I almost…

cooked my face

had a normal life

slept enough

wasted a lot of money on an electrician

have been inspected

found true love

spoke to Princess Diana at the Women of the Year launch

got knocked out by a wooden plank but it missed

ran into a seesaw

cried

forgot to buy my train tickets

fostered an American Bulldog

saw a shark on the Barrier reef

cried today

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

applied for a new job today

went to Paradise Park

very very miss my two dogs

missed the bus

married the wrong person

Cried sitting downstairs on the bench with my headphones on

finished that email I’ve been putting off

ran away

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

ran out of time

didn’t care

didn’t come back in

kissed them

became an eagle scout

missed my tax return

bought a picture at the Charleston Lewes Art gallery

won on a 2p machine

got the job

had a shag

picked up a kitten

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

lost my phone

am blind

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

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

ate sushi today but I wish I had

went to Margate instead of Eastbourne

didn’t come tonight but glad I did

drowned on Brighton Beach

cried at the Barbara Walker exhibition

punched a teenager

booked a holiday

got a dog

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

did not come to the turner exhibition

flew back to Australia

Starved

am full

forgot the dog

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.