EASTBOURNE Old Town Crier Issue 39
April & May 2016
The essential BUSINESS DIRECTORY AND WHAT’S ON GUIDE
What’s On in April & May Arlington Road Pharmacy Eastbourne An Alphabet
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April & May 2016 – Issue 39
Hello...
...and welcome to the April and May issue of the Eastbourne Old Town Crier, your community magazine, business directory and what’s on guide. With Easter falling in March this year, there are still a few notable dates in April and May – St George’s Day on 23rd April and on the same day this year, we celebrate 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare. There are two bank holiday Mondays in May, on the 2nd and on the 30th. In this issue we have news from the Gilbert and Sullivan Society on page 28 and the Archway Choirs on page 4. There’s health and wellbeing from Lushington Chiropractic Clinic on page 13 and Arlington Road Pharmacy on page 22, plus gardening tips on page 15. The days are drawing out and summer is just around the corner, so sit back, relax and enjoy your April and May issue. Fran Tegg, Editor
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4 Archway Choirs Sing for Chestnut Tree House Charity 5 College Gives Young Adults a Sporting Chance 8 Local Family Feature in Charity Film 13 Lushington Chiropractic Wellbeing Open Day 15 A View From The Potting Shed 22 Arlington Road Pharmacy 26 Eastboune An Alphabet 28 H.M.S. Pinafore 29 What’s On in April and May 33 What’s On Weekly? 35 Index of Businesses
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Archway Choirs Sing for Chestnut Tree House Charity ‘Love Can Build a Bridge’ is the title of a new concert being organised by Archway Choirs in collaboration with The Chestnut Tree Charity, which will take place at The Royal Hippodrome Theatre in Eastbourne on 15th May 2016. This exciting event has been conceived by Archway Choirs Director Jane Reeves (left) who wants to raise the profile of this children’s charity locally and to help raise funds for such a worthwhile cause. Chestnut Tree House is a children’s hospice for East and West Sussex caring for 300 children and young adults who suffer
SWIMMING LESSONS Babies & Children at St Andrews Pool, Eastbourne
Archway Choirs are thriving community choirs based in Seaford and Eastbourne, and have been running successfully for the last six years, boasting some 250 active members under the direction and creative guidance of Jane Reeves. The choirs consist of two main groups, Contemporary and Gospel, which cover a wide range of music from popular choral songs such as ‘Lacrimosa’ by Mozart, to modern day hits such as ‘Skyfall’ by Adele. The choirs are well known locally, performing concerts in Eastbourne and Seaford, and as well as performing for charity events they have also performed professionally at local theatres in Brighton with the West End cast of Godspell, at the Eastbourne Hippodrome with pop group Blake and also performed at the renowned Congress Theatre with Richard & Adam. More recently the choirs have appeared on BBC radio with Jane's own arrangements of Christmas songs, as well as recording parts for various TV adverts.
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from progressive life-shortening conditions. They provide care and support for the whole family, which costs in the region of £3.5m each year, so they rely heavily on the generosity, help and support of the people of Sussex.
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College Gives Young Adults a Sporting Chance
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Sport is accessible for all, thanks to a new initiative between Sussex Downs College and Albion in the Community, the charitable arm of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club (BHAFC). The College pitched to receive funding for the project back in November 2015. They were successful and received initial funding through Sportivate, a Lottery funded project from Sport England. Every Monday, the Sports Hall at Sussex Downs College, Eastbourne, opens its doors to Adults with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities (ALDD), with sessions led by a coach from Albion in the Community. ‘We are thrilled to work with Albion in the Community on this project,” says Nicola Taylor, who is the Sports Maker at Sussex Downs College. ‘These adults wouldn’t have access to a structured sports session without these classes. It’s wonderful to see everyone enjoying being active.’
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The 16-week programme has proven so successful, it is now being continued for the rest of the academic year. Students from Oak House and Hazel Court School’s FE Department participate in weekly sports activities, including basketball and tennis. The programme also works with other areas of the College, making it beneficial to all involved: students studying the Higher Sports Level Award (HSLA) and Health & Social Care students assist the coach from Albion in the Community, completing their own coursework in the process. Hayley Templeman, Disability Officer from Albion in the Community, comments: ‘It is great that we have developed this partnership with Sussex Downs College. It is beneficial for all the learners involved as they now have an opportunity every week to play structured sport and do some exercise which is fabulous for the mind and the body. We are able to differentiate activities by changing the equipment or the task for the learners to suit their needs. We also have football clubs that run at weekends which means we are able to let the players know about other sporting opportunities within their area for when they are not at college.’
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Local family feature in charity film Chestnut Tree children’s hospice has recently launched a film featuring a family from Lewes. The film aims to raise awareness of the charity, and the care that they can provide in children’s own homes across the whole of East Sussex. The Lundin family have been cared for by the charity since 2011, when they were seeking respite care for their youngest child. Dad Jason explains, ‘Eva was born 13 weeks early, not breathing, and spent the first 108 days of her life in hospital. She was tiny but she fought hard. She is now almost six years old and is a loving girl with Cerebral Palsy and chronic lung disease. She has come a long way since those early days, but she is still highly dependent on me and her mum for all of her needs. She cannot walk unaided, her weak chest means she is often dependent on oxygen, she is fed by a tube and she cannot speak to us. Of course, she communicates in her own way, and has even learnt a few signs, but caring for her is still hugely demanding.’ Jason gave up work to become Eva’s full time carer in 2011. ‘It’s definitely a lot harder doing the caring,’ says Jason. ‘As with any child, it’s all about getting into good routines, and luckily I have a highly-organised wife who takes care of that, but those routines are different when you are caring for a child with complex needs such as Eva. Seemingly simple tasks like doing the weekly shop or running errands were totally impossible without help.’ The family access a range of services at Chestnut Tree. A nurse visits regularly to take care of Eva whilst Jason and Mel spend some quality time together. ‘It’s wonderful’ Jason says. ‘To start with, the visits from the Chestnut Tree Nurse gave us time to get everyday tasks done, but now we use it as precious time for Mel and
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I to spend as a couple, which is really invaluable. We’ve even managed to go to the cinema! That may sound bizarre, but it’s something we simply hadn’t been able to do since Eva was born.’ It’s also given Eva’s brother, George, the chance to spend time with his parents. ‘It is inevitable that you end up spending the majority of your time looking after the more dependent child,’ Jason explains, ‘so during the school holidays I try to use our Chestnut Tree Nurse visits to spend some time with George, doing the kinds of things that aren’t that easy with Eva. ‘Chestnut Tree does a wonderful job, offering so many great services to so many families across Sussex. Eva has built a really strong relationship with Louise, our community nurse, and we know that the team can handle any situation that arises whilst she’s in their care.’ As for Eva, her future is looking bright. ‘She’s just strong enough to get into the kitchen cupboards now so it looks like we’re going to have to child-proof everything again. And she has her powered wheelchair now, so there really will be no stopping her!’ Chestnut Tree cares for 300 children and their families across Sussex and never charges for its care. It costs well over £3.5 million every year to offer these services and less than 7% of its funding comes from central government, meaning it relies heavily on the generosity of the local community. ‘We are so proud of Eva and George and will treasure this film forever. Please, please tell as many people as you can about it – like, share, tweet, retweet, comment – and help Chestnut Tree reach more children and families like us that need them. Thank you so much!’
