Seaford Scene February 2013

SEAFORD Scene February 2013 Issue 70

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Welcome Welcome to the February 2013 issue of Seaford Scene. February already? I’ve only just put the Christmas decorations away!

Nevertheless, I’m already noticing that the days are getting longer, and the nights are getting shorter, which is all good news.

So February, the beginning of Lent, of course, with Shrove Tuesday on the 12th, and then a celebration of love with Valentine’s Day on the 14th. In this issue we begin a new series of monthly articles on ‘Butterflies of Seaford and Surrounding Area’, see page 68 for the first instalment. The spring Neighbourhood Watch Association newsletter is also published on page 14 and both Seaford Little Theatre and the Synergy Theatre are putting on productions this month, see pages 50 and 74 for more details.

Enjoy your February issue.

“Love is in the air!”

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4 Rotary Club of Seaford 6 St James’ Trust 8 Inner Wheel Club of Seaford 11 Annual Women’s World Day of Prayer 12 Seahaven Lioness Club 14 Seaford and Bishopstone Neighbourhood

Watch Association Newsletter 17 Local Church Offers Free Financial Makeover 21 Youth Showcase Filling Up Fast 22 Young Carers Enjoy Magical

Christmas Party 27 Hellebores and Half-past-Tenses 32 East Blatchington Lectures 36 Seaford’s Famous Residents 38 Safer Internet Day 44 Who’s Who In Seaford?

46 Sudoku 50 Seaford Little Theatre’s

‘The Titfield Thunderbolt’ 55 Seaford Kurlers 58 Café Wave at The Downs Leisure Centre 63 A View From The Potting Shed 65 Seaford Gardening Club 66 Seaford Tree Wardens: Helping Trees

to Live 68 Butterflies of Seaford & Surrounding Area 68 The Language of Flowers 74 The Synergy Theatre’s ‘Anne Boleyn’ 79 Seaford Musical Theatre Juniors

‘Food for Thought’ 79 Seaford Martello Rotary Club 82 The Future’s Bright for Seaford

Netball Club 84 Running Commentary...

90 Who, What, Where & When In February 93 What’s On At The Hop? 94 What’s On Monthly page 94-95 95 Crossword 96 What’s On Weekly page 96-99 100 ‘Lucky John’ A Short Story by Alan Morton Cover photo by Sarah Sands

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Rotary Club of Seaford The main focus of our attention recently was the Christmas Sleigh, and this year we raised a total of over £8,700, a new record. Earlier in the year we made modifications to the sleigh to make it more ecolologically friendly and cheaper to run in the long term, which has been achieved by fitting an inverter (which provides power from the car to the sleigh) and low-power lighting. As a result the sleigh looked better than ever with the LED lights giving a much brighter effect, and it was wonderful to see the joy on the children’s faces when the sleigh came into view. We took Father Christmas and his sleigh out on 19 evenings during December, and they were also in Broad Street each Saturday morning and on Christmas Eve morning.

All of this required considerable resources, and we are extremely grateful to our partners, and to friends of our Club, who helped us to make this possible. But, most of all, we thank the people of the town for their support and generosity to enable us to achieve a new record amount, all of which will be used to benefit the town and its people in some form.

Also in December, Santa surprised the children by making an unexpected flying visit to the Good Times Pre-School, based at the Cradle Hill School site. After the initial excitement, Santa talked to the children, explaining the need for leaving out carrots for Rudolph and other useful tips. He then answered many interesting questions from his audience. Soon it was time to leave, because Santa had a very full diary at that time of year, but not before leaving a large sack of presents to be given out later.

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Seaford Primary School asked us for help to enable 98 children from the school to sing as part of a choir of 8,000 voices at the O2 arena on Tuesday, 15th January 2013. This concert, arranged by Young Voices, is one of a series also taking place in Sheffield, Birmingham and Manchester which raise funds for CLIC Sargent, FareShare, and the Young Voices Foundation.

To get the Seaford Primary School students to the venue costs £1,170. As a result, President Paul Vaesen went along to a concert for Heartsease at the school on Friday 7th December (thoroughly enjoying the experience) to present a cheque for £300. This donation, with help from Heartsease too, meant that the target was met. Heartsease exists for those who are alone, usually through bereavement. Although based at Seaford Baptist Church, anyone in the Seaford area may join.

We have again supported the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance with a donation of £500 to help with their considerable running costs. We were pleased to receive an informative letter of thanks together with a Certificate of Appreciation.

Seaford Rotary Club Announces Young Musicians Competition After last year’s successful first competition, the Rotary Club of Seaford intends to make its contest to find the Seaford Young Musician of the Year an annual event. This year’s competition, which is open to both instrumentalists and vocalists, will be held at Newlands School on Sunday, 3rd March. Entrants will be required to perform a piece of music of their own choosing and lasting not more than five minutes. Entry is free, and is open to students aged 11 to 17 who either live or go to school in Seaford, and closes on 10th February, or earlier if all available places are filled. Full details may be obtained from the Rotary Club’s website www. seafordrotary.org.uk or from Rotarian Jim Anderson on 01323 492846.

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ST JAMES’ TRUST On behalf of the Trustees, I ‘d like to thank all the people and clubs of Seaford who have helped the Trust keep up its service to our clients by donating funds, in a very difficult year. We have to thank Pat Case for organising the collections at Sainsburys and Jean Staff for taking on the Drop-In. Jill has stepped up and taken on the bookings and is helping to run the office. Viv Reynolds has decided to do one day a week in the office and hopes to spearhead the raising of major funding in 2013. Janet White and her ladies must be mentioned for their usual fantastic Lunch Club on Tuesdays, although sadly we have lost some of the members.

The charity shop takings are up, and the ladies have also made money from disposing of the unsaleable items as rags.

Colin Hammond has once again been a brick, assisting with the technical side of negotiations over the Gym Building, and he has taken on the roster for drivers and escorts. All the drivers and escorts who man the minibus are also doing a great job. To those volunteers that I have not named, we appreciate all that you do for the Trust. We really do need more drivers and escorts if you have time to spare.

We are very pleased to welcome Charles and Elizabeth who have taken up the baton and restarted the monthly musical Friday; the first one was very well received and attended, so Charles will be carrying on entertaining us on the last Friday of each month. Please come along and support him. We will be providing the minibus and for a donation we will collect you and take you home.

The debacle with the local builder and the Gym Building was finally sorted out in court, but although we were awarded costs by the judge, the man’s reaction was to laugh and tell us he was quite happy to go bankrupt, again, rather than pay us anything what a charmer. The future of the Gym Building is now in the hands of a reputable local agent, who will hopefully be arranging planning permission and putting the site on the open market to obtain the highest possible price. This is intended to free capital and enable us to carry out very urgent work on our elderly buildings. The sale is quite urgent as another year has passed without any proper maintenance work being done. If it had not been for a rapid response from Steve Silver (Inside Out), our local caring jobbing builder, we would have been flooded out twice and the broken gate at the back would have cost a fortune to fix. Steve has taken on the Trust as his charity - a true friend.

Over the next two years we have to move the gas meter and the old gym electricity supply, sort out the mains water

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feed into the Clubhouse, rebuild the lift room, rebuild the mortuary, replace the heating, decorate the outside and inside of the Clubhouse, replace doors and windows, resurface the car park; these and many smaller jobs must be all funded, and soon. Colin and I will be putting a plan of priority to the Management Committee as soon as we know what funds are available.

We said goodbye to three Trustees last year: Ken and Doreen Davies and Maggie Gentry, and John Creasey had to leave the Management Committee. Viv Reynolds has joined the Trustees and Rita Scarfe has joined the Committee as Seaford Town Council representative and is taking a lively interest in our wellbeing.

The new minibus finally arrived in February 2012 and has proved, in the main, a popular addition. In the interests of raising our profile, we have had two previous articles in Seaford Scene, two ‘appearances’ on the local Seahaven Radio, I have given two talks to local clubs, and in January, I gave a talk at the Tuesday Probus Club. Janet had good coverage for the Christmas Lunch in the local press. It is up to all of us to mention St James’ at every opportunity!

I am now in my third year as Chairman of the Trust.

We need to find a Vice-Chair soon as I wish to split the Chairman’s job from that of the MD/Administrator.

I hope to be able to hand over the Chair in July 2013 so that I can concentrate on the refurbishment of the Clubhouse and oversee the sale of the gym.

A date for your diaries: Haven Guitars are holding their concert at Peacehaven Meridian Community Centre on Wednesday 13th March for our benefit, and we will supply and sell refreshments. We are very grateful to Clive for his continuing support.

The Mayor of Seaford has chosen us as one of her charities for her year in office and she and her consort Liz have been staunch supporters over the year attending several of our events. We thank her for generating extra income for the Trust. We still need to find at least one more Trustee, so please bear this in mind if you know someone suitable.

Trustees do not need to be active volunteers, but need an ability to see the greater picture and help guide the Trust into the future.

If you are interested in giving some time as a volunteer or would like to know more about the Trust and what we do please telephone 01323 492800 between 9am and 1pm or go to our website: www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/SJT/com.htm With best wishes for 2013, Bryan Turner, Chairman

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Seahaven Lioness Club Seahaven Lioness Club wish the people of Seaford a very Happy New Year. As promised in last month’s report there follows a list of all the charitable donations the Club has made during 2012:

Local Groups: Seaford Over 60’s Club, Waves Family Support Centre,Mayor of Seaford’s Charity Fund, Seaford Kurlers, RNLI Newhaven, Seaford Downs Syndrome Support Group, Sussex Air Ambulance, Provision of Peacehaven Young Mayor’s Chain of Office, Tideway School Presentation Evening, St John Ambulance Seahaven Division,1st Newhaven Brownies, Peacehaven War Memorial Fund, Purchase of a patients’ suggestion box for Seaford Health Centre.

National Charities: Salvation Army welfare work, Blind Veterans UK (formerly St Dunstan’s), Royal British Legion, Music and the Deaf.

We have also supported various Lions Clubs International Projects, both within the UK and around the world: Libra – a Lions-funded medical facility in London researching blood disorders, District Shoebox Appeal – sends much-needed items to an area of Belarus still suffering the effects of the Chernobyl explosion, Lions International Measles Vaccination Programme, PAUL – we joined with NPS Lions

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Club to purchase a Portable Aqua Unit for Lifesaving, which can be sent to disaster areas where water supplies are cut off or polluted.

St Asaph Flood Relief appeal.

Since the Asian tsunami of 2004, we have also held a fund to provide sponsorship for children in Sri Lanka orphaned by the tsunami. In 2012 we sent off the last of this fund to be allocated by the local Sri Lankan Lions Club.

All this has been possible thanks to the support and generosity of the people of Seaford, Newhaven and Peacehaven, for which we continue to be extremely grateful.

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

INTRODUCTION

Newsletter Winter 2012/13

We welcome you to our second ‘intermediate’ newsletter, which is produced to fill the long gap between our hand-delivered autumn and spring editions, and trust you will find it informative.

