Here & Now Issue 34 | July 2019

WHAT’S ON NEAR YOU 

Your guide for this month 

WORTHING LIONS FESTIVAL 

The full programme 

WHERE TO EAT & DRINK 

The drinks are on us 

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WORTHING LIONS FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 4-8 

THE STATE OF WORTHING 9 

The view from you 9 | Let’s go to Tarring 9 

YOUR GUIDE TO WHAT’S ON 15-41 

Where to eat & drink 17 – 19 | Arts & literature 21 | Film & theatre 22- 25 | 

Music 26 – 31 | Family 33 – 35 | General listings 36 - 38 | Business 42 

BUSINESS DIRECTORY 43 

COMPETITIONS 

Friendsical tickets 25 | Oktoberfest tickets 38 | Crossword 44 

FEATURES & REGULARS 

Community matters 11 | Make a difference 13 | So you’ve never been… 13 | 

Make me famous, baby 28 | Listening party 29 | Musical time machine 30 - 31 | 

Dadifesto 34 | Summer reading 35 | Apprenticeships 39 | Bardic trials 40 | 

Super Justice Worthing 44 | Worthing bypass 46 

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Shoreham, Findon or Ferring, we want to hear from you too! 

But wow Worthing, you are loud and proud this month! 

From comedy to crochet, from Pride to playing out, there’s 

something for you in Here & Now this July. 

We’ve got heaps of listings in Make a Difference, Eat & 

Drink, Art & Lit, Film & Theatre, Music, Family and Business. 

So, fill your boots, find your happy and we’ll see you back 

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Here are the key places. Many more 

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WORTHING 

Baked, Rowlands Rd 

Beach House 

Coast Café 

Corner House 

Colleges: Northbrook Met / 

Worthing College (staff + students) 

Cellar Arts Club 

Colonnade House 

Denyer News, Goring Rd 

Diya Newsagents, Broadwater 

Dome Cinema 

Durrington Community Centre 

East Worthing Community Centre 

Heene Road Community Centre 

Julia’s Kitchen, Findon 

Lions shop, Goring 

Morrisons 

Old Bakehouse Tea Room, Tarring 

Passion Fruit Café 

Ren’s Kitchen 

Sainsbury’s, Lyons Farm 

South Downs Leisure Centre, 

Shaftsbury Avenue 

St Paul’s Centre 

Bar Next Door 

Tesco Extra, Durrington 

The Burlington Hotel 

Train of Thought 

Village Shop, High Salvington 

West End Gallery, Rowlands Rd 

Worthing & Adur Chamber 

and networking events 

Worthing Library 

Worthing Museum 

Worthing Pier, Southern Pavilion 

Worthing Rugby Club, Angmering 

Worthing Theatres 

Worthing Town Hall 

FERRING 

Asda 

Kingsley Café 

Pinkertons Newsagents 

SHOREHAM/ 

SOUTHWICK 

Artisan Café 

Basepoint 

Tesco Extra, Holmbush 

Ropetackle Centre 

Shoreham Community Centre 

Tom Foolery 

Shoreham Airport 

Southwick Community Centre 

LANCING & SOMPTING 

Asda 

Deli Bean 

Lancing Community Centre 


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WELCOME TO THE WORTHING 

LIONS ANNUAL FESTIVAL 2019 

www.worthinglions.co.uk 

Now in its 16th year, this is undoubtedly one of the 

biggest events in the town, raising large sums for local charities. Worthing 

Lions receives many pleas for help from individuals and charitable 

organisations in the town, and we try to help everyone. 

This year’s festival runs from 20 July to 10 August, even longer than previously. 

We have two charity markets where we invite charities and community groups 

to run stalls free of charge in order to raise funds and awareness for their own 

charity. These are on Sunday 21 July and Sunday 28 July on the prom. Stevens 

Funfair will run for the duration. We have a large seafront commercial market on 

26, 27 & 28 July. Our spectacular firework display from the pier on Saturday 

27 July at 10pm has again been sponsored by Yeomans Cars of Worthing. 

Thank you to all our sponsors for supporting this year’s Festival. And, thank 

you to Clearwell Mobility and Adur & Worthing Councils for their ongoing 

support. 

Two of the main beneficiaries we have helped this year have been the 

League of Friends in Worthing Hospital and the Blood Runners who deliver vital 

emergency blood to hospitals in the South of England. 

Our President’s chosen charity for this coming year is Butterflies Breast Care 

Support Group, who are a local charity, providing help to people recently 

diagnosed with breast cancer, they also support Worthing Hospital Breast 

Centre with donations. 

On behalf of all the members of Worthing Lions 

we hope you will enjoy the whole Festival. 

Please come and support us and be generous. 

Hazel Thorpe, Mayor of Worthing, 

Vice President of Worthing Lions 

Thank you to all our 

sponsors for supporting 

this year’s Festival 

The Yeomans group of garages is a locallyowned 

family business predominantly 

based on the South Coast. 

We have 20 dealerships from Plymouth to Bexhill, and we are proud to 

represent Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Peugeot, Citroen and Hyundai franchises. 

Within Worthing, we have Nissan, Toyota, Peugeot and Honda dealerships 

that have again partnered with the Lions Society to provide the firework 

display on Saturday 27 July at this year’s Lions festival. 

Yeomans supports this every year as we believe it is important to give 

something back to the local community where so many of our staff and 

customers live. As our company is family owned and local, we understand 

and know the community that we serve inside out, enabling us to give 

outstanding customer service at each of our locations. 

Each dealership is equipped with a full range of both new and used vehicles 

as well as having full servicing, diagnostic and repair facilities, MOT bays 

and parts and accessories departments. Many of our fantastic offers can be 

found online at yeomans.co.uk. We hope to see you at our motor display on 

the seafront as part of the Lions festival or in 

one of our dealerships soon. 

Leon O’Hara, Yeomans Ltd 

PHOTO: LEE MILNER 



Hear Worthing roar when the fabulous 

Lions Summer Festival rolls into town 

from Saturday 20 July to Saturday 10 

August this year. 

LIONS FESTIVAL 

20 July - 10 August 

20 Jul – 10 Aug 

STEVENS 

FUN FAIR 

On the Promenade 

21 & 28 Jul 

CHARITY 

MARKET 

9am – 4.30pm 


26 – 28 Jul 

COMMERCIAL 

MARKET 

Fri 12 – 4pm 

Sat 10am – 10pm 

Sun 10am – 4pm 


27 Jul 

MASSIVE 

FIREWORK DISPLAY 

Approx. 10pm 

End of the pier 

27 & 28 Jul 

CLASSIC CARS & 

SCOOTERS 

10am – 5pm 

Steyne Gardens 

28 Jul 

VINTAGE BUSES 

10am – 5pm 

From Heene Rd to 

Grand Avenue along 

Marine Parade 

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED 

To help anytime between 26-28 July 

We particularly need Bucket Collectors 

from 8.30pm on Sat 27 July at the fantastic 

Firework Display on the Pier. Support good 

causes and make new friends by giving us a few 

hours of your time. 

Contact Linda ASAP on 07740 714921 

or Linda.hurren@virgin.net 


PHOTO: LEE MILNER 

All the fun of 

the fair 

WIth rock ‘n’ roll dodgems, thrilling rides, 

vintage classics, inflatables and much 

more, Stevens Funfair has a friendly, family 

atmosphere with live performers and 

entertainment and runs for over two weeks 

this year as part of the Lions festival. Cut 

out the Stevens Fun Fair advert to use the 

coupon! 

Modern wheels and 

classic steals 

If you’re a classic car or scooter enthusiast, 

you’re in luck. Steyne Gardens is gearing up 

to be covered in vintage vehicles on 27-28 

July from 10am-5pm, with owners on hand 

to chat about their classics. Expect to see 

your favourites including American models, 

customised hot rods and old school British 

marques, all in pristine condition. Seaside 

Hospital Radio will be nestled between 

the machines on Saturday providing 

music and entertainment. If your tastes 

are more modern, hop down to the prom 

where Yeomans car dealers will show the 

latest models of Nissan, Toyota, Honda and 

Peugeot opposite the Lido. 

This year’s scooter highlight 

is a wonderful display of BSA 

Bantams from the 50s and 60s, 

some in their familiar red GPO 

livery from when they were used 

to deliver telegrams. Vote for 

your favourite scooter on the 

Saturday, when there will 

also be an official competition 

held to find the best in 

show. Don’t miss the Honda 

Goldwings, whose owners will 

be lighting up the darkness 

with their spectacular Ride 

of Light from Steyne Gardens to Marine 

Parade and back (with a final lap of honour 

around the square) at around 9.30pm. 

On the buses 

Take an unforgettable trip and board one 

of the restored buses along the prom on 

Sunday 28 July. Whether you pick a classic 

Routemaster or the familiar green and 

yellow livery of the vintage Southdown 

Buses, there’ll be a fleet of favourites from 

90 years ago to present day. Free services 

will run all day from 10am-5pm, with stops 

including Sea Lane Café, West Worthing and 

Worthing train stations, the fantastic Henty 

Arms beer festival and a shuttle service to 

the Dome. Enthusiasts and keen amateurs 

should head to @WorthingBus on FB or 

admin@worthingbusrally.co.uk for more 

info. 

To market, to market 

Over the last two Sundays in July, the 

Lions charity market returns bigger and 

better than ever. Stalls are offered for free 

to everyone, from mainstream charities 

to local good causes. New this year are 

Cycall, who provide adapted bikes for 

the disabled, while Men in Sheds return 

for a second year alongside longstanding 

participants such as Greek Cat Welfare 

and St Barnabas Hospice. 

Homemade cakes jostle with coconut 

shies along the prom, with all sorts of 

entertainment and activities for when 

your pocket money’s run dry. There 

will be the usual raffle, where one 

lucky charity can win the Lions prize 

of £100, plus a special visit from our new 

Worthing Mayoress, who will be meeting all 

the hard-working volunteers on the second 

Sunday. 

In addition, a field of gazebos will pop up 

in Steyne Gardens from 26-28 July for the 

commercial market, clustered with food, 

craft and other artisan and independent 

sellers. 

There’s still space along the prom, so if you 

would like a FREE charity or good cause 

stall at this year’s charity market, download 

an application form from worthinglions. 

co.uk or contact Andy on 07919 023618. 

Going out with a 

bang! 

The magnificent fireworks display that 

showers the Pier with light every year is 

back for 2019 on Saturday 27 July. Taking 

place at approximately 10pm, the event is 

run for the public for free by Worthing Lions 

who bear the cost thanks to the sponsorship 

of Yeomans Cars of Worthing. Bucket 

collectors will be out in force so please give 

generously if you spot one and enjoy the 

show knowing that you have helped out a 

good cause! 

Enjoy the Summer Festival 

and remember, the fireworks 

display is back on 5 

November! 



THE STATE OF WORTHING 

Don’t dream it, be it 

Having vision takes guts. Taking your passion and 

translating it, putting it out there for other people to 

discover, judge and comment upon can be scary. 

PHOTO: ABI ELSE 

THIS MONTH A GROUP OF FIFTEEN AND SIXTEEN year olds exhibit their work at 

Colonnade House, part of Durrington High School’s impressive 100% pass rate year on year 

for Art & Design. Elsewhere in our town we’ve got new bars springing up like The 

Whisk(e)y Rooms, new eateries like Pitch, new projects like Neptune’s Larder, exhibitions 

like Hut which take trash and turn it into recycled treasure. Worthing Pride returns for a 

second year, bigger and brighter than ever, while later this year Tide of Light returns after a 

year off. All these events, and many many more, are built on the hopes and imaginations of 

local people, the dreamers, the risk takers who gambled and hoped it might pay off. We’re 

proud that they call Worthing home. Let’s celebrate them this month. 

THE GRIZZLY BEAR 

THE OLD BAKEHOUSE 

Let’s go to Tarring! 

IF YOU’VE EVER WHILED AWAY the day waiting for the 

lights to change at West Worthing crossing (so famous it 

even has its own FB page!), then here’s our pick of better 

things to do with your time in Tarring. 

k Go old school with a pint and a (tricky) pub quiz at the 

George & Dragon, or pop in to The Grizzly Bear and say 

hi to Jack the bartender 

k Locals swear by the trad tapas and Spanish small talk 

at Rincon de Pepe 

k Enjoy vintage tea sets, delicious cakes and maybe 

an impromptu song at The Old Bake House 

k Grab coffee and a freshly baked bun while you wait for 

the train at South by West Worthing 

k Grow your own and get some fresh air at the community 

gardening plot at the Triangle in Tarring Park. 

