Golden Times January 2017

Goldentimes 

Jan/Feb 2017 

Your FREE guide to active living for the over 50s in EAST SUSSEX 

INSIDE OUR NEW YEAR ISSUE: 

Local Events, Fashion & Beauty, Live Music Guide, Lifestyle & Opinion 

Pieces, Creative Writing, Gardening Advice, Reader's Photography, Theatre 

Tickets Competition & Much More Inside ! 

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Happy new year and welcome to the first Golden 

Times of 2017. We've made it our new year's 

resolution to make the magazine even better 

than before this year, and we hope you'll all continue to 

support us. We're always keen to keep our readers happy 

so if there's something new you'd like to see in Golden 

Times, by all means get in touch and let us know. 

We've packed our pages this time out with lots of local 

information, advice and opinion, and I hope you'll all find 

something interesting and entertaining. Make sure you 

enter our competition on page 14, and do remember to 

mention Golden Times if we've helped you find an event 

or service. Enjoy the magazine - Jason 

CONTENTS 

04. Guide to Local Walks 

04. Frank's Column - He's Back 

06. Event Listings 

10. Julia Meanwell - New Year 

10. Creative Writing Corner 

12. Living the Alexander way of Life with Liz Jeffries 

14. Tricia's New Year Column 

14. Competition - WIN Theatre Tickets 

16. Gladys Gallivants - In Search of a business 

16. Discovering Wildlife 

18. Scenic Sussex 

20. Gardening tips for mid-late Winter 

22. The Future is Looking Beautiful with Michele Duke 

24. Local & Live with Mike Raxworthy 

26. Local Clubs & Associations 

27. Seafood Tagliatelle - Recipe from Faz Razeen 

The Golden Times Team: 

Jason - Editor Debby - Director Mike - Live Music Tricia - Columnist Liz - Columnist Michèle - Fashion Julia - Lifestyle Frank - Columnist 

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The opinions expressed within the magazine are not necessarily those of the publishers but those of the individual contributors. The 

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Frank’s Column - He's back ! 

As some of the readers of Golden Times 

magazine may have noticed, my travel column 

has been missing for a number of issues. This 

has been entirely due to a period in my life 

where I have experienced some rather serious 

health issues. Now I am on the road to recovery, 

but unfortunately there is a small downside: I 

am no longer allowed to travel anywhere by air 

so future column's could provide me with the 

opportunity to wax lyrical about my pre-army 

days when I was a lad growing up in Belfast, 

and introduce you to my family. There was 

eleven of us not including mother and father, 

so it was anything but boring!! 

In the meantime I want to use a section of 

this column to pay tribute to all the front-line 

nursing staff who cared for me during my stay 

in various hospitals. My illness caused me to 

spend time in St. Thomas's in London, The 

Conquest Hospital in Hastings, Eastbourne 

DGH, and 3 times in the Peterborough City 

Hospital. During the entirety of my time under 

the care of all the NHS nursing staff I was 

looked after with the utmost 

respect, and consideration. 

It is my honest opinion that 

I was frequently looked 

after in such a manner that 

it could only be regarded as 

"Above and beyond the line 

of duty" and that comment comes from an old 

soldier with 27 years of service behind him. 

One of the things I could not help but notice 

was the attitude of a small number of patients 

whose demanding attitude, and obnoxious 

behaviour must have stretched the patience of 

the nursing staff to it's limits. I often wondered 

if these people are the same ones who 

constantly denigrate their hospital treatment ? 

Well I think I have spent more than enough time 

on my soapbox so I will end this column with 

my very best wishes to you all for good health, 

and a prosperous New Year. 

Till next time, take care, be happy, and watch 

how you go - Frank 

Walking for Health - Your local weekly walk diary 

Walking is a fantastic way to stay fit, and a great way to get out and meet new people while enjoying some fresh air! 

EAST SUSSEX HEALTH WALKS : 

MONDAYS: 

Hastings Old Town: Meet at 2pm opposite the Jenny Lind pub, 

High Street. 

Hastings: Mindfulness walk, 2nd and 4th Monday each month at 

1pm, Alexandra Park Cafe. 

Rye: Starting at 10am at Gibbets Marsh car park, Udimore 

Road. 

Sidley: Meet at 11am on Sidley Green. 

Ticehurst: Meet at 10.30am Pickford Lane car park. 

Pevensey Bay: at 9.45am outside Pevensey Bay library. Suitable 

for older walkers. 

TUESDAYS: 

St. Leonards: Meet at 11am, inside the WRVS centre, South 

Street. 

Robertsbridge: Meet 9.30am, outside the Youth Centre, The 

Grove. 

Hampden Park, Eastbourne: 10.30am outside Lakeside tea 

chalet, Hampden Park Drive. 

WEDNESDAYS: 

Alexandra Park: 12 noon at the Cafe in the Park. 

Ashdown House: 1pm meet outside E-floor reception, 

Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards. 

Heathfield: 10am at the clock tower on the High Street. 

THURSDAYS: 

Hastings Town Centre: Starting at 2pm outside Rye Bay Kitchen, 

Robertson Street. 

Hailsham healthy walk: 10.30-11.30 

Setting off from the war memorial on the High Street. 

FRIDAYS: 

Battle: 10am opposite Battle Abbey on The Green. 

Church Wood: Starting at 10.30am at Church in the Wood car 

park, Church Wood Drive, Hollington. 

Bexhill: 11am, in the foyer of the De La Warr Pavilion. 

Eastbourne Shinewater: 

Meet at 10.30am outside the Co-Op on Milfoil Drive. 

SATURDAYS: 

Ore Health Walk: Meet at 10.30am outside Ore Community 

Centre, Old London Road. 

Contact Paula Hubens - 07740 899 559 

WORKOUT WALKS FROM THE BEACH PAD: 

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS: 

St Leonards: Meet at 1.15pm outside the beach cafe side of Azur 

at Marina Pavilion. Half an hour of power walking, breathing, 

stretching & strength exercises with Debi Arnold, health coach 

and personal trainer. www.thebeachpad.com 

EASTBOURNE AGE CONCERN, WALKING FOR WELLNESS: 

MONDAYS: 

Eastbourne: Seafront walk starting at 10.30am at the Lifeboat 

Museum opposite Carlisle Road. 

WEDNESDAYS: 

Hampden Park: Starting at 10.30am, at the Lakeside Tea Chalet. 

THURSDAYS: 

Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne: Starting at 10.30am outside 

Bright Ideas in Sovereign Harbour. Three mile circular walk 

finishing at a cafe. 

