IT IS nearly halfway through the Sussex County League season but manager Mark Gilbert admits he is "nowhere near happy" with how the first 15 games have gone for Oakwood.

Oakwood are 12th in Division Two, having won four, drawn two and lost nine of their games and Gilbert wants his team to put more into their performances.

"I'm nowhere near happy with how it's gone," he said. "There are a lot of people who put their time into the club and I worry sometimes that it doesn't mean enough to the team.

"I want them to look at the table, look at where we are and look where we should be.

"They are good lads and we play some good football but we don't seize the moment in games enough."

Oakwood drew 1-1 with Bexhill United on Saturday, having taken the lead 11 minutes in through Crawley Town loan signing Emmanuel Rowe, but failed to kill the game off.

"We signed him this week so it was a goal on his debut," Gilbert said. "It was a very good header, actually, from a cross from the left. He was very lively and put his foot in when needed. He was a nuisance all afternoon for the Bexhill defence, I was very impressed.

"I'm fed up of saying the same thing, but we just didn't take our chances. We should have gone in two or three up at the break but we didn't kill the game off and Bexhill equalised."

NEW manager John Gregory is bringing back the team spirit that won Crawley Town successive promotions, according to midfielder Dannie Bulman.

Gregory only took charge of the Reds last Tuesday morning, taking his first training session the same afternoon, and Bulman believes there is already a different mentality in the camp – likening it to the "togetherness" during the Steve Evans regime.

"He has just tried to get us back to the graft and the work-rate that we had quite a lot of success with under Steve Evans – it won us the back-to-back promotions," Bulman explained. "He wants us to play with a bit more passion and a bit more togetherness, it's a lot more old-school style coaching but I think that is what the team needed.

"John Gregory has managed in the Premier League and he's obviously been around the block and knows a lot, but at the end of the day he just wants everyone to work their socks off.

"He is all about working as a team and knowing that you've got your team-mate next to you.

"He says that if you're flying into a tackle you should know you have a team-mate there to back you up, and similarly if you get a kick then the whole team should limp. Work as a team and no one is bigger than the team."

Bulman, 34, is the only Reds player who knew Gregory before last Tuesday, having briefly played under him at Wycombe Wanderers as a teenager, and the midfielder believes if anyone can fix Crawley's problems in front of goal, the former Aston Villa boss is the man.

"Scoring is the hardest thing to do apparently," Bulman added. "I think it shows John Gregory's experience that he has taken the pressure off the players to score by saying it's his problem to fix; putting it on himself a bit. I'm sure if we work our hardest it will pay off in the end."

YOUTH FOOTBALL: Crawley Down Gatwick U18s secured a 1-0 away win against Met Police in the Ryman Youth League.

With a determined gameplan, Crawley put pressure on the home side's midfield from the start, with forward Alfie Brown firing over the bar.

Met Police became increasingly frustrated as their wide men were superbly cancelled out.

The teams went in 0-0 at half-time with Crawley looking the better side.

Crawley came out for the second half with the first 20 minutes fairly even.

As the game progressed the players tired and the subs inevitably played an important part.

Kieran Britland came on in midfield and Charlie Bussetti injected some pace.

With ten minutes to go Oscar Weddel was introduced as the final sub and was straight into the action.

Then, with minutes remaining, Jamie Robinson picked the ball up on the left, dribbled across the penalty area and unleashed an unstoppable right-foot shot into the top corner.

Crawley Down: Purkis, Spiers, Gilbert, Hills, Hawkins, Robinson, Bridger, Broomfield, Pitt, Strangwood, Brown. Subs: Britland, Bussetti, Weddel.

STAND-IN captain Carl Wright admitted injuries and holidays are beginning to cost Crawley as their unbeaten streak came to an end on Saturday.

Crawley lost 4-2 to Sutton Valence II with a number of players, including Kieran Fuller, Carl Bettesworth, Rob Gate and captain Alex Watson, missing.

"It was a tough game this week but I thought we played well in the first half, the majority of the things we were doing were good especially the basics," Wright said. "We didn't get the breaks in the second half – we could have had a two or three-goal lead before they got the equaliser.

"That was the key momentum swing and that allowed them right back in to it.

"It was a disappointing result against a side who are, by all accounts, fighting for their lives after some poor results in recent weeks.

