he went for seven runs in the over.

In the penultimate over, Bell and Wassell hit eleven runs off Panesar to get Horsham over the 100 mark.

But with 49 to win off the final over, Lashings had done their job.

Jago-Lewis got to bowl the final over and he struck with the first ball, having Bell stumped for 26 before bowling Wassell for 14.

Whiting then came in and hit a six off his first ball and then a single and Lashings won by 40 runs.

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Bridges once again fell at the first hurdle in their FA Cup quest, and to be frank they didn’t deserve anything from an often scrappy encounter where hopeful long balls seemed to be the order of the day.

Bridges had problems with the artificial pitch, hurrying their clearances and bypassing their midfield.

Ashford‘s Tom Michelson was unlucky to see his header from Michael Phillips’ free-kick cannon off the crossbar.

Martin Grant was making his first appearance in goal for Bridges in two years, regular keeper Kieron Thorp having suggested that Grant play in Cup ties, and he made two good blocks from long-range efforts before making a good stop at the feet of Hill.

Giant keeper George Kamurasi then tipped over an effort from Callum Donaghey.

Two minutes into the second half a mix-up then allowed Shaun Welford the space to slip a neat shot beyond Grant for the winner.

Grant made saves from Phillips, Welford and Hill, but the introduction of Ben Godfrey did at least add a bit of bite to the Bridges attack.

Anthony Oleka came close with a ducking header from Steve Sargent’s corner, while Fender fired a shot straight at Kamurasi, but overall it was an uninspiring display from the visitors and Ashford were worthy winners.

Bridges: Grant, Sargent, Adelakun, Bold (Oleka 74), Donaghey, Crellin, Hayles (Godfrey 50), Lansdale, Fender, Garrod (Tait 47), Casselman.

Unused subs: Mobsby, Pulling, Wilson, Thorp.

Aerotron Man of the Match: Devon Fender

Attendance; 225

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It’s been a year of upheaval in the education world and perhaps the biggest change will come when youngsters picked up their GCSE results tomorrow (August 25).

Until this year, GCSE results days has been easy – take the latest batch of A*s and compare them to last year’s. Simple.

Now, though, the government has introduced something called Progress 8 and, no matter how many A*s our teenagers achieve at GCSE, it’s the Progress 8 score that matters to their school.

A spokesman for the Department for Education put it simply: “It’s entirely up to the schools what they publish but the only thing that counts from this year is Progress 8.”

So what is Progress 8?

To put it simply, it’s a way of measuring the progress made by pupils from the end of primary school to the end of secondary school.

Each child’s progress is measured across a selected set of eight subjects and then compared to children all over the country who started with the same attainment level.

So, if ‘Anna’ started secondary school with high Key Stage 2 SATs results, her progress at the end of Year 11 would be judged against children who started from an equally high point. If she entered secondary school with low SATs results, her progress would be measured against others who had an equally low starting point.

The Key Stage 2 scores are used to predict children’s ‘expected’ results in eight subject areas.

At the end of Year 11, a score of zero means the student made the expected progress.

Anything above zero means they made better than expected progress – good news for the school – while anything below zero means their progress was not as high as expected.

The school’s Progress 8 score is calculated using the mean average of all its pupils’ scores.

The expected standard for schools to achieve is a Progress 8 score of -0.5.

If a school fails to reach this standard, an Ofsted inspection will be triggered.

As for the eight subjects which give Progress 8 its name, there is a heavy focus on core areas.

Each children must take maths and English plus three English Baccalaureate subjects such as science, computer science, history, geography and languages.

The maths is worth double points as is the English if the students takes both English language and English literature.

They can then include three subjects of choice – which must come from an approved list of qualifications if they are to count towards their score.

Jules White, headteacher of Tanbridge House School, said the new system was “much fairer”.

He added: “It ensures that a broader basket of subjects are counted but maths and English are still weighted - quite rightly - more heavily than other subjects.

“The old thresholds made a ‘C’ too important and now every grade counts. There still remains a problem that progress is measured from Key Stage 2 results which are far too variable at the moment.”

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Steyning and District Food and Drink Festival was officially launched today.

Representatives from local businesses joined volunteers at Whites in High Street, Steyning, to hear about all the events planned from September 3 to October 2.

Also there was Peter Calder, project co-ordinator for Know Dementia, this year’s chosen charity.

Martin Leigh-Pollitt, chairman of Steyning and District Community Partnership’s visitor and tourism group, said: “All of this is about promoting Steyning and district, and there is a fairly wide spread of activities taking place. It is all about trying to develop the local economy and support local businesses.

“It has all the hallmarks of being a great success. Sara from Steyning Bookshop has again pulled the rabbit out of the hat and we have Carol Drinkwater coming here for the supper at Sussex Produce Company Café on September 20.”

The festival is organised by a committee of eight volunteers and it is linked with Horsham District Food and Drink Festival.

A series of breakfasts, lunches and special pizzas, plus a Moving Magical Moments supper on September 22, have been organised to raise money for Know Dementia.

Mr Leigh-Pollitt said: “Know Dementia are doing a huge amount of work with local families in the area, which I think is fantastic and certainly deserves our support.”

Tickets for the Celebrity Supper with Carol Drinkwater are £25, to include a meal, wine and signed book.

For more information, visit www.steyningdistrictfooddrinkfestival.co.uk

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Thirty Wittering members enjoyed a busy weekend of triples matches. Saturday began with four matches of eight ends each. On Sunday morning two matches of eight ends were played which decided the two sets of finalists – Ken Clark, Maureen Mulligan and Sue Dobson (34 points) and Anne May, Marion Corbett and Nige Miller (36).

After an exciting match of 12 ends, the result was a win for Clark’s team 18-9.

Witterings 76 Sussex Vice Patrons 126

Witterings won on only two rinks but an enjoyable afternoon was had by all.

Scores: Ken Clark, Marion Corbett, Gwilym Morgan and Dave Bell (Skip) lost 21-10; Glyn Dobson, Geoff Harsant, John Heathorn and Anne May (Skip) lost 19-11; Nige Miller, Bryan Smethurst, Fred Knotts and Ray Stephens (Skip) won 19-14; Mark White, Ron Prior, Stuart Hooker, Chris Horsley (skip) lost 32-12; Paul Chivers, Marina Aylward, Brian Barnes, Lindsay Bangs (skip) won 18-13; Judy Bangs, Alan May, Jan Derkatsch, Tony Nixon (skip) lost 27-6.

