Author: Cllr Elaine Hills
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Lockdown was hard but it brought out the best in our community
While the vast majority of people saw the need for extreme measures to kerb the spread of Covid-19, lockdown still came as a bit of a shock. Few of us had ever experienced anything like it before and it had a profound effect on us all. Our day-to-day lives changed drastically as we were forced…
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Help us shape Hanover Liveable Neighbourhood
As mentioned in a previous post, we have been given the go-ahead for the first pilot low-traffic neighbourhood in Brighton and Hove, which could transform part of our ward into what we’re calling Hanover Liveable Neighbourhood. This is a wonderful opportunity to optimise our outdoor space for everyone living here, and create greener, safer streets…
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Fund total doubles to over £4k thanks to the generosity of running challenge sponsors
A big thanks to all who sponsored our running challenges and helped fellow councillor David Gibson and I raise over £2,300 for the Hanover and Elm Grove Communities Forum Covid-19 Hardship Fund. David Gibson ran twice as far as me in total – 10km for 10 days. But I managed to complete 7 runs of…
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Lockdown running challenge update
What a lovely day it is! I ran 7km for the fifth day of my 7k for 7 days challenge earlier this morning. I’m doing this, along with Cllr David Gibson, to raise money for our local food hubs and to set up a social supermarket, a non-profit, that will offer good quality, cheap food…
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The Hanover and Elm Grove lockdown running challenge
We hope these difficult times find you all safe and well. As your ward councillors, we have been doing all we can to support those in our community most affected by the Covid-19 crisis. We’ve been working with the Hanover and Elm Grove Communities Forum to support those in our ward who need help most during…
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News from Phoenix Art Space
Since our building closed at the end of March, we’ve been devising new and exciting ways of bringing what we do to our local community at home. Our Family Fun team, who usually run free monthly creative workshops for families with children aged 5-14, have put together a series of activities that people can access…
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