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EASTBOURNE Old Town Crier Issue 26

February & March 2014

The essential BUSINESS DIRECTORY AND WHAT’S ON GUIDE

Springtime Showcase at St Elisabeth’s Seven Sisters Country Park Take to the Slopes

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February and March 2014 – Issue 26

Hello...

...and welcome to the February and March issue the Eastbourne Old Town Crier! Happy New Year to you all...better late than never, I guess? I hope you all survived the Christmas festivities and are now back on track and getting to grips with the new year? Finally the nights are starting to draw out and the days are getting longer, new shoots are sprouting and love is in the air – don’t forget it’s Valentines Day on February 14th! It’s also St David’s Day on March 1st, Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day on the 4th, followed by Ash Wednesday marking the beginning of Lent, St Patrick’s Day on the 17th and finally it’s Mother’s Day on the 30th. Make sure you put it on your calendars! Please continue to send me your articles and news about the clubs, organisations and groups that you belong to – we’d all like to find out what’s going on in Eastbourne and the Old Town. The deadline for the next issue is Friday 7th March, so email your articles to fran@theoldtowncrier.co.uk. Happy reading!

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Latest News From Community Wise Centre Volunteers Needed at Seven Sisters Springtime Showcase at St Elisabeth’s Cars for Cash – Cancer Research UK New Specialist Running Shop Opens in Eastbourne Take to the Slopes Understanding Mental Health Nutty Valentine Heart Biscuits Nature Tots at Seven Sisters Country Park Under Ground Theatre – What’s On? A View From The Potting Shed A Good Read What’s On in February & March? What’s On Weekly? Important Local Numbers Index of Advertisers

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Due to demand we are putting on another textiles course this term called Further Experiments in Textiles. This will expand your repertoire of techniques for recycling and recreating works of art and accessories. This six week course, beginning Friday 7th March 1.30 – 4pm, is FREE. Suitable for all experience levels, places are limited so please contact us to book.

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A new Essential First Aid course will take place on Wed 12th Feb 2 – 4pm. Come and learn the essentials of first aid on a course run by an accredited British Heart Foundation trainer and receive a certificate in “Essential First Aid” on completion. Cost is £10, places are limited so please book early.

Market

Our Farmers Markets continue to be popular, with many local food producers and crafters selling their wares on the last Saturday of the month. The next one is Feb 23rd and then March 30th open 10 – 12.30pm, entry is free and refreshments will be on sale.

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Volunteers Needed at Seven Sisters Sussex Wildlife Trust is looking for volunteers to lend a helping hand with children visiting its education centre at Seven Sisters Country Park near Seaford throughout 2014. If you like working with children and are keen to share your enjoyment of the countryside with others then why not consider joining the team? Regular commitment is appreciated, but this could be as little as one day each month or as often as five days a week during busy periods, with most of the visits scheduled for the summer months. You don’t have to be an expert but some knowledge or an interest in wildlife is useful. However, you do need to enjoy being outside, as most of your time will be spent out-of-doors.

the education team also runs holiday clubs and family events, which often require volunteer support. An introductory morning is being held at the Pump Barn, Seven Sisters Country Park on Tuesday 11th February, 10am –12.30pm. Education volunteering is subject to two satisfactory references and a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service). If you are interested and would like further information or to book a place on our introductory morning please contact our Volunteer Administrator, Liz Francis – email: lizfrancis@sussexwt. org.uk or telephone 01273 497562.

Up to 100 pupils from the same school can visit Seven Sisters Country Park on a school trip. During the day, the children, aged between 5 and 11 years old, take part in different activities all based around the national curriculum but with strong wildlife themes. Activities include woodland studies, pond dipping, river studies and rock pooling down on the beach beneath the spectacular chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters. As well as providing school trips for primary schools, Seven Sisters is a popular venue for secondary school groups including GCSE students. Throughout the year

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New specialist running shop opens in Eastbourne The Tempo Specialist Running shop was given a grand opening in January with the presence of the Mayor and Faye McClelland, the current and fourtime paratriathlon world champion.

a plethora of runners can be seen on the seafront promenade every morning and evening. In store at Tempo the experienced and passionate running staff can provide analysis on your technique and assess your gait to match the running shoes to your needs. Tempo caters for runners no matter what experience or ability, and aims to get more people running with a smile on their faces. The store gives customers the opportunity to try out the shoes on the in-store treadmill to ensure peace of mind. Tempo are also running a weekly community run, a fun and sociable run for runners of all abilities and experience. You can join them at the Tempo shop at 6pm every Monday, the distance will cover 5km but there is an option to run further.

