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SPEAKERS FESTIVAL On 5th and 6th August at the All Saints Centre, the �rst ever <strong>Lewes</strong> Speakers Festival is taking place, featuring some remarkable and internationally acclaimed journalists and authors. We interview Lord Hennessy on page 30, and the impressive line-up of other speakers includes: Ion Trewin, biographer of Alan Clark, Sandy Gall, Mark Henderson and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. For more information see www.lewesspeakersfestival.com. Ticket line 0844 8700887. Part of the festival’s pro�ts will go to charity. TWO TRIATHLONS AND A SPONSORED WALK BEAUTIFUL BEER FOR A BEAUTIFUL GAME BITS AND BOBS AGE UK INFO SERVICE Age UK in <strong>Lewes</strong> have a great information service for older people. If you pop by the shop on Cliffe High Street any weekday between <strong>10</strong>am and 1pm, you can get free, con�dential, advice on anything from pensions, the NHS and social care to bills, family problems, and housing. You don’t need to make an appointment, but if you want to, call 01424 426162. If you have a few hours to spare, charity shops are always keen for volunteers. Cancer Research is particularly short of people at the moment, so please let them know if you’d like to help out. Seaford’s annual triathlon on Sat 13th includes four events of different dif�culties, including a ‘fun’ quarterlength version - or you can just watch from the beach. A week later on 20th, Ringmer Community College hosts a children’s triathlon, with several different distances depending on age. You need to sign up online in advance. Or you could try the Hike4Hospices Walk. This starts at <strong>Lewes</strong> Town Hall, and goes west along the South Downs Way for 43 miles in six stages over Sat 20th and Sun 21st. Last year’s event raised £32,000 for Sussex hospices. Beer & football; a match made in heaven. Or so you’d think until you look at what’s on offer at most stadiums. Big-money sponsorship by multinational brewers ensures that the terraces of the top clubs are pretty big on �zz and low on taste. The new Amex Stadium at Falmer is bucking the trend and banking on the good taste of Brighton & Hove Albion fans when it comes to liquid refreshment, however. The football club has agreed deals with Harveys and Dark Star to ensure that the awardwinning Sussex breweries’ cask ales, as well as some of their bottled beers, are always available. BHAFC chief executive Martin Perry said: “The real ale drinkers amongst our fans have been quite vociferous in their requests that the club serve at least one traditional real ale alongside the usual array of beers on sale at most stadiums. We have taken that on board, and have already agreed that both breweries will have at least one cask offering.” Dark Star managing director Paul Reed added: “I think they’ve made a great choice of beers. Harveys and Dark Star create a very different style of beers and between us we can cater for a wide variety of tastes.” To be fair, the Dripping Pan has long led the way in real ale and football matches, with at least one Harveys cask ale on the bar at every game. As a beer fan though, I’m really excited by the Albion’s plans to source guest beers brewed near away fans’ teams. Who knows, it might even tempt me to �nally go and watch a game! Tony Leonard, Landlord of the Snowdrop Inn 15
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