Viva Lewes Issue #128 May 2017

BUSINESS NEWS
Of course the biggest bit of business news in May
by far is the opening of our spanking new cinema
– The Depot – with its restaurant, bars and
other facilities. As we went to press we learnt the
pricings of tickets, which are generally lower than
the equivalent in Brighton cinemas. On Sunday to
Thursday tickets cost £6 in the day, and £8 after
5pm. On Friday and Saturday tickets cost £9 all
day. Students, concessions and kids' tickets cost
£4. A year’s membership will set you back £40 but
that includes four free tickets, £1 off any film you
see that year, and 10% off food and drink (though
not in conjunction with other offers).
We were also told some of the releases in the
opening weekend, the range of which gives an
indication of the breadth of programming we
can expect to see in the future. Films include
60s classics (Jean-Luc Godard’s Le Mépris, see
right) Oscar winners (La La… sorry, Moonlight)
foreign language drama (The Handmaiden, Elle,
The Salesman) documentaries (The Eagle Huntress,
Life, Animated) superhero scifi (Logan) and
kids’ films (Peppa the Pig, Beauty and the Beast).
See you there.
It’s a bit ‘after the Lord Mayor’s Show’, but
the other big opening to report on is actually a
re-opening, of Southover Grange, which sees
its first wedding, since shutting for long-term
refurbishment, on April 29th. Why are we telling
you this in Business News? The facilities will also
be available for private hire.
We were interested to note that, despite the old
Lloyds Bank building on the High Street looking
as dowdy as ever, Côte have started advertising for
staff: hopefully the presence of the French-themed
restaurant – under the same management as Bill’s
– will bring some footfall that way, because the
closure of Dome hairdressers has left even more
empty premises at the west end of the top of town.
Last chance gulch if you want to enter the Lewes
District Business Awards, which you have to do
by 5pm on May 5th. We are proud to be sponsoring
the Culture, Leisure and Tourism Award.
Finally, a few shorts. If you need to know
somewhere your friends can stay if there’s no
room on the couch, a new independent collective
has started, called Short Stay Lewes, offering
bed and breakfast accommodation in and around
town. And good luck to Kit and Kaboodle, a
Lewes-based ‘online retail emporium’ selling
high-quality gentlemen’s clothing. One of the two
gentlemen running the business is Gustav Temple,
editor of The Chap magazine, which should tell you
much of what you need to know about the style of
clothes on offer. And finally, it’s May, so it’s time
for Pells Pool to open, on May 20th. Check their
website for details of times and prices: please note
10am starts and early morning swim options.
Got any business news? Please send to
alex@vivamagazines.com
Brigitte Bardot and Jack Palance in Le Mepris
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