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LIGHTS! CAMERA! WORTHING!

out at the Art Deco Luxor in South Street in Lancing.

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The famed cinematographer mopped up after the builders before moving on to train as a ‘rewind boy’, rewinding 35mm reels of film from one spool to another with a handle. As Sir Sydney says, “You just had to start at the

bottom, claw your way up and hope for a bit of luck.” And luck he had: he became a newsreel cameraman, going on to be the first British Film Commissioner and a permanent trustee of the BAFTAS and fellow of the BFI.

CREDIT: ALAN CROSS, WORTHING SCREEN ACTORS

But making films still requires learning the ropes, and then some hard graft.

If you don’t know where to start, head over to the South Downs Film Makers (SDFM), who meet at Ferring Village Hall twice a month. The club began thirty years ago when members decided to investigate the new format of video; and what they may lack in youth they more than make up for in experience and expertise.

“Now we are reaching out to younger filmmakers, especially 18-30 year olds who need help to develop their talent,” says filmmaker and SDFM publicity officer Alan Cross. “For those unable to afford film school or struggling to fund a film on their own, SDFM is happy to offer the use of their semi-professional equipment, including cameras, lighting and microphones.”

There is plenty of moral support from fellow filmmakers out there as well.

Ever since William Laurie Dickson arrived in Worthing in 1898 with a horse-drawn camera and a plan to capture English seaside scenes in motion, our town has been in love with films and film-making.

“It feels like there’s a bit of a community coming back in the last year or so, thanks to the Cellar Arts Club creating a focus point for creatives, especially with the help of Dick Douglass running the Close Up short film nights with local filmmakers,” points out Luther. “You’ve also got the Worthing Area Actors and Creatives Facebook group and meetups started by Christophe Philipps which has helped bring people together again.

THESE DAYS, YOU DON’T NEED A CART to drag your camera around, and film-making has come on in leaps and bounds. As local filmmaker Luther Bhogal-Jones of Faster Productions points out, “You

“Some of us have been here for quite a few years now, plugging away at it, growing in ambition, plans and scope which I think creates an encouraging environment for all of us and hopefully for the next generation.”

cry from the days when BAFTA grandee Sir Sydney Samuelson started

Alan Cross, who also set up Worthing Screen Actors, enthusiastically agrees. “We welcome not only actors but filmmakers of all ages,

probably hold in your hand a piece of technology which completely overrides pretty much the first 20 years of me making films.” It’s a far

Recent BAFTA-nominated release Stan & Ollie filmed scenes at Worthing Lido last summer, and Worthing Borough Council hopes it will encourage more production companies to shoot in the area. Adur & Worthing Councils have even teamed up with Sussex Film Office to create a new app to promote locations direct to firms. CREDIT: ENTERTAINMENT ONE

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LIGHTS! CAMERA! WORTHING! abilities, shapes and sizes - just like real life!” The group is focussing on making films from 2-3 minute dramatic scenes to 10 and 30 minute shorts in 2019.

“In the end film is about taking audiences on an emotional ride, bumps and all,” explains Alan. “We want to make films that do that mostly by getting it wrong at first but learning fast as we go.”

Out of these chance meetings and networkings grow all kinds of community projects. Adam Seaman of As Described (the name behind the interactive Geminate Project that had us all dancing around in front of Colonnade House two years ago) has formed so it goes with Sam Bourner of Persistent Peril and Colonnade House’s Richard Manders.

Their first event launches at the Films on the Gallery Wall festival in January with British experimental director Andrew Kötting’s Lek and the Dogs followed by a Q&A and discussion with Andrew at Colonnade House. Together they plan to run an irregular cinema arts club in Worthing.

Films on the Gallery Wall will also collaborate with longstanding supporter of independent films Worthing Film Club for a screening

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“Our big project for 2019 is our debut feature ‘Disco’, which is a heated 70s comic love story,” continues Mark. “Our main need would be for extras willing to dress up in silly clothes and dance around in front of a camera.

“And the other thing most filmmakers need is a script. So write!”

However, none of this is possible without an injection of cold hard cash, and independent films are made on a shoestring. Colonnade House holds regular sessions on how to apply for Arts Council funding; the next one is on 22 January.

“Some kind of financial help is always helpful,” says Mark. “We regard Button Pressed as a commercial company, and arts funding is not traditionally inclined to support such ventures. We are not mainstream but there is definitely a niche market in Adur and Worthing for our work.”

Low budget films therefore often rely heavily on the support of local communities and businesses. Mark explains, “The Cellar Arts Club

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If you’re involved in local film in any way and we left you on the cutting room floor, please give us a shout at editorial@hereandnowmag. co.uk and let us know what you’re working on! We will be revisiting film in the future so we’d love to hear from you.

“Button Pressed is always looking for talented like-minded souls willing to give up their time. We are rather selective, but if someone is desperate to get involved, we never turn them down.

kindly offered itself as our main location for Disco, which turned an impossibly expensive project into a very doable one.”

“I think the community and businesses are more willing to offer assistance compared to Brighton,” agrees Luther. “Luckily we have a

variety of supportive locations and venues, most of which are coming from creative backgrounds or an interest in the arts.”

of Blow Up, with a varied programme that also includes short films by local filmmakers, including Jason Davison, Bob Burke and Gabi Oda, Mark Jones, Dan Skelt, Richard Dunford, Honour Mission and John Fox. Joining them on the bill will be Simon Messingham and Mark Tew of award-winning Worthing-based Button Pressed Films. As Mark points out, there are many opportunities to get involved with local film.

Additionally, Adur & Worthing Trust is looking to commission works of art for 2019, including films. All work must be newly developed, shared with the public, and promote the creativity of Worthing and Adur. The scheme launches at Colonnade House on 30 January, with an application deadline of 3 March.

Karen Simporis of the Trust explains, “We are particularly looking for

people who haven’t received funding in the past or might have had trouble accessing grants so that we can try to give them a step up. We know people aren’t always keen on paperwork so we’ve tried to make applying a quick simple process that’s accessible to all.”

“Adur and Worthing Trust’s financial support was invaluable in getting my splatstick puppet horror short film off the ground,” says Luther.

“Their patience and faith in my film has been wonderful. Many of the more high profile bodies would not have supported such a film, whereas their help hopefully puts me in good stead for applying for funding elsewhere in future. I’m looking forward to submitting Snore to film festivals worldwide and spreading the Worthing word!” n

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LITERARY LOCAL

Fantastic Stories and Where to Find Them Storytelling seems to be something we crave when the nights draw in and the weather chills. Not too long ago, people clustered around the fire to tell tales on a wintry night, and a good storyteller was valuable to the family and the community.

WE ALL STILL LOVE A GOOD STORY, whether we’re wrapped up in a book, reading to children at bedtime, or watching the latest drama on TV. And we love telling stories – personal stories and gossip are estimated to make up at least 65% of our conversation.

February marks National Storytelling Week, so it seems a good time to look at our rich local heritage of telling tales.

Worthing Storytellers

Stories for the New Year Thu 31 Jan. 7.30pm Cellar Arts Club. Greek creation myths and the story of Imbolc.

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Folklore is rooted in the landscape of Sussex, from dragons skulking in knuckerholes beneath Ham Bridge to skeletons rising from the roots of the Midsummer Oak in Broadwater. Ghost stories are the most popular local folktales, closely followed by legends of bells tolling from deep underground, according to a survey by the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy.

Those oral traditions of storytelling are picking up again, with a new community

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group meeting at the Cellar Arts Club. Performers Amy Sutton and Joshua Crisp have started Worthing Storytellers, a monthly meet-up committed to sharing and enjoying the craft of traditional oral storytelling.

“We think storytelling is so important as a medium because it gives people a AMY SUTTON space to find their own voices. We also like to focus on ancient and traditional tales because we feel that have wit and wisdom that has stood the test of time and still rings true for us today,” explains Amy. “Storytelling is one of the earliest forms of community, and in an increasingly disconnected world, it seems to be something more and more people crave. Stories over an evening can run the whole gamut - funny, irreverent, heart-warming, spooky, tragic, epic and everything in between – taking you all over the world and delving into myths and cultures from many different historical periods.

People can even try a bit of storytelling themselves!”

However, storytellers know the tales of the everyday are just as important as the stories of heroes and gods. Folklorists refer to personal experience narratives as ‘memorates’, and these tales are something for which local cultural heritage charity Sussex Traditions is always on the hunt.

“By cultural heritage we mean the stuff that gets passed on from person to person and down the ages, over generations - typically amongst small groups and communities. It’s often the kind of thing that’s considered ‘everyday’ and commonplace until, suddenly, it’s no longer there!” says project co-ordinator Mark Broad.

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This year their emphasis will be on new ‘gather and share’ project A Sussex Childhood, subject to funding, which aims to engage young and old in recording their memories of children’s stories, sayings and songs and relating them to the present, eventually weaving them into a ‘people and places’ map of the county.

To contribute, email info@ sussextraditions.org.

Personal stories are also the SPLIFF RICHARD, WRITING OUR LEGACY centrepiece of Writing Our Legacy, an organisation raising awareness of the voices of Black and Ethnic Minority (BAME) writers connected to Sussex. On the cards for 2019 is their Hidden Sussex project, a series of creative writing workshops created to capture stories about Sussex from the BAME perspective.

