Eastbourne OId Town Crier October and November 2017 by Eastbourne Old Town Crier

EASTBOURNE Old Town Crier Issue 48

Oct & Nov 2017

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October and November 2017– Issue 48

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...and welcome to the October and November issue of the Eastbourne Old Town Crier. So the summer is pretty much over and the nights are drawing in. It’s time to snuggle down for the autumn although, if this autumn is anything like last years, then we will be in for glorious sunny days and a colourful display of falling leaves...let’s hope so. In this issue we have news from Community Wise on page 4 and gardening advice on page 16. Eastbourne Bonfire Society’s Procession and fireworks go off with a bang on 7th October and it’s the Beachy Head Marathon on Saturday 28th. It’s also Halloween on 31st October so turn to page ?? for tips on how to carve the best pumpkin, oh, and don’t forget the clocks go back an hour on Sunday 29th October. November is just around the corner too, with Remembrance services on the 11th and 12th and there will be Christmas markets in the Old Town on Saturday 25th and in the Meads on Friday 24th. All this and much more in the What’s On pages, 27 to 34. Enjoy your October and November issue!

4 Get Connected at Community Wise 7 Motcombe Christmas Fair 9 Ink, Paper + Print 11 Penny for the Guy 12 A Good Read 16 A View From The Potting Shed 18 Get Festive and Support your Local Children’s Hospice this December! 20 Carve the Best Pumpkin 22 Lushington Chiropractic – Starting the Day Off Right 23 Top Self-Care Tips for Ankle Pain 26 What’s On at the Under Ground Theatre? 27 What’s On in October and November? 31 What’s On Weekly? 35 Index of Businesses

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get connected at Community Wise Harvest festival traditions have been with us for hundreds of years. The Lammas festival (‘loaf mass’) takes place at the beginning of the harvest season. Farmers would make loaves of bread from the new wheat crop. By the sixteenth century, our festivities became established, instead, around the time of the gathering of the final harvest. Emigrants from Europe to North America took this tradition with them – the Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October. The US Thanksgiving is on the last Thursday in November. At the end of the hard work of the harvest, communities would come together to share a harvest supper meal. The modern British tradition of harvest festivals began in the middle of the nineteenth century. Remember the Victorian hymns: ‘We Plough the Fields and Scatter’ and ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’? Clearly, harvest festivals are a community event. Two

hundred years ago, people living in the same locale were reliant upon each other for sustained food supplies – good will amongst neighbours was vital for survival. Nowadays, harvest festival might seem anachronistic. The world is a small place and we live globally. Easy travel and internet shopping ensure that we are no longer tied by necessity to our neighbourhood and there is strictly no such thing as ‘seasonal’ anymore. We can get all types of food all year round. However, we neglect our interconnectedness with neighbours at our psychological peril. Being with people enhances the sense of wellbeing. Isolation can lead to feelings of alienation, which can lead, further, to poor mental and physical health. At the end of August a chemical haze came in from the sea hitting Beachy Head, Birling Gap, coastal areas of Eastbourne and the harbour. We were unaware of this until our neighbour took the trouble to knock on the door and tell us that we were advised to shut all the windows. The chemical cloud passed, but the good feeling of being cared for remains. At Community Wise in Ocklynge Road, there are many opportunities for being with people all week long, from first thing on Monday morning with the Artists’ workshop and Wise Buys the community shop, through to Friday evening with Live Wires, the youth club and Living Stones Community church on Sundays. A warm welcome awaits everyone at Community Wise. Get connected, stay connected – let’s be community wise!

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A Good Read

When I Was Invisible by Dorothy Koomson We have all felt invisible at times. Whether it is in the staff room at work where everyone else is chatting and you feel left out. Or waiting to be served somewhere and it seems as if everyone else is being served first. But what if the one person you feel you should be able to turn to when things go wrong ignores your plight? This novel tells the story of two girls with the same name. Veronica (Roni) Harper and Veronika (Nika) Harper met when they were eight years old and knew they were immediately destined to become ballerinas. However, life doesn’t always go as planned and both girls, now in their thirties are living invisible lives: one is a nun and one is living homeless on the streets of Birmingham. Neither planned to be there and the story of how they got there gradually unfolds, told in the first person by both Roni and Nika.

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A view from the Potting Shed

Back in the Nineties I travelled to the White Mountain region of the USA to experience the Fall firsthand. Clear blue skies, golden sun and hyper-saturated foliage colours gave the impression that the whole New Hampshire landscape was on fire. The effect was unutterably beautiful. Back home in the UK I was a woman on a mission. I had to capture some of that beauty for my own plot. Through research I discovered that the quality of autumn colour in the New Hampshire region depends on the combination of tree species and the climatic conditions. The sugar maple, red oak, mespilus and viburnum are the trees responsible for the famous vivid red and purple hues, but their colourful magic is dependant on warm sunny days followed by cool nights where the temperature doesn’t drop below 7-8°C. So now I had two problems. No way could I guarantee perfect weather conditions in the UK and then there was the small issue of space. So I hit the books and the garden centres and gradually I compiled a list of solid autumn performers which will put on a dazzling display regardless ic o op f

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

Japanese maples Varieties of Acer palmatum – both green and purple – colour well and are small enough for most gardens. They do prefer acid soil so if you live on lime they perform better in a pot. They need shelter from chilly winds, which can scorch their leaves. Dogwood, Cornus alba The leaves begin to turn pink in late September with bright red or yellow whippy stems afterwards, depending on the variety. Euonymus alatus A quirky plant which has corky, winged outgrowths on its stems. This is a quiet plant for most of the year but produces the most brilliant crimson leaves in autumn plus purple – red fruits which split to form four winged lobes with a bright orange seed in the centre. There is also a compact variety which only grows to 1m so is suitable for small gardens. Coloured leafed heathers These work hard all year but are at their best when burnished by the autumn chill. Rachael Leverton

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Get Festive and support your local children’s hospice this December!

Why don’t you get involved in 2017? Registration is free and Chestnut Tree House will send you a Get Festive fundraising pack with loads of ideas to help you hold a unique Christmas fundraiser. There is even the opportunity to purchase Santa suits at £10 each. For more information on Get Festive and how to get involved, visit http://www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk/ getfestive or call 01903 871838.

Chestnut Tree House’s Get Festive campaign takes place throughout December, with Get Festive Day on Friday 15th December. It is all about getting into the spirit of Christmas, and the team at Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice want to encourage local businesses, community groups and organisations to enjoy some festive fun while raising vital funds.

