💙 Your Eastbourne Hub!
Welcome to thebestof Eastbourne — where local voices, trusted reviews, and community recommendations come together to support brilliant businesses, charities, and organisations across town.
Without you, our community can’t thrive — every review you write, every business you champion, and every kind word you share helps shape Eastbourne’s local story.
Whether you're a business owner, a loyal customer, or just love where you live, you're in the right place to discover and celebrate what makes Eastbourne great.
🏆 Your Business Champion
I’m David Ruddle, the local name behind thebestof Eastbourne. Since 2011, I’ve proudly supported the businesses, charities, and community groups that help our town thrive.
Recommendations power this platform — but it’s held together by the relationships I help build and champion every day.
📢 Here To Help
Whether you're already listed or just discovering thebestof Eastbourne, I’m here to help your business or organisation gain the recognition it deserves.
📖 Our Story
thebestof Eastbourne has been supporting brilliant local businesses since 2011. I run it with one clear goal — to make it easier for people in our town to find and trust the businesses that genuinely deserve their support.
This isn’t just about listings. It’s about relationships, community, and making Eastbourne a place where local business can thrive.
🎯 Our Mission
Our mission is simple:
To be your trusted local business guide, where every featured business is recommended by real people.
Our vision is to be a true hub for everything local — connecting Eastbourne’s best businesses with the people who live, work, and shop here. Through recommendations, content, and community events, we’re proud to help our town grow stronger together.
🤝 More Than a Listing
Our mission goes beyond putting names on a page. We work every day to grow a local audience that’s engaged, informed, and excited to support businesses that are doing things right.
Our members aren’t just listed — they’re actively involved. They contribute expert tips, share good news stories, attend our networking events, and help shape a stronger Eastbourne through genuine collaboration.
⭐ Building Reputation
One of the biggest things that sets us apart is how we manage reviews.
We don’t just show what’s been said on our site — we pull in reviews from across the web to give visitors a true snapshot of a business’s reputation, all in one place.
This makes it easier for customers to trust what they’re seeing — and even easier for business owners to show the impact they’re having, without having to start from scratch.
🗣️ Community Voices
We also give locals the power to share the stories that matter most — from fundraising and awareness campaigns to local achievements and feel-good wins.
You don’t need any tech skills. Just email us your story and photos, and we’ll post it on your behalf — free of charge.
✅ Community news
✅ Easy submission
✅ No login required
🎗️ #CharityOfTheDay
Supporting our local community means recognising the people and organisations making a difference behind the scenes.
That’s why we run our #CharityOfTheDay campaign — regularly shining a spotlight on one of the incredible charities featured in our Eastbourne Community Guide. It’s our way of helping raise awareness and giving local causes the visibility they deserve.
Want to get involved?
If you're involved with a charity or community group doing great work in Eastbourne, we offer free promotional support — including blog features, listings, and social media mentions.
📢 Find out how to get your charity featured for free
💬 Real Connections
We bring people together in real life at our exclusive business networking events. It’s a chance for local business owners to connect, share knowledge, and build a stronger local economy.
Because when we work together and keep more of the ££s local, everyone benefits.
Want to get involved?
✅ Register with the site
✅ Join the business mailing list to get VIP invites and opportunities
✅ Book a chat with David to talk marketing
👥 We're on Facebook
We know not everyone checks websites regularly, and like it or not, more people are on Facebook than anywhere else.
That’s why we keep our local Facebook Group updated with community news, blog posts, events, and offers — without bombarding the feed. We aim to keep things spam-free, even when it comes to our own content.
We also run regular polls and ask locals to recommend specific types of businesses, helping ensure our community genuinely reflects #YourEastbourneFavourites.
We encourage our members to share their content from thebestof Eastbourne directly into the group, helping others discover what's new, relevant, and worth celebrating.
📱 Join the conversation here and be part of shaping the best of our town.
💌 Local Good News
Our free email newsletter brings you the best of Eastbourne — from trusted business reviews and exclusive offers to community news and upcoming events.
📩 Sign up here and be part of something positive for our town.
🧰 Our Toolbox Too
Everything we teach our business members — we do ourselves. From building a strong profile and gathering reviews to contributing useful content and making the most of our visibility tools, we’re not just talking the talk — we’re doing the work too.
That means the advice we offer is 100% practical — no theory, no guesswork. Just honest guidance based on what we know actually works, because we use the exact same tools to grow thebestof Eastbourne.
You’ll even find our own business feature listed in the Business A–Z alongside our members — with over 550 verified reviews from local people we’ve supported over the years.
📋What We Do:
Showcase the best recommended local businesses »
Provide the best local offers »
Keep you updated with events in Eastbourne »
Support local charities/clubs/associations »
📬Contact us...
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