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SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK HAVE AN ADVENTURE BY BUS AND TRAIN
AN ADVENTURE BACK IN TIME
AN ADVENTURE OUTSIDE
Explore working museums, market towns, fairy-tale castles and historic houses for a glimpse into the past.
There are over 3,000 km of rights of way for you to explore on foot, by bike or on horseback.
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THE ADVENTURE STARTS WITH THE JOURNEY
The South Downs National Park has great public transport links so why not start your adventure by hopping on a bus or train?
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With its rolling hills, majestic woods, crystal clear rivers, stunning cliffs, ‘picture perfect’ villages and heavenly heathland the South Downs National Park has something for everyone. Whether you’re into sampling new foods, discovering new paths or finding that adrenaline kick, the South Downs is the place for you. East Meon,Hampshire
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This lovely market town was founded in the 12th century on the crossing point of two well-used main roads. With its history of sheep and cattle farming, as well as leather and cloth trading, it still has a bustling shopping atmosphere, the Flora Twort M3 Gallery, a museum and boasts a Heath with 21 Bronze Age barrows.
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Stretching from the ancient cathedral city of Winchester in the west, past the white chalky cliffs of the Seven ArundelSisters, Castle,West Sussex all the way to Eastbourne, come explore this 160 km Wrecclesham National Trail. You can walk, cycle or horse ride the entire Milford length. Visit nationaltrail.co.uk/ southdowns for more information.
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Council could start its own academy trust in the city Bex Bastable
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The city is set to take matters into its own hands, after the chancellor’s announcement that all schools must become academies in the next four years. Brighton and Hove is known for its resistance to the acadamisation of schools – with the exception of three schools in the city run by City College Brighton and Hove (City Academy Whitehawk), and the Alridge Foundation (BACA and PACA). In 2014, parents successfully fought off a bid to turn Hove Park School, into an academy. So it comes as no surprise that the leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, has said the local authority would consider starting its own academy chain, in response to the chancellor’s
announcement on Wednesday. Warren Morgan, leader of the council, said he opposed the ‘forced academisation of Brighton and Hove schools’, but a cooperative academy trust in the city could be the answer. He said: “We will act to maintain a family of schools across Brighton and Hove, protected from multiacademy chains, with local control and accountability. “Multi-academy trusts and especially some of the larger chains are becoming more and more centralised, removing local governing bodies and distancing themselves further away from the school they run. “Our schools need to be locally accountable to parents, governors and communities. “If the government insists on this approach then we intend to look at establishing a co-operative trust to run our
Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion
have resolutely opposed academies. Forcing parents, teachers and pupils into accepting these changes by government diktat is deeply undemocratic.
Hove library a step closer to closure
Brighton and Hove could see a string of council-run academies
schools, maintaining as much local control as possible and preventing multi-academy trusts from cherry-picking the popular schools and
MP: ‘Academisation could lead to privatisation of education’ Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, has warned of the dangers of the government’s plans to make all schools academies by 2020. She said: “Forcing schools to become academies – and leaving them unaccountable to local communities – is the wrong approach. “Local authorities are needed to ensure good planning and fairness across a local area. “From a government that bangs the ‘localism’ drum this attack on local authorities is particularly shameful. Many people in my own city, Brighton and Hove,
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“This is part of a sustained attack on local government. Funding has been slashed, services have been cut and now they are seeing this outrageous attack on their vital role in local education. I fear the government want to lead us down the path of the privatisation of education. “There’s no evidence to suggest that academisation solves problems in education and there are concerns raised by Oftsed that academy chains have serious weaknesses. “We need to bring our schools back under local democratic oversight, not erode it further. “
leaving the rest to struggle. We want all schools in the city to be excellent schools, and will work on defending them from what is an ideological
assault on both education and local councils.” n See page 5 for a report on changes to secondary school catchment areas.
It looks increasingly likely that Hove Library will merge with Hove Museum, after members of the economic development and culture committee voted in favour of Labour’s libraries plan last week. If approved, the Carnegie building will be sold off by the council, and the library will move into the museum. The Labour group on the city council has said moving the library would save several other community libraries from closure, and that keeping Hove Library open in its current form would cost £2.5 million in the next five years. It is thought the Carnegie building could fetch around £1 million at auction. The Green group on the council opposes the sale of the Carnegie building,as does Conservative councillor Robert Nemeth, who has supported the Save Hove Library campaign. Councillors will discuss and vote on the plans on Thursday at Full Council. The meeting starts at 4.30pm at Brighton Town Hall.
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Rate relief to hit council coffers The leader of Brighton and Hove City Council has said the local authority could be left out of pocket by plans to slash rates for small business. Thebudgetannouncement is good news for companies in Brighton and Hove, where 99 per cent employ less than 200 people. But it could be disastrous for the city council. Warren Morgan,leaderofthecouncil, said the authority could lose around £45 million a year,
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rate income, is on top of the loss of the revenue support grant – cash given to local authorities by the government – which will be phased out by 2020. Cllr Morgan said the council will have to rely on council tax, fees and charges, and what is left of business rates, to keep services going. He said: “People will be paying more council tax, but services will be getting worse.”
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Four GP surgeries still facing the axe Olivia Lerche
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Five GP surgeries in Brighton will be staying open beyond their notice period - in a bid to protect patients. But it is clear that the future of four of the surgeries hangs in the balance, after a meeting of the health and wellbeing board on Tuesday. A panel of experts, including Stephen Ingram, head of primary care at NHS England (southeast), said although the Brighton Homeless Healthcare surgery in Morley Street was going to be re-procured (another service provider will be found), four other surgeries could close. The other surgeries will be subject to a review, to see ‘what potential practice closure will mean for those communities’, and it could resultin‘a manageddispersal of existing patients’, Mr Ingram said.
The future care of more than 11,500 patients was thrown into doubt in January after NHS England received notice from The Practice Group that it intended to end the contract, with surgeries expected to close in June. But the Practice Group, which runs The Practice Hangleton Manor; The Practice North Street; The Practice Willow House in Bevendean has agreed to keep the services open to patients until September, and The Practice Whitehawk Road until November. A letter to Daniel Yates, chairman of Brighton and Hove health and wellbeing board, from Sarah Macdonald, NHS England (South) said: “Our priority is to secure ongoing care for all affected patients and we are doing everything we can to achieve this, in response to the challenging circumstances we face in needing to respond to The Practice Group’s decision.
In the meantime, we have secured an extension to services at each of the five GP surgeries, to ensure that patients can continue to get the care they need at this point.” The Practice Group has also agreed to keep the Brighton Homeless Healthcare surgery in Morley Street open until January 2017. The letter said the importance of this service has ‘stressed’ by numerous homeless organisations. Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown, welcomed the news The Practice Group was extending its notice. He said: “This will allow NHS England time to find the best solution for patients. I also welcome the news that they are carrying out a procurement process to secure a contract with another healthcare provider to take over the service at the Brighton Homeless Healthcare Surgery”
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Parents’ fury over planned school places restructure Bex Bastable
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Parents in Fiveways are set to start a petition against draft plans for a shake-up of secondary school catchment areas in the city. This comes after fears of a ‘middle class explosion’, as the three draft proposals for the new catchment areas split up popular schools Dorothy Stringer and Varndean. The first in a series of ‘public engagement’ meetings by the council were held this week, and parents said officers ‘got a grilling’ at Balfour Primary School. Mark McTaggart, of Loder Road, has a six-year-old daughter who attends the school, and said he was worried changes to catchment areas would mean she would not be able to attend nearby secondary school Dorothy Stringer. He said: “Parents are not happy, and the opinion is that it seems very much pre-decided with the three options. There is no option of Varndean and Dorothy Stringer being in the some catchment area - that is what
people are really cross about. Even if you live two minutes walk, you might have to travel miles across the city.” Other meetings were held this week in Moulsecoomb, Whitehawk and Portslade, with further meetings lined up at Jubilee Library tomorrow (Saturday, 10am until midday), and Wednesday (midday until 2pm), and at Whitehawk Library on Tuesday (7pm to 9pm). Cllr Daniel Chapman, deputy chair of the children, young people and skills committee, said: “The three options are not intended to be a street-by-street guide. They are suggestions to get people thinking about what sort of catchment area system they would prefer. The feedback we get from this engagement exercise will help us draw up concrete proposals on a street-by-street basis that will be subject of a formal consultation process in the autumn.” Residents have until Sunday, April 24, to give their views. For upcoming public meetings, and to see the draft proposals, visit: bit. ly/1Xxw4XW
Making it easier to appeal a parking ticket A pioneering parking appeals scheme, being piloted in Brighton and Hove, went live this week. Website Resolver has teamed up with Brighton and Hove City Council, to trial a project that deals with parking appeals online, in a bid to make the process quicker and easier for motorists. James Walker, CEO of Resolver.co.uk, said: “4.5 million parking tickets are
issued a year but only 20,000 cases go to appeal. Of those 20,000, 50 per cent of those are overturned. “Resolver.co.uk is there to help consumers to resolve complaints with any type of business or service and it is time that all parking appeals should be online and we want to help make this happen.” The new online portal will allow motorists to appeal the fine via their smartphone, tablet, laptop or PC, rather
than the age-old and slow process of submitting paper copies in the post. People can even upload videos and photographic evidence to the site. It also makes the process quicker and cheaper for the authorities that issued the fine, with independent adjudicators at the Traffic Penalty Tribunal able to decide cases within days rather than weeks. Paul Nicholls, Brighton and
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Invisible Voices: The stories of the city’s rough sleepers PHOTOGRAPH: CORIN SPINKS
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Giving the homeless a voice is the focus of a unique Brighton Fringe project. Invisible Voices is a literary and public performance project that will highlight the personal stories of rough sleepers in Brighton and Hove. A book to be published in May will feature reallife stories from homeless people, and proceeds will go to First Base Day Centre, which helps people sleeping rough in the city. There will also be four free Saturday afternoon performance art sessions on May 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 1pm at CascadesCaféonBakerStreet as well as a photographic exhibition featuring the work of photographer Jack Savage. Lloyd Russell Moyle, chair of Brighton and Hove District Labour Party, welcome the project, and said: “People we walk past every day, often the voiceless in Brighton
The project aims to give rough sleepers in the city a voice
and Hove, homeless people have both stories to tell and a message about the fight they go through to survive. This project brings together those voices to ensure that no one is forgotten.”
The Hummingbird project, a Brighton group that provides support to people working with homeless refugees, commended the use of arts as a form of activism. The project also has a
crowdfunder page, which aims to raise the £1,500 needed to fund the project. To find out more, and to get involved, visit: www. crowdfunder.co.uk/invisiblevoices
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We need to get our priorities right In our ‘civilised society’ we cater not for what is needed, but rather what greed encourages us to chase. Implementing changes and enacting policies which are for the benefit of the few rather than to support the basic needs of the many. Each day every one of us encounters someone forced to live on the streets. My own journey to and from work involves passing at least five of these humans society has deemed surplus to requirement. These five humans are just the tip of a depressingly large iceberg of neglect. There are many more on our streets and the numbers continue to rise. None of us can claim with any sort of legitimacy that we are civilised, humane, and progressive when our fellow men and women are made to eke out an existence in the doorways of our cities’ shops. I do not care about economic growth, nor deficit reduction, nor increased GDP, when my fellow citizens are dying on the streets because society has refused to help them. Every few weeks Brighton loses one of its citizens. Ignored by society, and abandoned by the council and central government, these are precisely the people who need our help most, and yet they represent the ones we are doing the least to assist. There is a clear and desperate need here on the
south coast, and throughout the British aisles, that the issue of homelessness needs addressing. And yet no matter how many times our politicians and councillors are told of this, nothing is done. The mid-January edition of Brighton & Hove Independent ran a number of articles looking at the issue of homelessness and the obscene rise in rent prices, and yet the early March edition gloriously promotes ‘a new attraction’ coming to the seafront. Just six weeks after reporting on the lack of affordable housing in the city and the shameful homeless situation, the paper waxes lyrical about the latest vulgar piece of entertainment – a zipwire ride which is set to replace the Brighton Wheel. This attraction, just east of the pier, is set to cost £1.7m. How can we rightly accept such a project, and at such a cost, when it does nothing to combat the greatest problem this city faces? Private companies seeking to profit from our citizens need to recognise that they are obligated first and foremost to provide what the people need, rather than what they (may or may not) want. Only the profit-seeking, money driven lunacy of neoliberal business policy would look at Brighton – with its housing shortage, its rapid rise in foodbanks, and its severe homeless problem – and decide that we need a zipwire.
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Moral high ground I see Cllr Warren Morgan didn’t have to wait long to be joined on the exclusively Labour Party turf of the moral high ground, as Cllr Tom Bewick jumped on the bandwagon by accusing local Conservatives (and Greens) of being ‘bent on wreaking havoc’. It’s a shame, because I respect Tom, that he has slipped into a lazy dismissal of the contribution of other groups to the debate within Brighton and Hove City Council. He will know that both the support and challenge he has received from Conservative councillors as children’s services (and indeed much of the council) are reformed has been valuable to a minority Labour administration, which took power without much of a manifesto or road-map to guide them. Cllr Morgan has taken his moral superiority to new levels by rejecting all of the amendments Conservatives
suggested to his budget as aiming to score a political hit. The fact that our group listened to Communityworks on respite breaks for disabled children and support for mental health preventative programmes or listened to residents, by restoring the council’s Saturday night noise patrol are changes of which we are proud. We must draw attention to the three Labour changes to last year’s (pre-election) budget on children’s centres, public toilets and freezing parking charges, ‘political hits’ which they promptly reversed on taking power after the election. That makes Cllr Morgan’s self-styled moral leadership severely open to question, and one day he may realise he’s just a politician, rather like Tom Bewick and the rest of us. CLLR ANDREW WEALLS Conservative councillor for Central Hove
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Blame game We are surprised that Cllr Warren Morgan blames the Greens for the council’s cuts budget. After all, he proposed and voted for it, and we voted against. It’s hard to see how it is all our fault. We attempted to get discussions with Labour over the Budget but they refused until the day it was to be discussed, sending frantic tweets begging us not to vote against their budget. When both Labour and Tory budgets were voted down at the first attempt, the very first thing that was put forward by the Labour leader of the council was a £30,000 cut to the trade union facilities time budget. Labour then voted for it, Greens voted against. A sorry story that we have condemned but hardly the fault of Green councillors. The Green Party blames the Tory government for the cuts to local government services. But sadly, the Labour councillors opted to work with the Tories to implement these cuts locally. The Greens will continue to fight for our services and in doing so push for collaboration with Labour and others in opposing this vicious and uncaring Tory government. But progressive people in the city would not want us to work with Labour on doing the Tories’ dirty work for them. And we won’t. PHELIM MAC CAFFERTY, DAVY JONES, AND SUE SHANKS Convenor of the Greens on the city council, and co-chairs of Brighton and Hove Green Party
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The proposed #Hove Library and Museum was to be “a cultural hub” but is now touted as a “complex”. Who invents these ghastly words? @ROBERT_NEMETH
Did my best to speak against plans to close #Hove Library at Economic Development & Culture Committee today... but outvoted sadly. #Brighton
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Ambulance trust chairman stands down The chairman of an ambulance trust has announced his resignation following a scheme which delayed urgent care for some patients. South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has been investigated following a project known as R3/G5 – run between December 2014 to February 2015 – which allowed an extra ten minutes for assessments
Parking restrictions were recently imposed in Hythe Road, Fiveways
More parking restrictions likely to be introduced Bex Bastable
bex.bastable@jpress.co.uk @BexBastable
Controlled parking zones continue to be rolled out in Brighton and Hove, with the council set to consult residents in Preston Village and Surrenden, as well as in West Hove. It follows representations from residents concerned about being unable to park near their homes. All households in Preston Village and Surrenden will receive a leaflet next autumn asking whether they want restrictions all day, or for certain hours, or whether they wanted no change. They could also choose whether restrictions should apply all week or Monday to Friday. The Preston Village area covers streets between the railway and the A23, from South Road up to Clermont Road. Surrenden covers roads between Balfour Road and Surrenden Road – but not including the latter, which rejected the offer of a parking zone last year. Residents in West Hove will be consulted on a similar basis early next year. The parking zone consultation will focus on the area between the A259
and the Worthing-bound railway, between Roman Road and Woodhouse Road in the east and St Leonard’s Road and Worcester Villas in the west. In each case there would be an option of having limited free waiting or exclusive paid parking outside shops and services. Meanwhile a scheme for Hollingbury Road and Ditchling Gardens will start on April 4, after no residents objected to a traffic order. Cllr Gill Mitchell, chair of the environment, transport and sustainability committee, said: “We’re proposing this in response to residents’ requests. It seems that where schemes are introduced people do like them. Controlled parking can make streets more pleasant and safe and there’s the obvious benefit of not having to drive round and round looking for a space.” On January 19 the council agreed to press ahead with a consultation in the Hanover and Elm Grove area of Brighton starting in early April, following residents’ requests. To see where parking restrictions are already in force, visit: www. brighton-hove.gov.uk
before ambulances were dispatched to some urgent calls. Chairman of the trust Tony Thorne has confirmed his resignation on Tuesday. Chief executive Paul Sutton is taking a ‘mutually-agreed’ leave of absence while the trust determines the appropriate actions to take. The independent review undertaken by Deloitte, said: “Concerns were raised by a number of senior colleagues to the CEO in early December
2014 regarding the inclusion of Red 2 calls in the pilot. “These concerns were not adequately addressed and the CEO instructed that the pilot should go ahead.” The review looked specifically at the decisionmaking processes around the implementation of the pilot. It did not look at the impact of the pilot on patients; this is subject to a separate, review, due to be concluded by June 2016.
A spokesman for SECAmb said: “The trust welcomes and accepts the findings of the review in full. It recognises that the governance surrounding the pilot was inadequate, and has already started to make serious changes to the way matters of governance are managed and dealt with to make sure lessons are learnt and a lapse in governance of this sort does not happen again.”
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School’s donation to city food bank Students from independent school Shoreham College, delivered 1,760 cans of food to Brighton Food Bank this week. Teacher Mr Connors, encouragedstudentstocollect cans, competing against each other to see who could collect the most. He said: “We wanted
to make the kids aware that some families, close to home, were struggling to make ends meet. It is important to recognise that and try to help if we are able.” A spokesperson from the food bank thanked the school, and said: “Every item donated is very much appreciated.”
Students with the donations for Brighton Food Bank
New name for Sussex Cricket ground
Swimming pool closed until May after storm
Sussex Cricket is set to change the name of its ground once more. Its latest guise will be: ‘The 1st Central County Ground, Hove’. This week, Sussex Cricket announced that car insurance provider 1ST CENTRAL, has become the club’s ground naming rights partner for the next three seasons - until the end of 2018. Its previous incarnation was the ‘BrightonandHoveJobs. com County Ground, Hove’. Zac Toumazi, chief executive of Sussex Cricket, said: “We are delighted to be able to welcome 1ST CENTRAL to Hove.”
The swimming pool at the King Alfred Leisure Centre will now be closed until May, after storm damage to the roof last month. Since Storm Imogen hit, the gym has also been relocated to the ballroom. Brighton and Hove City Council said alternative swimming facilities are available at Prince Regent Swimming complex and St Luke’s Pool, and work is continuing to make the building watertight and repair damage. The council hoped the work would be finished by May, but said: “This timetable relies on dry weather without high winds, so could be delayed.”
Raising the roof with dance-a-thon Brighton and Hove High School is taking part in a 12hour dance-a-thon next week (March 25), to raise cash for Sport Relief. Pupils and staff will be brushing off their dancing shoes from 7am to 7pm, with guest professionals leading the sessions. Jennifer Smith, headteacher at the high school, said: “Students and
teachers at Brighton and Hove High School love taking part in Sport Relief. It’s an excellent way to bring staff, students and the community together to get active, have fun and raise money for a great cause.” The school raised £12,000 in 2012 for Sport Relief, after a sponsored walk along the seafront.