Witterings 94 Chichester 87

Scores (friendly): Stuart Hooker, Alan May, Fred Knotts (skip) won 16-14; Trevor Boyd, Paul Chivers, John Langworthy (skip) won 27-8; Ron Prior, Glyn Dobson, Tony Nixon (skip) lost 24-16; Bryan Smethurst, Ken Clark, Dave Bell (skip) lost 28-17; Nige Miller, Chris Jelf, Gwilym Morgan (skip) won 18-13.

Witterings 35 Chichester 34

A close ladies’ friendly ended with with a one-shot win for Witterings.

Scores: Judy Bangs, Ros Hanbury, Anne May, Chris Horsley (skip) lost 21-18; Diane Leach, Val Hooker, Maureen Mulligan, Carole Tuffin (skip) won 16-14.

Witterings 78 Little Spain 82

Scores (friendly): Jackie Clapton, Bryan Smethurst Marina Aylward (skip) won 19-15; Kate Johnson, Glyn Dobson, Tony Nixon (skip) won 15-14; Graham Mason, Teresa Heathorn, Ken Clark (skip) won 19-16; Sue Dobson, Chris Jelf, Gwilym Morgan (skip) lost 21-16; Sylvia Smethurst, Kate Nixon, Fred Knotts (skip) lost 16-9.

Witterings 89 Worthing Pav B 67

Witterings enjoyed a fine West Sussex League win, earning eight out of ten points.

Scores: Stuart Hooker, Chris Jelf, Gwilym Morgan, Dave Bell (s) lost 23-21; Alan May,Tony Nixon, Fred Knotts, Ray Stephens (s) won 19-16; Nige Miller, Dave Buckton, Ken Clark, John Langworthy (s) won 25-17; Paul Chivers, Brian Barnes, Glyn Dobson, Lindsay Bangs (s) won 24-11.

Witterings 73 Emsworth 64

Scores (friendly): Teresa Heathorn, Maureen Mulligan, Anne May (skip) won 23-13; Diane Leach, Val Hooker, Jullie Mulligan (skip) won 17-7; Sue Dobson, Kate Nixon, Marina Aylward (skip) lost 16-15; Jackie Clapton, Barbara Newman, Jan Dekatsch (skip) lost 28-18.

CRABLANDS

Crablands men went to Maltravers BC for a friendly and won 74-66.

Scores: R Green, A Humphreys and J Tyrrell won 23-7; L Lewendon, F Carrie and M Heasman won 27-20; E Brooker, N Reynolds and T Hanlon drew 18-18; D Jonas, P Blackman and J Cornwell lost 21-6.

Crablands men hosted Worthing Pavilion C in the West Sussex League and took nine points out of ten to move up the division-one table, winning 96-55.

Scores: L Lewendon, J Saunders, J Cornwell and T Dade won 34-5; N Crump, K Palin, D Clacey and R Humphrey won 26-17; J Tyrrell, A Humphreys, N Reynolds and M Heasman won 22-19; M Campbell, P Blackman, A Blyth and D Adams drew 14-14

Crablands ladies had a good week, gaining six points at home to Aldingbourne (53-28) and six at Arundel (41-34).

Scores v Aldingbourne: P Osborn, J Adams, V Foyle and S Jones won 29-13; G Humphreys, M Back, S Blyth and C Ruler won 24-15, so 53-28 to Crablands.

Two Crablands sides played against each other as Aldingbourne couldn’t field any friendly rinks.

Scores v Arundel: C Lewendon, J Adams, V Foyle and S Jones won 21-17; G Humphreys, M Bateman, S Blyth and C Ruler won 20-17.

Three triples also battled it out at Arundel in friendlies, losing 50-48.

Scores: B Berry, P Terry and D Adams won 17-13; K Palin, F Carrie and M Back won 16-15; J Izen, L Lewendon and T Dade lost 22-15.

Crablands men entertained Pagham and gained a valuable six points in the West Sussex League.

Scores: L Lewendon, J Saunders, T Dade and I Ford won 35-10; M Campbell, P Blackman, T Hanlon and D Adams won 22-12; J Tyrrell, A Humphreys, N Reynolds and M Heasman lost 21-19; N Crump, D Muncey, D Clacey and R Humphrey lost 24-20.

A friendly against RAFA saw Crablands beaten.

Scores: R Green, J Izen and D Muncey won 20-14; T Dodd, C Smith and C Cornwell won 15-11; M Whittle, F Carrie and J Cornwell lost 20-14; K Palin, D Jonas and V Tyrrell lost 36-4.

Thirty-two members vied for a place in the Bert Jones drawn mixed two-wood pairs competition, leaving semi finalists to battle it out for a place in the final before August 26.

J Taylor and D Adams will play L Tuck and F Carrie, while S Blyth and T Dade will play A Bateman and J Adams.

More Crablands club competitions have finalists.

Finalists: Ladies’ Singles - V Foyle; Village Cup - N Reynolds; Elsdon Shield (drawn mixed pairs) M Back and A Bateman; Handicap Singles Competition: M Campbell and N Crump; Millennium Competition (chosen pairs): Val Foyle and Ian Ford; Ladies’ Drawn Pairs: P Osborn and C Cornwell will play C Lewendon and J Adams; Men’s’ Drawn Pairs: A Bateman and D Clacey.

CHICHESTER

Chichester 16 Sidley Martlets 22

While reaching the latter stages of any competition is to be congratulated, losing by six shots to Sidley Martlets in the Sussex County Fours final at Popes Mead left Chichester’s Matt Bonnar, Derek Leach, Clive Keedwell and Mick Page disappointed at not having brought home the winners’ trophy.

But as county finalists the Chichester four will now represent Sussex in the national finals at Leamington Spa later in August and the club and members wish them every success.

Fishbourne 32 Chichester 26

Chichester played at Fishbourne in the BM Mixed Triples League, taking just two points after winning on one rink but losing overall by six shots.

Scores: Mary Potter, Terry Haigh & Betty Spicer won 20-6; Les Etherington, Steph Baverstock & Wendy Adams lost 26-6.

Chichester 33 Bognor 27

Chichester took a much-needed four points for the overall win when playing at Bognor against the current C&M League leaders.

Scores: Mary Potter, Bridget Collins, Wendy Adams, Betty Spicer won 19-11; Chris Hobbs, Denise Latter, Sue Miles & April Janman lost 16-14.

Norfolk 57 Chichester 78

As the current holders, Chichester are delighted to have progressed to the final of the West Sussex League PC Cup for the second year running.

