Here & Now Issue 16 | January 2018

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THE COLLABORATIVE ISSUE

Come Together, Right Now THE FIRST PIECE I WROTE FOR THIS MAGAZINE in

2016 featured a small cross section of my local heroes, people who make cool things happen in our town. When you talk to them though, they’ll tell you that rarely do what they do all by themselves: to put on the gigs, plays, parties, comic-cons and other events that filled the Here & Now listings this last year, you need people. Lots of people: to plan, organise, design artwork, create spaces, set up stages, PA and lighting systems, stewarding, answering queries, getting permission, marketing and more. And much of the work required to start up new projects isn’t paid work. So people and groups of people need to come together.

Happily for us, that’s exactly what’s happening.

People of Worthing (and Adur!) can be immensely generous and enthusiastic with their time and money for a worthwhile cause. That’s one reason 40,000 people were able to flock into Worthing and enjoy a massive, free firework display by the Worthing Lions, Lantern Parade and more for the Tide of Light this November.

The Tide of Light Community group said: “We

have evolved in 5 years to be the biggest event on the South Coast. That is no mean feat, and actually you have done that. By coming out in your thousands, supporting the event and taking part in all that goes on.” They also thanked their organisers, and “our amazing sponsors and volunteers who actually bring the plans to life on the night making over 100 people working together to bring this party to town.”

“This event is truly a collective working together.”

And it turns out that working together not only makes much more possible, it also can unlock our favourite F-word - FUNDING. Worthing and Adur Fund, run by the local Chamber of Commerce has helped many of the local groups that make our seaside life just a little bit more fun: Circus Seen and Worthing Superstar Arts are just two of the groups who have received help this year.

The collaboration project I’m most involved in this year has managed to get funding from the Arts Council, via Worthing and Adur Trust, from the Community Chest and from Worthing Town Centre Initiative. It’s a music and visuals project for the sometimes overlooked Worthing youth by four partners: Worthing’s creative hub Colonnade House, Brighton-based youth music charity AudioActive, video production specialists As Described and Northbrook MET music, sound, and

art students, and it’s called #Scratchpad. #Scratchpad is a Music Production, Vocal and Live Visuals Project for young people in Worthing.

You may have already seen or heard about the Taster sessions that are taking place in Worthing, Shoreham and Fishersgate Youth Centres, as well as at Northbrook MET. The project itself takes place at Colonnade House, which will be transformed for #Scratchpad into a video installation and listening booth by As Described, who create live visuals for bands including Beardyman, Portishead, The Bays and the Heritage Orchestra.

AudioActive will have DJ’s and Music Producers on site to help participants make music to accompany the visuals.

Scratchpad will be in residence at Colonnade House, Worthing for six weeks from 15th January 2018 with sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays – 4-6pm for 14-18 year olds and 6.30 – 8.30pm for 19-25 year olds. While participants are working on their music they can also develop their visual identity and create performance visuals, and people will be able to hear and see the work in progress as they pass Colonnade House.

In March and April there will also be opportunities for performances in outdoor locations and venues in Worthing, plus a music industry day bringing venues, producers and musicians together to kickstart Worthing’s live music scene.

Adam Joolia, CEO of AudioActive said:

“We’re thrilled to be working on Scratchpad in collaboration with Northbrook MET & Colonnade House. It’s promising to be a really exciting project and with some amazing artist mentors already on board including SpectraSoul, Phonetic, As Described and a very special guest t.b.a; young and emerging music producers, vocalists, musicians & VJ’s will get top notch support to create, record and perform new work. For a while now, AudioActive have been laying foundations towards some pretty major developments in Worthing, so we’re really excited to be getting a project off the ground from which we can build longer term.”

Sign up for a free space on #Scratchpad on audioactive.org.uk/sign-up-for-scratchpad/

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THE COLLABORATIVE ISSUE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 THIS YEAR, SUSSEX CHOIRS will be

collaborating too. The successful ‘Three Choirs’ event will return to St.Paul’s in June, with Gospel choirs from Brighton, Lewes and Worthing.

Amanda Mitchell the organiser, said

“The collaboration element of bringing three different vocal groups from three towns together makes for unexpected results, and that’s exciting!” Worthing’s own Spring Into Soul Community Choir, whose own concert, on Saturday 3 February at St Paul’s will try to top the £1000 they were able to raise at last year’s Winter Concert for Chestnut Tree children’s hospice.

Collaborations abound between educators and business in our area.

Last week I found myself at meeting at the Sanditon Conference Centre, a great new venue in the grounds of Worthing College. With me, nearly thirty school, college and university careers advisors and businesses, all invited by Rebecca Tonks, the Worthing-based Senior Enterprise Co-ordinator of Coast to Capital, one of 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships in the UK, assigned by the government to boost the economy and education where we live. Paul Riley, Principal of Worthing College made a point about wanting to work together more with partners to encourage more of our young people to stay and live in Worthing, rather than all disappearing when they go to university or into work.

Rebecca Tonks said about Coast to Capital:

“We want to be the bridge between the

education and business worlds in the Worthing Community”, and part of this means bringing

together all the relevant local education and employer groups. They are funding all kinds of projects from large infrastructure building to work experience for students, one example being the Greenpower project at Oak Grove College, where students are building and racing electric cars for fun, and in the process learning engineering. If you’re an employer or educator and want to build links, you should get in touch with the friendly team at Coast to Capital on the website coast2capital.org.uk You’ll read much more about Worthing coming together throughout this and further issues, including great work

by Blueprint 22, where young adults are supported to run their own projects, the collaboration of sustainability organisations, including the growing of a new orchard and the sharing of ‘waste’ food at The Haven in Homefield Park, and the hugely important growth of new, often digital-based businesses collaborating in places like the Sphere and Freedom Works (where you’ll find Here & Now), and more art-based work at Colonnade House.

There’s only so much space and time each month, so we will have missed out some exciting local collaborations. Tell us, and we’ll include you next time. In the meantime, come together, right now.

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ART & CULTURE

Young City Reads YOUNG CITY READS 2018: 1 MARCH - 18 MAY 2018 ONE TOWN. One book. A thousand

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Young City Reads is a simple and effective concept to encourage reading. One book is chosen for the whole community to read, discuss and creatively engage with. The 2018 chosen book is Greg James and Chris Smith’s Kid Normal.

A CELEBRATION OF SHARED READING Young City Reads started off down the coast in Brighton in 2013 to

encourage schools and classes there to experience the pleasures of shared reading.

Now for the second year running, our schools can take part.

Participating classes get free weekly e-bulletins and activities to complete as a great way for classes to get excited about a book and to experience the benefits of shared reading and the fun it brings. Primary school teachers and classes can register online free and agree to read Kid Normal together in class. Starting on World Book Day on 1 March 2018, Worthing schools can travel to the Young City Reads celebration event

Talk: ‘The Most Dangerous Weapon in the World’ at the Brighton Festival featuring the authors live on 18 May. For further info see cityreads.co.uk.

ABOUT THE BOOK When Murph Cooper rocks up to his new school several weeks into the beginning of term, he can’t help but feel a bit out of his depth. And it’s not because he’s worried about where to sit, and making friends, and fitting in, or not knowing where the loos are. It’s because his mum has enrolled him at a school for superheroes by mistake.

It’s time for Kid Normal to become a hero!

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WEST SUSSEX WRITERS, THURS 11 JAN, 7.30PM True crime author and lecturer John Eddleston will give an introduction to the world of true crime writing – including a form of research on drugs, weapons, forgery, fraud and other crimes and a demonstration on the The Most Dangerous Weapon in the World.

John has recently helped Chalkboard TV in the research for a new crime series which will be on our screens in February next year.

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LITERARY LOCAL Retreat from Writers’ HQ runs monthly at Freedom Works and is £35 for a day of writing, eating, tea drinking, motivation, bum-kicking and general literary joy.

LIT EVENTS FOR LIT PEOPLE AT THE TIME OF WRITING, there are

few venues with literary dates in the calendar for January.

JANUARY IS A FUNNY OLD TIME. It’s

too grey to muster the enthusiasm to do anything in the actual real outside world, the bank balance is way too thin after Christmas and New Year to go on adventures, but yet there’s that familiar craving; the sense of a new beginning, the sense that this year I’ll do better, I’ll be better.

And all too often it comes to nothing because the day-to-day grind of life begins again and the excitement of a beginning is subsumed in slog of the middle and also ugh the weather.

Seriously UK, learn to sun.

There is, however, a sure fire, easy and enjoyable way to be better and remain better all while wrapped in a cosy blanket with a nice steaming cup of hot chocolate: and that is to read.

Yes, ladies and Worthingites, it is scientifically proven that immersing yourself in literary pursuits rewires your brain for the better, makes you more compassionate and empathetic, makes you smarter AND also makes you sexier (disclaimer: no peer review

We’re looking for Worthing authors who have trad published books out in 2018. Give us a shout if that’s you because we’d love to feature you and your work on this ‘ere page. Email editorial@ hereandnowmag.co.uk and head up Literary Local.

available for the latter, only empirical data.)

And so Here & Now presents to you, Worthing’s finest literary bolt holes for socially awkward wordy types with a penchant for wingback chairs and open fires:

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creating the perfect wood burner/ wingback chair situation just to the left of the bar. It’s quiet enough during the week and Sunday evenings to get yourself a whisky mac, snuggle in by the fire and disappear into literary land. I’m sure they won’t mind if you take a blanket and move in.

