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SANTA’S CHRISTMAS COTTAGE DRUSILLAS PARK, ALFRISTON drusillas.co.uk/christmas-events You’ve not had to put the heating on as early this year. So you might have a little spare cash to indulge yourself. Well, why not think about splashing a little on the following over the winter months and warm the cockles of your heart. Now there’s a strange saying when you think about it - apparently something to do with cockles resembling hearts and the way that molluscs open up when warmed or cooked. RUSSELL WATSON - ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH, BRIGHTON seetickets.com Friday 5th December ‘The People’s Tenor’ returns to Brighton this Christmas, for what’s guaranteed to put you in the mood for another season of good cheer. A perfect opportunity to unite the whole family, to mellow out and enjoy some of the UK’s most accessible classical crooning. This is set to be a proper winter warmer. We bet you a tenor you’ll love it. 1st to 13th December (weekends), 14th to 30th December (daily) There’s a range of yuletide attractions here – from a visit to Santa’s cottage and Winter Wonderland Illuminations to Hug a Husky days and regular seasonal fayre, all serviced by the Thomas The Tank Engine railway. There’s more than enough novelty and wonder here to engage any child – and online deals to be had too. DIRTY DANCING - EASTBOURNE CONGRESS THEATRE dirtydancingontour.com Tuesday 13th to Saturday 24th January 2015 An unprecedented, live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensationally sexy dancing, this has been seen by millions across the globe. The worldwide smash-hit tells the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds, who co me together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives. RAG RUGS - ‘IN THE OLD DAYS’ SOUTHOVER GRANGE, LEWES DREAMBOATS & MINISKIRTS WHITE ROCK THEATRE, HASTINGS thesussexguild.co.uk whiterocktheatre.org.uk Saturday 10th January 2015 Monday 2nd to Saturday 7th February 2015 Be inspired by the art of the Bloomsbury set, and work with the soft colours of the old days. Go and share the nostalgia and create your own vintage-style rag rug using recycled textiles and old-fashioned hand tools. Learn hooky and proggy, and be shown how you can make colours work together. It’s 1963, and the world is changing. Bobby and Laura’s hit single ‘Dreamboats and Petticoats’ has not taken off. Norman and Sue have settled down to non-marital bliss – and a baby! But Ray and Donna seem blissfully happy. The Beatles and the Merseyside sound are inspirational. Will it inspire our band to have one more shot at stardom? 56