Seaford Scene October 2017

SEAFORD Scene October 2017 Issue 126

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

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Welcome Welcome to the October issue of Seaford Scene, your community magazine, business directory and what’s on guide. October is the month of spookiness, as not only is it Halloween on the 31st – we have useful tips on carving pumpkins on page 71 – it’s also Seaford Bonfire Society’s annual torch-lit procession, bonfire and firework display – it’s all going off with a bang on Saturday 21st October.

Music is in the air this month with Seaford Musical Theatre’s production of Annie on at the Barn Theatre, from September 29th to Sunday 1st October, don’t miss it, whilst the SBC Singers Autumn Concert is on Saturday 7th at Seaford Baptist Church and the Concert Singers are performing at the Little Theatre on Saturday 14th. The Corelli Ensemble’s season begins next month and all their concert listings are listed on page 68. We have news from Seaford Natural History Society and Cycle Seahaven and if you want to get fit before the festive season, now’s the time to start! Why not join Seaford Striders Couch to 5k group? Not only will you be healthier, it will get you out and about on these gorgeous autumnal evenings.

Oh, and don’t forget to put your clocks back an hour on Sunday 29th.

Enjoy your spooky October!

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6 Seaford Young Mayor Raises Funds 10 Seaford U3A News 14 SBC Singers Autumn Concert 14 Poetry Workshop 16 Martello Rotary 18 Cycle Seahaven 20 Seaford Striders 25 Colostomy Day #Superstoma Celebrations 26 A Day of Relaxation, Meditation &

Creativity at Florence House, Seaford 28 Too Busy? Then Un-busy – The House 32 Seaford Photographic Society 34 Bishopstone Village Festival 36 Seaford Kurlers 40 So Much to Gain in Volunteering 41 Seaford Head Probus Club 45 Seaford Dinosaurs Reply 46 A Little Bit of Music Hall 50 Pasta Parmesan Please!

55 Seaford Lecture & Literary Club 58 St James’ Trust – Another Year Over 65 NP&S Lions Club 66 Newhaven & District Model Railway Club 68 Corelli Ensemble Concert Season 2017-18 71 Carve the Best Pumpkin 72 Who’s Who in Seaford?

78 Rotary Club of Seaford 81 A View From The Potting Shed 84 Seaford Community Garden 86 Seaford Natural History Society 87 Seaford Afternoon Flower Club 90 Citizens Advice 94 Seaford Community Development

Association (SCDA) 97 Local Legal Professional Makes 36-Mile Trek

for Children’s Charity 99 Newberry Tully – A Delightful Double Whammy 101 Royal Air Force Air Cadets 101 Seaford Mayor Hosts Charity Golf

Tournament for Seaford Lifeguards 102 The Seaford Parenting Scene 105 Christmas Arts@ Crypt Gallery 106 Neighbourhood Plan Update 106 Seaford Choral Society Autumn Concert 109 Seaford’s New Literary Salon 110 Seaford Business Celebrates Awards Success 118 Local School Partners with Dementia Care Centre 120 Artwave Festival Round Up at Driftwood 122 Raising Funds for Dementia UK 126 Obituary:Valerie Shepherd 126 What’s On in October?

129 What’s On Weekly?

135 Index of Businesses

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Arts and cultural events in the Seaford area Welcome to the latest of our regular updates on what is going on within Seaford’s vibrant arts and cultural scene, compiled by Robin Shell and myself.

Screen

Dare to scare yourself with the thriller A Cottage on Dartmoor, from Anthony Asquith’s thriller, to be presented by Filmspot at Seaford Little Theatre on Friday 29th September at 7.30pm, with live score performed

by Joss Peach. Tickets are £9, concessions £8 from www. filmspot.org.uk or Seaford Tourist Information Centre.

Seaford Community Cinema’s October screenings begin on Thursday 5th with an NT Live Encore of Yerma, starring Billie Piper in a shocking drama about a young woman who will do anything to get a baby. The following evening, Friday 6th, Hidden Figures relates the key position of three women who fight racial and sexual prejudice to further the Space Race. The Saturday matinée on the 7th returns to wartime for Their Finest, about the team whose job it is to cheer women up through the Blitz. Friday 20th October sees the documentary Sour Grapes, about fraud in the wine trade, at which director Jerry Rothwell will be doing a Q&A. On Friday 3rd November the Palme d’Or-nominated The Handmaiden (photo left) is being shown. Inspired by Sarah Waters’ novel Fingersmith, the handmaiden serving a Japanese heiress is involved in a plot to defraud her. Adult content. The Saturday matinée on 4th November is A United Kingdom, a true story about Prince Seretse Khama of Bechuanaland who falls in love with a white British clerk. Their defiant love sparks a diplomatic firestorm. The Follies comes to Seaford from the Weismann Theatre, New York, in an NT Live screening on Thursday 16th November, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. And on Friday 17th November

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there’s the stopmotion animation My Life as a Courgette (photo right), in which Courgette, whose mother has just died, is befriended by a police officer who takes him to his new foster home.

There he struggles to learn to trust and love, in a film that deals with death, neglect and abuse delicately but unsentimentally. NT Live screenings start at 7pm, films at 7.30pm, with matinées at 2.30pm. For tickets book online at www.seafordcinema.org, buy from the tourist information office (TIC) in Church Street or on the door.

Stage

You’ve just got time to grab a ticket to see Seaford Musical Theatre’s winner, Annie – The Musical, which has its closing performances from 29th September to 1st October at the Barn Theatre. This warm-hearted story features a cast of orphans and a dog – who could resist? Tickets from the TIC, www.ticketsource.co.uk/ thebarntheatre or on 07710 426321.

Music and comedy

Go to the Little Theatre on Saturday 30th September for a two-band gig with Ian Cairns’ lively band, Contraband, and the mellow jazz of Nigel Goss’s Music from the Sofa.

The Bop event starts at 8pm with tickets from Newberry Tully Estate Agents, Church Street. There’s more jazz at The View on Sunday afternoons, on 1st October and 5th November. More details on Facebook, where the monthly Friday comedy night should also be posted.

Arts and crafts

Yes, it’s that time of year again, so thank goodness that many Christmas pressie problems can be delightfully solved at the Christmas Arts and Crafts show at Arts@ theCrypt from Saturday 18th to Sunday 26th November when local artists will be contributing a wealth of individually made gift ideas. The event will be opened at 10.30am on the first Saturday by Seaford’s Pop Up Singers. The show is open daily from 10.30am until 4.30pm except for Sundays when it opens at 11am.

Please email details about forthcoming events, two months in advance, to robinshell63@gmail.com. These will be used in full on our blog at seafordsplash.blogspot.com and edited for this feature. Andrea Hargreaves

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Seaford Young Mayor Raises Funds for Six Life-Saving Defibrillators!

Each year the Young Mayor of Seaford Town Council raises money to support a charity or a good cause of their choice within Seaford Town. The 2016/2017 Young Mayor, Jessica Batchelor decided to raise money for the community, to introduce two defibrillators to Seaford Town for all of the residents.

Jessica started her term as Young Mayor by visiting local organisations and giving talks at their events about her defibrillator project, which resulted with many kind and generous donations being received. A donation from the Parish of Seaford and the NPS Lions Club, pictured below, was received for sponsorship of two defibrillator units.

Jessica also organised a non-uniform day with Seaford Head pupils for the day with all contributions were

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donated to the project. Jessica and her Deputy Young Mayor, Thomas Exley, also organised to have a stand at Seaford’s Christmas Magic event and held a Tombola with some fabulous donated items from members of the community and local businesses.

After the success of this great fundraising, Jessica was able to purchase the two defibrillators she originally wished for for Seaford Town and received a grant from the British Heart Foundation for a further four defibrillator units; resulting in a grand total of six defibrillator units being placed within Seaford Town!

Jessica thought hard about where to place the six defibrillator units, wanting to make sure there was a good coverage throughout the town. The defibrillator units are therefore now placed at Martello Tower Toilets on the seafront, The View at Seaford Head Golf Course, Seaford & Blatchington Tennis Club on Belgrave Road, St. Leonard’s Church in Seaford Town and St. Luke’s Church on Walmer Road.

‘I’m so pleased to have achieved my Young Mayor’s project by placing six defibrillator units in Seaford town for the local community’s use. I couldn’t have done it without all the help, support and donations from the kind people of Seaford. I am still continuing with the Parliamentary Bill which I have submitted with help from Maria Caulfield, the local MP, for mandatory defibrillators in public spaces.’ – Jessica Batchelor, 2016/2017 Young Mayor of Seaford.

The Council congratulates Jessica on her tremendous achievement with the Defibrillator Project, thanking all those who donated and helped support the project, and will be closely following the progress of the draft Defibrillator Bill as it is considered by Parliament.

Photo: Newhaven, Peacehaven & Seaford Lions Club, with one of the six new defibrillators located at St Luke’s Church, Walmer Road; Seaford Young Mayor 2016/17, Jessica Batchelor.

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Seaford U3A News

There is an outing to Hever Castle on 12th December to see it in its Christmas Glory. Check leaflets and website for further details.

October already! How this year is flying by. I expect many of you are now looking forward to starting your new courses with Seaford U3A. Most of the Home/Hall courses were booked up very quickly, but there is still room for anyone who would like to come to one of our Downs courses. Our website and leaflets in the library and Tourist Information Centre give details on who to contact to join U3A and to book your place.

Heather’s early August outing was to two Sussex churches and Wiston House. The group visited Clapham and Findon Downland Churches which were restored

by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860/70s. Their altars were decorated with William Morris tiled reredoses.

In Clapham Church the altar was breathtaking, typical of Morris’ style, but unusual and unique as these designs of the four Archangels are usually found as stained glass windows. There were also some 16th-century brasses. We then visited Findon Church, a brighter, lighter, older church. Here, the altar tiles were of six Minstrel Angels with delicately coloured lemon and pomegranate trees. This medieval style of art was perfect for the altars.

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Kay Blackburn begins her series of lectures on Art in Northern Europe on Thursday 5th October at 2pm which features artists including Hans Memling, Jan Van Eyck and Robert Campin amongst others. From 16th November to 14th December at 2pm, we begin a series of Members’ Interest talks on a variety of subjects including Japanese Ideas, Chickens and Parliament.

Tea Parties begin again on 2nd October between 2pm and 3.30pm at the Constitutional Club with a talk by Malcolm Pratt on ‘New Winchelsea Anecdotes’.

November’s tea party on the 6th features Sally Smith, who will be talking about her career in archaeology and the things her career masters never told her. Please let Rosemary know before 10am on the morning of the talk on 01323 895598 if you would like to book a place, and also to cancel if you have already booked. Cost is £4 to include sandwiches, cake tea and coffee!

Coffee Mornings continue on the 3rd Wednesday of the month between 10am and 12 noon at the Constitutional Club, the next one is on 18th October. We are so pleased to see so many new members coming along to meet us. Just £1 for Seaford U3A members. As you can see the U3A ethos of ‘Learn, Laugh and Live’ really happens here.

Pub Lunches take place on 27th October and 24th November at The White Lion, Claremont Road (note change of venue). We meet 1pm to eat at 1.30pm. We may decide on a Xmas lunch later on. If you want to come to any of our lunches, please phone David by Wednesday of the preceding week on 01323 381282.

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Our Wiston House guide Janet greeted us starting her talk about the 14th-century Goring Family chapel with anecdotes and history of the Grade1 listed building which was built in 1576, altered and improved throughout the centuries and still owned by that family.

It has seen politics of all colours and sides, being used in Civil War, and then as a camp in WWII. It is now leased by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for strategic discussion. The house was very eclectic and the 16th-century Great Hall has 40-foot double hammerbeam ceilings, plasterwork and a huge fireplace.

We sat down to an amazing afternoon tea, which we were able to eat in the oak-panelled library or the sitting room with views over the gardens. The food was so delicious that some of us just had to have second helpings! We felt very privileged to eat it in a relaxed, informal, intimate fashion but with a sense of elegance, and grandeur, surrounded by all that history.

Photos from top: section of William Morris’ tiles depicting the four archangels in Clapham church; Peter Robinson and John Burton enjoying the U3A coffee morning.

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SBC SINGERS Autumn Concert 7pm - 9pm, Saturday 7th October, Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road.

Please come to a charity autumn concert by the SBC Singers in aid of WAVES. Claire Childs conducts and leads the choir alongside a few other hard-working members, with Judith Prentice accompanying on the piano. Claire is herself an experienced flautist and flute teacher. She has already enthusiastically organised several exciting concerts that included a wide range of musical styles and instruments.

Claire invites other professional, accomplished musicians to perform at our concerts.

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We held a successful concert at Easter, with several popular songs for the audience to sing along to.

They included an eclectic selection of gospel, classical and folk music. We sang some seasonal favourites to celebrate Easter, including a rousing medley finishing with the Hallelujah chorus. There were also some excellent piano, flute and trumpet solo pieces wrtiten by Mozart, Moszkowski and Kohler.

In our autumn concert, Rosemary Kemp, a local wellknown pianist, will be performing a solo. There will also be a solo saxophonist, clarinettist, flautist and harmonica player, playing a variety of music including some jazz.

There will be some popular songs to sing along to, including some by Cliff Richard, and the choir will sing a wide variety of songs, including some beautiful songs by Rutter and Elgar.

Not only can you enjoy the music, but during the interval there will be time to have refreshments and view an art exhibition organised by a well-known local artist, Ray Finch. All the work will be gathered from Seaford artists and any items sold will make money to support the charity WAVES. We hope you’ll join us for a fun and entertaining evening, while contributing to a very worthy cause.

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Tickets are selling fast for our annual Proms Concert which is coming up on Saturday 14th October at Seaford Head School, Arundel Road, at 2.30pm. Seaford Silver Band will of course be there, and this year for the first time we have vocalists from Seaford Musical Theatre performing. There will be tea and coffee and home-made cake available in the interval plus a bar selling wine, beer and soft drinks. The concert will finish in the traditional style with renditions of Land of Hope and Glory, Rule Britannia, Sussex by the Sea and Jerusalem, and of course everyone is encouraged to join in!

Tickets cost £10 in advance and can be bought from Newberry Tully at 53 Church Street, Seaford, or by calling 07984 581784, or you can e-mail: jackiearkwell@ yahoo.co.uk. We look forward to seeing you there.

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pubs etc. to compete for trophies at Southover Grange in the evenings, spread over a week. This year Martello Rotary entered two teams and we are very proud to say that one of them won the Service Club trophy, which has now been handed over to us.

Polio Immunisation in India

In January of this year Rotarian John Owen from Seaford Rotary Club visited India with a party of 68 Rotarian volunteers as guests of New Delhi Rotary Club to promote and assist with a preventative polio immunisation programme for young children. John came to the Martello Club to tell us all about his trip. They were there for 3 days of intensive work, with a rally through the city streets to promote the project and then assisting with administering of the immunisation drops to the children. Members thanked John for his presentation and had numerous questions for him to answer!

Polio is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in some parts of the world. It is incurable, but completely vaccine-preventable. In 1985, Rotary launched its PolioPlus program, the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication through the mass vaccination of children. Rotary has contributed more than $1.7 billion and countless volunteer hours to immunise more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. In addition, Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by donor governments to contribute more than $7.2 billion to the effort.

The Martello Rotary Club meets on Monday evenings at Seaford Golf Club and welcomes new members. For more information email: rosdniw.1959@gmail.com or call 07733 268014.

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Cycle Seahaven

Just because the autumn days are approaching doesn’t mean we will be out less! Cycle Seahaven continues to be busy and the calendar of rides is full. See http:// cycleseahaven.org.uk/calendar for details of our rides.

Rides will continue through the autumn and winter, just keep an eye on the calendar to see if rides are still on.

Membership is great value for money and if you join now you get 2 months free membership. Check out the website for details or pop into Mr Cycles, Seaford, for a membership form.

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One of our successful projects this year is our cycle maintenance and repair project, Dr Bike. The aim of this was to get old bikes that had been stored in sheds unused back out on the road and ridden. This has been run on the first Saturday of the month in Seaford and the third Saturday in Peacehaven. Amazingly we estimate we have worked on over 100 bikes.

Women’s Festival of Cycling

Cycle Seahaven hosted its second Cycling UK Women’s Festival of Cycling ride on Saturday 22nd July. A total of eleven riders participated, six of whom had never had contact with the club before.

The ladies did a 13-mile route looping around Seaford on quiet roads and open tracks in some heavy rain.

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Despite the conditions, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and we hope the new faces become regular riders on club events.

Finally, our thanks to Ride Leaders Ellie and Jo Barlow for arranging and leading the event. It was a success.

Special Olympics

One of our members Mickey Hughes was successfully chosen to represent the Surrey Region in the national Special Olympic games.

This took part in Sheffield on 7th-12th August. This is the country’s largest multisports event for athletes with intellectual disabilities to be held in 2017. Around 2,600 athletes with intellectual disabilities of all ages and abilities came together from across the country. They were supported over 4 days of competition by 800 coaches, 1,000 volunteers, 200 officials and over 7,000 family and friends. Mickey was amazing and got 2 bronze medals, and is looking forward to future events.

Photos: Dr Bike; Cycle Seahaven’s riders at the Women’s Festival of Cycling; Mickey Hughes.

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Seaford Striders

No longer Couch to 5k – We did 10k!

by Debbie Plant

A cloudy Sunday morning brought a gathering of six Striders to the Martello field for the South Coast 5k and 10k runs. I entered on the day, after a plea to run from fellow Strider, Stacey Jones. Debbie Herczeg, Simon Nixon, Simon Homer and Ben Shorer all ran too, with Ben choosing the 5k and the rest of us opting for the 10k challenge.

After waiting with nervous energy at the start, we all set out at a very comfortable pace. Stacey and I stayed together with one of our newer Striders, Debbie Herczeg. Yes, there are now two of us! Ben and both Simons ran on ahead.

The route for the 10k is two loops along the seafront.

The first loop was great and we completed 5k in 33.58.

This in itself, was a PB for me. Then on to the second loop. With the wind behind us we all ran well but I began to have tired legs at about 4½ miles. Still we ran on!

The final turn saw us stop for some much-needed water.

However, it also saw us struggling to drink any without pouring it over ourselves and without actually stopping!

(Please remember we are very new to this) regardless however, on we went.

For me the final mile was mentally a struggle, but what provided that much needed boost was the well-wishers, who were spread out all along the route and cheering for us all the way – thankyou!

