January/February 2018

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Jan/Feb 2018 

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Well I don't think anyone would accuse me of 

exaggeration when I say 2017 was an eventful 

year. 2018 is upon us and let's hope it's a good one 

for us all. If the weather's looking a bit chilly outside, 

I hope our readers will be putting their feet up in front 

of a nice warm fire with a copy of Golden Times ! 

The first magazine of the year is always put together 

in a flurry of activity just before Christmas, so extra 

thanks go to all of our advertisers and contributors for 

helping us get this issue on the shelves. 

I hope you'll all enjoy the magazine, and look forward 

to bringing you the next one in the spring. 

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CONTENTS 

06. Event listings 

08. Gladys gallivants - Disaster Averted 

10. Living the Alexander way of life with Liz Jeffries 

12. Gardening tips from Phoenix Gardening 

18. Creative Writing Corner 

18. War Horse Competition 

19. Grandparents & Guardians Section 

20. Ask Alison - Educational Psychotherapy 

24. Local Clubs & Associations 

26. "Holding back the years" with Michele Duke 

28. Scenic Sussex 

29. Salmon with nuts & wild rice- 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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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 

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Event Listings 

Eastbourne Pantomime 

- Dick Whittington and 

His Cat 

Until 14th January 

Devonshire Park Theatre, 

Eastbourne. 

From the streets of 

London to a white 

knuckle trip across the 

ocean to Morocco, 

come and join Dick 

Whittington, his acrobatic 

cat and a whole host 

of fabulous characters 

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Michèle Duke Beauty 

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9th Jan 2pm - 8pm 

13th Jan 10am - 1pm 

20th Feb 2pm - 8pm 

St Leonards. 

Skincare, Make-Up & 

Nutrition. Michèle will 

help you find the perfect 

look for you. Take home 

products to try at home. 

Call 07801 621310 for 

more information. 

Poetry Cafe 

10th Jan 8.00pm. 

14th Feb 8.00pm 

The Under Ground 

Theatre, below 

Eastbourne Library, 

Grove Road. 

Venue and bar opens at 

7.30pm 

Entry Is Free 

A platform for local poets 

to present their original 

works to an appreciative 

audience in our relaxed 

and comfortable Theatre 

cafe-bar. A guest 

performer will perform 

an extended set at each 

event. Open to all – 

performers and listeners 

alike. 

Public Building Tour 

De La Warr Pavilion, 

Bexhill. 

13th Jan 12 Noon 

Enjoy a guided tour 

around the UK’s first 

public Modernist 

building. £3 per person, 

free for members 

Spaces are limited so 

booking is essential. 

The Sussex Stoppers 

at the Deanland Jazz 

Club 

16th Jan, 7.30- 

10.30pm. 

Inn on the Park, 

Deanland Road, (off the 

A22) at Golden Cross. 

Dance floor, raffle £10 

Admission, free parking. 

Tel 01825 872406 

Aladdin 

18th & 19th Jan, 7.30pm 

20th Jan, 2.20pm & 

7.30pm 

The Shepherds Theatre, 

The Little Common 

Community Centre, 

Shepherds Close, Little 

Common, TN39 4SQ. 

Little Common and 

Bexhill Players present 

their 2018 pantomime. 

Tickets reserved £10 

adults, £5 under 16yrs. 

Special offer of 3 for 

the price of 2. Tickets 

available from Elisabeth 

Doust 01424 222801 or 

on the door 

Free Laptop Clinic 

26th Jan, 1-4pm 




Grove Road. 

Drop in with your laptop 

or tablet for some help 

or advice on a firstcome, 

first-served basis. 

A Winter Ramble 

around Pett Level 

28th Jan 10:30am- 

2:00pm 

With reedbeds, grassland 

and wetlands to explore, 

Pett Pools and Pett Level 

are a perfect location 

for birdwatching. Join 

Sussex Wildlife Trust 

warden Chris, along 

with bird ringer Phil 

Jones to explore this rich 

area. Bring a packed 

lunch and binoculars 

if you have them. Meet 

at the roadside pool at 

Pett Level. No booking 

necessary. Contact on 

the day 07835 666687 

Hastings Fat Tuesday 

9th to 13th February 

Hastings Old Town 

the largest Mardi Gras 

celebration in the UK, 

benefiting and drawing 

from the incredibly 

diverse and welldeveloped 

music scene 

locally to become one 

of the most eagerly 

anticipated events in the 

town’s cultural calendar. 

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Make Up Tutorial 

10th Feb 10am - 1pm. 

Learn how to create a 

flawless face with expert 

Make Up artist Kate. 

Call Michèle on 07801 

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Castle Water Wildlife 

Walk 

18th Feb 1pm to 4pm 

A walk to Camber Castle 

with an opportunity to 

look inside and visit 

the birdwatching hide 

overlooking Castle 

Water. Meet at Brede 

Lock, car parking nearby 

in Rye. Donations 

appreciated 

Assorted Nuts at the 

Deanland Jazz Club 

20th Feb, 7.30- 

10.30pm. 

Inn on the Park, 

Deanland Road, (off the 

A22) at Golden Cross. 

Dance floor, raffle £10 

Admission, free parking. 

Tel 01825 872406 

Hastings 

International Musical 

Festival 

22nd February to 17th 

March 

White Rock Theatre, 

Hastings 

In its 110th year, the 

Festival takes place 

annually during more 

than three weeks of 

March in the White Rock 

Theatre on the sea front 

of historic Hastings. 

Trophies and prizes 

for Dancing, Singing, 

Speech, Rock & Jazz and 

many more! 

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Free Laptop Clinic 

23rd Feb, 1-4pm 




Grove Road. 

