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It can’t have escaped your notice that there’s been a bit of fuss about a movie that’s just come out. The eagerly anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey hits our screens this month, with Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson bringing to life the books that sparked hundreds of thousands of women (and men) to take “bedtime reading” to a whole new level.

I’ve recently dug out a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II officially opening Brighton Marina on 31st May 1979. Why the interest in this you might ask? Well the curtains that covered the plaque that Her Majesty unveiled were made in the soft furnishing workrooms of Vokins.

We posted an Infographic look at the Sleeping Habits of the Rich & Famous recently and have had an amazing response to it. For those that missed it, here it is again. We're always told about getting a regular, solid eight hours' sleep when it comes to being productive and successful, but not everyone follows this seemingly sound advice. Some of the most famous and successful people throughout history have had some very strange sleeping habits.

The Mr Selfridge story is not dissimilar to the Mr Vokins story. My Great Grandfather, William Henry Vokins opened his store in Brighton in 1882, having worked at the Peter Robinson department store in Oxford Street London.

All our beds with deep divan bases are available with a range of drawers and storage options. Myers, Rest Assured, Sealy, Silentnight, Slumberland and Staples recommend 7kgs of storage. Relyon’s solid timber drawers complete with dovetail joints are amongst the strongest on the market holding a whopping 15kgs of storage.

vokins@home, the well known Sussex based retailer of beds, mattresses, duvets, quilts and pillows are thrilled to be sponsoring the Christmas Pantomime, Aladdin at the Theatre Royal, Brighton this year. This is the very first time the historic Theatre Royal has had a sponsor for a show.