Here & Now Issue 15 | December 2017

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the festive period; art to look at and art to buy. Our local artists are offering visitors a specially warm welcome, with mulled wine, mince pies and plenty of conversation.

Worthing has developed strong connections between the community and its artists over recent years, and so it is with pleasure that Here & Now reports on some Christmassy art events.

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At nearby New Parade, at number 8, and Ashdown Road at number 39, a wide variety of unique, interesting and beautiful art, illustration and craft, by local artists.

Check out Alison Milner-Designer and Anna’s Drawing Room on Facebook for a taste. The Christmas Open Houses will be welcoming visitors Saturday 9 December and Sunday 10 December, from 10am4pm. Ashdown Road is also open Thursday 7 December from 5-8pm.

A great opportunity to meet artists, enjoy festive treats, and buy, or just admire, the work of professional artists and makers.

Elegant Colonnade House in Warwick Street is brimming with art this month. Drop in to see John Evans’ ceramics, Brian Tews’ ceramics, and Janet Branscombe’s painting. In the Studio Gallery there are exhibitions by Michelle Dawson (12-17 December) and Walter Wall (19 December to new

year). West Sussex Art Society have their exhibition from Tuesday 5 December to Sunday 10th, 105pm. There are prints, cards and decorations to buy, and the chance to meet the artists, who will be on hand every day. The Colonnade House resident artists are putting on a sparkly winter pop-up shop (prints, cards, and Sarah Edmonds’ tongue-in-cheek tea towels) from Monday 11 December right up to Saturday 23 December, with late opening Thursday 4 December.

And up the West End, Worthing’s vibrant independent quarter, Barry Williams and Sarah Sepe will be celebrating the art of the handmade at the West End Gallery, with guest artists Lumi Ghita, Alison Milner, Naomi Frances and Rosemary Jones, presenting a range of inspired jewellery, glass, ceramics, prints and cards. Definitely worth a visit to find a unique Christmas gift for someone special or a quirky stocking filler. Open ThursdaySaturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-2pm, Saturday 25 November through to Christmas Eve. If all this talk of art and artists inspires you, or stirs your interest, Worthing Artists Open Houses, the summer community artfest, is now registering artists and venues for 2018. Don’t miss out! Details from worthingartistsopenhouses.com

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REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

Living in Worthing...

HERE’S A SHOWCASE of just some of the recent events in Worthing. Some

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have become ‘don’t miss this’ events on the Worthing calendar, some are new, all are credit to the growing community of people who are coming together to make stuff happen in our town.

Tide of Light & Lions Fireworks “We thought there was a great community atmosphere, it seemed as if the whole town had come out to be part of the festival and watch the fireworks. With two young children, we declared it the official start to the run into Christmas. It’s a real celebration, one of the best events in Worthing and it gets better every year.” Lee

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DADIFESTO

The Ghosts of Christmas Past CHRISTMAS IS A TIME FOR HOPES AND DREAMS, but without wanting

to channel the inner, pre-change Scrooge (frightened by ghosts, the big wuss), you’re not going to get what you want. What you really, really want.

You see, the ideal gifts for dads aren’t some novelty golf socks (mainly because he’s never played a round in his life), but they are intangible rewards for another year of tireless dedication to their offspring. You can’t purchase the perfect dad present in Boots.

The Big Payback – Collecting Memories Of Christmases Past Forget the big money prezzies, what dads really want for Christmas is to try to revive the ghosts of Christmas past. Not in an Ebenezer way, but to relive the Christmases of their childhood.

…Be kind, let dad stay in the car with the newspaper and the chance for a sly kip. He will love you for it…

We are all implicitly aware that the 1970s & 80s were better for everything, this is a fact. Anyone disputing it will be met with a mix of intellectual derision that will take the form of some Jimmy (Chinny Reckon) Hill’ing (R.I.P) thus rendering their argument null and void.

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What we really want is to do what was done to us. Namely, subtly collect tonnes of photos and home videos of our kids doing daft things.

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These images and said videos would be stored in a safe place until the child reaches puberty and starts getting sullen. Then and only then, shall they be released into the universe to cause much hilarity and a sense of morbid embarrassment to the self-conscious teenager.

This is especially useful when they bring home their first boyfriends/ girlfriends. This kind of frankly terrifying family banter has been used for years. It is a tradition I strongly believe should be upheld.

This has nothing to do with the fact that I was born with a huge Ginger Afro and lived through what was at the time, laughing called the fashion of the 70s. Thus, giving my own family enough full-bloodied ‘comedy’ material to warrant 30 years of therapy.

Zen and the Art of Supermarket Shopping “The threat of having to take a stroppy toddler to the supermarket is, I believe, one of the main forms of torture used by MI5”.

In fact, many of the rising stars of militant war zones have crumbled and grassed-up their entire families at the mere thought of taking your average three-year-old to Sainsbury’s to do the Christmas shop. Unfortunately for humanity, it has yet to be outlawed so continues to bring fear into the hearts of many.

So, there you have it, three simple, yet effect ideas that will have the old man happier than giving him a clear conscience, the cast of ‘Paw Patrol’ a brown sack, a pond and no witnesses. (Those that know, know...)

Anyway people, that’s me done for another year. I’d like to thank you for all your kind feedback on this column over the last twelve months. Some of you seem to dig what I am doing, and that my friends, is a very nice feeling indeed.

Keep It Real, Like Ian Beale.

Alongside this fun and games, we would actually like a few actual gifts. If you are stuck for ideas, here are three made of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.

Tune In, Pop Out Anyone regularly subjected to the music tastes of a toddler will know that the perfect change of pace for any car journey would be for it to be sound tracked by something good.

One of the kindest things you can do for your old man is to allow him the chance to create his own mixtape (Remember those, kids?).

Failing that, let him loose on Spotify and then congratulate him heartily on his superior taste. (He didn’t spend years perfecting his favourite bands’ logos on his pencil case in Tippex for nothing).

The Christmas in 78’ where I looked so much like a girl, I was made to play an angel.

Be kind, let dad stay in the car with the newspaper and the chance for a sly kip. He will love you for it.

(And if you want to join the TotRockinBeats crew and celebrate NYE in style, but still be home by 7.30 pm, then you know what to do.)

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Be Free To Pee The option to go for a pee without the little people joining you, making eye contact, grinning and continuously trying to hit your nether regions with their grubby little paws like some weird game of Piñata. Invest in some Fort Knox level locks for the bathroom and let a man have some dignity!

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BUSINESS FEATURE

An Army of 89,000 Family and Friend Carers

Finance Corner MY MORTGAGE RATE has increased what do I do?

The base rate has increased for the first time in over 10 years. The key question is ‘will rates keep going up and how quickly?’ General forecasts are that interest rates will rise slowly as the economy just isn’t buoyant enough to sustain steep increases, but they will keep rising. Homeowners should consider their options.

Should I ‘Switch’ or ‘Do Nothing’?

MATT SUTTON, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF EMERALD FINANCE, your local award winning financial advisers, is here to answers your financial questions. Got a query? Email on info@emeraldfinance.co.uk

Information is vital so you can decide whether to change at all. For some it may be best to stay on your current deal. Some older schemes are on a low tracker rate at 0.25% or 0.5% over the Bank of England base rate (0.5%) and generally offer great value and with these it may be worth staying

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put. As a general guide, if you are on a tracker rate paying 2.5% or more then it will be worth reviewing your situation. Similarly, if you have come to the end of your lender’s fixed rate deal or tracker deal and have reverted to your lender’s standard variable rate (paying anything from 2.5% to 5% plus) then it’s definitely worth reviewing your situation as there may be savings to be had. If you are tied in on a fixed rate then you will normally have to pay a penalty to move your mortgage so it may not be worth changing as it will cost more than it will save. An independent mortgage adviser will be able to show you whether this is worth doing or not.

Fixed Rate or Tracker? A tracker rate will increase as the Bank of England base rate rises in the future so carries

some risk but payments may be cheaper initially. A fixed rate will remain the same for a set period of time, normally 2 to 10 years and offers stable monthly payments for that period. It is a personal choice but if you would like to know exactly what your payments will be then you should choose a fixed rate. The interest rates available are still incredibly low so for many it will be prudent to opt for a fixed rate and lock in a low payment for the future.

Everyone’s situation is different so make sure you speak to your independent financial adviser or contact Emerald Finance for a nonobligation review to make sure you are taking the best steps for your future.

Emerald Finance can be contacted on 01903 222940 or at info@ emeraldfinance.co.uk

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CARERS SUPPORT WEST SUSSEX is a

charity that helps to support more than 18,500 registered Carers across the County. A carer is anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction cannot cope without their support.

Caring can be rewarding but it can also be isolating. Anyone could be a carer – an 18 year old looking after a parent with an alcohol issue, a parent looking after their disabled child, a 50 year-old man caring for his partner who has MS, or a 75 year-old woman looking after her husband who has Alzheimer’s disease.

Caring can have an impact on many aspects of a carer’s life and we are here to help carers access support and information. We offer family and friend carers a number of services: Our Carer Response Line, 0300 028 8888, which is open six days a week.

We run more than 60 support groups for carers Emotional Wellbeing support - Carers can access free counselling, a Carer

Callback service or attend courses

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There is a ‘family and friend carer team’ in all the community

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and acute hospitals across the County including Salvington Lodge and Worthing Hospital. Carers who are either in hospital themselves or supporting the person they care for in hospital have access to the support they need.

We run a Carer Learning and Wellbeing Programme which provides carers with the opportunity to focus on something that interests them, for example, Creativity, Healthy

Relationships, Relaxation Techniques or Wills and Power of Attorney.

We offer Carers access to Equipment for Independence, which provides reassurance to carers and independence for the person who is being cared for.

There are more than 89,000 carers in West Sussex. We are asking everyone to ‘Think Carer’, consider neighbours, friends or employees, if they are a carer encourage them to contact one of our friendly staff on 0300 028 8888.

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Do you care, I mean really care...

WELL APPARENTLY, there are

thousands of carers in the UK. I worked as a Mencap family adviser many years ago, visiting family centres to meet young carers and parents of disabled children in their homes. I was in that role for over five years meeting hundreds of people, and it made me realise that no two situations are the same. Each case needs to be treated individually to ensure both parties’ needs are met.

In these difficult times of austerity, it can be difficult to know what is out

there and how much support you can get as a carer. There is no stereotype of a carer profile. The statistics, however, tell us that the majority of carers are women, and that caring can affect your career progression and income in the long term. So carers need support and we have that locally.

