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4 A famous elm from Preston Park is to be given new life in Kemp Town’s Secret Garden…
Preston Twin given new life in Kemp Town One of the Preston Twins has been saved by Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva, Brighton & Hove City Council and The Secret Garden Kemp Town. In 2019 the magnificent elm tree in Preston Park had to be felled due to elm disease. In May the tree, which is five metres high, was moved from Waterhall Sports Ground and positioned in the Secret Garden in Bristol Gardens, Kemp Town.
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The Preston Twins, considered to be two of the largest and oldest elms in the world, were planted around 1613. Until 2019, the last of their kind, they stood majestically together, having avoided contamination by elm disease through the stringent control measures adopted by
Alister Peters is an immensely experienced consultant for Connick Tree Care, seconded to the council to assist in identifying infected trees and arranging for their removal. Keen to give the tree every opportunity for some form of artistic after-life, Alister arranged for the stem to be
A storm in 2017 exposed a hollow trunk in one of the ‘twins’, and thereafter the disease spread within. In 2019, the council had no option but to fell the tree but they were determined not to lose this national treasure.
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transported to Waterhall Sports Ground for temporary storage. He approached the acclaimed sculptor, Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva, who de-barks and chars dead elm trees (an ancient Japanese process called Yakisugi) which she then gilds, to convert them into sculptures of breath-taking beauty. Many visitors will have admired her gilded elm at Nymans garden. Elpida agreed that she might be able to give the tree new ‘life’, so that it could eventually be reunited with its remaining twin in Preston Park as a major artwork. But she needed a large space to complete the work, so she approached Gavin Henderson, Chair of the Secret Garden Kemp Town, for which she is already creating a new piece for a major exhibition in spring 2022. This unique garden is spacious, enclosed and secure, and Gavin was delighted for Elpida to work on the elm here. The sculpture will be completed in time for next year’s exhibition, where it will be an exciting addition. Once this show has
ended, it is intended that the piece will go directly to Preston Park. During summer 2021, there will be special openings of the Secret Garden so that visitors can see Elpida at work. The garden is the perfect backdrop for artworks. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Entry is free and the garden is accessible for wheelchairs. For further information, visit: www.secretgardenkemptown.co.uk
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Girls Group is a wonderful and inclusive space for autistic girls (and their parents) to relax in an autism-friendly environment and interact as much, or as little, as they wish. The Kemptown Girls Group is a place where autistic girls can meet up with others to socialise, make friends and have some fun! We started in October 2020, but with the various lockdowns, we’re still quite a new group.
We do all sorts of activities, from arts and crafts to outdoor games, slime making, hula-hooping, yoga, Lego and, as the weather gets nicer, hopefully some outings, too. Activities are mainly aimed at primary-school aged girls, but if younger or older ones would enjoy it, they are very welcome too. The group meets every Thursday during term time, after school, at The Manor Gym, Manor Road, BN2 5EA. We would appreciate a voluntary donation of £3 per child, (or £5 for two children) towards the hire cost but if that’s a struggle, please do come along anyway. The group is open to girls with an autism diagnosis or those who are going through, or thinking of embarking on, the diagnostic process.
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The Kemptown Girls Group is a place where autistic girls can meet up with others to socialise, make friends and have some fun!
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Kemptown news…
An apology from Brighton & Hove City Council…
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The Green Wall We’d like to apologise to our residents for the way we went about cutting back the stretch of Green Wall at the bottom of Duke’s Mound in March.
Brighton Fringe is now up and running until 27 June and there are plenty of events in the Kemptown area. At the New Steine Hotel, there’s solo cabaret with Dressing Up Dietrich. At Le Village you can see Princess Scissors in LEGS, a post-pop musical exploration, or hear queer comedian Ross Kamp’s most intimate dating stories, while at The Curzon in Rock Street there’s a fusion of cabaret and theatre in Topsie Redfern’s Crystal Balls.
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For something a bit more mellow, Geoff Robb’s The Music of Trees is an evening of magical storytelling and virtuoso guitar at St Mary’s Church; and neo-classical electronic composer King Jamsheed will be livestreaming from St George’s Church. The Lantern in Rock Place will be staging three plays. Tickets and more information at brightonfringe.org.
The Green Wall at Duke’s Mound before it was cut back; photo from Google
It should not have been cut down in this way. We are very sorry about this, and an investigation is underway to find out how this happened. As part of the Black Rock regeneration project a road safety audit was carried out. This found that the greenery limited visibility and may result in collisions between vehicles and pedestrians. The cutting back of the greenery was not raised with councillors. It was arranged by council staff as an operational requirement, stemming from the road safety audit. Councillors have requested an urgent review into how the excessive cut-back happened, what lessons need to be learnt from it, and what work is being done to re-establish the greenery. Officers will report back to councillors on this as soon as possible. We recognise that we should have engaged with Brighton & Hove Building Green when it became clear that this vegetation needed to be cut back. We have spoken to them to apologise and ensure further engagement in future, and we are grateful for their involvement. We would emphasise that although there are plans to build a cycle lane here, the recommendations of the road safety audit were made in relation to pedestrian safety with regard to traffic in general and nothing to do with the cycle lane in particular.
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10 Meet a former ballerina who now runs her own dancing school…
Queen’s Park person…Clair Thomas Clair Thomas lives in Queen’s Park. She is a former professional ballet dancer who now runs Ballet Brighton, teaching classical ballet for all ages. How long have you lived in the Queen’s Park area? I moved with my family to Baker’s Bottom in 2014. What do you enjoy about ballet? Ballet is a language of movement that always came naturally to me. The discipline of ballet training is incredibly structured, detailed, physically challenging and rich in artistry and musicality. Beyond the technique, ballet is essentially expression through movement to music. I loved best the magical moments on stage, when the technique long practised in the studio came to life and was set free, to a live orchestra. Ballet was my calling; fortunate enough to have enjoyed a professional career as a ballerina, it now feels like an honour to pass on that knowledge and experience to my students.
Why did you start your own ballet school?