Age concern also run monthly, seasonal walks find out more 

from Liz Maxtead - 01323 638474 

FURTHER INFORMATION: 

www.walkingforhealth.org.uk www.ageconcerneastbourne.co.uk 

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Event Listings 

Panto at the Congress 

Theatre - Snow White 

Until 15th January 

Congress Theatre, 

Carlisle Rd, Eastbourne. 

A show jam packed 

with all the classic panto 

ingredients, top class live 

music and a fantastic 

cast. For full details and 

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Free Concert - 

Recycled 

7th Jan, 10am-12noon 

The Under Ground 

Theatre, below 

Eastbourne Library, 

Grove Road. 

Playing hits from the 50's 

and 60's, all 5 members 

of "Recycled" are over 65. 

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RSPB New Year 

Conservation Work 

Party 

7th Jan 10.30am to 3pm 

RSPB Fore Wood, 

Forewood Lane, 

Crowhurst, Battle. 

Burn off those mince pies 

and do something great 

for nature. No experience 

or equipment is necessary. 

All are welcome. Tel: 

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Skincare Workshop 

11th Jan 7.30–9.30pm 

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and other dates. 

Doctor Jazz at the 

Deanland Jazz Club 

17th Jan, 7.30 - 

10.30pm. 

Inn on the Park, 

Deanland Road, (off the 

A22) at Golden Cross. 

Dance floor, raffle & 

Brolly Parade. £8, food 

available. 

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Discover Arbonne 

17th January 7.30pm 

White Rock Hotel, 

Hastings 

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and other dates. 07801 

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17th Jan, 1-4pm 




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Drop in with your laptop 

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advice on a first-come, 

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Dick Whittington 

Pantomime 

19th-21st Jan. 

7.30pm with 2.30pm 

Matinee on the 21st. 

Shepherds Theatre, Little 

Common Community 

Centre, Shepherds Close, 

Little Common. 

Little Common and 

Bexhill Players' 2017 

pantomime. £8 adults, 

£4 under 16yrs. Special 

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Splashpoint Jazz Club 

25th Jan 8pm 

Fishermans Club, Royal 

Parade, Eastbourne. 

Music from the Neal 

Richardson Band feat. 

Dave Lewis 

20th Century 

Decorative Arts Fair 

28th & 29th Jan 

10am to 5pm 

De La Warr Pavilion, 

Marina, Bexhill on Sea. 

30 specialist dealers in 

Art Deco, Art Nouveau 

and the Arts & Crafts 

movement selling 

furniture, lighting, 

paintings, pictures & 

posters, glass & ceramics, 

metalwork, mirrors, 

jewellery & handbags. £5 

on the door. 

A Winter Ramble 

around Pett Level 

29th Jan 10:30am-2pm 

With Sussex Wildlife 

Trust, look for wildfowl, 

waders and birds of 

prey. Bring a packed 

lunch and binoculars if 

you have them. Meet at 

the roadside pool at Pett 

Level – TQ899142. 

Donations appreciated. 

Eastbourne Music & 

Arts Festival 

10th-19th Feb 

Congress Theatre, 

Eastbourne 

Offering new ideas and 

the opportunity for around 

2,500 entrants of all 

ages to appear before 

professional adjudicators 

and live audiences in a 

wide range of performing 

arts disciplines. 

Joseph & his Amazing 

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14th-18th Feb 

White Rock Theatre, 

Hastings 

A spectacular musical full 

of unforgettable songs. 

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Skincare Workshop 

15th Feb 7.30–9.30pm 

Michèle Duke invites you 

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details and other dates. 

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A Wildlife Safari 

18th Feb 14:30 

Winchelsea Beach 

Community Hall 

Part of the Friends Winter 

Talk series, a virtual tour 

of the Trust’s nature 

reserves, looking for our 

county’s most beautiful 

and bizarre wildlife. 

Donations appreciated. 

Organised by the Friends 

of Rye Harbour Nature 

Reserve. Open to all. 

Rye Bay Scallop Week 

18th to 26th February. 

Throughout Rye. 

A mainly restaurantbased 

event held when 

the local delicacy is at 

it’s plumpest and most 

succulent. The festival 

features cookery schools, 

scallop themed menus 

and scallop shucking 

demonstrations. For full 

details, visit: 

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Castle Water Wildlife 

Walk 

19th Feb 1-4pm 

A walk to Camber Castle 

with an opportunity to 

look inside and visit the 

birdwatching hide. 

Meet at Brede Lock, car 

parking nearby in Rye. 

Donations appreciated 

Jazz Dukes at the 

Deanland Jazz Club 

21st Feb, 7.30 - 

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Inn on the Park, 

Deanland Road, (off the 

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Dance floor, raffle & 

Brolly Parade. £8, food 

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Splashpoint Jazz Club 

22nd Feb 8pm 

Fishermans Club, Royal 

Parade, Eastbourne. 

Music from Alan Barnes & 

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Happy New Year - by Julia Meanwell 

Traditionally January is deemed the time to take stock 

of your life and start creating the changes you'd like 

to see in the future. But of course you don’t have to 

wait until the New Year to make a new start because 

every day is a new beginning. 

Now that 2017 has arrived is it the opportune moment 

to ask yourself whether you, your relationships and 

your life are in good shape? If not, you may have 

been glad to see the back of 2016 for any number of 

reasons. Maybe I am assuming that everyone wants 

to change something but perhaps you are perfectly 

content with your life and are fortunate enough to 

have it just the way you want it to be. 

Every year millions of people make resolutions 

only to find that they are usually broken by the 

second week in January. The origin of making New 

Year's resolutions rests with the Babylonians, who 

reportedly made promises to the gods in the hope 

that they would earn good favour in the coming year. 

They often resolved to get out of debt; I guess not a 

lot has changed on that one. Technology often plays 

a huge part in the pledges we make to ourselves on 

January 1st, with people declaring that they will cut 

the amount of times they text people; even reducing 

the number of friends they have on Facebook. 

New Year, new job? Research from jobs website 

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"Garden Olympics" 

by Viki Allerston 

Hearing my wife's blood-curdling screams, the three of us 

raced around the side of the bungalow to investigate. She was at 

the far end of the garden and we arrived around the corner just 

in time to see her hurl a plastic bowl into the air. The blackberries 

it had contained rained around her like purple hail stones. To our 

amazement she kicked off a sandal which flew through the air 

at a speed of which Rooney would have been proud. Then she 

snatched off the other one and threw that away too, bowling it 

underarm across the vegetable patch. 

The next moment she was racing up the garden path, 

frantically fumbling with the fastening of her jeans as she did so. 

Pausing briefly only to drop and step out of them, she started 

to run again, speeding up like a marathon runner. As she drew 

nearer, her now unencumbered legs were pumping up and down 

like Bradley Wiggins on his bicycle. To our further astonishment 

the area below her navel was clad only in a minute scrap of black 

lace. 

