Snug Club Launch Book Club

The Honourable Members of The Snug Club launch The Book Club, immediately celebrated as

'really not entirely bad at all'.

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WANTED VAN MAN

'MERLIN' a wanted man

A late night van man slammed his van into an ancient flint wall of The Plough and Harrow. And ran leaving only bits of his paintwork behind.

He answers to the name of Merlin (yes, really) any info please contact Des at the Plough and Harrow.

Des and Kate owners of the Plough and Harrow are 'concerned

Nobby finds cat

Nobby you're a star. New Scarf, eh?

Horse Over Woman, Man Over Horse.

Horse Over Woman
There is a legend that on the same hill as the White Horse stands Eve, companion to The Long Man of Wilmington. AND...

Man Over Horse

The Long Man of Wilmington, some say it was carved over an earlier 9th century horse.

Source : 'Local Heritage Initiative'.

Black Cat spotted

"A huge black cat emerged from nowhere and rather arrogantly walked across the road 30 yards away. Its eyes reflected bright yellow in the lights."

Paula Skelton

Witch Hounds

"There's one thing I dare not do; I'd be afear'd to walk through that girt valley o'litlington after dark. It's a terrible ellynge place and a gurt black ghost hound walks there o'nights".
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Sussex Black Dog ghosts, the common name for which are 'Witch Hounds'.

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Despite sightings of Black Dogs, it was once a superstition in Sussex the ghosts of dogs are only seen by other dogs.

The Sussex historian M.A. Lower once said :

"Nearly every unfrequented corner has its Demon in the form of a Black Dog".

Litlington has two ghostly dogs, though only one of them black. The black dog ghost here has been seen several times on a full moon running from the Downs through "Town Fields" to look over the flint wall of the road before running back again. The second dog is white but had a reputation of being an omen of death or bad luck. The dog and his master, an heir to a local estate, were murdered by some farm labourers to supply them with drinking money. The Dog and his master were buried at the side of the road and the ghost of the dog appears on Midsummer Eve every seven years.

Just south-east Ditchling is a spur of the Downs called 'Blackdog Hill' which is haunted by the ghost of a headless black dog.

Source text: Sussex Archaeology & Folklore

Mad Dog Eats Cat

Plough and Harrow crisps, watch what you're eating! This fine piece of spooky evidence was luckily snapped before being wolfed down by kitchen wizard 'Mad Dog' Greg.

'Mad Dog' , after crisp:

Now we're cooking!

Smokin'. You have to look carefully ... it's in the bushes, on the left above the bloke lounging. I'm convinced.

John The Chef with Champion Mouser

A proud day for Chef John

Amazed locals : "not a mouse left in the village!"