As a freelance ballet teacher I found myself correcting bad habits from poor training. I started my own classes to be responsible for clean correct technique from the beginning, whilst making a commitment to share my joy for dance with The benefits for a student of any age the students in a nurturing environment. studying with a nurturing, caring, enBelieving it is never too late to discovcouraging and professional teacher are many. Focus, dedication, tenacity, fitness, er dance, I wanted to provide inspiring classes for adults as well as children. I flexibility, coordination, physical strength and control and friendship are some of the absolutely love teaching adult ballet from absolute beginners as well as those who amazing benefits ballet offers. Transfertrained as children and want to revisit. able skills learnt by applying themselves to the study of ballet will enrich these What do you like to do when you’re not students’ lives even if they don’t become working? professional dancers. I like to spend family time enjoying all What was the highlight of your career as that Brighton has to offer. Blessed to live a professional ballerina? a short walk away from the sea. We also love growing veg in our allotment. During my career I was very fortunate to have work created on me by some amazFor more information, visit ing choreographers. David Sonnenbluck www.ballet-brighton.com, in Brussels, Michael Clark in London, Daemail info@ballet-brighton.com vid Dawson in Amsterdam to name a few. or phone 07588 420660. To advertise to 3000 QUEENS PARK homes and 12,000 across Brighton call 01273 551021
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Councillor News for Queen’s Park While there is much positive work going on in and around Queen’s Park ward, as ever – examples include the successful campaign waged by residents along with my colleague Nick Childs to keep the historic Princes Street pedestrianised, as well as the gathering pace of plans to start restoring the first tranche of Madeira Terraces arches – our postbags continue to be dominated by the problems of drug-related anti-social behaviour in pretty much every corner of the area. The irony of how pernicious the problem is in a ward which contains the largest police presence in the city isn’t lost on either the council or Sussex police and – whilst most of us know what complicated issues drug abuse and the crime surrounding it are, and that addicts are often victims too – we are very aware of the misery it causes to residents confronted with the realities on a daily basis. Those realities include barely concealed dealing and use at all times of the day and night, intimidating behaviour, and the regular sight of over-imbibers in alarming states of semi-or-un-consciousness, as well as discarded paraphernalia – cans, foil, needles – left lying around, potentially causing great harm to children and animals. Recently, the problems have been particularly concentrated around the Tarner Park and Carlton Hill School bit of the ward, with both Tarner and school staff having to scour their grounds to find the needles left behind, and despairing at the sights the children in their care are witnessing.
tracks criminal activity with software that can inform further action. We’ll see how it goes, and it’s all-too easy to be cynical given such an intractable problem, with root causes that are hard to fix at a local level, but I’ll finish on a plea to keep reporting where you see anti-social activity happening here or anywhere in the ward. Report to Sussex Police on either the emergency (999) or non-emergency (101) line depending on how serious what you are witnessing is, and to us: Amanda.evans@brighton-hove.gov.uk, Nick.childs@brighton-hove.gov.uk, communitysafety.casework@ brighton-hove.gov.uk . It may feel like your reports go unheard, or that the police are often just too busy to attend, but the data is always collected and collated, and it’s only if good citizens keep reporting that the authorities can direct the allocation of scarce resources where they are most needed. Cllr Amanda Evans
So, a raft of measures are planned to try to tackle the immediate problems, including ensuring the gates to the park are locked overnight, applying anti-climb paint to various external access points, cutting back some foliage providing ‘hidey-holes’ for deals, installing CCTV and trialling new Artificial Intelligence equipment that To advertise to 3000 QUEENS PARK homes and 12,000 across Brighton call 01273 551021
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15 News from the Friends of Queen’s Park…
Anti-Social Behaviour, or ASB, the more sanitised acronym favoured by politicians and the police, is my focus this month, writes Geoffrey Bowden, chair of the Friends of Queen’s Park. An almost throw-away line from one of our newly appointed local Police Community Support Officers, who had been invited to join a Friends committee meeting to introduce himself, is the starting point for this article. The plan had been for a quick ‘how do you do’ to put a name to a face, but, to let everyone know that he’d already hit the ground running, he announced, “In a recent sweep of the park 29 used needles were found.” It was quite a show stopper – especially for committee members with small children or grandchildren who delight in being able to let them run free in the park. By all accounts a find of 29 needles is low by comparison to some other areas in the city, but serious enough for the committee to organise a community safety meeting to hear from law enforcement and other agencies how they propose dealing with this particular kind of ASB. Drug dealing and taking in and around Queen’s Park is not new, nor is it confined to our local park. In 2013, prompted by MP Caroline Lucas, an independent Drugs Commission for Brighton & Hove was established to look at various aspects of the problem. Fast forward to 2021 the Council has set aside funding in its 2021/22 budget to organise a drugs summit to look again at effective strategies. Newly re-elected Police Commissioner Katy Bourne has pledged to continue to provide the Council with £265,000 each year for its drugs intervention programmes and community safety work.
In the meantime, our local PCSOs, working alongside Cityclean, will continue to undertake periodic sweeps of the park to remove used drug detritus. Heat maps will inform officers where they should focus their patrols, while intelligence is being deployed to disrupt the county lines dealers. Ideas such as better lighting or increased patrols have significant cost implications, while the provision of sharps bins for used needles could be seen as a tacit encouragement for injectors to use the park. So what we’ve learned is that there are no easy answers but we can keep reporting needle finds to the Council, which aims to remove them within 24 hours, discreetly take note of number plates of cars you suspect are being used by dealers and report them using the 101 non-emergency number.
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At The Round Georges in Sutherland Road, comedian Phil Green (South East New Comedian 2019) takes us through a life of dealing with ADHD, his oddball parents, love/hate feelings towards Tony Blair and seeking solace in long-forgotten terrible 90s pop songs. 25 & 27 June; 7pm; tickets from £4
Also at The Round Georges, Barbadian citizen and BBC New Comedy Award Finalist Sikisa from South London presents her work-in-progress show about being a work in progress. Always doing the right thing, Sikisa is fed up being a good girl - she wants to be bad and cause trouble. The problem is that she calls herself a seven! Sikisa explores the brutal but funny truth about her life and herself as she remembers an epic house party. The real question is, are you also a seven? 26 & 27 June; 5-6pm; tickets from £7 More information and tickets at brightonfringe.org.
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We’re excited to reopen the great neighbourhood pub. Our intention has always been to make this a wonderful pub for the Freehaus’s secret suntrap of a garden neighbourhood, and that hasn’t diminished. (now heated and covered when needed) is a little gem, flooded with sun in the As we open, we hope and trust that you early afternoon. will therefore continue to support us. A great pub comes as much from the Our downstairs snug area is a cute addioffering and service as from the wonderful tion also. As soon as we can, we’ll have customers who love it as much as we do. our quiz night back up and running, along with live music events and our ever-popuWe aim to come out of this bigger and lar arts and crafts workshops. better than before with some exciting changes in place for reopening. Overall, we will aim to provide top quality friendly service and an unbeatable atmoWe welcome Brighton street food legsphere so jump on the website and book a ends Happy Go Souvlaki to the Freehaus table or just come on down and enjoy one who are taking over the kitchen with their of Hanover’s greatest neighbourhood pubs. phenomenal range of Greek delicacies. They have a superb menu that will match Cheers! See you soon. perfectly with our range of craft beers and Conor & the FH team x Have a local editorial item? Email info@brightonandhovemagazines.co.uk
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Hanover & Elm Grove Councillor News... Being a councillor is a privilege and also means a busy life, particularly when you have another job too! Below is a summary of a few things I’ve been involved with recently.
