to the October issue of Seaford Scene.
Well, what an incredible few weeks we experienced recently – not only a new Prime Minister but the death of our Queen Elizabeth II. It’s been an emotional time. I don’t know about you but I felt such a great sense of loss – the Queen has always been a constant for so many of us and her passing has encouraged us to remember her service, her dignity, her kindness, sense of humour and above all, her duty and role as Monarch. She will be missed. In this issue we include a special feature on the Queen, acknowledging her incomparable reign (page 6). In other news, as the cost of living crisis continues, we have articles to help you save on heating and fuel costs (page 68 and 86), plus contact details for Citizens Advice on page 75. Financial help is also on hand at the Community Bank Help Point in Newhaven (page 120). On a lighter note, there’s plenty to enjoy, including Seaford Bonfire Society’s parade, fireworks and bonfire on Saturday 22nd plus music with Seaford Choral Society (page 21), the Corelli Ensemble (page 98), Seaford Music Society (page 48), and don’t miss the Neil Diamond tribute (page 23). The summer may be over but you can continue to swim – read about the benefits of swimming (page 34) and find out who won the Hero Award on page 102. Don’t forget the clocks go back on Sunday 30th and it’s Halloween on the 31st – Pumpkin Muffin recipe on page 95. Enjoy your October!
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4 Seaford Splash!
6
The Longest Legacy
8 Neighbourhood Watch Roundup
12 Seaford Rotary
14 Trees for Seaford
18 Seaford Museum
21 Seaford Choral Society
23 Neil Diamond Comes to Seaford!
26 Seaford Little Theatre Review –The Nightingales
28 Uno22: Ten 29 Darker Shores
34 The Benefits of Swimming Fun!
35
New Nursery Pre-school Opens at Cradle Hill Community Primary School
38 The One You East Sussex Stoptober Challenge
42 Seaford Photographic Society
46 Seaford u3a News 48 Seaford Music Society
52 A Royal President for St Wilfrid’s 61 Community Green Heroes 68 Heating Horror
72 On the Verge Micklefield Green 75 Citizens Advice
77 Seaford Bonfire Society
80 Seaford Natural History Society
83 The Probus Club of Seaford
86 Fuel Fright
91 Inner Wheel Club of Seaford 92 Newberry Tully Estate Agent
95 Pumpkin Spiced Muffins
98 Corelli Ensemble Concert
98 Celebrate Cuckmere Haven Art Exhibition 99 A Good Read
100 Clifden House – Maximise Your Time Together
102 Mermaid Wins Hero Award
102 The Old Town Hall Community Tea Room 106 Seaford Community Garden
110 A View from the Potting Shed
113 Wood Creatives – Bird Box Perfection
115 Seaford Afternoon Flower Club
118 Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club
120 Community Bank Help Point Launched in Newhaven
122 Transition Time 123 What’s On in October?
129 Index of Businesses
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Welcome to Andrea Hargreaves’ rundown of arts and cultural events coming up in Seaford this month.
Seaford Musical Theatre is staging Made in Dagenham at the Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane on the weekends of October 7th to 9th, and 14th and 15th. Based on the hit 2010 film Made In Dagenham. Centred around the real events of the Ford sewing machinists’ strike, 1968, this musical focuses on unlikely strike leader, Rita O’Grady. Risking her marriage and friendships, Rita encourages the women of the Ford factory to walk out after they are reclassified as ‘unskilled workers’. Her efforts for equality eventually lead to the passing of equal pay for men and women within the union. Evening performances at 7.30pm and Wednesday matinées at 2.30pm. Tickets available from the Tourist Information Centre (TIC), Church Street or online at: ticketsource.
Splash Point Jazz has Julian Marc Stringle on clarinet topping the bill at The View, Seaford Golf Club, on Wednesday 12th October at 7pm, alongside Neal Richardson and his trio. Tickets from wegottickets or on door.
The Corelli Ensemble return to Seaford Baptist Church, on Sunday 23rd October at 4pm, joined by oboe player Owen Dennis in a programme featuring Bach’s Sinfonia, Cantata 156, Paul Lewis’s Oboe Concerto and Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings. Tickets from eventbrite.
Films at the Barn Theatre restart on Friday 21st October at 7.30pm with BAFTA- and Oscar-nominated Best Documentary and Best Animated Feature Film Flee
(15). Mixed with archive film, this Danish picture tells how Amin fled Afghanistan with his family as a child and ended up entering Copenhagen as an ‘orphaned’ refugee. Years later he falls in love, wishes to marry but has to confront the fact that he is gay and the impact on family members. Next up, on Friday 28th October at 7.30pm, is Best International Film Oscar winner the Japanese-made Drive My Car (15), in which a renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with his wife’s unexpected death when he directs a production of Uncle Vanya and meets a woman assigned to chauffeur him in his beloved Saab 900. Amid cast and film crew tensions he is forced to confront painful truths. It also gained the BAFTA gong for Best Film Not in the English Language. Thursday 3rd November at 7pm sees an NTLive screening of 1940-set romcom Jack Absolute Flies Again, starring Caroline Quentin and Laurie Davidson, followed by Open Golf true story comedy Phantom of the Open (12A) starring Mark Rylance on Friday 4th November at 7.30pm. Tickets from the TIC, seafordcinema.org or on the door.
Silver foxes and Honky Tonk women (and men) of all ages are being treated to a Baby Boomers Concert Party at Seaford Little Theatre, Steyne Road on Sunday 23rd October at 7.30pm, featuring vocalist Ruth Aguilera with 2 Steps Back and anthems from the 60s and 70s. Tickets from 01313 890364 or 07984 280067.
Gardening enthusiasts should get themselves to Meeching Hall, Newhaven on Sunday 30th October between 10am and 4pm for a seed swap.
Last Minute Artists are back at the Crypt Gallery in Church Street from Wednesday to Sunday 2nd to 6th November with an exhibition called … And the Wee Donkey. Expect to see creatures great and small, human and animal, in a show with Christmas gifts in mind. More in November’s issue.
Events coming up? Please email Andrea at andylouhargreaves@icloud.com at least a week before Seaford Scene’s deadline, see page 3, with forthcoming events and jpg images.ages.
Images l-r: Flee being screened at the Barn Theatre on 21st October; Drive My Car is on 28th October.
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From the 15 Prime Ministers she swore in, to the modernisation of the Royal Family and the styling of a public perception that ensures we remain committed to the pomp and pageantry of the House of Windsor, Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy is impeccable and elegant. We reflect on some cherished moments along the way
Born in April 1926, Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was third in line to the throne behind her uncle, Edward, Prince of Wales, and her father, Albert, Duke of York. However, her ascension was accelerated when, in 1936, following the death of King George V, her uncle relinquished the crown so that he could marry the American divorcee, Wallis Simpson.
Now heir apparent, the young princess began to fully embrace her role as a servant to the people. During the war she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service, learning how to drive and maintain vehicles; and on her first overseas visit, to South Africa in 1947, she gave a speech dedicating herself to the Commonwealth – a promise Her Majesty kept to the very end.
By the time of her beloved father’s death in 1952, Princess Elizabeth had become a wife, to Prince Philip (who was given the title of the Duke of Edinburgh on their marriage), and mother to Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Yet on undertaking the crown aged just 26, she was acutely aware of how monumental the task was that lay ahead of her.
From the very beginning of her reign, Queen Elizabeth II made a truly modern Head of State. Her Coronation at Westminster Abbey was the first to be televised, and on her gruelling first tour of the Commonwealth, alongside Prince Philip, Her Majesty made every effort to win over the hearts and minds of all those she encountered, even becoming the first reigning monarch to visit Australia.
Naturally, over the decades there was much political and social tumult. Her Majesty’s reign saw 15 Prime Ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Liz Truss; the latter taking the role only two days before the Queen’s passing.
There, too, was drama from within her family. In 1955 it became necessary to intervene in her sister Margaret’s planned nuptials to Peter Townsend – who, as a divorcee, provoked ire from some in the establishment – though the most significant upset during her reign was surely the divorce of Charles and Diana’s marriage, and the Princess of Wales’ untimely death in a car crash aged 36.
In her twilight years, the Queen cemented her legacy through continued work and devotion. She travelled to 117 countries and hosted countless high-profile and sometimes controversial guests and Heads of State, including Robert Mugabe, Nelson Mandela and Donald Trump.
Having long found her place in pop culture, Andy Warhol’s 1985 silkscreen prints of Her Majesty speak for themselves, and Elizabeth II further embraced the playful side of both her personality and her role. At the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony she thrilled audiences worldwide in a film opposite 007 Daniel Craig, and delighted young and old alike while appearing opposite Paddington Bear for her Jubilee celebrations.
The final two decades of Queen Elizabeth’s life and reign undoubtedly brought both joy and sadness in equal measure. There was much to celebrate, including the weddings of six of her grandchildren and the birth of 12 great-grandchildren. Yet also, the deaths of her beloved mother and sister Margaret, along with the passing of the king of her heart, Prince Philip, who passed a mere 17 months before her and whose body is resting in St. George’s Chapel until the time when it shall be buried in the Royal vault, next to his beloved Lilibet, and in eternal rest.
Carrying on with our close look at crime in Seaford, we had a deep dive into the numbers for Seaford South. If you missed the data for Seaford Central, East, and North, you can find our reports in the online editions here https://issuu.com/seafordscene or Facebook Seaford Scene. You can also get a more in-depth view (street to street) directly from the Sussex Police website. Seaford & Bishopstone is divided into five areas, so to have a thorough look at what’s what in yours, head on over to https://www.sussex.police.uk/ area/your-area and enter your postcode.
To save you a whole lot of time to get the overall picture, here’s our summary of all the data for Seaford South over the last 36 months.
by calling 101 (and expect a long wait) or report online at https://www.sussex.police.uk/reportcrime.
Much like the previous data, Seaford South is dominated by crimes where people behave badly toward one another, but unlike other stats we have looked at, in Seaford South, Violence and Sexual offences top the list and are on the increase. We cannot speak to the cause of this rise, but we can advise that if you need help, and you are in danger, or if you know someone is in need of help or in danger, always call 999. Other resources can be found here https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/children-families/ family-support/domestic-violence. The good news is that Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is in sharp decline and has halved and burglary, which was on the increase in 2019, has been reduced to almost nil.
We can’t stress enough the critically important role we have as Seaford
Much the same as the rest of our town, crime in Seaford South is generally low and crime decreasing. Remember that these statistics reflect reported crimes and once again this exercise underlines the importance of reporting every crime.
Our police resources are allocated based on need and so if no crime is reported, no resource is allocated. Any crime in progress, anything that looks decidedly off, anything where you can see or think someone is in danger, is always a 999 call. Report all other incidents
Great Neighbours because nobody knows the neighbourhood better than we who live here. Keeping an eye out for things that look iffy, reporting crime, caring about our neighbours who are more vulnerable or need a little help, all adds up to safe and happy neighbourhoods. A town where our children can play free-range, where our elders are respected and valued, where our youth are encouraged and praised.
A visible and relevant Neighbourhood Watch also helps to keep crime at bay, and we need do no more than
display a roundel on our front doors to achieve this. While every resident of Seaford and Bishopstone is automatically under the umbrella of what we do, our Association relies on membership to keep doing what we do. It costs £3 per household per year to be Association members, and £2 per household per year for retirees. Joining is so simple too – just head over to www.sandbnhw.org/join, choose the subscription that suits you and then follow the onscreen prompts. New members will get a member pack in the post, and if you need fresh roundels, you can order these online in our little shop where everything is free except the postage.
That’s it from us for this October edition. Remember to be more vigilant as the days start drawing in, and keep on being a savvy, safe Seaford filled with Great Neighbours. Be generous with your smiles and your kindness. Warmest regards from all of us, Mark, Graham, Nicky & Philippa
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As winter approaches, Seaford Rotary wishes to let you understand the work involved throughout the year to permit Santa to visit the streets of Seaford in December.
After each Christmas collection, the sleigh is lifted off the electric vehicle and hung from the Rotary garage roof so that the vehicle may be used for other activities such as the Rotary boot fairs. In January a review meeting is held to identify and record successes and any problems encountered during December to inform the planning for the subsequent Christmas. A thank you will be submitted for publication in Seaford Scene that will inform Seaford of how much they donated to worthy causes. Mandatory financial returns to Lewes District Council are made for the House-to-House and the Broad Street collections within one month of the last collection.
In February the annual service of the electric vehicle is booked for November so that it is ready for the next Christmas collections. Applications are submitted to Lewes District Council for the House-to-House and Broad Street collections. Planning of the programme of routes is usually carried out between March and June. This includes consideration of new housing and changes due to numbers of children on routes noted in the review meeting. In addition, the stock of Santa outfits is reviewed to ascertain if any new outfits are needed, and if necessary new outfits ordered.
In June, applications for parking permits for the Broad Street collections are submitted. The necessary cards that give permission for individual Rotarians and volunteers to collect door-to-door are prepared.
