Round Hill Reporter
The Round Hill Reporter is the quarterly newsletter of the Round Hill Society, now delivered to all homes in the Round Hill conservation area.
Latest edition
Issue 95 Autumn 2024
Latest edition
Issue 95 Autumn 2024
RH conservation area not sprayed with glyphosate,Crime update,Increase in fly tipping,Slow down signs in Princes Crescent,Good gym green clearance,Weed-free Round Hill,DIY Pride,Brighton and Hove Wildlife Rescue Service,Volunteer opportunity to represent Round Hill on the conservation advisory group,Report on street play annual water fight,Next halloween street play event,Date for community carol singing,Useful contacts and committee details
- Click on the links below for PDF versions of past editions of the newsletter.
The Round Hill Reporter 2000-2010, a quarterly newsletter reporting events and reflections on life on a hill overlooking the sea in Brighton
You can also purchase the omnibus edition - a bound copy of the first 40 issues, published to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Round Hill Society.
Purchase omnibus edition from lulu.com
| 1. | February 2000 |
| Litter clearance, Social evenings, Description of the area, Round Hill 100 years ago, Crime and local police | |
| 2. | May 2000 |
| Planning restrictions, Traffic Management survey, Community grants, Round Hill document archive, CAAG | |
| 3. | September 2000 |
| Further traffic data, street party report and photographs | |
| 4. | December 2000 |
| Changes to planning rules, city waste collection, history group, window boxes and planters, new committee members, AGM report, John Bailey Haynes memorial | |
| 5. | March 2001 |
| Round Hill in bloom, carols and candles, new website, urban wildlife project | |
| 6. | June 2001 |
| Problems with planning permission, Ninelives project, documents in the Round Hill archive, report on manufacture of planters for the area, rural Round Hill | |
| 7. | October 2001 |
| History group news, rooflights and planning permission, news on traffic survey, wildlife, garden party | |
| 8. | March 2002 |
| Belton Road development proposals, carols and candles, forthcoming history book, proposed road closure | |
| 9. | August 2002 |
| Continued historical research, street party report, contrasting planning decisions, wildlife gardening, Belton windmill, Cat Creep orchard | |
| 10. | December 2002 |
| Membership changes, AGM report, graffiti, Neighbourhood Network, activities for children, first impressions of the area, Healthy City status | |
| 11. | March 2003 |
| Post office closure, bin slimming, planning in conservation areas, the cat creep, community policing, home security, elm felling, reading group, proposed car park | |
| 12. | June 2003 |
| Crime statistics, Brighton Morris Men, Real Nappy Week, history walk, Preston Park changes, questionnaire, Bartoli's, open houses, smallpox, Living Streets | |
| 13. | September 2003 |
| Road closure confirmed, refuse and recycling, halloween, fledging wildlife, Regeneration Partnership | |
| 14. | December 2003 |
| Free calendar, proposed car club, dog fouling, survey results, history group update, Neighbourhood networks update | |
| 15. | March 2004 |
| Carolling report, Mahendra Agnihotri, garden notes, new elm trees, traffic increase, road closure completed, the smart house, lamp posts | |
| 16. | June 2004 |
| Crime figures, swifts, transport plan, history quiz, cat creep maintenance, Mayo Court windows | |
| 17. | September 2004 |
| Third street party, proposed development on Princes Road (first Carelet application), living in Belton Close, solar panels, Tower windmill, community e-mail list, reading group report | |
| 18. | December 2004 |
| Update on Carelet 1, one-way proposals for Wakefield Road, composter trial, squirrels, wildlife-friendly gardens, South Downs campaign, solar panels update, AGM update | |
| 19. | March 2005 |
| Carelet 1 refused, City Car Club and parking, chaffinches, birdwatch, anti-social behaviour, history group book launch, car crime | |
| 20. | June 2005 |
