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Dear Residents, Whats inside this month Welcome to the October issue.

We hope you're enjoying the beautiful countryside colours, all around us this Autumn.

This month we have lots of good local news to share with you as well as upcoming events we hope you'll be interested in.

We also bring you a fascinating insight into the houses on Church Catalonia comes to East Grinstead Lane and some spooky goingson there - see our article by local author, Kathryn Ferry.

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'Life & Loves of a War Hero's Daughter' upbringing, as the eldest daughter of a naval officer, became a journey that can only be described as arduous, yet inspirational and enlightening. It is biography of her life growing up in the 50's and 60's.

Local, East Grinstead resident, Christine Edney, has just published a new book about life with her father, a naval war hero. After her father had returned from fighting in the Second World War and the Korean War, Christine was born in February 1948 and entered into a changing world when austerity measures were still in place, orphanages were full, buildings being restored and the NHS was yet to be launched. Her childhood consisted of being uprooted from place to place, following her father's ship. Christine describes how her unconventional

Her father wrote his own autobiography before he died, describing his time in the Royal Navy from 1934 - 1958, and essentially Christine is continuing the family story.

She is doing a Book Launch at The Bookshop, East Grinstead High Street, Saturday 27th October.

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Catalonia comes to

EAST GRINSTEAD St Mary’s Church in East Grinstead will echo to the melodies of Catalan songs next month when EG Choral Society hosts around 70 singers and supporters from our twin town Sant Feliu de Guixols (Costa Brava), in a joint concert with the Coral Cypsella choir.

The concert, on Saturday 3rd November, will be the fourth time that the choirs have sung together, and EG Choral Society Chair Gill Olliver said members of both choirs have been looking forward to it: “Music has special powers that bring people together in friendship,” said Gill. “We are thrilled to be hosting this visit, renewing our acquaintance with our friends from Sant Feliu, and enjoying some wonderful music together on what will be a night to remember.

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East Grinstead Choral Society pictured on their visit to Ypres, Belgium, in June this year.

In addition to the Catalan songs, Coral Cypsella will be singing traditional and popular numbers ranging from Rossini to Rutter and Glen Miller. While the EG Choral Society repertoire will include Bob Chilcott's delightful A Little Jazz Mass and William Byrd's hauntingly beautiful Mass for Four Voices.

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St Mary’s C of E Primary School choir will also be performing and all the singers, young and not so young, will join together for a finale.

They rehearse every Thursday evening during term time from 7:30pm to 9:45pm at the Jubilee Community Centre, East Grinstead, and new members would be made very welcome. To find out more, visit www.egcs.co.uk or find them on Facebook

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EG Choral Society will be rounding off their year with a Family Christmas Concert at Imberhorne Lower School on Saturday 8th December, when they will again by joined by St Mary’s choir.

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The Nuns & Friendly Ghost of Church Lane

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The black and white photo shows the High Street front of the convent in 1864.

For more than 100 years East Grinstead solicitors Peerless de Rougemont occupied a row of historic houses along Church Lane, the road in between Sackville College and St Swithun's Church.

Now that the last partners in the firm have retired the builders are in and, if you've been wondering what's happening behind the scaffolding, the buildings are being transformed back from offices into homes.

In the 1850s, however, Church Lane was the talk of the town for other reasons, when it became the headquarters of one of the first orders of Anglican COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY nuns to be established anywhere in Britain since living

the Reformation. The man behind the Sisters of St Margaret was John Mason Neale, warden of Sackville College, a prominent figure in the Oxford Movement that pushed towards introducing elements of Catholicism into the Anglican church. He’s most famous these days as the writer of Christmas carol 'Good King Wenceslas'.

