Discover Brighton Issue 14 April 2023

BRIGHTON OPEN AIR THEATRE SUMMER SEASON 2023 21ST APRIL-17TH SEPTEMBER

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A very warm welcome to the April issue of Discover Magazine, your free monthly what’s on guide for Brighton & Hove. Spring is finally upon us and with the warmer weather starting to make an appearance again (yay) , we are all tentatively coming out of hibernation. The Discover team have worked tirelessly to bring you the very best events, entertainment, food and well-being and this month the focus is on sustainability. We start with a feature on One Garden in the gorgeous Stanmer Park on page 14. Then it’s a review with Signorini Tartuffi about their vegan friendly truffle products on page 17. Make sure you read our plant-based restaurant recommendations on pages 19 & 20. We also interview our cover star, up and coming musician, Billy Lockett who speaks candidly about his tumultuous journey to musical success on page 10. Find out the many health benefits of sauna on page 23 and see how breath work can transform your life on page 25. We managed to squeeze in a visit to Hotel Pelirocco to check out their sexy new room, Salon Rouge on page 29. There’s also the usual plethora of events listed, with something for everyone to ensure you get the most out of April in the city.

what’s on highlights

2.4 / Garth Marenghi TerroTome

Horror literature’s greatest living author is back with a rare public appearance to celebrate the release of his long-lost epic TerrorTome. Star of the Channel 4 parody series ‘Darkplace’, Matthew Holness summons his alter ego for a book reading, signing and Q&A session. Brightondome.org.

5.4 / Kids Party in the Park

A free event for kids of all ages arrives at Hove Park. As well as food and funfair rides there will be plenty to keep the little ones busy with a host of favourite characters including a Spice Girls tribute, little chics and hey Duggie. Brighton-hove.gov.uk/hovepark.

6.4 / The Secret Comedy Club

The Artista Cafe & Gallery, winner of the 2021 Audience Choice Award for Best Brighton Fringe Venue, hosts a new night full of weirdness and hilarity that introduces you to a host of wacky and wonderful characters from the wild world of alternative comedy. Artistacafe.gallery.

9.4 / Mods Aid

An all-day celebration of mod culture in aid of Sussex Homeless Support. Seven bands including Who’s Next, The Chords UK and The Soniks perform alongside DJ Paul Riley who will be playing classics from legendary Northern Soul clubs, the Twisted Wheel and Wigan Casino. Concorde2.co.uk.

17.4 / The Damned

The band that emerged in 1976 with the first ever UK punk single is back with a new album ‘Darkadelica’. Fresh from a tour with their original line-up, expect the current line-up to provide a set full of old favourites and new gems. Brightondome.org

21.4 / Billy Sullivan

The Watford based singer songwriter released his debut album, ‘Paper Dreams’, only last month. This marked his first collection of brand new songs since the break up of his previous band, The Spitfires last year. Support comes from upcoming Northampton based indie rockers The Barratts. Hope.pub.

8.4 / Drop 360 at Brighton i360

Every thought about abseiling 138 metres down one of Brighton’s most iconic landmarks? Well now you can, as the good folks at i360 give you a chance for an early morning thrill that will be a once in a lifetime experience carefully guided by experts. Brightoni360.co.uk.

8.4 / Orbital

The Hartnoll brothers have just released their tenth studio album, ‘Optical Delusion’, which includes a collaboration with Sleaford Mods. Always a thrilling live experience, they will deliver a set full of bangers from their thirty year career reinventing the genre. Brightoncentre.co.uk.

3-6.4 / Leap Then Look

21.4 / Lean With The Breeze & M G Boulter

The Folklore Rooms present a double bill of two singer-songwriters. Lean With the Breeze is local musician Simon Gledhil who blends intricate harmonies with observational songwriting. M G Boulter is a Southend based veteran of various US groups. Folkloresessions.co.uk.

23.4 / Robert Temple

This is guaranteed to be a unique and hilarious night out as you experience an improvised comedy show played out by willing members of the audience all under the influence of hypnosis. The ensuing chaos is carefully orchestrated by master hypnotist and comedian Robert Temple. Komedia.co.uk/brighton.

