Autumn 2017 Hollingdeannews Sept/Oct/Nov an independent newspaper produced and delivered to your door by your neighbours

Lucky Dip Winter Fayre

Saturday 2 nd December

St Richards Hall, Chomp Beal Crescent,

@hollingdean Hollingdean!

After a fab and friendly Hollingdean Children’s Centre Summer Fayre with a real Brentwood Road, Brighton, BN1 7DY festival feel, we are already

Every second Wednesday of the month planning the next Hollingdean 11:30am – 1:30pm Lucky Dip Winter bash. Stall holders and visitors alike say the Lucky Dip is a great way to 13 th September 8th November get together with friends, meet new people and th th 11 October 13 December find fantastic presents and bargains. This winter expect fun, food, music, crafts and fabulous Æ Free lunch Æ Crafts Æ Games Æ stalls of all sorts. And if you have something to For families who are a low income show or sell, contact Shirley Connor on or struggling financially with 01273 236160 or [email protected] . children 0-5 years old Stalls are £10.00 for the day - get in quick! Being part of the Lucky Dip team is great as Spaces are limited so please well. Boo says register by calling/texting ‘Helping out with the Lucky Dip is a real opportunity 07955 597880 to meet other people in Hollingdean and very rewarding. I'm very happy to be part of the team .’’ [email protected] Why not join us yourself?? Contact: Hollingdean or complete a registration form Lucky Dip Facebook page or message at the children’s centre . @hollingdeanluckydip

Hollingdean Children’s Centre Café The café is running on a self-service basis at present. Why not come along and make yourself a cup of tea or coffee and have a healthy snack? (Donations welcome) Everyone’s welcome!

Thank you! This edition of Hollingdean News is sponsored by Hollingdean Development Trust.

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Councillor News

Thanks to all the people who came to the the council should enforce. If you call 0345 603 parking meeting on July 12 th or contacted us 5469, select option 2 and leave a message, before or since. We have aimed to send someone should attend within one hour everyone who got in touch a report of the between 8am and 8pm. There are also regular meeting. If you haven’t got one and would like patrols. Or you can report it online: one, please contact us. http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/ To reiterate: there are no current plans for parking-and-travel/parking/ reporting-a-vehicle- permit parking in Hollingdean. We called the parked-where-it -should-not-be meeting to provide information because a If there are no yellow lines, the council can’t do number of people, particularly on the streets anything. But the police can take action if the south and west of the Dip, were interested in vehicle is causing an obstruction. This includes permit parking. The majority of people at the blocking the pavement so that a wheelchair or meeting, and who have contacted us by email, buggy user cannot pass. Whether they will post or phone, are against permit parking. But come out or not is another matter, but I have residents are entitled to send petitions to the heard that they will if someone has parked so council if they want. tha t you can’t get your car out of the driveway, There is a citywide parking review to be for example. The number is 101 (999 for discussed at the Environment, Transpor t and emergencies). Sustainability Committee (ETS) in October. This We also heard about Community Speedwatch. process happens every 3-4 years. So any There is where a group of local people can get petitions to be consulted on parking permits will trained by the police in how to use speed have to be received by ETS by the end of monitoring equipment. Thi s can lead to more September. A number of neighbouring areas fines for speeding and better enforcement. such as Coombe Road have requ ested to be There are a number of these groups already, consulted. and if anyone is interested in starting or being a At the meeting two residents came forward and part of one in Hollingdean, let us know. suggested the community work together to find In the meantime, watch out for elephants and a solution. If you want to be put in touch with hedgehogs! Ch ildren at the Lucky Dip Fair in them, please contact us. June drew pictures of slow -moving animals to At the meeting we also had the Police persuade people to drop their speed. They may Community Support Officer present and some make an appearance on a lamp post soon. The clarification was sought about parking Dip will also be getting special attention from enforcement. IN BRIEF: if there are yellow lines, parking officers following reports of par king on double yellow lines and in front of the dropped

