Eastbourne Old Town Crier April May 2015

EASTBOURNE Old Town Crier Issue 33

April and May 2015

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April & May 2015 – Issue 33

Hello...

...and welcome to the April and May issue. Hooray, the clocks have gone forward (unless you’ve forgotten!) and the evenings are drawing out... nice. This April we celebrate Easter Day on the 5th, with holidays on Good Friday 3rd and Monday 6th and also it’s St George’s Day on the 23rd, see page 29. Don’t forget there are two bank holiday Mondays on 4th and 25th May! In this issue we have details of St Mary’s Church Spring Fayre and news from the Friends of Motcombe Gardens. Do you fancy having a go at bowling, see page 7 or how about a midnight walk to raise money for charity, see page 10? The Girl Guides are also looking for volunteers, see page 8.

All this and much more in this issue. Enjoy!

Fran Tegg Editor DEADLINE for NEXT JUNE/JULY ISSUE: Friday 8th May Email: fran@theoldtowncrier.co.uk T: 01273 710793 E: fran@theoldtowncrier.co.uk www.theoldtowncrier.co.uk facebook.com/theoldtowncrier twitter.com/TheOldTownCrier

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Fran Tegg, Eastbourne Old Town Crier, Publishing Partners, 4th Floor, Intergen House, 65-67 Western Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2JQ.

4 A View From The Potting Shed 7 Bowled Over 8 Volunteering for Girlguiding 10 Eastbourne Mum Taking on Midnight Walk to Raise Funds for Amazing Hospice 12 Sudoku 13 Spinal Awareness Week – Back and Beyond 14 St Mary’s Spring Fayre 16 Motcombe Gardens: Oasis of Community Fun 18 Robotic Surgery has Come to Eastbourne!

22 Retro Plus Craft Market in Seaford 22 Sudoku Answers 24 Bringing back The Bucks!

26 How We Lived Then 29 Historic Old Town St George’s Day Traditional Fayre 34 Richard Billingham – Panoramic 37 Your Local Neighbourhood Officers 37 What’s On in April and May? 40 What’s On Weekly?

43 Important Local Numbers

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A view from the Potting Shed depth of about 4 inches (10cm), giving the fork a good wiggle each time. Sweep sharp sand into the holes with a broom. Then mow the lawn with the blades set on high and remove the clippings. Two weeks later apply a combined weed killer and fertilizer. If you’re lucky it will rain within 24 hours. If not just water it in. Mow weekly to keep the lawn thick and healthy.

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PROJECT PLEASURE pril is a great month for a garden project; one which can be achieved in a morning or an afternoon, and which improves a few square metres.You’ll feel you’ve achieved something wonderful and if you break the whole garden into a series of small projects it suddenly appears more manageable. Here are three to get you started.

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3 The lawn is now likely to be growing rapidly. It will need a cut at least once and maybe twice a week.

3 Seeds and seedlings growing in the greenhouse may need watering every day.

So give them a check every day.

3 Outdoor seedlings may be coming up so protect them from slugs and snails. If you don’t they may disappear overnight.

3 Bedding plants are now on sale in many shops, garden centres and nurseries. They must be placed in the greenhouse or cold-frame for a few weeks to harden off.

An overnight frost will harm them.

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Grass: Lawns always look bedraggled after the winter.

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Strawberry Pots: You don’t need a huge patch to enjoy growing strawberries. Plant a few in pots as a treat. Buy young, rich green plants which have been certified virus-free. Plant 3-4 in a 12-inch (30cm) clay pot. The crowns (where shoots meet roots) should be level with the compost surface. Water them in and stand in the shelter of a house wall. If you have a greenhouse or a cold frame they will establish more quickly and fruit earlier. Pinch off any runners which form.

Seating: Don’t forget an all weather seat so you can sit and contemplate all your hard work over a cup of tea or a nip of something stronger. Teak from renewable resources is fantastic but cast iron or aluminium are also good, though you’ll need a cushion to protect your posterior on cold days! Position it in a sunny area. Buy a few flowering daffodils, tulips and pansies and plant them in a pretty pot next to the bench, then sit back and enjoy. Rachel Leverton

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Skirret Sium Sisarum Skirret originated from china and was once highly valued in Britain as a fine vegetable, but it is seldom grown nowadays. The edible part of the plant is the cluster of thin branched white roots, which have an excellent and distinctive flavour of carrots with parsley. This is reasonable as Skirret belongs to the carrot family. To grow successfully, sow the seed in a sunny site in deepish drills about eighteen inches apart. Later, thin the seedlings to nine inches apart. The vegetable should be ready to harvest in October, sometimes earlier in a good summer.

Avoid leaving the roots too long in the ground as they will become woody and loose flavour. The roots should be thoroughly cleaned before cooking.

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BOWLED OVER

Eastbourne Bowling Club at the Saffrons was featured on BBC TV’s South Today last summer, as newcomer Alex Dunne, aged 8, played with his parents against members in their 80s.

Hundreds of Eastbourne residents, of all ages, tried bowling for the first time last year – and were amazed. Bowling (the indoor, mat variety) was on offer at local road shows and church fêtes.

The gentle aesthetics, simplicity and yet skill required astonished many. The sport takes just seconds to learn but a lifetime of bowling to master.

Whether it’s at Motcombe or Gildredge Park, in Victoria Drive, or behind the Town Hall at the Saffrons, the lawn bowls season will start again soon all around the town.

Perceptions of this sport as being archaic and fusty are countered locally by a relaxed dress code, brightly coloured bowls, gender equality and the involvement of many young people.

It is the foremost sport for all generations, genders and those with a wide range of differing disabling physical and mental conditions. Everyone is able to play together, literally on a level playing field, in a fun, highly sociable environment with the potential for high level competition.

Lawn bowls offers considerable health benefits. It improves flexibility and mobility without causing excessive loading of the joints. That makes it an ideal recreational activity. With the government urging us all to be more active, there is no doubt that bowling helps sustain physical, emotional and mental health, particularly with the over 60s, helping to stave off major ill health, dementia and loneliness. It is highly sociable, inclusive and relatively inexpensive.

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Folk who are visually or hearing impaired, have a physical disability, weight issues or challenges with mental health, are black or white, male or female and aged 8 to 88 can all be found playing alongside one another at Eastbourne Bowling Club, Saffrons Road, the oldest and largest club in the town.

Last year nearly 50 new members were integrated, offered taster sessions, use of equipment, one-toone and small group coaching with ‘new to bowls’ membership of just £60. Some of these new bowlers were content to have gentle, non-competitive games; others played in friendly matches against visiting teams, and a number have gone on to play competitively, each loving the experiences and opportunities afforded to them.

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If you’re curious to know more ... All local bowls clubs welcome newcomers and spectators. For more information go to www.eastbournebowlingclub.com, telephone 01323 724340 or visit 3, Saffrons Road, Eastbourne BN21 1DG. Do give lawn bowls a try this year. Greens open on Saturday 18th April. It will be a revelation to you and an experience that you may mean you are ‘bowled over!’

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VOLUNTEERING FOR GIRLGUIDING

list goes on. Girlguiding provides a safe and fun environment in which girls can be girls.

We are very lucky in Old Town to have a strong Girlguiding presence with the 24th Eastbourne Rainbows for girls aged 5 to 7, the 24th and 10th Eastbourne Brownies for girls aged 7 to 10 and the newly opened 12th Eastbourne Guides for girls aged 10 to 14. There is also a Senior Section for young women aged 14 to 25.

