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Sat 31st July GALA LAUNCH NIGHT 10 fabulous performers of cabaret, drag, live music & spoken word.

Hosted by Felix Le Freak.

Tue 3rd Aug

supported by

HANNAH BRACKENBURY- VICTORIOUS The award winning musical comedy tribute to Victoria Wood.

Thu 5th Aug

ALFIE ORDINARY’S ‘NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL BINGO’ Sing-a-long-a musical bingo hosted by drag royalty.

Fri 6th Aug

launch season 1st aug – 30th sept

EPICENE Award winning musical cabaret and gender blending celebration of iconic women in music.

Sat 7th Aug

LIVE FROM THE IRONWORKS – DETAILS TBC Pride Saturday Show.

Sun 8th Aug

VARIETY SUNDAY – HOSTED BY THE GLORY Jonny Woo curates a fantastic selection of talent from London’s leading queer performance pub ‘The Glory’ in this variety show of top tier drag and cabaret acts.

Thu 12th Aug MADELEINE MACMAHON: ALTO-HOLIC Comedy, songs and stories from award winning actress and comedian Madeleine MacMahon.

Fri 13th Aug

GLAMROU An evening with LGBTQ+ author, filmmaker and drag sensation Amrou-Al-Kadhi plus guests.

Sat 14th Aug PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY Wellness & Wellbeing for all of the family.

Taster classes and tasty treats.

Sun 15th Aug MISS HOPE SPRINGS – I’VE BEEN AROUND Miss Hope Springs brings a carefully curated suite of bittersweet songs from her portmanteau of exquisite all-originals.

Thu 19th Aug HEATHER PEACE An evening with the LGBTQ+ icon.

Fri 20th Aug

ELIZA LEGZDINA A Queer London based Latvian R&B “star in the making”.

Sat 21st Aug

BITTEN PEACH Devour the forbidden fruit, and enter the world of queer, Asian cabaret to experience the pleasures of The Bitten Peach, with an array of burlesque, circus, and drag performers!

sun 22nd Aug Ben Will I Be Famous?

Solo show from pianist, singer and MD extraordinaire Ben Papworth, regular collaborator with the hottest cabaret acts around!!

Wed 25th Aug GIRLI London-based Electro-Pop persona.

Thu 26th Aug OLD BOYFRIENDS Ian Elmslie’s one man musical revue.

Fri 27th Aug

BOTTOM Award winning LGBTQ+ one man show from Willy Hudson.

Sat 28th Aug cinebra – 50 YEARS OF PLEASANT PICTURES Award winning musical cabaret duo present the 3rd instalment in the Cinebra anthology.

Sun 29th Aug

BOOGALOO STU big quiffy bingo from a brighton institution +guests.

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plus loads more still to be announced – see website for details september highlights include duncan james, polari, the lipsinkers & much more

s ’ r o t i Ed r e t t e L Here we go into another great British summer. Our national football team is making hard work of an international tournament, it’s raining as usual, and thousands of people are travelling to the south coast to continue the ancient ritual of covering beaches in litter. I guess it could be worse. Our American cousins are seeing KDOI WKHLU QDWLRQ HQJXOIHG E\ WRUQDGRV DQG ʁRRGLQJ ZKLOH WKH RWKHU KDOI LV RQ ʀUH 7KDWȺV RQH FRPSDULVRQ ZHȺUH QRW HQYLRXVO\ GZHOOLQJ upon.

In between getting chased by enraged wasps and sneezing from rampant hay-fever, we can at least now get together outside.

7KHUHȺV DOZD\V VRPH SOHDVXUH WR EH IRXQG LQ VPDOO JURXSV of grown-men gathering in the drizzle around a smouldering disappointment, as each participant suddenly becomes the ZRUOGȺV OHDGLQJ DXWKRULW\ RQ VWDUWLQJ ʀUHV $W OHDVW LW JHWV VRPH of them cooking. Well, we call it cooking… If there’s one thing which summons forth the Blitz spirit, it’s a host refusing to cancel an outdoor function when confronted by inclement weather.

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Pride at the Ironworks

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UNTIL 11 JULY OLD STEINE PLEASURE GARDENS, BRIGHTON, BN1 1GY $IWHU WDNLQJ ODVW \HDU RII GXH WRɂ ZHOO \RX NQRZɂ 7KH 6SLHJHOWHQW KDV UHWXUQHG ZLWK VWXQQLQJ HYHQWV and late-night fun, amazing food, great drinks, DJs, comedy, live music and circus shows the Old Steine. ,WȺV DQRWKHU YHQXH ZKLFK LV H[WHQGLQJ LWȺV UXQ EH\RQG %ULJKWRQ )ULQJH WR RIIHU D JUHDW WLPH LQ WKH KHDUW of the city.

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UNTIL SUN 11 JULY VICTORIA GARDENS, BRIGHTON, BN1 1UB :KLOH %ULJKWRQ )ULQJH LV GRQH IRU DQRWKHU \HDU 7KH :DUUHQ DUH FRQWLQXLQJ WKHLU FRPSHOOLQJ VFKHGXOH RI EULOOLDQW FDEDUHW FRPHG\ DQG WKHDWUH IRU MXVW D ELW ORQJHU 7KLV ȹIHVWLYDO ZLWKLQ D IHVWLYDOȺ RIIHUV H[SHULHQWLDO escapism set amongst a variety of bars, covid-safe theatres and food concessions, all in the heart of Brighton.

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P R I D E AT THE IRONWORKS 1ST AUG - 30 SEPT 2021 7KHLU ODUJH VFDOH VXPPHU JDWKHULQJV KDYH EHHQ D ʀ[WXUH of the nation’s calendar for decades, and the only thing to successfully halt these city-wide celebrations was a global pandemic. But the vital work Brighton Pride does amongst the community still needs to continue.

Once again unable to bring people together in huge numbers, the fundraising organisation has announced ȹ3ULGH $W 7KH ,URQZRUNVȺ DQ H[WHQVLYH VHDVRQ RI VPDOOHU FXOWXUDO HYHQWV SODWIRUPLQJ /*%74 DUWLVWV DQG WKH ZLGHU FRPPXQLW\ %DFNHG E\ 7HVFR WKHVH ZLOO FRQWLQXH fundraising for local charities and groups which perform essential work all year round. ȼ7KH QHHG IRU FRPPXQLW\ KDV QHYHU EHHQ VWURQJHU Ƚ VDLG Brighton Pride’s director, Paul Kemp. “As one of Europe’s biggest Pride Festivals we are delighted that some of our regular partners, and some new ones, are continuing to support us through these challenging times, and we are looking forward to announcing our launch season in the QH[W IHZ ZHHNV Ƚ Feedback from their recent annual survey with almost 3000 respondents highlighted the desire for accessible and varied Pride activity throughout the year. ‘Pride at the Ironworks’ will be a season of cabaret, comedy and live PXVLF FDPSDLJQLQJ DQG SROLWLFV FHOHEUDWLQJ /*%74 culture and diversity, and part of a fantastic new year-round cultural calendar which views the world through a variety of lenses, amplifying unheard voices into the mainstream.

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“In keeping with our core aims, every ticket will include a charity contribution to ensure we continue to raise funds for our essential local charities and community groups,” DGGHG .HPS 7R PDNH WKLV FXOWXUDO SURJUDPPH DFFHVVLEOH to all members of the community, there will be a number of discounted tickets for every performance.

7KH GHEXW 3ULGH FXOWXUDO VHDVRQ ZLOO UXQ IURP $XJXVW WR September. It will then launch a year-round programme, LQFRUSRUDWLQJ %ODFN +LVWRU\ 0RQWK LQ 2FWREHU /*%74 History Month in February and potentially a Winter Pride season.

7KH VXSSRUW RI WKH &XOWXUH 5HFRYHU\ )XQG *UDQWV Programme has allowed Pride to continue planning for in-person events for this year and develop a fuller yearround diverse cultural programme, as well as progressing DGYDQFH SODQQLQJ IRU QH[W \HDU %ULJKWRQ 3ULGH DUH QRZ keenly engaging and collaborating with other local organisations, producers and artists, as well as continuing WR ZRUN ZLWK WKHLU H[LVWLQJ FRQWUDFWRUV DQG VWDII GHYHORSLQJ plans to make 2022 more spectacular than ever.

Pride at the Ironworks will run throughout August and 6HSWHPEHU 7R ʀQG RXW PRUH KHDG WR www.brighton-pride.org/pride-at-the-ironworks

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Brighton & Hove Pride is the UK’s biggest Pride Festival. All ticket revenue goes directly to the operational and running costs of SURGXFLQJ WKH 3ULGH )HVWLYDO 3ULGH /*%74 &RPPXQLW\ 3DUDGH 3ULGH 9LOODJH 3DUW\ DQG YLWDO FRPPXQLW\ IXQGUDLVLQJ ,Q WKH ODVW VL[ years Brighton Pride has raised over £936,000 for the Brighton Rainbow Fund, Pride Cultural Development Fund and Pride 6RFLDO ,PSDFW )XQG 7KH 5DLQERZ )XQG KDV D UHPLW WR GLVWULEXWH GRQDWLRQV LQ WKH IRUP RI JUDQWV WR /*%7 DQG +,9 JURXSV DQG RUJDQLVDWLRQV LQ %ULJKWRQ +RYH 7KH 3ULGH 6RFLDO ,PSDFW )XQG EHQHʀWV ORFDO JRRG FDXVHV SURYLGLQJ JUDQWV WR D EURDG UDQJH RI groups.

Ironworks is both home to Brighton & Hove Pride and an event and community space in the heart of city - only a few minutes’ walk from the central train station. Commercial studio hire and events held in the Ironworks production facilities will contribute to ongoing venue-running costs, as well as supporting their FRQWLQXHG FXOWXUDO DFWLYLW\ DQG GHOLYHULQJ H[WUD IXQGUDLVLQJ amongst the local community.

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By Matt Russell :KR GRHVQȺW ORYH KDYLQJ H[FLWLQJ WKLQJV WR GR" $Q\RQH" +DQGȺV XS LI \RXȺYH EHHQ ERUHG IRU DOPRVW WZR \HDUV" , FDQȺW VHH \RXU KDQGV IURP here, but there’s probably quite a few.

Considering there hasn’t been too much access to thrilling endeavours for quite some time, this year has been a combination of deciding ZKLFK KD]PDW VXLW \RXȺOO ZHDU WR VHH D IULHQG IURP WZHQW\ \DUGV RU \HOOLQJ DW D 79 VFUHHQ ȼ\HV 1HWʁL[ ,ȺP REYLRXVO\ VWLOO HIʀQJ KHUH ,ȺP quarantined!”

Fortunately, now there are things you can get up to. Hooray! And to make things a little easier for those looking for a touch of adventure, %1 KDV FKHFNHG RXW ZKDW WKHUH LV WR JHW \RXU HQGRUSKLQV ʁRZLQJ PRUH WKDQ MXVW WKDW RQH ZDON D GD\ RU ZKDWHYHU QDXJKWLQHVV \RX JRW up to in your houses during lockdown. +HUHȺV RXU JXLGH WR ZKDW ORFDO DFWLYLWLHV FDQ JHW \RX ʀW DQG KHDOWK\ ZKLOH HQMR\LQJ WKH JUHDW RXWGRRUV IRU WKH ʀUVW WLPH LQ ZKDW IHHOV OLNH HRQV

PADDLE BOARDING

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Paddle boarding is swiftly becoming one of the hottest water activities to try and is a great way to get back in the water. Hove Lagoon is the perfect place to pick up a new hobby and for those not wanting to venture into the sea too early, a great place to assess their skills. :LWK WKH ROG 9LFWRULDQ ERDWLQJ ODNH RQO\ ZDLVW GHHS WKLV means that any time you need to you can stand up.