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Carve the Best Pumpkin Carving Jack-o’-lanterns dates back to an old Celtic holiday, Samhain. People carved scary looking turnip lanterns and lit them with candles to ward off spirits. When the Irish migrated to America, they found that pumpkins grown there were much easier to carve so adapted their custom. My children love to carve pumpkins. Oh, who am I kidding, my husband and I love it too, and over the years our designs have become more ambitious. Here are a few tips. Start with the right pumpkin. It should be fresh with a sturdy stem, no bruises and a flat bottom so it won’t roll. A smooth one is easier to carve and if you can find one with a flatter ‘face’ so much the better. Use proper safety pumpkin carving sets. No one wants to spend Halloween sitting in the accident and emergency department dressed as Dracula’s Bride. OK, that was the one year I did NOT use a proper pumpkin

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As a chiropractor, I believe that if my care to my patients ended with treatment alone, I would be doing myself and my patients a disservice. I love giving my patients advice regarding exercise and diet, as well as other things that may help to enrich lives and develop good habits. One topic that I frequently mention to my chiropractic patients at the clinic is a morning routine. There are many benefits to having a consistent and efficient morning routine.

My top tips for a great morning routine:

Drink a big glass of water as soon as you wake up. This helps you rehydrate after 8 hours without any fluids. On top of this, it is a great way to kick-start your metabolism. Make your bed. This may seem like a silly one, but having some small tasks in your morning routine that are easy to complete really gets you in the mood for a productive day. Meditate. This is one of the most important parts of my morning, I’m quite new to meditating, but I find it helps to clear my mind and gain clarity. I use an app called headspace which I find helpful. If this sounds like too much, simply taking the time to take 20 deep breaths in and out is a great way to start this habit! We are offering a complementary consultation (normal price £49) to Old Town Crier readers. To be booked with Joshua French DC, LRCC, MSc(Chiro), BSc(Hons). Just call Lushington Chiropractic on 01323 722499. Please mention Old Town Crier when booking. Valid until 30.11.17.

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When the ankle is sprained, a lot of inflammation occurs which can be seen as swelling and felt as a warmth in the joint. This inflammation can be very painful as well as restricting to the ankles movement.

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As a sports chiropractor, I pay a lot of attention to normalising ankle movement and function. Unfortunately ankles are one of the joints most commonly injured playing sports, and I’m sure everyone reading this has at one point in their life rolled their ankle. What this does is sprain the ligaments, leading to a decrease in movement of the ankle as well as a functional instability.

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Top Self-Care Tips for Ankle Pain

What to do: 1. For the first 48 hours after you roll your ankle, keep off the ibuprofen! This ibuprofen stops the natural healing process that occurs which can cause the ankle to take longer to heal. Instead, opt for an ice pack on the painful area as well as some compression over it. To enhance this even more, elevate the ankle so that it is raised. 2. During the first week of the ankle’s healing time, it is important not to overload the ligaments, otherwise they may tear again. Gentle ankle movements up and down can be helpful for restoring normal ankle range of motion. 3. Once swelling has reduced, it is time to start loading the ligaments and tendons around the foot and ankle again, thereby limiting the chance of recurrence. To do this, it is best to rise up onto your tip toes on both legs, and then slowly lower yourself back to the floor using just the injured ankle.

Sports Chiropractor Josh French has previously worked with AFC Bournemouth, working with the medical team to ensure the players perform at their best week in week out. Josh is now looking for a local team or sports club or local athletes to work with and provide sports chiropractic care for. This is what he had to say about Sports Chiropractic: “Sports Chiropractic care is much more than simply removing the pain. For an athlete, or for anyone for that matter, to perform at their best, it is essential that they are functioning at their most optimum. This essentially means that there are no barriers to movement and no faults that may lead to injury.

“Josh is excellent at helping all sorts of knee, shoulder, elbow and back problems.”

As a Sports Chiropractor, I possess a toolbox containing a variety of techniques that I use to help an athlete optimise their function.” For any prospective sports teams or athletes that are looking for Sports Chiropractic care, movement screening or performance advice, Josh French is willing to offer a complementary chat at the clubs facilities to see if a working partnership is something that would be beneficial for the club.

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What’s On at The Under ground Theatre?

1 Grove Road Tel: 0843 2891980 www.undergroundtheatre.co.uk n Art n Jazz n Saturday Music n Spoken Word n Films n Music n Classical n Variety n Drama

October

Sunday 1st: 2.30pm

n Forbidden Planet

Fri 6th-Sat 28th: 10am-4pm

n Art Exhibition – Richard

Green and Mary & John Wright Fri 6th: 8pm n Doppel Dietrich

Saturday 7th:10am

n Ian Issett & Steve Edwards

Sunday 8th: 7.30pm

n The Stern Head Mystery

Wednesday 11th: 8pm

Thursday 12th: 7.30pm

n Poetry Café

n Five Star Swing

Saturday 14th: 10am n Damien Clarke then Jazz Dukes Saturday 14th: 8pm n Coda – A Tribute to Led Zeppelin Sunday 15th: 2.45pm n Classical - Archaeus String Quartet Tuesday 17th: 7.15pm n Chaplin’s The Great Dictator Thursday 19th: 7pm n Blues - Smokestack Friday 20th: 8pm n Lila Ammons with the Tom Waters Quartet Saturday 21st: 10am n Steve & Di Neville then Joy & Derek

Saturday 21st: 7.30pm

Thursday 26th: 7.30pm

n The Four Men

Sunday 12th: 7pm

Thursday 16th: 7pm

Saturday 18th: 10am

n Of Hope & Endurance

n Acoustic Sessions – Dave

n Blues – Mike Ross

n Nothing is Real

Beckett

Friday 27th: 1pm-4pm n Laptop Clinic Friday 27th: 8pm n Coolsville – A Tribute to Rickie Lee Jones

Saturday 28th: 10am

Saturday 28th: 2pm

Smuggling & Boating

n Recycled

n Eastbourne: Fishing,

November

Fri 3rd Nov-Sat 2nd Dec:10am-4pm n Art Exhibition - Andrew G Forrest Saturday 4th: 10am n Eclectrix Sunday 5th: 2.30pm n An Audience with Madeline Smith Sunday 5th: 4pm n The Amazing Mr. Blunden Wednesday 8th: 8pm n Poetry Café Friday 10th: 7.30pm n Meet the Author... Saturday 11th: 10am n Black Strap Molasses Saturday 11th: 2pm - 6pm n Eastbourne Book Festival Sunday 12th: 1pm - 4pm n Network Eastbourne

Sunday 19th: 2.45pm n Classical – Aleksander Szram Tuesday 21st: 7.15pm n The Hunchback of Notre Dame Thursday 23rd: 7.30pm n Acoustic Sessions – Cameron Mobb

Friday 24th: 1pm-4pm n Laptop Clinic Friday 24th: 8pm n The Terry Giles Sextet Saturday 25th: 10am n Geoff Morley Saturday 25th: 7pm n John Verity in Concert

Jazz Dukes and Damien Clarke Sat 14th Oct, 10am.

