Annual registration of dogs permitted to use the private gardens of Kemp Town Enclosures is due as of 1st January 2021. It is vitally important that you register your dog(s) with us before walking your dog in the South Gardens, so please do so as soon as possible. It has …
Download The enclosed Financial Statements, together with the accompanying notes, fulfills Kemp Town Enclosures Limited statutory requirements for annual reporting. To download the report, follow the following link: Report of the Directors and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2020 for Kemp Town Enclosures Limited – click …
The weather wasn’t great – I thought January was wet, but February turned out to be even wetter and more windy. Luckily we didn’t have any major damage from the storms. Although the southern boundary hedge has suffered, because branches of the hedge are resting on the old railings and …
One of the highlights of the year was the garden open day in June. Tickets were all sold out and it was inspiring to hear from the visitors how much they enjoyed and appreciated the gardens. It was a day to be proud about the garden and the community around …
Minutes of AGM 18th January 2020 KEMP TOWN ENCLOSURES LIMITED Minutes of an Annual General Meeting held on 18th January 2020 at Brighton Waldorf School, Roedean Road, Brighton Attendance: 36 people attended including 5 board members, Mark Harper (Chair), Ian Clegg (Treasurer), Matthew Evans, Lucy Graubart and Andrew …
December was a short month due to the holidays. It was also very wet and windy and therefore challenging to get things done. We didn’t manage to have a bonfire, but we did get some more hedges cut. The Southern Boundary hedge was cut and this included reducing some sections …
The AGM will be held on Saturday, January 18 2020 at 10.30 am at Brighton Waldorf School on the corner of Whitehawk Road and Roedean Road. Janine will update the meeting on the progress of plans for the Bicentennial celebrations. The Board is also proposing two important changes to the …
Plans are being produced to rejuvenate the Black Rock site on Brighton seafront which has lain dormant for 40 years. Brighton & Hove City Council, working with funders Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership, is proposing a package of infrastructure, heritage and public realm improvements. The plans include a new …
When Patrick returned from holiday at the beginning of the month he started to cut back the hedges. It was too hot to continue during the very hot spell, but now the weather has cooled he is carrying on. He has done the whole of the East and North sides …
Andrew Doig’s edited notes for the tour guides on the NGS Open Day: About the Kemp Town Estate and the Enclosures: The gardens were enclosed in 1823 as the centrepiece of Thomas Read Kemp’s speculative development, The Kemp Town Estate. Kemp was the MP for Lewes and local landowner whose …
Six ideas for changes to be made in the gardens have been put to the Board
Jason is our new assistant gardener. A former hairdresser, he only began a career in horticulture
One of the great joys of the garden is that it is a haven for wildlife…
