News – COMMUNITIES FORUM

Forum AGM 20th March 2021

March 19, 2021 by bhcc-communities

The Hanover and Elm Grove Communities Forum Annual General Meeting takes place tomorrow (Saturday) at 2pm The meeting will take place on Zoom and here is the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89953620609?pwd=NlNvU2RqWjkxdzIybmRkczZwSnNhdz09 Meeting ID: 899 5362 0609 Passcode: V4uk2a One tap mobile +442030512874,,89953620609#,,,,*718312# United Kingdom +442034815237,,89953620609#,,,,*718312# United Kingdom AGENDA 1 Welcome & introductions 2 Chairs annual report 3. Finance Update … Continue reading Forum AGM 20th March 2021

Kids want greener, more colourful streets that they can play in

March 6, 2021March 7, 2021 by Cllr Elaine Hills

Have you ever asked kids what they’d like their street to look like? Anoushka Visvalingam, a teacher at St Luke’s did just that. The Year 5 children took part in a geography project in which they considered the different ways in which we can make the streets we live on nicer for everyone. They thought … Continue reading Kids want greener, more colourful streets that they can play in

Hanover & Elm Grove Ward Funding – how should we use it?

March 3, 2021March 11, 2021 by bhcc-communities

Dear Forum member, We are inviting you to a Communities Forum special session to help prioritise the spending of the local councillor ward funds in ways that maximise community benefit. The meeting will be on zoom and will discuss bids from community groups and others to spend between £2,300 and £3,000 funds. The zoom will … Continue reading Hanover & Elm Grove Ward Funding – how should we use it?

What would your dream street look like?

January 19, 2021January 27, 2021 by Cllr Elaine Hills

By Ian MacIntyre, chair of Hanover Action Fancy taking part in an artistic, physically distanced but socially connected and radically important project? Want to make a difference to your street, help save the planet and be part of the first Brighton Liveable Neighbourhood? Imagine your perfect street. What would you like to see in it? … Continue reading What would your dream street look like?

Oh no, not martial arts!

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 by Cllr Elaine Hills

Funnily enough, when my wife, Dee, suggested I go to a karate class with her in 1973 at NELP in Stratford E15, that’s exactly what I thought! By Paul Bonett I’d seen the Bruce Lee films which were all the rage at that time, but I never thought I’d be one of those folk in … Continue reading Oh no, not martial arts!

Mini oasis pops up in Lewes Street

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 by Cllr Elaine Hills

By Jane Thorp, Hanover Residents Association On Saturday, 19 September, we had a Pop-up Parklet Day in Lewes Street, in the car park next to the Greys pub. For those unfamiliar with the word ‘parklet’, I will just explain. A parklet is a mini green space with planting, benches, bike parks, etc, which encourages wildlife … Continue reading Mini oasis pops up in Lewes Street