Here & Now Issue 22 | July 2018

SUMMER OF SPORT

Local sporting success stories - 21

EATING OUT IN WORTHING

NEW food & drink guide - 11 to 13

WHAT’S ON NEAR YOU

FREE TAK E ME

What’s on, in and near Worthing - 31 to 42

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YOUR GUIDE TO WHAT’S ON IN JULY

Kapow! Blam! Kaboooom!

Our local area is exploding with events!

JULY MIRRORS THE JUNE ISSUE with listings focused on free festivals, free art, free street entertainment, free music and more.

First, looking forward to August, when Meanwhile…

Comic Con comes to town. Here’s a chance to indulge your inner geek, apparently we all have one, with cosplay, retro games, special guests and lots more.

Worthing’s traditional annual events include the West Sussex Armed Forces Weekend, Sat 30 June – Sun 1 July, with stalls, entertainment and flying displays.

Worthing Lions bring us a weekend of seaside entertainment with two days of festivities along the Prom, Steyne Gardens and the Pier. The Broadwater Festival combines again with Worthing Fire Station Open Day at Broadwater Green on 21 July.

The Summer Filipino Fiesta of family fun on Lancing Beach Green takes place over two days this year, Sat 4 to Sun 5 July.

It’s not free, love, but with tickets priced at just £7 / £5, the Woodard Stock Festival, on 6 and 7 July at Sir Robert Woodard School in Lancing promises quality and quirky entertainment. Hippy!

The Beach Dreams Festival is back on Shoreham’s Beach Green from 5pm Friday 13 July to 8pm Sunday 15 July and is packed full of local music, activities and Sussex beer, sounds dreamy.

If you are in town on Sat 14 July, Pride 18 kicks off with what is sure to be a bright and colourful parade, starting from the Burlington Hotel and ending at Beach House Grounds, where all the live music and activities continue to 10pm.

Finally, back to looking forward to August events, Circus Seen brings us a midweek special family fun day at Beach House Park, from noon to 5pm on Tues 7 August!

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It’s almost time for the wonderfully creative bunch of people that exhibit as part of Worthing Artists Open Houses to pack up their bunting for another year.

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Worthing Artists Open Houses Catch the last weekend of this fabulous collection of venues with over 325 artists presenting their work. FREE

Exhibition: A Leaf On A Sea Breeze shares surprising links between Leasingstede Museum and Worthing.

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Exhibition: Peon Boyle her beautiful work depicts the landscape where she escapes from her day-to-day roles.

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Costume Trail Worthing Costume Trail is a wonderful way to discover the treasures hidden within Worthing Museum & Art Gallery’s costume collection. Worthing Museum FREE

Now – 1 July Exhibition: There’s no place like it see Ruth Mulvie’s work, a Contemporary Fine Artist, known for her use of brilliant, bold colour palettes and distinctive, hand-painted aesthetic. Colonnade House 10-5pm FREE

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Exhibition: Ben Fearnside Metal on Canvas. Colonnade House 10am-5pm FREE

Exhibition: Safe European Home? (Past, Present and Future) serves as a tribute to this extraordinarily talented artist whose passion lives on through his work. Worthing Museum 10am-5pm FREE

IF YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT ART, don’t despair, we’ve drawn up a list of exhibitions and events (left) for the coming months.

PETER ALLWRIGHT

And finally, congratulations to local artist Peter Allwright, who had one of his paintings selected to be exhibited at the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2018, now celebrating its 250th year. Peter entered his painting named “Loneliness – to feel alone in a room full of people”.

For further info about Peter and the exhibition, which runs to 19 August, visit peterallwright.com

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Exhibition: Dress to Impress explore the intricate accessories worn by Japenese men during the Edo period.

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What does a pin of wine, a chequered wall and the Black Death have to do with the Marlipins Museum in Shoreham?

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It is something of a local mystery as to HOW THE MARLIPINS MUSEUM GOT ITS NAME. One suggestion is that it could have once been a storage place for wine and other goods, a pin being another term for a small barrel of wine. Another suggestion comes from the root word of the earliest deed, in which the building was known as Malduppine. The root word, Mal could mean that the building once housed something bad or unpleasant.

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The Marlipins Museum is open from May to October, Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30am to 4.30pm. It costs £3.25 PER ADULT and £1.60 PER CHILD.

Surviving deeds of THE BUILDING CAN BE DATED BACK TO 1347, the year the Black Death arrived. The history of the building goes back further still, with some parts of the Marlipins Museum thought to be dated back to the Norman era.

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The Marlipins Museum stands boldly on the High Street, with its STRIKING CHEQUERED WALL allegedly dating back to the 13th Century.

The High Street was also known as ‘Procession Strete’, hinting that the

museum saw many charming customs and parades that are now long forgotten.

Skip forward to the present day, and the museum now tells of Shoreham’s maritime history and, impressively, of the town’s medieval and prehistoric past. Marlipins Museum, therefore, serves as a fantastic educational resource, even teaming up with CoastEd, a partnership of organisations including Worthing Museum and Art Gallery, Littlehampton Museum, Rustington Museum and Worthing Theatres. The goal is to help to provide an exciting, innovative education service for schools in Arun and Adur & Worthing. n

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EAT & DRINK IN WORTHING

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A wonderfully warm welcome to you, reader of our brand spanking new food and drink section! Every month we will offer bite-sized (excuse the pun – we’re very excited!) tips, tricks, reviews and recipes to show, entertain and hopefully share with you what, how and where to eat and drink locally.

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LONG SUMMER EVENINGS are lazily stretching out before us and inviting us to eat and drink outside. Al fresco dining done right is an ingredient in itself and can help add all sorts of ‘flavour’ to a meal. Venturing outside needn’t be restricted to within garden or balcony walls.

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Warming yourself on pebbles or being tucked away from the salty sea air are, sometimes, the only ways to munch on fish and chips. There is something nostalgic about those little wooden forks sinking into a chunky chip and flaking apart crispy battered fish (just remember to throw your forks and greasy ‘fish and chip’ paper in the bin).

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MasterChef 2018 winner, Kenny Tutt, is visiting Indigo restaurant on the 3 July… need we say more?

There is a new house in Shoreham town! Tap House is a stylish bar arriving in the heart of Shoreham. Just like its sister bars, Corner House and Beach House in Worthing, it will be packed with the finest local ales.

Vote for your Favourite Recipe of the Month BEGIN BY FOLLOWING us on Facebook: HereAndNow MagazineWorthing. Then, every month, we’ll give you the chance to vote on a recipe to feature in the next issue, courtesy of The Hairless Biker.

‘Tis the Sea…sun for BBQ’ing TIME TO SIZZLE in a glorious haze of BBQ season! Whether you’re a modern-day BBQ’er with a shining vegan meal to be lightly scorched and smoked, an adventurist prepared to indulge our resident Hairless Biker’s fruity Strawberry BBQ Chicken sauce (see below), or a traditionalist partial to banger’s ‘n’ bun – a BBQ helps bring both ourselves and our culinary skills outside.

What to stick on your grill? Where to get all up in your grill?

Sun, sea air and BBQs everywhere! Well, not quite everywhere.

You can BBQ on Worthing beach, but Shoreham beach goers will need to travel at least as far as Lancing (where there’s designated spots to burn those coals) or Worthing – no BBQs allowed we’re afraid. n

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LITERARY LOCAL

School’s almost out for Summer

It’s finally here; the good weather, the pub gardens and all the fabulous events and activities that are going on locally.

your local library this summer!

This year’s Challenge is Mischief Makers; celebrating the 80th anniversary of the much-loved comic, The Beano.

THE FUNFAIR RIDES, the car shows, music in Steyne Gardens and of course, ice cream! That all sounds amazing, but before we all go signing our school shirts (if that’s still a thing), have a look at what’s on offer literarily:

Children taking part will follow clues to explore their colourful collector’s map of Beanotown. As children read library books, they will collect special stickers to help them find the mysterious buried treasure!

Tue 3 – Sun 15 July

Mischief Makers kicks off in your local library from Saturday 14 July. It’s FREE and you only need a library card to register.

If you prefer your literature performed with a flash of flair and drama, how about some Shakespeare? Performed in the stunning Highdown Gardens, you have the option of the Taming of shrew (Tue 3rd - Sun 8th) or Two gentlemen of Verona (Tue 10th - Sun 15th). Both productions promise to be entertaining, and in the words of the Highdown Gardens website: “Be amazed, be captured, be moved ...” I know I’ve got my ticket!

Tue 10 July Ropetackle Arts Centre are hosting a talk with Matt Haig, author of books for both adults and children, and winner of several awards. ‘Notes on a Nervous Planet’ looks at our relationship to stress and anxiety in the modern day, and ‘how to feel happy, human and whole in the 21st century’. £8 Thurs 12 July – 7.30pm

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Courtesy of West Sussex Writers, novelists Juliet West and Claire Fuller present The Art of the Short Story. This talk and workshop covers the ‘the essential ingredients of a short story’ and how to master this challenging art-form! Goring Methodist Church, £5 for non-members Sat 14 July, ongoing There will be pranks galore and a ton of fun at

Volunteer! Anyone from 14 years can help your local library encourage children to read during the holidays. Visit your local library or westsussex.gov.uk/src to find out more.

SUMMER HOLIDAY READING But of course, sometimes summer + fun = less money. All those ice creams, the cold drinks and the fish and chips by the sea takes its toll on the purse-strings. So, why not consider resorting to an old favourite?