Leap Then Look will run a fourday art school for children aged 8-13 yrs Participants will work with experienced professional artists, using exciting and unconventional approaches, including object making, performance, installation, film, and photography. The focus of the workshops will be on working together and inspiring playfulness, inquisitiveness and experimentation, through which children will make friends, learn new skills and engage in multiple processes, creating their own work. The Easter art school will be a four-day adventure in contemporary art, where children will discover a range of new art making techniques through a mixture of structured and openended daily activities. Emphasis will be given to exploring ideas practically, using a wide range of inspiring materials and looking at the work and processes of contemporary artists working today. Children will work with different media and technology to create their own images, videos, objects, performances and environments, always working BIG, trying things out in new and unexpected ways and asking questions.

The Leap Then Look art schools at Phoenix Art Space take place on a regular basis during the holidays. Every art school is different with new activities, materials and process introduced each time.

Leapthenlook.org.uk.

Arts + Culture

April23

Art, museums, theatre... For more art + culture events this month follow us:: @discover_btn

1.4 / Roger Bamber: Out of the Ordinary

Celebrating the work of the Brighton based photographer, this exhibition showcases his talent for capturing ordinary moments in extraordinary ways. His career included work for the The Observer and The Guardian but the people of the city and the landscape featured heavily in his pictures.

Brightonmuseums.org.uk.

1.4 / Introduction to Abstract Ceramic Sculpture weekend

Using botanics and flora for inspiration, sculptor Zoe Clare will guide you through creating your own decorative abstract ceramic sculpture. You will learn different clay handling techniques with individual support, should you need it, and all you have to bring is an openness to creativity. Phoenixbrighton.org.

4+12.4 / Drawing from Sounds in Nature

Together we will listen to different sounds from the natural world while our artist facilitator leads an expressive workshop to create large-scale experimental drawings, spreading out across Fabrica’s expansive vaulted space. Delivered as part of The Wild Escape.

Fabrica.org.uk.

6.4 / SOS Street Art: EGGS-TRA

If you need to keep the kids entertained over Easter then look no further. Award winning inclusive arts practitioner, Sarah Gillings is running a series of workshops inspired by the holiday including graffiti inspired egg, T shirt and vinyl decorating using spray paint and stencils.

Conclave-brighton.co.uk.

26.4 / Ellen Kent’s Madama Butterfly

This award winning Opera returns, in a new production that features Korean soprano Elena Dee, Ukrainian soprano Alyona Kistenyova and Ukrainian mezzo-soprano Natalia Matveeva. One of the world’s most popular operas, Puccini’s classic tragedy will move and delight in equal measure.

Theatreroyalbrighton.com.

29.4 / Brighton Art & Craft Fair

This monthly event brings together an eclectic mix of arts and crafts created by local artists and makers all under one roof at the historic Friends Meeting House. This is the ideal chance to get a unique and 100% handmade item from postcards to paintings.

Brightoncraft.com.

LaunchBrighton Open Air Theatre

Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT) re-opens its gates this April for its 9th summer season. As Sussex’s only permanent outdoor venue, BOAT occupies a unique position in the local theatre ecosystem. With an open-access programming policy, opportunities are afforded to local, national and international artists, all of whom contribute to a diverse and varied programme. The season opens on Friday 21st April with music from Joe Stilgoe, followed by weekend family shows, and even some bank holiday wrestling action! In May there’s the usual eclectic mix of Brighton Fringe shows, including cabaret, circus, ballet, improvisation and poetry. In June, Funny That’s Summer Comedy Festival returns for the third time, featuring some of the biggest names in stand-up comedy. Other highlights include David Walliams’ Bad Dad in half term, Duke’s Theatre Company’s Twelfth Night, and Identity Theatre’s Under Milk Wood. July sees Horrible Histories arrive straight from the West End with Barmy Britain, a production of Macbeth from National Production Company, BOAT favourites Sarah Mann Company’s large-scale production of Alan Bennett’s The Madness of King George III, and IK Productions start the summer holidays with a bang with their new version of Hercules. Soak up the August sunshine with performances from BOAT Patron Simon Evans, a Pride weekend full of Drag, Changeling Theatre presenting two shows in rep, Illyria’s large-scale Peter Pan, and local legends Brighton Little Theatre’s ambitious production of Shakespeare in Love. There’s no slowing down in September, with TIMT’s Much Ado About Nothing, loads of music, and Show and Tell closing out the season in style with a full week of comedy with Stand-Up Under The Stars. This season promises to be a delightful mixed bag, with something for everyone you can purchase tickets online now. Brightonopenairtheatre.co.uk.

