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Sackville Tower
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Friday, June 3 2016
The Carnegie building which
has been home to Hove
Library for 108 years could
become an art house cinema.
Warren Morgan, leader
of Brighton and Hove City
Council exclusively revealed
the plans to the Brighton and
Hove Independent, ahead of
next weeks crunch meeting
on Hove Library.
He said: Behind the scenes,
we have been talking to an art
house cinema chain about
buying the building, and
returning a cinema to Hove,
the birthplace of film, for the
first time in 40 years.
All the time the sale of the
Carnegie building has been
under discussion, this has had
to remain confidential.
But Cllr Morgans vision
could come to nothing if the
Libraries Plan is voted down
at Thursdays policy and
resources meeting.
Critics of Labours
controversial plans to
move Hove Library into an
extension at the museum, and
sell off the Carnegie building,
continue to campaign against
the proposals.
The business case for the
merger was pulled from
last months policy and
resources committee, when it
became clear that Green and
Conservative councillors were
set to vote down the plan.
The opposition parties said
there were concerns raised
about figures on the cost of
repairing and maintaining
the Carnegie building and an
independent surveyor found
the council had overestimated
the cost of repairs.
Geoffrey Theobald, leader
of the Conservatives, did not
indicate how his councillors
would vote on Thursday, but
said: This is a very important
decision and we are still
looking into all aspects of it.
Green councillor Ollie
Sykes,criticised the Labour
administration for the delay
in publishing its business plan
for the Hove Library move,
and said: If a decision is made
on Thursday it will not be
on the basis of full and open
information. That should be a
worry for all councillors.
Labour unveils plan for art house venue
EXCLUSIVE
Bex Bastable
@BexBastable
SEE PAGE 3
Hove library:
Shock cinema
plan revealed
2Friday, June 3, 2016BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT
3Friday, June 3, 2016 BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT
Caroline Lucas, MP for
Brighton Pavilion, has
announced she will join
the race to become Green
Party leader, in partnership
with fellow Green Jonathan
Bartley.
This comes after current
leader Natalie Bennett
announced she would step
down in August. Ms Lucas
was Green Party leader from
2008 before stepping down
in 2012 to focus on her role as
an MP.
Ms Lucas said: Jonathan
Bartley and I are seeking
nominations to be co-leaders
of the Green Party because
we believe that by sharing
power and working together
well be more effective than
either of us would alone.
Brighton Pavilion always
comes first and standing for
the leadership role as part of
a job share means Ill be able
to continue fighting for all my
constituents in parliament
and locally.
Ive become ever
more acutely aware that
the challenges facing my
constituents can only be fully
addressed by completely
changing both the damaging
policies of this government
and the way we do politics
itself. As a co-leader Ill have
even more opportunities
to campaign for the urgent
redistribution of power and
wealth that would transform
the lives of the people of
Brighton Pavilion.
MP in bid for Green leadership
As Warren Morgan revealed
his vision for an art house
cinema at Hoves Carnegie
building, his administration
was criticised for the delay
in publishing a business case
for the library move.
The report for the
Libraries Plan, set to be
discussed on Thursday, had
not been published as the
Brighton & Hove Independent
went to press.
Green councillor Ollie
Sykes said: We expect the
plans to be revealed at the last
minute, once again limiting
time for effective scrutiny.
However what we have seen
so far indicates that many of
the flaws in the plan simply
havent been addressed.
Christopher Hawtree,
who heads up the Save Hove
Library campaign, said: This
is evidently a rush-job, which
smacks of desperation and
incompetence.
The final decision
could be down to the
Conservative Group, which
has four councillors on the
committee. The four Labour
councillors are expected to
vote for the Library Plan,
with the two Greens likely to
oppose it. Thursdays policy
and resources committee
could seal the buildings fate
for good.
Cllr Morgan said: The
Conservatives will decide
whether to back our libraries
solution, keeping all our
libraries open including an
improved service in Hove, or
to back the Greens protesting
over an ageing building that
isnt fit for purpose.
Controversial library move is
back on the councils agenda
Save Hove Library campaigners
New school holiday proposals
unveiled for cheaper breaks
Alternative school holiday
dates have been revealed as
the city council looks to make
holidays cheaper for low-
income families.
The council has explored
moving five days from
existing school holidays to
create a stand-alone week
outside of usual holiday
seasons.
Cllr Tom Bewick, chair of
the committee, said: The
new term time holiday could
offer lower-income families
in particular the chance to
take holidays and excursions
that might be unaffordable
during the traditional pattern
of school holidays.
The new term times could
start from next year, with
three weeks proposed for
the extra holiday. These are:
October 16 and November 20,
2017, and March 5, 2018.
If the move is agreed by the
children, young people and
skills committee on Monday,
parents will be consulted on
their preferred date.
Hannah Lovelock, with her
grandchildren, Kallie, in Year
7, and Marnie, in nursery,
said: I think its a good idea,
so you have a chance to take
the children together, rather
than being fined to take the
children away during term.
Kallie said: My mum
wanted to take us on holiday,
but it was too expensive.
Opinions are split,
however, as some feel the
progress would be short-
lived, while others had never
even heard of the plans.
Teresa Outhwaite said:
Its going to make it really
complicated if we have kids
at different schools, or family
from elsewhere, and we want
to be able to go away together
and your holidays didnt
coincide then you can just
kiss them goodbye.
It should be up to the
travel agents to make it more
affordable, not the schools.
Chloe Edwards, mother
of three, said: I think it will
work at the start, but prices
will go up again eventually.
If parents work in different
areas or have children in
different term times, it could
become really difficult, which
may be worst case, but you
really cant please everyone.
Rachel Grant, has a three-
year-old daughter and, said:
What the travel companies
will if theres a set date is
make it more expensive
again. Its a step in the right
direction, though.
