Seaford Scene September 2017

SEAFORD Scene September 2017 Issue 125

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Welcome Welcome to the September issue of Seaford Scene. So, the holidays are over and the children are back to school. Phew, what a relief I hear some of you saying! However, the days are getting shorter and the warmth of the summer is slipping away. But it’s not all doom and gloom. There’s plenty to see and do this month...Artwave is still in full swing up to the 3rd, followed by Seaford Photographic Society’s annual exhibition at the Crypt from Saturday 9th to Saturday 23rd. We also kick off with Wave Fun Fest at the Downs Leisure Centre on Saturday 2nd whilst The Heritage Weekend this year falls on the 9th and 10th with free entry to museums and historic places of interest. Both Seaford Museum and Dovecote in West Dean have opened their doors for this annual festival.

Back indoors and Seaford Little Theatre is putting on ‘A Little Bit of Music Hall’ from 1st to 2nd, which will be great entertainment, and Seaford Musical Theatre’s production of ‘Annie’ will be on from 29th September to the 1st October – another fabulous musical show. And to finish on a floral note, St Leonard’s Church is holding a flower festival from 22nd to 25th with at least 24 flower arrangements to be amazed by. What’s not to smile about? Enjoy your sunny September!

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4 More Than Rooms with a View!

6 Seaford Splash!

8 Neighbourhood Plan Reaches an

Important Milestone 12 Lease Agreed to Secure Seaford Head

Nature Reserve 16 Seaford Little Theatre – Trap for a

Lonely Man 21 A Guide to the Best Estate Agents in the UK 23 Inner Wheel Club of Seaford 24 Housing Costs Linked to Incomes – Could

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26 Newhaven Country Market Autumn

Harvest Festival Event 31 The Canadian Memorial 32 Seaford Kurlers 36 Rotary Club of Seaford 42 Garden Party Raises £5,000 for Charities 47 Seaford Photographic Society 48 Big Lottery Lift-Off at The Base 51 Newhaven & Seaford Sea Cadets Need Volunteers!

52 The Seaford Parenting Scene 53 Seaford Dinosaurs 57 A View From The Potting Shed 60 Seaford Community Garden 65 Who’s Who in Seaford?

66 Macmillan Trail Raise £9,000 67 East Blatchington Lectures – Happy Shirley 70 Seaford Striders 73 Seaford Strider Goes that Extra Mile for Charity 73 Get Out and Walk or Cycle...

74 Back to School – The House 78 Celebrating Seaford 85 60th Diamond Wedding Anniversary

Celebration at Ollivers Restaurant 86 Seaford Twinning Leaves a Legacy 88 Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club 95 Martello Rotary 97 Seaford Head Probus Club 100 Seaford & District Folk Dance Club 102 Streetwise Visitors 104 Seaford Afternoon Flower Club 108 Citizens Advice – Have you been scammed?

116 Pheasant is Pleasant 121 Seaford U3A News 121 Bishopstone Summer Fête 122 What’s On in September?

125 What’s On Weekly?

131 Index of Businesses Front cover image ‘Four and a bit’ by Nicky Stoner. Artwave Venue 57 at Tryon House, Upper Belgrave Road, BN25 3AD.

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More Than Rooms with a View!

£2.3 million seafront development scheme begins

Seaford Town Council is delighted to announce that Phase 1 of the Bönningstedt Beach Huts project has now commenced – an exciting step forward in Seaford’s £2.3 million Seafront Development Plan and an important marker for the start of a great new era for the town. The whole scheme will be delivered at no cost to local taxpayers and surplus income for years to come will help to support the Town’s development.

Three of the first twenty beach-hut villas are now in place, to be followed by two further huts each week until they are all installed along the eastern elevation of Bönningstedt Parade.

The beach huts will afford a wonderful view out across Seaford bay – the raised balcony is the perfect place to sit and watch yachts heading out from the sailing club and the ferry embarking on its daily journey across the Channel.

Manufacturing has been to the highest standard possible using high-quality, locally sourced materials. The doors will be in various shades, bringing some welcome colour to the area. A low-level sea-defence concrete wall will be constructed later this year to give added protection to the promenade area in front of the beach huts.

Seaford residents voted overwhelmingly in favour of these new beach huts during the consultation on the Seafront Development Plan in March 2017. Seven beach huts have already been sold, six to Seaford residents the seventh to someone with Seaford connections; anyone interested in purchasing one should contact Fox & Sons on 01323 899116 or for more information visit http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/ property-48907458.html

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The original beach huts in this area had to be closed several decades ago due to structural issues.

They were built into the promenade and had to be filled in with concrete and rubble to stabilise the seafront wall; consequently they could not be reused.

The new beach huts represent welcome replacements and are of a much higher standard.

Additional facilities to be built in the vicinity of the new huts will eventually include a new café and toilets.

Councillor Alan Latham, Chairman of the Community Services Committee, said, ‘Eighty-four percent of people who completed the Seafront Development Plan questionnaire wanted to see beach huts reinstated along Bönningstedt Parade. I’m thrilled that the Council has been able to turn this into a reality in such a short space of time. The new beach huts will no doubt give a lot of pleasure for years to come.’

These twenty beach huts represent the first of three phases in the development. All of the initial units are to be sold to fund the rest of the Seafront Development Plan, http://www.seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk/SeafrontDevelopment-Plan.aspx Later phases will include huts that will be available for hire, some of which will be wheelchair friendly.

To keep up to date with developments for Seaford seafront, and the proposed second and third phases of the beach hut installation, visit www.seafordtowncouncil. gov.uk Photos: (l-r): The new beach huts being installed; the original beach huts (courtesy of Seaford Museum).

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Art & Artwave Arts and cultural events in the Seaford area Welcome to the latest of our regular updates on what is going on within Seaford’s vibrant arts and cultural scene, compiled by Robin Shell and myself.

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Seaford Community Cinema is joining forces with the Barn Theatre and Arts@theCrypt on Saturday 2nd September to screen Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse, for Artwave, when director Phil Grabsky will be there to answer questions on the making of this RA exhibition documentary. The autumn film season proper launches on Friday 15th September with Atonement, featuring Cuckmere Haven and the Coastguard Cottages. Peter Owen Jones, recently filmed walking the South Downs Way, Coastguard Cottages resident Carolyn McCourt and town clerk James Corrigan are forming a Q&A panel, and Carolyn will be appealing on behalf of CuckmereSOS. The Pop Up Singers will be getting you into 1940s mood for this story about wrongful accusation and guilt set during World War II. October’s screenings begin on Thursday 5th with an NT Live Encore of Yerma, starring Billie Piper in a shocking drama about a young woman who will do anything to get a baby. The following evening, Friday 6th, Hidden Figures relates the key position of three women who fight racial and sexual prejudice to further the Space Race. The Saturday matinée on the 7th returns to wartime for Their Finest, about the team whose job it is to cheer women up through the Blitz. Friday 20th October sees the documentary Sour Grapes, about fraud in the wine trade, at which director Jerry Rothwell will be doing a Q&A. For tickets book online at www.seafordcinema. org, buy from the tourist information office (TIC) in Church Street or on the door.

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There’s just time to catch 8 by the Sea, a mixed media show at Arts@theCrypt which finishes on 3rd September.

From 9th to 23rd September Seaford Photographic Society has the space, with Tales from the Crypt, David Apps with guest Mark Wagner, on exhibition at the gallery from 24th to 30th September. Free.

Artwave is still weaving its magic out and about and for a full list of openings and times of the 13 open houses go to the tourist information centre in Church Street, but for now one of the biggest, at 54 Stafford Road, with 15 artists showing their work, one of the newest, Seven at 71, at Roman Vane, Firle Road, and one of the most loved, Driftwood garden, Bishopstone, are not to be missed. Others to visit include 16 and 18 Hill Rise, Nova House, 13 Belgrave Road, Tryon House, Upper Belgrave Road, 27 Grove Road, 47 Southdown Road, 4 Maurice Road, 5 Lullington Close and 6 Coastguard Cottages, Cuckmere Haven.

Stage, music & comedy

Seaford Little Theatre’s Variety Show returns on 1st and 2nd September under the stewardship of Graham Tubb, tickets from Redgold Opticians, Broad Street.

And back at the Barn, Seaford Musical Theatre is staging ‘Annie – The Musical’ between 22nd and 24th September and 29th September to 1st October, featuring a winning cast of orphans and a dog. Tickets from the TIC, www.ticketsource.co.uk/thebarntheatre or on 07710 426321. Splash Point Jazz will be jamming at The View, Seaford Head golf club, on Sunday 2nd September and for monthly comedy check The View’s Facebook page.

Please email details about forthcoming events, two months in advance, to robinshell63@gmail.com. These will be used in full on our blog at seafordsplash.blogspot. com and edited for this feature.

Andrea Hargreaves Images: ‘Atonement’; Sharing the title role in ‘Annie’ are Evie Heal, left, and Darcey Puttock-West, pictured with Spirit.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN REACHES AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE Following a huge amount of work undertaken since April 2016 by some very public-spirited volunteers and Seaford Town Council, the Seaford Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group presented the work undertaken so far and the evidence gathered for critical review by local residents at a Consultation Event held at Clinton Hall on Tuesday 11th July. This work, taking into account the feedback, will now form the draft Neighbourhood Plan.

The objective of the Neighbourhood Plan is to allow the town’s people to have the greatest say they possibly can regarding where new housing will be built, the design and type of buildings, transport requirements, resulting education and health infrastructure issues as well as preserving green spaces and key views, and improving the natural and built environment, the local economy and tourism.

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The next public consultation will be in September and the pre-submission draft Neighbourhood Plan will be reviewed by Seaford Town Council at the end of August.

Steering Committee chairman, Keith Blackburn, said ‘when approved the Neighbourhood Plan will become a pivotal legal document which Town and District Council councillors and planning officers must refer to before approving planning applications. It is so important for local residents to engage as this is a one-time opportunity to influence important planning matters. As central government relaxes planning laws, without the Neighbourhood Plan developers would be much freer to build where local residents would prefer they don’t.

Being the trigger to ensure the maximum infrastructure income Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is paid by developers, the Neighbourhood Plan must be approved as soon as possible.’

It is a requirement for a neighbourhood plan to be ‘evidence-based’ and those working on it have spent the last 9–12 months collecting and analysing relevant information. This local analysis was then evaluated by professional consultants, Action in Rural Sussex (AiRS), for their Planning Adviser to objectively identify those sites that best met 9 key Sustainability Objectives. These are the sites that have been put forward by the Steering Group.

One criterion for approval of the Plan by government examiners is to demonstrate that local residents have had an opportunity to review the evidence and have had as much input as reasonably possible. Should any local resident not have been able to attend the Consultation Event or not be able to access the information through the Neighbourhood Plan website at http://www.seafordnp.uk/index.php/news-blog/49seaford-neighbourhood-plan-11-july-2017-information, a hard copy is available for review in files located at the Seaford Tourist Information Centre, 37 Church Street, BN25 1HG and in the Seaford Library.

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Councillor Linda Wallraven, Mayor of Seaford said, ‘This is another step in the right direction for Seaford Town Council and the services it provides to the people of Seaford. Whilst the Town Council will continue to play a role in the running of the nature reserve and the rest of Seaford Head, Sussex Wildlife Trust will bring a wealth of experience to ensure the flora and fauna are managed in the correct manner.’

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Trap for a Lonely Man

I believe that I have alluded to French windows featuring in more than a few of this company’s sets. Well, the panoramic glass in this production was as different from the English suburban garden variety as plains from the mountains painted so dramatically on the backdrop.

When the curtains parted the audience clapped, readying us for a great evening’s entertainment.

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by French playwright Robert Thomas – he helped invent the comedy-thriller genre – romping along – with the first act played as much for laughs as for scene-setting drama. But as the situation became darker and the frame-up more frightening, Fowler ramped up the chill factor to make us suffer along with the man who rented a remote chalet near the resort of Chamonix only to have his wife disappear, and then be confronted with a woman claiming she is his spouse. Incroyable ou non?

In fact Little Theatre newcomer Edd Ginn made the plot all too believable as he at first stuttered through his disbelief, became angry, despairing and desperate by turns in what is a challenging role. Welcome to this stage, Ginn.

Sue Shephard took the part of the woman with cunning charm, by turns soft and schemingly hard, putting in a polished performance that defied a stint immediately before this production in an Alan Ayckbourn play for Lewes Little Theatre.

Alan Lade, who designed the awesome set, played Inspectors Nice and Nasty as the detective investigating the case of the missing wife, masking clever deductions and entrapment with all the speed of a stereotypical rural gendarme.

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Timing is all in both comedy and drama and Shephard – where did she learn her prowess with a gun? – worked sharply with a second Little Theatre newcomer, Christyan James, playing a priest who claims to have found Ginn’s wife.

James showed his heritage as a trained actor and it would be great to see more of him on the local stage.

Two women who know the man’s wife should be able to persuade Lade that the deserted husband isn’t a maniac. Angie Wright as the hippy tramp and key witness provided wonderful light relief but her comedic moment was all too short as she was inconveniently killed off just when we wanted more.

Josie Hobbs, who not only took on the inspector’s role but also played against Fowler when he acted and directed the play for Meeching Amateur Dramatics, effectively took on the role of the slippery nurse who puts cash before truth.

This was a well-chosen play, performed by talented actors and directed with skill. And let’s also say à votre santé to the Wednesday Workshop Team who assembled the set that transported us to the Alps. No wonder this production, staged with a comparatively short rehearsal period, was so rapturously received.

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A Guide to the Best Estate Agents in the UK We received a fancy looking envelope recently. It was one of those which have you instantly opening it up with a heightened sense of anticipation.

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The letter on equally fine quality paper informed us that we’d been chosen to be featured in the independent Best Estate Agent Guide and put forward to the finals of the EA Masters Awards Evening in mid-September. We also received a certificate declaring we have been chosen as being in the top 20 per cent of agencies in the entire UK. Now there’s no getting away from the fact that some estate agent awards are viewed with suspicion within the industry. But the EA Masters and the Best Estate Guide, which will be published later this year, are a partnership between two of the professions, biggest and most reputable organisations.

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Inner Wheel Club of Seaford

July Meeting: Presidential Handover from Andrea Butti to Jennifer Pierce

Andrea told us about her year in office when she had attended over seventy events in her official capacity. The last one was another stall at the Rotary Car Boot Fair, when with the help of David and Val Franklin they managed to raise another £105. Andrea presented President Jennifer Pierce with her collar and bar and passed on the International bar to Julia Griffith (she shared the position with Pat Allen).

Jennifer has started work with gusto and has mapped out a very interesting year for us. Here is the list of proposed activities, so far:

Lunch at Valerie Franklin’s home The club indulged in some lighthearted chat and enjoyed a delicious lunch at Valerie’s home on 27th July. As can be seen from the photos below some glasses were raised in appreciation of the catering provided

by Valerie and her Committee: Photos (clockwise from left): Andrea Butti and new President Jennifer Pierce; Inner Wheel members enjoying their lunch; Valerie thanked everyone for coming!

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8th August – Visit from Dist. Chairman Pat O’Keefe 12th Sept – Speaker Cliff Dargonne – Mountaineer 10th Oct – Club meeting – (Norma will be on holiday) 24th Oct: Fashion Show at M&Co: Proceeds to RNLI (Newhaven) which is Jennifer’s charity for her year.

(The sought-after tickets will be available from the M&Co. shop in Broad Street, Seaford).

14th Nov – Speaker from RNLI 12th Dec – Christmas Dinner 9th Jan – In discussion 10th Jan – International Inner Wheel Day 13th Feb – Speaker James Stevenson speaking about Claude Cahun, an extraordinary female photographer and artist.

13th Mar – Club meeting 10th April – Speaker Bob Peedle – Seahaven

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Housing costs linked to incomes – could it happen here?

Lots of people like the idea of building homes through community land trusts. Community land trusts are developed by people from the local community. They use a mixture of grants and loans to obtain land and develop sustainable housing, which is then sold or rented to people living locally at prices which are linked to average local earnings (truly affordable housing). These are homes first and assets second – they belong to the local community in perpetuity. It may sound like a pipe dream but it can be done. More than 700 homes have already been built in Britain by community land trusts with another 3,000 in the pipeline (Big Issue May 2017).

Transition Homes, a community land trust in Totnes in Devon, is a great example. It is a non-profit organization set up to deliver affordable housing and other community facilities. A group of volunteers established it in response to the need for low-cost housing in the area and also concerns about the environmental impact of conventional housing development. The houses they build will be held in trust for the local community.

Their first development is for 27 one, two, three and fourbedroom terraced homes. They will be built with locally sourced and sustainably managed natural materials, with renewable energy generation and a range of community resources. A remarkable 70% of the housing will be affordable (rented and shared ownership) with only eight houses being sold at market rates to make the scheme financially viable (https://www.transitiontowntotnes.org/ transition-homes/).

