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Bohemia’ s Phil beat s ‘em all in Old T own bike race

Bohemia’s Phil Dempsey – wins Old Town’s Bike Race (photo: Greg Lee)

Keen cyclist Phil Dempsey of Bohemia Roadhas won the Hastings Festival Bike Race forthe second year in a row in a record time of14.72 seconds (writes Greg Lee) . The char-ity race is a popular Old Town carnival weekattraction and starts at the bottom of CrownLane. The object is to cycle a large heavybutcher’s bike up the very steep hill while sit-ting on a reproduction of a ten shilling note.If the note is lost before reaching the finishthe rider is disqualified. This year over 100contestants including four previous champi-ons attempted the steep hill climb. Phil madehis winning run just as the competition cameto a close and also managed to beat his pre-vious winning time of 15.2 seconds. After aperiod working abroad in Taiwan, engineerPhil decided, three years ago, to relocate toHastings due to work commitments, anddivulged his winning formula was a pint (ortwo) of Guinness before the race. He is hop-ing to enter next year and is already in train-ing – at the Crown public house!

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Bohemia Village Voice No. 63September 2008




Four new businesses are opening in Bohemia: BuddiesPizza (p 4), Eclipse Hair Salon (p 17), Clifford’sAutomobiles (p 16) and a new supermarket at the oldLullabuys premises. Good, eh? Read about the dangersof black henna (p 17) and Dorothy Wood’s ‘nightmareordeal’ (p 12). It’s also Village Fayre time again – don’tforget to drop by and sample the fun: SundaySeptember 7th from 1pm to 9pm (p 3). The editor.

Bohemia V illage V oiceEdited and published by John Humphries at

79, Bohemia Road, Bohemia Village, Sussex, TN37 6RJ. Tel: 01424 430460. Email: [email protected]

www.bohemiavillage.comAssistant editor: Susan King. Website manager: Leah Davidson.Proofreader: Sheila Shepheard. Researchers: Sophie Fennessey,Imogen Pybus. Consultant editor: Julian Beecroft. First published2006. © John Humphries. Circulation: 6,000 (unaudited). Copiesdelivered to homes and businesses in and around Bohemia and dis-tributed via shops and other outlets. Advertising sales: Sue King.Deadline is 7th of the month preceding publication, e.g. 7th Jan forFeb issue. Subscriptions: for copies by post for one year (12 issues)£6 (UK). Photographs: copies of photographs, size A4: £7 includingpost & packing. Printed by Fastprint & Design.

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AUGUSTSat 30 Eclipse Hair Salon Meet & Greet 11-3 pm 444422

SEPTEMBERMon 1 Hastings Museum. Moments Musicaux. Local historylecture by Edward Preston.10.30am. 0845 274 1052.Mon 1 (to 5 Oct) Hastings Museum. Japanese prints The artof Kabuki. Mon-Sat 10–5pm. Sun 11–5pm. 0845 274 1052Fri 5 Wheatsheaf. Riot, Riot Live music. 8.30pm. 432803Sat 6 The Rooms. Essay for the ordinary. 8.30pm. 713555.Sat 6 Hastings Museum. A Thousand Cranes presentsOgres & Giants 10.30 am – 12.30 am 0845 274 1052Sat 6 Hastings Museum. A Thousand Cranes presentsTales from Old Japan. 2–3 pm. 0845 274 1052Sat 6 (to Sun 7) Open Studio, 3 Upp Pk Rd 12–6 pm. 721679 Sun 7 Bohemia Village Fayre. Summerfields Green (bysports centre).1 pm–9 pm. 07814 659 729Fri 12 Friends of Summerfields Wood Conservation Task. 1pm – 3 pm. Meet entrance to Summerfields Leisure Centre. Sat 13 Friends of Summerfields Wood Conservation Task.10–12 noon. Meet entrance to Summerfields Leisure Centre. Sat 13 (to Sun 14) Open Studio 3 Upp Pk Rd. 12–6pm. 721679 Sun 14 Alexandra Park Conservation Task. 9–1 pm. MeetHarmer lay-by, Upper Park Road.Wed 17 (to Sun 21) Walk East Sussex Coast events organisedby St Matthew’s Church. 425863Fri 19 Hastings Museum. An evening in the company of...Opera South East. 7.30 pm. 0845 274 1052Sat 20 The Rooms. Humble Grumble. 8.30 pm. 713555.Sat 20 Hastings Museum. Haiku workshop for adults. 10.30am – 12.30 am. 0845 274 1052Sat 27 The Rooms. Groove Test with Red Diesel. Live music.Doors 8.30 pm. 713555.Date ? YMCA Monthly meeting Bohem Area Assoc. 445086.

September in Bohemia

In ShortHORNTYE PARK CRICKET – Horntye Park played hostto Lashings World XI on Thursday 7th August, playingagainst Hastings Priory CC and Bexhill CC in the 7th1066 Sporting Club Challenge. About 700 peoplewatched some of the world’s greatest players. It was avictory for the Lashings team, and the results were asfollows: Lashings vs Bexhill: Lashings win by 50 runs.Hastings vs Bexhill: Hastings win by 5 wickets. Hastingsvs Lashings: Lashings win by 49 runs. West Indian crick-eting legend Alvin Kallicharren, manager of Lashings,told the Voice, “It’s fantastic to be in Hastings on such awonderful day. Twenty20 cricket is really going well.People aren’t bored; they’re really enjoying it.”Horntye’s Kevin Miller, added, “We had lovely weather,and it was thoroughly enjoyable. There was never a dullmoment; it flowed from start to finish.”

AGE CONCERN – announces a free service to thoseover 60 ‘who feel their voice is not being heard’. Atrained volunteer advocate will visit in confidence, listenand explain the choices available. Call 01424 775721.

BUDDIES – ‘Speedy Tomato Pizza’ opening soon at 87Bohemia Road. Square ‘Chicago-style American pizzas’are offered, along with doner kebabs, chicken kebabs,1/2 pounders, chicken burgers, cod & chips and chicken& chips. Free delivery is offered. Tel: 203344.

MIKE BAKER – local mathematics tutorMike Baker’s logo (see right) is a clever col-lection of the letters of his surname. But dothe symbols actually have any meaning?‘Yes’, says Mike, ‘the formula represents anexponential series for biological growth and can forinstance, be used to calculate the return on an invest-ment of a certain sum of money each month; ‘e’ is a nat-ural constant, found in many biological and other situa-tions’. Ah, right, now we know.

ST PETER’S CHURCH – the minibus which was report-ed stolen in our last issue, was recovered at 4am inMount Pleasant Road. The driver’s seat had been set onfire which caused so much damage the vehicle hasbeen written off by the insurers. Father Alex says ‘It’s aterrible shame, a big tragedy. Lack of funds means thereare no plans to buy another bus’. Positive news is thatthe sandstone wall at the front of the church has beenrebuilt – at a cost of £2,000, mostly paid by the insurers.