Artist and chair of Writing Our Legacy Amy Zamarripa Solis says,

“Hidden Sussex is such an exciting opportunity for local BAME voices to be heard and for lesser known perspectives to be explored by everyone across our county and beyond.”

Pete Fij, who runs the Speakeasy Club at Cellar Arts Club, agrees that there is a peculiar power in the spoken word. “What I love most about

Speakeasy is how often the simple act of listening to someone speak opens your mind to something you might never have given a thought to before.”

So what is driving our ongoing fascination with stories and histories, particularly those from our past? Reaching back to something familiar can be comforting in times of uncertainty.

Folklorist and Sussex Traditions trustee Steve Roud explains, “We don’t

need any deep reason to be interested in the past - it is fascinating in its own right - but many people think that we can’t understand the present without knowing how we got here, and that we should not leave the future at the mercy of change for its own sake.

“As life changes around us, often for the better, we sometimes still feel that we lose some things of value, just because they seem out of date.

And it is not the grand issues of life which worry us here - they can look after themselves - but the lives of the ordinary people which are often allowed to be forgotten.”

So there you go, Worthingites. Get out there and tell your stories. It’s tradition, innit. n

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All you need is...

So, vast images of hearts and flowers have replaced fat Santas and reindeers in the shops to capture our attention.

BUT THE AGE-OLD QUESTION ‘What is love?’ still goes unanswered, even by 90s German pop star Haddaway, who launched a career off the back of the question.

Now I think I am long enough in the tooth to understand a bit about it. Not a lot, but a bit.

I remember my first forays into matters of the heart as a 13-yearold. The cause of all this hormonal upheaval was a girl. Not any girl, but one who, for months, had me gazing longingly at her beautiful face and blonde hair every week at the Friday youth club. With her Bros t-shirt, ripped patchwork jeans, and Kylie perm, this girl was born to be a star.

I plucked up the courage to call her on the phone, and every day after school for several weeks, we spoke for an hour. This in itself was quite a feat, for several reasons.

One, I had to get through the gatekeeper, i.e. her mum, who always answered the phone. This was back when all homes had only one phone – the one that lived in the hallway. You’d have to try and have ‘private’ conversations with the background noise of your family screaming at each other.

Two, being a teenage boy and calling a girl is bloody terrifying.

After a couple of weeks of talking about who she had fallen out with that day, or how hard her French homework was, the youth club disco fast approached. I plucked up my nerve, fuelled by a good few swigs of cheap cider from the local offie, which had a

very liberal interpretation of the national licencing law.

That night was going to be the night. The one I had dreamed of, when the object of my teenage affections would agree she would go out with me.

I’d practised repeatedly what I was going to say in my head, locked away in my bedroom continually rewinding my cassette of ‘Eternal Flame’ by The Bangles, a tune that still haunts me to this day. She would fall into my arms, say yes to my proposal, and if I was really, really lucky, give me a massive love-bite that I could show off to all my mates.

So, what happened, I hear you ask?

Well if you’ve read any number of Mills & Boon paperbacks, you’ll know that the handsome hero always gets the girl. However, life as a 13-year-old boy in Tunbridge Wells in the 1980s was nothing like the romances in the book. Unless I missed the one where the girl gives the hero a quick and frankly heart-shattering ‘No’ to his question, then promptly pinches his bottle of cider, his ten Bensons and gets off with the hero’s best mate, Dave.

All of that happened over 30 years ago, but I still remember how I felt. Kids today only have to swipe right on a well-lit selfie in order to mean they are officially an item. They will never know the pain we went through to find (or not find in this case) love.

Until next time, TotRockers, I hope you find your hearts’ desires. n

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ARTY ROUND UP

Clicking and snapping into February! No, not an outburst of flamenco, but a flurry of photography and film features in the local arts news this month.

CONGRATULATIONS TO LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER Lorraine Heaysman, who won the first prize in the South Downs National Park Photo Competition 2018/19 with ‘Autumn Gold’ (see photo). This was an early morning shot from above Upwaltham across a mist-swathed landscape of ethereal beauty, a solitary bird pinpointed in the soft stillness. It takes great dedication to capture such ephemeral loveliness and venturing out into the predawn countryside isn’t always rewarded. “Mist can be fickle”, said Lorraine. southdowns.gov.uk/ethereal-dawn-wins-south-downsphoto-competition-18-19 Colonnade House is presenting ‘The Ancient of Days’, an art exhibition by Richard Elphick (Totem Arts member) from 4-18 February. It features 3 x 7ft high triptych paintings, inspired by a painting by William Blake; graphic art with a spiritual twist.

This will be the first time the paintings have been displayed together in public. The open night is on Friday 8 February 7-9pm and all are welcome. Photographs feature in the exhibition of work

by Alison Lapper at St Paul’s Gallery until Thursday 31 January, and that is followed by an exhibition by local photographer Martin Baker from 5-28 February.

A reminder that two local groups offer opportunities to photographers and film-makers to learn and develop skills; Worthing Camera Club holds its next meeting on Friday 15 February, 7.30pm at the Quaker Meeting House on Mill Road; Southdown Film Makers welcomes new members, and offers crew, expertise and equipment to help you with your film project.

Next meeting Wed 6 February, 7.30pm, at Ferring Village Hall.

Meet Chris Lau CHRIS LAU JOINED ST PAUL’S as manager at the start of the year, and Here & Now popped in to see how he was getting along. He tells us he has already fallen in love with the place and is looking forward to ensuring St Paul’s continues to be at the heart of our community.

Maintaining the beautiful Grade II listed building is no small undertaking, and Chris is also responsible for managing events, running the café and expanding community use of the space.

He pledges to maintain the support of small local groups who need a place, as well as generating income from the creative and commercial use of the building.

Chris’ diverse career saw him start out as a potter and achieve an MBA before moving into the charitable sector, where his most recent role was as director of Brighton charity The Carers’ Centre.

As a hobby, he currently runs a successful monthly craft fair in Brighton. With his interest in art and culture, and a background in fundraising and finance, Chris is relishing his new role, of which he says “There’s never a dull moment!” n

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The Art of Noise More and more creative people are choosing Worthing as their home town.

People like choreographer Jennifer Irons and audio visual artist Zach Walker, who together form makeAMPLIFY. THEY’VE WORKED AROUND THE WORLD, helping people to tell their stories through large installations and interactive live performances that reveal the beauty in the hidden, ignored, discarded or forgotten. They’ve worked with DJ Shadow and Moby.

They worked on the official opening of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the launch of Hull UK City of Culture in 2017. That all sounds great; but what can they do in Worthing?

“We want to work where we live”, says Zach. “We want to do some big community storytelling in Worthing with projection, light, sound and movement. That’s what we’re good at.”

He’s already run some workshops in Heene Community Centre, and now he’s planning on getting into the museum and the schools. He wants young people to get their hands dirty, helping to create sound sculptures out of cornflour and water. “I’m interested in how

things work and how they break and doing it in a creative way. I used to work in a hi-fi shop where I learned not to be precious about the speakers – there are always more of them. So we lay them on their backs and pour water into them. We light them and film them.”

Zach is serious about education being fun. “I want to work with

the schools on their science and their arts, maybe even maths and English as well. Science is super interesting if it’s done right, letting young people play with the materials, making the changes themselves rather than watching someone else do it. With art, so much of it can be scientifically explained, so if you can provide an opportunity where you can play with art and learn about science then that’s the best of both worlds. There’s not much room in education right now for things that are playful. It might be my life goal to develop the lesson plans and the documentation methods that prove how learning can take place in this way.”

He’s also talking to Worthing Museum about bringing the artefacts to life, enhancing their appeal to young people who might not otherwise take a second look. “We can create movement by filming

the object and projecting that film back onto the object itself. And we can create a soundtrack to go with it.”

If you want to see Zach’s work for yourself, then watch out for his big installation at Colonnade House, February 5-10. He’s describing it as “a massive sculpture, with projection and lasers” and he’s hoping to run it alongside some after-school workshops and through into the evenings, so it shouldn’t be too hard to spot. He’s working where he lives and he wants us all to join in.

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Get Involved: Sustainability

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The future of the tiny harvest mouse is a little bit more secure locally thanks to the EPIC project at Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust.

THE HERITAGE LOTTERY-FUNDED PROJECT runs from January 2019 in partnership with the Sompting Estate Trust, and is working to divert the course of the Broadwater Brook. Volunteers were out on the last day of 2018 and managed to find a total of 35 nests across the south of the site, with another search planned for 20 January.

Project manager Peter King said, “We are delighted

to have the opportunity to dramatically improve this chalk stream on the edge of Worthing and to work with the local community to deliver all kinds of events and activities. Creating awareness of the stream whilst enabling people to interact with it during the project and into the future will provide literally hundreds of opportunities for people to get involved in something a little bit novel in the area.”

CREDIT: EPIC PROJECT AT OUSE & ADUR RIVERS TRUST

Wed 6 + 20 Feb Cortis Avenue Wildlife Garden Managed entirely by local volunteers, people who love wildlife and natural spaces in urban areas, this small hidden oasis is located at the northern end of Cortis Avenue in Broadwater.

Currently, opportunities to visit and or volunteer are fortnightly on Wednesday morning from 10am12.30pm. Volunteers looking for some gentle gardening at their own pace are always welcome. Call 01903 530780 or email cortisavewildlife@ gmail.com

BEACH CLEANS Sun 27 Jan New Year Goring Beach Clean hosted by Ocean Changes 9am12pm Sea Lane Cafe Goring.