There was a real sense of excitement and anticipation about the shop, with many of the guests remarking, “it is what the town needs”. Eastbourne and the surrounding areas have a number of running clubs and

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Take to the slopes

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From 7 – 23 February, we will be gripped with Olympic fever once again as the 2014 Winter Olympics take place in Sochi, Russia. Thousands of competitors will don their thermals to take part in 15 different winter sports. If you’ve ever fancied having a go yourself, the variety of resorts and activities now available means that there’s never been a better time to start. Skiing has been a favourite winter sport for many years, but snowboarding is rapidly gaining in popularity. Which is best for the beginner? It’s easier to get started with skiing, but it will take you longer to get to a high standard. With snowboarding, you need a lot of practice to stay balanced and link your turns together, but once you’ve mastered that, you’re away. Planning your holiday requires careful research. Depending on how far you want to travel, it is possible to ski all year round. The season in Europe and North America runs from December to March/April, depending on the altitude of the resort. If you want to ski during the summer, you should head for the highest Alpine or American peaks, or Southern Hemisphere locations like Argentina, Chile, Australia or New Zealand. Look at a range of resorts and compare their facilities. You’ll need to consider the ability level of everyone in your party and make sure that there are ski runs to match. This is particularly important if you are travelling with children. Some resorts provide a ski-school for children as young as two, otherwise you may want to investigate childcare options. If you’ve never skied before, you will need to organise lessons, which can be taken either in a group or individually. Don’t forget to check out the other activities on offer – both on and off the slopes. For example, you could try night skiing, bobsleigh, ice climbing, dog sledging or snowmobiling. And of course there’s the après ski – make sure there are plenty of restaurants and bars if this is an important part of your holiday. Your choice of accommodation can have a big effect on the price of your holiday. Options include luxurious hotels, B&Bs, chalets, apartments and low-budget hostels.

Another cost to consider is your clothing and equipment. You will need a base-layer, mid-layer, jacket, gloves, goggles and helmet. Unless you are a frequent skier, it makes sense to hire your boots and skis/board. That way you don’t need to worry about transporting, damaging or losing expensive kit. And finally, remember that if you’re desperate to ski and funds are tight, there are several indoor snow centres and dry ski slopes around the UK. So everyone can share the Olympic spirit! By Alex Albrighton

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UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH Whether someone is experiencing anxiety and stress, depression, addiction, phobias, panic attacks or trauma, having some understanding about these conditions can often help. I hope this month’s article on “Anxiety”will enhance understanding of this distressing condition.

ANXIETY

We all need to experience some degree of anxiety at times - it would be unnatural not to feel any of its symptoms, such as racing pulse, dry mouth, sweatiness and shallow breathing, just before a big speech or exam, for instance - as it helps get us motivated to act. But excessive anxiety causes problems. Excessive anxiety may develop gradually, starting, perhaps, with loneliness after the loss of a loved one; being too shy to make new friends when moving somewhere new; experiencing unwelcome life changes because of chronic illness and pain; or feeling loaded down with too much responsibility - all cases of unmet emotional needs. For some people, anxiety can develop suddenly, after they are caught up in some tragic disaster, such as a fire or a crash, or are the victims of violence, and their lives become ruled by fear. (This is known as post-traumatic stress.) Anxiety may also take the form of obsessions, compulsions, phobias or a nagging feeling of foreboding - all of which are attempts to ward off a sense of threat. Yet, as we know, some people face such circumstances without becoming overly anxious, while others end up almost crippled by anxiety. How we explain the negative events that happen to us has a considerable bearing on whether we are likely to suffer from excessive anxiety. Three particular types of thinking are especially connected with its development and its close partner, depression: how personally people take events (they think everything is their fault or that they didn’t get the job because they weren’t good enough, rather than because the competition was particularly stiff); how pervasive they think the effects will be (if they lose their job, they think everything in their world is going wrong, even though their relationship is still strong and they have their health, good friends, etc); and how permanent