When I was my Mother’s carer for fifteen years I felt quite isolated at times, and frustrated, and it took me a while to get the support she

needed, before I was able to cope properly. Many of our member groups provide care, or have links with carers, and so understand what is available - but do you?

Read about Carers Support West Sussex above, to find out more about them and pass on their details to anyone you know who is a carer, so they can get advice and support.

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18 Dec VOLUNTARY SECTOR FORUM 10am12noon. Quaker Meeting House, 34 Mill Rd. FREE 25 Jan MASTERCLASS: How you can structure your strategic plans to minimise or factor in the impact of tax. You must join the Trustee Club for this. St Paul’s. FREE Places must be booked.

For info and dates see vaworthing.org.uk, email partnerships@vaworthing. org.uk, call 07392 968367.

COMMUNITY WORKS – ADUR & WORTHING Wed 29 Nov, evening.

GOVERNANCE SURGERY: GDPR (data protection) or organisational policy, free 1:1 advice. Part of AGM. Ropetackle, Shoreham.

Thurs 7 Dec CHILDREN & YOUNG PERSONS NETWORK: 10-12.30pm.

Working with challenging behaviour. Shoreham Centre. FREE Places must be booked.

For info and dates see bhcommunityworks.org. uk, call 01273 234023

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EATING OUT IN WORTHING & ADUR

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PUB REVIEW

Anchored in Worthing ON SATURDAY 21ST OCTOBER,

european The Beach House Bar

23 Marine Parade, Worthing Tel: 01903 367313 A family friendly beach front bar - home cooked meals & gourmet burgers. Locally sourced food & Sussex ales. Our sea front terrace is perfect for watching the world go by and with heaters can be enjoyed even in the colder evenings.

cocktail bar and kitchen The Cow Shed

31a Marine Parade, Worthing Tel: 01903 233 556 Family & dog friendly bar directly opposite the pier. Cocktails & American comfort food our speciality.

Wide range of draught & craft beers, wines & over 30 gins. Watch the world go by, stop for pre-theatre drinks or just chill out. Open to 1am Fri/Sat.

beach cafe Coast Cafe des Artistes

Seafront, Beach Parade, Worthing Tel: 01903 216937 Superb beach cafe offering a short menu of dishes; from coffee & croissant to organic burgers. Fully licensed. On the beach, 200 metres east of the pier, we do the best Sussex breakfast and great portions of freshly made lunch dishes.

cafe St.Paul’s

Chapel Rd, Worthing Tel: 01903 368967 Using fresh, local ingredients we produce everything from homemade soups & tarts to grilled burgers, fresh sandwiches and lovely hot stews. From midday to 2pm each day you can help yourself to our super-healthy buffet.

ADVERTISE YOUR RESTURANT, CAFE OR PUB IN HERE & NOW IN PRINT & ONLINE - TO REACH 50,000+ POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS Maximize awareness of your brand from just £20+vat per month. Book for a 6 months for £150+vat or 12 months for £240+ vat. Call 01903 686100

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Anchored in Worthing, the original Worthing Micropub, was awarded Regional Pub of the Year by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) Regional Coordinator Chris Stringer.

Chris stated in his presentation speech that Anchored in Worthing was at the forefront of the Micropub movement and a role model to other pubs.

This prestigious award means that Anchored in Worthing is now considered to be one of the top 16 pubs in the whole of the UK. and is now under consideration for CAMRA National Pub of the Year. No small achievement for such a small local pub that has promoted CAMRA objectives since its outset and continues to do so.

Anchored in Worthing can be found at 27 West Buildings, Worthing BN11 3BS

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Under indulgent Lemon Drizzle (sort of cake)

Every year it’s the same, your Turkey is not the only thing that gets stuffed on Christmas day. And so your dessert is not enjoyed, left half eaten on the fridge shelf. But this year it will be different, your kids won’t say... they don’t like pudding or christmas cake with all those currants and sherry... this year the dessert will be light, will melt in your mouth and you may even want a second helping...

This year you will make lemon drizzle (sort of cake) and feel ever so healthy...

INGREDIENTS 2 large lemons 5 eggs 45g Granulated Sweetener 50g Self Raising Flour

FOR DRIZZLE

15g Granulated Sweetener

METHOD

Sieve the sweetener and flour into a mixing bowl. Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into the mix.

Using a hand grater, zest both lemons and add the zest to the mix.

Separate the egg yolks from the whites. Keep the whites aside, beat the yolks and add to the mixture.

Whisk the egg whites until they are fluffy and form soft peaks.

It is very important that you fold the whites slowly into the mixture.

Add to the cake tray.

Bake for 20-30 minutes on 180C until golden brown, allow to cool a little.

Mix the juice of the second lemon and 15g sweetener, pour over the top of the cake and bake for another 10 mins until the top of the cake is beautifully glazed.

ADULTS £11.95 CHILDREN (5-12 years) £8.95

PREHEAT OVEN TO 180°C PREP COOK READY IN 10 min 25 min 35 min

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SHOW YOU CARE

Community Art that will Keep you Connected SHARON COLBOURNE, BLUEPRINT 22 Board Member, tells Here & Now

about her art based community project and invites local groups to get involved.

My name is Shannon Colbourne and I’m a Blueprint 22 Board Member. Last year I ran a project called ‘Reaching Out’ in which several young adults put together Christmas packages for the elderly and delivered them in the week leading up to Christmas. This year we are running a year long project called ‘Show You Care’.

The aim of this project is for young adults to deliver art sessions to 25 community groups along the coast, including Worthing.

The art created at each session will be combined to create a temporary art installation called our ‘Rainbow of Kindness’. Each participant will get to express themselves creatively and be part of a wider art project bringing people together.

to encourage a more positive view towards community action.

Tony Best, age 24, was at the launch of the project and summed up how everyone felt about the project, saying “Kindness is important because it shows other people you’re thinking about them and makes you feel better about yourself”.

If your group would like a visit from Blueprint 22 Young Adults, please get in touch with Veronica on 07543 874922 or for more information email us at info@ blueprint22.org.uk and see facebook.com/22blueprint22 Blueprint 22 is a not-for-profit Youth Organisation working along the coastal strip from Brighton to Bognor-Regis supporting 16-25 year olds.

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These activities will be youth-led and offered free to groups. Our visits will take place throughout the year and we hope to spread the message of kindness and support people in the community through fun and free activities.

The aim of this project is also to bring different communities together to foster understanding and caring, with volunteer young adults spending time with a range of different groups. These art activities are suitable for all ages and abilities and are totally inclusive.

The reason I have chosen to run this project is to share kindness with those who do not experience this every day, and to break down barriers between different communities as well as

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HEALTH & WELLBEING

Anytime Fitness Gives Back to their Community! work out, whenever it suits their busy lifestyle. They have over 140 clubs open throughout the UK and Ireland. Using a security access key, members can use the club at any time. Remote monitoring of surveillance systems and personal safety devices ensure you are safe at all times.

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are preparing for their Christmas fundraiser and with full commitment to the cause, have decided to put their bodies on the line in the shape of a NUDE Christmas calendar to support ‘Love Your Hospital’ Charity and the local community.

On 26 November 2017 the Anytime Fitness Worthing Team will be bearing all for the camera in order to raise as much money as possible for the hospital. The calendars will be retailing at £9.99 and all profits will go to charity!

You can support Anytime Fitness in this worthy cause, and help them make a difference. “We are looking

forward to participating in the event, our aim is to sell 50-100 calendars, in addition to the money we have already raised at previous events!” says Mark Lewis.

To pre-order your calendar call 01903 688247, or visit the club at 2-12 Newlands Road Worthing BN11 1JR during staffed hours.

Anytime Fitness are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, giving their members the convenience to

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Here’s the list of categories to vote in:

CHINDI, a group which celebrates and helps independent authors, is looking for spooky tales set in Littlehampton. The idea is to use them as part of a possible tongue-in-cheek ghost tour of the town, in conjunction with the Littlehampton Arts Festival next July. The successful stories will also be included in a book which CHINDI are producing to accompany the tour. Send your stories, 1,000 words or fewer, to Rosemary Noble at chirosie272@googlemail.com

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Diary Dates Thurs 14 Dec West Sussex Writers Poetry Workshop with awardwinning poet Lorraine Mariner.

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are plenty to choose from, on the fourth Friday, the first Monday, the first Tuesday and the second and third Thursdays of each month at times to suit every lifestyle. For details phone the library on 01903 704 809 or email worthing. library@westsussex.gov.uk

THE WINNER! Laura Schofield has won a copy of Sarah Pond’s new novel ‘Citrus Blossom’ with her witty response to our challenge: complete the sentence ‘She was sitting in a coffee shop writing her novel when…’

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ADUR & WORTHING BUSINESS AWARDS

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On Friday 10 November the winners of the 10th Adur & Worthing Business Awards were announced at The Pavilion Theatre, Worthing.

Here & Now attended as finalists in the Awards and were delighted to be Highly Commended along with Vertex joinery in the Business StartUp category, with Freedom Works winning the Start-Up award.

Partnership (AWBP) as a not-forprofit organisation, the Awards are organised by a committee of successful local business people from organisations including Electronic Temperature Instruments Ltd, JSPC Computer Services, Seagull Travel, Worthing & Adur Chamber of Commerce and Adur & Worthing Council.

James Stoner, Managing Director of JSPC, commented “This has been

The sell-out event was attended by over 370 guests all representing local businesses and included the town’s Mayor, Alex Harman and Mayoress, The Rt Hon, Baroness Virginia Bottomley as well as other distinguished guests and Council delegates.

The Adur & Worthing Business Awards is one of the most prestigious events in the local business calendar and over 750 entries and nominations were received, making this a record breaking year.

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: SUE DARE

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YOUNG ACHIEVER: BEN GRIGGS

calibre of entries was of a particularly high standard which gave the judging panel a tremendously difficult task.

However, after careful deliberation, we knew the right winners had been selected.”

funds Worthing, Southlands and St Richard’s Hospitals. A fundraising raffle courtesy of Darren Crabb was held during the awards ceremony resulting in £ 1,925 being raised for this fantastic cause.

BUSINESS PERSONALITY

The winner of the coveted Overall Business of the Year award went to The Gemini Print Group. Judges awarded the dedicated and innovative print company this title as they deemed them, the organisation who had shown the most enterprise, passion and drive in taking their business forward. The company has expanded significantly without compromising on their outstanding customer service, showing themselves a force to be reckoned with in the world of print.

