Letters to The Whistler

By westhillwhistler on September 21, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Dear Editor

Why not ask your local pub to put on some live music? The Live Music Act takes effect on the 1 October 2012, allowing many more pubs, restaurants, wine bars and workplaces to put on live or recorded music with Morris dancing or similar without much hassle. The Act exempts venues with a capacity of 200 persons or fewer from the need to obtain a local authority licence for the performance of live music between 8am and 11pm. That does include amplified music that might annoy the neighbours. There is no audience limit for performances of un-amplified acoustic music apart from limiting punter numbers for fire safety.
Andy McGuinness

Dear Whistler

Thought you may be interested to see what is going up in the local area! Wooden chimney pots lined with silver foil! Beware anyone who buys this cheap nonsense in Upper Gloucester Street / St Nicholas Road. Oh dear!
Lorraine Bowen

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Dear Lizzie ,

Since the redevelopment of the station plaza – some years ago now – and the re-deployment of taxis to the back of the station ( a good thing ) the following things are affecting our immediate environment.

(i) Outside our house cars drop people off in order for them to go to Brighton station . I would guess there are at least 50 – 100 drop offs per day .

(ii) Outside our house cars wait to pick people up from the station – this can be worse as they are often there for 10 + minutes and many have the engines running .

(iii) Outside our house taxis wait to pick people up or drop them for the station.

In short the area at the bottom of Guildford Road is a de – facto ” official ” drop off and pick up point for Brighton Station .

I have to ask why ? Why should we take the stations traffic? There is a massive area at the front of the station where people should and could be dropped . It’s now unused. This is also a problem for Surry Street.

Since we moved here 20 years ago we have lost our rubbish collections , recycling collections and now have 7 horrible bins 10 meters from my front door . Add to this the fact we are now the station drop off zone and it’s just so different to what is was . I was once a smart looking neighbourhood and now it’s a mess frankly.

In the 7 minutes while I have been typing this there have been 2 pickups and 1 drop off . When it gets to early evening there can be as many as 4 cars there at once .

So – are you going to help me sort this situation out ? However as I said this traffic is the stations responsibility and not the residents of Guildford Road’s responsibility .

I look forward to your thoughts .

Best Wishes

Richard and Bronwen Partridge

NB now a large white Range Rover has pulled up – it’s a pick up not a drop off .

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