Stallholder spaces at Hove Park Carnival
Come Dine With Me in Brighton and Hove
Martlets Hospice is appealing for stallholders to sign up for its Hove Park Carnival on May 30. Antonia Shepherd, from the hospice’s events team, said: “It’s always a hugely busy day for stallholders so now’s the time to book your pitch to make sure you don’t miss out!” A stall is £60 for businesses and £40 for charities. All funds go to the hospice. For a stall, call Nicky on 01273 964200 or email nicky.david@martlets.org. uk
The hit Channel 4 television show, Come Dine With Me, is coming to Brighton and Hove, and is looking for culinary champions to compete in the new series. The filming takes place over four days with four individuals taking turns to host the perfect dinner party. At the end of the week the winning host walks away with £1,000. You must be over 18 and not trained or working as a professional chef. The shoot will take place from May 2 to 6.
Students at the bandstand
Sussex abuse charities unite A new website and freephone number for anyone affected by domestic or sexual abuse has been launched. The Portal is a partnership of three leading Sussex abuse charities, making it simpler for people to find the right help. The website offers a choice of options, including advice for friends and family and a referral pathway for professionals. Gail Gray, RISE CEO, said: “Along with safe, women only, support, The Portal also offers specialist help to LGBT people, heterosexual men and members of the BME community. The Portal partners, RISE, CRI and
The three charities have set up The Portal and a freephone helpline
Survivors’ Network, are committed to improving services and giving survivors support.” Visit: www.theportal.org.uk
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A Week in the City The first stop for adventure seekers A campaign is encouraging Brighton and Hove residents to get out into the countryside, to explore the South Downs National Park to the north of the city. The South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) is working closely with Community Rail Partnerships to promote rail travel in the National Park - as opposed to driving. Trevor Beattie, chief executive for the SNDPA, said: “As one of the easiest national parks to explore without a car we want to encourage more people to get outside and have an adventure that starts from train stations and bus stops.”
“Already visitors are beginning to see their journey as part of the adventure – we know that small children love taking the bus or train, while adults can relax and watch the scenery unfold instead of having to watch the road or worry about where to park the car.” Samantha Lear, community rail manager from Sussex Community Rail Partnership, said: “You might be surprised by how much of the South Downs you can reach by train. Our line guides for the entire network are ready to help people plan their next adventure.” Visit: southdowns.gov.uk
Dog walk raises cash for Martlets
Dogs in fancy dress joined the sponsored walk
Pooches on the Prom saw a flurry of waggy tails descend on Hove Lawns last Sunday, as dogs and their owners raised cash for Martlets Hospice. Dogs were invited to dress up for the occasion, and an array of colourful outfits were on show.
The sponsored walk began at the Hove Lawns Cafe, with two routes - one to the Palace Pier and back again, and a longer walk to the end of Madeira Drive for more energetic dogs. Participating pooches received a goodie bag and a medal.
Taking a trip into the countryside
American Express supports Pride ‘16
Governors needed for primary academies
American Express, the city’s largest private sector employer, was named a leading partner of Brighton Pride Weekend, taking place from August 5-7. Mike Whyte, vice president of merchant services at American Express, said: “We’re looking forward to being part of what promises to be another spectacular showcase of Brighton’s diverse community.” Businesses and organisations interested in supporting Brighton Pride can email sponsors@ brighton-pride.org for more information.
The University of Brighton Academies Trust is looking for people interested in becoming local governors at its primary academies. Governors contribute to the strategic leadership of an academy, working alongside elected parent and staff representatives and the academy’s principal. Paul Griffiths, chief executive of the trust, said: “Their knowledge and expertise supports our aim of providing highquality education to all the children at our academies.” Apply by Friday, April 15. Visit: www.brighton. ac.uk/localgovernors
Budding scientists impress judges Five pupils from Portslade Aldridge Community Academy have secured a place as finalists in the National Science and Engineering Competition 2016. The five finalists from PACA are Joshua Hassett, Guolin Yang, Dexter Shepherd, Harry Smith and Morgan Pile. The competition is open to pupils aged between 11-18, and gives them the chance to compete for top prizes worth
over £50,000. Imran Khan, chief executive of the British Science Association, which runs the competition, said: “I am so pleased to see that PACA has made it through to the finals. Their work has already impressed the regional judges, and I wish them the best of luck for the final at the Big Bang Fair.” The finals started on Wednesday, and finish on Saturday.
The five finalists from Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
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Chancellor’s budget a ‘failure’ for homeless
Uwe Hunemeier of Brighton and Hove Albion and Charlotte Gurr, of the Albion women’s team, joined Brighton Outlook, a fitness group for cancer sufferers and survivors
Albion stars mark 150 sign ups to cancer fitness project Bex Bastable
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Two Brighton and Hove Albion stars took some time out to celebrate the success of a fitness course set up by the club’s charitable arm. Brighter Outlook is a free fitness course run by Albion in the Community (AITC) and aimed at people living with, or recovering from, cancer. Albion defender Uwe Hünemeier, and Charlotte Gurr, one of the star players
from the Albion’s women’s team, helped the club’s official charity celebrate 150 sign ups to its pioneering cancer fitness project. To mark the occasion, the pair took part in a circuit training session at the Yellowave venue on Brighton seafront. Mr Hünemeier said talking to the people taking part had proved a real inspiration. He said: “It was great to be invited along and to join in. I am currently recovering from an injury and know that
rehab work can sometimes be quite lonely so to see this group supporting each other and having fun while working to improve their fitness was brilliant. You could tell that the people taking part enjoyed the sessions and that taking part was really beneficial to them.” Jo Coppard, who uses the fitness club, was keen to explain just how much Brighter Outlook had helped her. She said: “I’ve found it very beneficial. If it wasn’t for these sessions some of us
wouldn’t see anyone. It gets you out; it enables you to have contact with others in the same situation and is such a motivation. It is an absolute god send.” Siobhan Meaker, AITC’s health manager, said: “Brighter Outlook has been a genuine success and is a project we are very proud of. Research shows that staying active during and after treatment is hugelybeneficial. Unfortunately there are often barriers which stop people doing so.
Last chance to sign up for a mini Snowdog It’s the last chance for schools in Brighton and Hove to get their very own mini Snowdog by the Sea, as the deadline closed on Thursday (March 24). The Snowdog art trail, based on the children’s story, is to raise funds for Martlets Hospice, and pupils can design and decorate their mini-sculpture as part of the project. There will also be a public art trail around the city, with 40 large decorated Snowdogs, decorated by businesses and local figures, later this year. Antonia Shepherd from the events team at Martlets Hospice said: “This is the last chance for schools and colleges to be part of a unique event in our city; something that students will remember
for the rest of their lives. “Using a mini Snowdog sculpture as a canvas is an innovative way for students to explore different design ideas and to get really creative; it’s a fantastic opportunity to see their artwork displayed in three dimensions. “Being involved with this project also allows pupils to learn more about Martlets Hospice. Funds raised from the Mini Snowdogs will help us to continue to provide vital support to our patients and their families at some of their toughest times.” Schools interested in decorating their own Snowdog, should call Antonia Shepherd on 01273 718782. To find out more about the Snowdogs art trail, visit: www. snowdogsbythesea.co.uk
Hove Junior School students with their mini Snowdog
Brighter Outlook removes many of those barriers and it is fantastic to know the project is having such a positive impact on so many people.” Mr Hünemeier added: “Cancer affects so many people and projects like this are very important. It was great to meet the participants and to help celebrate the project’s 150th sign up. Here’s to 150 more.” For more information on the fitness group, visit: www. brighteroutlook.org.uk
Andy Winter, chief executive of housing and homeless charity Brighton Housing Trust, said the chancellor had not done enough to stem the rise in rough sleeping, in Wednesday’s budget announcement. Mr Winter said: “While I welcome the news that the chancellor has announced £115 million for specialist accommodation to help people out of rough sleeping and homelessness, other measures previously announced will mean that levels of homelessness and rough sleeping will continue to rise. “In the Autumn Statement, the chancellor announced caps that, from April 2018, will limit the amounts someone in specialist supported housing may claim through housing benefit. This will see the loss of thousands of homes and already the plug has been pulled on many new homes that were planned. “The chancellor should have ensured that specialist supported housing was put on a proper and sustainable financial footing so that we can see, once and for all, an end to rough sleeping in this country. “Sadly he has failed this challenge. So on homelessness, I would rate this budget as a failure. He has ignored the warnings from so many of us involved in helping people off the street and those with support needs. Homelessness will increase and this £115 million will have little impact in stemming risinglevelsofroughsleeping.”
Sugar levy praised by city’s health boss Dr Tom Scanlon, Brighton and Hove City Council’s director of public health, has welcomed the news that the chancellor announced a new levy on sugary drinks, in the budget on Wednesday. This comes after the city council launched its own voluntary ‘sugar tax’ last October, asking bars, cafes and restaurants to add a 10p levy on to the price of sugary drinks. Dr Scanlon said since the launch of ‘Sugar Smart Brighton and Hove’, more than 150 businesses have been in touch, with 70 actively involved in the scheme. He said 60 of the businesses are now promoting free drinking
water, with 24 using pricing and promotions to ‘influence choices’. He said: “It is great news that the government has announced a new levy on sugary drinks. In Brighton and Hove one in four children are already overweight or obese by the time they leave primary school. It’s also great news with regard to tooth decay. “It is a lot harder to eat less sugar when we have sugary food and drink advertised and promoted all around us. “It is good news that the extra money will go to schools for PE and sports as keeping active will help children achieve a healthy weight.”
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University staff join call to stop the deportation of Sussex MA student PHOTOGRAPH: SUMMER DEAN
Bex Bastable
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University of Sussex students staged a three-day occupation of Bramber House last week, in protest at the imminent deportation of MA student Luqman Onikosi. Now, university staff are also speaking out; calling on the Home Office to reverse its decision, and the university to lobby the government. Mr Onikosi was diagnosed with a liver condition, which killed his two brothers, when he first came to the UK to study at University of Sussex in 2007. Mr Onikosi believes he now faces the same fate if he is deported, as he said Nigeria does not have the medical facilities to help him. He described deportation to Nigeria as ‘a death sentence’. As a petition to the Home Office to stop the deportation reached 4.500 signatures, university staff showed their support.
The occupation at Bramber House last week
Astatementsignedbymore than 200 university staff said: “Luqman Onikosi suffers from a life-threatening condition that has led to the deaths of his two brothers in Nigeria. He seeks leave to
remain in the UK to access treatment he needs that is not available in his home country. “In 2015 he was prevented from completing his MA at Sussex University because his leave to remain had
been denied, despite having paid his fees and submitted work. As members of staff at Sussex University we call on the Home Office to help save Luqman’s life by allowing him to stay in the UK.
“We call on Sussex University to use its influence and position in society to fully and strongly lobby the Home Office to give leave to remain to Luqman, a student who has paid thousands in international fees to the university and contributed actively to the community in the UK, and to allow him to complete his studies.” The three-day occupation of Bramber House, started with students chanting: “Luqman is here to stay, let’s deport Theresa May.” The university said although it was sorry to hear about Mr Onikosi’s situation, it had no power to influence the Home Office’s decision. The petition to the Home Office, which has been signed by 4,500 people, must reach 10,000 signatures to warrant a response by the government - but if it reaches 100,000, it has to be discussed by MPs in the House of Commons. To view the petition, visit: petition.parliament.uk/ petitions/121206
Campaigns unite to support refugees Activists from ‘Sussex to Calais’ and ‘Stand Up To Racism’ held a public meeting at the University of Sussex last week. Attendees heard speeches from Paddy Neilson of Stand Up To Racism and Fanny Kinsch of Sussex to Calais. The two speakers talked about their aim to fight racism and to have the UK borders opened to refugees. Mr Neilson said: “It’s down to us, the ordinary people, to collectively support the refugees. Once we all do that we can start to see what a better world would look like.” Founding member of Sussex to Calais, MA student Alexandra Iliadi said: “We organise weekly meetings to raise awareness of the refugee problem and how it is a systemic crisis related to other issues of racism and Islamophobia.” Sussex to Calais will be attending a demonstration organised by Stand up to Racism in London tomorrow (Saturday). n written by Lauren Cox
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Choosing clothes without restriction Bex Bastable
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Brighton-based Lisa Honan decided to set up her own clothing company, when she found clothes shopping increasingly difficult. Finding gender-neutral clothes on the high street was impossible, which is why she started Gender Free World, with the mission of providing ‘clothing without labels’; making clothes accessible to everyone. The launch event was held at Brighton Media Centre on Wednesday, with support from comedian Zoe Lyons and Brighton tailor and designer Gresham Blake. Ms Honan, said: “At Gender Free World, we believe that there is room for everybody to enjoy their style choices - without the restriction of gender assumption. We decided to make a range of shirts where gender is irrelevant. But one size will not fit all - male and female shapes are different so we have designed around body shape. “Our shirts are about a style, a fabric, a cut that you like - not what you are being
told to wear because of your gender. We know there is a huge demand from the survey we did which showed that of the 173 people we talked to, over 80 per cent felt that they would welcome stylish, fitted shirts which suited them regardless of sex or gender. An overwhelming amount of the feedback we received showed that whether they were slim, short, tall, busty or petite, regardless of sex the people we surveyed struggled to find clothes that fitted their personal choice.” Ms Honan also plans to branch into gender neutral clothes and toys for children. The move was also in response to a controversial questionnaire planned by children’s commissioner Anne Longfield, which sought to give children more choice over how they identify themselves with regards to gender. Ms Honan said: “I find it so bizarre that a lot of people are so outraged at the idea of personal choice in how they identify themselves. We are aware that the term ‘gender’ can be interpreted in different ways and can be controversial. “A lot of this has to do with
Uni pledge to open more gender neutral loos
Lisa Honan, founder of Gender Free World
the fact that the media can sometimes make it sound more confusing than it is. At Gender Free World we’re not trying to tell people what they should call themselves or which box they should tick,
we’re just trying to ensure that stylish, fashionable clothes are available to buy for everyone regardless of their gender or body type. We are not saying we want a world without gender only
Help for mums with drug and alcohol issues The Brighton Oasis Project launched its ‘Mellow Parenting’ service on Tuesday, to help support parents whose lives are affected by drugs and alcohol. The initiative works with mums and babies to help form a strong bond between parent and child. Rebecca Newman, parenting practitioner at Oasis, said: “Mellow Parenting is empowering and strengthbased, it’s working with what the mothers already have and showing them what they can do rather than criticising them and saying what they’re doing is wrong.” Thanks to a recent threeyear funding grant from Trusthouse, Oasis has been able to train two parenting practitioners.
The Mellow Parenting group will work with alcohol and substance misusers in Brighton and Hove, some recently out of treatment and some who have been in recovery for quite a few years. Ms Newman said: “Mellow parenting is all about breaking the cycle of drug dependency and putting a stop to the stigma surrounding substance and alcohol misusers and their children. It’s not easy. It’s one of the most challenging jobs someone can ever have but the treatment is all about empowering them to know that they can form a really special attachment with their children and know that their children will grow up in a more stable and nurtured environment than they might have done.”
Rebecca Newman, a parenting practitioner at Mellow Parenting
that it is unfair that gender can limit and restrict your choices which is why we’ve created our gender neutral fashion range.” For more information, visit www.genderfreeworld.com
The University of Brighton is to increase the number of gender neutral toilets on its campuses to become ‘more inclusive’. It said the aim was to have gender neutral toilets available in each building by the end of the Easter vacation. Professor Debra Humphris, the university’s vice-chancellor, said: “I am delighted we are taking this step forward, to become more inclusive and to building this in to future facilities.” Student Lorcan Bevan, who is the LGBTQ officer and trans rep with the Students’ Union, was interviewed by RadioReverb, on why gender neutral toilets were needed. Lorcan said: “I can’t use male or female bathrooms. The female ones don’t feel right for me and the male bathrooms are too intimidating. So I always have to use a disabled bathroom but then if someone tries to open the door I get this intense anxiety, that you have to validate yourself because you don’t look physically disabled.” Lorcan said trans people were suffering abuse, violence and discrimination when they use toilet facilities. Lecturer Dr Nick McGlynn, said: “The vast majority of people will not even notice but, as Lorcan says, this is massively important for a lot of trans people. One UK study found that around 50 per cent of trans people avoid using public toilets. So something has to be done about this and I am really glad we have managed to come together at the university to do this.”
Zoe Ball to sound starting klaxon Presenter and broadcaster Zoe Ball has been named as the official starter for Brighton Marathon 2016. Ms Ball, a long-term Brighton and Hove resident, who lives with her husband Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim), will be sending over 10,000 runners on their way as she officially starts the race on Sunday, April 17. She said: “I’m absolutely honoured and thrilled to start the Brighton Marathon this year on behalf of the Motor Neurone Disease Association. I lost my stepfather Rick to MND, and my husband Norm ran the Brighton Marathon a few years back, so it’s a pleasure to be involved. My family
and I cheer the runners as they go past and I always end up so emotional, seeing all of them take part on behalf of so many great causes or friends and family. Running the marathon is such an achievement; I’m always in awe of everyone who does it and I think they’re all heroes.” Tom Naylor, Brighton Marathon race director said: “Zoe and her family are wellknown Brighton residents and fantastic ambassadors for the City. We’re delighted she will be starting the race for us and adding to the excitement at the start.” To sign up, visit: www. brightonmarathon. co.ukhome
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Women’s History
By Louise Peskett
A royal who left her mark on Brighton
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s home to the Royal Pavilion, Brighton has seen more than its fair share of royal visitors, male and female. The woman I’ve chosen to tell you about became queen almost 200 years ago, yet is far from being a household name. In Brighton, however, she was a muchloved figure – so much so, we have a square, a park and a whole area of the city named after her. Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, born in 1792, princess of a small, German state, perhaps didn’t feel she was destined for great things when fate came knocking in the portly shape of William, Britain’s Duke of Clarence, who proposed to whisk her away and make her his wife. Although this sounds like the start of a fairytale, the reality was less sugar-coated. William was younger brother of George, Britain’s Prince Regent and later King George IV, who we have to thank for the Royal Pavilion. After the death of George’s only daughter, Princess Charlotte, in 1817, it was starting to look like William had a chance of inheriting the throne. In preparation, he’d jettisoned his long-term partner and mother to his ten
Queen Adelaide
children, the actress Dorothea Jordan, and was scouring Europe for a more suitable bride. William was no fairytale prince, either. Twenty-seven years older than Adelaide and father of ten children, his reputation for coarse language, carousing and having a lax attitude towards churchgoing must not have painted him in the best light in the eyes of the pious and clean-living young princess. As with most marriageable daughters of the time, however, Adelaide’s feelings on the matter were neither here nor there. In July 1818 she was dispatched to England, a cog in a
foreign country’s political wheel, to marry William precisely one week after meeting him. Despite the unromantic start, the royal couple, by all accounts, became close. Under Adelaide’s influence devoted William became tactful and less outspoken. By the time Adelaide became Queen in 1830, this quiet, charitable and conservative young woman had also won the hearts of a British public grown weary of the late King George IV’s high spending and scandalous ways. Brightonians, lately used to seeing the Royal Pavilion empty after George IV tired of it in later life, must have been pleased to see the lights shining in the building again – particularly tradespeople, laundry workers and other locals who did well out of the visits of royals and their entourages. Adelaide and William made many changes to the Royal Pavilion, converting what was soon to become Brighton Museum into stables for Adelaide’s horses, building servants’ accommodation to the south of the building (later demolished) and, in 1832, commissioning Joseph Good to build the ornate William IV Gate, giving a dramatic entrance to the Pavilion Gardens from Church Street. William and Adelaide’s stewardship of the building wasn’t to
everyone’s taste. Remembering the heady days when pleasure-seeking George IV was in charge, one disgruntled visitor was not a fan of the new dress code, writing: “The Queen is a prude and refuses to have the ladies come décolletées to her parties. George the 4th, who liked ample expanses of that kind, would not let them be covered.” When in Brighton Adelaide liked to visit St George’s Church in Kemptown and her coat of arms can still be seen on its balcony. She also enjoyed the German spa which stood in the park, later named by its founder, Thomas Attree ‘Queen’s Park’ in her honour. Likewise her name was given to Hove’s Adelaide Crescent and, further afield, the city of Adelaide in Australia. Despite personal tragedy – a series of miscarriages, premature births and a baby who lived to only three months put paid to her attempts to start her own family, Adelaide was liked by her ten stepchildren and became a steadying influence on her niece, the young Queen Victoria. Many credit her with bringing a sense of respect and awe back to the royal family at a time when it was losing its sparkle – a considerable legacy for this quiet and unassuming woman.
