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A diary of events taking place in Bexhill-on-Sea, 1066 Country and Eastbourne throughout 2013 and beyond. From major events to quiz nights, farmers markets and music evenings. Contact information is supplied where available.
If you wish to include an event in this events diary, please submit it to me using this form.
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy in the compilation of this events diary, I take no no liability for any error, omission or inaccuracy. If you plan to attend an event, please check the details with organisers beforehand.
From MARCH Bexhill Untied FC V Seaford Town FC |
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| Saturday 30th to Thursday 30th |
Club House open from 2pm | The Polegrove Recreation Ground, Brockley Road. Bexhill. Bexhill United FC take to the field in a Sussex Division 2 clash against Seaford Town FC with a 3pm kick off. Everyone is welcome to come and watch their local team and enjoy the facilities of our club house. Game day admission is £4 (programmes £1), Concessions for OAP’s £2 and under 16’s go free ! You can follow the Bexhill Pirates on their club website: website link |
Club Secretary:- Mobile, 07791.368.049 location map |
MAY Artist Of The Month - Martha Linfield - Photography |
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| Tuesday 21st to Thursday 23rd |
everyday | Starlings Art and Craft Collective -Sackville Road. Bexhill. Martha Linfield - Local photographer with atmospheric photos of the local area and also further afield. Martha's current themes explore decay and dereliction. |
Joe and Charlotte location map |
MAY The Exiles Entertain With An Evening Of Traditional Folk Standards, Blues And Shanties |
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| Friday 24th | 7pm | No.48 Devonshire Rd. Bexhill. This versatile 7 piece group use a range of instruments from harmonica, to accordion, and ukulele to banjo. Delivering a wide range of music from classic Irish, Scottish and English folk standards to classic Sea Shanties and even moody blues. We are serving a curry meal included in the £6.50 entry. website link |
Tel: 01424 736600 location map |
MAY Senlac Rotary Spring Fair |
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| Saturday 25th | 10.am - 5.pm | St Augustine's Church Hall. Bexhill. An Arts and Crafts exhibition, demonstration and sales and a display of work from local primary schools. Ceramics,Jewellery,Preserves,Woodturning,Cakes, Textiles,Paintings,Toys Doors open at 10am. Entry £1 to include coffee or tea. In support of local charities. |
Christine Folley 01424 736 525 location map |
MAY Africa Day 2013 |
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| Saturday 25th | 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. | Victoria Hall, Victoria Road. Bexhill. Come and Celebrate Africa Africa Day 2013 is an evening to enjoy the sounds and tastes of Africa Music - Dance - Food - Drama - Talks - Prayer and much more Fairtrade and other African products on sale Meet the author of 'Not My Worst Day.....' We shall be raising funds for Kagando Mission Hospital, Uganda. Please give generously. website link |
Lynette 07545830360 or Hazel 07905724489 location map |
MAY Bexhill Artists Workspace |
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| Sunday 26th | 11:00 | Bexhill Museum. Bexhill. Bexhill Artists Workspace will be holding an exhibition of their work in the education room of Bexhill Museum. There is free admission to the exhibition, which is open from 11:00 to 16:00 |
enquiries@bexhillmuseum.co.uk location map |
MAY Barby Keel's Open Day |
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| Sunday 26th | 14.00 - 16.30 | Barby Keel Animal Sanctuary. Bexhill. Free Transport Every Sunday There is a FREE Barby Keel Mini-Bus which picks up from: Bexhill Town Hall Square (by Town Hall Bus Stop) at 1.45pm and from Ninfield Road (by Sidley Car Park) at 1.50pm. FREE Car Park - FREE Entry - FREE Guided Tours Meet the Animals, Birds, Staff and Volunteers Open Air Cafe selling Home-Made Cakes and Refreshments. Souvenir Shop. Tombola The Barby Keel Animal Sanctuary Pipzedene, Freezeland Lane, Bexhill-on-sea, TN39 5JD |
Email: barbykeel@gmail.com / Phone: 01424 222032 location map |
MAY Stepping Out To Sidley In World War Two |
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| Sunday 26th | 14:00-16:30 | Sidley Car Park, Ninfield Road, Sidley (opposite Lidl). Bexhill. This is a new addition to our repertoire of War Walks. For those not evacuated there was the strain of years of alerts, sirens, uncertainty and concern for those serving overseas. We will investigate how the war affected the community, its people and buildings, discover the sites of air raid shelters and visualize the effects of two air raids. The walk, lead by David Hatherell, is 2½ miles long. There is a charge of £3 for adults and £1.50 for accompanied children. Sorry but all walks are unsuitable for dogs. Gas masks and tin hats optional. |