ST MATTHEWS CHURCH – has recently relaunched itswebsite to a very high standard. It has many attractivefeatures, such as what’s on and when, maps, jokes, staffprofiles, answers to important questions; and somerecent sermons including one by Bishop Ken Barhamand one by Edward Towner. Well worth a visit! Website:www.stmatts.co.uk

DRIPPING SPRING – managers Joan & Robin are onthe lookout for photos of old Bohemia. Having decorat-ed the outside of the pub, they are busy on the insideand they think some pictures of old Bohemia will addthat finishing touch.



Letters ++++++Please write to Bohemia Village Voice (address on p 4)Puzzle 63. This owl,

one of a pair, won’tbe flying anywhere– but where inBohemia Road is itp e r m a n e n t l y‘perched’? £10token (kindly donat-ed by Empress Artof Tower Road) forthe winning entry.Closing date: 7thSept. Our fulladdress can befound on page 4.

Puzzle 62 answer . Lastmonth’s puzzle picureshowed the glass roof-light at ChristchurchSchool in Woodland ValeRoad. The winning entrantis Mr Tim Whitfield ofCornfield Terrace who hasbeen sent a £10 giftvoucher from Empress Art.Well done, Tim.

Puzzle Corner

Which four, 6-letter words,all anagrams of eachother, mean 1) modest,prim persons; 2) fruitssuch as peaches, plumsand cherries; 3) deceivers;4) contracted into a smallrounded shape (mouth,

lips, etc)? For answers seepage 25.

Stapley’ s Shoe ClubDear Sir, I’ve been trying to remember precisely where,in Bohemia Road, Stapley’s Shoe Shop was. I haveclear memories from the period during WWII and justafter, of going to Mr Stapley’s shop with my mother andtwo sisters. At the time we lived near The Ridge inLandsview Terrace, (between Grange Road and HillsideRoad, then just a muddy track) and we used to walk -over fields - to Old Road Road which had a locked gateacross it, then along ‘Tingle’s Dingle’ (the wooded glenwith the stream running under St Helen’s Road), andfinally across Alexandra Park to reach the prime shop-ping centre of Bohemia! I also remember that my moth-er paid in regular amounts to Stapley’s Shoe Club, thesums being entered onto a savings card which she car-ried with her and presented each time she made adeposit. When there was enough on the card, she couldbuy one of us a pair of shoes. Savings Clubs were quitenormal for those days. We also belonged to one run byHenson’s Stores at the Harrow, on The Ridge, small reg-ular payments being made so that we could afford theluxury of a chicken (!) for Christmas.

Priory Avenue resident, (name & address supplied).

Can anyone else remember Stapley’s, and where, pre-cisely, it was situated in Bohemia Road?

Voice for Ore V illage?Dear Sir, I am involved in the Ore Valley Action groupand the Speckled Wood group and I run a local lunchclub. I have seen a copy of the Bohemia Village Voice,and I’d like to say how lovely it is. I think Ore Villagewould benefit greatly from such a publication, but I’m notsure how we would go about it. Could you give us someguidelines?

Aubrey Ingleton, Ticehurst Close, Ore Village.

Thanks for the kind words Aubrey. The ‘Voice’ is writtenand put together by volunteers, but we pay for printing,distribution and office overheads. Our only source ofincome is advertising which just about allows us tobreak even. The main thing is to start. You can get a lotof news onto a single sheet of A4. It’s important to getthe first edition actually written and to run off somecopies. You can ask local shopkeepers to put some ontheir counters (the shops in Bohemia have been incred-ibly supportive). Once you’ve published a few editionsyou can then try for some advertising. It’s great fun anda real service to the community. Good luck! - ed.

Road safetyDear Sir, thank you for publishing Father Alex’s letter[Voice, issue 61, July 2008]. The Highways Authority(East Sussex County Council) is seriously underper-forming. To quote from the Audit Commission’s report ofOct 2007: “... Improvements to the transport

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Gardeners’ Questions

Dave – I want to become famous and be on tv – howcan I do this? Anita Harris (Mr).

Dave writes: You could become proficient in one ormore of the performing arts, or perhaps a popularsport. If you do not become famous, then you couldshoot someone who has, give yourself up, andbecome the subject of news items and documentaries.You might also have programs made about you if youhave a spectacular disease of the face or some sort ofsyndrome that causes you to shout obscenities inchurch or at members of minority groups. It is, ofcourse, possible to become famous without doing any-thing notable; ask Tony Slattery, Gary Bushell or ChrisMoyles for guidance.

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A charity-run sports and leisure centre has been given adazzling new makeover by offenders on probation. Up to50 offenders spent almost 1,000 hours painting, layingcarpet and clearing old furniture at the YMCA sportscentre in St Paul’s Road, Bohemia. Under theCommunity Payback scheme, teams of offenders sen-tenced to unpaid work by the courts are used to improvelocal facilities. Over the course of two weeks offenders

repainted the main hall and public gallery, stripped andvarnished the floor, laid new carpet in and decoratedthe youth wing and revamped two activity roomsupstairs. Karen Manning, chief executive officer ofHastings and Rother YMCA, said: “Initially I was scep-tical that they could carry out the work in the hall insuch a short space of time but they pulled it off, and toa very high standard. It was so good we asked themback to do all the other rooms at the centre. As a char-ity there is no way we could have afforded profession-als to carry out this work so this has been a great serv-ice to ourselves and our customers.”

Mark Burden, Sussex Probation Area’s CommunityPayback manager, said: “Some offenders worked 12hour days, fuelled by food laid on by the YMCA, to getthis project finished. The result is fantastic. As well ashelping a very worthwhile charity this project has vast-ly improved a facility used by thousands of Hastingsand St Leonards residents. Projects like this provideoffenders with invaluable skills and teamwork experi-

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On the 18th of October 2008 10.0am – 2.00pm St Peter’s Church isholding an ‘Autumn Fayre.’ This will be replacing our ChristmasBazaar usually held in November. We would like to involve as many

people as we can in the preparation. There will be many stalls, all of interest.We need over the coming weeks things like Good Quality Bric-a-Brac,Quality Gif ts for an Autumn Hamper , Good Jam Preserve Jars withPressure Lids, Gif ts for the Bottle T ombola, Handicraf ts and Objet s d’art,Books, W rapped Gif t Tombola, and much nearer the time home madecakes for the cake st all, There will also be a Grand Raffle with lot s ofGood Prizes! If any readers can help with these items please cont act Fr .Alex. Thank you!

St. Peter’s Church will take a part in the ‘Diocese of Chichester’s Harvest Appeal 2008.’ This yearwe are supporting three projects in our link Dioceses in Guinea, Freetown (Sierra Leone) andCameroon, enabling them to build for the future. This harvest, learn something new about the Churchin West Africa. Please give generously to the appeal and pray for the people in Guinea, Sierra Leoneand Cameroon.

On the 28th of September at 10.00am we will celebrate the ‘Harvest Thanksgiving’ with very fewexamples of harvest produce. But envelopes will be provided for gift donations and especially ‘Gift-Aided Donations’ can be given for those who pay income tax. The area of West Africa is extremely poor.The parish of Dublin, Banana Islands Sierra Leone wants aid to finish a church building which will servealso as a school for the local children. This is only but one of the projects Chichester Diocese is pio-neering in West Africa. The villagers are desperate to complete the building but most of them are fish-ermen and farmers and they do not have the resources to do the job. An extract from the Bishop ofChichester’s letter :- “These are projects close to the heart of our link communities and by helping themin their work to build the Kingdom, in a very real way we are sharing.”

