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June 2009

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• Seeking Quest Seekers • Come and Try Petanque • Driving Skills – it's up to you • The Mikado – supporting The Martlets Hospice • Canals and Locks – Judy Upton • What's your view? – Sussex Wildlife Trusts • And lots more…

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Shoreham & Southwick Editor’s comment Hello and welcome to the June edition of Inside Shoreham.

The last few months have gone so quickly and we are into the month of June. June was actually named at the Roman Goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter. It is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest daylight hours in the Southern Hemisphere. Did you know that the Month is also known as the rose or honey suckle month since this is when we see these gorgeous flowers in bloom. As well as that, June is known for its large number of marriages. This dates back to when Juno, the Goddess of Marriage, married couples, hence it is known as being a lucky month for marrying.

On the 21st of this month we see the first day of summer and I hope that it is going to be the start of a fabulous summer holidays.

We have some more great articles for you this month. From our Local Support Police Officers to Judy’s Upton’s article on Canals and Locks. I have also included in this month a piece by Shoreham Library on its Summer Read challenge. You can read all about it on page 6. What a great way to get kids reading for pleasure. There are many others to read and see what is happing locally.

Until July, I wish you all a wonderful June. Please do send in local articles and events. We will try to fit them in.

Kind regards, Angela

Inside this issue Seeking Quest Seekers..............................................................9

Claire Cook – Talk Money.........................................................21

Come and Try Petanque............................................................9

Canals and Locks – Judy Upton................................................22

Your Local Support Officers......................................................12

Whats your view? – Sussex Wildlife Trusts.............................24

Driving Skills – its up to you....................................................14

Deceptions – Theatre Royal Brighton.................................... 27

The Mikado – Supporting The Martlets Hospice....................16

What’s On............................................................................ 29-33

Samins Menu.....................................................................18/19

Your local Business Index........................................................34

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Seeking QUEST SEEKERS activities during the summer holidays, through your local library. Along the way, children will collect a QUEST SEEKERS membership card and poster plus exciting stickers including some ‘scratch & sniff’. Those who successfully finish the challenge will receive a certificate and medal.

The QUEST SEEKERS challenge will begin in all West Sussex Libraries on Monday 13th July continuing until September.

Check out activities that will take place in many of our libraries during the holidays. Contact your local library for further details.

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est Sussex Libraries are gearing up for a fantastical adventure this summer holiday. This year’s Summer Reading Challenge – QUEST SEEKERS takes young readers on a magical journey to an extraordinary land where they can discover the joy of books.

Last year over 10,000 children in and around West Sussex took part in the Team Read sporting challenge enjoying books and activities throughout the summer holidays.

This year’s theme QUEST SEEKERS will again provide fun and excitement. Children will join Cadmus the gatekeeper and his young questers on a challenge to bring back the golden book. There are three stages to their quest: Firebird Rising, Mountain Mission and Dragon’s Lair.

Children 4 – 12 years are invited to join the QUEST SEEKERS challenge in all West Sussex Libraries FREE of charge. All they need to do is join the library and then register as a Quester.

The challenge is simple – read six books and enjoy

Lancing Library Tel (01903) 753592 Email lancing.library@westsussex.gov.uk Opening hours Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9:30 – 7:00; Wed 9:30 – 1pm; Sat 9:30 – 5:00 Shoreham Library Tel (01273) 454438 Email shoreham.library@westsussex.gov.uk Opening hours Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9:30 – 7:00; Wed 9:30 – 1pm; Sat 9:30 – 5:00 Southwick Library Tel (01273) 592150 Email southwick.library@westsussex.gov.uk Opening hours Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat 9:30 – 5:00; Wed 9:30 – 1pm; Thurs 9:30 – 6:00

Come and Try – and they did!

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n Sunday 10 May, Adur Petanque Club held a "Come and Try Day" on their home terrain at Lancing Manor Park (Impulse Leisure Centre). Interest was shown from the start, of what turned out to be a very successful event. Over 20 very enthusiastic

members of the public attended on a sunny day to 'See what it was all about'.

Club and Committee Members encouraged the first timers to play in this family orientated sport.

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LOCAL POLICE AND COMMUNITY WORK CLOSER TOGETHER 2

009 seems to be speeding along and we are now entering June already. Let us hope the weather will be kind for Beach Dreams weekend on the 13th and 14th June.

Children like adventure, we know that, but here in Adur, Sussex Police are concerned about the growing number of young people seen to be climbing onto the roof tops of buildings.

This is an extremely dangerous and illegal pass time and is to be strongly discouraged.

Very recently in another part of the country, a young lad climbed onto a derelict building to retrieve his football.

He fell through the asbestos roofing straight into a tank of acid that had been left there. Luckily he was rescued, but not before suffering terrible burns to his face and body.

A lot of old derelict buildings may have asbestos on site, used in the manufacture of corrugated roofing.

It was not designed to hold weight.

Asbestos is dangerous to health if fibres are inhaled, and must be expertly handled.

A roofer of many years experience advises there is always an element of danger in his work. Even now, after many years, he would never attempt to climb onto a roof without first assessing possible dangers. What looks o.k. may not be; rotten timbers, loose tiles, even a coat of paint can conceal a potential danger.

Parents, please make sure you advise your children of the dangers of climbing onto buildings, especially with the long summer school holiday nearly upon us, when they will be out and about.

All owners please make sure your premises, new and old, are well secured. You may find yourself liable for anyone involved in an accident.

If you see children climbing on buildings please report it immediately to the police, safety comes first.

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PCSO Amy Hollin of St. Nicolas Ward has a Neighbourhood Panel Meeting on June 21st at the Shoreham Free Church, Buckingham Road at 6.30 pm. If you have any issues to discuss, or would just like to attend please come along, all are welcome.

PCSO Jane McKnight, Buckingham NST Shoreham, 0845 60 70 999 ext 17806

PCSO Amy Hollin, St Nicolas Ward NST Shoreham, 0845 60 70 999 ext 26677

ROAD SAFETY PCSO Sally Tugnutt – St. Mary’s Ward North, has run a ‘Speeding’ poster competition for young people in the Finches/Nicolson Drive area. The winning posters will be displayed on lamp posts in the area shortly.

PCSO Tugnutt is pictured here with the children, and Councillor Rod Hotton of St. Mary’s Ward.

