Statement From The KTE Board Of Directors Regarding Lockdown Regulations 22nd April 2020 1. The Board of Directors (as unpaid volunteers) has duties to all nearby residents who have a right to use the gardens, as well as the three gardeners working in the gardens. […]
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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.
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
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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
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Largely thanks to all the preparatory work put in by Janine Nahapiet and her team, the first NGS Open Day was a roaring success. The sun shone, the gardens looked wonderful, and everything ran like clockwork. All the tickets – 240 of them – were
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Kemp Town Enclosures is a communal garden, owned collectively by the freeholders of the 105 houses that make up the Kemp Town Estate. Developed in the 1820’s by Thomas Kemp, the Estate consists of Sussex Square, Lewes Crescent, Chichester Terrace and Arundel Terrace.
By using Kemp Town Enclosures, you agree to comply with the terms of use set out in our Legal Disclaimers page.
Since the AGM in 2023, we have lost four key members from the Board of Directors.
The Board therefore welcomes residents interested in joining the board to submit their CV and a statement of what their skills would contribute to the skill set of the board by the 24th of March.
The Board would also welcome enquiries and would be happy to discuss what being a member of the Board of KTE entails,
in advance of the submission deadline.