All this would not be possible without a dedicated team of volunteers drawn from all backgrounds, faiths, cultures and abilities who give their time and experience to Girlguiding.

Each unit meets once a week during school term time, offering girls and young adults the opportunity to have fun, learn new skills, grow in confidence and participate in a wide range of activities. There are sleepovers, camps, badges, craft, cooking, adventurous activities, community projects, outings, challenges...the

We are actively looking for new adult volunteers.

There are numerous roles available. We are flexible and volunteers have the freedom to give whatever time they are able to. Some volunteers give us a couple of hours here and there helping out with fundraising and events planning or even doing the annual accounts.

Each unit has at least one Leader, who has completed the Girlguiding Leadership Qualification, who is usually assisted by an Assistant Leader and a unit helper. We are desperately short of Leaders to help with the running or our Old Town units and would like to hear from anyone who would be interested in volunteering. Some units are at risk of closure if more adult help is not found.

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In return we offer support, specialised training and the opportunity to develop new skills, meet new people and have fun! Being a volunteer with Girlguiding is not only incredibly rewarding but also gives you access to a range of benefits such as free training and resources, as well as a fabulous members’ scheme offering you discounts on high street brands.

GOT WHAT IT TAKES?

So if you think you’ve got what it takes to make a real difference to our Girlguiding community and keep our thriving units open we would love to hear from you.

Please go to the Girlguiding website and follow the link www.girlguiding.org.uk/get_involved/volunteer.aspx or call Lynette Benton on 01323 768252. You won’t be disappointed!

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Photo: Brown Owl Paula Baldwin and Young Leader Sarah with the 10th Eastbourne Brownies.

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Eastbourne mum taking on midnight walk to raise funds for ‘amazing’ hospice Stacey Yeend has spoken about the care her family receives from Chestnut Tree in the hope that it will encourage more people to support this vital local charity by signing up to their Night to Remember midnight walk.

Stacey’s 14-year-old daughter Aimee has Rhetts syndrome, a degenerative neurological disorder that means she needs 24-hour care. “Aimee is doing really well,” says Stacey, “but she has her limitations. She can still walk, although she needs a wheelchair if we are going any distance, and she can still swallow but she needs to have her food mashed up for her. She also can’t communicate, her dad and I just know what she wants.”

The family, who live in Eastbourne, were introduced to Chestnut Tree about 6 years ago, although Stacey was reluctant to visit the hospice at first: “I was terrified when our social worker started talking about a hospice.

I thought I knew what a hospice was and I wasn’t ready to take my little girl to one. But when we got there we felt immediately comfortable. It’s just like a big home and Aimee loved it.”

Since then Aimee has been a regular visitor, initially staying at the hospice with the whole family and now visiting on her own. “It was really hard to hand over care of Aimee to someone else – up until then there had been nobody else who could look after her – but we got to know everyone and now feel confident leaving her there.” The family also receive care in their own home, with regular visits from a Chestnut Tree Community Nurse. “Kirstie, our community nurse, is amazing. She takes Aimee out for a few hours to do something fun whilst we take a break,” Says Stacey.

Stacey describes the care that the hospice offers as ‘life-saving’. “We wouldn’t be without it and Aimee absolutely adores the time she spends at the house and with Kirstie. I just wish we had known about it sooner so that we could have made the most of spending time with our other children. Our eldest, J-J (16), missed out on so much growing up because we just couldn’t do the

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Simple things like eating in restaurants, going to the beach, visiting the cinema or going on a caravan holiday. Chestnut Tree allows us to do this so that the youngest two, Gracie (8) and Poppy (9 months), don’t miss out.”

Chestnut Tree is funded almost entirely through fundraising, with less than 8% of its funding coming from central government. The charity is currently caring for 55 children in East Sussex, but there are more children who need their care. “We now have 2 nurses and a Care Support Worker based at our Eastbourne Office, which means we can reach more families in East Sussex,” says Director of Children’s Services, Linda Perry, “but our overall aim is to double the number of children we are caring for here. The Night to Remember midnight walk is a great way for women to get involved and help to raise the vital funds we need to bring more services to East Sussex, and ultimately help more children.”

This year Stacey will be taking on the 10-mile walk for the fifth time, and asking others to join her in what she describes as an amazing, fulfilling experience. “The night is always fantastic. The atmosphere is great, it’s well organised and it’s such a good feeling when you finish. It sounds like a long way but you really don’t notice it, the time goes really quickly and before you know it you’re nearly finished. I really would say to anybody ‘just do it’. Even if you raise £5 it will make such a difference to families like ours.”

The walk will take place at midnight on Saturday 16th May 2015 around the streets and seafront of Eastbourne with a choice of 4-mile and 10-mile routes.

Entry is open to women aged 16 and over, and includes a fundraising pack, an exclusive t-shirt, torch and medal as well as refreshments en route and breakfast on return. Registration closes on Monday 4th May 2015 and there is a discounted early-bird entry fee of £15 for those registering before Sunday 15th March.

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Spinal Awareness Week – Back and beyond

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Motcombe Gardens:

fined for driving his pigs into this vital community resource.

Medlar, mulberry, loquat and fig mixed with Neptune, bowling and a loop hole… Leaving aside the flint dovecote, the source of the Bourne stream and a duck pond, where else in our community could you find quite so unusual a mix of features manmade and horticultural in so small a space?

Throughout the last century children have enjoyed all sorts of mischief around the pond. Lifelong Motcombe resident, and Keeper of the (bowling) Green, Derek Box remembers successfully fishing for carp using line and cigarette butt – only to be foiled by the arrival of a bobby at the critical moment. Since then the carp have progressed to ‘greater waters’ in Hydneye Lake, including a 12-15lb pike which regularly attacked the ducks. Other recollections of Derek include sightings of the Star Brewery dray horse ‘Duke’, stabled in the farm buildings now forming the Old Mews. These simple delights combined with the Motcombe Baths kept generations of children happy.

Oasis of Community Fun

Motcombe gardens, formerly the Manor House farmyard with a very large pond, was given to the town of Eastbourne by the 9th Duke of Devonshire in 1909. It is thought that like so many other downland villages, the anglo-saxon villagers of Burne chose their settlement site because of the source of the stream or burne from which the name Eastbourne evolved. Water was drawn from the pond – considered of drinking quality – until well into the 19th century. Records indicate that a pig farmer was

Today busy bees storm up and down the banks enjoying the sloping paths and their puddles. Grassy banks, ducks and picnic tables provide a refreshing alternative to primary colour plastic playgrounds. An opportunity to let off steam, feed the ducks (seed hopefully, not bread) and enjoy the squabbling seagulls. And the bowling green… not a creaking joint to be heard, as the pace of several lanes quickens in fierce competition between Motcombe Gardens Bowling Club and a visiting club. Spectating the excitement from a park bench does not guarantee solitude, as an invitation to join the club is highly likely across the fence…

Neptune gazing unaffected on this scene forms the subject of many a happy photographer or artist. His tranquility will be broken, however, on Easter Saturday 4th April, as a melting-pot of community organisations join Friends of Motcombe Gardens (Facebook) in organising a Children’s Easter Egg Hunt. Children and wellingtons welcome at 11am for some free community fun!