| Migratory birds, Carelet 1 appeal, garden ponds, e-mail tales, Dump the Dump campaign, new website, massage school, double parking | |
| 21. | September 2005 |
| Open gardens report, spiders, proposed waste facility, cat shootings, architecture quiz, Carelet 2 proposals, pedestrian crossings | |
| 22. | December 2005 |
| Double yellow lines, robins, solar eclipse, walking, Carelet 2 parking issues, giclee prints | |
| 23. | March 2006 |
| Carelet 2 refused, cat creep development proposed, Open Market, squirrels, open houses, Triangle group launched, waste depot proposals | |
| 24. | June 2006 |
| Green ribbon development, butterflies, pedestrian crossing refused, questionnaire results, i360 proposals, crime and security | |
| 25. | September 2006 |
| Carelet 3, open gardens report, Round Hill Crescent development proposals, cat creep development refused | |
| 26. | December 2006 |
| Open market plans, Local Plan, bedding down for winter, Wakefield Road stables, LR2 regeneration | |
| 27. | March 2007 |
| Reading group award, Esso site proposals, parking issues, frogs, bronze age burial | |
| 28. | June 2007 |
| Cat shootings, sundials, bees, table sale, urban characterisation, history walks, community news, bungaroosh | |
| 29. | September 2007 |
| Greenfield spaces, city statistics, national park update, what requires planning permission?, writing workshops | |
| 30. | December 2007 |
| Table sale, Getafix cycles, bat and trap on the level, wildlife photography, AGM report, editing a newsletter | |
| 31. | March 2008 |
| Carelet 4, transition neighbourhood, sparrowhawks, acupuncture, community policing, festival news | |
| 32. | June 2008 |
| London Road proposals, pocket park, open market update, solar debate, wine-tasting, honeysuckles | |
| 33. | September 2008 |
| Ashdown Road development proposals, brewery tour, James Gray, pocket park responses, worms, lost cats, local pubs | |
| 34. | December 2008 |
| Lamp posts, AGM report, car cub, Ashdown Road commercial activity, night deliveries, national park postcards, book review | |
| 35. | March 2009 |
| Victoria redevelopment, Ashdown Road, conservation volunteering, locally-grown produce, trees, sharing the streets | |
| 36. | June 2009 |
| Street picnic party, Carelet's fifth proposal, London Road consultation, National Garden Scheme, acupuncture | |
| 37. | September 2009 |
| Carelet's final application approved, Street party report, Ashdown Road changes, Garden report | |
| 38. | December 2009 |
| Christmas carol singing, local action on traffic, waste facility concerns, urban shepherds, Wild Park walk | |
| 39. | March 2010 |
| Snow and ice, Carelet 6, Erosion of green spaces, Waste strategy, Ashdown Road decision | |
| 40. | June 2010 |
| RHS 10th anniversary, open gardens, letter from Copenhagen, recycling | |
| 41. | September 2010 |
| Street party, Waste transfer station, Studentification, parking survey | |
| 42. | December 2010 |
| Carol singing, Street party, Greetings cards, Sainsbury's application, B & H Quiz, Parking in RH after implementation of neighbouring CPZ | |
| 43. | March 2011 |
| CUPP project, Carelet Appeal Rejected, Revisiting residents' parking, Street party plans, Redesign of The Level, Voting system, Handling rubbish & The Waste Forum, Creating a wildlife garden | |
| 44. | June 2011 |
| Street Party publicity, Open gardens, Roundhill Tavern Revamp, Crime statistics for RH, Vivien E. - Sheep Lookerer | |
| 45. | September 2011 |
| AGM publicity, Open Gardens, Lewes Rd improvements, Street Party report, RH Christmas cards, Aerial view of RH in the 1970s, Surveying RH | |
| 46. | December 2011 |
| Seasonal Singing, Monkeys & Roundhill Road, Seasonal Window Dressing, Reeking Rubbish, Water Warning, Round Hill AGM, Nearby Planning Proposals | |
| 47. | March 2012 |
| Round Hill Questionnaire, Road Rage in Wakefield Rd, Seasonal Singing report & Window Decorations, Car Club update, Veolia News, Nature Notes, Support for Older People webpage, Round Hill Reading Group | |
| 47b. | Round Hill Community Survey 2012 |
