Brighton and Hove has not always been called ‘Brighton and Hove’. The city by this name, as we know it today, is the result of combining the two previously independent towns of ‘Brighton’ and ‘Hove’.
This combination of the two names took effect in April 1997 when the two separate towns were joined into one. Thereby making them a unitary authority.
Very shortly after this, the new town of Brighton and Hove applied for city status, and it was awarded in the year 2000.
With a population of 254,000, this bustling and vibrant city is ranked 45th in England and Wales. Of course this is merely the population of people who are permanently resident there, all year round. In the summer months the amount of people per square mile increases three-fold as the holidaymakers and day-trippers arrive in their thousands.
Brighton in its own right has long been known as an English holiday destination, with hundreds of English families flocking to its vast beaches and fun-filled seafronts to spend their summer holidays. One would think that with the new ease and cheapness of holidaying abroad, Brighton’s beaches would now be empty but this is most definitely not the case.
Year after year the British public still swarm to the South coast of England to spend a week in the sun, on the glorious beaches of Brighton and Hove. Not just the families on their summer holidays, but couples looking for romantic weekends together, away from their own families, and groups of friends and singles looking for fun and adventure.
The many different atmosphere’s of Brighton and Hove are so diverse that there is something for everyone, be that sunny beaches and warm seas, activities and sports, romance, arts and culture, night-life and excitement, or a seriously indulgent shopping spree.
No wonder people go back year after year, there is just so much to do that it would be impossible to see and do everything in just one holiday, certainly not in one weekend or day trip.
Apart from the great holiday atmosphere and night-life, Brighton is well known for its festivals, especially famous for its ‘Gay Pride’ week which is held twice a year. Not only does it host this world famous festival but all year round Brighton and Hove celebrates homo and bi-sexuality, with many gay and lesbian bars, and events going on.
