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New TV licence detector vans
Smart new white vans without any elaborate aerials on the roof can now track an unlicenced TV set from 60 metres away. A licence, which costs £116 for a colour television, with concessions for some, is from the Post Office, or call 0870 241 5590 or see www.tvlicensing.co.uk.
There are a number of people who think that paying a large sum of money for BBC when they only watch ITV or cable is not fair. A court case is pending.
(Argus 26 June 03)

Thunder and Lightening over Goring
Sunday 22 June saw The loudest thunder and the heaviest rain showers for quite a long time. Dogs hid under the bed thinking it was 5th November. Elsewhere a thunderbolt hit a house in Hove. But for some reason 80,000 people attending the Party in Preston Park in Brighton for SouthernFM escaped unsoaked and enjoyed a splendid concert.

Have your say on phone fears
A public meeting has been called amid growing concerns about the impact of mobile phone masts on people's health. Invitations have been sent out to scores of home-owners in Worthing. The meeting will be at the Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, on Wednesday, July 9, at 7.30pm. It will provide further information on the latest research programmes.
It will be interesting to see how many people there use mobile phones all the time, and who indeed have microwave ovens. (Argus 23 June 03)

Solstice Barbie at Baloos
60 people ate from the Baloos BBQ and listened to the jazzband until a very late hour on the shortest night.

22 June 03

New Rubbish Collection from 23 June
WBC have circulated seven glossy pages to every household about the changes starting 23 June. Briefly: The regular rubbish gets collected as before on the same day each week, slipping forward a day when there is a bank holiday. Both paper and plastic/tins recycling will now be collected on the same day as the rubbish, but by a different crew. You will soon learn what time the two different crews will collect from you, and some people will get theirs collected as early as 6.30am. They would like you to put your stuff out near the front gate; which is what most people already do. Do not put rubbish out earlier than you have to or the foxes will eat it.
No one likes change. The Herald has been full of criticism. And there have been a number of problems while the new system settles down.

South Downs National Park
There will be a public inquiry startng at Worthing Assembly Hall on 20 Novemeber 2003. There is also a briefing meeting on the 7th July. We are keen on the National Park, and want to see it extended to include Titnore Woods, and down as far as the Littlehampton Road. Not everyone agrees.

Building and Refurbishment
Spar in The Mulberry have a smart new image and a new shop front, but have moved everything round inside so no one can find anything.
Nuttall have been back to finish off the storm water outfall on the beach at Sea Place. With a sharp bend at the end top stop the waves, and with a strong grill to stop the kids crawling up the pipe and getting drowned.
The Path up the side of Sea Lane, Ferring has been widened and resurfaced and is going to look very smart
The Mulberry Pub is now fully re-opened after its refurbishment, but we do have some rather assertive notices telling people not to park in their car park. Does this include patrons?
North Farm the new pub and restaurant being built from the derelict barn near the Northbrook roundabout will have access from Titnore Lane.
The Farmhouse the new pub just off Titnore Lane at Fulbeck Avenue is now open for business.
The Sealands care home at the sea end of Sea Lane Ferring is now expected to be refurbished and returned to use as a care home

Real Gardeners doing well in Goring
The Realgardeners website which is managed by Eve Pavitt here in Goring has been given the accolade of Website of the Month by Gardens Monthly in their July issue. They were in Computer Active last year, and this year have been recommended in Gardeners World Magazine and the Guardian Newspaper. www.realgardeners.co.uk

Bathers at risk from jetskiers
Jetskiers are creating a safety hazard along Goring seafront, but Worthing Borough Council said they were virtually powerless to crackdown on waterbikers who broke the bylaws. The town's safety boat operators had an extremely busy day on Sunday trying to apprehend irresponsible jet-skiers. Under existing bylaws, jet-skiers should stick to a lane marked by yellow buoys opposite the Goring launching ramp and also keep outside a line of buoys running parallel to the seafront away from swimming areas. But many speed in restricted areas, putting bathers at risk.
(Argus 17 June 03)

Untaxed cars OK within Ferring
Ferring residents have been told they no longer have to pay road tax on their cars - providing they never leave the village. Once they go outside the boundary they still have to display a tax disc. The anomaly was revealed by Ferring Residents' and Owners Association, which is responsible for maintaining roads in the village.
(Argus 16 June 03)

Rail horns wake Goring
Railway companies could face legal action unless they stop using ear-splitting horns fitted to a new generation of trains. There have been dozens of complaints. All along the south coast there are level crossings and at each one we have a toot on the hooter. Something must be done to stop it! The Noise Abatement Society is on the case.
(Argus 9 June 03)

23 May 03

Ferring sea defences completed
The tractors and cranes have been driven away from Ferring. The contractors hut has been removed and you can now reach the Gents without following a maze. The tug is no longer moored off Goring, and dredger has been sent on other work. No more heavy lorries speeding across the sand with headlights blazing. A bit dull really.
The total project cost was £1million, just for the Rife seafront; the work on the breakwaters at Kingston Gorse and Paterson's Walk was a different budget. The property that was likely to be flooded within the next ten years if nothing had been done was valued at £19.4million.
It has spoilt the view from the Bluebird Cafe and the beach huts. They now look out onto 30 yards of shingle and steep 15 foot drop down to the sea. But the penalty for being wrong was thought to be very severe.

