Seaford Scene May 2022

SEAFORD Scene May 2022 Issue 181

Your Community Magazine, Business Directory and What’s On Guide

Driftwood Garden Sussex Wildlife Trust Seaford Stamp & Postcard Club

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Welcome

to the May issue of Seaford Scene, your community magazine, business directory and what’s on guide. I hope you are enjoying these lovely light evenings? I certainly am, and as I write, the weather seems to be warming up, so spring is definitely in the air! Unusually this year, there is only one Bank Holiday in May, on Monday 2nd. This is due to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration, when the late May Bank Holiday which would have fallen on Monday 30th May will be moved to Thursday 2nd June, and there will be an additional Bank Holiday on Friday 3rd June – Yay! Until then, there’s plenty going on in Seaford, with local gardens opening up across East Sussex to raise funds for local charities, plus bluebell walks and open days at both Seaford Tennis Clubs and Seaford Bowling Club, along with Seaford Bowling Club’s Spring Fayre on Saturday 14th. The Last Minute Artists are popping up again at the Crypt Gallery, see page 90, whilst Gallery Uno unveils their latest collection of arts, crafts and design until 24th May (page 22). There’s a wide range of talks on various topics scheduled throughout May, whilst Seaford Music Society, Splash Point Jazz, The Corelli Ensemble and St Leonard’s Lunchtime concert will fill the air with the sound of music – details in the What’s On pages, 124 to 129. Until next time, enjoy your merry May! Fran Tegg, Editor

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Seaford Splash!

Greenhavens Network 2022 Martello Half Marathon Helpers for a Happy Home The Mayor Supports Automatic External Defibrillator Campaign 16 Concentus Singing In Summer?

18 Seaford u3a News 20 Seaford Photographic Society 22 Uno22: Five – A Selection of Art, Craft & Design for the Upcoming Art Festival Season 25 Corelli Ensemble Gala Concert 26 Seaford Museum 33 Newberry Tully Estate Agent 35 Seaford Stamp & Postcard Club 36 On the Verge – The Magic of No Mow May! 38 Teddy Treats Charity Supports Streetdance 40 Seaford Community Cinema 43 Slater’s Sussex Author’s Latest Art Book 46 The Group – It’s a Social Group!

51 The Youth Counselling Project 53 Seaford Afternoon Flower Club 56 A View from the Potting Shed 61 Driftwood Garden 2022 64 Seaford Community Garden 71 The House on the Cliff Video Documentary 72 Sussex Wildlife Trust 85 The Probus Club of Seaford 86 Seaford Rotary 90 Last Minute Artists 97 Seaford Striders 99 Intergenerational Opera 103 St Peter’s Church 103 Southern Stomp Supports Seahaven Community Food 104 Maths Masterclasses Add Up to a Great Success for Bosco CET 108 No Fault Divorce – Mayo Wynne Baxter 110 Tintwise – Solving Your Glazing Issues 112 Trees for Seaford 114 Clifden House 117 Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club 118 Seaford Town Council’s Community Grants Scheme 2022/23 121 Inner Wheel Club Seaford 124 Alfriston and Cuckmere Valley Twinning Association 124 What’s On in May? 130 Index of Businesses Front cover: Driftwood Garden, see page 61.

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8th May, 10am to 4.30pm, with a new show called Here We Go Again, see page 90. Entry is free.

Jazz Welcome to Andrea Hargreaves’ rundown of arts and cultural events coming up in Seaford this month. Be aware that events could be affected by COVID rule changes announced after the time of writing.

Cinema

Seaford Community Cinema, also see page 40, continues its summer programme with West Side Story (12A), the re-imagining of the 1961 film which sees the Sharks and the Jets in conflict and a Romeo and Juliet-type love story.

It is being shown in the Barn Theatre on Friday 6th May at 7.30pm. Set in Dover, After Love (12), on Friday 20th May at 7.30pm, won the BAFTA Best Actress award for Joanna Scanlan playing a widow who finds out the day after she buries her husband that he had a double life across the Channel. In a National Theatre Live screening on Thursday 26th May at 7pm Nicholas Hytner directs Ralph Fiennes in David Hare’s Straight Line Crazy. As the Mayor of New York, Fiennes plays a man whose plans to improve the lives of his city’s workers are opposed by protest groups. Spencer, the psycho-drama about Princess Diana’s perception of Christmas at Sandringham, can be seen on Friday 10th June at 7.30pm, followed by The House of Gucci, starring Lady Gaga, on Friday 24th June at 7.30pm. Tickets from seafordcinema.org, from the Tourist Information Centre (TIC) in Church Street or on the door.

Art

With the Crypt Gallery now open again, Last Minute Artists are back on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 6th to

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Pianist/singer Neal Richardson and his trio are back at Splash Point Jazz Club at The View on Wednesday 11th May at 7pm when special guest is tenor sax Karen Sharp. Also book up for Neal’s ‘Not’ King Cole Show at The View on Wednesday 8th June. Tickets from wegottickets.com/splashpointjazz

Classical music

The concluding Corelli Ensemble Concert of the Spring season takes place at Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road on Sunday 15th May at 4pm, when worldrenowned soprano Dame Felicity Lott will be singing a programme ranging from Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba and Elgar’s Serenade for Strings to Paul Lewis’ English Suite and Noël Coward’s A Bar on the Piccolo Marina. Tickets from www.eventbrite.co.uk and the Tourist Information Centre.

Drama

Seaford Little Theatre is in rehearsals for their next production, Derek Benfield’s Off The Hook, from Friday 10th June until Saturday 18th June. Directed by Sharon Olieff, this mixed identity-themed comedy promises to be hilarious.

Folk

Seaford Sessions is showcasing Gilmore & Roberts at Seaford Little Theatre on Saturday 24th June at 7.30pm. The contemporary folk/ acoustic duo, who play fiddle, mandolin and guitar, toured with folk rock legends Fairport Convention and have won countless accolades for their genre-spanning work. Tickets from wegottickets or the TIC. Events coming up? Please email Andrea at andylouhargreaves@icloud.com at least a week before Seaford Scene’s deadline with forthcoming events and jpg images.

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SWIFTS IN THE SKIES

Summer’s coming when you hear the swift...Their shrill call heralding my favourite time of year and the start of warmer days. Since my childhood I have enjoyed watching their acrobatic displays as they dart and flit about catching insects on their way.

This weekend I had the pleasure of helping to put up seven swift boxes in Newhaven and Seaford and by the time this article is published am hoping they all have swift residents! We at Greenhavens were lucky enough to have The Monday Group kindly make the swift boxes and after finding our hero of the day, Dave Boddington, he kindly put them up. Scaling scary heights Dave and the house owners found the right places for the boxes and now we await their arrival from Africa.

Swifts are incredibly clever birds, finding their way each year back to their nests and leaving us once again to fly back to Africa. Rarely touching ground, they sleep, eat, and mate on the wing. Catching raindrops or skimming

surface water, they cover huge distances and their agility is far superior to many of our other bird friends.

Having shared our buildings for over 2,000 years, they are on the decline as newer buildings offer no nesting sites and old buildings are often re-insulated, blocking off old nest sites. And as insect populations decline they have less food to catch. In less than 20 years a third of British Swifts have been lost – it’s a worrying figure but we can help them.

Installing a swift box helps enormously in keeping our swifts returning year after year – ask your neighbours too as Swifts love nesting in colonies. Boxes can be ordered on www.swift-conservation.org and do ask for help from our fantastic local swift groups in Lewes and Seaford. Not all of us can fit a box on our houses, mine is too low, but we can all help by surveying our skies and entering sightings on the RSPB’s swiftmapper. org.uk any time you hear and see them swoop through the skies. We can also help by leaving our gardens a little wilder, allowing the insects they need to feed on grow. If we all did a little bit, it would amount to a lot in preserving our skies for swifts.

So watch the skies at the beginning of May for the ‘advance guard’ who are coming to clean the nests out and prepare to bring up their young. Please do record any sightings and enjoy their acrobatic display. For me their calls are an important memory and remind me summer is coming...

Photos from top: A swift box fitted on to a house; Dave Boddington installing the swift boxes with resident, Lisa.

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Martello Rotary Club

2022 Martello Half Marathon Well, the morning of 27th March dawned bright and clear, and despite a forecast of cloud it promised to be a glorious day for the fifth Seaford Martello Half Marathon.

Lists had been printed, marshals briefed, signs erected, First-aiders arranged, race timers engaged, water stations set up, medals, prizes and the all-important tables loaded with runners’ sustenance at the finish. This was a case of, third time lucky as we’d had to postpone this event twice before due to Covid or other considerations. We crossed fingers (and toes) that all would be well… and the weather was turning out to be glorious!

So, despite losing an hour to British Summer Time, the Martello team gathered at the Seaford Rugby Club at 7.30am (6.30am in real time!), and registration proceeded apace with runners turning up from 8am.

We had a higher-than-expected number of no shows, likely due to it being Mothering Sunday, and of course the clocks going forward, meaning some would have decided to have to the extra hour in bed.

However, we had enough runners for a decent race, and at 9.15am all made their way to the start line for the 9.30am start. Peter White the Seaford Town crier welcomed all to Seaford in stentorian style, and after a few words from Andy Payne, the Martello Rotary President, they were off.

The race snaked out of Seaford to Bishopstone, where a long slog up the South Downs commenced. The first water station, half a mile or so from South Heighton was very welcome, then the long climb up to the aerials towering above at the top of Beddingham Hill beckoned.

Some small respite enjoying the glorious views over sea and downs then another stiff climb up to Firle Beacon – at 217m the highest point on the route. Then another welcome water station at Bo Peep. Now came the long descent down the track to Bostal Bottom, along the track at the side of Seaford Golf Club, then the steep and stony track down to Bishopstone. Finally, back along

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the road to Seaford, that final sprint along the seafront, and the finish to the cheers of the crowds.

This year saw two new course records, with local lad Aaron O’Shaughnessy coming in first male at 1:22:49 (prev.1:23:36) and Cathy Beresford smashing the first female record at 1:38:35 (Previous 1:47:13), and in fact the next two female runners also broke the previous course record. So – after receiving medals, applauding the prize giving, and collecting a well-deserved flapjack, chocolate bar and banana or two, the runners returned home – hopefully to do it all again next year!

Special thanks go to the people and companies that supported the Half Marathon. Their contribution was very much appreciated and enabled the event to go very well.

Thank you to: Morrison’s for supplying the Bananas and the Kit Kat bars; Beth Funnel of Beth’s Kitchen & Cakery who supplied the Flap Jacks which went down very well; Mr Robert Lambert of Mr Cycles who kindly let us have the use of an Electric Bike – without it the back marker would not have been able to cycle up the hills and stay with the runners with a conventional bike; Newberry Tully Easte Agents for sponsoring and providing the trophies for the men and women; Christina Baldwin for the photographs; Seaford Bonfire Society who provided marshalls for the event, and not forgetting all the marshalls who attended at key points along the route, Phoenix First Aiders, the first aid team and finally Seaford Rugby Club who kindly allowed us to use their facilities for registration and the use of their facilities.

Photos from top: Andy Payne, Martello Rotary President with Kathy Beresford, the first place female runner; Andy Payne with Aaron O’Shaugnessy the first place male runner.

Photos by Christina Baldwin.

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Helpers for a Happy Home Life can sometimes need a little sorting.

As we get older, it can get a little quieter – sometimes a little lonelier.

This is where community comes in. Awardwinning home help company, Good Life Sorted, has that community: a team of professional Helpers that you can connect with in seconds.

Thanks to an easy to use website and team of specialist advisors available on the phone, Good Life Sorted can link you to someone who lives nearby, who can commit some time to helping you for a reasonable hourly fee.

You can keep on top of things at home, build a new friendship and if needed, alleviate loneliness.

Everyone is handpicked, fully vetted and insured, and they are available at times to suit you.

Carla Rollings is a Helper who visits three customers in her local area. A former hairdresser with grown-up children, she has more time on her hands now and loves spending it with her customers. ‘I never expected to enjoy this as much as I do,’ she says. ‘Everyone needs something different: some lunch, a walk, a cuppa, a bit of shopping, support with technology. My hours supplement family visits and I feel I’m part of a routine that is helping my customers stay independent and happy in their own homes. They’re all fabulous company, we genuinely have a good time together.’

Good Life Sorted was inspired by founder Constantine Karampatsos’ grandmother Zoe, who stayed active and independent in her own home until she was 96, thanks to the help of her neighbour’s company and a little help with the daily chores.

He says: ‘This is not nursing or personal care, this is good old fashioned company and day to day support, provided by friendly, reliable and fully vetted local people. By helping with tasks like cleaning, shopping, laundry, preparing meals and providing transport, our professional Helpers enable older people to remain happy in their own homes.’

Mandy Shrader, another Helper, adds, ‘My children are now adults and I was made redundant from my role in the hospitality industry during the Covid pandemic.

Being a Helper is perfect, as it means I can work the hours I choose, help local elderly people, while earning at the same time and feeling appreciated for what I do.’