In the semi-final at Norfolk, Chichester won by an overall 21 shots.

The final will be played between Chichester and Aldingbourne at Worthing Pavilion BC on the league final’s day to be held on Sunday, September 18.

Scores: Gerry Jackson, Cole Porter, Clive Keedwell, Matt Bonnar (skip) won 27-12; Terry Wiseman, Tony Hardgrove, Derek Leach, Clive Benham (skip) won 19-12; Peter Green, Nigel Dearman, Kevin Ball, Mick Page (skip) won 20-14; Ian Linfield, Stuart Meyer, Brian Butler, Simon Tooley (skip) lost 19-12.

Chichester B 81 Marine Gardens 63

Chichester B entertained Marine Gardens in a West Sussex division-three match and with two good wins and two narrow defeats Chichester secured six points from an 18 shot victory.

Scores: L Edmonds, T Wiseman, J Pickard, A Avery (skip) lost 17-16; L Etherington, S Wilson, P Merritt, C Wade (skip) won 25-10; A Daines, B Money, K Burt, P White (skip) won 25-17; C Porter, N Dearman, T Haigh, M Hannant (skip) lost 19-15.

Chichester A 83 Norfolk A 82

In a tense and exciting West Sussex first-division match Chichester A edged out visitors Norfolk A by just one shot, picking up six points.

Scores: I Linfield, S Meyer, B Butler, T Sayers (skip) won 27-19; P Green, K Ball, B Talmage, S Tooley (skip) lost 21-17; G Jackson, C Spicer, C Keedwell, M Bonnar (skip) lost 25-15; P Whale, T Hardgrove, D Leach, M Page (skip) won 24-17.

Worthing Pavilion A 59 Chichester A 82

Chichester A got off to a bad start in their West Sussex division-one match at Worthing Pavilion A, but they fought back to triumph by 23 shots, taking eight points.

Scores: G Jackson, S Meyer, D Schofield, T Sayers (skip) won 22-12; I Linfield, G Buckle, B Talmage, B Butler (skip) won 21-14; K Ball, T Hardgrove, D Leach, C Benham (skip) lost 20-15; P Green, C Spicer, C Keedwell, M Bonnar (skip) won 24-13.

Fishbourne 53 Chichester 74

Chichester visited Fishbourne for a mixed friendly. Fishbourne left their fightback too late as Chichester held on to win by 21 shots.

Scores: L Campling, A Stewart, K Burt (skip) won 18-15; C Campling, A Daines, C Hulbert (skip) drew 16-16; A Hulbert, N Dearman, T Gaffney (skip) won 21-9; R Smith, T Wiseman, P Green (skip) won 19-13.

Chichester 129 Sussex Vice Patrons 112

Chichester played hosts to the Sussex Vice Patrons, although each team won on three rinks Chichester won by 17 shots.

Scores: A Deller, T Haigh, L Edmonds, P White (skip) lost 24-11; L Etherington, B Hole, T Hardgrove, T Sayers (skip) won 19-18; P Hague, B Money, P Green, D Schofield (skip) lost 29-18; G Jackson, A Daines, K Ball, B Talmage (skip) won 25-13; G Buckle, D Leach, C Keedwell, C Benham (skip) won 39-8; N Dearman, J Pickard, S Meyer, N Anderson (skip) lost 20-17.

WEST DEAN

West Dean 58 Stedham 43

In this home match West Dean were the winners, winning on 2 of the 3 rinks.

Scores:

Ian Morrison, Bob Holman, David Harding [s] won 21-12; Ann Hiscock, John Elliott, John Butterworth [s] won 25-11; Pam Patterson, John Jones, Tony Boxall [s] lost 20-12.

Pagham 53 West Dean 43

West Dean were the losers on all 3 rinks in a close game away to Pagham.

Scores:

David Harding, David Turner, John Butterworth [s] lost 14-13; Ann Hiscock, Jim Sharrod, Tony Boxall [s] lost 22-15; Pam Sharrod, Bob Holman, Andy Wood [s] lost 17-15.

Little Spain 61 West Dean 33

Little Spain were the comfortable winners of this match on their rinks against West Dean. West Dean managed a win on only one of the three rinks.

Scores:

Pam Sharrod, John Jones, Tony Boxall (s) won 20-15; Ann Hiscock, John Elliott, Jim Sharrod [s] lost 21-9; Pam Patterson, John Butterworth, Andy Wood [s] lost 25-4.

SOUTHBOURNE

Southbourne 113 Norfolk A 48

Southbourne had a splendid home win against Norfolk in division one of the West Sussex League. Southbourne won on three rinks and narrowly lost on one on the last end. Southbourne won by 65 shots to earn eight points and are third in the league.

Scores: John Scorey, Dave Alner, John Hardy & Robin Armstrong (s) won 36-8; Malcolm Keane, Pete Garrard, Dave Fewell & Mark Soper (s) won 32-8; Dave Walter, Alan Williams, Andy Smith & Paul Butler (s) won 26-12; Pete Jasinski, Dave Young, Jim Jennings & Antony Bull (s) lost 20-19.

Graffham 39 Southbourne 48

Southbourne played an enjoyable mixed triples friendly at Graffham. Southbourne won on two rinks, lost on one rink and won overall by nine shots.

Scores: Mary Thornton, Colin Bulbeck & Alan Shelley (s) won 18-12; John Staker, Irene Jennings & Dave Young (s) won 17-11; Eileen Keane, John Scorey & Jim Jennings (s) lost 16-13.

Southbourne 96 Bognor A 73

Southbourne had a good home win against Bognor A in West Sussex division one. Southbourne won on two rinks, lost on two rinks and won overall by 23 shots to earn six points.

Scores: Richard Galloway, Fred Brimecome, Malcolm Ayres & Antony Bull (s) won 32-12; Malcolm Keane, Pete Garrard, Dave Fewell & Mark Soper (s) won 31-18; Dave Walter, Alan Williams, Andy Smith & Paul Butler (s) lost 24-21; Pete Jasinski, Dave Alner, John Hardy & Robin Armstrong (s) lost 19-12.

BOGNOR

Congratulations to Bognor, who played the host club on a lovely sunny afternoon at Midhurst BC in the Midhurst Cup final.

The result was very close with Bognor winning on three rinks for a 74-66 win.

The game was well supported by members from both teams and followed by tea.