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Help raise much needed funds for this year’s charity, Canine Partners and enjoy the many free health and wellbeing treats on offer. There are a wide range of free health talks throughout the day as well as mini massage. You can have your posture checked or get some advice from the chiropractors. We will also have many other health practitioners available for advice on Nutrition, Homeopathy, Podiatry, CBT and Psychotherapy and Acupuncture.
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The Primula Vulgaris better known as the Primrose is native to several parts of the world from Western and Southern Europe, to Africa, Turkey and Iran and is one of the earliest spring flowers to show itself. This pretty little flower if left alone will cover the ground in open woods, and shaded hedgerows, motorway verges and railway embankments can also have displays. In the UK it is illegal to pick or dig up primroses from the wild due to risk of damage to the species. Primroses are available to buy as seeds or young plants and will grow best in moist but well drained soil in light shade. At the end of their flowering season they can be dug up, split into smaller plants and put elsewhere in the garden where they will settle and prepare their lovely yellow flowers ready for the next year. Sylvia Reeve
How to Plant a container-grown shrub
Soak the compost for an hour before planting. Make sure the rootball of the shrub is sufficiently moist. Check the shrub is suitable for the site. Dig a hole that is larger than the rootball. Work well-rotted gardencompost or planting mixture into the bottom of the hole and mix it with the soil you removed when you dug the hole. Plant the shrub so that the top of the rootball is just fractionally below the finished soil level. Firm the earth around with your boot. Water the plant in and spread an organic mulch on top. Rachael Leverton to d
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Concerned about your home being sold to fund your future care fees? The Issue
You probably own your home as joint tenants if you are a couple and solely if you are single. For couples this means you own it wholly, jointly and severally. Ultimately therefore you do not own it 50:50 as you might have assumed. You actually own all of it together and when one partner dies the surviving partner owns it solely and absolutely. It is sole and absolute ownership that enables a whole property to be taken into consideration as an asset by the local authority and puts the property in danger of needing to be sold to fund care.
The Reality Today
The care Act 2014 introduced in April 2015 allows local authorities to assess your assets to determine if you need to pay for your own care under the new charges and assessment of resources regulations. Currently if you have assets above £23,250, you are on your own and require care, you will probably have to pay for it all currently averaging around £1,000 per week. Savings, cash and income would be used first and then your property would need to be taken into consideration. You would be expected to pay for all of your care until such time as your assets were depleted to below the £23,250 threshold. You would then pay for a proportion of your care until your assets were below £14,250 - at which point all your future care would be paid for after any relevant income was taken into account.
The Solution
For couples, simply by changing the way you own your property well in advance of any care considerations i.e. from joint tenants to tenants in common and by setting up two property Trusts either immediately or within a properly structured Will at the same time will in most cases, protect the integrity of your home should you ever require care in the future, so long as avoiding care fees was not a primary motivating reason behind the implementation fo the strategy - i.e. you should be looking to protect your half of your property should your spouse remarry after your death, or you should be looking to ensure that your children would not lose 50% of their inheritance should they be made bankrupt or divorce or for example you should be looking to prevent a generational inheritance tax burden in the future. These are all sound reasons for implementing this strategy which in themselves are not deliberate deprivation of assets, but the implemantation of which protects the integrity of the property. For sole owners the process is simply to set up a Trust now and convey your property into it which will produce the same result again this must be well in advance of any care considerations and the motivation must not solely be for the purpose of preventing your home being used to fund your care.
The Reasoning
When you own your home as tenants in common you actually own half each. With our Post death Property Protection Package when the first partner dies, they leave their half into their Trust. The surviving partner is the Trustee of that Trust and also the Primary Beneficiary which means that as they own half and are Trustee of the other half they have complete control over the property and what happens to it. The children and/or whoever else is also nominated as ultimate Trust Beneficiaries will have access to that half of the property when the surviving partner dies. The first half of the property then is 100% securely in Trust for the beneficiaries and will not be at risk. As a result of this simple strategy and because it is not possible to sell just the survivor’s half of the property, the integrity of the property is protected. While the ‘’market value” of half a property is negligible, The Care Act 2014 guidelines do allow for this half to have a charge placed on it under a deferred payment arrangement for care fees which is why this package includes a Lasting Power of Attorney grant for Property and Financial affairs which will enable a preappointed Attorney to act on behalf of the survivor should they be unable to themselves and negotiate with the Local Authority for the property to be rented out and a percentage of the income given to the Local Authority instead of a charge being placed. The second half of the property would then ultimately go into the Trust for access by the nominated beneficiaries when the surviving partner eventually dies. With our Whole of Life and Post Death Complete Property and Family Protection Package both halves of the property are conveyed into Trust IMMEDIATELY. This means the whole property is protected straight away and not just after the first party dies. The benefits of this package are that it then protects the property even if both parties go into care before the death of either. It also means that if the survivor goes into care the property does not have to be rented but if it is 100% of the income goes directly into the Trusts for the benefit of the survivor or any of the other Trust Beneficiaries and does not have to be given to the Local Authority. The most important benefit of this package though is the property can be sold at any time and the resulting proceeds be fully protected for the whole family within the Trusts and no negotiation with the Local Authority is required. Sole owners and couples who have immediately conveyed their properties into Trust well in advance of any care consideration and not solely for the purpose of preventing their home being used to fund their care (deliberate deprivation of assets) secures the integrity of the property (so long as entry into care is not within 6 months of setting up the strategy) as the property is not absolutely owned by an individual anymore and it is not legal to force a Trustee to do something that is not in the ultimate best interest of the Trust Beneficiaries. Call us now on 01323 301383 for a friendly chat about which package would be of best benefit to you and your family.
