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Independent surveyors set to scrutinise council plans Bex Bastable
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The estimated cost of repairs to Hove Library is being scrutinised by independent surveyors, after opposition to the council’s controversial plans. The Labour administration has said repairs at the Carnegie building could cost up to £750,000, but opposition parties requested an independent review.
A Labour councillor has since criticised the Greens and Conservatives for wasting £10,000 of taxpayers’ money on the survey. But the opposition parties defended the move, saying it was vital to ensure the city was getting the best possible deal. This follows the postponement of a plan to move the library into an extension at Hove museum. SEE PAGE 3
The very first Fringe All-Nighter takes place next week, with late-night theatre, cabaret, comedy game-shows and club nights across the city from dusk until dawn. With more than 120 events, you can do a pottery painting class, join a walking tour of the city, or watch cabaret in a church at 2am. For highlights of the night, see page 32.
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A senior Labour councillor has criticised the ‘unholy alliance’ between the Greens and Conservatives over Hove Library – and said it had cost the taxpayer £10,000. This comes after the Libraries Plan – which would see Hove Library move from the Carnegie building into an extension at Hove Museum – was pulled from last month’s policy and resources committee, when opposition parties drew up a joint amendment which could have seen Labour’s plan fail. The Conservatives and Greens said a robust business case for the move had not been made. Now, independent surveyors have been called in to re-evaluate the cost of repairing the building (Labour says this could cost £750,000 over five years), costing thousands of pounds. The Labour source said: “This is a political move.
Fifty dogs have been immortalised in a graffiti mural, after a competition run by Brighton Festival, as part of a series of events by guest director Laurie Anderson celebrating our furry friends. The mural is displayed on a wall in Kensington Street, painted by Brighton-based artist and illustrator Sinna One.
Labour MP’s controversial ‘losing leader’ comment The Labour MP accused of ‘blasting’ Jeremy Corbyn as a ‘losing leader’ has spoken out about the controversial comments. Peter Kyle, Labour MP for Hove, attended the annual Progress think-tank conference in London on Sunday, where Mr Corbyn made a surprise appearance. At the conference, Mr Kyle said: “I will unite around a winning vision for Britain. I won’t be bullied into uniting around a losing leader.” In response to criticism, Mr Kyle stated that his comments were ‘directed towards all factions of the
Labour party’, so members could focus on creating policies to attract mass support, as he did in his constituency during the election. He said: “The argument I put forward is equally damning towards the Blairite/Brownite era than it is of any other including today because I simply say that when politics mobilises around a person and not a set of ideals and ideas it always ends up dividing our party. “Every time in our history we have wedded our party’s vision solely to a person, not ideas, it has ended in failure.
“Successful leaders, including Blair for a while and Attlee and Wilson, who articulated a powerful vision of our nation’s future remain at the top because they are delivering that vision and not simply because they had been elected leader. “We elect leaders to ‘do’ something, not to ‘be’ something.” Progress is a think-tank generally regarded as a Blairite platform, leading some to believe that Mr Corbyn’s presence at the conference was to address rumours of a divided Labour party.
It feels like the horse has bolted and they are playing party politics. This is not only costing taxpayers money, but denying people the culture hubtheyhavebeenpromised.” The source said the business case for the move could go to the policy and resources committee on June 9, but added: “If the Greens and the Tories continue in this unholy alliance, of course they can prevent it.” Geoffrey Theobald, leader of the Conservative group, said: “An independent valuation and estimates for repairoftheCarnegiebuilding should have been provided by the council in the first place as part of a full business case for its library proposals. “We asked for this information in our letter to the leader of the council as it has a huge impact on the viability of the whole move. This is a very big decision, of enormous interest to the public in Hove, and so it is important that we are in
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possession of this information before making it.” Ollie Sykes, finance spokesman for the Greens, said: “It beggars belief that Labour are questioning both opposition parties on this. Our role as councillors is to scrutinise proposals to get the best value for the city, and we cannot do this without comprehensive and accurate information. The real question is why didn’t Labour get the figures right first time?” Meanwhile, Christopher Hawtree continued his Save Hove Library campaign, and warned Hove residents ahead of June’s committee meeting: “We have three weeks to save Hove Library.” If the Libraries Plan is approved, the 1908 Carnegie building is set to be sold off by the council. Brighton and Hove City Council had not responded to a request for comment as the Brighton & Hove Independent went to press.
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An art exhibition, which tackles issues of refugees and Palestine, was targeted by vandals this week. A window was smashed at the Socially Engaged Art Salon (SEAS) in Brighton, and Sussex Police has since confirmed it is treating the incident at as a hate crime. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the founder of SEAS said two unidentified young men were heard shouting and a glass was thrown at the window. SEAS is the home and art exhibition venue of the artist and curator Gil Mualem Doron, where works by several artists on the issues of Palestine and refugees are being exhibited. The exhibition includes an anti UKIP poster campaign, Gil Mualem-Doron said: “The art exhibited in SEAS, which often is excluded from commercial galleries, is not easy to consume, but it is very engaging. However, when in an interview about
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the exhibition I said that the art here can move people and cause them to act I didn’t imagine this. Definitely not in Brighton. There were people that express unease about the work’s themes and artistic practices, but the reactions from most of the visitors were verypositiveandencouraging. “We will continue the
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exhibition as usual, including the children and adult workshops which are planned for the next two weekends. In the light of what happened, we decided to keep the exhibition open also on the June 4 when far-right extremists are going to march in these streets.” Zita Holbourne, an artist contributing to the SEAS
exhibition, said: “The cowardly acts of these two men reflect far more on them than us, the artists. Their hate crime will not deter artists from participating. At a time when refugees are being scapegoated and demonized simply for seeking a safe place after fleeing poverty, climate change, war and persecution,
art is a powerful medium for raising awareness of their true story and challenging racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia.” Sussex Police said: “Around 12.30am on Wednesday, a disturbance was heard outside the premises in Steine Gardens where an art exhibition is currently being
staged with a Palestine theme. At the time, the broken window was not noticed, but was discovered the following morning. “Because of the link to the art exhibition the incident is being treated as a hate crime.” Witnesses should contact police on 101 with the reference 178 of 18/05.
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Mental health trust probe after ten Sussex crimes Bex Bastable
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Several Brighton killings will be examined in a major new review into the role of a Sussex mental trust in a series of high profile crimes. The review, which has been set up following the conviction of Matthew Daley for the stabbing of cyclist Donald Lock in Findon, West Sussex, will look at 10 killings involving patients of the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Brighton cases to be reviewed include: n Graeme Morris who killed his mother in 2012 n David Sole who was jailed forlifeafterthe2011murderof Jonathan Ellison in Brighton n Sean Iran who killed a friend and burned his body on a Brighton golf course in 2010 n Steven Dunne who killed Gordon Stalker in 2010, claiming he was a witch who had captured his soul n Oliver Parsons who murdered Joe Lewis on Christmas Day in 2014 The review will also look at the killing of German
exchange student Janet Muller – studying at the University of Brighton – who was found dead in the boot of a car in Horsham last year. In February, Christopher Jeffrey-Shaw, of south-east London, was found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for 17 years. The trust has asked for the case to be included in the review as Ms Muller was a patient with them in Hove at the time of her death. A spokesman for the trust said: “We want the public, patients and their families to feel assured that we have done everything we should to learn the lessons from these tragic incidents. “Many of the cases have already been subject to an individual independent investigation, but we feel it is important that a panel of experts review all these cases together, as well as those which have not been subject to an independent investigation, to look at whether there are any common themes we need to respond to. “We will take on board the findings of this report and implement any recommendations it makes.”
Changes at the top for Brighton’s hospital Julian Lee, chair of the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust Board, is stepping down after seven years. Mr Lee said: “It has been a privilege to have been Chair of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust over the last seven years and I feel proud to have been able to play a part in some of the good work that has been achieved during this time. In particular,
securing the £485m funding for the redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital was a significant milestone in the history of the Trust and one that will bring longlasting benefits to future generations. “The project will take several years to complete and I feel now is the right time for a new chair to work with the recently appointed chief executive to take the Trust forward. I would like to
thank the many people I have worked with over the years and wish the Trust every success in the future.” The Trust, which runs the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, and the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, saw its chief executive Matthew Kershaw step down in September. He has since been replaced by Gillian Fairfield who has been brought in for one year from Pennines Acute
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A woman from Hove has described becoming a foster carer as the best decision she has ever made. A speech therapist by trade, Stella Letanka-Jeffs had thought about becoming a foster carer for a number of years before getting in touch with Brighton & Hove City Council’s fostering team. “I love working with children, I love having little children around and I always wanted to have lots of them at home,” she said. “Fostering is such a rewarding job. You’re helping children through what is a very difficult time for them, and you can really make a difference very quickly. “You see them developing and the change is very noticeable. When you see that smile when they achieve something, or when you’ve given them the best Christmas they’ve probably
ever had, it’s just the best feeling. “Becoming a foster carer is the best decision I’ve ever made. I’ve absolutely loved every single minute of it. “To anyone who might be thinking of fostering I would simply say: give the council’s fostering team a call or drop them an email. The support I’ve had from them has been amazing.” Financial allowances of up to £1,400 per month are available for every child or young person you foster. The chair of the council’s children, young people and skills committee, Councillor Tom Bewick, was himself looked after by foster carers as a child. He said: “I know first-hand just how vital foster carers can be for children who have a difficult start in life. “They do a fantastic job and we really value the contribution they make to the life of this city. “Almost anyone can be a
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A campaign has been launched in Brighton and Hove, in a bid to tackle the issue of high suicide rates among men in the city. The ‘Alright, mate?’ campaign is in response to figures which show young and middle aged men are three times more likely to take their own lives than women. And in Brighton and Hove, the suicide rate has been higher than the national average for more than a century; among local authority areas in England; Brighton and Hove is ranked 136 of 144 local authorities. The campaign focuses on encouraging male friends to look out for each other, and aims to foster open and direct conversations about thoughts of suicide. Brighton and Hove City Council’s public health team hasteamedupwithBrightonbased charity Grassroots Suicide Prevention, and Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans, to raise awareness about services available to those in need. Cllr Caroline Penn, lead councillor for mental health, took part in a suicide awareness training course run by Grassroots Suicide Prevention. She said: “The course taught me that we can allplayourpartinsupporting those experiencing suicidal thoughts. If we talk and most importantly listen, we can work together to keep our friends, family and community safe. For anyone worried about someone they know, there is help out there through the Samaritans,
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and be prepared to offer help if someone is thinking about suicide. Together we can help Brighton and Hove become safer from suicide.” Daniel Cheesman, director of Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans, said: “We are really enthusiastic aboutworkinginpartnership on this campaign as it is essential that we continue to find ways of encouraging men to talk about their feelings and reach out for help. We need to get the message out there that it is okay to talk about suicide and this campaign is just one of the ways that we are doing that.” For more details, visit: www.prevent-suicide.org.uk
Women ‘bear brunt of cuts’ Brighton Women’s Centre held an event yesterday (Thursday), to mark Mental Health Awareness Week with a group discussion event to promote self-care for women. The event was held on the grounds of St Peters Church and saw participants share thoughts and practical steps they employ to improve wellbeing. Brighton Women’s Centre has been supporting women in the city for over 40 years, and aims to empower women and promote independence in a safe, women-only space.
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Andrew Wealls Let’s protest for disadvantaged kids Conservative councillor in Brighton and Hove
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h ile the academies debate seems to generate an inordinate amount of discussion and controversy, the plight of our most disadvantaged students in Brighton and Hove secondary schools fails to generate so much as a whimper of protest. In 2015, across the city under three in 10 disadvantaged students achieved the benchmark standard of five grades A*-C including English and Maths at GCSE, compared to two thirds of those not in receipt of free school meals. A staggering gap of over 30 per cent difference between those on free school meals and those not was achieved by Hove Park, Cardinal Newman, Dorothy Stringer,
Varndean and Longhill schools. Under half of disadvantaged students at Cardinal Newman, Varndean, BACA, Longhill and Patcham High made expected progress in maths. During discussions at Brighton and Hove City Council regarding the establishment of a new secondary school to ensure there are sufficient places in the city towards the end of the decade, it was pointed out we needed a strategy and skill set to close this gap and to improve our city’s woeful maths performance. So where did this lead? In 2015 the University of Brighton was approached by the council to submit a proposal to sponsor a school. There was no work done to check whether such an arrangement could bring the skills we need to the city to support the
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education of our most underprivileged children. None at all. Brighton University Academies Trust already runs two schools in Sussex; Hastings Academy and St Leonards Academy. Hastings Academy has just been judged ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted. They achieved a dismal 26 per cent five A*-C grades including English and Maths for their disadvantaged pupils, whilst 37 per cent did so at St Leonards. And their performance in maths was just as bad as that in Brighton and Hove. The last Green Administration did nothing to develop a coherent plan for closing the gap. And the Labour administration’s strategy document is little different. However, this time things are marginally more hopeful. Blatchington
Mill School (the only secondary school in the city to beat the national average value added score for disadvantaged pupils) is leading the charge. There is clearly skill there, and I wish the school and its mission well. It’s a shame the opportunity to add to their resources by developing a relationship with an academy chain that delivers for disadvantaged children was missed. I hope, for the sake of all of our city’s young people, but especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, that the new Brighton University Academies Trust School will join with the secondary schools initiative spearheaded by Blatchington Mill School to raise secondary standards here in Brighton and Hove.
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abour’s local election results were very disappointing for Progress and Labour’s right. They had been hoping that the loss of a few hundred seats and possibly even the London Mayoralty would give them the ideal opportunity, in the words of Jess Phillips MP, to put the knife into Jeremy Corbyn. John Mann MP with his bullying hectoring of Ken Livingstone, in a drama stage-managed for the cameras on the steps of Parliament, had single-handedly done his best to help Cameron. The problem for Mann and friends is that the Tories have politically imploded. George Osborne’s budget spectacularly backfired with the disability cuts withdrawn, Ian Duncan Smith resigned and the plan to compel all schools to become academies was abandoned. The best laid plans of men and mice go awry. Labour gained votes in England, virtually held its own in Wales whilst the results in Scotland can be laid at the door of Tony Blair’s legacy. Peter Kyle our own Hove MP was first out of the stalls at the weekend declaring that he wouldn’t be ‘bullied into uniting around a losing leader.’ The real bullying is really aimed at the quarter of a million Labour members and supporters who preferred a leader who would challenge the Tory narrative about austerity rather than another Tory lite figure. What we have seen is a nasty and vitriolic campaign about ‘anti-Semitism’ in the Labour Party, which is almost wholly contrived. The amount of actual evidence is in inverse
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Cherry Tree Nursery, based at Hollingdean Sure Start Centre, was rated ‘outstanding’ in its recent Ofsted report. The inspectors, who visited April, said there is ‘excellent support and care for all children’, and that ‘children show high levels of security, safety and wellbeing’. Councillor Tom Bewick, chair of the children, young people and skills committee, said: “It’s great that the nursery has had such a glowing report and the hard work of the staff has really paid off.” “The employees are enthusiastic and work so well with the children and their parents.”