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Simon Kirby
Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown
New student village will fit the landscape
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ollowing the Planning Inspectorate’s approval of the University of Sussex’s expansion plans last year, I was pleased to meet with representatives from the university recently to discuss their plans for the creation of a new student village. The Sussex Masterplan, which will see a £500 million investment in the local economy and the creation of hundreds of permanent jobs as well as increased student housing provision on the campus itself, was originally rejected by Brighton and Hove City Council. The decision was then referred to the Planning Inspectorate who upheld the university’s case. The university plays a very important role in our local economy, both directly and indirectly and is looking to increase student numbers to 18,000 - 3,000 more than at present. It is right that it be able to expand to enable it to keep up with other leading universities and maintain its reputation as a centre of research excellence. Plans for the creation of the new student village include 2,100 units to replace around
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590 old student units built in the 1970s. These will add to the range of student accommodation presently on campus. There will be a mixture of town houses
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and flats, secure cycle parking for every resident and new purpose-built Students’ Union facilities. The new buildings have been designed so that they fit in with the
vision of the campus’ founding architect, Sir Basil Spence. Maintaining the features of the unique setting of the campus within the South Downs is also an important part of the redevelopment. I am always aware that any new development needs to be appropriate and so I have always argued that the accommodation needed to support these extra students should be built on the campus to reduce pressure on family homes in the city, particularly in areas such as Moulsecoomb and Bevendean. I also welcome the fact that the plans have been designed to complement the landscape of the Sussex Downs as well as to sit comfortably alongside the listed academic buildings that Sir Basil Spence designed when the university was first established in the 1960s. Sussex University is located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the university has a history of protecting and enhancing its green spaces and trees. I would be interested to know what local residents in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven feel about the issue so please do email me your views on simon.kirby.mp@ parliament.uk
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Graham Chainey
Brighton historian
Dolphins, playful porpoises and a whale
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dolphin was photographed recently frolicking near the West Pier. Finn Hopson, who has a gallery nearby, said it was there for over an hour, keeping “a small crowd of people entertained on a grey day”. Such joyous sights, now rare – a pod of dolphins went by last July – were once more common. Mrs Merrifield’s Natural History of Brighton (1860) doesn’t mention dolphins but says our most common marine mammal was the porpoise, “large shoals of which may sometimes be seen swimming in single file a short distance from the shore, and occasionally leaping, in playful mood, out of the water”. Richard Jefferies records in 1884: “Once now and then a porpoise may be seen sunning himself off a groyne; barely dipping himself, and rolling about at the surface, the water shines like oil as it slips off his back”. Lying atop Beachy Head in 1887, he watched one below. “His dark body, wet and oily, appears on the surface for two seconds; and then, throwing up his tail like the fluke of an anchor, down he goes.
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Now look forward, along the waves, some fifty yards or so, and he will come up, the sunshine gleaming on the water as it runs off his back, to again dive, and reappear after a similar interval.” Porpoises are smaller, and without the dolphin’s prominent snout.
A less welcome finned creature is the shark. In 1785 a gentleman bathing “a little below the machines” spotted a fin speeding towards him. Heading back in panic, he “had scarcely reached the shore when a large tiger shark plunged after him with that violence that it forced itself entirely out of the water on dry land”. Onlookers helped kill the 12-foot predator with hatchets. “On opening its stomach, the entire head of a man was found in it, no otherwise altered than being very soft and pappy, and the flesh and scalp entirely separating from the bone on touching it.” In 1807 fishermen caught an 8-ft specimen. “This despot of the deep had pursued a shoal of mackerel into a fleet of nets and, after doing a great deal of damage to them, got so entangled that he could not extricate himself.” Mrs Merrifield claims an enormous basking shark, 36 ft long, was once caught off Brighton. This species, harmless to humans, “loves to float on the calm surface of the summer sea – hence its name”. Blue sharks are smaller but more destructive, tearing nets to devour the catch, and
rolling the line around them until they are hopelessly entwined. Blue sharks particularly loved pilchard drift-nets, “and it is common for them to pass along the whole length of the net, cutting out as with shears the fish and the net that holds them, and swallowing both together”. I quote The Times for February 1999: “A 7-ft mako shark weighing 378 lb has been caught in a net off Brighton. The crew of the fishing boat Catherine Ann took half an hour to land the fish, which is rare in British waters. The carcase was sold to a French buyer at £3 a kg.” Last July, a pod of 50 smooth-hound sharks visited Selsey and Pagham. As for whales, I quote Mrs Merrifield again: “About the year 1833 or 1834, a large whale seventy feet in length, and thirtyfive in circumference, was stranded on the shore near Roedean turnpike gate. The blubber was sold by the fishermen to Mr Bass, and melted down into oil, and the enormous skeleton, after being cleaned, was again put together, and exhibited on the Level as a show. The jaw bones were set up in Mr Bass’s garden, where they remained for many years.”
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Warren Morgan
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Hove library is no longer fit for purpose
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aced with huge cuts to their budgets, many councils up and down the country have been forced to close libraries, or hand them over to private contractors to run for a profit. Some argue that in an internet age, with ebooks and search engines replacing the need for physical repositories of fiction and reference books, libraries have had their day. The last time Labour ran the city council, we built the award-winning Jubilee Library, one of the UK’s leading libraries and one which has only grown in popularity over the past decade. Under the Greens, library hours were significantly reduced and one - the muchloved mobile library - was closed. Money from the Labour government funded new library buildings in Coldean, Whitehawk and Woodingdean, but Conservative cuts seemed to destine those new facilities to be short-lived. Last week we put forward a plan for Brighton and Hove’s libraries for the next four years. It proposes keeping our library service in public hands, under council control, with our network of libraries
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how they will vote at full council next Thursday when the Libraries Plan is put forward for final approval. I hope they can see beyond scoring a political hit on their opponents and do what is right for current and future library users in Brighton and Hove. The Carnegie building, which currently houses the Hove library, is held in great affection but visitor numbers are dwindling, costs are rising and it is no longer fit for a role in a modern library service. We can’t, when faced with huge cuts to our budget, put the preservation of an historic building ahead of providing a service to many of our local communities. Any future use for this building will be protected by its listed status, but the money we will receive from the sale will guarantee a modern library service in public hands, in every neighbourhood across Brighton and Hove, for years to come. When library services in towns and cities around the country are under threat, here in Brighton and Hove we have the chance to perform what one of my colleagues called “a miracle”; keeping our libraries open, with longer opening hours, and maintaining them in public control.
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Marshlink Line between Hastings and Ashford would be a worthier project. Well I’m sorry Godfrey, this may well be a beneficial project for your constituents but it would do absolutely nothing to solve the chronic overcrowding and capacity issues between Brighton and London. I remain hopeful that BML2 will get the green light from the Government in the near future. George Osborne has consistently demonstrated his commitment to serious transport infrastructure projects in recent years such as HS2, HS3 and Crossrail 2. And in the end, I think that he will be convinced by the economic case for BML2 which in my view, is compelling and was the main reason why it was included in our recent Greater Brighton devolution bid to Government. On another transport-related matter, I have written to Highways England about the dreadful state in which they have left the A23/A27 Patcham roundabout following the vegetation clearance work they carried out a few weeks ago for safety reasons. We shall also be raising this at next week’s full council meeting, urging the council to use its influence and get involved. Perhaps we should even run a competition, asking local residents what they would like to see here to welcome visitors into their city? This is the main gateway into Brighton & Hove, passed by many thousands of motorists every day, and it should make a positive statement about what Brighton & Hove stands for. At the moment it is frankly an embarrassment.
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On This Day 1947 | Tuesday, March 18 The UK release date for Brighton Rock. Based on the novel of the same name by Graham Greene, the film centres on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – the vicious ‘Pinkie’. The film focuses on the criminal underbelly of inter-war Brighton. Pinkie orders the murder of a rival, Fred, and the
police believe it to be suicide. This doesn’t convince Ida Arnold, who was with Fred just before he died, and she sets out to discover the truth. She meets naive waitress Rose, who can prove that Fred was murdered. In an attempt to keep Rose quiet Pinkie marries her as his gang begins to doubt his ability and his rivals start to take over his business. Pinkie becomes more desperate and violent.
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ideo blogging, vlogging, is now regarded as the most powerful online marketing tool of all; it can help you reach your target audience and build up your online presence quicker and cheaper than anything else. Mi Elfverson, a video producer and founder of The Vlog Academy led a recent Brighton Chamber Bitesized Learning session ‘Everything you need to know to start video blogging’. Here are her top tips to win your vlog audience. 1) Know your target audience Vlogging, just like any other targeted marketing, starts by establishing who your ideal client is. This is the only person you want to communicate with - forget about the rest.
2) Plan your keywords Prepare a key word for each video blog. Make it your vlog title and then stick to it in your video. You need to deliver what your title says. 3) Show your passion Someone who is passionate about their subject is much more likely to resonate with their audience. Make sure your eyes beam with excitement when you talk. 4) Get some basic camera equipment You can get some really cheap tools online for only a few quid that will change the look and sound of your video massively. A cheap stand, a clip-on microphone, a video light. 5) Get an editor If there is one thing I would say to outsource, it is the editing. It is time consuming and can be complex. Don’t stress yourself out with the tech stuff if you don’t enjoy it! 6) Set up a YouTube channel YouTube is now a serious search engine, and you need to get your videos on there to be part of the game. Make sure your channel shows your branding. 6) Optimise your video When your video is ready to go public, you need to optimize it so people can find it online. Use the YouTube information box, tagging and annotations. 7) Spread your video Your video needs to be on
YouTube, your website, newsletters and all social media to be as visible as possible. Sync the sharing by using eg Hootsuite or Buffer. 8) Manage your YouTube channel You need to drive your YouTube channel like a social media page. Connect, subscribe, share, Like… 9) Be consistent Your audience needs to be supported both by your brand promise and your persona, so make sure you keep giving them what they expect. 10) Inform, engage, entertain. These are the three pillars to build up and retain your audience. For help with vlogging for business see www.vlogacademy.com To see upcoming Brighton Chamber’s Bite-sized Learning sessions see www.brightonchamber. org.uk/events
So impressed, she bought the company A new company specialising in high-quality care for older people in their own homes, has opened in Brighton. Home Instead Senior Care is owned by Liz Brackley, who is looking to create 50 new jobs across Brighton and Hove, Shoreham, Kemptown, Patcham North, Portslade and surrounding areas. Ms Brackley, from Hurstpierpoint, came across Home Instead when she needed support caring for her parents in Buckinghamshire. She said: “My parents didn’t live locally and they needed extra help at home with preparing lunch and shopping. At the time I didn’t realise just what a great company Home Instead was, I just thought we were really lucky to have such a good carer. My parents have since moved locally which has enabled me take on a more active caring role.” Working for various large service organisations, including Virgin Atlantic Airways and the Financial Ombudsman Service, Ms Brackley had always wanted to run her own business. She said: “I wanted to set
up a business where I could make a significant difference, providing the best quality home care for older people and a great place to work for our caregivers.” Home Instead was the perfect fit, and now Ms Brackley has created 50 new jobs in the city. The company’s aim is to match its caregivers to the clients, ensuring trusting and rewarding relationships and Ms Brackley said she is keen to talk to like-minded individuals who are kind and compassionate and who may be interested in joining the company. The service is tailored to the needs of individual clients and ranges from companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, postdischarge care, personal care, medication reminders, shopping and errands. For more information on theservicesprovidedbyHome Instead Senior Care, or to find out more about the job roles on offer, call the Brighton, Hove and Shoreham office on 01273 284090 or alternatively visit: www.homeinstead. co.uk/brighton
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I’ve run across lots of business consultants recently who have told me that worklife balance is very old-hat, and that trendy, modern businesses are looking at work life integration. That means - as far as I can tell - making sure work fits in around your personal life, and setting up systems and processes that allow that to happen. I’m not totally convinced, but I do recognise the necessity for a modern workplace to be somewhere that suits the needs of the employee rather than the business. This can be in incredibly simple ways like flexible start times to let parents do the school run, or in vast, Google-esque benefits packages that give the office all the amenities one would expect in an expensive hotel.
Unfortunately most of us don’t have Google’s spending power, so we have to be a bit smarter about how we make our offices nice places to be. Oneincrediblysimplething you can do is just ask your team; we did this a while ago and the answers we got back were incredibly insightful in terms of what people value from an employer. People felt rushed in the mornings so we introduced catered breakfasts – one less thing for our team to worry about before running for the bus or train. It’s hugely popular and costs us about £1.30-a-head per month. People also wanted more health-related benefits, so we introduced a cycle-to-work scheme, negotiated team discounts with a local gym and, thanks to our HR team, held our first Wellness Month in January. Every day we focused on a different area of wellness, and organised free taster
sessions, from guided meditation to kickboxing. We brought in some amazing local businesses like Dynamic Hot Yoga, Chiropractic First and Brighton Pilates Studio, to help our team better understand their health and what they can be doing to improve it. Our team loved the chance to sample different approaches to physical and mental health, and many of them are now attending regular classes - we’re by far the fittest we’ve ever been! I’d encourage business owners to start thinking about employee wellness. Working professionals often struggle with their physical and mental wellbeing, and usually assume these issues need to be taken care of outside of the office. Give them a job that takes care of all aspects of their wellness and you’ll really achieve work life integration … whatever that means.
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Two days after International Women’s Day (March 10), a group of women met at Hotel Pelirocco for the Brighton Chamber’s Bite-sized Learning Session ‘Dress the Part’. Women were schooled in the relationship between professional impact and one’s working wardrobe by Samantha Wilding of Style & Grace and by Hilary Ellis and Lisa Westbury from Career Garden. Samantha set the tone for the evening by emphasising how ‘dressing well and confidence are inextricably linked’ as the trio asked participants to consider ‘how well does my current working wardrobe influence who I want to be at work?’. The session included an exploration of the relationship between what you wear and your personality, the psychology
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of colour, visualisations, tips for maximum impact and a demonstration. The informative session relayed a strong message of female empowerment and encouraged women to embrace ‘being able to be yourself [so as to] make the impact you want in the workplace’. The trio faced the anxieties often felt by professional women head
on, as Samantha urged participants not to dismiss clothing by affirming that ‘you are not vain or selfish or shallow for caring about how you look’. They advocated taking a strategic approach to your wardrobe, and were quick to remind women that when it comes to dressing for the work place ‘you don’t have to leave your personality at the door’.
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A fantastic showcase of our fleet-footed young dancers In a week of spectacular performances, with more to come, Let’s Dance celebrates dance in our city’s schools. The annual event takes place in the Brighton Dome, with 74 schools, colleges, community groups and universities taking to the stage. The first show opened on Monday and closed last night, but is followed by two evenings of the Dorothy Stringer Dance Show, which takes place tonight (Friday), and tomorrow. Here is a snapshot of Tuesday’s show, which saw performances from Rudyard Kipling Primary School, Feetbeat, Stanford Infants, St Joseph’s Primary, Cedar Centre, St Luke’s Primary School, Patcham Infants, and Patcham High.
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We at the Bookish Supper Salon have been trying for some time to book these two fashion experts and we’ve finally done it! April 21 sees artist David Downton and fashion journalist and writer Tony Glenville spill the beans on the multi-million pound industry. Sussex-based David Downton has established a reputationasoneoftheworld’s leading fashion artists. His classically elegant, yet highly contemporary images have been a key factor in the revival of interest in the tradition of fashion illustration. In 1996 he was commissioned to draw at the Paris couture by a Sunday supplement, and since that time has worked principally as a fashion illustrator. His reports from the shows have appeared in – among others – V Magazine, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, The Times, The New York Times, Telegraph Magazine and most recently Vanity Fair.
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David’s commercial client list includes; Chanel, Dior, Tiffany & Co., Topshop, Joyce Hong Kong, Harrods, Estée Lauder and the V&A Museum. In addition David has produced portraits of some of the world’s most beautiful and iconic women: Cate Blanchett, DitaVonTeese,ErinO’Connor, Catherine Deneuve, Iman, Linda Evangelista, Rachel Weisz and Paloma Picasso.
In September 2011 he was appointed the first ever fashion artist in residence at Claridge’s hotel in London, in which capacity he has been commissioned to draw the hotel’s most illustrious guests from the world of style and fashion. David’s first monograph Portraits of the World’s Most Stylish Women, was launched in September 2015.
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Brighton-based Tony Glenville trained as a designer and the ability to draw, cut and sew clothes has been a solid foundation for everything which followed college. In the 1970s Tony went into forecasting working for one company after another across the globe from Brazil to Australia and across Europe. In the mid 1980s Tony joined Sir Terence Conran as the
In House consultant for The Storehouse Group. However everything changed in 1990 when Tony embarked on a new career as a journalist. Starting at The Independent and moving on to Conde Nast Asia Pacific. Since 2000 Tony has worked in education and as a freelance writer, consultant and observer. Although fashion and its history are deeply embedded
in his work Tony is passionate about the new and the next. Sitting front row at Fashion Scout, working with Mercedes Benz Fashion Days Kiev and supporting Graduate Fashion Week, as well as going off schedule, whenever possible, at fashion weeks or for events. He is a creative director of London College of Fashion. Tickets for the Bookish Supper Salon from Tabl.com
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Easter’s coming, so time to get With so many Easter treats out there, Laura Cartledge and Charlotte Pearson from our sister publication etc magazine decided to put a selection to the test. With help from a panel of five blind taste testers, here is a go to guide for everything from local chocolatiers to budget supermarkets and high profile brands. Product: Rocky Road to Caramel Retailer: Hotel Chocolat (www.hotelchocolat.com) Price: £27 Weight: 500g
looking product. For me the egg was overshadowed by the individual chocolates inside which were packed with flavour.
Charlotte: It would be something you would buy as a present, as it has the egg and a selection of the chocolates which are really popular. It tastes like a good milk chocolate and is extra thick.
Blind taste test: Reviewers noted that it was a ‘sweet chocolate’ with a ‘low cocoa’ content, one even correctly identified it at 40 per cent.
Laura: Entry level milk chocolate, puffed rice gives a fun factor to an otherwise grown up and sophisticated
Shelf value: Packaging looks great, almost like a hat box, high impact. Good for: Gifts
Product: Milk rabbit Retailer: Lidl Price: 79p Weight: 150g
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Charlotte: As far as milk chocolates go it was quite thin, and would be one you wouldn’t necessarily save but devour in one afternoon. Laura: Reminded me of advent calendar chocolate, ideal for younger tastes but not enough to satisfy cocoa fans. Blind taste test: One pitched it as a mid-range while the other recognised it was children friendly. Shelf value: Golden coat made it sure to be something children would grab for. Good for: Kids/ Easter hunts
Product: Deluxe white chocolate Eton Mess easter egg Retailer: Lidl (www.lidl.co.uk) Price: £2.99 Weight: 200g Charlotte: Creamy chocolate with a really strong flavour of strawberry which worked really well together, and the strawberry cut through the sweetness of the white chocolate perfectly. Laura: Delicious mix of flavours with the smooth
chocolate, crisp of the meringue and fruity punch creating a perfect balance. Blind taste test: All the reviewers said that is ‘did exactly what is said on the tin’ and tasted as a Eton Mess should.