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The Mayor supports Seaford’s Automatic External Defibrillator’ Campaign Seaford Town Council supports the town’s campaign to identify and map the town’s provision of (AED) defibrillators with vital assistance from The Mayor of Seaford, Cllr Rodney Reed and

the Mayor’s Charity Project.

The campaign set out to increase awareness about the importance and installation of defibrillators in areas that are accessible 24 hours a day and to signpost to their location. A higher survival rate post-cardiac arrest, outside of a hospital setting, is more likely among patients who receive bystander CPR combined with therapy delivered by a Heart Defibrillator within the first 3 minutes after a Cardiac Arrest.

The initial scope of the project performed by Seaford Rotary was to identify and map the town’s publicly accessible defibrillators. To find out which ones were in working order, in need of repair or replacement. Seaford Town Council hopes the wider initiative of the campaign will extend the coverage to public places that currently have none readily available, As well as encouraging local businesses and groups to move defibrillators from inside to the outside of their premises, to provide additional 24/7 availability. Despite COVID, with the support from the Mayors Charity Project and Seaford Rotary, the main initiatives of the campaign are near completion.

The Mayor of Seaford, Cllr Rodney Reed is very passionate about this Charity Project. It is with great excitement that the Mayor would like to announce the imminent placement of two new externally mounted 24/7 defibrillators. One is funded by NP&S Lions for Broad Street and the other, also an exterior mounted unit, by Life Church Seaford, in Steyne Road.

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The Mayor said: ‘It’s vital that we know where to find the nearest defibrillator (AED) and that if we are told by a 999 operator to use it, it’s in full working order.

My Mayor’s charity project supported Seaford Rotary, identifying and mapping Seaford’s publicly available defibrillators and also a local volunteer’s initiative to have funds available in Seaford for defibrillator, maintenance including repairs, spares and replacement batteries. That several donors came forward offering defibrillators for parts of Seaford without any nearby was a real bonus for our town.’

As the campaign draws to a close, the initiative will continue to move forward. The information from the mapping will be linked with a new charity fund established (Seaford Defib Guardians) to accept donations in order to regularly maintain all the 24/7 accessible defibrillators in Seaford.

The Rotary Club of Seaford Martello Trust Fund has agreed to hold donated funds for defibrillator maintenance and will actively encourage ongoing donations, led by volunteer Greg Anderson - ‘As a Park Runner I recognised that two of the three defibs on the Seafront were not in working order. As a local business owner, I realised the reason was because there were no funds available for replacement batteries and other maintenance costs. The cost of batteries and replacement parts not only blocked maintenance of the existing 24/7 defibs but also discouraged additional AEDs from being placed. So, I identified Martello Rotary as a charity willing to receive and hold donations as a Defib Maintenance Fund and I will now begin to encourage donations into that fund. My thanks to the Mayor for his support and encouragement, and for including my Defib Maintenance Project in his Mayor’s Defib Charity.

Clive Livingston of Seaford Rotary added: ‘Seaford Rotarians have identified the sites and the condition of the 24/7 publicly available defibrillators in Seaford and we are pleased that our Mayor has supported us in this.

We intend to commission and issue a map, to most households, showing these defibrillator locations. Seaford Rotary Club is also working to install signs along the

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promenade to direct people to the nearest defibrillator.

Our Rotarians have contributed their time and the Club is donating the significant funding needed for this mapping and 24/7 defibrillator signposting.’

The generosity of the Seaford community over several years has provided the town with community defibrillators. The ongoing defibrillator maintenance fund, to be held by Martello Rotary, should overcome the challenges of having funds readily available for ongoing maintenance. The kindness of donors coming forward to fill defibrillator gaps within the town will mean more people are within a life-saving distance of these important pieces of equipment. Finally, publications both online and offline and their listing with SECAMB and the British Heart Foundation will help to increase awareness of the 24/7 accessible defibrillators available to the Seaford community.

A final note, always dial 999 and let the Emergency Service Operator direct you to your nearest available defibrillator IF they recommend you use one.

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CONCENTUS SINGING IN SUMMER?

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

It really is going to happen this time! The Choir has been rehearsing since the beginning of January at their new venue at Willingdon Community School, carefully observing all of the covid regulations and Hallelujah – arriving now with all restrictions lifted. Concentus’ spacious rehearsal facilities allow for generous spacing, lofty ceilings for a plenteous air volume, and a whole wall of windows and doors which open to outside fresh air.

Members can wear masks if they so wish, and rehearsals are still going out on Zoom for the more vulnerable to participate from their own homes. Rehearsals are going very well and the choir will be more than ready to offer you their renowned polished performances in June.

Lesley Garrett Charity Concert: Before

then they will have performed, by invitation, at Lesley’s April concert at the Hippodrome in Eastbourne – an occasion much enjoyed by the choir and the usually packed audience.

Ukraine: Concentus known as the ‘Choir with

Heart, the Friendly Choir’, and understanding how powerfully healing singing is, extends an open invitation to adult Ukrainians local to the area to come and sing with the choir on rehearsal evenings – no fees charged.

A member of host families is also included in this offer.

Rehearsals take place on Monday evenings from 7.15pm to 9.30pm at Willingdon Community School, Broad Road, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN20 9QX. A warm welcome awaits. For more information contact info@ concentus-sings.com, or ring Louise on 07799 116653.

The Summer Concert: Concentus is offering

a very varied concert, with music to suit most tastes, polished to professional perfection and including soloists drawn from within this talented choir.You will hear pieces from ‘Carousel’ and ‘Jesus Christ Super Star; familiar songs from ‘The Greatest Showman’; the well-loved favourite ‘Bridge over Troubled Water’; and a selection of songs from ’The Merry Widow’.You will also hear music by Verdi and Carl Orff. There are solos in several pieces – all sung by skilful singers from the choir.

You will have to come and listen in June to see what else is on offer!

Concentus’ Charity:

Concentus has always supported local charities, raising money through retiring collections at concerts, singing at charity functions, their annual carol singing etc, enabling them to contribute thousands of pounds to several charities over the years.

Their current charity is the Children with Cancer Fund which is based in Willingdon.

Concert details:

Seaford Concert: Saturday 11th June, 7 – 9pm at

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road, Seaford BN25 2EE. Tickets will be available at Newberry Tully Estate Agents, 53 Church Street, Seaford, at www.ticketsource. co.uk/concentus, or at Box Office 07789 343514 / 07920 430162. Tickets: £12, under-16s £6.

Eastbourne Concert: Saturday 18th June, 7 – 9pm at St Saviour’s, South Street, Eastbourne, BN21 4UT. Tickets will be available at Box Office 07789 343514 / 07920 430162, Semantics, 33 Grove Road, Eastbourne, Eastbourne Tourist Information Office, or at www.ticket source.co.uk/concentus. Tickets: £12, under-16s £6.

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Seaford u3a News Recently new members and group leaders enjoyed an afternoon tea at the Con Club when questions were asked and answered about Seaford u3a. The chairman took the opportunity to thank the committee and group leaders who help to make the u3a enjoyable. It was very successful and enjoyed by all. The Con Club at Crouch Lane, Seaford, is also the venue for the monthly coffee morning – now free! This time it will be on Wednesday 18th May from 10am to noon, when coffee, light snacks and friendly chat will be dispensed.

This is open to non-members as well as to members, and is often the first introduction to u3a for nonmembers.

One of the attractions of Seaford u3a is the outings, and the organiser writes about the latest one to the company that makes costumes for Strictly Come Dancing. She said: ‘The coach deposited us in Croydon for the much anticipated Behind The Seams tour of DSI, the company that makes costumes for anything dance, or show biz-related. We met Carole who dazzled us with facts, figures and stories, plus a glass of champagne before our tour to see the production process. Supplying the costumes for Strictly Come Dancing is only a small portion of their turnover; they make costumes for worldwide dance competitions, films, shows and cruise ship productions.

‘We saw swatches in different colours and fabrics from voiles to velvet, saw boxes of fringing, rolls of laces, ribbons, beads and feathers, all sourced from abroad because of scarcity of UK manufacturing capability. Each fabric order can cost up to £10,000 and is ordered from abroad six months ahead.

‘Tailor dummies are covered in bubble wrap which can be removed as contestants lose weight or tone up, and each outfit is sewn onto a stretchy leotard, which also helps with size fluctuations. Vicky Gill, the designer, meets each contestant beforehand to discuss their preferred styles, and although they can’t choose what they wear, the aim is to help them feel comfortable.

We were impressed by the embellisher who fixes the rhinestones onto the dresses. Packets contain 10 gross – it takes 50 minutes to glue one packet, with up to eight packets on a dress. He made it look so easy,

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forming the patterns with dots of glue then attaching the stones with a sticky bees wax tipped pencil, turning the ordinary into the stunning.

‘We saw eight layers of fabric being cut at once by a dangerous looking electric blade for a film outfit, but we were not allowed to take photos of the design – top secret! We saw dance trousers being cut using huge scissors and a revolving blade. We peeped into many workshops, rooms with sewing machines, fabric and accessory storerooms with rolls and boxes, some tidy, some not...

‘It was clear it was more than “the place that makes pretty dresses”. DSI is a complex, global operation, which had taken us on a journey via design, styling, making, embellishing, along with astounding skills in logistics, storage and organisation, ending with racks of the sensational, stunning, shimmery dresses. Sadly no souvenirs, much as we coveted one of those gorgeous gowns!’

For more information about Seaford u3a see the website www.u3asites.org.uk/seaford. To find out about membership email seafordu3a@gmail.com sending your postal address for a welcome pack.

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Seaford Photographic Society You don’t necessarily need expensive camera equipment to take good photos, and every year we give our members the opportunity to demonstrate this with a competition just for phones or tablets.

This is a fun, informal competition where everybody sends in their images and club members vote for their favourites. The winner this year was Adrian Bishop, with Janice Hewitt and Thelma Long taking second and third places respectively. The meeting finished earlier than usual, so we all sat around for an hour or so chatting about photography.

The penultimate round of the second PDI league for Projected Digital Images was judged via Zoom by Jonathan Vaines AFIAP CPAGB LRPS. In the standard league A Bee on Fatsia by Stephen Day (photo left) was the only 20 scoring image and there were only two 20s in the advanced league: Glyndebourne Organ Room by Chris Dawson (photo right) and ‘White Feathers’ by Kevin Smoker (photo below). At the end of the evening the overall league scores were incredibly close.

In the advanced group Colin Mitchell and Simon Watkins were in joint first place with 97, and Anna-Marie Armstrong and Chris Dawson both just one point behind, with 96.

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So, there was all to play for going into the final round the following week. This one was judged by David Eastley LRPS, and it was a pleasure to welcome David back to Seaford in person this time. As always, he did an excellent job with the judging, carefully explaining what he liked about each image, but with plenty of suggestions about how they could be improved. The main point of the competitions is to listen to the critiques and apply them to one’s own work. This was a good introduction to the club for new member Maria, who was attending for the first time. All the high-scoring photos this week were nature themed, for which the club is getting a good reputation. Changing Colour by Stephen Day (photo top) scored a 20 in the standard league, as did Stephen Day’s gliding seagull image. In the advanced league Simon Rigby’s unusual Egret Feet (photo second from top) did well, along with Anna-Marie Armstrong’s blue tit and reflection. The final league scores, together with the Photographer of the Year winner, will be announced at the awards evening at the end of May. We had an informal Show and Tell evening to end the month. This started with some members doing a ‘before and after’ chat about one of their images, showing it unprocessed, then after editing. There were some good examples of how a bit of post-processing can transform an image into something with much more impact. We also tried to answer some specific editing queries that people had. The evening finished with our chairman giving a short talk on focus stacking.

You can see all you need to know about the club on our website www.seafordps.org, including the latest news, programme of events, successful images, competition results, and how you can join us.

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UNO22: Five – A Selection of Art, Craft & Design for the Upcoming Art Festival Season Gallery Uno, 14a High Street, Seaford BN25 1PG Summer opening times: Mon – Sat 10am – 4pm, Sundays midday – 3pm (Closed Wednesdays), from Thursday 28th April until Tuesday 24th May. For artists and makers across Sussex, this is a special time of year as they gear up for the forthcoming May Festival. At Gallery Uno we too will be brushing off the last few cobwebs of winter as we also celebrate the upcoming festival season with another jam-packed display of art, design and crafts.

Like many of our exhibitors John Alden, our member under the spotlight this month, has been an ardent supporter of various local art festivals, opening his own home to display his delightfully humorous automata sculptures on many occasions.

JOHN ALDEN Automata and Toy Maker John’s life has had many twists and turns. Born in 1935 in South London, his fragmented and basic wartime education lacked any art content.

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During this time he played guitar in a skiffle group gigging around London’s West End and was instrumental in organising sales of soft toys made from found materials to raise funds for the scouts.

In the1970s he opened an antiques shop, where he discovered the rapidly expanding market in doll’s houses. Soon after he rekindled his love of hand-made toys by making miniatures which he sold to a number shops and at Camden Lock market. One of his main outlets was The Singing Tree; a famous shop in Kings Road Chelsea, supplying them until they retired in 2004.