Contact Cllr Carolyn Heaps, Chair of Friends of Motcombe Gardens, for further information: 07845 168270 Oh, and that ‘Loop Hole’ in one of the bowling green walls? It’s thought this was originally used to shoot wild ducks on or over the pond….

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Robotic surgery has come to Eastbourne!

The Friends of the Eastbourne Hospitals have taken delivery of a “Da Vinci Robot” which will be used by the Surgeons at Eastbourne District General Hospital to take laparoscopic (key hole) surgery to the most advanced level of sophistication currently possible. Its principle use will be for patients with prostate cancer requiring major surgery, but patients with other pelvic and colorectal cancers may also be helped in the future.

Guided by the surgeon, the “robot” provides a greater degree of accuracy and precision and at the same time is much less tiring for the surgeon – both physically and mentally. The outcomes for patients will be much improved and it will allow shorter hospital stays, quicker recovery times and better cancer outcomes.

This equipment would usually cost in excess of £2 million but The Friends have secured it at just over £1 million pounds, and it would normally take several years to raise the funds to that amount. The Friends, however, felt that this was too long to wait, and have agreed a generous lease-purchase scheme with CHGMeridian, which enabled them to take immediate delivery. The first operation took place in the week beginning Monday 9th February and we are well into double figures now. So far all patients left hospital the following day instead of at least a 3-day stay as before.

Dr Peter Nash, Chairman of the Friends said, “This was too good an opportunity to miss. Whilst this is probably the most daunting and challenging task undertaken by the Charity, the benefits will be widely felt within the community. It is exceedingly good news for future patients of the EDGH who will benefit from minimally

invasive surgery with less pain and much quicker recovery times. It is good news for the surgeons who will be able to perform at the highest level with considerably less strain. And it is good news for the Hospital.

This will be a major step in creating a Centre of Excellence in Eastbourne for such procedures and attract patients from the whole of the County and parts of neighbouring Counties. It will demonstrate that the future of the EDGH as an important hospital is secured for the foreseeable future.

“The Eastbourne Community has been very generous in supporting all of the Friends’ projects in the past and I hope they will continue to so to enable us to complete the purchase in the shortest time possible.”

Steve Garnett, Consultant Urologist said, “The urology dept is very excited by this exceptional donation from the FoEH. This brings to the EDGH cutting-edge surgical technology which is a fantastic development for patients from Eastbourne & beyond and puts the EDGH among the top hospitals in the UK. It is an amazingly generous donation by the FoEH & a real vote of confidence in the future of the EDGH.” Darren Grayson – Chief Executive East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust said, “On behalf of the Trust I would like thank the Friends of Eastbourne Hospital for their tremendous generosity, which is fantastic news for local patients and the hospital. This new technology will help boost the profile of the hospital and compliments our continued programme of development and investment in Eastbourne DGH.” Raising the £1 million to cover the cost of the Robot is our mission for 2015 and we are hoping that the generosity of the people of Eastbourne will continue to enable us to complete the purchase in the shortest time possible.

We have a number of fundraising events planned through the year for the Robot Fund and we will be very happy to support in any way we can, anybody who would like to help us raise the money. You could also become a member and we will be happy to talk to you about that if you are interested. We can be reached on 01323 438236 or email esh-tr.friendsdgh@nhs.net

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RETRO PLUS CRAFT MARKET IN SEAFORD 16th and 17th May 2015, 11am – 5pm Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road Seaford BN25 2DX Do you love pre-loved?

Do you enjoy hunting for vintage, retro, second hand, vinyl and collectables?

Do you get a thrill out of beautifully hand crafted one-of-a-kind goods?

Are you a lover of homemade cakes?

If the answer to any of these questions is YES, then come and join us for our third RETRO PLUS CRAFT MARKET in Seaford, this year held at the Claremont Hall.

This event promises to be as dynamic and vibrant as previous years. We have a line up of local collectors with a wide range of desirable kitchenalia and unusual, sought after collectables from bygone days. We have high quality, second hand / vintage clothes for women and Vinyl Mike will bring his extensive collection of records from the 50s, 60s and 70s for discerning collectors and those who like their music to come with the look and feel of the real thing.

Finally, those who have been to our markets in the past will know that Wendy Rowcroft’s cakes are to-die-for-delicious!

I hope this has tempted you to come along.

Entrance 50p, proceeds to Seaford Food Bank and DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee)

For more information go to www. retroplusmarketinseaford.blogspot.c

Photos from top clockwise: Music from 50s 60s & 70s from Vinyl Mike, Print by Kristine Steadman, Bags by Diane Costello, Silk Scarves by Margaret Westwoon, Upcycled Antique Jewellery by Vanessa Minall, Retro Hats by Nicky Auster.

Alongside all of this, we are proud to showcase the work of local artisans who have designed and made elegant jewellery, scarves, paper-craft and handbags. You will also find prints, cards and photography by well-known local artists Jo Brown, Kristina Steadman, Sarah Gregson and Richard Walsh.

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BRINGING BACK THE BUCKS! More than thirty years after they stormed charts across the globe with a string of hits, Cheryl, Mike and Jay are once again set to tour the world with a 70-date World Tour to remind everyone that there is more to Cheryl, Mike & Jay formerly of Bucks Fizz than Making Your Mind Up! The band’s original line-up was classic Eurovison, two boys, two girls – a formula established by ABBA, to whom Bucks Fizz were inevitably compared. Having performed together since 2009 when “girl next door” Cheryl Baker and “cheeky pin-up boy” Mike Nolan reunited with “The Raunchy One” Jay Aston, the trio are being joined for their Paradise Regained Tour by a fourth vocalist - coincidentally called Bobby. The fourth member of 1981’s Eurovision winning line-up was Bobby G. Cheryl says, “Having performed several gigs with our friend Stephen Fox, Mike, Jay and I realised that people expect to see four on stage when they see Fizz, so we are delighted to introduce Bobby McVay as our guest singer for the tour.”

She explains that Bobby and Fizz go back a long way. He was one third of 1983’s UK entry to Eurovision, Sweet Dreams. In fact he was invited to join them a few years ago, but he was unable to commit to joining them at that time. “I feel he will be a real asset to the band,” she adds.

Bandmate Jay agrees, “As a four piece, the songs will be heard as they were intended to be heard, with four voices rather than three and the dance routines will have the full effect again.”

She adds, “We are really looking forward to being on the road again. Performing in a theatre gives us the chance to produce a show we can be proud of, and we truly hope our audiences enjoy hearing the hits once more, together with a few of our lesser known album tracks.”

With an album of new studio material and single releases in the pipeline, the future is looking extremely bright for Cheryl, Mike & Jay formerly of Bucks Fizz.

The prospects are bubbling over as Cheryl excitedly declares, “New representation, new tour, new singer, new merchandise, maybe a new album...A new beginning!

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Like a good champagne, their performances have matured, and they still manage to hold all the fun, vitality and passion for performance of the record breaking tours of the 1980s. Recent appearances at the nostalgia festivals, Here and Now, Rewind and forthcoming Let’s Rock have reminded the Great British public of the power of the Fizz, as every person in the crowd finds themselves singing along and dancing to hits they thought they had forgotten, and with a rapidly growing following on social media they decided it was time to tour again.