So, a message to event organisers: we want more please! More author talks, more spoken word nights, more reading groups, more writing groups, more indie theatre. Give it to us, baby! We’re ready and waiting!

HOWEVER! There is plenty on the horizon so go like these guys on Facebook or sign up to a newsletter or etch it on the back of your hand in indelible ink:

City Reads and Young City Reads launches in March and is a wonderful time of collective reading, talking about reading, reading some more, and talking about reading some more.

What could be better? Keep an eye on Collected Works or Worthing Libraries for updates.

And finally, speaking of libraries, good old Worthers Library has regular reading groups for adults on the fourth Friday of the month, first Monday of the month, and first Tuesday of the month. There’s Storytime for under-5s every Saturday and an Asperger reading group on the second Friday of the month. We heart libraries <3.

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Sarah Lewis-Hammond

Cellar Arts Club runs regular poetry workshops for the iambic pentameter in your life. World of Mouth is on 25 Jan and for the uninitiated is a kind of spoken word/open mic mash up, and 27 Jan sees a drama/ theatre workshop focussing on short modern plays.

Upstairs at Coast café and the Southern Pavilion can fight over who has the best view in town but both are perfect for staring wistfully out of the window while holding your book and pondering earnestly the matters of life.

Or Small Batch on Portland Road is Brighton-come-to-Worthing, which makes it the ideal spot for staring blankly at your MacBook while supping swanky coffee and (pretending to) work on your screenplay or novel (which you will finish in 2018, yes you will).

Speaking of which, if you are determined to finish your WIP this year, remember Worthing Writers’

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ART & CULTURE

Father and Daughter Exhibition LOCAL ARTISTS BAMBI GOODMAN AND GARY GOODMAN will have

and a dog’. Both artists portray women and animals as their main subjects. Gary observed that some of the work was ‘sexy’, but we all agreed that Worthing could cope.

I interviewed them at MET, and they told me about how this exhibition had come about: Gary said that, since childhood, Bambi and he had worked together, taking it in turns to add to a drawing or painting. They wrote poetry and stories in the same fashion, so they have always had a collaborative relationship.

I am already intrigued by this pair and their close association, and yet separate and distinct artistic personalities; a long collaborative relationship with playful and serious elements.

Shared influences, like Van Gogh, Bob Dylan – the title of their show comes from ‘Planet Waves’ – shared experience, both familial and professional, like their joint exhibition in Tokyo in 2015. It makes me curious to see their work side by side.

their work on show from 10 February until 30 June, in the Studio Gallery.

EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS Christmas Pop-Up Shop to 23 Dec, 10am-5pm. If you’re an early reader of this column, you may just catch this, with work from tenants of Colonnade House and other local artists and makers.

Fans Unfolded to 31 March.

Showcasing fans from the museum’s collection, this exhibition places a fashion accessory which is sometimes forgotten firmly in the spotlight.

Worthing Museum & Art Gallery (WMA) Sussex Guild to 27 January.

Showcasing work from this highly skilled local group of artists and craftspeople. Contemporary ceramics, glass, metalwork, jewellery and printmaking will all be available for

purchase for avid collectors and as unique gifts. WMA Costume Trail to 31 August. WMA and in locations & venues around Worthing. See worthingmuseum. co.uk for info. FREE Funding Info & 1-to-1 sessions Mon 22 Jan. Are you writing a funding bid for a creative project or looking for advice about funding or bidwriting? Sign up for some specialist advice colonnadehouse.co.uk events page. For other funding info see the business listings on PAGE # OF HERE & NOW

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Visitors to their exhibition will be able to discern common themes, and even though their styles are quite distinct, the artists told me that there are connections which weave the pieces together. They said that people read a lot into their work, so I asked what sort of feelings they thought it provoked.

Gary came up with ‘melancholy’, and Bambi went for ‘sweet and sensitive’, ‘raw nerve ends ‘were mentioned and we discussed what ‘sentimentality’ might mean here; visitors may find strains of melancholy; there is an air of oddness, certainly, in seemingly straightforward subjects like ‘a girl

There are plans to include collaborative working sessions and poetry readings in association with this exhibition, and details will be available in due course.

I think visitors are going to be fascinated and delighted by the work of these two remarkable local artists, and the long run means plenty of opportunity to visit and enjoy it.

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provides the My Community Matters update. TTW is an inclusive organisation, working with other like-minded groups who do awesome things for the Worthing community! The friendly group of people at TTW welcome you to join them in activities in and around Worthing.

Did you know that living sustainably can save you money?

YOU CAN SAVE MONEY by living more sustainably and you

can take part in some exciting local initiatives that help create a greater sense of community in our town.

1. Visit Sam, our energy adviser, at St Paul’s Centre, Chapel Road, Worthing any Wednesday between 10.30am and 3pm and find out how he has managed to help some people save hundreds of pounds on fuel bills. Pop in for some free, impartial advice. You can also help others in the community by training with Sam to be an energy adviser yourself.

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3. Have you tried growing your own food? It can save you £’s!

No garden or don’t know how? Join our community garden scheme and learn new skills plus take home free fruit and veg.

Or pop along to Winter Warmers at The Haven (see below) for great company and free food, kindly donated by Morrison’s and organised by Kate, one of our lovely volunteers.

4. Come along to our Annual Seed Swap and Spring Fair to swap or buy plants and seeds and there’ll be stalls, talks, a pop-up cafe, and a whole lot more. Oak Grove College, The Boulevard, BN13 1JX. Sat 10 Feb, 12noon - 4pm.

For details of all community events and projects, visit ttworthing.org

GETTING TO KNOW YOU NOVEMBER SAW THE LAUNCH of a new pop-up event at The

Haven, our community garden, nestled in the heart of Worthing in Homefield Park (next to the tennis courts).

The project aims to utilise the fantastic communal facilities we have there by cooking up waste food, kindly donated by Morrisons, to share with members of the local community (for free!).

Kate Verrell, TTW Volunteer

Winter can be an especially hard time for many of us, as the days draw shorter and the temperature plummets, costs rise and many struggle to make ends meet. Our aim for these events is to offer solutions, through coming together in an open way and welcoming people back into the heart of their community, together building strength and resilience in these testing times.

We have hot food cooked on the open fire as well as freshly made pizzas cooked in the cob pizza oven. So please come on down, find out a bit more about this project and the other activities that happen in The Haven; we would love for you to join us! The next event will take place on 21 January between 11am-4pm.

2. Visit properties open to the public at our Eco Open Houses & More event on 21-22 April and find out how to save money on water bills (if you are on a meter), fuel bills, and avoid excess waste. We will also look at flood prevention. Pick up an event brochure early April from St Paul’s and find out how you can take part in this enjoyable, interesting, informative community event.

Another exciting event in Worthing is being planned for January in Longcroft Park, Woodpecker Way, Durrington. The Friends of Whitebeam Woods, along with Breathing Spaces, Food Pioneers, TCV Worthing, TTW and members of the local community are coming together to plan a traditional style orchard, to be planted in Longcroft Park and be open for all the community to take care of and enjoy.

For more details check out ‘events’ on TTW’s Facebook page or website.

Kate Verrell, TTW Volunteer

TTW: Engaging Worthing in responding positively to challenges by creating a healthy human culture that meets our needs for community, livelihoods and fun.

VOLUNTARY ACTION WORTHING 25 Jan - Masterclass, 5-7pm: How you can structure your strategic plans to minimise or factor in the impact of tax. St Paul’s. FREE 22 Feb - Masterclass, 5-7pm: Financial resilience and effective use of resources. How you can make the best use of your organisation’s resources, focusing in particular on investment, banking and property. FREE You must join the Trustee Club for the Masterclass – see website.

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7 Feb – HR Briefing – Managing through Restructuring and Contractual Change FREE 22 Feb – Roles and Responsibilities of Charity Trustees. FREE Places must be booked.

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31a Marine Parade, Worthing Tel: 01903 233 556 Family & dog friendly bar directly opposite the pier. Cocktails & American comfort food our speciality.

Wide range of draught & craft beers, wines & over 30 gins. Watch the world go by, stop for pre-theatre drinks or just chill out. Open to 1am Fri/Sat.

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beach cafe Coast Cafe des Artistes

Seafront, Beach Parade, Worthing Tel: 01903 216937 Superb beach cafe offering a short menu of dishes; from coffee & croissant to organic burgers. Fully licensed. On the beach, 200 metres east of the pier, we do the best Sussex breakfast and great portions of freshly made lunch dishes.

St.Paul’s

Chapel Rd, Worthing Tel: 01903 368967 Using fresh, local ingredients we produce everything from homemade soups & tarts to grilled burgers, fresh sandwiches and lovely hot stews. From midday to 2pm each day you can help yourself to our super-healthy buffet.

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Worthing Mums & Dads WORTHING MUMS AND DADS is a Facebook page

for local parents or carers to find information about what’s on offer for their children in Worthing. They share details of upcoming events, activities or groups that members feel other local families would benefit from.

We’ve come together with WOMADS for them to share some things to do and stuff that matters in and around Worthing.

Donations THE MEMBERS OF WORTHING MUMS AND DADS

are a generous and thoughtful bunch. All year round, you’ll see posts asking where to donate toys, clothes, books and more to help someone in need. But when winter bites, they come thick and fast. Whether our members have come through hard times themselves or simply want to share their own happiness at a difficult time of year for those without, their questions and suggestions have helped us come up with this list of where to give in the run up to or the clear out after Christmas.