Now without an important customer to supply he began looking for alternative ways to express his newly found creativity, discovering initially a course on automata at West Dean College. Having fallen in love with this newly found world of art and craft, he duly signed up for courses on making dolls house furniture, botanical drawing, wood turning, pottery, puppetry and calligraphy. It was at this time he started to open his house to show his work during the Brighton Festival and subsequently other houses and galleries around the county.

He recalls his most memorable exhibitions were at the OXO gallery on the south bank of the Thames and the First Gallery, Southampton. There he met Mary Turner, the maker of the Thunderbirds puppet Lady Penelope, and showed work as one of the top 40 makers in the world alongside luminaries such as Paul Spooner and Keith Newstead.

John has also been a storyteller as part of the Guesthouse Storytelling group, until he was elected to join the British Toymakers Guild. He is also a member of the Newhaven Art Club.

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The House on the Cliff – a special showing Local independent film-maker Chris Conil has made a film of Lynn Lawson’s book, The House On The Cliff, being the story of the building that once stood on the cliff above Splash Point.

Built as a private home for a Mrs Fleming Baxter in Victorian times and rather disarmingly named Cliff Cottage, the large and imposing house stood alone on the route up to Seaford Head, and to add privacy a brick retaining wall was added to the foot of the grounds. The house was demolished in the 1960s and only the imposing gateway and the remnants of the brick wall remain.

In the 1930s, the large private house had been transformed into holiday flats for the Friendship Holiday Association, an organisation enabling single women, often widows from World War 1 to enjoy holidays away and meet new friends. The FHA was sometimes referred to as ‘Find A Husband Association’!

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After World War II, the building reopened as the Splash Point Hotel. Sadly, as foreign travel became cheaper, demand for seaside holidays in England waned and the hotel eventually closed.

Lynn Lawson, who lives close by, was fascinated by the building, and her painstaking research traces its story as a private house, holiday flats and finally as the Splash Point Hotel, and now this narrative has been recreated as a film by Chris Conil.

Seaford Museum and Heritage Society has arranged a special showing of The House On The Cliff on Sunday 8th May at 2pm in the Little Theatre, Steyne Road, Seaford. As well as the film, there will be the opportunity to talk to Chris Conil and to see another of his films entitled Greener Seaford, which concerns climate change and the Eco Fair. Entrance is £5, and just £2 for Museum members, payment on the door.

The following week, on Friday 13th at 7.30pm, we have a talk presented by Mairin Colleary – Overland to Mongolia at 70. This will also be in the Little Theatre, and the entry charge will also be £5 and £2 for Museum members.

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A Conversation about Conservation We were sorry to learn that Claire Sumners, a tireless and passionate local environmental campaigner, died in March.

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Back in 2018 Claire visited our office to advise us on how we could further improve as sustainable as possible. Here are four simple ideas we could all try: our agency’s sustainability and impact on the environment.

1 Don’t use single-use plastic like water bottles or coffee cups.

She was friendly, energetic, full of ideas, and committed to making the world a greener and better place.

Whether it was teaching school children the importance of caring for the environment, or advising businesses and organisations on how they could do their bit, Claire was a force of nature.

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Seaford And District Stamp and Postcard Club remains active, readers! In March we held our AGM and Annual Competitions night, and in April we had a presentation

by Hugh Bennet on Kiribati and Tuvalu, or for us old ’uns known as the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Mention of the former name reminds me that a lot of countries have either ceased to exist, or changed their names due to political events. This means that stamps issued by the old authority become classed as from a ‘Dead’ country.

Such events often resulted from postColonial freedom, but sometimes countries themselves proved too fragile to remain a united entity. Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia in Eastern

Europe proved this, after Communism as a concept fell in Eastern Europe. Elsewhere in Africa, frequent border and administration changes caused countries to form and disappear, particularly in the French colonies. The end of UK, Belgian, Spanish and Portuguese influence saw other regions created only temporarily, sometimes in harrowing circumstances. Who remembers Katanga, and later on Biafra?

North and South America proved more stable, but Canada and Australia were initially run and issued stamps as separate Provincial or State colonies.

Australian issues did not appear until 1913, whilst Newfoundland continued to issue its own stamps until 1949! The Middle and Far East also produced a number of countries who now issue no stamps.

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We are hoping our No Mow May campaign will have encouraged you to keep your mower in the shed as Seaford comes into bloom during May. Hopefully trees, shrubs and flowers will all be thriving in the warmer weather.

In the time saved, head outside, enjoy the sunshine or keep watch on your lawn, or local green spaces. Longer grass emerging in the un-mowed areas can include Oxeye daisy, Field scabious and knapweed, all valuable nectar sources. Often wild flower seeds already lay dormant in the soil and given the chance, you may also have clover, selfheal and bird’s foot trefoil appearing, which will then attract bees and butterflies.

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Seaford Town Council have agreed to leave some areas of grass longer in our public green spaces, which should make them interesting to look at and encourage insects and other creatures. Our volunteers have been out monitoring their local green spaces, spotting flowers and clearing up litter. Many thanks to Lewes District council for providing the group with proper litter picking equipment. Let us know if you would like support to clean up/monitor your local green space.

We’ve also been working with local schools with their environmental projects, and are planning some events with Bug-life including pollinator counts and work on insect habitats. Our Summer wild flower counts will have the data fed into an exciting new mapping pilot scheme.

Insects are in serious decline and we were absolutely delighted when insect expert and writer, Dave Goulson, agreed to come and do a talk for us in Seaford in April. We also recently ran a Renaturing Seaford workshop where local children made some amazing insect habitats, painted signs and pebbles, and a beautiful mural, which will all help get the ‘No Mow’ message across. Children could also plant their own mini wild flower gardens to take home, so they can watch the seeds appear and grow!

As always, we welcome new volunteers to help us with existing activities, including workshops, events, talks, surveys etc. We’d also love to hear from people bursting with new ideas about how we can get our message out and really renature Seaford! Do get involved, we would love to meet you.

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Teddy Treats Children’s Charity is working in partnership with us at Streetfunk, a multi awardwinning Streetdance school, founded by JP Omari, which started in Brighton over 15 years ago.

We’ve realised the importance of Streetdance and the positive impact it has on young people’s lives, moods, and confidence.

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Seaford Community Cinema has an exciting and varied programme at the Barn Theatre over the next few months, with a programme including the new West Side Story (12A) which won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar and BAFTA for Ariana DeBose. Who would think the 1961 film of forbidden love between members of rival gangs the Sharks and the Jets could be bettered! Well, the Rotten Tomatoes’ critics’ consensus was that in some ways Steven Spielberg’s movie surpasses the original, with Metacritic stating, ‘Easily the best film of 2021.’ See it on Friday 6th May at 7.30pm.

Set in Dover, After Love (12), on Friday 20th May at 7.30pm, won the BAFTA Best Actress award for Joanna Scanlan, who stars as a widow after the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial she discovers he had another life 21 miles across the Channel in Calais. When she poses as a cleaner, she becomes embroiled in more secrets.

In a National Theatre Live screening on Thursday 26th May at 7pm Nicholas Hytner directs Ralph Fiennes in David Hare’s Straight Line Crazy. Fiennes plays the most powerful man in New York, whose motivation is to improve the lives of the city’s workers, only to meet resistance from protest groups who have different ideas. Will the weakness of democracy be exposed in the face of his charismatic conviction?

Friday 10th June at 7.30pm sees psychological drama Spencer (12) starring Oscar-nominated Best Actress Christen Stewart as the troubled Princess Diana experiencing three fraught days at Sandringham while spending Christmas with the royal family. The film also stars Timothy Spall, Jack Nielen and Jack Farthing.

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From royal royalty the cinema goes to fashion royalty with director Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci (15), starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek and Jared Leto. When Patricia Reggiani (Gaga), an outsider from a humble background, marries into the empirical Gucci family her huge ambition triggers a spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge and murder. See it on Friday 24th June at 7.30pm.

Pedro Almódovar’s turbulent picture Parallel Mothers (15, subtitled) mustn’t be missed. Starring Penélope Cruz, it is the story of two mothers who gave birth on the same day. Knotted and subversive it is, to quote Peter Bradshaw in the Guardian, ‘An autopsy of dark Spanish history dressed up as a bright baby shower, screening on Friday 1st July.

The season concludes on Friday 8th July with BAFTA’s Outstanding British Film, the amazing Belfast (12A), set in 1969 at the start of The Troubles. It is told largely through the eyes of 9-yearold Buddy (Jude Hill) and shows how his Protestant family’s secure world is ripped apart by sectarian violence, barricades and threats. His grandparents, played by Judy Dench and Ciarán Hinds are also superb, as are Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan as Buddy’s parents.

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Slater’s Sussex author’s latest art book After books on two artists inspired by the coast off the south of England, a Seaford writer has turned his attention to a painter inspired by the coast off the south of France.

James Trollope’s earlier books focused on the lives of Eric Slater (1896-1963) and Sir Frank Short (18571945) both of whom worked in Seaford between the wars.

His new publication Rudolph Ihlee: The Road to Collioure, published on 5th May by Lund Humphries, features the life of a painter who settled in a small Mediterranean fishing port in the south of France near the border with Spain.

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Divorce and gradual disillusionment with the London art scene led to his exile, the early part of which he shared with the Scottish architect/ artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

James Trollope’s interest in Ihlee began after he bought a tiny village house not far from Collioure more than 25 years ago. ‘During one Seaford winter, I was looking for something to remind me of that sun-filled region and I bought one of Ihlee’s paintings of Collioure. The more I saw of his work, the more I thought it should be better known.’

Priced at £35 with 70 illustrations, Rudolph Ihlee:The Road to Collioure is available on Amazon and elsewhere.

Images from top: The Jetty by Rudolph Ihlee, Cover of Rudolph Ihlee, The Road to Collioure.

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During his exile he produced more than 200 paintings of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France, now known as Occitanie.

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The Group – It’s A Social Group!

For many people, spring is a time to reflect and make new plans. Maybe it’s the gorgeous spring flowers or the lighter evenings. Or just fine welcoming weather.

Whatever the reason, there’s a Sussex club called The Group that knows how important it is to find a place that’s a comfortable fit and to meet likeminded people.

Members of The Group, a Sussex club for unattached men and women aged 55+, get together in Worthing, Burgess Hill, Lewes, Horsham and Brighton. It’s not a dating agency. It’s an opportunity for men and women to meet new friends in a welcoming atmosphere.

There are opportunities for walks, lunches and dinners, music, golf, theatre trips, pub evenings and trips to galleries. There are always a couple of well organised holidays every year too. Members receive a diary by email twice a month. Once people join, they can add events to the diary and introduce others to their own

interests. Members create the events, and that way The Group offers a great variety of things to do.

There’s plenty going on. It’s just a matter of knowing where to go.

Says Tricia Bentley, co-founder of The Group: “We have over two hundred members. We recently celebrated our first fifteen years, having been going since 2005, so we are confident that we are getting it right. For anybody who is newly on their own, or who just wants a change, The Group just might be right for you. We know that it’s not fun going into a room full of new people, but you’ll get a good welcome at The Group.

So push open that door, come in and join us. You’ll be very welcome. We have a very informative website which tells you everything you need to know, including where we meet.’

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The Youth Counselling Project (TYCP) is delighted to acknowledge grants totalling £18,330 from The Hendy Foundation, Sussex Community Foundation – Price Family Fund and the National Lottery Community Fund.

Earlier this year TYCP was disappointed not to gain Lottery funding, having received grants in other years, so resubmitted an amended application which was successful. So at this point it seems appropriate to pay tribute to TYCP’s fundraisers, who put so much time and effort into often complex documentation in bids to gain much-needed money for the charity. Without these large sums of money TYCP would be unable to pay for the therapists who in the next academic year are on track to provide counselling for 93 students

from all five of Seaford’s state-maintained schools. Each student is offered a block of 10 sessions at a cost of around £500.

However, the rules by which foundations offer the grants often preclude using the money for, say, administration costs which, even in a voluntary organisation like TYCP, can mount up, so TYCP is grateful for the very necessary support received from local organisations and individuals.

So thank you Seaford Community Cinema for screening a film, In the Heights, last month at a fundraiser, which began with a dance performance by Streetfunk. The event was attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Seaford, Cllr Rodney and Ann Reed, and raised £142.50 for TYCP. Not only does the support of local people help financially to provide counselling for young people with mental health problems, but it aids awareness which in turn helps TYCP’s bids for corporate and foundation grants. Together TYCP will strive to help as many students as it can.

Photo l-r, TYCP treasurer Jo Stone, Mayoress Ann Reed, Seaford Mayor Cllr Rodney Reed, and the TYCP trustee Mairin Colleary at the Community Cinema event.