So we must give generously to help these people who need our assistance.

With warm regards, yours in Christ,

Fr. Alex

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Turner ’s ‘Fishmarket’ painting off on UK tour

“Hastings: Fishmarket on the Sands, EarlyMorning”, the watercolour by J M W Turner is leav-ing Bohemia at the end of September. It is off onloan as part of a national Turner touring exhibition. Itwill be visiting Nottingham Castle Museum and theFerens Art Gallery in Hull, before returning toHastings for display in the summer of 2009. This isyour last chance to see it before it disappears on itstravels.

The Museum acquired the painting, "Hastings: FishMarket on the Sands, Early Morning", in 2006 whenit was sold at Sotheby's auction for £210,000. It isthe largest of ten known watercolours of Hastings byJMW Turner. The 1824 painting shows an earlymorning market with the Sussex town and castle inthe distance. It depicts fishermen and fishwives sell-ing produce, joined by a group of fashionablewomen and a boy with a hoop. It also has two fig-ures in Greek costume, said to be a reference to theGreek War of Independence which had support inBritain at the time.

Hastings Museum already had a collection ofTurner engravings, including sketches, objects andfurniture from the painter's house, but this was themuseum's first Turner watercolour.

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Hastings Fishmarket on the Sands – one of our local museum’s prize works is off on a tour of the UK in September

Annabel’ s art unveiled

London Road artist Annabel Tilley saw her work unveiled bythe mayor this summer in St Leonards. The piece, ‘Heritage1’, an enamelled metal collage, is on permanent open air dis-play by the steps leading from Kings Road to London Road inSt Leonards. It’s easy to miss, being fixed quite high up.

Annabel Tilley’s ‘Heritage 1’, on view in Kings Road, St Leonards



Empress Art, in Tower Road, has just launched a newrange of greetings cards by prize-winning Winchelseaartist Brian Fleming. The twelve different designs, all infull colour cover botanical subjects and views of theCaribbean and other travel destinations. A gouache ofLes Baux de Provence, based on a recent trip to France,has been accepted for the Royal Watercolour Society /Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2008, to beheld at the Bankside Gallery in London from the 10th tothe 21st of September. Brian, who has formedWinchelsea Designs Ltd. with a partner to market thecards, has used Empress Art exclusively for framing hispaintings since moving to the area over ten years ago.The cards are printed by St Leonard’s companyFastprint & Design (printers of Bohemia Village Voice).

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Communal bins coming to Bohemia?Are communal bins coming to Bohemia? Localcouncillor Andrew Cartwright says “The Councilwill shortly be writing to all residents of Bohemiaregarding the possible introduction of communalbins and more wheelie bins. The proposals areonly tentative at this stage. The Council has prom-ised to consult with residents and undertake aproperty survey. Current thinking is that a mixtureof wheelie bins (twin bins) and large communalbins might be appropriate for Bohemia dependingupon the circumstances of each street. Althoughthe Council’s approach is much more professionalthan their previous attempt to introduce wheeliebins – in 2007 – some mistakes are still beingmade. Please let me know your concerns. Mybelief is that, all things considered, this secondattempt is likely to prove much more successfulthan the first. It should lead to cleaner streets andincreased recycling without causing unnecessaryinconvenience to residents. As always, I will bewilling to assist residents with their concerns andtake action on their behalf where appropriate”.

In August Andrew visited Brighton to see their on-street communal bins, where they are used onlyfor refuse - not recyclables. “Hastings Borough Councilis considering using them for both refuse and recy-clables”, says Andrew. “Most of the bins there are oper-

ated by foot pedal only - which I felt might cause someresidents to overbalance, however, a new model with ahandle is being trialled”.

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‘Thanks, butno thanks’seems to bethe attitude ofSt Peter’sRoad resi-dents to thecouncils twin-bin scheme.Colin Fox andBill Third arebusy collectingsignatures fora petitionagainst thep r o p o s e dplans. ‘Last year we were promised consultation with aField Officer, but no-one from HBC came to see us’,says Colin. ‘Currently, we simply leave our rubbish forcollection in Cornfield Terrace at the rear of our garden,where the bins are stored. It will be madness having todrag them up the back steps, through the house (moresteps) and then down the front steps’, he continued. BillThird said ‘When Vivienne Bond was our local councillorshe fought hard to keep the bins away. I just hopeAndrew Cartwright will be as effective’.

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Letter triggers recall of nightmare ordeal

Dorothy Wood being interviewed by Paul Siegert of BBC South East Today. Camerman is Dave Painter. [Photo: Bill Third]

By Bill ThirdA letter from the Sussex branch of the National

Probation Service brought back terrifying memories toan 80 year old shopkeeper of an attempted robbery sixyears ago in which she was dowsed in petrol by herattacker who threatened to set her alight if she did notopen the till.

The attacker Duncan Snape is due for release inSeptember having served two thirds of his total 10 yearprison sentence. Although he will be required to stay outof an exclusion zone, roughly from the needle point atthe conjoining of Bohemia and London Roads to ChapelPark Road, the lady who was attacked, Dorothy Wood ofWood’s newsagents Bohemia Road, feels that theexclusion zone will allow Snape to get quite close to her.

“He is excluded from Newgate Road, but he could prac-tically wave to me from the end of Amherst Road if hechose to,” she says.

Recalling the build-up to the ordeal that brought herclose to death, Dorothy said,”He came into the shopearly one morning in November 2001, just lookedaround and then left. Then he came in the next morningand I asked if I could help him. He said ‘no I’m only look-ing around.’ Then he came back on the morning ofNovember 6th. carrying a petrol can. I repeated myquestion of the day before.”

He replied “Get back behind the counter woman,” andbowled me over. He then poured the petrol over me and

produced a lighter, “Open the till or I’ll set you on fire,”he said. I refused, then a car door slammed loudly rightoutside the shop which gave him a fright and fortunate-ly for me he ran off, although he did manage to snatchabout £100”. The lady who slammed the car door sawSnape making his escape up Newgate Road where heattempted to get into a car, and phoned the police on hermobile. Fortunately there was a patrol car nearby and hewas arrested in Aldborough Road with the petrol canunder his arm.

When Dorothy received the letter from the ProbationService in Shepherd Street, her first reaction was to sayto her son Keith, “Right, that’s it. We are shutting upshop.” But despite a few sleepless nights she decidedshe wasn’t going to be frightened off, displaying thesame tenacity and bulldog spirit which she has shownafter attempted robberies in the past.

But questions remain: will pictures of Snape be postedin the exclusion zone, so that he can be identified if hedoes come into the area? And can it be extended to helpMrs Wood sleep a little easier in her bed at nights?

According to the probation service, it would be hard toget permission to use Snape’s picture – presumably toprotect his privacy! And in any case there were so manypeople on exclusion orders that there would be postersall over the place. However, they would look into extend-ing the exclusion zone so that Snape would not havesight of the shop.

