That’s it then, the end of a week in which flags disappeared from cars and the heatwave decided enough was enough. And so, feeling decidedly less sticky than we’ve grown accustomed to feeling, we’d like to thank the following people without whom this issue would not have been possible: Lords Lloyd of Berwick and (Kenneth) Baker of Dorking, Roman Grill, Peter Meek, Alex from the Garden Room Café, Claire Onslow, Peta King, Adrian May, Barbara Stevens and Amanda Solomon.

Contributors this week are: Owen Postgate, Emma Robertson, Jessica Wood, William Leith, Karen Anderson, Katie Moorman, Dexter Lee, Antonia Gabassi, Dave Wilson, Nick Williams and Alex Leith.

Next week’s highlights include:
Friday 14th: Maize Maze starts up at the Spring Barn Farm Park
Friday 14th and Saturday 15th: The Gold Rush - theatre in the grounds of Lewes Castle
Friday 14th: Lewes District Schools Carnival, with a solar powered performance by our favourite current band, Turning Green
Saturday 15th July: Rock in the Bog 3 with the Brass Monkeys
Saturday 15th July: Deep Mamboo – blues at the All Saints
Sunday 16th July: Beijing Bicycle at the All Saints

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STOP PRESS: Anti Incinerator demo outside the County Hall Tuesday 11th July, 9.30 am. Click here for more information