BreatheEasy Eastbourne, along with two other charities, Amaze Sussex and i-Rock, are hosting an Open Day at The Breathe Centre, 142 Whitley Road, Eastbourne, on Friday (July 25th, 2025) from 11am until mid-afternoon.
Other charities have been invited to host a stand at the event to showcase their services, and a number of Eastbourne and East Sussex Councillors, including the Mayor of Eastbourne, Margaret Bannister, will be attending.
Kim Cole and members
BreatheEasy Chief Executive Officer, Kimberlee Cole, says: “The idea of the event is to promote what the three charities do and the benefit to the local and wider community.”
BreatheEasy Eastbourne is a support group for people affected by lung conditions, asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, IPF, carcinoma and asbestosis, including friends, family and carers. Their aim is to ensure the well-being of those with these conditions, offering them a safe meeting place. There are support groups, social interaction and pulmonary rehabilitation exercise maintenance sessions at four locations across East Sussex.
Entrance to BreathEasy
Amaze is a charity that provides information, advice and support to families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
i-Rock is a support and signposting service in East Sussex, offering help to young people aged 14-25.
* Those wishing to receive help from BreatheEasy can obtain further details by emailing Kimberlee Cole at breatheeasyeastbourne@gmail.com
Tony Flood spent most of his working life as a journalist, initially on local and regional papers and then on nationals. He was also editor of Football Monthly, Controller of Information at Sky Television and enjoyed a spell with The People before retiring in 2010.
He recalls: “My work as a showbiz and leisure writer, critic and editor saw me take on a variety of challenges - learning to dance with Strictly Come Dancing star Erin Boag, becoming a stand-up comedian and playing football with the late George Best and Bobby Moore in charity matches.
“Now I spend much of my time writing books, and theatre reviews and articles for online magazines Unknown Kent and Sussex and The Write Site. I recently retired from playing veterans football, having been one of the oldest - and slowest - players in the country!” Tony's first book was fantasy adventure SECRET POTION, which went to No. 1 in its Amazon category and has been recommended by other authors for Harry Potter fans of all ages.
His celebrity book, MY LIFE WITH THE STARS – SIZZLING SECRETS SPILLED! is full of anecdotes and revelations about showbiz and sports personalities, including Eric Morecambe, Elvis Presley, Kylie Minogue, George Best, Frank Sinatra, Joan Collins, Strictly Come Dancing stars, Muhammad Ali and Bobby Moore, with whom Tony worked.
The versatile Mr Flood then turned to writing in another genre with spicy crime thriller TRIPLE TEASE, endorsed by best-selling author Peter James, actor Brian Capron and The Sun newspaper's Stuart Pink. Following the success of TRIPLE TEASE, Tony wrote STITCH UP! – KILLER OR VICTIM? and FALL GUY.
In BEGGARS BELIEF compassionate copper DCI Harvey Livermore and his Major Crime Team are again trying to put a killer behind bars in a gripping, fast-moving story.
Tony has also co-written, with his wife Heather Flood, LAUGHS AND TEARS GALORE – STORIES AND POEMS WITH TWISTS!
Tony gives talks about the showbiz and sports stars featured in his celebrity book, as well as holding miniworkshops and giving advice on how would-be authors can write a successful book. Any groups wishing to contact him can email: tflood04@yahoo.co.uk Tony is chairman of Anderida Writers of Eastbourne. The link for the Anderida website is:www.anderidawriters.co.uk