(they will never get another job, partner, dream house like that one, etc). People who suffer badly from anxiety also tend to have a lot of negative thoughts running through their minds that they don’t even notice (“I’ll never cope”; “It’s going to be awful”, “no one likes me”) and commonly catastrophise (“I’m going to be late. My boss will sack me!”) Changing negative self-talk and challenging catastrophic thinking help lower stress levels. Another major cause of troublesome anxiety is negative over-imagination. Anxious people tend to spend a lot of time worrying “What if?” coming up with a whole variety of dreadful outcomes for themselves or their loved ones. This keeps them in a constant state of high emotional arousal and can take the extreme forms of phobias or obsessive-compulsive disorders. Learning to use the imagination positively - by calmly rehearsing mentally tried and tested techniques (such as deep breathing and distracting thoughts) for dealing with feared or worrisome situations - is very effective. Calming ourselves down, when anxious, is extremely important because high emotional arousal makes us stupid. We literally can’t think straight and that makes the situation worse. Human givens practitioners can show people how to relax, so that they can bring their own arousal and stress levels down, and how to use their imaginations positively, to rehearse successful outcomes instead of bad ones. They can also help people overcome phobias, panic attacks and traumatic memories quickly and painlessly. And, very importantly, they will encourage people to find ways to reduce their stress and also focus outwards on fulfilling activities (maybe involving the wellbeing of others as well as themselves) - excellent ways of getting their own needs met. Lynda Bryer (GHGI, MSc, BA Hons) runs her own private practice as a Human Givens therapist. Contact 01323 897287 or email lynda3hg@hotmail.com

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6oz / 170g ground almonds or hazelnuts 6oz / 170g plain flour 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp salt 4oz / 115g butter (at room temperature) 31/2oz / 100g caster sugar 1 medium egg

Method

Preheat the oven to 190C / Gas Mark 5, and line two trays with greaseproof paper or a silicone baking mat. Lightly flour the work surface and roll out the first piece of dough to about 1/4 inch / 0.5cm thick. Cut out as many heart-shapes as the dough can fit. Gather up the scraps with the second half of dough, roll out and cut out the cookies. Cut out the centres of half the cookies using a small heart-shaped cutter. Transfer the cookies to the baking sheets and bake for 12 14 minutes or until the cookies are golden, dry, and firm to the touch. These cookies don’t spread so don’t have to be spaced out too far apart. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Heat up some jam in the microwave or on the stove top until it is warm. Spread half to a teaspoon-full of jam on the cookie and place a cookie with a cut-out centre on top. Lightly dust with powdered sugar before serving. If you don’t want the jam to be sprinkled with icing sugar, you can dust the cookie-toppers with the cut-out centres first, then place them on top of the jammy bases before serving.

ON L I ST VE AG E

Mix the ground nuts, flour, cinnamon and salt together in a mixing bowl, set aside. In a large bowl beat the butter and caster sugar together until light and fluffy. In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg with the vanilla and almond extract if using. Beat half the egg mixture into the creamed sugar and butter, then beat in the other half. Add all the dry ingredients and mix gently by hand until all the ingredients have been

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Out of doors and into the woods; a preschool experience with a difference! Spring is stirring in the woods; the days are getting longer, buds are unfurling and green shoots are pushing through. So it’s time for Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature Tots to come out again. Get your little ones out of doors and into the woods to join in our fun weekly sessions in Friston Forest. There will be lots of exploring, loads of woodland activities, a myriad of stories, plenty of games and of course a fire circle and hot chocolate.

The next course of five weekly sessions begins Thursday 6th March – 3rd April, 2014. Cost per child for Sussex Wildlife Trust family members is £37.50, non-members £42.50. Accompanying siblings under two years of age are free of charge. On-line booking is essential, please visit

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Adrian Oldland (piano) Sunday 16th February 2.45pm. Adrian’s recital will include works by Bach, Brahms, Schumann, Kabalvesky and Rachmaninov. Tickets £9 (UGT members £8) students £5.

Aleksander Szram (piano) Sunday 16th March 2.45pm. Aleks’ programme will include works by CPE Bach, Rachmaninov and Fauré. Tickets £9 (UGT members £8) students £5. DRAMA

Bully Boy by Sandi Toksvig 19th - 21st February 7.45pm. A Bootcamp Theatre Production. A gripping play that tackles the challenging moral issues of contemporary military occupation and its effect on the mental health of serving soldiers. Tickets £11, students £9, UGT memb. £9.

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Emperor the Stag Saturday 8th February 7.45pm. Eastbourne’s own indie four piece come armed with their brand new debut LP “Fantasy to Bleak.” This is a mixed seating and standing room gig. Tickets £4 adv, £5 on the door.