Product: Finest Madagascan chocolate craft kit Retailer: Pachanka (www. pachanka.co.uk) Price: £22 Weight: Makes 400g of chocolate
Shelf value: Simple but stylish packaging, allows the Eton Mess front to take centre stage.
Charlotte: I found the taste very strong, and wasn’t completely sure if I liked it. “It will appeal to people who like to know what has gone into their food.
Good for: different
Laura:This changed the way I looked at chocolate, the
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fruity flavour was indulgent and felt like a treat. My only negative is I would have liked more. Blind taste test: Described by Pachanka as ‘having the Marmite effect’ it certainly divided the crowd, some identified a fruity flavour while others compared it to balsamic vinegar. Shelf value: Striking, eye catching and a good use of colours. Good for: education
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Product: Frozen white chocolate Arendelle Castle Retailer: Marks and Spencer (www.marksandspencer. com) Price: £8 Weight: 220g Charlotte: Reminds me of the chocolate I had when I was younger, creamy white chocolate that isn’t too sweet but very moreish. Laura: Good thickness, lovely classic white chocolate
flavour - think Milky Bar. Impressed as it proved to be more than just a novelty. Blind taste test: Many noted that the chocolate was very sweet, and was complimented on its creaminess. Shelf value: Fans of the film will love the look of the castle, and some big kids will too. Good for: Winning parent points.
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t cracking on those eggss Product: Dark chocolate with cocoa nibs eco egg Retailer: Montezuma’s Price: £7.99 Weight: 150g Charlotte: It has the richness of dark chocolate but not all the bitterness, but not sure what the cocoa nibs add. Laura: Really cool packaging, the eco element is sure to be a big draw while the chocolate would
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be a great introduction n for newbies to the dark sid de. Blind taste test: Miixed bag, those that preferrred milk chocolate said that it was bitter, while dark chocolate fans said it was a little tame. Shelf value: Futuristic and uncomplicated, a novvelty for not being novel. Good for: Think king outside the box
Product: Finest Colombian chocolate craft kit Retailer: Pachanka Price: £20 Weight: Makes 400g of chocolate Charlotte: I really enjoyed making the chocolate, and found it relatively simple. The taste was very intense and I think would work perfectly after dinner with an espresso.
Product: Milk chocolate egg with peanut butter mini eggs Retailer: Montezuma’s (www. montezumas.co.uk) Price: £19.99 Weight: 350g
amount of salt and sweet.
Charlotte: The mini eggs stole the show for me, as a big fan of peanut butter it had the right
Blind taste test: The peanut butter mini eggs proved really popular, it packed a
Product: Sculptured column egg Retailer: Marks and Spencer Price: £12 Weight: 355g Charlotte: The milk chocolate ticked all the right boxes, it is the egg that you would keep coming back to over the Easter weekend, rather than eating in one go. Laura: Love the look, like modern art. Praline could have been nuttier, in my opinion, so for me it was about style more than substance. Blind taste test: The reviewers noted that it was a definitely a ‘high quality chocolate’, the praline mini eggs went down really well - a surprise for our self confessed nut-hater - with many complementing the dark chocolate coating. Shelf value: Impressive twist on the classic form, makes it stand out. Good for: Wow factor
Laura: The salty edge from the peanuts made this a moreish offering, generous quantity makes it a family sized feast.
flavoursome punch said it would be one to savour. Shelf value: Cheerful and playful. Good for: Peanut nutters
Laura: More of a traditional dark chocolate, ideal for people who like their treats but don’t have a sweet tooth. Blind taste test: Reviewers noted that it had a very strong taste, and was picked out by one as the best of the
bunch.
colours.
Shelf value: Striking, eye catching and a good use of
Good for: Getting hands on.
Overall results… Overall results… Charlotte: My favourite was the Frozen castle regardless of the novelty factor I think it delivered on taste, saying that if I could just have a bag of the peanut butter mini eggs from Montezuma’s I would. Laura: In terms of favourites my vote has to go to the Eton Mess from Lidl and the Madagascan craft kit from
Pachanka which couldn’t be more different in taste. Pushed to pick one, the latter would get the crown thanks to the fruity, raw, qualities and fun factor of being able to shape your own bars. Blind taste testers… This test proved really interesting, stripping away the packaging and knowledge of price turned
some results on their heads. Way ahead of any of the others was the Eton Mess, which all the reviewers noted on the high quality of the chocolate and strawberries, this was the biggest surprise when we revealed it to be Lidl. With the M&S sculptured column egg coming in a close second as the reviewers loved the praline filled mini eggs.
Meet the locals Worthing based Pachanka’s story starts in a tiny home kitchen, from there came the award-winning company Raw Goodies - one of the first companies in the UK to work extensively with raw and roasted ingredients. Wanting to share the joy and journey of making chocolate, cocoa loving couple Suzanne James and Carlos Mendez launched Pachanka craft kits.
With recipes ranging from bars to drinks, it allows individuals to get hands on and learn about countries’ different flavour profiles in their own kitchens - just like they did. Montezuma’s was founded in Brighton in 2000 by husband and wife Simon and Helen Pattinson. Lawyers turned self-taught
chocolate makers the business started with ‘a kitchen sink sized machine, huge enthusiasm, spades of naivety and most importantly, a broad ideal to bring chocolate innovation to a boring and staid British chocolate market’. Its chocolates are stocked in the likes of Sainsbury’s, John Lewis and Liberty.
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A treasure trove for area’s good causes There aren’t many noncivic events which attract leading politicians, mayors and dignitaries from across Sussex but the launch of the annual Community Chest is certainly one of them. Council leaders and local authority figureheads from all corners of East and West Sussex descended on Arundel’s Black Rabbit pub to kick off Hall & Woodhouse’s annual cash grant giveaway - a scheme which has seen the family brewer award £414,000 to good causes in the South since 2002. Friday’s event was an important one because Hall & Woodhouse, which owns pubs across West Sussex, Brighton, Lewes and the Eastbourne area and brews the ever popular Badger brand, plans to donate more money in 2016 than ever before. Chairman of the firm Mark Woodhouse told guests, including Shoreham MP Tim Loughton, chairman of West Sussex County Council Pat Arculus and East Sussex counterpart Colin Belsey, that his aim is to give at least £50,000 to charities and community groups through the chest. He said: “It would be really nice to see an increase in applications this year and make the judge’s lives even more difficult. “With our partners at Sussex Newspapers and the Sussex Community Partnership.we want to work together to improve the lives of local residents and if we can get more people involved then that would delight us. “These are straitened times, there is no doubt about
VIPs at the launch of this year’s Community Chest outside Arundel’s Black Rabbit pub.
Gary Shipton, editor-in-chief of Sussex Newspapers.
it and we will look at anything in terms of funding.” Gary Shipton, editor-inchief of Sussex Newspapers, which runs this publication, said: “Hall & Woodhouse have been doing this year in and year out and have shown great commitment. “Mark and his team do a brilliant job and it is a privilege to stand by his side here.” In Sussex last year a total of 149 applications were received and a total of 32 grants, with a total value of £21,450, were awarded. The chest aims to aid as many local groups and charities as possible with schemes and, in some cases, even running costs. Judges will consider applications between the value of £300 and £3,000. To enter fill in the form on this page or on our website. The closing date for entries is Friday, May 6 and judges will meet during the summer before a presentation ceremony at a Hall & Woodhouse venue in September.
Andy Cooper, Chairman of Arun District Council, and Brian Arculus, consort to the Chairman of West Sussex County Council.
Mark Woodhouse, chairman of Hall and Woodhouse, and Pat Arculus, Chairman of West Sussex County Council.
Community Chest Application Form PLEASE PRINT IN BLOCK CAPITALS USING BLACK BALLPOINT PEN Name and Address of Organisation: …………………………………………………………………….......................................................................................... Contact Information: Name (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms): ………………………..………………………. Role in Organisation: …………………………………………….. Address: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Post Code: …………..…….……….. Tel No: …………….……………………….……… Email: …………..…………………….................................................... Type of organisation: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................................... Briefly describe the activities of the organisation, what are the main challenges, etc ………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………................................................... How many people take part in the activities and how often? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………... Please give a summary of how the requested grant will be used. (Please do not attach any supporting papers) ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………................................................... ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………................................................... Total value or cost of project or activity £…………… Value of Grant sought £300 - £3,000 £……………. Total funds raised per annum £………………….. Who will benefit from this project? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. How many people will benefit from this project? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… How long will the activity/project take to complete? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Please tick this box if you do not want to be included in any publicity Date: …………………………. Name: …………………………………………………………….. Signed: ……………………………………………………………. Please return the completed application form by Friday 6th May 2016 to: Hall & Woodhouse Community Chest Applications, Hall & Woodhouse Ltd, The Brewery, Blandford St Mary, Dorset DT11 9LS
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ABOUT The Sweet Potato or Ipomoea Batatas is a member of the Convovulaceae family which is related to the Morning Glory and distantly the Potato.The sweet potato vine has heart shaped leaves with tuber like flowers producing tuberous roots (sweet potatoes) with various skin colours including yellow, orange, red, brown, and purple.The tuber when peeled also has a range of colours from white, red, brown, violet, purple and orange being the most commonly used.The name sweet potato first appeared in the English Oxford Dictionary during 1775, albeit the sweet potato has been known from as early as 8000BC. Columbus and his expedition to the Americas with his crew were the first Europeans to taste sweet potatoes during 1492.
wet conditions to allow the tubers to grow , however too much water will cause rot and droughts hinder the plants growth.The tubers are not particularly affected by pests equally other plants are not a problem due to the dense foliage cover of the ground. The plant prefers a well drained soil of medium density.
ORIGINS The sweet potato was first found in the Americas and then spread from there to the Caribbean, Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia to then be introduced to China, Japan, Phillipines, India, Africa, and Portugal in Europe.
3%, Iron 3%, Dietary fibre 12%, Carbohydrate 7%, Sodium 2% and 4% of RDI 86 Calories. USES The sweet potato is used in baking, flour, drinks, desserts, deepfrying, spirits, and the young leaves and tips in some countries as a green vegetable alos as dyes and ceramics.
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add one drained and rinsed can of black beans, kale,and the dressing of your choice. You may like this very fresh tasting dressing which is dairy free. The dressing is prepared using a food processor. Blend the following ingredients together, 1 garlic
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After Life Through Dance comes It’s All About You, the fifth touring stage show from Pasha Kovalev, the winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2014. The show visits Theatre Royal Brighton on March 20. Pasha is promising another evening of your favourite music, spectacular dancing, energy, lights and sparkling costumes. “Every time, it gets sold out, and it’s great fun,” says Pasha. “I think what I love about going around the country is that I can see live the people who love Strictly, the people that love dance, and really the whole thing just charges you up. After being in front of a camera for so long, I love the fact that you can really see the people out there. “I don’t think I thought about that when I did the first show. It was really more that we had the time and wanted to put something together. We thought it would be nice to do a show out of it all, and we had a lot of similar ideas. We love to address ourselves on camera on screen, but it is lovely to go out in front of a real live audience.” Pasha continues: “Television has different rules, but you can be yourself more on stage. The stage show is my own choreography, my own interpretation of pieces, my own choices of costume. “It’s the creativity that you miss when you are on
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television because there are lots of groups working together on the production to make it the best possible TV show, the people who look after the costumes or the hair or the whole concept of it.” “And the show is definitely slowly evolving. At first it was like an evening with the stars of Strictly. There was lots of
chatting going on. But now I am trying to make the show more about the story. This time I will have a singer. That will add extra spice to the show. “I am trying to make the whole thing much more rounded so that even people that don’t know about dance will enjoy it.” Tickets cost £23.90£33.90. Call 0844 871 7650.
Orchestra presents epic sea symphony Concert PLACEBO Wed 14 Dec
JOOLS HOLLAND Sat 17 Dec
BOOTLEG BEATLES Sun 18 Dec
LORD OF THE DANCE Fri 10-Sun 12 Feb 2017
box office 0844 847 1515* www.brightoncentre.co.uk *calls cost 7p per minute plus your phone company’s access charge
The final concert of Brighton Philharmonic’s latest season at the Dome sees an exciting collaboration with the Brighton Festival Chorus, bringing 100 singers and 80 musicians together on stage. The show starts at 2.45pm on Sunday, March 20. A spokesperson said: “Vaughan Williams’ epic A Sea Symphony (Symphony No.1) is a powerful setting of
the poetry of Walt Whitman in what could be seen more as one huge song rather than a traditional symphony. “Soloists Elin Pritchard (soprano) and Nicholas Lester (baritone) join the orchestra and choir under the baton of Barry Wordsworth in this stirring work that evokes the power and grandeur of the sea with its shimmering strings, swirling woodwind, pounding brass and
crashing percussion.” The concert begins with the short overture Derby Day by William Alwyn, a British composer best known as a writer of film scores. Next will be Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No.2, which takes its subtitle ‘The Age of Anxiety’ from a poem by WH Auden. Vaughan Williams’ work will conclude the afternoon. Tickets cost £11.50-£36.50. Call 01273 709709.
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Iconic actors reunite for Pinter play Theatre
No Man’s Land
Theatre Royal Brighton August 22-27
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart reunite onstage in Harold Pinter’s masterpiece, No Man’s Land, which visits Theatre Royal Brighton from August 22-27. Tickets are on sale now. No Man’s Land was first performed at the Wyndham’s Theatre in 1975 starring Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, following its premiere at the National Theatre. Directed by Sean Mathias, this production of No Man’s Land received highly acclaimed reviews at the Cort Theatre in New York, while in repertory alongside Waiting for Godot, also starring McKellen and Stewart. One summer’s evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst’s stately house nearby. As the pair become
increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation soon turns into a revealing power game, further complicated by the return home of two sinister younger men. Patrick Stewart (Hirst) said: “I saw the original production of No Man’s Land three times in one week at Wyndham’s Theatre and would have seen it more if I could have afforded the tickets. I made a promise to myself that one day I would play Spooner or Hirst but to be doing it back at Wyndham’s with Ian McKellen was a fantasy I never entertained.” Ian McKellen (Spooner) said: “Playing Spooner to Patrick’s Hirst on Broadway was a constant joy, which is why I am delighted to be back with him in the West End.” Further casting has yet to be announced. Multi award-winning Ian McKellen has had a 55-year career on stage and on screen. For the Royal Shakespeare
Company he has played the roles of Romeo, Macbeth, Iago and King Lear and at the National Theatre, in productions of Coriolanus, Richard III, Uncle Vanya and The Seagull. He gained his first Oscar nomination for Gods and Monsters and his second for Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He is Magneto to Patrick Stewart’s Xavier in the X-Men movies, Richard III and most recently Mr Holmes. Multi-award winning Patrick Stewart has numerous notable stage credits to his name, including Anthony and Cleopatra, The Tempest, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, The Master Builder and his acclaimed solo adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Known worldwide as Captain Jean Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor X in the X-Men franchise, his additional film and TV credits include the 2009 TV movie adaptation of Hamlet
alongside David Tennant, Ahab in Moby Dick, Ricky Gervais’ Extras, the new US comedy series, soon to be seen on UK TV, Blunt Talk, the soon to be released thriller Green Room, as well as Wilde Wedding with Glenn Close and John Malkovich. British film and theatre director, writer and actor, Sean Mathias has been a long-time collaborator with McKellen having directed him in numerous theatre roles including Uncle Vanya, Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads, August Strindberg’s The Dance of Death and Waiting for Godot (alongside Stewart). Other notable West End and Broadway theatre credits include Design for Living, Anthony and Cleopatra and The Elephant Man. This production of No Man’s Land is produced by Stuart Thompson, Flying Freehold Productions and Playful Productions. Visit www.atgtickets.com/ brighton or call 0844 871 7650 (booking fees apply).
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart (Photograph: Luke Fontana)
Jennie Vee for victory on the pop-punk battlefront Review by Nick Linazasoro
Jennie Vee and F.O.X, Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Brighton, March 8 It was a real pleasure once again seeing Canadian-born Jennie Vee at Sticky Mike’s six months on from her last epic appearance there. But don’t get the idea that this talented lady is local – oh no. She’s based in the Lower East Side of New York. So its a fantastic effort for visiting us. Tonight’s event had three support acts and the best by far was a trio from Colchester called F.O.X. (Mitzi, Patrick and Darren). F.O.X have been together for just three years, but in that time they have gained quite a following. There’s this bloke from Basildon called Dave Gahan that’s in some band called ‘Hurry Up Fashion’ in French (or something like that). Anyway, he asked F.O.X to come and support them in France, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania in front of up to 35,000 fans. So they did. F.O.X performed eight tracks from their three releases: ‘Halfway To Nowhere’, ‘I Want To Know’, ‘We Are The Younger People’, ‘Wild Horses’, ‘Fall From
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Grace’, ‘London Town’, ‘I Am Electric’, and ‘Untouchable’. To my ear there’s a mixture of Florence Welch, Dua Lipa, Alison Moyet and Heather Small going on with some great keyboards and drumming moments. Now, Jennie Vee is a talent that also mixes in the right circles. Last year she toured as the bass player in Wild Child, Courtney Love’s band (as in Mrs Kurt Cobain, Hole and all that) and they were very special guests on Lana Del Rey’s sold out Endless Summer Tour in the USA. Clearly then Jennie Vee is a ‘rock chick’ at heart and is very at home playing small clubs and living off the positive vibes from the crowd, hence Sticky Mike’s
and seven others on this tour. Tonight this ‘easy on the eyes’ lady and her two pals whizzed through nine scintillating, self-penned treats for the enthusiastic crowd, including a brand new and as yet unreleased track entitled ‘Hospital Bed’. Five songs in her set were taken from her debut album, including the title track ‘Spying’, as well as ‘Real Eyes’, ‘Dreamtime’, ‘So Hard’ and ‘Wicked’. The remaining three live tracks – ‘Gone Away’, ‘Die Alone’ and my favourite ‘Say Goodbye’ – are found on her Die Alone EP. Jennie may be of a slight build but, boy, can she hold her own out there on stage. The punters were transfixed and then it was all over. She left the crowd wanting more and hopefully she’ll be back soon. Talking to Jennie afterwards, I was extremely impressed as she had actually remembered our discussion from six months ago. I was stunned. Stunned with her set and stunned with her mind. Way to go, girl! To find out more about the bands visit www.foxtheband. com and jennievee. bandcamp.com.
SUNDAY 20 MARCH 2016 / 2.45PM BARRY WORDSWORTH Conductor ROB CLARK Piano BRIGHTON FESTIVAL CHORUS ELIN PRITCHARD Soprano NICHOLAS LESTER Baritone
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The Listings TODAY COMEDY KRATER COMEDY CLUB: Until March 20, 7pm/8pm/10.30pm, £5-£36.50 Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. OFF THE CUFF & FRIENDS: With special guests James Ross and Joe Foster, 8pm, £8.50, Otherplace, Kensington Street, 01273 987516. GIGS NOASIS: 7pm, £12, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, 01273 673311. The Nation’s Favourite Oasis Tribute Band. STAGE DOROTHY STRINGER DANCE SHOW: £9, 7pm, until March 19, Brighton Dome, 01273 709709. Spectacular evening of dance from Dorothy Stringer School. THE DEVIL SPEAKS TRUE: £12, 5pm/8.30pm plus 4pm/8.30pm, until March 19, Brighton Dome, 01273 709709. Recounts the story of Shakespeare’s Macbeth as told by Banquo (14yrs +).