LOCAL CRIME

We regret to have learnt that there have been a number of burglaries in Seaford over the past few months. The majority were carried out in the early evening and when the homeowners were away, either on holiday or out at work late, with entry being gained at the rear of the property. The local Police and ourselves urge you to make your homes appear as ‘lived in’ as possible, especially after dusk, and to consider having internal lights set up on timers; install movement detection external security lights; keep jewellery, laptops and high value belongings out of view; keep all doors and windows securely fastened; remove anything that could assist a break in at the rear; consider an approved burglar alarm system; arrange for a trusted friend or neighbour to make regular visits if you are away on holiday, and to park a car on your driveway.

NO COLD CALLING ZONE AND DOOR/WINDOW NOTICES

We distributed nearly 8,000 No Cold Calling notices with the Autumn 2012 Newsletter and we would encourage you to display one in a visible position if you are able; there are spares available at the police station desk if anybody still requires one.

The Zone has been in operation for 10 months and is proving successful in reducing the incidents and harassment from unwelcome cold callers.

East Sussex Trading Standards are carrying out a survey to judge the effectiveness of the Zone, so we would be pleased to hear from you if you have any comments or incidents to share. Further details will follow in subsequent Newsletters.

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Please remember, the Cold Calling Zone does not prevent a trader calling on you, but they must leave immediately if you request them to go away. If they do not leave, they are committing an offence and you may summon the Police for assistance. Some of them operate a scam whereby they notify the police call centre in Lewes that they are in the area and get a reference number of the call, and then try and convince you they have police permission to trade. Please do not fall for this ploy; it is just a sneaky way to gain your confidence.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

We are taking this opportunity to advise you of our forthcoming Annual General Meeting, which is an open meeting where we carry out the formal process of presenting the 2012 chairman’s report, treasurer’s accounts and the election of officers, etc. for 2013. It will be held on Thursday, 21st March 2013 at 7pm in St Leonard’s Church Hall. There will be a guest speaker and light refreshments will be served. We cordially invite, and encourage, all members to attend.

POLICE PANEL MEETINGS

The chairman and committee support the police panel meetings and ensure we are represented at each meeting. The panel meetings are a chance for you to meet your local police community support officers and to discuss and raise any local issues with them in an informal setting. At the time of writing, the next meetings are as follows, and they are held at three monthly intervals: West Area: 31st January 2013, 7pm at Bishopstone Church Hall.

East Area: 19th February 2013, 7pm at the Vale Road Community Centre.

Central Area:13th March 2013, 6pm at the Police Station, No 37 Church Street.

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YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS/MEMBERSHIP FOR 2013

Towards the end of 2012, we had just over 850 subscribers on record, but these all lapsed on 31st December and a new membership year commenced on 1st January. Approximately 600 members renewed in advance and our aim for 2013 is to boost membership to 1000 by the end of the year. If you have not yet renewed your membership, or would like to join for the first time, we invite you to use the form at the bottom of this newsletter. The subscriptions are very modest - £3 per household per year, £2 if the household includes a senior citizen. We must also remind you that we now only send our regular email updates to paid-up members.

The more subscribers we have, the more impact and influence we can have on local issues, add support to local crime fighting and keep Seaford and Bishopstone a pleasant place to live.

SECRETARY/PUBLICITY OFFICER and DELIVERERS

The association is run by a small committee, and we would be very grateful if anybody would be willing to assist us by becoming our secretary, to help with the administration of meetings, etc., or our publicity officer, to assist with the publication and distribution

of the newsletters. You do not need to be an expert in these areas, but would need to be able to devote a few hours a month to the cause. The role might appeal to a student who wants to gain some admin experience or bolster their CV, etc, with voluntary work.

We are also always looking for additional newsletter ‘deliverers’ and would be pleased to hear from anybody who could deliver locally twice a year.

(If you don’t receive a printed copy of the spring and autumn newsletter, it is probably because noone has volunteered to deliver in your road! But, even if you do receive a copy, maybe you would be willing to deliver in an adjacent road?) Please do not hesitate to contact the chairman if you feel you could help in any of these capacities.

OUR CONTACT DETAILS

Chairman, Mark Brown: mfmb946@o2.co.uk 01323 893861 Treasurer, Richard Bosworth: sandbnhw@aol.com 01323 492506 Membership Secretary, Martin French: martin.french@post.com 01323 873946 Website: www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/nhw Email: sandbnhw@aol.com

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The third Monday of January is commonly known as ‘Blue Monday’ due to the combination of postChristmas blues, cold dark nights and the arrival of unpaid credit card bills. This makes it the ideal time for a local church - one of 400 such in the UK - to offer free courses to help those in difficulties to get their New Year finances in order.

Seaford Baptist Church is running the CAP Money Course following training from the debt charity Christians Against Poverty.

CAP Money coach, and member of the congregation, Fran Allen, said: ‘We are putting on this course because we know how financial worry can mess up relationships and caused havoc with health and wellbeing.’

‘The CAP Money Course is there to debt-proof families against this kind of stress and with something like a third of us having relied on credit to get us through Christmas, it might be the best resolution we can make going into 2013.’

The confidential sessions comprise three hours spread over three weeks and help people to create a household budget, prioritise spending, begin saving and re-organise their banking. It is designed to be helpful to anyone, whether unemployed, receiving benefits, working, self-employed, retired, newly married or recently divorced.

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‘More than 20,000 people have enjoyed these debt prevention sessions across the UK in the past few years and it’s helped bring them real peace of mind – which we think is a good way to start the New Year.’

To book onto courses coming soon, call Seaford Baptist Church office on 01323 896009 or e-mail Fran or Bill Allen on wja@clara.co.uk Courses are currently planned for Saturday mornings, but other times may be arranged to meet demand.

To find out more about CAP nationally, visit www.capdebthelp.org

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A wide range of organisations will be attending the Youth Showcase event on Saturday 2nd March 2013 at Seaford Baptist Church. All the organisations offer activities for young people aged 11 to 18. Carolyn Lambert said, ‘Vicky Martin and I hope that this will be a fantastic opportunity for young people to see what is on offer for them in Seaford. I think we have managed to contact all our local organisations but if you do offer something for young people of this age group and we haven’t contacted you, please do get in touch.’

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Young Carers Enjoy Magical Christmas Party Thirty local Young Carers had a magical start to their Christmas, thanks to the Newhaven, Peacehaven & Seaford Lions Club.

At the Young Carers’ Club in Laughton, Care for the Carers organised a fun-filled Christmas party for young people, aged 8 to 18 years old, who look after a family member who couldn’t manage without their help.

They enjoyed some extraordinary magic by Magician John Schofield, friend of the Lions Club, and received a surprise Christmas present to take home at the end of the evening.

Ashley-Marie Brunton, Young Carer from South Chailey said, ‘The Magician was very good with his tricks. He was very comical and could relate well to us young carers with young jokes’. Jennifer Twist, Chief Executive at Care for the Carers, explained, ‘Sadly, for many young carers Christmas can be just like any other day. National research tells us that a third of Young Carers provide

over six hours of care on Christmas day. It was important for us to organise a treat for local young carers so that they could have some time to get together and have fun.

On behalf of everyone at Care for the Carers, I would like to thank the Newhaven, Peacehaven and Seaford Lions club for their generous support, and John Schofield for providing such wonderful entertainment.’

Care for the Carers helps families to get support in order to reduce Young Carers’ responsibilities. As well as clubs and activities, young people can speak to a support worker about any worries or problems. The charity is seeking support from the local community to maintain clubs, activities and schools work – if you can help by volunteering, fundraising or making a donation, they would love to hear from you.

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Care for the Carers is the carers’ centre for East Sussex, providing information, advice and support to anyone in East Sussex who looks after a family member or friend who couldn’t manage without their help. If you are an unpaid carer, you can find out more at www.cftc.org.uk or by calling 01323 738 390.

Photo: Front NP&S Lions Club Vice President Paul Burchett and from left to right: Young Carer Kira Haines, Lewes; Ashley-Marie Brunton, South Chailey; Luke Blanchard, Ringmer and Tad Urbanowicz, Forest Row also Care for the Carers Young Carers Worker Sarah Goldsmith, Lion President Gloria Lazarus and Friend of Lions Magician John Schofield.

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Hellebores and half-past-tenses The most interesting and enjoyable gardens have something in flower all year long and we’re delighted to report that the Exchange community garden at The Crouch is a glowing example.

At the time of writing, two days into the New Year, our splendid hellebore bed is coming into vigorous life, with glorious fat buds and luscious new leaf growth.

Must be all that rain! Chatting inside the polytunnel over tea, biscuits and leftover mince pies – elevenses tend to become half-past-tenses in the winter – we had been discussing when the bed would be looking its best, whether that would be February or March, but if our fickle seasons can be second-guessed we would say join us any time now for a great show of various varieties.

Our enthusiastic garden team has increased by two, so welcome Jan and Dan. Jan is proving a dab hand at everything and has quite a few ideas of her own – just what we welcome! – and Dan is something of a woodwork expert so we hope to be putting him to work making bird and bat boxes, and making some troughs which we shall ask our horticultural college students to plant up... so if anyone has any wood to spare, or suitably sized offcuts, we would love to hear from you.

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Joe for those delicious Christmas party pizzas. Lest you think it’s all eating, drinking and admiring past work in the garden, though, we are braving whatever weather the winter throws at us, tidying up, cutting back and preparing beds for the first sowings. The seeds we have ordered are arriving and by the time you read this the first real signs of spring will be here.

Do come and see for yourselves on Wednesdays from 9.30am to 12.30pm when our gates will be wide open in greeting.

The Garden Team Photo: Our first hellebore greeted the New Year.

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SEAFORD MUSEUM and HERITAGE SOCIETY Wednesday, 13th February at 2:30pm

“Sussex Churches”

An illustrated talk by Kevin Gordon In the Tower Admission £2.00 or Members £1.00 Wednesday, 20th February from 10:00 to 12:00

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Group visits are available at other times by appointment Archives are open on the first Sunday afternoon of each month Tel: 01323-898222 www.seafordmuseum.co.uk Postal address: P.O.Box 2132, Seaford, BN25 9BH (The SatNav address code is BN25 1JH)

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East Blatchington LectureS

St Peter’s Church, Belgrave Road The first of this year’s lectures will be on 5th March in the Chapel Rooms at St Peter’s Church at 2.30pm. This will herald the return of the very clever Kay Blackburn, the well-known local art historian. Her subject will be Michelangelo. (The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo below).

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Kay’s talks are always very popular and you are strongly advised to book your ticket in advance either, by purchasing them from Stephen Newbury, the estate agents in Church Street, or you can send me a stamped addressed envelope at 59 Sherwood Road, Seaford, BN25 3ED. There will be a limited number on the door but space will be reserved for the tickets already sold.

This is due to your great support of the lectures.

You can book all five lectures at once only from me.

The cost is £5 per lecture and includes tea.

Just to remind you we have Norman Baker, our MP, on 2nd April, Alan Walters will be talking about trains and the Channel Tunnel on 7th May, FR Andrew Mayes will be talking about the wonder of Icons on 4th June and we will be finishing with Peter James, best-selling author on 2nd July.

