In early November the gardeners removed the last of the summer floral displays from Eastbourne seafront. Colder nights and shorter days mean the plants no longer look their best.
The schemes have been changed to plants that will establish over winter to give bright spring displays. New plants include pansies, tulips, polyanthus, ranunculus and wallflowers. In other areas perennials will be tidied up and fresh mulch applied.
New Daffodils for Princes Park
On Thursday 29th November about 90 children from St. Andrew's School in Seaside gathered in Princes Park to help plant hundreds of new daffodils.
The Mayor, Councillor Mrs. Mary Pooley, joined in the fun organised by the Friends of Princes Park in collaboration with Parks and Gardens Staff. Children were each given a handful of bulbs to plant and were presented with individual certificates stating their involvement.
The daffodils should flower in March and make an impressive splash of colour to enhance the edge of Wartling Road playground.
On Your Bike Near Eastbourne
The wet weather has made some Downland bridleways muddy and difficult to negotiate. If you want to stay relatively clean but still get out for some exercise there is quite a good network of surfaced cyclepaths in the Eastbourne area.
One of the main cyclepaths is part of National Cycle Network Route 21 that heads north from near the Sovereign Centre on Eastbourne Seafront. From here it goes via Shinewater Park, Polegate and then along the Cuckoo Trail (pictured) to Hailsham and Heathfield. It is well signposted, fairly level and surfaced all the way.
More cycle routes are described in a useful set of leaflets downloadable from the East Sussex County Council web site.
