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The Hanover Directory!
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So much has changed in the last month.
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Unfortunately we aren’t able to distribute a printed copy of The Hanover Directory this month due to the lockdown, but if you’re reading this thank you for finding us online and please let other local residents know where they can find our May issue. Many thanks also to all our contributors. We hope you find some useful information and do contact us if you have any suggestions or contributions for our June issue, which is likely to again be online-only. We hope you are all staying safe and keeping well.
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New Community Website Local Essential Services Strange story from 70’s Local History...VE Day VE Day Celebrations Hanover Action Health TIP
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hanover Sources of useful information during lock-down... Government advice on what you can and can’t do during the lockdown is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-andcant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-youcan-and-cant-do Police advice is available at: https://www.sussex.police.uk/police-forces/ sussex-police/areas/campaigns/campaigns/ coronavirus-our-response/
Bikes BTN BikeShare is available for free to NHS staff working in Brighton & Hove during the coronavirus pandemic. Annual memberships, which include 30 minutes of free travel and no unlock fees, are also being offered to care contractor staff working for Brighton & Hove City Council. Eligible NHS workers should contact their site travel coordinator for information on how to take up this offer. Care contractor staff working for Brighton & Hove City Council should contact their company travel coordinator. Fitness Information and advice from Brighton & Hove City Council on keeping healthy and well at home is available on the supporting your wellbeing pages and through the Brighton & Hove Healthy Lifestyles Facebook page.
Parking Free parking is available for NHS staff and social care workers during the coronavirus pandemic. This enables them to park in onstreet parking bays and council-owned car parks without having to worry about cost or time restrictions. They need to display either their Key Worker Letter or a copy of their work identification in their windscreen or, when parking in barrier car parks, buzz the intercom and show their pass. IMPORTANT... More than ever please support local independent businesses where possible...
hanover Southover Street The north side of Southover Street in the 1960s, looking up to Southover Place and beyond. Thanks to the Regency Society for this image from their photographic archives, The James Gray Collection. You can see thousands more historic pictures of Brighton and Hove at: www.regencysociety-jamesgray.com
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hanover A great new local community initiative‌
New website to support Hanover and Elm Grove residents A website – hanoverandelmgrove.net - has been launched to support Hanover and Elm Grove residents during the Covid-19 crisis, so people can easily find help and support. It aims to attract more volunteers in order to help vulnerable people in the area to get the supplies and support they need. The website was created by Nancy Maher, who is part of the local Mutual Aid and Support Group. She said: “I feel the impact on so many and wanted to find a way to help my community. With Mutual Aid I found a way to help, both in my street and across Brighton. There is power in connecting people to people and getting support resources into the hands of the community quickly. Our website is one way we can do that, so if it makes a positive difference to helping someone today then I am over the moon.� Sumitra Sribhashyam, a coordinator of the Mutual Aid and Support Group who worked on the site, explains: “In this time of constant uncertainty and disrupted lives, we want to make available to everyone crucial, trustworthy and up-to-date information to support them. We sincerely hope that this will alleviate some of our neighbours’ anxiety and stress. Residents have already been dealing with the diverse struggles we are all encountering: getting groceries, medication, working from home, applying for universal credit, childcare and coping with staying at home. We also wanted to tell residents where and how to find help, and how they can help friends and neighbours safely.� Ward councillor Elaine Hills was also involved in putting the website together. She said: “We’ve been meeting with members of the Mutual Aid and Support Group since before lockdown began, discussing how we could best support residents, and we agreed that a website would be a good way of pooling the links and information we have, particularly for those who don’t use Facebook. “We are extremely grateful to the local Mutual Aid and Support group for the way in which they are bringing our community together. They’ve done a brilliant job networking people street by street, so that almost every street now has a rep and a
WhatsApp group so people can call on each other for help, while sharing resources and ideas in the Facebook group. The website will hopefully mean that even more people can access the help that is available to them.� For more information, go to: https://hanoverandelmgrove.net  To join the Mutual Aid and Support Facebook group, go to: https://www.facebook.com/ groups/203562647623740/
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hanover Information on local essential services... Help
If you need help (eg with food or medicine deliveries, financial support or domestic violence), you can request help for yourself or someone else on the council website at: http://ow.ly/FvSB50z5ENM Brighton and Hove Community Support Telephone: 01273 293117 There is also a volunteer network at: https:// acorntheunion.org.uk/corona/ - you can sign up to volunteer or request help.