Brighton Watersports provides kayak hire, ringo rides, wakeboarding, stand up paddleboard (SUP) hire and SUP tuition, and many other water sports activities on %ULJKWRQ EHDFK 7KH FRPSDQ\ KDV superb facilities in both Brighton and across the south east for water sports hire. Its SUP and kayaking instructors are H[SHULHQFHG DQG IXOO\ TXDOLʀHG Brighton Watersports provides all you need for a” fun SUP or kayaking hire session, including wetsuits, all safety equipment and secure changing facilities.”

%HLQJ QH[W WR WKH VHD WKRVH ZKR DUH UHDG\ FDQ VWLOO HQKDQFH their learning away from the lagoon and set out on the city’s ZDWHUV WKHPVHOYHV 7KH ODJRRQ LV LQ WKH PLGGOH RI D SXEOLF park, so not only do customers have the beach nearby, but it also has a kids play area and a skate park giving anyone QRW SODQQLQJ RQ JHWWLQJ ZHW VRPHWKLQJ WR GR 7KHUH LV DOVR an onsite licensed cafe for spectators and participants.

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SUSSEX DOLPHIN PROJECT For anyone wanting to get closer to nature, the World Cetacean Alliance (WCA) is the world’s largest marine conservation partnership. WCA champions the protection of marine habitats through community engagement, by focusing on whales and dolphins (cetaceans).

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SALTDEAN LIDO If you want a little trip back in time, just a day out with the kids or the older members of the family, Saltdean Lido is one of only WZR *UDGH ,, OLVWHG OLGRV LQ WKH 8. 7KH SRRO DQG LWV DUW GHFR building were brought back into public use after a campaign by the Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company and the Saltdean /LGR 7UXVW ZLWK WKH VXSSRUW RI WKH 1DWLRQDO /RWWHU\ +HULWDJH )XQG and key stakeholders.

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RAMPION WIND FARM TOURS

YOGA BY THE BEACH

For those interested in technology and with a penchant for learning more about climate change, a tour of Brighton’s windfarms PLJKW EH PRUH XS \RXU VWUHHW FKDQQHO 7KH QHZ %ULJKWRQ 'LYHU 3 fast ultra-stable 11-metre catamaran gives a delightful view of Brighton’s famous coast. Customers can pack a picnic and climb aboard for a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to see Brighton’s Rampion Wind Farm being built.

For those looking to get away from it all and ʀQG WKHLU LQQHU VHOI WKH /XQD :DYH community is a fantastic way to get you back into physical and mental shape (or indeed keep you in tip-top shape), while taking onboard the sea air.

Customers are now able to purchase in-studio passes and book in-studio classes from the timetable.

Setting out at speed on the 900 horsepower South Boats cat, \RX ZLOO H[SHULHQFH D SDQRUDPLF YLHZ RI (QJODQGȺV ȼ6RXWK &RDVW Riviera” as you cruise nine nautical miles in each direction. <RXȺOO KDYH WKH FKDQFH WR JHW XS FORVH DQG SHUVRQDO ZLWK WKH gigantic turbines standing 80m high and the jack up ships, whose hulls rise out of the water as they assemble each of the 116 windmills.

5HOD[ DV \RX ʁRDW LQ EHWZHHQ WKH HQRUPRXV \HW HOHJDQW ZLQGPLOOV while enjoying the sea breeze in awe of the size of this landmark industrial project, as Skipper Paul gives a running commentary and answers all your burning questions.

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Most classes are held outside – but if the weather is wet as it has been this last month classes are held inside its dome! $ EHDXWLIXO DQG UHOD[LQJ ZD\ WR JHW RXWVLGH ZKLOH ʀQGLQJ RQHȺV LQQHU VHOI 9LVLW ZZZ OXQDZDYH FR XN $OVR FKHFN RXW WKH GHWDLOV RI WKH %ULJKWRQ <RJD :HOO %HLQJ )HVWLYDO RQ SDJH <RJD &ODVVHV :RUNVKRSV from 24-25 July.

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BOULDERING If you’re thinking less of a day out on the ocean waves and more of whipping yourself into shape indoors there are other great options.

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Bouldering is a fast-growing branch of rock climbing, where people climb without ropes over safety matting at heights of up to 4 or 5 PHWUHV %RXOGHU %ULJKWRQ VD\V ȼ7KHUH DUH QR knots to tie, no harnesses to put on - leaving you free to enjoy climbing in its purest, simplest form.

“It is also the most accessible form of climbing for beginners as \RX GRQȺW QHHG H[SHQVLYH NLW RU H[SHULHQFH -XVW WXUQ XS LQ VRPH comfortable clothes and we’ll have you on the wall in minutes.

Read more about bouldering on our “What is bouldering?” page.

7KH VLWH KDV RYHU VTXDUH PHWUHV WR SOD\ ZLWK ZKLFK DOORZV climbers to set about 250 different problems around the centre.”

Check out www.boulderbrighton.com

PARAGLIDING %RUHG RI WKH ODQG DQG VHD" 7KHQ ZK\ QRW JHW D OLWWOH KLJKHU E\ paragliding with Airworks? Paragliding can be enjoyed by people RI DQ\ DJH DQG WKRVH ZKR GDUH WR ʁRZ RQ WKH WKHUPDO VWUHDPV can learn in as little as ten days and customers can spread their training over several weekends or whatever best suits your schedule.

7KH H[SHUW WXLWLRQ ZLOO KHOS \RX TXLFNO\ GHYHORS WKH QHFHVVDU\ technique to become a competent pilot and strength is not a requirement. Airworks has private sites covering all wind directions, ideal for the early days. Its Club Pilot training includes “the top landing and slope landing skills rarely taught abroad but UHTXLUHG WR ʁ\ VDIHO\ LQ WKH 8. Ƚ Check out www.airworks.co.uk

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BN1 caught up with Slack City, the new Brighton radio station with deep roots in the music scene and a home for eccentric music selectors, storytellers, crate diggers, live sessions, conversations and podcasts, brewed from inside Presuming Ed’s Coffee House RQ /RQGRQ 5RDG 7DONLQJ ZLWK ,DLQ /DXGHU WKH VWDWLRQȺV PDQDJHU we discussed capturing Brighton’s unique sonic identity, creatives supporting creatives and the value of radio in the pandemic.

By Lucy Sheehan

Tell me about Slack City’s origins…

Ideas for Slack City started bubbling around Christmas DIWHU UHʁHFWLQJ RQ years since the launch of totallyradio, the UK’s longest serving internet radio station, and 30 years since its precursor, Brighton’s legendary Festival Radio, which reinvented radio in the city. In that time the station had some incredible highs, but we felt, even though it has some brilliant radio shows, it no ORQJHU ʀWWHG LQ ZLWK %ULJKWRQȺV XQLTXH FUHDWLYH RXWORRN 7KDW unique creative outlook is not found anywhere else in the UK and, understandably, us Brighton residents are incredibly passionate and proud of it – it has become such a draw for so many creatives moving to Brighton. In those initial meetings, we brought together

people from all over Brighton’s FUHDWLYH VFHQH WR ʀJXUH RXW ZKDW would be the perfect platform to support what’s happening in Brighton.

Here cometh Slack City, a radio station led by those involved in LW 7KH LGHD ZDV WR MRLQ WKH GRWV between all the different scenes in and around the city and have them decide the direction of what Slack City should be and where it should go, leaving me and the two others involved in running Slack City as the facilitators.

We were then very lucky that the amazing Presuming Ed’s on London Road shared our ideal of celebrating Brighton’s weird and wonderful side and were keen for Slack City’s home to be in the middle of their café/bar.

A special shout out should also go to illustrator Emily Wallace who created all our artwork and managed to instantly create a

personality for the station with her creations.

Why Presuming Ed’s, when you could have got yourself any old studio? Is there an ethos there, about submerging yourself in the local community and culture?

Absolutely! As Slack City is a Platform B joint - we see ourselves as the grumpy older sibling to the groundbreaking youth-run station based out of the Green Door Store - we have seen the positives of being based in a social space. Slack City is social radio and having our home inside Presuming Ed’s is a big part of that. Presuming Ed’s is already an important part of Brighton’s creative community, hosting lots of bold and incredible events in its time, and Slack City looks to continue adding to that.

As well as hearing it online and on DAB, you can listen to Slack City in Presuming Ed’s ZKLOVW VLSSLQJ RQ WKHLU H[FHOOHQW coffee or one of their mighty ʀQH EHHUV DQG KHDU VRPHWKLQJ that you would not usually hear in a space like that, something that is created with Brighton in mind. We are also planning on doing as many pop-up radio events as possible around Brighton to continue the social aspect of Slack City. Currently we’re resident in the Greenhaus bar at the Speigletent every weekday evening at 6pm from the beginning of June, hosting a free 25-day psychedelic chat show with radical writer Chris 7KRUSH 7UDFH\ FKDWWLQJ WR WKH city’s legendary writers, icons, performers, artists, scientists, drunks, designers, cabaret stars, politicians, activists and musicians.

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Is there a particular musical makeup at Slack? Is anything banned from the station?

Not an enforced one – the station’s personality and sound comes from those doing the shows. A question I’ve discussed many times over a beer is, “with the city being so rich in music, what is Brighton’s sound?” I still do not have an answer, but I’d like to think Slack City comes close to it. It’s amazing to hear such a wide range of different shows on the station, both PXVLF DQG FKDW EDVHG DQG VWLOO ʀW VR ZHOO WRJHWKHU 7KHUH DUH D QXPEHU RI RWKHU JUHDW radio stations in Brighton – Radio Reverb, %71 7ULFNVWDU &RGH 6RXWK ȷ ZKR DOO represent a part of Brighton, and I’d like to think Slack City does the same. We felt at the beginning of Slack City that more than anything, it’s important for people getting involved with the station to get the idea EHKLQG ZKDW ZHȺUH WU\LQJ WR DFKLHYH 7R create a community of creatives who can use the station to do something cool and support others who are doing great things too – something that is ever more important in this current climate. As for anything that is banned on Slack City... apart from the obvious, I’m not a fan of Stevie Wonder, yet most weeks I’ll hear something of his.

Do you think radio’s playing a bigger part in people’s lives at the moment?

Turning it on effectively for company?

