That’s it from our ‘Phew what a scorcher’ issue as the temperature hits the ton and the strange sight of Lewesians sheltering under trees becomes commonplace. This week we would like to thank the following people without whom this summer special would not have been possible: Anne Kennedy from Noolibird, Steve Franklin from Starfish, Ollie Smith, Paul Collingwood, Mary Potter, Lynn Gayford, Dr Wilf Wilde, Lyndsey at Pelham House, Simon Dale, Alexandre Gaydamak, Sarah Clowes and Adrian Bowker.

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

Next week’s highlights include:
Sat 29th: Proms in the Paddock with the Commercial Bonfire Society
Sat 29th and Sun 30th: In the Pink – The Chalk Gallery’s birthday bash
Sat 29th: movies The Wild and Wah Wah at the All Saints
From Monday 31st: Lewes Guitar Festival with Lollo Meier (Monday), Lui Fang (right) Clive Carroll and Mary Flower (Tuesday) Alex de Grassi, Luis D’Agostino & Pete Oxley and William Elliott Whitmore on Wednesday. More details at www.lewesguitarfestival.co.uk

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