Many residents have told me they would like to be able to recycle plastic pots, tubs and trays, and to have food waste collected by the council. I’m pleased to say that both are currently being explored and look likely in the near future. A lot of people were upset recently when the owners of the racecourse fenced off routes that many residents use regularly. Suddenly, journeys across the area became either impossible or more difficult and less safe. Cllr David Gibson and I asked council officers to negotiate the restoration of these routes and I worked with local residents on a map showing where access points are needed. Estates staff met with racecourse managers and pedestrian access has thankfully been restored at a number of these points. While the majority of children in the ward received a place at a secondary school of their choice for September, I was sorry that this was not true for all. Local schools Dorothy Stringer and Varndean were unable to accommodate more than their published intake number and both schools proved to be very popular. Parents were invited
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I’ve been working with staff at local schools on a Hanover and Tarner Liveable Neighbourhood project. Pupils were asked to create a poster of their “Dream Street” and came up with some very imaginative ideas, from streets filled with flower beds and trees to brightly coloured roads with car-free play areas. The posters will go on display at Jubilee Library between 13 and 26 September. Picture of her dream street by Edie in Year 4 at Elm Grove Primary School
to meet with councillors and council staff to discuss their situations, and families have been given extra support from the Schools Wellbeing Service. We’re trying to learn from this, and a report is coming to the next Children, Young People and Skills committee. The number of children affected across the city had dropped and is likely to decrease further after the appeals process. If anyone has been affected and needs support, please contact me. Finally, I chair the Corporate Parenting Board, which meets every three months to talk about issues relating to looked-after children and young adults who have left the care system. Young people will be involved in shaping the agenda and taking over part of the next meeting, so they’ll be able to highlight the issues that matter most to them. It’ll be a chance for councillors and council staff to listen and find out what really matters to these young people. elaine.hills@brighton-hove.gov.uk
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25 An update from the Hanover Community Association…
Hanover Community Association Here at the Hanover Centre, we are pleased to welcome you back for activities both inside and outside! There are some morning sessions starting – regulars returning and new sessions beginning. Hanover Playgroup HANOVER
Toddler sessions, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9.15-11.15am, £3 per child (£1 for additional child). Contact Hanover Playgroup on Facebook. Pre-School Football A new class for mini midfielders, ages 2-4. Tuesdays, 9.15-10.15am. Run by Zona Football: zonafootball.co.uk Yoga News A big thank you goes out to Jim Tarran who has been teaching yoga at the centre since 1996. Jim is moving on and will be missed by many, we wish him all the very best. His classes are being taken over by Leonie Taylor, long-time colleague and friend. She has taught in place of Jim over the years, and is now taking over permanently, so we are glad to see Leonie continuing these long-standing classes. We have various yoga sessions re-starting:
Pog by Steve Chapman
bands. Limited tickets will be available (advance only), and there will be a bar run by HCA volunteers, so admission is for 18+ only. In the case of bad weather, the event will be moved into the centre hall. Proceeds from the tickets go to the bands, so please show your support for musicians. We need them more than ever in these rather downbeat times! Fridays, 7-9pm 16th July
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Wednesdays, 9.15-10.15am. Abhaya Yoga: www.abhaya.yoga
20th August School’s Out
Slow Flow with Bev Thursdays, 9.15-10.15am. Nutri5Plus: nutri5plus.co.uk Vajrasati Yoga with Leonie Saturdays, 9.30-11am. Centred Space: centredspace.net Gigs in the Garden Feel like some local, low-cost entertainment from high-quality, high- energy bands? Join us for Hanover Gigs in the Garden, a series of music evenings during July and August, supplied by Brighton
We hope to add more music and also some entertainment for local little ones in the Hanover Secret Garden. Please check our Facebook page or the centre noticeboard for information and updates to the summer events programme. Talk to Us! The office is operating variable hours temporarily. Website: www.hanovercommunity.org.uk Email: office@hanovercommunity.org.uk Phone: 01273 694 873 (24 hours) Join our Facebook group: @Hanover.Centre
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27 Hanover news…
As part of Brighton Artists Open Houses, Hanover Arts Trail will be running a fun trail to get kids crafting! Don’t let having a young family put you off from visiting the local Artists Open Houses this May and June. To keep little hands occupied the houses of Hanover will be running a mini craft trail. Just visit the four venues on the Hanover Arts Trail and collect a craft item from each one. When you have been to them all you will have everything you need to make a fun craft! This should leave parents free to explore the arts and crafts on display and will also hopefully inspire young minds to get creative themselves.
The Coal Hole 38 Albion Hill Brighton BN2 9NW www.instagram.com/ thecoalholeaoh Every weekend from 29th May – 20th June, 11-17:00 Becky Blair and Friends 66 Brading Road Brighton BN2 3PD www. beckyblairartist.co.uk Every weekend from 29th May – 20th June, 11:-17:00 Place:69 69 Islingword Place Brighton BN2 9XG www.instagram.com/ aoh2021_place69 Every weekend & BH from 29th May – 27th June, 11-17:00
Yvonne Coomber & Mike Boyer 57 Washington Street Brighton BN2 9SR www.yvonnecoomber. com Every weekend from 29th May – 20th June, 11-17:00 Thanks to our local sponsors Fern & Pine Garden Design Studio, Grove Gardens, Hanover Homes, Hilly Laine, MacMan, MM Property Developments, Q Estate Agents, The Setting Sun, Starfish and Coffee and Wheelers Estate Agents. Find out more at www.hanoverartstrail.org
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29 A new Cafe/Bistro at 135a Islingword Road, Hanover that has kept going despite a challenging start...
Keeping it in the family…
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Susanna always had the dream of having a café with her daughter Laurelle so when they opened La Famille in early March 2020 it was literally a dream come true!!
However, the mother and daughter team couldn’t have been more unfortunate with the timing of their new venture. Located in what was previously The Mighty Seed Café on Islingword Road the café only managed, due to the Covid outbreak, to be open for three months in the first year…a difficult scenario for any small business but for a new café trying to get a local following a particularly challenging situation. Susanna and Laurelle invited me in to sample their menu . Laurelle is a fully qualified chef, qualifying locally at City College she has an amazing passion for the art of creating delicious food. I was given a detailed account of each item on the menu and how each element had been created right there on site often amounting to a labour of love; the caramelised onions for example take 2 hours to prepare! To demonstrate the food to me I was given a selection of open topped sandwiches, consisting of; whipped goats cheese with charred pears and walnuts / beetroot hummus with smashed confit garlic and rocket and sliced smoked beef / mustard mayonnaise, pickled cucumber and caramelised onions.
This eaterie has its own unique style which can be described as afro Eurocentric, Caribbean, with a passion for organic, healthy ingredients and very big on flavour! The mouth-watering menu is a joy for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike with dishes like : Spicy beans with smashed avocado, tomato salsa and fried dumplings ; and rice and peas and plantain with spicy corn fed jerk chicken served with organic homemade coleslaw. There are also familiar cuisine like their signature house burgers and French fries all made from scratch. I can honestly say that it was like eating top cuisine in a laid back, friendly café setting …very impressive! The café has now evolved into a bistro and recently changed its opening hours to take in the evenings and has applied for an alcohol licence so represents a lovely place not only for lunch but also for a pleasant evening out. There is outside eating space and also the best ingredient any bistro needs apart from amazing food – friendly welcoming staff Overcoming all sorts of barriers and complications to keep the dream alive and the show on the road I would highly recommend trying out La Famille and adding it to your list of regular eateries!
