The
Kemptown Rag August 2019 / Issue 150 / www.kemptownrag.co.uk
Look out for this logo on adverts and see local reviews of that business at www.trustedandlocal.co.uk
2
See this logo on adverts and find local reviews of that business at www.trustedandlocal.co.uk
3
Welcome to The Kemptown Rag!
Contents...
It’s holiday time for many of us in August, so we hope you have plenty of time to read your copy of The Kemptown Rag. This month we have news of a great new scheme by the Kemptown Bookshop to alleviate loneliness by organising volunteers to read aloud to book lovers who can’t easily access bookshops or libraries themselves. The Kemp Town Society tell us more about what they do, and we have another fascinating but sad story from Katherine Prior of a vicar of St Mary’s who met an early end 150 years ago while mountaineering in Switzerland. Have a relaxing August! The Kemptown Rag Team info@kemptownrag.co.uk www.kemptownrag.co.uk
Page 4
Old Photo
Page 7
Reading Aloud & New Bins
Page 9
Kemp Town Society
Page 11 Local History
from St Mary’s
Page 13
St George’s Church
Page 15 Gary Walker Column Page 17 Badgers Tennis Club Page 18 List of Advertisers
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.
Cover picture: Pride Community Parade; photo from Brighton & Hove Pride
THE SHARK ATTACK IS BACK! AATT THE
COUNTY GROUND, HOVE HOV
HAMPSHIRE WED 24 JULY SURREY FRI 26 JULY KENT SPITFIRES FRI 02 AUG GLAMORGAN TUE 06 AUG MIDDLESEX FRI 09 AUG ESSEX EAGLES THUR 22 AUG GLOUCESTERSHIRE FRI 30 AUG
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! WWW.SUSSEXCRICKET.CO.UK tempfile_10008855 1
Please send your local articles to info@kemptownrag.co.uk or12/06/2019 call 01273 551021 12:09:11
4
HEATING & PLUMBING
01273 235019
ENQUIRIES@PLUM-HEATING.CO.UK LONG ESTABLISHED LOCAL COMPANY
BOILER REPAIRS & SERVICING
SPEAK TO OUR FRIENDLY OFFICE STAFF FROM 9AM TO 5.30PM MONDAY TO FRIDAY
BATHROOM INSTALLATIONS CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS
EXPERIENCED, COURTEOUS ENGINEERS
UNVENTED HOT WATER CYLINDERS
10% DISCOUNT ON LABOUR COSTS IF YOU MENTION THIS ADVERT WHEN BOOKING YOUR APPOINTMENT
UNDERFLOOR HEATING
USSEX
electrics
your local Brighton electrician
MAINTENANCE
ROOFING
Specialist Roofing Services • Leak Repairs • Flat Roofing • Complete Roof Replacement • Fascias and Guttering
For a free building quote or estimate of repairs call us on 01273 380914 or 07786 101912 info@clarkesbuildersbrighton.co.uk www.clarkesbuildersbrighton.co.uk
call locally on ...
01273 803006
www.sussex-electrics.co.uk mobile: 07824 591461 members of
BUILDING
• Roofing Repairs • Roof Tile Replacement • Re-Roofing • Scaffolding • Slate Roofing
Fuse board upgrades Full rewires Additional sockets and lighting Fault finding and repairs Inspection and testing (EICR) Specialists in garden lighting Free estimates Fully insured - all work guaranteed
Proud
ClarkesofBrighton
LOCAL, RELIABLE & TRUSTED Full Public Liability Insurance Company No 09982598
Approved contractor
9.92 / 650 reviews
See local reviews of this business at
See this logo on adverts and find local reviews of that business at www.trustedandlocal.co.uk
5
The Continentale Cinema
The Continentale Cinema in Sudeley Place, 1985. Built originally as the East Brighton Congregational Church, it replaced an earlier tin chapel and was converted to a cinema in the early 1920s. It was originally known as the Sudeley Place Picture House, then the Kingscliff Picture House, and housed the Playhouse Theatre from 1947-49. It was the Continentale Cinema from around 1950 until 1986, when it was converted into houses. 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
Please send your local articles to info@kemptownrag.co.uk or call 01273 551021
6
Jan Davies
BSc, MSc, MBA (War wick), MBCPA , MREPS, cert ECBS, MBTPA
• Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA), Deputyships • Family Law (Divorce, Dissolution, Pre-Nups, Financial disputes, Children matters) • Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA), Deputyships Residential Conveyancing and Commercial Conveyancing, shop & lease sales Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA), Deputyships • • Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA), Deputyships Family Law (Divorce, Dissolution, Pre-Nups, Financial • Personal injury - all forms of accident claims • • disputes, Children matters) Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA), Deputyships Family Law (Divorce, Dissolution, Pre-Nups, Financial • • Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA), Deputyships Family Law (Divorce, Dissolution, Pre-Nups, Financial Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA), Deputyships Defending DWP Benefit Fraud investigations, Interviews disputes, Children matters) • • Residential Conveyancing and Commercial Conveyanc• Family Law (Divorce, Dissolution, Pre-Nups, Financial Family Law (Divorce, Dissolution, Pre-Nups, Financial disputes, Children matters) under caution & Prosecutions • Family Law (Divorce, Dissolution, Pre-Nups, Financial ing, shop & lease sales disputes, Children matters) Residential Conveyancing and Commercial Conveyanc• • disputes, Children matters) Residential Conveyancing and Commercial Conveyancdisputes, Children matters) Criminal and Road Traffic Defence advice ing, shop & lease sales Personal injury - all forms of accident claims • • • Residential Conveyancing and Commercial ConveyancResidential Conveyancing and Commercial Conveyancing, shop & lease sales • Residential Conveyancing and Commercial ConveyancCivil litigation / Debt recovery ing, shop & lease sales Personal injury - all forms of accident claims • • ing, shop & lease sales Defending DWP Benefit Fraud investigations, Interviews Personal injury - all forms of accident claims ing, shop & lease sales under caution & Prosecutions Personal injury - all forms of accident claims Defending DWP Benefit Fraud investigations, Interviews • • • • Personal injury - all forms of accident claims Defending DWP Benefit Fraud investigations, Interviews Personal injury - all forms of accident claims under caution & Prosecutions • Defending DWP Benefit Fraud investigations, Interviews Criminal and Road Traffic Defence advice Defending DWP Benefit Fraud investigations, Interviews • • under caution & Prosecutions • Defending DWP Benefit Fraud investigations, Interviews under caution & Prosecutions Criminal and Road Traffic Defence advice • • under caution & Prosecutions Civil litigation / Debt recovery Criminal and Road Traffic Defence advice under caution & Prosecutions • • Criminal and Road Traffic Defence advice Criminal and Road Traffic Defence advice Civil litigation / Debt recovery • • Civil litigation / Debt recovery • Criminal and Road Traffic Defence advice Civil litigation / Debt recovery • • Civil litigation / Debt recovery • Civil litigation / Debt recovery See local reviews of this business at
Call or email us today on:
tel: 01273 734 600
email: advice@crosbywoods.co.uk web: www.crosbywoods.co.uk Call or email us today on: 75 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BB Call or or email email us us today today on: on: Call
tel: 01273 734 600 Call or email us today on: email: advice@crosbywoods.co.uk web: www.crosbywoods.co.uk tel: 734 600 Call01273 or email us today600 on: tel: Call01273 or email us734 today on: 75 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BB email: advice@crosbywoods.co.uk web: www.crosbywoods.co.uk tel: 01273 734 600 email: advice@crosbywoods.co.uk web: www.crosbywoods.co.uk tel: 01273 734 734600 600 75 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BB tel: 01273 email: advice@crosbywoods.co.uk web: www.crosbywoods.co.uk 75 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BB
Suffering back pain? Want a leaner, fitter, flexible and toned body?