Below, PCSO Nicola Hawthorn and PCSO Sandra Heaton (Southwick & Fishersgate Wards) are pictured here with some of the Mums/helpers and children whilst visiting a local play group at The Lighthouse Church, Gordon Rd Fishersgate. If you would like your local PCSO to come and talk to children of your groups about road safety etc. please contact them, details at the end.

NATIONAL BIKE WEEK June 13th to the 21st This is the UK’s biggest mass participation bike ride. Here is your chance to get fit, breath fresh air, save petrol, and dodge traffic jams. You will be amazed at how much more you can take in of your surroundings, than just whizzing passed in your vehicle. There are all kinds of organised bike rides, just go to www. bikeweek.org.uk for all the information you need to take part in an event in your area, or to organise your own.

Look out for your Neighbourhood Policing Team during this week. We will be out and about to give away leaflets, stickers, ID bike markings, and to encourage safer cycling and cycling proficiency tests.

We will also be giving words of advice to those of you seen to cycle on pavements and designated walk-ways. Do you know that you could be given a fixed penalty ticket and fine of £30 for this?

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Driving skills – it's up to you W

as it Mark Twain who decided that there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics?

It seems that modern governments increasingly base policy decisions largely on statistics.

If gathered accurately and dispassionately, statistics should detect real trends. But any trend deemed to be detrimental and government seems to pounce and often changes in law inevitably follow. Some would say traffic law is not enforced enough, mainly due to lack of Police resources. So, can unenforced law alter trends?

When one looks at statistics relating to road safety, the findings are chillingly depressing: *Each weekend 78 young drivers aged between 17-24 are killed or

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seriously injured on the road. As a group, young male drivers are far more likely to lose their lives between 11pm and 1am on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday and they won’t be alone in the car — passengers are predictably present and usually injured or worse!

• 550 people per annum are killed by drunk drivers aged 17-29.

• Drivers aged 17-25 make up only 10% of the driving population, however they are involved in 25% of all serious road crashes.

• Under the New Drivers legislation around 900–1300 drivers are disqualified each month but only about 600-800 lawfully reclaim their licences after successful retesting.

Many of the remainder, it is feared, simply don’t bother! By now over 2500 individuals are more than probably driving illegally — without licences or insurance cover!

• Between 1995 and 2005 the number of vehicles on our road system increased by 28%, by 2025 it could reach 40% on current volumes!

Gridlock looks inevitable!

Most statistics focus on younger drivers, but if 25% of all serious crashes involve this group, logically the remaining 75% involve the 30+ age groups — and there are many more of them! It’s a shame that so much attention is focused on the younger driver but the statistics do speak volumes. Overall though, deteriorating driver attitude, particularly among the group whose work depends on driving, continues to threaten lives and livelihoods across the spectrum of all road users. Professional driving agencies deplore the antics of selfish drivers and press the Government to stimulate further development in driver skill and changes in attitude but how many of us would baulk at more nanny-state interference? The sad fact is few drivers believe they even need to improve!

So, is it about time to reconsider our whole approach to driving?

What these statistics are showing is that every UK driver should wake up and acknowledge the likelihood of being involved in a serious collision: actually it is now a 1 in 200 chance!

So, with companies like Swinton, the insurance brokers, regarding 6 points on a licence as “standard” and with 6 million licence holders having amassed at least 6 points, we owe it to ourselves to actively improve not just our skills

but more so our attitude to the whole business of keeping safe on the road!

It is clear that those with full licences do very little to develop driving skills further having passing the driving test.

Just think for a moment, how much things have changed on our roads since you passed? Add to this the rising costs of motoring: high depreciation; petrol & diesel prices taxed to the hilt and climbing; developments in graduated road tax; parking & fines; test fees, finance charges and insurance premiums – they’re all under pressure! If that’s not depressing enough think what all the stress of driving has to personal health.

We are apparently 14 times more likely to suffer stroke within two hours of an anger outburst. Stress is linked with depression, obesity and a weakened immune system.

So with all this bad news — is it not time right now to take more personal responsibility to improve our chances of avoiding stress and the threat of collision?

Future provisional licence holders will be faced with ever more stringent driving tests and possibly prevented from taking them before the age of 18.

Government has a raft of new ideas that may restrict the use of certain types of vehicles to new drivers in the first two years post-test.

So, if these probabilities materialise, surely the onus lies on established drivers themselves to set a better example by being seen to improve their attitude and skills as the age and road conditions change. It is never too late to re-appraise your current driving competency or maybe even consider investigating advanced driving courses — many decline that notion fearing the prospect of having to take an advanced test. Local Approved Driving Instructors offer courses that don’t have to lead onto a qualification unless the driver wants it to! Surely the point is not fearing a test but improving your skill!

There are no current statistics to suggest that a perfect driver has ever existed. So, if anyone ever claims to be such — well, that’s probably a lie and maybe even a damned lie!

Take full responsibility for your own driving and be better prepared for others to make mistakes!

Tony Wallington is an Approved Driving Instructor and Member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists who practises locally.

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The Mikado Supporting the Martlets Hospice

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Starring ROSIE ASHE, FENTON GRAY, DARREN BENNETT and BARRY CLARK. Directors: SIMON GRAY & CAROLE TODD July 14th – 19th 2009

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ollowing on from the huge sell-out success of The Pirates of Penzance last summer, MT2000 are proud to return to the Barn Theatre in Southwick, West Sussex, with THE MIKADO, arguably one of the most popular of the Gilbert & Sullivan operas, having stood the test of time since 1885. G&S transport us to the fictitious Japanese town of Titipu, where flirting is punishable by death, and the hilarious tale of love, corruption in local government, marriage, executions and heroics!

MT2000’s production will feature West End stars ROSIE ASHE as Katisha and FENTON GRAY as Koko. Rosie Ashe has appeared with all the national opera companies as well as in many West End musicals.

She was the original Carlotta in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera and more recently created the role of Miss Andrew in Mary Poppins. Fenton Gray has appeared in many West End musicals but has made Koko one of his trademark roles having performed the role with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, on BBC TV and, more recently, with the Carl Rosa Opera Company in the West End, on National Tour and on a coast to coast tour across the USA playing in all the major cities. Seasoned member of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company and the Carl Rosa Opera Company, BARRY CLARK appears as Pooh Bah, with the star of many major touring and West End musicals DARREN BENNETT as Nanki Poo. Also featuring are Karen Orchin, Jodie Spencer and Kate Stoner as the “Three Little Maids” plus full supporting cast and orchestra.