Closer to home, there is a community land trust in Lewes which is aiming to provide 15 shared equity homes in the North Street quarter of the town (http://www.lewesclt. org/news/), and the Ditchling, Streat and Westmeston Neighbourhood Plan (in development) is proposing that its local parish council should establish and manage a community land trust with the aim of developing nine community owned units at the Park Farm Development (http://www.lewes.gov.uk).

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Would a community land trust be good for Seaford?

A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST

There is a need for low-cost housing in the town. Information from Lewes District Council IN SEAFORD? (Affordable Needs Assessment 2013–2018 (January 2014) says that the demand for affordable housing outstrips supply and will continue to grow. Definitions of ‘affordability’ are complicated and vary widely but the Strategic Housing Market Assessment definitions quoted in the Lewes District Council paper say that a household is considered able to afford to buy a home if it costs up to 3.5 times the gross household income, or to afford market-rented housing where the rent payable would constitute no more than 25% of gross income. Compare this with some Seaford statistics from the same report – house prices were 10.3 times income in 2011 and someone earning the minimum wage would have to spend over 54% of income to afford the cheapest one-bed flat. As less than 10% of the housing stock in Seaford is social housing, it’s clear that people on low incomes struggle to rent or buy in the town and ‘affordable’ housing at 80% of market value is not going to help them.

The Seaford Neighbourhood Plan acknowledges the need for affordable housing but it’s not clear how much it will produce or how affordable it will be. The advantage of a community land trust is that it would create assets for the town in perpetuity, which would ensure that there was always some housing available for people living locally linked to local earnings. There’s no pretending it would be easy – it took Totnes seven years to get from the idea to starting to build. It needs commitment from volunteers and support from the local council but if it could ensure that young people and people with families could stay in the town it could be worth it.

It would be great if the Seaford Neighbourhood Plan could play its part by saying that it would welcome proposals for a community land trust which would provide the opportunity for interested locals to take up the challenge.

For more information on community land trusts see http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/funding-andresources/resources and http://ruralsussex.wpengine.com/ what-we-do/community-land-trusts/ Anne Fletcher, Zoe Ford, Mary de Pleave and Lyn Sands

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Thursday 28th September

The Newhaven Country Market is celebrating its 20th year this year. We held a celebratory market on the 22nd June. The Mayor of Newhaven, SCDA and representatives of other East Sussex Country Markets and former market members were invited. Sparkling wine and cupcakes were enjoyed by all who attended.

We are continuing our celebrations with a special Autumn/ Harvest Festival Country Market, which will be held on Thursday 28th September. This will enable customers to purchase all the usual items on sale plus the more seasonal offerings.

The market is a branch of the national organisation Country Markets Plc, based in Chesterfield. These regional markets promote locally baked, locally grown and locally crafted produce. All our food producers have the required standard of food hygiene certificate and the Food Premises Accreditation.

The market is open every Thursday between 9.45am and 1pm in the Hillcrest Community Centre (formerly the Old Boys’ School). The premises offer free parking, disabled access and toilets. The Hillcrest CafÊ is well known for its very good food, cooked fresh daily on premises.

There will also be the usual wide range of stalls including eggs, Indian food and spices, baked goods and jams and preserves. Textile crafts are also well represented, selling hand-knitted and sewn goods as well as jewellery, handmade cards and wood-turned items.

Supporting the Country Market and buying directly from the producers helps to reduce food miles and benefits the local community. Come along and see us.

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The Canadian Memorial

West Dean Farm in the Cuckmere Valley was requisitioned as part of a training area for the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War from 1914 to 1918. It was known as the Van Doos, the 22nd Infantry Battalion. Trench warfare was foremost in the preparations, many of them on the hills next to the Cuckmere. In World War II the Farm was again requisitioned for the Canadian Forces, mostly from Saskatchewan and Quebec.

The Dieppe raid on August 19th 1942, officially named Operation Jubilee, was made up of 6000 Canadians, from the 2nd Canadian Infantry, supported by the 1st Canadian Tank Brigade. There was a huge loss of life as the Operation failed.

The Normandy Invasion in June 1944 saw the Canadians leave Sussex to assault the Juno beaches. They were the only group to secure their beach-head on the first day.

The West Dean Canadians in B Company, part of the 70 Battalion, came ashore in front of the main resistance in Courselles on Juno. The landings were the beginning of the fight for Europe to follow.

On Sunday 10th September at 2.30pm, a Canadian Standard is being laid down at All Saints Church, West Dean. The Standard will be displayed afterwards in the Nave opposite Lord Waverleys.

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Hello Readers, did you all survive the school holidays?

Less commuter-time traffic at this time of the year, that’s for sure. Now it’s back to the usual traffic gridlocks in the morning and evening!

Hopefully the pupils are all refreshed and raring to go.

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We have members with a wide range of mobility. Some members have found lasting friendships through Seaford Kurlers. The game has improved their mobility and therefore their ability to socialise. If this sounds like you, it would suit you then come along and see what the sport of Kurling is all about.

We are at the Downs Leisure Centre, Seaford every Tuesday from 2pm until 4pm. The annual membership is £5 per annum and the weekly subs are £2.50. Contact June Wood, Secretary by phone on 01323 895376 or email: sally1989@tiscali.co.uk

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ROTARY CLUB OF SEAFORD

President’s Night & Handover

Each year on 1st July, Seaford Rotary Club changes its Club president.

This year outgoing President Bill Pierce handed over the presidential jewel of office to Mike Roper at Seaford Golf Club at which Club members, honorary members and guests enjoyed an Italian-themed dinner involving several self-selection food dishes served at each table.

Paul Harris Fellowship awards Bill Pierce ended his year as President by presenting the most prestigious award that Rotary can confer, the Paul Harris Fellowship Award, named after the (American) founder of Rotary to two worthy recipients. Before these awards, only 31 people had received this award in the 70-year history of Seaford Rotary Club. The award is for outstanding loyalty, hard work, selflessness and sheer spirit both inside Rotary and out in the community. The recipients do not necessarily have to be Rotarians and can be any local person who has fulfilled the remit but on this occasion our outgoing president, charged with the task of making the selection(s), insisted he had more than enough choice among the club ranks and suggested there were also others who will have to wait until the end of Mike Roper’s presidential year.

The awards were given to former Seaford Mayor Dave Argent, who is about to enter his second year as the Club’s FUNd-raising Committee Chairman, and Philip Moorey, who has been the Seaford Rotary Club treasurer for nearly 20 years, having joined the Club in 1995.

Dave Argent

After retirement, Dave Argent bought a thriving book shop just off the Town Centre but a few years ago he sold it, intending to take a bit of a break – but then was persuaded to join Rotary!

And what an impact he’s had. He will do virtually anything.

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leaflets, attending meetings (surprise), organising events, repairing and replacing our club resources.

Dave Argent has served or, in most cases, is still serving on Seaford Chamber of Commerce (many times as chairman), the town’s Senior Forum, the Fair-Trade Association and, of course, Seaford Town Council – to name but a few.

Philip Moorey

Philip Moorey excels in helping people generally.

He’s always been marvellous at that but not always noticeably. Rotarian and Past President Tony Lees coined the phrase about him: ‘amazingly, quietly effective.’ He has probably served on every Club committee (before the advent last year of Youth Services), but mostly on FUNd-raising which he is still a member. It seems that every job that comes sees him pushing to the front of the queue, Christmas Sleigh Collection, boot fairs, anything.

Tony Lees says it is the same when he asks for collectors for the St Wilfrid’s Hospice Charity. It’s him first every time.

Philip was not due to attend President’s Night as his wife Elaine needs dedicated care following a stroke, although she is now making a good recovery. The only sure way to get him there for at least a short while was to ask him to do a job. Bill Pierce apologised for making up the story about needing somebody to run, in his own car, an aged guest to Seaford Railway Station. He knew Phil was certain to say: ‘I’ll do it.’

He was, until recently, a loyal servant of Seaford’s Mercread Youth Club, for whom he was their treasurer for many years, and joined in or led every fund-raising plan they came up with to support all their initiatives and sponsorships with generosity, total enthusiasm and charm.

Presidential Handover

Outgoing President Bill Pierce handed over the presidential chains of office to Mike Roper, President for Rotary Year 2017/18, and wished him all the very best for the year ahead.

Photos from top: Philip Moory (above, left) being presented with his award by Bill Pierce; Dave Argent (right) being presented with his award by Bill Pierce.

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New president Mike Roper, thanked Bill Pierce for all his hard work and leadership in the past 12 months, but reminded all those present that there will still be a President Pierce in 2017/18, as Bill’s wife Jennifer will take up the mantle of President of Seaford Inner Wheel.

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It all came good, however, on 12th July when at a ceremony Seaford Rotary Club President Mike Roper presented the wheelchair to the School, represented by Assistant Head Teacher Carol Hardwicke and PTA Chair Fiona Skilton.

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Seaford Community Cinema works in partnership with Seaford Rotary Club which purchases a number of tickets for matinees to distribute free to the senior members of the community who reside in sheltered accommodation and care homes, and for whom going out in the evening to the cinema is really not an option. Thus, on 1st July, 30 residents of Seaford residential homes attended a matinee performance of the film ‘La La Land’, a 2016 American musical romantic comedy-drama film.

This was the fourth matinee that Seaford Rotary Club has supported in the last 12 months to enable our elderly residents to go to the cinema.

The club meets Wednesday lunchtime at Seaford Golf Club and welcomes new members. For more information contact us on http://www. seafordrotary.org.uk/contact.php.

Photos from top: President Mike Roper presenting the wheelchair to Annecy Primary School PTA Chair, Fiona Skilton with Assistant Head Teacher, Carol Hardwicke; Recipients of Rotary tickets with Wendy Milborrow, front of house manager (far right).

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Recently Seaford Rotary Club was approached by Annecy Primary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA), asking us to collaborate with them in a fund-raising event called Miles for Muscles. The aim was for the children to run on the school playing fields to raise funds to provide a wheelchair to be available for a child at the school with muscular dystrophy, with any surplus going to the Muscular Dystrophy Society.

The Club decided however that Rotary would offer to fund the purchase of the wheelchair, which guaranteed it would become available, and thus all the money raised by the children could be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Society. It is perhaps not surprising that what sounds like a simple objective sometimes proves to be a little trickier: on this occasion, to coordinate between the Club, the PTA, the School, and, not least, the child’s parents on the selection and purchase of the right chair.

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Garden Party RAISES £5,000 for charities

Another successful garden party at Michael and Pippa’s.

The weather was perfect and the crowds packed the garden for a Ploughman’s Lunch or Cream Tea. After 13 years of doing the garden party we have learnt how many scones, pots of jam and tubs of cream we need. An early start on the Sunday saw Pippa get up at 5am to bake just on 300 scones! Done in a flash, well almost, thanks to the assistant baker Michael.

This year we were entertained by Seaford Head School Band at lunch time. They were fab, playing rock and jazz, the guests enjoyed

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the foot-tapping music, and the atmosphere was lively and convivial. The Seaford Silver Band did not disappoint with their um-pa-pa music in the afternoon, two hours of popular music was enjoyed by the guests. Many of our visitors came at 11.30 and left at 5pm, thoroughly enjoying their day out. This year our hamper raffle prizes were really special, thanks to the generous donation of luxury foodstuffs and bottles, and Marks and Spencer’s vouchers. A special thank you to those people who donated the above. Our cakes and jams as always very popular. Congratulations go the plant stall which raised over £500.

I could go and on, but I have to say the whole event wouldn’t have been so successful if we hadn’t had the support of the people of Seaford, who now mark this event in their diaries. I know many Rotarians came along and supported the event – thank you very much.

As most of you know, these events don’t just happen – our neighbours, friends, family are all involved from day one in the planning to the clearing up. This year I would like to give an extra thank you to the Seaford, Newhaven and Peacehaven Lions Club, who assisted with the marquees and loaned us equipment. It is great to work with other voluntary organisations within the town.

To date we have raised over £5,000, including a very generous donation from Howdens, Newhaven. It is great that our benefitting charities Chestnut Tree House, Mary’s Meals, and Homelink will receive a generous sum in due course. It is impossible to be exact but since we have been organising the garden parties, we have raised in the region of £25,000 for good causes. For the time being we are having a rest but have already had some bits donated for next year’s tombola!

Photos top, l-r: Maria Caulfield MP, Sea Cadets from TS Defiance Newhaven, Linda Woolraven, Mayor of Seaford and Pippa Logan. Photo below, l-r: Mark Brown, Seaford Council (2nd from left), Linda Woolraven Mayor of Seaford and her consort, Liz Holland.

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Seaford Photographic Society We are now coming to the end of our summer break and the first meeting of the new season will be on Friday 1st September. This takes the form of a ‘welcome evening’ for people to socialise and catch up on what we’ve been doing over the summer and to meet potential new members. It also features the results of the summer competition, which is always entertaining!

If you are thinking about joining the club, this is a good opportunity to come along and see what it’s all about.

There is no club meeting on Friday the 8th but other events coming up in September are as follows: Print League Competition Round 1 (Fri 15th), a lecture by Kevin Gordon on ‘Historic Seaford’ (Fri 22nd), and a tutorial by Jack Taylor entitled ‘Photoshop Unscrambled’ (Fri 29th). This gives a good idea of the variety of events that we have during the year.

We are currently busy organising this year’s annual exhibition which starts on 9th September at The Crypt Gallery. This is a very popular event where every club member gets a chance to exhibit some of their work and there will also be prints available to buy. Do come along and say hello.

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BIG LOTTERY LIFTOFF AT THE BASE The Base, Seaford’s Band Rehearsal facility, has been remodelled by a Lottery Grant from the Big Lottery Fund. And now it is open for Youth Bands to rehearse!

The former ticket office on the Salts Recreation Ground has been hosting local bands as a rehearsal base for more than 5 years. But without basic facilities it couldn’t host young people. Now, with £9,800 of funding by The Big Lottery it has installed water, drainage, accessible toilet, and has come into the 21st century.

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With the new facilities installed, including the kitchen, and the Base organisers being checked out for DBS, the offering to youth groups has now come good. And there will be no fees, the costs being paid by the adult bands using the facility. It is hoped to run drum, guitar and vocal workshops at The Base, and already some music tutors have started to teach there.

So it’s ‘Win! Win!’ Seaford Town Council, the owners of The Base, can see it being used by the community. The hard-working Base Committee that leases the building, driven by Lu Rolph and Anthony White, can see their dream come true. Now adults bands can rehearse and also provide the means for Seaford’s young musicians to play in a safe and pleasant environment. And The Big Lottery can see its funding bringing community benefit to Seaford.

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Newhaven & Seaford Sea Cadets need volunteers!

Award winning local charity in desperate search of volunteers. Newhaven & Seaford Sea Cadets issues a plea for help as volunteer levels reach the lowest levels in decades.

TS Defiance, the Newhaven & Seaford unit of the Sea Cadets that opened in 1940, has issued a plea for volunteer help.

The chairman of the Management Committee, Alan Rankin-Thorn told us, “Volunteers are essential for our unit to survive, with only two instructors available on some evenings, we are in desperate need of help. We would love to hear from people that can give up just a few hours during an evening each week regardless of any experience to help to instruct or manage our willing Cadets. We have access to an excellent framework for developing adult skills and can deliver all the training necessary; no Naval or Cadet background is required at all” and went on to say, “it’s extremely rewarding to see Cadets develop over their time with us, many come from very challenging backgrounds. Meeting up each week for exciting extra curricular activities provides stability and a constant in their impressionable years.”

If instruction isn’t of interest, the Sea Cadets are also looking for people that can help with the refurbishment works being carried out at their premises in Chapel Street in Newhaven. Local residents will have noticed the remarkable change to the building over the last 12

months, which has seen new windows, roof and brickwork; the next step is the internal work.

Volunteers are needed to help assist tradesmen with the refurbishment and the painting throughout or with any help you can offer.

The Cadets have seen an enormous change over the past 18 months, which has resulted in winning a prestigious award for the most improved unit, successfully nominated over 400 other training ships.

This has been a record achievement for the handful of volunteers that run, instruct and manage the cadets.

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It was time for a night out: adult conversation laced with prosecco whilst hip shaking around the handbags. I was so ready.

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Shake what ya muma gave you – but not after midnight It’s exactly half-way through the summer holidays. It’s been 27 days since my last silent coffee. 27 days each filled with child-shaped activities. 27 days of providing snacks to children seemingly on the starvation end of the hunger spectrum (that’s about 60 packets of Hoola Hoops, 18 tonnes of ham, at least 243 twister ice lollies, and 4 jars of

Going out OUT has changed somewhat since Tequila Sunday back in July 2010, when the hangover was to last 9 months. Careful planning is now required. For example, last Saturday night’s get together had been in the Mumdiary for around 6 weeks. P.L.A.N.N.I.N.G. The other thing to remember here is that these events are sporadic.

There is no longer the hope of a casual after-work drink on a Friday evening for me (partly because I haven’t gone back to work yet!).

