Seaford Scene June 2012

SEAFORD Scene June 2012 Issue 62

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Welcome Welcome to the special June Jubilee issue of Seaford Scene.

Well, what a month Seaford has in store for you all, with Diamond Jubilee celebrations taking place in various formats - live music, Jubilee procession, fancy-dress competition, laser show, lighting of the beacon and much more! This month also sees the second Cycle Seahaven Festival of Cycling on the 10th with demos, vintage cycles, free bike checks and lots more to get you out and about on two wheels, see page 8. There are also open gardens to visit and art exhibitions to be inspired by, oh and while you’re enjoying yourselves, don’t forget it’s Fathers Day on the 17th and it’s the longest day on the 21st!

Wishing you all happy Diamond Jubilee Celebrations!

JULY iSSUE DEADLINE: Fri Ist June!

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by Lesley Harvey

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“Jubilee parties 2012”

5 Jubilee Celebrations Live Music 8 Cycle Seahaven Festival of Cycling 12 Running Commentary...

13 Seaford Man, 83, Wins Gold in Indoor Rowing Championships 17 Seaford Bowling Club 17 Stress & Relaxation Classes at The Archway 18 Organic Treatments at Haven Therapies 20 Saint George’s Day Celebrations 22 Royal Seaford 28 Seaford Mayor Raises over £6,000 for Charity 29 The Clinton Centre 30 Town Crier Gets New Uniform for Jubilee 33 Seaford Gardening Club 34 A View From the Potting Shed 36 Driftwood Open Garden 39 Seaford: Trees For All (In Time!)

39 Seaford in Bloom 43 Archway Choir Raises £900 for FSW 48 The Short Seaford 50 Seaford Scene’s Object of the Month 51 Living at Cuckmere Haven Part 10 52 Seaford & Bishopstone Neighbourhood

Watch Association 57 ‘When The Lights Go On Again’ 61 Seahaven Veterans & Armed Forces Day 64 ‘Who Saw Margery Daw?’ 66 The Society of Sussex Painters 68 What’s On at the Hop? 69 Shared Exhibition at The Crypt 72 ‘In The Mood’ For Seaford 77 Who’s Who In Seaford?

79 Who, What, Where & When?

80 Short Story: ‘White Room’ by Alan Morton 82 Seaford Choral Society Concert Review 85 Sudoku 86 Beckwith of Sussex Thinks Big For 2012 93 Seaford Kurlers 95 Compass Travel 96 What’s On Monthly? Pages 96 - 98 99 What’s On Weekly? Pages 99 - 101 106 Index of Advertisers

Front cover photo by Sarah Sands

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JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS LIVE MUSIC! MONDAY 4th JUNE MARTELLO FIELDS, SEAFORD

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Headline - Mamas Gun 9pm onwards Headline Support Jo Harman & Co. 8pm Raising Maisie 7pm Juno 6pm Riffz 5pm After a day of activities, Seaford brings the local community the very best of local music with a live outdoor music event, to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee; a joint venture arranged by Seaford Live! and Seaford Town Council.

This live music event will play host to five bands from 5pm onwards, starting with local bands ‘The Riffz’ and ‘Juno’, followed by one for the girls - ‘Raising Maisie’, who are fresh from touring with McFly, on from 7pm. ‘Jo Harman and Company’ are on at 8pm - not content with touring with Average White Band and a list of top names as long as your arm, award-winning Jo is on stage with some real heavyweight musicians - definitely one for the blues and soul aficionados. Topping the bill is the international hit-making ‘Mamas Gun’ - without a doubt the top festival band you will ever see. Recently featured on Radio 2 with their collaboration with Beverley Knight, these world-class entertainers are fun and funky with musicianship that is simply awe-inspiring. Funky tunes and a fantastic show, topped off with a laser display and the lighting of the Beacon on the cliff-side. And the ticket price for all this? £zero. Free! Yes, Completely free! Enjoy the show!

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Arundel Festival Champagne Evening Event

21st August Syd Lawrence plays Glenn Miller

The renowned Syd Lawrence Orchestra in concert, with a tribute to the magical music of Glenn Miller.

Champagne en-route to Arundel Castle where you can picnic in the magnificent setting of the Collector Earl’s Garden before watching and listening to the music,

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Sunday Specials We are offering a 2 day/1 night break with Dinner, Bed & breakfast in delightful hotels and interesting visits.

24th-25th June Somerset £99 the 3* Centurion Country Hotel with it’s own pool. Visits to the Wilton Shopping Village, Stonehenge, Frome and Glastonbury.

29th-30th July Studley Castle £99 this delightful hotel is set in 28 acres of landscaped gardens. Visits to the city of Warwick and ‘The City of Dreaming Spires’ Oxford.

21st-22nd October The Cotswolds £110 Thatched hotel with superb restaurant in the quaint village of Wroxton.

Visits to Burford, Bourton and a full day in Stratford 9th-10th December Brugge Xmas Market £125 A chance to visit this magnificent city and it’s seasonal Christmas Market. Staying in a city centre hotel just 5 minutes walk from the main square

Dorset Highlights 3 days 28-30 Sept Our feature tour this year is the magnificent Loire Valley. With magnificent Chateau's, Vineyards and Castles, this is one of the most beautiful areas of France. We will be staying in the delightful town of Saumur on the Loire River. As well as free time to explore, we have included entrance to the following:- Villandry, Abbeye Royal at Fontevrand, Chateau D’Azay Le-Rideau, Chateau Breze, Troglodyte Farm & Mushroom Museum.

Come with us to Holland to visit the World Horticultural Expo, Floriade 2012.

This vibrant festival is staged in the Netherlands once every 10 years and runs from April until mid-October in 2012. This, the sixth Floriade, will be organised in Venlo, situated close to the German and Belgian borders.

Floriade 2012 presents visitors with the opportunity to enjoy the world's most exquisite and exceptional flowers, plants, trees, fruit and vegetables.

We will also be spending a full day in the magnificent town of Monschau.

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Our visit to the wonderful Dorset coastline will include a ride on a Steam Train, free time in Swanage. A visit to the amazing Abbotsbury Swannery and the world famous Monkey World. We will be staying in the 3* Rex Hotel on the Esplanade in Weymouth. £245.00 pp No single supplement Complementary Door to Door Service

The Potteries 3 days 30 Oct-1 Nov Stoke-on-Trent is awash with Potteries, there will be a factory tour of Wedgewood & Moorcroft and a visit to Spode, also a visit to the NT property, Little Moreton Hall. We will be staying at the 4* Brook Chimneys Hotel nr Sandbach. £225.00 pp Single room supplement £30 Complementary Door to Door Service

English Xmas Markets 2 days 25-26 Nov The magnificent cities are a wonderful setting for the traditional Christmas Markets. Lots of free time to explore and pick up a special Christmas gift.

We will be staying at our ever popular 3* Swan Hotel in Wells which will get us into the Christmas spirit. £99.00 pp Single room supplement £10

For further information on all our day trips, short breaks and holidays, please contact us and we will be pleased to keep you informed of all our exciting new plans for the future

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Cycle Seahaven Festival of Cycling

(or £7.50 on the day), with proceeds going to the Motor Neurone Disease Association (Cycle Seahaven’s adopted charity).

Sunday 10th June 2012 The Salts Recreation Ground Marine parade, seaford 10am – 4pm In the year of the Queen’s Jubilee and the London-hosted Olympics, Cycle Seahaven is holding its 2nd bike festival.

Visitors will be able to have their bikes checked over for free, as well as having the opportunity of free demonstration rides on top-quality road bikes, mountain bikes and electric bikes provided by Mr Cycles.

Cuckmere Cycles will also be present with an opportunity for younger riders to pit their skills against the cycle obstacle course.

Cycle Seahaven will be leading short rides suitable for families at 11am and 2pm, daredevil BMX riders can try their hand at the highest bunny-hop competition as well as taking part in a freestyle competition in the afternoon, and if you need a rest from that you can marvel at the penny farthings and boneshakers of the Veteran Cycle Club with riders in period costume. This will not be just a static display – there will be regular parades throughout the day with expert commentary.

There will be even more stylish riders on classic bikes as the Brighton – Seaford ‘Tweed Run’ rolls into town.

Seaford’s Town Crier should feel right at home!

Home cycle mechanics may be able to pick up a bargain from the Cycle Jumble (£5 a pitch, book in advance at Mr Cycles), or get expert advice from the local businesses present offering such things as sports massage therapy, energy and nutrition, headbands, cycling GPS demonstrations and bike-riding skills.

All in all, a grand day out for cyclists of all ages and abilities. Who knows, we may even discover a future Olympic champion?

Entry to the festival is free.

It starts at 10am and runs all day until 4pm. Further details can be obtained via Cycle Seahaven www.cycleseahaven.org.uk, or festival organiser, Rod Lambert at Mr Cycles on 01323 893130.

Sunday 10th June 10am - 4pm

The 2nd Seahaven Cycling Festival will start off in grand style with the riders of the inaugural Seahaven 100 departing the festival site from 9am. They will then wend their way through 100km of the beautiful Sussex countryside, taking in the delights of Ashdown Forest, before returning to the seafront in Seaford in time for lunch and the welcoming sounds of Seaford Silver Band. Those wishing to take part in the Seahaven 100 can do so online at British Cycling www.bit.ly/ enterseahaven100, for a reduced entry fee of £3.50

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Running Commentary...

In Sussex there is a full calendar of races for runners to choose from nowadays, offering distances from sprints to ultra-marathons, on-road and off-road races, multidiscipline events and muddy cross-country challenges.

There is also an equally diverse range of entry fees, which for most runners is an important consideration in the selection process, especially if you want to race throughout the year.

So what should a runner take into account when choosing an event, apart from the actual length of the race? The distance to travel to the event can be an issue although 2 or 3 runners sharing a car can keep petrol costs down. Does the race offer value for money? Is it a flat or hilly course? If it is held by a running club it is probably well-organised, as runners generally know what runners need in a race.

A few years ago I wanted to do a spring marathon in Sussex and there were two particular ones I had in mind. One cost £12 to enter while the other was £48.

I opted for the lower-priced marathon and it proved to be brilliantly organised, very challenging and had the most scenic of courses. Can a race organiser justify charging high entry fees or is there a touch of greed creeping into some events? Obviously, race income needs to cover such things as road closures, policing, medals, trophies, hire of portable toilets, posts, marker tape, etc as well as race insurance and a race licence. Once overheads have been covered and a small sum for the organising body built in to the cost, any additional profits are usually given to local charities. This format has been used successfully for quite a few decades and it is only a small minority of events that now see runners as just a cash cow to be milked for all they can get. As a result, there is a groundswell of runners who are voting with their feet and avoiding such races.

However, it must be said that the ‘big picture’ of the running scene in Sussex and nationwide is one of a vibrant, expanding and exciting arena. If you have never entered a ‘competitive’ race before, I do recommend it highly. You will find a good blend of competitiveness and friendliness, where enjoyment, camaraderie and the feel-good factor is experienced by beginners and

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fitness backcare seasoned runners alike, and if you think the entry fee for remedial a particular race is too high, then simply look elsewhere, rehabalitation because there are so many fair-priced good alternatives. classes & As a yardstick, races up to 10km could charge up to £10. personal tuition Ten-milers and half marathons could be up to £20, while in & around marathons could be covered by entry fees up to £30.

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Martin Bulger, founder member of Seaford Striders Running Club. Photo courtesy of Kevin Gordon.

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Seaford man, 83, wins gold in 2012 rowing championship At the age of 83, many would think that Weston Towler should be slowing down. But he has no intention of putting his feet up or taking it easy.

Mr Towler, from Seaford, is the proud owner of his second gold medal from the British Indoor Rowing Championships (BIRC), held in Nottingham. Weston was this year’s oldest, and one of the most dedicated, competitors at BIRC 2012 and he competed against four other competitors in the Men’s 80-84 Lwt category.

He rowed 2,000 metres in eight minutes and 46.2 seconds.

Mr Towler, took up indoor rowing at the Downs Leisure Centre when he retired 22 years ago, and trains three times a week. He has now competed in the championships 17 times and won five medals. This year Weston has also been inducted into the BIRC Hall of Fame.

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SEAFORD BOWLING CLUB FOUNDED 1912 The weather was very kind to the members of Seaford Bowling Club, who celebrated the start of their Centenary year on Saturday 21st April 2112.

The Mayor of Seaford, the Worshipful Linda Wallraven, and her Consort Liz Holland attended the event.

The Mayor raised the new Centenary club flag (left) aided by the club Chairman Arthur Feist, followed by the unveiling of a wall montage, outlining the last 100 years, with photos, in the club house.

There followed the club opening drive, which was played in the afternoon sunshine with a finger buffet to finish the day.

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On 4th May Seaford Ladies met the Crouch Ladies. As usual it was a hotly contested game and the Crouch Ladies won by 9 points. Ron Hemmings, the President of the Crouch Bowling Club, came to the match and presented Seaford with a very attractive statue to commemorate the club’s Centenary year. We were delighted with the present and it will take pride of place at the club. It is credit to Seaford that the town has two successful Bowls clubs. If you are interested in coming along to Seaford Bowling Club to try out a sport which is good exercise and where you can make new friends please contact Lillian James on 01323 892380.

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The aim of our weekly class is to identify the specific stresses in your life and how you react to them. Once you’ve identified the sources of your stress and how you typically cope with them, you can then identify ways of dealing with it, including relaxation, excercise and nutrition. Some of the symptoms of stress can be insomnia, anxiety, high blood pressure, headaches, indigestion, depression and road rage. Unmanaged stress may lead to major psychological and physical illnesses.

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The classes are run as drop-in sessions and are held weekly at The Archway on Thursdays from 10.30am to 11.30am. Each session is £5 and is run by Pia Prince BA (Hons). Pia has been running classes for many years and for more infomation please telephone 07432 429688.

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Organic Facials & Treatments at Haven Therapies Haven Therapies in Seaford has welcomed experienced beauty therapist Hayley Walsh to the team. Hayley is a specialist in skin-care treatments having trained at Lewes College and since then has worked at Court House Clinic in Haywards Heath for four years and has run her own beauty business.

Hayley specialises in glycolic peels, microdermabrasion and hair removal as well as facials, manicures and pedicures for men and women. She is also qualified as a Medical Aesthetician and has worked alongside doctors and surgeons performing cosmetic surgery. Last month, Hayley invited me to Haven Therapies to experience one of her specialist skin-care treatments along with a Neal’s Yard facial - a well deserved pamper I thought. Not knowing a lot about glycolic peels and dermabrasion (only that it sounds quite scary!) I was interested to find out more and hopefully find myself looking 10 years younger!

I met Hayley at the clinic where she made me feel most welcome. She explained the differences between each treatment; a glycolic peel is a mild acid, derived from sugar cane, which is painted onto the skin. It is used to treat active acne, repair broken capillaries, rosacea, and reduce skin pigmentations caused by sun damage. This treatment also increases blood flow, which produces a healthy glow, to the skin. Microdermabrasion, on the other hand, is the gentle exfoliation of the skin using an electric exfoliator made up of tiny diamond chips which remove the outer layer of dead skin. It’s a noninvasive procedure and not at all painful as I found out when Hayley decided to carry out this treatment on me (she was unable to give me a glycolic peel as pre-treatment skin preparation is necessary). The purpose of dermabrasion is to smooth the skin and help reduce fine wrinkles and scarring that can be caused by acne, for example.