Directed by SIMON GRAY and international choreographer/director CAROLE TODD (who has previously choreographed The Mikado for The D’Oyly Carte and for the Australian Opera), this production promises to be the musical highlight of the season.

Tuesday 14th July to Friday 17th July performances commence at 7.30pm. Performances on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July commence at 5.30pm and include a one-hour interval when the gardens of the theatre will be open and the audience are invited to bring picnics.

The Gala performance on Friday 17th July is followed by a Champagne reception with the cast, in aid of The Martlets Hospice.

Ticket prices and booking details available from the Barn Theatre Box Office on 01273 587094 or on-line at www.ticketlord.com/barn.htm More details available from: MUSIC THEATRE 2000 Director: Simon Gray, 72 Balsdean Road, Brighton BN2 6PF 01273 301220, 07885 833579 simon@firstnight-cabaret.co.uk To advertise call: 01273 452065

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Claire Cook from independent mortgage and financial advisers Talk Money, gives essential advice

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here are many routes to finding a mortgage. But which one is the best and why? When I took my first mortgage it seemed like a minefield and there is every temptation to cling on to the first reasonable mortgage adviser we find — whether that be at the first building society we walk into or our own bank. But hold fire. You could be making an expensive mistake.

I will explain why.

The fees and rate If you simply walk into your local high street building society, you might be lucky and stumble across the best deal but, more often than not, there will be better deals out there. Your local society will have a range of fixed and variable rate deals — and yes — they will give the best advice according to their own range but…you could end up paying a higher rate or fees that other lenders simply don’t charge.

For example, some lenders are currently offering free valuations for people purchasing a new property. This can save you money straightaway. If you are remortgaging you could have your legal costs and your valuation fee covered. You could be forking out hundreds of pounds to cover these fees if you don’t shop around.

In terms of rate, many people are …many people currently opting for fixed rates. This is are currently because the rates are low and people opting for fixed wish to secure the low rate for a period rates. This is of time. You should look at the different fixed rate terms and compare them. because the rates How does a five year fixed compare are low and people to a two year fixed? Only with this wish to secure knowledge and an understanding of the low rate for a your personal situation and budget can period of time. the best rate be found.

In Summary A good independent adviser, one who specialises in mortgages, will know the lending criteria of all the lenders out there. If your case is simple, then they will find the best deal from hundreds of products, including the high street lenders. If your case is more complex, for example if you have a buy to let in the background, they will know exactly which lenders to recommend.

At Talk Money we offer a free initial consultation, so why not call us for independent, friendly advice on your mortgage situation. Call me, Claire Cook, and my team on 01273 224667, we would be very happy to help.

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Canals and Locks in the Adur Area B

efore the age of the steam engine, heavy goods had to be transported by road or river and canal. In the 17th century Sussex roads were often near impassable tracks, unsuited to the movement of heavy goods such as timber, coal or grain. There needed to be a faster, more reliable way of getting such goods to the coastal ports such as Shoreham.

This meant utilising the River Adur, described by Joseph Priestly “as a very imperfect tideway navigation”, partly due to its tidal nature and partly the shallowness of some of its upper course. The Adur Navigation Act of 1807 allowed for the improvement of the river for barges and other craft. The area most in need of this work was between Shoreham and Bines Bridge, near Henfield where the Adur both ceases to be tidal, and also divides.

Improvements were also made to the branch of the river leading to Mock Bridge near Shermanbury, where a wharf allowed barges to be loaded and unloaded at Outlands Farm.

The cost of the improvement work was levied from the surrounding landowners at the rate of two shillings per acre of land owned. Two locks were installed on the non-tidal stretch of the river, Bines Lock a mile above Bines Bridge and another at Lock Farm near Partridge Green. Betley lock was also built along the branch towards Shermanbury.

In addition to the River Adur, it was decided to excavate a short stretch of canal at a point near West Grinstead, where the Adur was less navigable.

The Baybridge Canal was created by the passing of a Navigation Act in 1825, and paid for in part by local landowners and in part by the sale of the rights to collect tolls levied from its users.

Less than three and a half miles in length, and little more than a stretch of river with two locks, the Baybridge Canal ran parallel with the river Adur for part of its length, and linked to the river via a sluice gate. The Baybridge was twenty feet eight wide, and four feet deep, with two locks and crossing it. Bines Bridge had to been rebuilt to

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allow for barges to pass beneath.

Work on the new canal was completed in 1926 and barges transporting manure, coal and chalk were soon using it. In 1830 historian Edmund Cartwright described the Baybridge Canal as having “added to the advantages of communications; the increased traffic of which proves its utility”. At West Grinstead wharf limekilns and coal pens were built near the main Horsham turnpike where road and water transport met.

After the opening of the railway from Shoreham to West Grinstead in 1861, usage of the Baybridge Canal soon dwindled. An act of 1875 allowed the canal to be abandoned, on the grounds that traffic using the canal was now too sparse to yield enough finance to maintain the canal and pay its shareholders. All rights of way along the canal ceased on the 1st September 1875.

Traffic on the River Adur itself however revived when the Portland Cement Works at Upper Beeding began to use the river to carry its clay from the pit at Horton to the works.

The finished cement was then carried down to Shoreham harbour by barge.

At its peak in 1920, the river was carrying 22,000 tons of cement. This continued until March 1929, when the Cement Works too switched all transportation to the railway Shoreham harbour itself had initially posed problems to navigation. With the constant drift of shingle blocking

the channel, the harbour’s mouth silted up. New entrances had to be excavated up until 1821, when the harbour’s present mouth was established at Kingston. The silted up eastern arm of Shoreham Harbour was then dredged and an entrance lock opened in 1855. This formed the Southwick Ship Canal, which led to the Aldrington basin. In 1933 the Prince George lock replaced the original entrance lock, which was converted into a dry dock.

In 1966 an additional lock, the Prince Philip was opened and became the biggest in Sussex, large enough to take ships over 4,500 tons. In the mid 19th century, Shoreham harbour was constantly busy with ships laden with coal from Hartlepool, or fruit and vegetables from the continent.

Timber from the Baltic and America was also a cargo regularly shipped into Shoreham at this time. Still more coal was imported with the opening of the Brighton and Hove gas works at the harbour in 1870 and the electricity generating power station in 1897.