Drop in with your laptop 

or tablet for some help 

or advice on a firstcome, 

first-served basis. 

Rye Bay Scallop Week 

24th Feb to 4th March 

Throughout Rye. 

A mainly restaurantbased 

event held when 

the local delicacy is at 

it’s plumpest and most 

succulent. The festival 

features cookery schools, 

scallop themed menus 

and scallop shucking 

demonstrations. For full 

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strange! I took another fantastic shot. The plane passed 

the same way a third time, I began to wonder... 

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LIVING THE 

ALEXANDER 

WAY OF LIFE 

by Liz Jeffries 

So here we are, another year 

gone; Christmas and New Year’s 

Eve done and dusted. What is 

your feeling about the onset of 

another year? Do you look back 

over the last year and ruminate 

over the best bits and the not so 

best bits. Are you anticipating 

the forthcoming year with 

pleasure, or dreading it? 

Some traditions always remain 

in place, including that of the 

New Year’s Eve party. For some 

years now I have gone along 

to the same party, which is 

fancy dress and always with a 

different theme each time, such 

as ‘the beach’. I remember one 

very inspired guest turning up 

in a stripe dress, holding two 

wooden poles and making an 

entrance as a deck chair! 

This year’s fun party theme was 

‘rubbish reboots’, films, etc., 

that were definitely not better 

second time around and this 

got me thinking. My work and 

passion is all about rebooting 

in a positive way. I work with 

people who are looking for 

change in some way; it could 

be because they are in pain, 

suffering from stress, or not 

Feeling Good 

performing as well as they 

would like, which could be 

in front of a laptop, walking, 

playing an instrument. A large 

proportion of these difficulties 

can be attributed to ways we 

use our bodies. By and large 

we start off very well when 

we come into the world, but 

we never receive any proper 

instruction, so we muddle 

through in the intervening years 

until suddenly we are faced with 

postural issues which can affect 

our enjoyment of life just at the 

point in our lives when we have 

more time and freedom to do 

what we want to do rather than 

what others want us to do. 

My passion for Alexander’s 

discoveries with movement 

is that it can really enrich our 

lives in helping to alleviate pain 

and attain a real freedom of 

movement. Just a small subtle 

change in how we think, carry 

ourselves and carry out our 

activities is often all that is 

needed. 

I will always remain a ‘work 

in progress’, but I believe that 

being willing to embrace change 

stops us from becoming too set 

in our ways. So, bring on 2018 I 

say! In the words of the Michael 

Buble song above…’It’s a new 

dawn,.… a new day,…a new 

life’….so let’s start something 

new. 

P.S. One new thing I started 

a few years ago was border 

dancing, a fun and active way 

to start shedding the excess 

Christmas weight. Watch out for 

us at The Stag, Hastings at 7.30 

pm on 6th January and at The 

Oak, Royal Foreign, Rye at 6.00 

on 13th January. We welcome 

new members! 

The Alexander Technique is 

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conditions. Please see www. 

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duo and group sessions or 

mail@lizjeffries.co.uk 01424 

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The first three people to 

contact me quoting Golden 

Times can come along for a free 

one hour place on one of my 

group sessions. 

Benenden Hospital is offering a FREE open event on 

Saturday 20 January 2018 and a FREE consultation if you 

book and attend your appointment before 28 February 

2018. 

The Weight Loss Surgery service is run by 

Consultant Bariatric Surgeon Mr Hamouda in 

association with Weight Loss Surgery Kent. 

The service is being provided in response to a 

growing obesity trend along with its associated 

weight-related conditions such as type 2 

diabetes, hypertension and obstructive sleep 

apnoea. 

Prospective patients who would like to know 

more about the surgical options will have an opportunity 

to meet Mr Hamouda and Katie Peck, the Hospital’s 

dietician who will work closely with patients before and 

after surgery to help them reach and maintain a healthy 

weight. In addition, patients who have undergone surgery 

will be on hand to talk about their experiences. 

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mobility and a boost to confidence and self-esteem”. 

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a gastric band, a sleeve gastrectomy or gastric balloon. 

Hear about our patient experiences following 

these procedures and listen to their first hand 

feedback of their journey through the Bariatric 

service at Benenden Hospital. 

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diagnosis and treatment services for medical and 

surgical specialities in an ultra-clean, modern 

facility. The Hospital delivers consultant led 

treatments and a range of services to self-paying 

patients including hip and knee replacement, varicose 

vein, cataract surgery, gynaecology, including our new 

MonaLisa Touch® treatment as well as general surgery. 

Benenden Hospital has recently completed a multi-million 

pound transformation and has been rated Outstanding by 

the Care Quality Commission. 

Event Time: 10am – 12pm. There will be a short informal 

presentation and the opportunity to ask questions and 

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Hospital Trust, Goddard's Green Road, Benenden, 

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Find out more at our 

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Saturday 20 January 2018 

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Our specialist consultants and full 

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reach and sustain a healthy weight. 

Join us for an informal presentation, 

meet our consultant surgeon and dietician. 

You can also book a free initial one-to-one 

consultation before 28 February 2018. 

To book your place at our open day 

event, or your free consultation, call 

our Private Patient office now on 

01580 230 420 or visit: 

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*Free consultation offer applies to self-funding patients booking an initial consultation. 

Appointments must be attended by 28/2/2018. Follow-up appointments are excluded 

from this offer. Additional chargeable diagnostic investigations may be recommended 

by your consultant to confirm your diagnosis. For more information see 

www.benendenhospital.org.uk/weightloss or call 01580 242521 

Terms & conditions: This service is not available as part of the Benenden membership 

however members who choose to self-fund will receive a 10% discount. 

