Click here to see the first published footage of the Highcroft Villas badger, captured on video by Miles Radford:
badger-3.mp4
If anybody else has got photos or videos, send them in and we’ll see about making a gallery.
Maybe the badger should have a name too …
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I realise that London Road is slightly out of our patch but many of us use it on a regular basis and this organization is doing everything it can to conserve and improve its best features.
ALR will be embarking on a number of projects during 2010. I have copied their request and e-mail address below. If you have the time to help please contact them.
“We will be monitoring traffic levels and vehicle idling so as to collect evidence to back up our campaign to reduce traffic and pollution. We may also leaflet motorists at Preston Circus.
We are also planning to compile a London Road Directory, which will contain details of shops in the London Road area and what they sell; the aim being to encourage local people who do not currently shop locally to support local shops. This may be connected with a loyalty card scheme similar to the one in operation at Fiveways.
However we can’t do any of these things without people to do them! So please, if you can help, get in touch at anotherlondonroad@googlemail.com “
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Harvest Brighton & Hove has been working with the City Council to setup a demonstration vegetable garden in Preston Park. We plan to grow a variety of fruit and vegetables on a small patch near the Rotunda Cafe.
We are going to create a flourishing garden packed with colour, textures, scent and taste. The garden will show the possibilities of growing your own produce, even in a small space. Here’s what we’re planning:
• The garden will be behind the Rotunda Cafe near the yew hedge;
• It will be five metres by five metres with four raised beds and containers showing different planting styles;
• It will be setup and run by the Food Partnership’s Growing Officer with support from a team of volunteers who will gain skills as they tend the garden;
• The Food Partnership will cover the costs of setting up the garden;
• After three years we plan for the garden to be returned to the original state of the space, a grassed area, and returfed.
We hope that local residents would like to volunteer with us to help setup the garden, manage it and take home some of the harvest! Find out more at: http://bit.ly/demo-garden. We are also seeking donations of tools that we can use for the build and maintenance of the garden, including spades, rakes, wheelbarrows, rubber mallets and bags of compost.
For more information or to share your thoughts please contact Sarah or Jess on harvest@bhfood.org.uk or 01273 431 700.
Harvest Brighton & Hove is a new project that aims to help more people grow their own and eat local food. It is led by the Brighton and Hove Food Partnership, in partnership with a range of other local organisations. We are running lots of exciting projects around the city, including training courses, local food events and more! More info at: www.harvest-bh.org.uk
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With just five matches remaining in the current season, Preston Panthers U14s moved to the top of the Division 4 table following a hard fought but convincing win against a strong Mile Oak side.
A win against Hollingbury Hawks on Sunday will leave the Panthers needing just one more point to guarantee promotion. The next home game is at BHASVIC playing field on Sunday 21st February with a 10:30 kick off. Why not come along and watch?
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In due course we’ll post the minutes of the PCA committee meeting held on Tuesday 16 February, which welcomed Jannet King back to the committee. Welcome back Jannet!
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Found today in Coventry Street: a small silver ring.
Contact rsccooper@waitrose.com
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Can I say a big thank you to the snow clearers who took up their spades and broke through the ice in Hamilton Road after the first time it snowed this year? They cleared the pavement and enthusiastically dug out two channels in the road for cars.
A visitor to the area singlehandedly broke through a path across the top of Hamilton and Stanford Road with the aid of a hammer, which was tremendous as previously it had become treacherous to cross there.
Thanks also to Andy from the Prestonville Arms and Richard Freeman who gritted both pavements in Hamilton Road. It made a great difference to getting about safely this snowfall and it just so happened we could all get to the pub easily!
Sara Cook
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Everyone’s talking about growing your own veg these days: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on TV, countless articles in newspapers and magazines and the Government’s latest food strategy. There’s a huge renewed interest in growing but many of us lack the skills to get out and do it. Growing your own is also the perfect solution for anyone whose new year’s resolution involves spending less money or getting their outside space sorted!The training is focused on providing hands-on experience and practical skills so those who attend can go home and get growing in whatever space they have available. The courses will be delivered by growing experts from local community food projects.
More information and booking for courses is available at http://harvest-bh.org.uk/projects/66-projects/80-training. All places booked in January receive a £5 discount off the normal course. There are also a limited number of £5 spaces available for those on benefits.
- Venue for the composting course - Whitehawk Community Food Project
A course in ‘successful composting’ has kicked off a training programme for people interested in growing more of their own food. The courses are organised by Harvest Brighton & Hove, a new city-wide project which aims to get more residents growing their own and eating local food. Other topics to be covered in 2010 include an introduction to organic growing, container growing and how to plan your plot.
Julie Green, who attended the first course, said ‘The course was really hands-on and informative, with lots of opportunities to ask questions. Afterwards, I couldn’t wait to get home and put what I learned into practice out in the garden!’
Harvest Brighton & Hove is all about growing, eating and enjoying local food. From window boxes to community allotments, there are opportunities for everyone to join in. Harvest is led by the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership and has brought together lots of different organisations interested in food who will help you learn to grow your own, make use of surplus produce and eat more tasty local food. To find out more or sign-up to the mailing list, go to www.harvest-bh.org.uk.
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Several of these have appeared in my garden in Stanford Rd. since the current freezing weather conditions began.I assume they have come in from woodland, looking for food.They are splendid looking birds;very much like a songthrush in size & appearance, but with extra coloured bits.
Wondered if anyone else has spotted one?Do try & put out food & water for birds,especially while the ground is frozen.
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Community Notice!
here’s a map of local grit bins on google maps at
http://bit.ly/4Vddmw
Article in Brighton & Hove News – More grit to help Brighton and Hove deal with icy weather
Facebook site - complaining about lack of grit
Message from Brighton and Hove City Council:
Tuesday 5th January 2010.
Snow could fall in the city from this evening, with further showers until Friday and consequently the council gritters will be out treating all the main highways today and this evening.
Street cleaners are being diverted today to pre-grit pavements and gritting bins are being refilled for residents to use.
Council staff are paying particular attention to gritting pavements on
hilltops, outside hospitals and shop fronts.
Four wheel drive vehicles will also be made available to ensure home care teams and Meals on Wheels are able to visit vulnerable people.
Full gritting routes across the city cover 156 miles, taking in every bus route in Brighton & Hove and there are 350 salt bins on pavements. In preparation, the council has around 400 tonnes of salt stored at Hollingdean depot. This would cope with almost three weeks of continuous heavy frosts.
There is another 500 tonnes of salt on order.
In the event of snow and ice tomorrow the council is prepared to place piles of grit at strategic locations using street cleaning and gardening staff.
However, drivers and pedestrians should remain vigilant and take care during the cold snap as it is not possible to grit all 3,000 of the city’s roads.
Even a high level of gritting service on roads and pavements that can be treated cannot guarantee they will always be completely clear of ice or snow.
This can be for various reasons, including the time it takes for salt to become effective; salt being washed away if rain turns to snow and water leaks on roads that turn to ice in below zero temperatures.
Drivers and pedestrians should be especially cautious when road frosts or freezing temperatures follow rain or snow.
*remember to check on elderly, vulnerable and disabled neighbours to see if they need help during this unfriendly weather 
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