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HOVE DIRECTORY! Our July issue features an interview with one of the new councillors for Westbourne ward, Chris Henry, who tells us what he hopes to achieve in the area.

We have an article on the Battle of Britain from local historian Rachel Bridgeman and Cllr Robert Nemeth tells us how honey bees are thriving in West Hove.

If you’re looking for places to go at the weekends, we have plenty of suggestions, including Paddle Round the Pier (6-7 July), WishFest and an a cappella concert at St Leonard’s Church (13 July), and the Macmillan Coastal Garden Trail (27-28 July).

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Meet Westbourne Councillor Chris Henry

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WISHFEST 2019 - Saturday 13 July - Wish Park

Page 11 “Never Was So Much Owed By So Many To So Few” Page 13 Centenary Window Unveiled At St Peter’s Church Page 15 Where In West Hove?

Page 15 Councillors For Wish And Westbourne Page 19 Honey Bees Are Thriving In West Hove Page 23 Summer Events At St Leonard’s Church Page 23 GoGIRL 5K RUN Page 26 What’s On In West Hove…

Page 29 Why You Aren’t (Quite) What You Eat Page 33 Macmillan Coastal Garden Trail Page 33 Friends of Stoneham Park

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Page 35 Paddle Round The Pier – 6th & 7th July

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An interview with one of the new councillors for Westbourne ward...

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MEET WESTBOURNE COUNCILLOR CHRIS HENRY...

Chris Henry was elected in May as a Labour councillor for Westbourne.

Do you live in West Hove? Tell us about your background...

I’ve lived in Hove for 25 years and came to the City to teach English GCSE in Portslade. I still live and work in Hove, only now I work for Peter Kyle, our MP. What made you want to become a councillor?

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I’ve been active in our community for 10 years, particularly campaigning for changes in the private rented sector, such as abolishing agency fees and clamping down on rogue landlords. Working for Peter Kyle means that I’ve become even more involved in helping people solve their problems and I wanted to continue this work as a councillor. Now I hope I can offer residents a powerful package of councillor and MP so that we can all achieve some great things together.

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What do you hope to achieve in the Westbourne area?

I’m extremely keen to ensure that the West Hove seafront is shown some love and I would be so happy if I could play a part in making it more family friendly. Our area has lost two play facilities recently and I think the West Hove seafront could play a part in replacing them so that our children have plenty to do and can keep fit and have fun.

I would also like to play a part in increasing recycling and tackling the problem of single-use plastics. There is a real desire from people to do more in this area and I want the council to help enable people to achieve this better.

Finally, I’d like to ensure that the friendly, local feel to the Westbourne neighbourhood is protected. Turning houses into flats, AirBnB, party houses and bad landlords will all potentially impact our beautiful area for the worse if we’re not careful.

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Our family event is on Saturday 13 July from midday onwards and everyone is welcome.

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For the dog lovers, we’re having our hugely popular Fun Dog Show, so give pooch a hairbrush and bring him or her along for some silly competitions. We have tasty food stalls plus a table top marketplace with a range of things to buy from cakes to home-made jam and bric-abrac.

Children will enjoy the bouncy castle and activities including a children’s zone organised by Hove Village nursery. We also have traditional stalls such as Whackthe-Rat, a tombola and raffle with lots of prizes. Football crazy kids will be able to join in with the 4Corners football club.

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A beautiful new stained glass window was unveiled at St Peter’s Catholic Church in Portland Road on 1st June at a special mass in front of a packed congregation.

The stained glass rose window was commissioned in 2015 to celebrate the centenary of the church and replaces a plain window above the main entrance of the Grade II listed building in Tamworth 13 Road. Parishioners raised money for the window with donations and activities such as mud runs and tabletop sales.

The unveiling service was attended by the Deputy Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Alan Robins, and led

by Father Jerry O’Brien, who retired from St Peter’s in 2018. Father Jerry told the congregation that the parish had chosen the design of Peter and Andrew, based on the Bible story of the miraculous catch of fish, which was a very powerful message not to lose hope.

