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Welcome to Queen’s Park Living! We hope June finds you and your families safe and well.

We have another online-only magazine for you this month. We hope to be back to printing magazines in time for July although, due to the current difficult circumstances, we will need to temporarily change the format of our magazines in order to survive. We have news of some great work being done at Brighton Table Tennis Club during lockdown and Rachel Bridgeman explains the history of Sussex Day (16th June). We also have some updated information on council services which we hope you will find useful. The Queen’s Park Living Team info@queensparkliving.co.uk www.queensparkliving.co.uk

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Opening of Queen’s Park

Queen’s Park was the second of Brighton’s public parks to open and was a great boon to residents of crowded houses in eastern Brighton. The photograph shows the opening ceremony performed by the Mayor, Alderman Sir Joseph Ewart, on August 10, 1892. 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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Sussex Day – 16th June

Sussex Day on 16th June celebrates the rich historical and cultural heritage of our county.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles recount the foundation legend of the Kingdom of the South Saxons Sūþsēaxe or Suthsaexe - from which Sussex derives its name. In AD 477, when Ælle the Saxon landed in Sussex from his three ships with his three sons and battled his way across the land, they slayed all those who did not flee before them. Whilst the tale of Ælle is regarded as somewhat of a myth, the reality was likely to have been similarly violent. The Venerable Bede (c. 672—735) recognised Ælle as the “first Bretwalda” - Ruler of Britain. Over the centuries, the Land of the South Saxons was subsumed into Wessex – the kingdom of Alfred the Great – and at times was ruled by Vikings. After 1066, as the dangerous heartland of support for King Harold II and with its ports the closest to Normandy, Sussex became the first region to be systematically Normanised. Uniquely divided into five north-south baronies called Rapes (divisions), the 6th rape of Chichester was added later in the 13th century. Each Rape contained a Norman castle and a port. From Lewes Castle, William de Warenne exercised his power throughout the Rape of Lewes, including in the ancient settlements that today constitute our city of Brighton & Hove. He was William the Conqueror’s most trusted baron, a ruthless fight-

er who had climbed off the Norman invading ships in 1066 onto the Sussex beaches alongside him. The gold and blue check of William de Warenne’s coat of arms can still be seen splashed all over our city today. They are the colours of the Sussex County Flag - a blue field with six gold martlets (heraldic and mythical birds). Each martlet represents one of the six Rapes of Sussex. The flag is proudly raised in each of the six ancient Rapes of Sussex to celebrate Sussex Day on 16th June. When we can once more freely and safely roam the streets of our fabulous city, why not learn more about their fascinating history? Hove Actually Walking Tours are fun, informative and best suited to the incurably curious. Whether it’s your first visit or you have lived here your whole life, the tours are a great way to discover, uncover and experience the area. And the natives in Hove are very friendly! To receive the programme of walks: email hoveactuallywalks@gmail.com. Visit: Facebook (Hove Actually Walking Tours). Rachel Bridgeman - local historian & tour guide

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If you need to contact your local councillors...

Queen’s Park Councillors

The ward councillors for Queen’s Park are Nicholas Childs (Labour), Amanda Evans (Labour) and Clare Rainey (Green). You can contact them as follows:

Nick Childs: Nick.Childs@brighton-hove.gov.uk Tel: 07562 437628

Amanda Evans: Amanda.Evans@brighton-hove.gov.uk Tel: 07562 437629 Clare Rainey: Clare.Rainey@brighton-hove.gov.uk Tel: 07562 437626

Volunteers at Brighton Table Tennis Club have been very busy during lockdown…

Brighton Table Tennis Club Food Hub Brighton Table Tennis Club at the Fitzherbert Centre in Upper Bedford Street have not been able to run their usual activities during lockdown, but have set up a food hub to help support members of the community who are struggling during the crisis. Their fantastic volunteers have been preparing food for collection and delivery for 250-400 people each week. They take referrals from the council and local community groups and are working in partnership with Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, FareShare Sussex, Sussex Gleaning Network, The Real Junk Food Project Brighton, Brighton Food Factory, Livestock: SoulFood and Brighton & Hove City Council to source food. They would like to thank eott, St George’s Church and the Queen’s Park Labour Party for the support of what has become a real community effort. If you would like to support BTTC to run the food bank, you can donate through their website at: https://brightontabletennisclub.com/appeal

BTTC coaches and volunteers running the food hub where people can collect food seven days a week from 1-4pm from the car park on St George’s Terrace; photo by Alexis Maryon

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News from the council…

New Mayor Elected...

