Deliveroo, the on-demand food delivery service, is celebrating its first birthday in Crawley.

New data from Deliveroo reveals Saturday at 7.55pm is the most popular time for Crawley locals to order Deliveroo.

Further data has shown locals love Japanese food the most.

Most popular dishes:

Chicken Katsu Curry from Kokoro

Boneless Banquet from KFC

Creams Soft Serve Vanilla from Creams

Steak & Cheese Sub from Subway

Cod and Chips from Mr Chips

Since its launch in the town over a year ago, more than 30 restaurants have signed up to the platform.

Deliveroo says it has created work for more than 60 people, with the majority of these being the Deliveroo riders.

Deliveroo says it supports local businesses Crawley, with 50% per cent of its restaurant partners being local independent restaurants, creating new revenue streams for homegrown culinary talent.

Dan Warne, Managing Director of Deliveroo in UK and Ireland said: ”Our whole team here at Deliveroo are delighted that our rapid growth in Crawley over the past year means that customers have more choice, restaurants are able to increase their revenue, and riders have opportunity to choose well-paid, flexible work.”

Henry Smith, Member of Parliament for Crawley said: “Supporting our high streets is a priority for me as Crawley’s local MP and Deliveroo plays a key role in helping restaurants, particularly independents, grow their client base and bring more food choice to my constituents, as well as creating work for local people.”

In January 2018, Deliveroo launched its £7.99 a month subscription service, Deliveroo Plus, enabling Crawley food lovers to get unlimited free delivery whilst providing them with new discounts every month.

Crawley Town player Filipe Morais is keen to start getting points on the board as Reds host Swindon Town at Broadfield Stadium tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

This follows Saturday’s dominant display which ended in a 1-0 defeat at Port Vale, which was their second successive defeat in League 2.

Swindon, who are managed by former Hull City and Southend United boss Phil Brown, have so far won two of their opening games against Macclesfield Town and Tranmere Rovers and lost one, against Lincoln City.

Morais told Crawley Town’s website: “I think everyone knows we are not working the keeper hard enough.

“It’s something we want to address both personally and as a team.

“We are really looking forward to getting out on our own pitch and getting the three points.

“I know a few of the players at Swindon and they have got quality players, so it’s going to be another tough game, like every game in the division and every division.

“I think we are improving, I see it in training and anyone who has been to the matches will have seen our improvement.

“Our own pitch will be immaculate and we are all looking forward to it. We want to impose our gameplan and want to win the game.”

Morais does not accept Reds were slow in the way they started on Saturday.

He said: “I don’t think we were sluggish - sometimes you might want to start well but the other teams starts better. It’s just the way it is sometimes.

“We want to turn these good perforamances so to speak into points.”

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Worthing Mental Health Awareness Week has launched a new website, alongside the programme for 2018.

Organisers are thrilled with the way the week has built since it was first introduced five years ago.

The website has been made possible thanks to a grant from West Sussex Crowd, the first in Worthing to be awarded under West Sussex County Council’s new funding scheme.

Bob Smytherman, who co-founded the week with Carol Barber in 2013, explained: “The crowdfunding campaign meant gifts in kind were recognised by Worthing County Local Committee, who then generously awarded a grant to cover the cost of the website.

“The website was designed by Worthing website creator Stacey Church from Lime Pixel, who has worked tirelessly in order to get the website up and running in time for the annual Worthing Mental Health Awareness Week, which coincides with World Mental Health Day on October 10.”

Events for this year’s week at Offington Park Methodist Church, South Farm Road, Worthing, from October 8 to 13 will be updated on the website at www.worthingmentalhealthweek.co.uk

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A man was assaulted in Crawley after asking a group of teenagers to stop being noisy in the early hours of Saturday (Agust 18) morning.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident.

A police statement says that the 40-year-old victim heard loud music and the sound of bins being knocked in Kennet Close, Gossops Green, at 2am.

He went and spoke to a group of teenagers and asked them to move on as they were disturbing residents.

One of the boys then punched him in the face and walked away.

He was then assaulted again by all three before they broke his front garden gate off its hinges.

They then walked out of Kennet Close into Rushetts Road.

He did not seek medical treatment.

PC Allen Latter said: “The victim just asked the group of teenagers to keep the noise down and move on but ended up being assaulted. We would like to hear from anyone who witnessed this or has any information about it.”

The first suspect is described as a white boy, aged 15 or 16, 5ft 6in, slim, with short dark spiky hair and stubble.

He was wearing a black hoody with white piping and motifs. He was carrying an Adidas man bag which was black with a white logo.

The second suspect is described as a black boy aged 16 or 17, 6ft, with short tight Afro hair, a moustache.

He was wearing a black puffer jacket and dark trousers.

