Latest People: Octonauts arrive in Brighton & Charity quiz for Rockinghorse
Octonauts arrive in Brighton, City College Hair Show, The Kitchen Store & charity quiz for Rockinghorse
Octonauts land at Brighton Marina
Captain Barnacles and Peso, heroes of the Octonauts crew, arrived in Brighton last Thursday in dramatic style.
The larger-than-life characters from CBeebies hit series Octonauts arrived by powerboat at Brighton Marina, courtesy of Brighton Water Tours. Toddlers from the Brighton Day Nursery were on the jetty to greet them and were eager to meet their underwater heroes.
“We’re hosting Captain Barnacles and Peso at the Sea Life Centre for three weeks from 23 March to 14 April,” explained Sea Life’s Laura Sackett.
Brighton is the first stop on a nationwide tour by the Octonauts and it seemed only proper that they should make their entrance by sea.
www.visitsealife.com/Brighton
The Kitchen Store
The Kitchen Store saw the opening of their new showroom in The Old Shoreham Road, Hove on 21 March. The company has been designing and creating beautiful kitchens since 2004.
Today the Kitchen Store is operating from the Manhattan Furniture Factory in Lancing where they hold a huge range of quality Sussex built kitchens.
They also offer a product service to help source parts, accessories, extras units, appliances, worktops and doors for existing owners of Manhattan kitchens available by phone and online.
www.thekitchenstore.co.uk
Words and photos: Diana Frangi
City College Hair Show Spectacular
City College Brighton & Hove held their annual Hair Show Spectacular on 21 March. The theme this year was ‘Futuristic Follies’, a production by students from Level 1, 2 and 3, 14-16 year olds through to 19+. The show also raised money for the Sussex Macmillian Cancer Support Centre. This year special guest hairdresser Michael Andre (brother of Peter Andre) handed out the prizes to the students and guest judges from salons, Vidal Sassoon, Pivot Point Salonability, and Toni and Guy.
Words and photos: Diana Frangi
Local businesses raise thousands at charity quiz
A local children’s charity raised £7,000 from its annual quiz night to help sick children in Sussex.
Brighton based Rockinghorse held the Big Kidz Cartoon Quiz at Sussex County Cricket Club in Hove on Thursday 21 March. The event was attended by 250 local business men and women. Sponsored by Leaders lettings agents, the theme of the evening was kids’ cartoons from across the eras.
Money was raised on the night through ticket sales as well as a number of fundraising games, including a raffle, auction and a tree of life which included prizes donated from key Rockinghorse supporters and Sussex businesses.
To get involved in future Rockinghorse events, please visit www.rockinghorse.org.uk.
Photos: Chris Demott