then try... BODY
CONTROL PILATES ®
A posturally based body conditioning method which builds strength from within by targeting deep stabilising muscles
Classes in Brighton Beginner courses in January 2018
10 weekand beginner courses starting w/cRottingdean 8th January Hanover Kemptown and
Mondays 3pmplus/intermediate/adv Rottingdean Village Hall classes Beginners/beginner Mondays 7.15pm St Marys Church Hall Kemptown Thursdays 4.45pm of and 10 Fridays 6pm in beginner Hanover Community Centre NextSaturdays batch week courses 9am Kemptown Crypt Community Centre
will start w/c 16th September
“Make that New Year resolution now! Book your place with Jan and commit to a longer, leaner, more supple, flexible and mobile body and banish in Hanover, Kemptown and Rottingdean those aches and pains” Prebeginner course special offer 1:1 1hr sessions £35 vs £45 Contact Jan for details and to reserve a place
Contact Jan now to reserve a place
Jan has taught on the Brighter Outlook Programme supported by MacMillan for people living with, and recovering from cancer
Teaching Pilates since 2001
07904 187257
jan@movementandhealth.co.uk w w w.movementandhealth.co.uk
email: advice@crosbywoods.co.uk web: www.crosbywoods.co.uk email: advice@crosbywoods.co.uk web: www.crosbywoods.co.uk 75 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BB 75 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BB 75 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BB
The BCCC is an award winning business based just on the edge of the City We make our own High Quality garden and horticultural products including Organic Compost, high grade Top Soil, Mulches, Bark Chip and Woodchip We also provide Brighton & Hove residents with a reasonably priced and efficient Garden Waste and old soil collection and clearance service
JOB
OPPORTUNITY Self motivated and energetic person required
FREE LOCAL DELIVERY
Work from home/ hours to suit Performance related pay Sales and Media Experience CV’s sent to info@brightonandhovemagazines.co.uk
01273 620489
DEADLINE 24th August 2019
Or
07795 821916
See this logo on adverts and find local reviews of that business at www.trustedandlocal.co.uk
7 A great new local scheme...
News from the council...
Kemptown Bookshop New bins launches new Reading for the seafront Aloud programme The award-winning independent Kemptown Bookshop has launched a new programme aimed at alleviating loneliness in the elderly or isolated. By pairing people up with volunteers who will visit and read aloud to them once a week, the project aims to help book lovers who find that they can’t easily access libraries or bookshops any more or who struggle to get out and about. Darion Goodwin, owner of the Kemptown Bookshop, says: “We know that loneliness and isolation are a growing problem amongst the elderly and we know there are a lot of people who, for whatever reason, can’t readily access a bookshop or library, so we decided to see how we could help.” Darion discussed the issue with charity Age UK and, after they approved his plans, went about setting the scheme up. Volunteers are interviewed and paired up with people in their local area, though travel expenses are paid if public transport is used. A full support pack has Darion Goodwin in the been prepared for volunteers which includes Kemptown Bookshop pre-prepared reading materials and training is given. The bookshop is recruiting volunteers to visit people and read to them for an hour or two each week for an initial six-week period and is also inviting people to nominate someone they feel would benefit from the scheme. Anyone interested in volunteering or nominating someone for a visit can call Darion on 01273 682159 or visit the bookshop at 91 St George’s Road, Brighton, Sussex, BN2 1EE.
PAINTER & DECORATOR Paul Robertson Insured Referenced Reliable 01273 240160 07961 125069 PR Decorating
HOLISTIC CLEANING COMPANY www.littlemissdoitall.org
hello@littlemissdoitall.org
07949 643105
01273 282017
The city’s seafront could soon have 300 new bins in a bid to increase recycling rates and prevent plastics from ending up in the sea. The bins will have three separate sections in different colours: Brighton Borough blue for plastic bottles and cans, Hove Borough maroon for glass, and black for ordinary rubbish. It is expected that the first bins will be placed along the central beach area, with the rest being rolled out soon after. If the bins prove successful, they may be used throughout the city.
Gilmour Decorating Complete professional decorating service
Interiors &Exteriors Sensible Quotes DOMESTIC CLEANING AND CLIENT CARE
DELIVERED WITH GOOD ENERGY BY A FRIENDLY PERSONAL TEAM WE DESIGNATE YOU WITH YOUR OWN PERSONAL CLEANER
For reviews & more info
@littlemissdoitallcleaners
Call Mr Gilmour
01273 679350 / 07748023392
qpd1@live.com www.queensparkdecorator.co.uk
Please send your local articles to info@kemptownrag.co.uk or call 01273 551021
8
£9
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY while you wait service Monday to Saturday
“Amazing results, saved me £300, thank you!” Mrs B. Hove.