Originally put together as the perfect winning act, Bucks Fizz went far beyond their original Eurovision remit and as one of the biggest selling bands of the ’80s, became a global phenomenon. Making Your Mind Up became a number One hit across the world, selling more than four million copies... The legendary skirt-ripping routine propelled them to overnight success, charting at No.1 in many countries beyond the UK with countries like Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia falling to Bucks Fizz’s charms.

Paradise Regained will be their most comprehensive tour since the ’80s, with more than 70 dates in the UK, Ireland, Europe and beyond... including Australia, where in spite of not being part of Eurovision territory, Bucks Fizz had a massive following. It will be the first time the band have performed there since 1986.

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how we lived then As children in the 1950s, Jan and Graham Upton were both avid collectors and each had bedrooms filled with the things now seen in their museum. In 1968 they got married and combined their collections and efforts to acquire even more. Two people together are much more effective and soon these things were taking over their house.

The original idea came from friends who commented: “Your home looks more like a museum, you really ought to open one.” They tried to do just that in 1978 but sadly couldn’t get planning permission for the property in mind.

Meanwhile, their two children came along so the museum opening was postponed, but the collecting went on and on…

As all the intended exhibits were stored, the roof became filled, followed by the garden shed, their children’s Wendy house and the garage. When Graham started on the bedroom, Jan cried: “Enough is enough, it’s time we started looking for a suitable premises!”

After a very difficult search, they eventually found the building they have now, a town-centre Regency terraced house. Following almost a year of very hard work and many problems, they opened on1st May 1988. The ceremony was performed by our then local Member of Parliament, Ian Gow, who brought along his friends, Enoch Powell and his wife.

They now have a unique museum on four floors of old shops, authentic room-settings and many varied displays.

After 27 years of welcoming thousands of visitors from all over the country and in fact from all over the world, Graham and Jan have rather sadly decided to sell up and retire.

The general public are often amazed at the quantity and diversity of exhibits, which now number about 100,000.

Some of the old shops you can see are the Grocers, Chemists, Sweet Shop, Ironmongers, Toy Shop, Post Office, Drapers, Boot Repairers and Photographers.

The room-settings include an Edwardian Kitchen, The Admiral Lord Nelson’s Inn and the Wartime Kitchen/ Living room, including an under-the stairs air raid shelter. There are in addition displays of Christmas Past, Jewellery, Wedding Dresses, Royalty, Spring-cleaning, Sports and many, many more…

The museum has recently been featured on BBC’s “The Antiques Road Trip” and “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is” when Graham had to buy a baby’s plate from the presenter Mark Stacey. Many visitors comment on these programmes when they arrive. Also welcomed are numerous school and student groups, together with their Teachers and there are worksheets for the children to complete as they go round.

At the front of the building is a well-stocked gift shop and Jan works very hard at keeping this full of unusual and traditional gifts and souvenirs. As well as the visitors, locals can pop in and use the shop at any time.

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There will be fun for all the family, including Craft and Gift Stalls, Music and Entertainment, juggling and circus skills workshops, balloon modelling and much more.

Ragged Phoenix Morris Dancers will be performing in Ocklynge Road, and the Sea Gypsies Belly Dancers will be dancing in the Well Gardens. It is also hoped that the Dovecote in Motcombe gardens will be open.

Refreshments will be available in the Old Parsonage and will include tea, coffee and soft drinks, delicious cakes and bacon butties along with vegetarian options.

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Richard Billingham – Panoramic

painters, from the 19th century to the present, John Constable to David Hockney. They explore rhythm, pattern, repetition and dynamic composition, as well as the tableaux in nature and often record a transformative moment in the landscape.

Towner is delighted to present a major exhibition by English artist and photographer, Richard Billingham, showing together for the first time his panoramic photographs and video work from 2002 to 2014.

Richard Billingham is best known for his 1996 photobook Ray’s A Laugh, which documents the life of his alcoholic father, Ray, and mother, Liz, and brother, Jason. In 2001, he was shortlisted for the Turner Prize for his solo show at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham.

He holds professorships at the University of Gloucestershire and Middlesex University.

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Capturing the British countryside, from the South Downs to the Norfolk Fen and Constable Country of East of England, these immersive works explore the rich textures of these landscapes. Billingham’s panoramic views unearth the particular geology, vegetation, changing weather and light of these places, some of which he visited over a period of years.

The collected works in Panoramic have a visceral aesthetic, revealing Billingham’s emotional and creative relationship to nature and landscape, drawing on his background and sensibilities as a painter. The works reference the pictorial rhetoric of British landscape

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Richard Billingham’s Panoramic, 25th April – 28th June 2015, Towner, Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne BN21 4JJ, free entry. Open Tuesday - Sunday, and Bank Holiday Mondays, 10am - 5pm. For more information see townereastbourne.org.uk

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WHATS ON IN APRIL & MAY? Saturday 17th Jan - Sunday 12th April John Virtue: The Sea Towner, Devonshire Park 10am-5pm. Open Tuesday - Sunday and bank holidays. Free. New paintings taking the vast, dark expanse of the North Sea as a central theme. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Saturday 7th Feb - Sunday 26th April Ori Gersht: Don’t Look Back Towner, Devonshire Park 10am-5pm. Free. Open Tuesday - Sunday and bank holidays (preview Fri 6th Feb, 6.30pm - 8.30pm). Two major moving image works alongside a series of large scale photographs. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Sat 21st March - Saturday 4th April 6 Unfold - Art Exhibition Little Chelsea Gallery, Hyde Road 11am - 4pm (Tues - Sun). Vibrant new exhibition of sculpture, painting and installation. Email: 6artistsinfo@gmail.com

Friday 27th March - Sunday 31st May Our Place: Annual Schools Exhibition 2015 Towner, Devonshire Park 10am-5pm. Free. Open Tuesday - Sunday and bank holidays. Art work created by schoolchildren on the theme of the built heritage of the South Downs.

Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Saturday 28th March - Sunday 26th April David Armitage - A Decade of Colour Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 10am-4pm (Sat & Sun only, plus April 3rd and 6th). Vibrant paintings and large-scale canvases by internationally-respected artist. Free. www.eastbourne-college.co.uk

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Thursday 2nd Family Roots, Eastbourne & District Family History Society Ocklynge School,Victoria Drive 7pm. AGM and talk by Helen Warren on memories of bygone Eastbourne.

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Sunday 5th Easter Eggspress Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway Park, Lottbridge Drove 10am - 5pm. Easter family event with free Easter eggs for children riding on the train (while stocks last). Entry with one train journey £5.25 adults, £4.75 children and seniors, free under-3s, £18.50 family (4 people). Tickets with unlimited train journeys also available. Tel: 01323 520229. www.emsr.co.uk Collection Store Tours Towner, Devonshire Park 12 noon-1pm. £6/£5 (conc.)/£4.50 (members). View the Towner Collection behind the scenes with knowledgeable and friendly members of staff. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Eastbourne Silver Band Easter Concert Eastbourne Bandstand, Grand Parade 3pm - 4.30pm. Traditional Easter concert kicks off the 2015 entertainment season.