The view from you 

Show us your squares! #hereandnowmag #stuffthatmatters 

“Sunset speaking for itself” 

@runningtobestill 

“Fabulous food @maltcafe this evening” 

@moth.studio.textiles 

“So cool to come home to find this!” 

@laurenspjones 


GUILD CARE 

BUSINESS FEATURE 

Choose community care 

Choose community 

care – a career that suits 

your family and lifestyle 

commitments. 

Guild Care and our team of caring and 

compassionate community assistants 

have been delivering care in Worthing 

for the last 25 years, helping the 

elderly remain independent in the 

comfort of their own homes for as long 

as possible. 

We are now looking to recruit more 

community assistants to help us expand this much-needed service in 

the local area. 

You don’t need to have worked in care before to be a great carer; just 

be kind and compassionate by nature, highly reliable and trustworthy. 

Perhaps you have had some experience of caring for a partner or 

elderly relative, and would now consider doing it as a career. 

This role is very flexible, offering a wide range of shifts; you can 

work weekends and evenings, so it can fit around family and lifestyle 

commitments. In return, Guild Care can offer excellent hourly rates 

of pay, a very supportive team, travel time and mileage allowance, a 

pension and much more. 

Karen Turner has been a community care assistant with Guild Care 

since 2010. The former hairdresser says, “At first, I didn’t think I could 

do it. I must admit it was quite daunting. But after a few weeks, it all 

slotted into place and now I just love it. The hours are really flexible 

and can suit anyone. I start early and then finish early and do some 

weekends. I now have my regular clients that I can see up to three times 

a day, and they really do become friends. 

“What I like most about working in the community as a carer is knowing 

that I’m helping people to stay independent in their homes for as long 

as possible. That’s really important and gives me a great deal of job 

satisfaction and pride.” 

If you would like to find out more about the role of a community 

assistant, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01903 863154 

or email recruitment@guildcare.org n 


COMMUNITY MATTERS 

Glow with the flow 

Where once was retribution spat, where 

bonfire boys made fright, where seas of 

stagnant darkness sat, there flows a tide 

of light. 

THAT’S NOT A HYMN FROM 150 YEARS AGO, but it’s meant 

to sound like one because, when it comes to bonfire night, 

Worthing wasn’t always the best place to be. There was a time 

when the town was best avoided in early November, as the 

bonfire boys took their cruel vengeance upon anyone judged 

to have slighted the working class or offended a Protestant 

doctrine that its defenders barely understood. Holy smoke, 

how things have changed. 

“This year will see the brightest, most spectacular Tide of 

Light yet,” explains coordinator Jess Estcourt. “We’ve already 

completed one round of workshops in schools and now we’ve 

teamed up with the New Carnival Company, who have been 

working on the carnival in Rio. They are helping us with 

workshops in our community, showing us how to light up the 

night with amazing illuminated sculptures.” 

The lantern-making will be popping up all over town 

throughout the summer. You’ll find them at Pride, Rotary 

Carnival, Green Dreams and even the Pumpkin Picking Patch in 

Sompting. 

Tide of Light has also partnered up with the energetic people 

who organise Worthing Parkrun, and they’ve come up with the 

brilliant idea of the Dark Run. It may sound like a throwback 

to the murky days of south coast smuggling, but it’s nothing 

more threatening than an illuminated 5k adventure. According 

to Jess, “You can walk, jog or run, but you’ve absolutely got to 

glow.” 

These days we’re more enlightened. These days we have 

Tide of Light: a volunteer-led project that sees its genesis in 

workshops and masterclasses, and its revelation in a shivering, 

shimmering stream of fairy-lit lanterns and sculptures, surfing 

through the town on a wave of non-sectarian celebration. 

Everything you see has been assembled in Worthing by 

enthusiastic amateurs. Tide of Light is art 

on legs. 

Tide of Light: 

Saturday 2 

November 

tideoflight.co.uk 

info@tideoflight. 

co.uk 

If you’re wondering why we’re describing 

a winter carnival before we’ve enjoyed 

most of the summer ones, it’s because 

the work is already underway and you are 

most welcome to join in. 

“We really want people to get involved in the whole process,” 

says Jess. “We call our volunteers ‘Mighty Makers’ but you don’t 

need any special skills to make the lanterns. There’ll be adults 

and kids and instructors, all working together in organised 

chaos to prepare for the big night. You just need a sense of 

humour and a little bit of patience.” 

Some of those already signed 

up to parade the sparkling 

sculptures are precisely the 

wonderful Worthing groups 

you’d expect – Superstar Arts, 

Dad La Soul, Sight Support 

and Blueprint 22 – but the 

event might hold one or two 

big surprises this year, not that 

Jess is giving too much away 

just yet. “Strange creatures 

will be washing ashore,” she 

says cryptically, “carried into 

Worthing on a Tide of Light.” n 

Karl Allison 

Worthing 

Community Chest 


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MAKE A DIFFERENCE 

Listen without prejudice 

“Giving someone five minutes to 

talk can be crucial,” says Mark, a 

volunteer with Worthing Samaritans 

for the past two years. 

IN TODAY’S FAST-PACED WORLD, time is 

a scarce resource, a truth the volunteers at 

this local Samaritans branch know all too well; 

their annual volume of calls has increased 

from just 175 in 1969 when they started to a 

phenomenal 25,000 fifty years later, plus 1,500 

emails and 2,000 texts. 

The non-religious organisation, which is an independent 

branch of the national charity, seeks to provide round the 

clock emotional support to anyone in despair or feeling 

suicidal, and their 24-hour hotline is operated entirely by 

unpaid, trained volunteers. Now they’re the ones in need, 

looking for local people to lend a hand (and an ear). 

To mark 50 years of listening, they’re appealing for 50 local 

businesses to donate £50 so they can continue for another 

50 years. They would also love to hear from anyone 

considering volunteering – “one of the most rewarding 

things I’ve ever done” says volunteer Blanche – and run 

regular informal drop-ins for those interested (next session 

Tuesday 9 July at 7pm at the office on Lennox Road). n 

Tue 2 – Tue 23 Jul 

Grow Heal Thrive 2.30-5.30pm. Run 

by Breathing Spaces. Four therapeutic 

gardening sessions for women in 

recovery from trauma. Call Claire on 

07508 178590 for info and to book. 

Sessions for mums and children Tue 6 

– Tue 27 Aug from 2.30-5.00pm. 

Sat 6 Jul 

Worthing Plogging 2pm. Manor 

Sports Ground. With Worthing Green 

Party. Get fitter while picking up litter 

and run/walk for an hour. All ages and 

abilities. 

Tue 9 Jul 

Worthing Samaritans Volunteer 

Information Sessions 7-8.30pm. 

Worthing Samaritans, 2-4 Lennox 

Road. Learn more about volunteering. 

Sat 20 Jul 

Worthing Community Chest Pop-Up 

Recycling Broadwater Carnival. 

Sat 27 Jul 

TTW Repair Cafe 10am-1pm. Friends/ 

Quaker Meeting House. Fixing things 

which might otherwise end up in 

landfill. 

Sat 27 – Sun 28 Jul 

Worthing Community Chest Pop-Up 

Recycling Lions Festival. 

Sun 28 Jul 

Making Wax Wraps 2.30-4pm. Little 

Craftery. Make three reuseable wraps. 

£24 

ONGOING 

Community Energy Local E/Wed. 

10am-3.30pm. St Paul’s. Free drop-in 

energy advice supported by Transition 

Town Worthing. 

TTW Greenspaces Community 

Gardening E/Tue. 3.30-5pm. Triangle 

Community Garden, Tarring. Info FB @ 

TTWGreenspaces 

Summer Delights E/Wed. 10am-12.30pm. 

Cortis Avenue, BN14. Community garden 

open to visitors and volunteers. Info 

cortisavewildlife@gmail.com. 

Northbrook Green Gym E/Wed.10am- 

1pm. The Pond, Whitebeam Woods. 

Gardening in Durrington. Info graeme. 

brooker@tcv.org.uk or 07970 860938. 

May Close Allotment E/Fri. 2-4pm. May 

Close, Worthing. Community gardening. 

Malthouse Meadows 1st Sun/month. 

11am-1pm. Malthouse Meadows, 

Sompting. Help clear out and plant. Info 

07813 484857 or sustainablesussex@ 

gmail.com 

TTW Greenspaces Community 

Gardening Various times. The Haven, 

Homefield Park. Info ttwhaven@ 

gmail.com. 

So you’ve never been... 

BUTTERFLY HUNTING! 

LAUNCHED IN 2010 by Butterfly Conservation, The Big Butterfly Count takes place every year from 

19 July-11 August, and has rapidly become the world’s biggest survey of butterflies and day-flying moths. 

PHOTO: NEIL HULME 

Why go? Counting butterflies is like taking the pulse of nature, with declines in the population an 

early warning for other wildlife losses. 

Why now? At this time of year most butterflies are at the adult stage of their lifecycle, so more 

likely to be seen. 

Where can I do it? Anywhere outdoors as long as it’s bright and sunny! Choose a spot and 

look out for butterflies and moths for 15 minutes, and submit your findings at bigbutterflycount.org. 

If you can’t tell your purple emperor from your painted lady, make a beeline for Cortis Avenue Wildlife 

Garden’s Big Butterfly Open Day on 13 July. 

How do I find out more? Put your newfound skills to good use at EPIC Sompting’s 

Bioblitzs, where you count and identify local wildlife. Up the road, Cissbury Ring is one of the best 

butterfly sites in Sussex. If you’re really lucky, you might spot the rare Duke of Burgundy butterfly, 

whose survival is credited to local Worthing man and chair of the Sussex branch of Butterfly 

Conservation Neil Hulme. Neil received a British Empire Medal (BEM) for his longstanding series to 

wildlife conservation in 2017, and has recently been involved in a elm tree planting scheme at Lancing 

College to help the endangered White-Letter Hairstreak establish a new habitat. n 





WHERE TO EAT & DRINK 

The drinks 

are on us 

Fancy a tipple? We 

spoke to Worthing’s 

mixologists and 

bartenders to find 

out what makes 

those in the know 

say hello. 

Grant 

The Whisk(e)y Rooms 

Will 

New Amsterdam 

“Brixton Atlantic APA is my drink. It’s 

a refreshing, light summer beer with a 

tropically citrus taste. And it’s 5.4% so 

doesn’t take too much to get me drunk!” 

“I’m a massive fan of fine whiskys and love 

a decent old fashioned, but like true love it’s 

hard to find.” 


EAT & DRINK 

Hasan 

Indigo 

Drew 

The Goose 

Emma 

The Beach House 

“I love a Hendricks gin & elderflower tonic 

with fresh cucumber & mint – it’s the 

perfect refreshing drink for a sunny day!” 

“The Negroni is a Florentine 

old school classic of Campari, 

gin and red vermouth – a real 

pick me up. Love it!” Simon 

Margaroli 

Congratulations to Indigo who have just been awarded an AA Rosette for culinary 

excellence for a 10th year, the only restaurant in Worthing ever to hold the award! 

“Over all the other beers in the pub, I have chosen the 

Beavertown Lupuloid. I’m a loyal Beavertown drinker’ 

til the last drop, and this particular brew has opened 

up the IPA gates to a whole world. Plus, it’s not Tiny 

Rebel’s Clwb Tropicana, so whenever someone asked 

for it, they don’t ask whether it’s free.” 

EAT & DRINK 

Fri 28 – Sun 30 Jun 

The Algaenarium Various 

times & venues. Part of the 

Neptune’s Larder programme 

with We Are FoodPioneers. 

Pop-up event featuring edible 

and drinkable seaweed-inspired 

dishes (including ice cream) 

plus seaweed-infused body 

treatments, crafts, storytelling, 

a mini market of seaweed 

products, guided seaweed 

beach walks and ocean tunes 

Sat 6 Jul 

Shoreham Chillifest 10am-5pm. 

Coronation Green High Street. 

Wed 10 Jul 

Food & Drink Quiz 7-10.30pm. The 

Dining Room. Identify ingredients and 

flavours and blind taste wines. £14 

(inc food, wine, buffet and donation 

to Guild Care) 

Thu 11 Jul 

Fawlty Towers Dining Experience 

7-10pm. Indigo Seafood & Grill. Join 

Basil, Sybil and Manuel for a 70s-style 

three-course meal with a dollop of 

mayhem. Book indigorestaurant.info 

£48pp. 

Fri 12 Jul 

Vegan Pop-Up 7.30-11pm. Streets 

Café. Hosted by Two Blokes in a 

Kitchen. Four course meal. Info FB @ 

twoblokesinakitchen 

Sat 13 Jul 

Brew By Numbers Tap Take Over! 

12-11pm. Brooksteed Alehouse. 

