Seaford Scene October 2021

SEAFORD Scene October 2021 Issue 174

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

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to the October issue of Seaford Scene.

I can’t believe it’s October already, where has all the time gone to? The summer seems to have drifted by in a blur and now we are into autumn and the nights are drawing in. Don’t forget to put your clocks back an hour this month on Sunday 31st. It’s also Halloween that night, so beware of any strange encounters in that additional witching hour! Seaford Bonfire Society’s procession returns again on Saturday 23rd (restrictions allowing), starting at the White Lion Hotel at 7.15pm, plus a bonfire and fireworks display – see the What’s On pages, 113 to 117. After being postponed several times, the annual Seaford’s LitFest 21 is finally being held this month at the Crypt Gallery – turn to page 12 for details of this years events. Seaford Community Cinema opens it’s door again at the Barn Theatre for a season of box office films for you to enjoy, whilst fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe where it sold out with rave reviews, Seaford Little Theatre is showcasing Love in the Time of Lockdown. Turn to page 22 for details of tickets. At last live music concerts return with the Corelli Ensemble on Sunday 17th (page 38) and Seaford Music Society on Sunday 24th (What’s On page 115). Things seem to be returning to some kind of normality thankfully – all of this and so much more in your October issue. Stay safe and enjoy!

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40 Years in Travel

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Seaford Youth Forum

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45 The Future We Choose 47 Inner Wheel Club of Seaford 49 Seaford Natural History Society 50 The Museum Re-awakens 56 NGS Seaford Garden Trails 64 A View from the Potting Shed 66 Driftwood Garden 69 Seaford Community Garden 70 Greenhavens’ Harvest Festival

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Welcome to Andrea Hargreaves’ rundown of arts and cultural events coming up in Seaford

Art

Richard K Potter has landscapes and paintings of birds at the Crypt Gallery in Church Street until Sunday 3rd October. Then on Monday 4th October until Sunday 10th October, the Crypt hosts a Heritage Week exhibition celebrating last month’s Tide Mills Project.

Alicia Tolhurst-Brown is in the gallery on 16th October until 21st October. A Seaford resident, it is her first exhibition in the town. She specialises in seascapes.

Cinema

Seaford Community Cinema is back at the Barn Theatre on Friday 8th October at 7.30pm with Man In The Hat (12) when director and composer Stephen Warbeck talks about how he made this comedy, a musicallyrooted road trip. Next up at the Barn is Peanut Butter Falcon (12) on Friday 22nd October at 7.30pm (photo left). This tells the story of a young man with Downs who escapes his residential care home to try to become a professional wrestler only to meet up with an outlaw on the run. Directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, it stars Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBoeuf, Ann Owens and Dakota Johnson.

The hilarious Laure Culamy stars in My Donkey, My Lover & I (15) at the Barn on Friday 5th November at 7.30pm as she chases her lover and his family with the hindrance of her donkey on holiday in the Cévennes.

Quiz

The popular quiz at The Old Plough in Church Street, to raise money for The Youth Counselling Project, returns to the pub on Tuesday 12th October at 8pm.

Music

Neal Richardson is back at The View at Seaford Head Golf Club with Splashpoint Jazz on Wednesday

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13th October from 7pm, spotlighting Jeff Williams.

Tickets from wegottickets. Sarah Oschlag features on Wednesday 10th November. On 3pm on Sunday 24th October, Seaford Music Society is hosting the London Mozart Players Chamber Ensemble at the Baptist Church Hall. The programme is to include Devienne’s Bassoon Quartet, Opus 73, Number 3, the world premiere of Brighton-born Paul Lewis’s Seaford Snapshots, which has been commissioned by Brian Spiby, a Member of Seaford Music Society, and Beethoven’s Septet, Opus 20.

LitFfest21

Litfest 21 continues with writer and academic Nicholas Royle at the Crypt Gallery on Friday 15th October at 7.30pm. Nicholas will be in conversation with Peter Boxall and reading from his new work in progress, My Life with David Bowie, Enid Blyton and Her Lover, set in Seaford during the pandemic.

On Saturday 23rd October at 3pm Julie Terry is delivering her Art of Noise and on Saturday 30th October at 7.30pm poets Janet Sutherland and Alex Josephy return to the Crypt to read a selection of their own work. Janet will be reading from her fourth collection Home Farm and Alex from Naked Since Faversham.

On Saturday November 6th at 3pm violinist Maeve Jenkinson and pianist Martin Neill are offering some classical gems. All tickets via Eventbrite.

Bonfire

Seaford Bonfire Society’s procession is back on Sunday 24th October when the town will be a parade of bright costumes and blazing torches, followed by the traditional bonfire at the Martello Fields East.

Theatre

Fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe comes SwanWing Production’s Love in the Time of Lockdown at Seaford Little Theatre, on from 22nd to 24th October. Seaford Musical Theatre at the Barn switches on the footlights again for Lights Action Musicals about the trials and tribulations of Tinseltown, from 25th to 28th November.

More details next month.

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Seaford Photographic Society We had the last of our informal summer competitions at the end of August and, again, it proved very popular.

The theme was Something Red and we had 30 entries in total. Members voted for their favourites via an online form and we then all met on Zoom, where our Chairman talked through the entries and announced the winners. The winning photographers then told us a bit about how and why they had taken each image.

Congratulations to Steve Hewitt who took both first and third places. His winning image was a very creative

light-trail photo entitled Red on the Beach. Simon Rigby’s You Got Mail was the second most popular, and in third place was Steve’s shot taken on a hot air balloon ride.

At the beginning of September we had our first meeting since March 2020 back at our usual venue. It was good to catch up with fellow club members in person, some of whom we hadn’t seen for all that time. We were pleased to welcome two potential new members and Notice: This issue of Seaford Scene has been distributed by an independent delivery company. Please note that Seaford Scene is not responsible for any other publicity material that is delivered at the same time as the magazine. If you have any issues regarding the delivery of Seaford Scene, please contact MA Distribution www.madistribution.co.uk

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we hope we will be seeing some more over the next few weeks. The main business of the meeting was the 2020/21 AGM which, under normal circumstances, is held at the end of the season in May. Everybody agreed that we had all done well to keep the club going for the whole of the 2020/21 season, with a full schedule of meetings held online using zoom. These had proved popular and, while we missed meeting in person and socialising, it was a very successful year. We couldn’t have done it without the hard work of the committee but it was the dedicated and loyal core membership sticking with us that enabled the club to keep going.

Whilst most club members were keen to get back to meeting in person, there were inevitably some who had concerns about returning while the COVID rates are still high. Like many other camera clubs, we are therefore looking at ways of holding hybrid meetings, where we get together at the usual venue but also give people the opportunity to participate at home on Zoom. We have come up with a system that we think will work and we are about to try it out at a proper competition meeting.

One problem with this newsletter is that it is written around four weeks before it is published, to meet the deadlines for printing and distribution, so it can never be completely up to date. We suggest that, before coming to the club for the first time, you check our website: www.seafordps.org. The home page is always kept up to date with details of the next meeting.You can also contact us by email via the Contact button at the bottom of the page.

Immediately following the AGM we handed out the awards for the 2020/21 season. Well done to Jack Taylor and Simon Watkin, who each collected a trophy, and to Colin Mitchell who picked up two, including Photographer of the Year in the Advanced Group. AnnaMarie Armstrong was awarded three trophies including Photographer of the Year in the Standard Group. She will be going up to the Advanced Group this year, along with Simon Rigby.

Photos from top left, clockwise: Summer Competition – Something Red 1st: Red on the Beach by Steve Hewitt; 3rd: The Heat is On’ by Steve Hewitt; 2nd:You Got Mail by Simon Rigby.

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Trees for Butterflies (...verges for butterflies) If you were doing the Big Butterfly Count in the Summer, you’ve probably kept your eyes down to count butterflies flitting on the pollinator plants in your garden or local green spaces. However there are a group of butterflies, that you won’t find on the spotting sheet, and are highly unlikely to see at ground level. Arboreal creatures are those that live in trees, and there are some wonderful butterflies that spend almost their whole lives at the top of trees. Each species has its own favourite tree, and won’t survive anywhere else.

The most stunning of these is probably the magnificent Purple Emperor butterfly. I was lucky enough this year to see some of these majestic creatures at the Knepp Estate in West Sussex, where a sizeable colony has built up, strutting about in selected Oak trees of this glorious rewilded estate. These large butterflies also rely on nearby Willow trees for their caterpillar foodplants.

In Seaford the most notable high flyer is the White-letter Hairstreak (photo left). This butterfly relies on Elm trees and sadly many have been lost in Seaford to Dutch Elm disease. Trees for Seaford have been replanting disease resistant Elms all around town, but it takes time for trees to grow large enough to support and encourage colonies of butterflies. The hairstreaks do seem to have adapted by breeding on younger Elm suckers. This has not been a great year for the hairstreaks, and other butterflies. Cold and wet weather, combined with the loss of more Elms, means the population is only just holding its own. The butterflies are fairly small, and look black in silhouette from the ground.

Fiercely territorial, they sit at the edge of branches, and will often attack bees and other insects that come near.

They may occasionally come down to ground level to feed, in which case you may notice the unmistakeable white W shaped streak on the underside of the wing.

Another butterfly you might spot is the purple hairstreak (photo top), which lives at the top of Oak trees. Though a similar size, this one appears from below as a silvery grey butterfly with a white streak and orange eye spot.

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If you do spot any of these butterflies, it is worth recording these so that populations can be monitored (for example using iRecord).

The volunteer groups Trees for Seaford and On the Verge in partnership with Seaford Environmental Alliance have been working hard together to promote and encourage a wilder Seaford, with greater diversity in gardens and green spaces.

Where grass has been allowed to grow longer, and flowers have been allowed to bloom on roadsides, butterflies and other creatures have started to return.