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Gardening tips for mid-late Winter 

by Phoenix Gardening 

If you’ve made an early start on some of those 

winter jobs then mid-winter can be a time for 

mainly indoor jobs, such as perusing those plant 

catalogues ordering seeds and plants, writing up 

labels. It’s always a good habit to label things, 

you may be certain of the plant, but it’s colour? 

Especially if you’ve been dividing plants. That 

said it is sometimes nice to plant something and 

‘see what happens’. It’s also a good time to take 

stock of the garden what worked what didn’t and 

designing any changes or improvements you might 

want to make. If you haven’t there’s still tidying 

beds and borders to be done. Check bulbs and 

tubers you’ve stored for rot or decay and cast 

aside any unhealthy ones. If you like propagation 

now is a good time to take hardwood cuttings and 

root cuttings, a good ratio for cuttings is 10:1 but 

you’ll often achieve better than this. Don’t neglect 

the greenhouse check, plants and remove dead or 

dying leaves before they rot. If you have a heated 

greenhouse you can sow seeds, as long as you can 

provide enough heat to germinate them and plenty 

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Covering Hastings, St Leonards, Bexhill, 

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of light for the resulting seedlings. A warm window 

sill can often suffice, but make sure they don’t dry 

out. 

If mid-winter is a quiet time then things start 

again in earnest in late winter, preparing for the 

year ahead, applying mulches and manures where 

appropriate, ‘chit’ early varieties of potatoes, 

prepare runner bean trenches. Put cloches out 

to warm the soil underneath, plant shallots. It’s 

a good time to plant fruit trees, also climbing 

plants, and sow sweet peas. If you sowed some 

sweet peas in the autumn pinch out their growing 

tips. Make sure the greenhouse glass is clean to 

maximise the amount of light plants can receive. 

If you have a pond keep a small space ice free if it 

should freeze over. You can do this by putting a pan 

of boiling water on the ice until it melts through, 

or leave a ball floating in the pond often that’s 

enough to keep a gap free. 

Enjoy your garden. 

ON A DIFFERENT GALLIVANT : 

Regualr Columnist Gladys Lopato 

on a recent short trip to the annual 

book festival, held in November at the 

Underground Theatre, Eastbourne. 

Many writers read extracts from their 

work and Goldentimes was liberally 

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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 

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. 

Ashdown Forest: 10.30am see www.ashdownforest.org 

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

Eastbourne Seafront - 10.30am, Sovereign Centre 

Newick: 10.30am on the Green outside the Bull Inn (2nd & 4th 

Wednesdays) 

THURSDAYS: 

Crowborough: 10.30am, outside Fernbank Centre (1st & 3rd 

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

Rd carpark (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. 

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 

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Creative Writing Corner 

"Sussex by the Sea" 

by Helene G. Ford 

In August 1951, a pageant took place in Preston Park Brighton. 

The lovely public park, which had once been part of the Preston 

Manor Estate. The Pageant or A Cavalcade Through The Ages, told 

the story of Brighton from its humble origins as the small fishing 

village of Brighthelmstone, with its maze of narrow cobbled lanes and 

fishermen’s cottages, to the fashionable watering hole that it became, 

fashioned by Dr Russell and The Prince Regent. 

I had turned six, in the May of that year. I was very excited at the 

prospect of being taken by my Parents, to see this Pageant. There was 

a great deal of preparation going on in The Park, leading up to the 

big event. Marquees were being unfurled and great metal stands with 

wooden seats were erected around the arena. 

I had been to both Billy Smart’s and Chipperfield’s Circuses in 

The Park, but The Pageant seemed much more exciting. The arena 

space, to a child’s eyes, seemed absolutely enormous. 

Brighton was one of twenty three towns and cities in the country, 

selected as Festival Arts Centres, as part of The 1951 Festival of 

Britain, and as such was granted money from The Arts Council. 

Beside The Pageant, Brighton staged a Regency Exhibition at The 

Royal Family Pavilion, which I went to see. I believe this was the first 

time that the dining table in the Banqueting Room was displayed 

with its grand table settings. Now, this is permanently on show. 

I had longed to go to The Festival of Britain, but my Parents had 

said it was to expensive. I had to be content with the pageant, however 

spectacular it might be. 

The evening of The Pageant arrived. It was a typical hot August 

night.There were hundreds of people milling about. Roman soldiers 

with helmets and shields, ladies in tall, powdered wigs and pannier 

skirts and Cavalier gentlemen with flowing cloaks and ringlet curls. 

We took our seats on the hard wooden benches and waited with 

baited breath. The stage was set before us, the floodlights casting 

shadows on the beautiful trees that surrounded the park. 

In all there were eight set pieces, telling the story of Brighton 

through the ages, from the arrival of Julius Caesar at Shoreham, 

complete with a chariot race, to the receiving of The Corporation 

Charter in 1854. 

The highlight for me was the finale, when the entire cast of 

one thousand people entered the arena and I heard for the first 

time Sussex’s unofficial anthem, Sussex By The Sea, played by the 

combined bands of The Kings Royal Huzzars. 

All my life, this stirring march has been played at almost every 

event I have been to in my home county.. It encompasses all that is 

dear to those who love our County, and invokes a longing for dear old 

Sussex, especially for those who are far from its diverse landscape, 

beside the English Channel. 