Celebrate Pride as Brew By Numbers 

take over the taps with Kitgum 

Kitchen cooking up a storm. The 

theme is 69 (the year of the stonewall 

riots) so come in costume, come in 

drag or come as you are. FREE 

Independents Day 10.30am-4.30pm. 

Montague Place. Independent food 

and drink market along with other 

small businesses. 

Sun 21 Jul 

Wild Pizza Walk & Workshop 12- 

3pm. Location tbc. Forage with the 

family and create pizzas with what 

you have found. Info @foragedbyfern. 

Adults £30/children £5-£10/u-3s 

FREE 

Fri 26 – Sun 28 Jul 

Henty Arms 18th Beer & Cider 

Festival Various times. Henty Arms. 

Weekend of beers, ciders, music, food 

plus bouncy castle & play area. 

PICK OF THE ONGOING 

Burger Day E/Wed. Beach House. 

Meal deal for burger and drink. 

Draw for Drinks Last Wed/month. 

Finch Bar & Eatery. 

Durrington Country Market E/Thu. 

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Pie Night E/Thu. 7pm. The Dining 

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Shoreham Farmers’ Market 2nd Sat/ 

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Lancing Village Market 3rd Sat/ 

month. 9am-1pm. North Road (LNG). 

Shoreham Artisans’ Market 4th Sat/ 

month. 9am-2pm. East Street (SHM). 

Punjabi Street Food Last Sat/month. 

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ART & LITERATURE 

PHOTO: ADAM HODSON 

Park life 

Do you have a 

tale to tell about 

spooky goingson 

at Clapham 

Woods or 

the history of 

Cissbury Ring? 

MAYBE YOU USED TO 

WORK on the South 

Downs, or you want to 

talk about what happens to the park in the future? 

Playwright and writer-in-residence Sara Clifford would love to 

hear from you. She’s putting together a community arts project 

with Applause Rural Touring and the South Downs National 

Park Authority, inspired by the anecdotes of people who live 

and work in the park. 

Sara explains, “I am so pleased to be working on this exciting 

project, and I want to hear people’s stories and memories: what 

do you know about the park or its history? What do you know 

about the local myths and legends of your town or village? 

“What about the present? How often do you visit the park, or 

do you live within it? What is your favourite place to go and 

why? 

“And looking ahead, what would be your hopes for it? How can 

we continue to protect the park for future generations?” 

The stories will be woven together to create a one-person 

show which will tour the pubs of the area in September as part 

of Applause Rural Touring’s Inn Crowd programme, designed to 

encourage live performance and reinforce the pub as a central, 

vibrant part of community life, as well as being published online. 

Anyone interested in the project can contribute online at 

inncrowd.org.uk/writers-in-residence. n 

ART 

Tue 2 – Sun 7 Jul 

La Callejuela (Backstreets) 

Colonnade House. Mike La-Traille’s 

three-year project exploring 

Barcelona’s back streets. 


Pier Road Coffee & Art On Tour 

Colonnade House. Resident artists of 

Littlehampton-based space return. 

Thu 4 Jul 

Seaweed Pressing 11am-1pm. 

Colonnade House. Press local 

seaweeds and identify samples. 

Book pierroadcoffeeart@hotmail. 

com. £30 

Sat 6 Jul 

Collected and Conserved 10.30am. 

Worthing Museum. Exclusive talk 

plus art store viewing. Book 01903 

206206 or worthingmuseum.co.uk. 

£7.50 

Sun 7 Jul 

Artists’ Networking Breakfast 

9-11am. Brunswick & Thorn. Informal 

get-together for local artists. 


Shireen Avis: Boot Polish 

Painter Colonnade House. Textured 

landscapes created by mixing powder 

paint with clear boot polish. 

Fri 21 Jul 

David Henty: The Billion Dollar 

Exhibition Circa 1593-1982 Cloud 

Gallery. David’s major show for 2019. 

Sat 13 Jul 

Art-Ful 11am-3pm. Montague Place. 

Lots of crafty fun to try as part of 

Worthing Pride. 


Durrington High School: Best of the 

Best III Colonnade House. Exhibition 

of work by Year 10 and 11 students. 

Oh It Could Be So Much 

Worse! The Art of Now: Julie 

Anthony Colonnade House. Visual 

artist exploring relationship between 

glass and light. 

Sat 20 Jul – Sat 21 Aug 

East Beach Studios: Hut Colonnade 

House. Residents of Hut 43 create 

recycled lighting and furniture with 

nature as their guide. 

Sat 27 Jul 

Robert Koenig 10.30am. 

Worthing Museum. Sculptor 

Robert Koenig discusses his latest 

exhibition Memorial Structure. 

Book worthingmuseum.co.uk 

Tue 30 Jul – Sun 4 Aug 

Haven Colonnade House. Creative 

initiative connecting artists with 

women and children living in 

women’s refuges. 

Tue 30 Jul – Sun 11 Aug 

Jo Maynard Colonnade House. 

Stunning portraits of wildlife and 

pets. 

Tue 6 – Sun 11 Aug 

Memories: Sonia Srebric Colonnade 

House. Visual artist inspired by 

historical costumes and fancy dress. 

LITERATURE 

Wed 26 Jun 

Stories for Summer 7.30-11.30pm. 

Cellar Arts Club. Sunny tales from 

local storytellers. £5/£3 

Thu 27 Jun 

A Literation 7.30-midnight.Cellar Arts 

Club. Poetry, prose and performance. 

Thu 11 Jul 

Writers’ Showcase 7.30pm. 

Goring Methodists Church Hall. 

Members share writing experiences 

from inspiration to pitfalls. 

Info westsussexwriters.co.uk 

Sat 13 Jul 

Beginning to Write Fiction 10am- 

12.30pm. St Paul’s. Workshop 

with local author Allie Rogers. 

Book newwritingsouth.com £35 

Thu 18 Jul 

Speakeasy Conversation 

Club 7.30pm. Cellar Arts Club. Three 

guest speakers talk about their 

passions. Book wegottickets £5/ 

members £3 

Barking, Booths and 

Bottlers Worthing Museum. 

Celebration of seaside entertainers of 

the 20s and 30s. 


Adam Hodson: Ride Like the Wind 

Colonnade House. International 

photographer examines where 

photography and art combine. 

Thu 25 Jul 

Tales of Fortune 7.30-11.30pm. 

Cellar Arts Club. Tales on the theme 

of luck. £5/members £3 

ONGOING 

Quills Creative Writing Circle 7pm. 

Worthing Library. For adults only. 

2nd Thu/mon. 


FILM & THEATRE 

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check event listing info 

in case of change. 

FRONT ROW FILM & THEATRE 

Enjoy great alfresco film and theatre 

whilst catching some rays this month. 

Worthing College is back with Screen 

on the Green, showing various films 

for all ages (5-6 Jul) with the addition 

of food vendors, a music stage and an 

inflatable arena (Sat 6 Jul only). 

You can witness the all-female 

acrobatics group Mimbre in Lifted 

outside the Pavilion (20 Jul), Rainbow 

Theatre’s Shakespeare shows in Highdown gardens (Tue 

16 – Sun 28 Jul) or – looking forward to August – Worthing 

Summer Cinema presented by Discover Worthing (9-11 Aug). 

But if you’ve forgotten to pack your sun cream, why not 

indulge in an action-packed Indiana Jones film or three at the 

Connaught (13 Jul), or head over to Ropetackle Shoreham to 

watch the Royal Opera’s Madam Butterfly (11 Jul)? 

If you have any exciting film or theatre events that you’d like 

to share, list them at hereandnowmag.co.uk and we’ll add 

them here. n 

Abi Else 

THEATRE 


Chores 11.30am & 2pm. Pavilion 

Theatre. Action-packed hour-long 

comedy adventure with acrobatics, 

juggling and unicycling. 

Tue 9 Jul 

Notorious Strumpet & Dangerous 

Girl 8pm. Pavilion Theatre. Twisted 

storytelling and spectacular circus skills 

in this dark comedy. 

Wed 10 – Thu 11 Jul 

Into The Woods Jr 7.30pm. 

Connaught. Oak Grove College returns 

with a magical production. 

Don Juan 8pm. Pavilion Theatre. Join 

the revelry when Don Juan travels 

across the sea. 

Fri 12 Jul 

Girl Power – The Spice Girls 

Experience 7.30pm. Assembly 

Hall. Spice up your life with 90s 

extravaganza. 


Rainbow Shakespeare: Twelfth 

Night Various times. Highdown 

Gardens. Picnic under the stars while 

Shakespeare comes to life around you. 

Sat 20 Jul 

Lifted 11am & 2pm. Outside the 

Pavilion Theatre. Funny, poetic 

performance from all-female acrobatic 

theatre company Mimbre. FREE 

Mon 22 Jul 

Matt’s Comedy Club Presents Harry & 

Chris 8pm. Pavilion Café Bar. Familyfriendly 

fun night out! 


Rainbow Shakespeare: Othello Various 

times. Highdown Gardens. Picnic under 

the stars while the magical world of 

Shakespeare comes alive around you. 

Fri 26 Jul 

The Treason Show 8pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Scatter-gun satire with parody 

songs and local gags galore! 

Fri 26 – Sat 27 Jul 

No holds bard with Rainbow Shakespeare’s 2019 season 

From 16-28 July at Highdown Gardens 

Pack a picnic and head up to Highdown Gardens for Rainbow 

Shakespeare’s magical 2019 season which runs from 16-28 July. 

ACCLAIMED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT to making Shakespeare enjoyable, exciting and 

understandable for all ages, this year’s the company’s alfresco performances pair one of 

Shakespeare’s best-known comedies, Twelfth Night, with his heartrending tragedy Othello. 

Director Nicolas Young confesses: “Twelfth Night was my first Shakespeare 

experience, at the age of six. The laughter and enjoyment caused me to fall in 

life-long love with the plays.” He is also looking forward to directing Othello 

for the first time. “It’s like Game of Thrones on speed. Sword fights, smothering, 

love, hatred – it has the lot, and shows how any of us, however successful and 

good, can be destroyed by gossip and innuendo eating away at our insecurities.” 

Twelfth Night plays from 16-21 July, with Othello following from 23-28 

July. Performances start at 7.30pm (gates open from 6.15pm for picnickers). 

Weekend matinees start at 2pm. n 

Dr Bunhead’s Blast Off! 11am & 

2.30pm. Pavilion Theatre. Go on the 

ultimate science journey with Dr 

Bunhead! 

Sat 3 Aug 

Dip 11am & 2pm. Outside the Pavilion 

Theatre. Trampolinist Max Calaf is 

joined by his musical acrobatic friends 

for a breath-taking performance. FREE 

FILM 

Mon 1 Jul 

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel 

Pie Society (12) 7pm. Lancing Luxor 

Revival Cinema. Writer forms a lifechanging 

bond with eccentric society in 

postwar times. 

Worthing Film Club presents: Black 

Sun 8pm. St Paul’s. Award-winning 

documentary about New York-based 

artist blinded by vicious attack. 



Tue 2 Jul 

Sat 6 Jul 

Sat 13 Jul 

Thu 25 Jul 

The Mikado (PG) 7.45pm. Connaught. 

Set in an ever-so-English 1930s seaside 

hotel, ENO’s iconic production is a 

popular hit. 

Spider-Man: Far from Home (TBC) 

8.15pm. Dome. Peter Parker goes 

to Europe but can’t leave behind his 

superhero role. 

Thu 4 Jul 

Peter Rabbit (PG) 1.15pm. Worthing 

College. Follow Peter Rabbit on his 

adventures. 

The Greatest Showman (PG) 5.30pm. 

Worthing College. Sing-a-long to 

this much-loved film at this outdoor 

screening. 

Westlife: The Twenty Tour Live 8pm. 

Dome. They’re back! Live broadcast. 

Indiana Jones Trilogy (12A) 1pm. 

Connaught. Re-live the thrilling 

adventures of Dr Jones as the trilogy 

returns to the big screen. 

Sun 14 Jul 

Glyndebourne: The Barber of Seville 

(12A) 7.30pm. Connaught. Mischief 

and mayhem in Rossini’s popular opera. 

Recorded. 

King of Thieves (15) 2pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Based on true events, thief 

Brian Reader and his band of misfit 

criminals plot the biggest bank heist in 

British history. 

NT: The Lehman Trilogy (12A) 7pm. 

Connaught. Story of a family and 

company that changed the world. 

Fri 26 Jul 

The Cold Blue (TBC) 12.15pm. Dome. 

They flew. They fought. They died. 

They won. 

Glyndebourne: Cinderella (12A) 

7.30pm. Connaught. Recorded live. 

Glyndebourne favourite Danielle 

de Niese plays the title role in this 

glittering opera. 