In August, the ‘The Board’ is produced. This lists the sleigh routes on each of the 17 December weeknights on which the sleigh goes out, and has spaces in which the names will be recorded of those who agree to carry out the Principal roles of Santa, Team Leader, Sleigh Driver, Support Driver as well as the collectors, both Rotarian and volunteer, each evening and for each Broad Street Saturday daytime collection.
Another important activity during September is the ordering of 40kg individually wrapped sweets to be given out to children during the collections. By the end of September, the Principals should be identified and recorded on the Board.
In October recruitment of the collectors begins and details of the sleigh routes on the 17 weeknights in December are published on the Seaford Rotary website and are submitted to Seaford Scene for publication in November. After the electric vehicle has been serviced, the sleigh is lowered from the garage roof and mounted onto the electric vehicle. All equipment is tested so that it is in working order.
Before December, the Principals and Rotarians generally will be briefed. In addition to details of the routes and dates, information about using the sleigh tracker will be published on the Club website.
Collections start on the first weeknight of December. On the morning of each evening collection Santa silhouettes will be mounted on lampposts along the route. In addition, the items for the sleigh – spare torches and tabards for the collectors, music and instructions for the evening will be checked. Emails are sent to all collectors giving details of where and when to meet, plus details of refreshments available after evening collections. Collectors are briefed by the Team Leader at the start of each round. Collections end at lunchtime on Christmas Eve in Broad Street.
If you would like to offer your services to accompany Santa collecting for charitable causes with Seaford Rotary, please email: contact@seafordrotary.org.uk or contact wwus at: www.seafordrotary.org.uk.
Photo: Santa in his sleigh in Seaford.
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Being able to find cool shade under a green canopy is a great pleasure on a hot day. But this summer has been a challenge for the trees of Seaford! We would like to thank each and every person who took the trouble to go the extra mile and water their street trees, particularly in those streets where Trees for Seaford had planted recently, such as Kingston Way. With the recent hosepipe ban, this has not been easy, but please persevere, as water levels are not expected to be back to normal for some time.
If you are over 65 or have a disability which means you have difficulty carrying watering cans, you may be eligible for an exemption to the hosepipe ban – you just need to contact South East Water to find out.
Trees, like us, need water to survive. The leaves on a tree have pore-like holes that ‘sweat’ moisture into the surrounding air. As that vapour leaves the tree, it draws more water up through the trunk and branches, like drinking straws. Harnessing sunlight, trees break apart that water into hydrogen and oxygen molecules, forming glucose with the hydrogen and releasing the oxygen into the atmosphere. The glucose is what fuels growth in the tree, from buds to bark to leaves. So drought will stunt a tree’s growth and weaken it, leaving it susceptible to disease. Trees do adapt to some extent by closing the pores in the leaves or shedding leaves (and sometimes branches) early, and by putting out growth near the base, so that water does not need to be drawn so high up for photosynthesis to continue. But they are all grateful for your help!
Having surveyed a number of sites over the summer, we now plan to go ahead with new street trees in Chyngton Avenue, Mason Road, the Crouch and, in collaboration with the Friends of Sutton Downs, some fruit trees at the Downs Leisure Centre. We also plan to replace some of the trees which have not made
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it, considering if we need to plant a different species. Some other areas were surveyed which sadly had too many utilities buried in the verges to be viable and we will be communicating with residents there about a cunning plan B! Additionally in July, we have also done some tree TLC and monitoring and logging that data. Do let us know if you spot any newly struggling/dead trees by emailing treesforseaford@gmail.com.
We gathered for a farewell garden party for Keith Oldham and his wife Karen, on the eve of their return to the forests of Oregon after two years here in Seaford. Keith has been one of our staunchest and most enthusiastic volunteers, always ready to spring into action for a ‘treemergency’, and a font of wisdom and experience. Oregon’s gain is Seaford’s loss, not only for Trees for Seaford but many other organisations of which he was part, including On the Verge, Friends of Blatchington Pond, Seaford Environmental Alliance and Seaford Rotary, to name just a few!
We are always looking for new volunteers to help with planting, monitoring, outdoor backup or indoor admin! We promise a warm welcome to a friendly and inclusive group. We do like to adjourn for coffee or to the pub after some of our active sessions, so it can be a good way to meet people too!
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Seaford has provided three Prime Ministers – what other small town could make such a claim? One Prime Minister even has a statue in Parliament Square and another was honoured by being buried in Westminster Abbey.
The Rt Hon Henry Pelham (1695-1754) was the first of these men. He was returned as MP for Seaford shortly after his 21st birthday by his brother, the Duke of Newcastle, and in due course became Paymaster General and Chancellor of the Exchequer. In an age of great venality, he set an example of integrity in public life. He died most unexpectedly on the eve of a General Election and was remembered as managing the ‘finances with great care and personal purity, an honourable man with no vices’.
If you have seen the Blue Plaques around the town, you may have noticed two plaques recording the other two men. So, who are they and where are the plaques?
A gifted orator, the twiceelected William Pitt the Elder, Earl of Chatham (1708 – 1778), MP for Seaford, stayed in the appropriately named Pitt House in the High Street. He had an illustrious career and, when he died, he was awarded the rare honour of a state funeral, together with burial in the Abbey. The plaque is on the side of the house.
It is the little remembered George Canning (1770 – 1827) who is the Seaford MP with a statue in Parliament Square. The shortest-serving Prime Minister of all time, dying of pneumonia after only 119 days in office, Lord Byron described him as a ‘genius, almost a universal one, a wit, a poet, and a statesman’. Canning twice served as Foreign Secretary, and played a key role in the war against France. By seizing the Danish fleet, he ensured the supremacy of the British Navy over Napoleon, deemed to be an act of genius by many.
Canning’s Blue Plaque is on Seaford House in Crouch Lane, a recent building on the site of the previous Seaford House where Canning stayed when in Seaford. An MP we can be truly proud of.
If you search carefully in Sutton Road, you will find a Blue Plaque for, arguably, the most famous British Prime Minister of all, Winston Churchill. Winston’s wife, Clementine, had spent a lot of time in Seaford, which was a very happy place for her as a child and they continued to visit for many years. She has her own plaque in Pelham Road.
Possibly Seaford has been better known to the Prime Ministers of the land than one might have thought!
Photos from top: George Canning; Sir Henry Pelham; William Pitt the Elder.
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I feel like every article I write for Seaford Choral Society could start with, ‘And now for something completely different!’ The music we sing is so varied – always challenging and beautiful, but pulling from so many musical traditions. Summer term was Zimbe! (a collection of African songs), and this Autumn we delve back into the classical repertoire with the stunning, and very popular, Brahms’ Requiem.
Brahms was German and, unusually for a requiem, the text is in his native tongue rather than the more usual Latin; the work is known as The German Requiem. However, the first British performance was sung in English (in 1871) and apparently Brahms always meant for his piece to be sung in English in England – something we are rather grateful for after having to get our heads around five African languages AND Ukrainian for our last concert.
But we are under no illusions that we have an easy term ahead of us. Whilst The Requiem is full of gorgeous, song-like melodies, some passages are fiendishly difficult. Colin, our Music Director, has warned us that Brahms does this. Everything is going along quite swimmingly, lulling you into a sense of false security, and then, with no warning, you turn a corner into… well let’s just say we’ve got our work cut out again this term. ALSO, this is Brahms’ longest work, and with relatively few solo passages it’s all about the chorus. That’s why choirs love it so much – we get to sing, and sing, and sing. But it is a workout. So, if you see us jogging along Seaford beach front in the next couple of months, you know why. We are building up our stamina.
Like many choirs we are also building ourselves back up to full strength after the pandemic. There was a real buzz in our first rehearsal on Monday with several members returning post-COVID and five or six new joiners. But still, Seaford Choral Society is recruiting! We are a friendly, non-audition choir and would love for you to come and join us. We’ll be a few weeks into rehearsal by the time you read this, but if you already know Brahms’ Requiem then it’s not too late to come along. If you don’t know it, or even if you’ve never sung
in a choir before, don’t be put off (by all my talk about how tricky it is!) – you can come and sing with us and start to get a feel for singing in a choir, even if you don’t sing in this concert. Also, we are trialling a new initiative of a pre-rehearsal half-hour for anyone who wants a bit of extra help.
See our website: www.seaford-choral-society.com if you’d like more details and to contact us. The first two weeks are a free trial and then it’s just £35 a term. Everyone else, please put Saturday 26th November into your calendar for the concert and look out for ticket sales on our Facebook page and locally. Alison Mowbray
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If you have ever hosted an International Student in Seaford before, the chances are that it was ‘Neil Diamond’ that helped you organise it! Well not the actual American singing superstar of course, but local language school director Chris Nieto, who has another slightly secret occupation as one of the country’s top Neil Diamond Tribute acts! But now the cat is well and truly out of the bag, as Chris is playing three nights at Seaford Little Theatre later this month portraying his famous alter ego in a show called Forever in Blue Jeans. Seaford Scene caught up with Chris over a Seaford coffee and asked him about juggling his two very different careers:
SS: Which came first, the singing or the International Students?
CN: Oh, definitely the singing! I studied drama and music in London; I had a couple of West End roles and other various bits and pieces, but at some point, I decided I needed a proper job!
SS: How did the Neil Diamond Tribute develop?
CN: It wasn’t an overnight thing. I’d always been involved with bands and music of some sort. I’d often be playing at a function or venue, and someone would always request a Neil Diamond song, so I just learnt a few out of necessity. Then people would come up after the show and say stuff like ‘Do you know you sound
more like Neil Diamond than Neil Diamond!’ and I honestly wasn’t trying to impersonate him. But I kept getting requests for his songs, so I gradually started learning more and more of his catalogue.
SS: But did you actually like his music?
CN: I really did, and I started to appreciate not only what an amazing songwriter he was but how much I enjoyed singing and playing his material. A few years back I bit the bullet, bought a black Gibson acoustic guitar, put on a sparkly shirt and voila…the transition was complete!
SS: Any other musical plans for 2023?
CN: Yes, I’m hoping to bring my country band The Diablos to Seaford Little Theatre next spring. We have quite a few festivals lined up and are starting to write a new album.
SS: And has the international student business picked up after the COVID break?
CN: It certainly has. Seaford is looking chock-a-block next year.
Looks like Mr Diamond is going to be a busy man!
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Who remembers sitting cosily in front of a tiny telly watching Sunday Night at the London Palladium as high-kicking dancers cavorted on the revolving stage? No – stop right there. Go back even further, to the 1950s and the Billy Cotton Band Show, filled with variety performers spinning plates, chopping glamorous ladies in half and delving into a trunk of tricks and silliness. Then, Wakey Wakey! imagine what it would have been like for a performer to have their form of entertainment eclipsed by an industry now largely limited to song and dance.
This is what happened to Charlie and Beatrice Nightingale (photo right). After a long career in vaudeville they were cast on the hasbeens pile and thrust into each other’s increasingly tetchy company. Meanwhile, son Jack still has regular Semprini-style piano spots.
Set in Jack’s house, this is a nostalgic, warm-hearted play during which Charlie and Beatrice try to escape one another after first descending on their son for what they are forced to admit will be a protracted stay.
The audience lapped up author Peter Quilter’s hackneyed but funny repartee, delivered competently by the enthusiastic cast.
Alan Lade (left) as Jack developed his character from the first act’s suavely silk dressing-gowned irascibility with more than a touch of the Noel Cowards to sensibility and thoughtfulness in a much more emotional second half. Playing against Lesley Drew (above, right) as long-term stage partner Maggie, they were an inspired pairing – she adding
humour, common sense and a desire for Jack that hid yearning behind flirtatiousness.
Charlie, played admirably energetically by Roland Boorman (left), made one see why this form of tomfoolery died away and the audience hooted at his antics.
Josie Hobbs (below) as Beatrice made a great job of portraying a character more complex than might have first been thought.
The action was held together by Rebecca Kite (below) as maid Geraldine. She is proving herself to be a talent to be nurtured, and can paint a character with a satisfyingly broad brush.
Accomplished director Trish Richings took this outdated play by the dressing-gown sash and pulled it into shape, amping up the action to suit today’s more restless theatre goer, but was it the right offering? Judging by the laughter in the auditorium it was a pleasing choice, but I would still argue that Seaford Little Theatre has proved itself on other occasions – think Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads – to be well capable of making more taxing productions credible and enjoyable. Peter Quilter, also responsible for Glorious! about so-called worst singer in the world Florence Foster Jenkins, let his pen slip a bit with The Nightingales, which may have been more interesting had it been written and set contemporaneously with its 2012 origin.
Carping over, though, cast, director and production team overcame its shortcomings and I look forward to Alan Ayckbourn’s Seasons Greetings from 2nd until 10th December.
Andrea Hargreaves Photos by Andrew Parkinson
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A fascinating talk by Charlie Grimble on the history and legacy of Tidemills area at 2.30 pm. Admission at the door £5, £3 for Museum members.