The trusty book can be taken anywhere. It can be fitted into the funkiest of beach bags, just find a park/beach, take a snack or picnic, and settle down. Books don’t have to cost the earth either. Check out the charity shops for cheap, pre-owned books, Guild Care runs a popular bookshop bazaar in the Strand and Oxfam has a shop full of books on Montague Street or why not visit one of our fabulous local libraries? They’re FREE! Rumour also has it that the Book Fairies are often out and about, hiding free books around the local area. If you see a book with a green and white sticker, often decked in a lovely green/white ribbon, then it’s yours if you want it!

So, in celebration of summer I’m grabbing my ‘Learn Norwegian for Beginners’ book and heading outside for a cold drink and some welloverdue sunshine! n

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FINANCE CORNER

What is the best Mortgage?

A lot of people are asking the advisers at Emerald Finance whether they should take a fixed rate at the moment and it’s a good question.

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HISTORICALLY, TRACKER RATES have been cheapest but now there is very little to choose between a fixed rate or a tracker, at least in terms of what your payment will be today. Furthermore, many have drifted onto their lender’s variable rate and as the payment has remained affordable, may have done nothing, when most could have paid less or secured a more affordable payment into the future.

So what’s the difference? A fixed rate sets your payments at a defined level for a set period of time, whereas a tracker rate is an interest rate that moves in line with the Bank of England Base Rate. A tracker rate can change although in recent years movements have been minimal. A variable rate is set by your lender which means that they decide when and how much it should change.

Why change your deal? At the moment interest rates on offer are at some of the lowest levels we have seen. This offers an opportunity to take advantage of the best deals available. With over 120 lenders available at Emerald Finance, alongside specialist broker only lenders and exclusive deals, there are some fantastic schemes to be had.

The future presents potential uncertainty. With Brexit looming, some clients are concerned about the impact this may have. Naturally we don’t know how severe the effect of Brexit will be but if the cost of living does rise as certain indicators suggest, then it would be prudent to fix in as many costs as possible before this happens.

Stability in a time of instability is key for financial management.

MATT SUTTON, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF EMERALD FINANCE, your local award winning financial advisers, is here to answer your financial questions.

Got a query? Email on info@emeraldfinance.co.uk

In this sense a fixed rate is certainly attractive. Long term fixed rates of 5 years are incredibly competitive and, not only does it mean you can secure stable mortgage payments for the next 5 years, it also means you won’t have to remortgage again for that period. If rates rise, your payments will stay the same and if Brexit does have an impact it won’t affect your mortgage for 5 years.

Everyone’s situation is different, so for a personalised review to see if it’s time for you to FIX YOUR MORTGAGE RATE, pop into one of our shops at 10 Chapel Road or 77 Rowlands Road in Worthing, or call 01903 222940 to arrange an appointment at your home or our office. One of our advisers will be pleased to help. n

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MY COMMUNITY MATTERS

The Worthing Ambler

Favourite Pavements My inaugural amble starts at the roundabout between Waitrose and Lidl.

No sooner have I begun stretching my legs do I meet two women stock-still staring down at the path.

People dedicating their time to pavements: I have found my kin.

“I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT GETS THERE,” says one pointing at the bank, “to safety”. On the surface below us is the object of interest: a chunky brown caterpillar, with bristling hairs, buckling and extending its body at some speed.

“It’s the very hungry caterpillar!” she exclaims. Only it needs to turn around to masticate its way through the delectable grub at The Cornerhouse. If the creature starts out now, he might make it there for the celebrated Monday night quiz.

I can’t claim the same speed of progress as the caterpillar. I’m a dawdler. My travels take place in the slow lane. For this amble I am traversing a small section from the first of the Worthing Heritage Trails. It takes me past the public house formally known as The White Swan and its neighbouring Forge Gallery, hosting a splendid array of brightly coloured fused glass.

Off The Little High Street, in the alleyway heading north, are exhibitions of flora pushing through the cracks. Some pretty pink wild flowers are even managing to make the walls their home. Known the ‘Quashetts’, this footpath is old, at least medieval.

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At one time it may even have stretched as far as Cissbury Ring.

From this portion I emerge by the Sydney Walter Centre – once a school, now boasting a packed programme of classes and events.

Taking tai chi here helped get my body back in balance. Perhaps pole dancing next?

Out the front of the centre The Mind and Memory Garden created by Breathing Senses is a beautiful place to take a breather surrounded by big leafy plants. My favourite features are the hanging baskets made from repurposed kitchen colanders. Under the glaring eyes of the building’s lions I take a rest; I’ve earnt it! n Lela Tredwell

If you fancy ambling a little further, here’s a couple of Worthing Museum’s famous archaeological walks.

Sat 7 July

Sat 28 July

Highdown Hill (easy difficulty) 11am1pm. Highdown Hill dominates the coastal plain, with views from the Isle of Wight to the Seven Sisters.

People have been drawn to this eminence since the Stone Age, with archaeological finds from all eras discovered at the site. Perhaps the most famous are the remains of over 200 Anglo-Saxon settlers, who were buried with rich grave goods – some of which will be brought along for handling. This is a shorter walk with a moderate climb to the top of the hill. Meet in the car park adjacent to Highdown Towers. Car park is BN12 6PF

Clapham & Church Hill (moderate difficulty) 11am – 3pm. Clapham contains one of the last truly ancient woodlands in the area which hides a plethora of undisturbed archaeological remains. Explore the woods before heading along the ridgeline to Church Hill, the site of a 6500 year old flint-mining complex.

Meet at 11am in Clapham Church car park. Car park postcode is BN13 3XP

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GUILD CARE COMMUNITY PAGE

Over 40 Years of Charity Shopping It is over 40 years since Guild Care opened its first charity retail shop back in 1976.

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THEY’VE COME A LONG WAY in that time and Guild Care now runs nine outlets across Worthing and the surrounding areas.

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Guild Care charity shops offer a fantastic range of donated and new goods, the proceeds of which go towards the running of vital lifeline community services for local people aged from 5 to 105.

ELAINE BARRON

Each location offers the shopper a slightly different retail experience. From the popular bookshop bazaar that is the Strand to the more up-market furniture and bric-a-brac available in the Rustington, or ladies wear in its Findon store. Warwick Street is now the go to destination for more retro and vintage goods whilst Rowlands Road has a variety of white goods (PAT tested) for sale and a large selection of £1 bargains to browse through.

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Looking for low cost second-hand furniture? The Greenhouse superstore is the most amazing place to visit. It is also a great place to drop off donations for the other shops.

Interested in volunteering? The chances are you are exactly what we need. Running nine shops would not be possible without the army of wonderful volunteers who, working alongside Guild Care staff, give up their valuable time for free.

After moving to Worthing, Elaine Barron joined the Goring Road Shop as a volunteer: “I love being part of a happy team and talking to customers... Through the shop I met another volunteer called Jenny and we have become quite good pals.”

Volunteer Co-ordinator Claire Hutchinson said, “Even a couple of hours a week will make a difference. Our lovely charity shop volunteers range from school students, (you can volunteer from age 14) who use this as a great opportunity to enhance their CV to a lady in her 90s who fancied a new challenge. You can even work hours around the school run. If you are reading this, whoever you are, then the chances are you are exactly what we need.”

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DADIFESTO

Homemade Festival Glastonbury’s taken a year off. Have your own festival, slightly transformed.

NOW THE SUMMER IS HERE we are smack bang in the middle of the beautiful festival season.

Cast your mind back to those carefree days before your small people came along with their Mr Tumble-coloured world, the only time you would have seen trousers that bad would have been on a crusty white fella with dreadlocks and a trust fund.

2) Turn on every radio, TV, tablet and laptop you own at full blast, tune them in different music stations and position them in every room, creating the impression of a range of alternative stages to visit.

I’VE DECIDED TO COME UP WITH A FEW CONCRETE IDEAS ON HOW TO HAVE THE AUTHENTIC FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR KIDS, WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR HOME.

3) Leave all the taps and garden hoses running so you get that authentic muddy-as-hell welly boot look.

4) Take out all the bulbs, put up the fairy lights you have left over from Christmas and tie the on/off switch to next doors cat while letting a two-year-old ‘care’ for her 5) Wear down your mobile battery and spend at least 3 hours shouting at spaced out strangers ‘Do you have a charger I can borrow?’

6) Tell your kids bedtimes are nonsense and keep them up to the early hours while labouring under the delusion that they will want to sleep in, in the morning.

Now of course, if you are brave/stupid enough to go to a festival with your kids, it can result in one of two things.

A ) An incredible spiritual reawakening away from the humdrum world of school-runs, where you get to see great bands of old and new, dance in the sunshine, hug strangers and chat codswallop with teepee neighbours.

B ) A nightmare of Freddy Krueger/70s BBC kids TV presenter hosting a sleepover, proportions.

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7) Nip down to the allotment, grab the compost heap and then spend 30 minutes blocking the loo. Bonus tip, smear the remainder around the shower.

8) Charge each of your family at least £8 for undercooked Lidl sausages, served in a stale bun.

9) Plot up in an ideal space, i.e. near your retro vintage cocktail bar cabinet, not too far from the loo and stick a flag in a nearby plant pot so if you get drunk, you can always find your way back in the dark later. #protip

So, I’ve decided to come up with a few concrete ideas on how to have the authentic festival experience with your kids, without leaving your home.

