Sussex Foodie News Spring 2014

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Enjoy The Spin at Circus Street Bike Hub Saturday 22nd Feb

Brighton's first ‘Love Your Bike Week’ culminates in The Spin this Saturday 22nd February - an amazing FREE event from 12 noon to 4pm, celebrating all things 'bike', with stunt riders, award winning performance artists, bike workshops and more in the old market in Circus Street, Brighton, BN2 9QF.

Among the entertainments, see Nik, who won a Guinness World Record for jumping over 400 times on the wheel of his penny farthing bicycle! He will be showing his skills on Saturday, including contact juggling, unicycling, stilt walking, playing his ‘Victorian Gent’ character and demonstrating daring tricks on his BMX bike.

Event goers can also try out the Pump Track bicycle assault course, Cycle Spirograph, displays and craft workshops and the Colourwheel with Boo Hodges, as well as all kinds of fun with hula hoops, bouncy slide, kids play area and great food and beer stalls from Street Diner. www.circusstreetbrighton.com

The spin is the final big event in Brighton’s first 'Love Your Bike Week' at the Circus Street Bike Hub, a partnership between the charity Groundwork and Cathedral Group, who are the developers behind proposals to regenerate the Circus Street old market area.  It aims to help people get their bikes back in action, offering free maintenance services and organising events to build bike riding confidence.

Caroline Lucas MP launched the week on Valentine's Day, when she formally opened the new Circus Street Bike Hub. She said: "The Circus Street Bike Hub is a great example of the way Brighton and Hove is showing the way on pro-cycling initiatives - I hope very much that it will help inspire more people to get on their bikes in the city.

During ‘Love Your Bike Week’, Groundwork volunteers have been available daily from 11am-3pm for local people to drop in with their bikes and get free help to fix them, or learn to maintain them. Anyone who has an old, unused bike can drop it off there and it will be recycled. There have also been several fun group rides on offer, inviting people to meet at Circus Street and join up with a group to cycle to Shoreham or Saltdean. 

Said Martyn Evans, Creative Director of Cathedral Group, “Love Your Bike Week and our free public event on 22nd February, The Spin, are going to be great fun at the same time as offering practical help to people to get back on their bikes. We hope this special week will become a fixture in Brighton’s calendar in the future.

“The Circus Street Bike Hub is a precursor to our ground breaking cycle friendly development proposals on the site. We are absolutely committed to encouraging pedal power and will be going one step further, giving free bikes and secure storage to all our new residents as one of many sustainable features to help make Brighton a healthier and cleaner city.”

Cathedral Group in partnership with McLaren Property submitted a planning application in December for a development on the site estimated to bring over £200million into Brighton & Hove over the next ten years, create over 600 jobs, deliver two landmark public buildings: The Dance Space, a new home for South East Dance, and a library and teaching building for the University of Brighton, as well as much needed new homes and managed student accommodation.

"In light of the ever improving cycling conditions around Brighton & Hove, we aim to support more people to get on a bike and enjoy the benefits of this most affordable, efficient and healthy way to get around,” said Duncan Blinkhorn, Community Projects Co-ordinator at Groundwork South.

Groundwork South is a registered charity which works in partnership with local communities, business and government to improve neighbourhoods, develop skills and promote greener ways of living and working. The group intends to use Circus Street as a temporary home for the Bike Hub before moving to Lewes Road after the Circus Street development begins. People can drop in on Saturdays and Thursdays, 11am-5pm time with their bikes. Further opening times will be announced later.
www.circusstreetbrighton.com 

Valentine's at the Amex Stadium

Choose The American Express Community stadium to treat yourself and your partner to something different this Valentine’s and celebrate the most romantic day of the year.

On arrival, you will each receive a glass of sparkling wine. The table is yours for the whole night so you can relax and enjoy your fabulous three course dinner in this elegant setting whilst listening to the sounds of a live singer and pianist.

Includes a red carpet arrival, delicious three course dinner, a glass of sparkling wine and live singer with pianist.

£35.00 per person inc. VAT

FRIDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2014, 7.45PM

TO BOOK, PLEASE CONTACT THE EVENTS TEAM ON 01273 878272 OR EMAILEVENTS@BHAFC.CO.UK

Taste of Dance Future at Circus Street Brighton

A partnership between South East Dance and Cathedral Group, will give children in the Tarner area of Brighton an exciting taste of what’s to come in Circus Street, where a new home for dance is proposed to be built.

With the support of Cathedral PLC, South East Dance is building relationships with local community organisations including Carlton Hill Primary School, running taster dance sessions for children and their families from February.

Jamie Watton, Chief Executive of South East Dance said: “We hope this will lead to a full programme of activity, especially for those that so far have had little opportunity to engage with the arts. We are currently fundraising for this programme which we hope will commence in June.

“We want to build solid relationships with Carlton Hill Primary School, local families and other schools and nurseries in the area now, working towards developing a long- term programme of community dance work, which we can take forward in our new Dance Space to be built on the site.”

Headteacher Louise Willard said: "I am very excited about this new partnership as the children will benefit from working directly with dance professionals and get the opportunity to watch and take part in dance performances. It will really add value to our offer for the children and their families at Carlton Hill Primary School."

Following two successful taster sessions, and subject to further funding, the South East Dance team is also planning to work with Brighton Oasis Project, which supports women affected by substance misuse.

Said Martyn Evans, Creative Director of Cathedral Group: “We are delighted to support these initial projects, which are the start of a proposed ongoing programme of dance activity in Brighton and Hove led by South East Dance, building towards The Dance Space, which will help bring dance to everyone in the city.”