| 48. | June 2012 |
| Round Hill Research Results, Top Concerns, Seeking help in planning community events, Green Pages, Tackling Traffic Issues, Tips for Householders in Emergencies, Garden Gadabout, Community Transport | |
| 49. | September 2012 |
| Round Hill AGM, Level Improvements, Harveys Brewery Trip, Brighton Early Music Festival, Community Clean-up, Lewes Road Environmental Improvements and Personal Travel Plans, Bus up to the Downs | |
| 50. | December 2012 |
| Round Hill Seasonal Singing, Sunnyside, Veolia Update, LATs, Gardening Club, Bins, Young Reporters on RH Community Clean-up, Reports on Harveys Brewery Trip & RHS AGM | |
| 51. | March 2013 |
| Community Clean-up 13 Apr 2013, Young Repoters talk to our own Community Police Officer, Seasonal Singing, Weekend Working at the Waste Plant?, Round Hill Controlled Parking, Doctor Bike Surgery, Car Park Fete plans for early summer | |
| 52. | June 2013 |
| Richmond House & Carelet planning outcomes, History Project about The Level, A Student Voice, Burglaries, PVC Windows Rejected, New Rules for Rented Homes, Eco Open Houses, Ideas for Future Clean-ups, Trekking for Medical Research, From Rosehill to Roundhill continued. | |
| 53. | October 2013 |
| October Clean up and AGM, Reminiscences over 62 years in the neighbourhood, Sparrowhawk in Roundhill Crescent, Greeting new students, Mayo Court Gardening Project, BP Garage Eyesore, Love Your Lampposts, Planters as a Gateway to Round Hill. | |
| 54. | December 2013 |
| seasonal singing, Brighton and Hove Older People's Council, website changes, lost branches and new hedges, short story: cunning as a fox, Richmond House: second application fails, reports on October Clean-up and the Round Hill Society's AGM. | |
| 55. | March 2014 |
| plans for RHS June picnic, The Keep historical records centre, History from a house in Round Hill Crescent, Richmond D'Aubigny & Lennox Roads, A journey with a Book Group, Fair Trade Fortnight. | |
| 56. | June 2014 |
| publicity for summer playtime / picnic / party, new planters - a gateway to Round Hill, celebrating The new Level, the need for neighbourliness, London Road improvements, report on 1st playsafe event, Crescent Rd / Belton Rd housing proposal, Brighton in bloom | |
| 57. | September 2014 |
| forthcoming AGM, causes of odour escapes from Hollingdean WTS, new planters in Round Hill Crescent, Level Events, refuse & recycling issues, summer street party & PlaySafe event, new PlaySafe dates, Richmond House appeal is dismissed, making life better for tenants, Round Hill writer’s Book Review. | |
| 58. | December 2014 |
| Seasonal Singing, Rubbish Update, Advent Windows, Playsafe report on Halloweeen & future dates, Round Hill in Bloom - a target for 2015, Guerilla Gardeners, Student Community Liaison, Stained glass winner, Wartime memories of Yvonne Elliot . | |
| 59. | March 2015 |
| It's your neighbourhood - greening our streets, PlaySafe, Living on Round Hill - a student's view, Seasonal Singing report, Advent Window pictures, Round Hill Spring Clean, Andy Durr, Motorbike parking on Ashdown Road, Doorstep milk delivery, Rubbish, Recycling and Round Hill, 15 years of the Round HIll Reporter, The Tale of the 90 foot Mural. | |
| 60. | June 2015 |
| 2015 summer street party & playsafe, historic Round Hill pictures, dishwasher fire, rubbish at recycling, Round Hill spring clean, tackling substance abuse - a new use for Richmond House, quarterly crime summary, stinking refuse - Veolia, community noticeboards, greening our streets - a Round Hill challenge, the future of the long wall, signs of spring. | |
| 61. | September 2015 |
| 2015 AGM, playsafe, historic Round Hill pictures, waste and recycling, lost and found exhibition, greening the Round Hill streetscape, pamper our planters, who's who in our City Clean Team, tackling dog fouling, notice boards for Round Hill. | |
| 62. | December 2015 |
