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As the Directory typically gets delivered at the end of the month and the beginning of the next you may be reading this having not yet experienced this year’s annual Fiveways Halloween trick or treating circuit! I was only vaguely aware of it until I became a father and now it is an annual event that really brings out the best in the creative Fiveways community! Some of the doors are brilliant and for that reason I would actually recommend the evening to all regardless of whether you have children or not...maybe borrow a child for a few hours if you feel foolish going around on your own!
Contents
Welcome to the November edition of the Fiveways Directory!!!
We have a good mixture of items for you this month with the stand out ones being two local sporting activities that you might not normally get a chance to take part in competitively. They are basketball and handball. Check it out and see what you think. There are plenty of other articles and we hope you find something of interest this month. Have a great November and be careful on Bonfire Night!! The Fiveways Directory team info@fivewaysdirectory.co.uk Publisher: Fiveways Directory Ltd. 10 Hollingbury Road, Fiveways BN1 7JA info@fivewaysdirectory.com Printer: Gemini Distributors: Ken Hills, Colette and Damian, Tim Clark
The views expressed by individuals in any letter or article included at the discretion of the publishers are not necessarily the views of the Editor. Whilst every care has been taken in compiling this magazine and the statements contained herein are believed to be correct, the publishers of this publication will not hold themselves responsible for any inaccuracies. Inclusion of advertisers in this magazine is not necessarily a recommendation but we do hope they give a good quality service. No part of the publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior permission of the publishers and contributors
We take complaints you make about our advertisers seriously. We have the following policy on this: First complaint about an advertiser is logged here in our offices, if we receive another complaint we write to the advertiser concerned and notify them we have had two complaints and if we receive another complaint we will no longer accept their adverts. If and when a third complaint arrives we will verify that all complaints received were genuine and inform the advertiser that we will no longer be promoting their business and inform them why.
Page 5 Buddy and Beehive Page 6 Tilt Page 7 Cougars Page 9 Clare Rose Design Page 15 Book Review Page 17 Fiveways Gardens Page 19 HAH! Page 21 Recipe Page 25 Lucy Claxton Brown Page 27 Handball Page 28 Hop and Vine Page 29 Mr Magnolia Page 31 Wigwam & Health Tip Page 35 Music Review Page 37 Fun Page Page 38 List of Advertisers
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LOCAL SHOP
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As I tell my children not to hanker after that shiny iPhone, I am increasingly aware of the example I am setting. We are in a time of recession, money is tight for practically everyone I know, and even for those for whom finance isn’t an issue, there is a growing awareness of the need not to waste. But I do still love shopping! Fiveways has great shops and cafés. Shopping locally gives me a comforting sense of community. Two of our shops sell second hand goods, you can find great women’s clothing at Preloved, and Savery offers a treasure trove of books. My children get through ridiculous amounts of clothing; a dress worn at Christmas no longer fits by the New Year. Shoes that allowed toe-room are pinching a month later. My friend and I have been collecting these no longer wanted items from parents in the area and we have amassed a fantastic amount of quality brands. You may have seen us on a Saturday, sitting outside Sara’s Sweets under an increasingly dripping gazebo, bunting flapping as the autumn winds pick up. Anything we sell we give fifty percent of the price to the original owners. It feels very
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satisfying when a coat is bought just as the weather turns, or a pair of tiny Uggs find a new home. People make a bit of extra money from their sales. That sense of community is strengthened again. As the rain has become heavier, and our stock more expansive, we have had to look for a new home, drier and bigger! Sean at the Hop and Vine in Fiveways is letting us use the room he has above his restaurant and from November we will be hosting big sales of used children’s clothing, from tiny newborn outfits to teenage fashions. There will be two a month, with the stock changing as the seasons do. Please come for our first event on the 8th of November between 10 and 4. If you have any clothes that are good makes and in good condition that you would like us to sell for you, then email us at: BuddyandBeehive@gmail.com, or phone Thomasina on 07969 195118. We can pick up from your house. You can also follow us on Twitter @ BuddyandBeehive. Looking forward to meeting you!
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LOCAL BUSINESS It has been 6 months since Tilt opened on Preston Drove. Here is an update on how it is going...
