The Council is engaging with residents and stakeholder groups on plans to relocate the Beryl BTN Bike hub in Preston Park north as part of changes in the area. These include the introduction of Red Routes on the A23 and the A23 Active Travel scheme.
More information, including how you can give feedback, can be found on the Council’s dedicated consultation page.
If you’d like to comment, please do so by Wednesday 20 March.
We are sorry to announce that Sunday 4th February gardening session has been cancelled.
Please come and join our regular gardening sessions. They run from Tuesday to Thursday 10am-1pm. Meet our Head Gardener at the Rockery chalet at 10 am on these days.
Tower House are working with Age UK WSBH to host 2 ‘Winter Warmer’ events this December on Fridays 22nd and 29th from 10.30-12.30.
These events are FREE and are an opportunity for anyone over the age of 50 that feels lonely/isolated or wants to connect with others and get out of the house to come together and have a bit of Christmas cheer, some company, light refreshments and chatter!
A warm welcome awaits them – booking is essential via phone or email at towerhouse@svp.org.uk. People can self-refer or book via their support networks.
Please note this is a volunteer staffed event in a shared building environment and therefore it is not suited to anyone with specific support needs (unless these can be appropriately met by a family/friend carer who is also welcome to attend).
2,000 children are at risk of going hungry in Brighton and Hove this Christmas. Drop off a food tin to our collection point at Community Base and help us reach our target of collecting 1,000 tins for local families.
YOU CAN HELP BY:
➡️ Dropping off a tin at our donation point in the reception lobby at Community Base (113 Queen’s Road, Brighton, BN1 3XG) Mon – Fri 8:30 – 4:30pm
➡️ Donating to the online fundraiser: https://buff.ly/41fpeih
For many the annual Friends of Preston Park’s wreath making event is the start of the festive season. Held over two days at The Rockery it proved to be extremely popular, and in spite of the adverse weather conditions the mood was festive and joyful.
There was an abundance of material gathered locally to choose from and a wide range of seasonal, vibrant and colourful wreaths were made in traditional or contemporary styles, according to one’s creativity.
We are pleased to see this event is growing in demand year after year due to its modest cost and the freshness of the foliage. We advise early booking next year!
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and many compliments on your home made wreaths.
In January 2023 we launched our Rose Garden appeal to purchase roses to replenish the empty beds and replace old and diseased shrubs. The generous funds given by the public were kindly matched by the rose grower David Austin, thus enabling us to acquire 350 shrub roses, in a variety of colours and forms, all chosen for their fragrance and resistance to drought. Two new species were introduced, Dannahue, a compact and shapely apricot flower, and Penelope Lively, a classic and elegant mid pink rose.
A plaque with a new design is being made and will be positioned at both entrances of the garden to help identify the different varieties.
We would like to thank CityParks groundsmen for giving us a helping hand in planting the roses and Preston Park ranger Marie Ingledew in bringing her team of volunteers to plant and prune.
Our dedicated Tuesday volunteers have been very busy all year long weeding, pruning, planting and keeping a vigilant eye on the health of the roses. They ask members of the public to keep their dogs on a lead as the roses have young stems that bruise or snap easily when dogs go through the beds and considerable damage has been noticed over the years.
In spring 2024 we will be mulching the Rose Garden once the pruning is done and we aim at purchasing enough fertiliser to hoe in. We welcome any donations to go towards the purchase of the fertiliser so if you would like to donate please use the donate button on this page.
Thank you to all our generous donors who are contributing to making the Rose Garden the most cherished garden in Brighton for today’s and tomorrow’s generations.
