Hilda and Albert

Anni Townend tells Hilda and Albert's story of the changing landscape of the South Downs.

Placement:

South Downs Way.

Research:

Anni Townend.

Equality FC, Lewes

LFC Club owner Karen Dobres shares LFC's equality vision as the first football club in the world to offer equal pay to male and female players.

Karen Dobres is a Director at Lewes FC and also a writer and trained counselling therapist, including creating and managing an internal counselling service for PolyGram Records (now Universal). Karen has a unique voice on the Board as she had no interest in football whatsoever before encountering Lewes FC’s equality initiative in 2017. Since then she regularly gives talks at business & sports conferences on equality in football and its effect on driving gender equality in the wider world.

Placement:

The Dripping Pan, Mountfield Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2XA

Research:

Karen Dobres

Acknowledgments:

With thanks to Karen Dobres, LFC With thanks to Ben Ward and William Andrews for recording and production.

Beach Huts, LFC

Charlie Dobres chats beach huts and LFC.

Charlie Dobres co-founded what became the UK’s largest independent Digital Media Agency. Formed in 1998, the company, i-level, grew to a £100m turnover, employing 150 people and had won the Queens Award for Enterprise in Innovation by the time Charlie stepped down in 2007. In 2010, with five others, he turned Lewes FC into a 100% community-owned entity and has been on the Board ever since.

Placement:

The Dripping Pan, Mountfield Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2XA

Research:

Charlie Dobres

Acknowledgments:

With thanks to Charlie Dobres, LFC and William Andrews for recording and production.

The oldest workshop in Lewes?

Jeweller Jonathan Swan tells us about his workshop in Lewes and how the glass from the swimming pool at Raymond's Revue Bar ended up in Lewes.

Placement:

164 High St, Lewes, BN7 1XU

Research:

Jonathan Swan

Acknowledgments:

With thanks to Jonathan Swan and William Andrews for recording and production.

Sweetheart and The Meridian Line

Will Mabbit talks the Meridian Line, chips and his dear, departed cat Sweetheart.

Placement:

101A Western Rd, Lewes, BN7 1RS

Research:

Will Mabbitt

Acknowledgments:

With thanks to Will Mabbitt and and William Andrews for recording and production.

Bob and Ben

Designer Emma Carlow talks about Bob and Ben, the plasterers of Talbot Terrace.

Placement:

Talbot Terrace, Lewes

Research:

Emma Carlow

Acknowledgments:

With thanks to Emma Carlow and William Andrews for recording and production.

Scratchy Tiles: William Andrews

William Andrews (who used to live here) did not scratch the tiles on the Old Red White and Blue. With thanks to Cookschool

Placement:

Cook School Lewes - Friars Walk, Lewes, BN7

Research:

William Andrews

Acknowledgments:

Cookschool, and William Andrews for narration, recording and production.

For the love of Lewes FC: Dave Evans

Long time Lewes Football Club supporter Dave Evans explains what's so special about Lewes FC and how he ended up in Lewes.

Dave moved to Lewes from Uckfield in 1987, after his marriage to Mei. Dave was a lawyer then but later became a primary teacher (and eventually a headteacher). 34 years and three fantastic children on, he still lives here. He has followed Lewes FC since about 1990 and it is the perfect antidote to the Premier League. Come On You Rooks!

lewesfc.com

Placement:

Lewes Football Club - The Dripping Pan, Mountfield Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2XA

Research:

Personal experience.

Acknowledgments:

Dave Evans, Lewes Football Club and William Andrews for recording and production.

Breaky Bottom: Peter Hall

Peter talks about local vineyard Breaky Bottom and the rise in popularity of English Wine

Peter Hall runs Breaky Bottom in nearby Northease. The vineyard was planted in the 70s and is one of the oldest vineyards in the southeast. Breaky Bottom has won numerous awards and accolades internationally.

breakybottom.co.uk

Placement:

Southease Station - Lewes, BN8 6EP

Research:

Peter Hall

Acknowledgments:

Peter Hall and William Andrews for recording and production.

A Ghost in Lewes: Wendy Maples

Wendy tells the story of her first Lewes ghost.

Wendy has lived in Lewes since 1998, technically a DFL at the time, but formerly of Lindfield, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, where she spent most of her childhood. She has worked in education for most of her adult life. In 2019 she was elected to Lewes Town Council (Priory Ward) and in 2021 to Lewes Division, East Sussex County Council, standing for the Green Party. Her rescue dog, Bonnie, aspires to one day feature in Dogs of Lewes.

Placement:

Rotten Row, Lewes, BN7

Research:

Personal experience

Acknowledgments:

Wendy Maples, the Porter family, William Andrews for recording and production.

Skating in Lewes: Pete Hellicar

Pete talks about his lifelong love of skateboarding.

Peter Hellicar is an artist, designer and skateboarder based in Lewes. He runs The Skate Society & Hellicar Studio from a dual purpose design space and adjoined skate store. His art and skateboarding shenanigans have taken him around the world.

theskatesociety.com

Placement:

Skate Society - 18a Malling St, Lewes BN7 2LE

Research:

Personal experience

Acknowledgments:

Pete Hellicar, William Andrews for recording and production.