My name is Martin Poole and I am the new vicar of St Luke’s Prestonville and thought it might be a good idea to introduce myself to the community through this blog.
This is my first post as a full time vicar although I’ve been a priest for 23 years helping out with various churches in my spare time while working in television as my day job. I also run an arts and spirituality group called Beyond which organises events such as the Beach Hut Advent Calendar along the seafront every December.
Although I’m new to the Prestonville area I know the city very well as we’ve lived in Hove since 1999, but now we’re living in the vicarage right next door to the church so it should be easy to find me if you fancy a chat or want to see if the vicar really does want more tea! My wife Sally and our three grown up children are here as well and we’re all looking forward to getting to know the area better and meeting and making new friends.
I know most people associate the word church with the building on the Old Shoreham road but actually it’s about the people who meet in it and are associated with it. I am getting to know the church members who attend on Sundays and throughout the week and I’m hoping to get to know many more people in the area as I learn about this community and your needs and wishes. The Prestonville Community Association is an important part of that and it was great to meet some members at our joint picnic on Sunday, I value this group as a forum to exchange news and ideas. Equally I know that community buildings, and in particular the church hall in Exeter street, are hot topics for people in this area and I’m very interested to hear any opinions you may have on these or any other issues that are of concern to you.
I can be contacted through the church phone number on 557772 or you can email me at martin@stlukesonline.co.uk – I look forward to hearing from you.
Revd. Martin Poole
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The Greenway path runs from Jurys Inn along to New England Road. It will eventually link all the way to Brighton Station.
The Greenway path, planned to run from the New England railway bridges to Brighton Station, is green, pleasant, and still blocked off at the northern end. We asked if we could have a look at it, and the Council gave the PCA a tour.
We found an attractive and thoughtfully designed passage running between the pillars that used to support the old engine works. With vines planted along the walls, giant sculptures of tools on the pillars recalling the site’s industrial past, places to sit among an elegant mixture of wild and garden plants, it has a natural and human quality that contrasts with much of the rest of the New England Quarter.
So why isn’t it open? The planting was ready months ago – last year we were told we could expect to be able to use it in late summer or autumn. But the Council has not yet managed to reach agreement with Network Rail, which owns the land at the northern end.
Over the past week new fences and some formidable spikes have gone up between the railway bridges, which may be a sign that things are moving at last. But meanwhile the Council is taking advice from its lawyers, and considering court action against Network Rail.
More photos can be seen on our Facebook page.
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Church and PCA members enjoy the fine weather at the community picnic in the park on Sunday July 18th.
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I know it’s outside of our patch but the following message from Another London Road may be of interest:
Things are still quiet on the Tesco front in London Road, but, as you may have heard, not so quiet in the Lewes Road! The Tesco they want to build is smaller than the one mooted for London Road, but it is on the site of the beautiful Community Garden, and in any case it would be one Tesco too many wherever it was! ALR fully suports “Say No to Tesco on Lewes Road” and the Lewes Road Community Garden. Following a court case, the gardeners have now agreed to leave, and would be grateful for any help you can give them in getting the plants out – just go along to the garden from 10.00 am on Thursday, Friday or Saturday this week or ring Cathy Marchand on 07972-804640 for more details. And do try to get along there on Monday afternoon at 3.30 pm when the keys will be formally handed over and the gardeners would appreciate a big show of support. Finally, Say No To Tesco is campaigning for a boycott of the new Tesco when it opens. Please give that campaign your support. There is a very good Co-Op right next door, and it will need support to fight off the competition
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I thought I’d draw your attention to a rather nice website, created by graphic designer Peter Pavement, onto which you can upload your photographs of Brighton, at the appropriate point on a map of the city. http://www.snapshotbrighton.co.uk/
And, of course, you can view the photos other people have uploaded.
The site will remain open until the Brighton Photography Biennale in October.
Jannet
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The promenade production by dreamthinkspeak at the Co-op in London Road has been so successful that a second extension has just been announced. Originally commissioned for the three weeks of the Festival the production will now run until July 4th. Further information from the Dome box office or www.brightonticketshop.com
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Battery collection point
Tesco Express, on Dyke Road, has joined the Batteryback scheme and now has a battery recycle bin next to the checkouts. There are other recycle points in Brighton (click here for a map) but this is the only one in Prestonville at the moment. Unless you know otherwise……
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Saturday morning, Hove Park at 9am.
This Saturday morning at 9am in Hove Park, the organisers of Parkrun are having a celebration and you are invited.
You don’t have to be an experienced runner and you don’t have to run the whole way so why not come along and do as much running as you like around the 5k circuit.
It is totally free but you need to register if you’d like to have your time recorded.
For more information, visit the Parkrun website.
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Preston Panthers Youth Football Club, Under 13s ( year 8 from September 2010) is looking for 3 more players before the start of the new season. The team trains and plays at BHASVIC and it is part of a larger club with teams from Under 10s to Under 14s.
For more details, please email me at
or via Facebook. Peter Golton
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Theatre company dreamthinkspeak have done something quite wonderful in the old Co-Op department store on London Road. The run of their production Before I Sleep, inspired by Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, it has been extended to June 13; the extra tickets went on sale Saturday 15th. It’s an extraordinary experience for anybody, but it will be even more special for anybody who remembers the place when it was the Co-Op.
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My name is Martin Poole and I am the new vicar of St Luke’s Prestonville and thought it might be a good idea to introduce myself to the community through this blog.
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