An initial consultation and the first treatment is followed by sessions at various intervals in order for the treatment to be successful. Hayley has had many happy clients who are delighted with the results after their course of treatments.

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wild and organic ingredients, many of which have Soil Association certification. My cleanse was followed by the microdermabrasion treatment, which took about 15 minutes. Hayley suggested I touched my face to feel the difference. Wow! My skin felt so much smoother. Hayley then continued with the Neal’s Yard facial that she feels is important to include as it helps to calm the skin down after any of the specialist treatments. The next stage was a face massage with ginger and juniper oil and then she applied a frankincense firming mask, both of which smelt wonderful, followed by a power berry moisturiser and finally an MD Formulations sun protector - essential if having any of these specialist treatments. By the end my face felt so smooth, clean, fresh and very well hydrated. Did I look 10 years younger - well I certainly felt like it!

I thoroughly enjoyed the treatment and facial that Hayley gave me. She was very knowledgeable regarding skin care and the Neal’s Yard products and it was clear she was very passionate about her work and the ethics of using natural products. I particularly admired her enthusiasm and her gentle, caring and cheerful nature which, on a rainy day in April was most welcome.

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SAINT GEORGE’S DAY CELEBRATED IN GRAND STYLE Monday 23rd April this year, England’s National Day, St George’s Day, was celebrated by the Seahaven Branch of ‘The Royal Society of St George’ with a special service at St Andrew’s Church, Alfriston conducted by the Branch Chaplain, Revd David Farrant. This was followed by a formal dinner at Dean’s Place Hotel.

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President, Don Mabey, praised the Dean’s Place Hotel staff for producing a first class meal with the very best of service.

Each lady present received a gift of a Red Rose for England, supplied by Bishopstone Nurseries of Seaford.

The raffle raised over £180 for the branch’s funds, and this money will be used to buy gifts to help local worthwhile causes. Also the chairman, Bob Peedle MBE and his wife Maureen, put a special limited print of a painting by internationally renowned Alfriston artist, the late Frank Wootton, OBE up for a blind auction. This raised over £120, which is being donated by the branch to the Sue Godfrey Fund to help her nephew, Corporal Ben Stoten from Denton. Ben is currently in hospital in Birmingham following serious injury, losing both legs, whilst on operations in Afghanistan serving with our local Regiment, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment.

Ben, a local man, was at school in Newhaven and went to Tideways School. Friends, relatives and many local groups are raising money to help with his rehabilitation.

One of the aims of ‘The Royal Society of St George’ is to encourage St George’s Day to be celebrated as England’s National Day when we all want to fly the flag and enjoy this special day. Chairman Bob Peedle said “This year’s St George’s day, for us, was one of the best, and with more people joining the society every month, next year’s can only be even better. This year we received reassurance from all the councils in our area that England’s flag will be flown on the day, and that is a step in the right direction.”

Branch President Don Mabey shares a joke with the Lord Lieutenant for East Sussex, Peter Field, whilst guests were assembling at Dean’s Place Hotel for the formal dinner on St George’s Day.

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Royal Seaford The first monarch to visit Seaford was probably Alfred (he of the burnt cakes).

He was crowned on 23rd April 871 and a few years later in 884 he stayed and held Court at West Dean. In the ‘Proverbs of King Alfred’, a book of poems about the King written in medieval times, Seaford is mentioned in the very first verse.

Many years later King John took the throne (much to the annoyance of Robin Hood) on 6th April 1199 and later that same year he visited the port of Seaford, which was at that time the largest in Sussex. John was not a popular King and on 15th June 1215 he was forced to put his seal on the Magna Carta, which took away the absolute power of the monarch. The following year on 23rd May he visited Seaford a second time, staying overnight whilst en-route between Canterbury and Winchester.

Above: statue of Alfred the Great in Winchester The first mention of Seaford as a Cinque Port was in 1229.

We were one of the Royal Ports which provided the King with men and ships to defend the coast. Although we were once a busy port there was not an official charter until one was signed by Henry VIII in 1543. Ironically by this time the River Ouse had clogged up with shingle and the port had virtually seized up and the maritime industry had moved west to the port of Meeching – later Newhaven.

Despite the fact Seaford industry had literally dried up, the town retained its place as a Cinque Port, still returned two MPs to Parliament. The Mayors (called Bailiffs) liked to keep Seaford in the political (and Royal) spotlight and sent a series of ‘Loyal Addresses’ to the monarch. They are comically toadying in their wording. The first I have been able to find, dates from August 1712 and was sent to Queen Anne and starts “Most Dread Sovereign, we the members of the ancient and faithful corporation of Seaford are sensible of the blessings which your subjects have enjoyed under your auspicious reign and we acknowledge the divine goodness of you, our sovereign – please permit us to approach your Royal Throne to express our gratitude….”

In July 1727 the Bailiff of Seaford wrote a ‘humble address’ to George II congratulating him on his accession to the throne and saying that the “obedient and willing” Seaford people’s hearts were filled with “joy and satisfaction”. North of the border Bonnie Prince Charlie, supported by the French, was

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not so pleased and had designs in the English throne. When the Scottish pretender was overthrown the Seaford Bailiff took up his pen to draft another fawning address.

On 15th May 1800 a madman called James Hadfield tried to assassinate George III whilst he was watching a play at a Drury Lane Theatre. He was unharmed and unperturbed (in fact he fell asleep a short time later!) but Seaford was outraged. Seaford Bailiff, Thomas Chambers wrote to the King on behalf of Seafordians about their “most detested abhorrence” to hear about the “most atrocious and horrid design against his Majesty’s most sacred person and dignity” Of course, our longest reigning monarch, Queen Victoria ascended to the throne in 1837 and in 1887 the people of Seaford wished to celebrate her jubilee. The people of the town clubbed together and purchased a pink marble water fountain surmounted by a gas-lamp. The fountain was placed on a granite block which was once used as the base of a swivel-gun at the nearby Seaford Battery. The fountain (with a water trough below for thirsty dogs) was placed in a prominent place in the centre of the road outside the Wellington Pub and was inscribed “Erected by public subscription to commemorate the completion of Fifty Years of the Reign of our most Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria.”

This lamp was later moved to the Salts recreation ground but now stands in the triangle of land where South Street joins Steyne Road.

On the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, Edward VII became our king and the accession was announced from the balcony above the council offices which had by them moved from the Town Hall to Clinton Place.

Three years later Princess Alice, a grand-daughter of Queen Victoria, visited Seaford for a day by train.

She attended Seaford College, where she witnessed a sports day and left later in the day by train. Her sister Princess Victoria visited Seaford in 1905 when she visited the Duke and Duchess of Sparta (later King Constantine I and Queen Sophie of Greece.) It was a glorious sunny day and the royal party played on the beach in front of the hotel. The prince even took some photos of Seaford beach, which are now in the Royal Collection.

In July 1907 we had another royal visitor, this time none other than the King Himself, Edward VII. He was staying in Compton Place, Eastbourne and came over to Seaford by motor-car. A large crowd gathered in front of the Esplanade Hotel where he visited for lunch.

Above: Edward VII 1841 - 1910. Photos opposite of Seaford, courtesy of Seaford Museum.

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The coronation of George V in 1911 was celebrated with fervour in Seaford and two ‘triumphal arches’ were erected over Clinton Place. There was a parade headed by the band of the Seaford Boy Scouts.

Decorated floats followed including one of Mr Simmons wagons containing the Church Street school’s May Queen.

Another float, pulled by a donkey, looks as if it contained members of Seaford Bonfire Society. Soldiers and nurses marched in the parade, which passed under two of the fire brigade’s escape ladders pulled together to form an arch and decorated by huge flags.

King George visited Seaford in March 1935 with his wife Queen Mary. They were visiting one of their god-sons, Peter Beck, who was a teacher at King’s Mead School. They signed the school visitors book, which is now in the possession of Seaford Museum. This was actually the year that the king and queen had their Silver Jubilee and Seaford was proud that they had visited the town. The council arranged many events across the town during Jubilee Week with sporting and church events, dinners and parades. A United Thanksgiving Church Service was attended by hundreds of people on the land shortly to be used for the Ritz Cinema (now the site of Morrison’s) and there was community singing in the Salts.

On the evening of 6th May there was a torchlit procession up to Seaford Head where a massive bonfire beacon had been built. The was also a procession of vehicles bedecked in bunting and flags.

When George V died in 1936 everyone wanted Edward VIII to become the King. Seaford telephone exchange was built this year in East Street and the monogram of the King was duly placed above the door. As you are aware however, Edward abdicated before his coronation, therefore Seaford is left with a rare piece of civic architectural decoration.

George VI was crowned in 1937 and Seaford was bedecked in red, white and blue. Clinton Place, Broad Street and the High Street were a riot of colour with flags and bunting stretched across the street. Once again the council put on a variety of sporting and civic events (this time the community singing was around the bonfire on Seaford Head). The

ceremonies in London were broadcast at the newly built Ritz cinema which, was open free to the public. In the afternoon there was a tea party for children aged between 4 and 15 and each of them was presented with a Coronation mug.

There was a posh meal at the Esplanade Hotel, where the guest of honour was the Lord Bishop of London, who was the patron of the Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital at Tide Mills. Southdown Lamb was on the menu as well as salmon cooked in squirrel sauce – the mind boggles! It is interesting to see the names of the people on the Jubilee Committee – over 90 people in all.

The coronation had been broadcast to the Ritz Cinema but for the coronation of our current queen in 1953 television was the technology of the day! This time the actual coronation was beamed live from Westminster Abbey. Televisions were installed at five locations around Seaford including the County Secondary School in Arundel Road and the Warwick Rooms (above the old library).

Again access was free to the public. The local ironmongers, Berry Brothers in Crouch Lane, donated a wrought-iron gate to the people of Seaford and this was installed in the Elizabethan gateway between East Street and the Crouch Gardens. The initials ‘EIIR’ and ‘1953’ were picked out in gold paint.

Her Majesty celebrated her Silver Jubilee in 1977 and again there was a series of sporting events, including a fishing competition on the beach.

There was a spectacular event on the Salts which included sky-divers, a hot-air balloon and even the Dagenham Girl Pipers. Several bands, including the Seaford Silver Band, provided musical accompaniment. Interestingly this event was arranged not by the council but by the Seaford Rotary Club - there were still however some echoes of the past in the shape of community singing and a huge bonfire. Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee was a more muted affair with a small garden being established on the junction of Steyne Road and South Street.

The old drinking fountain erected to celebrate 50 years of Queen Victoria’s reign was transformed into a sundial.

Over the years attitudes to the royal family have changed considerably but Seaford is still keen to celebrate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee. Although there are no plans for community singing, Seaford school children will receive commemorative mugs, there will be a parade and of course a bonfire! Kevin Gordon To advertise in Seaford Scene please call 01273 710793 or email fran@seafordscene.co.uk 23

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After the cheque presentation, the Chairman of WAVES, Richard Plowman, spoke briefly on the work of the charity, which has over 30 volunteers and two family workers. WAVES FSS provides practical help in reducing stress at an early stage in family difficulties, which could help prevent disruption of the family unit. They also provide workshops on parenting, divorce recovery and an oversubscribed listening service in local schools. They have a drop-in centre at 8 Church Street, Seaford, open from 9.30-12.30, Monday to Thursdays, and welcome interest from new volunteers.

Richard thanked the Mayor and her supporters for all the fundraising and publicity that the Service had received during her mayoral year, including Councillor Adrian Campbell who ran the Berlin Marathon and raised hundreds of pounds, Geoff Stonebanks of the Driftwood Garden who raised over £600 and every organisation and individual who took part in the community Mad March Marathon – twenty-five events, including sponsored hops, charity football matches, music and dance recitals and much more, which raised well over three thousand pounds of the total amount.

The Mayor thanked Richard and the team of volunteers at WAVES for their support for the Seaford community and presented them with a Community Service Award to recognise their hard work supporting local families.

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The Clinton Centre Building work has now started on the development of The Clinton Centre, opposite Tesco Express, to meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act and so make it suitable for a centre for use by the people and organisations of Seaford. The Centre will also be a centre for outreach by the Cross Way Church, a local ecumenical partnership between the Methodist and United Reformed churches in Seaford.

The upgrading should be completed by 25 July 2012 – watch this space!

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Tailors skillful enough to make this historic costume are hard to find. The RoyalWarranted Tailor Geoffrey Golding, who provides uniforms for some members of the Royal Family and the Royal Household came up with the best quote. After five trips to his workshop in Hertfordshire, Seaford’s loudest citizen is now suitably robed for the Diamond Jubilee, as befits the dignity of the town.

The uniform is faithfully based on that of William Woolgar, the Town Sergeant between 1866 and 1901, which was worn to Court to meet Queen Victoria.

William’s brother Richard was Town Crier at the time, but his exact uniform design is unknown. William’s grave is by the porch of St. Leonard’s Church, where one of his descendents, Tony Willer, has been photographing Peter in his splendid re-creation.

None of the large sum to pay for the gold-ribboned and brass-buttoned cape, coat and breeches had to be met from Town Council funds. Voluntary groups in the town gave donations of up to £250 each, and smaller groups held collections. A number of generous individuals also gave sums of up to £100. In addition Peter performed Town Crying work for Councils in Eastbourne, Crowborough and Hastings to raise more for the cause.

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Seaford’s Crier takes part in competitions across the South, and reached 3rd place in the 2010 National Championships. He is keen to promote Seaford as a shopping centre and place to visit, and to advertise local voluntary and fund-raising events. He has also worked with the Mayor, local schools, festivals, and on radio and TV, and even led a bride to the altar. In the absence of many chimney sweeps he is also delighted to announce the BridesFor andall Grooms they emergeneeds: from their your as gardening weddings!• Hard and Soft • Fencing / Decking

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Seaford Gardening Club Well, as I write this article the cold wind has dropped and we are promised warmer days by the forecasters – let’s hope they are right so that we can get our bedding plants in without fear of frost. Summer should be round the corner, somewhere!!

The speaker booked for our May meeting was unable to come due to loss of her voice and a heavy cold. Clifford Dargonne very kindly agreed to attend in her place and gave us an interesting talk on Indonesia. He is a very keen mountaineer and was determined to complete the ‘7 Summits Marathon’. His first ascents were Kilimanjaro and Everest. Once bitten by the climbing bug, he quickly attempted other peaks, including his final climb ‘Carstanz Pyramid’, his subject at our meeting. On his way to attempt the challenge he and the team visited the island of Bali with its many temples and cultures. There is also a huge area given over to rice fields with dykes built for watering (no hosepipe bans there!). They had to wear sarongs over their shorts to enter the sacred areas – quite a sight to behold with heavy climbing boots etc – most fashionable! Some of the shrines they visited were very elaborately decorated.

Temple guides would greet them to show them around with umbrellas when it rained, and sarongs to cover their legs – all for a small fee, of course.

A special permit was required before the climb to gain access to the gold and copper mine located half-way up the mountain. Tribal villages with wooden houses on stilts on the edge of the river were of great interest plus the trading markets where locals could earn some sort of living.

The actual climb area was reached by a 2 x 2 rotor-bladed helicopter – the blades rotated in opposite directions to give it lift! Clifford explained that the actual climb was more like a scramble but his lovely slides showed us just what a dangerous adventure it had been. Once at the summit they used satellite phones to call home to say ‘we have made it to the top’!

