Observer Comment: Chosen bench heroes show even balance

THE three portraits chosen for the bench marking a cycle route between Bexhill and Hastings are nicely balanced between the two towns.

Spike Milligan of course is all Bexhill, with Hastings solidly represented by the late BMXer Richard Ball.

And sportsman Tyrone Wildman - who passed away last year - has links with both towns, having been a long-standing and much-loved member of Sidley Cricket Club and a Hastings resident and fitness instructor.

It’s fitting to see both towns evenly represented in the voting, especially as Bexhill sometimes has a tendency to fall under the shadow of its larger neighbour to the east.

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