If I was still living in Hove I would know that the evening’s destination would have been a debate lasting weeks over Facebook Messenger. Umming and aahing over where we should be purchasing Jaegermeister from. In a funny way Seaford has done us a favour; no such debate need take place here.

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walk home from town and needn’t be wasting precious poundage on cabs. But this comes with a caveat. We’re on the clock. It’s the Cinderella factor.

It now seems that going out OUT in Seaford means getting home by midnight.

Midnight?!

Since the closure of my beloved late-night boogie spot, the town appears to shut up shop on the strike of 12.

There are a couple of pubs that have live bands and we were lucky enough to stumble upon a really brilliant band in one of the better-known pubs. People of all ages dancing, drinking and laughing together. It gave you all the warm feeling of a tight community. But come 11.30pm we were all being rounded up to leave…

Off we trotted in search of life post-11.30.

We knew where we had to go. We knew there wouldn’t be the luxury of choice anymore. The stark bar area of the only semi-late bar in Seaford reminds me of a cinema foyer. Bright. Sticky floor. No music. Not even a CD on…

The atmosphere was dire. The manager looked more like he had just completed the graveyard shift at A & E. Frankly the kebab shop was more accommodating. This place is missing a trick. A massive, lucrative, pound shaped trick.

Come midnight the chairs were being turned upside down on top of the tables, a nice subtle nod to the punters that play time was over.

Hoards of young people (I’m counting myself in that group by the way!) all with nowhere to go.

Surely Seafordians deserve to have a better night life than this? I’m not talking Magaluf – calm down. But I am talking SOMEWHERE to go which actually wants to be open, wants to have customers and wants to provide our ever growing town with a little life after dark.

I know as a mother that when my daughters hit the going out age I would far prefer them to be able to have a knees up close to home, and not have to traipse into Eastbourne or God forbid the big bad city.

Seaford dinosaurs The Splash Point Chalk fall was massive, it spewed right down into the bay.

The noise was booming, not passive, So Brachiosaurus did pray.

In his bed within the clifftop, he could now hear the angry sea.

He groaned, ‘The raving sea won’t stop, and it’s annoying me a lot.

I’ve slept here for millions of years, the sea is badly disturbing.’

Brachio tried to block his ears, and his anxious mate was squirming.

‘So just one more massive crumble, and we’ll be thrown onto the beach, which until now’, his mate mumbled, ‘was most definitely out of reach’.

‘Don’t preach to me, it’s just a bash.

Now I must go to sleep. Good night’.

But then came an enormous crash .

They fell from their beds; what a fright!

They shot through the hole where the chalk once was, and landed on the beach.

The violent sea roared, ‘You must walk along the promenade and teach the people that you come across.

As vegetarians, you’re no threat, eat grass, and pink-blue candy floss.

You’re kilo-years old, and are pets.

Not much food is suitable here.

Best stroll east before it gets dark.

If you trot towards Newhaven pier there’s a welcome at Paradise Park.

You have relatives who live there.

Humans watch them. They tap out texts.

People learn all about their lair, and to say tricky names like Rex.

There is a huge gap in the market, and this is my plea: we need life after midnight in Seaford. Not a lot, but a little bit. Somewhere with a heart, and some music, pretty please. Love from a Muma on the Edge.

At night the dinosaurs troop out to Friston Forest, and eat peas.

When the green giant is about, they chat and play with him with ease’.

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he Show is over! And what a wonderful horticultural show it was with 409 exhibits displayed and many visitors coming along to view the display during the afternoon. This was much appreciated by the society, which thanks you for your support. Fruit, vegetables, flowers, plants, jams, cakes, art, embroidery, to name a few items, were on show. During the morning the judges were hard at work examining every item and deciding which were the winners. The cake judge had a hard task sampling 12 coffee and walnut cakes, 10 ginger biscuits, 5 cheese straws, 3 muffins and 3 Viennese whirls! Likewise the flower judge was faced with many flowers to examine, every one of these was lovely, so how to choose which one was the best?

Around 30 children displayed exhibits, the most popular one being creating a ‘Beach on a plate’. Finally all decisions were made and at the end of the day certificates were awarded and prize money collected. The cups and shields will be awarded at the AGM in November.

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3 Dig up any remaining potatoes as there is risk of slug damage if left in the ground too long.

3 Plant up prepared hyacinth bulbs by placing close together but not touching in a pot of multi purpose compost, firm down and water well.

3 Now is a good time to scarify and aerate the lawn, use a rake to remove debris or thatch and a fork to make holes to allow air to circulate around the roots.

MEMBERS’ NOTICE BOARD A new venture for 2018 is for the Society to produce a calendar and members are encouraged to submit their horticultural-themed photographs.

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A big part of what Seaford Community Garden does is concerned with education, whether we are learning new techniques ourselves, helping others to fill in gaps in their own knowledge or introducing people to the joys of horticulture. To that end we can be found every Wednesday morning and on Saturday mornings too during the produce season, beavering away but always happy to break off to attempt to answer a query from a visitor – though whether we get the answer right is open to debate, see below, and sometimes our meetings can be like Gardeners’ Question Time coming to Seaford. Note to Beeb: surely it’s time the town got a visit from the panel; we’d be happy to play hosts even if our lovely classroom might be a tad too small. Oh well, back to reality and we are pleased to be welcoming adults with learning difficulties to join in as volunteers.

This group, supported by the Avenues Trust charity, has just come to the town. To help them get their own garden growing beautifully, they need tools, so if anyone has any they can spare please bring them in to us at the Crouch to pass on.

We were glad to be invited back to Seaford Horticultural Show to sell plants and produce, this year in the main hall. We also hosted a pre-party for the Macmillan Garden Trail – huge thanks to Veronica for making it happen so delightfully – prior to the annual open gardens. Including ourselves, five gardens were open, and Driftwood, Lavender Cottage, 27 Alfriston Road and Cupani all looked their glorious best. Geoff Stonebanks, joint owner of Driftwood, has so far raised £40,000 from opening his garden for the cancer charity.

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It must be something that was put in the tea but opinions were many and varied when the step-over apples – doing very nicely in their third year, since you ask – were put in the spotlight. The suggestion that wildflowers would be pleasing beneath their branches brought equal amounts of derision and delight as one side dubbed them unruly weeds while the other reminded us how bee friendly they were. This resulted in mutterings about uncontrollable bugs and a reminder that these were not restricted to wild flowers.

So what to do? Put some pots down for the time being and look into low-growing plants; also consider mulching to keep flowers separate from fruit. The side wall debate revolved around which soft fruits to plant. More cordon currants perhaps? There could also be some strawberries to replace old ones.

Katie believes this moth found in the garden is a Northern (Oak) Eggar that’s fluttered a bit off course. Is she right? Gardeners’ Question Time R Us. The Garden Team Photos from top: Geoff Stonebanks, far right, front, and other Macmillan garden hosts at our pre-party; Step-over apples are doing well, but what’s the under storey?; This moth was found in the garden but is it the Northern or Southern variety?

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Who’s Who In Seaford?

Laura Clapham, Member of Seaford Tree Wardens Laura has lived in Seaford her whole life, except when she was at university in Bristol. She has been working at the Seven Sisters Country Park Countryside for eight months and is the Rights of Way Apprentice there. Prior to working in countryside management, she worked in a pharmacy and was a volunteer at Seven Sisters Country Park. Laura studied Psychology at the University of the West of England and then Environmental Conservation at Plumpton Agricultural College. She is married to James and has two rescue cats, Rusty and Ember.

What does your job/role involve?

My job varies from day to day, which is one of the things I love about it! A lot of my work is based at Seven Sisters, where I could be doing anything from putting up fencing, mowing the grass, cutting back brash, speaking to visitors, doing admin work in the office, or even sweeping up owl pellets in the camping barn! I also do work for the Rights of Way department, which maintains Rights of Way in East Sussex.

What do you most enjoy about your job/s/role? Being outdoors in all weather and seeing the changing of the seasons.

Do you have a role within the club/organization?

A lot of the work is shared between the members, with everyone pitching in with planting and tree maintenance, however I do write articles for our monthly column in Seaford Scene, and I am currently taking the lead on organising my first tree planting!

What are your hobbies and interests?

I love hiking, crafting and playing board games.

What do you like best about Seaford?

I love living near the sea and the countryside.

What is your favourite piece of music?

I’m very passionate about music, and my favourite songs change with my mood, but one that I always love is ‘Dream Catch Me’ by Newton Faulkner.

What is your favourite film?

‘The Breakfast Club’, or any of the Harry Potter films.

What book are you reading at the moment?

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Going for a long hike on a sunny day with my husband.

Where is your favourite place to go in Seaford and why? Seaford Head, as it’s where my husband proposed to me.

Which living person do you most admire? Probably Jane Goodall; she has had a fascinating career, and is a truly inspiring woman.

What makes you sad? Seeing other people struggle.

How do you relax?

By taking a long walk or a hot bath, preferably both!

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

That fear can sometimes be good.

What is your favourite journey?

My lunchtime walk around Friston Forest!

How would you spend a million pounds? I would build a log cabin in the woods to live in, then invest the rest.

What is your most memorable learning experience?

Learning to use a chainsaw – it gave me huge confidence in my own capabilities.

What keeps you awake at night?

My cats trying to hunt insects. Badly.

What is your greatest extravagance?

I like treating myself to Lush bath products.

What is your favourite smell?

The smell of fresh mint growing in the garden.

What is the best advice you have ever been given? The advice I’ve had from friends and tutors about changing career has proved invaluable to me. It’s a huge part of the reason that I now have a job that I absolutely love.

What would your motto be?

Do one thing every day that makes you happy.

Which person in history would you most like to meet?

Marie Curie – she made massive contributions to science at a time when that was unheard of as a woman.

What or who is the greatest love in your life? My husband James – we’ve just celebrated our third wedding anniversary, but have been together since we were 16.

Anything else you may like to include? If you would like to join the Seaford Tree Wardens, or would just like to find out more about what we do, go to our Facebook page (Seaford Tree Wardens) or our website – seafordtreewar-dens.wordpress.com/

If you are a Seaford resident and would like to feature in Seaford Scene’s ‘Who’s Who’, I’d love to hear from you. Please email me: fran@seafordscene.co.uk Thank you. Fran, Editor.

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MACMILLAN TRAIL RAISES £9,000 The 6th annual Macmillan Garden Trail got off to a bright start at organiser, Geoff Stonebanks’s, garden in Bishopstone, but the weather soon put a dampener on the event from lunchtime on Saturday, as heavy rain fell across most of the area covered by the trail.

Director of Volunteering at Macmillan Cancer Support, Joelle Leader, and Mayor of Seaford, Cllr Linda Wallraven, officiated. Joelle said when opening the event: “Thank you very much for the invite and I wanted to explain to you why your support is absolutely critical for Macmillan. In the UK we currently have 2.5 million people who are living with cancer and we know by 2040 that number will rise to 5.3 milllion.

There is good news, though, as well. When my father had cancer in the 1970s, the average life expectancy was 1 year and that life expectancy has now risen to 10 years. So we have more people living longer, needing more support.

When someone is diagnosed with cancer, and maybe some of you will have experienced that, it can affect everything and turn the world upside down. So when a person needs someone to turn to we want to be there for them from diagnosis through to treatment and recovery.

“That is why we are so grateful for your support and why the Macmillan Horizon Centre is helping us to be there for people living with cancer. Being a Brighton resident, I have seen the Centre literally being built from the ground to what it is now, having opened in November 2016. In the first month of being open, December 2016, there were 1,400 interactions with people living with cancer so it really is making a difference to many people.

“Geoff Stonebanks has told me about all the incredible fundraising activities that he and other wonderful volunteers have been doing including this Driftwood Open Garden, which in itself for just a weekend is likely to raise in the region of £9,000. Altogether the total for last 5 years that went to the Horizon Centre from Geoff and local volunteers fundraising was £42,000, which is quite phenomenal.

“Last week in London we had a ‘take over’ day where all the staff take to the streets to raise money and I shook

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a bucket at Victoria station for about three hours and I think only raised about £100, so I know how hard it is and that to raise that sort of money is incredible.

“So I want to extend a huge and heartfelt thank you to Geoff for his relentless fundraising and commitment to Macmillan in order to make this all happen and to everyone else too, whatever you do, whether it is opening your garden, selling raffle tickets or making the tea, because it is really making a difference to people who are living with cancer. Thank you so much again.”

It is now looking likely, if all promises of cheques come to fruition, that the Macmillan Coastal Garden Trail will raise a staggering £9,000 this year, despite the bad weather on Saturday. Both Tony Butland-Steed and Christopher Butland-Steed have really helped swell the coffers by opening their garden for the first time on the trail.

The trail saw visitors from far and near, Nigel and Sue Napier from Stowmarket in Suffolk managed 25 of the 27 gardens over the weekend. He wrote on returning home: “Hi Geoff, loved the weekend – well organised you! It’s worth noting that’s it not just Macmillan that benefit from your great work – it’s also the local economy – people from all over the country and from abroad are probably staying local and spending locally – just for us it was three nights B&B, eating out at places in Seaford, buying from local artists etc, spending in local shops – it all adds up.”

Visitors from both Sweden and Germany visited several of the gardens as well. Geoff ’s 90-year-old mother Barbara was on hand to sell tickets at Driftwood too.

Thank you all who supported the event. www.macmillangardentrail.co.uk Photos (top to bottom): Mayor of Seaford, Cllr Linda Wallraven cutting the ribbon at Driftwood; Swedish visitors at Driftwood.

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She will be talking on the subject of “Aspects of Love”, characteristically illustrating her theme with pictures of various works of art through the ages. This lecture will be in aid of the lifeboat charity, the RNLI. As usual it will be open to everyone, with tickets at £7 including refreshments, available in due course from Newberry Tully Estate Agents, at 53 Church Street, Seaford.

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Seaford Striders

THE ANSWER TO LIFE

by Matthew Franks

According to ‘The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy,’ the answer to life, the universe and everything is 42. For me, 42 will be the age that I decided that the way I led my life was to change for the better. This happened with the help of a well-timed social-media mail shot, an established NHS health programme and an immensely supportive and generous group of runners, giving up their time to encourage and advise me over 9 weeks, towards the goal of running non-stop for 3.1 miles.

For over a decade I hadn’t really exercised at all. At work I sat in front of a PC all day, the middle-age spread had fully set in, leaving ever-decreasing options in my wardrobe.

But it was the day down The Salts when my 10-year-old daughter and her best friend invited me to play a game of ‘manhunt’ that made me realise how unfit I really was.

I was unable to get anywhere near them, saved only by a turn in the weather and a plea to stop.

It just so happened a few weeks later my wife alerted me to a social-media advert that Seaford Striders under the leadership of Tom Roper were starting a ‘couch to 5k’ group. It was with more than a little trepidation that I turned up at the leisure centre on 22nd March to start my journey.

I look back on those 9 weeks now with more than a little pride (and over a stone lighter), remembering the early runs spent desperately looking at my phone, yearning for the next period of walking, cursing the ill-advised quickening of pace as another runner passed in the opposite direction, just to banish the feeling of inadequacy.

I didn’t buy a pair of running shoes until my calf muscles seized up a few weeks in. The decision to deliberately choose a running route that started with a long gentle incline always stood me in good stead to increase the distance each Wednesday. After week 7, I had managed to extend my usual route to the full 5k distance, a real personal high.

It was therefore with great confidence a little over a week later that lining up with my fellow couch to 5K graduates, at Preston Park, I established my first personal best. The commencement of our own local parkrun at Peacehaven gave me opportunity to further my ambition to get

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quicker which motivates me now to get out running. Setting a new PB is a truly great feeling, something I have now managed to achieve on 5 of the 6 occasions I’ve participated in timed 5ks, to a point that I am almost 5 minutes quicker than that very first marker. But in truth, as long as I have given everything, it’s an incredibly fulfilling experience.

During those latter runs I’ve surprisingly started to overtake some of the more experienced Striders and what typifies the club and the people is the genuine words of encouragement from all of those I’ve passed, to push on and achieve a good personal time.

Sport wouldn’t be the same without a rival to get the best out of yourself – where would Cram be without Coe? Therefore I must thank one Strider in particular, Simon Nixon, for not only mentoring and leading our Wednesday runs but for giving me extra motivation to improve.

In recent weeks, pushing myself by joining in track nights and the Monday get together that varies the distance and speed of runs has not only shown me that Cuckmere Haven is not as far as I think but contributed greatly to new PBs and my first 10K finish in just over 50 minutes.

The most special thing about taking up running is that it’s an activity that has rubbed off on my two daughters, who are now regulars at Peacehaven junior parkrun and Madeleine, my older daughter, has recently become a Junior Strider herself. She may have escaped me back in March but I’m pretty confident that if she and her friend invite me to play manhunt again I won’t be chasing shadows anymore!