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Come along and find out how you can prevent your home having to be sold if you go into care. FREE seminar with FREE lunch for 75 people being conducted at: ST GEORGE’S HALL, 110 EASTBOURNE ROAD, POLEGATE, EAST SUSSEX BN26 5DF on: THURSDAY 7TH APRIL 2016
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eastbourne an Alphabet: A Journey in Print A brand new book taking the reader on an intriguing and unexpected journey through Eastbourne. The illustrator and author, Clare Dales, has a background in architecture and printmaking, and has been exhibiting and selling her work for the last 14 years. Sussex born, the links to the deeply embedded histories within our collective narrative are visible in her work. A member of the Lewes Printmakers and regular contributor to Open Houses, Clare wanted to express the palimpsest of forms that contribute to sense of place. In her book, Eastbourne An Alphabet, Clare represents an interesting mix of references. From the Neolithic period, when 6,000 years ago, the first farmers began to shape the characteristic landscape of the Downland., to architectural aspects including the bandstand, and Pier, and images of the natural world. n Hoover Repair and Service n Tiling n Decorating n Kitchen Fitting n Bathrooms n Emergency Call Outs NLG Electrical 28 Kingsmead Walk Seaford East Sussex BN25 2EX Tel: 01323 301062 Mobile: 07941 852999
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“I wanted to show Eastbourne as the diverse place it is. At the very edge of England, and with strong connections to the sea and agriculture. Often Eastbourne is thought of as a Victorian Town, with little mention of what was here before, and how that has shaped our environment. The town has had its peaks and troughs of fortune, like many towns, and it is this layering that makes the town what it is – diverse and with many hidden treasures to be found. I hope that the reader will find the familiar, perhaps see something anew and find something that is a total surprise”. Eastbourne Alphabet is available via booksellers and online. Email: clare@claredales.com Tel: 07840216338 Facebook: Clare Dales Art
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H.M.S. Pinafore
or: The Lass that Loved a Sailor “Love levels all ranks” – but can it really cross strict social boundaries? High-born Josephine is in love with Ralph, a lowly sailor on board her father’s ship. Will she declare it or follow her father’s wishes and marry his chosen match, the pompous but well-meaning Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty? If they elope, will anyone spill the beans? What does the mysterious Miss Buttercup know – and what will she reveal?
DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE EASTBOURNE
Can the Captain run a tight ship without ever (or hardly ever) using strong language?
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True to form, Gilbert pokes fun at patriotism, party politics, the Royal Navy and the rise of the unqualified to positions of authority. H.M.S. Pinafore is one of the most popular and well-known of the G&S musicals, bubbling with Gilbert’s wit, still sharp as ever, and brimming with some of Sullivan’s most memorable music.
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We are especially delighted to be sharing your evening with our friends from Southern Youth Ballet, who will perform an excerpt from Pineapple Poll. So if you enjoy music, dance or comedy, this is an evening’s entertainment for you.
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WHATS ON IN APRIL & MAY? Saturday 6th Feb - Monday 2nd May Recording Britain Towner, Devonshire Park 10am - 5pm (Tues-Sun & bank hol Mons). Collection of watercolours recording the changing landscape of Britain during the Second World War by artists John Piper, Kenneth Rowntree and Barbara Jones, alongside contemporary works. Organised by the V&A. Free. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Thursday 24th March - Sunday 5th June Annual Schools Exhibition 2016 Towner, Devonshire Park 10am - 5pm (Tues-Sun & bank hol Mons). Varied exhibition of work by children and young people from Eastbourne and across the county, on the theme ‘Walking the Line’. Free. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Friday 25th March - Sunday 24th April Lindy Dunbar - Drawings and Paintings Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 10am - 4pm (Sat & Sun only). Individuality, movement, curves and shapes within the human form, executed in a flowing organic style in a variety of media. Free. www.lindydunbar.co.uk
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Saturday 2nd Pitter Patter Pregnancy and Baby Fair Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10am-3pm. 35 stalls of local baby-based businesses, plus refreshments and entertainment. Entry £2. www.communitywise.org.uk Sunday 3rd Art Store Tour Towner, Devonshire Park 12 noon-1pm. £6/£5 (conc. & members). View the Towner Collection behind the scenes with knowledgeable and friendly members of staff. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Messy Church Old Town Community Centre, Central Avenue 3.30pm - 5.30pm. Crafts, songs, stories and a meal together. All welcome, no charge. Under 12s must be accompanied by an adult. Tel: 01323 737749, email: messychurchotcc@gmail.com Oi Oi Comedy Club The Counting House, Croft Lodge, Moat Croft Road 8pm. Free entry. To book your act tel: 07773 147986. www.oioicomedy.com Monday 4th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. Quiz afternoon with raffle. All are welcome. Tel: 01323 726092
Tuesday 5th Oil Painting Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am - 1pm. Workshop with Christine Munro. £15. Please book in advance. Tel: 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Open Ended Towner, Devonshire Park 10am-12 noon. Groundbreaking initiative for people with memory problems and their carers, providing facilitated access to the gallery’s collection. More of a conversation through art than a formal tour. £4/£3, free for carers. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Wednesday 6th Animate Shapes with Artist Lindsey Smith Towner, Devonshire Park 10.30am - 12 noon or 2pm - 4pm. For ages 5-7. Bring colours, lines and shapes to life in an ipad-made animation inspired by the work of Robert Breer. £5 per session. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Coffee and Cakes The Under Ground Theatre, 1 Grove Road 2pm - 4pm. Eastbourne Food Bank coffee and cakes. Delicious homemade cakes available to buy, colouring for children available. Talk to volunteers about the work of Food Bank and how you can get involved. Email: admin@eastbourne.foodbank.org.uk The Modern Fiction Classic: Is It A Myth? The Kings Church, Brooks Road, Lewes 2pm - 4pm. First session of a seven week course evaluating works by authors such as Toibin and Ali Smith in relation to their literary forebears. Tutor Liz Allen. £56.70. Tel: 0800 3281060 www.southern.wea.org.uk