THE TEMPEST: 7.30pm, until March 26 (Sat/Sun 2pm), The Emporium, 88 London Road, Brighton, www. emporiumbrighton.com.
OTHER SUSSEX BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL: Until March 19, Corn Exchange, Brighton. Minimum of 150 tickets for each session available on the door, 20 minutes after the start of each session. Ticket price includes souvenir glass and programme. Card-carrying CAMRA members can obtain beer tokens worth £2 at the CAMRA membership stand. If you join CAMRA on the day, you will also receive £2 beer tokens and a copy of the Good Beer Guide. Opening times and prices: Friday, 11am-3pm, £5; 5pm-11pm, £9; Saturday 12pm-8pm, £8; 3.30pm-8pm, £3. Visit www.sussexbeerfestival.co.uk. All enquiries to camrahove@btinternet.com or 07450 656148.
SATURDAY GIGS
BLANCMANGE: 7pm, £20, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, 01273 673311. With special guests Bernholz. British electronic band Blancmange first broke through in the early ’80s with their mix of synthesizers and surrealism. YUMI AND THE WEATHER: 7pm11pm, The Hope and Ruin, Queens Road, 01273 325793. Yumi and the Weather is an exciting multi-talented artist creating atmospheric and upbeat music dripping with electronica, reverb and rhythmic delights.
STAGE OUR SONS AS WELL: £6-£7, 7.45pm, New Venture Theatre, Bedford Place, Brighton, 01273 476118. An evening of poetry and prose from all sides of the conflict, commemorating those who lost their lives in the Great War.
SUNDAY CONCERTS BRIGHTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: £11.50-£36.50, 2.45pm Brighton Dome, 01273 709709. Rob Clark piano, Barry Wordsworth
conductor, Brighton Festival Choir. Pre-concert interview from 1.45pm.
STAGE LEAPER – A FISH TALE: £7, 1pm/3.30pm, Brighton Dome, 01273 709709. Presented by Ticked In. PASHA: It’s All About You. £20£23.90, 7.30pm, Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650. Pasha Kovalev with his new and exciting dance spectacular.
TUESDAY GIGS WOLF ALICE: £18.50, 7pm, Brighton Dome, 01273 709709. STAGE JAMES MARTIN: Plates, Mates and Automobiles, £30, 7.30pm, Brighton Centre, 0844 8471515. Celebrating 20 years in television. THE HERBAL BED: The Secret Life of Shakespeare’s Daughter. £22.50-£25.40, 7.45pm, until March 26 (Thurs/Sat mat 2.30pm), Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650.
WEDNESDAY GIGS JASON DONOVAN: £28.50-£32.50, 7.30pm, Brighton Centre, 0844 8471515. Ten Good Reasons and Greatest Hits Tour with support from Mon Aime. STAGE SKIP’S AFTER SCHOOL CLUB: Easter, £6, 4pm, Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650. Led by experienced workshop leaders, these fun and informal sessions for six to 10-year-olds are a great way to find out more about theatre, make new friends and enjoy trying out new things. THE WORKS: Free but ticketed, 7.30pm Brighton Dome, 01273 709709. An opportunity for artists to present their work in development.
THURSDAY GIGS ALLSTARS NIGHT: £5, 6.30pm,
Brighton Dome, 01273 709709. Young musicians aged 10-18yrs bring a mix of covers and original songs. CHELLE DEAN: 9pm-11pm, The Great Eastern, Brighton. GEKO: 7pm, £10, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, 01273 673311. Geko is an 18-year-old artist of North African descent, hailing from Manchester, who started writing raps at just 10 years old.
CINEMA DUKE OF YORK’S (0871 902 5728): High Rise (tbc) Fri 3.00, 9.00; Sat 3.15; Sun & Mon 3.30, 9.00; Tue, Wed & Thu 3.45, 9.00. High Rise Plus Ben Wheatley Q&A (15) Sat 9.00. Marguerite (15) Fri 12.00, 6.00; Sat & Mon 12.30, 6.00; Sun 12.45, 6.00; Tue, Wed & Thu 1.00, 6.15. Kids’ Club: LIAF Animated Shorts – Kids’ Club Special Mar 2016 (PG) Sat 10.30. Autism Friendly: Snoopy And Charlie Brown A Peanuts Movie (U) Sun 10.30. Toddler Time: Hey Duggee March 2016 (U) Mon 11.00.
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SUDOKU
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CODEWORD Codeword is the crossword puzzle with no clues. The number in each square corresponds to a letter. Work out the words in the grid using the letters provided. Fill in these known letters first, then use skill and judgement to work out the others.
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team whose efforts and determination has made an exceptional contribution to a business resulting in a positive gain for the organisation. Young Achiever (age limit 28) By a young age, some people in business have made an indelible mark in their company in the local market, or in their trade on a national scale. The winner will be someone who can demonstrate exceptional achievement or performance within their industry. Training and Development Training and employee development are the keys to business success. The winner of this category will have demonstrated real commitment to developing and motivating their workforce. This category is open to businesses which have an exemplary training programme for their employees, or training providers – whichever you are, the judges will be looking for evidence that your training programmes work! Place to Eat or Drink Sponsored by Gusto Wines
Restaurants, takeaways – all have a chance to be nominated in this category. We’re looking for a worthy eatery providing great customer service from a quality environment with, of course, consistently fine food. Have fun making your choices! Retailer An award for the retail business that can best demonstrate strong growth, an innovative approach to customer and employee relations together with creativity to enhance sales. This category is open to local independent retailers and to local units of national chains providing they can show how they have impacted on the local community and economy. Manufacturing & Construction An award to a company that has best demonstrated exceptional financial returns, innovation, strong growth and market leadership in the field of manufacturing and/or
construction. Green Business An award for a business or organisation, irrespective of its size or sector, who can demonstrate environmental awareness and responsibility in all aspects of its work and output. Innovation The winner – either a company or an individual – will demonstrate an exceptional ability to think outside the box, whether it is discovering better ways to work, discovering a ground-breaking product, or showing outstanding marketing abilities. Business Personality Outstanding businesses often require outstanding individuals with largerthan-life personalities who show drive, commitment and enthusiasm and never settle for second best, either with their products or in their relations with staff and customers. We are looking for an individual who shows tremendous commitment and innovation, with outstanding leadership and vision and the drive to deliver. Customer Service Award for a company who exceeds customer expectations in its service. Customer service is an essential part of any successful business. This award aims to reward and recognise a company, individual, or team, for their outstanding achievement in providing exceptional customer service. Lifetime Achievement This is an award to an individual who, in the opinion of the judges, has demonstrated an unrivalled record of achievement in the area for many years, showing outstanding performance within their industry, a commitment towards their staff and who demands – and delivers – exceptional customer service. Reader’s Choice Our panel of judges always find it a tough task selecting the winners. It’s impossible to please everyone and the standard of businesses entering is always exceptionally high. So the onus will be on you to vote for your No1 business from our selected shortlist.
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Food and Drink
By Tom Flint
A lively family pub which serves good-quality grub
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ne’s choice of drinking establishment is a very personal thing and one that changes over time as our lives and needs change. Being conscious of massively stereotyping here, the younger crowd prefer something a little more ostentatious with cheap drinks and a party atmosphere; whereas the more mature look for something traditional with well-kept ales and a solid menu. For these pubs and bars this means that they can entice their target audience with relative ease; and that is a good thing. Some pubs, however, look to entice a wide range of people and clientele. Often these are the local boozer or community pub. They look to maximise their appeal by being both familyfriendly and serving quality food; while also satisfying those looking for a good night out prior to, but not always, hitting the town. One such place that I feel fits this bracket is The Stoneham Pub and Pizzeria on Portland Road. We went to the Stoneham early one Friday for dinner before heading into Brighton to catch some comedy. As the name suggests the Stoneham is predominately a pizzeria; although they do serve some traditional pub classics and a selection of burgers. The pub itself is very large and airy with lots of soft wood and a clean feel throughout. There is ample seating and the pub is naturally split into three sections. The open kitchen and large bar area give a welcoming feel; and on our visit it had a lively atmosphere with a mixture of families with young children and post-work drinking clientele. As I mentioned the food focuses on pizza and so this was what I decided to
Puttanesca starter suitable to share
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give my attention to; going for the Aglio Puttanesca (£6.50) for my starter and a Lahmacan calzone pizza (£13) for main. My partner decided to go a little offpiste choosing a Thai style chilli squid (£6.50) to start followed by a seared tuna steak burger (£13.50). The starters arrived in good time and both were immediately appealing to the eye. My aglio puttanesca, which is stretched pizza dough topped with tomato, olives, capers, anchovies and garlic, was the sort of starter most would share. With a generous serving of lightly-risen dough topped with all those classic sweet and salty toppings - which although basic - I enjoyed each piece. The chilli squid was a vibrant mix of tender squid, colourful salad leaves and stir fried vegetables. There was a pleasing amount of heat that balanced well with the flavours and did not overpower the rest of the dish. The serving was again very generous
and could have passed as a light lunch for many. After what was a very good start I was very much looking forward to my main. The Lahmacan calzone pizza was stuffed with spiced lamb, tomato and parsley which, while admittedly unconventional, was very pleasant. The undoubted star was the quality of the dough. It had a beautiful colour and was mildly sweet and slightly charred; not to mention being beautifully soft. The burger was a solid offering with the tuna steak being well proportioned and encompassed in a lightly-toasted brioche bun. With a number of sides and a caper and dill mayo the burger was a complete meal. The only criticisms were that the chips had been slightly overdone and the tuna steak was more cooked than seared in my opinion. We finished by sharing a chocolate brownie with hot, white chocolate sauce and chocolate ice-cream (£6). We were both already very full from the previous courses and the dessert went down despite this. While unlikely to win any awards it was a decent end to what was an enjoyable meal. The Stoneham Pub and Pizzeria is a lively family friendly pub that serves up good quality pub grub. I was very impressed with the quality of the pizzas, with the dough being some of the nicest I have had in a while. This is definitely worth a look in for an inexpensive and satisfying meal and given its size would be ideal for larger groups as well. Tom Flint writes a food blog Food Booze and Reviews at: www. foodboozeandreviews.com
ack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. That’s according to a nursery rhyme from 1765. Reports from 1734 have this Jack fellow - without his dully named cohort scaling a beanstalk. In 19th century literature, Jack is to blame for any frosty weather, and in 1711 Jack has a growth spurt and develops a murderous streak in Jack The Giant Killer. With a rap sheet like that, you’d imagine Jack would be A Most Wanted Man (random John Le Carré reference), but he was in fact the opposite. Jack was revered as the archetypal English hero; a stock character for nursery rhymes, fairytales, and legends. He had none of the polish and sparkle of a Disney hero, but instead had the lovable rogue qualities of an English fool. Like Hugh Grant but he looked gross because Quentin Blake drew him. Over the years, the Oxford English Dictionary has welcomed many a Jack to its beautiful, life-enriching pages: jackknife, hijack, steeplejack, lumberjack, and our most favourite Jack of all (except Dee, Nicholson, Kerouac, Davenport and Lemmon), the flapjack. A flapjack is often also called a museli bar, cereal bar, granola bar, or oat bar, which is shameful when flapjack is such a wonderfully weird word. Flapjack first appeared in the dictionary at the beginning of the 16th century, but not with a definition of rolled oats, soft brown sugar, butter, and golden syrup. Oh no. The definition said pancake. Pancake? Yes, pancake. The flapjack is etymologically frustrating. It deserves a Jack-inspired backstory peppered with magic beans and giants, but alas and alack, it does not. Shakespeare references a “flap-jack” in Act II, Scene I of Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Just saying. No matter how hard we try, we can’t find a credible source to provide an illustrious history of the flapjack throughout the ages. Instead, we’re reverting to Le Carré references. We searched A Small Town In Germany and The Russia House. We asked The Night Manager and The Little Drummer Girl. We sought A Perfect Spy to infiltrate the flapjack network and become Our Kind Of Traitor. We give up. We will fall down, and break our crown, and Jill will come tumbling after.
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BEDDING
FOR SALE FORD FOCUS spacesaver spare wheel and tyre. Size T125 / 85R16 99M S3000. Unused. £40. 01403 254675.
TWO Bickerton bikes, portable with bags, three speed, £30 each. Also two x three speed £25 each. 01243 861983
SUITCASE cabin friendly 52cm h x 36cm w 2227cm d, 2 wheels good clean condition. Retractable handle. £10. FOLDING BIKE 16" Lindfield 01444 484223. wheels with carrier, hardly piece blue used £45. Bognor Regis TWO revelation luggage set on 01243 830923 wheels, large 62 x 41 x LADIES & GENTS bike 24cm, small 51 x 35 x G.O.N gents, £60 ladies 20cm, £25. 01243 £50. 01243 266090 860781 ROCKER Dual PHILIPS SENSEO suspension Reflex 11 £40 coffee machine 2 cup ovno 01243 870847 capacity £39. Horsham used twice. Tel 07778320767.
DINING ROOM
OVAL drop leaf dining table plus four chairs, 40" x 16" closed, 40" x 58" open, 1950's good condition, £20. 01243 267504
DISHWASHERS DISHWASHER Bosch Exxcel, Excellent condition. £65. Tel 07970 549221 Horsham
PHONE Cream coloured, 50's retro style full working order £30 01243 574104
BOOKS
wall BATHROOM cabinet, teak wood two mirror door front, two shelves inside, new still boxed, £20, 023 9237 4677 evenings.
27 FAUX LEATHER BOUND books Charles Dell Pro Dickens complete works LAPTOP Centeniial Editions. cleaned £100 ovno 01243 Publisher Heron. £135. 870847 CIRCULAR saw, Dewalt, Tel 07778320767. freestanding, £50, Shoreham by Sea, 01273 UK NO:1 GCSE Revision 453709 between 1pm Guide including Maths, English, Biology. BEKO cooker gas £50 7pm Chemistry. French and good condition 07932 PAVING slabs, heavy Physics, £ 20 Tel: 060974 duty 4x2x2, 9x2x1'6 ideal (01903) 201542 shed base FREE COLLECTION ONLY NEW English Bible, 0797120253 bound in calfskin, make ideal Easter confirmation PORTABLE folding table gift, brand new, £15. TWO GREEN PLAIN 6ft x 2ft suitable for 01243 825723 wallpaper pasting and car FABRIC roman blinds. ROBERT muchamore Fits approx window 27.5" boot sales, £5. 01243 cherub books EC £5 (4) W x 46" L good 860781 condition. £40. Tel 01825 JOISTS 10ft for raised 765909. beds, herb gardens etc. CURTAINS dark blue £10 each Tel:01903 72D x 41W fully lined as 230741 new. £15. Tel 01403 WALLPAPER stripper, CAMPING TABLE and 255560. not been used, still four stools folds flat into boxed, £15, 023 9237 portable case. Resin S 4677 evenings. Steel 67cm x 86cm £12. Lindfield. Tel 01444 WINDOW white double 484223. galzed UPVC 2307W 1070H one opening £30. M E L A M I N E ROYAL DOULTON 01243 778292 T A B L E W A R E tea/coffee 'vintage grape' caravan/garden/picnic. set of 6 WOOD 3" x 2" x 8ft, 46 + pieces, never used, plates/cups/saucers, milk £2.50 each. 4" x 2" x 8ft, perfect condition £40. jug & coffee/tea pot, £20. £3 each. 2" x 1½" x 8ft, ono. Tel 01403 700601. Middleton 01243 586608 £2 each. 01903 230741
LUXURY SHOWER screen for P-shaped bath. 770 x 1500mm, brand new, still boxed, bargain. £25 - 01825 763133. IFLO CASCADE Basin and pedestal, corner shower tray all new still boxed. £55.00 Tel 07711156032.
BEDROOM FURNITURE
BEDS FOLDING guest bed double size. air mattress. fits into 130cmx25cm bag £50ono. 01243 267906 SINGLE bed sprung base, £35. Also Pine 3ft headboard, £8, buyer collects. Bognor 01243 827861
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SINGLE bed 2ft 6" with mattress and padded headboard only used one month £60 ono. 01243 537009 VINTAGE postcards comic DIVAN BED over150 5ft excellent, clean songcards, poemcards, condition, £30 take home actresses etc. no offers today Tel 01403 258836. £40 Shoreham area 01273 455528 SINGLE METAL frame bed, mattress, two under ANTIQUE coffee grinder drawers, buyer collects. household model circa early 1900's in original £70 - 01293 415371. condition, £50. 01243 DIVAN 4ft with mattress, 782390 very clean, could deliver 1934 school class steam 07811 404046 engine Stowe, static PINE 3'.0 single bed, as model, £10 01903 new, £30 01903 504840 609119 Goring STAMPS British 1960's SINGLE divan with 2 plus first day covers and pullout drawers £35. old stamps 1900, bargain 01243 778292 £25. 01243 263992
MAMMAS AND PAPAS travel cot £15. Sylvanian RUG pretty rose pattern Family collection Windmill, small house DUVET Dacron fibre on cream background, lots. £50. Tel 01403 filled, single, hardly used heavy quality, hardly 822771. used, £10. 01243 825723 £5 01243 574104
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ETERNAL BEAU dinner service with serving dishes plus tea service £50 ono. Buyer collects Tel 01825 724185. ROYAL botanic gardens kew commemorative plate fine bone china lovely gift £5. 07933926893
SUIT case Antler wheels blue 32x54x20cm Revelation, very good condition £15. 01243 604313 BOSCH ATX rapid 180 shredder good working order £25. Tel 01444 685099
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DOUBE BEDHEAD antique pine spindle design as new, £25. Middleton 01243 586608
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RUSSELL FLINT prints x 5 professionaly framed, various sizes £60 ovno. Middleton 01243 586608 WOLSELEY stationary engine WD11, 1947, for spares or rebuild £55. 01243 572673 1 PAIR breakfast bar chairs, white £15 01243 870847 BRIEF case Samsonite key lock black £8. 01243 604313 OLIVETTI portable electric typewriter, £3. 01243 860781 SODA SYPHON Retro Pinks Ltd Chichester £10 01243 574104 HINGES garage and gate £5each 01243 512047 LOG basket, unused, £3 01903 816002 Steyning
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SLATS 11ft x 4", £2 each, ideal for shed and fence HOTPOINT Iced repairs. 01903 230741 Diamond free-standing, S U G A R B O X under counter fridge VGC wedgewood china TRELLIS making Wood £25. 01730 815438 osbourne design perfect 8' x 2" x 1½", £2 each , ZANUSSI under counter cond £40. 07923926893 Tel(01903) 230741 fridge in EC H855mm D610mm W550mm £50 Emsworth 01243 431117
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APOLLO Sand Storm shimano 21 gears, 14" frame, good cond., new tyres, suit 7-11 years, HOOVER Purepower £55. 01243 822328 vacuum cleaner BIKES Let me re-cycle or purchased 2016 vgc £50. service all types of adult 02392 473718 bikes. Reasonable rates. Call 01243 861961 or 00 scale model A4 Pacific Text 07795370671 Mallard static model, £10 GENTS Peugeot 'Look LAUREL & HARDY (01903) 609119 21' shimano, gears, DVD's, boxed set, 21 - 16 PICTURE of Lancaster bottle rack, stand and sealed, 5 opened. Some £25. coloured. VGC. £20 Bomber in flight, £15 carrier 077322760661 01403 276312. 01903 609119
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GARAGES, SHEDS & GREENHOUSES GARAGE Doors x2, upn-over, 7' x7' metal, electric remotes, white vgc £95. 01243 771113 collect Summersdale area GARAGE DOOR electric remote control roller navy blue two remotes £150. Tel 01403 271353. 07809 267318.
