Clean up call for Benfield Valley

Councillor Brian Fitch wants a spring clean for Benfield Valley Councillor Brian Fitch wants a spring clean for Benfield Valley

A historic area of countryside is in need of a spring clean, according to campaigners.

The Benfield Valley is an important part of Hove having some of the area’s earliest buildings, including Hangleton Manor.

But ward councillor Brian Fitch claims the Benfield Way path, which runs behind Hangleton Lane and Sainsbury’s in Old Shoreham Road, is full of litter.

He said some of the boards which describe the heritage of the area to visitors have been covered in graffiti.

To spruce up the area, which is popular with wildlife and walkers, Coun Fitch has written to Brighton and Hove City Council’s chief executive Penny Thompson asking for a spring clean.

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Comments(10)

rolivan says...
6:59pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Community service Orders will provide the workforce

TrevorA says...
7:17pm Tue 12 Mar 13

When I see the illustrious Cllr Fitch grandstanding and posing for the camera, you have to wonder about the whole system of councillor representation. Hangleton and Knoll does have an extremely effective councillor in Dawn Barnett. Someone who rolls her sleeves up and and really gets involved. My understanding is that the council actually did some significant cleaning work to this site about 2/3 weeks ago, following a request from Cllr Barnett. Come on Cllr F, how about you rolling up your sleeves and personally helping to improve this location with a bit of hard physical work.

Fight_Back says...
7:25pm Tue 12 Mar 13

As a local resident AND a floating voter I've walked this path in the last four weeks and there is nothing wrong with it ( excluding the mud from the rain, which I blame on nobody except mother nature ! ).

Brian Finch and his Labour party should concentrate on their betrayal of the Brighton and Hove electorate by voting FOR a council tax increase rather than pathetic publicity stunts like this. Who does he think he is - Warren Morgan or Jason Kitcat or Geoffrey Theobald ?

Fight_Back says...
7:26pm Tue 12 Mar 13

I'll add - what moron turns up for a photo shoot on a country path in a suit and shoes ? Evidence if there was any that ALL our councillors are stupid !!!!!

Bt'n-breezy says...
10:08pm Tue 12 Mar 13

We don't despoil the things we love or at least care about. So why has this dysfunctional attitude come about?

There is too much excess packaging and that makes things worse.

HJarrs says...
10:36pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Fight_Back wrote:
As a local resident AND a floating voter I've walked this path in the last four weeks and there is nothing wrong with it ( excluding the mud from the rain, which I blame on nobody except mother nature ! ).

Brian Finch and his Labour party should concentrate on their betrayal of the Brighton and Hove electorate by voting FOR a council tax increase rather than pathetic publicity stunts like this. Who does he think he is - Warren Morgan or Jason Kitcat or Geoffrey Theobald ?
Floating voter? Your a Tory.

qm says...
7:12am Wed 13 Mar 13

HJarrs wrote:
Fight_Back wrote:
As a local resident AND a floating voter I've walked this path in the last four weeks and there is nothing wrong with it ( excluding the mud from the rain, which I blame on nobody except mother nature ! ).

Brian Finch and his Labour party should concentrate on their betrayal of the Brighton and Hove electorate by voting FOR a council tax increase rather than pathetic publicity stunts like this. Who does he think he is - Warren Morgan or Jason Kitcat or Geoffrey Theobald ?
Floating voter? Your a Tory.
Are you proposing yourself as a floater expert? My impression from many of the commenters on here is that you would have many votes!

Fight_Back says...
7:37am Wed 13 Mar 13

HJarrs wrote:
Fight_Back wrote:
As a local resident AND a floating voter I've walked this path in the last four weeks and there is nothing wrong with it ( excluding the mud from the rain, which I blame on nobody except mother nature ! ).

Brian Finch and his Labour party should concentrate on their betrayal of the Brighton and Hove electorate by voting FOR a council tax increase rather than pathetic publicity stunts like this. Who does he think he is - Warren Morgan or Jason Kitcat or Geoffrey Theobald ?
Floating voter? Your a Tory.
Shows how much you know - I voted Green in the last local elections.

Mel@cityclean says...
8:31am Wed 13 Mar 13

Payback team, should do it!!!

redwing says...
9:58am Wed 13 Mar 13

Fight_Back wrote:
HJarrs wrote:
Fight_Back wrote:
As a local resident AND a floating voter I've walked this path in the last four weeks and there is nothing wrong with it ( excluding the mud from the rain, which I blame on nobody except mother nature ! ).

Brian Finch and his Labour party should concentrate on their betrayal of the Brighton and Hove electorate by voting FOR a council tax increase rather than pathetic publicity stunts like this. Who does he think he is - Warren Morgan or Jason Kitcat or Geoffrey Theobald ?
Floating voter? Your a Tory.
Shows how much you know - I voted Green in the last local elections.
It's generally a good idea to know what they stand for before you vote for them I find.
I can't say it surprises me you're disappointed with the Greens. Since you missed a giant, lake-sized muddy 'puddle' on your walk that's been there for weeks. Presumably you were able to float over it.

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