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SEAFORD AFTERNOON FLOWER CLUB At our meeting this month on 19th May, Area Demonstrator Sue Tausig will be coming to entertain us with her interpretation of New Beginnings. Sue is an experienced demonstrator and has been in her role for over 10 years. We are sure she will delight us with her arrangements. The competition is entitled Green as Grass.

At our March meeting we all made an Easter basket, demonstrated to us by our very own Georgie. The afternoon was friendly and lively, and everyone went home with something they could be proud of. The competition, A Foliage Arrangement, attracted a variety of arrangements – you can see some of them in the photographs on the right.

Looking ahead, at our meeting on 16th June, Christine I N C L I N IAnniversaries, C Campbell-Dykes will S beKdemonstrating and the competition will be Roses are Red. We meet at the Baptist Church Hall in Belgrave Road, Seaford, BN25 2EE on the third Thursday of each month

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3 Replant window boxes and baskets. It should now be safe to put fuchsias and pelargoniums outside in containers.

3 Finish planting tubers like dahlias and begonias.

MEMBERS’ NOTICE BOARD This month’s Social Evening is ‘Question Time’ at 7pm on Tuesday May 31st at St Luke’s Church, Walmer Road, Seaford. Bring your gardening questions for a fun evening that includes ‘3 Tulips in a Vase’ competition and a very special Queen’s Jubilee Raffle. Coach trips start this month with a trip to Leonardslee Gardens & Lakes on Thursday 12th May, then Capel Manor on Thursday 23rd June. Full list in your programme, contact Pippa Logan on 01323 491566 for tickets and details.

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Maybe we will get a tantalising taste of summer this month. There will certainly be longer days and hopefully mild nights, so that our gardens can really get going.

May is an excellent month to view other people’s gardens, and while you will be busy on your own plot, it’s always useful to get some new ideas. There are plenty of viewings on offer throughout Sussex in May with the National Garden Scheme. Many NGS gardens have excellent value plant sales, so a perfect

Chlorophytum – Spider Plant

Why highlight such a commonplace plant? Because this easy, tolerant and adaptable plant deserves special notice.

A few years back I noticed Chlorophytum in municipal bedding displays. I took that idea home, and using the myriad of spiderlettes cascading from my classic Chlorophytum comosum ‘Vittatum,’ I raised new plants to be dotted about the garden in pots and baskets, some in the ground. They were to be treated as annuals. Chlorophytum originated in the tropics, it doesn’t like frost, so I was surprised when new growth pushed through the following year. No doubt a mild winter helped, but it demonstrates how temperature tolerant this plant can be.

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Driftwood Garden 2022 2022 sees Driftwood only opening its garden gate for two public days, over the weekend of the Macmillan Coastal Garden trail on the 23rd and 24th July.

Fear not though, the garden is open, by appointment, for visitors through the National Garden Scheme, BBC Gardeners’ World 2-for-1 scheme, and all other visitors who may find the garden on TripAdvisor too. We begin on Thursday 1st June, right through to the 31st July.

What’s more, there will be six Sussex artists displaying their work in the garden for sale too. Regular visitors will be in for a surprise, as the back garden has undergone a major transformation since last Summer.

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Remember those 10 days or so of very welcome but somewhat unseasonably warm temperatures towards the end of March? ‘Well,’ said Katie, ‘Only time will tell if we were too hasty in cutting back some plants.’ Among these were salvias. ‘This stimulates growth,’ she went on. However, at the time of writing another chilly spell was being forecast. ‘The salvias will be slammed with too intense a frost,’ she warned, ‘But we didn’t cut back too hard so hopefully all will be well.’

Certainly all was otherwise well in this beautiful haven in the Crouch, now accessed each Wednesday morning via gates bearing a new blue wooden sign made by Brian, whose projects in the garden have gained him the nickname ‘Woody’. No sooner had he completed three-tier shelving to house plants being brought on outside the polytunnel than he was creating wooden bunnies for Easter plus owls and butterflies for Maggie to sell at the sales table.

In the polytunnel Veronica, having taken old plant labels home to wash, was replacing them in the very tidy polytunnel. Outside, probably thanks to its protective netting, placed when they were the teensiest seedlings, broad beans were already in flower, and radishes and spinach were showing green leaflets in their raised bed. Fingers are crossed, however, for the espaliered plum which burst forth into white blossom possibly a mite too early given that forecast.

Elsewhere was a riot of red and yellow tulips and polyanthus among other beauties, but volunteers hardly had time to enjoy

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Katie again: ‘We’ve been going through all the cuttings beds specifically laid out in order to increase stock. Now this is bearing fruit. Things are bulking up so we can pot.’

The garden strives to be totally organic, so what do you do when vine weevils and slugs venture out, carried away by the early sunshine? Send off for sachets of nematodes, that’s what. ‘This is an organic means of controlling vine weevils and slugs. So much better than any pellets,’ she said. ‘Nematodes are naturally occurring living organisms already present in the soil which are ingested by the weevil larvae and the slugs which kills them. The nematodes are sent out by post in sachets which we will mix up in water and add to the soil with watering cans. Each sachet is enough to do about 100m² of open ground so we should be able to cover all our beds and pots.

But the soil needs to be 5°C, so we hope the cold doesn’t last too long. One application lasts for about six weeks, by which time seedlings and young plants should be big enough to fend for themselves.’

The elevenses break saw volunteers congratulating Lesley, who had spoken very informatively and entertainingly about the garden on Seahaven FM. Not only was everyone ready for coffee or tea but we were all feeling a little peckish too. Luckily Jan was on hand with her frying pan to prepare delicious pancakes for everyone. But on that drizzly Wednesday morning, it was a toss up whether the weather would be kind so watch this space…

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The House on the Cliff Video Documentary Over the last year I’ve had the privilege to work with Lyn Lawson, author of The House on the Cliff, bringing Lynn’s words to life as a documentary, highlighting life and times of a house no longer in existence. It’s the story of a building that stood on Seaford Head: it’s first owner Maria Fleming Baxter, [1897-1907] decided to escape the busy metropolis of London to relax and take in the Seaford air.

Life back then was a simple affair, if you were wealthy, then land was affordable, and what better place to live than Seaford? Plans were drawn up and a ninebedroom cottage was built, attended by three servants.

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14th May 1264: The aftermath of the battle. Two thousand corpses lie strewn on the slopes and riverbanks around Lewes.

Some view this as a victory; for others this is defeat. But for a large, black bird who has calmly watched the bloodshed from the side-lines, this scene of slaughter is an all-you-can-eat buffet.

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Smart birds, Ravens. Way before 1264 they’d realised they needn’t waste their energy killing to eat when other less intelligent species can do the dirty work for them. For centuries Ravens exploited man’s enthusiasm for resolving quarrels with clubs and swords. Ravenous Ravens dined out at all the finest battlefields, burial grounds, gibbets and gallows.

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This sinister CV secured them a plethora of portentous appearances from the Old Testament to Game of Thrones. The sight of a Raven struck fear in the heart of man who would dare not harm it. Today Ravens still occur in our folklore as the earthbound spirit of King Arthur, and at the Tower of London the birds are entrusted with the fate of the kingdom.

Yet aside from all the make-believe malevolent accolades bestowed on the Raven, it truly is magnificent to watch. As befits Britain’s wickedest bird, the Raven certainly dresses the part in a costume of sleek, glossy black feathers, shaggy ‘beard’ and stout dagger beak. It commands the sky; wheeling on wide wings and uttering its guttural ‘cronk-cronk’ call.

Sometimes their behaviour is incongruous with their evil image. To see Ravens rolling and tumbling through the air during their joyous display flight is like catching the grim reaper doing the hokey-cokey.

When not busy instilling fear in the population, Ravens performed an important clean-up job, ridding Britain’s towns of rotting rubbish, and the bird was protected by royal decree. But in the 17th century, people’s perceptions changed and for centuries the birds were persecuted. Ravens, and the old beliefs they represented, were exorcised from England. By 1895 they had vanished from Sussex.

But informed, tolerant attitudes have recently allowed Ravens to return. They mostly breed on our chalk cliffs and quarries but can be seen flying over our towns and cities. In our comfortable world of surround sound and selfies there is something reassuringly sinister about watching a Raven circling overhead; a spectral souvenir of our brutal, primitive past. Sussex will never again be the site of a bloody revolutionary battle. But there’s no harm in a few Ravens hanging around. Just in case.

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THE PROBUS CLUB OF SEAFORD

At our recent Annual General Meeting, Tom Baker was elected as President for 2022/3, with Chris Reynolds continuing as Treasurer, Gavin Ames as Secretary, and Bill McNaught as Attendance Officer.

Despite the difficulties of Covid, a revue indicated a reasonably active year. The holiday in the Isle of Wight was deemed a great success and members had enjoyed Skittles at the Bowling Club. The Ladies’ Lunch at the Hydro in Eastbourne was enjoyed by all. The Secretary reported that the recruitment event had been a great

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For the coming year the arrangements for the planned holiday in Devon were being finalised, and the Cheese & Wine evening at the Little Theatre looked like being very well supported. Dates had been booked for the Spring and Winter Ladies luncheons.

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SEAFORD ROTARY

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opportunity for volunteers to help, is to be considered by the Club.

Our thanks go to Morrisons who donated some items for the buffet and to the Rotarian wives who also provided and served some delicious food in addition to ‘washing up’.

Supporting humanitarian efforts for Ukraine

On Friday 12th March, volunteers who helped Seaford Rotary collect a record sum by accompanying Santa’s sleigh through the streets of Seaford in December, were welcomed at the Crossways Church, Blatchington Hall to a thank you buffet meal.

President Elect Ann Reed welcomed the guests and introduced members of Seaford Rotary who chair or represented the Club’s committees – John Owen: Membership, Paul Vaesen: Youth Services, Bill Pierce: International, Dave Argent: Fundraising and Clive Livingstone: Community Service – before inviting the guests to help themselves to drinks and food. The Rotarians, supported by wives and husbands, provided an opportunity for the volunteers and Friends to discuss how they may be able to help the Rotary Club with future events (photo above).

President Elect Ann Reed said that a sleigh volunteer after she had thanked him told her: ‘It was a pleasure, I loved seeing the happy faces of the children’. A suggestion from a volunteer that Seaford Rotary should publish an alternative, slimmer version of Newsmonger, giving advance details of future events and the

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Rotary District has set up a Crowdfunding Page in aid of Ukraine through which anyone – including the public – can make a donation for which the Rotary will match fund the first £10,000. Every penny donated goes directly to those in need. The weblink is: www.rotaryhelpsukraine.com.

Donations from this fund are sent to: • Romania/Moldova towards supplies and emergency accommodation, including for protein to feed 5,000 refugees for a week in Moldova; • International Rotary Fellowship of Health Professionals (who are co-ordinating medical supplies into Ukraine) towards medical supplies; • Shelterbox towards their efforts in Moldova and Poland; • Poland towards accommodation and supplies provision; • Ukraine District for urgent supplies for the displaced persons inside west Ukraine.

Rotary is also working to help the displaced people arriving daily in the countries surrounding Ukraine, and has volunteers at the borders of Ukraine with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova 24 hours each day.

Donations go directly to trusted colleagues in the Ukraine and all its bordering countries. They can identify the real needs of refugees in each country – medicines (especially dressings and pain killers for adults and children), warm socks, thermals, food, bullet-proof vests, blankets, sleeping bags, first aid kits, dressings, hygiene products, toiletries, sanitary towels, nappies, wet wipes, torches, batteries, candles, laptops, phones, tablets with good batteries and much more.

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Emergency Committee fund for Ukraine. Donations up to £20 million to this fund will be match funded by the Government, and thus the £4,000 effectively becomes £8,000. In addition to the £4,000 to be donated from the Seaford Rotary Charitable Trust, members of Seaford Rotary collected donations for humanitarian aid for Ukraine at Morrisons on 19th March and in Broad Street on 26th March.

In the two collections a sum of £1,082.12 was donated by the public, and it is hoped to pass this money to Seaford for Ukraine – a newly organised group with the objective of helping Ukrainian refugees to settle in Seaford.

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Last Minute Artists went out on a limb last summer with its very successful Cliffhanger exhibition at South Hill Barn, but has been absent from the Crypt for two years, so this month’s venture will be like a homecoming for this group, which based its name on booking space at – the clue’s in the name – the last minute. LMA tells its mailing list of artists that it has a date for a show and then allocates space on a first-come-first-served basis, a system which usually results in a huge variety of work styles and media. At the time of writing, the responses were still coming in, but be assured that the exhibition will be showcasing interesting work from talented artists.

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Using all three spaces, including the Undercroft, there should be space for the work of up to 20 artists, including that of committee members Sue Casebourne whose felt hare and exhibition poster are pictured here, Geraldine Edmonds whose sheep paintings are always snapped up, Nigel Goss, whose quirky two- and three-dimensional work is both fun and thoughtprovoking, Sarah Gregson whose local landscapes and observational paintings are much loved, and Sally-Mae Joseph who offers joyous explosions of colour and form plus ceramics.

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Seaford Striders Seaford Striders success at the Martello Half Marathon with two top-five finishers!