Pastoral Support
A new phone line, Hearing You, has been set up by the Diocese of Chichester with Together in Sussex to offer pastoral support and a listening ear for the recently bereaved and anyone directly affected by Covid-19. You don’t have to be a church-goer. The number is: 01273 425047 (9am to 7pm, Monday to Friday).
Hilly Laine wholefood store at 78 Elm Grove is open from 9am-12 noon and 2-6pm Monday to Friday; and from 10am-12 noon and 2-5pm on Saturdays. They deliver to the Hanover area on Wednesday and Friday afternoons; email andy@ hillylaine.co.uk at least a day in advance. Starfish and Coffee in Egremont Place are offering home deliveries. Send a WhatsApp message to 07934 785501 to get added to their traybake delivery update list. Sun Harvest, based in the centre of Brighton, are now offering home deliveries of basic groceries: http://sunharvest.focalcreative.uk/. Email info@sunharvestltd.co.uk / order@sunharvestltd. co.uk or phone 01273 777768 / 01273 697631 The Sussex Peasant (seasonal Sussex produce sold from a van) visit the Pepperpot in Tower Road from 9am to 4pm on Saturdays. See their Facebook page for updates.
Council Services
Advice on all council services is available at: https://new.brighton-hove.gov.uk/coronavirus-covid-19
Food and Groceries
Here are a few of the local businesses that are currently open. Details may change, so please check each business’s website/Facebook page for the latest information. Berkson Bakes based in Bentham Road are still baking gluten-free cakes, cookies and other treats for home delivery or collection. Contact Sarah at berksonbakes@gmail.com / 07794 269145 / www.berksonbakes.co.uk / Facebook: Berkson Bakes Coburn & Baker artisan bakery are stopping their travelling bread van in Islingword Place on Wednesdays at 11.30am and in Albion Hill on Thursdays at 1pm. Payments by card only. Check their website (www.coburnandbaker.co.uk) or Facebook page for updates.
The Brighton & Hove Food Partnership has information about local farms, markets, wholesalers and shops that can be contacted to provide fresh food delivery services during the period of the pandemic at: https://bhfood.org.uk/how-tohub/local-veg-box-schemes-and-farmers-markets/ They also have advice on support available for accessing free and low-cost food services and how you can help to support vulnerable and isolated people.
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Presto deliver nutritious hot lunches (like Meals on Wheels). Find more information at: www. getpresto.co.uk Abbaheat in Belgrave Street are gas, heating and hot water engineers. They offer an emergency service – call 0800 1182234 / 01273 803234 / 07525 434007 (24-hour technical helpline). Plum Heating are operating a reduced emergency service only, eg for boiler breakdowns or uncontainable leaks. Please text 07850 502949 with your name, address and details of the nature of the emergency. Please note that they are unable to retrieve voicemails left on this number.
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Funerals
Only a limited number of people may attend funerals – a maximum of 10 mourners are allowed at Downs Crematorium and 12 at Woodvale Crematorium. More information is available at: https://new.brighton-hove.gov.uk/news/2020/celebrating-lives-loved-ones-whove-died
Many post offices are still open for essential services but it’s best to check with individual branches. Most public toilets have now been closed for safety reasons. The toilets in Queen’s Park will remain closed. A few toilets will stay open for vulnerable people, including those on The Level (open 8am-8pm).