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WHATS ON IN OCT & NOV? Saturday 22nd July - Sunday 1st October Sussex Open 2017 Towner, Devonshire Park 10am - 5pm (Tues-Sun & bank hol Mons). Annual open exhibition of work by emerging and established artists from across Sussex. Free. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Saturday 22nd July - Sunday 8th October Now, Today, Tomorrow and Always Towner, Devonshire Park 10am - 5pm (Tues-Sun & bank hol Mons). An Arts Council Collection National Partner Exhibition. A range of artworks exploring how popular culture has influenced recent contemporary art. Painting, film, photography and installation from the Arts Council Collection and Towner Collection. Free. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Monday 4th Sept - Friday 20th Oct Best of the Art Birley Centre, Eastbourne College By appointment. Work by exam pupils from the Art Department’s summer exhibition displayed in the Birley Foyer. Free. Email: lasalway@eastbourne-college.co.uk www.eastbourne-college.co.uk Sat 30th Sept - Sun 21st Jan 2018 A Green and Pleasant Land Towner, Devonshire Park 10am - 5pm (Tues-Sun & bank hol Mons). British Landscape and the Imagination: 1970s to Now. An Arts Council Collection National Partner Exhibition. Major survey exhibition focusing on artists who have shaped our understanding of the British landscape and its relationship to identity, place and time. Primarily photography, with film, painting and sculpture, by over 50 artists. Free. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk

OCTOBER

Sunday 1st October Tempo 10k of Eastbourne Eastbourne Seafront, start/finish by Holywell Café 9.30pm. 10k comprising 2 laps of Eastbourne seafront. In aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and RNLI Eastbourne. Adult entry £12. www.temposhop.co.uk Harvest Festival Service Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10.30am -11.30am. Donations for a food bank. 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk

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: Madame X Towner, Devonshire Park 2.30pm. Screening of David Lowell Rich’s 1966 film, cert. PG. Showing as part of The End, a season of films depicted in Mario Rossi’s ‘The End’, featured in ‘Now, Today, Tomorrow, Always’. Each film introduced by a guest artist or filmmaker. £7/£5.50 (conc. & members). 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 www.facebook.com/messychurchOTCC 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 2nd Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. AGM followed by beetle drive and raffle. All are welcome. Tel: Gillian Grimmond 01323 726092 Tuesday 3rd Acrylics Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10am - 12.30pm. Acrylics workshop with Andrew Forrest. £15. Tel: 01323 737839 Email: bookings@catalyst-arts.co.uk 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 James Newby and Joseph Middleton Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 6.45pm. Song recital featuring songs by Beethoven, Britten, Ravel and Schubert. Tickets £12. Tel: 01323 452255 Email: boxoffice@eastbourne-college.co.uk www.wegottickets.com/eastbournecollege Wednesday 4th The Lamb Folk Club The Lamb Inn, High Street 8pm. London Klezmer Quartet. Combining virtuosity with authenticity, the celebratory and soulful music of Eastern European Jews. £7. Tel: 01323 728268 www.lambfolkclub.co.uk

Thursday 5th Family Roots, Eastbourne & District Family History Society Ocklynge School,Victoria Drive 7pm. ‘Willpower’, talk by Meryl Catty. Members £1, visitors, £1.50 including refreshments, new members welcome. Tel: 01323 731792 www.eastbournefhs.org.uk Thursday 5th - Saturday 7th Eastbourne Beer Festival Winter Garden, Compton Street 6pm - 11pm (Thurs/Sat), 5.30pm - 11pm (Fri), 11am - 4pm (Sat). Over 160 cask ales, plus wines, international bottled beers, ciders and perries. www.eastbournebeerfestival.co.uk Saturday 7th Eastbourne Sketchers Art Box, Towner, Devonshire Park 2.30pm - 4.30pm. Go out and about sketching and spend time in the gallery. For all adults with an interest in sketching. Run by members of the community for people who love to sketch from real life. Free, no need to book. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Bonfire Society Procession & Fireworks Eastbourne Seafront 7.30pm - 9pm. Colourful procession along the seafront with giant bonfire and firework display as the finale. Free. www.eastbournebonfiresociety.com Monday 9th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. ‘Sicily’ with Graham Albon. All are welcome. Tel: Gillian Grimmond 01323 726092 Wednesday 11th Celebration 150 St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London 5pm. Eastbourne College Chapel Choir sings Evensong in the heart of the City of London. Followed by a drinks reception. Free. www.eastbourne-college.co.uk Thursday 12th Mothers’ Union at St Mary’s, Old Town St Mary’s Church, Church Street 2.30pm. ‘Kidnapped in Yemen’ with Sue Mattocks. Visitors welcome. Tel: Anne Eastbury 01323 737113 Dine Around the World Thai Marina, The Waterfront, Sovereign Harbour 7pm. 2-course tasting menu and coffee. £20 per person. Raising funds for Eastbourne District General Hospital. To book, tel: 01323 438236 Email: esh-tr.friendsdgh@nhs.net www.friendsdgh.org.uk continued...

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Friday 13th To Serve a King: Preparing a Feast for the Royal Pavilion Towner, Devonshire Park 2.30pm. Using plans, accounts and inventories from the Royal Archive at Windsor and the National Archives at Kew, this talk will recreate the Royal Pavilion’s catering complex as a working space, focusing not only on the layout of the rooms, but the work and identity of individual servants and how these related to the Royal Household as a whole. £12, available from Eastbourne Tourist Information Centre, Cornfield Road. £10 Eastbourne Arts Circle members, by post from EAC or on the door (if still available). www.eastbourneartscircle.org.uk Sunday 15th Ink, Paper & Print Towner, Devonshire Park 11am - 4.30pm. Designers and Makers Fair. 60 exhibitors showcasing a range of printmaking, artist’s books, 20th century design, ceramics and contemporary crafts. Free entry. Accompanied by a series of talks and behind-the-scenes tours of the Towner (fees apply). www.inkpaperandprint.co.uk/events 20th Century Treasures: Highlights from the Towner Collection Towner, Devonshire Park 11am - 11.45am. Talk by curator and author James Russell, looking in depth at a selection of Towner’s impressive collection of Modern British art. £6/£5 conc./£4.50 members. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk 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 John Piper and Brighton Aquatints Towner, Devonshire Park 12.15pm - 1pm. Talk by researcher and writer Alan Powers, reappraising John Piper’s highly collectable early book, Brighton Aquatints (1939). £6/£5 conc./£4.50 members. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk The Mysterious World of Darktown Towner, Devonshire Park 1.45pm - 2.30pm. Talk by illustrator and printmaker Jonny Hannah, whose book Greetings from Darktown: An Illustrator’s Miscellany presents a mysterious coastal town inhabited by jazz artists, tattooed sailors and a local action hero, amongst others. £6/£5 conc./£4.50 members. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk

Robert Tavener: Shape, Pattern and Colour; images of the Downs and Sea Towner, Devonshire Park 3pm - 3.45pm. Talk by gallerist Emma Mason on 20th-century illustrator and printmaker, Robert Tavener. £6/£5 conc./£4.50 members. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Monday 16th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. Members’ quiz/games afternoon. All are welcome. Tel: Gillian Grimmond 01323 726092 Wednesday 18th Improvisational Drama Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 4.30pm. Taster session for new improvisational drama group. £5. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk The Piltdown Hoax - How Sussex Fooled the World Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road 7.30pm. Miles Russell presents the story of Charles Dawson and the 39 hoaxes he perpetrated in Sussex. £10 incl. glass of wine. Tel: 01323 410300 www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk The Lamb Folk Club The Lamb Inn, High Street 8pm. Rowan Piggott and Rosie Hodgson. Modern folk with superb fiddle and captivating singing. £6. Tel: 01323 728268 www.lambfolkclub.co.uk Thursday 19th Sussex Wildlife Trust Seaford & Eastbourne Area Group Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road, Eastbourne 7.30pm. ‘The Wonders of Water – How Otters Can Keep Us Healthy’, illustrated talk by Fran Southgate, SWT Wetlands Project Officer. £2 members, £3 visitors. Tel: 01424 777291 or 07946 753135 Email: secretary-swteastbourne@hotmail. co.uk www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk Saturday 21st - Sunday 29th Twilight Tours Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum, Royal Parade 6.30pm - 7.30pm & 8.15pm - 9.15pm. Torchlit guided tours around the creepy corridors and tunnels of the 200-year-old fortification. Ages 13+. Booking essential. £6, available from Eastbourne Tourist Information Centre, Cornfield Road, or online. Tel: 01323 410300 www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk

Saturday 21st Oct - Sunday 4th Feb 2018 Jessica Warboys ECHOGAP Towner, Devonshire Park 10am - 5pm (Tues-Sun & bank hol Mons). An exhibition of Warboys’ newly commissioned large-scale ‘Sea Painting, Birling Gap, 2017’, along with films and sculpture from 2012 - 2017. Free. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Sunday 22nd 2017 Jarman Award Towner, Devonshire Park 10am - 5pm. Touring programme of this year’s Jarman Award shortlist. Deep, sharp and, at time, playful works taking on some of the biggest subjects of our times and engaging with the world around us. Free. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Monday 23rd Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. ‘Street Pastors’ with Maggie Stirmey. All are welcome. Tel: Gillian Grimmond 01323 726092 Tuesday 24th Mud, Mess and Marshmallows The Pump Barn, Seven Sisters Country Park, Exceat 10.30am - 3pm. Bring the family for a messy adventure in the woods. Build a den to hide in, hunt for bugs, mix some mud and make a muddy monster, and toast some marshmallows aound the campfire. For children aged 5-11, must be accompanied by an adult. Free, suggested donation £4. www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk Wednesday 25th Eastbourne Boulevard Harley Nights Terminus Road 6.30pm. Terminus Road will be closed and full of Harley-Davidsons. Free entry. www.eastbourneunltd.co.uk/eastbournewelcomes-harley-davidson Eastbourne Storytellers The Old Parsonage Barn, Ocklynge Road (behind St Mary’s church) 7.15 for 7.30pm start. The theme this month is ‘Sun and Moon’ with a refreshments break half way. Parking available. Contact lynnegoddard@uwclub. net 01323 644206 or gillian.grimmond@ btopenworld.com 01323 726092 Splash Point Jazz Club Fishermen’s Club, Royal Parade 8pm. Paul Richards Trio. Tickets £10, on the door or online. www.splashpointmusic.com Thursday 26th Old Town Quilters Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10am - 4.30pm. Workshop. Tel: 01323 726377 www.communitywise.org.uk

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Mothers’ Union at St Mary’s, Old Town St Mary’s Church, Church Street 2.30pm. ‘Travel Broadens the Mind’ with Graham Albon. Visitors welcome. Tel: Anne Eastbury 01323 737113 Friday 27th Social History Talk Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 4pm. Janet Whiting on Three Kings: George IV, William the Silent and Edward IV. £6 incl. refreshments. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Saturday 28th Beachy Head Marathon Bedes School, Dukes Drive (start/finish) 9am - 6pm. Scenic and challenging route through the South Downs countryside. www.beachyheadmarathon.org.uk Old Town Village Market Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10am - 12.30pm. Quality local produce and goods. Refreshments available. Free entry. www.communitywise.org.uk Living Lines Towner, Devonshire Park 11am - 4pm. As part of the international Big Draw Festival, create animations inspired by works exhibited in the gallery. From flipbooks to digital drawings. Open to all ages. Free, donations welcome. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Charity Quiz The Old Parsonage, St Mary’s Church, Ocklynge Road 7pm for 7.30pm. In aid of Cancer Research UK. £6 per person (on the door), including ploughman’s supper. Soft drinks provided, bring your own wine. Tel: 01323 722256 Saturday 28th - Sunday 29th Friends of Eastbourne Hospital 12th Annual Art Exhibition St Andrew’s Prep School, Meads Street 10am - 4pm. 2.30pm (Sat only) painting demonstration by professional artist. Over 200 works of art by local artists on display and for sale at affordable prices. Free entry. All funds raised will go to the Eastbourne DGH Radiotherapy Unit. Tel: 01323 438236 Email: esh-tr.friendsdgh@nhs.net www.friendsdgh.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

Monday 30th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. ‘JPK’ with Jill Parker. All are welcome. Tel: Gillian Grimmond 01323 726092 Tuesday 31st Film: The Exorcist (Director’s Cut) Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum, Royal Parade 7.30pm. Screening of the horror classic, cert. 18, followed by a ghost tour of the fortress. Tickets £8, available from Eastbourne Tourist Information Centre, Cornfield Road, or online. Tel: 01323 410300 www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk

NOVEMBER

Wednesday 1st The Lamb Folk Club The Lamb Inn, High Street 8pm. Open stage. Free.Tel: 01323 728268 www.lambfolkclub.co.uk Thursday 2nd Arthritis Action Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 4pm. Meeting. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Balfour Day Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm. Learn about the 1917 Balfour Declaration. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Family Roots, Eastbourne & District Family History Society Ocklynge School,Victoria Drive 7pm. ‘Penny for the Guy’, talk by Judy Davies. Members £1, visitors, £1.50 including refreshments, new members welcome. Tel: 01323 731792 www.eastbournefhs.org.uk Saturday 4th Eastbourne Sketchers Art Box, Towner, Devonshire Park 2.30pm - 4.30pm. Go out and about sketching and spend time in the gallery. For all adults with an interest in sketching. Run by members of the community for people who love to sketch from real life. Free, no need to book. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk Saturday 4th Nov - Sunday 3rd Dec Andrew Kötting: Who You Walk With Alters What You See Towner, Devonshire Park 10am - 5pm (Tues-Sun & bank hol Mons). The View – The Prospect – The Landscape. An exhibition based on three psychogeographical journey-works, made in collaboration with Iain Sinclair, featuring pinhole photographs, artefacts, paintings and film installations. Free. Tel: 01323 434670 www.townereastbourne.org.uk