Neale's study looked out over miles of beautiful Sussex countryside but he knew that the picturesque cottages and farms were actually sites of horrendous poverty and disease. His idea was to lead a community of women, whose faith would give them the strength to nurse dangerously ill people who

The first two sisters went to live in Sackville College in 1854, nursing the sick inmates of the Almshouse and receiving spiritual training for their new role from Neale himself. They subsequently went to live and nurse at Rotherfield, near Crowborough, where the first Mother Superior, Ann Gream, had grown up. In June 1856 they moved into the large red brick house at No 8 Church

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THE NUNS & FRIENDLY GHOST OF CHURCH LANE CONTINUED

Watercolour of the convent entrance in what is now the parking space next to Spires. The Oratory was behind the window with the cross. The large stone cross in the courtyard was moved to the Moat Road Convent (photo credit: Principal and Governors of Pusey House www.puseyhouse.org.uk)

Lane, a premises which would allow them to expand and to which Neale could easily pop in to offer advice and lead the nuns in prayer.

The outbuilding off the street that looks like a small garage became their first oratory. Neale got his friend, the nationally important church architect G. F. Bodley, to convert the space and it was here that he started giving the daily Eucharist and where, as Neale's biographer A. G. Lough put it, 'the Blessed Sacrament was reserved for probably the first time in the nineteenth century in the Church of England...'

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about Neale's influence that he preached a sermon denouncing 'Popery' directed at the Warden of Sackville College. When one of the original nuns, Sister Amy, died in 1857 there were anti-Catholic riots at her funeral in Lewes. Worried by this strength of feeling the landlord of No 8 Church Lane gave the sisters notice to quit.

Despite this early prejudice the number of nuns continued to grow and their mission expanded. By 1861 they were renting six houses in East Grinstead and, having taken over the orphanage run by Neale's sister in Brighton, they were back in Church Lane. The building currently occupied

by Spires Hairdressers became the Mother Superior's room and dormitories. In the courtyard next door, now used for parking, a stone cross was erected and behind this, in a former workshop, the nuns created their new oratory and refectory. This building also linked the nun’s accommodation to the orphanage which took up the three houses from 73-77 High Street (now Daisy Chain, Dixon Anderson Tailors and The Fireplace Centre). The 1861 census shows thirtythree orphan girls between the ages of four to sixteen living here. According to Sister Kate this 'blue-frocked, whitecapped, rosy little crew was

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Learning about their building's past has helped Karen Dandy of Spires Hairdressing explain some rather odd goings-on, including books flying off tables, things falling off shelves and a milk frother that mysteriously switched itself on. A client who happens to be a world renowned medium confirmed the presence of a ghost while having her nails done by Beauty Director, Siobhan Woods, and her sense that it is a girl, around thirteen years old and called 'Lizzie', suggests the spirit may have been one of the orphans. 'She's a friendly ghost,' says Karen, 'and she seems to be comfortable with us as a family business.'

redeveloped, it is Grade II listed and will be

At the back of No 5 Church Lane another presence has recently emerged as the orphanage's old corrugated iron school room has reappeared from beneath decades of ivy growth. This Victorian prefab was put up sometime in the 1860s making it a rare and early survival of the building type. Like the

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The Sisters of St Margaret moved into their new purpose-built convent on Moat Road in 1870, the buildings of which are now much more visible thanks to the development of Sister Ann Way. They took the stone cross from Church Lane with them, which can still be found in the quadrangle. In later years the sisters themselves took their caring mission around the world. Though they no longer have a base in East Grinstead, the modern day Society of St Margaret remains active in England. Haiti, Sri Lanka and the United States thanks to the those formative years in Church Lane.

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The 1978 Film: Halloween This famous (or infamous) seventies movie made its mark, but was created on a shoestring budget. The prop department had to use the cheapest mask that they could find in the costume store which turned out to be a Star Trek (1966) William Shatner mask. They later spray-painted the face white, teased out the hair, and reshaped the eye holes. Shatner admitted that he had no idea his likeness was used for this film until, years later, during an interview someone mentioned it was a mask of him. He has since stated that he is honoured by the gesture.

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When in Mexico Mexicans do not celebrate Halloween as such, but they have a national ‘Day of the Dead’ that starts on the 31st October and runs to the 2nd of November. Family and friends gather to pray for and remember those who’ve died, and help support their spiritual journey. These celebrations developed from ancient traditions among the indigenous, pre-Columbian cultures.