This was the third time Clifford has spoken to us and it will not be the last, as he always keeps his audience enthralled with his exploits.

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Our next social evening will be on Wednesday 27th June at 7.30pm at Cross Way church, Steyne Road, Seaford (opposite the Wellington Pub). We hope to return to our normal venue (Clinton Centre) in September. Mr Christopher Horlock will give us a talk entitled ‘Sussex Scrapbook’. Please come along to join us on our last social evening of the season – you will be made most welcome as a visitor or you can join as a member. Phone Anne Silk on 01323 491331 or visit www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sgc for more information.

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CARNATIONS & PINKS

Perennial carnations that have been over-wintered in the greenhouse or young carnations grown from seed can now be hardened off and planted outside. Water them in well and weed regularly.

Now is also a good time to take cuttings from established plants.

For both carnations and pinks select young healthy side shoots with four or five pairs of leaves.

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with gritty compost. Place into a propagator or cover with a plastic bag. Transplant these cuttings into two-inch pots when large enough to handle. If you want larger blooms on established carnations now is the time to start disbudding. Keep the crown and end buds at the top of the main stem but remove all other side buds. Encourage modern pinks by pinching out the growing point on the main stems. Keep all plants well watered. Continue to disbud and deadhead into next month.

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Leave a small circle clear around the stem and extend to between six to sixteen inches. Sprinkle some slug pellets if you use them. Use this system for young fruit trees, fruit bushes, roses, shrubs and perennial plants. Most vegetables should be OK but do earth up potatoes and cover the necks of carrots.

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The following routine should be used. Weed, water and mulch. Firstly remove all perennial weeds, add whatever fertilizer you prefer and fluff up the soil around the plant.

Then water thoroughly with a long spout water can. Water directly to the ground under the plant. Do not use a rose on the end of the water can to sprinkle over the plant, as most of this will just evaporate. After

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plants and baskets need water Give them a good soak with a watering can. Give a light liquid feed if required.

3 Thin hardy annuals and vegetables sown in open ground.

Remove all weeds as you do this. Then water if dry.

3 Check your Sweet Peas and Roses daily to prepare them for our Summer Show on 16th June.

3 Put nets or cages over fruit crops to protect from birds.

3 Greenfly, whitefly, blackfly and red spider mite can now get really troublesome. Check plants regularly and be prepared in advance to take action.

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Special Social Evening: Thursday 28th June at Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road sponsored by Newberry Estate Agents. Guest speaker is Helen Yemm (Gardening columnist for the Daily Telegraph). Her talk is entitled ‘Downsizing without Tears’. 7pm. This is ‘ticket only evening’ available in advance on 01323 491167. Members £3, Non-members £5.

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Driftwood Open Garden

Driftwood Garden in Bishopstone opens its gates to visitors again this month! Over the last three years it has raised over £7000 for a variety of charities, both local and national.

New for 2012, Geoff Stonebanks has lovingly created a beach garden, complete with dinghy, groynes and fish crates that were used by his father and grandfather in the late 1950s on the dock in Fletwood, Lancashire. This has completely replaced the front lawn and visitors can now sit on tables and chairs on the beach and sample the infamous cup cakes, over looking the sea.

There will be tea, coffee and homemade cakes and savoury items available at all openings this summer, along with a photographic and art exhibition by Mark Glassman and metal sculptures by local Lewes-based

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The first event is for St Wilfrid’s Hospice on Sunday 17th June, 11am to 5pm, as part of their series of Secret Gardens, swiftly followed by the first of 4 openings for

the National Gardens Scheme, all 11am to 5pm, Tuesday 19th June, 1st July, 22nd July and 12th August.

Following on from the success of the Mayor’s Open Garden Event last year, both Pomegranate and Ollivers have kindly sponsored a Mayor’s Open Garden Trail on Sunday 8th July, 1pm to 6pm, to be opened

by Norman Baker MP. Driftwood and a number of other gardens will open to raise money for the Mayor’s nominated charity; watch out for the July issue or visit www.geoffstonebanks.co.uk for full details. Some of the gardens have never opened to the public before.

Then on August 5th there will be a Coastal Garden Trail for Macmillan Cancer Support, proudly sponsored by Paradise Park, with 8 gardens open between Saltdean and Seaford between 12 and 6pm, raising money for the new cancer centre in Brighton. Once again, full details on website above with information available nearer the time in the Tourist Information office and all Tates Garden Centres.

All monies raised at these events, from entry fees, proceeds from catering to donations and commission, will go to the charity for that day.

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TREE WARDEN SCHEME THE TREE COUNCIL

SEAFORD: TREES FOR ALL (IN TIME!) Planting trees is very satisfying, but the real secret is to keep them watered for the first two or three summers.

So Seaford Tree Group cancelled with regret its spring planting this year because of the forecast dry summer (cue sceptical noises off)! This autumn, the Tree Council’s Diamond Jubilee Big Tree Plant is on again. If you would like to sponsor (and water!) a tree in the verge in front of your house, we will add you to our list for the Highway engineers to check and approve. Our other big ask at the moment is for people with a bit of garden space to adopt and nurture some “whips”, which the government says we should use for economy, for a couple of years until they grow big enough (6ft or 2m) to use for street planting - which we would then take care of. Trees take time, but they are a huge asset to a town, increasing local property values and giving a real sense of well-being to a place. There is no magic about creating a leafy town - the whole community has to help its young people to value and protect growing things. Seaford used to have plenty of trees, and we hope will again.

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Seaford in Bloom Thanks to the money raised with the help of our loyal supporters and sponsors, Seaford is now bursting out of the gloom and into the bloom with the planting up of all the floral containers in the town, which this year have a red, white and blue theme in celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

The SIB Committee would like to thank Paul Franklin and the House Clearance Company for once again sponsoring the Floral Boat situated on the A259 near Seaford Railway Station. The containers in the town are all watered from supplies drawn from private reservoirs belonging to our maintenance contractors, so the hosepipe ban shouldn’t have a detrimental effect on the quality of this year’s floral displays in Seaford.

The 2012 Seaford in Bloom Floral Competition will be judged on Tuesday 10th July and our main fundraising event - the Seaford in Bloom Open Gardens Day - sponsored by Rowland Gorringe Estate Agents - will be held on Sunday 15th July between 1pm and 6pm. Details of both of these events, including a downloadable entry form for the competition, are available on our website www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sib Closing date for competition entries is 3rd July.

Information leaflets and competition entry forms are also available at the Tourist Information Centre in Church Street and at Rowland Gorringe Estate Agents in Station Approach.

We hope that everyone will enjoy the town’s floral displays during this special year and once again, many thanks to all who have helped to raise the funds that make this possible.

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The Short Seaford Not many Seafordians know this, but our town once had a huge warplane named after it. It was in the 1940s; the war in Europe was still raging but the end was in sight, and the RAF and Ministry planners were turning their attention to the Far East where the conflict with Japan was expected to continue for a long time ahead.

Many of the RAF’s famous wartime aircraft types were beginning to show their age, and were not particularly suited to the demands of the Pacific war so new specifications were issued for updated versions which were redesigned for the expected battles to come.

Thus, the famous Lancaster bomber became the Lincoln, the Spitfire became the Spiteful and the Sunderland flying boat became the Seaford. All these aircraft were built at least in small numbers but they never saw operational service because the Japanese surrendered unexpectedly following the use of the atomic bomb in 1945.

The Seaford and the Sunderland were designed and built by Short Brothers of Rochester and Belfast. The Sunderland was derived from the pre-war Empire flying boat, a big four-engined airliner which provided passenger and mail service to the far corners of the Commonwealth in the late 1930s. When the war threatened it was redesigned with gun turrets and bomb racks and became the Sunderland, a mainstay of RAF Coastal Command throughout WW2.

The Short Sunderland was the scourge of enemy U-boats in the battle of the Atlantic, but it was to need longer range and more powerful engines for service in the Pacific. When all the improvements had been incorporated it was virtually a new design so a decision was made to rename it, and the new name chosen was the Short Seaford.

Why was it named the Seaford? We can only speculate.

Were there Sunderlands in Newhaven and Seaford Bay? Did someone go to prep school here? What we do know is that prototype Seafords were built and flew successfully. An order for thirty aircraft was placed and production had started when the war came to a sudden end. There was no more need for expensive warplanes so what was to be done with the incomplete flying boats?

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There was one obvious answer; the design had originated as a luxurious civilian airliner and clearly it could be converted to fill that role again. However, the world of commercial aviation had been fundamentally altered during the war years. New airfields had been built all over the world, and they weren’t just fields; they had long, hard runways and in the USA there was a new generation of transport planes to use them. Flying boats had been attractive because they didn’t need runways, but in the post-war world this was less of an advantage.

Nevertheless, BOAC, a predecessor of British Airways, looked at the Seaford and decided it could use it on certain routes such as UK - South Africa. Eventually twelve aircraft were completed as 36 seat airliners, but, sadly for Seaford, Sussex BOAC decided to rechristen them and the type became known as the Solent.

The ex-Seaford Solents served BOAC well until 1950, but by then they had become uneconomic and the fleet was sold. Some went to lesser airlines, but others found their way to corners of the globe where flying boats were still attractive. In the South Pacific, east Africa and even California they continued to do a useful job for many years and at least one of the breeds found its way back to the UK, where it could be seen at Chatham Dockyard in the 1990s.

So the name Seaford never became famous in the annals of the great aircraft types. It’s not too late of course.

Perhaps something ultrasonic or intergalactic is too much to hope for, but couldn’t we have a nice peaceful Seaford glider?

Phil Thomas Philip.thomas@onetel.net Photo: Seaford NJ205 at Rochester, July 1946, courtesy of Wikipedia.

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SEAFORD SCENE’S OBJECT OF THE MONTH Each month the Seaford Scene will identify an object of interest amongst the museum’s vast collection.

Look out for the ‘Seaford Scene Object of the Month’ label which identifies it at the museum.

1911 Coronation Bunting In this Jubilee month, Seaford Museum is a great place to visit to see royal memorabilia.

You won’t be disappointed as there are several displays including enough commemorative mugs for a garden party. There is a framed piece of the backcloth used in Westminster Abbey for Her Majesty’s Coronation in 1953, royal souvenirs including a Royal Rubic’s Cube and a Coronation shaving mug. This colourful piece of bunting was used at Church Street School to celebrate the coronation of the Queen’s grandparents, George V and Queen Mary, in 1911. You can see it at the Museum in the School Display.

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Living at Cuckmere Haven

Part 10

All this rain! Seems as soon as a drought was forecast and a hosepipe ban announced, Mother Nature took things into her own hands. Although Cuckmere is so beautiful on a sunny day, I can’t say I really mind the rain. Everything springs up so lush and verdant after a downpour and I love the smell of wet earth and the sound of rain dripping through leaves. Bourg the dog is entirely nonplussed by rain, so I am forced to don my waterproof gear and step out with her. She’s been going slightly bonkers of late, with the epic rabbit population at the moment. Our littlest cat has become quite adept at catching them – far more adept than the dog – and I’d rather he ate that than cheap meat from a cat-food tin. Our other cat turns his nose up at rabbit though; he wants it in a tin with ‘rabbit’ on the side, all pre-processed for him!

We had a bit of drama here the bank holiday weekend when the water pipes outside the cottage sprang a leak.

Des, our neighbour, had been monitoring the water and it seemed a lot was escaping….somewhere. Those of you who’ve been out walking at Cuckmere recently and thought you’d come across the work of aliens or other crop-circlemaking phenomena, fear not! The squares (not circles) of turf are where we dug down to try and find the source of the leak, helped by Des’s water-divining techniques using a key and piece of string (slightly hindered by the wind!).

It took some serious digging and divining on the part of Cuckmere folk to find the leak, but it was located in the end. Well done all!

5th May was also our five-year wedding anniversary and Robb made me a driftwood frame with a map of our wedding location – under the trees in my sister’s East Hoathly woodland. I think he’d been anticipating this anniversary with some excitement, as the traditional gift for five years is wood. A perfect excuse to escape to the shed with some woodworking tools!

We’ve had some amazing stormy weather here on the cliffs. It’s so exhilarating when you’re in the midst of it. I woke one morning to see that the tide was out but there was a strong south-westerly blowing. The sound of the wind was incredible as it screamed against the house. I watched all morning as the tide came in, the waves getting bigger and angrier with every passing minute. When they finally reached the sea wall, the fun started! Great breakers

booming up against the wall, throwing up a huge wall of spray that engulfed the house each time. Standing in the conservatory was like being in a carwash. I wanted to try and capture the whole experience so I turned the camera to video mode and stood diligently at the window. But of course, it was always when I turned the thing off that the really big waves broke. After a while, I realised that it was one of those moments you have to just experience and really be present for - a good lesson to remember at Cuckmere. The other night when the moon looked enormous and was glowing on the water like quick-moving silver silk, I decided not to try and capture it on camera but just to enjoy the transient moment.

The garden took a battering with the wind, with flowers and petals blown everywhere, and several things snapped in two. The wind burn is a new thing to me too, and we lost a lot of our new seedlings. You live and learn, of course, and I’ll take steps to protect as much as I can in the garden next time. That said, when a storm blows in, sometimes you just have to stand back in awe at the power of nature and then pick up the pieces afterwards!

June is such an exciting month for us here, with lots of lovely workshops lined up. They start with some watercolour painting on 2nd June with Alison Cotton, followed by two exciting children’s art workshops with teacher Jane Henderson, on 3rd and 10th June. Then we have Bringing Shakespeare Alive with Miranda Kingsley from 16th to17th June, which looks set to be full of inspiration and fun for everyone, and then poet Kay Syrad’s Summer Solstice writing workshop on Saturday 23rd June, when we’ll have a fire in the garden and watch the stars at a magical time of year. We’re really looking forward to these great new events, and welcome you to share them with us. To find out more, visit our website at www.cuckmerecottage.co.uk.

Right, with all those lovely events in mind, I’m off to do a sun-dance! Luck Corkhill

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Seaford and Bishopstone Neighbourhood Watch Association ‘Promoting Good Citizenship, Neighbourliness and Crime Reduction.’

Newsletter Spring 2012

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE We successfully completed our relaunch in the West and North Areas with the Autumn 2011 Newsletter, and can boast that following 18 months of effort, NHW is now re-established again across the whole of the Seaford and Bishopstone area. There were just under 1000 households registered as members at the time this newsletter went to print, and we intend to increase this number significantly.

our neighbourhood more secure and to make our community feel safer by working with Sussex Police and other partnership bodies.

As a consequence, our objectives are: l To prevent crime. l To assist the police in detecting crime. l To reduce the fear of crime. l To improve police/community liaison. l To increase community safety.

The BENEFITS of membership are as follows: Your local area can be monitored by a Road Co-ordinator, leading to lower crime rates. l By supplying an email address, you will receive regular emails from NHW which will include Police news and updates of local information. l 4 newsletters per year. l Improved local relations and a sense of community We will be delivering over 6500 copies of this spirit. newsletter through the current network and we will l Peace of mind that neighbours, even if you don’t also publish it in Seaford Scene for the benefit of those know them, have the same values and also wish to not yet receiving an individual copy. see a crime-free area. l A channel to report suspicious issues to the local FURTHER ACHIEVMENTS police and to receive information back from them.

