BN1 MAGAZINE JUNE 2019

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Welcome to the June edition of BN1 Magazine...

Like a youthful Sir Cliff Richard gaily jumping aboard a 60s Routemaster bus, we enter the sunny month of June. Although we’re not falling for a runaway starlet dressed as a 14-year-old boy or driving across Europe to Greece (the latter is something we should probably take advantage of while it’s still a simple undertaking). But, Richards’ epic Summer Holiday, we will be dancing, looking at strange new cultures. We’ll be spending the next few months outside, singing along at outdoor gigs, partying at festivals, marvelling at open-air theatre and getting active on the water. After the protracted winter months, it’s time to feel alive once more. As usual, we’ll be taking you through what we truly believe are the best times to be had in and around Brighton & Hove. As Sir Cliff insisted: “No more worries for me or you, for a week or two.” Stop sniggering at the back.

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LoveBN1Fest

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Brighton Comedy Garden

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Rag‘n’Bone Man, Maverick Sabre...

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Gigs and Nightlife Previews

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Brainchild Festival

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Summer Activities

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Best Beer Gardens

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10 Tips to Maximise Festival Fun

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A Student’s Guide to Summer Break

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The Disco Bug & Bar

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Father’s Day Ideas

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Comedy Previews

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Cast Iron Shorts

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Theatre Preview

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On Screen Preview

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Festival Guide

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Neverworld Festival

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NEWS PADDLE ROUND THE PIER 6-7 JULY

PADDLE ROUND THE PIER 2019 With the temperature creeping up, why don’t you start the summer off by taking a dip into the sea?

Paddle Round the Pier is the largest free charity beach festival in Europe and is situatd on our doorstep across Hove Lawns on 6-7 July.

There are events taking place on both the water and on land, ensuring there is something fun for everyone.

Events spanning over the weekend include sea swims, paddling with dogs, kite surfing, surf lifesaving, beach tennis, kid’s rides, a huge 20 metre demo pool and lots more.

With support from Brighton & Hove City Council and the water sports industry, Paddle Round the Pier 2019 is set to be the biggest year yet!

JOHN BARROWMAN THURS 27 JUNE / BRIGHTON DOME

I’m A Celebrity’s very own jungle favourite will be gracing the Dome as part of his 13-date tour Fabulous at the end of the month.

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Fans of John Barrowman MBE should expect performances of pop and musical theatre as well as exclusive stories from his 30-year career, along with a surprise or two!

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He will be looking back at his old roles from the past 30 years from the stage in Anything Goes and Sunset Boulevard to screen in Doctor Who, Torchwood and Arrow.

“I’m thrilled to celebrate this amazing milestone with my Fabulous tour,” said Barrowman. “I’m looking forward to meeting fans and sharing some of my favourite moments with you all.”

PRIDE COMMUNITY 'ANNUAL DOG SHOW’

LONDON TO BRIGHTON BIKE RIDE

SUN 16 JUNE

What better way to kick off Brighton & Hove’s annual Pride celebration than to welcome the community's best loved pooches to Preston Park.

Europe’s oldest charity bike ride is back this month. The London to Brighton bike ride, sponsored by The British Heart Foundation, kicks off at Clapham Common very early in the morning.

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The much-loved Pride Dog Show is part of Pride Community Day where Brighton & Hove residents can celebrate their four-legged friends in style.

Along with the awards there will be retail stalls and a catwalk style ‘doggy fashion show’, as well as a bar and refreshments.

Cyclists will follow the iconic route through the Surrey and Sussex countryside before embarking on the scenic views of the Ditchling Beacon. The course ends when you reach the seafront, finishing that afternoon on Madeira Drive.

There are lots of categories up for grabs including cutest puppy, most handsome dog, waggiest tail and even the best sausage catcher.

Whether you’re taking on the 54-mile challenge or cheering on from the side lines, be sure to keep cool because if it is anything like last year – it’s sure to be a scorcher!

It all closes with the most sought-after award – best in show. Whether your pooch is competing or you are down just to meet the dogs, the Pride Community Dog show has something going on for all kinds of pet lovers.

CONVERSATIONS WITH NICK CAVE

OUTDOOR CINEMA RETURNS TO PRESTON MANOR THURS 13 JUNE- FRI 12 JULY

Picturehouse Outdoor Cinema returns to Preston Manor for two weekends of midsummer movies out in the open air. Hosted by the Duke of York’s and Dukes at Komedia, they are kicking off the season with a screening of Jurassic Park. This Steven Speilberg classic will grace the opening night in the scenic gardens of Preston Manor.

The film starts when it gets dark (9pm), but there will be a pop-up bar with a specially prepared BBQ along with garden games and a film quiz along with prizes for those who arrive early.

Also being screened through the month are The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Greatest Showman (singalong), Withnail and I, Stand by Me, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Bohemian Rhapsody (singalong) and Dazed and Confused.

FRI 28 - SAT 29 JUNE // BRIGHTON DOME

What has been described as an evening of talk and music, fans of Nick Cave are in for a treat with this opportunity to take part in an unconventional ‘ask all’ Q&A event.

Cave describes these events himself as ‘an exercise in connectivity’ and Brighton Dome, who is hosting the event, has encouraged audiences to be ‘bold and challenging, confrontational and unafraid.’

Along with the open discussion, Cave will be playing his most beloved songs on piano.

Whether you are a newbie in the music industry or the ultimate Nick Cave fan make sure you have your questions answered by the man himself.

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WIN TICKETS TO CHILLED IN A FIELD Having kids doesn’t mean you have to miss out on live music and DJs until late into the night. Bring them to the party with you! Heading to East Sussex this July, Chilled in a Field is a feel-good modern family festival that your friends without kids will love too.

Free activities all day; bands, musicians, theatre, performances and awesome dance music from some of the UK's top independent labels mean you'll have a great time with no need to keep finding extra cash. Relax and enjoy a fairly-priced real ale bar with local drinks, plus mountains of delicious street food.

Chilled in a Field is a not-for-profit, environmentally conscious social gathering, where adults and children can make new friends and have a whole lot of silly fun!

Bring friends, bring children, and see for yourself why this award-winning, small but perfectly formed festival consistently receives 5* reviews. We guarantee you'll be 100% chilled.

BN1 Magazine are offering one of our readers a family weekend ticket to Chilled in a Field Festival on Fri 26 – Sun 28 July for two adults and two kids. All your family have to do is navigate to the competitions section on our website and answer this superbly simple question: Where does Chilled In A Field take place?

Visit bn1magazine.co.uk to enter your answer.

Chilled in a Field Festival comes to Bentley, East Sussex on Fri 26 – Sun 28 July chilledinafieldfestival.co.uk

WIN TICKETS TO SEE RAG'N'BONE MAN One of Brighton’s favourite adopted sons performs a massive hometown show next month - and you can be there amongst all the action. Following the phenomenal triple-platinum success of 2017’s debut album Human, Rag’n’Bone Man plays Brighton Racecourse on Saturday 27 July.

Since breaking through, he’s become internationally recognised, winning awards and playing massive shows across the globe. Now, before the next stage in this remarkable career, he returns home for a very special show - supported from the equally marvellous Maverick Sabre and Ida Vallens.

WIN! BN1 are giving away a pair of tickets to Rag’n’Bone Man’s homecoming event. All you need do is head to www.bn1magazine.co.uk/win-tickets-ragnbone-man and answer this ludicrously easy question. Simples.

What is the name of Rag’n’Bone Man’s debut album?

A) Paul Newman

B) Human

C) Beer Can

Rag’n’Bone Man plays Brighton Racecourse on Sat 27 July.

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LOVEBN1 FEST After a weekend of street parties, parades and a live performance from Kylie Minogue at Pride, we wouldn’t blame you if, when it comes to Sunday morning, you’re feeling a bit worse for wear. But what better way to bring the festivities to a close than to unwind in the afternoon sunshine to some live music at LoveBN1 Fest?

LoveBN1 Fest is a more community-focussed, chilled out and family friendly event with activities for all generations to enjoy, as well as showcasing their very own hefty line-up.

Legendary LGTBQ icon, Grace Jones, who is best known for her 70s disco sound and sexually charged performances, has been hailed as the ‘Queen of Gay Discos’, making her headliner slot all the more natural.

With an impressive voice, the Disco Diva boasts an extensive discography, most notoriously, 'Slave to the Rhythm', 'I’ve Seen That Face Before' (Libertango) and 'Pull Up to the Bumper'.

Brighton is just one of the many Pride festivals Jones has booked to perform this summer.

Global superstar Jessie J is also headlining Sunday’s event with her unconventional music and performance style, blending a mixture of soul with R&B, pop and hiphop. She is best known for dominating the charts with hits such as 'Do It Like A Dude', 'Price Tag', 'Nobody’s Perfect', 'Domino', 'Bang Bang' and 'Who You Are'.

Jessie J has also appeared as a coach on The Voice and famously performed 'We Will Rock You' at the 2012 Olympic closing ceremony with Queen.

Throughout the afternoon various artists will also take to the stage including: X-Factor 2017 winners Rak-Su, Scottish folk singer/songwriter Nina Nesbitt, dance/ electronic group House Gospel Choir and Brighton’s very own Grace Carter.

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BY MEGANNE GERBEAU

Check out the official Brighton & Hove Pride 2019 playlist on Spotify titled ‘Generations of Love’ to get you in the Pride mood.

There’s also a special BN1 Magazine stage up in the top corner. Here you’ll find a range of Brighton’s best DJ talent, spinning an eclectic range of tunes to keep your afternoon buzzing along nicely.

As well as music, there will be family friendly entertainment available including circus skills, dance tents, street food village, an accessibility tent and a wellbeing area.

Celebrating ‘everything Brighton & Hove’, LoveBN1 Fest brings all our communities and Rainbow families together for an afternoon of fun on the park. Brighton Pride is a not-for-profit event, and any proceeds help local groups and charities through the Social Impact Fund, the Rainbow Fund and the Pride Cultural Development Fund.