I was gob-smacked and stopped dead in my tracks. She’d 

not been this keen since our honeymoon and then only in the 

bedroom! 

Excitement over this phenomenon held hands with 

embarrassment as my pair of male companions cannoned into 

me, keen to see what was happening. They had been expecting 

one of her delicious rabbit stews followed by her famous homemade 

blackberry-and-apple pie; certainly nothing like this 

Local counsellor Julia Meanwell, has 

been in practice for over 20 years, 

she has a wealth of experience, 

empathy and understanding to offer 

clients. 

Julia began her counselling career 

as a relationship counsellor with 

Relate which incorporated working 

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Creative Writing Corner 

prepared to stay for more than a year in a position 

they disliked with 15 per cent admitting they had 

been discontented for 18 months before beginning 

the search for a new direction. 

Rather than making loads of declarations how about 

contemplating your personal hopes and dreams. 

Write them down in a note book so you can focus 

on what you want to achieve then you can tick them 

off the list when accomplished. Change one small 

thing at a time and don’t set yourself up for failure by 

choosing unrealistic, unattainable goals. Make space 

for treating yourself with patience and compassion; 

there is no hurry you’ve got a whole year! 

Happy New Year everyone. 

You can contact Julia via her website www. 

juliameanwellcounselling.co.uk email julia. 

meanwell@gmail.com or give her a call on 

07714 280083. 

exhibition! The stunned, grinning faces of our two guests peered 

over my shoulders. My wife streaked past us, hardly seeming to 

be aware of our presence. 

Strewth! she was wearing a thong! The sight of those ample 

buttocks bouncing past will remain firmly in the memories of the 

three of us for ever. 

Stunned, we followed her indoors and were surprised to hear 

the sound of running water. I insisted my companions waited, 

feeling it was more prudent that for further investigation I should 

be alone. Very, very reluctantly they obeyed. Which was really 

just as well. The first thing I spied as I entered the bathroom was 

the thong lying on the floor and as my gaze travelled across the 

room the second horror I saw was my wife’s large, rotund, bare 

rear being lowered into the bath. And she was still fully clothed 

above the waist. 

`What on earth's going on….?' I demanded to know. 

Too out of breath to speak, but with her panic now subsiding to 

a manageable level, she pointed to her legs. They were swelling 

and turning red, as masses of little eruptions amalgamated. On 

the waves created by her hasty submergence, floated hundreds 

of red ant corpses. Masses of brave little soldiers that had 

sacrificed themselves in the line of duty. Poor little devils, they 

had only been defending the nest into which she had stuck her 

wretched great foot! 

If you would like to submit a short story (450-500 words) for inclusion in 

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LIVING THE 

ALEXANDER 

WAY OF LIFE 

by Liz Jeffries 

I always find myself singing 

along to this song by Sheryl 

Crow when it starts up on the 

radio. However, first things 

first; Happy New Year to you 

dear readers. So who has a 

list of New Year resolutions all 

ready to activate? I have the 

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what’s been good about the 

past year and what I want to 

learn/work on for the next year. 

I always think of myself as a 

work in progress. I would hate 

to ever feel I know everything, 

or couldn’t improve, as I want 

to keep on learning. It is also 

a great excuse for never having 

to be perfect! 

Alexander’s discoveries in the 

field of musculo/skeletal use 

stemmed from the recurrent 

vocal problems he suffered 

as a Shakespearian reciter. 

He realised that his own 

body misuse was causing 

the hoarseness in his voice. 

A Change Will Do You Good 

His discovery was around 

the relationship between 

the head and spine and by 

rethinking how he carried out 

his activities, he was able to 

develop a way of stopping 

his previous postural habits 

and replace them with an 

ease of movement, better 

co-ordination and balance. 

Indeed, he was able to resume 

working after suffering a stroke 

when he was seventy-eight 

and continued to teach until 

a few days before he died 

aged eighty-six. Challenging 

the way we habitually think 

and go about our lives can be 

very liberating. It can lead to 

exciting new prospects and 

stops us becoming stale. 

So, what will my changes be 

in 2017? I have been teaching 

the Alexander Technique as 

individual sessions for many 

years and love it, but I have 

discovered the joys and 

merits of teaching in groups, 

not just for me, but also for 

the participants, so I will be 

expanding that. I feel that with 

a little more structure to my 

day I could get more done, so 

I will definitely make a change 

there. I am lax at keeping up 

with friends, so will change 

that ……Oh my goodness, 

these are beginning to sound 

like New Year resolutions. 

I hope 2017 brings you all you 

wish for 

The Alexander Technique can 

help with any musculo/skeletal 

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conditions. I’ve started new 

group drop in sessions at the 

Wellington Centre, Hastings. 

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Tricia's column - Resolution Revolution 

T 

he start of the year always seems to be 

the time we're told to reinvent ourselves. 

New Year, New You, all that sort of thing. 

Well what if I like me as I am ? What 

if I quite enjoy my bad habits ? What if I like 

eating junk food and not doing any exercise ? 

Maybe the "old me" read a bit about the potential 

"New me" and thought she sounded a bit boring. 

My suggestion to all of my readers who find 

themselves being badgered by a lifestyle guru to 

make some changes is to tell them to mind their 

own business! 

Having over half a dozen grandchildren (and 

being a great aunt to another four) you won't 

be surprised to hear that Christmas can be a 

bit hectic for me. It can be quite tiring to be on 

the receiving end of a fifteen minute lecture on 

the merits of a Star Wars space ship made from 

734 plastic bricks. Over the years I've become an 

expert at feigning fascination. Wine always helps. 

The girls are a bit more fun, especially the 

smallest ones as you can put ridiculous amounts 

of make up on them when their mother's not 

looking and the kids absolutely love every minute! 

The parents aren't always best pleased, but I just 

Singing sensation and X Factor 

favourite Joe McElderry will 

once again wear the world’s 

most famous coat in the UK’s 

longest running musical on 

stage at the White Rock Theatre, 

Hastings from the 14th to the 

18th of February. 

Joe’s title-role debut in 

the 2016 production of 

Joseph was his first major 

theatrical appearance, and 

his performance was met with 

5 star reviews and standing 

ovations up and down the 

country. 

Star of the show Joe was just 

18 when he won the sixth series 

of ‘The X Factor’ having been 

mentored by Girls Aloud star 

Cheryl Cole and beating off 

fierce competition from Olly 

Murs and Stacey Solomon. 

Having garnered sensational 

reviews and standing ovations 

at every performance since its 

inception over 36 years ago, 

Bill Kenwright’s ‘amazing’, 

‘superb’, ‘wonderful’ and 

‘brilliant’ production has now 

sold an estimated 20 million 

tickets. 