Discover History

This month in Discover History, we focus on The Pepperpot, a prominent structure with an eclectic and interesting past (bold stand first) On Tower road, a stone’s throw from Queens Park, stands an ornate, grade II listed tower, affectionately known by locals as ‘The Pepperpot’. The structure was designed and built in 1830 by Charlie Barry, to house the villa’s pump and water tank and supplied water by force from the pressure contained in the large tank located in the top of the tower. It has had various uses ever since; most notably for printing and publishing the Brighton Daily Mail; as an observation tower in the Second World War; a scout headquarters; an artist’s studio, and finally as a public convenience. Today it is not used at all, but is an admired and beloved piece of Brighton history and a reminder of the magnificent architecture and design of the Victorian era. A local photographer was allowed Inside the structure in April 2003, he reported It to be in a sad state of repair, damp, smelly with a layer of slime on everything. The ten-sided cylindrical structure is now a strong landmark and prominent meeting point for many people living in the Hanover area.

Live Music / Clubs

Our picks of the best live music and club-nights happening this April 23

8.4 / English Disco Lovers vs Reach Up

The legendary Brighton party collective and bigot baiters, EDL, welcome the Reach Up Disco Wonderland crew which features ex-Portishead DJ Andy Smith and XL Records co-founder Nick Halkes to join resident Sam Moffett for a very special disco boogie and proto house session. Komedia.co.uk/brighton.

9.4 / Kruder & Dorfmeister

Since the early nineties, Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister have become synonymous with cool electronica through their releases for labels such as Ninja Tune and Mo Wax as well as unforgettable downtempo and trip hop remixes of pop, hip hop and drum and bass tunes. Chalkvenue.com.

Introducing New Music Charlie House

Charlie House is an amazing artist on the rise who has a singing style that is both genuine and approachable. She is definitely someone you should take note of as she may well take the world by storm. Tightrope

Topline/Lyrics by Charlie House.

Production by Grammy winner Tristan Boston. Available now for download and streaming on all major digital music platforms. Tightrope (TC Remixes) Topline/Lyrics by Charlie House Production by Tony Cunningham Out on 9th May 2023 for download and streaming on all major digital music platforms.

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22.4 / Memory Box: Helena Hauff

The London based purveyor of boutique parties celebrate their tenth anniversary by inviting this renowned German DJ and producer to shake the room. The Hamburg resident is known for her stripped down electro and techno created using only analogue gear and her spellbinding DJ sets. Patternsbrighton.com.

29.4 / Codesouth Takeover

The South’s leading dance music radio station Codesouth take over Zahara Bar Last Friday of every month started 31st March from 8pm til late with SlickMix and Alex Pursell behind the decks all night, this event will go out live and we all know their ain’t no party like a code south party. Codesouth.fm.

Billy Lockett

28.04 / Patterns

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By Kairen Kemp

Billy Lockett brims with warmth, self-depreciation, positivity and a joy of life as I talk with him from his studio. He’s a remarkable talent who has overcome what would have floored many. Lockett is “a piano man” who writes songs that immediately engage his audience as they come from his heart which he faultlessly translates to recorded and live performance. Born and growing up in Nottingham, with his “not normal parent … crazy hippy dad” and two cats in the street that features in the title of his stunning new album ‘Abington Grove’ which showcases artwork by Cameron West. His father would “move the earth” to make anything music related happen. Often he says, in detriment to his school studies but “I’m terrible at everything except music”. In a few years his star was rising, being playlisted on Radio 1 and landing tours supporting Birdy, Lana del Rey and KT Tunstall. The death of Billy’s dad, following years of fighting cancer, sent him in to a downward spiral where he “went off the rails a bit - got a cat” and spent two years in the basement of the family house writing songs for his EP ‘Reset’. The song ‘Empty House’ while is seemingly a song of loss and heartbreak also relishes the

“calming” quiet and peace which had previously been absent there. He emerged sporting an afro grown “accidentally” and in his own words, probably not his greatest style decision. Moving to London where he spent another two years writing, sold out a headline show, got a record deal and, thankfully, ditched the afro. Sadly he hit the buffers once again but this time got help. He was touring with Lewis Capaldi and ELO followed by promoting his own headline tour which sold out. Before he could release his album he lost his record contract and got dumped by his girlfriend. Along with his broken heart and cat he returned to the Northampton house basement studio. He then acquired new management, wrote and self-released modern classical piano-only album which charted. Meeting James Cordon through a mutual friend led to LA and appearing on The Late Show and his star started to soar again. The boy who started playing piano at seven years old is enjoying his career and life with his constant companion Trev the bulldog “a dream and the light of my life”. He’s made an album he loves and is looking forward to the future, “making music for ever”...

