Floods bring Southdown to Falmer

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With the flooded Southdown sports club in Lewes out of action for the foreseeable future, the University Sportservice has stepped in to save the day.

The Southdown hockey pitches will be out of use until after Christmas, so the club's next three home games - and possibly more - will take place at the Falmer Sports Complex. The University is charging discounted rates and the club's insurers are footing some of the bill.

Two National League matches will be played on 5 and 19 November (versus Indian Gymkhana and Doncaster respectively) and one on 3 December versus Beeston. Push-back for all games is 12.30pm.

Simon Tunley, Deputy Head of Sport, said that the Sportservice is also helping out the squash club at Southdown, "providing court time for all their members while their courts are being repaired".

It is not yet known when the Southdown courts will be in use again, but all the floors need replacing and some walls have to be replastered. Lewes players using campus courts are paying fees in line with what they would normally be charged, Simon said.