Here is our choice of virtual events from Brighton.

At Home With Science

13 Feb 2021 – 21 Feb 2021

Primary schools have mostly given up science for lockdown. A pity, since it’s science which will dig us out of this pandemic thing. So be AT HOME WITH SCIENCE over half term. Thirty events, half of them free, 13-21 Feb: fun, topical, imaginative, for kids AND parents.

Please forward this link to all you know who have children, and houses that need to be demolished.

www.BrightonScience.com

Virtual tour of the Royal Pavilion

1 Apr 2020 – 31 Mar 2021

Take a virtual tour of the Royal Pavilion during lockdown and experience the splendour of this exquisite palace.

These preview tours provide 360 degree views of the Banqueting Room, Great Kitchen and Music Room. Each tour comes with a sample of our popular audio guide, available in a variety of languages.

The virtual tours also allow you to see the Red Drawing Room. This room is not usually open to the public, but is available for weddings and private hire.

https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/royalpavilion/visiting/virtual-tour

DISCO YOGA GOES ZOOM

Sunday 14th February 2021 and 2 other Sundays

11:00 – 12:30

Disco Yoga is now digital.  Since March 2020, Disco Yoga has switched all live events to virtual ones. This means we get to groove online with people all over the globe from the comfort of our own homes! What’s not to love? 

Enjoy one hour of Disco Yoga plus a live DJ set, led by Dancing Queen and Disco Yoga founders, Sarah Hunt and DJ Darlo. Expect a warm welcome, an inclusive experience and a feelgood vibe! 

http://www.discoyoga.uk/#home

CASSIDY’S: SPEAKEASY COCKTAIL DELIVERIES

Wed, 15th Apr 2020 – Thu, 30th Dec 2021

Uniquely drawing comparisons between the country’s current lockdown and the Prohibition period of the 1920s, Cassidy’s and it’s Apothecary style disguise makes the perfect means to successfully smuggle liquor direct to your homes. 

Inventive Productions, the storytellers behind linked immersive experiences Alcotraz and Moonshine Saloon, have offered 5* immersive experiences in London centred around smuggling liquor for years and now is the perfect time to launch a new piece of the story to be enjoyed at home.

https://cassidysmoonshine.co.uk/

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Terre à Terre

Terre à Terre was born, in 1993, out of a shared passion of two people with a mission, Amanda Powley and Philip Taylor. Contemporary vegetarian food cuisine incorporating multi-ethnic tastes and cooking techniques. As one of the original Ethical restaurants in Brighton, sourcing and sharing information about ingredients and their provenance.

71 East St, Brighton BN1 1HQ

https://terreaterre.co.uk/

01273 729051

Food for Friends

Food for Friends is Brighton’s original award-winning vegetarian and vegan restaurant, featured in ‘The Sunday Times’ Top Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants and in ‘The Good Food Guide 2018’. Locally grown produces, combined with international flavours and cooking techniques to create exciting, fresh and vibrant dishes. 

17-18 Prince Albert St, Brighton BN1 1HF

https://www.foodforfriends.com/

01273 202310

Purezza

The UK’s first fully vegan Italian restaurant, est. 2015. Purezza has created a destination where everyone can enjoy high quality Italian food, cooked by top Italian chefs, in the comfort of a completely animal free zone (and mostly gluten free too).

12 St James’s St, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1RE

http://purezza.co.uk/

01273855845

Planet India

Easy going and fun-filled, Planet India serves a pure vegetarian menu (pure vegetarian doesn’t use eggs), of which around 70% is vegan. Indian food is frequently meat-free and the recipes here are those handed down to owner, Nilesh, by his mum; it is the food he ate growing up.

4 Richmond Parade, Brighton BN2 9PH

http://www.planetindia.co.uk/

01273818149

Foodilic

They offer huge range of salads, gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options, home-made pastries and raw desserts. You should grab Foodilic’s vibrant vegetable salads from the buffet, and look out for vegan specials such as vegetable lasagne.

