The field is surrounded by heavy posts and low timber railing. This was installed by the Council a few years back to secure the field against invasion by unauthorised vehicles. I don't know why they bothered - the gate was open.
Friday, 30 August 2013
A Blue Plaque to Edward VII
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| 8 King's Gardens |
Today at 8 King's Gardens, Hove, the City Mayor, Cr Denise Cobb, unveiled a plaque to commemorate Edward VII's frequent visits to 8 King's Gardens, Hove.
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| The City Mayor with residents. |
Thursday, 29 August 2013
"PaybyPhone" coming to Brighton
In today's City Council press release announcing this innovation the following paragraph attracted my attention:-
Who covers the cost of providing the coin machines, maintaining them and collecting the money? Will the PaybyPhone user be charged at a lower hourly parking rate to allow for this?
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Flourishing Fig
It is said that figs like to have their roots restricted but this is ridiculous. This tree is on the top of the cliff-retaining wall opposite Asda. It has presumably grown from a seed deposited in the droppings of a seagull or pigeon that had been scavenging waste bins nearby. It is clearly thriving, perhaps another sign of climate change. Figs in Sussex have put on about 18" of growth this year, about double the usual amount, and they aren't finished yet.
Bill McIlroy 1928 - 2013
The Argus byline "He helped to make Brighton godless"is probably an epitaph Bill would appreciate. Two of his activities in Brighton not mentioned by the Argus tribute are his membership of the Brighton & Hove Debating Society and his service on the Council's Commemorative (Blue) Plaque Panel.
The tribute of the National Secular Society can be read here.
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| Bill at the "Protest the Pope " march in 2010 |
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