Brighton Marina could be designated a Business Neighbourhood Area – the first of its kind in Brighton & Hove.
A GROUP of people living and working at the Marina, along with two councillors representing the area, have made an application to Brighton & Hove City Council to gain formal approval for a Neighbourhood Forum and Business Neighbourhood Area.
The application will be considered by the council’s Economic Development and Culture Committee at a meeting on January 15.
If the proposed Neighbourhood Forum and Business Neighbourhood Area are approved, the forum will have the power to draw up its own Neighbourhood Development Plan which enables a community to set out planning policies in relation to the development and use of land in the area.
Wider public consultation would then be carried out to give other people a chance to have their say. If adopted, the plan then becomes a formal part of the planning system, and would be taken into account when the local planning authority is deciding planning applications for the area.
The area covered by the Neighbourhood Area and Forum applications is bounded by the cliffs to the north of the Marina, the harbour arms to the south, east and west where it is also bounded by the access road.
Councillor Geoffrey Bowden, chair of the city’s Economic Development and Culture Committee, said:“Brighton Marina neighbourhood forum is seeking the opportunity to develop a shared vision for the area and have a greater say in shaping the development and growth of the area.
“The council’s planning team has been supporting members of the forum through the process and the application for a Business Neighbourhood Area is the first in Brighton & Hove.”
Olympic champions Sally Gunnell and Daley Thompson hosted a training day today for Laureus Fundraisers ahead of the Brighton Half Marathon in February.
Laureus Academy member Daley Thompson and Sally Gunnell pose with athletes as they participate in the Laureus Brighton Vitality Training day at the Withdean sports complex on January 10, 2015 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images for Laureus)
A group of Laureus fundraisers joined former Olympic Champions Sally Gunnell and Daley Thompson today to benefit from an exclusive run training session ahead of the Vitality Brighton Half Marathon.
Runners were provided with a series of general fitness, nutrition and hydration tips from England athletics coach Nick Anderson, before being put through their paces at the Withdean Athletics track in Brighton with Daley and Sally.
Daley, a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy, said: “Training sessions like today can really help to boost motivation. Sally and I have passed on a few tips and now it is down to the runners to put in the hard work ahead of race day. I wish them the best of luck for both the competition and their fundraising efforts. The money they raise will help Laureus to fund sports coaches across the country, who will use sport to help improve the lives of disadvantaged young people.”
Sally Gunnell added:“I’ve really enjoyed meeting the fundraisers today and I hope that we have provided the runners with some useful advice ahead of their big race. I’m always impressed to see people setting themselves fitness goals and combining this with a fundraising target too. Good luck to all the Laureus fundraisers on race day!”
Laureus fundraiser, Helen Cowan from Brighton, who attended the training session said:“It has been a fantastic day, I’ve picked up some really useful tips, although I think it is has now prompted even more questions about my training! I’ve run over ten marathons, including the Brighton Half Marathon, in the past, but am hoping today’s training session will help me to improve my race day performance this year. I decided to support the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation this year because of the work they do to help the lives of young people across the UK. I look forward to hearing how the money raised will be put towards a great cause.”
The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation’s aim is to help change social problems around the world. Since 2000 they have raised over €60 million which has improved the lives of millions of young people.
Funds raised by #TeamSportforGood runners taking part in the Vitality Run Series, which includes seven half marathons and one 10km race between now and October, will go towards training 1,000 sports coaches who will work with 100,000 young people across the across the UK, using the power of sport to change their lives.
There are eight exciting Vitality Series runs in 2015, which competitors can sign up for: • Brighton Half Marathon, February 22
• Bath Half Marathon, March 1
• North London Half Marathon, March 15
• Reading Half Marathon, March 22
• Liverpool Half Marathon, March 29
• Vitality Run Hackney, May 10
• Vitality British 10K, July 12
• Vitality Oxford Half Marathon, October
For more information and to sign up to run, click here:
Laureus is a universal movement that celebrates the power of sport to bring people together as a force for good.
Laureus is composed of three core elements – the Laureus World Sports Academy, the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and the Laureus World Sports Awards – which collectively celebrate sporting excellence and use sport as the means to promote social change.
The first Patron of Laureus was Nelson Mandela. At the inaugural Laureus World Sports Awards in 2000, he said:“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair.” This has become the philosophy of Laureus; the driving force behind its work.
The classic musical Calamity Jane blows in from the Windy City to Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre on February 24-28.
THIS EXCITING new production features West End stars Jodie Prenger (Oliver!, Spamalot and One Man, Two Guvnors) and Tom Lister (The Water Babies, Emmerdale).
With an Oscar-nominated score that includes; The Black Hills Of Dakota, The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away), Just Blew In From The Windy City and the award-winning song Secret Love and ably supported by a cast of multi-talented actor/musicians, this production gets to the heart and soul of the musical.
Calamity Jane can outrun and outshoot any man in Deadwood. Hard, boastful and desperate to impress, she travels to Chicago to recruit a star, Adelaide Adams, for the Deadwood Stage. But things don’t go too smoothly for Calamity, as everyone in town favours the new girl and she struggles to keep her jealousy and pride in check. It takes her long-standing enemy Wild Bill Hickok to make her see sense, and realise her Secret Love.