In the sunken fields in College Road, Common Blue butterflies bask on bird’s foot trefoil. On the corner

by Southdown Road, Meadow Brown butterflies and Gatekeepers enjoy the longer grass meadows. Along Alfriston road, the Garlic Mustard was allowed to flower, encouraging a delightful succession of Orangetip butterflies (photo left).

Greenveined whites (photo right), spotted in the Brickfields enjoy similar food plants of Cuckoo flower and Garlic Mustard.

‘The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.’ – Nelson Henderson We plant trees though we will not live long enough to sit under them. I’d like to think that if we keep planting those trees, one day future generations in Seaford will be watching Purple Emperors duelling in the tree tops of our ancient Oaks. How wonderful that would be.

Do get in touch if you would like to get involved in one of these groups.

Many thanks to Bob Eade for his assistance with this article and the stunning photographs. https://treesforseaford.wordpress.com

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C RY P T GALLERY It’s the final quarter of 2021. Despite lockdowns, a summer of sun and storms, and then weeks of getting up at 2am to watch the Olympics, the year has flown by and creativity has never stopped.

The Crypt has got back into its routine of exhibitions and special events for everyone in the area and October brings more to see and listen to.

Richard K Potter is still in the Flint Gallery for the first three days of the month with colour-drenched paintings of British birds, landscapes and other works.

Then, until 10th October, The Tide Mills Project people take over the gallery to celebrate the ambitious and spectacular celebration of Tide Mills which took place last month. The exhibition will feature sculptures, films, soundscapes and other material from the event, all under the roof of the Crypt Gallery.

The annual LitFest held at the gallery was pushed from pillar to post by COVID restrictions, but it is here at last. The first date in this month’s diary is 15th October with local writer and academic Nicholas Royle in conversation with Peter Boxall about his new work in progress with the interesting working title: My Life with David Bowie, Enid Blyton and Her Lover.

The book is set in the time of the pandemic – the challenges of daily life with a young family in Seaford – but then it opens up onto the past, in particular through the music and life of David Bowie and the books and life of Enid Blyton.

The second LitFest event takes place at 3pm on 23rd October when the Crypt Gallery welcomes the first appearance by Julie’s Art of Noise with a unique musical offering.

And lastly for this month, acclaimed poets Janet

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Sutherland and Alex Josephy are welcomed to the Crypt Gallery once more. Janet Sutherland will be reading from her fourth collection Home Farm – ’there is a tact, a tender truthfulness, that leaves language alone and lets everything touched on speak for itself ’ (Gillian Allnutt), whilst Alex will be reading from her latest collection Naked Since Faversham – ‘what a pleasure...

Alex Josephy has managed to be tender and witty and revelatory’ (Jane Kirwan). The audience will also be privileged to hear Janet and Alex reading some of their most recent work.

Tickets are just £5 each for all these events and are available through Eventbrite. Just go to the individual events on the Crypt’s What’s On page, thecryptgallery. com/whats-on, and click on the Eventbrite link to take you straight there.

Meanwhile, from 16th to 21st October, Alicia TolhurstBrown will be debuting at the Crypt in the Cuckmere Room with intensely vibrant paintings inspired by what’s around us. Alicia has always lived by the coast in Seaford and has learned to appreciate the ocean’s many moods: the exhilarating high energy of a crashing wave and those soft late afternoons when the sea is like silk as it greets the warmth of the evening sun. And when not by the sea she is indulging in the country’s heritage and mystery, all of which is reflected in her work.

The Crypt Website The website is still on a journey with more and more information being added to the history of the undercroft as new documents are being unearthed and specialists visit to examine the historical building. Take a look on thecryptgallery.com/history.

We remain eager to receive your contributions to our Creative Showcase so please send them in. All the details are just a click away on thecryptgallery.com/creativityshowcase.

If you’d like to get in touch with us, our email address is get.info@thecryptgallery.com.

Images from top: Lydford Gorge, Lowres by Alicia TolhurstBrown; Nicholas Royle.

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Who’s Who in Seaford?

Hayden Roberts, Seaford Youth Forum Member Hayden is 15 years old and has been a member of Seaford Youth Forum for over two years. He is also an elected member of the East Sussex Youth Cabinet and he’s co-lead for the Inspect and Advice Group at East Sussex Community Voice which looks at mental health facilities in schools. He is also on the Youth Advisory Board for P 1-54, a not-for-profit organisation that works with young people. Hayden is about to start a new role co-leading a project run

by ESCV about mental health and self-harm, gathering young people’s views and experiences. Hayden attends Seaford Head School and has two pet hamsters, Lala and Gizmo.

What is the Seaford Youth Forum? The Seaford Youth Forum is a small group, aged 11-18, that meet up every Tuesday to act as a voice for the young people of Seaford. We campaign and raise money for charities and things in the town, such as the exercise park down at The Salts, and the blue bike racks along the beach. We have just released a new scheme called ‘Use It or Lose It’ which is working with 120 shops across Seaford and the four primary schools, getting pupil’s parents and families shopping locally by earning points and raising money for their primary school. The aim is to encourage people to support our local community, as well as getting pupils to think about what being part of a community means to them. We will soon be holding a ‘Dragons Den’ event to support local youth groups/clubs in Seaford.

What do you most enjoy about your position/role?

The best thing about all the youth voice work I take part in is meeting lots of brilliant, motivated and like-minded young people, who are really passionate about what they do. The main draw is being able to have a real, significant impact on people’s lives for the better, and being able to bring around real change. I have seen how creative and intelligent young people can be and I really urge companies and businesses to try and engage young

people more, as they can often have new, innovative ideas and approaches.

What do you like best about Seaford?

It is a really great location with the beach on the South, and Brighton and Eastbourne either side, so there is always somewhere close-by to go. It’s also a very clean town, with a calm atmosphere and lots of nice people.

What is your favourite piece of music?

Life on Mars by David Bowie.

What is your favourite film? Now You See Me. What book are you reading at the moment?

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Being surrounded by caring people, living a good life.

What has been your most embarrassing moment?

Year 7, Karaoke.

Where is your favourite place to go in and around Seaford?

The Salts, as it’s a good place to meet friends. I would also say Harri Nats café as they do really great cake!

What words or phrases do you most overuse?

‘With immense difficulty’ and ‘I hopped two miles once’ (though I did actually hop two miles once!).

How do you relax?

Listening to music (mainly I like 70’s/80’s, and also musicals, though I do like to try new things).

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

What you put into something is what you’ll get out of it, so if you try hard you will succeed.

What is the first line of your favourite poem?

Bent double, like old beggars under sacks – Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen.

How would you spend a million pounds? Lots of Lego, a lifetime supply of Shreddies, give to charity, a Scrooge McDuck swimming pool made of pure Gold, and give some away to my family/friends. Maybe also a hat.

What keeps you awake at night? Thinking about things I’ve got to do the next day, hoping I don’t forget to do them.

What is your greatest fear? Wednesdays.

What is your favourite smell? Opening a box of new shoes.

Which person in history would you most like to meet?

William Shakespeare.

Anything Else? If you would like to get in touch with the youth forum, contact Roger Daw at Rogerashleydaw@ gmail.com. Anyone can join, and if you’d like more information please also feel free to reach out to me at robertsh1@seafordhead.org, and I’d be happy to answer/ discuss any questions you may have.

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Seaford u3a News There was an air of anticipation in September as a number of groups started meeting. After a long absence from activity, members were keen to resume normal life as much as they could. Although the number of COVID cases was rising, most of the groups got under way as planned.

The coffee morning has re-established itself at the Con Club, Crouch Lane, Seaford, on the third Wednesday of each month between 10am and 12 noon. This will be on Wednesday 20th October. This is open to non-members as well as to members and is often the first contact for those who move on to become members. Coffee/tea and light refreshments are on offer and there is a small payment required. Committee members are on hand to introduce non-members and new members to others. A number of new members have joined u3a in recent weeks, which is encouraging and they are made very welcome. There is no need to book to attend the coffee morning – just turn up. The first series of talks at the Downs was also scheduled to start in September. This is in addition to the groups and members can pay at the door or sign up for the series.

The first title was Late Tsarist Russia which was given by a member with a particular interest in that period.

When this finishes it will be followed by Raphael and his contemporaries – a complete change of discipline which illustrates the wide scope offered by u3a.

The AGM will take place in October. Last year this was carried out entirely by post because of COVID restrictions, and it worked very well. This year the Committee decided to revert to the normal live format and details have been sent to members.

To take part in the activities of Seaford u3a (apart from the coffee mornings) it is necessary to become a member. The membership year runs from 1st August to 31st July and the subscription is only £10 per person. Prospective members can join at any stage of the membership year. Some activities have a small extra charge.

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

Photo: A pre-COVID art group.

Between the groups, the Downs talks and the Tea Parties which will come later, almost all members can find something to appeal to their interests, be it music, art, history, books, science and technology or more light-hearted pursuits such as Scrabble.

It had been hoped to re-introduce monthly outings but because of COVID concerns this has not yet been possible. The outings usually involved members travelling by coach to places of interest such as St Paul’s Cathedral, the Physic Garden in Chelsea, the Battle of Britain Memorial near Folkestone, a National Trust exhibition at Petworth and many others. Though very popular with the members it is thought that the COVID situation needs to be a little more secure before these will start again.

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NEWHAVEN COUNTRY MARKET The Country Market is now open again after a break for August. We are ready for the coming season and we also have some new members selling a different range of goods.

It is harvest time and seasonal fruit and vegetables are available to buy. These have been grown by the members of the market.

There will also be the usual wide range of stalls including eggs, Indian food and spices, baked goods, and jams and preserves. Textile crafts are also well represented, selling hand-knitted and sewn goods as well as jewellery and handmade cards.

The Hillcrest Café, which is well known for its very good food, cooked fresh daily on premises, is now fully operational. During Lockdown the café delivered hot meals to members of the community who were considered vulnerable.

