Viva Brighton April 2015 Issue #26
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vivabrighton<br />
<strong>Issue</strong> 26. Apr <strong>2015</strong><br />
editorial<br />
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It’s long been a cliché to refer to <strong>Brighton</strong> as ‘London-on-Sea’, suggesting<br />
all the sophisticated benefits of an urban area, with the extra<br />
benefit of the beach and ocean. But have you ever heard it called<br />
‘London-on-the-Downs’. Thought not.Yet <strong>Brighton</strong> is as connected<br />
with the rural land behind it as it is with the sea in front, and while the<br />
town originated as a fishing village, it’s got plenty of agricultural heritage<br />
too. Check out the James Gray collection of old photos, and you’ll<br />
see turn-of-the-twentieth-century farmers, at work in Hangleton, who look like they belong<br />
in a Thomas Hardy novel; one of the city’s best-loved gig venues is still known as ‘the Corn<br />
Exchange’. In fact, the Downs that provide the backdrop to the city are by-and-large a big area<br />
of wild-in-nature farmland, mainly used for grazing sheep and cattle, criss-crossed with ancient<br />
footpaths. The <strong>Brighton</strong> and Lewes Downs, between the Adur and the Ouse, has recently been<br />
recognised by UNESCO as a ‘biosphere reserve’; the South Downs National Park nestles up<br />
to the eastern city limits. Beyond the Downs, viewable from Devil’s Dyke, lies the vast Weald.<br />
So in this month’s issue, to celebrate the onset of spring, we’ve turned our backs on the sea, and<br />
explored what’s going on north of the city: our <strong>April</strong> theme is ‘Land’. And our message? It’s easy<br />
in a city like <strong>Brighton</strong> to move in small urban circles, ignoring the fresh-aired splendours a short<br />
hop away. The hills are alive, in effect: go explore them. Enjoy the issue…<br />
The Team<br />
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EDITOR: Alex Leith alex@vivabrighton.com<br />
DEPUTY EDITOR: Steve Ramsey steveramsey@vivabrighton.com<br />
ART DIRECTOR: Katie Moorman katie@vivabrighton.com<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER AT LARGE: Adam Bronkhorst<br />
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Rebecca Cunningham<br />
ADVERTISING: Anya Zervudachi anya@vivabrighton.com, Nick Metcalf nickmetcalf@vivabrighton.com,<br />
CONTRIBUTORS: Black Mustard, Joe Decie, Nione Meakin, Chloë King, John Helmer,<br />
Ben Bailey, Lizzie Enfield, Rebecca Hattersley, Lucy Williams, Jim Stephenson and Yoram Allon<br />
PUBLISHERS: Nick Williams nick@vivabrighton.com, Lizzie Lower lizzie@vivamagazines.com<br />
DIRECTORS: Alex Leith, Nick Williams, Lizzie Lower, Becky Ramsden<br />
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