NEW kerbs. You have been warned…

ART GROUP

FOR O VER 50s Contacting your councillors A new Art Group for people of all abilities is Tracey Hill Tel: 01273 291437 starting at Laburnum Grove in Brentwood Road. Email: tracey.hill@brighton -hove.gov.uk Twitter:

Even if you haven’t picked up a pencil since @TraceyMHill Schooldays come along and give it a try – you might surprise yourself! The sessions are Caroline Penn Tel: 01273 291840 expected to be twice a month on Thursday Email: caroline.penn@brighton -hove.gov.uk afternoons. Contact Steve Andrews of TDC on Twitter: @CllrCaroline 07480113773 for further details. Facebook: HollingdeanAndStan merLabour

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Triple P: Parenting Workshops

at Hollingdean Children’s Centre Community Education Brentwood Road, Hollingdean BN1 7DY Autumn Term 2017

Not only is it a new term for the school kids in September – it’s a new term in

Hollingdean for Adult Education too. We Helping your child do as they are asked: Dealing have two courses starting in autumn; with Disobedience Drawing & Painting and Italian for All All children are disobedient sometimes; it is natural (step one). Both will take place on for them to want to want more independence and Mondays at Hollingdean Community make their own choices and decisions but Centre and will start on Monday disobedience can become a problem September 25 th . The courses are 9 weeks • Toddlers will often test limits – and watch for long and c ost only £20 for those on means - the reaction. tested benefits and for those aged over 65. • Older children might ignore instructions, There is also a middle ‘local’ rate for answe r back and become upset if they don’t Hollingdean residents who are not e ligible get their own way. for concessions. Please call Adult Wednesday 22 nd November, 12.30 -2.30 Education for a Community Education brochure with full course details or email on the contact details below.

Hollingdean residents are also entitled to the ‘local’ rate when applying for other community educati on classes; in

Woodingdean and Bevendean our autumn Managing your child’s behaviour term programme includes Tai Chi, Singing out and about Together, Social History, Yoga, Art, All parents have to deal with misbehavior at some Unlock the Real You with NLP and Rag stage and being out and about can be one of the Rug Making Techniques. From November most difficult times. we are also running an accredited course Wednesday 20 th September, 12.30 -2.30 NCFE Level 1 in Working with Children .

Our Learning & Participation Adviser is Find out about useful tips and strategies that available for one-to-one appointments to really help! discuss your learning and training needs; if this is something you would find useful, please get in touch. Workshops are FREE and are designed for families with children aged 2 -7 years For further information or to enrol Limited crèche places are available - contact Debra at Varndean College, Adult Education Call 01273 295623 to book a place o n the

01273 546602 / [email protected] workshop and crèche place.

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Community Development Worker

From Céza Da Luz, the new Community Development Worker

for Hollingdean and Saunders Park.

Since starting in the role, June this year, I have enjoyed meeting people, groups and agencies working locally and had the opportunity to witness some really inspiring work. I have met really enthusiastic people, committed volunteers and community groups doing a range of interesting projects/activities.

I am based at Hollingdean Community Centre and invite you all to pop in and say hello! Highlighting our extremely popular pay-as-you -feel café, every Thursday 12:30- 2pm. I look forward to welcom ing you! As a CDW my role is to assist and support people to improve their own communities through collective action. Often this means working with individuals and small groups - and local agencies.

For example I promote and assist groups applying for the Health Neighbourhood Fund (HNF): This is a fund made available by the Brighton and Hove City Council for not-for -profit community and voluntary groups operating in Brighton and Hove city . Groups can apply for up to £500, to address one of the following health related issues: Improving diet, nutrition; active living; mental health & wellbeing; healthy ageing; awareness of alcohol, tobacco, drugs and sexual health. The Deadline for Heal th Neighbourhood Fund applications is 13 September 2017. If you interested in applying for HNF, would like to start an interest group or just want to sound out an idea contact me on 01273 236160 or email: [email protected]

News from Friends of Hollingbury & Burstead Woods The Friends of Hollingbury & Burstead Woods have had a busy summer of events as well as our usual weekend work sessions in the woods.