Monthly beach cleans with all equipment provided.

Thu 28 Feb Beach Clean hosted by Marine Conservation Society and Sussex Wildlife Trust 10-12.30pm. Meet at top of George V Avenue. Gloves, litter pickers and bags provided. Email sarahward@sussexwt.org.uk

The EPIC project runs until September 2021 with lots of opportunities to get involved in activities including ecological monitoring, traditional crafts and archaeological explorations.

Find them on Twitter at @Epic_sompting or Facebook @ OuseAndAdurRiversTrust. Alternatively catch them at February’s Transition Town Worthing Seed Swap. n

RECYCLING LANCING LOCAL RECYCLING CHAMPIONS Sue and John Wellfare have been hitting the headlines of late thanks to publicity surrounding Walkers launching a free crisp packet recycling scheme. Recycling Lancing has been going since 2011 with a simple mission: to keep as much rubbish as possible out of landfill. Sue found out about the Terracycle recycling scheme, which collects otherwise non-recyclable waste, on the back of a coffee refill packet, and once she realised the funds raised went to local good causes she didn’t look back.

To date, Recycling Lancing has raised over £19,000 which has all been ploughed into community groups and charities including Lancing & District NSPCC, Care for Veterans, Worthing Mencap and the Adur Sea of Lights. You can drop your crisp packets, and many other items, at a number of collection points in Worthing, Lancing and Shoreham. More info at recyclinginlancing.org.uk n

REPAIR CAFE TRANSITION TOWN WORTHING’S REPAIR CAFE has been so successful that they’ve had to move to a bigger space! The next session is on Saturday 26 January at the Friends/Quaker Meeting House from 10.30am-1pm. More details and how to book repairs on Facebook @ TTWRepairCafe The February Repair Cafe will take the form of mini skill sharing workshops at Transition Worthing’s Sow and Grow Seed Swap, which is taking place at Oak Grove College. It’s a great family afternoon out with lots to see, do and learn! More on Facebook @TTWorthing n

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and the support, encouragement and motivation our ladies offer is like no other club.

“Running is good for the mind, body and soul but we have also found that it has helped boost people’s self confidence and changed their outlook and mindset, as well as helping people connect with their local community and most importantly create lasting friendships.”

Another option for reluctant runners is Worthing Park Run, a free weekly timed 5K along Worthing Prom which starts at 9am, where you set your own speed - you can even walk. It’s run entirely by volunteers and the fun, friendly atmosphere is supportive for all.

Help is always appreciated from time keepers to finish tokens. Join them for the post-run coffee and chat in Coast.

If you’re struggling to power through your New Year health kick, a running club could be the social equivalent of the energy bar you need to keep you going.

FOUNDED JUST OVER FIVE YEARS AGO, the Foxy Ladies running club prides itself on being non-judgemental, inclusive and supportive for its all-female members. It has grown from just three members to a total of over 120, with a mixture of beginners through to marathon runners. It has also raised thousands of pounds for local charities including St Barnabas Hospice.

Founder Julia Griggs says, “To say I am proud of our club would be an

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Children can even get in on the act with Kids Run Free Worthing, which happens on the first Saturday of the month in Victoria Park.

Again, they are always happy to hear from volunteers who would be able to marshall or hand out lap bands. Check out their new schools programme Marathon Kids, which gives primary school children the chance to walk or run the distance of up to four marathons throughout the school year. They are even nominated for a Sunny Worthing Award this month in the Children’s category! n Foxy Ladies Running Club Call 07778 509879 or Facebook @foxyladiesrunclub Worthing Park Run Every Sat. 9am. Worthing Prom. parkrun.org.uk/worthing Kids Run Free Every 1st Sat. Sat 2 Feb 8.45 sign in; 9am start Victoria Park. kidsrunfree.co.uk

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WORTHING RUNNING FESTIVAL Where is it?

Head down to the seafront on Sunday 10 February and you can’t miss it; the roads will be closed and filled with lots of people clad in race numbers, spandex and trainers.

Why go?

Who can pass up the opportunity to cheer people on at the finish line? Get your best slogans ready and remember: pain is just bread in French!

Who goes there?

Anyone can run. There’s a Mini Mile for 5-10 year olds (parents can join in!), 3k for 11y+, a one lap closed road 10k and the infamous half marathon.

What’s the snack situation?

Don’t try anything new on race day. Here & Now’s top tip is avoid the jellybabies!

Need any help?

Volunteers are welcome, from manning the front desk to welcoming runners. It will take two hours tops, and you’re promised great freebies and food.

One last thing…

LAUREN, 10K RUNNER. CHECK OUT THOSE LEGGINGS!

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BETTER BUSINESS SHOW 2019 With a strong focus on ‘Buy Local’, this event is a must in the 2019 business calendar for ALL businesses in Worthing & Adur, both large and small.

Be part of the buzz! Better Business Show Wed 13 February 2019 10am–4pm Worthing Town Hall & Assembly Hall. FREE to attend.

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Be Promoted - Over 90 stands: meet, network and introduce your business at the B2B Exhibition. Professional services, manufacturing and construction companies, health and fitness providers, and caterers.

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Tue 29 Jan Delivering Ultra-Fast (fibre) Broadband 7-9pm.

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Thu 30 Jan Launch event for Adur & Worthing Trust Creative Commissions 2019 5-7pm. Colonnade House.

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Fri 8 Feb Business Networking Breakfast 9am-12pm. Town Hall. Join the Sustainable Business Partnership CIC to build your energy-saving knowledge over pastry and coffee! Book Eventbrite. FREE

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Business News & Events

Your Space Therapies wins Social Impact award at National Business Woman of the Year 2018.

CELEBRATING SUCCESS, those everyday small wins, can help us remember why we were crazy enough to start our own business, and motivate us to work towards achieving longer-term goals. Gaining an award in recognition of bigger achievements can be a real boost to your business.

Local social enterprise Your Space Therapies, which has been running for 14 years, received the Social Impact award at the National Business Woman of the Year awards in December 2018 in recognition of their work providing counselling, play therapy and child psychotherapy services in 90 schools in Worthing and across Sussex. Their therapeutic work boosts children’s learning, while additional services skill up the teachers, family members and professionals involved for a positive impact felt across the community.

Directors Emma Connor and Suzanne Ryan are passionate about providing high quality, low cost therapy to schools in what are challenging financial times for education. “Having our hard work acknowledged fuels us to provide more

accessible and affordable therapy services to reach the vulnerable children in our communities and help school staff to help them,” says Emma.

“We accepted the award on behalf of all the amazing children and young people we have had the privilege of supporting at Your Space Therapies.”

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Training Masterclass: Designing Bespoke Events 6-7.30pm. Drama Studio, St Andrew’s CE High School for Boys. Join Children’s Parade Event Director Caroline Woodward’s masterclass in managing and organising community events. Register Eventbrite.

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Web 13 Feb Better Business Show 2019 10am-4pm. Town Hall.

B2B exhibition for large and small businesses. Register Eventbrite. FREE Breakfast Networking 7.45-9.45am. Better Business Show, Town Hall. Join Guild Care, the Mayor of Worthing and other businesses before the Better Business Show. Tickets guildcare.org £7.50 #ShakeItHUB 10am. Better Business Show, Assembly Hall. Design and marketing help hub. FREE

Fri 15 Feb Chamber Hub 12.30pm. Impulse Leisure, Lancing Manor. Informal networking with like-minded business people. Register worthingandadurchamber.co.uk.

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Thu 28 Feb Networking Hub 12pm. Basepoint (SHM). FREE

Tue 5 March Risky Business 1-4pm. Charmandean Centre Half day workshop for anyone who manages or owns a care home or day service. Advice on fire risk assessing and prevention. Info and register Eventbrite. FREE

THE REGULAR (MOSTLY FREE) EVENTS BNI Networking Every Thu. 6.30am. Dome Cinema.

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THOMAS H GREEN - MUSICAL TIME MACHINE

SHIRLEY AND HUSBAND ROY DEW GET BRASSY

In the late 1970s and first half of the 80s, the Shirley Western Showband was a well-loved fixture of Worthing’s entertainment scene. Every Thursday night at the Pavilion and Saturday night at the Assembly Hall they’d bring a dose of glamour and big band panache to the town.

DECADES LATER THEIR LEADER, SHIRLEY WESTERN, became associated with the community charity Guild Care via her husband, ex-Chelsea/Millwall footballer Roy Dew, and she’s recently been the subject of a film biography by director David Allen. Now 83, and still irrepressible, she takes the Time Machine on a rollercoaster ride through her life’s adventures.

Born in Brixton in January 1936, Shirley Dodds came from showbiz stock. Her grandfather, Alf E Dodds, led the hugely popular Dixie Minstrels troupe in the early years of the century, and her parents were both theatrical performers.

She grew up in Glasgow after the family moved there on the outbreak of World War II, and by the age of seven had earned her first pay packet (7/6!) for an Irish dancing display as the week-long cinema support for the June Haver musical ‘Irish Eyes Are Smiling’.

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At 14 she phoned May Moxon, a successful Scottish choreographer-producer, in search of work. With her Grade 5 ballet certificate and an ability to read music, SHIRLEY AT THE TIME OF Shirley was persuasive and, JOINING KEN MCKINTOSH after a tea-time meeting IN 1958 accompanied by her disapproving mum, she was offered the part of a fairy with the admonition, “Don’t tell anyone you’re underage or I’ll be in prison”.

