Here & Now Issue 28 | January 2019

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FROM THE EDITOR

Think Big Worthing A NEW YEAR BRINGS THE PROMISE of change, of fresh thinking. At Here & Now, we’ve looked ahead at what’s to come in 2019, but we’ve also reflected on where we are now, and why that should give us hope. Our seaside town is growing and regenerating; new events, new buildings, new faces and new stuff that matters are popping up everywhere.

Our community is growing and changing; we’ve got plenty of ideas to help you get involved, whether you volunteer or start your own thing, change the world or just your shopping bag. We want you to think big in the year of the pig, and H&N is full of reasons to be cheerful.

Get out there and do something new for 2019, we’ll be right there with you. n

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HOPE Days start getting longer, nights grow shorter: this year the Solstice happens just before a big fat full moon, and that means all of Worthing can start to feel a little Hope.

In music, there is a lot to look forward to in 2019. AudioActive, with the support of patron Rag’n’Bone Man, has been quietly beavering away through the winter, running free sessions for young people who want to learn how to play in bands at Ridiculously Cool Studios, and teaching them how to make electronic music at Northbrook MET. They have also been developing some of our young talent; watch out later this year for a series of exciting local events, showcasing these new artists together with some street-credible headliners who would never have previously played Worthing.

Music venues in Worthing continue to go from strength to strength, with original music gigs booked way ahead at Bar 42, St. Paul’s, Coast Cafe, Cellar Arts Bar and the Blues nights at the Worthing Pier Southern Pavilion. This is encouraging news, considering that over in Brighton, Sticky Mike’s closes in January, while the Haunt is being moved elsewhere.

Dance music will miss drum & bass promoter Samurai Nights, with owner Mark Guthrie moving on to a career in law.

If you’re opening this fine magazine any time after 21 December 2018, something wonderful will have happened.

IN SPITE OF ANY DEPRESSION or grumpiness (whether political, economic, 24-hour media-induced or simply because of that cold you can’t shake), immediately after the shortest day of the year, also known as the Solstice, the light begins to return.

However, local minimal techno promoter/label Minimo’s Lloyd Tate proved the hot ticket for New Year’s Eve. Their uncompromisingly cool dance music party at newly upgraded Tangerine Bar sold out online in the last week of November, which is a big deal because this kind of specialist dance event is the kind at which Worthing was supposed to be weak. We hear that there may be tickets on the door for those determined not to miss out!

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EXTRA HELP WORTHING It’s nearly Christmas, and a time for families and friends to get together.

But for a large percentage of our population, this is not an option.

According to Age UK, 3.64 million people over the age of 65 live alone.

THE COMING OF WINTER, and especially Christmas, only amplifies this loneliness.

Living in solitude does not mean that the elderly don’t have family. But trying to juggle work, children, school, home, and so much more has left most family members almost depleted, and unable to care for their elderly.

I want my team at Extra Help Worthing to make a difference. We help the elderly stay in their homes, happy, proud, and cared for. Whether it’s cooking their meals or taking them out for some fresh air, we want them to live longer, healthier, more fulfilling lives. n

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HOPE There’s a wonderful thing called Recovery College in Sussex, funded by the NHS but set up as a place where people can go and learn skills to cope with mental health challenges. Worthing artist Barbara Robertson piloted a workshop through the College in October aimed at reducing the fear of putting paint to canvas, and now intends to take this further.

“In the coming year I hope to run fee-paying workshops that might then finance free courses for those who are disadvantaged or with mental health challenges,” explains Barbara. “If this is something that you might like to support, I would love to hear from you via my Facebook page PAINT GO.” We wish you all the best and hope that you start to see the light coming back for all your projects and fun this year.

THE EXPLODED CIRCUS CREDIT: ERIC RICHMOND

The running of Worthing Theatres and the Museum will be outsourced this year, and the current team, which has done so much to update and regenerate our unique venues with innovative content such as the Summer of Circus, is tendering alongside more conventional companies. Don’t just cross your fingers: write in with your recommendations to Worthing Theatres. It’s a good time to pipe up.

Eating and drinking in Worthing has been transformed in recent years, with the arrival of quirky independent restaurants and the rise of the micropub. DD’s Jerk n Ting left its permanent address (replaced by vegan burger joint Cactus Kitchen Gals) to join the growing ranks of pop-up restaurants, but the Montague Quarter now houses new Caribbean/ Spanish restaurant Auntie Bunny’s Hut. Unfortunately they’re not open Christmas Day, or my family would be in there for jerk turkey.

Here & Now is a magazine that speaks with a diversity of editorial voices, and we are always working to expand and include more of Worthing’s 100,000-plus inhabitants. It’s great to see in this month’s issue the opportunity to get involved with groups such as BAME and LGBTQ+ Worthing: Let’s Go

By Train Folks!, alongside the introduction of adapted cycling scheme CYCALL and the many volunteering possibilities out there.

Mike Pailthorpe is Programme Leader for the Music Foundation Degrees at Northbrook MET and also helps run local Gospel community choir-turned-TV stars Spring Into Soul, who perform in Worthing at St Paul’s on Saturday 2 February alongside a full supporting bill and Soul DJs after-party. n

Mike Palthorpe

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You can read about some really positive new work being done by volunteers elsewhere in the mag this month, but there’s just enough space left for some hope in the area of mental and emotional health.

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MAINTENANCE TEAM VOLUNTEER Since I started volunteering I have made new friends for life. I’ve been volunteering for 11 months in the Maintenance Team at St Barnabas House.

“I HAD NEVER DONE VOLUNTARY WORK BEFORE in my life, it had never even crossed my mind. I decided to volunteer as I wanted to give something back after losing my wife in the hospice.

“When my wife was ill, I used sit in the cafeteria where I met volunteers who were so kind to me.

They said, ‘If ever you need JOE BRYANT, MAINTENANCE TEAM VOLUNTEER

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to come in here for a coffee and a little chat then let us know.’

A few months after I lost my wife, I remembered how nice they had been to me so I took them up on their offer. Now I’ve made friendships that I would never have made otherwise.”

Joe Bryant – Maintenance Volunteer, St Barnabas House

Could 2019 be your year to volunteer for St Barnabas House?

St Barnabas House is recruiting for new volunteers to join its team in the hospice, in the charity’s shops and at fundraising events. There are a wide variety of roles available, from maintenance to admin, reception support to coffee shop, gardening and vehicle upkeep.

VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT OPEN DAY ON FRIDAY 18 JANUARY, the hospice’s Voluntary Services Team would like to invite anyone interested in volunteering to their informal volunteer recruitment open day. Drop in any time between 10am - 3pm to meet some of the current volunteers and members of staff and find out how you can make a difference by helping your local hospice.

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Volunteer in 2019

There’s an episode of Friends in which Phoebe spends an entire day trying to find an act of kindness that doesn’t deliver some sort of benefit to the person doing the deed.

TO CUT A SHORT STORY EVEN SHORTER, she fails. Every single example of giving something away rebounds with something good.

Everyone who has ever been a volunteer knows this to be true.

You do something that isn’t for your own gain and you feel much better for having done it. You make new friends. You learn a new skill. At the very least, you can almost guarantee that you’ll end up feeling all warm and tingly.

Volunteering is going on all around us all the time, the vast majority of it unseen. Not every volunteer gets to wear a high-vis vest or an Olympic Games Maker uniform. Not everyone gets nominated for a Sunny Worthing Award. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t rewarding and vital to the quality of life in our town. In fact, if all the volunteers in Worthing were laid end to end, not much would get done until they all got up again and carried on.