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 

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Welcome to our "Grandparents & Guardians" Family section 

N 

Now is the time for resolutions and turning and nippy for my liking. 

over new leaves. We can all go on a diet 

I'm not alone in thinking 

for three days, give up a few bad habits 

January is a bit rubbish. 

and promise ourselves we'll behave. Who 

Apparently the 15th of 

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January is "Blue Monday" 

the most depressing day of 

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and dark, there's no point in 

moaning about it, you've just 

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I'm not sure January is a good time for discipline 

and self denial. I think after the whirlwind of festive 

excitement I've just survived, I'm due a bit of self 

indulgance and relaxation. It is lovely to sit around 

a huge pile of food surrounded by my nearest and 

dearest, but they are all a bit blooming loud! No 

chance of hearing sleigh bells in the snow over the 

racket that lot made. 

Seven kids, three dogs, a couple of grumpy old men 

and a smattering of tipsy teenage grandchildren. 

It's enough to drive you to drink! The 27th of 

December was a very strange day, I woke up in a 

quiet, tidy house with no kids and it felt about as 

unfamiliar as if I'd woken up on the moon. 

So 2018 is here, though as regular readers will 

know, I never really start enjoying a new year until 

the daffodils have put an appearance in. I know 

we're past the darkest point of the year, and the 

days are getting longer, but they're still a bit short 

A good start might be entering our War Horse 

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And there are of course plenty of things to see and 

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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, 

I am writing as I am really worried 

about my son. He is in year 4 at 

school and is really struggling with 

friendships. He is in a small country 

primary school and there are only 10 

boys in his class 5 of which are in 

Year 3 as he is in a mixed 3/4 class. 

I have watched him become more 

and more unhappy about going to 

school and he is now starting to say 

he is useless and that no one likes 

him. 

It is horrible watching our children 

struggle with friends at school 

when all we really want to do is 

take them away and put them in 

a place where they will be happy. 

Many of the letters I receive from 

parents are linked to the issue of 

friendships and their difficulties. 

Things are obviously difficult for 

your son however this could be 

a golden opportunity to develop 

some really positive and useful 

relationship and social skills 

that will benefit him throughout 

his whole life. It is also a time 

to develop his resilience and 

demonstrate to him that he can 

deal with difficult situations with 

the help of family and friends. 

You haven’t said what is 

specifically going on with the other 

boys so I can’t give you direct 

strategies. Firstly your son needs 

a boost, he needs to be reminded 

about how special he is and how 

well he can do a range of things. 

His confidence has been knocked. 

The best way to start is to just 

comment on all the things you 

observe him doing well. Aim for 

10 positive comments each day. 

This can be simple things ‘You 

know I remember the days when 

you couldn’t read your book from 

school, but now you fly through 

them and you help your sister with 

her words.’ Your comments can 

be on anything from his work in 

school to the way he behaves or 

acts. It would be worth talking to 

your extended family and telling 

them what is going on so that they 

can also support and remind your 

son how much he is loved and 

appreciated. 

The other thing is to support his 

friendships with other children 

both those friends at school and 

outside. Clubs and societies are a 

good place to make new friends, 

this can be swimming or sports 

related or things like cubs or 

Scouts. Invite friends back to 

the house to play or have tea or 

organise trips out to do things 

at the weekends. This doesn’t 

need to cost a lot, it could be 

a trip to the museum focusing 

on something they are doing at 

school or to an art gallery or 

country trail. Get your son to help 

you make a picnic as this is a way 

to do something nice together as 

well as saving money. When your 

out support your son manage 

the relationship with his friend 

– coach him by verbalising what 

may be happening. ‘I think Tommy 

is fed up with that game now can 

you see how he is starting to look 

at other things or talk to me, can 

you help him ……’ ‘I think Tommy 

really likes it when you share the 

headsets that tell the story of the 

Battle of Hastings look how he is 

running to the next post.’ 

As to the difficulties at school, the 

best thing to do is listen, I know 

it’s hard when you just want to 

make things right but listening 

to what he says is what he really 

needs. If you are able to bear his 

unhappiness then the message 

you give him is that it is bearable 

and that together you can problem 

solve what to do. Help him to think 

about what is going on and why 

and then pose the question ‘What 

are the different things you could 

do?’ explore the different ways of 

dealing with things together. Try 

and be matter of fact as he will 

pick up on your anxiety. Give him 

positive feedback ‘That’s a good 

way of dealing with that situation 

I will be interested in seeing what 

happens.’ 

It would also be good to talk to 

his class teacher and join forces 

in dealing with the issue together. 

Listen to what they think is going 

on and ways they can help at 

school as I am sure they are 

also concerned and will want to 

support him and the other boys. 

Dear Alison, 

We have a son in year 3 who is 

struggling with his reading. His 

class teacher is concerned about his 

progress and has told us we need to 

hear him read each night. It has now 

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got to the stage where he really 

doesn’t want to read at home as he 

feels he is ‘useless’. I am finding it 

really hard hearing him talk about 

himself in this way. What can I do to 

help him? 

Reading is a complex process 

which uses a range of strategies. 

Children use the pictures within 

the story to understand what is 

happening, and then they tend 

to learn by memory the words of 

simple stories. They then learn 

sight words and to these they add 

their phonic knowledge and start 

to sound out words as they read. 

It would be really helpful if you 

could have a conversation with 

your son’s class teacher to discuss 

which aspects your son is finding 

difficult. If it is his sight vocabulary 

then you could concentrate on that 

using a variety of games at home 

and not just reading his book. If it 

is his phonics then this is the area 

you can concentrate on. 

Reading is something that you want 

your son to enjoy again. Choose 

a book and share it together with 

you reading some and him reading 

a bit. Write him notes and put 

them on his bed or on the fridge. 

Do some cooking together and 

read the recipe together. There 

are many ways to engage him in 

reading in different ways just use 

your imagination. 

If you need to support his sight 

vocabulary then chose 5 words a 

week and work on those. You can 

hide the words around the room 

and if he can find them and read 

them then he gets them. Put them 

on the stairs so that you read them 

together as you walk up and down. 

