I almost…

didn’t come back in

was credited on Cliff Richard’s ‘ wired for sound’ album

cooked my face

had a shag

have been inspected

punched a teenager

got the job

won on a 2p machine

booked a holiday

flew back to Australia

drowned on Brighton Beach

got a dog

married the wrong person

had a normal life

cried today

went to Paradise Park

didn’t come tonight but glad I did

fostered an American Bulldog

did not come to the turner exhibition

slept enough

became an eagle scout

didn’t say yes to what turned out to be the best weekend of my life

am full

forgot the dog

saw a shark on the Barrier reef

ate sushi today but I wish I had

found true love

bought a picture at the Charleston Lewes Art gallery

finished that email I’ve been putting off

died. I was in the Nevada Desert. Alone. On a road. At dusk. After a truck smashed my vehicle. 1981. Age 19.

missed my tax return

ran into a seesaw

picked up a kitten

am blind

didn’t come today thinking that maybe it wouldn’t be great but I’m glad I did! Nice to see artistic creations.

very very miss my two dogs

cried at the Barbara Walker exhibition

kissed them

rode in an aston martin DB4 until the owner had to go and have new tyres fitted to it – such regrets!

applied for a new job today

cried

missed the bus

got knocked out by a wooden plank but it missed

wasted a lot of money on an electrician

lost my phone

ran away

got a taxi, but the weather was too good so I walked

ran out of time

forgot to buy my train tickets

went to Margate instead of Eastbourne

spoke to Princess Diana at the Women of the Year launch

Starved

Cried sitting downstairs on the bench with my headphones on

didn’t care

Mr Almost Man (Stuart Waters) asked Towner Eastbourne visitors to tell him moments in their lives when they “almost…”. This is a selection of their answers.