Essentially Worthing Magazine - July 2012

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Personally speaking With the Worthing Festival set to take place this July, Essentially Worthing went to find out a little more about the organisation behind it all. Hazel Thorpe, President of the Worthing Lions, gives us a glimpse into her world.

After retiring from teaching seven years ago, I wanted to use my free time purposefully. I volunteer for a number of charities, most notably: Home-Start, Enable Me and Maybridge Keystone Centre. In addition to this, I am a councillor for Tarring and especially enjoy the opportunities that role gives to help residents.

Through councillor events, I was introduced to the Lions and I’ve been a member now for five years. As my main interest is in welfare issues, I’ve found the Lions the perfect match in terms of helping others. We operate at both the individual and group level. For an individual, we might give time, a listening ear and practical aid. At the group level, we can assist in coordinating voluntary groups.

The charity market at Steyne Gardens this month, for example, gives organisations an opportunity to raise funds or simply raise awareness.

A hugely successful project has been in bringing businesses, shops and schools together to create Christmas care boxes for soldiers in the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment serving abroad. Another has been our second hand book stall which has raised £4,000 for Worthing Hospital.

Our most visible event, of course, is the festival, which requires a team of ten to plan. And all this has to begin a year in advance! Fortunately, we have Friends of the Lions to help at such large events and we are always delighted to find additional, young and committed members.

My favourite part of the festival, as for many, has to be the firework display. This is paid for entirely by the Lions and what I would really like is for local businesses to offer sponsorship so that more of our collections can go to those people who need it.

The Lions’ motto is, ‘We serve’ and in doing so, we hope to make Worthing better.

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Cover Story – Lewis Crathern Our very exciting cover this month features Lewis Crathern. He is four times British Kitesurfing Champion and has jumped both Worthing and Brighton Pier. Lewis is now bringing the sport to his home town in the Big Air Open Kitesurfing Classic where he will act as judge and commentator.

INSIDE EW JULY ISSUE 3 Personally Speaking

Karen Costello talks to Worthing Lions President 4-7 Essential Diary

Summer has arrived with summer fetes and festivals 8 Treading the Boards

Jazz, comedy and rock n roll at Worthing Theatres 9 Essential Big Air Open

Exciting new event hits Worthing beach 10-11 Essential Surf Party

The Burlington celebrates all things Australian 12 Essential Profile

Why is Doodley Dogs featuring in a tv

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13-16 Active Age talks sense 17 Essential Profile

Body Shapers before and after stories 18-19 Essentially For Kids

Kids diary for July and make an Olympic torch 20-21 Essential Food and Drink

Neil Libby reviews Sussex Ales and food

festival gets started 22 Essential Beach Life

Jane Hicks loves Coast Café 23 Essential Splash

Its garden party time 24 Essential Care

Home from home at the Victoria Royal Beach 25 Dr Sarah says stay calm this Summer

Home from home at the Victoria Royal Beach 26 Essential Directory 27 Essential Health

Get fit at Trax health and fitness club 28 Worthing Leisure Centre

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Your essential events guide

The Southwick and Shoreham Country Market Friday mornings, 9.15am until 11am On offer will be the usual assortment of homemade cakes, savouries, jams, honey, free range eggs, plants and fresh vegetables. Also available is a large selection of handmade knitted toys and children’s clothing.

The Porter Room, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick Street.

Summer Evening Walks Festival Throughout July Ramblers groups will be putting on a series of short walks (about 3 to 7 miles), which are free to join and which start after the working day comes to a close. Check out the website for one convenient to you. www.ramblers.org.uk/ walksfinder Armed Forces Day Sunday 1 July, 10am onwards Come and show your support for the armed forces at this special event. Sunday offers a Drumhead Service at 10.40am followed by concerts.

There will also be numerous stalls, displays and food options available.

Steyne Gardens, Worthing High Salvington Windmill Open Days Sunday 1 July and Sunday 15 July, 2.30pm to 5.00pm The windmill will be open to the public with guided tours of the mill, granary and wind pump. There are refreshments available, a souvenir shop and toilets (including disabled).

Admission £1, accompanying children free.

High Salvington Windmill, Furze Road, High Salvington

The Group Monday 2 July, 8pm The Group, a club for unattached people aged 45+, meets in a pub in Worthing on the first Monday evening of every month. Activities include: eating out, walking, arts, sport, theatre and travel. Details from: www.thegroup.org.uk Worthing Library International Poetry Event Wednesday 4 July, 1pm Cameroonian poet Paul Dakeyo will perform a selection of his work and be joined by a small group of other international writers as part of the London Poetry Parnassus – which sees poets from competing nations at this year’s Olympics. This will be chaired by local poet, Wendy Greene. Event is free, but reservations required.

Tickets: Worthing Library or other county branch.

Worthing Library, Richmond Road, 01903 704809, www. westsussex.gov.uk/libraries Sussex Keyboard & Organ Club Wednesday 4 July, 7.30pm The club welcomes Richard Bower in concert. Evening includes refreshments and raffle.

Admission: £6. Free Parking.

The Queen Street Centre, Queen Street, Worthing, 01903 691888 Worthing Friendship Centre Wednesday 4 July, 10.30am Coffee morning and/or lunch at the Sunny Restaurant Ham Road, Worthing.

Enquiries: Sue Coughlin 01903 503291.

Summer Fair and Fun Day Saturday 7 July, 11am to 2pm On offer will be sideshows, a bouncy castle, refreshments and BBQ. Entrance is free.

Offington Park Methodist Church, South Farm Road, Tel: 205722, offingtonpark@btconnect.com

Goring Gardening Society’s Summer Show Saturday 7 July, 2.30pm to 4.15pm The show includes entries for a variety of classes including: flowers, plants, fruit and vegetables, cookery and hobbies. Tea and homemade cakes will be for sale plus raffle and lotto game. Entry for non-members is £1, children - free. Everyone is welcome.

St Mary’s Church Hall, Goring Peacehaven Heights Abseil Saturday 7 July Worthing Churches Homeless Project invites you to join them on an exhilarating abseil down the 90 foot cliffs at Peacehaven and raise funds for this important local charity. Registration fee: £20. Details from Louise on 01903 227829, www. wchp,org.uk Summer Fair Saturday 7 July, 11am to 4pm Christ Church is holding a summer fair with a Jubilee flavour. Included are: stalls, Jubilee raffle, tombola, light lunches, strawberry teas and trips up the church tower, which affords wonderful views of the town. All welcome.

Christ Church, Grafton Road, Worthing

Little Bird Mini-Touring Exhibition Saturday 7 July until Thursday 26 July A delightful exhibition in support of St Ann’s Hospice. The felt birds were all made by Angela Carter and sent around the world to be decorated and returned. Their final destination is Manchester, so catch them before they fly away!

Steyning Library, Church Street, Steyning, info@ angelacarter.net, 07747 840738 Friends of Broadwater and Worthing Cemetery Guided Tours Saturday 7 July, 10.30am (Seafarers), 11.30am (Mayors) The first free guided tour for July highlights Worthing’s seafaring past followed by the popular tour featuring Worthing’s mayors at 11.30am. No booking required.