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30 The latest programme of events from the local WI…
A few Fringe events in the Hanover area…
Hanover Queens WI
Brighton Fringe around Hanover
Hanover Queens WI are continuing to meet on Zoom every second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm.
Karen: Live at the Annun:
We are a friendly group and you will receive a warm welcome. Why not give us a try…
“The unmistakable voice of Karen Saunders” launches Brighton’s newest venue, The Annun in Washington Street. An intimate, thought-provoking setting and lo-fi performance with piano and guitar. Karen’s concepts of life, love and what it really means to be human will stir your soul.
10 June Mercy Ships. This charity delivers 26 June; 7.30pm; tickets from £5 free health care to the poorest people in the world using ships Open Studios 2021 at as their base.
Phoenix Art Space:
8 July Actor John Vine will tell us about A selection of the artists at Phoenix Art the reality of his life as a performer. Space will be opening up their workspacJohn Vine es as part of a curated series of tours. It’s a unique opportunity to see, hear about and discuss their creative practices. Free (ticketed); 25 June (6-8pm) & 26/27 June (11am-5pm) Phoenix Art Space
August No meeting 9 Sept
Lynn Beun from the RSPB’s Bright on bird group will talk about the history of the RSPB and the role of women in early conservation.
14 Oct AGM + speaker/demonstration TBA 11 Nov Discussion re the WI resolutions and which ones we will promote in the coming year. 9 Dec
Christmas entertainment
Contact us for a free first session at wihanoverqueens@gmail.com or via FB. The WI is not just about cakes and crafts but a voice for women to take forward issues that concern us and to be heard at government level.
Children’s Pottery Festival: A pottery festival and picnic at The Patch, making pots on the wheel to take away. You’ll need to book a ticket to an hourlong time slot. 27 June; William Clarke Park, Picton Street; £6 per child More information and tickets at brightonfringe.org.
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32 Coachwerks are on the Fiveways trail as part of the Brighton Artist’s Open Houses 2021…
Open Studios at Coachwerks We will be open at the weekends (Saturday 29th May - Sunday 20th June, 11am - 5pm) for you to come along and enjoy the work of local and resident artists-makers. There are 13 of us this time round, all connected to Coachwerks in some way, whether as a resident artist or as a friend to Coachwerks. We have a wide variety of work on show – handcarved spoons by Annie Slack; handcrafted stoneware pottery by Rachel Entwistle; paintings by Sandy Infield; lino prints by Heather Parr; stoneware mugs and pieces by Louise Kelly Pottery; wooden sculptural assemblages by Made In Shed; stone and ceramic sculptures by Alison McGechie; foil-printed purses by Sal Goodyer; ceramic bead jewellery by Orangecat; bath salts and more by The Nurtured Life; copper art by Paul Hounsell; smoke-fired vessels by Chalk & Flint Ceramics; wall sculptures by David J Batchelor. All of this will be accompanied by the delicious plant-based Mexican cuisine by Bendito Maiz. There will be fifteen houses/studios on the Fiveways trail this year; Coachwerks will be number 15. The Fiveways Artists Group is celebrating its fortieth anniversary and has a rich and interesting history: it was set up in 1981 by artist Ned Hoskins, who pioneered the idea of opening houses as galleries during the Brighton Festival. Now, 40 years later, that idea has grown from a handful of venues to the current AOH Festival that spans Brighton, Hove and beyond. Make sure you pick up your copy of the shiny, celebratory Fiveways trail guide which will guide you
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35 A post-lockdown poem from a Fiveways resident…
The Favelas of Fiveways It started with Lockdown, with ‘Stay Home’ and ‘Furlough’ We couldn’t go out and the office a ‘No Show’ The frantic and broke must now work from home But where’s there the space and a quietness zone? It won’t last forever were all of our hopes Weeks on left us all at the end of our ropes Squashed in together in houses quite small
Crammed in and desperate for personal room Computers and workspace and sessions on Zoom Those lucky enough to have gardens to use Were much better off - if they had a short fuse The summer that year was thankfully kind And for several months, the sun often shined But as Covid continued for week after week The autumn and winter proved dismally bleak As the year faded out, we’d all had enough Lack of freedom and space was terribly tough So another pandemic we hadn’t expected In many a garden, huge sheds were erected A contagion of work-rooms was suddenly born As the smallest of gardens then gave up its lawn And the workmen arrived with their hammers and drills The landscape dramatically changed in these hills From my upstairs window, the views now for me Are of sheds and flat rooftops laid out in a sea Of home-office buildings all close-knit and cluttered Like the outskirts of Brazilian Favelas I muttered Kim Lane
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37 News from Green councillor Amy Heley…
Councillor news forPreston Park ward These included the welfare of the animals in the pond, the damage to the grass in the rose garden, graffiti and litter in the park, as well as plans for more tree planting. We are working with the Friends of Preston Park group to make sure we see improvements in these areas, including better signage to protect the wildlife around the pond. We have been helping residents liaise with Network Rail over some of their maintenance work, and urged them to improve their communications. There is work happening at the Lovers Walk depot which affects residents on Hamilton Road, as well as the Hove Cutting works which impacts residents of York Villas and Howard Terrace. It’s vital that large organisations like Network Rail communicate properly with the local communities and their representatives, and we hope we will see improvements with this in the future. The Preston Park LAT (local action team) is up and running in the ward. The LAT is led by local residents and hold monthly meetings to discuss local issues, which have recently focussed on crime in our local parks. Please get in touch if you’d like to get involved.