The Social Impact Fund is the most significant, it has helped lots of businesses since its launch in 2016.

Since then, the Social Impact Fund has distributed over £80,000 and last year saw a record-breaking £45,000 of grants being awarded to those in need. Last year grants were given to the Friends of Preston Park, St James Street Community Action Group and Hangleton Food Bank, to only name a few.

First release tickets for LoveBN1 Fest are already sold out, but second and final release are still up for grabs.

Children under 12 can go for free, but don’t get caught out on the day, as child tickets are still required to be booked.

LoveBN1 Fest comes to Preston Park, Brighton on Sun 4 Aug.

BRIGHTON COMEDY GARDEN WEDS 19 - SUN 23 JUNE

As temperatures start to soar, this month also brings a brand-new comedy event to one of the city’s best-loved open spaces.

On Weds 19 – Sun 23 June, Brighton Comedy Garden bursts into full bloom upon Preston Park, bringing together the brightest comedians the British Isles can provide. Comedy-fans from across the South will be flocking to see a sensational and sizzling series of superbly curated stand-up comedy shows. These feature some of the nation’s best-loved stars, including Alan Davies, the much-lauded resident on QI, multiaward-winning Live At The Apollo star Sara Pascoe, hilariously surreal 8 Out Of 10 Cats team captain Sean Lock and host of Channel 4’s ground-breaking The Last Leg - Adam Hills.

Each perfectly crafted evening presents a moodenhancing medley of the most potent comedic talent anywhere - like man-of-the-moment Nish Kumar, award-hoarder David O’Doherty, the riotously funny Tom Allen, The Mash Report’s viral sensation Rachel Parris, observational maestro Ed Byrne, laughter-master Stephen K Amos and Henning When, star of Would I Lie To You. There’s also plenty of ground-breaking action to keep everything fresh in the sunshine – such as Rose d’Or winner Bridget Christie or Alan Partridge sidekick Tim Key, along with some extraordinarily exciting breakthrough talent including Edinburgh Comedy Award champ Rose Matafeo, Taskmaster’s Phil Wang, the brilliantly mischievous Rosie Jones and many more unbeatable entertainers.

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The event’s organisers are focussed on tailoring every show to give audiences the best possible night, matching established acts with brilliant new ones. It comes to an all-seated big top tent, set inside a boutique-style festival which will be bursting with bars, street-food and plenty more. To get you into the comedy spirit there will be craft beers and summer-inspired cocktails, plus delicious bites from a host of hand-picked street-food vendors.

These include delights from Zoe’s Ghanian Kitchen, greek grills from 3 Little Pigs, super fine super foods from Kurbside Kitchen, steamed buns by You Boa and ethically infused pizza from The Good Slice, plus fairtrade coffee roasters, sweet treats and a whole lot more.

Everything is being produced by 57 Festivals - the people behind the enormously successful Greenwich Comedy Festival, which was dubbed Time Out’s ‘favourite London comedy festival’, and the equally lauded Bristol Comedy Garden. The team have spent a decade delivering consistently superb line-ups and good times. Now they deliver their winning formula for incredible entertainment in a relaxed and fun atmosphere in the heart of Brighton & Hove.

Brighton Comedy Garden comes to Preston Park on Weds 19 – Sun 23 June. www.brightoncomedygarden.co.uk

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MAVERICK SABRE Local artist and June cover star, Rag‘n’Bone Man, returns to Brighton next month for his biggest hometown performance yet and he’s bringing along some very special guests, leaving fans buzzing for his homecoming.

Rory Graham, or more commonly known under his stage name Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, is no stranger to the UK charts thanks to his hit singles Human, Skin and Grace (We All Try), as well as the tracks he features on such as Bugzy Malone’s Run and Calvin Harris’ Giant. His 2017 album Human, received triple-platinum status as it was the fastest selling male debut album.

The neo-blues and soul singer blends an interesting mixture of hip-hop and R&B to form his distinguishable melodies due to being brought up on early blues and soul, think Muddy Waters, and teaming up with Brighton’s very own collective of hip-hop artists, The Rum Committee, in his teenage years.

After the release of Human, Rag‘n’Bone Man had a very successful stint at the BRIT Awards. First taking home the title of ‘British Breakthrough Act’ and receiving the BRIT’s Critics’ Choice Award in 2017 and then winning Best Single of the Year for his title track Human in 2018.

He is set to play Brighton Racecourse on Sat 27 July. So far, two support acts have been announced, with more to be confirmed closer to the time.

Maverick Sabre, a contemporary R&B vocalist who effortlessly blends soul, reggae and rap into a truly unique sound, is one of the artists booked to support Rag‘n’Bone Man next month.

Sabre is best known for his tracks I Need and Let Me Go from his 2012 debut album Lonely Are The Brave. Since then, he has worked with Jorja Smith, Joey Bada$$ and Idris Elba. Expect to hear new songs from his latest album When I Wake Up, which was released in March.

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Also on the bill is Ida Vallens, a conceptual art project created by 18-year-old singer-songwriter and producer, Anya Gradisher.

Described by Mixmag as ‘part trip-hop and part trap’, the 18-year-old from Worthing has created “ethereal electronic pop music” drawing influence from David Lynch films and stories of the occult.

Maria Philippou (VMS Live Rep), said: “Ida Vallens started making music within the lo-fi hip-hop scene in late 2016, collaborating online with producers from across the globe and gaining a good following on SoundCloud.

“Her live shows are captivating, weaving the tracks together with improvised theatrical outbursts over a live electronic soundscape.”

In addition to taking on the hefty racecourse venue, Rag‘n’Bone Man is set to appear as a headliner for numerous festivals across the summer season.

Before his Brighton date Rag‘n’Bone Man will be sharing Sheffield’s Tramlines festival main stage with the notorious Nile Rogers & Chic on Sun 21 July.

After a few shows overseas, Rag‘n’Bone Man is back in south London to play OnBlackheath festival on Sun 9 Sept. He shares the main stage with the iconic Grace Jones, which will be a surreal experience for the southeastern lad.

For more information about Rag‘n’Bone Man at Brighton Racecourse visit brighton-racecourse.oc.uk or purchase tickets from vmstickets.co.uk.

Tickets start at £46.75 with doors opening at 4pm on Sat 27 July.

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MAVERICK SABRE IDA VALLENS

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GIGS & NIGHTLIFE

THE TIGER LILLIES

SEAN PAUL

SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR

This British punk band, made up of Martyn Jacques, Adrian Stout and Jonas Golland, might not be for the easily offended. Formed in 1989, they describe themselves as an “anarchic Brechtian street opera trio”, their dark and often controversial presence brings a taste of originality into the music scene. They adopt a unique, avant-garde style which make their live performances exciting and eccentric. Dedicated to making new and provocative sounds, this show will unquestionably be absolutely exhilarating and one to remember.

Who doesn’t like a bit of Sean Paul?

International hit maker and Grammy Award winner, the Jamaican rapper is finally touring around the UK again. He is undeniably one of the most relevant artists in the music industry. Releasing hit after hit including Rockabye (Clean Bandit), No Lie (Dua Lipa), and the unforgettable Cheap Thrills (Sia), his popularity had no choice but to increase. Recognised across multiple music genres, his voice has encouraged Jamaican dancehall into the mainstream music since the early 2000’s.

British disco, dance and pop artist is making a comeback with her The Song Diaries tour this year. The artist enjoyed continued success since pursuing a solo career after leaving indie band, Theaudience as the lead singer. Her debut album Read My Lips won the Edison Award for “Best Dance Album" in 2003 and rose to an impressive No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart. The artist’s music has since been inspired by 80s electric, pop and disco influences to create the perfect mix of gen-res. Needless to say, her shows are ones to get you on your feet and moving until the night is over!

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ANNE-MARIE

JESSE MALIN

Better known for her summer banger 2002 co-written by Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, Anne-Marie became 2018’s biggest-selling UK debut act of the year. With the voice of a nightingale, the FRIENDS singer released her debut album Speak Your Mind last April and we are SO ready to hear it live. At only 28 years old, Anne-Marie has brought a fresh contribution to the pop and R&B scene.

With a fun night full of talent, alongside supporting act Lennon Stella, this is an event not to be missed.

At only 12 years old, Malin kickstarted his career as a front man for the hardcore rock band Heart Attack. He then served his talents as lead vocalist for 90s punks, D Generation for eight years amongst working on other musical projects. With iconic influences such as those of Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen, New York singer’s inclusive and expansive material makes his performances the gift that keeps on giving. His live gigs are known for being so different and unique every single night depending on what he wants to convey. The atmosphere will be an assured hit amongst the Brighton audience.

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SAT 15 JUNE // THE HAUNT

WOMAN TO WOMAN

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TUES 4 JUNE // BRIGHTON CENTRE

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MON 3 JUNE // THEATRE ROYAL

MON 24 JUNE // THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON English singer songwriter trio Julia Fordham, Beverley Craven and Judie Tzuke perform delightful melodies live in Brighton this month. Globally acclaimed as solo artists, these powerful women came together early last year to form an iconic girl band. Now based in California, the acclaimed singers bring their unique and distinctive vocal abilities together with some of their early hits, including Safe. Making their debut on the Graham Norton BBC show, the trio oozed incredible, engaging energy - and are sure to captivate you and make for a great evening.

ELTON JOHN

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SUN 9 JUNE // FIRST CENTRAL COUNTY GROUND Loved all over the world, music legend Sir Elton John is blessing us with his new UK tour across the UK. A British national treasure, all rounded artist and LGBT icon, he has made music history with his hit singles like Tiny Dancer and Your Song.

With his singing, lyricist, composing and pianist talents, he has been pulling at our heartstrings ever since his debut in 1962 and hasn’t disappointed since. Ranging from soft rock to rhythm and blues, Elton John has consistently gifted the world with incredible and energetic performances and isn’t planning to stop anytime soon.

