Autumn leaves (#3)
Planters, scarecrows and other stories.
News
Councillors voted to adopt the City Plan Part 2, a follow up to Part 1 adopted in 2016, planning housing, employment spaces and infrastructure until 2030. The adoption came with controversy: campaigners have protested in front of the town hall ahead of the meeting to prevent Benfield Valley in Hangleton to be used for housing development. If you have trouble sleeping, here is the 209-pages-long plan for your bedtime reading.
Sam Ryder’s new video is set on the top of the i360.
Shop owners in Hove will have to pay fines to the council if they don’t remove at their own expenses the graffiti that vandals draw to their shutters, adding insult to injury.
For the first time there will be (some) buses on Christmas Day. But the 12 bus, the second most scenic route in UK, won’t be among those running. Luckily YouTube has you covered. And yes, it’s not even Halloween yet and we are already seeing Christmas decorations on streets.
Pretty cool, Seven Dials, pretty cool.
You too, Worthing.
The council claims it’s not worth keeping the Royal Pavilion Gardens public toilets open until April nor refurbished until “the risks of drug use and antisocial behaviour in the area are resolved”. The petition to keep toilets open during winter can be signed here.
Some upcoming train strikes which might affect your adventures.
In Rottingdean there is a controversial planter.
The new sea wall in Black Rock is completed. Here’s the plan for the Black Rock rejuvenation, in case you missed it.
Beach box sauna? Why not horse box sauna!
The Electric Arcade re-launched the Brighton Comedy Fringe 2022 this October, see more info about the acts on their Twitter feed and grab tickets here.
And llamas!
Brighton is among the best places in the UK for a family winter break in 2022. We just wish they would just stop calling holidays not-abroad “staycation”.
More info about the Highcroft Haunt house which got even mentioned on BBC Radio 2! We can’t wait to go there trick-or-treating on Monday for Halloween. While NHS Sussex advise to scare responsibly.
“Excuse me, there’s my hair in my coffee.”
Did you know you can donate (or take) unused toiletries at the Jubilee Library? Or you can pop by the Free Shop at the Open Market to bring your unwanted things or take items for free.
Fancy a medieval feast?
A town near Goring is hosting a scarecrow festival. Also here is a list of six haunted spots in the Downs. If that’s not enough, here’s more recommendations on autumnal walks in Sussex.
If you were thinking of going to Lewes for the Bonfire Night, don’t.
History corner
“Who would have thought that a serene family park in suburban Hove was once a honeypot for Druidic worship and sacrifice? What appears to be just another boulder is in fact the fabled Goldstone, a 20-ton lump of sandstone and flint with flecks of gold sprinkled throughout giving the rock its name.”
“The British Engineerium is an engineering and steam power museum in Hove, East Sussex. It is housed in the Goldstone Pumping Station, a set of High Victorian Gothic buildings started in 1866.”. Closed to the public in 2006, it has been bought earlier this year with the promise of creating “a cutting-edge centre designed to promote health, happiness and wellbeing in the community”. Fingers crossed.
Music
“Richard Durrant Dip RCM, ARCM, FLCM (born Brighton, Sussex, 2 November 1962) is an English guitarist and composer. […] (he) has gained an international reputation as one of the great guitarists of his generation. […] He is still closely involved with the arts scene in West Sussex especially since the opening of The Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham by Sea. […] In October 2002, as recognition of his work promoting art in the community, Richard was presented with a Daily Mail Golden Jubilee Award by The Prince of Wales.”. Richard is also the owner of one of our absolute favourite spots: The Pollinator Cafe in Shoreham. We loved reading the updates on the cafe’s blackboard about his environmentally friendly cycling 2022 tour. Here’s a Spotify link to his latest album.
