Good afternoon,
Next week is our Christmas market and alongside our usual array of wonderful Sussex food & drink producers, we have a few extra treats in store. Andy is bringing his 3-foot potted Christmas trees, and I can report that the one I bought 2 years ago, which lives 11 months of the year outside and is soon to be dragged back indoors for its month of *jazz hands* showtime, is still in cracking health. Plus, they’re grown on the lane and only £25 each.
We will also have some very special scented candles and room diffusers, handmade in Sussex from natural ingredients by Parkminster.
Plus a couple of Sussex Taste Collective hampers to win in a raffle, with a selection of lovely things from each market stall. Raffle tickets can be bought at the bar and all the money will go to Sussex Nightstop, a charity working with the homeless.
The Cyder Shack will have tables and a log burner for cosy sheltered seating.
In the meantime, whilst wreaths are being made, 3Bros will be serving burgers tomorrow from midday. You can book a burger here or just pop in.
We’re stocked with steaks, brisket & roasting joints this week, and will inevitably be sipping mulled cider from 11am tomorrow as it is now December, officially the judgement-free sip-heavy month.
Something to listen to…
The Food Programme looking at the food culture in Gaza, and what the current conflict has done to food supplies.
Sliced Bread confirming that a potted Christmas tree is the ethical choice - thanks Andy.
A Paul McCartney & Wings banger that was my most played song of 2023, according to Spotify Wrapped.
Second was Taylor Swift, which makes me blame the algorithms.