May I thank you all for your support. Shirley Linsell

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QualitySolicitors Barwells For friendly and professional advice come to QualitySolicitors Barwells where we can help you with: - Wills, Trust and probates - Sales and purchase of property - Matrimonial and divorce - Financial affairs - Accident claims Newhaven Eastbourne Seaford Peacehaven 01273 514213 01323 411505 01273 582271 01323 899331

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Matrimonial clinics are held at our Seaford, Eastbourne and Peacehaven offices during lunchtimes and early evenings every month.

Please telephone the relevant office for available appointment times.

SEAFORD’S FAMOUS RESIDENTS MARK ANTHONY LOWER Mark Antony Lower will be remembered as the historian who established the Sussex Archaeological Society in 1846.

At the age of 17 he started teaching at a school in East Hoathly and at the ripe old age of 19 years, he established a school in Alfriston. He moved to Pelham Road, Seaford in 1867 where he wrote extensively about the history of the town.

Lower Drive in Seaford is named after him.

By Kevin Gordon Seaford Museum Winter Opening: Sundays and Bank Holidays, 11am to 1pm and 2.30pm - 4.30pm.

Group visits are available at other times by appointment. Tel: 01323 898222

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Time for take off for Sussex businesses A second runway at Gatwick is just one of the options being considered to increase the UK’s airport capacity. While decisions made in 2013 will affect Sussex’s long term economic prospects, the various options are likely to remain grounded for some years.

Sir Howard Davies is leading a commission to examine the scale and timing of additional capacity for UK aviation. The final report is due in the summer of 2015, shortly after the next general election. Even if ministers were to accept the proposals immediately statutory and planning requirements will take time and any additional runway or airport is unlikely to be completed until the mid 2020s at the absolute earliest.

Nevertheless 2013 will be a key year in the process. By the end of the year the Davies Commission is to make an initial report, dispensing with unfeasible options. Any contender hoping to be considered must be included as a viable option at this stage.

Gatwick Airport is proposing a second runway for which its Chief Executive Stewart Wingate says it has “the space, capability and access to financial resources”. He adds that a new runway would allow the airport to compete and grow, which he says will add to the choice available to passengers. Given the ongoing investments made in the airport one would perhaps not expect anything other than an expansion plan, but what are the implications for Sussex and the region, as a whole?

The Institute of Directors nationally has backed proposals for a second runway at Gatwick as well as a third (and fourth) at Heathrow. It also argues that further infrastructure investment – especially in the rail network – will be vital to take full advantage of any increased aviation capacity.

Any such major infrastructure projects will have a significant economic impact during construction.

There will also be long-term economic consequences for those regions which are either selected or rejected in the final proposals. In Sussex, for example, the economic landscape, as well as the physical one, will look very different if Gatwick has a second runway compared to all the extra capacity going to Heathrow, or even an entirely new “Boris Island” airport on the Thames Estuary.

There are other issues of course, not least of which will be the environmental impacts of any decision.

Any scheme will have winners and losers, and the merits of each proposal will look very different depending on your perspective.

At this consultation stage groups and individuals across the country are being encouraged to look at the options, consider their views and make them known. Various groups are already in communication with the interested airports and can pass on opinions, but anyone can make their own submissions to the Davies Commission at airports.enquiries@airports.gsi.gov.uk. Whatever your thoughts it is time to make them heard.

Dean Orgill, Chairman at Mayo Wynne Baxter, is a non Executive Director of Gatwick Diamond Initiative, a member of the Brighton & Hove Economic Partnership and speaks on policy matters for Institute of Directors, Sussex.

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Safer Internet Day: 5th February The tenth annual Safer Internet Day takes place on 5th February, and is designed to help everyone use the internet and other new technologies safely and responsibly.

Passwords are the first line of defence against cyber criminals. Long passwords that use numbers, symbols and mixed-case letters, are the most secure. Use a different password for each of your important accounts and change them regularly.

Malware is a type of computer programme that can be installed on your machine without your knowledge.

It can be used to try to access your personal information, or to force your computer to visit websites, send spam email, or perform other actions without your knowledge. To protect against malware, install at least one good quality anti-virus product and scan regularly.

You should also upgrade your operating system and software to the latest versions and, if possible, turn on automatic updates.

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Be careful about what you click and download. If you’re not sure about an unfamiliar site, leave it and research the software before installing it. If malware prevents you from leaving the page, for example by repeatedly opening a download prompt, use your computer’s task manager to close your browser – generally accessed by pressing ‘ctrl’, ‘alt’ and ‘delete’ at the same time.

Do not trust anything within an email that looks suspicious – even if it’s from people you know – and visit websites by entering the address directly in your browser instead of using links in emails.

Do not trust pop-up windows that ask you to download software to make your computer safe because it has been infected. Close the window and don’t click inside it.

There are tools and controls available to help you manage your online experience. Google SafeSearch excludes sites with sexually explicit content from search results, and Safety Mode on YouTube means that videos with mature or age-restricted content will not show up in searches.

Take an interest in your child’s internet activity and talk to them about their experience. Better still, spend time with them working online so that you know how they are using the internet. Children need to know that the internet can be a dangerous place and that not everyone online can be trusted. They should not share personal information like their name, age, school, phone number, email address or photos, and should always use a nickname as their screen name. To register on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, they should be at least 13.

If your child wants to meet someone they have met online, make them aware of the potential dangers, encourage them always to inform you of their plans and insist that you go along too, especially for the first meeting.

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Rivendale Lodge is an award winning independent EMI Care Home, specially furnished and designed to provide a comfortable, friendly family atmosphere.

Nova House, situated in a quiet residential area of Seaford, with 23 comfortable single rooms, 16 of which are en-suite.

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The Alzheimer’s Society has argued that money wasted on sedative drugs should be spent on training care home staff to deliver good quality dementia care.

Research has shown that anti-psychotics have minimal benefit and drastically increase the risk of medical complications, leaving people with dementia robbed of their quality of life.

At Clifden House we reduce the use of all unnecessary and harmful medication, allowing our residents to lead a full and active life in a purpose built environment where the care team are able to offer the assistance that they need.

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Abbeyfield House Alfriston Supported Sheltered Housing for older people We are a non-profit making organisation so our rents are affordable.

Unfurnished en-suite rooms for reasonably active older people who wish to remain independent without the worries of home maintenance, shopping, cooking, gardening etc.

We are not a care home — but our staff do care.

Abbeyfield House is not an “old folks’ home” but a place our residents call Home.

Home cooked meals using fresh produce are provided in the dining room.

Please contact the Administrator for more information or to arrange a visit.

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Who’s Who In Seaford?

Val Shepherd, President and Founder Member of Seaford Little Theatre.

Val has lived in Seaford for all her life, nearly 93 years. Since Seaford Little Theatre was formed in 1945, she has acted, directed, served on the committee, painted scenery and cleaned and has loved being a part of the Society. In fact, as a child she wanted to make the theatre her career. She attended Lewes County School for girls and started work as a secretary at Hall & Co (coal and coke merchants in Seaford) and then served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service from 1941 to 1945. In 1943 she married Ted. They have a daughter Penny and two grown-up grandsons.

What do you like best about Seaford? Seaford has always been my home. I was born here as was my mother before me.

My father’s business was here (French’s Garage) and my grandfather was Seaford’s Blacksmith in Crouch Lane. I love the sea, the Downs, the whole ambience of the place - it is, and always has been, ‘home’, and I have never wanted to live anywhere else.

What book are you reading? I am ‘reading’ 633 Squadron Operation Crisis at the moment - this is a ‘talking book’ because my sight is badly impaired and I can no longer see well enough to read any printed pages easily.

What is your favourite film? The Barretts of Wimpole Street with Charles Laughton.

How do you relax? Sitting in the garden or on the beach in the sun, relaxing with my husband, family and friends.

What is your favourite journey? On the train from Paddington to Penzance, on the way to the Isles of Scilly.

What is the best advice you have ever been given?

Don’t worry about things that may never happen.

What is your favourite song or piece of music?

I love any piece of music by Johanne Strauss.

What is your most memorable learning experience? Learning to ski aged 49. I continued to enjoy skiing holidays with my husband for 30 years.

What is your favourite smell? The first rose of summer.

What is the first line of your favourite poem? God gave all men all earth to love - ‘Sussex’ by Rudyard Kipling.

What makes you sad? Any ill treatment of animals, especially dogs and horses.

What is your greatest extravagance? Going to a camping exhibition to buy a saucepan and leaving with a trailer tent.

Anything else to add? The last time I was acting on the stage at the Little Theatre was in Waiting in the Wings by Noel Coward in 2005 for the 60th anniversary production of the Society - it was a marvellous part and I enjoyed every moment of it. My sight is now so impaired that I can no longer see the stage and actors clearly. However, I always go to productions at the Little Theatre, attend Committee Meetings and Monday morning coffee meetings. I am very proud of our Little Theatre and always will be.

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SEAFORD LITTLE THEATRE’S

THE TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT

The Titfield Thunderbolt was a very popular 1953 film comedy made by Ealing, starring Stanley Holloway, about a group of villagers endeavouring to keep their branch railway line open following threat of closure by British Rail, and competition from dodgy local bus operator, Vernon Crump. In 1997 celebrated playwright, Philip Goulding, took on the considerable challenge of turning that film into a warm, funny and entertaining stage play, which has been successfully touring ever since. Based around the station at Titfield, it features a host of eccentric characters and some marvellous theatrical effects and tricks to transform Seaford Little Theatre into a fully functioning village railway line!

Respected local actors, Angie James and Mike Piller, make their debuts at Seaford, alongside the more familiar faces of Roland Boorman, Jenny Humphries, Sue Shephard, Martin Adams and Andrea Lowe and the long overdue reappearances of Phil Armstrong and Lee Powney, last seen here at the end of the 20th century!

To cap it all there is also a cameo stage debut for backstage boy David Heathcote. So don’t miss the train, book your ticket on the Titfield Thunderbolt, pack your sense of fun and climb aboard for an evening of joy and nostalgia.

The show opens on Friday, 15th February 2013 and runs through to the following Saturday, 23rd February, with evening performances from 7.45pm and a matinee on Saturday, 16th February at 2.30pm. Tickets for members and friends of the theatre, as usual, are available in advance from 18th January 2013 at our box office: Sussex Eyecare Ltd, 9 Broad Street, Seaford, BN25 1LS. Please note this is open until 2pm on Saturday.

Postal applications are also available and should be sent to: David Backhouse, 62 Stafford Road, Seaford, BN25 1UA. They must be accompanied by a cheque made out to ‘Seaford Dramatic Society’ and a self-addressed, stamped envelope. If the position you request is not possible, the nearest available seats will be sent.

The ticket prices are £8 each, with two for the price of one on the first night, and £7 each for the Saturday matinee.

For general enquiries regarding this production ring Stuart Ridley (01323) 899344

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SEAFORD KURLERS I am writing this article in December so whatever the weather we are having now is, we can all look forward to spring with all its beautiful spring flowers. We already have blue tits inspecting nest boxes, so all is looking good.

Seaford Kurlers are looking forward to another year of sport and fun at the Downs Leisure Centre. Since the last article, we have had our Christmas lunch at The Drove – what a wonderful spread they put on for us.

