Previous Events at Court Garden

Elly Griffiths is the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and the Brighton Mysteries. She has won the CWA Dagger in the Library and the prestigious Edgar award in 2020 for The Stranger Diaries as well as many other awards and recognitions for the many books she has produced. Elly spent a long time in publishing before becoming a professional author.

Graham Bartlett spent more than 30 years as a detective rising to Chief Superintendent and Divisional Commander of Police for Brighton and Hove and while in his professional career he discovered a talent for writing. His first two books he wrote with Peter James, the preeminent author of the Inspector Grace series. His first solo book, Bad for Good was a great success followed by Force of Hate, and just out now City on Fire.

The evening will commence in Court Garden style with a glass of Classic Cuvée, before our speakers tell us a little of themselves and talk about their latest books.

We will break for an interval and enjoy some delicious finger food and take advantage of a cash bar for further drinks. During the interval, and afterwards, The Steyning Bookshop will have a bookstall where the authors will be itching to a sign copies.

After the break we will be suitably refreshed and ready for a Q & A session.

Help us raise funds for local charities including the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity.

Ticket price £35

includes a welcome glass of Classic Cuvée and finger food at the interval.

Join us for a fascinating and entertaining evening with the Reverend Richard Coles.

In true Court Garden style we will start with a glass of Classic Cuvée; before listening to a man who moved from choir boy to ’80s pop star, from Top of the Pops to Church of England priest, then radio broadcaster, television presenter and best-selling author. There is hardly a show he has not appeared in; he was even a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.

Don’t miss this chance to help us raise more funds for the Royal Marsden cancer charity.

Delicious finger food will be served during the interval in the marquee (included in the ticket price), where there will be a cash bar available.

Price per person £45

Matt was appointed by Max Hastings the then editor of the Telegraph back in 1988, his first cartoon in this role came the day after the newspaper was printed with a date error leading them to make a front page apology accompanied by a cartoon saying ‘I hope I have a better Thursday than I did yesterday’. Matt has delighted us ever since and will ensure we have a better Thursday on the 2^nd of May.

Matt will talk about his life as a cartoonist.

He will bring a supply of books to sign if people make a donation and will also bring a cartoon original to be auctioned on the night. 

Proceeds and donations to benefit the Royal Marsden cancer charity.

The ticket price includes a welcome glass of Court Garden Classic Cuvée and finger food in the interval when there will also be a cash bar.

Price per person £45

Join us for a unique opportunity to enjoy some very interesting and rare wines from some great producers.

The evening will commence with a glass of Court Garden before the wines are served alongside a delicious 3-course dinner.

Henry Butler from Butler’s Wine Cellar, Brighton’s oldest wine merchant will host the evening and present these great wines from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.

Additionally, there are Magnums of the 2000 vintage of Château Batailley to enjoy.

There will be an auction of some of the wines presented on the night and some other surprises.

The wines have all been donated by a friend of Court Garden and all proceeds from the evening will be distributed by the Rotary Club of The Sussex Vale for local and international good causes.

Full list of wines below.

Tickets, but please call them donations, will be issued by Court Garden.

Price per person £120

The wines to be served at the Charity Dinner will be drawn from the following list, if a wine is found to be faulty then a further wine will be substituted.

• WHITE
• 1970 Meursault ‘Clos du Cromin’
• 1971 Hallgartener Hendelberg Riesling Spätlese
• 1971 Schlumberger Traminer (vin d’Alsace)
• 1976 Schloss Eltz Spätlese
• 1976 Macon Lugny ‘Les Genièvres’ (Louis Latour)
• 1979 Odobester Klӧsterchen; Schwarzer Muskat, Edelbeerenauslese

• RED BURGUNDY
• 1969 Gevrey Chambertin ‘La Combe aux Moines’
• 1970 Santenay ‘Les Gravières’
• 1971 Beaune ‘Clos du Roi’ (Berry Brothers)
• 1974 Santenay (Berry Brothers)
• 1974 Vosne-Romanée ‘Les Beau Monts’
• 1983 Gevrey-Chambertin – Armand Rousseau
• 1983 Chassagne Montrachet – Fontaine-Gagnard

• BORDEAUX
• 1961 Château Croizet-Bages – Pauillac
• 1970 Le Vieux Moulin – Carignan
• 1971 Château Grand Pontet – Saint Émilion
• 1973 Château Pape Clemont – Graves
• 1973 Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande – Pauillac
• 1975 Château Malescot-St-Exupery – Margaux
• 1977 Château Leoville Las Cases – Saint-Julien
• 1979 Château Pichon-Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville – Pauillac

There should be some of the above wines remaining after the dinner and they will be offered for auction, in addition the following will be offered for auction:

• 1980 Château Lafite Rothschild – Pauillac
• 1983 Château Méaume (in wooden box)
• 1975 Dom Perignon (unopened box)
• 1982 Château Brane-Cantenac – Margaux
• 2000 Château Batailley – Pauillac (magnum)

All the wines will be offered subject to a reserve.