Recently returned from Brighton after a week at the end of July. Was down there for the PRIDE week. This will have been our 6th year staying at Brighton at the same time every year. I'm not sure what it was, but the site just did not have the same atmosphere as it has had in the past. We did find the wardens continually patrolling around the site on bikes and I have to admit I didn't have my dog tied to a rope. He was sat at the side of me as he is extremely obediant and will not move unless instructed. He lies on his bed, never barks and just watches everyone who passes by. Unfortunately I was told by one of the warden on his bike "If you don't tie that dog up I'll have to report you to the Head Warden". How pleasant!!! I don't mind that rule being enforced if you have a dog who may run off, is at risk of running up to passers-by or causing a disturbance, but not all dogs are like that. Perhaps the CC should produce a leaflet and give advice to parents of certain children: "If you don't tell that child to stop screaming and shouting, disturbing the other residents, I'll have to report you" or "If you don't stop cycling around this park at high speed on your bike, I'll have to report you"! I also found the toilet blocks not as clean as they have been in previous years. Perhaps that's due to the lower number of wardens in place and the fact that a private company now appears to come in and do the cleaning. I also noted that the CC haven't done anything regarding the hard standing pitches that I was told last year by one of the previous wardens were being looked at. I bent 5 heavy duty 8" steel pegs trying to hammer into one of those pitches. Needless to say the site office did replace them when I complained. Perhaps more caravanners need to do this. It's like trying to hammer into solid concret, so be warned if you are on a hard standing pitch. The overhead crane from the building site starting up at 7am every morning was not the best wake up call, but the CC have no control over that. We will go back next year, but I just hope there is a slightly better atmoshpere than we experienced this year!