10) Find the most annoying kids you know, get them jacked up on endless amounts of Haribo and invite them round around to scream ‘Aciiiddd’ at the top of their whiny voices, while strategically jumping all over your tent

11 Lovely Homemade Festival Frollicking Ideas:

11) Finished? Pile everything/everybody in to an overstuffed/ hot sweaty car and spend 10 hours going nowhere really slowly and pretending to be a traffic jam.

1) Dig out the tent from the garage, (the one which you forgot to pack up properly the last time you used it ) and spend at least 3 hours arguing with your better half over whose responsibility it was to pack the pegs.

So who needs Glastonbury, eh?

Until next time groovers, remember to dream and don’t forget the sun-screen! n

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SPORT

A Summer of Sport

If you are a sports enthusiast like me, then you’ll understand that it’s that special time of year when you know a huge summer of sport is within touching distance.

THE FIFA WORLD CUP, WIMBLEDON, International Test and One Day Cricket, Australia visiting Sussex for an international cricket friendly, The Open and US Open Golf, and of course, this all culminates with what is always an epic few days regardless of the result – the 2018 Ryder Cup in France.

However, it’s important to note how each of these international tournaments can be linked to our own local sporting success stories.

Just recently I had the pleasure of attending the Worthing 10k run along our promenade. This event seems to improve every year both from an organisational and logistical point of view but also in terms of competitiveness too. Just shy of 2,500 runners took to our streets in incredibly hot and humid conditions and events like this continue to bring out the best in people. Spectators line the streets offering support, cheering the names of strangers running past, and providing their well-deserved congratulations at the end.

What’s more, this year saw a truly astonishing time of 30min 32sec as James Westlake broke the course record for the men’s race with 53-year old Elspeith Turner winning the female race in a time of 37:24. Truly inspirational, particularly for the hundreds of children in attendance. My personal satisfaction was topped off at the end when one of my twin sons said “Daddy, I’d like to be a runner when I’m older”. And that there, is what it’s all about – inspiring the next generation.

As locals, we shouldn’t take events like the Worthing 10k and the Worthing Half-Marathon for granted. We are very lucky to have these

on our doorstep. It provides us with another platform to showcase and celebrate our wonderful local sporting talent, for which there is plenty.

However, as the dust settles on events near-by, attention, particularly for football enthusiasts, will now turn to Russia and the FIFA World Cup. Whether you are a football fan or not, it’s hard to escape the coverage of our men’s national team as they look to install some pride back into the team, which has failed at recent major tournaments.

In fact, we haven’t reached a semi-final at a major tournament since 1996 and not at a World Cup since 1990.

This lack of success is in stark contrast, however, when compared to the Worthing College Football Team. Following an intense training camp in Verona, Italy, the Worthing College Men’s Football Team 1st XI returned to win the County Cup whilst the 2nd XI went top of the AoC SE League. In addition to this, Worthing College’s Women’s Rugby won the national cup and the Men’s Rugby won the East Berks 7’s tournament.

I’d also like to end this column by saying a huge and well-deserved congratulations to the Brighton & Hove Albion Under 23 team, who this year gained promotion to Premier League 2 Division 1. Having played for the club from 16-18-years old myself, I can certainly relate to the joy, ecstasy and excitement those lads are feeling this summer.

Well done guys! Here’s hoping you can emulate the senior team and work your way right up to the top of the footballing ladder and, like the first team have done this season, sustain your place amongst the elite. n

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To find out more, come along to the Action for Happiness Worthing monthly meet-up group – next one Tues 10 July, 7-9pm, Coast café. More info at facebook.com/ actionforhappinessinworthing

HEALTH & WELLBEING

10 Keys to Happier Living

mind’ and doesn’t need to involve long hours sitting cross-legged! It is simply about taking the time to notice the here and now in your everyday life.

ACTION FOR HAPPINESS

No. 4 - Awareness

Based on the latest research, the national movement Action for Happiness has identified 10 Keys to Happier Living. The 4th is Awareness.

STUDIES SHOW THAT REGULAR MINDFULNESS changes our brain structure for the better, helping us feel happier and less stressed.

It is something we can all do, but because mindfulness is often associated with meditation, many people feel put off by the idea. Contrary to popular belief, living life more mindfully is not about ‘clearing the

Of course regular meditation works best, but there are many other, simpler ways to live more mindfully. For example, next time you walk down the street, notice all the greenery you pass on the way – flowers, trees, even weeds. Or when you’re eating, appreciate the taste, texture and smell of your food as you chew.

Notice when your mind wanders off (which it will), and gently just keep bringing it back. Start with just 1-2 minutes and build up slowly. n

Jacqui Moorhouse

For inspiration, take a look at these scenic and seafront routes at adur-worthing.gov.uk search cycle routes and southdowns. gov.uk/enjoy/cycling Don’t own a bike? Neigh problem! You’ll find a Donkey Republic bike to hire from various locations along the Worthing seafront donkey.bike/cities/bike-rental-worthing for more info. Or, visit the wonderful team at Durrington Community Cycle Project CIC (Facebook). They have bikes they’ll help you refurbish to buy at a very modest price.

Don’t want to be a fun sponge, but here’s the very important and grown up bit about cycling:

On Yer Bike!

Saddle up and get out and about in the great outdoors by trying out some of our fabulous cycle routes.

WHETHER YOU WANT TO TAKE IN SOME SEA AIR or the spectacular views across the South Downs there’s peddle space for everyone.

• Get yourself a decent helmet • Remember your manners. You don’t own the roads / paths,

you share them (Mouthing off at folk strolling on the prom as you zip along at 100mph – is liable to get you shoved off your bike)

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No spokes about pub crawls and cycling – this is pretty self-explanatory

And check out Worthing Neighbourhood Watch for great advice on how to keep your bike safe worthingnhw. ourwatch.org.uk and search cycle security.

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What are you waiting for? Get on yer bike! n

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LOCAL BUSINESS

Networking with a Twist Please mention Here & Now when booking your event and check websites for updates.

Thurs 19 July

meetings as a forum to present your products and services to a wider, and influential audience. Worthing BNI is one such group who are holding a Visitors Day on 12 July. This breakfast meeting starts at 6.30am and finishes at 8.30am so it doesn’t interfere with your working day.

Net XP Chichester Business Expo. Chichester College

Keynote Speakers: 7.45 – 9.45am (Pre-registration required) Business Tradeshow: 10am – 3pm If you like your networking with a twist, come along to the NET XP Chichester Business Expo! Net XP one day B2B trade show events were launched by Sonny Cutting, who saw a gap in the market for a fun style of networking to support the growth of local companies. The sold out Chichester event has over 40 exhibitors and guests from across Sussex. While the opportunities for connections and forming relationships are a key reason to attend, Sonny says “One of the best things about our events is the fun quirky element. Come along to our Chichester event and immerse yourself in the experience.”

Here & Now will be exhibiting, and yes, we will be taking part in the ‘foot pool’. ‘Red is the colour’. Just saying!

BNI Visitors Day. 6.30-8.30am. Business Networking can seem

THEN CHECK OUT THESE TWO fabulous opportunities for local businesses. If you are eligible, they are not to be missed. The newly launched 2018 AWBAwards criteria are here, awbawards.com. Please nominate Here & Now if you like what we do! Then search ‘business grants’ on adur-worthing.gov.uk site.

The grants will not be there for long!

Tues 24 July

Worthing Digital. 7pm. Think of a memorable word or phrase.

It must contain at least three lower case letters, two hieroglyphs, four digits and a rune. Welcome to the weird world of online passwords. If you would like to know more about digital security then join Worthing Digital for this free talk. Tickets meetup.com/ WorthingDigital FREE

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Thurs 26 July

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alien to many but for many of Worthing’s top businesses, networking is key to their business growth. Not only can you get to meet like-minded business owners, swop ideas and strategies, you can use these

Chamber Hub Every month. 12.302pm. Next meeting Fri 13 July.

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MAKE ME FAMOUS BABY #3

Room to Record

Last month we took a walk around the area just North of Worthing Central station and found three separate businesses set up to provide space to create for local bands and even nationally touring bands.

“OUR BACKGROUND IS IN COMMUNITY SOUND SYSTEMS, AND WE REALLY WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY...”

IN 2018, WHERE PROPERTY PRICES CONTINUE to rise beyond the reach of either start-up businesses, families or bands, we can all see facilities springing up locally who can offer convenient, accessible spaces to make stuff. Some of these creative spaces suit artists or Digital small businesses, such as Colonnade House in Warwick Street, while other desks and offices for hire places like Freedom Works are where you can find Media and Marketing types drinking the free tea and coffee while they have meetings and plan sales pitches. But these new spaces can’t support the kind of creativity that involves electric guitars or PA systems without significant investment in sound proofing and equipment.

This month we drove out to what will be, until the Northbrook MET recording studio complex in West Durrington opens its doors to non-students, the nearest out of town music rehearsal facility West of Worthing. Crimson Craft Audio sits in the Rudford Industrial Estate in Ford, and we went to meet Joe, the head engineer, who broke out the fresh coffee and told us their story:

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“We started Crimson in Scarborough, then spent nine years in Amsterdam writing and producing music, then finally arrived here in Ford after over two and a half years trying to find a property. Crimson was originally meant to be a Community Interest Company because we want to help build up the local music community, but for the moment, we’re approaching that as a privately owned business.”

Why Ford? “We saw that Littlehampton had very little rehearsal space, and we have a catchment from Worthing, which has a really busy music scene out to Bognor and Chichester.

We also get UK touring bands come to prepare for their tours here.”

