Sussex Exclusive Magazine Issue 6 2023
In this edition, we are celebrating all things Christmas and New Year, Sussex wine and gin, and lots more. We have some great Sussex Christmas traditions (old and new) for you, a Brighton Christmas getaway, lots of Christmas gift ideas, and even more Christmas recipes, bakes, and treats. Of course, it's not all about Christmas and we also have the perfect (8) antidotes to help beat the January blues. And not a diet in sight! For the travellers and wanderlusters amongst you, we have a fabulous three-day road trip that follows in the footsteps of the Medieval pilgrims, has amazing views, and takes in castles, vineyards, and historic towns. Alternatively, you might want to hop across the channel and discover the Pays de Calais or throw caution to the wind with a luxury cruise around Iceland! Sussex is a great foodie destination with some amazing Sussex producers and foodie experiences. So grab a fork and tuck into mouthwatering recipes and some great foodie experiences. And discover more of our Sussex vineyards and spirit producers as we explore the history of the Sussex drink industry and taste a few favourites. You can always burn off any excesses with one of our warming winter walks. If that’s not enough, take our Sussex quiz, read our health advice and gardening tips, and check out our selection of things to do! And the really good news is that it's all completely free!
In this edition, we are celebrating all things Christmas and New Year, Sussex wine and gin, and lots more. We have some great Sussex Christmas traditions (old and new) for you, a Brighton Christmas getaway, lots of Christmas gift ideas, and even more Christmas recipes, bakes, and treats. Of course, it's not all about Christmas and we also have the perfect (8) antidotes to help beat the January blues. And not a diet in sight!
For the travellers and wanderlusters amongst you, we have a fabulous three-day road trip that follows in the footsteps of the Medieval pilgrims, has amazing views, and takes in castles, vineyards, and historic towns. Alternatively, you might want to hop across the channel and discover the Pays de Calais or throw caution to the wind with a luxury cruise around Iceland!
Sussex is a great foodie destination with some amazing Sussex producers and foodie experiences. So grab a fork and tuck into mouthwatering recipes and some great foodie experiences. And discover more of our Sussex vineyards and spirit producers as we explore the history of the Sussex drink industry and taste a few favourites. You can always burn off any excesses with one of our warming winter walks.
If that’s not enough, take our Sussex quiz, read our health advice and gardening tips, and check out our selection of things to do!
And the really good news is that it's all completely free!
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The<br />
1 A cow<br />
Our Christmas Quiz<br />
2 A cabbage and a turnip<br />
3 January 5th<br />
4 Cinderella<br />
5 The Simpsons<br />
6 1950s (1957)<br />
7 Clockwise<br />
8 Ding Dong Merrily on High<br />
9 The drops of Christ's blood<br />
10 Norway<br />
Do you know these <strong>Sussex</strong><br />
Sayings?<br />
‘A Chichester lobster, a<br />
Selsey cockle, An Arundel<br />
mullet, a Pulborough eel,<br />
an Amberley trout, a Rye<br />
herring and a Bourne<br />
wheatear, are the best of<br />
their kind’<br />
‘First the foot and then<br />
the head, that’s the way to<br />
make a bed’<br />
‘Keep out of four houses:<br />
the inn, the workhouse, the<br />
infirmary and the prison’<br />
Adam Jacot de Boinod was a<br />
researcher for the first BBC series<br />
QI, compered by Stephen Fry,<br />
and is an author of three books<br />
including ‘The Meaning of Tingo’<br />
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Answers<br />
DIALECT QUESTION<br />
Answer B) a pigeon or dove<br />
Last Word<br />
East Bourne 1825<br />
The last word in this edition goes to this extract from the December<br />
edition of The <strong>Sussex</strong> Country <strong>Magazine</strong> 1926<br />
Written in 1926, this description of Eastbourne is now nearly 200 years old.<br />
“East Bourne is a fashionable sea-bathing place situated in a valley almost<br />
surrounded by hills which command a very extensive prospect of the wilds<br />
of <strong>Sussex</strong>. This place consists of four parts; two of which, near the sea, at the eastern<br />
and western extremities of the parish are denominated Sea Houses, and Meades: the<br />
others are, South Bourne and East Bourne, about a mile and a half from the sea.<br />
The bathing here is remarkably good, and it also has the advantage of a chalybeate<br />
spring, the water of which is recommended in the same cases as the Bristol waters.<br />
A small theatre, subscription ballroom, and library, may be reckoned among the<br />
amusements of East Bourne which is fashionably attended in the summer season. The<br />
church is a handsome edifice.<br />
In the months of July and August, large flights of birds, called Wheaters, are caught<br />
here by the shepherds and are considered a great delicacy. At Langney Point, about a<br />
mile and a half eastward of the village, are two forts: about a mile behind them, on an<br />
eminence, is a battery and from this place eastwards the coast is defended by Martello<br />
towers. To the west of East Bourne is Beachy Head, the most stupendous cliff on this<br />
coast being 564 feet perpendicular height in which are a number of caverns.”<br />
The road to Tunbridge Wells via Wadhurst is “a beautiful summer ride but to Burwash<br />
Wheel from Ashburnham is bad for carriages to the public house and there is a private<br />
road through Mr Fuller’s grounds from Rose Hill, to avoid the lane. The other route to<br />
Tunbridge Wells via Mayfield is “a beautiful summer road and in winter is impassable.”<br />
At the time this was written, as East Bourne had 2,607 inhabitants and 514 houses<br />
with an average of about five people per house. The population for <strong>Sussex</strong> in 1821 was<br />
233,0189 people with 38,131 houses.<br />
In the 2021 census, the population of Eastbourne was 101,700 and the combined<br />
populations of West and East <strong>Sussex</strong> was 1,428,500. But Beachy Head does still have<br />
the “most stupendous cliff”!<br />
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