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WELCOME TO YOUR NOVEMBER HOVE PARK LIVING!!
CONTENTS Page 5
Tales of Goldstone Bottom
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Fun Agility for Dogs
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Health Tip
Goodness, November already and the year is flying by! So what has November to offer apart from dropping temperatures and shorter days? Well there is Bonfire Night on the 5th which can be a nice evening out with the family ( but not the dog!). On Sunday 13th we have Remembrance Sunday and if you have any Scottish connection of any kind use St. Andrew’s Day on the 30th as the perfect excuse to have a wee glass of whiskey and to dance a reel!
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Have a great November! The Hove Park Living Team info@hoveparkliving.co.uk www.hoveparkliving.co.uk Cover: Stephen Batey 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... STUPID BOY Aviation was in its infancy in the early 20th century, and when Shoreham Aerodrome was established in 1910 it was among the earliest in this country to become licensed. Other early sites have since changed their use and now Shoreham is regarded as Britain’s oldest licensed airfield still in operation. During the First World War the Royal Flying Corps used Shoreham as a training school and reserve base and further military airfields were established in this area at Telscombe Cliffs and Goldstone Bottom. The precise site of the airfield in our valley is something of a mystery. In 1919 a respected town guide of the day reported that “Hangleton Aerodrome” was visible from trains on the Dyke Railway but there is no reference to an airfield of that name in the RFC documents held at the Public Record Office. It is now regarded as much more likely that the airfield in question was on West Blatchington Farm, perhaps on the field where the students of Blatchington Mill School now play football. Certainly there was an airfield thereabouts which was offering joy-rides in its “Avro Air Fleet” in the early 1920s. The early years of World War Two threw up another local mystery. A fighter plane shot down in a “dog-fight”
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over Goldstone Bottom crashed in Portland Road. In 1996 the crash site was excavated and the pilot’s remains were found in the wreckage despite a report that his family had buried him in 1940 and witnesses who saw him eject and land safe and well. Can one single seat plane have three possible pilots? Hmmm! One witness of that “dog-fight” was a junior clerk working in Hove Town Hall who had joined the Home Guard while awaiting call up to the RAF thus becoming the archetypal “young Pike” of the much later TV favourite, “Dad’s Army”. As he and a colleague watched the battle overhead they saw a pilot eject from his stricken plane and parachute slowly down towards Dyke Road. At the thought of being the first to capture a German pilot they grabbed their rifles and bikes and pedalled furiously and excitedly towards Hove Park and up through the Three Cornered Copse to arrive breathless at the landing site just in time to see the pilot carried away in an ambulance. That pilot was Polish, one of ours! We all know what Captain Mainwaring would have said. But……that young man was Ken Fines who, after serving in the RAF took up a career in town planning, eventually becoming Assistant County Planning Officer for East Sussex before returning to Brighton as Borough Planning Officer. In his retirement Ken wrote a superb, much acclaimed, “History of Brighton and Hove”. No, Captain Mainwaring, he was certainly not a “stupid boy”. Tony Pelling
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Most people who come along have not had any experience of Agility before. Having said that, we welcome more experienced Agility goers too… This is very much a social get-together whilst enjoying an activity for our dogs. I am just finishing my Fun Agility Coaching Diploma and also have the support of a couple of friends who are very experienced in competition Agility over many years. We have basic Fun Agility equipment (including weaves, tunnel, see-saw, jumps and hoop), which we set up ready for your arrival. We always make sure that the equipment is being used safely for all participants. Dates are publicised through our Dogs Club Facebook page, our database of contacts, and we also welcome any passers-by. There is no pre-booking; it’s very much a drop by and join in. We charge just £4 per dog. This includes unlimited goes around the course, with our guidance, and also includes a delicious coffee from The Old Rec Café. Dogs Club was launched at the end of February this year and from the very beginning it has been part of the busi-
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FOR DOGS ness plan to run Activity Days. Our Dogs Club strap line is “It’s all about the dogs” and these Activity Days are for us to have great fun with our dogs in a social way. We ran a very successful ‘Fun Activity Day for Dogs’ event at Waterhall in August and raised over £1,000 for Brighton’s Retired Greyhound Trust. At this event we had a Fun Agility Course as well as the traditional stalls, dog brain-teasers, musical sits and two show rings for competitions (including Waggiest Tail, My Dog’s Got Talent, Fastest Sausage Eater… etc). There are loads of ideas for future Activity Days to come; however the Fun Agility is a very popular one, so we decided to make this a regular slot to start things off. Due to the dark nights drawing in, we’re in the transition period of moving from a weekday evening to a weekend morning… Our next date for your diary is… Saturday 12th November 2016 - 10.30am-12.30pm, directly opposite The Old Rec Café, at Hove Recreation Ground (Old Shoreham Road/Shirley Drive entrance). We hope to make this a regular meet-up…most likely monthly.