As I now reflect on how far I’ve come in such a short space of time and think about what I’d like to achieve in the future, I’ve decided that 42 might not be a bad place to start: 42 minutes for the 10k, that is. I may never achieve it but one thing’s for certain, I can count on the support and encouragement from the inspirational people who make up Seaford Striders running club.

If you are interested in joining then I know you will be most welcome – view the website at: www.seafordstriders.org.uk

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by Hilary Humphries Over the last few months, Michael Treacy from Seaford Striders has been clocking up those extra miles in preparation for an amazing feat of endurance and has been going through the pain in the aid of an amazing charity.

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On the 30th August Mike Treacy will attempt two marathons in two days across Iceland’s Laugavegupinn Trail. He will be trekking 74 kilometres through mountains, icy rivers and volcanic wasteland all to raise money for The Seaford Down’s Syndrome and Special Needs Support Group.

“Down’s Syndrome is a disability that has always been very close to my heart as two of my younger cousins have this condition. I want to raise money for this amazing charity that tirelessly provides hope and support for children with special needs,” explained Michael.

The Seaford Down’s Syndrome and Special Needs Support Group aims to provide enrichment to the lives of children with Down’s Syndrome by providing regular activities such as swimming and music classes.

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A free event and an opportunity to visit Sussex’s historic buildings, whilst experiencing the beautiful countryside, walking or cycling, and perhaps using public transport. The Sussex Ride and Stride event is a sponsored ride or walk between churches, as an individual or in a group. There is no charge to enter or take part, and all are welcome, especially children.

The event runs from 9am until 5pm on Saturday 9th September. Any money raised by sponsorship or donations goes towards the preservation of our historic churches. If you would like a sponsorship form or further detail please contact me or see web site: www.sussexhistoricchurchestrust.org.uk Saturday 9th September is also the day designated as National Heritage Day, when many other significant buildings will also be open and events will be taking place – all free of charge. For more details please see web site: www.heritageopendays.org.uk So, Saturday 9th September is a great opportunity to get out in the fresh air, get some exercise and enjoy the beauty around us and learn more about our history and culture. If you wish to travel further afield then our neighbouring counties of Kent and Surrey and Hampshire are running similar events.

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BACK TO SCHOOL Going back to school is not just for anyone under the age of 18; learning is good for you

By Judy Renihan The belief that education is good for you is not a new one; the Greeks believed that education was essential in creating identity, whilst the Victorians believed that it had the same effect as cod-liver oil: taken regularly, it makes you a better, healthier person. There has been an increase in mature students signing up for university courses and the scope of subjects is vast. It seems that people are getting the learning bug and feeling the benefits. Of course, you don’t have to go to college or university to learn new skills; there are opportunities everywhere to teach yourself something new.

Fitting in the time to learn a new skill in an already hectic schedule may seem daunting, but it is worth taking the time as I believe it can help you develop both professionally and personally. Developing new skills influences the way you operate in your everyday life, saving time, energy and stress.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF LEARNING SOMETHING NEW? Great For Self-Esteem Research shows that learning has positive effects on happiness and wellbeing due to the sense of achievement you get when you conquer something new.

There is a statistic which states that to be an expert you need to know 11% more in a subject than the person you’re talking to; this expertise can boost confidence and enjoyment in what you do.

Keeps You Healthy The obvious health benefit is that keeping your mind active reduces the likelihood of developing dementia.

Learning something new often involves meeting new people and broadening your social network, which is great for preventing depression. When we take time to learn how to keep ourselves physically well, such as

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learning about nutrition and exercise, we understand how to live a healthier life.

A Richer Life A richer life can mean both being financially better off and feeling more fulfilled.

You could, potentially get a wage increase by increasing your knowledge and skills. Successful people are life-long learners, always adding to and refreshing what they know. In the process of learning you’ll rejuvenate your working life and get more out of the job you do.

Often when we learn we become absorbed in what we are doing; this is not like watching TV, which is passive – learning is active. It’s like meditation or mindfulness, in that, when you learn you are in the moment and focused on the present. Learning is more rewarding than instant quick entertainment; because you’re being challenged, you will get wonderful satisfaction from those ‘aha’ moments.

Stops You From Getting Bored I remember telling a friend about how frustrated I was that I couldn’t get a good shine on my cutlery; her reply was to tell me how boring I had become! The next day I signed up for an A level in English Literature. I wasn’t intending to take the exam, but I loved the learning, not only the syllabus. There were people from 16 to 70 years old and it was wonderful to view books from such different perspectives of life. I didn’t need an A level in English Lit – I already had one – but the joy of learning and meeting new people fed into my home and working life. Learning keeps the little grey cells from going to sleep; it keeps you motivated, creative and happy.

You can learn new skills without going to college or school; you can swap skills with a friend; teach them to cook whilst they can teach you how to change a tyre. Ongoing learning is actually a core need for psychological wellbeing. So get yourself out there and learn something new this year.

Judy Renihan is a senior counselling practitioner at ‘The House’. 01323 895594 info@thehouse-therapy.co.uk

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Celebrating Seaford Get yourself to the Barn Theatre to see how the Impressionists are still influencing our gardens. Seaford Community Cinema is showing Exhibition on Screen: Painting the Modern Garden, Monet to Matisse, at 7pm on Saturday 2nd September when co-director Phil Grabsky will be guest at a special Artwave event also involving Arts@theCrypt.

The cinema’s autumn season proper is being launched on Friday 15th September with a film that will be irresistible to all of us who love our downland. For Atonement, starring James McAvoy and Keira Knightley, and winner of a Golden Globe for best drama, features shots of our own ‘national treasures’: Cuckmere Haven and the Coastguard Cottages. Guest panel local Anglican priest Peter Owen Jones, recently seen on a Channel 4 documentary walking the South Downs Way, Carolyn McCourt who has lived at one of the Coastguard Cottages for 30 years, and town clerk James Corrigan, will be discussing the area’s aesthetic and spiritual values, location filming, and the value of tourism and filming. Additionally, Carolyn will be drawing awareness to the precarious position of the cottages – witness huge chalk falls this summer alone – and their charity CuckmerehavenSOS. The film, from the novel by Ian McEwan, relates what happens when a young girl accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he did not commit, and before the show starts the Pop Up Singers will be entertaining with 1940s songs. The World War II theme continues with a matinée screening of Their Finest on Saturday 7th October, about a former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, who joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them.

On Friday 6th October Hidden Figures, about a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space programme, is to be screened, followed on Friday 20th October by Sour Grapes, a documentary about counterfeiting and selling rare wine, when co-director, Jerry Rothwell, will be attending. In The Handmaiden – not to be confused with TV’s The Handmaiden’s Tale, but also

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containing scenes of an adult nature – on 3rd November, a woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly is involved in a plot to defraud her. David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike star in United Kingdom, Saturday matinée 4th November, about how the controversial marriage of King Seretse Khama of Botswana to a British white woman put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil. Lovers of animated film will adore My Life as a Courgette, on 17th November.

The screening on 1st December is the Iranian/French The Salesman, about a couple taking part in a production of Death of a Salesman; the husband is determined to find the person who assaulted his wife in her new home. On Christmas Magic day, Saturday 2nd December, blockbuster Wonder Woman is the fantastical treat in store, programme starting at 6pm, and the autumn film season closes on 8th December with Moonlight, the Oscar-winning chronicle of the childhood, adolescence and burgeoning adulthood of a young African-American gay man growing up in a rough Miami neighbourhood.

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On Thursday 5th October the cinema will be bringing you an NT Live Encore screening of Yerma, a shocking drama from the Young Vic and starring Billie Piper, in which a woman in her 30s is driven to the unthinkable by her desire to have a child.

Live from the Olivier Theatre on Thursday 16th November will be Follies, starring Imelda Staunton. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre, New York. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished.

Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Then on Thursday 7th December it’s Young Marx starring Rory Kinnear as Europe’s most feared terrorist, hiding, broke, restless and horny, in Soho.

Friday films normally start at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm (2pm), with NT Live productions at 7pm (6.30pm). All tickets from the tourist information centre, at www.seafordcinema.org or on the door.

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We now offer Sports Massage, Pregnancy Massage and Baby Massage with Lucy, available every Tuesday and Friday. Also joining our team is Paula, who carries out 'anti ageing therapy'. This includes Rejuvenating Laser, Natural Face Lift Massage and Natural Organic Holistic Facials. She is available every Wednesday. Sam and Rose offer a full Beauty service, using Neal's Yard, Shellac and OPI. The Lodge Beauty offer pamper packages for two which include light lunch or afaf ternoon tea. Or children's pamper parties, which can include party food and party bags.

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60th Diamond Wedding Anniversary celebration at Ollivers restaurant Shirley and Alan Downes are celebrating their 60th Diamond Wedding Anniversary at their favourite restaurant, Ollivers in Seaford. Steve and Juliet always provide an unique dining experience and are delighted to host their special celebration.

Shirley and Alan first met when they joined a youth club in 1952. They were sixteen and seventeen years of age at the time. On the 7th September 1957 they married in St Paul’s church, Hackney and three years later they became parents of identical twin girls. Six years later they had another daughter.

During their long marriage they became very interested in winemaking, flower arranging and gardening. They had many good friends and a loving supportive family.

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Seaford Twinning Leaves a Legacy In the late 1970s adult education students from Bönningstedt, just north of Hamburg, stayed at Seaford’s Corsica Hall adult education centre. Led by Heinz Oertel, a teacher who is 100 this October, they first made contact with the Seaford Silver Band. After ten or more Band visits to Germany, each rewarded by a different Bönningstedt street-name sign, Heinz and the Band are the true founders of 35 years of Partnerschaft (Twinning) and the ‘Bönningstedter March’, composed by the Band’s Cyril Beare, is loved in Germany.

German Choirs and their ‘PopChor’ have sung in Seaford pubs, halls, churches, and the new public performance area at the Martello Tower since 1982. A football team visited to play against Seaford, and Seaford Fire Fighters took an appliance to visit the Bönningstedt Brigade, with its six fire engines for a town of 3,000!

When the Great Storm of 1987 destroyed hundreds of Seaford’s trees, Bönningstedt paid for 110 replacements along Alfriston Road and in Chyngton. A plaque in the Crouch Gardens commemorates the gift. The Plaque on the seafront commemorates 30 years of friendship, and 60 new beach chalets will soon enhance the Bönningstedt Promenade.

On Europe Day – a celebration not of the EU but of the postwar reconciliation (since 1949) 47-strong Council of Europe – famous speakers came to the Seaford Europe Day Dinner: Lord Healey, Norman Baker; and Euro-MP Sir Jack Stewart-Clarke who first demonstrated the ‘Ecu’ – forerunner of the Euro!

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The original ‘Welcome to Seaford’ signs paid for by a Twinning Member, and their modern replacements, trumpet both European friendship but also the town’s Cinque Ports heritage.

When Seaford Museum or the Town Council fly the Seaford Coat of Arms flag, that is provided by Seaford’s Twinners.

Seaford Head School has an oak tree planted in celebration of the links, and the school sent a home-tohome exchange group. Its school band played twice in both Bönningstedt and the old East Germany. Seaford’s Town Crier is also Stadtausrufer of Bönningstedt, and of the town of Crivitz in the former East, which Bönningstedt helped to adapt to town-democracy.

Twinning continues as a family-to-family activity although the formal ‘supporters’ club, Seaford Twinning Association, closes in September (AGM 1st September, details from Peter on 01323 897360) with a final donation to the Seaford Foodbank. The Twinning Charter, still in-force and awaiting some future Prince Charming to bring it back to life, adorns the Council Chamber, and the minutes and records go to ‘The Keep’ for safe-storage. The Conversation Group, the ‘Plauschgruppe’, continues. So it is ‘adieu’ and ‘thank you’, not goodbye.

Peter White Photos: Welcome to Seaford sign in Alfriston Road; Bönningstedt PopChor at Martello 2007; Seaford phone box in Germany.

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Club members gathered at Seaford Golf Club on a pleasant July evening to meet up for the final time before having a break in August, and were given a talk by Fiona Kay from ‘Cheese Please’ in High Street Lewes. Fiona brought with her some Sussex cheeses which everyone enjoyed! She started her business 11 years ago and has many loyal customers from the local community and further afield. Club members had brought along some guests and everyone agreed that the evening had been a success.

Muscular Dystrophy Donation The President Elect, Jim Austin, had been contacted by John Cornish, a Governor at Annecy Catholic Primary School, to say that he was taking part in an event called ‘Move a mile for Muscles’ with colleague Trevor Wiltshire, a fun run organised by the PTA. He and Trevor would be running a mile round the sports field, wearing something funny, in their case Pikeman uniforms from the English Civil War! The event was to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy UK, a musclewasting condition. There is a pupil at the school with this condition. The Club had agreed to make a donation of £75 towards the event and Jim went along to the school to present the cheque, which was very much appreciated.

Martello Proms Concert Yes, it’s that time of the year again!

Our annual Proms concert is coming up; this will be our 14th consecutive year and tickets are now available. This year there will be a new format – the concert will be in the afternoon of Saturday 14th October, starting at 2.30pm, and as well as Seaford Silver Band we have vocalists from Seaford Musical Theatre performing hits from musicals past and present. The show will finish in the usual way with renditions of ‘Land of Hope and Glory’, ‘Rule Britannia’, ‘Sussex by the Sea’ and ‘Jerusalem’ and there will be lots of flag waving!

The concert is to be held at Seaford Head School, Arundel Road on Saturday 14th October at 2.30pm.

Tickets cost £10 in advance, and can be obtained from Newberry Tully at 53 Church Street, Seaford, or by calling 07984 581784, or you can email: jackiearkwell@yahoo. co.uk. We look forward to seeing you there.

The Martello Rotary Club meets on Monday evenings at Seaford Golf Club and welcomes new members. For more information email: rosdniw.1959@gmail.com or call 07733 268014 Photos: Martello Proms – audience flag waving! Martello members and guests at the cheese-tasting event; Muscular Dystrophy donation – l to r, Jim Austin, Jackie Arkwell, Fiona Skilton of PTA (and her two sons), Mrs Carol Hardwicke, Assistant Head Teacher.

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Dr Isia Tlusty-Sheen was the speaker at the August meeting of the Seaford Head Probus Club. Her talk was about the history and culture of St Petersburg and the story of Peter the Great, who ruled Russia from 1682 to 1725 and was the founder of the city.

Dr Isia is an expert in Russian poetry. Her learned discourse included an account of the construction of the Bronze Horseman memorial to Peter the Great and the huge pedestal on which it stands, known as the Thunder Stone.

The meeting was attended by 40 members and five guests, one of whom was the president of the Seaford Head Ladies’ Probus Club, Mary Petch. Four new members have been enrolled recently and others have expressed their interest.

The September meeting will be held at Seaford Golf Club on Tuesday 5th. The club is open to men with professional or business backgrounds who are retired or semi-retired. Contact the club secretary, Dennis Cockram, for membership enquiries: 01323 491332 or dcockram1@sky.com Bob Derbyshire from the Seaford Over 60s Club has been invited to be this month’s (September’s) speaker whilst plans are being made for next year to celebrate the club’s 25th anniversary.

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We have a different caller each week, some of whom come from other Sussex clubs. The style of dances varies with those of the 17th century, American contras, traditional English and some composed in more recent times. Some have been adapted from Scottish country dances. We hold four Saturday dances a year, three in the afternoon and one in an evening, with either a live band or recorded music.

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Streetwise Visitors!

Thanks to the involvement of many local businesses, Seaford Town Council has been able to work with a local publisher to produce an informative Town Map free of charge.

Staff at the Seaford Tourist Information Centre were delighted to receive a total of 5,000 copies to be given out to visitors needing to find their way around the town. Copies have also been distributed to the Tourist Information Centres in Lewes, Eastbourne and Peacehaven.

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Seaford Afternoon Flower Club The club meets this month on 21st September, when Gill Sadler will be demonstrating ‘Sussex Life’.

We are all looking forward to this and also to the constructive criticism that Gill will no doubt offer us when she judges our competition of a dried arrangement. We are fortunate as a club to have so many members and in particular, novices who regularly enter our monthly competition.

At our meeting last month the club held an imposed workshop run by our Chairman Georgie Wall. Georgie demonstrated a linear arrangement and we were all given the same equipment and flowers. It was interesting to see the different interpretations our members came up with and everyone enjoyed a creative afternoon.

Several club members entered the Seaford Horticultural Show at the beginning of August. We feel proud that our club members are inspired to have a go at interpreting the themes prescribed in the various classes and it is always good to read the comments made by an experienced NAFAS judge.

Some of our members will be contributing to the flower festival at St Leonard’s Church in Seaford, which takes place from 22nd to 25th September. If you have the opportunity, we would urge you to pop into the church and enjoy the creative arrangements.

The rest of the year’s programme is a mixture of demonstrations and workshops, and our annual fee is just £28, which is amazing value for 11 entertaining afternoons. Why not come and join us this year? We will offer you a warm welcome.