Princess Manferrari, out
with her daughter Sapphire,
four, and their friend, said:
I think to put all the spare
holiday days in one week is
a much better idea. It gives
more of a chance to take in
time with your children,
because just one or two days
makes it really difficult.
Angelika Rusbridge
@BrightonIndy
Hannah Lovelock and her grandchildren
News
120k bid to double
childcare hours
Working parents are set
to receive 30 hours of free
childcare a week, compared
with the 15 they currently
receive, from September 2017.
The councils successful
bid for the government
funding will also help begin
investigation into how much
demand there will be for the
scheme, and help plan its
implementation.
Far-right march
in Brighton
Far-right groups are planning
a no more refugees march
in Brighton on Saturday.
There is also a counter-march
planned by an anti-fascist
group in the city. Chief
Superintendent Nev Kemp
said: We are aware of this
event being advertised but
no group has notified us of
the event. Should we become
aware that any group wants to
exercise their right to protest,
we will of course be happy
to liaise with them and the
local community to try and
facilitate a peaceful protest.
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Brightons annual Art Yard Sale is back, with market stalls
manned by more than 30 artists transforming Jubilee
Square, in a treasure trove for contemporary and street art
fans. The Art Yard Sale will take place from 11am to 5pm on
Sunday. Visit: www.artyardsale.co.uk
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Residents to help Hyde draw
up designs for Hove tower
Hyde has thrown out its plans
for a 17-storey tower block on
Hove seafront and offered an
olive branch to campaigners.
The housing association
has asked campaigners and
residents surrounding the
site to help it design a plan
for the former Sackville Hotel
site. Its plans for a 107-home
tower block were scrapped
after fierce opposition from
residents.
The first workshop with
residents and architects
takes place today (Friday) and
Hyde said extra sessions will
take place over the coming
weeks.
The developer said a new
plan drawn up with residents
is likely to be around ten
storeys high. But not all
residents are pleased.
Angelique Henderson, of
the No to Sackville Tower
campaign, said: Hyde
refuses to confirm that they
will follow planning guidance
for the Sackville Hotel site.
This guidance was confirmed
by Liz Hobden, planning
policy manager at Brighton
and Hove City Council, at the
councils recent policy and
resources committee. She
said that they are looking at
buildings between six and
eight storeys high.
After talking to as many
local residents as possible,
the unanimous feedback is
that until Hyde accept the
local planning guidelines
on height, there is no point
in discussing any further
design elements. Any future
planning application by
Hyde in excess of six to eight
storeys will be vigorously
opposed.
Peter Kyle, Labour MP for
Hove, said: Hyde are now
offering residents the chance
to be part of the process
of designing the building
and Im glad that they have
decided to go back to the
drawing board and offer to
consult widely on the look
and feel of the project.
I hope local residents
embrace this opportunity but
also that they influence the
process in a constructive and
helpful way so that we can all
benefit from a building which
enhances our seafront.
Tom Shaw, development
director (south) for Hyde,
said We are holding a series
of design workshops for local
residents and stakeholders
throughout June to ensure
the local community is able
to get fully involved in the
design process from the very
beginning.
Local people have the
opportunity to influence the
height, look and feel of the
proposed development and
we would encourage as many
people as possible to take
part.
Hyde said details of future
workshops for residents
and a public exhibition on
the finalised plans will be
announced soon.
Bex Bastable
@BexBastable
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Resistance by
campaigners
over councils
school plans
Anti-academy campaigners
in Brighton and Hove have
accused the council of
embracing government plans
to force the academisation of
schools.
Hands Off Our Schools
has said it opposes plans
by Brighton and Hove City
Council to create its own
academy trust and form
pre-emptive partnerships
with schools, in the face of
forced academisation by the
government,andthatitshould
reject the governments plans
outright.
A spokesperson for the
campaign group said: Its
difficult to believe that
the intention is anything
other than to prepare for
academisation, forced or
otherwise. We suggest that
its not difficult to imagine
the trust becoming a multi-
academy trust (MAT) if
needed and for the council
to withdraw from schools,
indeed one local school
governor has described the
councils proposal as schools
setting up their own MAT.
We do not want our schools
run by MATs even if the MAT
is encouraged or chosen by
some local councillors.
The city councils children,
young people and skills
committee is set to discuss
creatingaformalpartnership
between the citys schools, at
its meeting on Monday (June
6).
Cllr Tom Bewick, chair
of the committee, denied
the campaigners claims
that it was a pre-emptive
measure towards forced
academisation.
He said: That is complete
nonsense, frankly. There
are no plans to bring
academisation in through the
back door, the front door or
any other door for that matter.
Im not just going to stand
still and play to the Greens or
the hard-left like that, we need
to make sure we are focused
absolutely on this really
important matter.
Hands Off Our Schools
Brighton and Hove was
created in April in response
to education minister Nicky
Morgans plans to force
academisation on all UK
schools, a decision which was
revised in May.
Angelika Rusbridge
@BrightonIndy
News
Achievement gap too wide in city schools
Students from a
disadvantaged background
are being left behind at GCSE
level in Brighton and Hove
schools.
The achievement gap
between students who
receive free school meals and
their peers, sits in the bottom
20 per cent of the entire
country, according to a report
published in December 2015
by the Social Mobility and
Child Poverty Commission.
Cllr Tom Bewick, chair of
the children, young people
and skills committee, said:
We have got to do more, the
free school meals gap is too
wide. I will be challenging all
schools to do more to help
close the gap because its not
acceptable that Brighton
and Hove is in the bottom 20
per cent for its attainment,
linked to social mobility.
We are ruthlessly focusing
on this in the next two years.
The report also outlined
the worrying Ofsted figures
that at primary levels, the
poorest children are twice
as likely to attend a school
which is less than good.
The figures get worse
still at secondary level,
where a child living in one
of Englands poorest areas is
three times more likely to go
to a worse school than their
counterpart living in one of
the wealthier areas.
