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Metro
2 days ago
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'Elegant' UK seaside town gets direct train to London after it was axed five yea
Among many, many other crimes, the pandemic put an end to a direct rail link connecting Eastbourne to London. But now, after five years of campaigning, the train is back, with services resuming from December. It's good news for commuters who live in the East Sussex seaside town, who will be able to get to the capital in just 1 hour and 37 minutes. The service will run from Monday to Thursday, departing from Eastbourne at 06:48, and arriving at London Bridge for 08:25. The train will also make a stop in Lewes. Travellers previously complained that the train 'vanished' back in 2020, while others said it was 'quicker from Paris' to get to London, than it is from the south coast town. Liberal Democrat MP Josh Babarinde, who had been spearheading the campaign, called the train's comeback a 'huge victory'. The direct link will also make it easier for Londoners who fancy a day by the seaside. While Eastbourne gets overlooked for the likes of Brighton or Bournemouth, it's got a lot to offer, and has even been named as one of the best seaside towns in England, according to Conde Nast Traveller. TripAdvisor reviews have dubbed the town 'elegant' with its 'Victorian hotels, 19th-century pier, and 'wide promenade fronting a stretch of quintessentially British shingle beaches.' You won't miss the rainbow mural that adorns the outside of the Towner Eastbourne. The free-to-open art gallery opened in 2009, and houses an impressive contemporary art collection. In 2023, it even hosted the Turner Prize, featuring works from Rory Pilgrim, Barbara Walker and winner, Jesse Darling. For more art, the nearby Volt features work of more under-the-radar local artists. There's also lots of traditional seaside fun to be had. Head to the Pier and past the famous bandstand, which has an impressive, if not somewhat exhausting, schedule of events, which in the last few weeks of July alone includes tribute acts for Pink, UB40, Kylie Minogue and Michael Jackson. There's also an arcade for those willing to gamble all of their 2ps, and of course, a fish and chip shop. More Trending While walking around the town, make sure you head to Camilla's Bookshop, a treasure trove which has been selling second hand and antique books since Camilla set it up in 1985. The only complaint that reviewers on TripAdvisor have is there are simply 'too many' books, which are 'stacked floor to ceiling.' Finally, venture about 15 minutes outside of town and you'll get to the Seven Sisters, the glorious chalk cliffs. Walking up and down them can be a little tricky – especially if it's been raining – but on a clear day, the views are breathtaking. There's also the famous Beachy Head, known for mysterious stories, from its role in smuggling, to supposed hauntings. And after all the walking, rest your legs and grab a pint at the nearby The Beachy Head pub, with amazing views out to sea. Do you have a story to share? Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@ MORE: 'Hidden gem' crowned the UK's top budget-friendly beach to visit this summer MORE: I dreamed of Thailand's paradise island, but I left it too late to visit MORE: I stayed in the £1,800-a-night McLaren Suite at the London Hilton — is it worth the hype?
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Voices from Dorset to be heard at one of London's busiest Underground stations
TUBE passengers at one of London's busiest Underground stations will hear voices from Portland thanks to a new sound artwork heavily influenced by the island. Turner prize-nominated artist Rory Pilgrim worked with various people including staff and inmates at HMP/YOI Portland to create a 10-minute piece called Go Find Miracles which combines music and spoken word. Some of it was recorded in one of Albion Stone's underground mines on the island. It will play for a fortnight from today between 10am and 5pm on weekdays until Friday, July 25 along the moving walkway that connects the Jubilee and Northern lines at Waterloo Underground station. The piece asks how we 'go beneath the surface to imagine new structures of repair and possibility'. It focuses on the role that Portland has played in shaping London, with stone from the isle being used to build many of London's most iconic buildings. Of course the island is also the site of two prisons and the former site of a prison barge and the Bibby Stockholm. Expanding from Pilgrim's long-term collaboration with communities on Portland, Go Find Miracles features spoken reflections and poetry by Neurodiversity Support Manager at HMP/YOI Portland Holly Upton and east London-based Carina Murray. It is accompanied by music composed by Pilgrim and sung by soloist Robyn Haddon, alumni of the Prison Choir Project, and a further choir of singers. The lyrics and melodies were partly written with people from the Portland prison. Holly Upton said: 'This has been an inspiring experience for both staff and prisoners. We're looking forward to seeing it come to life on the Underground. Working in a prison has its challenges, but you can make a difference.' The piece was produced in collaboration with the Mayor of London's Culture and Community Spaces at Risk programme (CCSaR), the Feminist Library in Peckham and the Prison Choir Project. It is heard alongside visual artworks by Pilgrim on display throughout Waterloo Underground station and is accessible through a QR code on posters across the network. An expanded leaflet documenting the piece's development is available to collect from Waterloo Underground station. Eleanor Pinfield, Head of Art on the Underground, said: 'We are delighted to be launching a new sound commission for the moving walkway at Waterloo Underground station, one of the busiest on the network. Pilgrim's collaborative approach has brought together voices from London and Portland to consider the miraculous in the everyday. This new audio work reminds us of the power of connection, to those around us in our communities and those we travel through the city with each day.'
BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
Sound artwork launched at London Waterloo Tube station
A sound artwork has been installed at Waterloo London Underground station by Transport for London (TfL).Rory Pilgrim's 10-minute Go Find Miracles, which combines music and spoken word, partly written by prisoners, will play along the moving walkway connecting the Jubilee and Northern lines on weekdays until 25 July.A collaboration with the Feminist Library in Peckham, the Prison Choir Project and the Mayor of London's culture and community spaces at risk programme, it reflects London's links to Pinfield, head of Art on the Underground, said: "Pilgrim's collaborative approach has brought together voices from London and Portland to consider the miraculous in the everyday." The Dorset Isle of Portland's stone is the material used to build many well-known London buildings, including the headquarters of TfL and the BBC, as well as Waterloo station in an underground quarry and on a disused Jubilee line platform, Go Find Miracles explores how the law impacts our lives and environment and is structured around a prayer of call and response between London and lyrics and melodies of the work have partly been written together with men from HMP/YOI Upton, neurodiversity support manager at HMP/YOI Portland, said: "This has been an inspiring experience for both staff and prisoners. "We're looking forward to seeing it come to life on the Underground."
