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Photo by Stephen Cassidy PROMS IN THE PADDOCK <strong>Lewes</strong>’ take on the proms is a relaxed affair in the Paddock Field, where you can have a picnic, wander round socialising, or enjoy a barbecue. There’s also a tombola, swing boats, and a temporary sweet shop on site.This year, male barbershop choir The Sussex Harmonisers make their Proms debut, while the ever-popular LGB Brass return with their rousing mix of classical standards. Expect literal �reworks when they play the 1812 Overture. Sat 6th August, 5pm, £7/3 from Elephant and Castle, Harveys, F. Richards, Gardeners Arms, <strong>Lewes</strong> Arms or the Con Club, contact@promsinthepaddock.co.uk ANIMAL MAGIC TRAVEL LOG THE NEW SLIDE BITS AND BOBS “Three changes of train will get you to Moscow and six changes will get you to Istanbul”, says ‘Travelman’s Travel Log website, a mine of information about travel, which is <strong>Lewes</strong>-focused, but also has some great advice for longer journeys. Travelman digests the vastly complex rail ticketing system, explaining how to save money with advance/off-peak tickets, ‘ticket splitting’, railcards, and so on. Wisely, he suggests “If you have to travel peak times...get someone else to pay!” There’s also plenty of detail about bus services, and loads for walkers, drivers and cyclists. One section explains how to get to local schools cheaply, another says how to make the holiday budget go further, and a third deals with travelling to and from hospital. www.travelloglewes.co.uk Local folk fans Tom Redman (from <strong>Lewes</strong>) and Matt Quinn (from Portslade) both took the folk and traditional music course at Newcastle University, where they formed The New Slide. The band is building quite a reputation, playing traditional tunes from England and French Canada, as well as some originals. Sat 13th, All Saints Centre, 8pm, £7-4 on the door or from Union Music, 474053 or www.thenewslide.co.uk At Rodmell’s Summer Show you’ll see classic cars, a brass band, and a range of birds of prey. There’s a ‘best scarecrow’ competition, but we aren’t sure whether the birds will be judging it. Plus a photo contest and a fun dog show. Categories include Prettiest Bitch, Best Veteran (over seven years), Best Youngster (under 18 months), and Dog Most Like Handler. (Sat 20th, 2pm, £1, children free, dog show 2.15pm, £1 per entry). There’s another dog show the following week at the Firle Place Horse Trials and Country Fair (Sat 27th-Sun 28th). One lucky owner will be rewarded for having ‘the dog the judge would most like to take home’. The unusual pricing system means it’s £<strong>10</strong> for a car-full of people to get in, however many that may be. Once inside, you can have a go at archery, or get your face painted. Please don’t get it painted in red, white and blue expanding circles though. The horse trials will include some Olympic hopefuls showing off their skills at dressage, show jumping and cross country (‘similar to a triathlon for horses’, apparently). 11