The ladies all finished in a group, with only seconds between our final results. I know this was Stacey’s first ever organised 10k and for me, it was my first for many

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years. Our aim was to get home in under 1:10:00, so we were over the moon to beat our target. And no stopping! The first Couch to 5k group are on the up!

Results for the Striders are as follows: 5k: Ben Shorer: 22:59.

10k: – Simon Nixon – 53:18; Simon Homer – 59:33; Debbie Herczeg – 1:08:18; Stacey Jones – 1:08:27 and Debbie Plant – 1:08:28.

Couch to 5K – The Seaford Striders do it again!

If you would like to get fit and fancy taking up running but are just too nervous to take those first steps on your own, then the Seaford Striders might just have the answer. This small, friendly club has runners of all abilities and they are delighted to announce that following on from the success of their first Couch to 5k running group, they are bowing to public demand and running another programme.

There will be a dedicated leader and new members will be guided slowly through the NHS plan, which is designed to get just about anyone off the couch and running 5km in a matter of months. Members will start gently and there will be plenty of built in rest stops.

The Striders are keen for as many people as possible to come along and join in, so if you would like to get fit in time for Christmas, why not come along and give running a go? You may not have run for years, or already do so but would welcome the opportunity to run with others, with a view to improving your stamina and fitness – either way you will find a welcome and a running partner at the Striders Running Club.

If you would like to take up the Couch to 5K challenge, put on your trainers and come along. The group will meet every Wednesday at 7pm in the Olympic Lounge at the Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road, Seaford, BN25 4QW and you will be very welcome to come along and join in. Website: www.seafordstriders.org. uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeafordStriders-184950041545372/timeline/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/seafordstriders

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registration OPEN for annual charity Mince Pie 10-mile Race

run, with the emphasis on end-of-season enjoyment, where fancy dress is welcome. Enthusiastic marshals are guaranteed and there are plentiful water stations along the route. A medal, goody bag and of course a mince pie await all finishers, as well as spot prizes and a raffle.

Chip timing will be used for this race and entry is available on-line at: www.nice-work.org.uk/races/the-mince-pie-10-mile

Whilst the weather is far from wintery, thoughts are already turning towards the festive season. The Seaford Striders have commenced planning their annual charity Mince Pie 10-mile multi terrain race and are delighted to announce that entries are now open.

This ever-popular race, which will be held on Sunday, 10th December 2017, will commence at 11am, and start and finish at the Peacehaven Leisure Centre.

Further details about the race are also available from the Seaford Striders website: www.seafordstriders.org.uk/ Newsite/Mince-Pie-ten-mile/

This race is quite expensive to hold and the club is indebted to local Estate Agent, David Jordan, for their sponsorship and continued support of this race. David has participated in this race before and has stated his intention to do so again this year.

The objective of this event is to raise funds for a local charity as well as for the club itself. This year’s chosen charity is Headway East Sussex, a local charity which offers rehabilitation and support services for people with acquired brain injuries, their families and carers. www.headwayeastsussex.org.uk/ The Mince Pie 10 has been voted one of the UK’s top ten races in Runner’s World magazine and is contested over a challenging 10-mile course, which sees many entrants returning year after year for a bracing preChristmas work-out. This well-established race, for all abilities aged 16 and over, is a mixture of 4 on- and 6off road miles. The course features beautiful countryside scenery, in the area around Telscombe and Saltdean, over a varied undulating course. With an entrant’s limit of just 500, the race is frequently a sell-out and early registration is therefore recommended.

Top quality race photographers Sussex Sport Photography will be on hand to capture runners aiming not only for a fast time but also those wanting a fun

Hellingly 10K On a cold and windy morning, ten Seaford Striders braved the elements to participate in the ever popular but tough course which makes up the Hellingly 10k. After an initial flat start the 3k climb up Cowbeech Hill sorts out the runners, with the tactics being to grind out a steady pace. At least this defining feature is tackled early on, making the following undulations seem not quite so daunting. The race concludes with a welcome downhill section followed by a sprint to the finish line in a field.

First home for Seaford Striders was the ever-reliable Simon Fletcher, 11th place and first in his age category in 37:05. Next across the line was an improving Luke Borland, 26th place and a comfortable sub-40 in 39:31.

Another Strider to win his age category was Dave Dunstall, 35th place overall in 40:13. Also putting in excellent performances were Josh Nisbett in 43:09 and Phil Robinson in 45:26. Second in the under-20 male category was Joe Plant in and impressive 46:41 and he was followed home by Peter Weeks who was also second in his age group in 47:50.

The only three female Striders came across the line in fairly close order, with Anna Norman taking the honour and crossing first in a time of 49:01, with Anneka Redley beating off a challenge from Kristiane Sherry, finishing in 49:48 and 49:53 respectively.

Photo: Joe Plant who was 2nd in the under-20 male category.

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COLOSTOMY DAY #SUPERSTOMA CELEBRATIONS Saturday 7th October is National Colostomy Day and over the country there will be fundraising events and celebrations for people whose lives have been saved by a stoma. Colostomy Day is our opportunity to raise awareness, challenge perceptions and show the world what it means to live with a stoma. Whether it was because of cancer, Crohns, ulcerative colitis or trauma to the bowel, we need to tell people that stoma surgery made the difference.

I am a local Seaford resident, but my four bowel surgery operations have taken place in both Brighton and Basingstoke hospitals. My last operation in March left me with a permanent stoma. While it has taken some adjustment as you can imagine, I want to enjoy life as much as possible!

To celebrate Colostomy Day which has the #SUPERSTOMA theme, there will be a fundraising Cocktails and Mocktails Party on Saturday 7th October at St Margaret’s Cottage, Rottingdean, BN2 7HA from 6-9pm. It is a free event, but we are asking for donations for the Colostomy Association, which supports people with a stoma in Britain and around the world. This is being sponsored by the C-Side Colorectal Cancer Support Group, that has members from Brighton, Lewes and Seaford. For further information please contact me on my email: denise.savage45@btinternet.com. Or ring 07816 329996.

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A Day Of Relaxation, Meditation and Creativity at Florence House, Seaford

Themes: Autumn/ Winter, The Past Year and Connecting to the Wisdom of our Ancestors. 1st November 2017, 9am – 5pm Our focus for this day is a reflection on our feelings about autumn/winter, a review of 2017 and an opportunity to connect with the wisdom of our ancestors. The day begins with relaxation and a walking meditation (for some sitting) around the grounds of Florence House. This will allow a process of reflection on the closing in of the days and the end of the year.

On our return we each will look back over our own year of 2017. Then, using meditation, visualizations and

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Our delicious Florence House lunch, which is always both seasonal and locally sourced will allow us to sample Nature’s bounty.

After lunch we will have a period of relaxation and quiet contemplation, and then we will be thinking of our ancestors. We are the product of the generations of people who came before us and I believe that their energy and wisdom remains available to us. Participants are invited to bring images, objects, letters – anything that is a physical reminder of an ancestor (any family member or loved one) who holds a strong significance.

With these artefacts we will do a visualization and create a ritual that allows us to celebrate and draw from this well of energy and wisdom. This will be followed by a rune reading for the coming year. If we have time, we can have another creative period to express and explore what we have gained from this experience.

Finally, weather permitting, we will end the day by chanting around a fire in the grounds of Florence House.

The fee for this day is £50 including a delicious lunch.

If you would like to be part of this day please contact me, Robin Shell no later than 14th October.

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Too Busy?

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By Judy Renihan

Do you ever feel that there are too many things to do and not enough hours in which to do them? We seem to have got ourselves into a culture of busyness, and as the world speeds up it becomes harder for us to slow down. We tell people how busy we are as if this is a mark of success, a badge of honour. It seems that to be busy is to be successful. Sometimes we become addicted to busyness; by being busy we are useful, worthwhile, important. What if we stop being busy?

Does that mean we’re lazy, a drain on society? Does it mean that we are no longer successful or worthwhile?

Let’s take a different approach to busyness. We all need a reason to get up in the morning. We need to have things ‘to do’, otherwise life is very boring. However, we also need balance in our life.

Give yourself the space to breathe, to choose, to make proper contact with the people around you. Getting un-busy is about getting rid of the unnecessary and making room for joy.

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De-clutter

The English textile designer and author William Morris, famously quoted ‘Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.’

Clearing space physically clears our thinking and makes room for new possibilities.

De-clutter your time. Do you ever get a cancellation and then immediately fill the time with other chores? Spend that time instead taking stock and reflecting. When we take time to reflect on our lives we become more aware of who we are, who we spend time with and what we spend our money on.

List everything you do over the course of the day and question your motives behind each action, take on the William Morris philosophy about your time; is everything you do useful? Does it bring you joy?

Clear out the useless and ugly and re-organise your life with things that really make a difference and that you really love.

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Be ‘Good Enough’

Get rid of ‘Busy for Show’, ask yourself if you’re confusing busyness with being valued. I used to make a big deal of having people over for dinner. I wanted my guests to be really impressed. This resulted in me putting a lot of pressure on myself, extra time cleaning, extra time shopping, extra time preparing. Having people to dinner didn’t happen often because I had turned dinner into a three-day event! I reviewed my motives for having friends over: although I liked getting compliments, I really just wanted to see my friends and have a laugh. When I thought about it, if I served up baked beans on toast; they would still say ‘Mmm this is delicious’.

‘Perfect’ doesn’t exist. Be careful that, by stressing to make everything ‘just right’ you’re losing out on all the fun.

Let Go of Everyone Else’s Stuff Busyness is like Velcro; once you’re a busy person you attract everyone else’s issues. Sorting out the world’s problems can become a full-time job. Very often we can be most supportive by providing a sounding board, by listening and reflecting how your friend feels gives them clarity. Taking over and ‘solving’ problems may seem like the right thing to do, but it can be very disempowering, not to mention the fact that it adds to your already crammed schedule.

I am very aware that it’s easy to talk about becoming un-busy and more difficult to actually stop the busyness.

Modern life is programmed to be busy; we define ourselves by how busy we are. In reality, if we get rid of the clutter and reflect on what we have, where we are and where we want to go, we will lead more successful and rewarding lives.

Judy Renihan is a senior counselling practitioner at The House. 01323 895594 info@thehouse-therapy.co.uk

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Seaford Photographic Society The new season is now underway and we were pleased to see some new faces at our first meeting on 1st September. This is also when we get to see the results of the summer competition and find out how everybody did. This competition is a light-hearted bit of fun where an old film camera is passed around and everyone entering gets just one chance to take a single photo, before passing the camera on to the next person on the list. The film is eventually developed and scanned so the results can be projected and judged. This year’s subject was Bicycle and it was judged by Ted Moon CPAGB, one of the club’s founder members. The winner was Chris Dawson with a silhouette taken in the late afternoon on Seaford Beach.

The club’s Annual Exhibition has now finished and we hope everybody enjoyed it. A big thank you to all who

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Some of you may remember that, earlier this year, Seaford’s Crypt Gallery hosted the prestigious KCPA Annual Exhibition for the first time. This featured over 500 images, by photographers from clubs all over Kent, East Sussex and South East London, and we had 687 visitors during the week. The standard for this exhibition is very high and only a small percentage of the large number of entries actually gets accepted. We are delighted to announce that it will be returning to Seaford in 2018, from 28th May to 3rd June, again at the Crypt Gallery. This is a fantastic opportunity to see some world-class photography and more details will be posted here nearer the time.

We have three club competitions coming up in October, starting with Round 1 of the PDI League on the 6th, judged by Tony Bentley ARPS, CPAGB. On the 20th we have two print competitions, with the subjects People Portraits and Black & White, judged by Bob Webzell ARPS. There is a presentation by Coleen Slater on Macro Photography on the 13th, which is likely to be a popular event as we have quite a few members with a particular interest in this subject. Finally, on the 27th, Jo Teasdale FRPS will be giving a lecture entitled Mindful Seeing.

A warm welcome to the new members who have signed up for this season and we hope you will get as much enjoyment out of the club as the rest of us do.

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BISHOPSTONE VILLAGE FESTIVAL OF COLOUR & HORTICULTURAL & PRODUCE SHOW On Saturday 2nd September Bishopstone Village welcomed Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE to open their first ever Festival of Colour and Horticultural and Produce Show. The sun shone for this fundraising event for the village church, parish hall, and green spaces.

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At the time of writing this article, Seaford Kurlers are awaiting the result of the Annual competition and the election for the Bob Matthews Cup. Our next social event will be in December for our annual Christmas Lunch. This will be at the Seaford Royal British Legion. The AGM is on the 17th October, 2017 in the sports hall at Wave Leisure Seaford at 3pm, where the committee for 2018 will be elected.

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So Much to Gain in Volunteering!

As a mum of a two-year-old, my employment options were quite limited. Being a stay-at-home mum was my choice and I have happily swapped my career-girl life for nappy changing, but I yearned to do something outside my mummy’s joys and responsibilities. Since I have decided not to join the workforce just yet, I started thinking about volunteering. But where to start? On one of my regular visits to our fantastic library I saw a leaflet advertising a volunteering course at the Children’s Centre. I was quite familiar with the place since it was my first port of call when my daughter was a baby. It was also an obvious choice to embark on my volunteering journey in such a child-friendly place. The volunteering course at the Children’s Centre is suitable for anyone but it is especially suitable for mums with small children, as there is a crèche with lovely and well-trained staff available during the course. My daughter loved it there and it gave her the confidence to start nursery a few months later. The course is great for people who need to boost their self-esteem, especially if they are stayat-home parents.You can even get a free volunteering qualification afterwards and there are many opportunities in which you can get involved. The course itself is run by a fantastic coordinator who will help you go through it as well as find the right opportunity for you. Some people decide to help with running a playgroup, but there are other opportunities as well. For example I got involved with writing regular newsletters.

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Apart from volunteering for the Children’s Centre I still wanted to do a little bit more and with my future possibilities of a new career path in mind, I started investigating about volunteering for the NHS. If you are interested in this field, there are many opportunities available for volunteering in all our local acute hospitals and in community care. I opted for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. It doesn’t provide community services in Seaford but in Brighton & Hove, High Weald, Lewes and Havens and beyond.You can volunteer at community hospitals in Lewes, Uckfield and Crowborough and I am going to start helping in Lewes.

SCFT hold regular open days and recruitment events where you can find out whether volunteering is right for you and how you can volunteer. The best way how to find out about volunteering events is to look at the website: www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/volunteering.

If none of these options are right for you and you still want to volunteer there are many other opportunities in our area.You can volunteer with East Sussex County Council, which offers a range of roles that might be right for you.You can help out at the library, volunteer in the countryside or get involved with a local school. There is also the Waves charity, which supports the families in Seaford that needs volunteers, Citizens Advice Bureau and various charity shops in our town. If you like the nature and countryside you can volunteer for South Down National Park, which offers opportunities at Seven Sisters Country Park. There is plenty for everybody to do if you want to get involved with our community. All you need is to give up a few hours a week of your time and have the willingness to make a difference.

Volunteering is a highly rewarding experience. Research shows that it makes a positive impact on your physical, emotional and mental health. Not only will you give something back to the community but you can also acquire new skills, broaden your horizons, meet new people and enhance your CV and your career prospects.

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Bob Devonshire, chairman of the Downs 60+ Club, was the speaker at the September meeting of Seaford Head Probus Club.

He gave a brief outline of the history of the club, which was formed in 1966, and a description of its present-day activities.

He said there were 180 members, the oldest being 102, involved in many diverse pursuits which included table tennis, snooker, dancing and keep fit. The club also had a choir and an art group, and was run by volunteers from Monday to Saturday each week.

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Alas, artistic licence notwithstanding (September issue), there are no dinosaurs at Splash Point – unless you include their feathered descendants on the precarious ledges of Seaford Head!

This is because the White Chalk formed in a warm sea which once covered Seaford and dinosaurs were landlubbers like us.

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But what is sometimes revealed under the unstable cliff is a giant ammonite called Parapuzosia, which lived nearly twenty million years earlier than the famous dinosaur T. rex. This extinct shellfish resembled the living pearly Nautilus, which surely inspired the sculpture of ‘Brian the snail’ on the roundabout near the Culfail Tunnel. Like the Nautilus and Brian, Parapuzosia had a coiled shell divided into gas chambers to help it swim and the chambers are now filled with chalk. Unlike in the other two, however, the chamber walls of Parapuzosia are finely intricate with a distinctive, fern-like pattern which is beautifully exposed by the sea.

There are also large marine reptiles in the White Chalk called mosasaurs.

However, we have searched for them from Peacehaven to Belle Tout for over ten years without success. Perhaps you have seen one?

Ed & Biddy Jarzembowski Photos by Ed Jarzembowski: top Parapuzosia with Size 11 wellies for scale, middle: Parapuzosia, bottom: Parapuzosia sutures close-up.

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Seaford Little Theatre

A Little Bit of Music Hall

I should really have asked my mother, Jean Green, to write this review. At 97 she doesn’t now go to the theatre often but couldn’t resist the call of music hall.

Perched on the back row with a clear view of the colourfully costumed players on the stage, she was entranced, hearing the songs her mother used to sing to her as if it were only yesterday.

Now I generally prefer to watch a good play, but from curtain up and Let’s All Go to the Music Hall I was hooked, captivated by the show’s fun, frivolity and fast pace.

This production, directed with verve, vivacity, vim and vigour by the West End’s own tapper and singer Graham Tubb, involved players from Seaford’s Little Theatre and Musical Theatre, taking us back incidentally to the origins of both groups as one in 1945, although they separated

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in 1949 to go on to bring the town a wide variety of dramatic and musical productions. This show, however, combined members of both companies in a return to the Victorian and Edwardian heyday of vaudeville, with sentimental songs, risqué humour and tawdry glamour in the modern personas of Marie Lloyd and her ilk, introduced by a grandiloquent master of ceremonies, played with great aplomb by Phil Armstrong.

We knew we were in for a treat when Sue James sang Hold Your Hand Naughty Boy with a saucy wink or three and much ‘skirt dancing’, and the enthusiastic audience played their part by singing along lustily to such numbers as Old Bull and Bush, Oh What a Beauty and Ship Ahoy. By the time Tony Still had deserted his drums to do a comedy turn and we’d enjoyed Mary Young’s Have Some Madeira, M’Dear monologue we were well warmed up for Tubb’s irreverent Vicar Medley.

