Category: Streetscape
Lighting of the Annual Christmas Tree at the Floral Clock, Palmeira Square
Lighting of the Annual Christmas Tree at the Floral Clock, Palmeira Square on the 24th November 2023 at 4.15pm. The Mayor of Brighton and Hove Councillor Jackie O’Quinn will be switching on the Christmas tree lights.
A winter spruce up.
You may have already spotted the lampposts on the Crescent and Square are being worked on.
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…
Visitor Parking permits
Brighton and Hove Council has made the decision that due to the pandemic and with the subsequent lockdowns, anyone who still has visitor permits which expired at the end of 2020, that they have extended the expiry date until the end of December 2021.
FOPA Christmas update 2020
At last some good news to report – Two important FOPA campaigns have reached successful conclusions.
The Rose Garden in Palmeira Gardens
The Rose Garden in Palmeira Gardens is is need of an upgrade. Two of the beds (the two to the north) are beginning to deteriorate and it will not be long before they will need replacing.
Removal of disabled parking bays in Palmeira & Adelaide
A notice has just been put up on the three disabled parking bays outside 30-34 Palmeira Square, stating that they are to be removed. Without these bays, and with the current pressure on Zone M parking, these disabled residents may face a long walk from their cars to the house, particularly after 8pm.
How To Report – Road Safety Concerns / Speeding Antisocial Driving/Riding Excess Noise.
Road safety concerns constitute 15% of all correspondence the Police commissioner receives from local residents.
Application for a block of four flats at the lower end of St.John’s Road, at the rear of 25-27 Adelaide Crescent
FOPA aims to monitor Planning and Listed Building Applications affecting our area, and will consider commenting on any that are contentious.