Scores: Gerry Stevens, Janet Whitfield, Margaret Phillips beat Howard Seymour, Catherin Dixon & Margaret Sole 24-21; Ned Waddock, Christine Preston, Steve Soames beat Jack Lee, Paul Chuter & Gerald Dixon 15-11; Rod Lincoln, Penny Jones, John Edwards lost 19-12 to Malcolm Hutchings, Phil Wells & Dave King; Jane Colebrook-Taylor, David Parker, Arthur Richardson beat Phil Kingswell, R Ralph & Stuart Largan 22-16.

Bognor Men’s A team visited Worthing Pavilion C in the West Sussex division one. They won on two rinks but lost 79-65, scoring two points.

Scores: Keith Hellyer, Norman Burchfell, John Blacow and John Edwards won 20-14; Bob Daley, John Christensen, Arthur Richardson and Steve Soames lost 19-18; David Jackson, Ned Waddock, Derek Ford and Ron Gardner lost 26-16; David Parker, Keith Taylor, Gerry Stevens and Tommy Gaskin lost 20-11.

Bognor A visited Chichester A. They won on one rink but lost 101-57 and scored two points.

Scores: Keith Hellyer, Trevor Moore, Tony Arnold and Steve Soames lost 24-12; John Christensen, Norman Burchfell, Keith Graham and Bob Daley lost 40-11; David Jackson, Ned Waddock, Derek Ford and Ron Gardner lost 20-11; David Parker, Keith Taylor, Gerry Stevens and Tommy Gaskin won 23-17.

Bognor played Goring Manor in a mixed friendly. Bognor won on two rinks and by 70-68.

Scores: Ray Philpott, Paul Lichfield, John Parry and Margaret Phillips won 20-14; Lyn Carthew, Simon Webster, Penny Jones and John Whitfield won 16-13; Bryan Harvey, Pauline White/Chris Cummings, Christine Dunham and Janet Whitfield lost 24-20; Jane/Jonathan Colebrook-Taylor, Edna Keywood, Anne Parry and Geoff Cook lost 17-14.

In the C&M league division one, Bognor ladies, who had previously only lost one game, played Chichester. It was a close contest and Bognor won on one rink but lost 33-27, scoring two points.

Scores: Hannah Down, Christine Preston, Anne Parry and Jean Spiers lost 19-11; Jean Taylor, Penny Jones, Barbara Reardon and Margaret Phillips won 16-14.

In the West Sussex League division three, Bognor Men’s B team lost their unbeaten record in a game against Maltravers. They lost on three rinks and drew on one, going down 91-61 and scoring one point.

Scores: George Dunham, Phil Hasler, John Blacow and John Edwards lost 21-15; Geoff Cook, Geoff Kendall, Dave Matkins and Len Hall lost 23-12; Rod Lincoln, Barry Fitch, Pat Philips and John Whitfield lost 27-14; Alan Lewis, Norman Burchfell, Keith Graham and Mike Philpot drew 20-20.

In their next game against East Preston B, Bognor B were back to their winning form. They won on two rinks and overall by 84-73, securing six points.

Scores: Nick Hatfield, Norman Burchfell, Keith Graham and Len Hall lost 21-18; Rod Lincoln, Ray Philpott, Paul Lichfield and John Whitfield won 24-16; George Dunham, Phil Hasler, Pat Phillips and John Edwards won 26-17; Alan Lewis, Geoff Kendall, Alan Hall and Dave Matkins lost 19-16.

In the West Sussex League division one, Bognor A played at Southbourne. They won on two rinks but lost 96-73, scoring four points.

Scores: Bob Daley, John Christensen, John Edwards and Arthur Richardson lost 31-18; Keith Hellyer, Steve Soames, Trevor Moore and Tony Arnold won 24-21; David Jackson, Ned Waddock, Derek Ford and Ron Gardner won 19-12; Paul Lichfield, Keith Taylor, Gerry Stevens and Tommy Gaskin lost 32-12.

PAGHAM

A four-rink men’s league game versus Norfolk resulted in a 96-71 defeat and just two points.

Scores: T Wells, J Burke, M Adams, T Tack lost 38-6; P Burrell, B Sales, R Hilder, P Mayoss won 32-11; R Pearson, B Smith, D Vaughan, M English lost 15-12; N Terry, J Fox, J Cowley, G Cutts lost 25-18.

Two ladies’ rinks beat Arundel 58-21 in the C&M League, taking six points.

Scores: A Calvert, E Shine, S Stocker, G Conley won 30-3; I Brooker, Joan Wells, J Taffurelli, C Mayoss won 28-18; (friendly): J Cowley, A Burrell, E Terry, A Ross won 23-16.

Pagham’s men won 57-48 in the Holbrook Cup and go through to the third round.

Scores: I Brooker, S Stocker, T Tack drew 16-16; R Pearson, G Conley, M English won 21-15; A Burrell, C Mayoss, P Mayoss won 20-17.

Four men’s rinks played Arundel in a friendly and won 74-58.

Scores: B Calvert, R Bonnick, R Hilder, P Mayoss won 23-14; N Terry, P Burrell, J Cowley, M English won 25-10; D Westcott, K Robini, M Adams, T Tack won 17-13; D March, J Stocker, D Spink, G Cutts lost 21-9.

In the C&M League, Pagham ladies lost 62-25 to Chichester.

Scores; I Brooker, J Cowley, J Taffurelli, C Mayoss lost 27-15; S Reed, E Shine, S Stocker, G Conley lost 35-10.

Three Pagham triples faced Fittleworth in a friendly and won 56-38.

Scores: D Westcott, K Robini, J Wells lost 16-14; A Burrell, P Quilter, T Wells won 21-14; D Spink, P Burrell, A Ross won 21-8.

Two rinks won their latest C&M Ladies’ League game 48-25 to claim four points.

Scores: I Brooker, A Ross, J Taffurelli, C Mayoss won 33-2; A Calvert, J Cowley, M Donaldson, S Stocker lost 22-15.

In a friendly against West Dean, three friendly mixed triples gained a 53-43 win.

Scores: I Brooker, D Westcott, J Newell won 22-15; J Cutts, D Spink, A Ross won 17-15; S Burrell, E Terry, P Burrell won 14-13.

In a men’s league clash with Crablands, Pagham lost 86-67 but took four points.

Scores: T Plows, P Burrell, R Hilder, P Mayoss won 21-19; P Langridge, J Fox, L Smith, D Adams lost 22-12; N Terry, K Robini, M Adams, T Tack lost 35-10; R Pearson, B Smith, D Vaughan, M English won 24-20.

ARUN INDOORS

Arun played a friendly at Grattons IBC in Crawley, losing 122-90.

