insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 03 - May 2015 | Page 37

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Sussexevents
Opening Saturday at
Goodwood // 2 May

Midge Ure and
India Electric
Co // 3 May

The new season at Goodwood
jumps from the starting stalls with
a fusion of fabulous artisan food
and high class racing to indulge
the senses. On the East Parade
Lawn will be a veritable feast of
superb dishes from Goodwood’s
organic Home Farm - the largest
lowland organic farm in the UK. Taste the flavours of Goodwood with
delights including Home Farm organic milkshakes, lamb koftas and
baked Molecomb blue cheese served with locally made tasca bread
soldiers. There will also be a Final Furlong food market - accessible from all
enclosures - featuring bespoke stalls filled with the best local produce from
artisan suppliers such as Highdown Vineyard, Pinks ice-cream, Mud Foods,
Sussex Pigs Co., Farmers Choice Freerange Ltd and Burley Fudge to name
just a few. This will be the perfect place to browse, sample and shop for
fine fare, with one of the best trackside views of the racing.
Goodwood Racetrack, Chichester PO18 0PX
www.goodwood.com / 01243 216610

After the successful
reformation of
Ultravox in 2009,
Midge feels its time to
revisit his Celtic roots,
and will perform his
album Breathe in its
entirety for the first time, ably accompanied by the two musicians from
India Electric Co. Of course, he will also play a selection of his other hits
like “Vienna”, “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes”, “Fade to Grey” and “If I
Was”.
7.30pm. Price: £19
The Capitol Horsham, North Street, Horsham RH12 1RG
www.thecapitolhorsham.com / 01403 750220

Eastbourne’s Tea Dances // 5 May

Magnificent Motors Festival // 2-3 May
Eastbourne’s Magnificent Motors festival
kicks off a vintage season bringing both
high octane and nostalgia to the bank
holiday weekend. The annual free festival
is one of many vintage treats in store
this year, from vintage chauffeur-driven
motoring tours around the South Downs
National Park, to art deco dining and
wartime heritage. From a pre-war 1909
Brush Runabout to a 1928 Bugatti Type
© Graham Huntley
35, one of the most successful racing cars
of its time, the annual festival celebrates
both classic and vintage cars, along with motorbikes, buses, commercial,
military and steam powered vehicles.
10am. Price: Free
Western Lawns, Eastbourne BN21 4EH
www.visiteastbourne.com/magnificent-motors / 0871 663 0031
Enjoy an afternoon of music with Chris Mannion, and don’t forget to bring
your dancing shoes! Ticket price includes tea and biscuit, please note
new ticket price.
2pm. Price: £6
Winter Garden, Chiswick Place, Eastbourne BN21 4BJ
ww.eastbournetheatres.co.uk / 01323 415500

Artists’ Open
Houses, Ditchling
// 2 May – 1 June
An inspirational trail in
and around a historic and
picturesque village within the
Southdowns National Park. A
rich artistic heritage includes
Eric Gill, Sir Frank Brangwyn
and The Guild of St Joseph
and St Dominic; family
members continue these
traditions in some venues
today. Exhibitions are in
Ditchling Glasswork by Miranda Ellis
studios, workshops, galleries,
public houses and restaurants
and show a diverse range of high quality art & craft skills, courses, poetry
readings and music.
Opening times vary. Price: Free
www.artinditchling.wordpress.com

The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine
Art Fair // 8-10 May
The Antiques Dealers Fair Limited is organising a
brand new event – The Petworth Park Antiques &
Fine Art Fair – in the grounds of Petworth House,
the magnificent National Trust property in West
Sussex, which inspired such great British artists
as JMW Turner and J. Constable.
11am Friday, 10.30am Saturday & Sunday.
Price: £10
Petworth Park, Church Street,
Petworth GU28 0AE
www.petworthparkfair.com / 01797 252030

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