The Market is open every Thursday between 10am and 12.30pm at the Hillcrest Community Centre (formerly the Old Boys’ School). The premises offer free parking, disabled access and toilets.

Supporting the Country Market and buying directly from the producers helps to reduce food miles and benefits the local community. Come along and see us.

You will be very welcome.

Christmas will be upon us before we realise. We have chosen 9th December as the date for our special market. So, put the date in your diary now to avoid disappointment.

The Market is a branch of the national organisation Country Markets Plc based in Chesterfield. These regional markets promote locally baked, locally grown and locally crafted produce. All our food producers have the required standard of food hygiene certificate and the Food Premises Accreditation.

If you would like further information contact Jackie on 07434 588503. We look forward to meeting you.

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Just Friends Weekly and monthly social meetings including, but not limited to: coffee mornings, walking groups, steam train excursions, visits to heritage sites, tea parties, wine tasting visits and regular lunches that support local restaurants and hotels.

We meet at: Elim Church, Newhaven, BN9 9LB on the first and third Monday of each month.

10am – 12pm.

Plus the second Monday there is a walking group and the fourth Monday a lunch group.

Call us for more information and come along to meet us: 01323 725882 www.just-friends.uk

St Michael’s Time Out Club A new monthly club is opening up on Wednesday 20th October, in St Michael’s Church Hall, Newhaven, for carers or those of you who perhaps feel a little isolated and would enjoy some company and a chat over a cuppa.

As we are starting from scratch, the first meeting we have will be one of welcoming you, introducing ourselves and asking for your ideas on the way forward, and how you would like the group to proceed in order to give much-needed support and perhaps some lighthearted entertainment.

Meetings will be held in: St Michael’s Church Hall, Church Hill, Newhaven BN9 9LY (disabled entrance: Second Avenue, BN9 9HN), starting monthly on Wednesday 20th October, 2pm to 4pm. The cost is a donation of £1.

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From Edinburgh Fringe to Seaford Little Theatre SwanWing Productions had an unusual start – the actors met each other whilst doing play readings over Zoom during lockdown. One of the readings included work by new writer Saskia Wesnigk and the group was so impressed they decided to start rehearsing it over Zoom with a view to staging it after Lockdown. After sell-out shows in the Brighton Fringe, the cast then took the show to Edinburgh and were overwhelmed with positive reviews and capacity audiences.

Saskia wrote Love in the Time of Lockdown during February 2021 and it features a series of sketches that are a combination of hilarious, raunchy and moving. Together with Saskia the cast includes Seaford actor Jon Terry, Claire

Coul, Gillian Fischer, Martina Greenwood and Olivia Post.

Love in the Time of Lockdown is being performed at Seaford Little Theatre on 22nd, 23rd and 24th October 2021, with matinee performances on 23rd and 24th October and evening performances on 22nd and 23rd October. Tickets are available online or from the Tourist Information Centre, Church Street, Seaford.

Photos from top: Olivia Post and Jon Terry; Martina Greenwood.

THE PROBUS National Trust CLUB OF SEAFORD Seaford Association

At our recent AGM, the committee posts for the coming year were confirmed.

Bill Allan is President, supported by Tom Baker as Vice President, becoming President for the 2022/3 Season.

Gavin Ames is Secretary, with Chris Reynolds as Treasurer.

For our meeting on Tuesday 12th October, we will be holding an OPEN DAY in order that potential new members can come and meet us all, and see what we do. As an attraction, new potential members will only pay £10 for their meal. If you wish to join us, please contact our Secretary Gavin on 01323 893760, so that he can make arrangements for catering. You will be very welcome, and we look forward to meeting potential new members. We gather at Seaford Blatchington Golf Club, 111 Firle Road, Seaford BN25 2JD from 12 noon, for a 12.45pm start.

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The National Trust Seaford Association (NTSA) is up and running again! Please note our first meeting takes place on 13th October. Subsequent meetings will be on the 3rd Wednesday in the month. We also have a new venue – at the Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane, Seaford BN25 1PU, Seaford, commencing at 2.30pm. There will be a talk by Geoff Hutchinson on Mad Jack Fuller.

Do come along. New members (including nonNT members) are most welcome. For further information about the NTSA visit our website at www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/nt

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40 Years in Travel!

IS MUSIC IN YOUR BLOOD? Did you play the piano or keyboard when you were younger?

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Angela Latham, Branch Manager at Hays Travel in Seaford, celebrated her 40 years in travel. She started working at Co-op Travel in Brighton on 1st September 1981, aged just 16, on a Youth Opportunity Training Scheme earning just £36 a week! Since then, she has enjoyed a long career working in retail travel including working for over 30 years at Thomas Cook, which was taken over by Hays Travel in 2019. Here, Angela celebrates with her colleagues, (l-r) Sian Barr; Jessica Connors; Angela Latham; Stella Curtis and Lucy Gordon.

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Seaford Youth Forum

USE IT OR LOSE IT

The money-raising aspect of the Youth Forum’s scheme is now completed.

One hundred and twelve shops and businesses signed up so, in September, we will have presented each of our four Primary schools with a cheque for £280. Do continue to use your cards in the shops until June 2022 when we will present a trophy to the winning school.

The Forum’s task now is to promote the ‘keep it local’ idea and to highlight our 112 shops. A constant message from some of our shopkeepers is that they are tucked away and unknown to many, so let’s start around the fringes and, while the sun shines, where better than the seafront.

There is a range of gifts at both INLE and Kate’s Cabin and always the temptation of a Holy Cow ice cream.

No shortage of refreshments either with Frankie’s Café

and Pappacino’s three outlets – at the Sailing Club, adjacent to the Martello Tower, and on the Salts. Further out, passing Sutton Corner Garage, we have Dymock Farm Shop, in Walmer Rd Walmer Welcome and, on Lexden Drive, Lexden Fish And Chips and Candy Box. At the other end of town, on the Claremont Rd parade, we’ve been supported by Angie’s News, R And H Fish Bar, Crowning Glory, and Not Just Poodles. Some of our shops suffer from being at the more remote part of streets. Take Sutton Rd for example. Beyond the bustle of Burt’s Bakery we come to the in-town G F Sinclair’s, (a great example of a multi-generational family business), Biker Bits, Seaside Vape and Skate, and Iron Lady. At the ‘off the beaten track’ end of Claremont road we find the Hyundai Garage, V R Flower’s Furniture Store, New Dynasty, and the Dog Hut. An eclectic mix! Sadly some are suffering from the Talland Parade nightmare but do look out for the Barber’s Chair, Haven Therapies and Autism Sussex. Let’s finish this month in Place Lane with Hay’s Travel, the Secret Wardrobe, Absolute Beauty and Fonetastic, and on Station Approach with Fixed In A Flash and Brian’s Newsagents where I arrive every morning with my Chyngton School card!

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Sussex Wildlife Trust

Blackthorn bushes. My grandad was convinced that the finest fruits were located high on the hedge. And the best sloes made the best sloe gin.

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From up there, it felt like I could see the whole world: the Oak trees adorned in summer’s fading leaves, the fields at harvest, the city far in the distance. Each October, my grandad would load me and a bucket into Betsy, his faithful 1963 Ford Anglia. Together we’d cruise the county’s back roads. Every few miles he would ease Betsy to a halt and inspect the landscape until finally declaring ‘this is the place.’ My bucket and I would be hoisted high up on his shoulders and from there I’d get my grandad-stand view of the world. More importantly though, it’d put me within reach of the treasure. The jewels we sought on our expeditions were sloes, the round, purple-black berries that bedecked the

Each spring, the Blackthorn hedges bloom; their brilliant white flowers creating snow-white drifts against the woodlands and along our roadsides. These ephemeral petals soon fall and the Blackthorn becomes cloaked in small, oval leaves, capturing the energy that powers production of the sloes. A Blackthorn bush is a prickly character and as approachable as an enraged porcupine. Each twig is armed with spikes, which deter cattle and grandads from helping themselves to its leaves and berries. This spiny spinney fortress also safeguards a wealth of wildlife.

Nightingales, Turtle Doves and other birds nest under its protection, and the elusive Brown Hairstreak butterfly lays its miniature sea urchin-like eggs on the bush’s black bark.

Many years after my grandad and Betsy had departed, I decided to honour them both and concoct my own sloe gin. I found an online recipe and, in what was and still remains one of the biggest disappointments of my adult life, I discovered that the main ingredient in sloe gin…was gin. After watching my grandad making his moonshine I had genuinely believed that by submerging a load of sloes in a bottle you would magically turn water into gin. It seems my Grandad couldn’t perform miracles. Indeed, looking back, our hedgerow pillaging raids could easily be dismissed as forced child labour.

Was he exploiting me and my tiny hands to bypass those thorns and reach the best berries? A few decades earlier he’d probably have sent me down a mine or up a chimney. But my grandad wasn’t some Fagin-like character. Now I think of it, I never once saw him actually drinking any of his sloe gin. Perhaps just being out in the countryside in the autumn sunshine, on an adventure with Betsy and his grandson, was the truly intoxicating ingredient.

Michael Blencowe of the Sussex Wildlife Trust Photos: Blackthorn blossom by Derek Middleton©; Sloes by Mark Monk-Terry©.

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Corelli Ensemble Concerts are back!

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The Corelli Ensemble is delighted to welcome audiences back to Sunday afternoon concerts in Seaford Baptist Church. Our last planned concert in November 2020 was sadly cancelled just three days before due to national lockdown, but now the Corelli Ensemble has three gorgeous concerts planned for your enjoyment this autumn. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Sunday 17th October

Vivaldi The Four Seasons Corelli Concerto Grosso Op 6 no. 1 Soloist, Maeve Jenkinson.

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Beautiful Baroque Music by Bach, Handel and Vivaldi, featuring Albinoni Adagio, and Pachelbel Canon.