Peter Webb MBE, Managing Director of Electronic Temperature Instruments Ltd commented;

Sharon Clarke

This year Sue Dare MBE was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her work within the Further Education sector for more than 35 years. This accolade is awarded to an individual who has had a major impact on their business and the area over a number of years. Sue held the title of Principal of Northbrook College from November 2009 until March this year and under her guidance it has become England’s third highest performing college. Over the years Sue has also been involved with the Sussex Learning Network, Adur & Worthing Business Partnership and was integral in setting up the Greater Brighton Economic Board.

In addition to recognising some of the top business talent in our local area, this year’s awards also supported Love Your Hospital, a dedicated charity for Western Sussex Hospital NHS Foundation Trust who raise vital

“I would like to personally congratulate all of the award winners, runners up and finalists, for their exceptional achievements over the past year. The Adur & Worthing Business Awards & Gala dinner is an unmissable event for local businesses and I’m delighted that the evening was such a great success”

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LOCAL BUSINESS WARWICK STREET

Worthing’s Eclectic Quarter Warwick Street is having something of a revival, a surge of new businesses are working as a community with those who are already established. This eclectic quarter of independent shops & eateries should not be overlooked… As a relative newcomer to the area and quite curious, I wanted to check out what this labyrinth of alleyways hides.

Pause and really look and you will see what has been undiscovered.

I STARTED THE DAY WITH A HEALTHY SHAKE from ‘Feast’.

Known for its shop front signage, a stunning piece of graffiti art, this friendly little takeaway & caterer offers so much more than a flat white. An extensive food and drinks menu, all freshly homemade and with a host of healthy options on

board too. It’s the perfect drink while I wander along the street.

Giuseppes’ Lite, the little brother of the well renowned Giuseppes’ Restaurant, offers the perfect authentic Italian café experience and is the ideal spot to people watch. You could also spend hours choosing between the cakes on offer and deciding which flavour of gelato to try. This little café is also very community spirited and along with some of the traders on Warwick Street they are participating in a Christmas event on 26 November with a live cake making show! I’ve tasted the cakes and I’ll be back for the show!

A little further down, I began a conversation with Matthew the owner of Warwick Street Kitchen, here you can spend time over a leisurely breakfast, brunch or lunch.

I asked Matthew for his thoughts on the Warwick Street neighbourhood and he

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summed it up in one word, “Cosmopolitan”, which he tells me is perfect for his brand. So here you can soak up the vibe with the vast menu available and be guaranteed quality food. When you visit, ask Matthew about his many prestigious accolades for his skills in the kitchen.

vibe to Warwick Street.

Independent traders bring this to a town. Is it a coincidence that most swear by local products and ALL offer first class customer service?

Street since 1994, Mark at Arena has seen the fashions come and go. Here you’ll find your wardrobe staples with names such as Tommy Hilfiger, Barbour, Timberland, Levis, Lacoste and Super Dry and an extensive footwear department and experienced customer service.

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In the middle of the street, you’ll find a cluster of shops offering something different to their contemporaries down Montague Street. Harmony at Home is a children’s ecoboutique that offers personal service and quality. Owner Claire believes that the key to their success comes from engaging with their customers and offering them choice and quality. Knowing her suppliers (some local), means that Claire can assist in finding the perfect item for each customer.

Lemon Fizz is another recent arrival on Warwick Street. A gift shop with a twist! Local products ranging from bath supplies to jewellery are made by local artists and keeping it real is an understatement. The owners

believe that by keeping prices reasonable and affordable makes people realise that quality doesn’t always have to come at a cost.

Amid the cafes and clothing shops, there is Room With A View, a fine art gallery with paintings, sculpture, and glassware from a range of contemporary artists. This place has the presence of an art gallery, you are free to browse, ask questions and the curator will even take a selection of artwork to your home for you to select, with no sales pressure and no obligation to buy.

If looking sharp is your thing, Arena menswear offers a fresh look at men’s fashion. My brother is regularly stocking up on t-shirts in here. A resident of Warwick

If the smell of fresh brownies wafting down Stanford Square should stop you in your tracks, you need to follow your nose to Warwick Street’s newest neighbours, The Burger and Brownie Co. The only burger restaurant in this part of town, they are proud to be using local ingredients and they cater to most dietary needs, (I loved the look of the vegan burger). This place is proving to be a hit as it can get pretty busy at meal times.

Turn off the main street and you’ll find Darren West at The Neon Sanctum. This little studio/ sanctuary is based at the back of Warwick Arcade. Darren’s a local artist known internationally and tells me he’s off to exhibit at Underdog Art Gallery at London Bridge on 10 February. You’ll also find his amazing neon creations lighting up various premises closer to home, including our very own St Paul’s. The Neon Sanctum,

Room With A View and the now established Colonnade House on the corner of Warwick Street makes this a perfect area for any art lover to wander through.

Working together as a community that has brought a new, exciting

Find out for yourself, visit one of the upcoming Warwick Street events. The Warwick Street Christmas Event on 26 November will light up the street with traders creating a family vibe including puppet and magic shows, samples, live shows and much more. Keeping with the Christmas theme Warwick Street Kitchen is hosting Breakfast

with Santa for the first couple of Sunday’s through December.

Warwick Street is a minute’s walk from the Guildbourne car park and a stone throw from the beach.

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Joe Bunn is the self-proclaimed Bard of Worthing and has been unchallenged since he announced this in 2015. He welcomes all comers. He has lived in Worthing on and off since the year 2001, with a brief foray to Northampton University (where he was that Town’s official Bard for a year and a day).

Joe Bunn tries to create culture wherever he goes, and is mostly successful. He has also run a large number of failed events, including SEX! (the fake club night), Gregalomania (the Greg themed gig), and most recently a storytelling night where 5 of the 7 acts cancelled.

Who would play you in the film of your life?

Jim Jones with the Merry Pranksters Kool-Aid.

Which book changed your life?

Sonsense Nongs by Michael Rosen.

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Remembered. Respected.

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Who would you invite to rave with you on Worthing beach?

Sand. Or The Moon.

What single thing would you do to improve Worthing?

I would inject a sense of urgency, a sense of missing out into the populace.

What would you donate to Worthing Museum?

My afterbirth. With a plaque which reads ‘The Placenta of Excellence’.

What event did you last pay to go to in Worthing?

The Home 4 at the Funky Little Shack behind Iceland. •

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THOMAS H GREEN’S

MUSICAL TIME MACHINE

The Worthing Workshop ’68-’71 50 YEARS AGO WORTHING WAS A VERY DIFFERENT TOWN. It had

the highest percentage of elderly people per head of any similarly sized community in England. It had a police force and local media that aggressively came down on any kind of youth culture. However, as the ‘60s turned to the ‘70s, a small coterie of hippies not only survived in Worthing but, for a brief period, even flourished. The engine at the heart of their activity was a loose collective called the Worthing Workshop.

…We went up on the Downs at Cissbury Ring all night, an ideal place to go with guitars and a small sound system...

Perhaps the key to the Workshop’s beginning was an extraordinary run of gigs put on almost every Thursday by promoter Freddy Bannister in either the Assembly Rooms or the Pier Pavilion. A who’s who of ‘60s pop played there as psychedelia blossomed and rock music was coming into being: Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd (with Syd Barrett), The Who (three times), Cream, The Kinks, The Byrds, The Jeff Beck Group, Fleetwood Mac and many more.

Local teenagers who’d just left school were inspired.

Following the example of the rising “arts lab” movement across the country, particularly the Brighton Combination and London’s Drury Lane Arts Lab, local liquid lighting enthusiast Jimmy Doody set up the Living Loving Workshop, which put on gigs at the Norfolk Hotel (Chapel Road, now demolished) and Findon’s Black Horse Pub. Doody moved on but his promotional unit mutated into a sprawling entity known as

ELIZABETH EDWARDS AND IAN GRANT PHOTO: PETE COHEN

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the Worthing Workshop, loosely directed by driven local longhairs and counterculture enthusiasts such as John May, Ian Grant, Andy CowanMartin, Nigel Thompson and Rod Cohen.

“I just got hooked,” recalls Grant, “It became more significant than anything else I was doing, learning to become a draughtsman or a surveyor or any trade job. I was fascinated by the music and by the people I was connecting with.”

The core of the group were initially based around 28 Grafton Road but then moved to a more palatial house at 30 Chesswood Road. They lived a nocturnal existence, rising every afternoon, but still managed to put on a plethora of events such as alternative poetry, street theatre, folk music, even Extra Sensory Perception sessions, utilising venues such as The Fountain pub (Slug & Lettuce, Chapel Road), the Art Annexe building that was behind The Swan pub on High Street, and spaces on Union Place.

“We’d set up every Saturday on Montague Street, just where the WORTHING WORKSHOP CARNIVAL FLOAT - ELIZABETH EDWARDS, IAN GRANT, MARY BLAYDON, KEVIN BERGIN, LAIN RANN, COLIN GILDER, ROD COHEN AND OTHERS PHOTO: PETE COHEN

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Odeon Cinema used to be,” recollects John May, “We’d sell underground newspapers such as Oz, IT and Friends, joss sticks, posters and so on. People would walk past saying, “That’s disgusting,” and one time a local mod came up and poured a bottle of perfume over me.”

On another occasion, the Worthing Herald ran a piece headlined “POLICE GAG THE HIPPY POETRY”, featuring a photograph of May reading beatnik figurehead Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s ‘Underwear”. The report also states that a 100-strong crowd gathered, making hostile comments such as “What they need is a dose in the army”.

The Worthing Workshop had its own publication, Swan, printed on a mimeograph machine at Brighton’s

Unicorn Bookshop. The mag later changed its name to Scab, reflecting how those involved felt intimidated by authoritarian pressure. Music, however, was the core of their activities. May persuaded Deep Purple to play for only £40, supported by the Spencer Davis Group, a benefit that raised loads of money for Workshop events.

They put on local blues rock success story Steamhammer, they put on Hawkwind, they put on folk singer Shirley Collins. May would DJ, under the name Freaky John May, while Ian Grant had taken over the lightshow, calling himself Crystalline Foetus.