Write them in the air whilst waiting 

or going to school, make them out 

of magnetic letters on the fridge 

or when he is in the bath use the 

foam letters. Most importantly 

HAVE FUN. 

If your son is struggling with 

phonics then there are many 

phonics games on the internet you 

can find and play, or you can make 

up your own. Sound out a word if 

he can blend it together then he 

wins a point. He then sounds out 

one for you. You can make cards 

together and then use those to help 

you. Give him a picture of a CVC 

word (Consonant Vowel Consonant 

like cat, dog, pan etc) and then ask 

him to segment it into sounds for 

you to listen to and give the word. 

Dear Alison 

My daughter is in year 3 and is really 

struggling with her handwriting. She 

finds cursive writing difficult and says 

her hand aches after just a few words. 

Her teacher has told me that I need 

to make her practice at home but she 

hates it and we just end up having a 

row which spoils our evening. 

Handwriting is such an interesting 

area. For some children who have 

poor muscle tone it does make 

their hands ache and so part of the 

work is to strengthen their muscles 

and develop their fine motor skills. 

You can do this in a variety of ways 

and there are some lovely apps 

for the ipad that help children 

practice letter formation. There 

are a variety of fine motor skills 

activities that you can Google to 

support her so that you are not just 

doing handwriting every night. You 

can therefore do handwriting one 

night, fine motor skills activities 

another night, then tracing and 

colouring – both good fine motor 

skills work and then finally use the 

app on the ipad. The other area 

that you can work on is to teach her 

to touch type – BBC Dance mat is 

a good programme to use and is 

free. By working on all areas you 

will find that it becomes a bit more 

fun and she will become confident 

and competent in writing and also 

typing. 

For parents or grandparents whose children are struggling at school, 

stuck in their learning, anxious or depressed, who have stopped 

thriving or are acting out, life can become overwhelming, full of 

worry and confusion as they try to find help for their children. 

Educational Psychotherapy is a powerful approach to addressing 

these issues. It is a way of meeting the child’s individual learning 

needs, which in turn positively affects their ability to cope within 

the classroom. 

Educational Psychotherapy is a way of working with children which 

combines teaching with therapeutic exploration of the emotional 

factors triggered by learning. It is recommended for children and 

young people who have become ‘stuck’ due to complex emotional 

barriers to learning and development. 

Barriers to learning and development may manifest themselves as: 

Poor attitudes to learning based on attachment patterns, 

• Failure to learn, 

• Withdrawal, 

• Difficult behaviour, 

• Difficulty with social interactions and friendships, 

• Violence or aggressive outbursts, 

• Physical symptoms, 

• Anxiety, 

• Difficulties with transitions, 

• Restlessness and an inability to focus, 

• An inability to make good use of the learning environment or the 

teacher. 

Educational Psychotherapy produces real benefits in children’s 

What is Educational Psychotherapy? 

emotional well being and their capacity to learn and engage with 

schools. By helping children and young people overcome these 

emotional barriers to learning, their self esteem, resilience and 

skills for learning are strengthened and engagement, positive 

relationships and sense of well being are promoted. 

For more information, contact Alison on: 

01580 881 271 or alison@alisonwaterhouse.co.uk 

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Is your child struggling at school? 

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Michelin star trained chef. 

Spring Festival 

Sat 24 th March 

- Sun 15 th April 

The gardens are a mass of 

spring colour. Enjoy talks, 

tours, displays and more! 

Call us: 01323 844224 

Upper Dicker, Nr Hailsham 

East Sussex, BN27 3QS. 

www.sussexpast.co.uk 

Great Days Out at Amberley Museum 

Celebrating 40 years in 2018 

Discover, learn and have fun with 36 acres to explore and over 

40 exhibits to visit. Ride the narrow gauge railway and historic 

buses around the Museum. Lots to see and do in any weather. 

Open 12th to 18th February for half term, and then from 

7th March to 28th October 2018 for our main season. 

Large free car park, on site cafe and picnic areas. Accessibility 

friendly and Dogs are welcome on leads. For more information 

and to purchase online tickets please visit our website. 

New Barn Road, Amberley, Nr Arundel, BN18 9LT 

01798 831370 - office@amberleymuseum.co.uk 

amberleymuseum.co.uk 

The Kipling Children 

Half Term Trail 

Bateman's, Bateman's 

Lane, Burwash 

10th to 18th Feb 

10am to 3pm 

Set out on a journey of 

discovery around the 

grounds of Bateman's as 

you track down the clues 

to the secret locations of 

Pook's Hill, the fairy ring 

and the boundary of the 

Kipling children's estate. 

A seasonal prize awaits 

all those who complete 

the trail. 

nationaltrust.org.uk 

Science Shows & 

Workshops 

12th to 18th February 

Observatory Science 

Centre, Herstmonceux. 

For the School holidays, 

in addition to interactive 

hands-on exhibits, there 

are daily telescope tours 

FEBRUARY February HALF-TERM Half-Term EVENTS Events 

and spectacular science 

shows. Visit the website 

for full details: 

www.the-observatory.org 

Pine Cone Crafts 


11am to 12noon 

Sheffield Park & Garden, 

Uckfield 

Visit during half term 

and drop in to a craft 

workshop to create your 

own pine cone animal or 

decoration. 

Knights & Princesses 


10am to 3pm 

Battle Abbey & 

Battlefield, Battle. 

Join the academy with 

hands on medieval 

fun this half term and 

transform yourself into a 

courtly Lord or Lady with 

tips on everything from 

curtsies to combat. 

Become a chivalrous 

servant to King and 

country, by training as 

a Page and progressing 

to a Squire. Learn to be 

a lady and be officially 

crowned as a Princess. 

