November/December 2017

Goldentimes 

Nov/Dec 2017 

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

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Recipes, Music, Lifestyle, Advice 

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Hello and welcome to a very busy issue of Golden 

Times. Spanning November and December means 

we encompass all the exciting events and activities 

that are going on from Halloween to New Year, so we're 

packed with wintery fun. 

On the cover of this issue is a truly beautiful shot 

taken in the gardens of Sheffield Park with the snow 

laying "Deep and crisp and even". Will we have a white 

Christmas this year ? Only time will tell. 

Thanks to all of the advertisers and contributors 

who've helped us put this magazine together, and a 

Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year to all of our 

readers, enjoy the magazine, see you in 2018. - 

Jason 

CONTENTS 

06. Event listings 

08. Gladys gallivants - The Minack Theatre 

10. Living the Alexander way of life with Liz Jeffries 

12. Gardening tips from Phoenix Gardening 

14. Creative Writing Corner 

17. Grandparents & Guardians Section 

18. Christmas Fairs 

20. Ask Alison - Educational Psychotherapy 

22. Panto ticket competitions 

24. Event Listings 

26. "A new man in my life" with Michele Duke 

28. Local Clubs & Associations 

32. Local & live with Mike Raxworthy 

34. Roast beef dinner - Recipe from Faz Razeen. 

The Golden Times Team: 

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

Faz - Cookery 

Gladys - Columnist 

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Battle: 4th Nov 

Icklesham: 5th Nov 

Rye: 11th Nov 

Robertsbridge: 18th Nov 

Hawkhurst: 25th Nov 

Annual Remembrance 

Day Concert 

5th Nov 2.30pm 

Our Lady of Ransom 

Church, Grange Rd, 

Eastbourne 

Presented by The 

Eastbourne Silver 

Band, the concert is a 

ticketless free concert, 

is well attended and 

increasing in popularity 

every year so early 

arrival is advised to 

ensure a seat. 

Hastings Storytelling 

Festival 

6th to 12th Nov 

Celebrate the oral 

tradition of storytelling 

at its best, with original 

tales told through spoken 

word, poetry, puppetry, 

song and movement. 

Whatever your age, the 

festival promises new 

storytelling experiences 

for all ages. 

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Hastings Herring Fair 

18th & 19th Nov 

Stade Open Space 

Celebrating the Silver 

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Hastings Herring Fair will 

combine food stalls and 

cookery demonstrations 

with live music, and local 

beers, wines and ciders, 

all inside a marquee on 

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Sara Lee Trust 

Christmas Fair. 

18th Nov, 10am - 1pm 

St John the Evangelist 

Church, Brittany Rd, St 

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Christmas goodies, 

gifts, fundraising 

stalls, children's area, 

homemade refreshments 

and Santa's grotto. 

Hastings Christmas 

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23rd November, Priory 

Meadow, Hastings. 

Arrival of Santa, 

complete with reindeer, 

procession at 17.30 

along Queens Road to 

town centre Reindeer 

pen outside Debenhams 

along with street 

entertainment. Firework 

display 7pm. 

Meads Magic 

24th Nov, 2.30pm 

Meads St, Eastbourne. 

activities and fun for all 

the family. The street 

is lined with market 

stalls selling fabulous 

handcrafted goods. 

Perfect for Christmas 

shopping or maybe just 

presents to self! 

Christmas shop 

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Gardens 

24th Nov to 3rd Dec 

10am to 4pm 

Pashley Road, Ticehurst. 

The shop will be packed 

with a wide selection 

of high quality gifts and 

cards, as well as special 

Christmas stock for 

the festive season. A 

fantastic choice if you 

are looking for present 

ideas, or something for 

yourself or your home. 

(No entry charge – 

gardens and Café not 

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St Leonards Frost Fair 

25th Nov, 10am to 4pm 

Kings Rd, St Leonards. 

Part festive market, part 

fancy dress parade. 

Drum troupes, food 

stalls, circus artists 

and spectacularly 

dressed characters from 

literature, mythology and 

folklore. A lively market 

featuring an array of 

distinctive products 

from artisans and 

craftspeople 

Battle Christmas 

Lights Switch on 

25th November. 

1.45pm Parade with 

band escorts Father 

Christmas’s sleigh down 

the High Street to his 

Grotto at Memorial Hall. 

Father Christmas 

sees children in his 

Grotto from 2:15 till 

4:45 and there are 

also refreshments, 

entertainment and 

popular charity market 

in the hall and children’s 

rides on the Abbey 

Green. 5pm Lights 

switched on by Father 

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Great Dixter Xmas Fair 

25-26th Nov 10am - 4pm 

Great Dixter House & 

Gardens, Northiam, Rye. 

Local traders, purveyors 

of fine goods, artisans 

and artists will be selling 

their wares in Great 

Dixter’s Medieval halls, 

Great Barn, gardens and 

outbuildings. 

Heathfield Christmas 

Market 

25th Nov 10am-2pm 

Kings Church, Station 

Rd. Heathfield. 

A vibrant and fun event 

filled with local artisans, 

crafters and independent 

businesses showcasing 

their unique and unusual 

wares. 

Tea Dance 

27th November 2pm 

White Rock Theatre 

Hastings 

Take to the floor for an 

afternoon of Ballroom 

and Latin dancing. Your 

hostess, Top Hat, will be 

on hand helping to recall 

memories of a forgotten 

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is a high tea. 

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Little Christmas in 

Little Chelsea. 

1st Dec, 4pm 

Little Chelsea, 

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A host of music, street 

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drink, late night shopping 

and market stalls. 

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Gladys Gallivants 

Minack Theatre, Cornwall 

There I was perched on the foot path preparing to hike 

to the Minack Theatre. The sheer drop on my left side 

looked far too dicey with the sea crashing on the rocks 

many metres below. I retraced my steps and took the 

safer route scrambling up the hill. 

Hot and bothered I arrived at the top and was welcomed 

like a celebrity. “This is the traveller who has come all the 

way from a drama group in the Southern Hemisphere”, the 

front of house manager announced. It was marvellous, 

given a cup of tea and escorted to the best seat, high 

in the centre turret. I settled back to enjoy the play and 

marvelled at the breathtaking panorama. The Atlantic 

Ocean as the theatrical backdrop, a director’s dream. 

