Fascinating Facts about Eastbourne

Eastbourne has been unfairly labelled as "God's Waiting Room" due to the age of its inhabitants.  Since when was an average age of 102 considered "old?"  100 is the new 70 don't you know!

Becky Mantin - nice!  If you thought we'd include
a photograph of Michael Fish here, you really
haven't been paying attention as to how this blog works!

The most famous native of Eastbourne is weatherman Michael Fish who will always be remembered for calling just ONE storm incorrectly.  Thousands of other correct forecasts were instantly forgotten just because he got this one wrong.  People are so fickle!

Local point of interest is Beachy Head, which at 162 metres high is the highest chalk cliff in Britain.  Having stood on top of it I can personally attest to the awesome height of the cliff, and can fully understand how it has a 100% success rate when it comes to suicide attempts!

A few notable students have attended college in Eastbourne over the years including Aleister Crowley, George Mallory and Eddie Izzard.  No clues as to which one is which, but......

One of these men was an infamous occultist tagged, "The wickedest man in the World", which was a bit harsh as both Hitler, Stalin and Walt Disney were in their pomp at the time!

One of the other men may have been the first person to climb Everest.  Unfortunately, we will never know if he made it all the way because he died during his expedition in the 1920's, only for his perfectly preserved rump to be discovered near the top of the mountain some 70-odd years later.  Not the most dignified position to be left in.

And the last one of the three is a painfully unfunny cross-dressing comic who will be best remembered for running 40 odd marathons in as many days for charidy.  Next time, just sit in a bath of beans - it's quicker, infinitely less painful and at the end of the day you've still got plenty of baked beans for your tea.