1. DONATE PRESENTS TO THE SALVATION ARMY on Crescent Road for distribution salvationarmy.org. uk/worthing

20 UNDER 20 CHALLENGE WE CHALLENGED MEMBERS OF WOMADS to come up

with ideas of things to do with the family for under £20 within 20 miles of Worthing. This is a selection of what they said…

1. HIGHDOWN GARDENS. A wonderful, chalk-based garden to explore with the kids. Great for hide and seek! – FREE (donations appreciated) Energy left after the garden? Walk straight out onto the Downs and fly a kite on Highdown Hill. If not, head to the reasonablypriced café for a hot chocolate and a rock cake. Note: Open Mon-Fri only Oct to Mar; Mon-Sun Apr to Sep. Some exceptions, see highdowngardens.co.uk 2. DRIVE TO PETWORTH, approx. 20 miles from Worthing - parking FREE outside the big gates. Cycling, scooting, buggy to the lake, see the deer and run around Petworth gardens. Take a picnic!

3. WORTHING LIDO – 3-hour unlimited rides wristband is £6.50 per child. theworthinglido.co.uk/ rides 4. BUILD DENS AND PLAY HIDE AND SEEK AT SLEEPY HOLLOW, off the Washington roundabout on

2. RSOPA SUPPORT JUBILEE SOUP RUN. Drop off donations to 37 Richmond Road. See FB @ souprunworthing

IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE (or even if

you don’t), you probably know that our schools are struggling and West Sussex schools, in particular, get less funding than schools in other regions. Save Our Schools (SOS) West Sussex was set up by a group of local parents to fight for a better deal for our kids. From marches, to conferences to school fairs, they’ve been raising awareness, and having fun doing it.

1. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FB saveourschoolswestsussex, Instagram saveourschoolswsussex Twitter soswestsussex, Join FB groups/saveourschoolswestsussex

4. ST PAUL’S CAFÉ HAS A DROP OFF POINT for donated sanitary pads and tampons in their toilets.

55b Chapel Rd, Worthing, BN11 1EE

6. Finally, WCHP WELCOME DONATED ITEMS but say that financial donations give them the flexibility to spend funds on the things needed most. See wchp. org.uk/how-to-help-this-christmas

Save Our Schools – West Sussex

You might have spotted them at the Warwick Street Christmas Fair at the end of November, where children and parents were invited to join the Worthing Rocks trend (see FB worthingrocksuk) by decorating pebbles with messages of support for their schools. So, what can you do to get involved now?

3. THE EMPTY PLATE CAFE COLLECT ITEMS (clothes, shoes, toiletries, sanitary products and more) and donates with the food parcel they send to the night shelters every week. Drop items to Lovett Hub, Maybridge Square, Durrington, BN12 6HB on Tues 11am-6pm or Weds 8.30am-12pm. Contact via FB page theemptyplatecafe if you need items collected.

5. DONATE FOOD ITEMS TO FOOD BANKS AT SAINSBURY’S at Lyons Farm, Durrington Tesco, or Worthing Homes Community House - 25 Dominion Rd, BN14 8JZ. See adur-worthing.gov.uk/ community-wellbeing/foodbanks/

Check future issues of Here & Now for the rest! With thanks for the full 20 under 20 to Kathryn Kay, Lisa Chase, Jaz Clarke, Hayley Ford, Nicky Mansfield, Mirella Moulding, Carron Dymond, Kathryn Attwood, Kimberley Hughes, Kirsty Starmer, Joanna Morgan, Laura Etherington, Rachael Kay, Frances Taylor, Jackie Brownlee, George Harrex Perks, and Lorraine Politano for their contributions.

2. FIND OUT IF YOUR SCHOOL IS ALREADY INVOLVED and how you can help.

George’s Lane, Warren Hill car park, near Storrington.

FREE 5. SATURDAY MORNING CINEMA (£2.50/£3 per person), followed by a trip to the 2p machines on the seafront. A packed lunch and snacks from home, means extra pennies on the machines! Kids love it for a treat.

3. School not involved? EMAIL saveourschoolswestsussex@gmail.com for tips on spreading the word 4. GET YOUR THINKING CAP ON. Can you suggest events that the SOS West Sussex team could attend?

5. KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES – from requests for felt tips to the rising price of school trips, our schools are still struggling and everyone needs to know about it!

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NETWORKING & EVENTS FEBRUARY 2018 Thurs 1 Feb Better Business Show 10am - 4pm.

Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Rd. FREE Guild Care Breakfast Networking 7.30am start with a talk and tour from the Mayor of Worthing. Continental Breakfast and a chance to network with likeminded businesses before the Better Business Show. Gordon Rooms, Town Hall. £5

REGULAR (MOSTLY FREE) NETWORKING & EVENTS Networth First Wed of month. 5.307.15pm. Cafalatte, Chapel Rd. FREE ‘Not Networking’ First Tuesday of each month. 9.30-11.30am. Reg. Eventbrite. FREE

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Dome Cinema. bniworthing.co.uk to book (essential) a visit. £10 inc breakfast.

Worthing Digital Social Third Thursday of month. 8pm. The Corner House pub. FREE First Friday Network First Friday of every month 12.30 – 2.30pm. Burlington Hotel. firstfriday-network.co.uk. FREE Chamber Hub Friday 12 Jan 12.302pm. Impulse Leisure, Lancing Manor.

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Launched in September 2016, Freedom Works is now home to businesses and organisations covering a range of sectors.

Jon Trigg, founder, comments: “It is our prerogative to encourage community engagement and offer a bespoke service to all of our members. We are all about collaborating, building, creating and achieving. We want to help turn the ideas of local start-ups into a commercially successful business, and we hope that by offering a week of free co-working we can play a part in ensuring these ideas fulfil their ambitions.”

Throughout the week, current Freedom Works members will also be showcasing their work and discussing their experience of working within the collaborative environment which has seen various freelancers come together to work on high-profile projects.

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SUPPORTING LOCAL GROUPS

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successful track record in managing community funds and supporting local charities and community groups. Grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available, with higher grants up to £50,000 for larger capital projects.

million Community Fund to benefit communities across Sussex.

As well as incorporating a £3.1 million community benefit fund to support local community groups, charities and not for profit organisations, £800,000 will be invested in a Rampion Visitor Centre to be located in the seafront arches in Brighton. A charitable donation of £100,000 is also being made to the local RNLI stations.

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Better Business Show BETTER BUSINESS SHOW 1st February 2018 10am – 4pm

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An event not to be missed – FREE to attend

WHAT CAN YOU LOOK FORWARD TO AS A DELEGATE?

The Better Business show will take place on Thursday 1 February 2018 at Worthing Assembly Hall. This event is collaboratively delivered by Worthing and Adur Chamber and Adur & Worthing Business Partnership.

With a strong focus on ‘Local Success’, this event is a ‘must’ in the 2018 business calendar for ALL businesses in Worthing & Adur, both large and small.

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SUPPORT - Free Business Support for start up and growing businesses including information about grants and finance. Come along and meet the Business Navigator team.

INSPIRE - Keynote speakers will share their journeys to success Adam Stafford from digital marketing agency Fresh Egg will talk about lessons learnt and what he’d tell his younger self. Matt Hunt from Protein Ball Company will talk about the companies journey from making family snacks at home to rolling over a million little protein balls.

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GROWTH – Local Procurement Teams will be on hand to discuss opportunities including Adur & Worthing Council. There will be the opportunity to meet procurement teams from other local businesses.

What can you look forward to at the show?

THE BUSINESS EVENT FOR 2018 Worthing Assembly Hall 1st February • 10am to 4pm

ADVISE - The Expert Zone will offer advice on finance, marketing, PR, branding and legal.

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PORTLAND ROAD LOCATED JUST OFF MONTAGUE STREET, Portland

Road now buzzes with a startling selection of new businesses all proudly displaying their colourful new plumage; these are peacocks on parade. Home to a mix of independent shops, bars, cafés and restaurants, this area has become a hive of activity with a distinctly renewed feel to visit and hang out by day or night.

Amid the flurry of the January Sales, you’d do well to wander into Mrs Bramble & Friends for a more tranquil experience in this gem of a shop selling a unique and quirky range of gifts and home

accessories (many hand made locally).

Known for their eclectic and affordable range of cards (not to be found anywhere else on the High Street), they also hold regular craft classes and social groups.

Situated on site is Tommy’s Fund Charity Gift Shop, a West Sussexbased non-profit social enterprise, supporting families who have suddenly lost an older child. They offer a selection of handmade, fair trade and upcycled gifts, plus regular crafty workshops. FB mrsbrambleandfriends

The Twisted Willow offers an

exciting and alternative dimension to gift shops, showcasing a fresh and inspiring range of giftware and collectables from premium brands including Anne Stokes, Lisa Parker and Nemesis Now, amongst others. It’s the perfect place to find a unique gift, and help is always at hand from the friendly and welcoming staff.

Whether it’s an ornament, a mirror, bespoke jewellery or lamp shade, you’ll discover nothing but high quality and true gems to make the perfect gift. It’s worth noting that they also offer a wide range of gifts through their online store at twistwillow.co.uk.

Missing that elusive screw from your recent flatpack furniture purchase? Charged with cooking the family a Christmas roast? You need Bunces, a family run business

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that have been trading in the town since 1928.

Bunces stand ready with competitive prices and friendly staff. Last year they relocated to Portland Road and to another unit in Willowbrook Road on the Hambridge Trading Estate.

The Portland Road store has a little of everything, from cookware to light bulbs and tools – and of course loose screws and nuts and bolts.

