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WELCOME TO SUMMER IN FIVEWAYS ! We hope you had a great June and survived the trials and traumas of the European Championships, the referendum and are currently enjoying Wimbledon and looking forward to the Olympics in Rio! This month we have the usual mix of local news and stories from around Fiveways and nearby. Along with the other usual local items we have an interesting account of the history of Hollingbury Hillfort and a report on the success of the opening of the Downs Junior School air raid shelters. Have a great July!
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meet again’ and ‘Run Rabbit’. With song sheets provided, I looked around to see families, couples and people of all ages all joining in with such great gusto that filled the playground with wartime spirit. The shelter had offered each of us a small insight into the life of those before us, what they went through to get us to where we are today, and to whom we owe so much.
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attended the school. I don’t miss the toilets though! Thank you.” Another former pupil said, “Such a wonderful resource for the city and its children. A moving insight looking back at our history.” Two glorious weekends of sunshine were followed by two of torrential rain, but despite the impressive (and appropriate) sound effects and lightning flashes of the British weather, the punters’ spirits didn’t seem dampened! At the very end of our last rain-soaked day the sun burst through and we were able to venture outside and sing along to wartime classics such as ‘We’ll
The Take Shelter project continues to grow. As well as 1,000 guided tours, great publicity for the school, we’ve also made a very healthy profit raising £1,000s for our school. The foundation has been laid down for our shelters to be used as an exciting additional educational tool that will be accessible for all pupils in the surrounding area to come and explore. Thank you to all the amazing volunteers who made it all possible and to all our lovely visitors who came and made it so special. We hope to open the shelters again in September; please keep an eye on www.fodjbrighton.org.uk for details nearer the time. Sarah Fitzpatrick
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fiveways Ever wondered about the history of Hollingbury Hillfort?...
TALK ON HOLLINGBURY HILLFORT AT BRIGHTON MUSEUM A Celtic castle in Brighton & Hove? A few centuries before the Romans arrived, Iron Age peoples were building substantial “hillforts” – one such hillfort sits towards the top of the downs at Hollingbury, commanding a spectacular view of the surrounding area, on the site of a small collection of earlier Bronze Age burial barrows. Andy Maxted, Curator of Local History and Archaeology at the Royal Pavilion & Museums, writes: 15
“A single ring ditch about 2-3 metres deep was dug, enclosing an area of about 300 x 400 metres. The chalk rubble from the ditch was then deposited between a double row of parallel posts creating a ‘box rampart’ behind the ditch. These posts and their chalk infilling would have supported a formidable palisade and walkway with a large timber gateway built into the eastern rampart. Within the fort, traces of at least five round-houses have been uncovered which implies that local Iron Age peoples lived there. “However, it appears that occupation of the site was fairly short-lived because, by the late Iron Age a few hundred years later, the site is unoccupied and local communities appear to be building bigger, more complicated fortifications elsewhere known as ‘developed hillforts’ with more impressive ramparts and elaborate entrances. “It is not always clear what the purpose of these hillforts was. Although the ditches and ramparts could be pretty substantial, they were not always built in the most suitable defensive positions. In addition, although in a number of cases the hillforts appear to be used for storage and social gatherings, there does not seem to be much evidence of full-time occupation of these sites. “What seems clear however is that the local populations
Hollingbury Hillfort © Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
were making clear statements of their status and identity in the landscape and that, as communities became more centralised and perhaps tribal, inter-community competition and conflict probably became more common. Certainly, by the time of the Claudian Roman invasion, Britain had clear and often competing tribal territories and it was the rivalries between these tribes that the Romans were able to manipulate to make their second invasion a success.” If you’d like to find out more about Hollingbury Hillfort, Andy Maxted will be giving a Bite-Size Museum talk on Tuesday 12th July at 12 noon in Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Gardens, to celebrate the Festival of Archaeology and unearth more about Brighton’s ancient history. He will also be talking about Iron Age hillforts in general. Meet in the Exploring Brighton gallery.