The Workshop also organized trips to see bands such as the Rolling Stones and Blind Faith play Hyde Park, and to the famed Isle of Wight Festivals of 1969 and

1970, and smaller festivals such as Plumpton and Harmony Farm. The Workshop even once put on a selfwritten play in Worthing’s St John’s Ambulance headquarters, based on the Thunderclap Newman song ‘Something in the Air’. Alongside such counterculture arose a new interest in drugs, especially cannabis and LSD.

and destitution. We weren’t robbing people or doing harm so it was more than likely also to do with our antiauthority ideals. In the end we were pretty much banned from holding any more do’s and we went up on the Downs at Cissbury Ring all night, an ideal place to go with guitars and a small sound system.”

However, the level of pressure was eventually not viable.

John May spent his 21st birthday in the police station, after only being stopped and strip-searched the day before. He moved to London in 1971 where he ended up writing for the underground press, working for JOHN MAY, Greenpeace and MARY BLAYDON, ROD COHEN becoming a renowned PHOTO: PETE COHEN music Journalist.

Grant, meanwhile, “We all took LSD,” says May, moved away in 1975, going “Generally it wasn’t about getting onto a successful career in band wasted all the time, it was about management with clients such as The raising your consciousness. Because Stranglers and Big Country.

it was highly illegal, sometimes you’d end up sitting in darkened rooms with a candle, everyone a bit paranoid.”

May recalls meeting up with disapproving local mods at the Bowling Alley. A peace pact was made, with the mods’ caveat, “Just stay away from us when we’re on the pills”. There was no such peace with the police. Local law enforcement officers Ron Berry and Andrew Harvey were on a mission.

“They thought that if you started on cannabis you’d end up on heroin and would die,” remembers Ian Grant, “They were on a mission to save us from death

“We thought we were going change the world,” he says now, “How much we actually did so, looking back from 50 years later, is open to question. But it was an extraordinary time, and lots of things arose from that era; gay rights, the vegetarian food movement, an interest in eastern religion and meditation and so on.

I sometimes wonder where that counterculture is today.”

Where? It could be here.

Worthing, get off your phone and get amongst it. Let’s get prepared…

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WHAT’S ON IN WORTHING

A ho-ho-whole lot of Christmas fun coming to Adur and Worthing CHRISTMAS CHEER IS ON ITS WAY TO ADUR AND WORTHING THIS WINTER A host of fun-filled and family-friendly events are planned across the area in the run up to the festive season.

So why not support local businesses and head along to one (or more!) of the many events this December.

There really is something for everyone on offer this December across Adur and Worthing.

From markets selling fine festive fare produced on your doorstep to children’s Christmas crafts sessions and meeting some of Santa’s reindeer, there’s a host of activities to ensure that you can celebrate some Christmas cheer in your local community. This is in addition to seasonal favourites, such as the Worthing ice rink and Worthing Theatres’ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, starring the one and only Chesney Hawkes.

So join with Adur & Worthing Councils’ and local businesses to celebrate good times with good food and great community spirit this Christmas time.

Councillor Brian Boggis, Adur District Council’s executive member for regeneration, said: “Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year and I’m delighted to see so many opportunities for the communities of Adur to come together this Christmas time.

“I urge everyone to pop along to Lancing, Shoreham or Southwick and take in some of the festive fun on offer.”

Councillor Kevin Jenkins, Worthing Borough Council’s executive member for regeneration, said: “With a thriving town centre, a growing number of independent traders and a host of family-friendly activities, there’s lots of opportunities to have festive fun in the town this winter.

“Throw in the biggest and best pantomime the town has ever seen, and there really is no excuse not to discover what Worthing has to offer this Christmas.”

ADUR & WORTHING EVENTS 1 Dec to 1 Jan - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

12 to 23 Dec - Colonnade House Christmas Pop up Shop The arts hub in Warwick Street,

Worthing, will host a range of independent artists selling a host of unique goods perfect for stocking fillers - 10am to 5pm

14 Dec - Worthing’s Mega Christmas Party

Worthing town centre hosts a laser and pyrotechnic extravaganza featuring Titan the Robot with late night shopping - 4pm to 7pm

Southwick Square will be closed to traffic and transformed into a winter wonderland with fairground rides, market stalls, festive refreshments, entertainment and more!

10am to 4pm

2 Dec - Great Little Farmers Market

16 Dec - Lancing Christmas Market

8 Dec - Light up Shoreham: a Christmas market with festive family fun

23 Dec - Shoreham Artisans Market

Visit the town centre to meet Santa’s reindeer while enjoying seasonal entertainment with craft sessions and rides for the kids - 4pm to 9pm

9 Dec - Shoreham Farmers Market

Head along to the award-winning market in East Street, Shoreham, to find everything you need to celebrate a truly home-grown Christmas this year - 9am to 2pm

I DON’T THINK ANY OF US can believe it’s that time of the year already, but at the same time I do

5 FUN THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is such a nice production because it combines the fun slapstick pantomime style with the magical Christmas elements to top it all off. There’s going to be an abundance of snow, animals, singing, dancing and of course Christmas cracker jokes that you don’t want to laugh at but you can’t quite help yourself.

Here’s our pick of 5 free fun festive things to do:

love December. Pantomime is one of those fascinating British traditions that has been going since the dawn of time (well its English origins begun in the early 15th Century), and this year we have an extra special show to make everyone’s Christmas magic.

We’ve had some really great casts over the years.

My favourite so far was last year’s duo of Richard McCourt (Dick n’ Dom) and comedian Patrick Monahan in Peter Pan; I ended up seeing the show five times and every time I laughed at something different, thanks to some wonderful ad-libbed comedy routines!

16 Dec - Southwick Square Christmas Market

The Worthing Theatres Christmas pantomime of 2017-18 is ready to answer the question: “Who’s the fairest of them all?”

Held in Goring Road, local traders will be selling a host of goodies and tasty treats for all the family - 9am to 2pm

It’s time for Panto... (Oh yes it is!)

We recently had our press launch and I can tell you the cast this year are hugely talented and so down to earth.

Queensway in Lancing is host to a range of Sussex producers selling the best festive fare from across the county - 9am to 1pm

A wide range of local food, drink arts and crafts is available in East Street, Shoreham perfect for those who have left their shopping to the last minute! - 9am to 2pm

And, Worthing Ice Rink in Steyne Gardens to 28 January

The fully covered ice rink ensures festive fun whatever the weather

We have ‘The One and Only’ Chesney Hawkes, who will be our dashing prince and will raise the roof with his legendary vocals. We’ve brought in X-Factor stars and West End actresses Niki Evans and Cassie Compton, CBeebies BAFTA nominated Swashbuckle duo Richard David-Caine and Joseph Elliot whom kids big and small will all love, and a return from our wonderful dame last year Simon Howe. Jo Brand will also be making a special video appearance as the magic mirror; she’ll keep us well informed as to who is the fairest of them all.

We have partnered with Chestnut Tree House to raise awareness and funds for their magnificent children’s hospice, and we’ve also teamed up with Northbrook MET College who have produced a glorious giant apple in the Pavilion Café Bar foyer! Plus local boys and girls who have auditioned to be in the show will play our seven dwarfs and our juvenile dancers, so make sure you give our future stars of the stage a big round of applause when you join us!

Whatever you’re doing this Christmas, I hope you enjoy the wonderful festive holiday.

For a full listing of events visit https://discoverworthing.uk/whats-on/

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MARKETING OFFICER, WORTHING THEATRES & MUSEUM

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS runs from 1 December to 1 January. For more information and booking call the Worthing Theatres box office on 01903 206 206 or visit worthingtheatres.co.uk

• 26 Nov Christmas at Warwick Street 11am-5pm.

Entertainment is FREE • 2 Dec Winter Wonderland Christmas Fair 2.15-5.15pm.

Worthing High School.

For Chestnut Tree House. Entry FREE • 8 Dec Light up Shoreham town centre Christmas market with festive family fun and the opportunity to meet Santa’s reindeer and more! 4-9pm. Entry FREE • 14 Dec Worthing’s Mega Christmas Party Worthing town centre laser and pyrotechnic extravaganza! 4-7pm.

FREE • 22 Dec Utopia Christmas Party at Coast Café. 7pm. FREE HERE & NOW | December 2017 |

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LISTINGS CINEMA & THEATRE

CINEMA & THEATRE LISTINGS

Elfs, Gremlins & Muppets CINEMA LISTINGS

December 2017 Fri 1 Dec Wonder (PG) Inspiring and heart-warming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time. Dome The Man Who Invented Christmas (PG) 5.30pm. The magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and other classic characters from “A Christmas Carol.” Connaught Studio. £5-7

Sat 2 Dec The Nightmare Before Christmas (PG) 10.15am. This special festive edition of Sat Morning Pictures is open to all ages.

Connaught Theatre. £2.50

Sun 3 Dec The Lego Ninjago Movie (U) Autism Friendly. 10.15am. Connaught Theatre. £4

Tue 5 Dec

Fri 8 Dec

Weds 6 Dec – Sat 9 Dec

Sun 10 Dec

ROH: The Nutcracker (12A) 5 Dec, 7.15pm Live, 10 Dec, 2pm Encore. A young girl goes on a Christmas adventure in this beautiful ballet, danced to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score.

Connaught Theatre. £13.50-16.50

White Christmas (U) 7.45pm. Inc a glass of mulled wine (alternatives available) and a minced pie. Dress code is black tie.

Dome £7.50-8.50

The Man Who Came to Dinner. 7.30pm.

Barn Theatre. From £11

Calan. 8pm. Celebrate the yuletide season with bagpipes, fiddles and step dancing with the award-winning band from Wales.

Connaught Studio. £13.50

Sat 9 Dec

White Fang. 7.30pm. An epic story of love, loss, and redemption – inspired by Jack London classic novel. Connaught Theatre. £9.50-17.50.

Weds 13 Dec – Sun 31 Dec

Fri 8 Dec

Sat 16 Dec – Sun 17 Dec

Seafarers Royal Marines Band Concert.

7.30pm. Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood. Assembly Hall. £17.50 - £21.50

Father Christmas Comes Up Trumps!

Various times. Connaught Theatre. £11.50 - £12.50

Thurs 7 Dec It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (U) 12.15pm. This comedy classic is being screened as close to its original roadshow screenings as possible and replicating the cinema experience of the 1960’s.

Connaught Theatre. £5-7

NT: Young Marx (12A) 7pm. The 32 year old revolutionary is a frothing combination of intellectual brilliance, invective, satiric wit, and child-like emotional illiteracy. Connaught Studio. £15.50-16.50

The Polar Express (U) 10.15am. This special festive edition is open to all ages.