(continued p 13)



The revised proposed exclusion zone (thick black line), Wood’s Newsagents (circle)

Bill Third, who along with hiswife Anna, delivers papers forDorothy at the weekend, wasso concerned about the situ-ation that he dashed off theabove press release whichwas picked up by the BBCand on Thursday August14th, BBC South EastToday’s reporter Paul Siegertand cameraman DavePainter came along toWoods’ Newsagents onBohemia Road and inter-viewed Dorothy for theirevening programme. Thisattracted a lot of attentionand the good news is that theproposed exclusion zone hasnow been extended to covera much larger area – seemap, right. Representativesfrom Sussex probation VictimContact scheme called to seeMrs Wood to discuss this withher. It is stressed that theexclusion zone is only a pro-posal which will need confir-mation.

ALEXANDRA PARK

EXCLUSION ZONE

Horntye Park ‘delighted’ with auction result sKevin Miller, manager of HorntyePark Sports Complex said hewas “delighted” with July’s crick-et memorabilia auction results.“We made considerably morethan we’d been hoping for. It willgive us working capital until theland deal goes through”. Beforethe sale, Kevin said he’d bepleased with £30,000. It isbelieved that the total sumraised was about £63,000, so heshould be very pleased.

This collection of cricket books,photographs and otherephemera was sold on behalf ofthe Horntye Park Sports Cluband the majority of the itemsoriginated from the old HastingsCricket Ground at PrioryMeadow. The auction was con-ducted by Knights SportingAuctions at Leicester onSaturday July 19th

Some lots produced pleasantsurprises, for example, an origi-

nal 1895 sepia photograph of WG Grace in batting pose andsigned in black ink by Grace,fetched £2000 (the auctioneer'sestimate had been £500 to£800). Another excellent resultwas for an original official score-book for the 1880-1881 seasonswhich fetched £2,100 (auction-eer's estimate: no more than£250). An early handbill for an1886 match between Hastings &St Leonards Cricket Club v TheParsees (Bombay, India) wasknocked down for £1,200 (esti-mate £250-£350). This interest-ing item listed the names of thetwo teams and at the bottom, itreads 'Admission 6d, Carriages2s. 6d, Bath Chairs 1s'.

Not all lots found buyers howev-er – for instance, a black andwhite photograph of theHastings team which playedBarclays Bank in 1937, estimat-ed to fetch at least £40,remained unsold.

A total of 190 lots of Horntye Park’s cricket mem-orabilia went under the hammer in July. The oneabove , (lot 5), an 1886 handbill, fetched £1,200.

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Maurice and Annette Dunford have been runningBohemia Lighting Centre at 71 Bohemia Road for thirty-five years. Maurice was working as an electrician at thetime, and the couple decided it would be a good idea tobuy the premises as a base. Initially they bought bothno. 71 and no. 65, both formerly Roger’s Haberdashery,as empty shops.

“It was a challenge working in the shop when we firststarted,” said Annette, “as I had two small boys to look

after as well! The boys used to go to St. Paul’s School.Now they are 37 and 35!”

In 1991, Maurice started Security First, and ran thisfrom no. 65. In 2006 the Dunfords decided to sell no. 65and run both businesses from no. 71. 65 is now occu-pied by Cheap and Cheerful. These days Maurice con-centrates on the security side, while Annette runs theshop. She said, “It’s more difficult now than it was whenwe started, because of parking and the internet. It’sgoing to be even harder for us if another supermarketcomes to Silverhill.”

She continued, I like meeting people, and we havesome lovely customers who stop for a chat. I’d miss thatif I didn’t run the shop. It’s a personal service. We try togive a friendly face.”

At Easter 2007 the couple had to cope with a flood,when they arrived one morning to find water all over thefloor. It was coming from a cracked sewage pipe inNewgate Road. After the pipe was repaired, the shophad to be substantially refurbished and everything con-taminated had to be removed. Even the walls werereplastered, and new counters put in, as well as a newcarpet laid.

But after all the remedial work and the extensive dam-age that had been done, it was back to business asusual. Maurice and Annette are obviously survivors!

Bohemia Lighting praise for ‘lovely customers’

Annette key-cutting at Bohemia Lighting

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The Bohemia Walled Garden Association (BWGA) isdelighted with the response following our feature articlelast month. Sue Thomson says “We have 150 signa-tures to our petition, we’ve met the manager of HastingsBorough Council’s Estates Department and anothermeeting is scheduled”. Sue, ‘I’m writing a letter a day’,says she’s in now in contact with MP Michael Foster,Hastings Environment Network (HEN) and Bohemia’sthree primary schools. “Anne Hannay of ChristchurchSchool thinks it’s very exciting and wants to be involved”,says Sue. “A lot of local people have never been to thewalled garden and didn’t even know it existed”.

o BWGA: [email protected]

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Walled gardeners: Bob Hart, Susan Thomson, & Judy Clark.



Under 5s playgroup loses it s kind, caring HelenHelen Dempsey,supervisor at thePark Road UnderFives Playgroup,retired on 23rdJuly after 18years service.Helen, of Clar-ence Road, wastrained to teachchildren, butnever actuallyworked as ateacher becausewhen she moveddown from south-

east London to Hastings in 1971, there were no teach-ing jobs available locally. She started work at Park Roadplaygroup in 1990, but had already been associated withit for some years, as her own children went there.

“My daughter was one of the first group when it initiallyopened in March 1986, so I’ve been part of the play-group as a parent, then as an ordinary session worker,then as deputy supervisor, and finally as supervisor.”

Helen’s friend and colleague Sally Crockford, who hasworked under her for five years, said, “Helen is a reallykind, caring, considerate person, a great boss and an

even greater friend. She’s given a lot to children roundthis area.” At Helen’s last session with the playgroup,she received gifts from the committee, the staff, and theparents. Asked about her favourite memories, Helensaid, “What stand out are the annual visits, because thechildren enjoy them so much. Every year we go toplaces like the Seven Sisters Sheep Farm, the RareBreeds Centre near Ashford, Drusilla’s Zoo or the SeaLife Centre. We’ve also taken the children to visit theFire Station. There’s also the Christmas parties and thesummer parties, with a magician.”

Looking back, Helen speaks of the changes since theplaygroup’s early days. “There are about 45 childrenthere now. There used to be over 90 at one time, butthere are now lots more private nurseries. We at ParkRoad are a non-profit-making organisation, a real com-munity group. We offer a service for people who can’tafford a private nursery. When we first started, we didn’thave OFSTED. Now we’re ofsteded and have to followthe early years system. It’s much more professional: weall have training courses, and there are more qualifiedstaff. It’s much more hard work, but I think it’s a betterlevel of care. The parents have higher expectations.”

Helen will be continuing in her duties as a lollipop ladyat St Paul’s School. “I’ll see quite a few of the little chil-dren, because some are going to St. Paul’s inSeptember of course, so I’ll still keep in touch.”

Helen – a ‘great boss and friend’

Clifford and Sue Pearce took over the former BohemiaMotors garage in Upper Park Road on 4th August. Thecouple have decided to make a clean sweep by givingthe business a new name, “Clifford’s Automobiles”.Immediately they got the keys, they set about redeco-rating and getting staff. They already have a mechanic,and are now getting one or two apprentice mechanics.