Best Care of The Deceased 2017 Funeral Director of the Year 2014
01273 621444 Traditional and Green Cremations & Burials At ARKA Original Funerals we make sure that you feel comfortable and unpressured about making decisions for the funeral of a loved one. Our team has a wealth of experience arranging unique ceremonies with sound environmental practices and sustainably sourced coffins. 136 Islingword Road BN2 9SH • 01273 621444 or 39-41 Surrey Street BN1 3PB • 01273 766620 www.arkafunerals.co.uk • info@arkafunerals.co.uk
See this logo on adverts and find local reviews of that business at www.trustedandlocal.co.uk
9
An article on the work of the Kemp Town Society…
Kemp Town Society For 40 years the Kemp Town Society has been dedicated to three things: Conservation, Community and Culture. "Conservation" means caring for Thomas Read Kemp's original "town" of the 1820s, comprising his grand design of Sussex Square, Lewes Crescent and Arundel and Chichester Terraces. "Community" means bringing people together for the annual Quiz Night and Garden Party, and "Culture" involves supporting artistic and charitable causes, most recently the Brighton Youth Orchestra and the Brighton Community Night Shelter. In recent times Kemptown has come to refer to a much wider and less defined area south of Eastern Road and perhaps as far west as the Steine. The Kemp Town Society also has members here, and indeed as far away as London, but 40% of members live in the 106 houses of the Estate itself. They regard living in this setting as a privilege, each house having a view of the sea and of the gardens. But with all privileges come responsibilities, in this case to maintain the character and appearance of the setting. This might involve lobbying the council to put communal bins in the most suitable places, and to empty them regularly; it also means robustly
BrightonBrighton PianoPiano Warehouse Warehouse
Brighton Warehouse The Lowest Prices in the South The Lowest PricesPiano in the South The Lowest Prices in the South Piano Warehouse LargestBrighton & Finest Largest &Selection Finest Largest & Finest The Lowest Prices in the South Brighton Piano Warehouse Selection of Pianos in Selection The Lowest Prices in the South Of Pianos in Pianos in Sussex LargestOfSussex & Finest Sussex Largest & Finest Selection • New &Pianos Second-hand Selection in Pianos • Of New & Second-hand Pianos • Grand && Upright •in Grand UprightPianos Pianos••Digital Digital Pianos Pianos Of Pianos • New & Second-hand Pianos Sussex • Covers, Stools • Covers, Stools&&Accessories Accessories • Grand & Upright Pianos Sussex • Pianos Wanted • Pianos Wanted- -Best BestBrices Brices Paid Paid
• Digital• Pianos • Concert Hire• •Piano PianoRemovals Removals • Concert Hire New & Second-hand Pianos • New & Second-hand Pianos • Covers, Stools & are a Traditional Family Run Pianos WeWe are aAccessories Traditional Family Run • Grand & Upright Pianos • Digital • Grand & Upright Pianos •Established Digital Pianos Business Established 1970 • Pianos -Stools Best Prices Paid Free Business inin1970 •Wanted Covers, & Accessories Free Local Local • Covers, Stools &With Accessories Delivery With Our Experience&&friendly friendly Delivery&& Our Experience • Concert Hire • Pianos Wanted Best Brices Paid First Tune • Pianos Wanted -Service, Best Brices Paid Service, We Will Find The Right First Tune We Will Find The Right •Removals Concert Hire • Piano Removals • Piano Piano For You • Concert Hire • Piano Removals Piano For You
01273 601989 We areFamily a Traditional Family Run We are a Traditional Run01273 601989 Business Established inEstablished 1970 www.brightonpianos.co.uk Business in 1970 Free Local Free Local www.brightonpianos.co.uk Bonchurch BN2 3PJ & Delivery &Brighton,Delivery With Our Experience &43-45 friendly With Our Experience &Road, friendly BonchurchFirst Road, TuneBrighton, BN2 3PJ Service, We Will Find43-45 The Right
We are a Traditional Family Run Business Established in 1970 With Our Experience & friendly First Tune Service, WillThe FindRight The Right Service, We WillWe Find Piano For You Piano For You Piano For You
01273 601989
01273 601989 01273 601989
www.brightonpianos.co.uk www.brightonpianos.co.uk 43-45 Bonchurch Road, Brighton, BN2 3PJ
brightonpianowarehouse.co.uk 43-45 Bonchurch Road, Brighton, BN2 3PJ 43-45 Bonchurch Road, Brighton, BN2 3PJ
The Kemp Town Society garden party challenging the plans for Phases 2 and 3 of the Marina, which threaten to blight the long-cherished view from the Estate. KTS itself has made a collective response and many members are registering their own individual protests. This response is not a serious outbreak of nimbyism, but a concerted attempt to conserve a setting that has been unique in Britain’s seaside architecture for 200 years. If you would like to find out more about the Kemp Town Society, visit the website: http://www.kemptown-society.org.uk/ The site also links to another important aspect of the Society’s work, Who’s Been Living in My House? This is a fascinating and absorbing archive, containing histories of most of the houses on the Estate and lists of the residents of all houses up until the 1970s. The site is well worth visiting.
