LUCKY WEST HILL How lucky we are, in the West Hill, to have so many community-minded individuals and at the heart of the community, to have a store, Bright News, owned and run by Vinod & Meena Mashru, who organised a most successful and happy Christmas party. Held at the West Hill Hall, the evening [...]
Archive for January, 2012
The Whistler – February 2012
Posted in 1 Front page, tagged Mashru, West Hill on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Richard Ford Memorial Fundraiser
Posted in 3 Features, tagged Richard Ford, The Martlets on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We’ll have more details about the Ford-Fest in the April issue but in the meantime, save the date, 20th April, for the extravaganza being organised by Paula Ford in memory of Richard and to raise funds for the Martlets Hospice. There will be some great raffle prizes but she is looking for more, corporate or [...]
Brighton Science Festival Highlights
Posted in 3 Features, tagged Brighton Science Festival, Erwin Shrodinger, Helen Keen, Marcus Brigstocke, quantum physics on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hammer and Tongue – Science Festival Special Hammer and Tongue is a wild monthly poetry slam – a cross between Poetry Please and the Battle of Waterloo. This Festival special features special guests and a super science-themed slam – sign up on the door to take part. Hosted by Rosy Carrick and Mike Parker. Thursday [...]
Lights Out 31 March 8.30pm
Posted in 7 Environment, tagged Earh Hour, WWF on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
WWF’s Earth Hour is a simple idea that’s quickly turned into a global phenomenon. Hundreds of millions of people turning off their lights for one hour, on the same night, all across the planet. But it’s not to save an hour’s electricity. It’s something much bigger. WWF’s Earth Hour is about people coming together to [...]
Kindling
Posted in 6 The Arts, tagged Andrew Bennet, Dickens, Kindle, Professor Royle, University of Sussex on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Peter Batten muses about which books to read… Recently, whenever I search for a book on Amazon, I am invited to purchase a ‘Kindle’. This, I am told, will give me access to hundreds of books. But how will I know which I will want to read? This is a question which several of my [...]
Shakespeare United 2012
Posted in 6 The Arts, tagged Equity, Shakespeare 2012 on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Members of the Brighton branch of Equity will be rehearsing at West Hill Hall for another presentation of their play, A Midsummer Night’s Madness, at the Unitarian Church, New Road on 21, 22 and 23 April.
Curated Pavilion and Museum News
Posted in 6 The Arts, tagged Charles Dickens, Princess Charlotte, Robert Goff on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
An Etcher in the Wake of Whistler: gallery tour at Brighton Museum Sunday 12 February, 2.30-3.15pm Free Guest curator Alexandra Loske introduces Hove-based artist Robert Goff’s work and discusses his atmospheric etchings of Sussex, Italy, Egypt and Japan. Charlotte, the Forgotten Princess, at the Royal Pavilion 10 March 2012 to 10 March 2013, Admission payable, [...]
Charles Dickens – The Man and his Books
Posted in 6 The Arts, tagged Brighton, Broadstairs, Charles Dickens, Chatham, Grays Inn on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
No writer’s imagination has been more haunted by London than Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and no writer since has more haunted the spirit of London itself or had such an effect on literary treatments of it. The Dickensian vision of London, city of bustle and crossing-sweepers, the foggy river and the marshes, debtor prisons and old [...]
Unknown Unknowns
Posted in 8 Money Matters, tagged eurozone, FTSE100, gold, volatility on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As we start to settle into the New Year, and wish each other well for 2012, it is easy – when minds wander – to wonder what might happen over the next 12 months. The last year was full of uncertainty, and it seems there is no reason to think that this year will be [...]
Digestive System Problems?
Posted in 5 Health Matters, tagged Herbal Medicine Clinic, IBS, stress on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is the most common gastro-intestinal disorder reported to GPs and up to 50% of referrals to gastroenterologists are for IBS. Patients may suffer recurrent abdominal pain, allergies and severe bloating with diarrhoea and/or constipation. It is more common in women, especially between ages 20-40 years. Symptoms include pain low down on [...]
WHAT’s Going On?
Posted in 7 Environment, tagged Neighbourhood Watch on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The West Hill Action Team (otherwise known as the WHAT) meets on the first Tuesday, every alternate month, ie January, March, May, July, September and November. It is the Local Action Team for the area, one of many across the city, as part of a police initiative to enable people to respond to crime and [...]
LGBT Police Liaison Team
Posted in 7 Environment, tagged LGBT on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
PC Rachel Piggott, PC Rich Bridger & LGBT Caseworker, Clare Briscoe are here to understand, respond to, and prevent hate against our local community. They have been holding a series of drop-in meetings at different venues across the City. The next ones are:
Neighbourhood Councils
Posted in 7 Environment, tagged neighbourhood councils on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Brighton & Hove City Council is developing new ways of working with communities to make this a more democratic city, leading the way as a place to live and work. Neighbourhoods will be offered greater power to make decisions about services and budgets, addressing issues relevant to them. Arrangements may vary from place to place, [...]
Resident Parking Permits
Posted in 7 Environment, tagged B&H Council, cycle lane, parking permits on January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
For many years the permit ratios in each zone have been held at a fairly low level. Several years ago we managed to get the ratio of 1:1.8 reduced to 1:1.2 but unfortunately the Council does not appear to have taken into account the amount of other permits issued for use on the same resident [...]
Sparkling Tips
Posted in 9 A Love of Wine, tagged champagne, Crémant de Limoux, Dom Perignon, Limoux, méthode champenoise, sparkling wine on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Champagne really annoys me. There’s been a lot of it about recently, so I’m going to get this off my chest. It’s not that I don’t like it; it’s the best sparkling wine in the world, with an ability to age, a complexity of flavour, and the variation from one producer to another is fascinating. [...]
