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Welcome to Poets Pages!
Contents... Page 5
Artist Open House
Page 7
Poets Person
We have some details of some open houses in Poets Corner on page 5 and also other local festival and Fringe events on 23 so get along to those if you can.
Page 9
Old photo
Page 13
Food Review
We also have got the usual monthly reports from local community groups as well as a poem sent in by a local resident.
Page 14/15
What’s On Page
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Poem: Our Corner
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West Hove Forum
Have a great Festival and enjoy the sunshine ( fingers crossed on that one!)
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Brighton Festival
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Brighton Fringe
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Where in Poets Corner
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HW Estate Agents
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Index
Festival month again and there is lots going on all around the City and the Poets Corner area is no exception!
See how you get on with the ‘Where in Poets Corner’ photos on page 25.
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It’s festival time in Poets Corner...
Artists Open Houses in Poets Corner The Hive Café in Stoneham Park is excited to be part of Brighton Festival Artists Open Houses for the second time this year. For 2016 The Hive has joined the West Hove Arts Trail. Seven local artists will be exhibiting their work in handmade prints, photography, stone carving, fine art, jewellery and accessories, glasswork and more. The exhibition will run in May from 10am – 5pm on the weekends of 7/8, 14/15, 21/22 and 28/29. The café will be open for food and drink and has added a series of children’s open drop-in activities to provide entertainment for the whole family. Sat 14/Sun 15 May 2–4pm Textiles/Craft workshop £3 Sun 8/Sun 29 May 2–4pm Mini fresh flower head-dress making £5 @HiveArtists Artists at The Hive www.aoh.org.uk Stoneham Park, Stoneham Road, Hove, BN3 5HJ
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Other ArtistsRoad Open Houses the Poets Corner area Stoneham Hove, BN3in 5HJ include: Studio 106 - 1st Floor, 106 Coleridge Street Huge open studio showing diverse, high quality work by professional artists. Studio Loo - 201 Portland Road Studio Loo is back for our second year with another specially curated selection of design-led work from local designers and makers. From graphic prints, illustration and paper cuts to homewares, upcycled pieces and bold laser cut jewellery, we have a fantastic range of pieces to suit all budgets – all set within our converted public WC design studio. Join us for a browse, a friendly chat and a slice of our famously awesome cake! Villa LVI - 56 Payne Avenue, Hove BN3 5HD Shortlisted for Best Open House Award in May 2015, we are a truly international team of artists showing a wide variety of media and styles Lawrence Art Studio - 16 Kingsthorpe Road Tutors and friends of the Lawrence Art Studio present an eclectic and vibrant display of unique and individual work. There will be daily demonstrations by the tutors. For further information, visit: aoh.org.uk.gridhosted.co.uk/trail
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Poets Person: Sofie Petts-Sabine Sofie Petts-Sabine lives in Landseer Road and is a certified child sleep consultant. How long have you lived in Poets Corner? I’ve lived in Hove for 15 years. My partner Jody and I bought our first home in Landseer Road in 2013 after travelling around the world for a year. Four months after moving in, our daughter arrived. After a whirlwind couple of years we’re finally getting time to make the house our own. What do you most like about the area? I love Hove and feel fortunate to raise a family here because it’s so child-centred. Stoneham Park is a real central hub of the community. We have fabulous independent shops and cafés, and a wide variety of playgroups and classes, from cookery to children’s yoga. The childcare options are of a really high standard, as are the schools. It’s when friends from out of town come to visit and say how lucky we are that makes you feel a little bit smug! On top of all that, on a Sunday you’ll always end up chatting over a roast and a glass of wine, to likeminded people in any one of our child-welcoming pubs.
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Would you change anything in Poets Corner? I would have mentioned the development of the King Alfred site, but now that we’ve heard it’s been given the green light by the council, I would like to see drivers to be mindful of cutting corners around the tight roads of Poets Corner. How did you become a child sleep consultant?
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Old Shoreham Road Iver House, 176 Old Shoreham Road, photographed about 1930. This house was built at the corner of Leighton Road in 1904 and occupied by the builder, Mr Chadwell. He built many other houses in this district including the red brick houses between Sackville Road and Leighton Road. The house, which had stables in the rear, was demolished in 1938 and shops and garages were built on the site. It is now a car park. Thanks to the Regency Society for this image from their photographic archives, The James Gray Collection. You can see thousands of more historic pictures of Brighton and Hove at www.regencysociety-jamesgray.com.
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Here is a food review of a local eatery...