Nick Cave Night 7.30pm. Cellar Arts 

Club. Close-Up presents a night of film 

and music from Nick Cave. 

Fri 5 Jul 

Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) 7.30pm. 

Worthing College. Experience the life 

of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in 

an outdoor screening of the biopic. 

Mon 8 Jul 

The Lady in the Van (12) 1.30pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Dementia 

Friendly Screening. True story of Alan 

Bennett’s relationship with a lady who 

“temporarily” parked her van in his 

driveway. 

Thu 11 Jul 

Madama Butterfly 6.50pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Puccini’s Japanese tragedy 

is given a ravishing Royal Opera 

production in this screening. 

Fri 12 Jul 

A Star is Born (15) 7.30pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Famous musician helps young 

female singer find fame and love. 

Tue 16 Jul 

Moonrise Kingdom (12A) 7.30pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Two twelve-yearolds 

fall in love, make a secret pact and 

run away into the wilderness. 

Thu 18 Jul 

The Blues Brothers (15) 2pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Jake and Elwood 

Blues set out on a mission from God 

to save the Catholic orphanage where 

they were raised. 

Fri 19 Jul 

Green Book (12A) 7pm. Ferring Village 

Hall. Italian-American bouncer drives 

African-American classical pianist in 

the 60s. 

Little Wolf’s Book of Badness 11am. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Little Wolf is sent to 

BigBad’s Cunning College to learn the 

Nine Rules of Badness. 

Sat 27 Jul 

Andre Rieu Maastricht 2019: Shall We 

Dance? (U) 7pm. Connaught. Bringing 

the waltz to life in an unforgettable 

evening of music and dance. Recorded. 

RSC: Measure for Measure (12A) 

7pm. Connaught. Live broadcast of this 

play directed by Royal Shakespeare 

Company’s artistic director Gregory 

Doran. 




Tue 30 Jul 

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of 

Grindelwald (12A) 2pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Will pure blood wizards rule over 

all non-magical beings? 

Fri 2 Aug 

Tortoise and the Hare 11am. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Bite-size ballet to introduce little 

ones to the arts. 

Sun 4 Aug 

Glyndebourne: The Magic Flute (12A) 

5.30pm. Connaught Theatre. Mozart’s 

most magical comedy broadcast live. 

COMING SOON 

Next month, DiCaprio and 

Brad Pitt team up in the hotly 

anticipated new Tarantino 

film Once Upon a Time in 

Hollywood. X-Men are back 

again with X-Men: The New 

Mutants, which features 

breakout star Jonathan Byers 

from Stranger Things, and 

the latest addition to the 

Has Fallen trilogy is released, 

Angel Has Fallen. 

COMPETITION 

Win tickets to Friendsical! 

Oh…My…Gawd. Have you heard? A Friends musical parody is 

coming to Worthing! That’s right, FRIENDSICAL is touring to 

the Pavilion Theatre from 1-5 October, and you can win a pair 

of tickets! To enter our competition, just answer the following 

question: 

“That’s My Sandwich!” is a quote shouted very loudly by 

which Friends character? n Chandler n Joey n Ross 

To find out more information on the show, visit worthingtheatres. 

co.uk. This is a loving parody not to be confused with the Warner 

Bros Entertainment Inc. series Friends. 

To enter, go to hereandnowmag.co.uk. Click on WIN! 

To give your answer (ref: Friendsical) or post to Here & Now, The 

Mill Building, 31 Chatsworth Rd, BN11 1LY. One entry p/p. Closes 

and winner picked at random and notified Thu 25 Jul. Good luck! 

JOIN THE CLUB Now in its 11th successful year, Worthing Film Club is a volunteer-led 

organisation that screens handpicked independent cinema from around the globe in Worthing. 

July’s offering is Black Sun (2005) by filmmaker Gary Tarn, a visually stunning and thoughtful meditation 

on the nature of seeing. It centres on artist Hugues de Montalembert, blinded in a random New York City 

mugging, and explores his subsequent journey adjusting to the loss of his sight. Taking its cinematic cue from 

great art documentaries like Chris Marker’s masterly Sans Soleil (1983), Black Sun tells a true tale in a highly 

individual and poetic way. Catch it on 1 July at St. Paul’s. 

Membership of Worthing Film Club is £30 a year, with access to the club’s DVD library. Non-members can 

attend for the price of a one-off ticket. 


MUSIC 

Readers are advised to check 

event listing info in case of 

change. 

IMAGE: HANNAH MITCHELL 

SPOTLIGHT ON MUSIC 

It’s Summer! 

THE PERFECT TIME FOR OUTDOOR 

PERFORMANCES. You’re lucky to be living 

in a town full of talented buskers. On July 6, 

venues like The Goose, The New Amsterdam, 

St Paul’s, Cellar Arts Club, Rose and Crown 

and Wine and Reason will be involved with 

this year’s annual Summer Busk, raising 

money for the charity Turning Tides and 

bringing together Worthing’s best local 

musicians, performers and volunteers. This is 

all kicking off at 10am going until 10pm. 

If you are interested in busking yourself, 

check out the licensing 

requirements at 

adur-worthing.gov.uk 

(search busking). What 

better way to enjoy the 

sun than to busk and earn 

yourself some money playing 

some music? Get involved! n 

Oscar Simpson 

Worthing 

Original Music 

Thu 27 Jun 

Bad Influence 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). 

Blues Rock. £13- £15 

Fri 28 Jun 

Micky Hart and the Hartbreakers 7pm. 

The Egremont. Rock ‘n’ Roll. 

The Bleeding Obvious 7.30pm. Cellar 

Arts Club. Disco/Funk. £4 

The Proud Prom 7.30pm. Grand 

Victorian Hotel. Disco. £5 

Lisa Lo 9.30pm. The Libertine Social. 

R&B/Hip Hop/Jazz/Soul. FREE 

Sat 29 Jun 

Summer Skankin’ Fest 12pm-2am. 

Escape Bar (Tangerine Bar). JFB, The 

4’20’ Sound & more. £5 

Tales of Autumn w/support Tarot Rats 

and Witch Tripper 7pm. Bar Forty Two. 

Metal. 

Soul Stew/Soul Train 7.30pm-midnight. 

Cellar Arts Club. Top DJs. £5/£3 on the 

door 

80s Summer Wolf-Jam 7.30pm. St 

Paul’s. Raising money for Wolfram 

Syndrome UK. £20 

The Congo Allstars-Soukous Dance 

Party 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). Soukous. 

£15- £17 

Soul Casserole 9pm. The Libertine 

Social. Funk/Soul/Hip Hop. 

Live at the Broadwater 9pm. 

Broadwater Pub. Live Music Covers. 

Sat 29 – Sun 30 Jun 

MUSH! Festival Various times & 

venues. A festival of alternative art 

featuring live music and art in multiple 

venues around Worthing town. 

Sun 30 Jun 

Northbrook Community Concert Band 

2-4pm. East Worthing Baptist Church, 

Pendine Avenue. Annual summer 

concert by local wind, brass and 

percussion band. 

Summer at The Lido 2-4pm. Worthing 

Lido. Vintage songs with a modern 

twist. 

Taylor Maid 4.30pm. The Egremont. 

Swing/Gypsy Jazz. FREE 

Calista 5-11pm. St Paul’s. Hardcore. £4 

Tue 2 Jul 

AudioActive Music Production 

Workshop for young people 4.30pm. 

Ridiculously Cool Music Studios. FREE 

Aren Drift 7pm. Goose. New music 

video release and EP play. Rock. 

Julian Marc Stringle Quartet 8.30pm. 

The Hare & Hounds. Jazz. FREE (& 

raffle) 


MUSIC 

Wed 3 Jul 

The Rude Mechanicals 7.30pm. Duke 

of Wellington (SHM). Folk. FREE 

Thu 4 Jul 




Nick Cave Night 7.30pm. Cellar Arts 

Club. Alternative. £2 

Fri 5 Jul 

South Coast Soul Revue Summer Show 

8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). Soul. £15 

Woodstock Revisited 8pm. John 

Selden. Songs and tales from the 

festival of 1969. 

The Middlemen 9pm. The Egremont. 

Live Covers. FREE 

Sat 6 Jul 

Summer Busk 10am-11pm. Various 

venues, Worthing. FREE (donations) 

Mulberry Divas 10.30am. Kingsley 

Coffee Shop (FNG). FREE 

Big Yellow Taxi 7pm. The Egremont. 

Liver Covers. FREE 

Dub at the Club 7.30pm. Cellar Arts 

Club. Reggae. £2 

Back to the 80s 7.30pm. St. Paul’s. 80s. 

£3- £5 

Sussex School of Song Presents An 

Evening of Popular Classics 7.30pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Classical. £14 

Sun 7 Jul 

Mike Hatchard’s Jazz Breakfast w/ 

Bjorn McAteer Dahlberg 11am. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Jazz. £12 

Punkish Noisish All Dayer 3pm. Bar 

Forty Two. Punk/Noise. FREE 

Images in Sound Interview Concert 

4-6.15pm. St Paul’s. Pianists Anna 

Bulkina & Francesco Comito plus three 

artists painting to their live music. Info: 

FB TheInterviewConcerts. Tickets 

seetickets.com or with cash at St Paul’s 

/ Henry House £1 - £13 

Tue 9 Jul 




Vasilis Xenopoulos Quartet 8.30pm. 

The Hare & Hounds. Jazz. FREE (& 

raffle) 

Wed 10 Jul 

Yumi and the Weather w/support 

Drive Boy, Drusila 7.30pm. Bar Forty 

Two. Psych-pop. £5.50 



Wednesday Morris & Music 8pm. Ye 

John Selden. Morris Dancing. FREE 

Thu 11 Jul 




ABBA night w/Chiquitita 8.30pm. The 

Egremont. Tribute. FREE 

Fri 12 Jul 

Singers Rechoired Summer Concert 

7pm. Findon Valley Free Church. Choir. 

FREE 

Girl Power – The Spice Girls 

Experience 7.30pm. Assembly Hall. 

Pop. £21.50 

Wax Virgins 8pm-1am. Coast. Vinyl 

DJs. FREE 

Tulka Trio 9pm. The Libertine. Jazz. 

FREE 


Folk By The Water West Street Loft & 

The Bridge Inn (SHM). Weekend folk 

festival. Info FB @folkbythewater 

Sat 13 Jul 

West Sussex Youth Orchestra Summer 

Concert 3pm. Assembly Hall. Classical. 

£7 

The Alter Eagles 8pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Tribute. £18 

Give Me The Night 8pm. Cellar Arts 

Club. Disco/70s/80s. £2 

Debaser #5 9pm. Bar Forty Two. 

Celebrating their first birthday! 

Alternative. 

Inappropriate Handclap 9pm. The 

Beach House. One-off switch to 

Saturday for Worthing Pride. Funk/Soul. 

FREE 

Sun 14 Jul 

Queer Jubilee w/Sad Girls Club 12pm. 

Cellar Arts Club. 

Worthing Northern Soul 2-6pm. Bar 

Next Door. Last ever one! 

Tue 16 Jul 




George Trebar’s Nighthawks Quartet 

8.30pm. The Hare & Hounds. Jazz. 

FREE (& raffle) 

Open Mic Night 8.45pm. Duke of 

Wellington (SHM). FREE 

Wed 17 Jul 



£4.50 in advance £5 on the day 

www.worthingpride.co.uk 


MUSIC 

SKOOLFEST 2019 BILLY COCORAN, WINNER 

Make me famous, baby! 

There are many good reasons to pick up a 

musical instrument or start singing beyond 

becoming famous, baby. 

BUT MAKING MUSIC in the Worthing area 

might actually make you famous too. 

Let’s start with a review of S’koolFest at 

Pavilion Theatre last month. I’m going to 

confess my complete lack of journalistic 

impartiality here, because I put on S’koolFest 

for Northbrook MET, and it’s my favourite 

gig of the entire year. We invite local schools 

to send us their up-and-coming bands, 

songwriters and MCs, and we put them 

onstage with a great PA and lights. For 

many, it’s the first time they’ve ever played 

in public. For some, it’s a life-changing 

experience. 

Collette Wade, who brought the choir from Thomas A Becket 

Infant School, told us, “It was fantastic to see all the talent 

there is coming through in Worthing. It was inspiring for our 

children too!” Her 60-strong choir of six-year-olds took the 

‘Cutest Ever’ prize (invented by the judges for this occasion). 

Other prizewinners (of which there were many) will spend 

summer playing new instruments, thanks to generous 

donations from We Have Sound guitars in Worthing, Andrew 

at Salvage Sounds (makers of unusual stringed instruments), 

and the Guitar, Amp and Keyboard Centre in Brighton. Some will 

be recording their first EPs at Northbrook MET studios, after which 

we start the countdown to the 10th S’koolFest next May. 