More than that, they offer several services at Portland Road, such as key cutting (at very competitive prices), Rug Doctor Hire and a recently introduced cake tin hire service. bunce-co.co.uk When the hunger hits, step into Cucinetta. Since it first opened its doors 4 years ago, Cucinetta has prided itself on bringing authentic Italian taste and fine wines to Worthing. Serving authentic dishes created by expert Italian chefs, they whip up a fantastic A la carte menu, or else offer the option to create your own dish. Serving from brunch into the evening, it truly is an all-day fine dining experience, set in an inviting intimate candle lit atmosphere.

Call to book 01903 366 160.

Cuincetta also offers a range of luxury products and olive oils through the restaurant or at cuciettashop. co.uk – a perfect present or the chance to bring home that genuine Italian flare!

Craving a hearty burger? You need The Woods Burger Kitchen. Delivering fresh, quality locally sourced ingredients, and with an existing foothold

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Whether having beers and burgers with friends or sharing a romantic milkshake, they’re sure to give you the best experience possible. thewoodsburgerkitchen.com Call to book 01903 523 563.

Having just reached its first year of business in Worthing, Small Batch Coffee Roasters sets itself apart from the chains that dot Worthing’s high-street. How, you ask? For one, they don’t just serve coffee, but roast their carefully selected beans themselves, creating sensational flavours.

in catering, the family-owners insist they ‘have always wanted a relaxed burger restaurant’. Well they certainly achieved it.

Complimenting the rustic, well-thought-out setting, the menu has been carefully crafted. Their chef’s knowledge of ingredients shines through each plate, from the squid and crab-packed ‘The Kraken’ to ‘The Thing About Being Vegan…’ (with lentil patty, spinach and smashed avocado), they offer a

For your daily (or hourly) caffeine fix, coffee lovers can’t go wrong here; everything from simple white or black coffee to Cortado and Lattes are on tap. Together with its Brightonian style and friendly staff, it’s the place to be seen with friends – for business or leisure.

They even sell their blends pre-packed to relish at home, so jump onto smallbatchcoffee.co.uk to find out more.

Night-crawlers are encouraged to visit the newest cocktail bar in town, Manuka Bar and Kitchen. Opened on 1 December, you can tell a lot of thought went into creating a bar with a

difference. Chic décor and the level of detail, from a stunning brass bar, hanging baskets, suede sofas and luxurious bathrooms, exudes the ‘London vibe’. Experienced mixologists create the perfect cocktails, whether from the elegant menu or your own concoction.

The chefs make fine work of the highest quality ingredients, offering a delicious selection of plates, throughout the day until midnight. Live bands every Wednesday and DJ’s at the weekend provide the vibrant party atmosphere.

All told, Manuka Bar and Kitchen is an unforgettable experience. manukabarandkitchen. co.uk Perhaps it’s gin, vodka, rum or beer, while absorbing the sounds of Soul, Swing, Rock or Reggae you’re after? Then The Libertine Freehouse Bar and Kitchen is for you. A uniquely generous space, it boasts a chilled and inviting atmosphere, offering a variety of free and ticketed music events and live bands, including mid-week Jam sessions and much more. After a sell-out show, the fantastic ‘South Coast Soul Revue’ returns on Thursday 21 December for a Christmas party. Then live music with ‘Oomph!’ on the 23rd and swinging into the New year with ‘The Swing Ninja’s Extravaganza!’.

The new staff team here look forward to welcoming you. FB The Libertine.

So, forget the Portland Road of old; shop, eat and party in one of Worthing’s newest hot spots...

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HEALTH & WELLBEING

Try Something New IT’S ALL OVER, IT SOON WILL BE...

And, when you’re ready to ditch your Netflix and Roses induced hibernation, here’s a few options to help you kick off your New Year health and wellbeing activities.

We particularly like the opportunities to learn a new skill to help other people feel fabulous too. And if you’re looking for a gym, flick through to page 38.

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Being involved with this project won’t cost you a thing but will

HEALTH & WELLBEING

Get Active in 2018! make you feel both happier and fitter. Take part with your friends or come along by yourself and meet new people. All abilities are welcome and if you have never tried any of these activities before, now’s your chance.

You have opportunities for individual coaching, group activities, days out, courses and tasters so you can find out what you enjoy and then learn more and improve your skills.

Blueprint 22 are also looking for volunteers to become Community Sports Champions. This is your chance to get involved in community events and share your knowledge and skills about the sports you love.

Most importantly they hope to make getting fit, FUN! If you want to take part then contact Blueprint 22 via their facebook page, message Veronica Carver on 07543 874922 or email info@blueprint22.org.uk

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“I believe that Blueprint 22 is good because if it wasn’t available I wouldn’t be able to do anything. I don’t have any money but with this project I can go to things like yoga, which I enjoy or maybe try out aerobics, without worrying about the cost.” Lois Windeatt, aged 20.

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BUSINESS FEATURE

Finance Corner 2018 IS HERE AND WITH IT NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS. For some these will

be around getting fitter, and here at Emerald Finance we have come up with some tips to make sure you are financially fit and in the best shape you can be for 2018.

2018 RESOLUTIONS Debts – after Christmas these can

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rear their ugly head. Make sure you aren’t paying more interest than you need to on your credit cards. If you can’t clear them make sure they are on a 0% or low rate deal so you don’t pay more interest than you need to.

Try to pay more than the minimum each month to clear it quickly. Focus on clearing the most expensive debts first!

Mortgage – if you haven’t checked

this yet do it NOW! If you are on a lenders variable rate or haven’t checked your options for a while you may be surprised by the savings to be had. Alternatively look for peace of mind with stable payments on a fixed rate. There are some amazing low rates available so see if it’s worth you switching to a different deal to save £££’s each month.

Family – recently got married, got

some new additions to your family?

Make sure they are protected should the worst happen. Write your WILL, talk to one of our estate planners to ensure that your assets go to those you want, and that you have appointed Guardians for your children should the worst happen.

Don’t let the state decide!

Life Insurance – two key things are

often missed here – is there enough insurance in place to make sure your family could clear the mortgage, and most importantly will the payout be tax free? Many don’t realise the payout could be taxed if it’s not written into Trust with up to 40% of the payout going to the tax man! This can be simply resolved by putting the insurance into Trust so that the tax man doesn’t see a penny and it all goes to those you care about. Chat to your Financial Adviser.

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DADIFESTO

It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day and I’m feeling...

So, do something simple and be kind to yourself. Stop looking at how many calories there are in a glass of wine.

Stop reading blooming articles about ‘How you can change your life in an hour a day’ and focus on a couple of important things that make you and the people around you happy.

YOU’VE HEARD THE NEWS, YOU’VE MADE THE DECISION and you say to

yourselves again and again ‘This year will be MY year’.

You’re done with the booze, the takeaways, the bad habits, the latenight working and not catching up with friends because something has ‘come up’.

Do a couple of things that really aren’t that tricky but will ultimately make your world a better place.

This year you will find ‘inner peace’ and take up Yoga. You will take all the washing off the exercise bike in the bedroom and use it. You will go to bed earlier and not binge on Netflix until the early hours.

You’ll be prepared and cook healthy, nutritious lunches for yourself the night before, so you don’t have to go to Gregg’s every lunchtime.

You will have downloaded that ‘Couch to 5k’ running app and have your application for the Marathon ready to send off.

You will print off positive affirmations from the internet and place them around the house, so you’ll never forget ‘YOU ARE SOMEBODY’…

You’ll listen to endless podcasts and read articles about ‘New Year’s Resolutions’. You will mark a big black cross on the kitchen calendar for January the 1st. This will be your YEAR!

Don’t judge other people – So what if their child is throwing a massive paddy in the middle of the supermarket? Do the compassionate thing and smile a supportive smile at the mum or dad in need, and offer some kind words of reassurance.

‘THE ROAD TO RESOLUTION IS FRAUGHT WITH DANGER, PLAN WISELY’ Then, of course, by January the 3rd you’ll be done will all that. The depression of having to go back to work, only to be met with endless “So did you have a nice Christmas?” conversations by colleagues that you utterly hate and drunkenly thought weren’t that bad after you bonded over that 8th glass of wine at the ‘Works’ do, will have you poking out your eyes will rusty pencil sharpeners, rather than having to face them again.

You’ll be met with tidying up all the mess that the kids have made over last three weeks of chocolate-induced mayhem. And then to top it all off,

you’ll be greeted by a whopping great credit card bill, which will completely push you over the edge.

In no time at all, you’ll be tipping up the back of the sofa to try and find any leftover ‘Quality Street’, that might have found their way down there. And you’ll be in your PJs, with a Domino’s on your lap by 7.30pm as it is far too cold to go the gym.

Don’t feel too bad. Most ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ only set you up to fail because you expect too much of yourself.

Send someone an actual Birthday card instead of a quick Facebook post.

Remember that thing called the Post Box? They still exist for a reason.

Anyway, enough of all the dogooding, I’m off to investigate how many chakras there are in a deep-pan Hawaiian with extra mushrooms.

Until next time…

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Father | Journalist | Part-Time Revolutionary | Don’t Believe The Hype | The World’s First Agency of Dad

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THOMAS H GREEN’S MUSICAL TIME MACHINE THE TIME MACHINE HAS A TENDENCY to veer

Worthing’s Radio Heritage 1985-2018

towards the counterculture (and it always will!).

However, music touches lives in many more ways than punk, psychedelia, rave and all that good stuff, and often on a much wider scale.

This applies to Worthing as much as anywhere, and a man who knows all about it is 61 year old Roy Stannard, much of whose career has been motivated by a belief in the power of local, community and hospital radio.