Jean Anouilh’s comedy with identical twin brothers 

and their respective lovers cavorting across the stage 

and exiting with great speed, was performed in 1930’s 

slinky gowns, clinging ever closer as the rain drizzled 

down. The performers deserved a medal for completing 

this French farce in such inclement conditions. At the 

final bow, the audience showed their appreciation with 

deafening applause. 

Luckily a teacher in charge of a school group offered me a 

lift back to the Truro railway station as the bus strike made 

my return to Falmouth from Penzance that night totally 

impossible. 

It was getting late when I managed 

to board a train, eventually returning 

to the Falmouth hotel after 9pm to 

the relief of my fellow travellers as 

our tour moved on the following 

morning. A very thoughtful 

member of the group had requested 

a plate of dinner to be kept for me which I gratefully 

munch down. Between mouthfuls I recounted my 

amazing and adventurous thirteen hour day. The dogged 

performance of the ’Ring Round the Moon’ cast with 

slightly soggy evening clothes drooping and their goose 

bumps growing bigger than the beads in their necklaces. 

“And another thing", I related, “ I come across an enormous 

plant . It’s huge Gulliver sized leaves made me feel like a 

Lilliputian.” “That must be a Gunnera Manicata,” a local 

resident interjected. Camera happy me took a slide which 

shows a travel bag at the base of a huge bush to show size 

comparison. Not really that fantastic – problem would 

have been solved with a selfie ! 

Amongst my collection of crested spoons and forks, I also 

have a Falmouth crested tea strainer, a reminder of my 

escapade down the West Country. 

Festive Greetings to my readers and more travel yarns in 

the New Year. 

Let me introduce you to the Sussex 

Stitchers. Technically, we are your 

local members of the Embroiderers’ 

Guild, currently celebrating 40 years 

of blissful existence. We like to think 

we are much more fun, user friendly, 

and less formal than that sounds. 

We come from all corners of nearby 

communities and walks of life to 

learn and partake in endless aspects 

of textile creation and decoration. 

We love to celebrate local events 

such as the opening of new hospitals 

and schools as well as those of 

national status. Last year we created 

exhibits for the 300th anniversary of 

Capability Brown for Standen House, 

part of a nationwide initiative and we 

have previously restored significant 

treasures for Batemans in Burwash 

and Monk’s House in Rodmell, all 

National Trust properties in our 

beautiful Sussex locality. We have 

also produced decorative panels to 

be seen in the Conquest Hospital 

and a school in Eastbourne. We are 

currently planning our project for 

2018. 

For many of us, this has been a 

lifelong craze, though some were 

“Much is Done” by the Sussex Stitchers 

initially rather nervous about where 

and how to start the art, being barely 

able to jiggle threads on fabric on 

arrival. No matter, we welcome 

newcomers, experienced or not, and 

encourage them to blossom. 

We create decorative fabrics 

then embellishment follows using 

whatever comes to hand, including 

the traditional silks, cottons and 

wools. Re-incarnation technology 

with glue guns, soluble fabrics, 

soldering irons and the like whilst 

less favoured by the National Trust 

gives us a sense of exploration. 

The Sussex landscape and coast 

inspires greatly and the countryside 

and beaches bear many bits and 

bobs ripe for inclusion in a project. 

Consequent achievements can be 

stunning, especially with a little help 

from friends. 

Our contact details are below if 

you would like to visit us with a 

mind to joining our group. We are 

renowned for being all inclusive, 

sharing our various skills, techniques 

and enthusiasm in our monthly 

gatherings. More significantly, we 

take pleasure in the putting of thread 

to fabric, whilst enjoying each other’s 

friendship and company, generally 

over tea and the all important cake. 

We would like to invite you to visit 

our forthcoming exhibition of work, 

“Much is Done” in Alfriston, in the 

barn at the Much Ado Bookshop. 

We will be there between 2.00 and 

5.00pm on Friday 10th November 

and 10.00am until 5.00pm on 

Saturday and Sunday 11th and 12th 

November. Many pieces will be for 

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LIVING THE 

ALEXANDER 

WAY OF LIFE 

by Liz Jeffries 

find us on: 

“Jingle bells, jingle bells….jingle all the way…” 

A Morris kind of Christmas! 

I seem to remember seeing 

the first Christmas items and 

catalogues surfacing around 

the end of September. Some 

people love it and others find 

it very stressful for various 

reasons. If you are one of the 

ones with a more stressful 

outlook, perhaps we can look at 

Christmas rather like any other 

stressful situation that comes 

along. 

I am a member of Mad Jacks 

Morris. You may well have 

seen us dancing out around 

Hastings, particularly at Jackin-the 

Green. I am normally 

quite a self-contained person, 

happy to go with the flow, but 

I have now been charged with 

steering our club to a higher 

profile, recruiting more dancers 

and generally having a bigger 

profile myself. I have done 

this kind of thing before in a 

corporate life, but over the last 

twenty years or so I have got 

used to being in the background 

more. So this could have been 

a little overwhelming for me. 

However, once I got over the 

shock I realised that I actually 

had a choice as to how I dealt 

with this. In fact, I thought 

it through in the same way I 

did with my lower back pain 

many years ago! Alexander’s 

discoveries with movement 

were based on stopping the 

stimulus to move in a habitual 

way (which may be the cause of 

our pain) and choosing to move 

in a different, more balanced, 

way for the body (thereby 

helping to alleviate the pain). In 

other words, we can choose our 

responses to situations rather 

than behaving as we always 

do out of habit. So instead of 

getting stressed I chose to stop 

and remember my ‘past life’ 

with more of a ‘can do’ attitude. 

I urge you to try it next time 

stress rears its head. Talking 

of heads, if your Christmas 

requires a turkey weighing 

around 6 kg (c12lb) you will 

be cooking approximately 

the weight of your head!! 

Alexander’s work is centred 

around how the head influences 

spinal movement and which, in 

turn, can prevent vocal strain, 

can help with management 

of pain, poise, balance and 

freedom of movement. 