Under the Crimson Audio sign, the fairly inconspicuous front and garage doors don’t prepare you for the high ceilinged space full of sound systems of all types and colours within: Joe says “Bands really appreciate that we have no stairs here! If only all gigs were the same.”

On past the sound systems, which they design, build and hire out as an important part of Crimson’s business, we find the crimson-walled studio room. “There’s just the one room where musicians record or rehearse, which means your gentle emotional Folk ballad is never competing with Thrash Metal next door!

The room was designed as a recording studio and acoustically designed from scratch, sinewave tested at every frequency, and we keep making refinements. We built the vocal PA specifically for vocals and to avoid feedback” (that horrible high pitched whistle that plagues every amateur PA event).

TOP TIPS After years of working in music, Joe has plenty of tips for rehearsing bands:

“Look after your ears, don’t play at full volume. The best bands listen to each other not just themselves. Take breaks, get some of the free tea and coffee and get some fresh air every now and then, it’s more healthy and gives you a bit of musical perspective” “Record every rehearsal and listen back later. We can record each part separately, or just use a mobile phone!”

The room already has the drums and amps bands need to come in and just start playing. “We charge extra just for cymbals but all else is included” but Joe recommends bands rehearse with the gear they actually will be gigging with. “Then you know the sound you’re making in advance” What’s the ethos of your place? “For it to be fun, friendly and that sound quality is our passion” “Our background is in community sound systems, and we really want to be a part of this community, so we’re starting a free monthly session for up and coming local bands, where they can play here, and we’ll record and video them, put the video online and the band can take home the individual audio stems of their performances. Local bands interested in taking part should get in touch.” Watch out for upcoming Crimson Audio sessions online.

Next month, we’ll look East of Worthing for band rehearsal opportunities. n

Mike Pailthorpe Mike Pailthorpe runs the Music Business Degree at Northbrook MET, and S’KoolFest, the yearly Festival for Sussex young new music talent: twitter@mikepailthorpe

“Someone in the band needs to be the MD (Musical Director) who keeps rehearsals focused and use time effectively” “Do some unplugged rehearsals to see if your songs and arrangements actually hang together without massive volume!”

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THOMAS H GREEN - MUSICAL TIME MACHINE

Gig Memories

The Time Machine has previously travelled back to Worthing gigs of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, a golden era for the town’s music scene, kicked off by promoter Freddy Bannister and his wife Wendy.

IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY, “There Must Be a Better Way” he writes, “Worthing, despite its image as the geriatric epicentre of the south coast, was probably the liveliest of the venues we ran.”

The gigs took place at the Assembly Halls and the Pier Pavilion and, in the ‘60s, featured everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac to the Walker Brothers. Later on, other promoters followed Bannister’s lead and kept the town’s reputation flying high. This month, then, the Time Machine celebrates your memories recalling the period.

girls were but they certainly were not the Supremes!”

“One of the best gigs I saw was Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages. I thought it would be a laugh to see them but I was blown away by their brilliant rock’n’roll. The Savages came on stage first wearing leopard-skin loincloths and, after playing a few numbers, a coffin was wheeled out and Lord Sutch came out of it wearing a black suit and top hat. He took off the hat to reveal very long hair which he swung round in time with the music. It wasn’t until later that I learnt that the Savages included Keith Moon on drums, Jimmy Page on lead guitar and Paul Nicholas as backing singer. No wonder they were so good.”

Laura Schofield was a 16 year old schoolgirl when she decided to see a band called Genesis that she’d read about in the NME: “Arriving at the Assembly Hall slightly early, we noticed a very handsome guy heading towards us. He wanted to know if we had change for the phone box. He was stunning to look at with a bald patch at the front and a pixie-like nose. I fished around in my pockets and found sixpence for him. He thanked us and made his way into the nearby phonebox, grinning.

Geoff Baker remembers being one of the mods who walked out of Jimi Hendrix’s 1966 gig: “I did stay for a while but when Jimi knelt over his guitar, poured lighter fuel over it and set it on fire, I’d had enough and went for a drink over the road at the old Marine pub.”

He adds, “The Supremes were billed to come to Worthing and I bought a ticket to see them. We waited for ages and then, eventually, three black girls trooped onto the stage and started to sing - or possibly mime - Supremes songs. I don’t know who these three

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“SO YOU’RE THE ONE WHO BOUGHT THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD”

Do you have any memories of music life in Worthing? We’re interested in stories and scenes from any era, perhaps from the time of the concerts mentioned here? Or earlier, from dances in the ‘40s and ‘50s? Or how about ‘90s and Noughties gigs?

We’d love to feature it and chat about it.

Please email editorial@ hereandnowmag.co.uk

“Later on, my friend and I watched the support band [Northern Irish prog rockers] Fruupp, then Genesis took to the stage with ‘Watcher of the Skies’ from their new album, ‘Foxtrot’. I think this is the tour when it was first performed. Their imagery was still very much [the spooked Victoriana of] their ‘Musical Box’ period and Peter Gabriel told some strange stories between songs. We suddenly realised the guy we’d spoken to earlier was Peter Gabriel, only just becoming known and still able to walk around fairly unnoticed, apart from us girls who thought he was gorgeous.”

‘Oh, that’s all to do with Frank Sinatra,’ David laughed, “I sort of took inspiration from his song ‘My Way’. The tune was originally a French song and I wrote an English lyric for it, but it was rejected.

A guy called Paul Anka in America wrote the ‘My Way’ lyrics instead. So I kinda rewrote the tune with my own words, and ‘Life on Mars’ is what came out.”

For David Colworth the 11th May 1972 was a pivotal day. It was when he saw David Bowie’s epochal gig launching Ziggy Stardust at the Assembly Rooms. The evening made such an impression he later published a short but evocative book, ‘I Played Ziggy’s Guitar’, recounting the evening and other Bowie-related events of his teens. In the adapted section below, he and his friend Ellie arrive early at the gig and a roadie shows them into the dressing room. Bowie, initially reticent, comes to life when Colworth asks about ‘Running Gun Blues’, an obscure song from the previous year’s ‘The Man Who Sold the World’ album… “So you’re the one who bought The Man Who Sold the World’, are you,” Bowie joked, “I’ve often wondered who it was!”

“Oh, and that song about Andy Warhol. Who is he exactly?’

Bowie grinned. “He’s an artist friend of mine who lives in New York.

He does all sorts of crazy stuff, like painting Campbell’s soup tins.”

He picked up his guitar and began to strum. “It starts off with D, C and G, like this. See? And then it goes like this…” He ran through the rest of the song, showing the chord changes as he went.

He seemed intrigued that we knew this album. “So what do you think of the LP then? Any other tracks you liked?”

“My favourite track is ‘Life on Mars’. I was wondering on the cover, why does it say ‘Thanks to Frankie’ next to the title?”

“Oh, I see…”. But I couldn’t see at all – why would someone want to take a tin of soup and paint it? This was a very strange world indeed, but one I wanted to get to know better. By this time, David seemed quite intrigued by Ellie and me. It was almost as if he were touched by our genuine interest in his work. Two fifteen year old kids in Worthing, of all places, had turned up to ask all sorts of detailed questions about his songwriting.

It’s easy to forget, but at that point in his career, he’d been trying to make it in the business for nearly ten years, and had seen one flop after another. In his mind, maybe he feared that Ziggy would be his last throw of the dice.”

Colworth goes on to detail the concert and its aftermath. His book is available from Amazon. As for David Bowie, turns out he did have a few more tunes up his sleeve. n

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JULY LISTINGS

Your Guide to What’s On

HERE’S OUR GUIDE to

a huge amount of FREE things for you to do over the coming month in our area.

Check out the music listings for FREE gigs, the general listings for FREE festivals, events, markets, exhibitions, workshops, museums and libraries.

Take to the beach, the many parks, the Downs. Take part in a Parkrun a GoodGym or a Health Walk.

It’s FREE, it’s all on your doorstep and it’s listed here. Save your lolly this month, the best things in life may just be free. n IMAGE: THANKS TO SOPHIE, WE ARE MOUNTAIN’ YOU’LL FIND THIS AND MORE AT WORTHING ARTISTS OPEN HOUSES, VENUE 11, ASHDOWN ROAD ARTISTS

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LISTINGS - CINEMA & THEATRE

Summer Fun For Little Ones Ah the Summer holidays. These were always the best time of year for me, six weeks of British ‘sunshine’ away from school, college and university.

Readers are advised to check event listing info in case of change.

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For some it is an amazing time of year to go on holiday with the family, and as a parent, finding creative and cost effective ways to keep the kids busy. Luckily Worthing is the best place to be.

Here at the theaters, we’re going on a big camping trip! Okay well not us lot in the office, but Peppa Pig and friends are back in the brand new live show Peppa Pig’s Adventure! She is going on an exciting camping trip to the woods with George and her school friends Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep and Gerald Giraffe.

With Daddy Pig driving the bus, Peppa and friends are excited about their outdoor adventures full of games, laughter and live music. This show is guaranteed to ensure you and your little ones are happy campers this summer at the Pavilion Theatre on Wednesday 8 - Thursday 9 August.

At the Connaught Cinema we have some fantastic family films coming up too, such as The Incredibles 2 and Hotel Transylvania 3, so plenty of fun for you and your little ones to look forward to! n

THEN I HIT 21 AND GROWING UP into an adult meant a little bit less play time in the sunshine, at least not until the weekends.

by Stephen Sheldrake Marketing Officer, Worthing Theatres and Museum.

