Good morning, Brighton. Only 58 days until Spring begins… please someone move the clock forward.
In today’s Brighton Scoop:
Brilliant Brighton Gets Business Backing for £2.6m Investment
Brighton Fish Sales Reopened after Refurb & Expand Fleet
What’s the Scoop
Brilliant Brighton Gets Business Backing for £2.6m Investment
👏 Great news for Brighton’s city centre! Businesses have approved a new five-year, £2.6 million investment plan for the Brilliant Brighton Business Improvement District (BID), running from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2031. Following consultation with over 500 businesses, 65.8% voted in favour, representing 72.6% by rateable value.
The renewed BID will fund initiatives that make the city centre safer, more welcoming and vibrant, building on nearly 20 years of achievements such as Christmas lights, events, trails, summer decorations, the Brighton Gift Card, and on-street Ambassadors. The new plan also includes professional services (offices), promoting a more joined-up approach across sectors. A promising 5 years ahead for the city’s businesses.
Brighton Fish Sales Reopened After Refurb & Fleet Expansion
🎣 One of our favourite local spots, the Brighton Fish Sales shop at Hove Lagoon has reopened after a much needed refurb. Looking spick and span, the shop opens at 8am daily (10am Sunday) to get yourself a bit of skate for your mate, mullet for your gullet (Harry Enfield sketch), and support your local fishery.
They’ve also got themselves a new vessel, the Auriga, for shellfish fishing. For more info, take a peek on their website. Happy fishing!
Weather
Wednesday 21/1
🌧️ | 📈 10 | 📉 9 | ☔️ 95% | 🌬️ 21mph SSE | 🌊 5-7ft
Thursday 22/1
🌦️ | 📈 10 | 📉 7 | ☔️ 70% | 🌬️ 15mph SSE | 🌊 3-4ft
Beautiful Brighton
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Winter Festivals ‘26
Brighton has endless festivals, conventions and get-togethers year round for everything from coffee, music & trees, to animation, food, Pride and of course the might fringe. Be sure to scan over this each week to see what’s’ on the beautiful horizon.
What’s On & Community Fun
Wednesday 21/1
£2 Talks - What do do with Anaphylaxis | Exeter Street Hall | 7.30pm
Grace Mulvey: WIP | Komedia | 8pm
After Super Swing | The Actors | 7pm & 8pm
Thursday 22/1
Oui Creperie | MODA Hove | 3-7.30pm
Family Fun Thursday | Bevy Community Pub | 4-6pm
Trauma Sensitive Yoga (Females Only) | Yellowave Hove | 12.15pm
Tot Bag Designing Evening | Inn on the Square | 6.30pm
Roedean Dance Showcase 2026 | Roedean School | 7pm
Sowing Seeds for Spring with Heidi | Hove Town Hall | 6pm
Paul F. Taylor & Fab Goulan | Secret Comedy Club
Finlay Christie: Cannibal F*ckboy (WIP) | Forge Comedy Club | 8pm
Live Music
Wednesday 21/1
Brighton Strangler & Cheeseburger | Prince Albert | 8pm
Crowd | Green Door Store | 7pm
Open Mic Night | Bee’s Mouth | 9.30pm
Fiddler/Songwriter/Looping Artist CHRIS MURPHY | Brunswick | 7pm
Listen Club #31:’Transmissions’ with Hannah Kemp-Welch | Rose Hill | 7.30pm
The Terry Seabrook Trio | Wick Inn | 7.30pm
Thursday 22/1
Underground Sessions / Oli Howe | Nautilus Lounge | 8 - 10pm
Sea Shanty Session | Ancient Mariner | 7.30pm
RABID RECORDS PRESENTS - YOUR MOTHERS BLANKET | Daltons | 7pm
Crowgod | Green Door Store | 7pm
Bee’s Mouth Comedy Night | Bee’s Mouth | 8pm
Apollo Presents: COWZ | Folklore Rooms | 7.30pm
H&R ONE’S 2 WATCH: Fred Bennett + An.Knee + Willow Eden + Freya Eastcott | Hope & Ruin | 7.30pm
Krumpets + support | Prince Albert | 8pm
Melting Vinyl presents Dominie Hooper + Murphy’s Medicine Band | Rose Hill | 7pm
Sabotage Thursdays | Volks | 11pm
Acoustic Sessions | Setting Sun | 8pm
Cheers for popping by
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