TODD TERJE BN1 CHOICE

FRI 7 JUNE // CONCORDE 2 As the summer months approach, so does our need to dance the night away. With a rare appearance at the Concorde 2 in Brighton, Norwegian DJ Todd Terje will bring a mix of deep funk and Latin jazz to the table for the crowd to relis. The 38-year-old soon rose in popularity thanks to his countless remixes of legendary songs. As well as those, his own 2005 production Eurodans and a Latin-infused edit of Jacko's Can't Help it have helped boost his presence in the electronic and disco scene. He became an artist to watch out for in the clubbing industry, so get ready to party with one of the most prominent European figures of the moment.

NIGHTLIFE PLANNER: THIS FEELING // SAT 1 JUNE // THE HOPE & RUIN A night of dancing infused with banging hits by Arctic Monkeys, The Who, Catfish & The Bottlemen and many more. The DJ’s setlist will not be short of the best Indie and Rock & Roll classics.

GET DOWN ON IT // FRI 7 JUNE // THE RICHMOND If you’re feeling a bit of funk, soul, disco, afro-beats, hip-hop and more, join the Richmond for a special evening with DJ’s, drinks and a musical celebration.

I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR // SAT 15 JUNE // CONCORDE 2 A fan favourite amongst the Concorde 2 events returns. Get ready for an indie fuelled night with plenty of M83, Arcade Fire and more.

O’FLYNN // SAT 22 JUNE // PATTERNS Described by Boiler Room as one of “music's most prosperous newcomers” electronic DJ O’Flynn brings a euphoric setlist for you to move till’ the early hours of the morning.

BLACK PARADE // FRI 28 JUNE // KOMEDIA The UK’s biggest Emo night makes a comeback with the most beloved anthems of the 00’s! From Paramore to My Chemical Romance, these old school tunes will revive the nostalgia inside all of us.

MARK WRIGHT // SAT 29 JUNE // PRYZM English TV personality Mark Wright joins Pryzm for a legendary party. Challenge the dance floor with your signature moves in stellar company and tunes.

BRAINCHILD FESTIVAL 12 - 14 JULY

BY LOUISA STREETING Festivals have become an ever-expanding competitive market in the UK, all drawing huge audiences contributing to a multi-billion pound industry. With so much choice for music lovers, concerns have surfaced over festivals turning into corporate machines and therefore lacking in individuality. Based just outside Brighton near Lewes, Brainchild Festival is quickly revealing itself as one of the UK’s leading independent arts festivals, growing from a close-knit community of 300 to 3,000 in just a few years.

Founding director of Brainchild, Marina Blake, explains how the non-profit festival has flourished since its conception in 2012. “One of the biggest things meaning Brainchild survived without a paid team so far is it is powered by dozens of volunteers who have all had the freedom to pour their best ideas and professional learnings into the project.” With newfound support from Arts Council England, their lengthy programme is devised to be interactive, with live music, theatre, spoken word, comedy, workshops, and film screenings.

This community ethos paired with their inclusive line up has earned the team ‘Best Independent Festival’ in 2015 and 2016.

Brainchild has preserved its DIY philosophy since Marina and her friends launched the festival when they were 19-years-old, with no VIP-exclusive areas or corporate sponsorship in sight. Last year, gal-dem reported one in three attendees of the festival contributed to the curation of the three-day festival. “People are pretty much always one removed from somebody who's involved in the production or the programme, which in terms of a DIY spirit definitely helps to bring the project closer to home and makes it more inspiring. It was always meant to show the scale of what's possible when people support each other.”

The festival has evolved into a cultural hub for emerging artists in genres such as jazz, soul, and hip-hop. SpiritualAfro-Jazz ensemble, Maisha and artist collective, Steam Down, will return this year to perform explosive new material. “Making repeat bookings throughout the years is something we value because it maintains the festival is just an annual gathering and celebration for an evergrowing network of people.” Marina adds the festival

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recognises the balance between what will create a varied experience for everyone there and retaining these artist relationships to form the soul of the programme.

Other artists playing include Biig Piig, Allysha Joy, and Dublin rapper, Kojaque. Workshops will also be taking place, such as the inclusive life-drawing class hosted

by Our Naked Truths and zine-making with Skin Deep.

With female performers outweighing men on this year’s programme, Brainchild has exceeded the Keychain pledge to achieve a balanced 50:50 gender line-up by 2022. When asking Marina why she thinks this imbalance is widespread in the industry, she wonders whether mainstream festivals are simply unable to adapt their outlook quickly enough. “Priorities for most for-profit or mainstream festivals ultimately are about the bottom line, and coupled with a residual lack of attention given to gender balance within bookings, there's also probably a tendency to stick with what is considered a winning formulae of artists rather than make changes.”

A shocking report conducted by the BBC Reality Check last year revealed 77% of acts across nine UK festival line-ups were all-male. Their statistics highlight the essentiality for the Keychain pledge, which 45 UK festivals have signed, including Brainchild.

For Marina and the team, the next frontier will be how to encourage their audience to participate in reducing waste from the festival. “We've created more and more recycling each year, saving more waste from going to landfill. This is due to a team of about 30 Green Team volunteers, and if we could involve ticket-holders in the sorting of their waste, they'd have a greater understanding of their footprint and feel more engaged in our mission.”

Community, sustainability and development remain at the epicentre of Brainchild’s success. Their mutual ethos reinstalls hope that arts festivals can still celebrate subculture and anti-establishment values.

Brainchild Festival is at Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum in East Sussex from Fri 12 to Sun 14 July. Final tickets on their website: www.brainchildfestival.co.uk

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SUMMER ACTIVITIES

BY CLAUDIA BOSSO

OUTDOOR CINEMAS MAY - SEPT

Whether you are looking to enjoy a classic film caressed by the gentle sea breeze or sat on a picnic blanket among the fresh grass, Brighton has got you covered. Throughout the summer, Brighton is offering their annual outdoor cinema both at the Luna Beach Cinema and at Preston Manor. These are perfect for when you don’t want to miss out on the summer heat but also want to cosy up and watch an iconic movie with your favourite people.

The days and times of the screenings will be listed on the cinema’s websites. From oldies like Grease to newbies like Bohemian Rhapsody the open cinemas will give you a chance to pick and choose the best movies for you!

WOODLAND FESTIVAL HAWKHURST, KENT FRI 7 - SUN 9 JUNE

This festival embodies everything that the woodlands have to offer! Incredible entertainment will be provided for both the adults and the little ones. The lineup will be the best it has ever been!

Along with some return guests, there will be a range of new independent and extremely talented artists.

For the children there will be a large number of fun arts and crafts activities and more! This event will revive the child in all of us, with a welcoming and friendly atmosphere, it is a chance to relax and reconnect with friends and family. On top of everything, it raises money and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Society and the Macmillan Cancer Support. Secluded in a beautiful setting, it is the perfect festival to unwind.

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LAGOON WATER SPORTS MAY - SEPT

Beat the summer heat and get some exercise with the Hove Lagoon Watersports! This fun activity can be done with both friends and family and is a great way to stay cool and make some amazing memories. Being one of the UK’s premier water sports’ centres, it offers a wide range of leisure diversions such as sailing, kayaking, windsurfing, stand up paddle boarding tuition and hire, and wake boarding. With an endless variety of choice, you have no excuse! It is affordable and something different you can dive into during the warmer months. So what are you waiting for? show off your skills!

MOON LANDINGS 50TH ANNIVERSARY SAT 20 JULY

If you’re looking to do something different and unique with friends or family, why not make it a celebration? Come and enjoy a range of activities all dedicated to the first man to set foot on the moon.

St Richards Catholic College in Bexhill is offering scientists, artefacts and a lot more! This free event is fun for everyone and will allow you to have your picture taken on the moon, view the sun and moon like never before, and witness plenty of NASA related videos and stalls for your entertainment! To top it all off, you get your very own commemorative badge on your visit!

CHICHESTER FESTIVAL SAT 15 JUNE - SUN 14 JULY

Claiming to be best the one yet, this month-long all round celebration will make you fall in love with the town of Chichester all over again. With a line-up of over 200 events for this upcoming summer, it will be one to remember.

Featuring all kind of music events such as classical, jazz, pop and more, this unique festival will also focus on the overall importance of the arts. A non-stop month of talented musicians, actors, poets and musicians performing just for you. Any day you pick will be sure to be filled with vibrant artists that light up the city!

PUB IN THE PARK: TUNBRIDGE WELLS FRI 12 – SUN 14 JULY

This three-day feast will have you drooling and wanting more. It gathers the best Michelin-starred chefs from all over the country to serve their glorious dishes at the beautiful natural venue. The park will serve as the greatest beer garden you have ever seen. Pub in the Park will also host a number of pop-up pubs and restaurants as well as artisan shopping booths and tasty beverages! For all you music lovers, there will also be a main stage with endless live music from amazing performers to get you up and dancing all night long. What else do you need? Get your tickets before they run out!

AIRBOURNE: EASTBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW

THE BRIGHTON & HOVE SUMMER BOOK FAYRE

This annual event taking place in August over the course of 4 days, is a free air-show along the lovely Eastbourne seafront. It offers ground displays, vast military exhibitions and involvement, and whole lot of flying. It is a beautiful aerial performance which will make for a great day out. On top of this, the event welcomes people of all ages to enjoy some amazing live music entertainment on the beach. There will also be a children’s play areas, so adults can catch a break and enjoy the the show as well as helicopter pleasure flights and the stunning firework display!

Join the Brighton Unitarian Church for another exhilarating and inspiring literary event. This book ‘fayre’ aims to make writers and readers connect in a more personal and relaxed environment. It is a celebration of literature and the written word. This event unites all book genres from horror, history, fiction and non-fiction to teen fiction, children’s books, LGBT books and more. Its a great chance for you to connect and discover independent authors as well as traditional published authors. Plus, its a free event! So whether you’re a book nerd or a wannabe reader, this is a fun event for you.

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TEN BRILLIANT BEER GARDENS IN BRIGHTON & HOVE HOBGOBLIN

31 York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GU Do you even live in Brighton if you haven’t heard of the Hobgoblin? With its alternative wall art and quirky retro vibes, this pub oozes liveliness. There is never a dull moment in this not so hidden massive beer garden.