Bring on the long-legged Wave Tap Ensemble for some smart footwork and the stage was set for a jolly second half which included such favourites as My Old Man Said Follow the Van, led by a flirtatious Angie Wright, and Daisy, sung coquettishly by Jenny Humphries determined not to go to her wedding on a bicycle made for two.

And as for Sue Shephard, where has she been hiding those legs, as flaunted in Burlington Bertie? And we so enjoyed Margaret Kennedy’s delivery of The Return of Albert.

Pianist Rosemary Kemp accompanied all the songs with great style and rhythm, and other cast members, Helena Bell, Cath Books, Maureen Clapham, Penny Cockell, John Hamilton, Martin Holder, Alan Lade, Lee Powney, Marilynne Sharpin, Roger Trace and Brian Twigg, made the show go with a remarkable swing.

‘That was marvellous,’ said Jean. ‘Encore!’ So, that terrifically tremendous treasure of Seaford music hall, the greatly talented Graham Tubb, take a huge bow.

The Saturday evening performance was in memory of Life President Valerie Shepherd, one of only two of the original 35 founder members, who sadly died on the previous evening. How she would have loved the show, and the audience paid their respects with heartfelt applause. For her obituary turn to page 126 .

The next Little Theatre production is Neil Simon’s farce Rumours, directed by Margaret Kennedy, from Friday 10th to Saturday 18th November, with a matinée on the first Saturday.

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by Julian O’Vegetables

Another cheesy title from yours truly. Now that the summer holidays are a fading memory, with work and school taking most of a family’s time during the shortening days, I’m doing two simple recipes adapted from the BBC Good Food website that can be ramped up for the freezer as well as quick and convenient dinners. If you read August’s page, you may well have some home-made passata in your freezer, but if not supermarket stuff works well too. These are good for families that have vegetarians and meat-eaters at the same table – all you do is serve different sauces on your bowls of pasta. Always have a chunk of Parmesan cheese and a grater on the table when serving. Never, ever, use the pre-grated stuff as it smells awful when applied to a hot sauce.

Pasta with tomato and hidden veg sauce

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 tsp olive oil; 1 large onion; 1 clove garlic, chopped; 2 celery sticks, chopped; 2 carrots, chopped; 1 leek, chopped; 2 peppers, deseeded and chopped; 800ml tomato passata; 1 tbsp each caster sugar and balsamic vinegar; 300g dried pasta (or fresh pasta if you can get it).

Method

Heat the oil in a pan and gently cook the onion, garlic, celery, carrots and leek until soft, about 20 mins. Add the peppers and cook for 10 mins more, then tip in the tomatoes, sugar and vinegar. Simmer for at least 20 mins – the longer the better. Cook the pasta, meanwhile, blitz the sauce with a hand blender until smooth, season and return to the heat to keep warm while the pasta cooks.

Drain the pasta and toss through the sauce. Serve in bowls topped with shaved Parmesan and rocket leaves, if you like.

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Between October and March there are meetings held in St Leonard’s Church Hall, Seaford on Tuesday evenings between 7.30pm and 8.30pm. Typically fifty to sixty members attend. Doors open at 7pm and close at 9pm so there is time to meet friends and chat.

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St James’ Trust Seaford Another Year over: Year 2016-2017 St James’ Trust Seaford held the AGM on Wednesday 26th July at the Community Centre in Blatchington Road. The meeting started with another very positive report from the Chairman.

The shop was moved to a better custom-built site in the Old Wagon factory and the shop volunteers are now able to work in a warm environment with a small kitchen area and toilets. The car park resurfacing and marking out has been completed at last. Medlocks completed the works with minimal disruption to the Trust.

The shop is still bringing in a lot of local people, and bargains are there to be had by all. With new volunteers the shop is now open three afternoons a week as well as five mornings.

The Club House building is now renamed The Community Centre as this is a more welcoming and allencompassing title than the elitist sound of ‘Club House’ that gives an impression of members only. Hall lettings are at an all time high but we still have vacancies for people who need a hall for meetings, exercise groups or children’s parties.

Lunch Club is still going strong and thanks to all the volunteers who make this possible. They are turning out some fantastic food.

As always there has been fantastic support from the Minibus Drivers and Escorts who ferry the Stroke Club

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Admin Manager, Viv Reynolds initiated an outreach project giving opportunities to people who have various special needs or personal problems, to work at the trust and gain confidence and experience. This trial project has in fact been so successful that it is intended to launch a full outreach service in conjunction with several local groups, to help more people get back their confidence and return to the work environment. A Lottery Grant has also been obtained to forward this project.

The Trust was delighted to have been awarded the Don Mabey award for Services to The Seaford Community and has two nominations in the ESCC Groundwork Community Awards: Best Community Group Contribution to the Community and Viv Reynolds as Community Leader of the Year.

This has been Bryan Turner’s final year in the Chair. He hoped that all agreed the Trust has achieved a huge amount and moved forward over the past nine years.

He thanked everyone for their help and support in some very trying times. He wished the new Chairman, James Austin, well and felt sure he will enjoy the same support from everyone and the Trust will continue to expand and grow. He mentioned the sad loss of several volunteers and clients over the year and added they are all missed and fondly remembered.

Once again The Trustees have put a lot into the Trust this year and they can be very proud of the results of their deliberations and decisions. Thanks were given to Medlocks for their support and help over the year.

Incoming Chairman James Austin, New Treasurer Peter Duffy, Managing Director Bryan Turner, Trustees; Janet White, Mike Ashley, Alan Smith and Jeff Innis, were all voted in to their positions unanimously.

Jim Austin presented Bryan and Janet with a pair of engraved glasses each for their Services to the Trust.

A Big THANK YOU as always is due to all the volunteers who have helped us through yet another year.

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NEWHAVEN, PEACEHAVEN AND SEAFORD LIONS CLUB Earlier this summer we attended the Lifeboat fête in Newhaven – this seems an age ago now. We raised over £200, which we will be donating to the Lifeboat in Newhaven in the near future. I will be able to report on that next month.

Our pledge to buy a defibrillator for the Young Mayor’s charity has now been completed.

Our defibrillator is outside St Luke’s Church. We made a presentation recently to the Council, but, unfortunately, the Young Mayor got delayed in Cambridge so she does not feature on our photos.

We also run two minibuses which Community Groups can borrow. These cost us about £700 a month to run, including insurance and repairs, road fund licence and fuel. The money we receive in donations only covers part of the fuel costs.

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Newhaven & District Model Railway Club 28th October 2017 is the date for this year’s model railway exhibition from the Newhaven & District MRC. Once again it is being held at the Seaford Baptist Church Belgrave Road Seaford BN25 2EE, from 10am to 5pm.

Adults £4, concs £3.50 and kids for a quid. This year we have plenty of model railways for you to see, several of which have appeared in the model railway press over the last couple of years. We also have several trade stands attending, so you can purchase that model you have been looking for, or have a chat to someone on a demonstration stand.

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Corelli Ensemble Concert Season 2017-18 Dates for your diary:

Programme 1 (repeat of Seaford concert)

4pm Sunday 19th November 2017: St Pancras Church, Ireland’s Lane, Lewes BN7 1QX Corelli Concerto Grosso in D Op 6 no. 4 Pergolesi Stabat Mater Delibes Flower Duet Soloists: Soprano, Catrin Woodruff

Mezzo Soprano, Helen Stanley The Corelli Ensemble welcomes you to enjoy a feast of beautiful live classical music, from Baroque masterpieces, to romantic Movie Themes, in the new season of concerts starting on Sunday 15th October.

We are privileged to host here in Seaford a fabulous array of outstanding soloists, including guitarist Paul Gregory, cellist Sebastian Comberti, oboist Owen Dennis and young talented soprano, Catrin Woodruff and alto, Helen Stanley.

Our first concert this season will be at 4pm on Sunday 15th October, but please note that this concert will be held in a new venue of Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road, Seaford BN25 2EE. Seaford Baptist Church has good parking facilities and easy access for the disabled.

There will be refreshments served after the concert and an opportunity to meet the performers and other audience members.

The programme will include: Corelli, Concerto Grosso in D Op 6 no. 4; Pergolesi, Stabat Mater; Delibes , Flower Duet plus Soloists Soprano, Catrin Woodruff and Alto, Helen Stanley. Catrin Woodruff is an exceptionally talented young soprano and definitely a name to watch in the future. She will be joined by alto, Helen Stanley in Pergolesi’s heart rending Stabat Mater, written in 1736 shortly before Pergolesi’s death. Parts of this work were featured in the movie Amadeus. The two singers will finish with one of the most famous pieces of classical music, the Flower Duet from Delibes opera, Lakme, known to many as the British Airways advert!

Tickets can be purchased in advance for the special price of £10 by visiting our website corelliensemble. co.uk or can be purchased on the door for £12.

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Programme 2: 4pm Sunday 28th January 2018: Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Rd, Seaford BN25 2EE 4pm Sunday 11th February 2018: St Pancras Church, Ireland’s Lane, Lewes BN7 1QX Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin Pete Davison No Time for Goodbyes (conducted

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Programme 3 4pm Sunday 29th April 2018: St Pancras Church, Ireland’s Lane, Lewes BN7 1QX 4pm Sunday 6th May 2018: St Leonard’s Church, Church St, Seaford BN25 1LD Mozart Eine Kleine Nacht Musik Barber Adagio Boccherini Cello Concerto no. 3 in G Soloist: Cello, Sebastian Comberti

Programme 4 4pm Sunday 10th June 2018 St Pancras Church, Ireland’s Lane, Lewes BN7 1QX 4pm Sunday 24th June 2018 St Leonard’s Church, Church St, Seaford BN25 1LD Vivaldi Guitar Concerto in D Nigel Hess Ladies in Lavender Mahler Adagietto (conducted by Pete Davison) Stanley Myers Cavatina from The Deer Hunter Holst St Paul’s Suite Soloist: Guitar, Paul Gregory

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Carve the Best Pumpkin Carving Jack-o’-lanterns dates back to an old Celtic holiday, Samhain. People carved scary looking turnip lanterns and lit them with candles to ward off spirits.

When the Irish migrated to America, they found that pumpkins grown there were much easier to carve so adapted their custom.

My children love to carve pumpkins. Oh, who am I kidding, my husband and I love it too, and over the years our designs have become more ambitious. Here are a few tips.

Start with the right pumpkin. It should be fresh with a sturdy stem, no bruises and a flat bottom so it won’t roll.

A smooth one is easier to carve and if you can find one with a flatter ‘face’ so much the better.

Use proper safety pumpkin carving sets. Noone wants to spend Halloween sitting in the accident and emergency department dressed as Dracula’s Bride. OK, that was the one year I did NOT use a proper pumpkin saw and I was more at risk at dying from embarrassment than the blood loss, but don’t risk it folks.

Cut the lid using the saw angled in towards the stem.

That way the lid won’t drop inside the pumpkin when you replace it.

Rather than always cutting all the way through the pumpkin try just removing some of the skin. The yellow flesh underneath will glow when lit up from inside.

Spread Vaseline on the cut edges to seal in moisture. If you have to carve it a few days in advance and it shrivels you can revive it with a face-down soak in cold water.

Pumpkin carving is a great activity for all the family.

You can make it competitive, or have a theme for your pumpkins, or invite friends over for a pumpkin carving party. Just don’t end up in casualty wearing a wild wig and face paint. A safe Halloween is a Happy Halloween!

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Scoop out all the pulp and some of the flesh – an ice cream scoop works brilliantly.

You can now download patterns from the internet.

These are terrific if you have limited artistic skills like me. Tape the pattern to the pumpkin (make little cuts around the edge of the pattern if the pumpkin is a bit too round, and that way it will fit better). Then use a pin or small nail to puncture the paper and the outer skin of the pumpkin at intervals of around 1/4 inch / 0.5 cm, or even closer for intricate designs.

If it’s difficult to see your poked-out pattern, rub a little corn flour or baby powder into the dots. The dots will turn bright white and your design will magically appear.

Carve the tiniest sections first. Then carve the areas in the centre of the pattern, and then work outwards.

That way you can rest your hand on the uncut bits of pumpkin, not your carved-out design.

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Who’s Who In Seaford?

Jim Howell, Chair of Seaford Natural History Society Jim moved to Seaford in 2015 and has been the Chair of Seaford Natural History Society since March 2016. He is also a member of Seaford Baptist Church, the Sussex Fungi Group and Friends of Boxhill.

He is a volunteer with the National Trust and Sussex Wildlife Trust, including Shoresearch. Now retired, Jim worked as a Civil servant with the Ministry of Agriculture (which later became Defra). He was educated at Pontllanfraith Grammar Technical School, Swansea University, Imperial College London and the Welsh Plant Breeding Station, Aberystwyth. Jim is married with two daughters and two grandchildren.

What does your job/role involve?

Co-ordinating the work of our very able Committee, representing the interests of the Society in the wider Community (e.g. I am a member of the Environment Focus Group for the Seaford Neighbourhood Plan) and seeking to improve the way the Society meets its aims. I am also seeking to enhance the Society’s role in recording local wildlife, in liaison with the Sussex Biological Records Centre and other partners.

What do you most enjoy about your role?

Getting to know, and working with, members of the Society, many of whom have an enormous knowledge of the local environment. I have also found unexpected skills (e.g. species identification, mapping and IT) which have proved to be very useful. A group of us is currently involved in conservation work on Seaford Head, monitoring reptiles and butterflies there.

What are your hobbies and interests? All aspects of wildlife especially Orchids and Fungi, walking, visiting historic buildings and following various sports.

What do you like best about Seaford?

The friendliness of everyone – it is a great place to start up an interesting conversation with complete strangers at the bus stop. It is also brilliant that we are surrounded by nature and you can walk all the way to Eastbourne without passing any built-up areas.

What book are you reading at the moment?

I usually read historical novels, but at the moment I am escaping into fantasy with the Eragon series by Christopher Paolini (swords and dragons).

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What is your favourite piece of music?

Bridge over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel).

What is your favourite film? The Lord of the Rings.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

A day in the countryside with my family.

What has been your most embarrassing moment?

Early on in my career with the Ministry of Agriculture, a mistake I made resulted in a lorry-load of chilled poultry meat being stopped on the border between France and Italy, and the Department had to pay a substantial amount of compensation as a result. This was also my most memorable learning experience!

Where is your favourite place to go in and around Seaford and why? Over Seaford Head and ending up at the Martello Café – delicious coffee, sitting on the beach (preferably when it is not windy!).

Which living person do you most admire? Barak Obama – he maintains an air of quiet dignity and genuine humanity.

What makes you sad? When people damage their local environment without seeming to notice.

How do you relax? With my hobbies or playing Scrabble.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

Relationships are more important than things.

What is the first line of your favourite poem? ‘The road goes ever on and on’ (from The Lord of the Rings) – the book has tremendous significance for my family.

What is your favourite journey? The coast road down to Hove, to meet up with our granddaughters.

What keeps you awake at night?

I would like to be kept awake by the sounds of owls, badgers and hedgehogs, but sadly our garden doesn’t have any of these sounds. We had one fabulous night camping near the Grand Canyon in the US, waking to the sound of coyotes howling in the night.

What is your favourite smell? It’s definitely not the smell of a rotting whale we came across in Alaska!

What is the best advice you have ever been given?

For me personally, it was to understand the significance of Jesus’ death and resurrection.

What would your motto be?

Do to others what you would have them do to you.

Which person in history would you most like to meet?

Eleanor of Aquitaine (wife of Henry II) – a woman of action and independent spirit.

What or who is the greatest love in your life?

My wife Janet, who is also my best friend – we share the same passions (apart from sport!). You can usually find us out tramping along the coast or nearby hills armed with binoculars, camera and notepad.

Anything else you may like to include?

If anyone is interested in wildlife and is free on Tuesdays, they would be welcome to join us at Seaford Natural History Society (www.seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk).

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ROTARY CLUB OF SEAFORD

August Boot, Craft and Produce Fair There were some bright white clouds in the sky over the sea, but the rest of the sky on the morning of the August fair was a continuous blue.

As a result, there was the largest number of vendors this year – 61 stalls as well as the Rotary stall, refreshment van and ice cream seller, and a corresponding large crowd attracted by the proliferation of goods on sale. All stalls seemed to be continually busy.

It never ceases to amaze, however, the unexpected items on sale. The following were seen: a model lighthouse in half section about two-foot tall designed to hold keys two 3-person tents a partially used cathedral candle a digeridoo complete with an eight-legged inhabitant a set of stacking hat boxes a display of various Le Creuset pots and pans Christmas tree baubles, even though it was August.

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The consequence was that this fair was the most successful in terms of money raised since the most successful fair in August 2015.

In addition to the public, who generously provided a significant contribution to funds in our donation buckets at the event, and the pitch fees, and the takings from our own Rotary Club stall we raised over £875 which will be put to good use for worthy causes. The takings from the Rotary stall exceeded the previous best by nearly £50.

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Seahaven Para Games 2017

Sunday 13th August saw the sixth running of the annual Seahaven Para Games at the Downs Leisure Centre in Seaford.

Some years ago, Seaford Rotary used to pay the transport costs for the residents at Searchlight in Mount Pleasant, Newhaven, to attend a Rotary District Disabled Sports event held in Crawley, but in 2011 we learnt that they found the District Sports too competitive, and didn’t want to attend them any more – they would prefer a local, more relaxed event. Thus, the Seahaven Para Games was born, with sponsors of Seaford Rotary, Sainsbury’s Newhaven and other local organisations with an interest in this type of activity, and with Wave Leisure organising the whole thing.

The first Para Games in 2012 were amazing.

Positioned as they were between the London Olympics and the London Paralympics, there was a real buzz of excitement towards sporting events, and it set up a great atmosphere on the day. We even had Eddie Kidd there with his Olympic Torch which he had carried a few weeks before. It was then, and still is, a low-key and noncompetitive event, the aim being to provide a fun day for those taking part, with the opportunity to exercise in a simple way.

And so, to this year’s Para Games. The participants arrived between 10am and 10.30am, either by their own means or by CTLA buses. When all were assembled Duncan Kerr, CEO of Wave Leisure, welcomed all who were taking part, their families, friends and carers, as well as Maria Caulfield MP, Seaford Mayor Linda Wallraven and her consort Liz Holland, and Mike Roper, President of Seaford Rotary Club.

The morning session gave the participants a choice of activities. In the Main Hall, there was Boccia, High Scoring Wedge, Balloon Volleyball and a demonstration of Sound Tennis (there’s a bell in the ball, which makes

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it accessible to the visually impaired). Alongside this there was Table Tennis in Sutton Hall and a Chair Based Exercise Class in the Studio.

