Did you know that you can get involved in a local project to build better, more compassionate support systems for local residents? The Pinch Points project will support people with experiences of the cost-of-living crisis to drive local change. Workshops will start in September, with four easy-to-access locations in Lewes District. Email Nancy at info@lewesdistrictfoodpartnership.org to find out more”
PQA Haywards Heath are delighted to be launching a brand-new Saturday afternoon session from Saturday 7 September!
The Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts offers outstanding performing arts tuition for all students aged 4-18 across our three core modules: Comedy & Drama, Musical Theatre and Film & Television.
We are offering students to attend a full free session to experience our unique offering which includes our Film & Television module which is an integral part of what we offer. Students can also showcase their work in local cinema screenings, join our Quirky Kidz talent agency and even perform on a West End stage!
To book your full free session contact Principal Florence today and visit our website:
Email – florence.tingley@pqacademy.com
Phone – 07479 630861
PQA Haywards Heath – Pauline Quirke Academy – PQA (pqacademy.com)
We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to the PQA family!”
The following message is from Andy Mitchell, Countryside Officer, Rights of Way & Countryside.
Cattle have just moved onto Lane End Common. Cattle and 4 Exmoor ponies remain at Red House Common. Pound, Memorial & Romany Ridge Commons are currently free of livestock.
Please let me know if any are signs are missing. Please also report any issues with gates or fences to me and do reply to me if you no longer wish to receive update emails.
If there are any problems with the cattle, please report this to the farmer directly on 07710 031820.
And a reminder that fly-tipping is dealt with by Lewes District Council along with litter, dog nuisance, car parks or bins – please contact them directly here: https://www.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/report-a-problem/
Please keep dogs under control so they don’t chase or worry the livestock. Dog fouling remains an issue – and Neospora is a parasite that causes cattle to abort calves. Please clean up after dogs and don’t allow them into the cattle troughs, this water is for drinking only.
Many thanks
Andy Mitchell
Your Parish Council meets twice a year with East Sussex Highways to discuss and know more about Highways’ plans and repairs to roads and lanes within Chailey or which affect Chailey (eg. Gold Bridge on the A272). Our next meeting is scheduled for October 2nd and residents are invited to e-mail the Clerk at clerk@chaileyparishcouncil.gov.uk on those matters of concern which might usefully be included in our agenda.
Cattle have moved off Pound, Memorial & Romany Ridge Commons and onto Red House Common. There are currently no cattle on Lane End Common. The 4 Exmoor ponies remain at Red House Common.
Please let Andy Mitchell, Countryside Officer know if any are signs are missing. Please also report any issues with gates or fences to Andy and do reply to him if you no longer wish to receive update emails.
If there are any problems with the cattle, please report this to the farmer directly on 07710 031820.
And a reminder that fly-tipping is dealt with by Lewes District Council along with litter, dog nuisance, car parks or bins – please contact them directly here https://www.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/report-a-problem/
Cattle have moved off Pound, Memorial & Romany Ridge Commons and onto Red House Common. There are currently no cattle on Lane End Common. The 4 Exmoor ponies remain at Red House Common. Please let me know if any are signs are missing. Please also report any issues with gates or fences to me and do reply to me if you no longer wish to receive update emails. If there are any problems with the cattle, please report this to the farmer directly on 07710 031820. And a reminder that fly-tipping is dealt with by Lewes District Council along with litter, dog nuisance, car parks or bins – please contact them directly here: https://www.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/report-a-problem/ Please keep dogs under control so they don’t chase or worry the livestock. Dog fouling remains an issue – and Neospora is a parasite that causes cattle to abort calves. Please clean up after dogs and don’t allow them into the cattle troughs, this water is for drinking only. Many thanks Andy Mitchell Countryside Officer Rights of Way & Countryside
Please keep dogs under control so they don’t chase or worry the livestock. Dog fouling remains an issue – and Neospora is a parasite that causes cattle to abort calves. Please clean up after dogs and don’t allow them into the cattle troughs, this water is for drinking only.
It’s the time of year when the Parish Council update our Asset Register to make sure that all the buildings and other items we own are still in place and properly maintained. This extends to things as diverse as bus shelters, benches and defibrillators, litter bins and the phone box library, and even the Chairperson’s Chain of Office.