Our next social event is our visit to the Brighton Centre to see Starlight Express. We shall be taken in style to the event via ESDA (East Sussex Disability Services) coaches.

I will now tell you about something wonderful that happened on 1st December, 2012. In the spring of 2012, one of our kurlers told me that she also belonged to Seaford Choral Society. She explained that the retiring collection from two of their performances each year was donated to a local charity or club and that she had nominated Seaford Kurlers for the collection at their performance of The Messiah in December. In October, I received a telephone call from Peter Sayers, the Secretary of Seaford Choral Society. He explained that at a committee meeting it had been decided that Seaford Kurlers would be the club to receive the December collection. To say that I was surprised was an understatement. I wrote a short article to be included in the concert programme, explaining that the money would be used to take kurling equipment up to Bradbury Court in Seaford. The house belongs to the charity SEEABILITY and a number of our members go there, whilst some live in at their sheltered housing homes (Barclay House and Applewood House). Sadly, not all members can get out, due to their disabilities but they are however quite able to play the game of New Age Kurling - which was invented to enable people with quite severe disabilities to play the game on equal terms with able-bodied people. With the money raised, we would be able to take a full set of equipment to them to be used in Bradbury Court. Two of our members are qualified kurling coaches and will be able to explain the game and help them to have another interest.

The performance of The Messiah on the 1st December was superb. Some kurlers were there to hand out leaflets, show the equipment and answer questions.

The retiring collection raised was £460. I would like to say a very big thank you to Seaford Choral Society and to the fantastic generosity of the audience. These are difficult financial times for everyone and I cannot say thank you enough. The equipment is fairly expensive – a complete set costs about £435.

Once again a heartfelt THANK YOU. June Wood, Secretary, Seaford Kurlers.

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CafÉ Wave

at the Downs Leisure Centre Did you know that at the Downs Leisure Centre there is a café - Café Wave - that serves drinks, snacks and hot lunches every day? If not, then it’s worth trying it out because the food is very good and great value, parking is free and there’s also free wi-fi! I went along with a friend at the beginning of January to see for myself.

I met Franck, one of the café’s supervisors, who welcomed us and showed us the wide range of fresh food that was available. On offer was the special of the day, which was macaroni cheese along with sandwiches, toasted sandwiches, paninis with various fillings, salads,

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kiddies’ lunch boxes, jacket potatoes, cheesy chips and homemade cakes.

We mulled over the menu with a cappuccino and a mocha at one of the tables and after some consideration, plumped for the macaroni cheese, a brie and cranberry panini, a healthy tuna mayonnaise salad and cheesy chips to share.

Whilst waiting for our food, we took in the atmosphere of the café which is located near to the reception desk.

People of all ages were coming and going - we could see children performing somersaults on the trampolines in

the gym, boys who had finished playing football were refreshing themselves with drinks from the vending machines - it was quite a hive of activity that gave a happy, healthy buzz to the place. The café itself had plenty of seating with one room, the Olympic Lounge, overlooking the sports field.

Our lunch arrived and it looked delicious. In fact it was very tasty, particularly the panini, which was oozing with melted brie and cranberry. The tuna mayonnaise salad was fresh and a good size, the macaroni cheese, served with a baguette was very creamy whilst the big bowl of cheesy chips were delicious - chunky, crispy and fluffy inside! We couldn’t finish it all which, unfortunately meant we were also too full up to try either the lemon and blueberry or the carrot cake, maybe next time!

To top it all, I thought the prices were very reasonable £3 for the daily special, £2.95 for the panini, £2.50 for a large salad, and cheesy chips were just £2. Daily specials on other days include curries, chilli con carne, spaghetti bolognaise, and home madeburgers.

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So if you fancy a good value, tasty lunch or a morning or afternoon snack, why not take advantage of the café at the Downs Leisure Centre, you can’t beat good, home-made food...and exercise! Fran Tegg Café Wave is open Monday to Saturday, 8.30am to 6pm and Sundays, 8.30am to 5pm.

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THE GIANT’S REST Wilmington (nr. Polegate)

Christophe, Kathy and the team bid you a warm welcome to The Giants Rest in 2013.

You can sample some of our specialities as well as the traditional classics using only the finest ingredients from our local suppliers.

Bookings are now being taken for Valentines Evening, Thursday 14th February.

We offer a range of ales from our local brewery in Litlington and a fine selection of wines from around the world.

Our popular quiz evenings are normally held on the last Tuesday of every month (book your table to avoid disappointment).

Spacious bed and breakfast rooms @ very reasonable rates offering full English breakfast. Outside garden and superb walks.

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SEAFORD & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY www.seaford-sussex/sdhs

A view from the Potting Shed

Sarah Raven specialises in flowers which attract wildlife, James Wong covers the more unusual or oriental vegetables, Alan T has quite a wide and varied range and the HRH Duchy Collection are the more traditional

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Manser will talk about Herbaceous Perennials. The evening will also have the usual raffle, society news and refreshments.You should all have received your 2013 Programme & Show Schedule by now. If you have not, please contact Sylvia (Membership Secretary) on 01323 891954 or Mike on 01323 898733.

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3 Frost, ice and snow can bring problems for the garden so be

prepared in advance. Turn off or insulate outside taps. Keep paths clear of mud and leaves. Check ponds regularly. If in doubt stay indoors until the worst is past.

3 Put cloches, covers or even old carpet down on the vegetable bed to warm the soil for March sowings. Leave in place for at least three weeks or more.

3 This is a good month to finish your winter pruning of trees, roses, shrubs and climbers. New buds should be visible by the end of the month. Don’t delay these jobs as an early spring may just be round the corner!

3 Send of your mail order requests from nurseries or plant catalogues. However, you will need to keep the young plants under glass or indoors until the weather warms up.

3 Broad beans are an early vegetable to crop. Sow seeds in small pots in the greenhouse ready to plant out in March.

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and unusual varieties. If you are looking for the more common varieties used by most of us each year then it does pay to compare the prices. Celebrity packets can be between 25 and 50 pence more expensive. A few of Sarah Ravens are a little cheaper.The Duchy Collection can be up to 50 to 75 pence higher in cost. My conclusion is that it is well worth checking and comparing prices before you shop.

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You could be paying more just to have a famous name on the front of the packet or on the advertising display.

Last year Which Magazine did a report on this and came to the conclusion that some were indeed overpriced. It therefore pays to check or compare these with standard packets when purchasing your seeds from shop or garden centre displays. Celebrity seed packets available in this part of East Sussex include Sarah Raven (Johnson’s Seeds) James Wong (Sutton’s Seed) Alan Titchmarsh (Thompson & Morgan) and the HRH Duchy Seed Collection.

THE YEAR OF THE SWEET PEA

It has been said that 2013 is to be the Year of the Sweet Pea. If this is so then why not grow some of these lovely flowers and perhaps enter them in our Summer Flower Show. Their rich and vibrant scent will fill your garden for many summer months. Many growers sow their seed in autumn as they are quite hardy and survive the winter but it is still possible to sow your seed this month for stunning results in the summer. The Sweet Pea is Britain’s favourite annual because it is so easy to grow. The wide selection of seed packets can be found in all garden centres. Colours include white, pink, blue and you will find a wide range of shades, scent and sizes.

Sweet Peas have a long taproot so sow in a five-inch deep pot or use the special Sweet Pea tubes (these are like the cardboard centre of a toilet roll). Sow in a general multipurpose compost and water well.

These should germinate within two weeks then grow quite fast. When three sets of leaves are available pinch out the growing tip. This will make the plant branch out on at least two sides. These side shoots will produce much larger and better flowers for your summer display. Transplant into their main growing area in mid to late March when about 5 to 6 inches in height. All Sweet Peas need support to climb up so provide sticks, canes, frames or netting up to a height of six feet or more.

Don’t be afraid to ask an experienced grower for help or advice. Once you’ve got the Sweet Pea bug you could have it for life!

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Seaford Gardening Club We are now a month into 2013 - I wonder what it holds for us all. Let us hope that we get a more balanced climate with some sunshine and just enough rain to save too much use of hosepipes, etc. The bulbs are coming through so it will not be long before we see the first snowdrops and other colourful spring flowers.

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We did not have a talk in December as we had our Christmas meal instead. Those members that attended the event at the Avondale Hotel in Seaford enjoyed a very pleasant evening with delicious food, excellent service and a relaxed atmosphere. Jane and Martin certainly know how to give value for money. We have already booked for next December!

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 27th February at 7.30pm in the Clinton Centre, Clinton Place, Seaford (using door opposite Tesco’s store).

Geoffrey Mead will give us a talk entitled ‘Sussex on the Rocks’.

Visitors are more than welcome to attend for a fee of £2 or can join for the year for £10. There is no charge for admittance and refreshments are available during the evening. We are a very friendly club so we are sure you would enjoy your time with us. The outings programme will be available and any further information can be obtained by phoning Anne Silk on 01323 491331 or by visiting the website www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sgc

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SEAFORD TREE WARDENS

HELPING TREES TO LIVE First we should like to thank all the kind people who have helped in our projects. This month we shall be helping the residents of Saltwood Road North and Millberg Road, with the children of Chyngton Primary School, to improve the area by planting about a score of street trees - residents have kindly contributed to the cost of the trees. Some people have asked, very reasonably, why we don’t plant in the summer, which would be a much pleasanter time for participants. But the experts tell us that unless trees can be constantly kept watered in the summer, saplings are much more likely to survive if they can establish in the winter, even though the ground is cold.

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The environment for street trees is much harsher than in most gardens. The two most likely ways for a street tree to die are lack of moisture, and strimmer damage.

Trees work by pumping water up from the ground through their roots and then up to their leaves through a layer of tiny pipes, called xylem, just under the bark.

Incredibly, out of thin air and water, and using the energy of sunlight, the leaves make glucose to feed the tree itself, and oxygen for us to breathe. Strimmer damage cuts through the tiny water pipes in the tree stem, like cutting the hosepipe when you are watering the garden.

So it is very bad news for trees.

With spring, we hope, just round the corner, we would like to reassure residents that the Highway Authority, in the present state of finances, will be only too glad if residents give a helping hand to a tree in the verge in front of their property, especially by watering small ones and trimming shoots round the base of old ones (called epicormic growth by experts). If you would like your street considered for a planting scheme in the autumn, please contact margerydiamand@hotmail.com or walter.tillyard@btinternet.com. Are you interested in joining a Wildflower Planting Group which some of us are hoping to start this year? Or fostering some baby trees in your garden? If so, please contact us at the email addresses above.

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9 fabulous gardens have already signed up to open for the trail in June! 4 have never opened to the public before! Proudly sponsored, for a 2nd year, by Pomegrante. Would you like to join us in this great fund raising event for the Mayor’s nominated charity in 2013?

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BUTTERFLIES OF SEAFORD AND SURROUNDING AREA FEBRUARY The location of Seaford, being next to the sea, surrounded by the Downs and with nearby woodland, river and scrubland gives a diversity that is ideal for many types of wildlife. It is still, however, a surprise to find that of the 59 breeding species of butterflies in the British Isles, 40 different species can be found within a 15-mile radius of Seaford.