After a lunch, kindly provided by Sainsbury’s, we had Kurling in the Main Hall, with Table Tennis and Table Cricket in Sutton Hall.

The afternoon was rounded off with the famous and ever popular Wheelchair Slalom in the Main Hall.

Duncan Kerr and Mike Roper presented certificates and medals to all who took part, and Duncan thanked all who contributed to make this such an excellent day, and especially all who took part and made it all so worthwhile. A truly remarkable day, enjoyed by all who took part!

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Chives are an edible species of the Allium genus – garlic, shallot, leek and the Chinese onion are its close relatives. It is a perennial plant seen in much of Europe, Asia and North America. Its English name derives from the French word cive which in turn comes from the Latin word for onion, cepa. Both the stems, known as scapes, and the flowers can be used in a variety of dishes. Chives have insectrepelling properties, so if planted in flower and vegetable beds will help to control pests. Bees are attracted by the flowers, so all in all chives are a useful herb to have in the garden. Chives will thrive in well-drained soil enriched with organic matter and like full sun. When harvesting cut the scapes at the base and the plant will continue to grow for a continuous harvest.

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utumn is upon us and the weather is cooling down, with days getting ever shorter. A change will be seen in our streets and in the countryside when the trees change the colour of their leaves from the green of summer to the yellows, reds and browns of Autumn. These colours are beautiful and there is opportunity to appreciate this beauty in parks and gardens. Leaves are green due to the pigment chlorophyll which captures sunlight to make energy which in turn absorbs carbon dioxide from the air along with water to make sugar keeping the tree alive.

In autumn as daylight hours shorten and temperatures cool, this process slows down, reducing the chlorophyll.

The leaves then lose their green colour and change to the yellows, reds and browns seen now. During the spring and summer birds and insects have been making use of the leaves for their nests. Now though is when gardeners can make use of leaves by gathering them up to make leaf mould – after a few months this can be used as a soil conditioner. Autumn leaves can also

JOBS TO DO IN OCT

3 Potted roses are available for planting

now – avoid an area where roses have grown previously, use fresh soil and plant the graft union just below the surface, mulch and water in.

3 Plant overwintering onion sets at the start of this month, they will then usually produce their crop early next summer.

3 Put some dwarf winter iris bulbs in pots of gritty compost and they will produce blooms around Christmas time.

3 Tie grease bands around the trunks of fruit trees to protect against winter moths.

MEMBERS’ NOTICE BOARD The next social evening will be held at St Leonard’s Church Hall on Thursday 26th October at 7pm. The guest speaker will be Ian Currie who has many years experience in weather forecasting. His talk is entitled ‘The Colourful Side of Weather. The competition for the evening is 6 chrysanthemums in own vase.

A future date for the diary is the Society’s AGM and Awards Night on Thursday 30th November.

The society’s calendar has been produced using the pictures most voted for at the August show. They will be available to buy at the social evening this month, priced at £5 each.

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Well, it’s hard to believe that our delightful garden at the Crouch is 10 years old. How it has progressed from being discovered as a forgotten rectangle behind what is now the Peace Garden! Seaford Community Garden, originally known as the Exchange Garden due to its proximity to the telephone exchange, began life in 2007 as an abandoned tree nursery. Since then volunteers have worked to ensure that the site has gradually become the thriving working garden of flower borders of Mediterranean, herbaceous and dry-conditions planting, vegetables, fruit trees, wildlife and children’s areas, with classroom, that it is today. Plants are grown organically using our own compost, and there’s a big poly tunnel for tomatoes, peppers, chillies, over-wintering of tender plants and potting-up. Only this year it was re-clad in plastic and the other week was topped with wires in a bid to keep marauding gulls from pecking holes in it.

As this was being written we were only days away from a party to celebrate the garden’s first decade and to thank the many volunteers and organisations who have worked so hard on our behalf and been so generous with their money. People have come and gone over the years, but like any good garden, it responds to the current climate and to the continued love and care that those involved give it, from digging beds and using their carpentry skills to making cakes for tea – take a bow Steph, her date and walnut won first prize at the recent horticultural show at which the garden sold produce.

Ten years ago we would probably not have dreamt of appearing in the prestigious Yellow Book published by

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the National Garden Scheme, but there we will be for the first time, so put 16th June 2018 in your diaries now, when we will be open along with other notable gardens in and around town. As Katie says: ‘The NGS is keen to promote community gardens and allotments, not just individual ornamental gardens.’

Not quite 10 years ago, Krissie Veasey worked with a group of youngsters to create a colourful mosaic of hands which was displayed for some years until the weather got at it, but, thanks to Ron who has skilfully renovated it, it will be back, erected for all to admire – see if you can spot the hand of Mike, one of our longest-serving volunteers.

So what will the next ten years bring? We have never shied from experimentation in this garden so it will be unlikely to stay exactly as it is today, but you can be sure that any changes made will be wise ones, and that they will be achieved as ever with the good will and spirit that makes Seaford Community Garden such a marvellous place to visit and to work in.

Party images next month, and thank you to all our visitors.

We’ll be shutting up Saturday’s produce shop for the year but of course will continue to be open every Wednesday from 9.30am until 12.30pm.

The Garden Team Photos from top: Ana and Veronica weigh up the runners; Autumn harvest; Ron has repaired and reframed a mosaic made for the garden nearly ten years ago; Maggie helps tidy up for the party; Alison fills up a punnet with raspberries; Steph won first prize with this magnificent coffee and walnut cake.

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SEAFORD NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY We are looking forward to welcoming current and new members to Seaford Natural History Society’s 2017/2018 indoor programme of illustrated talks. Our season starts this year with Chris Drewery talking about Amphibians and Reptiles with a Sussex Flavour (3rd October). It continues on the 17th when Bob Self takes us to The Other Mexico, and on the 31st Mike Kerry will be looking at Hoverflies.

We are a long-established society with an interest in wildlife, particularly the flora, fauna and habitats of Sussex. Our meetings take place at St Luke’s Church, Walmer Road at 2.15pm on Tuesday afternoons – see the listings at the back for details. Visitors are welcome – we ask for a donation of £3 which will be deducted from your membership if you decide to join the society. For more information about the talks or joining the society, please visit our website at www. seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk or ring 01323 893526.

Out and about in October It’s worth looking at what is going on the garden at this time of the year and thinking about how to help wildlife through the autumn and winter. It’s tempting to clear up and make all tidy but that’s not a good idea. Many insects, birds and amphibians rely on a bit of clutter for shelter and food through the colder months.

Leaving seed heads standing over winter provides shelter for insects and seeds for birds. You will often see common garden birds, like tits, feeding on insects around teasels and buddleia. In the winter, the finches are seed eaters and will be more interested in the seeds themselves (photo above: goldfinch). Common garden plants like michaelmas daisies, wallflowers, and aubrieta can all provide food for the birds, and teasels are particularly good for attracting goldfinches into the garden.

Fallen leaves provide shelter for lots of insects, which in turn provide food for birds, like blackbirds and wrens.

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Wrens (photo right) search for spiders and insects, and blackbirds look for earthworms. Blackbirds also eat fruits in autumn, and one of the more amusing things you can see at this time of the year is a blackbird apparently a bit tipsy on cotoneaster berries – but avoid Cotoneaster horizontalis in the garden. Birds spread the seed up on to Seaford Head where it has become a pest because it spreads rapidly, crowding out chalk grassland plants.

Gardens can also provide shelter for hibernators.

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can provide places for toads and newts (photo above, common newt) to hibernate. Butterflies, like the peacock (photo right), on the other hand, may go for a quiet corner in a shed or a nettle patch. And for hedgehogs, the easiest way to create a shelter is to lean an old board against a wall, fence or log and cover it with leaves or soil. It needs to be secured against the wind by putting branches or logs on top and, with some leaves or dry straw at the entrance, the space under the board will provide a dry shelter which may suit a hibernating hedgehog.

So less is more – you do less in the garden, wildlife gets food and shelter over the autumn and winter – and you might reduce your bird food bill as well!

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Seaford Afternoon Flower Club The club meets this month on 19th October, when Tracy and Kelly from Ambers Florists in Seaford will be demonstrating ‘Winter Wonder’. We are all looking forward to this and to welcoming back our local florist who came to our club last year and filled us with inspiration from their original and unusual designs. Our monthly competition is entitled ‘Halloween’ and we hope that Tracy and Kelly will judge this for us. We are fortunate as a club to have so many members and in particular novices who regularly enter our monthly competition.

At our meeting last month the Sachiko Pears from Japan demonstrated Orient Hana Express and the club members were thrilled with her performance which has been very different to that of other demonstrators.

The November meeting on the 16th will be a Christmas Workshop which will inspire our members with ways to decorate their homes for the Christmas festitivies.

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We meet on the third Thursday of each month (except January) at 2pm at the Baptist Church in Belgrave Road, Seaford BN25 2EE.Visitors are always very welcome at £5 on the door which includes refreshments. Contact Georgie Wall on 01323 490979 or Sue Ward on 01323 894848 for further details.

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Citizens Advice

Have you had a home improvement nightmare?

The Citizens Advice consumer service helped people with 40,000 problems related to home maintenance and improvements last year.

As people make use of the summer to have work done on their homes, Citizens Advice reveals the top 5 most common building jobs which caused problems; roofing, fitted kitchens, fitted windows and doors, plumbers, and driveways, patios and decking.

People contacted Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 03454 040506 to know how to resolve their home improvement problems, their rights around refunds and compensation.

What to do when hiring a trader: • get references or recommendations • find out if they are a member of a trade body • get a written quote – not an estimate, and be clear

about what the quote covers. A quote is legally binding and the builder can’t change it without a good reason get a written contract keep copies of receipts and your written contract as evidence, as well as photos of any problems which arise.

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not good or unfinished ask for some money back. Suggest a figure and explain why it is reasonable complain in writing to the trader or their company, and check to see if they are a member of a trade association to see if they can help look for an approved alternative dispute resolution (ADR) scheme – an independent third party who can help you to reach a resolution consider taking them to County Court – be aware you will need to pay fees.

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Sussex Community Development Association (SCDA)

Denton Island Community Centre, Newhaven

SCDA offers the following courses and information sessions:

Health Champion & Volunteer Training Programme 2017 Get involved in this fantastic FREE opportunity to improve your own health and wellbeing and to help others in your community.

SCDA needs people to join its new Health Champion & Volunteer programme to support our work in a wide range of health improvement projects. We offer a programme of seven courses and support sessions designed to give you skills, knowledge and experience

and to undertake a role that suits you – however much time you have to give.

The seven sessions are: Healthy Communities, Induction, Food Hygiene, Dementia Friends, Emergency First Aid, Cooking Skills, Walk Leader Training.

Behaviour Change for Health Training Course

This training covers MECC Competency Levels 1&2 and is aimed at frontline staff and experienced volunteers providing support provision in East Sussex. Over 900 frontline staff and volunteers in East Sussex have received training in MECC with us since 2012. This course is mandatory training for NHS staff and Home Works and is recommended by Supporting People and Public Health England as the leading tool for prevention work and support provision in the community.

Courses can be designed and delivered bespoke for organisations. To book a consultation please email jazka. atterbury@sussexcommunity.org.uk or call 01273 516032.

To find out more and to book your free place on one of our open courses, please email SCDA at healthylifestyles@sussexcommunity.org.uk Refreshments will be provided, please bring your own lunch. For any further enquiries please call 01273 516032

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The Health and Wellbeing team will be running some new and exciting low cost healthy eating and physical activity courses from October. Please contact us for more details on 01273 516032 or email us: healthylifestyles@sussexcommunity.org.uk.

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Walks and activities are planned from October so why not sign up to the mailing list. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please drop us an email at: healthylifestyles@sussexcommunity.org.uk or call us on: 01273 516032.

Youth Services

Youth Group Drop In: please call 01273 517250 or email: familylearning@sussexcommunity.org.uk to find out the dates and venues of our youth group sessions.

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Local legal professional makes 36-mile trek for children’s charity

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Local solicitors QualitySolicitors Barwells have praised their Legal Manager for successfully completing this year’s South Coast Challenge over the bank holiday weekend.

Ria Emin (photo right) who is based in the Seaford branch took on the trek as part of the Barnardo’s Bucket List Challenge that sees participants challenged into doing an activity or feat in order to raise money for the children’s charity.

The South Coast Challenge saw Ria walk the 36 miles in just over 12 hours, starting in Princes Park in Eastbourne and ending in Hove Park. So far she has raised £480 for Barnardo’s.

Ria said; ‘I can easily say that this was the most challenging thing I have ever done, both physically and mentally. It was such a relief to reach the end but I’m so glad I made it. My poor legs and feet may have taken a while to recover but it was definitely worth it.’

Lauren Chambers, Partner at QualitySolictors Barwells, added; ‘We are very proud of what Ria has achieved and in the name of a great charity. We are looking in to ways of following in Ria’s footsteps and doing more charitable work, and implore our local community to get involved in challenges and events themselves.’

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HOME SWEET HOME Buying a property should be exciting. Not exhausting.

All too often, the prospect of dealing with the ‘conveyancing bit’ of moving home can be a little bit daunting. At QualitySolicitors Barwells, we believe it can be better than that. We think the whole process should be made as straightforward and painless as possible. You should be kept right up to date with what’s going on, in everyday language, rather than ‘lawyerspeak’. And you should be kept informed of the cost all the way through the process. In fact we don’t just think it we do it.

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So if you’re buying a new home visit www.qualitysolicitors.com/barwells or speak to a member of our team today.

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A Delightful Double Whammy Following on from our announcement last month that we have been chosen to appear in a guide featuring the best estate agents in the UK, we had a double dose of more good news this month.

We’ve made the shortlist in two categories at The Negotiator magazine awards. The Negotiator is the most widely read magazine about the estate agency industry and competition at its annual awards is always fierce, attracting hundreds of entries.

And that’s why we’re delighted to have been selected to go through to the final rounds in the Small Estate Agency of the Year and Community Champion of the Year.

The judging panel is made up of leading figures and experts and to be the only local agent to have made it through to the shortlist is a fantastic testimony to our focus on looking after our clients and getting involved in our community.

Talking of community, we’d like to say a massive well done to Seaford man, Michael Treacy (pictured left). Michael took on the ultimate test of stamina and endurance by successfully completing a 2-day ultra-marathon last month across Iceland’s volcanic Laugavegupinn trail.

Despite suffering a serious knee injury early on and being told by doctors not to continue, Michael soldiered through and completed the 74km challenge, raising an incredible £2,723 for The Seaford Down’s Syndrome and Special Needs Support Group.

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We were delighted to support Michael’s efforts through sponsorship and he even sent us a photo of himself looking splendid in a Newberry Tully t-shirt after completing his amazing effort.

We’ll find out on 31st October if we have hit our own heights when the results of the Negotiator competition are announced by the comedian Jimmy Carr, at a ceremony in Park Lane, London.

Thanks for reading, Stephen and Andrew PS: Curious about your home’s value in the current market? Give us a call to arrange a no obligation, no-pressure, free valuation. We’re here to help.

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Seaford Mayor hosts Charity Golf Tournament for Seaford Lifeguards

If you are aged between 12 Years (school year 8) and 17 years old then this could be for you.

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Seaford Head Golf Course hosted the Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament on Wednesday 23rd August, in which £343 was raised for the Mayor’s charity, the Seaford Lifeguards.

It was great weather for the tournament, and was a close contest with only 3 points separating the top three!

1st Richard Woods (45 points) 2nd Trevor Funnell (44 points) 3rd Alan Walker (42 points).

The Mayor Cllr. Linda Wallraven would like to thank all those who took part, both members and guests, and those who helped to organise the event. Special thanks go to Fraser Morley for helping with the organisation and the prizes, and Peter Leeming who supplied the trophies, and also the chef and catering staff at the View.

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The Seaford Parenting Scene

A word about School Uniform...

Finally our kids have been asked to leave the rolled up, hemmed up, mini peep shows at home.

Irma, Harvey, Ballistic missiles, Brexit, Trump-in-general, School uniform.

Agreed: there are some seriously pressing issues currently facing the world at large.

But none more pressing to our teens than this September’s uniform rage which has seen debates spiral from the Seaford Notice Board to the BBC.Yes, Seaford Head and Priory school have gone national with Seaford Head now, famously, sending girls home whose skirts were too short or tight, and Lewes Priory for banning skirts altogether!

The Skirt length vs School uniform policy battle has got to be as old as time. St Trinians paved the way for modifying one’s attire at the school gates, and it seems the trend has never petered out.

And do you know what, I get it, I really do: teens are yet to fall victim to the bubble wrap cellulite dapple that creeps up on us all. Perhaps they want to ensure the world knows it?

But guess what, newsflash; school isn’t the place for thigh grazers. Not least because at school the majority of your time is spent sitting down (if you’ve ever worn a skirt you’ll understand that this loses you another 2 inches of vital material). It’s not the most professional of looks. And that is what we are trying to prepare our offspring for isn’t it? Survival in the real world.

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I admire the teaching staff at Seaford Head for implementing a staunch stance on uniform. I went to a school whose uniform hadn’t changed from the times of the Tudors. (Pretty much a nightmare for a fashion conscious teen!) Our skirts were exactly 2 inches below the knee and we wore them with bright yellow woollen socks. To ensure we all looked the same the school issued us with ONE skirt each. When we grew out of it, we were issued another. It was dry-clean only which meant it was cleaned each half term when we went home. That’s a pretty extreme example, yes, but bizarrely we didn’t bat an eyelid. The school still operates the same policy.

Priory School has gone one step further and banned skirts altogether. It sounds like quite an outrageous decision, but this above and beyond policy DOES make sense. For the girls that don’t want to flash the thighs, but don’t want to be left out of the ‘skirt-roll’ trend, this rule works. For the girls who roll their skirts so high that all and sundry can enjoy what they’ve had for breakfast: this rule works. For the girl wants to be neutral: this rule works.

There is plenty of time outside of school to break out the rolled up, hemmed up, mini peep shows. School is only 6 hours a day; conforming for 25% of the day is not too much to ask, surely?

I’m amazed there has been such a backlash over the tightening of these rules. Most responses online appeared to be along the lines of ‘Don’t they (the teachers) have anything better to do than stand at the school gates measuring skirts?’. Well, learning stems from discipline, and uniform is a discipline. It’s about having control over the student body and ensuring that everyone is put on as level a playing field as possible. There is no room for skirt envy when learning about photosynthesis.