The Clerk, together with our recent Councillor Dr Nick Belcher checks the defibrillators regularly as they need to be fully operational at all times. The Council are responsible for six machines that are positioned as follows.
New Heritage Way – by the Chapel
North Chailey Dentist Surgery – near Kings Head Crossroads
Free Church – South Chailey
Doctors Surgery – Mill Lane
Village Hall – South Chailey
Reading Room – Chailey Green
In the coming weeks we will be checking all our assets and drawing up a schedule for any necessary maintenance work. Please let us know if you have any concerns about items which you think need some work .
Many of you will have seen the work carried out recently on one of our larger assets, the Windmill, which suffered damage in a storm last Autumn.
A number of blades needed replacing and we were lucky to obtain the services of Paul Kemp who is a well-respected Millwright. He constructed eight new stocks and blades and refitted the assembly . Paul, together with some help from the Friends of the Windmill hoisted all the parts into position, and the new fantail should last for many years to come.
The Windmill and Rural Life museum is open to the public April – September on the last Sunday of the month in the afternoon .
Cllr Elizabeth Berry
Chair of Chailey Parish Council
At the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council held 24th May, two of our guest speakers were Janet Stead, Development Coordinator, and Mark Collins, Fleet Manager from Community Transport Services. They gave a very interesting talk on the community transport service that they provide – this is their story:
Community Transport Sussex was formed on 1st of October 2016, when Crawley Community Transport, Bluebird Community Partnership and Horsham District Community Transport all merged.
As a charity we cover Horsham, Crawley, Mid Sussex, including Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, East Grinstead, and the surrounding areas. Also, in the last few years we recently welcomed the Dial-a-Ride Southern Services as a new member, which includes the districts of Adur and Worthing and in Jan 2023 we opened a depot in the Bognor Regis area.This means we are covering most of the county of West Sussex, and our Head Office is based in North Chailey.
We also work closely with our friends in other local community transport providers and are happy to help them because there is always a need.
As you can imagine It hasn’t been an easy journey and like many transport providers, we had to navigate COVID which saw many unable to function and stop operating all together. We were one of the lucky ones as we picked up school contracts taking SEND ( Special educational needs) children to and from school which helped all our depots and this continues.
Our aim has always been to combat loneliness and isolation by helping local people who struggle to access public transport due to age, disability, or lack of safe or adequate public services in their area.
CT Sussex carries out more than 10,000 passenger journeys a month. Registration with us is free and allows you to use the service as needed, depending on driver and vehicle availability, the more notice you give us the better we can plan ahead.
We cover things like medical appointments, Covid vaccines (for NHS East and West Sussex), trips to day care centres/ garden centres even the local pub.
We also plan and organise our own excursions, which can be via funding availability or grants. And are happy to facilitate group excursions. Our average return fare is approximately £9 depending on distance.
CT Sussex has recently helped in the formation of Arun Community Transport, which rose from the ashes after the old Arun group folded in August 2018. Arun CT have become associate members of CT Sussex, maintaining their independence but being able to come to CT Sussex for occasional support and help with compliance and training. The Amberley and Slinfold Community Bus has also joined as an associate member in June 2019.
CT Sussex is also facilitating new CT networks in the districts of Horsham and Adur/Worthing and has been asked to do the same in the Chichester area.
We are working with West Sussex County Council and local primary care networks including social prescribers, developing a project across Health and social care to help as many residents as possible to be able to access vital medical appointments, social care deliveries and facilitate any other journey which contributes to the improved health and wellbeing of those individuals. To give an example, during COVID and beyond we worked in partnership with the NHS to transport passengers for their covid vaccines and were asked to run a call centre for the whole of East & West Sussex
Having grown from 1 small Dial-a-Ride charity with 2 minibuses, CT Sussex now runs 50 plus vehicles from our 7 depots for itself and other community groups, making a substantial, positive impact to the lives of thousands.
One of our latest projects is the Henfield Electric Community Car Club which allows villagers to hire a car they can either drive themselves or volunteer their time to drive non-driving members. This is a community-led project which we support and is a great opportunity for families who can’t afford a second vehicle. We also have a wheelchair accessible vehicle, bringing the whole community together.
