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. That is, to not put residents or the gardeners at personal risk during the pandemic. Many residents are either in …
NEW RULES IN FORCE 14th April 2020 A message from the KTE Board The notice put up on the garden gates this week introduced new rules for the use of the gardens during the pandemic restrictions. This is the third notice displayed seeking observance of the government restrictions on being out of our homes. The notices have had to be increasingly directive as some people …
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 the railings are breaking as they slowly rust away. This means the branches also collapse …
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 it, which was made possible with the help of all the enthusiastic volunteers helping out …
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 Doig (Secretary/minutes) 1. Apologies for absence: apologies were received from Shirley Collins, Francoise Cosgrove, …
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 which were getting too close to the railings; in this way we are slowly creating …
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 garden rules, as outlined below: Access to the gardens by holiday visitors At recent AGM’s …
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 link to Brighton Marina, bolstered sea defences, upgrading the Duke’s Mound junctions and enhancing the …
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 of the South Garden, the next priority will be the hedges around the North garden. …
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 land included this cliff top location a mile or so from the fishing village of …