ZAPs return in triumph
St Mary's Church Youth Group, the ZAP's, once again returned triumphant from their Spring Camp having won the Football Trophy. Congratulations to the team.

Adur Website wins Website Award
Adur District Council's web site has been rated as the best performing local authority internet site in West Sussex and second best in the South-East. It certainly looks good to me and they seem to have obeyed all the technical rules for good performance
http://www.adur.gov.uk

Power Kites fly well on the greensward
There are always half a dozen colourful kites flying on the Greensward at Marine Crescent. And more on the beach or out at sea depending on the tide. There is a potential problem here but touch wood nothing serious has happened yet. These kites are very large and have potential to carry the owner several feet into the air. And if the owner is in a buggy they reach a high speed.
And out at sea on Sunday after an accident in the 40 knot winds, a windsurfer was taken to hospital with cuts on his chest having been blow off his surfboard.
Please take care.

Another Tennis Centre in West Durrington?
David Lloyd Leisure has been dropping leaflets through doors in Durrington about a new club in Romany Road. This is almost next door to the West Worthing Club, and there is concern that a new club would take away members. They have not submitted formal plans, so watch this space.
(Argus 2 June 03)

23 May 03

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Proposals for seawall cycle track published
The Goring Library has a copy of the proposals for the combined cycletrack/footpath from Lancing to Splash Point. There is also a display at the Town Hall every weekday, and on Saturday 31 May at the Pier Pavilion. There are no details at this time about the rest of the cycle track to Ferring.


New waste services from Monday 23 June
Details of the new arrangements for waste collection have been announced and will be sent to every household in Worthing in the next two weeks. Recycled material will be collected on the same day as the rubbish, and both paper and plastics/tins will be collected each week. You must place the dustbins and recycled stuff at the front gate. As at present, the collection day slips a day at each Bank Holiday.


Badgers invade Fox territory
A woman in Alinora Avenue heard a commotion in her garden and found a badger and a fox fighting on her lawn. Alinora Avenue is near to the established fox colony in Courtlands, but a badger is a new entrant to the arena.
(Sentinel 19 May 03)

Happy Apple is doing well at Aldsworth Avenue
We were delighted that Happy Apple has fully re-opened after the proprietors had enjoyed one of the shortest retirements on record. A village always needs a greengrocers and we felt deprived when they closed.
And Antonio's Plaice is open again for business after a long refurb.
And also there is a new Chinese takeway there.
But on the Goring website, the webcam of the beach run by Gavin Baylis seems to have gone away. A pity.

16 May 03

Little Green Award for Palatine School
First out of 30,000 schools, Palatine School won the award for school grounds, displaying originality, teamwork, and a comprehensive understanding of environmental issues.
On Monday 19 May from 6-8pm they will hold a Garden Open Day. Palatine School is on 01903-242835

Fastrack eviction for Travellers
WBC have nominated 21 areas where travellers would be inappropriate. In Goring these include Fernhurst Park and Goring Hall recreation ground, Field Place, the Leasure Centre, Palatine Park, and whole of the Greensward. The recommendation is that the Police should use their existing powers to move travellers on fromthese sites immediately.

Log on for bath tub latest
Entrants to the annual Adur Bath Tub Race can plug in to http://www.bathtubrace.co.uk Every year, dozens of competitors climb into specially-modified cast iron baths and paddle down the River Adur. This year, the race organised by Shoreham and Southwick Round Table, between Bramber and Shoreham, takes place on July 12.

St Mary's Church has a new Vicar
The Reverend Andrew Tremlett was Inducted as Vicar of the Parish on Wednesday the 7th May. A warm welcome to him and his family in Goring.


SplashFM 107.7 live at last
Right up the top of the FM dial, and a bit close to another Brighton station, but delivering good music. It is nice to have a real local Worthing radio station.

