UK Living Room Concert: The Venue
The UK Living Room Concert hosted by Rowy and Lynda, with organisational help from Anne, was held in the village of Offham, on the outskirts of Lewes near Brighton. As one of the stipulations of the LRC is that it must be held in a living room, the UK LRC was held in an actual living room in a converted farmhouse called The Barn, itself a part of the Mill Laine Barns Holiday Cottages.
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A group of us arrived a few days before the day of the LRC and stayed at the other cottages.
Anna from Dublin, Marjan from Amsterdam and I stayed at The Granary.
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Arlene and Joanne, and Sue and Jak stayed at The Stable (from which they became known as The Stable Girls). Next to The Stable was The Dairy, the smallest of the holiday cottages with the tiniest of kitchen. Anne stayed here with her husband, Mike. PeteCC was their living room guest, while DavidUK, who was sleeping in the gardener’s room in Rowy’s cottage just down the road, came to The Dairy for his daily sustenance and Rudie fellowship.
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The Dairy on the left (with the black walls) and The Stable on the right
Rowy and Lynda stayed in the main cottage, The Barn, with two of their friends.
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In The Barn’s living room is a beautiful tapestry which would serve as the backdrop for the concert.
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It turned out to be the perfect backdrop, highlighting the guest-of-honour’s white hair most becomingly.
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There was some concern that The Barn’s living room was perhaps a bit small for the audience of 40, but in the end, it was a cosy fit with some on the floor (and not minding it one bit).
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