The community for users of Preston Park in Brighton, UK
If you would like to attend a free event, please just turn up! You can book your place on a paid event here:
A resident has lost a black ladies jacket in Preston Park on 1st April with 2 sets of car and house keys (lego and pink keyrings). Please get in touch if you come across them.
CPRE Sussex are delighted to announce their annual Tree Festival photo competition is back for a third year! I Love This Tree Because… invites you to celebrate the trees you love through photography. They are looking for photographs that capture a meaningful moment with a tree – something that inspires, informs, or simply makes you smile. Entries could show a dramatic landscape tree, a hidden woodland gem, a favourite climbing tree from childhood, or the tree that brightens your daily walk. Whether you are an experienced photographer or simply enjoy taking pictures on your phone, everyone is welcome to take part. Alongside a photograph, they invite you to complete the sentence “I love this tree because…”.
The submission deadline is 11.59pm on 28 May. Click here for more information and entry forms.
The photo competition forms part of our annual Tree Festival.
This year’s festival will take place on:
Sunday, May 24
Friday, May 29 to Sunday, June 7
Saturday, June 6, to Sunday, June 7
Friends of Preston Park (FoPP) volunteers have already been very busy cleaning up the park this year and it’s still only March.
Following on from our early litter pick in February, FoPP joined forces with the Brighton & Hove City Council Tidy Up Team for another litter pick that saw over 35 bags of rubbish collected!
Whilst I am proud of our volunteers, it is quite shocking that we were able to collect that much, including a couple of childrens bicycles and some abandoned pipe!
The team were also able to give the gardeners’ huts a paint over to cover the graffiti. It is all looking much better in the sun after that.
Thank you to council officer, Garry Meyer for getting the Tidy Up Team involved. And we hope to see them again later in the year if others want to get involved.
If residents are interested in helping to clean up around the city they can sign up via the council website to Garry’s Tidy Up Team. It mostly involves litter picking but there are often painting jobs as well.
Additionally, FoPP organised a path clearance day this week. Unfortunately, only a small group made it along, but they did a sterling job of clearing the steps in between the old bowling greens. Others completed another litter pick around the recycling bins near the Rose Garden.
We will continue to advertise days to do this kind of thing throughout the year so if you are interested, please sign up to FoPP to receive further information. It is free to join and keeps members updated on what is happening in Preston Park. We also try to signpost events elsewhere if they are nature or community inclusive.
Our next event will be the Brighton Miles event on 11 April aimed at encouraging children to be more active. The event is free and inclusive.