On Sunday 27th March, nearly two years after the last event, 21 Seaford Striders lined up on Seaford Seafront for the Martello Half Marathon. It’s a tough course, starting on the flat before a tough climb up onto the Downs, before an exhilarating downhill section into Bishopstone, with a fast, flat finish back on Seaford Beach.

This year two Seaford Striders finished within the Top Five Finishers – Phill Stevenson (4th) in 1:30:36 and Ollie Sprague (5th) in 1:33:21. An astounding result for both athletes on a challenging course. Samantha Alvarez was the first Strider lady home in 1:48:26.

Other Striders to complete the race were: Damien (1:39:25), Simon Coppard (1:40:25) Joshua Nisbett (1:42:11), Rowan Tully (1:47:24), Joshua Rudd (1:47:27), Russell Hewlett (1:49:53), Martin Dallimer (1:51:52), Rob Sarjeant (1:52:52), Bryony Clarke (1:54:15), Adam Haverly (1:55:08), Carl Howard (2:06:43), Lisa Parkinson (2:09:13), Michelle Varndell (2:18:54), Trevor Jones (2:26:10), Sue Curtis (2:30:04), Victoria Maleski (2:58:04), Sandra Standen (2:58:07); and Sharon Plank (2:58:42).

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Intergenerational opera Charlotte Wicks is a professional opera singer and teacher living in Seaford with her young family, she and fellow opera singer Charlotte Shaw met whilst singing at Glyndebourne Festival opera, and realised their mutual love for music outreach and its effects on people of all ages and walks of life. After previously running dementia choirs, working for live music now and being involved in opera outreach for the main UK opera companies, they decided to create their own Intergenerational project, where two diverse age groups can come together to communicate through music making.

Intergenerational opera is a community outreach project that has been running since 2018. After the challenges of living through a global pandemic these projects have become essential in helping schools and Care homes to reintegrate with their local communities.

We realise the impact the last two years have had on the older population, particularly those living with dementia, and the social development of our younger generation who have missed interacting with their wider family and community, so we are focusing on creativity playing an important role in bringing these two diverse age groups together.

Having previously gained funding from Brighton Dome and Festival, and the success of our previous projects, we are able to provide a six week project for a reasonable fee. The projects use music to bridge the gap in communication, and to create and sustain important social relationships.

Our 90-minute weekly sessions are run by two professional opera singers and are accompanied by a pianist. The sessions involve learning about the art of opera, teaching music by ear, creative composition and culminate in a final performance for carers and parents.

Our project aims to increase social skills, build confidence and enhance overall general wellbeing for all involved.

We are currently working with several schools in East Sussex, and are booked to work with both Cradle Hill Primary School and Seaford primary school this coming September, and so we are looking for groups of older

people in Seaford to join this six-week project, which is either held in the care home lounge or communal area, or in the school’s hall.

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Our work is also supported by organising and performing in Opera Gala evenings in local churches to raise awareness and funds to keep the project affordable for schools and care homes. Our next Opera Gala features opera singers from Glyndebourne, English National Opera and the Royal Opera house, accompanied by Matthew Fletcher at St Leonard’s Church, Seaford on Saturday 14th May at 7.30pm, tickets can be reserved by contacting intergenopera@gmail.com More information can also be found on our website: www.intergenerationalopera.com We look forward to hearing from you.

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St Peter’s Church All set for the popular sale

One of the most popular annual events at St Peter’s Church in Belgrave Road, Seaford, is its Plant Sale, which this year is on Saturday14th May from 2pm-4pm.

There will be a tempting selection of annual and perennial plants for sale, and judging from previous years, the best advice is to get there early to be able to choose the best. It would also be helpful if you bring your own recycled bags to transport your purchases, to help retain your green credentials. As usual, a further temptation will be refreshments, to be served while the sale is on.

Southern Stomp Supports Seahaven Community Food The Southern Stomp Linedancers raised a final total of £90 to buy Easter treats for the Seahaven Community Food project, which were delivered to the organisation in time for the Easter holidays. The monies were raised with the Big Ted and his Egg raffle, which ran for several weeks – a big Thank You to everyone who bought tickets!

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Lecture time

The next in the series of East Blatchington lectures at St Peter’s will be held this month, on Tuesday afternoon, 3rd May. It features the author Simon Parke, who was once a priest in the Church of England, and is now a freelance author.

He will talk about his recent book, Gospel: Rumours of Love, which is set in first-century Palestine, a region glued together by hate. The Roman invaders rule, the Jewish authorities collude while the enraged and desperate plot violent revolt.

Pilate lives with his nightmares, Herod makes guilty hay, the balance of power is delicate – and the last thing anyone needs is a man with a mind and heart of his own. He’s going to suggest a shocking alternative for his homeland.

This book tells His story, through His eyes; and through those of two different women in His life, Miriam of Magdalene and Mary, his mother – different women with very different dreams. The result is much more than an historical novel. It is an epic account of the nature of love.

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Photo: Joy Ashton with the Easter treats. television and radio programmes, and contributed articles to national and international publications.

Admission to the lecture is £7, which includes tea and cake, and you can book by phone on 01323 899054, or by email officeebb.benefice@gmail.com. The lecture is at St Peter’s Church hall in Belgrave Road, and starts at 2.30pm.

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Maths masterclasses add up to a great a success for BOSCO CET A trial run of Royal Institution (Ri) Maths masterclasses aimed at students in three Sussex primary schools has proven so successful that plans are being made to make the Masterclass Maths programme an annual feature on the schools’ calendars.

The Maths leaders in the trust’s primary schools identified 26 children to participate in the first Ri Masterclass programme. The children took part in five sessions in total, held on Zoom. Two were delivered by expert speakers provided by the Royal Institution, with Dr Turvill also delivering a session and Matt Hind, Head of Maths at secondary school St Philip Howard Catholic School (SPH), also part of the Trust, delivering another.

Two sixth formers from SPH also received specialist training as part of the Ri Masterclass programme and then jointly delivered another session to the children.

it.’ A student from Annecy Catholic Primary School in Seaford was particularly enthusiastic about learning Maths that would not normally be taught at primary level: ‘I thought it was good because it taught me about stuff I would learn later on.’

Meanwhile, Andrew Clarke, Head of School at SPH where the sixth-form students learn, said: ‘It looks like we may well have a few future Maths teachers in our midst.’

For Dr Turvill the Ri Masterclasses have helped raise the profile of Maths in the Trust’s schools and also opened up an extensive network of other Ri Masterclasses to the Trust. She said: ‘I have met so many children who enjoy Maths, and now we have given them the opportunity to meet others who enjoy the subject and see that Maths could be a part of their future.’

All the primary students who took part in the first programme have been invited to a celebration day of talks on 9th July, either in person in London, or live streamed from their homes. The next wave of Ri Masterclasses is set to take place this Autumn.

‘The Royal Institution trained the two sixth-form students, who then went on to deliver a superb session to the children together,’ said Dr Turvill. ‘It was a real opportunity for the whole trust to work together across the age groups.’

The Trust has been delighted by the positive feedback from participating children and the results their teachers are seeing in class. ‘I was fascinated by the different types of Maths topics,’ said a student from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Haywards Heath, with another from the same school saying, “It was fun and I really enjoyed

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Dr Rebecca Turvill, Director of Primary Maths for Bosco Catholic Education Trust (Bosco CET) has hailed the first Ri Masterclass Maths series run by the trust as a triumph, with feedback and results following the series cementing her decision to make it a regular feature. ‘I was looking to do something that would be a challenge for those children in the Trust’s primary schools who have shown a high level of engagement with Maths. I had heard about the Ri Masterclasses and realised they would make the perfect opportunity to do just that,’ said Dr Turvill. ‘The content of Ri Masterclasses goes beyond the national curriculum, challenging and stretching students, as well as encouraging them to enjoy Maths and see all the wonderful careers that are open to those who are skilled in mathematics.’

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No Fault Divorce; Divorce is hard enough without having to assign blame From 6th April 2022 married couples no longer need to prove the breakdown of a marriage by citing one of five, often inflammatory facts. Couples will also be able to jointly file for divorce, rather than it being solely down to one person to bring the case. This is a welcome change-given the difficulties amicable couples currently face to try and formalise their separation. However, a major concern is that people will process their own application for divorce online and will be unaware that arrangements will still need to be made in respect of dividing the marital assets. Splitting the finances is an unavoidable task if you want to provide security for yourself. If you cannot reach an agreement either directly or via mediation, negotiations through solicitors may be required and/or an application to the court.

How do I know what I am entitled to?

Married couples have the right to make financial claims against each other in respect of the following; • Property adjustment orders (i.e. orders for sale of properties or transfer of ownership) • Lump sum orders (payments of capital) • Maintenance (i.e. income payments) • Pension sharing orders The Court considers all the circumstances of the case, gives first consideration to the welfare of any children of the family under the age of 18 and in particular, the Court has regard to certain issues, such as income and earning capacity, housing and financial needs, health issues, and duration of the marriage. The aim of the Court is to achieve fairness.

Before you can fully understand how the matrimonial finances should be divided, there should be some form of financial disclosure between you. That will enable you/your solicitor to understand exactly what is in the matrimonial pot to be shared and the most appropriate way of doing so in order to meet your respective income and capital needs.

What are the risks if we do not formalise our financial agreement?

Even if you do not have any marital assets to split, it is still important to file a Consent Order with the court to provide for a clean break between you. If you do not, you leave yourself open to a claim from your former spouse at any time. This is particularly important if your financial position changes further down the line as your former spouse may suggest a share of your newfound wealth is required to meet their ongoing needs. A Consent Order will ensure this cannot happen.

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Our family team are experts in our field and that means you can come to us knowing we have the attitude and professionalism to make your situation better. Whether you have reached an agreement between you, and you simply need a Consent Order drafted to document your agreement, or you need advice on what you should do or what you are entitled to, we will be able to advise you on how best to deal with your situation and reach a timely resolution.

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Trees for Seaford

Pruning, watching and an award!

Throughout the cold weather we have continued to care for our trees. After the final planting of new trees in mid-January in Tudor Close and Westdown Road, we switched our attention to pruning trees that had been planted in previous years.

We had a very instructive (albeit bitterly cold) session with Keith Sacre in February who taught a group of approximately 20 stalwarts, the basic principles of pruning street trees – identifying the leaders and then taking out growth with the potential to cause problems in future, and generally creating a pleasing symmetry to the tree. We have had several forays to prune trees in the pruning ‘window’, while the weather has been reasonably cool, and have had to tackle a few tangles that had got a bit out of hand! Hopefully most of our trees have now received attention.

Mega thanks to Karen Hall from Friends of Sutton Downs! who used the workshop to create an illustrated pruning guide to remind us of Keith’s instructions and which we have shared with other groups across East Sussex connected with the Queen’s Green Canopy Jubilee initiative. In relation to the latter we are also in discussion with other local groups who are hoping to plant commemorative Jubilee trees this year.

The next new push is to establish Neighbourhood Tree Watches to monitor the trees, and possibly help out with watering young trees in the first years during drought periods. If you would like to become part of

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the Tree Watch in your street, please get in touch via treesforseaford@ gmail.com, but feel free to water any young street trees if you think it has been dry and they are in need! A tree monitoring group has been set up with the aim of methodically monitoring the health of all the trees we plant, to give us useful information about best practice to guide future planting.

Excitingly, we have gained a Mayor’s Award ‘for activities and initiatives to improve the natural environment around Seaford’. We are very pleased that the hard work, in particular the input of certain people, has been recognised by Seaford Town Council.

THE BIGGEST CHOWATHON/ PAWATHON IN AID OF DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS IN UKRAINE SAT 14 MAY 2022 AT 1.30PM INTERNATIONAL SPONSORED WALK (MIN OF 1.5 MILES) SEAFORD WALK STARTING AT MARTELLO FIELDS, SEAFORD ALL MONEY RAISED WILL BE DONATED TO THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST APPEAL TO HELP DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS IN UKRAINE. For more info, sponsorship forms, or if you would like to donate, please email Lisa Hughes email: xingbaochows@sky.com or visit our Facebook page “The Biggest Chowathon/Pawathon in aid of people in Ukraine and their dogs”.

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Enjoying food with dementia…

Food, sharing meals and cooking are central to all of our lives, and here at Clifden House Dementia Care Centre, we cook our food daily, even baking cakes daily for afternoon tea. We all know that food is often linked to strong emotions. For some people cooking was their role in the family, which gave them purpose. It can be an essential part of a routine, but many people who have dementia struggle with cooking.

Preparing even a simple meal requires remembering many steps and multitasking. Brain changes that occur in dementia often impair the mental abilities necessary for cooking. Moreover, dementia can damage taste and smell, making food preparation even more challenging. Difficulties with cooking will come on gradually and may be inconsistent. It can be difficult for both the individual with dementia and their family to know when and how help is needed.