Songwriter’s Circle – Nick Grimes, Mick Hartwell and Sam Tier Saturday 1st March 1.30 - 3.30pm. Three very different but equally talented songwriters will be performing and explaining how they have written their individual songs. Free entry.

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Monday 3rd Social Circles Sussex The Dolphin, 14 South Street 7.30pm. Monthly meet-up of this friendly and inclusive social group for couples and singles of all ages. Gill Pinnington 07530 064573 www.socialcirclessussex.webs.com Tuesday 4th Feb & Tuesday 25th March Catalyst Arts St Elizabeth’s Centre,Victoria Drive 10am. Bringing Life into Still Life with Ben Ecclestone. For more details call 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Bond at College Theatre Eastbourne College, Old Wish Road 7.30pm. Gavin Robertson focuses on the Bond phenomenon, spoofing the movies eagerly awaited by millions, and exploding every cliché in the book(s). £9 tel 01323 452255 www.eastbourne-college.co.uk Wednesday 5th The Lamb Folk Club Lamb Inn, High Street 7.30pm. Contraband. No strangers to the club, this multi-instrumental band went down a storm when supporting the Drones last year. From soulful ballads to full-on Celtic jigs and reels.£6. Tel: 01323 728268. www.lambfolkclub@freeuk.com Thursday 6th Family Roots, Eastbourne & District Family History Society Ocklynge School,Victoria Drive 7.00pm. The Brighton Workhouse by James Gardner. Members £1, visitors £1.50 including refreshments, new members welcome. Tel: 01323 731792 www.eastbournefhs.org.uk Friday 7th 80s Disco Lamb Inn, High Street (upstairs) 8.30pm - 12 midnight. 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

Saturday 8th Nearly New Sale Holy Trinity Church Hall, Trinity Place 10am. Baby and toddler nearly new sale. Sale of good quality second hand clothes and equipment. FREE entry. To book your own table to sell, contact Paula on 07835 115325, tables cost £5. Stargazing with Eastbourne Astronomical Society Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum Royal Parade 5pm. Opportunity for beginners to become familiar with the night sky. Suitable for all ages. Members are invited to bring their own telescopes. Warm clothing advisable, hot drinks available from The Outpost café www.redoubtmuseum@eastbourne.gov.uk Free event. Tel: 01323 410300 Saturday 8th Feb & Sat 8th March Catalyst Arts St Elizabeth’s Centre,Victoria Drive 10am-1pm. Breaking into Watercolours with Bill Savage. Workshop £13 in advance. For more details call 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Saturday 8th - Sunday 4th May Near Dark at Towner Devonshire Park, College Road FREE. Explore the space between night and day, between dog and wolf, in a display curated by artist/film maker John Skoog. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Tuesday 11th, 18th, March 11th, 18th Catalyst Arts St Elizabeth’s Centre,Victoria Drive 10am-1pm. Introducing Mixed Media. Liz Brown will develop the subject with demonstrations and workshops, over a 4 week period. £44 for 4 weeks paid in advance, or £13 per individual week. For more details call 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk

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Saturday 22nd & Saturday March 25th Catalyst Arts St Elizabeth’s Centre,Victoria Drive 10am-1pm. Working with Pen and Wash with Tracey King. Looking at Ptolemy Dean, Tracey will guide students how to paint in this style. £24 for the 2 week course, in advance. For more details call 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Sunday 23rd Wedding Fayre York House Hotel, 14 - 22 Royal Parade 11am - 4pm. Wide range of wedding service providers and view the hotel as a venue. Free entry. Fast-track entry and booking for VIP hotel tour, visit www.spotlight-events.co.uk Duodiez at Birley Centre, Eastbourne College, College Road 7.30pm. Duodiez is a new musical collaboration between two international musicians – guitarist Dimitris Dekavalles and violinist Violeta Barrena. Tickets £12 (members of Towner £10). Tel 08432 895129 www.eastbourne-college.co.uk Tuesday 25th Feb & Tuesday 25th March Catalyst Arts St Elizabeth’s Centre,Victoria Drive 10am-1pm. Painting outside the Groove. Experimenting in watercolour with Bill Savidge. £13 per workshop. For more details call 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk Eastbourne Fairtrade Meeting Bibendum, Eastbourne 7.30-9pm. Eastbourne residents supporting and promoting fairtrade in the town. FREE entry. Contact 01323 722256. Tuesday 25th - Saturday1st March Devonshire Park Theatre presents Kindertransport Compton Street 7.45 evenings, 2.30 matinées. In the months prior to the outbreak of WW11 Kindertransport ferried 10,000, mainly jewish, children from Germany and Austria to safetly. This is an un-missable, deeply moving, critically acclaimed production. Mon-Thurs eves £14.50-£20 Friday and Sat eves £14.50-£22 Wed matinée £14.50, Sat matinée £14.50 & £17.50. Tel: 01323 412000. www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk Wednesday 26th Alfred Russel Wallace: A Life, a Love of Science and the Mysterious missing ‘L’ Bibendum, 1 Grange Road 8pm. A talk by James Williams discovering the life of Alfred Russel Wallace who lived in the shadow of Charles Darwin. Call 01323 735363 for more information. Thursday 27th St Mary’s Parish Church Mothers’ Union Old Parsonage, Church Street 2.30pm. Talk on ‘Secrets and Surprises’ by Christine Reade, followed by refreshments. All welcome. Tel: 01323 370403

