Music, Theatre, Dance, Film and Arts
Sat 18th : Barnstormers Comedy Doors 7.45pm. Tickets £10 in advance, £12 on the door. Visit barnstormerscomedy.com for details as they are announced. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk
Courses and Classes
Strictly Fun Dancing The New, Fun-Filled, Relaxed Way to Dance. Mondays, 6.15 – 7.15pm. £5 per visit. The Shoreham Centre (Room 8), Pond Road. For more info contact Lisa on 07939 248871 / lisa@freespiritdance.co.uk, or just drop in.
Sigma Dance School offers Ballroom & Latin Dance Classes every Monday Beginners : 6.30pm – 8pm. Improvers and intermediate : 8pm – 9.30pm. Admission £5 per class. Classes held at the Southwick Methodist Church Hall. Call (01273) 887611 for details.Lazy River Square Dance Club Monday evenings 8pm – 10pm. The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham, BN43 5WU. T: (01273) 454686 / W: www.shorehamcentre.co.uk
Wick Theatre Company Most Mondays from 8pm. Membership £20 pa. 17 year olds and above welcome. The Barn Theatre, Southwick Community Centre. (The Young Wick Players (12 – 17 year olds) meet Weds 7.30pm – 9.30pm in Southwick Community Centre). For more info contact Betty Dawes on (01273) 594052.
Shoreham Folk Dance Club Mondays 8 – 10pm (Excluding Bank Holidays). St. Julians Church Hall, Rectory Road, Shoreham. Membership - £1 pa / Fees - £1 per session. Adults & Teens welcome. For more info please call Mrs Holroyd on (01273) 415557Southwick Scottish Dance Country Club Thursdays 8.15pm – 10.15pm. Southwick Community Centre Garden Room. £2 per session. All ages welcome. For more info please call Mrs Brenda Hinton on (01273) 595017.
Dinkie Flowers Stage School All ages – Fridays. St Julians Hall, St Julians Lane, Shoreham (opp Shoreham College).
Please call (01273) 452868 for more details and fees.
Sussex Highland Dancers – Southwick & Shoreham Branch Saturdays 10.45am – 11.45am. St Julians Church Hall, Rectory Road, Shoreham. 5 years and over. Fees – Adults £2.50 per session, Children £2 per session. For more info contact Trudy Bellinger on 07854 649711
Thursday 2nd : The Golden Slipper Performers Club
The Cellar Bar of the Ferry Inn, High St Shoreham, 8.30 for 9pm. Free entry! A host of musicians gather for their monthly meeting in the most compact performance venue in the known universe to perform short spots. A wide range of musical genres, all subjected to new and innovative interpretations!
Saturday 4th : Soul & Motown A fun night of dancing and chilling to classic soul and Motown floor fillers. 8pm – Midnight. The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, 7.30pm till midnight, with Bar & Cafe. Tickets only £6 on the night. Call centre for ticket details on (01273) 454686 or visit www.shorehamcentre.co.uk.
Sunday 5th : Herbie’s Jazz Breakfast The popular series of Jazz Breakfasts continues in the fabulous Ropetackle Foyer Lounge from 11am. Featuring the venerable Herbie Flowers on Double Bass and the legendary pianist / vocalist / violinist Mike Hatchard. Tickets: Adults £7.00 / Children £2.00
Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk
Friday 10th : Airport Club Doors 7pm, music from 8pm. Tickets £12. Richard Durrant’s hugely successful musical variety night takes off once again. Expect anything, take nothing for granted. Complete with Malcolm Buchanan-Dick’s legendary VJ Harmonium and your genial host with at least a guitar in hand. www.richard-durrant.com. Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. W: www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk
Friday 10th: 60s, 70s, 80s Disco night With Top DJs Kenny and Billy-Lee. The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, 7.30pm till midnight, with Bar & Cafe. Tickets only £5 on the night. Call centre for ticket details on (01273) 454686 or visit www.shorehamcentre.co.uk.
Saturday 18th : Fabulous Fifties Rock n Roll present “Jiving” “The TTs” play live with supporting DJ. Membership £1. Call 01903 243392 or 01243 377924for info or visit www.rock-n-roll.org.uk The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham.
Monday 20th : The Shoreham Session The Bridge Inn, High Street, Shoreham, 8.30 for 9.00. Free entry.
A dozen or two musicians meet for a traditional round-table folk session. Accordions, melodeons, fiddles, guitars, mandolins, concertinas are just some of the instruments you might hear. Call it folk, roots, or celtic music, hear tunes and songs from England, Ireland, Scotland and beyond.
Friday 24th : Singles Night Music, dancing, great atmosphere. 7.30pm – midnight with licensed bar, café and free car park. Tickets only £5 on the door. The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, 7.30pm till midnight, with Bar & Cafe. Call centre for details on (01273) 454686 or visit www.shorehamcentre.co.uk.
Sat 25th : Ska Toons Doors 7pm, show starts 8pm. Tickets £8. Boomshakkalakka bedoodlybebop! Visit www.skatoons.co.uk for more info about the ska toons phenomenon! Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5EG. Tel: (01273) 464440. www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk
Courses, Clubs and Workshops
Arts & Crafts, Computers, Health & Fitness, Languages, Performing Arts, Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL. West Sussex Adult & Community Learning Service have a wide range of classes running in your area, including a NEW venue for daytime classes at Southwick Community Centre, also local libraries and King's Manor Community School (Wednesday Eves). Brochures available from libraries and Southwick Community Centre. For further information contact 0845 6 01 0161 ."
Messengers UK Youth Gospel Choir A community youth gospel choir in Shoreham for 10 – 18 year olds. No auditions necessary – just enthusiasm. Shoreham Baptist Church, Western road, Shoreham. Tuesdays from 7 – 8.30pm. For more info visit www.messengerschoir.org or email info@messengerschoir.org
Southwick Art Club Wednesdays 7.30pm at Southwick Community Centre. Membership fee - £30 p/a. Over 16s. Contact: Clifford Feeney – (01273) 411890
Beach Bateria All ages and abilities welcome to join this community based Samba band. The group meets every Wednesday from 7.30pm – 9.30pm at The Church of the Good Shepherd, Kings Walk, Shoreham Beach. Fees – Adults £3.50 per session / Students £3 / Under16s £2. For more info contact Jeremy Croucher on (01273) 455513.St. Mary De Haura Handbell Ringers Small friendly group. New members (over 16s) always welcome. The group meets Wednesdays from 7.30pm at St. Mary De Haura Church, Shoreham. Membership £25. For more info contact Andy Parrott on (01273) 453844.
If any of the details listed here are incorrect or your club or event isn’t included and you would like it to be please email jess@shorehamdirectory.com with details.