ning both morning and afternoon closures of Grantham Road. The scheme prevents the road being used as a rat run during drop off and pick up times, improves air quality, encourages sustainable transport and makes the road a more pleasant environment for the children, parents and school staff. The scheme is recruiting for volunteers, so if you’re interested in helping out please contact us. We are aware of our residents’ ongoing concerns about the need for the council to increase what can be collected for recycling. As Chair of the Environment, Transport and Sustainability committee I am making this a priority: we are currently looking at how to retrofit our recycling facilities to be able to collect pots, tubs and trays, and in June we will be considering options for introducing a food waste collection service. Cllr Amy Heley Amy.Heley@brighton-hove.gov.uk
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Fiveways councillors The councillors for Hollingdean & Stanmer ward (to the east of Ditchling Road) contacts detals are:
The councillors for Preston Park ward contact details are: Amy Heley (Green): Amy.Heley@brighton-hove.gov.uk tel: 07562 437616 Siriol Hugh-Jones (Green): Siriol.Hugh-Jones@brighton-hove.gov.uk tel: 07562 437623 Leo Littman (Green): leo.littman@brighton-hove.gov.uk tel: 01273 291152
Theresa Fowler (Labour): Theresa.Fowler@brighton-hove.gov.uk tel: 07562 437605 Martin Osborne (Green): Martin.Osborne@brighton-hove.gov.uk tel: 07510 500383
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Hollingdean & Stanmer by-election On 6 May, Zoë John of the Green Party was elected in a by-election to represent Hollingdean & Stanmer ward on Brighton & Hove City Council, following the resignation of Labour councillor Tracey Hill. Results Emma Louise Dawson-Bowling
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41 A few Fringe events around Fiveways…
Brighton Fringe around Fiveways Music & Arts Night at St Matthias Church This night of celebration features music from The Woodville, with their blend of soul/R&B, playing songs from their forthcoming album - guest artist Mark Edwards on piano. Art exhibition showcasing work from local and internationally renowned artists including Natasha Kissell and Peter Harrap. 26 June; 7pm; tickets from £4; St Matthias Church, Ditchling Road
The Bubble Show Mr Bubbles is back with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes! Enjoy bouncy bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, smoke bubbles, square bubbles, giant bubbles and even fire bubbles! Interactive and suitable for all ages, The Bubble Show is a unique blend of magic, storytelling and bubble-art. Actor, storyteller and Guinness world record holder The Highland Joker is one of the top bubble artists in the world, returning to Brighton with his award-winning performance through the realms of Bubbleland. 26 & 27 June; 11am & 2pm; tickets from £7.50
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Continental Circus Berlin An amalgamation of brilliant circus acts from all four corners of the globe in a climate-controlled, socially-distanced big top. 16-23 June; Preston Park Big Top
The Circus of Horrors The almighty cast of the Circus of Horrors that stormed into the finals of Britain’s Got Talent is now a West End and worldwide hit. Their new show will take you on a rock ‘n’ rollercoaster ride of amazing and bizarre acts – it will have you sat on the edge of your seat when not falling off it with laughter. Age 16+; 19 June; 8pm; tickets from £21
Enjoy Guru Dudu’s hilarious dance-walking tours of spontaneous flash-mob dancing through the streets, interpretative dancing around local landmarks and lots of play, love and laughter. Everyone wears headphones (supplied and cleaned after each use) and can hear the fun commentary from the tour guide and the dance mix of uplifting favourites from the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s. There are three starting locations this year, including Preston Park. The tours have been adapted to be Covid-safe with smaller tour size and new routes. More information and tickets at brightonfringe.org.
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43 This article is by Anja Ashton of Language Garden…
Five essentials to raising a bilingual child If you’ve thought about raising your child bilingually, but find the prospect daunting, or have previously tried and given up, then this article is for you. No matter what age your child, by following these five steps, you should be able to give them the wonderful gift of a second language. 1. Define your goals Ask yourself what you want for your child. Would you like them to simply understand the second language, or be able to speak it, or read and write it, or ultimately to achieve a qualification that will allow them to work in the country of the second language? With a bit of research, you can usually find a good range of resources. Every major language has a wide spectrum of learning materials from books and DVDs to educational software and apps. Once you’ve done your research, plan a weekly schedule with daily manageable activities. A Zoom call with relatives can be as valuable as more formal learning. 3. Maximise human exposure There’s no substitute for interacting with people who speak the second language. Indeed, without such interaction children don’t reach the comfort level that enables them to willingly use the language. 4. Activity based learning is king
5. Build a bilingual community When your child enters an English-speaking school, it is inevitable that English will become their stronger language, even if they continues to speak the second language at home. However, she can still progress in the second language if you continue to speak it to them. It will also make it much easier for them to learn new languages. Being a German mum in Brighton, it was very important to me that my children grew up bilingual. Back in 2014 I set up a small German kindergarten from our family home in Kemptown to create a community of families and children. Seven years on, we run a thriving pre-school setting at Falmer’s beautiful village hall. The children learn the language through creative play and adventures out in nature.
Children learn by doing, so any activity that uses their senses will enhance their learning. Using gestures helps them to learn the meanings of new words. So, for example, if you’re making pancakes, invite your child to get out the milk from the For more information contact Anja Ashton fridge, pour it in the bowl, count the eggs, on 07930 494822 or email mix in the flour and smell the vanilla sugar. info@language-garden.co.uk. Have a local editorial item? Email info@brightonandhovemagazines.co.uk
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44 Brighton Bygones...
Bandstand and Enclosures Dating from the 1920s, this postcard shows the King’s Road Bandstand and its accompanying enclosures, including this miniature golf course. The enclosures were laid out in 1884, remaining until they were replaced in 1925-8. Also seen are the bathing chalets operated by the Hatton brothers.
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46 There’s a Comedy Festival this month at the BOAT in Dyke Road Park…
June at Brighton Open Air Theatre June at the Brighton Open Air Theatre brings a Comedy Festival, with performances from a host of household names, including Stephen K Amos, Sara Pascoe, Marcus Brigstocke and The Noise Next Door. Mark Steel will be going head to head with his son Elliot Steel for a Sunday afternoon not to be missed. For children, there’s a production of David Walliams’ best-seller “Mr Stink”; and a brand new musical adaptation of “The Further Adventures of Doctor Dolittle” by Illyria, which features a fully orchestrated score, amazing puppets and a plethora of songs that you’ll be singing along to for years to come. “The Ugly Duckling” is a lovely new ballet for the whole family. With crystal-clear story-telling, larger than life characters and gorgeous costumes, it tackles themes of social acceptance and liking yourself in a child-friendly, charming manner.
Theatre this month includes Noel Coward’s timeless classic “Blithe Spirit”; “The Government Inspector”, a comedy of errors by Nikolai Gogol, performed by Year 12 students from Newman Drama Academy; and a humorous adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” by The Pantaloons. “The Bench” is a hilarious tale of an epic conflict over a public bench; and “Estella” is a ground-breaking, imaginative and vibrant adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, led by a band of three actor musicians. “Lord God” is a new musical comedy by Philip Reeve and Brian Mitchell, whose previous collaborations include “Pugs of the Frozen North” and “The Ministry of Biscuits”. Building on their reputation for thought-provoking comedy, Lord God takes a timely look at morality, faith, and why sometimes it is best not to take things too seriously. To celebrate the Summer Solstice, Brighton’s own maverick guitarist, composer and ukulele virtuoso Richard Durrant will be returning with his trademark blend of original music, British-flavoured folk, JS Bach and plenty of tales from the road, in his first appearance in front of a live crowd this year. For the full programme and to book tickets, visit brightonopenairtheatre.co.uk
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49 YMCA DownsLink Group want to raise awareness of child criminal exploitation in the city…
WiSE up to criminal exploitation Have you ever thought about how drugs arrive in and move around our city? Did you know that children are used by organised crime groups to transport, store and distribute drugs and the profits of drugs, within Brighton and Hove, and across the country?
The new social media campaign, WiSE Up to Exploitation, has been devised by YMCA WiSE alongside a group of Brighton University student volunteers. It aims to raise awareness of child criminal exploitation and its links to drugs in Brighton and Hove. The campaign hopes to start conversations about recreational drug use in Brighton and Hove and the impact on children and young people who are exploited. Project worker Magdalene Mill explains: “Child criminal exploitation is a type of abuse where children are targeted, often through social media platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram; they are then groomed and coerced into committing criminal acts. On the surface it may
appear that children who are criminally exploited have made a freely given choice; however, among other tactics, intimidation, violence, sexual violence, debt bondage and weapons have been used to manipulate them to commit crimes.” Hove MP Peter Kyle, who is also Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice, is backing the campaign. He says: “Consuming illicit drugs isn’t a pain-free choice. When someone orders their fix, they set off a chain of processes with exploitation at its heart. Young people are coerced to travel long distances, putting themselves in mortal danger and held in modern slavery to exploitative drug gangs. These gangs hold vulnerable young people in debt bondage, often threatening to injure or kill loved ones unless the victims do as they say. Tackling child criminal exploitation is at the heart of my ambitions as MP for Hove, and Labour’s Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice.” To find out what you can do to help or how to spot the signs that someone you know may be being exploited, visit ymcadlg.org/wise-up-to-exploitation and follow @ymcawise on all social media platforms.