The main entrance, Broadwater and Worthing Cemeter, South Farm Road, Worthing, www.fbwc.co.uk St Michael’s Annual Church Fete Saturday 7 July, 12 noon until 3pm This church fete has some new attractions with the crowning of a Jubilee Queen and an Antiques Roadshow. For £2.50 (max 5 items) you can have your treasures valued by local antiques expert Andrew Scarborough. Entrance fee £1.

Rectory and Church Hall gardens, Church Lane, Southwick

Essentially Worthing is all about keeping members of the community in touch with each other. So, if you’d like to advertise your club or event here for free, please email your details to essentiallyworthing@gmail.com by the 15th of the month before. As we know, a picture paints a thousand words and high quality, digital images are especially eloquent. Just attach them to the email. Or if you’d like to promote an event, contact Jacquie Pond on 01293 775060

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Worthing Friendship Centre Tuesday 10 July, 7pm The group welcomes Peggy Weeks, who will be speaking about ‘The Ice Hotel in Sweden’.

Durrington Community Centre, Durrington. Enquiries: Sue Coughlin 01903 503291.

Rowland Singers “Summer Serenade” Concerts 2012 Thursday 12 July, 7.30pm The Rowland Singers will be performing “Gold, Pomp & Sparkle” to celebrate both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the forthcoming Olympics. The programme includes an eclectic mix of British classics including: Arne, Parry, Gilbert & Sullivan, Ivor Novello, Elton John and the Beatles. Refreshments on offer.

Tickets cost: Adult £8, Child £2 (under 16 and accompanied) Available in advance from Helen Emery: 01903 238792 or mail@ rowlandsingers.co.uk or at the door. Lancing Parish Hall, South Street, Lancing BN15 8AJ, www. rowlandsingers.co.uk Adur Art Club Annual Exhibition Friday July 13, 10am to 6pm, Saturday 14, 9am to 9pm and Sunday 15, 11am to 2pm Everyone is invited to this popular art exhibition. Admission is free.

Main hall, Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham

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Big Air Open Kitesurfing Classic Saturday 14 July, 9am to 6pm Worthing kitesurfer, Lewis Crathern (who jumped Worthing Pier) is organising an amazing kitesurfing event as part of the Olympic Torch Relay Weekend. All are welcome to the beach to see how high the competitors can jump to achieve the top prize. Worthing seafront, www.thebigairopen.com A Concert of Hope and Triumph: Raising Funds for Circles Network Saturday 14 July, 7pm You are invited to a charity concert that features music from Outcry, Gary Peters, Aidan Carroll, Daly & Weston MC and Steve Carroll. A raffle and refreshments are available.

Tickets cost £6.50. Further information on: 01903 244096 St Paul’s Centre, Chapel Road, Worthing West Sussex Writers – Historical Murder Mystery With Nicola Slade Thursday 12 July, 7.30pm to 9.45pm Nicola Slade, murder mystery author, will be talking about writing historical crime novels.

Door fee £3 for members and £5 for non-members (free interval refreshments).

Heene Gallery, Heene Road, Worthing. www. westsussexwriters.co.uk and Twitter: @westsussexwrite.

Christians Together in Goring - Olympic Prayer Room Saturday 14th July, 10am to 6pm All are invited to call in and see a display about the five continents involved in the Olympic Games with an opportunity for private prayer.

Goring United Reformed Church, Shaftesbury Avenue

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High Salvington Windmill – Fete Day Sunday 8 July, 2.00pm until 5.00pm The windmill will be open to the public with guided tours of the mill, granary and wind pump. There are refreshments available, a souvenir shop and toilets (including disabled). Plus all the fun of a fete! Admission £1, accompanying children free.

High Salvington Windmill, Furze Road, High Salvington

Sussex Prairies Garden Tour Friday 20 July, 6.30pm A rare opportunity to enjoy an exclusive private tour of these award-winning gardens set in the Sussex Downs. The tour will be led by the gardens’ designers, Paul and Pauline McBride. Entry costs £35 and includes a glass of wine and canapés. Advanced booking is essential. Event is in support of the Mary How Trust. Tickets: 01798 877641 Sussex Prairie Gardens, near Henfield, www.maryhowtrust.org Lloyd Cole At Ropetackle Saturday 14 July, 8pm Ropetackle welcomes Lloyd Cole, described as, ‘one of the best songwriters of his time’. Former frontman of The Commotions, Cole will be reworking many of his songs into a simpler folk style.

He is an ideal and long sought after performer for this venue.

Tickets £20 Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham, Box office: 01273 464440 www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

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Bartie’s Boutique Saturday 14 July There will be some great stalls this Saturday including: Cat’s Ceramics, Alex Childs vintage jewellery and Anna Cupfins’ Cupcakes to name a few. Come and join us on the steps of St Paul’s in (hopefully) glorious sunshine.

St Paul’s Centre, Worthing, www.bartiesboutique.co.uk It’s Showtime!

Sunday 15 July, 2pm to 4pm All members of Scout or Guide movements are invited to register to take part in next year’s Worthing Scout and Guide Gang Show at the Pier Pavilion in April. No audition or experience required – just lots of enthusiasm and commitment!

2nd Worthing Scout HQ , Bruce Avenue, Worthing

Welcome the Olympic Flame Monday July 16, 4.25pm The Olympic Flame will be paraded through Worthing and Lancing starting at the top of Broadwater Street West. It will then travel through the town, reaching Lancing at about 5.16pm. If you’d like details of the exact route, please look up: www.london2012.com/ olympictorchrelay Worthing Astronomical Society Monday 16 July, 7.30pm This month’s meeting welcomes Jack Martin, author, who will talk about Astronomical/Stellar Spectroscopy’. Visitors pay a small entry charge.

Emmanuel United Reformed Church hall (entrance off Heene Road), Worthing

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Eating out, walking, theatre, sport, arts & music, travel...

Regular club meetings in Brighton & Hove, Haywards Heath, Horsham and Worthing.

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Rowland Singers “Summer Serenade” Concerts 2012 Tuesday 17 July, 7.30pm The Rowland Singers will be performing “Gold, Pomp & Sparkle” to celebrate both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the forthcoming Olympics. The programme includes an eclectic mix of British classics including: Arne, Parry, Gilbert & Sullivan, Ivor Novello, Elton John and the Beatles. Refreshments on offer.

Tickets cost: Adult £8, Child £2 (under 16 and accompanied) Available in advance from Helen Emery: 01903 238792 or mail@ rowlandsingers.co.uk or at the door.

Emmanuel United Reformed Church, St. Michael’s Road, Worthing, www. rowlandsingers.co.uk Worthing Lions Festival Wednesday 18 July until Sunday 29 July The festival this summer promises to be jam-packed with events for all the family from fairs to markets, car shows to community fun days. It will culminate with a spectacular firework display from the end of the pier.

Venues and times varied. Please consult the website for full details: www.worthinglions.co.uk

Lancing Horticultural Society’s Big Summer Flower Show Saturday 21 July, 2pm until 4pm This long running society will round off the year’s activities with their big summer show.

