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