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Issue No. 69
April - June 2015
Sussex Pie
A FREE magazine for Folk Dance
and Song in Sussex
Thanks to Magham Down
Folk Dance Club for their
sponsorship of this issue
The Sussex Pie is published by the Sussex Folk
Association for the distribution of information relating
to Traditional Music, Dance and Song in the county.
SusFA is affiliated to the English Folk Dance and Song
Society (EFDSS), Tel. 0207 485 2206
2 Regents Park Road, London NW1 7AY
email: [email protected]
Chairman's Chat
This evening [23 Feb.] the SUSFA committee met and received reports
from the Sussex Clubs. I am glad to say that nearly all clubs are able
to report they are doing well, holding their numbers and getting new
callers (some of whom, I hope, will be able to come to the Forum on
29th March).
During the afternoon four of the committee visited Sedgwick Park
House, near Horsham, to consider it for the venue for the 2016
Playford Ball. I am pleased to say we were very impressed and have
booked provisionally for 4th June 2016.
Please come to the AGM in June and we can tell you more.
Bob Weddell
Distribution, Advertising and Sponsorship
Full Page - £18, Half Page - £10, Quarter Page - £5. Event dates are
included free of charge. Donations cheerfully accepted! Contact the
editor for payment details.
The submissions deadline for the next issue is 26 May 2015. Any
events and contact details submitted to Sussex Pie will also be added
to the SusFA website calendar, unless otherwise requested at time of
submission (see susfa.interfolk.co.uk)
If you would like an electronic copy sent by email each quarter, thus
saving paper and postage, please contact the editor Julian Godin
([email protected], 07527 707250).
CHICHESTER FOLK DANCE GROUP
New web site: http://chifdg.weebly.com/
1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays, 8-10 p.m.
at The Fishbourne Centre, Blackboy Lane,
Fishbourne, near Chichester, PO18 8BE
Various callers with recorded music - all welcome
EAST GRINSTEAD FOLK DANCE CLUB
Trinity Methodist Church, Lingfield Road RH19 2HA
Alternate Tuesdays 8-10pm
April
May
June
14th
12th
9th
28th
26th
23rd
New Dancers always welcome
Guest Callers
Information: Gill Jones 020 8777 3572 or Ros 01342 321373
Smallfield New Years Eve Folk Dance
We had an enjoyable New Years Eve Folk Dance ably run by
Kate and Doug Eaton. We were able to donate £32.00 to
Sussex Pie and £110.00 to the Chestnut Tree House
Children's Hospice.
Everyone was dismayed when I said there won't be a 2015
event and maybe not for some time after that. This is due to
the lack of numbers; several members from the Horley &
Meadvale Club make the effort to support Folk Dances in
most parts of Surrey and Sussex. Alas roads in the most part
seem to run from and not to Smallfield!
We may try a Summer or Tea Dance to give folk a chance to
find us in daylight. You will discover not one narrow country
lane where you fear for the condition of your car. In fact if you
come on the B2036 [Balcombe Road], it's less than 3miles
from the Surrey and Sussex Crematorium! Hope to see you in
Smallfield one day, it's a pleasant village.
Rita M Hendy
Don't forget the Heathfield dance, Martyn Bidgood with the Falconers, Bodle St.
Green, 7.30pm on 28 March, and the Callers Forum at Pulborough on Sunday 29
March, 10.30 – 3.30, only £2, non-calling dancers welcomed, bring a picnic lunch.
April
4th Sat
Shoreham. Ivan Aitkin with JIP.
Hangleton Junior School.
Keith Calver
01903 208851
11th Sat Hastings & St Leonards. Rosemary Hunt and Janice Bolton
7.30pm Orion’s Ring. Spring Dance plus Kate and
01424 753684
Doug’s Silver Wedding Celebration.
Ninfield Memorial Hall. Am. Supper, £4.50
18th Sat Seaford Tea Dance. Walter White. Annecy
2-5pm School, Seaford. £5 incl. Refreshments.
Judy Rankin
01323 890759
18th Sat Horsham (Note 3rd Sat. not 2nd)
01403 266457
26th Sun SusFA Dancers practice, held in
2-4pm
Pulborough Village Hall.
Janet Douglas
01243 265010
May
Fri 1st to
Mon 4th
Eastbourne International Folk Festival
www.eiff.org.uk
01823 401271
9th Sat Horsham - Jim & Ruth Gwilliam with Horsham
7.30pm Accordion Band. Am. Supper
Jean Mitchell
01403 266457
16th Sat Hastings & St Leonards (Note 3rd Sat. not 2nd)
7.30pm Janet Dingley. Ninfield Memorial Hall.
