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goldsmid.com is a website by the Labour Party in Hove focusing on the Goldsmid community and also containing other news from around Brighton & Hove. Please give feedback via info@goldsmid.com.

Regards, Simon Battle

Councillor Melanie Davis


Our Ward councillor is Melanie Davis, her pages on the Council website are here. To find out how to contact Melanie see our Contacts page. Melanie wishes to thank all those who voted Labour during the 2007 election, see here for more.

Surgeries go mobile

Labour Goldsmid Councillor surgeries are going mobile from 2008. On the first Saturday of every month Cllr Melanie Davis will leaflet a small area of roads in advance with my details before calling on residents to talk to them to discuss the local issues that concern them. Full details of Surgeries are here. All are welcome. The two Conservative councillors do not hold surgeries.

Our Resident Newsletters

Our latest newsletter for residents is here on the website. See the publications section to view it and previous publications in PDF format.

Gallery

A Goldsmid Web Gallery showing images from around Goldsmid Ward is on the site. Please take a look!

Tory Budget - Worst Fears Confirmed

Cuts to services for vulnerable young people, massive hikes in parking charges, and a failure to keep a manifesto promise to keep Council Tax down. There is more on Simon Burgess' website here Tory Budget 2007-8.

The Friends of St. Ann's Well Gardens are planning a centenary celebration event in May 2008: http://stannswellgardens.co.uk/

Sunday Library Opening Call

Labour councillors have questioned Tory Brighton & Hove City Council's failure to open the City's Jubilee Library on Sundays despite an election pledge. Labour had promised to open the award-winning library on Sundays if elected. In response to a question about the Library from Councillor Melanie Davis, the Tories have agreed to open the library on Sundays. Yet they have not committed to a timescale and say the plans are subject to finding the money in next year's budget! See also Nancy Platts' Sunday opening campaign on her website here.

Caring for Goldsmid's Environment

Green issues were right at the top of the agenda on the doorsteps of the 2007 local elections. We have a good track record of campaigning successfully for doorstep recycling and supporting green initiatives.

  • Save the Trees: LabourAddison Highdown Cutting Goldsmid Councillors brought Network Rail's destruction of trees in Goldsmid to the attention of Environment Committee earlier this year. A Network Rail Report dismissed residents' concerns and proposed a major two-year clearance programme. Residents are continuing their campaign for a coppicing alternative.

  • BHASVIC Field: see the latest on the hockey plans.

  • Green travel plans for Hove residents, including in Goldsmid Ward, will encourage more sustainable ways of getting about and are coming down your street soon.

  • Vince CyclingA Seafront-to-the-Downs cycle route is being implemented with part of the route running through the ward.

  • Car clubs encourage responsible car use in the City, we are want to see them expanding into Hove.

BHASVIC hockey plans given go-ahead

Hockey plans for BHASVIC field have been given landlord consent. Cllr Melanie Davis has been looking into the detail to ensure residents are protected.

Pedestrian Crossing will be early

A pedestrian crossing in Goldsmid Ward is being built earlier than expected in 2008.

Award for St. Ann's Well Gardens

Goldsmid's magnificent green space, St. Ann's Well Gardens, won another Green Flag Award in 2007.

Bin Consulted?

Did you know that Tory Brighton & Hove City Council is planning to introduce communal bins to over 500 roads without consulting any of the 27,000 households affected before the decision is taken? Councillor Melanie Davis has been campaigning both in the Argus and locally for more consultation and would like to hear your views. Full Story on the bins here.

School Admissions

Plans for a new secondary school catchment area were come into force from 2008. The Conservatives voted against the plans. Every Hove child has an equal chance of attending one of the town's two secondary schools. Goldsmid parents campaigned for the a fairer, catchment-based system. Labour ward councillors are the only ones to consistently support a fairer deal for local families.


Simon Burgess for Brighton Kemptown

Simon Burgess is Labour's Candidate for Brighton Kemptown. You can find his and MP Des Turner's website here: Simon Burgess.


Nancy Platts for Brighton Pavilion

Read about Labour's Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Pavilion here: www.nancyplatts.com

Links

Billy Bragg
Brighton & Hove Council
Brighton & Hove Labour
Brighton & Hove Albion
Celia Barlow MP
Cllr Warren Morgan
David Lepper MP
Des Turner MP
Labour Party
My Brighton & Hove
Nancy Platts
Simon Burgess
St. Ann's Well Gardens
Tom Watson MP

Traffic and Transport

Traffic calming and safety initiatives for pedestrians are one of Labour's top priorities for Goldsmid Ward, focussing on the area near Seven Dials and the Clarendon community.

  • BHASVIC road safety improvements will be built sooner than expected after Goldsmid Labour Councillor action.
  • New Road in Brighton opened in summer 2007 after environmental improvements. The transformation was delivered by the former Labour-led City Council. The vision was of a pedestrian-friendly street for spending time, with lots of seating, eating and drinking.
  • Labour delivered a new pedestrian crossing on Old Shoreham Road. Your local councillors supported the campaign by residents for the crossing. We first petitioned for it in 2003.
  • Melanie Davis explains why the Labour-led City Council invested in pedestrian improvements at Palmeira Square.