These pages list just a few of the many ways in which you can get involved and do something quietly wonderful. From litter picking in the great outdoors to book-keeping on your backside at home, there are options for everyone. So why not sign up for something?

Do it today!

Pedal Empower WORTHING’S LONG AND LOVELY PROMENADE is a great place to ride a bike. But what about those who can’t ride on their own due to a disability or health issue?

The good news is inclusive cycling is now only a few months away, thanks to Community Interest Company CYCALL. Founders Martine and Rob Walters hope to launch their accessible bike scheme in the spring, when you might spot specially adapted tandems and side-by-side trikes joining wheelchair transporter bikes and even wheelchair tandems pushing along the seafront.

Better still, you might find your own feet on the pedals. The whole scheme depends upon volunteer ‘buddy riders’ to help propel these extraordinary machines along, sharing the ride with people from care homes, schools or hospices. CYCALL wants to encourage the empowerment and confidence of disabled individuals in an atmosphere of positivity and fun.

Martine knows how important it is not to let a disability stop you.

“I have a degenerative muscle wasting disease called CharcotMarie-Tooth Disease,” she explains. “I was diagnosed in my teens and now use a wheelchair.

“We knew that Worthing would be ideal for an adapted cycling scheme: the promenade offers a ‘Changing Places’ toilet, ramped access and disabled parking. It’s a beautiful place to enjoy the restorative sea air.”

Since its launch in May 2018, CYCALL has received an overwhelming amount of community support, including donations and grants from local businesses, Worthing Rotary Club, West Sussex Travel Society, Worthing Community Chest, Sport England and Adur Council.

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However, CYCALL is still looking for more volunteers and buddy riders.

Contact Martine at cycallworthing@gmail.com if you’d like to help.

CYCALL is also keen to find storage opportunities as near to Worthing seafront as possible. To find out more, go to asouth4all.co.uk/cycall or facebook.com/groups/cycall

POSITIVE COMMUNITIES

Further Volunteering Opportunities TIDE OF LIGHT

Worthing’s illuminated community festival is back in 2019 bringing together schools and community groups in a lantern parade. Making sessions throughout 2019 and on day itself. Need lantern makers, session helpers and street marshalls. Can pay for travel and expenses. Contact: info@tideoflight.co.uk

GIRLGUIDING

Some Worthing units in danger of closing as volunteer numbers have reduced. Help at meetings and trips or with admin or accounts. Choose to work with Rainbows, Brownies, Guides or Rangers. Contact: cissburydivisionsecretary@gmail.com

STORM

Litter picking, one Saturday a month 2-4pm. Gardening the town beds once a month 2-4pm. Coordinating Worthing Winter Night Shelter with rota of helpers; Evening 7.00pm -10.45pm Overnight 10.30pm – 6.30am Morning 6.15am – 8.00am. Contact: info@ stormministries.org

DAD LA SOUL

Saturday morning get together for dads, kids and OAPs. DJing, Music, Film-making, Crafting, soft play, Lego. We are looking for dads with skills to help with setting up, printing, design, even running a session. Contact: dan@totrockinbeats.com

BAME Forum The BAME Forum (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups) is a diverse well-being group, covering Worthing and Adur.

MEETINGS ARE ATTENDED by community groups, residents, and local service providers and volunteers, with an aim to:

Support members who require support and advice, or who have experienced discrimination and challenges, and explore ways to manage and improve well-being.

GREEN SPACES

Developing urban green spaces and gardens all around Worthing. Green-fingered volunteers welcomed, also need a secretary and a social media manager. Contact: AdurWorthingGSP@ gmail.com

WORTHING PRIDE

Saturday 13 July 2019. Get in touch if you would like to be a volunteer. Contact: info@worthingpride.co.uk

FOOD PIONEERS Volunteer to help with cookery classes and

outdoor BBQs, beekeeping events, seaweed beach walks and local food workshops. Visit foodpioneers.org.uk to get a flavour. Contact: info@ foodpioneers.org.uk n

Karl Allison WORTHING COMMUNITY CHEST BAME’s solution-focused conversations bring education and awareness to the forum and consider ways to bring information to the wider community.

HELP AND ADVICE FROM COMMUNITY WORKS Looking for other volunteering opportunities? Community Works volunteering platform will help you to search for, find, and register your interest in a volunteering opportunity. Get searching now at volunteer.bhcommunityworks.org.uk Before you start volunteering:

• Work out your reasons for volunteering. Then find an opportunity that matches.

• Don’t be shy. Know what you want and ask lots of questions.

• Don’t worry. Organisations want volunteers to have a good experience.

• Know what you’re allowed to do. Sometimes there can be restrictions around volunteering.

We also organise and contribute to community activities celebrating Diversity. We will be taking part in International Women’s Day on Saturday 9 March.

Come along to our next meeting if you would like to get involved.

Our next meeting is on Thursday 24 January in Worthing (venue to be confirmed). If you would like to attend, please contact Eleanor via email at bameforum3@gmail.com n

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So you’ve never been to a... MICROPUB Why go? For the range of quality local beer and ales on tap. For the company of passionate, knowledgeable owners, who are proud of their independence and fiercely community-minded.

FOR THE INTIMATE ATMOSPHERE; the Georgi Fin used to be a gentleman’s outfitters, while the Old Bike Store was (unsurprisingly) once a bike store.

Who goes there? Well, you! People who are happy to ditch the social media and socialise. As owner of Beer No Evil Gareth Harries put it, “We see Beer No

Evil as a kind of coffee shop where you buy beer instead of coffee.”

So they have beer…what else? Beer may be front and centre, but you will often find a handpicked selection of local ciders, perries, wine, plus niche spirits such as gin.

The Grizzly Bear has

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What’s the snack situation? Friendly arrangements with nearby eateries means anything from locally sourced biltong and takeaway tapas at Rincon de Pepe (Green Man), to sandwiches from neighbours Bosun’s Cafe (Anchored) or The Pantry (Brooksteed).

One last thing… Look up their events listings. If you enjoy quiz nights, crib nights, talks from serial killer profilers, folk instruments, brewing clubs, ghost stories or even beer festivals, there will be an event to suit at a micro pub near you.

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The Tide is Turning for Plastic Pollution We are a town by the sea, making water and plastic pollution key issues for us as a community, so it’s no surprise to see movements towards zero waste and plastic-free living gathering pace all over town.

If you’re determined to leave a lighter footprint in 2019, stick Saturday 9 February in your diary and go along to the Seed Swap and Spring Fair at Oak Grove College from 12.30-4.30pm. There will be a host of stalls with plenty of hints and tips for those embarking on the journey to sustainable living. n

RECENT ARRIVAL ON MONTAGUE STREET LARDER is a shop on a mission. Pop down with a container or use one in-store and stock up on everything from nuts, fruit, muesli and pulses to toiletries, cleaning products and even recycled loo roll, cloth nappies and bamboo toothbrushes. Late opening means you can even get down there after work.

Transition Town Worthing runs a regular Repair Cafe where people can come together to repair household items. Volunteers are happy to help you fix everything from clothing to standard lamps to Leap-pads to stop them ending up in landfill. Their next session is Saturday 26 January at the Friends Meeting House on Mill Road from 10.30am-1pm.

Refill Worthing is trying to break our single-use plastic habit with over 40 spots around Worthing which will refill your bottles for free.

Led by Worthing Climate Action Network and supported by Worthing Borough Council, Transition Town Worthing, West Sussex County Council and Southern Water, the scheme even has a free app to help you find your fill up: refill.org.uk.

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FINANCE CORNER

A Brexit Proof 2019 I write this in mid December and wonder what 2019 will hold. Brexit and Theresa May both looking shaky and her Brexit plan wobbling at best.