In addition, there will be plant sales, a raffle, refreshments and charity stalls. Entry is £1 for visitors, members free. If you would like to join or find out more about the society, please contact Mrs V Cole: 01903 751776 Sir Robert Woodard Academy, Upper Boundstone Lane, Lancing Table Top Sale Saturday July 21, 11am If you would like to book a table, please call: 01903 237168 Cornerstone Methodist Church, Worthing.

Broadwater Community Association Saturday 21st July, 10am A late breakfast of bacon sandwiches, sausage rolls and hot drinks is on offer. On the Green, enter the marquee for a teddy tombola, catch a duck and other children’s games. Includes a Little Buttons Montessori Nursery School information stall.

Parish Rooms, Broadwater

1897 – The Last Royal Diamond Jubilee. How Worthing Celebrated Wednesday 18 July, 7pm County local studies librarian, Martin Hayes, will give an illustrated talk on this topic.

Tickets: £3 available from Worthing/county libraries.

Worthing Library, Richmond Road, 01903 704809, www. westsussex.gov.uk/ libraries

Lost and Saved – 30 years of The Worthing Society Saturday 21 July - Saturday 4 August This exhibition portrays some of the buildings lost to the town and others saved, with the help of the Society.

Here’s a chance to see what they do.

Worthing Library Foyer, www.worthingsociety.org.uk

Over 30s Dance Party Friday 20 July, 9pm to 1am Join us at this popular monthly night out with great music you can dance to including club classics.

Admission: £7. Dress code: smartcasual – no T-shirts or trainers.

Highdown Hotel, Goring, Worthing, 07860 578708.

Worthing and District Cats Protection Summer Fete and Cat Homing Show Sunday 22 July from 1pm to 4pm Find out what’s on offer from the website at www.cats.org.uk/ worthing Clapham Village Hall & Green, Clapham, West Sussex

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Book Launch – The Villa Tuesday 24th July, 7pm Waterstones are holding a special event with local author Rosanna Ley featuring a reading from The Villa with Q & A and fun literary quiz! She will also be giving a book signing at Waterstones on Saturday 28 July.

Lime Café, St Paul’s, Worthing Crime with Wine Wednesday 25 July, 7pm Enjoy a glass of wine and some lively discussion in the company of crime writers Nicola Upson, Elly Griffiths and Patrick Easter.

Tickets cost £3 and are available from Worthing/ county libraries.

Worthing Library, Richmond Road, 01903 704809, www.westsussex.gov.uk/ libraries Worthing Friendship Centre Thursday 26 July, 12 noon Join us for lunch at the Broadwater pub.

Broadwater Street West, Worthing. Enquiries: Sue Coughlin 01903 503291.

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Brushes Art Club Annual Art Exhibition Saturday 28 July, 10am to 5pm Art exhibition and sale of paintings by local artists. A wide variety of work is on offer. Admission is free and there are light refreshments available.

Broadwater Parish Room opposite Broadwater Green.

Art Weekend Near Arundel Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July Please call 01903 856999 for further information www.skyblueartclasses.co.uk Wedding Open Day Sunday 29 July, 10am until 4pm An opportunity to discover what is on offer for your special day!

Chatsworth Hotel, Worthing, www.chatsworthworthing.co.uk/ 01903 236103 Arun Art Society Art Exhibition Monday 30 July to Saturday 4 August, 10am to 5.30pm The society will be holding their annual art exhibition on these dates and offering a good standard of work with varied styles. There will also be a floral display plus a donation to St Barnabas.

Entrance to the exhibition is free.

Ferring Village Hall, Ferring, www.arunartsociety.co.uk

And Looking Ahead Sussex Keyboard and Organ Club Wednesday 1st August, 7.30pm This evening will feature Ryan Edwards in concert. There will be refreshments and a raffle. Free Parking. Visitors welcome – admission: £6 Queen Street Centre, Queen Street, Worthing Highdown Hike Wednesday 1 August, 7.30pm Enjoy a 4 mile (7km) crosscountry run over the undulating Downs starting from Highdown Hill. Entry: Adults £2, juniors (14 -15) 50p, £1 surcharge on day. No under 14s or dogs, please. If you would like to compete, please complete the entry form and return by 27 July.

Details and entry from: www.worthingstriders.co.uk

Worthing Friendship Centre Wednesday 1 August, 10.30am Coffee morning/lunch at the Sunny Restaurant Ham Road, Worthing. Enquiries: Sue Coughlin on 01903 503291 Messy Church Sunday 5th August, 4 pm. - 6 pm An opportunity to explore the Bible through craft, Bible stories and a meal. All welcome.

Goring Methodist Church, Bury Drive, Goring. Details from Jennie Tel: 501577 International Flamenco Dance Company Cancion Gitana Present Lament for Lorca Thursday 9 August, 7.45pm A biography of the famous poet expressed through dance, music and poetry. Tickets £16, concessions £12 please call for group/ school rates Tel: 07758 752257 or 07963 959262, St Paul’s Arts Centre, 55 Chapel Road, Worthing

Art Classes in Lancing Starting 20th Sept 2012 Thursday Mornings 9.30 to 12.30 • Suitable for beginners & improvers • Variety of mediums, techniques & subject matter covered • Full tuition and demonstrations given • £10 per morning-payable on a monthly basis • Small friendly classes • Refreshments available For further details contact - Lyn Bedford-White 01903 813058 Email – cbedford@tesco.net Or visit my web site - www.bedford-white-art.co.uk

Morning Melodies Saturday 4 August, 11-12 noon.

An extra special concert celebrating their 10th anniversary of charity fund raising. Marcus Martin performs on the Yamaha Grand Piano and Compton Organ. Refreshments available.

Admission is free, but donations to Sussex Air Ambulance welcome.

Emmanuel United Reformed Church, St. Michaels Road, Worthing.

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Treading the boards Courtney Pine Saturday 14 July, 7.45pm Taking Jazz to a new level, Courtney Pine enchants you with his new work, Europa, featuring only the bass clarinet.

Pavilion Theatre

The Cemetery Club Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 July, 7.30pm (Matinee - Saturday 2.30pm) Anne Charleston, Shirley-Anne Field and Anita Harris star in this superb comedy, which promises to make you die of laughter.

Connaught Theatre

John Mann’s Summer Seaside Melodies Wednesday 4th July, 2pm (Weekly hereafter) Join John in singing classic seaside songs accompanied by the Eminent theatre organ and grand piano.

Pavilion Theatre

One Night of Queen Friday 20th July, 7.45pm Guaranteed to rock you!

Enjoy a fantastic live concert with all the sound and showmanship of the original band.

Pavilion Theatre

Jimmy Tarbuck OBE Sunday 1 July, 7.45pm Enjoy an evening of comedy, wit and anecdote accompanied by a nostalgic view of the past illustrated with photographic and video footage.

Pavilion Theatre National Theatre Encore: Frankenstein (Cert Tbc) Tuesday 17th July, 7pm Directed by Danny Boyle and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, this stunning new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic gothic tale is sure to be electrifying.

