Dans Le Noir? Dining in the Dark
By Lyn Funnell When I was filming a program in Hastings for Channel 4, one of our group was blind. He didn’t have a stick and he never stumbled, not…... Read more.
A Wonderful Week in Wales
By Lyn Funnell Pembrokeshire in Wales is a straight run from East Sussex where we live. But it takes five and a half hours with an extra hour for stops.…... Read more.
The Gallivant, Camber, Sussex. Best Boutique Hotel, 2024
By Lyn Funnell As soon as we step inside the front doors, our eyes are greeted by a feast of interesting sights. No bare magnolia hotel walls in the Gallivant!…... Read more.
Have you Ever Seen a Heffalump?
I recently entered a competition and I was delighted to be told that I’d been shortlisted. Although I didn’t win, it made me sit down and think,... Read more.
Flamenco in Hailsham, Sussex!
By Lyn Funnell In the Sussex town of Hailsham there is a delightful little Grade ll listed theatre, called the Hailsham Pavilion Cinema. It was built in 1921 as... Read more.
Refined Sugar-Free Jam Making – It’ll Make you Look Younger
By Seren Charrington Hollis Like it or lump it the Western diet is now very high in sugar and whilst I am not against a sweet treat, too much sugar…... Read more.
You can Make Hummus out of Almost Anything!
By Lyn Funnell We had some cooked food left over from our Sunday Dinner; some sugarsnap peas, marrow and turnip. All bought from local producers and kept in the... Read more.
Interesting Watermelon Recipes that may Surprise You!
By Lyn Funnell Watermelon time is here again and the great green orbs are piled up in containers in the supermarkets as they take up a lot of space. Do…... Read more.
Newhaven’s Seaside Secrets
By Lyn Funnell Newhaven in Sussex has been a route to France for centuries. It’s an interesting town to visit, so we decided to spend the day there, exploring.... Read more.
Brighton-based digital marketing agency raises £5,341 for homeless charity, Off the Fence, at charity volleyball tournament
By Lauren Morley Brighton, United Kingdom – 20th August 2024 – Seed (helloseed.co.uk), a leading B-Corp Certified digital marketing agency in Brighton, has... Read more.
The Mewes Vets welcomed dozens of families to their recent child friendly event.
By Jacqui Bloom Press release re vet school event Aug 24 Last weekend the new independent vets in Peacehaven, The Mewes Vets, opened their doors in an event they... Read more.
The Old Mill, Hailsham
ByLyn Funnell Driving out of the market town of Hailsham, East Sussex, to turn left on the A271 through Upper Horsebridge, you can’t miss the abandoned ruin... Read more.
Lewes Racecourse Commemorative Event
By Lyn Funnell I was horse-mad when I was in my teens. As I lived in the very horsy County Town of Lewes, Sussex I was lucky and had…... Read more.
Tasty Local Recipe; Kentish Twice Laid Fishcakes
There are still fishing boats of different sizes right along the Kent and Sussex coast. Fishing has always been an important industry around the British coast. Most... Read more.
3 Delicious Avocado Recipes
By Lyn Funnell Here are three tasty avocado recipes for you to try. AVOCADO & STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE You don’t have to be accurate with your measurements.... Read more.
National Avocado Day
By Lyn Funnell Avocados are full of vitamins and National Avocado Day in the UK celebrates this healthy fruit. Apparently it originated in Mexico between 5,000 and... Read more.
A Day in Bexhill-on-Sea
By Lyn Funnell Bexhill-on-Sea is the official name of the Sussex seaside town, but it’s now always known as just Bexhill. King Offa of Mercia referred to Bexhill... Read more.
A Day Trip to London
By Lyn Funnell We’re quite lucky here in Sussex as we have a choice of stations in every direction. There’s the Uckfield/London Bridge line and the Eastbourne/Victoria... Read more.
Such a Waste of Food!
By Lyn Funnell I bought some organic carrots in the supermarket. I’ll gently cook the greenery for Sunday dinner & save some for tomorrow’s stir-fry.... Read more.
Carlos Acosta’s Carmen at Sadlers Wells
By Lyn Funnell Carlos Acosta is probably one of the greatest male dancers in the world, so it was an honour to see him last night at Sadlers Wells. Appearing…... Read more.
Sussex Ripe Tart
By Lyn Funnell The Sussex village of Ripe used to have cherry trees, which have all long gone. I’d heard about this recipe but I had trouble finding it. I…... Read more.
Bernard Brown, Reform Party Candidate.
By Lyn Funnell I interviewed Bernard Brown, the Lewes & District Reform Party Candidate. This is an interview with the Person, not the Party! LYN Where do... Read more.
The Car Boot Fairy.
By Lyn Funnell Sussex Car Boot Sales traditionally start on the Easter Bank Holiday. But this year we’ve had so much rain that the fields were waterlogged, so... Read more.
Sussex Village Ripe Celebrates D-Day
By Lyn Funnell What does D-Day stand for? It just means Day. It was a term that referred to the beginning of a Military operation. The biggest and most well-known…... Read more.
The D-Day Dodgers
The D-Day 80th Anniversary in Normandy and the UK was very interesting and moving. My Dad, Les Richards, didn’t take part in the invasion. He was in the Commandos,... Read more.
Pevensey Castle; Layers of History
By Lyn Funnell I’d never been to Pevensey Castle, even though I live quite near it. So when my friend Jennifer came to visit, we decided to go there. Walking…... Read more.