163 Western Rd, Brighton BN1 2BB

01273760190

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Here’s our roundup of the best chippies in Brighton. 

Regency Restaurant

It was converted into a restaurant in the early 1930’s, and it is one of the oldest and most popular seafront restaurants in Brighton. It is from this restaurant that you can experience the enticing flavours of the locally-caught fresh fish, whilst enjoying spectacular views of the English Channel, the i360 and the West Pier.

132 Kings Rd, Brighton BN1 2HH

https://theregencyrestaurant.co.uk

01273 325014

From £9.95

Bankers 

The Lipscombe love affair with fish & chips began way back in 1920’s. Bankers Traditional English Fish & Chips is a well-known chippy restaurant. They are always using the best ingredients and 94 years of experience. Their highly regarded team provide gentle services. They are in the process of being made of recycled material and biodegradable, and they are committed recyclers. All of their chicken dishes are prepared from 100% breast meat nuggets.

116A Western Rd, Brighton BN1 2AB

https://bankersfishandchips.co.uk/

01273 328267

From £11.50

Bardsley’s

Bardsleys is an award winning fish restaurant. It was established in 1926 and has been a family run business for four generations. It is renowned for the high quality of it’s fish ‘n’ chips and friendly atmosphere. If you are looking an ‘authentic’ Brighton fish and chip experience you shouldn’t go any further!

It’s won a handful of awards and been named as one of the UK’s Top 10 Chip Shops by The Guardian. 

23A Baker St, Brighton BN1 4JN

http://bardsleys-fishandchips.co.uk/

01273 681256

From £9

The wolfits

Wolfies of Hove is a family-run fish and chips shop that been running for over 25 years. They serve, sustainable fish and locally sourced potatoes, the fish is from the North Atlantic sea. The potatoes are sourced from a farm 20 miles of Hove.

90 Goldstone Villas, Brighton BN3 3RU

https://wolfieshove.co.uk

01273 962395

From £9

The salt room

The salt room is known for its great steak, but they also serve to get fish and chips. This will be pebbly the poshest fish and chips you will get in Brighton.

Comes with the price that you will know is that it will be well cooked. This place is seafood heaven, as they serve any fish from crab claws to lobster and more.

106 Kings Rd, Brighton BN1 2FU

https://www.saltroom-restaurant.co.uk/

01273 929488

From £19

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Here at 9S Living apartment, we are committing to our updated COVID-19 safety and cleaning processes to give you peace of mind when you need to get away. Below are our COVID-19 response to keep our guests and staff safe.

• We are dedicated to five-step enhanced cleaning process from Airbnb.

It goes beyond basic cleaning to sanitise the entire listing. The expert-backed process is a vital step in helping to ensure the safety of our community. Airbnb will continue working with the expert advisors and closely monitor new findings from global health organisations, updating our policies accordingly.

Find more information here: https://bit.ly/33arz1d

• All our apartments are cleaned by professional cleaners.

Our cleaning team is keep updating for new process of cleaning and sanitising to maintain evolved standards.

• All our apartments go through an elevated standard clean before and after each stay.

• We use all high quality disinfectant product range.

We also provide cleaning supplies and face masks to all our guests.

• All staff interaction are dealt remotely.

We are contacting you remotely throughout your stay, though we are happy to support you directly if there’s any necessary situations.

• All check-ins are remotely done.

We keep using Vera system for safe self check-in. Vera system provide security features alongside easy and smart systems for your stay.

This has been a challenging time for us all. We are together to come through this pandemic.

Stay safe and look after each other.

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Glow Wild winter lantern festival is a magical night-time experience and it’s a true delight whatever age you are. Journey through Wakehurst’s beautiful botanic gardens and woodlands. Trees, ponds, forest floors and 16th century mansion will be brought to life with thousands of lights and fire displays. 