We meet on the third Thursday of each month (except January) at 2pm at the Baptist Church in Belgrave Road, Seaford, BN25 2EE.Visitors are always very welcome at £5 on the door, which includes refreshments. Contact Georgie Wall on 01323 490979 or Sue Ward on 01323 894848 for further details.

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Pheasant is pleasant

by Julian O’Vegetables

It’s three weeks on from the glorious twelfth and the start of the game shooting-season, so pheasants should soon start appearing in the butcher’s shop window.

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Ingredients 50g butter; 2 oven-ready pheasants; 100g bacon lardons; 1 onion, chopped; 1 celery stick, chopped; 4 sage sprigs, leaves chopped; 2 eating apples, cored and cut into large chunks; 500ml cider; 300ml chicken stock; 1 Savoy cabbage, finely shredded; 100ml double cream.

Method Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Melt the butter in a large non-stick flameproof dish. Season the pheasants, add to the dish and brown on all sides. Remove from the dish and set aside. Add the bacon, onion, celery and sage to the dish and cook for 10 mins until the onion is soft and the bacon is crisp. Carefully pour off any excess fat. Return the pheasants to the dish and scatter over the apples. Pour over the cider and the chicken stock, bring to a simmer, cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 25 minutes until the birds are cooked through.

Remove the birds from the dish and keep warm. Return dish to the hob over a high heat. Let the liquid bubble until reduced by half, then add the cabbage, cover with a lid and cook for 3 mins. Add the cream, check the seasoning, and continue cooking for 1 min more. Serve the pheasant on top of the cabbage mixture with some mashed potato, if you like.

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Seaford U3A News

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Seaford U3A is now approaching its busiest time of the year. Our Open Afternoon on Thursday 7th September at the Downs from 2 – 3.30pm is the place to come to find out about course vacancies, meet course leaders, members of the committee and, if you’ve not already done so, to apply for membership of Seaford U3A. It is only £10 a year, which entitles you to come to our talks, coffee mornings, tea parties, and outings and enrol on our courses.

‘The University of the Third Age (U3A) movement is a unique and exciting organisation which provides, through its U3As, life-enhancing and life-changing opportunities.

Retired and semi-retired people come together and learn together, not for qualifications but for its own reward: the sheer joy of discovery!’

This is a quote from the National Office for U3A and applies to all branches across the country. It gives so many people so many opportunities to come together and share their interests. Our own plaque on the Shoal Sculpture on Seaford Seafront says it all, ‘Learn, Laugh and Live!’

Our next coffee morning takes place on Wednesday, 20th September between 10am and 12 noon at the Constitutional Club. £1 entry for coffee/tea and yummy goodies.

Pub Lunches at the Shore begin again on Friday 29th September. Please phone the organiser on 01323 381282 before 25th September to book your place.

Tea Parties at the Constitutional Club will start again in October, the first taking place on Monday 2nd October between 2pm and 4pm and will be about Winchelsea. £4 is the cost for the talk, tea and cake. Please phone the organiser on 01323 895598 before 10am on the morning of 2nd October to either book or cancel your place.

Seaford U3A is also part of SUN (Sussex U3A Network) which organises events and study days across the county. Here is their website address: https:// u3asites.org.uk/sussexu3anetwork/home Our local SUN representative can be contacted on 01323 893392 if you would like to book a place on any of their study days, which are held on Saturdays between 10.15am

and 3.30pm and cost £8 for U3A members, and £10 for non-U3A members.

The September Study Day is entitled ‘Moving Experiences: A Social History of Transport’ and will be held at the Civic Centre, Uckfield on 9th September, and the October Study Day on 7th October is entitled ‘Great Music Memories from Four Great Composers’.

This will be held at the Woodlands Centre, Rustington.

Look at our leaflets in the library for information throughout the year to find out what we are up to, and if you have computer access do visit our website https:// u3asites.org.uk/seaford/home which gives even more details of who we are and what we do!

Photo: Seaford U3A’s plaque on The Shoal.

Bishopstone Summer Fete The annual Bishopstone Summer Fête took place on Saturday 5th August. Once again we were lucky with the weather and crowds of people enjoyed a traditional day in lovely surroundings. The amount raised for the upkeep of St Andrew’s Church was £4,018 after expenses.

This is a magnificent total and we are so grateful to everyone who supported the day by helping with the preparation, setting up, assisting in the kitchen and on the green, and with selling all the kindly donated goods.

Thanks also to those who brought along all the lovely craft stalls, the games, the artists and entertainers and of course to all the people who came along. It is due to the advertisers, publications, websites and the all those who placed posters, that the day was given such good publicity and reached so many people, and this is much appreciated. Finally without the support and help of local people, family, friends and neighbours this wonderful contribution to the church would have been very difficult to achieve. Thank you all so much.

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What’s On In Sept?

Fri 26th May - Sun 3rd Sept A Sussex Wave from Japan: The Colour Woodcuts of Eric Slater and Arthur Rigden Read Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, Bohemia Road, Hastings 10am - 5pm (Tues-Sat), 12 noon - 5pm (Sun). How two Sussex artists mastered Japanese printmaking techniques to evoke life in the county between the wars, gaining international recognition as a result. Free. www.hmag.org.uk Sat 19th Aug - Sun 3rd Sept Artwave 2017 Various venues Around 500 artists show their work at 140 venues across Lewes District over three weekends. An eclectic mix of old favourites and new surprises, including art trails in Seaford, Lewes, Newhaven and Peacehaven. Brochures with full listings can be picked up at Seaford Tourist Information Centre, 37 Church Street, and Lewes TIC, 187 High Street. www.artwavefestival.org Sat 26th Aug - Sun 3rd Sept 8 by the Sea Arts@the Crypt, 23 Church St 10.30am - 4.30pm (Mon-Sat), 11am - 4pm (Sun). Mixed media show including ceramics, basketry and prints. A tribute to the memory of Brighton potter Trixie Lauterwasser. Part of Artwave 2017. Tel: 07521 954545 www.thecryptgallery.com Friday 1st September Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd 2.15pm - 4pm. Guest speaker and other activities, tea and biscuits, raffle. Local transport may be available at a small cost.

New members always welcome.

Tel: Pauline 01323 895216 Open Mic/Jam Sessions The Seven Sisters, Alfriston Rd 8.30pm. Perform or jam with some great local musicians. Full PA/keys etc. supplied. www. facebook.com/seahavenopenmic Friday 1st - Saturday 2nd A Little Bit of Music Hall Seaford Little Theatre, 4 Steyne Rd 7.45pm, plus 2.30pm matinée (Sat only). Tickets £9 tiered

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seats/£8 level. Available from Redgold Opticians, 32 Broad Street. Enquiries tel: 01323 492821 / 07891 691341 www.seafordlittletheatre.co.uk

Saturday 2nd Wave Fun Fest Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road 10am - 4pm. Wellbeing zone, market stalls, exercise demonstrations and tasters, food and drink, bubble football and family sports-day races. Free entry and car parking.

Tel: 01323 490011 Historic Guided Tour: Seaford Seaford Tourist Information Centre, Church Street 10.30am. With Kevin Gordon. £5. No charge for accompanied children under 16.

Tel: 01323 491707 sussextalks@btinternet.com

Seaford Community Cinema The Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane 7pm. ‘Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse’, cert. U. Special Artwave Festival screening of documentary that accompanied the recent Royal Academy exhibition. Director Phil Grabsky will be there to answer questions. www.artwavefestival.org The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Dolly and the Misfits.

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk Saturday 2nd - Sunday 3rd Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Pevensey Bay Sailing Club, Old Martello Road, Pevensey Bay Laser Open. www.nssc.org.uk

Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Piddinghoe Pond RYA Level 1 (day 1) course.

10.30am. Windsurfer Taster and Training.

2pm. Cadet Pond Series Race 1 & 2. www.nssc.org.uk

‘A Study in Light and Shadow’ - Tony Gaitskell Nova House Care Home, Belgrave Road 11am - 5pm. An exhibition of contrasting black-and-white photography from Sussex and beyond. Tea, cake and wine available. Part of Artwave 2017.

Tel: 01323 896629 or 07575 308275 Email: tony@nova-house.co.uk www.facebook.com/tony.gaitskell

Bishopstone Village Festival of Colour and Horticultural & Produce Show Bishopstone Village Green and Bishopstone Parish Hall 1pm - 6pm. Free entry for all the family, with lots of local produce and craft stalls, games and music.

Baroness Floella Benjamin will open the festival at 1pm. In aid of the village church and parish hall.

Artists Open House 16 Hill Rise, Bishopstone 11am - 5pm. Watercolour and oil paintings, etching, prints and illustrations from Anthony Morgan-Jones, Maureen Black and Tom Morgan-Jones.

Refreshments served on the patio, proceeds to Seaford Parish Church. Part of Artwave 2017. www.artwavefestival.org

Foundation of Spiritual Healing and Guidance St James’ Trust Community Centre, Blatchington Road 2pm - 4pm. Free healing, qualified approved healers in attendance. No appointment. Tea and cakes. Donations welcome.

Tel: 01323 896192 www.facebook.com/Thefshg

Artwave at Driftwood Driftwood, 4 Marine Drive, Bishopstone 11am - 5pm. 16 artists’ work displayed in multi-award winning garden. Tea and cakes served.

All proceeds from catering and raffle of artists’ work go to Macmillan. Part of Artwave 2017.

Tel: 01323 899296 www.driftwoodartwave.co.uk

Historic Guided Tour: Alfriston Market Cross, Alfriston 2pm. With Kevin Gordon. £5. No charge for accompanied children under 16. Tel: 01323 491707 sussextalks@btinternet.com

Seven at 71 Roman Vale, Firle Road 11am - 5pm. Acrylics, watercolours, photographs, wool, willow and sculpture.

Refreshments available. Part of Artwave 2017. www.artwavefestival.org

Stafford Road Open House 54 Stafford Road 11am - 5pm. Paintings, jewellery, textile art, bags, stationery, soaps, cards, upcycled furniture, healing crystals, rock ’n’ roll vinyl, pre-loved clothes and tea/coffee and cakes. Part of Artwave 2017. www.staffordroadopenhouse. blogspot.com The Seadrift Group Tryon House, Upper Belgrave Road, Seaford 11am - 5pm. Our new venue shows paintings by Lindsay Harman and Nicky Stoner, work by eco-artist Caroline Bond and pewter work and jewellery by Alison Harris. Disabled access, refreshments. Tel 01323 492046 Sunday 3rd Historic Guided Tour: Tide Mills Buckle Car Park, Marine Parade 10.30am. With Kevin Gordon. £5. Free for accompanied children under 16. Tel: 01323 491707 sussextalks@btinternet.com Historic Guided Tour: Lewes Lewes Railway Station, Station St 2pm. With Kevin Gordon. £5. No charge for accompanied children under 16. Tel: 01323 491707 sussextalks@btinternet.com Splash Point Jazz Club The View, Seaford Head Golf Club, Southdown Road 4pm. The Neal Richardson Trio with special guest Karen Sharp (tenor sax). £10 (accompanied children free) on the door or online: www.wegottickets.com/ splashpointjazz Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Seaford 10.30pm - 12.30am. Autumn Series Race 1 & 2. www.nssc.org.uk Tuesday 5th Seaford Head Probus Club Seaford Golf Club, Blatchington Monthly meeting and lunch for members and guests.

Speaker Bob Derbyshire from Seaford 60+ Club. Tel: Derek Cockram 01323 491332, email: dcockram1@sky.com

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Thursday 7th Seaford U3A Open Afternoon Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road 2pm - 3.30pm. Meet course leaders and committee members ,apply for courses and join Seaford U3A. www.u3asites.org.uk/seaford Seaford Bonfire Society Open Committee Meeting The White Lion Hotel, Claremont Road 7.30pm. A chance to join and meet the committee. www.seafordbonfire.co.uk Family Roots, Eastbourne & District Family History Society Ocklynge School,Victoria Drive, Eastbourne 7.30pm. ‘Mad Jack Fuller’, by Geoff Hutchinson. New members welcome. Members £1, visitors £1.50, inc. refreshments. Tel: Helen Warren 01323 731792 www.eastbournefhs.org.uk Seaford Folk Songs and Tunes Circle The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road 8pm. Singers, musicians and audience welcome to perform or listen. Hosted by Derek Seed.

Friday 8th Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Seaford 7pm. Quiz. www.nssc.org.uk Friday 8th - Tuesday 12th Wilmington Priory Heritage Open Days Wilmington, nr Eastbourne 10am - 4pm (Fri-Mon), 10am - 1pm (Tues). Wilmington Priory, dates back to 1215, but alterations have taken place almost every century since and the result is a complex puzzle to unravel. Once a priory of the Benedictine Abby and overlooked by the Long Man of Wilmington. Free. www.landmarktrust.org.uk/newsand-events/upcoming-events/ wilmington-priory-open-day1111 Saturday 9th Sussex Ride and Stride Various venues 9am - 5pm. Sponsored bike ride or walk between Sussex churches, as an individual or group. Money raised by sponsorship or donation goes towards preservation of Sussex’s historic churches. No charge to

take part. All welcome, especially children. See online for details and sponsorship form. www.sussexhistoricchurchestrust. org.uk Sussex U3A Network Study Day Civic Centre, Bellfarm Lane, Uckfield 10.15am - 3.30pm. ‘Moving Experiences: A Social History of Transport’. £8 members, £10 non-members.

Tel: 01323 893392 www.u3asites.org.uk/ sussexu3anetwork/home

Sunday 10th Seahaven Scouts Boot Sale Martello Fields 7.30am (sellers), 8.30am - 1pm (buyers). No food sellers.

Tel: 0844 414 6086 www.ssch.org.uk Seven Sisters Lace Society WI Hall, Claremont Road 10am - 4pm. Come and make lace with a friendly group meeting bi-monthly on 2nd Sunday of the month. All lace makers welcome, including beginners. Tel: 01323 483659

Lunchtime Concert St Leonard’s Church, Church St 1pm. Niall O’Riordan, flute, and Anne Marshall, piano. Free event self-supported by donations. www.seafordparish.org.uk

Sunday Tea Dances Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven 2pm - 4.30pm. Popular sequence, ballroom, Latin. £5, including tea and biscuits (first visit free). Tel: Fred Weston on 01323 898813

Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Piddinghoe Pond RYA Level 1 (day 2) course.

2pm. Cadet Pond Series Race 3 & 4. www.nssc.org.uk

Canadian Memorial All Saints Church, West Dean 2.30pm. Laying down of the Canadian Standard, which will be displayed afterwards in the nave.

The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. Barry Martin.

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk Saturday 9th - Sunday 10th West Dean Dovecote Open Weekend Dovecote Garden, The Lane, West Dean 10am - 4pm. Live WW2 radio station, archaeology sites open, home-made tea and cakes, artisan food and crafts barn.

Free entry and free parking in field opposite church. Groups and minibuses welcome, dogs on leads. Email: info@ dovecotegarden.co.uk www.dovecotegarden.co.uk Seaford Museum & Heritage Centre Heritage Open Days Martello Tower, The Esplanade 2pm - 4pm (Sat), 11am - 4pm (Sun). Free entry as part of National Heritage Open Days.

Tel: 01323 898222 www.seafordmuseum.co.uk Saturday 9th - Saturday 23rd In the Frame 2017: Seaford Photographic Society Arts@the Crypt, 23 Church St 10am - 5pm. Over 100 framed prints on display. Free admission.

Tel: 07521 954545 www.thecryptgallery.com www.SeafordPS.org.uk

Seaford Stamp & Postcard Club Constitutional Club, Crouch La. 7pm for 7.30pm. ‘Safety at Sea Stamps and Postcards’, with Kevin Dillstone. All stamp and postcard collectors welcome.

Tel: 01323 492433 www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sspc Thursday 14th Seahaven RAFA Lunch 12 noon for 12.30pm. Twocourse lunch at either the Royal British Legion or the White Lion.

Book one week in advance by phoning 01323 898907.

Friday 15th Seaford Community Cinema The Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane 7.30pm. ‘Atonement’, cert.

15. With Q&A panel and the Pop Up Singers. Tickets £6/£5.

Tel: 01323 897426. Advance booking from Seaford Tourist Information Centre or www. seafordcinema.org

Saturday 16th Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Club Seaford Newhaven 10.30pm - 12.30am. Autumn Powerboat 2 (day 1) course.

Series Race 3 & 4.

Piddinghoe Pond www.nssc.org.uk RYA Level 2 (day 1) course.

2pm. Cadet Pond Series Race Tuesday 12th Seaford Natural History Society 5 & 6. www.nssc.org.uk Seaford Head 7am & 10am. Meet at South Hill The Royal British Legion Club Barn car park. Ref: TV504980.

Claremont Road, Seaford www.seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk 8.45pm. Shades of Grey.

Probus Club of Seaford Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road 12 noon for 12.30pm lunch.

