STREET PARTY – Sunday the Second of July, the date of the Westgate Street Party is getting nearer. You will have all received the flyer sent out by the Organising Committee. The final details will be in the next Bulletin, but the party will start at 12 noon. Tables will be provided, but you are… Continue reading Bulletin No.15 June 2017
Author: Colin Hicks
Site Admin - Westgate Residents' Association Chichester
Hidden Westgate Histories: Five Good Sisters (updated)
This article first appeared on 30 July 2016 as part of an occasional series of historical items that relate to Westgate and have been somehow Hidden from History. We are grateful to Westgate resident Rachel Moriarty for a host of new material which has resulted in this much expanded version (May 2017). I doubt that many on… Continue reading Hidden Westgate Histories: Five Good Sisters (updated)
Re-planting of the Westgate Planters
The general state of the public realm in Chichester has suffered from a lack of investment in recent years and the City Council has begun work in the City Centre and with communities to renovate and maintain the various installations on our streets. Citizens will have noticed recent improvements to the City’s roundabouts and benches… Continue reading Re-planting of the Westgate Planters
Revision of the Local Plan
Chichester District Council has started the process of reviewing the Local Plan. This is an important document as it has statutory authority unlike things like the recent Chichester Vision document. It is the basis on which a lot of development decisions are made. Forward planning The Local Plan is one of the most important documents… Continue reading Revision of the Local Plan
Investigating Moths!
Sarah Hughes, Community Wildlife Officer with Chichester District Council, will be setting a moth trap on Friday evening to see what moths live in the area around The Brewery Field. Please join Sarah and I and other volunteers at The Brewery Field from 9-11am on Saturday, 20th May, when we open the moth trap and… Continue reading Investigating Moths!
Westgate Street Party 2017
This year the Westgate Street Party will be held on Sunday 2nd July. As usual the Street Party will be organised at the town end of Westgate. As usual, we will close the road from the Westgate Roundabout up to Mount Lane between 0830 and 1900 hours. Peace and quiet for a whole day! All… Continue reading Westgate Street Party 2017
Welcome to Westgate! (updated)
Hello and a warm welcome to St Bartholomew’s, one of the two oldest suburbs of Chichester, on the western Roman Road out of Chichester to Bitterne and Winchester. It’s been here since at least the 3rd Century, as that is the date of the cemetery underneath the garages behind the Georgian Priory. We’re rubbish Romans… Continue reading Welcome to Westgate! (updated)
Within One Mile of Westgate (updated)
New to Westgate? Here is a list of places of interest within one mile of Westgate, kindly supplied by Lois and the late Brian Cope at no 64. Go exploring! NORTH-WEST QUADRANT Baptist Church, Sherborne Road Betting shop, Parklands Bishop Luffa School (secondary), Westgate railway end Brewery Field, behind the Record Office: nearest for dog-walkers Butcher,… Continue reading Within One Mile of Westgate (updated)
Hidden Westgate Histories: The Westgate Lavant
Most residents are familiar with our winterbourne, the River Lavant. Winterbourne because it is a seasonal stream that comes down from the Downs, filtered out of the chalk after the Winter rains. Most of us are familiar with its current course on the West side: emerging from the City from underneath the Fountain public house… Continue reading Hidden Westgate Histories: The Westgate Lavant
The Brewery Field in 2017
The History This field was part of the Westgate Brewery which produced beer for many inns and pubs across Sussex and East Hampshire from 1751 until it closed in 1954. In 1827 it was taken over by the Henty family who went into partnership with George Constable in 1921. The brewery had been rebuilt in… Continue reading The Brewery Field in 2017