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Sat 3rd – Mon 6th
Usually in Britain, the mere mention of a ‘bank holiday’ brings rain and overcast skies but the first of this years May bank holiday weekends went off in fine style. The south coast was blessed with some glorious sunshine, bringing the beaches and towns alive with Brighton in particular being a very special place to be. Saturday was the opening day of the Brighton Festival and Festival Fringe and the city was packed with people soaking up both the sun and the atmosphere. My first port of call was the annual Children’s Festival so after a few splashes of sun cream and my three year old daughter perched suitably on my shoulders; we headed down to the north laine area. More than 70 schools and community groups transformed the streets of Brighton into one big carnival. Starting at Sydney Street and finishing in Madeira Drive, colourful costumes and Brazilian samba beats pleased the thousands of onlookers that lined the sunny streets. A truly enjoyable spectacle.
My first adventure into the pastures of the udderbelly came on Saturday evening. As the sun beamed down we queued patiently for Potted Potter: The Unauthorised Harry Experience. Having read only the first two books and not getting round to watching any of the films, I was slightly worried that it might drift over my head slightly. Within this 75 minute show, comic double act Dan and Jeff set about trying to recreate all seven Harry Potter books inside the sixty minute mark! Udder Place was packed full of energetic potter fans, most of whom quite were clearly up to scratch with the adventures of Harry and his companions. The endless gags and slap-stick comedy caught the imagination of the older and younger fans alike. Somewhere between books three and four an impromptu game of quidditch occurred, involving two young members of the audience as team captains which left the rest of us attempting to get an inflatable ball through a ring-shaped goal. The losing team duly received a soaking from a giant water pistol! Amazingly, by the time the show had finished, I had somehow managed to grasp the basic story line! My only little complaint would have been the price of the tickets. To take a family of four it costs nearly fifty quid for an hour’s entertainment!
Took an early break from the festival on Monday to check out the annual May Day bikers run in Hastings. I was lucky enough to be able to jump on the back of Mike Young’s fancy racing bike to join the stream of others at Tunbridge Wells whilst hanging on for dear life! High octane stuff, not for the faint hearted! On arrival at Hastings seafront we were amongst thousands of bikes jostling for position. This is definitely worth a look. Even if you don’t like bikes, the atmosphere is electric!
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