Eastbourne shopping centre announces sponsorship of two summer events

The two events will bring new visitors to the town and help boost the local economy.

Airbourne celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and attracts tens of thousands of holiday-makers and day-trippers on each of the four days of the show and helps raise significant funds for local charities through bucket collections by a small army of volunteers.

The Beacon general manager Mark Powell said Eastbourne was gearing up for a great summer.

“Eastbourne Carnival heralds the start of summer for me,” he said.

“We are delighted to be an event sponsor and will be there to cheer on the dancers and bands as they parade along the seafront.

“Airbourne is another brilliant event,” Mark added.

“We have seen it grow in stature over three decades and it is great to give it a bit of support as it celebrates its 30th birthday. The

seafront really buzzes with excitement.”

The theme for this year’s Eastbourne Carnival is Into The Wild and the procession starts at 2pm on Saturday May 25.

The procession begins at Fisherman’s Green and will make its way to the Wish Tower slopes. The fun continues with a street party in Victoria Place from 4pm to 8pm.

A smaller procession through the town centre starts around 11:30am from the Enterprise Centre and proceeds to Victoria Place.

There’s support on hand, with costume-making workshops provided by Cotton Candy and carnival dance classes with Cherry Dance and Dance with Emma Holding.

Mina O’Brien, Chair of Eastbourne Carnival said: “Last year, our entrants did an amazing job of putting on a great Carnival for the theme ‘Sussex By The Sea’. So much so, Eastbourne Carnival was featured in the international carnival media, putting our carnival firmly on the

map.

“We are very excited to see what the community brings to carnival this year with the new theme. We want to see a celebration of the natural world – animals, birds, sea creatures and flora and fauna from nearby or far away places. There’s still time to register and we

invite anyone wishing to participate to do so via the website.”