Initially they had intended to spend a week or two get-ting everything prepared, but, said Sue, speaking threedays after they took over, “It’s all taking off already. Wewanted to get it all set for the opening, but people whohave just walked past have asked if we can do things”As she spoke, a customer was having his MOT done onhis vehicle and several other cars were awaiting atten-tion. She said that a lot of passers-by had made encour-aging comments when they saw new developmentsgoing on, and “the people from Hillcrest Garage havecome down and wished us well.”

At present, Clifford is continuing to commute to hispresent job as a baker at the family business inBookham, Surrey. He is planning to give that up and runthe garage when business has built up.

“I’ve been in business since I was twenty-four, and I’mnow sixty-six, so business isn’t new to me,” he said. “Iused to sell cars in North Road, but I closed downbecause the Council wouldn’t give me planning permis-

sion. I wanted to buy a garage, so I looked in the FridayAd and found this. I just fancied doing it, I’m just inter-ested in cars.”

o Bohemia Motors, formerly owned by James Clarke,ceased trading on 1st July this year.

Clifford the baker & Sue selling & rep airing cars

Clifford & Sue Pearce set up in Upper South Road



Jason Burgess, has beenthe new manager at theWheatsheaf public house inBohemia Road, for only afew weeks, but alreadywants to change the oldestpub in Bohemia’s name. “Iwant it be a Bohemia Villagefamily-style pub and I’d liketo see the ‘Bohemian Arms’as its new name. I believethere used to be a pub bythat name on the corner ofTower Road and BohemiaRoad. Most of my cus-

tomers think it’s a great idea”. Jason, (38), with twentyyears experience of the licensed trade, has previouslyworked at the North Star and has been a licensee at theDuke in Silverhill. Bands will continue on Fridayevenings. “We have two real ales always on tap and onSundays we provide free food”, says Jason. Football,shown on large screens, will continue, with ‘free food athalf-time’. Although Jason sees the Wheatsheaf essen-tially as a family pub, he hasn’t ruled out the occasionalstrippers nights, started by his predecessor, Emma, whohas returned to her studies. o The owner of the Wheatsheaf also owns and runs the‘Kings Head’ pub in Battle.

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Jason – wants name change

New hairs a l o n‘Eclipse’, at73 BohemiaRoad, is dueto open forbusiness onMonday 1stSeptember.M a n a g e rR a c h a e lMartin, andL i s aCastleman,are holding a“Meet and Greet Day” on Saturday August 30th, withrefreshments and the opportunity to meet the stylists,family and friends. The inside of the salon, formerlyWaves, has been totally refurbished.

Everything has now been completed, apart from thenew windows. It was intended to replace the existingtimber front door and bay window with pvc units, butAdrian Martin, Rachael’s father, said “Planning permis-sion has been refused, on grounds of the thickness ofthe pvc, so the shop-front is being repainted for thepresent, and we must re-submit for planning permis-sion.”

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Warning: this is what a black henna t attoo can doParent Vanessa Gent, of S t Peter ’s Road writes:

One of my sons decided to try a temporary henna tattoo,which was advertised as being perfectly safe and aller-gy-free. He came home with a black Chinese pictogramof the word “gamble” on the side of his neck. I do not liketattoos but thought there would be no repercussionsfrom something which would quickly fade.

A couple of weeks later, my son said he was havingproblems with the tattoo - an allergic reaction resulting inintense itching and soreness. By the next day he wasfeeling feverish and had developed huge pus-filled blis-ters on the site of the tattoo and all round the area, plusa generalised rash around his face, eyes and trunk. Hewent straight to A & E, and after being prescribed cover-ing antibiotics he was told to see his own doctor, atWarrior Square, immediately. He prescribed furtherantibiotics and antihistamines and after a few days theitching is starting to subside and the blisters have dis-charged their poison; at their worst it required 11 differ-ent dressings overnight to contain the fluid.

He is so depressed and self-conscious as a result of hisrecent experience that it is impossible to persuade himto leave the house. I am very concerned not only for myson but for anyone who thinks these things are safe.They want to look like their friends, be fashionable andto look different. I can’t emphasise strongly enough how

dangerous they are, and so far I can only speak of theshort-term effects. The photograph, of course, cannotindicate just how painful the sores have been and wastaken when they were starting to subside. Long-termscarring is likely and my son may have a life-long sensi-tivity to any substance containing PPD, the active chem-ical in the dye which is found in a plethora of haircolourants, sunscreens and cosmetics; he may find it isimpossible for him to expose his skin to sunlight and atany time in the future when his immune system is com-promised, such as by the herpes virus, the allergy couldbe reactivated, with effects which worsen over time.

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Local girl Marie Dove, who managed to get her weightdown from 18 stone to 12 stone will be starting her owndiet and fitness class at St Paul’s School, in September.

Marie was born in the Buchanan Hospital in LondonRoad, and has lived in Bohemia all her life, formerly in

Clarence Road and now in Aldborough Road. As a childshe attended St Paul’s School, and later worked inAlldays. “I love Bohemia, “ she says, “ It’s just my home.I’d never live anywhere else.”

Marie knows what it’s like to make the effort to loseweight, and that’s what prompted her to help others. Ather biggest she was 18 stone and size 22 in clothes.She managed to get her weight down to 16 stone, thenjoined a Rosemary Conley class in January 2006,reducing her weight to 12 stone and size 12/14. Her ulti-mate aim for herself is 11 stone.

She confesses to having felt very nervous when shefirst went along to the Rosemary Conley class herself.When she discovered that the instructors had been inthe same boat themselves, she felt much more at ease.“It was a great help, “ she said. “That’s what I want to domyself. Being such a local girl, lots of people know meand have seen me lose weight. If they come along to theclass, they’ll know that I understand.”

Last October, when her baby girl was four months old,Marie enrolled on a YMCA Fitness Industry trainingcourse, passing the necessary exams to become aninstructor in July. She is now a YMCA Fit QualifiedAerobic Instructorand an Exercise toMusic StudioInstructor. As we goto press, (August),she is about to go upto Leicester to do fur-ther training withRosemary Conley inperson.

o Marie will be start-ing a RosemaryConley Diet andFitness class at StPaul’s School,Horntye Road, onTuesday 16thSeptember.

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Aldborogh Road Marie starting own fitness class at St Paul’s

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Rush to get ‘Fabulous Bohemia’ T-shirt s to FayreWill ‘Fabulous Bohemia’ T-shirts be available at thisyear’s Bohemia VillageFayre? ‘Yes’, says designerChris Steele of iDLEHANDS,a new company based in StLeonards. ‘Although wehave been extremely busy,we are quietly confident thatwe’ll have plently of‘Fabulous Bohemia’ T-shirtson sale at the Village Fayre.

Chris has worked as a fash-ion designer in London forsuch companies as Voyage,Unconditional and Billionairebut feels the time is right tostrike out on his own. Hesays “I’ve always beeninspired by the unique vibeof Hastings and St Leonards– this is a very cool place tobe. We’ve shown at the St.Leonards festival and theOld Town street party and it’swonderful to get such agreat response from locals

and visitors alike. We arereally looking forward toshowing at the BohemiaVillage Fayre”. iDLEHANDSsells T-shirts and bags withprints that are inspired byvintage advertising and old-fashioned branding. Printruns will be experimentaland kept to a minimum. TheT-shirts and tops are 100%cotton and come in a rangeof prints and colours sothere will be plenty tochoose from. They also sella range of accessoriesincluding bags, caps andcards featuring the sameprints and slogans. Pricesfor T-shirts start at £14.