"But with the number of players we are missing at the moment due to all sorts of different reasons we have found it tough to be consistent week in week out.

"However, some of those missing will be back next week and we need to work hard to get the three points against what will be a difficult Sevenoaks side."

After an even start to the game, it was Crawley who broke the deadlock with Steve Innes shooting low towards goal, and the keeper failing to deal with it.

However, Valence attacked in numbers and turned an equaliser in at the back post not long after.

Crawley were back in front within a minute when Seb Watson reacted quickly to turn and fire home.

Crawley led 2-1 at the break, only to concede two quick goal after the break to trail 3-2.

The visitors then, instead of taking stock of what was happening, threw more players up the pitch looking for an equaliser only to again be caught out when a Valence defender got in behind the Crawley defence and the ball shot up in the air over Gareth Dunn's head and was tapped in at the back post.

Crawley: Dunn, Warner, Brightwell, Yousaf, Ahmedi, Wright, Maccaoilte, Evans, S Watson, Banton, S Innes. Subs: J Innes.

MORE than 200 spectators got more than their money's worth when they crammed into the Arthur Hopcraft gymnasium on Sunday to watch Crawley's amateur boxers compete against opposition from all over the south of England.

There were 13 bouts in all with most of the contests featuring local boxers.

Crawley star Matarr Wanda, 15, remains undefeated after seven contests as he stormed to victory in a rematch against Callum Pankhurst (Gosport).

This was a carbon copy of their first encounter in Bognor last week, in which Wanda took a well-earned unanimous decision.

The Thomas Bennett pupil switched attack from the body to the head of the taller Pankhurst throughout the first round forcing the Bognor boy to hold when backed to the ropes.

In the second round, Pankhurst stood his ground more but Wanda would not take a backward step.

Tiredness took its toll in the third, but by this stage Wanda had already done enough to secure the win but still landed a couple of hard shots just before the final bell.

Kye Minter, 16, boxed well to beat Tommy Ball from Guildford City. The boxers exchanged fierce flurries but the Crawley boy seemed to get the last word in most of the exchanges. The second round was much the same but it was difficult to tell how the judges might be seeing it. At the end of the second round, coach Paddy Harmey told Minter to stand at range and throw straight one-two combinations to take advantage of Ball's low left lead hand.

Working as instructed, Minter pushed himself all the way to the final bell to secure the judges unanimous decision.

Danny Pearce, 11, managed to avenge the defeat inflicted on him last week in Bognor.

Coaches at the Three Bridges-based club have high hopes for Pearce and were surprised when he lost his much anticipated debut. Within seconds it was clear to all that Mark James Johnson was extremely well schooled, moving in and out of range well, picking clever punches.

Pearce kept his cool while operating from centre ring pushing forward with clusters of blows when he could find a target. Intelligent pressure from Pearce throughout earned him the closest of majority decisions.

Tobiano Mancuso, 25, impressed in his win over Billy Mockford from Moulescomb.

Faced with a taller opponent Mancuso boxed out of a crouched stance, and after 30 seconds the Crawley boxer exploded into action. Fast combinations forced the Brighton boxer back to the ropes where Mancuso went to work. Every punch thrown throughout the remainder of the contest was part of a combination, always punching in bunches Mancuso continually backed his opponent up with some clever work and was a comfortable winner.

Club mates Danny Ross-Horton and Byron Jones started proceedings, neither of the youngsters have boxed competitively yet so in order to gain experience prior to their debuts they entertained the crowd with a skills contest.

Other results: Kieron Flume No decision, (Skills) v K Lukankhal (Brighton), Anthony Ward L/RSC3 v R Strudwick (Guildford), Tyler O'Callaghan L/UNAN v J Rodda (Smallholdings), Ronnie Stubbs L/RSC3 v C Barnes (Golden Ring), Danny McDonagh L/MAJ v J Gandy (Moulescomb).

HE MAY have spent much of the last five years abroad but the FA Cup has lost none of its magic for new Crawley Town manager John Gregory.

The Reds boss, who was unveiled last Tuesday morning, had not managed in England since he left Derby County in 2007, working in Israel and Kazakhstan in recent years.

But while the 59-year-old has not missed the muddy pitches of England, he still thinks of the FA Cup as "a schoolboy's dream" and has called on the FA to give the famous competition the prestige it deserves.