Such rituals glorifying ancestors, have been observed for 2500 – 3000 years.

The festival fell in the ninth month of the Aztec calendar, about the beginning of August, and was celebrated for an entire month. The festivities were dedicated to the goddess known as the “Lady of the Dead”. Such practices originated in the south of Mexico. At some point the festival was Christianised and made its move down the calendar to be celebrated across All Hallows eve/All Saints Day/All Souls Day in October/November. In the north these days were observed only in the traditional Christian manner, the Day of the Dead was not recognised and it was only in the latter part of the 20th century that it was embraced, finally becoming a coutry-wide public holiday in the 21st century.

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The image of the owl is indelibly associated with Halloween, rather unfairly to this beautiful species. In folklore of various countries, owls have been admired, despised and revered in equal measure. No doubt the bird’s unusual features have caught human imagination in both positive and negative ways over the centuries. Apparently, a Roman superstition was that witches transformed into owls, and sucked the blood of babies?! Centuries ago the English seem to have adopted a less-than-positive view of the bird (through osmosis perhaps); an owl was considered an ominous being, as it hunts during night. It was thought to be the envoy of witches and if you hear a hoot meant a witch was approaching. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the poets Robert Blair and William Wordsworth used the Barn Owl as their favourite “bird of doom”… the screech of an owl flying past the window of a sick person meant imminent death… Thank goodness we live in less suspicious times and can appreciate owls for the beautiful creatures they are!

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Mirror on the Wall A few olde Halloween traditions that seem to be on the divination side of the spiritual (rather than the scary-ghost side) involved traditions of the British Isles whereby foretelling of one's future spouse was attempted. For instance, an apple would be peeled in one long strip, then the peel tossed over the shoulder. The peel was believed to land in the shape of the first letter of the future spouse's name. Another method of divination: a salty oatmeal bannock (bread) was given to the person to eat in three bites who then went to bed in silence without a drink. This is said to result in a dream in which their future spouse offers them a drink to quench their thirst.

Unmarried women were told that if they sat in a darkened room and gazed into a mirror on Halloween night, the face of their future husband would appear as a reflection in the mirror. However, if they were destined to die before marriage, a skull would appear. How people choose a husband before the days of the internet... the mind boggles... (jokes).

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East Grinstead Cricket Club won the Gray-Nicolls T20 Cup by beating holders Roffey in a thrilling Cup Final last most, that included some finalball drama, in the Hove ground, on a sunny Sussex afternoon.

The Sussex League Cup is the annual T20 knock-out cup competition for first elevens all over Sussex. With rounds played throughout the season it reached its climax with a titanic contest between the current Premier League Champions Roffey CC and East Grinstead CC, the 2017 Premier League Champions.

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A Day in the Life of a War Child

parked whilst mothers were inside collecting free orange juice and cod liver oil. The German aeroplane came from the direction where the camera was when it took this photograph and it fired directly at the prams, but as it was pulling up out of the valley the bullets hit the wall above the shop window and door. We were covered in red brick dust.

Crowborough resident Tony Coppard (born 26.11.37) who lived in Forest Row as a child, saw our olde photo of Forest Row in the last issue which prompted him to send in this harrowing but nonetheless fascinating account of an experience which happened during the Second World War: ‘This picture shows where I was when I was shot at by a German aeroplane. The fence on the bottom right was not there then. The flat area outside the Stores was where prams were 4 deep

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Centenary Celebrations come to East Grinstead To celebrate the centenary of women getting the vote, Soroptimist International East Grinstead is holding a FREE event at the Meridian Hall, East Court. This will take place on Friday 19th October at 7:30pm (doors 7:15pm).

There will be a talk about the EG Women's Suffrage Society and the Great Pilgrimage of 1913. Another talk will focus on equality of pay and opportunity in women's football. There will be monologues and an art exhibition by a local all-

female art group. A singing group will perform two powerful suffrage anthems.