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This activity, known as Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE), has increased markedly over the last two years and Brighton is the top target of county lines dealers according to a new report from London City Hall, with vulnerable children as young as 10 being targeted. A new campaign, WiSE Up To Exploitation, is being launched by YMCA DownsLink Group, via its dedicated project leading on both child sexual exploitation and criminal exploitation, YMCA WiSE, to raise awareness of the issue.
50 Kate Elms looks back at the Withdean Tennis Centre…
Local history... Tennis at Withdean For tennis fans, the month of June means only one thing, the start of the Wimbledon Championships. At the time of writing, we can’t be certain that the world’s top players will in fact be heading to South London later this month, but we can always dip into The Keep’s photographic collections in search of local tennis inspiration.
Photograph from The Argus archive, ref ARG/3/2695
This photograph from The Argus archive was taken at Withdean Tennis Centre on 12 September 1942. The centre was developed by the Lawn Tennis Association on the site of Marshall’s Playing Fields, named after the former headmaster of Brighton Grammar School. Officially opened by Lord Gage in April 1937, it featured 11 hard courts and 10 grass courts (with their own irrigation system),
plus a clubhouse and grandstand seating 2,000 people. Known as ‘the new Wimbledon’, Withdean’s status as an elite sporting venue seemed assured when, in May 1939, it hosted the Davis Cup tie between Great Britain and New Zealand (won by GB by three matches to two). But the outbreak of war intervened and, for a time, the centre was used as a mortuary and no tennis was played.
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The match shown in this image was part of a fund-raising event held in aid of the Red Cross. According to a report published in The Argus, ‘a crowd of more than 1,200 enthusiasts took their places around the centre court at the Withdean Tennis Ground, Brighton, on Saturday afternoon to enjoy the rare wartime privilege of watching four hours of first-class tennis played by some of the country’s leading players.’ These included one of Britain’s top female tennis stars, Miss Kay Stammers, who played in both the Ladies and Mixed Doubles, and was reported to be ‘on the top of her form’. Stammers, a Wimbledon doubles champion in 1935 and 1936, was known for playing exhibition matches on behalf of the Red Cross, and served as an ambulance driver during the war.
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Kate Victoria Drohan organises beautiful sleepover parties for children. With her company, Bells & Whistles, She provides indoor and outdoor adventures for little ones ranging from age 5-12. Themes include ‘Under The Sea’, ‘Enchanted Forest’ and ‘Camp Wilderness’ for the explorers.
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55 Meet an award-winning local film maker…
Brighton-based documentary maker… Phil Grabsky Phil Grabsky is a multi award-winning Brighton-based documentary maker. One film released recently to DVD is about painter Frida Kahlo. How did you start?
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I’ve been making documentaries for 35 years. We began with history films, I Caesar (for the BBC) and The Great Commanders (for Channel 4). About twenty years ago we started making art films and, to date, we have made over 200. Frida was made for our cinema series Exhibition On Screen. We release five films a year to cinemas around the world. When we started EOS, it was always our intention to look as broadly as we could in terms of chronology, geography and gender. Frida Kahlo is arguably the world’s favourite female artist. And her face is very well known. But her biography and life much less so. When you think about it, she is a Mexican, disabled, transgressive artist that overcame all sorts of hurdles to become not only an extraordinary artist but also an extraordinary woman. It is a gripping story – and her art warrants our attention. Tell us about some of your other films… Other films include Making War Horse, In Search of Mozart, In Search of Beethoven, history films with Terry Jones, and many more. Right now we are about to complete a twenty year project about a young boy called Mir growing up in Afghanistan.
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57 This year’s Artists Open Houses festival has moved to June…
Artists Open Houses 2021 The Artists Open Houses festival will take place across Brighton & Hove over five weekends, from May 29 to June 27. Free to visit, the festival will see over 1,000 artists and makers open the doors to their houses or studio spaces in more than 100 venues to exhibit and sell their artwork direct to the public. Becky Blair is the artist chosen for the 2021 AOH brochure cover. Her lively and eclectic style, combined with her vivid use of colour and dream-like reflections, makes her work highly sought-after. Becky will be exhibiting at 66 Brading Road, Brighton.
Milton House Winner Best Open House 2020 An eclectic line-up of over 14 artists of varying media curated by illustrator Sarah Jones, including prints, jewellery, lighting and more. 72 Clyde Road, Brighton Faye Bridgewater - Kemptown Trail Multi award-winning contemporary artist Faye Bridgewater will be opening for one weekend with the launch of her new expressive Summer Collection, featuring her latest original paintings alongside limited-edition prints. 10 Dawson Terrace, Brighton East Side Print: New East Side Print are a community interest company promoting the love of screen printing, fabric printing and photography through courses from their studio. See demonstrations of techniques, book a have-a-go workshop, browse unique screenprints, t-shirts, cards and photographs for sale. Arundel Mews, Kemptown
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Phoenix Studios Open Weekend 25/26/27 June Phoenix will be showing films made by Rosie Powell featuring the Phoenix artists, including AOH brochure cover artist Becky Blair, along with an exhibition of work by Emily Jolley. Waterloo Place, Brighton The Nature House: New The Nature House is a selection of artists who use the stunning Sussex landscape and coastline as inspiration. Textile mixed media artist Ellie Hipkin is opening her home for the first time with nine guest artists. 113 Preston Drove, Brighton The Ceramic House The Ceramic House presents an exhibition of contemporary Chinese ceramics, displayed in the unique setting of Kay Aplin’s architectural ceramics which fill the house and garden. 75 Stanmer Villas, Brighton Full listings can be found at aoh.org.uk
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Sussex PCC Election Result... Katy Bourne has been re-elected as Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner, following an election on 6 May. Katy was elected with a total of 244,810 votes after a two-stage count across East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. The runner-up was Paul Richards, who received a total of 128,259 first and second preference votes. Under the Supplementary Voting System, which is used for Police & Crime Commissioner elections in England, the first preference votes of all candidates are counted and any candidate with more than 50% of the first preference votes is duly elected.
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As no candidate had more than 50% of the votes cast, the two leading candidates went through to a second stage of the count when any second preference votes they have received on the other candidates’ ballot papers were added to their first preference vote total. This process determined which candidate was elected. Sussex PCC Katy Bourne
The turnout across Sussex was 35.77%
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The club is known throughout the croquet world for its warm and friendly atmosphere, welcoming players of all abilities from complete beginners to internationals. The sport has been among the first to be permitted to reopen after each lock-down and is experiencing a surge of new members as more people discover this challenging, tactical but above all fun, sport. New member Elizabeth Bell says: “Joining SCCC has been a life-saver for me. Members have been welcoming, encouraging and happy to coach beginners. The setting is wonderful and it feels so very safe, playing in the open air.”