RUSSELL, CHRIS, DAVE, NATHAN & 

JOHN FROM HOST RECORDINGS 

Host, a record label for homeless 

or insecurely housed people to 

write, develop and sell their own 

music. “It’s me making an effort to 

go back and give these people what 

I would’ve liked to happen to me,” 

he explains. Their latest release is 

‘Richmond’ from John Gailbraith, 

who was originally referred by local 

homeless charity Turning Tides. The 

single came out of weekly recording 

sessions at St Clare’s Day Centre in Worthing – with centre 

manager Russell Gallagher on bass. 

Get it at johngailbraith.bandcamp.com 

Watch out also all over Worthing for the Turning Tides Big Summer 

Busk on Saturday 6 July. 

KIDEKO, CREDIT: GEORGE POWER FINCH 

ACROSS THE SEA, CREDIT: THE MIC MEDIA 

Duo Across the Sea is Hannah Katy Lewis on vocals and Pete 

Ferguson on guitar and pedals, who met and developed their 

unique sound while studying for a BA in Music at Northbrook 

MET. “We’re inspired by the location of our hometown, looking out 

to sea and wondering what’s beyond the horizon, hence the name. 

Our videos and artwork were shot on Worthing Beach, Durrington 

Cemetery and Cissbury Ring.” 

Behind the Looking Glass is 

released across all streaming 

platforms on 28 June. 

acrosstheseauk.com 

Fame is not the main aim for 

Host Recordings’ director Dave 

O’Connell. Now a successful 

musician, Dave was homeless 

for a time before founding youth 

group Shoreham Allstars ten 

years ago. Now he’s launched 

So let’s talk about fame. Sompting resident Ryan Hurley, aka 

UK house artist Kideko, has 1.1m monthly listeners on Spotify 

worldwide and, since graduating from Northbrook MET in 2015, 

has worked with the likes of Tinie Tempah and Dizzee Rascal. 

We asked Ryan: why Sompting? Is it the music scene? “It’s near 

Northbrook and Brighton. I like Worthing 

because it’s close enough to go to 

Brighton for nightlife and inspiration but 

you can come away from it all when you 

want to get creative and really zone out 

in the studio.” 

Ryan’s time living in Sompting is soon 

coming to an end, but he’s not moving 

far – just to Shoreham, still close enough 

for us to continue to count him as one 

of our own. His most recent release 

‘What Is It?’ is out everywhere now. n 

Mike Pailthorpe 

Mike runs Music 

Degrees and the 

Artist Development 

Programme at 

Northbrook MET 


MUSIC 

Thu 18 Jul 

Tue 23 Jul 

Wed 31 Jul 

ONGOING 




Summer Sounds Concert 7.30pm. 

Emmanuel URC. The Rowland Singers 

joined by flautist Dominic Smith. In 

aid of Group B Strep Support. Choir/ 

Classical. 

Steve Rodgers Band w/support Brad 

Heidi 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). Guitar. 

£12 

Fri 19 Jul 

Tom Walker Band 7pm. The Egremont. 

Live acoustic. FREE 

Richard Durrant Summer Special 8pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Guitar. £18 

Farlowe Anderson Brookes & The 

Juice 8pm. John Selden. Blues. Book 

wegottickets £16.50 

Banumathi 9.30pm. The Libertine. R&B. 

FREE 

Sat 20 Jul 

The Roadrunners 7pm. The Egremont. 

Live covers. FREE 

Seaside Hospital Radio Charity Gig 

7.30pm. St. Paul’s. £10 

Grenades w/support Gloo & Outpost 3 

8pm. Coast. Alt/Punk/Indie/Rock. 

James Taylor Quartet 8pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Jazz/Rock/Soul/Funk. £22 

Tim’s Birthday Event w/ DJ A.Skillz 8pm. 

Duke of Wellington. Pinning some Funk, 

Soul & Disco. All welcome. 

Andy Williams/Simon Savage Quartet 

8.30pm. The Hare & Hounds. Jazz. FREE 

(& raffle) 

Wed 24 Jul 

The Physics House Band w/support 

Porshyne & Ariandelle 8pm. Bar Forty 

Two. Tech/Prog. £11 

Jazz Café w/Mark Bassey 8pm. Pavilion 

Café Bar. Jazz. £9 

Thu 25 Jul 

Beatsdelight and Friends 8pm. Bar Forty 

Two. FREE 

Tom Walker 8pm. Beach House. Live 

acoustic. 

Fri 26 Jul 

Talk of the Town 7pm. The Egremont. 

80s. FREE 

Sat 27 Jul 

Cantina 7pm. Coast. Latin/Afrobeat/ 

Tropical Funk/Soul/Jazz/Electronica. 

Break from the Groove 8pm. Bar Next 

Door. Funk/Soul/Hip Hop. FREE 

Bad Influence 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). 

Blues/Rock. £15 

Michael Messer’s Mitra 8pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Jazz/Blues. £12 

The Ministry of Anthems Summer Bash 

8.50pm. The Egremont. Dance. FREE 

Tue 30 Jul 

Simon Spillet/ Geoff Mason Quintet 

8.30pm. The Hare & Hounds. Jazz. FREE 

(& raffle) 

Out of Reach/Dead Wrong & support 

7pm. Bar Forty Two. Pop/Punk. FREE 

The Rude Mechanicals 7.30pm. Duke of 

Wellington (SHM). Folk. FREE 

Odette Michell 7.30pm. Bar Orange. 

Folk. £5.50 

Wednesday Morris & Music 8pm. The 

Vine Inn. Morris Dancing. FREE 

Fri 2 Aug 

Soulsmiths 7pm. The Egremont. Soul. 

FREE 

Dervish 8pm. Ropetackle (SHM). Irish 

Trad. £20 

It’s Britney B*tch 7.30pm. Cellar Arts 

Club. Live head shave for St Barnabas 

with live music from Spritney Bears. 

Sat 3 Aug 

Mulberry Divas 10.30am. Kingsley 

Coffee Shop (FNG). FREE 

George Michael Tribute w/Pete 

Valentine 7pm. The Egremont. Tribute. 

FREE 

Jimmy Jemain & The Undercover 

Shadows 7.30pm. Ferring Village Hall. 

Tribute. Book ferringvillagehall.org.uk 

Le Vent du Nord 8pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Folk. £18-16.50 

Sun 4 Aug 

Mike Hatchard’s Jazz Breakfast 11am. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Jazz. £12 

The Glenn Miller Orchestra 3pm. 

Pavilion Theatre. Big band. £23.50 

What the Dickens? Singing Group E/ 

Mon. 7.30pm. Charles Dickens. 

Jazz E/Tue. 8.30pm. The Hare & Hounds. 

Dixie Blues 1st & 3rd Tue/month. 8pm. 

Charles Dickens. 

Secret Shore Shanty Singers Last Tue/ 

month. 7.30pm. Ye Olde House at Home. 

Open Mic Last Tue/month. 8.30pm. 

Thomas A Becket. 

South Downs Folk Singers 1st Wed/ 

month. 7.30pm. Ye Old House at Home. 

Open Stage E/ Wed. 8pm. Bar Next 

Door. 

Open Mic w/Karl E/Wed. 8.30pm. 

Piston Broke (SHM). 

Jazz E/other Wed. 8pm. Charles Dickens. 

Music Club w/guests 1st Thu/month. 

8pm. Beach House. 

Celebration Samba E/Thu. 7.30pm. Ivy 

Arch Studios. Learn to spread the samba 

spirit at these weekly rehearsals! 

Karaoke E/Thu. 9pm. The Warwick. 

Karaoke E/Thu. 8pm. Charles Dickens. 

Open Mic w/Bustin’ A Groove E/Thu. 

8pm. Crown & Anchor (SHM). 

DJs Thu-Sun. Coast. 

Inappropriate Handclap 2nd Fri/month. 

8pm. The Beach House. 

South Coast Blues Jam 3rd & 4th Sun/ 

month. 2pm. Charles Dickens. 

Madi Laine w/Chris Simmons Last Sun/ 

month. 8pm. Beach House. 

Listening Party: Bad Billy Band – Legends in a Lifetime 

A tide of seaside-southern rock sweeps you out with the 

waves on the newest album by Bad Billy Band. 

THE VOCALS, HOWEVER, COME FROM ANOTHER WORLD ENTIRELY, almost like 

they’ve been cribbed from the world of 90s indie. This creates a sound that is 

both new and somehow old at the same time. The tracks of Legends in a Lifetime 

thrum like the throbbing of a motorcycle between your thighs. You’re driving 

along the coast, on your way to some backwoods party, and as soon as you 

arrive, this is being played on the homemade soundsystem. 

This is a barnstorming shakedown of an album that’ll get you dancing and 

singing along in equal measure. Be sure to pick up a copy and head down to Bad 

Billy Band’s next show. In a recent interview, they made sure to point out that 

their live versions are very different from the recorded album, a different beast 

entirely. And what a beast they are. n 

Joe Bunn 


THOMAS H GREEN - MUSICAL TIME MACHINE 

Not every rock’n’roll tale ends 

with stadium gigs, gold discs and 

blathering to Graham Norton on 

late night TV. 99% do not. 

THAT DOESN’T MEAN THEY END IN FAILURE. 

They’re the hard-earned memories, the wild 

times, the ambition and vivaciousness, the musical 

creativity of young lives burning with promise; the 

precious stuff forever in the slipstream of those 

lucky enough. This month, the Time Machine is 

privileged to travel back with Rob Watson to recall 

long-gone Worthing band Big Corporation and all 

that came after. 

BIG CORPORATION CIRCA 1994, LEFT-RIGHT, CORAL EVANS, ROB WATSON, 

DAVE LATREILLE, MATT BURN, BEN CASTLE 

Rob Watson: 

Big Corporation 

(and beyond) 

1989 - present 

LABEL FOR ROB’S 

2007 MAGIC FLY 

DEBUT 

CASSETTE COVER OF BIG CORP’S SELF-RELEASED 1993 ALBUM 

Rob was born in Worthing Hospital in 1971, his 

dad an estate agent and his mum a book-keeper. 

He enjoyed school but, after his parents divorced, 

he retreated into music, developing an obsession 

with New Order in his early teens. “My step-sister 

taped ‘Blue Monday’ at 33 RPM instead of 45, 

not realising it was the wrong speed, so that’s how 

I first heard them,” he recalls. “I bought a Casio 

keyboard and a drum machine and would come 

home at lunchtimes to play them.” 

At 17 he moved in with his mate Dave Latreille, 

and the pair started working on music, with Dave 

singing and Rob doing the electronics. They were 

soon joined by guitarist Ben Castle, a friend’s 

younger brother, who was influenced by Stevie 

Ray Vaughan. His virtuosic fret-wrangling was 

incongruous but it worked (“We sounded like New 

Order with guitar solos”) and the trio’s first gig 

was Rock Against the Poll Tax at the 

function room of Littlehampton’s 

Windmill Theatre in early 1990. 

They called themselves Big 

Corporation and started 

gigging regularly, playing in 

Littlehampton, Arundel and 

Worthing (Maggie’s Bar, 

Rhapsody Wine Bar, The 

Southdown, The Fountain, 

Bensons Nightclub, Thieves 

Kitchen and more). Local 

promoter Mandy Austen saw them 

and began managing them. She put them 

on at rave mecca Sterns for a night called Direct 

Kaos, with DJ Fabio headlining the main room. 

The band was expanding. By 1993 they’d added 

second guitarist Matt Burn and vocalist Coral 

Evans. Their sound had developed “a bit of a skank 

to it, like Stereo MCs but more reggae”. Ian Grant, 

successful manager of The Stranglers and Big 


Coral parted ways with them after 

developing ongoing throat problems, 

while the arrival of Britpop meant 

times were changing. Matt and Dave 

moved towards a Beatles-y sound 

that Rob couldn’t embrace. In 1995 

he left and moved back to Worthing. 

ROB WATSON, JUNE 2019 

However, the game was far from 

over. By the early 2000s, after 

studying Commercial Music at the 

University of Westminster, he was making a decent living under 

the moniker Dynamite Sounds, creating advert music for Adidas, 

BMW, Reebok, Braun and more. Then in 2007 his music was used 20 

hours a week on the ITV late-night phone-in show ‘Quizmania’. 

PLAYING MAGGIE’S BAR (NOW ESCAPE BAR & GRILL), 1993, 

CORAL ON VOCALS, ROB ON BASS 

Country, saw them playing 

the Inn On The Prom (now 

Brio, on the seafront) and 

took them on. 