This event is supported by the Women's Vote Centenary Grant Scheme; there were three application rounds during the year and Soroptimist International EG was delighted to secure the grant in the third and final round. As a result all tickets (including refreshments) will be free. Tickets need to be booked in advance at Bullfrog Music, 15-17 Ship Street.

Adults and young people aged eleven and over are welcome to attend.

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to educate, empower and enable women and girls to reach their own individual and collective potential.

Meetings take place at East Court Mansion on the first and third Wednesday of the month at 8pm (except August). www. eastgrinsteadsoroptimists. org.uk.

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Situated in the corner of the garden alongside the theatre, Chequer Mead Costume Store is run by a team of 8 experienced volunteers.

We can put costumes together to suit any theme or purpose and pride ourselves on our personal service and quality. If you ever have that sinking feeling when invited to a fancy dress party, then come to us!

Our men’s section has tail coats, morning coats, Edwardian coats, spiv suits, blazers, tweed jackets and tuxedos. Plus children’s costumes for school productions and parties, with a vast range of accessories.

Formed in 2008 when costumes were given to us on long term ‘loan’ by most of the local Am Dram groups, who were delighted to have a ‘community’ store. We have since received donations from customers and supporters alike, having benefited from many wardrobe and attic ‘clear-outs’. All money earned goes towards the theatre; so far we have raised almost £50,000.

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KnitterNatters: Winning Big Time raw materials, building a website and were trading by the Spring. The successful entrepreneurs generated £900 in revenue in just eight weeks! They paid back their loan and made a donation to the charity as per the terms of the competition.

Last month Imberhorne students, Ruby and Niamh Doyle in Year 8 & 9, travelled to the 'Business Tycoon in Schools' competition finals at Windsor Castle. The sisters scooped the winning Key Stage 3 category award for their KnitterNatters social enterprise, out of thousands who entered across the country.

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HORSE TRANSPORT LOCAL HISTORY NOTES

by Dorothy Hatswell of the East Grinstead Museum

There has been much talk in the media recently about electric vehicles and even a Formula E, where electric racing cars are being pioneered. Then, of course, there is an ongoing debate about driverless cars. It made me think how far we have come in road transport over the last 132 years. Since the beginning of the C19th various efforts were made to put a horseless vehicle on the road, starting with Richard Trevithick’s steam powered car in 1802. The first car with a combustion engine was built in 1885 and on the road the following year. Invented

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East Grinstead was in line with the rest of the country in this respect. The Nutt family ran a stable near the railway station, on the site presently occupied by Mid Sussex Timber. Here carriages met the trains to take people to

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and myself for a “spin” one Sunday afternoon in his recently acquired Morris. Just as the “war to end all wars” (WW1), had halted the spread of privately-owned vehicles, so did the Second World War. Petrol was only obtainable for essential services, and most existing private cars were laid up for the duration.

The only vehicles on the road were military ones or some civilians, such as doctors. their homes around the town.

Read’s, a local furniture shop, did their deliveries and also removals, using their horse drawn vans and lorries. They were a familiar sight around the town and surrounding villages.

Coal carts and milk deliveries were by horse and cart. The horse knew his round and stopped outside customer’s homes without prompting by the milkman. Many urban and suburban rose bushes were improved with the application of their byproducts! A familiar sight until the nineteen sixties, when electric milk floats were introduced. An early use of battery driven vehicles, their limited range made them good candidates for this emerging technology.

Around East Grinstead horsedrawn buses were a common COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY sight and their drivers were well known to the public.

When one of them died his funeral brought residents out to watch. The coffin carried on a bus, of course!

Early cars were beyond the reach of most people, only the very wealthy could afford them. Among the earliest owners of the new-horseless carriages was Edward VII. He acquired a Daimler in 1903. The First World War effectively put a stop to further development of petrol engine cars for civilian use. All resources, both of manpower and materials, were concentrated on armaments. However, this also forwarded technological developments.

Between the wars the genius of the Ford company made it more possible for some ordinary people to afford a small car, although it was still quite unusual. I can remember most of my street turning out to see my uncle coming to take my parents

Once the war ended demand for cars increased rapidly. In the mid-fifties manufacturers gave customers a range of colours for the bodywork and interior upholstery. This could make for many permutations, very different to the choice given by Henry Ford in the twenties; ”any colour you like, as long as it’s black”!