Cooler than you

Top Three / Sustainable Businesses

Hunglish

Hunglish Zero Waste Shopping believes that zero-waste shopping is the way forward. They want to make it as affordable and convenient as possible. The business in 2021 with one goal in mind: providing an enjoyable & eco-friendly shopping experience in Brighton. Their expertise and dedication have enabled them to become masters of the craft. They provide veggie/vegan food and other lovely products that don’t harm our beautiful planet. Hunglish.co.uk.

Brighton Gin

Brighton Gin uses only sustainable glass from a UK glass recycling plant, every piece of cardboard is also reused as inserts for gin cases and packing. Fairly traded and locally sourced, high-grade ingredients are used including organic wheat spirit for the base of the gin and the drink is also certified vegan by the vegan society. Brightongin.com.

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We meet Marcus a 20-something hotel manager and aspiring model who lives in Brighton...

What do you like doing in your spare time?

I play guitar and am really looking forward to festival season this year.

Tell us something only your close friends know?

I have a miniature pet hedgehog called Bertie, who is adorable. He loves having baths in the kitchen sink.

Where do you like to shop?

I love Snoopers Paradise in the North Laine, and me and my friend Luke have a cabinet there where we sell military paraphernalia.

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Founded in 1998, Brighton & Hove Wood Recycling Project was the first of its kind in the country, dedicated to recycling waste timber – seeing it for what it really is: not something to discard but a precious resource. Leading the way as a pinnacle of the local circular economy, we are now a charity and our aims are: protecting the environment by conserving resources, educating and promoting behavioural change, changing lives, relieving unemployment and social exclusion. Woodrecycling.org.uk.

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ONE GAR DEN

Sustainability Festival Sunday May 21st

By Samantha Harman

Discover is excited to announce a brand new collaboration with One Garden Brighton, situated in Stanmer Park. This month we introduce the garden and kitchen and highlight the Sustainability Festival happening in May. It’s the perfect day out for those interested in horticulture and freshly grown produce, with a view to greener thinking.

One Garden’s tagline reads, ‘ A walled garden, rooted in the past and focused on the future’, with the whole business consisting of; One Garden, One Kitchen, One Market and One Events. There are also a number of plant related courses you can take from March through until July. The walled garden itself has been in existence since 1713, when architect Nicolas Dubois was commissioned to design Stanmer House and its gardens. Historically, walled gardens were used to protect exotic and unusual plants from poor weather and provided vegetables and fruit to the main house. The gardens of today have been designed by The Eden Project’s Dominic Cole and celebrate both heritage and innovation, producing traditional fruit and vegetable crops as well as a series of contemporary show gardens. Visitors can enjoy Canada, All Seasons, Contemplation, Urban, Pollinator, Rain, Hot and Dry and Medicinal Gardens, where you will learn much about horticulture and the many

benefits of plants. On Sunday, May 21st, exhibitors and speakers are required for the Sustainability Festival which aims to bring people together to spark meaningful conversations about our planet. Expect to find a curated selection of stalls, talks, workshops, children’s activities as well as locally sourced food and drink, while exploring practical ways of contributing to a greener future. Why not visit One Kitchen while you are there? At the heart of the garden, you will discover the restaurant and meeting place, serving high quality, seasonal dishes inspired by the garden that sources produce from the Kitchen Garden plot, Plumpton Estate and other local produce found within One Garden. This relaxed and family-friendly space boasts indoor and outdoor seating with a flexible menu for all appetites. A brand-new menu launches soon, that will include a Sunday Roast offering. There’s also a beginner’s floristry (5/04) or a grow in the garden course (12/04) starting this month. The floristry course spans 10-weeks in the evenings and will teach you to plan, design and create your very own floral arrangements. The garden course (City and Guilds Level 1) explores the theory that regular contact with plants and nature can reduce feelings of anxiety and stress and boost mood and increase energy levels. Onegardenbrighton.com.

