LETTER Editor’s

ABSOLUTELY’S July issue highlights

There is something about Brighton. Of course, this magazine is called Absolutely Sussex, so we cover everything that's great about our wonderful county. But there's just something about Brighton. My older brother once lived around the corner from The Lanes and, boy, did I enjoy visiting him. This was in my 20s and Brighton was a city like no other, from the beach to the many different ways I could spend my money on a night out. I loved the vibe, the people, simply everything.

Twenty years later and that feeling remains the same – and I am not alone. We look back at the Brighton Festival, which was everything we expected from such a beast of an arts event.

Author Maeve Haran refects on her misspent youth in Brighton (which I could relate to), and Yorkshire chef Dave Mothersill tells us why he came down south and why Brighton was the perfect spot his first solo venture, Furna.

Time passes and things change, but not the vibe in Brighton. There's just something about it.