Tilt at 134 Preston Drove It’s been a hectic six months finding our feet and welcoming the residents of Fiveways, but at the same time completely enjoyable! We are welcoming new faces all the time and long may this continue. Throughout the summer we had some great tapas events with the popular and much loved Tapas Y Mas, which has fuelled our interest in using the space not only as a coffee shop during the day but as a creative and productive space for events and occasions. Throughout the winter we are channelling our musicloving energies into organising acoustic sessions and bringing other events inside for a more cosy, intimate affair. After many comments about fishmongers and the lack thereof in Fiveways, we are now playing host to the fantastic O’Fishily Healthy every Friday, come rain or shine. Their fish is locally sourced and varies from clams to halibut and fish cakes to crab claws. To maximize on space and fulfil popular requests by our regulars, we are branching out into selling coffee, retail. We are now stocking Monmouth, Grumpy Mule and any other coffee that takes our fancy, alongside coffee equipment such as the Hario V60 - perfect
Christmas gifts for those who have everything. As well as the ‘best coffee in Fiveways’, scrumptious cakes (provided by Sarla at Sticky Fingers), ‘amazing’ toasties which are perfect for the winter months and hot soup to warm your cockles, we also have Wi-Fi and welcome good children and dogs!
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LOCAL GROUP
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Here we feature a local club that meets at Dorothy Stringer school...
Brighton Cougars celebrate 25 years of basketball success! Since 1989 Brighton Cougars has been a community sports club run entirely by volunteers and is now the only junior basketball club in Brighton. Based in the heart of the Fiveways/Preston Park area at Dorothy Stringer School, we currently have approximately 200 members of which 150 are juniors. A passion for basketball Brighton Cougars has a passion for basketball and provides professional basketball coaching for all age groups from age six through to our U18s, men’s and women’s teams. Altogether we have five Local League teams and four National League teams playing competitive basketball and tournaments throughout the region. Last year was one of our most successful seasons to date, with our men winning the Sussex Cup competition, our U11 boys winning the Sussex Play-Off Final and our women winning the Sussex Plate Finals. We also had three other teams in the Basketball Sussex Play-Off Finals! How can you or your child get involved? •
New to basketball?
If you have a child in school years 6 or below who is keen to progress beyond just playing basketball in the park or at school, then why not bring them along to our regular City All Stars development session? Here they can learn essential basketball skills and match play from experienced, qualified coaches in a fun and relaxed environment. It takes place every Saturday morning at 9.30 till 10.45am and the first session is FREE. •
New Girls Only night
We are committed to the long-term development of sporting opportunity for girls in the city and in keeping with this we now have a dedicated Girls Only night every Tuesday at 6.30pm and we would love to hear from girls in school years 6 to 8 who might be interested in playing for our newly formed U14 team.
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Not forgetting the boys!
We are also always on the look-out for boys in school years 7 to 9 who have previously played basketball for other clubs or who are of above average height and/or extremely athletic. We run a range of training sessions for these boys on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings depending on your age group. For full details about all our training sessions and teams, including opportunities for both men and women, visit www.brightoncougars.com or email info@brightoncougars.com. Sponsorship opportunities for local businesses are also available. If interested please email brightoncougarsponsorship@gmail.com
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LOCAL PERSON
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Clare Rose Design Hello, my name is Clare Rose. I am a working mosaic and textile artist and teacher. Fiveways is a great area and I have been exhibiting my mosaic and textile work in my open house, “The Pink Birdhouse”, for the past eight years.
You may have fallen upon me wandering around Fiveways. As an extension of this, I run mosaic and craft classes from my large studio at home, which has recently been extended to cope with demand. These are friendly, informal classes where people can express their artistic side in a fun and friendly environment. They are aimed at anyone who fancies trying something crafty. Absolute beginners are most welcome. It’s all about self-expression in a non-competitive environment. Due to many requests, I have started doing children’s parties. I don’t know who has more fun them or me! I find teaching incredibly rewarding and it inspires others to create their own works of art, from designing their own house number to a more intricate piece designed from scratch. Anybody can do this. I find it very sad when a new student comes to me quite shy because they think they are not “arty” - I hate that expression - and gradually they come to life and realise anybody can make something amazing! Fiveways is a great area to live in, with lots of families. It has a village atmosphere and people actually know their neighbours! In my road (Southdown Avenue) there has been a long-standing tradition of having street parties and rolling dinner parties. This, I know, is starting to happen all over Fiveways now. When I got married at the Methodist church at the end of my road, there was an amazing atmosphere and we all decanted to a
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marquee in the house and garden, which was semi-populated by local friends from the surrounding streets. I was recently approached by some of the volunteers of the new community gardens at the bottom of Cleveland Road and Stanford Avenue to make a large plaque. If you drive past you will see an example of my work and it was a pleasure to donate this piece of work to such a local and worthy cause. Being a keen gardener myself, it encompassed two of my big passions. I would love to see more of these projects happening in our area. It’s very encouraging to see local communities benefiting from residents participating in such schemes as this, and also down the road in Preston Park, where there is a gardening/growing project. Over the summer, I have spent many happy moments wandering through the wild flower meadow in the park, which was a disused bowling green. These are the places where I gain lots of inspiration for my next artwork projects. We are so lucky to be surrounded by nature in the middle of this city of ours!! If you would like further information about any of the day and evening classes, please visit my website: www. clarerosedesigns.co.uk or email clarerose.designs@ ntlworld.com . Many thanks, Clare
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BOOK REVIEW
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regular book review with BBC book reviewer Gary Mepsted..... pert LisaOur Attwell...