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The Twist Saturday 7 July, 3pm and 7.30pm This American diner is open for business with Rock ‘n’ Roll songs, dance and comedy on the menu.

Pavilion Theatre

Opera Australia’s: La Traviata (Cert Tbc) Tuesday 31 July, 7.15pm An operatic extravaganza is promised with this Vivaldi favourite, set to the backdrop of Sydney Opera House and Bridge. RitzDigital

To book tickets go to www.worthingtheatres.co.uk or phone 01903 206206

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The Big Air Open Kitesurfing Classic comes to Worthing How high can they jump at this new and exciting sporting event ?

Worthing is proud to welcome an inaugural sporting event to the town - The Big Air Open Kitesurfing Classic, which will be taking place on Saturday 14th July 2012 at Worthing seafront.

The Big Air Open has been organised and supported by Worthing Borough Council as part of the Olympic Torch Relay Weekend and it is set to become a classic Kitesurfing event well beyond the Olympic year. Lewis Crathern, Worthing resident and Kitesurfing Champion is well known internationally for his big air skills & pier jumping being actively involved in bringing the event to his home town and will be commentating at the event.

The event is based on a ‘how high can you jump format’ with points being awarded for the maximum height reached. Entry to the event is limited to a total of 36 places, 12 of which are local wildcards, and at the time of writing the event was nearly sold out. The winner will be taking home a cash prize of £800 sponsored by Kingsley Eco Solutions as well as the sought after title of ‘Big Air Open Champion 2012’.

The Big Air Open takes place from 9am to 6pm on Saturday 14th July on Worthing seafront. Spectators, kitesurf enthusiasts and anyone who wants to get in the spirit of the Olympic Torch Relay Weekend is invited to come down to the beach to show support, watch the action and cheer on the guys and girls on the water. Go to www.thebigairopen.com for further details about The Big Air Open Kitesurfing Classic.

At Essentially Worthing, we are thrilled that the Big Air Open tournament, the first of its kind in the UK, will take place in Worthing.

Lewis Crathern, key coordinator and international kitesurfer, says “I am extremely excited about The Big Air Open, especially as it takes place in my home town of Worthing. This will be an amazing format for Kitesurfers of all levels to take on the wind and waves, show off their skills and compete for The Big Air Open Title. We have all worked hard on making this one of the best Kitesurfing competitions of the year!”

Competitors will be relieved to hear that Lewis will not be competing on the day but instead judging and commentating. Entrants will be judged on how high they can jump and it should provide an amazing visual spectacle. The winner will take the grand cash prize and the Big Air Open Champion 2012 title.

The event runs from 9am until 6pm, so head down to the seafront and support these amazing athletes. Like air – it’s free.

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The Burlington Brings the Magic of Oz to Worthing

As the official hotel partner for The Big Air Open Kitesurfing Classic, the Burlington hotel has designed a week of Australian themed food and entertainment to create an atmosphere to match this fantastic beach event. Andrea Pagliaro explains.

I was sitting on the balcony at The Burlington, facing the fog and wind, when an idea came to mind. If the summer doesn’t come to Worthing this year, we can make the summer ourselves!

The fun starts with you being dressed in beachwear, which is the dress code. (Fake tan is not compulsory, though.) Yes, there will be bikinis, cocktails and surfboards here at Gio’s!

The Burlington summer begins on 7 July with live music and Aussie drinks at our Surf Party. While we make the cocktails for you, at 5.30pm Brucie will crack on with his barbie at Gio’s.

We’ve hired a superb local band to get the party rocking in our club from 7pm to 11pm. The DJ will then keep the dance floor busy with fabulous tunes until late.

Our photographer will be ready to take shots of you on the board, and you can test your skills on the surf simulator too!

We’ll have footage from the party, so if you’re in it, we’ll sort out a copy for you.

This night is the opening of The Week of Oz @ The Burlington. Check out the menu on the opposite page to see what we’ll serve all week from 12 noon to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm until 15 July.

14 July is dedicated to a major event that I can’t wait for – The Big Air Open Kitesurfing Classic! There will be some great jumps out on the water that day and lots of ‘wows’ from the audience - at least from me there will!

So that you won’t miss any of the guys and girls doing their awesome tricks, our Aussie meals will be packed for you to take away so that you can enjoy the day with a satisfied stomach.

The Burlington Hotel, Marine Parade, Worthing BN113QL 01903 211222, www.theburlingtonworthing.co.uk

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This young business is already a successful venture and is soon to be featured on TV. At its launch, Choccywoccydoodah joined the celebrations and the designer confectioners feature Doodley Dogs in their episode ‘Four Legged Friends’, which will be aired on the UK Good Food Channel at 9pm on 3 July. Fortunately, Leon, a former ITV children’s television presenter, had no need to be camera shy.

Leon and Matt have provided a brilliant, funky space for dogs coupled with professional expertise. Matt is qualified to take puppy and obedience classes and Leon to aid injured or water-shy dogs in their bespoke Canine Hydrotherapy Suite.

All dogs are welcome, whatever their size or age. The centre also offers a one-stop shop plus a resident groomer too. And if your dog needs to stay a little longer, they can enjoy a boutique hotel room with gorgeous murals and matching accessories.

Their recipe for success? Leon says, ‘Our secret ingredient lies in knowing each and every customer.’ An approach, it seems, which ensures perfect results, every time.

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Summer Edition 2012

The Worthing Community Partnership’s Proud Launch of Active Age We, at the Worthing Community Partnership (WPC), are delighted with how well our first edition, launched in April, of the Active Age Newsletter has gone, showing us that there is a real need for an information sheet of this sort in Worthing.

We have had an excellent response and hope that you will take advantage of our subscription service so that we can continue to reach those parts of Worthing that other parts can’t reach!

As some of our readers may know, the WPC was set up over 10 years ago to raise money that we can feed back as grants into worthy causes in Worthing through our Community Chest.

Contact Us

All the grants we give out are for £1,000 or under and so far we have given out over £240,000. Maybe one of the organisations you are involved in has received our help to buy something? If not give us a call and we may be able to help.

We have big plans for the future and all being well, we hope to have a larger pot of money to distribute.

So help us to help you and spread the word about the Worthing Community Partnership and our exciting new service, the Active Age Newsletter.

Are you over 50 and want to get fit and healthy?

Then you will love this!

Worthing Leisure Centre has a club just for you - the Phoenix Club. All you have to do is purchase a leisure Centre 50+ membership and go along on a Friday and join in!

Club members will be there to greet you at their hospitality table in reception and they will be happy to show you around, introduce you to some of the members and tell you what activities are available.

On Friday mornings you could take part in a varied programme of sports, arts, craft, social and fitness activities for an all inclusive price of £3.10 per session. Friday afternoon session activities are on a “monthly pay in advance” basis. If you want to try out the club before you join, you can buy a £4 taster ticket for an afternoon session, which can be credited against the annual membership (£28 p.a. or £18 p.a. for over 60s).