“My career grew out of a love of music,” Roy explains, “out of introducing music to people, talking to musicians, getting people involved.

Music can be tremendously therapeutic for people in hospital, people living on their own, people travelling, people in difficult jobs working long anti-social hours. Radio is a companion and a mainstay.”

Over the course of four decades, Roy’s biography is interwoven with radio stations that have become part of community life, dating back to his days as a student at the University of Sussex, where he had a show on Radio Falmer, the campus station, followed by a stint on an early ‘80s Brighton pirate station. As a young man with an interest in ‘independent music, acid jazz, elements of soul, nothing particularly mainstream’, he became a teacher at Tarring Boys School (now Worthing High) where he developed a coterie of like-minded souls interested in music.

…Showcase guests have ranged from the late politician Lord Denis Healey to local star musician, Mike Kerr of Royal Blood...

Hearing that Chris Burns, then Chairman of the Worthing Hospital Radio Association, was looking to set up a new service, he and a group of people that included technically-minded friend David Cunningham volunteered. They launched on the 11th April 1986, initially working from ‘a broom cupboard off the A27 at Swandean Hospital’. The response was great and, due to Cunningham’s skill at microwave signal linking, they grew to an eight hospital network as Worthing Hospital Radio, then Coastway Hospital Radio, now Seaside Hospital Radio. But surely the demands of hospital radio conflicted with Roy’s own musical tastes?

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Do you have any memories of music life in Worthing?

We’re interested in stories and scenes from any era, from the ‘30s and ‘40s to the ‘90s and Noughties.

Perhaps you have a photograph of yourself or a local band or occasion? We’d love to feature it and chat about it.

Please email editorial@hereandnowmag.co.uk (Head up Thomas H Green’s Musical Time Machine).

“On hospital radio you can’t be self-indulgent by playing only stuff you like,” he explains, “I quickly learned to research and understand all sorts of different types of music. We were playing Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, the staples our mature audience loved.”

Along with David Cunningham, Roy branched out into commercial radio with month-long projects based around local festivals, starting with the 1993 Adur Festival. They took over premises in North Street, Brighton, an old newspaper distribution warehouse lent by The Argus, which they turned into a two floor hub for their operations. The presenter team gathered in Brighton was an incubator for radio talent, and reached its apogee with the 1996 Radio Festival FM project (for that year’s Brighton Festival).

However, when Roy’s group bid for a more permanent licence, they missed out.

Older but wiser, Roy returned to the advertising sector as ROY & DAVE, SPLASH FM a director for the next five years.

However, there’s a happy footnote to Roy’s 1990s Brighton adventure.

Roy’s group, New Wave ROY AT SEASIDE RADIO

Broadcasting, sublet the Brighton studios to Burgess Hill Radio, who also tried and failed to win the Brighton licence (the successful bid eventually came from an outfit called Surf, led by Daniel Nathan and Eugene Perera, which, in turn, became Juice FM).

Roy and David Cunningham eventually headed up a bid to win a licence for Worthing and in 2002 the Radio Authority agreed there was a demand.

Five bids went in but the one Roy was part of won and on 5th May 2003 Splash FM was launched from offices in the Guildbourne Centre in the middle of town.

Then in 2008 the two groups who’d originally bid for the Brighton licence joined forces, when Media Sound Holdings led by Allan Moulds (who had won the Mid-Sussex licence as Bright FM in 2001) merged with Splash FM. Later this marriage grew to include the Sovereign and Arrow stations in East Sussex and Isle of Wight Radio. The Group’s Sussex-based radio activities are now known by the handle More Radio.

“I was MD of Splash

FM from 2003 to 2006,” Roy remembers fondly, “which led me to meet a number of musicians, including Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, who was a good friend and a great supporter, and Leo Sayer, who was from Shoreham originally. In fact, we hired Leo Sayer to play Steyne Gardens in 2004.

It was sponsored to enable free entry and still has the record for Worthing’s largest ever outdoor concert audience. We

ROY STANNARD WITH LEO SAYER

stopped counting at 12,000. The annual More Radio Garden Party every July grew out of that.”

Skip to the present and the Guildbourne Centre office, including its Operations Director, Roy’s old pal David Cunningham, still plays a key role. Roy is back with More Radio too, after 11 years away, and is looking forward to the launch of their DAB digital service across Sussex in February next year.

Meanwhile his programme The Whole Nine Yards has gone to air every Thursday for the past five years on Seahaven FM 106.3 (seahavenfm.com) between 7.00 and 9.00 PM. The show invites a notable guest to choose 20 tracks and talk about their lives. Showcase guests have ranged from the late politician Lord Denis Healey to local star musician, Mike Kerr of Royal Blood. Roy, however, is shy of taking too much credit for his work over the years

“No, it’s not about me,” he states, “It’s always been a collective effort, especially with the charitable projects I’ve been involved in. The hospital radio teams rely on trust and goodwill, whilst true local radio has to have deep roots in community. In the early days we’d even walk around the shops and venues and help people retune their radios to a local station...”

He continues to enthuse about current and future projects but, for the Time Machine’s purposes, we’ll leave it there. Roy’s life casts a spotlight on the story of Worthing’s seedbed local radio scene and, as he suggests, if you want to get involved, just volunteer and email a CV to your local hospital or community radio group. You don’t need to be experienced, just have a desire to get involved. Pretty much as he always has.

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WHAT’S ON IN WORTHING The South Coast Jazz Festival THE SOUTHCOAST JAZZ FESTIVAL: 20-27 JAN 2018, ROPETACKLE ARTS CENTRE A WHISTLE STOP TOUR around the world of jazz. 8 days of concerts, workshops,

special events, films and talks.

From 20 - 27 January, the Ropetackle Arts Centre will host The South Coast Jazz Festival.

Offering a whistle stop tour round the ‘World of Jazz’, the programme comprises eight days of concerts and is enhanced by workshops, talks and special events.

The festival opens with a highly entertaining and fast paced journey through the history of jazz as The Jazz Repertory Company present ‘100 years of Jazz in 99 minutes’.

World class headline acts continue with saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis (James Brown), multi-award winning vocalists Liane Carroll & Ian Shaw, virtuoso pianist Gwilym Simcock with Russian bassist Yuri Goloubev, Clark Tracey’s new Quintet featuring BBC Young Musician Jazz Award winning trumpeter Alexandra Ridout, outstanding rising talent Elliot Galvin and the reunited ‘Brotherhood of Breath’ celebrating the swinging sound of South African music.

Proceedings close on Saturday 27 January with The Kansas Smitty’s Big Four a high energy band currently enthralling London with their mash of genres: Kansas City Jazz, New Orleans Funk, Trad, Swing and Blues.

Most events will include an intimate ‘Meet the Artist’ session in a relaxed Q&A before the concert and Gwilym Simcock’s ‘An Audience With’ performance will include a seated buffet meal. For more info visit southcoastjazzfestival.com

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5 FUN THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH Out with the Old, in with the New, stuff to do…

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CELEBRATE like it’s midnight but at 6pm.

Tot Rockin Beats Family friendly NYE Party

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SWIZZLE AND TIZZLE at Worthing Ice Rink. Open NYE & New Year’s Day

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SWING into the New year with 7 piece band, The Swing Ninja’s, The Libertine, NYE Party

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PARTY WITH TUNES from Seaside Hospital Radio. Tune in from 6pm on NYE for non-stop party classics, disco and dance.

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ADD YOUR EVENTS to the listings through the

email music@hereandnowmag.co.uk! And list your events for free at hereandnowmag.co.uk

December 2017 Sun 24 Dec

Wassail, Duke of Wellington (Shm). 4pm, FREE

DJ Spoons, The Warwick. 9pm, FREE – DJ

Alibis, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE - Covers

Jenna Hall, Molotov. 8pm, FREE - Covers

Sun 7 January

Christmas Eve w/ Doctor Bluegrass, Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE - Bluegrass

WSO: New Year Tonic in Vienna, Assembly Hall. 2:45pm, £19 – 28 – Classical

Tue 26 Dec

Burning Organ, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

4pm, FREE – Covers

Boxing Day Jazz Breakfast w/ Mike Hatchard, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm).

11am, £12 – Jazz In 2 Deep w/ Billy Butler and Micky Cee, Warwick. 9pm, FREE – House/Garage

Fri 29 Dec Starlets Burlesque Show, Southern Pavilion. 6:45pm, £22 – Burlesque Party Night w/ the Stash Deejays and friends, Cellar Arts Club. 8pm, £2 for nonmembers Mark Wright 80s Night, Egremont.

8:45pm, FREE – 80s Covers Juicy Lucy, Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE

Karl Bashford, Piston Broke (Shm). 4:30pm, FREE

Fri 12 January Coastal Connections with Rebecca Reidtmann and The Self Help Group at Coast Café. 7pm, FREE – Showcase/Open Mic Bobby Aspey Band, Duke Of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE – Blues/Jazz The Groove Aces, Farmer’s (Lancing). 8pm, FREE

Sat 13 January Supersaurus, Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE

LISTINGS MUSIC

CONNOR’S VIEW HAPPY NEW YEAR! Looking back through 2017, there were some incredible gigs in Worthing – these are just a few of the highly attended events we’ve been told were sell outs! Black Peaks at Bar 42, Wilko Johnson, Assembly Hall, Drewsif Stalin’s Musical Endeavours and Toska at Bar 42, The Cimarons, Cellar Arts Club, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Pavilion Theatre, Kerri Watt at Coast Café, Decosta Boyce at Coast Café, Walter Trout Band, Southern Pavilion, Newton Faulkner, Assembly Hall, Chris Simmons at St Paul’s and Synthasize Me with AKDK at St Paul’s.

