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Brighton UK #localgov #heritage #Bakfiets #TransAlly
Occasional graveyard tales at https://mortiquarian.com/
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A movie that takes place where you’re from
Matt Smith as Bunny Munro and Rafael Mathé as Bunny Junior in The Death of Bunny Monroe scene filmed in my local launderette Brighton
November 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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COP 30 Climate Justice March & Rally on Saturday 15 November.

11am at Peace Statue #Hove speakers and music
12.05 parade to Dorset Gardens Methodist Church #Brighton
1pm hot soup TUC & Green speakers stalls etc…

#COP30 #ClimateChange
Flyer for the climate justice march and rally. Top line shows the logos of supporting groups: This world is ours, resist reclaim rise-up, climate justice coalition, greenpeace, extinction rebellion, Christian climate action, WILPF, BHOGG, amnesty international. Text reads: COP 30 Climate Justice March & Rally on Saturday 15 November. Starting: 11am at Peace Statue, Hove, BN3 2WN 11.45 Tanushka Marah, Lisa Greenpeace, Coat of Hopes Music: Shoreham's Agitators & XRB Drummers, Budd Beginnings (rap) Walk along seafront 12.05 to Dorset Gardens Methodist Church 1.05 Kemptown BN2 1SA for hot soup, tea & cake, TUC & Green speakers, information stalls, advice, community building until 2.30.
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Just finished “The Big Payback” by Lenny Henry & Marcus Ryder, making the case for reparation to those who suffered under transatlantic slavery and their decedents.

Really clear, really readable and a crucial topic for our times.

Strongly recommend
Book Cover “The Big Payback. The case for reparations for slavery and how they would work” by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 26:Figures

The Bound Man figure was awarded to Robert Riabhach clan chief of the Donnachaidh for his part in the capture, torture and execution of Walter Stewart assassin of King James 1st of Scotland.

A descendant lies at #Brighton St Nicholas
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An heraldic device engraved on an aged burial monument features the figure of a man lying down and facing away with his hands bound behind his back
October 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 19 social group
When Hanover Chapel vault became a punk venue “vibrations from rehearsals & gigs caused breaches in the walls and pretty soon skulls, bones & bits of coffin started turning up.”
The venue was closed & occupants reburied as a group
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Image shows the interior of the vault, with some inscripted panels, graffiti and collapsing brickwork
October 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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#31DaysOfGraves : Removed

“Between 1949 and 1951, all three burial grounds were cleared by the council. Some monument pieces were placed around the perimiter of the site, but most were removed completely.”

Before & After #Brighton St Nicholas

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Image shows a graveyard looking along a path full with tombs and headstones taken before 1950 Image shows the same path but almost no headstones or monuments in place. Taken after 1950
October 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 16 :Obelisk

“In 1847 he made a kind of history by being the first homeopathic practitioner to seek appointment at a public hospital; also the first such seeker to be rejected.”

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An Obelisk memorial to Dr Mathew Hilbers in St Nicholas ground Brighton
October 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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#31DaysOfGraves - inside

Enter the labyrinth - going underground at #Brighton St Nicholas

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Image shows an underground brick burial chamber - St Nicolas ground Brighton UK
October 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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#Brighton & #Hove against racism - Unity rally. Saturday October 18th 12 noon The Level.
Poster showing people marching with the Brighton pavilion in the background and promoting Brighton and Hove against racism Unity March, Saturday October 18th noon at The Level.
October 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Stunning result for @bhgreens in the #Brighton Queens Park bye-election!
Graph showing the results by percentage of the Brighton Queens Park bye-election.
September 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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At the #Brighton Hanover Community Centre. New Trustees have (finally) closed the carpark and put in a garden instead. About time & well done!
#CarFreeBrighton #Community
Looking i to the former carpark and seeing instead of a couple of cars, a community garden with cafe full of people
August 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Checking out an old book ‘The Evolution of Fashion 1066 to 1930’

Here is King Stephen and Matilda (1150)

Quite the couple.
Drawing depicting King Stephen - King of England in the 1100’s and his wife Matilda, both dressed in flowing skirts, kind of belly tops and fey gestures
June 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Boatsitting on the Lea (or Lee) this week. When you think about Tottenham, diverse and tranquil nature spaces are not the first thing coming to mind…. however…
#London #Tottenham #UrbanNature
June 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Passed by Grosvenor Square today. Whats up with Pres Eisenhower? (Nice outfit btw)
Statue of President Eisenhower wrapped and roped in bodybag type thing.
May 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Bluebells in May #Brighton
May 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Grand cafe addition to #Brighton Pavilion Gardens.

As the main cafe is so often closed it’s great to have an alternative
Vintage crepe van serving coffee& crepes in Brighton Pavilion Garden on a bright sunny day, with people queuing and wandering past
April 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Small business oportunity (emphasis on the *small*)

New Road #Brighton
Two traditional red telephone boxes with “to Let Retail Premises” signage next to. A white building with a pink door
April 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Brighton Kidical Mass returns! Family friendly bike ride around the city in support of family friendly bike infrastructure

Sunday April 27th
#Brighton #Hove
#KidicalMass
Flier showing image of people on bikes promoting the upcoming kidical mass family bike ride in Brighton & Hove on April 27th Flier promoting Brighton & Hove Kidical mass family bike ride calling for safer cycling in our city from 2pm on Sunday April 27th
April 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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#Brighton UK Stolen Bike Alert - local window cleaner has had ebike & kit stolen!

#Bike #ebike #StolenBike #BikeTheft
Picture shows a grey small wheeled e bike with a trailer attached containing window cleaning gear
March 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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#Brighton Pavilion Gardens Love-Lock tree, today with added copy of ‘Wicked’ #FreeBook
The Love-Lock tree pictured is a ancient hollowed Elm. A steel grille has been placed over the holes in the trunk to protect the hollow interior, and lovers have attached some hundreds of padlocks to the grille. Brighton Pavilion Gardens.
March 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Found a great folk museum in Norfolk years back - had a whole display of trade bikes: ice cream, sweep, dairy, knife grinder….. most local trades could use a bike
#TradeBike #CargoBike
Image shows a museum display of old trade bikes - an ice cream bike and a dairy bike with other in the background Image shows a museum display of old trade bikes, a bakers bike and village sweep bike in the foreground with other trade bikes further back
February 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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#Brighton Beach
#Bert
A view from Brighton Beach looking to sea. Brighton Pier is to the left and red banner “DANGER” is staked centrally. Beyond the sea is grey, waves field by Storm Bert.
November 23, 2024 at 2:47 PM