All sorts going on in Preston Park

[Badger]

Just been for my lunchtime stroll around the park and saw 3 ambulances, a police car and a helicopter in the north west corner. It looked like someone was being loaded into the helicopter on a stretcher, fairly serious I would guess.

 

[Oscar]

It's been quite a week down there what with the bus crash, the missing kid and now this.

Maybe the Green Party have jinxed the park with its new parking restrictions.

 

[Badger]

It's been quite a week down there what with the bus crash, the missing kid and now this.

Maybe the Green Party have jinxed the park with its new parking restrictions.

Indeed, even weirder I saw a bloke getting a parking ticket and not kicking up a fuss, very odd.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

What's this about a bus crash?

 

[Oscar]

What's this about a bus crash?

There was a crash....involving a bus.


Ok. Sorry. Monday evening a bus failed to stop at the crossing on Preston Road and hit the back of a car. A couple of other vehicles were involved and the road was shut off for a good while. Quite nasty.

 

[Falkor]

What's this about a bus crash?

A bus, a car, a taxi and another vehicle where in a pile up

 

[salty seagull]

As it`s a nice day, I might get MY chopper out.

 

[Gazwag]

Was it Billy Bassett

 

[salty seagull]

Would somebody who lives near Preston Park describe themselves as living in the Preston Park area? Or is it Preston? I've heard both.

You`ve answered your own question then.

 

[Oscar]

Would somebody who lives near Preston Park describe themselves as living in the Preston Park area? Or is it Preston? I've heard both.

I always refer to it as Preston Park as an area. Never heard it as just Preston. What BN1 riffraff have you been hanging out with?

 

[The Large One]

Well no, I clearly haven't. Unless it's acceptable to just dish out numerous names to every place.

I live in the Preston Park area. But I wouldn't say I live in the Preston area - that's usually for those who live in 'Preston Village'.

 

[maltaseagull]

I live in the Preston Park area. But I wouldn't say I live in the Preston area - that's usually for those who live in 'Preston Village'.

I thought Preston was in Lancashire.

 

[salty seagull]

Well no, I clearly haven't. Unless it's acceptable to just dish out numerous names to every place.

Some people also call Shit-hole `Croydon`. You`re right though,this is not acceptable, it`s an OUTRAGE!!

 

[The Large One]

I thought Preston was in Lancashire.

Yeah.


Preston, Lancashire
Preston, Cotswold, Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)
Preston, Devon (in Paignton)
Preston, Teignbridge, Devon
Preston, Dorset
Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire, near Kingston upon Hull
Preston, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire (near Ledbury)
Preston, Hertfordshire
Preston, London, near Wembley
Preston, Northumberland
Preston, Rutland
Preston, Somerset
Preston, Tyne and Wear
Preston, Aldbourne and Ramsbury, Wiltshire
Preston, Lyneham, Wiltshire
Preston Bagot, Warwickshire
Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire
Preston Brook, Cheshire
Preston Capes, Northamptonshire
Preston Crowmarsh, Oxfordshire
Preston Deanery, Northamptonshire
Preston Gubbals, Shropshire
Preston-le-Skern, County Durham
Preston-next-Faversham, Kent
Preston-next-Wingham, Kent
Preston-on-Stour, Warwickshire
Preston-on-Tees, Eaglescliffe, Teesside
Preston on the Hill, Cheshire
Preston on Wye, Herefordshire
Preston Plucknett, Somerset
Preston St Mary, Suffolk
Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire
Preston upon the Weald Moors, Shropshire
Preston Village, Brighton, Sussex
Preston Wynne, Herefordshire
Great Preston, West Yorkshire
Long Preston, North Yorkshire

 

[Kumquat]

Just been for my lunchtime stroll around the park and saw 3 ambulances, a police car and a helicopter in the north west corner. It looked like someone was being loaded into the helicopter on a stretcher, fairly serious I would guess.

Looks like the talks between Vicente and Gus didn't go well then………..

 

[The Large One]

That would make sense, I thought you'd be the man for that question. I think PP is an area that needs clearer definition. It strikes me as the forgotten man of Brighton and Hove zones/boroughs/whatever you want to call them. I also think its boundaries are a little murky and it's too easy to lump some of its parts in with neighbouring areas.

Depends how you want to define yourself. I had a friend who couldn't bring herself to say she was from Whitehawk; she told everyone she lived in 'East Brighton'. Similarly, Tiddles lives near Preston Park Station, but will tell you he lives in central Brighton.

Preston Park is a Brighton & Hove City Council ward which extends west to Dyke Road, north only as far as Preston Drove, south to New England Road, and east to Ditchling Road, with a north east spur going up as far as Varndean School, so that doesn't really help.

I'd say - as a rough guide - the 'Preston Park area' goes as far west as about a three or four streets west of the Brighton-London railway line, as far north as Preston Village (though the locals might say 'Preston' instead), as far south at the Brighton-Lewes line and as far east as about three or four streets up running off Stanford Avenue / Preston Drove. Just my opinion, like.

 

[Brok]

E

Yeah.


Preston, Lancashire
Preston, Cotswold, Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)
Preston, Devon (in Paignton)
Preston, Teignbridge, Devon
Preston, Dorset
Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire, near Kingston upon Hull
Preston, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire (near Ledbury)
Preston, Hertfordshire
Preston, London, near Wembley
Preston, Northumberland
Preston, Rutland
Preston, Somerset
Preston, Tyne and Wear
Preston, Aldbourne and Ramsbury, Wiltshire
Preston, Lyneham, Wiltshire
Preston Bagot, Warwickshire
Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire
Preston Brook, Cheshire
Preston Capes, Northamptonshire
Preston Crowmarsh, Oxfordshire
Preston Deanery, Northamptonshire
Preston Gubbals, Shropshire
Preston-le-Skern, County Durham
Preston-next-Faversham, Kent
Preston-next-Wingham, Kent
Preston-on-Stour, Warwickshire
Preston-on-Tees, Eaglescliffe, Teesside
Preston on the Hill, Cheshire
Preston on Wye, Herefordshire
Preston Plucknett, Somerset
Preston St Mary, Suffolk
Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire
Preston upon the Weald Moors, Shropshire
Preston Village, Brighton, Sussex
Preston Wynne, Herefordshire
Great Preston, West Yorkshire
Long Preston, North Yorkshire

East Preston. West Sussex