Spooky times (#2)
Check the tides, lots of rubbish and other stories.
News
The notorious spooky house in 10 Highcroft Villas will be open on Halloween night with extra special effects. Spoiler alert: this year it has a Stranger Things 4 theme. You can help them raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
This Tesco shopper is on fire.
A kidnapping report triggered a huge emergency response and subsequent closure of Ditchling Road for a few hours.
18 tonnes of rubbish collected from the A27. Here’s hoping people would stop littering from vehicles altogether.
After the new sponsor-less brand of the i360 was published, the council accidentally revealed some numbers originally redacted in the original i360 business plan. The plans were extremely off: for example on the second year of operations 801,000 visitors were expected, but only 344,000 visited. Councillor Dawn Barnett said that this might be the beginning of the end for the i360.
Not cool, Kemp Town, not cool.
Updates on local renovation projects: a video about Madeira Terrace renovation, another video in glorious 4K about the plans for Kingsway to the Sea, and a consultation for the Royal Pavilion Gardens restoration.
The Soho House pool is a giant banana.
Better check the tide times when you go for a walk under the Seven Sisters or someone will have to winch you to safety.
You too can get yourself a Grade II listed telephone box in St Peter’s Place or in Marine Parade. You won’t be able to put it in your garden though.
After the Elm disease, the council is containing the Ash dieback by felling thousands more trees. To improve resilience of our woodland, the council is replacing them with a diversity of native tree species.
Seal!
Parkour! on the Brighton Marina harbour breakwater, scary and mesmerising to watch (via u/TheVinnon). Fun fact: when the breakwater opened in 1979 it won the Concrete Society award for “excellence in the use of concrete”. There is even a plaque! And we found where it is!
The stunning Synagogue in Middle Street is hosting an Open Day on 27th October.
My Policeman was released in theatres on 21st October (albeit not in Brighton), and it will be on Prime Video from 4th November. It is set in 1950s Brighton and it was filmed in various locations in Brighton, Hove and Worthing.
The council has closed several public toilets for the winter season around the city and parks, to save money and because of staff shortage. Various petitions are asking to keep them opened.
History corner
“Opened in 1938, the Ocean Hotel at Saltdean near Brighton occupied a site of around 4 acres with 344 bedrooms and a dining hall that could seat 300 people.”. It is now an apartment complex, check the pics!
“The great storm of 1987 was a violent extratropical cyclone that occurred on the night of 15–16 October […]. Forests, parks, roads, and railways were strewn with fallen trees and schools were closed. […] At least 22 people were killed in England and France. […] In the UK, winds at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex reached 100 kn (190 km/h; 120 mph) before the anemometer failed.” A Facebook group gathers an impressive amount of memories and photos by Brightonians.
Music
“Lurking along UK’s south coast, Brighton’s Mudlow have been making trouble and music for over twenty years, playing globally renowned festivals such as USA’s Deep Blues and Muddy Roots Europe. Their good fortune has led them to play shows with household names such as Seasick Steve, The Detroit Cobras, and Alabama 3.”