Free. www.eastbournebandstand.co.uk Oi Oi Comedy Club The Counting House, Croft Lodge, Moat Croft Road 8pm. Free entry. To book your act tel: 07773 147986. www.oioicomedy.com Monday 6th - Friday 10th Art Relay! Childrens’ Workshops Towner, Devonshire Park 11am - 1pm (ages 5-8), 2pm-4pm (ages 8-11). Be part of a special installation that grows each day. Free drop-in for families on Monday, booked workshop sessions Tuesday - Friday. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Tuesday 7th Drama Workshop Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10am - 12 noon. Fun drama workshop for children aged 5 to 10. £5 per child, booking essential. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk

Thursday 9th Mothers’ Union at St Mary’s, Old Town Old Parsonage, Church Street 2.30pm. ‘The Samaritans’, talk by Lynn Sculpher. All welcome. Branch leader Kathryn Anderson, tel: 01323 370403 Friday 10th Lawrence Jones The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 7.30pm for 8pm. Tenor saxophone flautist, famed for creating a cool breeze on stage and hypnotizing audiences.

Tickets £11, £10 UGT members and students. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk Friday 10th - Saturday 11th Grand Arts and Quilting Exhibition Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 5pm (Fri), 10am - 5pm (Sat).

Exhibition of quilts, jewellery, and arts and crafts. Refreshments available. Free entry. www.communitywise.org.uk Saturday 11th Garlic Theatre Company - Monster in My Piano The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 2.30pm and 4.30pm. Family show with puppets, animation and a very highly strung monster. Tickets £6.50, £5.50 UGT members and students. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk Monday 13th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. Fire Safety, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service. All are welcome.

Tel: 01323 726092 Monday 13th - Friday 17th Art Exhibition and Sale West Rocks Hotel, 46 Grand Parade 10am - 4pm. Stone Cross Painting Group, in aid of the Lord Mayor’s charity, Care for the Carers. Free entry.

Watercolour Landscapes Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am. Workshop with Bill Savidge. £14.

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Tuesday 14th Watercolour Seascapes Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am. Workshop with Bill Savidge. £14.

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Carry On Curator!

Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum, Royal Parade 2pm - 3.30pm. ‘If I fail, he dies’. Interactive talk with collection curator Damian Etherington. Discover some of the museum’s medical collections.

Free with museum admission. Tel: 01323 410300. www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk

Wednesday 15th - Saturday 18th Bootcamp Theatre Company - Yes, Prime Minister The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 7.30pm. Stage version from the writers of the original TV series. Tickets £11 / £9 UGT members and students. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk

Wednesday 8th Summerdown Camp 100th Anniversary Event The Pavilion, Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum, Royal Parade 11am - 3pm. Commemorative event exploring the daily life of wounded soldiers and women working at the camp.

Free. Tel: 01323 410300 www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk

Thursday 16th Sussex Wildlife Trust Seaford and Eastbourne Area Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road 7.30pm. Illustrated talk ‘Conservation on Forsestry Commission Land, the Work of a Wildlife Ranger’ by Forestry Commission Ranger Stuart Sutton. SWT

members £2, visitors £3. Tel: 01323 506540 or 07704 839573. www.sussexwildlifetrustorg.uk/eastbourne Saturday 18th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 10am - 12 noon. Coffee morning with stalls.

All are welcome. Tel: 01323 726092 Cheryl, Mike and Jay ‘Formerly of Bucks Fizz’: Paradise Regained Tour Royal Hippodrome Theatre, Seaside Road 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50 inc. £1 booking fee.

Tel: 01323 412000. www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk Sunday 19th Collection Store Tours Towner, Devonshire Park 12 noon-1pm. £6/£5 (conc.)/£4.50 (members). View the Towner Collection behind the scenes with knowledgeable and friendly members of staff. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Maria Marchant The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 2.45pm. Classical music afternoon with award-winning concert pianist. Works by Handel, Grieg, Liszt and Bliss. Tickets £10, £9 UGT members, £5 students. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk Haydn’s Creation St Saviour’s Church, South Street 7.30pm. Eastbournian Society Chorus and Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Haydn’s ‘Creation’. Tickets £15 on the door, £14 in advance. Tel: 01323 452255 or 07780 993801, email: boxoffcie www.eastbourne-college.co.uk Monday 20th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. John Cave, guitar. All are welcome.

Tel: 01323 726092 Tuesday 21st Sketching Skills Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am. Workshop with Ray Finch. £14.

Tel 01323 737839 or details at www. catalyst-arts.co.uk Wednesday 22nd Blue Monkey Network: 5x5 Artists & Their Work Towner, Devonshire Park 6pm - 8pm. Five artists talk for five minutes and show 15 images of or relating to their work in short, snappy Pecha Kucha-style presentations. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Friends of Old Town Recreation Ground Greenfield Road Methodist Chuch 7pm. Meeting for members and anyone interested in future plans and ideas for our local recreation ground. Refreshments provided.

Thursday 23rd Mothers’ Union at St Mary’s, Old Town Old Parsonage, Church Street 2.30pm. Members’ afternoon and raffle. All welcome. Branch leader Kathryn Anderson, tel: 01323 370403 Friday 24th Laptop Clinic The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 1pm-4pm. Drop in with your laptop and a UGT professional tech volunteer will demonstrate essential maintenance. Free. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk Saturday 25th Illustrations based on Alice in Wonderland’s White Rabbit Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am. Workshop with Tracey King. £15.

Tel 01323 737839 or details at www. catalyst-arts.co.uk Old Town Food and Craft Market Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10am - 12.30pm. Local fresh produce, and a selection of crafts and gifts made by local people. Refreshments available. Free entry. www.communitywise.org.uk Village Market Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10am - 12.30pm. Home made foods and produce and locally produced bread, cheese and honey, plus crafts and jewellery.

Refreshments available. Free entry. www.communitywise.org.uk Historic Old Town St George’s Day Traditional Fayre Old Parsonage and grounds, St. Mary’s Parish Church, Church Street 12.30pm - 5pm. Craft and gift stalls, music and entertainment, circus skills workshops, balloon modelling and more.

Ragged Phoenix Morris Dancers perform in Ocklynge Road, and the Sea Gypsies Belly Dancers in Well Gardens. Refreshments available. Entry £1 adults, under-16s free.

Proceeds will fund Historic Old Town projects. For info tel Derek Legg: 01323 735970, email: dlegg80@gmail.com Meet the Local Author: An Audience with James Lovegrove The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 7.30pm. Interview with best-selling writer plus Q&A and book signing. Tickets £4 incl. glass of wine or cup of tea/coffee. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk Saturday 25th April - Sunday 28th June Richard Billingham: Panoramic Towner, Devonshire Park 10am-5pm (Tues-Sun and bank holidays).

Free. Panoramic photographs revealing the rich textures in the landscapes of the South Downs to the Norfolk Fen and Constable’s Country in the East of England. Tel: 01323 434670. www.townereastbourne.org.uk

Monday 27th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. Hearing Link. Dr Walter Wigfield on how the Loop works All are welcome.

Tel: 01323 726092 Tuesday 28th Learning from the Masters: Edgar Degas Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am. Workshop with Ben Ecclestone. £15.

Tel 01323 737839 or details on www. catalyst-arts.co.uk

MAY

Saturday 2nd - Sunday 3rd Magnificent Motors Western Lawns, King Edward’s Parade 11am - 5pm. Motoring spectacular with over 600 vintage and classic cars, motorbikes, buses, steam traction engines, commercial and military vehicles. French market, live music and fun fair. Free. www.visiteastbourne.com/magnificentmotors Saturday 2nd - Monday 4th East Dean & Friston Annual Art Exhibition & Sale Village Hall, Gilbert Drive, East Dean 2pm - 5pm (Sat), 10am - 5pm (Sun), 10am - 4pm (Mon). Refreshments, raffle. Free entry and parking.