Sunday 12th December

Peace and Joy Corelli Christmas Concerto Bach Oboe and Violin Concerto Warlock Capriol Suite Morricone Gabriel’s Oboe Howard Blake The Snowman Oboe, Owen Dennis Concerts start at 4pm at Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road, Seaford BN25 2EE. Adults £15, Children £5. Tickets available to book online from Eventbrite.co.uk and from Seaford Tourist Office.

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The Future We Choose:

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By Christina Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac (Manilla Press 2020) The Future We Choose is a really encouraging book. It’s easy to end up feeling angry and depressed reading about the climate crisis – the focus is often on problems rather than solutions, there is so much to do it seems overwhelming, and current approaches look like too little too late.

To counter this, The Future We Choose has an inspiring vision – • The year is 2050 • The world is breathing (not on fire) • The air is fresh (not polluted), • Nature is thriving, • Entire populations have a better quality of life.

It also has a very positive focus on the future. The authors suggest that we should look forward, not back (recognising we are where we are), be open to change (we won’t be able to reduce emissions without substantial change), and see ourselves as citizens not just consumers (focusing more on what makes a good life than consumer goods). They stress that many of the changes we need to make will improve the quality of our lives (think ending pollution and supporting biodiversity through caring for nature) as much as they challenge the way we live now.

The actions they suggest are a mix of those things we can do as families, employees and individuals, and the things we need to lobby our local and national governments to do. They come under six headings – some familiar and others less so: • •

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Investing in a clean economy is an interesting topic.

It looks remote – for governments and international organisations to sort out – but actually it is something many of us can have an impact on. Most of us use banks or building societies, and some of us are lucky enough to receive (or contribute to) pensions. Where our banks and pensions providers decide to invest our money can either support reducing CO² emissions or make the situation worse.

There are a number of campaigns which can help with this. It is worth looking at makemymoneymatter.co.uk. £2.6 trillion are invested in UK pensions funds. This site shows how we can influence how this money is invested so that it supports sustainability. And locally there is a campaign to encourage East Sussex County Council Pension Scheme to stop investing in fossil fuels (see https://divesteassussex.wordpress.com).

The Future We Choose is a great book to read. The authors know their subject – Christina Figures was the UN Executive Secretary for Climate Change, and she and Tom Rivett-Carnac played a significant part in achieving the Paris Agreement in 2015. One criticism might be that it doesn’t take enough account of the fact that, for most of us, working, bringing up our families and making ends meet takes most of our time and energy, but it’s still well worth reading because it is both inspiring and it gives advice on how to take a step-by-step approach to reducing our impact on the climate.

(There is a copy of The Future We Choose in East Sussex Libraries.) Anne Fletcher

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Inner Wheel Club of Seaford £264 was raised for St Wilfrid’s Hospital, President Eileen Young’s Chosen Charity, by Inner Wheel members volunteering at the Support our Seaford Charities event on the Martello Fields on 5th September.

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their associated plants and animal life – the cliffs and the Kittiwakes, the Downs and the Moon Carrots, the beach and the shells. betweenWith thethe lifting of Covid restrictions we have been able to rediscover Seaford and explore Hospital further and the afield. We visited Eastbourne Levels, home to a herd of Water Buffalo, (yes…

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As winter draws on the Society moves indoors and we look forward to talks on such diverse topics as Sussex Spiders and The Work of a Wildlife Ranger. The first indoor meeting is on 5th October when Dan Fagan will be giving a talk on the South Downs. This year, because of the COVID situation, we have decided to make the indoor meeting for members only, at least to start with – so why not join the Seaford Natural History Society?

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The Museum re-awakens!

Life in Seaford was returning to something closer to normality in early September with the Mayor’s Charity Initiative Day. Beneath beautiful blue skies and soaring temperatures our brave quartet of volunteer trustees Clem, Sally, Judith and Viv dressed in period costume to represent the Museum at this splendid event; as the day grew hotter, they might have regretted this!

As well as selling booklets and mementos of the Museum, we also brought along a few children’s games for the youngsters to enjoy, such as an antique bagatelle table and a cup-and-ball game. In response to a visitor enquiry, we can now say that the cup-and-ball game seems to have originated some time in the fourteenth century in Europe, and possibly much earlier than that in North America. We also displayed the laundry requirements of a nineteenth-century housewife, including a washboard and washing dolly – incomprehensible to our younger visitors! They were astonished at the weight of the iron as well.

The Museum is looking forward to reinstating our programme of monthly talks in 2022 and completing the return of all the ‘hands-on’ exhibits for Museum visitors with some exciting new features and exhibits.

At the same time, we’re looking back at the installation of two of our most popular exhibits. In late 1991, the model of Seaford Station as it was in 1922 was nearing completion thanks to Ken Rolley, Ken Haysom, Paul Levesley, Alan Jones, Frank Barksfield and others. The model has been a source of interest and fascination for

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Also making its debut in 1991 was the Seaford Head Navigational Beacon, which had been providing a navigation signal for air traffic on Seaford Head since 1960. The Marconi VOR (Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio-range) emitted a pattern of radio signals which were received by the aircraft, and a compass dial on the aircraft’s instrument panel showed the bearing of the aircraft from the beacon. It was replaced by a new, fully automatic installation in 1990, and the original beacon was donated to the Museum by the Civil Air Authority. Once in the Museum, the beacon was exhibited on the lower floor, together with a voice recording of Air Traffic Control conversations – where it has been playing ever since!

After nearly two years of disruption – including the almost complete cancellation of the Museum’s 50th year celebrations in 2020 – Chairman Jane Keel commented: ‘The post-COVID situation can only improve in 2022, and we are determined to have a full programme of events and entertainment through the year. So thank you to all our loyal members, supporters and volunteers who have helped us through these difficult times.’

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Strawberries – also require good, well-drained soil in the sun, but unlike raspberries they can be grown in pots. Plant young plants late summer to autumn in 50:50 John Innes No.2 and multi-purpose compost. Give plenty of drainage, and shelter over the winter in good light for a better start. Keep pots well watered in the growing season.

Blueberries – acid soil is vital, if you don’t have it you will need to grow compact varieties in large tubs or pots. Plant in spring using 50:50 John Innes and peat-free ericaceous composts plus a little grit.

Put mycorrhizal fungi into the planting hole and use only rainwater to ensure success. Planting more than one variety will give a good crop through cross pollination.

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Driftwood Garden Seaford garden owner and Chair of Driftwood Fundraising Group, Geoff Stonebanks, is celebrating, along with his amazing group of trail garden owners, volunteers and many visitors.

This year, despite the weather and the impact of the pandemic, he has been able to hand over £12,868 to Macmillan Cancer Support, £8,281 from the trail he single-handedly organises and £4,857 from events in his own garden Driftwood, along with a further £1,864 to the National Garden Scheme. A grand total of £14,722 raised in 2021.

He has seen almost 700 visitors and raised the money through charging an entrance fee which, includes a talk by him about the garden’s creation, many of whom visited through the Gardeners’ World Magazine 2 for1 offer. Needless to say, many purchased Geoff ’s infamous tea and cakes when visiting, which helped boost the

fundraising. Geoff said:‘This year I have baked almost 600 portions of cake to sell in the garden, with cappuccino cake being the firm favourite.’

Macmillan in the South East posted on social media: ‘We can’t thank you enough for all your support! This is the most amazing amount raised.Your generosity means we can do more for all people with cancer. Best wishes, Abby.’ The main charity social media posted: ‘Absolutely incredible.

Thank you so much for your continued support. Dale’.

The main highlight however for Geoff is that this years’ fundraising for Macmillan has taken his running total, since 2012, to an unbelievable £98,000 (see photo).

Geoff said: ‘Whilst I’ll claim full credit as the person creating the means by which the money can be raised, it is a great team effort from all the many garden owners on the trail over the years and the many supporters, visitors and volunteers. I have been blown away by several large donations made to me at Driftwood this summer, totalling almost £1,000. Thank you all, we’ll do it all again in 2022.’ Geoff also added that the grand total of all monies he has raised for all charities since 2009 has now topped £152,400. Read more at www. driftwoodbysea.co.uk.

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In The Glory of the Garden Patience Strong described September as ‘the month of maturity; the heaped basket and the garnered leaf… the month of climax and completion… I never tire of turning it over and over in my mind. It has warmth, depth and colour. It glows like old amber.’ Had she not written that way back in 1951 we might have thought that she had visited our garden at the Crouch last month. For it was a place of bright but mellow colour and fruitfulness, with egg-yolk yellow flowers we think may be helenianthus competing with budding and blooming roses along with autumnal berries such as the blackening ones of a hypericum.

The volunteer team had no chance to admire the garden they have created, however, because all green fingers were required for picking, to keep pace with ripened tomatoes, runner beans, cucumbers, raspberries… all on sale at the gate for eager buyers.

Inside the polytunnel cucumber Mini Munch was still producing long and plump specimens, causing Allison to comment: ‘They don’t seem to know they are supposed to be mini.’

Still growing and growing like Topsy were the most enormous beef tomatoes, while outside kale was doing well again with small-gauge white netting keeping out cabbage white intruders; fine beans planted five weeks beforehand, two to a hole, had grown so well that Phil was considering small sticks for support. Herbsman Bob’s blue hyssop – once used as a purge, but good

with fish and chicken, he said – has grown so prolifically that it needs to be split and may be shared with a nearby raised bed.

Bob, meanwhile, has taken seeds from it so watch out for seedlings on sale at some point.

At the time of writing we have had a dry spell so Abdul’s morning was taken up with watering, leaving Allison to cut back lavender and bunch it for selling on the sales table after which it can be hung upside down to dry.