The window was designed by Debbie Burgess. Debbie said: “The 100 fish swirling around the edge represent the centenary of the church - hopefully all recognisable fish: plaice, cod, sardines and bream amongst them.

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Father Alexander Lucie-Smith took over as parish priest of St Peter’s last year.

He said: “Stained glass is a form of image that is particularly powerful.

There is something about the way the light shines through the glass and transforms it that speaks to the human soul. In our own new stained glass we see the Fisher of Men in a Sussex setting, and it reminds us that the mission of the Church, entrusted to Peter, is not just for a season or one place, but for all times, until the end, and for all nations. We are very fortunate here that, over 100 years ago, a parish and a church were founded by our forebears, and they took care to ensure that everything should be as fine and beautiful as possible.

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This article is by Wish ward councillor Robert Nemeth, who is also a beekeeper...

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HONEY BEES ARE THRIVING IN WEST HOVE There has been a high number of swarms of honey bees this year – four on St Leonard’s Gardens alone! This is wonderful news for our area and for the wellbeing of bees locally..

At the time of writing, I have collected 18 swarms this year from all sorts of weird and wonderful places such as the top of a tree, the underside of a trampoline, a conservatory window, the grass of Wish Park, and above the water on the eastern arm of Brighton Marina. Every single one has been different.

Also different has been the way in which residents have responded generally to swarms of bees since I first started beekeeping five years ago. I recall a lot more alarm and distress in past years.

These days people seem a lot more willing to share photographs and videos online to track down a beekeeper, rather than call a pest-controller. People now seem to be fully behind the bee cause, and even gather in groups to watch a swarm collection, and then cheer if/when it goes well.

Kids especially seem to be clued-up. The questions that I got asked when I gave a talk at my niece’s school locally were phenomenal. They seem to be growing up loving nature which is exactly as it should be.

A swarm ultimately takes place when a colony divides.

The bees aren’t angry when they swarm. They are just looking for a new home. A swarm landing, or being collected, is incredible to behold and embrace. My little daughter often comes out with me for bee adventures and loves it.

I have around 40 hives presently which is likely to produce nearly 1 tonne of honey this year. I see the hobby as a welcome break from my time on the Council and a wonderful way of speaking to residents and

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As far as my work on the council goes, backed by Cllr Garry Peltzer Dunn, I have proposed both bee bricks for solitary bees and swift boxes for all new-build planning applications. This looks to be made local policy shortly.

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SUMMER EVENTS AT ST LEONARD’S CHURCH...

Songs for a Summer Afternoon Local a cappella group Naked Voices will be performing a concert of madrigals and old English songs, “Songs for a Summer Afternoon”, on Saturday 13th July from 3pm4.30pm at St Leonard’s Church. The Naked Voices are back by popular demand after their successful Christmas concert last December.

Entrance is £3 (on the door) and proceeds go to Saint Leonard’s Church and Brighton Housing Trust for the homeless. Refreshments are available during the interval.

Cream Teas St Leonard’s Church will also be serving cream teas in the vestry every Sunday in July and August, from 2pm to 4pm.

Heritage Open Day St Leonard’s Church are once again taking part in Heritage Open Day. This year’s event is on Saturday 21st September from 11am to 4pm and the theme is “People Power”.

St Leonard’s would like to offer the community groups of West Hove the opportunity to share in a special

celebration of all our stories and achievements. You just need to bring a table or display board (to be set up on the Friday evening). Refreshments will be served.

If you would like to take part, please contact the Churchwardens before the end of July to register your interest: Steph Windsor: stleonardsaldringtoncw@gmail.com or Jenny Watts: stleonardsaldringtoncw2@gmail.com A women-only run along Hove seafront...

GoGIRL 5K RUN Taking place on Friday 12th July at 7.30pm, goGIRL Brighton & Hove is a 5K women-only fun run and beach party suitable for all abilities.