Bucking the trend is
Blatchington Mill School in
Hove, where both groups
reached the national average.
The school will lead a new
programme called Challenge
the Gap, through a city
partnership to use regular
reviews and observations
of best practice across the
country to improve results.
Strategies to improve these
figures, and support other
Challenge partners across
the country, will be discussed
at a meeting of the children,
young people and skills
committee on Monday.
Commuters suffered delays on Thursday after a train
derailed at Brighton railway stations depot just before 6am.
The incident caused disruption to services in and out of
Brighton throughout the day, while the train was moved.
Last April, a train derailment at Brighton caused delays for
more than 24 hours after the incident.
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Crowdfunder campaign to
make Hove Plinth a reality
Tickets to Brightons Big
Screen, materials from
Cass Art, and a sculpture
workshop are all incentives
to invest in the Hove Plinth
project.
There is also a chance to
become a gold-level Hove
Plinth founder, and be named
on a plaque beside the plinth.
The project by Hove Civic
Society will see three works of
art displayed on the seafront
from next year if funds are
raised.
Karin Janzon, project
manager, said: We are now
asking people to translate all
the good will into hard cash to
maketheHovePlinthhappen.
Many of our great Victorian
monuments were funded
by public subscription the
crowd funding of the times.
Lets prove that the same
spirit is still around!
Hove Civic Society still
needs35,000ofthe100,000
needed to build Hove Plinth,
and grants, donations and
contributions account for the
65,000 already raised. The
cash will cover the plinths
construction, landscaping,
technical infrastructure and
maintenance.
Pierre Diamantopoulo,
who will see his work
displayed on the plinth, said:
It is a fantastic opportunity
for any artist to put a work of
art on a plinth, on the beach,
with the sea as a backdrop
Venus de Milo would give her
right arm for that.
The campaign starts today
(Friday), for five weeks. To
find out more, visit: www.
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plinth
Bex Bastable
@BexBastable
An artists impression of the plinth, displaying one of the winning sculptures - Constellation by Jonathan Wright
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The Kemptown Carnival returns on Saturday, with more than 400 performers, six stages
and another three performance areas. Kemptown Carnival chairman Geoffrey Bowden
said: This promises to be the best carnival event ever but if people want to see the citys
last open access community street event continue we need them to contribute towards
the 65,000 running costs. They can do that by buying a programme on the day and
donating to our Go Fund Me page. Visit: www.gofundme.com/nbpa36xj
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Protest against universitys sugar tax
A campaign group has
spoken out against
University of Brightons plans
to implement a 10p tax on
sugary drinks.
Brook Whelan, chief
executive of People Against
Sugar Tax, said: The average
annual cost of tuition fees at
the University of Brighton
is 8,970. Students pay an
eye-watering amount of
money for their university
courses. It would be nice if
the university could offer
the healthy eating initiatives
out of the universitys own
budget.
The sugar tax was
announced last month,
and the university said it
would use the funds raised
to educate students about
healthy eating.
Brighton and Hove was the
first city in the UK to consider
a sugar tax, with Daniel Yates,
chair of the citys health and
wellbeing board, calling the
move trailblazing.
Police and fire
service merger
Plans to put Police and Crime
Commissioners (PCCs) in
charge of fire and rescue
services could become a
reality in Sussex.
Katy Bourne, Conservative
Sussex PCC, has written
to the East Sussex Fire
Authority (ESFA) - which
covers Brighton and Hove -
asking for its assistance in
exploring whether or not
there is a business case for
moving the countys two fire
services under her control.
Brighton and Hove Green
councillor Lizzie Deane,
who sits on the ESFA, said:
At present, ESFA functions
are managed by former
firefighters who have an
excellent understanding of
the reality on the ground.
Tomovetheresponsibility
for running the fire service
to the PCC would pose an
enormous threat to fire
safety and undermine
substantial progress made
in fire prevention. PCCs are
focused on law and order,
they have no knowledge or
expertise on fire safety or fire
services, which should not in
a million years be subject to
political posturing.
Phil Scott, Labours
representative on the fire
authority, said: Personally
Im opposed to any move that
would see the PCC take on
the police and fire role jointly.
Its current governance
arrangements work very
well. If the PCC wants to sit
at the fire authority table
to discuss how we could
continue to work together
with police and indeed other
emergency services then I
would positively welcome
that in the future.
Simon Kirby, Conservative
MP for Brighton Kemptown,
said: I will be watching the
PCCs study involving Sussex
residents and stakeholders
with interest. I am concerned
about providing the best
public services we can to
local people.
The move by Ms Bourne
follows an announcement
by the government, to
allow PCCs to take over fire
services where a local case
is made, with the aim of
improving accountability.
Bex Bastable
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Education:
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The average level of student
debt for graduates stands at
44,000, after 9,000-a-year
university fees were
introduced. But if you live in
Brighton and Hove, you can
get a university education
without the debt, at Free
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free degree-level course in
social science and humanities,
with 70 students signing up
last year to learn subjects such
as criminology, sociology,
economics and philosophy.
After a successful year the
course is being offered to
more people.
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and to share your ideas and
experiences. Weve designed
the course so that people
who work, care for others
or have other commitments
can participate. Our key
aim is to provide education
thats accessible, fun, builds
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people to improve their lives.
Ghanimi set up FUB after
the government trebled
tuition fees and introduced
above-inflation interest rates
on student loans. The move
sparked student protests
around the country but also a
new wave of free, community-
led education initiatives.
Professor Luke Martell,
who teaches sociology at FUB,
said: I got involved with this
project because FUB is what
universities should be about,
education thats accessible to
all, not about making money.
Universities used to be sites
of critical inquiry but are now
market-driven businesses
where courses are determined
by consumer demand.
An FUB student said: It
has been my life-long dream
to study at university level but
finances prevented that. FUB
has given me this opportunity.
It has broadened my thinking
and opened up my mind to
other views and possibilities!