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infrastructure are limited.Funding decisions have reduced

standards and improvements to the network are slow. ...The rate of deterioration of the road network exceedsthe maintenance investment of the Council by £1 millionper year. The Council estimates the current gap to beabout £5 million had funding kept pace with inflation ...Overall the transport system is not providing an effectivenetwork”. Indeed, many of the fairly routine works on theroads and pavements currently in progress in StLeonards are being paid for mainly by the Governmentas part of the regeneration of the local economy.

Hastings Borough Council acts only as agent to thelocal Highways Authority. Unfortunately, the HighwaysDepartment at the Borough Council has very limitedresources and it is clear that they are understaffed. Mybelief is that most local residents would prefer our localroads and pavements to be managed by HastingsBorough Council. East Sussex County Council is tooremote to be sensitive to public opinion. I have written tothe Director of Environmental Services at the BoroughCouncil urging him to raise the issue of the need formore staff in the Highways Department at both Boroughand County levels. However, my understanding is thatthe County Council is reluctant to give further control orfunding to the Borough.

At present I am working with several groups of localresidents to improve our roads. Local residents andtraders from the Bohemia Area Association are veryactive, and there are new groups of active residents inTower Road West and Alexandra Road - both cam-paigning for better highways management. New groupsare likely to be formed soon in Dane Road, ChurchRoad and elsewhere. Please get in touch if you wouldlike to be part of a campaign. Although it can take yearsto bring about real change it is well worth the effort ofpersevering. Ultimately, the whole community will bene-fit from improved road safety.

Andrew Cartwright, Labour Councillor, Gensing Ward.

Wingfield’ s TowerDear Sir, I note in your last issue the date given for thedemolition of Wingfield’s Tower in Lower South Road is1974. I enclose a photocopy of a press cutting of an arti-cle, ‘Tower is to topple’, from the Hastings & St LeonardsObserver of 17th March 1973 which clearly shows thetower enveloped in scaffold and ready for demolition. Itherefore think the correct year is 1973.

Edward Preston, Bohemia Road.

Thank you, Edward. Apologies for the discrepancy - ed.

Village GreenDear Sir, what’s all this rubbish about a village green?[issue 62, August 2008, letter from Kat Lee-Ryan,organiser of Bohemia Village Fayre] To have a villagegreen, you must have a village, not a figment of some-one’s imagination, although I sympathise and supporttheir view of no building on the area [green just north of

Summerfiels’ Sports Centre]. As for the Oval, if the writerhad done their homework, they would have discoveredthat the Oval was opened and given to the children ofthe Borough by the then Prince of Wales in the early1920s. If they really want a usable green area, well, inthe Bohemia area why don’t they support those resi-dents fighting to get Newgate Field – if they know whereit is – back to its former glory, a beautiful wooded picnicand play area, not the stinging nettle-covered area it istoday. If I remember rightly in an earlier issue of theVoice, Mr Humphries [Voice editor] said somethingabout campaigning for this.

Vic Chalcraft, Aldborough Road.

The ESCC website states “If your community has anarea that is used for sport or other pastimes, then regis-tering it as a village green may ensure that it stays thatway. A ‘village green’ is legally defined as any areawhere people in the community have enjoyed legitimatesports or pastimes for a number of years. Such activitiesinclude things like cricket matches, blackberry picking,dog walking and fetes”. We will be doing a piece onNewgate Fields before the end of this year – that’s apromise – ed.

Burn down all their houses?Dear Sir, I refer to the letter from ‘St Peter’s Road resi-dents’ about dog mess [issue 61, July 2008]. Yes, we dohave a dog excrement problem, sadly caused by aminority of uncouth dog owners, who really should notbe allowed to keep dogs. As for the morons who suggestburning down the houses of those who allow their dogsto foul the pavements, would their efforts not be put tobetter use burning down the houses of people who con-tinually cycle on our pavements, without considerationfor elderly people or young people, burning down thehouses of people who openly deal lethal drugs in ourarea, burning down the houses of people who smashbottles in the streets and those that put the wrong kindof rubbish in their bins? Leave respectable dog ownersalone and start to address the real problems.

Bohemia resident (name & address supplied)

When this orgy of destruction is over, how many build-ings will be left standing? – ed.

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ARKO PROPERTY Management ofblocks of flats. 439786. 123 Boh Rd.

ARTEMIS Nursery . Chapel ParkRoad. 0-5 yrs. Emma: 461188.

ASTEC Computers. 460721.

AUTOPOINT Hastings Services forall makes. 718700. 221 London Rd.

AUTOTEC Servicing, MOT, repairs.07802 648374. 30b St Peter’s Rd.

BADMINTON CLUBS at HorntyePark: Tues 440820. Wed 722640.Thur 432916. At S’fields: 781777.

BAKER, Mike Maths tuition. 717053

BARCO Brickwork 26 SalisburyRoad. 0800 169 6995.

BARTLETT ARTS Paintings &prints. 721566. 45/47 Bohemia Rd.

BASE PIZZA 201120. 99 Boh. Rd.

BATTLE Electronic ServicesCommercial microwave engineers.447799. 52 Bohemia Rd.

BEDTIME Frames & mattresses.Impartial advice. Free delivery.440034 & 715650. 134 London Rd.

BEST KEBAB YE Turkish & Britishtakeaway. Free deliveries over £7.Yasmin. 719889. 69 Bohemia Rd.

BET BET BET 24/7 Indie bookmak-er. 444044. 43 Bohemia Rd.

BIZFIZZ Business counselling CliveGross. 205509, 07771 645263.

BLOOM’S PHARMACY 421072 &200255. 55–57 Bohemia Rd.

BODY, Richard Solicitors. 66Bohemia Rd. 201301.

BODY WISDOM see under ‘Yoga’BOHEMIA AREA ASSOC. PeterHolland, chairman: 445086. BOHEMIA CONSERVATIVE CLUBVic Chalcraft 439827. R Harris854779. Upper South Rd. BOHEMIA COUNSELLING 133ABoh. Road. 722923.

BOHEMIA LIGHTING Lamps,bulbs, keys. 427550. 71 Boh Rd.

BOHEMIA MOTORS Car repairs &servicing of all makes & models.421205. Upper South Rd.

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BOND, Vivienne LibDem rep. 431054BOOKMAN’S HAL T Clive Linklater.421413. 127 Bohemia Rd.

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BUCHAN, Stewart Illustrator.435922. 77 Amherst Rd.

BUDDIES Pizzas 87 Boh R. 203344

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DRIPPING SPRING CAMRA pub.Robin & Joan. 436222. Tower Rd.

ECLIPSE 73 Boh R. 44 44 22.

EDDIE Music & Lights disco. Old &new catered for. 07761 544 250.

EFTON (UK) 91 Bohemia Rd.429491 & 05602 962526.