She continued as a chorus girl around Scotland until she moved to London to try her luck at 18.

For one of her first jobs she was assigned as opening act at the Granville Theatre in Fulham. When she got there, she found she was the only person who kept her clothes on in a show called Nudes Are News (“Nobody wanted to know about me, they wanted the nude women to come on!”). She soon found work gigging around US Army camps and an

THE BEATLES MEET THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AT THE 1964 CARL ALAN AWARDS

agent suggested a name change. Thus, when the rock’n’roll era hit, she was performing as Shirley Western and the Rocking Ravers.

In Britain the popularity of big band dances persisted much longer than pop historians credit. Shirley thrived in this world. She toured as a singer with multiple outfits, including Gracie Cole’s All-Star Girls Orchestra, Don Smith and his Orchestra, Dixieland revivalist Freddy Randall, and, the residents at Brighton’s Regent Ballroom, the Syd Dean Band. In 1958, however, she started working the gig circuit with saxophonist Ken Macintosh and his Orchestra. She was to stay with him for 14 years.

She worked alongside the likes of Lonnie Donegan, Frankie Laine, Eartha Kitt and the pre-rock’n’roll balladeer Johnnie Ray (“He was absolutely

a party animal – every night! He was exhausting. At the end of the tour he gave all the boys in the band gold watches. Years later he ended up broke. No wonder. He was so generous.”). She became good friends with Marion Ryan, a 50s pop star who gave Shirley the dresses she’d only worn once on Granada TV quiz show ‘Spot the Tune’ (at just over five feet tall Shirley had a similar “pocket rocket” figure – she once acted as a film stand-in for Barbara Windsor). She went on a double-date with Cliff Richard and his girlfriend, her showgirl pal Jackie Irving (who later married Adam Faith). She provided a post-car crash Shirley Bassey with a bottle of brandy and they became lifelong friends. But a particular gig stands out. Ken Mackintosh was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and one Christmas they played the Windsor Castle staff party. Shirley takes up the tale.

“We did the first bit of the show and the Queen and Princess Margaret were standing beside the stage clapping their programmes together and laughing like fans.

We came off at the interval and there was a wonderful table of food and drink. When I went to go back on, the Queen Mother was standing in front of the stage entrance. What do I do? Curtsey or push past? She turned round and said hello. I curtseyed.

She asked me if I sang and whether I toured a lot. I agreed, yes, I did.

SHIRLEY AROUND THE TIME SHE MOVED TO WORTHING

‘Lots of travelling, just like we do,’ she said. I replied, laughing, ‘Yes, but you probably stay in better places.’ All the while Ken Mackintosh was glaring at me as I should have been onstage. The Queen Mother talked about my dress and I told her it was specially made as a lot of mine were quite revealing. ‘What songs do you sing?’ she asked. ‘Would you like me to show you?’ I said and on I went. At the next break she sent her equerry round. He said, ‘The Queen Mother enjoyed your singing and looks forward to seeing you again sometime.’ That was it. I was ribbed terribly by the band ever after: ‘Look out, here she comes, the Queen Mother’s mate’.”

Mackintosh’s orchestra was offered a residency when the Empire Ballroom in Leicester Square was renovated and reopened in March 1963. Finally Shirley could take a break from the endless touring. From this period she especially remembers being turfed out of her dressing room prior to the Carl Allen Awards of 1964 so The Beatles could use it.

“I went down to the theatre to get all my stuff out, rails and rails of dresses.” She recalls, “A voice behind me said, ‘What are you doing?’ and I said, ‘It’s the bloody Beatles, they’re coming tonight and they’ve got my dressing room.’ ‘Oh we can all fit in,’ said Paul McCartney, ‘Put all those dresses back.’ And we did. Three of The Beatles stayed with me but George Harrison stayed upstairs with the musicians. They were very nice, a good laugh.”

However, Shirley’s routine eventually became gruelling: two shows a day, six days a week, as well as recording for the BBC Light Programme (later Radio 2) on Mondays. Eventually she decided to retire to Worthing, which she did in 1973. Except she didn’t retire at all. But that’s another story, and you’ll have to wait for Part 2 next month. n

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WHAT’S ON IN FEBRUARY

Do More of What You Love FIND YOUR NEXT EXPERIENCE IN HERE & NOW FILM Auteur filmmaker Andrew Kötting will

be in Worthing for a Q&A as part of Films on the Gallery Wall (Fri 1 Feb). Take your pick of the host of alternative screenings and events that make up this great mini-film fest.

ART Head over to Durrington and make the

most of the drop-in art workshop with Creative Waves (Fri 1 Feb).

MUSIC Get your glad rags on and join in at the Jive All-Dayer at the Assembly Hall (Sat 23 Feb).

FAMILY If you have kids, big or little, get

them down to Artful and paint their favourite Fortnite skin on a plate (Wed 20 Feb). Alternatively, Worthing Museum promises to make print-making fun for 6-12 year olds (Tue 19 Feb).

FOOD Enjoy an immersive food experience at

The Dining Room with their monthly Eat The Movie event. For February it’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Thu 21 Feb).

ECO Get your green fingers sowing and growing at the TTW Seed Swap and Spring Fair (Sat 9 Feb).

SPORT Make the most of Worthing Ice Rink; it packs up for another year at the end of the month.

Grab the family, the dog, the bike or your neighbour and head down to the Pier to stick your heads in the cut-outs. If you’re popping them on social media then tag us #stuffthatmatters n

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Sat 2 Feb

TREAT YOUR VALENTINE (or Pal-entine) to one of the fabulous films or theatre productions that are showing near you this February. Discover what’s inside The Big ENORMOUS Present at Ropetackle, Shoreham, listen to the exciting tales of Joan Collins Unscripted at the Assembly Hall, or uncover the true story of devastating government secrets in The Post at The Luxor Revival Community Cinema, Lancing.

The Big ENORMOUS Present 11.30am.

Ropetackle (SHM). What could possibly be inside the Big ENORMOUS Present?

Personally, I am excited to watch Ralph Breaks the Internet at the Dome Cinema, who doesn’t love a feel-good Disney film?!

Thu 7 Feb

Also, make sure you check out the article on film making in Worthing on p9. It was super exciting finding out about all the local productions and films that have been made by people from Worthing or filmed in Worthing. n Abi Else

Medusa 7.30pm. Connaught Theatre.

A reflection on the powerful feminine symbol of Medusa. Dance.

If you have any exciting theatre or cinema events that you would like to share, list them at hereandnowmag.co.uk and we’ll add them here.

Talking with David Baddiel Bestselling children’s author David Baddiel may be more familiar to many of you as a comedian and presenter, cohosting hit shows Fantasy Football League and Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned.

HIS 2016 BOOK ANIMALCOLM hits Worthing’s Connaught Theatre in March in a hilarious high-quality stage adaptation. He told us a bit more about writing the story.

“AniMalcolm was my third book for children, and I think it’s my funniest,” David says. “Animals are loveable, sweet, and nice to cuddle, but they are also what we in comedy call deadpan, meaning their faces never really change. So in almost any situation you put an animal in, they always just look like ‘OK, this is happening’. Which if they’re falling off a sofa, or running into a plate glass window, or eating a pair of sunglasses, is definitely the funniest face to make.”

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A self-confessed animal-lover, David has always been interested in our curious relationship with our pets. “I wrote AniMalcolm partly because I’ve never lived without animals, and I’m often struck by how wonderful it is that pets just happily accept living with you in your house, even though they haven’t paid rent, or had an interview to become your lodger.

“But then I wondered what it would be like if you didn’t immediately feel drawn to animals, or find them cute or funny, what a strange thing that would be. So I created Malcolm, who just doesn’t get animals, but lives in a house full of them.

And the story took off from there.”

Now AniMalcolm has been adapted for the stage and is set to tour the UK throughout spring 2019.

“It has been such a thrill to see AniMalcolm brought to life on stage, and as a musical! Story Pocket Theatre have done a wonderful job with this adaptation, and it will be a real treat seeing Malcolm adventuring around the UK with his menagerie of animals in tow.”

AniMalcolm plays at the Connaught Theatre in Worthing on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 March. Book tickets at worthingtheatres.co.uk or call the box office on 01903 206206. n

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WORTHING THEATRES AND MUSEUM

FILM & THEATRE

FILM

Sun 3 Feb

Sat 9 Feb

Fri 25 Jan

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) 10am. Dome Cinema. Enter the SpiderVerse, where more than one can wear the mask.

Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) 10am.

Dome Cinema. Can Ralph and Vanellope save the game?

My First Cinema: Messy Goes to Okido (U) 11am.

Ropetackle (SHM).

Three 10-minute films to entertain 3-5 year olds.

Sat 26 Jan Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) 10.15am. Connaught.

Enter the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.

Underdog (18 TBC) 5.45pm. Connaught. A top MMA fighter makes a mistake that destroys his whole career.

Mon 4 Feb The Post (12A) 7pm. The Luxor Revival Community Cinema, Lancing. True story of the exposure of a massive cover-up of devastating government secrets.

Tue 5 Feb EOS: Young Picasso (12A) 6.30pm.

Connaught. Go behind the scenes of world-famous exhibitions.

Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! (PG) 7.30pm. Ropetackle (SHM). My, my, how can you resist it?!

Fri 15 Feb Jack and the Beanstalk 11.30am.