Some of the activities available at the Phoenix Club: Table Tennis, Short Mat Bowls, Short Tennis, Badminton, Latin / Line Dance, Bridge, Dance exercise, Exercise Cycling and lots more. If you would like more information please phone 01903 502237 or email worthingleisure@adurworthing.gov.uk

Enjoy reading!

Jane Claxton Chair WCP

Letters to the Editor

We would love to hear from you, send your letters or comments to: Active Age Worthing Community Partnership Portland House Richmond Road Worthing BN11 1LT

or email us at: activeage60@gmail.com See our new subscription offer on page 3 If you would like to advertise you group or business and your target audience is “active over 60s” we have advertising space available for our October issue

Congratulations on a really revived and lively magazine! You really have given it the kiss of life!, Active Age is a splendid idea. In the Worthing area a lot of over 60s are plain lonely and never meet new people, I’d like to suggest an idea of travelling companions or a Bus Pass Pal, that people could call and up and travel with. A list of people, with just first names and telephone numbers, to extend their circle of friends, so they could have a companion to window shop with or have a coffee with. It could be a godsend in this area.

Bel Bailey, Lancing Editor: What a great idea Bel!, I’ve passed your ideas to the Outreach team at Guild Care. Somewhere else to meet new friends is the Tea & Chat groups run by Guild Care.

May I ask if there are any singing or acting groups for fun in Worthing? It’s really good to express oneself and I feel it would be a good way of meeting people and making new friends. I would also be interested in organised trips, short breaks to interesting places such as an animal sanctuary or a stately home.

Rose Bell, Worthing Editor: Dear Rose, there are several singing groups in the area, but one especially for over 60s is “Singing for Pleasure”, which is organised by Guild Care Outreach, at the River of Life Church and is lead by Aiden whose expertise in music is too long to print here! Songs range from “Tie me kangaroo down sport” to more serious pieces, with the emphasis on fun and meeting people. We will highlight the acting groups in our next edition. If any of you would like to start a “fun acting” group, let us know and we will put you in touch with each other.

Sport and Art!

Have you always wanted to try a new sport or find a club? Here are a just a few available in Worthing; there are many more, just try your local leisure centre or community centre.

Sport Activity Bowls

Short Mat Bowls

Ten Pin Bowling Cycling Table Tennis Archery Swimming

Club details East Worthing Community Centre Wednesday and Friday West Tarring Lawn Bowls Club, Field Place From late April to September Durrington Community Centre Friday - 11.30 a.m.

Heene Community Centre Sunday - 6.45 p.m.

Tuesday - 6.15 p.m.

Wednesday - 9.00 a.m.

Friday - 9.30 a.m.

East Worthing Community Centre Tuesday - 2.00 p.m.

Seniors Club, AMF Bowling, Worthing Tuesday - 1.30 p.m.

Worthing Excelsior Cylcling Club Over 50s Table Tennis Club, Worthing Aquarena Worthing Archery Club Worthing Swimming Club

Golf

Worthing Golf Club, Links Road, Worthing Hill Barn Golf Club, Worthing Tennis West Worthing Tennis Club Sidney Walter’s Over 50s Club Monday – Friday Phoenix Club Friday Full of Beans at Guild Care

Contact Frank Butler 01903 243728 Mick Mayes 01903 243929 www.wtbc.co.uk 01903 268287 01903 209997 01903 212855 Ian Mardle 01903 230835 Adrian Palmer 01444 244717 doreen.cannon94@freeserve.co.uk membershipenquiries@ worthingswimmingclubs.co.uk 01903 260801 01903 237301 01903 247270 www.wwc.org.uk 01903 209960 01903 528627

Art Group Kaleidoscope Arty Group

Details Monday - 10.30 a.m.

Acorn Painting Club

Friends Meeting House Wednesday - 1.30 p.m.

Heene Road Community Centre Thursday - 9.30 a.m.

Broadwater Parish Rooms Wednesday - 7.00 p.m. - 9.15 p.m.

Guild Care Tuesday – 10 a.m.

West Worthing Baptist Church 1st and 3rd Saturdays Emmanuel Church Tuesday - 6.30 - 9.30 p.m.

Sky Blue Art Class Brushes Art Club Painting for Fun Painting for Pleasure Tarring Arts Circle

Contact Paty Marshman 01903 531215 Mrs Steel 01903 209140 Jane Denman 01903 856999 Alan More 01903 528600

Roger Hunter 01903 261478

Bits of Bacon!

Meet Angie Bacon. Each edition Angie will bring you information and details of various events and services which you may find useful.

Not so young Whist Club is seeing new members, meeting on Tuesdays in Ripley Road, Worthing. Telephone 01903 267792 for details.

Worthing Folk Dance Group is looking for new members. All dances are walked through and explained. They meet on Tuesday evenings at St Laurence Church Hall, Sea Place, Worthing, at 7.45 p.m. to 9.45 p.m.

West Sussex Music Service offers adults coaching from tutors for 1 to 1 teaching on almost any instrument, any style. Contact them on 01903 642361 or email music@westsussex.gov.uk.

Free NHS health checks are being offered to people between 40 and 74 across West Sussex. For more information call 01243 815127.

Angel Radio exists to promote health and wellbeing to the older people of West Sussex. Find it on 101.1FM or telephone 02392 481988 for more details or check out their website at www.angelradio.co.uk.

Don’t Miss The Olympic torch relay as it travels through Worthing on Monday 16 July starting at 16.37 in Worthing and 17.30 in Lancing.

Age is in the mind!

If you think you are too old to take up a sport or hobby, think again! A 73 year old Japanese woman has recently climbed Mount Everest, smashing the record for the oldest woman to scale the world’s highest Mountain. Tamae Watanabe reached Everest’s 29,035ft summit from the northern side with four other team members. The oldest man to climb the mountain is a Nepalese man, Min Bahadur Sherchan, who reached the summit in 2008 at the age of 76!

And what about Betty and Beryl?! They beat off steep opposition from the likes of Radio 1’s Chris Moyles and Radio 2’s Chris Evans to win the converted prize of best entertainment radio programme at Sony’s Radio Awards last month. They were spotted by David Reeves from BBC Radio Humberside and are now regular presenters with David on his radio show.

Betty and Beryl said, “We’re not old we are recycled teenagers”.

Betty Smith, 90, and Beryl Renwick, 86, are great friends, are both widows and have lived in Hull all their lives.

They met 10 years ago at a local luncheon club.

Recent grants made by Worthing Community Partnership

The Youth Empowerment Crime Diversion Scheme for 12-16yrs Cruse Bereavement Care – counselling for adults & children West Worthing Short Mat Bowls Club for equipment WCP awards grants of up to £1000 to local groups and projects

Come and make new friends this summer!

In our last issue we mentioned our new Full of Beans service for active people over 50.