B U S I N E S S F E AT U R E

THE LIKES OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND’S Mark Carney’s scaremongering doing nothing to placate the public concern of where we will all be when the dust has settled, and that’s if Brexit even happens, and if it does in what form. Time will tell.

That aside it’s a new year, 2019! With it an exciting opportunity to approach the year with vigour, to work on that list of new year resolutions and aspirations to better our lives in the year ahead! Our political landscape may be a mess but that doesn’t mean that we have to be in turmoil! Every new year gives us an opportunity to get on top of those things we mean to do and here’s our tips on both preparing for your financial future this year, whatever it may hold.

Clients have been asking what they should do to prepare for 2019 and our top tips are below: Stabilise your mortgage payments – interest rates are still low so if you are on a variable or tracker rate and want some security a 5 year

fixed rate will give a fixed payment that takes you past the short term fluctuations of Brexit.

Be careful what you spend – it’s wise to try a build up a buffer as we approach Brexit – it may be nothing changes but its best to have a contingency plan for your finances rather than being caught short.

MATT SUTTON, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF EMERALD FINANCE, your local award winning financial advisers, is here to answer your financial questions. Got a query? Email info@emeraldfinance.co.uk

Clear those Christmas debts – most of us rack up debt over Christmas as we get carried away with the presents for loved ones and general costs of the festive period. Get a plan in place to clear the debt, don’t bury your head in the sand. If it’s on a credit card that charges interest, consider switching to a 0% deal depending on the level of debt.

Plan your finances for the year ahead – most people spend more time planning their holidays than their finances and then wonder why they haven’t any money! Whether it’s your new years diet plan or your goal to make your finances work better, both need your focus. Utilise your financial advisers and get planning so you can work towards your goals, whether saving a deposit for your first home, upscaling to a larger property, financing kids university fees or planning that retirement.

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SUNNY WORTHING

Sunny Worthing Awards 2018/2019 The nominations are in! Voting is now open for the Sunny Worthing Awards: you can vote once in each category until 14 January at www.sunnyworthing.org.uk.

SUNNY WORTHING IS A NON-PROFIT making local media group run by a team of volunteers, whose aim is to support local businesses, charities, events and community groups.

Here & Now, Worthing Community Chest and Worthing Pier’s Southern Pavilion are proud partners of the Awards. Karl Allison, Chair of Trustees for Worthing Community Chest, said, “We are delighted to have the opportunity to support the

Awards; we are continually amazed by all the wonderful things that happen in our local community, often quietly and without recognition.”

The Awards night at Worthing Pier’s Southern Pavilion takes place on Friday 15 February. Ed Watts will take photos on the night, sponsored by CrabShack, and Lemon Fizz have sponsored the evening’s music. Tickets for the Awards are only available to those shortlisted. To book a ticket, please email sunnyworthingawards@gmail.com.

Colm Sweet, the founder of Sunny Worthing, said, “These really

AWARD CATEGORIES AND SPONSORS

Independent Retailer (St. George’s School of English) Leisure, Sports and Tourism (Glendale Theatre Arts School) Independent Café (Smart Choice Electrical & Contracting) Independent Restaurant (Stephanie Leigh) Bar / Venue (Inspired by the Sea) Arts & Crafts (Worthing WOW) People’s Choice (The Libertine) Grass Roots Project (Worthing Community Chest) New Business (The Georgi Fin) Service Sector Business (SEW Silver) Community Project (Coast) Worthing Event (Here & Now Media) Children’s Development (Art-Ful) Panel’s Choice (Worthing Pier’s Southern Pavilion)

are local awards for the people, by the people. All category winners, except the Panel Award, are chosen by you – so it’s important to get involved and get voting now!” n

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This Year It Will Be Different It’s a new dawn, it’s a new year, and I am feeling, well, I am pooped if I am honest.

IT’S TRADITIONAL AT THIS TIME to set yourself a whole heap of imaginary goals to achieve.

You know, the ones that are usually in the bin by the time you get through the first week’s conversations of “So, did you have a nice Christmas, then?” with everyone and their neighbour’s cat.

I’ve been giving up smoking, determined to lose weight, doing something with that 40-something quid I pay the local gym for a monthly membership for years.

Do you know how many times I have actually been to the gym in the last three years? Exactly twice. Twice in three years. So why don’t I go, or, more importantly, why don’t I cancel my membership you ask?

Well, for one I don’t like gyms, never really have, unless you count the spit and sawdust ones I used to frequent back when I had teenage dreams of becoming a half-decent boxer. Now, I’m more like the slightly sluggish ghost of Rocky 8 than anything resembling any kind of contender. And two, I can’t do that, that would be quitting, and winners don’t quit!

Yes, of course, we all want to be slimmer, fitter, younger looking, firmer, ache less, smile whiter and be more pert-bummed. But you know what? I kind of like my current look. Entering my 45th year on this lonely planet, I am more content about who I am. Even the greying of my beard suits me, or so I am told. And that by people who I can’t even pay to be nice to me, like my six-year-old.

A couple of weeks ago, I was a guest, along with twenty other local business-types, of local secondary Worthing High. We spent an incredible day with a massive army of 11-12 years old doing all kinds of ‘The Apprentice’-type activities for the day. As I wandered around the school, chatting with the bright young minds of tomorrow, I reflected on how I was at their age.

Would I have been confident enough to stand on stage in front of a couple of hundred people and pitch a business idea I had just had?

Not blooming likely. I would have been bunking off round the back of the bike sheds, cursing everyone else taking part as ‘a square’.

Essentially I would have missed out because I was so scared about what my ‘mates’ would have said. Daft, eh?

During one of the pitches, a young lady was taken by stage fright.

What did the crowd do? They started a spontaneous round of applause, and encouraging shouts of support echoed around the hall until she regained her composure and was able to continue.

A pal of mine who was also there under the guise of knowing a thing or two about business sidled up to me and whispered “Bloody hell, times have changed! If someone in my school had choked, we would have ripped the bejesus out of them. They wouldn’t have lived it down for their entire school career”. He was right; it would have been the same for me.

Anyway, why am I telling you this, you may wonder? Well, it goes back to my resolutions. Rather than spending a fortune trying all manner of positions and sweaty classes trying not to look like mutton dressed as lamb, I am going to think younger. Not in a seedy, oldest swinger in town kind of way – but I am going to be more compassionate and less cynical by way of making a change.

Just like those pupils of Worthing High, and considering I was there to ‘teach’ them, it was me that came away having learned a valuable lesson.

Also, this year it will be different.

My other New Year’s resolutions will be achievable. I am going down to three cups of tea a day from my usual 35 simply by getting someone to hide the petty cash in the office and ration the teabags as if the Brexit zombie-led genocide I dream about is a reality. n

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FASCINATING ADUR

Stroll Around the Sculptures

THE BARNACLE TREES, STEVE GELIOT

RACHEL REYNOLDS’ SCULPTURAL SEATING

Regretting that extra helping of Christmas pud?

Whether it’s a hike up Cissbury Ring or a stroll along the prom, we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to bracing ways to burn off the postChristmas blues.

by the skies and the history of the Glasshouse studios, Hopkins’ work is designed to prompt us to look closer at what is around us.

BUT IF YOU PREFER A SIDE ORDER OF CULTURE with your workout, we’d suggest heading over to Shoreham for a wander along the riverside walk. You can even belt out your best tuneless version of “Deck the Halls” with only the waves and an occasional seagull to hear you.

Children are encouraged to hide in Paul Harrington’s hinged and hollowed out mussel shell, which is accompanied by five carved wooden posts perfect for clambering (watch out for the water!).