One lovely story over the Christmas period was that a family hired a car to visit other family members in Oxford who they hadn’t seen for a number of years.
Membership is required for this project and volunteer drivers undergo a short training session to familiarise themselves with an electric vehicle. The cost of the hire is £5 per hour.
The project started in September 23 and currently has 55 members and 11 volunteer drivers, due to its success, we would like to mirror this in other areas.
In 2024, UK car owners are spending over £3,800 annually to run their cars each year. Owning an electric car in the UK costs approximately £50,873 which includes a diverse range of models from affordable options to top- tier luxury vehicles, but it’s a cost many households can’t afford.
Chailey Parish Council have kindly put a transport survey on their website, which helps us demonstrate evidence of need and we would love the opportunity of working with the Council in the future, so please do fill in by going to the Chailey Parish Council website, and clicking on the link
https://chaileyparishcouncil.gov.uk/news/community-transport-survey
Local organisations are invited to apply for a small grant from Chailey Parish Council. Every year Chailey Parish Council supports a number of organisations within the Parish. The applications from organisations are now open. Please contact Bettina Newell, Clerk to Chailey Parish Council for further information by email clerk@chaileyparishcouncil.gov.uk or 01825 722388.
The Clerk is based in The Reading Room, Chailey Green, Chailey, East Sussex BN8 4DA. Forms can be downloaded from the Parish Council website at http://www.chailey.org
The completed form and attachments should be sent to the Clerk at the address above to arrive by 30th June 2024 at the latest. Copies of any documents may be sent by email to the clerk@chaileyparishcouncil.gov.uk but please note that a copy of this form, bearing an original signature, must be submitted to the Clerk by post or by hand by the date stated
Newick Lawn Tennis Club will be holding a free taster day on Sunday 19th May, from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. For more details please go to their website at http://www.newickltc.org
Community Speedwatch is looking for volunteers to help join our Chailey Team.
This is a vital role in helping to reduce antisocial driving and to help prevent death and injury on our local roads.
Community Speedwatch (CSW)is a National Initiative where active members of the local community join with the support of the Police to monitor speeds of vehicles using a Police issued speed detection devices. Vehicles exceeding the speed limit are reported to the Police. The aim is to re-educate speeding drivers to reduce their speeds.
In cases where education is blatantly ignored and evidence of repeat or excessive offences is collated (even across county borders), enforcement and prosecution may follow.
Volunteers receive appropriate training and are supported by neighbourhood policing team (NPT) staff. The Chailey group works with a minimum of two persons present and sometimes three on particularly busy sites. The team is provided with a body worn camera, to record as necessary, and is covered by police insurance. All sessions and timings are preapproved by the police and officers attend some sessions.
The Chailey team operates at six different sites in North and South Chailey. In the last 12 months the group has undertaken 52 sessions recording 283 speeding offences out of the 17365 passing vehicles (1.62%). The group is not there primarily to catch speeders, but to slow traffic by their presence. A nil return of speeders during a session is a successful one. Some sites have noticeably higher recordings for speeding – Mill Lane, South Chailey where 126 of 1406 cars reported (8.96%) and Warrs Hill, North Chailey where 78 of 2055 cars reported (3.79%). In the last 12 months the highest reported speeds are 51mph in 30mph limit in Mill Lane (+70%), 61mph in 40mph limit at Warrs Hill (+52%).
More volunteers are always welcome and will allow more frequent monitoring sessions. As a volunteer you can give as little as 90 minutes (one session) a month. You can choose which sites and dates you wish to volunteer for.
The scheme aims to cater for the problem of real or perceived speed related offending, and through partnership with the community it is used in circumstances that are necessary, justifiable, and proportionate to:
Reduce death and injury on the roads.
Reduce speed of vehicles to the speed limit.
Increase public awareness of appropriate speed.
Improve the quality of life for local communities.
To join please visit http://www.communityspeedwatch.org and go to registration tab, choose to join an existing group then select Chailey group. The first part of training is taken online at your own pace. Once this has been passed, you will receive further practical training with existing Chailey group members.