Sunday 5th 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 www.facebook.com/messychurchOTCC 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 6th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. Messrs. Moore & Mott present an Audio/Visual Show. All are welcome. Tel: Gillian Grimmond 01323 726092 Tuesday 7th 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 Informal Concert Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 6.45pm. A platform for pupils to demonstrate a variety of musical talent. Visitors welcome. Occasionally rearranged, please check in advance. Email Sarah Chu: schu@eastbourne-college.co.uk Thursday 9th Music History Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 4.30pm. Illustrated talk by Ian Fry, examining the story of Mozart’s Requiem, attempting to cut through th cloud of confusion to find the truth. £6 incl. refreshments. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Old Town Quilters Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 4.30pm. Stitch and natter afternoon. Tel: 01323 726377 www.communitywise.org.uk Mothers’ Union at St Mary’s, Old Town St Mary’s Church, Church Street 2.30pm. Members’ afternoon with activity and raffle. Visitors welcome. Tel: Anne Eastbury 01323 737113 Tom Sangster – ABRSM Diploma Recital Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 6.45pm. Programme will include JS Bach Sonata in E flat and Phil Woods’ Sonata for Alto Saxophone. Free. Tel: 01323 452255 Email: boxoffice@eastbourne-college.co.uk

Saturday 11th Remembrance Event War Memorial, Hampden Park 10.30am. Service with wreath laying and choir. Textiles, Spinning and Crafting Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 4pm. £5 incl. refreshments. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Sunday 12th Remembrance Event War Memorial Roundabout, Cornfield Rd Civic remembrance service attended by the Mayor of Eastbourne and combined services organisations. 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 Gluck’s Orfeo Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 4pm. New Sussex Opera soloists and chorus. Fully staged production sung in English with a chamber orchestra. Tickets £17/£12 children and students. Tel: 03336 663366 www.ticketsource.co.uk/nso www.newsussexopera.org Concert for Remembrance Day Chapel, Eastbourne College 7pm. The College Choir, Orchestra and soloists perform a selection of music appropriate for Remembrance Sunday. Free. Tel: 01323 452255 Monday 13th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. Members’ afternoon. ‘Memories are Made of This’, raffle. All are welcome. Tel: Gillian Grimmond 01323 726092 Tuesday 14th Birley Live Lounge Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 6.45pm. Join pupils and staff performing an eclectic mix of acousic and electric numbers, both originals and covers. Free. To attend, email Sarah Chu: schu@ eastbourne-college.co.uk Wednesday 15th A Black History of Britain Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road 7.30pm. Talk by David Olusoga, revealing how black people have been part of many of the pivotal moments in Britain’s global history. £10. Tel: 01323 410300 www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk The Lamb Folk Club The Lamb Inn, High Street 8pm. Steve Tilston. Revered by fans and critics alike for his insightful lyrics, gorgeous

melodies and superb guitar arrangements. £8. Tel: 01323 728268 www.lambfolkclub.co.uk Thursday 16th The Six Sided Man College Theatre, Eastbourne College 6.45pm. ‘Play with movement’, inspired by cult novel, The Dice Man. Tickets £9. Tel: 01323 452255 Email: boxoffice@eastbourne-college.co.uk www.wegottickets.com/eastbournecollege Sussex Wildlife Trust Seaford & Eastbourne Area Group Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road, Eastbourne 7.30pm. ‘The Scilly Isles - A Birders Paradise’, illustrated talk by Jake Everitt, SWT Warden, Farnham Nature Reserve. £2 members, £3 visitors. Tel: 01424 777291 or 07946 753135 Email: secretary-swteastbourne@hotmail. co.uk www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk Friday 17th Rambert Dance Company in Residence: Showcase Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 6.30pm. A new piece of contemporary dance developed through workshops with local school teachers and pupils from Weds 15th - Fri17th. By invitation. If you are a member of the public and would like to attend, please email Linda Salway: lasalway@eastbourne-college.co.uk Saturday 18th Christmas Coffee Morning St Johns Parish Hall, Meads Street 10am - 12 noon. Gifts, cakes, preserves, toys, Christmas cards, jewellery, patchwork, flowers, stamps and many more stalls. Suggested entrance donation £1, incl. coffee and mince pie. Raising funds for the Eastbourne DGH and the 2017 Special Project, a second CT scanner. Tel: 01323 438236 Email: esh-tr.friendsdgh@nhs.net www.friendsdgh.org.uk BoHo Winter Light Festival In and around Leaf Hall, 51 Seaside 4pm - 9pm. Seaside bohemian Christmas fair. Free festive event for all the community. Stalls, carol singing, entertainment, arts and crafts, festive food and traditional children’s fairground and grotto. Plus children’s lanterns in a Winter Light Procession. www.bohoevents.com Film: The Hound of the Baskervilles Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum, Royal Parade 7.30pm. Celebrate the 125th anniversary of the first Sherlock Holmes story with a screening of the 1959 film, cert. PG. Tickets £6, available from Eastbourne Tourist Information Centre, Cornfield Road, or online. Tel: 01323 410300 www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk

Saturday 18th Nov - Sunday 17th Dec ‘Coastal’ - Eastbourne Group of Artists Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 11am - 4pm (Sat/Sun only). An exhibition of marine artworks capturing the romance and drama of the sea, boats and coastal region. www.eastbournegroupartists.co.uk Monday 20th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. Demonstration by Bev Ebdy of Wiltshire Farm Foods. All are welcome. Tel: Gillian Grimmond 01323 726092 Tuesday 21st Informal Concert Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 6.45pm. A platform for pupils to demonstrate a variety of musical talent. Visitors welcome. Occasionally rearranged, please check in advance. Email Sarah Chu: schu@eastbourne-college.co.uk Wednesday 22nd Friends of Eastbourne Hospital Lecture Theatre, Eastbourne DGH, King’s Drive 2pm. AGM, followed by tea and light refreshments. Tel: 01323 438236 Email: esh-tr.friendsdgh@nhs.net www.friendsdgh.org.uk Eastbourne Storytellers The Old Parsonage Barn, Ocklynge Road (behind St Mary’s church) 7.15 for 7.30pm start. The theme this month is ‘Crime & Punishment’ with a refreshments break half way. Parking available. Contact lynnegoddard@uwclub. net 01323 644206 or gillian.grimmond@ btopenworld.com 01323 726092 Thursday 23rd Mothers’ Union at St Mary’s, Old Town St Mary’s Church, Church Street 2.30pm. ‘The Ministry of Cake’ with Ros Thunder. Visitors welcome. Tel: Anne Eastbury 01323 737113 Friday 24th Social History Talk Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2pm - 4pm. Janet Whiting on Explorers and Prohibition. £6 incl. refreshments. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Meads Magic Meads Village 2.30pm - 7pm. Festive street market, live music, Santa’s grotto, children’s magic show, pottery workshop, gingerbread decorating and much more. The traditional Harvey’s Dray with horses Monty and Winston arrives from 4pm with a very special passenger. Saturday 25th Christmas Village Market Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 10am - 12.30pm. Annual Christmas market in both halls. Great gifts and bargains galore. Quality local produce and goods. Refreshments available. Free entry. www. communitywise.org.uk