By the way, Mad Jacks Morris 

will, as usual, be dancing out 

on Winkle Island on Boxing Day, 

at 12.30 so do come and chat 

to us. We are always looking 

for new dancers and musicians. 

If you like dancing, drinking, 

music, being sociable, and 

you’re looking for a fun way to 

keep fit (whilst getting rid of the 

Christmas excesses!) this may 

be for you! 

I wish you a very happy festive 

time 

The Alexander Technique is 

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can relieve tension and 

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alexandertechniquehastings. 

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Gardening tips for late Autumn - early Winter 

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The leaves are starting to build up and that grass rake 

is going to see some use. Keep leaves from building up 

on lawns as they’ll smother the grass and kill it off, as 

long as they don’t get too bad I can put up with leaves 

in beds and borders providing they’re not smothering 

plants. Prune Red and blackcurrants, gooseberries and 

raspberries. There is a slight difference between pruning 

red and blackcurrants. Red currants tend to fruit on wood 

that is at least two years old and are grown on a single 

stem. Blackcurrants tend to fruit on year old branches 

and are grown as a bush. So with blackcurrants you can 

take out older growth but not so much on a red currant. 

What other jobs are there, if you want to plant fruit 

bushes now is a good time, start clearing the summer 

bedding, if you want to remove the dead tops of 

herbaceous perennials do that too or leave them as an 

insect habitat. If you’re planting spring bulbs you need 

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Early Winter then, get the Christmas list in early so 

Santa can bring you a new pair of warm gloves. Dig over 

the veg plot, one way to warm up in winter. Check bulbs, 

corms and tubers that you have put in storage regularly 

for health and discard any damaged ones. 

Take root and hardwood shrub cuttings. If you grow 

alpines cover them with a sheet of glass, if possible, to 

protect them against frost. Gradually reduce the amount 

of water you give plants in the greenhouse except winter 

flowering plants that are still in strong active growth. 

Ventilate the greenhouse on warm days to get some air 

flowing through, lack of air can encourage diseases. 

Don’t forget to protect any vulnerable plants that are 

going to stay in the garden. 

Come to a care home open day with a 

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Raising money for Bexhill 

Dementia Alliance 

Free entry and refreshments 

Friday 10 November 2017 

11am - 2pm 

Ardath Care Home - 

Helping people live their later lives to the full 

Ardath Care Home in Bexhill is described by residents and 

their families as a warm and welcoming home from home, 

where residents are able to come and go as they please, 

and friends and family are welcome at any time. 

The home, which has recently been rated ‘Good’ by the 

Care Quality Commission, has a friendly atmosphere 

and comfortable surroundings which complement the 

excellent care provided by highly trained staff. 

Thelma Summerlin, who has been living at the home for 

eight years, says, "It's fantastic, I mean I never thought I 

would come into a care home but it’s just like home.” 

Ardath is one of four care homes, all rated ‘Good’ by the 

CQC, owned by Sussex Housing & Care, a not for profit 

Housing Association with over 70 years’ experience in 

providing affordable housing and care to the over 55’s 

across Sussex. 

Why not come along and see for yourself? Ardath will be 

hosting an open morning on Friday 10th November from 

11am to 2pm. Enjoy live music through the eras, meet 

staff and residents and have a look around the home and 

gardens. The home will also be raising money for Bexhill 

Dementia Alliance. 

To find out more please call Care Home Manager, 

Lindsey Sherwood, on 01424 210538, email ardath@ 

sussexhousing.org.uk or visit www.sussexhousing.org.uk. 

Live music from the 1940's 

1950's and 1960's 

Meet residents and staff, have 

a look around the home and 

gardens 

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Creative Writing Corner 

"The ESSO Map (circa 1960)" 

by Petronella Baylis 

Jemima had rented a stall for ten years now at The Peckleberry 

vintage fair. Each month sorting, packing and pricing her stock before 

stacking it in her little old car called Doris. "I don’t know why I take 

these maps" she had thought while putting them in their bubble wrap 

storage envelopes. They were now nearly sixty years old and becoming 

quite fragile. The maps were lovely, produced by Esso and sold in 

their garages to ensure “Happy motoring” in the 1960s. On the front 

page there would always be a colourful scene of the area the map was 

covering, and at the top of the page would be the bright red, blue and 

white colours of the Esso logo. 

The map was sold for six pence. Each map was numbered and 

collectors would one by one search out the full series, but mostly 

people would just stand, study them and reminisce. So many stories 

people had shared with Jemima about long road journeys before 

motorways. Grandparents showed their Grandchildren the maps and 

explained to them what “trunk roads” were, indicated on the map 

with a clear red line. They also explained that hand signals were used, 

and the highway code of the time stipulated the arm must be fully 

extended out of the window, the appropriate signal must be given and 

“only when it is safe to do so” must the manoeuvre take place. 

Not as reliable as today, the car would break down frequently, so to 

be a member of the AA breakdown service was a good investment. It 

was always a reassurance to see the AA man in his uniform standing 

at the roadside, his bright yellow motorcycle parked beside him, 

saluting those drivers displaying the AA membership badge on their 

cars. 

One couple had been standing studying the Esso maps for an hour 

before explaining on their first holiday in the 1960s they had got lost. 

They had followed the Esso map black lines for B roads, but ended 

up lost and short of petrol late into the evening. They had knocked on 

the door of a farm house and the farmer had offered a field for them 

to camp in and the following morning took them to the nearest petrol 

station… 20 miles away. 

The single black line indicated was no more than a lane really, and 

there were tales of long delays while farmers herded there cows down 

the lanes to greener pastures. There were few cafés around and you 

would be reliant on the farms to purchase produce to make up a 

picnic. 

Jemima had enjoyed her day at the fair; she had sold three maps and 

enjoyed the different stories and the reminiscing. Now it was time to 

pack up, drive Doris home, and start the search for more stock for the 

Peckleford Fair. Hopefully she would find some more Esso maps, but 

it was getting difficult. They were becoming quite rare. 