If you didn’t get along to any live music in 2017, then you could be missing another year’s worth of gigs like these in 2018 too! Make it your mission to make it down to a local venue for a fantastic gig this year – you won’t regret it!

Worthing

Sat 20 January

Thu 25 January

100 Years Of Jazz In 99 Minutes – The Jazz Repertory Company, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 7pm, £15 – Jazz

Clark Tracey Quintet ‘Bebop & Beyond’ ft.

Alexandra Ridout, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 7pm, £15 - Jazz

BIMM Student Showcase, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 6pm, FREE

BIMM Student Showcase, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 6pm, FREE

Mordrake/Blood Oath + Support at Bar 42. 8pm, FREE – Melodic/Death Metal

Fri 26 January

Sat 30 Dec

Dolly Dagger, Duke Of Wellington (Shm).

9pm, FREE - Rock

Charged + support at Bar 42. 8pm, FREE – Rock/Metal

Shady Grove, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE - Folk

Shm Allstars, Duke Of Wellington (Shm).

3pm, FREE

My Pet Shark, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

8pm, FREE – Funk Rock

Sun 14 January

Dubious Roots, Duke Of Wellington (Shm).

9pm, FREE – Reggae/Funk/Rock

Sun 31 Dec NYE Party 2017/2018 at St. Paul’s. 8pm, £20 (Earlybird) – New Year’s Party Millay and DJs Rockstone, Warwick. 9pm, FREE – Reggae/Soul/House Alison David at Molotov. 8pm, FREE – Covers

Voodoo Kitchen, Duke Of Wellington (Shm). 4pm, FREE – Country/Blues Sun, Piston Broke (Shm). 4:30pm, FREE

Wed 17 January Edith Piaf: Celebration Of A Legend with Tina May, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm).

8pm, £14 - Jazz

Original Music

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J&B Band, Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE

Mad Max, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

Sun 21 January Liane Carroll & Ian Shaw Present ‘Latin Flavours’, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm).

7pm, £15 - Jazz

Brotherhood Of Breath – The Music Of Chris McGregor, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 7pm, £15 - Jazz BIMM Student Showcase, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 6pm, FREE Icarus Falls + Support at Bar 42. 8pm, FREE – Heavy Rock Soul & Motown with Treeanna, Egremont.

8:45pm, FREE – Soul/Motown Covers Ruby & The Revelators, Duke Of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE - Soul Archie Deacon and the Bishops, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

Thu 18 January

BIMM Student Showcase, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 6pm, FREE

Julie Fowlis, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm).

8pm, £20 – Folk

Delta Ladies, Duke Of Wellington (Shm).

4pm, FREE – Country/Bluegrass

Welly Wailers, Duke Of Wellington (Shm).

8:30pm, FREE – Sing-a-long

Mel and Lee, Piston Broke (Shm). 4:30pm, FREE

Speak & Spell at St. Paul’s. 7pm, £11 – Tribute

January 2018

Fri 19 January

Mon 22 January

Fri 5 January

Los Pacaminos ft. Paul Young, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 8pm, £20 – Tex Mex

An Evening With Gwilym Simcock & Yuri Goloubev, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm).

8pm, £25 - Jazz

Smitty’s Big Four ft. Joe Stilgoe, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 7pm, £15 – Jazz

DJ Gary, Vine. 8pm, FREE - DJ New Year’s Eve w/ Shady Grove and Purple Shoes, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

8pm, FREE – New Year’s Party

Hunky Dory, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 8pm, £13 - Pop Rum Boogie, Duke of Wellington (Shm).

9pm, FREE – Blues Lorelei Rock, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE - Rock Little Joe, Farmers (Lancing). 9pm, FREE

Sat 6 January Elvis Night: Suspiciously Elvis, Assembly Hall. 8pm, £21.50 – Tribute Jazz Breakfast w/ Mike Hatchard, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 11am, £8 - Jazz

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Graces Collide + Support at Bar 42. 8pm, FREE – Heavy Rock Mel Farmery Party Night, Egremont.

8:45pm, FREE High Octane Junkies, Duke Of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE – Hard Punk/Rock Covers Backbeat, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE Amanda Russell, Farmer’s (Lancing). 8pm, FREE

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Glenn’s 90s Night, Farmer’s (Lancing). 8pm, FREE – 90s Covers

Sat 27 January

Nigel Bagge, Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE

BIMM Student Showcase, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 6pm, FREE

Dr Smutglove, Duke Of Wellington (Shm).

9pm, FREE – New Wave/Punk Covers

Tue 23 January

Dagger Band, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE - Covers

Elliot Galvin Trio, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 7pm, £15 - Jazz

Sun 28 January

BIMM Student Showcase, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 6pm, FREE

Les Triaboliques, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 8pm, £22 – Blues

Wed 24 January

Country Music with Mark Wright, Egremont. 4pm, FREE – Country Covers

Pee Wee Ellis ‘Funk Assembly’, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 8pm, £15 - Funk BIMM Student Showcase, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 6pm, FREE

Jemima Price, Duke Of Wellington (Shm).

4pm, FREE – Celtic/Country

MUSIC LISTINGS Taylor Maid, Piston Broke (Shm). 4:30pm, FREE – Swing/Big Band

The Long Haul, Duke Of Wellington (Shm).

4pm, FREE – Texas Boogie

Mon 29 January

Lee Pryor, Piston Broke (Shm). 4:30pm, FREE

Lúnasa, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm).

8pm, £15 – Folk/Irish

Tue 6 February

February 2018

Sam Outlaw, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 8pm, £15 - Country

Thu 1 February

Fri 9 February

Richard Durrant: Big Box Little Box, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 7:30pm, £15 – Guitar/Ukulele

Josh Smith USA, Southern Pavilion. 8pm, £16 – Blues

Fri 2 February

Big Yellow Taxi, Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE - Rock

WSO: American Masterpieces, Assembly Hall. 7:30pm, £19-28, Classical

WOB, Duke Of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE – Pop Punk Poet

Shady Grove + Friends, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 8pm, £10 – Folk

LeeFoxWood, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

Trapper, Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE - Covers

Chasing Angels, Farmer’s (Lancing). 8pm, FREE

Live Music Night at Tangerine Bar. 8pm, FREE

Sat 10 February

Triple X, Duke Of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE - Covers

South Coast Soul Revue, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 8pm, £15 – Soul Covers

The Jackals, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

Dumb Waiters, Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE - Covers

Stephen Leopard, Farmer’s (Lancing). 8pm, FREE – Michael Jackson Tribute

Tangent, Duke Of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE - Covers

Sat 3 February

Blooz Out, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

The Legendary Frontmen of Rock, Assembly Hall. 7:30pm, £29.50 – Rock Covers Spring Into Soul Community Gospel Choir Winter Charity Concert at St. Paul’s. 7pm, £10 - Choir Jim Mullen Organ Trio, Ropetackle Arts Centre (Shm). 8pm, £17 – Jazz Synthony 101, Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE – 80s Covers SouthWestSide, Duke Of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE – Hip-hop Bloody Mary, Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

Sun 4 February

REGULAR EVENT LISTINGS Open Mic w/ Bustin’ A Groove, Thomas A Becket. Every other Tuesday from 9th Jan at 8pm Open Stage at Bar Next Door. Every Wednesday at 8pm.

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Back to Life: Soul II Soul Soul II Soul, Assembly Hall, Tuesday 5 December AS JAZZIE B HIMSELF SAID, it’s good to see the Soul

Music-loving adults of Worthing out on a school night, and out they indeed came in droves to see and hear the first ever visit of Brit Soul legends Soul II Soul, featuring original vocalist Caron Wheeler on their two biggest worldwide hits ‘Back To Life’ and ‘Keep On Moving’.

The sumptuous tour bus parked outside the Assembly Hall brought a full band, with two slinkily-moving violin players and three backing singers, along with two keyboards, bass, drums, guitar, while Jazzie as expected either DJd from the back of the stage, or moseyed affably down to the front of stage to communicate the 1990s creed of “A happy face, a thumping bass for a loving race”.

bass heavy sound might have suited the Pavilion Theatre better, had the Pantomime Snow White not already been in residence there. As it was, the clarity of the instruments wasn’t helped by the Assembly Room’s more orchestrally-suited acoustic. However, this was a standing gig, and only those in the balcony were stuck with their allocated seats, so down at the front, where we spent most of the gig, the parade of Club Classics worked beautifully.

I still have my vinyl copies of the first albums, both Soul II Soul and Caron Wheeler’s solo album UK Blak, from which she also sang her main hit ‘Living In The Light’, all bought from Our Price in the late 80s, and most of the Worthing audience clearly date from that vintage too. It’s

a demographic which still wants to go out, and shake its thing. After Selecter and The Beat the previous month, 80s Soul and Reggae bands are spoiling us.

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Caron Wheeler sounded immaculate, as indeed did fellow vocalist Charlotte and the backing singers. Before now, the only contact Worthing has had with Soul II Soul was the sad death in 2002 on the A27 at Shoreham of fellow vocalist Do’reen. Caron filled in for Club Classic’s third vocalist Rose Windross during ‘Fair Play’.

The 1100 capacity Assembly Hall quickly filled up once Soul II Soul hit the stage, although the

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LISTINGS CINEMA & THEATRE Sat 13 Jan Ferdinand (Autistic Screening) 10.15am.