Councillor Alan Robins has become the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, after being elected by fellow councillors at the Annual Council Meeting. Councillor Robins remains in the role for this and the next mayoral year (until May 2022) due to the current impact of coronavirus on mayoral duties. The new mayor will be supported during his mayoral years by his partner Val Cawley, who takes the role of Mayoral Consort. Councillor Alan Robins said: “My aim for this year is to do my utmost to support the recovery process of our city, I imagine that this will be a step-by-step process likely to take some time. I am therefore grateful that it is proposed that my term as Mayor of Brighton & Hove, and indeed Portslade, will extend to 2021/2022.” The Mayor’s first engagement on 17 May was an Iftar meal to end the daily Ramadan fast, with the Dialogue Society via Zoom. Councillor Robins has chosen five mayoral charities: The Sussex Heart Charity, Brighton Fringe, Leo House at Home, Together Co and Off the Fence. Councillor Mary Mears was elected to the post of Deputy Mayor and will serve in this role until the next Annual Council Meeting in May 2021. Councillor Alexandra Phillips stood down in May after her year in office as mayor. Congratulating Councillor Phillips on her year as Mayor, fellow Green councillor Sue Shanks said: “Alex’s year as mayor has been a whirlwind. I know she has really enjoyed meeting all the residents’ groups and attending a large number of events as do all mayors. We have benefitted in the chamber from a fresh approach including poetry in the chamber. Alex has demonstrated a very disciplined approach to chairing council whether from the Town Hall mayoral chair or her front room.”

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BREMF are planning a digital festival this year…

Brighton Early Music Festival

Due to the uncertainty brought about by Covid-19, Brighton Early Music Festival (BREMF) have decided not to risk attempting to stage their usual festival this year. Instead, they are planning a digital festival called BREMF@home – across the EARTH. This will consist of a number of individually devised broadcasts, merging musical performance with film, images, animation and documentary presentation. Each programme will be premiered on YouTube at a fixed date and time, but will be available to view for a week afterwards so that audiences, including those in different time zones, can watch when convenient. They need a minimum of 1,000 subscribers to their YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/ brightonemf - to unlock more flexibility. They hope to include many of the artists they had already invited for the festival.

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The Midlife Hub, a new social enterprise, has launched in Brighton…

The Midlife Hub Can help you with midlife... Midlife is definitely a ‘thing’.

There’s usually a negative association with reaching your midlife. It can be a time of emotional, physical and hormonal changes, and for many people they’re so busy building relationships, forging careers and paying the mortgage that these changes can catch them unaware and have a massive impact on their overall wellbeing. The Office for National Statistics bears this out*. A recent poll shows that people aged between 45-49 years are 15% less satisfied with their lives overall than those age 65-69yrs*. Over the last few years there has been a rise in the number of new businesses offering ‘midlife’ support, and the topic is being discussed more and more in the media. But people still have to dig around to find the support across the different areas of their lives. Having access to the breadth of options available and being able to find trusted local businesses is a start, and that’s why The Midlife Hub was created. The Midlife Hub is a brand new social enterprise that aims to help people take an action-based approach to their midlife. They cover everything from money matters to the menopause, careers to relationships all with a midlife lens. And they’ve brought together local businesses who

provide midlife focused services (think yoga teachers and nutritionists who specialise in the menopause; career change coaches; talking therapists; financial advisors to name a few). Anyone can join the midlife conversation at www. themidlifehub.com, and use any of its four main services: A directory of trusted businesses: people can search for midlife related businesses and services based on location and rate and review a service they’ve used. An information hub: people can find topical midlife-related content, useful links and local events and experiences. Additional support: a free service helping people identify their midlife needs and create a midlife goal plan. A community forum, where people can ask and respond to midlife questions, and engage with moderator-generated topics. The Midlife Hub is also on the hunt for any local business or events that have a midlife focus to join them. So if you are (or you know of) a midlife business which you think should be listed, you can contact hello@themidlifehub.com *ONS Mid 2018.

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News from local charity Time To Talk Befriending…

All Change!