Sunday 26th 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 Monday 27th Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road 2.30pm. ‘The Seven Wonders of Eastbourne’ with Jo Seaman of Eastbourne Heritage Centre. All are welcome. Tel: Gillian Grimmond 01323 726092 Wednesday 29th Eastbourne Boulevard Harley Nights Terminus Road 6.30pm. Terminus Road will be closed and full of Harley-Davidsons. Free entry. www.eastbourneunltd.co.uk/eastbournewelcomes-harley-davidson Aristaeus Birley Centre, Eastbourne College 7.30pm. Three-act Greek tragedy, written by Arts Award pupil Peter Dickinson. Tickets £5, with proceeds going to various charities. Tel: 01323 452255 Email: boxoffice@eastbourne-college.co.uk www.wegottickets.com/eastbournecollege Splash Point Jazz Club Fishermen’s Club, Royal Parade 8pm. Adam Glasser with Andy Panayi. Tickets £10, on the door or online. www.splashpointmusic.com

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 Artists’ Workshop Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Mon: 9.30am - 12.30pm. 21st Aug only, and every Monday from September. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Catalyst Arts – Come and Paint Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tues: 9.30am-1pm. Come and Paint. An informal time to develop your paintings with others and have a chat over a cuppa. £5. No booking required, just bring your materials and paint. Tel: 01323 737839 www.catalyst-arts.co.uk

Clay Workshop Unit 4, Commercial Mews North Various days & times: Come and try your hand at building, modelling, throwing or sculpting in clay. A range of courses, workshops and drop-in sessions for all ages and stages. Equipment provided. Tel: Graham 07962 367152 Email: grahammatthews.pots@gmail.com Craft & Hobbies Club Salvation Army Hall, Royal Sussex Cresc. Thurs:10am. Tel: 01323 726231 Dementia Art Group Eastbourne Weekly: Art group for people living with dementia. Tel: 07724 186672 www.mhsc.uk Eastbourne Calligraphers Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Weds: 9am - 12 noon. Not running in August. For more information phone Bridget on 01323 894640

Bespoke Eastbourne Da Vinci Hotel, 10 Howard Square 3rd Weds of the month: 7.30pm. Promoting and campaigning for safe cycling in Eastbourne. www.bespokecyclegroup.org Boys’ Brigade Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road Wed: 5.15-8pm. Term time only. Tel: 01323 737974 CODA Community Wise, Ocklynge Rd Sat: 11.30am - 1pm. Co-dependency anonymous meeting. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Coffee Morning St Mary’s Parish Church, Church Street Thur: 10.30am - 12 noon. Come and join us - bring a friend and make new ones! www.stmaryseastbourne.com

Get Crafty Sewing Club (ages 7-14) Eden Blue, Green Street Thurs: 4pm - 5pm. £5.50 per session. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.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

Old Town Quilters Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2nd & 4th Thurs of the month: 2pm - 4.30pm. A mixture of beginners, improvers and experienced quilters and sewers, with occasional talks and workshops. www.oldtownquilters.org.uk

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, lunches and outings during the year.Tel: 01323 733306 or 01323 731942

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

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

Society of Eastbourne Artists Lansdowne Hotel, King Edward’s Parade Third Fri of month: 7pm - 9.30pm. No meeting Aug & Dec. Guests welcome £4 on the door. for details of demonstrators see Facebook; tel: Janet 01323 767963; www.sea-art.co.uk Textile, Spinning and Crafting Group Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Sat: afternoons once a month. For info and to book, tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Watercolours for Beginners & Improvers Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat: 9.30am. Not during August. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk

CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS

24th Eastbourne Guides St Elisabeth’s Church Hall,Victoria Drive Thurs: 6.30 - 8pm. This new guide unit is opening in January 2018. A great opportunity for girls to learn new skills, take part in outdoor adventures and make new friends. Please email Hannah Cloutt on 24theastbourneguides@gmail.com

Eastbourne Fairtrade Meeting Maxims, 53 South Street 4th Tues of the month: 7.30-9pm. Eastbourne residents supporting and promoting fairtrade in town. FREE entry. www.fairtradeeastbourne.org.uk Eastbourne People’s Assembly Brodie Hall, Christ Church, Seaside Weds: 7pm-9pm. Anti-austerity campaign group who believe in a fair and just society. Share ideas and concerns and find alternatives to the cuts that harm us all. All welcome. https://eastbournepeoples assembly.wordpress.com/ Eastbourne Photographic Society Bridgemere Centre, Bridgemere Road Fri: 7.30pm. If you are interested in photography, want to improve your skills and participate in workshops, come along and meet like-minded people. For info, email: membershipsecretary@ epscameraclub.co.uk. Eastbourne RNLI Members’ meeting Langham Hotel Eastbourne 2nd Fri: 10am-12.30pm. A social chat with tea and coffee.

