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David Andrews: Bury my heart in Seven Dials

By westhillwhistler on April 12, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

1976. Ground Zero. My first year at university, and my first encounter with Brighton’s Seven Dials. Reader, it was a dump. Not even a glamorous dump. I’d come from an edgy part of north London, but areas in Brighton in the mid 70’s were pretty tasty, as they […]

Jed Novick: Is life in the fast lane over?

By westhillwhistler on April 12, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

“Get your motor runnin’, Head out on the highway, Looking for adventure in whatever comes our way…” The open road, the wind in your hair… Is life in the fast lane over for Jed Novick?  “We could make turn it into something interesting” said My Fine Wife. “You […]

Andrew Polmear – Desert Island Wines

By westhillwhistler on April 12, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The secret of the programme’s success, of course, is that castaways choose not the eight best records but the eight records that mean most to them. And they tell the stories that go with them. And so it is with wines. My choice of wines that have meant […]

Restaurant review: The Ram Inn

By westhillwhistler on April 12, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

You have to go a long way to eat by the light of a roaring fire on a winter’s evening these days, but find it we did at Brighton’s favourite out of town pub half an hour down the A27, The Ram Inn at Firle.  For the walkers […]

Gull About Town – February

By westhillwhistler on April 12, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

It’s Valentine’s Night in Brighton, and the skies are full of love birds and solo flyers.  Swooping into The Lanes and North Laine, your Gull’s heart is pumped as she peers in through the windows of pubs and bars, restaurants and cafes as the city celebrates the one […]

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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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Brighton Fringe: The Formidable Lizzie Boone

Who doesn’t want a night of drama, healing and dark humour? No one, right. Described as a “a quirky, likeable trip through the inner life of an urban young woman”, ‘The Formidable Lizzie Boone’, Manchester based Selina Helliwell’s new play, is centred around a therapist’s office, the show […]

by westhillwhistler May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

New at West Hill Hall: New Absolute Beginners Ballroom & Latin six weeks course

In this foundation course you will learn the basic steps in Cha Cha Cha, Waltz, Rumba, Social Foxtrot, Ballroom Tango & Jive.After the 6 weeks course you will be our new Beginners class and you can come on a pay as go (dance) basis.*Start:Friday 20 May 2022(NO class […]

by westhillwhistler May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Brighton Fringe Review: Foo Foo Fighters – Almost Famous

“So last night I went to a late night burlesque featuring a dancing nipple-tassled woman in a shark outfit”. Isn’t that exactly the sort of sentence you want? I love the late night burlesque show at The Rialto. If there’s anything that the spirit of the Fringe, this […]

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