Calamity Jane is produced by The Watermill Theatre which is behind other highly-acclaimed productions such as Sweeney Todd and Sunset Boulevard.
So mosey over to the Congress Theatre and catch Calamity Jane for a Whip-Crack-Away time.
Event: Calamity Jane
Where: Congress Theatre, Carlisle Road, Eastbourne
When: Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 February
Times: Tuesday – Saturday 7.30pm and Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday at 2.30pm
Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven is enouraging local small shops in his constituencey to enter a national competition for small shops.
Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven
ANY SMALL shop can submit an application to the All Party Parliamentary Small Shop Group’s ‘Best Small Shops Competition’.
To enter, set out in no more than 500 words why you are the best small shop highlighting; innovation in your business, community engagement and entrepreneurial activity.
All shortlisted candidates will be invited to a Parliamentary Reception where the winner will be announced on the February 25, 2014.
Simon said:“We are fortunate here in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven to have many wonderful small shops and this is a great opportunity for these shops in our area to get recognition for the brilliant work they do supporting the community and creating jobs.
“I would be delighted to see a shop from Brighton or Peacehaven recognised by being selected for this competition, and I would encourage as many as possible to get involved and enter.”
Celebrate a Healthy New Year at VegfestUK Brighton 2015@Brighton Centre in March.
IT’S OFFICIALLY ‘Veganuary’, and the time for a New Year cleanse with VegfestUK at the helm, reminding us that healthy eating can be fun, accessible and very delicious.
VegfestUK is one of Europe’s leading food and cultural events in 2015, with an eclectic selection of 160 stalls and varied array of caterers providing sumptuous delights.
Guilt-free eating is on tap for the entire weekend with food from the likes of Brownins, who offer a range of patties, kebabs and wraps with an evocative Caribbean spin, energy smoothie and juice connoisseurs, Damage Limitation, world food experts and BBC Good Food Show winners, Fresh Rootz and oriental curries and stir-fry outfit, Gillie Food.
The event regularly attracts more than 10,000 visitors, and other attractions include the UK Vegan Comedy Festival, A Well-Fed World Global Food Sustainability Conference, Hemp Expo, Cinema and Kids Cookery classes, as well as Nutrition and Health lectures from industry professionals.
The festival is a standout date for those passionate about delicious food as well as those living the vegan/vegetarian lifestyle.
VegfestUK Organiser, Alan Lee, said:“Our Brighton event is the best way to maintain all your healthy New Year resolutions! VegfestUK is not only a great day out for the family, it’s the perfect event to discover new foods and learn more about healthy living.”
Vegfest Brighton takes place over the weekend of March 28 and 29 2015 at the Brighton Centre.
Event: VegefestUK
Where: Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2GR
When: March 28 and 29
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE offers run until February 28, and BUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE offers run till March 21.
St James’ Community Action Group will be presenting the results of a local ‘Toxic Pollution Study’ at a public meeting at St Mary’s Church on January 28.
THE STUDY will be presented by Tim Nichols, Head of Environmental Health & Licensing, Brighton & Hove City Council and Local Authority Officer Sam Rouse.
Also in attendance on the evening will be Martin Harris, General Manager, Brighton & Hove buses.
Event: St James’ Community Action Group, public meeting.
Where: St Marys Church, 61 St James’s Street, Brighton
Under new Russian legislation, transsexuals and trans* people will no longer qualify for driving licences.
RUSSIAN legislators complain there are too many road accidents in Russia today and are tightening medical controls to ban people from driving, by listing fetishism, exhibition and voyeurism as ‘mental disorders’.
The Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights says the new law is ‘discriminatory’ while the head of Russia’s Professional Drivers Union says the tightening of medical requirements is ‘fully justified.’
The move has been condemned by human rights lawers all over the world and follows the imposition of an anti gay law in 2013 making the promotion of ‘non-traditional lifestyles’ in Russia, illegal.
David Raven and soprano Samantha Howard will join an impressive line-up of performers in the splendour of the Brighton Dome on Sunday, January 10.
The concert will be raising funds for the national anti-bullying charity, Inclusion for All.
Actually Gay Men’s Chorus will be performing highlights from the classic Gilbert & Sullivan comic opera HMS Pinafore accompanied by the London Gay Symphony Orchestra (LGSO), who will also be performing Camille Saint-Saëns’ musical suite Carnival of the Animals.
Coady Green and Christopher Wayne Smith
Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra will feature international concert pianists Coady Green and Christopher Wayne Smith who will also join the LGSO in a performance of Carnival of the Animals narrated by Miss Jason fresh from his rave reviews “Best Panto Dame I have ever seen” in Panto with X Factor winner Sam Bailey in Aylesbury.
The stunning Laura Wolk-Lewanowicz Mullinger will sing arias from Tosca and Tristan and Isolde, there will be some big band numbers and cabaret legends Jason Sutton (Miss Jason) and David Raven (Maisie Trollette) and soprano, Samantha Howard will be spicing up the evening in their own special way.
Event: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus the London Gay Symphony Orchestra & guests
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