For several years they were running alongside horse drawn transport.

Today the majority of people own a car and think nothing strange about it. We rarely reflect on how far technology has taken us in a relatively short time. Our reminder of these, scarcely remembered times is our use of the term “horsepower” to describe the capacity of their engines.

What a sight it would be if we really had ten or more horses pulling our modern cars, and think how glorious our rose beds would be!

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What’s On in October

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Talk on Dowsing for Health. Talk and demonstration on dowsing by Barry Witton how to improve your health, limited spaces £25. 10am to 1pm. To book call 01903 812134. Email: esler.may@gmail.com. Forest Lodge Vets, Station Rd, Forest Row. WEDNESDAY 10TH OCTOBER

East Grinstead School’s Cross Country. EG Athletic Club will again be organising the crosscountry races for the local primary schools at East Court playing fields. This will be the 41st year that the races have taken place. Race start times: 1:30pm: Years 7 and 8 girls, 2pm: Years 8 and 9 boys, 3pm: Primary girls. 3:30pm: Primary boys.

The event will be supported by the EG Lions who will be offering refreshments from the pavilion.

Further information contact Lester Medcalfe lestermedcalf@btinternet.com.

MONDAY 15TH OCTOBER

Meridian Probus Club of East Grinstead is a club for retired professional/business gentlemen. we meet at 10:15am on the 2nd Wednesday of the month for coffee, a talk by a professional speaker, followed by lunch in the Dorset Arms. We have outings to various locations & also some holidays. if you are interested in joining, please contact Brian Simmons on 01342 323098, an annual fee of £45 applies. At 10:15am.

WEDNESDAY 10TH OCTOBER East Grinstead Horticultural Society. AGM followed by a talk by Paul Grimmer on the techniques of pruning. For more details contact 01342 326894. At 7:30pm, The Old Court House, East Court.

THURSDAY 11TH OCTOBER The Adam Dabell Annual Memorial Football Match. Sackville v Imberhorne 6th Forms. Kick off 7:15pm at EGTFC grounds. Hot food and drinks available.

FRIDAY 12TH OCTOBER TO SUNDAY 14TH OCTOBER Bluebell Railway, Giants of Steam Autumn Gala. Come and marvel at the big friendly giants!

Two very special locomotives will be visiting us this year: Gresley A4 Pacific No. 60009 “Union of South Africa” & LNER Thompson Class B1 No. 61306 “Mayflower”. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see the iconic “Union of South Africa” before she retires in 2019! For more info & to book visit: www. bluebell-railway.com.

SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER A Night at The Races. Join Jigsaw (South East) for a night of horseracing on the big screen whilst raising funds to support local bereaved children and those facing the loss of a loved one. Tickets £15. 8 thrilling races, fish and sausage and chips, cash bar, full tote facilities, £1 minimum bets, raffle prizes. At 7pm, dinner included in ticket price.

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East Grinstead Natural History Society. Talk: Gatwick Greenspace Partnership – Tom Simpson, A SWT Landscape Project – (People & Wildlife Officer).

All meetings take place at St Barnabas Church Hall, Dunnings Road, East Grinstead, RH19 4AT starting at 7:45pm – 9pm. Visitors £4.50 including refreshments. Contact the Secretary on 01342 315051 for more details.

THURSDAY 18TH OCTOBER MSOPC Silver Sunday Coffee Morning. Come and help Mid Sussex Older People's Council celebrate older people with our free silver Sunday coffee morning for the over 60's. We will be serving teas, coffees and home-made cakes. Our friendly volunteers will be on hand for a chat or advice or just to keep your cup topped up. No need to book, just drop in. Phone 01444 242760 or e-mail Nicola6@msopc.org.uk for further details.10am12pm, East Grinstead Library community room.

SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER Scout Jumble Sale - Help us to Help Young People.1st EG Scouts are holding their annual Jumble Sale at the headquarters, 100 Moat Road.

