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.
Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Round Hill Society. Our Visitor Stats show which pages on this site have had the most and least hits.June 2013 Open Gardens......
Pictures of some of the Round Hill gardens from last year's event
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th June 2013 11am - 5pm Open Gardens in aid of The Sussex Beacon
....and other ones which are noisy & smelly
Odour nuisance for the first TEN days of June 2013: where to complain
Residents living on the north side of Princes Road would like to be able to use their own gardens and perhaps one day participate in a June or July Open Gardens event without nuisance from noise and odour.
Residents Parking Scheme: 1st July The Area J residents' parking scheme is due to operate in Round Hill from Monday 1st July 2013.
will line markings be finished off?
will people take any notice of restrictions?
Our printed newsletter Past issues 'The Round Hill Reporter' can be downloaded (in PDF format) from here. The most recent issue is
Issue 52 - June 2013
Our Local Tradespeople page also contains a large store of useful information for residents whose concerns are closer to home.
Our help and services for older residents page is intended for both the over 50s and residents of any age-group who support older people wishing to remain in their homes. The purpose of Brighton & Hove's Older People's Council is to ensure that (i) the contribution of all older people in our city is acknowledged and valued, (ii) all older people in Brighton & Hove are treated with respect and dignity and have access to services, support and opportunity to lead a fulfilling life.
If you are looking for activities for children, a good external link is www.childfriendlybrighton.co.uk where you can find a good page on child-friendly activities planned for The Level. Families who like the outdoors can help to maintain their local woodland by volunteering for Friends of Hollingbury & Bursted Woods monthly Sat/Sun sessions. FHBW now have a Facebook Page publicising woodland related events.
Round Hill on Twitter
If you have a Twitter Account, you can follow other Round Hill residents' Tweets (i.e. short messages) at https://twitter.com/RoundhillSoc.
Does Round Hill need its own Neighbourhood Plan?
Regular listings
1. The Duke of York's Picture House
2. Coachwerks - upcoming events in Hollingdean
3. Brighton & Hove Arts Diary
4. Arts | Music | Theatre | Cinema
5. Sussex Concerts
6. Brighton Singers Folk Club meets three times a week on Tue at The Round-Georges Pub, Wed at The Pond and Sun at The Mitre Tavern, Baker St
7. East Sussex CC: Music, Art & Cultural Events
8. The Brighton Society - talks, lectures & exhibitions.
9. Regency Society - 2013 lectures and events.
10. Hove Civic Society - lectures & events.
11. English Speaking Union lectures at The Hove Club, Fourth Av.
12. Walks - unguided, guided, longer and shorter
13. Healthwalks programme (PDF) valid until April 2013.
14. walk & bus circuits from Round Hill
15. Friends of Hollingbury Woods
16. Prince Regent Swimming Complex Pools Programme
Free Swimming for children aged 11 or under
17. www.visitbrighton.com for this month's events in the city centre. See also The Argus - events page
Tuesday 18th June 2013 Chapel Royal, North St, Brighton - Andrew Sherwood (vln) Peter Sulski (vla) Paul Gregory (guit) - Bach Beethoven (Serenade op.8).
Wednesday 19th June 2013 at 12.30pm St Nicholas Lunchtime Recitals - Matthew Sear - Classical Guitar.
Wednesday 19th June 2013, 1pm-2pm All Saints Church Hove Lunchtime Recitals - Joss Peach - Jazz Piano & Voice.
Thursday 20th June 8pm Folk Music (upstairs) at The Royal Oak Pub, Station Street Lewes. * £7.00 * BOB WOOD from the west of Scotland, is a warm and engaging solo singer and performer with an easy going sense of humour. He is also a highly accomplished finger-style guitarist.
Friday, 23rd June 2013 7.30pm St Luke's Church, Queens Park Road BN2 0GG - An evening with the famous Spike Wells Jazz Trio - Gershwin, Kern etc, original jazz compositions (Ellington, Coltrane) and some gospel material improvised on by the internationally renowned jazz musicians, Spike Wells on drums, Mark Edwards on piano and Mick Hutton on double-bass.