Bexhill Museum location map |
MAY Quiz Night (in Aid Of Batby Keel's Animal Sanctuary) |
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| Tuesday 28th | 19.30 | The Whearsheaf, 2 Barnhorn Road, Little Common. Bexhill. Tickets cost £2.50 per person. Up to 6 people in a team. (On your own? - we'll try to make up teams - don't miss out on the fun!) Excellent Hot Buffet avaliable for £5. No need to book but it helps with catering. |
Email: barbykeel@gmail.com / Phone: 01424 222032 location map |
MAY Volunteering Drop-in Session |
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| Thursday 30th | 2:30pm to 4:30pm | No 48 Devonshire Road. Bexhill. Come along and chat to Su, Volunteering Support Officer, to find out about volunteering opportunities in Bexhill and further afield. |
Volunteer Centre East Sussex 01424 220769 location map |
MAY Broadway To The West End , A Night Of Music From The Musicals With Olivia Cooper. |
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| Friday 31st | 7pm | No.48 Devonshire Rd. Bexhill. This is the area that Olivia has spent most of her musical education in, her love of the musicals is matched by her feeling for the song. All the classics are here in the show from We Will Rock you, West Side Story, Wicked,Phantom of the Opera, Jersey Boys, Mama Mia, Les Mis.... We are serving a 3 course meal included in the £12.50 entry. website link |
Tel: 01424 736600 location map |
JUNE All Day Music Festival |
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| Saturday 1st | 12noon | No.48 Devonshire Rd. Bexhill. An all-day music festival from 12noon-11pm. 9 different live performances throughout the day- folk, blues, pop, swing, soul, rock. Entry is free and we are accepting a donation towards the Bexhill Festival of Music. |
01424 736600 location map |
JUNE Bexhill Festival Of Music |
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| Saturday 1st to Sunday 30th |
Various | Various venues. Bexhill. Back for another year is Bexhill's music festival. Please visit the dedicated event page for more information or view the event programme. |
Tel: 01424 845715 view event page |
JUNE Oasis Tribute Night |
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| Monday 3rd | 7pm | No.48 Devonshire Rd. Bexhill. Oasis Tribute night with Abbie Jones and Mollie Tucker. BBQ melt meal... £6.50 |
01424 736600 location map |
JUNE Coffee Morning |
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| Thursday 6th | 10:00 | Parkhurst Hall, Parkhurst Road. Bexhill. Bexhill Museum holds their regular monthly coffee morning at The Parkhurst Hall, Parkhurst Road, Bexhill. Everyone is welcome. £1.00 for a cuppa and biscuits. There are also book and bric-a-brac tables and a raffle. |
enquiries@bexhillmuseum.co.uk location map |
JUNE Titus Band |
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| Friday 7th | 7pm | No.48 Devonshire Rd. Bexhill. Titus Band, traditional Folk songs and Sea Shanties Irish stew...£6.50 website link |
01424 736600 location map |
JUNE Charity Fashion Show |
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| Friday 7th | 7pm | St. Richards Catholic College. Bexhill. Buy High Street brands at up to 80% off. You can buy on the night. Help to raise funds for Bexhill Caring Community. Payment by cash or debit / credit card. Refreshments will be available. Doors open at 6.30pm, show starts at 7pm. The new Mayor of Bexhill will be in attendance. Tickets £5 available by ringing 01424 215116 or at our offices at 25 Sackville Road |
01424 215116 location map |
JUNE Arts, Crafts & Gifts Fair |
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| Saturday 8th | 10am - 4pm | St. Barnabas Church, Sea Road. Bexhill. Over 30 stalls selling Arts, Crafts & Gifts. FREE ENTRANCE, Parking, Disabled facilities, Refreshments. Fairs @ St. Barnabas every 2nd Saturday of each month (except January & August) as past of 'Second Saturday Stands' organised by Cantelupe Community Association. |
Tel: 01424 213498 or Email: cantelupe@mail.org location map |
JUNE Charity Comedy Night |
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| Saturday 8th | 19:30 | Azur @ the Marina Pavilion, The Marina. Hastings. A night guaranteed to leave you in stitches, with a great line up of comedians and a local comedy Hypnotist. Doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets: £10pp or £18 for ticket & a curry (optional) Raffle + Collection will take part on the night, so please bring your spare change! In aid of Jack's Dream: Jack's Dream is a non-profit organisation that relieves financial hardship, need and emotional distress for families who have experienced child loss; by providing emotional support and financial assistance for headstones and memorial plaques, upto the age of 18 years. website link |
admin@jacksdream.org location map |