During the spring, summer and autumn I will bring a guide to different species that can be expected to be found on a monthly basis with just a little effort in these surrounding areas.

February is still very early in the year for butterflies, but on the odd warmer, sunny day a few of the overwintering butterflies can come out of hibernation briefly to take advantage. Most of these butterflies are

The Language of Flowers Lots of men will be heading off to florists this month but have you ever wondered why we give flowers?

The Victorians were a rather coy bunch not given to brazen declarations of love, so a whole language sprang up around flowers and plants with special meanings attached to each variety. The language was called floriography. So flowers could be used to express almost any sentiment and in combination they could convey a whole range of emotions. Try saying it with flowers this Valentine’s Day with our handy guide.

Flower meanings Red rose - Passionate love; White rose - Eternal love or innocence; Pink rose - Perfect happiness or please believe me; Orchid - Love, beauty and refinement; Apple Blossom - Preference, good fortune; Begonia Beware!; Bluebell - Humility; Pink carnation - I’ll never forget you;Yellow carnation - Disdain, rejection; Iris Faith hope and wisdom; Ivy - Fidelity; Primrose - I can’t live without you or young love.

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photos l-r Comma, Comma underside, Red Admiral, Brimstone.

likely to be Red Admirals that would have hibernated in out-buildings, amongst ivy or even in rabbit and badger holes. They can be seen flying on these warmer days around gardens as well as in the open countryside.

Brimstone are also seen very early each year, with the bright, light yellow male butterflies flying strongly along woodland rides searching for the almost white females.

This butterfly hibernates in thick scrub and ivy, very well hidden with its camouflaged leaf-shape wings.

Another butterfly that uses the shape of its wings to keep it hidden is the Comma. The underside of the wings are very dark and the ragged shape of the wing give it the appearance of a dead leaf. Also on the underside of the wing is a small white ‘comma’ from which the butterfly gets its name. The top side of the wings are a bright orange and black that can help to brighten up a late winter’s day. Commas can be seen around gardens as well as edges of woodland and scrub.

In fact, all these early butterflies can be seen in any terrain, but for a better than average chance of seeing them, Friston Forest or Abbotts Wood would be well worth a visit. These butterflies have several broods throughout the year and can be seen in most months throughout the summer and autumn.

For those with an interest in wildlife, Butterfly Conservation has a very active Sussex branch that has several guided walks throughout the year. The organisation has several reserves throughout the country, including two in Sussex that are managed to help endangered wildlife.

More information, including recent sightings of butterflies and moths in Sussex, as well as how to join can be found at www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk Bob Eade

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so many public figures before and after her. Possessed of a sensuous body and a fierce intelligence, Anne was never going to fade away quietly – not when she could leave her mark on England.

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Over the years, Henry VIII’s most (in)famous queen has been perceived as being all these things and more through the prism of popular culture. She has been BBC/The Tudors’ dazzlingly sexy girl, manoeuvred into Henry’s bed by her family. She has been Antonia Fraser’s downfall of the Catholic church in England, and Hilary Mantel’s cold, dangerous – feral, even – manipulator.

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Howard Brenton’s energetic and engaging play was first performed at Shakespeare’s Globe, London, in 2010, and then enjoyed a national tour in 2011. Brenton’s Anne is confident, intelligent and desirable but, above all, she is a woman of faith and conviction. It was only when she discovered the immense scale of Thomas Cromwell’s fraud that the powerful man from Putney decided that she had to be got rid of – permanently. And he took just three weeks to do it.

So, heretic, revolutionary, lover or queen? Witch, bitch, temptress or feminist? Come along and meet her and decide for yourself…

The Synergy Theatre (last seen in Seaford in October 2012 with its production of Alan Bennett’s The History Boys) is delighted to be returning to the Clinton Centre this February with Howard Brenton’s vital and elegant play. Featuring new and established Synergy actors, including some of Seaford’s finest – Chris Church, John Hamilton and Alan Lade (all last seen in The History Boys), Ann Mabey (The Philadelphia Editor, Kingston), Stewart Wiseman (Twelfth Night) and welcoming Lindsey Holledge and Seaford Head student, Kimberley Payne, in their Synergy débuts. With costumes created for us by Barbara Wight and Debi Lade and with music from Jean Colebourne and Claire Duffield, Anne Boleyn promises to be a feast for eyes and ears!

Tuesday 12th – Saturday 16th February 2013, 7.30pm at The Clinton Centre, Seaford. Tickets (£10/£8) from our Box Office on 01273 301444 or Newberry Estate Agents, Church Road, Seaford or: www.thesynergytheatre.co.uk Please be advised – contains strong language.

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SMTJ ‘Food For SEAFORD MARTELLO Thought’ receives rave ROTARY CLUB The Club’s President, Julian Turner, recently visited reviews Cradle Hill Community Primary School and after a Seaford Musical Theatre Juniors performed 'Food For Thought', a sketch show set in a restaurant, on 14th and 15th December at the Barn Theatre, Seaford.

short introduction at their assembly from the deputy head, Mrs Julie Foley, Julian spoke to the pupils and then

The cast, aged between 8 and 17, received rave reviews from the audience. Due to ill health, understudies Alice Lawrence, Danny Woolven and Jade Rogers took on additional roles at very short notice and gave marvellous performances.

In the true spirit of Christmas, the young actors donated part of the proceeds of their shows to Children With Cancer (Polegate) and Haydn's Wish in loving memory of local children, Rhys Watkins and Haydn Wileman, who were known to cast members.

Seaford Musical Theatre Juniors will be performing their original pantomime 'Aladdin', in March 2013.

presented Mrs Foley with a 3G Kindle for use by the children at the school.

President Julian said ‘Seaford Martello Rotary Club is very proud to able to present the school with this piece of modern technology, which will allow young pupils to continue their reading skills whilst away from the school environment. It is for all to use, where needed, to assist those who need additional help and those who wish to learn at a quicker rate’.

Mrs Foley said, ‘On behalf of all the pupils of Cradle Hill Community Primary School, we thank Seaford Martello Rotary Club for their generosity. We hope in the future to build on this gift by adding more 3G Kindles to the school’s learning resources to enable more children to use and learn from this media’.

Photos: Top Gabriel, Mia and Poppy and below the cast of Seaford Musical Theatre Juniors.

Julian also presented Mrs Foley with a cheque for £300 towards the cost of the Year 6 annual Education Trip to Holland, planned for spring 2013. The club have supported this trip for a number of years and Mrs Foley said, ‘The pupils of year 6 at Cradle Hill Community Primary School would like to thank Seaford Martello Rotary Club for their continued support.’

Photo: President Julian Turner, Deputy Head Mrs Julie Foley and pupils from Cradle Hill Community Primary School.

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THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT FOR SEAFORD NETBALL CLUB - Thanks to star players Kim and Clare SEAFORD Netball Club (SNC) has honoured the work of two determined members who have scored the massive goal of bringing more than 25 players into the game.

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Bouquets were presented to Kim Beadle and Clare Flack for their tireless work boosting the Club’s membership and profile in its 10th anniversary year.

The pair spearheaded a major recruitment and marketing campaign, which included attending all the school fetes at Seaford’s primary schools to attract youngsters to a new team and their mums to the club’s Back to Netball sessions. They also attended the Wave Leisure Downs Family Fun Day and Wave Diamond Jubilee Sporting Celebration at Seaford Head. The club’s anniversary was celebrated with a 10 year anniversary party and awards evening at Seaford Sailing Club and a 10 year anniversary mixed tournament in September in which both men and women could play.

Seaford Netball Club’s Committee members said: ‘We wanted to show our appreciation for all the hard work that Kim and Clare have put into growing the club this year. Their dedication has paid off with an increase in players of all ages and levels - the future for netball in Seaford is looking very bright indeed.’

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Junior League. The club now offers opportunities for players of all ages to compete in the sport with a Junior Section (ages 10 to 14) competing in the East Sussex Junior League, a Development Section (ages 15 to 19) competing in the Adult Eastbourne Netball League and four Senior Teams (19 years or over competing in the Adult Eastbourne Netball League. The club also runs a Back to Netball Programme - an enjoyable session of skills, drills and game play held every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at Seaford Head Sports Hall from 7 to 8.30pm for those who would like to try the game again (£5 per session) and are establishing a new team Seaford Starlets for 5 to 9 year olds which had its first session in January 2013.

For further information on any of Seaford Netball Club’s teams, contact Clare on 07724 956649 or email flack5@tiscali.co.uk

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Running Commentary...

Running during the winter months offers clearly different challenges from more comfortable, summertime running. The often icy and slippery conditions underfoot and the very low temperatures should have a strong influence on what we wear.

For instance, if it’s windy as well as cold then extra layers, a hat, gloves, scarf and tracksuit bottoms is the dress code that should get you round, hopefully without incurring any ‘cold weather’ injuries. On this issue there are two points that are particularly noteworthy. Put simply, inhaling icy-cold air contracts our airways, and if your neck is also open to the harsh elements while running, then the comfortable breathing rhythm that runners rely on will be difficult to find and sustain. The other vulnerability is the complex calf muscle which, even if you have warmed up, will still be susceptible to strains or pulls. As your muscles warm up further, through the act of running, they will still be under constant attack from the chilly wind trying to cool them down. Muscles need to be flexible, not rigid, in order to allow for the mechanics of running, but their elasticity is affected by the temperature. Leave an elastic band outside overnight when it’s frosty then try stretching it. It will probably snap! Running wisdom says that it is foolhardy, not brave or being tough, to run in shorts and T-shirt in wintry conditions. My advice would be to overdress rather than underdress when running on very cold days… think of the elastic band! - and I speak from experience.

Getting off road to do most of your winter running is still recommended, even though it usually means going along muddy and slippery pathways, to reach the timeless beauty of the Downs, where enjoyable

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running is available all year round. The effort is worth it, providing you have offroad shoes, you avoid the urge to go fast and as I’ve already mentioned, you have properly warmed up the quads and calf muscles.

One of my favourite winter runs is to head out along the Alfriston Road and to turn left onto the path that eventually skirts Blatchington Golf Course, staying on this route all the way to Bo Peep car park. From there I turn left and run towards Firle Beacon and left again at the car park near Black Cap Farm. Once I’ve gone past the farm I follow the path that drops down into the winding valley, goes past the Water Works building and through Norton and Bishopstone. A short steep climb takes me to Grand Avenue, leaving me just a mile or so of road running to complete the vaguely circular route. There is no need to stop running in the winter especially if you are preparing for an event like the London or Brighton Marathon in the spring. It’s just a matter of having a sensible and self-preservation strategy for the weather conditions.

This month there is the Chichester 10km in February.

It is a well-organised, mainly flat and potentially fast course. On the following Sunday there is the Ashdown Forest Cross Country 5-mile race, which has hills and plenty of mud, and is excellent stamina training. Both races are recommended, though for diversely different reasons.

Martin Bulger, founder member of Seaford Striders Running Club

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and

6th 1864 Death of The Rev. James Carnegie

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for 40 years.