Sussex’s spellbinding illuminated trail to celebrate hidden heroes of the natural world. As darkness falls, the gardens are brought to life with glowing lanterns, mesmerising projections, immersive soundscapes, and glistening torches of fire.

This year’s trail is inspired by aspects of nature that often remain unseen – a grain of pollen, a seed on the wind, and giant floating dandelion seed heads. Also a fairy-tale fungi that enriches the soil allowing plants to flourish. With this theme in mind, Wakehurst has commissioned artists and creative studios to produce an array of illuminated artworks that will celebrate the hidden heroes of the natural world with a 500-flame fire display.

Along the trail children will delight in spotting illuminated woodland creatures including owls and badgers going about their nocturnal rituals. A bespoke atmospheric soundscape will guide visitors along their journey through the wintry landscape. The trail will culminate in the sight of the UK’s tallest Christmas tree adorned with 1,800 lights. 

“Getting outdoors and connecting with nature is enormously beneficial to our well-being. Glow Wild is a completely outdoor event that can be enjoyed while adhering to social distancing measures, making it the perfect evening out this winter.” 

-Wakehurst’s Head of Public Programmes, Lorraine Lecourtois

Safe visit

Adhering to government advice on coronavirus to ensure visitors and staff remain safe while enjoying their time at Wakehurst. Ensuring all visitors pre-book timed entry slots to Glow Wild will enable to stagger the entry flow, avoid queues and reduce contact. 

Toilet facilities will undergo stringent cleaning throughout the day and operate cashless systems at the shop and catering pop-ups across the site.  

The Glow Wild trail will operate as a one-way system with extra staff on-hand to monitor attendance and flow.   

Ticket information:  

Selected evenings, Thursday 26 November – Wednesday 30 December 2020. Entry time slots are every 20 minutes between 4:30pm and 8:10pm.

Tickets are on sale now. Booking is essential. 

Adult: £15
Child (Ages 4-16): £9
Kew and Wakehurst Member Adult: £13
Kew and Wakehurst Member Family: £42
Free for under 4s and carers
Car-parking is included in the price

Quiet sessions:

There are a limited number of ‘quiet session’ tickets. These are suitable for visitors with disabilities, such as autism, to make for a more comfortable visit whilst still experiencing the sensory benefits of Glow Wild. 

Quiet sessions offer access before the general public and will be available on 3, 10, 12, 13 and 17 December at 4.15pm. 

For more information: https://www.kew.org/wakehurst/whats-on/glow-wild-2020?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl820k5nU7AIVyrHtCh0x0wBrEAAYASAAEgILRfD_BwE

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The Rampion Offshore Wind Farm supplies enough green energy to power the equivalent of almost 350,000 homes2 – around half the homes in Sussex – and reduces CO2 emissions by up to 600,0003 tonnes a year. Installation of the 116 turbines was completed in September 2018 when Rampion became the first offshore wind farm off the UK’s south coast.

Brighton Rampion Centre

Climate change, renewable energy and our planet’s future are brought into sharp focus at an exciting new attraction on Brighton seafront. Brighton Rampion Centre opened on 10th September 2020.

The aim of the centre is to increase awareness and understanding of the wind farm itself, as well as to raise knowledge about offshore wind energy and global climate change. It houses exhibitions, games, videos, as well as a 360˚ virtual reality (VR) experience  that will take you out to the wind farm itself!

The interactive displays offers learning more about wind energy and discover the whole Rampion story since its inception over ten years ago.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions they are offering the opportunity to book an exclusive session for you and your family up to a maximum of 6 people. The booking slot will be for 30 minutes and you will be the only ones in the centre, along with their Visitor Centre staff. This will enable you to have a safe and relaxing experience, without worrying about the need for social distancing.

The visitor centre will be cleaned after each visit, for your peace of mind.

Easy to get to and completely accessible for wheelchair users, the Visitor Centre is a short walk from the City centre, Brighton Pier and other City landmarks, and is close to cycle routes, bus and train connections. 