| Seasonal singing & Advent windows, Women's hospital in Round Hill, OPC local luncheon club, new traffic exclusion box, protecting home from fire, HMO issues for Round Hill. possible new lamppost, Pong problems at Veolia, Dog Fouling Pilot Scheme, Halloween Playsafe, Rowan tree loss, Crime update | |
| 63. | March 2016 |
| Round Hill garden party Sunday 3rd June 2016, PlaySafe reminder, new Facebook site, Richmond House - who are Pavilions?, lamppost loss, credit card scam, new noticeboards, Sainsbury's raised beds, new trees for Richmond Road, new network for men 50+, private sector rented housing in Brighton | |
| 64. | June 2016 |
| Round Hill garden party 2pm to 5pm on Sunday 3rd July 2016, New noticeboard near Red White Rose, newly planted tub in Roundhill Crescent, Report on Richmond House garden project, gardening with Sainsbury's, Patchfest, The long wall, Home energy research in Round Hill, Refuse & recycling box use, Lewes Road railway station in 1962 | |
| 65. | October 2016 |
| Round Hill AGM @ Richmond House, report on July garden party, history of Round Hill's lost elms, importance of trees in cities, Ernest Beal VC, Halloween Playsafe with the city's Mayor, community composting, urban foxes, the long wall, Pavilions community gardening, guide for residents who are new to Round Hill, dog poo stencils seem to be working | |
| 66. | December 2016 |
| Seasonal singing, Advent windows,Community composting, Spring Dog Show,Autumn cut-back,Josh's story, Garden birds,Round Hill Rat Run, Halloween Playsafe,Old Laundry Site planning application,Vounteering at the Women's Centre | |
| 67. | March 2017 |
| Playsafe and Dog Show, Advent windows, New grey wheelie bins for Recycling, Made & Mended, What's happening on The Level, Report on Seasonal Singing, House Sparrow Survey, Dog mess, Changing Gears community bike shop, Befriending contact point, Playsafe dates for 2017 | |
| 68. | June 2017 |
| Come to Playsafe on 25th June &/or Our first Jumble Trail 11th June, Cuttress's Tower Mill, Cuts to our Police Service, Why we Exist and Why we Want You!, Teddy boys of the bird table, Our Daddy of an Elm has a big trim, Report on Playsafe with Dr Bike, The Long Wall - Action at last?, How to Recycle in Brighton, Playsafe dates for 2017 | |
| 69. | October 2017 |
| AGM at Richmond House,Waste Transfer Station Smells & Dust,A herring gull's tale,Open Gardens request,Crime and Community Safety Fund,Jumle Trail Success,Round Hill Community Noticeboard Facebook Group,How to recycle in Brighton | |
| 70. | December 2017 |
| Seasonal singing, Advent windows,Report on AGM,Level News,Halloween Playsafe 2017,Hosting Foriegn Students,Crime Stats,RH Residents Poetry Corner,More Trees Wanted,Advent Window list, Christmas Open Houses | |
| 71. | March 2018 |
| Safe to cross, Advent Window Report, Another tree gone, spring clean, Margaret Ward, RH Readers. Crime Stats, Street Play, Long Wall, Seasonal Singing, Slow Down, Blue Plaque | |
| 72. | June 2018 |
| Just one elm tree left on Upper Lewes Road, Round Hill Tidy Up, Round Hill Pub Socials, Street Play afternoons for 2018 Special Supplement 1 inside: Recycle Better, Recycle More |
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| 73. | October 2018 |
| Annual Round Hill Community Meeting, Halloween Playsafe, Autumn Clean-up, Planters to be Proud of, Advent Windows 2018, Stories from the Hill, Burglars and theft from cars Special Supplement 2 inside: Waste and Water Reduction. |
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| 74. | December 2018 |
| Seasonal Singing, Round Hill Window Stickers, Advent Windows, Nearest Student Hiusing?, Round Hill Annual Meeting, Hip Hip Hooray - the Roundhill, More trees wanted, Crime statistics, Bad planning decision for some Belton Road and Crescent Road residents, On-street car charging points, Make Friends with Round Hill, Recycle Right, Report on Halloween Play Street Special Supplement 3 inside: It's great you recycle, but do you recycle right? |
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| 75. | March 2019 |