In July we had our community picnic on the edge of the woods. It was a beautiful sunny day and our table heaved

with the weight of the delicious food our members and guests brought to share. We were lucky to have a sighting of several rare white -letter hairstreak butterflies. Also in July, Julia Behrens, a local medicinal plant herbalist, took us on a walk to show us the plants she uses and to talk about their healing properties. Later in the month, the group enjoyed a walk through the Knepp Estate nea r Horsham, led by Dr

Geoffrey Mead, one of our members. Knepp has undergone a transformation under a 're -wilding' project where cattle and deer roam freely, and this has greatly benefited nature. You may have noticed the new footpath signs through the woods. O ur group made the application for the Rights of Way and the main paths are now officially designated and the council has also erected posts indicating the Permissive Paths. The group has also paid for the information boards at the entrances to the woods to be updated. If you would like to help the group financially, or help out at one of our monthly work sessions, you can contact us at [email protected] or visit our website www.fhbw.org.uk, or pick up a membership leaflet from one of the dispensers b y the information boards. You will be assured of a warm welcome and will be helping the local woods on your doorstep for the enjoyment of people and wildlife alike.

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The Healthy Lifestyles Team

Brighton & Hove City Council Hollingbury Hillfort Healthwalk

This lovely 2.5-mile walk is a chance to explore some of the most historic and beautiful countryside that borders the city, taking in the ancient iron-age hillfort site, and with wonderful views over Wild Park to the Falmer stadium and beyond. It is led by our experienced walk leaders and meets and finishes at the Hollingdean Children’s Centre on Brentwood Road, where the walkers always gather to enjoy a cuppa and a chat afterwards. Getting there is easy. Th e number 50 bus will take you nearly to the front door. At 2.5 miles, it's not our longest walk, but note that it is hilly and can have uneven footing. For more information email healthwalks@brighton -hove.gov.uk or call 01273292564

Active for Life

Soup and Stomp Our Family Soup and Stomp will take place in October half -term (dates TBC). The Active for Life team will be working with the

children’s centre and the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership. Come along and help to prepare a nutritious and delici ous soup. Whilst the soup is cooking we will stomp our way on a walk to the pond and back again in time to eat.

Active For Life club

Our multi-sports afterschool club at Hertford Junior School restarts September 2017 (this is term time only)

Hollingdean Children Centre Summer the Active for Life team will be supporting the stay and play session on Wednesday 23 rd August by providing a healthwalk for families to take part in. For more information on our sessions and events please contact the Healthy Lifest yles Team on 01273 292724 or email sports.info@brighton -hove.gov.uk

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Hollingdean Development Trust (HDT) Local people, your Community Centre

HDT is proud to be sponsoring this edition of Hollingdean News, bringing information about what goes on in Hollingdean to your front door.

Our programme of events and classes at the Community Centre, Thompson Rd is developing all the time

Monday Thursday • Drawing & Painting (Term Time) 9.30am • Hollingbean Café 12.30pm • Italian For Beginners (Term time) 11.45am • Slimming World 5.50pm & 7.30pm

• Gym and dance 4.30pm & 5.30pm Friday Tuesday • Holly Hips 9.30am • • Community Acupuncture 12.00 noon Pilates (Term Time) 7.00pm Wednesday Sunday

• Yoga (Term Time) 10.00am • Brethren in Christ 10.00am • Little Darlings (fortnightly) 3.30pm • Full details on hollingdeancommunitycentre.org.uk or call 01272 236160

At our Get Ready for Summer event in July the sun shone on our new solar panels, Hollingbean Café fed us all and Mayor Mo Marsh and our MP, Caroline Lucas, gave their congratulations. We are really proud to be a sustainable eco-friendly centre generating our own electricity and saving energy too. Thanks to the many people who have supported us as well as BHESCo and Ecosphere who helped us get the right equipment in place at very low cost. We have reduced our carbon footprint this year!