As a mother I applaud this no-nonsense approach to our uniform-clad impressionable young. For once I won’t have to be ‘bad cop’ raising brows and voice in protest over an up-tight ’n’ personal lower half.

It keeps it simple; simple is good.

Simple is welcome in a life full of complications and choices.

Hear hear Seaford Head and Priory School, you get my vote.

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Maeve Jenkinson, Musical Director of the Corelli Ensemble, has vacancies for pupils. She is a highly qualified and experienced teacher, and former member of the London Philharmonic. Her pupils frequently win scholarships, prizes, achieve distinction in grade exams, gain places at music colleges, and are members of the National Children’s Orchestra.

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Introducing our ‘back to basics’ sewing workshops with Jade Earley (finalist in the BBC’s ‘Great British Sewing Bee’)

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CHRISTMAS ARTS @ CRYPT GALLERY

18th – 26th November Daily 10.30am – 4.30pm Sunday Opening at 11am

Once again we are happy to announce that the Christmas Arts@theCrypt fair will be taking place again, but the first thing we want to draw your attention to are the dates! We are starting a little earlier this year – this will provide the perfect opportunity to get those Christmas gifts early! We have yet again attracted many of our very talented local artists who can offer you a more unusual and creative choice of present to buy for your friends and family, as well as a wide range of stocking fillers which will delight your loved ones on Christmas morning. Seaford has a wide range of committed people who work all year round to produce high quality goods for this show, and in recent years we know that some of you return to see and buy from those who have become personal favourites. Once again this year we are joined by a number of new artists from further afield whose work is also highly appealing. We have over the past 10 years established a reputation for providing innovative, quality goods which are reasonably priced. This year there is as usual a wide variety of goods which will delight us all. To learn more about the artists and see examples of their work you can go to Christmas Arts and Crafts at the Crypt on our Facebook page.

For those who enjoy visual art, there will be contemporary designs, painting, prints and cards by wellknown Sussex artists, acrylic designs on wood and canvas, as well as framed prints of local scenes. Photography and pastel art offers an alternative choice for those looking for something different. There will be a unique range of textiles including hand-dyed silk and woven scarves, knitwear, colourful handbags in recycled fabrics, beading and stitching and felted jewellery. Other textile artists will be bringing their own designs on small items of clothing, T-towels, cushions, bags and bunting.

Jewellery is always a popular gift. This year we have several jewellers, all with very different styles and using a range of different materials including sterling silver, antique silver cutlery, semi-precious stones, crystals and pearls of contemporary design, buttons, beads and enamelling.

Local paper crafters have worked all year to showcase their mixed media jewellery, notebooks and other paperbased gifts. There will be a variety of ceramics, handthrown and painted pottery for home and garden, as well as hand-crafted wooden boxes made from black walnut and canary wood. We are very pleased to welcome the return of local artists whose specialities are a mix of fused art glass jewellery, crystal decorations, objects and stained glass gifts. This year we are joined by two artists, whose skill is creating mosaic decorations from bone china plates and vintage china. There will most definitely be something for everyone.

There will be a plethora of beaded, sparkly, glitzy Christmas decorations and bunting created by many of the exhibition’s makers together with Christmas wreaths and other gifts including fairy houses using natural garden media.You will also be able to take a break from shopping in our café area where you can enjoy delicious homemade cakes and a hot drink.

The fair will be announced by Peter White, Town Crier on Saturday 18th November and will open at 10.30am with a performance by Seaford’s own Pop Up choir. We look forward to seeing you there.

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Neighbourhood Plan Update Reporting on progress of the Neighbourrhood Plan is a snapshot of work in progress. Although every effort is made to adhere to published dates, occasionally it may be necessary to amend time lines. The update entitled ‘Seaford Neighbourhood Plan Reaches an Important Milestone’ in the September issue of Seaford Scene stated the next public consultation date would be in September. While correct at the time of going to press, the public consultation is now planned for late October following discussion (and hopefully approval) by the Town Council on 19th October. Because the draft Neighbourhood Plan is confidential until it is agreed by the Town Council, as for the August Town Council meeting at which the public could not be present, the discussion with the Council on 19th October also will be confidential. After approval by the Town Council and following any amendments necessary, the draft Neighbourhood Plan will be published and a public consultation date set. A Steering Group meeting, at which members of the public are welcome, will be held on 9th October at 7pm in the Council Chamber.

Keith Blackburn Chairman, Seaford Neighbourhood Plan

Seaford Choral Society Autumn Concert 7.30pm, Saturday 25th November, St Leonard’s Church, Seaford.

This Autumn concert will include Haydn’s Insanae et vanae curae (Insane and stupid worries flood our mind), his Nelson Mass and Bob Chilcott’s A Little Jazz Mass.

Insanae et vanae curae formed part of Haydn’s oratorio Il ritorno de Tobia (The return of Tobias), but could not compete with such masterpieces as The Creation and The Seasons. When he wrote his Missa in Angustiis (Mass for troubled Times) in 1798, Napoleon had won four major battles in Austria in less than a year, and in May 1798 had invaded Egypt. When Haydn and audience attended the first performance of the mass, possibly 15th September, they had already heard the news of Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of the Nile by British forces led by Admiral Horatio Nelson.

Possibly because of this, the work gradually acquired the nickname Lord Nelson Mass.

A Little Jazz Mass by Bob Chilcott is a successful combination of two very diverse traditions, the Latin mass and the jazz idiom. It was during his times as a member of the King’s Singers that Chilcott worked with such jazz luminaries as George Shearing and John Dankworth. It is this experience that has enabled Chilcott to combine these two contrasting elements, something that has proved elusive to other composers (with thanks to John Bawden).

Members of the choir are enjoying getting to grips with such an interesting and diverse programme under the baton of our musical director, Anna Tabor, and hope it will be of interest to music lovers in Seaford.

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Seaford’s new literary salon Did you know conversation was invented in France in the early 18th century? One author from that period recounts how Persian visitors to Paris were invited by women to visit the literary salons then springing up across the city, where both sexes would sit as equals to discuss the pressing issues of the day.

Those literary salons were an important part of the changes which gave birth to the enlightenment, modernity and parliamentary democracy. At a time when we hear so much about a lack of social cohesion and mistrust of politicians, it seems a return of the literary salon is long overdue. And where better a place for the relaunch than Seaford? Seaford’s literary salon is a space where the progressively minded and intellectually curious people of Seaford can share an informal discussion covering spirituality, nature, philosophy, politics and history. This is a chance to share readings from great thinkers of the past and present, and use these as a springboard to talk about the big questions facing us.

The salon conversations aren’t being organised under the banner of any particular political party, but it is hoped we can do our bit for understanding what it would take to build a kinder, more equal and more sustainable future.

The first meeting, planned for Thursday 19th October, from 7pm to 9pm, will see a small group of people come together, share a reading and explore how the ideas in the reading speak to the things that matter to us, and also relates to other things we have been reading and ideas we have been encountering.

Please contact Chris Shaw at c.j.shaw@sussex.ac.uk for further details about the literary salon’s first meeting.

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Seaford business celebrates awards success A small business in Seaford has made the shortlist of a national award, seeing off far bigger companies in the process.

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Jerry’s company has made it to the final selection in The Negotiator magazine’s Professional Services Supplier of the Year category. The Negotiator is the estate agency industry’s most widely read publication and attracts hundreds of entries across its various categories.

Jerry, a former award-winning journalist, moved with his family to Seaford from London three years ago.

He said: ‘Initially I had my doubts about entering as we’re a small company and I know that these awards attract some very big national firms. But after a chat with the team I thought why not? And we decided to have a bash. We’re good at what we do, offer honest, downto-earth expertise and work really hard for all of our clients, and I think that’s what the judges recognised.

We’re the only PR and marketing company to have made the shortlist, so we’re really chuffed. What made it even better was when we found out several of our clients including local estate agent, Newberry Tully, had made the shortlist in categories they had entered.

We celebrated the news with a couple of pints of Guinness and are looking forward to the awards evening.’

The results will be announced by the comedian Jimmy Carr at a ceremony in Park Lane, London, on Tuesday 31st October.

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LOCAL SCHOOL PARTNERS WITH DEMENTIA CARE CENTRE A very successful partnership has developed between a leading Seaford dementia care centre and pupils at Northease Manor School, Lewes.

Pupils from Northease Manor School, Lewes, and residents of Clifden House Dementia Care Centre have developed a special relationship over the past year that has involved a lot of baking, fundraising and entertainment.

Initially, the Year 10 Citizenship group invited speakers from Clifden House to explain to students what dementia feels like, and following this the students became interested in doll therapy as a way of helping dementia sufferers. The Northease students then began their campaign to raise money to buy the special empathy dolls, and the links between the school and the home continued to grow.

On another visit to Clifden House dementia care centre, the pupils from the Year 10 Citizenship group helped residents bake a range of fantastic cupcakes. At another stage, a group of Northease pupils also used their finely honed baking skills to hold a cake sale to raise money to buy therapy dolls for residents at the home. At the end of term, Clifden House residents travelled to the school to applaud the pupils’ end of year production of Beauty and the Beast.

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Rowena Carr at Northease School said: ‘It is such a great opportunity for our pupils to use their skills to help others.

It is very evident that the residents at Clifden House enjoy the involvement of our pupils, and the pupils too feel a great sense of achievement in doing something very positive for the residents of the dementia care centre. It is a thoroughly mutually beneficial partnership and one we hope to continue.

Our pupils will meet with the residents again to see how successful the doll therapy is.’

Nial Joyce of Clifden House said: ‘The pupils from Northease School are a pleasure. Our residents love having them here, their baking skills and general interaction with our residents are fantastic. The end of year production was the ‘icing on the cake’, with everyone in high spirits following the show!’

The partnership between Northease School and Clifden House is part of a comprehensive activity calendar at the home to create an active and vibrant environment for everyone. Involvement of local pupils and local groups is often credited with helping residents stay connected with the wider community.

Northease Manor School specialises in providing education for students with wide-ranging individual needs.

Clifden House is one of the leading dementia care homes in the South East. It has an overall ‘good’ rating from the Care Quality Commission. www.clifdenhouse.co.uk, 01323 896460.

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Artwave Festival round Up at Driftwood In it’s ninth year of opening for the annual Lewes District Artwave Festival, Geoff Stonebanks’ awardwinning Driftwood Garden in Bishopstone pulled out all the stops again. During the six-day event, over three weekends, the venue saw a record-breaking 1,040 visitors.

A special prize awaited the 1000th 2017 visitor. Carole Sykes (photo right) was the lucky person and she was awarded a £50 voucher to spend on some of the amazing 16 artists’ work displayed throughout the garden. Carole chose a beautiful hand coiled pot by Polegate ceramacist, Amanda Haines.

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The venue also sold over £12,000 of goods throughout the festival.

Macmillan Cancer Support also benefited to the tune of £2,151 from the sale of tea and cakes, raffle tickets and donations. Geoff said, ‘Visitors are so incredibly generous, and over the three weekends, we sold an astounding £1,330 worth of tea and cake, that’s a lot of home baked cake!’

The grand raffle of 16 beautiful pieces of art, donated by the participating artists was drawn

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Two raffle winners have already collected their prizes, Sheila (photo above) from Seaford won three lovely rusty metal flowers, generously donated by Chris Burchell Collins, and Roger Harris (photo above, left) from the British Virgin Islands collected a framed print donated by Mark Glassman. The other 14 winners have been notified and hope to collect their prizes this week. The garden gate has now closed until 2018 but make sure you visit in 2018. Dates at www.driftwoodbysea.co.uk

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Many thanks to all residents who supported our fundraising coffee and home-made cake afternoon at the Wellington Hotel on Tuesday 12th September.

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Special thanks to Rosetta Sadler, of the Wellington Hotel and her staff. Rosetta let us take over her restaurant for the afternoon and use her crockery and cutlery. She even sorted out the washing up!

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Obituary: What’s On In Oct? Valerie Shepherd Valerie Shepherd, the Life President of Seaford Little Theatre, and one of its founders in 1945, has died aged 97.

She had lived in Seaford all her life, and loved the town, its surrounding countryside and the sea.

Indeed, she and her husband Ted, who died earlier this year, were usually to be found with friends always occupying the same spot between the Martello Tower and Splash Point until comparatively recently, and braving the sea from early spring until late autumn. Valerie was indomitable and, with Ted, was still skiing into her 80s, and going camping in Cornwall and on canal boat trips.

During the war she served at Lee on Solent and Newhaven as a Leading Wren. She and Ted met in Seaford while Ted was based here with the Royal Signals.

They were introduced by another Army chap who knew Valerie through the work of her mother, who invited young servicemen to tea at their home, Warren Gore in Chyngton Road, to help make them feel at home.

The couple were married at St Leonards Church on 18th September 1943, and had a daughter, Penny, in 1945. They lived with Valerie’s mother and father until Penny was about three, when they moved to a flat in Dane Road, then a bungalow in Chyngton Gardens, before moving in 1952 to Little Paddock in Green Walk which became their family home.

All this time Valerie was also involved in what Penny, who was six months old when the Society was first formed, calls her ‘mother’s other child.’

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Friday 29th Sept - Sun 1st Oct ‘Annie’ – Seaford Musical Theatre The Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane 2.30pm (not Fri), 7.30pm (not Sun). Tickets £10 adult/£7 student/£30 family (2 adults, 2 children). Available from Seaford Tourist Information Centre, 37 Church Street; Tel: 01323 897426 www.ticketsource.co.uk/ thebarntheatre Sunday 1st Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Seaford 10.30am. Autumn Series Race 5 & 6. www.nssc.org.uk Splash Point Jazz Club The View, Seaford Head Golf Club, Southdown Road 4pm. The Neal Richardson Trio with special guest Raul d’Oliveira (trumpet). £10 (accompanied children free) on the door or online: www.wegottickets.com/ splashpointjazz

Monday 2nd Seaford U3A Tea Party Constitutional Club, Crouch La. 2pm - 3.30pm. ‘New Winchelsea Anecdotes’, talk by Malcolm Pratt. £4 incl. sandwiches, cake and tea/coffee. Please book by 10am on the day. Tel: Rosemary 01323 895598. www.u3asites.org.uk/seaford Tuesday 3rd Seaford Head Probus Club Seaford Golf Club, Blatchington Monthly meeting and lunch for members and guests. Tel: Derek Cockram 01323 491332, email: dcockram1@sky.com Seaford Natural History Society St Luke’s Church Centre, Walmer Road 2.15pm. ‘Amphibians & Reptiles with a Sussex Flavour’, talk by Chris Drewery.

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until 1956 that the society moved into the Steyne Road premises it has used ever since, although over the years they have been modernised extensively, saving Valerie and her fellow players from having to run the gauntlet of winter storms between dressing room and stage.

Always a stickler for perfection, Valerie set herself and others very high acting standards, always seeking professionalism of the highest calibre, and was a talented director, demanding performances from her actors that were as close to her exacting ideals as they could all achieve.

So warmly is she regarded by players and regular audiences alike that the night after her peaceful death on Friday 1st September, shortly after the curtain came down on the triumph that was A Little Bit of Music Hall, see review on page 46, Phil Armstrong as Master of Ceremonies invited the audience to give a round of applause in her memory. The response was loud and heartfelt.

She is survived by her daughter Penny and grandsons Vaughan and Alexander.

Photo: Valerie Shepherd, who loved Hope Gap and surrounding downland.

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Wednesday 4th The Wednesday Group Wesley Room, Cross Way Church, Steyne Road 7.30pm. ‘Narrow Boats’ (with a film), talk by Bob Evans.

Tel: 01323 871292 Thursday 5th The Art of Northern Europe Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road 2pm. First of a weekly lecture series by Kay Blackburn for Seaford U3A. www.u3asites.org.uk/seaford Seaford Community Cinema The Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane 7pm. National Theatre Live (Encore) - ‘Yerma’, cert. 15.

Tickets £13.50/£12.50. Available from Seaford Tourist Information Centre, 37 Church Street, tel: 01323 897426 or online. www.seafordcinema.org Family Roots, Eastbourne & District Family History Society Ocklynge School,Victoria Drive, Eastbourne 7.30pm. ‘Willpower’, by Meryl Catty. New members welcome.

Members £1, visitors £1.50, inc. refreshments. Tel: Helen Warren 01323 731792 www.eastbournefhs.org.uk Seaford Bonfire Society Open Committee Meeting The White Lion Hotel, Claremont Road 7.30pm. A chance to join and meet the committee. www.seafordbonfire.co.uk Seaford Folk Songs and Tunes Circle The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road 8pm. Singers, musicians and audience welcome to perform or listen. Hosted by Derek Seed.

Friday 6th Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd 2.15pm - 4pm. Guest speaker and other activities, tea and biscuits, raffle. Local transport may be available at a small cost.

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Tel: 01323 896192 www.facebook.com/Thefshg Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Piddinghoe Pond 2pm. Cadet Pond Series Race 9 & 10. www.nssc.org.uk Seaford Community Cinema The Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane 2.30pm. ‘Their Finest’, cert. 12A. Tickets £6/£5/£3.50. Available from Seaford Tourist Information Centre, 37 Church Street, tel: 01323 897426, or online. www.seafordcinema.org Cocktails & Mocktails St Margaret’s Cottage, The Green, Rottingdean 6pm - 9pm. Celebrating National Colostomy Day with a #Superstoma theme. Free, but we are asking for donations for the Colostomy Association which supports people with a stoma in Britain and around the world. Tel: Denise 07816 329996 Email: denise.savage45@ btinternet.com SBC Singers Autumn Concert Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road 7pm - 9pm. With art exhibition and refreshments. Retiring collection in aid of WAVES. The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Firetones.

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk Sunday 8th Seahaven Scouts Boot Sale Martello Fields 7.30am (sellers), 8.30am - 1pm (buyers). No food sellers.

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Free event self-supported by Tuesday 10th donations.

Probus Club of Seaford www.seafordparish.org.uk Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road 12 noon for 12.30pm lunch.

Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Monthly meeting with 3-course Club Piddinghoe Pond meal and speaker. Tel: 01323 2pm. Cadet Pond Series Race 11 890418 or 01323 897546 & 12. www.nssc.org.uk Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Seaford 10.30am. Autumn Series Race 7 & 8. www.nssc.org.uk

GuestHouse Storytellers Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven 7.30pm. ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’.