Please send your local articles to info@kemptownrag.co.uk or call 01273 551021
10
Delivering a first class finish to every project with the very highest attention to detail
Extensions Loft Conversions Basement Construction Refurbishment Grade 1 and 2 Listed Building Works
Respectful, polite, highly professional, efficient and always meeting deadlines. GET INDelivering TOUCH TODAY for a FREE no every obligation estimate a first class finish to project with the 07885248 325954 Office: 01273 939 info@braidenconstruction.co.uk very highest attentionwww.braidenconstruction.co.uk to detail
Extensions Loft Conversions Basement Construction Refurbishment Grade 1 and 2 Listed P LU M B I N G • H E AT I N G • DRA INAGE Building Works Emergency Plumbing Power Flushing Respectful,Central polite,Heating highlyInstallations professional, s Leaks efficient and always meeting deadlines. New Boilers Bathroom Installations GET IN TOUCH TODAY a FREE no obligation estimate Boiler Repairs/ Showerfor Installations Office: 01273 248 939 info@braidenconstruction.co.uk www.braidenconstruction.co.uk Breakdowns Wet Room Installations
CALL OUR FRIENDLY TEAM 24/7 FOR FREE
0800 046 6094 Debit
FREE 618860
QUOTES ES & ADVICE ICE E
1 HR EMERGENCY SERVICE AVAILABLE SENIOR CITIZENS DISCOUNT VERY COMPETITIVE RATES NO CALL OUT CHARGE ADDED
See this logo on adverts and find local reviews of that business at www.trustedandlocal.co.uk
11
Our local history article from Katherine Prior at St Mary’s Church...
The Mountaineering Vicar of St Mary’s This summer marks the 150th anniversary of the death of St Mary’s mountaineering vicar. Julius Marshall Elliott was born in Brighton on 24 October 1841. He was the youngest son of the Revd Henry Venn Elliott, the longserving curate at old St Mary’s Chapel - the place of worship that preceded today’s St Mary’s on the corner of St James’s Street and Upper Rock Gardens. In 1866, Julius stepped into his late father’s shoes as the vicar at St Mary’s. The Revd Julius Marshall Elliott of St Mary’s, The young minister was evidently popular with his congregation, photographed shortly before his death, aged 27, possibly because he was not as earnestly devout as his late in a Swiss mountaineering accident 150 years ago father. His real passion was mountaineering. With several years’ experience in the Swiss Alps, he was acknowledged by his peers as a skilful, measured climber - all of which makes his death more of a mystery. On 27 July 1869, he and another mountaineering vicar, the Revd Phipps, were making the final ascent of the Schreckhorn (the Peak of Terror) in the Bernese Alps, up a face of notorious difficulty. Fatefully, Julius was climbing without ropes. Perhaps he wanted the sensation of conquering the mountain unaided, without artifice. He reached his goal, but in springing jubilantly to the rocks of the summit, he St Mary’s Summer Recitals slipped and fell. His guide grabbed at his arm but could not hold him, and he plunged down the north-east face of the mountain, watched helplessly by Phipps. Saturday, 10 August, 6 pm Anna Kolesnik-Neal, piano His body was later recovered and he was buried Chopin, Debussy, Liszt and Rachmaninov in the cemetery at the village of Grindelwald, at Saturday, 24 August, 6 pm the foot of the Schreckhorn, where his simple grave Natalia Uchitel, piano is still carefully tended. Bach - French Suite in C minor; Schumann, Scriabin Back in Brighton, his bereft congregation set about Saturday, 14 September, 6 pm honouring his memory, and in 1873 they opened Kelleth Piano Trio Beethoven - Archduke Trio the Julius Elliott Memorial Schools in nearby Mount Street. By 1886 the schools were educating over 600 Saturday, 28 September, 6 pm children and were ranked among the best in Brighton. Brighton Chamber Ensemble Borodin - String Quartet no. 2 In 1928 they were reorganized as St Mary’s Junior Shostakovich - Piano Quintet in G Minor Mixed School, and in 1952 as St Mary’s Church of Saturday, 12 October, 6 pm England Primary School. Eventually, in 1978-9, the Belladonna Trio / Mozart and Schubert school was demolished, along with Mount Street itself and the old Rock Brewery, which had latterly housed Saturday, 26 October, 6 pm Natalia Uchitel, piano the local DSS office. Preludes by Bach, & Debussy, Chopin, Rachmaninov More permanent memorials to Julius’s memory 50 minutes of fabulous music include the font in St Mary’s Church, which stands + free refreshments, with a retiring on a shaft of polished granite hewn from the collection in aid of music at St Mary’s. Schreckhorn. There is also a striking window of the St Mary’s Church, Kemp Town nativity dedicated to him in Brighton College chapel, 61 St James’s Street, Brighton BN2 1PR where he had been a pupil from 1855 to 1860.
