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Sussex Day celebration - FREE

  • Newhaven Bandstand Newhaven, BN9 England (map)

A fabulous Saturday at the Bandstand to mark Sussex Day from 12.00 - 5.30pm

Running Order

12.30: Earthquake Drummers to accompany Town Crier, Jason Ede to the Bandstand

12.33: Earthquake Drummers

12.36: Jason - Sussex Day Cry

12.40 – 13.40: Nick Pynn & The Dockside Barrel Scrapers

13.40 – 14.00: Tidemills Choir Singing Newhaven Shanty

with the audience! Words will be available.

14.00 – 14.30: Norcross Dancers

14.30 – 15.00: Sam Jones Magic

15.00 – 15.30: Newhaven Ukelele

15.30 – 16.30: Pam & De Femmes

16.30: Treeanna

Event Closes at 17.30

Plus an opportunity to learn and sing along with our very own Newhaven Shanty with members of the Tidemills choir who will be there to support as you learn this new anthem for the Town.

Newhaven Shanty      Music and Lyrics Ty Jeffries

 

Have you heard about Newhaven

Down upon the Sussex coast

Of all the towns around here

You would not say it’s the toast

There’s flags that flap

There’s fish, there’s scrap 

There used to be a Flea

Where the South Downs

And the river meet the sea

 

From Denton to The Lighthouse 

Is a busy stretch to row

And you could row much further 

If to France you wish to go

The Ferry comes in twice a day
And shelters in the lee

Where the South Downs

And the river meet the sea

Where the South Downs

And the river meet the sea

Yo ho eo! yo ho eo!

Where the South Downs

And the river meet the sea 

 

The ghosts of long lost Tide Mills  

Haunt that wild deserted reach

We used to all go swimming 

Down on sandy old West Beach

But they fenced it off, and locked it up

And threw away the key

Where the South Downs

And the river meet the sea

Where the South Downs

And the river meet the sea

Yo ho eo! yo ho eo!

Where the South Downs

And the river meet the sea

 

Green fields and woods and marshes

Sandy cliffs and shingle shore

Both artistry and industry 

Are just outside your door 

And sheep are fast asleep 

Beside the tidal estuary 

Where the South Downs

And the river meet the sea

Where the South Downs

And the river meet the sea

Yo ho eo! yo ho eo!

Where the South Downs

And the river meet the sea

 

There are boat yards, there are junk yards

Leading to the harbour arm

It’s more gritty than it’s pretty

But it’s got a certain charm So we’ll stay here in Newhaven 

For we know we’d rather be

Where the South Downs

And the river meets the sea

Where the South Downs

And the river meets the sea

Yo ho eo! yo ho eo!

Yo ho eo! yo ho eo!

Where the South Downs

And the river meets the sea

EO!

 

Bring the whole family and a percussion instrument too!!

Delicious food, Sussex drinks and live music - everyone and everything local to us!

FREE for all to attend so come and have a wonderful day.

A Newhaven Town Council /Newhaven Festival event.

If your community group would like a stall or if you are a creative Sussex food or Sussex craft person and would like to see, please contact newhavenfestival.sussex@gmail.com

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