A Christmas Party for West Hill residents is being planned by Vinod and Meena Mashru of Bright News for the second Saturday in December. Look out for more details in the next issue, but in the meantime, save the date. The Whistler has always attracted regular contributions from a number of local residents and we’re [...]
Archive for September, 2011
The Whistler – October 2011
Posted in 1 Front page on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you love food, show it by sharing
Posted in 3 Features, tagged Action Against Hunger, Giorgio Locatelli, Marcus Wareing, Raymond Blanc, Valentine Warner on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you have not already done so in September, you still have the rest of October to join in a foodie appeal, Love Food Give Food, where Brighton & Hove restaurants invite their customers to take action against child hunger simply by eating out. Supported by a multitude of culinary luminaries including Raymond Blanc, Giorgio [...]
Black History Month
Posted in 6 The Arts, tagged Black History Month, BME on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Black History Month (BHM) happens every year in October. It is a programme of arts and heritage activities put together by members of the local community which aims to educate, highlight and celebrate the achievements, history and culture of people of African and Caribbean descent. Brighton & Hove Black History Group (www.black-history.org.uk) is a small [...]
Welcome to Roger and Caroline
Posted in 5 Health Matters, tagged Dragonfly Clinic, Pilates on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dragonfly Clinic, built by Roger and Caroline Horlock, long-term residents of the area, is located at the bottom of the West Hill. You can find this bright and beautiful studio at 1 Queen Square near the Clock Tower. Dragonfly Clinic has been providing expert knowledge in rehabilitation and sports massage, running a popular sports injury [...]
The Isle of Dogs
Posted in 3 Features, tagged Canary Wharf, Docklands Light Railway, Henry VIII, Island History Trust, Isle of Dogs, Millwall Docks, West India Dock Company on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Peter Batten goes to the Dogs… Have you ever been to the Isle of Dogs? No, it is not a French penal colony somewhere in the Caribbean. It is actually a part of London, which I have visited many times because my father was born there. Several of my relatives lived all their lives on [...]
World Sacred Music Festival 2 – 16 Oct 2011
Posted in 6 The Arts, tagged African kora music, Kate Whyman, sand mandala, Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, World Sacred Music Festival on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
SOUL JOURNEY Local resident Kate Whyman, of St Nicholas Road, founded the World Sacred Music Festival in 2004 and has been the artistic director ever since. This year the Festival will create a soul journey that spans the mountains in Tibet, the streets of Pakistan, the villages of West Africa and Bengal, and our own [...]
Chinese doctor dispels eating myths
Posted in 5 Health Matters, tagged Chinese doctor on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Should this piece, unattributed, be on the health page? It sounds more like a made-up work of art to the editors… Q: Doctor, I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A: Your heart only good for so many beats, and that it…don’t waste on exercise. Everything wear out eventually. Speeding up heart [...]
In it for the long term
Posted in 8 Money Matters, tagged 9/11, FTSE on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Two things are uppermost on my mind, as I try to think of some nuggets to fill this column. Firstly, wishing that I had never brought up the subject of volatility! Nothing seems to have been steady in world markets for months, and as I write, the FTSE100 is some 10% less than when I [...]
A natural alternative to HRT
Posted in 5 Health Matters, tagged Herbal Medicine, HRT, menopausal symptoms, National Institutes of Health on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Herbal Medicine has become a popular, safe and effective alternative for women with debilitating menopausal symptoms, particularly in the light of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study of 2002, which suggested that health risks may exceed benefits during prolonged hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The effect of the initial publication of the WHI resulted in a [...]
Health & wellbeing in Brighton
Posted in 5 Health Matters, tagged Astanga yoga, Brighton Natural Health Centre, Infinity Foods Co-operative, Open Day 22 October on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This October the Brighton Natural Health Centre (BNHC) celebrates 30 years as a pioneer in the city’s vibrant holistic health scene. BNHC – an educational charity offering a wide range of healthy lifestyle classes – was founded in 1981 by Infinity Foods Co-operative to further its educational aims. At the time its mix of yoga, [...]
Who will…if you haven’t made one
Posted in 7 Environment, tagged Age Concern, will writing week on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Age Concern Brighton Hove & Portslade is holding their annual Will Writing Awareness Week in partnership with lawyers across the City, beginning on Monday 17 October. Lawyers will be offering appointments for free simple will writing at their own premises and they will be available to answer questions at Age Concern Information & Advice Outreach [...]
Parking woes
Posted in 7 Environment, tagged parking, People's Parking Protest on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Council rules allow the blocking of some driveways. The Road Traffic Act prohibits it. Code 27 can be used by a Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO) as an offence for parking adjacent to a dropped kerb even though the vehicle has paid and displayed. Another code offence 62 prohibits the parking of one or more wheels [...]
Special wine supermarket prices
Posted in 9 A Love of Wine, tagged Faugères, Languedoc, limestone, schist, St-Chinian on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We say thank you and goodbye to Philip Reddaway and hello to Andrew Polmear who is going to write a regular column about his love of wine Supermarket wine has come a long way since those early days, the 1960s, when Sainsbury’s first introduced Vin de Pays de l’Herault and Minervois to their shelves for [...]
Big Planting Day
Posted in Events, tagged playground, SNGSA on September 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s on The Level
Posted in Events, tagged Lantern Fayre, willow wisp on September 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Lantern Fayre on Saturday 1st October 2011 will take place on The Level. Brighton’s historic central park between Ditching and Lewes Road will be showcasing the creative talents of well known and emerging artists, musicians and traders from 12:00 – 10:00 pm. The Level will see its Elm trees dressed with traditional paper lanterns [...]
