Monthly Archives: May 2010

Blue tits leave nestbox

On friday 28th May three young bluetits successfully launched themselves from the nestbox outside our bedroom window.  The same thing occurred last year on 27th May. I was at work when they fledged but Jackie said one of them flew … Continue reading

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Tackling graffitti

Along the Upper Lewes Road we have walls which regularly get painted with tags and worse.  Then the Council sends its gateway graffitti squad to paint it out, to keep our visitors happy.  This is a waste of time and … Continue reading

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Walking the Chichester Canal

Last year I attended a weekend Archery Course near West Wittering.  Took the train to Chichester and walked the 5 or 6 miles to the centre. Here is a view back towards Chi from a bridge over the canal. Constable … Continue reading

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19th Century Development of Brighton

Some time ago I thought it would be fun to create three watercolours of maps of Brighton at different times, to show how it grew.  The maps are for 1808, 1827 and 1875.  

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David Lepper – Brighton Pavilion MP 1997 – 2010

David Lepper stepped down as Labour MP for Brighton Pavilion before the recent election.  Many know him as their MP, but how did he get there? “I was born in Richmond, Surrey, in 1945 in the workhouse, though by then … Continue reading

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Fraser McFarlane’s Passion

Fraser McFarlane moved to Brighton about 18 months ago and has recently discovered our local countryside and pockets of urban greenspace which help satisfy his passion for nature and wildlife. Once a week he gets out with the British Trust for … Continue reading

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Lamppost Update

This week we have seen action on the broken street lights front.  The Council have decided that we do deserve street lights that work, and we can keep the old Victorian posts we value so much.

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