Bay Life: The Journal, the second issue of the ‘hyper-local broadsheet newspaper’ for Pevensey Bay is published Friday 24 June, and available in all good local newsagents.
Priced 40pence, you can buy direct from your local newsagent, or ask that they deliver the Journal direct to your door. Both the 1066 Store and Bay News in Pevensey Bay are offering this service, give them ring and they will deliver (delivery charge applies).
Live outside the Bay? You can also download your own full digital copy of Bay Life the Journal, direct to your desktop, 12 issues of the monthly newspaper are priced at £6:50, payment details on request.
What is inside this issue of Bay Life: The Journal?
Cover stories
The Mawkins are Back: The Return of the Magical Scarecrow Festival
Wealden Food & Wine Festival: full programme published
Thank you message: some people bought multiple copies: Dianne Dear, publisher
Leaderboards
What I am trying to suggest and I know it is radical, but why not listen to the people
Michael Racher is an author living in Pevensey Bay. He is currently working on a fantasy novel.
Words like dull, tired and retro were used to describe the High Street shopping area
Helen Burton is a community activist and Pevensey Parish Councillor
The Need for a Neighbourhood Plan under the Localism Act 2011
Margaret Martin is chair of the Friends of Pevensey Bay Library. In DEBATE, page 6, we profile her views of what could be included in a Neighbourhood Plan.
Constituency
Taking a lead locally, important issues to our part of the country
Huw Merriman, MP for Bexhill and Battle
Huw Merriman in the House
News
First Art, Crafts and Photographs exhibition in Pevensey Bay points the way towards annual event with historic parallels
Val Racher
Business
Case Study, The Planter Guy, Planters & Bespoke shelving
OUR STORY: Tired, emotional, and covered in dust, the Over The Moon Party Shop threw the doors open that Easter weekend
Paul Martin
History
Tales from the Timeline—Banks family history: The Old Thatched Cottage and the midwifery fee of £1 with four leaf clover attached
Frances Brown
Tales from the Timeline—Four students and a long lost lagoon
Debate
One issue that causes huge resentment is the marine rent charge that all harbour property residents have to pay
Ian Weeks
An economic plan for Pevensey: The need for full consultation
Margaret Martin
Villages like ours share so many threats and so many challenges
David Banks
Essentials
Letters page
Notebook
After the EU Referendum, Message to constituency, Huw Merriman