Waste and Recycling
Household waste recycling sites are temporarily closed to ensure public and staff safety. Rubbish collections are being prioritised over recycling. Residents with uncollected kerbside recycling can take it to a recycling point or store it at home until normal services resume. 122 new large rubbish containers have been introduced at recycling points throughout the city. If you’re self-isolating or someone in your home has symptoms of the coronavirus, please double-bag all used tissues and keep them for 72 hours before disposing in your household waste. That’s also true of any discarded used masks and gloves. Don’t put any of these items in your recycling. Garden waste collections have been suspended until further notice.
Pharmacies
Pharmacies are experiencing unprecedented demand, so if possible please allow at least seven days between ordering your prescription and collecting from a pharmacy and don’t ring the pharmacy to see if it’s ready. If you need help and don’t have friends, family or a carer to support you, go to gov.uk/coronavirus-extremely-vulnerable or phone 0800 028 8327, the Government’s dedicated helpline.
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hanover A strange tale from the 1970s involving The Horse and Groom pub, now Village, in Islingword Road…
Underworld killing and a severed head... So ran the Argus headline of 11 November 1976 which reported on an infamous court case with a local connection. The following story was pieced together at the Old Bailey trial. It was an otherwise unremarkable day. The man who walked into The Horse and Groom pub in Hanover was himself unremarkable. His dress drew no attention from the pub’s regulars, and nor did the plastic bag he carefully placed on the bar. But the landlord knew who the visitor was, and when he looked into the bag, he – as reported later – “nearly died of shock”. The bag contained a severed head, and thus a Brighton legend was born. The man in question was Reginald ‘Big Reg’ Dudley, a member of a London gang known as the Legal and General. He knew Brighton well and reputedly had an ‘interest’ in The Horse and Groom, and also knew the landlord, Oliver Kenny, well. The other participant in this curious ale house drama was one William Moseley, or at least what was left of him. Moseley had been a member of the same gang, and was supposedly ‘keeping something’ for his colleagues. The ‘something’ was probably a haul of diamonds from a jewellery robbery. He was also having an affair with the wife of a fellow gang member. This was a mistake; knocking off jewellers is one thing; knocking off your mate’s old lady is quite another. He was tortured and murdered in September 1974. His killers, perhaps to deter anyone else harbouring similar ideas, removed his head, arms and feet. Moseley’s disappearance went largely unnoticed. But he did have a friend who knew, or at least suspected, what had happened. Michael
Cornwall, otherwise known as the ‘laughing bank robber’, was getting close to tracking down Moseley’s killers, and he would pay the price. He was killed in October 1975 before he could publicly identify the killers. But Scotland Yard was closing in on the gang as well, and suspected Dudley, Robert ‘Fat Bob’ Maynard and five others of carrying out the killings. Dudley spent time in Brixton prison while awaiting trial, and shared a cell with a fellow prisoner called Anthony Wild. They had little in common apart from a willingness to separate respectable citizens from their assets, but there was something else. Dudley found out that Wild had also spent time in Brighton and, like him, knew the town well. Dudley had indicated that the publican “was close to him”. Wild also went on record to say that Dudley had travelled down to the coast from London one weekend with a human head in a polythene bag. He had shown it to the publican who had “nearly died of shock when he saw it”. Referring to the contents of the bag, Dudley allegedly said to Kenny: “Your customers are always complaining that their beer hasn’t got a head on it. Why don’t you give them this?” Dudley had explained to Wild that a friend of his had been having trouble with his wife, so “we sorted the ... out and I got his head to prove it.” The landlord, Oliver Kenny, had been arrested for armed robbery and died on remand before the trial so was unable to contradict Wild’s damning evidence.