Connaught Theatre. £2.50 It’s a Wonderful Life (U) 3pm. A gentle angel named Clarence comes to earth and shows George what the world be like without him. Connaught Theatre. £5-7 Afternoon tea available Lethal Weapon (18) 8.15pm. Connaught Studio. £6-7, £15 inc beer & hotdog

Mon 4 Dec

Chance to Win WORTHING ICE RINK IS GIVING AWAY 3 PAIRS OF TICKETS TO SKATE! Get your skates on, glide around Worthing’s stunning ice skating rink (check out the lights indoors!). To have a skating chance of winning a pair of tickets, just answer this question: Where will Puddles & the penguins be returning from?

Email competition@hereandnowmag.co.uk before midnight Sun 17 December.

To be entered, Ice Rink must be in the subject header. One entry per person.

Competition winners notified by Mon 18 December. The lucky winners will be selected at random and notified by email or phone.

Fully covered rink, lessons available, Puddles and the penguin colony will assist younger skaters, café, Birthday & Christmas parties.

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Tues-Fri 3pm-9pm Sat Noon-9pm Sun Noon-5pm

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Wonder (PG) (SS) 11am. Connaught Theatre. £4

Thurs 14 Dec

Arun & Adur CAMRA Pub of the Year 2017

Delivery instructions for the hard of drinking: 1 Head to the website 2 Choose your beer(s) 3 Give us your delivery details 4 Pay us some dosh 5 Wait for the beer to turn up 6 Drink beer

Mon 11 Dec

Star Wars: The Force Awakens double bill with The Last Jedi (12A) 9.25pm. Relive the magic of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, before being among the first in the world to witness the power of the Dark Side in Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi. Dome. £7-9

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Paddington 2 (PG) - TEDDY BEAR PICNIC SCREENING 9am. Experience the magic of Paddington 2 with your own little bear in tow. Ticket inc popcorn, drink, Paddington fairy cake. Dome £5

Weds 13 Dec

Sussex Real Ales

Sun 10 Dec

The Man Who Invented Christmas (PG) (SS) 11am. Connaught Studio. £4

The Party (15) (SS) 11am. A comedy wrapped around a tragedy. It starts as a celebration and ends with blood on the floor. Connaught Theatre. £4

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Thurs 7 Dec – Fri 8 Dec

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (12A) 12.01am.

What mysteries will be revealed in this new chapter of the epic space saga?

Connaught Theatre. £5-7

Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure. Dome.

Gremlins (12A) 8.30pm. Don’t get them wet, Keep them out of bright light, and never feed them after midnight.

Connaught Studio. £5-7

Sun 17 Dec Elf (PG) 5.15pm. Santa allows him to go to New York City to find his birth father.

Connaught Theatre. £4

Sat 9 Dec Magic of Motown. 7.45pm. Prepare yourself for 40 back-to-back classic Motown hits, glittering costume changes and dazzling dance moves. Assembly Hall. £24 - £27.50

Dick Whittington. Pantomime. Various times. Ropetackle Arts Centre. From £10

Sun 17 Dec Frankly Sinatra. 7.30pm. Direct from Las Vegas, the iconic music of Frank Sinatra is brought to life once again HIS WAY. Pavilion Theatre. £22.05-£25.50

Weds 20 Dec Pitch Perfect 3 (PG). The group come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.

Dome

Fri 22 Dec The Muppet Christmas Carol (U) 12.10pm. This special festive edition is open to all ages. It is playing for three days and is on at the later time shown.

Connaught Theatre. £2.50

Sat 30 Dec

Sat 16 Dec

Paddington 2 (U) 10.15am. Connaught Theatre. £2.50

Ferdinand (PG). After Ferdinand is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home.

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Newton Faulkner. 7pm. Newton Faulkner is back to release his 6th studio album later this year, following a string of top 10 albums. Assembly Hall. £23.50

Fri 1 Dec 17 – Mon 1 Jan 18 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Pantomime. Various times. “Who’s the fairest of them all!?” Pavilion Theatre. From £12.50

Tues 5 Dec – Thurs 7 Dec

Fisherman’s Friends

Wendy & Peter Pan. 7pm.

Christmas Drama Production of Wendy & Peter Pan by students at The Sir Robert Woodard Academy. The Alan Strong Theatre. £5-7

Readers are advised to check event listing info in case of change. Please mention Here & Now when booking or attending events. Check websites for updated info.

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LISTINGS MUSIC December 2017 Fri 1 December Newton Faulkner at the Assembly Hall.

7pm, £23.50 – Folk Cellar Arts Club 1st Anniversary Party at the Cellar Arts Club. 8pm, £2 for nonmembers Trapper at the Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE - Covers Rooster Tail and DJ Steeps, Warwick. 9pm, FREE – Rock Covers, DJ

Jenna Hall at Molotov. 8pm, FREE Covers Rat Pack Night, Vine. 8pm, FREE – Covers Ruby & The Revelators, Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE - Soul

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Sun 3 December

Fri 8 December

Thu 14 December

Tommy Castro Band USA, Southern Pavilion. 8pm, £18 – Blues

Kast Off Kinks, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 8pm, SOLD OUT – Rock

Outta Peak + support at Bar 42. 8pm, FREE – Pop Mosh

The Churchfitters, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 8pm, £12 - Folk

Seafarers Royal Marines Band Concert, Assembly Hall. 7:30pm, £21.50 – Charity Fundraiser

Folk In Adur, Cellar Arts Club. 8pm, £2 for non-members - Folk

Live Music Night at Tangerine Bar. 8pm, FREE

Jazz Breakfast w/ Mike Hatchard, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 11am, £10 – Jazz

Happy Endings, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

9pm, FREE - Covers

Taylor Maid, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

4pm, FREE – Big Band/Jazz

Dumb Waiters Christmas Party, Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE - Covers

Hannah Renton, Farmers (Lancing). 8pm, FREE – Covers

Burning Organ, Piston Broke (Shm).

4:30pm, FREE

The Nears and DJ Steeps, Warwick. 9pm, FREE – Covers, DJ

Punk Night with the KXB Band, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE – Punk Covers

Tue 5 December

Jennie Castell at Molotov. 8pm, FREE – Covers

Sat 2 December Richard Durrant – Candlelit Christmas Concert, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm).

3pm, 8pm, £16 - Carols, Folk Family Fiction, Grenades and Bellydancer at St. Paul’s. 7:30pm, FREE – Alt Rock Rock’n’Roll Night w/ Apeshit DJs, Cellar Arts Club. 8pm, £2 for non-members - DJ Synthony 101, Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE – 80s Pete Mac, Warwick. 9pm, FREE - DJ

Soul II Soul, Assembly Hall. 7:45pm, £35.50 – R’n’B Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 8pm, £14 – Folk

Tales of Autumn + support at Bar 42. 8pm, FREE – Rock/Metal

Desperate Dan Band, Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE Kelly G, Farmers (Lancing). 8pm, FREE

African Night Fever presents: Djouna Mumbafu – Christmas Party!, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 8pm, £15 – World Music Coastal Connections w/ Mike Reinstein, Liemba and Hickory Signals at Coast Café.

7pm, FREE – Acoustic Showcase

Utopia Christmas Party at Coast Café.

7pm, FREE – Reggae/Electronic DJ Chapter 13 and DJ Steeps, Warwick. 9pm, FREE – Covers, DJ Alison David at Molotov. 8pm, FREE – Covers Liquid Logic, Vine. 8pm, FREE - Covers

Sat 23 December

Magic Of Motown, Assembly Hall.

7:45pm, £27.50 – Motown

Blacken Blues Band, the Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE - Blues

Los Palmas 6 – Grand Christmas Party at St. Paul’s, 7pm, £13.50 – Tribute

Jennie Castell, Farmers (Lancing). 9pm, FREE - Covers

Unity, Cellar Arts Club. 8pm, £2 for nonmembers - Folk

Sat 16 December

Factory Reunion DJ Night at Bar 42. 8pm, FREE - DJ Pete Mac, Warwick. 9pm, FREE - DJ Dirty Shoes, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

9pm, FREE – Rock Dagger Band, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE - Covers

Pete Mac, Warwick. 9pm, FREE - DJ

Worthing Choral Society Christmas Concert, Bohunt School. 3pm, £12 – Christmas Concert

Jo Rotunno at Molotov. 8pm, FREE – Covers

Rapture: 80s Club Night, Cellar Arts Club.

8pm, £2 for non-members – 80s DJ

DJ Spoons, Warwick. 9pm, FREE – DJ

DJ Trick, Beach House. 8pm, FREE – DJ

Pete Mac, Warwick. 9pm, FREE - DJ

The Informers, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

9pm, FREE - Blues

Jo Rotunno at Molotov. 9pm, FREE – Covers

Christmas Eve w/ Doctor Bluegrass, Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE Bluegrass

Tyler, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

KXB Band, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE - Covers

Crackling Jacks, Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE

Sun 10 December Richard Durrant – Candlelit Christmas Concert, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm).

2:30pm, 7:30pm, £16 - Carols, Folk

Roadworks, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

9pm, FREE - Blues

Sun 17 December

Sun 24 December Jenna Hall at Molotov. 8pm, FREE - Covers

Tue 26 December Boxing Day Jazz Breakfast w/ Mike Hatchard, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm).

11am, £12 – Jazz In 2 Deep w/ Billy Butler and Micky Cee, Warwick. 9pm, FREE – House/Garage

Calan, Connaught Studio. 8pm, £13.50 – Folk/World Music

WPO Christmas Concert, Assembly Hall.

3pm, £9 – 16 – Christmas Concert

Piranha Four + support at Bar 42. 8pm, FREE – Punk Rock

Taylor Maid, Egremont. 5pm, FREE – Big Band/Swing

Starlets Burlesque Show, Southern Pavilion. 6:45pm, £22 – Burlesque

The Salvation Army Carol Concert, Assembly Hall. 3pm, £5 – Carols

Music Box, Piston Broke (Shm). 4:30pm, FREE

Dan Powell and the Collective, Egremont.

4pm, FREE

Smokestack, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

4pm, FREE – Blues/Jazz

Party Night w/ the Stash Deejays and friends, Cellar Arts Club. 8pm, £2 for nonmembers

Rough Chowder, Duke of Wellington (Shm). 4pm, FREE – Cajun/Zydeco

Wed 20 December

Taylor Maid, Piston Broke (Shm). 4:30pm, FREE – Big Band/Jazz

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Maisie and Betsy: Live Acoustic Evening, Cellar Arts Club. 8pm, £2 for non-members - Acoustic

Dead Beat Angels, Farmers (Lancing). 9pm, FREE

Kate’s Kitchen Band: Christmas Ceilidh, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 8pm, £12 – Ceilidh

The Cellar Arts Club is situated below the View Café at 70 Marine Parade, Worthing. Entrance to the Club is in Prospect Place. See FB for further info.