FINE MUSIC FOR FREE
01273 698601
Katherine Prior Please send your local articles to info@kemptownrag.co.uk or call 01273 551021
12
St. George’s Café at St. George’s Church Sandro invites you to St. Georges café located in the beautiful, peaceful nave of St. George’s Church, a social hub in the heart of Kemp Town. We are open every weekday morning serving a range of hot and cold drinks as well as sandwiches, toasties, pastries, brioches, cakes and fresh baguettes. Our children’s play area provides a secure environment in which parents can relax and have time to chat. We are also available to cater in support of events in both the church and the community centre. Free WiFi. Dogs (very) welcome. Telephone 01273 279448 (ext. 3) Church Sunday Service 10:30am followed by tea and coffee Café opening hours – weekdays from 9:00am until 2:30pm (catering for events by arrangement) St. George’s Community Centre opening hours 8:00am until late Bookings for both the Community Centre and for the Church can be made by contacting us on 01273279448 (ext.1 for the church, ext. 3 for the café and ext. 2 for the Community Centre)
See reviews by local people of this business at Please send your local articles to info@kemptownrag.co.uk or call 01273 551021
13 This article is by Father Andrew Manson-Brailsford of St George’s Church...
LGBTI Carol Service 2019 It is with sadness that I was told that the One Body One Faith group (formerly Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement) had decided not to have their LGBTI Christmas carol concert at St George’s Church. I am not fully aware of the debate and reasoning that lies behind the decision. (In that respect I feel that the message was communicated very badly.) Nevertheless, we wish them well in their future ventures. It is important that people realise that St George’s did not wish to have the service moved to another place. We remain an inclusive church where all are welcome as individuals, or groups. We already have two LGBTI choirs and have hosted many other LGBTI groups over the years, and we wish to maintain our relationship with LGBTI groups and people. We also know that we serve Kemp Town, an area which has many LGBTI people as residents living and working as a part of the rich variety of people that make up our community. If local people would like an LGBTI Service of Christmas Celebration and Fun, then we shall look towards working with them to put something together. A brief meeting will be held on Friday 30th August
Cycle safely
Cycling is a great way to keep fit, save money and help the local environment
Wearing a properly fitted helmet when cycling reduces the risk of a serious head injury by almost 70%
Fr Andrew, St George’s Church, Kemp Town RevManson-Brailsford@hotmail.co.uk
Sharetheroadsbrightonandhove
6664 Cycle Helmet poster 3.indd 1
at 18:00 for those who are interested in organising or taking part in such an event. In terms of a service people have asked, “Why should there be a separate service for LGBTI people?” One day I hope that a separate service will not be necessary. However, we do have special services to honour other groups, be they the military or school or other societies. This is, however, something quite different. There have been groups of people who have suffered in the past, and who have not been allowed the full dignity which they deserve. Hence, we have the women’s world day of prayer. An LGBTI carol service may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it remains important for people who see themselves as a part of the LGBTI communities, and want a Christmas service, to know that they are welcomed for who they are within the Church. As a part of the body of people loved by God. The church cannot just be landlord to groups or invite them as extra people to fill the pews – it should respect individuals with their desire to be part of Christmas and all that it means.
09/05/2019 15:18
Please send your local articles to info@kemptownrag.co.uk or call 01273 551021
14
Need a
Need a plumber? Plumber?