Whether we’re in the middle of the harrowing winter temperatures and cuddling under the heated booths or gasping for some fresh air in the summer heat, this cosy and modest drinking oasis will welcome you with open arms. Known as possibly the best pub in Brighton, the Hobgoblin is the ultimate hangout spot for a dash of youthful buzz and evenings to remember.

MARTHA GUNN

OPEN HOUSE

BY CLAUDIA BOSSO

146 Springfield Rd, Brighton, BN1 6BZ Still unsure whether a garden or a jungle, the Open House Pub is exactly what it sounds like: an informal and welcoming pub located right behind London Road station. It serves as the perfect quick getaway after work or on the weekends. Friendly and relaxed, this spacious beer garden offers a great scene to unwind and taste test a list of international foods and local beers. Whether you’re enjoying the the local artwork displayed indoors, or the warmth of the gleaming sun outside, this pub is sure to create a pleasant vibe for you to indulge in.

THE LION AND LOBSTER

100 Upper Lewes Rd, Brighton, BN2 3FE Named after perhaps the most famous ‘dipper’ in Brighton, this fairy light infused garden creates the quintessential spot to rejoice over a tasty Sunday roast dinner accompanied by a refreshing alfresco drink. This corner situated pub is the ideal concoction of food, drinks and live music events. It is a place to enjoy a contemporary and modish take on the traditional English pub which can’t lack the iconic wooden floors and brick walling. If you’re looking for a more family friendly and pleasant atmosphere, given Martha a try!

24 Sillwood St, Brighton, BN1 2PS A certain favourite amongst the locals, this Hove-situated pub is the go-to spot for one of the best Sunday roasts in the area. Between the mouthwatering food and the unique interior adornment it might be easy to miss the hidden blessing that is the two storey rooftop terrace. It meets all the essential needs for a great day in the sun or evening among friends. It is complete with a large TV for all the sport fans out there as well as an abundance of vibrant wall art and graffiti to appreciate. With countless nooks and corners to discover, this historical gem will have you lose all track of time.

BLACK LION

THE HARE AND HOUNDS

14 Black Lion St, Brighton, BN1 1ND If you’re a fan of the cosy, unpretentious and homey atmosphere, then this fairy lit haven might just be the perfect escape for you. Amidst the chaotic Brightonian environment, the Black Lion offers all day outdoor entertainment from live music to DJ spins. Though small and snug, this colourful beer garden is filled with energy and positive ambiance. Located in the heart of The Lanes, it is an assured successful hang out spot for when you’re in need of a fun dance off or chilled evening with your mates. So go enjoy a refreshing pint under the stars (or fairy lights) served with a side of possible regretful decisions.

75 London Rd, Brighton, BN1 4JF Bringing small plates and loaded fries cuisine together with the traditional British pub ambience, the Hare and Hounds has one of the best hidden beer gardens in Brighton. Complete with cosy heated booths and a foliage infused setting, Brighton’s first brewery-fresh pub is a fantastic stamping ground. It provides luscious food as well as an uplifting and enjoyable atmosphere for everyone. Not convinced? What if we told you that they introduced a new all vegan menu for all you non meat eaters out there. Not to mention the incredible selection of craft beers and local ales they consistently provide!

GRAND CENTRAL

29-30 Surrey St, Brighton, BN1 3PA If you’re looking for a place to hide from the city mayhem, preferably above ground level, and ideally right outside Brighton Station, then the Grand Central beer terrace hits the spot. Situated right above the main bar, the beer terrace possesses quirky murals and colourful settings for a chilled and cheerful outing. Its bubbly and botanical theme will have you nuzzled up and never wanting to leave. Idyllic for the winter blues thanks to its outdoor heating and blissful for the liveliness of summer due to its tropical inspired decor, this eccentric beer garden is definitely one for the books.

THE PARK VIEW

THE MASH TUN

1 Church St, Brighton, BN1 1UE This one may not technically be a ‘beer garden’, as it is situated right outside the Mash Tun pub, however it is outside, and you can drink beer in it.

The only difference really is that you can actually lurk among the Brightonians as they walk past, in a non-creepy way of course. This indie space happens to be amongst the most hectic hang out spots in the city for the youthful locals. Not only is it famous for its juicy burgers and thirstquenching drinks, but it is undoubtably one of the most popular scenes to enjoy the sunshine.

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101 St James's St, Brighton, BN2 1TP This slightly more sophisticated yet still welcoming beer garden is equipped with contemporary and high quality Spanish cuisine menu and craft beers. Conveniently positioned in order to soak up the sun at all times of the year, this exquisite sanctuary offers a friendly ambience complete with assured Instagram worthy backgrounds. This trendy haunt spot oozes a rather Mediterranean vibe for you to delight in and has been voted Brighton’s best garden for the past two years.

Situated in the bustling area of Kemptown, it presents a modern twist on a traditional British beer garden.

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71 Preston Drove, Brighton, BN1 6LD This other addition to our amazing list of pubs, features a garden slightly further away from the centre of town. It is situated close to Preston Park to conveniently allow for the relish of all the nature surrounding you as you’re savouring an ice cold beer. Possessing one of Brighton’s largest beer gardens, it innately serves as a summer retreat for all locals. If you have an appetite for effervescent and vivacious climates, then the Park View is undoubtably worth a visit, especially as those anticipated summer months approach.

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10 TOP TIPS TO MAXIMISE FESTIVAL FUN

BY MEGANNE GERBEAU Get Ready To Rumble: Get a hold of set times and stages beforehand and plan accordingly to avoid missing your favourite artist or finding yourself in a clash. However, some of the best discoveries are the bands you stumble across, so be prepared for some last-minute changes to your ‘to-see’ list.

Packing light: Don’t bring something you’re not prepared to take home. Thousands of belongings get sent to landfill at the end of every festival, every year. Pack light and only the essentials. Instead of bringing a pillow, pack a pillowcase and stuff it with clothes once you’ve set up. This means you can bring more without compromising on comfort.

Bring a spare phone battery to avoid the pricey and time consuming re-charging stands by investing in a second phone battery or portable phone charger. Or even better, buy a good old cheap brick phone such as the classic Nokia 3310 and you won’t need to think about your battery all weekend. No losing friends now!

Check alcohol limits before leaving: It always breaks my heart when I see the abandoned crates of beer at the entrance on arrival. Don’t get caught out by having your alcohol confiscated at the first hurdle and double-check the rules before leaving. Or alternatively, if you want to be sneaky, smuggle bottles of booze in wellies and sleeping bags, but don’t blame us if you get caught!

Customize your tent to make it easier to find: You have the same generic pop up tent that your neighbour and hundreds of others have brought with them?

Either move to a more identifiable place like next to a certain stall or landmark (but by all means avoid the toilets) or give your portable home a makeover with glow-in-the-dark paint and a custom flag.

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Don’t skip your meals: On average you’ll spend up to eight hours dancing and walk around five miles each day at a festival, tech company Withings calculated according to the Metro. Whether you do dinner camper style and bring a portable cooker, or treat yourself to some chips from the on-site burger vans, don’t just rely on your supply of snacks to re-fuel.

Keep hydrated! Drink water, and lots of it. Your reusable bottle will be your new best friend, so make sure it comes along to everything you go to, it’ll keep you re-hydrated once all that dancing, skanking and moshing has worn you out. Metallic fold up bottles are especially handy to clip onto your belt, your dehydrated and hungover self will thank you in the morning.

Use the drug testing tents if you plan on doing more than drinking. The not-for-profit organisation, The Loop, have worked with lots of festivals like Bestival, Boardmasters and Boomtown, to provide on-site anonymous drug testing facilities. Last year, BBC News reported that The Loop found an increase in people being mis-sold MDMA with a different drug known to cause psychosis and insomnia instead. Better to be safe than sorry!

Keep valuables from getting wet by using a sandwich bag: If the weather forecast (and you) didn’t predict the random showers of rain, don’t let anything electrical or made of paper suffer. Pop your vulnerable belongings into a plastic bag and seal it. Whilst we’re on the subject of valuables, only bring things that you wouldn’t mind getting lost or stolen. So, maybe leave that brand-new phone at home.

Struggling to get out of a crowd? Just saying “I’m going to puke!” was a genius tip on a Reddit thread. “People will move,” the user said. They also advised to let females in a group go first when cutting through the crowd as apparently they’re more likely to get let through. Sorry dudes.

Shared Benefit – Shared Responsibility City Angels is an initiative to promote a closer working partnership between Brighton & Hove Pride with local retailers, restaurants, hotels and other businesses.

The year-round campaign will see Pride promoting the Brighton retail and hospitality economy, whilst asking those businesses that benefit from the £20.5m+* that is spent over Pride weekend to engage their civic pride and get involved through the Pride City Angels programme.

100% of the proceeds from City Angels memberships is reinvested in city and community projects. Whether it is through reducing waste in events supply chains, silent disco beach cleans, sponsoring bins, or consumer-focused campaigns to reduce littering – there is plenty for us all to do – and focusing our effort means we can bring greater benefit.

To find our more and sign up, visit WeAreCityAngels.org The City Angels Pledge Respect – for the city, each other, people Pride – in our city through a shared pledge to care for it Unity – in our collective approach to look out for the city and individuals within it

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SUMMER BREAK

A STUDENT’S GUIDE TO:

BY HARVEY BRENT Summer holidays are the thing everyone craves. The vast expanse of time to soak in the sun, catch up on a few books (which aren’t academic for once) and visit as many beer gardens as possible. But what else is there to do besides the obvious? This could be the year to ditch your annual routine and try something different.

VOLUNTEERING

It’s typical to spend as many moments as you can on Brighton’s glorious beach, but it’s still important we keep it as amazing as it should be. Every month, Pier2Pier host a beach clean up to try give back to mother nature for giving us this long, pebbled treasure. To make it more interesting, they even organise Community Silent Disco Beach Cleans where all you have to do is turn up, tune in and enjoy the tunes while picking the litter. To reward yourself for your hard efforts there are free goodies and workshops on the promenade for once you’ve finished.