Our Dogs Club Facebook page always has up-to-date info, plus our Dogs Club website (www.dogsclub.co.uk), and we can add your email address to our database to inform you of new and up-and-coming dates for your diary. Please send any requests/enquiries to Kate at dogsclub@outlook.com.
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HOVE PARK Introducing the next ‘healthy living’ article written by local personal trainer and nutrition adviser Mary Henderson...
THE MIGHT OF THE SUPERMARKET GIANT The Brexit vote was declared by many as an act of the everyday man and woman to claim back their right to be heard. Today we have this parallel where we feel empowered as consumers and can have everything we want on demand with every need catered for. However, we also feel powerless in the face of increasing house prices, foreign affairs and debacles such as the #SouthernFail fiasco. Problems facing society are different sides of a multiplesided dice - one side: poverty increases in parts of the world; another: lifestyle diseases such as obesity are rising; and another: climate change accelerates. But we all do have power to impact our own lives, the lives of those around us and not to mention the planet we share. Small steps not just performed every now and then, but every day, lead to great transformations. 120kcal a day less equals roughly 12.5-pound weight loss a year; taking healthier snacks to work would make healthy snacking more socially acceptable; and using up what’s in your fridge would reduce food waste and help the environment. Every year, 1/3 of food produced worldwide is wasted and around 1/3 of this loss is household waste. Certain supermarkets have teamed up with the likes of Foodshare to distribute unsold in-date items to food
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CHANGES IN HOVE PARK There have been a number of changes recently in Hove Park and more will be happening in the coming months. Building of the café extension should be starting soon. Inevitably the work to provide improved facilities will cause some disruption but every effort is being made to minimise this. The gardening team has had a welcome increase in manpower enabling it to start tackling some rather neglected areas of the park. The plan is to make these both look better and be easier to maintain. You may have already noticed some of the differences. There have also been several changes in the Cityparks Ranger team. Neil Doyle is the new Ranger for Hove Park and will be helping at various events during the year. Our crocus planting event, part of the Purple4Polio campaign, is on Friday 28th October at 10am, meeting at the café. The 5,000 purple crocuses will be planted between the railings and the miniature railway track loop at the bottom of the Droveway.
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HOVE PARK We are getting another pack of 50 free trees this autumn from TCV (The Conservation Volunteers), funded by OVO Energy as part of the continuing ‘I Dig Trees’ programme. Our ‘wildlife and shrubs’ pack of whips will contain goat willow, hawthorn, dogwood, guelder rose, and blackthorn (blackthorn instead of last year’s wayfaring tree). As a further step in improving wildlife support in the park, three different types of bat boxes have been purchased. Two of these are made of woodcrete (a mixture of sawdust, concrete and clay which is long lasting, rot proof and has excellent thermal properties) and one of untreated durable timber. The boxes will be put up by the council’s arboricultural team. If you would like to learn more about bats and ways of helping them in your garden see the Wild about Gardens Week website (www.wildaboutgardensweek.org.uk) which includes an attractive downloadable booklet ‘Stars of the Night’ as well as other information. Lastly, Snowdog Marty has been a welcome colourful addition to the southern end of Hove Park. He is leaving us on November 27th and will join his Snowdog pals for a festive themed event on December 4th and 5th before they are auctioned on December 6th to raise funds for the Martlets Hospice. Also for the hospice, the family friendly 5k Snowdog Dash is being held in the park on Sunday 6th November at 11am.
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HOVE PARK There’s plenty to watch on Latest TV...
