first post 2009 in sunny brighton

first post 2009 in sunny brighton, 3pm saturday 3rd january -- note the rough sleeper near hut 17 -- (I remember two summers ago when a rough sleeper was knifed overnight and there was blood on the concrete.....)
my hut is No 8, where the two new concrete slopes have been laid to make it easier for wheelchairs and mobility scooters. No. 7 asked for this disabled access and when I saw the works being done I asked too.
The works have not been extended up to the middle gate yet (outside No 11), though: thus, a wheelchair cannot get to the tap -- a half finished job is no job at all, typical of an absentee landlord.
Reasons to be cheerfull, though: the tap still works, though it may need a new washer, soon.