Fri 22 December

Hannah Renton at Molotov. 8pm, FREE Covers

Sat 9 December

Take a look too at the General Listings in Here & Now for a full range of events hosted by the Club. With all the exciting things going on here, I hope to see you down at the Cellar Arts Club in December! Connor

Teal + support at Bar 42. 8pm, FREE Alternative

Shauna Parker and the Saloon Bar Band, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

Thu 7 December

Worthing

Charged + support at Bar 42. 8pm, FREE – Rock/Metal

Liquid Logic and DJ Steeps, Warwick.

9pm, FREE – Covers, DJ

Shauna Parker and the Saloon Bar Band, Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY to miss the Cellar Arts Club by its concealed location just off the seafront were it not for the experimental music coming from it on 22 October! The low-ceilinged venue provided a great atmosphere for the Train Of Thought Electronica night, with music that bridged the gap between experimental and noise. There was every kind of weird and wacky, from the ambience created by Orok to the incessant chanting of PSK; as their ethos will tell you, the Cellar Arts Club is the home of left field and experimental in Worthing.

Looking forward to next month, the Cellar Arts Club hosts its first anniversary party on 1 December. Later in the month, local bands Original Music Unity and Folk In Adur will be hosting their own headline shows on 9 and 14 December respectively.

Sat 30 December

The Rowlands Singers Christmas Concert, Assembly Hall. 7:30pm, £10 – Christmas Concert

Bushman Brothers, Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE

LeeFoxWood Experience, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

Beach House Music Club, Beach House.

8pm, FREE

Thu 21 December

Fish Brothers: Annual Fishmas Party (West), Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE – Victorian Music Hall/Punk Rock

Penny Black Remedy, Duke of Wellington (Shm). 7pm, FREE – Country/Ska/Folk

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Fri 15 December

MUSIC LISTINGS

Frankly Sinatra, Assembly Hall. 7:30pm, £25.50 - Tribute

Fri 29 December

My Pet Shark, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

8pm, FREE – Funk Rock

Sun 31 December NYE Party 2017/2018 at St. Paul’s. 8pm, £20 (Earlybird) – New Year’s Party Millay and DJs Rockstone, Warwick. 9pm, FREE – Reggae/Soul/House Alison David at Molotov. 8pm, FREE – Covers DJ Gary, Vine. 8pm, FREE - DJ New Year’s Eve w/ Shady Grove and Purple Shoes, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

8pm, FREE – New Year’s Party

Sat 23 Dec A Celebration of Christmas. 7.30pm. The Boundstone Chorus celebrate Christmas in words and music. St Michael and All Angels, Lancing. FREE

January 2018 Fri 5 January Rum Boogie, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

9pm, FREE – Blues Little Joe, Farmers (Lancing). 9pm, FREE

Sat 6 January Elvis Night: Suspiciously Elvis, Assembly Hall. 8pm, £21.50 – Tribute Jazz Breakfast w/ Mike Hatchard, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 11am, £12 - Jazz Rooster Tail, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

9pm, FREE – Rock Covers

Sun 7 January WSO: New Year Tonic in Vienna, Assembly Hall. 2:45pm, £19 – 28 – Classical Burning Organ, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

4pm, FREE – Covers Karl Bashford, Piston Broke (Shm).

4:30pm, FREE

Regular Event Listings Open Mic w/ Bustin’ A Groove, Thomas A Becket. Every other Tuesday from 12 Dec at 8pm Open Stage at Bar Next Door. Every Wednesday at 8pm Open Mic at Tangerine Bar. Every other Thursday from 14th Dec at 8pm

Mark Wright 80s Night, Egremont.

8:45pm, FREE – 80s Covers

Open Mic w/ Bustin’ A Groove, Crown and Anchor (Shm). Every Thursday at 8pm

Juicy Lucy, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

9pm, FREE

Open Mic, Royal Oak. Every Thursday at 9pm South Coast Blues Jam, Charles Dickens. 3 Sunday of every month at 2pm

Joe Bunn’s Bardic Trials Rename Worthing

HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED that in Worthing, everywhere is named after exactly where or what it is?

We used to have the boringly named District of Worthing, which was three places: the Computer shop, the Barber Shop, with the Bar Next Door sandwiched between the two, next door to both of them. We have two different bars named after the house number of the street they’re placed on. We have two separate clubs/bars in cellars that are named just that. Until very recently the one of the only clubs in town was called ONE CLUB. And there’s tonnes of shops whose names are cunningly composed just using the item they sell (say Bikes) and the word Shop (shop) (saying that, there was that interesting war between the owner of Michael’s cycles, an institution, and the other shop up the road which was called Mike’s Bikes, team Michael all the way). And it’s dull, makes me feel like yawning so wide that I swallow all the signage outside every establishment in Worthing, then puking up the letters so they form new interesting titles.

(There are, of course, exceptions to this rule, but that wouldn’t make an engaging article).

But don’t worry, because I, as per blinkin’ usual, have a solution, that will also help with the empty shop situation in our town centre.

Why don’t we make fake signs for non-existent shops for items that don’t exist? Let’s task different art groups with fashioning, painting and erecting signs onto empty shops in our own Sunny Worthing. Brighten the place up with a lick of imagination and maybe encourage a few shop owners to change their own boringly named shops.

Here are a few examples of signs you could make:

• Worthing War Things • Bum Club • The Quangle Wangle’s Trousers • Fizzbo’s Joke Shop and Family Planning Clinic • The Artificial Art Official Gallery • Bennington’s So there we have it, once again, a fun art project for you to try at home, or in the studio. Giant, impressive signs that will cause people to flock from miles around to catch a glimpse of our fantastical, imaginary shop signage.

See you again next month, for another dose of the medicine you never asked for, because you didn’t ask for.

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During January (from Saturday 20 until Saturday 27), the venue hosts eight days of concerts, workshops, special events, films and talks in the form of The South Coast Jazz Festival.

The festival, now a firm and muchloved fixture on the jazz calendar, offers a whistle-stop tour around the ‘world of jazz’, with an exciting and varied international programme, with the likes of Pee Wee Ellis, Clark Tracey Quintet, Gwilym Simcock and many more playing live.

See southcoastjazzfestival.com for further info.

Earlier in January, the multi-award winning Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis will showcase her ‘crystalline’ and ‘intoxicating’ vocals.

Julie is deeply influenced by her early upbringing in the Outer Hebridean island of North Uist and is a warm and engaging live performer; her performance at the Ropetackle being a welcome return, following her sold-out show there in 2014.

And, to get you ‘on the front foot’ for Christmas, Ropetackle will be the home to a magnificent Christmas Ceilidh on Thursday 7 December.

Kate’s Kitchen Band are at the fun end of the spectrum with a line-up as eclectic as it is varied, from top end piccolo to acoustic double bass, melodeons, fiddles, percussion, guitar and mandolin. Their heritage comes from English, Welsh, French, Scottish, Irish and American traditional tunes and dances – Morris and Celtic – so a truly danceable mixture of sounds from start to finish. And the ‘caller’ teaches all dances, so no prior knowledge is needed.

For further information on these events and more on comedy, theatre, cinema, children’s events and more, do visit the website ropetacklecentre.co.uk

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NEW PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS DICK WHITTINGTON - XMAS PANTO 13th-31st Dec

Our all singing, all dancing, fantastical family panto!

HAMPSTEAD & ZOO KEEPERS WIFE 18th & 28th Jan

Just 2 of our forthcoming cinema shows

MARK STEEL

14th Feb

A new comedy show, guaranteed to make the world seem even more crazy than it is!

JO HARMAN

9th March

An emotional journey of genre defying, heartfelt songs, from an exceptional vocalist and songwriter

EDITH PIAF: CELEBRATION OF A LEGEND 17th Jan

Tina May performs the music of France’s most beloved entertainer, national icon, and musical legend

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The Worthing Ice Rink until 29th Jan 2018 Worthing Parkrun every Sat morning at Splashpoint Men in Sheds. 10.30am-2.30pm every Tue & Thurs. Members share the tools and resources they need to work on projects of their own choosing at their own pace, in a safe, friendly and inclusive venue.

Northbrook College, Broadwater Campus Strive Support Drop In. 11am-1pm every Tue. Support sessions & talks, workshops, taster sessions for people with chronic long-term health conditions. East Worthing Comm Centre (other locations on other days) Cancer United Support Group. 6.309.30pm. Meetings can include an activity, social event or a talk. East Worthing Comm Centre (1st Tue) Wick Village Hall (2nd–4th Tue each month) Worthing Wed Market. 9am-5pm every Wed. Montague Street

Christmas Bangle Workshop For all bookings please contact us on 01903 331 790 or info@orlajames.com

December 2017

Yumi & The Weather 7pm at Bar 42.

FREE entry

Sun 26 Nov

Cellar Arts Club: Celebrating our 1st Birthday from 8pm. An evening of Music and Entertainment. Cellar Arts Club.

Members FREE /guests £2

Christmas Fayre 10am to 4pm. Christmas Pudding Race. Broadwater Green. Contact (The Crafty Mum on FB)

Magical Baby - Christmas Party 1.30pm (0 - 18 months) St Mary’s Church Goring.

Book at St Mary’s

Charity Xmas Fayre 10am-4pm. Love Your Hospital. The Charmandean, Worthing. Call Kay - 0796 9484 265

Charity Christmas Fair - Warren Ballroom.

Morning 10am - 2.30pm. closes 2.30 5.30pm. Evening 5.30pm - 9.30pm. For Worthing Special Care baby unit. FREE

Christmas Gift Fayre 12-4pm Gifts, refreshments. Stoke Abbott Road, RSOPA. Entry FREE Card Craft Therapy 6-7.30pm. Iris Folding Christmas Card Making. Office 4 - 24 Liverpool Gardens. For tommysfund.org. uk £10

Energy Advice Drop In. 10am-3.30pm, every Wed. Access practical FREE services and impartial money saving advice, including a tariff comparison and switching service, and energy efficiency advice from Transition Town Worthing’s Energy Shop. St Paul’s Art Centre

Clapham & Patching Xmas Fayre - from noon. Stalls, gifts, Santa. Village Hall Clapham. Proceeds to charity

Mindful Gardening Course. 1-2.30pm, every Wed. Grow your mind, grow your garden. Sustainable Sussex, Worthing Leisure Centre. FREE

Christmas at Warwick Street 11am-5pm.

