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NABBED YOUR TICKETS YET?
Bobby tells us that many people are deciding to secure their tickets in advance for the Groovy Sounds of 1968 music event at the Dunn Village Hall. You can get yours today from the Rushlake Green Village Stores - or at the door on the night - Saturday 6th October.
TICKETS FOR GROOVY SOUNDS of 68, on sale now at the VILLAGE STORES
Grab some tickets for the Groovy Sounds of 68, live music night on Sat 6th October in the DVH. Tickets from the Village Stores, or at the door. More details on the Village Leaf website rushlakegreenvillage.co.uk/groovy-sounds-live-6th-oct/
GROOVY SOUNDS team outside Village Stores now -
playing excellent vinyl music from 1968.
Tickets available for 6th October live music.
GROOVY SOUNDS PREVIEW
We caught sneak preview of the musicians and music that will be featured at the Groovy Sounds of 68 live gig in the Dunn Village Hall on 6th October. The set list provides a fascinating insight into a pivotal time for modern music. Get your tickets now (just £5!) from the Rushlake Green Village Stores or you can pay on the night, if it's not sold out.
RUSHLAKE GREEN ART SHOW ENDS TODAY
Don't miss this brilliant Open Art show organised by Little Arts. Over 70 fabulous artworks by local artists of all ages and levels of experience. Dunn Village Hall until 4.00pm today Sunday 16th September
RELATIVE VALUES 7th – 10th Nov
The Village Players present this popular a comedy by Noel Coward. Tickets on sale to the public from 17th October. See posters for...
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PARTYING LIKE IT WAS 1968
The Groovy Sounds event on October 6th was a tremendous success. The musicians performed dozens of well-known hits from 1968 and the capacity audience clearly enjoyed it if you could judge by the uproarious 'joining in' and the enthusiastic 'getting up on the dance...
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AUTUMN SHOW – SAT 13th OCT
Don't forget - The first Warbleton and District Horticultural Society AUTUMN SHOW will be held at the Dunn Village Hall, Rushlake Green, on Saturday 13th October 2018 . . . . ....
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Groovy Sixties Sounds – 6th Oct – Tickets now on sale
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW from the RUSHLAKE GREEN VILLAGE STORES, for Groovy Sounds 68, 7.30pm 6th Sat October in the Dunn Village Hall. The Friends of Chris Liddiard will be performing well known hits from 1968. Many will remember Chris introducing this brilliant bunch of...
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Heard it on the grapevine? Got any 1968 vinyl?
Have you checked your collection for 1968 LPs? The array of 1968 LPs being put together for the vinyl cafe (2-5pm DVH Sat 6th Oct) continues to grow as we beg, borrow and burrow in local vinyl stores. You can turn up on the day with your own LPs and we’ll try to...
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Art on the Green shows brilliance of local talent
The Little Arts would like to thank all our exhibitors for making the exhibition such a success over the three days which attracted 159 visitors. A number of the exhibits sold - including two of the children's pictures. There was a total of 74 exhibits from local...
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Vinyl Cafe uncovers groovy 1968 sounds
From 2.00pm to 5.00pm on the 6th October an informal Groovy Sounds Cafe will be open, playing vinyl records from 1968 as a warm-up for the evening gig. The team have been scouring, scavenging, begging and borrowing all the albums they can find from the period when the...
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Village safety first
With lots of pedestrians of all ages, horse riders and dog walkers using our roads throughout each day, and traffic driving into Rushlake Green at 40mph, 50mph, 60mph and sometimes more, there is now the serious risk of a tragic accident. So a local group is being...
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Art Trail Blazers, Local
Hailsham Festival 8-23 September. Another big programme of music, performance and art. Not to be missed locally on the art trail: Little Arts Open Exhibition, Dunn Village Hall, Rushlake Green; Big Arts Sale at the Arts School, Moieties Barn, Cowbeech; Woolcraft with...
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Getting into the groove
Now unearthed - copies of Bullitt and Lady Soul LPs released in 1968, for the vinyl cafe open from 2.00pm Sat 6th Oct as a warm-up for the Groovy Sounds of 1968 live music gig by the Friends of Chris Liddiard at 7.30pm that night. The Vinyl cafe will be a very...
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Stuff happening
8th to 23rd September - Hailsham Festival, including Food Fair 7th to 16th September - Wadhurst Art Exhibition 14th to 16th September - Little Arts on the Green, Open Exhibition, DVH 22nd September - The Village Players Quiz Night, DVH 27th September - Sir Jeremy...
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Must See Art Preview
Don't miss the Preview of the Little Arts Open Exhibition, 6-9pm Friday 14th October. Everyone is welcome to attend and many of the artists will be there to talk about their work. The exhibition continues throughout the weekend of the 15th and 16th. The art on show...
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