The Stoneham - from Snapchat to Stomach Photo by Rosie Greenaway
In our social media-obsessed society, the first bite of an attractive meal is often preceded by a heavily filtered and hashtagged Instagram photo. We satisfy our followers before we satisfy our stomachs. No judgement here; I’ve been guilty on occasions. But whatever your stance on this new norm, it can’t be denied that the “social media effect” is challenging kitchens to significantly up their game, and pubs like The Stoneham are successfully rising to the occasion. To test out the new menu, I book in on a random Friday night, happily coinciding with the return of their popular vegetarian and vegan weekend. Cohead chefs Evalina and Carol regularly offer “Meat Free Mondays” to satisfy a growing local demand - not in neglect of their carnivorous customers (who will always be generously catered for) but in recognition of the exciting challenges that lie within veggie and vegan cuisine.
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The presentation of my first course - a neat quinoa and roasted vegetable stack - is gorgeous. Beside it, a delicate courgette ribbon hugs itself around fresh Italian salad leaves, and a balsamic reduction zigzags the plate. Fleetingly, I contemplate whether it might actually be too beautiful to spoil...then I get a grip of myself and demolish the tower with swift fork action. Ingredients tumble willingly: first pea shoots and artichoke hearts, then capers, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, sultanas and caramelised onions. It’s a tasty creation, if a little filling for a starter. A moth to the flame where exotic ingredients are concerned, my attention is grabbed when I learn that the star ingredient of my main course, marrow, will be substituted with a comparably dense and meaty Asian fruit called duku. I await the swap with gusto, and it doesn’t disappoint. The round duku steaks have a sweetness which complements the sharpness of the cheddar and pickled beetroot topping. The kale and parsnip crisps bring a pleasing crunch to an otherwise soft and comforting dish, but the pea and wasabi purée steals the show; spicy enough to bring the dish alive, creamy enough not to dominate.
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A dark chocolate and raspberry brownie lures me into its devilish clutches, but my appetite is spent and I don’t do the rich dessert justice. With so much left to explore on the menu, I’ll return soon - and I urge you to as well. Camera phones at the ready, dear diners, because pub food never looked so pretty. Rosie Greenaway www.barefootblissblog.wordpress.com
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What’s On in Poets’ Corner... Monday Mini Music 09.40am (2 yrs +) & 10.40am (babies) The Hive, Stoneham Park 01273 326923 or suzanne@minimusic.info Toddlers Gym For under 5 years 9.30am-12 noon; £3.50 YMCA, Marmion Road 01273 715439 Tots Trampolining 2-5 years ; 2-3pm; £3.50 YMCA, Marmion Road Cookery Doodle Doo Preschool classes 10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm £7 per child Pelican on Portland www.cookerydoodledoo.com Trampolining 3.40-4.40pm (5-10 years) 4.45-5.45pm (9-15 years) £4 per session (block booking required) YMCA, Marmion Road Dance 3.30-4.30pm (7-9 years) 4.40-5.40pm (7-11 years) £4 per session (block booking required) YMCA, Marmion Road Yoga & Mindfulness (10-12 year old girls) 3.40-4.40pm The Hive, Stoneham Park Contact Jane on 07812 578181 or info@funkyoga.co.uk Walking Club Hovian Walkers Meet at King Alfred car park on the seafront at the end of King’s Esplanade; 7.15am-8am http://www.meetup.com/HoveWeekly-Beach-Walks/ Monday Guild Fellowship & friendship 2.30pm Hove Methodist Church
Pilates Mat Classes Beginners: 6.30pm-7.30pm Intermediate: 7.30pm-8.30pm Honeycroft, Sackville Road 07973 719363 claire@hovepilates.com Hove Zen & Mindfulness Sangha Soto Zen group: sitting, walking, chanting Big Mind on last Monday of the month 7.15pm Westwerks, 41-43 Portland Road Contact Dheeresh on 07758 574567 16th May Everyday Bread Workshop (for adults) Learn to bake bread 6-10pm The Hive, Stoneham Park workshops@stonehambakehouse. org.uk