Am. Supper, £4.50
Janice Bolton
01424 753684
17th Sun Shoreham Cream Tea afternoon dance. John Keith Calver
3-6pm Portlock, recorded music. Pulborough RH20 2BF 01903 208851
21st
NO Meeting at Chichester!
June
1st Mon SusFA AGM – see back page – please come!
Maureen Reed
6th Sat Playford Ball with Rosemary Hunt and
7.30pm Orion's Ring. Horsham – see back page.
Maureen Reed
01403 741431
12th
-14th
Shoreham's Wessex Hotel residential dance
Tickets from
weekend in Bournemouth. Dee Chapman and Janet
Barrie Bullimore, Weston Country Dance Band. 01273 557868
13th Sat Hastings & St Leonards – Carol Hewson
7.30pm Ninfield Memorial Hall. Am. Supper, £4.50
Janice Bolton
01424 753684
Future Dates
4 July
Eastbourne Summer Afternoon Dance 2-5pm
01323 732948
11 July Hastings at Ninfield – Margaret Browning
01424 753684
18 July Tilton Tea Dance, £2. Bring picnic tea. If
3-6pm doubtful weather, ring June Axon to check.
June Axon
01323 832294
6 Sept
Shoreham cream tea Sunday afternoon dance 01903 208851
12 Sept Hastings at Ninfield – Kate & Doug Eaton
01424 753684
12 Sept Horsham
01403 266457
19 Sept Seaford Tea Dance, 2-5pm
01323 890759
26 Sept Magham Down Ann. Dance, Ninfield, Chris Turner 01323 841127
26 Sept Chichester, John Turner, Fishbourne Centre
01243 552539
3 Oct
Shoreham. John Portlock.
01903 208851
10 Oct
Hastings at Ninfield – Martyn Bidgood
01424 753684
10 Oct
Horsham
01403 266457
24 Oct
Eastbourne Autumn Dance - Crys Rothon
01323 732948
25 Oct
SusFA Sunday Workshops. "Manx & Welsh
10.30am Dances". Geoff Weston. Pulborough. £7
Janet Douglas
01243 265010
31 Oct
01435 873551
Heathfield Autumn Dance
14 Nov Hastings at Ninfield – Moira Underwood
01424 753684
14 Nov Horsham
01403 266457
22 Nov SusFA Sunday Workshops. "More Gary Rood10.30am man Dances". John Turner. Pulborough. £7
Janet Douglas
01243 265010
5 Dec
01903 208851
Shoreham Christmas Dance
12 Dec Hastings Christmas Dance, Walter White
01424 753684
12 Dec Horsham Christmas Dance, live music
01403 266457
SONG CLUBS
Crowborough. 1st Saturday, Coopers Arms pub, Coopers Lane 07879 131368
Eastbourne. 1st & 3rd Wed. The Lamb, Church St. BN21 1NH
01323 728268
Horsham. Sunday. Normandy Centre RH12 1JF
01306 875653
www.horshamfolkclub.co.uk
Lewes. Sat. Elephant & Castle, White Hill BN7 2DJ
01273 476757
Willows. Wednesday. Arundel Football Club.
07790 511054
www.willowsfolkclub.org
DANCE CLUBS
Bexhill. Thursdays, 8.00. St Peters Community Centre, Old Town
01424 842690
Bexhill International. 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 to 9:30pm
Little Common Methodist Church Hall
01424 222382
Chichester. 1st, 3rd, 5th Thursdays, 8-10. The Fishbourne Centre
01243 552539
Crawley. Alt. Tuesday. 8.00-10pm Three Bridges Comm. Centre.
01293 536887
Downsway Playford. 3rd ,5th Tuesdays. St. Lawrence’s Church Hall,
Sea Place, Goring.
01403 741431
East Grinstead. Alt. Tuesday. 8pm. Trinity Methodist, Lingfield Rd.
0208 7773572
Eastbourne. Thursday 7.45-9.45. Upperton URC Hall, Watts Lane.
01323 640599
Eastbourne U3A. 1st & 2nd Tuesday 10-12. St Saviour's and St Peter's
South Street Eastbourne
01323 412046
Felpham & Middleton. Friday. Small Jubilee Hall, Shrubbs Field
Middleton-on-Sea
01243 265010
Fittleworth. 1st Thursday. Fittleworth Village Hall
01403 741431
Hastings. Tuesday 7.45-9.45pm. St. Matthews Church Centre.