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Art exhibition at recovery centre Southdown’s Mental Health Recovery Centre is hosting more than 120 pieces of art created by 50 clients. The centre, overlooking Preston Park, hosted more than 100 people on its opening weekend as part of Artist’s Open Houses which runs throughout May. The exhibition, featuring paintings, film, photography,
and sculpture, was put together to raise awareness and help demystify mental health recovery. The centre, at 18 Preston Park Avenue, will be open this weekend and next, from 3pm to 6pm, so visitors can view the art. For more information on the event, visit: www. southdownhousing.org
Picnic to help get to ‘know my neighbour’
Blue Flag awards for city’s beaches
The Brighton and Hove FoodPartnershipishosting a community picnic on Sunday to celebrate Know My Neighbour week. Residents are invited to bring a dish to share or lunch for themselves to the new community garden project in Saunders Park between midday and 3pm. The event, which is free, will host cookery demonstrations, games, wildlife activities and the chance to get involved in the food project. For more, visit: knowmyneighbour.org
Brighton and Hove’s beaches are among the best in the UK, after being awarded Blue Flag status. Brighton Central and Hove Lawns were given the seal of approval, and the accolade signals to visitors that the beaches are clean and meet environmental standards. Only 11 beaches in the south east were given the Blue Flag award. Paul Todd, awards manager, said: “The public can be sure, if they visit a Blue Flag beach, that they are visiting one of the best beaches in the world.”
Zorenah Chapman with her piece, at Preston Park Recovery Centre
Gold for Brighton
students at Invictus Two University of Brighton students won gold at the second Invictus games. The annual sporting event for injured service personnel, founded by Prince Harry, was hosted in Florida during the second week of May. Mike Westwell, a former RAF air crew sergeant seriously injured in the war in Afghanistan, took gold in the time trial cycling, and silver in the road race. He also helped to train Prince Harry, and said: “It was an awesome reunion with Prince Harry, and it was an honour to shake the hand of the US First Lady Michelle Obama, listen to actor Morgan Freeman and
Mike Westwell with Prince Harry
attend an invisible wounds symposium with President George W Bush.” Andrew Perrin, a former Army sergeant, won gold in the cycling road race and silver in the time trial.
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A Week in the City Gearing up for city’s carnival Northbrook College art students showcased their creations for the Kemptown Carnival on Wednesday evening at a Brighton Fringe event in the Spiegeltent. Wednesday’s show featured King Lagoon’s Flying Swordfish Dance Band – a multi-dimensional, psychedelic, Afro-Latin dance band that comes complete with its very own smell technician and cosmic light show. They were joined by the wandering Carnival Bizarre drumming troupe, Barulho, with their heavy Samba Reggae Funk. The art students displayed
their work for the carnival with help from Emergency Exit Arts -which included headdressess and float props, and the project was funded by an Arts Council grant. The Spiegeltent gig was staged to help raise funds towards the costs of staging the Kemptown Carnival this year. To find out more about this year’s Kemptown Carnival, which takes place on Saturday, June 4, visit: www. kemptowncarnival.com The carnival organisers aim to raise £7,500 through its crowdfunder campaign. To get involved, visit: www. gofundme.com/nbpa36xj
New play group at the Open Market
A ball pit has been set up for toddlers
Brighton Open Market kickedoff its first parent and toddler group this Tuesday (May 17). Kelly Street, owner of Streets Cafe, and her husband Warren, paid for a ball pit and play equipment after receiving feedback from residents about what they
wanted to see in the market on London Road. The group will be held at Brighton Open Market every Monday and Tuesday from 9.30am until midday. The group is £1 for entry, or £1.50 with a cup of tea or a coffee.
One of the headdresses by Northbrook College art students
Dementia doctor’s home-based care plan
Minority tech group celebrates birthday
HomeTouch, an online platform for affordable care, will launch in Brighton, bringing a new way to access home-based care. Set up in 2015 by former NHS doctor and dementia physician Jamie Wilson, he said the project will create 50 jobs in the city, and encourage better employment standards for carers, to reduce turnover and increase patient trust. The project has been launched to coincide with Dementia Awareness Week, and is its first step outside of London. For more information, visit: www.myhometouch.com
The Brighton branch of Codebar, a non-profit initiative which helps and supports underrepresented groups in the tech industry, celebrated its second birthday on Tuesday. The project, which uses tutorials and coaches to help students of every level learn about programming was spearheaded by Rosa Fox. Entry is free thanks to a variety of sponsors, which supply a variety of venues and food for the weekly meet-ups. For more information and to sign up visit: codebar.io
Fatboy Slim plays at rave for babies World-famous DJ Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, played a secret show in Brighton on Sunday to his toughest audience yet, a hard-partying group of babies and toddlers. The DJ – who lives in the city – played an hour-long set at Baby Loves Disco, a party for parents and children at Brighton Fringe. The event, which remained completely secret until it opened at 1pm, was held at
Republic, a new Spiegeltent venue on Brighton beach, as part of the Fringe. Fatboy Slim said: “I can safely say this the first time I’ve done a gig for babies and their parents. It was great fun for both me and my daughter though, and the crowd were so up for it!” The DJ got on board as organiser Lesley Woodall got him into a gig some 20 years ago.
Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook, at Baby Loves Disco – an event for children and their parents at Brighton Fringe
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Friday, May 20, 2016
Opinion
Jean Calder
Brighton activist
Vote out, and be ‘a nation once again’
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s I potter about the house, I sing to myself. It’s amuses me that the tunes I warble are often an inadvertent commentary on matters of the day. Just recently, I’ve been singing Thomas Osbourne Davis’ A Nation Once Again. I know I’m in Britain and this is a nineteenth century anthem to Irish independence, but it doesn’t seem to matter. I started humming it when the EU referendum campaign began. I sang it louder when David Cameron spent nine million pounds of our money sending out a leaflet advising us to vote In. But I began to belt it out in earnest when an arrogant US President came to visit and threatened us we’d be pushed to the back of the queue for American trade deals if we voted to leave the EU. For barefaced nerve, this intervention was hard to beat - as was the letter from former Secretaries of State and Defence urging an In vote and warning Brexit would diminish our ‘influence’. In fact, the last thing the US wants is a resurgent independent Britain. We provide an
obedient voice in a German-led bloc which the US needs to fight its corner against Russia - a country that is not our enemy. This is why the US has encouraged rapid eastwards expansion of the EU, fostering conflict with Russia and causing unsustainable levels of mass migration to the UK. The US is currently negotiating the EU into TTIP, an appalling trade agreement which will fetter individual parliaments
I don’t believe the EU is reformable, neither do I think it preserves our rights. It is time for Britain to assert its independence.
and put our country’s public services, especially our NHS, at the mercy of large US corporations. Even right wing Tories like former minister Peter Lilley have argued against it, warning that large corporations will be able to sue governments which act to protect their national interests. My favourite verse of Davis’ great rebel anthem is: “And then I prayed I yet might see/ Our fetters rent in twain/ And (Britain), long a province, be/ A Nation once again!”. It may seem odd to call our country a “province” , but it’s an accurate representation of this country’s post-war relationship with the US and the EU. We are both a US client-state and a province of the EU. I’m an immigrant and, I realise, a patriot. I came to this country because I hated Apartheid. I admired Britain’s courage in standing up to European fascism. Like so many in the former colonies, I was inspired by the British people’s struggle for equal human rights and democracy. Cameron dared to refer to Commonwealth war dead as a reason to vote against Brexit. My grandfather fought in East Africa in the First World War and
I consider Cameron’s words an insult. Britain deployed its own and its colonies’ people to fight and die in two bloody world wars - amongst other things to prevent German domination of the European continent. It is beyond belief that Britain has now turned its back on those former colonies, in order to meekly co-operate in the latest German-led exercise in European domination. Recently leaked German government papers have made it clear that Germany plans to “assume leadership” of a proposed European defence force, which will absorb national armies. I don’t believe the EU is reformable, neither do I think it preserves our rights. Such rights as we have we have fought for over centuries, including the right to self-determination and to elect our government. Yet now we are governed by unelected European Commissioners. We cannot control our own borders, our infrastructure is collapsing under the weight of unmanaged immigration and we cannot plan effectively for the future. It is time for Britain to assert its independence, forge new alliances and reshape old ones.
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Ice rink hopes The recent letter about an ice rink in Brighton reminds me that for about 15 years, if not longer, a large ice rink in Brighton has been discussed. The Olympic-sized rink at the Marina never materialized, despite the managing director there campaigning for some years to get it built. So instead, I think, there is a bowling alley. At the moment skaters have to travel to Guildford. We don’t need yet another swimming pool, as The Lido in Saltdean has pointed out. What this city desperately needs is a large ice rink. The Brighton Pavilion Christmas rink is always packed. Guildford, a superb rink, seems to have been making money for years. Could the council please get a developer to build one in Brighton.
ANN WRIGHT Southwick
Elections I was astonished to read Warren Morgan’s opening claim in his opinion column (May 13). He stated that on May 5 ‘the city voted in citywide elections, and the results were good for Labour’. This is deceitful, there were no city elections only a county-wide election for the police commissioner, which he makes no reference to in his article. Neither the Conservative, Labour nor Green candidates were from Brighton and Hove
and Labour came second. It is thus disingenuous to pretend that any credit is due to the current Labour council. Indeed it is this kind of distortion that leads people to distrust the council.
GUS GARSIDE Hertford Road Brighton
Remain in EU Freedom of movement, like other freedoms, should be celebrated. EU rules allowing free movement are overwhelmingly positive and an important reason for people to vote to Remain on June 23. EU membership enables students to study in Europe, Brits to seek employment in 27 other EU countries, mixed nationality couples to meet and share their lives, and Brits to retire abroad. More than one million ex-pat Brits are currently enjoying these rights. Every year more than 10,000 UK students attend European universities and this experience is shown to improve their long-term job prospects. EU citizens living here enrich our lives. Research shows that workers from the EU make an important net contribution to our economy. They are less likely to claim benefits or to use the NHS and other public services than people born in Britain. The Green Party is grateful to these carers, doctors, nurses, teachers, builders and other workers who opt to leave their homes and families to work here.
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Greens reject the xenophobic tone of the arguments from those who want to see us leave the EU. The undeniable problems the UK faces in housing, education, skills, health and transport are the result of government cuts and failure to properly plan and invest – not immigration. Our lives our already deeply intertwined with our European neighbours and we wouldn’t want it any other way. The UK is economically and culturally richer in the EU and it is vital we Remain.
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Lifelines In last week’s edition (May 13) you carried an article relating to the grant from the Big Lottery Fund to Lifelines. As a volunteer with this charity I was exceptionally pleased that we had been granted such a large amount of money. However, at the end of the piece only an internet address was given. This, of course, is of no use if you are not connected to the world wide web. So, putting the record straight, here is the telephone number for anyone who wants to be either a volunteer, or wants to join one of the many groups run by Lifelines: 01273 688117. On this number, you can speak with Alan Marchbank or one of the staff. BRIAN MEDHURST Lifelines
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Beware the vultures. Time to keep players where possible. As per last week’s @BrightonIndy #bhafc column @WONKYDOG1
@johnnycburger There will, inevitably, be departures, but we must keep our best players and add more goals to the squad.
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Friday, May 20, 2016
Opinion
Warren Morgan
Labour councillor and council leader
Your council will not be a soft touch
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ack in the 1980s there was an expose of hugely inflated costs from suppliers to the US military, for example $37 screws, a $7,622 coffee maker, $640 toilet seats. Even 30 years on, those costs are eyewatering. The over-charging was part of a cosy relationship between industry and the US government, with defence contractorfunded politicians in Congress not scrutinising budgets as closely as they might. Now I’m not for a moment suggesting that this happens today, either in the US Defense Department or Brighton and Hove City Council. However there has historically been a perception that public funds are limitless, and public services have been a “soft touch” for any contractor to make an additional profit from the huge pot of local government money. This belief has been stoked as much by those on the right as those on the left. By constantly repeating the mantra that local government overspends, some contractors have gone into the
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procurement process thinking that they don’t necessarily have to be as tight on their overheads as they would when dealing with the private sector. Let me send out a very clear message today. If local government ever had a bottomless pot of cash, that isn’t the case now.
Within the next few years that pot will be empty. By 2020, the council will have had to make savings of over £160 million since the coalition government came to power in 2010. The government’s grant funding for councils will all but disappear by that point, money we currently spend on providing your services. If there was ever a time when contracts were just nodded through, when costs and quality of work went unmonitored, and renewal was a matter of course that time has ended. It doesn’t matter how environmentally sound, or socially worthy your project or product is, the numbers have to stack up. It doesn’t matter if “it has always been done this way” or “this is the normal cost for the public sector”, that will no longer wash. We will use our buying power to promote social value, to support local businesses and encourage the payment of the Brighton and Hove Living Wage, but businesses will need to be rigorous in their approach. We have to drive value from every penny we spend in order to try and maintain as
much in the way of local services as we can, faced with large-scale government cuts to our funding. We will put every service we buy in under the microscope via our procurement board, ensuring we get the very best value for money from suppliers. We will scrutinize every contract we have using our commercial staff with audit committee oversight to make sure that there is no overcharging, double charging, waste or excess. Where we uncover any financial malpractice or waste we will expose it, and hold people to account. We will bring forward the re-tendering process if necessary and we will place the same, if not stricter, demands on contractors on behalf of you as taxpayers as the private sector would on behalf of their shareholders. Whatever the way it may have been done in the past, this is the way it will be done now, that is the commitment of my Administration and our senior officers to you our residents. We will get the best services for you that we can, making best use of the money we have, your money.
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Phelim MacCafferty
Convenor of the Greens on the city council
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We must oppose the toxic far-right politics of fear
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he lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) community is still shaken following two violent homophobic attacks in the city in as many weeks. Such attacks are completely unacceptable and have no place in society. On International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia this week it was heartening to hear the city’s most senior police officer, Chief Superintendent Nev Kemp, assure us that his officers take all forms of hate crime seriously. I was pleased to hear arrests had been made in these cases, but I share a sense of outrage with many residents that cowardly thugs have contributed to making many LGBT residents feeling less safe in their city. It is possibly tempting to see these as isolated incidents yet there were 175 homophobic incidents and crimes and 33 transphobic incidents and crimes in Brighton and Hove in the last year. The 2015 Crime Survey for England Wales revealed that 8 in 10 LGBT people reported being verbally abused or harassed, one in 10 suffered physical assault. Many more hate crimes go unreported. What is sadly abundantly clear is that much still remains to be done to end homophobia, biphobia and transphobia and it is essential that we work together to stamp out hatred. As a Green, my vision is a city where our many diverse communities feel safe and welcome. Where no one need fear violent attacks due to their sexuality or because they
don’t identify with the gender assigned at their birth. Greens have a long track record of tackling discrimination and promoting equality, and will continue to unapologetically support the right for all our residents to live free from hate and fear. This isn’t, actually, too much to ask. We shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that we also have a tremendous amount to celebrate in our city. Our annual Pride celebrations are the biggest in the UK and support for the LGBT community can be found in all quarters and across the political spectrum. On 23 July, I will once again join in the city’s Trans Pride celebrations and stand with the Trans community. Among the only people who shouldn’t feel welcome here are far-right protesters who on June 4 are descending once again on Brighton and Hove. Drawn by our rich heritage of proudly standing up for those on the margins, those fleeing asylum, their call to arms is ‘no more refugees.’ These are people who have historically had a problem with our city’s Jewish population, our LGBT population and our ethnic minorities. They have always had scapegoats for their toxic politics of fear. We must be clear: we can not allow openly racist organisations to hold demonstrations in our city unchallenged. Ignoring prejudice of any sort has never made it disappear and that’s why we must counter their message of hate with one of hope. We must oppose those who seek to divide us. After all: an injury to any one of our city’s diverse communities is an injury to each and every one of us.
