Sussex
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Hurstpierpoint Wassail 2024
Another weekend, another Wassail. This time we went to the Sussex village of Hurtpierpoint, where Jo spent the day teaching tunes to locals, before we all gathered for a procession and some wassailing of apple trees. We ended up in a pub on the high street, in all our fairy lights and ivy finery, confusing Read more
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Brighton Folk Choir at Apple Harvest Day in Stanmer Park 2023
Our second Apple Day Sunday in a row! I don’t usually use exclamation marks but it seems justified here. If you can’t use exclamation marks about apples then when can you use them? We performed in the orchard, a beautifully idyllic place on a terrifyingly warm October Day. I’d never been to Stanmer Park before, Read more
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Visiting every county cricket ground #3: Hove
I had never been to the county ground in Hove, despite having lived in Brighton for a year. Sure, I’ve cycled past it. Circled it. Peeked in from the car park, longingly. But all these activities took place in the off season – my life, geographically inconsistent, never lined up with seeing the oldest county Read more
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Brighton Folk Choir live session on Mid Sussex Radio
Last night I went to Burgess Hill with the Brighton Folk Choir to sing a live session on Mid Sussex Radio. Burgess Hill is only ten minutes on the train but feels a generation away. The shops are largely gone – Amazon waits for no one – but it was good to see a board Read more
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