Carved from cedar wood, their tactile organic shapes draw on the simple forms of flora and fauna found in the estuary.

Park up at Ropetackle, and as you drive in pay attention to the waymarkers on the right hand side and straight ahead. If you get up close you can see trilobites and lizards cast into Jon Mill’s 5m-tall structures, as well as elements of boat paraphernalia such as hooks, ropes and toggles.

Rachel Reynolds’ sculptural seating draws on the meandering curves of the River Adur and the colour and texture of the river bank. Cast in concrete, the seating incorporates imported materials with local ones in a nod to the area’s history as a port.

A quick stroll south towards the Norfolk Bridge and you will find another statuesque treasure tucked around the corner. Steve Geliot loves to play games with scale, and his Barnacle Trees are a magnified 10m-tall version of the microscopic barnacles that cling to the pebbles on the riverbed. Run your hands over the knobbly wooden bases and if you’re there at dusk watch out for the fibre optic branches as they light up.

As you head back towards the slipway, you’ll come across Amanda Hopkins’ optical lenses built into the balustrade. Children will love peeking through them, with nearby boats and cars unexpectedly appearing upside down, magnified, refracted or reframed. Inspired

Perched on the slipway sits Teresa Martin’s textural cast iron and bronze resin droplet. It may look abstract, but it draws on natural elements such as the tidal patterns on the riverbed, the vegetation, the light on the water and the shapes created by erosion and silting. Peer into the internal cavities inspired by the excavated smugglers tunnels running under the streets of Shoreham.

Further along the sea wall on the Riverside walk you’ll find Anna Twinam-Cauchi’s wooden sculptures. Shaped from salvaged and surface-damaged sea defence timber, these carved forms reference the history of Shoreham port with a mixture of native and imported woods often used in marine environments, including greenheart, mahogany, balau and ekki.

Finally, outside Ropetackle, take a pew on Steven Follen’s organic benches which curve around the entrance in an echo of the tidal ebb and flow of the nearby Adur. The benches were created using the gabion technique frequently used to stabilise shorelines, stream banks or slopes against erosion, where metal cages are filled with rocks and concrete. Don’t forget to look down at the ornate grilles around the trees, which are influenced by the ripples on the water surface and river bed.

If like us you believe in the absolute necessity for a reviving pint at walk’s end, Shoreham has a pub for you. n

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BUSINESS LISTINGS

LOCAL BUSINESS

Fri 21 Dec #ShakeItHUB. 10am. Free design and marketing help hub with Shake It Up Creative. Worthing Town Hall.

Worthing Works

Wed 9 Jan Making the Most out of Business Exhibitions as an exhibitor or attendee. 5.30 – 7pm. Tips on marketing, social media, stand presentation and more. Register.

Worthing & Adur Chamber, Sphere Business Centre. FREE

Thu 17 Jan People, Prosecco & Pies: Connecting and understanding what matters in Worthing & Adur. 4-7pm. An informal event to celebrate and explore community problem-solving, social entrepreneurship and people getting stuff done in Worthing & Adur.

Register Eventbrite. Freedom Works, Chatsworth Road, Worthing. FREE

Please mention Here & Now when booking your event and check websites for updates.

List your business event for FREE at hereandnowmag.co.uk.

To advertise your event – call Frances on 01903 686100.

Fri 18 Jan Chamber Hub. 12.30pm.

Impulse Leisure, Lancing Manor.

Informal networking. Book worthingandadurchamber.co.uk FREE.

New Year New Business Opportunities

Tue 22 Jan Arts Council England: Funding Advice Session. 11am-1.30pm. Find out more about how to apply for grants and develop your creative practice. Colonnade House. Book tickets but FREE

Congratulations! Your business made it through another year intact and that’s worthy of celebration. Running a business is hard but there’s lots of help out there for you.

Thu 30 Jan

Here’s four opportunities to inspire and support you in the new business year.

1. Get out and network. There are loads of amazing people out there who have faced the same challenges as you or are doing the same thing with ideas and passion that could inspire you. Find your people at one of the networking events in the listings.

2. Escape the office or kitchen and try a co-working space, even just for one day.

Surrounding yourself with new people in a different space can be a breath of fresh air. For Here & Now, being based at Freedom Works has resulted in exciting collaborations. The Sphere Business Centre in Broadwater is a good alternative.

3. Take up free support and look for opportunities to skill swap. Search out opportunities like the free marketing advice that #ShakeItHub offers. See the Chamber or Colonnade House websites for free or accessibly priced workshops. We list the free stuff in Here & Now. 4. Apply for grants and funding. Adur & Worthing Council with the Adur & Worthing Business Partnership are taking applications for the Small Business Growth Grant and Apprenticeship Grant. Local micro businesses can apply for up to £2500 to fund capital purchases or support with marketing, training or making improvements to their commercial business premises. This funding is then matched by the business.

Local small businesses can also apply for a one off grant of £1500 per apprentice, (up to a maximum of 2) to help cover the costs of taking on and training an apprentice.

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Launch event for Adur & Worthing Trust Creative Commissions 2019. 5-7pm. The Trust wants to commission more art. Register Eventbrite. Colonnade House. See colonnadehouse.co.uk for more info.

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Networth First Wed of month. 5.307.15pm. Cafalatte, Chapel Rd. FREE ‘Not Networking’ First Tues of month. 9.30-11.30am. Book.

Eventbrite. FREE First Friday Network First Fri of month 12.30 – 2.30pm. Burlington Hotel. FREE Worthing Business Oracle Last Fri of month. 9.30-10.30am. Starbucks, Broadwater. Book. Eventbrite. FREE

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BETTER BUSINESS SHOW 2019

Wed 13 February 2019 10am–4pm Worthing Town Hall & Assembly Hall An event not to be missed – FREE to attend

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.

COME AND LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS, be inspired by the speakers, snap up the show offers and leave with a wealth of information and those all-important connections to build your business in 2019. Bee part of the buzz at The Better Business Show!

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.

Be Informed - Information for start-ups, growing and

established businesses with details on grants and finance. Come and meet the Coast to Capital Growth Hub team.

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Be Connected - Opportunities to meet buying teams from

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Be Inspired - Keynote speakers: • Andrew Ball, Head of Corporate Relations, Heritage and Philanthropy, at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars • Kathy Caton, Founder and MD of Brighton Gin

Be Secure - Get up to date with the latest cyber-crime trends,

threats and vulnerabilities with Chris White, Police Cyber Security Advisor for the South East Region Organised Crime Unit • Digital Masterclasses Top tips on Social Media Strategy and Digital Marketing The whole day is FREE to attend. Register now at www.worthingandadurchamber.co.uk n

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THOMAS H GREEN - MUSICAL TIME MACHINE

PURPLE SHOES AT THE SELDEN ARMS, WORTHING, 26 MARCH 2017

Worthing Local Gig Photos 2016-2017

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This month’s Time Machine offers a photo gallery interlude courtesy of one of Worthing’s most devoted giggoers. Since his retirement in 2013, Rod Cohen and his camera have been a regular feature on the town’s small but devoted micro-gig circuit.

HE ENJOYS THE MUSIC and camaraderie of local bands who ply their trade in the area, the ones always out there doing it.

Rod worked in the Pier’s amusement arcade for 30 years, but is now likely to be found in its Southern Pavilion enjoying a blues night.

“Sometimes I love the blues but there’s only so much 12 bar you can take,” he laughs, “and I love folk music too but I can also only take so much of that.”