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NEW GIRLS JUNIOR SECTION AT HOVE RUGBY CLUB
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Hove Rugby Club have recently set up a new junior section for girls. They are looking for girls aged 11-18 (school years 7 plus) to join them - training is at 10.30am every Sunday at Hove Rugby Club, Hove Recreation Ground, Shirley Drive. No experience is necessary and girls are able to try out two training sessions for free. For more information, visit www.hoverugby.club or email girls@hoverugby.club. The autumn weather has arrived – which means it’s time to get active! Or, at least, watch someone else being active. Tune in on Tuesdays for your fix of fast-rising British Ice Hockey, first at 4pm to catch an access-all-areas glimpse following Deeside Dragons, and then at 7pm to join Gary ‘Chopper’ Lee and Dave Griffiths on Drop The Puck for all the action from the English National League. Although if you’re more traditional with your sporting pursuits, don’t miss both Albion Nights and The NonLeague Football Show for full-on football crazy coverage. Other new shows to put in your diary include Latest In Lewes, as we cast our net further afield in Sussex for news and entertainment; brand new detective drama Daye’s Work, taking up the prime-time weekend slot; and Recovery Street, a documentary looking at people in recovery from addiction problems. Plus the usual mix of music, films, commentary and programmes inspired by the brilliant people of Sussex.
CINECITY - The 14th Brighton Film Festival CINECITY celebrates the 14th edition of the festival this November with the very best in world cinema and a packed programme of premieres, treasures from the archive and special events. Main venues are the Duke of York’s Picturehouse and Duke’s at Komedia. CINECITY 2016 opens on Friday 11 November at 6.30pm with a special preview of Free Fire, Ben Wheatley’s new action thriller, shot entirely on location in a warehouse in Brighton. The festival closes on Sunday 27 November with Toni Erdmann; the standout film at this year’s Cannes is a hugely original comedy. Not released until Feb 2017, this one-off screening is a great chance to see in advance what many regard as the film of the year. Full details of the festival programme will be on the CINECITY website, where tickets will also be on sale: www.cine-city.co.uk.
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HOVE PARK You really can’t beat a wood burning stove. Andy Genovese can help...
WINTER IS COMING... In an unassuming cobbled mews close to Hove Station a quiet revolution is fermenting. Andy Genovese, trading as Hanover Builder, has determined to change how we heat our homes. And he’s hoping for nothing less than a solid fuel revolution.
The Wood Burner showroom has 40+ stoves on display (probably the biggest display in Brighton), with two live fired models so you can see what they’re like in action. The showroom’s open every Friday and Saturday between 10-3pm, and is situated half way along Cambridge Grove opposite the Pharmacie, a coffee roastery, that offers a delicious selection of coffees for you to sip while you browse.
He says: ‘With gas and electric bills frequently exceeding a thousand pounds a year, it comes as a surprise to many that up to a third of your heating bill can be eliminated using a modern wood burning appliance. Modern wood stoves are frequently 80+% efficient, meaning you can fuel a 5kW appliance for a little over £80 a year, with no standing charges, no direct debits, minimal maintenance costs and the knowledge that the fuel is carbon neutral.’ The good news is that even though much of Brighton & Hove is within a smoke control area, this doesn’t pose an issue with modern DEFRA approved stoves whose use is permitted within such areas. ‘Over the years I’ve sourced stoves from suppliers who offer good value and require the minimum of modifications to be compliant with building regulations. Almost all of the stoves I stock are approved for smoke control areas and are suitable for 12mm hearths, which makes for a straightforward installation’. ‘The bulk of the stoves I sell are 5kW appliances which don’t require airbricks and some can be supplied and fitted for under £1400, most with the assurance of a five year warranty, and some up to ten. Our British-made flue liners have guarantees of up to 25 years - I’ve yet to come across a gas boiler with a similar guarantee or running costs!’
New additions for Autumn 2016 include stoves from Firenzo of New Zealand – promising a 10 hour burn time. Or you could check out the Henley of Ireland with their stunningly good value ‘Druid’ range. Then there’s the highly popular initiative introduced by Ekol and Saltfire who are offering burnished iron doors on their stoves. Or the new models from Town & Country in Yorkshire, Broseley in Shropshire, and the extended warranties on the FDC range might be of interest. This is wood burner installation made simple, as the Wood Burner Showroom has evolved into a one-stop shop. As well as a place to peruse stoves and choose a hearth, Andy has collaborated with local HETAS fitters, chimney sweeps, log suppliers and local businesses to ensure the whole process can be accessed from one point. So, if you want to be part of a renewables revolution, call in at 19a Cambridge Grove one Friday or Saturday to discuss setting yourself free from the tyranny of the utility companies. Wood burner showroom 19a Cambridge Grove Hove BN3 3ED showroom open friday & saturday 10-3pm 07944 289 849 www.hanoverbuilder.co.uk Stockist of aduro, broseley, ekol, FDC, firenzo, grey metal, henley, merlin, OER, saltfire ST & ST-X and town & country stoves.
