Golden Times May/June 2017

May/Jun 2017 

Goldentimes 

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

Out & about 

Your guide to local events, clubs and associations. 

Fashion & Beauty 

"Your Beauty choices" with Michele Duke. 

Dear diary... 

The benefits of Journaling explained by Julia Meanwell. 

Local & Live 

Mike Raxworthy's guide to the music scene. 

A taste of Africa 

Recipe from Faz Razeen. 

Much more inside 

Reader's photographs, creative writing, opinion pieces... 

Win theatre tickets in our fantastic 

Competition 

Cover Photo: Arlington Bluebell Woods by Becky Powell 

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Hello and welcome to our May issue, we've given 

the cover a little style makeover this time, we 

hope you found it eyecatching. The best part of 

the cover of course is the beautiful shot of the Bluebells 

at Arlington taken by Becky Powell. For more information 

about the stunning spring display at Arlington, you can 

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As the county gears up for the summer season, our towns 

and villages will be buzzing with things to do so make 

sure you read Golden TImes from cover to cover so you'll 

know what's going on and where to go. Thanks to all of 

our advertisers for their support and to our contributors 

for packing another issue with great content. Jason. 

CONTENTS 

06. Event listings 

08. Gladys gallivants - East Coast adventure 

10. Julia Meanwell - Journaling 

12. Living the Alexander way of life with Liz Jeffries 

14. Tricia's column - Making merry in May 

14. Reader Competition - Win theatre tickets. 

16. Scenic Sussex- Readers photography 

17. Gardening tips for early summer 

18. Local clubs & associations 

20. Creative writing corner 

22. Your beauty choices with Michele Duke 

24. Local & live with Mike Raxworthy 

25. Moroccan meatballs - recipe from Faz Razeen 

26. Event listings 

The Golden Times Team: 

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

Faz - Cookery 

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greatest of care is taken to ensure that all information published in this magazine is correct at the time of going to print. Readers should 

be aware that the Publishers cannot be held responsible for errors, omissions or inaccuracies. Please check details of all events with the 

organisers before attending. 

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Event Listings 

Try Bowling 

Free coaching with 

qualified coaches. 

Open days May 6th, 

13th, 20th 10am to 

12.30pm 

Gullivers Bowls Club 

Knole Road, Bexhill. 

Indoors or outdoors, 

whatever the weather. 

Shoes and bowls 

provided. 

Tel 01424 730619 

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Do you want a new 

challenge? 

8th May 8pm 

White Rock Hotel, 

Hastings 

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with Arbonne. No 

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Come along to find out 

more. Call Michèle on 

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Skincare & Makeup 

for over 50s. 

Weds10th May 7.30pm 

St Leonards 

An interactive and fun 

workshop to discover 

the fabulous Arbonne 

Advanced Anti-Ageing 

skincare and make up. 

Stop your skin acting it's 

age. Call Michèle on 

07801 621310 for more 

information and other 

dates. 

'Inside out, upside 

down' Floral 

demonstration 

11th May, 7.30pm 

Heathfield Community 

Centre, Sheepsetting 

lane, Heathfied. 

Presented by the 

Horam and Heathfield 

flower club. Adm. £5. 

Refreshments, raffle, 

sales table, visitors 

welcome. 

Tel: 01435 408605 

Last Day of the 

Pilgrimage to 

Hastings Castle walk 

Sat 13th May, 11am 

Start at St. Michael's 

Place, White Rock. 

Organised by Hastings 

Local History Group. 

Book via email 

heather.grief@talktalk. 

net or tel 01424 44427. 

Picnic in the castle 

grounds after the walk, 

bring your own food and 

drink. 

Cancer Research 

Coffee Morning 

Sat 13th May, 10am- 

12noon 

Little Common 

Community Centre 

Shepherds Close. 

Adm. £1 

Tel: 01424 844992 

Spring Flower Festival 

13th & 14th May 

St Mary the Virgin 

Church, Stone in Oxney 

TN30 7JT. 

Refreshments, crafts, 

plants and produce on 

sale and church tower 

open from 1pm each day 

for magnificent views of 

the Romney Marsh. 

1066 Walking Festival 

13th to 21st May 

A wide range of walking 

activities. Find out more at: 

visit1066country.com/ 

walkingfestival 

Deanland Traditional 

Jazz Club Jazz Night 

16th May, from 7pm 

Inn on the Park, 

Deanland Rd, BN27 3RN 

Music by the "Assorted 

nuts Jazz band". Free 

parking, dance floor, 

raffle, brolly parade, 

guest ales, light meals, 

admission £10 

01825 872406 

1940s Weekend 

20th & 21st May 

Kent & East Sussex Railway, 

Stn. Rd., Tenterden. 

Spitfire displays, live music, 

vehicles, dancing, fashion 

and much more! 

www.kesr.org.uk 

The Battle of the 

Somme 

21st May, St Mary-in-the- 

Castle, Hastings 

Screening of the 

1916 film "The Battle 

of the Somme" with 

Hastings Sinfonia 

providing full orchestral 

accompaniment. 