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chair, fully DESK adjustable,, very heavy with wheels , ideal study chair for student, good condition gain £10.ono Tel: (01903) 201542
ATCO ELECTRIC cylinder lawn mower. Excellent condition. £100 01273 813891 (Ringmer).
PAIR modern armchairs, plain sandy beige upholstery, immaculate, £65 each ono, space required buyer collects. 01243 830655 RECLINING chair, excellent condition, colour cream, maually operated, from smoke free home, can deliver, £50 07811 404046 DINING TABLE four chairs very good condition. 120cm dia extends 175cm x 120cm £50. Tel 01403 734892. ELECTRIC chair, raise to your feet, multi coloured, remote control, can deliver free, £75 07539 029758 PINE PLATE BOOK wall unit - £15. Heavy oak bureau - free. Ladies bike needs tlc - £15. Tel 01403 822771. TWO two seater settees (one light and one brown), one armchair (light) VGC. £150 ono. Tel 01293 512565. CHAIR period wooden upholstered fawn brocade as new £30. 07802426524 ERCOL refectory table, 2'9 x5' excellent condition, dark finish £100. 01243 378422 SIDEBOARD Light colour, three drawers, two cupboards, vgc £75 ono. 01903 779320 STUDENTS pine desk with 2 pullout drawers & storage space £10. 01243 778292 WROUGHT IRON tiled baber's rack, ideal for conservatory use. £75 01293 513510. THREE SEATER cream leather sofa. £50. Tel 01403 252041.
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ATTACHMENTS Kenwood foodprocessor EP555; liquidiser, bowl, whisk, plates, never used £25. 07923926893
MODERN clothes large size, new shirts, sock, tshirts, loads, £15. 01243 827678
Flat 13 Normandy House 18 The Drive Hove Householder Planning Consent – Installation of UPVC patio doors to replace existing door and windows with associated alterations. BH2016/00586
BREVILLE SLOW COOKER 3.5L and BLACK BAGS for guide/receipes. Used MENS SHOES size 8 1/2 growing individual seed once. £39. Tel brown brogue leather potatoes in the ground. 07778320767 Horsham. upper / lining handmade. 60 plus. £15. The lot tel Hardly worn. £48. Tel JACK LALANNE electric 07778320767. 01403 259048. juicer and recipe book. C O M P O S T Very efficent and in good MENS MID BROWN CONVERTER 220 ltr. condition. £25. Tel 01403 shoes, brand new made by Jones. Leather, size Green with lid. Hardly 275176 11. £45 - 01273 491816. used. Seaford 01323 KENWOOD food 898150. £10. processor hardly used TWO pairs shoes, size 9 CLOCHES collapsible. with accessories/recipe immaculate £10 the pair, Extending tunnel type. 1 book £15. 01243 781077 must be seen. 01243 827678 x fleece 1 x plastic £10. WORK tops W600mm Each Tel 01403 259048. x2, mixed wood, brown, BRAND NEW Mens FLYMO POWER TRIM brand new still wrapped black shoes, size 7 only £5. 01243 584187 strimmer 2 in 1 trim and £60. 01243 783669 edge. £20. Good working order. Tel 01444 685099.
Preston Lawn Tennis Club Preston Drove Brighton Full Planning – Installation of new lighting scheme to courts 7 to 10 incorporating removal and lowering of height of existing floodlight posts and provision of 10no 8 metre high floodlight posts.
LAWN MOWER Qualcast 6000 Cyclone BRAND new prom / Pristine. Never Used £60 bridal pink strapless Tel 01444 459888 dress, size 8-10 . Never been worn due to it being QUALCAST Easitrack too long. £60 01903 320.12" mower good 201542 working order. £25. Tel 01444 685099. ONE strap blue prom dress, selling because WATER BUTT green too long. Never worn, barrel type Plastic 36" Size 10/12, bought for dia. 24" high. with lid. £70 sell for £40, Seaford. 898150. £10. Tel:(01903) 201542
43 Holland Mews Hove Removal or Variation of Condition – Application for removal of condition 3 of BH1997/00989/FP (Alterations to existing first/second floor flats to form 2no. houses. (Retrospective)) to
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BRAND NEW playtex girdle, size 2xl, 4 suspenders, unworn top 2 sets of golf clubs, 26 in quality, £10. 01243 total, comes with auto 825723 stand bag and over 100 golf balls, learn to play LADIES clothes, sizes books, ideal for beginner, 10/12/14, huge amount £40. (01903) 201542. unused, modern summer, must be seen, £15.01243 827678
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O V E R M A N T E L MIRROR Tryptch in gilt frame, swag decoration. H32" x W52", vgc, ready hang. Nice piece. £125ono - 01403 735384. MIRROR guilt frame, 36"x36" bevelled, brand new still in original wrapping £40 01243 574104 MIRROR LARGE ornate antique gilted frame. 38" x 26" x 1.5" wieghs 6kg. £40. Lindfield Tel 01444 484223. STAINLESS steel bowl and chrome plated washing up rack both brand new £5 the pair 01243 574104
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LONG cardigan, two dresses and trouser suit, WALKER all size 16. £45 ono the MOBILITY Bognor 01243 three wheeled, covered petite lot. LOVELINKS leatherette bag, excellent bracelet, various beads 267906 condition, blue, free local plus necklace £75, will PROM gowns, size 10delivery. £25 - 01444 split. 01243 786418 12 £80 each, 01903 484223 Lindfield 202119 WHEELCHAIR folding with detachable shopping bag, £80. 01243 864982 ABCIRCLEPRO fitness LADIES Hotter beige nubuck shoes, size 5 machine, instructions, fitness computer, worn once, £20. 01243 workout DVDs. Cost 585054 £143, sell £66 - 07778 320767 (Horsham).
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BH2016/00736 23 Rugby Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Replacement of existing timber sliding sash windows. BH2016/00601 131 Ditchling Road Brighton Full Planning – Replacement of existing timber windows with UPVC windows. BH2016/00629 Chapel Royal 164 North Street Brighton Removal or Variation of Condition – Variation of condition 16 of application BH2015/00226 (Variation of condition 2 of application BH2014/00843) (Original permission for Change of Use to restaurant/cafe (A3) incorporating alterations to entrance.) to state that prior to occupation a scheme for the suitable treatment of all plant and machinery against the transmission of sound and/or vibration has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. BH2016/00639 & BH2016/00640 6A St Georges Place Brighton Full Planning & Listed Building Consent – Erection of single storey rear conservatory. (Part retrospective) BH2016/00726 12 Hanover Crescent Brighton Full Planning – Change of use from residential care home (C2) to residential dwelling (C3). BH2016/00537 Flat 1 29 Buckingham Street Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Replacement UPVC window and doors to rear. BH2016/00666 Leopold Lodge 6 Leopold Road Brighton Full Planning – Replacement of existing timber windows and doors to rear elevation with UPVC windows and doors. Re-advertisements BH2015/03108 St Aubyns School 76 High Street Rottingdean Brighton Full Planning and Demolition in a Conservation Area – Demolition of rectangular block and associated extensions to north of Field House (main school building), demolition of building to north-east of Field House and other associated structures. Retention of existing sports pavilion, war memorial, water fountain and chapel. Residential conversion and refurbishment works to Field House, terraced cottages and Rumneys building, construction of new residential blocks and dwellings houses to provide a total of 48no residential dwellings (C3). Construction of part 2no, part 3no storey residential care home building providing a total of 62 bedrooms (C2). Revised access and landscaping works, provision of garages, car parking spaces, cycle storage and refuse facilities, alterations to boundary flint wall along Steyning Road and The Twitten and other associated works (Amended/Additional Information). BH2015/03110
15 Clifton Terrace Brighton Householder Planning Consent – External alterations including installation of front rooflight and lantern rooflight to rear and alterations to existing front dormer.
St Aubyns School 76 High Street Rottingdean Brighton Listed Building Consent – Conversion and refurbishment works to Field House (main school building), terraced cottages and Rumneys building to provide 9no two bedroom and 1no three bedroom dwellings with associated works and alterations to boundary flint wall along Steyning Road and The Twitten (Amended/Additional Information).
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BH2015/03112
9 Osborne Villas Hove Householder Planning Consent – Replacement UPVC double glazed windows to rear and side. 25 George Street Hove Full Planning – Installation of 4no external condenser units on flat roof at rear of property.
St Aubyns School 76 High Street Rottingdean Brighton Listed Building Consent – Demolition of rectangular block and associated extensions to north of Field House (main school building), demolition of building to north-east of Field House and other associated structures (Amended/ Additional Information).
BH2016/00706
BH2016/00150
BH2016/00683
BH2016/00604
Subway Madeira Drive Brighton Full Planning – Change of use from public toilet (Sui Generis) to music recording studio (B1). (Part retrospective) BH2016/00619 9 Vine Street Brighton Removal or Variation of Condition – Variation of condition 2 of application BH2013/00721 (Demolition of garage and erection of 1no three storey two house.) to permit amendments to the approved drawings to vary the site boundary and to replace the proposed Juliette balcony with a window at first floor level. BH2016/00148 St Andrews Church 163 Church Road Hove Advertisement – Display of non-illuminated information signs. BH2016/00669 Friends Meeting House Prince Albert Street Brighton Listed Building Consent – Installation of 2no flues to roof. BH2016/00644 Flat 25 Fairlawns 159 Kingsway Hove Full Planning – Replacement of existing sliding door with double glazed sliding door to front elevation. BH2016/00409 41 Surrenden Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Alterations to front boundary wall, creation of hardstanding and other associated works. BH2016/00584 34 Preston Park Avenue Brighton Full Planning – Conversion of residential care home (C2) to 4no two bedroom and 1no three bedroom flat (C3) with erection of a two storey rear extension, revised fenestration and associated alterations. BH2016/00656 94 Rugby Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Erection of single storey rear/side extension. BH2016/00690 First Floor Flat 120 Springfield Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Roof alterations incorporating rear dormer and 2no rooflights. BH2016/00704 48 Grantham Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Installation of vent and soil pipe to front elevation.
Carlton Hill Primary School Sussex Street Brighton Full Planning – Demolition and rebuilding a section of boundary flint wall with installation of 3m anti climb Weld mesh fencing above and installation of buttressing. BH2016/00296 Pevensey 1 Building University of Sussex Brighton Listed Building Consent – Internal alterations to layout. (Part retrospective) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13 BH2015/03108 Proposed development at: St Aubyns School 76 High Street Rottingdean Brighton I give notice that is applying to Brighton & Hove City Council for planning permission for Demolition of rectangular block and associated extensions to north of Field House (main school building), demolition of building to north-east of Field House and other associated structures. Retention of existing sports pavilion, war memorial, water fountain and chapel. Residential conversion and refurbishment works to Field House, terraced cottages and Rumneys building, construction of new residential blocks and dwellings houses to provide a total of 48no residential dwellings (C3). Construction of part 2no, part 3no storey residential care home building providing a total of 62 bedrooms (C2). Revised access and landscaping works, provision of garages, car parking spaces, cycle storage and refuse facilities, alterations to boundary flint wall along Steyning Road and The Twitten and other associated works (Amended/Additional Information). You can view the application on the Council website www.brightonhove.gov.uk/planning applications. Any representations should be made in writing to the Planning and Building Control Applications Manager, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ, or via the website, within 21 days of this notice, quoting the application number. Please note that all representations received will be open for public inspection and late representations may not be considered. Planning and Building Control Applications Manager 18 March 2016
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BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 BRIGHTON & HOVE (SPEED LIMIT) CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2016 NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (“the Council”) has on the 16th March 2016 made the above named consolidation order which comes into force on the 21st March 2016 under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended. The effect of this order is to consolidate the following orders in whole: • The Brighton County Borough Council (20mph Speed Limit) (No.1) Order 1970
• The Brighton County Borough Council (40mph Speed Limit) (No.2) Order 1970
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 4) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• The East Sussex (Rugby Road area, Brighton) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 1996
• The Brighton County Borough Council (40mph Speed Limit) (No.1) Order 1973
• The East Sussex (Hanover Area Brighton, Stage 2) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 1996
• The East Sussex (Old Shoreham Road, Hove) (40mph Speed Limit) Order 1984
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 5) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• The Brighton & Hove (North Laine Area, Brighton) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 1999
• The Brighton Borough Council (40mph Speed limit) (Lewes Road A270) Order 1992
• The Brighton & Hove (Hanover Area Brighton, Stage 3) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2000
• The East Sussex (Greenways, Brighton) (40mph Speed Limit) Order 1995
• The Brighton & Hove (Park Street/Freshfield Place) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2001 • The Brighton & Hove (Hanover Area Brighton, Stage 3) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2000 Amendment No.1 Order 2002 • The Brighton & Hove (Hanover Area Brighton, Stage 3) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2000 Amendment No.2 Order 2002 • The Brighton & Hove (Waiting & Loading/ Unloading Restrictions and Parking Places) Consolidation Order 2001 Amendment No.4 Order 2002 • The Brighton & Hove (St Peter’s Church ) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2003 • The Brighton & Hove (Graham Avenue )(20mph Speed Limit) Order 2003 • The Brighton & Hove (Poets Corner) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2004 • The Brighton & Hove (Hanover Area Brighton, Stage 3) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2000 Amendment No.3 Order 2006 (Bevendean Area) • Brighton & Hove (Goldstone School Area) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2011 • Brighton & Hove (Stanford Schools Area) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2011 • Brighton & Hove (Portslade Old Village) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2012 • The Brighton & Hove (A293 Trafalgar Road, Church Road & Nevill Road) (20mph speed limit)
• The East Sussex (Warren Road and Wilson Avenue, Brighton) (40mph Speed Limit) Order 1995
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 3, Area 2) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2015
• The Brighton & Hove (Marine Drive – A259) (40mph Speed Limit) Order 2008
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 3, Area 3) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2015
• The Brighton & Hove (A2038 King George VI Avenue, Hove) (40mph Speed Limit) Order 2011
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 3, Area 4) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2015
• The Brighton County Borough Council (50mph Speed Limit) (No.1) Order 1971 (Amendment No.1) Order 1977 • Brighton & Hove (King George VI Avenue, Hove) (50mph Speed Limit) Traffic Order 2005 • The Brighton & Hove (A293 Hangleton Link Road) (50mph Speed Limit) Order 2012 The order will not alter any restrictions contained in any of the named orders. This order will also revoke all the orders listed below which are no longer required due to this consolidation order.
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 7) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013 • Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 1) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014 • Brighton & Hove (Phase 2,Area 2) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014 • Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 3 (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014 • Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 4) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• The Brighton & Hove (Park Street/Freshfield Place) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2001 • The Brighton & Hove (Hanover Area Brighton, Stage 3) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2000 Amendment No.1 Order 2002
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 3, Area 2) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2015 • Brighton & Hove (Phase 3, Area 3) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2015 • Brighton & Hove (Phase 3, Area 4) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2015
• The East Sussex (Old Shoreham Road, Hove) (40mph Speed Limit) Order 1984 • The Brighton Borough Council (40mph Speed limit) (Lewes Road A270) Order 1992 • The East Sussex (Greenways, Brighton) (40mph Speed Limit) Order 1995 • The East Sussex (Warren Road and Wilson Avenue, Brighton) (40mph Speed Limit) Order 1995
• The Brighton & Hove (40mph Speed Limit) (No.2) Order 1970 Amendment No.1 Order 1998
• The Brighton & Hove (Graham Avenue )(20mph Speed Limit) Order 2003 • The Brighton & Hove (Poets Corner) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2004 • The Brighton & Hove (Hanover Area Brighton, Stage 3) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2000 Amendment No.3 Order 2006 (Bevendean Area) • Brighton & Hove (Goldstone School Area) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2011 • Brighton & Hove (Stanford Schools Area) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2011 • Brighton & Hove (Portslade Old Village) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2012
• The Brighton & Hove (New Road) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2008
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 3, Area 1) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2015
• The Brighton County Borough Council (40mph Speed Limit) (No.1) Order 1973
• The Brighton & Hove (St Peter’s Church ) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2003
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 6) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 9) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• The County Borough Council of Brighton (40mph Speed Limit Direction) (No.1) Order 1962
• The Brighton (40mph Speed Limit) (No.1) Order 1998
• The Brighton & Hove (A293 Trafalgar Road, Church Road & Nevill Road) (20mph speed limit Order 2012
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 8) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• Brighton & Hove (Coldean Lane) (30mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• The Brighton & Hove (Hanover Area Brighton, Stage 3) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2000 Amendment No.2 Order 2002
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 5) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• Brighton & Hove( Phase 2, Area 7) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• The East Sussex (Dyke Road Avenue, Hove /Dyke Road, Brighton) (30mph Speed limit Order1994
• The Brighton County Borough Council (40mph Speed Limit) (No.2) Order 1970
• The Brighton & Hove (Hanover Area Brighton, Stage 3) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2000
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 6 ) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013
• The Brighton & Hove (Old Shoreham Road, Hove, Falmer Road, Rottingdean & Lewes Road, Brighton) (30 mph Speed Limit) Order 2011
• The East Sussex (Rugby Road area, Brighton) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 1996
• The Brighton & Hove (Old Steine Bus Lanes & North Street 20mph Speed Limit) Traffic Regulation Order 2009
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 5) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 3, Area 6) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2015
• The County Borough Council of Brighton (40mph Speed Limit) (No.1) Order 1966
• The Brighton & Hove (North Laine Area, Brighton) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 1999
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 4) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 3, Area 5) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2015
• The Brighton County Borough Council (20mph Speed Limit) (No.1) Order 1970
• The Brighton & Hove (New Road) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2008
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 3) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 9) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• The Brighton & Hove (40mph Speed Limit) (No.2) Order 1970 Amendment No.1 Order 1998
• The East Sussex (Hanover Area Brighton, Stage 2) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 1996
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 2) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 8) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 3, Area 1) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2015
• The Brighton County Borough Council (50mph Speed Limit) (No.1) Order 1971
• The Brighton & Hove (Old Steine Bus Lanes & North Street 20mph Speed Limit) Traffic Regulation Order 2009 • Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 1) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013 • Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 2) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013 • Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 3) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013 • Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 4) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013 • Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 5) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013 • Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 6 ) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 3, Area 5) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2015
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 7) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 3, Area 6) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2015
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 1) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• The County Borough Council of Brighton (40mph Speed Limit Direction) (No.1) Order 1962
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 2,Area 2) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• The County Borough council of Brighton (40mph Speed Limit) (No.1) Order 1966
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 3 (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
CARS WANTED CASH TODAY (Also vans)
• Brighton & Hove( Phase 2, Area 7) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
• The Brighton (40mph Speed Limit) (No.1) Order 1998
• Order 2012
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 1, Area 1) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2013
• Brighton & Hove (Phase 2, Area 6) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2014
WANTED
• The Brighton & Hove (Marine Drive – A259) (40mph Speed Limit) Order 2008 • The Brighton & Hove (A2038 King George VI Avenue, Hove) (40mph Speed Limit) Order 2011 • The Brighton County Borough Council (50mph Speed Limit) (No.1) Order 1971 • The Brighton County Borough Council (50mph Speed Limit) (No.1) Order 1971 (Amendment No.1) Order 1977 • Brighton & Hove (King George VI Avenue, Hove) (50mph Speed Limit) Traffic Order 2005 • The Brighton & Hove (A293 Hangleton Link Road) (50mph Speed Limit) Order 2012 A copy of this Notice, the Order as made and a statement of the Council’s reasons for making the Order may be seen online at www.brighton-hove. gov.uk/tro-finalised (ref TRO-1-2016).These documents together with a copy of the existing Orders to be amended may also be examined at the Customer Service Centres at Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton (Monday to Friday 8.45am-4.30pm) and Hove Town Hall, Ground Floor, Norton Road, Hove, (Monday to Friday 10.00am-5.00pm). Any person who wishes to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Act, or that any requirements of the Act or of any instrument made under it have not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, apply to the High Court for that purpose. Dated: 18th March 2016. Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing, Brighton & Hove City Council, c/o Parking Infrastructure, 2nd Floor, Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove BN3 2LS.