More than 100 people turned up for the Taster Day and the service has been running at the Healthy Living Centre (Methold House), North Street, Worthing on Mondays since 14 May. On offer is Tai-Chi, Yoga and Zumba Gold as well as special coffees, light lunches and various one-off activities. Last week, I overheard one of the ladies taking part in the Zumba Gold class saying, “It’s hard work but I haven’t laughed so much in ages!” Why not pop in next Monday? The buses stop virtually opposite at Worthing Town Hall. It is an ideal venue for making new friends and very close to the centre of town.

And, speaking of making new friends, our Outreach Team organises regular Tea and Chat meetings in the community.

These are a great opportunity to make new friends in a small group at a local café. We organise four meetings to encourage people to get to know each other better. At the end of the sessions, people usually will have made a new friend and quite a few of the groups continue to meet afterwards. Ruby, a participant from a previous group, told me once that she wished she had more time to do all the new things she discovered since she joined.

For information on Full of Beans, please call Jacqui on 01903 528610. And for information on Tea and Chat, call me on 01903 528 627.

Don’t be shy, come and try something new!

Luc

Win an Emma Bridgewater Jubilee Mug

We would like to hear your memories of 1952 and the Coronation in 1953, did you have a street party, did you get married, have a child at that time? We will publish as many as we can, and the very best will receive this specially made Emma Bridgewater Jubilee Mug. Send your entries into: Worthing Community Partnership, “AA Mug” Portland House, Richmond Rd, Worthing BN11 1LT. Closing date is Wednesday 1 August 2012.

Nationwide Housing Association, Affinity Sutton, is proud to be sponsoring this edition of Active Age. Ours is an organisation rich in history where we can trace our business for social purpose ethos back to 1900 when Victorian philanthropist, William Sutton, bequeathed his fortune to a charitable trust to provide affordable housing.

Merging in 2006 with Downland Housing and Broomleigh Housing, it now forms one of the largest housing groups in this sector. Today we have over 161,000 people calling Affinity Sutton houses “their home”. One thing hasn’t changed though – our commitment to maximise life chances for our residents and create places for communities to thrive.

Affinity Sutton has 16 retirement schemes across the South of England which are usually allocated to applicants who are over retirement age, although in some cases homes can be offered to those over 50.

The Retirement Scheme Manager’s role is to support these residents, encourage independence and help organise social activities. In the south area, 3 retired residents take part in the resident’s area participation panel, and one lady who is in her 80s actually chairs this group.

We also have a new project called Cultiv8, in which we encourage residents to grow their own, by providing them with a raised bed and encouraging local communities to start a community garden.

The Neighbourhood Investment team is supporting Activ8, a project being developed by Affinity Sutton to encourage residents to be active, not only in mind but in body as well. In Plymouth, a singing group has been set up and in Guildford residents have benefited from being shown how to use a computer. We are now turning our attention to West Sussex and are planning to work with local community groups to provide activities for residents and the local community under the Activ8 banner.

If you run a local community group and provide a service that is of benefit to our residents, you can apply for a Community Grant. So far, over £175,000 has been awarded to 61 projects that have benefited 5,400 Affinity Sutton residents. If you would like to apply please contact your local Neighbourhood Investment Officer on 0300 100 0303 or email affinitysuttonfund@capitalcf.org.uk.

Your local neighbourhood investment officer is Jane Haskins.

Email her at jane.haskins@affinitysutton.com or call her on 07703 887266.

Barry Winchester Neighbourhood investment Manager, South Enjoy reading Active Age?

We can now offer you 2 new ways of getting hold of your copy of Active Age: You can access it at www.worthingcommuntypartnership.co.uk or, for just £5 per year, you can guarantee your copy, by completing the form below and have it delivered to your door (4 editions).

Name: _____________________________________ Address: ___________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Post code: __________________________________ I would like to subscribe to the next 4 editions of Active Age and enclose a cheque for £5 made payable to “Worthing Community Partnership”.

Please return this slip with your payment to: Worthing Community Partnership, Portland House, Richmond Road, Worthing, BN11 1LT.

Adur & Worthing Wellbeing can help you to find local wellbeing information and services. You can also get support for things like getting your family fitter, doing some regular exercise, dealing with stress, kicking a habit, or simply improving your general wellbeing. Ring 01903 221450 Adur-worthingwellbeing.org.uk

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Getting fit needn’t be a hard slog. Do it the painless way with Body Shapers of Sussex

Justine before

Justine after

Annabel after

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I read the advert claiming it was not a like a traditional gym and thought, well, I am going to do exercise using equipment following a circuit. Yeah, really sounded different, so I put the advert to one side and carried on being right.

Next advert and I have to admit that the free trial and the pictures of how the ladies have changed made me have a look at the website. I watched the video and it did look different, with real members speaking about how it has changed things for them.

It made me look at the other pages, other written testimonials from other real members. Snap out of it! I thought. They have just been lucky or workout every hour on the hour, so again I carried on my life knowing that I am right still, but also having this nagging doubt at the back of my mind. What if it does work?

Advert number three and another couple of ladies who had a before and after picture and looked great. Okay, I thought, maybe it is time to take them up on the free trial. I called them and got booked in. Still I had some doubts, but after all it was free.

Now, the rest, as they say, is history. It was nothing like I imagined and nothing like any other gym I have been to before.

The staff really do put you at ease and make you feel that you can and will achieve your goals.

There is a real mix of age groups, it has a safe social environment that makes going enjoyable and dare I say it fun. You never feel alone and you always have help on hand if you need it.

After just 9 months, I have already changed how I look and feel. I have lost 17.5 inches and 8lbs. I have so much more energy and I feel great about myself.

I have been re-educated on a lot of things, but the most invaluable for me has been the need to drink more water. The power of drinking water is remarkable and when coupled with regular exercise and a greater understanding of my own diet, the results are great and the weight is continuing to drop off.

Don’t put it off like I did. Call them now - yes, today! The trial is free. You are under no obligation to join, but my experience says you will and it will be the best thing you do this year.

After years of trying lots of different diets and types of exercise I really did think that I was one of those people who could never achieve the look and inch loss I wanted. That all changed for me 7 months ago when I plucked up the courage and joined BodyShapers.

As you join they ask you your personal goals and what you want to achieve, they put you at ease and for me made me feel as though I had already started on a journey that would change my life. I wanted to look and feel better about myself, feel more confident and make those day to day jobs feel a little less exhausting. Well, it has worked, my life is now being lived rather than me going through the motions. I have lost 35 inches and 1stone 6lbs

already and all my friends and family have noticed a new level of confidence and calmness about me, not to mention that I look so different.

The membership is only £400 for the year and covers 121 consultations and personalised programmes on the machines along with regular progress sessions to check how I am doing.

There is also a free meal planner and food diaries that are really helpful.

Would I recommend BodyShapers? Yes, of course, and I have already. The membership is great value and, once paid, the only thing you will need to save for is your new smaller wardrobe.

Bodyshapers, 76 Manor Road, Lancing.

01903 755700 www.bsos.me

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S ID K R O F Y L L IA T N E S S E Sports Scramble All the letters for these Olympic sports have got jumbled up. Can you untangle them?

