A life on the edge as an Eastbourne hotelier. Literally.

The wife didn’t appreciate my attempt at reassurance. Apparently being told we were fully paid up with the life assurance wasn’t the authoritative response required to her safety questions. The …

Eastbourne: Reasons to be cheerful

VAT’s gone up. Inflation is following suit. Job cuts are in the air and it would appear that Britain is battening down the hatches. Thank goodness no one seems to …

Getting Chrimbo sorted

Health and Safety would have had a fit seeing me stumble blindly around in the unlit loft searching for the decorations but we’re almost set up for Christmas in Eastbourne …

Ever felt nervous about that impending end-of-term report??

We’ve just moved to a new school and are now studying a completely new curriculum, so to speak, since we’re fresh to this whole hotelier life in Eastbourne. So to be …

Anton & Erin – Steppin’ out in Eastbourne!

If you know you Latin from your Ballroom, your Cha Cha from your Tango, you’ll be keen to hear that two of Strictly Come Dancing’s top stars Anton Du Beke …

Let’s play darts! The Eastbourne Open is almost upon us.

I’ve dusted down the barrels and even found 3 matching flights. Ok, my board looks like it came free with 2 litres of Esso oil back in 1987 (it did) but …

Blissed out in Eastbourne

Having a hotel in Eastbourne has its advantages – I get to sample all the delights – after all, how could I possibly recommend activities, restaurants, treatments, etc without first …

Is this what middle-aged is supposed to feel like?

My body seems to be telling me to slow down. Or at least to ignore Mike’s ‘encouragement’ at the regular Running Inn training sessions on a Wednesday night when we …

Brass monkeys at 30 feet

Chill wind, frost-bitten fingers, a precarious ledge and vertigo. A great combination. Hotelier life in Eastbourne with a Grade II-listed property is nothing if not rock ‘n roll – a spot of …