7KLV LV YHU\ WUXH ,W KDV EHHQ D YHU\ ZHLUG time for a lot of people, especially in the creative industries, and to be able to tune into shows which are being hosted by those who put on or perform at events, or represent a particular part of culture,

has been invaluable. We have seen our interaction with listeners and artists notably go up throughout the lockdowns which made launching Slack City on the 1st January 2021 in the midst of a lockdown a less daunting prospect. On another note, it is incredible how doing a radio show has become so important for people’s mental health, as a way of keeping one focused when many of the presenters had their livelihoods taken away by the pandemic, or just connecting with other creatives who aren’t necessarily from their world. It has been brilliant to see how quickly Slack City has become a community.

things… just done by the sea with a seagull squawking in the background. %XW RXU IRFXV ULJKW QRZ LV WR EH D ʀ[WXUH in Brighton’s creative scene, somewhere every art and culture is represented in the PRVW %ULJKWRQ RI ZD\V 7KHUH DUH VRPH amazing people who are a part of Slack City – whether they are the ones doing shows or working behind the scenes – and they always have their mind on what H[FLWLQJ WKLQJV FDQ EH EURXJKW WR %ULJKWRQ

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Radio is not just something you consume dialling in through a digital or car radio system. As with a lot of things nowadays, the rule book has been well and truly ULSSHG XS 7KHUH LV D KXJH UHVXUJHQFH LQ talk-based radio ranging on every topic imaginable, highlighted by Spotify buying their way into podcast prominence. Some stations have a visual element rather than focusing just on audio, with social media content becoming as important as the VKRZV WKHPVHOYHV <RX FRXOG VHH ȼUDGLRȽ like you could see “Brighton”; there is a SODFH IRU HYHU\ERG\ \RX MXVW KDYH WR ʀQG LW

A lot of the presenters already did a show on totallyradio before the station’s live broadcast turned into Slack City. But, having been in and around Brighton’s music scene for a number of years, I had met a lot of our newer presenters along the way and reached out to see if they would be interested in doing a show. Aside from that, it’s a lot of word of mouth. Slack City has musicians, promoters, venue owners, business owners, writers, poets, spoken word artists, artists and just people who love creative things in its family and we’re always looking for more people to get in on the fun.

Where would you like to see Slack going, in the community and wider?

What would you say to someone who doesn’t see the appeal of radio, and why should they listen to Slack?

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By Iszy Donald Many folk musicians from around the UK, have moved their talents online to keep their community DOLYH 7KH\ KDYH UHIXVHG WR OHW Covid get in the way of their livelihoods. From speaking to musicians, we learn that the vast folk community lost a huge part of itself when the festivals and concerts were cancelled due to Coronavirus.

Online gigs aren’t something QHZ KRZHYHU WKH LQʁX[ RI IRON musicians hosting or taking SDUW LQ WKHP LV 7KHUH KDV EHHQ such a high number that it raises a question. Will these online concerts remain part of the industry or will they fade away once festivals and live gigs are allowed once more?

7RE\ 6KDHU LV D PXOWL instrumentalist, composer and SURGXFHU IURP (VVH[ %HIRUH Covid he toured not only the UK but worldwide. He found that the online gigs were very EHQHʀFLDO UHJDUGLQJ KLV SDUW RI WKH FRPPXQLW\ 7RE\ FRQʀUPHG ȼDW ʀUVW ZLWKRXW D GRXEW ,W ZDV wonderful to be able to play with musicians all over the world that you would normally only be able to see once or twice a year for a short period.”

7KHVH RQOLQH FRQFHUWV EHFDPH a good source of income during WKH SDQGHPLF 7KH\ DOVR FUHDWHG a lot more mainstream PR for the artists, which is something rarely seen before. It allowed the music more airplay and attracted new listeners.

Suffolk musicians, Jon and Lucy Hart, also known as Honey & The Bear, said that livestreams generate revenue from viewers.

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7KH\ KDYH KRVWHG DQ RQOLQH gig every Sunday since March -RQ H[SODLQHG WKDW having “donations on a weekly basis have helped sustain our household income.” Lucy added, “we are getting album sales because of them.”

Livestreams for Honey & The Bear gave them more recognition, a larger fanbase and has provided more opportunities. Lucy said, “we feel like we have a more loyal following in the UK and IDUWKHU DʀHOG EHFDXVH RI WKHP Ƚ -RQ VXSSRUWHG WKLV H[SODLQLQJ “we have been able to reach new people on a weekly basis and have been approached with more online shows as a result of hosting our own.”

7RE\ȺV SURʀOH KDV DOVR EHHQ boosted by the online gigs and he readily admits that “folk PXVLF DV D JHQUH KDV EHQHʀWWHG from promotion on much more accessible forms of media.” +RZHYHU ZKLOH 7RE\ KDV JDLQHG from these online gigs, he spoke about the toll they started to take on many of the musicians and the crew. He was at pains to add that, “after a little more than a year of doing online events and performances, the effect has worn remarkably thin and I know that many performers, events teams and stage crews are suffering from mental distress.”

7KH HIIHFW RQ WKH PXVLFLDQV RI creating and organising the RQOLQH JLJV LV VLJQLʀFDQW 7KH pressure to get things right can be overwhelming. While it brings in revenue, for some it’s not enough to cover the costs of producing an all-round performance that is of the standard of live gigs.

7RE\ GRHV QRW WKLQN RQOLQH JLJV should become a permanent part of the industry. He believes the negative impacts outweigh WKH EHQHʀWV WKH\ FUHDWH ȼ2Q considering both the wholesome H[SHULHQFH DQG EXVLQHVV elements of these performances, there can be no question that online performances will disappear almost entirely when normality does return.”

Honey & The Bear disagree.

7KH\ EHOLHYH WKDW WKH RQOLQH JLJV are here to stay, if at a decreased UDWH 7KH\ KDYH OHDUQW KRZ these gigs have allowed the audience to reach the artists.

It also enables the viewers to feel a sense of companionship by interacting with each other, helping to “create a community,” H[SODLQV /XF\ ȼ<RX IHHO OLNH you have more of an intimate connection with the audience.”

It offers the fans the chance to talk to the performer during and after the show, through the stream chats. People were even able to request songs which is something you can’t do at a live concert.

7KH\ EULQJ XS WKH LGHD RI D hybrid scheme between live shows and livestreams. Lucy suggested that “folk festivals and clubs might think more about adding a livestream element to their festival. Perhaps with paid online tickets, they could increase their audience reach too.” Jon also believes WKDW D PL[WXUH RI VWUHDPV DQG LQ person concerts could work, “as long as the production value can be high then people will enjoy WKHP Ƚ )RU WKH QH[W FRXSOH RI years online gigs could still be around to reach the part of the

community uncomfortable return to live performances.

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So maybe online gigs will become a special addition to certain events. Or perhaps they should only be remembered as a means to an end during the pandemic. A way to temporarily connect with others that’s now something of the past. Nothing can compare to playing live to an audience or waiting backstage and listening to the anticipation of the crowd. It will be down to the artists to decide.

What we do know is that at folk festivals, it’s not all about the PXVLF 7KHUH DUH PDUNHW VWDOOV children’s activities and tents full of different artforms, such DV RSHQ PLF SRHWU\ $Q H[DPSOH is the Shrewsbury Folk Festival, that holds a craft fair selling items ranging from jewellery to pottery. It’s on all day while the music performances are KDSSHQLQJ 7KLV LV VRPHWKLQJ that online gigs lack. While the audience enjoys the music, they miss the other elements of the festivals; the stalls, the atmosphere, the people, and of course the feeling of the music ʁRZLQJ WKURXJK \RX 7KH PLVVLQJ pieces to online gigs are the spirit of togetherness and the beat of the music.

Whether they disappear or remain part of the folk industry, online gigs provided entertainment and revenue, while allowing folk musicians to connect with their audiences and gain more support all during Covid. For that we thank them.

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L A U N D R O M AT

By Lucy Sheehan

Laundromat appeared in late 2019, a fully formed universe of crafted minimalism DQG LQQRYDWLYH PHORGLF OR ʀ $FURVV WKHLU trilogy of EPs - Red, Green and Blue you’re just as likely to hear a warped hip-hop beat as a phone-left-off-the-hook electronic burble or a deranged early John Frusciante guitar line. Somehow 7RE\ +D\HV WKH PDQ EHKLQG /DXQGURPDW PDQDJHV WR ʀW LW DOO WRJHWKHU With songs like Humans, Bureau de Fatigue and Flat Planet, Laundromat handles both life’s minutiae and big questions with lyrics at once dry and FRORXUIXO H[SDQVLYH DQG GHWDLOHG ,WȺV DOVR music covertly possessed of a kind of dry ZLW RU DQ H[LVWHQWLDO VKUXJ KLQWLQJ DW OLIHȺV inanity with pops of colour and absurdist estrangement; “dumb as a lolly pop, twisting in a parking lot, round and round we go.”

7RE\ȺV SURMHFW DWWUDFWHG WKH IDQGRP RI 6WHYH /DPDT 0DUF 5LOH\ DQG ',< TXLWH HDUO\ RQ \HW /DXQGURPDW KDV H[LVWHG almost entirely under the umbrella of Covid. Early fans might have caught a glimpse of them at a basement show in Brighton, or more recently supporting Squid at the De La Warr. It feels promising that in spite of their oblique, curious music and minimal appearances, their popularity is growing by the day.

Laundromat’s origins are a little more interesting than the usual “we met for D MDP Ƚ 3UH /DXQGURPDW 7RE\ ZDV “mooching around Asia,” as he puts it. “I had my laptop and I was just chopping up old Beatles drum tracks, trying to make grooves and just seeing what I could PDNH LW ZDV \HDUV RI H[SHULPHQWDWLRQ Ƚ +LV SUHYLRXV EDQG D JUXQJH RXWʀW KDG “died a bit of a death,” with one of those nights that unfold like a domino effect of things going wrong, so the way for a new

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project was open. “I just knew what I didn’t want it to be, and eventually it just started revealing itself as this really repetitive stuff.”

5HSHWLWLRQ DQG PLQLPDOLVP DUH D GHʀQLQJ feature of Laundromat; an attempt to make VRPHWKLQJ H[FLWLQJ RXW RI VLPSOH ORRSV DQG OLWWOH GHWDLOV 7KH VRQLF EUHDNWKURXJK 7RE\ VD\V ZDV Slow Clap, an audaciously minimal yet infectiously catchy track from Blue that keeps its twitchy groove WKURXJKRXW WH[WXUHV DQG OD\HUV SRSSLQJ in and out like puzzle pieces. It was, he VD\V DERXW FRQʀGHQFH ȼWKHUH ZDV D ORQJ period where I was kind of stuck in an old way of writing, it restricted everything... but [with Slow Clap] I found myself JHWWLQJ UHDOO\ H[FLWHG DERXW KRZ PXFK VLOHQFH WKHUH ZDV LQ EHWZHHQ SDUWV 7KH resonance of sounds would die out really quickly, the drums would be really dead, the bass really palm muted, basically moments of zero, nothing going on. Once you discover something like that you can OHDQ LQWR LW DQG , VWDUWHG WR ʀQG D ORW RI creativity in those arrangements.”

For such a cohesive body of work, Laundromat’s inspiration comes from GLYHUVH SODFHV +LS KRS LV DQ LQʁXHQFH “the very nature of Laundromat is about trying to be really repetitive, and so much hip hop is just the same thing, with details coming in and out.” Another inspiration came from seeing electronic music transposed to a live band. “One of WKH YHU\ ʀUVW LGHDV , KDG IRU /DXQGURPDW was when I was on tour when we had a day off in Leeds and went to the Brudenell Social Club. It was a night based on a book called Our Band Could Be Your Life - which is about underground music in the mid to late 80s and 90s - with local bands doing full sets of artists from that book.

Black Listers played a set of Big Black songs, and obviously Big Black’s all drum

machines. I remember being at the bar, DQG , MXVW ORYHG LW WKH GUXPPHU ZDV ʁDW out, start stop, no tasteful ghost notes, just playing the beat, just stop and start, and I was like ah, that sounds amazing to me.”