WINORG GWIMMINS CATSMIGNYS GHUMPJIH DUOJ NINURGN Answer key: rowing, gymnastics, judo, swimming, high jump, running

Essentially for Kids We want these pages to be bursting with interesting events, but we need you to help us achieve this. If you run an amazing mums and toddlers, a nearly new sale, fete or childcentred activity – let us know! Just drop us a line on essentiallyworthing@gmail.com by the 15th of the month before and we’ll do our best to fit you in.

Mini Olympics Activities Make your own Olympic torch to wave when the real flame parades through Worthing on Monday July 16th What you will need: Yellow or gold thin card or paper (A4) Yellow, orange, red coloured papers Scissors, sticky tape and glue stick How to make it up: n

Lay the paper flat with the long side at the bottom (landscape)

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Attach these to the back of your cone

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Fill the cone with sweets or tiny toys for prizes

Mini Olympics: n

Before you begin, parade your torch! Take turns as they do in the real thing.

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Have friends dress in costumes from other countries and have your own opening ceremony.

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Make up races that are fun. How about these: super skipping, bean bag balancing, obstacle race, scooter slalom? Be creative!

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At the end, give everyone who took part a sweet or toy from the torch.

Kids’ Diary - July Dromos Festival Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 July This travelling arts festival incorporates theatre, art and dance; promising entertainment for the whole family. And best of all, it’s free!

Church Farm, Coombes, Shoreham by Sea

See the real Olympic Flame!

Monday July 16, 4.25pm The Olympic Flame will be paraded through Worthing and Lancing starting at the top of Broadwater Street West. It will then travel through the town, reaching Lancing at about 5.16pm. If you’d like details of the exact route, please look up: www.london2012.com/ olympictorchrelay

The Wheels on the Bus Tuesday 24th July, 11am and 1.30pm Buster the bus will take the lead in this sing-a-long fun production for children of all ages.

Pavilion Theatre, Worthing Giant Firework Display Saturday 28 July, 10pm Hopefully, Mum and Dad will let you stay up for this one!

The Worthing Lions Club are sponsoring this fabulous event and raising funds for charity too. Please support them.

Fireworks will be set off from the end of the pier, Worthing

Worthing Lions Festival Community Fun Day Saturday 28 July Just one of the many events organised by the Lions this month, but one sure to please all the family with a dog show, bands, youth groups, Punch and Judy, face painting and more.

Steyne Gardens, Worthing

Worthing Fire Station Open Day Saturday July 28, 10 am until 4pm.

See behind the scenes of their Fire and Rescue service and discover what the role of a professional fire fighter entails. There are loads of activities on offer including fire engine rides, demonstrations and stalls. Camelia Botnar Children’s Centre will be supporting the day and holding a raffle with some fantastic prizes.

Worthing Fire Station, Ardsheal Road, Nr Broadwater Road, Worthing

andalucia V NOW OPEN SUNDAYS LUNCH & DINNER Serving traditional lunches & Spanish Tapas Traditional Sunday Lunch 2 Courses £13.25 3 Course £16.25

Special Offers

6 Tapas - Chef Luis Choice - & a bottle of house Wine £35 (Available all lunch & dinner except Friday & Saturday Evenings)

Lunch Offer

1 - Course £6, 2 course - £9, 3 Course £11 Available all week except Sundays Restaurante Andalucia open Lunch - dinner Tuesday - Sunday (Closed all day Monday ) Dine Al fresco in our Spanish Patio

V Restaurante Andalucia 60 Ferring Strret Worthing West sussex BN12 5JP Tel: 01903 502605 www.restaurante-andalucia.co.uk

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Here is the beer This month Neil Libby turns his attention to bottled Sussex Ales available in our supermarkets throughout the county.

Taste delicious food alfresco The very first Adur and Worthing food festival kicks off with an open air event in Worthing on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th July

Arundel SUSSEX GOLD

From the award winning Arundel brewery, Sussex Gold is a golden ale. A rich, golden beer with refreshing notes of citrus on a long finish with really tasty hops showing on the palate. Smooth light and refreshing with loads of flavour.

Arundel ASB

Stands for Arundel Special Bitter from Arundel brewery. Fruity, nice and hoppy with a complex roast malt flavour and a bitter sweet finish although still nice and smooth on the palate.

Sussex

Traditional Pale Ale from Hepworth & Co Brewers, Horsham. It carries the Warranty of Origin, committed to using Sussex grown ingredients of malted barley, Golding and Admiral hops. Nice and light refreshing ale, great served lightly chilled.

PULLMAN

Named after the renowned Pullman railway carriage brewed with First Class in mind, it has a good bite to it with a long silky smooth finish and bags of flavour… All aboard! Crafted with fine Sussex ingredients from Hepworth & Co Brewers Ltd, Horsham.

All available from your local Tesco or Waitrose for £1.99 per bottle VIN-ED Specialises in Corporate Wine Tasting Events and wine courses All Enquiries 07884097558 neil@libbserve.co.uk

Steyne Gardens will be packed with stalls offering tasters & samples and a chance to buy some great food and drink. From cakes, curry or coffee to Paella, Thai or fresh fish ….there will be something to suit every palate.

There’ll be food related information available from organisations like the Coeliac Society. And you’ll be able to chat to the chaps from Lifeboat. The beer tent will offer some essential refreshment and a place to have a seat to listen and watch some entertainment; Saturday from 11.30 – 1.30pm

Zywczanie – a polish folk and mountain music group from Shoreham’s twinned town of Zywiec and Sunday from 11am – 3pm Shenanigan will be on stage.

Meanwhile, the Live Food Show in South Street Square will be a visual culinary treat with a packed timetable on Saturday and Sunday.

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Good food and great ambience at Coast Cafe Jane Hicks is impressed with this bohemian bistro on the beach

Five years ago, you wouldn’t have given this café a second look. Set on the beach between Denton Gardens and the Aquarena behind the A259 Brighton Road, this small, flint-faced building used to be a shabby icecream kiosk where you could get take-away teas if out on the beach.

Five years on, it is now a popular bistro/café bar with a definite bohemian feel. Owner Stefan Sykes, an Economic and Regeneration Consultant, told me that when he moved to Worthing from London, he felt that this part of the beach was under-developed and ignored by the authorities. Being on the promenade - therefore no traffic and with the park so near, as well as being close to the town, he saw what is now Coast Café as an opportunity to bring something special and to inject some life into the area.

Having presented plans to the Borough Council, Stefan set about making alterations to the building to maximise the available space and transform it into a café/bistro. His vision was to encourage music, arts and crafts, and with the acquisition of five adjoining beach huts which he converted into studios, various artists and craftsmen/women now rent and use these as workshop spaces and exhibition areas.

Coast Café itself hosts frequent music events with live bands as well as DJ events and dancing. They can seat up to 20 on the ground floor and on the beach decking outside, there is seating for 40/50.

Upstairs, there is seating for a further 20 (plus up to 60 standing on sun terrace outside). The upstairs room can also be hired for private functions. Opening hours are 9.30am-5pm Sunday-Thursday and they stay open until 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Stefan is keen to use local food producers and buys organic beef from Great Barn Farm, Washington and sausages from Bridge Farm, Hampshire. He also offers a Summer Ale which comes from Turners Micro-Brewery, the newest brewery in Sussex. And I was impressed by the fact that all the food is prepared from scratch – nothing is bought pre-prepared.