Adults £12.50, under 

18's £8.50. Tickets 

available from Hastings 

tourist information 

centre, and Ticketsource. 

com. 0333 6663366 

Extreme Polyphony 

May 21st from 7pm. 

All Saints Chapel, 

Eastbourne. 

Sovereign Polyphony 

present sacred and 

secular songs from the 

sublime to the ridiculous. 

Tickets £6.50 available 

from Bonners music store 

& the Eastbourne Blind 

Society. Proceeds to the 

Eastbourne Blind Society. 

Tel. 01323 729511 

Stop your skin 

looking it's age! 

Monday 22nd May 6pm 

St Leonards 

An interactive and fun 

workshop to discover 

the fabulous Arbonne 

Advanced Anti-Ageing 

skincare and make up. Call 

Michèle on 07801 621310 

for more information and 

other dates. 

Beer & Cider by the Sea 

26th to 28th May 

Western Lawns, 

Eastbourne Seafront. 

Fine ales & craft ciders 

to enjoy along with some 

great live entertainment 

from the festival stage. 

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Model Railway 

Exhibition 

27th, 28th & 29th May, 

10am to 5pm. 

Robertsbridge Village 

Hall, Station Road. 

12 layouts, sales stands 

and refreshments. 

Admission £3.50 – 

accompanied children 

free. Disabled access 

free parking. 

Eastbourne Sunshine 

Carnival 

27th May, 2pm, 

Eastbourne Seafront. 

Carnival parade from the 

Western Lawns to Princes 

Park, live music and 

entertainment throughout 

the day. 

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Sculpture in 

Particular at Pashley 

Manor Gardens 

Ticehurst, East Sussex 

27th May daily until 3rd 

June, 10am to 5pm 

Admission £10 

As well as the sculpture 

in the gardens for these 

8 days there is a display 

and sale of smaller 

sculpture in the front hall 

of the house 

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or call 01580 200888 

for more information. 

Battle Medieval Fayre 

28th & 29th May 

Battle Abbey Green, 

Battle. Free entry. 

Stalls, games, 

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general tomfoolery. 

Wheels of Wonder 

4th June 10am - 5pm 

East Parade Lawns, 

Bexhill-on-Sea. 

A celebration of Britain's 

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Gladys Gallivants 

EAST COAST ADVENTURE 

“Hi, bring your tucker and come join us,” shouted a friendly 

Australian. It was October, the time of carnivals held in each 

town on the East Coast. I sat with this friendly bunch on the 

pavement while we watched the fantastically decorated floats pass 

by. From topical events interpreted, a school gym group and a 

Lindy Hop troupe dancing to a live band. “My boys are in the 

gym group,” a proud spectator claimed loudly. 

In Cairns nightly on the temporary outdoor stage, a youth ballet 

or teenage orchestra performed. The standard was amazing 

and of course the evening concluded with a wonderful firework 

display over the sea. 

Conscious of Australia’s paranoia regarding fruit crossing borders, 

causing infestation and contamination to their crops, I complied, 

eating up the last of my late lunch pack before climbing on the 

coach and heading for my next destination. 

The bus travelled overnight arriving at 5.00am. As had been 

arranged by the previous hostel establishment, the proprietor met 

me - in the oldest car I had ever seen. The rusty limo had one red 

front mudguard compared to the remainder of dark blue paint 

work. The chrome bumper was tied on with rope. The hotel 

matched the vehicle. 

I was handed the key to No. 21 and rambled through a labyrinth 

of corridors. My room, last on the right at the end, having 

passed through a communal lounge with drunks sleeping off the 

previous evening and the stale air heavy with boozy fumes. 

A quick shower, clean clothes donned, decision made - 

alternative accommodation an 

essential requirement. The local map 

showed the tourist bureau in the 

centre square. Fortified by coffee and 

toasted bun en route, I was outside 

the office awaiting opening time. 

When I told the clerk where I had a 

room she was astounded. “My friend owns the most gorgeous 

B&B – newly decorated in florals, lace and ribbons, you will love 

it,” she enthused. “I will phone and she can fetch you from here.” 

Fifteen minutes later. “Hi, I am Shona, come on home to “Cute 

Cottage.” 

While enjoying a pleasant stay in Laura Ashley land, I contacted 

the local club of my international service organisation. 

“Welcome to our monthly meeting, hope you will enjoy your 

time in our town. We are happy to offer whatever assistance you 

may need in your search for a business,” the President introduced 

his speaker. I was once again talking about my club’s projects 

in South Africa and exchanging tokens. They were also most 

helpful with contacts. 

This was a farming area and the membership consisted of burly, 

tough men who were dressed in their club colours - pink ! It was 

before all clubs allowed women in on equal terms although South 

Africa had been amongst the first to embrace the change. So 

there I was, soberly attired in my navy power suit, addressing a 

sea of pink shirts. Where to next ? 

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THE BENEFITS OF JOURNALING - by Julia Meanwell 

There is considerable 

data about the mental 

and emotional benefits 

of journaling. A study 

by researchers from the 

American Advances in 

Psychiatric Treatment noted 

that writing for 15–20 

minutes on 3–5 occasions 

was enough to help the 

study participants deal 

with traumatic, stressful, or 

otherwise emotional events. 

