Viva Lewes Issue #123 December 2016

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RICHARD GREEN FUNERAL SERVICE The only truly independent, family owned and run Funeral Directors & Memorial Masons in Lewes & Uckfield We probably don’t have anything you want for Christmas but if you need us you can still call 24 hours a day 170 High Street Lewes BN7 1YE 01273 488121 (24hrs) lewes@rgreenfs.co.uk 125 High Street Uckfield TN22 1RN 01825 760601 (24hrs) uckfield@rgreenfs.co.uk
FOOTBALL Part of the Family Steve ‘Brinky’ Brinkhurst The concept of local lads playing for their football team is becoming as dated as The Big Match and team baths, at least as far as top-tier pro football is concerned. At Lewes FC, however, Steve Brinkhurst is very much keeping the tradition alive. Lewes fans who attended the recent Bonfire celebrations in the town may have spotted a familiar face in the Cliffe procession, with the popular right-back taking his regular place in the ranks. “I’ve been doing it since I was about one,” said Brinkhurst. “And I remember being put in a Cliffe buggy, and my mum pushing me around with my brother and my sister. 25 years later, I’m still doing it.” This year’s bonfire was extra special for the Brinkhurst family, with Steven carrying a tribute to his sister Alice, who sadly died in March. “The last procession was a tribute to people who’d passed away this year,” Steven told us. “Me and my brother shared it and walked down the High Street with the family. That was nice.” Family bonding turned to family rivalry when it came to the barrel race, however, where six Cliffe members race each over a 200m course, each dragging a wheeled barrel full of burning torches behind them. “Beating my brother in the barrel race was the main thing,” said Brinkhurst. “I stopped doing it for a few years because of my [injured] knee, but my brother came back [from the US] this year, and I didn’t want him to win it so I did it this year.” No need to ask if he won - he wouldn’t be telling us if he didn’t… In fact, Brinky’s about as immersed in Lewes culture as it’s possible to be. He and his family regularly triumph in the annual skittles competition in Grange Gardens, and his Bonfire Society duties extend to turning out for Cliffe in the Bonfire Cup - the end-of-season inter-society football tournament held at the Dripping Pan. He’s played in three tournaments, winning the trophy twice and losing on penalties in the final last year. Does that make him the best ringer in the competition? “I’m not a ringer!” he bridles. “I’m probably the only one who isn’t.” Now in his third spell at Lewes FC, Brinky holds the distinction of not only being the current player with the most appearances for the club, but of having played in every outfield position. That flexibility is perhaps why managers keep bringing him back. “It’s nice to play for your home town club,” he says. “Everyone knows I’m involved with Bonfire and everything around Lewes. A lot of the fans like a local lad playing for the team, because they feel more connected. If you had the choice of having local players for your team, or players travelling from far away, you’d choose the local player wouldn’t you?” You would, Brinky. You certainly would. Barry Collins Photo by James Boyes 129
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