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On This Day 1899 | Saturday, May 20 The Brighton Marine Palace and Pier Company proudly opened their masterpiece – the Palace Pier. On condition of the Chain Pier’s removal, the first screw-pile of the new structure was driven in in November 1891. A storm destroyed the Chain Pier in December 1896 - thus avoiding the necessity
of demolition - but the wreckage damaged not only the new adjacent structure but also both the West Pier and Volk’s Railway, the resultant damages claims threatening the new venture. The pier was extended slightly in 1938 when a ‘big wheel’ was added at the head, but it was closed throughout the war – when it was damaged by German bombs – and a gap was made near the middle to prevent its
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possible use as a landing stage. The theatre was removed in 1986 and in 2000 signs proclaiming ‘Brighton Pier’ replaced the Palace Pier insignia. The alteration is not recognised by the National Piers Society or many Brighton and Hove residents. The pier is listed at Grade II and, as of February 2001, was one of 70 Grade II*-listed buildings and structures, and 1,218 listed buildings of all grades, in the city.
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Isn’t it odd when themes in books all start to appear at the same time? We had it years ago with vampires, then wizards, then father/ son relationships and now we have it with elective mutism, believe it or not. This is the third book (and by far the best) that I’ve read about this fascinating subject which is at the heart of this story. Hush is a gripping exploration of the effects of childhood trauma on two adult sisters. It’s also a finely wrought and powerful meditation on language and storytelling, showing how, in all the noise of contemporary urban lives, silence can sometimes be the best form of rebellion. Lily Emmett has suffered from selective mutism since childhood and still struggles to see the value of everyday speech. Her sister, Connie, has always spoken for her, and her partner, Richard, has learnt to translate her movements so that they share a unique form of communication. But when the two sisters return to their family home after their mother’s death, the visit inspires memories of the event that first rendered Lily silent, and still haunts them both. The resulting search for the truth about what happened takes them back to a past shaped by bullying and familial breakdown, and unearths the secrets that lie at the heart of the sisters’ relationship. It would appear to be true that silence can speak louder than words. Sara Marshall-Ball will be appearing at Bookish Supper Salon on June 15. Tickets from Tabl.com.
Volunteers sought for Midnight Walk Martlets Hospice is looking for volunteers to help with the organisation of its Midnight Walk on Saturday, June 11. The Martlets Midnight Walk, which sets off from Brighton Racecourse, sees hundreds of women determined to raise as much money as possible for the Hospice. Volunteers are needed to help with the registration and welcoming back of the walkers, the safe marshalling of the event, refreshments and the handing out of medals
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They say time speeds up as you get older and the month of May seems to be flying by. With the 50th Brighton festival now in full swing everywhere you look there seems to be something new, innovative and thought provoking taking place. Just a couple of weeks ago several of my clients were worrying about the disruption caused by the train strikes and with another potential strike scheduled for the 20th May it seems the rail workers demands are going unheard. Of course we are used to strikes by public sector workers to the point where we may even be somewhat immune to what such strikes are actually about. Being Brighton based I have the luxury of being able to walk to my practice. However as a Collaborative Lawyer and Family Mediator I work with separating couples, many of my clients choose the collaborative route rather than the adversarial because they
are firmly committed to putting their children’s needs first. As such any issue that relates to family wellbeing and stress placed on children will really engage my interest. So when thousands of children walked out in in protest at harder new SATs tests in the first ever Children’s Strike earlier this month it got me thinking. How much do we listen to what causes our children stress? Against the backdrop of all the wonderful quirky events of the Festival one might have thought that thousands of children carrying banners and being addressed by the Children’s Laureate Chris Ridell in Preston Park was simply part of the Festival programme. Not so, the protests in our home town were actually part of a massive grassroots movement lead by parents really worried about stress these tougher tests place on six and seven-year-olds. Children all over England were kept away from school to take part in fun learning events organised in complete
defiance of education ministers. Support for the Let Our Kids Be Kids campaign has a huge backing with both parents and teachers worried about the changing culture in primary schools with an ever increasing focus on tests. Many fear the rigorous testing will label children as failures far too early in their educational journey; and that pressure to take the tests is causing an unhealthy level of stress. Whilst I am uncertain what the result of such a strike will be I can empathise. In mediation sessions I help clients try and reduce unnecessary stress on children and not overload them with adult problems. Many children lead extremely busy lives, managing schoolwork, extra curricular clubs and adapting to living between two households can be stressful. Understandably parents worry about all these competing pressures. Family Mediation and the Collaborative approach promotes a better understanding of exactly what it means to put children’s needs first and as such goes a long way to letting our children be children.
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DIY moisturiser in Brighton workshop
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s long as I have loved skincare, I’ve pondered making some to my own specification. Despite dreaming up various concoctions, this just wasn’t happening. I vowed to redress this situation before a milestone birthday came around. Now, I’m the proud creator of two pure organic moisturisers that absorb perfectly for my dry/mature skin, and they are exceptionally good. Brighton-based aromatherapy expert, Laura Hoy hosts small groups to create organic, natural face and body creams without any chemicals or preservatives. Her three-hour workshop includes all the materials and full recipe notes.
Our venue was bedecked with rose petals and enticing essential oil bottles. We started in on the herbal tea and did intros.
Make your own moisturiser
A couple of returners were in my group, and some had failed with random endeavours at home. Most were relatively local, one drove up from Dorset. A couple of us admitted to being ‘non-cooks’ (the process is akin to making mayonnaise). A range of fragrant oils were sampled with eyes closed to get into the mood before discussing floral waters for the base. Our teams divided to reflect our skin care objectives. I went for enriching Avocado, Rosehip (bright orange) and Seabuckthorn (dark green) oils to blend into Coconut Oil and Shea Butter base with a little Sussex Beeswax (dark gold) to emulsify as a natural preservative. This cream keeps up to three months in a cool environment (or fridge). A bain-marie melted the bases while we carefully measured our chosen oil densities on electric scales.
Both electric mixers whirred as the elements were blitzed up slowly. A final dash of Vitamin E went in before further gentle customisation with a chopstick. There is plenty of scooping back with a truly buttery consistency. I stayed traditional with larger pot of rose absolute and rose geranium essential oils for my face, but my black pepper and red mandarin mini was properly invigorating as an exciting variant for the body. A rose and dill option from the other team was outstanding. Selecting the smells is addictive. Laura can help you to source high grade organic ingredients, and her recipe formulations are shared online too. Laura will be hosting a Natural Perfume Making Workshop at the Kate Langdale Flower Studio in Brighton on Sunday, July 3, from 10am-1pm, £60. Visit: essentialoilsandyou. co.uk/events/ for upcoming workshops, and many other tips.
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Two friends discussing the Brighton Festival
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’ve just been leafing through your Brighton Festival programme, Helen, and it struck me a lot of the events on offer this year seemed – well, a bit cranky, pretentious?” “Oh come on, Roger, don’t give us that. I know you West Sussex folk can be stuffy, but the festival here is vibrant, cool. What do you mean, cranky?” “I mean, take the very first page, where you and a partner have to trek out to a desolate spot in Portslade and don headphones for an immersive work which explores science fiction traditions and dystopian societies. Do we want to explore that? Or this other immersive lark opposite, Operation Black Antler by Blast Theory & Hydrocracker. You visit a safehouse somewhere to meet a police handler and build up your cover story then ‘head out to the gig to use your new skills’. Secret locations. Texted instructions.” “It’s all about the ethics of undercover police taking liberties, Roger. Some of the things those coppers did … Highly topical and cutting-edge. Said to be viscerally immersive.”#
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“I’m aware of the ethics issue, but I don’t see how this particular gig will tell us anything we didn’t know. And I hate anything visceral, thank you. Then there’s Digging for Shakespeare, where you bus out to some allotments somewhere, to ‘explore sheds and hideaways, discover an assortment of Shakespearean characters reborn in knitted form, and gather a wealth of horticultural tips’. It says to bring packets of seeds to swap. What would I do with seeds?” “That’s well Brighton, that is. Someone like you would never get it. And again, totally on the money. An eccentric
Shakespeare scholar lived there in some kind of wigwam or hut.” “Yes, I know. I’m interested in HalliwellPhillipps, but spare me the woollen Hamlets. And spare me this Complete Deaths concept, in which 74 Shakespearean characters meet their ends, one after the other, apparently portrayed by a troupe of clowns in white underwear with ruffs round their necks. Why can’t we have something that does justice to the Bard’s poetry and greatness, for a change? Why does everything have to be for laughs?” “You sound like the Torygraph’s critic, who called the show a philistine monstering. Loosen up, Roger. It’s entertainment.” “Well, how about Music for Dogs, then? A concert for dogs only, with music specifically designed for the canine ear, using frequencies audible only to dogs. No unaccompanied humans admitted.” “That was well funny. I heard a hundred turned up, all barking along.” “Barking indeed. Or this thing about Chilean coalminers, performed by white marionettes. I know we should really feel engaged about the plight of Chilean miners, but somehow an hour of polemical
puppetry doesn’t invite. Nor does this street installation involving a bed. Nor this Voyage Around My Bedroom gig – title and probably idea pinched from Xavier de Maistre. Nor this ‘wonderful, intense and distilled’ play about crossdressers. Nor this doubtless visceral, immersive, hilarious etcetera musical about choirgirls losing their virginity in Edinburgh. Nor this Slideshow affair by the festival’s guest director, Laurie Anderson, ‘about love, cities, diners, Mars, how we see, living by rivers, Dollywood, my home town’. Who is Laurie Anderson, anyway? I’ve never heard of her.” “Roger, you’re just revealing your total ignorance of all things hip and neo. Your cultural fogeydom. Your deficiency of vibrancy and cool. Is there nothing that grabs you?” “Well, there was the Takacs Quartet at Glyndebourne, the Dream of Gerontius at the Dome. There are some excellent lunchtime concerts. There’s even Alfred Brendel – but even he’s only talking, not playing. I do hope he’s not going to read his poems.” “Roger, why don’t you go back to Chichester?”
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Fine dining and the luxurious Victorian surroundings define your South Lodge hotel Lounging in a huge pod which is suspended from the branch of an ancient tree, it’s easy to imagine you are alone in the 93 stunning acres that comprise South Lodge. And as a breeze swings you gently to the steady rhythm of a fountain on the pond beyond, it’s tempting to believe you have arrived in paradise on a warm spring day. In fact, this is one of the region’s finest hotels with a magnificent edifice to match the sprawling grounds beyond - and it has mastered the rare skill of making you feel unique in an environment buzzing with other guests. Everything about South Lodge is impressive. From the size of the rooms to the sheer opulence of the decor. Too often grand Victorian residences have a faded look of glories long past. Not here. South Lodge, at Lower Beeding near Horsham, is pristine. Its ethos is to constantly evolve and improve. That’s why its 89 rooms and suites all have BOSE surround systems and SKY HD - and why electronic tablets in your room
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‘Givealittle,helpalot’–themessagetodayast It’s Give & Gain Day, the UK’s national day celebrating employee volunteering. Across the country, thousands of people are giving their time and sharing their skills and business knowledge to support charitable organisations, good causes and local initiatives. Today is a timely opportunity to recognise the work of all volunteers and inspire more people to get involved in worthwhile projects in their community. Here, a number of employees at American Express, the city’s largest private sector employer, share their own volunteering experiences and show how giving a little time, can help make a big difference to the organisations and charities they support.
A Marathon effort Over the past few years, hundreds of Amex employees have taken time out to volunteer for dozens of charities and community events including community clean ups on Brighton beach and Royal Pavilion Gardens. American Express Pride employee network provides LGBT mentoring support to Brighton University students and partners with local charity Impetus to help reduce isolation and improve wellbeing within the LGBT community. One of the biggest local community events on the volunteer calendar is the Brighton Marathon Weekend, featuring the UK’s second
largest marathon. The Brighton Marathon Weekend raises significant sums of money for good causes and brings in large numbers of visitors to the city. Thousands of runners participate every year and spectators from across Sussex and further afield line the route to provide encouragement and support. The event couldn’t be safely and successfully staged without the commitment and dedication of Team Brighton volunteers. Around 1,500 volunteers supported last month’s spectacular event, including almost 100 employees from American Express, the marathon’s Official Community Partner.
Andrew Brown has been involved in volunteering as an Amex employee for more than 10 years, including four Brighton Marathon Weekends. Andrew, who leads one of the Centurion and Platinum customer service teams, has put his customer service skills to good use in the Marathon hub, answering information and helpline calls about
How you can get involved! Each year there are a range of volunteer positions to choose from pre-event, during race weekend and post-event. Roles include working at the Event HQ assisting with various event preparations, marshalling around the course, being part of the Brighton Marathon Weekend Exhibition team, helping at the Finish Area with awarding medals to runners, supporting the Mile Mini team on the Saturday and many more. To learn more about volunteering opportunities at the 2017 Brighton Marathon Weekend (Friday 7th April – Sunday 9th April) please contact the team at office@brightonmarathon.co.uk
logistics over the Marathon Weekend. “As a volunteer you feel like you’re doing your bit to help make this incredible event happen. You can be assisting with all kinds of enquires from local residents, participants, spectators and visitors. You might be advising runners on where to collect their numbers, updating people on road closures and bus times or giving information about the refreshment facilities available at the Beach Village. It’s all about providing a good personal service and helping with the smoothrunning of the event. “What’s great is that you get to hear some really amazing stories from the runners; why they are doing it and the charities they are supporting.’ Andrew has also assisted in the luggage areas at the Start in Preston Park and the Finish Area, ensuring safe transit of runners’ belongings for collection at the Finish Area. “It’s a remarkable atmosphere, there’s a real buzz and camaraderie among the volunteers, particularly if you’ve had a 5am start or a very late finish. What I find most rewarding is the sense that I’m giving something back to my community - rather than just being a part of it – and the feeling that you’re helping people achieve a great personal challenge.”
Karen Constable from Preston Park, has worked at Amex for almost 25 years, over that time she has been involved as a volunteer at three Brighton Marathon Weekends. Karen is a volunteer ambassador, helping with engagement and recruitment of new volunteers. For the last two years Karen has also volunteered at the Finish Line, presenting well-earned medals to the deserving BM10K and Brighton Marathon runners. “Me and my family have supported the Brighton Marathon Weekend for many years as spectators, cheering on the runners along the route. I jumped at the chance to support the event as a volunteer.” When asked what motivates her to get involved Karen said: “You can’t put into words
the expressions of exhaustion, pain, relief, joy and pride when the runners cross the Finish. As volunteers, we’re the first people to connect with them at the end of a very long race. It’s emotional and a privilege to be able to award them their medal. What makes the event so poignant is they are all running to raise money for good causes. Many are running as a very personal thank you for the support they or loved ones have received. By getting involved as a volunteer and helping make this amazing event happen, you also feel like you’re doing your bit to contribute to the fundraising efforts of hundreds of local charities. I’d love to be able to carry on volunteering at this event for many years to come.”
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thenationmarksemployeevolunteeringday Volunteering with Albion in the Community Since 2011, American Express has been the main charity partner of Albion in the Community (AITC) the charitable arm of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. In that time, hundreds of employees have donated thousands of hours helping AITC deliver a range of projects designed to support the Sussex community in the areas of education, sports, disability, health and social inclusion. Every Amex volunteer
Giving girls’ football a boost
Last month saw the launch of a new Girls’ Football initiative set up to encourage more girls in the region to play football. Run by AITC and funded by American Express, 50 girls from across Sussex, aged six – 13, attended a free fun day of team games at the American Express Elite Football Performance Centre, Lancing. AITC’s girls participation officer Kim Stenning, who plays for Albion Women’s FC first team is leading delivery of the new initiative.