EMPRESS ART All types of pictureframing, mounting, dry-mounting,conservation framing, prints & greet-ings cards, vintage Hastings photos,original watercolours by local artists.Colin Green. 442000. 3/4 Tower Rd.

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EVERSFIELD Food & Gif ts 257London Road. 437961

EXPRESS CLEAN Complete interi-or & exterior cleaning service.01424 436282 & 07971 673623

FAIRYTALE PHOTOS 420588.68/70, Sedlescombe Rd South.

FIRE BRIGADES UNION Admin.447700. Fire Station, Bohemia Rd.

FIRE STATION Open 24/7.Bohemia Rd. 01323 462166.

FLICKERS Ladies’ & gents’ hair-dressing. 439621. 16 Tower Rd.

FLOWER SHOP 46 Bohemia Rd.Sharon. 423377. 429464. FORWARD, Cllr Kim. [email protected] Tel: 781066. FOSTER, Michael MP. 84 Boh.Road. Tel. 460070. [email protected] www.michaelfoster.labour.co.uk

FRYDAYS Traditional fish & chips.461391. 53 Bohemia Rd.

GABLES Day nursery 426426.GARAGE on the Green 718080. Repairs & servicing:425599. GENSING RESIDENTS’ ASS, 9North Street, St Leonards. 715764.

GEORGE STONE Building contrac-tor. 436166. 10 Tower Rd West.

GOOCH UPHOLSTERY Recov-ering antique & modern furniture.Workshop: 200301. 717129.

GORDON BUSBRIDGE Lounge, din-ing, beds & bedroom furniture, curtains,carpets, fitted kitchens, bedrooms &home/office. 289 London Road. 420368.

HASSAN PET SUPPLIES Ann &Terry. 105 Bohemia Road. 421358.

HASTINGS BADGER ProtectionSoc. Park in Church Rd. 439168.

HASTINGS COUNTY COURT710280. Law Courts, Bohemia Rd.

HASTINGS MUSEUM 0845 2741052. John’s Place, Bohemia Road. HASTINGS POLICE STATIONOpen 8am–midnight. Emergency: l999. Non-urgent: 0845 60 70 999.To speak anonymously: 0800 555111. Constable for Gensing ward:Nick Marriott, 0845 60 70 999 (ext16226). See also ‘Street Bobby’

HBC ESTATES 451641. HBCEstates Div, Horntye Park, Boh. Rd.

HEALTH & BEAUTY ROOM 241London Road. Tel: 435355.

HERCULES Newsagent, groceries& lottery. Springfield Rd 712272.

Hercules (Premier)Newsagents

Groceries – LotteryOff-licence

Tel: 71227245 Springfield Road

HIGH SPIRITS Newsagents, con-fect, Paypoint. 460996. 255 Lond R.

HILLCREST GARAGE MoTs,repairs, Tower Rd West. 422157

HKS Kitchens 443464. 138London Rd. [email protected]

HOLDEN ROOFING Contractors.All work guaranteed. 01424 715223& 07967 360398.

HOPE, Maurice Complete buildingservice. 222002 & 0792 758 4488.

HORNTYE PARK SPORTS CentreBanqueting, conferences, meetingrooms, wedding receptions, parties. 7days per week, 8.30am-11.00pm.716666. Boh. Rd. [email protected] www.horntyepark.org

HYPNOPSYCHOTHERAPY JamesCaspian. Positive change & achiev-ing goals. 714647 & 07939 542632.

I B Clean & T idy bin cleaning serv-ice. Tel: 751477. IMPERIAL Motor Co 442200. www.imperialmotorcompany.com

INDEPENDENT CHURCH EdwardPreston, 63, Bohemia Rd. 435849.INSIDE OUT Theatre company. 12,Woodland Vale Rd. 438200KARINA’S Wool Shop 712226.131, Bohemia Road.

KC COMPUTERS Computers &accessories, sales & service. KimCallow. 203799, 714713 & 08717500202. 261 London [email protected]

KÖTTING, Leesa Installation artist.447303. www.leesakotting.co.uk

LABOUR Party (Hastings & Rye)424125. 84 Bohemia Rd.

LEEVES, Simon Plumbing & heat-ing engineer. Corgi reg. 444362. &07940 791116. 11 Aldborough Rd.

LIDL Supermarket 0870 444 1234. LITTLE FROG Interiors. Murals &wall hangings. 0845 428 0259 &07855 869 471. 422133

LITTLE MILL BAKER Y 265London Road. Telephone: 421474.

LONGLEY Publications Familytree research. 714423.

M. HALL Motor Servs . ShorndenWorks, Clarence Rd. 07773 216363

MAGISTRATES’ Court 437644.The Law Courts, Bohemia Road.

MARTEL Colour prints. 205491.

Karina’ s Wool ShopStockist of Sirdar & Stylecraft

wools, as well as cottons, nee-dles and knitted baby clothes.

Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri: 9am to 5pm,Wed, Sat: 9am to 1pm.

Tel: 712226.131 Bohemia Road

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A freelisting for all businesses, advertisers and organisations in Bohemia.


MASQUERADE Fancy dress for allages, face paints, wigs, acces-sories. 720733. 77 Bohemia Rd. www.masqueradefancydress.comMONAGHAN, Samantha 426387.www.samanthamonaghan.co.uk

MICK’S KEYCUTTING Dry clean-ing, handbags, shoe repairs, etc.253 London Road. 201775.

MUNDAY’S NEWSAGENTS con-fectionery, tobacco, greetings cards,newspaper deliv. 437233. 54 Boh.Rd. Credit Union: Mons, 9–10am. MUSIC GYM For people with pro-found disabilities, [email protected] Bank Silverhill branch.0845 610 1234. 142 London Rd.

NICE CHINESE FOODTake-away service. 30Tower Rd. 01424435279. Telephoneorders very welcome.

Open for seven days per week. NEWMAN’S CLEANERS Clothescleaning. 465006. 62 Bohemia Rd.

NORTH STAR INN Real ales.436576. Clarence Rd, TN37 6SD.

OLD BAKER Y Bric-a-brac 130London Road. 07967 806103.

OPERA SOUTH EAST Local pro-am co performing 2 operas a year.443316. 111 Bohemia Road.

OUTDOORSMAN Outdoor kit,nature watching, work, trekking, mil-itary, security, shooting, hunting,survival, camping. 429343. 122 BohRd. www.outdoorsman.co.uk

PARK LANE Group Residential let-ting: 0870 752 2540. 141Boh Rd.PARK ROAD CHURCH. Sun servic-es: 10.15 & 6.30. Rev. MarionProud. Coffee Shop 10 –12, Tues.422350. Under 5s: 443030.

PARSONS, Bob Brickwork, roofing,plastering, painting, decorating. 14,Bohem. Rd. 07979 502842, 200135.

PAVILLION DECORATING Serv-ices. 136 Boh. Rd. 0808 1559546,Tel/Fax: 432255, 07764 850755.

PIZZA HUT 728866. Fax: 422806.www.pizzahut.co.uk 172A Boh. Rd.

PORTOBELLO Furniture Anthony.200650. 269 London Rd.

PRESTON, Edward local historian,minister of religion & lecturer. 63Bohemia Rd. 435849.