The third suspect is described as a black boy aged 15 or 16 years, 5ft 8in, with short Afro hair.

He was wearing a long sleeved black top.

Anyone who witnessed the assault or has any information is asked to contact police online or ring 101 quoting serial 144 of 18/08.

Spice fanatics tucked into one of the world’s hottest peppers in a daring bid to claim £100 and a trophy.

Worthing town centre hosted its first Fire and Ice Festival over the weekend, with chilli-eating competitions and an ice-cream tasting event for children.

Competitors scoffed their way through increasingly potent peppers, with the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T the peak – ranked in the top five-hottest chillies at a Scoville rating of 1.4million. A jalapeno is rated at around 5,000 Scoville units by comparison.

On Saturday, three brave competitors conquered the chilli, with another two triumphant on Sunday.

Bishow Timilsina and Andrea Barthiame claimed the top prizes on respective days after a tie-breaking ‘fastest eating’ challenge.

Town centre manager Sharon Clarke said: “The wind provided some challenges for the Fire and Ice Festival as it wasn’t the type we were expecting! There were 20 stalls selling chilli and ice cream-related products with everything from chilli plants to boozy ice cream.

“Unfortunately due to strong winds we lost some of our traders on Sunday, however the show went on with the chilli eating and ice cream competitions both days and our Mariachi band.

“We hope the event added some spice to a trip to Worthing town centre.”

Mrs Clarke thanked everyone who took part in the competitions and Giuseppe’s Lite which gelato for the ice cream tasting.

A kilo of cocaine was discovered along with a quantity of other drugs as police raided homes and cars in Mid Sussex and Crawley.

Officers said the cocaine was found inside a black Jaguar car after it was stopped in Lindfield at 10pm on Friday (August 17).

A property was then raided in Brighton Road, Crawley, and more drugs were found.

Another vehicle was later searched and a large quantity of cash was found and seized.

Police said a 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled class A drug, possession of an offensive weapon and conceal, disguise, convert, transfer or remove criminal property.

A 38-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled class A drug and conceal, disguise, convert, transfer or remove criminal property.

A 29-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of conceal, disguise, convert, transfer or remove criminal property.

All three are from Crawley and have been released under investigation, officers added.

Chief Inspector Rosie Ross said: “This stop came as part of proactive patrols around the supply of Class A drugs and I urge anyone with information about drug dealing in their communities to call us on 101 or 999 in an emergency so that we can target the people causing harm.”

A man has been arrested and charged with burglary at a house in Black Horse Way, Horsham, Sussex Police said today (August 21).

Police said they were called to the property by one of the occupiers who arrived home on Saturday night (18 August) to find an intruder inside. Officers attended immediately and arrested a man and recovered some property stolen from the house.

A police spokesman said: “Ionel Radut, 39, of no fixed address, appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Monday (20 August) and pleaded not guilty. He was remanded in custody to appear at Lewes Crown Court on 17 September.”

Organisers of a popular football trials scheme have announced new dates in Felpham.

The Football Trials Day team hold matches throughout Sussex and Hampshire, giving potential players game time in front of watching scouts and academy staff.

New dates have been added for under-eights and under-nines on Tuesday, August 28 at Arun Leisure Centre, Felpham.

The trials days have seen players invited to clubs like Fulham, Pompey, Reading and Bournemouth in recent months.

A spokesman said: “There’s a lot of untouched potential in and around Bognor and this will give players the chance to be watched by those at professional clubs. We know that Pompey and Brighton have confirmed their attendance in watching these two games.”

For more information or to book your place, visit and register at www.footballtrialsday.co.uk

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Alcohol has had a big impact on William Cook’s life but he has finally realised it is not the ‘medicine’ he thought it was.

Having been addicted on and off for 14 years, William has made the decision to give it up for good and begin the journey towards a sober life.

His partner walking out on him and taking their son with her was the turning point for William, 30, from Lancing.

He said: “During England’s World Cup semi-final, I told my partner I would have only a couple of drinks and came home drunk. The next day, I came home from work and she had moved out and taken our son with her.

“I spent a week self-medicating with alcohol and avoiding the situation when one day my emotions finally caught up with me and everything became clear. Alcohol was never the medicine I needed it to be, it was the problem the whole time. I gave up alcohol forever on July 20.”

William is now concentrating on fundraising instead and has organised a charity bike ride from London to Paris for the Crohn’s and Colitis Support Trust.

He said: “I am embarking on this ride as a focus and to try to repay my partner for at least a little bit of her support she has shown me. I keep a picture of her crying as a constant reminder that I did that to her.

“I have been training hard and have lost almost two stone through proper eating and a shed load of exercise. It was actually a surprisingly easy decision in the end. My problem was that until that point on July 20, I didn’t know I had a problem.