On the day, employees volunteered as assistant coaches, match officials and helped deliver mini-workshops in areas of nutrition and physical activity. One of the volunteers was Delphine Nonin (pictured back row: third left). Delphine who lives in Eastbourne, has been volunteering for four years, since starting work at Amex. “I’m quite a sporty person, I play football for a local team and I thought it would be interesting
to help coach younger children, particularly those children who might not get the opportunity to experience sessions like this. I think encouraging youngsters to get involved in sport and stay active is important. If I can inspire just one of these children, particularly some of the girls and help increase their confidence through football, I see that as a good achievement. Personally, being involved in AITC’s football coaching programmes has helped me learn new skills and get an insight into the other side of the game. What made the recent Girls’ Football day even more special was when Albion Women’s first team player Lily Agg and development squad player Annie Rolf dropped by, to provide encouragement and demonstrate their skills. The look of excitement on the girls’ faces when the players arrived was unforgettable.” AITC will be running two further free sessions during the Summer for girls of all abilities (including beginners), funded by Amex and supported by the company’s employee volunteers. For information, or to pre-book a free place, email development@ albioninthecommunity.org.uk or call 01273 878277
“Women’s football is a fast-growing sport and this is a fantastic opportunity for local girls to access quality coaching in a safe, structured and fun environment. Hopefully those who are trying the sport for the first time will be hooked and those who already play will learn some new skills.” Beverly Sawyers Vice President at American Express and Executive Sponsor of the company’s Women’s Interest Network
undertakes special training in advance of supporting AITC’s disability programmes. The training is accredited by NCFE, a leading national awarding organisation for qualifications, apprenticeships and functional skills.
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1 Make a difference. Volunteering your time really does have an impact on individuals, families and the wider community in general 1 Feel part of the community. Volunteering can help you connect with other people locally, outside of your immediate circle of family and friends 1 Well-being. Volunteering can have positive mental and physical health benefits. Most volunteers find the experience a rewarding one 1 Gain confidence. Volunteering can help you gain confidence by giving you the chance to share your skills and achieve a sense of accomplishment 1 Learn new skills. Volunteering can help you develop new talents, gain experience and sometimes lead to qualifications 1 Take on a challenge. Through volunteering you can try something different, set and achieve personal goals while helping others Jill Grafflin, Vice President, American Express
Ade Sharp from Hanover has been volunteering for four years. He is one of the 80 Amex employees who regularly support AITC’s Gully’s Days Out programme. Membership of the Gully’s Days Out programme is open to anyone across Sussex with additional needs and can be taken out by individuals or organisations. Participants can enjoy free admission to many of the region’s most popular attractions along with friends, family members and carers. “Gully’s Days Out provide fun experiences for participants but they also provide a valuable additional support network to parents and carers. I enjoy spending time with the participants, particularly on the pizza making Days
Out, as you get the chance to engage them in an activity they love doing, as well as interacting with them socially. You get to meet lots of different people you might not otherwise connect with in the community. I appreciate being able to take time out of the working day to support local community initiatives like this. You get a great sense of satisfaction that you’re giving something back. That’s one of the most rewarding things for me about volunteering.” For more information about membership of the Gully’s Days Out programme email gullysdayout@ albioninthecommunity.org.uk or telephone: 01273 668590
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Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? In today’s hectic, hi-tech lifestyle, do you feel your body needs an upgrade? What effect is stress having on your health? Lack of flexibility, poor posture, pain and fatigue can be signs that there is tension in your spine. This can interfere with the communication between your brain and your body. This communication is essential for healing, function and development.
We Do Things Differently Whilst traditional methods (both gentle and deep) are available at Spinewaves, we also offer a cutting edge technique which is at the forefront of scientific mind body research known as Network Spinal Analysis (NSA). NSA is a powerful yet gentle type of chiropractic care, which assists the body to ‘reorganise’. Most therapeutic approaches aim to find, improve or correct ‘what’s wrong’ whereas NSA aims to find and enhance areas of ease and relaxation. This assists the body’s natural self-regulating ability and brings it out of a defensive poture, often caused by life’s stresses. This revolutionary approach to health and wellness applies low force contacts, generally to the spine and surrounding tissues. NSA is exclusively practiced by chiropractors, however requires no twisting, cracking or popping.
Why Chiropractic? People usually come to see a chiropractor about their symptoms; back ache, shoulder problems, headaches, sciatica etc. This can indicate the body has been adapting to a condition for some time. So, whilst chiropractors understand that the symptoms seem to be the problem, they often discover they’re actually a signpost for a deeper underlying issue. Spinewaves offer a rich tapestry of techniques, which can be adapted to suit everyone’s needs. Our key objective is to offer the best possible care for each and every person, whatever their age or condition.
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Rowen Simpson qualified 23 years ago from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic and is registered with the General Chiropractic Council Dr. Epstein (founder of NSA care) inspires us to trust the healing powers within” Deepak Chopra MD, World renowned expert on natural healing Network Spinal Analysis represents the epitome of body work; it is at the leading edge of body/mind/spirit integration. This work will transform the planet.” Candace Pert. Ph. D., Nobel Laureate, Professor of Research and Brain Biochemistry at Georgetown University. Candace Pert recommends Network Care in her book, Molecules of Emotion Network Spinal Analysis and Somato-Respiratory Integration, Donny Epstein’s revolutionary methodologies, are amongst the most powerful sources of personal transformation I have ever experienced or seen. They produce embodied and empowered strategies that are both sustainable and enjoyable for enhanced human resourcefulness and wellness. I am stronger, more inspired, creative and healthy because of this work. It has personally and professionally helped me to maximize my ability to contribute to others.” Tony Robbins, World’s #1 Authority on Peak Performance & Peak Performance Coach, Best Selling Author, “Unlimited Power”
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Wine experts to visit city for conference Hundreds of wine-makers from around the world will meet in Brighton and Hove for the International Cool Climate Wine Symposium (ICCWS) next week. The conference will take place at the Hilton Metropole, with events at unusual venues such as Brighton Museum and the Sealife Centre. It will see global experts in the wine industry from eight different countries speak across three days from May 26-28. The ICCWS 2016 is a threeday international symposium for those involved in making, marketing and selling cool climate wines. It offers wine-makers chance to network, learn and engage with leading practitioners and academics in the industry. Last year’s event was held in Tasmania – with previous events in United States, New Zealand, Germany, the and Australia. With more than 400 tickets sold, the Brighton conference has topped last year’s sakes, and is set to be the biggest international wine conference ever staged in the UK.
Bruce Tindale, chairman of the finance committee, said: “We are delighted to have attracted more attendees than the last symposium in Tasmania already. “Tickets are selling so fast that we may well be the first ICCWS to sell out well in advance of the event. “We are also highly encouraged by the interest from both the UK and abroad with more than 21 countries attending, across all continents.” Delegates will get the chance to attend talks on sparkling wines – which the south east is becoming renowned for – sessions by a host of keynote speakers, and a chance to sample the finest wines in the industry. With the conference launch at Brighton Museum, there will be a wine and sushi networking evening at the Sea Life Centre, and a Gala Dinner at the Metropole. Local vineyards such as Bolney Wine Estate and Ridgeview Wine will also be running tours for visitors. For more information on the conference and its events, visit: www.iccws2016.com
Helping victims of substance misuse through dance therapy
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A dance artist is backing a programme to support vulnerable women and children, affected by drug and alcohol misuse. Brighton-based Anne Colvin is a dance practitioner, and will lead Spring: Dancing into Recovery, a two-year scheme. The programme is led by local dance charity, South East Dance and substance misuse service Brighton Oasis Project. She said: “Back in 2014 we secured funding from The Rayne Foundation, to launch a pilot project for women recovering from substance misuse – Spring: Dancing into Recovery. “We didn’t have any idea how the scheme would be received but we knew it was needed. The programme exists to complement what the rest of Brighton Oasis Project does, to empower those involved and to give them strategies to make
TV and broadcast courses at the University of Brighton havewonnationalrecognition that its says will help students gain employment. The courses have been awarded the Creative Skillset Tick, the industry quality mark, following a rigorous assessment process by experts working in the creative industries. The Creative Skillset Tick is awarded to practice-based courses that best prepare students for a career in the industry. Jo Macdonnell, principal lecturer in the College of Arts and Humanities at the university, said: “We are delighted that the quality of our teaching, facilities and Jo Macdonnell, principal lecturer graduate destinations has College of Arts and Humanities been recognised and we are now regarded as a leading is regarded as a signpost provider of Broadcast and for potential students, Television Education.” apprentices and employers The Creative Skillset Tick, to highlight programmes awarded by the skills body that provide the most up-tofor the creative industry, date and relevant industry
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positive decisions. “Having spent much of my career working in the creative industry, I’ve seen a lot of people underestimate what the arts can do. But creative activity, dance in particular, has the potential to improve both physical and mental wellbeing. “Our classes run once a week for an hour and a half. The main purpose of the sessions is for the women to take time out focus on
themselves and forget about the difficulties they face in their day-to-day lives. “What is special about Spring: Dancing into Recovery is that we work with women used to affecting their bodies in a negative way and teach them to use their bodies for a positive purpose. “It is important for us that we offer activity that is accessible, relevant and meaningful.” Last year South East Dance began building work on The Dance Space, in Brighton and Hove, being built to house schemes like Spring: Dancing into Recovery and to assist local professional artists. This £3.5m space comes as part of the charity’s pledge to develop high-quality dance activity in the local community and to make dance accessible to everyone. To find out more about Spring: Dancing into Recovery visit – www. southeastdance.org.uk.
training and education. For potential learners, the Tick signposts courses that can prove they connect with industry and which teach professional skills that make sure you graduate workready. For employers, the Tick signposts them to work-ready graduates and apprentices from creative courses that have proven links with industry and teach professional skills. The accreditation is for the university’s foundation courses (FdA) in Broadcast Media,TelevisionProduction, and for the BA(Hons) top up Broadcast Media course. Students on the University of Brighton’s media courses have gone on to top jobs on TV programmes including EastEnders and Holby City, and on movie sets. To find out more about the accreditation scheme, visit: www.creativeskillset.org/ pickthetick
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If you’ve ever wanted to watch a cabaret at 2am, then you’re in luck; next Friday (May 27) marks the first Fringe AllNighter. In previous years Brighton had been host to the annual White Night, which ended in 2011 due to lack of funds after a four-year run. It saw events running throughout the night and into the early hours, and Brighton Fringe wanted to bring the spirit of the event back. The Fringe All-Nighter will kick off at Fringe City, which will host cabaret, circus, music, performances and art installations in New Road from 6pm until 10.30pm. More than 120 events and performances will be held across Fringe venues, clubs, museums, cafes, bars, galleries and shops, finishing at 10.30am the following day (May 28). There will be everything from art exhibitions to club nights, and cabaret. Fans of cabaret can visit the St Andrew’s Sweet Venue in Hove at 2am, to see No More Miss America, a cabaret and circus performance ‘loosely based on New York Radical Women’s 1968 action outside the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City’. Julian Caddy, Brighton Fringe managing director, said he will be attending the 12-hour ‘Imaginary Porno Charades’ marathon at Sweet Dukebox. It promises ‘steamy puns and outrageous observations’ from 10.30pm until 10.30am. Mr Caddy said: “Brighton Fringe can happen anywhere
Brighton Fringe can happen anywhere in the city and at any time, day or night JULIAN CADDY managing director of Brighton Fringe in the city and at any time, day or night. “We wanted to celebrate this fact with a combination of evening performances for a special Friday night illuminated Fringe City and a dedicated Fringe All-Nighter programme. It will be a great way to kick off the bank holiday weekend, although I’m slightly daunted by the prospect of my inclusion in thecharadesgameshow.What could possibly go wrong?” Other highlights include Late Night Love by Eggs Collective, a comedy show at the Marlborough Theatre at 9pm. It is described as ‘an unflinching attempt to unpick the truth from the fiction of power ballads’. Crimplene Millionaire is a gameshow at the Spiegeltent at 9.30pm, hosted by 70s TV host Derek Daniels, and his wife Bev, and is an ‘interactive game and engaging social satire in one artful theatrical package’. There will be free comedy from 10.15pm in various Brighton pubs, including The
Hobgoblin and Caroline of Brunswick. Cult cabaret artists the Lip Sinkers will host their very own show and after party until from 11pm to 3am at Komedia. Not Yet Suffragette will see Natalie Cutler premiere her one-woman show, with comedy, music, dance, and political incorrectness, from 9.30pm at The Warren. The Warren will also be hosting short films from the Iris Film Festival, plus a late night cabaret and circus show from 11pm. Bogan Bingo at Komedia will see mullets, short shorts and mass crowd collaboration during a high octane, bingo gameshow, followed by a DJ set by the hosts. For the more high-brow all-nighter, there will be an evening of spoken word, poetry and short fiction at The Writer’sPlace(9-10JewStreet) from 7.45pm, with open mic slots, and literary-themed cocktails on the menu. Clothes shop Beyond Retro will be staging early evening theatre, and the Painting PotteryCaféisholdingabringa-bottle pottery painting party from 6pm. Walking tour, Only in Brighton, will start at the Royal Pavilion shop at 7pm, to ‘discover the real spirit of Brighton in a lively, funny and informative quest to uncover what makes this city unique and a little bit weird’. And to top it all off, restaurants Terre à Terre and Mange Tout will be serving up special Fringe breakfasts in the morning for hungry allnighters. To plan your Fringe All Nighter, visit: www. brightonfringe.org/all-nighter
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Nine-year-old Hove boy Ronan Powell has won the lead part in a new musical adaptation of Saint-Exupéry’s bestselling novel The Little Prince, premiering at the Brighton Open Air Theatre from May 20-22, in the Brighton Fringe Festival. Artistic director Clara Bes said: “Spanish-based theatre company The Amateurs spent nearly a week auditioning for the leading role, seeing candidates from England, Scotland and The Netherlands. Ronan, who is half-British, half-South African, takes acting, singing and dancing lessons at The Theatre Workshop and is
fully committed to living a life onstage as an actor and also as a director. “A Little Prince will be his professional debut that will see him performing for nearly an hour and a half, dancing and singing eight of the show’s ten songs. “Ronan loves blues and Spanish music, sushi, and his favourite book is Roald Dahl’s Matilda. His dream is to be part of a company that tours a show around the world, so that he can do what he loves most: acting and travelling.” Clara added: “Written in 1943, The Little Prince is one of the top three bestselling novels of all time and tells a poetic tale of a pilot stranded in the Sahara desert, whose meeting with a young boy coming from the Asteroid B612 will change the course
of his life. It has been adapted for the stage by Ivan Andrade —who also directs the show— and scored by multiaward-winning jazz musician Marco Mezquida. “ Ivan said: “When you cast a boy for a role – especially one like the Little Prince – what you are really looking for is a real Little Prince: someone with that kind of purity and innocence, yet strong and confident to say the truth no matter what, in front of anyone. “That’s what the Little Prince will bring to Earth when he visits us: a clear and straightforward view of what is. And that’s what Ronan brought into the room when he auditioned for us: the wisdom of sincerity.” Find out more at www. theamateurscompany.com.