Demonstrate your skills 

and dedication to also 

graduate as a Knight. 

Wild Adventures 

Week in the 

Enchanted Forest 

12th - 18th February 

10am - 4pm 

Groombridge Place, 

Tunbridge Wells. 

Den building, Wildlife 

crafts, Build your own 

bug hotel and pot 

your own plant to take 

home. We will also have 

Garden talks & story 

telling & get messy with 

some mud pie making!. 

Not an event to be 

missed! 

Defrosted 

13th February, 2pm 

White Rock Theatre, 

Hastings. 

A big bonkers blast of 

fun with super-duo Cat 

(the Spot Bots Mermaid 

on CBeebies) & Nicko. 

Love that frosty film 

or hate it, you will 

laugh your pants off 

& get snowed on! Join 

these lovable clowns 

for silliness, songs & 

parodies; the kids save 

the day. Ideal for 3-8 yrs 

Hello Kitty and Paw 

Patrol at Drusillas. 

14th Feb - Paw Patrol 

15th Feb - Hello Kitty. 

Drusillas Park, Alfriston 

Meet and greet 

opportunities with your 

favourite characters as 

well as a fantastic day 

out with the wildlife! 

www.drusillas.co.uk 


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 Model Powerboat 

Club www.empbc.org.uk 

01323 764220 

E'bourne Photographic Soc. 

epscameraclub.co.uk 

E'bourne & District Philatelic Soc. 

Meets each Thu at 7.30pm 

St John Ambulance Brigade 

HQ, Bourne St, Eastbourne. 

eastbournestampclub.co.uk 

Local Clubs & Associations 

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 768868 

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. 

info@ladiesminigolf.com 

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 

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 

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. 

org.uk 

Vintage Motor Cycle Club 

2nd & 4th Wed each month 

Barn, Brown Bread St. 

Ashburnham 

01424 211873 

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Short Breaks (door to door transfer) 

Poole Winter Warmer 

4* Sandbanks Hotel, Poole 

Mon 5 - Fri 9 February 

Half Board £359.00 p.p 

Warner’s Cricket St Thomas 

Chard, Somerset 

Mon 30 April - Fri 4 May 

Half Board from £435.00 p.p 

Warner’s Bembridge Coast 

Isle of Wight 

Mon 12 - Fri 16 February 


Bournemouth Special 

3* Suncliff Hotel, Bournemouth 

Mon 26 Feb - Fri 2 March 


+ light lunch on Tue, Wed & Thurs 

Hidden Heart of Wales 

4* Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells 

Sun 25 - Thu 29 March 


North Devon Delights 

4* Imperial Hotel, Barnstaple 

Sun 15 - Thu 19 April 


Isle of Man 

3* Empress Hotel, Douglas 

+ overnight hotels 

Sat 5 - Fri 11 May 


Warner’s Littlecote House 

Hungerford, Berkshire 

Mon 14 - Fri 18 May 


Lazy Days & Summer Gardens 

4* Holiday Inn, Maidenhead 

Fri 18 - Mon 21 May 


Norfolk Heritage & History 

4* Sprowston Manor, Norwich 

Mon 21 - Fri 25 May 


North Yorkshire Explorer 

4* Gisborough Hall, Guisborough 

Mon 28 May - Fri 1 June 


Warner’s Bembridge Coast 

Isle of Wight 

Mon 4 - Fri 8 June 


Warner’s Alvaston Hall 

Nantwich, Cheshire 

Mon 11 - Fri 15 June 


Operation Dynamo & Dunkirk 

Welcome Hotel, Dunkirk 

Sun 17 - Mon 18 June 

Bed & Breakfast from £149.00 p.p 

Door to door pick up is NOT included, 

limited pick-up points apply 

North Ayrshire, 

Isles of Arran & Bute 

4* Hallmark Hotel Irvine, Ayrshire 

+ overnight hotels 

Tue 19 - Tue 26 June 


Warner’s Lakeside Coastal Village 

Hayling Island, Hampshire 

Fri 22 - Mon 25 June 


Award Winning Wiltshire 

4* DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon 

Thu 28 June - Sun 1 July 


Discover Durham 

4* Redworth Hall, Co. Durham 

Sun 1 - Fri 6 July 


Bellbanks Corner, Mill Road, Hailsham. East Sussex BN27 2HR 

(01323) 440622 

www.ljedwards.co.uk 

DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE 

WED 24 JANUARY 

MADAMA BUTTERFLY GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS MILTON JONES 

TUE 30 JANUARY SAT 3 FEBRUARY SUN 4 FEBRUARY 

SUGGS AN EVE WITH ANT MIDDLETON CBEEBIES’ SARAH & DUCK JAMES AND OLA 

SUN 11 FEBRUARY WED 21 MARCH SUN 25 MARCH TUE 27 MARCH

Holding Back the Years 

by Michele Duke 

J 

anuary can be a difficult 

month. By “Blue Monday” 

most of us are beating 

ourselves up over broken 

resolutions. The willpower of 

New Year's day disappearing 

along with the last of the 

Christmas cake washed down 

with a few glasses of Baileys 

whilst bingeing on the box 

set you got from the kids. 

Recognise that? You too? 

Let's be kind to ourselves. 

Allow January to pass slowly 

by as we finish the mountain 

of nuts and eventually get 

the glitter out of the carpet. 

Come February we'll be raring 

to go. That's the time to start 

thinking ahead. The snowdrops 

are peeking and daffodils are 

already in the shops. Spring 

can't be far away. 