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SPORTS & LEISURE
CHICKEN house for up to six birds, weather proof and fox proof, could deliver £40 07851 196335 BOWLS 3HM Almark SCRATCHING POST sterling slimline with bag, 60cm high sleeping £40. 01243 696983 space at the bottom, RUCKSACK large platform at top, ex. cond, Karrimor GC £20. £8. 01243 820684 07802426524 CAT Carrying basket, wicker, 10" x 11" x 16", Good clean condition, £6 01903 816002 Steyning SKIWEAR new, due to GOLDFISH bowl inc cancelled trip, socks £3, accessories £20. 01243 gloves £5, hats £4, salopettes £20. 01243 512047 825926 HUTCH L56" x W22", clean perfect, £20. Bognor 01243 827678
SPORTSWEAR
TOYS & GAMES JIGSAW PUZZLES assorted sizes, quality and makes, all bagged and complete all 18 for £15. Lindfield Tel 01444 484223. FIVE STEIFF bears £90 each. 2 x Leonardo dolls porcelain boy/girl excellent condition. Tel 07754775384. SCALEXTRIC TRACK 40 pieces plus powerpacks, controllers, barrier, flags, etc. £30. ono. Tel 01403 261735. DOLLS House fully furnished, suit older child £50. 01243 776749
VACUUM CLEANERS
DYSON VACUUM cleaner DC07+user guide+accessories. Bought £170 sell £78. BT GRAPHITE 1100 07778 320767 Horsham TWIN cordless phones. area. Excellent condition with user guide £10. Tel 01444 461326.
TELEPHONES
PLANTS & SHRUBS
WASHERS & DRYERS
PHOTINIA (Red Robin) shrubs 3 litre pots ready TELEPHONE receiver now £4 each. 01243 type, cream, needs 860544 A.M. please cleaning. £12 01903 CANDY CNW156 816002 Steyning washing machine and user guide. VGC Hardly used. £49. Tel 07778320767. Horsham
PRAMS & PUSHCHAIRS
Chicco PUSHCHAIR Echo, immaculate condition, hardly used, from birth, reclining back, blue £30 Lindfield Tel 01444 484223.
RECORDS RECORDS vinyl LP's, pop. rock, jazz, folk, classical x 300, offers for the lot, from £1, ex. cond., 01243 825926
TELEVISIONS
BT VISION powerline adapters to provide wired broadband to different rooms NEW in box & instructions £25ono EXTERIOR WOODEN (01903) 201542 door, half glazed 80" x 32 CELCUS 22" TV/DVD inches, vgc. £25 - 01403 combi, mint cond., 2 276312. years old, £20. 0777 407 2143
WINDOWS & DOORS
CELCUS T.V DVD combo, 22" mint cond., two years old, £20. 0777 407 2143
PUBLIC NOTICES Public Notice - Trustee Act Surname of the deceased: Humphrey First name: Albert “known as Cyril” Middle name: Cyril Date of Death: 29 December 2015 Last address: Bayview Nursing and Residential Care Home, 2-6 Bay Road, Walton St Mary, Clevedon, North Somerset Former address: Flat 30, Martlett Court, Hereford Street, Brighton, BN2 1LQ Personal Representative: Mrs Sheila Penhale, c/o David Playford & Co, Solicitors, 11 Cabstand, Portishead, North Somerset, BS20 7HW. Expiry date for claims is: 19/05/16 Legal Information: Notice is hereby given pursuant to s.27 of the Trustee Act 1925 that any person having a claim against or an interest in the estate of the above-named deceased is required to send particulars in writing of his or her claim or interest to the person whose name and address is set out above and to send such particulars before the date specified in relation to that deceased person displayed above, after which date the personal representative will distribute the estate among the persons entitled thereto having regard only to the claims and interests of which they have had notice and will not as respects the property so distributed be liable to any person of whose claim they shall not then have had notice.
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SLINDON COLLEGE Slindon College is a supportive and friendly independent specialist day and boarding school catering for pupils aged 8 to 18 with a range of additional educational needs. Our small school is set in large pleasant grounds and is situated in the heart of West Sussex. You will join a school team committed to providing a safe and inclusive learning environment where everyone is valued and encouraged to reach their full potential.
ASSISTANT SENCo
Part-time 0.6/0.8 FTE • Required from September 2016 The Governing Body is seeking to appoint an outstanding, enthusiastic and well-qualiďŹ ed Assistant SENCo with the commitment and energy to encourage all students to reach their full potential. Candidates are welcome to visit the school. To arrange a visit, please contact Mrs McRickus, Headteacher’s PA, on: 01243 814320. To apply, please contact Mrs Kite, Bursar, by telephone: 01243 814647 or email: bursar@slindoncollege.co.uk Closing date: Midday on Monday, 4th April 2016. Interview date: w/c Monday, 18th April 2016. Slindon College is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection Screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
www.slindoncollege.co.uk
BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY EXPERIENCED FOREMEN , Groundworkers and 360 drivers required for works all over Hampshire. We are based in Park Gate, Southampton. Long term contracts. Good rates of pay. Telephone John Reilly Civil Engineering Limited on 02380 626212. Must have a fully valid CSCS Card or CPCS Card. No agencies.
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www.maslen.co.uk Open until 8pm every Thursday
New To Market
New To Market
LAMBOURNE CLOSE
BELGRAVE STREET
Guide Price £435,000 Freehold
Offers in excess of £379,950 Freehold
● Spacious accommodation
● Charming 2 double bedroom house
● Off street parking
● Located in sought-after Hanover area
● Three tier rear garden
● Open plan living, patio garden
● Popular residential area, EPC C76.
● No onward chain. EPC E51.
Call Fiveways Office 01273 566777
Call Lewes Road Office 01273 677001
New To Market
HERBERT ROAD Offers in excess of £285,000 Leasehold A DELIGHTFUL ONE BEDROOM SPLIT LEVEL CONVERTED FLAT SITUATED IN THIS EXTREMELY POPULAR RESIDENTIAL AREA. The flat is considered to be in excellent decorative order throughout with spacious accommodation, modern kitchen and bathroom, conservatory and good size rear garden. Energy Rating C70.
Call Fiveways Office 01273 566777
ASHURST ROAD
DYKE ROAD AVENUE
Price £310,000 Freehold
Price £270,000 Leasehold
● Lounge & dining room
● Excellent condition throughout
● Kitchen & GF WC
● Residents parking
● 3 bedrooms & FF bathroom
● Store room - C76
● 60ft rear gdn & gge. EPC: D57.
● Communal grounds.
Call Lewes Road Office 01273 677001
Call Hove Office 01273 321000
“David Maslen Estate Agents - Experts in everything we do”
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£270,000 Freehold
Offers in excess of £250,000 Leasehold
Guide Price £210,000 Leasehold
£189,950 Leasehold
● 55ft Rear Garden
● Good decorative order
● Balcony Area
● Boarded attic
● NO CHAIN
● Modern Kitchen and Bathroom
● Next to bus route and park
● EPC C69.
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● Off street parking, EPC E42.
● Close to shops. EPC B81.
Call Woodingdean Office 01273 278866
Call Hove Office 01273 321000
Call Fiveways Office 01273 566777
Call Woodingdean Office 01273 278866
● Two great sized Rooms ● Contemporary Style Throughout
South facing balcony with sea views Well arranged accommodation throughout Popular location on Hove seafront Close to nearby shops and bus routes EPC - C79.
See all our current property listings at: www.maslen.co.uk LEWES ROAD 01273 677001 • WOODINGDEAN 01273 278866 • CHURCH ROAD 01273 321000 • FIVEWAYS 01273 566777
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BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT
Estate Agents
Ewart Street, Hanover
ÂŁ1,400pcm
Beautiful 2/3 bedroom, 2/1 reception room property set over three storeys, on one of the most popular streets in Hanover. The property is in immaculate condition with open plan kitchen/lounge/dining room on the lower ground leading out to the rear patio. The property is available furnished for a six month let from the 10th May.
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01273 622664 www.qsalesandlettings.co.uk
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Just Lets
01273 208020 www.justlets.co.uk | info@justlets.co.uk 87 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BB
Portland Road, Hove £925 PCM
Howard Place, Brighton £750 PCM
Shaftesbury Road, Brighton £965 PCM
■ FF two bedroom Poets Corner Hove ■ Two double rooms, family bathroom ■ Open plan kitchen/living, neutral decor throughout ■ Available from 15/04/2016
■ Spacious one bedroom flat ■ Minutes walk to Brighton Station ■ GFCH, DG, parking permit ■ Available from Now!
■ Two bedroom GF Preston Circus ■ Good access to Preston Park Station ■ Newly carpeted & painted 2015 ■ Available from 29/03/2016
Fulmar Close, Hove £1,550 PCM
Lansdowne Place, Hove £495 PCM
Dyke Road, Brighton £1,250 PCM
■ Beautifully presented three bedroom house ■ Private garden and garage, GFCH ■ Easy access to A23 ■ Available from12/04/2016
■ U/F second floor bedsit ■ Laminate flooring, neutrally decorated ■ Located just off Western Road ■ Available from 21/03/2016
■ Two bed purpose built with balcony ■ Very central location, great access to A23/A27 ■ Parking included, heating costs included! ■ Available from 17/03/2016
Montpelier Road, Brighton £1,750 PCM
Palmeira Avenue, Hove £1,500 PCM
St Georges Road, Kemp Town £850 PCM
■ FURNISHED ready to move two bedroom ■ Sillwood Hall is in a gated complex on Montpelier Road ■ All bills (internet also) included in rental figure ■ Available 04/04/2016
■ Superb two bedroom luxury apartment ■ Modern kitchen with all appliances ■ Spacious living room and small balcony, GFCH ■ Available Now!
■ Two bed maisonette in the heart of kemp town ■ Easy access to the hospital, amex and marina ■ Building full of character, GFCH ■ Available from Now!
With interest rates still at an all time low, have you considered purchasing property and entering the rental market? We can guide you into buying in the right locations and point you in the right direction with local financial advisors. Please contact us today! All rents quoted exclude other charges/fees which may be payable. For more information please contact us on 01273 208020
Friday, March 18, 2016
BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT
auction www.austingray.co.uk | auctions@austingray.co.uk
Denmark Terrace, Brighton
7th April 2016 2:30pm Clarendon Villas Church 21-23 Clarendon Villas, Hove BN3 3RE 18 LOTS Garage south of 30 Farm Road, Hove
Berwick Stores, Berwick
Guide price £175,000 - £185,000*
Guide price £100,000 - £110,000*
2 bedroom lower ground floor flat Let to a statutory tenant on a registered rent CASH BUYERS ONLY
Planning consent to create a detached 1 bedroom house
Substantial freehold detached village store with 3/4 bed flat, Car parking and pp for conversion into full residential
Lyminster Road, Littlehampton Guide price £80,000 - £90,000*
Ditchling Road, Brighton
Guide price £135,000 - £145,000*
Dyke Road, Brighton
Guide price £280,000 - £300,000*
Freehold 2 bedroom bungalow would probably only suit CASH BUYERS
Freehold retail investment currently let at £10,000pa
Freehold development site with planning consent for a 3 bedroom detached bungalow
Russell Square, Brighton
Brunswick Place, Hove
Southover Street, Brighton
Guide price £350,000 - £375,000*
Guide price £600,000 - £625,000*
Guide price £170,000 - £180,000*
Guide price £400,000 - £425,000*
Freehold residential investment arranged as large 4 storey maisonette and s/c 1 bed flat. Producing £31,392pa.
1 bedroom, second floor flat with new 125-year lease. One of 4 flats for sale in the building.
Extended 4 bed house let as a small HMO at £18,600pa. Sought after location.
High Street, Steyning
Guide price £500,000 - £550,000*
Cambridge Road, Hove
Guide price £140,000 - £150,000*
Sackville Road, Hove
Beautifully restored listed building with 2368 sqft house and small shop unit. Home and income opportunity.
Refurbished 1 bedroom flat in prime central location.
Freehold with refurbished shop unit and large 2 bedroom maisonette. Vacant possession.
Guide price £340,000 - £360,000*
*Guides are provided as an indication of each seller’s minimum expectations. They are not necessarily figures which a property will sell for and may change at any time prior to the auction. Each property will be offered subject to a Reserve (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell the property during the auction) which we expect will be set within the Guide Range or no more than 10% above a single figure Guide.
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Worthing - Littlehampton - Shoreham RESEARCH
People believe smaller cars are safer by staff reporter
People in London and the South East believe drivers of small and compact cars are the safest on the road, new research conducted on behalf of TomTom Telematics has revealed.
The study, which addressed more than 1,000 Brits, revealed that 23 per cent of people from London and the South East selected drivers of small and compact cars as the safest and most careful road
users. They were closely followed by drivers of saloon cars (20 per cent),while bus and coach drivers came in third with 16 per cent and cabbies finished fourth (13 per cent). High performance/sports car drivers finished joint bottom of the list, selected as the safest by just six per cent of respondents. Truck drivers (seven per cent), van drivers (eight per cent) and SUV drivers (nine per cent) rounded out the bottom four. Small and compact car drivers also topped the list of the most polite and courteous road users,
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The Sportage sold in record numbers here of around 23,000 in 2015. That has not stopped Kia kicking off 2016 withanall-newfourthgeneration version of what is easily its best-selling model and declaring a target for it of 25,000 UKsalesinthenext12months. An 18-strong range is priced between £17,995 and £31,495,sostarting£495dearerthanthepreviousSportage, but keenly priced against its main competitors. The new range takes in four engines, three gearboxes, front or 4WD and five levels of trim. Top price tag attaches to a flagship “First
Edition” model, on a limited run, with 4WD from a 179bhp 2.0 diesel through a six-speed automatic box and exclusivefeaturessuchasselfparking, electric tailgate, wireless phone charger and two-tone leather upholstery. Allversionsexceptthevery basic come with touchscreen sat-nav. Available higher up the range are extras such as lane keep assist, automatic emergency braking and rear cross-traffic alert. Connectivityandcomfortareenhanced. While the five-door body is all-new and 40mm longer, it remains one of the bestlooking compact crossovers. It rests on the same platform as before, albeit with a longer wheelbase, giving increased and generous legroom. Overall body height is the
same but the floor is lower by 40mm for easier access and you sit lower, although still with a high-riding feel. Narrower front and rear screen pillarshaveimprovedvisionat oblique junctions. A generally comfortablecabinispleasantly furnished, although some colourcombinationslookbetter than others. The boot is exceptionally wide, cargo volume with all seats in use is up by 26 litres to 491, expandable to 1,480 litres with the rear setbacks folded. The engines – 1.6-litre petrol and 1.7 or 2.0-litre diesels offering five power outputs – have been re-worked to improveCO2emissions,reduced by up to 29 per cent, and fuel consumption “up to seven per cent” better. We tried first what is
expected again to be the best seller – a 114bhp 1.7 CRDi diesel – by virtue of its appeal to business fleets. It is not the swiftest (0-60 in 11.1 seconds), butthe easy six-speed manual boxincludesanotablyflexible third gear, giving relaxed motoring on some twisting hill roads.Alowlympgfigureof36 showing on the trip computer you would expect to improve in everyday ownership. Next, the 2.0-litre diesel, boasting greater torque (295lb/ft) across a wider rev range in its new guise and
mated to a six-speed torque converter automatic had obviouslysuperiorperformance (0-60in9.2seconds)butitwas in that pricey First Edition. Both these diesels were preferred against the 174bhp petrol 1.6 manual (also 9.2 seconds 0- 60) tried briefly in a £24,350 GT-Line. In general the new Sportage, with revisions to suspension and steering, impresses as riding more comfortably and handling more sharply than its predecessor. Sure enough, Kia claim an
increase of 39 per cent in body “torsional rigidity”. There’s a new air of refinement and poise about it. There was no opportunity to test the Sportage off-road, but features of 4WD versions includeaselectablelockmode giving a 50-50 torque split between front and rear wheels. There are links to downhill brake control, hill start assist and a roll-over sensor to activate curtain airbags and seat belt pre-tensioners. All at least promise competence in the rough.
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ASTON GIVES GLIMPSE INTO ITS FUTURE WITH NEW DB11
British sports car maker Aston Martin heralded the beginning of a new era by unveiling its stunning new DB11 production model at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The DB11 is the first of a new generation of Aston Martins that benefit from radical overhauls in key areas such as design, structure and powertrain. The DB9 replacement’s exterior shows a great deal of influencefromtheDB10created for the film Spectre, as well as the One-77 and Vulcan hypercars. Aston says the design changes also give improved aerodynamics. Underneath the skin, the DB11 receives a brand-new twin-turbocharged 5.2-litre V12 engine, which in this application provides 600bhp and 516lb/ft of torque, more than any previous DB model. In addition, the new powerplant benefits from cylinder deactivation and stop-start to help to reduce overall
emissions and improve economy. Driving the rear wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission, Aston claims the DB11 is capable of 200mphwith0-62mphtaking 3.9 seconds. The structure of the DB11
is also all-new, with its aluminium core made up of a mix of pressings, extrusions and castings to give superior strength and reduced weight. Inside the DB11 gains a whole new infotainment system with input from partner
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Daimler, with a dual-screen setup and rotary controller leaving a cabin which is free from clutter and easy to use. Aston Martin plans first deliveries of the DB11 in the winter of 2016, with prices expected to start at £154,900.
Fordlaunchesitsbrandnew 197bhp Fiesta ST200 at the Geneva Motor Show 2016, adding 20 per cent more torque than the Fiesta ST hot hatch. Thenewcar,whichlooks similar to the conventional Fiesta, boasts a 0-62mph timeof6.7seconds.Anoverboostfunctiongivesanadded burst of power during intense acceleration. The Fiesta ST is already considered an excellent driver’s car, with arguably the best handling in this compacthothatchcategory. Sharpsteering,alowercentre of gravity and an adaptedreartwist-beamgiveitan edge over the conventional Fiesta, while the ST models retain most of the popular hatchback’spracticalityand versatility. TheST200buildsonthis with added power. It competes with cars modified from Mountune, a factorybacked tuning outfit that won’t affect your Fiesta’s warranty.