It's been specifically effective 

in people with severe illnesses, 

like cancer, for example. This 

practice is so well regarded 

that there is a Centre for 

Journal Therapy dedicated 

to the mental health benefits 

of regular journaling, both 

in therapeutic and personal 

settings. 

Some of the most influential 

people in history kept 

detailed journals of their 

lives. These journals served 

as a permanent record for 

posterity with the additional 

benefit of bringing about a 

much needed cathartic release 

for the people writing them. 

Possibly the most famous 

journal ever written 

was penned by teenager 

Anne Frank; she gained 

international fame 

posthumously after her diary 

was published. She wrote 

about her experiences of 

hiding during the German 

occupation of the Netherlands 

in World War II. Her diary 

was incredibly important to 

her and in it she wrote ‘the 

nicest part is being able to 

write down all my thoughts 

and feelings; otherwise I 

might suffocate’. Sadly the 

family was betrayed and her 

father Otto Frank was the 

only survivor. Returning to 

Amsterdam after the war he 

found that Anne's diary had 

thankfully been saved; this led 

to him getting it published 

in 1947 because he rightfully 

thought that his daughter’s 

message was important. 

Regularly writing about 

your experiences not only 

helps you process them 

it can also provide more 

clarity and awareness of 

any unhelpful patterns of 

behaviour. You don’t have 

to create a masterpiece but 

just writing down what 

has happened to you will 

more than likely lead you 

onto some very interesting 

thoughts and ideas. If time 

is limited perhaps you could 

just write a line a day; it is 

not meant to be a burden so 

if you’re unable to commit to 

daily writing then maybe you 

could just write a couple of 

times a week. If you find that 

you’re really too busy for a 

journal then you could buy a 

one line a day memory book 

or if you prefer to illustrate 

your thoughts and feelings 

then perhaps a one sketch a 

day journal is for you. Also 

there are 3 or 5 year journals 

available and some include 

questions which can act as 

good prompts if you’re lost for 

something to write about. It 

can make for very insightful 

reading in the future! 

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 in 

television and radio. Julia can 

be contacted via her website: 

juliameanwellcounselling.co.uk 

email: julia.meanwell@gmail. 

com or give her a call on 

07714 280083. 

HOSPITAL DONATES OLD EQUIPMENT TO HELP WITH MEDICAL RESEARCH 

Benenden Hospital has donated an 

old and redundant piece of medical 

equipment to a charity to help them 

deliver anaesthesia to people in need 

around the world. 

The Hospital has given a Boyles 

anaesthetic machine to Safe Anaesthesia 

Worldwide. These machines were 

introduced in 1917 and used successfully 

for many years but have been gradually 

replaced by more sophisticated 

equipment. There are few modern 

hospitals which still use them but they 

have proved to be extremely reliable 

and are still widely used in developing 

countries throughout the world. 

The Hospital, at Benenden, near 

Cranbrook, Kent, had the Boyles machine 

in its museum, which it is currently 

digitalising. When approached by the 

charity the Hospital was happy to hand 

it over. 

The charity, which is based in Marden, 

Kent, are to use the Benenden Hospital 

machine for research purposes. The 

machine is of value as it can be used 

without the need for electricity. It does 

however need a constant supply of 

oxygen and this is what the charity is now 

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working on. They have a project called 

Solox, which aims to develop a unique 

solar powered system that generates and 

stores oxygen from atmosphere air. If 

successful it will ensure oxygen is always 

available for treating patients in poor and 

remote parts of the world. 

The Boyles machine was given to 

the charity after they approached 

the Hospital’s Director of Business 

Development and Performance Denise 

Telford. While collecting it the Chair and 

Founder of the charity Roger Eltringham 

and trustee Colin Whittle met with one 

of the Theatre Operating Department 

Practitioners Simon Brooks to talk about 

how the machine can play an important 

part in their research. 

Dr Eltringham said: “We are very grateful 

to Benenden Hospital for this equipment 

which we will use for research purposes. 

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There are Boyles machines in many of the 

Advanced cataract treatment 

countries from specialist we work in. consultant We need to find out 

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“Oxygen is an essential life-saving form 

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your GP 

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you 

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oxygen is readily available and piped 

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“Poorly-resourced hospitals depend on 

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LIVING THE 

ALEXANDER 

WAY OF LIFE 

by Liz Jeffries 

“...You have come in by train this 

morning, I see... I observe the 

second half of a return ticket in 

the palm of your left glove. You 

must have started early, and 

yet you had a good drive in a 

dog- cart, along heavy roads, 

before you reached the station”. 

The lady gave a violent start 

and stared in bewilderment at 

my companion. “There is no 

mystery, my dear madam”, said 

he, smiling. “The left arm of your 

jacket is spattered with mud in 

no less than seven places. The 

marks are perfectly fresh. There 

is no vehicle save a dog-cart 

which throws up mud in that way 

and then only when you sit on the 

left-hand side of the driver”. 

From the early series in the fifties 

to the present day Benedict 

Cumberbatch, what is Sherlock 

Holmes best known for? His 

acute observational skills! Okay, 

so some of them might stretch 

the imagination a little, but the 

basic premise applies; we learn 

much more and can participate 

more when we really observe 

what is going on around us. 