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Vegfest returns to Brighton

Research shows that cutting down on meat at last one day a week can significantly reduce cholesterol, which lowers the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

You can also expect to decrease the chances of developing certain cancers, kidney disease, liver disease and lung disease. Following a plant-based diet isn’t the same as it used to be, vegetarian and vegan cuisine has come a long way since the days of lentils and mung beans and we are fortunate enough to live in a city that caters for the many non-meat eaters who reside here. Also broadly speaking, plant-based proteins generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions and use less water and less land when compared with animal-based protein production. So the benefits are not only bodily, but also environmental. With this in mind, why not step out and enjoy a meal cooked for you by one of our recommended restaurants?

Award winning Terre à Terre was created in 1993, born from a shared passion of two people, Amanda Powley and Phillip Taylor, whose mission was to provide high-end vegetarian grub to the masses. Back then meat-free

venues were a rarity, with most places offering unappetising vege options as an afterthought to their carnivorous menus. Almost 30 years later and it’s safe to say their mission was accomplished. Terre has stood the test of time and paved the way for other like minded establishments, but let’s never forget they are the original and possibly one of the best. The vodka injected baby tomato is a firm favourite of Discover, as are the hand shaken cocktails. This is the perfect romantic dinner venue, or a mate date. Terreaterre.co.uk.

Food For Friends is another of Brighton’s original award-winning vegetarian and vegan restaurants, featured in ‘The Sunday Times’ Top Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants and in ‘The Good Food Guide 2018’. Their ethos is tasty and honest, and they cook using fresh and consciously sourced produce. The relaxed and attentive atmosphere will ensure you will be welcomed as a guest, and they want you to leave as a friend. The establishment does have a relaxed high-end cafe vibe and is always busy. Make sure you book to avoid disappointment. Foodforfriends.com.

on April 29th - 30th and in line with this month’s sustainability theme, our food section focuses on the many plant-based restaurants in the city.

Terre à Terre Food For Friends

vegan options

The Roundhill

Founded in 2018, this quickly became a popular destination within the local plant-based community because of its delicious fresh food and the friendly, relaxed atmosphere it created. The menu includes a wide choice of dishes from steak and pasta to a range of puddings. Theroundhill.co.uk.

Smorl’s Kitchen

This is a family run business that is obsessed with all things houmous related. Their vegan cafe, based in Brighton Open Market serves a cornucopia of houmous based delights based on traditional Middle Eastern recipes including falafel pittas and salad boxes to burgers and soups. Smorls.com.

Purezza

Born in Brighton, this country-wide brand has put the vegan pizza firmly on the map. The first of its kind in the UK, this Italian dining experience includes burgers and desserts alongside pizzas that use fresh ingredients and wholegrain artisan sourdough freshly baked daily.

Purezza.co.uk.

Beelzebab

Situated in the Hope and Ruin pub, this company offers a range of vegan delights to eat in or order from the comfort of your armchair. Seitan, the plant based doner meat, is their speciality but they also do a great range of tofu dogs. Beelzebab.com.

What the Pitta

This hugely popular restaurant has been serving award winning vegan kebabs since 2016 and it shows. Spicy soya, mouth watering falafel and ice cream are the order of the day but they also stock the locally brewed Lost Pier exclusively at their city based restaurant. Whatthepitta.com.

Kusaki

Kusaki is Japanese for plants so it’s no surprise that they specialise in plant-based dishes that take their inspiration from the cuisine of that country. Enjoy a Bento Box for lunch or dive in to their comprehensive menu of sushi, curries and sharing plates.

Kusakibrighton.com.