Us by David Nicholls. elcome to the Hodder & Stoughton, hardback. £20.00 bruary edition of veways Gardens
This month’s piece is part review, part diatribe (you have been warned). Let’s begin with the former. I reviewed David Nicholls’ last novel, One Day, when it first appeared, declaring that if there were any justice in the literary world (there isn’t) it would win the Booker.
Well, it didn’t, failing, even, to make the long list but, once the paperback appeared, it took off like a rocket. d, and maybe not tales so much There were in themoney press ofto go round, why not give it nd to plant into? Well, how about men reading One Day in publicsome and carefully chosen nice , get rid weeping. of some of that tired looking concrete or paving slabs
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it to move to the next stage. Its failure to make it onto the shortlist, and to ultimately triumph, does the literary establishment (mafia?) absolutely no favours; their innate conservatism and snobbishness is shameful. I’ve taken a long, hard look at each of the Booker contenders and Us is the only one of the bunch I’ve felt any inclination to read from cover to cover. There’s no doubt that the archetypical Booker novel exists: worthy, weighty, solidly constructed, resolutely and avowedly about Something (with a capital ‘S’), the prose style freighted with a pompousness and pretension which frequently makes the novel hard going, but we plough on because what we’re reading is literature, and literature so we’re told, like cod liver oil, is good for us. Us, thank God, is about as unBooker as a Booker nominated novel can be.
Us leaves both the winner and runners-up in the dirt when it comes to those elements which make a novel worth the reading. For my money it says more about what it is to be alive, to feel, to love and survive the vicissitudes of life than anything else on the list. I’m reminded of that statement by Somerset Maugham: To write simply is as difficult as to be good. Nicholls writes ‘simply’ and his novel catches fire, and moves the reader, because of it. I can’t recommend Us highly enough. The other Booker novels I can’t recommend at all.
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GARDENS
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Fiveways Gardens... November 2014
Top job for November is planting tulips (and other spring flowering bulbs if you’ve not got round to it yet). Although most bulbs want a sunny spot, I’ve found that in their first year, they’ll flower heartily in some shade, bringing light and drama in those dark areas of our garden. I’m trying Tulip Spring Green on the shady side of my garden this year, along with Allium unifolium and Cowanii group which will follow them in June. Most of us are familiar with the large purple drumstick alliums, which are fab, but I’m trying these delicate pale pink and white ones in the shade this year. Remember though, to feed all bulbs plenty and, if possible, put them in pots in the sun till their foliage has fully died back before drying and storing them for next year. Otherwise, I very much doubt tulips grown in full shade will emerge again next year. But hey, compared to the price of cut flowers for the house that only last a matter of days, topping up your bulb supply every year is great value.
Make sure that all plants growing in containers and pots can drain. In dry weather, it makes sense to sit them on saucers to help prevent them drying out, but take all the saucers and trays away now, or you’ll drown your plants. Also consider buying (or finding) those little clay ‘feet’ that pots can sit on – this not only aids free draining, but if we get freezing weather, it’ll help prevent pots cracking. Any pots, buckets, bowls etc not in regular use, should be put away or on their sides over winter, so they can’t trap unsuspecting frogs, who are great at finding water, but then sadly can’t escape. Take long forgotten bird feeders down, give them a wash, and re-fill them. Birds come to rely on us more and more – and most of us are cheered by seeing birds strut their stuff in our gardens. Best wishes, Lisa
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Another great thing to do now is to plant a bit of hedging. Chosen carefully, they’re less maintenance than a boring fence and will last much longer. Add to that, how much more attractive they are, plus benefits to birds, bees, moths, butterflies etc.. and there’s little reason not to. Plenty of hedging plants are happy in shade and over winter you can buy bare root plants for just a few pence. Do make sure you can irrigate them in the first few summers to get them established, after that, they’ll take care of themselves apart from an occasional trim. If you’re thinking of putting a hedge in your front garden – hoorah for you! Consider putting a small water butt next to the downpipe so you’re not carrying water through the house. A bit of trellis around it is an opportunity for a beautiful, scented climber, and you’re har-
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Here we feature a local business that might be just what you need!!!...