The Visitor Centre is FREE to enter and forms part of the £4million Rampion Community Fund, voluntarily created for the Sussex community.

For further information www.rampionoffshore.com

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The original design featured a bridge linking the upper promenade with the Bandstand. This was removed in the late 1970 s. The ground floor was used as public conveniences until it was closed in 2003 and is now a cafe.

Between April and September, The Bandstand is available to hire for weddings and ceremonies. The ornate architecture is magnificently detailed offering the perfect choice for couples wanting an elegant beach side ceremony.

The Bandstand hosts a variety of bands every Sunday throughout June, July and August. These performances usually take place from 2 pm until 4 pm, depending on the weather.

Further information: http://brightonbandstand.co.uk/

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Brunswick Square and Brunswick Terrace have had a large number of prominent residents. Including Roger Quilter (composer), John Horace Round (historian), Robin Maugham (writer), Robert Bevan (artist). Sir Winston Churchill was schooled in Hove in the Brunswick area between 1883 and 1885. 

The Regency Town House museum in Brunswick Square is 19th-century houses surround a garden overlooking the sea. The nearby pebble beach is lined with colourful huts and backed by the neat Hove Lawns, with its public bowling greens. Music and drama fans head to events at The Old Market theatre.

The Brunswick Festival takes place each year, centred on Brunswick Square. The Brunswick Festival Group is a voluntary organisation which produces this annual festival in celebration of the diverse community of Brunswick, Hove. 

For more info:
http://www.brunswickfestival.org.uk

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It was granted Grade II listing protection in 1969. In 1998 the Heritage Lottery Fund approved a £14.2m grant for its restoration. But a massive storm in 2002 caused terrible damage and two arson attacks within the next six months, destroyed its pavilion and concert hall. The English Heritage concluding that restoration was still viable, that tragically became impossible when HLF decided to withdraw lottery funding.

The West Pier Trust hopes that the success of Brighton’s latest big attraction, the British Airways i360, will eventually stimulate the building of a new contemporary West Pier.
It’s a 150-metre observation tower designed to give stunning views of the coast and attract visitors to Brighton and Hove. It’s been designed by the team behind the London Eye. Do you want to know more about the British Airways i360? Please check our previous post https://9sliving.com/british-airways-i360/.

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North Laine is an area that grew up in the 1830s. When Brighton first became famous because the Prince Regent(later George IV) turned a modest farmhouse into a glittering exotic royal palace. Between the Pavilion and Brighton station you will find 300 shops, 37 cafes, 22 pubs, 4 theatres and a world-class museum. North Laine is also home to the cultural centre of Brighton with the new library and piazza in the jubilee complex.

What more could you need for that perfect day shopping by the sea? You can discover the most individual, laid back shops. You can buy everything from the latest designer fashions to retro 50s wear. From oriental and Balinese furniture to cutting edge interior design. From unique jewellery to shops specialising in kites, musical instruments, beads, organic health foods and there’s even a vegetarian shoe shop! You won’t however find many of the high street chains.

One of the less shopping-oriented streets, Upper Gardner Street, is closed to traffic every Saturday for an on-street market. Amongst the houses of this street are several antiques dealers. 

The area was originally set for demolition to allow for high rises, a flyover and carpark, until Ken Fines, who was the Borough Planning Officer, had it designated North Laine Conservation Area in 1977. As a result of his efforts the save the area, tourists and locals will continue to enjoy the charm and history of this unique bohemian shopping area riddled with entertainment venues.

Bohemian shopping

North Laine shops are nearly always locally run by their owners who individually source the eclectic mix of stock. As well as the fabulous bargains that can be picked up all week, on Saturdays you can browse at the flea market and many of the streets are closed to traffic creating a Mediterranean style outdoor shopping experience.

Once you discover North Laine you will come back for more of the bohemian shopping, or maybe just to hang out at one of the excellent cafes or bars and enjoy the passing show.

http://www.northlaine.co.uk/

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