#Brighton Bits

The Palm House Since 2019 Plumpton Agricultural College and BHCC with partners have been working to restore  Stanmer's Victorian walled ...

An earlier post 'Suburban creep'  (4 years ago) lamented the gradual loss of semi-rural Withdean, its 1930s houses, mature gardens, ...

Possible new entrance Plans to restore and safeguard the historic Royal Pavilion Garden are back on track. An updated bid of £214,500 fo...

 Site of new development looking west. The Marina Outer Harbour development came to a standstill after the completion of phase 1 in 20...

Google BHCC are preparing to resubmit an application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a grant to develop plans for the improvement and...

Have your say on the design options for the third phase of the Valley Gardens improvement scheme which covers the area around the Old S...

The artificial grass just inside the Indian Gate was laid in Oct 2016 as an 'experiment'. It seems to have failed. It is losin...

BHCC is working on a plan to improve and enhance the popular garden and has launched a public consultation to find out what residents an...

Work has started to restore and improve the Rose and Coronation Gardens in Preston Park, in a bid to have them looking blooming lovely by th...

 Looking south along Marlborough Place Detailed designs for the city’s Valley Gardens project go before the Environment, Transport an...

It comes as no surprise that the grade II listed Royal Pavilion Gardens have been put on the Heritage at Risk Register. It has been evi...

Including a visit to the Park Crescent enclosure.

Queen's Park The council survey between August 23 and October 28 into the future of Brighton & Hove’s parks brought a record 3,5...

At the Fields in Trust Awards Ceremony at Lord's Cricket Ground last night the Rockery, Preston Park was named best park in England. ...

Preston Park Rockery has been shortlisted in the Fields in Trust’s search to find the UK’s Best Park. Along with Castle Gardens in Ant...

This small triangular area, just inside the Indian Gate to the Pavilion Gardens, was for many years covered with a shrubbery. The shrub...

Residents are being urged to vote for 4 city parks nominated by local enthusiasts in a national competition. The competition is being r...

The Rose Walk The restoration of The Level in Brighton has been highly commended at the Landscape Institute Awards. The commendation w...