Swinging between these musical poles, Rod’s own gig-going has tended to take in the Southern Pavilion, The Egremont Pub, Shoreham’s Duke of Wellington pub and the Ropetackle Centre. From Mad Max to Rough Chowder to Catfish to his own favourite, Worthing act, Taylor Maid, he’s usually out there, nursing his camera and a pint of good ale. He has another history, as part of the Worthing Workshop crew in the 1960s, but we’ll leave that for another day. For now, Rod’s camera takes us on a four stop tour of his local scene.

“Purple Shoes have a lovely country rock sound, somewhere between Neil Young and the Beach Boys. Marie Dance and Michael Bickers are key figures round here.

She’s a great songwriter and also does the open mic night at Cheers.”

The Time Machine says: This shot nails what it’s like to be a five-piece band in the corner of a small pub. It captures the squeeze; the trombonist pushed to the centre for a solo, the guitarist practically falling onto the drummer, the audience shirt sleeve almost invading the guitarist’s space, yet levity is given by daylight cast across singer Marie Dance.

STEVIE WATTS AT THE SOUTHERN PAVILION, WORTHING, 14 FEBRUARY 2016

Rod: “Stevie Watts comes originally from Worthing and he’s well-known for his organ-playing, the Hammond, the mod sound. He’s worked with many big names.”

The Time Machine says: Although he’s seated, there’s a sense of action, of purpose. There’s a modishness to Watts and the black’n’white lends itself to this, while the composition is a balance of busy – all the musical kit – with the flat, unglamorous backdrop curtain which says this is, indeed, a British seaside town rather than some flashy urban centre.

Rod: “Hickory Signals are a band I really like, one of my favourites, and I’ve seen them many times. They’re a folk outfit and singer HICKORY FEET, WELLY, SHOREHAM, 20 MARCH 2016 Laura Ward has a really big heart, which comes across in their performance.”

The Time Machine says: Again, this captures the sense of a small local venue elevated by frontwoman Laura Ward, a soulful and energized presence, singing but alert and ready with her flute while all is a-bustle about her.

Rod: “Why do you want this picture of Laura Ward’s feet? It’s a good picture, though, isn’t it.”

HICKORY SIGNALS AT WEST STREET LOFT, SHOREHAM, 30 JANUARY 2016

The Time Machine says: It is a good picture, Rod. The minutiae often says more than a more obvious shot; the dirty carpet, the brush drum stick, the multitude of cables, and in the middle, those feet, characterful, tattooed, stylishly attired, the feet of a born performer.” n HERE & NOW | January 2019 |

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JANUARY 2019 LISTINGS

Your New Year Starts Here

Christmas is over, it’s dark and chilly, and the boil-ina-bag heat of last summer seems light years away.

BUT AT HERE & NOW WE LIKE TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, and there’s tons of fun stuff in Worthing to look forward to in the new year! We’ll be bringing you all the events for your diaries as they come in, but here are a few pictures to remind you of just some of the treats that Worthing has to offer.

Look out for more events in future issues! n

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LISTINGS - CINEMA & THEATRE Readers are advised to check event listing info in case of change. Please mention Here & Now when booking or attending events. Check websites for updated info. Want to see your event here? Get it on hereandnowmag.co.uk

A Modern Take on an Ancient Myth For those of you that are familiar with the Greek myths you may know the enticing story of Medusa, the woman with locks of serpents and a look that could turn you to stone!

MORE RECENTLY THE CHARACTER has featured in the novel and film adaptation Percy Jackson & the Olympians when she was portrayed by Uma Thurman. I’m really excited about our performance from renowned dance choreographer Jasmin Vardimon, Medusa, which will have a modern take on this ancient tale.

Considering the current political and environmental climate in the wake of #MeToo, global warming and the plastic pollution crisis this piece paints an interesting reimagining on Medusa’s story. Often portrayed as a monster, Vardimon takes a new look at why she was cursed with her hideous appearance and it

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certainly made me feel differently toward the character. Medusa is now widely considered a powerful feminine symbol.

The Jasmin Vardimon Company is celebrating 20 years of creativity with many highly acclaimed shows under their belt, including Pinocchio, which we all enjoyed when it came to Worthing Pavilion in 2016. As a fan of contemporary dance, I feel very lucky to have such an influential choreographer’s work coming to our town. For those of you that came to see our performance of The Knot recently and enjoyed its modern interpretation of marriage, I would definitely recommend coming to see this too.

This production will certainly keep you transfixed throughout, but don’t worry – you won’t be turned to stone!

Medusa will be at the Connaught Theatre Thursday 7 February 2019 and tickets are on sale now via www. worthingtheatres.co.uk or at the Worthing Theatres Box Office on 01903 206 206. n

Vashti Ballard

Worthing Theatres and Museum

PREVIEW SLEEPING BEAUTY If you fancy something a little more intimate, head over to Lancing Repertory Players’ production of Sleeping Beauty, 10 - 12 Jan, Lancing Parish Hall. This friendly amdram group has been going since 1945 and they’re looking for ideas from directors for plays to produce in the latter half of 2019. Get in touch lancingrep.co.uk n

COMPETITION

LISTINGS - GENERAL THEATRE

Sat 29 Dec

Fri 30 Nov – Tue 1 Jan 19

The Nutcracker & The Four Realms.

10.15am. All Clara wants is a key that will unlock a priceless gift from her late mother. Connaught.

Aladdin: The Pantomime. Various times. Soar through the skies on a magic carpet! Worthing Pavilion.

Fri 21 Dec Santa’s Little Trolls. 2.30pm. The trolls are fed up of never getting any credit for Christmas. Connaught.

A Christmas Dream. 7.30pm. A musical play. Emmanuel United Reformed Church.

Thur 27 Dec

We’re giving you the opportunity to win 2 tickets to see Vincent Dance Theatre’s performance Shut Down at the Connaught Theatre. Exploring themes of masculinity and what it means to be a man today this show will blow you away.

To win just answer this question: Shut Down is performed by a...?

A) troop of monkeys B) all-male dance troupe C) scout troop To enter, simply go online to hereandnowmag.co.uk – click on WIN! to give your answer.

(Ref: Shut Down). Or post to: Here & Now, The Mill Building, 31 Chatsworth Rd, BN11 1LY. One entry p/p. Closes: Wed 15 Jan. Winner selected at random and contacted by email/phone Thurs 16 Jan. Good Luck!

Wreck-It-Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet. 10am. Ralph and Vanellope embark on an adventure. Dome Cinema.

Tue 1 Jan The Favourite (15). 12.15pm. Queen Anne occupies the throne when a new servant arrives and a new friendship begins. Connaught.

Autism Friendly - Robin Hood: Christmas Panto! 2.30pm. Don’t miss this feast of fun, fair maidens and fabulous magic. Ropetackle (Shm).

Wed 2 Jan

Fri 25 Jan

Wed 30 Jan

Mary Poppins Returns (PG). 5pm.

Mary Poppins (Blunt) re-enters the lives of the Banks family. Dome Cinema.

Sat 29 Dec – 5 Jan 19

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

Ropetackle (Shm).

ROH: La Traviata (12A). 6.45pm.

Broadcast live from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

Connaught.

Sat 5 Jan

Cinderella Panto. 7.30pm. The nation’s favourite and most magical fairytale. The Barn Theatre, Southwick.

Sat 26 Jan – Sat 2 Feb

Thu 31 Jan

Andre Rieu: 2019 New Year’s Concert (12A). 7pm. The King of Waltz broadcasts his New Year’s concert from Sydney. Connaught.

NT: I’m Not Running (12A). 7pm.

Live broadcast. Connaught.

