Viva Lewes Issue #149 February 2019

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COLUMN Lewes Out Loud Plenty more Henty What is there not to like about my favourite colour – yellow – apart from the fact that it is the one chosen by Chelsea FC for their away strip this season? Normally in blue, the West London side defeated my South London strugglers by a single goal over the Christmas holidays, and that made me see red. Otherwise though, anything that reflects the sunshine at this drab time of the year has to be good news, doesn’t it? Custard on crumble, mustard on ham and, waiting in the wings, hopefully, a host of golden (yellow) daffodils ready to herald the spring. Why, even Donovan, all those years ago, burst into song about Mellow Yellow and did you know that he also helped write the lyrics for Paul McCartney’s Yellow Submarine? Famously, he met the Beatles in February 1968 when they all travelled separately to Rishikesh in Northern India to learn about transcendental meditation from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It was an extraordinary gathering, recalled by Donovan in a moving documentary on television in December. On a personal note, I have practised TM with a small group of friends here in Lewes for over 30 years. I learned the simple procedure whilst working in Brighton and have found it so helpful to my creative life in many different ways. How politicians, both locally and nationally, would benefit from sitting quietly for a few minutes before, and after, the business of the day. School children too. Town centre ‘silence’ was broken for a short time just before the Christmas festivities with the solemn tolling of Gabriel, the market tower bell. Unannounced, it puzzled me at first as I foolishly imagined, for a moment, that perhaps it warned of invasion of our shores or worse. However, all was explained by a charming woman standing alone outside the Town Hall. She said she was a member of the Wratten family of local bell ringers and the ringing of Gabriel, for ten minutes, was part of a ceremony, unique to Lewes. I learned that the Armistice of 11 November 1918 was not THE Armistice but the first, which had to be prolonged three times. The playing of the Last Post followed and will be repeated, finally, on 16 February at 11 a.m. Other brief encounters this month? A fellow I shall call my biochemist ‘buddy’, Derek, outside the House of Friendship. He prefers home cooking, he told me, and burnt porridge was his speciality when a boy scout! On a bus journey to and from Brighton, fellow Lewes FC owner, Michael, and his wife, Ann. Talking of the mighty Rooks, I was impressed by the public address announcer at the Dripping Pan recently. I’ve done the job at several major football grounds myself, so can imagine his apprehension when announcing the Lewes ‘man of the match’ against Burgess Hill. Olumide Oluwatimilehin, a new signing, had an excellent game. My psychedelic illustration? A more colourful me! John Henty 25
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Page 8 and 9: THIS MONTH’S COVER ARTIST This mo
Page 10 and 11: A new opera about love, loss and di
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Page 15 and 16: PETS AND BOBS PETS OF LEWES Archie,
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Page 33 and 34: ON THIS MONTH: LITERATURE Charlotte
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Page 42 and 43: Eduardo Gil, Niños Desaparecidos,
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Page 48 and 49: Nigel Cooke in his studio © Lens &
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Page 64 and 65: BOOK REVIEW WE EAT BANANAS BY KATIE
Page 67 and 68: FOOD REVIEW Wingrove House A winter
Page 69 and 70: RECIPE Methi Dal Community Chef Rob
Page 71 and 72: FOOD The Royal Oak Flourishing fish
Page 73 and 74: LEWES FRIDAY FOOD MARKET The Pelham
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THE WAY WE LIVE Sharon Makgill “N
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THE WAY WE LIVE Samantha Stas “Mu
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MY SPACE Photos by Katie Moorman Pe
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FEATURE Anna Starmer Colour forecas
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BUSINESS NEWS By the time you pick
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