“I started off drinking many years ago as a method to get over my lack of self confidence and to bring myself out of my shell. After a few years, my alcohol use became a way to manage my stress and disconnect myself emotionally from what my family and close friends were telling me. I would always defend my alcohol consumption first and my family second.

“It has ruined my life and affected countless lives around me during this time. I have lost relationships and caused potentially life-changing circumstances to some of my loved ones.

“As of July 20, 2018, I officially drank my last alcoholic drink ever. I would really appreciate everyone who knows me to support my decision and hopefully support me in it.

“Alcohol has caused me mental health, depression and countless hangovers but this is the end.”

The plan is to celebrate his three-month anniversary of being sober by cycling the Avenue Verte, starting at the London Eye on October 16 and ending at Notre Dame, a 247-mile route he is aiming to complete in four days.

William said: “I will be raising the money for the Crohn’s and Colitis Support Trust in dedication to somebody very special to me who has been directly effected by my actions. The charity is an extremely worthwhile cause and provides support and research on all levels for people suffering with Crohn’s and colitis.

“She has always been my rock. The drink was the only real problem in our relationship and she’s assured me if I continue on this journey I’ve started that she will be there with me at the end.”

William will be accompanied by his friend Sean Atherton, who is raising money for Chestnut Tree House.

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Demolition plans for a prominent Bognor Regis building should not be approved until more details are published, according to one councillor.

Arun District Council is considering developer B5 Ltd’s application to knock down 2-4 Waterloo Square, citing the poor and unsafe condition of the structure.

If approved this could lead to the redevelopment of the site along with the plot to the south, vacant since being cleared after a serious fire.

The same company has separate plans awaiting a decision to convert the former arcade site next door into shops, cafes and a drinking establishment.

When the demolition plans for the empty and dilapidated site were revealed, Observer readers came out in favour of keeping the ‘stylish’ building as they argued it should be converted and refurbished.

This week Matt Stanley, a Lib Dem town and district councillor, lodged an objection to the application.

He said: “I am very aware of the challenges in the area and I am supportive and keen to see regeneration happen. Due to the fact the building is in a conversation area I believe it is essential any regeneration is sympathetic to the history of the area and every opportunity to preserve heritage is fully explored.”

Mr Stanley suggested work done on heritage for the application is for the sole purpose of supporting the demolition and called for ‘robust, objective consultation on the subject of heritage’.

He also asked for financial information to back up the developer’s claim the option to save the building is uneconomical.

His objection highlighted that while photographic evidence demonstrates a large amount of work is required to bring the building back to the standard it should be at if the freeholder and leaseholders had acted correctly, demolition ‘should not be used as an easy answer to absolve responsibility’.

He called for a more in-depth survey of the building, pointed out the plans were for demolition only and not to regenerate or redevelop the site and even if only the facade of the building could be saved felt this was something that required consideration.

Goring Cricket Cricket were crowned title winners for the second season in succession on Saturday.

Brilliant Goring were four wicket home victors over Slinfold to clinch the Sussex League Division 3 West crown with two games still to play.

There is no doubting Goring deserve another championship - following on from their title win last term - they’ve lost just two matches across the campaign so far.

Ross Baumann (3-21) and Jonathan Coutts (3-17) put the squeeze on Slinfold as they were all out for 91 off 37.2 overs.

Goring would have been hoping to wrap up the title in comfortable fashion but they made hard work of the chase.

The home side slipped from 71-3 to 88-6 before claiming a four wicket victory, sparking title celebrations.

Skipper Alex Maynard was delighted to guide the club to another championship.

He said: “It was obviously a great day for all involved.

“We're delighted to have created something to celebrate at the club.

“It’s great to have once gain won this league and looking forward to more positive things going forward next season.

“It all went to plan Saturday. We took wickets regularly, restricted the scoring and at halfway were very happy with 91 all out. Jonny (Coutts) bowled nicely once again and all the bowlers backed each other up well

“The batting looks as though we made a meal of it but I think we were almost guilty of celebrating too early, it never looked in doubt and are we are looking forward to the last couple of games.”

Slinfold slumped to 58-7 after being stuck in. Mushal Murad (32) top-scored and was the last man to fall but the visitors no had no answers to a Goring team with the bit between their teeth.

Goring were not about to throw away the chance of wrapping up another league title with games to spare, skittling Slinfold out for 91 in 37.2 overs.

Baumann and Coutts were superb, both taking three wickets, while overseas Kellon Carmichael, Oliver Watkins and Aaron Wyatt took one apiece as all the bowlers played their part.

Danny Pittham (30) and Carmichael (36) looked to be taking Goring to the title in style. Slinfold claimed some late wickets but the home side always looked in control.

Gareth Cook (three not out) and Robin Marriott (five*) saw Goring over the line as they were crowned champions for a second successive season.