Tuesday Mini Art Cart Pre-school art club 9:30-11:30 (term time only) Drop-in; £4 per child Pelican on Portland 211 Portland Road www.theamazingartcart.com Badaboum! French musical playgroup 9.30-10.30am The Hive, Stoneham Park Call 07917 282679 or email badaboum@talktalk.net Pre-School Ballet 11-11.45am The Hive, Stoneham Park Call 07812 466719 or email vickymoteane@gmail.com Over 50s Fitness 9.30-10.30am; £3.50 YMCA, Marmion Road 01273 715439 Seated Exercise Class (Starting 12th April)
Relax Kids with Laurie 4-5pm; 4-8 years ; (£36 for 6 weeks) Tree of Life Centre Portland Road
For age 60+ 12.30-1.30pm; £3.50 St Barnabas Church 88 Sackville Road Contact suzy.hawker@ntlworld. com 01273 726507 to reserve a place
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3.30-4.30pm (7-9 years) £4 per session (block booking required) YMCA, Marmion Road
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15 Playzone 3.30-4.30pm (5-12 years) £3.50; YMCA, Marmion Road Playzone *Extra* 3.30-5.30pm (7-12 years) £4; YMCA, Marmion Road Pilates Mat Classes Gentle Beginners: 10am-11am Beginners: 11am-12 noon Hove Methodist Church Portland Road 07973 719363 claire@hovepilates.com Singing for Pleasure 2pm taster session £3.50 Hove Methodist Church Portland Road Mindfulness 7.30-8.30pm The Hive, Stoneham Park 07812 578181 or solutions@janeodstressmanagement.com Ageless wisdom for the new age 7.30pm 01273 731161 Antenatal classes 6.45pm Holy Cross Church, Tamworth Road To pre-book call 07494 002577 or email bookings@parentskool. co.uk 3rd, 17th and 31st May Shine Your Light Choir For adults with disabilities and carers 12-2pm; drop-in; £5/£4 conc Advance (all 4 weeks) £17.50/£14 conc Non-participating supporters free Hove Methodist Church harriet.cavanagh@scope.org.uk or 07436 830997
Wednesday Toddlers Gym For under 5 years 9.30am-12pm; £3.50 YMCA, Marmion Road 01273 715439 Morning Yoga 10-11am The Hive, Stoneham Park Contact Kirsty 07986 616590 or yogakirsty@gmail.com Writing for Radio Lunchtime course for all levels with an experienced scriptwriter 11am-2pm The Hive, Stoneham Park beachhutwritingacademy@gmail.com Dance 3.30-4.30pm £4 per session (block booking required) YMCA, Marmion Road
Basketball 3.30-4.30pm (7-11 years) £3.50 per session (block booking required) YMCA, Marmion Road
Tots Trampolining 2-3pm (2-5 years) £3.50 per session (block booking required) YMCA, Marmion Road
Hovian Walkers Meet at King Alfred car park on the seafront at the end of King’s Esplanade; 7.15am-8am http://www.meetup.com/HoveWeekly-Beach-Walks/
Stitch Club 3.30-4.30pm (8-12 years) Contact Jane: 07771 755856 YMCA, Marmion Road
Jumping Beans 10-11.30am All preschool children £1.50 per child Holy Cross Church, Tamworth Road 01273 230899 Kidilates with Simone 4 to 5pm (£36 for 6 weeks) Tree of Life Centre Portland Road Off The Blocks –Christian Club 3.45-5pm Primary school age 50p per child Holy Cross Church, Tamworth Road 01273 230899 Pilates Contigo 6.15-7.45pm The Hive, Stoneham Park 07875 634801 or pilates@contigo.org.uk Prayer Circle 7.30pm Vestry Hove Methodist Church Holistic Yoga 7.30-8.45pm The Hive, Stoneham Park 07796 562494 or info@yogashanta.com babyballet® Pre-school song and dance for boys and girls 1-1.35pm Movers: 3-4years Westows Play Gym, School Road brightonwestandhove@babyballet.co.uk
Thursday Robin Coward’s Acoustic and House guitar and piano provided 8.30pm-11pm The George Payne, Payne Avenue www.facebook.com/rjcoward Dance 3.30-4.30pm (9-11 years) £4 per session (block booking required) YMCA, Marmion Road 01273 715439 Trampolining 3.30-4.30pm (9-11 years) 4.45-5.45pm (5-8 years) £4 per session (block booking required) YMCA, Marmion Road
Midweek Service Holy Communion 10.30am Hove Methodist Church Body Control Pilates 7.30-8.30pm The Hive, Stoneham Park 07976 961144 or sue.albery@gmail.com Fiction Writing Course Beginners to experienced writers 9.30am-12.30pm The Hive, Stoneham Park beachhutwritingacademy@gmail. com Cookery Doodle Doo 10-11.30am Preschool classes £7 per child Pelican on Portland www.cookerydoodledoo.com Magic Moves (age 4-7) Dance class 4-4.45pm; The Hive, Stoneham Park magicmovesdance@btinternet.com
Friday Hovian Walkers Meet at King Alfred car park on the seafront at the end of King’s Esplanade; 7.15am-8am www.meetup.com/Hove-WeeklyBeach-Walks/ Polka Dots Parents & Toddlers 2pm; 0-5 years Hove Methodist Church
Film Night Second Friday of the month 8pm Hove Methodist Church Manine Italian arts and crafts playgroup for 2-5 year olds; 11am-12 noon The Hive, Stoneham Park Contact Jane on 07906 684389 or maninepiccoline@gmail.com Vital Danza Dance for health and happiness 8.15-9.45pm; £10 The Float Spa Third Avenue, Hove www.helenthatcher.com
