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As you can see from our front cover photo, which looks beautiful, we soon came up with the idea to run a monthly competition whereby readers, budding photographers and professionals alike can send us their photos and we will pick one at random to go onto the front cover of our June issue. 6000 Readers will be able to enjoy your photo, so what are you waiting for?

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Welcome It’s finally here...

Well here it is! The very first issue of The Bexhillian Magazine. We are both very proud of it and are hoping that the businesses who choose to advertise with us will bear the fruits of this labour too.

When Scott first came to me with this idea, about working on a magazine based totally around Bexhill, I thought, ‘Wow! I’m in!’ I feel so fortunate that Scott put so much faith in me, so I hope he’s pleased when he sees his idea become a reality in the palm of his hands. I’ve really enjoyed working up this first issue and I hope our readers, you, enjoy it too. Please email us with your stories about Bexhill and we’ll do our best to include them. In this month’s issue we have a policeman’s diary from 1939!

It’s a great read.

We are here to help businesses promote themselves, also to serve the local Bexhill community by helping to raise awareness of local charities and events going on in the area. If you think we might be able to help you in this way then please get in touch. Soon we’ll be online too: www.bexhillianmag.co.uk Enjoy your first Bexhillian magazine! from

Scott and Samantha.

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Bexhill’s time to shine Spring may finally be starting to emerge from the gloomy depths of winter but it can only mean one thing, summer is on its way.

Summer is what this country does best, on the few rare days when the sun is out, the mercury is up and the rain is at bay, us Brits know how to enjoy it in style. For those living inland flock to the gardens and parks to grab their slice of sun. However we are lucky enough to live next to the coast where we can soak up the rays looking over English Channel. When we get too hot we can go for a dip to cool down. We are very lucky indeed.

Following 2 years of disruption from the ‘next wave’ development along the seafront to the Edgerton Park development, it has been a rocky few summers for the town full of disruption.

The timing of these developments caused great controversy and argument, especially the work around the De La Warr pavilion, as work was carried out over the summer period.

As a seaside town local businesses thrive on the summer trade with those from the inland towns and cities looking to get away from the hustle and bustle for a day or two, and also those coming from foreign climes. Yet with this in mind the development still happened over the summer period making the town look like a building site for many months.

But now the town is finally complete and looking great. The seafront development which many residents of the town initially rejected has brought a wave of fresh air to the town bringing with it a fresh and modern look. Asking around it does seem to have won people over with new shelters, walkways and green areas which offer great areas on the rare occasion the sun is out.

The development at Edgerton Park finally seems to be over and wandering around, it seems everyone has been taken into consideration at last. Big green area with enough space for people to play sports or relax, a new bigger play park, new kiosks for refreshments.

The town itself now has a wide spectrum of businesses from cafes and restaurants to niche shops and retail names.

So is the sleepy little seaside town finally dusting off its traditional image it has become linked with?

In many respects yes and it could be argued that it is very much needed. But now it seems there is a blend of the old and new which is what we need, offering something for everyone. The town seems to be in one of the best shapes it has been in for years and this year is our year to shine so come on Bexhillians, do us proud!

Written by,

Rhys Bennett.

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Bexhill Freegle – don’t throw it away, give it away!

Freegle is a grass-roots initiative that is leading environmentally positive action in communities across the UK. There are over 375 groups throughout the UK, with almost 1.5 million members.

Bexhill Freegle is part of a modern activity that is growing in popularity – ‘upcycling’, or the art of making use of stuff we already have, by making sure it’s not being dumped or left unused.

For example, old washing machine drums can make attractive lamps and table bases, and old house windows can make great greenhouses for the garden. Extending the life of goods is really important - reuse is more environmentally friendly than recycling, which breaks material down into elements and uses masses of energy and transport to do so. 83% of sofas discarded at UK “tips” are reusable. Bexhill Freegle provides a way to avoid this kind of waste, and saves over 2,600kg of goods from going to landfill every month – the same as 88 chest of drawers, 26000 foot massagers, or 235 water butts!