The degree-level course is
for one year, with three terms
of eight weeks, starting from
September.
Head along to an
information and registration
session at 12.30pm on June
30 at the Marlborough Pub
and Theatre in Princes Street,
to meet some of the teachers
and students, and to sign up
for the course. Visit: www.
freeuniversitybrighton.org
Bex Bastable
@BexBastable
Year 5 and 6 students from Mile Oak School have been getting maths and English lessons with a difference. Theyve
been taking part in a new initiative at the AMEX Stadium, organised by Albion in the Community (AITC) and American
Express. The Goal Difference programme uses football to engage pupils in literacy and numeracy. Students learned
about percentages, measurements and problem solving through football-related tasks that explore stadium capacity,
pitch lengths, player statistics and fantasy football. Literacy activities on grammar, punctuation and vocabulary, use
match day programmes and newspaper articles. David Freeborn, of AITC, said: Taking learning out of the classroom
and making it fun and understandable, by applying it to real life principles, is a very effective way to engage students.
Goal difference
Valuable lessons for Brighton students
Ready for Sewmance?
Break out your needles and
thread, as Brighton and
Hove will be hosting its first
independent community
sewing festival.
Experts, enthusiasts
and novices alike will come
together to enjoy a variety
of talks and workshops,
including the Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle workshop, Sew in
Brighton demonstrations,
a talk by Rags Against
the Machine, The Fabric
Grandmother, and more.
The event on June 16 will
be held at the Tempest Inn,
Kings Road Arches, from
11am until 5pm. Entry to the
festival is free.
For more information,
visit: www.sewmance.co.uk
The Big Screen is back
A pop-up cinema returns to
Brighton beach on June 10
for one month, with a range
of blockbuster and classic
movies, plus live coverage
of the Euro 2016 football
tournament in France.
An opening night of
Brighton Big Screen will
take place on Friday, June 10,
kicking off with the opening
ceremony from Paris and
the first game of the Euros,
France vs Romania.
Over the month there will
be screenings of Star Wars:
The Force Awakens, Spectre,
Inside out, Jaws, Grease, and
Pulp Fiction.
For more
information, visit: www.
brightonsbigscreen.com
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News
With the EU referendum
just weeks away, we canvas
the opinions of the citys
politicians on whether we
should vote to stay in or leave
the European Union. With
all three MPs falling in the
remain camp, several high-
profile city councillors have
come out in support of leave.
We find out some of their
thoughts here, ahead of the
publics decision on June 23.
TOM BEWICK - LABOUR
COUNCILLOR FOR BRIGHTON
AND HOVE
Polling shows that over half
of Labour supporters want to
leave the EU.
Thats because working
people have paid the heaviest
price of a huge bureaucracy
in Brussels, which costs
taxpayers 350 million every
week.
In this campaign, I have
been putting the positive
and progressive case to leave:
Britain looking outward to the
rest of the globe; striking its
own trade deals; seeking out
the best and brightest from
an interconnected world that
could help grow our economy,
both locally and nationally.
Taking back control of our
democracy means that we can
spend that money on our own
priorities, including the NHS.
We can invest in proper
education and training
schemes that will ensure all
our young people get access
to the high-skilled, high-paid
jobs of the future.
The stark truth is that
staying in the EU will continue
to see wages for ordinary
working people being driven
down, particularly as more
low-cost countries are
queuing up to join the EU.
I joined the Labour
party to defend the living
standards of working people.
I dont believe we should be
conspiring with European
elites and big multinational
corporations to exploit
cheap labour coming to our
shores. Migrants do make
an important contribution
but the elected British
Parliament should decide our
immigration policies, not the
unaccountable EU.
STEVE BELL - CONSERVATIVE
COUNCILLOR FOR BRIGHTON
AND HOVE
Sovereignty and security are
the main reasons why I will
be supporting Vote Leave. As
someone who in 1975 voted
to remain within the EEC, I
feel that my democratic vote
which I cast on that day has
been abused by successive
Governments. Back then,
it was a trade agreement
between nine countries,
now it is becoming a political
and Fiscal Union of 28
member states which strips
the UK of democratic right
to self-govern. It has seven
presidents which most people
cannot name, who dictate and
impose legislation upon us
without any right of reply. The
UK pays about 20bn per year
to the EU and receives back
either in subsides or projects
10bn. If we were to leave
the EU we could invest this
10bn into our schools, NHS,
doctors surgeries, railways,
roads, flood defences, real
affordable housing, social care
and mental health treatments
etc. The UK trade with the EU
has decreased from 54 per
cent in 2005 to 44 per cent in
2015, whilst our trade with the
rest of the world is increasing
year on year. Why would we
continue to be a member of
a club which we have to pay
more than other members,
receive less in return than the
other members? The UK is
the fifth largest economy and
the fourth military power in
the world. We hold one of the
five seats on the UN Security
Council. How much bigger do
we need to be before people
realise that it is safe to Vote
Leave?
The EU referendum:
Should we
stay or
should
we go?
LEAVE
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LEAVE
IAN BUCHANAN - UKIP
PARLIAMENTARY
CANDIDATE FOR
BRIGHTON KEMPTOWN
Why must our Prime Minister
and his big business cronies
continue to talk our great
nation down?
Under Project Fears
preposterous tactics we
appear to the wider world to
be a nation that will be unable
to even tie out own shoe laces
without the support of the
over regulated, bloated, and
undemocratic EU.
Our Prime Minister
is saying to you and the
world at large: We, Great
Britain, are just not good
enough anymore to stand
independently on the world
stage!
Has he forgotten that
we are the fifth largest
economy and the fourth
largest military power in the
world, with our own nuclear
deterrent and a seat at the
United Nations Security
Council?
Will the world end as we
know it on June 23 if we Vote
to Leave?
