Category: Events
Coffee morning & book swap
If you’d like to hold a coffee morning & book swap please let us know. A super chance to dust down some forgotten or favourite gems and peruse the fabulous interiors of our listed buildings. Willing helpers, crockery and a coffee machine can all be borrowed. Please contact us if you have a spacious living…
FOPA Summer Picnic Saturday 28th June
As the sunshine brings out picnickers and people BBQ’ing on the beach, it’s time to think about for our annual FOPA Summer picnic. A great way to mingle with your neighbours, just bring a rug to sit on, something tasty to share, and we’ll organise the Pimms. Saturday 28 June – all welcome. Please let…
FOPA Christmas Party 2013
Our Party this year will be held on SATURDAY 14th DECEMBER from 6.30 to 8.30pm at the Cornerstone Centre and will be the same successful format as the last two years with a live jazz band, festive fizz, canapés and a raffle. We transform the ground floor with special lighting and there is room for…
Brunswick in Bloom wins again
Brunswick Town has once again won a Silver Gilt award for South and South East in Bloom. Against a background of dimishing resources for our Council run public gardens this is quite an achievement. Thanks go to our gardener of many years, Graham, who managed to have the gardens looking as good as possible under…
New Adult Courses at the Cornerstone
The Cornerstone Centre offer a wide range of activities and adult courses. New courses include ‘J’Adore French’ and ‘Sing for Better Health’. There is also the top floor cafe (with lift). We are most fortunate to have this excellent community facility so close at hand. For information call the Centre on 01273 327757 or browse…
Would you host a coffee morning?
As many of you will remember, our last coffee morning held in Ella Clark’s garden was a great success. Members are always telling us how much they enjoy these events, so we are looking for more willing hosts. It is not such a great effort; we have all the kit necessary including china and a…
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…
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…
Olympic Torch will pass your door
The Olympic Torch, or to be more precise the Flame, will be run up the west side of Adelaide Crescent and Palmeira Square on its was to the Cricket Ground on Monday 16th July some time after 6pm. Be on the pavement with camera and glass of champagne. Details from the Council website at http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1247234 …
Coffee morning in the sun and book swap
Our coffee morning and book swap on Saturday 9th June was a great success, much helped by a blast of sunshine amongst the showers. Some old friends and some new faces made for a good crowd. Ella Clark’s garden was the perfect venue as it turned out. These events are always happy and much appreciated…