This vibrant and exciting 

retelling of the biblical story 

about Joseph, and the coat 

of many colours sings out 

to young and old alike with a 

score crammed wall to wall 

with hits, including Jacob and 

Sons, Close Every Door and 

Any Dream Will Do. 

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just answer the following 

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How old was Joe McElderry when 

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have to raise an eyebrow and 

they'll remember what they got 

up to with my mother when they 

were little. 

Having all that fun does wear 

you out a bit though so by the 

time you're reading this piece I 

shall be toasting the new year 

on a beach in the Canary Islands 

with a cold glass of wine. I think 

it's only fair that I escape a little bit of the bleak 

midwinter and recharge my batteries ahead of 

the Spring! 

For those of you still enjoying wintertime in 

Blighty, there's no better way to lift your spirits 

than a trip to see a fantastic show, and it's even 

better if you win free tickets, so make sure you 

enter the competition at the foot of this page ! 

That about wraps things up from me then, I 

hope you all have a wonderful start to the year 

and I shall see you in March, when our sister 

magazine, The Family Buzz, returns for it's 5th 

birthday issue. I wonder if they'll have a party ? 

I've organised an awful lot of 5th birthday parties 

in my time, you know... 

Tricia 

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GLADYS GALLIVANTS - IN SEARCH OF A BUSINESS 

“What have you got in your bag ?” the airport security 

lady at Brisbane Airport was standing next to me, 

her crime busting partner, a Springer Spaniel sitting 

smugly beside my red rucksack. My fellow passengers 

with whom I had been conversing, melted away as the 

strident Australian voice of authority awaited my answer. 

Confronted by the law I was momentarily speechless. 

“Bugsy is a trained fruit dog and has smelt something 

illegal in your luggage.” Realisation dawned. “I had an 

apple at Singapore Airport, wrapped the core and put 

it in the side pocket planning to find a dustbin before 

my flight. Suddenly the announcement came over the 

loudspeaker, I grabbed my belongings and rushed to 

the boarding gate. Honestly I had completely forgotten 

to throw the packet away,” came my longwinded excuse. 

Sheepishly, I took out the offending package. Bugsy 

stood up and looked at his handler with an attitude of 

‘I told you so.’ “Kindly dispose of it immediately,” the 

hard utterance of the uniform commanded. 

That was not quite how I planned to start my business 

search. 

Buying and selling enterprises appeared to be an Aussie 

hobby with many small entrepreneurs changing their 

lifestyle and occupations every 10 years. A Lighting 

Shop, Outboard Motor Sales, Fumigation, Undertaking, 

Swimming Pool Cleaning, Mexican Restaurant, were all 

on offer. 

As a trained tour guide, my favourite was a tourist 

company in Alice Springs that I investigated while on a 

trip to Ayers Rock now also known as Uluru. 

Discovering Wildlife with Sussex Wildlife Trust 

Finding and watching wildlife is a really 

healthy activity for both body and mind. 

Wildlife can be beautiful, inspirational, 

surprising and amazing. 

There’s probably some wildlife close 

to your home, but if you want to see a 

greater variety why not plan a trip to a 

nature reserve? There’s quite a few to 

choose from locally, but the best for 

easy access to see coastal wildlife is 

at Rye Harbour in the eastern corner 

of Sussex. Visit by train, car, cycle 

or on foot at any time of year and 

you will discover a network of paths 

through several very special habitats 

– saltmarsh, shingle, saline lagoons, 

reedbed and grazing marsh. Many 

paths and all five birdwatching hides 

are wheelchair friendly. Winter has 

large flocks of wading birds, ducks 

and geese. Spring has more than 90 

types of bird nesting. Summer sees 

the amazing flowering of the shingle 

beach. Autumn has an abundance of 

butterflies, moths, dragonflies and 

much more… 

Add to this the many layers of historical 

interest with old Winchelsea washed 

away by the sea, Henry VIII’s Camber 

Castle, Napoleonic Martello Towers, 

This venture included a four bedroom 

home and three vehicles. A limousine 

granted the Official Standard to chauffeur 

political and Royal dignitaries from the 

airport to State functions. “Do you think 

they will take kindly to a lady in peaked 

cap and livery ?” was my enquiry. The 

man, eager to sell, stated, “They will just 

have to get used to a new idea.” 

A 4 X 4 jeep for the ‘Bush whacker experience’ – camping 

in the bush with billy tea and damper – requiring a tough 

guy tour guide who would swing the billy can overhead 

while the bread cooked in the coals. Lastly, a mini bus 

for visits to an Aboriginal village. 

Unfortunately this was too big for me to handle besides 

the temperature being well over 40 degrees for many 

months and the flies ! I wore a fly net over my face all 

the time in Alice. 

Back in Cairns while staying with friends they showed 

me the Hurricane Information Brochure with which 

all inhabitants have to be familiar. “Oops, what was I 

contemplating !” 

Advice was to fill your car with petrol and put rocks in 

your wheelie bin to stop them blowing away, how to 

board up your home, what supplies to keep and what to 

do while the storm raged. Dramatic stuff but when you 

need to find a new country to set up home, not even a 

hurricane threat can deter you. 

The quest continues ... 

World War II defences, the Mary 

Stanford Lifeboat tragedy and the sea 

defences. 

Rye Harbour has a car park, toilets, 

shop, gallery and tea room, café 

and two pubs, so you can make a 

day of your visit. Find more details, 

a map and guided walks at www. 

sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/ryeharbour 

and you can consider joining us on the 

website too. 

The Sussex Wildlife Trust is a 

conservation charity for everyone 

who cares about nature in Sussex. We 

focus on protecting the wonderfully 

rich natural life that is found across 

our towns, countryside and coast. 

By working alongside local people 

we create opportunities for us all to 

connect with wildlife, and for it to 

thrive in even the most unlikely places. 

Together we can make sure that future 

generations living in Sussex will be able 

to enjoy the sense of wonder and wellbeing 

that wildlife offers. 

For details of Sussex Wildlife Trust’s 

other nature reserves in East Sussex 

please visit 

www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/visit 

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Volunteer encourages others to put their Hands Up for Chestnut Tree 

Gill Chapple, a volunteer for Chestnut 

Tree, the children’s hospice for Sussex, 

is asking the people of East Sussex if 

they can spare a few hours of their time 

to help raise vital funds and awareness. 

Chestnut Tree care for over 

300 children with life-shortening 

conditions and their families, 

including 55 in East Sussex, but they 

know there are more that need their 

help. As part of their Hands Up! 

campaign Chestnut Tree have been 

asking East Sussex residents to get 

involved, by fundraising, participating, 

donating or volunteering. 