The club offers free taster sessions and four free lessons to anyone wanting to try croquet The club offers free taster sessions and four free lessons to anyone wanting to try croquet and while many members enjoy simply playing friendly games with friends, for those who enjoy competitive sport there are qualified coaches and tournaments for all levels throughout the year. When coming along for the first time you will be introduced to Golf Croquet, a game where the basics can be learned in an hour but which can take a lifetime to master as it’s all about tactics! Games generally take less than an hour and can be played as singles or doubles. As your
skills improve and you begin to understand the intricacies of the game you’ll understand why this most traditional of games continues to intrigue. SCCC has been on its present site since 1901 but its origins go back as far as 1869 when the club was formed at its original location at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. In these strangest of times croquet is experiencing a resurgence as more and more people discover the benefits, both physical and mental, of this fascinating game. The club is looking forward to re-opening its members bar and kitchen when the next stage in the COVID roadblock is reached. After a challenging game or three there’s nothing finer than a cold pint, sitting in the sun, admiring the view across those 11 perfect lawns. Come and see for yourself! 07717058833 www.sussexcountycroquetclub.org.uk
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Comedy Nights Pride Festival Following on from the sell-out cancelled show with German Comedy Am-
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Sadly, Pride have announced the cancellation of Brighton & Hove Pride’s Community Parade, Pride Village Party and Pride Festival due to take place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 August 2021. The events are being cancelled due to the continuing complexities and uncertainties involved in running such large multiple events across the city safely. Pride are still planning to run smaller Covid-safe in-person satellite community and pop-up cultural events throughout the summer and autumn, as well as online events.
Prince Regent Swimming Complex The council are working hard to carry out extensive repairs to the electrical system at the Prince Regent Swimming Complex, but they were not able to re-open the pool on 17 May as they had hoped. Flooding over Easter caused significant damage to the electrical system in the building. It is expected that the complex will reopen by the end of June. In the meantime, alternative swimming facilities are available at the King Alfred Leisure Centre and St Luke’s swimming pool.
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65 The Friends of Saint Paul’s would love new members to help conserve this magnificent building…
Saint Paul’s Church in West Street “Hidden in plain sight” and the oldest surviving building in West Street is Saint Paul’s Church, a Gothic Revival treasure and also a living parish community, its lantern tower visible from many places in our city.
In Queen Victoria’s day, the services were famous, even notorious, for their music and ceremonial. They attracted not only fashionable visitors, but also protesters against Anglo-Catholic ritualism, and were nicknamed “the Sunday Opera”. Fame increased when one of the curates was imprisoned under the “Public Worship Regulation Act” (Father Richard Enraght, remembered with his name on a Brighton bus). Father Wagner also encouraged local fishermen to attend and had the “Fishermen’s Vestry” built; it is still used socially today.
The interior contains many splendid furnishings, notably the magnificent brass lectern, featured in Alexandra Loske’s Brighton guidebook. The interior contains many splendid furnishings, notably the magnificent brass lectern, featured in Alexandra Loske’s Brighton guidebook. And for devotees of stained glass there are wonderful windows by Pugin, interior designer of the Houses of Parliament, one of his only (almost) complete design sets in England. To this day Saint Paul’s is also a centre of musical excellence with a fine choir singing Mass settings by composers such as Palestrina, Byrd, Haydn and Mozart every Sunday at 11am - one of the only places in Brighton and Hove maintaining this tradition. The Friends of Saint Paul’s is a charitable body whose aim is to help conserve this
magnificent building as a haven of calm, beauty and history in the centre of Brighton. Once pandemic restrictions are fully lifted and the path forward is clear, we plan to resume our programme of social and cultural events such as talks, concerts, quiz nights and outings. We have seen a big increase in membership in the last year, but even more support is always welcome. So, we invite people of all faiths, and none, who care about Brighton’s cityscape and history (we are not a specifically religious organisation) to join us, with a modest subscription annually for 2021 of £15 for an individual or £20 for a couple. (We also offer individual life membership for £150 or joint for £200.) Further details can be found by visiting our website http:// www.friendsofstpaulsbrighton.co.uk/ Apart from Mass times – at the moment four times a week – Saint Paul’s is (in normal times) open for visitors during the Brighton Festival, in the summer and over Christmas. Friends of Saint Paul’s
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Completed in 1848, it was built for the famous Father Arthur Douglas Wagner, who founded Saint Bartholomew’s Brighton.
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Good news...More loos!
Each site has four individual Portaloo cubicles, with two sites in Brighton and four in Hove, where demand for public loos has grown significantly in the last year. There are also separate urinal blocks at four of the sites. The locations, and nearest permanent toilets, are: Brighton • Opposite the Artist’s Quarter near the carousel. Four loos plus one separate urinal. Distance to nearest permanent loo is Shelter Hall or Dalton’s Bastion 400m.
Twenty public toilet sites in total The six new temporary sites have added to the 14 existing permanent loos, meaning there are 20 public toilet sites in total along the seafront. This includes the new toilets at Shelter Hall which opened in April. There are also dozens of loos in the pubs, cafés and restaurants along the beach.
The temporary sites will be in place until the beginning of Sep• Next to the basketball court. Four loos plus one tember. They will be cleaned three separate urinal. Nearest, Shelter Hall 200m. times a day at the weekends, bank holidays and school holidays, and Hove twice on weekdays. • Opposite Brunswick Square on Hove Lawns. The council aim to stock up all Four loos plus one separate urinal. Nearest, the toilets as much as possible King’s Esplanade 460m. with loo paper and soap. However, • Opposite Adelaide Crescent on Hove Lawns. they cannot predict the amount Four loos only. Nearest, King’s Esplanade 175m. individual people will use or, unfor• Opposite Grand Avenue on Hove Lawns. Four tunately, guarantee against theft. loos only. Nearest, King’s Esplanade 180m. They therefore encourage people to carry their own supplies where • Hove Street South near Hove Seafront Office. possible…just in case. Four loos plus one separate urinal. Nearest, King Alfred 200m. Have a local editorial item? Email info@brightonandhovemagazines.co.uk
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Brighton & Hove City Council have installed 24 new toilets on the seafront. The portable loos are located at six sites with high footfall along the seafront, with the aim of easing queueing outside existing toilets. They are open 24/7, with the existing toilets closing as normal at 8pm.