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

in Golden Times, please email jason@goldentimes.co.uk or post your 

story to us at: 78 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2BS 

LAW FIRM JOINS WILL WRITING CHARITY CAMPAIGN 

FOR ANOTHER YEAR 

A local solicitor firm from Eastbourne & Hastings is aiming 

to raise vital funds for nine of the UK’s best loved charities, 

after signing up for Will Aid, the annual charity will writing 

campaign. 

Stephen Rimmer LLP has signed up to the scheme, which 

runs throughout November– for the 15th 

year in a row. 

Joe Richardson from the firm said: “We are 

very excited to be involved again in the Will 

Aid campaign this year. 

“It gives us an excellent opportunity to 

reach people in our community who do not 

have a will and help them to protect their 

loved ones for the future. 

“It also means we can raise funds for nine 

incredible charities which make a huge 

difference to millions of vulnerable people both here in the 

UK and around the world.” 

Campaign director Peter de Vena Franks added: “One 

in three people die in the UK without making a will, often 

leaving confusion and chaos at an already difficult time. 

“Will Aid encourages people to prepare this vital document 

and at the same time making a real difference by raising 

money for the partner charities. 

“We are thrilled that Stephen Rimmer LLP 

is continuing their wonderful support of 

Will Aid.” 

The Will Aid scheme takes place across the UK from 01-30 

November and supports the life-changing work of ActionAid, 

Age UK, British Red Cross, Christian Aid, 

NSPCC, Save the Children, Sightsavers, 

SCIAF (Scotland) and Trocaire (N. 

Ireland). 

It has raised more than £19 million for 

these charities since it launched in 1988. 

Lawyers from Stephen Rimmer will be 

seeing people at their offices in Hastings 

and Eastbourne in November to write 

basic wills, waiving their normal fee, 

and instead asking clients to make a 

voluntary donation to Will Aid. Donations support the vital 

work of the nine partner charities. 

The recommended donation for a basic Will Aid will is £95 for 

a single will and £150 for a pair of mirror wills. 

For more information about how to sign up or how to make 

an appointment to write a will visit www.willaid.org.uk/ 

solicitors or telephone Stephen Rimmer LLP on 01323 

644222 

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Reading back through my last column, I We really ought not to be 

noticed I ended with the words "It'll be focusing on that right now 

Christmas before you know it" well, how though. I ought to be mindful 

right I was. The festive season has crept up of the fact that many of you 

on me like an invisible cat with commando training. will be reading this in early 

As I write this, I've barely got a month and a half's November, thinking it's still 

worth of shopping days left to get my ridiculously way too early to be talking 

large family something delightful each. It's easy about festivities, even if the 

with the little kids. They give you a list of about 100 local supermarket has had a 

things that they absolutely "must have" from Santa tree up since September! 

this year, and I just try to pick a couple of things 

that I hope they wont have changed their minds 

about by Christmas morning. 

But the older they get the harder it is. Once they're 

into adulthood, it's almost impossible to pick 

something they actually want that you can afford. I 

asked my adult son what he'd like for Christmas and 

he suggested a £2,500 mountain bike, a £1,500 

computer and an £80,000 car. He got pants, and 

was grateful they weren't a lump of coal. 

It's easy to get lost in a frenzy of consumerism at 

this time of year, but there's nothing wrong with 

presents. I get a huge amount of satisfaction and 

pleasure seeing a smile on someone's face when 

they open a gift I've bought them. 

Even if you're putting off 

thoughts of the festive season for a few weeks, 

there's still plenty of ideas in Golden Times for 

things to do and places to go. Lots of days out, 

bonfire parades, and firework displays before you 

have to go anywhere near a grotto or think about 

stroking a reindeer. 

Make sure you have a good look through all our 

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what's going on where. Try to stay sane in the 

run up to the end of the year, and if you're feeling 

stressed, just think - before you know it you'll be 

nodding off in front of the Queens Speech with a 

half eaten mince pie on your lap! 

See you in 2018! - Tricia. 

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Michelham Priory Winter Craft & Gift Fair 

Sat 11th & Sun 12th November 10.30am to 4pm 

Adults £7 Children £4 Seniors £6 

Festive Fun & Tasty treats, over 100 stalls 

Michelham Priory, Upper Dicker Nr Hailsham 

New Style Events & Bizzybirds 

Networking for Women Festive fair 

Sunday 19th November 11am to 2pm 

Free Entry, donations to SANDS Gifts, Treats, 

Santa’s Grotto and more. 

Manor Barn, Bexhill 

ST MICHAELS HOSPICE CHRISTMAS MARKET 

Sat 25th November 10.30am to 3.30pm 

Adults £1, Children free. A beautiful collection of 

crafts, goodies and the Tree of Gifts tombola. 

Cooden Beach Hotel, Cooden Sea Rd, Bexhill 

Sara Lee Trust Christmas Fair 

Sat 18th November 10am to 1.30pm 

Free Entry. Festive fun for all the family, with gift 

stalls, tasty treats and Father Christmas. 

St John the Evangelist Church, Pevensey Road, St Leonards. 

ARDINGLY WINTER FAIR 

Sat 25th & Sun 26th November 

A magical winter retreat packed full of original 

Christmas gifts and greetings ideas. 

South of England Showground, Ardingly RH17 6TL 

Amberley Museum Christmas Craft Market 

2nd & 3rd December 

Explore the museum and enjoy festive activities 

including a traditional Christmas craft market. 

www.amberleymuseum.co.uk 

Michelham Priory 

House & Gardens 

Indoor & Outdoor Fun for all the Family! 

Winter Craft & Gift Fair 

Sat 11 th & Sun 12 th November 

Festive fun & tasty treats with 

over 100 stalls, decorations & 

music in this beautiful setting. 

Explore Christmas Past 

this December! 

Learn the history of this magical 

time of the year at the Priory. 

Enjoy delicious festive food, 

music & activities for all ages. 

Tudor Christmas Weekend 

Sat 2 nd & Sun 3 rd December 

The Sussex Folk Carol Singers 

performing Sun 3 rd December. 