Amazing Eastbourne Hospital; a Day in A&E.
I woke Hubby John at 5.30am and told him that he had to take me to the hospital. For the past few days I’d been vomiting badly. My insides were…... Read more.
Bosham, West Sussex is Pronounced Bozzum!
By Lyn Funnell Until recently I’d never heard of Bosham. But Lynn’s Coaches were running a day trip there, so I decided to go along and explore... Read more.
Sunset Flight Over Brighton
By Lyn Funnell NB All my photos are of what I saw. I didn’t do any zoom shots at all. As Flight Sport Aviation at Deanland Airfield is very close…... Read more.
Ever heard of Emsworth?
By Lyn Funnell Emsworth is on the North end of Chichester Harbour. It straddles the two counties of West Sussex and Hampshire, with the edge of it in Sussex and…... Read more.
Sussex Corned Beef & Onion Pie
By Lyn Funnell This is a basic but delicious traditional Sussex pie. The corned beef melts into the vegetables to create a bubble and squeak-type pie filling. Us... Read more.
Deal, Kent A Coastal Town Untouched by Time.
By Lyn Funnell I stepped off the coach on Deal Seafront, and into a different decade. It could have been the 1950s or 60s. The whole coastal area was completely…... Read more.
Sussex Bacon Roly Poly
By Lyn Funnell This is another old Sussex recipe. It’s different to usual suet recipes as it’s baked in the oven, not steamed. INGREDIENTS 8ozs self-raising... Read more.
Chiddingly Hotpot; an old Sussex Recipe
By Lyn Funnell This is a recipe from an old cookbook, Sussex Recipes, published in 1937. My variation is further down. 1lb of beef, sliced 1lb onions, chopped 8oz... Read more.
Rudyard Kipling’s Sussex Country Home, Bateman’s.
By Lyn Funnell Rudyard Kipling and his family lived in Bateman’s in Burwash, which is owned by the National Trust. The Kiplings moved there soon after their daughter... Read more.
5 Delicious Recipes using Sussex Cheese
By Lyn Funnell 1)This is a popular recipe in Italy and there are other versions in different countries. This is my version using local Sussex cheese. https://unknownkentandsussex.co.uk/golden-cheesy-bread-balls/.... Read more.
Seven Sussex and Kent Villages Worth Exploring
I’m always surprised by how much history I discover hidden away in our villages. It’s good to talk to people as they recommend other people with local... Read more.
Rhubarb Buckle. Dedicated to Laughton Village in Sussex.
By Lyn Funnell Fruit Buckles are popular cakes in America. As Laughton Village is known as The Village of the Buckle, I dedicate this recipe to them. Laughton, Sussex;... Read more.
Sussex Pumpkin Wine & Teabread
I’ve made my own wine for years, and as I had a huge pumpkin left over from my visit to Newick in the pumpkin season, I decided to make it…... Read more.
Flight Sport Aviation, Deanland Airfield, Sussex
Deanland, Golden Cross, Sussex has been an airfield since the 1st April, 1944. It has since been split in half with a road in between which leads to Ripe and…... Read more.
How Green is my Dairy? High Weald Dairy, Sussex
By Lyn Funnell High Weald Dairy is based on a farm in beautiful countryside on the outskirts of Horsted Keynes, Sussex. Owner Mark Hardy showed me round and explained... Read more.
A Week’s Supply of Meat for a Fiver!
By Lyn Funnell A week’s supply of fresh meat for just £5. Impossible, surely! Oh no it’s not. I went to Hailsham Market last Friday, and butcher Steve... Read more.
The amazing story of Lu – Brighton, Horsham, Haywards Heath and Chailey East Sussex
By Peter Lindsey IT’S a miracle that Lu Seymour is alive – and now she wants to say a huge thank you to the Sussex charity which has played a…... Read more.
Hot Rods and Romans in a Sussex Village!
By Lyn Funnell Arlington is both a village and a civil parish. It stretches for miles, although it has a low population. Most of the area is farmland, but with…... Read more.
Great Dixter, Kent; Stunning House and Gardens.
By Lyn Funnell For around 800 years Great Dixter has been on its site in various forms, with one of the most stunning gardens in the UK, which was started…... Read more.
Sussex Community Safety Champion Invited to 10 Downing Street!
By Lyn Funnell Keith Mates has been nominated by Maria Caulfield MP to be invited to a Local Community Safety Champions’ Reception hosted by Rt Hon. James... Read more.
Eastbourne in Sussex and Portmeirion in Wales; What’s the Link?
By Lyn Funnell I’ve been a lifelong fan of the cult series, The Prisoner, starring Patrick McGoohan, and I’ve always had a visit to Portmeirion high on my bucket... Read more.
Sussex Christmas Cranberry Cheese Quiche
By Lyn Funnell This is an ideal post-Christmas recipe when you’re fed up with large meals and you have lots of food left over, like cheese, milk, cream, Cranberry... Read more.
Tonbridge, Kent
People often get Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells confused. But if you say them out loud they sound very different. Tunbridge Wells has a U and Tonbridge has an O.... Read more.
Hate Sprouts? Try Sussex Brussels Sprout Crumble with a Cheesy White Sauce & be Converted!
By Lyn Funnell I must admit that the British aren’t the greatest veg cooks, although we grow a large selection of really flavoursome vegetables. Our generation... Read more.