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FIVEWAYS GARDEN - JULY 2016 July is a month for thinking about filling the inevitable gaps that will be emerging, and sitting back and enjoying the fruits of your labour and musing on what you might do differently next year. With this in mind, I thought I’d share some inspiration I’ve gained in visiting various gardens over the past few weeks. Most recent of these was a rainy day last month visiting Great Dixter in Northiam, Kent/Sussex borders. In spite of having to duck out of the way of some seriously heavy showers, I really enjoyed it. It’s packed with such dynamic planting it really is a garden that warrants visiting at different times of the year. Some of you are no doubt familiar with the writings and gardening style of the late Christopher Lloyd. I was given a book of the letters 25 exchanged between him and his lifelong friend and wonderful gardener, Beth Chatto. The quality of the writing kept me engaged. (Available in our local library.) It took an hour and a half to get to Dixter. It’s close to Bodiam Castle, not that far from Sissinghurst or Merriments garden with its lovely nursery. To me, it’s a garden that screams: be brave, be bold, dare to be different, be open to change and forget about low maintenance. It looks lush and verdant and mixes familiar cottage garden flowers with unusual exotics. It’s a lesson in the value of establishing ground cover, and creating a matrix of planting dense enough to keep annual weeds from seeding too freely. The various meadows were looking lovely, which moves me nicely on to another inspiring garden I saw recently. Whilst in London for the annual secret squares and gardens weekend, I stayed with friends who have a small (5m by 15m) garden attached to a Victorian terrace in Greenwich. They’ve created a lovely plant-lovers’ wildlife haven garden, complete with tiny but happy pond and a small but fab-looking meadow. I’d read that meadows are notoriously difficult to establish in small spaces and as this one is in its first season, I will keep an eye on its establishment over the next few years. From their kitchen/diner it looked a treat though. A good mix
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fiveways The next of our series of recipes by local Kitchen Coach, Sarah McLoughlin...
TOMATO, FETA AND BASIL TARTS Ingredients Pastry: 250g plain flour 125g butter About 2 tablespoons cold water Filling: 120g good quality mayonnaise 80g feta cheese ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper Tablespoon chopped fresh basil About 15 red and 15 yellow or orange grape tomatoes 27 Garnish: Fresh basil and 2 tablespoons feta cheese crumbled These tasty colourful little tarts are perfect for serving on summer days.
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COACHWERKS AND THE LAUNCH OF THE GREEN ROOM Coachwerks (19a Hollingdean Terrace) has been a hive of activity over the last year. A new collective-run café and restaurant has launched, (café open Weds – Thurs, restaurant taking bookings). Coachwerks Wholefoods workers’ co-op is growing (open Tues - Sat). Bartleby’s Brewery workers’ co-operative has been brewing beer and selling to different pubs across the city and is now having a regular pub day every Sunday, from 1pm to 9pm, at Coachwerks. On top of all this there are all the artists, musicians, potters, makers, photographers, carpenters and much more based there. 31 There has been a string of events, including an open day, gigs, fundraisers and a play as part of the Brighton Festival. The Coachwerks yard is being revamped with the help of Brighton Permaculture Trust. Fruit trees and berry bushes have already been planted and there are plans for grapes and maybe even kiwis.