Saturday Community Breakfast 8.45am - 10.30am Last Sat of month Hove Methodist Church Kids Yoga with Jess 11.15 to 12.00 noon 6-12yrs (£36 for 6 weeks) Tree of Life Centre Portland Road Parents & Tots Yoga 12 to 12.45 noon 2-5 yrs (£36 for 6 weeks) Tree of Life CentrePortland Road JittaBugs Mornings. (2-5 years). Contact Emily 07837 162901. YMCA, Marmion Rd. 01273 715439
May dates 21st May Hove Farmers’ Market 10am-2pm Stoneham Park 2nd Saturday of the month
Toddlers Gym For under 5 years 9.30am-12 noon; £3.50 YMCA, Marmion Road 01273 715439
Councillors’ Surgery for Wish Ward 11am-12 noon The Hive, Stoneham Park
Gymnastics 5-10 years 3.30-4.30pm YMCA, Marmion Road
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Kids Yoga with Jess 4pm-5pm; 6-12 years (£36 for 6 weeks) Tree of Life Centre Portland Road Chi Gong 9.30-10.30am The Hive, Stoneham Park Contact Dheeresh on 07758 574567 or dervish.terminal@gmail.com Men’s Social Club 7.30pm-10.30pm Hove Methodist Church
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This poem was sent in to us by a resident of Poets Corner...
Please be aware of the below...
Our Corner by Rosemary King
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Election
Four generations, My family, Father’s side, To the same house we’ve belonged, Since the 1890’s when men Wore moustaches, medals and pride. When wives laboured and Fetched on the daily trot Butter, sugar, cheese And tea on the slate From their corner shop.
Whose services we didn’t need But said our prayers whilst Knelt by our beds, working class Solid, born and bred and When called to arms man And horse left, some not to return. Renown wasn’t what they sought But for the love of England And our corner they fought. Rosemary King
When the bakeries’ loaves Warmed the dawn And with horses’ clop Came milk on cart drawn When children, dresses and shorts long, Tumbled from unlocked doors To the streets to number hop And eat the gutters’ harvest Of sweetened apple cores.
The Police & Crime Commissioner sets the budget for the local police, decides strategy and holds the police to account on behalf of the public. The candidates for the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner are:
Rosemary’s grandfather, Edwin King
The poets around us Whose verses we didn’t read The churches we didn’t enter
Elections for Police & Crime Commissioners take place across the country on Thursday May 5th.
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Katy Bourne (Conservative)
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James Doyle (Green)
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Michael Jones (Labour)
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Local community news...
News from the West Hove Forum Alliance of Friends of Parks Eight Friends of Parks groups including Wish and Stoneham, as well as City in Bloom, are to meet a couple of times a year in this new alliance; the aim is to share good and bad practice in the west of the city (west of Sackville Road) and to share resources such as bunting and gazebos. Community garden and allotment groups can also join. For more information, contact MarkDrayton@trustdevcom.org.uk . Friends of Hove Lagoon Cllr Robert Nemeth told the West Hove Forum that a Friends of Hove Lagoon group is to be set up. The first Hove Lagoon Summit will be held on Wednesday 4th May at 6.30pm at the Big Beach Café. Anybody who cares about the future of Hove Lagoon is urged to attend – from model boaters to dog walkers. There is no need to register – just turn up. Hove Station Neighbourhood Forum The Hove Station Neighbourhood Forum are still looking for a couple of people who live west of Sackville Road to join their committee. If you are interested, contact Mike Gibson at hovestationforum@gmail.com
West Hove Forum Community Open Day Our annual open day will be at the YMCA in Marmion Road on 11th June from 12 noon to 2pm. Please email us if you would like a stand. The next West Hove Forum meeting will be at 2pm on Wednesday 25th May, at Muriel House, Ingram Crescent. Our guest speaker will be Sally McMahon, the council’s Head of Libraries & Information Services. If you would like to attend on behalf of a community group, business or other organisation, email us at westhoveforum@gmail.com or phone the Chair, Ron Gurney, on 01273 385361.