Our observations, certainly on 

a day to day basis, are usually 

outwardly. We notice things 

“I can see clearly now...” 

about other people, what they’re 

wearing, what they are doing, 

we take note of the weather. 

We might look at ourselves and 

note how we are feeling, are we 

happy, fed up, a little tired? 

All of this is natural and good, but 

do we really know what we do 

in everyday activities? If I asked 

you, “How do you get out of a 

chair?”, would you be able to tell 

me what happens to your head 

when you start to get up, are you 

well balanced over your feet, are 

your hips and knees in line with 

your feet, how much tension do 

you have in your body, do you 

have a closed or open posture? It 

is quite likely that you won’t know 

all the answers unless you really 

stop and think through what you 

do. The reason is because we are 

creatures of habit. We just do 

what we do without thinking, but, 

over the years, these patterns of 

behaviour can be harmful to our 

health and mobility and lead to 

pain, tension and stiffness. All 

this can have a detrimental effect 

on the body. Learning how to 

use the body in the way it was 

designed invariably leads to being 

pain free, balanced with better 

mobility and poise. It certainly 

makes the aging process more 

enjoyable and my goodness most 

of us need all the help we can get! 

The people who come along to 

my weekly groups in Hastings 

and Bexhill are certainly seeing a 

difference in how they perform 

everyday activities. They are 

seeing an improvement in their 

pain relief and stability. If you 

would like to know more do get 

in touch. Individual and group 

places are available and you can 

book one or more sessions. www. 

alexandertechniquehastings. 

co.uk; 01424 465838/07929 

725156. 

One final tip on observation; 

when you next go out, look up at 

the top of buildings. I never did 

until my daughter, who is a fine 

arts graduate, recommended 

that I do. You can find some very 

interesting little sculptures up 

there. 

The song title, of course, is by 

Johnny Nash 

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Tricia's column - A merry May to all of our readers 

T 

his time of year, things tend to go a bit 

green and a bit, well wild and fertile. 

I'm not confessing to getting lazy with 

my gardening either. Hastings has just 

played host to Jack in the Green, 

where people dress very peculiarly 

and get up to all sorts of merriment 

and carousing. 

Centuries ago, our Gaelic ancestors 

would have been lighting fires and 

getting up to all sorts. Apparently 

they believed that this time of year 

was when the fairy folk were at their 

most active. I'll be sure to keep an 

eye out for them if I'm walking in 

the woods. 

There's no doubting that something about 

this time of year brings out the urge to cavort 

in people. Not just people either, lambs will be 

frolicking, flowers will be blooming, keeping the 

bees and butterflies busy and, judging by the 

amount of racket they make all night, the local 

seagulls are clearly feeling frisky too. Bless their 

little bin-wrecking beaks. 

There's an awful lot going on locally over May 

Getting into the spirit of Spring 

and June this year, so you really 

have no excuse for not getting 

involved in at least a little excited 

frolicking! Walking festivals, 

and carnivals, 

exhibitions, fairs 

(as well as a few 

fayres too, though 

I've no idea what 

the difference 

is) as well as our 

local parks and 

gardens really starting to put their 

best summer clothes on. 

You must of course enter our 

competition (below) to win tickets 

to two great shows. After all, the only thing better 

than a great night out at the theatre, is a great 

night out at the theatre for free ! 

As usual in May, our sister publication, The Family 

Buzz is taking a bit of a break, but they will be 

publishing details of things to do in the May half 

term on their website and Facebook page so make 

sure you pop along there and give them a like! 

Whatever you get up to, have fun. 

Tricia 

Win Tickets For Two Fantastic Shows! 

A great British summer simply isn’t complete without a stroll 

down the prom, a fish and chip supper and a visit to a truly 

ludicrous farce: and this summer Eastbourne’s Devonshire 

Park Theatre has two fabulous farce offerings; 'Don’t Dress 

for Dinner' returns (23 – 27 May) with Olivier Award Winner 

Sara Crowe and later in the season the frenetic comedy 'One 

Man Two Guvnors' comes to Eastbourne for the first time 

ever (29 June - 22 July). 

'Don’t Dress for Dinner', Marc Camoletti’s side-splitting 

comedy of gastronomic proportion is back by popular demand 

following its smash hit visit last summer to the Devonshire 

Park Theatre. 

Tickets are also on sale now for the delightful comedy 'One 

Man Two Guvnors' which promises to be an irrepressible 

slice of fun this summer! The National Theatre show which 

cemented James Cordon as a world-wide star and smashed 

both the West End and Broadway comes to Eastbourne for 

the first time ever. 

Set in 1960's Brighton, 'One Man Two Guvnors' promises 

a dazzling display of sheer comic perfection. The ludicrous 

plot, original music and physical comedy combine to make 

this a veritable tour de farce which simply must not be missed! 

Golden Times Magazine is delighted to be able to offer our 

readers the chance to win a pair of opening night tickets for 

each show! 

