Moving to Brighton - Finally.

[CHIEF]

Cheers Justin will do just that.

[drivin_me_nuts]

Bath Arms just in the lanes off North Street is not bad and there are several more around it.

[CHIEF]

Noted.

[tescorank]

A few good pubs in Brighton
The Lion and Lobster http://thelionandlobster.co.uk/

The Southover http://www.thesouthoverbrighton.co.uk/

The Evening Star http://www.darkstarpubs.co.uk/eveningstar/

The Basketmakers http://www.thebasketmakersarms.co.uk/

I challenge anyone to come up with a better 4!

[PinkRinse]

Hello and welcome to the area. Moved down here almost 4 years ago to move in with the OH here in sunny Shoreham. I can be seen enjoying the roads round Ashurst & Ditchling which might be a schlep for you?

Have to agree on the Evening Star as a big fan of our local brewery Dark Star. Might I recommend Winter Meltdown?

I really like Brighton & since I've stopped working there I do miss it however for shopping I'd rather go home to see my Dad on NE Kent & pop in to Bluewater! Some of the hipsters there do annoy the heck outta me but for the most part the people there are pretty friendly & open (speaking as someone that spent 3 years in Yorkshire too so knows what friendly locals are really like)

[CHIEF]

Well its six months in and what are my thoughts?
The adjustment from living up north to the hustle and bustle of the south is getting easier.

I still find people not quite as friendly however I am noticing that once you drop this wall then Brightonians are a laid back friendly bunch which is nice, Totally different to the sterotypical miserable southerner that some portray.

Having been back up north to my home town I am noticing stuff about my old town that i dont like and was clouded over. For instance the parks for kiddies are great and i mean great, nice and modern and not run down or full of chavvy parents drinking and swearing, i'm sure it goes on down here but i've yet to notice it.

Now the weather is getting nice and it has been pretty nice so far this is making life easier as I can finish work and go out down to the sea front or for a walk.

My only downside is my employment, i've gone self employed (well I was forced to tbh) and this is not working out nor did i expect ot to long term.

I think that there is more opportunity down here with manufacturing but depsite knocking on doors and speaking to various agencies advertising buying jobs this has ammounted to nothing.

Maybe time to look into doing something else, anyone know of any lucrative jobs in Brighton then i'm all ears.

Anyway thanks for listening.

Surprising what is on your doorstep.

[ziggy328]

Can't help on the jobs front I'm afraid, however I'm moving there too hopefully in May, just waiting for the house sale to go through. I'm a little out of the centre, will be in Patcham village, but not too far from the seafront. I can't wait

[Justin Cyder]

Very few people ever moved to Brighton for big bucks. In fact the reverse is true. If you want to earn proper money, you have to go to London & in Brighton, that's exactly what thousands do every day.

[CHIEF]

ziggy328 said:

Can't help on the jobs front I'm afraid, however I'm moving there too hopefully in May, just waiting for the house sale to go through. I'm a little out of the centre, will be in Patcham village, but not too far from the seafront. I can't wait

You wont regret it.

[CHIEF]

Justin Cyder said:

Very few people ever moved to Brighton for big bucks. In fact the reverse is true. If you want to earn proper money, you have to go to London & in Brighton, that's exactly what thousands do every day.

That is true, No difference in salaries compared to Manchester/Cheshire which is a lot cheaper to live. I suspect a lot of the big earners commute into the smoke.

[JulianHJ]

CHIEF said:

That is true, No difference in salaries compared to Manchester/Cheshire which is a lot cheaper to live. I suspect a lot of the big earners commute into the smoke.

Not just the big earners - a whole bunch of people.