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Adam Ant performs the iconic album Kings of The Wild Frontier live at the Brighton Centre on Saturday, May 28 (7.30pm). In his latest tour the singer offers the record in sequence for the very first time, with many of the album tracks never having been performed live before. Adam’s new show follows
the success of his debut Dirk Wears White Sox album tour last year. The triple platinumselling Kings of the Wild Frontier, which sold more than eight million copies, was originally released in 1980. It dominated the UK charts and went on to achieve worldwide recognition and subsequent success. Fans can hear ‘Ant
Music’, ‘Dog Eat Dog’ and the album’s title track ‘King of the Wild Frontiers’ alongside hit songs from Adam’s back catalogue. Adam has recently been working with Sony Records, personally remastering a Deluxe Kings boxset to celebrate the 35th anniversary of this album. Tickets cost £28-32.50. Visit brightoncentre. co.uk or call 0844 847 1515 (7p per minute).
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Tribute Acts offers a multimedia show about hope, disillusionment and fatherdaughter relationships at this year’s Brighton Fringe. TheatreState co-directors are Tess Seddon and Cheryl Gallacher. They make shows that celebrate the weird and alienating aspects of 21st century life, as spokesman Steve Forster explains. “Everyone wants their dad to be a hero. But what happens when your heroes let you down? Cheryl and Tess have childhood memories that are full of smiling men in suits promising to make life better: Tony Blair winning the 1997 election, Bill Clinton playing the saxophone, Pierce Brosnan saving the world. Their left-wing, suited dads
felt like they were one of these ’90s new men too. “But Cheryl and Tess grew up, Tony took us to Iraq, Bill lied, Pierce lost Bond and their dads left home. As disillusioned adults trying to survive the New Labour aftermath, the young women wanted to know why their personal and political heroes lost our faith so spectacularly. “So Cheryl and Tess hit on the idea of asking their dads the tough questions. But after years of not speaking openly, they decided to interview each other’s dads instead. And they filmed it. “Tribute Acts is a darkly funny and boldly honest exploration of fatherdaughter relationships and the illusions we create when we want to hope. It enjoyed a successful run at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe. Now TheatreState are taking a full-length, newly revamped
version on a national tour that gives Brighton audiences the opportunity to see the show when it visits The Marlborough Theatre on May 25 and 26. “Frank video footage is at the heart of Tribute Acts. The fathers are projected as giant heads, constantly moving throughout the show. As the daughters question and probe, the men lose their caution and begin to divulge their views on their lives, their daughters and their own hopes. “Hoping for a moment of profound understanding between estranged father and daughter, Cheryl and Tess soon get more than they asked for. As the camera turns on them, their mission to understand why their heroes failed them begins to ask the question: why do we long for a hero in the first place? “Complex and poignant,
Tribute Acts will strike a chord with anyone who has mixed emotions about their parents and concerns that their world will become our own.” ALSOATTHEFRINGE
The Moscow State Circus will be at Preston Park from May 20-25 with a brand-new production Seven Zhelany (tickets 0844 856 5555). Spokeswoman Asia Sawicka said: “The Moscow State Circus returns to the UK with its latest and greatest production to date, based on the Russian folklore story of Cvetik-Semicvetik or The Flower with Seven Colours by Valentin Petrovich Katayev where each of the petals represents a wish and is the perfect backdrop for what is undoubtedly the greatest and most famous circus on earth.” Visit www.brightonfringe. org to find out more.
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Sometimes only cheesy will do. Some nights you want to see Ibsen, Wagner or some angry youth drama, but other nights you’d prefer a troop of young Thai “show girls” tottering about in humongous heels miming to Kylie. The Lady Boys of Bangkok
are back in Brighton until June 11 and are still packing the audiences in and giving them a fun, boisterous and bawdy night. The Sabai Pavilion (in its familiar spot on Victoria Gardens) is filled with more dry-ice than most 1980s scifi movies, and certainly more sequins. The music is exactly what you’d imagine, vintage tunes
from Donna Summer and Shirley Bassey, sit well with their modern-day sisters: Christina, Shakira and Rhianna. Comic relief comes in the bizarre form of slapstick routines with a dwarf, which is even more retro than it sounds...and not for everyone. Visit www.ladyboysof bangkok.co.uk.
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Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus and The Seven Deadly Sins, St George’s Church, Kemptown, May 6 Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus celebrated the opening of Brighton Fringe with a night of spirited humour, skilled performances and spectacular fun. From the moment the chorus opened their mouths to sing, the room was filled with a burst of rapturous energy that made it impossible not to smile. Set in Kemptown’s charming St George’s Church, the theme was The Seven Deadly Sins. This included cheeky comedic interludes, with chorus members playfully lamenting modern problems
like the lust-inspiring vanity of Instagram and greed of online shopping. It was clear that the singers had a blast. For every song they sung their hearts out and this mood was infectious. From exuberant fist pumps and sequences in canon, the dancing came as a surprise. The hilarity was in how straight-faced and passionately it was performed. Songs ranged from show tunes to modern pop hits, including tracks like ‘Uptown Funk’, which really lent itself to the chorus’ skilful harmonising. Other highlights included the crescendo of the Dirty Dancing track ‘(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life’ and the atmospheric gothic tones of ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’. But the stand-out
performance was Nick Ford’s rendition of Kate Bush’s ‘Wuthering Heights’, which had the audience in fits of laughter in one moment and astonished and delighted at the incredible range of the singer at the next. The boys went out with a bang with their final song ‘It’s Raining Men’, accompanied with umbrellas and a showering of silver confetti. They returned for an encore, which earned a standing ovation; from the feeling in the room many more songs would have been welcome. Simply joyous. The night raised £340 for the Brighton branch of NASS, a charity which works with people with ankylosing spondylitis, a form of arthritis. To find out more about Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, and upcoming shows, visit www.brightongmc.org.
Bridget’s Brighton love-in Review by Bex Bastable
Feminist comedian Bridget Christie is just about the perfect Brighton comic. Savvy and likable,with two Radio 4 series under her belt, and a regular Guardian column. She couldn’t be any more Brighton-friendly. “I love Brighton people,” said Christie, performing at the Corn Exchange, after a bad show in Cardiff the previous night. “It’s nice to be back in civilisation.” Sexism, the Tories, Nigel Farage – the greatest character comedian that has ever lived, according to Christie – and Jeremy Corbyn were all on the comic’s agenda in her politically-charged stand-up show. She spoke of her frustration over last year’s election results, and suggested a carve up of comedic territory – she would take Sheffield, North London and Brighton, and right-wing comedians can take the rest.
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This sparked a rant about how the Tories will destroy everything (“Go and play in Lincolnshire – Oh, it doesn’t exist anymore”), which culminated in comedy shows on the earth’s core. She talked about her call to action over the tampon tax (if you missed it, tampons are taxed as they are classed as a luxury item). Christie had called on women to send their underpants through the post to George Osborne in protest.
The comic criticised former racing champion Stirling Moss, who said women don’t have the mental capacity to race cars. She noted wryly that soon after, Sir Moss fell down a lift shaft: “Men don’t have the capacity to use lifts”, she quipped. Christie has sold out a number of Brighton shows in recent years, and the Festival crowd loved her almost as much as she appears to love the People’s Republic of Brighton and Hove.
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The Complete Deaths, Theatre Royal Brighton Seventy five deaths in just under two hours seems like a lot. But Spymonkey, a Brighton-based clown troupe working with director Tim Crouch, made it look easy in their latest show The Complete Deaths. Each and every onstage Shakespeare death is performed – including the unfortunate fly in Titus Andronicus – and the quartet of comedy performers deliver each one with gusto and hilarity. Bawdy, physical, occasionally slapstick, sometimes serious, and always hysterical, some deaths were quick, and others lingered.
With stabbings, poisonings, sword fights, and a mincing machine it was a bloodbath, but the performers kept the audience in good spirits. The first Shakespeare death saw the troupe start on a high with Richard III’s death. The audience was treated to a bizarre techno performance of My Kingdom For A Horse, with flashing lights, and an onscreen Shakespeare’s head morphing into a rogues gallery of dictators and despots in the background. Cleopatra’s death was another showpiece, with a belly-dancing routine featuring her killers; snakes. There was a storyline threaded throughout the show, based around the challenge of performing the 75 deaths, which linked in with the deaths themselves. This was most cleverly handled when Toby – who
takes things very seriously – gets temporarily thrown out of the troupe when the others rise up against him (which conveniently coincides with the death of Julius Caesar). Aitor, with his desire to be a ‘serious’ actor, has visions of Shakespeare, who berates him throughout the show. Catching him dressed as a snake, the virtual playwright tells Aitor he will never be a serious Shakespearian actor – which pulls on the heart strings of the audience. The on-stage carnage was monitored in a prosaic manner, by a thoroughly bored looking old lady, who put down her knitting to punch in each death, which was marked by a countdown on an LED screen. Despite the protestations of the digitallyresurrected bard to the noisy and sometimes crude onstage shenanigans I think he would have approved.
Punk stalwarts keep their raucous audience happy Review by Nick Linazasoro
UK Subs, Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Brighton, May 13 Well, he’s finally gone and done it! The Godfather of punk, Charlie Harper (and his pals Alvin Gibbs, Jet and Jamie Oliver – not that one) has finally released his Z album. The UK Subs were formed in 1976 and this Brighton show was a celebration of the band’s 40th birthday and the fact that Charlie has released an album starting with each letter of the alphabet from Another Kind Of Blues to his new album Ziezo. I suspect the UK Subs are probably the only artists to have achieved this impressive feat. Those charged with setting the energetic mood tonight were Bristol punk rockers Criminal Mind. Members Josh, D, Abel and Jake expertly whizzed through tracks from their two decent albums, Life To Defend and the self titled Criminal Mind.
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The crowd appreciated their professional performance. A short while after, it was the turn of 72-year-old David Charles Perez (Charlie Harper) and his UK Subs. Yes, it’s amazing, Charlie is 72, honestly. I can remember in 1979 when their debut album was released, that Charlie was getting a little grief from certain quarters for being an older punk than the rest. Ha! Who’s laughing now, eh Charlie? From the minute the band
came on stage, their energy was raw and fast and still sounded like the early days of punk. Tonight Charlie was dressed in black and sporting a pair of white sunglasses that The Dickies or Captain Sensible would be proud to wear. Bassist Alvin Gibbs who has been with The Subs on and off since 1980 was also in black and looking rather well too. Drummer Jamie and guitarist Jet have both been in the band since 2005 and bring a ‘younger cool cred’ look to proceedings. They played a thrilling set mainly made up of their earlier material, which obviously kept the raucous audience most happy, and they showcased four tracks from their new Ziezo album. Verdict: Brilliant. Go see them at The Con Club in Lewes on November 13. For more information visit www.uksubs.co.uk and www.criminalmindpunk. bandcamp.com.
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The Listings TODAY COMEDY KRATER COMEDY CLUB: Until May 22, 7pm/8pm/10.30pm, £5-£36.50 Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. CONCERTS GEMMA LOIS SUMMERFIELD: And Simon Lepper, £10, 1pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Gemma Lois Summerfield soprano, Simon Lepper piano. GIGS HACIENDA CLASSICAL: £27.50£32.50, 9pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. House and club classics. THE GREAT ESCAPE: Noon until May 21 Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. A festival of new music. STAGE FUGA PERPETUA: £15, 8pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Fuga Perpetua, meaning always running, reflects on the situation of refugees
always compelled to move on. MEMORIES OF A LULLABY: 6.30pm, until May 22, The Warren: Studio 3 - St Peter’s Church North, York Place, 01273 987516. A one-woman show that explores the need to remember and the wish to forget. THE GREAT FLIGHT: £8, 5pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Poems about refugees. Modern Poetry in Translation.
SATURDAY GIGS STORMZY: £16.50, 7pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Plus WSTRN plus MoStack plus M.O. STAGE JULIA COPUS: £8, 10.30am Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Fringe event from 26 Letters (3yrs plus). SHAKESPEARE UNTOLD: £12.50, 4pm and 2pm May 22 Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. The Party Planners Tale and the Pie Makers Tale. THE IDIOT BRAIN: £10, 7.30pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709.
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SUNDAY COMEDY FUNNY WOMEN – TIME OF THE MONTH: £8-£10, 6pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. LOUISE REAY: Que Sera, £6 4pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. Comedy in Chinese for people who don’t speak any Chinese. SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPET THEATRE: £8-£9, 1.30pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. CONCERTS THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS: £10-£30, 7pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Brighton Festival Chorus. STAGE CHRIS RIDDELL: £25, 10.30am Brighton Dome (01273) 709709.
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Picture Book Masterclass. Find out everything you need to know about creating a picture book. HOW A WOMAN IS MADE: £10, 7pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Sara Pascoe and Laura Bates. LET’S TALK ABOUT DEATH: £8, 4pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. The Brighton and Sussex Medical School Debate. NIKESH SHUKLA: £10, 8pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. The New Writing South Annual Lecture. WOULD LIKE TO MEET: £8, 7pm until May 25 Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton (01273) 687171. A new play, a collection of hilarious true dating stories.
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STAGE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE OF GAMING: £10, 7pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. The way video games are made is set to change drastically over the next decade. NOW LISTEN TO ME VERY CAREFULLY: £8-£10, 8pm and May 24 Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. ZVIZDAL: £15-£17.50, 8pm plus May 24, 6pm/8pm May 25 Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Chernobyl – so far so close. UK premier.
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COMEDY ALISTAIR BARRIE: No More Stage Three. £8-£10, 7pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480.
CONCERTS FOYLE – STSURA DUO: £10, 1pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Michael Foyle violin, Maksim Stsura piano.
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and May 25 Theatre Royal, Brighton 0844 871 7650. Fringe event. Multi award winning Czech company VerTeDance, directed by Jiri Havelka. MOMENTS OF WEIGHTLESSNESS: £10, 7.30pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Sarah Nicolls.
WEDNESDAY COMEDY COMIC BOOM: £5-£9, 8pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. Headliner Sophie Hagen, MC Barry Ferns. JULIETTE BURTON: Decision Time. £6-£8, 8pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. Join Juliette in this preview of her new show. CONCERTS ALEXANDER SOARES: £10, 1pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Playing Chopin, Boulez, Liszt and Dutilleux. GIGS SARAH JANE MORRIS AND ANTONIO FORCIONE: £12.50-£15,
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STAGE ANTAHKARNA: £15, 8pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Kathak is a classical dance form of northern India. FORGET ME NOT: The Alzheimer’s Whodunit. £6-£8, 5.30pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. A Murder Mystery set on a ward for people with late stage dementia.
THURSDAY COMEDY MYRA DUBOIS: Self Admyra, £8-£10, 9pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. CONCERTS Y-SQUARED: £10, 1pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Elian He cello, Yasmin Rowe piano. STAGE AKRAM KHAN COMPANY: Until
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CINEMA BRIGHTON DUKE OF YORK’S (0871 902 5728): A Hologram For The King (12A) Fri, Sat & Wed 3.30, 8.45; Sun 4.30, 6.45; Mon 3.30, 6.15; Tue 5.30; Thu 8.45; Big Scream: Wed 10.30; Silver Screen: Thu 10.30, 3.30. Sing Street (12A) Fri, Sat & Wed 1.00, 6.15; Sun 9.00; Mon 1.00, 8.45; Silver Screen: Tue 2.00; Thu 1.00; HOH Subtitled: Thu 6.15. LIAF Animated Shorts: Kids’ Club Special: May 2016 (PG) Sat 10.30. Vintage Sundays: Ran (15) Sun 1.15. Studio Ghibli Forever: Grave Of The Fireflies (12A) Sun 11.00. Toddler Time: Hey Duggee May 2015 (U) Mon 11.00. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelle (tbc) Tue 8.00. Silver Screen: Ran (15) Tue 10.30.