When business is operating as usual we do our utmost to connect older people with community volunteers of all ages for friendship and company face to face. However since the crisis hit, like most organisations, we’ve transitioned to providing telephone support and we’ve been astonished at the difference these regular weekly 30-minute calls can make!

TTTB have been providing emergency food packages

At first, not meeting the older people and volunteers before matching them felt a little alien, but we are now seeing the fruit of these be-friendships through our review process and the results of these matches are proving to be hugely rewarding for the older person and volunteer alike.

people to visit our website www.tttb.org.uk to find out how you can volunteer or donate towards our work (which we would be truly grateful for), we also wanted to say a BIG thank you to everyone who is helping us at this time. Together we are making a difference!

Referrals to the charity for befriending, chaplaincy and our food outreach activities have increased exponentially. But, we couldn’t achieve this huge increase in demand without the brilliant support of our partners City Coast Church in Portslade who expertly coordinate our emergency food packages every week, and chef Wendy from Nourish Catering Events (and her team!) who’s been on a mission providing quality home-cooked meals to people in crisis since COVID-19 hit. And of course our growing numbers of volunteer befrienders, volunteer chaplains, food delivery drivers, distribution centre volunteers, food donators (you know who you are!) and Brighton and Hove Food Partnership who are doing an incredible job coordinating food distribution across the whole city. So, whilst this article is partly to raise awareness about what we do as a charity, and encourage

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Information from the council…

Council Services Update... Sports facilities

Council-run tennis courts were reopened in May, but children’s playgrounds and outdoor gyms have remained closed to reduce the risk of infection. Plans to re-open Hollingbury Golf Course are progressing and the council emphasise that walkers and runners should stay on the footpaths and not stray onto the course and greens. Sea swimming and open water sports are once again permitted but people should only venture into the sea if they are strong swimmers.

Waste and Recycling Sites

Waste and recycling sites have reopened, but with tough traffic restrictions. Cars are not allowed to park or queue on Old Shoreham Road or Wilson Avenue, and there is no right turn into the Hove site from the Old Shoreham Road. People driving to the sites are only allowed to queue on the smaller access roads leading to the tips, and not the major approach roads. If the tip roads are full, drivers will be asked to move and told to return when the queues are shorter. Only cars are allowed on site - no trailers, vans or camper vans. At busy times, the queues will be closed an hour before the site closing times to manage physical distancing. Only visit the sites if waste cannot be stored at home without it causing a risk of injury, health or harm to household members. The temporary opening hours are: • Brighton: Monday to Sunday 10am - 4pm. • Hove: Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm; Saturday 8.30am - 1.30pm; Sunday 10.30am - 1.30 pm.

Bulky Waste Launch The council has relaunched its bulky waste service, with the easing of the lockdown. The council’s contractor, KSD Environmental Services, can be contacted on 01273 608142 from 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, to arrange collection of a large range of items including bed bases, mattresses, furniture and white goods such as fridges. It is a paid-for service, but a 50% discount is available for the over60s and for other people in receipt of certain benefits.

More public toilets reopened The council reopened a number of public toilets in May for people to use when out walking or exercising. The toilets now open include Blakers Park, Preston Park Chalet, The Colonnade, The Level, Lower Prom West Street and Royal Pavilion Gardens. Toilet rolls and soap are sometimes being stolen, so the council suggests people carry their own toiletries with them if they intend visiting the loos.

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Transport Action Plan

Councillors have been looking at a transport action plan to support the city in its recovery from the pandemic and the continued need to facilitate physical distancing, including pop-up cycle lanes and widening footways, particularly outside shops and transport hubs. A new temporary cycle lane has already been installed on the Old Shoreham Road and Madeira Drive has been closed to motor vehicles.

Help to stop smoking Evidence so far suggests that smokers who get COVID-19 are 14 times more likely to suffer from a serious respiratory infection than non-smokers. It is never too late to see health benefits from stopping smoking. The council’s Health Trainers are continuing to offer behavioural support to smokers (including pregnant smokers) through telephone sessions, and medication to help you quit will continue to be available. To make a referral for yourself or someone else, you need to complete an online referral form at: https://new.brighton-hove.gov. uk/health-and-wellbeing/support-improveyour-health/sign-support-healthy-lifestylesteam You can also get further advice by phoning 01273 294589. Please send your local articles to editorial@queensparkliving.co.uk or call 01273 551021

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