Mediation, a way to resolve conflict that gives you the opportunity and support to deal with the problems you are experiencing in your community.

“The service was exemplary in showing how the relevant issues could be resolved.”

Brigton&Hove Independent Mediation Service

Creative Courses at Phoenix Arts Association in the new-year.

There are a wealth of exciting courses starting at Phoenix Arts Association in Brighton in 2008, including some brand new ones. The new-year is a perfect time to think about developing your creativity and the best way to do that is by learning from professional artists who are teaching the subjects they are passionate about.

In 2008 Phoenix Arts Association is running new courses in “Colour – Moods, Methods and Practices”, “Lime Fresco Painting” and “Seascape Photography” as well as continuing with popular favourites like “Super 8 For Beginners”, “Analogue Electronic Music”, “Metal Jewellery”, “Fine Art” and “Life Drawing”.

For more information visit the website (www.phoenixarts.org)

The 2008 courses leaflet will be available in January

On Saturday October 13th, shoppers in the George Street area of Hove were surprised to be offered home-made reusable shopping bags in return for a pledge to turn down at least ten plastic carrier bags over the following month.

It was part of a project called InTheBag which Rachel Papworth, from Bonchurch Road, has been running as part of a personal development course with Landmark Education (www.landmarkeducation.com). The course requires participants to run a project that inspires them and Rachel saw an opportunity to address the damage plastic carrier bags do to the environment. She says “Every year, hundreds of thousands of marine mammals, like sea turtles and whales, mistake plastic bags for food and die an agonising
death, from choking or blocked intestines. After their bodies have decomposed, the plastic is free to be ingested again. Plastic bags are a major source of litter and precious non-renewable resources are used in their manufacture, transport and disposal”.

InTheBag is designed to inspire local residents to make a commitment to reduce their use of plastic carrier bags and is a Brighton & Hove contribution to an international project. Morsbags (www.morsbags.com) was set up by Pol Morsman, from London, to get groups (or “pods”) of people around the world making reusable shopping bags from waste fabric.

Between July and October, Rachel has been getting together with groups of friends and family for sewing sessions while Pam Chapman, from Southampton Street, spotted one of Rachel’s requests for resources on freecycle and volunteered to produce about 20 bags with her friends. The groups have made over 120 bags so far, using resources (fabric, thread, loans of sewing machines, iron-on labels to put the morsbags URL on the bags) gathered mostly from freecycle (www.freecycle.org). The youngest bag-maker to date was eight and the oldest 66. Three generations of Rachel’s family sewed together. Rachel says “I was blown away by the response to the project both from my friends and family and from Brighton’s incredible freecycle community”.

Brighton Books Publishing will launch the 2nd edition of “Hilly Laine to Hanover” upstairs at the Hanover Community Centre on Saturday 1st December 6.00 – 8.00 pm

Many thanks to Joe Wheeler for sponsoring the event – look out for your invitation, delivered with copies of the Herald or pick one up from the Community Centre.

There will be a pay bar to raise money for the Hanover Centre Kitchen Fund, so bring your friends and neighbours!

“Hilly Laine to Hanover – a Brighton Neighbourhood” by Lavender Jones and Jacqueline Pollard was first printed in 1999. It was so popular it soon sold out and Brighton Books Publishing have decided to publish it again.
This reprint has several unseen photographs and has a smart up to date format and some new text.
The book covers a geographic area from Carlton Hill to Elm Grove and Queens Park Road to the Lewes Road. It includes the history of Hanover from its earliest beginnings to the modern day. Many of the people interviewed were born and lived in Hanover all their lives and their stories are told in their own words. A whole generation is recorded here describing their memories of a very different place than the one it is today.
The book covers many historical features such as the Phoenix Brewery, the local pubs, shops and schools. The Home for Penitent Females, churches, the two world wars and the every day street life of the area, and much more. There is something for everyone.
The book will be for sale at the Community Centre Book Launch. Copies will also be available at Barrie Alderton Estate Agent’s office on the corner of Montreal Road/Southover Street, and Wheeler’s Estate Agents and Brian Archer Organic Butcher’s shop on Islingword Road.
Cost: £9.99

‘Caring for a relative with a failing memory leading to dementia can be very difficult but you need not struggle on alone. You can get help and advice locally from the Alzheimer’s Society which provides wide-ranging support for carers and their families across Brighton and Hove.
Known as the Brighton Area Branch, it offers information, a drop-in centre, a relief care scheme, a telephone helpline, carers’ support groups, outings and socials, as well as a quarterly newsletter. It also runs a day centre called the Towner Day Club for under 65s with dementia.
To get in touch, call 01273 726266 from 9am to 11pm seven days a week. You can also email or see the website on www.alzheimers.org.uk/Brighton. The branch office is at 206 Church Road, Hove BN3 2DJ, where there is a drop in centre from 9.30am to 1pm Tuesday to Friday only.’

Monthly Group for any kind of Dad

Wednesday October 3rd, 7:30pm to 9:30pm
at Tarner Children’s Centre,
Ivory Place, Brighton.
Information: Alan 07738040452
Meets first Wednesday of every month.

Alan Seabrook
Hove YMCA
Young Fathers and Young Mens Worker
65 Blatchington Road
Hove BN3 3YJ
01273 828844 or 07738040452
or click here to email

P Save the environment – think before you print.

Hove YMCA is a registered charity offering a range of services for children, young people and families in Sussex. Our main areas of expertise include: housing, youth and family support, sport, counselling and advice. Visit www.hoveymca.org.uk for more information.

I am trying to raise awareness about a Bill coming to Parliament probably in early November. This is the Climate Change Bill, and the government is keen to see a weak version pass into law. A good Climate Change Bill would require annual monitoring of progress, the government is suggesting 5-yearly monitoring. A good bill would include international air travel, the existing bill does not. A good bill would set annual reduction targets, the existing one does not.

If the Bill is to be made better we need to press our MPs. You can do this easily through www.thebigask.com website. Please take a few minutes to send a message to your MP via this easy to use Friends of the Earth website

This Saturday

NARF

Saturday Sept 22 8pm, FREE

Fran Perez is an award winning singer songwriter from Galicia, he will be performing in the Phoenix Gallery amongst the totemic figures of the @Critical Mass’ exhibition

also

JACOB JARI : Artist’s talk

Tuesday Sept 25 6pm, FREE

Nigerian artist Jacob Jari is working at Phoenix in ‘The Blue Room’ for a 3 month residency as part of the Braziers project funded by ACE. On Tuesday Jacob will be showing slides and talking about his work and his life in Nigeria. Please

For more info see www.phoenixarts.org

Dalek in the Church!, originally uploaded by eturnerlee.

Strange happennings on Hanover day! There was adalek and the tardis found in the church!

The sun was beaming as people from the surroundings of Hanover partied in the streets throughout the day. The area was buzzing all day with the theme of doctor Who which turned out trumps. There were many happenings during the day; there was music from blues to reggae from rock to pop. In the mid afternoon there was a fab Dalek Race at the Grey’s, a sword fighting demo at the Dover castle and the Cybermen were down on Washington Street.
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