"I hope that the football authorities give [the FA Cup] its rightful place," he said. "I think it has actually been moved back to the last game of the season this year; the showpiece.

"Hopefully they will kick off at 3pm instead of half past five a week before the season finishes. No one is the slightest bit interested when it's like that and [the last game of the season] is what we have all grown up on.

"I'm obviously a bit of an old 'un and the FA Cup was a bit of a schoolboy's dream and I hope they can bring that little bit of glamour back and make it the showpiece of the season."

Speaking after his first game as Crawley boss, an FA Cup second round goalless draw played out in wet conditions at Bristol Rovers, he added: "It's great being back in the pouring rain, on the muddy pitches instead of being in my shorts and flip-flops in Israel. It was slightly different, but I love it, I really enjoyed it."

Crawley will now replay the second round tie against Rovers next Wednesday at the Broadfield but Gregory admits he will spend time working on his side's inability to hit the back of the net in the meantime.

"They need a bit of help, they need a bit of help from me," he said of Crawley's fourth consecutive game without scoring. "They worked hard enough; I can't ever question that but they just need a little bit of help from me maybe.

"Just a little bit more tuition on the training ground to make it a little bit easier, to get more chances for people, and looking after the ball a bit better, which we need to do; don't give it away so much in the last third of the pitch.

"Nicky [Adams] has put some brilliant balls in [against Rovers]; when he gets into the last third he can deliver into that box and we need to make sure we get numbers in there, but it's just about energy and fitness and being able to get from box to box.

"That's the kind of game we want to play, we will continue working on the training ground to improve."

FORMER Crawley Town boss Richie Barker has described it as a "step up" after being named manager of League Two side Portsmouth on Monday.

After 15 months in charge at the Broadfield Stadium, Barker was sacked by Crawley on November 27 following an indifferent run of results which had seen the Reds drop down the League One table.

At the time of his dismissal, Barker, 38, was already favourite for the Portsmouth job, and despite dropping down a division he insists it is a "step up".

"The history is a big part of why I decided to give [Portsmouth] a chance. The history and the potential are massive," he told the Portsmouth website. "It's a fantastic football club and, yes, it's down a division but, certainly in terms of possibilities and progression, it's a step up."

Former Crawley director of football Steve Coppell has joined Barker at Fratton Park.

After winning the FA Cup in 2008, Portsmouth have suffered a dramatic downward spiral that has seen the club relegated from the Premier League to League Two, in the last four seasons.

They currently sit five points off the relegation spots.

A CRAWLEY man accused of taking part in a mass brawl between rival football fans has had the charge against him dropped.

James Butler, from Beeches Crescent in Southgate, had been on trial as one of eight Crystal Palace fans accused of violent disorder during a large-scale fight with Brighton and Hove Albion fans last year.

Groups of fans clashed on the street in the Kings Cross area of London, while members of the public passed by, at about 8pm on November 10, 2012.

The prosecution at the trial at Blackfriars Crown Court claimed Mr Butler was among the dozens of supporters involved in the clash.

Any proposed evidence against him was reliant on Mr Butler being identified in CCTV footage and videos filmed on mobile phones.

However, the 22-year-old always denied having any part in the fight and no such evidence was presented.

And on Monday morning Judge Henry Blacksell QC decided there was no case to put against Mr Butler and directed the jury to find him not guilty of the allegation of violent disorder due to a lack of evidence.

The other seven defendants remain on trial.

A HOMEOWNER who said she was being plagued by noise from a music teaching neighbour says her appearance in last week's Courier & Observer has turned her into a minor celebrity.

Hazel Archibald, 65, from Wall Hill Road, Ashurst Wood, claims she has been complaining for almost two years to Mid Sussex District Council that noise from a neighbour's music practice has "brought her to tears".

But since she appeared in the paper last week, Mrs Archibald's neighbour has been silent and all she has heard is the ringing of her telephone as media outlets clamour to hear her story. Appearances in the Telegraph newspaper and on BBC Radio Sussex followed – and even the team at the BBC's The One Show have been in touch.

Despite the recent silence, Mrs Archibald has just spent £4,000 soundproofing her home.

And what she describes as a "seven-year ordeal" has left the 65-year old planning a march to Downing Street to petition for changes to the law to better protect residents from noisy neighbours.

She said: "The law needs changing to protect people who are wrecking their homes in order to soundproof them.