To win a pair of tickets for 'Don't Dress for Dinner' just 

answer the following question correctly: 

Which Olivier award winning actress is appearing in 'Don't 

Dress for Dinner' ? 

To win a pair of tickets for 'One Man Two Guvnors' 

answer the following question correctly: 

Which nearby seaside resort is the setting for 'One Man 

Two Guvnors' ? 

Send your answers via email to "win@goldentimes. 

co.uk" or by post to Golden Times, 78 Elphinstone Rd, 

Hastings, TN34 2BS 

Entries must arrive by 16th May for 'Don't Dress for 

Dinner' and by 5th June for 'One Man Two Guvnors'. 

We'll pick a winner at random. Good luck ! 

Book tickets now to secure the best seats for Don’t Dress 

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online at www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk. For behind-thescenes 

access and news of the latest shows to go on-sale find 

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SCENIC SUSSEX 

Once again we've been sent some great images for this 

issue, I hope you'll enjoy them. With summer approaching be 

sure to get out with your cameras and keep snapping. 

Please keep submitting your photos to me at: 

jason@goldentimes.co.uk. 

Rock-a-Nore sunrise 

by Sean Spice. 

Sussex Sheep 

by Francis Sheahan 

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Arlington Bluebells 

by Becky Powell. 

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Gardens are beginning to come back to life, colourful 

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come and gone in some gardens whilst it’s just starting 

in others, whatever your case once it’s finished flowering 

give it a prune, you can thin out some of the older stems 

at ground level. Flowering currants (Ribes Sanguineum) 

can also be pruned once flowering has finished. Many 

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it’s wise to put some stakes in now rather than later. 

Start sowing those hardy annuals. 

Early summer then. Still time to plant some potatoes 

if you haven’t already, it’s also a good idea to do some 

successional sowing of crops like carrots, lettuces, and 

turnips. Dead heading is upon us dead head border 

plants regularly, if you plant up baskets and containers 

now is a good time to do it. Pruning, Lilacs, philadelphus, 

spireas and broom can all be trimmed back now. 

Finish hardening off and planting tender bedding plants. 

Keep an eye on roses for aphids and mildew, spraying 

where necessary. Once the main flush of flowers is over 

give them a feed. 


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 

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 

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 

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, 1st Tues of each month 

Crown & Anchor, Marine Parade. 

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 

Eastbourne Model Powerboat 

Club www.empbc.org.uk 

01323 764220 

Eastbourne Photographic 

Society 

epscameraclub.co.uk 

Local Clubs & Associations 

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 656455 

esf.online.org 

Eastbourne & District Trade 

Union Club 

48 Seaside, 01323 727703 

East Sussex Townswomen's 

Guild Tel: 01424 753108 or 

01424 213207 

East Sussex Moviemakers 

1st& 3rd Weds each month 

St Lukes, Stone Cross 

Tel: 01323 301997 

Eastbourne and District 

Soroptimists (Women’s 

Organisation) 2nd and 4th 

Monday of the month 

01323 769004 sigbi.org.uk 

Friends of the Old People 

Cafe for over 50s, food, 

bingo, outings. Middle Street, 

Hastings Tel: 07886 796929. 

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 

U3ASites.org.uk/Hailsham 

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 

Hastings and St Lens Assoc 

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 

Little Common Womens 

Institute 3rd weds each 

month. Little Common 

Community Centre 01424 

211873 

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 

Meets at Fairlight Lodge 

Hotel, Fairlight 1st Tue each 

month at 12noon 

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 

The Arts Society Rother Valley 

Meet every 3rd Monday in the 

Month at 2.00pm 

01424 425099 or 07737316 

183 

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: 

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 

Vintage Motor Cycle Club 

2nd & 4th Wed each month 

Barn, Brown Bread St. 

Ashburnham 

01424 211873

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"Mon. Cliff and Madam Karen's Disastrous Day" 

by Karen Fay 

On Thursday, I met Cliff on the pub terrace where we sat and 

chatted until the tide came in. We the proceeded to blow up the 

dinghy (not literally, though that might not have been a bad idea). 

We rowed out to the boat and as soon as I was in the cockpit, I 

remembered that I'd not taken the boat keys out of the car. All well 

so far then! So Mon. Cliff said "Don't worry, I will row back and get 

them, just give me the car keys." 

I handed Mon. Cliff my car keys, together, on the same keyring, 

with my house keys. He dropped them into the dinghy. I pointed to 

what looked like concrete that he could row to, just opposite Jouet. 

I set about taking the sail cover off, when I heard 

"KARRENNN!" 

I looked up and Cliff was up to his waist in mud. Argh! What now? 

There was a man on the shore who I heard ask Cliff if he were OK 

(which he obviously was not). 

"Could you give me a hand out?" Cliff replied, to which the fellow 

on the shore replied "Sorry mate, aint got me wellies on." 

Poor Cliff was probably petrified by now as being stuck in that there 

mud is scary! I thought "For F---'s sake you silly man, go and grab 

some people to help!" By this time Cliff decided to try and climb 

back into the Dinghy - phew! he was successful. Onboard, Cliff now 

decided to row to the jetty by the sailing club. 