Rivals and second-placed Findon visit champions Goring on Saturday as they look to go unbeaten in their final two games to cap another fine campaign.

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Are you ready for the first Wick Village Scarecrow Festival?

Preparations are well underway and a fun trail is planned for next week.

Volunteers gathered at Wick Hall last Tuesday to take part in a scarecrow-making workshop.

The scarecrows made there will join others made by Littlehampton businesses and organisations located around the Wick area.

Organised by Wick Village Traders Association, the festival will run from Saturday, August 25, to Sunday, September 2.

Collect a map from Wick Information Centre, opposite the shops in Wick Street, and take a tour of the area to see the handmade scarecrows.

Visit www.wickvillage.com or www.facebook.com/wickvillagetraders for more information.

Police are concerned for a 12-year-old girl who has been reported missing from Worthing.

According to a police spokesman, Paige Feltham left her home in Durrington on Sunday (August 19) and has not returned.

Police said she was last seen on Monday (August 20) at 2.15pm at Durrington railway station.

She is described by police as white and 5ft 4ins tall, with long dark hair and was last seen wearing a white sweatshirt, black jeans, black trainers and carrying a cream bag.

Police believe she could be in the Worthing or Littlehampton area.

Anyone who has seen her is asked to contact police online quoting serial 1281 of 19/08.

A new memorial headstone has been installed in Rustington village centre, to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War.

The unveiling took place exactly four years on from the Rustington Remembers blessing and commemoration ceremony held in August 2014.

Rustington Parish Council has put a lot of work into remembering the war and this year, the theme of the village floral displays has been predominantly white as a sign of peace.

Carole Ward, clerk of the council, said: “The idea for this lasting memorial emanated from Michael Harwood from Ferring Nurseries and was progressed by Rustington Parish Council’s working party, formed to organise events and tributes to those who fought and the many that lost their lives during the Great War.”

The 2014 service included a dedication and blessing at the soldier-themed flower bed, by the Millennium Clock in The Street.

This year, the headstone has been added, with an engraved poppy and dove, plus the wording:

“When you go home

Tell them of us and say

For your tomorrow

We gave our today”

Mrs Ward said: “The majority of the funding for this memorial and surrounding display has been raised by Ferring Nurseries, who organised a horse race night fundraising event and the forthcoming Rustington Christmas Variety Show, which will be held at The Woodlands Centre on December 7,2018.

“This enhancement now completes the tribute flower beds and carvings that have been sited during the four-year commemoration of the centenary.”

Other associated events include a themed art competition for primary schools and a Lest We Forget concert of wartime songs on Saturday, November 10, at The Woodlands Centre.

There will be an enhanced Remembrance Sunday Parade and service at the War Memorial, at the junction of Claigmar Road and The Street, on November 11, 2018.

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A memorial to honour the victims of the Shoreham Airshow crash is almost ready for installation on the banks of the River Adur.

Husband-and-wife team Jane Fordham and David Parfitt were initially commissioned to construct memorials across five sites, but the designs have been scaled back to one, three-part location near the Old Toll Bridge in Shoreham.

A specially designed memorial bench will sit close to eleven arches, one for each of the victims, on the east side of the river near the entrance to the bridge. Looking through the arches will reveal eleven small dots of light on reed-like structures on the west side of the river.

The couple said the emphasis was on creating a space where people can come to grieve or contemplate in their own way.

“We are making good progress and can start to see the shape of things emerging.

“The designs are intended as a place for reflection to accommodate as many people’s needs as possible,” said Jane.

“We wanted to create something that reflects the past, present and future; where people can go along and engage in their own way.” The plan is to engage with the natural surroundings to create a peaceful place of remembrance.

David said: “The memorial is a small piece of the landscape, the arches and the lights on the other side are honouring the men that died and the seat is honouring anybody who knew them or was affected by the disaster.”

Each of the eleven arches will be different to represent the individuality of the victims, designed in collaboration with their families to help reflect their personalities. It will be left to the families’ discretion whether their relative is named in the memorial.

The couple are aware of the responsibility and said they would not be rushing the completion. There is no set date and the idea is to have it emerge without fanfare, rather than hold an official opening ceremony.

Reflecting the local theme, David said it will be made by local people, with local materials. The public response, he said, had been ‘overwhelming in its support and encouragement’.

The money for the installations was raised by officers of Adur District Council and included donations from the council, Worthing Borough Council, West Sussex County Council, Brighton and Hove City Council and local businesses.

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Salt, 22 next week, struck 14 fours and five sixes in his 138-ball 148 as Sussex pursued quick pre-declaration runs against a depleted bowling attack. They eventually declared on 353 for six to give themselves seven overs to bowl at Derbyshire, who had been set a total of 405 to win, more runs than they had ever made in a fourth innings. At the close they were six without loss.