Find out more at worthingtheatres.co.uk

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To win tickets to this great show, just answer the following question: The BlueJays Performs classic hits from which era of music? A) 1879-1896 B) 1955-1959 C) 2018 To enter simply email your answer to competition@hereandnowmag.co.uk by midnight Mon 16 July. To be entered, BlueJays must be in the subject line. One entry per person. Winner selected at random and notified by email or phone by Tues 17 July. Good Luck!

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LISTINGS - CINEMA & THEATRE CINEMA - JULY

Wed 25 July

Mon 2 July

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. (15) 7.30pm Black comedy starring the brilliant Frances McDormand. Ropetackle. £5

SS:Ocean’s 8 (12A) 11am A fun heist movie with eight diverse, talented, smart female leads? Yes, please. Connaught. £4 Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool (15) 7pm The Luxor Revival Community Cinema at Lancing Parish Hall

Thurs 5 July Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (12A) 7.20pm Live broadcast of this award winning musical inspired by the true story of Jamie.

Connaught Studio

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Call Here & Now on 01903 686100.

Sat 21 July

Thurs 24 – Fri 25 July

Long Nose Puppets Present: Penguin Aimed at 2-7 years. Ropetackle

Pupik 8pm looks to unearth what connects us despite our differences.

Visual theatre and dance. Pavilion Theatre

Sun 8 July An afternoon with Star Wars Producer Robert Watts 1.45pm Interview and Q&A Assembly Hall

Thurs 26 July Lady Bird (15) 2pm Ropetackle. £3.50 Glyndebourne: Saul (12A) 7.15pm Recorded live. Connaught Studio

Sat 28 July – Sun 29 July Andre Rieu 2018 Maastricht Concert (12A) Conaught

CINEMA - AUGUST Thurs 2 Aug Snowtime (PG) 2pm Ropetackle. £3.50

Sat 26 – Mon 28 July Things We Should Have Said Today 7.30pm Comedy saga. Lancingrep. co.uk Lancing Parish Hall

Tue 10 – Sun 15 July Rainbow Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona Highdown Gardens tickets Worthing Theatres

Fri 13 – Sun 15 July

Sat 28 July Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human 8pm Ropetackle

Dinosaur World Live Interactive show for all the family. Pavilion Theatre

LIVE THEATRE | COMEDY | CIRCUS | DANCE - AUGUST

Sat 14 July

Wed 8 – Thurs 9 Aug

Bugsy Malone 1pm + 8.30pm. RSOPA Theatre Group presents this slapstick theatre comedy. Sir Robert Woodard Academy Theatre, Lancing. Tickets Facebook or Eventbrite

Peppa Pig’s Adventure Pavilion Theatre

Fri 3 Aug

The Numbers (15) 8pm Modern Gothic film shot in Sussex by the Sea. The screening will be followed by a brief Q & A with members of the cast and crew. Connaught

Fri 6 July Grease 2 (PG) 8.15pm Loved & hated in equal measure! Don your leathers and see for yourself. Connaught Studio

Tues 17 July The Graduate 7.30pm Richard Durrant, Ropetackle Film’s patron, presents his annual film of choice, open to everyone, so bring Mr Robinson too. Richard will introduce the film with guitar in hand.

Ropetackle. £5

Wed 18 July RSC: Romeo & Juliet (12A) 7pm Connaught Studio

Fri 20 July – Thurs 27 July Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Tbc) Another feel good summer sequel.

Spoiler alert! Pierce Brosnan isn’t singing. Phew. Connaught and Dome Cinemas

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (PG) Pure fun! With soundtracks so good we’ve made them this month’s ‘omg I’m typing listings again rescue me remedy’. Ropetackle. £3.50

Sat 4 Aug Rumble – The Indians Who Rocked the World (12) Ropetackle. £3.50

Mon 6 Aug Another Mother’s Son (12) 7pm Extraordinary true story of Louisa Hould. Lancing Parish Hall

LIVE THEATRE | COMEDY | CIRCUS | DANCE - JULY Sun 1 July The Giant Balloon Show 11.30am + 2pm A brilliantly, crazy one man show that sees the performer end up inside a giant balloon. Pavilion Theatre

Tues 3 July – Sun 8 July Rainbow Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew. Gates open earlier for picnics. Highdown Gardens

Sat 7 July Giovanni Pernice – Born to Win 7.30pm. Pavilion Theatre

See Worthing Film Club facebook page for their monthly film showing.

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Connor’s View Worthing Original Music

THIS IS THE LAST MONTH of me doing the listings for you, it’s time to hand this role on to a new Music promotor, Oscar Simpson! Thank you very much to all of the listed venues, who have supplied me with a staggering number of gigs each month, I hope we’ve helped you too. Thank you to all of the people working at Here & Now, who have been lovely to work alongside and especially to Frances.

In my year doing the listings I have noticed positive changes to the scene in Worthing as more gigs pop up with new bands playing them. This has been an extraordinary year for the quantity of high quality bands coming out of Northbrook Met and other local schools, and hopefully Here & Now can help them on their journey to success!

Worthing is developing a culture of bringing high quality acts into the area too as our venues secure bigger acts as well as the local ones. We are seeing more frequent ticketed gigs that are more frequently sold out, suggesting it is less of a risk for promoters to bring national acts into Worthing.

I believe that Worthing has been a special place to be in over the last year, and anyone who has an active role in the scene will tell you the same!

PHOTO: OSCAR, LEFT & CONNOR, RIGHT

Get involved and you’ll see! n By Connor Burke

Competition! Win 2 Tickets!

TO SEE SINATRA & MORE BIG SWING HITS

Sat 28 July, 7.30pm, Worthing Pavilion Theatre

Ryan Mac, featuring special guest Stephen Triffitt The Worlds No1 Frank Sinatra (as seen in Frankly Sinatra) comes to the Pavilion for the ultimate swing experience like no other! Expect the best of swing music. From Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Buble’ & More!

To win tickets, just tell us which is Frank Sinatra’s famous hit tune: a) New York, New York b) California Girls c) Viva Las Vegas To enter, email your answer to competition@hereandnowmag.co.uk by midnight MON 9 JULY. To be entered, Sinatra must be in the subject line. One entry per person.

Winner selected at random and notified by email or phone by Tues 10 July. Good Luck!

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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

LISTINGS - MUSIC Sun 1 July Jazz Breakfast w/ Mike Hatchard at the Ropetackle (Shm). 11am, £10 Jazz

The Shm Allstars at Worthing Lido.

2pm, FREE – Youth Showcase Synthony 101 at the Egremont.

8:45pm, FREE

Adur Concert Band at Worthing Lido.

2:30pm, FREE

WOB at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE – Pop Punk Poetry

Karandash at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 5pm, FREE – Klezmer/Balkan

The Alibis at the Piston Broke (Shm).

8:30pm, FREE

Long Haul at the Piston Broke (Shm).

4:30pm, FREE

Sun 8 July

Tue 3 July Andy & Tony Williams Quartet at the Hare and Hounds. 8pm, FREE - Jazz

Wed 4 July Folk Night w/ the Rude Mechanicals at the Duke of Wellington (Shm).

8:30pm, FREE - Folk Open Mic w/ Karl at the Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE – Open Mic

Maypine and Shaded at Bar 42. 8pm, £3 – Pop-Punk Acoustic Sunday at the Cellar Arts Club. 4pm, £2 for non-members Acoustic Lancing Brass at Worthing Lido. 2pm, FREE – Brass Band Taylor Maid at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 5pm, FREE – Big Band/Swing Strange Brew at the Piston Broke (Shm). 4:30pm, FREE

Tue 10 July Julian Marc Stringle & JJ Vinten Quartet at the Hare and Hounds.

8pm, FREE - Jazz

Wed 11 July

Thu 5 July The SoapGirls, Glove and Grace at Bar 42. 8pm, £5 adv. – Punk/Grunge

Fri 6 July Oli Brown at the Southern Pavilion.

7pm, £19.80 - Blues The Devil’s Storybook Experience at the Cellar Arts Club. 7:30pm, £2 for non-members – Singer-Songwriter/ Poetry Hannah and Pete at View Café Bar. 8pm, FREE Lux Delux at the Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE The Grey Blues Band at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE – Blues/ Rock Nigel Bagge Band at the Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

Sat 7 July Mammothfest Best Band 2018 Brighton Semifinal at Bar 42. 7pm, £5 - Metal The Alter Eagles at the Ropetackle (Shm). 8pm, £16 - Tribute

Folk Night w/ the Rude Mechanicals at the Duke of Wellington (Shm).

8:30pm, FREE - Folk Open Mic w/ Karl at the Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE – Open Mic

Thu 12 July Jack Lukeman at Coast Café. 7:30pm, £10 adv. – Singer-Songwriter Credentials at Bar 42. 7:30pm, FREE - Punk

Fri 13 July Trembling Bells and Dandelion Charm at Bar 42. 8pm, £8 adv. – Folk/ Prog Rock OldPlay: Ropetackle Fundraiser at the Ropetackle (Shm). 8pm, £8 Covers Coastal Connections at Coast Café.

7pm, FREE – Acoustic Showcase 80s Night with Mark A Wright at the Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE – 80s Dr. Bluegrass at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE Bluegrass Lee and Mel Farmery at the Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

Dance Night w/ In House DJs at the Cellar Arts Club. 8pm, £2 for nonmembers - DJ

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LISTINGS - MUSIC CONTINUED Sat 14 July

Richard Durrant: Summer Concert at the Ropetackle (Shm). 7:30pm, £15 – Classical Guitar

Play The Harmonica: A Beginner’s Workshop at the Ropetackle (Shm).