Whether you are an individual or a family, old or young, a local organisation, sports club or charity, rich or poor, or a business, you can benefit from joining. It’s really easy to join Bexhill Freegle – just visit our homepage, or find us on Facebook, and sign up instantly for free.

Simply offer any unwanted items you have, or request anything you’re looking for, and if they are interested or can help, other local members will email you. Freegle members can save money, time, and the planet – all at the same time!

Bexhill Freegle was set up in May 2005, and has grown to over 2,100 local members, with over 275 ‘likes’ on Facebook and over 600 followers on Twitter. In addition to the main task of reuse, we also have an active and free Community Events List, which members can add to – event lists are sent to all members, so it’s a great way of sharing what’s going on in Bexhill.

It’s a great time of year to start Freegling - spring is a time when people often have a clear out.

Sharing stuff on Freegle, instead of putting it in a bin bag or popping to the tip or relegating it to the attic, is beneficial to people, pocket and planet.

Bexhill Freegle Homepage: www.freegle.in/bexhill Bexhill Freegle on Facebook: www.facebook.com/bexhillfreegle Bexhill Freegle on Twitter: @BexhillFreegle Contact the Bexhill Freegle moderators at: BexhillFreegle-owner@yahoogroups.com

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‘A view from the roof tops...’

... as seen by Larus Argentatus.

As Bexhills ‘un-official’ mascot I have been asked to write a piece for the new Bexhillian Mag. They have paid me an exhorbitant amount for my skills.. I trust the arrangement will continue?

They obviously value the opinion of a Herring Gull that has been flying round the town since 1987..the year of the storm.

Looking around at the place just now as the April hail beats down on to my feathers.. it’s easy to get a bit depressed about things..

But then.. if we examine the scenario more closely we see incremental +ve change occurring in our little town.

1st up is the formation of a Bexhill Town Team last year... who in response to Mary Portas quickly put in a bid to be a ‘Portas Pilot’... We didn’t ‘win’ however.. but the group of local people now working together have really put the quality of our Town centre environment on the map.

2nd up is the Bexhill Farmers market..started last Friday in Devonshire Sq..this previously un-loved public space (it has never been the same since Gubby put his balls there..) was transformed into a place where people traded.. and yes.. I saw loads of people actually TALKING to each other whilst they shopped.. What a difference from the dystopian experience of our local supermarkets..+ kids were even doing a colouring contest!

Running a weekly market is no easy task week in + week out.. but lets all try to give them our support this + every Friday.

3rd Last but by no means least is the creation of this very mag you are holding..The Bexhillian..they have seen the market gap for a quality local magazine.. Print is being hammered by the internet + technology just now.. but do you know what.. there is nothing quite like having something real in your hand and smelling the paper..the virtual world just doesn’t do it for us seagulls!

So as we move into Spring lets hope all the above green shoots continue to bear fruit here in our town of.... SUNNY BEXHILL Must fly..

Larus A. x

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Gardening advice for May Welcome to our monthly gardening column where we will try to keep you up to date with all the important jobs to keep your garden looking great all year. At last! After such a wet and cold winter some warmer weather has bathed our gardens jumping them and us into life, but for all this sudden enthusiasm what should we be putting our energies into?

The Lawn The grass will be growing vigorously now and will need a cut at least fortnightly – keep those blades high at first lowering them gradually. If moss is a problem, choose a combined fertiliser and mosskiller when feeding the lawn.

Trees and shrubs Trim evergreen hedges to keep them neat. Evergreens such as Viburnum tinus can also still be trimmed this month. Prune spring-flowering shrubs such as Berberis, Choisya and Ribes after they have finished flowering. Prune overcrowded or dead stems of Clematis montana once it has finished flowering – don’t worry it will take even hard pruning very well. Late spring is a good time to coppice or pollard (cut back hard) Eucalyptus.