8th 1899 Wreck of the Peruvian at Seaford (the

figurehead is on display at Seaford Museum).

8th 1936 The foundation stones are laid for the

Ritz Cinema.

12th 1341 Seaford (and 27 other ports) are asked

to send their ‘Master of Vessels’ to a

conference in Westminster to discuss the best

means of preventing the French landing on

the coast.

15th 1934 A 12-foot-long torpedo is washed

ashore at Seaford.

19th 1951 Visitors arrive from Seaford, Australia.

21st 1901 Malcolm Saville the author of the

Lone Pine children’s books is born. He lived

in Hartfield Road, Seaford.

24th 1773 James Stevens is killed when he is hit

by a sweep of a windmill at Seaford.

24th 1986 The Seaford Health Centre off Dane

Road starts to be built.

25th 1939 The first Anderson Air-Raid Shelter is

erected in Islington. Anderson lived and at

West Dean. Compiled by Kevin Gordon.

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WHAT’S ON FEBRUARY 2013 Friday 1st Seaford Hard of Hearing Club St James’ Clubhouse, 11 Blatchington Road, Seaford AGM. Tel: 01323 898628 Seaford Folk Club The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road 8pm. Jed Grimes. A welcome return for this wonderful performer. www.seafordfolkclub.com The Hampden Arms South Heighton Jam Night - electric and acoustic.

Tel: 01273 514529 or 07873 751166 Saturday 2nd Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane, Seaford 8pm. Perfect Harmony.

Tel: 01323 890087 The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Razzle Dazzle.

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk Tuesday 5th Seaford Head Probus Club Seaford Golf Club, Blatchington Monthly meeting and lunch for members and guests.

Tel: 01323 896373 Seaford Lecture & Literary Club St Leonard’s Church Hall, Seaford 7.30pm - 8.30pm. ‘Cable Cars of San Francisco’. Illustrated lecture by Ian Gledhill. Tel: 01323 899987 or 01323 893270.

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 Wednesday 6th The Wednesday Group Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd 7.30pm. Meeting in the Wesley Room. Beachyhead Chaplaincy.

Tel: 01323 891003 Thursday 7th Seaford Inner Light Club St Peter’s Hall, Belgrave Road 2pm. Entertainment, tea & raffle.

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Seaford Bonfire Society Open Committee Meeting The White Lion Hotel, Claremont Road 7pm. A chance to join and meet the committee. www.seafordbonfire.com Family Roots, Eastbourne & District Family History Society Ocklynge School,Victoria Drive, Eastbourne 7.15 for 7.30pm. Speakers Chris and Judy Rouse on ‘Mayhem in the Midlands’. Book stand and help desk available.

Visitors £1.50 inc. refreshments.

Tel: 01323 731792 www.eastbournefhs.org.uk Friday 8th Seaford Community Cinema Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane 7.30pm. ‘Shadow Dancer’ (Cert.

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Tel: 01323 890087 The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Bingo.

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk Saturday 9th - Thursday 21st ‘Heaven and Earth’ - Susanna Lobb Hop Gallery, Castle Ditch Lane, Lewes Collage and mixed media pictures and large acrylic canvasses, all inspired by the natural world. Tel: 07740 424949 www.hopgallery.com

Sunday 10th Seaford Twinning Association Tang’s Restaurant, Broad Street, Seaford 12.30pm. 3-course Chinese New Year lunch for members, guests and anyone interested in joining the STA. £6. Please book with Garry on 01424 201610.

Cuckmere Valley Transition Litlington Village Hall 2.30pm. ‘Home’ - film show with tea cakes and discussion afterwards. Donations welcome.

Tel: Jane Jones 01323 870409 New Moon Gong Ceremony Gong Gardens, Sutton Road 6.30pm for 7pm start. Voluntary £10 contribution or exchange.

Free Gong session and CD for pregnant ladies. For more information tel: 01323 890101 or 07973 227175.

Tuesday 12th Probus Club of Seaford Seven Sisters Hotel, Alfriston Rd 12 noon for 1pm lunch.

Monthly meeting with 3-course meal and speaker. Tel: 01323 894939 or 01323 897546.

Seaford Natural History Society St Luke’s Church Centre, Walmer Road 2.15pm. ‘Climate Change and Natural HIstory’ by Colin Whiteman. Tel: 01323 491964 www.seafordnaturalhistory. org.uk Guest House Storytellers Hillcrest Community Centre, Newhaven 7pm for 7.30pm. ‘Trickster Tales’. Stories of ten minutes or less celebrating wit, cunning and creativity. Open mic opportunities. Tickets £4/£3 on the door.

Tuesday 12th - Saturday 16th ‘Anne Boleyn’ - The Synergy Theatre Clinton Centre, Clinton Place 7.30pm. Tickets £10/£8 available from the box office on 01323 301444 or Newberry Estate Agents, Church Street. www.thesynergytheatre.co.uk Wednesday 13th Seaford Women’s Institute Claremont Hall, Claremont Rd 2pm. Members only meeting.

Speaker Hilary Stirling on ‘The Crafty Potter’.

Seaford Museum & Heritage Society Seaford Museum, Martello Tower 2.30pm. ‘Sussex Churches’, talk

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Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane, Seaford 8pm. Quiz Night.

Tel: 01323 890087 The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Shakedown.

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk Sunday 17th The All New Sunday Lunch Club St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Road 1pm. Sunday roast and gettogether for Seaford senior citizens. £5. Transport can be arranged. To book and further details tel: 01323 892327

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WHAT’S ON FEBRUARY 2013 Tuesday 19th Seaford & Bishopstone Neighbourhood Watch Association Vale Road Community Centre 7pm. Police panel meeting.

Discuss local issues with your local police community support officers. Tel: Richard Bosworth on 01323 492506 www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/nhw Seaford Lecture & Literary Club St Leonard’s Church Hall, Seaford 7.30pm - 8.30pm. ‘Alternative Uses of Wind, Water and Animal Power’. Illustrated lecture by Ian Gledhill. Tel: 01323 899987 or 01323 893270.

Wednesday 20th Seaford Museum & Heritage Society Seaford Museum, Martello Tower 10am - 12 noon. Kids; half-term event; no adults without children.

Tel: 01323 898222 www.seafordmuseum.co.uk Seaford Women’s Institute Claremont Hall, Claremont Rd 2pm. Scrabble.

Seaford National Trust Assoc.

Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd 2.30pm. ‘Natural History of the South Downs’ by Wing Cmdr Patrick Coulcher. Tel: 01323 892750 Friday 22nd Seaford Community Cinema Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane 7.30pm. ‘The Imposter’ (Cert.

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Advance booking at Seaford Tourist Office or online. www.seafordcinema.org Seaford Folk Club The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road 8pm. Richard Walder and Ron Turner. Local favourites with a wide variety of songs and tunes. www.seafordfolkclub.com The Hampden Arms South Heighton Showcase Friday - a new night where we give exposure to a ‘new’ band or artist each month.

Tel: 01273 514529 or 07873 751166 Saturday 23rd Lunchtime Concert St. Leonard’s Church, Seaford 1pm. Sussex Flutes. Concert approx 1 hour. Free and selfsupporting with donations given by our generous audience.

Seaford Community Cinema Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane 2.30pm. ‘Ponyo’ (Cert. U).

Animation, with Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Tickets £6/£5/£3.50.

Advance booking at Seaford Tourist Office or online. www.seafordcinema.org Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane, Seaford 8pm. Nick Truscott.

Tel: 01323 890087 The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Del (UB40 Tribute).

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk Saturday 23rd - Tuesday 26th Anne Cathcart 1946 - 2011 Hop Gallery, Castle Ditch Lane, Lewes A retrospective of Anne Cathcart’s career, from children’s book illustrations to watercolours, etchings and engravings. Tel: 07740 424949 www.hopgallery.com Monday 25th Full Moon Gong Ceremony Gong Gardens, Sutton Road 6.30pm for 7pm start. Voluntary £10 contribution or exchange.

Free Gong session and CD for pregnant ladies. For more information tel: 01323 890101 or 07973 227175 Tuesday 26th Seaford Natural History Society St. Luke’s Church Centre, Walmer Road 2.15pm. AGM and Members’ Reports. Tel: 01323 491964 www.seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk Seaford Lecture & Literary Club St. Leonard’s Church Hall, Seaford 7.30pm - 8.30pm.

‘Behind the Scenes at the National Gallery’. Illustrated lecture by Sara Berry. Tel: 01323 899987 or 01323 893270.

Wednesday 27th Seaford Gardening Club Clinton Centre, Clinton Place 7.30pm. Talk by Geoffrey Mead ‘Sussex on the Rocks’. Tel: 01323 491331 www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sgc Wednesday 28th Seaford Gardening Club Clinton Centre, Clinton Place 7.30pm. Talk by Geoffrey Mead ‘Sussex on the Rocks’.

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

Thursday 28th Cuckmere Valley Transition Milligens, Litlington 7pm - 9pm. Monthly meeting for people who care about the planet and are working on the transition to a sustainable and resilient world. Tel: Jane Jones on 870409 Seaford & District Horticultural Society St. Leonard’s Church Hall, Seaford 7pm. Laurie Manser on ‘Herbaceous Perennials’.

Social evening for members only. Tel: 01323 898733. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sdh

Friday 1st March Seaford Folk Club The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road 8pm. Singers and Musicians Night. All welcome. www.seafordfolkclub.com

Crossword

Crossword Clues (answers on page 21) Across 1. Medium hot curry (6) 4. Large boats (5) 8. Broil (5) 9. Drinking glass (7) 10. Immobility (7) 11. Pace (4) 12. Cut the grass (3) 14. Improves grip on sport shoe (4) 15. Arch (4) 18. Hole in a needle (3) 21. Bind (4) 23. Helps (7) 25. Cloth toy (7) 26. Eliminate (5) 27. Charm (5) 28. Atoll (6) Down 1. Border (6) 2. Patois (7) 3. Ability (8) 4. A few (4) 5. Estuary (5) 6. Chafe (6) 7. Water vapour (5) 13. Hushed tones (8) 16. Eye make-up (7) 17. Presents (6) 19. Large bird of prey (5) 20. Climb (6) 22. Bicker (5) 24. Lagoon (4)

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WHAT’S ON WEEKLY ARTS & CRAFTS

Artists Group The Palm Tree, 12 Sutton Park Road (opp. Tesco) Weds & Thurs: 10am - 4pm.

Local artists - come meet, share and display your works. www.facebook.com/ thepalmtreeseaford 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 Knit & Natter The Little Theatre, Steyne Road Weds: 10am - 12 noon. For all Seaford hand knitters, beginners to experts. Tel: Eileen on 01323 491638 Lyn on 01323 893412 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 Art Club Downs Leisure Centre Alternate Fris: 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 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

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

Friendly chat inc. group business and info on pensions/benefits/ socials & days out. Refreshments.

Clinton Centre Café Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Tues: 10.30am - 12pm. Coffee/ tea and biscuit, 80p. Coffee/tea with toast and butter or mini cake £1. Tel: 01323 873262

The Palm Tree 12 Sutton Park Road (opp.Tesco) Tues: 10am - 12 noon.