| Seasonal Singing, The Land of the Brighton Line, Hidden Shoes and a Witch-Free zone?, Beal VC Blue Plaque Vandalised, Ill-contained Refuse, Saunders Park Gardening Group, The B Project comes to Upper Lewes Road, Spring is on its way, Schoolkids Climate Rally, Valley Gardens Redesign, The Lewes Road Hospital for Women and Children - A Blue Plaque and a Play |
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| 76. | June 2019 |
| Playsafe Pus events (Bike Maintenance) (Dog Show) (Book Swap), Coffee & Cake at Round Hill Pub, Festivals and Celebrations: Patchfest and our 20th annivefsary on 14th September 2019, Funding a Blue Plaque for The Lewes Road Hospital for Women and Children, How much do you use your car?, Wildlife on Round Hill, Doorstep scam, Round Hill Crime statistics, Downs School Air Raid Shelters |
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| 77. | September 2019 |
| Twenty Years of RHS, Book-Swap & Playsafe, AGM 2019, Dog show report, planning permission, Clesn-Up, Coffee morning, Garden Party, Jumble Trail. Pocket Parks, Jewellery making, Crime stats, Round Hill ramble, Greeting Cards, 'Clean' picture |
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| 78. | December 2019 |
| Seasonal Singing, Advent Windows, Saving the planet, England's Oldest Cable Network, Halloween Playsafe report, Catcreep's 116 steps, Greeting cards, 2019-2020 Round Hill Society Committee contact details |
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| 79. | March 2020 |
| Seasonal Singing & Advent Window report, Catcreep toad crossing, Nature 2020 plans, Changes in recycling, Cutress family history, Round Hill Society Committee profiles. Open Garden Dates, Crime statistics, illegal turns in Upper Lewes Road, Round Hill greeting cards, Annual Community Meeting pictures. |
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| 80. | June 2020 |
| Covid 19 coping with a new disease, Toad newt & frog patrol, Things and the climate crisis, Drug and alcohol service moves, Round Hill Green Spaces, Swifts back over Round Hill, Round Hill Committee introductions continued, Electric Car charge point for Roundhill, Brighton General hospital site - potential listing as a conservation area, Celebrating Spring Equinox, A perfect car-free development opportunity |
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| 81. | Sept 2020 |
| Heritage Open Door Week 11th-20th Sep, Giant elm soon to be felled, Not Just Weeds, D'Aubigny Road - where did that come from?, Welcome New Students, Round Hill Green Spaces, Poem - No Man's Land Lockdown, Snippets on planning, Covid 19 - supporting the community |
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| 82. | Dec 2020 |
| Advent windows, 2021 Toad patrol, RH Christmas cards, RHS 2020 Zoom Annual Meeting, Brighton Mutual Aid, Drug sale & use, County Lines, Gingerbread house building, Downs Junior School seeks marshals, Dog poo bins, Communal refuse bins |
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| 83. | March 2021 |
| Census Day is coming, The Sylvan Hall orchard, More trees for Round Hill, Carry a torch for toads, Secure bicycle storage, Communal bins proposed for Round Hill, Pavements too narrow for trees, Poetry corner, Remember Christmas 2020, Sylvan Hall Estate |
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| 84. | June 2021 |
| Our very own Big Elm has gone, Heritage Open Door Week, Murals on Round Hill, Blue Plaque for Round Hill hospital, Cat's Creep: Toad Tally-awsome, The return of kids' Street Play sessions, RIP Rusty Curry, New light-controlled crossings built, Communal Bin update, Poetry Corner - Look Out Kids!, Summer Holiday boredom?, Community Champion scheme, Clean: The Musical, Times Past |
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| 85. | October 2021 |
| Round Hill Community Meeting, Halloween Windows Decoration, The Long Wall, Another Lamppost Lost, Catcreep Cut-back, Round Hill Recycle Right in Round Hill, Poetry Corner, Communal Bin consultation delayed |
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| 86. | December 2021 |
