I almost…

drowned on Brighton Beach

didn’t come back in

married the wrong person

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

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

ran into a seesaw

cried today

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

won on a 2p machine

got the job

finished that email I’ve been putting off

kissed them

didn’t come tonight but glad I did

became an eagle scout

cooked my face

missed the bus

had a normal life

saw a shark on the Barrier reef

booked a holiday

found true love

am blind

bought a picture at the Charleston Lewes Art gallery

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

have been inspected

lost my phone

picked up a kitten

ran away

fostered an American Bulldog

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

am full

forgot the dog

got a dog

cried at the Barbara Walker exhibition

forgot to buy my train tickets

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

flew back to Australia

didn’t care

wasted a lot of money on an electrician

had a shag

did not come to the turner exhibition

went to Margate instead of Eastbourne

missed my tax return

punched a teenager

spoke to Princess Diana at the Women of the Year launch

applied for a new job today

ate sushi today but I wish I had

got knocked out by a wooden plank but it missed

slept enough

very very miss my two dogs

Cried sitting downstairs on the bench with my headphones on

Starved

cried

ran out of time

went to Paradise Park

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.