Victorian Christmas 

Weekend 

Sat 9 th & Sun 10 th December 

World War 2 

Christmas Weekend 

Sat 16 th & Sun 17 th December 

Call us: 01323 844224 

Upper Dicker, Nr Hailsham 

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12 Days of Christmas 

Meet Father Christmas and enjoy festive activities 

Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd December 

Christmas Craft Market 

Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th December 

Christmas Fun Fair and Games 

Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th December 

Christmas Music and Carols 

Thursday 21st December 

Christmas Family Fun Day 

Pre-book your tickets to meet Father Christmas 

or explore Christmas at the Museum 

Tickets available online or call 01798 831370 to book 

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Meet Lottie "Our Golden Girl" 

In August of this year, Lottie took on 

the role of "head of stress relief" at 

Golden Times and she's been very 

busy ever since. Her work mostly 

involves licking whatever comes 

within range of her tongue and 

allowing us all to ruffle her fluff as and 

when necessary. 

She will be introducing the new "Pet 

Page" in our JAN/FEB issue 2018. 

She will be looking for photos of your 

treasured pets for her competitions. 

We'll also be looking for dog 

groomers, pet walkers, vets, pet food 

suppliers, Kennels, foster homes and 

pet photographers to come and join 

her and advertise their services to 

Golden Times readers. 

Christmas at Sheffield 

Park & Garden 

Fri 1 Dec - Thu 4 Jan 

Decorated trees in the garden and a 

fun children's trail help tell the stories 

of Sheffield Park in this festive season. 

Call 01825 790231 for details 

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Ask Alison... Helpful advice for grandparents or guardians 

Alison Waterhouse has worked with children with Additional Educational 

Needs for the past 22 years in both mainstream and the private sector. 

Initially, she trained as a Special Needs Teacher and has worked in a variety 

of schools and educational settings. Alison now works as an Independent 

Educational Consultant for Special Educational Needs and Emotional Well 

being in both the Independent sector and mainstream. She is involved in staff 

training for Young Minds and Releasing Potential and she has an Educational 

Psychotherapy practice. 

For more information, please visit www.alisonwaterhouse.co.uk. 

In her regular “question and answer” page, Alison uses her experience to 

help readers & their children with educational concerns or problems. If there’s 

something you’d like to ask Alison, email your question to : 

alison@familybuzz.co.uk 

Dear Alison, 

My son is in Year 3 at Primary school 

each night his class teacher sends his 

reading book home however he refuses 

to read to me. I have tried tempting 

him with rewards and getting cross 

and I have tried to read at different 

times. His class teacher keeps writing 

comments in the book asking me to 

read with him. I just don’t know what 

to do anymore. 

When we find something difficult 

we try to avoid it. For whatever 

reason, your son sounds as if he 

is struggling to read and certainly 

not getting any enjoyment out of it. 

My first suggestion would be to 

make an appointment and meet 

up and discuss this with his class 

teacher. Ask how he is doing 

in school, whether she has any 

concerns over his reading and if 

so what sort of support is in place. 

Then you can share the difficulties 

you are experiencing at home and 

then together work out strategies 

that support both you and your son. 

It is really helpful for children if both 

schools and parents get together to 

discuss difficulties and then both 

work together to create strategies 

to overcome these. 

There are a range of things that 

can work to support reading for 

children. Share books together – 

if he doesn’t want to read don’t 

make it a big deal, just say ‘OK I 

can read.’ That way, your son is 

still being exposed to the words 

on the page, the excitement of the 

story, and is hearing the language 

of stories. 

Other ways that support reading 

can be writing on post it notes – in 

lunch boxes – with a joke of the day, 

on the fridge - what’s for tea or jobs 

to do. Emails from grandparents 

to share together or texts to Dad 

or other older siblings can also be 

fun ways where he needs to try and 

read. 

You can also try games where he has 

to read clues to find the treasure – a 

new game or a sweet of some sort. 

1. Go to the bedroom, 2. Look under 

the pillow in the front room, 3. Go to 

the kitchen, 4. Look in the fridge etc 

Comics are another area that many 

children with poor reading enjoy 

as they have graphic pictures to 

support their understanding of what 

is happening in the story. You can 

be as creative as possible and make 

reading a fun and enjoyable activity 

with you. 

Dear Alison 

We are very lucky as our daughter 

is in a mainstream school with a 

fantastic class teacher who she enjoys 

working with very much. She has a 

range of problems including Dyslexia 

difficulties with co-ordination and 

handwriting. She has been on the 

Special Needs register ever since 

she was in Y2, she is now in Y5. The 

school SENCo has just suggested that 

we start a school Based Action Plan. 

Please can you help explain? 

Thank you for your question it is one 

that often is asked by parents. 

A School Based Action Plan – SBAP 

is a way of ensuring that parents 

and schools work together to both 

identify and then support a range 

of needs that a child might have. 

You will be asked to work with 

the SENCo to complete the SBAP. 

This will identify areas that your 

daughter does well both at home 

and at school and then also areas 

that cause her to struggle. Once 

these areas have been identified 

then together you will choose the 

ones that school needs to focus on 

for the term ahead. Once this has 

been done then the school will share 

how they will support these needs. 

Within the SBAP they will show who 

will support your daughter, how, and 

for how long each session. They will 

also share the targets your daughter 

and members of staff will work on 

and how you can support this at 

home. 

Each of the areas will be linked 

to the 6 areas of SEN that the 

Government identifies: 1. Cognition 

and learning (for your daughter 

her dyslexia) 2. Physical (her coordination 

difficulties and possibly 

handwriting) 3. Sensory, 4. Social 

Emotional and Mental Health (this 

might be high anxiety as a child 

is not able to do something, low 

self esteem or other diagnosed 

mental health) 5. Medical, 6. 

Communication and interaction. 

At the end of the term you will 

be invited back into work with the 

SENCo to review the progress your 

daughter has made against the 

targets set. At the end of this part 

you and the SENCo will agree the 

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next lot of targets for the coming term. After 2 or 

3 cycles you will be able to see the progress your 

daughter has been able to make with this support. 

If progress is good then the school will be able 

to meet her needs within their budget. If however 

the SBAP shows that progress is not sufficient 

and that more specialised support is needed or 

that they are not able to make progress within 

their budget then an application can be made to 

the Local Authority for and Education Healthcare 

Plan – EHCP. 

This will identify your daughters needs and ensure 

that they are met at whichever school she attends. 