Society of Eastbourne Artists Exhibition & Sale Lansdowne Hotel, King Edward’s Parade 10am - 6pm Sat & Sun, 10am - 4pm Mon. Event opening by Mayor Cllr. Janet Coleson sat at 11am. Donations to The Talking Newspaper. Refreshments available, free entry. Tel: Janet McGowan on 01323 767963 Saturday 2nd - Sunday 24th Three Views - Exhibition Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 11am - 4pm (Sat & Sun only). Recent work from three acclaimed Eastbourne artists, Wycliffe Stutchbury, JFK Turner and Julian Sutherland-Beatson. Free entry. www.eastbourne-college.co.uk

Thursday 7th Family Roots, Eastbourne & District Family History Society Ocklynge School,Victoria Drive 7pm. ‘Sold, Separated or Divorced’, talk by Ian Waller. Members £1, visitors, £1.50 including refreshments, new members welcome. Tel: 01323 731792 www.eastbournefhs.org.uk Saturday 9th Looking Your Best without Breaking the Bank The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 2pm. Illustrated presentation by Ann Veronica Gregory. Free. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk Military History Series: Gallipoli with Peter Hart Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum, Royal Parade 2pm - 4pm. Modern view of the military disaster, drawing on unpublished personal accounts. Tickets £12, £10 concessions. Tel: 01323 410300 www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk 2nd Unit - Charity Concert The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 7.30pm. Contemporary blues and jazz. In aid of St Wilfreds Hospice. Tickets £5. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk Monday 11th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. Members’ afternoon with raffle.

Tel: 01323 726092 Tuesday 12th Painting from Photographs Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am. Techniques to transfer and enlarge as as a basis for your painting. Workshop with Andrew Forrest. £14. Tel 01323 737839 or details at www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Thursday 14th Mothers’ Union at St Mary’s, Old Town Old Parsonage, Church Street 2.30pm. ‘Tales of Bellringing’, talk by Sylvia Slater. All welcome. Branch leader Kathryn Anderson, tel: 01323 370403

Sunday 3rd Oi Oi Comedy Club The Counting House, Croft Lodge, Moat Croft Road 8pm. Free entry. To book your act tel: 07773 147986. www.oioicomedy.com

Friday 15th The Alan Barnes Quintet The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 8pm. Exciting and inventive swinging jazz.

Tickets £13, £12 UGT members and students. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk

Tuesday 5th Watercolour Cityscapes Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am. Workshop with Bill Savidge. £14.

Tel 01323 737839 or details at www. catalyst-arts.co.uk

Saturday 16th Coffee Morning St. Mary’s Church Hall, Church Street 10am - 12 noon. Gifts, cakes, books, bric-a-brac, toys, lucky dip and jewellery. In aid of Cancer Research UK. Entry £1 including refreshments.

Museums at Night Film Screening - Jaws Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum, Royal Parade Cert 12A. £6.

Tel: 01323 410300 www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk

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Eastbourne Music Showcase The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 7.45pm. Three talented young musicians perform. Tickets £5 in advance, £6 on the door. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk Night to Remember Eastboune Seafront, Grand Parade Ladies-only sponsored 4 or 10 mile midnight walk in aid of Chestnut Tree House.

Registration open now until Friday 1st May. Register online or tel: 01903 706354. www.nighttoremember.org.uk Saturday 16th - Sunday 17th Eastbourne Sports Festival Eastboune Sports Park, Cross Levels Way www.eastbourne.gov.uk/residents/ leisure-and-events/sports-and-leisure-centres /sports-park Retro Plus Craft Market Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road, Seaford 11am - 5pm. Vintage, retro and second-hand clothing, vinyl and collectables, plus work by local artisans and homemade cakes.

Entrance 50p, proceeds to a Seaford food bank and the Disasters Emergency Committee. www.retroplusmarketinseaford. blogspot.co.uk Sunday 17th Alexander Szram The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 2.45pm. Piano sonatas from Scarlatti, Haydn, Beethoven and Rachmaninov. Tickets £10, £9 UGT members, £5 students. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk Monday 18th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. ‘A Pastor’s Lot is Not...’, with Revd.

Brian Wightwick. All are welcome.

Tel: 01323 726092 Tuesday 19th Watercolour Personal Development Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am. Workshop with Bill Savidge. £14.

Tel 01323 737839 or details at www. catalyst-arts.co.uk Thursday 21st Mothers’ Union at St Mary’s, Old Town Old Parsonage, Church Street Outing to Parham House. Branch leader Kathryn Anderson, tel: 01323 370403 Sussex Wildlife Trust Seaford and Eastbourne Area Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road 7.30pm. Illustrated talk ‘Flights of Fancy’ by wildlife photographer and lecturer, Brian Nobbs. SWT members £2, visitors £3. Tel: 01323 506540 or 07704 839573. www.sussexwildlifetrustorg.uk/eastbourne Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th Beer & Cider by the Sea Western Lawns 5.30pm - 10.30pm. Around 100 real ales, ciders and perries plus live bands on the

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festival stage. www.visiteastbourne.com/events/ beerandciderbythesea.aspx Friday 22nd - Saturday 30th John Wall & Son Fun Fair Princes Park Family fun fair arrives in Eastbourne. www.walls-funfair.co.uk Saturday 23rd Spring Fayre St Mary’s Parish Church, Church Street 11am - 2pm. Annual fayre with stalls and entertainment for all the family. Donations welcome. For further information tel Elaine Fletcher: 01323 645225 Harry Court & Guests The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 8pm. First of a series themed on the Jools Holland TV show. Tickets £5 in advance, £6 on the door. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk Tuesday 26th Learning from the Masters: Emile Nolde Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am. Workshop with Ben Ecclestone. £15.

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Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum, Royal Parade 2pm - 3pm. ‘The MachineGuns Chuckled’. Interactive talk with collection curator Damian Etherington.

Weapons of the Redoubt told through their individual histories. Free with museum admission. Tel: 01323 410300 www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk Friday 29th Laptop Clinic The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 1pm-4pm. Drop in with your laptop and a UGT professional tech volunteer will demonstrate essential maintenance. Free. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk The Twagger Band The Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road 7.30pm. Mostly traditional folk music. Tickets £6.50. www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk Saturday 30th Old Town Food and Craft Market Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10am - 12.30pm. Local fresh produce, and a selection of crafts and gifts made by local people. Refreshments available. Free entry. www.communitywise.org.uk Eastbourne Sunshine Carnival Western Lawns to Princes Park 4pm. Parade, live music and entertainment throughout the day. Free. www.eastbournecarnival.co.uk Saturday 30th - Friday 5th June Aegon Trophy Devonshire Park, College Road Annual tennis tournament which attracts some of the world’s top and up & coming women’s players. Free. Tel: 020 73817000 www.lta.org.uk

Sunday 31st Jaguar South Downs Drive Western Lawns, King Edwards Parade (finishing point) West Sussex Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club event.

Entry fee £25 per car incl. printed route instructions. Starts either Whiteways, Bury Hill or The Bolney Stage, Bolney. Leisurely drive through South Downs National Park.