Come and be entertained by the Committee tellers. Tickets £5/£4 conc. on the door. www.guesthousestorytellers.com

Martello Proms 2017 Seaford Head School,Arundel Rd 2.30pm. Seaford Silver Band with vocalists from Seaford Musical Theatre. Tickets £12 on the door/£10 in advance, available from Newberry Tully Estate Agents, 53 Church Street; Tel: 07984 581784; email: Seaford Lecture & Literary Club jackiearkwell@yahoo.co.uk St Leonard’s Church Hall, Church Lane ‘Songs to Love’ - The Concert 7.30pm. ‘Peggy’s Cove to Niagara Singers Seaford Little Theatre, Falls’ - illustrated talk by Peter Hill. 4 Steyne Road Visitors £5. Tel: 01323 899932 or 2.30pm. Tickets £6.

01323 893270 Tel: 01273 738773 Wednesday 11th Seaford Women’s Institute Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road 2pm. Waiting list for new members. To hire the hall for events, tel: Hilary Elworthy 01323 894066. www.esfwi.org.uk/wis/seaford

The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Race Night.

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk

Sunday 15th Boot, Craft & Produce Fair Martello Fields (West), Seaford Seaford Stamp & Postcard Club 7.30am (stallholders), 9am - 1pm Constitutional Club, Crouch La. (public). Pitches £8. Free car 7pm for 7.30pm. Club visit (TBA). parking. Refreshments available.

All stamp and postcard collectors www.seafordrotary.org.uk welcome.

Friends of Tide Mills meeting Tel: 01323 492433 Tide Mills www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sspc 10am - 12 noon. Meet at beach Seaford Museum & Heritage end of old village road. Help us Centre to care for this special place.

Martello Tower, The Esplanade Email: brian.skinner2@btinternet.

7.30pm. ‘How to Date com.

Photographs with a focus on Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Sussex’ - illustrated talk by Jayne Club Seaford Shrimpton. Tel: 01323 898222 10.30am. Autumn Series Race 9 www.seafordmuseum.co.uk & 10. www.nssc.org.uk Thursday 12th continued...

Seahaven RAFA Lunch 12 noon for 12.30pm. Twocourse lunch at either the Royal British Legion or the White Lion.

Book one week in advance by phoning 01323 898907.

To advertise in Seaford Scene please call 01273 710793 or email fran@seafordscene.co.uk

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The Joyce Campbell Sunday Lunch Club St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Road 1pm. £5. Sunday roast and get-together for Seaford senior citizens.. Transport can be arranged. To book and further details tel: 01323 892327

Swindells Small Business Forum Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road 5.30pm - 7.30pm. Refreshments from 5pm. Free.To reserve a place, tel: Sue Coupe 01323 892549 or email: suec@ swindellsaccounting.co.uk www.swindellsaccounting.co.uk

The Corelli Ensemble Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road 4pm. Live classical music with soloists. Followed by refreshments and an opportunity to meet the performers and other audience members. Tickets £10 online, or £12 on the door.

Children free. www.corelliensemble.co.uk

The Wednesday Group Wesley Room, Cross Way Church, Steyne Road 7.30pm. Quiz with Joy Hyde.

Tel: 01323 871292

Monday 16th Charity Lunch raising funds for Bloodwise Trawlers Fish & Chips 12 – 12.30 start. Raffle and donation prizes greatfully appreciated. Transport available if required. Tel Rita on 01323 896877 or email: ritaevans436@ gmail.com

Thursday 19th Seaford Afternoon Flower Club Baptist Church, Belgrave Road 2pm. ‘Winter Wonder’, demonstration by Tracy and Kelly from Ambers Florists.

Monthly competition ‘Halloween’.

Visitors £5 on the door, including refreshments.

Tel: Georgie Wall 01323 490979 or Sue Ward 01323 894848

Literary Salon Seaford 7pm - 9pm. New literary salon for the progressively minded and intellectually curious. Informal discussions drawing on readings Tuesday 17th Seaford Natural History Society from great thinkers of past and present. For further details, email St Luke’s Church Centre, Chris Shaw: c.j.shaw@sussex.ac.uk Walmer Road 2.15pm. ‘The Other Mexico’, talk Sussex Wildlife Trust Seaford &

by Bob Self. Tel: 01323 893526 Eastbourne Area Group www.seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Seaford Lecture & Literary Club Road, Eastbourne 7.30pm. ‘The Wonders of St Leonard’s Church Hall, Water - How Otters Can Keep Church Lane Us Healthy’, illustrated talk by 7.30pm. ‘Walk Around Quirky Fran Southgate, SWT Wetlands Lewes’ - illustrated talk by Kevin Project Officer. £2 members, £3 Gordon. Visitors £5. Tel: 01323 visitors. Tel: 01424 777291 or 899932 or 01323 893270 07946 753135 Wednesday 18th Email: secretary-swteastbourne@ Seaford U3A Coffee Morning hotmail.co.uk Constitutional Club, Crouch La. www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk 10am - 12 noon. Find out about courses, workshops, outings etc. Friday 20th Seaford Community Cinema £1 (members) incl. tea/coffee The Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane and cake.

7.30pm. ‘Sour Grapes’, cert. 15. www.u3asites.org.uk/seaford Plus Q&A with director Jerry National Trust Seaford Rothwell. Tickets £6/£5. Available Association (NTSA) from Seaford Tourist Information Constitutional Club, Crouch La. Centre, 37 Church Street, tel: 2.30pm. New season of monthly 01323 897426, or online. talks. ‘My Bike Ride Around the www.seafordcinema.org World’ by Pam Goodall. New Saturday 21st members (including non-NT Newhaven & Seaford Sailing members) welcome.

Club Piddinghoe Pond www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/nt First aid course in the training room. Contact club for time.

2pm. Cadet Pond Series Race 13 & 14. www.nssc.org.uk

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Poetry Workshop Arts@theCrypt, 23 Church St 10.30am - 12.30pm. Exploring Seaford, its landscape and people with the aim of producing a short poem. All ages and abilities welcome. Tickets £6, available from Seaford Tourist Information Centre, 37 Church Street, on the door, or online. www.thecryptgallery.com NSPCC Autumn Fayre East Dean & Friston Village Hall, Village Green Lane, Off Gilberts Drive, East Dean 2pm - 5pm. Craft stalls, cakes, teas, gingerbread man decorating (and eating) for under-12s. £1 each.

Seaford Bonfire Night Seaford 7pm. Torchlit procession, fire barrels, marching bands, bonfire and fantastic firework display. www.seafordbonfire.co.uk The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. 21 Whiskeys.

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk The Kings Head Pelham Road, Seaford Bonfire Party with music from The Black Diamonds.

Tel: 07712 211347 Sunday 22nd Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Seaford 11am. Burfoot Trophy.

11.05am. Cup Winners’ Cup. www.nssc.org.uk Tuesday 24th Charity Fashion Show M&Co, 43 Broad Street 7pm. In aid of Seaford Inner Wheel Club, supporting the RNLI. Tickets £6, available from M&Co. Seaford Lecture & Literary Club St Leonard’s Church Hall, Church Lane 7.30pm. ‘History of Brighton Aquarium’ - illustrated talk by Jackie Marsh-Hobbs. Visitors £5.

Tel: 01323 899932 or 01323 893270 Seaford Sweethearts WI Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road 8pm. Monthly meeting. New members welcome. www.seafordwi.co.uk

Wednesday 25th Seaford Museum & Heritage Centre Martello Tower, The Esplanade 10am - 12 noon. Children’s Half Term Event. Tel: 01323 898222 www.seafordmuseum.co.uk East Blatchington Pond Conservation Society St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Road 7.30pm. AGM. All welcome. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/pond Thursday 26th Seaford & District Horticultural Society St Leonard’s Church Hall, Church Lane 7pm. Members’ social evening.

Speaker Ian Currie on ‘The Colourful Side of Weather’.

Competition: 6 chrysanthemums in own vase. www.seafordhorti.com Friday 27th Seaford U3A Pub Lunch The White Lion, Claremont Rd 1pm. Please book by Wednesday 18th. Tel: David 01323 381282. www.u3asites.org.uk/seaford Saturday 28th Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Piddinghoe Pond Work party.

Seaford Work party.

7pm. Halloween Party. www.nssc.org.uk Newhaven & District Model Railway Club Model Railway Exhibition Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road 10am - 5pm. Plenty of model railways, several of which have appeared in the model railway press. Plus trade and demonstration stands. Tickets £4 adult/£3.50 conc./£1 kids.

Tel: 07590 049024 Newhaven & Seaford Sea Cadets Race & Raffle TS Defiance, 80 Chapel Street, Newhaven 6pm. Have a flutter on the virtual GeeGees. All proceeds to the running of our charity. Tickets £10 incl. buffet, available online. www.tsdefiance.com/race The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Halloween Disco.

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk

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The Kings Head Pelham Road, Seaford Halloween Party with music from and our Halloween Dark Room! Tel: 07712 211347

Seaford Lecture & Literary Club St Leonard’s Church Hall, Church Lane 7.30pm. ‘The Women’s Land Army: A Sussex Connection’ - illustrated talk by Ian Everest.

Visitors £5. Tel: 01323 899932 or 01323 893270

Sunday 29th Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Seaford 11am. Autumn Series Race 11, or Coming up re-sail. www.nssc.org.uk Wednesday 1st November A Day of Relaxation, Meditation Tuesday 31st and Creativity Halloween Fayre Clinton Florence House, Southdown Rd Centre, Clinton Place 9am - 5pm. Focusing on our 10.30am – 2.30pm. Cafe open feelings about autumn/winter, for light lunches 11.30am – a review of 2017 and an 2.30pm. Seaford Bonfire Society opportunity to connect with the will be selling programmes. wisdom of our ancestors. £50 Seaford Natural History Society incl. delicious lunch. Please book

by Saturday 14th October. Tel: St Luke’s Church Centre, Robin Shell 07956 555688 Walmer Road 2.15pm. ‘Hoverflies’, talk by Mike Email: robinshell63@gmail.com Kerry. Tel: 01323 893526 www.seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk

What’s On Weekly?

ARTS & CRAFTS

Art Workshop Be Creative, 13 Sutton Park Rd Thurs fortnightly: 10am - 12 noon. With Lesley Harvey. All mediums used. £15. Tel: Terri on 01323 490912 Art Workshop Paradise Park Café, Avis Road, Newhaven Last Sat of the month: 9am - 11am. With Lesley Harvey.

All materials provided. £12. Tel: 07722 236741 to reserve a place. Email: lesleyharvey17@ hotmail.com Chinese Painting Group Hellingly Village Hall off A22 Weds: 1 - 4pm. Professional Chinese tutor. Materials available. Beginners and new members welcome. For more details contact: 01273 515452 East Sussex Moviemakers St Luke’s Parish Rooms, Stone Cross, Pevensey 1st & 3rd Weds: 7.45 - 9.45pm.

Members show videos, advice available, speakers on videorelated topics. Contact Valerie McManus: 07950 904778, valmcmanusuk@yahoo.com www.eastsussexmoviemakers.org

Knit & Craft Chyngton Methodist Church Hall, Millberg Road, Seaford Thurs: 2pm - 4pm. All welcome, come and learn new skills making articles for charities. Tel: Viola on 01323 890271 Knit & Natter Seaford Little Theatre, Steyne Rd Weds: 10am - 12 noon. Knit, natter and crochet. All made welcome. Tel: Eileen on 01323 491638 or Lyn 01323 893412 Newhaven Art Club Peacehaven Evangelical Church Mon: 2pm. Members meet to paint and draw together with discussions, demonstrations, life drawing and sketching outdoors.

Annual subs. £25. Why not come along and see how you get on? www.newhavenartclub.org.uk

Newhaven Knit ‘n’ Natter Group Hillcrest Centre Bay Vue Road, Newhaven Mon: 2pm-4pm. Room 4.

Friendly support for knitting and needlework enthusiasts. All ages and abilities welcome. No fees or subscription. Bring along your knitting and enjoy refreshments in the café. Free parking and access for the disabled. Further Jewellery Classes Seaford Mon: 6 -9pm, Wed: 10am - 2pm, details, tel: 07540 199616 or 01323 890205 Fri: 10am - 2pm. tel 07952 195341, email: info@leprevost. co.uk, www.leprevost.co.uk

Seaford Art Club Downs Leisure Centre Fri: 2 - 4pm. A friendly, active group of enthusiastic, competent artists. Demonstrations, practical sessions, gallery visits and other trips. Tel Anne: 01323 491008 http://seafordartclub.weebly.com Seaford Machine Knitting Club Baptist Church, Belgrave Rd 2nd Fri of month: 2 - 4pm. Tel: Helen Doran on 01323 872218 or email: hdoran@talktalk.net

The Convenient Cooking Club Denton Island Community Centre, Denton Island, Newhaven Various: 6pm - 8pm.

Please call for date of next meeting. Tel 01273 516032, email: healthylifestyles@ sussexcommunity.org.uk www.sussexcommunity.org.uk

Cooking Courses Denton Island Community Centre, Denton Island, Newhaven Tues: 10.30am - 12.30pm. Free Seaford Photographic Society cooking skills classes (26th Sept, The Martello Room, Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane 17th Oct, 21st Nov, 19th Dec).

Tel: 01273 516032 Fri: 7.30pm. September to May. Email: healthylifestyles@ New season starts 1st Sept. sussexcommunity.org.uk www.SeafordPS.org.uk www.sussexcommunity.org.uk

CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS Age Concern Seaford 6 Church Street Mon - Fri: 10am - 2pm. Office.

Mon - Sat: 10am - 2pm. Shop.

We offer the following services for older people: information and support, medical transport, visiting and befriending, contact time. Volunteers required.

Tel: 01323 899434 www. ageconcernseaford.btck.co.uk Air Cadets 1218 Sqn. Air Training Corps Transit Road, Newhaven Mon & Thurs: 7 - 9.30pm.

Aged 13 to 17 and interested in aviation? Come along any evening. Tel: 01273 513218 Bank/HSBC Retirees Group Lansdowne Hotel, Eastbourne Last Thurs of month: 10.30am - 12 noon. Calling all retired members. Coffee, tea and biscuits with friendly people.Tel Mrs Doreen Woodward-Davies 01323 898907 Bipolar UK Support Group St James’ Trust, 11 Blatchington Road 2nd Weds of month: 1.30pm-3.30pm. Information and support for individuals affected by bipolar, including friends, family and carers. www.bipolaruk.org Book Group Seaford Monthly: 7pm. Diverse interests and diverse people welcome.

For details, tel: Caryl 07709 771009

Cuckmere Valley Transition Group George Inn, Alfriston 1st Thurs of month: 7pm Energy Group meeting. Tel: 01323 870409 email: cuckmere transition@gmail.com www. cuckmerevalleytransition.org.uk Diabetes Support Group St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd 2nd Thurs of month: 1pm 2.30pm. A friendly group for people living with diabetes, or affected by it. Tel: Pia Prince 01273 512024, or 01273 516032 Email: healthylifestyles@ sussexcommunity.org.uk www.sussexcommunity.org.uk Downs 60+ Club Sutton Corner, Seaford (Old Flint Building, grounds of Downs Leisure Centre) 10am-12 noon and 2-4pm.

Mon am: Art, snooker. pm: Snooker, table tennis, Phase 10.

Tues am: Snooker, art, keep fit (10.30-11.30) pm: Rummykub, table tennis, social. Weds am: Art, snooker, choir (10.3011.30), lunch club 12.30pm pm: Snooker, craft & chat. Thurs am: Art, Scrabble, snooker, exercise & line dancing pm: Art, snooker.

Fri am: Art, snooker pm: Table tennis Sat am: Table tennis, snooker. Monthly discussion group and occasional minibus trips. Visit twice then pay £50 for the year; no more to pay for unlimited visits (excl. lunch).

Come along on Tues 10am -12 noon or tel: 01323 896422

East Dean & Friston Gardening Club East Dean Village Hall, Civil Service Pensioners Alliance Gilberts Drive Seaford Constitutional Club, 2nd Fri of month: 2.15pm Crouch Lane 4pm. Variety of guest speakers.

1st Tues of month: 10am.

Membership £7 per year, Friendly chat inc. group business visitors welcome. Tel: Fran and info on pensions/benefits/ 01323 423529 socials & days out. Refreshments.

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French Conversation by the Fireside Alfriston Mon: 7pm - 8pm.

Thurs: 1pm - 2pm. Drop-in session for all levels. £6 per hour.

For information and bookings tel: 01323 871492 or email babette@cosmofil.com French One-to-One Conversation and Tutoring For adult beginners and improvers and GCSE level students, with former legal translator. £25 per hour. For details tel: Sarah 07446 884435 Email: sarah.rigler@clara.co.uk Growing Old Disgracefully Group Various venues 2nd Fri of month: 2 - 4pm.

Monthly activities and talks for women. For more details tel: 01323 490154 The Havens Day Clubs for Over 65s Kempton House, Peacehaven Tues: 10am-3pm, or half day.

Newhaven Age Concern Club Weds: 10am-3pm, or half days Care, support, friendship and respite care. Run by Age UK East Sussex. Tel Nicola on 07850 987131, Lewes office 01273 476704 www.ageukeastsussex.org.uk Heartsease Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road 1st Fri of month (except August): 2.30pm. Monthly group welcoming anyone who finds themselves alone and would enjoy some social interaction. Speakers, activities, companionship and tea. Tel: John and Jill Hughes 01323 898678 HIVE Youth Club Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Fri: 7.15 - 8.45pm. (School year 7 – sixth form). Games, activities, workshops, pool, table football, table tennis, Xbox, Playstation, instruments, social events, trips out, advice, encouragement & guidance.

Annual membership £5 (excl. social events and trips). Term time only. Tel: 01323 896009 www.seafordbaptistchurch.org.uk Kids Aloud Kingswell, 115-117 Vale Road (Community Church Hall) Fri: 3.45pm - 5.30pm. Free afterschool activities for children aged 4-12. All welcome for games, art and stories. Tel: Tina 01323 492833. www.kings-well. org.uk/kids_aloud.htm

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Know Dementia Memory Moments Café Meridian Centre, Meridian Way, Peacehaven Fri: 9.30am - 12.30pm. Informal café for people with dementia and their family supporter/carer.

Includes tea, coffee and cake, and a little fun and laughter with games, talk, music, dance etc.

