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What’s On
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South Downs stargazing festival
Catch astronomy events throughout Sussex during the South Downs Dark Skies Festival this February
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New year newsflash!
'Jessica Rabbit' and Shakespeare's Globe are coming to town and there's good news for food and festival fans
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What’s On in Sussex 30 Nov – 8 Dec
What's On in Sussex 30 Nov - 8 Dec
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The ‘Great Storm’ remembered
If you were old enough back in 1987 then the storm/hurricane that visited that October 15 can’t fail to have left a mental impression on you, as well as a physical impression on the landscape. I was on a school theatre trip that turned into something of a white knuckle ride as our increasingly frantic […]
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Edinburgh Fringe tips
Get the best from the fest with my handy guide to how to plan your gig-going
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Record Store Day in Sussex
Girl put your records on… but before that, if you love music you’ll be wanting to hot foot it down to your nearest indie shop for Record Store Day this Sat 22 April. It’s the 10th anniversary of the event, which sees special limited releases, giveaways and in-store gigs. Here are some of the Sussex […]
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Muddy reviews: The Glass Menagerie, London
If you’ve ever had a relative nag you about settling down, or a friend who is an unsubtle matchmaker, you’ll get an extra layer of cringe from Tenneesse Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. There’s a great production of the play on at The Duke of York’s Theatre in London until April 29, directed by Olivier and Tony Award-winning John Tiffany and I […]
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Muddy Reviews: Ghost – The Musical
The musical version of Ghost – the classic story of love overcoming the ultimate barrier – is on at The Hawth in Crawley this Valentine’s week and my husband couldn’t wait to take me along. Yeah right. The first hint of an actor breaking into song and he’d be running for the fire exit so I went with my sister-in-law instead. […]
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Blue Camel inclusive club night
If you know a young adult with learning disabilities within range of Brighton and they don’t know about Blue Camel Club then do them a favour and introduce them to these great nights with bands, DJs, films and more. The concept is simple – a good non-patronising night out where people with learning disabilities and […]
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Fromage-free Valentine ideas
I’m not saying I’m unromantic but I do hate romance by numbers. I once declared that if my other half ever gave me a teddy holding a heart for Valentine’s Day it would be an instant dumping offence. Originality wins the day in my book. (Or happy hour cocktails and getting out before the other couples […]
