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Chailey Parish Council & Highways Meeting – 19th March 2025

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The Parish Council will be meeting online with Highways on March 19th .  Such meetings happen twice a year and are an opportunity to be informed of and to discuss Highways’ planned interventions, but also to discuss with Highways problems on the lanes and roads of Chailey.  Residents will find the record of our previous meeting on our website,  https://chaileyparishcouncil.gov.uk/parish-council/council-meetings  and are invited to tell the Clerk, before the end of February, by emailing to clerk@chaileyparishcouncil.gov.uk of any particular problem in their neighbourhood so that we can raise it with Highways and report back.

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Chailey Parish Council Meetings 2025

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Parish Council Meetings Timetable 2025

Chailey Parish Council, for a trial period, will be merging their Planning & Environs meetings with their Full Council meetings. Planning & Environs were scheduled for the first Tuesday of the month – they will now be held on the third Tuesday of the month starting at 7.30pm. CPC will however, reserve the first Tuesday for emergency planning if required.

Meetings will continue to take place at the Reading Room, Chailey Green. Members of the public are welcome to attend and will be given an opportunity to make representations if they so wish.

Please see meeting dates below and note that there are exceptions to the above, that is there will be a Planning meeting, if required on the 6th May, this is because the Annual Meeting of the Council will be held on the 20th May which is a busy meeting. There are no Council meetings in August, although a Planning meeting will be held if required. The Council meeting in December will be held on the 9th December.

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Chailey Allotments

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Chailey Allotments
 
There will be a few plots becoming available at the Allotments in North Chailey – if anyone is interested in taking on a plot, then please contact the Clerk at Chailey Parish Council by emailing at clerk@chaileyparishcouncil.gov.uk or by calling on 01825 722388
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Vacancy for a Parish Councillor

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PARISH OF CHAILEY

 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Pursuant to section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, that due to the resignation of Richard Wagner, a vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council.

If by 28 February 2025 (14* days after the date of this notice) a request for an election to fill said vacancy is made in writing to the Returning Officer , Ian Fitzpatrick, Lewes District Council, Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG,  by TEN electors for the said Chailey Parish Ward, an election will be held to fill the said vacancy, otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option.

If an election is called, it will take place not later than 2 May 2025

Dated: 10 February 2025

 

Bettina Newell

Clerk to Chailey Parish Council

 

 

 

 

* In computing any period of time for this purpose, a Saturday, Sunday,  day of the Christmas Eve and ending the with the first week day after Christmas Day which is not a bank holiday, the “Easter Break” means the period beginning with the Thursday before and ending with the Tuesday after Easter Day, and “a bank holiday break” means any bank holiday not included in the Christmas break or the Easter break and the period beginning with the last week day before that bank holiday and ending with next week day which is not a bank holiday are excluded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARISH OF CHAILEY

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

 

Pursuant to section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, that due to the resignation of Richard Wagner, a vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council.

 

If by 28 February 2025 (14* days after the date of this notice) a request for an election to fill said vacancy is made in writing to the Returning Officer , Ian Fitzpatrick, Lewes District Council, Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UG,  by TEN electors for the said Chailey Parish Ward, an election will be held to fill the said vacancy, otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option.

 

If an election is called, it will take place not later than 2 May 2025

 

 

 

Dated: 10 February 2025

 

Bettina Newell

Clerk to Chailey Parish Council

 

 

 

 

* In computing any period of time for this purpose, a Saturday, Sunday,  day of the Christmas Eve and ending the with the first week day after Christmas Day which is not a bank holiday, the “Easter Break” means the period beginning with the Thursday before and ending with the Tuesday after Easter Day, and “a bank holiday break” means any bank holiday not included in the Christmas break or the Easter break and the period beginning with the last week day before that bank holiday and ending with next week day which is not a bank holiday are excluded.

 

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Footway works, South Street, South Chailey 24th – 25th February

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Highways have advised that there will be upcoming works to clear vegetation from footway on South Street, South Chailey. Works to be carried out on 24th to 25th February. There mayt be delays between 9.30am to 3.00pm.

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Councillor PETER OLBRICH

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Councillor Peter OLBRICH died  on January 19th.  Peter was a key and well-respected member of our Chailey community and, for more than thirty years, served on the Parish Council. As well as a Parish Councillor, he had also served as a District Councillor.  ‘Served’ is the correct word to encompass Peter’s manifold responsibilities:  at the time of his death Peter was completing a (first) survey of the Council’s land holdings;  developing the recreational area at Rowheath;  and working with the Sports Association and the Bonfire Society.  Peter worked hard for our community but his own life reflected his idiosyncratic and unassuming character; it was one of the joys to receive him in the range of vehicles he curated from a German Messerschmitt  through to Vespas and the ‘nomad’ he constructed – and not forgetting his Fordson tractor, a significant vehicle in the Sussex Tractor Club.  It was in these vehicles that Peter rode triumphantly across Europe, recalling his European heritage, though it was by train that he recently travelled to the furthest North of Scotland.

Peter combined a rare intelligence with good common sense and an attractive personality which made him attentive to others and other opinions.  He was Chair of Chailey Parish Council and thereafter Deputy Chair, knowledgeable and helpful to newcomers, and invariably gracious – speaking on behalf of Councillors to thank them for their considerations.  Peter was a very kind and fine man whose advice and help will be sorely missed by our community.

 

 

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Lewes District Local Plan Open Morning

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LEWES LOCAL PLAN – Public Webinar to be held 14th January 2025

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This Tuesday 14 January, Lewes District Council (LDC) will be holding a webinar and Q&A for anyone interested in hearing about the current stage of consultation over the Lewes District Local Plan.

This will be held on Zoom  (see link for the session below) from 5.00pm to 6.30pm.

A recording of the webinar will be made available on  the LDC  website for anyone unable to attend live.

For this current phase of consultation, LDC  are asking residents to focus their feedback on:

– Early site allocation proposals
– Themes and policies of the plan

The current phase of consultation focusses on sites within towns and a limited number of villages. There will be a further stage of consultation later in the year that will have a greater emphasis on more rural parts of the district, while also re-evaluating areas considered during phase one.

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ENERGY ROADSHOW – 6th February 2025

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Energy Roadshow 
Thursday February 6th, 6.30 – 8.30pm
Venue: The Reading Room, Chailey Green, Chailey, East Sussex, BN8 4DA
This is a free community event.
Energy Expert Nikki Myers, OVESCO, can answer all your questions about heat pumps and solar pv.
Community Energy South will have a trained expert on hand to help:
  • Reduce your energy use
  • Tackle climate change
  • Offer energy advice one-to-ones
Refreshments provided
We would be very happy to hear from any groups who would like to offer a local perspective. For further details, please contact the Clerk at Chailey Parish Council by emailing clerk@chaileyparishcouncil.gov.uk or calling 01825 722388