Ropetackle (SHM). Fee Fi Fo Fum! It’s a giant of a show, we’d love you to come!

ROH: Don Quixote (12A) 7.15pm.

Connaught. Live broadcast of ballet from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

My First Cinema: Messy Goes to Okido (U) 11am. Ropetackle (SHM). Three 10-minute films to entertain 3-5 year olds.

ROH: La Traviata (12A) 6.45pm.

Connaught. Broadcast live from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

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Thu 31 Jan NT: I’m Not Running (12A) 7pm.

Connaught. Live broadcast of David Hare’s explosive new play.

Fri 1 Feb

Wed 20 Feb Joan Collins Unscripted 7.30pm.

Assembly Hall. Dame Joan reveals some of the exciting stories and secrets from her life long career.

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (15) 3.15pm.

Connaught. True story with Melissa McCarthy as an author who turns forger to pay the bills.

Sat 23 Feb

Sat 2 Feb

My Dear Miss Terry 3pm & 8pm. Cellar Arts Club. The story of the love letters written between George Bernard Shaw and Dame Ellen Terry.

Mary Poppins Returns (U) 10.15am.

Connaught. Michael and Jane have grown up, but a special someone makes a return.

Death and the Maiden 7.30pm. The Barn Theatre, Southwick.

To heal the wounds of the past, a truth and reconciliation commission is set up – but will the process reconcile bitter enemies?

Tue 19 Feb

Fri 22 Feb

Wed 30 Jan

Beautiful Boy (15) 12.30pm. Connaught.

Heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery.

Wed 6 March

Johnny English Strikes Again (PG) 10am. Dome Cinema. English is the country’s only hope.

Mary and the Witch’s Flower (U) 2pm. Ropetackle (SHM).

Animated adventure about a young girl who discovers a magical flower.

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (12A) 8pm. Connaught. Hit musical for today about overcoming prejudice.

Recorded live from The Apollo Theatre, London.

The Noise Next Door at Sea! 2pm.

Connaught Studio. Premier improv comedy troupe who have taken the comedy world by storm. Family friendly.

The Noise Next Door – REMIX 7.30pm.

Connaught Studio. 16+ show.

Sat 16 Feb

Thu 21 Feb

Tue 29 Jan

Sat 9 Feb

The Nutcracker and The Four Realms (PG) 10.15am. Connaught. All Clara wants is a key which disappears into a mysterious parallel world.

COMPETITION Win two tickets to My Mother Said I Never Should Set in Manchester,

Set in Manchester, Oldham and London, My Mother Said I Never Should tells the tale of four generations of women in one family as they deal with love, jealousy and the price of freedom in Charlotte Keatley’s bittersweet play.

To win two tickets, answer the following question: Who wrote My Mother Said I Never Should?

A) Charlotte Brontë B) Charles Dickens C) Charlotte Keatley To enter, go to hereandnowmag.co.uk. Click on WIN! to give your answer (Ref: My Mother) or post to Here & Now, The Mill Building, 31 Chatsworth Rd, BN11 1LY. One entry p/p. Closes Mon 4 Mar. Winner selected at random and contacted by Tue 5 Mar. Good luck! On at Connaught Theatre Tue 19 & Wed 20 Mar.

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FILM & THEATRE Sat 23 Feb A Dog’s Way Home (PG) 10.15am.

Connaught. Bella must travel 400 miles across country to reunite with her owner, but gets into plenty of adventures along the way.

Sun 24 Feb

Wed 27 Feb Inception (12) 2pm. Ropetackle (SHM).

‘Your mind is the scene of the crime.’

Oscar Wilde: Lady Windermere’s Fan (PG) 7.30pm. Connaught. Recorded encore of the acclaimed Oscar Wilde play directed by Kathy Burke.

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Mary Poppins Returns (U) 10am. Dome Cinema. Michael and Jane have grown up, but a special someone makes a return.

Groundswell: The Grassroots Battle for the NHS and Democracy 3pm.

Worthing Labour Hall. John Furse’s documentary on the crisis within the NHS. Followed by a Q&A with the director. FREE

Always buying!

Coins & Banknotes.

Gold & Silver.

Medals & Jewellery.

Old Weapons, Army, Airforce & Navy items.

Old Watches & Quality Silver Plated items.

Old Car Badges, Old Postcards & Photos.

Old Leather Suitcases & Fountain Pens.

Antiques, Curios & Tribal items. & many other items.

Sussex Coin Company

20 New Broadway, Tarring Rd., West Worthing, BN11 4HP

Tel: 01903 232080 - email: sussexcoins@aol.com

www.sussexcoins.co.uk

Shop open: Mon. 9.30-3.30, Tues. & Fri. 9.30-1.00 & 2.15-4.30.

Sat. 9.30-12 [Closed Wed. & Thur.].

Free home visits. est 1968.

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FILMS ON THE GALLERY WALL Sun 27 Jan Jorodowsky Screening & Exhibition of Short Films 4-6pm & 7-10pm. The afternoon consists of short films by local filmmakers followed by Jodorowsky’s Dune, a documentary about the ambitious intention of Alejandro Jodorowsky to transfer Frank Herbert’s book, Dune, to the big screen. Cellar Arts Club

Tue 29 Jan Composing for Film & TV with Jessica Jones 7-10pm. Join talented composer Jessica Jones for an entertaining evening focused on composing music for film and television. Colonnade House

Thu 31 Jan Blow Up screening at Subway EPS with Worthing Film Club 7-10pm. Presenting Michelangelo Antonioni’s 60s classic in which Thomas, a fashion photographer, who’s life is re-awoken when taking photos, believes he’s stumbled across a murder.

Fri 1 Feb Lek and the Dogs Screening with Andrew Kötting 7-10pm. So It Goes present their first screening, British auteur and experimental artist Andrew. Kötting’s latest feature. There will also be a Q&A with the director. Colonnade House

Mon 2 Feb Short Circuit Screening & Robot Making Workshop with Dad La Soul (U). 12-3pm. A private screening of the 80’s classic, fuelled by snacks and dreams. In addition, we’ll build our own robot heroes from plastic tubes, loo-rolls, and anything else we can lay our hands on. Colonnade House For more information see colonnadehouse.co.uk

MUSIC Readers are advised to check event listing info in case of change. Please mention Here & Now when booking or attending events. To list your event FREE! email music@hereandnowmag.co.uk or go to hereandnowmag.co.uk

SPOTLIGHT ON MUSIC IT’S FEBRUARY! Local events are already popping after the festive lull.

Anyone who’s looking for a warm jazz café should come to Worthing Pier’s Southern Pavilion on 13 February at 8pm to see Winston Rollins jamming out on the trombone.

Worthing Original Music

For upbeat Afro-Cuban Jazz Fusion, see Claude Deppa, Clare Hirst and their band at Ropetackle on 8 February at 8pm. Sure to be a fun night. If you’re dying for a jive, you’re in luck!

There’s a ‘Jive All-Dayer’ happening at The Assembly Hall with the Jive Aces on 23 February from 1pm. Explore the diverse selection of good music your local area has to offer this month. Also, stick to your new year’s resolutions! n

Oscar Simpson

Fri 25 Jan Colt48 w/ support from Icarus Falls and Tortugar 8pm. Bar Forty Two. DJ Steeps 7.30pm. St. Paul’s. 90s.

FREE Eban Brown 7.30pm. Ropetackle (SHM). £25

Sat 26 Jan Junkyard Choir w/support from Station 47 and The Red Dead Lips 8pm. Bar Forty Two. FREE The Mods and Rockers Show 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). Mod/ Rock. £18

Sun 27 Jan Julian Nicholas feat. Emil Viklicky 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). £15

Tue 29 Jan Women 4 Women Sing Soul 7.30pm. Cellar Arts Club. Soul. £6.50

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Sam Walker Quartet 8.30pm. The Hare & Hounds. Jazz.

Wed 30 Jan Payday Gig 7pm. Bar Forty Two.

Fri 1 Feb Junkyard Sons w/support from Cavendish Sniff and Break the Fable 8pm. Bar Forty Two. FREE Tim Burgess & The Anytime Minutes w/ support from Average Sex and The Silver Field 7.30pm. St. Paul’s. Indie. £15

Sat 2 Feb Spring Into Soul 7pm. St. Paul’s.

Gospel. £11 2 Turntables and a Microphone 8pm. Bar Next Door. Hip Hop. Railroad 8.30pm. Duke of Wellington (SHM).

Sun 3 Feb The South 7pm. St. Paul’s. £24.75

Thu 7 Feb

Sun 10 Feb

Jennifer Pike w/ Worthing Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm.

The Assembly Hall. Violin Concerto. £19

RCKLSS w/support 7pm. Bar 42.

Pop punk.

Mike Marshall and Caterina Litchenberg 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). £12

RPO Spring Concert 3pm. The Assembly Hall. £9 TotRockinBeats 2pm. Ropetackle (SHM). 90s. £10

Tue 12 Feb

Fri 8 Feb Spring Parks 7.30pm. Bar Forty Two. DeppaHirstBand 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). Afro-Cuban Jazz. £14

Women 4 Women Sing Soul 7.30pm. Cellar Arts Club. Soul. £6.50

Wed 13 Feb

Ben Salter 7.30pm. Cellar Arts Club. Indie Disco. £5.50

Winston Rollins Jazz Cafe 8pm.

Pavilion Café Bar. Jazz. £9

Sat 9 Feb

Fri 15 Feb

Steve Knightley 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). £19.50

The Animals w/ support from The Troggs and The Fortunes 7.30pm.