Salt, who was also in blistering form in the vital T20 win over Middlesex last Friday, said: “I’d love to say that I planned to come out and strike at the rate I did but it just happened. The bowlers are quick so when they missed their lengths it helped the scoring rate.

"Luke Wells was going quickly as well. They could have bowled better at us but myself and Luke capitalised on that really well. I’m still learning but I have some momentum and hopefully I can take that into the Vitality Blast quarter-finals against Durham.”

Sussex were 25 for no wicket at lunch and in the afternoon session piled on another 191. Salt alone scored 108 between lunch and tea. Derbyshire were without the services of Ravi Rampaul, who had left the field with breathing difficulties on the opening afternoon.

Salt’s opening partner, Luke Wells, could hardly be accused of slow scoring, after hitting ten fours and a six in a 102-ball 78 in a first wicket stand worth 191 in just 32 overs. But Salt, who hit Tony Palladino for two fours immediately before his dismissal, one with a cheeky ramp shot, was the hero of the Sussex innings before he was bowled heaving across the line.

In a single over from New Zealand international fast bowler Lockie Ferguson he drove the fast bowler back over his head for four to raise the Sussex fifty before striking two sixes, one over square-leg and out of the ground into the adjoining flats and another top-edge over the third-man boundary.

Salt scored his maiden championship century against Durham at Arundel in June. Unusually for one so young his sporting hero is Sir Garfield Sobers. He lived in Barbados when a boy and admits to once picking up Sir Garry’s Indian takeaway by accident.

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In the morning Sussex had won a second innings lead of 51 after bowling Derbyshire out for 389. Derbyshire resumed on 315 for five, still 125 runs behind. Sussex took the new ball after just three overs and after a quick double strike might have anticipated had bigger advantage.

Ollie Robinson took the first wicket in the ninth over of the day when Matt Critchley chopped on for just eight and in the bowler’s following over the other overnight batsman, Alex Hughes, edged to Salt at third slip.

Derbyshire’s eighth wicket pair of Daryn Smit and Palladino added 41 before David Wiese wrapped up the innings with the wickets of Palladino and Ferguson in two balls. With Rampaul absent their innings was at an end. And then they had Salt rubbed into their wounds.

Crawley Town fought back from 2-0 down to earn a thrilling 2-2 draw at home to nine-man Swindon Town.

The Robins stormed to a 2-0 lead with an early goal by James Dunne followed by a second eight minutes before half-time by Keshi Anderson.

However Reds recovered in the second half by two goals by Ollie Palmer, the last in the 100th minute from the penalty spot.

Swindon had two players sent-off and had to play nearly the whole of the second half with nine men.

In an action-packed finish, Crawley substitute Josh Payne was also sent-off in added-time before Palmer was brought down, which earned Reds their decisive penalty.

Reds captain Jimmy Smith made his first appearance of the season in one of three changes to the starting line-up which lost at Port Vale.

Ashley Nathaniel-George made his first league start and Dominic Poleon returned from a one-match suspension.

They replaced Dannie Bulman, Reece Grego-Cox and Lewis Young, who were all on the bench.

Reds began well with Ashley Nathaniel-George hitting a great ball into the box which gets a touch and forced goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux to make a fine diving save.

Swindon who took the lead in the 13th minute when James Dunne intercepted a ball to the keeper by Rob Milsom, putting the ball over the line.

Reds replied with good efforts by Poleon and Palmer which were kept out by the Robins’ backline.

Swindon then made it 2-0 in the 37th minute when Anderson cut inside and stuck the ball past Morris.

Just before half-time Nathaniel-George combined with Palmer but they could not get the better of Vigouroux.

Crawley’s fortunes improved at the start of the second half as Swindon’s Toumani Diagouraga was sent-off for a late challenge on Milsom.

Palmer then pulled a goal back in the 51st minute when he netted a cross by George Francomb.

In the next minute Swindon’s Dunne made a wild challenge on namesake Jimmy Smith and was shown a straight red card, leaving the visitors with just nine players on pitch.

Smith then went close to scoring the equaliser with a chip which struck the crossbar.

Two more chances followed as Poleon headed wide and Francomb lifted over the crossbar from the edge of the box.

Swindon’s Michael Smith flung himself to block a shot by Jimmy Smith as Reds continued their search for an equaliser.

Reds midfielder Payne became the third player on the night to receive a red card given for fouling Steven Alzate.

Finally Palmer scored a late equaliser late in added-time from the penalty spot after he was brought down in the area after he was brought down by Marc Richards.