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LEAGUE TABLE: HOME
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P W D L F A W D L F A Pts GD Burnley 37 13 3 2 3412 8 8 3 2618 74 30 Brighton 37 13 3 3 2815 5 11 2 2219 68 16 -----------------------------------------------------------M’brough 36 12 3 2 26 6 8 4 7 21 17 67 24 Hull 36 11 6 1 32 8 8 3 7 1814 66 28 Derby 37 9 6 3 2713 7 7 5 2322 61 15 Sheff Wed 37 10 6 2 3315 5 8 6 2021 59 17 -----------------------------------------------------------Cardiff 37 10 7 2 2817 5 6 7 2023 58 8 Ipswich 37 8 6 4 2317 8 4 7 2326 58 3 B’ham 36 9 2 6 1916 6 8 5 2118 55 6 Preston 37 7 7 4 1715 6 6 7 1819 52 1 QPR 37 8 8 3 3120 4 6 8 1522 50 4 Wolves 37 6 7 6 2425 6 4 8 2125 47 -5 Leeds 36 5 7 6 1518 6 7 5 2123 47 -5 NottFrst 37 7 6 6 2219 4 7 7 1216 46 -1 Reading 36 7 8 3 2012 4 3 11 2130 44 -1 Blackburn 37 7 7 5 2316 3 6 9 1320 43 0 Brentford 36 7 3 8 2426 5 4 9 2432 43 -10 H’field 37 7 4 8 2924 4 5 9 1928 42 -4 Bristol 37 4 6 8 1729 6 4 9 1729 40 -24 Fulham 37 5 5 9 3031 3 8 7 2632 37 -7 MKDons 37 7 3 8 1723 2 7 101426 37 -18 -----------------------------------------------------------R’ham 37 7 4 8 2831 3 2 131531 36 -19 Charlton 37 4 8 7 2027 3 3 121439 32 -32 Bolton 37 4 10 5 2223 0 4 141439 26 -26
Draws: 135
RED CARDS:
P Bauer F Forestieri B Wright S Ameobi F Amorebieta B Amos N Baker Y Barbet G Berardi L Best P Billing
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FALMER STADIUM, 15-03-16 RESULT: BRIGHTON 1 READING 0
POSSESSION
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Away team: 119 wins
GOALS SCORED: Home goals
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FRIDAY 18TH MARCH Middlesbrough v Hull
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SATURDAY 19TH MARCH Derby v Nottm Forest Birmingham v Fulham Brentford v Blackburn Bristol City v Bolton Burnley v Wolves Ipswich v Rotherham Leeds v Huddersfield MK Dons v Brighton Preston v QPR Reading v Cardiff Sheff Wed v Charlton
12:30 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00
goal scored by James Wilson this season, lifted Brighton into an automatic promotion place
TOP SCORERS: G Cunningham M Davies M Kieftenbeld J Lynch K McDonald D Stephens E Ba N Baker B Bannan S Duffy
T Cairney S Carruthers C Coady H Dean Derik D Dervite J Douglas L Dunk Fabio Da Silva L Fer L Freeman
LAST MATCH
FIXTURES:
27%
Home team: 187 wins
YELLOW CARDS: K McFadzean S Carruthers A Clayton M Hudson S Hutchinson G Bellusci C Evans J Garner D Burn L Cook
2015/2016 SEASON
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A Gray R McCormack A Hernandez A Judge N Wells C Martin M Dembele F Forestieri J Kodjia S Vokes N Blackman T Hemed G Hooper J Rhodes C Austin T Ince D Murphy B Afobe M Antenucci Nelson Oliveira B Pitman
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1st goal scored by Gary Gardner for Nottingham Forest against Hull City
READING
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Harty Second place is up for grabs for Albion
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lmost a case of “what goes around comes around”. For a number of years, it’s almost like Reading have had some kind of superiority complex over the Albion. It goes back over a decade to the Albion’s 2002 title win when the then bitter Royals manager stated before the final day fixture between second and third place, Reading and Brentford, that “the best two teams in the league are playing here today”. It goes on to the 11th hour signing of a very young but highly-rated Steve Sidwell right under the Albion’s noses, before what for me was possibly the beginning of Tony Bloom realising he had to take full control, when Steve Coppell was effectively sold to Reading as manager, even though he wanted the Albion to keep him. Yes, they’ve dallied with the Premier League, not once but twice, but
Tuesday night’s visit to the Amex indicated the extent of their delusional supporters. While a local derby, Reading via the M23, M25 and M4, is barely a couple of hours, so for a club of their size to bring 299 to an away league fixture is pathetic. Go back to their visit of April, 2012, when their away attendance was well into four figures. Fair weather fans, don’t you just love them? In fact, even when Albion were having a poor season last year, we still took more than 1,100 up there on a Tuesday night. For the Albion on the pitch, a great allround performance, a number of chances created, a well-worked goal, couple of blips at the back, but Reading’s finishing was as questionable as their fans’ loyalty. Second place and even with Middlesbrough versus Hull on Friday, a win at MK Dons will see Albion enter the international break in an automatic promotion place.
To quote the words of the late, great Brian Moore, “It’s up for grabs”. n With Albion on the road at MK Dons, a bumper crowd could be on the cards at Woodside Road as champions-elect Folkestone Invicta come down to face the Rebels. Unfortunately, one notable absentee will be Worthing Football Club stalwart Chris Baldwin, who sadly passed away in Worthing Hospital on Sunday morning. Chris typified everything that was good about non-league football and its fan base. Although not enjoying the best of health himself, he put his heart and soul into all things Worthing FC, serving on the Supporters’ Association committee, selling the now legendary golden goal tickets as people entered the ground but, most of all, following Rebels through thick and thin. I remember a few years ago, before Adam Hinshelwood arrived, a previous manager
Rivervale just gr-eight with cup final success
Shiverers star in Sussex County Championships Swimming
Football
Shiverers Swimming Club starred in the recent Sussex County Championships – despite not having their own pool to train in. The club’s home pool, King Alfred in Hove, has been closed recently, so Shiverers have been training at Lancing College. For many years, Shiverers have placed in the top three of the Sussex County Championships. This year, they finished top age group club and also second in both the junior and open championships. The club’s girls also finished third in their age group as Shiverers won more than 150 medals in total, including more than 80 gold.
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Hove Rivervale Football Club’s under-12 team lifted the Sussex W J Jewell Trophy after an exciting 8-2 win against Crawley United earlier this month. The Hove team cruised into the final, scoring 36 times without conceding a goal in their five ties. Although they dominated and played some great football throughout the match, they started slowly. Rivervale hit the woodwork three times as they went into half-time against a battling Crawley side only 2-1 up. In the second half, Hove looked to put the pressure on but a mistake in defence allowed Crawley to get back on level terms. However, that seemed to spur the Rivervale boys on and they netted six more times without reply. Ben Aubrey finished with six goals, with Sean Dennehy and Lucas Piveteau also on target. Hove Rivervale manager Ian Gilmour said: ‘My team played superbly, I couldn’t have asked them to give anything more. “I am really proud of them all, I have a special team this season. We are well on course to lift the Sussex Sunday
was serving up a brand of football that had supporters boycotting Woodside Road in their droves. But Chris popped in to see me at my office and said they would have to literally stop playing before he missed a match, such was his love for the Rebels. A love equally matched by his affinity to QPR, harking back to his days in West London as a youngster, and a support he carried right through his life. I remember the excited look on his face when I managed to get him tickets for the Albion against his beloved Rangers at the Amex, later tempered by the fact that Brighton effectively carried out a mugging and got all three points. He took defeat as he took victory and the occasional draw with a smile, a top bloke who will be sadly missed by everyone at Woodside Road. As a fitting mark of respect, Worthing will hold a minute’s silence prior to Saturday’s fixture.
The gold medal winners were Archie Ng (aged 11), Solomon Kendrik (11), Elijah Kendrik (12), Eoghan Cannon (12), Joel Thompson (15), Harry Stacey (16), Frankie Hatchard (ten), Rania Khallouqi (ten), Grace Sainsbury (11), Leah Hamilton (14), Mary Watts (14), Hannah Eastbury (15) and Eve Hull (16). National champion Joel Thompson won 38 medals in total and with teammate Harry Stacey, many junior and open titles were won. The team also achieved success in the relay competitions, winning the junior boys’ 4x50m freestyle and medley races. For more information about the club, visit www. shiverers.co.uk
Hove Rivervale celebrate winning the Sussex W J Jewell Trophy
Youth League Division 1 title having reached this stage of the season unbeaten and are looking forward to the under-12 KO Cup final on Sunday. “They are a great set of lads, talented and real winners. I’m expecting to lose a few of them to pro clubs but at the moment they’re doing the club proud.” Gilmour is helped by his
17-year-old son, Charlie, a gifted central midfielder who has just signed a four-year contract with Premier League giants Arsenal. Charlie earned 13 schoolboy caps for Scotland and has just returned to the national side of his dad’s home country after a spell trying his luck with England. Ian has so far taken
Rivervale teams to three county finals and won them all. The Hove Rivervale team was Billie Clark, Lucas Piveteau, JacobMinty,Freddie Carter, Adam Nash, Danny Jones, Ben Aubrey, Ethan Williams, Alfie Mitchell, Sam Kimberley, Sean Dennehy, Zach Hobson-Hughes, Sam Carey and Faris Khallougi.
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Wilson’s scoring return could be key for Albion Brighton & Hove Albion
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Albion boss Chris Hughton feels James Wilson’s scoring return on Tuesday could be the spark needed in his side’s promotion push. Manchester United loanee Wilson got the only goal in the Championship win over Reading to increase Brighton’s unbeaten run to five. It was the frontman’s first start since January 1 and Hughton feels that the goal will give him confidence to take into the rest of the season. He said: “I hope he can have a good impact. James is a typical player who has come in on loan and is getting used to the competition and what is needed at this level. “I think Tuesday was his best game for us and scoring the winner will give him all the confidence he may have needed.” Albion moved up to second with the win but will fall to third following tonight’s clash between Middlesbrough and Hull.
Brighton travel to MK Dons tomorrow, knowing a victory will move them up to second heading into the international break. Around 7,000 Seagulls fans will make the trip and Hughton is hoping they can roar his team on to victory. He said: “To be taking the estimated numbers we are to the game on Saturday is outstanding. It reflects where we are in the league and is a reflection of how the supporters have been quite happy with what they have seen throughout the season. “In relative terms, where they can and have to travel, it’s a local one but it’s still an outstanding number.” With eight Albion squad members on international duty next week, Hughton feels a win will be a perfect boost heading into a week without a game: “It makes it a better international break if you win. Is it a must-win game for us? Probably not, but we want to win every game.” Bobby Zamora is set to return to the Albion squad after missing the Reading game with a knock.
PICTURE BY ANGELA BRINKHURST
Albion players celebrate James Wilson’s winning goal against Reading on Tuesday evening
Seamer Steve signs contract extension with Sussex Sussex County Cricket Club’s Steve Magoffin has signed a one-year extension to his contract, which will see him remain at the county until at least the end of the 2017 season. The 36-year-old seamer has also recently had confirmation that his application for British citizenship has been accepted, meaning he will begin the 2016 season as a local player for Sussex, rather than an overseas player, which he has been for the past four campaigns. Magoffin has taken 267 first class wickets in 63 matches for Sussex, with best figures of
8-20 against Somerset in 2013. On signing the new deal, Magoffin said: “It’s great for me to commit again to Sussex. I’ve had four really enjoyable years here; I’ve loved every minute of it. Hopefully this coming season we can put a good performance together as a group and move back up a division, as well as doing well in white-ball cricket.” Sussex’s head coach Mark Davis said: “To have Steve extend his contract is a great boost to the club. Steve has been immense since joining the club in 2012, and we look forward to his continued success at Sussex.”
by Alan Wares @albionroar
The fixture list is merely a basis for negotation An existential conundrum takes place this weekend, as an impressive 7,000 Brighton fans head to that psychedelic experiment of a city, Milton Keynes, to watch the Albion play at a club which, should the football authorities have done the right thing, wouldn’t actually exist. However, the prices for this match are attractive; if only clubs who have a morally rightful place in the Football League would follow suit once in a while. Sometime in mid-June, the ‘computer’ will create the fixtures for the 2016-17 season. What will be obvious is should Brighton have a good season in the Championship or even a mediocre one in the top flight, the fixture list will ultimately be a meaningless work of fiction – merely a basis for negotiation. We’ve mentioned Sky’s arbitrary behaviour before; one which just doesn’t consider the fans. In truth, we suspected the Derby County match would be moved, but this predictability is depressing. The sixth annual Robert Eaton Memorial Fund Quiz Night takes place on Friday April 1 in Dick’s Bar at 7.30pm. The cost is £5 per person, with teams of up to six. There will also be a raffle. All proceeds go to REMF. If you are interested, email alan.wares@ ntlworld.com, and let me know you’re coming. n The Albion Roar is broadcast every Saturday at 12pm on Radio Reverb 97.2FM, online at www. radioreverb.com, on DAB, and as a podcast at www. albionroar.co.uk
Albion defence aiming to remain firm at MK Dons Bradley Stratton
Steve Magoffin has extended his Sussex contract
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Brighton could finish the weekend second in the Championship table if they can pick up a win at relegation-threatened MK Dons tomorrow afternoon. Albion’s win over Reading in midweek saw them move intotheautomaticpromotion spots, however they will drop back down to third after Middlesbrough and Hull play each other this evening. Any result other than a draw would mean that the Seagulls would need to win at Milton Keynes on Saturday to return to the top two.
Tuesday’s game at the Amex saw James Wilson score the only goal of the game for Chris Hughton’s side, who then put on a resolute defensive display to seal a fifth consecutive clean sheet. Albion’s back four have benefited since the return of Liam Rosenior, and Gaetan Bong’s comeback from injury givesthemevenmoreoptions heading into their final nine games of the campaign. They will need to do the same when they head to Buckinghamshire against a Milton Keynes side fighting for their lives at the bottom
end of the division. Karl Robinson’s men sit one point above the relegation zone, and will take confidence from recent results against sides near the top of the division. Having picked up a draw against Hull last weekend and beaten Derby and QPR in recent months, they have proved they can cause an upset. With Rotherham and Charlton breathing down their necks at the bottom of the table, they will be hoping to do the same to Albion on Saturday. n Twitter: @BradStrat
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Would significant changes be needed for the top flight?
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t may only be until tonight but Albion have moved up into the top two automatic promotion places. A narrow 1-0 win but the Seagulls will take a few more in the hope that the Premier League will be their home next season. Some fans were desperately trying not to get carried away after the victory but others were already contemplating a year in the top flight. One question posed to us on the show on Tuesday night was how many of the current side would be able to make it in the Premier League. It is of course impossible to know for sure whether the individuals in Chris Hughton’s current squad would sustain a successful campaign. There are relatively inexperienced youngsters and a few ageing campaigners, as well as some in their prime. At first sight, some may feel that significant changes would be required but when you examine the squad there is a case to be made that many, or even most, can handle the step up. The main justification would come from what has happened this season at clubs that rose to the top last year and appear to be safe from relegation. Albion supporters will be more familiar
with some of the players of Watford and Bournemouth than some of the Match of the Day viewers on a Saturday night. It’s fair to say Eddie Howe spent money bringing in the likes of Benik Afobe but in Charlie Daniels, Simon Francis, Adam Smith and even ex Seagull Steve Cook, they have players who some may have thought would struggle. However, they are technically sound and have a desire and team spirit that has helped the team succeed. When you look at Albion’s Lewis Dunk, Connor Goldson and Dale Stephens, they too have the hunger and a few others like Anthony Knockaert and Beram Kayal have had a taster of big games. The club also has an astute manager. If, and of course it is if, they were to be successful in the Premier League they would most likely need a striker who can deliver more goals, especially against top level defenders, but the ingredients for a sustained period with the elite of English football may already be in the cupboard. Follow all the action, home or away, on BBC Sussex Sport or Twitter @BBCSussexSport @johnnycburger To read more by Johnny Cantor, visit www.johnnycantor.com PICTURE BY ANGELA BRINKHURST
Seagulls defender Lewis Dunk on the ball against Reading on Tuesday
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ool, calm and clinical. I’m not just talking about James Wilson’s finish on Tuesday evening but also the way Albion have played since the defeat at Cardiff
last month. Since the 4-1 loss in the Welsh capital, the Seagulls have picked up three wins and two draws without conceding a goal. Tuesday’s victory over Reading was decided by a moment of quality from Manchester United loanee Wilson and lifted the Seagulls up to second in the Championship. There was a huge buzz among Albion supporters when Wilson first joined on loan in November, after securing his services ahead of a number of other Championship clubs. But he had almost become a forgotten man in recent weeks. Illness and injury had restricted his appearances and Tuesday’s start was his first since away to Rotherham in the middle of January. He had played just 158 minutes since. He is probably the most natural finisher at the club and two of his four goals for Albion have been winners. The other two have also been vital, with one coming in a 2-2 draw at Derby and the other the first when Brighton fought back from 2-0 down to beat Charlton 3-2. When Wilson scored on his second appearance for Albion, the win against Charlton, he started trending on Twitter with Manchester United fans keen to get him back and involved in their squad. After he netted again the following week at Derby, there were the same calls for him to return to United and Chris Hughton has often been asked if he expects the 20-year-old to be recalled. However, with the emergence of Marcus Rashford at Old Trafford, it’s probably safe to say Wilson will be with the Seagulls for the rest of the season. And that is completely the right decision – for United, Albion and Wilson himself. Playing for a team challenging for promotion will only benefit him in the
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James Wilson celebrates his goal against Reading on Tuesday
long run, much more than sitting on the bench at United and getting ten minutes here and there, or even watching from the stands. It’s probably fair to say his loan spell hasn’t quite panned out how he thought it would when he joined the Seagulls. But after getting through 90 minutes for the first time since January 1 on Tuesday, hopefully the best is yet to come. If the Albion are to get promoted this season, Wilson is definitely going to have a big part to play. Brighton are also hitting form at exactly the right time, as have Burnley. The Clarets are clear favourites for one of the two automatic promotion places after six successive wins. It looks as though it’s between Albion, Middlesbrough, still managed by Aitor Karanka, and out-of-form Hull for the other spot.
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SOUTHDOWNSVIEW 2016 2
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COMMUNITY RAIL IN THE NATIONAL PARK
RESPECT. PROTECT. ENJOY
There are lots of opportunities to access the countryside, visit lovely towns and discover new places in the South Downs by train. We have two Community Rail Partnerships (CRP) in the South Downs, Sussex CRP and East Hampshire CRP. These organisations work closely with the National Park Authority and train operators to connect you with the railways in your area. To help you plan your next rail adventure, take a look at the M23 Lingfield Community Rail Partnerships handy Line Guides. Visit sussexcrp.org or easthampshirerail.co.uk to download a guide and discover somewhere Smallfield Charlwood new for a fun day out by train. You can also use our online Discovery Map to find even more ideas for things to see and do in the South Downs – southdowns.gov.uk/discovery
Cissbury Ring,West Sussex
View from Ditchling Beacon,East Sussex
Cranleigh
Seven Sisters,East Sussex
EAST GRINSTEAD
CRAWLEY
When exploring the South Downs National Park there are a few things you can do to ensure you have a safe and happy day out: Keep your dog under control and always pick up and bin their poo Take your litter home Leave gates and property as you find them Share the path; give way to other users and don’t forget to say “Hello”
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ENGLISH CHANNE With glorious views
over the Adur valley, here you can walk, picnic and explore the open access land on Mill Hill Nature Reserve. Use our Shoreham-bySea leaflet to guide you from the railway station – southdowns.gov.uk/walking.
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Enjoy stunning views across the English Uckfield Channel from the Heathfield top of Beachy Head. Admire A22 the historic Belle Tout lighthouse and make your way to the A267 Seven Sisters visitor centre to find out more about this beautiful coastline. Visit southdowns.gov.uk/walking to Ringmer A27 download this leaflet and lots more. The Cuckoo
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South Downs Way
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Settlement
Multi-user routes
Information Points (contact details on page 2)
Planned cycle routes
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With its ancient streets and quirky corners come and discover the rich history of this Sussex town. Explore the Railway Land Cuckfield Local Nature Reserve with its variety of birds, plants and butterflies or the Priory of St. Haywards Hayy Pancras, Lewes Castle and Anne Heath ea of Cleves A272 7 House. Then rest your legs 72 in one of the wonderful independent A2 A272 272 72 cafés and restaurants. B urgess g Burgess
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Horsham H orsham
“The British are renowned for their courtesy, no more so than here in the South Downs National Park where you’ll almost always be greeted by a “hello” “thank you” “excuse me” or even a “much obliged” on the paths. This year we’re encouraging everybody to get into the spirit and pass on a greeting. So you can expect an even friendlier reception than usual if you’re out enjoying the National Park.” Andy Gattiker,
South Downs Way National Trail Officer