6RPH RI 7RE\ȺV SHUVRQDO LQʁXHQFHV are less about sonics, and more about attitude. After a half an hour’s tangent conversation about the Breeders, he says “Kim Deal is my hero...whenever I listen to her, it just makes me want to make music.

John Frusciante has that vibe, that you can do anything... his early stuff is so wild, there’s so much freedom.”

Laundromat’s records come out through %UDFH <RXUVHOI DQG WUXH WR WKH FRKHVLYH nature of the Laundromat universe, my 7”s arrived with stickers and polaroids, each vinyl a little art piece. I mention my love RI ȹ]LQHV DQG WKH WUDGLWLRQ RI ',< SK\VLFDO merch. “I wanted to keep some soul to it, with photos, numbering. Not the cheapest decision, but a lot of fun.” Laundromat’s videos possess a similar visual sincerity, ZLWK 7RE\ RIWHQ HGLWLQJ DQG ZULWLQJ WKH piece himself. Green single Bureau de Fatigue ʀ]]HV RYHU ZLWK FRORXU OLNH DQ arthouse karaoke, while the latest video En Bloc, by contrast, is a tranquil, surreal drone trip across a city at night, replete ZLWK JORZLQJ LOOXVWUDWHG ʀJXUHV VSODVKLQJ across the skyline.

It speaks refreshingly of a band whose central interest is in quality and craft; with music years in the making and art made by hand, you feel as though something captivating, innovative and beautiful is always just around the corner.

Laundromat play Brighton on 11 August at the Prince Albert, with tickets available at Resident Records or via One Inch Badge. www.laundromat.band ,QVWDJUDP ODXQGURPDWBB

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S Q U I D AHEAD OF THE FIELD

By Stuart Rolt “People are learning new ways to listen,” Squid’s Louis Borlase tells me. “With a band like us, I think there’s an assumption it has to be a case of people crammed in and a lot of physical movement.

People are discovering that you can enjoy something sat down.”

1R VWUDQJHUV WR H[SORULQJ DQG adapting in their music, this QHDU LQGHʀQDEOH ʀYH SLHFH DUHQȺW having too many issues with the reality of socially-distanced live SHUIRUPDQFHV 7RGD\ WKH\ȺUH enjoying some time in Brighton, a city they called home for several years, following last night’s &RYLG VDIH VKRZ DW %H[KLOOȺV 'H La Warr Pavilion.

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WRXU Fieldworks, is offering a new NLQG RI OLYH H[SHULHQFH ,WȺV been a chance for fans to see WKHVH ʀYH PXOWL LQVWUXPHQWDOLVWVȺ creative process as they form fresh ideas live onstage. Borlase jokes there’s been a few ‘chinstrokers’, but the response to a seated show from a band famed for their compelling energy has been overwhelmingly positive.

“It’s perfect for our music at the moment. What we’re playing is these relatively embryonic ideas which are just starting to take form. People can get in there, and work out patterns and see where we’re taking the pieces of music… It’s nice to see them concentrate.” It’s fairly typical for which is anything but W\SLFDO 7KULYLQJ RQ LPSURYLVDWLRQ to develop songs, they’ve sidestepped any formal genres, to create something unique, and often rather wonderful.

With a string of further live dates booked, and a stonking debut album out on the shelves, it looks likely to be the ‘Summer of Squid’. Released in May, Bright

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Green Field is an astonishing debut, and in many ways closes WKH EDQGȺV ʀUVW HUD $FURVV LWV 11 tracks it presents listeners with a slew of divergent musical IRUPV DQG WH[WXUHV JHWWLQJ SXVKHG WR WKHLU H[WUHPHV DQG WKHQ GHFRQVWUXFWHG 7KLV PLJKW seem chaotic to you, and in the hands of less talented musicians it might well be, but everything simultaneously seems to make VHQVH 7KLV EDUUDJH RI LGHDV KDV seen some quarters label them DV ȹH[SHULPHQWDOȺ GHVSLWH 6TXLG scoring millions of streaming plays and propelling this debut to number four in the album charts. ȼ, NQRZ VRPH RI P\ H[SHULPHQWDO musical heroes would probably listen to it and feel it was more contrived than their own feats. I take it as a compliment, because we do have an aspiration to be asking ourselves questions and not settling with a simple solution when writing music.” It’s a heady blend of the best, but sometimes OHDVW H[SHFWHG HOHPHQWV IURP punk, jazz, funk, Krautrock and electronica. And this has prompted gasps and gushing reviews from the music press.

What Bright Green Field does do is offer a platform to an unconventional band who sizzle with ideas and hold scant regard for the traditional rock rulebook.

“I don’t think we could have been more pleased with how it ended up. All the ambition which ZH ZDQWHG WR H[KLELW DQG SURYH to ourselves, I think we managed to do that with the record.”

7KRXJK WKH VHDUFK IRU LQQRYDWLRQ QHYHU SDXVHV 7KH UHOHDVH KDV simply posited new questions as to what musical directions they want to take.

Although many of these songs have lived with the band and their

team for quite a while, it seems OLNH D ZRUN ZKLFK H[LVWV YHU\ much in the present. Lyrically, there’s a huge amount of coincidence on the album. Much of it deals with loneliness, which isn’t an intentional statement about lockdown and isolation, but almost everyone can now LGHQWLI\ ZLWK WKHVH WKHPHV 7KH problems have always been lurking in a suppressed form, EXW WKH SDQGHPLF KDV H[SRVHG DQG H[DFHUEDWHG HYHU\WKLQJ ȼ<RX FDQ VHH WKHP DOPRVW OLNH a layer on top of the water, and it’s in our hands as to how we deal with them. Everyone was H[FLWHG DERXW WKLV QHZ QRUPDOLW\ and how we could maybe, with WKH EHQHʀW RI KLQGVLJKW ZKHQ we come out of lockdown, work out the best way to tackle these environmental and social issues.

But the rush to get back to the easiness of capitalist living has been all too tempting. It seems we’ve gone back to the old normal already.” Such is the nature of music, once you release a song it takes on different meanings for the listeners when placed in a new FRQWH[W %RUODVH VD\V WKLV VWLOO takes him by surprise, especially when he’s been living with a particular set of lyrics for an H[WHQGHG WLPH Recording for Bright Green Field took place last year, at producer Dan Carey’s house LQ 6WUHDWKDP 7KH EDQG ZHUH already good friends with the Wunderground label-owner and Heavenly Recordings associate, so there was a comforting air of familiarity during the sessions.

Although meeting up as a band during 2020 offered different challenges. “We were having to be incredibly communicative, as we were coming into his

home where his wife and kids DUH 7KH ZKROH GLDORJXH DURXQG what you can and can’t do in the middle of lockdown made for TXLWH DQ LQWHUHVWLQJ ʀUVW ZHHN We were all quite nervous, not just of recording, but the social and safety side of things.” One thing the band have learnt from Carey through the years is his relationship with nervous energy is quite unique. “What he’s been amazing at doing is realising there’s a translation in place between nervous and H[FLWHPHQW DQG FDSWXULQJ LW in a way which turns it into a positive,” Borlase says with a chuckle.

7KHUHȺV D IDLU DUJXPHQW WKDW the rise of the internet has enormously helped Squid, and bands like them (if there LV VXFK D WKLQJ ʀQG DQG JURZ their audience. Perhaps they are too esoteric for an industry which likes to pigeonhole things.

Streaming offers, at least, the impression of democracy in music consumption. “We have such a cavalier approach to stylistic outputting. I think that’s been made, on an implicit level, possible through being a generation of algorithmic and playlist culture. On a van journey, we can be listening to Miley, then a South London jungle producer.

It narrows those distances, both geographically and mentally.”

But, perhaps streaming has dealt something of a killer blow to the careful art of sequencing DQ DOEXP 7KH ʀUVW WUDFN RQ Bright Green Field, a 45 second PHODQJH RI ʀHOG UHFRUGLQJV and found sound, is their most popular track on Spotify. “If you had a graph of the tracks played from our album, it just goes down as you get towards the end. But, that’s Spotify for you.”

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7KH EDQG KDYH PRYHG RXW of Brighton & Hove now, with Borlase, Laurie Nankivell and Ollie Judge moving to Bristol, Arthur Leadbetter heading for London and Anton Pearson ending up somewhere in Wiltshire. Borlase grew up in Bristol, so it‘s been a great H[SHULHQFH UHWXUQLQJ ȼ:H were lucky when we all lived in Brighton, because we knew a lot of other people doing music and working in venues or record shops. But in Bristol we’ve not had a lot of opportunity to integrate with the wider music community.

So, we are looking forwards to getting to know it a bit better…” Obviously, they’ve had to increasingly work remotely over the past 14 months, which is problematic for a band founded on immediacy and improvisation – a practice which comes from line of sight and physical presence. It’s also seen their

longest period apart since the band’s formation. But nothing has fundamentally changed with their outlook since the IRUPDWLYH \HDUV 7KH\ VWLOO KDYH the same relationship with PXVLF 7KH RQO\ GLIIHUHQFH being is people’s reactions to it and Squid’s growing popularity. He says it is strange, but the increased attention has become a driving factor.

It’s on the road where the band truly come alive. And as Britian’s live scene remerges, there’s already been some amazing shows – although LWȺV VWLOO D VWUDQJH H[SHULHQFH “We’d forgotten those feelings of performing and interacting with an audience. When we SOD\HG LQ )DOPRXWK RQ WKH ʀUVW night, we ran back into the green room, and were quite confused. As we’ve gone on, we’ve been reminding ourselves how to perform

and have fun on stage. It’s a seated audience, so it’s QHZ IRU WKHP 7KDW QRYHOW\ of a socially-distanced gig seems to transcend the space between stage and audience quite well.”

7KH RQH WKLQJ DERXW EHLQJ on tour, after so long being at home with family and friends, everyone has a differing attitude to what it means to EH ZLOOLQJO\ H[KDXVWHG RQ WRXU 7KH REVHUYDWLRQ RI HDFK other’s wellbeing has become a priority for the band. Whether they’re feeling good or bad FDQ H[LVW DV D IHDWXUH RI WKH music and their improvisation. $V ʀYH \RXQJ PHQ %RUODVH believes they all carry a duty to themselves and everyone around them to be aware of each other’s mental health.

He says they’ve been quite lucky, because they’ve usually had a chance to befriend people they work with

beforehand, so the entire team is close. “I think 2019 was a pretty fucking nutty year for us, and we didn’t have many opportunities to breathe. It all affected us in different ways.

Like everyone else, the last 14 months of lockdown has given an important period RI UHʁHFWLRQ $V ZH HPHUJH out the other end, we have a slightly better understanding of everyone’s needs, mentally and physically, and what we can get away with.”

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MAMA BRUM’S CAFE

PINKS PARLOUR

WATERLOO SQUARE, BOGNOR REGIS, PO211SU Quintessentially British with an Italian twist, Pinks is handily located near the beach. Or you can sit in their courtyard and catch some VXQ RU HYHQ ZDWFK WKHLU H[WHQVLYH UDQJH RI gelato being made in their Ice Cream Lab on the premises. While the big pull is the VXEOLPH VXQGDHV DQG ZDIʁHV WKH\ DOVR RIIHU four different Parlour at Home Packs, so you FDQ UHFUHDWH WKH H[SHULHQFH LQ WKH FRPIRUW RI your kitchen.