HAH! Help at Hand for busy parents! Help at Hand for Busy Parents - is run by Judith Semus. The business, which was started in March 2014, is already working for several families in and around the Fiveways area. HAH! BRIGHTON offers professional, qualified and Ofsted registered home childcare (in your own home), as well as other family services - designed to meet each individual family’s needs. Services include school pickups and after school care, evening babysitting, shopping, ironing, dog walking and pet sitting. Every family is unique and you can be assured that you, your children, your pets and your home will receive the care and attention they deserve. Judith Semus is qualified in childcare and is registered with Brighton & Hove City Council as an At Home Childcarer. She is police checked and holds a current certificate in paediatric first aid, as well as food hygiene. Judith is Ofsted registered and the business is fully insured. HAH! BRIGHTON is also accredited by Kallikids and you can find more details and references on the HAH! BRIGHTON page on their website. HAH! BRIGHTON is keen to support local charities based within a five mile radius of Fiveways which offer support and advice to families in need. Every month HAH! BRIGHTON supports a local charity by donating 10% from every evening babysit during that month to that charity.
For the month of November, HAH! BRIGHTON will be supporting The Sussex Beacon, which is 2.5 miles away from Fiveways, in Bevendean Road. The Sussex Beacon offers specialist care and support for men, women and families affected by HIV. Open 365 days a year, the charity helps people manage the everyday realities of living with this life-long condition. The Sussex Beacon supports the whole person by addressing the physical, mental and social impact of HIV. Details can be found on their website: www.sussexbeacon.org.uk
HAH! BRIGHTON
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Help at Hand for Busy Parents Childminding/Babysitting Household Chores Dressmaking and Repairs Help at Meal Times Dinner Party Preparation/Assistance Dog Walking and Pet Sitting Qualified Childcare Practitioner Security Checked Ofsted Registered Fully Insured First Aid Qualified
Judith Semus 01273 702636 or 07837 075475 HAHBRIGHTON@hotmail.co.uk HAH Brighton
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For more information on services available from HAH! BRIGHTON, including booking extra help and babysitting over Christmas and New Year, please email hahbrighton@hotmail.co.uk And don’t forget to book your November babysit soon!!
CINDERELLA Windmill Theatre Hove 29th Dec - 4th Jan Tickets from £10 Box Office 01273 565130
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Beauty Boutique
Now there is an affordable and easy method to get rid of love handles, “muffin tops”, “bingo wings” and cellulite on thighs. Address all 3 dimensions of body contouring including, fat removal, skin tightening, and cellulite reduction. The credible, non-invasive, alternative to liposuction, amazing results achieved without the need for any exercise.
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103 Havelock Road, Brighton, BN1 6GL
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RECIPE
21 The next of our series of recipes by local Kitchen Coach, Sarah Stubbs
Sticky Ginger Pecan Cake This delightfully sticky tray bake is full of warming spices, fresh ginger and topped with toasted pecans. Perfect for an autumn tea time or a Bonfire Night treat! Ingredients: 350g plain flour 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground mixed spice 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 4 tablespoons milk 50g marmalade
125g black treacle 175g golden syrup 175g light brown sugar 175g butter 5cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated 50g medium oatmeal
2 large eggs Pinch of black pepper 150ml water For the topping: 50g marmalade 50g black treacle 60g pecan nuts
Method: • Preheat the oven to 170C/150C fan oven/gas mark 3. • Grease and line a 32cm x 23cm tin with non-stick baking paper. • Sieve the flour, spices and a pinch of black pepper into a large bowl. • In a cup mix the teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda with the 4 tablespoons of milk and set aside.
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• Place the marmalade, black treacle, golden syrup, sugar, butter and ginger in a saucepan with 150ml water and gently heat until all the ingredients are melted; allow to cool slightly. • Beat the marmalade/syrup mixture into the flour and spices, add the oatmeal, beaten eggs and the milk mixture and beat until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared tin and cook in the centre of the oven for about 40 minutes or until a skewer or knife inserted comes out clean. • Place the pecan nuts on a tray and pop them into the oven for a few minutes until lightly toasted, then tip onto a board and chop. • In a small saucepan gently heat the marmalade and black treacle until melted for the topping. Brush evenly over the top of the hot cake with a pastry brush and sprinkle with the pecan nuts. • Serve warm as a dessert or allow to cool and cut into slices.
