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WELCOME TO YOUR MAY HOVE PARK LIVING!! Festival month again and there is lots going on all around the City and the Hove Park area is no exception!
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We have some details of some events at the nearby outdoor theatre in Dyke Road Park on page 25. We also have got the usual monthly reports from local community groups as well as the ever popular history item written for us by local resident Tony Pelling. On top of that why not attend the festival in the park later in the month? Details of this feature on page 29. Have a great Festival and enjoy the sunshine ( fingers crossed on that one!) The Hove Park Living Team 01273 551021 info@hoveparkliving.co.uk Cover photo: James O’Sullivan Publisher: Sussex Magazines 10 Hollingbury Road, Brighton BN1 7JA info@hoveparkliving.co.uk Printer: Gemini Press Distributors: Hove Leaflet Distribution The views expressed by individuals in any letter or article included at the discretion of the publishers are not necessarily the views of the Editor. Whilst every care has been taken in compiling this magazine and the statements contained herein are believed to be correct, the publishers of this publication will not hold themselves responsible for any inaccuracies. Inclusion of advertisers in this magazine is not necessarily a recommendation but we do hope they give a good quality service. No part of the publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior permission of the publishers and contributors We take complaints you make about our advertisers seriously. We have the following policy on this: First complaint about an advertiser is logged here in our offices, if we receive another complaint we write to the advertiser concerned and notify them we have had two complaints and if we receive another complaint we will no longer accept their adverts. If and when a third complaint arrives we will verify that all complaints received were genuine and inform the advertiser that we will no longer be promoting their business and inform them why.
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HOVE PARK Another historical offering from local resident, Tony Pelling...
TALES OF GOLDSTONE BOTTOM... AND FATHER KNEW LLOYD GEORGE Well, no he didn’t, not personally anyway, but it is a famous schoolboy boast and Goldstone Bottom too can boast acquaintance with some pretty well known celebrities. The self-styled Prime Minister of Mirth, George Robey, who later went on to become one of the great Music Hall entertainers, appeared in an Albion shirt in 1903 in a match against West Norwood. He scored the first goal in a three-nil win. He went on to play for Millwall before concentrating on his stage career. In the 1960s another comedian, Jimmy Tarbuck, signed as a semi-professional for the Albion while he was working as a Butlin’s Redcoat at the Ocean Hotel, Saltdean. He played for the reserves as a winger and he often joked that he was so one-footed that he only bought one pair of football boots in his life because thereafter he only ever needed to replace one boot. In January 1971 he played in an Albion shirt in a charity match and had the “distinction” of missing a penalty. Presumably he used the wrong foot. From 1964 to 1970 Norman Wisdom was an Albion director, though he did don a club shirt on one occasion - for the accompanying photo with the players. At under 5ft 5in and less than 9 stone, it is little wonder they didn’t let him play, though what a wonderful entertainment it would have been. He wrote special words to the club’s theme tune “Good old Sussex by the sea”, still sung at home matches. Two British and Commonwealth heavyweight boxing champions had links with Goldstone Bottom. Tommy Farr took the title in 1937 and on 30th August that year fought Joe Louis in the Yankee Stadium, New York, for the world title. Joe had previously knocked out eight of his challengers and went on to KO the next seven too, but Tommy took him to 15 rounds and lost on a controversial points decision. The 50,000 crowd booed the result believing that Tommy had shaded it. After
Norman Wisdom in the Albion dressing room. Photo by Roger Collins from the Goldstone Wrap
he retired from the ring Tommy lived for a while at 93 Goldstone Crescent. One of his successors to hold the British title was Jack London who in his very early career fought a draw with Jack Pettifer in a bout at the Greyhound Stadium. The American pop star of the 1950s and 60s, Guy Mitchell, lived at 83 Goldstone Crescent while touring this country and Europe. He had many hits including “My Truly Truly Fair” and “Singing the Blues” but my favourite was “She Wears Red Feathers and a Hooley Hooley Skirt”. I like to think he got the inspiration for this song from a young lady he saw in our park. I keep looking! Oh! And I must brush up on Lloyd George; he must have been very important. Tony Pelling
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HOVE PARK News from The Church of the Good Shepherd in Dyke Road...