Scores: M Hunt, M Cruise, L Saunders, S Judd lost 23-19; P Griffiths, K Burnard, R Weidenheoft, R Osment lost 20-10; J Simmons, M Winter, K Cruise, C Gilham lost 21-16; T Gibney, E Cooke, L Hathaway, M Richards lost 17-14; N Griffiths, G King, E Lawrence, A Hunt won 17-14; J Watson, B Williams, S Simmonds, A Fisk lost 27-14.

Arun IBC played a friendly at Worthing IBC and lost 114-73.

Scores: J Simmons, G Debenham, L Saunders, A Fisk drew 21-21; V Greenaway, M Cruise, N Hatfield, R Osment won 18-14; D Green, E Cooke, G King, M Richards lost 17-14; D Champion, T Gibney, M Hunt, E Lawrence lost 28-5; K Burnard, M Winter, A Stewart, C Gilham lost 35-15.

MIDDLETON

After the hard work over the past year of the green-staff of both Middleton Sports Club and the bowls section, and the resulting improvement in the condition of the green, Middleton Bowls Club had the honour of hosting a county bowls match for the very first time.

Middleton men’s captain Peter Lush welcomed 48 top bowlers, some of whom had travelled from as far afield as Bournemouth in the west to Hastings in the east, to represent Sussex and Hampshire.

When the two teams met last year, Hampshire ran out winners. This time, watched by a good crowd and after some thrilling matches, Sussex ran out winners by four matches to two.

MIDHURST

Rowledge 53 (3pts) Midhurst 43 (1pt)

In their penultimate Three Counties League game at Rowledge, Midhurst lost overall by ten shots.

Scores: Howard Seymour, Malcolm Hutchings & Terry Berry lost 22-12; Catherine Dixon, Margaret Sole & Dave King drew 18-18; Stuart Largan, Paul Chuter & Gerald Dixon drew 13-13.

Midhurst 64 (4.5pts) Milford 43 (0.5pt)

In their last Three Counties League match of the season Midhurst enjoyed a resounding win against Milford, the division-one champions, by 21 shots. Midhurst enjoyed a creditable third place for their first season in the division.

Scores: Catherine Dixon, Margaret Sole & Dave King won 25-17; Delphine Clark, Jack Lee & Gerald Dixon won 27-14; Bob Butterfield, Stuart Largan & Paul Chuter drew 12-12.

Midhurst 48 Haslemere 46

In a friendly against local rivals Haslemere, Midhurst won overall by two shots.

Scores: Jack Jurado, Margerie Hayward & Phil Kingswell lost 21-14; Michael, Ann Chuter & Paul Chuter won 19-10; Stella Tait, John Allen & Terry Berry tied 15-15.

PETWORTH

Petworth Bowls Club have had a busy few days, with three league matches (including an 8-2 defeat of East Preston) and an enjoyable friendly of five triples against the West Sussex Tourists.

Scores: v West Sussex Tourists: Ron Elliott, Stan Enticknap and Mick Monk lost 16-12; Selwyn Hall, Les Martin and Jim Palmer lost 16-15; Carol Hall, Barry Stanton and Mick Booth drew 12-12; Jean Brown, Richard Roberts and Mark Lancaster drew 18-18; Brian Tee, Roger Lucking and Bill Bryder lost 20-11.

v Norfolk: Ron Elliott, Stan Enticknap and Jim Palmer lost 31-13; Kevin Mitchell, Geoff Harris and Mick Booth lost 23-15; Peter Miles, Bill Bryder, Richard Stevens and Alan Potter lost 21-11; Selwyn Hall, Nigel Flynn, Mike Berry and Mick Monk won 28-19.

v Maltravers: Selwyn Hall, Stan Enticknap and Jim Palmer lost 15-30; Kevin Mitchell, Barry Stanton and Mick Monk lost 17-25; Peter Miles, Bill Bryant and Mick Booth lost 16-18; Brian Tee, Nigel Flynn, Geoff Harris and Alan Potter won 18-14.

v East Preston: Ron Elliott, Stan Enticknap, Nigel Flynn and Richard Stevens lost 21-14; Kevin Mitchell, Les Martin, Bob Turner and Mick Booth won 18-16; Selwyn Hall, Barry Stanton, Bill Bryder and Alan Potter won 42-5; Brian Tee, Geoff Harris, Russell Stallibrass and Mick Monk won 34-10.

FITTLEWORTH

Fittleworth 40 Arundel 59

Scores: Brian Woolcott, Pauline Gilpin, Bernard Adsett drew 15-15; Arthur Ellcome, Sue Judd, Gina Barnfield drew 16-16; Sylvia Woolcott, Mike Ryan, David Luxford lost 28-9.

Pagham 56 Fittleworth 38

Scores: Tessa Clegg, David Luxford, Bernard Adsett lost 21-14; Pauline Gilpin, Mike Ryan, Gina Barnfield lost 21-8; Jane Adsett, Marc Wood, Sue Judd won 16-14.

After a close contest the winners of the Pairs Cup were Arthur Ellcome and Tony Broughton – on a countback on shot difference.

Runners-up were Jane Adsett and Gina Barnfield and third were Sylvia Woolcott and David Luxford, also on count-back.

Fittleworth 53 West Dean 46.

Scores: Pauline Gilpin, Tessa Clegg, David Luxford won 24-10; Jane Adsett, Colin Long, Bernard Adsett drew 13-13; Sue Judd, Mike Ryan, Gina Barnfield lost 23-16.

GRAFFHAM

Graffham 65 Petersfield 30

A hard-fought friendly resulted in Graffham winning on all three rinks.

Scores: B Bayly, M Chenery, B Petter won 18-13, L Pegram,W.Folkes,P Chenery won 24-6, D Petter, G Kingsmill, K Pegrum won 23-11

Graffham’s annual Janet Hurst Cup competition was won by W Folkes and V O’Hara, with B Bayly and M Chenery runners-up.

Graffham had a busy week with mixed results

Graffham 52 Rogate 45

Scores: D Petter,V O’Hara,B Petter won 20-12, J Saunders, M Chenery, K Pegrum won 14-10, L Pegrum, W Foulkes, P Chenery lost 23-18.

Graffham 38 Southbourne 48

Scores: B Bayly, D Petter, B Petter lost 11-17, V O’Hara, W Foulkes, P Chenery lost 12-18, J Saunders, M Chenery, K Pegrum lost 15-13.