Sarah Stubbs is a local Kitchen Coach, passionate about teaching traditional home cooking and baking through her locally held cooking lessons, workshops and baking group. For more information: www.letscookathome.co.uk Facebook: Let’s Cook at Home Twitter: letscookathome 01273 646474 / 07905 701386
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Flat roofing specialist using high performance flat roof systems. YOUR LOCAL FIVEWAYS ROOFER Complete Firewall and Valley Specialist
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A club for single men and women, aged 45+
Eating out, walking, theatre, sport, arts & music, travel... Regular club meetings in Brighton & Hove, Lewes, Mid Sussex and Horsham. For further information visit our website
www.thegroup.org.uk Not a dating agency
Strawberry Hill Nursery Baby places now also available for term times only
For children aged 3 months to 5 years. Open from 7.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Open all year, except 25 December to 1st January. Very secure space with large outdoor area, set back from the road. Minimum ratio of 1 adult to 2 babies.
19 Grantham Road, BN1 6EE Ofsted Registered number 130722 Telephone 01273 561100 Mobile 07518 825778 Email: strawberry.hill@btconnect.com www.brighton-nurseries.co.uk
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Joyland Nursery For Children aged 2 to 5 yrs old. From 8.00 a.m to 5.30 p.m Term Time Only. Dates follow LA set school terms After School sessions for 4 to 7 yr olds. Morning drop offs and afternoon pickups from Downs infants school
27 Grantham Road, BN1 6EE Ofsted registered number 130697 Telephone 01273 554886 Mobile 07745 000760 Email: lynn.hoare@btconnect.com
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Following last years sell out run, it’s back!
THE TREASON SHOW “Savagely funny-fantastically silly” THE GUARDIAN
Last Christmas I gave you my heart...
then you flogged it off to the private sector
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As we know Fiveways is full of talented, able people and we love to feature them in The Fiveways Directory! ....
Has the Alexander the Great mystery been solved by a Fiveways author? Fiveways author Lucy Caxton Brown penned much of her latest work, Alexander, A New Theory on an Ancient Legend, while sitting in her Fiveways garden. Her books aim to solve historic and ancient mysteries and can take up to five years to research lously fine sword and shield. Someone had placed a huge ruby on his head indicating that this man was royalty. Egyptians were not usually buried in their armour but we are told that Alexander the Great was. So if this was Alexander, who put him there and why? To find out I have explored ancient legends, documents and medieval paintings. What I found was truly astonishing and leads to what I believe could well be the final resting place of Alexander the Great. Alexander, A New Theory on an Ancient Legend offers up a new hypothesis as to what may have happened to Alexander the Great many centuries after his death.’
So what will the next book be about? ‘Unfortunately I can’t say exactly, because I’ve only just begun the research. You see I am never quite sure where it will all lead, but the story will probably centre around another Egyptian mystery that has yet to be solved.’ Lucy’s latest book certainly has all the ingredients of a mystery thriller. ‘My aim is to involve the reader in analysing the evidence so that we solve the mystery together. ‘In Alexander, A New Theory on an Ancient Legend, we are dealing with a ninth-century break-in to the Great Pyramid by Caliph Al Mamun. He found a statue and inside was a man wearing a gold breastplate that was covered in gems. His weapons lay by his side and included a fabu-
experience the extraordinary at the Royal Pavilion
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QUIZ QUESTION EIGHT: . Who created the UK TV spoof 007 character Basildon Bond?
SPORTS
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A local sports club that started in Fiveways and now has venues across the city...
Interested in trying a new sport? How about Handball? Handball is a popular sport on mainland Europe, but before the London 2012 Olympics it was almost unheard of in this country. TV coverage of the sport during the Olympics captured the public’s imagination and soon after the Brighton Handball Club was formed.