Fancy dress is always encouraged. What a wholesome hangover cure.

SALTDEAN LIDO

Dubbed the finest modernist lido in the UK, Saltdean is criminally underrated. It’s quite the pretty structure as well. It serves as the only Grade II listed seaside lido in the country. A ticket will include access to the 40m long heated pool and to all the facilities such as the food vendors and landscaped grass banks to catch some rays. Only a 20-minute bus journey from Old Steine, it’s perfect for when the sea is deceptively cold, but the sun is still shining.

PATTERNS

The incredibly popular club just off the Old Steine is serving up some great events all summer. Day or night, Patterns will be holding something of interest. Every Saturday they include a bottomless brunch as well as £5 cocktails from 5-9 every Friday-Saturday. Perfect to have on their terrace looking over the Channel. Don’t forget their club nights as well, Donuts every Tuesday and Midnight Funk Association on the Thursday.

TAKE A DAY TRIP

As great as Brighton is, there’s no harm in exploring further than the city limits. Luckily, we are not only surrounded by exceptional wildlife and scenery in the form of the South Downs but by quaint and picturesque villages and towns. A short bus ride away is Lewes.

Cobbled streets, a Harvey’s brewery, artisan coffee

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shops and endless charity shops are worth a visit. Daytripping on a budget.

Slightly further afield, Arundel serves up one of the most striking buildings in southern England. Arundel Castle stands tall overlooking the fairy-tale town, which has a large selection of restaurants, cafés, drinking spots and lots of culture to immerse yourself with.

QUIRKY BRIGHTON TOURS

It’s only apt that the quirkiness of Brighton is reflected in the tours given around the city. Why not join the Ghost Walk of the Lanes to get your spook on? It’s led by an eclectic guide, dressed in their very best Victorian finery.

They will be telling the tales of ghosts who haunt our beloved Lanes to this very day.

One of the most popular tours if you fancy a break from the sun is Brighton’s Victorian Sewer Tours which leads you through the labyrinth of sewers which are still regarded as an engineering and architectural triumph.

Don’t worry, there won’t actually be any ‘mess’.

If you fancy a bit of interactive history, why not visit Brighton and Hove’s only World War 2 air raid shelter open to the public. ‘Take Shelter’ are non-profit and organise tours to take you down into the depths of the shelter and experience what it was like to live in one of those shelters. Still, probably better than most student housing.

RENT A BIKE

Brighton is littered with those bike dockets so you’re never far from one. To rent one, simply download the app to make the payment. You get 35 minutes of cycle time for £1 and then 3p for each minute over. Not a bad deal at all! The gym is usually windowless, hot and away from sunlight, so may be worth going for the more scenic exercise option. Take the bikes up and down the promenade or stretch yourself and go as far as Seven Sisters to get some incredible cliff-side views. Good for the environment and your health? Perfect.

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BOOK CLUB:

GOOD BOOKS List

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Independent Hove book shop City Books lists their bestsellers for this month...

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VERY NICE BY MARCY DERMANSKY

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Very Nice unfolds over a single chaotic summer, as the lives of several interconnected characters collide together thanks to chance, fate, and a little bit of bad behaviour. College student Rachel kisses her creative writing professor - and then agrees to look after his dog, taking it home to her mother’s beautiful Connecticut house, unwittingly bringing her mother and professor together in a disastrous affair. A darkly funny and deeply smart novel of modern American life that hurtles towards its shocking climax.

UNDERLAND BY ROBERT MACFARLANE

The much anticipated sequel to international bestseller The Old Ways from Robert Macfarlane. Underland takes us on a voyage through Bronze Age burial chambers to the catacombs of Paris via Arctic sea caves to explore myth, literature, memory and the land itself. It is a powerful and dazzling book, epic in scope and beautifully written.

SWAN SONG BY KELLEIGH GREENBERG-JEPHCOTT

The debut novel out now in paperback from Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott. Writer Truman Capote charmed his way into a circle of wealthy, powerful women, forming deep and intimate friendships - until he betrayed them. Having learned all their secrets, translated them into thinly veiled fiction, and published them in Esquire, Capote detonated a literary grenade that effectively ended both his career and social life. This sweeping novel charts his fall from grace, and is full of intrigue, gossip and scandal.

FURIOUS HOURS BY CASEY CEP

Journalist Casey Cep investigates the true crime book Harper Lee was never able to publish in the fascinating Furious Hours. Telling the story of a series of mysterious and scandalous murders committed in 70s Alabama, and the famous, reclusive novelist Lee who wanted to write about them, Furious Hours combines true crime and literary biography with compassionate, curious co-writing and a sharp eye for detail. A brilliant, gripping read with warmth and intelligence at its heart.

FRANKISSSTEIN BY JEANNETTE WINTERSON

The latest novel from Jeanette Winterson is equal parts funny and chilling, looking at the future of AI and robotics against the backdrop of Brexit Britain, alongside the story of Mary Shelley and Frankenstein. A young transgender doctor named Ry is falling in love - against their better judgement - with Victor Stein, a celebrated professor leading the public debate around AI. Jeannette takes you from the conception of Frankenstein on the shores of Lake Geneva through to an alternative present day Britain where cryogenics and sexbots are quickly becoming our future.

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Justin Rushmore came up with the idea of serving cocktails, beats and beers from converted VW camper vans back in 2012. He now runs a fleet of four colourful vans “bringing the party” to mini festivals, weddings and events in and around Brighton. Having served mojitos to the likes of Little Mix, the staff of Amazon and even had FatBoy Slim perform from his DISCOBUG, kitted out with a state of the art sound system, mirror balls, lasers and hydraulic lifting roof! - it’s no surprise that his latest innovation is a Bugbar combo DJ booth and tap bar serving local Craft beers.

The Dub Pistols, Doug Lazy, James Taylor Quartet and many, many others…as a DJ he toured the world, far too many Bloody Mary’s 30,000 feet!

So what led Justin on this journey… He was heavily involved with the dance music revolution that exploded in the early 90’s and growing up in the home counties he did his graft as a mobile jock in the mid eighties. As the nineties approached so did a few detours around the M25 where the hazy days of acid house were all the rage! It wasn’t long until Justin was lured to the big lights of London where, with partner and artist Jem Panufnik, he set up one of the most successful independent record labels of an era - the award winning Finger Lickin’ Records which sold almost a million records and home to the Plump DJs, Krafty Kuts, A. Skillz, this was pre digital downloads - yes the vinyl era! As a producer under the guise of Soul of Man, with creative force Jem, they recorded and sold well over 100,000 12"s. Remixed

As the proud owner of a ’73 bay window VW camper it was only a matter of time until Justin’s past experiences collided and a new concept was born - The Bugbar!

Offering a range of services from DJ booth hire, silent disco parties, mini festivals, through to party packages for weddings, summer parties or product launches.

Expect to see the Bugbar popping up in Brighton this summer.

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Around the same time he set up the award winning record shop Vinyl Addiction in Camden town, located in the basement of Bar Vinyl, a combined DJ bar café, which alongside the Dogstar in Brixton, was the first of its kind in the UK to have DJs in bars! A genius concept where you could buy tunes, drink beer and meet like minded folk…

Catch Justin’s ECLECTIC SELECTION on (101.4FM/DAB) 10am - midday every Thursday.

Visit www.thebugbar.co.uk to book or contact.

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FRIDAY 26 JULY

FATHER'S DAY IDEAS CIN CIN HOVE

Spoil your Dad at Cin Cin Hove this Father's Day and he'll receive a complimentary dining card to use on his next visit. Immerse yourself in an authentic Italian dining experience and enjoy seasonal small plates made from the freshest ingredients. Why not pair your homemade pasta dishes with freshly baked focaccia or stunning Sicilian olives?

Beautiful wines are available to purchase from across multiple regions of Italy along with the restaurant’s ever-changing aperitif drinks specials to accompany your meal.

Please note: this offer only applies to Cin Cin’s Hove restaurant.

60 Western Road Hove BN3 1JD, T: 01273 726 047, Sundays: brunch 10am-12pm, lunch 12:30pm-6pm www.cincin.co.uk

DADS GO FREE THIS FATHER’S DAY AT SEA LIFE BRIGHTON! Give Dad a break this Father’s Day and treat him to a special visit to SEA LIFE Brighton this Sun 16 June for FREE. Just quote DADS GO FREE at the admissions desk and gain free entry! Go and see the BRAND NEW ocean display Day & Night and experience a coral reef as it transitions through 24 hours. See the UK’s largest selection of Sharks & Rays under one roof and greet their beloved Green Turtles Lulu & Gulliver who are back together after their long holiday apart!

As an extra treat SEA LIFE Brighton are also running a special competition for one lucky Dad to get a guided tour of the centre on Father’s Day, as well as free entry for all his family (up to 5 guests in total) in the online prize draw. To enter simply visit the SEA LIFE Brighton Facebook page.

Marine Parade, Brighton BN2 1TB, T: 0871 226 6770, Sundays 10am-4pm. www.visitsealife.com/brighton

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FATHER’S DAY ROAST AT THE

COAL SHED Treat dad to an indulgent Sunday roast this Father’s Day. Served to share, The Coal Shed roast includes 500g 35 day dry aged roast sirloin of beef, beef fat potatoes, cauliflower cheese, honey roast root veg, seasonal greens, Yorkshire puddings, and smoked gravy. Located in the heart of Brighton and ideal for steak loving dads, The Coal Shed is the perfect lunchtime spot for a Sunday well spent. The full a la carte menu will also be available.

8 Boyces Street, Brighton, BN1 1AN, T: 01273 322998, Sundays 12-4pm, 6-10pm.

ROMEO AND JULIET 13 - 16 JUNE BRIGHTON OPEN AIR THEATRE

We invite you to experience Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s most famous love story with modern characterisation, choral song, live music and dynamic performance to engage both young and old. The streets of Verona are fraught with ceaseless fighting between the Montagues and Capulets.

