Lavant Reserves 3 Bosham Reserves 0

Lavant Reserves
Back row left to right. Mel Milburn (manager), Dave Maclean, Matthew Grace, Martin Ayers, Guy Pinder, Nathan Richards, Leon Mears, Ben Thomas (captian) Martin Pullen (Assistant Manager).
Front Row left to right. Joe Green, Alex Holmes, Stuart Smith, Rob
Baylis, Neil Latham, Dave Knight, Cole Millington, Neil Sanson.

Finally this weekend Lavant completed their first league fixture since the 8th December, after an eight week lay off due to bad weather.

With the first team away cup fixture against Hunston being called off in the morning, it was down to a early morning pitch inspection to see if  Raughmere Park was dry enough to play after all the rain in the week.

With manager Mel Milburn very keen to play the game the groundsman finally caved in and agreed for the game to go ahead.

The match itself saw Lavant winning the game convingly three-nil with goals from Leon Mears on his debut for the club, Martin Ayers and Alex Holmes.

Weekends League Results

February 2nd & 3rd         

Premier Division
Upper Beeding 1 West Chiltington 2
Barnahm Reserves 3 Lancing 1

Division III South
Lavant Reserves 3 Bosham Reserves 0

Division I Sunday League
AFC Chichester vs Lavant Postponed

January 5th & 6th         

Premier Division
West Chiltington vs Lavant  Postponed
Holbrook 4 Lancing 4
Upper Beeding 3 Hunston 6

Malcolm Simmonds Cup
Bosham 4 Sothwater 3

Division III South
Lavant Reserves vs Wittering Reserves3   Postponed
Harting 3 Bosham Reserves 0
The Vardar VIP 3 Stedham 2

Division I Sunday League
Lavant vs Wittering  Postponed
The Old Barn 3 Lamb Steyne 2

Postponed Games

This weekends home games, 5th January vs Witttering and 6th January vs Wittering Sundays have been postponed due to the flooding damaged caused to the village hall.  It is hoped that weather permitting games can be resumed at Lavant and Raughmere Park the following weekend.

On behalf of Lavant Football Club we would like to wish all the officials, players, sponsors, supporters and villagers of Lavant a very prosperous New Year.

Thank you goes especially to our sponsors and supporters who again this season have kindly backed the village football club. They include the Giles and Ruth landlords of The Earl of March, Alan & Sue Smith, John & Jan Squires, Richard & Sheila Sims, John Penn, Mike Miligan, The Lavant Fete Committee and Lavant Parish Council.

Without your continued support for the village football club, Lavant FC would not be on the secure footing the club finds itself today.

View from the village hall’s cricket pavilion looking towards the river Lavant

Can you believe it. In 2009 the village green was covered in snow, but this year at the end of December after months of rain the river Lavant has burst its banks and flooded the village green right up to the hall, also flooding the car park.

View from the road bridge at East Lavant looking towards the village green. Both roads are closed off due to flooding

It was hope that we could have finally marked out the pitch on the green and use it in the New Year. But certainly for the foreseeable future this is not going to be possible.

View looking down the road between the village green and river Lavant

Also the water had reached inside the village hall and the changing rooms so they are likely to be out of action for the next couple of weeks while things are cleared up.  That is as long as the rain stops and we have a period of drier weather?

As a result the fixtures for January published below could well be subject to change depending on the village hall availability.

The weather is also affecting league fixtures elsewhere for both the Saturday and Sunday leagues games so fixtures do keep changing.

But we will let you know of any changes on the Website either on the News or Fixtures & Results pages.

Fixtures for

Please note that due to the bad weather conditions lately, fixtures could be re-arranged at short notice.  This is especially happening with the West Sussex League.

Additional to this we currently have a problem with the Village Hall changing rooms in that the river Lavant burst its banks and flooded the village green right up to the hall causing water to enter the hall.  Water levels are now reducing due to the drier weather; however it is currently not known when we will be able to use the changing rooms.  The plan is to try and ask to leagues to cancel all home games for all three teams for the first two weeks in January, in order that the hall can be cleared up.

We will keep you posted.

Afternoon chaps,

If you haven’t already seen it, the attached is the Lavant socials for 2013.  This is an overall competition as well as team building, banter and bragging rights.  All the rules are in the attached, if there are any discrepancies I will make up rules as we go along

Put the dates in your diary now!!!

Our next social

Date: Saturday 5^th January 2013,
Time: 19:00 for 19:30
Venue: The Globe
Cost: £5
Event: Pool competition
Dress Code: Must wear a waistcoat!!

Most flamboyant/outrageous will get a prize!!
Fines: £1 fine for not wearing a waistcoat and £1 fine for arriving after 19:30

February 2013

The Chichester 10K run on Sunday 3^rd February is a fund raiser for St Wilfred’s Hospice. You are all expected to participate in this.  The football clubs management committee decided at our last meeting that it would be good to give something back to the local community.

I have attached a sponsorship form for everyone.  The aim is for everyone to raise at least £50 (£17 of this will be your fee for entering the race, the remainder goes to St Wilfred’s).

All entrants must be completed by no later than the 16^th January (this event normally sells out quickly so the quicker you book online the better).  If you are struggling for cash, Lavant will substitute your cost – this is a loan, not a donation.

I look forward to seeing you all in your waistcoats on Saturday 5^th January at the Globe in Chichester

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Bosham 1 Lavant 0

Chris Coe slides into the tackle
Photograph kindly supplied by the Chichester Observer

Bosham secured a narrow 1-0 victory at home to Lavant in the West Sussex League premier division courtesy of a goal scored by Joe Hancock and set up by brother Jack.

Premier Division
Lavant 2 West Chiltington 6
Bosham 2 Newtown Villa 3
Holbrook 3 upper Beeding 2

Malcolm Simmonds Cup
Watersfield 2 Cowfold 4

Division III South
Whyke 3 Lavant Reserves 4
Rustington park Seniors 3 The Vardar VIP 9
Wittering Reserves 4 Yapton Reserves 0

Bareham Trophy
Harting 4 Felpham Colts 2

Sussex Junior Cup
Boys Brigade OB 1 Nytimber Pirates 3
Newtown Villa Reserves 3 Stedham Utd 2

Division I Sunday League
AFC Old Barn 1 Butlins 4

Please note that the league is currently only confirming fixtures up to mid way through the month as set.

Fixtures are still prone to change especially where we have no game apart from the 29th December where these are cancelled due to Christmas.