Mon 31 Dec

Rocky Horror Picture Show Film Night (15). 7.30pm. While costumes aren’t compulsory they are strongly recommended in the spirit of the evening. Wembley Gardens, Lancing. £5/pp

Films on The Gallery Wall. A host of exciting events including a screening and Q&A with filmmaker Andrew Kötting. Colonnade House. For tickets and times see colonnadehouse.co.uk

NYE Special – The Treason Show.

9.30pm. Say goodbye to 2018 with the UK’s best live satirical sketch show. Ropetackle (Shm).

Sleeping Beauty. 7.30pm. Lancing Repertory Players present Sleeping Beauty! Lancing Parish Hall.

Fri 18 Jan Short Stories, Tall Tales. 11am.

Classic and modern stories brought to life for your little ones. Ropetackle (Shm).

Sun 20 Jan Mimi & The Dragon. 2pm. Mimi discovers something extraordinarya baby dragon sleeping in her woodshed! Ropetackle (Shm).

Sat 2 Feb The Big ENORMOUS Present.

11.30am. What could possibly be inside the Big ENORMOUS Present?

Ropetackle (Shm) CINEMA

Sat 22 Dec The Muppets Christmas Carol (U).

10.15am. A retelling of the classic Dickens tale by The Muppets.

Connaught.

It’s a Wonderful Life (U). 6.15pm.

The heart-warming Christmas classic. Connaught.

Fri 11 Jan

Tue 29 Jan Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (12A). 8pm. Recorded live from The Apollo Theatre, London. Connaught.

Hunt for The Wilderpeople (12A).

7pm. Raised on hip-hop and foster care, Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. The Luxor Revival Community Cinema, Lancing.

Stage on screen? That’s right! The Connaught are showing live and recorded broadcasts of theatre productions, such as the joyous Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Tue 29 Jan, which is said to be perfect for those who love Billy Elliot.

Tue 15 Jan

Tue 22 Jan ROH: The Queen of Spades (12A).

6.45pm. Live broadcast from the Royal Opera House. Connaught.

Wed 23 Jan Oscar Wilde: A Woman of No Importance (U). 7.30pm. Recorded live from The Vaudeville Theatre in the West End. Connaught.

Tue 5 Feb

FRONT ROW THEATRE & CINEMA

Bad Timing. Screening by Worthing Film Club. Cellar Arts Club.

NT: The Tragedy of King Richard The Second (12A). 7pm. Live broadcast of Shakespeare’s tragedy.

Connaught.

The Post (12A). 7pm. True story of the exposure of a massive cover-up of devastating government secrets.

The Luxor Revival Community Cinema, Lancing.

EOS: Young Picasso (12A). 6.30pm.

Go behind the scenes of worldfamous exhibitions. Connaught.

Stan & Ollie. 6pm. The true story of Hollywood’s greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy. Dome Cinema.

Mon 14 Jan

Mon 4 Feb

In addition, Colonnade House are hosting Films on The Gallery Wall, Sat 26 Jan – Sat 2 Feb, which will include a screening and Q&A with filmmaker Andrew Kötting along with loads more exciting events. Keep a look out for tickets at colonnadehouse.co.uk.

Finally, if you’re looking for something to entertain the little ones, head over to Ropetackle (Shm) and see My First Cinema: Messy Goes to Okido, Fri 25 Jan, which consists of three 10-minute films for those aged 3-5.

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

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LISTINGS - 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

Fri 28 Dec Rock ’n’ Roll Party, Cellar Arts Club.

8pm

Sat 29 Dec Groove is in the House, Coast. 8pm - House

SPOTLIGHT ON MUSIC

Yuletide Sunshine, Cellar Arts Club.

8pm - Funk

NYE 70s 80s 90s Night. 7.30pm.

Entry £3. The Warwick Pub. NYE Party, 8pm. Boutique Restaurant.

NYE Party, The Swallows Return.

8pm Shady Grove, 8.30pm. Duke of Wellington (Shm) Street Party, Manuka & Fat Greek Taverna.

Happy New Year!

NYE EVENTS

CHECK FOR BOOKING DETAILS

WE KNOW OUR LOCAL PROMOTERS and bands are focused on pre Christmas and New Year celebrations, so we will pick up on some late January listings in the February issue.

But look close enough in the right places and you will find a few gigs to get into your New Year diary.

NYE with Worthing RFC, 7pm.

Worthing Rugby Club.

Mon 31 Dec

TotRockinBeats, St Pauls. 11am

Plan in some soul warming Folk with Basco at the Ropetackle in Shoreham on 21 January; enticing classical virtuoso talent with Worthing Symphony Orchestra on 6 January at the Assembly Hall; and into February, on 7 February at St Paul’s, book now to witness the (now world Original Music famous) Spring Into Soul! They’ll melt your heart the same way they melted the hearts of the judges on the BBC Songs of Praise, ‘Gospel Choir of the Year’.

Worthing

Here’s to a new year of positivity, progression and great music! And listings! Don’t forget your listings!

Come get involved. n Oscar Simpson

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Allstar DJs at Cellar Arts Club. 8pm Beach Party, Bar Next Door.

Champagne & Glitter. Liquid & Oxygen Worthing.

Champagne Ball, The Warren Ballroom, Worthing College. 7.30pm.

Cheers ll NYE Party, 2 Anne Street.

8pm.

Crayola Lectern w/ support from L C Pumpkin at Cellar Arts Club. 4pm DJ David Gedge, Coast. 8pm - 80s alt/indie DJ Max Lewnacy, Bar Forty Two. 9pm Inappropriate Handclap, Worthing Southern Pavilion. 9pm Liquid Logic, Goring Conservative Club. 7pm Mike Panteli, Ten Cocktail Bar. 9pm Minimo NYE Special, Tangerine Bar. 9pm

Sat 5 Jan Suspiciously Elvis, the Assembly Hall.

7pm - tribute

Sun 6 Jan Worthing Symphony Orchestra, Assembly Hall. 2.45pm

Thu 10 Jan Bowie - A Celebration: Sing Me Bowie! Vocal Tribute to the Thin White Duke. Worthing singers and musicians come together to perform your favourite Bowie songs. Cellar Arts Club.

Fri 11 Jan Tangent, Goring Con Club. 8pm.

Golden Years: Bowie, Ropetackle (Shm). 8pm - tribute

LISTINGS - MUSIC Sat 12 Jan

Fri 18 Jan

Bowie Vinyl Night: Banish those January blues, sing and dance to ‘Blue Blue Electric Blue’! Dance to the hits and not so well known songs that have shaped the lives of many fans. DJs will spin their precious vinyl collections. Cellar Arts Club. 8pm

Papa George Band, Ropetackle (Shm). 8pm – Blues

China Crisis, Ropetackle (Shm).

8.30pm - Rock

Freedom, Cellar Arts Club, 8-midnight. Selector Caspar Gomez on the decks, with live music performances. £2 non-members, £1 std

Mon 21 Jan Basco, Ropetackle (Shm). 8pm - Folk

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Sat 2 Feb Spring Into Soul, St Pauls. 7pm - Gospel

Fri 25 Jan Eban Brown, Ropetackle (Shm). 8pm - Soul/Motown

Gotta Have Soul! Cellar Arts Club.

8-midnight. Celebration of our friend Damian. Guest DJs on the decks.

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Sat 26 Jan

Wed 30 Jan

The Mods & Rockers Show, Ropetackle (Shm). 8pm - 60s Rock

Payday gig, Bar Forty Two. 7pm

Madam Scorcher, Cellar Arts Club.

8-12pm. Unique take on a female only Reggae playlist, with SZS and JoJo.

Djs. Coast Thurs - Sun Open Mic w/ Bustin’ A Groove.

8pm. Thomas A Becket. E/other Tue. Secret Shore Shanty Singers.

