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REVIEW: Murder by Misadventure

REVIEW: Murder by Misadventure

By Paul Bromley This is the third and final Summer Playhouse production at the Devonshire Park Theatre. The first two, Strangers on a Train and Bedroom Farce, were a psychological thriller and comedy. Murder by Misadventure, written by Edward Taylor, is harder to characterise by genre: it’s neither a

REVIEW: Bedroom Farce

REVIEW: Bedroom Farce

By Gary Murray The Summer Playhouse at The Park season at the Devonshire Park Theatre is a series of three plays presented by phil&ben productions using a company of actors in different roles. After the psychological thriller Strangers On A Train, the first in the series, Alan Ayckbourn’

REVIEW: Strangers On A Train

REVIEW: Strangers On A Train

By Gary Murray Is there such a thing as ‘the perfect murder‘? This question is at the heart of Strangers On A Train, brought to the Devonshire Park Theatre by philandben productions. As they did last year, the company is presenting three plays as part of this season’s Summer

The joy and value of volunteering

The joy and value of volunteering

Community reporter Berenice Pringle, who gives time to the Friends of Eastbourne Seafront and the Oxfam bookshop, looks at volunteering in the town, from its history to what motivates volunteers, both young and old. As I started planning for retirement, volunteering was not a high priority. “I’m never going

How I found my Eastbourne tribe

How I found my Eastbourne tribe

Retired educator Liz Magraw (front right), one of our volunteer community reporters, gives a personal view on how she found purpose by joining the Rooted Community Food allotment Since retiring, I have truly wanted to continue contributing to life and society around me. I came to the conclusion that it

The road to (Eastbourne) FA Cup glory

The road to (Eastbourne) FA Cup glory

As the football season draws to a close and trophies are lifted, Daniel Ford finds out more about the long history of the Eastbourne Football Association (EFA) Eastbourne Borough Women added a third trophy to their season’s haul after winning the Eastbourne FA Chairman’s Cup with a 3-2

A pool full of happy memories looks to the future

A pool full of happy memories looks to the future

Volunteer community reporter Mary Mckay, who swam regularly at Motcombe Pool from 2012 until it closed due to Covid in 2020, finds out the latest on the renovation of this Edwardian building in Old Town. The hoardings have gone up around Motcombe swimming pool. Something is happening at last – but