Author: John Silverton

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  • Born 1945, A Man of Kent (i.e. born south of the Medway) a resident of Eastbourne since 2002. I am a former freelance journalist, newspaper columnist and magazine features writer. Published my first novel, A Pearl Amongst Oysters, a passionate and suspenseful inter-racial love story, in 2022. The novel is partly set in Eastbourne and culminates at Beachy Head. A second novel, A Murder of Crows, a crime thriller set in the art world, is in progress. I am winner of the Anderida Writers' Short Story and Poetry competitions. I am also an artist and published photographer and have exhibited throughout Sussex and Kent and galleries in London. Currently a selection of my paintings can be viewed at the Sussex Fireplace Gallery, Polegate. Leisure interests are numerous, including cinema, music, art, chess, table tennis, travel and cafe culture.

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Art, Historic Buildings, History, Kent

John’s Favourite Article of 2024 The Jewel of Kent

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By John Silverton Dear reader, a question. Who connects the following event and places: a fatal sailing accident off the coast of Rye, a parish church in the Ke... Read more.
Coastal, Eastbourne, Entertainment, History, Sussex

Beachy Head – Death and Directors

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Moving from London to the south coast, I decided the tempo of Eastbourne agreed with my intended andante lifestyle of retirement, but persuaded to work part-tim... Read more.
Art, Coastal, Eastbourne, Historic Buildings, Sussex

Today’s Coastline Will Not Be Tomorrow’s

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In 1993 the Grand National was cancelled and a hotel in Scarborough toppled into the sea. These two events were included to great effect in a speech by Labour P... Read more.
Celebrity, Coastal, Eastbourne, Historic Buildings, History, Sussex

Eastbourne Blues   

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By John Silverton Alan Bennett’s filmed story of The Lady in the Van (2015), related the saga of Miss Shepherd, the eponymous ‘Lady’ of the title, who for... Read more.
Eastbourne, Entertainment, Sussex

Eastbourne Hosts Brilliant Young Pianists

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One of the best undiscovered secrets of Eastbourne is the Birley Centre, Carlisle Road, opposite Towner. Opened in 2011 this modern art-deco styled exhibition a... Read more.