The Assembly Hall. £30.50

Ryan Macc at The Glamour Club 12pm. English Martyrs Church Hall. £10

Synthesize Me vs Miohmi Records 7.30pm. Coast. £4 prior/£5 on door

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Chance to Win Two Tickets!

See the King of Funk Craig Charles at Worthing Pier’s Southern Pavilion on Sunday 24 March.

MUSIC Rutherfords Retro Night with Ministry of Anthems 8.44pm. The Egremont. FREE Party Night with Murdoch’s Crazy Eyes 6pm. Cissbury Barns. £18

Sat 16 Feb Greg Coulson & Tom C Walker 7pm.

Worthing Pier’s Southern Pavilion.

Soul Blues. £18.70 Soulful House 8pm. Duke of Wellington (SHM).

This is POP! 8pm. Coast. £4 advance/£5 on door Dawg ‘n’ Bonez 8.50pm. The Egremont. FREE

Sun 17 Feb Craig Charles returns to Worthing Pier’s Southern Pavilion for an evening of groove ridden beats, soul jam shakers and dance floor funksters. Join BBC Radio 6’s iconic music show host on an intergalactic journey through the illustrious eras when Funk, Disco and Soul reigned all! Supported by Worthing’s DJ Inappropriate Handclap + Live funk/soul band Ruby & The Revelators.

For a chance to win tell us where Craig Charles was born. A) Worthing, B) Bognor C) Liverpool To enter, visit hereandnowmag.co.uk – click WIN! to answer.

(Ref: Craig Charles). Or post to Here & Now *The Mill Building, 31 Chatsworth Rd, BN11 1LY*. One entry p/p. Closes: Mon 18 Feb. Winner selected at random and contacted by Tue 19 Feb. Good Luck!

Tickets at worthingpier.co.uk

Richard Halls 2.30pm. Assembly Hall.

Organ. £14 Breabach 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM).

Folk Rock. £14

Wed 20 Feb Knight and Spiers 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). Folk Rock. £18

Thu 21 Feb Fairport Convention w/ support from The 4 of Us 7.30pm. Connaught Theatre. Folk Rock. £25 ABBA night with Chiquitita 8.30pm.

The Egremont. FREE

GET LISTED! LIST YOUR EVENT FREE on hereandnowmag. co.uk Reach a wider audience and a chance to be highlighted here.

Sat 2 Feb Spring into Soul Winter Concert.

St Paul’s. 7pm Sat 9 Feb Ryan Mac, plays at The Glamour Club, English Martyrs Church, Goring. 12-3pm Fri 15 Feb Synthesize Me vs Miohmi Records Coast.

7.30pm DO YOU HAVE AN EVENT TO PROMOTE?

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Sarah Gillespie 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). Jazz Folk Blues. £15

Sat 2 March Stevie Watts Organ Trio 7.30pm.

Cellar Arts Club. Funk Soul. £8 Oli Brown 6.45pm. Worthing Pier’s Southern Pavilion. Blues. £19.80

Sun 3 March The South 7pm. St. Paul’s. £24.75 The Zipheads w/support from Snakerattlers 5pm. Bar Forty Two. £5 Royal Marines Association Concert Band 3pm. The Assembly Hall. £13.50 Manran 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). Folk Rock. £15

Tue 5 March Women 4 Women Sing Soul 7.30pm.

Cellar Arts Club. Soul. £6.50

Thu 7 March Fun Lovin’ Criminals 7pm. Worthing Pavilion. £27.50

REGULAR EVENT LISTINGS DJs Coast Thurs – Sun Jazz 8.30pm. The Hare & Hounds. Tue. Open Mic w/ Bustin’ A Groove 8pm.

Thomas A Becket. E/other Tue.

Fri 22 Feb

Secret Shore Shanty Singers 7.30pm.

Ye Old House at Home. Last Tue/ month

Atom Heart Floyd 8pm. Bar Forty Two. Tribute. £10

Dixie Blues 8pm. Charles Dickens.

1st+3rd Tues/month

Sat 23 Feb

South Downs Folk Singers 7:30pm. Ye Old House at Home. 1st Wed/month.

Cyanide Sundae w/support from Graces Collide and Stone Angels 8pm.

Bar Forty Two. Hardcore. FREE The Big Jive All-Dayer w/ The Jive Aces and support 1pm. The Assembly Hall. Swing Dance. £30 The Unravelling Wilburys 8pm.

Ropetackle (SHM). 80s. £16

Sun 24 Feb

Open Stage 8pm. Bar Next Door.

Wed. Open Mic w/ Karl 8.30pm. Piston Broke (SHM). Wed. Jazz 8pm. Charles Dickens. E/other Wed. Beach House Music Club w/ guest musicians 8pm. 1st Thu/month.

Lo’ Jo 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). World Music. £26

Karaoke 9pm. The Warwick. Thu.

Tue 26 Feb

Open Mic w/ Bustin’ A Groove 8pm.

Crown & Anchor (SHM). Thu.

Women 4 Women Sing Soul 7.30pm.

Cellar Arts Club. Soul. £6.50

Thu 28 Feb Mari Wilson 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM).

80s Pop. £18

Fri 1 March Kyla Brox 7pm. Worthing Pier’s Southern Pavilion. Blues. £17.60 Deadbeat Angels 9pm. The Egremont.

Rock. FREE

Karaoke 8pm. Charles Dickens. Thu.

Madi Laine w/ Chris Simmons 8pm.

Beach House. Last Sun/month.

South Coast Blues Jam 2pm. Charles Dickens. 3rd+4th Sun/month.

Fun Lovin’ Criminals Thursday 7 March Worthing Pavilion Theatre

atom are proud to present Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ return to Worthing after their SOLD OUT show back in 2016...

FLC’s debut single ‘Scooby Snacks’, famed for sampling Tarantino movies such as Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction launched a career that saw the debut EMI album Come Find Yourself remain in the UK album chart for over two years. FLC performed an infamously raucous set on the legendary Pyramid main stage at Glastonbury ’99 and the rest - as they say - is history.

Still a mainstay on the festival circuit in UK and Europe, FLC are Europe’s best-loved “cousins from New York”, whip-smart storytellers in smarter Saville Row suits who, through comically tall tales of living large in the neon metropolis, launched a career in music that saw three ordinarily New Yorkers who met working at the legendary Limelight on W 20th St, swap glass collection for world tours with their pals U2 and studio collaborations with the late-great BB King.

Don’t miss this exclusive Worthing show! Tickets selling fast: seetickets.com & worthingtheatres.co.uk 01903 206 206 n

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GENERAL LISTINGS Readers are advised to check event listing info in case of change. Please mention Here & Now when booking or attending events. To list your event FREE! email music@hereandnowmag.co.uk or go to hereandnowmag.co.uk

HERE TO HELP YOU PROMOTE YOUR EVENT IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN DOWN TO THE CELLAR ARTS CLUB, it’s likely that you’ve seen me behind the bar.

And if you’ve held events at the Cellar, it’s likely that we’ve worked together as I am the events management committee member.

I also work with and promote BAME and Diversity groups in Worthing, which hold regular forums and festivals throughout the year, including last year’s One Love festival. More recently, I have joined the trustees at St Paul’s in Worthing.

I’m part of the Here & Now team as well, putting together the general listings and letting you know what’s going on in Worthing.

We want to support your events with our free listing opportunities, all you need to do is tell us what’s going on!

List your events FREE at hereandnowmag.co.uk and watch this space! n Susie P Smith

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JANUARY Sat 26 Jan Repair Cafe 9am-3pm. Friends Meeting House. With Transition Town Worthing. FREE Soul Food monthly event 7.30-9pm. Features music, audio-visual pieces and readings from various faiths. Info worthingbahaicommunity. com. All welcome. FREE Record Fair 9am–3pm. St Paul’s Worthing.

Records, CDs, Videos, Memorabilia. Cafe open.

FREE Charity Coffee Morning 10am-12pm. 2nd Worthing Scouts HQ, Bruce Avenue. In aid of Macmillan Nurses 25th Anniversary Afternoon Tea 2-4pm.

Goring Hall Hospital. Former patients, staff, and members of our community are invited to come along and enjoy some afternoon tea.

Register eventbrite Sew Your Own Shopping Bag 11am-2pm. St Symphorian’s Church. With The Women’s Hub. Free event, with materials and refreshment included. Email marianicoombes@gmail.com FREE

Sun 27 Jan New Year Goring Beach Clean 9am-12pm. Sea Lane Cafe Goring. Hosted by Ocean Changes.

Monthly beach clean with all equipment provided

Mon 28 Jan Carer Support Group 11am-12.30pm. 19 Liverpool Gardens. Open to all carers. Enquiries carerssupport.org.uk

GENERAL LISTINGS

Relaxed, informal computer classes for all. FREE! Worthing Homes run free computer classes for the community in the Resource Centre at the Worthing Homes site.

ALL COURSES ARE RUN on a Wednesday by a qualified tutor and a team of friendly, dedicated and knowledgeable volunteers.

As well as computer and back to work support they provide help on using any type of mobile device (phone, tablet, laptop, Ipad).

The relaxed and informal learning environment, where learning is tailored for individual students has real benefits. One student tells us, “My confidence has grown and attending has helped relieve my

anxiety and depression, everyone is so friendly and I am hopeful about getting back into work.” n Tue 29 Jan Soul in The Cellar 7.30-9pm. Women for Women singing group. Cellar Arts Club.