Late night fracas at Sea Lane Cafe
Peter Attwood, the head chef and part owner of the Sea Lane Cafe in Goring turned out on Friday night accompanied by a friend, because there was a rowdy party near the Cafe where there has recently been a lot of vandalism. Unfortunately he brought a baseball bat, and one of the kids apparently says he got hit. So Peter was taken off to the police station and was released after a couple of hours with a caution for carrying an offensive weapon, and now has a criminal record. The police stayed at the cafe until the party had disbursed and there were no other arrests. It seems that bottles and beer cans are not counted as offensive weapons, and apparently there is nothing wrong with leaving broken glass all over the place.
(Worthing Herald 15 May 03)

Mulberry refurb, reopening soon
The Mulberry pub is currently closed for an extensive refurb. It will re-open in all its new splendour at exactly 6pm on Friday 23rd May.

Stuck in the loo
On Friday evening a lady got suck in the ladies at the Sea Lane Cafe. The man who locks up gave the traditional shout, being too discrete to look inside, and not hearing any reply closed the gates. So there was the trapped lady, clutching the bars like a scene from a horror movie crying "I'm not a celebrity, but get me out of here!". We found the man with the key who luckily had not yet gone home for the night.

Beach House Judas Trees in bloom
The Judas trees at Beach House surgery in Sea Lane are now in full bloom and look magnificent. Unfortunately one of them is severely damaged by the winter winds, and the other badly needs pruning. So see them now; tomorrow may be too late.

7 May 03

Enter into Worthing in Bloom 2003
We are into to May and it is time for Worthing in Bloom 2003. We would love to see as many people get involved as possible so we can make Goring and Maybridge standout like the Christmas lights did. There are new categories this year for school children to get involved. If you would like details of all the categories or an application form I have some here - send me an Email - or check at the Library.

Knee deep in old newspaper
People in west Goring are very pleased that on June 23rd, the refuse recycling system is going to be changed. We eagerly await the details. At the moment paper for recycling is collected on alternate Mondays. Unfortunately the last two paper-Mondays have been bank holidays, so those of us who have not given up and put the whole lot in the trash will have six weeks of newspapers stacked up in the garden shed. There has got to be a better way.

Dog lifts leg on flowers for sale
Harry, a black labrador/collie marked his territory against flowers for sale in the centre of Worthing. As dogs do. The flower-seller complained to the police. Harry was asked his name and address, helpfully translated by his owner, and then given a caution. The owner paid £15 towards the cost of the pot. He's going to take it out of Harry's pocket money – £1 a week for the next 15 weeks. The policeman said to him: "the dog's the one that did it. The dog is the one getting the caution". Harry declined to comment.
(Worthing Herald 8 May 03)

Local Election Results
The Worthing Borough Council is hung, with LibDem and Cons both with 18 seats with the new mayor, Lib Dem James Doyle, having the casting vote when he takes over later this month. The Tories are not pleased that the key jobs will continue to be run by LibDems, and a heated argument is anticipated at the Council meeting on 16 May.

GORING: Elected - Peter Welch (C) 1,732.
Not elected - Brian Stephenson (LD) 628.
Turnout: 35.4% (National and Worthing average 34%)
Note the very large majority. Helped perhaps because Brian did not seem to distribute any liturature.

CASTLE: Elected - Claire Potter (LD) 923.
Not elected - John Rogers (C) 771.
Turnout: 27%

In Arun the Tories maintain their lead.
In Ferring two seats were up for grabs. Roger Elkins is the current representitive. Henry Miller is well known as the Chairman of the Ferring Conservation Group.
FERRING: Elected - Roger Elkins (C) 1,092, David Hill (C) 1,052.
Not elected - Henry Miller (L) 382, Lindsey Green (LD) 341.
Turnout: 42% (almost a record)

Ferring discuss West Durrington
After a very useful meeting run by the Ferring Conservation Group with the developers of the West Durrington housing project last week, they have invited them back again
2.30 Friday 30 May Ferring Village Hall
You are urged to come along and hear how the plans have matured, and to make sure your voice is heard before the planning application is submitted later this year.
At this meeting also Ed Rumsey from the Department of the Environment will report progress with the on-going Sea Defences.

Highdown wins Green Flag Award
Highdown gardens has been awarded a Green Flag 2003 Award by the Civic Trust in recognition of its high standards of gardening care and contribution to the horticulture community. In Worthing as a whole the gardeners will this year handle 115,428 summer bedding plants while the 2004 spring extravaganza will consist of 163,611 blooms, including 52,945 tulips, 40,000 daffodils and 10,000 crocuses.

*Pictures of Highdown

Racing Pidgeons in the Goring Gap
An owner brought a dozen racing pidgeons from Eastbourne and freed them in the Goring Gap early on Wednesday morning. Apparently they fly 150 miles for exercise each week. They circled the area in tight formation three or four times before flying due East at 40mph, to their homeloft and food.