Groomed, Brighton Fringe, until May 22 How can a truth be told? How can a secret be spoken? The play’s tagline hints at the many difficult questions probed in a complex show that offers no easy answers. Groomed’s narrative gives testimony to one man’s experience of sexual abuse as a child and his journey through life, carrying this unspeakable secret. Joined only by a saxophonist, Patrick Sandford performs the play he wrote alone, filling the intimate space with an energetic exploration of his conflicting emotions, which hurtle from confusion, to murderous anger, to fear. The audience sits in enchanted silence as Sandford narrates in a poetic flow, transforming into his ten-year-old self, a dismissive authority figure and a teacher. Weaved into his
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performance are the strangely fitting stories of a lone Japanese soldier on a remote island in the Phillipines and the inventor of the saxophone. After 50 minutes of intensity Sandford invites the audience to share their questions with him and the CEO of the charity Mankind, which supports men who have suffered abuse. The play’s unflinching honesty gives a truly thought-provoking insight into an important and too often distorted issue.
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Food and Drink A great new menu at a top quality Brighton boozer The Basket Makers
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n a city as blessed with top quality drinking establishments as Brighton, it can be pretty difficult to pick a favourite – that is unless you have been to The Basketmakers Arms, in which case this will be it. This has been my go-to pub for the last eight years since moving down from Bristol and it has rarely let me down. As a student many a “study day” was spent drinking ESB with my housemates and tucking into a seafood platter for lunch. Whilst my visits are less frequent these days I still look forward to popping in when I can. The food has always been excellent and has seen the pub win silver at the Brighton Food Awards in 2015 (and gold for best pub). The menu has generally remained unchanged since I started drinking here with the daily specials representing the only variations from the core options. Head chef Ben Hutton decided it was time to shake things up and try something new to keep pace with the rest of the competition. I went down to give the new menu a try and see whether it is up to scratch – purely in the interests of journalism of course. Ben has worked at the pub for four years now working his way up through the ranks to head chef and so understands what makes the pub so popular. The new menu represents Ben’s first major move since becoming head chef, and he has done so with respect to the spirit of the pub. The food is still championing pub classics, with an emphasis on quality and locally sourced seasonal ingredients, with a couple of other interesting additions. There is a much more extensive “nibbles” menu and some small plate options that could work as starters or light meals.
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Mains are split into “Farm”, “Earth”, and “sea” with sharing platters and side options completing the menu. We started with a couple options from the nibbles menu and kept it meaty with the pigs in blankets (£4) and homemade pork scratchings (£4). When they arrived I was instantly excited and in piggy paradise. The impressively proportioned scratchings were crisp and salty and accompanied with a sharp yet sweet burnt apple sauce. The pigs in blankets had been cooked in maple syrup and sesame seeds and the combination of salty bacon, savoury sausages and sweet syrup and sesame was joyous – these are the premier league of pub snacks. Still reeling from the joy of the intro we then had the cayenne popcorn shrimp and Bloody Mary ketchup (£6) and sweetcorn and chilli fritters with a raw slaw (£6). I enjoyed the popcorn shrimp which had a gentle heat and the slightly crisp texture and fried taste took away from the rich sweetness that you can get with shrimp. The ketchup delivered on its promise of Bloody Mary flavouring and accompanied the shrimp perfectly. The sweetcorn fritters were light and crisp with the sweetness of corn
running throughout. These were pleasant without being delicious and I felt that there could have been a bit more heat or perhaps Asian flavours to add more punch. The raw slaw also could have done with a little more oomph or vinegar hit to contrast the fritters. We finished with the dish I most associate with The Basketmakers – a seafood platter. This latest incarnation is offered up as a sharing platter for two at a cost of £20. We were presented with juicy sweet prawns and mussels with a creamy wine rich broth, tender well-seasoned salt and pepper squid and smoky oily mackerel all of which were a delight. Potted shrimp were mildly spiced and a buttery indulgence when spread on the sourdough bread – although perhaps not to everyone’s taste. Everything was cooked perfectly and the quality of the ingredients was clear to be seen. My only thought was that, for the price, a side of fries or similar would really make this feel like a dish for two people to share. It is always a little concerning when something you feel comfortable with changes. Thankfully Ben has remained true to the Basketmakers reputation and has not been swayed by trends or current food fads in delivering a quality new menu. What you get at The Basketmakers Arms is a top quality boozer serving proper pub food that compliments the environment rather than overshadow it. The cooking is top draw and you would be hard pressed to find better pub food in the city. The addition of pub snacks is inspired, and if the rest of the menu is as good as the food we tried then the Basketmakers Arms reputation is safe in Ben’s hands as far as I am concerned. Tom Flint writes a food blog Food Booze and Reviews at: www. foodboozeandreviews.com
he English language has absorbed some of its best words from our hombres in Spain. If you’re an aficionado (that’s one) of Spanish fiestas (that’s one too) or barbecues (and that), then you’ll recognise familiar palabras like guacamole, salsa, and tortilla. There is also a collection of words that hark back to the good old days of the Spanish invasion – flotilla, crusade, guerilla, and armada. Awkwardly politically incorrect influences (like we didn’t go there already with the armada crack) include cigarette, tobacco, cigar, and marijuana. There’s suave and savvy, quinoa and tapioca, avocado and banana, cocoa and chocolate, Florida (that means flowery) and Nevada (snowy), and our favourite pair – cowboy and potato. Let’s leave the costa del language there for now and head to China with our Portuguese amigos. Back in the dia, they travelled to Ming Dynasty China and when they returned, they brought with them a new recipe, and perhaps a vase or seven. The recipe was for youtiao, a Chinese precursor to YouTube. Not really. Youtiao is a Chinese doughnut stick which looks like a naked yum yum. The Chinese Emperor had made it a capital crime to share knowledge. As you do. So the Portuguese weren’t shown how to “pull” the dough. Instead, they fashioned a nozzle with a star design, resulting in a distinctive pattern on the final product. And what was that final product? Churros. The final product was churros. The Spanish version goes a little differently; they say Spanish shepherds created them over an open fire in the mountains. Adorable? Yes. Believable? Not so much. A churro can be thin and knotted or long and thick (grow up) and is traditionally eaten for breakfast with a hot chocolate or champurrado. Champurrado is a chocolate-based atole, and an atole is a hot beverage from Mexico made with corn and masa, and masa is Spanish for dough, and that will bring us back to Dough Re Me Fa So La Ti Dough. Churros from Spain – via China, and nowhere near a mountain or a Spanish shepherd – have brought some new words along for the sugary ride. A churreria (Spanish) is like a cafeteria (more Spanish) but they specialise in churros. A churrera is not a Porsche, but is the name given to the tool used to pipe the dough. Thanks for that, Emperor Zhengtong. Or whoever the emperor was – there are 25 to choose from. We went with Zhengtong. Zhengtong’s fun to say. Zhengtong. See? So, potato is Spanish. Who knew? Did you? And what about cowboy? Did you know that one? I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten my manners – nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.
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DUVET covers x2, superking size, duck egg/white, matching pillowcases, 100% cotton £7 each 01903 WADE Whimsies, start 718164 your collection today. 50 diffrent for £30 01273 DUVET covers x 2, 887463 double size, + p i l l o w c a s e s , wine/cpral/beige, almost new, £8each 01903 718164
FORD FIESTA 1976 - 83, all models. Haynes Owner's Workshop Manual. Vgc £5 Tel 01403 700601.
DIY TOOLS & MATERIALS FRONT DOOR Prepared, colour glass panel at the top 6'5½" H, 2'7¼" W, 1¾" Thick, £45 01243 574104 CLEAR GLASS 570mm x 1180mm x 6mm, polished edges, £10. 01243 264312
ROVER 2000/2200 1963 - 77 'Autobooks' owner's workshop manual. Vgc. £5 - 01403 700601.
JOISTS 10ft for raised beds, herb gardens etc. £10 each Tel:01903 230741
CAMPING EQUIPMENT
door original PINE 1930's six panels, 80cm wide x200cm high, 3.5cm thick, £65 01903 786351
CALOR gas bottle as new, used for caravanning only £25, phone for details. 01243 830923
PROFESSIONAL wallpaper stripper, good cond., £30. Lancing 01903 761506
WOOD 3" x 2" x 8ft, GAS ctlinder, 15 Kilo, £2.50 each. 4" x 2" x 8ft, near full, £20. Gas £3 each. 2" x 1½" x 8ft, cylinder 3 kilo empty £1, £2 each. 01903 230741 01903 243039 WOOD 4" x 2" various MELAMINE table set, 4 lengths £4.00 per 8' dinner, 4 bowls, 4 tea length, can deliver plates, 4 mugs, hardly Tel:01903 230741 used £8 01903 770346 ENGINEERS swivel vice, CARAVAN tow bar heavy 5" good cond., £30. duty lock with two keys, Lancing 01903 761506 £20 Tel: (01903) 248749 FENCE-POSTS 8ft & CARAVAN PORCH 10ft, 3" x 3", £8 & £10 awning, grey/red, £45 each, 01903 230741 ono. 01243 827808 SANDER black & decker, caravan VGC, £5. Bognor 0777 DOREMA Awning, suit 17ft body, 407 2143 £30 01903 243039 SLATS 11ft x 4", £2 each, ideal for shed and fence repairs. 01903 230741
OSCILATING desk fan SHOWER BI FOLD door. white, 2 speed vgc £5. Height 1850mm, tray 01243 780928 700cm finish 650 - 690 LEEDA FLY-ROD 2 Chrome glass clear. £50 sections 9' carbon fibre 01293 533586. Snowbee bag, reels, cabinet BATHROOM Priest lines etc. £55 FISH tank Aquastat 320 pine with mirror, doors 01444 451598. with light, good condition and shelf underneath, GIRLS clothes 4-6 years, TRELLIS making Wood VGC, £10. 01903 367815 tops, £20. 01243 530251 skirts, jeans, 8' x 2" x 1½", £2 each , dresses, jackets, Tel(01903) 230741 trousers, jumpers, 30 items all VGC, £15. JUMP STARTER 4 in 1, VGC, £10. 0777 407 2143 01903 367815 MAMAS & PAPAS FOUR antique french pushchair with Contact your Local Media Drives spotted CLOTHES Rail, white, bentwood and rattan mothercare dining chairs, in need of footmuff, good cond., slots together, excellent Response & Action tea on some restoration, £80. £20. Lancing 01903 condition £12. 01243 Showcase your business today 0207 0845 204 761506 01903 786351 869035
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DOMESTIC APPLIANCES GENERAL FOOD PROCESSOR kenwood FP404 505 606 type, juicer, shredder, liquidiser, two bowls plus more, £20. 01243 584323 HOMEDICS GEL back massager / roller. Nearly new. £55 - 01403 262485. COOKWORKS BREAD maker, unused, unwanted gift. £18 - 01403 273522.
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HITACHI 1300 upright vacuum cleaner wall to wall, dark green with tools, VGC, £20. 01903 367815 HUNTER wellington boots in green, hardly worn, excellent condition size six £25. Chichester 01243 787263 soda SPARKLETS syphon 50/60's green, complete with 7 cartridges £10 01243 574104
BEAUTFUL LUXURY 5FT KINGSIZE MEMORY FOAM MATTRESS
With 2 drawer Divan base New still in wrapper cost over £1,200 accept £295 cash no offers 07437433559
BLACK glass chrome legs coffee table, 100 x 50 x 45 with matching two nest of tables x 2 (5piece set), £55 as new. 01243 266839 MAHOGANY corner cabinet cupboard under. Display unit above with glass door, good condition £35 01903 718164
TRAILER Metal, tipper, jockey wheel, electrics, ARMCHAIR (high seat), 4ft x 3ft £175 Worthing comformtable, too large 01903 237759 for lounge re-jig. Buyer collects. £35 ono - 01444 BLACK & DECKER 248929. steam cleaner, upright, BED with SETTEE mint condition, £10. mattress, blue fabric, Bognor 0777 407 2143 silver motiffs as new, £85, deliver locally. CEDAR Window Flower can Boxes with wrought iron Bognor 01243 552466 brackets, 108 cm long antique BUREAU £45 07900 414367 reproduction H98 x W54 x D40cm, 4 drawers, CEILING fan with light, six beech effect blades, writing flap, dark wood complete hardly used, £20 01903 234612 VGC, £15. 01903 367815 CHOCOLATE BROWN CHAMPAGNE flutes in two seater reclining sofa. lovely lined box by royal Hardly used, immaculate doulton, VGC only £10. condition. £50 - 07717 825150 (Warnham). 01903 367815 COMBINATION stepladder, sack trolley, tree loppers, edgers, steps £45. 01243 783327
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GOLF Fanatics Mocad MIRROR guilt frame, electric trolley £55 01903 36"x36" bevelled, brand 214648 new still in original wrapping £40 01243 574104
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IRONING BOARD £10, Moses basket mattress. half-nude LOVELY 01273 400297. garden statue, in all handMG enjoying magazines concrete, x 36, £5 the lot. 01243 painted face, skin, robe, unique, £45. Call: 07905 264312 539082. TRAVEL bag 'Borderline' black canvas 26" long DARK green plastic garden set, oblong table vgc £4. 01243 780928 117mm x 75mm plus four TWO Volvo roof rack bars stacking chairs, £15 01903 723844 £40 01903 693635
ELECTRIC GRILL ideal for bacon/steaks, £10. 1960'S double bed 01243 773835 headboard, two fixed bedside tables, light coloured wood, 01903 771485 LOVELY garden CONCRETE slabs ornament, half-nude lady, sizes/colours Helen of Troy type, all various FREE to be collected all hand-painted, you'll want this one! £45. Call: 07905 or none. 01243 375169 539082. GARDEN Shed 6' x 4', MARINE set of Ash collector dismantles, free collector. 01903 varnished blocks, single, to double, triple and 261301 Becketts size 5" £50 each 01903 761210 to WHITE plastic garden chairs 4, please collect. collect 01730 812377 MODEL YACHT Odyssey, 25 inches long, 42 inches tall, true scale, needs restoration. £30 01323 641876 / 07980 604623 (Eastbourne). COLLECTION garden ornaments, water feature, sundieal, containers, figures, owls, bird bath £60. 01243 783327
GARDEN FURNITURE
DINING TABLE dark wood. Circular 41" diameter, pedestal, flap extending to 55.5". £45 01273 611165.
NEW cream damask table cloth 6' x 8' suitable MERIDEW TV media unit for special occasions, £5 with cupboard 01903 242816 underneath, dark wood, H50xW36x16 £40. 01243 STAPLE tacker gun 785248 (Power Devil) 3x diff staples/nails hardly used, SOLID pine coffee table cased £4. 01243 780928 with undershelf, chunky T Y P E W R I T E R turned legs, 48inx 24in, Underwood, portable, 18in high. VGC. £30. 9inch roller, fair condition, Tel:01273 416006 £50. 01903 505346 PARKER Knoll recliner, CANE two armchairs old but functioning, with cushions £20 pair. needs new cover £20. 01730 812377 01243 783327 recliner, GARDEN ROTARY ARMCHAIR clothes dryer. VGC. £15 - cream leather £5. Selsey 01243 606349 01323 890266.
