Month: January 2017

The Whistler – February 2017

By westhillwhistler on January 28, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

40 Years Celebrated In December West Hill residents celebrated WHCA’s 40th birthday. It was a joyous occasion. Here’s an extract of the speech Colette Wilson gave on behalf of the Trustees.

Letters to The Whistler

By westhillwhistler on January 28, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Dear Editors Being a Hanoverian, I was lucky to come across your article on Aubrey Beardsley in the latest Whistler, and wanted to let you and your readers know that I quite regularly present Beardsley events. At Brighton & Hove Museums our collections contain a few items relating […]

Preparing for the Summer

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Traditionally trees are still relatively dormant and the nesting season is nearly upon us so here are some good garden tasks to complete before Spring really sets in.

Getting More from the Internet

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It’s amazing how the internet has become part of everyday life – 9 out of 10 people use it, and 70% of us now have a smartphone or tablet. It’s so popular because it’s quick and easy to find information, keep in touch with the family, do the […]

On the Move

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Peter Batten is amazed by what he’s discovered about Oliver Sacks . . . These three words form the title of one of the most famous English poems of the 1950s. It was written by Thom Gunn, who went on to spend most of his life in the […]

Letters

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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Month: January 2017

The Whistler – February 2017

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