The Round Hill Society
The home site of the Round Hill Society, a community group of the residents of Round Hill in Brighton, England. The site contains information about the area, latest news and reflections on life in Round Hill.
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Check out the Round Hill Community Noticeboard Facebook Group. This dedicated FB Group allows over 690 Round Hill residents to share their knowledge, as well as their possessions! If you prefer email, request to join the Friends of Round Hill mailing list. And we're on twitter too!
Round Hill Society
Click on the plan below to see the area which the Round Hill Society represents: the Round Hill Conservation Area.
There are about 900 households in the Round Hill Conservation Area. If you live here, you automatically become a member of the Round Hill Society (RHS). Read the RHS constitution here. There is a Committee that represents the RHS before official bodies and often organises RHS activities, which anyone can volunteer for. You can read more about the RHS Committee in the quarterly printed newsletter that every RHS member receives: The Round Hill Reporter.
The Round Hill Reporter
Round Hill residents: please submit your articles, stories and more for the next issue of the Reporter to: roundhillsociety@gmail.com.
Click here for Past issues downloadable as PDF
Issue 92 Winter 2023
Featuring: 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
Local News
Wednesday 22nd November 2023 - Round Hill Society AGM was attended by 20 residents, our ward councillors Raphael Hill and Pete West and Round Hill PCS0 Ben Drewswood. See Minutes of the meeting.
Sunday 10th September 2023 - Street Play featured a waterfight. See video on the The Roundhill Community Noticeboard Facebook Group.
Sunday 30th July 2023 - The Round Hill Community Parade braved the weather, though participants came prepared with colourful umbrellas. See photos of the Richmond Road street play on The Roundhill Community Noticeboard Facebook Group. The cake stall was most appreciated.
Tuesday 18th July 2023 - a Clear up of the Cats’ Creep and the ivy at the junction of Princes Road and Mayo Road. Publicity photo and event organiser: Stefania Rosso.
Sunday 21st May 2023 - Annual Round Hill Plant Sale
Thank you to residents who donated and purchased plants. £285 was taken within two hours. £335 was taken altogether. All proceeds go to the Round Hill Green Spaces project for the upkeep of our community planters.
May 2023 Local Election results for Brighton and Hove
Labour won 38 seats, the Green party won 7 seats, the Conservatives won 6 seats, Brighton & Hove Independents won 2 seats and an independent candidate won 1 seat. Raphael T H Hill (Green) and Pete West (Green) have been elected as councillors for the Round Hill ward.
Dec 2022 - May 2023 Two defibrillators for Round Hill
Events
This year's ADVENT WINDOWS are being coordinated by Heidi Green. See Round Hill Community Noticeboard for details. There will be a prize for the best advent window.
Monday 18th December 2023 at 6pm: Community Carols - Meet outside the Roundhill Pub. We will follow a route along Princes Road, Mayo Road, Richmond Road, Princes Crescent, Belton Road and Round Hill Road/Street. Everyone is welcome - if you don't want to sing, we'll need volunteers to carry the buckets and knock on doors to take donations. This year we'll be collecting for the local food bank.
UPDATING ROUND HILL's CA CHARACTER STATEMENT
FEBRUARY & MARCH 2024: TOAD PATROL - Would you like to learn more about amphibian behaviour? Or just join a local community-run project? Join the Cat's Creep 'toad patrol' with your neighbours! It involves no more than 20 minutes of patrolling on any night(s) you’re available across these months. See Winter 2023 issue of The Round Hill Reporter for contact details.
The Roundhill pub
Take a look at events (e.g. menus and themed evenings) on offer at the award-winning Roundhill pub on their website, or on their Facebook group. Book ahead for their legendary Sunday roast!
Markets in easy reach of Round Hill
Brighton Open Market
Marshalls Row, Brighton BN1 4JU (opposite NW corner of The Level)
Click on the picture above for an illustrated list of all the stalls in Brighton's Open Market.
The official Brighton Open Market website is at http://www.brightonopenmarket.co.uk.
It has its own illustrated Meet The Traders page at http://www.brightonopenmarket.co.uk/permanent-traders
See our page on The history of the Open Market from the 1890s
Florence Road Farmers' Market Saturdays weekly
Florence Road Market (see map) is held every Saturday from 9.30am to 1.30pm in One Church courtyard BN1 6DL in part of Southdown Avenue running from Florence Road towards Springfield Road.