For some children it also recognises the greatness 

of their need and enables schools to access 

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With magic, music, comedy and special effects, Sleeping 

Beauty will continue the White Rock Theatre’s tradition of 

providing first-rate family pantomime in East Sussex. 

Once upon a time in a land far away, the beautiful Princess 

is given a sixteenth birthday present by her evil godmother 

Carabosse. She is placed under a cruel curse and forced 

to sleep for 100 years. Can true love survive and the 

handsome Prince break the spell? 

The enchanting adventure runs from Friday 15 until 

Sunday 31 December 2017 for a strictly limited two week 

run and tickets start at just £19, plus there are plenty 

of fantastic discounts and ticket offers still available for 

families, groups and schools – so don’t get caught snoozing 

and book your Sleeping Beauty tickets now. 

For your chance to win a family ticket to see a performance 

of your choice of Sleeping Beauty (subject to availability) 

just answer the following question: 

What did Sleeping Beauty prick her finger on ? 

Knitting needle 

Spinning wheel 

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Either email your answer to win@goldentimes.co.uk or post 

it to Golden Times 78 Elphinstone Rd, Hastings, East TN34 

2BS. Entries must arrive by 1st December, a winner will be 

selected at random. 

Chestnut Tree House’s 

SnowmanTM 

Spectacular 

Christmas Appeal 2017 

Chestnut Tree House – your 

local children’s hospice – 

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families spend their days 

making precious memories 

that will last a lifetime. 

It costs £35.70 to pay for 

one hour’s nursing care for 

a life-limited child. 

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Christmas. Because, just 

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gift will bring care, joy and 

wonder to children at your 

local children’s hospice. 

Thank you. 

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Come and join Dick Whittington and his Cat on a riproaring 

adventure looking for streets of gold in London this 

Christmas, in the spectacular pantomime from Eastbourne’s 

acclaimed panto team! Golden Times has a FREE family ticket 

for four people to see the show at 7pm on the 12th December 

which will go to the lucky winner of this competition. 

Starring Todd Carty (EastEnders, Dancing on Ice) as King 

Rat and Eastbourne’s favourite zany duo; Tucker as Idle Jack 

and Martyn Knight as Sarah the Cook! This pantomime will 

feature glittering sets, stunning costumes, live band and of 

course plenty of corny jokes! You and your family will love this 

wonderful tale retold in classic panto style! 

To be in with a chance to win, either email your answer 

to win@goldentimes.co.uk or post it to Golden Times 78 

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by 1st December, a winner will be selected at random. 

Dick Whittington believed the streets of London were paved 

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Event Listings 

Neon Noel at Little 

Chelsea 

1st-3rd, 8th-10th and 

15th-17th December 

Christmas lights 

spectacular luminale in 

Eastbourne. The four 

minute light, visual and 

audio show illuminated 

onto Eastbourne’s Town 

Hall clock tower takes 

place every Friday, 

Saturday and Sunday 

from the 1st December 

until 17th December. 

Showings will be at 

4.30pm, 5.30pm and 

6.30pm. 

Motcombe Xmas Fair 

2nd December 

Crown St & Star Rd, 

Motcombe, Eastbourne. 

Victorian Carousels, 

local entertainment, 

choirs, morris dancers, 

mulled wine, santa, 

local produce, gifts and 

seasonal treats. 

Battle Gala Night 

7th December 

With traders in fancy 

dress, choirs and bands 

all around town, games, 

competitions and more, 

you’re guaranteed a 

magical evening at 

Battle’s popular annual 

gala night! 

Rye Xmas Festival 

9th Dec 11am 

Back for it’s third year, 

the town of Rye will once 

again come alive with all 

the sights, sounds and 

smells of Christmas. 

This event, themed 

Toyland this year, 

organised by a small 

group of local volunteers 

offers something for every 

age and every budget. 

Events, activities, street 

performances and much 

more. 

Vocal Explosion 

Midwinter Concert. 

9th Dec, 8pm. 

St Clements Church, High 

Street, Hastings Old Town. 

A candlelit celebration of 

Christmas old & new with 

Vocal Explosion Choir. 

Taking the audience on 

a unique journey, fusing 

world music & traditional 

Christmas Carols to join 

in with. Tickets: £10 in 

advance , £12 at door 

(Children £2 discount) 

from: Hastings Tourist 

Information Centre, 

Aquilla House or online at 

eventbrite.co.uk. 

Christmas Market 

9th-17th December 10am 

to 6pm 

Terminus Road 

and the Enterprise 

Centre, Eastbourne. 

Stalls stretching along 

Terminus Road’s busy 

pedestrianised precinct, 

with 28 wooden chalets 

offering the finest 

produce, crafts and one 

off gifts. Entertainment & 

Santas Grotto. 

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Christmas Carols and 

Mince Pies 

White Rock Theatre 

Hastings. 

17th Dec 2pm to 5pm. 

Get into the festive spirit 

and celebrate with the 

White Rock Theatre and 

enjoy an afternoon of 

Christmas carols with 

our selection of yuletide 

treats. 

Hastings philharmonic 

choir carols for all 

concert 

16th December - 5pm 

St Mary in the Castle, 

Hastings. 

Hastings Philharmonic 

Choir’s traditional 

annual concert returns 

with another selection 

of your favourite 

Christmas Carols; with 

the accompaniment of In 

Spiritus Brass, and 

pianist Francis Rayner. 

£15/£12.50 (Under 16 £5) 

Christmas Dance Night 

16th Dec 7.30pm, doors 

open at 7. 

Under Ground Theatre, 

Grove Rd, Eastbourne. 

Music played will include 

songs from the 50s, 

60s and 70s – music 

guaranteed to have you 

dancing the night away. 

Dress from the 50s, 60s 

or 70s is optional, but not 

essential. 

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Carols at the Castle 

17th Dec. 2.30pm - 5pm 

Herstmonceux Castle, 

Wartling rd, Hailsham. 

Join the Aanna Colls 

Singers in Herstmonceux 

Castle Ballroom and bring 

your best voice for Carols 

at the Castle. A wonderful 

opportunity to get into 

the festive spirit. Adults 

£12.50, Seniors £10 

Children £7.50 

herstmonceux-castle.com 

Free Christmas & New 

Year concerts. 