Consequence hangs in the stars, and when the children of these two great households meet, there is hope that their love will conquer all. You know their story, but not like this…

At Brighton Open Air Theatre from Thurs 13 June until Sun 16 June (Father's Day), with tickets available from £10.

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COMEDY GUIDE BRIGHTON COMEDY GARDEN

WEDS 19 - SUN 29 // PRESTON PARK

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Sean Lock, Sara Pascoe, Henning When, Alan Davies, Rachel Parris, Ed Byrne all feature in Brighton’s first ever Comedy Garden Festival. The stellar line-up featuring some of TV’s most familiar faces alongside some more of the hottest new breakthrough acts is sure to make its mark this year. It will take place in a big-top tent in Preston Park over five nights, with stalls, craft beer and street-food style dishes being served throughout the festival. The spectacular selection of comedians looks like this new festival is in it for the long run!

REGINALD D. HUNTER

RHOD GILBERT

HORMONAL HOUSEWIVES

Has it been that long? Reginald D. Hunter is going on tour to celebrate his twentieth anniversary of becoming a comedian. The UK tour will see him bring his iconic and honest comedic style to forty different venues, including Brighton Dome. After becoming a feature of late-night panel shows such as Have I Got News For You and 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, it’s led him to be regarded as one of the recent comedy greats.

Fresh off his hugely popular stint on Taskmaster, Rhod Gilbert’s eccentric self is back on stage following a long six-year stand-up break. The show explores the hiatus he has had from comedy and what’s since gone on in between, which turns out to be… quite a lot. More personal than ever, he brings a fresh and brutally honest set to the Dome to discuss meeting with a man named John, who apparently changed his life for the better.

This comedy sketch show, featuring ‘Allo ‘Allo’s Vicki Michelle takes its audience through the trials and tribulations of modern-day womanhood, all with a glass of wine in hand, obviously. No topic is left untouched; weight loss, men, sex, therapy and even Zumba! The cheeky and camp show is strutting its way into the Theatre Royal this month. It’s expected to be brash, shameless and unapologetically crass.

MITCH BENN

ELEANOR TIERNAN & GRAINNE MAGUIRE

SAT 15 JUNE // BRIGHTON DOME

Sun 2 June, komedia: An afternoon of one of the country’s best satirist songster’s asking all the important questions; what’re you doing? Why?

JEN BRISTER AND SARA BARRON

Tue 25 June, Caroline of Brunswick

Podcaster and comedian, on the back of a sell out Fringe shows brings her hard-hitting stand up alongside best newcomer Sara Barron

FRI 14 JUNE // BRIGHTON DOME

Sun 30 June, Komedia: Tiernan and

Maguire are looking at analysing our daily woes and fears in a detail we could never dream of in these Fringe previews.

JOHN PENDAL: MONSTER Sat 15 June, Junkyard Dogs

John Pendal brings his fourth solo standup show all about his young Baptist boy childhood and questions; why was it so full of shame?

WEDS 26 JUNE // THEATRE ROYAL

SIMON EVANS’S POTTED PREVIEWS Sun 23 & Sun 30 June, Open Air Theatre: As a Brighton regular, Simon

Evans is joined by two comedians before they head up north to the face the Scots ahead of Edinburgh Fringe.

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Beyond hosting their own productions and new writing shows, Cast Iron Theatre have plenty to say about Brighton & Hove’s theatre scene. Formed in 2013, by Michelle Donkin and Andrew Allen in 2013, the company platforms original work and offers a hub for rising talent.

“We’re really proud that we’re a ‘fringe’ theatre based in Brighton,” says Allen. “We use local actors and directors. It’s nice to be a permeant base for that kind of creativity.” Formerly housed in the old Iron Duke pub on Waterloo Street, they’ve expanded to present short play nights, full-length work, storytelling events, poetry and workshops.

Donkin and Allen share a background in writing. Cast Iron sprung from a continuing desire to stage their own stories. This has gone on to embrace some of the local area’s most exciting new writing and becoming a proper producing house. “Like any good black-box studio theatre, because it’s deceptively simple it means you strip back down to the actual writing,” Allen adds.

“You not going to be reliant on any bells and whistles, you’re getting back to the dialogue and the relationships between characters.”

While there’s value in work which can be toured, the pair’s future sits firmly in Brighton, strong relations with new writers and other companies. “I think it’s amazing that you can bring in different groups,” says Donkin.

“There’s a lot of really good theatres in town. There’s a lot of local writers that we’re involved with, and we’ve opened out internationally for our last short play night, which was amazing. There’s no end of writers that have something to say and need a platform to put it on.” The pair agree it’s easy to get lonely if you’re a writer, actor or director and you don’t know where your platform is.

Whatever sort of storyteller someone is, Cast Iron believe their story has value.

To delve further into the creative process, Cast Iron have developed their own podcast. “We were putting on short play nights, and ended up chatting to the actors, writers and directors afterwards,” Donkin tells me. “We were just in the pub talking about their process and

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thought: ‘This is an interesting conversation, we should just record this.’” The series talks to different venues and companies, highlighting people they admire and bringing Brighton’s creative scene closer together.

By prompting further conversations around the theatrical arts, the podcast has been attracting listeners from across the globe. “For any creative, a nice healthy amount of competition can be experienced by hearing others talk about their work,” says Allen. “We hope it will be instrumental in getting to the next stage of whatever they’re working on.” As an on-demand audio experience, podcasting allows people to dictate their own timetable and source actors or sounds. Because of this, it’s prompted a resurgence in speaking arts and forged a different kind of intimacy between listener and storyteller.

For Cast Iron Theatre, June brings another edition of their Cast Iron Shorts, where submitted short stories (all based around the theme of ‘sanctuary’) will be staged.

It also sees a production of Allen’s Will Of The People on Fri 28 – Sat 29 June at Sweet Werx. Set in a fictional universe, it sees the British Prime Minister asking people to vote in a referendum, but the result isn’t what anyone expected. “The issue being, when you give the people a voice, they will speak,” he tells me. Later in the year also brings a new stream to their podcast which focuses on fiction and short stories.

Cast Iron Theatre realise what they offer is a more personal entertainment experience. One which relies on lush storytelling instead of raw spectacle. “If 30 people are in a room and they see a one-woman show, that’s then gone,” says Allen. “Even if that show has a fouryear run, there’s only 30 people who have shared that experience with you. There’s something alluring and magical about that.”

Cast Iron Theatre bring Cast Iron Shorts to Sweet Werx on Fri 14 June. Check out the Cast Iron Theatre at www. castironbrighton.weebly.com

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Autistic Anonymous is formed by the UK’s first entirely autistic theatre company, The Stealth Aspies. The show is wonderfully presented by people who have had first hand experience of society and the medias attitudes towards autism. It explores this in an honest and light-hearted way through poetry and testimonies which creates an insight into a world so many people aren’t fully aware of.

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN MON 17 - SAT 22 JUNE // THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins, this dramatic rendition of a tale of romance, mystery and murder is gracing Brighton for only a few nights. Rachel Watson, who lives out parts of her life by watching a perfect couple through the train window suddenly gets caught up as a witness when the woman suddenly disappears. As we find out, there is much more to just the girl on the train…

THE PERFECT WEDDING

THURS 6 – SAT 8 JUNE // THE MERIDAN CENTRE: Seated as if you were at a wedding reception, bride-tobe Ashleigh understandably wants her wedding to be perfect, but the odds are firmly stacked against her.

FERAL

THURS 4 - FRI 5 JULY // BRIGHTON OPEN AIR THEATRE: Exploring themes of racism, community and the gypsy experience through folk music, this drama is compelling and highly emotional.

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) WEDS 19 & THURS 20 JUNE // BRIGHTON OPEN AIR THEATRE

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE WEDS 26 - SAT 29 JUNE BRIGHTON OPEN AIR THEATRE

This play incorporates all the greatest writer’s plays into one performance.

It’s incredibly irreverent in its stylings and as you can imagine, very, very fast paced. Although the originals are scripted, improvisation plays a key part in changing between so many of the stories. A rollercoaster of emotions is an understatement.

A classic Shakespearian tale comes to the Brighton Open Air Theatre as part of Brighton Shakespeare Co.’s mini-takeover of the theatre. A major loan is about to be defaulted. Will the crafty Shylock retrieve his money, or will his young debtor bring about his downfall.? Although technically a comedy, this one of the Bard’s greatest dramas.

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FRI 14 JUNE // MARLBOROUGH THEATRE: Based on the #MeToo movement, Velvet sets out to question: How far are you willing to go to secure your dream job?

MARY STUART

TUES 2 - SAT 6 JULY // BRGHTON LITTLE THEATRE: Imprisoned by the English, Mary Stuart’s fate lies in the hands of Queen Elizabeth Amidst hesitance to sign Mary’s death warrant, the royal court swarms with revenge and deception.

MON 1 - SAT 6 JULY // THEATRE ROYAL: You’re cut off by the snow, there’s no way in or out and you’ve just discovered a murder…Agatha Christie’s iconic play comes to Brighton in the grand Theatre Royal.

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TOY STORY 4

FRI 21 JUNE // CINEMA The moment we’ve all been waiting for is almost here. After what we thought would be the end of the Toy Story saga in 2010, Sheriff Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) return in an all new Pixar sequel. After Andy goes off to college and gives his precious toys away to Bonnie, the characters are introduced to a new unenthusiastic toy named Forky, which will cause trouble and confusion amongst the group. In this upcoming heart-warming instalment, we will follow the road trip adventures of both old and new friends trying to find a fresh purpose in life as toys.

LATE NIGHT

FRI 7 JUNE // CINEMA

Mindy Kaling makes a comeback starring alongside talented Emma Thompson in the American comedy drama Late Night. Following the decline in popularity of, you guessed it, a late-night talk show, the host hires her first female writer in attempts to bring the show back to life. The film focuses on the differences between the co-stars’ culture and age gap in a humorous way, bringing many unexpected and pleasantly surprising twists and turns to the plot. First debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January, Late Night, is sure to bring a fresh take on the difficulties of becoming a female comedian in today’s society.