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In exchange for his testimony, Wild received a shorter prison sentence. Dudley and Maynard were subsequently found guilty in October 1977 after the longest murder trial in Old Bailey history. And what of the eponymous head? It was never seen in Brighton again, and was eventually found in a north London public convenience in 1977 in remarkably good condition. A post mortem was held, after which the pathologist concluded that it must have been kept frozen for three years. And that was the end of the story for 25 years. Dudley and Maynard maintained their innocence and in 2002, after Wild had admitted fabricating his evidence, their convictions were overturned. Mystery still surrounds the identity of the custodian of the frozen head and the location of the missing diamonds.
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hanover Rachel Bridgeman looks back at VE Day in Brighton in May 1945…
“My dear friends, this is your hour” (Winston Churchill, 8 May 1945) On 8th May 1945, Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that Germany had surrendered. After six years of horror and bloodshed, the Second World War in Europe was over. Due to Covid 19, we are likely to be celebrating the peace and paying tribute to those who defeated fascism whilst isolated in our homes rather than rejoicing collectively as the people of our city did 75 years ago. Sallie will now be unable to share her memories with her community at St Leonard’s Church in West Hove as planned. These are her memories. Across Brighton and Hove, people flooded into the streets to share in the collective euphoria. “We Brits went a bit mad for a day or two.” Thirteen-year-old Sallie and her friend, Mary, walked into Brighton and joined in the jubilation at the Clock Tower. “People were drunk with happiness. Men and women were hugging and kissing each other. Glad to be alive. No more air raids. No more rocket attacks. Mary and I were swept away in a Conga line which took us down West Street. We walked home through the crowds along the seafront, past the smoking remains of a deck-chair bonfire (made by some high-spirited South African troops) and around which crowds had a grand sing-song – a bit like a scout camp. Back at home, we celebrated with Spam fritters and toasted each other with tea. I remember going to bed that night with the curtains drawn back. No black-out needed now. I was happy knowing that there would be no more air-raids. No nasty Nazi bombers.” Although VE Day marked victory in Europe, it did not mark the end of the war. That would not come until 15th August 1945 with the surrender of Japan. Today, Sallie reflects: “We had yet to discover how devastated the countries in Europe were and how many thousands of people were dead in horror camps. We knew nothing of the horrors that were to come and the use of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.” When we can once more freely and safely roam the streets of our fabulous city, why not learn
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A VE Day party in Lynton Street. Photo courtesy of Marion Wilson, who is at the front wearing a blazer. Many of the children are holding porcelain cups containing the first ice cream they had ever had.
An update on this year’s VE Day anniversary celebrations…
VE Day 75 Many community celebrations had been planned across the country for the 75th anniversary of VE Day over the bank holiday weekend of 8th to 10th May. Unfortunately, the majority of these have had to be postponed due to the Coronavirus lockdown. However, some solo pipers and town criers may mark the occasion from safe and suitable locations. The VE Day 75 Pageantmaster, Bruno Peek, is hoping that postponed events can be moved to the weekend of 15th to 16th August, when we will be able to celebrate both VE Day and VJ Day. For the latest information, visit: https://www.veday75.org/
Some people will be marking the anniversary with a “Stay at Home Street Party” on Friday 8th May by decorating their houses in red, white and blue and having a picnic in the front garden, whilst still practising safe social distancing. For more information, visit Facebook: Stay at home street party to advertise, please call 01273 551021 or visit www.hanoverdirectory.co.uk
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hanover This month’s article from Hanover Action…
Please – let’s not just return to business-as-usual “We’ve got to see that the job’s done decently this time… If we can work together now to look after the lives of the people here I don’t see why we couldn’t work together afterwards to clear up the mess, and help build a better world in which these things can’t possibly happen... It’s people like us that are doing the work of the war. And it’s people like us who are going to do the work of the peace.” From: The Spirit of ‘45 by Ken Loach @StatisticallyCartoon IG
Right about the time you’re reading this, Brighton and Hove would have been in the middle of its first ‘Climate Assembly’, with 50 residents representing the wider profile of the city being asked to deliberate over what kind of bold steps our city can take to become carbon neutral by the year 2030. As with so much of our “normal” lives, the imminent threat from coronavirus has meant that plans for the assembly have been put on hold until later in the year. Many people’s lives are going to be changed fundamentally by the current crisis, possibly losing a loved one, losing employment and valuable plans and opportunities, and we must not forget how painful that might be. IMPORTANT... More than ever please support local independent businesses where possible...