When in 1973 the gas works was demolished, the land became used to house a grain silo, container and wine terminals.

Today along the Adur, no sign remains of West Grinstead wharf, but brick walls in the riverbank are evidence that the River Adur once had locks and was once a thriving transport route.

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What's your view?

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elevision wildlife presenter Chris Packham will personally meet the winner of Sussex Wildlife Trust’s (SWT) photographic competition – What’s Your View – open to people across the county.

By capturing your favourite wildlife or wild place in Sussex, your images could be featured on the Trust website or in our magazine, with prize money awarded to category winners and the overall winner.

Whether it’s Sussex seascapes, rolling downland, or the wildlife found outside your backdoor, SWT is looking for your views of animals, plants, people and wild places taken on cameras or mobile phones.

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Manager at the Trust says “We’ve already had some fantastic wildlife images of butterflies, frogs, grass snakes, hedgehogs and badgers to name just a few, as well as views of the South Downs and images of school wildlife projects. We’re also hoping that people take the time to look around their own gardens or local parks, and capture the wildlife living alongside us in towns and villages across Sussex.”

The categories are: 1. People and Wild Places 2. The Wild Side of Town 3. Get Connected — View from the phone The closing date is 15 September 2009. Winners will be presented with their prizes on October 31 by BBC TV

Springwatch presenter Chris Packham at the Trust’s AGM in Hassocks, West Sussex.

Each category has a 16 and Over and an Under 16 competition. Participants can enter up to three images in each category, with the winner of each category receiving £40 and the overall winner £75 in prize money.

You can enter online at Flickr, the photo-sharing website, www.flickr. com/groups/whatsyourview/ Or post CD to: Richard Cobden, What's Your View Competition, Sussex Wildlife Trust, Woods Mill, Henfield, West Sussex BN5 9SD. Please include your name, address, contact number and age (if under 16). Digital images only, sorry no slides or prints. Full rules can be found at www.sussexwt.org.uk To advertise call: 01273 452065

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Two TV Soap stars appear in the taut psychological thriller DECPEPTIONS the ultimate mind game where deception is the ruling force

Deceptions

By Paul Wheeler starring Michelle Collins and Rupert Hill Mon 29 June – Sat 4 July, Eves 7.45pm, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm

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ECPETIONS is an addictive thriller which will keep you absorbed right up to the unexpected and well-executed finale. DECEPTIONS comes to Theatre Royal Brighton for just eight performances from Monday 29 June as part of a limited national tour.

All will be revealed in this brilliantly gripping drama starring one of the country’s best-loved soap baddies, Michelle Collins.

She is perhaps best known for her role as the conniving Cindy Beale in EastEnders, but has also appeared in Rock Rivals, Sunburn and the award-winning 2000 Acres of Sky. She is joined by Rupert Hill, who most recently appeared as Jamie Baldwin in Coronation Street.

Psychiatrist Julia Smythe (Michelle Collins) is starting to believe that there are no longer any interesting cases in her field of work; things appear to be no longer different when Adrian Wainwright (Rupert Hill) makes an appointment seeking another quick fix.

What results from their sessions is a battle of wills, played out in stylish and witty banter, as each of them tries to take charge of the situation. As secrets are revealed a psychological game of cat and mouse begins, taking them both on a journey that threatens to spiral beyond their control. Who will gain the upper hand? It’s all in the mind…

DECEPTIONS is written by Paul Wheeler, is directed by Joe Harmston, with design by Simon Scullion, lighting by Ben Cracknell and Sound design by Marcus Christensen.

DECEPTIONS is produced by Ian Fricker whose most recent credits include A Song at Twilight, The Hound of the Baskervilles and Blues Brothers.

Box Office 08700 606 650 (bkg fee) Groups Hotline 08700 602 516 Access Bookings 0844 871 7677 (bkg fee) Tickets £11 - £25 www.ambassadortickets.com/brighton

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What’s on in June Adur Arts Festival Friday 5th – Sunday 21st June

From Friday 5th to Sunday 21st June, Adur District will come alive with arts and entertainment — truly a fortnight of fun and festivities. The diversity of the festival continues to bring more community-based arts events than ever. Help celebrate the 22nd festival at performances, gigs, exhibitions, workshops, walks, concerts and the many events throughout the district.

For more information visit www.adurfestival.com, pick up a programme or call (01273) 263311.

Friday 12th June: The 4 Professors Series – Living Landscape

Saturday 4th July - Shoreham Folk Day

Following the success of last year's Shoreham Folk Day, 2009 looks set to be even more fun! Starting at about lunch time at The Bridge Inn, Shoreham, local bands will be playing mainly in the traditional style, but also from a number of other idioms.

Admission will be free, and there will be good beer and food on sale. Musicians or anyone else wanting to get involved should email Dr. Bob at contact@folkmaster.com

Wednesdays – Shoreham Centre Indoor/Outdoor Market

9am-12.30ish. With Coffee Shop, Refreshments and Car Parking.

For more info please call (01273) 454686 or visit www. shorehamcentre.co.uk

The landscape we see is but a snapshot in time as the forces of nature and the laws of physics shape and continually change the world around us. Combining with renowned projection artist, Malcolm Buchanan-Dick, Professor Allison will bring the local landscape alive. You will never again see the local landscape in the same light! Doors open 7.30pm. Show starts 8pm. Tickets £5. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Fridays - Southwick & Shoreham Country Market

Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th June: Beach Dreams

Scene - a country manor house. 1930s vintage, complete with weekend party of curiously assorted characters Then, bang some dastardly person shoots the hostess! Don't be fooled, though. This isn't a classic Agatha Christie murder mystery, but an hilarious spoof that could well have the entire audience dying - of laughter. Barn Theatre, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick Street, Southwick, West Sussex BN42 4TE. Tickets available from the Barn Theatre Box Office (01273) 597094 or online at www.wicktheatre.co.uk

Community Festival celebrating arts, including processions, music on outdoor stage and stalls. Saturday: Midday – 9pm / Sunday: Midday – 6pm. Free admission. Beach Green, Shoreham. For full programme of events please see www.beachdreams.org.uk or call (01903) 851667.

Sunday 14th June: 5th Annual Schools Prom Music

Now in its 5th season, the combined Schools Prom, in the magnificent setting of Lancing College Chapel, promises to be another huge success in the Adur Festival Ropetackle Series.