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RAINBOWS

CRANE STREET, CHICHESTER PO191LJ Serving the very best sweet treats, Rainbows has a mouth-watering menu of freshly made VXQGDHV ZDIʁHV SDQFDNHV LFH FUHDPV milk shakes, sweet treats and decadent GHVVHUWV DZDLWV LQ ʁDYRXUV UDQJLQJ IURP D FODVVLF 9DQLOOD WR D IXQ ORYLQJ %XEEOHJXP 7KHUHȺV DOVR WUDGLWLRQDO LFH FUHDPV DQG D VHOHFWLRQ RI VRUEHW ʁDYRXUV ZLWK YHJDQ GDLU\ and gluten-free options, all made using only WKH ʀQHVW LQJUHGLHQWV

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KINGS ROAD ARCHES, BRIGHTON, BN12FN Located on the seafront in a prime location by the i360, this café offers a tremendous ice-cream selection.

7KHUHȺV D VSOHQGLG DVVRUWPHQW RI JUHDW organic offerings, which should sweeten \RXU GD\ RQ WKH EHDFK 7KH VWDII DUH super-friendly as well!

DI POLAS

MARINE PARADE, HASTINGS TN343AH With a great selection of incredible ʁDYRXUV ZKLFK FKDQJH WKURXJKRXW WKH week, this is easily one of the best icecream spots in the county. All the gelato LV PDGH RQ VLWH ZLWK ʁDYRXUV OLNH sticky toffee pudding and custard, orapple crumble ice cream. It’s old-school style with new school rules. Completely worth a vist.

Founded by two Sicilian guys with a common passion, this fabulous place reproduces the H[SHULHQFH RI $UWLVDQ *HODWR DQG 6LFLOLDQ Street food. Straight from the Godfathers of *HODWR WKLV SDUORXU FUHDWHV WKH ʀQHVW WDVWHV of Southern Italy – with traditional and contemporary organic offerings to delight everyone.

GELATO GUSTO

GARDNER STREET, BRIGHTON BN11UP 6HW XS E\ D %$)7$ ZLQQLQJ GLUHFWRU ZKR wanted to escape the London rat race, this is a real taste of authenticity. After training at the University of Gelato in Italy, he set up this North Laine landmark to provide traditional artisan ice cream company with D PRGHUQ WZLVW 7KHLU VWDII DUH SDVVLRQDWH about delicious gelato and sorbetto, making D UDQJH RI ʁDYRXUV IUHVK HDFK GD\ LQ WKH ODE upstairs using milk and cream from a local 6XVVH[ GDLU\

HOLY COW! ICE CREAM COMPANY SUTTON ROAD, SEAFORD BN251RU

A local artisan ice cream parlour and dessert bar, Holy Cow create mouth-wateringly good homemade ice cream and delightful treats LQ D KRPHO\ DWPRVSKHUH 7KHUHȺV HYHQ GDLU\ free options, which are utterly delicious.

7KHUHȺV DQ H[WHQVLYH UDQJH RI ʁDYRXUV ZLWK a few limited-edition offerings, which delight any sweet tooth.

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BOHO GELATO

POOL VALLEY & 31 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON

MARROCCO’S

KINGS ESPLANADE, HOVE BN32WA While it’s possibly more famous for being a friendly and lively Italian restaurant, this place is also the real deal when it comes to ice cream. Handily situated at the ‘locals end’ of the beach since the 70s, this iconic parlour has remained proudly family-run. :LWK HYHU\ ʁDYRXU RI GDLU\ IUHH VRUEHWV DQG ice cream you could ever want, including chilli chocolate, salted peanut & Nutella, millionaires shortbread and pink grapefruit sorbet this is an authentic scoop of heaven.

Since 2010, Boho Gelato have been a ʀUP %ULJKWRQ IDYRXULWH ZLWK WKHLU TXDOLW\ and creative Italian-style ice cream.

Made daily using fresh local milk & FUHDP DOO RI WKHLU ʁDYRXUV DUH VXLWDEOH for vegetarians, with great vegan and QRQ JOXWHQ RSWLRQV 7KHUHȺV HYHU FKDQJLQJ ,WDOLDQ LFH FUHDP ʁDYRXUV chosen from an ever growing list of now over 400.

FUSCIARDI ICE CREAM PARLOUR MARINE PARADE, EASTBOURNE, BN227AY

Established in 1967, Fusciardi offers D UDQJH RI GLIIHUHQW ʁDYRXUV DQG D YDULHW\ RI VXQGDHV 7KLV IDPLO\ run business is famed for their warm welcomes and friendly atmosphere, which have made it tremendously popular.

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By Matt Russell 7KH 8. VXPPHU LV WUXO\ KHUH DQG OLNH HYHU\ RQH WKLV FRXQWU\ RIIHUV XS LW GHOLYHUV EDNLQJ KHDW SXQFWXDWHG E\ FRORVVDO ZLQGV DQG WRUUHQWLDO downpours. Sometimes, it’s genuinely hard to decide whether you need to venture out with a parasol or a parka. +RZHYHU WKHUH DUH DOZD\V WKRVH GD\V ZKHQ WKH VXQ LV YHU\ PXFK VKLQLQJ DQG LWȺV WLPH WR WXUQ RII WKH IDQ DQG HVFDSH WKH FRQʀQHV RI WKH house.

Here at BN1, we’ve put together a selection of the best sun traps Brighton and Hove has to offer. Some of the these are the ideal places to laze after a heavy night, while others are the perfect places to begin one.

The Gladstone

A favourite of both locals and students, this pub has a newly designed beer garden which is perfect for those wanting to sit in or out of the sun. With large wooden tables, its barbeque menu along goes hand in hand with those lazy summer days and nice cool pint.

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Open House

7KH 2SHQ +RXVH KDV DOZD\V EHHQ D hugely a popular spot during summer which is when its garden really gets to shine. Guests can book booths for larger groups, or just pull up a chair for when you fancy drinking a good selection of ales and soaking up the sun.

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Grand Central

Sitting right opposite Brighton Station, this sun trap is a hidden gem. Not strictly a beer garden, its vibrant décor and pot plants help to make you forget that you’re QRW RQ WHUUD ʀUPD +DYLQJ YLVLWHG FRXQWOHVV times, this is a lovely little bolthole for when you need to get away from the hustle and bustle of Brighton’s busy town centre.

29-30 Surrey St, Brighton BN1 3PA.

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The Mesmerist

7KH 0HVPHULVW KDV QRZ EHFRPH D %ULJKWRQ mainstay due to its idiosyncratic interior, vast cocktail menu, and popular live music HYHQWV 7KRXJK ZKDW PDQ\ GRQȺW NQRZ LV WKDW LW KDV D VHFUHW ZHDSRQ LQ LWV DUVHQDO D URRIWRS WHUUDFH 7KLV LV D JUHDW SODFH to hang out with friends and but is also perfect if you just want to top up your tan with a nice, chilled mojito.

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TA TA AP PA P AS A S REVO R EV E VOL VO LU UT U TION %\ $OH[ :RRGZDUG One sunny day in June, BN1 was invited WR MRLQ D 7DSDV 5HYROXWLRQ 1RW D VPDOO plates protest group but a new Spanish restaurant, which has just opened on the graveyard of Bella Italia on North Street.

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After a couple more glasses, we were relieved to be shown to our table, where we would sample as many tapas as we could manage and soak up some of that cava . Our waitress was friendly and UHOD[HG DV VKH WRRN XV RQ D JXLGHG WRXU RI WKH H[WHQVLYH PHQX :KHQ LW FDPH time to order, she gently helped us with our pronunciations as we butchered the Spanish language.

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36 St George’s Road Kemptown, Brighton

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ASIAN KITCHEN & CAFÉ

By Lucy Sheehan

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It being late lunch we decided to tuck in to a generous portion of spiced mushroom soup, wonderfully hearty and served with a bright dash of paprika. Nanima have a particular knack for soups, whether that’s their Asian VSHFLDOLW\ VRXS 7KDL 7RP .KD RU 6RXWKHUQ Indian Daal & Raita, their Indonesian Spicy 7RPDWR &RULDQGHU RU 9LHWQDPHVH &KLFNHQ %URWK 7KH\ȺUH DOO ZDUPLQJ RULJLQDOO\ VHDVRQHG DQG EXUVWLQJ ZLWK ʁDYRXU $V IRU PDLQ PHDOV Nanima always offer two main non-vegetarian dishes, like Malaysian Chilli Lamb, Chinese Roast Duck or Keralan Fish & Coconut Curry.

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Besides the food itself, it’s the carefully cultivated ethos behind Nanima that keeps customers coming back. For a start, there’s no menu - chef Nicky and her sister Bea decide what to cook each morning for Nanima’s lunch, fresh and from scratch, and once it’s gone, it’s gone. If you walk into Nanima mid-morning, the air smelling fragrantly of steamed coconut rice,

you’ll see Nicky and Bea cooking in front of you. <RX FDQ DVN DERXW WKH IRRG DERXW \RXU GLHWDU\ requirements, and chat to the chef herself. It’s all part of the community atmosphere that Nicky and Lonnie feel is central to Nanima’s origins.

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Anyone with a sweet tooth (and I count myself) will also be immediately drawn to the jaw dropping selection of cakes and pastries, original and classic - from indulgent chocolate cakes to Persian Love Loaf to delicious speciality Asian-style treats. We were drawn to the ‘cronut’ - a gorgeous raspberry topped ‘half donut, half croissant’ - and best of all, a FRXSOH RI SHUIHFW -DSDQHVH PRFKLV ʀOOHG ZLWK peanut butter. If you’re ever strolling through Kemptown, don’t leave without at least one (three is better!)

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Bring a pan of water to the boil, add the chicken wings and boil for 5 minutes. Remove and drain on kitchen paper for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, zest the lemon, halve it and squeeze out the juice, but don’t throw the rest of it away.

Heat the oil in a frying pan over a high heat. Add the thyme sprigs, chicken wings, squeezed lemon halves and the garlic and fry for a couple of minutes on each side. Sprinkle the pimentón over the chicken and after 10 seconds drizzle the lemon juice and honey into the pan.

Season with salt and pepper.

Continue to sauté the chicken, allowing the liquid to reduce while making sure the wings are fully coated in the glaze. Add the lemon zest right at the end as it turns bitter if added too early and loses its fragrance quite quickly.

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PEACHES POACHED IN MUSCAT WINE Serves 4 •

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How to Avoid the Vegan Junk Food Trap Dave Reavely, a nutritional therapist, gives us his insight and advice into healthy eating whilst following the old proverb ȼ:H DUH ZKDW ZH HDWȽ b , ʀUVW EHJDQ WR H[SHULHQFH WKH LPSDFW WKDW GLHWDU\ FKRLFH FDQ KDYH RQ RQHȺV health way back in my youth. I’d been diagnosed with a form of arthritis at just 9 years of age after persistent swelling in my left knee began to restrict my mobility. Like most kids of that age, I was constantly on the move and aside from playing football and cricket, which I loved, I was like an early version of Forrest Gump because I would run everywhere.

I remember my father taking me to see a consultant who decided that my leg should be entombed in a plaster cast for 6 weeks. Sure enough, after the cast was removed, there was no sign of swelling and I was able to resume with my previous active lifestyle. At least, that remained the case until I entered my teens, after which the painful swelling returned, and what was worse, it was spreading to other joints.