01424 753684
Heathfield. Tuesday. 7.30pm St. Richards Church Hall, Park Road
01435 873551
Herstmonceux. Wednesday, 8pm Bodle Street Village Hall
01323 832294
Horsham. 2nd Saturdays. 7.30pm Broadbridge Heath Village Centre
RH12 3LY
01403 266457
Keymer. 1, 3, 5 Monday. United Reformed Church Hall, Hassocks
01273 843399
Lindfield. 1, 3 Tues. Ashenground Comm. Centre, Southdown Close,
Haywards Heath RH16 4JR
01444 482741
Magham Down. Tuesday. 7.45-9.45pm. Hellingly Village Hall.
01323 841127
Mannings Heath. 2nd Wed. 7:30pm Village Hall
01403 750844
Seaford. Monday 7.45pm Downs Leisure Centre (new phone no)
01323 890759
Seaford Traditional Wed. mornings 10.15-12.15.
St. Peters Church Hall, Upper Belgrave Rd.
01323 897315
Shoreham. 8 pm Monday (not Public Holidays). St. Julians Hall, Rectory Road.
http://www.shorehamfolkdance.org.uk/
01273 415557
Worthing Grasshoppers. 2, 4 Tuesday. St. Lawrence’s Church Hall,
Sea Place, Goring.
01903 239638
Bexhill Scottish. Tues. St Stephen’s Church Hall, Down Road
Brighton Scottish. 7.30 Thurs. Term Time. Junior School,
Balfour Rd., Brighton
Crawley Scottish Thurs. 8pm Milton Mount Community Centre,
Milton Mount Avenue, Crawley RH10 3DP
Horsham Scottish Mon. 8pm Millennium Hall, Crawley Road, Roffey
Patcham Scottish Country/Highland Fri. 8pm / 6.30pm Memorial Hall,
Old London Rd BN1 8XR
01424 425961
01273 504506
01403 269439
01403 269439
01903 783053
BANDS and CALLERS
SEAN GODDARD, Brighton’s Dance Caller
SQUARE THE CIRCLE, Folk Dance Band and caller.
TWO IN ACCORD, Music for everyone, everywhere.
VILLAGE FOLK, Caller for Barn Dances.
01273 559107
01825 721296
01903 238785
01342 718862
DANCING CHEEK TO CHEEK
I wonder how many of you watched this series of TV programmes on
BBC4 recently. Len Goodman (from Strictly Come Dancing) and Dr
Lucy Worsley (a historian and author) looked at the development of
social dance over the last few centuries. I learnt a lot. For example,
the minuet includes a movement that looks remarkably like 'Cecil Sharp
Siding'. I already knew that our own Queen Elizabeth loved American
square dancing when she was younger, but I learnt that Queen Victoria
was an ardent fan of Scottish country dancing.
Another interesting fact relates to the waltz hold, also known as the
ballroom hold. Originally in the waltz, dancers were not allowed to
cosy up so close to each other. The man would put his hands above
the lady's waist, she would put her hands on his shoulders, and they
would dance almost at arm's length.
Speed dating is nothing new. At the dance venue Almack's, single
young ladies and gentlemen were introduced, and used the dance to
converse. No more than two dances with the same partner! If a
gentleman remained single after two years, his membership was not
renewed. Georgette Heyer refers to Almack's in her Regency novels.
The influence of Playford's English Dancing Master, in its various
editions, was mentioned. The dance 'Hyde Park' was demonstrated. A
vivid portrayal of how clog dancing originated within the industrial
environment was enlightening, with the clog rhythms matching the
noises of the looms and other machinery.
There was much more, including how the polka came over here - 'heel
and toe', anyone? All in all, very interesting!
Julian Godin
Sussex Folk Association Who's Who
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
Mr Bob Weddell
Mrs Maureen Reed
Mrs Maureen Reed
Mr Philip Price
Membership Secretary
SusFA Development Officer (East)
SusFA Development Officer (West)
01293 536887
01403 741431
01403 741431
01323 483905
Mrs Maureen Reed
Miss June Axon
Mrs Janet Douglas
SUSSEX PLAYFORD BALL
Saturday, 6th June
7.30 – 10.30pm
The Barn, Causeway, HORSHAM
RH12 1HE
Rosemary Hunt & Orion's Ring
Admission £10
American Supper
Further details from Maureen on 01403 741431
Sussex Folk Association
If you take part in any Folk activities in Sussex
why not come along to the
SUSFA AGM
on
Monday 1st June 2015
at 7.45pm
URC Hall, Hassocks
You will be able to share your thoughts and ideas, have a cuppa
among friends and, afterwards, join in some informal dancing.
If you would like to propose a motion at the meeting, please notify the secretary in advance.
For further details contact Maureen Reed (Secretary)
email [email protected]
Tel. 01403 741431