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Many people with dementia can also be resistant to giving up cooking and to losing their role as chef in the family. It is especially difficult for them, as well as for the caregiver, to accept someone else taking over the role or to relying on pre-made food. These changes are a practical and emotional challenge for both the caregiver and the person with dementia.

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Cooking together makes cooking possible and can really be helpful for someone with mild dementia. It might relieve some of the worry and safety concerns if you can support them. Try simple recipes, making sure that the steps you use are as few as possible. Try to reduce the use of dangerous knives or blenders and watch out for the appliances being left on.

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SEAHAVEN HARD OF HEARING CLUB Our speaker this month was Ian Everest, who was talking about Shepherds of the South Downs – their lives and times. The earliest record of a shepherd was a gentleman called Cuthman of Bosham in West Sussex.

He travelled around pushing his mother on a cart until he found work. He was said to have received a message from God that wherever he stopped next he was to build a house and a church. He stopped and built a wooden house and a wooden church. This was in the village of Steyning, West Sussex, and the church that stands now is on the site of the original wooden church. Cuthman worked as a shepherd and eventually became a Saint. Many churches in Sussex are named St Cuthman’s.

John Elman is the shepherd who became known as the first man to breed South Down sheep, which became the favourite breed of sheep for many years (photo right). His tomb is in Glynde Cemetery.

There is a saying ‘Guy Fawkes’ ram produces April fools lambs’. This is because the shepherds’ year starts in November when each ram serves approximately 50 sheep. The new lambs are born around April 1st. At lambing time a shepherd can be out 24 hours a day, making pens for the sheep and being on hand when the lambs are born. The shepherds used to be out in

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Sheep washing had to be done once a year and Exceat was used for this purpose for farms in our area. Another place for sheep washing was Fulking, by the Shepherd and Dog pub, where a stream runs out by the side of the pub. Sheep also had to be dipped once a year, which was quite a dangerous job with the chemicals involved.

Later in the year the sheep would be taken to markets to sell and for fresh sheep to be purchased. Thanks were given to Ian for an interesting talk, and the photographs were amazing. Tea, a raffle and a quiz followed before everyone went home.

The lip reading classes were really interesting with subjects such as TV, cycling, chocolate and Fratterinies discussed. The new term started on Tuesday 19th April at Sutton Corner Barn (formerly the 60 plus club) at 10am.

The next meeting on 6th May is an visit to Fairwarp for tea. The mini bus will leave St James’ at 2pm.

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Seaford Town Council’s Community Grants Scheme 2022/23 Seaford Town Council is pleased to announce that as of 1st April 2022, its annual Grants Scheme is live and open for applications!

Each year the Town Council extends the opportunity to local community groups, charities or voluntary organisations to apply for a financial grant from the Town Council’s grants pool.

In the 2021/22 scheme, the Town Council was delighted to be able to support the local community with grants totalling £14,914.

There are two types of grant available; small grants of up to £500 or larger grants over £500, up to a maximum of £3,000. Terms and conditions do apply.

In previous years, grants have been awarded for a variety of projects including to support the continuance of Seaford Dial-a-Ride service at its pre-Covid level of activity; to support local children to develop creative

talents with Teddy Treats Top Talent Sponsorship; to support virtual counselling sessions with qualified children’s mental health and wellbeing therapists for The Youth Counselling Project and supporting the first aid cover at the annual Seaford Bonfire event for Seaford Bonfire Society, to name but a few.

There are certain criteria that must be met to be eligible for a community grant, which are set out in the Council’s Grants Policy. This policy and all details including the application form can be found on the Town Council’s website: www.seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk/community-grants/ Please note that the closing date for applications to be submitted is 4.30pm on Friday 27th May 2022, and that applications should be submitted electronically, marked for the attention of Lucy Clark, Finance Manager and emailed to: admin@seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk.

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Inner Wheel club Seaford Members of Inner Wheel join together in Clubs which are grouped together in Districts. Seaford Inner Wheel is very proud that their District Chairman for 2021/22 is Seaford’s Past President Jennifer Pierce.

Jennifer has had a very busy programme visiting 10 Clubs within the District who are based between Godalming, Guildford, Midhurst and Petworth and Hove.

Jennifer was born in Cuckfield and spent her childhood in Brighton. Being an amateur iceskater from the age of 11, Jennifer had nine exciting years as a professional ice skater.

Jennifer has particularly enjoyed one of the wider objects of Inner Wheel – to foster international understanding – and has enjoyed Zooming with Inner Wheel members in India. A visit to the Hove Inner Wheel Club lead to a friendship being formed with Varsha Patel from India, who was staying with her daughter in Hove.

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Each year the District Chair nominates a chosen charity.

This year Jennifer has chosen the Medical Detection Dogs as her charity. In addition to her District role, Jennifer took part in local Inner Wheel events in Seaford, including the Support our Seaford Charities event, a Christmas Cracker fundraising event, New Year’s Day walk on Seaford seafront with Rotary and Inner Wheel Members, numerous coffee mornings – one of which she will be hosting at her home on 12th April.

Members of Seaford Inner Wheel and Jennifer are looking forward to hosting an Inter Club Tea on 5th May, when representatives from other Inner Wheel Clubs in the District will come to Seaford to enjoy a delicious tea and friendship. One of the final events for Jennifer in her year is the District Rally to be held on 6th June, when representatives will travel from their Clubs to Alfriston for a Church Service, lunch and the opportunity for renewing friendship at Deans Place Hotel.

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Alfriston and Cuckmere Valley Twinning Association

Jubilee Quiz Night

We will be welcoming everyone – not just members – to our Jubilee Quiz Night Friday 3rd June 2022, 7pm in the Old Chapel Centre, Alfriston.

Bring a team of up to six people and your own food and drink to join us for an evening of fun! Entry £1 a head. The Quiz night will be followed later in June with members’ Afternoon Tea and musical accompaniment in the garden of one of our group. We expect to be visiting our lovely twin village of Veules-les-Roses on the Normandy coast in July, and hosting our French friends for their return visit to Sussex in September.

March’s AGM was a convivial social event.

Business was efficiently carried out, leaving plenty of time for members to take tea, drink Kir Royale, and eat a wonderful selection of home-made sweet and savoury goodies.

New members are always welcome, and membership is free this year – yes, fees have been waived for everyone in 2022! There’s no need to speak French – our events and visits are planned so everyone can take part if they wish. Our membership secretary is Robert at: rmorri1847@aol.com. For queries about the quiz night, you can ask Wendy on 01323 895657.

Photo l-r Sylvia and Wendy serving tea at the AGM.

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What’s On in May? Sat 9th April - Sun 1st May Lindy Dunbar: Movement and Rest Birley Centre, Carlisle Road, Eastbourne

11am - 4pm (weekends only, plus Good Friday, Easter Saturday & Easter Monday, closed Easter Sunday) Drawings and paintings. Free entry. www.lindydunbar.co.uk

Weds 13th Apr - Thurs 19th May Arlington Bluebell Walk Bates Green Farm, Tye Hill Road, Arlington

10am - 5pm Raising money for local charities. Refreshments available. Entry £6 adult/£3 child (aged 3-16)/£16 family (2 adults and up to 4 children). www.bluebellwalk.co.uk

Thurs 28th April – Tues 24th May Uno22: Five

Gallery Uno, 14 High Street

10am - 4pm (Mon - Sat, closed Weds), 12 noon - 3pm (Sun) Jam-packed display of art, design and crafts. Email: info@ galleryunoseaford.co.uk Instagram: @unoseaford

Sunday 1st May Boot, Craft & Produce Fair Martello Fields (West)

7.30am (stallholders), 9am - 1pm (public) Low pitch fee, free car parking, refreshments available. www.seafordrotary.org.uk

Tuesday 3rd Walk & Talk at the Downs The Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road

10am Drop in and find out more about the Growing Project, a community garden and orchard being planned at the Downs. Email: friendsofsuttondowns@gmail. com. www.seafuture.org/ friends-of-sutton-downs/

Seaford Head Probus Club Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road 12.30pm Lunch and guest speaker. For further information, please contact Mike by phone or

email. Tel: 01323 894893 Email: mjcstaples@gmail.com

East Blatchington Lectures

St Peter’s Church, Belgrave Rd

2pm Author Simon Parke on his book, Gospel: Rumours of Love. Tickets £7, including tea and cakes. To book, tel: 01323 899054 Email: officeebb. benefice@gmail.com

Weds 4th – Sat 7th Ruddygore or The Witch’s Curse

Devonshire Park Theatre, Compton Street, Eastbourne

7.45pm (daily), 2.30pm (Weds & Sat) Tel: 01323 412000. www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk

Friday 6th Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club St James’ Trust, 11 Blatchington Road

2pm Outing to Fairwarp for tea.

Monthly social meeting. Visitors welcome. Transport available if required. Tel: 01323 895216.

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Heartsease

Seaford Baptist Church Church, Belgrave Road

2.30pm A group for bereaved people, and anyone who finds themselves alone and would enjoy some social interaction.

Includes a programme of speakers, entertainment and other activities. Refreshments included. For further information please contact John and Jill Hughes, tel: 01323 898678.

Seaford Community Cinema

Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane

7.30pm West Side Story (12A).

Tickets online or from Seaford Tourist Information Centre. wwwseafordcinema.org

Friday 6th – Sunday 8th Last Minute Artists: Here We Go Again Crypt Gallery, 23 Church St

10am - 4.30pm Paintings, ceramics, sculpture and more. www.thecryptgallery.com

Saturday 7th Seaford Bowling Club Open Day

Chichester Road BN25 2DT

10am - 4pm Have a go at bowling and see if you like it.

Refreshments available. Free admission. If you can’t make it, come to our Spring Fayre on 14th May. Membership enquiries: tel: 01323 899845.

Open Gardens for St Wilfrid’s Hospice

Various Sussex Gardens

From lakes to sculptures, exotic fruits to rose gardens,there’s something for everyone. Annual pass £40 with entry to 12 gardens including hot drink at each garden. www.stwhospice.org/ open gardens

Sunday 8th Seaford Museum & Heritage Society: The House on the Cliff Seaford Little Theatre, Steyne Road

2pm Screening of a new documentary exploring the life and times of a house that stood on Seaford Head. Chris Conil (video producer) and Lynn Lawson (author) will be on hand to answer questions. £5 admission, £2 Museum members. Payment at door.

Seaford Music Society Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road

3pm European Chamber Ensemble, appearing as a flute, viola and harp trio. Tickets £10 (non-members)/free for under 26-year-olds. Available on the door; in person from Newberry Tully Estate Agents, 53 Church Street (cash only); or cheque by post from Seaford Music Society, visit: www.seafordmusicsociety.com

Tuesday 10th The Probus Club of Seaford Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road 12 noon for 12.45pm Members meet for a chat, a two-course meal and a speaker. For further details, please contact the Secretary, Gavin. Tel: 01323 893760.

Seaford Natural History Society Hastings

12.30pm Fossil Hunting in Hastings. Meet at Cliff-end, Pett Level Road, TQ 89084 13493.

Meetings open to all (nonmembers £3). Stout footwear essential. Check online for changes before setting out.

Membership enquiries, email: richardmongar@ btinternet.com www. seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk

Wednesday 11th Seaford Stamp & Postcard Club

Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane

7pm for 7.30pm Speaker Jim Etherington on WW2 Through Picture Postcards. All stamp and postcard collectors welcome.

Tel 01323 492433. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sspc.

Splash Point Jazz

The View, Seaford Head Golf Club, BN25 4JS

7pm The Neal Richardson Trio with Karen Sharp (tenor sax).

Tickets £15, on the door or at wegottickets.com/ splashpointjazz. www.splashpointjazz.com Facebook @splashpointjazz The View tel: 01323 890139.

Friday 13th Seaford Museum & Heritage Society: Overland to Mongolia at 70 Seaford Little Theatre, Steyne Road

7.30pm Mairin Colleary talks about this fascinating adventure. £5 admission, £2 Museum members. Payment on the door.

Saturday 14th Seaford Bowling Club Spring Fayre

Chichester Road BN25 2DT

10am - 4pm Home-made cakes, jams & pickles, tombola, cards, bottle stall, raffle, refreshments.

Free admission. Membership enquiries: tel: 01323 899845

The Biggest Chowathon/ Pawathon Martello Fields

1.30pm International sponsored walk (min. 1.5 miles) in aid of dogs and their owners in Ukraine. All money raised will be donated to the Kennel Club Charitable Trust Appeal.

For information, sponsorship forms, or to donate, email Lisa Hughes: xingbaochows@sky. com or Facebook ‘The Biggest Chowathon/Pawathon in aid of people in Ukraine and their dogs’.

Opera Gala

St Leonard’s Church, Church St

7.30pm Supporting the work of Intergenerational Opera community outreach project.

Featuring opera singers from Glyndebourne, English National Opera and the Royal Opera House, accompanied

by Matthew Fletcher.

To reserve tickets, email: intergenopera@gmail.com www.intergenerationalopera. com

Sunday 15th Seaford & Blatchington Lawn Tennis Club Open Day

Seaford & Blatchington LTC, Belgrave Road

10am - 4pm Free open day, all ages and abilities welcome - just wear trainers! Meet friendly adult and junior members and try out the courts. Free coaching 10am - 12.30pm. Membership offers available.

