Parish Council Meeting Thursday 15th October 2026

You are cordially invited to an Ordinary Meeting of Fulking Parish Council on Thursday 15th October 2026 at 7.30pm to be held at Fulking Village Hall. The meeting will consider the items set out below. 

Trevor Parsons – Parish Clerk  

AGENDA 

Public Participation: There will be a period of 15 minutes set aside at the beginning of the meeting for the public to ask questions or make comments on items on the Agenda. Comments on items not appearing on the agenda can be made at the chairman’s discretion.  

26/049/OM. Apologies for Absence. 

26/050/OM.     Declaration of Members’ Interests. 

26/051/OM.     Approve the Minutes of Ordinary Meeting of 9th July 2026 

26/052/OM.     Reports from District and County Councillors 

26/053/OM. Matters Arising & Outstanding Actions To clarify and report on actions brought forward from the last meeting 

  • Small Acres  

26/054/OM. Planning Application 

SDNP/26/03613/FUL | Demolition of existing stable block, hay barn and stores and erection of a barn for agricultural and equestrian use. | Brookside Clappers Lane Fulking West Sussex BN5 9NH 

26/055/OM. Planning Application 

SDNP/26/0337/LIS | Conversion and extension of stable to form an annex (Linked to SDNP/26/03396/HOUS) | Perching Manor Edburton Road Fulking West Sussex BN5 9LR 

26/056/OM.      NTF Safety Inspections 

  • RoSPA Report, Inspections, Tree Survey 

26/057/OM. To approve the Standing Orders and updated Financial Regulations Procedures   

26/058/OM.     Financial Matters – To receive the report on Council’s income and to note payments made since last meeting 

26/059/OM. Fulking Parish Council Budget 2027/2028 

26/060/OM.     Correspondence.  To discuss correspondence and respond to correspondence received. 

26/061/OM. Date of next meeting Thursday 14th January 2027 

 

Bobservation No. 145: The Last Post

In the spirit of Bob Rowland, who died last week, it seems appropriate to make some observations on how to be a key part of the local community.

It helps to live in the community for decades, be on good terms with everyone around you and to have a beautiful bluebell garden which you open to all every spring. More formally, you can get involved in the Parish Council and support it long after you finish your term. Or perhaps run a Social Committee to protect village activities and assets. But how do you fund these? Well, you could run an award winning Village Fair, or you could hold an annual Call My Bluff wine evening and tell a few ‘edgy’ stories to spice things up a bit. Later in life you can reflect on village matters, world affairs or social inequity every month in the village newsletter or website. Then maybe become involved in regular quotations meetings to debate the deeper philosophical topics with other villagers.

Bob did all of these things and much more – of course supported and encouraged by Pam.
He was a true gentleman and an example for us all of what community involvement means. Fulking will miss him.

Bobservation No. 144: Climate Change

We have just experienced a summer much warmer than previously. This is a warning to all of us to prepare for even more change in the future, particularly as ‘EL NINO’ will be assisting in the next few years.
As a village we need to be particularly aware of vulnerable neighbours.

Realizing that change of attitude to the use of motorized vehicles of all types is harder for villagers, with public transport being practically non-existant, the only real possibility is changing to an electric car which many villagers will find beyond their means.

It will be interesting to see what developments happen to our way of life in the oncoming years.

Bobservation No.143: Lords and Halls

Peerage
Cartoon image of Lord leaping with palace of Westminster in background. Cartoon AI generated.I have been involved with Fulking village for the last 35 years and in that time I do not recall ever hearing of a villager being given the honour of a peerage. Nick Stace OBE and his family have been around in Fulking as long as I have. I am sure Nick fully deserves the honour and you would have to go a long way to meet a nicer guy. I am sure villagers will join me in offering our congratulations to Nick and hope that he stays connected with Fulking for many more years.

Village Hall
I understand that the rumour about a hiccup relating the purchase of the village hall from the Church Of England will quite possibly be correct.