What to do this summer; Election notebook
What to do this summer; Election notebook
The best curated guide to East (and West) Sussex. What's on in your county, news, food & drink, sport, miscellaneous, history, humour and recommendations
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News: On the agenda
Some election notes from this month…
Horsham MP Jeremy Quin, beaten by the Lib Dems, had been the latest Conservative MP who had held the constituency for the party stretching back to 1880.
Tory minister Maria Caulfield, who had held her seat for nine years, was beaten in Lewes after James MacCleary became the latest Lib Dem MP in a yellow sweep of Sussex.
Ex Lewes District Council MacCleary leader had a majority of over 12,000 votes after being pipped in 2019.
Gillian Keegan was also ousted from a Tory stronghold which had been held for 100 years. The former Chichester MP and education minister lost to Lib Dem Jess Brown-Fuller.
The constituency, one of the UK's oldest, has long been a Tory stronghold and held by the party solidly since 1924. The seat was a key target for the Lib Dems along with Lewes and Eastbourne.
Sussex ‘people are incandescent…’ How sewage spills became a vote-winner for the Lib Dems
What they said on the Euros and election…
"They [the 'mystic meerkats'] do seem sure England will make it to the final" Head keeper Gemma Romanis at Drusillas Park (They have also predicted the final result)
“Sir, You can now walk from Eastbourne in East Sussex to Ilfracombe in North Devon without straying from constituencies won by the Liberal Democrats. I might give it a go.”
Letter to The Times
Swing into summer with our curated Social Sussex chill playlist…
Titbits
Southern Water customers face the largest increase in bills of all firms in England and Wales, Ofwat confirmed this week. Household yearly water bills for customers will rise by an average of £183 in the next five years.
Mayfield was listed in the Top 10 Worst Locations in the UK for Phone Coverage
Out and about
The Telegraph has put Goat Ledge, St Leonards-on-Sea in its best beach-shack restaurants in the UK..
A self-described fish café, Goat Ledge is so much more than that. There are the brilliantly colourful heated beach huts that you can have free when available. Then there’s the area for boules, and the many beers on tap. Yes, there are fish baps as well as bacon-and-egg classics, but also plenty more unusual options, such as the Sunrise Sandwich (smoked haddock, fried egg and chilli jam), the Vegan Sunrise (essentially, mushrooms and hash browns), and the Vegan Goat Bap (tofu with crispy chilli mayo and pickled onions). And don’t forget the sunset DJ sessions throughout the summer on Thursday and Friday nights.
From The Times…
A classic bathing beauty from the 1930s, Saltdean Lido is a modernist masterpiece that was polished up with a £7.5 million restoration before its grand reopening seven years ago. A swim here immediately whisks you back to the heyday of lido bathing, thanks to its semicircular (heated) main pool, distinctive white, curved tower and bold cerulean lettering. A kids' splash pool also beckons for summer days out (£7). Post-dip, check into the comfy Malmaison hotel, just along the seafront, then head out into the delights of Brighton, including the Palace Pier, with rides and arcade games, and the family-focused Sea Life centre.
On the move
Cross in Hand, above - An exceptionally fine Victorian country house of 6,800 sq ft, with Gothic influences. On the Market - £2.2m
High Hurstwood - Hermitage Farm is a stunning contemporary home of luxury accommodation. Strutt & Parker, £3.5m
Tillington - Attractive Grade II Listed character home with views to the South Downs from a stunning landscaped garden. Savills, £945,000
Rushlake Green - An impressive, bespoke Stephen Langer house. Savills - £2.9m
Hellingly - East Sussex vineyard business put up for sale - £1.5m
What’s on…
19: Sussex v Middlesex, T20 Blast
20: Underworld, On the Beach - Brighton
21: Dad La Soul presents Old School Block Party, Brighton Open Air Theatre
25: Jon Hopkins, Brighton Dome
27: Carl Cox, On the Beach - Brighton
27/28: 80’s Weekend, Amberley Museum
28: Sussex v Warwickshire, T20 Blast
30: Glorious Goodwood meeting starts
Aug
4: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Preston Park