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The race starts on Hove Lawns and the route follows Hove seafront up to and around Hove Lagoon before returning to Hove Lawns. There will be entertainment, including live music and a fire show, before and after the race, as well as along the route, with a Race Village next to the start and finish lines. This year’s charity partner is Brighton-based children’s charity Rockinghorse.

Entry costs £17 (age 15 or older) and finishers receive a medal. Enter at www.gogirlrun.co.uk.

WHERE IN WEST HOVE? Answers from p15 Picture 1: Regent House in Hove Street Picture 2: Intenso café in Portland Road Picture 3: By the steps at Hove Lagoon

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WHAT’S ON IN WEST HOVE… Until 4 September Patrick Burke Retrospective Until 17 September Friedrich Nagler: A Personal Mythology Free displays; 10am-5pm (Sundays 2-5pm) Daily, except Wednesdays Hove Museum 19 New Church Road

Brighton Theatre of the Air Radio Drama Meetup group 8pm; Goldstone Ex Service Club, 20 Shirley Street btota.co.uk / 07818 118062 1st July Portslade & West Hove Carers Afternoon Tea 2-3.30pm, The Railway Inn For more information, contact Pam on 01273 746222

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Hove Museum Minis Fun with craft and story-telling Age 2-5; £2.50 per child; drop-in 10am-12 noon (term-time only) Hove Museum

Music for Aardvarks 6 months to 5 years 10am; Glebe Villas Hall emily@uk-aardvarks.co.uk

Holistic Yoga 6-7.15pm; The Snug, Stoneham Park, info@yogashanta.com

Get Active for Older Adults (age 50+) 10.30-11.30am; £5 St Barnabas Church Contact suzy.hawker@ntlworld. com, 01273 726507 to reserve a place

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Hove Earlybird Beach Walkers Meet in front of King Alfred car park Free; 7.15am-8.05am www.meetup.com/HoveWeekly-Beach-Walks Ladies’ Exercise Class Drop in for a 30 min session between 9.30-10.30am (please arrive by 10am) United Reformed Church Hall Eire: 07928 463279

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Little Pickles Music for parents & toddlers 10-11am, Hove Methodist Church David Taggart: 07758 008625 www.littlepicklemusic.co.uk

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Hove Lagoon Model Yacht Club New members welcome; come along and have a try 10am--1.30pm, Hove Lagoon Cream Tea (Every Sunday in July & August) 2-4pm, Vestry, St Leonard’s Church 14th July Hidden Hove: the ancient village through the ages Guided historical walking tour 10.30- 12.30 pm; £10 (£8) Email: hoveactuallywalks@ gmail.com www.facebook.com/ hoveactuallywalkingtours 14th July Diving into Story Monthly Writing Workshops 1.30-4.30pm; £25 Tree of Life Centre Sandra: 07551 772129 www.sandrajensen.net 21st July Poets’ Corner and The Great War Guided historical walking tour 10.30am-12.30pm; £10 (£8) Email: hoveactuallywalks@ gmail.com www.facebook.com/ hoveactuallywalkingtours 28th July Choo Choo Ch’Boogie Vintage tea dance, 4-7pm; free entry; The Railway Inn This is not a definitive list of events.

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Nathalie’s monthly health tip...

WHY YOU AREN’T (QUITE) WHAT YOU EAT...

Contrary to popular belief, being healthy does not just depend on what you eat.

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MACMILLAN COASTAL GARDEN TRAIL There are 12 brand new gardens this year on the eighth Macmillan Coastal Garden Trail, which takes place over the weekend of 27th and 28th July.

The annual event, organised by Geoff Stonebanks’ Driftwood Fundraising Group, raises money for the Macmillan Horizon Centre in Brighton, which offers local support for people affected by cancer.

At least 22 gardens between Brighton & Hove and Seaford will be opening their gates. All the gardens will open between 11am and 5pm on Saturday 27th or Sunday 28th July, or both days, many serving home-made tea and cakes. Entry costs £3 per garden, or £8 for a day ticket.