hanover However many are also seeing this interruption to normal as being the opportunity to fundamentally change how we go about things, and what we value in life and in each other. From reductions in air pollution because all those flights and unnecessary car journeys aren’t happening, only shopping for things we need, to the much more audible sound of birdsong, and to a deeper appreciation of caring for each other and those who look after us when we are most in need – could it be that this catastrophe that is currently unfolding actually gives us an opportunity collectively to pause, take stock, and potentially avert a bigger emergency that has been looming for so long? This fast-paced, world-wide happening has shown that where there is political will, governments globally will make bold decisions, money available, re-prioritise, and mobilise resources to DO THE RIGHT THING. If we can do this for the immediate crisis we face, we can do it for what many have recognised – including Brighton
&Hove City Council – as the ‘climate emergency’. It will be tempting – in a few weeks or months – to put all this behind us and go back to business-as-usual. But if so much can be changed in such a short space of time – by governments, local councils, and by us as individuals – let’s not waste this opportunity to bring about the transformative change that is required so that our children and grandchildren grow up in a world that is fit for human life. And that Climate Assembly WILL still happen later in the year. If you want to contribute your ideas and questions in advance, please send them to carbon2030@brighton-hove.gov.uk and copy to contactHASL@gmail.com. Hanover Action will continue to be active in helping to shape the process going forward – and with newfound expectation that real, fundamental change can happen and happen quickly. www.hasl.org.uk
This article is by Mary Henderson, a doctoral researcher in gut health…
Staying fit and healthy in strange times Here are some suggestions for staying fit and sane through the lockdown. We need to rethink our daily physical activity given that our daily commute and lives have been suddenly disrupted. We all need a minimum amount of activity just to stay healthy, never mind fit. One benefit of fitness centres is being told what to do. Download a fitness app or find a YouTube workout online. Write down your own programme (number of reps, timings) to ensure you don’t give up before fatiguing the muscles.
Social distancing will have a huge impact on our mental health and wellbeing so think about getting together with friends or family online to do exercise together at home.
Create a dedicated exercise space in your home or garMary Henderson den to switch to exercise mode. The area of a fitness mat will allow you to do most exercises. Use this event to try an outdoor workout. Don’t be self-conscious. Lots of people exercise outside and are more interested in themselves. Wait till nightfall and head outside? You don’t need equipment to work out. Bodyweight exercises are effective strength training. Increase the intensity with plyometric, eg instead of squatting, do a jumping squat or ‘ski jump’. Use furniture like steps, walls and bars. Make sure they are dry, stable and safe.
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hanover A stay-at-home event at 10.30am on Saturday 2nd May…
Children’s Parade at Home Brighton Festival and Same Sky are inviting every child to take part in the Children’s Parade At Home to celebrate their creativity and imagination.
The annual Children’s Parade was due to take place on Sat 2 May to officially mark the start of Brighton Festival 2020 but the event had to be cancelled when social distancing restrictions were implemented due to the coronavirus outbreak.
In partnership with award-winning community arts charity Same Sky, the stay at home event is open to everyone to have five minutes of fun during lockdown at 10.30am on Sat 2 May. Participants are encouraged to post their photos and videos on social media with #ChildrensParadeAtHome to capture the parade as a digital get-together to share online with friends, family, neighbours and across communities.
John Varah, Artistic Director, Same Sky added: “Whether you want to conga around your kitchen, wave a flag from your window, blow a whistle from your balcony, shimmy in your sitting room or dress-up on your doorstep – anything goes at the Children’s Parade at Home! We want to celebrate young people’s creativity in all forms and keep the spirit of the Children’s Parade alive.”