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Thursday 29th September – Tuesday 25th October. Gallery Uno, 14A High Street, Seaford BN25 1PG. Opening Times: Mon – Sat 10am –4pm, Sunday midday – 3pm
Artwave done and dusted for another year, and having passed the autumn equinox at Gallery Uno we now head towards Allhallows with our latest exhibition
UNO22 TEN – our twelfth, which marks the end of their first eventful year at our High Street venue. Although UNO22 TEN will most certainly not give you a fright, you may need to be prepared for some surprises and you will definitely need to be ready to be bewitched and enchanted by the depth and range of art, craft and design to suit many tastes and pocket sizes.
Amongst the number returning favourites to the gallery like Mark Preston and Alejandro Martinez, this exhibition features a number of newly joined members – amongst them is our featured exhibitor of the month, Guy Funnell.
Guy was Sussex born and bred in 1961 into an artistic family, spending his early years in Haywards Heath with close family members living in Seaford and Newhaven. His father was an accomplished landscape water-colourist; his mother continues to this day to tackle various creative exploits, recently working in embroidery, and his uncle, aunt and nephews are all involved in the arts.
Not surprisingly, from an early age Guy and his brother Christian both developed a passion for art, getting up at six in the morning to draw and paint. Like Christian, who studied a BA in Fine Art at Leeds, Guy went on to formally study Fine Art at Worthing and then Winchester Schools of Art, graduating in 1982.
Originally his paintings bordered on photorealistic, inspired by Richard Estes, Chuck Close and Malcolm Morley, especially his large paintings of ocean liners. However, whilst at Winchester he developed a love of landscape painting, where he began to paint in and around the lush water meadows, travelling to painting spots at first by bicycle, then motorcycle, then in his faithful Robin Reliant. His painting at this time became much freer, using a thick impasto style now influenced by the likes of van Gogh and Monet, as well as the Pre-Raphaelites.
Guy begins by working in the landscape, painting directly onto canvasses without sketching or drawing. Occasionally, he will revisit a canvas, having thought for a while about what would improve the colours and composition and using photographs as a reference. Putting the painting away for a while frequently helps him to re-appraise and look at it freshly.
He has always loved Cuckmere and the surrounding countryside, ever since he and his family holidayed in their yellow caravan at Cuckmere Haven, before it became a National Park. In the winter the farmer, Mr Pattenden, would pull the caravan with his tractor up the hill and store it in a barn.
For a year, Guy made a living by painting portraits while travelling around Europe, starting in Israel and arriving in southern Spain. He has painted various commissions, including a large painting for Harland’s School, Hayward Heath, and has exhibited extensively.
To support his artwork, Guy works part-time as a Support Time and Recovery worker, helping people with mental health issues such as Bipolar Disorder and schizophrenia, in Brighton and Hove.
Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, 24th - 29th October
A gripping and ghostly tale of suspense comes to Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre this October, perfect for a pre-Halloween night out to quicken the pulse and raise the hairs on the back of your neck, It’s Christmas 1875 and Professor Gabriel Stokes (Maxwell Caulfield) takes lodgings at The Sea House cared for by Mrs Hinchcliffe (Juliet Mills), on a desolate stretch of the East Sussex coast.
No sooner has he arrived than the troubled history of the house comes to the fore with unexplained and mysterious happenings. Having enlisted the help of Tom Beauregard (Michael Praed) an American spiritualist, the two embark on a terrifying journey to discover the truth. Following the traditions of the finest ghost stories, Darker Shores is a gripping and shadowy tale of suspense.
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Cradle Hill Community Primary School started a new chapter in the school history by opening a new maintained nursery Pre-school this September. The school was built over 50 years ago and has been enlarged to a three-form entry school, benefiting from new extensions whilst still retaining its community spirit as a school.
The school is now able to offer children in Seaford a learning journey starting from the age of 2 to 11 years.
The new provision is contained in a purpose-built classroom and outside area, with all new resources purchased this summer, which was ready to open on 5th September. This additional provision has been a great benefit to local parents and carers, as it is easily located within the school grounds/community and benefits from the highly trained school staff who oversee and ensure a safe and secure environment.
Mrs Andrea Keith said: ‘We are incredibly excited that we have opened our own Nursery Pre-school. We hope this will support our local community and families and we are delighted that we now have children as young as two in our school!
Photo l-r: Hermione Parks, Foundation Stage Leader and Andrea Keith Head Teacher with two nursery children.
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If you are interested in photography and have been thinking about joining us but aren’t sure, all you need to do is come along to one or two of our meetings and see what you think, with no obligation! We cater for literally all levels of skill, including absolute beginners, as well as those who are more experienced. The main thing to note is that the club is all about learning and improving your photography, particularly relating to what makes a good image in terms of composition and lighting. We don’t tend to get into the technical details about camera settings etc, though members are always on hand to provide advice.
It is important to note that the structure of our meetings is different this year. We meet in person, at Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane, on the first and third Fridays of the month. These meetings will be for print competitions, practical evenings, and local guest
speakers who are able appear in person. If you want to come to one of these just turn up. They start around 7.15pm. The rest of our meetings are on-line only, using Zoom, and feature PDI competitions and speakers from all over the country. Just drop us an email if you want to attend one of these and we’ll send you an invite. All the details are on our website.
The first event of the new season was the Welcome Back meeting at the beginning of September. It was good to get together again for a drink or two after the summer break, to have a chat about what we had all been up to. We had a slideshow featuring some of our holiday photos, with members getting the opportunity to talk about some of their images. Thanks to Adrian for chairing the meeting so well. We were pleased to welcome a few old friends back in person to the club after a break last season.
October starts with a meeting on Friday 7th at Seaford’s Con Club, which will be a talk on Floral Fine Art Photography by regular visitor to the club Cherry Larcombe EFIAP ARPS DPAGB BPE5. This is a new talk she has put together, looking at being more adventurous with flower and plant photography, with light, simplicity, shapes, textures, and botanical presentations.
On 14th October we have the first two set-subject competitions for Projected Digital Images (PDIs). This will be a Zoom-only meeting, judged by Erica Oram CPAGB AFIAP BPE3. It is followed, on the 21st, by the second round of the Print League competition, held in our usual venue, Seaford’s Con Club. The month finishes on a highlight, with a Zoom-only talk by Jane Lazenby BA(Hons), QTFE ASEA DPAGB BPE3 LMPA. Jane has an Art degree, and specialises in creative and fine art photography.
The club has a Facebook page: @seafordphotographic society, which you can like or follow to keep up with what is going on in the club, see examples of our work, and even share some of your own photos. It’s not just for club members, and already has around 150 followers. We are planning to update it more regularly from now on, following a bit of a lull during the COVID period. This is a good way to keep in touch and see what we are doing. You can also use it to contact us.
Our website, which is updated weekly, can be found at: www.seafordps.org.
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The u3a coffee morning for October will be on Wednesday 19th at the Con Club, Crouch Lane, Seaford from 10am until noon. As usual this is free and open to members and prospective members. Coffee, tea and light refreshments, including savouries, will be available. This is an excellent opportunity for prospective members to meet the members in convivial surroundings – no booking is necessary.
The series of members’ talks at the Downs got off to a good start on 1st September, when a member who had formerly been a lecturer at the Open University gave the first of a series of talks entitled ‘Florentine Renaissance Sculpture – Donatello and his contemporaries’. This was of particularly topical interest as there will be an exhibition at the V&A next February of Donatello’s works.
Donatello was born in Florence in about 1386 and died there in 1466, thus representing the early years of the Italian Renaissance. He worked in Florence, Rome,
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Siena, Padua, Venice, Modena and Pisa. Following on from the freedom and realism introduced into painting by the Florentine artist Giotto, Donatello began to introduce a new realism into sculpture, moving away from the classical sculpture of the Ancient Greek statues.
The speaker opened the talk with a picture of a beautiful shallow-relief plaque from a museum in Berlin showing the Virgin and Child. This was not an unusual subject for painters and sculptors, but what was different about this and characteristic of Donatello was the humanity of the figures and the tenderness which was evident between them. Some echoes of classical sculpture remained in the prominent straight nose of the Virgin which was reminiscent of Greek classical statues. The shallow-relief technique was a style perfected by Donatello.
Later Donatello sculpted two famous statues of David (of Goliath fame). In 1408 (re-worked in 1416) he made a marble statue which was notable for its naturalistic drapery and the beautiful curls on David’s head. In 1435 – 40 he created a most beautiful bronze statue of David, again showing him as a young boy. Both statues exhibit the naturalistic, flowing style which Donatello made his own. They are in museums in Florence.
Our speaker finished by going back in time to Nicola Pisano, who in 1259 –1261 sculpted a marble pulpit in the Baptistry at Pisa, which must have been known by Donatello. This represented the beginning of the progression from the Gothic to the early Renaissance period.
The Downs talks continue in October with a series about Bach’s Cantatas followed by a series on The History of Ukraine. Downs talks are open to members only and there is a small entry fee.
The other activities of Seaford u3a, the home and hall groups, the pub lunches and the outings continue to entertain and educate the members in true u3a style.
For more information about Seaford u3a see the website www.u3asites.org.uk/seaford. To find out about membership email seafordu3a@gmail.com sending your postal address for a welcome pack.
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Seaford Music Society has a new programme for the forthcoming year starting in October 2022, with six concerts organised through to May 2023, at Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road, Seaford, BN25 2EE.
The first concert on 9th October at 3pm features the Coull String Quartet – 2 violins, 1 viola and a cello playing music by Mozart, Dvorak, Vila-Lobos and Coleridge-Taylor.
The quartet was formed in 1974 by students of the Royal Academy of Music. They achieved national recognition subsequently and were appointed Quartet in Residence by the University of Warwick in 1977, a post which they have held for over 40 years. The quartet which includes two of its founder members has performed and broadcast extensively throughout the UK and around the world.
We welcome you to the concert – tickets can be obtained via our treasurer Paul Moore at: treasurer@seafordmusicsociety.com
St Wilfrid’s Hospice is delighted to report that the Her Majesty The Queen Consort has been appointed as its President. The Queen Consort has previously visited the Hospice on two occasions – in 2014 to formally open the new building on Broadwater Way and in 2021 as part of St Wilfrid’s 40th anniversary celebrations.
Chief Executive, David Scott-Ralphs said: ‘We are delighted about this news. It was so good to welcome The Queen Consort back to the hospice last year, for our 40th anniversary when she spent time with patients, families, our staff and volunteers and also our key supporters. We hope that we will now have other opportunities to welcome her to East Sussex in the future – it’s a part of the world she knows so well. It is wonderful news for all involved in the charity.’
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In the last two years I have had the privilege of working and volunteering in green spaces around Seaford, Newhaven and Peacehaven. I see the results of people’s commitment to community and preserving the natural habitats around us. It warms my heart to see the passion, care and time people take in looking after each other and the green spaces around them.
In Seaford we have a dedicated Climate Hub, with Seaford Environmental Alliance committed to reducing climate change, offering community educational events, and being a point to collect and distribute food waste and school uniform. From here springboards the fantastic group On the Verge, who have ensured many areas of Seaford have been left to rewild, allowing important habitats to remain and nourish our ever-declining insect population. I have loved walking through the Martello Fields, Salts Recreation Ground and Crouch to name a few, all with dedicated wild areas, such a joy to watch the butterflies and hear the crickets enjoying the wild space.
We are blessed in Seaford to have so many people committed to preserving our green spaces, from the Rotary, Trees for Seaford, Seaford Repair Café, edible beds outside Morrisons, Seaford’s Swifts, the committed members of Seaford Natural History Society, the surveyors of The Last Wood and Meadow, to Community Growing Projects at The Downs, Peverells Community Garden, Seaford Community Garden and schools getting involved. With Renaturing Seaford committed to getting all local groups connecting with each other, Seaford’s green spaces will have people champions for years to come, all protecting and enhancing the biodiversity of Seaford.
In the Havens, there is a wealth of community projects, all supporting the need to preserve our green spaces and get the community growing. Fantastic projects like the Denton Community Garden, the Havens Community hub, reducing food waste, preventing it from going to landfill and helping address community need. The group Riverside Park and its planting on land, once
wasteland, has seen a huge increase of wildlife in an area that now sees new species and offers a beautiful walking route for all of the family. Next to this, the beautiful Valley Ponds, is a haven for all things amphibian. All over Newhaven, BN9 Trees have been planting fruit trees in people’s gardens. Newhaven Green Centre offers a repair café, a sharing library and ingenious ways to reduce and recycle waste, all working towards fighting climate change. We at Greenhavens are committed to working with the community in educating adults and families in the need to get your garden/green space wilder. The past 6 months have seen Jessie and I engaging with community on wildflower walks, batwalks, Buglife and Froglife events. All learning from and teaching each other ways in which to make our gardens wilder, and doing crucial surveys on what our green spaces contain and ways in which we can increase biodiversity. Fantastic to then see the community go out and use new knowledge in green spaces and helping others to go a little wilder.
Up in Peacehaven, the community garden and orchard provide crucial green spaces offering the local community space to grow food and learn new growing tips, and are a haven for insect species – all run by volunteers aware of the pressing need to have areas that offer care for soil and a space to grow and share food.