Parks in easy reach of Round Hill
The Level
- The Level Events Calendar
- The Level: enjoy the park and get involved
- The Level Communities Forum (LCF) is an independent, volunteer run, open community group.
Saunders Park
- Saunders Park - more than you thought
Visit our ARTS / MUSIC / THEATRE / CINEMA page.
- Brighton & Hove Arts Council Diary current and forthcoming events & exhibitions
- Brighton Festival
- Artists' Open Houses
- Brighton Fringe
- Local Artists' studio websites - selection includes ones within easy reach of Round Hill.
- Art Trail around Brighton Open Market: although this event took place in 2015, publicity for it provides an insight into the character of the studios.
CONCERTS
Visit www.sussexconcerts.org.uk for concert information throughout the county.
Tuesdays 1.10pm -1.55pm at Chapel Royal, North Street, Brighton BN1 1EA. All tickets £3 at the door.
Wednesdays 2pm-2.45pm at St Nicholas's Church Dyke Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 3LJ map - Lunchtime concerts. £3.
Thursdays 1pm-2pm at All Saints Church The Drive Hove BN3 3QE lunchtime concerts. Suggested £5 donation.
Fridays weekly 12.30-1.15 p.m Unitarian Church New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF lunchtime concerts
Fridays fortnightly 7.30pm St Luke's Church Queens Park Road BN2 9ZB evening concerts
Saturdays weekly 8pm Lewes Folk Club
meets at Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ. Entry is usually £3 for Come-All-Ye's and between £5 and £7 for guest nights.
Some Sundays 2.45-5pm Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra - Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street Brighton, BN1 1UE
Outdoor Activities
CYCLING
SWIMMING
Find your nearest swimming pool
Online Pool & Class Timetable
for today at the Prince Regent Pool
WALKING
Click here for bus-aided circular walks from Round Hill, Active for Life healthwalks, countryside events, outdoor pursuits, conservation volunteers & natural history.
Active for Life Sea Front self-guided healthwalk [PDF map].
Explore your local woodland:
Friends of Hollingbury and Bursted Woods
Hollingbury and Bursted Woods Facebook site
Woodvale Cemetery and Crematorium is one of the largest open spaces within easy walking distance from Round Hill. No dogs or recreation cyclists are allowed. It offers pleasant walking territory, though you should check opening times.
Other areas for walking within easy distance from Round Hill are Preston Park (including a look at Preston Manor), Blakers Park (including a look at the Stanford and Cleveland Community Garden), and The Patch (which has an annual spring festival in April).
Education (for adults)
See Brighton and Hove City Council's list of:
Adult learning providers and courses
- Courses for adults at Varndean College
Surrenden Rd, Brighton BN1 6WQ - Short Courses and Evening Classes, University of Brighton
Mithras House Lewes Road Brighton BN2 4AT - Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Chalky Rd, Portslade, BN41 2WS
Silver Strings for late starters in learning to play an instrument.
Migrant English, Welfare Rights, Yoga, Free Software, and degree level courses in Social Science and Humanities, Philosophy, Feminism, Gender & Sexuality.
Regular Listings
Check out our list of Local Links for what's going on in the area!
1. Brighton & Hove Arts Council Diary events & exhibitions
2. Arts | Music | Theatre | Cinema throughout Brighton & Hove
3. The Duke of York's Picture House Preston Circus
4. Sussex Concerts calendar
5. Lewes Folk Club Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ
6.The Brighton Society - talks, lectures & exhibitions.
7. The Regency Society - lectures & events
8. Hove Civic Society - lectures & events.
9. Sussex Industrial Archeology Society meetings & events
10. Walks - unguided, guided, longer and shorter
11. The Living Coast - what's on?
12. What's on at The Level - calendar of events
13 Active for Life Programme including Healthwalks
14. Sussex Wildlife Trust What's on
15. Friends of Hollingbury & Bursted Woods - work sessions
16. Prince Regent Online Pool & Class Timetable
17. See also The Argus - events page
18. Brighton & Hove Food Partnership
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This page was last updated by Ted on 07-Dec-2023