Crawley Town: Morris, Doherty, Connolly, J.Smith (capt) (Camara 75), Palmer, Poleon, Francomb, Nathaniel-George, Vincelot (Grego-Cox 83), Morais, Milsom (Payne 72)

Unused subs: Mersin, Young, Bulman,

Swindon Town: Vigouroux, Knoyle, Doughty, Nelson, Lancashire (capt), McGlashen (Alzate 53), Dunne, Anderson (M.Smith 51), Adebayo (Richards 71), Diagouraga, Taylor

Unused subs: McCormick, McCourt, Iandolo, Romanski

Referee: Charles Breakspear

Attendance: 2,050

Haywards Heath Town exited the Velocity Cup tonight (Tuesday) after losing 5-2 to Horsham.

Former Heath striker Rob O'Toole gave the Hornets an eighth minute lead before Tyrell Richardson-Brown doubled the lead on 24 minutes.

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Three minutes later George Landais made it 3-0 before an own goal saw Heath pull one back. Steve Metcalf then made it 4-1 before Karly Akehurst made it 4-2 with fiove minutes left.

The scoring was finished off by Chris Smith.

In the SCFL Premier Division, Hassocks picked up their first win of the season, beating Arundel 3-1 thanks to a brace from Phil Johnson and one from Dan Stokes.

In Division 1, St Francis Rangers lost 6-0 to Billingshurst.

* Bognor seniors made their yearly pilgrimage to Sandown & Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. The course was in super condition following heavy rain, and to cap it off the sun came out just after the start .

The match swung one way then the other but Sandown & Shanklin won the last pairs to win overall 4½-3½.

Results: Mike Oates & Mike Matthews lost 2&1, Steve King & David Chalmers won 1up, Chris Hickling & Trevor Till lost 2&1, Ian Payne & Clive Millett won 2&1, Sean Francis & Ian Bright halved, Richard Beresford & Andy Isitt lost 1 down, Barry Vanstone & Brian Wolstencroft won 2&1, Roger Selway & Rob Walker lost 7&6.

* Andrew Field won the Bognor Golf Club Challenge Cup with nett scores of 70 and 68, a two-under handicap total of 138.

Nathan Parke came second with scores of 70 and 69 and Sean Maginnis came third with 75 and 68 – awesome scoring in extremely tough conditions.

Thank-you goes to Chris Lovell for running the competition. He did a superb job. Thanks also went to Ian Pettie for being starter. 

The Davis Bowl and Millbourn Cup were abandoned after the greens were flooded by a downpour.

* Some 24 Bognor seniors thoroughly enjoyed their bi-annual pilgrimage to Meon Valley GC for two games of golf an and overnight stay. The event was managed by Cliff Willis, the weather gorgeous for the time of year with this year the theme once again The Ryder Cup with 12 players representing each side.

On this occasion GB defeated USA. GB captain Phil Lee took the trophy. Winner of the singles competition with a combined score of 70 points was Mike Oates.

* The Bognor junior season is gaining momentum. Recent weeks have seen the Mullenger Memorial played, a competition sponsored by Maureen Mullenger.

The scoring was keen and close. Coming out on top with gross 69, nett 67, was Jake Stoneham, a special win for him as Maureen is his nan and this was the first time he collected this trophy.

In second place was Katie Field, who also won the nearest the pin on the fifth hole. Harry Isham took the scratch prize.

The Club President’s Cup is an event sponsored by president Ian Pettie who supplies the prizes and the lunch.

The morning round, in red-hot temperatures, saw Ben Taylor storm to top of the leaderboard with 42 points. Behind him was the ever present Harry Malin.

The afternoon saw Harry Isham shoot a level-par round of 41, firing him to top spot. This lead was shortlived though as Malin improved on his morning scored by one to finish with rounds of 39 and 40 to retain his title from last year. The scratch prize was won by Jake Stoneham.

Nearest the pin on the 10th was taken by Thomas Hendrick who also romped to the best PM prize on 43 points. The day finished with Pettie presenting the prizes and complementing the junior players on their skills and enthusiasm for the game.

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The President’s Cup capped a special week for Malin. He had also won the Goodwood club junior championship over the two courses. He shot eight over for the two rounds and won by three. He then ventured to Wentworth for the Rollason Trophy (named after the late BBC sports journalist Helen Rollason) for players under the age of 14. His round of 69 saw him take the main gross prize and after deducting his four handicap his next 65 gave him the nett prize too.

Three of Bognor’s prominent junior players have been selected to play for Sussex in the prestigious South East of England foursomes to be played at Royal Norwich GC this month.

Malin, Jake Stoneham and Isham will join five other players representing Sussex. Katie Field havs been selected to play for Sussex in the five-county annual tournament in Middlesex.

CHICHESTER

The Chichester ladies’ annual club championships were played over 36 holes and at the end of the second round Kathy Donohoe and Sang Porter were tied on 162.