All of these groups/organisations work from the heart, responding to community and our Earth’s needs. Armed with the knowledge we all must do what we can to preserve the natural world. As climate change increases, we must all look to see what we can do to become green community advocates. Our insect loss and lack of wild spaces in England has meant we must look to alternative ways of living in our urban spaces to avoid the catastrophe that will come if our bees and insects become extinct. Our community green champions are all heroes, many working voluntarily to preserve and make resilient systems that will support the community and the planet in years to come. To all the Green Heroes out there, thank you for providing hope for all our futures.
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You don’t need me to tell you that the cost of fuel is truly frightening at the moment. Gas bills have soared, and people are genuinely frightened to heat their homes. We don’t know how long this situation will last; most of us are not eligible for Government help, and those that are eligible are most likely not going to receive enough. So, what should we do?
Well, as my late father used to say, ‘We are where we are.’ In other words, we have to work with the tools we have.
For years during cold winters old people have been urged to ‘Prioritise one room, keep that heated and live in that space.’ I’m ashamed to say that I never considered how patronising and Victorian that was until I started to read that same advice being applied to families and young people. Most people can’t live in just one room. But we are where we are, and it makes sense to look at our living spaces to see if we can make more use of one particular area and prioritise heating that.
If you have a south-facing room, it’s a good place to start. South-facing rooms get the sun all day so stay naturally warmer. If you don’t have a south-facing room, choose an east-facing one for morning sun or west for the evening sun. North-facing rooms unfortunately will get no benefit from the sun.
Keeping warm air in and cold air out is crucial (and blindingly obvious). Seal leaks around windows and doors using caulk or weather stripping. Duct tape and clear plastic sheets make good DIY double glazing. I used it in my freezing room during my student years to great effect. Clear plastic lets sunshine in through the windows, which helps warm the room and obviously means you don’t need to turn on a light.
Draft excluders can be made for free or very cheaply from old tights or trousers stuffed with newspaper or other old tights. Rolled towels and blankets also work well.
Don’t forget to look for subtle leaks. To do this use a candle. Move it slowly around problem spots like windows. If you see the flame flicker it’s a sign that you have a leak.
Portable electric space heaters or halogen heaters can be a good investment. The cheap ones heat a space quickly but don’t have an automatic cut off. More advanced ones have timers and/or temperature sensors which switch the heater off when the room reaches the required temperature. These appliances heat only the space you are using, so they are more economical than heating the whole house. Never leave them switched on unattended, or while you are sleeping.
One family I know decided that camping in their own home is the best option for staying warm. They set up their tent and sleeping bags and sleep together in one room.
As I type this another price rise is coming and people are scared about how they will cope. Writing about camping in your own front room and seeking southfacing spaces would have seemed ridiculous just 12 months ago, yet we are where we are. Wishing you warmth and safety wherever you are.
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Though the summer meadows have faded prematurely due to the drought, the Micklefield Green trees managed to stay green, especially those which have roots going deep down into the layers of soil which stay moist. In July and August it is worth looking closely at trees. There are so many differences in their leaf shapes and their overall shape.
In this little Green at the end of Micklefield Way almost every tree is a different species. It is an interesting collection, planted nearly 20 years ago when Micklefield school closed and the houses were built. Some of the trees have grown well, others have struggled. A few have died and sadly one or two got broken by people or strong winds.
The shapes of the leaves of the trees are very varied. The Tulip Tree is unusual in having leaves with a straight end – most trees have leaves with a pointed tip. Early settlers to America thought the tulip tree was magnificent and intriguing, so they sent seeds home to England in the 1680s. It has been cultivated here ever since. The latin name for the tulip tree is Liriodendron tulipfera which actually means ‘the lily
tree which bears tulips’. I suppose the greeny/yellow flowers (photo right) do resemble tulips but they are not brightly coloured and can be quite hard to spot high up. Our tree in Micklefield has had flower buds but they did not open this year – it had several flowers last year. Luckily the tree is looking very healthy and that is partly because it has very deep roots.
Another tree on the Green, near the Kingston Way entrance, is a Liquidamber. It has leaves with 5 lobes (photo right) – a very different shape from the tulip tree leaves. Liquidamber was also introduced to the UK from the East coast of the US in the 17th century. It is famous for the wonderful colours it shows in the Autumn. Our tree is just beginning to turn colour – one low branch is already deep purply-red.
Even the several cherry trees in Micklefield Green turn startlingly bright colours in the autumn. They have simple leaves and there is one small group of golden yellow leaves showing already on 1st September. Look out for the changing colours of trees as we start autumn; the colour changes are starting early this year
We also found evidence of autumn arriving at the Green near Sandore Road when our botany group went along to complete a plant survey. We found around 50 plant species (including trees/wild flowers and grasses). This included conkers from a horse chestnut tree and a bounty of ripe blackberries! You can read more about this survey and other news on our website: https://www.seafuture.org/verges-blog/
If you would like to help with future green space observations or plant surveys please do get in touch. email: ontheverge@seafuture.org or check out the Trees for Seaford website for more information about trees in the town: https://treesforseaford. wordpress.com/
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income maximisation, budgeting and debt, food bank referrals and fuel and other vouchers. There is extra help available for pensioners.
At the time of writing, the government has announced a number of measures to ease the cost of living crisis. These include the £650 Cost of Living Payment for households on means-tested benefits. The Disability Cost of Living Payment entitles disabled people to a payment of £150. The £400 Energy Bill Discount is automatic and will be applied in six instalments between October 2022 and March 2023. In the winter months, pensioners can get between £100 and £300 to help pay heating bills. This winter, they will
also receive an extra one-off £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment. Further support is available to help with transport, utilities, housing and childcare costs.
If your energy problem is urgent, for example your energy supply is about to be cut off, Citizens Advice consumer helpline will usually transfer your call directly to the Extra Help Unit.
You can contact the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on freephone 0808 223 1133
It is important to remember that you are not alone and there is support out there. What you can get will depend on your circumstances.
You can contact Lewes District Citizens Advice to seek tailored support: info@lewesca.onmicrosoft.com Tel: 01273 007557
As the cost-of-living crisis continues with rising food and energy prices we look at what you can do to cope with soaring prices and what to do if you are in financial difficulties.
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The procession leaves at 7.15pm, meeting outside The White Lion Hotel, 74 Claremont Road, Seaford BN25 2BJ.
There will be bonfire prayers outside the War memorial, Sutton Park Road from 7.45 to 8.10pm. The procession will then proceed down Broad Street and end up in Martello Fields, arriving at 8.45pm. The firework display willl be from 9.05pm
All timings are approximate and weather permitting.
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Did you know that Seaford has one of the best undisturbed shingle beaches in the country? That on the beach can be found the Yellow Horned Poppy (photo)? That its beautiful yellow flower only lives for a day? That its roots can go down for two metres as
they quest for that elusive fresh water below the surface? That those long thin seed pods contain hundreds of tiny seeds? That the sap it exudes is poisonous?!
Members of the Seaford Natural History Society do, following their recent visit to the shingle beach at Tide Mills where the beach is undisturbed by the twice-yearly redistribution programme that wipes out vegetation on most of Seaford Beach. Here at Tide Mills is one of the few undisturbed shingle beaches in the UK and it is thick with plants such as Sea Kale and Curled Dock. They and the Poppy are three of the very few plants that can survive in this challenging, dry, unstable environment.
The visit was one of the last in the programme of summer visits organised by the society. Over the course of the summer-members have visited dairy farms, private woods and Gatwick Airport amongst other places, and on other occasions, trapped moths, spotted birds and beachcombed.
As summer ends, members prepare for the winter indoor programme. They can look forward to talks about the local environment, from the Ice Age through to plans for the future. At other times experts will be on hand to talk about topics as varied as Swifts, Seaweed and Shetland.
Talks are open to the public for a small charge and details will always appear in Seaford Scene. Talks are free to members who will already have received details of the full programme and have the dates in their diaries. Membership costs £20 a year. For details of membership please visit our website: www.seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk or email: richardmongar@btinternet.com
At our most recent meeting we had a presentation from Anne Bickmore BEM, Founder and Chair of the Charity ABC fund, the aim of which is to ‘put smiles on the faces of children in need’.
The Charity was originally set up in 1991, registered in 2005, and often involved children in fund raising activities, as a way of helping them to be aware of the problems of others. The funds raised are used to provide treats for children in need, such as trips to Legoland, to Drusilla’s Zoo or to the Brighton Palace Pier. The Charity often purchases vouchers for these visits, and in many cases the venue is sufficiently supportive of the work ABC Fund is doing that the vouchers are sold at a significant discount, thus allowing more families to benefit. The vouchers are normally distributed through various agencies which are already dealing with the families concerned, and who are therefore familiar with their needs and problems.
Christmas is often a difficult time for these families.
Many years ago, the charity distributed four Christmas hampers to needy families; now they distribute over 100. They started by booking four seats for the Pantomime; now they book the whole of the Stalls, and the families get the chance to meet the cast. Thanks to sponsorship from Southern FM, the charity was able to book a whole train on the Bluebell Railway, to give the families a muchenjoyed outing.
Often children have a need to visit hospital, and the charity is aware the hospital funds do not stretch to providing activities for young patients. The ABC fund puts together packs of colouring books, crayons and activity books to provide amusements to take the children’s minds off the treatment they are receiving. ABC fund have also distributed a large number of Trauma Bears: cuddly toys which are carried on ambulances, for the comfort of children who have been injured or taken seriously ill.
Anne pointed out that fundraising is an important
activity. Apart from many generous individual donations, they receive support from a large number of businesses and other organisations. They have been supported by Marks & Spencers, Morrisons, Bede’s School, Northease Manor and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. They have also organised sponsored events, such as Abseiling, and numerous raffles. All of this is in the interest of ‘putting a smile on the faces of children in need’. For further details see www.abcfund.org.uk.
For our meeting on Tuesday 11th October, we are holding a recruitment event, to give potential members an idea of who we are, and what we do. Our membership is for retired, or semiretired gentlemen who live in Seaford, or the surrounding area. Our meetings take place on the second Tuesday of each month, at Seaford (Blatchington) Golf Course, Firle Road. Visitors to this event will only pay half the normal fee. To book a place please contact our Secretary, Gavin, on (01323) 893760. We look forward to welcoming any new members.
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The price of everything is soaring right now and petrol is still at astronomical levels. Who hasn’t inwardly winced (or openly wept) when they’ve filled their petrol tank recently? So, it makes financial sense to conserve as much of the liquid gold as possible.
Don’t floor it! Hard acceleration dramatically increases fuel consumption. Accelerate gently and even larger cars will use much less petrol or diesel.
Don’t speed Fuel consumption increases substantially once you drive at speeds above 60mph.
Set the pressure Correct tyre pressure provides optimum road traction and more economical fuel use. Under-inflated tyres ratchet up fuel costs (and are also dangerous) so know your pressures and check them regularly.
Services make sense Skipping a service is false economy. A serviced engine will run more efficiently, saving more fuel (and avoiding major mechanical problems) in the long run.
Lose Weight! Well not you exactly – your vehicle! Remove all extra weight from your car. Don’t leave golf clubs or large tool kits in the boot if they’re not being used. Remove roof racks and top boxes too, as they cause drag and increase fuel consumption.
Try driving normally for a month, keeping a note of how much fuel you use. Then follow our tips for a month and compare the difference.
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As the founder of Vets2Home – Peaceful Pet Goodbyes, Dr Suzen and her small family-run Vets2Home Team are very happy to be announcing, as of summer of 2022, we are now permanent, local seaside residents in beautiful Peacehaven
Dr Suzen (MRCVS, CHPV) is one of only very few end-of-life specialist vets in the UK, trained in the US, in Palliative Medicine & Animal Hospice Care.
As a big animal lover herself, she has personally, since 2005, assisted thousands of beloved furry family members – and their families – have more quality time together without stressful travel to the vet.
Our calling is to give the most loving and peaceful goodbye in the comfort of a favourite spot, at home, using our gentle two-step, non-clinical method, with a sedation first, tailored to your pet’s unique personality and special ailments, ensuring a calm and gentle transition for your pet.
If you happen to see our colourful ‘Celebrating Life’ painted car (pictured here) around the coastal area, it will be Dr Suzen’s daughter, Amanda who is also her Practice Manager, on her weekly round to personally return beloved pets’ ashes to their families, while remembering everything these precious animals bring to our lives.
We are available 7 days a week from 8am-8pm for home visits, incl. Bank Holidays.
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Along with our usual monthly meetings at Diellas in Seaford, we have met at members’ houses for a morning and afternoon socials. An enjoyable coffee morning was hosted by our President, Dr Mary Morris, on the 2nd August, with members able to relax in her lovely garden, before the heatwave hit us!
On 24th August, Maureen Edgar, Vice President, and the Crafty Ladies, a group within our club, held a High Tea and craft afternoon, selling items that they had made. The house and garden were full with Inner Wheel ladies and guests, enjoying savouries and cakes made by members. All proceeds will go to the Crafty Ladies’ charities, The Young Carer’s Group and The Seaford Down Syndrome and Special Needs Group.