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Of course, when I think back, people like me were regarded as being a bit RGG UHPHPEHULQJ WKDW LW ZDV WKH ODWH VL[WLHV DQG HDUO\ VHYHQWLHV In many ways, it’s heartening to know that so many people around the world are now changing to a vegan diet and lifestyle. Even a few years ago I never envisaged that interest in all things vegan would reach such an unprecedented scale. We now have vegan alternatives being offered virtually everywhere, including the likes of KFC and MacDonald’s for goodness’ sake!

Who would have thought it?

Now, whilst this is good news for the animals, which is great, unfortunately, it isn’t necessarily good for our health.

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Some Healthy Vegan Substitutes

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I’m often asked whether I think that a vegan diet is healthy, and I usually answer yes, providing that an individual adopts a whole foods vegan diet comprised of lots of fresh vegetables and some fruits, with the addition of whole grains, nuts, seeds and pulses. Nature, in her wisdom, has provided these foods in their natural state, and it’s only when we begin to process them that problems with our health begin to manifest in our lives. In fact, I’ve come across a number of vegans who are suffering from health issues, such as arthritis, heart complaints, hypertension, skin conditions, low energy, thyroid problems and digestive problems. In the majority of cases their diet contains too many of the vegan ‘junk foods’.

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G N I H C T A W South East Dance’s annual free dance festival, Our City Dances, takes place online and outdoors this month [1924 July]. We chatted to Senior Producer, Rose Kigwana, WR JHW D WDVWH RI WKH OLQH XS DQG KRZ LW UHʁHFWV ZKDW %ULJKWRQ +RYH FDQ H[SHFW IURP WKH FLW\ȺV QHZHVW DUWV FXOWXUDO EXLOGLQJ 7KH 'DQFH 6SDFH RSHQLQJ QH[W \HDU

What is Our City Dances?

Our City Dances is a dance festival, a celebration of dance and movement. It’s free, and it’s designed to give everyone a chance to watch, have a go at, or rekindle an old passion for dance. It’s also the annual highlight RI 7KH :HOFRPH 3URMHFW D \HDU URXQG SURJUDPPH RI dance events and activity that we at South East Dance create with and for partners in the city – from Brighton <RXWK &HQWUH DQG %URRNH 0HDG H[WUD FDUH KRPH WR %ULJKWRQ 8QHPSOR\HG &HQWUH )DPLOLHV 3URMHFW DQG 3XIʀQ Community Nursery. We’ve been working with these JURXSV IRU PRUH WKDQ IRXU \HDUV VSHFLʀFDOO\ EHFDXVH they will be our neighbours when we open our new GDQFH EXLOGLQJ 7KH 'DQFH 6SDFH LQ DQG ZH ZDQW to get to know them and for them to get to know what ZHȺUH DERXW WRR 2XU &LW\ 'DQFHV LV DQ H[WHQVLRQ RI WKDW idea and it’s our way of reaching out across the city and showing people what dance is, maybe even challenging some perceptions of it and giving people a taste of what WR H[SHFW IURP ZKDW ZLOO KDSSHQ LQ 7KH 'DQFH 6SDFH What can we expect from this year’s festival? <RX FDQ H[SHFW D FKDQFH WR WDNH SDUW LQ DQG ZDWFK VRPH really inspiring and uplifting dance. It’s usually held over D ZHHNHQG DOO RXWGRRUV DURXQG WKH 7DUQHU DUHD RI WKH city, but for obvious reasons things are a little different this year. We’re running the festival across the week of 19-24 July, with some events such as Carousel & Parable Dance’s family disco being live streamed online and others, such as a workshop with Brighton & Hove ‘face’ Lya, aka BLK Diamond Dance, happening outdoors.

7KHUH ZLOO EH DQ LQWHUDFWLYH ZDON LQ 4XHHQV 3DUN ZLWK dance artist Charlotte Spencer, encouraging us to get in touch with our bodies and our environment; and there ZLOO EH DQ RQOLQH 6RXWK $VLDQ GDQFH ZRUNVKRS 7KHUHȺV a real variety of events to take part in that demonstrate how vast and diverse dance is as an artform.

What are you most looking forward to, personally?

I have two almost teenage kids and, as I was into the breakdancing scene at their age, I’m particularly looking forward to Jamaal O’Driscoll’s Beginners Guide to %UHDNLQJ 7KHVH DUH IUHH ZRUNVKRSV DW %ULJKWRQ <RXWK Centre for kids aged 7-11 and teens aged 13-19 who want to have a go at breakdancing but maybe haven’t KDG WKH FRQʀGHQFH RU RSSRUWXQLW\ WR WU\ LW RXW EHIRUH -DPDDO KDV ORDGV RI H[SHULHQFH RI WHDFKLQJ DQG inspiring young people. He’ll teach some basic moves – IURP VL[ VWHSV WR EDE\ IUHH]HV WR SUDFWLFH 1R KHDG VSLQV UHTXLUHG )RU PH ,ȺP GHʀQLWHO\ JRLQJ WR EH MRLQLQJ /\D for her dance workshop. I’ve seen her teaching on Hove seafront and have wanted to have a go for ages. I love her ethos around moving in public, using dance as a way to reclaim outdoor spaces and to encourage everyone to feel safe and beautiful in their own bodies in public.

Senior Producer, Rose Kigwana

How is The Dance Space shaping up and when will it open its doors?

It’s looking amazing! After some delays in the build – due WR %UH[LW DQG &RYLG UHODWHG LVVXHV ȷ LWȺV UHDOO\ SRZHULQJ RQ QRZ DQG ZHȺUH KRSLQJ WR JHW WKH NH\V LQ WKH QH[W PRQWK RU VR 7KHQ ZHȺOO VWDUW ʀWWLQJ RXW WKH LQWHULRU EHIRUH WHVWLQJ the space and then – all being well – opening to the public LQ WKH 6SULQJ QH[W \HDU ,WȺV KDUG WR EHOLHYH WKDW LWȺV DFWXDOO\ happening, we’ve all been working on it for so long – over a decade now. I just can’t wait to see people in the building, dancing, using it, getting joy from it – it’s going to be brilliant.

What can local people expect from ‘the home for dance in Brighton & Hove’?

First and foremost a really warm welcome! We genuinely want this to be a home for everyone who loves to dance and move.

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Landmark gallery celebrates a quarter century of contemporary art

By Stuart Rolt

A core part of Brighton & Hove’s cultural identity, Fabrica is celebrating a TXDUWHU FHQWXU\ RI VWXQQLQJ VLWH VSHFLʀF contemporary art installations. Based in a former Regency church, this visual arts organisation has brought in some of the world’s most celebrated artists to its city-centre gallery, including David Shirley, Assocreation, Walter & Zoniel and Anish Kapoor, to create events which are DFFHVVLEOH IULHQGO\ DQG ʀHUFHO\ LQQRYDWLYH From the spectacle to the tactile, fun and warmth are ever-present in Fabrica’s shows which was perfectly summed up in Swedish artist Jacob Dahlgren’s vibrant On Balance in 2014. A co-commission with Brighton Festival, it brought together two of his works and challenged the concept of art just being something to stare at approvingly.

Heaven is a Place on Earth gathered 713 polished bathroom scales in eye-scorching candy hues, while The Wonderful World of Abstraction formed kaleidoscopic sculptural shapes from 1000’s of metres RI PXOWL FRORXUHG ULEERQ 9LVLWRUV ZHUH encouraged to play with both works, and H[SHULHQFH PRPHQWV RI SK\VLFDO DQG VRFLDO contact.

“It’s amazing to look back over the last 25 years and think about all the artists ZHȺYH ZRUNHG ZLWK DQG WKH H[SHULHQFHV that they’ve created for audiences,” says Fabrica’s Director, Liz Whitehead. By their nature, installations often seek to make art less isolated, often presenting everyday materials to better connect with an audience. Sculptor Susie Macmurray’s landmark show, Resonance, suspended thousands of musical manuscripts from WKH )DEULFDȺV FHLOLQJ LQ 7KHVH included hymns which may once have been sung there when it was a church, along with chamber works, jazz and more contemporary music. Creating a delicate landscape which responded the building’s history, it emphasised how music offers a shared ephemeral and emotional H[SHULHQFH Since opening in 1996, Fabrica has worked ZLWK RYHU DUWLVWV HLWKHU DV H[KLELWRUV RU as artists-in-residence. Whether it’s a new H[KLELWLRQ E\ D EUHDNWKURXJK FUHDWLYH RU H[LVWLQJ ZRUN IURP DQ LQWHUQDWLRQDO QDPH the main consideration is in how the show will resonate with the surroundings of this unconverted 19 century chapel. One

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ZRQGHUIXO H[DPSOH RI WKLV DPELWLRQ ZDV Brian Eno’s bold and immersive 77 Million Paintings, a hypnotic and constantly evolving light installation. Part of 2010’s Brighton Festival, this combination of shifting soundscapes and computermanipulated images was reminiscent of a huge stained-glass window.

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by Amon Wilds, the chapel went with Kemp when he returned to Anglicanism DQG ZDV UHQDPHG WKH +RO\ 7ULQLW\ &KXUFK Subsequent additions to the building have been attributed to Somers Clarke, whose work can also be seen at Chichester Cathedral, St Peter’s and St Martin’s, and Sir Charles Barry, the architect for St Peter’s &KXUFK WKH RULJLQDO 6XVVH[ &RXQW\ +RVSLWDO DQG 7KH 3DODFH RI :HVWPLQVWHU By 1996, the building had been deconsecrated and largely ignored for a decade. Artists from Brighton’s Red Herring Studios, with support from South East Arts, %ULJKWRQ %RURXJK &RXQFLO 7KH )RXQGDWLRQ for Sport and the Arts, and the Chichester Diocese, reimagined it as Fabrica - a focal point for contemporary visual art practice in WKH FLW\ 7KH QDPH LV D EOHQG RI WKH ZRUGV ‘fabricate’ in English and ‘fabriquer’ in French. With some variations, it also means ‘factory’ in several European languages, aligning with a desire for the gallery to be a place of creation.

Providing space for artists to test the boundaries of their practice, Fabrica intentionally seeks to shift audience’s focus from what art represents visually to what it communicates about our reality. A work ZKLFK FRPELQHG DQ H[WUHPH WHFKQLFDO IHDW ZLWK VLJQLʀFDQWO\ DOWHULQJ WKH JDOOHU\ȺV interior was 2015’s astonishing Fragility.

(OSLGD +DG]L 9DVLOHYD ʀOOHG WKH VSDFH ZLWK D VHULHV RI GHOLFDWH YHLOV 7KHVH KDQJLQJV diffused the seaside sunlight and offered a SURIRXQG H[SHULHQFH DV WKH YLHZHU ZDONHG beneath. Constructed using waste product from the pork industry, the work’s beautiful translucent materials offered a bold contrast to Fabrica’s solid stone walls, along with a bold statement about mortality and decay.

7KLV 'XNH 6WUHHW JDOOHU\ H[KLELWV WKUHH main shows a year, often developed in partnership, along with regular commissions and artists-in-residence. While assisting with creative’s professional development, Fabrica engages with schools, further and higher education students and local groups to widen understanding and SDUWLFLSDWLRQ LQ WKH DUWV 7KLV ZLOOLQJQHVV WR interact with and learn from the community it serves has prompted a range of works responding to subcultures and fashions.

Ewan Spencer’s Kick Over The Statues H[DPLQHG WULEHV DQG VW\OH 'XULQJ VXPPHU 2016, he photographed young Londoners at Notting Hill Carnival, all communicating their identity through the language of FORWKLQJ DQG SHUVRQDO VW\OLQJ +LV H[KLELWLRQ drew from the rich plurality amongst youth movements and placed them against a backdrop of a rich global and constantly evolving cultural history.