From left to right: Sam (BHESCo), Shirley (Centre Manager),

Kayla (BHESCo), Mo Marsh (Mayor), Sarah (Real Junk Food),

Claire (HDT), Sandie (HDT)

Now we are up for new challenges and would love to hear from you if you can help. We want to improve the Centre as a venue for food projects, events and other activities. And re-design our website and social media to make sure everyone in Hollingdean can get the information they need, when they need it. Got ideas and expertise? Join us - make Hollingdean an even better place to live! Call 01273 236160 if you would like to know more or get involved, find Hollingdean Community Centre on Facebook or visit us on hollingdeancommunitycentre.org.uk

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Hollingdeannews … plans for Hollingdean

Feed Bellies Not Bins! Do you get really annoyed about food waste? Hate to see good food thrown away? Right here in Hollngdean the Hollingbean Café is collecting food from supermarkets and cookin g up terrific healthy meals – saving it from being wasted. The café and community shop are open from 12.30 pm – 14.00 every Thursday at Hollingdean Community Centre, Thompson Rd. Hollingdean resident and volunteer, Spam, often leads the Hollingbean kitchen crew. He says:

‘I collect the food and we weigh it all so we can keep a track on everything we are doing. During the cafe, I make sure everything is working as it should be. We serve up plates of delicious food. Our lunches take a good few hours to prep and cook. The Hollingbean Café always makes something new and amazing from food that was destined for the bin.' The Hollingbean café is part of the Real Junk Food Project - a national and international movement with one objective: to intercept good food destin ed for landfill and turn it into healthy community meals served on a ‘Pay As You Feel’ basis. And it is right here in Hollingdean. Come and join us. Plenty of things to do and people to meet. And good food to eat! http://www.realjunkfoodbrighton.co.uk

Facebook @realjunkfoodbrighton

Plans for new council homes in Hollingdean Construction of six new 4 bedroom council houses and two 2 bedroom flats on the grassed open space opposite Hollingdean Park and playground is expected to start early in the autumn . There were no objections to the planning application which was submitted in April . Once planning consent has been issued, the timetable will then be finalised and residents and schools neighbouring the site will be contacted to let them know what to expect. Hollingdean Tenants Association will also continue to be update d on progress wi th the scheme. The council expects the construction to take around 9 months to complete. All the homes will be let to households on the Homemove housing register.

Further information is available from the council’s Estate Regeneration Team, Brighton & Hove City Council, 1st floor, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ , phone 01273 293832, email estate.regeneration@brighton -hove.gov.uk.

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Hollingdean

Residents

Association

The association going strong and is eager for new members to join. Are you interested in being involved in how the council’s Ho using service is run? Would you like to feel more a part of your community? No experience needed, come along and meet your committee. The next meeting will be on Tuesday 12 September 2017 at 6pm in St. R ichards Church on Beal Crescent What will be discussed: Recent Estate Development Budget (EDB) bids have been made in order to improve Hollingdean • Picnic benches – there are three planned to be installed on the grass area between The Crestway and Tavistock Down, what colour should they be? • Planting beds – These are dependent on at least two residents agreeing to the upkeep of the beds, more volunteers are needed. • Noticeboards – Some have been installed to notify residents of meetings and discussions held, would you like one near you? *please note, only council tenants and leaseholders can vote on suggestions. You can also make suggestions for next year’s bids and discuss current ideas. If you are unable to make it to the meeting but would like to know more or would like to give your opinion on any of the EDB bids , please contact the Reside nt Involvement Officer Keely Mc Donald on 01273 293870 or keely.mcdonald@brighton -hove.gov.uk

Contacting Hollingdean News: If you have news, events or information for local Email: hollingdeannew [email protected] residents or visitors, you can send it though by email or the Contact Us page on the Hollingdean Tel: 07963 301 570 News website at www.hollingdeannews.org.uk

Hollingdean News cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies or omissions. Views expressed in the newsletter are not necessarily those of Hollingdean News.

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