Andrew Comben, Chief Executive of Brighton Festival said: “We know how much the Children’s Parade means, not only to the 5,000 children, teachers, parents and volunteers who take part every year but to all the families and visitors who enjoy watching this spectacular community event in the heart of Brighton. As we can’t be together physically, we hope this alternative parade will offer a sense of unity and joy at a time when we all need it the most.” The largest of its kind in Europe, Brighton Festival Children’s Parade has taken place for over 30 years, with more than 10,000 spectators lining the streets of Brighton city centre each year. The Parade is kindly sponsored by Southern Water. Further information is available on Brighton Festival and Same Sky websites (Brightonfestival.org / Samesky.co.uk) and social media. #ChildrensParadeAtHome
Same Sky artists have produced free online art resources to inspire parents and carers to make props with children to wear or play with on the day - from masks to musical instruments – the how-to guides will use recycled materials that can be found around the home.
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hanover A great idea by Brighton artist Denise Harrison to brighten up our daily exercise‌
Open windows 2020 Openwindows2020 came about as an idea after the open houses were postponed. I was due to show my work at Phoenix Open Studios where my practice is based. I thought it would be great if artwork could be displayed in windows throughout May instead so that people who were on their usual walk would have that walk brightened up by seeing art. It is also about getting everyone involved in creating art, an inclusive project that gives a creative purpose; we are all at home, so everyone in the household can partake. Phoenix Artspace will also be taking part. As we have a dedicated Instagram page, people can follow @openwindows2020 and tag their work #openwindows2020 to be featured; we also have a Facebook page openwindows2020. This means that even those in isolation can still see the artwork and if you live in a top floor flat, you can still show your work, making the project accessible to all. It has become so popular that open house groups from across the country are joining in; we also have three groups in Australia getting involved as well as France, Spain, Scotland and Hong Kong. This means that it has also become a great networking opportunity. If you pass a window with the @openwindows2020 sign in the window, this means that you can find out about that person’s artwork as it will be on the Instagram and Facebook page. Denise Harrison Email: deniseharrisonart@gmail.com Website: deniseharrisonart.com
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hanover An update from the Hanover Community Association‌
Hanover Community Association News... HCA is the small charity that manages the Hanover Centre on Southover Street. The charity is run by a committee of voluntary trustees who live locally. A Message to All Our Members We are so sorry that we have had to close the Hanover Community Centre to the public for the foreseeable future. We have reached this extremely difficult decision in light of recent events. This has led to a sudden knock-on effect with room hire cancellations, our main source of income and, more importantly, a potential impact on the wellbeing of our users and employees.
Thank you all for all the support you have given us over the past 44 years and for being part of our Hanover Community Centre family. Whilst we cannot say when we will reopen, we can reassure you it will be as soon as possible. In the meantime, although the Centre building is closed, local residents are welcome to take the opportunity to sit and quietly enjoy our private garden in these difficult times. Our car park will be closed but there is access via the main gate for you. Our Garden Group (Ross and his team of Jan and Jill) have put many hours in to make it a little haven for all our Hanover residents to enjoy. Please respect the social distancing rules and the need for a quiet open space. With our best wishes and stay well
Alexia, Jill, Maggie, Maureen and Steve
Trustees, Hanover Community Association
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hanover Take a Step Back in Time…
You may have wondered how the Hanover Community Association and Centre came into existence. The building itself was born as St Mary’s Boys School with links to the Annunciation Church and remained a school for many years. It was later used as a store for the council’s education department before being made available for use by the locals of Hanover. The HCA was formed in 1976 to oversee the renovation and running of the community centre. A ticket for the opening dance would set you back 50p. The prices may have gone up but the dancing continues, whether your style is ballet, Bollywood or Morris. Take a look at the history of the Hanover Community Centre on our website. Before the Hanover Directory and even the Hanover Herald were being distributed, QueenSpark books were producing a newsletter with features on local events and activities. There is also information on other aspects of Hanover history: https://hanovercommunity.org.uk/category/history/ Members Only?