No, Germany will still want
to sell us their cars; France
will still sell us their wine
and cheese and Italy will be
selling us their olive oil long
after the dust has settled.
An independent Britain
will be free at last to trade
with the nations of our
Commonwealth, to negotiate
our own trade deals with the
rest of the world that will
benefit British business, and
be free of the mountains of
bureaucratic red tape now
strangling small and medium
size businesses.
Britains future lies out
there in the wider world,
independently trading with
the tiger economys of China,
India and South America.
David Cameron says are just
not good enough, that makes
me angry, because we as a
nation are good enough.
Vote Leave on June 23
and make June 24 our
Independence Day.
PETER KYLE - LABOUR MP
FOR HOVE
In the early 2000s, I co-
founded a local small
business which at the time
sold DVDs around the world.
Trading and dispatching
them within Europe was a
doddle and highly profitable,
but anywhere else required
form-filling, import duty,
and dreaded red tape. It
was the same when we went
abroad to film our videos. In
Europe it was as simple as in
this country, but elsewhere
required work-visas and huge
amounts of form-filling. By
leaving the EU every country
our citys small businesses
export to will become more
bureaucratic, more expensive,
and more challenging. A vote
to remain in the EU is a vote
to change it for the better. The
biggest challenges we face as
a country - migration, energy
security, global warming,
terrorism and security, and
economic instability - can
only be solved by strong
international cooperation.
Acting alone, Britain will
be a diminished voice
and that means we will be
more vulnerable to global
uncertainties, more affected
by decisions made by other
countries, and less able to
influence decisions based on
our values and experiences.
That would not only be a
shame, it will be damaging to
us and the rest of the EU and
further afield too.
CAROLINE LUCAS - GREEN MP
FOR BRIGHTON PAVILION
The European Union matters
to all of us, everyday.
Not only is our
membership of the EU good
for Brighton and Hoves
economy but it also protects
us at work by guaranteeing
us paid holiday, a maximum
working week and equal pay
for work of equal value.
EU laws are also vital
in helping to protect our
environment. Take the
air pollution that blights
Brighton, some of which is
blown over from France.
Its a problem that no single
government can fix alone,
and its tough EU rules
which are cleaning up the
air we breathe. Or look at
the protection of precious
habitats across Sussex. EU
protections have stopped
overzealous development in
areas of natural beauty and
safeguarded rare species too.
And weve got the EU
to thank for a ban on bee
killing pesticides called
neonicotinoids.
Being part of the EU also
gives each of us the right to
live, study and retire across
an entire continent. Of
course the EU isnt perfect
but were only going to make
it more democratic and
accountable if we remain a
member and fight to make it
better.
The bitter campaign so
far and the myth-fuelled
attacks orchestrated by Vote
Leave havent done justice
to the importance of this
referendum.
Over the course of the next
four weeks, I will be working
with others in making a
positive case for Britain
remaining in the EU.
SIMON KIRBY -
CONSERVATIVE MP FOR
BRIGHTON KEMPTOWN
Brighton and Hove is a city
built on the success of small
businesses of which we have
more than 12,000. Being an
internationally facing city and
as part of the single market
these businesses have access
to over 500 million potential
customers. Being part of the
single market also allows
small businesses to compete
with large ones, in a way that
would not be possible if we
were to leave. They would not
be able to afford to comply
with different sets of rules
when they seek to export
their goods and services in the
way that large corporations
can. Brexit would likely lead
to economic instability, with
the Treasury predicting that
74,000 jobs in the South East
alone would be threatened.
For the smallest businesses
many of whom operate
with minimal margins the
disruption could prove to
be fatal. In addition to the
single market, the EU has
also directly supported and
funded businesses in the
South East, with a further
224 million in European
Regional Development Funds
and European Social Funds
from 2014-2020. I believe that,
despite some shortcomings,
the EU is a positive force for
small businesses in Brighton
and I will be voting to Remain.
MICHAEL WILBUR - CHAIR OF
BRIGHTON AND HOVE LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
The EU has provided the
foundation for peace and
prosperity for generations
of Europeans and opens
opportunities for Brighton
and Hove residents to live,
work, travel and study abroad.
Our universities are greatly
enriched by the EU, not
least in the realm of science.
British science research and
innovation received nearly
1 billion between 2007 and
2014, far more than any other
EU country. These science
funds have helped our local
universities establish a
global reputation, putting
for example the University
of Brighton at the centre
of culture heritage and
archaeology network used by
researchers in 130 countries.
20 per cent of the research
income from the University
of Sussex now comes from
the EU. Scientists across
Europe learn from each
other and accelerate research
breakthroughs that have
the potential to benefit all of
humanity. This is reinforced
across all sectors through
the EU funded Erasmus
exchange programme
allowing tens of thousands
of students to study across
Europe, including several
hundred each year from
our local universities. For
all people trying to get
established in the working
world the EU is an essential
aid. The EU underpins our
healthy tourism, digital and
financial services sectors
by making it cheaper and
easier to do business with
our nearest neighbours. We
should vote remain to secure
these opportunities.
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A record-breaking Brighton
Festival draws in the crowds
The Brighton Festival came
to a close last weekend and it
was the most successful ever,
organisers said.
The three-week
celebration of arts saw more
tickets sold than ever before,
under the directorship of
experimental artist and
musician Laurie Anderson.
The 2016 programme
featured the highest
number of commissions,
co-commissions, exclusives
and premieres to date, by
some of the most innovative
national and international
artists the world over:
from the UK premiere of
Andersons own Music for
Dogs, a concert specially
developed for canine ears
to the world premiere of
Minefield by acclaimed
Argentinian theatre-maker
Lola Arias, developed with
and performed by veterans of
the Falklands conflict.
The Festivals biggest
talking point was Dr
Blighty; an ambitious,
large-scale, immersive
outdoor experience, which
highlighted the story of
wounded Indian soldiers
hospitalised in Brighton
during the First World War.