10am, £30 - Workshop

Steel The Show at the Assembly Hall.

7pm, £10 – Steel Band

Welly Wailers at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE – Sea Shanty

Brighton School of Singing at Worthing Lido. 2pm, FREE

Suspiciously Elvis at the Egremont.

8:45pm, FREE – Tribute

Fri 20 July

Elkie Brooks: Live in Concert at the Pavilion Theatre. £27.50 - £32.50

Jazz Session at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 3pm, FREE – Jazz Rooster Tail at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE – Rock Covers Tyler at the Piston Broke (Shm).

8:30pm, FREE

Sun 15 July Kitty O’Neil and Lucy Kitchen at Cafalatte. 4pm, £5 – Folk Jenna Hall at Worthing Lido. 2pm, FREE - Covers Murdoch’s Crazy Eyes at Molotov.

7pm, FREE – Covers The Long Haul at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 5pm, FREE Country Karl at the Piston Broke (Shm).

4:30pm, FREE

Tue 17 July Dan Cartwright Quartet at the Hare and Hounds. 8pm, FREE - Jazz

Wed 18 July Folk Night w/ The Rude Mechanicals at the Duke of Wellington (Shm).

8:30pm, FREE - Folk Open Mic w/ Karl at the Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

Thu 19 July Gary Numan at the Assembly Hall.

7pm, £31.50

Popcorn – Episode 4 at the Cellar Arts Club, 8pm, £2 for non-members

Big Yellow Taxi at the Egremont.

8:45pm, FREE

Wed 25 July

Barehug at View Café Bar. 7pm, FREE – Acoustic

Folk Night w/ the Rude Mechanicals at the Duke of Wellington (Shm).

8:30pm, FREE - Folk

Yankee Roses at the Egremont.

8:45pm, FREE

Open mic w/ Karl at the Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE – Open Mic

Bad Billy Band at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE – FolkRock

Thu 26 July

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

Sat 21 July Dom Myers and his Frow-Brows at the Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE Mid-Life Festival at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 12pm, FREE – Festival Dirty Shoes at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE – Heavy Rock

ABBA Tribute w/ Chiquitita at the Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE – Tribute DJ Jazzman at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE - DJ

Fri 27 July Reg Meuross at Coast Café. 8pm, £6 adv. – Folk The Men They Couldn’t Hang + Barnstormer 1649 at the Ropetackle (Shm). 8pm, £15 – Folk/Traditional

Sun 22 July

The Bluejays – Rock and Roll Revolution at the Pavilion Theatre.

7:30pm, £21 – Rock’n’Roll

Northbrook Concert Band at Worthing Lido. 2pm, FREE

Talk of the Town at the Egremont.

8:45pm, FREE

Ruby & the Acoustic Stone at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 5pm, FREE - Blues

Roadworks at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE - Rock

Sun at the Piston Broke (Shm).

4:30pm, FREE

Tue 24 July Terry Smith/Dave Quincy Quartet at the Hare and Hounds. 8pm, FREE - Jazz

Dolly Dagger at the Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

Sat 28 July Sinatra and More Big Swing Hits at the Pavilion Theatre. 7:30pm, £23.50 – Swing Covers Reggae Night at the Cellar Arts Club.

8pm, £2 for non-members – Reggae DJ

Competition! 4 Tickets to be Won!

TO SEE SPRING INTO SOUL GOSPEL CHOIR

Sun 15 July, 7pm, St. Paul’s, Worthing

FOUR FREE TICKETS to 15 July, Spring Into Soul Summer Concert, for the first Here & Now readers to spell the Gospel Choir Leader’s first name correctly!

To enter, email your answer to competition@hereandnowmag.co.uk by midnight MON 9 JULY. To be entered, Choir must be in the subject line. One entry per person.

Winners notified by email or phone by Tues 10 July. Good Luck!

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Jazz Session at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 3pm, FREE - Jazz Purple Shoes at the Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

Sun 29 July The Weight of Atlas + supports at Bar 42. 8pm, £3 adv. – Metalcore Music at Northbrook MET at Worthing Lido. 2pm, FREE Rough Chowder at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 5pm, FREE – Cajun/ Zydeco Taylor Maid at the Piston Broke (Shm).

4:30pm, FREE – Big Band/Swing

Tue 31 July Vishtèn w/ support form Hickory Signals at the Ropetackle (Shm). 8pm, £14 – Folk Andy Woon Quartet at the Hare and Hounds. 8pm, FREE - Jazz

Wed 1 August Gordie Mackeeman & The Rhythm Boys w/ support from Purple Shoes Duo at the Ropetackle (Shm). 8pm, £14 - Roots Folk Night w/ the Rude Mechanicals at the Duke of Wellington (Shm).

8:30pm, FREE - Folk Open Mic w/ Karl at the Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE – Open Mic

Thu 2 August The East Pointers at the Ropetackle (Shm). 8pm, £14 – Canadian Celtic

UB40 Tribute at the Egremont.

8:45pm, FREE - Tribute

Open Mic w/ Karl at the Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE – Open Mic

Fri 3 August

Fri 10 August

Blair Dunlop at the Ropetackle (Shm).

8pm, £15 - Folk

Irish Mythen at the Ropetackle (Shm).

8pm, £12 - Folk

Jazz Café w/ Roger Beaujolais at the Pavilion Café Bar. 8pm, £9 - Jazz

60s Night w/ Trapper at the Egremont. 8:45pm, FREE – 60s covers

The Vincents at the Egremont.

8:45pm, FREE

The Cruel Birds at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE - Soul

Railroad at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE - Blues

REGULAR EVENT LISTINGS

Blooz Out at the Piston Broke (Shm).

8:30pm, FREE

Open Mic w/ Bustin’ A Groove at the Thomas A Becket. Every other Tue from 12th June at 8pm

The Shm Allstars at Worthing Lido.

2pm, FREE Dawg and the Bones at the Egremont.

8:45pm, FREE Weird Hot Chilli Peppers at the Duke of Wellington (Shm). 9pm, FREE - Tribute Blues Mechanics at the Piston Broke (Shm). 8:30pm, FREE

Sun 5 August Jazz Breakfast w/ Mike Hatchard at the Ropetackle (Shm). 11am, £10 - Jazz Lancing and Sompting Concert Band at Worthing Lido. 2pm, FREE

Secret Shore Shanty Singers at Ye Old House at Home. Last Tue of every month from 7:30pm Dixie Blues at the Charles Dickens.

1st and 3rd Tue of every month from 8pm South Downs Folk Singers at Ye Old House at Home. First Wed of every month from 7:30pm Open Stage at Bar Next Door. Every Wed at 8pm.

Open Mic w/ Karl at the Piston Broke (Shm). Every Wed at 8:30pm Jazz at the Charles Dickens. Every other Wed from at 8pm

Lee and Mel Farmery at the Egremont. 4pm, FREE

Tim Keegan’s Beach House Music Club w/ guest musicians at the Beach House. First Thurs of every month at 8pm

Backbeat at the Piston Broke (Shm).

4:30pm, FREE

Open Mic at Tangerine Bar. Every other Thurs from 12th July at 8pm

Mon 6 August

Karoake at the Warwick. Every Thurs at 9pm

The Family Stone at the Southern Pavilion. 6:30pm, £30 – Funk

Karaoke at the Charles Dickens. Every Thurs from 8pm Open Mic w/ Bustin’ A Groove at the Crown and Anchor (Shm). Every Thurs at 8pm Madi Laine w/ Chris Simmons at the Beach House. Last Sunday of every month at 8pm South Coast Blues Jam at the Charles Dickens. 3rd and 4th Sunday of every month at 2pm

Peatbog Faeries at the Ropetackle (Shm). 8pm, £18 – Folk/Dance

Wed 8 August Folk Night w/ the Rude Mechanicals at the Duke of Wellington (Shm).

8:30pm, FREE - FOlk

MUSIC REVIEW

Sat 4 August

THE FIRST OF A NEW MONTHLY SERIES of Friday night “nearly unplugged” original music events went with a multigenerational theme: the Pavilion Cafe Bar (known to old Worthingites as the Denton Lounge) played host to Northbrook MET teenage sensations Chequered Red, who premiered some brand new songs, then Worthing resident Crayola Lectern, who launched their new vinyl album to rave reviews in The Wire, and finally Brighton band Fragile Creatures, who could barely believe the gorgeousness of the setting. Our photo shows the moonlight reflected off the sea, visible to band and audience.

Stephen Wilcox from the band said: “We had a lovely time playing in Worthing on Friday - we were all blown away by how beautiful a setting the pier and the Pavilion Café Bar were.”

Three more original music experiences of a “nearly unplugged nature” returns to WTG Unplugged on Friday 13th July at Pavilion Cafe Bar.

Review by Keith Kelly

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Readers are advised to check event listing info in case of change.

Please mention Here & Now when booking or attending events.

Stuff to Do

Meanwhile… Comic Con

Sat 11 August, Worthing Assembly Hall

Meanwhile... Comic Con is a Sussex celebration of Comics, games and cosplay!

LAUNCHED IN CHICHESTER in September last year, the Comic Con is now coming to Worthing for 2018 for a whole day of all things geek!

Taking over the fantastic Worthing Assembly Hall on Sat 11 August from 9am to 5pm, Meanwhile… Worthing is hosting over 65 tables of the latest and greatest in comics, comic related memorabilia, superheroes and graphic novels, from creators all over the UK, and beyond.

The show includes expert panels and fun interactive workshops, retro video games for the young at heart, and the latest card and board games for the whole family to enjoy.