Our latest column from Gary Walker…
24 hour emergency service | Reliable & Friendly | Fully Qualified Boiler servicing and Breakdowns Heating installations and alterations Underfloor heating | All plumbing work undertaken Kitchens and Bathrooms - inc. tiling
24 hour emergency service Weekend and evening appointments available Reliable & Friendly | Fully Qualified FULLY INSURED
Need a
Moan-About-Town With Brexit looming, many people will be reluctant to holiday in mainland Europe with all the potential problems. Surely now is the time for British resorts, such as Brighton, to raise their profile with more publicity and astute marketing.
www.brightonandhoveplumbing.co.uk
plumber?
info@brightonandhoveplumbing.co.uk • Boiler servicing and FORBreakdowns A FREE QUOTE CALL JOHN 07713 149909 • Heating installations and alterations • Underfloor heating I, of course, being born in Brighton and having lived • All plumbing work here all| Fully my life (well, not ALL my life, I haven’t quite 24 hour emergency service | Reliable & Friendly Qualified undertaken finished it yet) am only too happy to advise on this • KitchensBoiler and Bathrooms servicing and Breakdowns campaign. inc. tiling Heating installations and alterations I would start by publicizing Brighton’s many excel• Weekend evening Underfloorand heating | All plumbing work undertaken lent sandy beaches. Big sand, admittedly, but there Kitchensavailable and Bathrooms - inc. tiling appointments @brightonheating
Gas safe registration 562440
@brightonplumbing
Weekend and evening appointments available
www.brightonandhoveplumbing.co.uk FULLY INSURED info@brightonandhoveplumbing.co.uk
www.brightonandhoveplumbing.co.uk
info@brightonandhoveplumbing.co.uk FOR A FREE QUOTE CALL JOHN
149909 FOR A FREE07713 QUOTE CALL JOHN 07713 @brightonheating @brightonheating
@brightonplumbing @brightonplumbing
Gas safe registration 562440
01273 303842
149909
nonetheless. Visitors will be able to purchase a range of attractive car-stickers saying such things as, ‘I’ve Seen the Traffic Cones of Brighton’ and ‘Brighton; It’s Better than Worthing’. I would also ensure that Brighton and Hove are once more regarded as separate places, rather than lumped together as one big happy city. Obviously, this would require border controls at Grand Avenue, possibly even a wall. Hove residents caught in possession of a ladder will
See local reviews of this business at
www.bellavistashutters.co.uk See this logo on adverts and find local reviews of that business at www.trustedandlocal.co.uk
15
be detained for suspicious behaviour, and may well face the possibility of being deported to Portslade. One of my measures would involve a lot of very expensive building conversions. However, I’m sure that over time it would more than pay for itself as parents and young children flock to visit the Bouncy Pavilion. I’m convinced the Law Courts could be more appealing too, as either an ice-skating rink or giant massage parlour. I would also ensure that anyone who refers to Brighton as ‘London-by-the-sea’ faces severe penalties, as it’s nothing of the sort. London is a horrible scar on the face of the Earth, whereas Brighton isn’t. I may reconsider this opinion should London build a pier and a big sticky-uppy
thing with a doughnut that goes up and down it, but not before. Kemp Town will be declared a site of Special Scientific Interest, containing as it does my secretary Donna’s fridge, which is filled with ingredients that are unheard of by the rest of the human race. Kemp Town is also home to a wide variety of wildlife, most of which meet on the green in Upper Bedford Street and woof at each other. Naturally, I have many other ideas but I think that’s enough to be going on with for now. In the meantime, I look forward to hearing from Brighton Council. Come on Council, you know it makes sense. Gaz
SUSSEX FUNERAL SERVICES INDEPENDENT FUNERAL DIRECTORS ‘For caring, compassion and choice’ www.sussexfunerals.com Proprietors: Phil and Sallie
WHY CHOOSE US?
SOME OF OUR SERVICES OFFERED
• Independent & family owned • Passionate & committed • 24 hour service
• ‘Bespoke’ funerals • ‘No Fuss’ funerals • Prepaid funeral plans
Please contact Philip or Sallie on:
01273 736 469 07789 174 453 or visit our office at: 185 Portland Road Hove BN3 5QJ
Please send your local articles to info@kemptownrag.co.uk or call 01273 551021
16
gbmc.ac.uk/adults
Course guides out now! Autumn/winter 2019
See this logo on adverts and find local reviews of that business at www.trustedandlocal.co.uk
17
News from Badgers tennis club...
