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Day: December 19, 2016

Christmas tree recycling arrangements for 2017

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Christmas tree recycling sites in Brighton & Hove will open on January 2.

Residents can take their trees to any of the council’s Christmas tree recycling points listed below.  The sites will be open from Monday, January 2, 2017 until Saturday, January 14, 2017.

Anyone wanting to recycle their tree before January 2, or after January 14, can drop it off at the green waste recycling section of the council’s household waste recycling sites.

Christmas tree recycling sites include:

Brighton 
Upper Bevendean Avenue – Opposite shops by recycling point
Coldean Lane – Opposite Park Road, near junction with A270
Dyke Road – Hazeldene Meads
East Brighton Park, Wilson Avenue – In car park
Hollingbury Park, Ditchling Road – North entrance opp Woodbourne Ave
Ladies Mile Road – junction with Mackie Avenue behind clock tower
Mackie Avenue/Plainfields Avenue – playing field opposite shops
Montpelier Crescent – opposite shops
Preston Park – south end, The Ride adjacent to Preston Park Avenue
Preston Park – north entrance, Preston Drove next to recycling site
Queens Park – North. By Pepper Pot
The Level, Union Road – behind recycling point
Upper Bedford Street – by Hampshire Court, corner of Upper St James Street
Wyevale Garden Centre, Race Hill – in car park

Hove 
Brunswick Square – inside gardens at Western Road entrance
Hangleton Park – on left hand side from Lark Hill/Park Rise entrance
Hove Museum – Rear gardens, in north-west corner
Hove Park – end of Orchard Road
St Ann’s Well Gardens – beside Nizells Avenue
Wish Park Recreation Ground, Wish Road – north-east corner by playground

Portslade 
Easthill Park – Millcross Road entrance
Victoria Recreation Ground – Victoria Road, west car park

Saltdean 
Saltdean Lido, Saltdean Park Road – car park to left hand side of recycling point

Woodingdean 
Central Park, Lockwood Crescent – in corner opposite recycling point
Happy Valley Car Park, Falmer Road – left hand side of entrance barrier. Opposite Crescent Drive South.

Activities for older people in Sussex on Christmas Day

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If you are an older person facing Christmas Day alone, national charity Friends of the Elderly could help.

Working in partnership with Community Christmas, the charity is encouraging older people facing the festive season alone to find out what activities are taking place in their local area with activities from full traditional Christmas lunches, to mince pies and a glass of sherry at a local pub, there’s a range of activities that you can be a part of on Christmas Day.

Tony Smith, 61, lives alone and doesn’t have any family. He went to his first community Christmas lunch last year.

Tony said: “The lunch was initially a complete shock to the system – having spent all these years on my own. But it was like one big happy family. I’m really looking forward to going again this Christmas.”

Also looking forward to attending another community Christmas lunch are Lesley, 64, and Jim Roberts, 67, who have been going to one in their local area for the past two years.

Lesley said: “It’s a great opportunity to meet new friends. We met one gentleman who we stay in touch with over the telephone. People might be dubious about what to expect, but any worries you have before going just disappear once you get through the door. Everyone’s so welcoming, they couldn’t be friendlier. No one was sat on their own.”

It’s also not too late to organise an activity on Christmas Day for older people who might be alone. It’s not just about the turkey dinner, you could get people together to watch a Christmas film, share a cup of tea and a mince-pie in a local pub, or enjoy a Christmas Day walk. If you do organise something make sure it’s registered on the Community Christmas website so that older people can find out about it easily.

Sally McLachlan
Sally McLachlan

Sally McLachlan, Senior Engagement Manager at Friends of the Elderly, said: “Lots of older people tell us they don’t feel worthy of receiving a Christmas meal and there are other people more in need than themselves. This is about the community coming together on Christmas Day, whatever their age or circumstances, to enjoy some festive cheer and make new friends. It’s not only the people attending that have a great day but also those volunteering their time. So if you are alone on Christmas Day and would rather not be, get in touch to find out what’s taking place near you.”

To find out what events are on in Sussex, click here:

For more information about Friends of the Elderly, click here:

Or telephone: 0800 063 9285

Hart of Eastbourne to raise funds for older LGBT+ people

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Hart of Eastbourne, the towns only LGBT+ bar will be raising funds for the Eastbourne Rainbow Group on Sunday, January 22 from 7.30pm.

Till I hear You Sing promises “an evening of light song and entertainment to warm the heart”.

Eastbourne Rainbow is an LGBT+ group for the 50+ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) communities living in Eastbourne and the surrounding area, to socialise, make new friends, gain support and obtain information which is relative to the group. They are presently celebrating their 5th anniversary.

Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month from 2.00pm until 3.30pm in the Girder Room at AGE Concern’s Venton Centre which is in Junction Road, Eastbourne BN21 3QY. Tea, Coffee and biscuits are provided and organisers request £1 entrance to cover costs.

Coffee mornings have been added to the monthly events on the first Wednesday of each month in the Pantry Cafe at the same venue from 10.30 am to 11.30 am.

All members and new members are invited to attend the coffee mornings for a chat, as sometimes the monthly meetings are very busy and people don’t get enough time to speak with friends and catch up on what the group is planning.

If you would like to make contact leave a message or text their telephone number is 07516 670654 (this is text and voice mail only).

For more information email the Group’s facilitator: derek@eastbournerainbow.org.uk

Event: TILL I HEAR YOU SING ‘an evening of light song and entertainment to warm the heart’

Where: The Hart, 89 Cavendish Pl, Eastbourne BN21 3RR

When: Sunday, January 22

Time: 7.30pm

Cost: £5 available behind the bar

To book online, click here:

Or telephone: 01323 643151

Brighton Bear’s Christmas Quiz on Thursday, December 22

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£300 cash prize and big raffle prizes on offer at Camelford Brighton Bear’s Christmas Quiz.

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It’s that time of year for the annual Brighton Bear’s Christmas Quiz at the Camelford Arms on Thursday, December 22. Go by yourself, join a team or put a team together and win the big prize of £300.

Grab a table, answer the most questions correctly and the prize money, £300, is there for the taking. A perfect way to start the Christmas season.

The quiz starts at 9.00pm but arrive at least before 8.00pm to grab a table. Better still, have dinner at The Camelford Arms which will guarantee you a table all night.

The bar has an extensive Christmas menu at the moment with a two course meal at £21.50 and three course meal at £24.50.

Phone up and book a table if your eating. Businesses, community organisations and social network groups are all invited to enter teams.

Dale Drury
Dale Drury

Assistant manager, Dale Drury will be asking the questions set by Brighton Bear’s own Graham Munday. Blame him not Dale for the questions and expect maybe one or two Brighton Bear ones thrown in and of course a few Christmas ones for good measure.

It’s just £2.00 a head, to enter the quiz. All the money raised goes to The Rainbow Fund – who give grants to LGBT/HIV organisations in Brighton & Hove who provide effective front line services to LGBT people in the city.

If you miss out on the quiz you can still enter the raffle which has an extensive range of raffle prizes to win kindly donated by Krater comedy club, New Steine Hotel, Brit Bear, Prowler, Brighton Bier, BRUT, Camelford and many more.

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Event: Brighton Bear’s Christmas Quiz

Where: Camelford Arms, Camelford Street, Brighton

When: Thursday, December 22

Time: 9pm start

Cost: £2 a head entry

To make a dinner reservation which guarantees you a table for the Quiz, telephone: 01273 622386

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