| Advent Windows across Round Hill, Stop the Round Hill Rat Run, January can drag (toads), Poetry Corner, Round Hill to become a Low Traffic Neighbourhood, Bike Rack Rubbish?, Street Art, The Long Wall |
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| 87. | March 2022 |
| Hospital Blue Plaque unveiling, Advent Window Reprise, A Library of Things, News in Brief, Poetry Corner, Fareshare, Calling All Bakers, Round Hill Green Spaces News, Playsafe returns to Mayo Road, Recycling Reminder Number 432, Round Hill Reporter New Editor Needed |
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| 88. | June 2022 |
| Mayo Road Street Play is back, Summer Street Party, Blue Plaque Unveiling, Toad Migration Watch, Garden Picnic, Long Wall Mural has started, Gory goings on in the Garden, History Corner, Beal Plaque Mural Vandalised, Poetry Corner, What happened to the Cafe on the Level, Recycling Reminder, Councillors give £1000 to Round Hill Greening from Ward Budgets |
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| 89. | December 2022 |
| Advent windows, Defibrillator Appeal, Long Wall Artists thanked, Toads update, Welcome New Students, The Level Cafe updates, Community Carol Singing, RHS Committee Highlights, Crime Watch, Restaurant Review, Our Neighbourhood Likes & Dislikes, Kids Corner Word Search, AGM, Join The Committee, Handy Local Contacts, Round Hill Christmas Cards |
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| 90. | March 2023 |
| Advent Window Display winner, Defibrillator update, Finding a new home - then & now, Count the toads!, Gift for Jan Curry, Sylvan Hall wildflower meadow, What is the Round Hill Conservation Area Character Statement and how it can help us?, The future of Street Play, Round Hill Green Spaces update, Carol Singing success |
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| 91. | Summer 2023 |
| Toad Watch, Round Hill Summer Parties, Graffiti Update, Recycling Top Tips, South East Climate Alliance, Local Crime Update, Goodgym in Round Hill, Round Hill Conservation Area Character Statement Update, New Approach for Round Hill Community Events, Round Hill Green Spaces, Plant Sale News, Message from a Forever Roundhiller, Defibrillator News |
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| 92. | Winter 2023 |
| Toad Patrol, Community Carols, Advent Windows, Goodgym Clean Up, New Blue Plaque, Local Crime Update, Perfect Pumpkins, Message from your councillors, Round Hill History, Round Hill Christmas Cards, Events, Annual Community Meeting |
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| 93. | Spring 2024 |
| The Round Hill Reporter: 24 years and counting!, 24 hour skateathon for children with cancer fund, Last Christmas, Carol singing event raises over £300, Toad Alley On The Move, Green spaces in Round Hill and Sylvan Hall, Round Hill's first community composter, Pocket Park funding, You can adopt!, Round Hill crime: a plea to keep reporting, Round Hill Rat Run not top priority for Council, Street play returns to Richmond Road in 2024, New blue plaque panel rep needed! |
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| 94. | Summer 2024 |
| Round Hill Bus Stop Pocket Park Gets Funding, Round Hill Crime Update, Community speed watch and neighbourhood watch, The Cats Creep will not be sprayed with glyphosate, Threat to Ditchling Beacon 79 Bus Route, General Election Candidates 4th July 2024, Community Group of the quarter: The Brighton Yoga Foundation,Events and what's on section, Useful contacts and committee details |
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| 95. | Autumn 2024 |
| RH conservation area not sprayed with glyphosate,Crime update,Increase in fly tipping,Slow down signs in Princes Crescent,Good gym green clearance,Weed-free Round Hill,DIY Pride,Brighton and Hove Wildlife Rescue Service,Volunteer opportunity to represent Round Hill on the conservation advisory group,Report on street play annual water fight,Next halloween street play event,Date for community carol singing,Useful contacts and committee details |