Next thing I heard was Cliff shouting to me from the shore that he 

could not find the keys, I shouted back that they were in the car by the 

gearstick. No, he shouts "I can't find the car keys!" Oh Hell! I don't 

beleive it. After some considerable time of Cliff searching the dinghy, 

I shouted "Come back!" When he returned, both he and the dinghy 

were unbelievably muddy, and I mean unbelievably. 

Mon. Cliff suggested we get the dinghy onto Jouet, let her down, 

and search her for the keys. 

"You are joking Cliff" I said "Firstly, the dinghy is too dirty and 

seriously, Jouet is just not big enough to blow the dinghy up on. Just 

climb onto the boat, have a rest, and take the dinghy back to the jetty." 

Off he went, and 50 minutes later he returned with a clean dinghy 

but no keys. We then called the AA (Not alcoholics anonymous) who 

were not at all helpful. They could send me a locksmith to change the 

lock on my door but could not guarantee not to damage the car. No 

thnaks. To cut a long story short, Cliff ran me home. Or should I say 

not home, because I could not raie my partner who is on strong meds 

at the moment, so ended up going to my daughters, who, I might say, 

is not the most obliging girl. She thankfully took pity on me and took 

me in. Now all cliff had to do was find his way home. (I am sending a 

copy of this to him, thank you Cliff, I hope you found your way home 

OK) 

I ended up getting a locksmith to get me into my flat which took 

him precisely 2 minutes, he slid a piece of plastic between the door 

jamb and lock. £80 thank you very much but at least I got in. This 

morning I took a train to Chichester to retrieve my car! 

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and with different lifestyles. Every 

person has unique skin and I am 

fascinated to hear about how they 

choose their skincare products. Some 

have a long-standing loyalty to a 

particular brand, some select on price, 

and others are swayed by the promises 

offered by the advertising. When I ask 

“what difference is it making to you?” 

the reaction is interesting. Almost 

nobody mentions that it has made a 

significant, visible difference. A typical 

response is “it suits my skin”. When I 

dig a bit deeper I find that they often 

mean “it doesn’t upset my skin”. Some 

are still using the same skincare after 

twenty years because they are so afraid 

of adverse reactions to other brands. 

It seems to me that our expectations 

are so low we don’t look for products 

that deliver a genuine result, we accept 

any that don’t actually hurt!. (And, 

of course, we have no idea what long 

term effects they might be having on 

our body.) 

Don’t you think it’s time we started 

raising our expectations? If we really 

are “worth it” why shouldn’t we 

demand products that actually deliver. 

I do know we are unlikely to find it on 

the counter of our local supermarket 

or pharmacy, where mineral oils, 

parabens, synthetic dyes and 

fragrances and other junk proliferate. 

It took me a long time to find a 

range that delivered real results I can 

actually see and feel, at a price I was 

prepared to pay, and I’m now a raving 

fan and love sharing my finds with 

others at my workshops and events. 

Ok, I’ll get off my soapbox now and 

offer you a little “spring-cleaning” 

challenge. Open up your cabinets and 

drawers and pull out all the cosmetics 

you possess. Creams, lotions, makeup, 

bath products, everything. Spread 

a big towel on the bed and lay them 

all out. Once you’ve got over the 

sheer volume you’ve managed to 

accumulate, sort them into three 

piles. (1) I love it, use it all the time 

and know it makes a real, visible 

difference. (2) It’s Ok. I use it because 

I have it but not sure it’s right for me 

/ doing anything useful. (3) Not sure 

why I bought this. I don’t use it but 

I keep it just in case / because it was 

expensive. 

I’ve done this exercise with friends 

and pile number one is always the 

smallest – by a long way. My advice: 

get a black bag and throw away 

everything in pile number three. No 

matter how much it cost, how long 

you’ve had it, or how pretty it looks, 

chuck it. (By tomorrow you’ll have 

forgotten you ever had it!) Then go 

through your second pile and sort it 

again into two – keep items you are 

going to use in the next month and 

toss out the rest. You’ll be left with a 

collection you treasure and enjoy. As 

you use your “capsule collection” try 

to work out what you like about each 

product so when you come to replace 

it, you know what you’re looking 

for and won’t be swayed by empty 

promises and false special deals. 

xxx 

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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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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GEORGE ST. HASTINGS 

with 

MIKE RAXWORTHY 

This issue I thought I’d concentrate on some of the 

great events you can see on The Stade Open Space 

during this summer season. The good news is that they 

are all FREE! Hundreds of years ago this area was 

gifted by the Crown to the people of Hastings (the 

Common Man) and as such no one can make a profit 

when putting any form of entertainment on this area! 

On Saturday June 3rd and Sunday June the 4th I’m 

putting on the Hastings Winkle Club Jazz and Blues 

Festival on The Stade site. It’s a charity concert and 

all funds from it go to the famous old Hastings Charity 

- The Winkle Club. 

with 

They in turn give out thousands of 

pounds 

MIKE 

worth of 

RAXWORTHY 

donations to a whole host of local 

charities and good causes. This year it amounts to 

almost £30,000! 