7.30pm. Ye Old House at Home. Last Tue/month Dixie Blues. 8pm. Charles Dickens.

1st+3rd Tues/month South Downs Folk Singers. 7:30pm.

Ye Old House at Home. 1st Wed/ month.

Open Stage. 8pm. Bar Next Door.

Wed. Open Mic w/ Karl. 8.30pm. Piston Broke (Shm). Wed.

Thu 7 Feb

Jazz. 8pm. Charles Dickens. E/other Wed.

Worthing Symphony Orchestra Jennifer Pike, Assembly Hall.

7.30pm

Beach House Music Club w/ guest musicians. 8pm. 1st Thurs/month.

Mike Marshall & Caterina Litchenberg, Ropetackle (Shm). 8pm

Fri 8 Feb Ben Salter live at The Cellar, Cellar Arts Club. 8-12pm.

Open Mic. 8pm. Tangerine Bar. E/ other Thurs.

Karaoke. 9pm. The Warwick. Thurs.

Karaoke. 8pm. Charles Dickens.

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8pm. Crown & Anchor (Shm). Thurs.

Madi Laine w/ Chris Simmons. 8pm.

Beach House. Last Sun/month.

South Coast Blues Jam. 2pm.

Charles Dickens. 3rd+4th Sun/ month.

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DECEMBER 2018

Sat 5 Jan

Wed 9 Jan

Fri 28 Dec

Worthing Writers’ Retreat 10am.

Freedom Works, Worthing. Tickets £35 writershq.co.uk

Handmade Recycled Paper Workshop 1-3pm. Little Craftery. Give your old bills, junk mail and other unwanted papers a new lease of life. Book £25

Mindfulness drop-in sessions 10.30am. The Community House Worthing. Enquiries 07474 678479

Sun 6 Jan

Short Walks with Lime Tree Strollers 10am. Be active, get healthy. Email healthwalkPPG@ gmail.com

Antiques and Collectors Fair 10am. Woodland Centre, Rustington. Enquiries 07563 589725 FREE

JANUARY 2019

Mon 7 Jan

Wed 2 Jan Pop Art Tote Bag workshop 10am-12pm. Art-K Worthing, 132 Rectory Road. Design and paint your own pop art tote bag. Suitable for 6-16y. Details art-k-worthing. class4kids.co.uk Graffiti Pyramid workshop 1-4pm.

Art-K Worthing, 132 Rectory Road.

Make a 3D pyramid inspired by Keith Haring and ‘Stik’. Suitable for 6-16y. Details art-k-worthing. class4kids.co.uk

Thu 3 Jan Meditation and Buddhism Class 7.30pm/9.30pm. Every Thu 2019.

Friends Meeting House, Mill Road.

Donations welcome Dementia Carers Support Group 10am. Carers Support Office, 19 Liverpool Gardens. Details carerssupport.org.uk

Artists’ Networking Breakfast 9-11am. Brunswick & Thorn. FREE

Tue 8 Jan The Roman Army in Sussex with Edwin Wood 7.30pm. Lecture Theatre, Worthing Library. Email worthingarchaeological@gmail.com Worthing General Auctions 5pm.

The Barn, English Martyrs Church, Goring. Entry £1 First Aid Training 10.30am.

Independent Lives, Worthing. For personal assistants working with adults. Book independentlives.org FREE Chi Kung Launch Day 9.30am.

Teach Me Kung Fu, 24 Broadwater Road. Improve mobility and strength. Book info@ teachmekungfu.com

Wed 9 Jan – Sun 13 Feb

Thu 10 Jan Short Story Masterclass with Melanie Whipman 7.30pm. Goring Methodist Church. West Sussex Writers’ workshop for aspiring writers. £5 nonmembers/£3 members

Fri 11 Jan Worthing Portrait Artist of the Year Deadline for entries is noon TODAY! (For Friday 22nd March) Apply curator@stpaulsworthing.co.uk

Vintage Musical - Learn “All That Jazz” 6pm. Dance House Studios.

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LISTINGS - GENERAL Sat 12 Jan Jumble Sale 10am. 2nd Worthing Scouts, Bruce Avenue. Entry 30p Worthing FC vs Lewes 3pm. Bibby Financial Services Stadium. Book worthingfc.coM The Society of Authors 2pm.

Heene Community Centre. Bring a page of your work. Details societyofauthors.org Kung Fu Family Class 10-11am.

Teach Me Kung Fu, Worthing Leisure Centre. Join in as a family.

Sun 13 Jan LGBTQ Meet-Up 3.30pm. Cellar Arts Club. All welcome.

Something very queer has started in Worthing, and it’s unstoppable.

The first Worthing Pride in 2018 confirmed what we already knew on the quiet: there are hundreds of people living here who want and need Pride.

We’ve set up a new, friendly and very inclusive FB group, and we’re beginning to hold events to make things happen. If you identify with any part of the LGBTQ scene, come along to our next meet-up and join our FB group Worthing: Let’s Go

By Train, Folks!

Sun 13 Jan Open Day 11am-3pm.

Selden Barns. Wedding suppliers, offers and treats.

Mon 14 Jan Worthing PMR/GCA Support Group 10.30am. Second Tuesday of every month. Durrington Community Centre. Email worthing@pmrgca.org.uk Mental Health Carers Support Group 10am. Carers Support, 19 Liverpool Gardens. Details carerssupport.org.uk

Tue 15 Jan

We can build on that to connect, socialise, make new friends and get stuff done within and for our communities, which include queer, trans, lesbian, gay and bi Worthingites.

Soul In The Cellar 7.30pm.

Cellar Arts Club. Women For Women feelgood singing sessions.

Limited places. Book info@ brightsoul.co.uk

Tue 22 Jan

Emotionally Based School Avoidance (Practitioner Training) 9.15am. Field Place Manor House.

Limited places. Book eventbrite.

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Joint Governance Committee Meeting 6.30pm. Adur and Worthing Council. Gordon Room, Town Hall.

The Rowland Singers 7.309.45pm. Rehearsals every Wednesday. Goring United Reformed Church. Come and join in - new singers always welcome!

Email Helen helenbethemery@ hotmail.com

Thu 17 Jan Burlesque Workshop 7pm.

Sealight Theatre, Worthing College.

Tickets dawn@dawnsvintagedo. com The Speakeasy Conversation Club 7.30pm. Cellar Arts Club.

Three guests/speakers. Tickets £2 members/£4 non-members. Book wegottickets.com

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Sat 19 Jan Needle Felting 3D Cat 1-4pm.

The Little Craftery. Materials and refreshments included. Tickets £30

Mon 21 Jan Fast Forward in 2019 Session 1: Planning your exhibition 6pm.

Colonnade House Creative Hub. Book eventbrite. FREE

Town Wide Prayer Meeting 7.30pm. Worthing Churches, New Life Church Salvington. One heart, one voice. FREE Worthing General Auctions 5pm.

The Barn, English Martyrs Church, Goring. Entry £1 Chainmaille 2.30-4.30pm. The Little Craftery. Make your own two-tone chainmail bracelet. Other dates available. Tickets £22

Wed 23 Jan Macrame Taster Class 1011.30am. The Little Craftery. Make your own bracelet. Tickets £16

Thu 24 Jan BAME Forum 10am. Community groups forum. Email bameforum3@ gmail.com Making Sense of Challenging Behaviour 9.30am. (Coastal Mind) The Art Room, Field Place. Book eventbrite. £5

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Sat 5 Jan Retreat 10am. Freedom Works, Worthing.

