Ben Westwood brings back Summer
With the national press turning on the Met Office for getting their 'barbeque summer' forecast wrong, now is the time to turn to Eastbourne musician Ben Westwood and his petition to 'Bring Back Summer' Westwood (no relation, we think, to…
- category: News
- author: Stuart Huggett
- posted: Fri 31/07/2009 at 13:32
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Kids learn Lifeguard skills.
Eastbourne youngsters are being offered lifeguard courses in August, learning valuable safety skills for the summer holidays. The Tyro Lifeguard Course is open for kids aged 8-12, able to swim at least 100m unaided. The 3-hour course costs…
- category: News
- author: Stuart Huggett
- posted: Fri 31/07/2009 at 12:27
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Minnesota Jax bring the Noise
P For Persia headline at Minnesota Jax 's fortnightly ASYLUM club this weekend. ASYLUM's freeform policy has made it one of the few places in Eastbourne to regularly host experimental live music, drawing in performers from genres such as…
- category: News
- author: Stuart Huggett
- posted: Thu 30/07/2009 at 11:41
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Airbourne programme out now
The souvenir programm for next month's Airbourne has been released early, and is available throughout Eastbourne. Priced £3, the Official 2009 Airbourne Souvenir Programme can be obtained from the Tourist Information Centre and Seafront…
- category: News
- author: Stuart Huggett
- posted: Wed 29/07/2009 at 13:08
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Broadsheets hail Eastbourne regeneration
Two leading national newspapers ran features last weekend, promoting the cultural regeneration of Eastbourne. On July 25, The Guardian's Let's Move To... Eastbourne celebrated the mix of old and new in the town, represented by traditional…
- category: News
- author: Stuart Huggett
- posted: Wed 29/07/2009 at 12:30
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Bands on the Rocks
A bunch of East's favourite bands, including Klaus Says Buy The Record and Tom Williams & The Boat , join British Sea Power for a special gig at High Rocks , Tunbridge Wells this weekend. A Day At The Rocks With British Sea Power sees the…
- category: News
- author: Stuart Huggett
- posted: Wed 29/07/2009 at 12:05
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One Love go to the Zoo + Special Offer for East Readers!
This summer's One Love Festival has been forced to change venue again. It now takes place at Port Lympe Wild Animal & Safari Park , Kent, August 21-23. A statement from the organisers said, 'All we want to do is play Reggae Music over a…
- category: News
- author: Stuart Huggett
- posted: Wed 29/07/2009 at 11:42
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Smugglers - The Last Sup
Scores of Hastings musicians turned up on July 19 to bid farewell to the Smugglers pub and its landlord Ewen Smith. Under Smith's stewardship, Smugglers had been one of the town's key live music venues, with a loyal clientele of artists…
- category: Pictures
- author: Stuart Huggett
- posted: Mon 27/07/2009 at 12:37
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Toploader support competition down to final three.
Over 50 of the region's musicians entered Toploader 's competition to find a support act for their Eastbourne Bandstand show next month, and the band have whittled the hopefuls down to a Top Three. Competition entries came from bands that…
- category: News
- author: Stuart Huggett
- posted: Fri 24/07/2009 at 15:41
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Comedy Barbeque
It's beer, burgers and belly-laughts at The Counting House this weekend, when Oi Oi Comedy bring their regular stand-up show out into the garden. Sunday evening's show features a double bill of Celtic humour, from Glasgow's Del Strain…