Eight of the Old Town’s best live music venues are 

sponsoring it: The Albion, The Anchor, The Jenny Lind, 

The Old Market, The Dragon Bar, Porters Wine Bar, 

The London Trader and The Lord Nelson. From Friday 

2nd June they will be providing Jazz, Blues or Funky 

Soul bands, as well as giving money towards the acts 

on the main stage. We've also got sponsorship from 

many local businesses including this very magazine: 

Golden Times! 

with 

MIKE RAXWORTHY 

Saturday 3rd June I’ll be presenting on the Stade 

open Space - 2pm: The Helen Sharpe Jazz Quartet 

- 3pm: The Red Butler Blues Band, 4.30pm: J a n e 

Reeves Triple Delight, 3 piece female vocals and 

band, 6pm: The legend that is Herbie Flowers, with 

Mike Hatchard and band. 7.30pm - 9pm: Stade 

Saturdays (HBC funded) has kindly sponsored me to 

present the uncrowned Queen of Jazz, our very own 

Liane Carroll! A full set - not to be missed! 

On Sunday 4th June we open at 10am. Come and 

join us for a Jazz Breakfast. Choose from a selection 

of Breakfast Baps, teas of coffee and listen to The 

20 strong Invicta Jazz Orchestra. At 2pm I have 

Hexagonal - 6 of the very best jazz instrumentalists in 

the country! These guys have played behind many 

of the big names in music. 3pm: The Greg Coulson 

Blues Band, at only 25 Greg has played with The 

Selector and played lead in the west end show: The 

Mike performing with his band on Fat Tuesday 2017 

Hastings Winkle Club 

JAZZ 

BLUES 

FEST 

and 

JUNE 2nd, 3rd & 4th 

Hastings Winkle Club: Fund raising event with 

bucket collections on The Stade and in the Pubs 

for local charities and good causes! 

The Festival sponsors: 

 

MUSIC EVENTS 



 

 

G R A P H I C 

D E S I G N 

C E N T R E 

LTD 

 

 

FREE 

CONCERTS 

on The Stade 

Open Space 

in Old Town 

Hastings! 

AND 

in participating 

Pubs and Bars: 

THE ALBION 

THE ANCHOR 

THE DRAGON BAR 

THE LONDON TRADER 

PORTERS WINE BAR 

THE JENNYLIND 

THE OLD MARKET 

THE NELSON 

+ JAZZ 

BREAKFAST 

10am Sunday on The Stade 

Pick up our 

FREE programme 

for full details and 

times! 

OR check out: 

www.hastingsjazzandbluesfest.com 

Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined. 5pm: T o n y 

OMalley band. (ex 10cc, Arrival and British Soul 

sensations Kokomo! 6.30: Still to be confirmed but 

hopefully a special soul singing lady all the way from 

New York. Watch the press for details. 

Please remember this is all FREE ENTRY, but we will 

be rattling buckets on site and around the pubs, 

so please give generously. We will have our own 

licensed bar on site and our own food outlets - all 

profits go to the charity. For full details and a list of 

absolutely everything thats on, check out our website: 

www.hastingsjazzandbluesfest.com or pick up our 

full programme of bands and times from one of the 

participating pubs or bars. 

Stade Saturdays on the Stade Open Space will be 

presenting an array of international events with an 

emphasis on circus and street theatre as well as the 

usual mix of music and dance. Highlights for me 

include: ÓcabrazÓka’s Hastings BrasilFest - a family 

event from 2pm on Sat June 10th - take part, make 

your own drum, dress up and play, dance, move, smile, 

and join in the Óca’s Grande “Roda de Capoeira”. 

Saturday June 17th 11am - 1pm: 1066 Cycling 

Festival including the Savage Skills Stunt team who 

will be performing on the hour throughout the festival 

and the LADINAMO FUNKY BIKE BAND. For other dates 

and shows throughout the summer pick up the Stade 

Saturdays programme from Hastings Tourist Information 

Centre - Hastings Seafront. 

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Additional Services by advance reservations: Evening Meals, Afternoon Teas, 

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From a romantic meal for two, to a celebration dinner for 40 

Local Game 

Father’s day. 

Sunday 18th 

June 

Book now. 

Moroccan Spiced Meatballs with Cous-Cous - Recipe by Faz Razeen 

Add a bit of North African sunshine to your table 

with beef or lamb meatballs in a spicy tomato 

sauce. 

A Moroccan meatball is made up of minced 

meat, (normally lamb or beef but use whatever 

you prefer) rolled into a small ball, along with 

ingredients, such as breadcrumbs, grated onion, 

eggs, olive oil and spices. 

Prep-time: 20-25 mins, cooking time: 40 mins 

Serves: 2 generous portions 

INGREDIENTS: 

250g Lean minced beef. Season minced beef with 

salt and pepper. 

2-3 tsp olive oil 

1 egg 

35g (1/2 cup) fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs 

1 medium red onion grated finely 

1-2 clove garlic crushed 

2 tsp Ras-el-Hanout spice 

1 small red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped. 