Williams, using film and audio extracts. Tutor Francesca Byrne. £56.70. Tel: 0800 3281060 www.southern.wea.org.uk Friday 8th Animating Landscapes with Artist Lynn Weddle Towner, Devonshire Park 10.30am - 12.30pm or 2pm - 4pm. For ages 8-11. Make light box animations with drawings, sketches and words to play with ideas about the natural world growing, buildings being adapted, knocked down or put up and the changing landscape, recording a new Britain in a fun and playful way. £5 per session. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Saturday 9th Coffee Morning The Old Parsonage, St. Mary’s Church, Old Town 10am - 12 noon. In aid of Cancer Research UK. Entrance £1, including refreshments. Birley Roots Session Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 7pm. Locally-sourced accoustic-driven entertainment, bringing you the cream of contempoary folk and roots inspired music. Tickets £5. adv, £7.50 on the door. Tel: 01323 301250, 03123 410313, email: boxoffice@ eastbourne-college.co.uk 01323 452255 www.eastbourne-college.co.uk Monday 11th Drawing for All Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 4pm. Drawing workshop. £15. Booking essential. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. ‘Through the Canadian Rockies’, with Graham Albon. All are welcome. Tel: 01323 726092
Wednesday 6th - Friday 8th Superheroes Easter Holiday Club Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10am-1pm. For children in school years 1 to 6. £1.50 per day. www.communitywise.org.uk
Tuesday 12th Getting the Right Perspective Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am - 1pm. Workshop with Ben Ecclestone. £15. Please book in advance. Tel: 01323 737839. www.catalyst-arts.co.uk
Thursday 7th Family Roots, Eastbourne & District Family History Society Ocklynge School,Victoria Drive 7pm. AGM, followed by ‘New Museum at Redoubt’, talk by Katherine Buckland. Members £1, visitors, £1.50 including refreshments, new members welcome. Tel: 01323 731792 www.eastbournefhs.org.uk
Tuesday 12th April - Tuesday 3rd May Discover Your Family History Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 3.30pm. Learn how to research your family history. Suitable for complete beginners and those who have started and got stuck. Four weekly sessions. £20 per person. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk
Thursday 7th Dramatising Time & Memory The Kings Church, Brooks Road, Lewes 10.30am - 12.30pm. First session of a seven-week course studying selected plays by Priestley, Stoppard and Tennessee
Wednesday 13th - Sat 16th ‘’Allo ’Allo’ - East Dean Players East Dean Village Hall, Gilberts Drive, East Dean 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Tel: 01323 423149, email: edpboxoffice@gmail.com
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Wednesday 13th April - Weds 22nd June In Their Footsteps Community Wise Ocklynge Road 2pm - 3.30pm. Six-week fortnightly course looking at the achievements of famous explorers from the 16th century onwards. £30. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Thursday 14th Mothers’ Union at St Mary’s, Old Town The Old Parsonage, Ocklynge Road 2.30pm. ‘The Oregon Trail to Salt Lake City’ with Graham Albon. All welcome. Tel: Anne Eastbury on 01323 737113 Saturday 16th Lino Print Workshop Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10am-4pm. With local artist Clare Dales. Make your own cards, prints and wallpaper. Beginners welcome, materials available. £55. Tel: Clare on 07840 216338 Email: clare@claredales.com Matt Roberts Open Forum 2016 in partnership with Blue Monkey Network Towner, Devonshire Park 11am - 5pm. These forums provide advice to artists in regions where the commercial sector is developing and less visible. One-to-one feedback sessions on Developing a Commercial Practice with Cathy Lomax of Transition Gallery, London, and Funding Your Practice with Matt Roberts. Each session lasts 45 minutes. Free but booking essential. Blue Monkey Network annual membership £30. Tel: 07713 287365, email: bluemonkeynet@btinternet.com www.townereastbourne.org.uk Culture and Cake Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum, Royal Parade 2.30pm. ‘Learning to Live with Ghosts’, with Kasey Ball, Heritage Assistant. Thought-provoking talk with refreshments and relaxed Q&A session. £6 incl. cake, hot drink and museum entry. Tel: 01323 410300. www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk World of Wine Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 7.30pm - 9.30pm. Wine expert Michael Gould leads a wine tasting evening packed with information and tips on what to look for on a budget. £12. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Stargazing with Eastbourne Astronomical Society Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum, Royal Parade 8pm - 10pm. Look at the moon and planets through an astronomical telescope on the gun platform. Hot drinks available. Will not take place if completely overcast or raining. Free. Tel: 01323 410300. www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk
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Saturday 16th April - Sunday 10th July ‘People Places Propositions’ - Melanie Manchot Towner, Devonshire Park 10am - 5pm (Tues-Sun & bank hol Mons). Major exhibition of new and recent work by London-based photographer, video and installation artist, Melanie Manchot. Free. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Sunday 17th Art Store Tour Towner, Devonshire Park 12 noon-1pm. £6/£5 (conc. & members). View the Towner Collection behind the scenes with knowledgeable and friendly members of staff. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Film: The Lost Weekend Towner, Devonshire Park 2.45pm. PG. Free. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Monday 18th Experiments in Art Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 4pm. Create abstract artwork using a variety of materials. £15. Booking essential. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. ‘Gemstones’, with Amanda Pollard-Wilkins. All are welcome. Tel: 01323 726092 Tuesday 19th Plein Air Painting - The Spring Garden Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am - 1pm. £15. Please book in advance. Tel: 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Tuesday 19th April - Tuesday 24th May Photography Course Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 6.30pm - 8pm. A look at the basics and beyond, to show you how to get the most out of your camera and create the wow factor. £60. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Thursday 21st Sussex Wildlife Trust Seaford & Eastbourne Area Group Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road, Eastbourne 7.30pm. Illustrated talk ‘Wild Scotland’ by wildlife photographer and lecturer, Gordon Small. £2 SWT members/£3 visitors. Tel: 01323 506540 or 07704 839573 www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/eastbourne Saturday 23rd Flower Painting Part 2 Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am - 1pm. Workshop with Tracy King. £15. Please book in advance. Tel: 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk
