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Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Unaudited Annual Return

Checking the books
Fulking Parish Council – Accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2016

  1. Date of announcement – 12th May 2016
  2. Each year the body’s Annual Return needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by the Audit Commission. The unaudited Annual Return has been published with this notice. As it has yet to be reviewed by the appointed auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review.
    Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested. For the year ended 31 March 2016 these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to the Parish Clerk
    commencing on Monday 6th June 2016
    and ending on Friday 15th July 2016.
  3. Local government electors and their representatives also have:
    • The opportunity to question the appointed auditor about the accounting records; and
    • The right to make an objection which concerns a matter in respect of which the appointed auditor could either make a public interest report or apply to the court for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful. Written notice of an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the body.

    The appointed auditor can be contacted at the address in paragraph 4 below for this purpose between the above dates only.

  4. The body’s Annual Return is subject to review by the appointed auditor under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the NAO’s Code of Audit Practice 2015. The appointed auditor is:
    PKF Littlejohn LLP
    Ref: SBA
    2nd Floor
    1 Westferry Circus
    Canary Wharf
    London E14 4HD
    (sba@pkf-littlejohn.com)
  5. This announcement is made by D.I. Blackhall – Fulking Parish Clerk and RFO

Fulking Parish Council — Annual Meeting Thursday 12th May 2016 at 7:30pm


Agenda Annual Meeting of Council

  • Chairman’s Welcome
  • Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman
  • Closing of the meeting

This is then followed by the Annual Parish meeting

Agenda Annual Parish Meeting

  • Apologies for absence
  • Approval of minutes for APM May 14th 2015
  • Chairman’s report
  • Reports from District and County Councillors
  • Approval of 2015-16 Annual Return
  • Date of next meeting
  • Closing of the meeting
  • Election of new North Town Field Trustees

The evening will be rounded off with refreshments.

Grand Bric a Brac and Book Sale – Reminder

Fulking Village Hall bric-a-brac books
On the weekend April 23rd/24th (10:00am to 4:00pm each day) we are holding a grand Bric-a-Brac and Book sale in the village hall and this will be open on both Saturday and Sunday for loads of bargains. So .. if you are Spring cleaning and have saleable goods please think of us. All money raised will help towards the upkeep of our lovely church. Goods can be left either at Book Nook on Wednesday mornings or at the church anytime. Alternatively ring Chris on 01273-857322 or Linda on 01273-857032 who will arrange collection.

Jane Warne

North Town Field – Call for new trustees

trusteeThe Trustees of the North Town Field Trust wish to appoint two new trustees. This will be done by a vote of the villagers at the village Annual Parish Meeting on Thursday May 12th 2016. We are looking for people who want to be actively involved in the hands-on organisation of looking after the field.

Any resident of Fulking may nominate a person living within 5 miles of Fulking village hall to become a trustee subject to having that person’s agreement to be nominated.

In the event of more than two people being nominated then the appointees will be decided by written ballot. A majority of villagers present at the meeting must vote in in favour of the appointments.

Please send any such nominations to John Hazard, the Trust Secretary, at Laurel House in The Street or by email to john@hazzy.net. By May 8th latest please.

Downland photos needed


Fulking Village Action Group is planning to produce a Downland Village Calendar of photographs for 2017. Money raised from the calendar will go to help the village.

We need high-quality photos of local landscapes in different seasons and weather, also local wildlife, flora, livestock and scenes of village life / local activities. And we need them now!

Please email your submissions to photos@fulking.net as soon as possible, and by end of May at the latest. Images taken on a decent digital camera should be fine, but ideally they should be as large as possible with a minimum pixel dimension of 2500 x 1700. Also send us a telephone number so we can contact you.

Landscape format is preferred. You must own the copyright of the images and agree to publication of them in the calendar.

Grand Bric a Brac and Book Sale

Fulking Village Hall bric-a-brac books
On the weekend April 23rd/24th (10:00am to 4:00pm each day) we are holding a grand Bric-a-Brac and Book sale in the village hall and this will be open on both Saturday and Sunday for loads of bargains. So .. if you are Spring cleaning and have saleable goods please think of us. All money raised will help towards the upkeep of our lovely church. Goods can be left either at Book Nook on Wednesday mornings or at the church anytime. Alternatively ring Chris on 01273-857322 or Linda on 01273-857032 who will arrange collection.

Jane Warne

Mad March Pub Quiz at the Shepherd and Dog

Mad-March-Quiz

A hundred quizzes are underway to raise vital money for hospices around Sussex.

The latest trivia night as part of the Mad March Pub Quizzes was held at the Shepherd and Dog in Fulking on Wednesday 16th March, where more than £500 was raised for the Friends of Sussex Hospices.

Hosted by the pub’s licensees David and Emily Pearse, eggheads were treated to tapas in between rounds as money poured in for charity.

The winning team, whose name cannot be published, was made up of Laura Thomas, Neil Hyde, Amy Sheppard, Gareth Davies, Hannah Reilly, Mark Wetjen, Alice Navarro and Ben Hunt.

Al Murray, the pub landlord, is one of many supporting the initiative and he said: “I think the Mad March Pub Quiz challenge is a top notch idea and I urge you to support it in whatever way you can to raise money for Sussex Hospices.”

There are still dozens of quizzes planned before the end of the month.

For a full list, visit friendsofsussexhospices.org.uk

FPC Planning 18:30 2nd March 2016

The next FPC Planning Meeting will be held on Wednesday 2nd March 2016at 6.30pm in the Village Hall when the following planning application will be discussed:-

Single storey rear extension to existing extension, formation of front porch, enclosure of boot room and formation of shower room
Septima Cottages The Street Fulking West Sussex BN5 9LU
Ref. No: SDNP/16/00447/LIS

And

New ground floor extension with balcony, new toilet at second floor and roof modifications
33 Clappers Lane Fulking West Sussex BN5 9ND
Ref. No: SDNP/16/00645/HOUS

Members of the Public and Press are invited to attend. Members of the public are entitled to speak at the meeting.