Parish Council Meeting Thursday 16th April 2026

You are cordially invited to an Ordinary Meeting of Fulking Parish Council on Thursday 16th April 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.  

26/017/OM.            Apologies for Absence. 

26/018/OM.            Declaration of Members’ Interests. 

26/019/OM.            Approve the Minutes of Ordinary Council Meeting of 15th January 2026 

The minutes, subject to any amendments, to be approved and signed as a true record of the meeting. 

26/020/OM.            Reports from District and County Councillors.   

26/021/OM.            Matters Arising & Outstanding Actions To clarify and report on actions brought forward from the last meeting 

26/022/OM.      Financial Matters – To receive the report on Council’s income and to ratify payments made since last meeting 

26/023/OM.          Year-end Review of Income and Expenditure 2025 – 2026  

26/024/OM.         North Town Field Lease and Playground Inspections 

26/025/OM.          Fulking Village Hall Update 

26/026/OM.          Correspondence.  To discuss correspondence and respond to correspondence received. 

26/027/OM.     Date of next meeting AGM & APM Thursday 21st May 2026 

 

 

Bobservation No. 139: Wars of Convenience

Convenience
I understand, from a good friend of mine, that the South Downs National Park (SDNP)have approached the authorities concerned with the possibility of converting the recently acquired village hall into a public toilet. This will not, in any way, alter the ownership of the property which would remain in the hands of the village trustees.  The existing chapel building could then be rented out to a supplier of toiletries.(1 April)

Global Insecurity
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Village Hall AGM

THIS WEEK: Friday 6th March. 6:30pm
Join us at Fulking Village Hall for our AGM and update. We’ll give you the latest news on the hall regarding it’s acquisition, what the next steps are and upcoming events. There will be drinks and snacks provided during which we would love to hear your ideas on what we do next with our hall.

AGENDA

1 Apologies
2 Approval of Minutes of AGM 2025
3 Matters arising from minutes
4 Chair’s annual report
5 Financial report and Auditor’s report
6 Election of Officers
7 Discussion of future goals and strategy
8 Any Other Business

Refreshments

Bobservation No.137: Richard Rawlings and the Village

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Richard Rawlings RIP
It saddens me to have to report the death of Richard Rawlings who was a stalwart of Fulking village and a great benefactor of St Andrews, Edburton. I had known Richard for some thirty plus years and the one thing that I like to think we had in common was being opinionated about most things. Socially Richard was amusing and likeable and he will be greatly missed by all the Fulking villagers who knew him well. I count myself as one of those.
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