September means the start of a new school year and, as ever, the newspapers are full of stories related to education. A hundred years ago this month, however, journalists were talking not just about exam results, or who should be … Continued
Brighton Food and Drink Festival, 1 September – 4 October 2011 A hundred years ago, a particularly fascinating dinner took place at the Royal York Hotel in Brighton. The Sussex Motor Yacht Club celebrated Oscar Morison’s achievement of being the first … Continued
Tomorrow, Madeira Drive will be taken over by the roar of motor engines and the pursuit of speed. Brighton & Hove’s National Speed Trials is one of Britain’s oldest motor racing events, and can trace its history back to 1905. … Continued
As a poet, socialist, animal-rights campaigner, feminist, mystic, and gay man, it may seem unsurprising that Edward Carpenter’s childhood was spent in Brighton and Hove. Born in 1844, son of local magistrate Charles Carpenter, he grew up at 45 Brunswick … Continued
Brighton has enjoyed the reputation of being a ‘Cyclists Mecca’, mainly due to the popularity of the route to and from London with successive generations of cyclists. This trend was begun by John Mayall, who in 1869, cycled from London … Continued
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