Tel: 01273 494300 Email: info@knowdementia.co.uk Lipreading Classes St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Tues:10am - 11.45am.

Newcomers welcome, first session free. Great confidence builder. Six week terms. Fee includes membership of Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club.

Tel: Jenny 01273 585339 L: IVE Youth Club Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Fri: 6 - 7pm. (School year 3 - 6). Games and activities inc. pool, table football, table tennis, games consoles, craft zones, and a tuck shop. Admission £1 inc 50p worth of tuck.

First week free. Term time only. Tel: 01323 896009 www. seafordbaptistchurch.org.uk Mercread Youth Centre Mercread Road, Seaford Mon: 6pm - 7pm. Seaford Youth Forum. Tues: 3.30pm - 5.30pm.

Juniors Youth Club (Year 8 & 9), £1. Weds: 3.30 - 6pm. After School Club (Year 6 & 7), £1.

Thurs: 3.30pm - 5.30pm.

Mercread Youth Centre Mercread Road, Seaford T.O.A.S.T. Girls Only Group, £1.

6.30pm - 8.30pm. Seniors Youth Club (Year 9+), £1. For more details contact Roger Daw on 01323 892531 Mindset: DIY (For Men) Meridian Centre, Meridian Way, Peacehaven Tues: 7.30pm. A DIY course with a difference. DIY is a sixsession wellness programme for men starting 3rd October. Tel 01273 516032, email: healthylifestyles@ sussexcommunity.org.uk National Trust Seaford Association (NTSA) Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd 3rd Wed of month: 2.30pm.

Illustrated talks on diverse subjects from October to March.

Outings from spring to autumn plus other social and fundraising events. New members welcome.

Visitors £2.50. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/nt

Newhaven & Seaford Sea Cadets The Old Church, Chapel Street, Newhaven Mon & Fri: 7pm - 9pm (seniors) Fri: 7pm - 9pm (juniors) Newhaven, Peacehaven & Seaford Lions Club White Lion Hotel, Claremont Rd 4th Thurs of month: 8pm meeting. www.npslions.co.uk Probus Club of Seaford Seaford Golf Club, Firle Rd 2nd Tues of month: 12pm for 12.30pm lunch. Monthly meeting with 3-course meal and speaker. Tel: 01323 890418 or 897546 The Rotary Club of Seaford Seaford Golf Club, Firle Rd Weds: 12.45 for 1pm. Weekly meeting.

Royal Antidiluvian Order of Buffaloes The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road Sun: 3pm. Weekly meetings Tel: 01323 325121 l.dmurray@yahoo.co.uk

Seaford Evening Flower Club St Luke’s Church, Walmer Rd 1st Thurs of month: 7 for 7.30pm demo. Affil. to NAFAS. New members welcome.

Visitors £4.50 inc. refreshments.

Tel Marian on 01273 515544 Seaford Head Probus Club Seaford Golf Club, Blatchington 1st Tues of month: Monthly lunch for members and guests.

Tel: 01323 896373 Seaford Lecture & Literary Club St Leonard’s Church Hall, Church Lane, off Church Street Tues: 7.30 - 8.30pm. Illustrated lectures by well-known speakers on a wide range of subjects.

From Oct to March. Tel: 01323 899932 or 893270 Seaford Martello Rotary Club Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road Mon: 7.15pm for 7.45pm.

Tel: 01323 891009 or seafordmartellorotary@gmail.com

Seaford Museum & Heritage Society Martello Tower, Seaford Summer opening The Royal Society of St George Sunday & bank hols: 11am-4pm.

Monthly events. England’s Weds & Sat: 2pm-4pm. leading patriotic society. Contact Winter opening Chairman 01323 899985 or Sunday & bank hols: 11am-4pm. email: 514928@talktalk.net.

Tel: 01323 898222 Seaford Afternoon Flower Club www.seafordmuseum.co.uk Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Seaford Quakers Road Seaford Little Theatre, Steyne Rd 3rd Thurs of month:1.30pm for Sun: 10.30 - 11.30am. Meeting a 2pm start. Talks, demos, outings, for worship followed by etc. Past and new members refreshments. All welcome. Tel welcome. Membership £27 Joyce Bowley on 01323 89241 per year. Visitors £5 inc.

Seaford Social Club for Blind & refreshments per meeting. Tel: Georgie Wall 01323 490979 or Partially Sighted People St Peter’s Hall, Belgrave Road Sue Ward 01323 894848 1st Thurs of month: 2-4pm.

Seaford Bonfire Society Entertainment and tea.

White Lion Hotel, Claremont Rd Tel: ESAB 01323 832252 First Thurs of month: 7pm.

Seafordspirit: Seaford Membership and open Independent Spiritualist committee meeting.

Church 3 Warwick Road www.seafordbonfire.co.uk Tues: 7.30pm - 8.30pm Healing Seaford Bridge Club Thurs: 7.30pm Divine Service Downs Leisure Centre Friday: 10.30pm - 12 noon Tues:1.30 - 5pm. Duplicate Healing Alternate Saturdays: bridge in a friendly atmosphere Clairvoyant Evenings 7.30pm for intermediates and above.

Demos/workshops see website.

Fri: 6.30 - 10pm. Duplicate All welcome. Tel 01323 737407 bridge for intermediate and Email: enquiries@seafordspirit. above. For further information co.uk www.seafordspirit.co.uk please refer to our website Seaford Stamp & Postcard Club www.bridgewebs.com/seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Seaford Constitutional Club Lane 2nd Weds of month: Crouch Lane 7.15pm. Monthly speaker. All Mon: Cribbage & Line Dancing. stamp and postcard collectors Tues: 9.30am Slimming World. welcome. Tel: 01323 492433 3rd Weds: Klondyke Whist.

Thurs: Tea Dance/Dance Classes. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sspc Fri & Sun: 8.15pm Bingo.

Tel: 01323 890087

Seaford Stroke & Caring Club St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Mon: 2 - 4pm. Slides, music, quizzes, bingo, tea and homemade cakes. Some transport available. Tel: Joyce Woodgate: 01323 894547

Sussex Wildlife Trust Various locations in and around Seaford 1st Thurs of month:10am 3pm, Sept to May. For details tel: 07824 151935. Email: sarahquantrill@sussexwt.org.uk www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk Seahaven (Afternoon) Trefoil Whist Drive Guild Afternoon Meeting St Thomas More Roman St Leonard’s Church Hall, Church Lane, off Church Street Catholic Church Hall, Sutton Rd Thurs: 1.45pm. £2 inc. tea and 1st Tues of month: 2.30 biscuits. Tel: 01323 896412 4.30pm. Tel: 01323 897959 Who Let the Dads Out? Seahaven (Evening) Trefoil Guild Evening Meeting Downs Seaford Baptist Church, Leisure Centre Over 60s Club Belgrave Road 2nd Sat of month: 3rd Thurs of month: 7.30pm.

9.30am - 11.30am. For children Tel: 01323 893250 0 to 11 years with their dads, Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club granddads and male carers.

St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Tel: 01323 896009 1st Friday of month: 2.15 - 4pm.

Guest speakers and other community activities, tea and biscuits, raffle.

Clinton Centre Café Local transport may be available Clinton Centre, Clinton Place at a small cost. Contact Pauline Tues: 10am - 11.30am. Coffee/ 01323 895216 tea and biscuit or toast and Southdown Bridge Club butter, £1. Tel: 01323 873262 60+ Club, Downs Leisure Ctr Coffee Morning & Bring & Buy Weds: 6.30 - 9.45pm. Friendly St Luke’s Church Hall, Walmer Rd duplicate bridge for any age.

Weds: 10am - 12 noon Tel: 01323 892171/896236 Coffee Pot Spanish Conversation & Coffee Chyngton Methodist Church Hall Morning Micklefield Way, Thurs: 10 - 11.30am. Assorted Seaford items on sale. Disabled access.

Thurs: 10am - 11.30am.

Friendly atmosphere.

Qualified and experienced Tel: 01323 891534 teacher. £15. For more details East Dean Farmers’ Market Tel: 07504 881848 East Dean Village Hall,Village Email: pastorcita24@gmail.com Green Lane off Gilberts Drive The Submariners Association Weds: 10am - 12.30pm.

(Sussex Branch) 01323 423481 Royal British Legion Club, Family Learning and Youth Claremont Road Activities 1st Fri of month: 7.45pm.

Please call for information.

For all ex and serving Tel: 01273 517250, submariners. Tel: Harry email: familylearning@ Summerton 01323 734132 sussexcommunity.org.uk Survivors of Suicide www.sussexcommunity.org.uk The Matthew 25 Mission, International Coffee Morning Brodie Hall, Christ Church, St Leonard’s Church Hall, Seaside, Eastbourne Church Lane 2nd Mon: 7pm-8.30pm. Group 2nd & 4th Weds of month: for people affected by suicide.

10.30am - 12.30pm. Februarywww.sussexcommunity.org.uk December, term time only.

Sussex Army Cadet Force Local Market & Café No. 2 Platoon (Seaford) Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Mercread Youth Centre, Tues: 10.30am - 2.30pm. Local Mercread Road community market and café, Mon & Weds: 7.30 - 9.30pm. serving light lunches. Stalls For ages 12 (school year 8) to available. For more info tel 18 yrs. For further information email kevin.falconer@serfca.org Wendy on 07883 611677 www.sussexmarkets@live.co.uk or tel: 01273 552222 Love Heart Community Café Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Thurs: 10.30am - 12.30pm.

Supporting people with learning

difficulties through work experience. All welcome.

Fundraisers: raise funds and enhance your profile for free, any Thursday with booked slot.

Tel: 01273 812976

Seaford Street Markets Sutton Road 2nd & 4th Friday of the month: 9am - 1pm. www. seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk/ Street-Markets.aspx

Mitchell House Monday Tea Club 43 Lexden Drive Mon: 3 - 4.30pm. Tea, chat and a game or two. 50p and extra charge to play games (for prize funding). Tel: 01323 891804

Ladies’ clubs

Monday Coffee Mornings Seaford Little Theatre 4 Steyne Road Mon: 10am - 11.30am. Everyone welcome to come and enjoy a coffee/tea with biscuits.

Newhaven Country Market Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven, BN9 9LH Thursdays: 9.45am - 1pm (2pm Easter and Christmas markets).

Homemade produce, free-range eggs, fresh fish, plants, crafts, café. Free parking, access for the disabled. Tel: 07540 199616 Newhaven Street Markets Newhaven High Street Thurs & Sat: 9am - 2pm. Fresh produce, bread & pastries, fish & seafood, street food, clothes, arts & crafts, household goods, fishing tackle, handmade jewellery etc. For market stall hire tel 01273 517544 or email: newhavenmarket@outlook.com Quit51 Stop Smoking Service Seaford Medical Practice, Dane Rd Tues: 9am-6pm Fri: 9am-1pm.

One-to-one clinics. Tues: 5pm6.30pm. Quit club in a friendly group environment.

Tel: 0800 6226968 Seaford Community Garden Crouch Gardens next to the Peace Garden Weds: 9.30am - 12.30pm.

Sat: 10am - 12 noon.

Garden open, plants and produce for sale. All welcome. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/scg Seaford Old Town Hall Community Tea Room Church Street, Seaford Mon - Fri: 10am - 1pm.

Sat: 10am - 12 noon.

Come and enjoy the comfort of a rest, hot drink, friendly chat.

Seaford Police Neighbourhood Policing Team Meet & Greet Downs Leisure Centre Thurs: 3.30pm Meet your local Police Community Support Officers. www.sussex.police.uk

Blatchington Hill Townswomen’s Guild The Chapel Room, St Peter’s Church, Belgrave Road, Seaford 2nd Tues of month: 7.30pm.

New members always welcome.

Tel: 01323 899845 or email blatchingtonhilltg@gmail.com Inner Wheel Club of Seaford Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road 2nd Tues of month: 7.30pm.

Members only.

Seaford Martello WI St Leonard’s Church Hall, Church Lane, off Church Street 2nd Thurs of month: 7.30pm.

New members welcome.

Tel: 01273 583484, email: angeaston@sky.com 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. More details visit www.nwr.org.uk or contact us directly by email: nwrseaford@gmail.com Seaford Sweethearts WI Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Rd 4th Tues of month: 8pm. New members welcome. www. seafordsweetheartswi.com Seaford Women’s Institute Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Rd 2nd Weds of month: 2pm.

Mon: 2pm-4pm (fortnightly.

Play reading. 1st & 3rd Weds: 1.30pm-4pm. Art, Craft & Chat.

Every other month: Book reading. www.esfwi.org.uk/wis/seaford

music & drama The Archway Blatchington Rd Tel 01323 897590 www.thearchwaygroup.com Gospelish Choir Mon: 8pm - 9.30pm. Gospel & soul-inspired music. £7 a session.

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Chyngton Youth Academy of Arts and Drama St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Thurs: 4pm. Ages 5-12 Fri: 5.30pm. Ages 12-18.

For drama classes contact Ellen on 07791 081935

Seaford Handbell Ringers St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Weds: 10am - 12.30pm. New members welcome. For more information, tel: Margaret Hopkins 01323 325305

Seaford Little Theatre Workshop & Social Evening Steyne Road Weds: 7.30 - 10pm (except during productions). Set building, props and backstage activities.

Tel 01323 351882 Seaford Musical Theatre The Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane Tues & Thurs: 7.30pm.

Rehearsals - new members The Downs Singers welcome. Tel: 01323 492240 Downs 60+ Club, Sutton Crn. Weds: 10.30am - 11.30am.

Seaford Musical Theatre Juniors Friendly. No need to read music. The Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane Tel: 01323 896422 on Tues 10am Weds: 6 - 8pm. Performance -12pm or come on the day. based learning for young people.

Enquiries: 07710 426321 or Haven Harmonies Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road, email: paulawoolven@hotmail.com Newhaven BN9 9LH Seaford Silver Band Mon: 7 - 9pm. Contemporary Seaford Head School, Steyne Rd repertoire accompanied on Weds: 8 - 10pm. Rehearsals. guitar. No need to read music. £6 New members welcome. per session. Tel 01273 611068 Tel: 01323 892424 or or email: marianstanley43@gmail. 07740 646386 visit www. com for more information. seafordsilverband.co.uk Concentus Choir United Reformed Church, Upperton Road, Eastbourne Mon: 7.30pm - 9.45pm. No need to read music to join this friendly choir, which regularly sings in Seaford. Tel: Evelyn 01323 643358 www.concentus-sings.com

Michael Piraner Recorder Workshops Cross Way Church, Steyne Road 2nd Sat every month: 2pm 4.30pm. Tel: Val Underhill 01323 895230, email: val.underhill@ googlemail.com Play Readings at the Seaford Little Theatre 4 Steyne Road 1st Tues every month: 7.30pm.

Everyone welcome to join in or just listen; play readings are held in the coffee lounge. Tel: Mary 01323 351882 or email gmaryyoung@gmail.com SBC Singers Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Weds: 7pm. New members always welcome.

Tel: Peter 01273 586687 Seaford Choral Society St Lukes Church, Walmer Rd Mon: 7.15 - 9.15pm. New singers always welcome, no experience necessary, no audition. Tel: 01323 301683, email: info@seaford-choralsociety.com www.seaford-choral-society.com Seaford Drum Group The Archway, 1 Blatchington Rd Tues: 7pm - 9pm. Group drumming. No experience necessary, everyone welcome.

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Seaford Youth Drama Group Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd Mon: groups from 5pm.

Very reasonable prices. New members welcome. Contact Chris on 01323 892023 Sound Baths The Yurt, Florence House, Southdown Road 1st and 3rd Tues of the month: Bathe in these lovely soothing sounds. Tel 07515 961327 Southdown Society of Recorder Players St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd 4th Sat of the month: 2 - 5pm.

Contact Maggie Jakeman, 01323 895552 or email: mjakeman@sky.com U3A Orchestra Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd Fri: 10am - 12 noon. Conductor Pat White. Tel: Phyllis Merrifield on 01323 893882 U3A Recorder Group St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Weds: 2 - 4pm. Tel: Val Underhill on 01323 895230 Email: val. underhill@googlemail.com

Baby & Pre-School

Ante- & Postnatal Excercise Class Downs Leisure Centre, Seaford Tues: 10.45 - 11.30am. Specialist exercise class for mums to be

and new mums. Crèche on site sport & dance or baby welcome in class. Tel: Alfriston Badminton Club 07901 683577 or 01323 490011 Pleasant Rise, Alfriston or email c.s.cornish@hotmail.com Weds: 8 - 10pm. Small friendly Artsmart Pre-school Messy Play group looking to expand its Clinton Centre, Clinton Place membership. All standards Mon: 11am - 12pm. Drop in welcome. Tel: 01323 645210 £4.50, siblings £3. Artsmart Autumn Riverside Walk holiday workshops contact Ann Lewes Road Hut, Robinson on 07834 629133 or facebook Road, Newhaven Baby and Toddler Experience Mon: 2.30pm. Starts 25th Seaford, Lewes and Newhaven September for 8 weeks. A Classes for babies & toddlers to 30-minute, easy walk around develop, learn and have fun. the nature reserve.Tel 01273 Tel: 07834 231971 www.the 516032, email: healthylifestyles@ babyandtoddlerexperience.co.uk sussexcommunity.org.uk Big Park Buggy Walk Gateway Café, Big Park, Piddinghoe Avenue, Peacehaven Weds: 10am. No need to book - just turn up. www.sussexcommunity.org.uk Jitterbugs Under 5s Denton Island Community Centre, Newhaven Fri: 9.30am - 10.30am. Term time only. Tel: 01273 517250 Email: familylearning@ sussexcommunity.org.uk Parent and Toddler Group St Peter’s Church Chapel Rms Tues: 9 - 11am. Open to all.

Piglets Toddler Group St Thomas More Church Wednesdays: 9.30 - 11.30am.

Facebook: Piglets Seaford Sensory Play Over 2s Newhaven Weds: 10am - 12 noon. 20th Sept - 11th Oct (4 weeks). £5 refundable deposit, limited free crèche spaces.

Tel: 01273 517250 Email: familylearning@ sussexcommunity.org.uk The Music Tree Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Wednesdays: 10.15am - 11am, 11.15am - 12 noon. Starts 6th September.