Book brightsoul.co.uk

Wed 30 Jan AWT Creative Commissions Launch 5-7pm. Colonnade House. Register eventbrite. FREE Wine Quiz Night 7pm. Wine and Reason. Enquiries 01903 297470.

Tickets £10 Quiz Night 8.30-11pm. The Alexandra.

Raffle £1 pp

Thu 31 Jan Stories for The New Year 7.30pm-12am.

Worthing Storytellers. Cellar Arts Club.

Pay on door. £5 non-members/£3 Members.

Durrington Country Market 9.30-11am.

St Symphorian’s Church Hall. Enquiries 01903 268109

FEBRUARY Fri 1 Feb Art Workshops 9.30am-12pm. (Drop in) Creative Waves at Lovett Hub, Maybridge Square, Durrington. Book nadiachalk@live.com. FREE A Talk by the Bald Explorer 7-9pm.

Gordon Room, Worthing Town Hall.

Secrets of the South Downs. Entry £10 inc wine and nibbles

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Shoreham Art Gallery Exhibition, to 28 Feb. Rachael Swift, Stone Carver. Entry FREE

YOGIFLOW MINDFUL LOVING YOGA Wednesday’s 6.30pm in central Worthing.

With guidance, find your own way into Yoga. Unwind, release and simply be.

Beginners welcome.

Individual consultations also available.

Julie 07506 143762 | email yogiflow@icloud.com | facebook.com/YogiFlowYoga

WARREN

THERAPY & FITNESS WORKING. TOGETHER. FEARLESSLY.

Quality guidance and tailored training programmes from Alex Warren, Personal Trainer and Soft Tissue Therapist. www.warrentherapyfitness.com me@warrentherapyfitness.com

Sat 2 Feb Sleep Out Worthing (Wake Up to Homelessness) 7pm-7.30am.

Broadwater Primary School. In aid of Turning Tides. Register 01903 680740 RSOPA Acting Co. Presents: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory! 2pm / 7pm.

Sir Robert Woodard Academy, Lancing.

Eventbrite £8-10 Still Life with Paint 10.30am-2.30pm.

Worthing Museum. Book 01903 221448. £15 Talk: An Evening with Russ Akehurst on experiences and charities he supports re welfare of animals. Broadwater Community Assoc. Broadwater Parish Rooms. Call Liz 01903 522376. £6.50/7.50 AnderidaFest 2019 10.30am–10pm.

Southwick Community Centre. Book eventbrite. £20 Kids Run Free Meet at 8.45am. Finish 10am. Victoria Park & Playing Fields. 1st Sat each month. kidsrunfree.co.uk Steyning Farmers’ Market 9am–1pm.

Steyning.

Madam Scorcher 8am–12pm. Cellar Arts Club. FREE to members

Sun 3 Feb Antiques and Collectors Fair 10am– 4pm. Woodlands Centre Rustington.

Entry FREE

FREE computer classes for all Have you thought about learning how to use the computer?

We can offer you FREE beginners computer classes with a qualified tutor in a relaxed and friendly learning environment. We can also offer FREE: n IT for work skills n 1 to 1 individual sessions with an IT volunteer n Back to work support: job search, CV tailoring, applications n Other scheduled courses available

Drop-in computer users welcome For more information please ring Ruth Pollard on 01903 703 198 or drop into the Resource Centre any Wednesday at Worthing Homes, Davison House, North Street, Worthing, BN11 1ER (opp. Worthing Town Hall) from 10am-5pm

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GENERAL LISTINGS Mon 4 Feb IT Skills 10am–12pm. Royal Voluntary Service Chesham House Centre, Lancing.

Older people invited to learn technology skills. Book 01903 854640. FREE

& Collectors Group. Worthing Library Lecture Room. £5

Wed 6 Feb

Open Garden for NGS 10am-4pm.

Highdown Gardens. Book a guided tour 01903 501054. Donations invited

Spring Into Action 10am-12.30pm.

Cortis Avenue, Wildlife Garden. Pruning, tidying, path maintenance and tree weeding fortnightly event. Volunteers welcome

Tue 5 Feb

Thu 7 Feb

Dementia Friendly Hub 8am-1pm.

St Lawrence’s Surgery. Dementia Friendly Worthing. Email info@ dementiafriendlyworthing.org

Artists’ Networking Breakfast 9am.

Brunswick and Thorn. All welcome. FREE

Writers Group Worthing 6-8pm. NRG Cavern. Other dates: 19 Feb, 5 Mar. Book 07572 602129. £5 Coping with Transitions 6.30-8.30pm.

The Lewes Room, Field Place. In assoc.

Coastal West Sussex Mind. For parents and carers. Info 01903 277010. Book Eventbrite Worthing Photography Group 6.309.30pm. Durrington Comm Centre. £4 Talk: Thomas Plant, Auctioning Film Props. 7.30-9pm. Worthing Antique Arts

The Ancient Of Days 7-9pm. Colonnade House. Totem Arts Group. Entry FREE

Sat 9 Feb Sow and Grow Seed Swap and Spring Fair 12.30-4pm. Oak Grove College.

With TTW. Cafe open. Performance by South Downs Folk Singers. Entry £2/ Kids FREE The Glamour Club Valentine’s Day Ball 12–3pm. English Martyrs Church.

With Ryan Mac. High Tea & 50s dance for over 55s. www.paypal.me/ theglamourclub £10

St Barnabas House Lottery players make a huge difference by helping to provide essential hospice care to local people, week after week.

BY PLAYING THE LOTTERY, members give £1 a week to St Barnabas House and are also in with a chance of winning one of 23 cash prizes, including the top prize of £1,000, every Friday.

Mrs A from Worthing was surprised when she received the winning cheque for £1,000. “St Barnabas House cared for my daughter’s friend and I play the Lottery in her memory,” she says. “I have just moved into a

new house and will spend the money on my garden.”

By joining the St Barnabas Lottery, you will be providing much needed hospice care, helping people spend their last days in comfort and dignity, exactly where and how they want to.

Join today at www.stbarnabaslottery.org.uk or for more information, call the team on 01903 871842.

Players must be 16 years old or over. Promoter: St Barnabas Hospices (Sussex) Ltd. Managers responsible: S Smith and M Caunhye. St Barnabas Hospices (Sussex) Ltd is licensed and regulated by the Gambling Commission. www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk www. begambleaware.org n Shoreham Farmers’ Market 9am-2pm.

East St Shm.

Stands, networking, workshops. Info see P24. Entry FREE

An Evening with Tyson Fury 6-10pm.

Worthing Leisure Centre. Tickets eventbrite £10

Guild Care Breakfast Networking 7.459.45am. Worthing Town Hall. Includes breakfast. £7.50

Hidden Sussex Creative Writing Workshop 2-4pm. Ropetackle. Devised

by Writing Our Legacy and part of a wider project to capture people’s stories about growing up in Sussex, in particular writers from the BME community. Entry £10

Thu 14 Feb

Sun 10 Feb Worthing Running Festival 9am. Marine Parade. Register worthinghalf.co.uk TotRockinBeats 2-5pm. Ropetackle. 90s

By Nature. Entry £10 adult/£8 child/£6 senior

Tue 12 Feb Action for Happiness 7-9pm. Coast Café. Talks and workshops. FREE (donations welcome) Training Masterclass: Designing Bespoke Events 6-7.30pm. Drama Studio, St Andrew’s CE High School for Boys. Masterclass in managing and organising community events. Register Eventbrite. FREE

Wed 13 Feb Hidden Sussex Creative Writing Workshop 11am-1pm. Worthing Library. (see info on 9 Feb). Entry £10 Better Business Show 2019 10am4pm. Business to business exhibition.

Worthing Town Hall/Assembly Room.

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Manuscript Surgery & Open Mic 7.309.30pm. West Sussex Writers. £5/£3

Fri 15 Feb Sunny Worthing Awards, Award Night Tickets available for those nominated. Southern Pavilion. Email sunnyworthingawards@gmail.com £10

Sat 16 Feb Lancing Village Market 9am-2pm.

North Rd Lancing.

Model Railways 10am-4pm. Lancing Parish Hall. Sussex Downs 009 Group.

Narrow Gauge Model Railways Members Day. Postcard & Collectors Fair. The Shoreham Centre. 10.30am-3.30pm. £1

Sun 17 Feb Wedding Showcase 11am-3pm. Field Place Manor House. FREE We Are 1! 8.30am-5.30pm. Brunswick and Thorn. Fun, games and prizes.

Wed 20 Feb Worthing Samaritans Volunteer Open Day 7-8.30pm. Volunteer information sessions. Call 01903 205555 or Email jo@samaritans.org FREE

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Half-Term Fun Mon 18-Fri 22 Feb Henry House run intensive swimming classes for beginners age 3+ during half term Monday-Friday. Same time and teacher in the water every day. 5 classes for £50.

Worthing Ice Rink 10am-9pm is open throughout the half term.

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Family Trampolining Drop-in 10.30-11.30am/11.30am-12.30pm Worthing Leisure Centre Ages 2 years plus. Non members £5.90 Eat the Movie: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 1pm/5.30pm. The Dining Room. Family fun and your chance to taste the food you see on screen with four courses and a drink. Parent & child £28/family of 4 £50

Daily Tennis 10am-4pm. Field Place.