Internationals coffee morning.

Sat: 10am - 1pm. Counselling/ Coaching & Healing Room www.facebook.com/ thepalmtreeseaford

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

New members welcome.

Contact seafordbooklovers@hotmail. co.uk. for more information.

Seaford Branch ESDA St Peter’s Hall, Blatchington Rd Parish Tea Party Last Weds of the month: St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Rd 2.30pm. An afternoon for 3rd Mon of month: 3pm. Tel: catching up with friends and 01323 895552 making new ones, with a raffle (items welcome please), Coffee Morning & Bring and Probus Club of Seaford Buy St Luke’s Church Hall, Seven Sisters Hotel, Alfriston Rd sandwiches, cakes and drinks.

All welcome. Contact Jane on Walmer Rd 2nd Tues of month: 12pm for 01323 896953 or email: jane.

Weds: 10am - 12 noon 1pm lunch. Monthly meeting wynniatt@talktalk.net with 3-course meal and speaker.

Coffee Pot Chyngton Methodist Tel: 01323 894858 or 894073 Seaford Bridge Club Church Hall Downs Leisure Centre Thurs: 10 - 11.30am. Assorted The Rotary Club of Seaford Tues:1.30 - 5pm. Duplicate items on sale. Disabled access.

Seaford Golf Club, Firle Rd bridge in a friendly atmosphere Friendly atmosphere. Tel: 01323 Weds: 12.45 for 1pm. Weekly for intermediates and above.

891534 meeting.

Fri: 6.30 - 10pm. Duplicate Encompass Royal Antidiluvian Order of bridge for intermediate and St Luke’s Church, Walmer Rd Buffaloes. The Royal British above. Tel: 01323 893022 3rd Mon of the month: Legion, Claremont Road Email:lesliefowle@tiscali.co.uk 2 - 4pm. A variety of speakers, Sun: 3pm. Weekly meetings Seaford Constitutional Club tea, sandwiches and cake. All Tel: 01323 325121 Crouch Lane welcome. Tel: 01323 891749 or l.dmurray@yahoo.co.uk Mon: Cribbage & Line Dancing.

894608 or 872281.

Royal Naval Association, Seaford Tues: Whist. 3rd Weds: Klondyke Friendly Hour Whist. Thurs: Tea Dance/Dance Royal British Legion Club Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd Classes. Fri & Sun: 8.15pm Bingo.

1st Tues of month: 8pm. All Tues twice monthly: Last Sun of month: Shadows. serving and ex-service 2.30 - 3.30pm. Talks on a variety members and friends welcome. Tel: 01323 890087 of subjects. Transport can be The Royal Society of St George Seaford Evening Flower Club arranged. Tel: Rita Evans on St Luke’s Church, Walmer Rd Monthly events. England’s 01323 896877 or email: 1st Thurs of month: 7 for leading patriotic society. Patron ritaevans@hotmail.com 7.30pm demo. Affil. to NAFAS. HM The Queen. Contact ‘Growing Old Disgracefully’ Grp. Chairman 01323 899985 or New members welcome.

The Archway & various venues email: 514928@talktalk.net.

Visitors £4.50 inc. refreshments.

2nd Fri of month: 2 - 4pm.

Tel: Marian 01273 515544 Monthly meeting including, talks, St John Ambulance Headquarters, Little Place Lane Seaford Head Probus Club discussions and outings. For Seaford Golf Club, Blatchington more details tel: 01323 490154 Cadets Mon: 6.30 - 8.30pm.

1st Tues of month: Monthly (10 to 17 yrs) Kids Aloud lunch for members and guests.

Adults Tues: 7.30 - 9pm Kingswell, 115-117 Vale Road Tel: 01323 896373 Badgers Tues: 5.45 - 7.15 (Community Church Hall) (6 to 10 yrs) currently not Seaford Lecture & Literary Club Mon - Fri: 3.45pm - 5.30pm. running . Tel: 07817 604279 St Leonard’s Church Hall, Free after-school activities for children aged 4-12. All welcome Seaford Afternoon Flower Club Church Lane St Luke’s Church Hall,Walmer Rd Tues: 7.30 - 8.30pm. Illustrated for games, art and stories. Tel: lectures by well-known speakers Tina 01323 492833. www.kings- 3rd Thurs of month: 2.30pm. on a wide range of subjects.

Talks, demos, outings, etc. Past well.org.uk/kids_aloud.htm From Oct to March. Tel: 01323 and new members welcome.

Lipreading Classes Visitors £4.50 inc. refreshments. 899932 or 893270.

St James’ Clubhouse Tel Wendy: 01323 895832 Seaford Martello Rotary Club Tues mornings: Tel 01323 Seaford Golf Club, Firle Seaford Bonfire Society 898628 email: bcarter29@ Road Mon: 7.15pm for The White Lion Hotel, btinternet.com 7.45pm. Tel: 01323 891009 or Claremont Road Mitchell House Monday Tea seafordmartellorotary@gmail.

First Thurs of month: 7pm.

Club Lexden Drive com Membership and open Mon: 3 - 4.30pm. Tea, chat and committee meeting.

Seaford Quakers a game or two. 50p and extra Seaford Little Theatre, Steyne Rd charge to play games (for prize Sun: .10.30 - 11.30am. Meeting funding). Tel: 01323 891804 for worship followed by refreshments. All welcome. Tel Joyce Bowley on 01323 892413 Please mention Seaford Scene when contacting advertisers

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 St John Ambulance Coffee Morning Headquarters, Little Place Lane 1st and 3rd Sats 10am - 12noon Seahaven (Afternoon) Trefoil Guild Afternoon Meeting St Leonard’s Church Hall 1st Tues of month: 2.30 4.30pm. Tel: 01323 897959 Seahaven (Evening) Trefoil Guild Evening Meeting Downs Leisure Centre Over 60s Club 3rd Thurs of month: 7.30pm.

Tel: 01323 893250 Southdown Bridge Club 60+ Club, Downs Leisure Cnt Weds: 6.30 - 9.45pm. Friendly duplicate bridge for any age.

Tel: 01323 892171/896236 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) to18 yrs.

For further information email ben.clay@serfca.org 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 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 - 12.30pm . All are welcome to visit, volunteer or just enjoy the garden.

Newhaven Country Market Hillcrest Centre, Newhaven Thursdays: 9.45am - 1pm.

Homemade produce, free-range eggs, fresh fish, plants, crafts, café.

Quiz Night The Hampden Arms, South Heighton Weds: 8pm. Tel: 07873 751166 or 01273 514529 Seaford Farmers Market Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Thursday: 10am - 2pm.

01323 654104. www.seafordfarmersmarket.co.uk

Seaford Collective Choir Seaford Head Community Coll.

Tues: 3.30 - 4.30pm. 12 to 17yrs. www.thearchway-seaford.co.uk

Ladies’ clubs

Seaford Handbell Ringers St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Weds: 10am - 12.30pm or 2 4pm. New members welcome.

Tel Joe on 01323 893878

Seaford Martello WI St Leonard’s Church Hall 2nd Thurs of month: 7.30pm.

Tel: 01273 583484

Seaford Little Theatre Workshop & Social Evening Steyne Road Weds: 7.30 - 10pm (except during productions). Set building, props and backstage activities.

Tel 01323 894304

Inner Wheel Club of Seaford Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road 2nd Tues of month: 7.30pm.

Members only.

Seaford Sweethearts WI Claremont Hall, Claremont Rd 4th Tues of month: 8pm. Up and coming events include kitchen utensil percussion, bird watching, bread making and salsa. New members welcome. www. seafordwi.co.uk Seaford Women’s Institute Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road Mon: 2 - 4pm: Tai Chi. Tues: 9.30 - 10.30am: Craft and 2 - 4pm: Scrabble Seahaven Lioness Club The Old Plough, Church St, Seaford, Function Room 2nd Tues of month: 7.30pm.

Monthly meeting. Tel: 0845 8332796 www.npslions.co.uk

music & drama

Seaford Musical Theatre The Barn Theatre Tues & Thurs: 7.30pm.

Rehearsals - new members welcome. Tel: 01323 492240.

Seaford Musical Theatre Juniors The Barn Theatre Weds: 6 - 8pm. Rehearsals for 8 to 17-year-olds. To book a place for rehearsals tel: 07939 296034 or 01323 492240 or email: smtjuniors@hotmail.co.uk Seaford Silver Band The Annexe, Steyne Road Weds: 8 - 10pm. Rehearsals.

New members welcome.

Tel: 01323 892424 or 07740 646386 visit www. seafordsilverband.co.uk

The Archway Blatchington Rd Tel 01323 897590 www.thearchway-seaford.co.uk Gospelish Choir Mon:12.30 - 2pm and 8 9.30pm. £5 per session.

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 Youth Drama Group Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd Mon: groups from 5pm.

Tues: 6.15pm, mature group Very reasonable prices. New members welcome. Contact Chris on 01323 892023.

Just Voices Seaford Consitutional Club, Committee Room, Crouch Lane Mon: 2 - 3.30pm. Come and sing with us! Tel 07788 166173, email: monmaloney@googlemail.com

U3A ‘Hotch-Potch Orchestra’ St James’ Clubhouse Fri: 10am - 12 noon.

Conductor Pat White. Tel: Phyllys Merrifield on 01323 893882

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

Southdown Society of Recorder Players St James’ Clubhouse 4th Sat of the month: 2 - 5pm.

Contact Phoebe Williams 01323 8943111or email: jgpwilliams852@btinternet.com

Pre-School

Humpty Dumpty Crèche Parent & Toddler Group Mercread Youth Centre, Mercread Road Mon & Tues: Crèche: 9.15am 12.15pm. Children from 1 year. £11 per session.

Mon: Parent & Toddler group: 1 - 3pm. First session free, £1 per session. Tel Mary: 07890 486063 Parent and Toddler Group St Peter’s Church Chapel Rms Tues: 9 - 11am. Open to all

sport & dance 12-Week Community Weight Loss Challenge The Wellness Centre, 18 Church Street, Seaford Sports Nutrition Talks Thurs: 7pm, all free - please book. Cont...

Skincare Workshops Tuesdays: 11am - 12.30pm Health Walks: Thurs: 9.30am.

Starts from Wellness Centre.

Booking essential. Tel: 01323 325060 or 07969 041865 www.nutritionforall. co.uk Fitter Dads Cradle Hill School, Lexden Rd Mons: 7pm. Contact fitterdadsseaford@gmail.com.

Fitter Mums Starts Sept, for details tel: 01323 325060 or 07969 041865 www. nutritionforall. co.uk Aerobics Shakespeare Hall, Newhaven Tues: 6.30 - 7.30pm. All over body work-out. Tel Louise on 07786 425758 Aerobics For Beginners Claremont Hall, Claremont Rd Tues: 6pm - 7pm. Ideal for beginners or seniors. Tel: Kelly on 07973 441074. Email: bushellkelly@hotmail.com Alfriston Badminton Club Pleasant Rise, Alfriston Weds: 8 - 10pm. Small friendly group looking to expand its membership. All standards welcome. Tel: 01323 645210 Ballet, Tap, Modern Jazz & Musical Theatre Nikki Bond School of Dance St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Rd. Weds: Ballet & Musical Theatre & Adult Tap/Ballet Fri & Sat: Ballet, Tap & Modern dance from 2.5 years.