Best of all, insects appeared to be in heaven, with bees hard at work everywhere and a lot of activity around a wasps’ nest, barricaded for their own, visitor and volunteer safety by a couple of chairs – the only unattractive items in our otherwise beautiful autumn garden. Visit it on Wednesday mornings and enjoy it with us. The Garden Team Photos from top clockwise: Veronica weighs up tomatoes; Figs ripening nicely against their sunny but sheltering brick wall; Bees love Verbena bonariensis; Allison adds runner beans to polytunnel – grown cucumbers Mini Munch; Fruits of the harvest to sell at the gate; Autumn gold with these bright blooms.

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There will be local craft stalls to browse and activities for the children as well as the café being open for refreshments.

Greenhavens Network is a network of over 100 community groups that join together to deliver great projects across the Lewes District. Through sharing skills and knowledge, we help each other, connecting people and wildlife.

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Lockdown Bears Although Joy Ashton and her Southern Stomp Line dancers haven’t been dancing for the last 18 months, the grass has not been growing under her feet. Using scraps of felt and sewing needles, she has produced over 80 Christmas bears to hang on your Christmas tree, all proceeds going to a very good local cause, the Community Foodbank and Supermarket.

of the local foodbank which is available for individuals and families to come along every week and choose a selection of foods and toiletries. There are no specific charges for anything that is selected; this type of provision is Pay as you Feel, and it is entirely up to the individual. We know that some weeks money has to be prioritised for household bills, but there are always plenty of foodstuffs for people to help themselves to there and all of the food is used rather than wasted – so it’s a real win-win situation!

A new addition this month has been the recycling of school uniforms, which means that uniforms that have become too small were washed, pressed and now available and ready for a new term at school!

All bears are individually made with loving care including the popular Rupert Bear and Paddington; with the bears having raised £200 so far, which will be used to buy extra Christmas treats and gifts for the local charity, things are looking really positive for Christmas this year.

Although Southern Stomp are back dancing and busily preparing for a new 2 Left Feet beginners class, Joy is keen to continue her volunteering work in the local community and really enjoys her new weekly role; so now you know, when she finishes dancing each week, she puts her feet up and gets her sewing kit out!

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What is dementia?

The word ‘dementia’ describes symptoms that may initially show in mood changes. The symptoms often include difficulties with thinking, language, day-to-day memory, planning and orientation. Yet it is the manner in which the symptoms become apparent, and more obvious to friends and families of sufferers, that make this such a difficult and emotionally trying disease. In fact, one of the best definitions we have come across to the describe the illness is one where the sufferer may have no idea that they are unwell.

Imagine being confronted by someone in your home who is claiming, however gently and empathetically, that they are there to give you a bath. Your confusion at this event, even if you cannot remember that the same thing occurred the day before, and the day before that, may swiftly turn to exasperation or even anger at the ridiculous idea that someone should be here to bathe you. Yet you may not have been aware that perhaps you’ve been unable to look after yourself quite as well lately. You’re forgetting your meals, or having issues cooking on your old kitchen, and beginning to lose weight, and forgetting your medication because that used to be taken after dinner, and you haven’t been out in a while, or caught up with concerned family, and so on.

So how do you give someone a bath when they don’t even recognise that they need help with this previously straightforward part of their day? By gaining their consent, their real consent, through communicating the idea of a rewarding rest in warm water and a cosy environment or freshening up in the shower so that the reward becomes their idea, their goal, we can then assist them to achieve another positive in their day.

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Initially you may see that the person is withdrawn, anxious or unusually sad. This may start off in small ways and grow over time to become more noticeable. With some types of dementia, the person may also suffer from visual hallucinations or become delusional.

We take an individual approach to each resident, working alongside families to find out things they liked doing, and all our staff are fully trained in managing symptoms. Often, this can be as simple as taking the time to sit with a resident and talking to them about their day, in order to open up all and any lines of communication at a time when communicating previously straightforward thoughts and emotions has become complicated, difficult and frustrating.

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Abbeyfield House North Road, Alfriston BN26 5XB Providing safe and homely supported housing for older people in Alfriston ● your own private ensuite room ● daily contact with dedicated staff ● two nutritious home-cooked meals daily ● spacious communal lounge/dining room and gardens ● downland village living ● all-inclusive rates Making time for older people

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Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club It was lovely to see so many members attend the first meeting of the Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club on Friday 3rd September. There was a buzz in the room as everyone caught up with people they had not seen for many months. Our talk was by a member on The Coastguard Cottages. Des has a long association with the cottages as his grandfather purchased one when the coastguards closed the site down. He lived in the cottage for many years and now his son and grandchildren use it. He was very knowledgeable about the history and, along with the slides of the area, everyone was very enthralled. Another of our members, Anne, read out an article that Des has found from a boy who had been born in the Shoreham coastguard cottages and whose father was transferred to the Seaford coastguard cottages just before the Second World War. The article was very interesting, showing a boy’s memories of living in the cottages during and after the war. Tea was served and the raffle was drawn before everyone went home. Muriel has organised an outing for 17th September, and several members put their names down to go on the trip.

On Sunday 5th September the Club had a stall at the Martello Field which was arranged by the Mayor to support charities in Seaford. The sun shone and people came along and enjoyed themselves. Thanks must go the the Rotary and NP&S Lions clubs for helping the day go so smoothly.

Our next meeting is on Friday 1st October, and if anyone would like to come along and visit us we would be pleased to see them. Either turn up at St James’, Blatchington Road, Seaford or ring the secretary Pauline if you want to know more about the Club.

Transport can be arranged to and from the meeting as we are lucky enough to have the use of the NP&S Lions minibus. The lip-reading classes will start again at the beginning of November should anyone wish to attend the lessons. We are a friendly, social club and we would be pleased to see you.

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Seaford Rotary Seaford Rotary members turned out for the UK South Coast Triathlon and Half-marathon weekend on 21st and 22nd August – not to compete in this lung-busting event, but to manage the parking of the competitors’ cars in Martello Fields. It may be a less than athletic duty, but is not always straightforward. The triathlon looks a tough challenge, but this year must have been the most successful ever to be held, with maybe the possible exception when we once filled both Martello fields with vehicles until no blade of grass was visible.

Whoever suggested that the organisers, UK Triathlon Ltd., ask us, as a club, to take charge of the parking of the visitors’ vehicles and charge them for the privilege, deserves the utmost admiration. We set the parking donation fee per car (it has been the same for many years) and keep the donations collected. Even so, the generosity shown to us – including a free cooked breakfast for all helpers – is a major boost. They love Seaford as a venue for their races and the donations collected during the two days’ parking this year was a huge windfall. After a tough year, we need every possible boost to our coffers because we know how to make good use of it – to the benefit of our local charitable causes. So, let us not kid ourselves, we do it for the donations – smile at the drivers, greet them warmly, show an interest, guide them gently into the allotted spaces. Yet come to think of it, all that is a wonderful pleasure.

The Rotary teams worked in two-hour shifts, enjoying lively banter and camaraderie. Many have said it is one of their favourite Rotary events. You must have the humour, a little patience – and enthusiasm. And not just because the early birds must be up, in position and paying attention soon after silly o’clock. About 7am the first dribble of competitors arrives at Martello West field, taking the prime positions at the front before jumping out and going to sign in at the Registration Tent on the far side of the East field.

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Gradually it builds into a procession – and the occasional confusion. There are collectors, weighed down by the coins dropped into a skirt-cum-bag around their waists, and there are parkers, always on the move. One or two members are so keen they can get carried away, not only collecting the money from the drivers but then also pointing to where they can park – forgetting that the designated parkers have already pointed the other way! It all gets sorted out with a laugh.

Many of the competitors have waited a long time to do this event; the last triathlon was in 2018. Thanks to the pandemic the 2020 races were cancelled, and in 2019 the South Coast Triathlon on the Saturday was cancelled due to high winds and rough seas, although the half-marathon took place. No doubt the entrants were inspired by the success of GB athletes in the Tokyo Olympics and were eager to start.

They came in their hundreds and soon we knew we were going to fill the West Field. We then had to find a way to unlock the East Field gate for the overflow.

Luckily the omnipresent Rotarian Dave Argent appeared with a key – and the required code number for the lock.

It was said that just 125 cars were in the West Field on Sunday for the half-marathon, but it looked a lot more to those of us who parked them. With some giving more than the stated donation saying, ‘Keep the change for your charity,’ and the odd few claiming ‘we don’t carry cash’ (We let them in anyway) it was impossible to accurately count how much we collected.

No matter. As the team of parkers agreed: ‘The people who come for this event are always so cheerful and friendly. The pleasure is always ours.’

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Trick or Treat – Five Ways to Avoid a Home of Horrors In this Halloween-themed article, we look at five ghastly things you want to avoid when selling your home.

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Criers descend on Sussex On 16th October the National Town Criers Championship will be held in Hastings Old Town. It’s the 68th time this title will be contested at Hastings, and Seaford will be represented. Seaford’s Crier who has been crying since 1972 and been the town’s official ‘messenger’ since 1977, will be competing for the 32nd time – a national record.

The contest started in 1912 when Billy Law, Crier of Horsham, challenged other criers nationwide to a contest. Held in Devizes, Billy won it! The Daily Express sponsored it, and then from 1947 the News of the World paid for the event and awarded the current trophy. It has been held at Hastings since 1952, with Hastings Council running it, except for five years when a Councillor took it on personally to save it from folding. This year it moves from the town’s Shopping Mall into the Old Town, under the direction of Hastings’ Crier Jon Bartholomew.

When Peter White first shouted for Seaford in the 1980s there were 60+ criers in the August sunshine, with lavish hospitality and accommodation for Criers and partners, a band played and stars of the Summer Show such as the Bachelors and Nolan Sisters were the Judges. Now held in October the numbers are down to 20-ish and austerity has limited the frills!

The current Crier to watch is Alistair Chisholm (photo left) from Dorchester, whose 12 victories equal those of legendary Crier Ben Johnson from Fowey.