Tel: Richard Treacher on 01903 236792

WHAT’S ON WEEKLY? ARTS & CRAFTS

Art Classes at the Drawing Room 38 Motcombe Road, Old Town Discover your creativity, learn new skills and make new friends in a relaxed, comfortable environment. Weekly classes, £12 a session.

See website for details: www. thedrawingroom.eu. Tel: 07885 262968, email: ktgart@gmail.com Catalyst Arts St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Dr Tues: 10am-1pm. Come and paint together with other painters. £4 per morning inc tea or coffee. Tel: 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Eastbourne Calligraphers Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Weds: 9.30am - 12 noon. For more information phone Bridget on 01323 894640 Oil Painting Class Oneart Studio, Old Printworks, Commercial Road Tues: 7-9.30pm. led by acclaimed figurative artist and tutor, Catriona Millar. Email: catriona@catrionamillar.com. Tel: 07758 367479 or www.catrionamillar.com Textiles Group Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Fri: 2-4pm. Just turn up to experiment with art and textiles. £2 per person, per week.

Tel: Emma on 07912 435592 Eastbourne Calligraphers Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Weds: 9.30am - 12 noon. For more information phone Bridget on 01323 894640 Oil Painting Class Oneart Studio, Old Printworks, Commercial Road Tues: 7-9.30pm. led by acclaimed figurative artist and tutor, Catriona Millar. Email: catriona@catrionamillar.com. Tel: 07758 367479 or www.catrionamillar.com Textiles Group Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Fri: 2-4pm. Just turn up to experiment with art and textiles. £2 per person, per week.

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Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, Corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road Mon (except in Feb): 2.30pm. Please come and join us, all are welcome. Enquiries to Gillian Grimmond on 01323 726092

Pevensey Castle Ghost Walk Castle Road, Pevensey Sat: 7.30pm. Meet at the castle car park. 90 min walk by lantern light. Suitable for all ages. Adults £7, under 14s £3.50 www.sussexguidedwalks.co.uk

Boys’ Brigade Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road Wed: 5.15-8pm. Term time only.

Ladies’ Club Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tue: 2.30-4pm. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk

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Old Town Cubs & Scouts Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Thur: 6-9pm. Tel: 01323 507391 www.communitywise.org.uk

Quiz Night The Red Lion, 99 Wish Hill 3rd Thurs of the month: 7.30-11pm.

Six people max in a team, £2 per person inc. half-time chip butty. Half of proceeds donated to charity.

Watercolour Art Class Elim Family Church Wed: 10am-12pm. Artsbourne fortnightly classes. £8.Two hours. Complete beginners welcome. Contact hannah@helenowen.me.uk

CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS

By The Way Old Town Community Church, Old Town Community Centre Wed: 9.45am-12.30pm. Community drop-in meeting. Do come in for coffee and a chat!

Coffee, Cake & Computers Elim Family Church Thur: 1.30-3.30pm. Come and learn how to get the most out of your computer in a fun a friendly atmosphere.Tel: Helen 07720 084185. www.elimfamilychurch-eastbourne.org.uk Curious Beer Club The Dolphin, South Street 1st Wed of the month. 7.30pm. A quiet celebration of craft brewing with guest brewers, tastings, edible accompaniments and Q&As. 1 meeting £20, 3 meetings £50, 6 meetings £90. facebook.com/CuriousBeerClub twitter.com/CuriousBeerClub Tickets http://goo.gl/yLdRPn Drop-in for members of Cavendish School Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road Weds: 3-5pm. Term time only. Games and other activities. Tel: 01323 737974 Eastbourne Fairtrade Meeting Bibendum, Eastbourne 4th Tues of the month: 7.30-9pm. Eastbourne residents supporting and promoting fairtrade in town. FREE entry. Contact 01323 722256 Eastbourne RNLI Members’ meeting Langham Hotel Eastbourne 2nd Fri: 10am-12.30pm. A social chat with tea and coffee.

Eastbourne & District Cardiac Support Grp Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road 4th Weds of the month: 2.30pm. Social group giving support to people who have had heart problems, with guest speakers on all subjects, and lunches and outings during the year.Tel: 01323 733306 or 01323 731942 Genie Tutors Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Sat: Morning. Specialist tutors in English, maths and science for 5 to 18 year olds. Tel: Teresa on 01323 700777 Girls’ Brigade Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road Mon: 6-8pm. Term time only.

Tel: 01323 737974

Social Circles Sussex Monthly Meet-up The Dolphin, 14 South Street 1st Mon of the month. 7.30pm. Friendly and inclusive social group for couples and singles of all ages who want to have fun. All new members welcome. Tel: Gill 07530 064573 www.socialcirclessussex.webs.com Supper Club Evenings The Cookshelf, North Street Last Saturday of the month. 8pm. £24.50.

Come and join us for a wonderful themed evening. Tel: 01323 732280 www.thecookshelf.co.uk

COMMUNITY

Community Wise Wise Buys Shop Ocklynge Road Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri:10am-4pm, closed 1-2pm. Weds & Sat:10am-1pm. Browsers welcome, snap up bargains! Contact 01323 722924 or www.communitywise.org.uk Eastbourne Street Market Terminus Road Weds: 9.30am-3.30pm. www.facebook. com/eastbournestreetmarket East Sussex Hearing Resource Centre Community Wise, Ocklynge Road First Monday of the month: Drop-in for hearing aid service and batteries.

Tel: 01323 722924 English 4 All ROC Advice Centre, 97-99 Seaside Road Weds: Free English lessons for all nationalities. Email: info@english4all.me.uk www.english4all.me.uk German Class for Beginners Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Wed: 10am-11am. Qualified native speaker.

Have fun learning a new language! £5 per session. Tel: Petra on 01323 723044, email: petrapekel@yahoo.de Here4U 1A Albert Parade, Green Street Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri: 9.30am-1.30pm Sat: 10am-12 noon. Old Town Community Church local enquiry and advice centre.

Old Town Community Church Old Town Community Centre Sun: 10.30am-12 noon. Everyone invited, children’s programmes too!

Website Design & Social Media Elim Family Church, Hartfield Road Mon: 2pm-4pm. If you are out of work and education, we will teach you how to build websites and use social media to promote activities. Work on a website for a local agency and gain practical IT experience.

Tel: 01323 749960 www.helenowen.me.uk/events-coming-up

MUSIC & DRAMA

80s Disco Lamb Inn, High Street (upstairs) 1st Fri of the month. DJ Dazzer, playing your favourite 80s disco hits. Free entry.

Open to all over-18s, groups, couples or come on your own! Tel: 01323 720545, email: info@thelamb.eu Archway Contemporary & Gospelish Choirs Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tue: Gospelish Choir 6-7.30pm.

Contemporary Choir 8-9.30pm. Open to all no audition required. £7 per session. Tel: 01323 897590. www.archwaygroup.com French Singing Group The Lamb Inn, 36 High Street Tues: 7-9pm. £5. Quirky songs with a French twist! Harmony singing.Tel: Lo Polidoro 07846 118807 The Lamb Folk Club Lamb Inn, High Street 1st and 3rd Weds. 7.30pm. A wide range of professional folk singers and players as well as floor spots for visiting musicians.