Ending each night with a
spectacular light display at
the Royal Pavilion, Dr Blighty
captivated audiences and
critics alike. With audiences
reaching almost 50,000 over
its five-day run, it set the city
and social media abuzz. A
video clip of the projections
went viral, attracting over
500,000 views and one
hashtag alone achieved three
million impressions.
Laurie Anderson, guest
director of the 50th Brighton
Festival, said: I have been at
the Brighton Festival a few
times now and its always
been fun. I always feel like
Im part of the town and
thats a crazy feeling because
at many festivals maybe only
theatre people come. but
The spectacular light show at the Royal Pavilion attracted huge crowds
Sean de Podesta and Sheila Wood
A charity that provides
a befriending service to
vulnerable adults in Brighton
and Hove, has been honoured
with the Queens Award for
Voluntary Service.
The award the highest
accolade a charity group
can earn was for the
Neighbourhood Care Scheme
(NCS) run by Impetus.
The NCS works with a
team of 240 volunteers who
give around 10,500 hours of
their time a year to support
280 vulnerable adults who
are dealing with loneliness
and isolation because of age,
disability or poor mental or
physical health.
Sean de Podesta, NCS
manager, and Sheila Wood a
volunteer, attended a garden
party at Buckingham Palace
where they met the Queen
and other winners of this
years award.
Jo Ivens, CEO of Brighton
and Hove Impetus, said:
Were delighted to be
recognised with such a
prestigious award. Its
testament to the incredible
work our volunteers carry
out across the city. Referrals
to the NCS have been rising
year on year, so we know that
our work is more needed
than ever. It costs 8.90 per
person, per week, to deliver
our befriending services
in the city. This provides
vetted and trained volunteers
making weekly visits, phone
calls, our newsletter and
on-going support from our
staff team. We need to raise
20,000 this year to help us
meet the increasing demand
for befriending in Brighton
and Hove.
To donate or volunteer,
visit: www.bh-impetus.org
Accolade for citys
befriending group
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here everybody comes. I was
really struck by that.
So when I was asked to
be guest director I wanted
to make sure that this was
especially happening for the
50th Festival that it was
even more inclusive so that
was part of why this idea of
the theme of home and place
came in. I think Brighton is
really a one-of-a-kind festival.
First of all because its very
sophisticated in terms of what
experimental art it brings in
but its very inclusive in other
ways. I cant really think of
another festival that has that
broad a base so I would have to
say its unique.
For more on this years
Brighton Festival, see page 28.
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A
round 34,000 people leave
our city by train to work
every day and the service lets
so many of them down day
after day after day. I want to
reassure residents that I am
trying my best to be an effective voice to
sort this mess out.
Every day I hear horror stories of
cancellations, overcrowding, chronic
delays, and trains terminating before
reaching the destination.
In response I have met, emailed,
written to, and challenged ministers on
the floor of the Commons many dozens
of times. Not a week goes by when I
dont make your voice heard to the rail
companies and to government. Ive
spoken to the media more on rail than
any other issue.
Last week I wrote again to the minister
demanding action. The very first
meeting I had as your MP was with the
rail minister and the promises she made
about improvements in a six-month
period have not come to pass. I said to
her: It cant go on like this. Promises of
an improvement in the service when the
Thameslink programme is completed
in 2018 is simply not good enough. I
would like to meet to discuss putting in
place a clear, robust and transparent
improvement plan for the route.
I also believe that any improvement
plan should have clear metrics by which
we judge whether Govia Thameslink
Railway are succeeding and when
passengers can expect to see these
improvements. I am happy to call for
the franchise to be stripped or for
Peter Kyle
Fighting for a
better rail service
Labour MP
for Hove
Not a week goes by
when I dont make
your voice heard
government to step in - but all I care
about is what will make your journey
home tonight better than the one you
took in the morning.
There are big challenges in improving
our rail service. Were talking about
massive infrastructure and historic
underinvestment. We have only one line
which makes upgrading difficult. We
have five per cent increases in passenger
numbers each year. Plus we have a huge
two year London Bridge upgrade going
on and new rolling stock being tested.
We also have a dysfunctional set
of relationships at the heart of all
this. Government and the franchises,
Network Rail and the franchises,
and worst of all at the moment is the
deplorable relationship between staff
and employers.
What I want is simple and twofold. I
want every single organisation and body
responsible for our rail service to start
putting passengers first - they are not
at the moment. And secondly I want
government and rail companies to tell
us what will improve and when it will
improve by so we know what to expect
and when to expect it and hold them to
account.
News
Publicising sickness levels puts
rail staff at risk, say union bosses
Southern bosses are putting
their staff at risk of abuse
and assault claims rail
union RMT.
The union says that the
persistent campaign of
abuse and denigration of
its front-line workforce by
Southern/GTR is leaving staff
open to attacks and assaults
by members of the public.
Last week, Southern
released figures showing that
over the last 32 working days
the company has been hit
by 1,066 days of conductor
absence. The rate of absence
has more than doubled since
the first conductors strike
on April 26, while in the last
month one in six conductors
have taken at least one day off
sick according to Southern.
An average of 83 Southern
services are being cancelled
every day due to the current
sickness problems, the
company said.
In a letter released by the
union, the RMT warned that
the cynical attempt to blame
delays and cancellations on
staff sickness, when they are
in fact down to staff shortages
created by a failure to recruit
enough workers to fill new
rosters leaves members on
trains and stations at risk.
Mick Cash, general
secretary said: The abuse
and denigration of its own
workforce by Southern/GTR
has to stop before we have a
major incident on our hands.
The grossly irresponsible
attitude that this failing
outfit has adopted amounts
to incitement and leaves
lone-workers and women
particularly vulnerable.
Luckily, the vast majority
of passengers dont believe
a word this company says.
They know full well what this
failing franchise is all about
as they seek to milk their
customers for every penny.