Alistair was also worthy winner of Seaford’s only crying contest, held at the Martello Tower in 2016.

Peter White has the distinction of having come last, but he also made 3rd place in 2010. When presented with his 3rd prize he was enthusiastically hugged by the Mayor of Hastings, a History Teacher, when she realised

that he had been her History teacher at Newhaven’s Tideway School!

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Seaford Little Theatre If Ian McKellen can play Hamlet 50 years after taking the princely Shakespearian role, then a little imaginative casting by Seaford Little Theatre can easily be assimilated. These are strange times indeed, as evidenced by being greeted at the gate by masked ‘gun’ woman Debbie Cox cheerfully aiming a thermometer at theatregoers’ foreheads. Forget ‘the show must go on’ and reflect instead that Mixed Doubles was staged at all.

And I for one am so glad it was.

Mixed Doubles: An Entertainment On Marriage was a viable choice, allowing bubbled rehearsing owing to its format of monologues and duologues, and getting its audience out of the house and into a theatre again – at last.

While the lines offered some food for thought they were often bang-on-themoney funny, and the cast, whose ages did not always quite match those of the players, rose to deliver nuance with an aptly mature inflection as if they were playing youngsters with the wisdom of older years.

Five sketches, presented chronologically from wedding ceremony to shared old age, expose the state of marriage through irritation, adultery, boredom and acceptance. Linking single-handers were written pithily by George Melly with James Saunders, Alun Owen, Harold Pinter, John Bowen and David Campton writing the two-handers.

That the whole thing works, with the Melly pieces largely done below stage and the sketches on simple sets on stage, is down to the vision of directors Garry Fowler and Sue and David Williams.

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Standout for me were Trish Richings and Garry Fowler as bride and groom in Saunders’ A Man’s Best Friend, portraying a couple whose marriage had to be doomed from the moment when Richings notices for the first time and comments solicitously on her new husband’s uncontrollable foot-tapping; he meanwhile is fastidiously picking confetti off his suit because he doesn’t want to draw attention to their newly wed status at the honeymoon hotel (photo top).

Pinter’s Night (photo left) looks at a couple in early middle age nostalgically remembering the first moments of their romance, each with a different memory. This was nicely done by Wendy Picott and Lee Coleman-Powney.

Sue Williams and Alan Lade (photo left) starred in Alun Owen’s Norma, Williams depicting a bored wife who toys with the besotted Lade only to dump him with a jaunty wave rather than a last glance when her husband finds out.

Bowen’s Silver Wedding allowed Lesley Drew and Dennis Picott (photo left) to shine as the sketch explores the development of a row from his apology for lateness to her belittling of his career.

Of the linking monologues I loved Lade’s The Union Official, playing a man who loses his strength and determination in the face of his domineering wife, and Richings’ cynically pragmatic The Lawyer.

Campton’s Resting Place (photo left) was both sensitively and robustly delivered by the splendid Margaret Kennedy and John Hamilton to conclude an entertaining evening.

Seaford Little Theatre is back to normal from 3rd to 11th December with the farce The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Production A Christmas Carol, directed by Garry Fowler.

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Paint the town red for St Wilfrid’s Hospice On Friday 29th October, St Wilfrid’s Hospice will be turning 40! In celebration, the hospice is going to be painting the town red throughout the month and there is lots going on that you can get involved with.

Hundreds of businesses, schools and individuals across the hospice’s catchment area have already signed up to join in the festivities, including Eastbourne Pier, Compton Street in Eastbourne and Herstmonceux Castle. Some are organising ruby- or 40- themed fundraising events, while others are decorating and lighting up their premises in red. Halifax in Seaford is having a red-themed day and bake sale on 29th October, so why not pop down and enjoy a nice slice of cake in support of local hospice care?

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Varied programme for Stamp & Post Card Club Our last two meetings have seen the club covering diverse subjects. In July Kevin Dillistone gave a post card presentation of One Hundred Years of Aviation and at our August meeting Nigel Chandler spoke about the postal situation in Germany in the Allied Sectors after World War II. Kevin’s knowledge of the history of flight was well supported by excellent examples of all forms of craft that took to the air from the early days of flight experiments through to today’s supersonic fighters.

Heroic aviators flying the Channel, the Atlantic and trans-continental trips to Australia were covered, as where the development of planes during World War I that led to the fighter planes and passenger aircraft we know today.

Kevin’s favourite plane of all time? The Douglas DC3 Dakota (photo left). Introduced in the 1930s as a passenger/cargo plane it still flies commercially today (mainly in South America), a close second is the De Havilland Mosquito (photo right). Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber, the Mosquito’s use evolved during the war into many roles, including low- to medium-altitude daytime tactical bomber, highaltitude night bomber, pathfinder, day or night fighter/ bomber, and photo reconnaissance aircraft.

In August Nigel Chandler came with a selection of covers showing the turmoil in the postage system in Germany after the war. It was supported with items of post cards and postal stationary.

It was clear from the members that they were pleased to be taking an active interest in their hobby once

again, and our thanks go to the Seaford and District Constitutional Club for providing the venue for us.

Our next meeting on the 13th October (7pm for 7.30pm) will be on the subject of Pitcairn Islands and more. Further details from our club secretary David Manthorpe 01323 492433. Visitors and new members are always welcomed.

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SEAFORD AFTERNOON FLOWER CLUB What a treat it was for all our members on 19th August to hold our first meeting for well over a year.

It was good to see everyone again and our members certainly brought a lot of cheer and enthusiasm for the future.

We were entertained by Daniel Lopez from Seaford’s recently opened Flowers and Pots Boutique. Daniel showed us how to make a hand tied bouquet, demonstrated other techniques and gave us many hints regarding how to make our own floral arrangements more attractive.

The competition was entitled Where in the World, for which we had 10 entries and our members did not disappoint in their interpretations.

In a change to our previous schedule, this month on 21st October, we will be presenting trophies and demonstrating Look! No Oasis and Other Techniques.

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The competition will be An Artist’s Palette. Looking ahead, at our meeting on 18th November we will be welcoming Michelle King who will be demonstrating Christmas Carousel.

We meet at the Baptist Church Hall in Belgrave Road, Seaford, BN25 2EE on the third Thursday of each month (except January) at 1.30pm. Our fees for the year are £30 and visitors are always very welcome at £5 on the door which includes refreshments. Contact Mary Morris on 01323 893899 or Sue Ward on 01323 894848 for further details.

Please visit Ollivers website for our monthly menu, vouchers and special offers and also for any upcoming news and events: www.olliversrestaurant.co.uk

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Seaford Striders’ Mince Pie 10 returns!

After a COVID-enforced break, registrations are already stacking up for the Seaford Striders’ popular Mince Pie 10-mile race which takes place on Sunday 5th December at 11am.

The Mince Pie 10 is organised by the Striders to raise funds for local charities and the running club itself.

Runners are being encouraged to sign up early for the event, which has previously been voted one of the UK’s top-ten races by Runner’s World magazine.

The race will be run in accordance with government restrictions in place at the time of the event. This year’s Mince Pie 10 is sponsored by David Jordan Estate

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The undulating course is a mixture of four on-road and six off-road miles, taking in the beautiful countryside scenery around Telscombe and Saltdean. The race is open to runners of all abilities aged 17 plus, although the route is unsuitable for wheelchair users. The Mince Pie 10 has an entrant’s limit of just 600 runners, with previous events having sold out by October, so early registration is recommended.

Mince Pie race director Nick Farley, said: ‘After more than a year of COVID disruption, we’re delighted to welcome back runners to the Mince Pie 10. Many of our participants return year after year for the fun, festive atmosphere. The race is open to all runners of all abilities – from those wanting to beat their previous times to those running as a team of elves.’

The race starts and finishes at the Peacehaven Leisure Centre at 11am. Runners can sign up online now at https://www.nice-work.org.uk/races/the-mince-pie-10mile.

The route will be marshalled by Seaford Striders with plentiful water stations along the route. All finishers will receive a medal, goody bag and, of course, a mince pie.

Runners can recover with a sports massage and a tasty treat from the charity cake stall.

We have lots of Gift ideas at the salon, come and see.

To find out more about Seaford Striders visit seafordstriders.org.uk.

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Well, what a red letter day the Mayor’s Charity Initiative was for The Youth Counselling Project (TYCP). No sooner had Chair Julia Hancock and Treasurer Jo Stone set up a game (thank you Sam for the loan of your pirate ship) and displayed a tempting array of donated raffle prizes – together these raised £130.10 – then we heard that Seaford Masonic Lodge was giving us an amazing £500, see photo.

With this handsome cheque presented our day got even better when TYCP won the first prize of £250 in the second draw, from Seaford Rotary Club, from Over The Rainbow Walk monies, another event that brought local charities together earlier in the summer.

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The Initiative, at Martello Fields on Sunday 5th September, also provided a great opportunity for our Trustees and team to talk about why we need to campaign for cash and to raise awareness. The disturbing fact is that since the start of the pandemic one in five school-age children now needs active support with their mental health, up from one in nine beforehand. This academic year TYCP will be enabling at least 80 students from four of Seaford’s schools to receive counselling from appropriately trained therapists, usually in the form of 10 sessions per individual child, at a cost just short of £500 each.

So more huge thanks to Persimmon Homes Charitable Foundation for a generous prize of £1,000. TYCP is also very grateful to be chosen to benefit from the retiring collection after the civic service at the Baptist Church in August, a very useful £399.10.

Quizzes back

Of course TYCP has been unable to hold its popular quizzes for the past 18 months so more good news is that these will restart at The Old Plough in Church Street on Tuesday 12th October. Teams of up to eight will be faced with fiendish but fun questions to raise money for funds.

More fundraising dates will be announced as they come up.

