November/December 2017

Event Listings
SUSSEX BONFIRES:
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.
hastingsstoryfest.org.uk
Hastings Herring Fair
18th & 19th Nov
Stade Open Space
Celebrating the Silver
Darlings of the sea,
Hastings Herring Fair will
combine food stalls and
cookery demonstrations
with live music, and local
beers, wines and ciders,
all inside a marquee on
the Stade.
Sara Lee Trust
Christmas Fair.
18th Nov, 10am - 1pm
St John the Evangelist
Church, Brittany Rd, St
Leonards on Sea.
Christmas goodies,
gifts, fundraising
stalls, children's area,
homemade refreshments
and Santa's grotto.
Hastings Christmas
Lights Switch on.
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
at Pashley Manor
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
open at this time; just the
festive Gift Shop)
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
Christmas.
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
era. Included in the price
is a high tea.
whiterocktheatre.org.uk
Little Christmas in
Little Chelsea.
1st Dec, 4pm
Little Chelsea,
Eastbourne.
A host of music, street
entertainment, food and
drink, late night shopping
and market stalls.
Alfriston Christmas:
Deck the Halls, A
Musical Wonderland
1st - 3rd December,
throughout Alfriston.
A festive festival of
music, shopping and
much more. For one
weekend in December,
Alfriston will become
a musical wonderland
of festive sights and
sounds. Late night
shopping, live music,
interactive pantomime
around the village and
much more. For full
details, visit:
alfriston-village.co.uk
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