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Pauline Lynch
After a very brave battle against breast cancer Pauline Lynch passed away suddenly and peacefully on Friday 26 January 2007 at Worthing Hospital.
A service on Monday 12 February in the South Chapel, Woodvale Crematorium, Brighton, was followed by a gathering at the Shaftesbury Room, Worthing Leisure Centre, Worthing.
Pauline was a happy, bubbly person and numerous friends came to say goodbye and provide a support to Steve, Paul and Jodie.
On behalf of the club, we would like to express our deepest sympathies to Steve, Paul and Jodie at this sad time.
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News to make us proud
Extract from "The Argus", 20 Dec 06 edition
Soldier cited twice for bravery fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan
Hero of Helmand to receive the Military Cross
by Ben Parsons
 IN AFGHANISTAN'S troubled Helmand Province, coalition forces learn to expect the unexpected.
But when Flight Lieutenant Matt Carter went to a Christmas drinks party after an eventful six-month tour had finished, he was completely taken by surprise. The RAF had invited him and his comrades to a plush hotel before telling them they were to be awarded military honours.
Flt Lt Carter, of Worthing, will receive the Military Cross for his bravery during battles with the Taliban militia.
The 32-year old said: "It was a bit of a shock to be honest. The Air Force had disguised the whole thing."
Flt Lt Carter, who grew up in Offington Lane where his parents still live, is a member of the Royal Air Force Regiment, which acts as the infantry arm of the RAF.
His role in Afghanistan as a forward air controller was to accompany the Parachute Regiment and guide bombers to their targets when fighting started.
In the two battles where he was cited for bravery, he had to move to the front line alone and under fire to make sure RAF planes hit the right targets, allowing the paratroopers to complete their missions.
The first citation for Flt Lt Carter praises him for "fearlessly exposing himself to significant risk" and "repeatedly risking his life" on June 4, to ensure ground forces had air support in a six-hour battle in a Taliban compound.
The second citation was for a night raid on July 14 targeting a "high value Taliban leader", in which he and a comrade jumped 15ft from a Chinook, in the dark, before calling down air support to destroy a Taliban position.
The citation reads: "Flt Lt Carter's gallantry was again decisive and his selfless actions have been recognised by the award of the Military Cross."
He told the Argus: "I was so busy thinking about what I had to do I didn't give much thought to the consequences.
"You accept there's a risk there. You do your best to do your job and the training gets you through."
Twenty British servicemen have been killed in fighting in the southern province of Helmand [last] year.
Flt Lt Carter said: "We were very much going over there to try to bring some security to the Afghans in Helmand, which is incredibly lawless.
"The Taliban were stopping us doing this. The only thing to do was to start to defend ourselves."
Flt Lt Carter said the threat of the Taliban attack, by mortar shell or suicide bombing, was ever-present as troops carried out security patrols and other duties such as supplying villages with fresh water and medical supplies.
He said: "It's a strain but you get attuned to it."
He believes the Army can succeed in bringing Helmand to heel but in a matter of years rather than months.
He said: "It won't be easy. I believe the British troops, with the Americans, Canadians and Dutch, are doing a good job and are making a difference to people's lives.
"If we do that, there's no reason we can't defeat the Taliban."
Flt Lt Carter went to Worthing High School before training as a PE teacher at Chichester University.
he and Ali, whose family home is 300m from his own, met at the Cloisters pub on High Street, Worthing.
The couple, who now lives in Bury St Edmunds to be near Flt Lt Carter's barracks in Colchester, will be spending Christmas in Worthing.
Flt Lt Carter's mum, Jo, said: "We are absolutely over the moon for him. We have a hero in our midst."
Flt Lt Carter will receive his award from the Queen in the Spring.
Extract from "The Argus", 20 Dec 06 edition
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Mike Knowles, of Britannia Court, Brighton, was with five friends on his £400,000 cruiser, the Cloudbreak, yesterday afternoon when it caught fire off the coast of Shoreham.