The Brighton & Hove Wrap - 16th May 2025
Corn Exchange award, missed bin collections apology + new Hove artwork
š¾Hove Beach Park officially opens today (Friday). There will be a weekend of free activities to celebrate, reports The Argus:
ā”āAn opening ceremony and ribbon cutting will take place between midday and 1pm on Friday, and at 6pm there will be a padel exhibition game on the nearby courts.ā
ā”Parts of the complex have been opened on a rolling basis since September last year. The sand sports area will be fully open from August.
ā”Hereās a feature from March from The Developer about the park and its design.
š¢Elsewhere in Hove, residents of Hove Gardens in Ethel Street are unhappy about noise from the ongoing construction of a co-working and wellness space for residents, according to The Argus.
š°āThe i360ās new owner has offered to pay a percentage of its annual income towards council projects,ā reports local democracy reporter Sarah Booker-Lewis for Brighton and Hove News.
ā”Read more about what the councilās confidential report on the deal says ā now available thanks to a freedom of information request.
šAnd, lucky for us, Brighton and Hove News announced this week that it has retained its local democracy reporter contract, which means Sarah will continue to keep tabs on and report back from council meetings, reports and decisions.
šWant to see the Womenās Rugby World Cup trophy? Itāll be on show next to the i360 on Saturday. The tournament begins in August.
š«The organisers of the Brighton Fringe say that the festival, in its opening two weeks, has had āits best day of ticket salesā since before the pandemic. The Argus has more details.
āLast month, the council agreed to sell some of its properties as part of plans to raise a Ā£20m investment fund. Properties included the old Homewood College site, in Queensdown School Road, Brighton, and a vacant cottage in Stanmer Village. This decision will now be reviewed by the councilās Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee, reports Brighton and Hove News.
šThereās a new market on Sundays in Preston Park ā it was held for the first time last Sunday (11th):
šŗBelatedly sharing celebrations of Hangleton Bandās 60th anniversary, marked by Brighton and Hove Newsā article. The brass band was started in 1965 and has 80 members across its youth and adult groups.
šÆCouncil leader Bella Sankey has apologised for missed bin collections in the city, citing ongoing issues with Cityclean. Read her full interview with BBC News.
šGood luck to Brighton who play in the title decider of Tabble Tennis Englandās Senior British Club Leagues Premier Division this weekend (17th).
šThe restored Brighton Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre has won an award from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), reports BBC News.
šøThereās a new restaurant and bar in Seven Dials: The Canopy has opened on Dyke Road on the former site of the Brighton Cocktail Company.
š¢Thereās a free event this Sunday (18th) to showcase a new public artwork for Hove, Murmur by Kerry Lemon.
š At the Theatre Royal on Saturday, you can make your own paper bird and add it to a āliving installationā to celebrate the theatreās birthday in June.
ā½Brighton & Hove Albionās Foundation won Best Football Community Scheme at last weekās Football Business Awards, according to the clubās website.
š©āšØPhoenix Art Space will open its studios this weekend (18th-19th) ā hereās what you can expect.
š The North Laine Community Associationās bi-monthly meeting is next week (Tuesday 20th).