HOW IT ALL BEGAN

This is the official story behind the first Walk of Fame created in Britain: from a moment of inspiration on Hollywood Boulevard to a bricks and mortar monument to Brighton's celebrity community. The Walk of Fame was the brainchild of David Courtney, the local boy made good who has realised his ambition of building a lasting tribute to a unique and very special city that he is proud to call home. David first had the idea to transplant a very American institution to the seaside town of Brighton in 1979 when he was living and working in Los Angeles riding high on the success of his songwriting partnership with '70s singing and television star Leo Sayer. Together they had penned a string of international hits and their success had taken them to California to live and work. It would be over 20 years before this moment of inspiration was translated into Brighton's most exciting and glamorous attraction.

WHO SHOULD BE INCLUDED?
During the intervening years extensive research was undertaken to identify Brighton's celebrity community, past and present. There were obvious candidates - George IV, Max Miller, in his time the most famous comedian in England; Winston Churchill, Britain's great war-time leader who went to prep school in Hove, inventors like Magnus Volk who created the world's first public electric railway and authors such as Graham Greene who wrote the most famous Brighton book, Brighton Rock.

WHERE?
The Brighton Walk of Fame is located at the prestigious Brighton Marina where it is displayed in a trail of 100 specially carved plaques. The Brighton Walk of Fame has been a resounding success and regarded as a Brighton Institution