Author: Ted Davis
Do you want to feel safer about fraud and scams?
Becoming the victim of a scam is a terrible thing, and we are all vulnerable to the many scams and cons out there. Every year, the British public loses billions of pounds to fraudsters who bombard us with online, mail, door to door and telephone scams. Prevention through awareness, is therefore a vital tool in…
Remembering Indu Gwyer
We pay tribute to the life of our dear friend and neighbour Indu Gwyer, who died on the 20th of September 2023. Indu and George were married for thirty eight years and came to live in Adelaide Crescent some twenty years ago, after both having overseas development careers in Sudan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands,…
New Bicycle Hangars in the Square
Brighton and Hove City Council are inviting residents to submit their comments regarding two proposed cycle hangars to be installed in Palmeira square. A cycle hangar is on-street parking for up to 6 bikes that residents can rent a space from. The Hangars are covered, secure and accessible via an easily downloaded app or a…
Hove Lawns Blue Flag Beach
FoPA are pleased to celebrate that Hove Lawns Beach has again secured the prestigious award and standing as a Blue Flag Beach for 2023. Hove Lawns is the only beach in Brighton and Hove to receive this recognition and only 1 out of 112 in the whole of the UK. The iconic Blue Flag is…
New Machines to Help with Weeding
Brighton and Hove City Council are reviewing how they maintain pavements across the city and have recently trialled new machinery to help with weeding. This includes mechanical sweepers, weed rippers and specialist strimmers with weed ripping brushes. Councillor Tim Rowkins and Councillor Theresa Fowler recently met with members of the Cityclean team to inspect the…
Big Clean Up Weekend 15/16 July
We’re planning a ‘Big Clean Up’ weekend across the city on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 July! Councillors across Brighton & Hove will be out in their wards tackling notorious ‘grot spots’ and cleaning up their neighbourhoods. The events include litter-picking, weeding, painting over graffiti, cleaning street signage and some will include a combination of…
Vacancies – new Committee members and volunteers
FOPA have vacancies for new Committee Members and Volunteers who would like to help with initiatives in the area. Our residents’ association has a special responsibility for future generations who will live here, and enjoy the Palmeira and Adelaide area in central Hove located in the Brunswick Town Area. FOPA have many projects run by…
FOPA – 25th AGM – invitation
The Friends of Palmeira and Adelaide Residents Association 25th Annual General Meeting Date Wednesday 1st March Time 7:30pm Venue Cornerstone Community Centre Dear Friend, I would like to invite you to attend the 25th FOPA AGM The Agenda 1. Election of the Committee for 2023/24FOPA’s committee will have 3 x vacancies (out of 7)…
Balint Bodroghy-West
I just wanted to let our neighbours know the sad news that my father, Balint, has passed away. He died peacefully at home on 23rd December 2022 aged 91, surrounded by myself and my sister Meredith, his son-in-law Daniel and teenaged grandchildren Oscar and Ava. His funeral is being held on Friday 27th January at…
Repair Workshops
Are you interested in learning new skills which will help you to fix the things you have at home and keep those items in use for longer? Would you like to save money, avoid waste and help the environment at the same time? From mid-October a new series of free-to-attend repair, reuse and upcycling workshops…