1. We are very pleased to report that NHW worked l Reduction in premiums on Home and Contents closely with Seaford Town Council and Trading Insurance from most insurance companies.

Standards and had a major hand in the setting up of the Seaford ‘No Cold Calling’ Zone, which became ‘NO COLD CALLING’ ZONE operative on 24th March 2012. NHW has sponsored As mentioned earlier, Seaford and Bishopstone are the provision of the three signs on the approach roads now one complete ‘No Cold Calling’ Zone, and this to Seaford. was launched by Trading Standards, Seaford Town 2. NHW also took part in the discussions with the Council, ourselves and the Police at our Annual Police to restructure the areas covered by the Police General Meeting held on 24th March 2012.

Panel Meetings and fully supported the creation of If a trader or salesman calls at your door without an three new Panels to replace the previous five Panels. appointment, you have the power to ask them to 3. NHW have been represented at the 2011 Fun Day leave and report them to the police if they desist. and Bike Fest, along with attendance and support to In addition, Trading Standards can investigate the the Police Quality Street events. credentials of the company and issue them with a 4. We have purchased new Display Boards and a warning. If you have a door or window sticker stating Banner to raise our profile when attending outside you do not want uninvited callers, then they are now events. committing an offence by calling. We are investigating 5. We have decided to have 4 editions of the economic sources of such stickers and will keep you Newsletter each year (2 by hand delivery, but all 4 in updated on this item.

Seaford Scene), to enable our Members to receive We must point out that local charities and collectors regular updates. can obtain an exemption from Lewes District Council S&BNHW is run entirely by volunteers, as is the delivery of our newsletters, and we are urgently seeking more people to deliver them, just twice a year, to homes in their own and/or nearby roads. This will allow the Association to achieve greater coverage, bring more homes into the organisation and increase the membership numbers.

THE AIM and BENEFITS OF NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH As described in our Constitution, the AIM of this Neighbourhood Watch Association is to make

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The main aim of the NCC Zone is to prevent rogue traders from calling unannounced and exploiting vulnerable residents.

For any queries on the status of your membership, please do not hesitate to contact the Membership Secretary direct. His contact details are below.

POLICE PANEL MEETINGS Following consultation with Seaford Town Council and NHW, the police have reformatted the Panel Meetings.

Instead of there being a Panel for each of the 5 voting wards (which meant 20 meetings each year), there is now a West Panel, an East Panel and a Central Panel, which covers the commercial centre of the town. Firle Road is the approximate split point between the West and East Panels.

The next meetings are as follows: West Panel – 25/4, 7pm Baptist Church.

East Panel – 22/5, 7pm St Lukes Church.

Central Panel – 23/5, 6pm 37 Church Street.

Times and venues are also displayed at the police station, No 37 Church Street, and on the Police website www.sussex.police.uk. Please check for up to date confirmation if you plan to attend, as sometimes the dates are changed due to operational commitments.

DELIVERERS/VOLUNTEERS Deliverers are an essential part of the Neighbourhood Watch Association, in that they deliver these newsletters door to door twice a year, but some also keep a wary eye and ear open for any suspicious activity in their vicinity and act as a Road Co-ordinator as well. We have a number of vacancies in all areas, plus there are some roads that have never been covered by a deliverer. If you would like to volunteer to help us in this worthwhile cause, we would be very pleased to hear from you, and invite you to contact the Chairman or Treasurer. Our contact details are set out further on.

YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS May we take this opportunity to remind you that we have realigned the subscription year to be concurrent with the calendar year, and that the annual renewal of NHW subscriptions for 2012 is now due. We hope all current members who have not already done so, will renew their membership upon receipt of this newsletter, and that anybody not yet subscribing will please consider joining us. The more members we enrol, the more influence we will have in our support of local organisations, the police and crime reduction issues.

STREET LIGHTING Please be aware ESCC are planning to reduce the intensity of our street lights after midnight as an economy measure. Some roads will be dimmed, others will have 50% turned off, and others completely turned off. Please take every opportunity to canvass them to reduce their plans and keep as many alight as possible.

DIGITAL SWITCHOVER Please be aware the Digital Switchover gives an opportunity for unscrupulous people to try and gain entry to your premises on the pretext of sorting out a problem etc. Any valid technician would have made a prior appointment, so please be on your guard and ask for identity and credentials before letting anybody into your home.

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The Seaford Musical Theatre presents

When The Lights Go On Again

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The Seaford Musical Theatre cast and crew will be taking their audiences back to wartime England during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee week, 6-9 June 2012.

‘When The Lights Go On Again’, by Roy Sault, is a clever musical observation on the humour that took the nation through the dark years; rationing, school concerts, air raids, queues and spam all get a look in, along with the hilarious Sergeant Major and his motley crew at the Camp Concert.

The script follows the Parker family and their interactions with their community with many members writing moving letters to relatives and loved ones who have been ‘called up’ for the war effort. The nostalgic and haunting songs include ‘The White Cliffs of Dover’ and some wonderful fun children’s classics, performed by the SMT Junior section, including ‘Run, Rabbit, Run’.

The classic comedy characters of Gran, Vera and Elsie will have the audience in stitches and the show culminates in a singalong VE/VJ Day community street party.

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Performances take place at the Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane Car Park, Seaford from 6 - 9 June at 7.30pm with an additional matinee performance on the 9th at 2.30pm. Tickets cost £9/£6 and £7.50 for NSU card holders and are available from the Tourist Information Centre, Church Street, Seaford, Tel: 01323 897426.

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SEAHAVEN VETERANS’ AND ARMED FORCES’ DAY SATURDAY 30th JUNE 2012.

Because of Jubilee Celebrations followed by the Olympics, the organising committee of the Seahaven Veterans’ and Armed Forces Day has decided to scale down this year’s event to a special Band Concert on the Seaford Sea Front. The determination is, however, that next year the day will return to be fully commemorated as over the past few years.

On Saturday 30th June, the concert will take place at the Martello Tower on Seaford’s Sea Front at 2.30pm.

The band will play until 3pm, when a static parade of standards, veterans and service cadets will take place and be inspected. The band will resume at 3.30pm and the event close at 4pm.

The Seaford Silver Band has kindly agreed to play on this special occasion and the Inspecting Officer will be the Vice Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex, Mrs Sara Stonor.

The event will be free and it is hoped will attract many veterans and their families. Those attending might wish to bring their own seating.

The organising committee consists of representatives of Seaford Town Council, the Seahaven Branch of ‘The Royal Society of St George’, the Seahaven Branch of RAFA, Rotary, Seaford Silver Band and the Seaford Branch of the Royal British Legion. Local branches of Forces Charities and the Service Cadets are invited to attend with their standards and members, and to have stalls in the vicinity as directed by a representative of the Town Council.

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Who Saw Marjory Daw? “The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company will perform “Who Saw Marjory Daw” in Crouch Gardens, Seaford on Thursday July 5th. Tickets are available now on-line from therudemechanicaltheatre.co.uk or the Central Box Office on 01323 501260, or from Newberry Estate Agents nearer the date, or on the night at the ‘door’ in the landscaped area of the Crouch. The performance starts at 7.30pm but you can bring your picnic from 6pm. The Exchange Garden will also be open from 6pm for you to visit.

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the Society of Sussex Painters

Exhibition at the Crypt Gallery, 23 Church Street.

Saturday 9th - Thursday 21st June Daily 10.30am - 4.30pm (Last day closes at 3pm)

Society of Sussex Painters, Sculptors and Engravers is holding an exhibition of paintings and engravings at the Crypt Gallery, Seaford.

This group is a society of artists who have in the main been professionally trained. We seek to encourage relevant work which reflects the world we live in and to be innovative and original.

We use our exhibition not only to sell but as a showcase for the exchange of ideas and we aim to facilitate the development of new work which can be traditional or contemporary. All work therefore should be of a high professional standard and integrity. Since it’s start in 1924, the society has always believed that drawing with competence and understanding should be evident in some stages of any piece of work.

The scope of our work is very general, but naturally, being a Sussex society, we tend to specialise in the Sussex scene that is, Downland scapes and costal views.

Former members of the society have included such distinguished artists as Glyn Philpot, George Hooper, Charles Morris, Charles Knight, Dorothy Coke and Luther Roberts. We hold three or four exhibitions each year and welcome new members. If you are interested in joining, please apply to the steward at the exhibition or contact Helen Armstrong on 01273 881304.

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what’s on at the hop?

‘Östersund to Sussex and Back Again’

by Lindy Dunbar and Joseph Davey Saturday 9th June – Thursday 21st June Tuesday – Saturday 10.30am-5pm; Sunday 12noon-5pm; Closed Monday

Clock Restoration Service

This Mother and Son show observes a developing professional relationship alongside the familial. Lindy Dunbar and Joseph Davey return to the Hop Gallery after their 2010 success. Life drawings by Lindy Dunbar (Sussex) and landscapes by Joseph Davey (Sweden).

‘Architexture’

by Natalie Martin and Cat Ingrams Saturday 23rd June – Thursday 5th July.

Tuesday-Saturday 10.30am-5pm; Sunday 12noon-5pm; Closed Monday.

Natalie Martin and Cat Ingrams have a shared obsession with architecture, words, atmospheres and surfaces which they explore through painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. Their first show together promises new explorations of old preoccupations.

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SHARED EXHIBITION

With Artist In Residence, Seymour Jennings 2nd to 7th June 2012, 10.30am - 4.30pm Crypt Gallery, 23 Church Street, Seaford.

Seymour Jennings will show and make work in the Arts@theCrypt studio/workshop as “artist in residence” from the 2nd to the 7th June. Visitors to the Gallery are welcome to come and see him draw and to discuss his work and their own if they so wish.

After lecturing on aspects of visual art at Leicester College of Art and Brighton Polytechnic, Seymour retired from full-time teaching to devote more time to studio work. His drawings and paintings are known for their obsessive care in rendering fine detail and the subject matter shows concern for all our hopes, fears and memories. Last year he exhibited at the Arts@ theCrypt and has also shown at other Galleries including the Gardner Centre at Sussex University, the Minerva Theatre at Chichester and the Towner in Eastbourne.

Studied Art and Ceramics in early years, now producing a variety of unique works including some local scenes Watercolour - Acrylic - Mixed Media. Commissions Welcome. Contact: wells.dawn@rocketmail.com Keith Allfrey - A member of Bishopstone Art Group.

Keith paints in acrylics and also works in mixed media.

Subjects usually have a narrative theme. He is interested in the atmosphere created and held between figures and their location.

Dorothy Valenti – enjoys painting local scenes in watercolours on location both locally and whilst on holiday. She has exhibited regularly since 1994 as part of Artwave and has previously had work accepted and exhibited by the Royal Watercolour Society in London.

M Vivienne Lloyd Vivienne has lived in Seaford for 13 years, having previously studied life-drawing classes at Ealing College.

More recently though, has undertaken Chinese brush painting and watercolours courses. Vivienne has previously exhibited at Beachy Head, Alfriston, Eastbourne, as well as Arts@theCrypt. Last year Vivienne opened her house for Artwave.

Karen Saunders - Originally from Seaford, Karen creates artwork as a response to the natural environment including the Sussex coast and countryside. In her work Karen combines a variety of different art materials including drawing, painting, batik, machine embroidery and beadwork. Karen’s mixed media artwork can be best described as fine art on fabric. Karen was one of the artists who took part in the Christmas Crafts Fair at Arts@theCrypt and also undertook her own exhibition during August 2011.

Mike Bovington - A self-taught photographer who specialises in landscape with some wildlife photography.

Mike has been exhibiting his work for the last 4 years and has previously exhibited at the Arts@theCrypt in 2010. “20/20 Visions” was a joint exhibition with his brother, Bill (Lorus Maver) a local watercolour artist.

Mike’s work is regularly displayed at The Shorebreak Café at Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club, Seaford and can also be viewed online at Mikebov.redbubble.com Dawn Shelley Wells - 1stLightArts Local Seaford artist and member of Seaford Art Club

Images top to bottom and left to right: Seymour Jennings, Keith Allfrey, Mike Bovington, Dawn Shelley Wells.

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‘in the Mood’ for Seaford

Following their recent performance at Dame Vera Lynn’s Charity Ball in London, the ‘In the Mood’ show will be making an appearance at the Barn Theatre, Seaford on Sunday 8th July, 7.30pm.

“In The Mood” Sun 8th July, 7.30pm

The Barn Theatre, Seaford

"They Swing like crazy - Superb !" Sheila Tracy (BBC).

As seen at the Dame Vera Lynn Charity Ball in London, BBC TV’s ‘Children in Need’ and ITV’s ‘Strictly Dance Fever’. Swing songs from artists such as Frank Sinatra & Glen Miller through to ‘Jools Holland’ style Jazz.

Former Ivy Benson musician Simone Smith and her husband, Chris (from the band of Glenn Miller’s brother, Herb) feature in the show, which boasts a host of classic Big Band/Swing songs from artists such as Frank Sinatra & Glenn Miller through to ‘Jools Holland’-style Jazz. Chris says, “I’ve been brought up with this style of music as my father (Chris Smith Snr) played trombone for Frank Sinatra on his European tours. It’s great that there’s a strong resurgence in Jazz and Swing music enjoyed by all generations. We were very pleased to perform for BBC TV’s ‘Children In Need’ and the runners up of ITV’s ‘Strictly Dance Fever’...We’re looking forward to bringing the show to town.” Simone, who sings and plays lead alto saxophone in the band, has also played with prestigious artists such as Paul Weller, John Williams, Ivy Benson Show Band and a saxophone solo on the Paul Merton TV show. Chris (Bandleader), who also sings, plays trumpet and piano, is well known in the Jazz world for his arrangements and compositions frequently played on Jazz FM and BBC Radio 2. His varied career includes performances on - Top of the Pops, Breakfast TV with Herb Miller and a solo performance on the Michael Cain film ‘Silver Bears’.

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GETTING WED? GET A WILL Helping out at our law firm’s stall at a wedding fair last month, a lot of people stopped to ask me if we were there to offer advice on divorce. Thankfully even lawyers aren’t that pessimistic!

Of course not everyone wants their spouse to inherit everything, especially if they have children by a previous relationship. Yet without a valid, up to date will, there is no opportunity to say who gets what.

Instead we were talking to couples about the legal issues to consider when getting married, or forming a civil partnership (civil partnerships have very similar legal implications to marriage).

There’s no denying that legal paperwork is pretty dull when compared to cakes, dresses or flowers, but it’s all part of securing a happy future together.

For example, if you already have a will, this is very likely to be revoked by your marriage, unless it was specifically written to take it into account. If a will is revoked and that person dies before their partner, the surviving spouse will not necessarily inherit the entire estate because intestacy laws come into play. This means the government decides what happens to your assets.

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Who’s Who In Seaford?

Cindy Beeney, Owner of D’vynas Hair Salon

Cindy has lived in Seaford all her life.

She has been the owner of D’vynas Hair Salon for five years. Cindy was educated at Annecy Primary and Seaford Head Schools. She is married to Carl and has three children, and

two step-children.

What does your job involve? As it is my own business, it is my responsibility as a business owner and hairdresser to primarily make sure that my clients feel good about themselves and to make their hair look fantastic and ensure that they have a relaxing and enjoyable experience.

What do you like best about Seaford? The people here are so friendly, it’s a real community; I love the seafront and our beautiful countryside.

