HOME GROWN Have you seen the amazing new windows at the Hall? It was a very difficult and big job to replace all the enormous windows but beautifully planned and executed by Simon Kelly of Sky Dec. He lives locally and advertises with us. The wooden frames were made locally by Lee McCatty of Compton [...]
Archive for October, 2010
THE WHISTLER October/November 2010
Posted in 1 Front page on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
LETTERS
Posted in 2 Letters, tagged 20mph zones, grandchildren, grandparents, PPP on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Editor I’ve seen some correspondence in The Whistler recently about the heartbreak that grandparents suffer when they are denied contact with their grandchildren. Readers may like to know about BeGrand.net a new website for grandparents, which can offer support. It has information and advice on a whole host of topics, from the serious issues [...]
GRAHAM MILES
Posted in 3 Features, 7 Environment, tagged Dan Cleal, Goodwood, locked-in syndrome, stroke on October 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I spoke to local resident Graham Miles of Albert Road recently, and asked him why he was all over the news in September. He told me that although his remarkable story of will power and determination started a number of years ago, it had been picked up by national newspapers and the BBC and had [...]
THE CAROLINE LUCAS TAPES
Posted in 4 Gossips & Grumbles, tagged Caroline Lucas, Green Party, Montpelier Crescent, MP, Parliament, St Ann’s Well Gardens, St Nicholas Church Green Spaces, Westminster on October 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Pizza Girl is on holiday this month but we have an exclusive and probing interview by 8-year-old Hermione Fisher-Gate of Guildford Road with our MP Caroline Lucas. Are the queues long at the Westminster canteen? Do they have vegan options of the day? I haven’t spent a great deal of time there so far – [...]
BRIGHTON LIFE
Posted in Brighton Life, tagged Brighton, Cath Kidston, Christmas, Halloween, winter on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Brighton is a summer town. One of those places where people go when it’s sunny and hot – well, Britain’s version of hot, ie slightly less freezing than usual – to sunbathe, buy overpriced candyfloss on the pier, have barbecues on the beach, romantically gaze at the stars with a loved one, or strut down [...]
8K UNDERCLIFF RUN IN AID OF RISE
Posted in 7 Environment, Events, tagged Brighton Women's Running Club, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Rise, women's refuge on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Enjoy the camaraderie of running with 400 other women alongside the expanse of the sea as you raise money to help families affected by domestic abuse in Brighton & Hove. The Rise 8K Undercliff Run for Women on Sunday 17 October is a unique, women only, run from Saltdean to Rottingdean and back in co-operation [...]
BRIGHTON PHOTO BIENNIAL
Posted in 6 The Arts, Events, tagged Brighton Photo Biennial, frame-free photo festival, Martin Parr, photograph, Photoworks, University of Brighton on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Brighton Photo Biennial is an ambitious festival of international photography. This year’s fourth edition of the challenging event, aimed at stimulating the widest of audiences, is curated by the internationally renowned photographer, editor and curator, Martin Parr.
WRITING COMPETITIONS
Posted in 6 The Arts, tagged Brighton, Community of Writers, competition, local, writing on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We are two Brighton-based writers, who have just set up our own website. It is called the Brighton COW. (The COW part stands for ‘Community of Writers’.) We are aiming to promote new writers and writing through a range of competitions. We will run several short story and flash fiction competitions throughout the year, some [...]
DOME’S BIGGEST EVER SEASON
Posted in 6 The Arts, Events, tagged Akram Khan, Clare Short, Comedy Festival, Lionel Shriver, Paco Peña, Shakespeare, Storyville on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Brighton Dome’s Chief Executive, Andrew Comben, launched the Dome’s autumn season recently. The season has a glittering line up of events that will brighten up the dark evenings to come. There are two mini festivals: a celebration of Shakespeare with international and local theatre groups presenting Macbeth and Shakespeare a la Carte, as well as [...]
THE GREAT OMANI
Posted in 6 The Arts, tagged Harry Houdini, Sherborne, The Great Omani, West Pier on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Twenty years after the original Encyclpædia of Brighton researched and written by Tim Carder, was published, the fascinating, informative and entertaining New Encyclopædia of Brighton by the acclaimed biographer Rose Collis, combines the best of the original text with hundreds of new subjects. Here’s an extract which resonates with our front page cover of the [...]
