REVIEW: The Ravilious Collection at Towner
"The realism across many different media forms a capsule of the inter-war years while still being entirely recognisable today. Do visit; it is an excellent way to appreciate this meaningful artistic life"
Eastbourne Reporter
Town hall creative hub plan sparks interest
By Rebecca Maer
An ambitious scheme to rent out rooms in Eastbourne town hall to businesses and creative people is proving popular.
Eastbourne Borough Council says it has already received enough expressions of interest to fill the Victorian building in Grove Road, which opened in the 1880s.
But it still
Planting the idea of the power of nature
By Rebecca Maer
A row of excited faces appeared over the railings. Wellies were on and the crowd of children were raring to go.
Four and five-year-olds from Gildredge House School lined up along rose borders in the heart of Eastbourne's Old Town.
They listened carefully to organiser
Questions asked over Boutique Modern contract
By Rebecca Maer
Rigorous credit checks and a risk assessment were carried out on a company which went into administration just as a £45 million building project was starting, a council meeting heard.
Eastbourne Borough Council’s director of housing Nathan Haffenden insisted the procurement process for awarding the contract
REVIEW: The Adventures of Peter Pan
By Gary Murray, volunteer theatre reviewer
There’s something magical about a pantomime.
Go through the doors of the Devonshire Park or the Hippodrome theatres and you’re in a world of fun and laughter, colour and Christmas.
Many of the boys and girls in the audience who were brought
REVIEW: To Kill a Mockingbird
The award-winning story of racial tensions in America in the 1930s successfully transitions to the stage as lawyer Atticus Finch stands up to those challenging his belief that everyone deserves to be treated with respect
How change starts ... with a single flowerbed
The sky threatened rain and a south-westerly wind blasted off the seafront as two dozen people hacked through weeds and retrieved sackloads of litter. We joined them to talk about urban revival