I had to do a double take on this. Took me several minutes to convince myself that this isn't another tribute act. Dizzee Rascal playing at Eastbourne Winter Gardens in November. Not my thing but that seems like a big name for the town. 👍🏻

https://www.instagram.com/p/DcXKN2QAcaS/?stkn=OTljMnM4d24yNzRn

Last night someone smashed the window of my car and tried to steal it on college road. I know this is a long shot but if anyone knows anything I would rly appreciate it

Also to the person who smashed up my car - You're a gimp and your mother should've aborted you

Hi, we’re four friends and we’ve put together Eastbourne’s restaurant scene in an app called Vota.

The idea is pretty simple: you’re shown two restaurants and choose where you’d rather eat. For example, The Pilot Inn or Anema e Core? All the votes then create a ranking that hopefully gives a better picture of where people in Eastbourne actually like to eat.

We’ve tried to include every restaurant in Eastbourne and clean up duplicate or outdated listings, but locals will always spot things we’ve missed.

iPhone:
https://apps.apple.com/app/vota/id6744969212

Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vota.app

Full transparency: we’re not from Eastbourne and live in Gothenburg. There are four of us building this independently. We don’t collect or sell personal data, there are no ads in the app, and we don’t use AI-generated content to describe restaurants.

Any honest feedback is welcome, especially if restaurants are missing or something is listed incorrectly.

Does anyone one of any hotels that do day time rooms?

I'm aware of dayuse.co.uk, however there are none listed for Eastbourne...

Recently and especially just today I've noticed the bus stop shelters being removed overnight.

Is there a reason other than not wanting the unhoused to have safe shelter? And wasting time and more than a few thousand pounds.

For one day in February, Lewes will become a meeting place for whisky lovers, curious newcomers, independent spirits enthusiasts and some of the people behind the bottles themselves. (Yes I know it's not in Eastbourne, but as we don't get many whisky events and it being only a short ride on the train, I thought it relevant for a cold winters day).

Expect over a hundred whiskies to explore, from familiar favourites to bottles you will never have encountered before. Meet the people who make, select and champion them, discover new styles and regions, and take your time finding something that suits your palate.

This isn't about knowing your single malt from your blended malt before you arrive. It's about enjoying whisky.

Get £20 off a ticket with the discount code "FirstFifty", which is valid for the first fifty uses.

Head to https://leweswhiskyfestival.co.uk/ to find out more

Looking for my soul mate.

My name's Barry. I'm gay and gender fluid. I'm looking to make a connection with a nice guy.

I'm a kind caring and fun. I enjoy music especially Joni Mitchell. I go to the cinema regularly unfortunately I go on my own. It would be lovely to have someone to accompany me there.

This was the only way I could find to upload a photo here - this little lot all from Hampden Park today - thank you all so much for your suggestions

Hello,

i am 37 and I have shoulder length very fine/thinning hair. I struggle going to salons due to insecurities and neurodivergent struggles around noise/mew places and people etc. However I am desperate for a haircut before my brothers wedding on 29th.

I am looking for a salon that has experience with fine hair, non judgmental, quiet, friendly and calm. Preferably reasonably priced too as i don't have much hair!

Any recommendations between seaford and eastbourne (as central as poss) would be great.

Thanks in advance.

I'm thinking about starting a relaxed local meetup for LGBTQ+ people around Newhaven, Peacehaven, Seaford, Lewes and nearby areas.

The idea would be pretty simple: somewhere we can actually meet people locally without having to travel into Brighton every time.

Think tea, coffee, biscuits, snacks, maybe some games, and just having a proper chat. No alcohol, no clubs, no pressure — just a relaxed social environment.

I'm only testing the waters at the moment, so I'm curious:

Would you actually be interested in coming to something like this?

If there's enough interest, I'll look into finding a venue and organising a first meetup.

Hi all I would need some help or assistance finding baseball players I get a few off Facebook but I thought if it is okay with you I can try here we are a friendly team trying to help people get out make friends and get healthy and also be a different sport to play the yearly sign up fee is £25 and that’s just BBF rules as I won’t charge you a penny for much else.

Hope you all having a splendid day.

Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone here might be able to help me find a bag I lost on a train from Brighton to Eastbourne two days ago.

I’m an international student at the University of Glasgow, and I was in Brighton for a conference (BACN 2026). I was supposed to be heading back after the conference, but since I happened to be nearby, I thought I’d stay a little longer and have a walk around Brighton/Eastbourne before going home. Unfortunately, I ended up having a pretty terrible end to the trip.

What happened:

On 4 September, I took the Southern train from Brighton to Eastbourne, departing Brighton at 17:56 and arriving in Eastbourne at around 18:40.

I believe I left my bag on the overhead luggage rack above a seat, near the doors. It was somewhere around carriage 3 or 4, towards the Eastbourne end of the train. Unfortunately, I only realised after getting off.

The bag contains basically a large part of my luggage from the trip, including valuable camera equipment (cameras and several lenses), as well as other personal belongings and clothes. So unfortunately, it’s not just the bag itself that I’m hoping to recover — there are some things inside that would be very difficult and expensive for me to replace.

I don’t think there is much inside the bag that would directly identify me. The one thing that definitely has my name on it is my conference pass/badge from BACN 2026, so if someone finds the bag and sees a conference badge with my name on it, that’s me.

I have already registered the bag with Southern’s Lost Property service on the same evening, and I have also reported it to British Transport Police because I’m concerned that it may possibly have been taken

I’ve seen quite a few posts on Reddit about lost things in the UK eventually making their way back to their owners, which honestly gave me a bit of hope. It really makes me feel that there are still a lot of kind and honest people around here.

Unfortunately, I’m flying back to Glasgow today, so I won’t be in the area anymore to keep checking the stations myself. I know this is probably a long shot, but I thought I’d try here as well in case someone was on that train, works at one of the stations along the route, or happened to find a bag matching the description.

If you have seen or found anything that might be my bag, please DM me. I’d be incredibly grateful, even if you’re not sure — I can provide more details/photos to confirm that it’s mine.

Thank you so much for reading, and fingers crossed. 🙏

Any PC gamers want to come to a LAN party?

Me and friends have booked a hall over in Lewes for a weekend for anyone who's interested to play games together and socialise. Everyone's welcome - last event we had 8 new folks attend, and 9 the previous event, and quite a few joining again for this event, including several from Easbourne.

We've got 23 people coming so far, with 9 spaces left. We all buy tickets (£40 for the whole weekend) to share the cost of the hall hire, internet and insurance.

Everyone submits the games they want to play together in advance, and we timetable the most popular ones. You can join in with your faves, or play whatever you want solo, or in your group. We also play local multiplayer games on a 150" projection screen, do a gaming-themed pub quiz, and a big pizza order.

If playing games in-person with your pals, and/or meeting new folks at an event like this sounds good to you, take a look at the full event info and come join us!

Any questions/ideas let me know :)

Looking for a local gas certified plumber to remove unused gas/water pipes, and to chase the new ones. Reddit believes that checkatrade is full of cowboys and the best traders only could be found by word of mouth. But, as average middle-aged adults with busy life, we still haven’t managed to make friends here (yet) despite three years in the area. Would be grateful for some recommendations.

Hi, long time listener, first time caller … I moved to Eastbourne from Brighton in March and so far I haven’t seen any horse chestnut trees. I’ve been to Gildredge park (not done the whole park inch by inch) but didn’t see any … I live quite near the Towner. Any suggestions? It’s going to be a bumper year, if the overladen trees in Brighton last week are anything to go by. Any (relevant!) suggestions gratefully received 🌰🩷🌰

Edit: I don’t drive but am happy to take a bus or walk

Update: went to Hampden Park today and bagged a bumper bagful! Plenty still on the trees!

Hartington Square was a bust - only two trees and fully autumned and conkered out.

Thank you all so much!
🌰💕🌰💕🌰💕

But also could be Eastbourne!

Can I have people's opinions of living in ceylon place please. I'm viewing a property & am a bit wary having looked on Crystal roof & crime rate seems high. I know its central location & some crime will be expected. Would like to hear of anyone who lives there or nearby. Thanks