2 tbsp. chopped fresh coriander 

1 red pepper, cut into small cubes or sliced 

1 tbsp. tomato puree 

100 ml vegetable stock 

400g tin tomatoes 

METHOD: 

1. Place minced beef in a bowl and add garlic, 

onion, egg, breadcrumbs, then add 1 teaspoon of 

Ras-el-Hanout spice to the mixture and form into 

good size balls. 

2. Heat olive oil in a non-stick saucepan. Add 

meatballs and cook over a medium heat for about 

5 minutes turning gently until brown all over, then 

transfer meatballs to a plate. 

3. Heat up saucepan and add sliced red pepper, 

chopped coriander, 1/2 red chilli and gently fry 

on a medium heat for under one minute, mix in 

1 teaspoon of Ras-el-Hanout. Next add tinned 

tomatoes and tomato puree. Stir well for a further 

minute, then add your meatballs & stock, place a 

lid on the pan and gently simmer for 25 minutes. 

The meatballs will be fully cooked and the sauce 

will thicken slightly. Remove lid and increase heat 

slightly for last 10 minutes, add your coriander 

just before serving. 

These meatballs work very well with couscous, or 

alternatively serve with rice or vegetables. 


Event Listings 

South of 

eNGLAND Show 

Thu 8th to Sat 10th June 

South of England Showground, 

Ardingly RH17 6TL 

This year the South of England 

Show is celebrating its 50th 

Anniversary and it’s going to 

be the biggest and best Show 

ever! There’s lots of thrilling 

main ring entertainment, 

parades & displays of prizewinning 

livestock, street 

entertainers, fairground, 

heavy horses, a live music 

stage, food & drink, acres of 

shopping & much more. Buy 

tickets online for 15% discount, 

offer ends midnight 7th June. 

Adults £21; seniors/students £19; 

children under 16 free with a 

paying adult 

01444 892700 

www.seas.org.uk 

June 16th - Sussex Day 

'Let the music play' 

Floral demonstration 

8th June, 7.30pm 

Heathfield Community 

Centre, Sheepsetting lane, 

Heathfied. 

Presented by the 

Horam and Heathfield 

flower club. Adm. £5. 

Refreshments, raffle, sales 

table, visitors welcome. 

Tel: 01435 408605 

Special Rose Week 

at Pashley Manor 

Gardens 

Ticehurst, East Sussex 

TN5 7HE. 9th to 17th 

June10am – 5pm 

Admission £10.00 

See over 100 varieties of 

rose; talks with the Head 

Gardener and Peter Beales 

potted roses on sale. 


or call 01580 200888 

for more information. 

World Crazy Golf 

Championships 

10th & 11th June. 

Crazy Golf Course, 

Hastings Seafront. Great 

fun for spectators and 

competitors. To enter, 

visit minigolf.org.uk 

WWII Weekend 

Michelham Priory, Upper 

Dicker, Hailsham. 

17th & 18th June. 

A tribute to the 40s. 

Wartime artefacts, food 

and vehicles. Music and 

a Sunday afternoon 

Tea Dance. Trail in the 

grounds. 

Tel: 01323 844224 

www.sussexpast.co.uk 

Alfriston Flower 

Festival 

16th, 17th & 18th June 

10am to 5.30pm, 19th 

June 10am to 2pm. 

Flower Festival in both 

Churches of Alfriston 

(Cathedral of the downs) 

and Lullington (Smallest 

Church in England) 

Homemade lunches, 

cream teas, coffee and 

cake served all day. Free 

event.. 

Senlac Classic Car 

show & Craft Fayre 

18th June, 10am - 5pm. 

Opposite Bodiam Castle, 

250+ classic cars, 

entertainment, rides, beer 

tent, craft stalls. £5. 

Deanland Traditional 

Jazz Club Jazz Night 

20th June, from 7pm 

Inn on the Park, 

Deanland Rd, BN27 3RN 

Music by "Andy Woon's 

All Stars". Free parking, 

dance floor, raffle, brolly 

parade, guest ales, light 

meals, admission £10 

01825 872406 

Photography 

Exhibition 

24th Jun, 10am to 4pm. 

Memorial Hall, High 

Street, Battle. 

A varied selection on 

photographic prints 

producd by members 

of Battle Photographic 

Society. Entrance free, 

refreshments available. 

battlephotographicsociety.co.uk 

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the July/August edition, and will have a 

submissions deadline of Friday, 16th June. 

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HASTINGS 

WHITE ROCK 

THEATRE 

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 

BUDDY – 

THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY 

TUE 2 – SAT 6 MAY 

LA BOHEME 

MON 8 MAY 

HORRIBLE HISTORIES 

BARMY BRITAIN 

THU 11 MAY 

BRIAN CONLEY 

FRI 19 MAY 

JOOLS HOLLAND 

WED 24 MAY 

SHAKIN’ STEVENS 

SUN 28 MAY 

REMEMBERING FRED 

WITH ALJAZ & JANETTE 

WED 31 MAY 

BABE THE SHEEP-PIG 

TUE 6 – WED 7 JUNE 

TEA DANCE 

WED 7 JUNE 

LOCATION: The White Rock Theatre is on 

Hastings seafront (A259), opposite the pier. BOOK ONLINE whiterocktheatre.org.uk TICKET OFFICE 01424 462288

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