John Lewis has released its Christmas advert – featuring Elton John and a piano, in case you haven’t seen it – and the shops are full of all things sparkly, so the festive season has truly begun. You can get a bit of Christmas spirit yourself with a visit to The Charleston Frost Fair, taking place on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November. At the home of The Bloomsbury Set, at Firle just outside Lewes, you can find artisan makers and designers, Christmas trees and wreaths alo
Fans of chamber music need to head for Lewes on Saturday 1st December. This is when the annual Lewes Chamber Music Festival Christmas Concert is taking place, offering mulled wine, mince pies and a programme of musical delights. Starting at 7.30pm, the concert features six brilliant musicians performing works by Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven and Ysaye. Artistic director and violinist Beatrice Philips will be joined by violinists Maria Wloszczcowska, Tim Crawford, James Boyd and
Lewes featured as the “Let’s Visit” town in the Saturday section of The Daily Telegraph last weekend. It was an obvious time for this historic town to be included, coinciding with the spectacle of Bonfire on 5th November. “Not for nothing is Lewes dubbed the bonfire capital of the world,” said the paper, which went on to describe the procession and background to the annual event. The Depot independent cinema, Glyndebourne, the Love Supreme Jazz Festival and Harvey’s Brewery a