Where is your favourite place to go in and around Seaford and why? I love going down the seafront for a walk on a sunny day.

What is your favourite song or piece of music?

Hello by Lionel Richie.

What book are you reading? Yesterday’s Sun by Amanda Brooke What is your favourite film? Saturday Night Fever.

Which living person do you most admire? There are two people I admire and that’s my Mother and Father.

I wouldn’t be the person I am without them.

What is your favourite smell? Jean Paul Gaultier perfume.

How do you relax? With a glass of wine or two.

What is the best advice you have ever been given?

Treat people as you wish to be treated yourself.

What words or phrases do you most overuse?

“You only live once”.

What is your greatest extravagance? Going out for meals, holidays and champagne.

What is your greatest fear? Drowning.

What is your idea of perfect happiness? Being with my family.

How would you spend a million pounds? Easily.....Shoes, handbags! No, I would buy all our kids a house each and perhaps have enough left for a pair of shoes!

Which person in history would you most like to meet?

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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

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What would your motto be? Live life to the full.

What or who is the greatest love of your life? My family.

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It must not be left until it is too late as a person without capacity cannot then appoint attorneys and an application to the Court to appoint a Deputy must be made, which is much more time consuming and expensive. The moral is to prepare the document when you can and, if you have elderly relatives, make sure that they have done so as well.

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who, what, where & when in JUNE

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1st 1957 The Swimming Pool at Seaford Head

School is opened.

7th 1806 General Twiss visits Seaford to survey

three sites in the bay on which to build Martello Towers.

10th 1899 Seaford Golf Club hold their first “Open” competition.

11th 1811 A new peal of 8 bells arrive at St

Leonard’s Church Seaford from Whitechapel

where they were cast.

12th 1935 The Foundation stone of St Thomas More

Church was laid.

14th 1820 Corsica Hall is advertised for sale in

The Times.

15th 1870 Seaford Post Office opens for “telegraphic business”.

17th 2003 HRH The Princess Royal (Princess Anne)

visits the Seven Sisters Visitor Centre at Exceat.

19th 1906 Contract made for sewers to be put into

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22nd 1799 There are only 8 days without rain from

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29th 1747 William Pitt (the Elder) (later Lord

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Short Story by Alan Morton

White Room Colin Anscombe took a deep breath of early spring air as he watched the robin darting about the soil he had just turned over. Preparing the vegetable patch each year after the winter frost had done its work had never been one of his favourite jobs. There was a time when he could have turned over a whole row or two before he felt the need to rest, but nowadays, in his early sixties, it was after only a couple of lifts and breaking up of clods that found him leaning on his garden fork and contemplating his garden and life in general.

He adjusted the stereo earpiece in his right ear that linked to his MP3 player. How things had changed during his lifetime. Always a lover of popular music, he recalled his first introduction to this world when he tuned the dial to 208 on his parent’s radiogram in 1962 to listen to Radio Luxembourg.

His interest in those first hits, Telstar, Let’s Dance and Venus in Blue Jeans, briefly lead to Cliff and the Shadows before the Beatles took the world by the scruff of the neck. During those early years, his radio listening had been augmented by a meagre vinyl record collection that only really obtained some substance when he first went out to work. Even then, he found himself selling his albums to fund the purchase of others.

The collection stagnated during the early years of his marriage, but steadily grew again as he was introduced to many new bands when he listened to the Alan Freeman rock shows in the 1970s. He would record shows and albums onto cassette tapes so he could lug his portable player into the garden or greenhouse. This had been his private domain, his first wife not considering anything being worthy of listening to if it was not played on Radio 3. Then vinyl and tape cassettes were superseded by the digital age and CDs, and before long he was able to download a large proportion of his record collection onto an MP3 player that was no bigger than a pack of chewing gum.

Many tracks, despite the number of times he had heard them over the intervening years, evoked particular memories from his past, and the one that had just started to play, took him back to Hartington in suburban Surrey during the winter of 1969. * Colin stood in front of the record player on the table in the corner of the church hall. The vinyl single turning at 45rpm was the latest by Cream, White Room. Colin quite liked it; better than their first offering Wrapping Paper, which, in the midst of psychedelia a few years previously, had left him cold.

I Feel Free had been better, but he preferred the B-side, NSU. His inherent insecurity manifested a compensatory need in him to be regarded as with it, and embrace new music by the likes of Cream and Jimi Hendrix, although he did find it a struggle; but this track, White Room, was cool, especially the

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wah-wah guitar. Besides, he was looking for music with a bit more substance than songs like Lily the Pink and Ob-la-di-ob-lada that had been dominating the charts recently.

A boy he did not know stood behind the table and was obviously in charge of selecting the music for the youth club throng to gyrate to. In fact Colin knew very few of the people in the hall; this was not his local youth club, and he didn’t frequent that to any degree. He had come along with Peanut, an ex-classmate from Milton Street School which they had both attended up until fifteen months previously. Peanut wasn’t the only ex-classmate in the hall, and this was the reason for Colin’s attendance. Katie was here. Katie Simmonds, the girl he had carried a torch for throughout the latter years of school, but although she was friendly, his attentions had been entirely unreciprocated. Katie was different now. This shock realisation first came about when he contrived to meet her on the way home from work some three months after leaving school. Her taste in clothes and make-up transformed her appearance, and with it, her overall demeanour. The objective for that chance meeting was to ask her out on a date, but he found her new attitude and appearance more than a little intimidating, as well as frequent reference to “Gary in Accounts.”

“Take your coat off, Anscy,” said Peanut laughing, “nobody will know whether you are coming or going.”

Colin slipped off his short length coat and laid it on the mound of such attire that had grown on the stage in the church hall. He was wearing his signature check sports jacket; an item he hated with a passion, but he had nothing better. He had been wearing it for over two years now, and he recalled how he had tried to steer his father towards a more Mod look, with a high collar, when the selection was being made in Croydon that Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t his money, so Colin had little by way of input into the selection. His Dad thought that it would have suited him fine; very smart, but it didn’t occur to him that a look that suited someone of middle age would not have similar effect on his adolescent son.

Colin also adorned his favourite paisley patterned tie, a present from four Christmases ago, but this was a limp concession to modernity, and was showing signs of having seen better days. Colin’s attention was focused across the hall on Katie, who was wearing a very modern-looking light coloured mini-dress, her long blonde hair being held in place by a matching silk headband. She was jigging about in time to the music opposite a tall boy with dark hair that Colin did not know, but had occasionally seen around Hartington. He doubted that it was “Gary from Accounts,” and if not, maybe Katie wasn’t going out with anybody in particular. Colin had heard from Peanut that Katie was attending this youth club, and he had come along in the hope of revisiting a relationship that had never actually started.

“Hello Colin.”

Colin looked to his left; it was Laura Yates, Katie’s best friend.

Also an ex-classmate, Colin had known her since the first day

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of Infants fourteen years ago. She used to be a pudgy child and Colin had christened her Piggy, a name that had stuck for a few years throughout junior school, and had caused her much grief.

She learnt to forgive him, and in the latter days of secondary school, she had a terrible crush on her former tormenter.

“Oh, hello Laura,” he replied, taken unawares. She had also changed. Wearing a mini dress with more shape than Katie’s and a pair of bright red shiny shoes, she looked very feminine.

Colin found this development of girls he had known for years somewhat disconcerting. He was noticing things that had not been there before and he wasn’t sure if this was a good thing.

“Who’s that bloke with Katie?” he asked, looking over once again to the animated couple on the far side of the hall.

Laura looked disappointed, and followed Colin’s line of vision.

“That’s Stan…. Stanley Hooper, he went to the grammar school…. he works up in London.”

In London, so Katie may see him on the train…. So they could be going out with one another, he thought.

As if reading his thoughts Laura blurted out “he’s not her boyfriend,” but she immediately regretted it.

Colin’s immediate thought was that there was an inference that somebody else was?

“Has she got a boyfriend,” he found himself asking.

“Yes….No… I am not sure,” said Laura indignantly, but Colin didn’t notice.

A few moments later Katie’s eyes met Colin’s gaze. There was hardly anything by way of acknowledgement, the mere tip of her head to one side, the sort of greeting that you would exchange with somebody you recognised in the street as you passed them by, but not stopping to share any time with. He squirmed with embarrassment at the wide smile and mouthed hello he offered by way of return. What is wrong with me?

How can she be so cruel and barely recognise my very existence. Can’t she see how I feel? How can she be so blind as to what is staring her in the face?

At that moment, in the Ladies’ Cloakroom, Laura was looking into a large mirror, dabbing tears from her cheeks with a lacy handkerchief and trying in vain to maintain the lines of her smudging mascara. Colin was thinking that this had been a huge mistake, and now regretted taking off his coat and was wondering how he could surreptitiously recover it from the pile on the stage and make a discreet exit. * Colin’s thought’s were brought back to the present by his second wife, Sue. “Tea up…. What were you thinking about….You looked miles away….. deep in thought..”

“Oh, nothing; just wondering where to site the runner beans this year.”

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SEAFORD CHORAL SOCIETY CONCERT

Saturday 28th April, St Leonard’s Church, Seaford Brahms’ towering choral work Ein Deutsches Requiem – A German Requiem – came to Seaford yesterday evening when the Seaford Choral Society, under the confident leadership of Musical Director Sion Parry, tackled this challenging piece. In its distinguished history, which can be traced back to 1917, SCS has sung the German Requiem on three previous occasions and last night’s performance was a worthy successor to this fine legacy.

The Requiem bears all the hallmarks of Brahms’ writing at its best: soaring harmonic architecture, complex contrapuntal interweaving and heart-melting melodies which follow you around for days! Once it had got into its stride, the choir gave a fine performance-handling both the meaty fugal passages and the homophonic tuttis with assuredness and musicality. A lovely tone was produced throughout, but particularly in the pivotal fourth movement, ‘How lovely are Thy dwellings’ where the contemplative mood was beautifully captured.

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The performance was complemented by two soloists whose voices were superbly suited to the demands of the Brahms score: Jozik Koc (baritone) and Lucinda Houghton (soprano). Jozik produced a superb sound which glided effortlessly above a sensitive choral accompaniment provided by the choir, and faultless diction meant you could hear every word. Lucinda gave an equally accomplished performance in her fifthmovement solo, suggesting that maternal consolation which Brahms so mourned.

The soloists also had the opportunity to entertain the audience in Seaford Parish Church in the lighter first half of the programme, ranging from Finzi’s setting of Shakespeare songs to ‘Novello’s Dancing Years’ and Kern’s ‘All the things you are’. The concert opened with Faure’s beautiful ‘Cantique de Jean Racine’ in which the choral lyricism of the SCS’s singing was sensitively supported by Nick Milner-Gulland on the organ: he is to be congratulated on a musical tour-de-force, playing for the whole evening!

It is refreshing to see the confidence of the Seaford Choral Society in sustaining such a breadth of programming and to see them mustering not only such a loyal audience but some 100 singers in the choir. A fantastic effort all round.

Jane Pendry Seaford Choral Society’s Good Friday ‘Pay to Sing or Listen’ concert raised £818 for the local charity Homelink.The collection at the end of the Spring Concert raised £410 for Seaford Down’s Syndrome and Special Needs Support Group.The Society thanks all who so generously contributed to these happy outcomes.

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Telephone: 01323 417518 The Industrial estate, GREEN STREET, EASTBOURNE, BN20 1QN OPEN 9.30PM TO 1PM MON TO SAT So many of Jean and Harvey Mockford’s Seaford customers recommend them or place new orders, that they do not need to advertise; however many are unaware that the ten-year lease on the shop in Sutton Road has expired. As their customers in Seaford are too numerous to contact individually, this notice of their address and telephone number will appear in the Seaford Scene each month. Nothing else has changed; they still regard themselves as Seaford’s Blindmakers abeit based 15 minutes away in Eastbourne, where their headquarters have been for more than a quarter of a century.

To telephone for after-sales service, or to arrange for Jean to call to estimate for new blinds (that are guaranteed for 20 years) or if you wish to visit the showroom, take the A259 from Seaford, on approaching Eastbourne go straight ahead at the traffic lights, then by the Tally Ho pub turn left into Green Street and the industrial estate is up a driveway opposite the first bus shelter.

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Beckwith of Sussex thinks big for 2012 Beckwith of Sussex moved into new premises in February, as the business prepares for its future under the next generation of family management.

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A member of Britannia Movers International since 1986, Beckwith quickly expanded into international removals, especially to France and Spain. Through fires, floods and two nasty recessions, the business has survived and prospered since then, and now Simon, Barry's son, and John's youngest son Cameron are taking the business forward. John comments that since Spanish works has fallen off in recent years Simon has successfully replaced this with a fortnightly service to Switzerland/Germany and a weekly service to France.

With this type of fresh approach to finding opportunities in the business, Beckwith of Sussex is looking to the future with confidence from its sparkling new headquarters.

The building in Newhaven provides the company with a large container warehouse as well as superb office facilities. Using the warehouse, Beckwith will be able to develop lucrative self-storage and archive storage services for customers. Beckwith of Sussex is one of

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SEAFORD KURLERS Hopefully we have left the Ice Age and at some stage we will have a summer. With the rain pouring down and a hosepipe ban in place, who knows what will happen next?

Throughout it all Seaford Kurlers continue to flourish.

We have at long last completed our annual in-house tournament.

The event was dogged by the bad weather and a spate of illness. The winners for 2011/2012 were Joyce Lane and Barbara Bradley. They were presented with the shield from the previous winners, Bill Braddock and Keith Hylands, on Tuesday 8th May, 2012.

Seahaven Lionesses held their annual tournament in the Downs Leisure Centre on May 5th. This is an annual sports competition held every year between the various Lionesses

in the region. This year the organisation was very good.

Seaford Kurlers were there to do the refereeing and it was a brilliant evening. The staff of the Wave Leisure Centre were marvellous to us and provided refreshments throughout the event. I must say a very big thank you to them. The winners of the tournament were: 1st: Adur East 11 points, Equal 2nd: Brighton/Rottingdean 8 points, 4th: Lewes 7 points.

As a ‘thank you’ to Seaford Kurlers for doing the refereeing, the Lionesses presented us with their raffle money. So another thank you to them.

As I write this article we have yet to hold our Jubilee Party which is on the 29th May at the Downs Leisure Centre.

Fingers crossed all will go well. The Leisure Centre is doing the catering for the event and the colour scheme of course will be red, white and blue. There will NOT be any kurling meeting on the Jubilee Day (5th June 2012).

For details of Seaford Kurlers contact Mrs June Wood, 7 Landsdown Road, Seaford, BN25 3JS, tel. 01323 895376 or on email: sally1989@tiscsli.co.uk. We meet every Tuesday at 2pm until 4pm, with a break for refreshments half way. Your first visit if free, thereafter it is £2.50 with an annual membership of £5, payable each January.

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The investment in this new fleet of vehicles follows the award of a 7-year contract. Managing Director Chris Chatfield said, “We are extremely pleased to be awarded this contract and to be able to expand our services into the East Sussex area. This is an exciting new venture for us and we look forward to bringing a high standard of service to our new customers.”