Jumble Sale Community Wise Ocklynge Road 10am-12 noon. Raising money to help Calais refugees. www.communitywise.org.uk Sunday 24th Elgar’s ‘Dream of Gerontius’ St Saviour’s Church, South Street 7.30pm. Eastbournian Society Chorus and Eastbourne Symphony and Chorus. Tickets £15 on the door or £14 in advance from Reid & Dean, 43-45 Cornfield Rd; tel: 01323 452255; email: boxoffice@ eastbourne-college.co.uk Monday 25th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. A talk from the Friends of the DGH. All are welcome. Tel: 01323 726092 Tuesday 26th Elements of Drawing Part 1 - Line Drawing Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am - 1pm. Workshop with Ben Ecclestone. £15. Please book in advance. Tel: 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Tuesday 26th April - Tuesday 31st May Art In Focus Towner, Devonshire Park 10.30am. Six-week art history course. £125/£110 conc. & members, including mid-morning refreshment. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Wednesday 27th April - Friday 29th The Bula Loop Printers Playhouse 12 Station Street, Eastbourne 7.45pm. A poignantly comic new play following the day in the life of a family living with autism. Tickets on the door or from: www.printersplayhouse.co.uk or www.brightonfringe.org/box-office Thursday 28th Mothers’ Union at St Mary’s, Old Town The Old Parsonage, Ocklynge Road 2.30pm. ‘Christianity and Islam, The Way Forward’ with Robert Scott. All welcome. Tel: Anne Eastbury on 01323 737113 Friday 29th Bridging the Void Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 6.45pm. New dance/film production performed by UK dance company Experiential. Tickets £9. Tel: 01323 452255, email: boxoffice@eastbourne-college.co.uk www.eastbourne-college.co.uk Saturday 30th Village Market Community Wise Ocklynge Road 10am-12.30pm. Stalls, plants, locally produced home-made foods and crafts. Refreshments available. Free entry. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk
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Saturday 30th April - Sunday 1st May Guild of Friendship Festival Weekend Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 10.30am (Sat). Craftwork and stalls in the Church and Halls. Tea/coffee and Ploughman’s lunches available. 10.30am service (Sun) attended by Mayor of Eastbourne, Cllr. Janet Coles. All are welcome. Tel: 01323 726092 Magnificent Motors Western Lawns, Eastbourne 11am - 5pm. Biggest free motoring event on the South Coast. Over 600 vintage and classic cars, motorbikes, buses, steam traction engines and commercial and military vehicles. Plus French market, live music and fun fair. www.visiteastbourne.com/magnificentmotors/ Saturday 30th April - Monday 2nd May Society of Eastbourne Artists Lansdowne Hotel, King Edward’s Parade 10am - 6pm (Sat, Sun), 10am - 4pm (Mon). Over 300 original works, with prices to suit every pocket. Plus cards and refreshments. Free entry. Tel: Janet on 01323 767963 www.sea-art.co.uk East Dean & Friston Art Group Annual Exhibition and Sale Village Hall, Gilberts Drive, East Dean 2pm - 5pm (Sat), 10am - 5pm (Sun), 10am - 4pm (Mon). Exhibition and sale of work, plus refreshments and raffle. Free entry and parking. Tel: Margaret on 01323 767963
MAY Sunday 1st Art Store Tour Towner, Devonshire Park 12 noon-1pm. £6/£5 (conc. & members). View the Towner Collection behind the scenes with knowledgeable and friendly members of staff. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Film: Chemsex Towner, Devonshire Park 2.45pm. Cert. 18. Free. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Messy Church Old Town Community Centre, Central Avenue 3.30pm - 5.30pm. Crafts, songs, stories and a meal together. All welcome, no charge. Under 12s must be accompanied by an adult. Tel: 01323 737749, email: messychurchotcc@gmail.com Bourne Chorus All Saints Chapel, Darley Road 4pm. Award-winning vocal harmony group with an eclectic mix of old and contemporary music. Tickets £10/£5 (under-16s). Tel: 07799 116653 www.bournechorus.co.uk
Oi Oi Comedy Club The Counting House, Croft Lodge, Moat Croft Road 8pm. Free entry. To book your act tel: 07773 147986. www.oioicomedy.com Sunday 1st - Sunday 29th Eastbourne Group of Artists New Work Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 11am - 4pm Sat and Sun only. Works by Julia Andrews-Clifford, Vicki Disney, Julian Sutherland-Beatson and Rachel Trewin. Free entry. www.eastborneartists.co.uk jsb@pavilion.co.uk 01323 749708 Tuesday 3rd Open Ended Towner, Devonshire Park 10am-12 noon. Groundbreaking initiative for people with memory problems and their carers, providing facilitated access to the gallery’s collection. More of a conversation through art than a formal tour. £4/£3, free for carers. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Visit to the Towner Towner, Devonshire Park 10am - 1pm. View specific paintings with Ben Ecclestone. £15. Please book in advance. Tel: 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Tuesday 3rd - Saturday 7th May Gilbert & Sullivan Society Presents H.M.S.Pinafore Devonshire Park Theatre 7.45pm eves, 2.30pm mats, no Weds eve performance. Tickets: Tues £13, Weds -Sat £16, concs £15, Under 16’s £5, groups, buy 10 get 11th free. 01323 412000 www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk Wednesday 4th Sussex Modernism and Charleston Towner, Devonshire Park 2.30pm. Free event. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Thursday 5th Family Roots, Eastbourne & District Family History Society Ocklynge School,Victoria Drive 7pm. ‘Lost in London’, talk by Dave Annal. Members £1, visitors, £1.50 including refreshments, new members welcome. Tel: 01323 731792 www.eastbournefhs.org.uk Friday 6th Eastbourne College Summer Orchestra Concert All Saints Church, Eastbourne 7.30pm. orchestral works by Haydn, Bach, John Williams, Ramin Djawadi, Eric Coates and Philip Lane, choral works by Handel, Tippett and Stephen Paulus. www.eastbourne-college.co.uk Monday 9th Art History: Pop Art Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 4pm. First of two workshops looking at the history of modern Pop Art movments in Europe and America. £12.
Booking essential. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. A talk about Alsar Search Dogs in Sussex. All are welcome. Tel: 01323 726092 Tuesday 10th Elements of Drawing Part 1 - Tonal Drawing Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am - 1pm. Workshop with Ben Ecclestone. £15. Please book in advance. Tel: 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Wednesday 11th Wellbeing Open Day Lushington Chiropractic, 30 Lushington Road 10am - 2pm. Free health and wellbeing treats, and a wide range of free health talks. Have your posture checked, get advice and meet health practitioners. In aid of this year’s charity, Canine Partners. www.chirocare.co.uk Sussex Modernism and Farley Farm Towner, Devonshire Park 2.30pm. Free event. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Thursday 12th Discovering the Music of Edward Elgar Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 3.30pm. First of two sessions. Inspirational and informative. £12 per person. To book, tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Friday 13th Film: Alien Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum, Royal Parade 7.30pm. Part of Museums at Night. Suitable for over-18s only. £6. Café open 7pm 10pm. Tel: 01323 410300. www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk Quiz Night The Fishermen’s Club, Royal Parade 7.30pm. Fun quiz night in aid of Friends of Eastbourne Hospital. Teams of up to 6 people. £10 per person, incl. supper. To book, tel: 01323 438236 www.esh-tr.friendsdgh@nhs.net Saturday 14th Night to Remember Sovereign Centre, Royal Parade 12 midnight. Ladies only midnight walk in aid of Chestnut Tree House. 4- or 10-mile challenge. For information and to register, visit www.nighttoremember.org.uk/cth Lino Print Workshop Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10am-4pm. With local artist Clare Dales. Make your own cards, prints and wallpaper. Beginners welcome, materials available. £55. Tel: Clare on 07840 216338 Email: clare@claredales.com
