Lewes Footpaths Group - A walking group that arranges a regular programme of walks, social events and holidays for members. Includes details of suggested walks and membership details.
Lewes Swimming Club - Has background and history, fixture list, session times and places, records, photographs, FAQ list and private members section. This mainly competitive club caters for all abilities including complete beginners and Masters.
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There's nothing wrong with having nothing to say -- unless you insist on saying it.
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The better part of valor is discretion.
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Question: Ted Kennedy: "Where was George?"
Answer: Dry, sober, and at home with his wife "Some people must go to extremes to get the world in balance for themselves. Some can't bear bright lights, so wherever they go they search for the dark; they turn the lights down, anything to sustain I don't think I'll get married again. I'll just find a woman I don't like and give her a house.
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-- Benjamin Franklin Recreation and Sports
Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by fighting back.
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Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,
but no friendship.
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-- Helen Roland University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.
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