General maintenance Apply a liquid fertiliser to spring bulbs after they have flowered, to encourage good flowering next year, and help prevent daffodil blindness. Allow the foliage of daffodils and other springflowering bulbs to die back naturally – resist the temptation to mow over them! Lift clumps of forget-me-not once the display wanes, and before too many seeds are released. They can become invasive if left unchecked. Annual and perennial weeds are thriving with the warmer soil, hoe borders regularly to prevent them spreading their seeds.

The vegetable garden With the soil warming up it is the perfect time to get sowing – remember the plants will need a lot of watering in the coming months so collecting rainwater is important. Sow French beans, runner beans, squash, cucumbers and pumpkinseeds directly into prepared beds outside. Be alert to late frosts (for which a covering of horticultural fleece should provide sufficient protection). Earth up potatoes when the shoots are 23cm (9in) high, in order to prevent the new tubers going green. Earthing-up is the drawing up of soil around the stems of the plants, leaving just 5cm (2in) of shoot uncovered so that the plant has enough foliage to continue growing.

Pest watch Slugs will begin to make their unwelcome appearance in May. I’ve found that a beer trap is the ideal way to reduce their presence. Simply sink a bowl or glass into the soil near to where they are doing damage, and fill the glass with beer. The slugs are irresistibly drawn to the beverage and fall into the vessel to their doom.

Date for your diary RHS Chelsea flower Show 21st- 25th May 2013 Enjoy your garden however large or small there is always plenty to do, if you need a hand www.jwardgardens.co.uk Happy gardening! All the best, Ian. All editorials are the views of their respective authors. Submit your editorial about Bexhill: bexhillianmag@btinternet.com

Vintage Shopping in Bexhill...

I have to admit that Bexhill-on-Sea isn’t the first place that springs to mind when you are planning a shopping trip to buy vintage clothes, but having spent an afternoon there last week doing exactly that, I was very pleasantly surprised.

First stop was Maud’s Emporium which is a veritable Aladdin’s Cave of vintage. Maud’s is situated on St Leonards Road and has been established in Bexhill for four years, drawing in a regular clientele of vintage devotees. Specialising in both men’s and women’s wear it is packed full of clothes, hats, shoes, jewellery and some household items.

Branching off into Wickham Road, I came across Nostalgic Vintage. This shop sells mainly 1960s, 70s and 80s vintage, although I did find a couple of gorgeous 1950s dresses. When I visited, they had a lovely display of 1960s swimsuits –just right for a seaside location. I also came across a selection of 1960s and 70s coat hangers which fit in perfectly with the current trend for 1960s graphic interiors. Also worth a visit is Sweet Peas & Doris in Sea Road.

Although not strictly a vintage clothing store, it did have a range of gloves, bags, hats and linens and is such a lovely shop that it shouldn’t be missed out.

Bexhill has an enormous array of charity shops to browse in. Several are savvy enough to display their vintage clothing separately. They are always well worth a visit as you never know what you will find – and, as far as I am concerned, that’s half the fun!

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The Psychology of Social Media Before I start this story I want to lead with a quote for you all to bear in mind.

“The tongue has no bones, but it is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words”.

This piece is to highlight an issue that is becoming increasingly prevalent in social media circles and actually has nothing to do with people deliberately trying to sabotage a process or cause trouble, merely the way we hit publish without thinking about our words and the subsequent effect it can have on how we feel about each other.

The verbal and immediate nature of being face to face means that we fully understand the intent and play of a persons words, any subterfuge or counter meanings are quite often discerned by visual unconscious stimulus. Making us confident in understanding what the other person is trying to get across. All of this makes us sure of the intent in a meeting and very often any discrepancies will be cleared up before leaving the meeting. So all is put to bed and happy in the world.

