Ian, you'll know about this one but perhaps others won't: there's a free singaround at the Trevor Arms , Glynde, East Sussex, right next to the railway station, on the third Tuesday of every month. It was run for decades by Sandra Goddard and is now run by Ruth Cooke, Jamie Crawford (both of Brighton Storytellers as well as being singers) and Elizabeth Rimmington, with support from Sandra. The Snail and I usually go to it.

It's quite small and there's a fair bit of discussion of the songs and tunes; it's also very ballad-friendly.

A note of caution: the current landlord and landlady are retiring in May, so after this month it would be wise to check that we're still welcome under the new administration before setting off.

Valmai (Lewes)