National League North & South

Sports march into a new era

Enter ambitious local entrepreneur, public speaker, author and life coach Simon Leslie and suddenly the make-up and dynamic of the National League South club Eastbourne Borough has changed almost beyond recognition.

by
Gregor Robertson
2 July 2023

By Jon Couch

ALL CHANGE: Eastbourne Borough have switched to a full-time model after big investment
PICTURE: Trevor Round

THINK Eastbourne and you picture the glorious British summer. Beach huts, deckchairs, eating fish ‘n’ chips amid gloomy skies on the promenade. The perfect family getaway.
A little under the mile from the seafront lies another little gem in this part of East Sussex. Tidy, wellkept, yet understated, Eastbourne Borough’s humble Priory Lane is your archetypal community safe haven on a Saturday afternoon and a favourite with groundhoppers everywhere.
But enter ambitious ...

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