Graffham 37 Arundel 64

Scores: D Petter, M Chenery, K Pegrum lost 25-21, L Pegrum, G Allen, B Petter lost 20-7, S Allen,W Foulkes, P Chenery lost 19-9.

Graffham 43 Frensham 48

Scores: J Saunders, M Chenery, K Pegrum lost 25-5, B Bayly,V O’Hara, B Petter won 23-7, L Pegrum, D Petter, P Chenery lost 16-15.

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Graham Wagg’s three wicket burst in four balls completely changed the course of Sussex’s innings and also the game as the visitors lost their last eight wickets for only 51 runs in 25 overs.

The Glamorgan seamer thrived in the cloudy conditions, and during his spell also claimed his 200th first class wicket for Glamorgan.

Sussex were indebted to Chris Nash, who struck the 22nd century of his career, before Glamorgan reached 50 for 1 in their second innings- a lead of 19.

Sussex had resumed on 111 for 1 with night watchman Danny Briggs giving Nash useful support, and the second wicket pair had added 69 before Nash called his partner for a risky single in the last over before lunch with Briggs comfortably run out for 36.

Briggs had been fortunate to survive an excellent opening spell against Tim Van Der Gugten who regularly passed the outside edge, but Briggs’ determination carried him through until his dismissal.

Nash, meanwhile played watchfully, sharing a partnership of 52 with Luke Wells before Wells was bowled by Craig Meschede, and at 232 for 3, Sussex were in sight of a substantial first innings lead before Wagg’s dramatic over and the subsequent collapse.

Nash had completed his third championship century of the season from 284 balls with 18 fours, when Wagg began his 18th over; with his second ball Christian Davies edged to the wicketkeeper, his fourth dismissed Luke Wright who wafted outside the off stump, then the next delivery bowled David Wiese.

An early tea was then taken because of bad light, which might have made the three batsmen dismissed by Wagg wonder why the decision had not been taken before the over had started.

After the break, Nash’s six and half hour vigil ended when he was bowled by Van Der Gugten for 132, and the tail quickly followed with Glamorgan’s seamers rewarded for their accuracy throughout the innings.

Apart from David Lloyd, who only bowled one over, Van der Gugten, Meschede and Wagg’s economy rate was under three runs an over with Hogan’s under two.

When Glamorgan started their second innings, 31 runs adrift, Selman did manage to get off the mark after four successive ducks, but did not last long before he was leg before in Steve Magoffin’s second over.

Nash praised Glamorgan’s bowlers after his century: “They bowled really well, in the right areas, and kept it tight throughout the innings”.

He also praised Briggs who as nightwatchman put on 69 for the second wicket, saying: “Danny helped me a lot and is in the form of his life with the bat these days. We are still in the game, and need to fight back tomorrow.”

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Crabtree Cavalier Kim Dennis got to face an over from Monty Panesar during the innings break between Lashings and Horsham on Wednesday.

Dennis got to face the former England and Sussex spinner in front of the vast crowd at Cricket Field Road.

The enthusiastic batsman was out first ball, but managed to see through the rest of the over.

In the main game, Lashings beat Horsham by 40 runs. Horsham spinner Michael Munday was man of the match.

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Eight Vietnamese nationals were arrested after an incident in Horsham yesterday and have been handed over to immigration officers.

Police contacted Home Office immigration officers after attending an incident on the A264 in which eight individuals were detained.

A spokesperson for the Home Office confirmed the arrests and said the Vietnamese nationals had been referred to immigration officers for interview.

They added: “Where someone is found to have no right to remain in the UK, we will take action to remove them.”

Speaking on Twitter, the National Police Air Service helicopter service said it had been called to help Horsham Police trace a person who had decamped from a lorry.

Witness Andy Venn said the incident took place near the Rusper roundabout on the A264:

“We went past about five minutes ago.

“There were six police cars, an ambulance and a big white lorry and the back of the lorry was open.”

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Middleton were in league and T20 action while other sides concentrate on just the league. And there was an afternoon to forget for Pagham’s batsmen.

Here are the latest reports from our local Sussex League division-two teams.

Three Bridges v Middleton

Division two

Middleton drove into a storm on their way to Three Bridges – and arrived to find a waterlogged ground.

Hard work by the players meant the umpires were happy the ground was fit for a T20 game.

The league rules state that where insufficient time is available for a normal game, the teams can play a T20 which sees the winner awarded 20 points and the loser ten.

Skipper Sean Heather won the toss and invited Three Bridges to bat first.

The score had moved to 32 before Beck Hemingway caught opener Conor Golding off Brandon Hanley for 16. A partnership of 41 followed between Ian Church and Victor Davies.

Matt Reynolds broke through with a wicket off the very first ball of his first over, the 12th of the game, having Davies caught by Jamie Thompson for 13.

The Middleton bowlers dominated from that point and at the end of their 20 overs Three Bridges finished on 114 for eight. Only opener Church with 56 really made any impression. Pick of the Middleton bowlers was Heather with three for 13 off his three overs.

In reply Middleton opened with Heather and Hemingway. Heather was in a mood to get things finished quickly and scored an unbeaten 88 seeing his side home in the 13th over two wickets down. His 88 included nine fours and seven sixes.

Middleton v Horsham

County League T20 final

For the second season running Middleton reached the league T20 final and they were backed by good numbers of fans at Hove.

Horsham fielded a side containing five current or ex-county players, with first starts in the tournament this season for Will Beer and George Garton. Garton featured for England under-19s last season against the touring Australians.

Horsham won the toss and elected to bat. Tom Johnson got his side away to an explosive start hitting the first two balls of the second over for six.

Beer gave a tough chance to a diving Beck Hemingway early in his innings but when Johnson was first out with the score on 90 his own contribution was 62 from just 32 balls.

There was a flurry of wickets with Beer next to go, caught by Hemingway off Jamie Thompson.

Next to go was Jofra Archer, playing against his old club, for just one – he was caught off Will Searle – and when Garton was bowled by Thompson for just two with the score on 96 for four it looked like a game might be on.

Michael Thornley, having played for, among others both Sussex and Leicestershire in his first-class career had different ideas however and saw his side to a total of 161 at the end of the 20th over, unbeaten on 47. All the Middleton bowlers bowled well with Thompson (3-33) the pick.

Middleton opened with Heather and Hemingway. Horsham’s attack opened with the Sussex duo of Archer and Garton, and in his first over Garton bowled Heather for one.

Hemingway was caught for nought and Will Burrows bowled for five, and when Ben Ferbrache was fourth man out for 16 the score was just 36.

