26.05.2016 Views

Viva Lewes Issue 117 June 2016

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

JUNE listings<br />

WED 1<br />

Storytelling. A monthly inclusive and supportive<br />

evening for people who are at the beginning<br />

of their storytelling journey... or anyone<br />

interested in hearing good tales. First Wednesday<br />

of the month. <strong>Lewes</strong> Arms, 7.30pm, free.<br />

southdownsstorytellers@gmail.com<br />

‘Night Before’ Extravaganza. Hosted by Waterloo<br />

Bonfire Society before their fête on Sun<br />

5th. BBQ, Harveys Beer Tent, games and live<br />

music. The Paddock, 5-10.30pm, free.<br />

SAT 4 & SUN 5<br />

Talk. Growing Fruit:<br />

in the ground and<br />

in containers. With<br />

retired professional<br />

gardener Paul Templeton.<br />

Cliffe Church<br />

Hall, 7.30pm, £3.<br />

THU 2<br />

Comedy at the Con! ‘Locally sourced’ halfterm<br />

comedy special. Expect a selectively picked<br />

handful of local talent, with a top notch circuit<br />

guest MC and headline act. Con Club, 8pm,<br />

£7.50-£11. Tickets from Union Music, wegottickets.com<br />

or 07582408418<br />

SAT 4<br />

Farmers’ Market. Fresh, local produce. Cliffe<br />

Precinct, 9am-1pm. Also on Sat 18th.<br />

Book Sale. Second-hand books for sale, raising<br />

money for church funds. St Michael’s Church,<br />

10.30am-1pm, 20p entry.<br />

Walk. Follow in the<br />

footsteps of medieval<br />

pilgrims, and walk the<br />

spectacular route across<br />

the South Downs from<br />

Pyecombe to <strong>Lewes</strong>.<br />

With local history guide<br />

John Freeman. Starts<br />

Pyecombe Church 11am,<br />

ends <strong>Lewes</strong> Priory 4pm.<br />

£5 entry, covers refreshments, bring packed<br />

lunch. enquiries@lewespriory.org.uk<br />

Open Gardens. Country gardens open to the<br />

public. Swing band, children’s quiz, hog roast,<br />

refreshments, plants for sale. Southease Village,<br />

12.30-5pm, £6, U11s free. dgdemm@gmail.com<br />

Theatre. A Good Jew. Sol and Hilda are in<br />

love, but Hilda’s father is a Nazi Official, and<br />

Sol is Jewish. New play set in WW2 Germany.<br />

Starring, among others, our very own Bella Mc-<br />

Carthy Sommerville, who wrote all these listings,<br />

except this sentence. All Saints, Sat & Sun<br />

8pm, £6-£10.50. somethingunderground.co.uk<br />

SAT 4-SUN 12<br />

Mourning Festival. Week-long festival<br />

enabling conversation about the end of life.<br />

Grief walking, theatre, making shrines, telling<br />

stories, silence, conversation. Meet death doulas,<br />

holistic funeral arrangers, draw up your own<br />

funeral wishes. Linklater Pavilion. Full details<br />

on Mourning Conversations Facebook page.<br />

SUN 5<br />

Summer Fête. Local stall holders, traditional<br />

fair ground, arena events, Harveys Beer Tent<br />

and live music. The Paddock, 12-5pm, free.<br />

amanda@waterloobonfire.co.uk<br />

51

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!