In the short time since then it has seen rapid growth and development. Spearheaded by experienced handball player Juan Reig, supported by a handful of volunteers, the club has worked tirelessly to become a recognised community club for the Brighton area. It now prides itself on having a successful men’s team (finishing third in its first season in the South Regional Development League and runner-up at two consecutive National Beach Handball Tournaments). The club has its origins in Brighton’s Fiveways area, having started from a group of enthusiastic sports men and women training in Preston Park with a small football. The club now runs weekly training sessions for men’s seniors (Seahawks), ladies seniors, adult beginners and juniors 11 to 15 years (Geckos) at several indoor venues throughout the Brighton area. Having successfully established the men’s and ladies’ senior teams, the club has now turned its energy to attracting beginners and to
the development of a youth section, Brighton Geckos, looking to secure the long-term legacy of handball in the Brighton area. The sport of handball is a fast-paced, action-packed, physical team sport, with a focus on teamwork and togetherness. A relatively young sport in the UK, it is in fact the second biggest team sport in Europe, and with the rapid growth in membership and interest of Brighton Handball Club and other handball clubs throughout the country, it should soon become a major sport in the UK also. For more information about us, please visit our website www.brightonhandball.com or contact us by email on info@brightonhandball.com. If you do decide to give handball a try, we guarantee a warm welcome.
LJ‘s
Barbers FIVEWAYS BASED 253e Ditchling Rd 01273 551270 Please mention the FIVEWAYS DIRECTORY when responding to adverts
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ADVERTORIAL
Restaurants are for meals, a Bistro is a way of life! As the nights draw in and the winds start ripping leaves from the trees, it’s hard to imagine we were ever lounging outside the Hop & Vine with the doors thrown open watching life parade before us as the sun went down. Yet now, with the doors sealed tightly, Fiveways’ own Continental Café seems to have shifted seasons too, moving effortlessly from the frivolous to the comforting. The beers have become deeper, nuttier. The aroma of Coffees and Pastries are the perfect accompaniment to some serious laptop action or flicking through the papers, and the lunches now include sandwiches finely tuned to sustain meetings and chats held in the secluded Upper Salon. Yes, the summer is over and we’re bracing ourselves for the blustery days approaching Christmas, but sheltering in the Hop & Vine makes it all seem that little bit more bearable - every day!
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Christmas is Coming! We are offering a spectacular Christmas Menu throughout December, see our Facebook page for details or pop-in Let the festivities begin!
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Working from Home?
Isolated, bored or distracted?
Be far from distraction but close to home. Based in Fiveways - desk spaces in a friendly but professional environment. Desk, chair and broadband supplied 07905084955 www.dimplesdesks.co.uk
Dimple’s Desks
Separate work from home
QUIZ QUESTION NINE : What is the word used to describe an animal/plant that is both male and female?
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It is not Fiveways but it is on the Ditchling Road...in Ditchling! Well, it’s actually the High Street Ditchling but if you fancy getting out of Fiveways for a bit it is a lovely place to go and very child friendly...
Coffee Shop-Mister Magnolia Mister Magnolia is a lively, family-friendly coffee shop in the centre of Ditchling village. The interior is ‘warm industrial’ with old school furniture and vintage children’s toys for decoration and enjoyment. The menu is small but fresh and carefully chosen to provide tasty options for those with food sensitivities or restricted diets as well as many child-friendly dishes. Pie-Dish dinners are a new addition to the children’s menu with a choice of homemade macaroni cheese, shepherd’s pie, fish pie and vegan bake, packed with hidden vegetables, as well as mini sandwiches and toddler boards all served with crudités. Lunches include homemade soup using fresh seasonal vegetables, sandwiches made with Real Patisserie sourdough or chewy brown bread and packed with fillings such as egg and cress (made with Ditchling’s Mac’s Farm eggs - free range and organic!) as well as toasted sandwiches. The 100% Arabica coffee is Fairtrade and organic and the ‘flat white’ has an excellent reputation. Weekend breakfasts are served 9am - 11.30am using Mac’s Farm eggs and dry-cured Sussex bacon, and are hard to resist! The coffee shop is also licensed so you can enjoy a glass of fizz or some local ale, and on Thursday and Friday evenings freshly made stone baked pizza is on the menu. On Saturday nights, when the venue is not booked for events, cocktails are served. Run by two sisters, Sophie and Natalie, who have six children between them, Mister Magnolia is designed to be a place where you can relax with your children and the designated area for the little ones with colouring, toys, story-telling and even film screenings should ensure you have time to enjoy your refreshments in peace. There is a monthly pop-up shop for a bit of retail therapy and the upstairs function room is used for Pilates, yoga and art classes as well as available for hire for parties. Set at the bottom of Ditchling Beacon, a short drive from Brighton, Lewes or Haywards Heath, the quaint village of
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Ditchling makes the perfect destination for a day out, with the newly reopened Ditchling Museum and glorious countryside walks as entertainment for the family. With so much going on, it is best to sign up to the fortnightly newsletter from the website www.mistermagnolia.co.uk. Opening times: Monday - Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday - Friday 9am - 8pm Saturday 9am - 6pm Sunday 9am - 5pm 1 High Street, Ditchling, BN6 8SY Telephone: 01273 846638
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Brighton Model Railway Club 36th annual
MODEL RAILWAY
EXHIBITION PATCHAM
COMMUNITY CENTRE, LADIES MILE RD. 8TH & 9TH NOVEMBER 2014 Open 10am to 4.30pm
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Adults £3.50, OAP £2.50, Child £2, Family £10 (2A +3C)