T4G@5! It’s all change at the Good Shepherd for our all-age service Time for God, which is now T4G@5. Young people and parents have been telling us that Sunday mornings can be a tricky time, with lots of different activities competing for attention. So we have moved our 10.15 service for young people, which is held in the hall, to 5pm on Sunday afternoon in church. (Our normal 10.15 service in church remains the same.) T4G@5 will be a lively and friendly service with worship songs, activities, reflections and discussions beginning at 5pm, followed by sandwiches, tea and cake at about 5.30. On the first Sunday of each month we will celebrate Communion together. The second and fourth Sundays will be a service of songs and praise. On the third Sunday of every month we will all still meet for the morning Family Service at 10.15. (No 5 o’clock that day.)
Artists Open Houses Festival The Church of the Good Shepherd is opening up as an Artists Open House for the May Festival again this year from Sunday 1st May. This will be an opportunity to view some exceptional artwork by a number of local artists in the beautiful setting of the church building. The church will be open from 10am-6pm on Saturdays (2-6pm on 21st May) and Sundays from 12-5pm. Watoto Children’s Choir – Oh, What Love!
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HOVE PARK Update from the Friends of Hove Park...
FRIENDS OF HOVE PARK... SPRING ACTIVITY IN HOVE PARK As storm Katie battered and deluged the South East we feared the Easter Egg trail might have to be cancelled. However, much to our relief, Easter Monday turned out dry and sunny, and the remnants of the blustery gales didn’t put off the queue of children eager to take part. In total 300 children followed the clues around the park. This year the trail took the form of a quiz with the numbers of various objects in the park as answers (see photo showing people gathering round the information board by the wildflower mound counting the number of yellow flowers illustrated). The face painting and glitter tattoos, new for this year, also proved very popular. We hope the sun also decides to shine on our next event but that it’s a bit less windy! At the Martlets Carnival, on Spring Bank Holiday Monday 30th May, we will again be having a stand alongside Brighton City in Bloom. The stand will be shared with the Friends of Three Cornered Copse and the Rangers and aims to help promote these organisations. We will be encouraging children to grow a sunflower from seed by providing a pot with compost and a seed. Face painting and glitter tattoos will be avail-
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CAMEO OVER-50S CLUB MAY - JUNE PROGRAMME CAMEO (Come And Meet Each Other) is an over-50s group which meets at Bishop Hannington Church Hall, Nevill Avenue, every Thursday from 10am-12 noon. We have tea/coffee and chat for an hour, followed by entertainment. Entrance costs £1.50.
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HOVE CARNIVAL HERALDS START OF SUMMER An exciting fun-packed afternoon is promised with this year’s Hove Carnival at Hove Park on Bank Holiday Monday, 30th May, from midday. Always a popular family event to raise money for Martlets Hospice, the organisers are hoping for sunshine and clear skies. The main arena will be hosting local community groups with Samba dancers, Falconry and Flyball as well as the ever popular annual dog show where judges will be searching for the dog with the waggiest tail and the cleverest trick! Elsewhere in the park there will be plenty of stalls to choose from, along with children’s entertainment, amusements, funfair rides, cake stalls and rides on Hove Park’s miniature railway. Antonia Shepherd from the Hospice’s Events Team said: “Hove Carnival is always a calendar highlight that heralds the start of summer and we’re promising a wonderful afternoon of fun for all the family. It’s a day to celebrate our very supportive community so we’re giving lots of local groups the chance to perform and show off their skills in the main arena. There will be something there for everyone. We’re hoping to raise lots of money again this year to support the care of our patients and their loved ones during some of the toughest
times in their lives. The carnival is always a hugely busy day for stallholders too, so don’t forget to book a pitch soon before spaces run out.” For information on featuring your local group in the main arena or to book a stall please telephone Nicky on 01273 964200 or email nicky.david@martlets.org.uk. www.themartlets.org.uk
SUSSEX POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER ELECTION Elections for Police & Crime Commissioners take place across the country on Thursday May 5th. The Police & Crime Commissioner sets the budget for the local police, decides strategy and holds the police to account on behalf of the public. The candidates for the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner are: Katy Bourne (Conservative) James Doyle (Green) Michael Jones (Labour) Patrick Lowe (UKIP) James Walsh (Liberal Democrat) For further information, visit: www.arun.gov.uk/sussex-police-and-crimecommissioner-elections. Please mention Hove Park Living when responding to adverts
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HOVE PARK There is plenty going on locally as part of the Fringe...