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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME FRI 5 JULY // CINEMA

Just to quench the perceived public thirst for more skin-tight costumes, punching and quipping, the Marvel Cinematic Universe hits us with another fabulous instalment. It’s been at least 30 minutes since the last Spider Man film and now our web-shooting hero has found himself embarking on a school trip to Europe. Still mourning the death of his mentor, he’s now tasked with teaming up with Mysterio, the master of trickery and illusion, to battle new existential threats in a world which has fundamentally changed forever. Exclsior!

STRANGER THINGS (3) THURS 4 JULY // NETFLIX

Netflix sci-fi hit Stranger Things season 3 is due to premiere on the 4th July following its US Independence Day theme. Executive producer and director of the show, Shawn Levy, confirms that “cinematically, it’s our biggest season yet” and that it will definitely be worth the wait. With all of the original cast returning to the Netflix screen, we can expect new and even ‘stranger’ encounters in the town of Hawkings. Not everything is what it seems to be, and the characters will have to face the challenges of growing up and discover new relationships beyond their regular basement set of Dungeons and Dragons.

CHILD’S PLAY

FRI 21 JUNE // CINEMA Director Lars Klevberg brings us a fresh reboot of the 1988 slasher film of the same name Child’s Play. Following a similar storyline as the first film, a mother (Aubrey Plaza) gifts her lonely son (Gabriel Bateman) the infamous Chucky toy doll for his birthday. Voiced by Mark Hamill, the doll eventually reveals its wicked nature and evil intentions to the oblivious family. The modern take on this horror classic is sure to refrain the audience from ever buying a doll for their child again!

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VICTORIOUS FESTIVAL

MIGHTY HOOPLA

What’s looking its biggest and best line-up yet, Victorious Festival is back on Southsea Common for August Bank Holiday Weekend. Two Door Cinema Club and The Specials are opening the festival, with Rudimental as Saturday headliners and the iconic New Order closing. The beautiful setting overlooking Southsea Castle is picturesque enough, but this family friendly festival is boasting one of the best line ups in the country!

Pop’s finest descends on Brockwell Park in London for what will be an exciting day. Mighty Hoopla brings the colour, glitter and most importantly; the music! The Queen of Funk, Chaka Khan will be headlining the one-day festival, as well as throwback acts All Saints, Liberty X and Bananarama to remind you of the good old days. Alongside them, Scandinavian superstar Tove Lo, Kate Nash and Jamelia.

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Alongside the acts, you can expect to see a wide variety of street-style food, alternative stages, comedy, champagne bars and craft ale arenas. Victorious Festival has been going since 2013 and it only seems to be getting more and more adventurous and popular every year. Day tickets start at a very cheap £35, so this is not one to miss.

Mighty Hoopla has quickly built a reputation up of being one of the most fun and colourful festivals in the capital. Queer London residents, Sink the Pink will be bringing their finest drag queen hosts for an amazing performance, as well as Trinity the Tuck, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars 4. A dazzling array of acts means that Mighty Hoopla will be sure to cement itself in the festival Hall of Fame in no time.

BRAINCHILD

LOVEBOX FRI 12 – SAT 13 JULY //

If you’re looking for something a little bit more zen, then Brainchild is offering a slightly different festival experience. Set in the woods in East Sussex, just outside of Uckfield, Brainchild is a small, volunteerrun festival with a focus on exploring your creative enthusiasm and the idea of bringing people together through music, art, yoga, writing or whatever appeals to you most.

Quickly becoming the leading event to follow in London’s growing two-day-festival-scene, Lovebox is back boasting one of the most attractive line ups in the capital. Headliners Chance the Rapper and Solange are met with some of Britain’s biggest grime names like Giggs and J Hus. We also see some of the most exciting figures in hip-hop and rap, like Loyle Carner, BROCKHAMPTON and the legendary Cypress Hill.

Not exactly genre specific, the line up is one where you can discover new music and new artists in a beautiful, natural space. There will be many opportunities to get involved in the more creative aspects, workshops will be taking place throughout the duration of the festival. A smaller, down-to-earth vibe is missing from the festival scene and this seems to fill that void expertly well.

Lovebox has always offered exciting line-ups, growing impressively since its beginnings in 2005 on Clapham Common. Make sure to keep an eye out for acts like Lizzo and Slowthai who are slowly creeping up the critical acclaim ladder, but then again Lovebox always brings the freshest talent, so what’s new?

FRI 12 – SUN 14 JULY // UCKFIELD

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NEVERWORLD FESTIVAL THURS 1 SUN 4 AUG

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After pulling a Project X-esque stunt in his parent’s garden whilst they were away in 2006, festival founder Lee Denny has grown his small garden party into something huge over the past thirteen years. Formerly known as LeeFest, Lee Denny rebranded his creation in 2017, mimicking the Peter Pan ethos of ‘never growing up’, naming it Neverworld.

Winning multiple awards for his work, including “One of the 100 people in the UK who have made others' lives better”, Neverworld is not one to miss.

Neverworld heads to the heart of Kent on Thurs 1 – Sun 4 Aug. The quirky mixed-genre line-up is suited to everybody's needs, acts announced so far include Craig David Presents TS5, The Vaccines, Mystery Jets, Professor Green and Tom Grennan alongside many more quintessentially British bands and artists.

As quoted from music legend Annie Mac “this feels like a mini Glastonbury”, her observation couldn’t have been any more accurate. With three different areas to endorse yourself in with plenty of activities to do, it really does shadow the likes of Glasto – luckily on a much smaller and less overwhelming scale.

The three ‘magical realms’ consist of ‘The Neverwoods’, ‘Mermaids Lagoon’ and ‘Skulls Ridge’, all of which have totally different vibes. Find yourself escaping from the chaos at The Wendy House Stage, set in amongst the ambient forest - indulge in acoustic sessions, spoken word or comedy acts. The Rainbow Rooms is the place to be for those who love a dance, head there in the evening for a drag club and UV parties. And finally, for the hardcore

mosh pit lovers, get to 'Hooks Rock' for intimate live rock and punk gigs.

If that doesn’t convince you enough, then Neverworld also prides itself heavily on being an environmentally friendly festival. Every August we see reports on the news of the tragic remains left over at festivals, how hugely damaging it is to the environment and how much of a mammoth task it is to clear. Luckily Neverworld have stepped up to the plate and put a scheme in place to tackle this, they have added a £5 ‘litter bond’ deposit on top of the standard ticket price, this is to combat past problems. Festival attendees can help by handing in a full bag of rubbish at the end of the event, a great incentive to get the £5 deposit back, and after a boozy expensive weekend, we can all agree that getting that five quid back is a dream. LeeFest have completely outlawed plastic cups, they have also started using used chip fat to run the shuttle buses, a great way to reduce pollution.

The whole festival ethos is a party to enjoy with family and friends as it demonstrates a major sense of community. It doesn’t discriminate anyone, encourages ages of young and old, even dogs are allowed! If you’re looking to broaden your festival horizons this summer, then there’s absolutely no excuse why you shouldn’t consider this as one of your go to events this year.

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FOODIE NEWS BRIGHTON VEGAN SUMMER FESTIVAL

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For all you vegans out there who are tired of being stuck in a world of meat eaters, this is the festival for you! An outdoor festival dedicated solely to the celebration of veganism will take place at The Level here in Brighton. With over 100 indulging stalls and almost a dozen international caterers including Simply Vegan catering and ONIST, the food offered here will definitely be a head turner, even for all the non-vegans out there who feel like giving it a try.

A chilled, informal evening at the Lion & Lobster is a great opportunity for a change of pace and to bring the community closer. With the aim to promote life style changes around social drinking, this event offers great food and no to low alcoholic drinks to socialise with new people…sober!

THE LEVEL, SAT 8 – SUN 9 JUNE

The festival will open from 11am to 7pm on the Saturday and from 11am to 5pm on the Sunday. The tickets range from £5 per day to £8 for the entire weekend and are payable at the entrance. Great news for all the under 16s wanting to attend, as it’s free entry for you! VIP tickets are also available for £15.

The tickets include access to purchase food as well as all day interactive workshops, captivating cookery demonstrations, fantastic live music, inspirational talks and more! If this doesn’t lure you in, we don’t know what will!

HISTORICAL COOKING FOR HEALTH - FERMENTING: FOOD FOR HEALTHY DIGESTION THE REGENCY TOWNHOUSE, FRI 14 JUNE

Though it may not be everybody’s cup of tea, this event focuses on what happens to you after you have eaten your food. It offers you the chance to learn more about yourself and the importance of a healthy body. While teaching you about Brighton’s Regency historical culinary past, it also helps you understand how this is relevant in today’s cooking.

The workshop takes place in Hove, as a series of threes, and the tickets are £45. You will feel a lot more informed about what is best for your personal nutrition as well as getting the opportunity to put yourself to the test and make some dishes which will actually make you feel good inside and out.

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LION & LOBSTER, TUES 11 JUNE

Organised by Club Soda, this event promotes a safe environment for both drinkers and non-drinkers to feel comfortable and accepted. It is a chance to change your drinking habits while still enjoying the cosy and traditional atmosphere of one of the oldest pubs in Brighton. Tickets for this event are £6, a low price to pay for an unforgettable evening filled with chats and delicious food and drinks. www.joinclubsoda.co.uk/events/brighton-eveningsocial-2/

BRIGHTON CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL

THE CLARENDON CENTRE, THURS 20 – SAT 22 JUNE Did someone say alcohol? Just image a delightful cold beer in the midst of the summer heat. YES PLEASE. The first Brighton Craft Beer Festival will take place over the course of three days. The event will consist of a line up of over 30 brewers from all around the world sharing their very own amazing produce as well as exclusive knowledge about the art of craft brewing.

The festival will be held at The Clarendon Centre and tickets range from £38.50 to £310 depending on the type of ticket you buy. Amongst the beer, get ready to experience some incredible food to accompany your drink as well as an astounding line up of music artists that will create a fantastic atmosphere for you to enjoy.