Not so in social media, the anonymous nature and non visual communication is just bursting with misinterpretation, upset and hurt. A person can hide and be desperate to get their viewpoint across. Without the other person being present no real thought is given to the way they will receive your cold, unemotional, written words. What have we learnt?

Further we have the 1:9:90 rule whereby 1% of the group will post regularly, 9% will engage and the other 90% will lurk not taking part. This leads to further frustration that people are either not taking part because they side with one side of the argument or are frightened into not posting. This is not the case, these are the facts, anything more than these figures is a highly engaged group and something to be strived for.

Social media has broken all barriers of space and time, enabling us to interact 24/7 with more people than ever before. Is the focus now on quantity versus quality? Social media has the potential to make us far less social; a surrogate to the real thing. For it to be truly effective communication, all parties must bear a responsibility to be genuine, accurate, and not allow it to replace human contact altogether.

At work, the use of electronic communication has overtaken face to face and voice to voice communication by a wide margin. This shift is driven by two major factors: the speed/geographic dispersion of business, and the lack of comfort with traditional communication among a growing segment of our employee population: Generation Y and the Millennials. These people would prefer to use instant messaging or other social media than stop by an office and talk with someone. This new communication preference is one of the“generational gaps” plaguing organisations as Baby Boomers try to manage a new set of expectations and norms in their younger employees, and vice versa.

With these trends at play, leaders must consider the impact on business relationships and the ability to effectively collaborate, build trust, and create engagement and loyalty.

Further, because most communication is now done via e-mails, texts, instant messaging, intranets, blogs, websites and other technology-enabled media without the body language– the potential for misinterpretation is growing. Rushed and stressed, people often do not take the time to consider the subtleties of their writing.

Conflicts will explode over a tone of an e-mail, or that all-important cc: list. When someone writes a text in all capital letters, does it mean they’re yelling? Are one or two word responses a sign that the person doesn’t want to engage? On the flip side, does a smiley face or an acknowledgement of agreement really mean they are bought in and aligned? Conclusions are drawn on frighteningly little information.

If you feel particularly affronted by what someone has said, try to go offline and communicate verbally and you will find, in most cases, you misinterpreted the original intent. We are happy to send you some helpful guidelines that accompany this editorial. My name is Paul Ricketts you can find Samantha and I or connect with us socially at www.mediabeetlesuk.com to find out about social media training, websites or content marketing.

See you next month when we will be talking about blogging.

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What’s happening in Bexhill?

Events from Andy Rimmer No.48

Sat 4th-6th May Bexhill artists Workspace Spring Exhibition, in the studio at The De La Warr Pavillion 10-6 Fri 17th May 7.45 and Sat 18th May 2.45 and 7.45 Little Common and Bexhill Players present “Outside Edge”. Tickets £7 and £3 (u16) at Shepherds Theatre The Community Centre, Shepherds Close, Little Common. Contact Elisabeth Doust on 01424 222801 for ticket info.

Events at No 48 all start at 7pm Fri 3rd May Party music, Mike Nield covers Meatloaf, Neil Diamond, Elton John, Barry Manilow, REO Speedwagon... Lasagne meal £6.50.

Fri 10th May “Let Me Be Frank” Sinatra with Lennie Aldious, an evening of story and music entertainment. 3 course £12.50 Fri 17th May Andy Burton entertains with rock swing and soul, covering Otis Reading and Tom Jones to Beatles and Blues Brothers. Chicken Chasseuere meal inc £6.50 Mon 20th May Accoustic night with Mollie Tucker, folk rock and melodic pop covers and original music. BBQ Chicken melt meal inc £6.50 Fri 24th May The Exiles Traditional Folk Blues & Sea shanties. Curry mel £6.50 Sunday 9th June The Bexhill Lions Triathlon is on the sea front, from De La Warr Pavillion.