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Compass Travel is pleased to announce that they have recently been awarded a contract by East Sussex County Council to operate four main daily bus routes in the area, plus several school journeys & a Saturday service. These routes will be operated as part of the Council’s RIDER network. They were formerly operated by the Renown Group and will be taken over by Compass from 21st May. Compass Travel is an independent bus company based in Worthing and is currently operating a large network of services in West Sussex. A new depot will be opened in Lewes for these East Sussex routes. To operate the services Compass has ordered six new British-built Optare buses. These buses have good ‘green’ credentials and will offer lowfloor accessibility, including facilities for passengers using a wheelchair and those with a child buggy. Each bus is also fitted with a CCTV camera system to improve safety. The vehicles go into service on the routes following their delivery at the end of June. For the first few weeks the routes will be operated with buses from the existing Compass fleet.

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WHAT’S ON In & Around Seaford JUNE

Sat 26th May - Thurs 7th June ‘Downland Light’, Jaime Etherington Hop Gallery, Castle Ditch Lane, Lewes Tues - Sat 10.30am - 5pm, Sunday 12 noon - 5pm. Closed Monday. Lewes artist Jaime Etherington’s first solo exhibition of paintings is inspired by the undulating hills, meandering chalk paths and ever-changing light of the South Downs. Tel 01273 487744. www.hopgallery.com Friday 1st Seaford WEA Fiction Writing Workshop weeks 8 - 10.

Hillcrest Centre, Newhaven 10am - 12.30pm. Friday 1st, 8th and 15th June. 10-week fiction writing workshop with Umi Sinha, for beginners and more experienced writers. £100 for the course. Tel: 01323 890201.

Seaford Folk Club The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road 8pm. Singers and Musicians Night. Come and join our the atmosphere at another great evening. www.seafordfolkclub.com Saturday 2nd Seaford Historic Guided Tour Starts from Seaford Tourist Info’ Centre, 37 Church St 10.30am. Tickets £5, includes a donation to Seaford & Alfriston Parish Churches. For more information contact Seaford Tourist Information on 01323 897426 Alfriston Historic Guided Tour Meet at the Market Cross, Alfriston 2pm. Tickets £5, includes a donation to Seaford & Alfriston Parish Churches. For more information contact Seaford Tourist Information on 01323 897426 Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane, Seaford 8pm. Bad Bad Whiskey Tel: 01323 890087 The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Raw Deal Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk Saturday 2nd to Thursday 7th Shared Exhibition with Artist in Residence Seymour Jennings Crypt Gallery, 23 Church Street 10.30am - 4.30pm. Artist in

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residence Seymour Jennings will show and make work at the Crypt Gallery. Exhibition includes work by Karen Saunders, M Vivienne Lloyd, Michael Bovington, Dorothy Valenti, Dawn Shelley Wells and Keith Allfrey.

Sunday 3rd Seaford Half Marathon Starts from Marine Parade 9am. Organised by the NPS National Lions Charity Trust.

Application forms from www.npslions.co.uk. Email: halfmarathon@npslions.co.uk or tel 01323 492263 The Diamond Day Party St Luke’s Church, Walmer Road 12.30pm. Come and celebrate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee with a party for the parish. Bring a picnic and something to sit on (chairs provided) and enjoy the fun. TV link with national festivities. Wear red, white and blue - prize awrded for the best Jubilee outfit. Tel 01323 891831 Seaford Cemetery Historic Guided Tour Meet at the Cemetary Gates, Alfriston Road 2pm. Tickets and information at Seaford Tourist Information, 37 Church Street or tel 01323 897426 Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane, Seaford Special Jubilee Lunch plus afternoon barbecue Tel: 01323 890087

Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane, Seaford Jubilee Music and Karaoke Night Tel: 01323 890087

Monday 4th - Thursday 28th Lord Healey of Riddlesdens Photography The Coach House Gallery, High Street, Alfriston Exhibition to raise funds for Chaseley Disability Trust.

Tel: 01323 871402. email: thecoachhouse@rocketmail.com www.facebook.com/ pages/The-Coach-HouseGallery/323079377721096

Thursday 7th Seaford Bonfire Society Open Committee Meeting The White Lion Hotel, Claremont Road 7pm. A chance to join and meet the committee.

Family Roots, Eastbourne & District Family History Society Ocklynge School,Victoria Drive, Eastbourne 7.15 for 7.30pm. ‘The Hollywood Saga’ a talk by Audrey Gillett.

Visitors £1.50. Tel: 01323 731792 www.eastbournefhs.org.uk

Tuesday 5th Seaford Head Probus Club Seaford Golf Club, Blatchington Monthly meeting and lunch for members and guests.

Tel: 01323 896373

Friday 8th Seaford Hard of Hearing Club St James’ Clubhouse, 11 Blatchington Road, Seaford 1pm. Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration buffet. Tel: 01323 898628

Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane, Seaford Children’s Party Tel: 01323 890087

Seaford Women’s Institute Claremont Hall, Claremont Rd 2pm. Jubillee Tea for members only.

Seahaven Friendship Club Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane 8pm. We welcome old and new members to join us in a wide range of social events. For more information, tel the membership secretary 01323 895625

Seaford Folk Club The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road 8pm. John Kelly sings and plays so beautifully that you could hear a pin drop. www.seafordfolkclub.com

Wednesday 6th Seaford Museum Children’s Royal Craft Event Martello Tower 10am. Tel: 01323 898222 www.seafordmuseum.co.uk

Silver Song Club - Sing For Your Monday 4th Life Seaford Baptist Church, Seaford Town Council Diamond Belgrave Road, Seaford Jubilee Event 2 - 3.30pm. Free social singing Salts Recreation Ground for all older people & carers.

11am. Music, arena displays, Refreshments inc. Tel: Barbara face painting, tug of war, rides Cronk on 01323 897401 and stalls, climbing wall, laser The Wednesday Group show and lighting of the Jubilee Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd beacon.

7.30pm. Meeting in the Wesley Seahaven Lioness Club Fancy Room. John Wilcocockson Dress Competition (Panama Trip). Tel: 01323 891003 Martello Fields, Esplanade, Wednesday 6th - Saturday 9th Seaford Seaford Musical Theatre ‘When Registration 12.30pm, Judging the Lights Go On Again’ commences 1pm. Theme: 60 Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane years of the Queen’s Reign: 7.30pm eves, 2.30pm mat. Songs, herself, fashion or any event sketches and memories of world during those years. 0-6 years and 7 - 12 years. In conjunction war 2. Tickets adults £9, children £6, £7.50 for NUS card holders with Seaford Town Council. Tel from Seaford Tourist Information 01323 891750 Centre, Church Street, 01323 897426

Saturday 9th Seahaven Scouts Boot Sale Seaford Head Lower School, Steyne Road 8.30am sellers, 9am - 1pm buyers. Tel: 0844 414 6086 St Luke’s Summer Fete St Luke’s Church, Walmer Road 2 - 4pm. Birds of prey, tombola, raffle, facepainting, hot dogs, homemade cakes and more.

Tel: 01323 892443.

Seaford Twinning Association Bingo with Fish and Chips Council Chamber, 37 Church St 7.15 for 7.30pm. Admission £1, bingo games £1.50 each. Raffle.

BYO drinks. Fish and chips at cost. Book with Garry on 01424 201610 Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane, Seaford 8pm. Chris Marx Tel: 01323 890087 Saturday 9th - Thursday 21st Society of Sussex Painters Crypt Gallery, 23 Church St 10.30am - 4.30pm (closes 3pm on last day). The annual exhibition of this popular local group. Free admission.

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Saturday 9th - Thursday 21st ‘Östersund to Sussex and Back Again’, Lindy Dunbar anmd Joseph Davey Hop Gallery, Castle Ditch Lane, Lewes Tues - Sat 10.30am - 5pm, Sunday 12 noon - 5pm. Closed Monday. Life-drawings by Lindsay Dunbar (Sussex) and landscapes

by Joseph Davey (Sweden). Tel 01273 487744. www.hopgallery. com Sunday 10th Rotary Club of Seaford Boot Sale, Craft and Produce Market Martello Fields, Seaford 7.30am for sellers, £8 per car, £10 for produce market vendors. 9am - 1pm open to public. Free parking.

Tel: 01273 513162 or email: secretary@seafordrotary.org.uk Tennis Open Day at Seaford & Blatchington Tennis Club Belgrave Road 10am - 4pm. Adults and juniors welcome. Free coaching, ball machine, short tennis, speed gun, games and more.

Tel: 01323 892322 Cycle Seahaven Festival of Cycling The Salts Recreation Ground, Marine Parade 10am - 4pm. Free bike check, free demonstration rides on top-quality bikes, younger riders obsacle course, short family rides led at 11am and 2pm, BMX competitions, veteran cycle club with cycles and period costumes, cycle jumble, sports massage and bike riding skills demonstartions. Seahaven 100 riders depart 9am. For more details visit www.cycleseahaven. org.uk or tel Mr Cycles on 01323 893130

Wednesday 13th Seaford Women’s Institute Claremont Hall, Claremont Rd 2pm. Monthly meeting.

Seaford & District Stamp Club Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd 7.15pm. Meeting and talk.

Stamps beginning JKL. Talk on ‘Postcards of Seaford and Mont Saint Michel’ by Rosemary Holland and Roy Ferguson.

Tel: 01323 890699 www.seafordstampclub.co.uk Friday 15th Seaford Folk Club The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road 8pm. Mistaken Identity. Four fellas singing acapella to a variety of songs from folk to pop/rock. www.seafordfolkclub.com Saturday 16th Seaford & District Horticultural Society Summer Show & Coffee Morning St Leonard’s Church Hall, Church Lane, Seaford 10.30am - 12noon. Sponsored

by Diella’s. Sweet peas, roses and garden flowers. Entry £1 includes tea/coffee and biscuits.

Tel 01323 898733. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sdhs Lunchtime Concert St Leonard’s Church 1pm. Organ recital with david Force. Concert approx 1 hour.

Free and self-supporting with donations given by our generous audience.

Tuesday 19th National Open Garden Scheme Driftwood, 4 Marine Drive 11am - 5pm. Refreshments and exhibition of art and photographs. Entry £3. www.geoffstonebanks.co.uk National Trust Seaford Assoc.

Uppark House and Gardens For more details tel: 01323 892750 Wednesday 20th Seaford Museum & Heritage Society Midsummer Walk Blatchington 6pm. Led by Kevin Gordon.

Tickets tel 01323 898222 www.seafordmuseum.co.uk Friday 22nd Seaford Folk Club The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road 8pm. Greg Russell, a young, talented singer, guitarist and songwriter with a powerful, distinctive voice. www.seafordfolkclub.com The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Karaoke Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk

Saturday 23rd Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane, Seaford 8pm. Professions Quiz.

Tel: 01323 890087 The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Club Disco Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk Sat 23rd - Thurs 5th July ‘Architexture’, Natalie Martin and Cat Ingrams Hop Gallery, Castle Ditch Lane, Lewes Tues - Sat 10.30am - 5pm, Sun 12 noon - 5pm. Words, architecture, atmospheres, surfaces explored in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. Tel 01273 487744. www.hopgallery.com Sunday 24th Seaford Change4Life Day Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Rd 10am - 2pm. Tel: 01323 490011 Seven Sisters Challenge 8-mile Walk Meet at Seven Sisters Country Park, Exceat Starts 10am. Join us for an exciting cliff walk along the Seven Sisters via Friston Forest, East Dean and the cliffs. £10 adults, £5 under 16s. Contact Parkinsons UK 0844 2259843.

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Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane, Seaford 8pm. Out of the Blue Tel: 01323 890087

The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Random Tuesday 12th Seaford & District Horticultural Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk Society St Leonard’s Church Hall, Church Lane, Seaford Sunday 17th 9.30am. Full day coach outing. to Friends of Tidemills Community RHS Wisley. Tel 01323 898733.

Beach Clean www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sdhs Meet at Tidemills Beach 10am. For further information Probus Club of Seaford Seven Sisters Hotel, Alfriston Rd tel Jim Skinner on 01273 517291 12 noon for 1pm lunch. Monthly Driftwood Open Garden in aid meeting with 3-course meal and of St Wilfrids Hospice speaker. Tel: 01323 894858 or Driftwood, 4 Marine Drive 01323 894073 11am - 5pm. Tea and Cakes, Seaford Natural History Society garden decorations and plants for sale. Exhibition of Seven Sisters Country Park photographs, paintings and 2.30pm. Meet at Seven Sisters sculpture. Suggested entry £2 Country Park Haven side (pay or by donation. car park). Ref: TV518994. www.geoffstonebanks.co.uk Tel: 01323 491964, www.seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk

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Tuesday 26th Seaford Natural History Society Old Lodge Reserve, Ashdown Forest 2.30pm. Meet at Old Lodge Car Park (pay car park). Ref: TQ4693064. Tel: 01323 491964, www.seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk Olympic Champion, A Man of Courage: The Story of Eric Liddell Chyngton Methodist Church. Walmer Road 7pm. Come and see this great documentary film with refreshments. Free.

Wednesday 27th Seaford Gardening Club Crossway, Steyne Road 7.30pm. Talk by Christopher Horlock on ‘A Sussex Scrapbook’.

Tel: 01323 491331 www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sgc.

Thursday 28th Seaford & District Horticultural Society Seaford Baptist Church 7pm. Special social evening sponsored by Newberry Estate Agents. Entry by ticket only. Guest speaker Helen Yemm (gardening columnist for the Daily Telegraph) entitled ‘Downsizing without Tears’.

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Members and non-members welcome. Tickets members £3, non-members £5 in advance from Lesley Lambert 01323 491167 www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sdhs Friday 29th Seaford Twinning Association AGM Council Chamber, 37 Church St 7.15 for 7.30pm. Free admission.

BYO drinks, ‘American Buffet’ (bring a plate of food for a shared buffet. Raffle. Anyone interested in twinning and overseas links is welcome.

Seaford Folk Club The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road 8pm. Singers and Musicians. Our last night before the summer break - back on Sept 14th with another singers/musicians night. www.seafordfolkclub.com The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Quiz Night.

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk

Saturday 30th Seaford U3A Coffee Morning & Book Sale St Leonard’s Church Hall, Church lane 10am. Meet for tea, coffee and biscuits to chat about U3A and the 2012/13 programme and net a bargain at our ‘Bring & Buy Sale’ of second-hand books.

Non- members welcome.

Fundraising Cream Tea at Dymock Farm Dymock Farm, Chyngton Lane North, Seaford 2pm. Delicious homemade scones, cakes, jams and elderflower cordial. Archways Choirs will be performing, face painting and other activities. All profits for the Pevensey Project (oncology department) at Eastbourne DGH Seahaven Armed Forces Day Martello Tower, Esplanade, 2.30 - 4pm. Static parade at 3pm. Free concert featuring Seaford Silver Band. Seaford Museum will be open at 1.30pm with free admission for the afternoon. Tel 01323 894870 or 01323 899985 or email: 514928@talktalk.net

Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Diamond Anniversary Race Seaford Bay 4pm.

The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8pm. White Light Band A Very Merry England Amateur Concert St Leonard’s Church Hall 7 - 9pm. Violins, piano and songs. Refreshments during the interval. Free admission with retiring collection.

Saturday 30th - Sunday 1st July Seaford Football Festival Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Rd Sat 10am - 5pm for juniors.

Sun 1pm - 5pm for adults.