For the first time in the section’s history the championships went to a three-hole play-off. The scores were still tied after holes 16 and 17 before Porter won with an 8ft putt on the 18th.

The handicap prize was won by Mary-Lou Litton.

The Roy Keep Spring Pairs, postponed earlier in the season, saw a win for Caroline Hawkes and Tricia Robertson, with Kathy Donohoe and Linda Wood runners-up.

The Ping qualifier was won by Vena Lee and Viv May-Hearn on 43 points. Second were Caroline Hawkes and Pauline Beale and third Bev Seymour and Nicky Eastland, both placings decided on countback.

The friendly teams have been busy again with a 2-1 win over Foxbridge (A) and 2.5-1.5 win at Bognor.

Facing Foxbridge were Sue Bond, Fran Syson, Val Swain, Yvonne Leaver, Sue Winterbotham and Linda Wood. Playing Bognor were Sue Ward, Val Swain, Yvonne Leaver, Pam Hart, Tricia Robertson, Fran Syson, Joan Bramer and Hannah Stephens.

Other results: Fun competition - 1 Heddie Straw 54 2, Caroline Hawkes 50; 3 Ros May-Hearn 39. 123 Putt Away Cathedral - 1 Pam Hart, Tricia Robertson + Secret Partner 123; 2 Yvonne Dunckley, Rachel Hutchinson + Secrte Partner 122; 3 Yvonne Leaver, Linda Wood and Judith Whittaker 116 (ocb). 123 Putt Away Tower - 1 Jean Davies and Christine Wheeler 59.

Chichester veterans held their annual charity golf day.

This year vets captain Mike Skinner is raising money for the Dementia Support Hub at Tangmere.

He thanked all those who took part for their great support in raising £670 on the day. It was a fun round of golf as the players could donate by buying Mulligans and also gain an advantage on some holes by going off the ladies’ tees.

The event was well organised and thanks go to the all the wives and vets that helped collect the donations and supply refreshments.

COWDRAY PARK

Cowdray Seniors entertained a team from West Sussex Golf Club on a blisteringly hot day. Thanks to the fairway and green watering system, the course was in very good condition and helped the home team to romp to a 7½-½ victory.

The half was recovered by the away team with a birdie three (nett two) on the par four 18th hole. The match was played in a very friendly atmosphere and West Sussex went away vowing to gain revenge in the return match in September.

There were were wins for Rob Doney and Paul Owen, Jonathan Fife and Phil Harrison, Chris Hoare and Robin Phillips, Chris Hutchings and David Wickham, Richard Burden and Tony Sapsworth, John Durrell and Peter Hallt, David Fowler and John Smith and a half for Dave Lucking and John Newman.

* Fifty-eight Cowdray Park seniors took part in the annual Yellowlees Quaich. This annual strokeplay competition, named after a former club captain, was close fought.

The morning saw the return of the very hot weather so the course provided its usual stern challenge. Twelve players played to their handicap or better.

Overall winner was Brian Symonds (playing off 20) at three under with Michael King (15) sharing the same nett score of 67 but losing on countback.

August is a busy competition month for the seniors with the monthly Stableford today (Aug 9), seniors invitational on August 15 and the Keith Chapman Trophy on August 16.

There are also seniors matches against Worthing, Bramley, The Dyke and Hindhead.

* Cowdray seniors’ Stableford attracted 76 entrants. After the heatwave it seemed strange playing in persistent rain.

The change in the weather didn’t prevent some great scores with players taking advantage of softer greens.

Leading in the clubhouse for most of the afternoon was Terry Adsett with 39 points. However a late starter eventually came in with a better score as Steve Lucking scored 40 points, a fine score off a handicap of ten in adverse conditions.

Results - Div 1 - Winner Steve Lucking 40pts, 2 Terry Adsett 39. Div 2 Winner Brian Symonds 38, 2 John Kitchener 37.

The next seniors’ Stableford will be played on Thursday, September 13.

* Match manager Tony Sapsworth led Cowdray seniors into their fixture at Worthing’s lower course. Play started in blustery and showery conditions.

Intermittent showers allowed play to continue almost uninterrupted until most groups reached the halfway stage. After this the heavens opened and torrential rain and strong winds meant all matches were abandoned after 12 or so holes.

Scores at that stage were taken with Worthing coming out ahead to win 4½-3½ – the same score by which Cowdray won the home leg.

CHRIS McDONNELL COLUMN

I’d first like to extend my congratulations to Golf At Goodwood’s Georgia Hall, who became the Women’s British Open Champion. It was a huge achievement and richly deserved, and at 22, Georgia clearly has a massive future ahead of her. It is also a great inspiration for the players here at Goodwood.

It has been a busy time for golf across the UK, with hot baking conditions meaning courses have become much drier and shorter to play as the ball is bouncing further, which will delight the amateur golfer.