It only takes one or
two people to buy into the
company propaganda and we
could have a major incident
on our hands. No responsible
company, which recognises
its duty of care to its staff
would take that kind of risk.
A Southern spokesperson
said: We would not usually
release such information,
but passengers deserve to
know the reasons behind the
unusually high level of train
cancellations.
For those conductors who
are ill the company is offering
all the support we are able to
andworkingouthowtheycan
get back to work. But these
figures show a remarkable
and unprecedented level of
sickness which commenced
at the time of the first strike.
We are looking into
what steps can be taken to
investigate this deterioration
in the health of conductors.
Independent reporter
@BrightonIndy
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I
ts been another fantastic month in
the city, with the fiftieth Brighton
Festival delivering all that we have
come to expect from it, the quirky
and the traditional, the innovative
and the crowd-pleasing.
Most definitely the latter, if the applause
I heard was any sign, was the Dr Blighty
son-et-lumiere at the Royal Pavilion,
commemorating the treatment of Indian
troops there during World War 1, a hundred
years ago. We are hugely privileged to have
the festival and it brings so many benefits
to Brighton and Hove, so thanks to all
involved. Arts and culture doesnt just
happen in May though, and my colleague
Cllr Alan Robins is now leading our work
on that, and on tourism, leisure and more,
all of which brings visitors to our shops,
restaurants, hotels and local businesses,
supporting thousands of jobs in the city.
If the weather is good our Bank Holiday
weekends draw thousands to our beaches,
which have just been awarded Blue Flag
status by the Environment Agency for their
excellent water quality. My colleague
Cllr Gill Mitchell has urged residents and
visitors alike to take their litter home after
50 tonnes of rubbish was removed following
the Bank Holiday earlier in May. Broken
glass is a particular hazard to people and
dogs when lost amongst the pebbles. Take it
or bin it is the message.
One of the things visitors to our city have
remarked upon this month has been the
number of people sleeping rough on our
streets. We said when we were elected that
we would work to eliminate rough sleeping
by 2019, and sooner if we could, but the
impact of benefit changes and the huge
pressure on housing is not helping us. Our
Rough Sleepers Strategy, pulling together
the work of all agencies in the city led by
Cllr Clare Moonan, will be out very soon,
but meanwhile go to the council website
and search rough sleepers to find out
more and how you can help.
Theres been more good news on the
homes front as our housing lead Cllr Anne
Meadows has announced yet more new
council homes coming forward. We have
around 250 now either built, underway or
in the planning stages, halfway to our 500
target which Id very much like to exceed.
However the government wants us to
give them over 25 million a year from
our council homes fund to pay for their
250,000 Starter Homes. As housing
campaign group Shelter say, even most
average earners would struggle to afford an
average priced starter home.
One of the things you expect from us
is to manage your money well, and Im
pleased to say we are doing that. Our lead
member for finance Cllr Les Hamilton was
able to announce this week that we have
successfully balanced the books, bringing
the council budget in with a small surplus,
instead of the 8.5 million overspend we
faced when we took office last year. We
will invest that surplus in the essential
services you need, ones being hit by the
Governments 40% cut in our funding.
Im working hard to get agreement
on a way to move Hove Library out if its
expensive-to-run current home to a new
shared space at Hove Museum, where
outdoor activities, a caf and the ability to
provide community and cultural events
will mean Hove gets more, not less. If this is
blocked by the opposition parties then up
to seven libraries in communities around
the city could be under threat of closure.
Despite reports to the contrary, Im also
getting close to revealing our plans to save
our treasured Madeira Terraces, but more
on that to come very soon
The Brighton Festival brings so many benefits to
Brighton and Hove
Warren Morgan
Arts, culture and tackling homelessness
Labour councillor and
council leader
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The Royal Sussex County Hospital
Phelim
MacCafferty
Our beloved NHS
is facing a rushed
botch-job reform
Convenor of the Greens
in Brighton and Hove
A
fter countless top-down re-
organisations of the NHS
over the last few decades,
it has become abundantly
clear that if you really have
to change the system, it
needs to be done carefully, rationally,
and above all, led and owned by patients,
front-line staff and communities.
Thats why its so disappointing
that the latest plans, to merge service
planning and budgets between Surrey,
Sussex, and Brighton and Hove, seem
to be repeating the mistakes of the past
and excluding patients and front-line
staff from the process entirely. The
implication is clear, this is yet another
top-down reorganisation with no
evidence that it can deliver.
The policy was announced in
December 2015, and requires regional
footprints (areas) to be established
to create Sustainability and
Transformation Plans by the end of this
month. It all sounds so benign, doesnt
it? The reality is that it could be the
greatest threat to our NHS.
This is not an evidence-based move
and it isnt a response to popular
demand for more NHS reform. Its a
rushed botch-job and I wouldnt be
surprised if it has escaped most peoples
notice.
What is even more worrying is that
while these footprints are expected to
deliver greater integration between
health and social care, councils and
communities have been systematically
excluded from key points in the process.
According to the Public Sector Executive,
two thirds of councils in the country
have been shut out from the process to
select a leader for each footprint.
At the last meeting of the health
and wellbeing board it was telling
that even senior council officers had
substantial questions about the process.
Not surprising given that theres been
minimal information and zero public
consultation.
Policies that are brought in under the
radar always make me question what
hidden consequences they may herald.
Since the 2013 Health and Social Care
Act scrapped the Secretary of States
legal duty to provide comprehensive
and universal healthcare, and extended
a market-based approach to the NHS,
the opportunities for full-scale private
sector involvement in the NHS have
been ripe. Which makes the latest moves
so alarming. All it could take now is a
concerted push.
Such a push might just come from a
requirement for regional footprints to
achieve financial balance.
That means our region absorbing
the massive 100 million deficit facing
Sussex hospitals and bringing accounts
back into balance.