Spirit of the Rainbow We are starting a movement

Awakening to Oneness Oneness means our first loyalty is to our humanity, above any country, religion or ideology: humanity both in the sense of all human beings and also of human decency, kindness, compassion. Oneness means we recognise we are part of nature and that we treat our environment with reverence and respect. Oneness works too at a personal level as we grow into a sense of wholeness. Oneness means we recognise that we are children of our universe however we experience it.

OUR AIMS & ACTIVITIES: Come and share your ideas so together we can: • deepen our experience of oneness • spread our message locally and globally • build a world based on oneness

Come to our first meeting on the 22nd June 2019

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It’s a lively Saturday night in town and Hove’s latest bistro, Wild Flor, is packed. What ended up being their busiest night so far, drinks and conversations were flowing well into the night. I sat at a cosy candle lit bar at the window and I couldn’t help but notice how many passers by were intrigued by the new restaurant as lots of people were peeking in and checking out the menu.

Wild Flor is managed by James Thomson, ex Cin-Cin manager from Worthing, who met wine specialist, Robert Maynard, from Stenning, by working at the Ginger Pig in Hove together. Joined on the front-of-house is Faye Hudson, also from the Brighton area, who met head chef Ollie Darby by working together at The Gingerman.

After refining their various strengths and with over 15 years in the industry, the four friends and former Gingerman Restaurants Group colleagues finally decided to take it on for themselves. Faye Hudson said: “Ben and Pamela who own The Gingerman are an inspiration.”

To start, we tried a recommendation from Faye, an already popular dish – veal sweetbread, peas, almonds and sherry cream sauce. It was extremely tender and the sweetbread was nice and crunchy.

Faye said that when putting the menu together they knew the veal was good but they didn’t expect it to be this successful. Some customers have come back just to order it, she revealed whilst chatting about the dish. Thanks to its grand first impressions, it’s unlikely this will come off their ever-evolving menu.

Robert, as you would expect from a wine specialist, is very passionate about what his wine list offers. He expertly matched each dish with a particular wine, so as you can imagine I was excited to taste his recommendations.

He paired the much loved veal with a light and fruity red wine, a 2016 Nebbiolo d’Alba by Tibaldi from Italy, apparently it pretty much goes with anything, and to be

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honest, it complimented both starters and could even be drank on its own.

Increasing wine availability is a big part of what Wild Flor want to do, they chose to do lots of wine by the glass – boasting a list full of them.

Robert explained: “We wanted to open up the wine list so if people don’t want to commit to a bottle, can’t drink a whole bottle, or just want to try a variety of wines, they can order by glass.”

We also tried the asparagus which was paired with a dry and fruity white Assyrtiko, from the Greek Estate Argyros.

With generous portions of asparagus, shavings of strong cheddar, and sprinkles of chervil and hazelnut dressing, nothing seemed misplaced on the plate which was full of flavour.

Next, we tried the highly recommended and new addition, BBQ pork collar. Cooked on an egg grill, think mini BBQ, the pork was soft and drenched in a fishy sauce with capers and hint of chorizo. Served with fresh broad beans, there was also a kick from scattered peppercorns, making it a really warm and filling meal.

Wine pairing wise, the best match was a ten-year-old Flowers Chardonnay as this with the ‘Risotto of Aged Pecornio’ was especially appetizing. The strong hearty cheesy risotto with truffle and mushrooms added another layer when combined with the earthy white wine.

To finish an already enjoyable evening, we tucked into a light and sweet Paris Brest. The nutty pastry desert was light and filled with a lavish portion of praline filling finished with a sweet dollop of cherry topping.

From start to finish, each dish was really homely and packed with flavour, there is a reason why Wild Flor are seeing regulars returning already, despite only recently opening their doors only four weeks ago.

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Busy Brighton is bustling with life on a warm Friday evening. May is a vibrant month on the cultural calendar with both Brighton Festival and Fringe dominating the city.

With The Warren’s new position near to Spiegeltent, the streets are filled with people eager to kickstart their Bank Holiday weekend. As we turn the corner from Old Steine onto St. James’ Street, I see a glimpse of The Blue Man standing proudly in its newest location.

I say ‘new’ loosely here. Manchester Street has been home to The Blue Man since September 2018, its fourth site in two decades of activity. Still serving up authentic North African street food, their new space is comforting and homely. Downstairs is kitted out with cosy seated areas perfect for cocktail nights and indulging in the kitchen’s vast array of Algerian bar snacks. We were taken upstairs to the dining area, lit with warm and welcoming light from the Moroccan lamps dotted around the room.

An aperitif is always a fitting introduction to any meal, and so we selected a glass of Pomegranate Prosecco and a Gin Martini. Their martini is not for the faint hearted, with a sharp but warming kick, paired with a pleasing saltiness from the olives. The prosecco is dainty and presented beautifully with a dash of pomegranate juice and seeds.

I was immediately curious to try the Sferia, their vegetarian Algerian Cheesy Dumplings, accompanied with harissa mayonnaise. Resembling the appearance of falafel, the little balls were very soft, light and pulled apart impeccably. A cocktail and a nibble was priced at just £12 – highly recommended to offer a delicate start to the meal.

The Blue Man’s menu details an extensive list of nibbles, also working perfectly as sides to a main dish. The rest of our meal was accompanied by the restaurant’s two most popular beers: Morocco’s Casablanca, which was rich and full in flavour (£4.20), and a slightly lighter Tusker from Kenya (£5.50).

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After heavy contemplation trying to decide if we wanted to try the Kemia plates (Algerian tapas) or one of the main dishes, it was the specials that won us over. My dining partner chose the extremely tender Lamb Shank (approx. £14), which is certainly for those with a healthy appetite.

The dish was accompanied with flat breads and couscous, perfect for soaking up the thick and succulent sauce, which was topped with flaked almonds and pomegranate seeds.

I selected the vegetarian special, Roasted Butternut Squash, topped with mixed vegetables, a thick slice of grilled goats cheese and a red pepper sauce (approx. £12). The butternut squash was cooked perfectly, and I ensured each forkful had the perfect amount of each component for every bite. I thought the thin slice of fennel added an extra lift to the dish. Not a single bit of food was left on my plate.

Managing to reserve some room for dessert, I was excited to see The Blue Man had teamed up with Boho Gelato to curate some special flavours for their Sweet menu.

We tried a scoop of Lemon Sorbet, which is a refreshing conclusion to the meal (£2.50). We also received an extremely generous slice of Algerian Orange and Semolina Cake, served up with one of Boho’s special icecream concoctions, Honey, Rosewater, and Ginger (£7).

I will not hold back in saying this was a perfect winning flavour combination. Rosewater and Ginger can often be dominating and overpowering flavours – not the case with this dessert.

After years of serving, The Blue Man consistently delivers delicious and authentic North African food. With an incredibly friendly atmosphere provided by Laura and her lovely team, this restaurant fulfils any occasion. I’m sure it won’t be long before I return to try their Kemia plates.

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Ask Jess...

The Nutritionist Jess English, Registered Dietitian

GUT STUFF

As interest in gut health continues to grow, keeping our gut bugs happy looks like a topic that is here to stay.

BUGS?

I’m talking about our microbiota: millions of organisms that live in and on our bodies. Sounds a bit gross, no?

Don’t worry, they’re actually pretty helpful - they help us to digest certain foods and produce beneficial nutrients like Vitamin K in return for the ride.

WHAT ABOUT THOSE ‘BAD’ ONES?

As with anything in nutrition and health, it’s not always black and white. What we do know is that when certain bacteria are growing more than others, it can contribute to us becoming pretty ill. C.Difficile is one example in particular - where an infection with this bacteria can throw the rest of the body dangerously out of kilter.

For milder cases of this ‘dysbiosis’ as it’s known, symptoms can be pretty varied and it’s still not clear what the long term effect on health might be. There is a lot of research going on into what the better ratios of bacteria might be at the moment.

HOW DO I BOOST THE GOOD ONES?

These ‘good’ bacteria are ones that proliferate when a person is in good health - and having a wide variety of them might confer a bunch of health benefits. Eating a diet rich in fibre can help to feed the li’l critters. In particular, aiming for a wide variety of different sources of fibre has been shown to be helpful - as the variety feeds the variety in your gut! Aiming for up to 30 different types of fibre per week can be a good place to start.

Probiotics might be useful in certain conditions - like traveller’s diarrhoea or following antibiotics but as evidence is limited for recommending specific strains, you should speak to your GP or dietitian to discuss your needs before taking any.

Prebiotics are substrates (basically food) for the organisms that live in our gut that may be beneficial for gut health.

You’ll find lots of these in plant foods - like onions, beans and legumes.

Kefir and kombucha are increasingly popular - in part due to their probiotic content. The thing is, there still isn’t enough evidence to say if they a) get to where they’re needed in the gut and b) have any effect on health anyway.

But if you enjoy having them and they aren’t making you sick or putting you out of pocket, go for it. Head’s-up that pregnant women are advised to avoid any unpasteurised dairy (in some kefirs) and that kombucha may have small amounts of alcohol in it produced during the fermentation process.

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Boost the variety of plant foods that you’re eating. Add in new fibre slowly, so your gut has a chance to adjust. Why not add some chickpeas or carrots to your lunch?

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Seasonal eating - mix it up throughout the year, seasonal fruit and veg is a bit cheaper at the shops too. Aubergines and asparagus are good in June - check out BBC Good Food to find out what’s in season.

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Find a way to get active that you enjoy - there’s lots of research suggesting positive links link between physical activity and diversity of gut bacteria. www.levelupnutrition.co.uk @levelupnutritionuk

That might sound like a lot, but actually one meal might have up to 10 different types in it. For example a chickpea curry with mixed salad and pitta bread would have a bunch of different fibre in it.

Probiotics are live microorganisms that may be beneficial to gut health. You might find them added to foods, in supplement form or in fermented foods like kefir and kombucha.

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