As usual we have a host of activities and fun for you in this issue, and plenty of details for the up and coming festive season. As you can see we are now working alongside Spirit FM 96.6 & 102.3 fm. (Keep your ears out for us on the radio) and Summersdale Publishers Ltd. Summersdale Publishers have been kind enough to supply us with some prizes, so take a peek at page 19 and good luck!

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As always, Regards

By the time of print ‘Bare Bone Records’ should now be open! Specialising in Jazz, Blues, Rock n Roll and similar vinyls & CD’s, it is another great reason for music lovers to visit Chichester. Rapture wishes Bare Bones all the best!

Christmas Exhibition 2003

The Old Bakehouse Craft Gallery, Fishbourne is famous for its Christmas extravaganzas - and this year is no exception. Opening on Sunday 9th November, newcomers and Old Bakehouse devotees will have the opportunity of making this Christmas a celebration of the senses, bringing back all those marvellous feelings of wonder and delight we experience as children.

There is everything from beautifully handcrafted jewellery, kiln formed and blown glass, traditional and totally wacky ceramics, mirrors and sculptures, lighting, garden pots and much, much more.

For further information on the exhibition, exhibitors or …
The Old Bakehouse Gallery…
please call Ray or Ally Long on 01243 573263

In this troubled world there are always a few that put themselves at risk for others, one of these individuals is ‘John’ from the Globe, Chichester.

He has just been called up for the effort in Iraq (His fourth call up!). The team at Rapture wish you all the best John and look forward to sharing a drink with you on your return!

Ever fancied a custom built guitar? A guitar built to your style, specifications and taste? Well welcome to Scorpion Guitars. Ben has built Scorpion Guitars up over the years, offering repairs on a whole host of instruments. But his main passion is the creating and building of guitars. Rumour has it that he is now in the process of looking for premises for his art. So keep your ears and eyes open. Rapture will of course bring you all the latest information.

Congratulations to SDS who are now moving to 74 London Road, Bognor Regis. Over the past few years this ‘small’ Bognor based company has grown to be one of the market leaders in providing temporary and permanent staff. Started several years ago and told by everyone at the time that ‘there where already enough recruitment companies in the area and there really wasn’t space for another one’,

SDS has grown beyond everyone’s expectations. Indeed with the Labour and Conservative conferences successfully under their belts, the question has to be
- what’s next?

The Venue is shortly about to play host to two nights of sheer enjoyment.
The ‘All American Night Of The Blues’ is being held on:

Saturday 8th November with Eugene Hideaway Bridges and his
7-piece band the Hideaway Horns. The night kicks off at 7.15pm.

The second ‘Night Of The Blues’ will be offering ‘Steve Freund’ a Grammy Award winner, who will be making his debut UK performance in
The Venue, Chichester.

Hosted on the Friday 28th November and starting at 7.30pm, Steve will be backed by Pete Leigh and the Union.

Tickets for both nights are available from the Tourist Information Centre in South Street, Chichester.
Ticket prices are :
£10.00 advance, £7.50 concessions and £12.50 on the door.

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