Shopping - Entertainment/Food. Warwick Street. FREE

HIPHOP Workshop (4 Elements) 1pm.

Age over 5 years -at Dance House Studio.

Book Kerry@wannadostreetdance.com

Jo Harman - Live 7.30pm. St. Paul’s Worthing. Seetickets - £15/£18 Trudi Styles and the Piano Man 8pm.

Drag Night at Ten Cocktail Bar. Book a Booth - 01903 238392

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East Preston Christmas Celebration.

CY Noon. Funfair, Stalls, Procession. Village Hall & Green. Call 01903 770050 CMY The Niceness Crew from 8pm. Reggae DJs covering all styles at The Libertine.

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Naked / Ceramic Sculptures in Mixed Media. 10am-5pm (until Sat 2 Dec) two Worthing artists, a painter and a ceramicist. At Colonnade House

Rustington Christmas Fair 10am-5pm.

Fayre, Grotto, Entertainment. Rustington Town Centre. FREE Farewell party for Dean Boroczky 8pm.

(Live music) The Smugglers Return. All welcome. FREE Kids Run Free. 8.45am. Victoria Park.

FREE Steyning Farmers’ Market. from 9am to 1pm. Steyning High Street Car Park Cheeki Monkeys Baby and Children’s Market 9.30-11.30am. Christmas event.

The Woodlands Centre, Rustington BN16 3HB call 01903 784199. FREE Winter Wonderland Christmas Fair 2.15-5.15pm. Worthing High School. For Chestnut Tree House

Sat 2 Dec

Christmas Fair 2-4pm. Our Lady of Sion Junior School. Gratwicke Road, Worthing

Christmas Meditation Morning 9.301pm. WNB & Wellbeing. Book 0741 574 3006

Family Comedy & Magic - Seska Fruit Salad. 4-7pm. St Paul’s Worthing.

07948248415 Tickets

Rock’n’Roll Night 8pm. DJ ApeShit ShakeOut. Cellar Arts Club. Members FREE/Guests £2

Christmas Fayre 10am to 3pm. Stalls and entertainment all day at Heene Community Centre 01903 209997

Great Little Farmers’ Market. Goring Road. (In the Church St John The Divine if weather bad)

Shoreham Retro Night from 8pm.

Shoreham Centre. Tickets - 01273 454686

Christmas Bazaar 1.30pm. Stalls, Grotto entertainment. Care For Veterans BN11 4LJ. 01903 218444 Donations on Entry.

Christmas Cracker Chase. 10am.

Women’s only race. 5km or 10km run along Worthing seafront. Apply online.

The Lido, Worthing Seafront. £6-10

Make “A Plate For Santa” paint a plate for Santa! Includes dinner plate, hot chocolate, cookie. Booking essential Art-ful.co.uk

Shoreham Christmas Market 10am-3pm.

The Shoreham Centre 01273 454686 Christmas in Ferring. 4.30-6.30pm. Local crafts and charity stalls, carols by The Salvation Army from 5.15pm.

Sun 3 Dec So This Is Christmas 10 - 5pm. The Charmandean - by The Fairy Tale Fair and the Northbrook Friends of St Barnabas fundraising group.

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LISTINGS GENERAL CONTINUED Monday Afternoon Reading. 2pm.

Shoreham Library Board Games. 2.30-4pm every Monday.

Shoreham Library

Worthing Antique, Arts and Collectors Club. 7.30-9pm. AGM & Christmas social, incl raffle/silent auction. Worthing lecture theatre (below main library). Members FREE, £2 non-members

Monday Reading. 5.30-7pm. Worthing Library

Wed 6 Dec

Evening Reading. 7pm. Shoreham Library

Dec 4th/ 5th/ 11th Christmas Bauble Making (various) Office 4 - 24 Liverpool Gardens. Charity tommysfund.org.uk Info & tickets £10/15 Disability Family Fun Day 9.30-3.30pm.

Activities include Trampolining, Magician, Table Cricket and Roller Skating. Migloo changing places toilet on site and FREE parking. Davisons Leisure Centre, East Worthing. Booking essential call 01903 905050. £10 per family (compass Card Holder Rate) £12 per family without card.

DISCO FUN 2.30-4.30pm With cartoon characters. Book visit £1 to Mr & Mrs Claus. Worthing High School. Book 07766 798 208 FREE entry - Donations to Chestnut Tree House Family Comedy & Magic - Seska Fruit Salad. 4-7pm. St Paul’s Worthing. Book 07948248415

Mon 4 Dec

Tue 5 Dec Just Draw - 7-9pm. Freestyle Life & Costume Drawing. Cellar Arts Club. Book peasrgreenpaul95@gmail.com £10/£8 West Sussex Art Society Christmas Exhibition. 10am-5pm. until Sun 10 Dec. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, greetings cards, Christmas decorations.

Colonnade House Ferring Probus Club Coffee Morning.

10.15am-12pm. Members get together and guest speaker. St Andrews Church Hall, Ferring Lunchtime Talk: Bob Wragg – 12.1012.50. A London detective in the 1960s and 1970s. Worthing Library

Adur Healthy Walkers. 10:30am every Monday. Shoreham Library

Festive Fun Evening 4-8pm. Christmas clothing and gifts, mulled wine mince pies and fun for the kids. Angel Heart Preloved Clothing. 70 Ham Road Late night shopping - Steyning from 6pm.

High Street, Steyning Networth, FREE - Local Networking Group - Christmas Cheer. All welcome Small businesses, community groups and charities. At Cafalatte Cafe Bistro (Chapel Road - opp Museum) from 5.30pm

Thurs 7th Dec Christmas Artists Open House Weekend.

Shopping 7-10 Dec (7th-4pm onwards / 9/10th 10am-4pm) 8 Artists and Makers.

39 Ashdown Road BN11 1DF Christmas Festive Market from 7pm.

Arts, crafts, gifts, Coast Cafe, East Beach Studios BN11 2FG Storrington Christmas Evening 6pm Late Night Shopping in Storrington Photographic history of Britain 6.308.30pm. Modern history of Worthing through photographic collection from 1860s to early 1990s. Worthing Museum. £7.50

Xmas Party Night - from 7pm. Dinner & Disco. The Charmandean. Book 01903 239349 Christmas Fayre. 10am-12.30pm. Ferring Village Hall. 50p, inc tea or coffee and biscuits.

Christmas Fair. 10am-4pm. Over 15 artists and makers. West Street Loft, Shoreham. FREE Sussex Pathfinders. 10.30am. Six mile walk. Meet Widewater car park, Shoreham.

Wedding Fayre Open Day 11am-3pm.

Email to attend @The Dome Worthing.

Sun 10 Dec

Tue 12 Dec

Christmas Party from 1.30pm. Full Party with Santa & Elves (2-4 year olds). Tickets St Mary’s Goring

Carols in the Stable 6.30pm - Ferring Country Centre. Mulled wine, mince pies and festive delights. Wear warm clothing.

Charity donations welcome. FREE

Winter Ball in aid of St Barnabas House.

6.30-11.30pm Three-course meal, seven-piece band, burlesque show. Black tie & ball gowns. Tickets Church Farm, Coombes Lancing.

Sat 9 Dec Poetry Workshop 3-5pm. Cellar Arts Club. All welcome Little Duck’s Market 11am-3pm. nearly new from clothes and cots, maternity wear to pushchairs. St Paul’s Worthing.

Book a stall - PM to FB page FREE entry Craft Fair 10.30am to 3pm. Worthing High School. FREE entry UNITY Live at The Cellar from 8pm.

Cellar Arts Club. Members FREE / Guests £2

Late Night Shopping Event Thursday 14th December 4pm – 7pm Montague Place, Worthing

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Fri 8 Dec

Light Up Shoreham – Christmas Market 4-9pm Shops open late. Over 40 stalls selling food, drink and local products.

Shoreham

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Train Rides (50p) Sun from 2-5pm. With Santa At Field Place Manor House.

Worthing and District Society of Model Engineers

Ferring Horticultural Society Christmas Social 7.15pm. Ferring Village Hall. £8

Family History Drop-in 10-12 noon.

Southwick Library FREE

Drop in or book an appointment, please bring your most recent energy bills along.

Switching supplier will require you to provide the new supplier with payment details.

South Farm Road, Christmas Market 12-6pm. South Farm Road - Christmas Market. mulled cider, carolling and Santa! call jakimorris41@gmail.com

Worthing Light Up a Life. 4.30 and 7pm.

A St Barnabas House event to remember your loved ones. Everyone who joins one of the services will receive a special Light Up a Life candle to be lit at home in memory of a loved one. The Assembly Hall

Family History Workshop. Expert help & advice researching. Worthing Library £5

Every Wednesday, 10.00am-3.30pm.

St Paulʼs Arts Centre, Chapel Rd, Worthing.

LP6 (Madness) Christmas Party 7pm to 12. Los Palmos 6 (Madness Tribute) Darren Bennett (Madness official DJ). St Pauls Arts Centre. £13.50 see tickets

Free t n e v E

Al-Anon Open Meeting. 7.30pm.

Whatever your relationship to the drinker, whatever your story, Al-Anon can help.

Broadwater Parish Church Centre

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Autumn Lecture - Nigel Rumble: The Life of a Common Soldier in the English Civil War. 7.30-9pm. Clothes, weapons and accoutrements used by a soldier in England in the 1640s in daily life.

Worthing Library Lecture Theatre. £4, FREE to members.

Wed 13 Dec Umbrellas Parents and Carers Group 9.30-11am. Talk freely and get information that is relevant to your child and family. Durrington Community Centre

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Skeptics in the Pub - Jesus – Memory or Myth? From 8pm. The Vintner’s, Warwick Street

Thurs 14 Dec Meditation and Buddhism Class at Triratna Buddhist Community Every Thurs 7.30-9.30pm. triratnaworthingandwestsussex.weebly. com

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LISTINGS GENERAL CONTINUED Southwick Square Christmas Market.

10am-4pm. Fairground rides, market stalls, festive refreshments, entertainment.

Southwick Square

Books in the Afternoon Reading. 2.30pm.

Worthing Library

Sun 17 Dec

Live Music at The Cellar from 8pm with Maisie and Betsy at Cellar Arts Club.