Exhibitors will showcase items from Comics to Cosplay; original art to toys. Whether you’re a creator, fan or just a regular superhero trying to do the right thing, grab your capes and aliases and join them for a great day out at Meanwhile... Worthing Comic Con! Info at meanwhilecomiccon.com and grab your tickets now! n

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SEE LISTINGS THROUGHOUT THE MAGAZINE:

Armed Forces Day. 10-3pm.

With FVUK. Steyne Gardens.

FREE

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Worthing Mencap Diamond Jubilee. 7.30-11pm. Celebration at St Paul’s Worthing. Tickets £10 (01903 2020030)

30 June -1 July

JUNE Fri 29 June Summer Fair 3.30 5.30 at Broadwater C of E School Summer Fair 5-7pm at Downsbrook Primary School

West Sussex Armed Forces Weekend. 10-3pm. With FVUK. Steyne Gardens. Sat – stalls, stage entertainment, static displays, food, flying displays, marching band, etc. Sunday – Drumhead service followed by a concert.

Summer Fair 3.30 -5pm at Field Place School UTOPIA. 8pm-1am. Coast Cafe.

East Beach. FREE entry

Sat 30 June Summer Fair 11-2pm at Chatsmore High School Community Family EID Party 12-3pm. with the Women’s Hub (Bring a plate of food to share) Maybridge Keystone Centre, Goring

FRENCH Market 9-4. Montague Street. Worthing Town Centre.

Lancing Thai Festival. 11am start. Authentic Thai cuisine. Art and Crafts stalls. Thai Dancing.

Entertainment & Music.

Ladyboy show. Lancing Beach Green. All welcome. FREE entry.

LISTINGS - GENERAL Worthing Artists Open House (10-5) Final weekend. Details www. worthingartistsopenhouses.com Sompting Festival 9-4pm. Charities - Help For Heroes and RNLI. Sompting Rec, Village Hall and Harriet Johnson Centre.

JULY Sun 1 July High Salvington Windmill Open Day 2pm. High Salvington. £1 entry The Strep B Stomp (Charity Family Fun Run) Victoria Park. 10.30am1pm. 3km or 5km, for all ages, walk, run or push a buggy. Tickets & info Eventbrite Homefield Community Picnic.

2-3pm. Bring your picnic. Homefield Park. (Friends of H P) Antique and Collector Fair. 10-4.

Woodland Centre Rustington

Mon 2 July Fashion Going To The Dogs 7pm.

Charity Vintage Fashion Show.

Brooksteed Alehouse. Donations to Sussex Pet Rescue.

Tues 3 July Kenny Tutt MasterChef. 6.30pm.

Talk and Q & A. Indigo restaurant, Worthing. Book 01903 230451

Sat 7 July Cake and Coffee Day. 10-4pm.

Charity Anya’s Wish. 46 Seamill Park Crescent.

Summer Fair 12 - 2.30pm West Park School Summer Fair 11am Thomas A Beckett School The Great Little Farmers’ Market.

9-2pm. Selling local produce.

Goring.

Steyning Farmers’ Market. 9-3pm.

High Street Car Park, Steyning.

Artists’ Networking Breakfast 9am.

Small Batch Cafe. All welcome

Train Rides Worthing Model Engineers 2-5pm. Field Place, Worthing. 50p per ride Brighton Mini Club presents Minis on the Rec.10am-4pm. 100s of Minis of all kinds. A great day out for all the family with all proceeds going to Chestnut Tree House. Adur Rec, Shoreham

Friendship Singers Summer Concert. 7.30-9.30pm. Rustington Methodist Church Hall. Donations

Worthing Voices Concert. 7.30pm.

With The Anniversary Orchestra.

Goring UFC. Charity Donations.

The Gangsters. 8pm The Empress Suite. Tickets Bandsintown

Mon 9 July

Fri 6 July Summer Fair 3.30-6pm. Heene Primary School Summer Fair 5-7pm. Chesswood School Summer Fair 6-8pm Thomas A Beckett School Summer Fair 4.30 6.30pm The Vale School Findon

Fri 6 - Sat 7 July WoodardStock Festival. Fri 5-10pm Sat 10-10pm. Live Music, BBQ, Market and more. Sir Robert Woodard Academy

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Fete at The Windmill 2pm. With Sompting Morris. High Salvington Windmill. £1 adults, children FREE.

Wed 4 July

Worthing Boardgamers. Every Thursday 7-10pm. Worthing Rugby Club.

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Sun 8 July

An afternoon with Robert Watts 1.45-6pm - Star Wars/Indiana Jones Producer Robert Watts interview and Q & A. The Assembly Hall.

Tickets Worthing Theatres

Thurs 5 July

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Sussex Pathfinders - Worthing to Brighton Pier Walk. 10.30am. (7 miles actual walk plus a bit of bus) Meet at entrance to Worthing Pier.

Info at sussex-pathfinders.co.uk/ walks.html

Tues 10 July Action For Happiness, Making Sense of Mindfulness 7pm at Coast Cafe. East Beach Food and Drink Quiz 7.30-9.30pm.

The Dining Room (£6) Meet the funder-Rampion and other funding. 10 am – 12 noon.

For community groups based in East Worthing or Lancing. East Worthing Community Centre Book online with Community Works - gabriella@ bhcommunityworks.org.uk

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JOE BUNN’S BARDIC TRIALS

LISTINGS - GENERAL CONTINUED Fri 13 July Family Barn Dance 7-10pm.

Worthing Churches Homeless Projects. St Peter’s RC School.

Tickets £10 children free Eventbrite.

Fri 13-Sun 15 July Beach Dreams Festival. From 5pm on Friday to 8pm on Sunday. Beach Green, Shoreham Shoreham. FREE entry

Care for Veterans Summer Fayre.

1.30-4pm. Live music. Stalls.

Entertainers. Gifford House, Boundary Road, Worthing, BN11 4LJ. 01903 218444. Entry by donation Car Boot Sale. 8am. In aid of Worthing Town Football Club.

Broadwater Green.

Sun 15 July High Salvington Windmill Open Day 2pm. High Salvington Craft Fayre. 10.30-3pm. Maybridge Keystone Centre, Goring.

Beat the Tide 10k. 6pm. Set on the low tide sands of Worthing beach, from Coast Cafe, Worthing. £16/£14 Book sussextrailevents. com/beat-the-tide-10km

Mon 16 July

SPLASH IN THE PAD

I’ve seen complaints recently, in the form of photos of crying children on Social media, about the lack of a paddling pool in Worthing, about the fact the Splash Pad hasn’t been turned on yet, that the cafes near the Pavilion aren’t open.

THAT THERE IS NOTHING for young children to do for free in this town anymore. Screw the Sea, they say with pcitures of scrunched faced, salty-cheeked kiddiwinks.

I’m here to help, because I know of plenty of ‘very exciting things’ for your kids to get up to.

1) Go to the beach, and play ‘throw a rock at another rock’. This is a self explanatory game that will keep the kids entertained for up to 7 minutes.

Get a rock, then throw that rock at another rock. Repeat this until it gets dark and you have completely lost your mind.

Songwriting Workshop.

2-5pm. Cellar Arts Club. Book bobburkemusic@outlook.com

Sat 14 July

Mon 16 - Fri 20 July

King David Comes to Worthing (choral). 7.30pm. Worthing Voices and The Anniversary Orchestra, raising money for The Kent and Sussex Air Ambulance Service.

Goring United Reformed Church.

Info: John Wolstenholme 07957 550420. Entry FREE with a retiring collection. If you are interested in taking your singing in the shower a stage further, contact Shirley on 01903 783692.

Audio Active Bounce Down.

10-4pm. For 16-18 year olds.

Northbook Met (Durrington) FREE register audioactive.org.uk

Car Boot Sale. 8am. Charity RNLI. Adur Recreation Ground.

Baby and Children’s Market. 10-12.

St Richards Church Hall, Goring.

Book a stall. 07758364546. £1 entry

So next time you complain there’s nothing provided for young children to do in Worthing, think again. You just have to think outside the box, or in this case, the Pad. See you next time, Bard Brains, Cheers. n

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Fri 20 July Summer Sounds Concert. 7pm.

Rowlands Singers. St Symphorians Church tickets (charity) 01903 238792 MC General Auctions. 6pm. Findon Village Hall. £1 entry

Sat 21 July

Charity Dog Show. 11am.

Broadwater Green.

3) Dig a hole. Now you might think you’d need a spade to make this happen, but no. You see all those rocks on the beach? Just find a flat one of those, and then dig into the earth. Make the hole as big as you can but remember to replace all the dirt you remove where you found it.

5) Write naughty words in chalk on the promenade. I like the word bottyheckingwillyfizz.

Littlehampton Art Trail (25 venues times vary) 01903 722666

Broadwater Festival/Worthing Fire Station Open Day 9am-4pm Broadwater Green

2) Stand near a tree. There is PLENTY of council provided trees that your children can stand near any time of the day or night. DO NOT climb these trees however, there is no insurance in place for broken bones or genuine childhood joy.

4) Join a gang. There’s nothing more trendy these days then joining up to the local group of ruffians and vagabonds. Simply draw a teardrop tattoo on your child’s face with eyeliner, then send them on their merry way. Application forms for gangs are usually available from the toughest looking guy in the group.

Mon 16 - Sun 29 July

Ferring Village Fair. 12.30-4pm.

Dog show, stalls, entertainment.

Ferring Village Green.