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HOVE PARK Update from the Friends of Three Cornered Copse...
AUTUMN IN THREE CORNERED COPSE The latest work day for the Friends of Three Cornered Copse started in a gloomy dark morning, as thick cloud promised to deliver the forecasted rain for the day. But again we escaped the showers and the nine of us which formed the work party began our task of Woodland Management. When I say “Woodland”, I refer to the small coppice at the top of the copse, in the east corner, near Woodland Court. And when I say “Management”, I mean clearing the dead and dying wood from between the struggling trees. This area, we recall, (perhaps not accurately), was planted after the 1987 storm, when the copse was devastated by the wind. The evidence of this is the straight rows of similar aged trees, some still retaining their plastic collar, left to protect the saplings from rodents and rabbits. Over the years the debris from the growing woodland has mounted up; in parts there is no real forest floor, and the surviving trees are competing with the invading species such as alder and sycamore. Under supervision of the Park Ranger, we took down dead and dying trees, cut the dead branches from the larger ones and cleared the forest floor of the fallen wood. In a few hours we had built a large woodpile, ready for chipping onto the path, before the ground starts to soften. The colours of autumn are starting to take over the foliage in the copse. The recent dry weather has kept the leaves on the branches while they lose the green and assume the golden, as chlorophyll deserts the tissues, and the foliage senescence begins. Look along the edge of the meadow in the next few weeks to see the beech trees turning, usually a glorious sight in the sunshine. Last month we had a different work day. It was the first we’d organised on a week-day, and it was a pleasure to welcome a few newcomers, who are unavailable at the weekend for our usual work sessions. The exercise was to tackle the litter that had accumulated over the summer. An impressive sixteen black bags were filled, so a huge thank you to those that took part in the clean-up. We’ll be holding a few more of these week-time work
sessions; for details and dates, please look at our website or Facebook page. Simon Baxendale
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DISCOVER NADFAS EAST SUSSEX DECORATIVE FINE ARTS SOCIETY
Monthly Lectures,Visits, Holidays. Members Annual fee £48 Guests and Visitors £5 entry, meet at 6.45 on the last Wednesday evening of the month at: The Boundary Rooms, Sussex County Cricket Ground, Eaton Road, Hove BN3 3AN. Parking. Contact Membership Secretary, for full details esdfas@nadfas.net or phone 01273 206456
The Next Meetings are Wednesday 30th November 2016 Revelations of a Dickensian Christmas, by Mr Bertie Pearce B.A (Hons) Wednesday 25th January 2017 Image and History. Art at the Lansdowne Club. by Mrs Pamela Campbell-Johnston MA
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HOVE PARK Here’s a great chance to see a family pantomime at Christmas...
WIN TICKETS TO SEE ALADDIN Music Theatre 2000 and Showtime Productions are bringing Aladdin, one of the best-loved pantomimes of all time, to the Windmill Theatre in Nevill Avenue, Hove. It’s a traditional family show, bursting with boos and cheers, laughter and song, and Aladdin is supporting the Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice. Directed by Simon Gray and Nathan Potter, there is a first-rate cast of singing actors, dancers, a live band and young performers from Drama Queens musical theatre school. There are 11 performances from 20th to 27th December and you can get tickets at www.aladdinbrighton.com or call the box office on 01273 565130. Special offer: £1.00 off all ticket prices and reduced booking fees if you book via the box office on 01273 565130 and mention Hove Park Living.
Competition: We have one prize of four tickets to give away. To enter, answer the following question: What is the name of Aladdin’s mother in the pantomime? Email your answer to: info@hoveparkliving.co.uk or post your answer, name, address and phone number to Aladdin Competition, Sussex Magazines, 10 Hollingbury Road, Brighton, BN1 7JA. The winner will be selected at random after the closing date. Competition Terms & Conditions Tickets are valid to see Aladdin at The Windmill Theatre on a date of your choice, subject to availability, and are non-exchangeable. Closing date for entries is 20th November; entries received after this date will not be counted.