Many people don’t realise that they are members of the HCA! Membership is automatic if you live or work in the defined ‘area of benefit’. If you want
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The Centre office is currently closed until further notice, although it is still possible to contact the Centre staff. The best way is by email but post and telephone messages are still being picked up. If you would like to join in with our projects, run a course, volunteer or enquire about a booking or a class, then please leave a message or email with a daytime phone number and we’ll call you: Hanover Centre, 33 Southover Street, BN2 9UD Email: office@hanovercommunity.org.uk
Website: www.hanovercommunity.org.uk
Phone: 01273 694 873 (24 hours) Join our Facebook group: “The Hanover Centre” Office hours may vary during the closure. Please bear with us and we will aim to respond as soon as possible.
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hanover News from the Friends of William Clarke Park…
Virtual PatchFest – Friday 8th May Sadly this year’s annual Spring in the Patch weekend in William Clarke Park, which should have taken place in April, had to be cancelled due to the lockdown. However, the Friends of William Clarke Park have organised a Virtual PatchFest to take place from 2pm to 9.20pm on Friday 8th May, which is a bank holiday.
A past PatchFest
You will be able to watch, on Facebook Online, a series of performances by musicians and DJs, some of whom may have performed at a previous PatchFest event. See https://patchfest.news/virtual for the event details on Facebook and a list of performers.
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hanover This article is by Mike Aiken…
Save Brighton General Hospital land... The Brighton General Hospital is a brisk 10-minute walk uphill from Hanover. But the land and buildings, gifted to the people of Brighton in 1865, are now set to be sold by Sussex Community NHS Foundation. Why is that bad news and what can we do about it?
The hospital buildings have certainly been poorly maintained by the Sussex Community NHS Foundation over many years. However, selling this prime site to property speculators means losing the land and assets for ever. Meanwhile, there are plenty of social needs that could be met on this site. For example, there is a desperate shortage of ‘step down beds’ for people well enough to leave intensive medical care at the nearby Royal Sussex County Hospital but who need to convalesce before returning home. There is also a major shortage of social housing for local people who are priced out of the housing market including: key workers, single young people, students, couples wishing to start a family and those with mobility problems. The Brighton General Hospital Action Group (BGHAG) was formed to ensure that, first, the
Brighton General Hospital site is retained 100% as public land and subject to public accountability. Second, the group want the site dedicated to two purposes: NHS usage and council housing at social rents. The action group is a coalition between Brighton and Hove Housing Coalition, the Living Rent Campaign, Sussex Defend the NHS and Save Whitehawk Hill. Ty Galvin, a local resident whose rich life story appeared in earlier issues of the Hanover Directory, is fully involved in the action group. ‘We believe that any development on the Brighton General Hospital site should be for the benefit of the people of Brighton and Hove, the people of East Sussex and the local community and not for the benefit of speculators in private health and private housing.’ He pointed out, when interviewed by Mark
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hanover Walker on Latest TV, that the action group is not against any re-building but they want it to ‘benefit the local community’ and ‘we need to be involved in the development of this.’ There was scope for quality council housing, well insulated and with a carbon neutral footprint. Award-wining eco-houses like this have already been built in Norwich. Ty encouraged people across Brighton and Hove to get involved in BGHAG. ‘We have people from all walks of life active… people from all political parties and no political party…people we speak to are in favour of the campaign…and say we are on the right track.’ He argued that the NHS Sussex Community Trust are ‘…adamant that they want to do it their way. They want input from us but they don’t want to listen to us.’ Carolyn Pickering, also from BGHAG, said they were keen to hear from the Policy and Resources Committee about whether the local council could buy the site. Public pressure was urgently needed. There is growing concern that, if this campaign is lost, luxury housing developments will also follow on the adjacent nature reserve and archeological site of Whitehawk Hill. Don’t miss the next ‘Beating the Bounds’ walk led by the amazing David Bangs! And listen out for local singer-songwriter Robb Johnson’s ‘On the Hill’ launched to support the Action Group. What can you do to support the campaign? Get involved in the Brighton General Hospital Action Group, register for email updates, sign the petition (on-line or write to the campaign) and write to your local councillor. Object to the sale of land that was gifted to the people of Brighton and Hove 150 years ago.