Everyone welcome. Tel: 01323 728268 or 638811 or www.lambfolkclub@freeuk.com Open Mic Nite for 14-18 Year Olds The Leaf Hall Community Arts Centre, 51 Seaside 3rd Fri of the month: 7.30-9.30pm.Too young to play in pubs but want somewhere to show off your talent? Here’s what you’re looking for!

Solo/duo musicians, vocalists and bands – just turn up and sign for your slot. First come first served. Audience £3 on the door. Non-alcohol bar. www.leafhall.co.uk Saturday Morning Music The Under Ground Theatre, 1 Grove Rd Sat: 10am-12noon. Free live music with our regular coffee morning. Tel: 01323 411906 www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk Simply Singing Community Wise Centre, Ocklynge Rd Fri: 2-3pm adults, 3.45-4.45pm children.

Details from 01323 460098 www.communitywise.org.uk

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Sovereign Singers Eastbourne Blind Society Hall, 124 Longstone Road Wed: 9am. Female harmony choir for enthusiastic singers-if you like the Military Wives concept, you’ll enjoy this. Tuneful voice required, music-reading ability not necessary. Email sovereignpolyphony@ uwclub.net VOICES Choir Christ Church, Seaside Weds: 7-9pm.

Baptist Church, Pevensy Bay Thurs: 12.30-2pm and 7-9pm. Rocking, swinging choir for all. No experience necessary. £5 per session.Tel: 01323 766994 or voiceschoir@hotmail.com The Voiceworks Company of Singers JPK Project, Church Street, Old Town Tues: 10.45am-12.15pm and 7.15-8.45pm.

Joyful, friendly choir singing folk, classical, world, pop, musicals etc. New members welcome, first session free. www. voiceworkshops.co.uk The Warehouse Under 18s Nightclub Unit 5, 16A Maple Road Sat: 7-11pm. tel: 01323 738288

BABY & PRE-SCHOOL

Buddies Storytelling with Puppets The Leaf Hall Community Arts Centre, 51 Seaside Tue: 9.30-10.30am. For mums and toddlers. £2.50 per family inc. refreshments.

C.A.C.L Kwik-Tots & Ball Play The Meads Parish Hall, Meads Street Mon: 10-10.45 (term time). For boys and girls 2-4years. To book tel 01323 730467 or www.caclsports.co.uk Kiddi Active Old Town Rec, Longland Road Mon & Wed: From 9.40am for 3-4 year olds. Free taster session. Tel: 07811 447711 or emma@kidditennis.co.uk Kiddi Tennis Old Town Rec, Longland Road Tues & Fri: From 9.40am for 2-4 year olds.

Free taster session. Tel: 07811 447711 or emma@kidditennis.co.uk Little Bear Soft Play for under 5s Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Mon & Thur: Mornings from 9.30am. Cost £1+ depending on age. Just drop in. www. communitywise.org.uk Little Stones Toddlers run by Living Stones Church Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tue & Fri: from 9.45-11.30am.Term time. Just drop in. www.communitywise.org.uk Little Treasures Salvation Army Hall, Royal Sussex Drive Tue: 10am-12 noon, term time only. For parents and babies/toddlers. Chat to local parents while the children play, craft, sing, have lunch and more! £1.50 per family.

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Music With Mummy run by Living Stones Church Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tue: 10.30-11am. Term time. Fun and gentle introduction to music in small and friendly classes for toddlers aged 1-3 years. Tel: Clare 07869144016 to book.

Totz St Elisabeth’s Church,Victoria Drive Thur: 10am-12 noon, term time only. Toys, craft, singing, coffee and chat. £1 per family.

Tel: 01323 638020 Vicky Bees Parent & Toddler Group Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road Mon, Wed, Fri: 10-11.45am, term time only.

Coffee/tea and chat for adults, little ones can enjoy toys, crafts, songs and stories. Tel: 01323 737974

SPORT & DANCE

Community Run Tempo, 67 Susans Road Mon: 6pm. A fun, sociable 5k run for all abilities and experience with the option to run further. Tel: 01323 723152. www.temposhop.co.uk Dance Yourself Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Sat once a month Tel: 01323 502224 www.communitywise.org.uk Eastbourne Folk Dance Club United Reformed Church Hall,Watts Lane Thurs: 7.45-9.45pm. Come and enjoy all aspects of English Folk dancing. Beginners welcome. No partners needed. £2 on the night. Refreshments inc. Tel: 01323 732948 Eastbourne Parkrun Shinewater BN23 8EJ Sat: 9am. A 5k run, it’s you against the clock.

Register beforehand at www.parkrun.org.uk/eastbourne Eastbourne Scottish Dance Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Wed: 7.30-9.30pm. Tel: 01323 301871 www.communitywise.org.uk Extend – Easy Exercise to Music Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Thur: 2-3pm. Tel: 01323 514152 www.communitywise.org.uk Kiddi Active Old Town Rec, Longland Rd Sat: 12 noon for 4-7 year olds. Free taster session. Tel: 07811 447711 or email emma@kidditennis.co.uk Kiddi Tennis Old Town Rec, Longland Rd Fri: 4-4.45pm for 4-7 year olds.

Sat: 10am for 3-7 year olds.

Ladies’ Movement to Music St Elisabeth’s Church Hall,Victoria Drive Mon: 7.30-8.30pm. Nominal charge. Tel: Margaret on 01323 723870

Lindy Hop Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Mon: 8pm-8.45pm (beginners), 9pm9.45pm (beginners consolidation and improvers/intermediate). £6, £3 full-time students with ID. Learn to Lindy Hop 1930s/40s swing jive. New course starts 16th March. Tel Alan: 07875 607322.

Email: alanhumphris@outlook.com Facebook: Eastbourne Swing Jive Musical Theatre Group singing, dancing and stagecraft for ages 5+ Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Thur: Afternoons. Tel: 01323 731762 www.communitywise.org.uk Neurofit Bowls Club,Victoria Drive Mon: 2.30-3.30pm. Training programme, empowering people with a neurological condition to challenge their physical fitness.

Tel: 01323 648202/07742 544897 or 01323 729959/07803 004002 Old Town Dance for ages 2½ upwards Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Mon and Fri Tel: 01323 438697 www.communitywise.org.uk Pilates Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Six-week courses for all abilities.

Mon: 5.15pm. Foundation level mat work.

6.30pm. Improvers mat work, for those who have a full understanding of the basic principles of the pilates method and have previously attended the Foundation course.

Email: andreaastley@hotmail.co.uk Qi Gong Enterprise Centre, Station Roundabout Weds: 5-5.45pm. From 5th Nov. No experience necessary. No special clothing, just turn up. 07812 052742 www.yogaeastbourne.com Shinewater Healthy Walk Shinewater BN23 8EJ Fri: 10.30am. Meet outside the Co-op on Milfoil Drive. Free. Tel: 07740 899559 www.walkingforhealth.org.uk Skate World Unit 5, 16A Maple Road Mon-Thurs: 3.30-6pm. After school workshop (12 -5pm during school hols) £3.

Fri: 5-10pm and Sun: 3-7pm Family Roller Disco. Sat: 1-6pm Fun Skate.

Tel: 07807 087674 Zumba Fitness Classes Get fit and burn calories! Suitable for all abilities. First class £3.

St Elisabeth’s Church Hall, 268 Victoria Dr. Mon: 9.30am.

Ocklynge Junior School,Victoria Drive Wed: 6.30pm. Tel: 07877 956721 or for more info visit: www.zumbaforall.co.uk

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