REGISTER OFFICE Births, deaths,marriages. 721722. Horntye [email protected]

REIKI Mary Destin. 201849.

RESTO CLASSICS Clarence Rd.

RE-DEC Decorating ServicesRichard Morris, painter & decorator

47 Cornfield Terrace, Bohemia Tel: 425725 Mob: 07748 373 061 [email protected] www.redecoratingservices.co.uk

Mick’sfor Key cutting

Shoe repairs – Bags

Watch batteries

Watch straps

ST PAUL’S Primary School. PatLock. 424530. Horntye Road,o f f i c e @ s t - p a u l s c o f e - p r i . e -sussex.sch.uk

ST PETER’S CHURCH Rev’d AlexBrown. St Peter’s Church, StPeter’s Road, 445606 & 446606.Mob: 07759 311375. [email protected] Vicarage : 10Blomfield Rd. Parent & toddlergroup: Fridays, Rosemary: 445117.ST THOMAS’ Church Rev IanByrnes, 31c Magdalen Rd. 420815

STEVENS Richard Lib Dem leaderon HBC. 781026.

STREATFEILD HOUSE Residentialhome in Cornfield Terrace. 439103. [email protected]

STREET BOBBY Tocontact our localPCSO Andy Hubbarddirect, call 0845 60 70999 & then dial exten-sion 21185. This

takes you straight through to Andy.

SUCHART THITTICHAI Webdesign & development. iNetVendorsoftware, for trading securely online.715235. 3 Upper Park Rd.www.inetvendor.com

SUMMERFIELDS GUEST HOUSELuxury en-suite rooms, family suite,disabled suite, open all year.718142. Bohemia Rd. [email protected] www.sum-merfieldshouse.co.uk

SUMMERFIELDS SPORTS CENTREBohemia Road. 781777.

SUSSEX AMBULANCE SER VICE.Ambulance Station, Bohemia Rd.

T & D AUTO REPAIRS ClarenceRoad. 07885 719769.

TALAY THAI restaurant. 249 Lon-don Road. Mrs N. Barnes. 721852.

THAYRE, Chris . Swimming pools.Shornden Passage. 439831.

TIFFINTIME Sandwich & Cappucinoshop. 10 Sedlesc’be Rd N. 432629.

TILE DESIGN Ceramic wall & floortiles, suspended-ceilings. Tiling fix-ing. Mon-Fri: 9-5pm, Sat: 9-3.30. 2Upp Pk Rd. 446613. 07973 176554. ti [email protected]

TOP GUN Specialist sportswear. 2Shornden Passage. 719734,719707. www.topgunclothing.co.uk

TOWER HOTEL. Public house 721773.

TOWER HOUSE 1066 Guest accom-modation. 26-28 Tower Rd West.427217 www.towerhousehotel.comTOWER LAUNDERETTE 447889. TRAVELODGE Hotel Open 24/7,365 d/y. 0870 085 0950. 0870 1911810. www.travelodge.co.uk Boh RdTRAVIS PERKINS. 424300.Springfield Valley Rd. www.travis-perkins.co.uk

TW CAR SALES 17 Tower Road.719888. www.twcarsales.com

TYRELL, Allena . Artist. BohemiaStudios, 9 Horntye Rd. 718727.

ULTRA SAFE Fire extinguishers.719563. 263 London Rd.

VISUAL MAGIC 81 Bohemia Rd.2pm-10pm. 445578. www.visual-magic.biz

RODMELL, (Nicola) School ofdance & performing arts. 07814680933. St Paul’s Sch, Amherst Rd.ROSEANNA & BRYAN’S Gifts &bespoke greetings cards. 429796.07762 060921. www.roseannaandbrianscards.co.uk. SADIE WORLD Dog walking andcare. 07884 111656.

SCOTT JAMES Windows. 431422& 435229. 64 Bohemia Rd.

SECURITY FIRST Intruder & firealarms, servicing, locks, safes, keys.427550. 07973 322697. 71 Boh. Rd.

SEDLESCOMBE HOUSE Surgery.Dr Kaliniecki & Dr Lewis. 720574.

SELLENS FRENCH Accountants.Keith Sellens, John French. 93Bohemia Road. 446488.

S.H.TACKLE Angling supplies. Livebait. 431583. 58 Bohemia Rd.

SHELL SERVICE STATION 728950or 0800 731 8888. Bohemia Rd.

SIAM PROPERTY 76, Bohemia Rd.

SILVER RIVER Chinese takeawayfood. 433439. 56 Bohemia Rd.

SILVER SPRINGS Medical practice,Beaufort Rd, Silverhill. DrsCameron, Young, Schneider, Rae &Fmialowski. 422300; 428766.

SILVERHILL BISTRO Thai restau-rant & takeaway. 3 Sed R N. 718889.

SILVERHILL Post Office Sedles-combe Rd North, Silverhill. 435902.

SLIMMING WORLD Various meet-ings in Hastings & St L. Mon-Thurs.Denise: 431107. Sue 756823.www.slimmingworld.com

SLM Van Centre 755966.

SMART, Richard Accounts, 120Bohemia Road. 422297.SOUTH-EAST ENTERTAINMENT2B Tower Rd W. www.seents.co.uk SOUTHWATER CENTRE StainsbyStreet, (Warrior Sq Stn). Tel:461414

ST JOHN AMBULANCE 421105.

ST MARY Primary School JaneSmith, head. Magdalen Rd. 427801.

ST MATTHEW’S CHURCH, Silver-hill. Sunday services at 10.30am &6.30pm. Rev’d Mike Coe. 430262.m i k e @ s t m a t t s . c o . u kwww.stmatts.co.uk

ST MATTHEW’S RESIDENTS’ Assn.Gaby Hill, chair. 434653.

Southwater CentreCoffee Morning

Every Monday 10am – 12 noonEveryone welcome

For further details telephone

01424 [email protected]

Southwater CentreFresh fruit & veg stall

Wednesdays 10am – 12 noonSouthwater Community CentreLocated opp Warrior Sq station

Support your local farmers

01424 461414

WASHTEC Recon domestic appli-ances. 74 Bohemia Road. 444784.

WBM INSURANCEBusiness insurance,home, private, car &travel insurance. Mon-Fri: 9-5, Sat: 9-12.

George Ware, Steve Mann. 78Bohemia Rd. 434675. Fax: [email protected] www.wbminsurance.co.uk

WEBB, Trevor . County Cllr for CentSt L & Gensing. 07876 [email protected] 07801 701 823

WELCH, Matthew . Artist. 443804.

WELFORD, Peter . Electrical engi-neer & contractor. 6, St Paul’s Rd.713611. [email protected]

WHEATSHEAF Public house. 172Boh Rd. Jason Burgess. 432803

WOODS’ NEWSAGENTS News-papers, confectionery, greengro-cery. Every day, 5am–6pm. Dorothy& Keith Wood. 86 Boh. Rd. 443340. YESTERDAY STUDIO Your memo-ries on DVD. Tony Wade 443229.YMCA Sports centre & youth club.Roller skating, badminton, after-school & activity clubs, chess, sen-ior-citizens’ sports, judo, roller disco.429677. St Paul’s Rd. [email protected] & natural therapies. 07930442 639. www.bodywisdom.org.uk

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