OUT IN THE FIELD: Annemarie Field’s look at life in Eastbourne over the last seven days including shops bolstering prices for toilet rolls and hand sanitisers
I know it’s hard being a teenager and I really do feel for those Year 11 pupils who found out this week they would be having their last day at school some weeks earlier than they expected and worst of all, they wouldn’t be able to sit their GCSEs. That might sound attractive to some but the vast majority of teenagers are genuinely upset at the news. No final days of having their shirts signed, saying goodbye to their friends and teaching staff. Everything they have worked so hard for over the last few years is up in the air. Even the July prom has been put on hold. And just when my Little Princess – along with many others of her peers – had found the dream dress, booked the hair, nails, spray tan, make up, transport and all the shenanigans that go along with leaving secondary school. Look further than that and what about our hotel industry with many having to close their doors to elderly holidaymakers which has always been the mainstay of the industry in Eastbourne during the winter months. And then there’s the staff, the shops that supply goods. The list is endless. It really is the most bizarre time of our history.
Whatever you are doing in the coming week, look out for people around you. And stay safe.