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Hove Lagoon News! The Friendship Bench, notice boards, and a new defibrillator!!

The Friendship Bench Our Friends of Hove Lagoon and Tourism Alliance bench is now finished and in place. As a ‘Friendship Bench’, and the first in a trail of such benches, it’s there to promote conversation and tackle mental health issues. Thanks to Dale Buckwell of Regency Ironworks Ltd for stripping and galvanising the bench,Continue reading “Hove Lagoon News! The Friendship Bench, notice boards, and a new defibrillator!!”

Notice of the 2022 FoHL Annual General Meeting

Wednesday, September 14th, 2022. 7pm in The Gather Inn’s lower bar. AGM with committee elections followed by an ordinary committee meeting. All welcome. Pay bar available upstairs – buy a drink and join us downstairs! Agenda 1. Chair’s Welcome and Introductions   2. Minutes of the last AGM held on September 9th 2021 3. Chair’sContinue reading “Notice of the 2022 FoHL Annual General Meeting”

July FoHL Supporter Update

Dear FoHL Supporter, I hope you are coping with the heatwave. Our Lagoon Pavilion plants are surviving, chiefly because they were selected by our local landscape designer Nicholas Dexter for their drought tolerance and they were all watered in well when they were planted. We are still getting loads of plaudits for the planting, soContinue reading “July FoHL Supporter Update”

Friends of Hove Lagoon Supporter Update June 2022

Dear Supporters, There are a few bits of info to share with you and there is more about our Raffle in the new edition of the Hovarian. You may know that the Lagoon Paddling Pool has suffered a double whammy and is closed for the foreseeable future. The fairly new liner is being replaced, asContinue reading “Friends of Hove Lagoon Supporter Update June 2022”

Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with the lighting of the Hove Beacon

You are invited to a FREE celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at Hove Beacon! Thursday, June 2nd from 08:45 pm to 10:00 pm There will be music, speakers, and special guests The Beacon will be lit at 9:45 pm We will gather at 8:45 around the Beacon on Hove Promenade, near the Deep SeaContinue reading “Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with the lighting of the Hove Beacon”

Friends of Hove Lagoon Supporter Update

The Big Beach Cafe is hiring smiley full time and part time team players at all levels for their busy summer season (sort of starting now!) Interested? Contact dan@bigbeachcafe.com You are invited to a ceremony to celebrate the lighting of the newly renovated Hove Lagoon Beacon. The event will take place on Thursday 2nd JuneContinue reading “Friends of Hove Lagoon Supporter Update”

Kingsway to the Sea draft site plan

This is a copy of a post by the Facebook group Hove Seafront Residents Association. The West Hove Seafront Action Group (WHSAG) the council and the stakeholders (businesses along the seafront and residents associations) have in the last week had a few meetings to discuss the Kingsway to the Sea project. The architects and designersContinue reading “Kingsway to the Sea draft site plan”