69 year old Gill has been volunteering 

for Chestnut Tree for the past 6 years 

and describes it as the ‘best thing ever.’ 

She heard about the charity through 

a friend and got in touch to find out 

how she might be able to help. A chat 

with a member of the team resulted 

in her taking on the role of Collection 

Box Co-Ordinator, a role she has 

enjoyed ever since. “It fits right into 

my life” she says. “If I’ve got a bit of 

spare time then I can organise some 

collections and just pick the boxes up 

when I’m passing.” 

As well as her regular commitment 

Gill also helps out on an ad-hoc 

basis. “I receive a list of opportunities 

by email and just do whatever I 

fancy that fits around my life. I love 

handing out the medals at the Night 

to Remember midnight walk, but I 

also help with raffles and tombolas, 

man awareness stands and organise 

monthly table games evenings. These 

have proved a great success, good 

fun and raised almost £600 in a year. 

It sounds like a lot but really it isn’t, 

I can pick and choose what I do and 

there is never any pressure. If I can’t 

do something it isn’t a problem.” 

When asked why she volunteers Gill’s 

face lights up. “I just feel so blessed 

and this is my way of giving something 

back,” she says. “It’s just really fun. 

I love being with people and I meet 

so many through volunteering with 

Chestnut Tree.” 

The cost of all care that Chestnut 

Tree provides is over £3.5 million each 

year, less than 7% of this is funded by 

central government so the charity 

relies heavily on fundraising to allow 

it to continue to offer care to local 

families. 

Volunteers play a vital role in this. “I’m 

always encouraging my friends and 

family to put their Hands Up! and get 

involved and now I want to extend that 

to the whole of East Sussex. You can 

really do as much or as little as you 

want and the whole ethos at Chestnut 

Tree is really friendly and nice.” 

Anybody interested in volunteering 

can get in touch with Chestnut Tree 

by ringing 01323 725095 or emailing 

handsup@chestnut-tree-house.org.uk 

You can also find out more at 

chestnut-tree-house.org.uk/handsup 

Hands Up! 

to Volunteer 

Volunteers needed – 

help make a difference 

Chestnut Tree is the children’s hospice service for East Sussex. 

We are looking for keen volunteers from across East Sussex to 

help in a variety of ways including at our charity shops, at 

fundraising events, and in our Eastbourne office. 

The gift of your time means we can care for more children 

who need us. 

So why not put your 

to help and find out more: 

01323 725095 

handsup@chestnut-tree-house.org.uk 

Follow us on Twitter @HandsUpToHelp 

#HandsUptoVolunteer 

www.chestnut-tree-house,org.uk/handsup Registered charity number: 256789 


November & December saw lots of photos 

submitted for this little feature so I'm very pleased 

to expand it to two pages for this issue. A year 

ago I was putting in a page all of my own photos 

and wondering if our readers would start to 

contribute and you've certainly not let us down! 

1. An image of the Geese at Seddlescombe (if 

you've ever been there you'll know) sent in by 

Brenda. 

2. The sun setting as viewed from Hastings Pier 

was sent in by Lesley Wenham. 

3. A stunning image of a fishing boat setting out 

SCENIC SUSSEX 

at sunrise sent in by Terry Blackman. 

4. Moody skies over Eastbourne Beach sent in by 

Lisa Plessey. 

5. Some aerobatics caught during the Eastbourne 

Airshow by Lorna Extence. 

6. "Autumns end" by Rita Da Silva 

7. Eastbourne Pier looking very atmospheric in 

the mist at low tide. 

Keep snapping in 2017 and send your pics in to 

me at: 

jason@goldentimes.co.uk. 

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Gardening tips for mid-late Winter 

by Phoenix Gardening 

If you’ve managed to make an early start on your 

winter jobs mid - winter is a time for more indoor 

jobs. So you can pick the sunnier days to venture 

outside. Indoor jobs then, well we can order plants 

and bulbs and write up some labels replacing any 

faded ones, or just give it a tidy up. You can also 

think about any improvements you’d like to make 

in your garden, look at what’s worked and what 

hasn’t, maybe you’d like to add some or more 

seasonal colour. What can we do outside? Force 

rhubarb, if you have some plants in the greenhouse 

or conservatory give them a weekly check and take 

off any dead leaves. If you have a pond and it starts 

to ice over keep a patch of water open. One way to 

do this is use a pan of boiling water and melt a hole 

in the ice. One person I knew used to put a football 

in the pond to keep a nice circle open. 

Late winter if you haven’t got that digging done by 

now better finish it off. Mind you on some heavy 

wet clays and a hard frost you could find it rock 

hard. One reason why on heavy soils it’s good to 

get in early, if it’s not too wet. On the veg garden 

you can apply manure or fertilisers if appropriate, 

on beds and borders you can put down a layer of 

mulch with some feed. Both let the winter gradually 

take the organic matter into the soil along with the 

goodness ready for the spring. Mulches won’t stop 

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coming up. Mid - Late winter is also a good time to 

sow bedding plants for summer for a lot of tender 

plants it would be too early to sow now even indoors 

as they would come on too fast but those that need 

a longer growing period like Begonia’s should be 

fine. If in doubt check the seed packet. 

Are you over 50 and looking 

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If so, why not join the rapidly growing 

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THE FUTURE IS LOOKING BEAUTIFUL by Michele Duke 

High tech and beauty don't 

seem obvious bedfellows 

but things are changing fast 

in the beauty industry, and 

technology is offering us 

amazing new benefits. Women 

are saying they don't want 

surgery but they do want 

to hold back the clock - 

and it seems the men in 

white coats are listening 

to us. New innovations 

are offering home-based 

treatments with results 

that could previously 

only be achieved through 

expensive, and often 

painful, therapies. And 

it couldn't be happening 

at a better time. Women 

of fifty, sixty and beyond want 

to look youthful, attractive and 

sexy. If science can give us 

that, bring it on! 

About nine months ago I 

started hearing about a brandnew 

skincare device that was 

going to revolutionise the 

skincare and beauty industry. 

I have always believed that 

once you’ve got a wrinkle the 

only way to get rid of it is 

with a very sharp knife - but I 

couldn't ignore the hype that 

was happening in the US. So 

when it finally arrived here in 

September I decided to test it 

out. Just to prove that it really 

didn’t work. In the interest of 

research I used it on just one 

side of my face. After six weeks 

of a few minutes each day I saw 

a dramatic improvement. In 

fact it was so noticeable, I had 

to start doing my entire face 

before people started thinking 

I’d had a stroke! 

