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  • Community Trigger & Anti-social behaviour

    Community Trigger & Anti-social behaviour

    We have had problems with anti-social behaviour over summer months in particular.

  • Minutes from the AGM 10th Jan 2015

    Minutes from the AGM 10th Jan 2015

    This year’s AGM was an interesting and lively affair.  Many thanks to all the new and familiar faces and debates from everyone. Our Guest Speaker Brendan Mullee provided an overview of the new Community Trigger to help combat anti-social behaviour which was extremely well received. Brighton & Hove website explain this under their ‘Brighton &…

  • AGM Jan 10th 2015 – save this date

    AGM Jan 10th 2015 – save this date

    The 18th Annual General Meeting of the Association will take place at the Cornerstone Centre on Saturday 10th January 2015 at 11.30am.

  • Visitors from outer space

    Visitors from outer space

    A new generation of Daleks has landed in Palmeira Gardens, right where our compost bins used to hide. One can commune with them without an expensive flight into space – you don’t know how lucky you are.

  • FOPA Heritage Archives

    FOPA Heritage Archives

    Our collection of historical material related to our area continues to grow. This comprises of general information about the history of the development from 1830, and detailed information related to each house in the form of residents recorded in the annual street directories and the ten-­yearly Census from 1841.

  • Adelaide Lake!

    Adelaide Lake!

    A rather interesting addition to Adelaide Gardens is a temporary lake towards the south of the gardens. Perfect for amphibian dogs and seagulls, but not however, conducive to long-term garden management or health and safety!  This appears to be due to bad drainage when we have excessive rain, but we we are waiting to hear…

  • Carol Singing under the Xmas Tree

    Carol Singing under the Xmas Tree

    We had a very festive time with our first FOPA Carol Singing.  We warmed up with an old favourite Let it Snow, then the more traditional Hark the Herals Angels Sing, Silent Night, O Come all ye Faithful and back to Jingles Bells.   Warmed up further by mulled wine and a mince pie, we…

  • Anti-social behaviour – update

    Anti-social behaviour – update

    We held a meeting specifically to address the anti-social behaviour over the summer months in Adelaide and Palmeira Gardens.  Despite just a few days notice, around 30 FOPA members arrived for the meeting just before the bank holiday, signalling the strength of feeling about this issue, and representing the full cross-section of residents living in…

  • Suspense! Issue 21 – 12/04/14

    Suspense! Issue 21 – 12/04/14

    THE FRIENDS OF PALMEIRA AND ADELAIDE (FOPA)RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION – COMPOSTING COMMUNITY

  • Surprise! Issue 20 – 04/03/14

    Surprise! Issue 20 – 04/03/14

    Surprise! Issue 20 – 04/03/14