"I'd be willing be go all the way to Downing Street with a petition if it helps get the law looked at.

"The law says breaches can only occur between 11pm and 7am and noise has to be at an incredible level of decibels, but you would have to be crazy to play at that time anyway. It just seems so desperately wrong."

The Environmental Protection Act gives local authorities the power to tackle noisy neighbours and the ability to issue fines.

Builders at Mrs Archibald's home started working on a ten centimetre buffer in her lounge on Friday and are expected to complete the work this week.

But florist Mrs Archibald says she does not yet know whether the soundproofing will be as effective as she hopes.

She added: "I hope to God that it works but the noise has stopped for the last few days.

"In truth I will not know until it starts again.

"But as it could be heard from the street outside, I hope it works.

"I don't know what the next step would be. I don't want to move.

"I've worked on my garden for about 40 years, and anyway the house is unsaleable while there is still noise."

AN EAST Grinstead-based charity will be supported by a golf club for the next 12 months.

Family bereavement charity Jigsaw (South East) has been selected as Horne Park Golf Club's nominated beneficiary for 2014.

The South Godstone club's newly elected captain, Colin Cornhill, made the announcement having worked on behalf of the cause for many years.

"I met Jigsaw's founder Anne Davies some 14 years ago when the charity became our neighbour," he said. "This was around the time my father passed away and I just had a connection with what it was trying to achieve.

"I have seen the charity develop over the years and this seemed like the perfect thing to do. I look forward to supporting the charity in 2014 and I know that I have the backing of the management team at the club."

Jigsaw (South East) business and development manager, Janey Treharne, added: "We are a local charity and as with most small charities, we do not receive any statutory funding. We are dependent on grants, donations and local fundraising heroes such as Colin.

"Our service provides support to children who have lost a close family member and those who have a family member with a serious illness. It can be a very confusing and emotionally difficult time for children; they are often bewildered and frightened, and find it difficult to talk to adults who may also be having a difficult time.

"We provide these families with support and guidance, and a safe place to talk about their emotions, and encourage them to make memories whilst meeting others in the same situation."

As the club's named charity of the year, Jigsaw (South East), which is based at East Court in East Grinstead, will benefit from various fundraising initiatives and social events that will take place throughout the year.

The first entitles participants to play nine holes for £10 or 18 holes for £15, with Horne Park donating £10 for each group of four players to take up the offer.

A COMMITTED team of volunteers gave up several hours of their weekend to tidy up part of Northgate.

Rakes, brooms and bin bags were out in force as a footpath that had become choked with undergrowth was cleared.

About a dozen residents teamed up on Saturday morning for the clean-up of the popular route between Green Lane and Hollybush Road.

Northgate Matters, the neighbourhood's community group, organised the initiative because the path had become almost impassable with leaves completely covering it and bushes and brambles growing over it.

Residents had raised the issue with the community group.

Pat Teague, chair of Northgate Matters, said: "This was the first time we had cleared that particular area and it certainly was in need of a tidy.

"It is a popular route for children walking to school so we wanted to sort it out as soon as possible.

"There were large rhododendrons and bushes all the way along one side that had overgrown and brambles had got out of control.

"This meant only half the footpath could be used which made it difficult for wheelchairs, mobility scooters or people with pushchairs."

Next to the footpath is a small patch of communal green space which has also been neglected.

Northgate Matters plans to turn it into a wild flowerbed.

The volunteers varied in age, with the youngest being seven-year-old Chloe Nobbs.

Ruth Growney, co-ordinator of Crawley Borough Council's Let's Face It scheme, which works to make Crawley a greener and cleaner place, joined the volunteers and brought along two council employees with power tools to assist.

Mrs Growney said significant rainfall and spells of sunshine earlier this year had caused the bushes around the footpath to grow a lot faster than usual.

The cuttings and green waste collected during the tidy up will be converted into compost and used on council flowerbeds.

A ROYAL Mail employee fraudulently ordered £2,000 of vehicle parts for himself and others on a company account.

Mark Emery, an employee for more than 14 years, ordered the parts to the company's Gatwick base where its fleet is serviced.

The offences came to light after several items were ordered which did not fit in with the Royal Mail's fleet.

Between September 2012 and March 2013 eight orders were placed using a password only Emery knew.

