Latest People: Latest TV, TAKEPART Festival Race For Life 2012
Latest TV, TAKEPART Festival, Race For Life 2012, Garden Gadabout, Brunswick Arts Fair & flying the flag for our forces
Brighton Lights, camera, action!
Over 100 Sussex business leaders lent their support to Latest TV, Brighton’s proposed new terrestrial TV station, at an event held at Latest MusicBar in Kemp Town on Tuesday 3 July. “The good news is that it’s not a dream – Brighton will have its own TV channel! Look out Channel 4, we’re coming!” said Bill Smith, managing director of the Latest group.
The TV station, which hopes to go live next year, is offering just 200 businesses the opportunity to partner the channel during its first year. Those wishing to support the channel are encouraged to contact Angi Mariani at angi@thelatest.co.uk
Photos: Diana Frangi
Take Part Festival
TAKEPART Festival – a fortnight of sports activities in the city – kicked off on 23 June with one huge launch day. The mission? To keep Brighton active all year round.
The free launch day saw Preston Park transformed into a giant sporting arena with 18 TAKEPART zones to experience. The zones included the Adventure Zone (for activities including mountain boarding, climbing and orienteering), Football Zone, Play Zone (fun things to do for young children) and Skatepark Zone.
Words & Photos: Dan Childs
Race For Life 2012
Race for Life is the UK’s biggest fight against cancer and the largest women-only fundraising event in
the UK. Since Race for Life started in 1994, an incredible six million participants have raised over £457million, more than any other UK event series raising money to fund cancer research.
On Saturday 30 June and Sunday 1 July Race for Life came to Stanmer Park in Brighton and hundreds of women took part in celebration of surviving a cancer experience. Others took part in memory of a loved one or to give hope to a cancer-free future.
www.cancerresearchuk.org
www.raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org
Words & photos: Patrick Kneath
Garden Gadabout
The Sussex Beacon were thrilled to be able to welcome their patron Ann Mitchell (currently playing Cora Cross in EastEnders) to cut the ribbon on their Garden Gadabout open day. The event, organised by the Beacon as an important fundraiser, took place over two weekends (23–24 June and 30 June–1 July). The Garden Gadabout saw over 60 exciting and enchanting gardens and community spaces opening to raise vital funds for The Sussex Beacon. www.sussexbeacon.org.uk
Words & photos: Patrick Kneath
Brunswick Art Fair
Justin Lloyd Estate Agents were one of the main sponsors of this year’s Brunswick Arts Fair, which saw over 40 exhibitors display their creations at Brunswick Square on Sunday 1 July. A raffle was also held for a framed print by locally based photographer Neale Thibaut with the proceeds going to the Friends of Brunswick Square & Terrace residents association, which help maintain and improve the gardens and streets of the Square and Terrace for the benefit of everyone.
Photo courtesy of Justin Lloyd