SPEED NETWORKING
Posted in 3 Features, 7 Environment, tagged Brighton & Hove Buisness, speed networking, world record on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A world record, recognised by the Guinness Book of Records, was achieved for “the largest single mass participation business speed networking under controlled conditions in a single venue in an evening in the world.” The event was organised by the dynamic Michaela Walker of Brighton & Hove Business at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel and [...]
WILL WRITING WEEK
Posted in 7 Environment, Events, tagged legal help, solicitor, wills on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Age Concern Brighton Hove & Portslade is holding a local Will Writing Week in partnership with local solicitors across the City from Monday 18 October. The Week aims to highlight: The importance of those over 50 having an up-to-date will, even if they do not think of themselves as wealthy. That proper legal help to [...]
10:10:10 A GLOBAL DAY OF DOING
Posted in 7 Environment, Events, tagged 1010, carbon emissions, Vinod Mashru on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
10:10 has joined forces with international campaign group 350 to co-ordinate 10:10:10 – the biggest-ever day of positive action on climate change on Sunday 10 October 2010. Together we can trigger a tidal wave of emissions reductions, and send a powerful message to world leaders that we are already two steps ahead: busy cutting carbon in [...]
SHEEP MAY SAFELY GRAZE
Posted in 7 Environment, tagged B&H Council, chalk grassland, downland, lookerers, sheep, volunteer shepherds on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The ancient parish church of Brighton, St Nicholas, is dedicated to St Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra, patron saint of fishermen and sailors, children, pawnbrokers and Russia. A church with this dedication has been the centre of Christian worship in Brighton for the past nine hundred years and on Friday 24 September, for the first [...]
DOES YOUR PET SUFFER FROM NOISE OR FIREWORK PHOBIA?
Posted in 5 Health Matters, tagged firework phobia, medicine4animals, Scullcap, Valerian on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dogs and cats can be frightened and disturbed by thunderstorms, fireworks or any loud or sudden noises. This fear can become extreme and some pets develop firework phobia, showing a level of fear that seems out of proportion with the sound. Many pets suffer during the fireworks season, which can often continue right through until [...]
SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (S.A.D)
Posted in 5 Health Matters, tagged S.A.D, seasonal affective disorder on October 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Have you noticed the nights drawing in and the autumn chill in the air? For those who are prone to the winter blues, autumn often marks the beginning of changes in appetite, mood and energy levels. Seasonal affective disorder (S.A.D) - myth or reality? Most definitely reality, so if you find yourself feeling low, depressed, lacking energy, [...]
PLEASING THE EMPEROR
Posted in 9 A Love of Wine, tagged Chateau Beaucastel, Hommage à Jacques Perrin, Lafite, Leo McCloskey’s ‘Enologix’, Parker 100 pointer, Robert Parker, The Emperor of Wine by Elin McCoy, The Wine Advocate on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There cannot be many wine lovers who aren’t aware of the phenomenon that is Robert Parker, the American wine critic. For nearly 30 years controversy has raged around this man who, it is said, “makes and breaks the market” for fine wines. The pro-school point to his independence and integrity in relation to producers, his [...]
BONJOUR BREAKFAST
Posted in 3 Features, tagged Bonjour Breakfast, breakfast delivery service, Rachel Lampen on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Imagine a large, strong, white cardboard box full of fresh croissants and different jams, pastries, porridge and napkins, tied with a beautiful blue satin ribbon arriving on your doorstep on a SAD autumn morning; but this one is carried by a cheerful young lady with a lovely smile so there is no bending down to [...]
FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL’S
Posted in Events on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Annual Lecture Saturday 9 October 2.45pm St Michael’s & All Saints Church, Victoria Road Oxford and the Pre-Raphaelites An illustrated talk by Jon Whiteley of the Ashmolean Museum £7 includes a cream tea At 1.15pm before the lecture Philip Adams, Director of Music, will give a free organ recital of music from the period More [...]