Photo: £500 cheque from Seaford Masonic Lodge: left to right are Mason John Hardy, the TYCP’s Susie Silvester and Christine McAllen, with Andy Coe, Worshipful Master of Seaford Lodge 2907.

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What’s On in October?

Sun 26th Sept – Sun 3rd Oct

Sunday 3rd

Crypt Gallery, 23 Church St, Seaford

Martello Fields West, Seaford

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Wind in Your Hair HOME SALON 07854 505030 3 BAINBRIDGE CLOSE SEAFORD BN25 1TL

10am - 4.30pm

Contemporary painting styles to reflect the natural environment, featuring bold images of landscapes, seascapes and wildlife. www.thecryptgallery.com

Boot, Craft and Produce Fair

7.30am stall holders, 9am - 1pm public

Low pitch fee, free car parking, refreshments available. www.seafordrotary.org.uk

Mon 4th - Sun 10th

Throughout October

The Tide Mills Project

Various venues

10am - 4.30pm

Paint the Town Red

St Wilfrid’s Hospice turns 40 on 29th October and will be painting the town red throughout October to celebrate. Participants include Eastbourne Pier, Herstmonceux Castle and Halifax in Seaford, which will be having a bake sale on Friday 29th. A full list of everyone taking part can be found on St Wilfrid’s website. www.stwhospice.org/ paintthetownred

Friday 1st October

Heartsease

Seaford Baptist Church Church, Belgrave Road 2.30pm

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

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

Saturday 2nd

Dr Bike

Salts Café, Salts Recreation Ground, Richmond Rd, BN25 1DR 10am - 12 noon

Free bike safety check. No labour charge, all parts fitted at cost price.Voluntary donations to Seaford Down’s Syndrome & Special Needs Support Group

Crypt Gallery, 23 Church St, Seaford

Sculptures, films, soundscapes and other material from September’s celebration of Tide Mills. www.thecryptgallery.com

Tuesday 5th

Seaford Natural History Society

St Luke’s Church Hall, Walmer Rd BN25 3TH 2.15pm

‘The South Downs’, talk by Dan Fagan. Members only.

You can join the society by emailing: richardmongar@ btinternet.com. www. seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk

Friday 8th

Seaford Community Cinema Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane, Seaford 7.30pm

The Man in the Hat (12).

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

Tuesday 12th

The Probus Club of Seaford Seaford Golf Club, Blatchington Road

12 noon for 12.45pm

‘Open Day’ for potential new members to meet the club and see what they do.

Two-course meal £10 for non-members. Please contact Secretary Gavin if you wish to come. Tel: 01323 893760

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East Blatchington Pond Conservation Society

St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Road 7.30pm AGM. All welcome.

GuestHouse Storytellers

Hillcrest Community Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven 7.30pm

Mystery professional storyteller. Age 12+. Tickets £8, advance only. www.guesthousestorytellers. com/coming/book

Quiz

The Old Plough, Church Street 8pm

Quiz in aid of the Youth Counselling Project. Teams of up to eight.

Wednesday 13th

National Trust Seaford Association (NTSA) Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane 2.30pm

‘Mad Jack Fuller’, talk by Geoff Hutchinson. Subsequent meetings will be on the 3rd Wednesday in the month.

New members (including non-NT members) are most welcome. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/nt

Seaford Stamp & Postcard Club

Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane 7pm for 7.30pm

‘Pitcairn Islands and More’. All stamp and postcard collectors welcome.

Tel 01323 492433 www.seafordstampclub.co.uk

Splash Point Jazz

The View, Seaford Head Golf Club BN25 4JS 7pm

Jeff Williams on trombone.

Tickets £15, on the door or at wegottickets.com/ splashpointjazz.

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www.spalshpointjazz.com Facebook @splashpointjazz The View tel: 01323 890139

Corelli Ensemble

Friday 15th

4pm

Hearing Aid Maintenance, Batteries and Hearing Loss Advice St James’ Trust, 11 Blatchington Road BN25 2AB 10am - 12 noon

Come and meet your local friendly team from East Sussex Hearing. Bring your brown NHS record book. 01323 722505 mail@eshrc.org www.eshrc.org

LitFest21: Nicholas Royle

Crypt Gallery, 23 Church St, Seaford

7.30pm Local writer and academic Nicholas Royle in conversation with Peter Boxall about his new work in progress.Tickets £5. www.thecryptgallery.com

Saturday 16th

Lunchtime Concert

St Leonard’s Church, Church Street, Seaford 1pm

Ross Morris, classical guitar.

Free entry with a retiring collection.

Sat 16th - Thurs 21st

Alicia Tolhurst-Brown Crypt Gallery, 23 Church St, Seaford 10am - 4.30pm

Intensely vibrant paintings inspired by what’s around us. www.thecryptgallery.com

Sunday 17th

Antique and Collectors’ Fair

East Dean and Friston Village Hall, Village Green Lane, East Dean 9.30am - 2.30pm

Over 20 stalls selling a variety of items including silver, porcelain, jewellery, clocks, watches, treen and quirky items. Light refreshments.

Entry £1. Tel: 01323 423137

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road

Fri 22nd – Sun 24th

Love in the Time of Lockdown

Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Corelli Concerto Grosso Op6 no. 1. Soloist Maeve Jenkinson. Tickets £15 adult/£5 child. Available from www. eventbrite.co.uk or Seaford Tourist Information Centre.

Seats limited for social distancing. Audience members will be asked to wear a mask. www.corelliensemble.co.uk

Seaford Little Theatre, 4 Steyne Road

Wednesday 20th

Dr Bike

St Michael’s ‘Time Out’ Club St Michael’s Church Hall,Church Hill, Newhaven 2pm - 4pm

A new monthly club for carers and those who feel a little isolated and would enjoy some company and a chat over a cuppa. In this first session we will introduce ourselves and ask for ideas on how you would like the group to proceed in order to give support and entertainment.

Donation £1. For further details, tel Gloria: 07926 967359

7.45pm (Fri, Sat), 2.30pm (Sat, Sun) Tickets £10, available from Seaford Tourist Information Centre, 37 Church Street, or online. www.ticketsource.co.uk/ seaford-little-theatre

Saturday 23rd Paradise Park, Avis Rd, Newhaven BN9 0DH 10am - 12 noon

Free bike safety check. No labour charge, all parts fitted are cost price. Donations can be made to Seaford Down’s Syndrome and Special Needs Support Group.

Greenhavens’ Harvest Festival Super Saturday Seed Swap Hillcrest Community Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven 11am - 3pm

Seaford Afternoon Flower Club

Swap seeds and meet local community groups. Craft stalls, children’s activities, café. www.greenhavens.network Facebook: Greenhavens Network

1.30pm - 3.30pm

LitFest21: Julie’s Art of Noise

Thursday 21st

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Presentation of trophies, demonstration of ‘Look! No Oasis and Other Techniques’, and ‘An Artist’s Palette’ competition. Membership £30 per year, visitors £5. Tel: Mary 01323 893899 or Sue 01323 894848

Friday 22nd

Seaford Community Cinema Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane, Seaford 7.30pm

Crypt Gallery, 23 Church St, Seaford

3pm A unique musical offering.Tickets £5. www.thecryptgallery.com

Seaford Bonfire Seaford

7.15pm Procession from the White Lion Hotel, Claremont Road, with bonfire and firework display.

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The Peanut Butter Falcon (12). Tickets online or from Seaford Tourist Info Centre. wwwseafordcinema.org

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Sunday 24th

Seaford Music Society

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road 3pm

London Mozart Players Chamber Ensemble. Tickets £15/free for those aged under 26, available on the door; in person (cash only) from Newberry Tully Estate Agents, 53 Church Street; or by post (cheque only) from Seaford Music Society (see website). www.seafordmusicsociety.com

Due to possible COVID-19 restrictions, please contact the event organiser beforehand for up-todate information.

Tuesday 26th

Seaford Horticultural Society

St Luke’s Church, Walmer Road, Seaford 7pm

Speakers Aideen and Dennis Jones on ‘Favourite Gardens in France and Spain’. www.seafordhorti.com

Saturday 30th

LitFest21: Janet Sutherland and Alex Josephy

Crypt Gallery, 23 Church St, Seaford

7.30pm The acclaimed poets

read some of their recent work.Tickets £5. www.thecryptgallery.com

What’s On Weekly?

Clubs/ Organisations

Bereaved by Suicide Support: East Sussex

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

Blue Van Veterans’ Breakfast Club

Seaford Town Football Club, The Crouch, Bramber Ln BN25 1TL Second Sunday of the month 9am - 11am

Cooked breakfast, tea, coffee and soft drinks. £6 per head.

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

Drawing Workshops

Paradise Park, Avis Rd, Newhaven BN9 0DH

Last Monday of the month 10am - 12 noon

£14 per session. Contact Lesley Harvey: 07722 236741

Greenhavens Network

Martello Rotary Seaford

Seaford Photographic Society

Newhaven, Peacehaven & Seaford Lions Club

Fridays 7pm for 7.45pm

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

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

Tel: 0345 8335981.

Facebook: @NPSLions

Seaford Afternoon Flower Club

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Rd, Seaford

3rd Thursday of the month 1.30pm - 3.30pm Annual membership £30. visitors £5. For more details tel Mary on 01323 893899 or Sue on 01323 894848

For more information email: greenhavens@yahoo.com or Facebook: Greenhavens Network.

Seaford Bridge Club

Just Friends

We welcome new members and provide support to those not familiar with online bridge.

For more details visit: www. bridgewebs.com/seaford/home

Elim Church, Newhaven

1st & 3rd Monday of the month 10am - 12 noon, 2nd Mon walking group, 4th Mon lunch group

Weekly and monthly social meetings including coffee mornings, walking groups, steam train excursions, heritage sites, tea parties, wine tasting and lunches. Tel: 01323 725882 www.just-friends.uk

Knit and Craft

Chyngton Methodist Church, Millberg Rd Seaford Thursdays 2pm - 4pm

For more details please phone Viola on 01323 890271

Linocut Printmaking Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven

Fridays 2pm - 4pm (from 8th October)

All equipment provided.