“I liked their song ‘Life Inside 

My Bong’,” Grant recalls. “It 

had an Ace of Base feel to it, 

which was big at the time, 

and I thought they could 

be too. Dave and Coral had 

presence, attractive at the 

front, and the whole thing 

had potential.” 

“All of a sudden I had a chunk of money in the bank,” he says. “I could 

relax for the first time in my life and focus. I spent three months locked 

away, writing my own music. As Magic Fly I mixed reggae with bleeps 

and, via MySpace, I was signed to New 

York label Bastard Jazz.” 

He released two Magic Fly EPs, but 

had greater successes with his reggaeflavoured 

mash-ups as Wicked Devil. A 

thousand-strong 7” single run of P!nk’s 

‘Get The Party Started’ over a rocksteady 

rhythm sold out, but the one that created 

the most buzz was his 2008 collation of 

US band Cage The Elephant’s ‘Ain’t No 

Rest for the Wicked’ with Max Romeo’s 

‘Chase the Devil’, a monster cut that 

became Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record in 

the World on BBC Radio One. 

The band moved to London 

and became “almost the 

house support band at The 

Mean Fiddler, playing before 

the likes of Desmond Dekker and Kirsty MacColl”. In 1994, through 

Grant, they toured the UK with Big Country, playing 3000-capacity 

venues. Grant also pressed up 1000 copies of CD single ‘Days’ on his 

own Phun City label, with Big Country’s Mark Brzezicki playing drums. 

EARLY INCARNATION OF THE BAND IN THE LITTLEHAMPTON GAZETTE 

“That was the pinnacle,” Rob recalls. “Sony paid for us to go to Easy 

Street reggae studio in London, the record contract was all but in the 

bag but then the A&R person left.” 

The band laid off Ian Grant and went through a series of managers 

who promised much but delivered little, culminating in one who was 

an actual villain. “The way we found him was that a friend’s dad was 

a warder at Ford Prison,” Rob laughs. “There was this guy in for fraud 

and somehow, when he came out, he ended up being our manager. 

He promised us desperately-needed new equipment, but it never 

happened.” 

Big Corporation continued to work hard – even supporting the 

monstrous Mr Blobby on one occasion – but success evaded them. 

Of the rest of Big Corporation, Coral 

developed an acting career before settling 

to full-time motherhood, Matt went into 

business research, and Ben and Dave 

achieved some profile for their band Ambershades but then went 

their separate ways. Dave moved to New York and Ben is now longterm 

guitarist for James Blunt. 

As for Rob, his 2010 album ‘Botanic Dreams’ (as half of duo Different 

Frequencies) could not stop a gradual career crash. The market 

around TV ad music had changed drastically. There were tough 

times, then bad times, but as of 2019 he’s back. He produces library 

music, is a member of the DJ trio Reggae Doctors (who can be heard 

entertaining Worthing most Bank 

Holiday weekends), and his new 

disco unit, Levan Levan, have a tasty 

set of tunes ready and are seeking 

vocalists. Big Corporation may be a 

memory, but the music just goes on 

and on. n 


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Readers are advised to check 

event listing info in case of change. 

SUMMER HOLIDAY SCIENCE 

Summer 

holiday 

science? 

Yes 

please! 

DID YOU 

EVER HAVE 

that one 

teacher in 

school who 

was down to 

earth, funny 

and put on the most amazing lessons? 

Meet Dr. Bunhead – TV’s most extreme stunt 

scientist! Known for his appearances on Brainiac, Blue 

Peter and The Slammer, Dr. Bunhead invites you and 

your little ones on an explosive journey into space. 

With help from volunteer ‘stunt scientists’ from 

the audience, he will deploy non-stop awesome 

experiments in his madcap mission to send the first 

humans to Mars! Stunt hamsters will be bazookablasted, 

fingers will be frozen (solid) and heads will be 

explosively decompressed as you explore the perils of 

space travel! 

I saw this show in Worthing a few years ago with my 

family, and it was so much fun; we ‘adults’ ended up 

learning a lot more than we expected! 

Fri 21 – Sun 23 Jun 

Beach Dreams Festival Beach Green 

(SHM). Community festival with live 

music and attractions for the whole 

family. FREE. 

Sat 29 Jun 

Train Party 10.30am, 11.45am, 

1pm & 2.15pm. East Worthing 

Community Centre. Four one-hour 

sessions. Book FB @trainpartyfun. £5 

per child 

Sun 30 Jun 

Big Summer Bug Hunt Worthing 

Rocks will be painting pebbles with 

mini beasts and hiding them all over 

Worthing. Paint your own or find 

one! FB @worthingrocksuk 


Chores 11.30am & 2pm. Pavilion 

Theatre. Action-packed hour-long 

show about tidying your room full of 

acrobatics, juggling and unicycling. 

From £12.50 

Sat 6 Jul 

Children Bringing More History 

Alive 10.45am. Broadwater 

Cemetery. Four boys and four girls in 

costume tell colourful local stories on 

this tour. 

Kids Scavenger Hunt 11am. Goring 

Conservative Club. Collect items and 

solve clues! Entry £1 per child 

Sun 7 Jul 

Fit4 Junior Aquathon 7.15am-12pm. 

Splashpoint. The first GO TRI FIT4 

Junior Aquathlon: swim in the pool at 

Splashpoint and run on the adjacent 

green. Ages 8-14y. Register gotri.org 

Playing Out Sunday Funday 3-5pm. 

Southcourt & Eastcourt Roads. 

Closed to traffic for children to 

play in the streets and meet the 

neighbours. All welcome. 

Sat 13 Jul 

Big Butterfly Open Day 11am-4pm. 

Cortis Avenue Wildlife Garden (north 

end off Carnegie Road). Take part in 

butterfly, dragonfly and bug hunts, 

pond dipping and lots of family 

activities. Picnics welcome. No dogs 

please except assistance dogs. Info 

cortisavewildlife@gmail.com or 

01903 530780. FREE 

Junior Adventurers’ League 12- 

4pm. A&B Gaming, Chapel Road. 

Dungeons and Dragons league for 

under-16s. 

Dr Bunhead’s Blast Off! tours to the Pavilion Theatre, 

Worthing on 26-27 July. For more information, head 

over to worthingtheatres.co.uk. n 

Stephen Sheldrake 

Senior campaigns officer, 

Worthing Theatres & Museum 


- 

DADIFESTO 

Big Danny style 

School is out and it’s a sort of a buzz, 

But back then I didn’t really know 

what it was... 

LITTLE DID I KNOW HOW RIGHT Will Smith was when 

he rapped these classic lines back in 1991 as the Fresh 

Prince together with Jazzy Jeff. 

The summer holidays are of course blissful when you’re 

a kid. A time to break the shackles of the routine and 

make some memories. But fast forward 28 years and if, 

like most of us, you’re a working parent, then the only 

buzz comes from that cataclysmic parental meltdown 

when the realisation that you have eight weeks of 

childcare, potential playdates and summer clubs to sort 

out hits you. 

Anyway, there I was talking to a friend the other day 

about holidays when we were kids and how our parents 

were a little bit more relaxed in their approach to 

organising structured summer activities. 

It would look a bit like 

this: 

Out the door by 8am 

after bolting down 

some Weetabix, you’d 

grab your bike and 50p 

for lunch (if you were 

lucky), only returning at 

dusk when your belly 

rumbled so much that 

the adventures had to 

stop for tea. 

Dan Flanagan 

Father | Journalist | 

Part-Time Revolutionary 

When your mum or dad questioned you about your day, you’d 

reply along the lines of: 

“Oh, not much. Me and the gang took a trip down to the deserted 

quarry to swim in the tepid foul-smelling water in our pants. 

“We built a rope swing out of abandoned tramps’ clothes and 

took turns pressuring smaller kids to jump off rotten branches into 

the deep parts of the water whilst doing impressions of Donald 

Pleasence. 

“After that we discovered a van full of stolen goods and tracked 

the crooks to their secret hideout. We battled them, A-team style, 

using makeshift weapons fashioned from magazines we found 

under the hedges down the park. (Actually, the magazines looked 

a lot like the ones I found in Dad’s shed hidden under the camping 

equipment we never use…) 

“We then gulped down 50p-worth of penny chews containing 

more sugar than the national annual production of Brazil. 

“We organised an impromptu game of 50-a-side football on 

the main road. All the rules were either made up on the spot, or 

decided by whoever was the toughest or owned the ball. We saw a 

couple of adults, but they told us to hop it. 

“Then the new kid, Daniel LaRusso, popped by and taught us 

some karate. Apparently since he moved here and got bullied, his 

frazzled single mum has been completely ok with him spending 

time with the old man that lives in the basement, exploiting his 

labour without even a risk assessment or insurance.” 

To which your mum would reply, “Oh really, dear, that sounds 

nice. Do you want two or three portions of Angel Delight with your 

tea?” 

Until next episode, TotRockers and Dad La Soulies, keep it big like 

Ben. n 

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FAMILY 

Summer reading challenge 

is out of the world 

Blast off this summer at your local library 

with the 2019 Summer Reading Challenge. 

THIS YEAR’S THEME IS SPACE CHASE, in honour of the 50th 

anniversary of the first Moon landing, and children can join super 

cool futuristic family the Rockets in trying to discover why books are 

going missing from the Moon Library. Taking part in the Challenge 

is simple – sign up for free at your local library from Sat 13 Jul, read 

six library books 

(or more) over the 

holidays and collect 

special (sometimes 

smelly!) stickers with 

the promise of a 

shiny space medal if 

you complete your 

mission! n 

Sun 14 Jul 

Annual Fete 2-5pm. High Salvington 

Windmill. Traditional fete with 

sideshows, stalls, craft displays, 

children’s activities, refreshments 

and morris dancing. 

Sat 20 Jul 

Worthing Fire Station Open Day & 

Broadwater Carnival 10am-4pm. 

Worthing Fire Station. Broadwater’s 

big day out for the whole family. 

FREE 

Disability Family Fun Day 4-8pm. 

Splashpoint. Disability friendly 

sessions including inflatables, mats 

and toys in main pool, bouncy castle 

and puzzle room plus circuits gym 

sessions for teenagers. Suitable for 

0-18y. Children £5/parents & carers 

FREE 

Fri 26 Jul 

Family Art Friday: Summer Crafts 

10.30am & 1pm. Worthing Museum. 

Build a boat, make a summer crown, 

seaside mobile, wire bubble wands 

and more! Book worthingmuseum. 

co.uk 

Fri 26 – Sat 27 Jul 

Dr Bunhead’s Blast Off! 11am & 

2.30pm (Fri & Sat). Pavilion Theatre. 

Join TV’s most extreme scientist Dr 

Bunhead for an explosive journey 

into space. 


Worthing Creature Trail 11am-2pm. 

Montague Place (outside Vision 

Express). Hosted by The Magic Alley 

Prop Shop. Collect a trail card and 

find whimsical beasts hidden in shop 

windows. 

Sat 27 Jul 

Urban Beach South Street Square. 

The popular sandpit returns to town 

for summer 2019. 

Sun 28 Jul 

Kids’ Disco 2-5pm. Broadwater 

WMCC. Fun for all the family with 

music and games. 

Mon 29 Jul 

Aerial Taster Session 10am & 

11.45am. Pavilion Theatre. Try out 

aerial silks in workshops for ages 

7-11y (10am) and 13-16y (11.45am). 

Book worthingtheatres.co.uk £12.50 

Tue 30 Jul 

Planes & Gliders 10.30am. Worthing 

Museum. Using recycled materials, 

build planes and gliders then take off! 

Book worthingmuseum.co.uk £5 

Wed 31 Jul 

SBL Play Day 11am-3pm. Sompting 

Rec. Sompting Big Local hosts a play 

day for all the family. 

Wed 31 Jul – Fri 2 Aug 

Hip Hop Till You Drop! 9am-4pm. 

Thomas a Becket Infants. Three days 

of streetdance masterclasses with 

industry professionals for children 

from 5-16y of all abilities. Book 

eventbrite 

Wed 31 Jul – Sat 3 Aug 

Storm Summer Holiday Club 

8.45am-3.45pm St Andrew’s High 

School. Creative and active activities 

with performance workshops for 

primary age children. Book by 10 July 

info@stormministries.org. £5 per day 

Thu 1 Aug 

Fabrics & Textiles 10.30am. 

Worthing Musseum. Create a 

colourful textile collage. Book 

worthingmuseum.co.uk £5 

Fri 2 Aug 

Family Art Friday: Weaving & 

Woolcrafts 10.30am & 1pm. 

Worthing Museum. Have a go at 

weaving including dream catchers, 

stick looms and pom poms. Book 

worthingmuseum.co.uk 

Punch & Judy 12-3pm. Urban Beach. 