Monthly meeting with 3-course meal and speaker. Tel: 01323 890418 or 01323 897546 GuestHouse Storytellers Lifeboat House, Riverside, West Quay, Newhaven 7pm. 10th Anniversary Celebrations. Tickets £5/£4 conc. on the door. www.guesthousestorytellers.com Inner Wheel Club of Seaford Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road 7.30pm. Speaker Cliff Dargonne, mountaineer. Members only.

Wednesday 13th Seaford Women’s Institute Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road 2pm. Waiting list for new members. To hire the hall for events, tel: Hilary Elworthy 01323 894066. www.esfwi.org.uk/wis/seaford

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk

Sunday 17th Boot, Craft & Produce Fair Martello Fields (West), Seaford 7.30am (stallholders), 9am - 1pm (public). Pitches £8. Free car parking. Refreshments available. www.seafordrotary.org.uk Friends of Tide Mills meeting Tide Mills 10am - 12 noon. Meet at beach end of old village road. Help us to care for this special place.

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The Joyce Campbell Sunday Lunch Club St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Road 1pm. £5. Sunday roast and get-together for Seaford senior citizens.. Transport can be arranged. To book and further details tel: 01323 892327 Tuesday 19th Feeding the Community Clinton Centre Café, Clinton Place 10.30am - 12.30pm. Collection of tins of food or money to give to volunteers at St Anne’s Day Centre, Brighton, to use to cook meals for homeless people.

Tel: Sam 01323 897320 Wednesday 20th Seaford U3A Coffee Morning Constitutional Club, Crouch La. 10am - 12 noon. Find out about courses, workshops, outings etc. £1 (members) incl. tea/coffee and cake. www.u3asites.org.uk/seaford Thursday 21st Seaford Afternoon Flower Club Baptist Church, Belgrave Road 2pm. ‘Sussex Life’, demonstration

by Gill Sadler. Monthly competition ‘A Dried Arrangement’. Visitors £5 on the door, including refreshments.

Tel: Georgie Wall 01323 490979 or Sue Ward 01323 894848 Sussex Wildlife Trust Seaford & Eastbourne Area Group Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road, Eastbourne 7.30pm. ‘Coasts and Islands’, illustrated talk by Colin Page, naturalist and wildlife photographer. £2 members, £3 visitors. Tel: 01424 777291 or 07946 753135 Email: secretary-swteastbourne@ hotmail.co.uk www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk Friday 22nd Comedy Seaford The View at Seaford Head, Southdown Road 8pm (doors 7pm). Monthly comedy night hosted by Julie Jepson. Tickets £10 on door or in advance from Golf Club and Seaford Tourist Info, 37 Church St. Tel: 07773 522943, email: comedyseaford@outlook.com

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Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th ‘Annie’ - Seaford Musical Theatre The Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane 2.30pm (not Fri), 7.30pm (not Sun). Also on Fri 29th Sept-Sun 1st Oct. Tickets £10 adult/£7 student/£30 family (2 adults, 2 children). Available from Seaford Tourist Information Centre, 37 Church Street; Tel: 01323 897426 www.ticketsource.co.uk/ thebarntheatre Friday 22nd - Monday 25th Flower Festival 2017 St Leonard’s Church, Church St 10am - 5pm (Fri, Sat Mon), 12 noon - 5.30pm, followed

by Choral Evensong 6pm (Sun). Twenty-four flower arrangements reflecting key events and people from the Bible. All welcome.

Saturday 23rd Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Newhaven Powerboat 2 (day 2) course.

Piddinghoe Pond RYA Level 2 (day 2) course.

Seaford Sprint 15 Class Association Race 1, 2 & 3. www.nssc.org.uk Lewes District Green Party September Ceilidh All Saints Centre, Friar’s Walk, Lewes 7.30pm. An evening of live music, dancing and drinks. All welcome.

Dance your way into autumn!

Tickets £10/£8 conc./£30 family (booking fees may apply). Search ‘September Ceilidh’ at: www.wegottickets.com The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. To be announced.

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk Saturday 23rd - Sunday 24th Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Datchet Water Sailing Club, Slough Cadet Race Squad Event. www.nssc.org.uk Denton Island Indoor Bowls Club Open Weekend Denton Island, Newhaven 10am - 1pm. Try the game and see our club. Bowls and friendly coaching provided. Phone to book a trial, just turn up on the day, or call in and see us any time.

Tel: 01273 514664 www.dentonislandbowls.co.uk

Sunday 24th Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Seaford 10.30am. Splash Point/Tide Mills (Long/Middle Distance Race 4). www.nssc.org.uk Sunday 24th - Saturday 30th Tales from the Crypt - David Apps and Mark Wagner Arts@the Crypt, 23 Church St Photo-based work that is ‘dark, angelic, evocative, kitch and very British. Free. Tel: 07521 954545 www.thecryptgallery.com

Friday 29th Seaford U3A Pub Lunch The Shore, Dane Road 12.30pm. Please book before Monday 25th.

Tel: David 01323 381282. www.u3asites.org.uk/seaford Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Seaford 7pm. Wine and Cheese Tasting. www.nssc.org.uk

Friday 29th Sept - Sun 1st Oct ‘Annie’ - Seaford Musical Theatre The Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane Tuesday 26th Seaford Natural History Society 2.30pm (not Fri), 7.30pm (not Sun). Also on Fri 22nd-Sun Chailey Common 24th Sept. Tickets £10 adult/£7 10am. Must be booked in student/£30 family (2 adults, 2 advance. £1 members/£3 nonchildren). Available from Seaford members. www.seafordnaturalhistory.org.uk Tourist Information Centre, 37 Church Street; Tel: 01323 897426 Seaford Sweethearts WI www.ticketsource.co.uk/ Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road thebarntheatre 8pm. Monthly meeting. New members welcome.

Saturday 30th www.seafordwi.co.uk Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club Piddinghoe Pond Wednesday 27th 2pm. Cadet Pond Series Race 7 No2 Seaford Platoon Sussex & 8. www.nssc.org.uk Army Cadet Force Open Evening Mercread Youth Centre, Mercread Road 7.30pm - 9.30pm. 12-18 years old? Come and see what you’re missing! www.armycadets.com/county/ sussex-acf Thursday 28th Newhaven Country Market Autumn/Harvest Festival Event Hillcrest Community Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven 9.45am - 1pm. All the usual items on sale, plus more seasonal offerings. Stalls include eggs, Indian food and spices, baked goods, jams and preserves, textiles, jewellery, handmade cards and wood-turned items.

The Royal British Legion Club Claremont Road, Seaford 8.45pm. White Light Band.

Tel: 01323 890154 www.seafordbritishlegion.co.uk

Coming up Sunday 1st October Splash Point Jazz Club The View, Seaford Head Golf Club, Southdown Road 4pm. The Neal Richardson Trio with special guest Raul d’Oliveira (trumpet). £10 (accompanied children free) on the door or online: www.wegottickets.com/ splashpointjazz

Seaford & District Horticultural Society St Leonard’s Church Hall, Church Lane 7pm. Members’ social evening.

Speaker Ray Hale on ‘Cambodia & Vietnam’. www.seafordhorti.com

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ARTS & CRAFTS

Art Workshop Be Creative, 13 Sutton Park Rd Thurs fortnightly: 10am - 12 noon. With Lesley Harvey. All mediums used. £15. Tel: Terri on 01323 490912 Art Workshop Paradise Park Café, Avis Road, Newhaven Last Sat of the month: 9am - 11am. With Lesley Harvey.

All materials provided. £12. Tel: 07722 236741 to reserve a place. Email: lesleyharvey17@ hotmail.com Chinese Painting Group Hellingly Village Hall off A22 Weds: 1 - 4pm. Professional Chinese tutor. Materials available. Beginners and new members welcome. For more details contact: 01273 515452 East Sussex Moviemakers St Luke’s Parish Rooms, Stone Cross, Pevensey 1st & 3rd Weds: 7.45 - 9.45pm.

Members show videos, advice available, speakers on videorelated topics. Contact Valerie McManus: 07950 904778, valmcmanusuk@yahoo.com www.eastsussexmoviemakers.org

Newhaven Knit ‘n’ Natter Group Hillcrest Centre Bay Vue Road, Newhaven Mon: 2pm-4pm. Room 4.

Friendly support for knitting and needlework enthusiasts. All ages and abilities welcome. No fees or subscription. Bring along your knitting and enjoy refreshments in the café. Free parking and access for the disabled. Further details, tel: 07540 199616 or 01323 890205 Seaford Art Club Downs Leisure Centre Fri: 2 - 4pm. A friendly, active group of enthusiastic, competent artists. Demonstrations, practical sessions, gallery visits and other trips. Tel Anne: 01323 491008 http://seafordartclub.weebly.com Seaford Machine Knitting Club Baptist Church, Belgrave Rd 2nd Fri of month: 2 - 4pm. Tel: Helen Doran on 01323 872218 or email: hdoran@talktalk.net Seaford Photographic Society The Martello Room, Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane Fri: 7.30pm. September to May. New season starts 1st Sept. www.SeafordPS.org.uk

CLUBS &

Jewellery Classes Seaford ORGANISATIONS Mon: 6 -9pm, Wed: 10am - 2pm, Age Concern Seaford Fri: 10am - 2pm. tel 07952 6 Church Street 195341, email: info@leprevost.

Mon - Fri: 10am - 2pm. Office. co.uk, www.leprevost.co.uk Mon - Sat: 10am - 2pm. Shop.

Knit & Craft We offer the following services Chyngton Methodist Church for older people: information Hall, Millberg Road, Seaford and support, medical transport, Thurs: 2pm - 4pm. All welcome, visiting and befriending, contact come and learn new skills time. Volunteers required. making articles for charities. Tel: Tel: 01323 899434 www.

Viola on 01323 890271 ageconcernseaford.btck.co.uk Knit & Natter Seaford Little Theatre, Steyne Rd Weds: 10am - 12 noon. Knit, natter and crochet. All made welcome. Tel: Eileen on 01323 491638 or Lyn 01323 893412 Newhaven Art Club Peacehaven Evangelical Church Mon: 2pm. Members meet to paint and draw together with discussions, demonstrations, life drawing and sketching outdoors.

Annual subs. £25. Why not come along and see how you get on? www.newhavenartclub.org.uk

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

Aged 13 to 17 and interested in aviation? Come along any evening. Tel: 01273 513218 Bank/HSBC Retirees Group Lansdowne Hotel, Eastbourne Last Thurs of month: 10.30am - 12 noon. Calling all retired members. Coffee, tea and biscuits with friendly people.Tel Mrs Doreen Woodward-Davies 01323 898907

Bipolar UK Support Group St James’ Trust, 11 Blatchington Road 2nd Weds of month: 1.30pm-3.30pm. Information and support for individuals affected by bipolar, including friends, family and carers. www.bipolaruk.org Book Group Seaford Monthly: 7pm. Diverse interests and diverse people welcome.

For details, tel: Caryl 07709 771009

& line dancing pm: Art, snooker.

Fri am: Art, snooker pm: Table tennis Sat am: Table tennis, snooker. Monthly discussion group and occasional minibus trips. Visit twice then pay £50 for the year; no more to pay for unlimited visits (excl. lunch).

Come along on Tues 10am -12 noon or tel: 01323 896422

East Dean & Friston Gardening Club East Dean Village Hall, Gilberts Drive 2nd Fri of month: 2.15pm Civil Service Pensioners Alliance 4pm. Variety of guest speakers.

Seaford Constitutional Club, Membership £7 per year, Crouch Lane visitors welcome. Tel: Fran 1st Tues of month: 10am.

01323 423529 Friendly chat inc. group business Emotional Wellbeing Courses and info on pensions/benefits/ socials & days out. Refreshments. Countywide Weekdays: times and days Confidence Building vary; email for info. FREE. Sussex Downs College, Denton Email: healthylifestyles@ Island, Newhaven sussexcommunity.org.uk Weds: 10am - 3pm. Booking www.sussexcommunity.org.uk mandatory. Tel 01273 516032, Foodies Denton Island email: healthylifestyles@ Community Centre, Newhaven sussexcommunity.org.uk Weds: 3.45pm-5.15pm (termCooking Courses Newhaven, time only). We welcome families Peacehaven & Hailsham and children of all ages. Join in Weds: times and days with cookery, arts and crafts vary; email for info. FREE. activities and share your ideas.

Email: healthylifestyles@ Tel: Lucy or Carly 01273 517250 sussexcommunity.org.uk www.sussexcommunity.org.uk www.sussexcommunity.org.uk French Conversation by the Cuckmere Valley Transition Fireside Alfriston Group George Inn, Alfriston Mon: 7pm - 8pm.

1st Thurs of month: 7pm Thurs: 1pm - 2pm. Drop-in Energy Group meeting. Tel: session for all levels. £6 per hour.

01323 870409 email: cuckmere For information and bookings transition@gmail.com www. tel: 01323 871492 or email cuckmerevalleytransition.org.uk babette@cosmofil.com Diabetes Support Group French One-to-One St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Conversation and Tutoring 2nd Thurs of month: 1pm For adult beginners and 2.30pm. A friendly group for improvers and GCSE level people living with diabetes, or students, with former legal affected by it. Tel: Pia Prince translator. £25 per hour. For 01273 512024, or 01273 details tel: Sarah 07446 884435 516032 Email: sarah.rigler@clara.co.uk Email: healthylifestyles@ Growing Old Disgracefully sussexcommunity.org.uk Group Various venues www.sussexcommunity.org.uk 2nd Fri of month: 2 - 4pm.

Downs 60+ Club Monthly activities and talks for Sutton Corner, Seaford (Old women. For more details tel: Flint Building, grounds of 01323 490154 Downs Leisure Centre) Happiness Workshop Intensive 10am-12 noon and 2-4pm.

Sussex Downs College, Denton Mon am: Art, snooker. pm: Island, Newhaven Snooker, table tennis, Phase 10.

Thurs: 10am - 3.30pm. Booking Tues am: Snooker, art, keep fit mandatory. Tel 01273 516032, (10.30-11.30) pm: Rummykub, email: healthylifestyles@ table tennis, social. Weds am: sussexcommunity.org.uk Art, snooker, choir (10.3011.30), lunch club 12.30pm pm: continued...

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The Havens Day Clubs for Over 65s Kempton House, Peacehaven Tues: 10am-3pm, or half day.

Newhaven Age Concern Club Weds: 10am-3pm, or half days Care, support, friendship and respite care. Run by Age UK East Sussex. Tel Nicola on 07850 987131, Lewes office 01273 476704 www.ageukeastsussex.org.uk

L: IVE Youth Club Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Fri: 6 - 7pm. (School year 3 - 6). Games and activities inc. pool, table football, table tennis, games consoles, craft zones, and a tuck shop. Admission £1 inc 50p worth of tuck.

First week free. Term time only. Tel: 01323 896009 www. seafordbaptistchurch.org.uk

Heartsease Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road 1st Fri of month (except August): 2.30pm. Monthly group welcoming anyone who finds themselves alone and would enjoy some social interaction. Speakers, activities, companionship and tea. Tel: John and Jill Hughes 01323 898678

Mercread Youth Centre Mercread Road, Seaford Mon: 6pm - 7pm. Seaford Youth Forum. Tues: 3.30pm - 5.30pm.

Juniors Youth Club (Year 8 & 9), £1. Weds: 3.30 - 6pm. After School Club (Year 6 & 7), £1.

Thurs: 3.30pm - 5.30pm.

HIVE Youth Club Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Fri: 7.15 - 8.45pm. (School year 7 – sixth form). Games, activities, workshops, pool, table football, table tennis, Xbox, Playstation, instruments, social events, trips out, advice, encouragement & guidance.

Annual membership £5 (excl. social events and trips). Term time only. Tel: 01323 896009 www.seafordbaptistchurch.org.uk Kids Aloud Kingswell, 115-117 Vale Road (Community Church Hall) Fri: 3.45pm - 5.30pm. Free afterschool activities for children aged 4-12. All welcome for games, art and stories. Tel: Tina 01323 492833. www.kings-well. org.uk/kids_aloud.htm Know Dementia Memory Moments Café Meridian Centre, Meridian Way, Peacehaven Fri: 9.30am - 12.30pm. Informal café for people with dementia and their family supporter/carer.

Includes tea, coffee and cake, and a little fun and laughter with games, talk, music, dance etc.

Tel: 01273 494300 Email: info@knowdementia.co.uk Lipreading Classes St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Tues:10am - 11.45am.

Newcomers welcome, first session free. Great confidence builder. Six week terms. Fee includes membership of Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club.

Tel: Jenny 01273 585339

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Mercread Youth Centre Mercread Road, Seaford T.O.A.S.T. Girls Only Group, £1.

6.30pm - 8.30pm. Seniors Youth Club (Year 9+), £1. For more details contact Roger Daw on 01323 892531 National Trust Seaford Association (NTSA) Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd 3rd Wed of month: 2.30pm.

Illustrated talks on diverse subjects from October to March.

Outings from spring to autumn plus other social and fundraising events. New members welcome.