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Save Brighton General Hospital Action Group petition: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-thetheft-of-brighton-general-hospital-site-keep-it-public Email: bghactiongroup@outlook.com More information:
Brighton and Hove Housing Coalition https://housingcoalition.co.uk/2019/01/29/brighton-general-hospital-action-group-press-release/ Latest TV: Save Brighton General Hospital, Sussex (Defend NHS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcIAhy9G-zQ Latest TV: Ty Galvin https://thelatest.co.uk/brighton/2020/02/24/the-vote-with-mark-walker-ty-galvin-talks-about-brighton-general-hospital/ Living Rent Campaign: https://www.livingwagebrighton.co.uk/sign-up/ Save Whitehawk Hill: https://savewhitehawkhill.org.uk Sussex Defend the NHS: http://defendthenhssussex.weebly.com/brighton-general.html
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hanover An update from David Gibson, Green councillor for Hanover & Elm Grove…
Councillor News… David Gibson Writing this as we start the 5th week of lockdown, it feels a bit like our world has turned upside down. There has been anxiety and fear over getting the virus and worry for those who have it and sadness over not only those dying from the virus but others dying who it has not been possible to be with in their last days.
I found myself obsessively researching immunity tests, vaccines and the responses of other countries. It was clear that those countries that acted sooner, more decisively, had more health service capacity and tested more have done so much better than the UK in preventing direct Covid-19 deaths. Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Austria and Portugal to mention a few in Europe. Countries like South Korea and Vietnam in Asia have also nipped the spread in the bud. Here it seems like there has been a shift in what we value in life. Public sector workers, especially the NHS, are applauded. Securing the basics of food and shelter has been a priority. One basic human need, contact with friends and neighbours, is being constrained but I am heartened to observe and experience a greater friendliness (albeit at 2m distance!) between people when out on my daily run. A community spirit has been awoken. Can you help alleviate Covid hardship? Here in Hanover and Elm Grove, I have been working with the Communities Forum to coordinate our community response, including expanding food distribution by setting up two new bases at The Edge and Phoenix community centres. We have set up a crowdfunding appeal to raise £10,000 towards essential food supply and support for when we move into the recovery phase. Using “councillor budget” contributions and other monies, the Communities Forum has agreed to match all donations up to £5,000.
Please can you consider making a contribution (which of course gets doubled!) using this link: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/communities-forum-covid-19-hardship-fund Housing rough sleepers - now we have done it let’s not go back At a council level, we have done in 10 days what the government had timetabled for the next 10 years, namely provide housing offers for all rough sleepers. It just shows that “where there is a will there is a way”. For me providing shelter for rough sleepers that want it is the mark of a civilised society and as the 6th richest country in the world we should have done it long ago. Now that it has been achieved we must not turn back and finding long term accommodation and support where needed should be our priority and I am pressing for this publicly at housing committee. As well as being the right thing to do, housing homeless rough sleepers makes good financial sense since research shows that the cost of hospital care, substance misuse support, mental health treatment and criminal justice for someone on the streets outweighs the cost of housing and support were they housed. The Green-Labour joint housing and homeless programme commits to ending the need for rough sleeping. It is vital we strain every sinew (including pressing the government) to keep it like this. Councillor David Gibson David.Gibson@brighton-hove.gov.uk
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