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

Lip Reading Tuition Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tues: 1.30pm. Term time only. Tel: 01323 722505 or 07950 855580 www.eshrc.org.uk

U3A Shakespeare Group Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Second Mon of the month: 2pm. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk

Families for Autism Support Group Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Weds: 10.30am. Tel: 07415 137887 www.communitywise.org.uk

Live Wires Youth Club Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Fri: 6.30pm-8pm. For young people in Years 4-9. Not running in August. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk

Uno Club Salvation Army Hall, Royal Sussex Cresc. Weds: 2pm. Fun card game. Tel: 01323 726231

Families for Autism Youth Club Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 1st & 3rd Sat of the month: 9.30am 2.30pm. Tel: 07415 137887 www.communitywise.org.uk First Class Learning Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Mon & Thurs: Maths and English tuition for children. Tel: 07434 579112 www.firstclasslearning.co.uk French Conversation Class Eden Blue, Green Street Mon: 5.50pm - 6.50pm. £8 per session. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk Gamblers Anonymous Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Thurs: 7.30pm. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Girls’ Brigade Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road Mon: 6-8pm. Term time only. Tel: 01323 737974 Guided Relaxation for Health and Wellbeing Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Weds: 2pm - 3pm. Tel: 01323 422280 www.communitywise.org.uk Guild of Friendship Upperton United Reformed Church, Corner of Watts Lane & Upperton Road Mon: 2.30pm (not Jan & Feb). Come and join us, all are welcome. Enquiries to Gillian Grimmond on 01323 726092 Intermediate French Language Group Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Fri: morning. For info atel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk 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: 2pm-4.30pm (not Aug). 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 Mindful Stone Balancing Holywell end, Eastbourne Seafront Weekly: Stone balancing and meditation. £5 per session. Tel: 07724 186672 www.mhsc.uk Motcombe Womens’ Institute Community Centre, Central Avenue 1st Thurs of the month: 7.30pm (not Aug). A small, friendly group welcomes new members. Tel: 01323 485631 or 01323 502065 or 01323 726322 Old Town Cubs & Scouts Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Thur: 6-9pm. Tel: 01323 507391 www.communitywise.org.uk Overeaters Anonymous Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Thurs: 7.30pm. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Pokémon League Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tues: 4pm - 7pm. Tel: 07974 422417 www.communitywise.org.uk Purple Hearts Youth Epilepsy Group Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 2nd Sat of the month: 10.30am-12.30pm. 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: 07530 064573 www.socialcirclessussex.webs.com Spanish Conversation Class Eden Blue, Green Street Weds: 12.30pm - 1.30pm. £8 per session. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk 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

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:10am-4pm, closed 1-2pm. Fri: 10am-4pm, closed 12.30pm2pm. 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: 10am - 12 noon. Drop-in for hearing aid service and batteries. Tel: 01323 722924 Gather Pop Up Café Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Fri:11.30am-3pm. Light lunch £1.50. Open to all who live alone. Free entry with small charge for refreshments. Not in August. Tel. 01323 722924 or www.communitywise.org.uk Living Stones Community Church Family Service Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Sun: 10.30am. Lunch provided afterwards. Tel. 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Mosaic Church Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Sun: 13pm-5pm.. Tel. 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Old Town Community Church Old Town Community Centre Sun: 10.30am-12 noon. Everyone invited. Old Town Community Library 191 Victoria Drive Tues, Thurs, Fri: 10am-4pm Sat: 10am-1pm. Registered charity, run by volunteers. Recently refurbished and expanding. Children’s section, tea/coffee available, internet access, printing and photocopying. Premises available for hire. Tel: 01323 649964 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 Seaside Indoor Market Bodyclub, 125 Seaside Sat: 10am-1pm. Stalls include toys and games, jewellery, gifts, household items and fresh produce. Refreshments available. 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

African Drumming Class Eden Blue, Green Street Sun: 11am - 12 noon & 12.30pm 1.30pm. Adults and children aged 8+. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk Archway Contemporary Choir Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tues: 7.30-9pm. Join our exciting and vibrant choir – a mixture of gospel and contemporary songs. No audition necessary. £7 per session or £25 pcm if paying by direct debit. Tel: 01323 897590. www.thearchwaygroup.com Eastbourne Choral Society Gildredge House School, Compton Place Road Tues: 7.30-9.30pm. New members always welcome, vacancies currently particularly in the soprano section. www.eastbournechoralsociety.org.uk Eden Blue Rock, Pop & Gospel Choir Eden Blue, Green Street £6 per session. New members welcome. No audition required. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk 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 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 Make It Up Community Wise, Ocklynge Road 3rd Weds in the month: 2pm - 4.30pm. Improvisational drama group. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.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 U3A Singing for Pleasure & Singing in Harmony Old Town Community Hall, Central Ave 1st & 3rd Mon: Singing for Pleasure: 2pm-3pm, Singing in harmony 3pm 4pm. Text: 07920 110105. Friendly group singing wide range of music including folk, music hall, jazz., film themes and rounds. No concerts, no stress, no auditions. Everyone welcome, including newcomers to singing. £1 per meeting and £3 per term. £12.50 per year membership of U3A. yu3a@ yahoo.co.uk U3A Singing Harmony Old Town Community Hall, Central Ave 1st & 3rd Mon: 3pm-4pm. Sing a wide range of songs in harmony, from 2-4 parts. Everyone welcome. Sheet music provided (£5 a year) for those who want it. No concerts or auditions. £1 per meeting and £3 per term. £12.50 per year membership of U3A.Text: 07920 110105, email: singingharmonyu3a@yahoo.co.uk Ukulele Group Eden Blue, Green Street Tues: 5.30pm - 6.30pm. £8 adults, £7 kids. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.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 The Voiceworks Company of Singers The Wigner Room,Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road Tues: 10.45am-12.15pm and 7.158.45pm. Singing a huge variety of genres. New members welcome, first session free. Includes professional vocal tuition from singing coach Haley Stevens. Tel: 01323 729379 www.voiceworkshops.co.uk

The Warehouse Under 18s Nightclub Unit 5, 16A Maple Road Sat: 7-11pm. tel: 01323 738288

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 2-4 years. To book tel 01323 730467 or www.caclsports.co.uk Kiddi Tennis Eastbourne Sports Park Tues & Weds: 10am-10.45am for 2-4 year olds. Free taster session. Tel: 07811 447711 or email: emma@kidditennis.co.uk Little Bears Soft Play for under 5s Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Mon: 9.45am - 11.45am. Soft Play. Thurs: 10am - 12 noon. Messy Play or Creative Play. Facebook: Little Bears Soft Play Email: littlebearssoftplay@gmail.com www.communitywise.org.uk Little Stones Toddlers run by Living Stones Church Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tue: from 9.45-11.45am.Term time. Just drop in. £2 per family. For parents and toddlers, bumps and babes. Tel: 01323 722924 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

SPORT & DANCE

Belly Dancing for Fun & Fitness Eden Blue, Green Street Fri: 10.45am - 11.45am. All ages and fitness levels welcome. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk 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 continued...