This is the last year I'll see 

my fifties (yikes!). I'm a 

grandmother (hooray!). And 

the knees can be a bit dodgy 

in the mornings. But I'm not 

giving in. When I get on the 

dance floor I can still show the 

youngsters a thing or two. My 

theme for 2018? "Holding back 

the years”. Here's my top tips 

for keeping old age at bay. 

(Most apply across the board, 

but you chaps might want to 

hold back on 3 & 4.) 

1. Eat healthily and exercise as 

much as possible. Nothing is 

more ageing than poor health. 

Build exercise in to your daily 

routine. Run up the stairs. 

Dance around the kitchen (à 

la Richard Gere and Susan 

Sarandon). Join a class. Play 

golf. Walk. Walk. Walk. 

2. Good skincare. Glowing 

skin and minimal wrinkles. 

Why wouldn't you? Get expert 

advice to choose the right 

solution for your skin. Ignore 

products that promise miracles 

– find ones that actually work! 

3. Wear makeup. When I look 

in the mirror first thing in the 

morning, I thank the gods 

for makeup. Why not look 

gorgeous? Do it for others if 

not for yourself. Book a free 

make-up consultation and I’ll 

show you how to look fabulous 

at any age. 

4. Get comfortable in heels. 

Even a small heel or wedge will 

make you feel more feminine, 

more sexy and more youthful. 

Invest in a great pair of shoes 

or boots that make you feel 

amazing. 

5. Clear out the closets. I know 

I harp on about this, but come 

on. You know there’s some old 

tat in there that will never see 

the light of day, so toss it. Make 

way for some new styles that 

look fresh and contemporary. 

6. Spend time with younger 

people. It's easy to become 

complacent about ageing if 

you spend all your time with 

people who are getting old. 

Mixing with all ages helps you 

stay up to date with current 

trends and stimulates the mind. 

7. Be positive. Old age is 

associated with grumbling, 

so don’t give in to it. Find the 

up side to every situation and 

show your sunny nature. We all 

love joyful people, so spread a 

little happiness. 

8. And, of course, have fun. We 

may not be as young as we 

once were, but we’ll never be 

this young again. Enjoy every 

day, and live well. 

Happy 2018 and I look forward 

to meeting you this year. I’m 

going to have lots of opendays 

and drop-ins so call me 

for more details. 

I am Michèle Duke and I help 

women look and feel fabulous. 

Come along to one of my 

beauty and health workshops 

or a personal fashion styling 

session to learn how to look 

your best. They’re free, informal 

and lots of fun. Check out the 

What’s On section or call me 

on 07801 621310 for more 

details. Visit my website at 

www.micheleduke.co.uk for 

more tips and ideas. 

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Treatment provided for: 

Nails, corns, callus, fungal nail treatments, 

diabetic foot care, ingrown toenails and 

skin conditions. 

Paula Townsend-Line BSc Hons (Podiatry) MChS 

@Physio Plus, 18 Gildredge Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4RL 

www.rainbowpodiatry.com 

@Complete Health, 

01323 33 2345 

Trim Feet Podiatry 

Treat your feet for the New Year! 

Call today to book your appointment 

Our treatments include: 

Nails, corns and callus, fungal nail treatments, insoles/orthotics, 

biomechanical assessments, soft tissue and joint mobilisation, wildepedique 

toenail correction, therapeutic ultrasound, nail surgery and 

diabetic foot care. 

Customer parking is available outside the clinic. 

57 Cooden Sea Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4SL 

01424 848602 trimfeet@gmail.com 

Tracy Trimmer - BSc Hons (Podiatry), M.ChS. 

www.trimfeet.com 

Equity 

Release 

ROBBINS FINANCIAL 

Zoë Robbins BA(Hons) CeMAP CeRER 

Mortgage & Equity Release Specialist 

ZOë Robbins is a locally based 

Equity Release Specialist. 

M: 07724 452972 E: zoe@robbinsfinancial.co.uk 

39 Channel View Road BN22 7LW 

If you are considering raising funds to enable you to: 

Robbins Financial is an Appointed Representative of Pink Home Loans. Pink Home Loans is a trading name 

of Advance Mortgage Funding Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority 

• Repay outstanding Interest only mortgage 

• Help out family- children & grandchildren 

• Undertake home improvements 

• Get help with care costs 

• To raise a deposit on a New Home 

-then please contact Zoë for a Free, No obligation 

initial discussion by telephone or in the comfort of 

your own home. 

Tel : 07724452972 or Email : zoe@robbinsfinancial.co.uk 

www.robbinsfinancial.co.uk 

THIS IS A LIFETIME MORTGAGE. TO UNDERSTAND 

THE FEATURES AND RISKS, ASK FOR A 

PERSONALISED ILLUSTRATION. 

This firm usually charges a fee for mortgage advice. The 

amount of the fee will depend upon your circumstances 

and will be discussed and agreed with you at the earliest 

opportunity. 

Zoë Robbins trading as Robbins Financial is an appointed representative of Advance Mortgage 

Funding Limited trading as Pink Home Loans which is authorised and regulated by the Financial 

Conduct Authority. 

Are you over 50 and looking 

for a relationship? 

If so, why not join the rapidly growing 

number of people who use online 

dating as a safe, convenient and 

discreet way to help you make 

contact with thousands of mature, 

like-minded individuals throughout 

the UK. 

Why not visit Golden Times Dating 

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That special someone could be 

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SCENIC SUSSEX 

Some great images this month, really showcasing different types of beauty in sussex and beyond ! 

We'd love to receive more of your photography to share with other readers so please keep snapping while 

you're out and about. For the first time we've featured some shots from beyond our home county, so if you've 

got a photo you'd like to see in print, don't be shy, send it in! 

Send your images for inclusion in the next Scenic Sussex to : jason@goldentimes.co.uk. 