Visitors £2.50. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/nt Newhaven & Seaford Sea Cadets The Old Church, Chapel Street, Newhaven Mon & Fri: 7pm - 9pm (seniors) Fri: 7pm - 9pm (juniors) Newhaven, Peacehaven & Seaford Lions Club White Lion Hotel, Claremont Rd 4th Thurs of month: 8pm meeting. www.npslions.co.uk Probus Club of Seaford Seaford Golf Club, Firle Rd 2nd Tues of month: 12pm for 12.30pm lunch. Monthly meeting with 3-course meal and speaker. Tel: 01323 890418 or 897546 The Rotary Club of Seaford Seaford Golf Club, Firle Rd Weds: 12.45 for 1pm. Weekly meeting.

Royal Antidiluvian Order of Buffaloes The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road Sun: 3pm. Weekly meetings Tel: 01323 325121 l.dmurray@yahoo.co.uk

Seaford Museum & Heritage Society Martello Tower, Seaford Summer opening Sunday & bank hols: 11am-4pm.

Weds & Sat: 2pm-4pm.

Winter opening Seaford Afternoon Flower Club Sunday & bank hols: 11am-4pm.

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Tel: 01323 898222 Road www.seafordmuseum.co.uk 3rd Thurs of month:1.30pm for a 2pm start. Talks, demos, outings, Seaford Quakers Seaford Little Theatre, Steyne Rd etc. Past and new members Sun: 10.30 - 11.30am. Meeting welcome. Membership £27 for worship followed by per year. Visitors £5 inc. refreshments. All welcome. Tel refreshments per meeting. Tel: Georgie Wall 01323 490979 or Joyce Bowley on 01323 89241 Sue Ward 01323 894848 Seaford Social Club for Blind & Partially Sighted People Seaford Bonfire Society White Lion Hotel, Claremont Rd St Peter’s Hall, Belgrave Road 1st Thurs of month: 2-4pm.

First Thurs of month: 7pm.

Entertainment and tea.

Membership and open Tel: ESAB 01323 832252 committee meeting. www.seafordbonfire.co.uk Seafordspirit: Seaford Independent Spiritualist Seaford Bridge Club Church 3 Warwick Road Downs Leisure Centre Tues: 7.30pm - 8.30pm Healing Tues:1.30 - 5pm. Duplicate bridge in a friendly atmosphere Thurs: 7.30pm Divine Service Friday: 10.30pm - 12 noon for intermediates and above.

Healing Alternate Saturdays: Fri: 6.30 - 10pm. Duplicate Clairvoyant Evenings 7.30pm bridge for intermediate and Demos/workshops see website. above. For further information All welcome. Tel 01323 737407 please refer to our website Email: enquiries@seafordspirit. www.bridgewebs.com/seaford co.uk www.seafordspirit.co.uk Seaford Constitutional Club Seaford Stamp & Postcard Club Crouch Lane Mon: Cribbage & Line Dancing. Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane 2nd Weds of month: Tues: 9.30am Slimming World.

7.15pm. Monthly speaker. All 3rd Weds: Klondyke Whist.

Thurs: Tea Dance/Dance Classes. stamp and postcard collectors Fri & Sun: 8.15pm Bingo. welcome. Tel: 01323 492433 Tel: 01323 890087 www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/sspc Seaford Evening Flower Club Seaford Stroke & Caring Club St Luke’s Church, Walmer Rd St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd 1st Thurs of month: 7 for Mon: 2 - 4pm. Slides, music, 7.30pm demo. Affil. to NAFAS. quizzes, bingo, tea and New members welcome. homemade cakes. Some Visitors £4.50 inc. refreshments. transport available. Tel: Joyce Tel Marian on 01273 515544 Woodgate: 01323 894547 Seaford Head Probus Club Seahaven (Afternoon) Trefoil Seaford Golf Club, Blatchington Guild Afternoon Meeting 1st Tues of month: Monthly St Leonard’s Church Hall, lunch for members and guests.

Church Lane, off Church Street Tel: 01323 896373 1st Tues of month: 2.30 Seaford Lecture & Literary Club 4.30pm. Tel: 01323 897959 St Leonard’s Church Hall, Seahaven (Evening) Trefoil Church Lane, off Church Street Guild Evening Meeting Downs Tues: 7.30 - 8.30pm. Illustrated Leisure Centre Over 60s Club lectures by well-known speakers 3rd Thurs of month: 7.30pm. on a wide range of subjects.

Tel: 01323 893250 From Oct to March. Tel: 01323 Seahaven Hard of Hearing Club 899932 or 893270 St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Seaford Martello Rotary Club 1st Friday of month: 2.15 - 4pm.

Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road Guest speakers and other Mon: 7.15pm for 7.45pm. activities, tea and biscuits, raffle.

Tel: 01323 891009 or Local transport may be available seafordmartellorotary@gmail.com at a small cost. Contact Pauline 01323 895216 The Royal Society of St George Monthly events. England’s leading patriotic society. Contact Chairman 01323 899985 or email: 514928@talktalk.net.

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

Tel: 01323 892171/896236 Spanish Conversation & Coffee Morning Micklefield Way, Seaford Thurs: 10am - 11.30am.

Qualified and experienced teacher. £15. For more details Tel: 07504 881848 Email: pastorcita24@gmail.com The Submariners Association (Sussex Branch) Royal British Legion Club, Claremont Road 1st Fri of month: 7.45pm.

For all ex and serving submariners. Tel: Harry Summerton 01323 734132 Survivors of Suicide The Matthew 25 Mission, Brodie Hall, Christ Church, Seaside, Eastbourne 2nd Mon: 7pm-8.30pm. Group for people affected by suicide. www.sussexcommunity.org.uk Sussex Army Cadet Force No. 2 Platoon (Seaford) Mercread Youth Centre, Mercread Road Mon & Weds: 7.30 - 9.30pm.

For ages 12 (school year 8) to 18 yrs. For further information email kevin.falconer@serfca.org or tel: 01273 552222 Sussex Wildlife Trust Various locations in and around Seaford 1st Thurs of month:10am 3pm, Sept to May. For details tel: 07824 151935. Email: sarahquantrill@sussexwt.org.uk www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk Whist Drive St Thomas More Roman Catholic Church Hall, Sutton Rd Thurs: 1.45pm. £2 inc. tea and biscuits. Tel: 01323 896412 Who Let the Dads Out? Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road 2nd Sat of month: 9.30am - 11.30am. For children 0 to 11 years with their dads, granddads and male carers.

Tel: 01323 896009

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Clinton Centre Café Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Tues: 10am - 11.30am. Coffee/ tea and biscuit or toast and butter, £1. Tel: 01323 873262

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

Friendly atmosphere.

Tel: 01323 891534 East Dean Farmers’ Market East Dean Village Hall,Village Green Lane off Gilberts Drive Weds: 10am - 12.30pm.

01323 423481 Family Learning Activities Newhaven & Peacehaven Mon, Weds, Thurs: times and days vary; email for info.

Free. Email: familylearning@ sussexcommunity.org.uk www.sussexcommunity.org.uk Help with Employment & Training Opportunities Sussex Times and days vary; email for info. Free courses.

Email: healthylifestyles@ sussexcommunity.org.uk www.sussexcommunity.org.uk International Coffee Morning St Leonard’s Church Hall, Church Lane 2nd & 4th Weds of month: 10.30am - 12.30pm. FebruaryDecember, term time only.

Local Market & Café Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Tues: 10.30am - 2.30pm. Local community market and café, serving light lunches. Stalls available. For more info tel Wendy on 07883 611677 www.sussexmarkets@live.co.uk Love Heart Community Café Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Thurs: 10.30am - 12.30pm.

Supporting people with learning difficulties through work experience. All welcome.

Fundraisers: raise funds and enhance your profile for free, any Thursday with booked slot.

Tel: 01273 812976 Mitchell House Monday Tea Club 43 Lexden Drive Mon: 3 - 4.30pm. Tea, chat and a game or two. 50p and extra charge to play games (for prize funding). Tel: 01323 891804 Monday Coffee Mornings Seaford Little Theatre 4 Steyne Road Mon: 10am - 11.30am. Everyone welcome to come and enjoy a coffee/tea with biscuits.

Newhaven Country Market Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven, BN9 9LH Thursdays: 9.45am - 1pm (2pm Easter and Christmas markets).

Homemade produce, free-range eggs, fresh fish, plants, crafts, café. Free parking, access for the disabled. Tel: 07540 199616 Newhaven Street Markets Newhaven High Street Thurs & Sat: 9am - 2pm. Fresh produce, bread & pastries, fish & seafood, street food, clothes, arts & crafts, household goods, fishing tackle, handmade jewellery etc. For market stall hire tel 01273 517544 or email: newhavenmarket@outlook.com Quit51 Stop Smoking Service Seaford Medical Practice, Dane Rd Tues: 9am-6pm Fri: 9am-1pm.

One-to-one clinics. Tues: 5pm6.30pm. Quit club in a friendly group environment.

Tel: 0800 6226968 Seaford Community Garden Crouch Gardens next to the Peace Garden Weds: 9.30am - 12.30pm.

Sat: 10am - 12 noon.

Garden open, plants and produce for sale. All welcome. www.seaford-sussex.co.uk/scg Seaford Old Town Hall Community Tea Room Church Street, Seaford Mon - Fri: 10am - 1pm.

Sat: 10am - 12 noon.

Come and enjoy the comfort of a rest, hot drink, friendly chat.

Seaford Police Neighbourhood Policing Team Meet & Greet Downs Leisure Centre Thurs: 3.30pm Meet your local Police Community Support Officers. www.sussex.police.uk Seaford Street Markets Sutton Road 2nd & 4th Friday of the month: 9am - 1pm. www. seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk/ Street-Markets.aspx

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

New members welcome.

Tel: 01273 583484, email: angeaston@sky.com Seaford NWR (National Women’s Register) Members’ homes and out and about Various days: For women who are interested in everything and talk about anything. More details visit www.nwr.org.uk or contact us directly by email: nwrseaford@gmail.com Seaford Sweethearts WI Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Rd 4th Tues of month: 8pm. New members welcome. www. seafordsweetheartswi.com Seaford Women’s Institute Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Rd 2nd Weds of month: 2pm.

Mon: 2pm-4pm (fortnightly.

Play reading. 1st & 3rd Weds: 1.30pm-4pm. Art, Craft & Chat.

Every other month: Book reading. www.esfwi.org.uk/wis/seaford

music & drama The Archway Blatchington Rd Tel 01323 897590 www.thearchwaygroup.com Gospelish Choir Mon: 8pm - 9.30pm. Gospel & soul-inspired music. £7 a session.

Contemporary Choir Chyngton School, Millberg Rd Weds: 12.30pm - 2pm at Archway, 8pm - 9.30pm Everything from Ellington to Supertramp. £7 per session.

Chyngton Youth Academy of Arts and Drama St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Thurs: 4pm. Ages 5-12 Fri: 5.30pm. Ages 12-18.

For drama classes contact Ellen on 07791 081935

Concentus Choir United Reformed Church, Upperton Road, Eastbourne Ladies’ clubs Mon: 7.30pm - 9.45pm. No Blatchington Hill need to read music to join this Townswomen’s Guild friendly choir, which regularly The Chapel Room, St Peter’s Church, Belgrave Road, Seaford sings in Seaford. Tel: Evelyn 01323 643358 2nd Tues of month: 7.30pm.

New members always welcome. www.concentus-sings.com Tel: 01323 899845 or email The Downs Singers blatchingtonhilltg@gmail.com Downs 60+ Club, Sutton Crn. Weds: 10.30am - 11.30am.

Inner Wheel Club of Seaford Friendly. No need to read music.

Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road Tel: 01323 896422 on Tues 10am 2nd Tues of month: 7.30pm.

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Haven Harmonies Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven BN9 9LH Mon: 7 - 9pm. Contemporary repertoire accompanied on guitar. No need to read music. £6 per session. Tel 01273 611068 or email: marianstanley43@gmail. com for more information.

Michael Piraner Recorder Workshops Cross Way Church, Steyne Road 2nd Sat every month: 2pm 4.30pm. Tel: Val Underhill 01323 895230, email: val.underhill@ googlemail.com Play Readings at the Seaford Little Theatre 4 Steyne Road 1st Tues every month: 7.30pm.

Everyone welcome to join in or just listen; play readings are held in the coffee lounge. Tel: Mary 01323 351882 or email gmaryyoung@gmail.com Seaford Choral Society St Lukes Church, Walmer Rd Mon: 7.15 - 9.15pm. New singers always welcome, no experience necessary, no audition. Tel: 01323 891307, email: info@seaford-choralsociety.com www.seaford-choral-society.com

Seaford Silver Band Seaford Head School, Steyne Rd Weds: 8 - 10pm. Rehearsals.

New members welcome.

Tel: 01323 892424 or 07740 646386 visit www. seafordsilverband.co.uk Seaford Youth Drama Group Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd Mon: groups from 5pm.

Very reasonable prices. New members welcome. Contact Chris on 01323 892023 Sound Baths The Yurt, Florence House, Southdown Road 1st and 3rd Tues of the month: Bathe in these lovely soothing sounds. Tel 07515 961327 Southdown Society of Recorder Players St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd 4th Sat of the month: 2 - 5pm.

Contact Maggie Jakeman, 01323 895552 or email: mjakeman@sky.com U3A Orchestra Cross Way Church, Steyne Rd Fri: 10am - 12 noon. Conductor Pat White. Tel: Phyllis Merrifield on 01323 893882

U3A Recorder Group St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Weds: 2 - 4pm. Tel: Val Underhill Seaford Drum Group on 01323 895230 Email: val.

The Archway, 1 Blatchington Rd underhill@googlemail.com Tues: 7pm - 9pm. Group drumming. No experience Baby & necessary, everyone welcome.

Pre-School Tel: Jamie 07863 159742 Ante- & Postnatal Excercise Seaford Handbell Ringers Class St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Downs Leisure Centre, Seaford Weds: 10am - 12.30pm. New Tues: 10.45 - 11.30am. Specialist members welcome. For more exercise class for mums to be information, tel: Margaret and new mums. Crèche on site Hopkins 01323 325305 or baby welcome in class. Tel: 07901 683577 or 01323 490011 Seaford Little Theatre or email c.s.cornish@hotmail.com Workshop & Social Evening Steyne Road Artsmart Pre-school Messy Play Weds: 7.30 - 10pm (except Clinton Centre, Clinton Place during productions). Set building, Mon: 11am - 12pm. Drop in props and backstage activities. £4.50, siblings £3. Artsmart Tel 01323 351882 holiday workshops contact Ann on 07834 629133 or facebook Seaford Musical Theatre The Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane Baby and Toddler Experience Tues & Thurs: 7.30pm.

Seaford, Lewes and Newhaven Rehearsals - new members Classes for babies & toddlers to welcome. Tel: 01323 492240 develop, learn and have fun.

Seaford Musical Theatre Juniors Tel: 07834 231971 www.the The Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane babyandtoddlerexperience.co.uk Weds: 6 - 8pm. Performance Parent and Toddler Group based learning for young people.

St Peter’s Church Chapel Rms Enquiries: 07710 426321 or Tues: 9 - 11am. Open to all. email: paulawoolven@hotmail.com

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Buggy Walk Group Gateway Café, Big Park, Piddinghoe Avenue, Peacehaven Weds: 10am. Free.

Piglets Toddler Group St Thomas More Church Wednesdays: 9.30 - 11.30am.

Facebook: Piglets Seaford The Music Tree Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Wednesdays: 10.15am - 11am, 11.15am - 12 noon. Starts 6th September.

Gentle music making for little ones aged 0-5 years. Instruments, singing, dancing and actions to original songs and familiar favourites. £5 per child, siblings £1. www.music-tree.co.uk www.facebook.com/ musictreegroup

Body Vibes Windover Fitness, nr Alfriston Tues: 10am. Thurs: 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Tel: 01323 871554/07930 738034 Body Works Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Fri: 2pm: All age circuits, 2.45 - 4pm: Older adult stretch & tone. £5 pp. Tel: 01323 871554/07930 738034 Boxercise® Wave Leisure, Shakespeare Hall, Newhaven Mon: 7pm. Circuits and Bootcamp. Tues: 7.30pm. Cardio Padwork and Aerobox.

All classes suitable for beginners.

Tel: 01273 510784 or book online: www.waveleisure.co.uk

Boxercise® Constitutional Club, Seaford Sun: 10am.

Who Let the Dads Out? Mercread Youth Club, Seaford Seaford Baptist Church, Weds: 10am Thurs: 7.30pm Belgrave Road Thurs: 6.30pm. Indoor Boot 2nd Sat of month: 9.30am Camp 11.30am. Parents and toddlers group for fathers, grandfathers or Tel: 07904 818746 male carers and their pre-school Facebook: Fitness & Personal Training children. Tel: 01323 896009

sport & dance Alfriston Badminton Club Pleasant Rise, Alfriston Weds: 8 - 10pm. Small friendly group looking to expand its membership. All standards welcome. Tel: 01323 645210

Ballet, Tap and Modern Bond School of Dance, St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Road Weds, Fri & Sat: from 3 years.