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Non-members daily rate £29.25/full course £74.75

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The Lion King 9-30am-2.30pm.

Field Place. Kids can enjoy their own “Circle of Life” moment with a one-day opportunity to learn songs and dance from the popular musical. £18.25 nonmembers

Flip ’n’ Fun 10.35-11.15am.

Splashpoint. Introductory diving sessions. Must be deep water confident.

Mon 18 Feb Budding Chef’s Holiday Cooking Club 9am-3pm. St John’s Church Hall, Ripley Road. Stained glass window biscuits and cheese straws. Includes snacks, lunch, quizzes, games and even the odd experiment! Cost £35

Tue 19 Feb Bee-Fit Drop-in 9.45-10.30am/ 10.45-11.30am. Worthing Leisure Centre. Age 8 months-pre-school. Non members £5.70 Workshop: Printmaking Made Fun 10.30am–12pm. Worthing Museum & Art Gallery. Try your hand at printing with press and homemade Gelli printplates. 6-12 year olds. Book worthingmuseum.co.uk £5

Wed 20 Feb Fortnite Plate Painting workshop 1011.30am. Art-Ful. Trace your favourite skin from the game Fortnite. Ages 8y+.

Other activities including slime dropin, pottery painting, build a bear and foam clay. £16 including a snack

Family Trampolining Drop-in 11am12pm/12-1pm/1-2pm Worthing Leisure Centre Ages 2 years plus. Non members £5.90

Eat The Movie: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 1pm. The Dining Room.

Family fun and your chance to taste the food you see on screen with four courses and a drink. Parent & child £28/family of 4 £50

Thu 21 Feb-Fri 22 Feb Field Place Fun Two day course for children with special educational needs and disabilities Day 1 supported tennis course (12-5pm); Day 2 pottery (10am-3pm). Limited spaces for siblings and children without additional needs. Email andy. caiels@southdownsleisure.co.uk Drop in: Family Art Friday Dino Crafts 10.30am-12pm. Worthing Museum & Art Gallery. Join in our popular dinosaur arts, crafts and workshop to make something dinotastic to take home. All ages. Book worthingmuseum.co.uk £2.50

Fri 22 Feb Fortnite Plate Painting Workshop 1011.30am. Art-Ful. Trace your favourite skin from the game Fortnite. Ages 8y+.

Other activities including slime drop-in, pottery painting, build a bear and foam clay. £16 (includes snack)

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Pub Quiz 7.30pm. Thomas a Beckett pub. Charity Guild Care. Book 01903 266643. Entry £3/£15 for six.

Travelling Trends Charity Fashion Show 7.30-10.30pm. Goring Conservative Club. Catwalk show and buy clothes in aid of St Barnabas House. £5 with raffle

Speakeasy Conversation Club 7.30-11.30pm. Cellar Arts Club.

Advance tickets £2 members/£4 non wegottickets.com. Door £3/£5 Wrestling Spectacular 7.30-11pm.

St Paul’s Worthing. £12. Tickets lineupnow.com

Beach Clean 10am-12.30pm. Meet George V Avenue. Gloves, litter pickers and bags provided. Register sarahward@ sussexwt.org.uk

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Sat 23 Feb Lonnie Donegan – the king of Skiffle.

Bob Wragg gives a talk.

Sun 24 Feb Shoreham Artisan Market 9am-2pm.

East Street, Shoreham

Mon 25 Feb Toddler Circus and Relaxation Class 11am. Activus. Circus Skills workshop for toddlers. Poi Passion. £6/child

Tue 26 Feb Talk: The Story of the Tower of London 7pm. Worthing Library Lecture Theatre.

Alan was Chief Yeoman Warder at the Tower for 25 years. The Worthing Society. Non member £3

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March of The Mods 7.30pm-12am. The Smugglers Return. MODnSOUL live music and DJs in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. Info 01903 258111. Tickets £5.

Let’s Dance! Women Only Disco 8pm12am. Shoreham Centre. Eventbrite £8.50 The Artisan Marketplace Spring Extravaganza 10.30am-4pm. St Mary’s and Laurence’s Church Goring. FREE Nadine’s Cocktail and Music Night 7.30pm-12am. St Paul’s Worthing. Live music and 80s fancy dress in aid of Roy Castle Lung Foundation. Tickets £10

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How would you like to be remembered? What is your legacy? What difference have you made to your loved ones, your community, the world?

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If your significant other says that “Valentine’s day is just airy-fairy nonsense”, find them a real-life human heart. This will complete remove any romance from the notion of Valentine’s, as you immediately have to go on the run from the police who are trying to track down the ‘Heartbreak Killer’.

Propose. With a diamond ring. If they accept, laugh in their face and tell them they’re the product of a consumerist society, where proposals on Valentine’s day are passé, that the popularity of diamonds and their manufactured scarcity were invented by a DeBeers advertising campaign. This will really help you find out who your partner really is.

Dump your partner the week before. Ask them out again the day after, thus avoiding the whole ghastly business.

Move house. This is the only thing that I can think of that would make a couple argue more than Valentine’s Day. If you’re single, then why not try out some of my patented chat up lines to find someone: “I’ve pooed my pants, can I get into yours?”

“If I said you had a beautiful body, would you call the police?”

“Did it hurt?”

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“When you fell from Heaven, because you obviously fell on your face.”

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THE WORTHING BYPASS

“You’re obsessed” says she in her arch condemnatory tone reserved for little kiddies caught with their hand in the cookie jar. ‘She’ of course being the Beloved Hackette, my tormentor in chief.

As ever, I choose to turn it around.

“I AM” SAYS I, “DRIVEN”. ‘I’ being an obsessive eejit if ever there was one but there’s no point in conceding ground early when the discourse can be drawn out into a long battle of wits culminating in the usual unavoidable defeat. “We should agree to disagree” I proffer, pretending to be reasonable. ‘We’ who can never agree on anything, least of all agreeing to disagree.

“Yes” she says. “But you are obsessed.” Time and tone defeat me.

I turn tail, stretch the tired torso and head up into the hills, only to be bombarded by an even crueller onslaught of freezing rain (a sinister recent meteorological development it seems, designed I suspect by the same God of Chaos who created Brexit and The Donald).

YOU FEEL AN ENORMOUS SENSE OF SATISFACTION HAVING ACCOMPLISHED AN EPIC DISTANCE. YOU CAN INDULGE IN GUILTY PLEASURES WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY.

If you fancy going for a run, it is hardly an inspiring scenario but it is one I am regularly faced with. The return is hardly met with bunting, hurrahs and flag waving either, personal bests and ultra marathon distances be damned. “Do not come inside covered in mud and dripping wet!” she scolds. “Strip off

and put that lot in the quick wash!”

“I’m on the front door step. How on earth can I strip off?” says the shattered Hack shivering in the freezing rain shower.

“So why do you do it?” she asks later, touching upon a fleeting moment of curiosity and empathy.

I pounce upon her vulnerability. “The

challenge, obviously. The satisfaction afterwards. The feeling of exhilaration completing a mammoth distance. It’s a real sense of…” She’s gone back to her Kindle.

I’ll continue anyway, for those Dear Hackolytes who may have an interest. It’s the buzz, that’s the deal clincher: the runner’s high.

Like many others I thought it was the release of endorphins until I saw Dr Michael Mosley’s BBC documentary, The Truth About Exercise. Turns out it’s the release of endocannabinoids – the clue’s in the title – a naturally synthesised version of THC. Mosley

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ILLUSTRATION: JOE BUNN

This Column Will Not Make You Any Fitter

showed that runners got an extra 30% high equivalent to taking marijuana. Toke on that one.

I was on a high revelling in that revelation, rubbing it in my sedentary family’s faces until he ruined it all in a later documentary by evidencing a 45% boost of endocannabinoids by singing in a choir. Which is fine, unless your step daughter sings in one and gets free fixes for doing little more than holding a melody. I’d like to imagine the rush drops significantly if you hit a bum note and wake up the next moment with withdrawal symptoms.

Turns out choir singing is as addictive as running. And addiction may be the right word: you want to get your fix.

There’s also the flip side to running. It’s doing the other obsessive/ addictive stuff and feeling like you can get away with it, or you’ve earned it. The Ubiquitous Hack has a list as long as Southern Fail’s customer complaints after a fresh season of strikes: wine, cheese, dark chocolate, garlic smeared on anything…

So, you feel an enormous sense of satisfaction having accomplished an epic distance. You can indulge in guilty pleasures without feeling guilty. You get fit and healthy. And you get your natural high.

What, I hear you ask, Dear Hackolyte, has this got to do with me?

Well, there’s ample opportunity to stretch your legs in and around Worthing. There’s the Worthing parkrun, or the simple joy of jogging along the sea front and doing a lap around the pier.

Most of all there’s the newly created and individually tailored Worthing Bypass 5k, 10k, half marathon, marathon and mega marathon, whatever that is. It’s basically as long as you want to run around Worthing over the South Downs affording great views along the coast: all at your own pace, in your own time, whenever you want and in your own direction. You can make it up as you go along. I do. Just don’t expect your beloved other to partake.

“I am obsessed” I mutter, wine in one hand, le Carré in the other,

cheese crumbs on my lap, smiling through chocolate lipstick.

“What’s that?” she shoots back from beyond the Kindle. “Nothing.”

“It is impressive though” she mumbles. “What’s that?” I pretend not to hear. “Nothing.” n

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