To contact the Ward Organiser email Regency Lib Dems Ward Focus Team
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Regency Ward can trace its history back to the old fishing settlement of Brighthelmstone (Bristelmestune) and existed before 1066 as it is mentioned in the Domesday Book compiled for William the Conqueror.
The earliest maps of Brighthelmstone go back to 1779 and show that the bulk of the village was situated in what is now Regency Ward. The town as it became known from 1313 after King Edward II granted it a charter to hold annual fairs suffered from a French attack in June 1554 where almost all of its buildings were burnt down. Subsequently as transport communications became better the town grew and spread out onto the downs and along the coast. For a history of the city's development see the mention in Wikipedia here.
Regency ward contains the city's two most well known shopping enclaves, The Lanes and Churchill Square. It also contains the main tourist beach and two attractions, the remains of the West Pier (one of only two listed grade I piers in the country), and the i360 (Britain's highest observation outside of London). It is home to many hotels, the two most famous being the Old Ship Hotel, Brighton's oldest hotel thought to have been built in 1559 with the assembly rooms being added in 1767, and the Grand Hotel, the site of the infamous bombing in 1984 during the Conservative Party Conference.
Owen Sharp, Caroline Brown, Lawrence Eke & Trevor Freeman.
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Lawrence and Trevor stood as Liberal Democrats candidates in the May 2023 elections.
Lawrence has lived in Brighton all of his adult life. For the last 8 years he has lived with his wife Gemma on Upper North Street, but has also lived on Vernon Terrace and just off Western Road. He has run small businesses for the last twenty years and has experienced how councils can help or hinder the local economy. He currently works in Hove with businesses creating software and hardware for airlines, airports and the construction industry.
Trevor has been a resident of the ward since 1977. He was born and bred in Brighton and has run his business in the city for over 30 years. For 14 years he chaired a local business organisation and served on numerous city partnerships during that period. These included the Strategic, Economic, Regeneration, and Healthy City Partnerships. He also chaired the Neighbourhood Renewal Group for a year and is therefore only too aware of the problems in the city. He wants to bring his extensive knowledge and experience to work for the people of Regency and the City.
An analysis by the Liberal Democrats of Environment Agency releases showed that Britains beaches suffered over 8,500 hours of sewage discharge last year, 107 of which happened on the beaches of Brighton & Hove. Regency Liberal Democrats say this is not satisfactory and demand that these spillages stop. Regency beaches are the busiest and most used by the public, and their health and well being should be the first priority. Lawrence and Trevor, the Regency Liberal Democrat Focus Team and recent Regency Ward Council Candidates, call upon Southern Water to stop polluting our bathing waters and to clean up their sewage before releasing it into the environment.
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