Eastbourne Bandstand, 

Eastbourne. 

25th Dec 10.30am to 12pm 

26th Dec 11am to 12.30pm 

1st Jan 11am to 12.30pm 

Traditional Christmas 

and New Year concerts 

return to the south coast 

with fantastic festive 

entertainment, and it is all 

for free. A popular and 

long-standing tradition, the 

concerts began when the 

Bandstand was first built 

back in 1935 and have 

been a regular Christmas 

attraction ever since. The 

concerts are organised by 

Eastbourne Bandstand and 

always attract large crowds 

over the three days. 

Join us to celebrate 

‘Carers Rights Day’ & to see the new look 

Isabel Blackman Centre 

Hastings Old Town. 

On Thursday 30th November 2017 

10.00am till 12 noon 

The Mayor of Hastings, 

Cllr. Judy Rogers is attending our 

celebration at 11am. 

Free activities, Carers most welcome, 

Music by Ruth, 

Hand Massage by Zoe, 

Pottery by Julie, 

Nail Painting, Information stall & 

Cake Sale 

IBC, Winding Street, Hastings. 

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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 

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 Floral Group 

meets Manor Barn, 2.15 pm 

on 1st Thurs of the month. 

01424 212154 

Bexhill Harmony Ladies 

Choir 

Meets Thu evenings 7pm 

Little Common Methodist 

Church, Church Hill Ave. 

TN39 4SG 01424 844639 

www.bexhillharmony.co.uk 

Bexhill & Hastings Prostate 

cancer support group Bexhill 

hospital health centre . Holliers Hill 

Contact John 01424 532866 

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 Thu 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 Fri 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 722256 

www.cf-eastbourne.com 

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 

E'bourne Photographic Soc. 

epscameraclub.co.uk 

Local Clubs & Associations 

E'bourne & District Philatelic Soc. 

Meets each Thu at 7.30pm 

St John Ambulance Brigade 

HQ, Bourne St, Eastbourne. 

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 


Probus Club 3rd Thu of each 

month Victoria Hotel St Lens 

Wallace Boulton 01424 713743 

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, Sec - 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 Probus Club 

Meets 2nd Tuesday each 

month. 01424 892428 

Little Common Bridge Club 

Thu afternoon 01424 216746 

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. 01323 486921 

Rotary Club of Senlac 

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 

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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: 

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 

St Leonards Rotary Club 

francraig25@gmail.com 

Sussex Community 

Development Association 

Isabel Blackman Centre, 

Winding Street, Hastings. 

Tel: 01424 446428 

Sussex Opera and Ballet 

Society Tel: 01323 640067 

www.sussexoperaandballetsociety. 

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Vintage Motor Cycle Club 

2nd & 4th Wed each month 

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Ashburnham 

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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: 

Fairlight Village: 10.30am meet at Fairlight Village Hall, 1st and 

3rd Mondays of each month. 

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

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

1pm, Alexandra Park Cafe. 

Rye: Starting at 10am at Gibbets Marsh car park. 

Sidley: Meet at 11am on the green outside the New Inn 

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 RVS centre, South St. 

Polegate: 10.30am, Polegate Train Station, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of 

the month. 

Hampden Park, Eastbourne: 10.30am outside Lakeside tea 

chalet, Hampden Park Drive. 

Seaford: 10am at Salt's Cafe (1st Tuesday) Martello Tower (3rd 

Tuesday). 

WEDNESDAYS: 

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

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

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve: 10.15, meet at the shelter by the 

bus turning point 

Eastbourne Seafront - 10.30am, Sovereign Centre 

THURSDAYS: 

Crowborough: 10.30am, outside Fernbank Centre (1st Thurs) 

Millbrook Gdn Centre carpark (2nd & 4th Thurs) St Johns Rd 

carpark (3rd & 5th Thurs) 

Hailsham: 10.30am, meet at the War Memorial, High St. 

Hastings Stroll on the Pier: (30 mins) - 11am, Hastings Pier 

Hastings Town Centre: 2pm, outside Station Plaza Health Centre 

FRIDAYS: 

Battle: 10am opposite Battle Memorial Hall on The Green. 

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

Lewes: 10am outside The Needlemakers. 

St Leonards: 10.30am Church in the wood car park. 

Uckfield: 10am inside the civic centre. 

SATURDAYS: 

Ore Health Walk: Meet at 10.30am outside Ore Community. 

Eastbourne MS-Friendly: 10.30am, meet at Lakeside Tea Chalet, 

Hampden Park Drive (2nd Saturday) 

Chelwood Gate: 11am, meet at Visitor Centre, National Cat 

Centre (1st Saturday) 

Contact Jenny Deering - 07740 899559 

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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with 

MIKE RAXWORTHY 

NOVEMBER: Heading up to Christmas there’s a lot to 

see and do! On Saturday 18th and 19th November we 

have the final fish festival of the year put on by Hastings 

Borough Council - The Herring Fair. Although it’s held at 

the Stade Open Space in Hastings Old Town, this one is 

completely under cover. The stage, the music, 

the bar and the various stalls selling fish dishes 

(a lot of Herring variations) but of course other 

choices. There’s also local wines, ciders and 

beers. You’ll find Children’s entertainment in 

The Stade Hall with crafts and face painting. 

Warm clothes are advisable. 

with 

MIKE RAXWORTHY 

I’m presenting the music again this year. It’s 

a bit more traditional, folky and acoustic... 

Saturday features duo Sean Fennessey and 

Piers Foster, The Kimberleys (Irish Folk), Local 

guys Stone Junction, the Vocal talents of Now 

and Then and The Martin Blackman Band. 

Sunday starts at 11am with Now and Then, who also feature 

in the age old tradition of Blessing the Nets at 12 noon 

singing ‘The Shoals of Herring’....a rare chance to hear 

this very old, traditional Hastings song. I then present 

the superb Milton Hide duo. A must-see at 1.45pm are The 

S a lt s...Sea Shantys with a difference...4 part harmonies 

with some heavy weight instrumental backing. I always 

finish the weekend with a Barn Dance - 3pm till 4.30pm. 

