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The Diocese of Chichester said it is planning the ordination of new deacons and priests in the early autumn after this month's services were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Ordination services to both the diaconate and priesthood usually take place at the end of June, the diocese said.

Once they have completed their initial ministerial training they are first ordained deacon before usually being ordained as priests the following year.

The diocese said 3 October was the new planned date for the ordination of deacons by the Bishop of Chichester, Dr Martin Warner, in Chichester Cathedral.

The weekend of 26 and 27 September has been set aside for the ordination of priests.

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A memorial has been suggested to honour more than 70 people from Crawley, West Sussex, who have died after contracting Covid-19.

Peter Lamb, leader of the borough council, mentioned the idea during his weekly online Q&A. He said: “I’ve had the update that we’ve apparently had 75 deaths in Crawley so far, the majority of those hostel based and a number in care homes.

“That figure has continued to rise despite a general reduction in the number of cases.

“We need to think at the end of all this about some sort of memorial to those who’ve been lost in the pandemic, much as there was back in the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.”

Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that, from March to May, 73 people in Crawley died after contracting the virus, as well as 13 in Copthorne and Turners Hill and seven in Crawley Down.

In East Grinstead, the death toll stands at 43, while 58 have died in the Horsham area.

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Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex is to start drive-in movie screenings, beginning with the racing film Rush.

The drama between motor racing rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda will be the first movie attendees can see from their cars.

Moana, The Incredibles, Cars, Mary Poppins Returns, Zootropolis, Toy Story, The Hunger Games, Knives Out, Moulin Rouge, Star Wars, Dirty Dancing, Reservoir Dogs, Pretty Woman, Fight Club and American Psycho also on the bill.

Secret Cinema will also be putting on pre-screen performances recreating scenes from the movies.

The Duke of Richmond, who owns the Goodwood estate, said: "Our reaction to the current pandemic is to try and do what we're best at - which is bringing people together through shared passions.

"This represents a step towards the new normal, allowing us to help get things going again in a safe and socially distanced way."

The drive-in opens on 5 July.

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Plans to reschedule a postponed food and music festival in Chichester received a boost when organisers were granted a second premises licence.

The three-day Pub in the Park event had been planned for Oaklands Park in May but was called off because of the coronavirus lockdown.

The festival was rescheduled for August. Organisers Brand Events had been granted a licence to sell alcohol and play live or recorded music in the park.

Not wanting to risk a clash with any future opening of Chichester Festival Theatre, which is based there, they decided on a second option – Westgate Fields, in front of Chichester College.

The company applied to the district council for a permanent licence, which would allow other three-day events to be held at the site once a year.

More than £19m has so far been paid out to businesses in the Hastings area to support local traders whose have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

Just under £28m was allocated to Hastings Borough Council by the government to help businesses through the challenging times.

Hastings Borough Council, external said it is contacting the remaining businesses who are eligible for the grant.

Council leader Kim Forward said: "Our officers have written, emailed, telephoned all the eligible businesses that we have had contact details for. We have contacted key business organisations in the town to encourage uptake. 

"We have also been sharing information about the schemes with advertisements on social media, to reach as many people as possible via those channels, and in the council’s e-newsletter, which goes out to over 36,000 residents."

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A train driver and two conductors from Eastbourne have beaten their target of raising more than £1,000 for NHS workers with a song they recorded at work during lockdown.

Southern rail workers Harry McCormick, Bernie Barnaville, and Ricky Duggins rewrote the gospel song “This Train Is Bound For Glory” and recorded it at Eastbourne train station.

Their producer, conductor-manager Jamie Cleary, recorded it on a phone and then posted it online where it has already raised £1,100 so far.

Harry said: “As key workers ourselves, we wanted to praise the NHS staff and other key workers we’ve been taking to work all this time, to say thank you for all their hard work.

“Our lyrics celebrate the doctors and nurses, along with key workers from retail staff to teachers, and the work my Southern colleagues are doing to keep trains clean and people moving.”

A paraglider has been rescued after getting caught up in a tree near Lewes on Tuesday afternoon, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said.

The fire service were called to Ranscombe Lane at Glynde where the paraglider had collided with a tree after launching from the top of Mount Caburn.

The paraglider was disentangled and helped down on a ladder by firefighters.

He was unhurt, a fire service spokesman said.

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