Middleton never really recovered but spirited batting by all their batsmen saw them finish on 108 for nine at the end of their 20 overs. Patrick Colvin 16 and Thompson with 21 were their main scorers.

Pagham v Ansty

Division two

Pagham’s poor season turned into a nightmare against Ansty.

At 2.45pm Ansty were 95 for nine and Pagham might well have had ideas of a win. However, Ansty’s last-wicket pair of Jake Wilson (70no) and Glenn Anason (54no) put on 134 to change the face of the game.

Ansty declared at 229 for nine after 52 overs – only Peter Cotterill (5-79) and Tom Kent (3-40) came out with any credit.

If Pagham thought things couldn’t get any worse they were wrong as they were bowled out in 9.4 overs for an embarrassing 23 – of which 13 were extras.

Jake Wilson fisnished with six for seven and Jethro Menzies four for three. Wayne Green top scored for Pagham for the first time in three years ... with four runs, the only boundary.

Pagham go to Lindfield on Saturday hoping for a massive improvement.

Eastbourne v Bognor

Division two

Losing the toss at the Saffrons, Bognor fielded first and toiled as Jacob Smith and Dan Wells put on 106 for the first wicket.

However, a quick double from Richard Cox accounted for both openers and Eastbourne promptly capitulated to 156-7 as Charlie Hunter and Rob Willway had success.

A rapid 36 from David Twine, supported by 15-year-old Alastair Orr (41*), saw Eastbourne reach 219-8, Willway finishing with 3-58.

In Bognor’s reply, Mike Harris and Willway fell to Ben Twine but Zayne Bux and Max Ashmore rebuilt, the latter facing a barrage of short balls from the Eastbourne seamers, doing his best to swallow a particularly nasty bumper in the process, leaving a fairly impressive bruise on his throat.

Ryan Maskell’s rapid 56 put Bognor in a commanding position as he took a particular liking to the spin of Delray Rawlins.

Twine accounted for Ashmore (78) and Maskell in the same over and a flurry of wickets in near-darkness meant Bognor finished on 202-8, the draw a fair result.

Bognor 2nd XI v Southwater 2nd XI

2nd XI div three west

On a blustery day at the Regis Oval, Bognor’s lively skipper Josh Broad won the toss and elected to field as the hosts looked to gain some end-of-season momentum.

Dan Winslow made merry combining swing and seam to nip out Southwater’s top order and to claim a season’s-best four for 30.

Middle-order resistance for the visitors came from James Cooper with 54 but Bognor’s burly all-rounder Sam Adams zipped in to grab two for 22 and with the finishing touches being applied by the bullish Elliott Clarke with three for 28 with his zippy leg-breaks, Southwater were 147 all out.

Bognor’s reply came with the usual fireworks from Adams as he battered a brisk 25 but it was skipper Broad’s dashing blade that saw the hosts home with a fine 74 not out containing 12 fours.

Winning by eight wickets, the Bognor boys are looking to finish the season strongly.

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Sussex Police has come out top of three police forces examined in a recent inspection.

The force was inspected at no notice by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) and achieved 95 per cent accuracy in the recording of close to 100,000 reported crimes in Sussex in a year.

HMIC assessed the force’s efforts as ‘Good’, with crime recording accuracy up 83.4 per cent in 2014, although the previous inspection was less comprehensive.

Chief Constable Giles York said: “We were inspected at no notice by the HMIC and to have achieved 95 per cent accuracy is a huge testament to how our staff understand what this means for victims of crime.

“Crime data integrity is about putting victims first and that is at the heart of what we do. Officers and staff across the board have worked hard to achieve this result, knowing each report represents a victim of crime. We want people to have confidence in our figures and recognise that there is no room for complacency.

“Some victims may not have had their crimes recorded entirely accurately and if they have felt let down by that, then I am really sorry. We will need to keep working hard to maintain and improve this very high standard for recording crime to ensure that victims get the services they need. Accurately recording crime means we identify vulnerable and repeat victims and give them the best support possible and means we deploy our resources in the best way possible to prevent crime happening in the future.”

The HMIC Crime Data Integrity inspection praises the force’s:

· high expectations in accurately crime recording

· approach among officers and staff to place the victim at the forefront of its decision making,

· recording accuracy, including 100 per cent of reported rapes

· decisions to cancel recorded crimes of rape, violence and sexual offences.

· progress in implementing recommendations.

Chief Constable York said: “The HMIC has supported us in making huge progress in our compliance with the national crime recording standard, and we welcome their praise of the measures we are taking, some with partners, to further safeguard children and vulnerable adults.

“We note their recommendations that include further training and supervision in an effort to improve our recording even further.”

Commenting on the report, Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner, Katy Bourne said: “One of my key ambitions as PCC is to improve the experience for victims and witnesses when they contact the police. Sussex residents need to be confident that they are taken seriously when they report a crime and that the information they provide is accurately recorded and passed intact through the internal assessment and investigative process.

“Over the past two years, Sussex Police has made significant efforts to instil a better approach to crime recording and more stringent processes and checks. The improvement to 95% Crime Data Recording accuracy, as estimated by HMIC, puts Sussex Police at the top of national force performance and I commend them for their efforts. However, just as there is always room for improvement, we should also not forget that, where a crime is not recorded accurately, there remains a victim who will not have the comfort or satisfaction of the appropriate level of service.”

A community centre on the Highfields estate in Wick has been relaunched.

Curious Hub Community Centre is based at Chilgrove House, Kimberry, off Courtwick Road, behind the Mace Express shop.

The centre has long been underused, with just an art group running one morning a week for the last few years.

Now, Teresa Maguire has taken over as the voluntary manager and with the help of former royal nanny Anne Dolphin is aiming to build it up to have activities every day of the week.

Teresa said: “My aim is to help the residents of the estate, and people further out in the long run. I want to get the community to gather around and be nice to one another again, so there is a real community feel to the area.

“It is not been used a lot over the years – it never seems to have worked out.

“We started with absolutely nothing but we have managed to get some grants and some funding together for new flooring and to decorate the centre to smarten it up.

“There are a lot of people wanted to go out and do things but there is nothing available nearby. They need a bit of stability here. We want it to be a friendly, happy place. It is about friendship and trying to stop isolation.”

Anne will be running a mother and baby group from September, to help the many young mothers in Wick.

“A lot of these girls live on their own in a flat,” she explained.

“We want it to be so they can come in and chat and their little ones can play. It is nice a quiet, home from home, a place for everybody to come.