Not to be truffled with

A review of Signorini Tartufi

Samantha Harman was invited to Signorini Tartufi the only truffle shop in the UK, located in the South Laines to find out all about truffles, a culinary delicacy. There’s something incredibly romantic about the thought of specially trained pigs digging in the woods to locate the elusive golden egg of the culinary world. But what are they exactly? Truffles are one of the most expensive foods you can buy due to their scarcity, the fact they are seasonal and extremely difficult to grow and cultivate. The rock-like lumps are edible spores that grow on an underground fungus in the family tuberaceae. Not to be confused with mushrooms, as they are technically not the same species. Mushrooms grow above ground, while Truffles grow below. An upside down mushroom if you will. I was invited along to find out more from shop manager, Joanna at Signorini Tartufi a relatively new truffle specialist shop in the South Lanes. The gold and black fronted shop sits in a prime position, opposite Riddle and Finns and is the Chocolate Factory of the truffle world. There is everything here from truffle crisps, to pasta and the feel is the same as a high-end jewelry shop. This is unsurprising as certain truffles are ounce

By Samantha Harman

for ounce more expensive than gold. Joanna explained that some truffles are worth tens of thousands of pounds, like diamonds. The shop has been open for almost six months, and all the products are sourced from France, with 55 shops in Europe, the Brighton branch is the only UK store to date. The shop sells four seasons of truffle; black truffle, summer truffle, spring truffle and the most expensive of the four, white truffle. The white truffle only grows in Italy, with each having its own unique taste, smell and texture. The black truffle is more woody and earthy, while the white truffle has a more natural garlic flavour. My dream of a specially trained pig crew was quickly shattered as Joanna explained they use dogs to harvest the truffles as the pigs are much harder to train and less obedient, they want to eat the truffles themselves. I left with a jar of truffle honey, which apparently goes well with cheese. Everything about this shop is upmarket, the ladies who work here are incredibly knowledgable about their products and you’re guaranteed to leave with a smile and a boujee gift bag.

Signorinitartufi.com.

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We are The Nomadic Sauna and we have hand built a traditional wood-fired Sauna on Kingston Beach, Southwick. Offering private and community sessions for everyone!

Our ethos is to create a space for the community where people can come and dedicate some time for themselves but also meet and connect with other members of the community if they wish. There are so many health and wellbeing benefits of saunas, and we are very excited to bring this to Brighton and the wider community. Saunas can improve heart health, supercharge your cells, boost your immune system, improve athletic performance, increase your brainpower, take care of your mental health and bring you joy! We have a diptank to use at low tide and the rest of the time you can swim and dip in the harbour.

Private sessions or community sessions for 30 or 60 mins.

We offer salt scrubs and clay masks to have with your sauna and you get complimentary cinnamon tea and orange slices.

The sauna fits up to 8 people in, we are open to families and allow children over the age of 5 to use the sauna if they want. The sauna has wheelchair access.

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It’s Getting Hot In HereThe Benefits of

Sauna

By Samantha Harman

Did you know the sauna was invented 2000 years ago? The ingenious Finns used them as a form of bath, and considered saunas a sterile environment with many Finnish women using them to give birth. Fast forward to today and the heated, traditionally wooden spaces are found at every corner of the globe. But what makes them so appealing?

According to the Harvard Medical Journal, regular saunas can benefit your heart health and can even plump up wrinkles giving a younger appearance. If these facts alone aren’t enough to persuade you, read on to find out more…

Unsurprisingly, saunas can help relieve stress. They are warm, quiet spaces to escape the outside world away from its many distractions. The heat relaxes the body’s muscles, improves circulation and stimulates the release of endorphins, the natural ‘feel good’ chemical. Muscle aches and joint pain relax due to the aforementioned endorphin release which has a mild tranquilising effect and the ability to minimise the pain of arthritis and other muscle soreness. The high temperature also causes blood vessels to dilate, which in turn increases blood flow and speeds up the body’s natural healing process for cuts and bruises. Flushing toxins is another medically recognised health benefit. This occurs when heat from the blood begins to move towards the skin’s surface, causing the body’s nervous system to send signals to the millions of sweat glands. Deep sweating that occurs in a sauna can help reduce levels of lead, copper, zinc, nickel, mercury and chemicals - which are all commonly absorbed toxins from our daily environment. (Yikes.) Heat bathing is one of the oldest beauty and health strategies for cleansing the skin. When the body goes into deep sweating mode, our skin is cleansed, and dead cells are replaced which keeps it in tip top condition. Bathing your skin in sweat on a regular basis can also deter collagen breakdown that results in wrinkles and sagging. Research has also shown that regular sauna use can also induce a deeper, more relaxed sleep. It is thought that the endorphins released in conjunction with the rise and fall of body temperature are key in facilitating a good night’s rest. Excuse us while we grab a towel and run off to the nearest sauna facility…

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Tracy Jane SullivanA true renaissance woman

By Kairen Kemp

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Tracy Jane Sullivan is an inspiration and you only have to step over her threshold to feel an immediate hit of relaxation and calm. Following vocal rehabilitation for her singing voice she discovered the importance of breathwork; not just for the voice but for complete wellbeing in body, mind and spirit. As she points out, everyone breathes, you can take it anywhere, it doesn’t need a fancy charger and Apple don’t own it!