Facing the challenge of making this
work, footprints may be lured into
private sector deals which will drive
down service quality and pave the way
for healthcare charges.
Our beloved NHS is facing a crisis.
Despite repeated warnings that austerity
would drive up NHS pressures, the
government has failed to provide the
funding that the entire health and care
system needs.
Their response with these latest plans
is to devolve the problem to regions,
while excluding local residents and their
democratically-elected representatives
from the process entirely. This is not the
kind of change the NHS needs.
Far from further dismantling the NHS
we desperately need a fully-funded and
publicly owned, re-nationalised NHS. As
Anuerin Bevan, the father of the NHS,
wrote: [The NHS] will last as long as
there are folk left with the faith to fight
for it.
Now is the time to be heard. We will
lobby the next meeting of the health and
wellbeing board on Tuesday (June) from
4pm, at the Brighthelm Centre. To find
out more about a national campaign
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So another fantastic Brighton Festival
month is over every year I think it
cant possibly get any better, any bigger
and any more fabulous; but every year I
am amazed by the creativity, innovation
and good humour that takes over our
city.
Kicking off with the Childrens
Parade this years theme was Brighton
Celebrates and it seems adults and
children alike certainly did just that.
I particularly love the Childrens
Parade, with a different theme each
year I have watched children dress up
as everything from alphabet letters to
Brighton street names, sea creatures to
super heroes and even slices of cake.
This year marked a major milestone
as the festival celebrated its 50th year,
taking inspiration from the people,
places, and innovations that have
shaped our citys quirky character and
traditions. Despite much of the comedy
and drama being aimed very much
at the adult audience, the festival is
also a real family affair in many ways.
I love the fact that for all its bizarre and
sometimes risqu events, intellectual
debates and film screenings it is still the
Childrens Parade rather than an adult
event that marks the grand opening. It
brings the city to a standstill, the traffic
stops and everyone involved quite literally
puts the children first.
As a Collaborative Lawyer and Family
Mediator I am mindful that lining the
streets many cheering parents watching
the parade will be separated parents. For
me its a symbolic reminder of just how
important it is possible to put childrens
happiness first.
One of the hardest things when you
separate is accepting you no longer have
a romantic relationship with your ex but
if you have children and want the best for
them then you have to find new ways of
interacting with one another. You are still
parents. There will be school plays, sports
days, parties that you both want to enjoy
with your children.
In mediation sessions I help client
make practical arrangements and we
strive to keep it simple and business
like. Of course old buttons get pushed,
deep routed tensions come out (all
be it in new ways.) But if you stay
committed to your goal being to work
through it and to do your best for the
children it does get easier.
In time you can avoid getting drawn
into the past disagreements. By looking
ahead not back and by being clear what
you are willing to do to improve things
you can enjoy parenting after parting.
Of course there will inevitably be
ups and downs but events such as
the Childrens Parade are where the
hard work pays off; these are special
and to be cherished. In the spirit of
our wonderful festival you will be
able to celebrate not only your childs
achievements but also your own as
parents who have moved on.
War tank unearthed
at Preston Park
A geophysical survey of
Preston Park has unearthed a
Second World War tank.
Andy Maxted, curator
of archaeology at Brighton
Museum, said: We have
identified a large rectangular
feature, 18 metres by 40
metres, to the south of the
Parks Chalet Caf and north
of the tennis courts. Nothing
is certain yet but were pretty
sure that the feature is what
remains of a Second World
War water tank built to test
military vehicles.
The discovery was made
by experts from Brighton
Museum, the University of
Brighton and Brighton and
Hove Archaeological Society,
and unveiled at Preston Park
on Saturday.
It was part of a project to
examine the archeological
features of the park, which
is thought to have been
inhabited in the Stone Age
and the Roman period. The
group hope to extend their
survey to other green parks in
the city.
Not Working
by Lisa Owens
The Book
Doctor
with Laura Lockington @bookloversupper
This is one of those insanely
funny books that will have
you sniggering aloud.
Its skilful and witty as
well as being original and
thought provoking. Owens
has captured the voice of her
generation brilliantly. Its
essentially a tale of a thirty
something woman who is trying to find
her way in the world. What does she really want to
do? What career path should she choose? Does she
really want children? And does she love her long
term boyfriend? Or is it a whole lot easier to stay
at home in pyjamas and watch daytime TV whilst
eating snacks?
Oh, and then theres the problem of the buddleia
thats growing on the balcony, is it a weed that will
pull down the walls or is it a plant to be cherished
for the bees and birds that it attracts? Then theres
the whole thorny problem of her mother not
talking to her because of an inappropriate remark
after a few glasses of wine at a family funeral and
the secret that was exposed. Her relationship with
her ex-colleagues and friends is one that we can all
absolutely identify with, and her outrage when she
discovers that they are all earning more than she
ever did is wonderfully funny. There is a sense of
reality to this book that leaves you feeling that youve
read something very special indeed. The chapter
of her driving to her boyfriends family with her
boyfriend navigating had me howling with laughter
and is worth the price of the book alone. Highly
recommended.
Lisa Owens will be appearing at Bookish Supper
Salon on June 15. Tickets from Tabl.com
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An outbreak of mumps was sweeping
across Brighton and Hove with 46
confirmed cases of the virus since January,
compared to 27 for the whole of 2009.
Elsewhere, on a sunny day, the stunning
white arches that will hold up the Albions
West Stand roof were lowered into place at
Falmer.
1979 | Sunday , June 3
Alan Mullery was sent off during a friendly
game against San Diego Sockers in
California!
One of the home players kicked Peter Sayer
and the ex-England captain ran on to the
pitch to protest and swore at the officials.
He was subsequently sent off, and was later
fined 750 and banned from the touchline.
1998 | Thursday, June 3
Following on from the previous days 10-2
Planning Committee vote in favour of
Albions Withdean use, two more council
meetings approved stadium use, dependent
upon safety certificates and landlord
approval.
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