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Man assaulted at Southbourne football match

By joeleach272 at 16:35 on 16/01/12

At a relatively low level football match in Southbourne a man has been severely assaulted and found himself in need of facial surgery as a result. The victim was a 29 year old man from Havant, Hampshire who was allegedly assaulted by a 21 year old Bognor man. The football match was on Sunday (15 January) at Bourne Community College, Park Road, Southbourne and as a result of the injuries sustained, it was necessary for the victim to...
Burglars break into Chichester City Football Club

By joeleach272 at 09:31 on 21/12/11

Chichester City Football Club has been broken into and property was stolen including the clubs CCTV system. The club premises is on Wellington Road and was broken into sometime between 9.30am on 6 December and 9.30am on 8 December. Damage was caused to several internal doors and the locks on those doors. A fruit machine was also damaged. The thieves left the premises having taken a blu-ray player, Sony CD player, £175 in...
Gamilati coudl be the star turn in York's Lowther Stakes

By jeffreyrawdon at 07:19 on 18/08/11

York's Group 2 Jaguar Cars Lowther Stakes is invariably won by a high-class filly and this year's entry of 15 quality juveniles, headed by the hugely promising Gamilati, looks very much up to par. The six furlong two-year-old contest is one of the highlights on the second day of York's Ebor Festival and sees last month's impressive Group 2 Cherry Hinton Stakes bidding to enhance her reputation on the way to a crack at the...
New opportunities to improve swimming at Westgate, Chichester

By joeleach272 at 12:59 on 10/08/11

Westgate Leisure Chichester have started new sessions to help improve swimming and confidence in the water. This really seems like a good opportunity for those who need or just want to improve their swimming. The sessions will be twice a week on a Wednesday from 12.30 to 13.30 and on a Thursday from 18.00 to 19.00 and you just pay for the swim and the rest is free. By 'the rest' I mean the presence of a qualified instructor on hand to...
Chichester football clubhouse unused with council refusing to sign lease

By joeleach272 at 11:11 on 28/06/11

A new football clubhouse worth a stonking £950,000 was left largely unused for nearly a year after Chichester District Council officials refused to sign a lease. Chichester City Football Club has this week written to all the Chichester district councillors outlining their frustration. They claim that if things continue as they are then the very existence of football in Chichester may cease to be. The clubhouse at...

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Olympic year begins in Chichester

By poppy_smith

Chichester certainly seems to have started its Olympic year early!

By joeleach272 at 12:56 on 23/01/12

Olympic year begins in Chichester with Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile last Thursday (19 January). Chichester will host another Sport Relief Mile on Sunday 25 March, and locals can show their support by entering now on the Sport Relief website. Chichester will be hosting a number of other activities to take part in as well as the run. The activities will be held at Graylingwell Park and is part of Outdoor Play Week which is between 24...
Get fit in Chichester for 2012

By poppy_smith

These are great ideas - makes me want to get up off the sofa and stop watching Eastenders and go for...

By joeleach272 at 11:00 on 20/01/12

It is no little known fact that gym memberships boom every January as we seek to get rid of the Christmas pounds and make a new start for fitness in the new year. With this being the long awaited London Olympic year there is even more desire for fitness so I have done a short list of places that will help you in Chichester to achieve your goals. The Chichester District Council-owned Westgate Leisure Centre seems a good place to start....
Chichester City Ladies to host West Ham in FA Cup

By poppy_smith

Wow. Exciting times for football in Chichester.

By joeleach272 at 10:14 on 21/12/11

Chichester City Ladies FC have drawn West Ham in FA Cup second round draw. History has been made at Chichester City Ladies Football Club after they have successfully made it to the second round of the FA Cup and drawn big guns West Ham Ladies. Chichester City had to win 4 four games in the Cup including 3 qualifying rounds and one first round proper. The ladies successfully navigated past Ashford, Maidstone Town and...
Olympic Torch to go through Chichester!

By joeleach272

I tried and failed in my attempt to get tickets too! I did manage to get tickets to the paralympics...

By joeleach272 at 10:52 on 09/11/11

Monday 16th July is a date to get in your diaries as that the Olympics come to Chichester in the form of the Olympic torch! The Olympic Torch originates as a symbol commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus and in the ancient Olympic games the flame was kept burning throughout the games. The fire was then reintroduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The modern torch relay which precedes the...
Brand new skate park opens at Westgate Leisure Chichester

By poppy_smith

This is a great addition to the town - and i'm sure the youngsters will get lots of use out of it.

By joeleach272 at 11:11 on 25/08/11

A brand spanking new, state-of-the-art skate park has officially been opened at Westgate Leisure Chichester this week. The old equipment has been has been removed and replaced with longer lasting concrete features which include: a half pipe with wide platforms; jump box; long block; transition ledge; flat hip; long rail; a quarter pipe; and, lots more features for bikes, blades, and boarders to...