Recently a few people have secured funding to set up The Green Room – a community hub based at Coachwerks aimed at promoting all things fair and green. We have a small book library, office space which people can use, flyers about local events and campaigns, pamphlets and books about starting up co-operatives, as well as bike tools which we use for community bike fixing events. We also have a food co-operative where we collectively buy organic food for up to a third of the prices in the shops. Please feel free to drop by to have a look at what’s going on at Coachwerks. Borrow or donate some books. Come and fix your bike. Join our food co-op. Use the office space. Come and see what is happening in the area. Find more information, upcoming events and opening times at www.coachwerks.org. If you are interested in any of this, want to be on our email list to be kept up-to-date about events or would
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BRIGHTON COUGARS NATIONAL LEAGUE TRIALS JULY 2016 Brighton Cougars Basketball Club are holding open trials for their U14 & U16s National League teams on SATURDAY 23 JULY at Dorothy Stringer Sports Hall, Loder Road, BN1 6PL. Experience of playing competitive basketball either at club level or at school preferable but not essential and new players with good sporting skills and athleticism are encouraged to attend. • •
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fiveways Opening of the world’s tallest moving observation tower…
i360 TO OPEN THIS SUMMER Opening this summer (the date was still to be announced when we went to print), British Airways i360 will be the world’s tallest moving observation tower and first vertical cable car. Located at the foot of the West Pier, visitors will be able to glide gently up to 450ft to enjoy 360° views of up to 26 miles across Brighton & Hove, the surrounding South Downs and the Sussex coastline. Conceived and designed by Marks Barfield Architects, creators of the London Eye, the 162-metre high visitor attraction has a fully enclosed, hand crafted, futuristic glass viewing pod with room for up to 200 visitors. As guests enjoy the unfolding views, they can move freely 35 around the pod and even enjoy a glass of Champagne during their flight. The i360 will offer a complimentary app for visitors to find out more about how the tower was built, discover the fascinating heritage of Brighton, Hove and Sussex and pick out landmarks they can see during their ‘flight’. A host will be available on board to assist guests and answer any questions. During the evening BA i360 will transform into the Sky Bar, and will host a calendar of exciting events throughout the year. The beach building, at the base of the tower, includes a stylish 400-seat brasserie with sea views and a beachside terrace, where visitors can enjoy signature dishes created by the talented duo of Josh Stanzl and Steven Edwards, winner of MasterChef: The Professionals, using local ingredients. Visitors will be able to enjoy afternoon tea in the i360’s heritage tea rooms, housed in a replica 1866 West Pier toll booth on the upper esplanade with sea views. The beach building will include a gift shop; an exhibition; flexible hospitality rooms and an indoor kids’ play zone. The beach building and the tea rooms will be open to the general public as well as i360 riders. The i360 will be open all year round, except for Christmas Day and a week in January when it will close for
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fiveways Regular fitness advice from local personal trainer Marianne Clark...
SPORTING FRAUDSTERS... As a dedicated runner myself, I have been struck by the number of recent reports of “sporting fraud” in the amateur running world. Of course, cheating in sport is nothing new, but, in the main, it has occurred in the elite ranks of big money sports. Amateur running has never been a lucrative pastime. I can only assume it is motivated by a desire for glory and 15 minutes of internet fame. Here are a few who took the quest for glory a little too far. Rob Sloan was disqualified and banned from the Kielder Marathon after it transpired that he travelled the final six miles on a bus, then rejoined the race to claim the 37 bronze medal. Questions were raised by other runners who had spotted him on the bus and the race organisers who noted his time was significantly faster than his previous best, as well as his apparent absence from the official race photos. Novice runner Natasha Argent ran her first London Marathon in a very respectable 3.44 which she bragged about loudly on various social media sites. However, the full race results revealed that she had missed several key checkpoints before apparently running the final 20km in under an hour (faster than the elite
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race winner). Initially she denied any wrongdoing, but subsequently claimed to have got lost. (If you’ve ever run London, you’ll know how amusing that suggestion is.) She suffered a humiliating public apology, lost her medal and was banned from future races. Mark Vaz completed an 860-mile charity run (Land’s End - John O’Groats) in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes. He charted his progress online, claiming the record in a time 31 hours faster than the previous record. He then applied to Guinness World Records for validation of the feat. However, close examination of Vaz’s claimed times revealed a number of inconsistencies and cast serious doubt over whether an average recreational runner was capable of breaking the record by such a margin, especially as a number of known top class athletes had tried and failed. When challenged over the veracity of his claims, Mark Vaz’s application to have the record validated was swiftly withdrawn and he has apparently retired from running. There is a moral in there. Somewhere. Marianne Clark is the founder of FITSO FITNESS, a personal trainer, GB age group triathlete, and running & endurance sports coach. Email: mcla@sky.com or contact@fitsofitness.co.uk or Tel: 07775 780844. Web: fitsofitness.co.uk
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fiveways Your monthly book review by BBC reviewer Gary Mepsted...