The sea defences getting their rocks off
Just along Patterson's Walk in Ferring they have been placing dozens of giant rocks along the top of the sea wall. This blocks some of the view, and the locals have mixed views on this. The rocks arrive on a giant lorry, about seven per load, and are off-loaded by crane at Sea Lane, Ferring.
There is a lot more shingle to come at the Blue Bird Cafe where the outlook is substantially changed. It is not planned to import any shingle at the other two sites; the tide will wash enough shingle along to fill both areas.

Local ironmonger sells out of padlocks
37 beach huts lost their padlocks on the evening of Monday 28 April. The Beach Office contacted the owners and most of them were replaced by lunchtime Tuesday. No one keeps anything of value in their beach huts these days, but the hassle of repairing the damage makes you wonder.
We gather that the police have their eye on one of the offenders and are looking for witnesses before they drag him off to court.

Beach hut sold for over £5000
Location, location, location. A very run-down beach hut facing the sea at The Strand, Ferring was offered for £2500 by Oliver and Saunders, and was eventually sold for twice that. It is the site that costs the money; the hut would cost £2000 including erection and painting. Unfortunately there are no vacant sites along the front; people are even prepared to pay £229 per year to reserve an empty space. Most beach huts are not advertised and are sold on the friends or neighbours.
We gather a hut was sold recently at The Strand, Angmering for £9500, and this is not the highest.
(Worthing Herald 1 May 03)

*Beach Hut Feature

29 April 03

Worthing will host November Downs inquiry
The public inquiry called to decide whether the South Downs should be designated a national park will take place at Worthing. It is due to start in November and expected to last 12 to 18 months. A pre-inquiry meeting will take place at the Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, on July 7 starting at 2pm. www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk/southdowns
(Argus 29 April 03)

Graffiti storm over NTL
NTL has been sharply criticised for failing to remove graffiti from its green roadside boxes. In February, Councillor Sheila Player, leader of Worthing Borough Council, wrote to NTL. Two months later, NTL has still not replied. WBC have invested heavily in an enhanced graffiti removal service reducing the level of graffiti on both public and private property. However, this good work is being undermined by the extremely poor condition of NTL street equipment.
(Argus Sentinel 25 Apr 03)

What's in a village name?
Unpronounceable, bizarre and bordering on the obscene. The A-Z of Sussex features a selection of hamlets and villages with some of the most amusing names in Britain. Try telling your friends in London you've just bought a pad in Burpham, Pease Pottage or Fulking without cracking a smile. And Knob Mill, Lickfold and Upper Dicker are bound to provoke sniggers from those unfamiliar with the county's charms. But the Penguin Dictionary Of British Place Names, published yesterday, aims to shine a light on the history and meanings behind these gems.
(Argus 25 Apr 03)

Henry VIII at Arundel Castle
A film on Henry VIII to be shown on ITV in the Autumn will show 10 minutes of scenes at Arundel Castle. Watch out for this.
(Worthing Advertiser 23 April 03)

FPA says ASDA research is nonsense
Asda, which is expecting its multi-million pound scheme for a new store to go before borough planners in May, has produced research which states the majority of people in Worthing are in favour of the proposed store on grounds at Worthing College. The Field Place Residents' Association (FPA) describes the campaigners as being motivated by "understandable self interest" and that local people remain opposed to the scheme.
(Argus 23 Apr 03)


Heavy Haulage tractor for sale
Chris Eubank has one of these at Brighton collecting parking tickets. But this magnificent American Peterbilt tractor unit was in a private drive facing the Sea Lane Cafe over Easter. The owner (077667-24859) tells me that it is for sale, probably for about £17,500
Late News. On 25 Jun 2003 the Eubank truck was towed away by Brighton Council and put in the car pound in Park Lane London. It could cost him a few pounds to recover it.

Good turnout for Promenade for Health
About 90 people turned up at the 3 mile marker at Sea Lane Ferring, ready to walk at least some of the way down to Worthing centre. For those at the moment less fit, a coach was laid on, and even for the fit walkers, the coach could take them back to their cars.