Free trial class. Tel: 01323 492795 or 07703 485348

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sport & dance Ballroom Fitness Shakespeare Hall, Newhaven Tues: 7.45pm. Weds: 11 - 12 noon. Tel Louise on 07786 425758

Kids Boxercise Seaford Primary School, Wilkinson Way Tues: 3.30 - 4.15pm. Tel: Claire 01323 896600 or 07711 890956

Pilates The Archway Arts Centre, Blatchington Road Tues & Thurs evenings Weds, Thurs & Fri mornings Tel Tricia 07941 922129 www.pilatesofseaford.co.uk

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.

Line Dancing Scout Hut, Chichester Road Weds: 11am - 1pm. Class starting January 2013. To join the class in the New Year, tel Val on 01323 895760

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.

Line Dancing Mercread Youth Centre, Mercread Road Fri: 6 - 7pm Beginners, 7 - 9pm Intermediates.

Bishopstone Village Hall Tues: 6 - 7pm Beginners, 6.30 - 8.30pm Intermediates.

Tel Gina on 01273 470456 or 07810 245784

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

BOKWA® Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road Mon: 8-9pm. Amazing new dance and fitness class.

Beginners welcome.

Tel: Claire 07711 890956 or 01323 896600

Line Dancing with the Dance Company Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Weds 6pm - 7pm. Absolute ® Boxercise beginners. 7pm - 9.30pm Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road Improvers.

Mon: 7-8pm. Fun workout for all, St Luke’s Church, Walmer Rd beginners welcome. Fri: 7-8pm Thurs 9am - 10.15am. Beginners.

Advanced padwork & circuits.

Tel: Donna on 01323 873558, Tel: Claire 07711 890956 or email: donna_steele@rocketmail.

01323 896600 com Boxercise® Bootcamp Line Dancing with Studio In Line The Scout Hut, Fort Road, Seaford Constitutional Club Newhaven Tues: 7-8pm. Fun Crouch Lane workout for all, beginners Mon 7.30 -10pm. All levels welcome. Tel: Claire 07711 Downs Leisure Centre 890956 or 01323 896600 Thurs 9.30 - 10.30am. Absolute CoreAbility Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road Mon & Weds: 6 - 7pm. Shape, tone and strengthen your whole body. Beginners welcome.

Tel: Claire 07711 890956 or 01323 896600 Denton Indoor Bowls Club Denton Island, Newhaven Mon - Sun: 9am - 7pm. New members welcome. Tel 01323 899668 Fitness Walks WellnessWorks, 1st Floor, 38 Church Street 6 per week, 30 minutes, times vary by level. Free. Tel: 01323 897671 Just Mums on the Run Outside The Salts Cafe Mon: 9.30am (no buggy).

Combine body and tummy toning and stretches with running. Tel Alex 07540 551054

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beginners, 10.30am - 12pm All levels.

Tel: Territa on 07957 260379

Meditation The Archway, Blatchington Rd Tues: 6.30 - 7.30pm. Simple breathing exercises, relaxation, guided visualisation and mediatation. £5 per session.

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 and Sun: 6.30 - 7.30pm. Meditation and Oneness-Deeksha blessing.

Donation by contribution. Tel Marisha 07966 285221 Mums Tone & Burn Mercread Centre Weds: 9.30am. Children welcome. Tel Alex 07540 551054

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 Mon: 6pm - 7pm. Juniors, age 10-14. £3.

1st & 3rd Mon of the month: 7.15pm - 8.45pm. Development, age 15-18. £4.

2nd & 4th Mon of the month: 7.30pm - 9pm. Seniors, age 19 upwards. £5. New members welcome. 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

Sports Nutrition Advice WellnessWorks, 1st Floor, 38 Church Street Weds: 7.30pm. Free.Tel 01323 897671 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 Tea Dancing Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane Thurs: 2 - 4.30pm tea dance with Peter Harvey. Tel: 01323 890087 Tone & Trim Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Rd. Tues: 6pm - 7pm. Relaxed, friendly and fun. Suitable for beginners, intermediates and seniors. Tel: 07973 441074, bushellkelly@gmail.com Toning Mercread Youth Club, Tues & Thurs: 11am.

Tel: Louise, 07786 425758 Tots & Tums Outside The Salts Cafe Tues & Thurs: 11am. Mum and buggy exercise class, bring your baby in the buggy. Tel Alex 07540 551054 Wave Leisure Health Walks From Downs Leisure Centre Thur: 10.30am. Tel: 01323 490011 Yoga Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd 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. Seaford Group of the Eastbourne & South Wealden Multiple Seaford Striders Running Club Sclerosis Society. Exercises for From Downs Leisure Centre the floor and chair with trained Mon & Weds (main night): 7pm. yoga teacher. £4 per lesson. Tel. All ages and abilities welcome.

01323 492351 www.seafordstriders.org.uk Seaford Table Tennis Seaford Head College Sports Hall, Steyne Road Thurs: 7 - 9pm. Players of all levels welcome.

Email: john.jrinst@gmail.com

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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. New year classes start Sat 5th January. Tel 07983 622840/01323 982638 seahavenyoga@btinternet.com. www.seahavenyoga.co.uk Zumba with Louise 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 07786 425758 Zumba For Kids Scout Hut, Salts Rec Ground Sats: 10am. Kids 8+ years Limited spaces - to reserve places tel 07892 884944.

Zumba With Becky Chyngton School, Milberg Road Mon: 6.45 - 7.45pm & 8 - 9pm.

Cradle Hill School, Lexden RD Tue: 7pm - 8pm.

Hillcrest Centre, Newhaven Thurs: 7pm - 8pm. Discounts for loyal cards. Tel: 07892 884944

Weight loss & Beauty

12-Week Community Weight Loss Challenge The Wellness Centre, 18 Church Street, Seaford Tues & Thurs: 9.30am and 6.30pm. Open daily for wellness evaluations by appointment. Tel: 01323 325060 or 07969 041865 www.nutritionforall. co.uk Arriba! Weight Loss Challenge WellnessWorks, 1st Floor, 38 Church Street Weds: 7.30 - 8.30pm. Join the fun!

Shape up for good health! For men and women of all ages, shapes and sizes.Tel 01323 897671 Herbalife Healthy Breakfast & Sampling WellnessWorks, 1st Floor, 38 Church Street Tues & Sat: 10am. Free. Tel: 01323 897671 Skin Care Workshop & Facial WellnessWorks, 1st Floor, 38 Church Street Tues: 11am and 7pm. Free. Tel: 01323 897671

Slimming World Seaford Constitutional Club Tues: 5.30pm. Weds: 9.30am Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Thurs: 7.30pm.

Tel: Annette 07581 751116 01273 757339 Weight Loss Challenge & Wellness Club WellnessWorks, 1st Floor, 38 Church Street Mon: 7pm. Fri: 11am ÂŁ35 for 12 weeks. Free private consultation by appointment.

Tel 01323 897671

Weight Watchers 60 Plus Club, Downs Leisure Ctr Mons: 9.45am. Join us and relax with a cup of coffee or tea.

Leader Sally 01273 605749. www.weightwatchers.co.uk Weight Watchers Seaford Constitutional Club Weds: 5.45pm. Come along and learn about ProPoints. Contact Sue on 07786 967000.

FOR SALE

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4 additional seats. MOT/Tax. ÂŁ3,000 ono

Excellent condition internally and externally.

Tel 01323 895233 or 07743 267437

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Lucky John

by Alan Morton

John sat on the verandah at the back of his house and gazed across the veldt to the distant mountains, now in soft focus as the sun set and the pastel-coral light faded.

He was unsettled and in deep reflection, his eyes closed and his thoughts preoccupied with many events that had touched him during his lifetime. He did not delude himself that he had not been incredibly lucky, except for that one night of madness in London nearly forty years ago that altered the course of his life and fashioned one of regret and sobriety. He also knew that he could never go back, although he yearned to walk down Mayfair and Park Lane once again and visit the gaming tables.

His health had been deteriorating for a number of years and he had known for some time that his life of relative solitude would have to come to an end; he had to be closer to the sort of care that he required, there was no choice in the matter. This realisation had formulated gradually during the past year and resulted in a call to the regional land agents ten days ago. A representative had called earlier that day; like himself he was an ex-pat, but the local accent John had cultivated for himself many years ago was now firmly entrenched and nobody would detect that he was not of local origin.

During the early years of his exile he had been suspicious of any new face, especially if they hailed from his homeland. Roger May introduced himself and before John showed him over the property they had tea on the verandah. During this sojourn John was watchful for any sign of anything untoward, but the agent seemed genuine enough. His family had emigrated just over a year ago, but it was on his wife’s ticket. A specialist paediatrician, it was she who had the necessary skills.

However, John had been deeply disturbed by the direction that part of the conversation had taken, and it had been niggling away at the back of his mind for the whole day; how did that subject come up?

That was it, local crime. The case of the 14 year-old boy who disappeared from Bulsara. Vanished without a trace.

“No mystery there.” John had observed. “He is probably living in a squalid room in Jo’burg, scrubbing floors in a seedy restaurant kitchen, and as happy as he has ever been, I’d say.”

Roger looked puzzled. “Why so?”

“His father is a drunk and a bully, well known for it.

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The boy probably took the first opportunity to get out; can’t blame him for that.”

“Yes, but to just vanish…”

“It happens, life is full of mysteries.”

“I guess so, like the Marie Celeste… Glenn Miller… or Lord whatshisname,” Roger laughed.

John tried to maintain his composure, and put his cup down on the saucer to stop it shaking. “Or that poor little girl who went missing in Portugal,” he added.

“Quite so,” replied Roger more soberly.

John was still trying to piece together that earlier conversation when he heard his jeep approaching down the track on the other side of the house. A few minutes later he heard a sound behind him and smiled as he lifted a hand up which was grasped warmly from behind.

“Did you have a good day?” he enquired.

“Indeed, I had a fine day. I have bought a new dress, and some finery to go along with it. You will be proud of me come the dance next week.”

“I am always proud of you, Anika, you know that.”

“Most assuredly I do, and I hope you too had a good day. I am sorry that the land agent had to cancel and spoil your plans.”

“Cancel? What do you mean?”

“There was a call first thing this morning, when you were out. I left a message on the table in the kitchen; did you not see it?”

John experienced that sinking feeling that he had been dreading for so much of his life, the feeling of discovery.

For many years he had been mentally prepared for such an eventuality, and on the more practical side, had made arrangements that would ensure a safe passage away from trouble. He felt tired, and almost resigned to his fate, but his instinctive powers of preservation were more dominant.

He emptied the safe, packed a few belongings and made a single phone call. He explained to Anika that the day he had warned her about had arrived and that they must leave.

Half an hour later the house was quiet and deserted.

The following morning Roger left a message on John’s answer-phone apologising for the mix up with regards to their appointment. Apparently a new girl in the office had called the wrong client to cancel.

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