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Saturday 14th - Sunday 15th Eastbourne Sports Festival Various venues Showcase of the diverse sports clubs and groups in Eastbourne. Open to all, £1 per session. All proceeds to NSPCC Eastbourne’s ChildLine Schools Service projects. www.eastbourne.gov.uk/sportsfestival Sunday 15th Art Store Tour Towner, Devonshire Park 12 noon-1pm. £6/£5 (conc. & members). View the Towner Collection behind the scenes with knowledgeable and friendly members of staff. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Film and Fossils: One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum, Royal Parade 1.30pm. Make your own fossils and be transformed into a dinosaur, followed by film screening at 2.30pm. Part of Museums at Night. £6 child/£4 adult. Tel: 01323 410300. www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk Film: Days of Wine and Roses Towner, Devonshire Park 2.45pm. PG. Free. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk ‘Love Can Build A Bridge’ - Archway Choirs Royal Hippodrome Theatre, Seaside Rd 4pm. Concert by Archway Choirs in aid of Chestnut Tree House. Featuring a live band and two children’s choirs from Eastbourne and Seaford. Tickets £12.50/£8 (under-16s). Tel: 01323 802020 www.royalhippodrome.com Monday 16th Art History: Pop Art Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 4pm. Second of two workshops looking at the history of modern Pop Art movments in Europe and America. £12. Booking essential. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. ‘Mary’s Meals’, a charity which provides meals for poor children in 12 different countries. All are welcome. Tel: 01323 726092 Tuesday 17th Plein Air Painting - Italian Style Garage Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am - 1pm. £15. Please book in advance. Tel: 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Eastbourne College Informal Concert Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 6.45pm. An informal concert which provides a platform for pupils to
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demonstrate a variety of musical talents, from cello to electric guitar to pupils’ own compositions. Free. Contact dkjordan@ eastbourne-college.co.uk to confirm date. Wednesday 18th Sussex Modernism and Ditchling Towner, Devonshire Park 2.30pm. Free event. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Thursday 19th Discovering the Music of Edward Elgar Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 3.30pm. Second of two sessions. Inspirational and informative. £12 per person. To book, tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Sussex Wildlife Trust Seaford & Eastbourne Area Group Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road, Eastbourne 7.30pm. Illustrated talk ‘Birds and Birdsong’ by SWT Senior Wildlife Officer, Mike Russell. £2 SWT members/£3 visitors. Tel: 01323 506540 or 07704 839573 www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/eastbourne Saturday 21st Perspectives On...Lyons Lithographs Towner, Devonshire Park 2pm. Themed tour. £7/£6 (conc. & members). Please book in advance. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Culture and Cake Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum, Royal Parade 2.30pm. ‘Coatee to Camo’, with Natalia Wieczorek, National Army Museum. Thought-provoking talk with refreshments and relaxed Q&A session. £6 incl. cake, hot drink and museum entry. Tel: 01323 410300. www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk Sunday 22nd Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 10.30am. Guild Sunday. Services conducted by Revd. David Yule. All are welcome. Tel: 01323 726092 Monday 23rd Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. Games afternoon with raffle. All are welcome. Tel: 01323 726092 Tuesday 24th Oil Painting Self Expression Exercise Catalyst Arts, St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Drive 10am - 1pm. £15. Please book in advance. Tel: 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Daniel Jordan & Alexander Eadon Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 7.30pm. Music by Finzi, Purcell, Handel, Vaughan Williams, Lehrer and Flandrs and Swann. Dan Jordan – voice, Alexander Eadon – piano Tickets £9. Tel: 01323
452255, boxoffice@eastbourne-college. co.uk www.eastbourne-college.co.uk Wednesday 25th Surrealism in Rye Towner, Devonshire Park 2.30pm. Free event. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Eastbourne Skeptics in the Pub Bibendum, 1 Grange Road 8pm. ‘Does Lobbying Distort Our Democracy?’, presentation and discussion with Tamasin Cave. £3. www.eastbourne.skepticsinthepub.org Thursday 28th Mothers’ Union at St Mary’s, Old Town The Old Parsonage, Ocklynge Road 2.30pm. Members Afternoon. Visitors welcome. Tel: Anne Eastbury on 01323 737113 Friday 27th - Sunday 29th Eastbourne Beer & Cider by the Sea Western Lawns, Eastbourne 5.30pm - 10.30pm (Fri), 10.30am 3.30pm and 5.30pm - 10.30pm (Sat), 11am - 7pm (Sun). Around 100 real ales, ciders and perries, plus live bands on the festival stage. £7£6. www.visiteastbourne. com/events/beerandciderbythesea.aspx Saturday 28th Village Market Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10am-12.30pm. Stalls, plants, locally produced home-made foods and crafts. Refreshments available. Free entry. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Saturday 28th May - Saturday 4th June Aegon Trophy Devonshire Park, College Road Annual tennis tournament, the only women’s challenger event to be held on grass. Free. www.lta.org.uk Sunday 29th Art Store Tour Towner, Devonshire Park 12 noon-1pm. £6/£5 (conc. & members). View the Towner Collection behind the scenes with knowledgeable and friendly members of staff. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 3pm. A talk by David Pickard, artistic director with the Glynebourne Festival Opera House and director of the Sir Henry Wood Promenade concerts. Tickets £13 inc refreshments, EAC members £11, 08432 895129, Tourist Information Centre, www. eastbourneartscircle.org.uk Tuesday 31st Kids Drama Workshop Community Wise Ocklynge Road 10am-12 noon. Fun games, mime and activities for 5 to 10 year olds. £5 per child. Book by phoning 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk
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WHAT’S ON WEEKLY? ARTS & CRAFTS
Art Classes at the Drawing Room 38 Motcombe Road, Old Town Discover your creativity, learn new skills and make new friends in a relaxed, comfortable environment. Weekly classes, £12 a session. See website for details: www.thedrawingroom.eu. Tel: 07885 262968, email: ktgart@gmail.com Catalyst Arts – Come and Paint St Elisabeth’s Church Centre,Victoria Dr Tues: 10am-1pm. Come and Paint. An informal time to develop your paintings with others and have a chat over a cuppa. £4. No booking required, just bring your materials and paint. Tel: 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Craft & Hobbies Club Salvation Army Hall, Royal Sussex Cresc. Thurs:10am. Tel: 01323 726231 Eastbourne Calligraphers Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Weds: 9.30am - 12 noon. For more information phone Bridget on 01323 894640 Fun Kids Sewing Club (ages 7-16) Eden Blue, Green Street Industrial Estate, 1 Green Street Thurs: 3.50pm - 4.50pm Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk Oil Painting Class Oneart Studio, Old Printworks, Commercial Road Tues: 7-9.30pm. led by acclaimed figurative artist and tutor, Catriona Millar. Email: catriona@catrionamillar.com. Tel: 07758 367479 or www.catrionamillar.com Watercolour Art Class Elim Family Church, 1a Hartfield Road Wed: 10am-12pm. Artsbourne fortnightly classes. £8.Two hours. Beginners welcome. Contact hannah@helenowen.me.uk
CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS
Boys’ Brigade Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road Wed: 5.15-8pm. Term time only. Tel: 01323 737974 By The Way Old Town Community Church, Old Town Community Centre Wed: 9.45am-12.30pm. Community drop-in meeting. Do come in for coffee and a chat! Coffee, Cake & Computers Elim Family Church Thur: 1.30-3.30pm. Come and learn how to get the most out of your computer in a fun a friendly atmosphere.Tel: Helen 07720 084185. www.elimfamilychurcheastbourne.org.uk
Curious Beer Club The Dolphin, South St 1st Wed of the month. 7.30pm. Craft brewing with guest brewers, tastings, food and Q&As. 1 meet £20, 3 meets £50, 6 meets £90. facebook.com CuriousBeerClub twitter.com/CuriousBeerClub Tickets http://goo.gl/yLdRPn Eastbourne & District Cardiac Support Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road 4th Weds of the month: 2.30pm. Social group giving support to people who have had heart problems, with guest speakers on all subjects, and lunches and outings during the year.Tel: 01323 733306 or 01323 731942 Eastbourne & District Soroptimists Chalk Farm, Willingdon 2nd & 4th Mon of the month. 7.45pm. A social group for women of all ages, which raises money for local and international charities. Tel: 01323 769004. www.sigbi.org.uk Eastbourne Fairtrade Meeting Bibendum, Eastbourne 4th Tues of the month: 7.30-9pm. Eastbourne residents supporting and promoting fairtrade in town. FREE entry. www.fairtradeeastbourne.org.uk Eastbourne RNLI Members’ meeting Langham Hotel Eastbourne 2nd Fri: 10am-12.30pm. A social chat with tea and coffee. Genie Tutors Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Sat: Morning. Specialist tutors in English, maths and science for 5 to 18 year olds. Tel: Teresa on 01323 700777 Girls’ Brigade Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road Mon: 6-8pm. Term time only. Tel: 01323 737974 Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, Corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road Mon: 2.30pm. Please come and join us, all are welcome. Enquiries to Gillian Grimmond on 01323 726092 International Café Eastbourne Prayer Centre, 13 Lismore Rd Fri: 7.30pm-10pm. A place for people of various nationalities to make friends, practise English and get to know about Christian faith. Email: alicja.cien@yahoo.pl IT Drop-in Surgery Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Thurs: 2-4pm. Bring your laptop, tablet, iphone, mobile, kindle and solve those problems. Free tuition and guidance. Ladies’ Club Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 1st Tues of the month: 2.30-4pm. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk
Luncheon Club Salvation Army Hall, Royal Sussex Cresc. Weds:12.30pm. Tel: 01323 726231 Make a Difference Club Salvation Army Hall, Royal Sussex Cresc. Fri: 6pm. For kids aged 3-14. Tel: 01323 726231 Motcombe Womens’ Institute Community Centre, Central Avenue 1st Thurs of the month: 7.30pm (except August). A small, friendly group that welcome new members. Tel: Rita 01323 485631, Doris 01323 502065, Ann 01323 726322 Old Town Cubs & Scouts Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Thur: 6-9pm. Tel: 01323 507391 www.communitywise.org.uk Social Circles Sussex Monthly Meet-up The Dolphin, 14 South Street 1st Mon of the month. 7.30pm. Friendly and inclusive social group for couples and singles of all ages who want to have fun. All new members welcome. Tel: Gill 07530 064573 www.socialcirclessussex. webs.com Supper Club Evenings The Cookshelf, North Street Last Saturday of the month. 8pm. £24.50. Come and join us for a wonderful themed evening. Tel: 01323 732280 www.thecookshelf.co.uk Uno Club Salvation Army Hall, Royal Sussex Cresc. Weds: 2pm. Fun card game. Tel: 01323 726231
COMMUNITY
Coffee Morning The Old Parsonage, St Mary’s Parish Church, Ocklynge Road Thurs: 10.30am-12 noon. Everyone welcome to join us for a pleasant break, coffee and scones, with cakes, books and gifts available too. Tel: 01323 727723 Community Wise Wise Buys Shop Ocklynge Road Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri:10am-4pm, closed 1-2pm. Weds & Sat:10am-1pm. Snap up bargains! Contact 01323 722924 or www.communitywise.org.uk Eastbourne Street Market Terminus Road Weds: 9.30am-3.30pm. www.facebook. com/eastbournestreetmarket East Sussex Hearing Resource Centre Community Wise, Ocklynge Road First Monday of the month: Drop-in for hearing aid service and batteries. Tel: 01323 722924 English 4 All ROC Advice Centre, 97-99 Seaside Rd Weds: Free English lessons for all nationalities. Email: info@english4all.me.uk www.english4all.me.uk
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Gather Pop Up Café Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Fri:11am-1.30pm. Simple soup lunch. Open to all who live alone. Free entry with small charge for refreshments. Tel. 01323 722924 or www.communitywise.org.uk
Archway Contemporary Choir Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 7.30-9pm. Join our exciting and vibrant choir – Contemporary and Gospel music and others in between. No audition necessary. £7 per session. Tel: 01323 897590. www.thearchwaygroup.com
The Voiceworks Company of Singers JPK Project, Church Street, Old Town Tues: 10.45am-12.15pm and 7.158.45pm. Joyful, friendly choir singing folk, classical, world, pop, musicals etc. New members welcome, first session free. www.voiceworkshops.co.uk
Old Town Community Church Old Town Community Centre Sun: 10.30am-12 noon. Everyone invited.
French Singing Group The Lamb Inn, 36 High Street Tues: 7-9pm. £5. Quirky songs with a French twist! Harmony singing.Tel: Lo Polidoro 07846 118807
The Warehouse Under 18s Nightclub Unit 5, 16A Maple Road Sat: 7-11pm. tel: 01323 738288
Meditation & Mindfulness For All Eden Blue, Green Street Industrial Estate, 1 Green Street Tues: 9.30am - 11am Thurs: 7.30pm - 9pm Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk Pevensey Castle Ghost Walk Castle Road, Pevensey Sat: 7.30pm. Meet at the castle car park. 90 min walk by lantern light. Suitable for all ages. Adults £7, under 14s £3.50 www.sussexguidedwalks.co.uk Quiz Night The Red Lion, 99 Wish Hill 3rd Thurs of the month: 7.30-11pm. Six people max in a team, £2 per person inc. half-time chip butty. Half of proceeds donated to charity. Seafordspirit Seaford Independent Spiritualist Church, 3 Warwick Road, Seaford Tues: 7.30pm-8.30pm. Healing. Thurs: 7.30pm. Divine Service. Fri: 10.30am-12 noon. Healing. Alternate Sats: 7.30pm. Clairvoyant evenings. Demonstrations and workshops. Tel: 01323 737407, email: enquiries@seafordspirit.co.uk www.seafordspirit.co.uk Website Design & Social Media Elim Family Church, Hartfield Road Mon: 2pm-4pm. If you are out of work and education, we will teach you how to build websites and use social media to promote activities. Work on a website for a local agency and gain practical IT experience. Tel: 01323 749960 www.helenowen.me.uk/events-coming-up
MUSIC & DRAMA
80s Disco Lamb Inn, High Street 1st Fri of the month. DJ Dazzer, playing your favourite 80s disco hits. Free entry. Open to all over-18s, groups, couples or come on your own! Tel: 01323 720545, email: info@thelamb.eu Adult Guitar & Ukulele Group Lesson Eden Blue, Green Street Industrial Estate, 1 Green Street Tues: 5.40pm - 6.40pm. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk African Drumming Eden Blue, Green Street Industrial Estate, 1 Green Street Weds: 4.30pm-5.30pm: ages 7-16 years; 5.40pm-6.40pm and 6.50pm-7.50pm: adults. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk
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Guitar for Beginners (ages 7-16) Eden Blue, Green Street Industrial Estate, 1 Green Street Tues: 5pm - 5.30pm. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk The Lamb Folk Club Lamb Inn, High Street 1st and 3rd Weds. 7.30pm. A wide range of professional folk singers and players plus floor spots for visiting musicians. All welcome. Tel: 01323 728268 or 638811 or www.lambfolkclub@freeuk.com Open Mic Nite for 14-18 Year Olds The Leaf Hall Community Arts Centre, 51 Seaside 3rd Fri of the month: 7.30-9.30pm.Too young to play in pubs but want somewhere to show off your talent? Here’s what you’re looking for! Solo/duo musicians, vocalists and bands – just turn up and sign for your slot. First come first served. Audience £3 on the door. Non-alcohol bar. www.leafhall.co.uk Rock, Pop & Gospel Choir Eden Blue, Green Street Industrial Estate, 1 Green Street Mon: 5pm - 6pm, ages 7-16 Tues: 8pm - 9pm, adults Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk Saturday Morning Music The Under Ground Theatre, 1 Grove Rd Sat: 10am-12noon. Free live music with our regular coffee morning. Tel: 01323 411906 www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk Sovereign Singers Eastbourne Blind Society Hall, 124 Longstone Road Wed: 9am. Female harmony choir for enthusiastic singers. If you like the Military Wives concept, you’ll enjoy this. Tuneful voice required, music-reading ability not necessary. Email sovereignpolyphony@ uwclub.net Traditional Afternoon Concert Eastbourne Bandstand, Grand Parade Sun: 3pm-4.30pm. Traditional music from brass, concert and silver bands. www.eastbournebandstand.co.uk VOICES Choir Christ Church, Seaside Weds: 7-9pm. Baptist Church, Pevensy Bay Thurs: 12.30-2pm and 7-9pm. Rocking, swinging choir for all. No experience necessary. £5 per session.Tel: 01323 766994 or voiceschoir@hotmail.com
Ukulele for Beginners (ages 7-16) Eden Blue, Green Street Industrial Estate, 1 Green Street Tues: 4.20pm - 4.50pm. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk
BABY & PRE-SCHOOL
Buddies Storytelling with Puppets The Leaf Hall Community Arts Centre, 51 Seaside Tue: 9.30-10.30am. For mums and toddlers. £2.50 per family inc. refreshments. Bumps and Babies Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Weds: 10am-12 noon. Social group for expectant and new parents, with refreshments, chat and toys. Suggested donation £1. www.nct.org.uk C.A.C.L Kwik-Tots & Ball Play The Meads Parish Hall, Meads Street Mon: 10-10.45 (term time). For boys and girls 2-4 years. To book tel 01323 730467 or www.caclsports.co.uk Kiddi Tennis Eastbourne Sports Park Tues & Weds: 10-10.45am for 2-4 years. Free taster session. Tel: 07811 447711 or email: emma@kidditennis.co.uk Little Bears Soft Play for under 5s Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Mon: Soft Play. Thurs: Messy Play or Creative Play. Mornings from 9.30am. Facebook: Little Bears Soft Play www.communitywise.org.uk Little Stones Toddlers run by Living Stones Church Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tue: from 9.45-11.20am.Term time. Just drop in. www.communitywise.org.uk Little Treasures Salvation Army Hall, Royal Sussex Cresc. Tue: 10am-12 noon, term time only. For parents and babies/toddlers. Chat to local parents while the children play, craft, sing, have lunch and more! £1.50 per family. Totz St Elisabeth’s Church,Victoria Drive Thur: 10am-12 noon, term time only. Toys, craft, singing, coffee and chat. £1 per family. Tel: Revd David Gillard, 01323 649728, email: David.Gillard@sainte.co.uk Vicky Bees Parent & Toddler Group Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road Mon, Wed, Fri: 10-11.45am, term time only. Coffee/tea and chat for adults, little ones can enjoy toys, crafts, songs and stories. Tel: 01323 737974
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SPORT & DANCE
Community Run Tempo, 67 Susans Road Mon: 6pm. A fun, sociable 5k run for all abilities and experience with the option to run further. Tel: 01323 723152. www.temposhop.co.uk Eastbourne Folk Dance Club United Reformed Church Hall, Watts Lane Thurs: 7.45-9.45pm. Come and enjoy all aspects of English Folk dancing. Beginners welcome. No partners needed. £2 on the night. Refreshments inc. Tel: 01323 732948 Eastbourne Parkrun Shinewater BN23 8EJ Sat: 9am. A 5k run, it’s you against the clock. Register beforehand at www.parkrun.org.uk/eastbourne Eastbourne Pilates St Elisabeth’s Church Hall, 268 Victoria Dr Tues: 6 - 7pm. Motcombe Infants School, Macmillan Dr Thurs: 6 - 7pm Improve your strength, stamina and flexibility with Pilates. All welcome. £7.50 drop-in, £42 for 6 weeks. Call 07877 956721 or visit www.eastbournepilates.co.uk Eastbourne Scottish Dance Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Wed: 7.30-9.30pm. Tel: 01323 301871 www.communitywise.org.uk
INDEX OF BUSINESSES Arborist/Tree Surgeon A K Tree Surgery 14 Auction Rooms Eastbourne Antiques Centre 11 Eastbourne Auctions 9 Bathroom Fitting NLG 26 PBC Plumbing, Heating & Electrical 26 Bedroom Supplies & Fitting NLG 26 Russ Deacon Home Improvements 17 Blinds Curtains by Katie 23 Seahaven Blinds & Shutters 23 Building & Roofing Services B R Roofing 27 Car Detailing/Repairs/Cleaning X-cel Detailing 23 Charities Chestnut Tree House 8 Children’s Activities Boby Swim School 4 Bumps & Babies NCT 7 Chestnut Tree House 8 Eden Blue 7 The Karate Academy Eastbourne 5 The Potting Shelf 6 Chiropractors Lushington Chiropractic 13 Cleaning Services Access and Co Natural Carpet Cleaning 21 The Laundry Basket 21 Clubs & Organisations Gilbert & Sullivan Society 28 Curtains Curtains by Katie 23
The Pit Stop Salvation Army Hall, Royal Sussex Cresc. Mon: 10am-12 noon. Table tennis and billiards, tea/coffee. Tel: 01323 726231
Ladies’ Movement to Music St Elisabeth’s Church Hall,Victoria Drive Mon: 7.30-8.30pm. Nominal charge. Tel: Margaret on 01323 723870 Lindy Hop Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Mon: 8pm (beginners), 9pm (beginners consolidation and improvers/ intermediate). £6, £3 full-time students with ID. Learn to dance the Lindy Hop, the original 1930s/40s swing jive from the USA. Tel Alan: 07875 607322, Email: alanhumphris@live.co.uk Facebook: Eastbourne Swing Jive
Qi Gong Enterprise Centre, Station Roundabout Weds: 5-5.45pm. From 5th Nov. No experience necessary. No special clothing, just turn up. 07812 052742 www.yogaeastbourne.com Shinewater Healthy Walk Shinewater BN23 8EJ Fri: 10.30am. Meet outside the Co-op on Milfoil Drive. Free. Tel: 07740 899559 www.walkingforhealth.org.uk
Neurofit Bowls Club,Victoria Drive Mon: 2.30-3.30pm. Training programme, empowering people with a neurological condition to challenge their physical fitness.Tel: 01323 648202/07742 544897 or 01323 729959/07803 004002
Skate World Unit 5, 16A Maple Road Mon-Thurs: 3.30-6pm. After school workshop (12-5pm during school hols) £3. Fri: 5-10pm and Sun: 3-7pm Family Roller Disco. Sat: 1-6pm Fun Skate. Tel: 07807 087674
Old Town Dance for ages 2½ upwards Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Mon and Fri Tel: 01323 438697 www.communitywise.org.uk
Table Tennis St Richard’s Church Hall, Priory Road Sat 10am - 12 noon. Players of any age or standard welcome. £2 per player. just turn up. For information tel: Graham on 01323 503162 or 07450 636814
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