Tel: 01323 892322. www.seafordtennis.com

Corelli Ensemble Gala Concert Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road

4pm With Dame Felicity Lott, soprano. Music by Handel, Strauss, Lehar, Noel Coward, Paul Lewis and Elgar. Early booking advised, audience will be asked to wear masks. Tickets £15 (adults), £5 (children), from Seaford Tourist Information Centre, 37 Church St, or online. www.eventbrite.co.uk

Tuesday 17th Seaford Natural History Society Abbot’s Wood

10am Meet in the main forest car park, TQ 55768 07261.

Meetings open to all (nonmembers £3). Stout footwear essential. Check online for changes before setting out.

Membership enquiries, email: richardmongar@ btinternet.com www. seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk

Wednesday 18th Seaford U3A Coffee Morning

Constitutional Club, Crouch Ln 10am - 12 noon Free entry. Open to members and non-members. No need to book.

Thursday 19th Seaford Afternoon Flower Club

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road

1.30 - 3.30pm ‘New Beginnings’, demonstration by Sue Tausig.

Competition ‘Green as Grass’.

Membership £30 per year, visitors £5 on the door. Tel: Mary 01323 893899 or Sue 01323 894848.

Friday 20th Hearing Aid Maintenance, Batteries and Hearing Loss Advice St James’ Trust, 11 Blatchington Road BN25 2AB

10am - 12 noon Come and meet your local friendly team from East Sussex Hearing. Bring your brown NHS record book.

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Back 2 the Beats

Denton Island Bowls Club, Enterprise Centre, Denton Island, Newhaven

7.30pm - 12 midnight ’70s, ’80s and ’90s dance night.

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Seaford Community Cinema

Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane

7.30pm After Love (12). Tickets online or from Seaford Tourist Information Centre. wwwseafordcinema.org

Saturday 21st Lunchtime Concert

St Leonard’s Church, Church St 1pm Gerard Brooks, organ. Free entry with a retiring collection.

Sunday 22nd Open Garden

13 Bowden Rise, BN25 2HZ 11am - 4pm Refreshments, plant sales, raffle and tombola. In aid of St Wilfrid’s Hospice. www.stwhospice.org/ opengardens

Wednesday 25th Neighbourhood Watch Spring Expo & AGM

Seaford Baptist Church Hall, Belgrave Road

6pm Brief AGM followed by Spring Expo. An information-filled, socially fun Great Neighbours event where you can meet the people who keep us safe.

Thursday 26th Seaford Community Cinema

Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane

7pm NT Live: Straight Line Crazy (12A). Tickets online or from Seaford Tourist Information Centre. wwwseafordcinema.org

Saturday 28th Repair Café Seaford

SEA Climate Hub, Clinton Place

10am - 1pm Bring your broken items from home for repair with the help of specialist volunteers. Tea, coffee and cake while you wait for your item to be seen. www.seafuture.org/ seaford-repair-cafe

Sunday 29th NGS Open Gardens

Cosy Cottage, 69 Firle Rd; Lavender Cottage, 69 Steyne Rd; Madehurst, 67 Firle Rd; Burford, Cuckmere Rd; Seaford Community Garden, East St; Cupani Garden, 8 Sandgate Close 12 noon - 5pm Six gardens open

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to support the National Garden Scheme. Refreshments at Cupani Garden. Maps and tickets available at all gardens. £7 all gardens, £3 individual gardens, children free. Eight gardens also open on Sunday 12th June. www.ngs.org

Tuesday 31st Seaford Natural History Society Court Lodge Farm

10am Details TBC, see website.

Meetings open to all (nonmembers £3). Stout footwear essential. Check online for changes before setting out.

Membership enquiries, email: richardmongar@ btinternet.com www. seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk

Seaford Horticultural Society

St Luke’s Church, Walmer Rd

7pm Members social evening.

Question Time, plus ‘3 Tulips in a Vase’ competition and Queen’s Jubilee Raffle. www.seafordhorti.com

Coming Up Thurs 1st June - Sun 31st July Open Garden Driftwood, 4 Marine Drive

What’s On Weekly?

Arts and Crafts Drawing Workshops

Paradise Park, Avis Rd, Newhaven BN9 0DH

Last Monday of the month 10am - 12 noon £15 per session. Contact Lesley Harvey: 07722 236741.

East Sussex Moviemakers

St Luke’s Church, Rattle Road, Stone Cross 1st and 3rd Weds of the month, 7pm - 9pm A friendly club with members prepared to assist those new to film making. Anyone with an interest in watching quality amateur films or helping with the tasks involved in film making is welcome to join.

For details, tel Val MacManus: 07590 904778. www. eastsussexmoviemakers.org

10am - 3pm Free refreshments, craft for kids. All welcome.

Seaford Afternoon Flower Club

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road

3rd Thursday of the month (except Jan) 1.30pm - 3.30pm Membership £30 per year, visitors £5. Tel: Mary 01323 893899 or Sue 01323 894848.

Fridays 2pm - 4pm New members always welcome, although we currently have a waiting list.

Please note, not suitable for beginners. Further details and a contact form are available on our website. www.seafordartclub.weebly. com

Fridays 2pm - 4pm (from 8th October) All equipment provided.

Beginners welcome. £10 per session. To book a place, tel: Sally Jennings 07876 666784.

Email: jennings.sally@gmail.com

St Leonard’s Church, Church St

Mon: 6pm - 8pm Start date 18th April Thurs: 10am - 12 noon Start date 21st April.

Classes suitable for complete beginners, as well as those looking to develop their skills.

12-week course. www.brasspointsva.com

Mon, Tues & Weds 10.15am - 1.15pm £240 per term. Beginners, intermediate and advanced students welcome: Tel Amanda: 01323 873313.

Email: amandazoejewellery@ yahoo.com

Seaford

Friday 3rd June Alfriston & Cuckmere Valley Twinning Assoc.

Jubilee Quiz Night

Saturday 4th June Open Church Café

Brasspoint School of Visual Arts, 84 Sutton Road

Seaford Art Club

Knit and Craft

7pm Bring a team of up to six people and your own food and drink. Entry £1 a head.

Tel: Wendy 01323 895657

Pottery Workshop

Jewellery & Creative Metal Classes

By appointment Open by appointment for visitors through the National Garden Scheme, BBC Gardeners’ World 2-for-1 scheme, and those who find the garden on TripAdvisor.

Public opening as part of Macmillan Garden Trail on 23rd and 24th July.

Old Chapel Centre, Alfriston

and sometimes crochet or knitting. Beginners welcome.

Tel: Gail Ball 01323 730552.

Chyngton Methodist Church, Millberg Rd, Seaford

Thursdays 2pm - 4pm For more details please phone Viola on 01323 890271.

Linocut Printmaking

Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven

Meridian Lacemakers Anzac Room, Meridian Centre, Peacehaven

3rd Saturday of the month 10am - 3.30pm Friendly group of ladies who meet to make all types of bobbin lace, together with needle lace and tatted lace,

The Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road

Seaford Evening Flower Club

The Flint Barn (Downs 60+ Club), Sutton Corner, Seaford

First Thursday of the month (except August) 7pm New members very welcome.

Tel: 01323 896567.

Seaford Photographic Society

Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane, Seaford BN25 1PU Fridays 7pm for 7.45pm Friendly club for all age groups and abilities. Chat about photography, lectures, talks and competitions. Visit www.seafordps.org and get in touch via the ‘contact’ button.

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Children Streetfunk

Common Room, 2 Old Tree Parade

Wednesdays 4pm-5pm (Beginners, 6-8 yrs), 5pm -6pm (Intermediate, 9-13 yrs) Streetdance and Hip Hop dance classes. Email: info@ streetfunk.co.uk www.streetfunk.co.uk

Clubs/ Organisations Bereaved by Suicide Support: East Sussex

Assistance for those bereaved by suicide. Support is faceto-face, via the telephone or Zoom. Also support groups meeting others who have been through similar experiences. Contact 07542 305419 or email Kellie.leyton@ sussexcommunity.org.uk

Blue Van Veterans’ Breakfast Club

Seaford Town Football Club, The Crouch, Bramber Ln BN25 1TL Second Sunday of the month 9am - 11am Cooked breakfast, tea, coffee and soft drinks. £6 per head.

WWII veterans free. Tel: 07754 147778 or 01323 890211. email: edafvbc.sf@yahoo.com www.bluevandropin.co.uk.

Greenhavens Network

For more information email: contact@greenhavens.network or Facebook: Greenhavens Network.

Just Friends

Elim Church, Newhaven

1st & 3rd Monday of the month 10am - 12 noon, 2nd Mon walking group, 4th Mon lunch group Weekly and monthly social meetings including coffee mornings, walking groups, steam train excursions, heritage sites, tea parties, wine tasting and lunches. Tel: 01323 725882 www.just-friends.uk

Lip Reading Classes

Sutton Corner Barn (previously 60+ Club), Sutton Road, Seaford Tuesdays 10am Sign language is also included

in the lessons. £5 per week.

Phone Jayne on 01323 655957 or email enya1.marsh@gmail. com

Martello Rotary Seaford

For more information email: contact@martellorotary.org.uk or visit www.rotary-ribi.org

National Trust Seaford Association (NTSA)

Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane

Third Wednesday of the month 2.30pm Talks from Oct to March (no meeting in December). Outings from spring to autumn, plus other social and fundraising events.

New members (including non-NT members) welcome.

For further information, tel: 07989 077079, email: membershipntsa@gmail.com www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/nt

Newhaven, Peacehaven & Seaford Lions Club

For more information visit www.npslions.co.uk or email: lionpresident@npslions.co.uk.

Tel: 0345 8335981.

Facebook: @NPSLions

Reading Friends

Seaford Library, 15-17 Sutton Park Road Thursday: 11.30am - 12.30pm Weekly drop-in for friendship, stories and activities around books and reading.

Tel: 0345 6080 196 www.new.eastsussex.gov.uk/ libraries

Seaford Bridge Club

St Thomas More Church Hall, 54 Sutton Road Mon: 1.15 for 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Downs 60+ Club, Sutton Corner

Weds: 6.15 for 6.30pm - 9.30pm Online Tues: 1.30 for 2pm - 4pm Fri: 6.30 for 7pm - 9pm If you would like to find out more, or arrange a visit, please contact John Gillespie, Club Secretary, tel: 01323 893626, email: gillespiejohn6@gmail. com, or Pam Pelling, Chair, tel: 07834 833561, email: pampelling@hotmail.com

Seaford Museum and Heritage Society The Esplanade, Seaford

Sat and Sun 11am - 4pm, Weds 2 - 4pm We welcome visitors to our

Tardis-like Museum displaying history from the Stone Age to the present day.

Tel: 01323 898222. www.seafordmuseum.co.uk Facebook: Seaford Museum.

Seaford Rotary

New members welcome. For more information contact via: www.seafordrotary.org.uk/ contact.php

Seaford u3a

For more information about Seaford u3a visit: www. u3asites.org.uk/seaford.

For membership email: seafordu3a@gmail.com including your postal address for a welcome pack.

Seaford u3a Coffee Morning

Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane. BN25 1PU

Third Wednesday of the month 10am - 12pm Open to members and non-members. Coffee and nibbles £2. Just come along.

Email: seafordu3a@gmail.com.

For membership visit: www. u3asites.org.uk/seaford.

Seaford Women’s Institute Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Rd

welcome.Tel: 01323 895216 or email: white-c7@sky.com

Trees for Seaford

For more information visit: www.treesforseaford. wordpress.com/Facebook: treesforseaford or email: treesforseaford@gmail.com

Community Cross Way Church

Clinton Place, Seaford BN25 1NP

Sundays, 10.30am Everyone welcome to join in worship on Sundays.

Tel: 01323 894687 Email: cross waychurchseaford@gmail.com www.crosswaychurchseaford.org

Friends of Tide Mills

Tide Mills near Seaford and Bishopstone Third Sunday of the month 9am - 11am Meet at beach end of old village road. Help us care for this special place. Email: brianjimskinner@gmail.com

Seaford Allotments Sutton Drove, Seaford

For more information, contact sec.seaford.allot@gmail.com The waiting list for allotments is closed at present.

First Wednesday of the month, 1.30 - 3.30pm Craft & Chat.

Second Wednesday of the month, 2pm Main meeting.

Third Wednesday of the month, 2pm Master Class.

Fourth Wednesday of the month, 1 - 2pm Walking group.

Email: seafordwisecretary@ gmail.com

Seaford Baptist Church

Seahaven Afternoon Trefoil Guild

Martello Tower and The Buckle end of beach

St Thomas More Church Hall, Sutton Park Road First Tuesday of the month, 1.45 - 3.45pm Part of Girlguiding UK. New members welcome.

Tel: 01323 894454.

Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club

St James’ Trust, 11 Blatchington Road BN25 2AB First Friday of the month, 2 - 4pm Guest speakers and other activities, tea, biscuits, raffle.

New members always

Belgrave Rd BN25 2EE

Sundays 10.30am Please join us for our service, also available on YouTube.

Tel 01323 896009 for updates on children’s Sunday morning activities.

Seaford Beach Clean

First Sunday of the month Gloves, bags and litter pickers provided, BYO bucket.

Accompanied children and dogs welcome. Email: plasticfreeseaford@gmail.com

Seaford Community Garden

Crouch Gardens next to the Peace Garden

Weds 9.30am - 12.30pm Sat 10am - 12 noon (July to Sept only) Garden open, plants and produce for sale. All welcome. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/scg Continued...

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Seaford Community Tea Room

Time-Out

the keynote. £12. For further details, email: pat@ pwhiteseaford.co.uk or tel: 01323 897360.

Mon - Sat 10am - 1pm New customers welcome to enjoy tea, coffee and cake. We are now open until 1pm on Saturday.

Third Wednesday of the month, 2pm - 4pm A group set up by two former long-term carers, for those living alone and who feel socially isolated, for carers and their partners etc. Pop in for a chat and a cuppa.

Arts and crafts, table-top games, speakers, outings etc.

For further details, tel Gloria: 07926 967359.

Seaford Silver Band

Seaford Old Town Hall, Church Street

Seaford Environmental Alliance

Climate Hub, 4 Clinton Place

Climate Hub: 9am - 12 noon (Thurs, Fri), 10am - 1pm (Sat) Repair Café: Fourth Friday of the month SEA is working to tackle the climate and ecological emergency. The SEA Community Fridge operates from the Hub to pass on surplus food and reduce food waste. Email: hello@seafuture. org www.seafuture.org/ the-sea-climate-hub

Seaford NWR (National Women’s Register) Members’ homes and out and about

Various days For women who are interested in everything and talk about anything. Details at www.nwr.org.uk or email us at: nwrmemberseaford@ btinternet.com

Seaford Town Market Church Street

Second & fourth Saturday of the month 10am - 3pm Local foods, producers, makers, crafts, artisan and much more.

Email: mirandamarket73@ yahoo.com

St Leonard’s & St Luke’s

St Michael’s Church Hall, Church Hill, Newhaven (disabled access Second Ave)

Music

Concentus Choir

Willingdon Community School, Broad Road, Eastbourne BN20 9QX Mondays 7.15pm No need to read music to join this friendly choir – regularly sings in Seaford. Tel: 07920 430162 or 07789 343514. www.concentus-sings.com

Lifesong Creative Arts Club

Seaford Little Theatre, Steyne Road Various days/times Childrens music workshops, dance, drumming, art and song workshops for all ages.

For more details visit: www. seaford-choral-society.com

Seaford Choral Society Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road

Mondays 7.15pm For more details visit: www. seaford-choral-society.com

St Leonard’s, Church St; St Luke’s, Walmer Rd

Seaford Handbell Ringers

The Group Social Group

Wednesdays 10am - 12 noon For more details tel Margaret Hopkins: 01323 325305. New members very welcome.

Wednesdays 1.30pm – 3.30pm For more details tel Jo Tigg 01323 893878. New members very welcome.

For details of all our services and events, please visit our website. www.seafordparish.org.uk

John Harvey Tavern, Bear Yard, Cliff High Street, Lewes Fourth Thursday of the month, 7pm A social group for unattached men and women over 55 years old. www.thegroup. org.uk

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St James’ Trust, 11 Blatchington Road

Seaford Musicians

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Fridays 10am - 12 noon Orchestra open to all instruments and all abilities, with enjoyment

Seaford Head School, Steyne Rd Wednesdays 8pm - 10pm New members welcome, all levels of music. www.seafordsilverband.co.uk

Seaford Sings

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Thurs 7.30pm - 9pm Come and sing a huge range of music, no audition necessary.

Have fun and raise money for Cancer Research UK. For information, contact Martin: Tel: 07925 548217 Email: Martinneill139gmail.com

Singing for Fun

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road

Weds 11am - 12 noon Thurs 7pm - 8pm For adults of all ages and abilities. No need to read music. £6 on the door. Tel: 01323 365495 or 07799 818590. Email: sallyann@ crystalclearaudio.co.uk

Sutton Barn Choir

Old Flint Barn, Sutton Corner Wednesdays 10.30am - 11.30am Singers over 40 years age welcome. Pop music 1920s to present day. No need to read music. Membership included in annual Downs 60+ Club membership.

Tel: 01323 896422 Facebook: Sutton Barn Choir

Sport/Dance/ Health

1-2-3 Walks/East Sussex Health Walks

Salts Café, 14 Marine Parade Tuesdays 10am One-hour walk led by trained community volunteers. Free to join, no need to book.

Beautiful Yoga with Kelly Burns Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Weds 6.30 - 9.30pm

St James’ Trust Community Centre, 11 Blatchington Road Fridays 9.30 - 10.30am Full library of recorded classes

also available to do in your own home. A blend of flowing and still postures to build strength and flexibility of the body and mind. All abilities welcome.

Tel: 07828 829965.

Email: contactkellyburns@gmail. com. www.facebook.com/ beautifulyogawithkellyburns

Crouch Bowling Club

Crouch Gardens, East Street

A friendly bowls club open to all age groups. Bowling outdoors April to September, free coaching available. Indoor short mat bowls and skittles between October and April.

Social events throughout the year. Tel: 07736 750126 Email: secbowls@gmail.com www.crouchbowling clubseaford.co.uk§

Cycle Seahaven Various locations

Rides for MTB and road riders of all levels of fitness and experience. For more information visit www.cycleseahaven.org.uk

Exercise Classes

Mercread Youth Centre, Mercread Rd, Seaford

Tues & Thurs 10am High energy dance-style class with music from Bollywood to ballroom. Tel: 07786 425758. johnlouisecave@gmail.com www.louisecavefitness.co.uk

Freeflowyoga

Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road

Mon 6.30pm - 7.45pm Weds 10am - 11.30am, 7.30pm - 8.45pm

Bishopstone Village Hall

Thurs 7pm - 8pm Gentle hatha yoga. Suitable for all ages and abilities.

Tel: 07515 961327 Email: Theresesaunders7@ aol.com Facebook/Freeflowyoga

Gold Exercise Classes

Mercread Youth Centre, Mercread Rd Tues & Thurs 2pm

Church Hall, Bramber Ave, Peacehaven Weds 2.30pm Fun, friendly, less energetic dance-style class for all ages, music from ’60s and

’70s. Tel: 07786 425758. johnlouisecave@gmail.com www.louisecavefitness.co.uk

Dance Studio, Seaford Head School, Arundel Road

Seahaven Yoga

Guided Meditations for Wellbeing

Seaford Osteopathic Clinic

Tuesdays 10.30am Thursdays 7pm

Tuesday 7.15 - 8.45pm Improver Plus Tel Joy: 01273 587714. www.southernstomp.com

Saturdays 10am Tel/text: 07983 622840. Email: seahavenyoga@btinternet.com www.seahavenyoga.co.uk

Tai Chi & Kung Fu

Seaford

Mon 10.30am - 12noon Tues 7.30pm - 9pm Relaxing and restoring your body and mind. Also available: 1 to 1 meditation, Reiki, Indian head massage.

Tel Ann: 07989 294445.

Wednesdays 6.30pm - 7.30pm Pilates for Every Body Mon morning & Tues afternoon/ eve Personal tuition (mat/ reformer).Tel: 07944 785520.

Email: karenmoves@gmail.com www.pilatesstudioseaford.co.uk

Pumped

In Balance Yoga

Join our fun, affordable, sweaty classes today. Facebook: Pumped Bootcamps, Instagram: pumpedbootcamp

Weds 5.45 - 7pm

Seaford Bowling Club

Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Rd Online

Thurs 10 - 11.15am

Mercread Centre, Mercread Road Fri 11am - 12.15pm All abilities/ages welcome.

Hatha yoga classes connecting the breath with movement for a mindful practice. Private 1 to 1 yoga and massage.

Tel: 07444 549859. Email: inbalancesussex@gmail.com www.in-balance.org.uk

Newhaven Gig Rowing Club Newhaven Marina, Yacht Harbour BN9 9BY

NGRC is a charity rowing club inclusive to all from the ages of 11 to 75+. If you are interested in learning to row please visit https://ngrc.co.uk for more info. NGRC ask that a health questionnaire is filled in and sent back in advance for safety reasons. Your maiden voyage session is approx. 90 mins. All this for only £5. Each row after this is then only £3.

For more information email: membership@ngrc.co.uk

Pilates & Yoga with Karen Hall

Cross Way Church/Clinton Centre, Clinton Place

Mon 6pm-7pm Restorative pilates for back care and managing pain conditions 7.15 - 8.30pm Yoga Inspired

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Rd

Weds 9.30am - 10.30am Pilates for Every Body 11am - 12 noon Chair-based exercise

Chichester Road BN25 2DT

New members welcome to our friendly and inclusive club. We are open all year with bowling from April to September and short mat and social activities in the winter.

Tel 01323 899845 or 07710 546223. Email: bdnewns@ gmail.com. www.seafordbowlingclub.co.uk

Seaford Striders Running Club Monday: 7.30pm - 8.30pm Lewes Track.

Wednesday: 6.30pm onwards Main club night, start times/ locations vary for different ability groups.

A friendly, supportive running club for all running abilities.

Email: info@seafordstriders. org.uk www.seafordstriders.org.uk

Seaford Tennis Club

Belgrave Rd BN25 2HE Play from 8am - 10pm New member offer, 3 months for only £50! Get fit and play tennis at Seaford Tennis Club.

We welcome players of any ability and age. Sign up at www.seafordtennis.com

Seaford Traditional Folk Dance Group

St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Road

Wednesdays 10.15am - 12.15pm Gentle exercise for body, mind and chuckle muscles. Visitors/ new members welcome. £4 per week. Contact Nid Barnes: 01323 897315.

The Chapel Rooms, St Peter’s Church, Belgrave Rd BN25 2HE Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane. BN25 1PU

Sevalight Hatha Yoga & Relaxation Class

St James’ Trust, Blatchington Road Tuesdays 10am

Bishopstone Village

Tuesdays 6.30pm Small group yoga classes for all abilities. Deeply relaxing and healing. Tel: Susannah 07862 263869. Email: susannah@ breathing-spaces.com www.breathing-spaces.com

Seven Sisters Pool Seaford 61 Chyngton Road

Mon mornings Water Babies.

Sessions for babies/under school-age children with Michelle. www.waterbabies.co.uk Mon 6pm - 8pm & Thurs 1.30pm - 3.30pm SLK Aqua Yoga. Gentle water exercise in 40-minute sessions. www.slkaquayoga.co.uk Tues - Sat mornings Baby Swimming Squidz. Baby/toddler swimming with Tara. Tel: 07941 651150

Sound Journeys

Common Room, Broad Street, Seaford

Deep relaxation with and through the singing bowls of high therapeutic quality.

Mondays 7 - 8pm Refill your energy for the week, feel yourself and be happy.

Fridays 9.30 - 10.30am Are you a school-running mum? Take a break and prepare for the weekend with the kids. To register, email: maja@soundfeelings.uk www.soundfeelings.uk

Southern Stomp Line Dance Club

Church Hall, Bramber Avenue, Peacehaven Monday 10am - 12 noon Good Intermediate 12.15 - 1.30pm Good beginners Wednesday 10am - 12 noon Improver/Intermediate

12.15 - 1.30pm Absolute beginners

Telscombe Hall, Tyedean Road, Telscombe Cliffs

Mercread Youth Centre Mercread Rd, Seaford

Tues 5.50 - 7pm Family Kung Fu £6 adults, £4 Children Tues 7 - 8pm Tai Chi £7 per class or £10 both classes Thurs 12 - 1pm Tai Chi £8 drop in, £7 if paying monthly.

Instructor Audra Marshall.

Tel: 07971 296698 Email: audramarshall@icloud.com

Yin Yoga with Jacqui

St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd, Seaford and online

Thurs 9.30am - 10.45am In person and online. Small in person class, booking essential.

Email: jacqui.johnston@hotmail. co.uk. Tel: 07816 154644.

Yoga and Sound Baths

Private Studio, Newhaven

Sound Baths: Sunday afternoon Therapeutically healing and relaxation plus re-energizing experiential sessions.

70+ Yoga: Tuesday: 10 - 11.30am Joint freeing mobility sessions, breathing techniques plus relaxation with Senior British Wheel of Yoga Teacher Trainer/ ex Army Nurse.

Mixed Ability Yoga Wednesday: 10 - 11.30am Small group and individual support with Senior Yoga Teacher. Empower yourself, improve your health, calm your mind.

Progressing in Yoga Wednesday: 7.30 - 9pm Small group with guidance by advanced dual qualified senior tutor in ‘Know Yoga, Know Peace, No Yoga, No Peace’.

Tel: 01273 512306 or email: samtosha4u@btinternet.com

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