BRIGHTON FRINGE AT BRIGHTON OPEN AIR THEATRE Brighton Fringe runs from 6th May to 5th June, alongside Brighton Festival. Here are a few Fringe events you can see at BOAT in Dyke Road Park. A Little Prince – The Amateurs An aeroplane crashes in the Sahara Desert. As the pilot is worrying over his predicament, he is approached by a little boy who will change his view of the world and life forever. A contemporary new musical adaptation of Saint-Exupéry’s ‘The Little Prince’ that will dazzle the youngest audiences, while seducing and capturing the adult ones. Nine-year-old Hove schoolboy Ronan Powell, in Year 5 at Stanford Junior School, takes on the role of a lifetime as the little prince. Ronan, who is half-British and halfSouth African, takes acting, singing and dancing lessons at The Theatre Workshop (based at Brighton and Hove High School) and hopes to become a professional actor in the future. The Little Prince will be his first professional role and will see him performing for nearly an hour and a half and singing eight of the show’s ten songs. 20-21 May 7.30pm 21-22 May 3pm £15 (£12)
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Not part of the Fringe, but here’s another great show coming up at BOAT... Golden Years; David Bowie Remembered The Brighton Beach Boys with a tribute in commemoration of David Bowie’s golden years. 4 June 7.30pm £12 (£10) To book tickets for any BOAT events, visit the website www.brightonopenairtheatre.co.uk.
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News of a great day out in the park in May...
FUNK THE FAMILY & FUNK THE FORMAT FESTIVALS 2016 SATURDAY 28TH & SUNDAY 29TH MAY Following two spectacular sell-out festivals, Funk The Family is back with a bigger, better line-up and second, adults-only, day: Funk The Format. Artists include: Soul II Soul, Norman Jay MBE, Rodney P, Skitz, Jamie Rodigan, DJ Format, Robert Luis (Tru Thoughts), Mr Bongo Soundsystem, Russ Dewbury and Harleigh Blu. Accelerating from 1,000 attendees at Hove Lagoon in 2014 to 4,500 attendees at Hove Park in 2015, team FTF introduce the festival scene to their elder sister, Funk The Format. Like Funk The Family, the brand new Funk The Format Festival is a champion of soul, latin, funk, reggae, disco, hip hop, house, jungle, jazz and, of course, funk. “Both Funk The Family and Funk The Format offer something that Brighton & Hove has been missing,” says FTF founder and director Lucy ‘Elle J’ Small. “I moved from London to Brighton & Hove nearly nine years ago to raise my family. There is so much to do here, but there was no event that offered something really credible, musical, creative and fun for me or my family.” A former freelance music journalist, Lucy ‘Elle J’ Small now presents her popular Funk The Format radio
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show on Brighton & Hove’s Radio Reverb 97.2FM and promotes her Funk The Format Club Tropicana nights between curating the festivals and raising her two young boys. “Like Funk The Family, I firmly believe Funk The Format is filling a much-needed gap in Brighton’s music scene. There are several credible events here but they cater for either a very young demographic or indie/ electro music lovers. We want to bring that Notting Hill Carnival vibe to Brighton & Hove.” With that in mind, the team have announced that both Norman Jay MBE and Soul II Soul will play Funk The Format Festival. Meanwhile, Funk The Family announces its “Creatures of The Beach” theme and has already confirmed DJ Format, Harleigh Blu, King Porter Stomp, plus a plethora of outstanding, free family entertainment, including The Circus Project’s trapeze workshops, archery, family yoga, diabolo workshops, Cirque Du Funk big top, Punch & Judy shows, MB breakdancing and many Landscapes more to be announced. Creating Outdoor Spaces Funk The Family Festival is Bring to life the garden on Saturday 28th May, 11amof your dreams... 8pm, and Funk The Format We deliver garden projects of all Festival (adults only) is on sizes whatever the weather! Sunday 29th May, 12 noonCall Matt for 9pm, both in Hove Park. a free quote Tickets are available at 07733 187471 www.skiddle.com or We deck, fence, pave, turf, plant 0844 8842920. and more, from your designs or ours. belchamber.landscapes@gmail.com For more information visit www.mb-landscapes.co.uk www.funkthefamily.co.uk.
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