A recurring them amongst Fabrica’s shows is portraying other perspectives. Luminary,

by Ron Haselden, offered a monumental walk-through installation constructed of evocative LED light pictures. Developed from drawings by older people, the work’s light emission was a metaphor for how the least visible and vocal amongst us can still offer important knowledge and perspective WR VRFLHW\ 7R UHPDLQ DV RSHQ DFFHVV DV SRVVLEOH H[KLELWLRQV DUH IUHH WR WKH SXEOLF Fabrica is supported by a range of different sources, including regular funding the Arts Council England, previous help from the European Union’s Interreg and Creative Europe programmes, as well as individual donations and venue hire. /RFDO OLQNV H[WHQG WR RWKHU DUW organisations, with Fabrica continually working with Lighthouse, Photoworks DQG %ULJKWRQ )HVWLYDO 7KHUH DUH DOVR valuable partnerships with galleries in France, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and North Macedonia, which facilitated DFFHVV WR VLJQLʀFDQW OHYHOV RI (8 IXQGLQJ IRU FRPPLVVLRQV DORQJVLGH H[SDQGLQJ HGXFDWLRQDO ZRUN 7KH UHODWLRQVKLS ZLWK Brighton Festival brought Olafur Eliasson’s H[TXLVLWH The Forked Forest Path to Fabrica WKLV \HDU 7KH LQWHUQDWLRQDOO\ UHQRZQHG Danish–Icelandic artist built a fairy-tale woodland in the space. Using materials VXVWDLQDEO\ VRXUFHG IURP /HZHVȺV )R[ZRRG Foresty, Stanmer Park, Wilderness Wood DQG /DXJKWRQ *UHHQZRRG LW H[SORUHG

mankind’s relationship with nature and its impact on folklore.

Great modern art generates a dialogue, either directly or by placing conversations LQ GLIIHUHQW FRQWH[WV ,Q WKH 8. premiere of Ipek Duben’s They/Onlar cast a light on society’s attitudes to outsiders.

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In 2013, Finnish artist Kaarina Kaikkonen unveiled her ambitious The Blue Route.

Creating large-scale installations from everyday objects such as second-hand clothing, she evokes feelings of personal loss, collective memory, and local history in her work. Using donations from locals, VKH ʀOOHG WKH YRLG LQVLGH )DEULFD ZLWK huge layers and chains made from old shirts. Whether you view the piece as a comment on loss, the passage of time and or commercialism, it undeniably created an intimate connection between itself and the viewer.

While we’ve given the tiniest glimpse into the past, Fabrica is ever moving forward with its compelling programme. Coming up this summer is the world premiere of Wolfgang Weileder’s Kiosk. Running on Sun 11 July – Sun 29 Aug, the German artist questions social inclusion, diversity and common ground in our culture.

Designed using the bold visual language of Islamic architecture and fabricated using reclaimed church pews, it challenges attitudes around sacred buildings. ‘Kiosk’ is originally a Persian word for a pavilion which was used to contemplate and meditate, while in the West it refers to a VPDOO VKRS 7KLV FRQWUDGLFWLRQ RI WHUPV enables the work to generate a debate DERXW ZKDW UHDOO\ GHʀQHV VSDFH ,W VWDQGV to continue Fabrica’s 25-year mission to value art as not something to simply be observed, but as a manifestation of ideas ZRUNLQJ LQ FRQWH[W ZLWK WKHLU VXUURXQGLQJV which evoke emotions, conversations and a desire to know more.

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RURAL SUSSEX Action in Rural Sussex (AirS) supports the often neglected rural communities in Sussex, helping them be vibrant and diverse places in which to live and work, while reducing isolation and social disadvantage. Their new projects - like the Lost Woods Project - simultaneously bring our beautiful local woodland to the public, while increasing their health, longevity and biodiversity.

By Lucy Sheehan Why was Action in Rural Sussex founded?

AirS was founded to reduce the incidence and impact of disadvantage and poverty on people living in rural areas, to increase the capacity of rural communities, to PDQDJH FKDQJH IRU WKH EHQHʀW RI DOO WKHLU members and to inform and amplify the YRLFH RI UXUDO FRPPXQLWLHV WR LQʁXHQFH public policy. $LU6 LV DQ LQGHSHQGHQW FKDULW\ WKDW H[LVWV for all people living in rural areas of 6XVVH[ EXW HVSHFLDOO\ WKRVH ZKR DUH DW risk of isolation and/or disadvantage, and for whom rural life brings an additional challenge and cost to their daily lives.

Established in 1931, we are staffed by DQ H[SHULHQFHG DQG GHGLFDWHG WHDP who are committed to helping people overcome the challenges caused by their rural location. Our vision is for a thriving, HFRQRPLFDOO\ DFWLYH UXUDO 6XVVH[ IXOO RI choice and opportunities for everyone, regardless of their circumstances.

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public sector as well as contributions from subscriptions, membership, donations, legacies and consultancy.

conservation to boost biodiversity and resilience.

You’re teaming up with Sussex Wildlife Trust, Small Woods Association and The Woodland Trust for the Lost Woods Project, what are your aims with this project?

We’ll engage, connect and support communities who face barriers to accessing their local woodland.

Connecting people with nature, to improve health and wellbeing and create an LPSURYHG ZRRGODQG WKDW EHQHʀWV ERWK WKH landscape and local communities.

We are helping connect communities with their local woodlands to boost wellbeing and biodiversity within a wider landscape strategy of bigger, better, more connected woodlands for the future.

Lost Woods aims to look after and enhance our ancient woodlands, and we are educating, inspiring, and supporting FRPPXQLWLHV WR DFFHVV DQG EHQHʀW IURP those woodlands.

We’re bringing life back to the forgotten and fragmented ancient woods in 6XVVH[ :RRGODQGV DQG KXPDQV KDYH evolved together over millions of years.

We would have been harvesting wood DQG WKH ʁRUD DQG IDXQD LQ D VXVWDLQDEOH way but in recent years most of us have lost that sustainable way of living with woods, we import most of our timber, have introduced invasive species and fragment woodland with development of housing and transport. Over 60% of woodlands in our project area are not being managed at all, greatly reducing their diversity and resilience. Working with our partners and the local community, we hope to revitalise traditional woodland management and

Since Coronavirus there’s been KPETGCUGF HQEWU QP VJG DGPGſVU QH getting out into the countryside for good mental health. What is Rural Sussex’s role there, and is there anything you’d like to see done on a national level?

7KHUH KDYH EHHQ VRPH SRVLWLYH FKDQJHV since Coronavirus - lots of people are now looking for more local countryside DQG ZRRGODQG YHQXHV WR YLVLW 7UHHV HPLW essential oils that help to reduce our stress and improve our immune system.

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XQNQRZQ ZRRGODQGV 7KH /RVW :RRGV SURMHFW is looking to identify the fragmented woodland of the Low Weald and Downs and connect woodland owners with those who can help them manage woods and subsequently with people who may look after the ecology of the woods.

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Imagine if the connections between owners, H[SHUWV DQG YROXQWHHUV ZHUH UHSHDWHG DW D national level.

Are there any projects or events that people can get involved with now?

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<HV ZH KDYH D VHULHV RI ZDONV DQG WDONV LQ various locations across the project area (from Storrington in the west to Lewes in the east).

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(DFK 9LOODJH $JHQW FRYHUV D VSHFLʀF geographical area, often several adjoining parishes. Over time they get to know each community, building up their knowledge and understanding of what happens there and what gaps and local improvements in services KDYH EHHQ LGHQWLʀHG 7KH\ ZLOO WKHQ ZRUN with community leaders, organisations and UHVLGHQWV WR ʀQG VROXWLRQV WR LVVXHV LPSURYH local services and encourage new volunteers to get involved in local service delivery.

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We would like to support community groups to take their activities into woodland settings, it could be a youth club, a support group, the WI or men’s shed. If you belong to a group who PLJKW EHQHʀW IURP VRPH WLPH LQ WKH ZRRGV RU MXVW ZDQW WR H[SORUH LGHDV WKHQ SOHDVH JHW LQ WRXFK DW ORVWZRRGVWHDP#UXUDOVXVVH[ RUJ XN LW project team in Ditchling Country 3DUN FRXUWHV\ 6WHYH /HZLV k

7KLV SURMHFW LV PDGH SRVVLEOH E\ SOD\HUV RI WKH National Lottery, so the Lost Woods team are also planning a series of engagement events for lottery players in local areas as. See the $FWLRQ LQ 5XUDO 6XVVH[ ZHEVLWH IRU IXUWKHU details.

You have ‘Village Agents’ - what do they do?

7KH 9LOODJH $JHQWV DUH D WHDP RI H[SHULHQFHG rural community development specialists who work with local people to develop innovative and effective ways to bring services closer WR UXUDO SHRSOH 7KH RYHUDOO DLP LV WR LPSURYH access to services for rural communities, to foster local provision and local solutions to LGHQWLʀHG LVVXHV DQG WR LPSURYH WKH RYHUDOO quality of life for all.

Helping with community consultation H[HUFLVHV DQG LGHQWLI\LQJ QHHGV DQG support for ideas Advising and supporting the development of ideas and opportunities that meet the needs of local people Supporting and mentoring community leaders and volunteers, including establishing and operating new groups Providing case studies, resources and information that can help in local delivery Fostering links between communities and organisations Organising training and networking meetings on behalf of volunteers Helping with recruiting and retaining volunteers

+U VJGTG C FKHſEWNV[ DGVYGGP GZRQUKPI VJG public to Sussex’s woodland and wildlife and maintaining it? How do you balance that?

One of the key areas of the Lost Wood Project is to maintain woodlands and manage the visitors so that wildlife still thrives. We are mindful of ensuring that threatened wildlife, VXFK DV KD]HO GRUPLFH DUH SURWHFWHG 7KH SURMHFW KDV VHYHUDO SDUWQHUV LQFOXGLQJ 6XVVH[ :LOGOLIH 7UXVW ZKR KDYH WKH IUDPHZRUNV and knowledge in place to focus on native VSHFLHV 7KH :RRGODQG 7UXVW DQG 6PDOO :RRGV $VVRFLDWLRQ DOVR EULQJ WKHLU VSHFLʀF skills to the project.

Finally, what are your top three favourite spots in Sussex that you can’t wait to visit again?

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For more information and to book a place on one of the August Ambles, visit the Action in 5XUDO 6XVVH[ ZHEVLWH ZZZ UXUDOVXVVH[ RUJ uk/lost-woods-august-ambles

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We Need to Talk About Keith

By Mark Davis

7KHUH XVHG WR EH VRPH IXQ LQ SRVWLQJ .HLWK PHPHV b 0RFNLQJ WKH ZKLWH NQLJKW RI WKH UHDOPȺV EHOLHI WKDW VKDULQJ WKH ʀUVW name with socialist legend Keir Hardie somehow gave him a right to lead the /DERXU 3DUW\ b+LV VXSSRUWHUV ZHUH VR HDV\ WR ZLQG XS 7KH ȹFHQWULVWVȺ WKDW GHIXQGHG marginals, ran leadership challenges and failed coups against the previous leader saw no irony in telling ‘leftists’ that we should get behind the new leader DQG ʀJKW WKH 7RULHV 5HFHLYLQJ WKH VDPH WUHDWPHQW &RUE\Q KDG VXIIHUHG IRU ʀYH long years under their critique was XQDFFHSWDEOH 7KHLU JX\ ZDV VXSSRUWHG by the mainstream media dammit.