JUNE Cream Tea With A High C |
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| Saturday 8th | 3pm | St Peters, Old Town. Bexhill. Singing For Fun, the Bexhill community Choir is giving this concert as part of the Bexhill Music Festival. Taking you through songs from the 30's right up to the 70's. Come and listen and sing along to your favourite toe-tapping melodies. Cream Tea included in ticket price of £7.50. Contact Emma on 07545052088 for tickets or pop in to the Mad Fish Studio at 97 London Road bexhill website link www.themadfishsingingstudio.co.uk |
07545 052088 |
JUNE Open Mic. Night |
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| Monday 10th | 7pm | No.48 Devonshire Rd. Bexhill. Come and showcase your talents or simply appreciate those of others. Sing, play musical instrument, comedy/verse anything goes, we are serving food and drink as usual. website link |
Tel: 01424 736600 location map |
JUNE Tom Fitzpatrick Crooner |
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| Friday 14th | 7pm | No.48 Devonshire Rd. Bexhill. Tom Fitpatrick Crooner Evening, 3 course meal included in the £20 entry. website link |
01424 736600 location map |
JUNE Bexhill Hospital Garden Party |
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| Saturday 15th | 1pm-4pm | Grounds of Bexhill Hospital, Holliers Hill. Bexhill. Stalls, side-shows, live music plus a bouncy castle/slide for the children are part of the line-up for this year's annual Bexhill Hospital Garden Party on Saturday, June 15th. The event, organised by the League of Friends of Bexhill Hospital, is the charity's main showcase for its work in support of local patients. |
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JUNE Look Who's Walking - A Coastal Charity Walk |
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| Saturday 15th to Sunday 16th |
8:00 pm | The Jerwood Gallery. Hastings. Look Who's Walking is a sponsored night time walk taking place on the 15th June 2013, to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event is open to anyone who would like to join us. The walking route will take us from the Old Town of Hastings, directly along the coast to the finish line at Beachy Head in Eastbourne. We aim to depart at sunset, and arrive at sunrise. For more information, please visit website link If you would like to join our walk, the meeting point will be outside the Jerwood Gallery in Hastings Old Town at 8:00 pm. |
lookwhoswalking@hotmail.com location map |
JUNE Country And Rock With Blue Bayou |
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| Friday 21st | 7pm | No.48 Devonshire Road. Bexhill. A little bit of country, a little bit of rock with Blue Bayou. Bexhill Bangers and Chips...£6.50 |
01424 736600 location map |
JUNE The Goo Goos |
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| Saturday 22nd | 7pm | No.48 Devonshire Rd. Bexhill. The Goo Goos- an evening of melodic rock. If you like the Stones and U2, then you'll love these! Lasagne meal...£6.50 website link |
01424 736600 location map |
JUNE Stepping Out To The ‘Amsterdam’ |
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| Monday 24th | 18:30 - 21:30 | Galley Hill Coastguard Station. Bexhill. Join us for a stroll at low tide to visit the wreck site of the East Indiaman the ‘Amsterdam’, which ran aground in 1749 between Bexhill and Hastings. Hear the story as we cross the cliffs before descending to the beach. Be prepared for shingle and wet sand. We will also look at why the shore has been made part of the new Coombe Valley countryside Park Project. The walk, lead by Heather Morrey, is 3 miles long. There is a charge of £3 for adults and £1.50 for accompanied children. Sorry but all walks are unsuitable for dogs. |
Bexhill Museum location map |
JUNE Beatles Tribute Night |
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| Monday 24th | 7pm | No.48 Devonshire Rd. Bexhill. Beatles tribute night. Starlets Abbie Jones, Ben Ridgley and Mollie Tucker are performing their personal tributes to the fab four. Bexhill Bangers and mash...£6.50 website link |
01424 736600 location map |
JUNE Volunteering Drop-in Session |
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| Thursday 27th | 2:30pm to 4:40pm | No 48 Devonshire Road. Bexhill. Come along and chat to Su, Volunteering Support Officer, to find out about volunteering opportunities in Bexhill and further afield. |
Volunteer Centre East Sussex 01424 220769 location map |
JUNE Bexhill Artists Workspace |
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| Sunday 30th | 11:00 | Bexhill Museum. Bexhill. Bexhill Artists Workspace will be holding an exhibition in the education room of Bexhill Museum. There is free admission to the exhibition, which is open from 11:00 to 16:00. All are welcome to come along and view the artwork |
enquiries@bexhillmuseum.co.uk location map |
JULY Coffee Morning |