Full English breakfasts are available as well as light snacks - their Chestnut Mushrooms on Toast offer something a little different from the ‘norm’. The lunch and evening menus include both English and Mediterranean dishes such as home-made Moussaka, Mezze and Greek Salad. They have a Children’s Menu too, although you can order a small portion of anything from the main menu if you prefer.

The Daily Specials Board includes dishes such as Baked Ratatouille and Feta on Flatbread, or Toasted Goat’s Cheese with Red Onion Marmalade. I decided to sample the Butternut Squash, Ricotta Cheese and Chilli Fritatta with a Rocket Salad. This was well presented, beautifully light, and tasted as delicious as it looked. And the coffee is good, too – mellow without being bitter!

All in all, I loved this place – the food was good and the ambience great – I felt like I was in Covent Garden in London, or Montmartre in Paris, not Worthing in West Sussex!

As part of the Food & Drink Festival to be held on 7th & 14th July, Coast is providing a local meat and fish BBQ on the beach. Why not check it out? www.coastcafe-worthing.co.uk

Free Car Park after 6pm & Sundays at Splash Point, NCP 24 hrs, or parking on main road with restrictions between 10-11am and 2-3pm, Dog-friendly (outside), Wheelchair & pram access difficult due to steps and shingle, Toilets (no disabled), on National Cycle Route.

Open daily from 9.30 with late opening on Friday and Saturday until 11pm.

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Paul Williams is looking forward to the garden party It’s unbelievable how fast 2012 is moving! Just a couple of days ago I was reliably informed that we had already got ‘halfway to Christmas’, which, believe me is a frightening thought!

However, July it is, and the Splash FM Garden Party is coming! It all takes place on Saturday 21st. If you haven’t got your tickets yet, snap them up NOW! Advance tickets are just £6 and available at www.splashfm.com and from a number of outlets across the area. See you there! ...by the way, if you’re reading this AFTER the 21st of July – wasn’t it great?!!!

Even though the year is more than half over, and there is such a temptation to say “stop the year, I want to get off !”, sadly we can’t! Nothing ever stands still at Splash, and we have some very exciting things in the pipeline for the second half of the year (there is something particularly special coming up this October that I KNOW you will love, and will want to get involved with – but that’s for later, I’m getting ahead of myself !)

One of the next big things we’re looking ahead to is “The Child Of Sussex Awards” at the end of September.

This is an event that we’re very proud to be part of.

The awards are designed to celebrate the achievements of the county’s most precious asset: its children. Last year’s inaugural event was held at Brighton’s Grand Hotel, and was a huge success, full of emotional and uplifting stories that truly reflect the amazing qualities of our children. Winners from this area included Daniel Torricelli from Worthing, who saved his older sister, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, from choking. Also picking up an award was Lara WilliamsLourenco from Lancing who, over the years, has endured over 100 hospitalisations and more than a dozen operations.

Despite this, she works tirelessly to raise awareness of her condition, and support the hospitals that have cared for her, including the Beach Ward at Worthing Hospital and Great Ormond Street in London.

It was truly an inspiring evening – and we hope that this year’s event will be even bigger and better.

The Child Of Sussex Awards for 2012 take place at the glorious American Express Community Stadium at Falmer on Friday 28th September. If you’d like to find out more, or make a nomination, just go to www.childofsussex.co.uk

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Fit for a king or queen Quiet time with sea views on the balcony or join in with the sing-alongs and quizzes, the Victoria Royal Beach is a home from home

Fancy living somewhere warm and friendly where you can enjoy a tastefully decorated room and sit having afternoon tea on your balcony and see the sea? Somewhere you are cared for and

where you have someone to look after your every need and requirement, a place that you can be proud to call home?

We believe that the Victoria Royal Beach can offer you all this and more. Whether you feel like joining in with the daily activities, maybe a quiz, a game of bingo or doing some art and craft or whether you feel like relaxing with just some peace and quiet for company it can all be found here. There are regular entertainers to sing along with and a monthly reminiscent lady who helps bring back all those fond memories.

Our chef will spoil you with freshly cooked meals and delicious home- made cakes and puddings, which you can eat in the conservatory whilst admiring the plants and flowers you have helped to grow.

Our home is open to long term , short term and respite care. Please feel free to pop in for a complimentary lunch.

We are confident that you will not be disappointed.

For more information call, Victoria Royal Beach on 01903 246499.

Victoria Royal Beach RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME

Please feel free to call or pop in at anytime to experience the warmth and friendliness that is the Victoria Royal Beach

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12-16 Grand Avenue, Worthing, BN11 5AW www.victoriaroyalbeach.co.uk

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Bites, cuts and broken limbs. Just keep calm and carry on ...

I was asked to write a piece for the coming summer break entitled ‘When to Panic’. Of course my answer to that would be never panic, defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as...’sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour...’ You can see my point. Even in the most minor crisis, this reaction is unlikely to help anyone.

If it were possible to satisfactorily cover all emergencies in this small space, you wouldn’t need me, or anyone like me. It really is worth attending a First Aid course, especially if you have children. This will give you the confidence to manage minor cuts, grazes, nosebleeds etc and to learn about the principles of initial identification and management of more serious conditions. Out of hospital cardiac arrests have poor outcomes ie. people die, often because no one on scene has attempted CPR. As Emergency medics we are trained to assess and treat serious cases using the ABCD method, starting with problems that are most likely to result in death first if left untreated.

A- Is for AIRWAY. Identifying that an airway is compromised is crucial. Inhaled-as opposed to swallowed- bits of lego, food, coins or other foreign bodies can pose an immediate threat to life and prompt action is required. You’ve already done well to stay calm, call 999 and follow the advice given. Sometimes, learning fairly simple manoeuvres - such as Heimlich-may save a life.

B- is for BREATHING. Compromised breathing can be related to airway problems or the chest itself, ie infections, trauma or respiratory diseases. Again, identifying that the breathing is compromised and taking timely action is all that can reasonably be expected of the untrained lay-person.

C- is for CIRCULATION. Put simply, if blood is not going

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whilst neglecting a critically compromised airway.

More commonly, cuts, grazes, broken bones, burns and fevers can usually be initially managed by anyone, anywhere.

If it’s bleeding, elevate it and apply pressure. If it’s broken, a makeshift splint will help with pain, burns need lots of cold water/ice and covering with clingfilm. Always take pain relief if it hurts.always give pain relief to your kids if they are in pain.

Always keep calm and carry on!

Happy Summer holidays.

Dr Sarah trained in medicine at King’s College, London, and now works in the Emergency Department at Worthing Hospital.

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round and round, and air not going in and out, you have a problem. External bleeding is usually fairly easily identifiable.

Simple principles of pressure and elevation can prevent lifethreatening blood loss. You may not be able to turn off the ‘tap’, but you might be able to put in the ‘plug’ and so buy precious time.

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