Representatives of the Social Committee have met and are arranging outings and get togethers for the forthcoming year, which will include a theatre trip, a shopping excursion and a visit to a museum amongst others. Monthly coffee mornings are also arranged,where we can all meet and catch up on each other’s news. Plans are also underway to celebrate our 75th Anniversary, which occurs in December.
Past President Chairman, Jennifer Pierce, 2021/22, also a Member of Seaford Inner Wheel, has become District Membership and Development Officer, with Immediate Past President Eileen Lynch as our Club Representative. The aim of this role is to encourage and welcome new Members into Inner Wheel, to explain the contribution of the Club within the community and the activities we participate in as a group and with other Clubs.
Photos: Anne Page-Phillips, Maggie Posgate, Pat Allen prepping scones for the cream tea; Crafty Ladies items for sale.
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With record conveyancing delays slowing down property transactions, there’s never been a more important time to be organised regarding your paperwork when selling a home.
There are several documents you’ll need to hand (or at least on their way to you), and this handy list below covers the main ones. It will help speed up the process of selling your home.
Estate agents, lenders and solicitors will all need proof of identity. Make sure your passport and driving licence are in date and have your most recent bank statements or utility bills to hand for proof of address.
Legally, you can’t sell your home without one. However, an EPC expires after ten years, so if you’re selling an older property, you may need to arrange an appointment with an energy assessor.
All properties should be registered with the Land Registry. If you can’t find copies of these from when you first purchased your property, you can pay £3 and get one from the Land Registry.
If you’re selling a flat, it may be a leasehold property, so you’ll need to provide this information to your
Stephen Newberry Andrew Tully solicitor. Leasehold documents outline the lease length, details of the freeholder, service charges, ground rent, etc.
Where you’ve extended your property or made significant changes, you need to provide proof that you’ve had the relevant permissions and checks made. If you didn’t obtain official consent, then this needs to be detailed for your solicitor.
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Preparation time: 15 mins
Makes: 12 muffins
225g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
Cooking time: 15 mins
1 tbsp ground cinnamon (or 2 tsp pumpkin spice mix)
100g caster sugar
50g soft light brown sugar
200g tin pumpkin purée
2 large eggs
125g slightly salted butter, melted Pumpkin spice mix
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground allspice or cloves
Mix all the dried spices together well and keep in an airtight container
Preheat the oven to 200ºC/180ºC fan/gas 6. Prepare a muffin tin with paper cases. Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon or pumpkin spice and caster sugar together into a large bowl. Stir the soft brown sugar through the mixture.
Beat the eggs and then whisk together with the tinned purée in a large jug, whisk in the melted butter then add to the dry ingredients. Mix everything together until just combined. Don’t over mix!
Bake in the centre of the oven for 15 mins until golden and risen with springy tops. If you insert a skewer it should come out clean. Lift on to a wire rack and allow to cool completely…or eat while they are still warm with vanilla ice cream.
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The Corelli Ensemble welcomes you to a concert of beautiful music for oboe and strings, starring the fabulous oboist, Owen Dennis. The programme includes Bach’s much loved Sinfonia from Cantata no.156, the world premier of Paul Lewis’ Oboe Concerto, and Dvorak’s gorgeous Serenade for Strings, a piece suffused with warmth and love.
The concert will last an hour, and afterwards the audience is invited to join the players for tea and biscuits.
Over 100 people attended the 2022 launch of the Celebrate Cuckmere Haven Art Exhibition on the evening of Friday 2nd September. Prof. Michael Davies chairman of the charity, Cuckmere Haven SOS, hosted the event at the stunning South Hill Barn at Seaford.
The exhibition was part of Artwave 2022 and it certainly had the largest selection of artists at the most beautiful location. Dame Jacqueline Wilson officially opened the show and expressed her love of Cuckmere Haven and the art it inspires.
Photo l-r: Prof. Michael Davies, Chair of Cuckmere Haven SOS; Cllr. Adrain Ross, Chair of Lewes District Council; Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Author; Nigel Newton, The Cuckmere Community; Cllr. Olivia Honeyman, Mayor of Seaford; Helen Browning-Smith, Tourism and Arts Manager, Lewes & Eastbourne Borough Councils.
Do come along and enjoy a concert of live Classical music performed by the Corelli Ensemble, in the spacious and comfortable Seaford Baptist Church.
Adults £15, Children £5. Tickets available to book online from Eventbrite.co.uk and also available from Seaford Tourist Information Centre, Church Street.
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by Lauren James
This novel is a deeply human story about a ‘soft apocalypse’ – what happens when humans stop being able to reproduce, and you have to slowly watch your entire species go extinct as you grow up...
Teenagers Lowrie and Shen are the youngest humans left on Earth. In February 2024, the population of the world was infected with a virus that made them all infertile. The only humans conceived after this date were from eggs frozen at fertility clinics.
Now it’s 2109 and the population of Earth is so small that the last people have congregated in central London. They make a proxy family to protect Lowrie and Shen,
are taught the life skills on which they will depend when they are the last people left alone.
Alongside the remaining humans are robots working to protect the planet and the people, including lifeguard robot Mitch, who patrols the banks of the river Thames, ready to save anyone in difficulty. It is Mitch who saves Lowrie and Shen when a helicopter crashes near where they are searching for treasure. The pilot had a seizure and crashed into Big Ben. Over the next few days, others start to have seizures and fall unconscious, and Lowrie and Shen need to find a way to help them before they really are the only two people left on the planet.
The Quiet at the End of the World is a blend of philosophy and sci-fi. Woven through the plot is the story of Maya Waverley, told through old social media posts. Through Maya, Lowrie learns all about the past, the virus, the symptoms, and what happened to the world, and Maya.
Beautiful, melancholic, and hopeful – this is a book written for the times we live in. The Quiet at the End of the World might restore your faith in humanity.
Tash DonovanVisiting a friend or relative in a care home provides you with some precious, uninterrupted quality time together. Nial Joyce of Clifden House Dementia Care Centre, Seaford gives his advice on how to make the most of every visit.
1. Plan your visit: It is often a good idea to speak to the care team and ask them to recommend the best time of day to visit. If you can, call ahead so you can be prepared for whatever mood your friend or relative is in that day. Be prepared to be flexible and set aside as much time as possible.
2. Bring memories with you: If it has been a while since your last visit you may find it useful to bring something with you to spark conversation or help unlock memories. A picture album is a fantastic way of remembering happy times.
3. Plan an activity: Even if mobility is an issue, there are still plenty of things you can do together. For a change of scene, you may want to spend time in the garden or on the seafront. Alternatively, bring a game, jigsaw puzzle or DVD of a favourite film you have enjoyed together in the past.
4. Join in with our activities: At Clifden House we run a range of individual and group activities to stimulate our residents’ engagement with the world around them. Visitors are encouraged to join in and enjoy these activities together.
5. Stay for a meal: We encourage visitors to stay for lunch – our beach-themed café serves
nutritious, home-cooked meals and we are happy to accommodate specific dietary needs.
6. Bring someone with you: Is there a friend or neighbour that the resident used to see regularly but who now struggles to keep in touch? Offer to bring them with you. Or get them to record a video message on your phone so that you can share this with the resident – and then record their reply!
7. Keep trying: Although conversations may not always be possible, you will both gain great comfort by simply being together. Try to enjoy the time you have together while you can and cherish the memories you have.
Clifden House delivers highly qualified and personal dementia care to suit the needs of each resident. Our aim is to facilitate each person to continue to live a fulfilling and active life, with privacy, dignity and security, for as long as possible. www.clifdenhouse.co.uk Tel: 01323 896460
Seaford Mermaids’ leader Ruth Rose has won an Unsung Hero award for her community work. The 89-year-old all-year-round swimmer was recognised by wellbeing company ‘takegoodcare’, founded by Barbara Rowe and operating out of Denton Island, Newhaven.
The Mermaid swimming group is now almost 400-strong, meets daily at the Buckle and Tide Mills beaches, and has lately spawned so many aficionados that at most times of day, however cold the sea, groups can be found dipping themselves into the water at beaches all along the bay.
Ruth began the group about a year after moving to the south coast. ‘When I retired I moved to be near where my daughter lives. I also wanted neighbours who were friendly and didn’t care who you were. As soon as I came here I was able to transition male to female, although I had been part female for a long time. And what’s wonderful is everyone around here thinks nothing of it’ says Ruth.
‘Every morning I would swim around 7am and one day someone asked if they could join me. Then of course two dog walkers came along, thought “you look like you’re having fun” and asked if they could join too. Gradually more and more people came along. I set up a WhatsApp group to spread the knowledge of where we were swimming and how to swim in those conditions, because you can’t just wander out into the sea when it’s cold or stormy.
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‘I began writing a forecast for each day, every night, and then that spread to people outside our group! It was going to about 150 people.’
Ruth, who was presented with her award at Newhaven Enterprise Centre, has also helped to set up groups to work with NHS England on what the future holds for the next decade, researched for Kings College Hospital, London, is a voice for LGBT+ issues regarding end-oflife care, is a member of South East England Forum on Ageing and sits on the Age UK policy committee.
You can nominate someone for an award by visiting takegoodcare.co.uk
Andrea Hargreaves, Mermaid and all-year-round sea swimmer, thanks to Ruth.
Photo: Ruth Rose receives her certificate from ‘takegoodcare’ founder Barbara Rowe.
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The Old Town Hall Community Tea Room located in South Street probably has the highest number of people who come in not knowing we are there than any other of the excellent coffee shops in the town. Almost every day somebody who has lived in Seaford for many years comes in to say: ‘this is lovely I wish I had known you were here’. Our volunteers who do a splendid job are only too pleased to give a short history of the building and explain it’s many uses over the 570 years of it’s existence. From home to the Corporation that ran the town from 1542 through two world wars to it’s current usage as a tea room, they have included town hall, jail, fire station, St John Ambulance HQ and the Home Guard meeting place just to name a few.. Finding committed volunteers is not easy and we, like every charity shop in town, would welcome another couple of people to fill in from time to time. Our guests are always made welcome for tea, coffee, biscuits and cake if they would like, or just drop in for a chat.
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Volunteers at Seaford Community Garden have been gadding about all over the place in the past few weeks, as well as slogging away in the garden, harvesting produce, sowing seeds and generally keeping on top of things.
Gardening gloves and trousers were swapped for party clothes for the annual summer party, this year in Andrea’s garden, when Seaford’s Sunshine Strummers brought their ukuleles to play so joyously that there was dancing on what remained of her parched lawn.
A few days after that excitement saw a group of volunteers setting up stall at Seaford Horticultural Show, held at Cradle Hill School. A great success, it was manned by Katie, Steph, Veronica (one) and Jan, who sold plants, fruit and veg in glorious sunshine.
Going to events like this provides opportunities to publicise what we do, but if you are not sure then visit the Do It website (do-it.org.uk), which gives a comprehensive idea of our purpose for anyone looking for volunteer opportunities.
Meanwhile, after Katie made a spring trip to Wisley, the RHS garden in Surrey, she came back with a great idea for a framed plant picture that she saw propped up on an easel there. Veronica (two), who has taken the project in hand, explained: ‘I think we had the frame given and a wire grid was put in with soil and grit and the first few succulents put in.’ Currently Veronica is working on the picture on the horizontal and is planting into the squares, allowing time for them to take root and become established, before lifting it towards vertical. Already a tree pattern is taking shape. ‘The trouble is, I put them in small and then they start growing,’ she said. ‘It’s an ongoing
project!’ When complete the green artwork will be displayed in the garden.
Still out and about in the interests of the Community Garden and other green spaces, volunteers hope to go to a seed swap event at Meeching Hall, Newhaven on Sunday 30th October from 10am until 4pm. Bob, Trish, Allison, Val and Brian are providing seeds and Veronica (two) is planning to contribute lots of spare Thompson & Morgan new flower seeds too.
Back to our garden in the Crouch, and we are delighted to have contributed to help the National Garden Society (NGS) have its best fundraising year to date. Katie said: ‘As a county East Sussex is ahead of last year in terms of money raised, and nationally the NGS is several hundred thousand pounds ahead – excellent news for their beneficiary charities, which provide support for cancer and Parkinson’s research, carers and hospices, alongside gardens, which do so much to improve our wellbeing. Thank you to everyone who joined in with these events.’
The summer Saturday openings have now finished, but we are open every Wednesday morning from 9.30am to 1pm, and looking towards produce for next year. Amy has already planted mizuna, lettuce, radishes and spinach in the raised strawberry beds. Meanwhile the indefatigable Brian spent early September up a ladder, constructing a pergola off a side wall of the classroom. With a bench below it’ll be just the place to sneak a between-jobs snooze.
Photos from top: Apples; Phil and Ann dancing at the annual summer party; Beth transported guests to the horticultural show pedalling a Cycling Without Age trishaw; It must be autumn: Abdul sweeps up fallen leaves; Veronica (two) at work on her succulents piece; Brian starts work on a pergola.