MARCH

Sunday 2nd Eastbourne Half Marathon Princes Park, Royal Parade 10am start. Tel: 01323 734645 www.eastbournehalf.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 Monday 3rd Social Circles Sussex The Dolphin, 14 South Street 7.30pm. Monthly meet-up of this friendly and inclusive social group for couples and singles of all ages. Gill Pinnington 07530 064573 www.socialcirclessussex.webs.com Tuesday 4th Faronel at Birley Centre Eastbourne College, College Road 7.30pm. Faronel’s programme dips into the wealth of musical treasures from the 15th-century court of Henry V111. Tickets £9. Tel 01323 452255 www.eastbournecollege.co.uk Wednesday 5th The Lamb Folk Club Lamb Inn, High Street 7.30. North Sea Gas. One of Scotland’s foremost folk bands renowned for it’s instrumental skills, tremendous three-part harmonies and good humour. £6. Tel: 01323 728268. www.lambfolkclub@freeuk.com Thursday 6th Young Musicians of the Year Competition 2014 Final Rounds at Birley Centre Eastbourne College, College Road 4.30-7.45pm. FREE. Pupils will be selected for the final rounds from preliminary rounds earlier in term. Tel 01323 452255 www.eastbourne-college.co.uk Family Roots, Eastbourne & District Family History Society Ocklynge School,Victoria Drive 7pm. The working life of the railway navvy by Chris and Judy Rouse. Members £1, visitors £1.50 including refreshments, new members welcome. Tel: 01323 731792 www.eastbournefhs.org.uk Friday 7th Community Wise Centre Ocklynge Road 1.30-4pm Further experiments in textiles. A six week course suitable for all abilities. FREE but booking is essential. Contact 01323 722924. Join us! www. communitywise.org.uk 80s Disco Lamb Inn, High Street 8.30pm – 10.00pm. 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 continued. over...

Sunday 9th St Mary’s Parish Church Mothers’ Union Old Parsonage, Church Street 2.30pm. AGM and Bible auction followed by refreshments. All welcome. Tel: 01323 370403 Thursday 13th St Mary’s Parish Church Mothers’ Union Old Parsonage, Church Street 2.30pm. Talk on ‘Reflections for Lent’ by The Rev John Kimberley, followed by refreshments. All welcome. Tel: 01323 370403 Young Musicians of the Year Competition 2014 Final Rounds at Birley Centre Eastbourne College, College Road 6.00-7.30pm. FREE. Pupils will be selected for the final rounds from preliminary rounds earlier in term. Tel 01323 452255 www.eastbourne-college.co.uk Monday 17th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. Opening session with Reverend David Yule. 01323 726092 Wednesday 19th The Lamb Folk Club Lamb Inn, High Street 7.30. Kath Tait. Originally from New Zealand, Kath is a Lamb favourite with her sharply observed laconic tales of everyday absurdity. Entertaining and original, she combines melodic guitar with humorous and profound lyrics. £5. Tel: 01323 728268. www.lambfolkclub@freeuk.com Thursday 20th Eastbourne Storytellers present Hugh Lupton in “Psalms from the Horse’s Mouth” upstairs at The Crown & Anchor 15-16 Marine Parade 7.30pm Stories from internationally recognised storyteller Hugh Lupton. £6 on the door. Tel: Gillian Grimmond 01323 726092 gillian.grimmond@btopenworld. com or John Goddard on 01323 644206 Saturday 22nd St Mary’s Parish Church Mothers’ Union Old Parsonage, Church Street 10.30am. Overseas Coffee Morning. All welcome. Tel: 01323 370403 Community Wise Centre Ocklynge Road 1.30pm. Taster Day: watch it, learn it, try it. An exciting morning for people of all ages who want to learn something new with a variety of skills to choose from. £10 per person. Join us! Contact 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Springtime Showcase Concert St Elisabeth’s Church & Community Centre,Victoria Drive 7.30pm. Showcase from 3 musical art groups – Eastbourne Gilbert & Sullivan Society, The Eastbourne Rock Choir and