The man who loves milk bottles
Milk-mad Mike Harmer has got a lotta bottles - more than 1,000 in fact. The collection takes up most of his house in Robson Road, Worthing. Mike, 56, started collecting milk bottles in the Eighties when adverts started to appear on their sides. He has since become something of an expert on the white stuff and his home is packed with hundreds of bottles of different shapes, sizes and colours. He has pints, half pints, third-pints, quarts, bottles made out of green glass and others dating back to before the First World War.
(Argus 16 April 03)

Travellers told to move on
Police were today using special powers to evict travellers in 11 caravans less than a day after they arrived. They were on the green facing West Parade between Anscombe Road and Bernard Road, near George V Avenue. Normally, Worthing Borough Council would have to apply to magistrates for an eviction notice. This time, the police gave notice to the group to leave the green immediately.
(Argus 15 April 03)

15 April 03

Goring Residents contribute new flag
Flags along the sea front do not last for ever, and Goring Residents' Association have contributed a new flag to make sure that we get something attractive flying from the flag poles along the Goring sea front. We understand that the pier will also have coloured signal flags spelling out the name Worthing.
The flag is now back flying on the pole at Sea Lane; they have found a new rope.

*Worthing in signal flags

May 1st is Local Election Day
Some boroughs will be able to vote from home, using the Internet or Text phone. Boroughs include Sheffield, St Albans, Ipswich, Norwich and South Somerset.
Here in Goring we will be going to the traditional polling booths.

Easter Holiday triggers rubbish slippage
As is normal, the two bank holiday days will trigger a slippage in the collection days this weekend. For example, them as had Thursday for dustbins will now have the bins collected two days later, on Monday.


Ghost at Goring Hall
The ghost of a Victorian lady is said to stalk the medical record office on the top floor at Goring Hall Hospital. More recent visitors from the time that Goring Hall was a school are invited to sign a visitors book kept for the purpose in the front hall. Or they can, of course, keep in touch via the Friends Re-united website.
All this does not appear to impact the efficiency of th hospital which has 52 beds, three operating theatres, a full range of support services, and 200 staff. Last year they treated 4000 in-patients and day-cases, and saw another 19,000 for consultations and out-patient treatment.
(Argus Sentinel 14 April 03)


Angmering Bypass having an effect
Traffic through Angmering village has been noticably reduced with the opening of the new bypass, but those cars that do go through the village now seem to go faster.
Closing of the junction on the A27 at Hammerpot is imminent, and a further reduction in traffic through the village is expected.
(Argus Sentinel 14 April 03)

Public Inquiry on National Park in the Autumn
There will be a Public Inquiry into all aspects of the South Downs National Park, sometime in the Autumn.
There will also be a local inquiry on the precise boundaries in this area, also at a date to be arranged.
(Argus 9 Apr 03)

Judas Tree damaged by wind at Beach House
The two beautiful Judas trees at Beach House surgery in Sea Lane have been badly damaged by the wind. The trunk of the one nearest the gate is split and this tree probably cannot be saved. Planning permission has been sought to prune the other tree drastically to try and save it.


New lables on black posts
The black post markers along the front have now been labled. It is to encourage you to get out of your chair and go for a walk!
The total walk is five miles from Brooklands Park to Sea Lane Ferring. At 11am April 16, the Mayor, Councillor Eric Mardell, will lead a group of about 50 walkers from Ferring Sea Lane to the beach office near the Lido, to be followed by a buffet lunch.

Seven fox cubs in Frobisher Way
Seven fox cubs orphaned in Frobisher Way are now being hand-reared by animal rescuers. The cubs, who are only four weeks old after a vixen was found dead in a garden. She had died from natural causes and it was clear she had recently give birth. Residents were alerted by the Worthing and District Animal Rescue Service (WADARS), and cries from the starving fox cubs were heard coming from underneath a shed. They have now been taken to a new home in Kent where they will continue to be hand reared before being released into the wild.

Sea Defences at Ferring
Barges have been arriving with 500 tons of shingle at each high tide. This is for the new sea defences at Ferring and Kingston Gorse. The shingle is dumped as near the beach as possible at high tide, and then at the following low-tide the trucks can place it up at the new breakwaters. The barge comes from south of the Isle of Wight. The barge and the attendant tug, which has to be there in case the barge gets stuck, are normally moored off Goring. We understand that if they wanted to tie up on Shoreham they would have to pay substantial harbour dues. In foggy weather, a radio beacon on the shore can guide the barge into the correct spot. 30,000 tons of shingle will be provided.


Save the Shoreham Swans
A pair of swans facing the death penalty for straying across a Sussex flight path will be saved if airport bosses can agree on an alternative to shooting them. Managers at Shoreham airport, who have promised to discuss a way out of using their shoot-to-kill licence, were due to hold talks with government representatives and members of the National Swan Sanctuary on March 31.
(Argus 28 Mar 03)

Shoreham D-Day museum closes
The D-Day aviation museum at Shoreham Airport has closed down after a long-running row over rent. It's collection will be auctioned off.
(Argus 28 Mar 03)

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