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There’s still plenty to do in our autumn gardens, including soil improvement (see Topic of the Month), and collecting fallen leaves to make beneficial mulch for your borders. For the Committee autumn means planning to prepare for the AGM in November and
Chalky soils are alkaline, which makes them unsuitable for lime-hating plants, but good for cabbages. They are often shallow and stony, nutrient poor and drought-prone, but free draining. Light sandy soils soon warm up, are also free draining and easy to cultivate, but can dry out quickly. At the other extreme there is heavy clay, impermeable, difficult to work and sticky when wet, although it can be very fertile. Roses grow well on clay.
None of the above, and their many variations, provide the perfect growing medium, but they can certainly be improved by the addition of organic matter for better moisture retention and increased humus levels in the soil. Alan Titchmarsh in the Kitchen Gardener, describes organic matter as the soil’s ‘roughage;’ spongy stuff that solves that moisture retentive but well drained conundrum and imports flourishing colonies of beneficial soil bacteria, which release valuable trace elements. All garden soils will benefit from the addition of organic matter, especially your veg plot. Good soil is essential for growing vegetables, so as you clear and fork over the ground this autumn, finish with a mulch. A good spread of bulky, organic matter, assisted by worms and insects, will help to produce a better soil.
Organic matter for mulching includes home-made compost, well rotted farmyard or stable manure, spent mushroom compost and good old-fashioned straw, which is now making a comeback in organic gardens.
produce the New Year programme. In 2023 the Society will once again offer a wide range of interesting speakers for our popular social evenings, plus coach outings, and of course the summer show. There’s a lot of background work, but well worth it when members clearly enjoy the activities. Not a member? Why not come and join us, the annual membership fee is just £10 per household. See our website seafordhorti. com or contact our Membership Secretary Mrs Lesley Lambert – email: lesley.lambles52@gmail.com.
3 Thinking about sweet peas for next year? Sow October/November and grow on in a sheltered place e.g. cold frame.
3 Lift perlargoniums that you want to use for spring cuttings. Store in slightly damp compost in a cool, frostfree place.
3 Clean up ground between strawberry rows and mulch with well-rotted compost or manure.
October’s Social Evening welcomes Darren Lerigo, a topiary and pruning specialist, who will entertain us with What Do I Do With This Space?/Cloud Pruning.’ Don’t miss Darren on Tuesday 25th 7pm at St Luke’s Church, Walmer Road. Transport problems to attend social evenings? Contact us and we can try to arrange a lift. On Saturday 1st October the last outing of the year visits RHS Hyde Hall, £22 per person. To reserve your place contact Pippa Logan on 01323 491566
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Following the great success of the recent family-friendly Bird Box Making Workshop we are planning to hold future community based events at our creative studio. The day was split into three sessions which saw adults and children assemble and carry home their spectacular new bird boxes. All materials and expert help were provided and the sturdy boxes will make loving homes for the local birdlife for many years. Participants could choose to make Blue Tit, Robin or Sparrow boxes, and were safely assisted in how to make a simple construction taken from the RSPB website.
Wood Creatives are based in Newhaven and were formerly known as The Hillcrest Woodcarving Club. We are steadily gathering in numbers from Seaford, Newhaven and the whole East Sussex area. We continue to improve our equipment and facilities at workshop within The Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road,
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Currently we open on Mondays and Thursdays from 9.30am to 3.30pm. As our numbers have increased we have the options to open on other week days, and as autumn approaches we are considering opening in the evenings, and even weekends if demand is high enough. The current fees are £25 per month, with half price for the unwaged (tea & biscuits are free). For beginners, the club provides a good selection of carving chisels as well as hand and electric tools, for use in the club. We also provide a friendly and helpful environment with advice and support from experienced members.
The current management team (Ted Gordon – treasurer, Jeremy Adams – secretary, Joe Boylan – publicity) are always keen to welcome new members to our club. If you are interested, please pop by on a Monday or a Thursday to look us over and have a guided tour. Wood Creatives are at The Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven, BN9 9LH. For further information contact Joe on 07768 331038. See also our website at: www.woodcreatives.co.uk and our Facebook page at: Wood Creatives Newhaven.
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At our meeting this month on Thursday, 20th October Gill Homer will be demonstrating Clever Containers. We are sure that Gill will give us an entertaining afternoon, and that perhaps we will look at everyday objects in a new light. Our competition is entitled Fireworks, and we are hoping to have an inspiring display from our members.
Our August meeting took the form of our AGM. Several members were awarded well-earned cups, and we presented a cheque to Seahaven Storehouse Food Bank, which was our chosen charity for the year. After the formal business we were shown various arrangements and asked to spot What Not to Do. This was most enlightening and informative, and will help those members who regularly enter into the competition not to repeat their mistakes.
Our competition was entitled Summer Holiday and as you can see from the photographs, our members were delighted to produce some lovely sunny displays.
Looking ahead, on 17th November Lucinda Knapman will be demonstration Thinking of Christmas, and the competition is entitled Flowers in a Box.
We meet at the Baptist Church Hall in Belgrave Road, Seaford, BN25 2EE on the third Thursday of each month (except January) at 1.30pm. Our fees for this year are £45 and visitors are always very welcome at £7.50 on the door, which includes refreshments. Contact Mary Morris on 01323 893899 or Sue Ward on 01323 894848 for further details.
Our September meeting included a talk by Gill Houghton, our lip-reading tutor. Gill brought along her hearing dog, Harvey, who was so well behaved and loved by everyone. Gill told us of her life before loosing her hearing and how she coped whilst bringing up two children. She spent three years training to be a lipreading teacher and told us of the day she received a letter confirming that she could have a hearing dog – it was the day before her birthday so ‘the best birthday present ever’, she said. She told us about the training she did with her first hearing dog, Nellie, and how Nellie won an award and a Blue Peter badge, for saving Gill and her children from a horrible experience whilst on holiday in a caravan. Nellie stayed with her for 14 years and then retired. Gill kept Nellie even after she was given Harley. Gill’s lessons are very interesting and so helpful to those loosing, or who have lost, their hearing. Names were taken for lunch at The Star Inn at Normans Bay for lunch later in the month. On Saturday
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Wave Community Bank has launched a new Help Point within Havens Community Hub at 2a Thompson Road, Denton, BN9 0RS in an effort to help local residents access financial services and help with managing their money. The drop-in help point is open every Wednesday from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
The rising cost of living is predicted to create even more users of the services of the Hub projects and one concern for the management team of the Hub was the thought of people turning to ‘loan sharks’ or disreputable lenders to cope with higher outgoings.
Wave Community Bank was formerly known as the East Sussex Credit Union. A credit union is a financial co-operative which provides savings, loans and a range of services to its members. It is owned and controlled by the members.
‘I think Wave Community Bank approaching us at this time to have a session at the Hub offers so
many positive opportunities to prevent people from being forced to take highinterest loans or loan shark payments to make ends meet at this very difficult time for us all,’ said Paula Woolven, founder of the Hub. ‘Community Banking from a Community Hub just makes sense. Wave Community Bank’s ethical, sustainable, successful savings and loan schemes match the ethos of the Hub – providing joint solutions for community members.’
Havens Community Hub helps meet unmet community needs and during the height of the pandemic launched three new projects. Havens Community Cars, a volunteer car driver scheme to help people unable to use public transport, Havens Food Cooperative, a waste reduction, and priority redistribution food pantry, and Havens Happy Clubs, activity and social clubs for older people with complex needs. The Hub also offers support and guidance to other local charities and causes to help them remain sustainable and active.
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We’ve all heard the term ‘mid-life crisis.’
But what is it exactly?
The psychoanalyst Elliott Jaques first suggested the concept in in 1957. He hadn’t completed any research though, basing his assertion solely on a few autobiographies of famous men. He declared that that men in their mid-30s go through a depressive period when they contemplate their mortality for the first time. Jaques didn’t include women in this sweeping statement, citing the menopause, claiming it ‘obscured’ women’s mid-life transitions!
Gail Sheehy then popularised the idea in the 70s. She based her assertions on rudimentary research from Yale, involving just 40 male subjects. In spite of this small sample, she confidently stated that the mid-life crisis starts in the 40th year and ends at 45½, which seems oddly specific.
More recent research suggests that we all go through three to five major transitions in our lives, some voluntary and some involuntary. They might be personal, including serious illness, major career change, birth, or divorce, or they might be due to external factors such as a housefire, bankruptcy, death of a close family member or a pandemic. It can take five years or more to completely work through just one of these transitions, so we could each spend 30-50% of our lives in transition. It makes a lot of sense therefore to learn some strategies for dealing with change.
First, accept that things change. Try not to fight or resist, and don’t go into denial. Acknowledge the change and lean into it. Embrace the fact that although not all change is bad, even positive change brings stress. A new baby is joyful, but stressful, even if you planned for it. The same goes for starting a new business.
During transition periods it helps to stick to routines. Go for a walk or a run every day; make time to watch your favourite TV show, play five aside or practise your piano…whatever gives your life structure. These
routines act as anchors to remind us that some things are still the same, and they give our brains a chance to recharge.
Eat healthily. Stress can make us crave comfort food, or alcohol. Concentrate on buying and eating healthy foods, but allow a few treats too. Exercise even if you don’t want to. Walking at a brisk pace clear’s your mind and bathes your brain in feel-good hormones. Have plenty of early nights. Set a regular bedtime and stick to it. Regular sleep really does refresh you and help you think more clearly.
Find a support group. This can be a formal group, such a bereavement group, or the informal support of a few good friends or family members. No one can do everything alone. Asking for help is a mature, sensible approach to coping with transition.
Be proactive about changes. What can you do to make the transition happen more smoothly? Write down the steps you need to take and work through them one by one. When you look back, you’ll be surprised how far you’ve come.
Most transitions, even positive ones, involve a grieving period for the old life, where we come to terms with what we’ve lost or given up; a period of readjustment, which might seem chaotic, when we change habits, shed relationships, learn new skills, maybe even move house or continent; followed by a new beginning, where we can finally see a clear path ahead of us. We can’t ignore transitions and we can’t will them away. When we learn to deal with change we can accept it, embrace it, and use it to move forward in our life.
Tracey AndersonSeaford Coastline Sussex Contemporary Illustrators & Printmakers presents a public arts trail running along Seaford’s coastline. Guided tours, lecture nights and free workshops. See online for details. www.wearescip.com
Uno22: Ten Gallery Uno, 14 High Street 10am - 4pm (Mon - Sat), 12 noon - 3pm (Sun)
A seasonal selection of art, craft and design. Email: info@ galleryunoseaford.co.uk
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Boot, Craft & Produce Fair
Martello Fields (West)
7.30am (stallholders), 9am - 1pm (public) Low pitch fee, free car parking, refreshments available. www.seafordrotary.org.uk
The Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road
10am Drop in and find out about the Growing Project, a community garden and orchard being planned at the Downs. Email: friendsofsuttondowns@gmail. com www.seafuture.org/ friends-of-sutton-downs
Seaford Head Probus Club
Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road 12.30pm
Lunch and guest speaker. For further information, please contact Mike by phone or email. Tel: 01323 894893 Email: mjcstaples@gmail.com
St Luke’s Church Centre, Walmer Road
2.15pm ‘Crabs to Chardonnay’, talk by Sarah McKenzie on how the South Downs are changing. Non-members
£3. Membership enquiries, email: richardmongar@ btinternet.com www. seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk
St James’ Trust, 11 Blatchington Road
2pm Monthly social meeting. ‘Sussex Murders’, a talk by Paul Green. Visitors welcome. Transport available if required. Tel: 01323 895216. Email: white-c7@sky.com
Seaford Baptist Church Church, Belgrave Road
2.30pm A group for bereaved people, and anyone who’s alone and would enjoy some social interaction. Includes speakers, entertainment etc and refreshments. For further information contact John and Jill Hughes, tel: 01323 898678.
Seaford Musical Theatre: Made in Dagenham Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane 7.30pm (Fri-Sun), 2.30pm (Sat & Sun) Also on Fri 14th - Sat 15th. Tickets £12, available from Seaford Tourist Information Centre, 37 Church Street, or online. ww.ticketsource.co.uk/ thebarntheatre
Bishopstone Parish Hall, Bishopstone Village
7.30pm Ian Everest tells the story of the Collinson family and their 100 years farming at Norton. In aid of the Willett Trust Charity. Admission by ticket only. Tickets £8 incl. interval refreshments with wine, available from Angie’s Newsagents, Claremont Road. For further details, tel: 01323 899553.
Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road
3pm Coull String Quartet. Music by Mozart, Dvorak, VilaLobos and Coleridge-Taylor. Tickets £17 for non-members, under 26s free. Email: treasurer@seafordmusicsociety. com www.seafordmusicsociety.com
Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road 12 noon for 12.45pm Recruitment event. Half price for visitors. Members are retired, or semi-retired, gentlemen who live in Seaford or the surrounding area, and meet monthly for a chat, a two-course meal and a speaker. To book a place, please contact the Secretary, Gavin. Tel: 01323 893760.
The View, Seaford Head Golf Club, BN25 4JS
7pm The Neal Richardson Trio with Julian Marc Stringle (clarinet). Tickets £15, on the door or at wegottickets.com/ splashpointjazz. www.splashpointjazz.com Facebook @splashpointjazz The View. Tel: 01323 890139.
Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane
7.15pm for 7.30pm Meeting with visiting club. All stamp and postcard collectors welcome. Tel: 01323 492433. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sspc
Seaford Little Theatre, Steyne Road
2.30pm ‘Tidemills – the past and posterity’, talk by Charlie Grimble. Admission £5/£3 Museum members. www.seafordmuseum.co.uk
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Last year the Collinson family celebrated 100 years of farming at Norton. Join us for a special evening when Ian Everest will tell the story of the family and where they came from, prior to taking the tenancy of the farm. After the interval we take a look at the past 100 years at Norton: the changes in farming practices, notable events and the people who worked on this 1000 acre downland farm. Paul Collinson, the third generation of his family to run the farm, will end the evening by telling us about the farm today. A fascinating evening of local history!
Admission by ticket only - £8 including interval refreshments with wine. Available from ANGIES NEWSAGENTS, Claremont Road, Seaford, BN25 2PF. For further details Tel: 01323 899553
Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane
7.30pm (Fri & Sat), 2.30pm (Sat only)
Also on Fri 7th - Sun 9th. Tickets £12, available from Seaford Tourist Information Centre, 37 Church Street, or online. ww.ticketsource.co.uk/ thebarntheatre
St Leonard’s Church, Church St 1pm
Adam Heron, piano. Free entry with a retiring collection.
East Dean & Friston Village Hall, Village Green Lane, East Dean
9.30am - 2pm Stalls include ceramics, glass, clocks, watches and many quirky items.
Admission £1. Refreshments available. For info, tel: 01323 423137
St Luke’s Church Centre, Walmer Road
2.15pm ‘Sussex Winter Bird Survey’, talk by Christine George on the first 10 years of this survey. Non-members £3. Membership enquiries, email: richardmongar@ btinternet.com www. seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk
Constitutional Club, Crouch Ln
10am - 12 noon
Free entry. Open to members and non-members. No need to book.
National Trust Seaford Association (NTSA)
Constitutional Club, Crouch Ln 2.30pm
‘The Day it Rained Crabs and Frogs’, talk by Ian Currie. New members (including non-NT members) most welcome. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/nt
Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road
1.30 - 3.30pm ‘Clever Containers’, demonstration by Gill Homer. Competition ‘Fireworks’. Membership £45 per year, visitors £7.50 on the door. Tel: Mary 01323 893899 or Sue 01323 894848.
St James’ Trust, 11 Blatchington Road BN25 2AB
10am - 12 noon Come and meet your local friendly team from East Sussex Hearing. Bring your brown NHS record book. 01323 722505 mail@eshrc.org www.eshrc.org
Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane 7.30pm Flee (15). Tickets online or from Seaford Tourist Information Centre. wwwseafordcinema.org
12 noon Community lunch 1pm - 3.30pm Bring your broken items from home for repair with the help of specialist volunteers. Tea, coffee and cake while you wait for your item to be seen. www.seafordrepaircafe.co.uk
The White Lion Hotel, 74 Claremont Road (start)
7.15pm Procession leaves from the White Lion. 7.45pm - 8.10pm Bonfire prayers outside the war memorial. 8.10pm - 8.45pm Procession down Broad Street to Martello Field. 9.05pm Display. All times are approximate and weather permitting. www.seafordbonfiresociety. co.uk
Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road 4pm Music for oboe and strings, featuring oboist Owen Dennis. Bach, Paul Lewis and Dvorak. Audience can join the players for tea and biscuits afterwards. Tickets £15 adults/£5 children. Available from Seaford Tourist Information Centre, 37 Church Street, or online. www.eventbrite.co.uk www.corelliensemble.co.uk
Seaford Little Theatre, Steyne Road
7.30pm Anthems from the 60s and 70s, featuring vocalist Ruth Aguilera with 2 Steps Back. Tickets £12, tel: 01313 890364 or 07984 280067.
Devonshire Park Theatre, 8-10 Compton Street, Eastbourne 7.45pm (Mon-Sat), 2.30pm (Weds & Sat) Tickets from £23.50. Tel: 01323 412000 www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk
The SEA Hub, 4 Clinton Place 6pm - 7.30pm Share your thoughts and feelings about the climate and ecological emergency, supported by a skilled facilitator. Free, all welcome. Tea, coffee and cake provided. Tel: 01323 891097 Email: groupwork@bodyspace. co.uk
St Luke’s Church, Walmer Rd 7pm Members social evening. ‘What Do I Do With This Space?/Cloud Pruning’, talk by Darren Lerigo. www.seafordhorti.com
Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane 7.30pm Drive My Car (15). Tickets online or from Seaford Tourist Information Centre. wwwseafordcinema.org
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Seaford Little Theatre, Steyne Road
10am - 12.30pm
Celebrating the life and music of Neil Diamond, starring Chris Nieto with special guest Shannon Victoria, plus the Motown and Soul Review Show. Tickets £10 Box office 07984 280067
St Leonard’s Church, Church St 10am - 12.30pm
Free refreshments, craft for kids. All welcome. www.seafordparish.org.uk
Meeching Hall, 2A Fort Road, Newhaven 10am - 4pm
Weds 2nd – Sun 3rd Nov
Last Minute Artists
Crypt Gallery, Church Street ‘And the Wee Donkey’ – an exhibition with Christmas. gifts in mind.
Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane
7pm NT Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again (cert. TBC). Tickets online or from Seaford Tourist Information Centre. wwwseafordcinema.org
Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane 7.30pm Phantom of the Open (12A). Tickets online or from Seaford Tourist Information Centre. wwwseafordcinema. org NOVEMBER
Paradise Park, Avis Rd, Newhaven BN9 0DH
Last Monday of the month 10am - 12 noon £15 per session. Contact Lesley Harvey: 07722 236741.
St Luke’s Church, Rattle Road, Stone Cross
1st and 3rd Weds of the month, 7pm - 9pm
A friendly club with members assisting those new to film making. Anyone with an interest in watching quality amateur films or helping with the tasks in film making is welcome to join. For details, tel Val MacManus: 07590 904778. www. eastsussexmoviemakers.com
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Mon, Tues & Weds 10.15am - 1.15pm £240 per term. Beginners, intermediate and advanced students welcome: Tel Amanda: 01323 873313. Email: amandazoejewellery@ yahoo.com
Chyngton Methodist Church, Millberg Rd, Seaford Thursdays 2pm - 4pm
For more details please phone Viola on 01323 890271.
Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven
Mondays 2pm - 4pm (from 8th October)
All equipment provided. Beginners welcome. £10 per session. To book a place, tel: Sally Jennings 07876 666784. Email: jennings.sally@gmail.com
Denton Island Community Centre, Newhaven
3rd Saturday of the month
10am - 3.30pm
A friendly group for lacemaking in all its forms. We welcome anyone with an interest in tatting, crochet, knitting or cross-stitch. Bring your own lunch and a mug for tea or coffee. Beginners
welcome, first visit free. Tel: Gail Ball 01323 730552.
Brasspoint School of Visual Arts, 84 Sutton Road
Mon: 6pm - 8pm and Thurs: 10am - 12 noon Classes suitable for complete beginners, as well as those looking to develop their skills. 12-week course. www.brasspointsva.com
Unit E1 Eastside Business Park, Beach Road, Newhaven Furniture design and makers’ course with Jan, May and Sept intakes, and short courses in woodworking.
Tel: 01273 513611
Email: info@marcfish.co.uk
Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road
3rd Thursday of the month (except Jan) 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Membership £45 per year, visitors £7.50. Tel: Mary 01323 893899 or Sue 01323 894848.
The Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road Fridays 2pm - 4pm
New members always welcome, although we currently have a waiting list. Please note, not suitable for beginners. Further details and a contact form are available on our website: www. seafordartclub.weebly.com
The Flint Barn (Downs 60+ Club), Sutton Corner, Seaford First Thursday of the month (except August) 7pm
New members very welcome. Tel: 01323 896567.
Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane, Seaford BN25 1PU Fridays 7pm for 7.45pm Friendly club for all age groups and abilities. Chat about
photography, lectures, talks and competitions. Visit www.seafordps.org and get in touch via the ‘contact’ button.
Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven Mon, Weds & Thurs 9.30am - 3.30pm Evenings and weekends from autumn Beginners and experienced carvers, turners and wood workers of every kind are welcome to our fully-equipped workshop. Tel: Joe 07768 331038 Email: enquiries@ woodcreatives.co.uk www.woodcreatives.co.uk
Seaford Library, 15-17 Sutton Park Road, Seaford Various dates from 26th July – 16th August
There are lots of fun activities for children at Seaford Library this summer including animation workshops, crafts, games and more! Visit eastsussex.gov.uk/libraryevents or pop into the library for more information.
Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road
Fridays in term-time 9.30am-11am Established playgroup for whole pre-school age. Toys, games, songs, refreshments. £1 per parent/carer. Staffed by DBS volunteers. Just turn up!
Life Church, 12 Steyne Road Mondays 5pm onwards
For children from age 7. With qualified and experienced ex-professional actress/teacher Chris Stanley. Tel: 01323 892023
Common Room, 2 Old Tree Parade Wednesdays 4pm-5pm (Beginners, 6-8 yrs), 5pm -6pm (Intermediate, 9-13 yrs) Streetdance and Hip Hop dance classes. Email: info@ streetfunk.co.uk www.streetfunk.co.uk
Assistance for those bereaved by suicide. Support is faceto-face, via the telephone or Zoom. Also support groups meeting others who have been through similar experiences. Contact 07542 305419 or email Kellie.leyton@ sussexcommunity.org.uk
Seaford Town Football Club, The Crouch, Bramber Lane BN25 1TL
Second Sunday of the month
9am - 11am
Cooked breakfast, tea, coffee and soft drinks. £6 per head. WWII veterans free. Tel: 07754 147778 or 01323 890211. email: edafvbc.sf@yahoo.com www.bluevandropin.co.uk.
For more information email: contact@greenhavens.network or Facebook: Greenhavens Network.
1st & 3rd Monday of the month 10am - 12 noon, 2nd Mon walking group, 4th Mon lunch group
Weekly and monthly social meetings including coffee mornings, walking groups, steam train excursions, heritage sites, tea parties, wine tasting and lunches. Tel: 01323 725882 www.just-friends.uk
Sutton Barn Club (previously 60+ Club), Old Flint Barn, Sutton Corner
Tues: 10am (new term starts 6th Sept)
Sign language is also included in the lessons. £5 per week. Phone Jayne on 01323 655957 or email: enya1.marsh@gmail. com
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Third Wednesday of the month 2.30pm Talks from Oct to March (no meeting in December), outings from spring to autumn, plus other social and fundraising events. New members (including non-NT members) welcome. For further info tel: 07989 077079, email: membershipntsa@gmail.com www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/nt
For more information visit www.npslions.co.uk or email: lionpresident@npslions.co.uk. Tel: 0345 8335981. Facebook: @NPSLions
Seaford Library, 15-17 Sutton Park Road
Thursday: 11.30am - 12.30pm
Weekly drop-in for friendship, stories and activities around books and reading. Tel: 0345 6080 196. www.new. eastsussex.gov.uk/libraries
Third Wednesday of the month 8pm Pride of Eastbourne lodge monthly meeting. Tel: Lawrence Steer 07369 254437. Email: lawrence1860@gmail.com
St Thomas More Church Hall, 54 Sutton Road
Mon: 1.30pm - 4.30pm Weds: 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Online Fri: 7pm - 9.30pm
For more details or to arrange a visit, contact John Gillespie, Club Secretary, tel: 01323 893626, email: gillespiejohn6@ gmail.com, or Pam Pelling, Chair, tel: 07834 833561, email: pampelling@hotmail.com
The Esplanade, Seaford Sat and Sun 11am - 4pm, Weds 2 - 4pm
We welcome visitors to our Tardis-like Museum displaying history from the Stone Age to the present day.
Tel: 01323 898222. www.seafordmuseum.co.uk
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New members welcome. For more information contact via: www.seafordrotary.org.uk/ contact.php
A friendly club for those who have suffered a stroke or are otherwise physically impaired. Companions welcome. Light entertainment, talks, bingo and tea and cakes.
Tel Jeff: 01323 894060 jeffreyinnis@btinternet.com
For more information about Seaford u3a visit: www. u3asites.org.uk/seaford.
For membership email: seafordu3a@gmail.com including your postal address for a welcome pack.
Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane. BN25 1PU
Third Wednesday of the month 10am - 12pm
Open to members and non-members. Coffee and nibbles £2. Just come along. Email: seafordu3a@gmail.com.
For membership visit: www. u3asites.org.uk/seaford.
First Wednesday of the month, 1.30 - 3.30pm Craft & Chat. Second Wednesday of the month, 2pm Main meeting. Third Wednesday of the month, 2pm Master Class.
Fourth Wednesday of the month, 1 - 2pm Walking group. Email: seafordwisecretary@ gmail.com
St Thomas More Church Hall, Sutton Park Road
First Tuesday of the month, 1.45-3.45pm Part of Girlguiding UK. New members welcome. Tel: 01323 894454.