The 44-year-old, who lives in Hailsham, East Sussex, made a "full and frank admission" to these offences when interviewed by Royal Mail investigators.

Subsequent enquiries found there were "significantly more" invoices.

A total of 35 items were identified as having been fraudulently ordered by Emery.

He accepted responsibility for 23 of them initially but later admitted he had ordered all of them.

District Judge William Ashworth, sitting at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday, heard how Royal Mail spent 85-and-a-half hours investigating the crime.

The defendant has paid the majority of the £2,115.50 spent on the car parts back to Royal Mail, but still has £541.90 outstanding.

Mr Ashworth told Emery, who he heard was of previous good character: "If you steal from your employer it's a very serious offence.

"However, you haven't stolen money before."

Emery, who pleaded guilty to making false representations, was given a 12-month community order and must carry out 100 hours of unpaid work. He must also pay £940 costs and a £60 victim surcharge.

TEMPORARY classrooms at Ardingly College have made way for new state-of-the-art accommodation.

After two years in temporary space on campus, children in Years 3-8 now have 13 modern and vibrant classrooms within the school's listed Victorian building.

Six classrooms were completed in September 2011 and a further seven were created over the summer.

The £2 million project involved transforming a boys' day house into modern, well-lit teaching areas, with a suite of offices for prep school staff.

The refurbishment followed the demolition of 12 classrooms in three old buildings to make way for Godwin Hall, a stylish and contemporary upper 11 form boarding and day house, which opened earlier this year.

The prep school wing was officially opened on Thursday, November 28, by former chairman of governors and Old Ardinian Robert Alston, and blessed by the Rt Rev Lindsay Urwin.

Prep school head teacher Chris Calvey said: "Our school has seen a healthy growth in pupil numbers and it's wonderful to have been able to move into a wing of the original college building."

A FORMER village post office looks set to be snapped up by a new owner less than three months after it closed.

Hundreds of people have passed through the doors to the property in Lion Lane, Turners Hill over the years, but now just one lucky person is about to have it all to themselves.

A sale has already been agreed on the building which has been vacant since mid-September, subject to exchange of contract.

The property consists of a ground floor retail unit – formerly the post office – and two separate apartments above with access from the side of the building.

The post office closed in mid-September after its managers announced they were unable to continue, and residents have since been forced to use facilities in nearby Copthorne, Crawley Down or West Hoathly.

The property was put on the market with East Grinstead estate agents Howard Cundey, now in negotiations with a potential buyer, at a guide price of £325,000.

Manager Mathew Gurr said: "We have agreed a sale on the building, but there's a lot more to it because a village has lost its post office. I have friends in the village and though it wasn't particularly well-used, they are sad to lose it. I think the new owner will probably retain it as a commercial premises and rent out the two flats above. To change it all to residential would be too expensive."

It was hoped a new post office would open at Park Stores in nearby Turners Hill Park, but plans fell through.

Officers were called to a home in Three Bridges at about 2.25am on November 23 after a party got out of hand.

When they arrived they saw a group of "between 40 and 50" youths in the street in Mitchells Road, where the party was taking place.

Among them was Ben Wilson who, a court heard last Wednesday, "shouted aggressively" at police, trying to encourage the group to attack the officers.

The 22-year-old, who has been homeless for about a year, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday charged with two counts of assaulting a police officer and one of being drunk and disorderly.

Prosecutor David Holman told the court: "The defendant was shouting aggressively, towards the officers, 'come on lads, let's take the police on. F*** you, f*** you'."

Mr Holman added that Wilson was "uncooperative" in custody and had to be restrained by a special constable.

He said: "As (the special constable) was doing that the defendant managed to head-butt (him) to the lip, leaving a small cut and drawing blood."

Wilson then threw a cup of water in a sergeant's face when he peered at him through the flap in the cell door while shouting "f****** c***" at him.

District Judge William Ashworth told Wilson's defence solicitor, Tanya Price-Hafslund, ahead of her entering her mitigation: "It's not a very attractive picture."

Ms Price-Hafslund admitted there were "a number of features that aggravate these offences".

However, she told the court that Wilson had been homeless for a year and was "fairly anxious and depressed".

She added that her client does drink but only at weekends, although he has an "ongoing issue with cannabis misuse".

Mr Ashworth told Wilson: "There are two significant aggravating features.