The Lounge. Tickets £5 in advance, £7.50 on the door (children and students £2.50 and £3.50). To book call 01323 430667 or email clemajackson@googlemail.com Monday 24th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. An afternoon with Joyce Grenfell and Fay Privett. Tel: 01323 726092. Sunday 23rd Skeptics in the Pub Bibendum, 1 Grange Road 8pm. Do you want a Robot Lover? Dr Blay Whitby examines the widespread use of robots in intimate and caring roles and considers how they will bring about important social changes from an ethical standpoint. www.eastbourne.skepticsinthepub.org Thursday 27th St Mary’s Parish Church Mothers’ Union Old Parsonage, Church Street 2.30pm. Talk on ‘Wales, London and Hove in the 1940s’ by Elvina Brock followed by refreshments. All welcome. Tel: 01323 370403 Sunday 30th Community Wise Centre Farmers Market Ocklynge Road 10-12.30pm Popular farmers market selling crafts and produce from local suppliers. FREE. Join us! Contact 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Vincent Van Gogh – The True Story Birley Centre, Eastbourne College, College Road 7.30pm. Professor Slinn talks about Van Gogh landscapes and how he brought his paintings to life, in an illuminating and hugely entertaining manner. £12 (Friends of Towner £10) Tel: 08432 895129 www.eastbourne-college.co.uk Monday 31st Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. Members afternoon. Tel: 01323 726092.

WHAT’S ON WEEKLY? ARTS & CRAFTS

Art and Drawing Classes No. 1 Green Street (behind Tally-Ho pub) Find your artistic talent and make friends in a relaxed, creative environment. Basic materials and refreshments included. Wed: 9.30 - 11.30am & 7 - 9pm. £10. Thur: 9.30 - 11.30am. £10. Sat: 9.30am - 12.30pm. £15. Tel: 07885 262968, email: ktgart@gmail.com www.thedrawingroom.eu

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! Drop-in for members of Cavendish School Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road Weds: 3 - 5pm. Term time only. Games and other activities. Tel: 01323 737974 Eastbourne & District Cardiac Support Grp 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 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 (except in Feb): 2.30pm. Please come and join us, all are welcome from March 17th 2014. Enquiries to Gillian Grimmond on 01323 726092 Ladies’ Club Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tue: 2.30 - 4pm. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk 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 and socialise. All new members welcome. Tel. 07530 064573 or 07949 928527 or 07594 343581 www.socialcirclessussex.webs.com

COMMUNITY Here4U 1A Albert Parade, Green Street Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri: 9.30am - 1.30pm Sat: 10am - 12 noon. Old Town Community Church local enquiry and advice centre. Offers a friendly face, a listening ear and introduces you to the local agencies to address your needs. Eastbourne Street Market 192 Terminus Road Weds: 9.30am - 3pm. www.facebook.com/eastbournestreetmarket

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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 Old Town Community Church Old Town Community Centre Sun: 10.30am - 12 noon. Everyone invited, children’s programmes too! 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

MUSIC & DRAMA

Archway Contemporary & Gospelish Choirs Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tue: Gospelish Choir 6 - 7.30pm. Contemporary Choir 8-9.30pm. Open to all no audition required. £7 per session. Tel. 01323 897590. www.archwaygroup.com New Singing Group with a French Twist The Lamb Inn, 36 High Street Tues: 6-8pm. Quirky songs with a French twist! Upstairs at the Lamb Inn. Harmony singing. Free 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 Saturday Morning Music The Under Ground Theatre, 1 Grove Road 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. sovereignpolyphony@uwclub.net The Voiceworks Company of Singers JPK Project, Church Street, Old Town Tues: 10.45am-12.15pm and 7.15-8.45pm. Joyful, friendly choir singing folk, classical, world, pop, musicals etc. for all types of voices - pick your part! New members welcome, first session free and 20% off fee. www.voiceworkshops.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. voiceschoir@hotmail.com