After many years of research and learning from leading experts in the industry, she now holds both group and 1-1 classes as a breathwork practitioner. Personally she found that her own anxiety and depression faded away when she practised breathing techniques. In an attempt to replace her damaged sing- ing voice she learnt to play the harp and often includes the calming, therapeutic music in her sessions Following the death of her father she began to rethink the way she lived her life. She decided to live with joy; to follow her heart, try new things and to live in the moment. This kind of organic creativity is reflected in her mainly improvised music with her band ’Some Kind Of Astronaut’ whose EP ‘Expansions’ has recently been released on Spotify. TJ, as she likes to be called, has always had a deep interest in Japan culture, which grew from her martial arts practice. She’d bought kimono before but after her father died she purchased more and these remarkable wearable works of art changed her life. She discovered that wearing a kimono was a therapy it its own right, it dissolved her grief and she grew ever more curious about their history and how they were and can be worn. The joy they brought her was incredible and her collection of vintage and antique pieces grew into the hundreds. TJ now shares her kimono therapy with others in her Kimono Lounge events where people are invited to enjoy kimono, ‘play dress up’ whilst learning more about they can be worn traditionally or in a more westernised way. She occasionally will sell some of her collection to others if she feels it’s right. Lounge members often feedback that they feel changed and empowered by wearing the kimono. They wear kimono often, taking more opportunities for self-care mindfulness; what TJ would call #Kimonoo’clock So, it’s only natural that in 2023 TJ will be hosting events where creative breathwork meets the healing sounds of the harp and guests will be offered the exquisite opportunity to wrap themselves in vintage Japanese silk, experiencing the true power of #kimonooclock for themselves!. Tracyjanesullivanharp.com.

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Brand new room launch at Hotel Pelirocco

By Samantha Harman

The iconic Hotel Pelirocco has launched yet another new, themed room and I am happy to report it is everything you’d want for a romantic and (very) sexy night’s stay. Upon arrival, I was greeted in the hotel’s Tiki bar by Alice who was dressed head to toe in a Moulin Rouge Circus style top hat and tails, a huge hint of things to come. The Peli really know how to throw a party and the colourful lounge area was already buzzing with guests including a DJ and I was presented with a welcome cocktail from Devil’s Dyke Gin. The drink went down far too easily, consisting of Apricot Brandy, the aforementioned Gin, lemon juice with cranberry and Grenadine topped off with a Maraschino cherry. Resisting the urge to order another, as the tour was about to begin and I know from personal experience the dizzy heights of those stairs. (There is a lift available for guests) We followed Alice to the second floor, where she flung open the door to reveal Salon Rouge. It is what I imagine Christina Aguilira’s dressing room might have looked like on the set of the Moulin Rouge music video. Everything is gold and deep red, velvet, chiffon or feathers with the four poster bed taking centre stage as you walk in. Scan the room and you quickly see the second jaw dropping feature, a red, freestanding roll top bath, complete with a shelf to rest ice cold Champagne upon (one can dream). I couldn’t resist having a bounce on the bed which is ridiculously comfortable and flanked by a rail of luxurious robes, masks and feather boas to ensure your stay is as fun as possible. There is also a double shower in an adjacent room, perfect for washing away the previous night’s shenanigans and fyi, the loo seat is gold glitter, so you can even pee in style. The room is gregarious and over-the-top theatrical glamour at its very best, I couldn’t imagine anything other than having the most sublime night in this room. As always, Pelirocco is offering cheaper rates and free breakfast when you book directly, what are you waiting for? Go get your sass on. Hotelpelirocco.co.uk.

Our Co-Editor, Samantha Harman was invited along to check out the new themed room, ‘Salon Rouge’ at Hotel Pelirocco, Brighton’s original Rock N Roll boutique hotel.

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