One of the highlights of the Eastbourne Lammas Festival is its parade along Eastbourne Seafront on the saturday. In 2009 the pade will set off from the Pier at around 12:30

Everyone joins in - the dancers; drummers; musicians; Eastbourne Giants, as well as members of the public wearing costume or flowered-circlets, or just plain old jeans and Lammas T-shirts.

Why not join in?

Dust out your old fancy-dress costumes, or make something from scratch, wear flowers in your hair, or crowns, tiaras, feathers - whatever. Paint your faces and strap on your fairy wings.

Where can I get fabric, costumes or accessories?

If you want to make a costume or get accessories, the following list of local shops and on-line stores might be able to provide what you need.

Fabric:

• Just In Fabrics, 23 Langney Shopping Centre, Kingfisher Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 7RT. Tel: 01323 741142
  Thanks go the Just In Fabrics for kindly donating the fabric for the stage backdrop this year.
• C & H Fabrics, 80 - 86 Terminus Road, Eastbourne Tel: 01323 410428 (Also accessories and sewing equipment)
• Sussex Fabric Warehouse, Unit 1, Hampton Retail Park, Eastbourne (adjacent to B&Q). Tel: 01323 503040

Fancy Dress or Costume Hire

• Coopers Magic Shop, Cornfield Road , Eastbourne Tel 01323 431795
• Razzamatazz, 58 Willingdon Road, Eastbourne, Tel: 01323 643819

Wings!

• Claire's Accessories, Eastbourne Arndale Centre Tel: 01323 722558 (plus accessories)
• www.fairylove.com - truly spectacular mail-order wings and tutus

Craft Accessories:

• Lakeland, Cornfield Road, Eastbourne Tel: 01323 439811

The parade raises plenty of money for the RNLI and we encourage people to give generously. So far we have raised over £4000 - thank you SO much!