MIDHURST DETOURS
The Midhurst Detours Scooter Club was born in 1980, fronted by a 17 year old David 'Dizzy' Holmes, the club at this stage centred around local Midhurst kids and was mainly made up of Mods.
 
Named after the pre-Who band the 'Detours', the original members were:
 
David 'Dizzy' Holmes; Silvio Bukbardis; David Spandley; Keith Puttock; Paul Etherington; Mark Etherington; Karl 'Woody' Woodman; Richard 'Riddle' Cook; Phil 'Cookie' Cook; Chris Strudwick; John Strudwick; Steve Carver; David 'Baxter' Baker and later Mark Turner and Duaine Jackson
Some had scooters, some were still at school but this group of lads attracted attention and it wasn't long before a few girls began to tag along-
Tania Harper; Nicola Funnell; Alison Diamond; Paula Woodman; Caroline Standing; Debbie Shimbart; Claire Merloss; Tracy Woodman; Sharon Groves; to name but a few
 
In the Beginning...
In fact, the whole Detour thing started literally by accident. The founder, David 'Dizzy' Holmes has been a record collector since the age of about 14. An avid scooter rider by the time he was 17 and the founder member and Number one of the Midhurst Detour Scooter Club. The Scooter Club became one of the biggest in the South of England with over 30 members during it's hey day. In 1984 his life was to take a massive turnaround. On his way to the last national Scooter Rally of the year in Skegness, torrential driving rain ran freely from the fields adjacent to the motorway causing a flood...he was the first to hit the water, aquaplaned...and collided with the crash barrier. He left Odstock Hospital 18 months later with a broken back and bound to a wheelchair...So what do you do in a situation like that? You don't just think "Oh I think I'll start a record company" do you?

click here for the full story and how Detour Records began...

South Harting parking fees.......April 2006
In South Harting parking charges have come into force at the National Trust-owned Harting Down car park. Unless they are members of the trust, visitors will have to pay a set £2 fee to park. This charge covers a whole day. After protests from people living in or close to Harting, they are to be exempt from the charges under a scheme to issue them with passes.
There are already charges at other National Trust car parks & beauty spots, including the northern entrance to Petworth Park. Volunteers and NT members are exempt from parking fees.

The Grange to go...?.....April 2006
District councillors have asked for an investigation into demolishing the existing Grange Centre and building a replacement.Chichester's executive board gave the go-ahead for the new-build option to be looked at in detail after hearing that the Grange Community Association, was facing financial problems. The Association has run the centre since it opened 27 years ago. Any capital reserves available would only mean that the association could continue at the most for another 2 years. The building, which is on district council-owned land, would be closed and the trust would be dissolved.
see Anger over Petworth cash diversion
see Grange Centre