Beginners welcome. £10 per session. To book a place, tel: Sally Jennings 07876 666784 Email: jennings.sally@gmail.com

Online

Tues: 2pm and Weds and Fri: 7pm

Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane, Seaford BN25 1PU

Friendly club for all age groups and abilities. Chat about photography, lectures, talks and competitions. Visit www.seafordps.org and get in touch via the ‘contact’ button.

Seaford Rotary

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

Seaford u3a

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

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

Seaford u3a Coffee Morning

Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane.

BN25 1PU Third Wednesday of the month 10am - 12pm

Seaford Evening Flower Club

Open to members and non-members. Coffee and nibbles £2. Just come along.

Email: seafordu3a@gmail.com.

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

First Thursday of the month (except Jan & Aug) 7pm for 7.30pm

Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club

Seaford Museum and Heritage Society

First Friday of the month, 2 - 4pm

St Luke’s Church, Walmer Road

New members very welcome.

Tel: 01323 896567

The Esplanade, Seaford Sat and Sun 11am - 4pm, Weds 2 - 4pm

We welcome visitors to our Tardis-like Museum displaying history from the Stone Age to the present day.

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

St James’ Trust, 11 Blatchington Road BN25 2AB Guest speakers and other activities, tea, biscuits, raffle.

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

Trees for Seaford

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

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Community

Cross Way Church

Clinton Place, Seaford BN25 1NP Sundays, 10.30am

Everyone welcome to join in worship on Sundays.

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

Friends of Tide Mills

Tide Mills near Seaford and Bishopstone

Third Sunday of the month 9am - 11am.

Meet at beach end of old village road. help us care for this special place. Email: brianjimskinner@gmail.com

Newhaven Country Market

Hillcrest Community Centre, Bay Vue Road BN9 9LH

Thursdays 10am – 12.30pm Wide range of stalls and the Hillcrest Café. Free parking, disabled access, toilets.

Seaford Allotments

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

Seaford Baptist Church Belgrave Rd BN25 2EE Sundays 10.30am

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

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

Seaford Community Garden

Crouch Gardens next to the Peace Garden Weds 9.30am - 12.30pm Sat 10am - 12 noon (July to September only)

Garden open, plants and produce for sale. All welcome. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/scg

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Seaford Community Tea Room Seaford Old Town Hall, Church Street

Mon - Fri 10am - 1pm, Saturday 10am - 12 noon

Seaford Choral Society In Balance Yoga Seaford Baptist Church Church, Belgrave Road Mondays 7.15pm

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

New customers welcome to enjoy tea, coffee and cake.

Singing for Fun

Seaford NWR (National Women’s Register)

Weds 11am - 12noon Thurs 7pm - 8pm

Members homes and out and about Various days

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

Seaford Town Market Church Street

Second & fourth Saturday of the month 10am - 3pm

Local foods, producers, makers, crafts, artisan and much more.

Email: mirandamarket73@ yahoo.com

Seaford Baptist Church Church, Belgrave Road For adults of all ages and abilities. No need to read music. £6 on the door. Tel: 01323 365495 or 07799 818590 Email: sallyann@ crystalclearaudio.co.uk

Sport/Dance/ Health

Beautiful Yoga with Kelly

St James’ Trust Community Centre, 11 Blatchington Road Fridays 9.30 - 10.30am

St Leonard’s & St Luke’s

All abilities welcome.

Tel: 07828 829965 www.facebook.com/ beautifulyogawithkellyburns

St Luke’s, Walmer Rd

Cycle Seahaven

St Leonard’s, Church St; Sundays 9.30am Holy

Communion (booking required) tel: 01323 894216 email: admin@seafordparish. org.uk), also online.

11.15am Informal worship, also online.

7pm Online from St Luke’s.

4th Sunday of the month 8am Holy Communion in

St Leonard’s.

2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month 11am Holy

Communion in St Leonard’s. www.seafordparish.org.uk

Music

Concentus Choir

Willingdon Community School, Broad Road, Eastbourne BN20 9QX Mondays 7.15pm

No need to read music to join this friendly choir – regularly sings in Seaford. Tel: 07920 430162 or 07789 343514 www.concentus-sings.com

Various locations

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

Exercise Classes

Mercread Youth Centre, Mercread Rd, Seaford Tues & Thurs 10am

High energy dance-style class with music from Bollywood to ballroom.

Gold Classes

Mercread Youth Centre, Mercread Rd Tues & Thurs 2pm

Evangelical Church Hall, Mayfield Ave, Peacehaven Weds 2pm

Fun, friendly, less energetic class for all ages, music from ’60s and ’70s. Tel: 07786 425758 johnlouisecave@gmail.com www.louisecavefitness.co.uk

Online/in person

Hatha Yoga connecting movement with the breath.

Floor-based stretches and standing postures. All ages/ abilities welcome. Full schedule at www.in-balance. org.uk or to book, contact Sophie: 07444 549859 Email: inbalancesussex@gmail.com

Newhaven Gig Rowing Club

Newhaven Marina, Yacht Harbour BN9 9BY

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

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

Nordic Walking Taster Sessions 1-1 Seaford

30-45 minutes. Try out the technique to improve fitness, posture, and stamina. Poles provided. Tel: 01323 891492.

Email: kathrynmcdonald2@ googlemail.com

Pilates & Yoga with Karen Hall Seaford

In-person classes & tuition.

Mon am & Tues pm

Personal Pilates & Yoga tuition at Seaford Osteopathic Clinic

Mon 7.15 - 8.30pm

Yoga Inspired at Cross Way Church Weds 9.30am Pilates for Every Body 11am Chair-based exercise

Thursdays 6.15 - 7.15pm

Pilates for Every Body Tel: 07944 785520 Email: karenmoves@gmail.com www.pilatesstudioseaford.co.uk

Pumped

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

Qigong 1-1 Sessions Seaford

30-60 minutes. Improve breathing, strength, stamina, flexibility and be mindful in the moment. Free – have fun! Tel: 01323 891492. Email: kathryn mcdonald2@googlemail.com

Seaford Bowling Club Chichester Road BN25 2DT

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

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

Seaford Tennis Club

Belgrave Rd BN25 2HE Play from 8am - 10pm

New member offer, 3 months for only £50! Get fit and play tennis at Seaford Tennis Club.

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

Seaford Traditional Folk Dance Group

St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Road Wednesdays 10.15am - 12.15pm

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

Seahaven Yoga

The Chapel Rooms, St Peter’s Church, Belgrave Rd BN25 2HE

Tuesdays 10.30am Thursdays 7pm

Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane.

BN25 1PU (or in the garden in good weather) Saturday 10am

Tel/text: 01323 892638 or 07983 622840. Email: seahavenyoga@btinternet.com www.seahavenyoga.co.uk

Sevalight Hatha Yoga & Relaxation Class St James’ Trust, Blatchington Road Tuesdays 10.30am

Bishopstone Village

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

Sound Journeys

Common Room, Broad Street, Seaford

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

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

Fridays 9.30 - 10.30am Are you a school-running mum?

Take a break and prepare for the weekend with the kids.

To register, email: maja@ soundfeelings.uk www.soundfeelings.uk

Southern Stomp Line Dance Club Church Hall, Bramber Avenue, Peacehaven

Monday 10am - 12 noon Good Intermediate 12.15 - 1.30pm Good beginners Wednesday 10am - 12 noon Improver/Intermediate 12.15 - 1.30pm Absolute beginners

Telscombe Hall, Tyedean Road, Telscombe Cliffs

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

Yin Yoga in the Havens St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd, Seaford and online

Thurs 9.30am - 10.45am

Please note this class is recorded and made available for one week at no extra cost.

The Practice Space, Newhaven - Please check timetable

For more information email: jacqui.johnston@hotmail.co.uk.

Tel: 07816 154644

Yoga and Sound Baths

Private Studio, Newhaven Sound Baths: Sunday afternoon Therapeutically healing and

relaxation plus re-energizing experiential sessions.

70+ Yoga: Tuesday: 10 - 11.30am

Joint freeing mobility sessions, breathing techniques plus

relaxation with Senior British Wheel of Yoga Teacher Trainer/ ex Army Nurse.

Mixed Ability Yoga Wednesday: 10 - 11.30am

Small group and individual support with Senior Yoga Teacher. Empower yourself, improve your health, calm your mind.

Progressing in Yoga Wednesday: 7.30 - 9pm

Small group with guidance by advanced dual qualified senior tutor in ‘Know Yoga, Know Peace, No Yoga, No Peace’.

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

Citizens Advice energy bill rises & Universal Credit cutS New analysis from Citizens Advice shows how rising energy bills will coincide with Universal Credit cuts this autumn, creating a perfect storm for families.

The charity’s research is released as Ofgem announces £139 rise in default tariffs and £153 increase for prepayment meter customers. The rise which takes effect in October will hit family budgets just at the same time as the government’s planned cut of £20 a week to Universal Credit, which covers six days’ energy costs for a below average income household, affecting six million homes. It will also coincide with the end of the furlough scheme, which the charity warns could lead to further job losses and more families being pushed onto benefits.

The charity’s new analysis shows that nearly 2 million households are already behind on their energy bills, even before the new price rise and planned Universal Credit cut – an increase of around 410,000 from before the pandemic. More than one in four (28%) households in which someone receives Universal Credit are behind on their energy bill. Fuel debt was the most common debt problem so far, the charity says the numbers affected could worsen later this year.

Universal Credit Help to Claim: 0800 1448444 Adviceline 0808 278 7892 Mon – Fri 9am-5pm l Email advice www.eastsussexcab.co.uk l Chat online: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/contact-us l l

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