However, these dry bouncy conditions make playing more difficult for the professional golfer as we saw in The Open Championship in July. The ball is much harder to control in these conditions and the key to playing links golf is to stay out of the bunkers and rough, which proved hard to navigate around.

The Open Championship saw Francesco Molinari become the first Italian to win any of the four majors, and also a return of Tiger Woods being top of the leaderboard with nine holes remaining. Molinari had a bogey-free two-under-par final round, which included 16 pars and 2 birdies.

Seeing Woods in contention in a major again was a delight to watch for all golf fans and for the game itself. It really goes to show that no matter what issues you have in life, with dedication and focus you can recover and have success.

A record 172,000 people attended the 147th Open at Carnoustie in Scotland, surpassing the 157,000 total set at the same course in 1999. Proof that golf is as popular as ever.

With the Ryder Cup less than two months away the teams are now shaping up nicely for both Europe and the USA. The big decision for the Americans will be whether Tiger be there as a vice-captain or a player – if he continues this fine form, in my opinion he will be picked to play if he doesn’t automatically qualify.

The USA team currently have a lot of young players and his experience will be very much needed when they compete at Le Golf National from September 28 to 30.

* Chris McDonnell is the academy manager for Golf At Goodwood. To get in touch, email golfacademy@goodwood.com or call 01243 520162.

Hassocks are finally up and running as the Robins got their first win of the season at the fifth time of asking thanks to a 3-1 success away at Arundel.

Phil Johnson netted his first goals since his summer return to the Beacon with a brace and Dan Stokes was the other man on target as a superb Robins display blew away the Mullets.

Hassocks have been threatening a performance like this for time. They've looked good in glimpses in their previous four outings without ever managing to sustain it over the course of 90 minutes, normally due to wastefulness in front of goal or sloppy errors at the back.

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They had to negotiate a difficult start against dangerous opponents at Mill Road - Arundel came into the game unbeaten in the league and with a hugely impressive 4-1 FA Cup win against Chertsey Town to their name - before going onto control proceedings and run out deserved winners.

Last time these two sides met in December, the Mullets left the Beacon 4-0 winners with Hassocks unable to cope with the movement of the Arundel's lively forward players.

It looked like it might be a similar story here in the opening exchanges as the hosts dominated for the first 20 minutes. Hassocks looked nervy and it was only once the excellent Harry Mills and Will Broomfield down the right side of the Robins defence got to grips with their opponents that the Robins began to come into proceedings.

The Robins could've taken the lead at that stage but for a bizarre set of circumstances. Referee Jonathan Wilks had played an excellent advantage, allowing Hassocks to break and when it looked like that advantage had come to nothing as the ball was played back to Daniel Stevens in the Arundel goal, Mr Wilks pulled back play to award the visitors the initial free kick.

That was lucky for Stevens as seconds after Mr Wilks had stopped play, Stevens made a total hash of his clearance, smashing the ball into the back of defender Nathan Foster which resulted in it looping into the back of the net. Unfortunately for Hassocks, they then squandered the opportunity from the resulting free kick.

A few minutes later and the Robins misery at not being 1-0 ahead was compounded as Arundel took the lead. Hassocks failed to deal with a long ball over the top which was flicked on allowing Gray a free run at goal. Alex Harris did manage to save the initial effort but Gray wasn't to be denied and he tucked away the rebound.

A piece of individual brilliance from Harvey Blake nearly dragged Hassocks back into it. Blake embarked on a mazy run from left back which took him past virtually the whole Arundel team to 12 yards out from the Mullets goal where his left footed strike was only kept out by a combination of Stevens' fingertips and the crossbar.

Arundel were just two minutes away from reaching half time with the lead when the Robins equalised. Spencer Slaughter sent a perfect free kick delivery onto the head of Broomfield and his header across goal was met by Johnson who turned the ball in for his 47th Hassocks goal.

Slaughter was again the architect of the Robins second which arrived on the hour mark. This time, the midfielder drove out to the left, riding a couple of challenges along the way before playing the ball into Johnson's feet. Johnson managed to find the onrushing Stoke who, having been told at half time by coach Mark Price that he could be the Robins match winner, duly sent a splendid strike into the top corner.

Jack Wilkins work rate and movement earned him a few half chances as Hassocks went looking for a third to kill the game off with the midfield three of Slaughter, Stokes and Alex Spinks offering great control throughout the second half.

It was a classic Johnson goal that warpped things up with just a minute of normal time remaining. Blake hit a long ball over the top which Johnson's explosive pace took him onto and a brilliant first touch saw him round Stevens to slot home.

Hassocks: Harris; Mills, Broomfield, Badger, Blake; Spinks, Slaughter, Stokes; Wilkins, Benson, Johnson.

Subs: Lindsey (Johnson).