Waste and Recycling

Improving recycling and reducing waste are among Labour Councillor Melanie Davis' priorities in Goldsmid Ward and in the City as a whole.

Recycling goes weekly in parts of Goldsmid Ward. Labour Councillor Melanie Davis is pictured recycling the Argus left. Thousands of homes in the City are now being covered.

Recycling boxRecycling campaign: we are campaigning for doorstep recycling in the 'hard to reach' parts of Hove - and there's good news. Melanie Davis has also written an article for the site about getting into the recycling habit.

 

Food Safety: See the Scores on the Doors

Did you know you can now look up restaurants and view their hygiene scores as awarded by the City Council's Food Safety Team. See the City Council's Food Safety ratings here.

 

 

 

Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour

Clarendon Local Action Team is celebrating three years of achievements in tackling vandalism and anti-social behaviour, and improving the local environment. Now we are campaigning for the approach to be extended across the whole of Goldsmid.

See the difference the Action Team has made in Ethel Street and Conway Street, where trees have replaced abandoned cars and rubbish.

 

Useful Numbers

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Celia Barlow MP 774988

Brighton & Hove City Council 290000

City Clean
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Hove Police
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Full News Archive

Hockey Pitch Plans given landlord consent December 2007
BHASVIC pedestrian crossing to be built early December 2007
Consultation on Communal Bins September 2007
Councillor Surgery Dates 2007-2008 August 2007
Thank you from Melanie Davis for voting Labour May 2007
Goldsmid Election Results May 2007
'Down Your Street' - a map of action across your community April 2007
Local and City-wide priorities at-a-glance April 2007
We have rescued Brighton from decay - Vince Meegan April 2007
What a difference: See the photos showing Labour's community action in Goldsmid April 2007
Recycling goes weekly April 2007
Tory inaction in Goldsmid April 2007
Taking the City Forward:
Labour's 2007 Election Manifesto for Brighton & Hove
April 2007
Minimum Wage rises to £5.52 per hour March 2007
Dyke/Old Shoreham Crossing sooner than expected March 2007
Network Rail trees plight highlighted to councillors March 2007
BHASVIC field hockey update and new works March 2007
Save the Trees campaign continues after disappointing Network Rail Report February 2007
Catchment proposals agreed for Secondary School Admissions - success for Goldsmid parents' campaign February 2007
Personal Travel Plans for greening Goldsmid February 2007
Clarendon action team's 3 years of success February 2007
Car clubs boost sustainable car use in Hove January 2007
New cycle route links seafront and the Downs November 2006
Success but a wait on BHASVIC pedestrian crossing November 2006
Campaign for longer opening at Hove Sorting Office November 2006
Celia Barlow MP Climate Change Conference October 2006
Save our Trees say Addison & Highdown Residents October 2006
Seafront Office for Hove October 2006
Ward Newsletters now posted on the Web Site August 2006
Pedestrian-friendly Palmeira August 2006
BHASVIC Hockey Pitch Proposals/Public Meeting July 2006
New improved Hove Library re-opens June 2006
Pedestrian Crossing on Old Shoreham Road June 2006
Getting the recycling habit June 2006
Free bus passes for over 60s June 2006
Recycling: new plans for less accessible properties May 2006
Vince backs BHASVIC crossing May 2006
Celia Barlow MP joins George Street campaigners April 2006
Goldsmid Labour Action Team is launched April 2006
Lib Dem Let Down on School Admissions April 2006
Poo Patrol targets dog fouling near St. Anne's April 2006
Future green funding for Clarendon April 2006
Children's Centre for Goldsmid March 2006
Statement on Secondary Admissions Review January 2006
Vallance Centre aims for Charity status November 2005
Secondary School admissions panel October 2005
Hove Library closes for improvements October 2005
St. Anne's Well Gardens wins Green Flag Award August 2005
Pedestrian Crossing for Old Shoreham Road June 2005
New Council responsibilities for Goldsmid Cllrs June 2005
Council pledges support to Clarendon Action Team March 2005
Councillors donate tree for Montefiore Road March 2005
Poets Corner Talk Shop Re-opens for community February 2005
Labour chooses Celia For Hove February 2005
Ward Parking Plans confirmed 29 Jan 2005
Entry system to be renewed at Conway, Ellen 21 Jan 2005
Estate Wardens service to be improved 12 Jan 2005
Recommendations for Goldsmid Parking Review 20 Dec 2004
Kerbside Recycling in Goldsmid 18 Dec 2004
Traffic Calming for Safer Streets 17 Dec 2004
St. Anne’s Well Gardens - Green Flag award and Café 16 Dec 2004
New Centre Manager at Vallance Community Centre 15 Dec 2004
Tackling anti-social behaviour in Clarendon 14 Dec 2004
Housing Options will be put to vote 13 Dec 2004
   
 

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