Tel 01323 490011 Saturday 30th - Thurs 5th July Seaford Art Club Art Exhibition The Crypt Gallery, 23 Church St 10.30am - 4.30pm daily. Works in oil, watercolour, acrylic, mixed media, pastel and collage. Tel: 01323 897943

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WHAT’S ON WEEKLY In & Around Seaford ARTS & CRAFTS

Eastbourne Moviemakers Club St Luke’s Parish Rooms, Stone Cross, Pevensey 1st & 3rd Weds: 7.45 - 9.45pm.

Members show videos, advice available, speakers on videorelated topics. For further details contact Julia Galvin 01323 507712 Little Acorn Machine Knitting Club Baptist Church, Belgrave Rd 2nd Fri of month: 2 - 4pm. Tel: Shirley Bone on 01323 492034 or email: shirleybone@ymail.com Newhaven Art Club Bishopstone Parish Hall Mons: 2pm. Members meet to paint and draw together with discussions, demonstrations, lifedrawing and sketching outdoors.

Annual subs. £25. Why not come along and see how you get on? www.newhavenartclub.org.uk Seaford Afternoon Flower Club St Luke’s Church Hall,Walmer Rd 3rd Thurs of month: 2.30pm.

Talks, demos, outings, etc. Past and new members welcome.

Visitors £4.50 inc. refreshments.

Tel Wendy: 01323 895832 Seaford Art Club Downs Leisure Centre Alternate Fri: 2 - 4pm. New members welcome of all levels.

If you would like to paint, this is the place for you.Come and join us. Tel: 01323 895223 Seaford Evening Flower Club St Luke’s Church, Walmer Rd 1st Thurs of month: 7 for 7.30pm demo. Affil. to NAFAS. New members welcome.

Visitors £4.50 inc. refreshments.

Tel: Marian 01273 515544 Seaford Photographic Society Chyngton Methodist Church Hall Fri: September to June. 7.45pm. www.seafordphotosoc.co.uk

clubs & organisations Air Cadets 1218 Sqn. Air Training Corps Transit Road, Newhaven Mon & Thurs: 7 - 9.30pm.

Aged 13 to 17 and interested in aviation? Come along any evening. Tel: 01273 513218

Civil Service Pensioners Alliance Blatchington House, Firle Road 1st Tues of month: 10am.

Seaford CSPA meeting. Friendly chat inc. group business and info

on pensions/benefits/ socials & days out. Refreshments.

Coffee Morning The Clinton Centre, Clinton Pl. Tues: 10.30am - 12pm. Coffee, tea and biscuit, 80p. The coffee morning will not be held for the duration of the building work at the centre. Sessions are expected to resume in July 2012.

Tel: 01323 873262 Coffee Morning & Bring and Buy St Luke’s Church Hall, Walmer Rd Weds: 10am - 12 noon Coffee Pot Chyngton Methodist Church Hall Thurs: 10 - 11.30am. Assorted items on sale. Disabled access.

Friendly atmosphere. Tel: 01323 897799 Encompass St Luke’s Church, Walmer Rd 3rd Mon of the month: 2 - 4pm. A variety of speakers, tea, sandwiches and cake. All welcome. Tel: 01323 891749 or 894608 or 872281.

Friendly Hour Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd Tues twice monthly: 2.30 - 3.30pm. Talks on a variety of subjects. Transport can be arranged. Tel: Rita Evans on 01323 896877 or email: ritaevans@hotmail.com

Seaford Head Probus Club Seaford Golf Club, Blatchington 1st Tues of month: Monthly lunch for members and guests.

Tel: 01323 896373 The Rotary Club of Seaford Seaford Golf Club, Firle Rd Weds: 12.45 for 1pm. Weekly meeting.

Royal Antidiluvian Order of Buffaloes. The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road Sun: 3pm. Weekly meetings Tel: 01323 325121 l.dmurray@yahoo.co.uk Royal Naval Association, Seaford Royal British Legion Club 1st Tues of month: 8pm. All serving and ex-service members and friends welcome.

St John Ambulance Headquarters, Little Place Lane Cadets Mon: 6.30 - 8.30pm.

(10 to 17 yrs) Badgers & Adults Tues: Groups not currently running. Tel: 07817 604279 Seaford Bonfire Society The White Lion Hotel, Claremont Road First Thurs of month: 7pm.

Membership and open committee meeting.

Seaford Book Group 4th Tues of month: 7.30pm.

‘Growing Old Disgracefully’ Grp. New members welcome.

The Archway & various venues Contact 2nd Fri of month: 2 - 4pm. seafordbooklovers@hotmail.

Monthly meeting including, talks, co.uk. for more information. discussions and outings. For Seaford Branch ESDA more details tel: 01323 490154 St Peter’s Hall, Blatchington Rd Lipreading Classes Last Weds of the month: St James’ Clubhouse 2.30pm. An afternoon for Tues mornings: Tel 01323 catching up with friends and 898628 email: bcarter29@ making new ones, with a btinternet.com raffle (items welcome please), Mitchell House Monday Tea sandwiches, cakes and drinks. All Club Lexden Drive welcome. Tel: 01323 896877 or Mon: 3 - 4.30pm. Tea, chat and email: ritaevans@hotmail.co.uk a game or two. 50p and extra Seaford Bridge Club charge to play games (for prize Downs Leisure Centre funding). Tel: 01323 891804 Tues:1.30 - 5pm. Duplicate Parish Tea Party St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Rd 3rd Mon of month: 3pm. Tel: 01323 895552 Probus Club of Seaford Seven Sisters Hotel, Alfriston Rd 2nd Tues of month: 12pm for 1pm lunch. Monthly meeting with 3-course meal and speaker.

Tel: 01323 894858 or 894073

bridge in a friendly atmosphere for intermediates and above.

Fri: 6.30 - 10pm. Duplicate bridge for intermediate and above. Tel: 01323 893022 Email:lesliefowle@tiscali.co.uk Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane Mon: Cribbage & Line Dancing.

Tues: Whist.

3rd Weds: Klondyke Whist.

Thurs: Tea Dance/Dance Classes Fri & Sun: 8.15pm. Bingo.

Last Sun of month: Shadows.

Tel: 01323 890087 Seaford Lecture & Literary Club St Leonard’s Church Hall, Church Lane Tues: 7.30 - 8.30pm. Illustrated lectures by well-known speakers on a wide range of subjects.

From Oct to March. Tel 01323 899932 or 893270.

Seaford Stroke & Caring Club St James’ Centre, Blatchington Rd Mons: 2 - 4pm. Slides, music, quizzes, bingo, tea and homemade cakes. Some transport available. Tel Joyce Woodgate: 01323 894547 Seahaven Branch of Royal Airforces Association Over 60s Club, Downs Leisure Centre 4th Tues of month: 7.30pm. All ex-members and friends of RAF welcome. Tel: 01323 894763 or come along.

Seahaven St John Ambulance Coffee Morning Headquarters, Little Place Lane 1st and 3rd Sats 10am - 12noon Southdown Bridge Club 60+ Club, Downs Leisure Cnt Weds: 6.30 - 9.45pm. Friendly duplicate bridge for any age.

Tel: 01323 892171/896236 SussexRoamAbility Last Sun of month: A club for disabled people who like to explore the countryside.

Contact 01323 892647 email: sheilamatthews99@aol.com, www.sussexroamability.co.uk Sussex Army Cadet Force No. 2 Platoon (Seaford) Old Scout Hut, Newlands School, Eastbourne Road Mon & Weds: 7 - 9.30pm. For ages 12 (school year 8) to18yrs.

For further information email ben.clay@serfca.org The Royal Society of St George Monthly events. Englands leading patriotic society. Patron HM The Queen. Contact Chairman 01323 899985 or email: 514928@talktalk.net.

The Wednesday Fellowship The Clinton Centre, Clinton Place, Seaford Weds: 2.30 - 3.30pm. Variety of speakers and subjects, musical afternoons, talks of local interest.

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Whist Drive St Thomas More Roman Catholic Church Hall Thurs: 1.45pm. Admission £2 inc. tea and biscuits. Tel: 01323 896412

community

East Dean Farmers’ Market East Dean Village Hall Weds: 10am - 12.30pm.

01323 423481 Exchange Community Garden Crouch Gardens next to the Peace Garden Weds: 9.30am - 1pm. All are welcome to visit, volunteer or just enjoy the garden.

Contemporary Choir Weds: 12.30pm. and 8pm. £5 per 1.5hr session.

Seaford Children’s Choir Thurs: 3.45. 5 to 8yrs and 9 to 12yrs. £4.

The Glee Choir Thurs: 7.45 - 9.15pm. £5.

Seaford Choral Society Cradle Hill School Mon: 7.15 - 9.15pm. Weekly rehearsals. Tel: 01323 492791 www.seaford-choral-society.com

U3A Recorder Group St James’ Clubhouse Weds: 2 - 4pm. Contact Maggie Jakeman on 01323 895552

Pre-School

Come and Play Kingswell, 115 -117 Vale Road Home of the Community Church Weds: 1.30 - 2.30pm. Free play sessions for parents with preschool children, school termtime only. Stay on for a drink.

Contact 01323 492833 or visit: www.kings-well.org.uk/kingswell/ new_pages/come_and_play.htm

Just Voices St Thomas More Church Hall, Sutton Road Mon: 2 - 3.30pm. Come and sing Humpty Dumpty Crèche with us! Tel 07788 166173, email: Parent & Toddler Group Newhaven Country Market monmaloney@googlemail.com Mercread Youth Centre, Hillcrest Centre, Newhaven Mercread Road Seaford Collective Choir Thursdays: 9.45am - 1pm.

Mon & Tues: Crèche: 9.15am Homemade produce, free-range Seaford Head Community 12.15pm. Children from 1 year. eggs, fresh fish, plants, crafts, café. College Tues: 3.30 - 4.30pm. 12 to 17yrs. £11 per session.

Mon: Parent & Toddler group: www.thearchway-seaford.co.uk Ladies’ clubs 1 - 3pm. First session free, £1 Seaford Handbell Ringers Seaford Martello WI per session. Tel Mary: 07890 St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd St Leonard’s Church Hall 486063 Weds: 10am - 12.30pm or 2 2nd Thurs of month: 7.30pm.

Parent and Toddler Group 4pm. New members welcome.

Tel: 01273 583484 St Peter’s Church Chapel Rms Tel Joe on 01323 893878 Seaford Sweethearts WI Tues: 9 - 11am. Open to all Seaford Little Theatre Claremont Hall, Claremont Rd Workshop & Social Evening 4th Tues of month: 8pm. Up sport & dance Steyne Road and coming events include 3D Circuits Weds: 7.30 - 10pm (except bingo social evening, first aid Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road during productions).

Set building, emergency, dress to suit your Weds: 7 - 8pm. Sat: 9 - 10am. shape. New members welcome. props and backstage activities.

Cardio and conditioning class Tel 01323 894304 www.seafordwi.co.uk suitable for beginners.

Tel: Claire on 01323 896600 or Seaford Musical Theatre Seaford Women’s Institute 07711 890956 Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road The Barn Theatre Tues & Thurs: 7.30pm.

Mon: 10am - 12pm. Art group Aerobics Rehearsals - new members Every other Mon: 2 - 4pm Shakespeare Hall, Newhaven welcome. Tel: 01273 581912 Play-Reading.

Tues: 6.30 - 7.30pm. All over Tues: 9.30 - 10.30am Tai Chi Seaford Musical Theatre Juniors body work-out. Tel Louise on 2 - 4pm Craft/Social group 07786 425758 The Barn Theatre Weds: 6 - 8pm. Rehearsals for 8 Aerobics For Beginners Seahaven (Afternoon) Trefoil to 17-year-olds. To book a place Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Rd. Guild Afternoon Meeting for rehearsals tel: 07710 426321 Tues: 6.30 - 7.30pm. Relaxed, St Leonard’s Church Hall or email: smtjuniors@hotmail.co.uk friendly and fun aerobic, 1st Tues of month: 2.30 4.30pm. Tel: 01323 897959 conditioning and body-toning Seaford Silver Band class. Tel: 07973 441074, Seahaven (Evening) Trefoil Guild The Annexe, Steyne Road bushellkelly@hotmail.com Evening Meeting Downs Leisure Weds: 8 - 10pm. Rehearsals.

New members welcome.

Centre Over 60s Club Alfriston Badminton Club Tel: 01323 892424 or 3rd Thurs of month: 7.30pm.

Pleasant Rise, Alfriston 07740 646386 visit www.

Tel: 01323 893250 Weds: 8 - 10pm. Small friendly seafordsilverband.co.uk group looking to expand its Seahaven Lioness Club membership. All standards Southdown Society of The Old Plough, Church St, welcome. Tel: 01323 645210 Recorder Players St James’ Seaford, Function Room Clubhouse Ballet, Tap, Modern Jazz & 2nd Tues of month: 7.30pm.

4th Sat of the month: 2 - 5pm.

Limbapop Nikki Bond School Monthly meeting. Tel: 0845 Contact Phoebe Williams of Dance St James’Clubhouse, 8332796 www.npslions.co.uk 01323 8943111or email: Blatchington Road. music & drama jgpwilliams852@btinternet.com Weds: Ballet & Limbapop. All The Archway Blatchington Rd ages inc adults.

U3A ‘Hotch-Potch Orchestra’ Tel 01323 897590 St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Rd. St James’ Clubhouse www.thearchway-seaford.co.uk Fri: 10am - 12 noon. Conductor Fri: Ballet, Tap & Modern Jazz. All Gospelish Choir ages. Free trial class. Tel: 01323 Pat White. Tel: Phyllys Merrifield Mon:12.30 - 2pm and 8 492795/07703 485348 on 01323 893882 9.30pm. £5 per session.

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Ballroom Blitz Shakespeare Hall, Newhaven Weds: 11am. Easy Ballroom/Latin steps without a partner.

Tel Louise on 07786 425758 Body Vibes Windover Fitness, nr Alfriston Mon: 10am. Weds: 7pm and 8pm, Thurs: 5.30pm, 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Tel: 01323 871554/07930 738034.

Body Works Seaford Baptist Church Fri: 1.30pm: All age circuits, 2.45 - 4pm: Older adult stretch & tone. £5 pp. Tel: 01323 871554/07930 738034.

Boxercise Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road Mon: 7-8pm. Boxercise for Beginners. Fri: Boxercise Advanced Padwork & Circuits.

Tel: Claire 07711 890956 or 01323 896600 Coreability Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road Mon & Thurs: 6 - 7pm. A mix of functional movement, pilates and yoga. Suitable for beginners.

Tel: Claire 07711 890956 or 01323 896600 Denton Indoor Bowls Club Denton Island, Newhaven Mon - Sun: 9am - 9pm. New members welcome. Tel 01273 305211 or 01323 873015 Kids Boxercise Seaford Primary School, Wilkinson Way Tues: 3.30 - 4.15pm. tel: 01323 896600 or 07711 890956 Line Dancing Scout Hut, Chichester Road Fri: 7 - 9pm. Beginners and improvers. Due to the building work at the Clinton Centre, classes are currently taking place at the Scout Hut. Tel Val on 01323 895760 Line Dancing Fri: 6 - 7pm Beginners, 7 - 9pm Intermediates at Mercread Youth Centre, Mercread Road Tues: Bishopstone Village Hall. 6 - 7pm Beginners, 6.30 - 8.30pm Intermediates. Tel Gina on 01273 470456 or 07810 245784 Line Dancing with Studio In Line Mon: 6.45 - 10pm. Seaford Constitutional Club. All levels. £4.70. Thurs: 10am - 12pm.