8 LAYOUTS, TRADE SUPPORT, REFRESHMENTS, DISABLED ACCESS, FREE PARKING, BUS 5,5A,5B,56.
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High standards of work at the most competitive price. Call Peter for a free quotation
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QUIZ QUESTION TEN : Which TV programme’s theme tune was called Hit and Miss?
ADVERTORIAL
Baby toys at Wigwam... We are delighted to be stocking these lovely crochet baby toys, the range includes cuddlies, soothers and rattles. Not only are they beautifully made, but provide employment for women in Bangladesh who would otherwise be employed in the garment industry, the women are trained and given fair wages for their work. The cloth items are made from scraps from the clothing industry and their construction provides employment for physically and mentally handicapped men and women in India and Pakistan. 140 Preston Drove Fiveways 01273 505504
31 Health tip written by Alison Robertson owner of The Lavender Room, Gorgeous therapies for women.
The wonderful benefits of Pregnancy Massage Having a baby is one of the most precious moments in our lives. Your body goes through some big changes while you are pregnant - tissues soften, your posture alters and your back is under additional strain. All of this can take its toll on you physically and emotionally. It is important to look after yourself during this special time – so a little pampering is what you will most definitely need! Massage from a qualified pregnancy massage practitioner, supports you during these changes. While you are nurturing your baby inside, massage nurtures you from the outside. This is also a time to reflect on busy life styles, and an opportunity to establish a new, healthy outlook – assessing diet, exercise, positive mental attitude and a fundamental, relaxed environment in which your baby can develop safely. Massage during pregnancy can help alleviate many of the associated symptoms – ie: heartburn, constipation, aching legs, sciatica and fatigue. Here are five benefits to having a pregnancy massage. • • • • •
Improves sleep Lowers anxiety Decreases back and leg pain Decreases levels of cortisol hormone. (an indicator of stress) Increases levels of the “feel-good” hormones serotonin and dopamine giving an overall uplift in mood and spirit!
Pregnancy Massage is now available at The Lavender Room. Calming, nurturing, relaxing. Made ultra comfortable with the Comfy Client Cushion System. All the oils and products used here at the Lavender Room, are safe to use in pregnancy. Best Wishes Alison alison@lavenderroomtherapy.co.uk www.lavenderroomtherapy.co.uk Telephone: 07940503001
The Lavender Room Relaxing Pregnancy Massage Calming, Nurturing, Safe. 30 mins £25 or 1 hour £35 Alison Robertson AICHT VTCT www.lavenderroomtherapy.co.uk alison@lavenderroomtherapy.co.uk 07940 503 001 Please mention the FIVEWAYS DIRECTORY when responding to adverts
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LEWIS BYARD
STEPHEN J. BRAWN PLASTERING PLASTERING GENERAL BUILDING &
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Jane Faulkner Natalie Tanner John Doble Lucy Romero Clark 01273 553863 136a Preston Drove www.solesister.com
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“We’ve had our flu jab.”
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Flu occurs every year. It’s a highly infectious disease that can lead to serious illness. Older people and those with long term health conditions are among the most at risk from flu. The best way to avoid catching and spreading flu is by having a vaccination before the flu season starts.
Ask your GP about the free flu jab.
To advertise call 01273 551021 or e-mail info@fivewaysdirectory.co.uk
SONG OF THE MONTH 5
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Keith of local lo-fi rockers Les Cactus & the Rumpy Pumpkins offers his monthly musical recommendations...
Les Cactus Recommends...