HI FI & MUSIC CENTRES
STAINLESS steel bowl and chrome plated washing up rack both brand new £5 the pair NAD stereo amplifier C340, NAD disk player 01243 574104 524, Yamaha cassette Mirror/white deck KX393. £60, 01243 TRIPLE frame, centre mirror 601910 18inx14in, side mirrors, DARK blue garden 16inx7in. VGC. £10. lounger with wheels, blue Tel:01273 416006 & gold cushion, good condition, £45 01903 504734 HARDWOOD steamer chair loungers with cushions, good cond., two for £45. Lancing 01903 761506 LARGE garden parasol, green/white striped with hardwood frame VGC, £15. 01243 583143
Petite LOVELINKS beeads, six, various colours £10 each or buy as lot. 01243 786418
KEEP FIT EQUIPMENT
LARGE canilever garden umberella and heavy duty base, good condition, £55 01903 504734
ROWING MACHINE Rower BR-3150, VGC £50 ono. Full details 01243 261777
GARDEN drinks trolley, wooden £10. 01730 812377
KITCHENS
KENWOOD Major mixer TEAK garden table, four plus mincer, liquidiser, chairs, cover, vgc £55. serviced by Kenwood, Evenings 01243 780544 good condition £50. Selsey 01243 601910
GARDENING TOOLS & EQUIP
MOTOR MOWER McCulloch B/Stratton m46500cd self propelled, little used new 2013, VGC, £55 ono. 01243 263206 GAZEBO panels 9'x6' x2, one with window, green/white striped material £8 unused 01243 780928
KNITTING & SEWING SEWING machine, compact, lightweight, automatic with instruction manual £25 Tel: 01903 716642
TELEVISIONS BT VISION powerline adapters to provide wired broadband to different rooms NEW in box & instructions £25ono (01903) 201542 TV 32" TOSHIBA flatscreen freeview, remote, instructions. VGC. £45. Tel 01825 767892.
TOYS & GAMES
JOBLOT toys, dvds, box games, football cards, books, loads available, computer, Nintendo64, board games, £100 SAFETY STEPS x2. 07534 085173 Brand new boxed. Max weight 30 stone. £10 CINDERELLA go glow each - 07875 964232 pal doll night light, squeeze hand to light as (Horsham). new, boxed, £10. 01903 FOLDING WALKING 367815 stick, black, new, very useful. £8 - 07875 CROQUET SET four player, in canvas holdall, 964232 (Horsham). as new, with guide plan, WALKER three wheeled, £20. Ferring (01903) covered leatherette bag, 506692 blue, excellent condtion, £40 01903 234612
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VACUUM CLEANERS
CORDLESS BOSCH vacuum cleaner. Too heavy for elderly owner. Cost £170, accept £100 six 01403 263475. TANGLEWOOD string folk guitar, good condition with stand and soft case £90. 01243 528222 RECORDS WANTED MANDOLIN STAGG 60's, 70's, 80's rock, punk, reggae M30, VGC £50. 01243 prog, collections bought. Call 842899 07770 770670 email alex_c_reid@hotmail.com
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QUALITY CURTAIN materials. £25 a roll 01273 611820 VARIOUS old cameras, Box Brownies, Folding (Newhaven). Brownie, Minolta etc £20 the lot. Haslemer 01428 Flymo 40 MOWER 651225 Quicksilver 465, good working order, 18" cut with grass box £45. BRAND new prom / bridal pink strapless 01243 380009 dress, size 8-10 . Never NEW SHED 10'x6', been worn due to it being LUGUNA pond pump never constructed, flat too long. £60 01903 £60, Blagdon U.V. filter £60 07803 163669 pack. Apex roof, double 201542 door. Half price. £300 LK BENNETT court 01435 866873. shoes size 4, taupe PETROL lawn mower patent 3" heel, worn 21" Mountfield, strong, twice £40 (were £150) POOL Snooker table powerful, recently 01243 775296/ foldaway 5ft all serviced, excellent cut 07792710701 equipment free g/c £35. £50. 01730 810821 01243 788334 ONE strap blue prom 12" cylinder push mower dress, selling because £15. Hayter 14" rotary too long. Never worn, electric mower, £30. Size 10/12, bought for 01243 584128 £70 sell for £40, SOFA good BED condition. £25 - buyer GARDEN FORK and Tel:(01903) 201542 spade. Very good 5PRS Hudson ladies slim collects. 01403 251047. condition. £10 - 01273 leg jeans size 28 vgc £10 611820 (Newhaven). pair. 01243 544401/ HOSELOCK irrigation 07768094002 pipes, 32 metre, dripper, LADIES size 12-14 tubes parts timer £30 jackets, summer dresses, 0751 933 4374 SIMULATOR tops, jeans, over 30 items SKI machine, QUALCAST Classic VGC £25. 01903 367815 training excellent condition. £260 petrol lawn mower 35S, good condition £90. SMART summer clothes, Haywards Heath area. Tel sizes 12/14, good cond.,, 07905 201559. 01243 542066 £12 the lot. Bognor SURF body board, RYOBI electric garden 01243 827678 Spectrum 42 Wave shredder, good cond., Rebel, never used, £45. Lancing 01903 original packaging, £30 761506 01903 202557 BOSCH shredder, AXT LARGE chandelier for 1600 HP max 3cm, £50. high ceilings, BADMINTON raquets, 01243 264312 decorative,£25 no offers table tennis bats and balls, covers, only £12 SILVER birch water 01903 266466 01903 770346 feature with lights, £40 ono 01903 721954 BADMINTON raquets, 2 table tennis bats with STEEL GATES one pair, covers and balls, only 9ft opening 3ft high. £25 - GENTS new clothing, XL £12 01903 770346 shirts, t-shirts, socks, 25 01403 273522. items in total, £12 the lot. TANNING tent hardly Bognor 01243 827678 used, £50 ono. Bognor PETER Storm jacket 01243 822610 GOLF clubs, Macgregor, water/ wind proof, large Jack Nicklaus bag, size, red, unused £6. woods 1,3,5, iron 3-9, 01243 780928 pitch sand putter £40 Synercy BT 01903 243039 answerphone with four cordless handsets, boxed ENERGY golf trolley very good condition model MENS SHOES size 10, with instructions, extra no.EGT36 £40. 01243 brand new £10. 01243 baseset, VGC, £10. 01903 367815 670150 827678
LADIES CLOTHES
PONDS & POOLS
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WAR MEMORABILIA wanted, cash paid, helmets, uniforms, medals. Tel 01273 472622 or 07967 464471.
WASHERS & DRYERS BEKO washing machine Eco.WMB814 A+++, nearly new, little use, excellent condition £75. 01243 530251
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GOLF Envoy woods GLUCOSE monitor kit SMALL occasional chair 1,3,5 iron 3,4,5,6,7,8,9, unopened & complete, for sale £20 01243 pitch sand putter, bag £30 VGC, £5. 0777 407 2143 860907
TELEPHONES
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The following applications involving or affecting the setting of Listed Buildings or affecting the character of a Conservation Area were registered during week ending 13/05/2016: BH2016/01425 21-22 Market Street Brighton Advertisement – Display of non-illuminated fascia sign and externally illuminated projecting sign. BH2016/01448 Flat 2 1 First Avenue Hove Householder Planning Consent – Conversion of existing vaults to form habitable living space. BH2016/01428 The Cottage St Johns Road Hove Listed Building Consent – Installation of new paving to passageway and terrace, alterations to first floor balcony including new glass floor and frameless glass balustrade and erection of timber pergola to rear terrace. BH2016/01567 Flat 6 38 Brunswick Square Hove Listed Building Consent – Internal alterations to layout of flat. BH2016/01571 34 Borough Street Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Erection of single storey rear extension. BH2016/01419 Flat 2 Benham Court Kings Esplanade Hove Householder Planning Consent – Replacement of 2no aluminium windows with UPVC windows and alteration to window height. BH2016/01508 65 St James Street Brighton Advertisement – Display of externally illuminated fascia sign and non-illuminated high level sign with associated lighting. (Retrospective) BH2016/01509 65 St James Street Brighton Full Planning – Installation of 4no floodlamps and associated signage. (Retrospective) BH2016/01512 Flat 4A 130 Marine Parade Brighton Listed Building Consent – Internal alterations to layout of flat. BH2016/01531 Unit 2 Lower Promenade Madeira Drive Brighton Full Planning – Creation of patio on beach. BH2016/01430 St Marys Hall Eastern Road Brighton Full Planning – Erection of a single storey modular building on existing tennis court for temporary office accommodation (B1). BH2016/01493 1 Goldstone Cottages Woodland Drive Hove Householder Planning Consent – Erection of two storey side extension with dormer to rear. BH2016/00256 Flat 7 The Leas 34-35 Sussex Square Brighton Listed Building Consent – Internal alterations to layout of flat. BH2016/01505 Flat 10 Keslake House 14 Chichester Terrace Brighton Listed Building Consent – Internal alterations to layout of flat. BH2016/01506 41 Kensington Place Brighton Listed Building Consent – Internal alterations to layout of house. BH2016/01602 1 Guildford Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Replacement of existing UPVC windows with timber sliding sash windows. BH2016/01400 8-9 Kings Road Brighton Advertisement – Display of internally-illuminated fascia and non-illuminated hanging signs. BH2016/01574 9 Aymer Road Hove Householder Planning Consent – Erection of single storey rear extension, rear dormer, rooflights to front and rear and other associated alterations. BH2016/01577 9 Aymer Road Hove Householder Planning Consent – Excavation at basement level, erection of single storey rear extensions, rear dormer, rooflights to front and rear and other associated alterations. BH2016/01382 & BH2016/01383 46 & 48 High Street Portslade Householder Planning Consent & Listed Building Consent – Replacement of existing iron guttering with aluminium guttering to front and rear elevations. BH2016/01473 21 Castle Street Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Erection of roof extension to form additional floor with rooflights and revised fenestration. BH2016/01643 Flat 1 47 Westbourne Villas Hove Full Planning – Alterations to existing boundary wall and installation of railings, creation of vehicle crossover and dropped kerb.
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Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 any persons having a claim against or an interest in the Estate of the above named, late of 7 Stanmer Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton BN2 8QL, who died on 18/12/2015, are required to send written particulars thereof to the undersigned on or before 28/07/2016, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims and interests of which they have had notice.
Edwin Coe LLP, 2 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London WC2A 3TH. Ref: BOS.WOO.142.1
BH2016/01525 Unit D Cambridge Works Cambridge Grove Hove Full Planning – Redevelopment of site with erection of two and three storey building to provide 7no office units (B1), including car and cycle spaces and electric vehicle charging point. BH2016/01591 18 Terminus Street Brighton Full Planning – Change of Use from mixed use bed and breakfast/residential (C1/C3) to residential use (C3). Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13 BH2016/01438 Proposed development at: Land Adjacent Wellsbourne Health Centre 179 Whitehawk Road Brighton I give notice that Brighton & Hove City Council is applying for planning permission for: Erection of 1no three storey block and 1no part three part four storey block containing 29no one, two and three bedroom flats (C3) with a separate single storey plant room containing communal boilers. Provision of 12no vehicle parking spaces with cycle racks and associated landscaping. You can view the application on the Council website www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/ planning applications. Any representations should be made in writing to the Planning and Building Control Applications Manager, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ, or via the website, within 21 days of this notice, quoting the application number. Please note that all representations received will be open for public inspection and late representations may not be considered. Planning and Building Control Applications Manager 20 May 2016
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We have a vacancy in our busy Development Management section of the Planning Services Division. We are at present experiencing an increase in the number of planning applications and requests for advice from our customers and are therefore looking for an enthusiastic and proactive person to provide an essential administrative supporting role to the planning officers. This post offers a fantastic career opportunity for someone with an interest in the planning system ! You will need to demonstrate a customer focus and be a team player with very good IT skills - whilst experience in Local Authority Planning is desirable but not essential. You will find fuller details about this role on our website at: www.midsussex.gov.uk > Working at MSDC. Also for an informal discussion, please contact Steve King 01444-477556. No CVs or agency applications accepted. Any job offer is subject to DBS clearance.
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Renault has strengthened its acclaimed Kadjar line-up with the addition of a top-of-therange Signature S Nav version and the introduction of the 7-speed efficient Dual Clutch (EDC) automatic gearbox combined with the ENERGY TCe 130 engine. Offering drivers greater choice and heightening the appeal of the award-winning Renault Kadjar, the enhance-
ments introduce even higher levelsofcomfort,convenience and refinement to the family crossover. Based on the extensively-equipped Signature Nav version, the Signature S Nav specification adds full black leather upholstery with electrically-adjustable driver’s seat height and heated front seats; together with handsfree parking, blind spot warning, rear parking camera and parking sensors to both the front and rear. Kadjar Signature S Nav is priced from £23,695 OTR – a premium of £1,400 over the Signature Nav
but with £1,750 of additional equipment. Buyers can specify the Signature S Nav with a choice of two diesels and one petrol engine, automatic EDC or manual transmission, and eithertwo-wheeldriveorfourwheel drive. The Signature S Nav’s additional equipmentbuildsupon an extensive specification that includes panoramic sunroof, dual-zone climate control, lane departure warning, trafficsignrecognition,hands free keycard, heated and folding door mirrors, R-Link 2 multimedia system with 7” touchscreen and TomTom®
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NEWS
MG Motor unveils its all new SUV by staff reporter
MG Motor UK has unveiled its all-new SUV, the MG GS, at the London Motor Show and announced an automatic DCT gearbox will be available. At an exclusive preview event at the Battersea Park show, MG has proudly pulled back the cover on the GS to reveal the striking new addition to the UK model range. MG was also pleased to announce that the GS will come with the British manufacturer’s first automatic transmission. The SUV’s top specification model will be available with the option of a DCT gearbox; which will be more responsive and provide customers with a much smoother ride. The GS will also come with an agile 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine and will be available in three different trim levels. Matthew Cheyne, Head of Sales and Marketing for MG, said: “When consider-
ing transmissions and engine choices, we listened to our customers and looked at market trends. It’s not only a momentousoccasiontounveil our first SUV, it is also a significant moment to announce
our first automatic – something many of our customers have been waiting for, and so we’re thrilled to be offering it to them.” MG is assuring customers that when prices are an-
nounced in June, they will reflect the family pricing strategy. Cheyne added: “Regarding how much this fantastic new car will cost, it will be consistent with our other
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ficially launch the GS next month, people will be able to find out more about the car’s performance and when they can get behind the wheel of one.” To register your interest in the MG GS, visit the MG website www.mg.co.uk/gs. The iconic British MG brand can trace its history back to 1924 and is world famous for making stylish cars that are fun to drive and own and are sold at remarkably affordable prices.ModernMGs,whicharedesigned,engineeredandfinally assembledinLongbridge,Birmingham, continue this long and rich MG tradition. Two cars currently come off the Longbridge assembly lines: the MG6 and the MG3 with several models planned for the immediate and longerterm future. The MG6 is a medium-sized fastback offering fantastic dynamic handling, high levels of interior comfort and a tremendously spacious cabin area with a cavernous boot. The MG6 won the category ‘£17,500 and under’ in the Caravan Club Towcar of the Year Awards in 2015. It al-
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Transition to T20 will be tough – batsman Machan Cricket
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After a month and five Championship games which have all gone the distance, Sussex batsman Matt Machan admits the transition to white-ball cricket this evening will be tough. Two-thirds of the 18 counties get their NatWest T20 Blast campaign underway tonight, including the Sharks, who face Gloucestershire under the new floodlights at Bristol. “It’s extremely difficult,” admitted the 25-yearold, who scored his first Championship half-century of the season on Wednesday to help Sussex escape with a draw against Worcestershire. “It’s a completely different game in terms of your mindset, how you prepare in the nets and the techniques you use and for the younger guys especially it takes some getting used to. But it is what it is – you just have to get on with it.” Apart from a training session on Thursday, Sussex haven’t practiced white-ball cricket since pre-season, although after Friday’s South Group opener they will have a week to sharpen their skills before facing Somerset in their home opener on June 1. Machan will play a key role for Sussex in the tournament. His experience of playing in the last two World Cups, in
Sussex batsman Matt Machan
the 50 and 20 over formats, for Scotland could be important to what is likely to be a young Sussex team. The Sharks could do with skipper Luke Wright being available tomorrow, especially as Chris Jordan and Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur Rahman are still at the IPL. Wright will travel to Bristol but admits he is “not sure”
if he will be fit in time. “I’m making progress all the time. I turned a corner last week in terms of my recovery and now I have to build up my strength again,” he said. “My wrist is fine but getting over two slipped discs is tough so Friday might come too soon. After Friday we have eight days before our next game so that might be a more realistic target.”
