T H E   T E A M

Kevin Tsang 
Chairman
​Eastbourne & District Chinese Association and 
The UK Confederation of
​Chinese Associations

Kevin owns the popular Windmill Chinese Takeaway Restaurant in Stone Cross serving authentic Chinese cuisine.  He also heads up the Chinese Association in Eastbourne and the UK Confederation of Chinese Associations.

Danny Tsang
Events Organiser
​Eastbourne & District Chinese Association

Danny has been an integral member of the Chinese Association since it started when he was a Chinese restaurateur in Polegate. 
Now retired, he dedicates himself to the Chinese Association with special responsibility for all their events.    

Jenny Wan
Secretary
​Eastbourne & District Chinese Association

A Retail Stock Taker for Orridge, Jenny travels all over the country carrying out stock checks for shops and warehouses.
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​With a great eye for detail Jenny manages the administration of the Chinese  Association.

Graham Broom
Co-Founder & Honorary President
Eastbourne & District Chinese Association

After a career teaching and lecturing in design and technology, Graham developed links with the Chinese community while raising money for charity at the Dragon Boat Race in Sovereign Harbour.
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He went on to help establish the Chinese Association and was honoured to be invited to become their Honorary President. 

Richard Garland
President
Eastbourne unLtd Chamber of Commerce

Richard heads up Gradient Consultants, an award winning Chartered Building Surveyors and Property Consultancy.
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As a Director of the Chamber of Commerce Richard became President in May 2018.

Christina Ewbank
CEO
​Eastbourne unLtd Chamber of Commerce

After a career in the motor industry with Mercedes-Benz and Lexus, Christina became CEO of the Chamber of Commerce and Edeal Enterprise Agency in 2013. 
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Her aim is to promote the economy of Eastbourne and East Sussex. 

Eastbourne & District Chinese Association

Chinese residents are welcome at Hampden Park Community Centre in Eastbourne for Chinese language classes, karoake and Mah Jong, as well as dance and music workshops with participants aged from 8 to 88.
Art is a means of reconnecting the Chinese community to its cultural roots as Association secretary Jenny Wan explains:

“We have many young people in our community who know little about Chinese Arts and culture. We call them “BBC” (British Born Chinese) and we are very keen to make sure that they know as much as they can about Chinese arts and culture.”

One of the more unusual Arts activities the group does is the Unicorn Dance, a rare form of Chinese dance , found only among the Hak Gar dialect people in China.

​Most of the association’s committee members are Cantonese speakers, with their origins in Hong Kong but the group  welcomes all and Chinese lessons in particular are popular with white Britons.

Kevin Tsang, Association Chair believes "These activities are vital to the community and so we have worked hard with the Eastbourne Chamber of Commerce to bring this colourful Chinese New Year celebration to the town."

 Eastbourne unLtd Chamber of Commerce

​Eastbourne Chamber of Commerce is the largest town based Chamber in the South East having celebrated its 125th year in 2018.  

President Richard Garland said "We wanted to cement our relationship with the active Chinese community in East Sussex and so we are delighted to be collaborating with the Chinese Association on this major new event for the town.

"It is more important than ever that we develop business links with China and we are hugely grateful to the Chinese Association for their help."

Chief Executive, Christina Ewbank explained "Eastbourne is a successful seaside destination all year round and so this massive Chinese New Year Celebration Parade is another great reason to visit the town.

"We have professional Chinese entertainers visiting from all over the UK to perform with children from local schools who will burst onto our streets in a riot of colour. 

​"Don't miss this exciting event."

​For more information about the Eastbourne Chinese New Year Celebration Parade call 01323 641144 or email us here.