Below is a fantastic autumnal sussex shot from Mrs E Taylor. 

To the right, "Winter trees" from Ms D Salmon, and below, 

beautiful twilight skies over Hastings from Albert Bullen. 

Gracing the bottom of this page are three eyecatiching images sent in by Ian Welfare, all taken on a trip 

he took to New Zealand. Thanks for sharing these with us! 

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Liver & Bacon 

Amazing roasts 

Step inside 

Enjoy a cosy tea or coffee by the fire or a delicious lunch. 

OPEN EVERY DAY 

Morning Coffee, Bar Drinks, Bar Snacks & Luncheons 

Monday Luncheon Club £9.50 

for 2 courses inc. coffee 

INCLUSIVE RETIREMENT ACCOMMODATION 

Come for a month, the winter, or make this your new home. 

Grilled meats and fish 

All Homemade desserts 

Full Gluten Free Range. 

All special diets catered for. 

Local Game 

Open daily from 9:30, Serving Breakfast, Lunch and Evening Meals. 

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

Book now 

for 

valentines 

Salmon Fillet with Nuts & Wild Rice - Recipe by Faz Razeen 

Classified as an oily fish, and very popular, salmon is considered to be healthy due to the fish's high protein. Salmon flesh is 

generally orange to red, although there are some examples of white-fleshed wild salmon. The natural colour of salmon results 

from carotenoid pigments. Versatile and delicious, full of flavour, not too expensive salmon fillets are quick and easy to cook, 

whether baked, grilled, pan fried or poached. 

Serves 4, 10-15 minutes to prepare, aprox 30 minutes to cook. 

Ingredients : 

4 salmon fillets 

2 tbsp. olive oil 

1 red onion sliced 

2-3 garlic cloves chopped 

½ tsp. ground cumin 

2 tbsp. of coarsely chopped coriander 

180g brown basmati and wild rice 

900ml chicken or fish stock (2 x 80g cubes - any brand) 

45g pecans 

45g mixed seeds inc cashew nuts 

60g dried apricots 

1 lemon- for juice and wedges for garnish 

Salt and freshly ground black pepper for seasoning 

3 Meanwhile, warm a frying pan over a medium heat and 

dry-fry the nuts and seeds for 2 minutes, until they are just 

fragrant. 

4 Melt the butter in a frying pan. Add the salmon skin-side 

down, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and 

squeeze over a little lemon juice. Fry for 2-3 minutes, then 

turn the salmon over and fry for a further 1-2 minutes, or 

until cooked through. 

5 Stir the nuts, seeds, coriander into the rice. Serve with the 

salmon on top and lemon wedges. 

Method : 

1 Over a medium-low heat, heat 2tsp oil in a pan; sauté the 

onions for 8 minutes, then add the garlic, cumin and coriander 

and stir for 1 minute. 

2 Rinse the rice and add to the pan with the apricots and 

stock, stir gently, bring to a simmer, lower the heat, cover and 

cook for 20-25 minutes. 


It's a dog's life, by Lottie "Our Golden Girl" 

I've been here at Golden Times since last summer 

and I've been busy getting the humans dog-trained. 

At first I think it was a bit of a shock for them, 

making sure they got my 

food on time, played with me 

enough and cleaning up after 

me quickly, but they got the 

hang of it after a couple of 

weeks. Humans can be quite 

difficult to train, and there 

were a few early tantrums, 

but now this bunch are 

starting to behave themselves 

nicely. 

Before I came here I didn't 

know what a magazine was, 

I've had a good chew on three or four recently, 

and they're great. I am now an expert on making 

a magazine as I've watched the big human do it. 

There's a big silver thing in the corner of one of the 

rooms that shows pictures. You sit in front of that 

and make tapping noises on a little plastic thing for 

hours. Sometimes you get upset and say bad human 

words at the silver light thing, and a few weeks later, 

the magazines arrive in boxes that smell funny. That's 

all there is to it. Amazing isn't it ? 

For those of you who don't know, I am a Shih-Tzu, 

which means that my ancestors lived in a palace 

with the Chinese Royal family. 

Technically, I am royalty and 

incredibly important, though 

I wish someone would point 

this out to the fox who keeps 

coming into MY garden and 

having a poo! The cheek of it! 

So anyway, the humans 

here want you humans out 

there, to send in photos of 

your pets. Dogs, cats, birds, 

lizards, fish, whatever. They 

know lots of you love your 

pets so here's a chance to make them nearly as 

famous as me! You can also get in touch if you'd 

like to advertise your business to pet owners too. 

Whatever "advertising" is... 

Send them to my human at "debby@goldentimes. 

co.uk" and your messages will appear on her laptop 

which is a warm flat thing that is really good to lie on 

when you need a few hours sleep. 

See you all next time, love Lottie. 

That's all folks! 

That about wraps things up for the January/February 

edition, but we will be back in March with our Spring 

2018 issue, delivering our usual mix of entertaining and 

informative content. 

If you're interested in submitting content for the next 

issue, whether it's a short story, photographs, an event 

or you'd like to advertise with us, then the submission 

deadine for the March/April Golden Times will be Friday 

16th of February 2018. 

Thanks for reading, see you next time ! 

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A DAY MAKES 

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PANELS 

THIS 

MONTH 

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GT0118 

TEN 

GUARANTEE 

YE A RS 

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Our conservatory is now our 

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Mike Millis, 

Middleton On Sea 

Before 

Later that day 

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could be nice and toasty by teatime 

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0800 65 25 157 

www.greenspaceconservatories.co.uk 

As seen on 

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Smaller orders receive calculated discount. Not valid for use with any other offer.

January/February 2018

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