Worthing Pride Parade. 1pm. From The Burlington. With Celebration Samba. Pride doggy show 11am1pm, Denton Gardens. Pride event at Beach House Grounds from 1pm-10pm. See Facebook Worthing Pride 18 for info and to book.

FREE Football Session. 1011am. Ages 4-6. Worthing Leisure Centre. email minisoccer. worthingdynamos@gmail.com Lancing Village Market. 9am-1pm.

North Road Lancing.

More Radio Live. 5-11pm. Gates 4.30pm. Abba and other tribute bands. Steyne Gardens. Tickets More Radio

Sun 22 July Concert at the Lido. 2pm.

Northbrook Concert Band FREE Charity Market and Fair. 9am-8pm On The Prom. Worthing Lions Vegan Picnic. noon. Open to all.

Bring your own food. Goring Gap.

Tues 24 July Worthing General Auctions. 5pm viewing 6.30pm Auction. The Barn next to English Martyrs Church, Goring. £1 entry.

Sat 28 July Fun Dog Show. 1-4pm.

Registration 1.30pm. Bar. Pimms Tent.

Findon Village Hall

Sat 28 - Sun 29 July Worthing Lions Summer Festival.

See main advert in Here & Now and info at worthinglions.co.uk.

Two days of festivities on the Prom, Steyne Gardens and the Pier.

Sat 28 July - Sun 2 Sept Urban Beach, South Street, Worthing. FREE Plus entertainment every Friday, Saturday and Sunday including Punch & Judy, magicians, DJs and face painting.

Sun 29 July Sunny Sunday Revival Car Show 10am-4pm. Steyne Gardens featuring classic American and custom cars.

As well as bikes, stalls, music and plenty of food.

FREE entry

Tues 31 July Dome Film Quiz. 7.45pm. Chance to win film tickets/other film-related prizes. Includes a round based on the film ‘Heat’. Projectionist Bar, Dome Cinema. £1pp

“We serve.” Ordinary people. Amazing things.

WORTHING LIONS FESTIVAL

July 2018

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Saturday 21st July

More Radio Live Garden Party in Steyne Gardens (Evening)

Sunday 22nd July

• Charity Market on the Prom 10am - 4pm Friday 27th to Sunday 29th July

• Paul Ellis Commercial Beach Market on the Prom Saturday 28th July Yeoman: Nissan, Toyota, Peugeot and Honda Car • Display opposite the Lido (all day) Worthing Lions •• Stalls on the Prom, 12 noon - 6pm Classic Car Show / Scooter Display in Steyne Gardens, 10am - 5pm Honda Goldwings in Montague • Place, followed by the Light Ride at 9.30pm Bike Display in Montague • BSA Bantam Motor Place, 12 noon - late Brighton British Legion Bikes • • Display in Montague Place Giant Firework Display from the end of the Pier - approx. 10pm

Sunday 29th July

Salvation Army Band in front of the Pier - am • Yeoman: Nissan, Toyota, Peugeot, and Honda Car • Display opposite the Lido (all day) Charity Market, • 10am - 4pm American Custom Cars / Hot Rods • / Classic Cars, Steyne Gardens, 11am - 5pm Bus • Rally, Heene Road to Grand Avenue, 10am - 6pm

Friday 20th July to Monday 6th August

• Stevens Fun Fair on the Seafront

Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th July

• Dillistones Charity Organ in front of the Pier Enquiries call 01903 502807 www.worthinglions.co.uk

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LISTINGS - GENERAL CONTINUED Bonfire, Bar, Food. Wiston Park, Steyning. coconuttickets.com £10

AUGUST Wed 1 Aug

The Great Little Farmers’ Market.

9-2pm. Selling local produce.

Goring.

Worthing Play Day. 10am-3pm.

Children’s Activities and Stalls.

Broadwater Green. FREE.

Sat 4 Aug - Sun 5 Aug

Sat 4 Aug

Summer Filipino Fiesta. 9am Sat to 6pm Sun. Family fun, live music, rides, food, drink. Lancing Beach Green. FREE entry

Firework Championships.

4-10.30pm. Firework displays and

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CLUES ACROSS 1. High as one of these on the

4th of this month (in a song

from’South Pacific’) (4) 2. See 4D 3. See 7D 4. Popular drink, with 12D and

tonic, mmmmm (3) 5. Plus 6A, lovely beach item,

and platform for Venus (5) 6. One of three ingredients for a

Club 18-30 holiday, allegedly (3) 7. See 3D 8. See 10A 9. You find it in 6A, and with 2D (4) 10. + 8A Popular fundraising

events this month (6,5) CLUES DOWN 1.

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Abbreviation for the last weekday (3) Welcome effect of sunny weather ? (4) + 7A Old fashioned changing room on the beach (7,7) + 2A Roman general who gave his name to this month (6,6) Tiny munchers of winter woollies, very happy this season (7,5)

6. Famous cooker, too hot for

this month (3) 7. + 3A Old name for a hot, sultry,

lethargic time this month (3,4) 8. Andrews, Walters, Burchill,

Hesmondhalgh (6) 9. French word for these sweet,

cold treats (6) 10. Where to go this month for

10A, 2D (not UK) (6) 11. Thin biscuit either side of

sweet, cool treats (5) 12. Essential in a 2D,9A , and with

4A, of course (3)

JUNE ANSWERS ACROSS 1. FLAG 2. CAESAR 3. DOG 4. GIN 5. SHELL 6. SEA 7. MACHINE 8. FETES 9. WAVE 10. SUMMER June’s Just for Fun song title: Bustin Out All Over!

DOWN 1. FRI 2. HEAT 3. BATHING 4. JULIUS 5. CLOTHES MOTHS 6. AGA 7. DAYS 8. JULIES 9. GLACES 10. ABROAD 11. WAFER 12. ICE

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THE WORTHING BYPASS

This column will not change your life, even if you think it will Like many normal people the Ubiquitous Hack loves nothing more than to head off to the hills and bask in the scenic beauty which cradles Worthing. ...SOAK UP THE SUNLIT SCENERY AND CONTEMPLATE NOTHING OTHER THAN MY NAVEL AND THE WORTHING BYPASS.

YOU CAN SEE SHOREHAM TO THE EAST and Bognor to the west (turns out they found the biggest WWII bomb just off the coast, completely destroying last month’s column about the Luftwaffe preferring to dump their spare ammo on Worthing: go Bognor!)

Anyways up, reclining on the Downs gives time for reflection, to muse upon the iniquities of life and contemplate the great beyond. To be honest though, mostly it’s just about getting out of the house for a bit of peace and quiet. Nothing much goes on upstairs at all. You can barely hear a pin drop, thought-wise. It’s pretty vacuous: like a cathedral in the dead of night without any of the grandeur but quite a lot of the spookiness. Running up and down the hills – whether following the South Downs or Monarch Way – gives great succour but only in as much as sucking in the sights to stockpile a memory-bank of rich delights to help nurse through the rest of the dull day, or at least until Westworld comes on the telly box.

It surprised me therefore to discover that when I do think, I’m not doing it right, or how psychologists think it should be done. I

discovered this at a leadership conference I attended in order to undermine current thinking on leadership, which is mostly rubbish, as anyone with a line manager will know. This wasn’t my intent initially – I had to be there to cover it as a hack, so there was no real ulterior motive, other than earning a crust and eating some crusty sandwiches at lunchtime. It was only during a coffee break when speaking to one of the speakers that I realised I was wrong, or at least not right, in the head (this may be something that loyal Hackolytes have long since realised but the latest shot of self-awareness always comes like a bolt out of the blue to me, a bit like the next words in this column).

Any word up (no, I never figured on using that expression either), I asked the pleasant lady what she had spoken about (when I say I covered the conference, what I actually mean is grabbing the keynote address and hot footing it after lunch). Negative self-talk, says she. I love that, says I, naively. I love to keep informing myself that I’m a bit of an idiot and not half as good as I think I am. She was appalled. That’s what we’re trying to overcome – the voice in the back of your head that’s always putting you down, she informs, somewhat haughtily. It lowers your self-esteem, she scolds. I thought that was the Beloved Hackette, says I. It’s her calling. Not a flicker.

Tumbleweed rolled by. It was like being at home.

On reflection, it turns out the Ubiquitous Hack does not have any negative self-talk, so I inject my own for fear of turning into the thing I most deplore – Giles Brandreth (only kidding Giles, I mean Piers Morgan, obviously). I think I excelled at negative self-talk as a kid but worked out that it didn’t help in the slightest so at some stage rebooted the system to give myself a kick up the backside (a sort of sugar-coated-softie version of conscription). For better or worse it pretty much stuck. It was only through chatting to a contact later in the bar – a mercurial, somewhat notorious captain of industry, renowned for his ruthless, cutthroat ways, but more importantly, great company – that I got a shock.

The likes of you and I need to pull ourselves down a peg or two, says I, lest we believe our own propaganda – we already have all the confidence in the world. Not me, says he. I’m totally insecure, I’ve never thought I’m good enough – that’s why I’m always striving for more – it’s why I’m a perfectionist. Oh, says I, I’d given up on perfection years ago. Turns out I’m not even like people who I like but don’t like who I thought I was like even though I didn’t like being alike.

Which is something of a win if you can unravel all that.

This got me thinking: if I’m not thinking right there’s not much point in thinking at all. So off I’ll pop to my hills, soak up the sunlit scenery and contemplate nothing other than my navel and the Worthing bypass.

Job’s a good ‘un, if you don’t think too much about it. n

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