You might have seen some 

little handheld 'wands' that use 

sonic waves to provide a deep 

cleanse. These can be great if 

you suffer from blackheads or 

breakouts and I recommend 

them for certain skin conditions 

- the Clarisonics range are 

particularly well regarded. But 

this new device from Arbonne 

is completely different. It 

uses ultrasound technology 

to push your creams and 

potions deeper into the skin 

and ensure that the magical 

ingredients can do their work 

more efficiently. (Obviously, you 

need skincare which actually 

does something). The effects 

are quite amazing. 

Many people report an 

immediate effect but the 

effects are most dramatic over 

a period of time. Some people 

notice that fine lines can be 

eliminated within just a few 

uses. Deeper wrinkles appear 

reduced and skin more refined 

as you continue to use it. It's 

hard to believe I know, but I've 

seen it with my own eyes. And 

around my own eyes too! My 

husband was so impressed 

with the results that he started 

sneakily using it himself. One 

woman watched her 75 year 

old mother having a trial and 

exclaimed 'I can see your face 

getting smoother straight 

away!' (She and her mother 

bought one to share, which I 

thought was rather lovely.) 

Now, miracles don’t come 

cheap but it is significantly less 

than a course of facials, and 

you get to use it forever. So far 

I’ve not found anything similar 

so it seems Arbonne have got 

a head start but I fully expect 

to see this market grow 

quickly. 

Of course I have added 

this device to my beauty 

range so others can get 

their hands on it too 

and you might think 'she 

would say it's great, she 

just wants to sell it'. In 

fact it's the other way 

round. I offer it because 

I’m convinced it really 

makes a difference. But 

don't just take my word for it. 

Try it for yourself at home for 

a few days completely free of 

charge. Or come along to one 

of my fun beauty events and let 

me show you the magic. Here's 

to a wrinkle-free 2017! 

I am Michèle Duke and I 

help women look and feel 

fabulous. Come along to one 

of my make-up or skin care 

workshops or a personal 

styling session to learn how 

to look your best. They’re 

free, informal and lots of fun. 

Call me on 07801 621310 for 

more details. Check out my 

website at www.micheleduke. 

co.uk for more tips and ideas. 

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MIKE RAXWORTHY 

After the Christmas and New Year celebrations, 

parties and concerts, it’s going to be a quiet 

January. It’s been hard to get in listings from most 

venues as our copy date is a bit earlier this time due 

to the Christmas break. 

An interesting event coming up at St Mary in the 

Castle on Hastings Seafront is a Film and Concert 

to raise money to refurbish The Cyril and Lillian 

Lifeboat, with the first Hastings lifeboat ever to have 

an engine (More information in the piece below). 

Known as The Ghost of Dunkirk, it made many return 

journeys to Dunkirk saving an estimated 2,800 allied 

servicemen. I asked Stevie Stone of Jiggery Pokery 

to write a song about the boat, and with film maker 

Sean Taberer I’ve made a 10 minute film about it’s 

interesting story. 

MIKE RAXWORTHY 

The Premier of our short film and subsequent concert 

is on Friday 20th of January 2017, and features the 

excellent 3 piece Jiggery Pokery, Festival band 

with 

The Salts, Harmony One, Now and Then and the R X 

MIKE Shantymen. RAXWORTHY 

Tickets are £8.50 in advance from 

Hastings Tourist Information Centre on the seafront or 

£10 on the door. Doors open at 7pm. 

The Harp in Devonshire Road, Bexhill is well worth a 

visit. They are starting putting on bands on the last 

Saturday of each month. January 28th they have 

G ru n dy. I know these guys and they are probably 

one of the oldest, or rather longest established, 

bands from Hastings - they’ve been going since the 

sixties so expect a night of great sixties and seventies 

classics! 

In the same road as The Harp you’ll find No48, who 

host a wide range of entertainment and events to 

suit all tastes. Most live music nights include a choice 

of meal so it makes a good evening out, especially if 

it’s for a special occasion. 

On Friday Jan 27th I’d really recommend Sa m m y 

Lou Hallam. Although she’s a ‘backing track’ act 

she’s got a great voice and has chosen a fabulous 

selection of Soul and Tamla Motown hits. Tickets 

£8.75. 

Also recommended are The Deep Sea Drivers on Fri 

10th February. Proper pro band with a great groove 

and a whole host of soul....not a backing track in 

sight!! Tickets £8.75. 

Also look out for Tom Fitzpatrick on Thursday 16th 

March - he’s a class act! Tickets £15 with a meal 

February in Hastings Old Town is very special. Fat 

Tuesday is the one not to miss! It’s the Hastings 

version of Mardi Gras and has grown over the last 4 

years into a mega night of live music with just about 

every bar and pub in town presenting at least 5 live 

acts during the night. A whole host of musicians can 

be seen rushing from one bar to the other to do a 20 

minute stint. All venues are free entry. 

It all ends in the after party at The Brass Monkey in 

Havlock Road which does have an entry price.... 

tickets for this are available either at The Albion or at 

Substance in Robertson Street. 

"The Ghost of Dunkirk" returns home, 85 years old and tired. 

Local residents, Dee-Day White and Tush Hamilton, 

with finance provided by Skinners Sheds, have brought 

The Cyril and Lillian Bishop lifeboat back to Hastings 

to be restored. The boat has had a distinguished and 

fascinating history, making it worthy of preservation. 

The Cyril and Lillian Bishop 

lifeboat, first arrived in Hastings 

from the boat builders, J Samuel 

White & Co of Cowes, Isle of Wight 

in April 1931. She was crewed 

by Will Curtis, Frank Martin, Fred 

Doughty and now with her new 

35hp petrol engine she needed a 

mechanic, Bill Hilder. 

During her service to Hastings in 

the 30’s she saved 34 lives, but she is best known by her 

well-earned nickname ‘The Ghost of Dunkirk’ when in 

late May 1940 the Dunkirk evacuation needed shallow 

draught vessels to make their way to Dover. The RNLI 

was asked to send as many lifeboats as possible and 

coxswain George Moon quickly called a crew together 

consisting of Will Martin, Bodger Barton, Jumbo White, 

Bill Hilder and finally Freddie Button. 

On arrival at Dover George Moon tells us that all the 

lifeboats were commandeered by the Royal Navy and 

he and the rest of the crew travelled back to Hastings 

by train. She went on to save an average of 850 British 

and French servicemen per day and made several 

journeys back and forth across the channel. It was 

said that she appeared like a ghost amongst the smoke 

and mist during the evacuations. 

After doing her duty at Dunkirk the 

boat was hosed out to remove the 

vast quantities of sand from her 

decks and a hole was found in her 

bow, sand in her fore locker and 

her mast head light was also full 

of sand. Two bullet holes were 

also found. 

The story of the Cyril and 

Lillian Bishop in her RNLI mode 

continued until 1950 when the new Hastings Lifeboat, 

the MTC arrived in Hastings. Then, like a ghost, she 

disappeared into obscurity until 2015, when Dee- 

Day and Tush transported the lost-lady back home to 

Hastings. 