Enjoy the show! FREE 

Sat 3 Aug 

Nick Cook Circus Skills 12-3pm. 

Urban Beach. Learn some circus 

skills. FREE 

Wed 7 Aug 

Broadwater Play Day 2019 10am- 

3pm. Broadwater Green. Worthing’s 

10th annual playday event with 

heaps of fun for all the family! FREE 

ONGOING 

Library Games E/Mon. 3-4.30pm 

(term time only). Broadwater, 

Durrington & Goring Libraries. After 

school games for children 

Rhyme Time E/Tue. 9.45am & 

11.15am. Worthing Library. Stories 

for under-fives. 

Paperkite Kids E/Tue. 10am. 

Herridge Room, St Paul’s. Creative 

art workshops for kids. Book 

paperkiteadventures@gmail.com. 

Toddler Mornings E/Wed & Fri. 

10.30am (term time only). Art-Ful. 

Clay and sensory play for little ones! 

£7/£5 additional siblings 

Rhyme Time E/Thu. 10.15am & 

11.15am. Goring Library. Stories for 

under-fives 

Free Friday Movies E/Fri. 4-6pm. 

Activus. Enjoy a free film after 

school. Normal admission applies for 

soft play & sensory room. 

Toddler Time E/Fri. 11-11.30am. 

Findon Valley Library. Stories for 

under-fives 

Story Time E/Fri. 11-11.30am. 

Lancing Library. Stories for underfives 

Tiger’s Eye Writers E/other 

Sat. Shoreham. Creative writing 

workshops for 7-11y. More info FB 

@tigerseyewriters 

Multi-sensory Story Magic 1st Sat/ 

mon. 2.30-3.30pm. Worthing Library. 

For children to teens. 


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JUNE 

Fri 28 Jun 

Proud Prom: Worthing Pride 

7.30pm-midnight. Grand Victoria 

Hotel. For Hope Charity Project. 

Over-18s. £5 

Sat 29 Jun 

Car Boot Sale 8am. Broadwater 

Green. Worthing Lions. 

Fri 28 – Sat 29 Jun 

James Bond Murder Mystery 

Evening 7.30pm. Ferring Village 

Hall. Ferring Am Dram Soc with 

fish & chip supper. Book 01903 

245973. £10 

Sat 29 – Sun 30 Jun 

West Sussex Armed Forces 

Weekend 10am-3pm. Steyne 

Gardens. 

JULY 

Tue 2 Jul 

Playing Out 3.15-5.45pm. 

Highdown Avenue, Worthing. 

Street closure for children to play. 

Worthing Apprenticeship 

& Traineeship Fair 4-7pm. 

Worthing College. Advice and 

signposting. FREE 

Architectural Photography 

Talk and Tips 6-8pm. ECE 

Architecture, Goring Road. By Jim 

Stephenson RIBA Sussex. Book 

eventbrite FREE 

Worthing Camera Club 7.30- 

9.30pm. Quaker Meeting House. 

Entry £1 

Wed 3 Jul 

Amuse d’Goose Comedy 

Previews: Simone Esme & Alice 

India 8-11pm. The Goose. 

Thu 4 Jul 

Nick Cave Night 7.30pmmidnight. 

Cellar Arts Club. 

Close-Up presents film and music 

with classic documentary 20,000 

Days on Earth. Guests £2/std £1/ 

members FREE 

Sat 6 Jul 

Car Boot Sale 8am. Adur Rec. For 

Explorer Scouts. 

Great Little Farmers’ Market 

9am. Goring. 

Kids Run Free 9-10am. Victoria 

Park. Free running event for 

children of all ages. 

Circus Pazaz 12pm, 2pm & 

4pm. English Martyrs Primary 

School. Three shows with BBQ, 

refreshments and raffle. £5 

Worthing Horticultural Society Annual 

Show 12.30-4.30pm. Offington Park 

Methodist Church Hall. Flowers, fruit, 

vegetables, baking competition. Entry £1 

Fun Dog Show 1-4.30pm. Findon 

Village Hall. Bar, Pimms tent, café and 

more. 

Summer Busk 1-6pm. Cellar Arts Club. 

In aid of Turning Tides. Donations/ 

guests £2 

Centenary Summer Fayre 1.30-4pm. 

Care for Veterans. Annual summer fayre 

fun for all the family. Entry by donation. 

Ladies Afternoon Tea 2.30-4.30pm. 

Durrington Community Centre. With 

Coastlands Church. Book eventbrite £6 

Sun 7 Jul 

Playing Out 9am-12pm. Gordon Road 

(SHM). Street closure for children to play. 

Tryouts Day 10am-4pm. Montague 

Street. Over 30 stalls promoting sports 

and activity clubs for all ages. 

Playing Out 12-3pm. Adur Drive (SHM). 

Street closure for children to play. All 

welcome. 

Great Get Together Community Picnic 

12-4pm. Homefield Park. Bring a picnic, 

meet neighbours and build community! 

Open Garden 12-5pm. 73 Shandon 

Road, BN14. In aid of Care for 

Veterans. Tea, coffee and cakes. Info 

01903 218444 or antonia.shepherd@ 

careforveterans.org.uk. Donation. 

Windmill Open Day 2.30-6pm. High 

Salvington Windmill. Entry £1/children 

FREE 

Playing Out Sunday Funday 3-5pm. 

Southcourt Road & Eastcourt Road. 

Street closure for children to play. All 

welcome. 

Tue 9 Jul 

Action for Happiness 7-9pm. 

Brunswick & Thorn. 

Wed 10 Jul 

Umbrellas: Reaching Families Drop 

in 9.30-11am. Durrington Community 

Centre. For parents/carers of children 

with additional needs or disability. Info 

01903 366360 

Comedy Night 8-10pm. Bar Orange. 

FREE 

Amuse d’Goose Comedy Previews: 

Ross Smith & Josh Pugh 8-11pm. The 

Goose. 

Thu 11 Jul 

Archaeology Walk: Cissbury Ring 

6.30pm. Two-hour walk. Book 

worthingmuseum.co.uk £5 

Ru Paul’s Drag Race Charity Quiz 

7.30pm. Cow & Oak. Do you know the 

tea from the shade? Themed fun in aid 

of Worthing Pride! 

Sat 13 Jul 

Car Boot Sale for Findon Valley Pre- 

School 8am. Broadwater Green. 

Shoreham Farmers’ Market 9am. East 

Street (SHM). 

Worthing Pride 10am-10pm. Prom 

& Beach House Grounds. Worthing’s 

second Pride festival. Vibrant Parade 

along the promenade from 12-1pm 

with main event from 1-10pm at 

Beach House Grounds. Tickets £4.50 

worthingpride.co.uk (£5 on day) 

Art-Ful Event 11-3pm. Montague Place. 

Crafty fun for all the family. 

Big Butterfly Open Day 11am-4pm. 

Cortis Avenue Wildlife Garden. 

Butterfly, dragonfly and bug hunts and 

pond dipping with hedgehog corner. 

Picnics welcome. Assistance dogs only. 

Info cortisavewildlife@gmail.com or 

01903 530780. FREE 

Poetry Workshop with Janet Cameron 

2-4pm. Cellar Arts Club. Book janet. 

camerongac.@gmail.com. Guests £2/std 

£1/members FREE 

The Hastings Taster 2-6pm. Bar Forty 

Two. Games and music then down the 

beach for a paddle and Harry Ramsdens 

for a fish & chip supper. FREE 

Spring Into Soul Summer Concert 

7-9pm. St Botolph’s, Heene. Tickets 

seetickets £10 

Sun 14 Jul 

Minis on the Rec 10am-4pm. Adur Rec. 

For Chestnut Tree House Hospice. Fun 

with Brighton and Hove Minis Club. 

Donation £5 



Shoreham Fort Find Out More Day 

11am-4pm. Guided tours 2pm. 

Pride Weekend: Queer Jubilee Street 

Partee 12-7pm (street party) & 7-9pm 

(inside). Cellar Arts Club. All welcome. 

FREE 

Annual Fete 2-5pm. High Salvington 

Windmill. Traditional fete with sideshows, 

stalls, craft, children’s activities & morris 

dancing. Info 07710 144232. 

Wed 17 Jul 

Ferring Village Market 8-11am. Ferring 

Village Hall. 

Louisa Omielan: Comedienne 

8-10.30pm. Ropetackle. BAFTA 

breakthrough comedienne. £11 

Thu 18 Jul 

Heretics VW & Porsche Enthusiast 

Meet 6-9pm. Heritage Parts Centre 

(SHM). FREE 

Fri 19 Jul 

Michael Fjell: The Authentic Montana 

Cowboy 1-6pm. Spearfield Stud, 

BN13. Expert in all areas of natural 

horsemanship. Open to all. 

Sat 20 Jul – Sat 20 Aug 

Worthing Lions Festival Start your 

summer with a bang! There’s a charity 

market on the Prom (21 & 28 Jul), 

commercial market in Steyne Gardens 

(26-28 Jul), classic car and scooter 

show in Steyne Gardens (27-28 Jul) 

with modern favourites on the Prom 

and vintage bus rally (28 Jul). Stevens 

Funfair will be thrilling the crowds for 

the whole festival on the Prom and you 

can watch the colours burst with the 

massive fireworks finale off the pier (27 

Jul). Don’t miss it! 

Sat 20 Jul 

Car Boot Sale 8am. Adur Rec. Lancing 

and Sompting Lions. Info 07889 

408033. 

Lancing Village Market 9am. North 

Road (LNG). 

Ferring Village Fair 9.30am-4pm. 

Ferring Village Hall. 

Lovejoy Centre Care Show 10am-3pm. 

Drumconner Crae Home (LNG). Info and 

support for all in the care sector. FREE 

Worthing Fire Station Open Day & 

Broadwater Carnival 10am-4pm. 

Worthing Fire Station. Broadwater’s big 

day out with loads to see and do for the 

whole family. FREE 

Art Exhibition 10am-4pm. Brushes Art 

Club, Broadwater Green, Broadwater 

Street West. 

Trek the South Downs 

for St Barnabas House 

Sat 28 Sep 

St Barnabas House South Downs Trek is 

back with a brand new marathon distance route. 

Registration is open for the South Downs Trek, an exhilarating 26.2 

mile hike raising money for local hospice St Barnabas House. Taking 

place on Saturday 28 September, the new circular marathon route will 

see participants tackle steep climbs with breath-taking views across 

the South Downs, before crossing the finish line at the hospice in 

Worthing. 

Early bird registration is available until 14 July at £35pp. Trekkers are 

asked to raise a minimum of £250 which will go towards the hospice’s 

specialist palliative care services. For more information and to register 

visit stbh.org.uk/south-downs-trek or call 01903 706354. 

Crocheting for Beginners 10.30am. 

Worthing Museum. With artist Mary 

Allan. Book worthingmuseum.co.uk £15 

Adur Repair Café 1-3pm. Shoreham 

Centre. Fix it, don’t throw it away! 

Drop-in or book a slot adurrepaircafe@ 

gmail.com. 

Academy Open Day 3pm. Worthing 

Golf Club. Free one-hour coaching 

sessions. Book 01903 260718 or 

mikehenninggolf@gmail.com. 

Radio Charity Gig 7.30pm-midnight. 

St Paul’s. In aid of Southlands Seaside 

Hospital Radio. £10/£7 

Sun 21 Jul 

Row & Run 10am. Worthing Rowing 

Club. Rowers and triathletes are invited 

to come together to row, run, promote 

mental health and wellbeing and raise 

money for Coastal West Sussex Mind. 

Info not2tuff2talk@gmail.com or 

call Graham 07917 567036. 



Summer Craft Fair 11am-3pm. Field 

Place. 

Art Exhibition: Chris Reynolds New 

Amsterdam Pub. Opening day of 

this exhibition. 

Windmill Open Day 2.30-6pm. 

High Salvington Windmill. Entry £1/ 

children FREE 

Wed 24 Jul 

Talking To Young People About 

Mental Health 6pm. Coastal 

Mind WS. Info 01903 277010. 

Registration £5/course FREE 

Sompting Morris 8pm. The Richard 

Cobden. 

Amuse d’Goose Comedy Previews: 

George Rigden and Aaron 

Simmonds 8-11pm. The Goose. 

Thu 25 Jul 

Comedy from the Noise Next 

Door: Edinburgh Festival Special 

8-10.30pm. Ropetackle. £15 

Fri 26 Jul 

Comedy: The Treason Show 

8-10.30pm. Ropetackle. £16 

GuildCare Charity Bowls 

Competition and Curry Evening 

5pm. Tarring Priory Bowls Club. 