There is always a great selection of items, including clothes, household items, books and bric-a-brac why not come and hunt out a bargain? All profits go directly back to scouting. From 2:30pm. RH19 3LN. East Grinstead Folk Dance Club. Meets in the Upper Room at Trinity Methodist Church, Lingfield Road, RH19 2HA. Come and enjoy evenings of dance (and laughter) for fitness and fun. Guest callers. Come alone or bring a partner – we look forward to welcoming you. Alternate Tuesdays from 18th September. For further details please ring: Ros 01342 321373 or Gill 0208 7773572.

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WEDNESDAY 3RD OCTOBER AT 7:30PM Goodbye Christopher Robin. This delightful film brings us a rare glimpse into the real-life relationship between Winne-the-Pooh author, A.A Milne and his son, Christopher Robin. Tickets: £5.50, cons: £5, Premium club: £4.

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FRIDAY 19TH OCTOBER AT 7:30PM Ralph McTell is known for his virtuoso guitar style, and being a prolific, gifted songwriter and storyteller. With a style that invites you into a unique world. Tickets: £26.

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Sophie Eastwood Dance Academy presents The Dancing Dragon. An enchanting, original story

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Shakatak have enjoyed a level of success and career longevity rarely paralleled in contemporary music. With a number of successful top-twenty singles in the UK, the band went on to score unprecedented international success. Tickets: £19.

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MONDAY 22ND OCTOBER AT 7:30PM

Pretty in Pink. Don’t miss this 1986 ‘Brat Pack’ cult classic. This classic romantic comedy became a huge hit with its story of love and social cliques in American high schools. Tickets: £5, *Premium Club: £4.

Michael Portillo; Life, A Game of Two Halves It took Michael Portillo little more than 10 years to get a seat in the Commons and then rise in power and esteem to a point where he was a favoured leader of his party and possible future PM. Tickets: £19.50, Concessions: £18.50, Premium Club: £17.00

FRIDAY 12TH OCTOBER AT 7:30PM Down for the Count Swing Orchestra faithfully bring the sounds of the Swing Era back to life, with a contemporary and energetic show celebrating the best music of the 20th Century. Tickets: £19, Over 60’s: £18, *Premium Club: £17.

SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER AT 7:30PM The Johnny Cash Roadshow. The only show to be endorsed by the Cash Family. A show not to be missed, this is simply the best celebration of Johnny Cash in the world. Tickets: £22.

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WEDNESDAY 24TH OCTOBER AT 7PM Funny Girl – The Musical. Following its recordbreaking, sell-out run in London’s West End and national tour, this critically-acclaimed musical comes to a cinema near you, featuring Sheridan Smith in “an unforgettable star turn” (The Times).

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FRIDAY 26TH OCTOBER AT 2PM & 5PM

Cliff Richard Live: 60th Anniversary Tour. You are invited to his most fabulous big screen party of the year! Tickets: £16.50, Concessions: £15.50, Premium Club: £13.50

The Wind in The Willows. Join us on an exciting adventure along the riverbank with a brandnew staging of Kenneth Grahame’s family classic the Wind in the Willows. Tickets: £15, Cons: £13, Premium Club: £12.50

WEDNESDAY 17TH OCTOBER AT 5PM & 8PM

SATURDAY 27TH OCTOBER AT 7:30PM

Vienna Festival Ballet presents The Nutcracker.

With its combination of enchanting choreography and unforgettable music, this fabulous ballet is an early Christmas treat like no other. Tickets: £21, Over 60’s £19.50, Under 16’s £13.50, Grandparent & Grandchild rate: £29.

One Night of Adele. The show is a truly immaculate replication of Adele’s most captivating performances and with her incredible voice, stunning outfits and witty charm. Tickets: £19.

THURSDAY 18TH OCTOBER AT 7:30PM

Jim Davidson; On the Road Again The people’s favourite comedian takes to ‘The Road Again’ with a brand-new show which promises to be the antidote to this ‘PC’ world we now live in. Tickets: £23.50

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