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Planting for Adelaide Will you donate?
Over time the residents’ good planting in Adelaide has grown too high on the south side. Although this may be a good windbreak, it has overshadowed all colour and blooms which, perhaps wisely at the time, were planted on the north side of the bed and so receive no sun and less light than they’d…
Have you seen the Co-op window?
You may have noticed that the far window of the new Co-op supermarket in Western Road has been changed from a picture of a huge wine bottle to a heritage photo of Brunswick Town. This was the result of a competition led by all the local residents associations to reduce the promotion of alcohol in…
South retaining wall A new initiative
We have been concerned for some time about the deteriorating condition of the retaining wall at the south end of the Adelaide Crescent garden. This was constructed as part of the original 1830 Queen Adelaide Crescent scheme designed by Decimus Burton, and is a Grade2* Listed Structure in the care of the Council. It includes…
Tents in the gardens What to do
Whilst the reasons may be varied, anti-social behaviour is a problem in this area and the Police have asked for our help. Overnight camping in the gardens is not permitted, so if you see a tent being pitched for overnight use, call the non-emergency number 101, no matter what time of day, and the local…
Police Local Action Team Meeting
The Brunswick and Adelaide Police Local Action Team meet every six weeks. This is an excellent regular forum for residents to meet their PCSOs and directly discuss policies and actions related to local policing. Our Ward Councillor Ollie Sykes attended the Meeting on 19th December.
Happy New Year to all residents
The Chairman and Committe of FOPA wish all residents of this lovely corner of Hove a very Happy New Year. Thank you for the support you have given us over the past year and the fifteen years we have now been in existence. There have been many achievements during this time but there is always…
Annual General Meeting 2013
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The 16th Annual General Meeting of the Association will take place at the Cornerstone Centre on Saturday 12th January at 11.30am. Our AGM is a usually a very short affair taking no more than 15 minutes, and will be followed by an open discussion on how members would like to see the Association develop. The…
Another great Christmas Party
Our Christmas Party on 8th December was a great success. This is the second year that we have used the Cornerstone Centre rather than a member’s home so that we can accommodate more people and live music. 55 residents enjoyed the same jazz trio as last year, who provided excellent music, and there was lots…
150 years of residents recorded
Our database of the residents of our area from the earliest available records in 1833 has reached 1914, covering Adelaide Crescent, Palmeira Square and Palmeira Mansions. These are taken from surviving street directories at the Family History Centre and the ten-yearly Censuses which started in 1841. Many famous and interesting people have lived in our…
Notable residents passing on
Two internationally famous residents of Palmeira Square and Adelaide Crescent died during October and November.