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| Thursday 4th | 10:00 | Parkhurst Hall, Parkhurst Road. Bexhill. Bexhill Museum holds their regular monthly coffee morning at The Parkhurst Hall, Parkhurst Road, Bexhill. Everyone is welcome. £1.00 for a cuppa and biscuits. There are also book and bric-a-brac tables. and a raffle. |
enquiries@bexhillmuseum.co.uk location map |
JULY Stepping Out To Explore Around Buckhurst Square |
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| Wednesday 10th | 2 pm | Town Hall, Buckhurst Square. Bexhill. This is the fourth and final walk centred on the projected Bexhill-on-Sea Heritage Trails. Take another circular tour and hear about, amongst other things, a long-silent cinema, the final home of an inventor of the world’s first practical television system, a 35-year-old piece of public art, the railway station that still echoes to the sound of steam and an often over-looked sculpture of Queen Victoria. Meet at the Town Hall, Buckhurst Square, Bexhill at 2 pm. The walk, led by Paul Wright, is 2 miles, 2 hours; easy walking. There is a charge of £3 for adults and £1.50 for accompanied children. Sorry but all walks are unsuitable for dogs |
enquiries@bexhillmuseum.co.uk location map |
JULY Arts, Crafts & Gifts Fair |
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| Saturday 13th | 10am - 4pm | St. Barnabas Church, Sea Road. Bexhill. Over 30 stalls selling Arts, Crafts & Gifts. FREE ENTRANCE, Parking, Disabled facilities, Refreshments. Fairs @ St. Barnabas every 2nd Saturday of each month (except January & August) as past of 'Second Saturday Stands' organised by Cantelupe Community Association. |
Tel: 01424 213498 or Email: cantelupe@mail.org location map |
JULY Stepping Out To Discover Coombe Valley |
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| Wednesday 24th | 2 pm | Car park at the Hastings Garden Centre, Bexhill Road. Bulverhythe. Kim Richards is Community Leader for the Coombe Valley Countryside Park. She works for Sussex Wildlife Trust and recently was joint presenter of a very successful museum lecture. The walk will cover many aspects of wildlife and the environment but the actual route will be decided nearer the time when Kim has assessed the progress of the Link Road workings. Meet at the car park at the Hastings Garden Centre, Bexhill Road, Bulverhythe. Distance is around 3 miles, taking 2½ hours. There is a charge of £3 for adults and £1.50 for accompanied children. Sorry but all walks are unsuitable for dogs. |
enquiries@bexhillmuseum.co.uk location map |
AUGUST Coffee Morning |
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| Thursday 1st | 10:00 | Parkhurst Hall, Parkhurst Road. Bexhill. Bexhill Museum holds their regular monthly coffee morning at The Parkhurst Hall, Parkhurst Road, Bexhill. Everyone is welcome. £1.00 for a cuppa and biscuits. There are also book and bric-a-brac tables. and a raffle. |
enquiries@bexhillmuseum.co.uk location map |
AUGUST 1066 Cruisers Mid Summer Picnic |
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| Sunday 11th | 10am - 3pm | Horns Corner Field, (B2204) . Catsfield. The 17th Annual Hot Rod, Custom & Classic American Car Show. A great day out for all the family, food & drink vendors, childrens fair/amusements, trader stalls & much more. This year we are raising funds for Demelza Children's Hospice, St Michael's Hospice & Agape Family Care Trust. |
07831 551825 location map |
AUGUST Stepping Out To The Amsterdam |
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| Wednesday 21st | 6:15 pm | Galley Hill Coastguard Station. Bexhill. Join us for a stroll at low tide to visit the wreck site of the East Indiaman the ‘Amsterdam’, which ran aground in 1749 between Bexhill and Hastings. Hear the story as we cross the cliffs before descending to the beach. Be prepared for shingle and wet sand. We will also look at why the shore has been made part of the new Coombe Valley countryside Park Project. The walk, led by Heather Morrey, is 3 miles long. Meet at Galley Hill Coastguard Station at 6:15 pm. There is a charge of £3 for adults and £1.50 for accompanied children. Sorry but all walks are unsuitable for dogs |
enquiries@bexhillmuseum.co.uk location map |
SEPTEMBER Bexhill Sea Angling Festival |
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| Saturday 7th to Sunday 15th |
9am - | Bexhill Seafront. Bexhill. This eight-day extravaganza of sea fishing showcases some of the best angling in the south of England, together with an Open Event on the stunning new £5million exhibition space in front of the iconic De La Warr Pavilion. |
Tel: 01424 733211 view event page location map |
OCTOBER Mozart - Mass In C Minor |
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| Saturday 5th | 7:30pm | St Augustine's Church, Cooden Sea Road. Bexhill. Mozart - Mass in C minor Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik J C Bach - Magnificat Scubert - Magnificat |
Mrs S Wright 01424 213352 location map |