Entry for teams of three is £75 

inc. curry provided by Shafiques. 

Contact keithbrinsmead@ 

btopenworld.com 

COMPETITION 

Win TWO tickets to 

Worthing Oktoberfest, 

Sun 6 Oct 12-4.30pm! 


Henty Arms 18th Beer & Cider 

Festival Various times. Henty Arms. 

Weekend of music and food with 

bouncy castle & play area plus over 

30 real ales and ciders. 

Sat 27 Jul 

Car Boot Sale 8am. Broadwater 

Green. For St James’ Nursery. 

01903 750747 

Shoreham Artisan Market 9am. 

East Street (SHM). 

TTW Repair Café 10am. Friends 

Meeting House. With Transition 

Town Worthing. 

South Coast Italian Association 

Summer Party Dinner and Dance 

7.30-11pm. East Worhting 

Community Centre. Three course 

meal & BYO. All welcome. Book 

Irena 07752 188492 £15/children 

£7.50 

Sun 28 Jul 

Shoreham Fort Find Out More Day 

11am-4pm. Guided tours 2pm. 

Train Rides 2-5pm. Field Place. 

Worthing and District Society Of 

Model Engineers. Rides 50p 

Wed 31 Jul 

SBL Play Day 11am-3pm. Sompting 

Rec. Fun for adults and kids alike! 

This October, Worthing will be strapping 

on its lederhosen and having the stein 

of its life as Oktoberfest pitches up in 

Steyne Gardens in a gigantic big top. The 

inside of the marquee will be a riot of 

blue and white, recreating a traditional 

Bavarian party atmosphere, while a live 

Oompah band plays traditional Bavarian classics as well as sing-along 

pop classics all weekend long. HIghlights include a 20-metre 

bar serving classic draught German beer, as well as wine, spirits and 

soft drinks, plus outside stalls with traditional hot food should your 

spirits flag. There are various options for tickets including standing, 

unreserved seating or VIP reserve tables. More info and tickets at 

worthingoktoberfest.co.uk. 

To win two tickets, tell us in which city did the first 

Oktoberfest take place? 

To enter, go to hereandnowmag.co.uk. Click on WIN! to give your answer 

(ref: Oktoberfest) or post to Here & Now, The Mill Building, 31 Chatsworth 

Rd, BN11 1LY. One entry p/p. Closes with winner picked at random and 

notified Tue 30 Jul. Good luck!The Mill Building, 31 Chatsworth Rd, BN11 

1LY. One entry p/p. Closes and winner picked at random and notified Thu 

25 Jul. Good luck! 

AUGUST 

Fri 2 Aug 

It’s Britney B*tch with Spritney Bears 

7.30pm. Cellar Arts Club. In aid of St 

Barnabas Hospice. Live Head Shave. 

Guests £2/std £1/members FREE 

Sat 3 Aug 

Car Boot Sale 8am. Broadwater Green. 

In aid of Turning Tides. Info Sophie 

01903 680740. 

Sat 3 – Sun 4 Aug 

Summer Filipino Barrio Fiesta Various 

times. Lancing Beach Green. Two day 

festival. 

Wed 7 Aug 

Worthing Play Day 10am-3pm. 

Broadwater Green. All day family fun. 

FREE 

Thu 8 Aug 

Picnic in the Park 11am-3pm. Tarring 

Park Playground. Community family 

picnic. 

ONGOING 

Computer Buddy E/Mon. 10am-1pm. 

Durrington Library. Drop-in session. 

Adults only. 

IT Club with IT Junction E/Mon. 9.30- 

11am. Chesham Community Centre 

(LNG). Drop-in or book 01903 854640. 

Entry £2 (inc tea/coffee/biscuits) 

Board Games E/Mon. 2.30-4pm. 

Shoreham Library. Adults only. 

Weekly Quiz E/Mon. 7.30pm. Duke of 

Wellington (SHM). 

Diabetic Club 1st Mon/month. 2.30- 

40pm. Durrington Community Centre. 

Worthing Rethink Mental Health 

Carers’ Group 3rd Mon/month. 7-9pm. 

Meadowfield. Info Mark or Peter 07763 

082094. 

Lancing Indoor Market E/Tue. 9am- 

12.15pm. Lancing Parish Hall. 

Citizens Advice Bureau E/Tue. 10am- 

4pm. Lancing Library. 

Computer Buddy E/Tue. 2-4pm. 

Broadwater Library. Advance booking 

essential. Adults only. 

IT Drop-In Session E/Tue & E/Wed. 

2-4pm. Worthing Library. 

Quiz Night E/Tue. 8.30pm. Beach 

House. Fundraising for Superstar Arts. 

Pub Quiz E/Tue. 8.30pm. Gardeners 

Arms, Sompting. Entry £1pp 

Prevention Assessment Team Drop-in 

1st Tue/mon. 11am-1pm. Worthing 

Library. Adults only. 

Worthing Photography Group 1st 

Tue/mon. 6.30-9.30pm. Durrington 

Community Centre. Local photography 

group. Session £4 

Ferring Village Market E/Wed. 8.15am- 

11.15am. Ferring Village Hall. 

Knit & Natter E/Wed. 2-4pm. Findon 

Valley Library. 

Gaming Retro-bution E/Wed. 7pm. The 

Libertine Social. Retro consoles & games 

to play. FREE 

Pub Quiz E/Wed. 7.30pm. Cow & Oak. 

Cash prizes! 

The Big Quiz E/Wed. 8pm. Hare & 

Hounds. 

LGBT+ Night E/Wed. 8-12pm. Warwick 

Pub. All welcome. Entry FREE 

South Downs Film Makers Club 1st & 

3rd Wed/month. 7.30-10pm. Ferring 

Village Hall. FREE 

Sporting Memories E/Thu. 10- 

11.30am. The Clubhouse, Worthing 

Football Club. For older sports fans. Info 

07947 521836. FREE 

Jenga Pub Quiz E/Thu. 8pm. New 

Amsterdam. All welcome. Entry £1pp 

Pub Quiz E/Thu. 8.30pm. The North 

Star Pub. Chance to win £100! 

Mental Health Advice & Info from 

Pathfinder 1st Thu/mon. 2-4pm. Lancing 

Library. Drop-in session. Adults only. 

Worthing Speakers Club 1st & 3rd Thu/ 

mon. 7.15pm. Burlington Hotel. Master 

public speaking. 

Soul Food Last Thu/month. 7-9pm. 

Durrington Community Centre. Music & 

readings from various faiths. Organised 

by the Bahá’ists of Worthing. 

Relax with Colouring E/Fri. 2-4pm. 

Lancing Library. 

All-Aboard Games Night E/last Fri. 

7pm. View Café. 

Roundstone Car Boot E/Sun. 6am. 

Roundstone Farm. Info 01903 770670. 

Sunday Poker E/Sun. 7pm. The Park 

View. Regular tournament. 

Sunday Pool League E/Sun. 7pm. The 

Park View. Open to all. 

Pub Quiz E/2nd and 4th Sun. 8pm. 

John Selden. 


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JOE BUNN’S BARDIC TRIALS 

Bunting for the fête 

Summer. The peak time for fêtes in 

Britain. School fêtes, village fêtes, you 

know what I mean. 

A COCONUT SHY ON THE GREEN, a drum kit someone’s brought 

along that costs 10 quid to have a go on, a tombola where all the 

prizes but one are terrible, all soundtracked by the voice of a local 

radio presenter who is muffledly announcing that “The knobbly 

dog show starts in 10 minutes”. Or maybe you don’t know what I 

mean, because I fear that fêtes are going out of vogue. A genuine 

fear, because a vital part of my childhood was spent trying to bat 

that rat as soon as it came out of the pipe. 

Why don’t we modernise the fête, shrink it down from village size, 

and start holding ‘Street Fêtes’? The same concept as a fête, only 

on one street. There’s a plethora of talent in this town, and this 

would be a chance for everyone to show off what they’ve got. 

Set up a stall outside your house and flog away. And if you don’t 

feel like you’ve got a talent (you do, everybody does) then I’m sure 

you’ve got some worthless rubbish you could sell people. One day 

for you to lay out your stall, run some fun games, bake some food 

to share. If enough streets do it, it could actually become a little 

festival. Link them all up, and voila, people are coming to Worthing, 

tourism is up, and the Worthingites are making their own money 

along the way. 

In the Netherlands, 27 April every year is known as Koningsdag, 

or the King’s Day. Everyone dresses in orange, and there is a sort 

of nationwide flea market, where everyone sells their unwanted 

items. I’m proposing we do similar, only we dress in whatever 

colour we want, we sell things we’ve made as well, and we do it all 

for ourselves. 

I implore you Worthing, contact your neighbours, and arrange 

some Street Fêtes; you may be surprised at what people in your 

street have to offer. It’s our destiny, our meaning... 

...our fête. n 

Joe Bunn 

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3. Normal taps or changeable (3,3,4) 

4. Modern greeting or half a spinning toy’s name (2) 

5. Mediterranean sauce of olive oil and garlic (5) 

6. Not smooth (6) 

7. Tell-tale tit (6) 

8. Exclamation of surprise or disappointment (2) 

9. A right mess of things (6) 

10. Opera company or a Brian of pop (3) 

11. Highly prized fungus or delicious chocolate treat (7) 

12. Glass for champagne, sweet sounding instrument, 

or Shakespearean bellows mender (5) 

13. Going up (6) 

14. Improvised joke (2,3) 

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CLUES DOWN 

1. Ways through town (13) 

2. Someone sent away in wartime for safety (7) 

3. The smallest fish or coin (7) 

4. Woodwind instrument (4) 

5. Creepy film (1944) about psychological manipulation (8) 

6. Extra (10) 

7. Highway, Enigma, Morse (4) 

8. ‘What’s it all about, _ _ _ _ _ ?’ 1966 film 

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9. Have a go at something or a wild guess in the dark (4) 

10. Member of the FBI (abbrev) (3) 

© Jimmy Pearson 



THE WORTHING BYPASS 

This column will not change 

your viewing habits 

When it comes to querying ethics, 

lifestyle choice and moral judgement, 

the question from Andrew Marr and 

his ilk to the multitude of jostling 

Conservative Party candidates should 

not have been, have you ever taken 

drugs? 

A far better line of enquiry to ascertain a person’s moral 

probity and intellectual rigour would have been to pose the 

far more pointed question, did you go for VHS or betamax? 

It is of course, a trick question. In spite of the subsequent 

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The myth in my family was that the old man was a 

technophobe and therefore chose the wrong package. Truth 

be told, I advised him on the superiority of the lesser known 

and soon-to-be-extinct alternative. It would not be the last 

time I screwed up, as he would happily remind me. 

The reason for seeking to redress the balance is that we 

are caught in a maelstrom of competing choices that seem 

to extract a polarity response from those in disagreement. 

It would appear that the collateral damage of Brexit has 

rendered us unfit to compromise on anything: it’s Netflix 

or 4DX, Amazon Prime versus the multiplex and Game of 

Thrones versus Shakespeare in the Park. Like a party full of 

pot smoking Tories, it’s all terribly irrelevant. 

I’m pro-choice. On everything. When Interstellar came out I 

had to watch it on IMAX. Same with A Quiet Place. You just 

have to watch that on the big screen in a packed cinema 

with the usual popcorn and pop-guzzling masses terrified to 

make a sound. The latest episode of Veep, on the other hand, 

will lighten a packed train journey to the big smoke whilst 

watching on your iPhone. Then there are the local delights. 

A trip to the Connaught or the Dome is worth its weight in 

gold to watch Aladdin with the kids (even if it wasn’t as good 

as the original). Takes me back to when the old man took me 

to watch my first ever film at the local picture house, with 

Christopher Reeve’s Superman blowing my tiny mind in a way 

that cocaine could never quite match. Or so I imagine. 

News of the return of outdoor cinema to Worthing saw my 

rose-tinted vista radiate a rainbow symphony and filled my 

heart with celestial joy by harking back to an age that never 

actually existed in this country. It’s what we at the Bypass 

call an alternative. Something different to the norm. An 

opportunity to bypass the mundane. 

The days of the bi-polar two-party system are happily coming 

to a close. It no longer has to be either/or. You can have 

everything. It would be beyond silly to open a multiplex in 

Worthing as it would destroy the ornate picture houses, 

but that doesn’t stop you from travelling to neighbouring 

shires for big screen IMAX blockbusters whilst savouring the 

historic shrines on your doorstep. 

Let’s not fall off the cliff-edge with betamax thinking, but 

engage with every device at our disposal, toking on all the 

while, if that’s to your fancy. I can only imagine. n 

The Ubiquitous Hack

Here & Now Issue 34 | July 2019

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