Even with some of his big guns missing, head coach Mark Davis is looking forward to the start of the tournament. “I’m excited and more importantly so are the players,” said Davis. “We’ve had red-ball cricket since the start of the season so it’s a challenge for them to adapt to a totally different format but they are looking forward to it. “We’ve had some
hard games against Gloucestershire in the last couple of years. “They have played well against us but we know what to expect. Every game in the South Group is going to be difficult.” Rahman has been given time to return to Bangladesh after the IPL and his Blast debut is likely to be against Kent on June 10.
Brighton schoolboy takes tips from England counterpart Rugby
Brighton schoolboy Marcus Smith got more than he bargained for when he turned uptowatchtheEnglandrugby team on Brighton College’s pitch this week. The 17-year-old Hove schoolboy, who plays fly-half for England under-17s and Harlequins, was watching the squad train at the Eastern Road school on Tuesday afternoon as they prepared for a three match tour to Australia this summer. But when the training came to an end, he found himself chatting to England fly-half George Ford who promptly gave him a few tips on tactics. He was then joined
by England coach Eddie Jones, who has a soft spot for Brighton College after bringing his old team, Japan, to train there last autumn, the week they triumphed against South Africa in the Rugby World Cup. That unexpected win prompted all 1,000 of the school’s pupils to form a guard of honour on the rugby field to welcome back the Japanese players, an image that flashed around the world’s press the following day. Jones said: “It’s true, the college is a bit of a lucky gem for me. I like bringing the players here and hopefully we will be back again. Of course, the players always work hard when they are in training but
there is a little time for them to see the city.” Smith said: “It’s fantastic to see the players in training and to get to meet George Ford. He’s given me a real insight into how to play fly-half and how I can improve my game.” Director of rugby at the college Nick Buoy added: “It’s an extremely proud moment for the college, especially the sports department. “Eddie Jones decided he wanted to come back to Brighton College having been here before with Japan which is a huge compliment to everyone involved at the college. It’s an amazing experience for all our boys and girls to watch the England team training onsite.”
England fly-half George Ford with Brighton schoolboy Marcus Smith
Pablo pens two-year deal with Whitehawk Football
Pablo Asensio has penned a two-year deal to become manager at Whitehawk Football Club. The Argentine, who took caretaker charge at Hawks last season following the departure of former boss Steve King, guided the club to the National League South play-offs. There was an agonising end for Whitehawk, though, as they were knocked out at the semi-final stage on penalties by Ebbsfleet United. Despite that disappointing loss, Asensio viewed his job as a success and cannot wait for his full season as a first-team manager in the upcoming campaign. He said: “I’m delighted to have signed a two-year contract with this club. “I worked hard in caretaker charge last season and feel I deserve this opportunity. “This will be my first full season as manager at a club and I hope to do well. “Myself and the board are in discussions about next season’s budget and once I know that I will be able to build for next season.” Whitehawk will be hoping it will be third time lucky next year following successive playoff disappointments. With the club also exploring potential ground improvements, Asensio believes it is a great time to be at Whitehawk. He added: “Everyone at the club wants to progress and so do I. I think it is going to be a very open division next season and most probably the weakest it has been for a few seasons. “That will give us a chance to really go for promotion come the end of next season. This club has come a long way in very few years and now I want to take them up to that next level. “We know it will be tough but myself and the players will make sure we give it everything to try and achieve that.” Hawks announced their pre-season matches ahead of the 2016-17 campaign earlier this week. They will entertain Worthing at The Enclosed Ground on July 9, before entertaining Burgess Hill the following Saturday, on July 16. Horsham are the visitors on July 23, while Whitehawk will also host a Brighton & Hove Albion XI on July 27. A match on July 30 is to be confirmed.
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We’ve built a basis to be successful – Rosenior Brighton & Hove Albion by Steve Bailey
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Albion defender Liam Rosenior believes the club have the basis to move forward and be successful in years to come. The Seagulls missed out on automatic promotion from the Championship on goal difference and then exited the play-offs to Sheffield Wednesday earlier this week. Rosenior says the club will now be looking to clinch promotion into the Premier League next season and said: “What we’ve done this year is built a basis for this club to move forward and be succcessful for years to come and hopefully I can play a part in that. “This (feeling of disappointment) doesn’t go away. I’ve been involved in play-off defeats before, I’ve been involved in not winning on the last day to go up before and it stays with you. But what it also does is it motivates you to make sure that next time it is you on the end of the right result. “There are a lot of young players in the dressing room and I look at Leicester. They missed out in the play-offs and Anthony (Knockaert) missed a penalty at Watford and the next season they won the league with over 100 points. That will be our aim next season, no doubts about that. “We want to go up next year and this will drive us to be stronger and be better next year.” A number of things seemed to go against Albion in the closing weeks of the season and Rosenior said after the second leg 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday: “We’ve worked hard enough for some good luck to go our way. I just think there’s been critical decisions, with
the Middlesbrough game and then for Dale (Stephens) to be banned for three games, I thought was outrageous. “Then we had the injuries away from home (in the first leg) but we felt we could overcome all of those things. I think the first-half performance tonight was probably the best I’ve ever seen at this football club. “The lads were absolutely fantastic, we could have been four or five up at half-time and again a critical decision goes against us. It’s a clear foul on Lewis (Dunk) and then you look back and think maybe it wasn’t our year, but next year we need to make it our year.” Rosenior feels the club need to keep believing and said:“Wecametwogoalsaway from being automatically promoted. “I believe in the people from the top all the way through the club. Everyone works together and we’re just the end part of that. “Behind the scenes, everyone at the club, the fans, the board, all the people working at the club, the tea ladys, everybody is pushing for this club to go in the right direction and we can’t lose that spirit when we get knocked back. “We have to get back up and push it on again and many teams have done that.”
STAT ATTACK – LIAM ROSENIOR Joined Brighton: June 22, 2015 Brighton debut: August 7, 2015, v Nottingham Forest Appearances 2015/16: 35
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Previous clubs: Bristol City, Fulham, Torquay (loan), Reading, Ipswich (loan), Hull City.
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Sport Disappointment will motivate us – Hughton Brighton & Hove Albion
Steve Bailey
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Albion boss Chris Hughton says the disappointment of missing out on promotion will be the motivation for next season. The Seagulls missed out on automatic promotion into the Premier League only on goal difference and then lost 3-1 on aggregate to Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship play-off semifinals. Hughton is excited about the challenges ahead after signing a new four-year contract with Albion earlier this week and said: “I’m absolutely delighted to agree a new contract. I was involved with a team that has made great progress and come very close, and now I’m really excited about the challenges of next season. “We will make sure the massive disappointment that everyone felt on Monday after such a good campaign acts as our motivation for next season.”
Hughton was named the LMA Championship manager of the season this week and Seagulls chairman Tony Bloom has praised Hughton for the job he has done since taking over at Brighton on New Year’s Eve 2014. He said: “Chris has done an exceptional job since he took over as manager. “He secured our safety in his first five months in charge and has instigated an outstanding turnaround in our fortunes on the pitch. “He has overseen the building of a squad of which we are immensely proud, and one which has delivered a season to remember for our fans. He also has led the club off the pitch too, at important and difficult times, and we are very proud to have him as manager. “There is no doubt he is one of the best and most skillful managers in the country. “We are delighted to be going into next season with Chris at the helm and leading our club as we aim to go one step further and realise our ultimate aim of reaching the Premier League.”
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Sense of injustice will spur Albion on next season
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hat a season. It’s right up there with the best I can remember while watching the Albion and quite possibly tops the lot. Despite missing out on promotion, there were so many highs. The 22-game unbeaten start, Bobby Zamora scoring for the Seagulls again, the Charlton comeback, the 4-0 and 5-0 wins, the brilliance of Anthony Knockaert, I could go on and on. With a bit more luck here and there, the Seagulls would now be a Premier League club. That’s not the case but with the character and spirit in Albion’s dressing room, I have no doubt the squad will lift themselves and be ready to challenge again next year. A sense of injustice from the end of the season, when luck and decisions didn’t go their way, will only spur them on. There will be comings and goings in the summer. but I’m sure Albion will do all they can to keep hold of all their key players. Arguably they’ve already made their best signing ahead of next season by ensuring Chris Hughton will still be at the helm after signing a new four-year contract. No doubt several clubs would have been looking at Hughton in the summer after the incredible job he has done with the Seagulls. Whether he’d have wanted to leave would have been another matter. However, with Hughton in charge next season, Albion will again be challenging at the top of the table.
Albion boss Chris Hughton
College welcomes England stars
Summer tour preparations under way
Sussex Senior Cup to take centre stage at the Amex Sussex Senior Cup final preview
Brighton College this week hosted a three-day training camp for England’s rugby union players, ahead of their summer tour to Australia. England coach Eddie Jones was based at the college during the Rugby World Cup with Japan last year and is pictured above with members of the Brighton College rugby team. See page 60 for more.
Thousands of non-league football fans will descend on the Amex this evening, as Eastbourne Borough and Worthing square off in the final of the Sussex Senior Cup (7.30pm). Neither side has won the competition in over a decade, and both needed to go through extra-time to win their semi-finals. The Sports sawoffBognorRegis3-2,while Worthing upset defending champions Whitehawk to win 5-4 on penalties after the game finished 2-2. Borough will go into the
game as many people’s favourites because of their league position. Tommy Widdrington’s side finished 17th in National South and played two divisions above the Rebels this season. However, Worthing will be heading to the Amex looking to cause another shock in the competition, and cap off what has been a fabulous season. Joint managers Jon Meeney and Gary Elphick helped secure the Woodside Road outfit’s return to the Ryman Premier Division after a nine-year absence, winning their South Division play-off final 3-0 against Faversham
Despite being the most successful side in the competition’s history, Worthing’s last appearance in the final was nine years ago, and they are yet to win the cup in the new millennium. Both sides will be looking to their strikers to fire them to glory tonight. Nathaniel Pinney will be looking to add to his 25 goals for Eastbourne, while the Rebels will be hoping that 18-year old Jordan Maguire-Drew can add to the eight goals in six matches he’s scored since joining on-loan from Brighton. BRADLEY STRATTON @BradStrat
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Albion already moving on from play-off heartbreak
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fs and buts and maybes. I’m sure there has been a few in conversations over the last few days for Albion fans. However, the overriding feeling from fans who contacted The Final Whistle on BBC Sussex was pride. The next day things were moving on. The club posted a photo of the boardroom drawing up plans for the summer and beyond. Then a new deal for the manager was announced. Chris Hughton rewarded for his endeavours with a new four-year contract. Next I’m sure we will hear who is staying and who is going. Then come the summer signings. Across the season the team had momentum and it is important the club continue to look forward. The disappointment will still be there but in football you simply can’t stand still. Or do so at you peril. Of course it is important in life, your career, or on holiday to take stock and assess. On the mayhem of a ten-month season that is certainly tricky. However, you get the feeling at Brighton it is clear at all levels what is required. It will not be easy to mount another concerted push for promotion but the foundation is there. Many of the players are there. And they have a manager who should be in place there until 2020.
The signing of one or maybe two strikers will be key to success next season but you feel chairman Tony Bloom is prepared to back Hughton. With the right choices maybe Albion can storm the league like Reading a few years ago. I’m not really a fan of reports, rumours and links over potential new signings but this year will be even more key due to the changes in the loan market next season. I’ve written before about the need to keep the best players and that remains a priority. It’s fair to say the club is no longer under the radar. Expectation will be high. We will just have to wait and see if they can finally deliver and fans can be spared the agony of another near miss. There’s plenty to look forward to and the fans should be proud of the support they have given. I’m sure they won’t dwell on the final few games. Why would you, next thing you know we will be looking forward to the first game of next season. Follow all the action, home or away, on BBC Sussex Sport or Twitter @BBCSussexSport @johnnycburger To read more by Johnny Cantor, visit www.johnnycantor.com
Seagulls fans should be proud of the support they have given this season
What a ride... it was the season that had almost everything
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ow. What a ride. We nearly did it. It was the season that had almost everything. From starting with little more expectancy than a mild improvement on the previous season’s dire efforts – in other words, avoiding a relegation scrap – a pleasant win at home to Forest was a good way to start. For me, the start of something great was at the end of an excellent performance at Fulham. Tomer Hemed had just stuck a 93rd minute penalty away to give the Albion a deserved 2-1 victory. In his moment of joy, he jumped on top of the advertisement board and yelled his victory cry to the 4,000 travelling supporters. There, in the beautiful August watery afternoon sunshine on the banks of the Thames was a moment – his moment and our moment, preserved in glory. But it wasn’t just the war cry from Hemed, it was the fact that just about every single Albion player wanted to leap up and join him, and in that moment, be part of it. This wasn’t just the usual goal celebration here – this was more; something intangible. Hindsight who said so. It set the scene for something special to follow. No-one who was there will ever forget the half-atmosphere of the Blackburn game, or the dignified manner with which the club dealt with the pain and sadness of the Shoreham Airshow disaster. ‘Hashtag together’ could so easily have been another banal marketing wheeze, but it was the totally appropriate message which perfectly reflected the zeitgeist. There was the 22-match unbeaten run, the time spent at the top of the table (longer than anyone else this season), the consistency of spending the whole season, bar a mere seven days, inside the play-off places. The togetherness. As we look to next season, there is always fear among the fans – even in
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Albion players Anthony Knockaert and Tomer Hemed celebrate a goal this season
moments of pride and glory. Who will we keep? Who will be prized away? Are we going to get a new striker? These are questions which will be answered in the coming days and weeks. Personally, I would prefer to bask in the satisfaction and pride that my hometown club, whom I have supported for over 40 years so far, have given us, themselves, and the city. To my beloved Brighton & Hove Albion (and you can be quite pernicious in our relationship at times), who was there first, and who’ll be there to my very last – thank-you for the most amazing season. We all did our best, we nearly did it, and we’ve come out stronger, happier and more proud for it. So if you’re up for it, we must do this again very soon. Summer well.