Gentle music making for little ones aged 0-5 years. Instruments, singing, dancing and actions to original songs and familiar favourites. £5 per child, siblings £1. www.music-tree.co.uk www.facebook.com/ musictreegroup Who Let the Dads Out? Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road 2nd Sat of month: 9.30am 11.30am. Parents and toddlers group for fathers, grandfathers or male carers and their pre-school children. Tel: 01323 896009

Ballet, Tap and Modern Bond School of Dance, St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Road Weds, Fri & Sat: from 3 years.

Free trial class. Tel: 01323 492795 or 07703 485348 www.nikki-b-danceschool.co.uk Ballet,Tap, Modern & Jazz Seahaven Dance, Seaford and Newhaven Mon - Sat Contact Mechele on 07738 831616, email: info@seahavendance.co.uk www.seahavendance.co.uk Ballroom Dance Classes with Studio Tempo Constitutional Club, Crouch La. Thurs: 5.45pm. Beginners Sequence.

7.30pm. Beginners Ballroom.

8.30pm. Follow-on class.

Classes also held in Newhaven.

Tel: 01273 476565 Barefoot Boogaloo Hillcrest Centre, Newhaven 4th Tues of the month: 7.30 - 9.30pm. £7£5 concs. Visit Facebook page for more details.

Body Vibes Windover Fitness, nr Alfriston Tues: 10am. Thurs: 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Tel: 01323 871554/07930 738034 Body Works Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Fri: 2pm: All age circuits, 2.45 - 4pm: Older adult stretch & tone. £5 pp. Tel: 01323 871554/07930 738034 Boxercise® Wave Leisure, Shakespeare Hall, Newhaven Mon: 7pm. Circuits and Bootcamp. Tues: 7.30pm. Cardio Padwork and Aerobox.

All classes suitable for beginners.

Tel: 01273 510784 or book online: www.waveleisure.co.uk

Boxercise® Constitutional Club, Seaford Sun: 10am.

Mercread Youth Club, Seaford Weds: 10am Thurs: 7.30pm Thurs: 6.30pm. Indoor Boot Camp Tel: 07904 818746 Facebook: Fitness & Personal Training

Health Walks Martello Tower/The Salts Café 10am - 11am. Health walks, Tuesdays First Tuesday of the month from Salts Café and third from Martello Tower. All ages and abilities welcome. Free. Run

by The Conservation Volunteers.

Tel: Jennifer on 07740 899559, email j.deering@tcv.org.uk

Crouch Bowling Club Crouch Gardens, East Street April-Sept: Outdoor bowling.

All age groups welcome. Free coaching by qualified coaches Tel Pat: 01323 654788 www. crouchbowlingclubseaford.co.uk

Kettlercise and CoreAbility Wave Leisure, Shakespeare Hall, Newhaven Mon: 6pm. Kettlercise. All over body toning and fat burning workout. Tues: 6.30pm.

Core-focused kettlebell and bodyweight workout.

Cycle Seahaven All classes suitable for beginners.

Various locations Tel: 01273 510784 or book Organised rides for MTB and road riders of all levels of fitness online: www.waveleisure.co.uk Line Dancing and experienc. £5 per year Daytime classes for mixed All rides are listed on www. abilities. Tel Val on 01323 325993 cycleseahaven.org.uk Line Dancing Mercread Youth Centre, Mercread Road Tues: 5.30 - 6.30pm Beginners, 6.30 - 7.30pm Improvers, 7.30 9pm Intermediates.

Fri: 5.30 - 6.30pm Beginners, Extend 6.30 - 7.30pm Improvers, 7.30 Activities to music, suitable for 9pm Intermediates. older people. have fun while Tel Gina on 01273 470456 you improve your balance and or 07443 425621 mobility, with seated options.

For classes and times in the area Line Dancing with Southern Stomp Various venues tel Sandria on 01273 514152 Absolute ‘Two Left Feet’ Fitness Courses workshops and an afternoon Newhaven & Hailsham beginners class. To reserve a Tues: times and days place, tel: 01273 587714 vary; email for info. FREE. Line Dancing with Studio In Email: healthylifestyles@ Line Seaford Constitutional sussexcommunity.org.uk Club Crouch Lane www.sussexcommunity.org.uk Mon 7.30 -10pm. All levels Fitness Pilates Downs Leisure Centre Claremont Hall, Claremont Rd Thurs 9.30 - 10.30am. Absolute Tues: 12.30 - 1.30pm. £7.50 pay beginners, 10.30am - 12pm. All as you go or £49 for 8 sessions. levels. Tel: 07931 930770 Have fun! Suitable for all. Contact Meditation & Relaxation Karen on 01273 305827 email: St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd karen.funandfit@gmail.com Sat: 10 - 11am.

Football Mercread Youth The Archway, Blatchington Rd Centre, Mercread Road Tues: 11am -12 noon.

Tues: Lunchtime. Indoor kickFri: 6 - 7pm. Tel: 01323 365802 about for Seaford Head Year 7 or 07557 539507. & 8 students only. Steyne Site Email: pia1807@hotmail.co.uk sports hall. 5pm - 6pm. Free Meditation Group kickabout for Year 7+, Downs Seaford Osteopathic Clinic, Leisure Centre. Fri: 9 - 10pm.

Paignton House, Warwick Rd Football Street League session Tues: 7.30pm-8.30pm. £6. Please with Brighton & Hove Albion in contact Jacqueline for details. the Community. Downs Leisure Tel: 07963 014560 Centre, £1. Tel: 01323 892531 Meditation Groups Forces Fit Seaford The Salts Recreation Ground Tues: 10am-12 noon & 7pmMon & Weds: 7pm 9pm. Meetings held in Ann’s Sun: 10am home. 1 to 1 sessions, massage Free tasters available. Book online at www.forcesfit.co.uk Denton Indoor Bowls Club Denton Island, Newhaven Mon - Sun: 9am - 7pm. New members welcome. Tel 01273 514664

and life coaching also available.

For further details, tel: Ann 07989 294445 Mums’ Fitness Mercread Centre, Mercread Rd Mon: 9.30am. Burn & Tone Weds: 9.30am. Burn & Tone Fri: 9.30am. Total Toning Seaford: Tues: 9.30am. Tots and Tums Thurs: 9.30am. Tots & Tums Children welcome in all classes. £25 for 5. New members first 3 classes £10. www.facebook.com/ MumsFitnessUK Tel Alex 07540 551054 Newhaven Bowling Club Fort Road, Newhaven Sat: 10am - 11.30am. Junior Bowls Club. 11.45am - lunch. #Letsplaybowls adult try-it-out sessions. Qualified coach and members on hand to help all learn and improve. Tel: 07401 663519 www.newhavenbowling club.weebly.com Nordic Walking Various locations Sat: Morning walks in Sussex.

Afternoon taster/introductory sessions on the seafront.

Weds: 7pm. Evening taster/ introductory sessions at Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Rd. Tel: Kathryn 01323 891492, email: kathrynmcdonald2@ googlemail.com Outdoor Walks & Activities Various locations Informal, friendly group walks and gardening/outdoor activities in Seaford, Eastbourne and Brighton. FREE. Tel: 01273 516032 for current list. www.sussexcommunity.org.uk Pilates – Alfriston Pilates Lower Ground Floor Studio, 1-3 Dane Road Daily and evenings (except Sunday). Pilates £10, PiYo £8, Flowin’ £7.

Tel: 07903 681962. Email: alfristonpilates@btinternet.com www.alfristonpilates.com Pilates The Archway Arts Centre, Blatchington Road Tues & Thurs evenings Weds, Thurs & Fri mornings Tel Tricia 07941 922129 www.pilatesofseaford.co.uk Pilates – Movement for Life Seaford Osteopathic Clinic, Paignton House,Warwick Road Mon-Sat: daily classes.

Mon & Thurs: evening.

Back care, Gentle and Dynamic Pilates, Reformer, Pilates Yoga Flow and Yoga classes for all

ages and abilities, plus personal tuition. Tel: 07944 785520, email: karenmoves@gmail.com www.movementforlife-pilates. co.uk Seaford & Blatchington Tennis Club Belgrave Road, Seaford The club is open 7 days a week, providing a wide variety of tennis activities. For further details, please contact membership secretary Dee Kellaway on 01323 891372 Seaford & District Folk Dance Group Sutton Hall, Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road Mon: 7.45pm. New members welcome, first visit free. Autumn session begins 11th September.

Tel: Judy 01323 890759 or Pam 01273 585551 Seaford Bowling Club Chichester Road, Seaford April until October. Outdoor lawn bowls. Members play every day. Competitive and social bowling. Social events, friendly atmosphere. New members very welcome.

Tel: 01323 892831www. seafordbowlingclub.org Seaford Cricket Club Salts Recreation Ground, Park Road Junior outdoor training Fri: 6pm-7pm. Under 10s to under 13s. 7pm-8pm. Under 14s to under 16s. Email: seanwootten@rocketmail.com Senior outdoor training Tues & Thurs: 6.30pm-8pm.

Email: smithjps@hotmail.com New players and beginners welcome.

Seaford Kurlers Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road, Seaford Tues: 2 - 4pm. All welcome. Tel: June Wood on 01323 895376 Seaford Netball Club Seaford Head Sports Hall Mon: 5pm-5.30pm. Starlets, age 7-9, £2.50.

5.30pm-6.30pm. Shadows, age 10-12, £3.

6.30pm-7.30pm. Shadows, age 13-15, £3.

7.30pm-9pm. Seniors, £5.

New members welcome. Tel Clare Flack: 07724 956649.

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Seaford Rugby Football Club Salts Recreation Ground, Marine Parade Tues & Thurs: 7 - 9pm.

Recruiting new players for two teams in the Sussex leagues.

Come along or contact Paul Burns on 07732 202208

email: healthylifestyles@ sussexcommunity.org.uk Wave Leisure Health Walks From Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road Thurs: 10am. Tel: 01323 490011

Yoga Newhaven Tues: 10am. 60+ yoga Seaford Rugby Football Club 7pm. Pranayama and meditation Junior Training Salts Recreation Weds: 10am. Pregnancy yoga Ground, Marine Parade 2pm. Gentle yoga for those Sun: 10.30am -12pm. Ages living with cancer, ME and heart ranging from 6 to 16, a friendly ailments but ambitious squad. Come 7pm. Classical therapeutic yoga. along or tel 07818 438378 Thurs: 10am. Mixed abilities Seaford Striders Running Club New yoga studio with all From Downs Leisure Centre, equipment provided. 5-week Sutton Road courses for small groups with Mon & Weds (main night): 7pm. highly qualified teacher.

All ages and abilities welcome.

Tel: 01273 512306 www.seafordstriders.org.uk Yoga – Chair Based Yoga Seaford Traditional Folk Dance Seaford Osteopathic Clinic, Group St Peter’s Church Hall, Paignton House, Warwick Rd Belgrave Road Tues: 1.30pm - 2.30pm. Block Wed: 10.15am-12.15pm. Visitors, of 6 classes £48. Drop in £10, new members welcome. £4 pw. space permitting. Maximum class Tel: 01323 897315 size 7. For those who find floor work less suitable. Gentle class Sk8school Inline Skating for posture, increased flexibility Hard Football Pitch near the and relaxation.

Salts play area, Marine Parade Tel: Christine 07764 188615 Weds: 10am - 11am & 4.30 5.30pm. Beginners class Learn a Email: savvachristine@gmail.com new skill and get fit for summer. Yoga Classes for the Less Able £8 adults, £5 children. Advance St Peter’s Church, Belgrave Rd booking essential. Protective Thurs: 11am - 12pm. Seaford gear must be worn and can be Group of Eastbourne & South hired in advance. Skate hire £5. Wealden Multiple Sclerosis Call 07988 151632 Society. Exercises on floor and email: info@simonewells.com chair with trained yoga teacher. www.sk8school.co.uk £5 per lesson. Tel. 01323 500932 Swimming Lessons Yoga – Gentle Hatha Yoga Newlands School, Eastbourne Seaford Osteopathic Clinic, Road Paignton House, Warwick Rd Sat: Beginners: 9.15 - 9.45am, Weds: 6pm - 7pm (2nd, 9th, Improvers: 9.45 - 10.30am, 16th, 23rd August). Regular Improver 2/advanced: 10.30 -11.15am. 6-week courses, £30. classes start September.

Tel: Christine 07764 188615 Tel: 07989 455020 Email: savvachristine@gmail.com Tai Chi Alfriston Pilates, Lower Ground Yoga – Himalayan Hatha Yoga Seaford Osteopathic Clinic, Floor Studio, 1-3 Dane Road, Paignton House, Warwick Rd Thurs: 12 noon - 1pm. £8 per Mon: 6pm - 7pm. With Karen class, first class free. Soft, slow Hall. Tel: 07944 785520 and gentle movement suitable for everyone. Tel: 07971 296698 Email: karenmoves@gmail.com Email: audral@aol.com Yoga – In Balance Hatha Yoga Tea Dancing Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Seaford Constitutional Club Mon: 6pm-7.15pm.

Crouch Lane The Yurt, Florence House, Thurs: 2 - 4.30pm tea dance Southdown Road with Peter Harvey. Tel: 01323 Tues & Thurs: 10am-11.30am.

890087 WI Hall, Claremont Road Weds: 7pm-8.15pm.

Walking Football Newhaven Small group hatha yoga FC, Fort Road, Newhaven sessions for all abilities.1-2-1 Mon: 6.30pm - 7.30pm. yoga sessions can be arranged.

Age 50+, all genders Relaxing body massage and welcome. Tel 01273 516032, therapeutic sports massage

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also available. Tel: Sophie 07444 549859, email: inbalancesussex@ gmail.com www.in-balance. org.uk Yoga – Purrfect Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Thurs: 6.20pm The Yurt at Florence House, Southdown Road Tues: 7am Weds: 11.45am and 1pm Thurs: 8.15am St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd, Seaford Mon: 8.30am beginners yoga, 9.30am. Tues: 6.30pm pregnancy and new mum yoga. 7.30pm (with Beautiful Yoga). All abilities welcome. Ante- and postnatally trained. Tel: Catherine 07901 683577. www.facebook. com/purrfectyoga or email c.s.cornish@hotmail.com

Peacehaven RC Church Hall, Horsham Ave Weds: 11am-12 noon.

Zumba Toning: Meeching Hall, Newhaven Weds: 7pm-8pm Sculpting the arms and core.

Tel: 07786 425758 www.louisecavefitness.co.uk

Weight loss & Beauty

Overeaters Anonymous A self-help group for people who wish to change their behaviour around food and eating. www.oagb.org.uk

Slimming World Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane Tues: 9.30am, 5.30pm & 7.30pm.

With new consultant, Tina Yoga – Satyam Yoga Simpson, tel: 07534 901591 Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road Chyngton Methodist Church, Thurs: 10am -11.30am.

Millberg Road All levels of ability, beginners Thurs: 5.30pm & 7.30pm. welcome. £40 for 5 class pass, Emma, tel: 07790 214806 valid for 8 weeks or £10 per Clinton Centre, Clinton Place class drop-in. Tel: 07774 862499. Weds: 5.30pm & 7.30pm. Tina, www.satyamyoga.co.uk tel: 07534 901591 Yoga – Seahaven Yoga The Archway, 1 Blatchington Rd Sat: 9.30am Summerhayes Centre, Marshall Lane, Newhaven Thurs: 6.15pm.

The Anahata Health Clinic 119/120 Edward St, Brighton Weds: 10.45 - 11.45am.

Gentle traditional yoga suitable for all. Tel 07983 622840/01323 892638 seahavenyoga@ btinternet.com www.seahavenyoga.co.uk Yoga with Therese The Yurt, Florence House, Southdown Road Mon: 9.30am - 11am Thurs: 6pm - 7.30pm & 7.30pm - 9pm Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road Mon: 6.30pm - 8pm Weds: 10am - 11.30am Bishopstone Village Hall Thurs: 10.30am - 12 noon Also regular sound baths and workshops. Tel Therese on 07515 961327 or email: theresesaunders7@aol.com Zumba with Louise Zumba Fitness: Mercread Youth Club, Seaford Tues & Thurs 10am-11am.

Shimmy your way to fitness.

Zumba Gold: Mercread Youth Club, Seaford Tues & Thurs: 2pm-3pm. Less energetic but lots of fun.

Weight Loss Challenge & Wellness Club WellnessWorks, Seaford Fri: 11am. £35 for 12 weeks.

Free private consultation by appointment. Tel 01323 897671 Herbalife Healthy Breakfast & Sampling Free. Tel 01323 897671 Skin Care Workshop & Facial Free. Tel 01323 897671 Weight Watchers 60+ Club, Downs Leisure Ctr Sutton Road Mon: 9.45am.

Join us and relax with a cup of coffee or tea.

Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven Tues: 6.15pm.

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Weds: 5.45pm.

Come along and learn about Smart Points. Contact Sally on 07758 653851, email: sallyevans@weight-watchers. co.uk

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CLOSE TO TOWN CENTRE £179,950 A 2 bedroom top floor apartment, within half a mile of the town centre.

Entryphone system, kitchen, dual aspect living/dining room, bathroom/ WC, loft access/storage, uPVC double glazing and assigned parking.

CUL-DE-SAC LOCATION £299,950 A well presented 3 bedroom semi detached house, convenient for Cradle Hill Primary School and delightful countryside walks. Living/dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, en-suite bathroom/wc, family bathroom/wc, off road parking, enclosed west facing rear garden.

SEA & HARBOUR VIEWS £299,950 An extended 2 bedroom semidetached bungalow with beautiful sea and harbour views. Sought after Bishopstone area. Shower/wc, kitchen, living room and dining room. The front and rear gardens are mainly laid to lawn, garage. No chain.

SPACIOUS CHALET BUNGALOW £399,950 A well presented, 4 bedroom detached chalet bungalow. Entrance hall, living room, dining room, kitchen/ breakfast room, master bedroom with adjoining dressing room, 2 family bathrooms. Secluded south westerly rear garden.

WELL PRESENTED & SPACIOUS £485,000 A well presented, spacious 4 bedroom detached house in the sought after Micklefield development. Living room, dining room, kitchen breakfast room, family room and WC. Master en-suite, family bathroom, further shower room.

Ample off road parking. No onward chain.

REFURBISHED EDWARDIAN HOUSE £625,000 A spacious and light 4 bedroom detached Edwardian house. Large entrance hall, bay fronted living room, dining room, re fitted kitchen/ breakfast room and utility room, Refitted cloakroom/WC and family bathroom/WC, master bedroom with en suite shower/WC and dressing room, large landing, garage and gardens.