Child Among the Weeds by Lal & Mike Waterson, 1972
Back in the dark ages before Google and YouTube, discovering new music could be a very slow and financially painful business. Seeking out a copy of something you’d read about or heard once on the radio could result in months or even years of traipsing around back-street record shops, music fairs and flea-markets. Then there was the excitement and trepidation before listening to it back home where the All-Important Question would finally be answered: does it live up to expectations, or is it yet another crushing buy which you’ll have to dutifully listen to a number of times in the fruitless attempt to justify the cash you’ve just shelled out for it? Mercifully to my rescue was a friendship with Colin Davies, who ran the fanzine for Fairport Convention founding-guitarist Richard Thompson and conveniently lived only a couple of streets away. Colin had a magnificent record collection. As an awkward teenager with lank, long hair which my mother said made me look like a spaniel, it was a relief to be welcomed by someone whose enthusiasm for music dissolved any potential boundaries which might otherwise have been present from our age difference. With every visit round his house, he’d generously spend the evening loading me up with records to borrow, enthusing about each album with fond anecdotes about being stoned as a student in the 70s at Kingston Polytechnic, his wife Nita rolling her eyes in the background while getting on with the washing, ironing, cooking, cleaning or something else of actual use. It was through Colin I was first introduced to such delights as The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Eek-A-Mouse, Captain Beefheart, and the short-lived genre of Morris-dance rock fusion which consisted of two records (I only heard one). Best of all was Bright Phoebus by folk siblings Lal & Mike
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Waterson, which I remember Colin saying sold a total of 200 copies when first released, of which he’d bought two. I recently heard it described as being the ‘Sgt Pepper of folk music’, which is fitting. However, while The Beatles’ effort is a more pill-popping, headsin-the-stratosphere affair, Bright Phoebus is a record with its feet firmly planted in mud, the smell of dung in its nostrils, and a keen eye fixed on the weather. It’s unique and sounds nothing like their other recordings, let alone anyone else’s. The songs are a peculiar assortment, with chirpy country fair sing-a-longs about rubber bands, magicians and sunshine, alongside magnificently bleak tunes about desperate lives in rural landscapes. The singing is unvarnished. Mike has a warble that sounds like he’s constantly welling up, which is understandable given his sister’s performance – I get tearful just thinking about it. She’s devastating. Her songs and her voice cut like nothing else I know. Lal is the greatest. Listen to the song and make comments online at lescactusmusic.blogspot.co.uk More about Les Cactus & the Rumpy Pumpkins at lescactusmusic.bandcamp.com
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CHRISTMAS HAMPERS NOW AVAILABLE
OUTSIDE CATERING FOR CHRISTMAS PARTIES OPENING TIMES Mon - Sat 8 :00am- 4.00pm Sunday 10.00am - 2.00pm
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FUN PAGE
WHERE IN
FIVEWAYS?
Where in Fiveways was this photo taken?
Conor's Conundrum If you break me, I do not stop working. If you touch me, I may be snared. If you lose me, Nothing will matter. What am I?
Answer: See bottom of p25
NOVEMBER QUIZ
Find the 10 questions spread throughout the Directory at the foot of various pages... here are the answers
Last month’s photo: The statue in the grounds of the Morgan Carn Partnership Architects based in Stanford Avenue.
1. LORRAINE CHASE 2. MONTAGUE & CAPULET 3. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY 4. PEACH 5. JOHN SURTEES
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6. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 7. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 8. RUSS ABBOTT 9. HERMAPHRODITE 10. JUKE BOX JURY
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Estate Agents David and Co Events Cinderella Treason Show 33 Model Railway Exhibition Philippa Stanton 23 Flooring Services Brighton Floor Sanding 37 Barnard Flooring 14 Funeral Directors Sussex Funerals 20 Furniture 14 Featherstone Furniture 24 Garage Services 11 Marine Garage 18 Garden Services 13 Lilybud Gardens Living Colour Landscapes 28 Green Rooms Tree and Hedge Services 6 Ozzie the Gardener 36 Jane - Local Gardener Gifts 12 Wigwam 16 Hairdressers 16 Streakers LJ Barbers 27 Val Cussell Handyman 33 Gavin Graham Health 13 Flu Jab Heating 15 ABBA Heating 17 Capricorn 6 Local Attraction The Royal Pavilion cover Locksmiths 5 Lee Locks Massage 32 The Lavender Room Me-naturally Music Lessons 19 Udita Everett Nursery 39 Strawberry Hill Oven Cleaners 12 30 Dirty Ovens 35 31 20
CAPRICORN Plumbing & Heating Terry Smallwood 69 Sandgate Road Brighton East Sussex BN1 6JP
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PLASTERING &
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We educate We nurture We unlock potential Children educated by the Montessori method are more confident, more socially adept, and develop a life-long love of learning. The Montessori classroom equips children with the essentials for learning and life. An increasingly popular education choice, the Montessori principles stimulate intellect, creativity, and social and self-responsibility.
Waiting lists open for... Mini Monte groups for children aged 2-3 Half and full day school for children aged 3-11 Breakfast, After-School and Holiday Clubs
Brighton & Hove Montessori School For children aged 2-11 years old
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