Time to roll the credits on the 61st issue of Viva Lewes, after a week in which a spring’s-sprung sun bathed the town in its feelgood rays. Also a week in which cricket’s World Cup unveiled its covers in the Caribbean with a comprehensive West Indies win over Pakistan. Next up, Scotland v Australia. And finally a week in which Tony Blair faced his biggest Commons revolt since the Iraq War started over his plans to poodle up to the United States’ Trident missile programme.

This week we’d like to thank the following people, without whom this issue could not have been put together: Nelly and Portia Fox, Peter Col, Polly Toynbee, Tom Spiers, David James, John Inman, Anando Mukerjee, Liz Webb, Val Davies, Diane Crook, Chris Furner, Gill Emerson, Henri Oguike, Ian “Surrogate Plums” Angell, Roz South, Moose, Manek Dubash and Harry the Cat.

This week’s contributors include: Emma Chaplin, Emma Robertson, Dexter Lee, Antonia Gabassi, Steve King, Adrienne Campbell, Andy Thomas, Nick Williams, Scott Chowen, Katie Moorman and Alex Leith.

Next week’s highlights include:
Thursday 16th: Legendary spoof country and western hero Hank Wangford and Reg Meuross at the Royal Oak
Friday 17th: Top class chamber music from Berlin’s Vogler Quartet at Sussex Downs College
Saturday 18th: The Rooks test their newfound mettle against promotion hopefuls Salisbury Town at the Dripping Pan
Monday 20th: Auden biographer and Gothic expert Richard Davenport-Hines at Pelham House
Monday 20th: Oklahoma!, from the Lewes Operatics Society, starts a week-long run