Tickets for families of participants will be available via their schools. A few additional tickets may be available. For enquiries and details contact Mr Viv Aylward, Buckingham park Primary, (01273) 453515.

Sunday 14th June: Adur Food & Drink Festival - Italia in Piazza’s Real Italian Food Market

Every Friday from 9.30 - 11am in the Garden Room, Southwick Community Centre. There are sales of home baked cakes, preserves and fresh farm eggs. Large selections of plants and home grown produce. Plus art & crafts and knitted garments.

Theatre, Dance and Comedy Weds 3rd – Sunday 7th June: Peter Gordon’s “Murdered To Death”

Saturday 6th June: The Noise Next Door

Warning! Highly Hilarious! Improvology is a precise science… that’s made up on the spot! Tickets £8. www.thenoisenextdoor. co.uk. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Saturday 13th June: Mark Steel 'What’s going on?'

11am-4pm at East Street, Shoreham-by-Sea. Free Admission. On Sunday sample the delights from Italy when East Street, will be transformed into a bustling continental market place.

BAFTA award nominated comedian, Independent columnist, sometime science “lecturer”, Mark Steel comes to Ropetackle as part of his national tour. Tickets £13. Show starts 8pm.

Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Sunday 14th June: Adur Food & Drink Festival – Farmers Market Ball

Monday 15th June: Lempen Puppet Theatre presents Journey of Turtle

7pm til late at the Festival Marquee, Coronation Green, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea. Price: £30.00 includes Live music, Buffet with local food and Licensed bar. Sunday evening will be party night!!! A celebration of Shoreham Farmers Market being voted “The Best Farmers Market in Sussex 2009'.

A beautiful story about following your dream, told with shadows, table-top puppets and traditional storytelling. Doors 10.15am, show starts 10.30am. Suitable for over 5s (duration 50 mins). Tickets £4.50. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Sunday 21st June: Lions Donkey Derby

Once again a selection of Jongleurs, Komedia and Comedy Store regulars will be displaying their comedy talents alongside resident compere Kevin Precious. Doors open 7.45pm, Show 8.30pm. Tickets £10 advance, £12 on door. More info at www.barnstormerscomedy. com. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Buckingham Park, Shoreham from 12 noon. Free admission with ample parking ( £2 per car ) Fun filled day for all the family with a donkey derby, vintage vehicles, a wild west show, tug of war competition and many other attractions. For more information call (01273) 591376 or visit www.adureastlions.org.uk

Sunday 28th June 2009 - Dogs Trust Shoreham's annual Open Day & Fun Dog Show

The Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre, Brighton Road, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5LT. For more information call (01273) 452576 / 440856 or visit www.dogstrust.org.uk

Saturday 20th June: Barnstormers Comedy Club

Courses and Classes Modern Jive

Learn Modern Jive, Wednesdays from 8pm-11pm at The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham. Contact Ian and Diana on 01273 453733 for more details or visit www.danceaholics.co.uk.

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Strictly Dancing with Lisa

The new, fun-filled, relaxed way to dance. Mondays 6.15-7.15pm (Room 8) and Thursdays 1.45-2.45pm and 6.30-7.30pm (Room 3). The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road. For more info contact Lisa on 07939 248871 / lisa@strictlydancingwithlisa.co.uk

Salsa @ Shoreham Airport

Sunday 14th – Sunday 21st June: Adur Art Trail – Art at the Airport III

Back for the third year this exhibition presented by Kim Adele Fuller promises to be bigger and better. Refreshments available in The Fly-In Bar & Restaurant. Free Entry. Opening Times 10.00am till late. Venue: Shoreham Airport.

Thursdays: 7.30 doors open - 7.45 - 8.45 CLASS for Beginners.

8.45 - 10.45 Resident DJ. £5.00 - Class & Club. £3.00 - Club Only.

Licensed Bar & Free Parking.

Events

Sigma Dance School offers Ballroom & Latin Dance Classes

Mondays: Beginners: 6.30pm-8pm. Improvers and intermediate: 8pm-9.30pm. Admission £5 per class. Classes held at the Southwick Methodist Church Hall. Call (01273) 887611 for details.

The Cellar Bar of the Ferry Inn, High St Shoreham, 8.30 for 9pm.

Free entry! A host of musicians gather for their monthly meeting in the most compact performance venue in the known universe to perform short spots. A wide range of musical genres, all subjected to new and innovative interpretations!

Lazy River Square Dance Club

Friday 5th – Sunday 21st June: Adur Arts Trail

Monday evenings 8pm-10pm.

The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham, BN43 5WU. T: (01273) 454686 / W: www.shorehamcentre.co.uk

Wick Theatre Company

Most Mondays from 8pm. Membership £20 pa. 17 year olds and above welcome. The Barn Theatre, Southwick Community Centre. (The Young Wick Players (12 – 17 year olds) meet Weds 7.30pm-9.30pm in Southwick Community Centre). For more info contact Betty Dawes on (01273) 594052.

Shoreham Folk Dance Club

Mondays 8 – 10pm (Excluding Bank Holidays). St. Julians Church Hall, Rectory Road, Shoreham. Membership – £1 pa / Fees – £1 per session. Adults & Teens welcome. For more info please call Mrs Holroyd on (01273) 415557

Thursday 4th June: The Golden Slipper Performers Club

Adur Art Trail gives another opportunity to enjoy a trip around the district to celebrate visual arts as part of Adur festival.

For more information and to download an arts trail map visit www.adurfestival.com. You can also call (01273) 263311.

Saturday 6th June: Alyson Green and her Jazz Trio

Sussex based Jazz singer Alyson Green makes a welcome return with her band to Shoreham Airport for the Adur Festival. Doors open 8pm-Music starts 8.30-10.30pm. Tickets £7 available from Fly-In Bar & Restaurant (01273) 452300. Venue: The Fly-In Bar & Restaurant, Main Terminal Building, Shoreham Airport, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5FF

Sunday 7th June: Adur Festival Jazz Breakfast

Southwick Scottish Dance Country Club

Thursdays 8.15pm-10.15pm. Southwick Community Centre Garden Room. £2 per session. All ages welcome. For more info please call Mrs Brenda Hinton on (01273) 595017.

For the Festival Jazz Breakfast, Ropetackle welcomes the Charlotte Glasson Quintet, an exciting, new and original outfit.

