Category: Local News
Notable residents passing on
Two internationally famous residents of Palmeira Square and Adelaide Crescent died during October and November.
Recent Planning Applications
FOPA monitors local Planning and Listed Building Applications. We have recently submitted comments on three Applications within Palmeira Square and Adelaide Crescent.
Our new website and e-newsletters
Welcome to the new FOPA website. To keep you in touch with local FOPA projects and concerns, we also have newly designed e-newsletters. The newsletters will soon be available to print off from our homepage, with paper copies delivered locally for residents and members without internet. If you have not yet registered, please do so…
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 …
The Outdoors Project
Residents on the west side of Adelaide Crescent have asked us for advice about the twice weekly ‘bootcamp’ run by The Outdoors Project in the gardens for an hour or so in the afternoon for about 30 youngsters. This is a fairly noisy event and access to the gardens is partially prevented. We would like…
Neighbourhood Councils
Next year the Localism Bill will come before Parliament, giving power to local groups to have a greater say in how services are delivered in their areas. It is important that Residents Associations are a part of this, and we have attended a preliminary workshop organised by the Community and Voluntary Sector Forum to introduce…
Police Local Action Team (LAT) – What is this
This is a nationwide Police initiative which aims to keep the Police in closer touch with residents. We are fortunate that in our immediate area we have two Police Community Support Officers who have particular responsibility for our area. They can frequently be seen patrolling their beat; they are very approachable and glad to enter…
Controlling the Pigeon Population
Hawkforce will be giving a presentation to our meeting at the Cornerstone Centre Saturday on 27th March. This company we responsible for the clearance of Trafalgar Square without the killing of any birds.
Parking Permit waiting time may be reduced
Acting for Residents Associations within Zone M, our Ward Cllr. Paul Elgood presented a petition to the Council Meeting on 10th December calling for action to reduce the one year waiting time for a parking permit .