Sunday 23rd June 2013 2.30pm - Friends of Hollingbury & Bursted Woods Woodland Wander - afternoon circular walk starting and ending at entrance to Hollingbury Golf Course Clubhouse access road (just off Ditchling Road, opposite Woodbourne Ave). Walk will include both Burstead Wood and Hollingbury Wood
Easy access trail. Click here to learn about Hollingbury Hillfort. FHBW's Facebook Page.
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th June 2013 11am - 5pm Open Gardens in aid of The Sussex Beacon
Sunday 30th June 2013 2pm at Stanmer Church - Rocky Clump and Other Archaeological Sites in Stanmer - a talk by John Funnell of Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society. No admission fee – optional retiring donations.A chance to find out the latest about the fascinating and nationally important archaeology at Stanmer. Stanmer contains sites dating from the Neolithic period (3500BC) through to the Medieval. The Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society have conducted excavations at Pudding Bag Wood, Stanmer Great Wood and Rocky Clump. The presentation will include images from the digs from the Neolithic to 20th century. More about BHAS and Rocky Clump: Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society. ALL WELCOME. Stanmer Preservation Society.
Tuesday 2nd July 2013 7.30pm - Triangle Community Local History Group - The Bugle Pub 24 St. Martins Street, Brighton, BN2 3HJ
(back bar area) Round Hill residents welcome.
(normally meets 1st Tuesday of each month).
Wednesday 10th July 2013 8pm - English folk sessions at the Sir Charles Napier in Hanover. A new session on the second Wednesday of each month in this friendly pub. Bring an instrument - beginners welcome!
Saturday 20 July 2013 at 7.30pm St Bartholomew's Brighton, Ann Street, just off the London Road (A23) opposite Boots. Brighton Festival Chorus - BBC Singers.
Florence Road Farmers Market Back for Spring 2013 every Saturday 9am to 3pm
One Church Courtyard near London Road Station
Local fruit & veg., fresh bread, home roasted coffee, handmade crafts, artisan foods, cakes & more. Links to their Twitter and Facebook pages.
Round Hill's Spring Clean 2013
Report and 1-minute video clip Click here for illustrated report and here for 1-minute video clip 
Music
Learn a musical instrument - since the time of the Prince Regent, Brighton has gained a reputation for music teaching and performance. The abundance of teachers in our city means that it is easy to find help in learning an instrument.
Artists Open Houses
AOH reached its 32nd year in May 2013 - review the May 2013 Artists' Open Houses brochure.
Check out local Artists' websites directly.
Adult Education
The Brighton Free University
Courses at The Friends' Centre
See Short Courses & Workshops - Spring 2013 (PDF brochure).
Local food production & gardening
Brighton and Hove Food Partnership has produced a questionnaire on Food related issues which local residents can complete and has also elicited answers to the questions from Conservative, Green, Labour and Liberal Democrat candidates who stood in the May 2011 Council Elections.
Brighton and Hove Food Partnership -Training courses for growers, tips (PDF downloads) for gardeners, volunteering roles in community projects RE local food production, eating healthily & sustainable growing.
Harvest Brighton and Hove:
1) Local Food Week and Events
2) Community Food Events
3) Training on growing and cooking
4) Volunteering
Brighton Permaculture Trust - Brighton Permaculture Trust have published their schedule of events and courses for the year and are taking bookings. Details at www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk.
See also:
Seedy Sunday 3rd February 2013, 10am - 4.00pm: NEW VENUE: Brighton Corn Exchange, Church Street, BN1 1UE - the UK's biggest community seed swop. Click here for the Event's history
3) Brighton and Hove Organic Gardening Group's Events.
Elected representatives
CONSTITUENCY MPs: May 2010 General Election Results in Brighton Pavilion constituency.
WARD COUNCILLORS: 2011 Council election results
Greens increase their seats from 13 to 23 to become the largest Green group of councillors in the country.
54 seats
23 Green
18 Consevative
13 Labour
St Peter's & North Laine (Council ward which includes Round Hill)
Lizzie Dean - Green Party 3407 22% Elected
Ian Davey - Green Party 3132 20% Elected
Pete West - Green Party 3043 19% Elected
Quick links
Links to some other recent stories, events or useful pages.
Visitor Statistics to this site.
This page was last updated by Ted on 16-Jun-2013