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Brighton Festival and Fringe in and around Poets Corner...
Brighton Festival Brighton Festival runs from 7th to 29th May and Brighton Fringe is on from 6th May to 5th June. Here are a few events happening close to Poets Corner. Masquerade Enter the Masquerade Ball, a world of anonymity and duplicity. You will need to form bonds and be ruthless in your pursuit of glory, but trust no-one. Masquerade is a game set in the physical world during which participants receive instructions through their phone from the mysterious hosts of the ball. Saturday 28th May, 10am-4pm, George Street, Hove Free, but ticket required The Last Resort Amidst a barren landscape, a neon light stands bleak and stark. Welcome to The Last Resort. For those brave enough to return to this long deserted resort, beauty, science fiction and history merge to create a unique outdoor experience. Wearing headphones, you and a partner will embark on a journey along a desolate stretch of beach to rediscover a fantastical reality. This experience is for two people at a time. Saturday 7th to Sunday 29th May (no performances Mon & Tues) Wed-Fri, 2pm-8pm; Sat & Sun, 11am-9pm; timed slots allocated on booking Portslade beach (close to Shoreham Port and Hove Lagoon); £10 For more information and to book tickets, visit: brightonfestival.org/whats_on Bed In this travelling installation, memories of the past come back to haunt an older woman in the space between waking and sleep. Saturday 14th May, 10am & 2pm, George Street, Hove Free; a durational outdoor performance in which audiences can come and go.
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Letterpress by the Sea A pop-up letterpress studio housed in a replica London Underground tube tent is set to arrive on Hove Lawns with a team of artists, designers and printers! Watch and learn the letterpress process: setting type, inking up and printing using a press. Have a go on one of the presses and select an artist’s print to take home. Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th May, 12 noon to 6pm, Hove Lawns; FREE
Brighton Fringe Soul Circus The Musical (Be in Your Feet!) Original musical, live music, dance and song from chant and Motown through rap to disco. Thoughtprovoking and funny. 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th May, 3.30pm, £7.50 (£5) [1hr]; Ralli Hall, 81 Denmark Villas, Hove To book tickets for Brighton Fringe events, call 01273 917272 or book online at www.brightonfringe.org
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Where in Poets Corner? Where in Poets Corner were they taken? See next month’s Poets Pages for the answers.
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YOGA THERAPY for the Mind 8 WEEK COURSE FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT AND EMOTIONAL BALANCE Small Group Classes Private one - to one Yoga Therapy Sessions also available
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Every Friday starting 7th February Classes in Brighton and Hove @ Hanover Community Centre For aBaby FREE TASTER SESSION Class 12.30 - 1.30pm contact Belinda McBride Mixed 1-3 years Class 1.30 - 2.30pm Introductory FREE CLASS 07582 256957 Contact Belinda McBride 07582 256957 or belinda.mcbride@musicalbumps.com belinda.mcbride@musicalbumps.com
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Welcome to the area new estate agents HW Estate Agents at 157 Sackville Road. www.hwestateagents.co.uk...
HW Estate Agents – A Bespoke Service HW Estate Agents offer a bespoke, tailored service specialising in residential sales and lettings. The agency was founded by Charles and Liam who have gained experience dealing in many areas of the property industry, including: residential sales and lettings, land sites, commercial properties and new homes developments. “We pride ourselves on the personal service we offer every client and understand that not everyone’s needs are the same. This is why we tailor our bespoke services to each individual client. We look to build relationships with our friendly and personal approach and believe this is something you will only find at HW Estate Agents. “We believe that, with correct exposure and marketing, combined with the bespoke service we provide, we will not only achieve you the best possible price for your property but also make the sale or rental of your property as stress-free as possible. Most estate agents believe their job is done when an offer is accepted. For us this is just the beginning.”
Seated Exercise Class This new weekly class caters for anyone over 60 at St Barnabas Church, 88 Sackville Road, Hove, BN3 3HE, at 12.30pm -1.30pm, £3.50. Welcomed by a slow, gradual, seated warm-up to prepare participants for the resistance band work and stretches that lie ahead, it is suitable for those looking to increase their mobility, improve posture, balance, strength, self-confidence and self-esteem. We’re very sociable...put the kettle on! Tailored and adapted for all physical conditions and impairments by Suzy Hawker, a qualified personal trainer and specialist in exercise for older adults. Contact Suzy: suzy.hawker@ntlworld.com; tel: 01273 726507 to reserve your place.
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