Downs Leisure Centre. All levels. £4.50. 6.45 - 7.45pm. Cradle Hill School. Absolute beginners. 7.45 - 9.30pm. Cradle Hill School. All levels. £4.70. Tel: 01323 873558

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Line & Tea Dancing Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane Thurs: Line Dancing.Tel: 01323 890087.

Tea dance with Peter Harvey.

Ballroom & Latin classes with Studio Tempo. Tel: 01273 476565 Meditation The Archway, Blatchington Rd Tues: 6.30 - 7.30pm. Simple breathing exercises, relaxation, guided visualisation and mediatation. £5 per session.

Starts 17th April. To book tel: Robin on 07956 555688 robinshellsilks@hotmail.co.uk Meditation The Yurt, side entrance Florence House, Southdown Rd Weds: 7.30 - 8.30pm. Discussion, meditation and OnenessDeeksha blessing.

Sun: 6.30 - 7.30pm. Meditation and Oneness-Deeksha blessing. £1 contribution by donation. Tel Marisha 07966 285221 Netball Club Juniors Seaford Head Sports Hall Mon: 6 - 7pm. Looking for new members, girls aged 11 to 16. £3. Tel Juliet Hayden on 07970 681746 Pilates The Archway Arts Centre, Blatchington Road Tues & Thurs evenings Weds, Thurs & Fri mornings Tel Tricia 07941 922129 www.pilatesofseaford.co.uk Pilates - Movement for Life Mon & Tues: 9.30am - Seaford small group. Tues: 7.30pm mixed ability, Alfriston War Memorial Hall. Thurs: 9.30am mixed ability, Chyngton School, Milberg Road. 7.30pm - Seaford small group. Tel 01323 873309 Seaford & District Folk Dance Group Sutton Hall, Downs Leisure Centre Mon: 7.45pm. New members welcome. Tel: 01273 516668 or 01273 585551 Seaford Kurlers Downs Leisure Centre Tues: 2 - 4pm. All welcome.

Tel: Mrs June Wood on 01323 895376 Seaford Netball Club Seaford Head Sports Hall 2nd & 4th Mon of the month: 7.30 - 9pm. New members welcome. £5. Tel 07724 956649 Seaford’s Playford Dance Group St Peter’s Church Hall Weds: 7 - 9pm. Dancing from past eras. Tel 01323 492310

Seaford Rugby Football Club Salts Recreation Ground Tues & Thurs: 7 - 9pm.

Recruiting new players for two teams in the Sussex leagues.

Come along or contact Paul Burns, club captain on 07732 202208 Seaford Rugby Football Club Junior Training Salts Recreation Ground Sun: 10.30am -12pm. Ages ranging from 6 to 16, a friendly but ambitious squad. Come along or tel 07818 438378 Seaford Table Tennis Seaford Head College Sports Hall, Steyne Road Thurs: 7 - 9pm. Players of all levels welcome.

Email: john.jrinst@gmail.com Stress and Relaxation The Archway, Blatchington Rd Thurs: 10.30 - 11.30am. Relax your body, calm your mind and take control of your life. Weekly drop-in sessions run by Pia Prince. Tel: 07432 429688 Swimming Lessons Newlands School, Eastbourne Rd Sat: Beginners: 9.15 - 9.45am, Improvers: 9.45 - 10.30am, Improver 2/advanced: 10.30 -11.15am. 6-week courses, £30.

Tel: 07989 455020

Zumba Alfriston School Mon: 7.30pm Mercread Youth Club, Seaford Tues: 10am. Thurs: 10am.

Shakespeare Hall, Newhaven Weds: 7.30 - 8.30pm.

The Trek Club, Blatchington Road, Seaford Fri: 7pm Tel Louise on 07786 425758

ABS Free Weight Loss Club Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road Weds: 6.30 - 7.30pm. Weekly weigh-ins. Motivational talks and advice. .Tel: 01323 896600

Arriba! Weight Loss Challenge WellnessWorks, 1st Floor, 38 Church Street Weds: 7.30 - 8.30pm. Join the fun!

Shape up for good health! For Zumba With Becky men and women of all ages, Chyngton School, Milberg Road shapes and sizes.Tel 01323 897671 Mon: 6.45 - 7.45pm and Facial Fridays WellnessWorks, 8 - 9pm.

1st Floor, 38 Church Street Hillcrest Centre, Newhaven Thurs: 7pm - 8pm. Discounts for Fri: Test our vitamin-enriched skin care range, nourish your loyal cards. Tel: 07892 884944 skin through diet and leave with Weight loss & a skin-care plan suited to your age and lifestyle. Call to book Beauty a free consultation on: 01323 12-Week Community Weight 897671 Loss Challenge Weight Watchers The Wellness Centre, 60 Plus Club, Downs Leisure 18 Church Street, Seaford Centre Tues & Thurs: 9.30am and 6.30pm. Open daily for wellness Mons: 9.45am. Join us and relax with a cup of coffee or tea. evaluations by appointment.

Leader Sally 01273 605749.

Tuesdays: skincare workshop Thursdays: sports nutrition talk www.weightwatchers.co.uk 7pm, all free - please book. Tel: Weight Watchers 01323 325060 or 07969 041865 Seaford Constitutional Club www.nutritionforall. co.uk Weds: 5.45pm. Come along and learn about ProPoints. Contact Sue on 07786 967000.

Wave Leisure Health Walks From Downs Leisure Centre Thurs: 10.30am. Tel: 01323 490011 Yoga Cross Way Church, Steyne Road Mon: 6.30 - 8pm. All levels and beginners welcome. Tel: Therese 07515 961327 or email: freeflowyoga@aol.com Yoga Classes for the Less Able St Peter’s Church, Belgrave Rd Thurs: 11am - 12pm. Organised by the Seaford Group of the Eastbourne & South Wealden Multiple Sclerosis Society. Led by a trained yoga teacher, exercises are designed for the floor and chair. £4 per lesson. For more info tel. 01323 492351 Yoga - Seahaven Yoga The Archway, 1 Blatchington Rd Weds: 6.30pm, Sat: 9.30am Summerhayes Centre, Marshall Lane, Newhaven Thurs: 6.15pm. Gentle traditional yoga. Tel 07983 622840/01273 512170 rosiewaters@tiscali.co.uk. www. vajrasatiyoga.co.uk www.yoga-portal.co.uk

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The removable and loop strips and a draw sheet with hook wedges firmly attach to buckles. Suitable in place with quick release the draw sheet is held pack with two Supplied in a complete for any type of single bed. made from high draw sheet. Wedges are wipe wedges and one cotton vapour permeable and density foam with a polyurethane, (35x8”). wedge measures 90x20cm clean cover. Each side £67.19 (£55.99) £63.59 (£52.99)

Bed Side Wedges Bed Side Crash Mat

Secure and comfortable, a this back rest adjusts to a number of positions from low, lying angle to an upright, sitting position. Maximum height of back 58cm (22 1/2”).

3/4”). Width 65cm (25 Depth 50cm (19 1/2”).

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£23.99 (£19.99)

V Shape Pillow

Bed Wedge

This foam wedge can be bed used to prop you up in and comfortably support Two you at different angles. wedges can be used together to provide back and leg support at the same time.

Size Supplied with a cover.

25x56x57cm (10x22x23).

5E2000

£29.99

This V shape pillow is to ergonomically designed it provide support just where in is needed. It can be used armchairs, high seat chairs or wheelchairs.

5E1000 Pillow 5E1005 Pillow Case

£12.99 £4.99

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This comfortable V shaped pillow is covered with an impermeable, breathable cover which has a surface which can be simply wiped clean. The cover is stretchy giving the pillow a pleasant feel and the inner polyester fill is robust. £24.99 5E1000 V Shape Pillow

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6F1000

This versatile bed and chair alarm system is an affordable tool to help manage patients at risk of falling or wandering. designed to be powered portable unit The monitor is a battery sensitive floor sensor pad and a pressure used with a bed or chair when it senses chair send an alarm signal pad. Both the bed and signal when it moved off the bed alarm the patient’s weight has or chair. The has moved off the bed senses the patient’s weight on to the pad. when the patient steps floor pad sounds an alert an adjustable delay adjustable and there is The alarm pitch can is alarms. switch to minimise false £129.99 £169.99 10G4405 Monitor £149.99 10G4410 Bed Sensor Pad £169.99 10G4411 Chair Sensor Pad 10G4412 Floor Sensor Pad

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single is designed to fit any normal section This electric mattress elevator raises and lowers the head divan bed. The motor simple side rails help to of a button. The optional of the bed at the touch an optional on the lifter. There is also elevator keep the mattress central in tandem with the mattress knee break which operates the knee in order to prevent to raise the mattress underneath is raised. the unit sliding down the bed when £514.80 (£429.00) 5G1210 Mattress Elevator £154.80 (£129.00) 5G1211 Optional Side Rails £214.80 (£179.00) 5G1212 Optional Knee Break

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Clubs & Organizations Seaford & Bishopstone Neighbourhood Watch Assoc. 52/53 Seaford & District Con. Club 25 Seaford Book Club 67 The Archway Studio 9 The Royal British Legion Club 27 Coach/Bus Services Victoria Travel (Sussex) Ltd 6 Computer Supplies, Support & Service PC & Mac Appleaide 66 Aquarius Dawn 66 Fonetastic 63 Ocean PCs 65 Oscar Computers 64 SBG Computers 65 Cooker & Dishwasher Repairs Access Repairs 57 Curtain Makers Sussex Curtains & Blinds 79 Design For Print The Hub 2 Discos Sophisticated Mobile Disco 5 Driving Instructors Buckle-Up School of Motoring 66 Drive The ‘Safe-Way’ 66 Door Supplies & Storage South Coast Sliding Doors 91 Electricians & Suppliers ABE Alan Bower Electrical 58 Allcott-Wells Electrical Ltd 60 Ashley Electrical South East Ltd. 61 DJB Service Ltd 54 J K Pope & Sons Ltd 60 S R Davis & Sons 45 Estate/Letting Agents Rowland Gorringe 108 Tamar Lettings 29 Family Tree Research Stuart Cameron-Waller 75 Fashion/Hats/Accessories Minnie Boutique 71 Financial/Mortgage Advice Premier Independent Services 72 Flooring & Fitting James Lawrence 4 Funeral Directors Cooper & Son 50 Gardening/Landscaping/ Supplies/Services/Furniture Catkins 35 External Room 65 Greentopia 44 Horizon Landscapes 36/38 Inside Out 94 J-W Landscapes 42 K P Landscapes 31/37 Lime Landscapes Ltd 48 Mays Terracotta 41 Orchard House Designs 35 Seahaven Services 93 Sussex Grange 40 Suttons Groundcare 31 Garage Doors Burnage Garage Doors 49 Gas/Heating/Plumbing Amethyst Plumbing & Heating 54 Best Connections 55 DEgan Gas Services 55 Dave Butler DJB Service Ltd 54 George Ward Plumbing/Heating 57 Michael Upton 55 S R Davis & Sons 45 Tim Davies 43 Gifts & Gift Shops Affinity Gems 71 Caburn Tea Rooms 29 Family Tree Research 75 Lesley Harvey Caricatures 67

Glazing/Windows Just Like New 49 Hairdressers D’vynas 21 Ocean Cuts 20 Phoenix Hair & Beauty 4 Salon 19 21 Short Cuts Barber Shop 57 Strandz Hair Design 19 Handyman Services Handy Manda 94 Inside Out 94 JDC’s Handyman & Decorating 94 Seahaven Services 93 Health Services Acupuncture Naturally 15 Dave Peachey Physiotherapy 13 Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy 11 East-West Acupuncture 16 Seaford Chiropody & Podiatry 15 Sussex Eyecare 14 The Foot Specialists 14 The Wellness Centre 15 WellnessWorks 16 Your Natural Balance 13 Ink Cartridge Supplies Badger Inks Ltd 62 Ironing Service All Home Cleaning Services 98 Dolly Char Domestic Cleaning 101 Jewellers Affinity Gems 71 Marks 70 Z Jewellers 71 Job/Business Vacancies Blatchington Court 103 Locksmiths Andy Anderson 39 Manicures & Pedicures Absolute Beauty 21 Phoenix Hair & Beauty 4 Massage Absolute Beauty 21 Haven Therapies 18 Your Natural Balance 13 Mobility Supplies Clearwell Mobility 102 Museums/Galleries Seaford Museum 97 Open Gardens Driftwood 36 8 Sandgate Close 33 Opticians Sussex Eyecare 14 Painters/Decorating Arkwell Services 85 Brush Strokes Ltd. 83 JDC’s Handyman & Decorating 94 Paint Perfect 83 S R Davis & Sons 45 Tim Davies Building Services 43 The Cottage Decorators 83 Therin & Son 85 Paving/Pointing/Stone Work A N Groundwork 43 David Tickner Pointing Specialists 46 Horizon Landscapes 36/38 J-W Landscapes 42 K P Landscapes 31/37 PN Paving Supplies 40 Pet Supplies & Services Headland Cattery 82 Pet Au Pair 82 Pad 2 Pad Pet Transport & Dog Walking 107 Telephone Supplies/Repairs Fonetastic 63 Photographers/Supplies Buckland Photographic 62 Seahorse Photography 94

Plumbing Services see Gas Property to Buy/Rent Isle of Wight Holiday Bungalow 28 Rowland Gorringe 108 Tamar Lettings 29 Radio Stations Seahaven FM 56 Recycling Green Waste Horizon Landscapes Ltd 36 Removals & Storage Britannia Beckwith 86 R Ranger Removal & Storage 87 S J Hampton 87 Restaurants/Café/Public Houses†/Take-Aways* Caburn Tea Rooms 29 Ollivers Restaurant 26 Seaford & District Con. Club 25 The Bengal Palace* 24 The Hampden Arms† 26 The Office Bar & Club 29 The Pavilion 27 The Royal British Legion Club 27 The White Lion Hotel† 24 Roofing Services Headway Roofing 46 Rooms For Hire Seaford & District Con. Club 25 The Archway Studio 9 The Royal British Legion Club 27 Signage The Hub 2 Solar Panel Installation ABE Alan Bower Electrical 58 Icarus Solar Power 58 Solicitors Barwells 75/78/81 Mayo Wynne Baxter 76 Sport, Dance & Exercise Gingerfit 10 Nikki Bond School of Dance 12 Pilates of Seaford 12 Pilates - Movement for Life 12 Seaford/Blatchington Tennis Club 8 Seaford Golf Club 10 Seahaven Yoga 17 South East Mountain Biking 9 Zumba with Becky 13 Tarot Readings For Guidance & Direction 3 Taxi Services Seahaven Cabs 3 Television Services R S Aerials 59 Seaford Television 59 Teleview 61 Tiles & Tiling Services Inside Out 94 STC 92 Tim Davies Building Services 43 Theatres/Productions ‘In The Mood’ Barn Theatre 72 Tuition Cakes by Design Classes 77 Jax Max Personal Tutor Service 65 Washing Machine/ Tumble Drier Repairs Access Repairs 57 Waste Removal Greentopia 44 Horizon Landscapes Ltd 36 Suttons Groundcare 31 Website Designers Aquarius Dawn 66 Graphicz Ltd 64 Ocean PCs 65 Oscar Computers 64 Weight Loss Hypnoband 11 The Wellness Centre 15 WellnessWorks 16

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