Badgers serves up tennis fun for local kids...
Badgers in Kemptown - Brighton’s oldest tennis club - has launched a new community initiative to get more local youngsters playing the sport. The club, in Church Place, has a thriving and very successful junior membership producing many national and county champions. And now it is reaching out to the nearby Manor Gym community-run sports project in Whitehawk, to offer free coaching for local children.
Badgers in Kemptown
Jon Miller, head coach at Badgers, said: "The juniors are extremely important to us as they are the future of the club and in the long-term the success of British tennis. We need to give more children the chance to try the sport and hopefully fall in love with it. We’re very proud of the fact that many of our current adult team players have come through the junior ranks.." Jon added. "Many of our county team members started playing when they were five or six so we have a great deal of experience nurturing, supporting, then helping them improve." Youngsters at the Manor, set up in 2005 to provide free sports and other activities for local youngsters in Whitehawk, will now be able to give tennis a go with weekly sessions. Free coaching will be offered every Tuesday between 5pm-6pm with racquets and balls provided.
Brighton's oldest and friendliest tennis club Four courts with floodlights Club sessions three times a week Coaching for all levels Fully licensed clubhouse Social events and parties Kids sessions at the weekends All welcome Check out our website http://badgerstennis.com/
Tanya Saunders, Managing Director at The Manor, who's been an enthusiastic partner with Badgers, said: “The club are making a real contribution to our community by offering local children the opportunity to play tennis completely free of charge. It’s a great partnership.” Badgers also offers a wide range of courses, dropins and coaching for all ages and standards for members and non-members. Club sessions are held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings with the emphasis on fun, social tennis. For more competitive players there are opportunities to join the men and ladies' squads with teams in both the summer and winter Sussex County Leagues. For further information and contact numbers log on to www.badgerstennis.com.
Please send your local articles to info@kemptownrag.co.uk or call 01273 551021
18
Local business at your service... Blinds
Locksmiths
Bella Vista.................................................................14
Lee’s Locks..................................................................4
Builders
Painting & Decorating
Braiden Construction..................................................10
Gilmour Decorating......................................................7
Churches
PR Decorating.............................................................7
St Mary’s Church.......................................................11
Pet Services
St George’s Church....................................................12
Dapper Dogs...............................................................8
Cleaning
Pianos
Little Miss Do It All........................................................7
Brighton Piano Warehouse............................................9
Colleges.
Pilates
Greater Brighton Metropolitan.....................................16
Jan Davies..................................................................6
Compost
Plastering
Brighton Community Compost Centre.............................6
Lewis Byard..............................................................18
Damp Proofing
Plumbing Services
PEM Construction.........................................................1
Plum Heating...............................................................4
Domestic Appliances
R.K Plumbing & Heating..............................................16
Carters.......................................................................2
Brighton and Hove Plumbing.......................................14
Drain Clearance
Road Safety
Emergency Drain Clearance........................................10
Road Safety Officer....................................................13
Electricians
Roofing
Sussex Electrics............................................................4
Clarkes of Brighton.......................................................4
Estate Agents
M. Marchant.............................................................12
Paul Bott & Co........................................................ Back
Shutters
Funeral Directors
Bella Vista.................................................................14
ARKA.........................................................................8
Solicitors
Sussex Funerals..........................................................15
Crosby & Woods.........................................................6
Garden Services
Sports
Brighton Landscapes...................................................19
Sussex Cricket.............................................................3
Heating Services
Badgers in Kemptown.................................................17
Plum Heating...............................................................4
Travel
R.K Plumbing & Heating..............................................16
Catalonia Unlocked....................................................19
Brighton and Hove Plumbing.......................................14
To advertise in...
The Kemptown Rag See local reviews of this business at
email info@kemptownrag.co.uk or call 01273 551021
See this logo on adverts and find local reviews of that business at www.trustedandlocal.co.uk
Brighton Landscapes A friendly and professional landscaping company providing the following services: Landscape design Decking Fencing Turfing Sedum roofs
Retaining walls Steps Hedging Patios Sleeper beds
Contact us now for a free quote 01273 284204 info@brightonlandscapes.co.uk www.brightonlandscapes.co.uk
Please send your local articles to info@kemptownrag.co.uk or call 01273 551021
ng 8
2018
Award Winning Award Winning Agency 2019
Agency 2018
Selling across Brighton & Hove
2018