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69 News of the great work being done in the city by Age UK…
Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove Richard Harris is Volunteer Manager at Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, with a volunteer army of nearly 550 people. He tells us about the work of Age UK… We provide a wide range of services for older people, supporting and empowering them to make the most of life. We aim to help people remain healthy, stay independent, be informed and get connected. We offer information and advice and other services including things like help at home and nail cutting. Our social clubs and centres offer activities for fun, friendhave an amazing selection of volunteer ship and fitness. roles. All of them can be seen with role How has the charity been affected by the descriptions on our website (see below). Some of these roles are specific to certain lockdown? areas within West Sussex, Brighton & Hove. Lockdown brought huge challenges I have an amazing team of volunteers who as we had to close our centres to the public and lost a significant amount of our provide such an incredible amount of care, thought, empathy and a key understanding income. In addition, there was increased of what it’s like to be vulnerable out there demand for help, due to the number of in the community. I get a great sense of older people shielding or in self isolation. satisfaction when I am able to connect a We transformed our services, handling volunteer up with one of our services. The thousands of referrals to help vulnerable feeling of creating and building teamwork older people locally. We prioritised inforin the city is awesome and it’s only achievmation and advice, doorstep deliveries, emergency welfare and safety support for able with the time and goodwill of our the most vulnerable, telephone befriend- wonderful volunteers. ing and wellbeing advice.
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Where are your centres in Brighton & Hove and are they providing activities again yet?
Yes they do, they receive mandatory training plus also specific service training (depending on what volunteering role they choose).
In Brighton our office is based at 29-31 Prestonville Road, BN1 3TJ (near the Seven Dials). In May/June, we hope to be re-opening services in line with Government guidelines. Get in touch if you’re interested to find out what’s happening. What kind of volunteering roles do you have? As our centres in West Sussex, Brighton & Hove are beginning to open again, we
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Be a low impact traveller this summer and explore the glorious coast and countryside by bike.
The Living Coast by Bike: Conquering the Scarp
You can now visit the South Downs, towns and coast of Brighton & Hove collectively known as The Living Coast, the UK’s only urban UNESCO World Biosphere Region, by bike. To encourage more people to explore sustainably and connect with nature Brighton & Hove City Council worked with So Sussex to create a selection of cycle routes that highlight some of our unique habitats, species and cultural heritage. With routes that pass some of the most iconic local environmental landmarks, “The Living Coast by Bike” provides an excellent way to discover the region. The Living Coast by Bike website (thelivingcoastbybike. co.uk) offers a variety of cycle routes around the region with a range of difficulty by colour, from a green route that can be easily enjoyed by a family, to red routes which will challenge even the keenest of cyclists - there is something for everyone. The website is free to use and each route is available to download providing logistical information, and includes an overview of some of the natural and cultural heritage to keep your eye out for on the way. Some of the routes can be linked to create a longer journey and they all start and end at train stations, to keep your journey low impact even if you’re travelling from further afield. What are you waiting for? Grab a bike and start exploring the unique natural habitats and landmarks that surround you.
Breeze up to the Downs The city’s Breeze Buses run every weekend to and from the city centre to Stanmer Park, Ditchling Beacon and Devil’s Dyke, making travel even more convenient to some of the most beautiful and picturesque parts of our countryside. Prices on the 77, 78 and 79 Breeze Bus services are just £5 return for adults, with up to two children per adult travelling for free. Concessionary bus pass travel is also free. All types of B&H Buses ‘Saver’ tickets are accepted on the Breeze services. More information on the services, including details of pricing, can be found on the Breeze Buses page: https:// www.brighton-hove.gov. uk/content/ parking-and-travel/ travel-transport-androad-safety/ breeze-downs-0
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73 One of the many shows coming to Brighton Fringe…
Twin magicians return home to Brighton Twin brother magic act Kane & Abel will provide an opportunity for people to enjoy live entertainment while making a return to their former hometown of Brighton. The magicians will be performing as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival at The Warren on Friday 4th June at 8.15pm and Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th June at 1.15pm.
The show will mark a welcome return to his former hometown for Kane. He said: “When we first performed at the Brighton Fringe in 2018 I decided I didn’t want to leave. So I didn’t. I moved to Brighton and was in love with living in the city. When the pandemic happened, I was forced to move back to live with my parents in Shropshire. It’ll be great to be back in Brighton for these shows and hopefully, I’ll be able to also start the process of moving back. I’ve missed the thriving live entertainment scene, pubs, cafés, coffee shops, beach and the general vibe.” Abel said: “We have been fortunate enough to perform all over the world, from Adelaide to Rhodes, but there’s something about the Brighton audiences that you don’t get anywhere else. They
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In “Split Egg: A Magic Show About Being Twins”, Kane & Abel perform magic and comedy inspired by clichés surrounding twins. Every question the identical twin brothers have been asked, whether they are harmless, hurtful or just hilarious, has been developed into the narrative of this fun-filled show. They prove they know what each other is thinking and feeling and whether they’ve ever used their similarities to steal each other’s girlfriends.
are without doubt the most supportive and enthusiastic people. We can’t wait to be back in Brighton and experience the whole festival.” Kane & Abel first started performing aged just 15 in Shropshire. They have since performed all over the world at five-star holiday resorts in Greece, Cyprus and Montenegro and arts festivals such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Adelaide Fringe. The Warren: The Oil Shed, Victoria Gardens; suitable for age 8+ Tickets at brightonfringe.org
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The Warren returns The Warren is back in Victoria Gardens as part of Brighton Fringe.
Concerts at All Saints Church
The multi-venue site – now reconfigured to include two Covid-safe outdoor theatres and four immersive bars - opens on May 27 as part of this year’s eagerly-anticipated Brighton Fringe. More than 70 shows are on offer, spanning comedy, cabaret, theatre and storytelling. Audiences are seated with their own group at a safe distance from others in the auditorium.
Music Theatre 2000 and Showtime Productions are celebrating the long-anticipated coming out of lockdown and a return to theatrical events by presenting a musical double bill at All Saints Church in Hove.
Highlights include alternative comedy stalwart Arthur Smith; the return of Ethiopia’s dazzling Circus Abyssinia, the live adaptation of Julia Donaldson’s beloved children’s book The Snail and The Whale, plus after-hours comedy club The Late Show, which will be playing host to comic powerhouses such as Reginald D Hunter, Zoe Lyons and Paul Sinha.
On Saturday 3rd July there will be two different concerts featuring great talent and glorious voices. In the afternoon, there will be a programme of musical theatre songs and choruses, and, in the evening, a concert of opera highlights. Both concerts are being given in support of The Martlets Hospice. “WHEN YOU BELIEVE” (2.30pm) features music from popular musicals, with a Disney finale. The cast comprises singers who have appeared in the West End and national tours alongside some of the best local talent including the Actually Gay Men’s Chorus. Tickets cost £12.50.
Circus Abyssinia
The Warren at Victoria Gardens runs until July 11, when both theatres will move down to the seafront for The Warren on The Beach, located on Madeira Drive just east of Brighton Palace Pier. An additional programme of comedy, theatre and family shows will then be on offer until 30 August. Find more information at warrenfestival.co.uk.
“A NIGHT AT THE OPERA” (6pm) is an evening of superb singing in a programme of arias, duets and ensembles from some of the most popular operas. Tickets cost £14. Both programmes have been devised by Simon Gray, an experienced producer and musical director. There is a special combined ticket price for both concerts of £22.00 and tickets are available from 01273 555089.
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