“We want it to be a centre where people can come and feel relaxed with their children. We give sound, common sense advice, we are not a clinic.”

The centre is tucked away and many people on the estate do not even realise it is there but Teresa and Anne have made it warm and welcoming, so hope that once people find it, they will return again and again.

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Emergency services have recovered two more people from the sea at a popular Sussex beauty spot.

Three men were confirmed dead after being pulled from the water at Camber Sands earlier yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, August 25).

Now, HM Coastguard and Sussex Police have confirmed the bodies of a further two men have been found in the water, taking the total death toll to five.

The two bodies were recovered yesterday evening.

Rye Bay and Dungeness Coastguard Rescue Teams, Rye Harbour and Dungeness RNLI lifeboats and the UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Lydd are currently on scene, alongside Sussex Police.

A coastguard spokesman said: “Sadly, all five men have been confirmed deceased. Our thoughts are with their families at this time.”

Chief Superintendent Di Roskilly said: “This has been an incredibly tragic situation.

“At this stage we are doing all we can to establish who the men are and to identify next of kin.

“We are continuing to work with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Royal National Lifeboat Institute, South East Coast Ambulance and Rother District Council to establish what has happened.”

The RNLI is reportedly still searching for a sixth missing person.

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Forget the usual barbecue fare this bank holiday weekend. Impress your friends with a whole joint of lamb. It’s easier to do than you think, says Tony Staples, executive head chef of the Arora Hotel...

I much prefer to cook one joint of meat on the barbecue as it’s much easier than trying to keep an eye on lots of sausages and burgers. This spicy lamb is a family favourite producing a succulent tender meat with a slight kick – so it helps to have a cooling bowl of tzatziki to go with it.

The trick to cooking joints on the barbecue is to remove the bone, and butterfly the meat with a sharp knife. This gives a flatter joint of meat, letting it cook more evenly.

Just because it is a large piece of meat, don’t feel you can walk away while it’s cooking. Turn it every few minutes to prevent charring. Have a spray bottle of water handy in case the fat causes a flare up – but spray the coals not the meat. The longer the lamb is allowed to marinade in the spicy rub the more tender it will be, so at least 24 hours if possible. All that is needed to go with this is the tzatziki, grilled pitta breads and a green salad. If the heavens open, this joint cooks just as well in the oven, 140 oC for 45 mins.

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Spicy Barbecued Shoulder of Lamb with Tzatziki

Serves 10

2kg shoulder of lamb, bone removed

For the wet rub:

1 tbs dried oregano

1 tbs cracked black pepper

2 tbs of sea salt,

1 tbs paprika

Half a bulb of garlic crushed

Zest and juice of one lemon

1 tbs of chilli flakes

4 tbs of olive oil

For the tzatziki

500g tub of Greek yogurt

3 sprigs of dill, finely chopped

3 sprigs of mint, finely chopped

Half a cucumber

Pinch of salt

Half a garlic clove crushed

2tsp of olive oil

Method

Remove the butcher’s string from the shoulder of lamb and carefully cut into the folds of meat, not all the way through, and open out to create a flatter joint.

Or ask your butcher to butterfly it for you.

Mix all the wet rub ingredients together and spread over both sides of the meat, working in with your hands. Place on a tray, cover with cling film and leave in the fridge to marinade for 24 hours.

When ready to cook, wait until the barbecue coals have gone white (or turn the gas barbecue down to low) and raise the grill has high as it can go.

Place the lamb on and cook for 45 mins in total, turning every few minutes.

To make the tzatziki – cut the cucumber in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds. Dice finely and place in a clean tea towel to squeeze out the moisture.

Stir the cucumber into the yogurt with the herbs, salt, garlic and olive oil. Serve with slices of the barbecued lamb and some grilled pitta breads.

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Southern bosses have called for fresh talks with union officials to avert a two-day rail strike planned in a fortnight.

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has been locked in a bitter dispute with the RMT union for months over plans for conductors to become on-board supervisors.

Drivers would operate train doors instead of the conductors, something the union has objected to on safety grounds.

It has already held four walkouts since April and has planned a 48-hour strike starting on Wednesday September 7 after talks to end the dispute broke down last week.

But GTR, which runs Southern, Gatwick Express, and Thameslink services, has urged the RMT to return to the negotiating table.

Alex Foulds, Southern’s passenger services director, said: “We’ve had a summer of travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of people and they are now proposing yet more misery and disruption in the week when people go back to work and back to school.

“This futile dispute is not about safety and no-one is losing their jobs or taking a pay cut.

“The fact is we are creating good jobs - jobs that attracted over 850 enquiries within 24 hours of being advertised, with good terms and conditions. We’ve made a fair and comprehensive offer and perhaps it’s an offer that the RMT should put to their members to consider.

“Mick Cash [general secretary at the RMT] says it’s an urgent priority to talk. We 100 per cent agree and our door remains open to the RMT to sit round the table with us, directly or back at Acas, to find a solution.

“Customers are expecting and demanding that we both make every conceivable effort to find a way forward. For our part we remain ready, willing and able to do that and we’ll clear the diary to try and sort it.

“We have an open mind to all options that lead to the implementation of our proposal to introduce the new on-board roles on our trains and enhance the services we want to provide our customers. Enough is enough. Let’s stop the strikes and settle it! We need to get back on track and give customers and staff their normal lives back.”

In response Mr Cash said: “RMT is committed to serious and genuine talks and has been right from the moment that the proposals on the guards on Southern were first unveiled.

“That position has not changed and we remain committed to getting back round the table with the company in proper negotiations. That talks process has been repeatedly undermined by Southern trying to bind us into a set of rigid pre-conditions.

“A major obstacle to progress now is the fact that Southern fired the starting gun on the dash to Driver Only Operation at the weekend. We would call on the company to row back, get back round the table and allow talks to take place without preconditions and without the immediate threat to the safety critical role hanging over our members heads.”

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Police want to speak to a Good Samaritan in Horley who lent their phone to a stranger to make an emergency 999 call during an incident.

Officers said a member of public was flagged down in the Green Lane/Antlands Lane area of Shipley Bridge on Tuesday, August 16, at around 3.20pm.

A spokesman for Surrey Police said: “It is believed the individual may have seen a distressed man nearby around the time of the incident and may be able to help with enquiries.

“If this is you or you were in the vicinity or witnessed any unusual activity please contact Surrey Police on 101 quoting reference 45160071379 or you can use the online reporting system found at https://report.police.uk and enter the reference number in the ‘Additional information’ section.”