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. C.A.C.L Kwik-Tots & Ball Play The Meads Parish Hall, Meads Street Mon: 10-10.45 (term time). For boys and girls 2-4years. To book tel 01323 730467 www.caclsports.co.uk Little Bear Soft Play for under 5’s Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Mon & Thur: Mornings from 9.30am. Cost £1+ depending on age. Just drop in. www. communitywise.org.uk Little Stones Toddlers run by Living Stones Church Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tue & Fri: from 9.45 - 11.30am. Term time. Just drop in. www. communitywise.org.uk Little Treasures Salvation Army Hall, Royal Sussex Drive Tue: 10am - 12 noon, term time only. For parents and babies/toddlers. Come along for a chat with other local parents while the children play, craft, sing, have lunch and much more! £1.50 per family, under-1s free. Kiddi Tennis Greenfield Methodist Church Hall, Greenfield Road Tue: 9.40-10.20, Free taster session available. £4 per session payable termly. www.facebook.com/kidditennis 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

SPORT & DANCE

Boxercise Sussex Old Town Community Centre, Central Avenue, Eastbourne Tues 9.30 - 10.30am. Fun fitness, weight loss and body shaping workout. First class free. Also eves in Eastbourne, Wannock and Pevensey Bay. Tel. 01323 896600 or 07711 890956. www.abspersonaltraining.co.uk Community Run Tempo, 67 Susans Road, Eastbourne 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 Scottish Dance Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Wed: 7.30 - 9.30pm. Tel: 01323 735097 www. communitywise.org.uk Extend – Easy Exercise to Music Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Thur: 2 - 3pm. Tel: 01323 514152 www. communitywise.org.uk Hampden Park Heathy Walk Hampden Park, Hampden Park Drive Tues: 10.30am. Meet outside the Lakeside Tea Chalet. Free. Tel. 07740 899559 www.walkingforhealth.org.uk Kiddi Tennis Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Sat: 10-10.45am for 3-4 year olds, 11-11.45am for 5-7 year olds. taster session available, £4 per session payable termly. www.facebook.com/kidditennis Ladies Movement to Music St Elisabeth’s Church Hall,Victoria Drive Mon: 7.30 - 8.30pm. Nominal charge. Tel Margaret on 01323 723870 Musical Theatre Group singing, dancing and stagecraft for ages 5+ Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Thur: Afternoons. Tel: 01323 731762 www. communitywise.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 Pilates Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Six-week courses for all abilities. Mon: 5.15pm. Foundation level mat work. 6.30pm. Improvers mat work, for those who have a full understanding of the basic principles of the pilates method and have previously attended the Foundation course. Tel Mary on 07980 655928, email: maryspilates@yahoo.co.uk 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 Zumba Fitness Classes Get fit and burn calories! Suitable for all abilities. First class £3. St Elisabeth’s Church Hall, 268 Victoria Dr. Mon: 9.30am. Ocklynge Junior School,Victoria Drive Wed: 6.30pm. Tel: 07877 956721 or for more info visit: www.zumbaforall.co.uk

IMPORTANT LOCAL NUMBERS Police & Fire Non Emergency Eastbourne Police Station 101 Crimestoppers 0800 555111 East Sussex Fire & Rescue (free safety checks) 0845 1308855 Community Centres & Churches Community Wise & Living Stones Community Church 01323 722924 Old Town Community Centre (hall bookings) 07505 297696 Old Town Community Church 01323 470653 Edgmond Evangelical Church 01323 430571 Greenfield Methodist 01323 725420 St Elisabeths Church & Centre for Community 01323 649728 St Marys Church 01323 725722 St Michael & All Angels 01323 729142 St Gregory’s RC 01323 723222 Victoria Baptist Church 01323 737974 Upperton URC 01323 726092

Animal Care RSPCA Travel National Rail (train) Eastbourne Railway Station Council Eastbourne Borough Council Stephen Lloyd – Member of Parliament for Old Town C Heaps – County & Borough Councillor Local Facilities Motcombe Swimming Pool Cavendish Sports Old Town Community Library Eastbourne Library Health NHS Direct (24 hours) Doctor – Green Street Clinic Samaritans Eastbourne General Hospital British Red Cross (Sussex)

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