Lewes’ new radical approach is paying off – on and off the field

By MATT BADCOCK

Lewes have enjoyed a fine season on the pitch.

The gameday posters

the famous Dripping Pan beach huts

FOR a town famous for former resident and revolutionary Thomas Paine, it figures Lewes’ Football Club think a little differently.
Paine, a radical thinker and one of the founding fathers of the United States, has a statue outside the local library. The Rooks are proving a big attraction in Sussex too.
Since a group of fans took over an ailing club in 2010, there’s been a new ...