After 105 years absence, it was an emotional moment to see a brewery dray enter the Brewery Field this Sunday as two magnificent shire horses, Pride and Griffin, were driven in by John Medhurst, their driver for the past 28 years. The Fullers Horse and Dray was the star attraction of the annual Community Open… Continue reading The Brewery Field: Community Open Day 2017
Author: Colin Hicks
Site Admin - Westgate Residents' Association Chichester
Hidden Westgate Histories: The Shippam Stables
By an amazing coincidence, the very week that the dray horses came back to the Brewery Field, if only for an afternoon, a resident was clearing the vegetation back in her garden when she discovered several items hanging on the wall. The first one was this strange item: If you look up at the buildings… Continue reading Hidden Westgate Histories: The Shippam Stables
Inventory of the Brewery Field Trees
There was some disquiet recently to see that the rather sculptural but dead tree on the Western edge of the field had been felled. The Brewery Field is now in the Chichester Conservation Area and so all the trees are protected and none may be removed without planning permission. This particular tree was removed for… Continue reading Inventory of the Brewery Field Trees
Brewery Field Community Open Day
Don’t miss the Brewery Field Community Open Day on Sunday 20th August, 12-4pm. From 1751 to 1954 the Field was on the site of the Westgate Brewery, which produced beer for inns and pubs across Sussex. In 1811 the Brewery was rebuilt, to become the largest in Chichester, and in 1827 it was taken over… Continue reading Brewery Field Community Open Day
Southern Gateway Consultation (updated)
The District Council’s early proposals for the development of the Southern Gateway are now in consultation and the Masterplan published. The proposal is not scheduled to be finished before 2029 and this is therefore in its early stages. The way it is framed and the fact that the consultation is only via an online questionnaire does… Continue reading Southern Gateway Consultation (updated)
A27 Update July 2017 and the wider vision
Monday 24th July, a combined business and community workshop was organised by the County to continue building the local case to retain the Highways England funding package for improvements to the A27. A somewhat whimsical meeting to start with, the assembly was to discover by the end that Highways England had imposed an early deadline… Continue reading A27 Update July 2017 and the wider vision
Bulletin No.17 August 2017
STREET PARTY – The street party was a great success, a heart-warming community event and a lot of children in evidence livening up the place. Congratulations and sincere thanks to Brian, Noel and the Westgate Belles. Next date for your calendar: our social team is now starting to work their magic on the Westgate Christmas… Continue reading Bulletin No.17 August 2017
Westgate Street Party July 2017 – Gallery
There were many charming pictures of children taken by our photographer at the Street Party. However, in this day and age, pictures of children should not be posted on the internet without the parents’ approval, so none have been posted. This unfortunately does give a very lop-sided view of the day as there certainly were… Continue reading Westgate Street Party July 2017 – Gallery
Hubert’s Annual Street Party Poem – July 2017
From May-Hem in Westminster to July Calm in Westgate Imagine my horror, one fine-seeming day, The 4th one in Feb., as the shorteners say, The Saturday when Jones’s England beat France – It continued old wars, fought with Sword and with Lance. Imagine, I say, in ‘The Apple and Crate’ (sic!), Brian Raincock’s… Continue reading Hubert’s Annual Street Party Poem – July 2017
Bulletin No.16 July 2017
STREET PARTY – Our street party starts at 1200 on Sunday 2nd with complimentary Pimms and soft drinks for the young. Hubert will then read his ode, after which we move to the tables for lunch. The tables are provided, but please bring your own chairs, utensils and glasses and of course, food and drink,… Continue reading Bulletin No.16 July 2017