11am-1pm. Charlotte brings her own scintillating quintet to the Jazz Breakfast at Ropetackle. Coffee – croissants – cakes – bar.

Tickets £8, £2 children. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www. ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Dinkie Flowers Stage School

Sunday 7th June: “Dave B” Rockin Years

All ages – Fridays. St Julians Hall, St Julians Lane, Shoreham (opp Shoreham College). Please call (01273) 452868 for more details and fees.

Sussex Highland Dancers – Southwick & Shoreham Branch

Saturdays 10.45am-11.45am. St Julians Church Hall, Rectory Road, Shoreham. 5 years and over. Fees – Adults £2.50 per session, Children £2 per session. For more info contact Trudy Bellinger on 07854 649711.

Music, Arts and Creative Writing Saturday June 6th: Living Landscape

An exhibition of landscape art by local artists and members of “Creative Futures”. The exhibition is linked to the Living Landscape event on Friday 12th June (See entry under general events). For exhibition entry details, contact Ropetackle. During Ropetackle opening hours. Entry Free. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440.

W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Saturday June 6th – Saturday June 21st: Rubbish Sculpture

As part of the “Eco Summit”, a series of initiatives by 15 local schools to raise awareness of the harm we are doing to the environment, Ropetackle presents an exhibition of sculptures made by school pupils, using only recycled waste material.

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A Rock n Roll tribute of 50s, 60s and 70s to all the stars of yesteryear incl. Buddy Holly, Billy Fury, Cliff Richard, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and of course the King – Elvis Presley. Tickets available from Fly-In Bar & Restaurant (01273) 452300. 8pm11pm. The Fly-In Bar & Restaurant, Shoreham Airport, Main Terminal Building, BN43 5FF.

Friday 9th June: The 4 Professors Series – Grasses bite back

Renowned and hugely entertaining micro-biologist, Professor Sue Hartley, will introduce, and graphically illustrate, the constant and elaborate battle between herbivores and the plants they eat, and the extraordinary devices which plants have evolved to defend themselves. Such staggering ingenuity from deceptively simple plants! Tickets £5. 8pm start. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Tuesday 9th June: “Driftwood”

An entertaining evening of live music, with the talented south coast function band Driftwood. 8pm-11pm. Tickets £5 available from Fly-In Bar & Restaurant (01273) 452300. Venue: The Fly-In Bar & Restaurant, Main Terminal Building, Shoreham Airport, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5FF.

Wednesday 10th June: “Shenanigan”

Shenanigan started out as an Irish party band and are still very much in demand for foot stomping nights of Irish favourites.

Start time 8pm. Tickets £6 available from Fly-In Bar & Restaurant (01273) 452300. Venue: The Fly-In Bar & Restaurant, Main Terminal Building, Shoreham Airport, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5FF. To advertise call: 01273 452065

What’s on in June Thursday 11th June: The Lindsay Field Band

Shoreham Airport welcomes the return of the delightful Singer / Songwriter Lindsay Field and her talented band of musicians.

Doors open 7.30pm. Show 8.30pm-11pm. Tickets £8 available from Fly-In Bar & Restaurant (01273) 452300. Venue: The Fly-In Bar & Restaurant, Main Terminal Building, Shoreham Airport, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5FF.

Friday 12th June: 'Tonight Matthew'

Back by popular demand this seven-piece covers band Tonight Matthew races down the memory lane of rock. 8pm-11pm.

Tickets £8 available from Fly-In Bar & Restaurant (01273) 452300. Venue: The Fly-In Bar & Restaurant, Main Terminal Building, Shoreham Airport, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5FF.

Saturday 13th June: Soul & Motown

A fun night of dancing and chilling to classic soul and Motown floor fillers. 8pm-Midnight. The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road.

7.30pm till midnight, with Bar & Cafe. Tickets only £6 on the night. Call centre for ticket details on (01273) 454686 or visit www.shorehamcentre.co.uk.

Sunday 14th June: Messengers UK (Youth Gospel Choir)

As part of the Adur Festival the choir will be performing at 2pm at the Italian Market on East Street, Shoreham.

Monday 15th June: The Shoreham Session

The Bridge Inn, High Street, Shoreham, 8.30 for 9.00. Free entry.

A dozen or two musicians meet for a traditional round-table folk session. Accordions, melodeons, fiddles, guitars, mandolins, concertinas are just some of the instruments you might hear. Call it folk, roots, or celtic music, hear tunes and songs from England, Ireland, Scotland and beyond.

Tuesday 16th June: Naked Voices Music

Science and Song through the ages. An entertaining, relaxing – and stimulating – evening of “a capello” singing at its best!

Show starts at 8pm. Tickets £7 / £5. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440.

W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Thursday 18th June: The Adrian Mitchell Memorial Gig

In honour of one of our finest ever radical poets, who sadly died in December 2008, Atilla the Stockbroker presents an evening of reminiscences and poems, featuring Adrian’s son, Alistair Mitchell, talking about his dad and reading some of his poems (as well as some of his own). Further guests include poets John Agard, Grace Nichols and Michael Horovitz who will join Atilla in reciting Adrian’s works, as well as some of their own.

Doors 8pm. Tickets £10. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www. ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Friday 19th June: 60s, 70s, 80s Disco night

With Top DJs Kenny and Billy-Lee. The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, 7.30pm till midnight, with Bar & Cafe. Tickets only £5 on the night. Call centre for ticket details on (01273) 454686 or visit www.shorehamcentre.co.uk.

Saturday 20th June: Messengers UK (Youth Gospel Choir)

Adur Festival Showcase Concert. 7.30pm at Shoreham Baptist Church.

Sunday 21st June: The Animals

In 1964 a new wave of rock n’ roll swept over the youth of the world. On the crest of the wave were The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and, from the banks of the Tyne, with a brand of rhythm & blues which the whole world wanted to grasp - The Animals.

7.30pm. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Saturday 27th June: Footprints Pop Muzik goes green when Robin Scott (aka ‘M’), launches his 2nd CarbonZero Muzik at Ropetackle on 27th June, promoted by Concorde2. Special guests performing are local acts; Portslade, RedManRed and Roman Scott in addition to a set from Robin and his band. www.co2balance.com Doors 7.30 Start 8pm Tickets £8.00.

Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Courses, Clubs and Workshops Creative Writing Workshops: Unleash your imagination Workshops in central Shoreham. For more information call Jennifer on 01273 454867

Adur Art Club Meets Tuesdays 7.30pm-9.30pm & Thursdays 2pm-4pm. Room 8, Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham. Membership £35 per annum. For more info please visit http://aartc.webs.com

Arts & Crafts, Computers, Health & Fitness, Languages, Performing Arts, Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL. West Sussex Adult & Community Learning Service have a wide range of classes running in your area, including a NEW venue for daytime classes at Southwick Community Centre, also local libraries and King's Manor Community School (Wednesday Eves).

Brochures available from libraries and Southwick Community Centre. For further information contact 0845 6 01 0161

Messengers UK Youth Gospel Choir A community youth gospel choir in Shoreham for 10-18 year olds. No auditions necessary – just enthusiasm. Shoreham Baptist Church, Western road, Shoreham. Tuesdays from 7-8.30pm. For more info visit www.messengerschoir.org or email info@messengerschoir.org

Southwick Art Club Wednesdays 7.30pm at Southwick Community Centre.

Membership fee - £30 p/a. Over 16s. Contact: Clifford Feeney – (01273) 411890

Beach Bateria All ages and abilities welcome to join this community based Samba band. The group meets every Wednesday from 7.30pm9.30pm at The Church of the Good Shepherd, Kings Walk, Shoreham Beach. Fees – Adults £3.50 per session / Students £3 / Under 16s £2. For more info contact Jeremy Croucher on (01273) 455513.

St. Mary De Haura Handbell Ringers Small friendly group. New members (over 16s) always welcome. The group meets Wednesdays from 7.30pm at St. Mary De Haura Church, Shoreham. Membership £25. For more info contact Andy Parrott on (01273) 453844.

Sports and Leisure Saturday 20th June: Postcard and Collectors Fair 10am-4pm. 50p admission. The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham. www.shorehamcentre.co.uk . Tel: (01903) 454686.

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Courses, clubs and workshops Tues 2nd, Tues 16th, Sun 28th, Tues 30th: Somosaic Beginners Mosaic Workshops.

Four hours of tuition in a small group. An opportunity to learn various ways to cut and lay tiles then practise what you have learnt by making a mosaic to keep. £35 (includes all materials, information sheets, coffee and cake). To find out more or to reserve a place please telephone Denise on 01273 463268 or visit www.somosaic.co.uk

Sussex Quilters

Meet the first Wednesday in the month from 10am to 12 noon in the Deal Room, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick.

Workshops, speakers, demonstrations etc. Annual subscription £15, monthly sub £2. New members welcome. For further information please contact: Anne Moncrieff (01273) 328125.

U3A

Retired looking for new or old interests to share with others?

Shoreham and Southwick U3A offers an extensive range of educational, creative and leisure activities for older people. It’s a flourishing and friendly organization and new members are welcome. Contact 01903 754719.

Pilates

Mixed ability drop-in Pilates classes at the Shoreham Centre on Tuesdays 9.30 am, Thursday 6.30 pm & Fridays 5.30 pm. For more details ring Jenny on 01273 454041.

Adur East Lions club

Meet 4th Tuesday of the month at the Royal George Public House, Holmbush Roundabout, Shoreham. 8pm. All welcome.

Aerobics (incorporating small hand weights)

Low / High impact class with upper body workout. Every Monday 6.30-7.30pm at St. Julian's Church Hall, Rectory Rd. Shoreham. £4 per session. Drop in or contact Susan on (01273) 249600 for more details.

Adur Book Club for the over 60s

Meetings are at Shoreham Library on the 1st Thursday of every month from 10am-11.30. All books are supplied free by West Sussex Library Service. Large print and audio versions available.

Cost £2.50 per session. Call Pam Simons on (01273) 441571 for more details.

Thursdays – Yoga Classes

Thursday evenings from 6.15pm-7.15pm in Huntingdon Hall, Shoreham Free Church, Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea. For more details ring Lucy on 07939 267909 or via lucibailey@ hotmail.com

Yoga

Hatha and Vinyasa Flow Yoga at Shoreham Chiropractic Clinic.

Morning and evening classes. For more information call 01273 461155.

Southwick Camera Club

All abilities and ages welcome. The club meets Thursdays from 7.30pm at the Southwick Community Centre and has an interesting schedule of participatory and spectator events.

Membership £28. For more information contact Alan Humphries on (01273) 591449.

Southwick & Fishersgate Horticultural Society

The society meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm in the Garden Room, Southwick Community Centre. New members always welcome.

Older Adults T’ai Chi

Tuesdays 1.30pm-2.30pm. £3. The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham, BN43 5WU. T: (01273) 454686 / W: www.shorehamcentre.co.uk

Health and Support Groups

Adur Petanque Club (Boules)

Cardiac Rehab Support

Tuesdays & Thursdays from 7pm and Sunday mornings from 10.30am at Lancing Manor Park (next to the Impulse Leisure Centre). New members welcome. Come and Try. For further information please call (01903) 776387 or visit www.adurpetanque.co.uk

Exercise classes supervised by qualified instructors are held every Wednesday and Friday 11.15 – 12.15 and Mondays 3pm-4pm at Shoreham Free Church Hall, Buckingham Road. Carers welcome. £3 per session (£5 per couple). Just turn up or ring (01273) 455239 for more details. www.cardiacrehabsupport.org.uk

Streetdance Hiphop fitness class for adults

Adur Stroke Group

Fridays 7pm-8pm. The Church of Good Shepherd Hall, Shoreham Beach. Call 07885 205307 or 07896 690085 for more details. £4 per session.

Shoreham Horticultural & Allotment Society

The Shoreham Horticultural and Allotment Society holds meetings on the first Friday of each month at St. Peters Church Hall, Shoreham starting at 7.30pm. Monthly speakers talk on various subjects with a break for home made refreshments. Free admission. For further information contact Daphne Thomas on 01273 463638.

Pregnancy Yoga

Gentle yoga to help your body adapt to the demands of pregnancy, prepare for birth and meet other mums to be. The classes are on Wednesdays from 4.45-6.15 and 6.30-8 at the Huntingdon Hall, Shoreham Free Church, Buckingham Rd., Shoreham by Sea. For more information, please call Rachel on 01273 386121 or email rachel.claridge@ntlworld.com

Aerobics Circuits Class

A one hour class of aerobics, circuits and floorworks aimed at all levels of fitness. Upstairs at The Shoreham Centre, Wednesday from 7.15pm. For more information contact Sarah Parker on 07885 205307 or email sarah@sarahparker.co.uk.

