Brighton & Hove City’s Brunswick in Bloom is a campaign where communities, residents and businesses can work together to improve the environment of the city and surrounding communities to make it a greener, cleaner and more attractive place to live, work and visit. As usual FOPA has entered. This year Brunswick in Bloom will be judged on Thursday 23rd June 2022 […]
Category: Gardens
Jubilee Celebration Event – Sunday 5th June 2022 12pm-9pm
Bookings for this event are now closed with a whopping 360 of you having booked a place at our Big Lunch table! The overwhelming majority of attendees are from Palmeira, Adelaide. Thanks to all of you and to FOPA for their support. PAG were extremely fortunate to receive substantial funding for this event from the […]
Arrival of new trees near the Floral Clock
By kind donation from B&H Council, 3 new trees have been planted, two adjacent to the Floral Clock in Palmeira Square (Liriodendoron Tulipifera and Sophora Japonica) and the third in the northern section of Palmeira Lawns (Acer Platanoides), as highlighted on the plan above. These trees were donated via their ‘plant a tree with the […]
Community Composting Bins
A suitable site for the community composting bins has been identified in Adelaide Crescent, with work by Stuart and Clive (PAG) already started in preparation for their arrival and its 6 month trial. Under the auspices of Brighton and Hove Food Partnership, the ‘Coming soon to Adelaide Crescent’ posters can be found on lamp posts […]
Composting scheme
As some of you may have seen from the posters on lamp posts we are hoping to start a composting scheme. This would be under the auspices of Brighton and Hove Food Partnership. To help answer any questions residents may have, or to understand the initiative with a view to getting involved, the Partnership has […]
COVID-19 memorial bed
From donations by Chrissy and her friends The original idea for the bed came from Chrissie whose property overlooked a part of Adelaide Gardens which she found lacking in colour and interest in the winter. She donated a substantial amount to FOPA and a variety of her friends added to the pot. The original cost […]
BH Green Space Forum – Brunswick Town in Bloom 2021
This year Friends of Palmeira & Adelaide moved up a grade to ‘Thriving’ with an overall score of 71 out of 100. Many thanks to all the volunteers and helpers this last year making this a great result and we look to continue the success for 2020.
The Rose Garden in Palmeira Gardens
The Rose Garden in Palmeira Gardens is is need of an upgrade. Two of the beds (the two to the north) are beginning to deteriorate and it will not be long before they will need replacing.
FOPA is continuing work in Palmeira & Adelaide Gardens with Members Donations
FOPA is not a fundraising organisation but does have modest funds which it spends periodically to enhance the money spent on our gardens by the City Council.
CITY NATURE CHALLENGE April 24-27
The weekend (April 24 – 27) The Living Coast is participating in the global City Nature Challenge for this first time, as part of the Nature2020 celebrations. Whilst the Challenge is usually about what nature and wildlife people can spot across their local area, this year the City Nature Challenge has been reframed to focus on what people can spot in their homes, balconies and gardens, to enable people to take part, and hopefully learn something new and have some fun despite the current challenging situation.