Free trial class. Tel: 01323 492795 or 07703 485348 www.nikki-b-danceschool.co.uk Ballet,Tap, Modern & Jazz Seahaven Dance, Seaford and Newhaven Mon - Sat Contact Mechele on 07738 831616, email: info@seahavendance.co.uk www.seahavendance.co.uk Ballroom Dance Classes with Studio Tempo Constitutional Club, Crouch La. Thurs: 5.45pm. Beginners Sequence.

7.30pm. Beginners Ballroom.

8.30pm. Follow-on class.

Classes also held in Newhaven.

Tel: 01273 476565 Barefoot Boogaloo Hillcrest Centre, Newhaven 4th Tues of the month: 7.30 - 9.30pm. £7£5 concs. Visit Facebook page for more details.

Circuit Training Lewes Road Hut, Robinson Road, Newhaven Thurs: 9am - 10am. Booking mandatory. Tel 01273 516032, email: healthylifestyles@ sussexcommunity.org.uk Crouch Bowling Club Crouch Gardens, East Street April-Sept: Outdoor bowling.

All age groups welcome. Free coaching by qualified coaches Tel Pat: 01323 654788 www. crouchbowlingclubseaford.co.uk Cycle Seahaven Various locations Organised rides for MTB and road riders of all levels of fitness and experienc. £5 per year All rides are listed on www. cycleseahaven.org.uk Denton Indoor Bowls Club Denton Island, Newhaven Mon - Sun: 9am - 7pm. New members welcome. Tel 01273 514664 Extend Activities to music, suitable for older people. have fun while you improve your balance and mobility, with seated options.

For classes and times in the area tel Sandria on 01273 514152

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Fitness Courses Newhaven & Hailsham Tues: times and days vary; email for info. FREE. Email: healthylifestyles@ sussexcommunity.org.uk www.sussexcommunity.org.uk Fitness Pilates Claremont Hall, Claremont Rd Tues: 12.30 - 1.30pm. £7.50 pay as you go or £49 for 8 sessions.

Have fun! Suitable for all. Contact Karen on 01273 305827 email: karen.funandfit@gmail.com Football Mercread Youth Centre, Mercread Road Tues: Lunchtime. Indoor kickabout for Seaford Head Year 7 & 8 students only. Steyne Site sports hall. 5pm - 6pm. Free kickabout for Year 7+, Downs Leisure Centre. Fri: 9 - 10pm.

Football Street League session with Brighton & Hove Albion in the Community. Downs Leisure Centre, £1. Tel: 01323 892531 Forces Fit The Salts Recreation Ground Mon & Weds: 7pm Sun: 10am Free tasters available. Book online at www.forcesfit.co.uk Health Walks Martello Tower/The Salts Café 10am - 11am. Health walks, Tuesdays First Tuesday of the month from Salts Café and third from Martello Tower. All ages and abilities welcome. Free. Run

by The Conservation Volunteers.

Tel: Jennifer on 07740 899559, email j.deering@tcv.org.uk Kettlercise and CoreAbility Wave Leisure, Shakespeare Hall, Newhaven Mon: 6pm. Kettlercise. All over body toning and fat burning workout. Tues: 6.30pm.

Core-focused kettlebell and bodyweight workout.

All classes suitable for beginners.

Tel: 01273 510784 or book online: www.waveleisure.co.uk Line Dancing Daytime classes for mixed abilities. Tel Val on 01323 325993 Line Dancing Mercread Youth Centre, Mercread Road Tues: 5.30 - 6.30pm Beginners, 6.30 - 7.30pm Improvers, 7.30 9pm Intermediates.

Fri: 5.30 - 6.30pm Beginners, 6.30 - 7.30pm Improvers, 7.30 9pm Intermediates.

Tel Gina on 01273 470456 or 07443 425621

Line Dancing with Southern Stomp Various venues Absolute ‘Two Left Feet’ workshops and an afternoon beginners class. To reserve a place, tel: 01273 587714 Line Dancing with Studio In Line Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane Mon 7.30 -10pm. All levels Downs Leisure Centre Thurs 9.30 - 10.30am. Absolute beginners, 10.30am - 12pm. All levels. Tel: 07931 930770 Meditation & Relaxation St James’ Trust, Blatchington Rd Sat: 10 - 11am.

The Archway, Blatchington Rd Tues: 11am -12 noon.

Fri: 6 - 7pm. Tel: 01323 365802 or 07557 539507.

Email: pia1807@hotmail.co.uk Meditation Groups Seaford Tues: 10am-12 noon & 7pm9pm. Meetings held in Ann’s home. 1 to 1 sessions, massage and life coaching also available.

For further details, tel: Ann 07989 294445 Mums’ Fitness Mercread Centre, Mercread Rd Mon: 9.30am. Burn & Tone Weds: 9.30am. Burn & Tone Fri: 9.30am. Total Toning Seaford: Tues: 9.30am. Tots and Tums Thurs: 9.30am. Tots & Tums Children welcome in all classes. £25 for 5. New members first 3 classes £10. www.facebook.com/ MumsFitnessUK Tel Alex 07540 551054 Newhaven Bowling Club Fort Road, Newhaven Sat: 10am - 11.30am. Junior Bowls Club. 11.45am - lunch. #Letsplaybowls adult try-it-out sessions. Qualified coach and members on hand to help all learn and improve. Tel: 07401 663519 www.newhavenbowling club.weebly.com Nordic Walking Various locations Sat: Morning walks in Sussex.

Afternoon taster/introductory sessions on the seafront.

Weds: 7pm. Evening taster/ introductory sessions at Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Rd. Tel: Kathryn 01323 891492, email: kathrynmcdonald2@ googlemail.com Outdoor Walks & Activities Various locations Informal, friendly group walks and gardening/outdoor activities

in Seaford, Eastbourne and Brighton. FREE. Tel: 01273 516032 for current list. www.sussexcommunity.org.uk Pilates - Alfriston Pilates Lower Ground Floor Studio, 1-3 Dane Road Daily and evenings (except Sunday). Pilates £10, PiYo £8, Flowin’ £7.

Tel: 07903 681962. Email: alfristonpilates@btinternet.com www.alfristonpilates.com Pilates The Archway Arts Centre, Blatchington Road Tues & Thurs evenings Weds, Thurs & Fri mornings Tel Tricia 07941 922129 www.pilatesofseaford.co.uk Pilates - Movement for Life Seaford Osteopathic Clinic, Paignton House,Warwick Road Mon, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat: daytime. Thurs: evening.

Classes for all ages and abilities.

Back care, Fundamentals and Modified, Chair-based and Standing, and Mixed Ability Pilates.

Sat: Pilates studio equipment sessions. Tel: 01323 873309, email: karenmoves@gmail.com www.movementforlife-pilates. co.uk Seaford & Blatchington Tennis Club Belgrave Road, Seaford The club is open 7 days a week, providing a wide variety of tennis activities. For further details, please contact membership secretary Dee Kellaway on 01323 891372 Seaford & District Folk Dance Group Sutton Hall, Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road Mon: 7.45pm. New members welcome, first visit free. Autumn session begins 11th September.

Tel: Judy 01323 890759 or Pam 01273 585551 Seaford Bowling Club Chichester Road, Seaford April until October. Outdoor lawn bowls. Members play every day. Competitive and social bowling. Social events, friendly atmosphere. New members very welcome.

Tel: 01323 892831www. seafordbowlingclub.org Seaford Cricket Club Salts Recreation Ground, Park Road Junior outdoor training Fri: 6pm-7pm. Under 10s to under 13s. 7pm-8pm. Under 14s to under 16s. Email: seanwootten@rocketmail.com

Senior outdoor training Tues & Thurs: 6.30pm-8pm.

Email: smithjps@hotmail.com New players and beginners welcome.

Seaford Kurlers Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road, Seaford Tues: 2 - 4pm. All welcome. Tel: June Wood on 01323 895376 Seaford Netball Club Seaford Head Sports Hall Mon: 5pm-5.30pm. Starlets, age 7-9, £2.50.

5.30pm-6.30pm. Shadows, age 10-12, £3.

6.30pm-7.30pm. Shadows, age 13-15, £3.

7.30pm-9pm. Seniors, £5.

New members welcome. Tel Clare Flack: 07724 956649.

Seaford Rambling Club Various locations A varied programme of walks for active people. For details tel 01323 894370 or www.seafordrambling-club.freeola.org Seaford Rugby Football Club Salts Recreation Ground, Marine Parade Tues & Thurs: 7 - 9pm.

Recruiting new players for two teams in the Sussex leagues.

Come along or contact Paul Burns on 07732 202208 Seaford Rugby Football Club Junior Training Salts Recreation Ground, Marine Parade Sun: 10.30am -12pm. Ages ranging from 6 to 16, a friendly but ambitious squad. Come along or tel 07818 438378 Seaford Striders Running Club From Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road Mon & Weds (main night): 7pm.

All ages and abilities welcome. www.seafordstriders.org.uk Seaford Traditional Folk Dance Group St Peter’s Church Hall, Belgrave Road Wed: 10.15am-12.15pm. Visitors, new members welcome. £4 pw.

Tel: 01323 897315 Sk8school Inline Skating Hard Football Pitch near the Salts play area, Marine Parade Weds: 10am - 11am & 4.30 5.30pm. Beginners class Learn a new skill and get fit for summer. £8 adults, £5 children. Advance booking essential. Protective gear must be worn and can be hired in advance. Skate hire £5.

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Swimming Lessons Newlands School, Eastbourne Road Sat: Beginners: 9.15 - 9.45am, Improvers: 9.45 - 10.30am, Improver 2/advanced: 10.30 -11.15am. 6-week courses, £30.

Tel: 07989 455020 Tai Chi Alfriston Pilates, Lower Ground Floor Studio, 1-3 Dane Road, Thurs: 12 noon - 1pm. £8 per class, first class free. Soft, slow and gentle movement suitable for everyone. Tel: 07971 296698 Email: audral@aol.com Tai Chi for Beginners Meridian Centre, Peacehaven Thurs: 10am - 11.30am. Approx. £3-£4.50/session.

Email: healthylifestyles@ sussexcommunity.org.uk www.sussexcommunity.org.uk Tea Dancing Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane Thurs: 2 - 4.30pm tea dance with Peter Harvey. Tel: 01323 890087 Wave Leisure Health Walks From Downs Leisure Centre, Sutton Road Thurs: 10am. Tel: 01323 490011 Weekly Walk Outside Chapel Street and Quayside GP surgeries, Newhaven Thurs: 10.30am - 11am.

Tel: 01273 516032 Email: healthylifestyles@ sussexcommunity.org.uk www.sussexcommunity.org.uk

Yoga Classes for the Less Able St Peter’s Church, Belgrave Rd Thurs: 11am - 12pm. Seaford Group of Eastbourne & South Wealden Multiple Sclerosis Society. Exercises on floor and chair with trained yoga teacher. £5 per lesson. Tel. 01323 500932

Yoga – Satyam Yoga Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road Thurs: 10am -11.30am.

All levels of ability, beginners welcome. £40 for 5 class pass, valid for 8 weeks or £10 per class drop-in. Tel: 07774 862499. www.satyamyoga.co.uk

Yoga – Free Yoga Course The House Project, 168 South Coast Road, Peacehaven Fri: 1.30pm - 3pm. See website for details. Tel: 01273 516102 Email: healthylifestyles@ sussexcommunity.org.uk www.sussexcommunity.org.uk

Yoga – Seahaven Yoga The Archway, 1 Blatchington Rd Sat: 9.30am Summerhayes Centre, Marshall Lane, Newhaven Thurs: 6.15pm.

The Anahata Health Clinic 119/120 Edward St, Brighton Weds: 10.45 - 11.45am.

Gentle traditional yoga suitable for all. Tel 07983 622840/01323 892638 seahavenyoga@ btinternet.com www.seahavenyoga.co.uk Yoga with Therese The Yurt, Florence House, Southdown Road Mon: 9.30am - 11am Thurs: 6pm - 7.30pm & 7.30pm - 9pm Claremont Hall, Brooklyn Road Mon: 6.30pm - 8pm Weds: 10am - 11.30am Bishopstone Village Hall Thurs: 10.30am - 12 noon Also regular sound baths and workshops. Tel Therese on 07515 961327 or email: theresesaunders7@aol.com

Yoga - Gentle Hatha Yoga Seaford Osteopathic Clinic, Paignton House, Warwick Rd Weds: 6pm - 7pm (2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd August). Regular classes start September.

Tel: Christine 07764 188615 Email: savvachristine@gmail.com Yoga – Himalayan Hatha Yoga Seaford Osteopathic Clinic, Paignton House, Warwick Rd Weds: 9.30am - 10.30am Thurs: 7.30pm - 8.45pm Regular classes start in September. With Karen Hall.

Tel: 07944 785520 Email: karenmoves@gmail.com

Yoga – In Balance Hatha Yoga The Archway, Blatchington Rd Mon: 6pm-7.15pm.

The Yurt, Florence House, Southdown Road Tues & Fri: 10am-11.30am.

WI Hall, Claremont Road Weds: 7pm-8.15pm.

Small group hatha yoga Yoga Newhaven sessions for all abilities.1-2-1 Tues: 10am. 60+ yoga 7pm. Pranayama and meditation yoga sessions can be arranged.

Relaxing body massage and Weds: 10am. Pregnancy yoga therapeutic sports massage 2pm. Gentle yoga for those living with cancer, ME and heart also available. Tel: Sophie 07444 549859, email: inbalancesussex@ ailments 7pm. Classical therapeutic yoga. gmail.com www.in-balance. org.uk Thurs: 10am. Mixed abilities New yoga studio with all Yoga – Purrfect equipment provided. 5-week Clinton Centre, Clinton Place courses for small groups with Thurs: 6.20pm highly qualified teacher.

The Yurt at Florence House, Tel: 01273 512306 Southdown Road Tues: 7am Weds: 11.45am and Yoga - Chair Based Yoga 1pm Thurs: 8.15am Seaford Osteopathic Clinic, St James’ Trust, Blatchington Paignton House, Warwick Rd Rd, Seaford Tues: 1.30pm - 2.30pm. Block Mon: 8.30am beginners yoga, of 6 classes £48. Drop in £10, space permitting. Maximum class 9.30am. Tues: 6.30pm pregnancy size 7. For those who find floor and new mum yoga. 7.30pm (with Beautiful Yoga). All abilities work less suitable. Gentle class for posture, increased flexibility welcome. Ante- and postnatally trained. Tel: Catherine 07901 and relaxation.

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Tel: Christine 07764 188615 Email: savvachristine@gmail.com com/purrfectyoga or email c.s.cornish@hotmail.com

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Zumba with Louise Zumba Fitness: Mercread Youth Club, Seaford Tues & Thurs 10am-11am.

Shimmy your way to fitness.

Zumba Gold: Mercread Youth Club, Seaford Tues & Thurs: 2pm-3pm. Less energetic but lots of fun. Free 30-minute taster class 3pm, Tues 19th Sept 2017.

Peacehaven RC Church Hall, Horsham Ave Weds: 11am-12 noon Free 30-minute taster class 10.15am, Weds 20th Sept 2017.

Zumba Toning: Meeching Hall, Newhaven Weds: 7pm-8pm Sculpting the arms and core.

Tel: 07786 425758 www.louisecavefitness.co.uk

Weight loss & Beauty

Overeaters Anonymous A self-help group for people who wish to change their behaviour around food and eating. www.oagb.org.uk Slimming World Seaford Constitutional Club, Crouch Lane Tues: 9.30am, 5.30pm & 7.30pm.

With new consultant, Tina Simpson, tel: 07534 901591 Chyngton Methodist Church, Millberg Road Thurs: 5.30pm & 7.30pm.

Emma, tel: 07790 214806 Clinton Centre, Clinton Place Weds: 5.30pm & 7.30pm. Tina, tel: 07534 901591 Weight Loss Challenge & Wellness Club WellnessWorks, Seaford Fri: 11am. £35 for 12 weeks.

Free private consultation by appointment. Tel 01323 897671 Herbalife Healthy Breakfast & Sampling Free. Tel 01323 897671 Skin Care Workshop & Facial Free. Tel 01323 897671 Weight Watchers 60+ Club, Downs Leisure Ctr Sutton Road Mon: 9.45am.

Join us and relax with a cup of coffee or tea.

Hillcrest Centre, Bay Vue Road, Newhaven Tues: 6.15pm.

Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road Weds: 5.45pm.

Come along and learn about Smart Points. Contact Sally on 07758 653851, email: sallyevans@weight-watchers. co.uk

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150ft REAR GARDEN £550,000 An individual detached character house set in a quarter acre garden plot enjoying a southerly aspect to the rear. 4 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Study, Kitchen, Utility/ Garden Room, Loft Room, Bathroom, Separate WC, Cloakroom/WC. Garage.

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West facing rear garden.

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