St James’ Trust, 11 Blatchington Road
BN25 2AB
First Friday of the month, 2 - 4pm Guest speakers and other activities, tea, biscuits, raffle. New members always welcome. Tel: 01323 895216 or email: white-c7@sky.com
Old Flint Barn, Sutton Corner Daily, 9am - 4pm
For ages 40+. 12-month membership includes free activities. (Formerly Downs 60+ Club.) Tel: 07813 071590 Email: jamsuttonbarn@gmail. com
For more information visit: www.treesforseaford. wordpress.com/Facebook: treesforseaford or email: treesforseaford@gmail.com
8 Church Street
Tues - Thurs 9.30am - 12.30pm
Weekly drop-in for parents and children 0-4 years. Tues: toys and craft activities; Weds: sensory play; Thurs: play. Tel: 01323 873797 www.wavesseaford.org.uk
Clinton Place, Seaford
BN25 1NP
Sundays, 10.30am
Everyone welcome to join in worship on Sundays. Tel: 01323 894687 Email: cross waychurchseaford@gmail.com www.crosswaychurchseaford.org
East Dean Village Hall, BN20 0DJ
Wednesdays, 10am - 1pm Craft, artisan, food and more stalls, outside and inside. Free parking. For info, email: mirandabearns@aol.co.uk
Facebook: East Dean Village Market
Tide Mills near Seaford and Bishopstone
Third Sunday of the month 9am - 11am Meet at beach end of old village road. Help us care for this special place. Email: brianjimskinner@gmail.com
Thursdays 10am – 2pm
Local crafts for sale plus café with affordable tea and cake. www.facebook.com/profile. php?id=100057586182675
Sutton Drove, Seaford
For more information, contact sec.seaford.allot@gmail.com
The waiting list for allotments is closed at present.
Seaford Baptist Church Belgrave Rd BN25 2EE
Sundays 10.30am
Please join us for our service, also available on YouTube. Tel 01323 896009 for updates on children’s Sunday morning activities.
Seaford Beach Clean Martello Tower and The Buckle end of beach
First Sunday of the month Gloves, bags and litter pickers provided, BYO bucket. Accompanied children and dogs welcome. Email: plasticfreeseaford@gmail.com
Crouch Gardens next to the Peace Garden
Weds 9.30am - 12.30pm Sat 10am - 12 noon (July to Sept only)
Garden open, plants and produce for sale. All welcome. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/scg
Seaford Old Town Hall, Church Street
Mon - Sat 10am - 1pm New customers welcome to enjoy tea, coffee and cake. We are now open until 1pm on Saturday.
Climate Hub: 9am - 12 noon (Thurs, Fri), 10am - 1pm (Sat)
SEA is working to tackle the climate and ecological emergency. The SEA Community Fridge operates from the Hub to pass on surplus food and reduce food waste. Email: hello@seafuture. org www.seafuture.org/ the-sea-climate-hub
Members’ homes and out and about
Various days
For women who are interested in everything and talk about anything. Details at www.nwr.org.uk or email us at: nwrmemberseaford@ btinternet.com
Second & fourth Saturday of the month 10am - 3pm
Local foods, producers, makers, crafts, artisan and much more. Email: mirandamarket73@ yahoo.com
St Leonard’s & St Luke’s St Leonard’s, Church Sreet; St Luke’s, Walmer Rd
For details of all our services and events, please visit our website. www.seafordparish.org.uk
John Harvey Tavern, Bear Yard, Cliff High Street, Lewes Fourth Thursday of the month, 7pm
A social group for unattached men and women over 55 years old. www.thegroup. org.uk
Concentus Choir
Willingdon Community School, Broad Road, Eastbourne BN20 9QX Mondays 7.15pm
No need to read music to join this friendly choir – regularly sings in Seaford. Tel: 07920 430162 or 07789 343514. www.concentus-sings.com
Various days/times
Children’s music workshops, dance, drumming, art and song workshops for all ages.
For more details visit: www. seaford-choral-society.com
Mondays 7.15pm
For more details visit: www. seaford-choral-society.com
St James’ Trust, 11 Blatchington Road
Wednesdays 10am - 12 noon
For more details tel Margaret Hopkins: 01323 325305. New members very welcome.
Wednesdays 1.30pm – 3.30pm
For more details tel Jo Tigg 01323 893878. New members very welcome.
Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road
Fridays 10am - 12 noon until 11th November, restarts 20th Jan 2023 Orchestra open to ALL instruments and ALL abilities, with enjoyment the keynote.
For further details, email: pat@ pwhiteseaford.co.uk or tel: 01323 897360.
Seaford Head School, Steyne Rd
Wednesdays 8pm - 10pm
New members welcome, all levels of music. Tel: 07909 913077
www.seafordsilverband.co.uk
Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road
Thurs 7.30pm - 9pm
Come and sing a huge range of music, no audition necessary. Have fun and raise money for Cancer Research UK. For information, contact Martin: Tel: 07925 548217
Email: Martinneill139gmail.com
Weds 11am - 12 noon
Thurs 7pm - 8pm
For adults of all ages and abilities. No need to read music. £6 on the door. Tel: 01323 365495 or 07799 818590. Email: sallyann@ crystalclearaudio.co.uk
Old Flint Barn, Sutton Corner
Wednesdays 10.30am - 11.30am
Singers over 40 years age welcome. Pop music 1920s to present day. No need to read music. Membership included in annual Sutton Barn Community Club fee. Tel: 01323 899778
Facebook: Sutton Barn Choir
1-2-3 Walks/East Sussex Health Walks
Salts Café, 14 Marine Parade Tuesdays 10am
One-hour walk led by trained community volunteers. Free to join, no need to book.
Mostly Wednesdays or Sundays Make new friends and get plenty of exercise. We also have regular social events, walking holidays and weekends away. Email: admin@ beachyheadramblers.com www.beachyheadramblers.com
Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Weds 6.30 - 9.30pm
St James’ Trust Community Centre, 11 Blatchington Road
Fridays 9.30 - 10.30am
Full library of recorded classes available to do in your own home. A blend of flowing and still postures to build strength and flexibility. All abilities welcome. Tel: 07828 829965.
Email: contactkellyburns@gmail. com www.facebook.com/ beautifulyogawithkellyburns
Bishopstone Village Hall, behind St Andrew’s Church, Bishopstone Rd, Bishopstone Mon & Fri: 7.30pm
A friendly group pleased to welcome new members. The emphasis is mainly social, although we do enter two teams in the Eastbourne League in winter.
Tel: David 01323 891534.
A friendly bowls club open to all age groups. Bowling outdoors April to September, free coaching available. Indoor short mat bowls and skittles between October and April. Social events throughout the year. Tel: 07736 750126
Email: secbowls@gmail.com www.crouchbowling clubseaford.co.uk
Rides for MTB and road riders of all levels of fitness and experience. For more information visit www.cycleseahaven.org.uk
Mon 6.30pm - 7.45pm
Weds 10am - 11.30am, 7.30pm - 8.45pm
Thurs 7pm - 8pm
Gentle hatha yoga. Suitable for all ages and abilities. Tel: 07515 961327 Email: Theresesaunders7@aol.com Facebook/Freeflowyoga
Seaford
Mon 10.30am - 12 noon
Tues 7pm - 8.30pm
Relaxing and restoring your body and mind. Also available: 1 to 1 meditation, Reiki, Indian head massage.
Tel Ann: 07989 294445.
fran@seafordscene.co.uk
www.in-balance.org.uk
Online – Thurs 10am - 11.15am
WI Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road
Fri 10am - 11.15am
All abilities/ages welcome. Hatha yoga classes connecting the breath with movement for a mindful practice. Private 1 to 1 yoga and massage. Tel: 07444 549859. Email: inbalancesussex@gmail.com
Mercread Youth Centre, Mercread Rd, Seaford
Tues & Thurs: 10am Fitness: high energy dance-style class. 2pm Golden Girls: less energetic dance-style class with music from the 60s and 70s. Church Hall, Bramber Ave, Peacehaven
Weds 2.30pm Golden Girls (see above).
All classes £5 each or £20 for 5. Tel: 07786 425758. johnlouisecave@gmail.com www.louisecavefitness.co.uk
Newhaven Marina, Yacht Harbour BN9 9BY
NGRC is a charity rowing club inclusive to all from the ages of 11 to 75+. If you are interested in learning to row please visit https:// ngrc.co.uk for more info. NGRC ask that a health questionnaire is completed in advance for safety reasons. Your maiden voyage session is approx. 90 mins. Only £5. Each row after is then £3. For more information email: membership@ngrc.co.uk
Accessible yoga (suits older people), prenatal & post natal yoga, baby yoga, vinyasa flow, restorative and chair yoga. Baby massage. Tel: 07944 416572. Email: penny@ yogaforallherts.com www.yogaforallherts.com
Cross Way Church/Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Mon 6pm-7pm Restorative pilates for back care and managing
7.15 - 8.30pm Yoga Inspired Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road
Weds 9.30am - 10.30am Pilates for Every Body 10.45am - 11.30am Introductory Beginner Pilates 11.45am - 12.30pm Chair-based Pilates
Dance Studio, Seaford Head School, Arundel Road
Thursdays 6.30pm - 7.30pm Pilates for Every Body
Personal tuition and reformer. Tel: 07944 785520. Email: karenmoves@gmail.com www.pilatesstudioseaford.co.uk
Join our fun, affordable, sweaty classes today. Facebook: Pumped Bootcamps, Instagram: pumpedbootcamp
Chichester Road BN25 2DT New members welcome to our friendly and inclusive club. Open all year with bowling from April to September and short mat and social activities in the winter. Tel 01323 899845 or 07710 546223. Email: bdnewns@gmail.com. www.seafordbowlingclub.co.uk
Seaford Golf Club, 111 Firle Rd Tel: Rebecca 01323 892442 Email: events@seafordgolfclub. co.uk www.seafordgolfclub.co.uk
Seaford Head Golf Course, Southdown Road
Every day, 7am - 5pm Tel: 01323 890139 www.seafordheadgolfcourse. co.uk
Monday: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Lewes Track. Wednesday: 6.30pm onwards Main club night, start times/ locations vary for different ability groups. A friendly, supportive running club for all running abilities. Email: info@ seafordstriders.org.uk www.seafordstriders.org.uk
Belgrave Rd BN25 2HE
Play from 8am - 10pm
New member offer, 3 months for only £50! Get fit and play tennis at Seaford Tennis Club. We welcome players of any ability and age. Sign up at www.seafordtennis.com
St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Road
Wednesdays 10.15am - 12.15pm Gentle exercise for body, mind and chuckle muscles. Visitors/ new members welcome. £4 per week. Contact Nid Barnes: 01323 897315.
The Chapel Rooms, St Peter’s Church, Belgrave Rd BN25 2HE Tuesdays 10.30am, Thursdays 7pm Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane. BN25 1PU
Saturdays 10am Tel/text: 07983 622840. Email: seahavenyoga@btinternet.com
St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Tuesdays 10am Bishopstone Village Tuesdays 6.30pm
Small group yoga classes for all abilities. Deeply relaxing and healing. Tel: Susannah 07862 263869. Email: susannah@ breathing-spaces.com www.breathing-spaces.com
Seven Sisters Pool Seaford 61 Chyngton Way, BN25 4JE
Enjoy our beautiful indoor pool www.sevensisterspool.co.uk
Mon – Sat1 hour private swim sessions for over 18s. Tel: 07788 101765
Mon morning & evening, Thurs evening SLK Aqua Yoga. Gentle water exercise in 40-minute sessions. www.slkaquayoga.co.uk Children & Adult Confidence Building Swimming classes: www.swimskillsschoool.com
Swimming classes for home educated/schooled children with Happy Frogs Swimming School. Tel: 07790 369927
Church Hall, Bramber Avenue, Peacehaven
Monday 10am - 12 noon Good Intermediate 12.15 - 1.30pm Good beginners Wednesday 10am - 12 noon Improver/Intermediate 12.15 - 1.30pm Absolute beginners
Telscombe Hall, Tyedean Road, Telscombe Cliffs
Tuesday 7.15 - 8.45pm
Improver Plus Tel Joy: 01273 587714. www.southernstomp.com
Seven Sisters Pool, 61 Chyngton Way
A unique swimming school with 3 to 1 teaching groups. Learn all the strokes to a high standard with close attention to detail. For more information, tel: 07817 640748. www.swimskillsschool.com
Mercread Youth Centre Mercread Rd, Seaford
Tues 5.50 - 7pm Family Kung Fu £6 adults, £4 Children
Tues 7 - 8pm Tai Chi £7 per class or £10 both classes
Thurs 12 - 1pm Tai Chi £8 drop in, £7 if paying monthly. Instructor Audra Marshall. Tel: 07971 296698 Email: audramarshall@icloud.com
St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd, Seaford and online
Thurs 9.30am - 10.45am
In person and online. Small in person class, booking essential. Email: jacqui.johnston@hotmail. co.uk. Tel: 07816 154644.
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