Now she’s back, she needs a lot of attention, and 

money, to restore her to her former glorious self! 

If you'd like to help, you can contact 07812 077008 or 

07546 461302 for more information or visit : 

www.facebook.com/cyrillilian.bishop 

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1066 Probus Club 

Meets 1st Thursday morning 

each month. 01424 423153 

Age Concern Social Club 

(Battle) Tel : Ruby Kiley 

01424 773536 

Age Concern Eastbourne 

William & Patricia Venton 

Centre 

Tel : 01323 638474 

Anderida Writers, E'bourne 

Tel: Tony Flood 01323 

471726 or Elizabeth Wright 

01323 503952 

Arlington Arts Group 

Thu eves, Arlington Village 

hall 

www.arlingtonartsgroup.co.uk 

Battle Lions Club 

battlelionsclub@gmail.com 

Tel : 0845 8335826 

Battle Rotary Club 

01424-774447 

battlerotary.org.uk 

Battle Writers Group 

Tel. Roy Chapman; 

01424870520 

www.battlewriters.co.uk 

Bexhill Club of Past 

Rotarians 

Meets 2pm, 1st Wed each 

month, 

Northern Hotel, Sea Rd, 

Bexhill. 

Bexhill Down Afternoon 

Townswomen’s Guild 

Meets 2nd Weds each month 

2pm 

Tel: 01424 216150 or 

844639 

Bexhill Diabetes Support 

Group. 

www.bexhill-diabetes.co.uk 

01424 732878 or 214103 

Bexhill Harmony Ladies 

Choir 

Meets Thursday evenings 

7pm 

Little Common Methodist 

Church, Church Hill Ave. 

TN39 4SG 

01424 844639 

www.bexhillharmony.co.uk 

Bexhill Hanoverian Study 

Group 

Local history club meets 3rd 

Tues each month 01424 

212932 

Bexhill International Folk 

Dance Group 

1st & 3rd Thurs of each 

month 01424 222382 

Bexhill & District Probus 

Club 

Meets 4th Thursday each 

month 

Tel : 01424 552872 

Bexhill Lions Club 

www.bexhill-lions.org 

Tel : 0845 8330591 

Bexhill Model Railway Club 

Meets weekly bexhillmrc. 

org.uk 

Tel :01424 225043 

Bexhill Marina 

Townswomen's Guild Tel: 

01424 211140 

Bexhill Over 55 Club 

45 Eversley Rd. Bexhill 

Tel : 01424 212911 

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Bexhill Rotary Club 

01424 843975 

bexhill.rotaryweb.org 

Bexhill Royal Air Forces 

Assoc. 

01424 212916 or 01424 

532697 

bexhillrafa.co.uk 

Bexhill Royal British Legion 

bexhillroyalbritishlegionclub. 

co.uk 01424 212215 

Bexhill Sailing Club 

Tel: 01424 212906 

bexhillsc.co.uk 

Bexhill Theatre Supporters 

Club Tel: 01424 213981 

Meets 1st Friday in the 

month. 

Breathe Easy Bexhill 

Supporting people with lung 

conditions 077616 98423 

Cercle Francais d’Eastbourne 

once a month on Friday 

7.15pm Tel: 01323 504262 

www.cf-eastbourne.com 

Cooden Beach Sports & Social 

Club 

Tel: 01424 844810 

cbssc.co.uk 

Crafts 4 U Meets 1st 

Thursday of each month, St 

Marthas Church Hall, Little 

Common. 01424 216242 or 

853847 

Cuckmere Valley Petanque 

Club 

Sundays, Tues & Weds 

Tel: 01323 645120 

Diabetes UK, Hastings & 

Rother Voluntary Group 

Tel: 07974 356653 

Eastbourne AM Rotary Club 

www.eastbourneamrotary.org 

Eastbourne Angling Club 

eastbourneanglingclub.com 

Eastbourne Area Epilepsy 

Grp 

eaeg.org.uk 01323 504893 

Eastbourne Association of 

Sussex Folk 3rd Monday each 

month St Saviours Church 

Hall, South Street 7.30pm. 

Tel: 01323 763163 or 

737073 

Eastbourne Lions Club 

www.eastbournelions.net 

Tel : 0845 8332705 

Eastbourne Dickens 

Fellowship 

7pm, 2nd Mon of each 

month at Arlington Arms, 

Seaside. 

01323 646659 or 471615 

Eastbourne Gilbert & 

Sullivan Society 

www.eastbournegands.com 

01323 767193 

Eastbourne & District Old 

Time Dancing Club 7.30 

each Weds 

Summerheath Hall Hailsham 

01323 728332 

Eastbourne & District 

Osteoporosis Support Group 

2nd Tues of each month excl. 

Jan, Feb & Aug., 2.30pm, 

Victoria Baptist Curch, Eldon 

Rd, Ebourne 

Tel : 07591637753 

Local Clubs & Associations 

Eastbourne Model Powerboat 

Club www.empbc.org.uk 

01323 764220 

Eastbourne Photographic 

Society 

epscameraclub.co.uk 

Eastbourne & District Philatelic 

Soc. 

Meets each Thu at 7.30pm 

St John Ambulance Brigade 

HQ, Bourne St, Eastbourne. 

www.eastbournestampclub. 

co.uk 

Eastbourne Parkinsons' 

Assoc. Meet 4th Tues each 

month at Christ the King 

Catholic Church, Princes Rd 

Tel : 01273 512204 

Eastbourne Rotary Club 

eastbournerotary.org.uk 

Eastbourne Seniors Club 

Tel: 01323 728157 

eastbourneseniorsclub.org.uk 

Eastbourne Seniors Forum 

Tel: 01323 479846 

esf.online.org 

Eastbourne & District Trade 

Union Club 

48 Seaside, 01323 727703 

East Sussex Townswomen's 

Guild Tel: 01424 753108 or 

01424 213207 

Eastbourne and District 

Soroptimists (Women’s 

Organisation) 2nd and 4th 

Monday of the month 

01323 769004 sigbi.org.uk 

Friends of the E'bourne 

Hospital 

Tel: 01323 438236 

www.esht.nhs.uk/friends/ 

eastbourne 

The Green Lawn Tennis Club. 