MOTHERING SUNDAY BY GRAHAM SWIFT HARDBACK, SCRIBNER, £12.99 I’ve become known for some time now for ‘banging on’ about the depressing state of contemporary literature, the home-grown variety in particular. The majority of novels published now, so my argument runs, could have been written by a computer fed a few algorithms. The language of the novel, as it’s now served up, has a staleness, a sterility, which denies the reader the emotional and intellectual involvement to which they are entitled. The author Will Self, a year or two ago, declared the novel to be dead and I’m inclined to agree with him. However... For my birthday my partner bought me, amongst other things, a copy of Graham Swift’s new novel - well, novella really - Mothering Sunday. I’m a fan of Swift, even so I wasn’t optimistic that I’d enjoy the book. Sometimes, though, it’s wonderful to be proved wrong. Mothering Sunday is the best piece of fiction I’ve read in a long, long time. The tale is an apparently simple one: orphaned young housemaid Jane Fairchild spends the day in a secret assignation with the about-to-be-
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PRIDE DIVERSITY GAMES & DOG SHOW IN PRESTON PARK The 2016 Pride Diversity Games take place on Saturday 23rd July in venues across the city, including Preston Park. The Pride Diversity Games is a unique event that sees community groups, businesses and individuals united by sport, regardless of sexuality, race, age or ability, in a weekend of sporting achievements and fun-filled events. Participants will hop, skip and jump together in a variety of inclusive and fun sporting events including tennis, 41 football, rugby, golf, basketball, cricket, badminton and more. Venues across Brighton and Hove include the Sussex University Sports Complex, Hollingbury Golf Course, Preston Park and Hove Park. The Pride Diversity Games FunDay and Rainbow Run will take place on Sunday 24th July at Preston Park. A free event for spectators, it will be a day for the entire city to enjoy, with fun activities including the 5K Rainbow Run, those must-do FunDay classics like egg & spoon, sack race, tug of war challenge and three-legged race, plus great entertainment and sporting demonstrations for all to enjoy. Sunday’s event at Preston Park will also include the Pride Diversity Games prize-giving ceremony as well as a community picnic, fun and games. The Pride Diversity Games are a fundraising event for the Rainbow Fund, enabling its continued support of local LGBT charities and organisations. You can register to join the Diversity Games as a team or as an individual.
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SUSSEX SUPERSTITIONS - FISHERMEN Fishermen are still among the most superstitious of people, with certain rituals and beliefs to keep them safe at sea. Whilst some of these beliefs are now out of date, others are firmly held today. For instance you will only very rarely find a fisherman’s boat with the registered number 13. Some boat owners have even resisted a number where the digits add up to 13. And note the quite odd language taboos, words which fishermen refrained from using at sea or while engaged on land in other important aspects of their trade. These taboo words varied from place to place. Where 43 Yorkshire fishermen or those at Plymouth or Lowestoft will not utter the word “pig” lest it bring them bad luck, in Sussex the dread word is “rabbits”. Ted Watherington, a Brighton fisherman, was in no doubt about that. “You had to call them Bexhill Runners,” he explained. In other parts of the country the words “hare”, “church” or “egg”, if used by anyone aboard, could lead to the abandonment of a day at sea. At times, when there were difficulties on the boat, some might suggest that somehow a rabbit had been on board. This wariness of rabbits extended as far as seeing them on land. It was a very uncertain fisherman who went onto his boat having just seen one earlier. Oddly, meeting nuns on the way to the boat had the same effect. The story is told of the Brighton fisherman, Ted Gillam, taking a bus to Shoreham where his boat was docked. Part way through the journey two nuns boarded the bus. That made up his mind. Meeting nuns: it was a bad start, a warning no less. There’d be no fishing that day. He got off the bus and went home. This particular superstition extends to other fishing communities but how can it be explained? Eastbourne fishermen had the same reaction on seeing a vicar on a Friday and they thought that to meet a cross-eyed person was unlucky, especially if it was a
woman. This particular anxiety was common in many parts of the country and some countered ill-effects of such meetings by spitting or crossing their fingers. Perhaps it is unnecessary to add that women, cross-eyed or not, were not allowed on board boats. WH Johnson is the author of The Superstitions and Curious Beliefs of Old Sussex, an e-book available from Amazon.
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