Dome. £3

Tue 16 Jan ROH: Rigoletto (12A). 7.15pm. Verdi’s potent and tragic opera is conducted

by Alexander Joel. Connaught. £14.50 £16.50

Thurs 18 Jan

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Wed 10 Jan

Happy Family. 7.45pm. Susan’s new fiancé is the catalyst that stretches The Solstice family childhood chains to breaking point. The characters are completely bonkers but the play is disturbingly funny. Barn Theatre, Southwick. £11

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars + Q&A (15).

7pm. Behind the scenes of legendary guitarist Eric Clapton. Connaught. £10.50 – £11.50

Tues 16 Jan

Thurs 11 Jan

Hampstead (12A). 2pm. An American woman finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath.

Ropetackle. £3.50

Tue 23 Jan EOS: Cezanne – Portraits of a Life (12A).

6.30pm. Portrait work of Paul Cézanne, features interviews with curators and experts, and correspondence from the artist himself. Connaught Studio. £10.50 - £11.50

Ropetackle Film Club Presents: The Producers (PG). 7.30pm. Ropetackle

Backstage Tour: Connaught Theatre & Studio. 10.30am. A chance to get a first-hand look at the spaces and places in and around the Connaught Theatre and Studio. Connaught Theatre. £5

Fri 26 Jan Dance to the Music. 7.30pm. A new “must see” dance show like no other!

Created by and starring Kristina Rihanoff from BBC1 Strictly Come Dancing TV show. Pavilion Theatre. £28 - £50, Concessions £26 - £48

Sat 27 Jan Patrick Monahan: Rewind Selector 90s.

8pm. In this brand new stand up show Patrick compares life as an Irish/Iranian teenager in the 90’s. Connaught Studio. £11.50 - £13.50

Thurs 25 Jan Round Midnight (15). 2pm. Jazz legend Dexter Gordon portrays fictional sax player Dale Turner. Ropetackle. £3.50

Sun 28 Jan The Zookeepers Wife (12A). 2pm.

Husband and wife in Nazi occupied Poland used their powers as caretakers of Warsaw Zoo to shepherd Jews out of the country.

Ropetackle. £3.50

February Wed 7 Feb ROH: Tosca (12A) Live, 7.15pm Tosca is one of the great evenings of opera, and from its strident opening chords conjures up a world of political instability and menace. Connaught.

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CINEMA & THEATRE LISTINGS

Boo! Hiss! The Evil Queen is in Town NOTHING HERALDS IN THE BEGINNING of

Christmas like a Panto! Worthing Theatre’s Snow White did not disappoint one bite.

With a stellar cast including the ‘One and Only’ Chesney Hawkes as Prince Benedict who did indeed perform ‘that’ song, Joseph Elliott as Muddles who was a perfect fall guy to Richard David Caine who played the evil and incredibly funny ‘Orrible Herman’.

The chemistry on stage was quite tangible as the ad-libbing, with the

genuine intention to make each other laugh, proved. Belly laughs abound, my 9 year old daughter was captivated and even my teenager let out a few laughs and joined in.

According to her the panto was “cool”.

When I asked my 9 year old to tell me about the best bit she said “I laughed and laughed at the custard pies and they (on stage) kept laughing and then falling over! I liked the people who worked there too, they were nice. The lady who gave us drinks was smiley too”.

A great show in a lovely venue with a nice lady who works in the bar!

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out at the panto?! It’s official in our family, panto just got cool again.

As my 9 year old keeps on quoting back to me, the immortal words of Dame Able Mable: “We’ll have to do it again then, won’t we?! Wooh!”

Oh yes we will!

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(Writer, Mum, Not too old for panto) Snow White, Pavilion Theatre to 1 January. For info & booking call Worthing Theatres 01903 206206

COMPETITION! Win A Family Ticket to Noggin the Nog! Do you love silly Vikings, puppets, projections and live music in your family adventures?

On 10 February Noggin the Nog comes to the Connaught Theatre, and you can win a family ticket to this magnificent stage show! Just answer the following question:

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WHAT DOES 2018 HOLD IN STORE FOR YOU? ARE YOU AN AVID BELIEVER in New Year’s resolutions and fresh beginnings, or is the changing of the seasons just an opportunity to ping up a new calendar on the wall? Personally I get excited for both of these things, last year I became vegetarian and I’ve stuck to it ever since.

As for a new calendar, I usually wait until the January discounts kick in! While we’re on the topic of calendars, at our glorious theatres we have so many exciting events to pencil in; here are my 2018 highlights.

We open the year with the lovable comedian Patrick Monahan, he was the villain and star in our recent pantomime Peter Pan as Captain Hook, every show he would come up with hilarious material on the spot, and I’m so excited to see his full gig in the Connaught Studio on 27 January.

February holds a rare treat in store as for the first time ever; we welcome Company Wayne McGregor for his stunning dance show Atomos. This is an opportunity to see his choreography and direction live on stage. A

section of the show has the audience wearing 3D glasses as the performance literally jumps off the Connaught Theatre stage, don’t miss this on 6 February.

On 2 March at the Connaught Theatre we welcome husband and wife Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan, they’ll be unearthing fascinating hidden war stories from men and women who’ve made their mark on history.

My big family highlight of the year has to be David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny at the Pavilion Theatre on 20-22 April! I know my Nan can be a bit nutty at times so I can really relate to this story. To have such a big West End production on the shores of Worthing is fantastic, and this silly and endlessly fun show will bring smiles to the whole family.

With these treats in store, I’d better decide which calendar I’ll be getting soon!

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GENERAL LISTINGS STRIVE SUPPORT DROP IN. 11am1pm every Tue. Support sessions & talks, workshops, taster sessions for people with chronic long-term health conditions. East Worthing Comm Centre (other locations on other days) CANCER UNITED SUPPORT GROUP. 6.30-9.30pm. East Worthing Comm Centre (1st Tue) WORTHING WED MARKET. 9am-5pm every Wed. Montague Street ENERGY ADVICE DROP IN. 10am3.30pm, every Wed. Access practical FREE services and impartial money saving advice, including a tariff comparison and switching service, and energy efficiency advice from Transition Town Worthing’s Energy Shop. St Paul’s Art Centre

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HIRE A DONKEY BIKE! Bikes are located in front of the Pavilion Theatre or at the top of Steyne Gardens, and corner of Warwick Street or near the Lido.

Download the app, find a bike, book and ride! From £6 for 2 hours BAMBI & GARY GOODMAN ART EXHIBITION from 10 Feb – 30 June, The Studio, Worthing Museum & Art Gallery.

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December 2017 26 Dec Boxing Day Boxing Day Charity Sea Swim, 11am the Pier on Worthing Beach. All welcome

29 Dec All Stars DeeJays Mash-Up. Party Time At The Cellar Arts Club. Free to members - Guests £2 Starlets Burlesque Show. 6.45-10.30pm Burlesque and cabaret performances.

Worthing Pier Southern Pavilion £24.20

New Year’s Eve NYE Party - Saints & Sinners Fancy Dress from 9pm. Inc buffet. The John Selden, Worthing £5

WORTHING PARKRUN every Sat morning at Splashpoint MEN IN SHEDS. 10.30am-2.30pm every Tue & Thurs. Northbrook MET, Broadwater Campus

NYE Party with Chasing Zoe from 8pm, The Grand Victoria, Worthing NYE Party buffet included plus a disco and a free glass of bubbles. Alexandra, Worthing.

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GENERAL LISTINGS NYE PARTY from 6pm. Live Music and Entertainment with Crayola Lectern and Betsy plus DJs. Cellar Arts Club. Tickets Message us on FB NYE TotRockinBeats 4-7pm. Family Party. Assembly Hall. Tickets: dontbelievethehype.biz NYE Inappropriate Handclap 8pm. Funk, Soul, Disco, House. wegottickets.com.

Coast Cafe NYE Party swing into the New year with the amazing 7 piece band The Swing Ninja’s & DJ Readman. Tickets from The Libertine £15/20 NYE Celebration with Dinner, fireworks and belly dancing at the Istanbul Restaurant, Worthing. Book 01903 219119 NYE Party with a meal & RocknRoll. Book Rocsters. The Warren Ballroom. £25 New Year’s Eve Party with Charrise, 80s Fancy Dress. The Rose & Crown. £5

Wed 3 Jan South Downs Film Makers (SDFM) meet the 1st & 3rd Wed of the month from 7.30-10pm for all interested in film making. Ferring Village Hall.

Thurs 4 Jan Durrington Country Market, 9.30-11am.

St Symphorian’s Church Hall. FREE

Fri 5 Jan Wassailing at The Vine. Join us for an evening of tradition with Sompting Morris, the Prize Old Mummers and Whispering Woods. The VINE Tarring from 8pm

Sat 6 Jan Kids Run Free 8.30am. All children welcome. Victoria Park, Worthing Mulberry Divas, 10.30am-12pm. Meet for coffee at Kingsley’s Café, Ferring.

Sun 7 Jan

NYE Mad Hatter’s Fancy Dress Tea Party including buffet, music, games and a fake new year at 9pm for children. Worthing Rugby Club. 01903 784706. £20/£5

South Downs Leisure Fitness Fiesta, 8am12.30pm. 20 FREE classes at Worthing Leisure Centre, Shaftsbury Avenue.

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NYE Party from 8pm. Cheers II (tickets from the bar)

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Wed 10 Jan Open Mic Night 8.30pm at Cheers II. Free entry

Thurs 11 Jan Sussex Police Community Meeting and Q&A. 7pm Lancing Parish Hall, BN15 8AJ

New Year’s Day

Talk: ‘The Most Dangerous Weapon in the World’ WS Writers, 7.30pm.