68-70 Tower Rd West, St 

Leonards. Tennis for all ages. 

www.thegreenltc.co.uk or 

Phillip on 01424 422025 

Hailsham & District 

University of the Third Age 

contact: www.hailshamu3a. 

co.uk 

Hailsham Horticultural Soc. 

hailshamhorticulturalsociety. 

blogspot.uk 

Harbour Friends 

Wednesdays at the Sovereign 

Harbour Yacht Club 

harbourfriend@googlemail. 

com 

www.harbourfriends.co.uk 

Hastings Central 

Townswomen's Guild. 4th 

Friday of each month 

Unitarian Church, South 

Terrace, Hastings, 01424 

754591 

Hastings & E Sussex 

Philatelic Society 

1st & 3rd Thu of each month 

at The John Taplin Centre, St 

Leonards. Tony Calton 01424 

434496 Chris Dadswell 

01424 44477 

Hastings Model Railway Club 

hastingsmrc.org.uk 

01424 754962 or 01424 

753684 

Find us online at www.goldentimes.co.uk 

Hastings and St Leonards 

Association of National Trust 

Members 

Contact: Janet Parr 

Telephone: 01424 752935 

Hastings & St. Leonards 

Country Dance Club 

Meets every Tuesday 7.45pm 

St. Matthew’s Church Centre 

hastingscountrydanceclub. 

org.uk 

Tel. 01424 753684 

Hastings & St. Leonards 

Ladies Miniature Golf Club 

Tues pm. White Rock Gdns. 

Liz 01424 718698 

Hastings Rotary Club 

hastingsrotary@outlook.com 

01424 752630 

Hastings Scottish Country 

Dance Club 

Thursdays, 7.30pm, Arthur 

Easton Centre, St Michaels 

Hospice. 

Hastings & Rother University 

of the 3rd Age 

Tel : Laura Wright 

initialenquiries.hru3a@gmail. 

com 

01424 719080 

Hastings & St Leonards 

Angling Association 

Tel: 01424 431923 

hstlaa.webs.com 


Royal Air Forces Association 

Tel: 01424 430250 

rafahastings.co.uk 


Seniors Forum 

01424 424693 hssf.org.uk 

Hastings & St.Leonards 

Veterans Association (HSVA) 

1st Sat each month 10:30 

White Rock Hotel 01424 

420541 

bob.marden@btinternet.com 

Hastings WW Social Club 

Meet at EHSAA on the 

stade Thu eves 8pm, Eunice 

Britten, Secretary - 01424 

428694 

Heathfield & District 

Horticultural Society. 

heathfieldhorticultural.org.uk 

01435 830725 

Hooe Open Group (Ladies 

Club) Tel Edna Wallis on 

01424 842591 

Ladies Friendship Club 

Meet 1st Wed of the Month 

Tel: 01424 848746 

Lions Club of Hastings 

Tel: 01424 435564 

hastingslions.org.uk 

Little Common Horticultural 

Society Meets 2nd Friday 

Each month. Visit: www.lchs. 

co.uk 

Little Common Morning 

Townswomens Guild 

4th Thurs each month 

Tel 01424 843163 

Little Common Village Flower 

Club 

Meets Community Centre, 

2.15pm 4th Fri of the month. 

01424 213638 

Little Common Bridge Club 

Thu afternoon 01424 216746 

Little Common Probus Club 

Meets 2nd Tuesday each 

month. 01424 892428 

Old Hastings Club 

39a High St, Hastings. 

01424 43194 

Polegate Painting/Sketching 

Group Meets Mon 7pm and 

Tues 9.45am Tel: 01323 

484568 or 487510 

Pett Royal British Legion 

Tel: 01424 814866 

Polegate Twinning Assoc. 

Participate in visits to France 

& Germany & other social 

events. 

Tel : 01323 486921 

Rotary Club of Senlac 

Meet every Wednesday 7.00 

for 7.30 at Cooden Beach 

Hotel 

Contact 01424 272012 

Website www.senlacrotary.org 

Rother Valley Design & Fine 

art Soc. 

Meet every 3rd Monday in the 

Month at 2.00pm 

01424 425099 or 07737316 

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Rother Seniors Forum 

01424 870801 

rotherseniorsforum.org.uk 

Royal Signals Assoc. 

Meet 2nd Thurs each month 

8pm at TA centre on Seaside, 

Eastbourne. 01424 851701 

Royal Voluntary Service: 

Russel Centre, Eastbourne. 

Tel: 01323 412279 

Isabel Blackman Club, 

South Street, St Leonards. 

Tel: 01424 426090 

Rye & District Day Centre 

Tues & Weds each week 

01797 226535 

Rye & District Lions Club 

0845 8332825 

Rye Royal British Legion 

Tel: 01797 222564 

ryebritishlegion.org.uk 

Sidley Friendship Club 

3rd Monday of each month at 

All Saints Church Hall, Sidley. 

For over 50s. Tel 01424 

730961 

Silverhill Townswomens 

Guild. 1st Monday of each 

month, St Matthews Church 

Hall, Silverhill, St Leonards 

Tel 01424 436483 

Sovereign Polyphony 

Eastbourne's female harmony 

choir.www.sovereignpolyphony. 

com 

Sussex Community 

Development Association 

Isabel Blackman Centre, 

Winding Street, Hastings. 

Tel: 01424 446428 

Sussex Opera and Ballet 

Society Tel: 01323 640067 

www.sussexoperaandballetsociety. 

org.uk

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Tagliatelle with Lemon Pepper Seafood - Recipe by Faz Razeen 

Tagliatelle Italian pronunciation: Tagliolini 

from the Italian Tagliare, meaning "to cut" is 

a traditional type of pasta originated from 

Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions of Italy. 

Tagliatelle are broad, flat strips of durum wheat 

pasta. Some Italian regions traditionally add 

fresh egg to the dough too. 

Tagliatelle is generally made as fresh pasta, the 

texture is porous and rough, making it ideal for 

any kind of sauce, generally made with beef, 

veal, or pork, and now it has become very 

trendy to enhance the sauces with seafood. 

Ingredients (serves 4): 

675g Mixed seafood 

5-6 tsp lemon pepper oil 

6 garlic cloves, finely chopped 

2 sprigs of tarragon leaves 

Dash of vodka 

125ml medium white wine 

450g tagliatelle 

Vine tomatoes & lemon to garnish 

Cracked black pepper & salt to season 

Method: 

Heat a deep frying pan or wok and add the 

lemon pepper oil. When the oil is hot, add the 

finely chopped garlic and seafood. Stir gently 

for 1 minute. Add a cap full of vodka, white 

wine, tarragon leaves, cracked pepper and salt. 

Keep stirring gently for 1-2 minutes until the 

seafood is cooked through. 

Add pasta to a large pan of slightly salted 

boiling water, return to the boil and cook for 

7-9 minutes until tender, preferably al dente 

texture. Drain thoroughly and add pasta to the 

seafood mixture. Toss well, drizzle more lemon 

pepper oil on top of the dish and serve with 

your own garnish. Return to the oven for a 

further 20 minutes to cook the leeks.

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