All sorts of sports in 1994

The year was 1994. Forrest Gump and The Lion King were the big cinema hits, Barbara Windsor made her EastEnders debut as Peggy Mitchell, and the opening of the Channel Tunnel brought relief to all sea-sick ferry travellers.

In the charts, Love is All Around by Wet Wet Wet hit the Number One spot – and then refused to give it up for 15 weeks. Many people were extremely happy when it was dethroned by Whigfield’s eternally bouncy Saturday Night!

They were less happy when ice dance virtuosos Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean only managed to win bronze at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. The superstars had won the British ice-dancing championship at the Sheffield Arena with ease, but an illegal lift during their routine saw them lose points.

While ice skating was not on the agenda in Horsham, there were plenty of other sporting opportunities which townsfolk embraced.

At the Southwater fun run, Great Britain international Spencer Barden wiped one minute off the course record by storming through the four-miles in 20 minutes 21 seconds.

The Atlantis swimming club was riding the crest of a wave after victory in the Reigate swimming gala. The group won the Marlins Shield for girls and the James Blythe Trophy for boys.

The trophies were collected by Alison Owen, 13, and Aaron Corney, 14.

In the world of football, Lower Beeding FC were named one of the teams of the month in the Unijet West Sussex League in September and received a £50 cheque for their efforts.