Fire Destroys Phoenix Theatre

A massive fire has destroyed a theatre and studio complex in East Sussex.

The blaze ripped through the Phoenix Theatre and Studio building on North Street in Lewes on Saturday evening. The fire service received 23 calls from members of the public who spotted the blaze when it broke out at just after 18:00 GMT.

 

Mr Sunderland said artists had lost their "entire life's work" in the studios upstairs.

"It's really heart-breaking for them," he said. "People were down here sobbing their eyes out this morning "It's a big tragedy for the whole community."

 

The fire was brought under control at 21:15, but there has been enormous damage to the building. Nobody was injured, a fire service spokesman said.

He added: "This particular incident had the potential of being quite disastrous".

"Thankfully the occupiers identified the fire early and we managed to make an intervention which, although there's significant damage to the building, we stopped the fire from spreading to adjacent areas."

 

 

This is such a shame for the people and the town I hope some way the can rebuild it or replace it with a new building. What are your thoughts on this?

 

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain

The Fight For Libraries

War
Floods
Religion
Earthquake's
Tsunamis
Riots
 

 These are the things that have destroyed libraries over the years and now its happening again the government are not funding libraries anymore and loads of them are closing at an astonishing rate we need these libraries for our education, the younger generation and the most important to keep our dreams alive!

Once we have lost our dreams we are no longer free.
 

destruction

 





Lord Of The Rings Marathon

 

Today I did a Lord Of The Rings Film Marathon When I started I was very awake when I finished I felt very emotional and slightly suicidal like I had just lost something that was very important. (I did a whole bloody day) I started about one in the afternoon and finished at about 11 at night but I am glad I did it.

 

 



Grandad

When ever i have needed advice i always went to my grandad (the most amazing man ever) he always new the right words to say and made you laugh.

Today i woke up with a very heavy troubled heart because i need his advice and a bit of his guidance but most of all i just wanted a hug (do not cry your in the library).

I was thinking to myself what would grandad say then i just burst out laughing because i know exactly what he would say here's is a few life lessons for you all from my grandad

(My grandad died on 5th May of lung cancer)

Grandad's Life Lessons

1: Always wear matching underwear in case you get hit by a bus or get lucky.

2: Always eat the pudding first because why not.

3: Never give up.

So there you have it ladies and gentlemen 3 life lesson to live by and hopefully we will be all OK but i could still do with that hug tho.

Nanna and grandad with all the grand kids and great grand kids

My hero my best friend

The Sirens and Ulysses 1837

 

 

William Etty 1784 - 1849

 

The subject is from ancient Greek poem The Odyssey it represents the scene from Homer's narrative where Ulysses leads his men past the monstrous Sirens.

In mythology these creatures lure sailors to their island with songs so enchanting that men die listening.

Ulysses escapes the sirens by being lashed to his ship and by ordering his men to stuff their ears with wax.

The artist modelled the dead bodies in the foreground on real corpse which he had sketched in morgues, Often derided by the critics for the overt nudity in his works Etty was particularly scorned for the "Sirens and Ulysses" because of its juxtaposition of nudity and death.

The painting was bought from the artist by Daniel Grant a Mancunian cotton mill farmer.

 

When I saw the painting in Manchester Art Gallery I couldn't take my eyes off it, its amazing I kept going to walk away I just kept stopping and sitting back down, this painting is just incredible.

It stopped me in my tracks.