12 piece barn dance super-group The Sugar Loaf Band talk 

you through MIKE the steps, RAXWORTHY 

the sequences and a big fun party 

is had by all! 

On the very same weekend, The Palace on Hastings 

seafront hosts the Hastings Fleadh, an extravaganza of Irish 

The next edition of Golden Times will be the 

January/February "New Year" edition, and will have 

a submissions deadline of Friday, 15th December. 

If you are interested in joining the growing 

number of local businesses advertising with us, 

please get in touch on: 

01424 429 139 

debby@goldentimes.co.uk 

Music. You can also see some of these acts in The Jenny 

Lind from 4pm on Sunday 19th, High Street, Hastings. Pick 

up their flyer in local pubs and The Hastings Tourist Info 

Centre. 

DECEMBER: On December 9th at St Mary in the Castle, 

Hastings seafront, you can see the fabulous Christmas 

Soul Party featuring 3 great bands: Funk & Disorderly, 

The Kytes and The Blues Brothers, Soul Sisters Show 

(15 piece band). Advance tickets are available from The 

Hastings Tourist Information Centre on Hastings Seafront. 

It’s the 20th year of this wonderful fund raiser so expect 

some extra guests! 

Tickets are £8.50 in advance and £10 on the 

door. All proceeds are divided between St 

Michael’s Hospice and Surviving Christmas. To 

date we have raised £160,000.00 over the 20 

years. This is always a great night - so if you 

haven’t been invited to a Christmas party so 

far, you have now! 

Saturday December 16th sees The Winkle 

Club’s Christmas Remembrance Procession 

which makes it’s way from The Cyril & Lilian 

Lifeboat at the bottom of Harold Road at 

6.30pm to Winkle Island...where the Harmony 1 choir will 

be singing a selection of Christmas Carols which you are 

welcome and encouraged to join in with. 

Simon at The Jenny Lind has been booking some wicked 

bands lately - worth seeing are The Hi-Fi Sneakers on 

Friday 8th Dec playing some unusual covers from the 60s, 

a good bit of Northern Soul and original compositions - 

catch them from 8.30pm. Saturday 16th he has booked 

Justin and the Argonauts - see them to believe ‘em! 

One last tip - Swing Street - 15 piece big swing band 

plus 6 singers are appearing for their Christmas Party on 

Saurday 23rd at The Black Market VIP upstairs Club in 

George Street. Only £10 on the door...8 till late. 

Have a joyful & musical Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

Don't forget to "like" us at: facebook.com/GoldenTimesMagazine 

and remember you can read the magazine online at: 

www.goldentimes.co.uk 

To a delightful lunch in our 

Garden Room Restaurant 

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A simple roast beef dinner, ideal for Christmas - Recipe by Faz Razeen 

It is always lovely to have a Roast Beef meal at Christmas as a change from the traditional Roast Turkey. 

Why does Christmas always seem like the perfect time for roast beef? It’s likely because people associate a hearty joint of 

juicy beef and the Christmas time to Indulge yourself, your family and guests by creating the ultimate Sunday Roast Beef. 

Happily, it doesn’t take a lot of skill or effort to produce a roast beef meal, in fact, it doesn’t even take a huge budget - long, 

slow cooking will tenderize even tough, inexpensive cuts of beef. But if you’re planning a fancy Christmas celebration, you can 

also opt to go all-out, a top-side joint is never unwelcoming at the Christmas lunch or dinner table. 

Serves: 6 - Cooking Time: 1 hour and 30 Minutes 

Ingredients : 

1.5kg approx. Beef topside 

4-5 tbsp. olive oil 

A few sprigs of thyme 

1 glass of red wine 

1 tbsp. redcurrant jelly 

1 cube of beef stock for gravy 

2-3 tbsp. honey for parsnip 

3-4 garlic crushed and minced 

2 tbsp. whole grain mustard 

3 tsp. brown sugar 

3 large red onions, peeled and cut into quarters 

Flour, salt and black peppercorn as required 

Make a paste by mixing below ingredients in a bowl : 

2 tbsp. whole grain mustard or alternatively you may use 

mustard powder 

3-4 cloves of garlic crushed and minced 

2 tsp. brown sugar 

Generous pinches salt & black peppercorn finely crushed. 

Drop of red wine to mix paste (not too weak) 

6-8 medium size carrots, peeled and leave whole and brush 

with olive oil 

6-8 medium parsnips peeled, trimmed and leave whole, brush 

with honey 

1.5kg floury potatoes, cut into good size chunks then boiled 

in salted water, bring to boil and immediately drain in a 

colander. Brush with olive oil and dust with generous pinch of 

seasoned flour 

Cook ½ kilo of brussels sprouts separately in a saucepan or 

alternatively use frozen brussels sprouts. 

Method : 

1: Trim fat and sinew from beef. Do not remove cooking string 

which helps to keep its shape during cooking, stab the beef 

very carefully with a pointed knife without cutting the strings, 

rub the paste thoroughly all over the beef, leave the joint in 

the fridge 4 -5 hours to marinate with the mustard paste. 

2: Prepare your vegetables in advance to make your life easy. 

See vegetable prep-details below. 

3: Seal the joint gently in a hot pan for 3-4 minutes over a 

high heat before transferring to a roasting tray, and place 

joint with a few sprigs of thyme in the oven. Ensure oven is 

preheated and cook at 180°C fan/ gas 6 and cook for 30 

minutes, after 30 minutes remove roasting tray and add 

potatoes, parsnips and carrots around the joint. Return the 

roasting tray to the oven and cook at the same temperature 

for a further 60 minutes. 

4: Place the onion quarters in with the joint and vegetables 

during the last twenty minutes of cooking. 

The time taken to rest will depend on its size, a roast is best 

rested for 10 to 20 minutes before carving. 

Gravy with Red Wine: Add 200ml hot water to stock cube stir 

well in saucepan then add small glass of red wine and redcurrant 

jelly, gently stir until the gravy is thickened. 

Yorkshire Puddings: much simpler, easier and economical to 

use frozen Yorkshire puddings such as Aunt Bessie's, Tesco’s 

and Waitrose frozen Yorkshire puddings. 

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