One garden opening in West Hove is at 33 St Leonard’s 33 Gardens, BN3 4QA. It is a pretty work in progress with lots of pastel colours and a large garden studio which will

be open. The owner, Jade Diable, will be selling plants and some garden-related art work with a percentage donated to Macmillan. There will be home-made tea and cakes too, and jars of honey from her neighbour’s bee hives. The garden is open on 27th and 28th July from 10am. There is restricted parking between 11am and 12 noon; parking is otherwise free for the rest of the day.

(No WC facilities.)

There are also open gardens not far from West Hove in Trafalgar Road, Portslade, and Shirley Drive, Hove.

The trail website – www.macmillangardentrail.co.uk – has details of all the gardens on the trail, or you can get more information from Geoff Stonebanks on 01323 899296.

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Greening up the Park has been our theme for the last year and, at our most recent meeting, that is what we agreed to do.

Our plan is to build some serious raised flower beds out of railway sleepers, which will be populated with shrubs and other hardy flowering plants along one of the boundaries and will be executed by our Gardening Group. A new, fun mural is also in the pipeline. Our AGM is coming up soon. Weather permitting, we will be having it in the park with some Pimm’s on 11 July. Hope to see you there!

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Paddle Round the Pier co-chair Rob Pelling tells us about the evolution of the festival…

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Since its inception in 1996 Paddle Round the Pier has grown into the largest FREE charity beach festival in Europe. The annual event is now a firm fixture on the Brighton & Hove events calendar, taking place on the beautiful Hove Lawns.

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NEWS FROM THE WEST HOVE FORUM...

Pavements: At the West Hove Forum’s meeting in June, we discussed the state of pavements in West Hove. Many paving slabs are broken and repairs are often made with asphalt. These asphalt surfaces can become very uneven when tree roots surface and become serious trip hazards.

The council has been trialling permeable paving in Central Hove, in places where tree roots are pushing up.

It’s a spongy material and moves with the tree roots. It’s been successful but costs more than ordinary tarmac.

The council will spend a million pounds on pavement repairs in the next year and we are hoping to get some of that spent in West Hove. You can report pavement issues through a form at: bit.ly/pavementreporting.

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Pavement parking is also a continuing issue and damages pavements. It is illegal in London but not in other parts of the country, although Wish ward councillors last year successfully got it banned in part of Portland Road through a Traffic Regulation Order. The Government is currently deciding whether to enable councils outside London to prohibit pavement parking citywide.

If you see a vehicle parked where you think it should not be, you can report it to the council by phone – 0345 603

A pavement cracked by a tree root 5469 option 2 (answerphone service) – or through the council website: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/ parking-and-travel/parking/reporting-a-vehicle-parkedwhere-it-should-not-be.

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Where it’s not specifically prohibited, parking a vehicle on the pavement could still be an offence of obstruction (for example if a wheelchair can’t get through). It is also an offence to drive across the pavement, to park on the pavement by the side of yellow lines, or to park a heavy goods vehicle on the pavement.

Reports can be made to police via www. operationcrackdown.org for a variety of different types of antisocial driving or abandoned vehicles. They might contact the Road Policing Unit or send a letter to the offender. Should they keep receiving reports about the same vehicle, they will task a frontline officer to take action or give advice.

Healthy Neighbourhood Fund Grants: The West Hove Forum has £3,000 to distribute from the Healthy Neighbourhood Fund. Small, not-for-profit community groups in West Hove can bid for up to £500 to spend on a project with a clear health outcome – email westhoveforum@gmail.com for an application form. The deadline is 30th September.

www.thepaintproject.co.uk Tel: 07514 200957

The next West Hove Forum meeting will be at 2pm on Wednesday 4th September at The Gather Inn near Hove Lagoon. If you would like to attend on behalf of a group or business, please email westhoveforum@gmail.com.

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