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Tue 2 Jan Worthing Food Bank reopens

Sat 13 Jan Reggae night from 8pm with Madam Scorcher & Soozeesoo and guests. The Cellar Arts Club - members FREE/Guests £2 Unicorns are Capricorns Dance Party night! Castle Goring. Tickets rainbowdreams eventbrite FREE

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(12am 13 Jan-12am 15 Jan) It’s a songwriting challenge. You have 48 hours to write and record a song for inclusion on an album of tracks written and recorded on the same day. No theme, write whatever you want, record in whatever quality you like, as long as you’re happy for it to be shared. Ideally, do it all within the weekend, that’s the challenge bit. It’s an experiment. Send your tracks when completed within that weekend to worthingalbuminaday@ gmail.com. Nothing will be accepted before, or after that weekend. See FB Worthing 48 Hour album for info!

Mon 15 Jan From 15 Jan for 6 weeks. Scratchpad will be in residence at Colonnade House with sessions on Wed & Thurs, 4-6pm for 1418 year olds / 6.30 – 8.30pm for 19-25 year olds. See page 5 for info.

Thurs 18 Jan Theatre Performance from 7.30pm - The Happenings Theatre Co, Cellar Arts Club (Facebook PM to Cellar)

Small Business Grants Info Session - 1pm.

Colonnade House. Reg Eventbrite. FREE

Thurs 25 Jan World of Mouth (Spoken Word Fight) from 7.30pm Thursday - Cellar Arts Club Free entry members - Guests £2

Fri 26 Jan The Piano Man and Friends, Live Music from 8pm. Cellar Arts Club, mem FREE/ Guests £2

Fri 19 Jan DJ Casper Gomez presents Freedom from 8pm at The Cellar Arts Club. Mem FREE/ Guests £2

Sat 20 Jan South Coast Jazz Festival – see P31 for info Lancing Village Market - 9am

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Two shows, a dinner and a bit of swing Rustington Players at The Woodlands Centre

Sat 27 Jan Drama Workshop from 3-5pm at The Cellar Arts Club. Contact for info.

A sleepout! Sleep outside for one night.

Raise funds for WCHP, the playground at Broadwater C of E School. Reg info@ wchp.org.uk Vintage Fayre & Flea Market 10–2pm.

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Mon 29 Jan Freedom Works free week of hot desking space for start-ups from Jan 29-2nd Feb. (see P18)

Tue 30 Jan Just Draw 7-9pm. Freestyle Life & Costume Drawing. Cellar Arts Club. Book £10/£8 peasrgreenpaul95@gmail.com

February 2018 Thurs 1 Feb Northbrook Theatre presents. From 7.30pm, Cellar Arts Club (PM club for info) Better Business Show 10-4pm Assembly Hall. Free entry (See P21)

Sat 3 Feb Spring Into Soul Community Choir.

Raising funds for Chestnut Tree children’s hospice. St Paul’s (see p33)

Sat 10 Feb Transition Town Worthing Annual Seed Swap and Spring Fair. 12noon-4pm. Stalls, talks, pop-up cafe, swapping or buying plants and seeds and more. Oak Grove College. FREE entry

Sun 25 Feb Wedding Showcase, 11am-3pm. Field Place Manor House & Barns.

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1. What you can do with a leaf at New Year (4,4) 2. No matter what 2017 brought, we all have this for 2018 (4) 3. We make these, in 2, every New Year (11), and then try to keep them 4. The colour of envelopes full of money (hongbao) given at Chinese New Year (3) 5. (& 6) Danish New Year tradition, involving breaking crockery (8,6) 6. See 5 (the results end up on people’s doorsteps on New Year’s Day in Denmark) 7. One of the three things Scots traditionally carry over the threshold when first footing (4) 8. (& 9) Two European countries, well represented in Worthing, where the New Year tradition is to pop (18 ) into your mouth with the chimes at midnight (5,5) 9. See 8 (just a hint – famous food from these countries includes pizza and tapas!)

10. In the Philippines, everything at the New Year feast is this shape, to represent coins – good fortune (5) 11. In Switzerland, scoops of this are dropped on the floor, for luck (3,5) Yes, really 12. A French New Year tradition is to _ _ _ (3) 13 13. (8) ……in French, they’re called crepes 14. Romanians dress up as these brown, furry animals for their New Year (5) (Not bees) 15. Many New Year celebrations include drinking these (7) Mine’s a single malt, thanks!

16. An old Irish tradition has people beating the walls with this food staple (5) (Not potatoes) to get rid of evil 15. It’s also another of the three things for first footing (see 7) 17. An essential spectacular element of New Year celebrations all over the world,

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including Worthing (9) . See the New Year in with a banger! (Not a sausage) 18. Make sure you’ve got a couple of bunches of these ready for the chimes of Big Ben (6) see 8 19. These little pulses feature in New Year celebration food, because they represent money – good fortune! (7) In France, and Brazil, and in the Philippines, amongst others.

20. Let’s all raise a glass and do this to 2018! (5) Let’s 2 it’s a good one!

The 20 blue highlighted letters read from top to bottom give you a South American New Year tradition. People parade around the streets, hoping that the coming year will be full of money and goodies.

The 8 given letters form the name of a celebration drink, popular everywhere.

A Happy and Prosperous New Year to all our readers!

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THE WORTHING BYPASS

This column will not change your life JANUARY. THE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR. A

whole new dawn. It is a time to reflect upon the successes of the past year and wonder at the opportunities ahead.

That’s enough of all that. Who’s dead? That’s what I want to know. 2016 was a shocker by all accounts. Just about everybody famous and righteous sadly died: David Bowie, George Michael, Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds... What a shocker. Although nobody mentions Fidel Castro. Even tyrants have mothers.

Mind you, she’ll be dead as well. Mercifully, 2017 held less wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Celebrity deaths fall into three categories for me.

For those recently slain whom I either don’t know or care little about, they get the Partridge Shrug (courtesy of Steve Coogan’s brilliant self-obsessed caricature Alan Partridge). This is the broadest category as the world is full of people I don’t know. If I did know them, I’m sure I’d care a whole lot about them, honestly. As I don’t I can’t, so stop berating me for being so heartless. Goodness knows, I’ve only so much love to give.

…The Beloved Hackette encouraged me to go public. I resisted. “It’s not as if you’ll be mobbed in Asda,” she shot back...

grand total of two nanoseconds. Oh, and how’s the dry January going? Not so good with that sneaky glass of sherry you had at lunch is it? Not so condescending now are you? No).

What does the “oh” actually mean? Is it surprise?

Is it, “oh well, they had a good innings… a lot longer than I’d given them credit for. They should be grateful.”? Or is it, “what a shame, although I thought they were dead already, I’m now doubly crushed at hearing it for a second time,” even though technically-speaking you never heard it the first time, you just thought you did? I fear, dear Hackolyte, that we subconsciously lean towards the former. They were lucky to get the extra few years of living whilst we had presumed them dead.

Moving on from your unnecessarily heavyhanded judgement, there’s the “oh no! So-andso’s died” group, usually relayed to a same-aged friend or partner who is guaranteed to join in the chorus: “oh no! She/he was such a great… [insert comedian, actor, Queen or equivalent here].

Rodney Bewes, great actor that he was, will always be frozen in time as Bob Ferris to me, droll stooge to James Bolam’s Terry Collier in the classic northern sitcom Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Now we know, they died. Well, Rodney/Bob did, sadly passing away last year. Happily James Bolam’s still going, bless him. For those of you who thought that James/Terry had passed away, you’ll likely be given something of a boost, more so as I’m not reporting that he has just passed away. That’s much better, reporting on long lives well lived.

The final category’s my favourite. We’ve all been here. It’s the “Oh, I thought they were dead already” classification. This is worth investigating further (in a non-judgemental vein please folks, I don’t pull you apart for sticking to your new year’s resolution to lose four stones in two weeks for a

I could be onto something, listing all those wonderful actors, musical maestros and sporty types who are still with us. Des Lynam. He’s still going. Kate Adie. Still going. Desmond Tutu. Great man. Dame Judi Dench. Lovely lady. Billy Connelly.

Genius. I’ll be devastated when dear Billy departs.

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A lasting comedic legacy for sure, but he’s also one of the few impersonations I can do. I was gutted when Roger Moore died. Yes, I’m afraid he is. Not many can do Roger but he became something of a speciality, what with everybody and his dog able to pull off a far too Scotteeshh Sean Connery.

Which brings the spotlight back onto one’s own mortality. What will your legacy be? How will you ever live down your various missed opportunities, misdemeanours and abject failures? Sorry, I’m just getting my own back for your haughty approbation at my inhumane insouciance.

As an anonymous figure of minor notoriety I will indeed go gently into that good night, to be replaced by an advert for garden sheds no doubt.

The Beloved Hackette encouraged me to go public. I resisted. “It’s not as if you’ll be mobbed in Asda,” she shot back, her withering disdain destroying what was left of my precariously anonymous sense of self. By the way, other retailers are available but like most folk of a certain vintage I have my preference and Asda’s it. I don’t know why, it just works for me. Nor am I beneath sponsorship and I wouldn’t turn down a freebie, maybe a Breville Toaster. Do they still do them?

So goodbye to 2017 and a slew of celebrity deaths and hello 2018 and many more to come.

Never mind the likely lads, what I want to know is whatever happened to the Worthing Bypass?

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