Tickets £35 writershq.co.uk

Mon 21 Jan Fast Forward in 2019 Session 1: Planning your exhibition. 6pm. Colonnade House Creative Hub. Book eventbrite. FREE

Sat 26 Jan Repair Café 10.30am. Friends Meeting House, 34 Mill Road, Worthing. With Transition Town Worthing. FREE

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Mon 28 Jan

Repair Café 10.30am. Friends Meeting House, 34 Mill Road, Worthing. With Transition Town Worthing. FREE

Carers Support Group 11am. 19 Liverpool Gardens. Open to all carers. Details carerssupport.org.uk

Charity Coffee Morning Time TBC. 2nd Worthing Scouts, Bruce Avenue. In aid of Macmillan Nurses.

Introduction to Candlemaking 1-3pm. The Little Craftery. Make at least eight candles to take home for beginners and improvers. Other dates available. Tickets £30 Introduction to Creative Writing 10am. Ropetackle Centre. Join Journalist Nicky Thornton for a one day writing workshop; all you need is a notepad and pen! Tickets £30 Beautiful in your own Skin 10am7pm. VP Photography, Orchard Avenue. Photoshoot in aid of Macmillan. Details facebook.com/ WorthingVPPhotography

Tue 29 Jan Soul In The Cellar 7.30pm.

Cellar Arts Club. Women For Women feelgood singing sessions.

Limited places. Book info@ brightsoul.co.uk

Wed 30 Jan Knit and Natter 1-3pm. Every Wednesday. Broadwater Library.

FREE

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Wed 6 Feb Rhyme Time 2.30-3pm. Durrington Library. For under-fives. FREE

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LISTINGS - GENERAL Thu 7 Feb Artists’ Networking Breakfast 9-11am. Brunswick & Thorn. FREE Hello! We are Talent Within You! We believe that everyone has an exceptional talent, even if you can’t dance, sing or act. Talent Within You will help you discover what your talent is and we will unleash it. #It’sBetterOutThanIn Come along to our monthly talent workshops starting on Saturday 26 January 2019 between 9am and 12noon. Only 50 spaces available for young people aged 14-16 years who live in and around Worthing.

Book NOW at talentwithinyou.org.uk or find us on Facebook @talentwithinu or Instagram @talentwithinyou Our first workshop features England Rugby champion Rob Andrew MBE and McLaren’s Senior Colour and Materials Manager Joanna Lewis.

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EXHIBITIONS AT WORTHING MUSEUM & ART GALLERY

Ongoing Tank Girl Alan Martin has curated pieces from his collection of comic ephemera for an exclusive display cabinet in Worthing Museum.

Until Sat 16 Feb Sussex Makers: Painted, Printed and Crafted This selected group of local makers come together to display a fine range of beautifully crafted and created wares.

Until Sat 30 Mar Open 18 The popular WMA biennial OPEN returns for another year. It offers all those within our community an exciting opportunity to exhibit within a distinguished gallery space.

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Time is arbitrary after all.

Failing that, however, I have some old starts (both my own and some other random abandoned starts) that you can have. Think of them as second hand starts. They’ll be new to you.

Y2K Bug Prepper’s Start: Wake up on January 1st in the year 2000 in an underground bunker created to protect yourself from any rogue hoaxes floating around when that millennium clock ticks over to zero.

Guinea pigs will be provided to breed for meat. This would be a good place to try and stop the internet before it goes too far.

2015 – The only year where I would have been able to reply to the classic interview question ‘where do you see yourself in 5 years?’ with ‘I don’t know, I don’t have 2020 vision’.

2016 – There were many celebrities that started 2016, but didn’t finish it. You could take one of their places and actually do some good in the world. Or just mess about and do sex with people because you’re a celebrity. It’s up to you really. Just as long as you distract Trump for long enough for that whole mess not to happen.

1985 – Wait for those funds from Live Aid to show up. Realise that the recipients of charity fundraising in Africa don’t have time for new starts.

2007 – Start the new year hidden inside Worthing’s Christmas tree like I did. Maybe you’ll be better equipped to confront the bullies you heard.

2019 – Carry on working on the goals you already had. Don’t forget the people left behind. Move onwards. Move upwards. Never stop going forward. Build the best future you can.

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THE WORTHING BYPASS

This Column Will Not Make You Any Friends The Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell recently declared that he could never befriend a Tory, unable to forgive them their transgressions. This is an odd state of affairs for a highly intelligent man.

Why on earth would anyone want to surround themselves with people who only agree with what they say?

Anyway, in the spirit of free enterprise and personal growth (more physical than spiritual – ‘tis the season to be jolly gratuitous is it not?), I have fostered a climate of dissent. The grandkids would have it no other way. The Beloved Hackette, who seldom forgives me my transgressions, is what we call a polarity responder. That is, she’ll pretty much disagree with anything I say. This comes in handy if what I say is utter tosh, such as what you’re currently imbibing, but can become something of a torment as I struggle to make a point that may have a semblance of decency about it. “Not it isn’t” she’ll remark and move on, as if I and my precious point don’t exist.

What really lights the Ubiquitous Hack’s fire is that those holding extreme opposing views eventually come round to meet in the middle so that Brexit supporters are now calling for a second referendum to fall in line with what Independentreading remainers have been calling for over the last few months/decades. But that’s at time of going to press. Who knows what’s going to happen by the time you devour your monthly injection of Worthing high-life via this hallowed publication? Indeed, by the time you’re reading this we could all have been enslaved by a benevolent tribe of worlddevouring aliens who want to spirit us away to a peace loving planet where we just sit around all day playing cribbage and talking about the weather on Saturn. “Lots of debris again Brian”. “Tell me about it Gladys, haven’t seen Mars in months. Have you finished the Sunday supplement yet, pet?” You get the picture.

WHO KNOWS WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN BY THE TIME YOU DEVOUR YOUR MONTHLY INJECTION OF WORTHING HIGH-LIFE VIA THIS HALLOWED PUBLICATION?

If that paragraph took a seriously surreal left turn it’s only because even I began to bore myself silly ranting on about Brexit. Imagine how Theresa May feels. Or you, dear Hackolyte. You must feel like a boiled cabbage.

ILLUSTRATION: JOE BUNN

HAVING JUST WRITTEN THIS OUT LOUD, I can now see the appeal. Comradeship Michael Corleone style does have its attractions, vengeful blood-letting aside. All in all though, in the real world, which I occasionally visit, a little bit of spicy repartee livens up a dull wet bank holiday weekend. Where would the 21st century family be without shouting matches between siblings, parent and child, grand parent and devolved offspring, on the disreputable subject of Brexit, I ask you? Brexiteers and remainers tearing strips off each other is becoming something of a national occupation. It’s almost entertaining, if it weren’t for the fact that those with contrary opinions are entirely wrong.

As a Ubiquitous Hack of little to no repute I have scratched a living through cavorting with politicians of every variety in the hope of eliciting a slither of useful, juicy insight. The wait goes on. I once bumped into Boris Johnson – pre Mayoral days of swagger and inflated self-belief – in the green room at an awards ceremony. In a moment of well-rehearsed blustering fake diffidence, he asked me how he should approach the boisterous audience. “Just be yourself Boris” I advised. Little did I know he would take that to the extreme and make a career out of it: Have I Got News For You be damned! Say what you want though, he was, and always will be, great company. At the opposite end of the spectrum, although remarkably similar in many ways, is Ken Livingstone. Just don’t expect to keep up with him on the red wine.

All of this, of course, teaches us nothing, which is what I’m here for. I could advise to keep your friends close and your enemies closer. But unless you’re a budding Michael Corleone, that just makes for a fractious night out. You’re best sticking with your mates. It’s what I like best about Worthing. I like that we like it even though not everybody does. It’s why we’re building them the bleedin’ bypass after all. n

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