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