"One is that you were beckoning the other youngsters to fight with police and the other is the fact you head-butted a police officer."

Wilson was handed an eight-week prison sentence for each offence of assault, to run concurrently, with no additional penalty for the charge of being drunk and disorderly.

The late-night party in question was one of a number over two weekends that led to a housing association tenant being evicted from a property in Mitchells Road.

YOUTH FOOTBALL: Division One title-chasing Eastbourne Borough Youth Red inflicted a 2-0 defeat on the Three Bridges Sussex Sunday U15 Youth team.

There was a good 4-0 win for the Sussex Sunday U15 Colts team over Mile Oak Wanderers as they continue their chase for the top of Division Four.

The top-of-the-division game between the Sussex Sunday U14 team and Hastings Town Youth ended in a 4-1 win for the home team. Prolific goal-scorer Derrick Kabbogoza scored two.

Surrey Youth U13 Colts team were only just beaten 4-3 by Ewell in a Super Division game. The goals came from Oliver Hayward, Luke Scott and Dylan Weller.

At the bottom of Division Two, the Mid Sussex U13 Black were narrowly beaten 2-1 by local rivals Oakwood Youth. Diego Cardoso-Leles got the single goal.

A game of ten goals saw the Mid Sussex U13 Youth team dent the hopes of title-chasing Eastbourne Town Youth by condemning them to a 6-4 defeat.

Team captain Ben Prentice scored four of the goals with one each to Jack Highland and Ronnie Aston.

A tight game between two local teams close together in Division A, Horsham U12 Youth and Crawley United, ended in a 1-1 draw. Crawley United went ahead before half-time but a goal from Joshua Neathey levelled the game.

Sussex Sunday U12 Colts team had a disappointing end to their Sussex CFA W J Jewell Challenge Trophy run, losing 2-3 on penalties to Worthing United Youth.

Richard Symonds made the quip following his lone demonstration outside Crawley Library last Thursday, where he stood with a placard which read: "'Public consultation NOT publicity stunt."

The protest was staged between 5.15 and 6.15pm as West Sussex County Council held a "roadshow" at the library to inform residents of how it intends to implement £140 million in savings over the next four years.

Mr Symonds, of Ifield Street, Ifield, is calling on the county council to carry out an in-depth consultation over the cuts, rather than the roadshows, which are being held across the county.

Final decisions on the council's budget for the 2014/15 financial year and how the savings will be made will be taken in February.

Last month the Crawley News reported that John Mac Canna had been removed from the position he held for four years after the party was told racist comments had been posted on the Ukip Crawley Facebook page.

However, Steve Harris, Ukip's South East regional organiser, admitted he took the decision without substantiating the claims and said he had not seen the alleged posts himself.

Mr Mac Canna, 50, strongly denies any wrongdoing and wants to publicly clear his name.

Since his suspension he says he has encountered dirty looks in the street, neighbours questioning him and people avoiding him.

He said: "I want to set the record straight and move on from this because I have been affected by the reaction I've received from people in Crawley.

"I have been put in a hideous position by these false allegations which there is no evidence for.

"Because there is nothing to refute, I have nothing to defend myself against, but people hear I have been accused of being a racist and that's it.

Mr Mac Canna added: "Any suggestion that I am racist is absolute nonsense. I have been married to my wife Abimbola, who is Nigerian, for 22 years and we have two children.

"Do you really think my wife would be with me and bring up two children with me if I was a racist? It is preposterous."

Mr Mac Canna, of Wordsworth Close in Pound Hill, added that he does not mix politics with his home life and has not discussed the situation with his family.

He said: "We never speak about politics at home and what happened is not something I'd bring up with my wife because there is no basis to it.

"My eldest daughter, Tayo, is at university in Southampton so she has thankfully not been affected and my other daughter, Sade, is strong. She doesn't take any notice of it and she knows who I am."

Mr Mac Canna, who joined Ukip in 2009 after voting for the Liberal Democrats for more than 20 years, has become so "despondent" with politics he is going to leave the party.

He said: "My membership runs until next November and I won't be renewing it because I've had such a bad experience.

"Up until the last election it was good fun but the party has changed since the summer.

"I joined Ukip to promote an EU referendum and to build an infrastructure in Crawley for leafleting and promoting a referendum.

"I wish I had never joined Ukip now and I'm looking to put politics behind me."