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HOVE PARK A good way to find some original Christmas gifts…
CHRISTMAS ARTISTS OPEN HOUSES – 281 DYKE ROAD If you have never been to one of Brighton & Hove’s Artists Open Houses, now might be the time to have a look. It’s not just an art exhibition or shopping experience, it’s not just a café with homemade cake, it’s also a chance to meet people and fulfil that most English of obsessions of snooping behind the doors of those homes we walk by daily. 281 Dyke Road will not disappoint... What happens when two artists with five children buy the ugliest house on Dyke Road? The answer was a lot of hard work and loving restoration, in an attempt to open the house to the public within 10 weeks, for the Artists Open Houses last May. Artists Sarah Jones and Adam Bracey have taken on the challenge of restoring their Arts and Crafts home on Dyke Road in order to continue the open house Sarah has run for many years. Brought together by tragedy when Adam’s wife died, they had already been exhibiting work together for a number of years via gallery exhibitions and open houses. They have now started a new chapter, combining their families of five children and two cats, at 281 Dyke Road. “The house was slightly unloved and uncared for, it was the ugliest house we had viewed (from the outside) when we were looking for our new home, so we very nearly didn’t go and have a look at all. When we got there and walked in we realised immediately it was a jewel. It has wonderful Arts and Crafts details with stained glass, a galleried landing, wood-panelled rooms, and even a hidden servants’ staircase in a cupboard!” Milton House has had previous incarnations in Sarah’s former homes. It started with just a handful of artists and now shows the work of at least 20 makers; it has
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been voted by the public onto the best house list for the last six years. “We now show so many varied things ranging from jewellery, ceramics, oil painting, prints and linocuts to cushions, bags and soft toys.” The house will probably continue to evolve for the next decade as there is so much to do. The building is beautiful, full of strange and interesting detail - it feels like something of a Cinderella project. “This Christmas show will bring the house alive for us and we hope lots of people come and enjoy both the house and artworks.” Milton Artists Open House 11am - 6pm, November 26th, 27th and December 3rd, 4th, 10th & 11th 281 Dyke Road BN3 6PD (at the top of the Droveway)
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HOVE PARK An invitation to an evening of words and pictures at the Church of the Good Shepherd...
AN EVENING OF WORDS AND PICTURES 6.30pm, SATURDAY 19TH NOVEMBER Words Graham Bartlett, retired Commander of Brighton & Hove Police, will talk about his book ‘Death Comes Knocking’. The book was co-written with Peter James, Graham’s real-life stories having been the inspiration behind many of Peter’s Roy Grace police novels. Graham’s book went very quickly into the top ten on the best sellers list and he is an excellent speaker so come along to his fascinating talk. Books will be on sale and he will happily sign copies after his talk. And...
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Pictures A display and sale of work by talented local artists working in a variety of media including paintings, printmaking, pottery, batik, jewellery and sculpture, giving you an opportunity to invest in some artwork or buy a unique Christmas gift. Artists include: Jen Adamson, Helen Brown, Barbara Collins, Sally May, Rob Ollerenshaw, Troy Olsen, Helen Rawlings, Peter Waller and Alan White. The Church of the Good Shepherd, Dyke Road, BN1 5AE Free entry with complimentary wine Supporting the following charities: Seaford Downs Syndrome & Special Needs Support Group, Alzheimer’s Society and Hellen’s Shelter, Uganda.
WHERE TO FIND A FIREWORK DISPLAY If you’re looking for a firework display to celebrate Bonfire Night, here are a couple of local events... Family Firework Spectacular Saturday 5th November Nevill Sports Ground, Nevill Road. (opposite the Greyhound Stadium) Gates 5pm - Fire show 6pm – Firework display 7pm The Family Firework Spectacular has a fire-dance show by Worthing-based Poi Passion at 6pm and, most importantly, at 7pm, the dazzling pyromusical firework display from award-winning local company Brightfire Pyrotechnics. Food and drinks are available, as well as children’s fairground rides. A share of the ticket money is donated to various charities. Advance tickets are £8 for adults, £4.50 for children (3-15), (£10/£5 on the gate). For more information, see www.familyfireworks.co.uk. The Sussex Cricket Fireworks Night Saturday 5th November 1st Central County Ground, Eaton Road Gates and entertainment 6pm – Fireworks 7.30pm This event will raise money for various charities. The festivities include a pyrotechnic display from Aurora Fireworks and pre-display entertainment. Tickets are £10 for adults, £5 for under-16s, with a £25 family ticket for the event available from the club shop, by calling 0844 264 0206, or from: countygroundsussex.co.uk/sussex-cricket-fireworks.
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