Local Events
Today's Date: Wednesday, 8 February 2012.
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Monday 13 February 2012 - 10:00 to 12:30
A Bear Hunt - half-term playscheme (Conservative Hall, Sea Road, East Preston)
The Parish Council is again running its popular February half-term playscheme.
The scheme is run by the Arun Community Church, supported by the council. This year's scheme will be based upon the very popular book We're Going On A Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Each session is open to children aged between 4 and 11, accompanied by an adult. Price per child per session is £3.
A booking form is downloadable from the council's website. Contact the office for more information.
Event organiser: East Preston Parish Council
Wednesday 15 February 2012 - 10:00 to 12:30
A Bear Hunt - half-term playscheme (Conservative Hall, Sea Road, East Preston)
The Parish Council is again running its popular February half-term playscheme.
The scheme is run by the Arun Community Church, supported by the council. This year's scheme will be based upon the very popular book We're Going On A Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Each session is open to children aged between 4 and 11, accompanied by an adult. Price per child per session is £3.
A booking form is downloadable from the council's website. Contact the office for more information.
Event organiser: East Preston Parish Council
Wednesday 29 February 2012 - 19:00 to 22:00
EP Festival Films (Conservative Hall, Sea Road, East Preston)
Sponsored by 'Cooper Adams East Preston Estate Agents' - The Iron Lady ***PG13 Certificate***. Tickets £5.00 from Sea View Stores & Hedgers Newsagents, both in Sea Road from 20th January 2012. Doors open at 7pm, and the film starts at 7.30pm. All profits will be used to part fund the 2012 East Preston Festival Week (1st - 10th June 2012).
http://blog.cooper-adams.com/category/film-night/
Event organiser: East Preston Festival Committee
MARCH 2012
Wednesday 7 March 2012 - 09:00 to 12:00
East Preston Food and Craft Market (Conservative Hall, Sea Road, East Preston)
This is a local food and craft market with many independent stall holders. There is the egg man, Debbie's Cakes, Chrissy's Chutney, Sea Berries Gifts, embroidered goods, dolls house furniture, hand made knitted goods, cards, a children's book stall and much much more. There is of course Jennie's Jams as well as the R.N.L.I.
Refreshments are available.
Event organiser: The N.S.P.C.C.
Wednesday 7 March 2012 - 19:30
East Preston Book Club (The Tudor Tavern)
This months selection, 'out of the hat' is...
'The Red Queen' by Philippa Gregory.
Come along and join like-minded people, enjoying diverse genres of writing.
The more the merrier!
Event organiser: Vanessa Varndell
Saturday 31 March 2012 - 19:00 to 22:00
EP Festival Films (Conservative Hall, Sea Road, East Preston)
Sponsored by 'Cooper Adams East Preston Estate Agents' - War Horse ***12A Certificate***. Tickets £5.00 from Sea View Stores & Hedgers Newsagents, both in Sea Road from 1st March. Doors open at 7pm, and the film starts at 7.30pm. All profits will be used to part fund the 2012 East Preston Festival Week (1st - 10th June 2012).
http://blog.cooper-adams.com/category/film-night/
Event organiser: East Preston Festival Committee
APRIL 2012
Wednesday 18 April 2012 - 19:15
Talk: The Sussex housing boom between the wars (Conservative Hall, Sea Road, East Preston)
The inter-war years saw the biggest ever growth in UK housing, peaking in the 1930s. Brighton historian Geoff Mead describes how these developments changed Sussex in his talk “Downland Homes and Scattered Squalor”, discussing not only the new housing estates of that era but also the home-made clusters of recycled railway carriages which sprang up on our coast. Geoff’s talk follows the society’s AGM. All welcome. EP&KPS members free, visitors £3.
Event organiser: East Preston & Kingston Preservation Society
MAY 2012
Saturday 19 May 2012 - 10:00 to 20 May 2012 17:00
The Floral Fringe Fair (Bignor Park near Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 1HG)
A plant, craft and local food fair at Bignor Park. Light lunches and cream teas in The Old Stables by Kerry Frost (Formerly of Kerry's Kitchen in East Preston) The fair is organized by Jean Jackman Click here to email. Further details will be found by googling 'Floral Fringe Fair'. The theme of the fair is encouraging wildlife into the garden. The RSPB, Sussex Wildlife Trust, Butterfly Trust and Woodland Trust will all have stalls at the fair.
Event organiser: Jean and Steve Jackman
JUNE 2012
Friday 1 June 2012 to 10 June 2012
East Preston Festival Week 2012 (Various around East Preston)
Event details will be published in the 2012 Festival Programme due out in May 2012.
Event organiser: East Preston Festival Committee
Friday 1 June 2012 - 19:00 to 23:00
East Preston Question of Sports Quiz (East Preston Football Club, Lashmar Road)
Sports quiz with teams from local sports clubs competing against each other.
More details to follow in FREE Festival Brochure out late May
Event organiser: East Preston Festival Committee
Monday 4 June 2012 - 11:00 to 18:00
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Event (Village Green)
Live music from 4 bands including three East Preston ones, Beer Tent, Various Tug of war events and a local DJ.
More details to follow in FREE Festival Brochure out late May.
Event organiser: East Preston Festival Committee
JULY 2012
Wednesday 25 July 2012 - 19:15
Worthing in the 1930s - talk by Chris Hare (Conservative Hall, Sea Road, East Preston)
Worthing in the 1930s saw unemployment and hardship, soup kitchens and anti-fascist disturbances. Local historian Chris Hare’s talk uses oral history and contemporary newspapers to give an insight into this eventful decade. All welcome. Entry is free for EP&KPS members, £3 for visitors.
Event organiser: East Preston & Kingston Preservation Society
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