Members FREE/ Guests £2

Xmas Extravaganza event 2-4pm. St Mary’s Church Hall, Goring. Make a take home craft, food craft, letters to North Pole, games, face paint etc. VIP sessions.

Book. 07792 668447

Live Music - Folk In Adur from 8pm.

Cellar Arts Club. Members FREE/ Guests £2

Christmas Grotto from 1pm-4pm. Meet Santa - receive a gift, and take photos.

There will also be a visiting Disney Princess as well as HEAPS of activities.

RSOPA, Richmond Road. TicketsEventbrite RSOPA, Richmond Road. £10 for kids, Parents GO FREE!

Worthing Lights and Lasers 4-7pm. Late Night Shopping Worthing Town Centre

Christmas Street Market 10-4.30pm. Fun day out. Bath Place, Wthg

Christmas Celebrations Concert. 7.309.30pm. Carols, with special guests Lancing Brass

Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra’s Christmas concert at 3pm. Celebrating Christmas with some great music. Book Assembly Hall £3 -£16

Emmanuel URC St Michael’s Rd, Worthing. £10 for adults, £3 for children.

The Rowland Singers – Christmas Celebrations. 7.30pm

Fri 15 Dec Children’s Woodland Christmas. book clubenrolment.com/sussexforestactivities. £7.50/adult and one child. 25% discount for siblings. Extra adults £1, babes in arms free. Furzefield Scout Campsite, Dappers Lane, Angmering. BN16 4EW

Sat 16 / Sun 17 Dec Santa Special Trains 10.30am & 3pm.

The Engine Shed, Littlehampton. Tickets: Littlehamptonminaturerailway.com Santa’s Grotto - Sat 16 Dec/Sun 17 Dec. Tickets Ferring Country Centre Reception 9am & 3.30pm. Info 01903 245078

Sat 16 Dec Techno Stomping - Blink from 9pm. Dec Blow-Out - DJ Andy. At Coast Café. FREE Entry.

Rapture 80’s Party Night from 8pm.

DJs Jessie and Co. The Cellar Arts Club.

Members FREE/ Guests £2 Christmas Concert 3pm. Worthing Choral, Lancing Brass, Sompting Abbott Choir. Bohunt School. 01903 823078 Tickets £12/£7 Afternoon Tea with Santa The Windmill Pub. Sat 16 Dec & Sat 23Dec, 3:30 5:30pm. Book at pub. Adult £9.95 Child £7.95 Handmade Festive Fayre 10-3pm.

Christmas Gifts. The Shoreham Centre.

Charity - Over The Moon. £1 /adult Winter Wonderland. 10.30am-5pm. until 23rd. Visit Santa and receive a gift.

Includes Christmas card making, cupcake decorating, face painting. Tickets Field Place. £12.95

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Mon 18 Dec Carol Service 7.30pm. Out Of The Darkness. St Symphorian’s Church, Durrington. FREE NHS Health Check 9am-4pm. NHS Health Check can work with you to lower your chances of developing health problems. Ages 40-74. Lancing Children & Family Centre

Fri 22 Dec

Friday Reading Group. 2.30-4pm.

Worthing Library Pup & Friends Christmas Event at 12.30pm. Christmas Party at Lancing Parish Hall (Jubilee) Tickets LPH Utopia Party from 7pm-1am. With Utopia DJs at Coast Café. FREE Entry

Sat 23rd Dec Reggae Sat from 8pm. DJ Rewind Selecta and guest DJ. Cellar Arts Club. Members FREE / Guests £2 Instant Mash DJs from 8pm. Suffragette City At Coast Cafe. FREE entry Meet Santa’s Reindeer 12-4pm. Santa and reindeer will visit. Stalls, raffle, refreshments, visit Santa in his grotto.

Toby Carvery, Goring Road. FREE

Wed 27 Dec Fibromyalgia Support Group. 12-2pm.

Support, information from other sufferers and occasionally some advice, but mainly fun, laughter and friendship! St Paul’s Café

Thurs 28 Dec Knit and Natter. 1.30-3pm. Shoreham Library

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Wed 20 Dec Carol Singing Henty Arms from 8pm A traditional night filled with different carols for you to sing till your hearts content...

Refreshments available to purchase on the night.

THURS 21 Dec Winter Solstice Celebration from 5pm With Transition Town Worthing.

Maybridge Keystone Centre BN12 6JD. Suggested donations £3 Reindeer Games from 8pm. Comedy Quiz Games Night. The Cellar Arts Club - See FB for details. FREE entry for members £2 guests Coffee, Cakes and Carriers (Slings) 10am to noon. FREE drop-in session at St Paul’s to try all the available slings and carriers, to get some advice or to have your existing carrier fitted for you. Worthing Sling Library Christmas Celebrations Concert - 7.309.30pm. Rowlands Singers with special guests Lancing Brass. Assembly Hall £10 for adults, £3 for children (Tickets WT)

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He knew what a gem the place is and decided to have a day off and enjoy himself. He left the reindeer at the Cowshed, and parked his (8D,6) in Union Place, where he bought a couple of tickets for the panto (7A,4 & 8A,5). He remembered last year’s sellout, Peter (10A,3) at the Pavilion- he’d advised them on the flying. Going to a (7D,4) is a tradition, isn’t it? Especially if you get to see a (6A,4) from the telly!

He had a long lunch at St Paul’s, and realized he needed to get his skates on, so after a visit to the (2A,7) on the Steyne, he zoomed round all the amazing studios and shops, from East Beach via Inspired by the Sea right over to the West End, filling his (4A,4) with unique and beautiful gifts for Mother (6D,9) and the (6D,9 – 3D,3). What a haul!

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Hungry again after his busy afternoon, Santa headed for home, where he had already prepared tea for himself and the (6D,9 - 3D,3); those sausages wrapped in bacon, (9A, 4 – 2D,2 – 5A, 8), and a spicy, warm drink to keep out the cold (5D,6 – 1A,4).

Santa thought he would take it easy tonight, put his feet up and doze by the fire – build his strength up for the Big Night (6D,9 – 4D,3). The reindeer (10D,3) on the sofa, wrapped in (5A,8), watching ‘The Snowman’ and joining in with the song. End of a perfect day, - thanks, Worthing.

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THE WORTHING BYPASS

This column will not make you more patient or understanding FOR SOMEONE WHO CLAIMS TO LOVE LIFE as much

as your intrepid correspondent, I must confess to being hamstrung by one or two minor peccadillos which cloud what remains of my sense of reason.

The first appears, like this column, innocuous enough on first glance. That is being told repeatedly by all and sundry that the “world is now a serious place”. Ooohh. The world’s gone and got all fusty and worthy and self-righteous has it?

Nonsense. The world has always treated itself far too seriously, cocooned in a gentleman’s club of aloof, old worldy self-importance whilst forest fires blaze, oceans rise and irritating tyrants try and kill us all.

Indeed, like my shell-shocked compadres of Cold War Britain, we were brought up to believe that the next day would at best be our last and at worst, like inhabiting the spine-chilling postapocalyptic scenario illustrated so vividly by the most sickeningly chilling film in the history of cinema, Threads. We were made to watch that tortuous doomsday scenario as school children, for goodness sake! No wonder we walked around like extras from Dawn of the Dead, terrified into a semi-permanent state of stupefied, zombified fear. And we didn’t even have humour back then.

Post-apocalyptic deathscapes were bleaker than an episode of Noel’s House Party and Sean of the Dead had yet to teach us how to laugh at our own impending demise. No, we had Threads and I’m still traumatised.

…We had bonded. In that moment, my fellow passengers and I had - unlike our erroneous rail service provider connected.…

So, all you Trump-hating fatalists, the world has always been full of nutters trying to destroy us. At least we can get on Twitter and diss their hairdos before they nuke us.

The second cause of the Ubiquitous Hack’s discombobulation is much more relatable. You’ll

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like this. It’s when the Southern Fail conductor, or hospitality manager, or prison guard – whatever they’re calling themselves these days – gets on the address system after you’ve gnawed your way through finger nails and flesh until bits of bone protrude as you try and figure out why you’ve been stationary for three days without a hint of a reason; just silence and the occasional juddering of the carriage as fast trains scuttle past, impervious to the eternal suffering of Southern Fail passengers in our parallel universe of pain. It is then, that our well drilled executioner announces: “Thanks for your patience and understanding”.

It’s not their fault, they’re trained that way and please give a moment of empathy for those poor, unfortunate souls at dinner parties when they have to admit who their paymasters are whilst trying to stop their bottom lip from quivering.

Having reached a pinnacle of impatience, bordering on blood lust, I blurted out: “I’m NOT patient and I don’t UNDERSTAND!” My fellow passengers spun round. I was most embarrassed. That was until I saw their kindly smiles, the gentle nods of the head, the sympathetic frowns of conspiratorial sufferance. We had bonded. In that moment, my fellow passengers and I had – unlike our erroneous rail service provider – connected. We had become one, united in our common grief. United in a world of hurt.

If you don’t believe me, try it next time you hear those ridiculous, patently scornful words: “Thank you for your patience and understanding”.

Remember, you have no choice. You’re stuck somewhere between Burgess Hill and Hayward’s Heath with fast trains from another dimension rushing past at hundreds of miles an hour. You couldn’t leave if you wanted to. You have all the patience of a prisoner serving life: you have no choice!

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You can’t understand something if you haven’t been given an EXPLANATION! So when you hear that cursed phrase: “Thanks for your patience and understanding”, respond immediately as I did, as one even: “I’m NOT patient and I don’t UNDERSTAND!” It could become a mantra, a group confessional: “We’re NOT patient and we don’t UNDERSTAND!” We could form little self-help societies. “Hullo, my name’s the Ubiquitous Hack. I’m not patient and I don’t understand. I’ve been inpatient and ignorant now for 20 years.” Cue polite round of applause, nodding of heads and congratulatory tap on the shoulder as I sit down again. “Good day,” says an elderly grandmother, rising gingerly to her feet.

“I’m not patient and I don’t understand. I’ve live through the Second World War, the formation of the National Health Service and more tyrants than you can shake a stick at. I’ve been inpatient and ignorant for 75 years.” Cue wild applause, cheering and stamping of feet.

I don’t claim to understand the world either. I know it can be terribly serious and heinously indifferent to the weak and defenceless. But it’s also full of joy, just like the destination at the end of the train journey. It is worth it in the end, dear Hackolyte.

You just need a little patience, don’t you? I knew you’d understand.

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