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Fridays at Marsh House Park Lane Southwick from 2 - 4pm.

Any person who has been affected by a stroke (and their carer if necessary) is welcome. Social events are arranged with the occasional trip. Transport is restricted but can possibly be arranged in certain circumstances. Applications can only be accepted from persons living in the Adur area. Further details or enquiries should be made to the Secretary (Stan Ford) on 01273-453760.

Low cost Acupuncture

The Corner House, 45 Southwick Street, Southwick, BN42 4TH. Tuesdays - 11.30 am-3.15pm. Contact Soreh Levy for more info 07747 840671 or via email soreh@sorehlevy.com

Babies and Toddlers Socatots

Soccer Play Programme for children from 6 months to 5 years — www.socatots.com/brighton-hove-shoreham. Shoreham every Friday. For more details call Natasha 07738 545925 or email n.morris@socatots.com. The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham, BN43 5WU. T: (01273) 454686 / W: www. shorehamcentre.co.uk To advertise call: 01273 452065

What’s on in June Kimbalu Music classes

Kimbalu Music classes are for parents/carers and their babies and pre-school children; singing together, playing with instruments & having fun. Classes at 9.30. 10.15. 11.00 — Wednesdays – Shoreham Baptist Church

Fridays – Southwick Christian Community Church

(also Thursdays at Clarendon Centre, New England St, Brighton) For details or to book a place call Lorrie on 01273 464934 or email Kimbalu@ntlworld.com. £4.00 per family - first class free (Running successfully since 1994 - formerly Tots & Tunes)

Baby Massage

Eases colic – promotes restful sleep – improves bonding Wednesdays – 12.30pm. Pre-booking essential. Call (01903) 525934 for details. The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham, BN43 5WU. T: (01273) 454686 / W: www.shorehamcentre.co.uk

Small-Fry

Babies and Toddlers group held every Wednesday from 9.30am-12 on the 1st floor of the 3rd Sea Scout Building on Adur Recreation Ground, Shoreham. Admission £2 per family (1st visit free). For more information visit www.small-fry.net or call 07758 653230.

Children’s Storytime

Southwick Library: Thursdays 11am-11.30am.

Shoreham Library: Fridays 2.10pm-2.40pm.

Scamps baby and toddler group

Thursdays 9.30 - 11.30 am at St Peters Church Hall, West Street, Shoreham. £2 per family/childminder, including tea/coffee (first visit free). Toys, art/crafts, singing with actions.

Youth Activities & Events Saturday 6th June: The Magic Lantern Cinema Club

Magic Lantern is the last in a series of educational cinema club for children aged 5 to 12. It introduces them to the fun, culture, history and technology of cinema in a memorable way.

‘Taster' Tickets £5 Accompanying Adults £3 Starts 2pm.

Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Saturday 13th June: Horrible Science Workshop

Welcome to the explosive world of Horrible Science — science with the squishy bits left in! Most people think that science is serious and dreary stuff, for boring people. But most people are wrong! Science isn’t boring — it’s horrible! And when it’s horrible, it comes to life in an exciting way. 11am-Midday and 2.30pm-3.30pm. Tickets £3.50. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Monday 15th June: Lempen Puppet Theatre presents Journey of Turtle

A beautiful story about following your dream, told with shadows, table-top puppets and traditional storytelling. Doors 10.15am, show starts 10.30am. Suitable for over 5s (duration 50 mins). Tickets £4.50. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Saturday 27th June: RAW Children’s workshop

Welcome to the RAW experience - a programme of exciting activities aimed at tickling the tastebuds, tantalizing talent and offering energising experience for children and their families.

Paul Emile of Bass Culture and Musical Moves leads two rhythm based workshops. Start 10am & 1pm Tickets £9. 10am12noon children 6-12 yrs / 1pm-3pm family session 6-99 yrs.

Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Beach Streetdance Club

Every Wednesday @ The Church of the Good Shepherd Hall on Shoreham Beach. 4+ year olds: 3.45pm-4.45pm. 8+ year olds 4.45pm-5.45pm. £4 per session (£6 family). For more info please call 07885 205307, email streetdance@sarahparker.co.uk or just turn up.

Helen O'Grady Drama Academy

Classes for children 5-17years. Shoreham Methodist Church Hall - Mondays 4-5pm, 5-6pm and 6-7pm depending on age-group. Contact Rosie Langhorn on 01444 458039 or email: southdowns@helenogrady.co.uk or visit the website www. helenogrady.co.uk for more details.

Film Shown at Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440.

W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk Saturday 6th June: The Magic Lantern Cinema Club

Magic Lantern is the last in a series of educational cinema club for children aged 5 to 12. It introduces them to the fun, culture, history and technology of cinema in a memorable way.

‘Taster' Tickets £5 Accompanying Adults £3 Starts 2pm.

Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Sunday 7th June: Phase IV

A Classic ‘70’s sci-fi Produced in 1973 and directed by Saul Bass, starring Nigel Davenport and Lynne Frederick. Phase IV is a story about a cosmic event that forever alters the destiny of mankind.

7pm. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Sunday 14th June: The Hellstrom Chronicle Film

This is a gorgeous documentary about insects, presented as a science fiction “warning” that insects were here before humans and that they will survive us and possibly take over the world at the end. 7pm. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

Saturday 20th June: Saturday morning picture club presents “A Bug’s Life”

From the creators of Toy Story comes this enchanting tale. Every year the ant colony, under the rule of Queen Ant and her daughter Princess Atta work tirelessly gathering food for winter.

Film starts 11am. Ages 4 to 104. Ticket £3 per child includes a drink and biscuit. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk Advance notice: SOUTHWICK’S ANNUAL CHARITY FAIR is taking place on the 11th July this year and as always, will be held on Southwick Green. There are still plenty of pitches available for all local/national charity and fundraising community groups.

The cost per pitch is as always £6. to fundraisers. However, there is no charge for those groups who are either promoting their activities, or recruiting volunteers or members. If any particular group would like to put on a display they will be most welcome. For further details please contact Organiser, Beryl Ferrers-Guy on 01273 591284 If any of the details listed here are incorrect or your club or event isn’t included and you would like it to be please email jess@shorehamdirectory.com with details.

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