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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 Park Sat: 9am. A 5k run, it’s you against the clock. Register beforehand at www.parkrun.org.uk/eastbourne Eastbourne Roller Disco Sports Park, Cross Levels Way Sat: 2.30pm. The biggest roller disco in the south. Family £12, skate hire £2, integrated roller birthday parties welcome (£3). Tel: 07940 773295 www.eastbournerollerdisco.co.uk Eastbourne Scottish Dance Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Wed: 7.30-9.30pm. Tel: 01323 301871 www.communitywise.org.uk Elim Bowls Club Elim Family Church, 1A Hartfield Road Tues: 12 noon - 3pm. Beginner or expert – you are welcome to join us playing carpet or short mat bowls (bowls provided). £2 to play, £2 lunch. Tel: 01323 731843 Email: info@elimeastbourne.org.uk Fitness Classes Eastbourne For more information, tel: 01323 446404 Email: hailsham@sussexcommunity.org.uk Fiveways Dance Club Emmanuel Hall, Hawkswood Road, Hailsham Mon: 8pm - 10.15pm. Come along and meet us, we have a lot of fun dancing. Mainly sequence with some ballroom and line. First session free, then £5 incl. coffee/ tea and biscuits. Tel: 01323 417517 Karate Jutsu Kai Cavendish School, Eldon Road (Thurs) Grovelands School, Hailsham (Mon) 6-7pm Juniors, 7-8.30pm Seniors, Kickboxing 8.30 -9.30pm. Strength, fitness, discipline. All abilities welcome. Tel Shihan Cliff 07814 543123 www.karatejutsukai. com facebook: karate jutsu kai. Ladies’ Movement to Music St Elisabeth’s Church Hall,Victoria Drive Mon: 7.30-8.30pm. Nominal charge. Tel: Margaret on 01323 723870 Legs, Bums & Tums (Free) Old Town Community Centre, Central Avenue Weds: 9.30am - 10.30am. 15th, 22nd, 29th November, 6th December. Booking essential. Tel: 01323 446404 Email: hailsham@sussexcommunity.org.uk Lindy Hop Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Mon: 8pm (beginners), 9pm (beginners consolidation, improvers/intermediate). £6, £3 full-time students with ID. Learn to

dance the Lindy Hop, the original 1930s /40s swing jive from the USA. Not in August. Tel Alan: 07875 607322, Email: alanhumphris@live. co.uk Facebook: Eastbourne Swing Jive Mummy and Me Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Weds: 9.30am - 10.30am. Exercise class. Not in August. Tel: 01323 722924 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 Old Town Dance for ages 2½ upwards Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Mon, Weds and Fri: Ballet for adults and children. Tel: 01323 438697 www.communitywise.org.uk Pilates Community Wise, Ocklynge Rd Six-week courses for all abilities. Mon: 6.15pm. All abilities mat work. Private one-to-one classes available. Email: andreaastley@hotmail.co.uk Pilates Classes Eden Blue, Green Street Tues & Thurs: 6.40pm - 7.40pm. Weds: 9.30am - 10.30am, 10.45am 11.45am, 5.40pm - 6.40pm. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk The Pit Stop Salvation Army Hall, Royal Sussex Cresc. Mon: 10am-12 noon. Table tennis and billiards, tea/coffee. Tel: 01323 726231 Qi Gong Enterprise Centre, Station Roundabout Weds: 5-5.45pm. 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 Sk8school Sports Park, Cross Levels Way Alternate Sats: 1pm. Followed by the biggest roller disco in the south. £5 child, £8 adult, £2 skate hire, private coaching and group classes available. Tel: 07940 773295 www.sk8school.co.uk 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 Swoove Fitness Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Mon: 1pm - 2pm. Tel: 01323 722924 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 Wu Tai Chi Eden Blue, Green Street Mon: 7pm - 8pm. Thurs: 12 noon - 1pm. Beginners welcome. All welcome. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk Yoga Classes Eden Blue, Green Street Day and evening yoga classes available, including Hatha Yoga, Restorative Yoga and Dynamic Flow. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk Yoga (Free) Old Town Community Centre, Central Avenue Weds: 9.30am - 10.30am. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th October, 1st, 8th November. Booking essential. Tel: 01323 446404 Email: hailsham@sussexcommunity.org.uk Young at Hearts Class Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Tues: 12.30pm. Tel: 07805 351526 www.rethinkfitness.co.uk Zumba & Zumba Toning Class Eden Blue, Green Street Day and evening Zumba fitness classes available. All ages and fitness levels welcome. Tel: 01323 639883 www.edenblue.co.uk Zumba (Free) Old Town Community Centre, Central Avenue Weds: 12 noon - 1pm. 4th, 11th, 18th October. Booking essential. Tel: 01323 446404 Email: hailsham@sussexcommunity.org.uk

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Slimming World Community Wise, Ocklynge Road Weds: 5.30pm & 7pm. Tel: 01323 722924 www.communitywise.org.uk Slimming World The Salvation Army Hall, Royal Sussex Crescent Mon: 7.30pm. Tel Sarah 07341 853425 Sat: 9.30am. Tel Xander 07481 210301 www.slimmingworld.com/slimwithxander

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INDEX

Antiques/Auction Rooms Crown Antiques 6 Eastbourne Antiques Centre 19 Eastbourne Auctions 21 Arborist/Tree Surgeon A K Tree Surgery 12 Beauty The Retreat 6 Blinds Curtains by Katie 9 Breweries Long Man Brewery 6 Care/Home Help Helping Hands 24 Carpet & Flooring Supplies Ideal Flooring Sussex 11 Car Repairs Richardson’s Motor Engineers 6 Charities Chestnut Tree House 18 Chiropractors Lushington Chiropractic 22/23 Physio Plus 25

Cleaning Old Town Housekeeping 14 The Laundry Basket 24 Eastbourne Antiques Centre 19 Community Centres Community Wise 6 Design & Print Services pixels2canvas 4 Electricians M Hughes Electrical 8 Estate Agents Open House Eastbourne 2 Rager & Roberts 36 Tennants Estate Agents 7 Fabrics Curtains by Katie 9 Fairs Motcombe Christmas Fair 7 Food Supplies Happy Kombucha 20 Garden Design & Services A K Tree Surgery 12 KPS 17 Paul Dix Gardens 6 Gas & Plumbing Stotts Plumbing & Heating 8

Victoria Baptist Church Upperton URC Animal Care RSPCA Travel National Rail (train) Eastbourne Railway Station Council Eastbourne Borough Council 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)

Glazing Cloudy2Clear Windows 15 Cloud Free Windows 13 Windowcraft 13 Handyman Services Trust in Blue 9 Health & Wellbeing Lushington Chiropractic 22/23 Physio Plus 25 The Clinical Pilates Studio 7 The Retreat 6 Holidays Iznájar Hoildays 6 Job/Business Vacancies Helping Hands 24 Laundry Services The Laundry Basket 24 Locksmiths Andy Anderson & Sons 10 Logs A K Tree Surgery 12 KPS 17 Mobility Aids & Vehicles Clearwell Mobility 5

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Painting & Decorating Brush Strokes 10 Neil Bradford 11 Pet Care/Services St Anne’s Veterinary 14 Plumbing Stotts Plumbing & Heating 8 Sports & Exercise Sunshine Coast Fitness 12 The Clinical Pilates Studio 7 Tree Surgery A K Tree Surgery 12 Veterinaries St Anne’s Veterinary 14

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