7KHVH GD\V LWȺV QRW VR PXFK IXQ /LNH a turkey shoot, where the game has gobbled Prozac. Matt Hancock polled higher than Keith. Captain Hindsight has lost a Leave seat Labour kept in 2019 and WKH 7RULHV DUH DQ DYHUDJH SRLQWV DKHDG GHVSLWH &XPPLQJVȺ H[SRVH DQG D GDLO\ cronyism/incompetence scandal hitting the government.

7KH /HDGHU RI WKH 2SSRVLWLRQ KDV managed to support the Government at every turn, whilst opposing Unions and the left in his own party. Not a great FKHVV SOD\ 7KH ȹ8QLW\ &DQGLGDWHȺ UDQ KLV leadership campaign on having socialist principles. Gaining votes from those who had supported the previous leader in the process - pledging ten policies from the

&RUE\Q HUD DV KLV YLVLRQ 7KRVH SOHGJHV have all subsequently been dropped.

Removing Corbyn’s whip against the recommendation of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) went down like a cup of cold sick with a vast number of the near 13 million that voted for Labour in 2017. At least the Greens have EHQHʀWWHG ZLWK \RXQJ YRWHUV DEDQGRQLQJ the promise Labour once had for them for progressive transformative policies.

Even Good Morning Britain has labelled Keith as ‘embarrassing’ after multiple identical tweets appeared after his Piers Morgan interview, saying “I judge people DV , ʀQG WKHP ,ȺYH DOZD\V IRXQG #.HLUB Starmer to be warm and considerate, with a steely dedication, drive & passion for his work. A top professional & top bloke, I will hear nothing else on the matter. #KeirStarmer would make a superb 3ULPH0LQLVWHU Ƚ 7KH WDFWLF ZDV ZLGHO\ PRFNHG DV HFKRLQJ 7RU\ %RW FDPSDLJQV during the General Election.

No longer are the Starmtroopers getting all militant and celebrating Keir Starmer as looking Prime Ministerial. I’m not sure if they ever clocked the state of our current PM, but it seems that visual presentation is hardly a deal breaker in obtaining votes.

All the Brylcreem in the world couldn’t sort out the backcombed blonde bombshell’s barnet.

Malcolm Gladwell wrote a great piece DERXW 7KH :DUUHQ +DUGLQJ (UURU LQ KLV book Blink. Harry Daugherty, a lawyer and lobbyist from Ohio was having his shoes shined at the same time as Warren Harding, a small-town newspaper editor.

Daugherty pretty much fell in love with how +DUGLQJ ORRNHG 7DOO ZKLWH DQG KDQGVRPH here was a cardboard cut-out poster boy for how the United States of America saw LWVHOI +H ORRNHG ȹ3UHVLGHQWLDOȺbLQ WKH H\HV of the segregated, misogynistic, elite, and sure enough in 1916, those allowed to vote had him in the White House after Daugherty carefully managed his career.

President Harding was a half-term President, widely regarded as the worst President in History until a certain Orange 7UXPSHW JDLQHG RIʀFH *ODGZHOO ZULWHV WKDW ȼ7KH :DUUHQ +DUGLQJ error is the dark side of rapid cognition. It is at the root of a good deal of prejudice and discrimination. It’s why picking the ULJKW FDQGLGDWH IRU D MRE LV VR GLIʀFXOW DQG why, on more occasions than we may care to admit, utter mediocrities sometimes end up in positions of enormous responsibility.”

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,GULVVL D VHQLRU PHPEHU RI WKH -HZLVK 9RLFH IRU /DERXU -9/ JURXS DIWHU D PHHWLQJ LQ ZKLFK she said she was “uncomfortable” with seeing fellow members suspended over accusations RI DQWLVHPLWLVP &RQʁDWLQJ FULWLFLVP RI WKH IDU right government in Israel with attacking Jewish SHRSOH LV HYHQ E\ WKH ,+5$ GHʀQLWLRQ DQWL Semitic. But Keith went there. Presumably he thought that was tackling the situation ‘head on’?

With a sledgehammer no doubt. &RV\LQJ XS WR 3HWHU 0DQGHOVRQ DQG 7RQ\ %ODLU has only fuelled the problem for a party with ‘democratic socialism’ written into its constitution.

7KH Financial Times supports the Mandelson mantra that somehow Blairite centrist policies are the answer. But even the capitalist news outlet is damning; “Blair had the advantage of becoming leader when Labour was in the ascendant and so had the political capital to drive change. But leaders make their luck,” they write. “While Blair VSHQW \HDUV ʀJKWLQJ WR FKDQJH KLV SDUW\ HYHQ before he was leader, Starmer stood as a unity candidate. What was conviction for Blair looks OLNH WDFWLFV IRU KLP 9RWHUV VHQVH WLPLGLW\ DQG ZRQGHU LI LW LV SROLWLFDO ZHDNQHVV LQH[SHULHQFH or a lack of belief in the changing of his party.”

7KH SUREOHP LV WKDW .HLWK DQQRXQFHG FKDQJH was coming. “We must seize this moment and go forward to a future that is going to look utterly unlike the past.” I guess he has managed this.

Unfortunately, he didn’t stipulate whether that would be a positive change. Apparently, we need to wait another 18 months for the ‘Britain in the world’ policies to be named. Whatever that means.”

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Maybe we should go easy on Keir Rodney Starmer. He has only been an MP since 2015.

Appointed Head of the Crown Prosecution 6HUYLFH LV FHUWDLQO\ JRRG RQ WKH &9 DQG presumably there must be some House of Cards game in the CPS that he successfully navigated to get the top job. But that’s backroom politics.

Something he’s presumably great at, having simultaneously landed front bench roles for the previous Labour leader whilst backing Owen Smith’s challenge against that same leader.

A leadership challenge made within a year of Corbyn being appointed, it should be noted. And one that saw the pair of backstabbers regained IURQW EHQFK UROHV $)7(5 WKH DWWHPSWHG FRXS No doubt Corbyn’s capacity for forgiveness and LQFOXVLYLW\ ZDV D ZHDNQHVV 7KH FRUGXUR\HG granddad of the left, lacked the killer instinct to purge his enemies. In fact, he actively tried to embrace the ‘broad church’ of Labour.

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7KH FXOW RI 6WDUPHU ZDV ZRUVKLSHG E\ WKRVH WKDW MXVW GLGQȺW ȹOLNHȺ &RUE\Q 7KH SDFLʀVW MDP PDNLQJ librarian was such a threat to the establishment that he was the most misreported politician in UK history. Something Keith hasn’t had to contend ZLWK %XW ZLWK WKH SROOV ODJJLQJ DJDLQVW 7+( :2567 *29(510(17 ,1 +,6725< HYHQ IDQV of the Quaffed Queef have to be asking who is JRLQJ WR ʀOO WKH HPSW\ VSDFH KH FXUUHQWO\ KROGV" Perhaps a more forensic approach to avoid the :DUUHQ +DUGLQJ HUURU QH[W WLPH"

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7KLV VKRFNLQJO\ EOXQW DGPLVVLRQ ZDV SDUW of a two-minute clip that appropriately went viral in June as part of a scripted campaign for vaccine equality starring Bafta winning FRPHGLDQ -RO\RQ 5XELQVWHLQ 7KH HQG FDUG reveals that it is a parody to bring awareness WR WKLV LVVXH b &RPPLVVLRQHG E\ WKH 3HRSOHȺV 9DFFLQH $OOLDQFH D FRDOLWLRQ RI RUJDQLVDWLRQV LQFOXGLQJ 2[IDP $PQHVW\ ,QWHUQDWLRQDO DQG 6DYH 7KH &KLOGUHQ WKH YLGHR ZDV FUHDWHG E\ Retro-Juice, of Brighton’s New England House and released during the recent G7 summit in Carbis Bay in Cornwall to pressure all the nations attending to agree on dropping vaccine patents.

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Brighton MP, Caroline Lucas, says the G7 have fallen short. Despite President Biden supporting a waiver on Covid patents citing ȼH[WUDRUGLQDU\ FLUFXPVWDQFHV GHPDQGLQJ H[WUDRUGLQDU\ PHDVXUHV Ƚ WKH * KDYH QRW ZDLYHG SDWHQWV b ,QVWHDG WKH\ KDYH SURPLVHG to donate just 1 billion Covid vaccines by the HQG RI :KLOVW WKH ʀJXUH PD\ VHHP KLJK it’s less than 10% of the vaccine doses the World Health Organisation says are needed.

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These elements are used in conjunction or opposition with each other to create visually

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striking and impactful designs. Graphic designers also use principals of design,

think of artistic advertisements? Eye-grabbing graphics on websites or stunningly arranged

which include balance, emphasis, movement, pattern, repetition, proportion, rhythm, variety

spreads in magazines? While these are

and unity. Understanding how and when

all examples of graphic design, the term encompasses a lot; posters, infographics,

to use these elements and principals are essential to good design.

book covers, product labels, logos, business cards, signs, website layouts, mobile apps,

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software interfaces—the list goes on.

that we pay it little attention. For the graphic designer the process of perception is of the

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greatest interest and importance. Whether consciously or not, our eyes are constantly

experiences with visual and textual content.”

supplying information to our brains, which

In other terms, graphic design communicates certain ideas or messages through visuals.

processes and makes sense of that visual input. Positive space is that which occupies

These visuals can be as simple as a business logo, or as complex as pages of web design.

Graphic design takes graphical and textual elements and implements them into multiple types of media, it helps the producer connect with the consumer. It conveys the message of the project, event, campaign or product.

the image area, while the negative space is the background.

Graphic design can be used by companies to promote and sell products through advertising or by websites to convey complicated information in a clear way through infographics, or by businesses to develop an identity through branding, among other things.

Every day, we take many of the subtly artistic things around us for granted. But hidden in every magazine, digital device, sign or UFYUCPPL MJFT B TFU PG EFTJHO JEFBT UIBU JOnVFODF our perceptions.

Elements of good graphic design To better understand graphic design, it is important to have an understanding of the elements and principals that make up design.

These elements include: Colour / Line / Shape / Texture / Space / Form / Size

Good design must have great composition, this refers to the structure and organisation of subject matter, and a practical understanding and exploration of this topic is crucial for effective visual communication.

The term ‘layout‘ refers to the way in which we organise the disparate material that makes up the content of a design. The aim is to both present information in a logical way and to make the important elements stand out. Use of a grid and consistently styled elements also help the reader to absorb information in as visually pleasing way.

“The integration of the visual relationships of every element has as great importance.

The harmonious relationship of the parts being always different, will give every job an individual, yet pleasing appearance, and one which is integrated with its meaning and purpose, instead of the beautifying of work by fortuitous addition of ornament and other alien elements” Quote taken from the book ¶DV\PPHWULF W\SRJUDSK\· by Jan Tschichold, 1935.

You can see that these principles are relevant to good typography and good graphic design even more so today with the integration of different media and digital platforms.

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by Karl Gerstner, 1978

In conclusion…

“I think that good graphic design must have a solid design process and is something that provokes or creates the desired response, it must also work across several media and digital platforms seamlessly”.; Article written by Bill Strohacker, CEO/Owner Strohacker Design School www.strohackerdesignschool.co.uk

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