Bexhill Museum Events Sunday 26 May 2pm

Stepping Out to Sidley in World War Two This is a new addition to our repertoire of War Walks. For those not evacuated there was the strain of years of alerts, sirens, uncertainty and concern for those serving overseas. We will investigate how the war affected the community, its people and buildings, discover the sites of air raid shelters and visualize the effects of two air raids. The walk, led by David Hatherell, is 2½ miles long. Meet at Sidley Car Park, Ninfield Road [opposite Lidl]. There is a charge of £3 for adults and £1.50 for accompanied children.

Sorry but all walks are unsuitable for dogs. Gas masks and tin hats optional.

Sunday, 26th May, 11am-4pm

Bexhill Artists Workspace Exhibition to be held in the education room of Bexhill Museum. Admission is free. All are welcome to come along and view the artwork.

Hastings and Bexhill

City of Culture 2017 – Are you up for it?

When I started working at the Pavilion 12 years ago, I remember a conversation asking ourselves where would we be in ten year’s time and whether there would ever be a Bexhill City of Culture. At the time it seemed so far beyond the realms of possibility that we couldn’t help but laugh.

But here we are, just over a decade later and so much has happened culturally that the City of Culture badge could be a reality for us and our neighbours.

The re-opening of the Pavilion in 2005 was always intended as a catalyst for cultural regeneration and we have seen significant investment the heritage and culture of the area in Bexhill with new seafront and refurbished Museum and the Jerwood Gallery and Stade in Hastings, as well as the glorious cycle path that links the two. Bexhill’s role in London 2012, attracting international artists such as Richard Wilson and Eddie Izzard to the Pavilion, and thousands of visitors to the town, is evidence that we can punch above our weight and really deliver when it comes to culture .

Collaboration will be key to our success and we already enjoy good relationships with our creative colleagues in Hastings, including those at the Jerwood Gallery, Hastings and Sussex Coast Colleges, Hastings Council, 1066 Tourism as well as many of the artists that work with us and audiences who visit. Someone has to take the lead though, and we are grateful to Hastings for pushing this bid forward with an emphasis on the two towns’ natural creative talents for community–led, participatory events that are enjoyed by everyone.

The Pavilion strongly believes that this once-in-a lifetime opportunity should be given our best shot. Culture Minister Maria Miller spoke recently about the arts demonstrating their economic value and we believe that a focus on culture – both home-grown and international – along this small stretch of coast will attract thousands of visitors spending money in our towns.

As the the City of Culture bid slogan goes – we’re up for it! www.dlwp.com | Facebook: Hastings and Bexhill UK City of Culture Bid 2017 All editorials are the views of their respective authors. Submit your editorial about Bexhill: bexhillianmag@btinternet.com

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Spring is finally in the air and now is the perfect time to get your hair and body ready for brighter weather. Your hair will have suffered with the long winter months. Dry, brittle ends will feel instantly refreshed after a good, simple trim. At Emma Hellier, hair and body retreat, you receive complimentary Shiatsu massage when you book for a cut and finish. This will help stimulate your scalp and encourage new hair growth as well as leaving you totally relaxed and refreshed.

For an extra boost use an intensive mask at home weekly, I would recommend Goldwell Dual Senses Rich Repair, (rrp ÂŁ10.50) which is great for busy lives as it only takes 60 seconds to work its magic.

Your body also needs some TLC to perk it up from the effects of winter. Get moving! Go out for a brisk walk or gentle jog. It raises endorphins and gives you more energy. If you have a bike then make sure you ride it to your Emma Hellier appointment as we give you extra Green Loyalty Points if you do.

Your skin could be feeling dehydrated from the cold weather and constant central heating. Let one of our therapists analyse your skin and recommend one of our Natural Elements EHSignature facials. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget your toes, if you are getting your sandals out already get booked in for a paraffin wax pedicure to get your feet looking fantastic.

Our spacious, stylish new premises will be the perfect way to put a spring in your step.

If you have a hair or body question, or need some advice contact me, Emma Hellier via email: theretreat@live.co.uk

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