Author: LocHist

Fern Free Frackhurst

Frack Free Fernhurst
The Telegraph reports:

In what is being seen as a test case for fracking in national parks, Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, has made it clear he is likely to oppose plans to drill in Fernhurst, a village in the South Downs National Park in West Sussex. Celtique Energy submitted a draft application to drill on land in the area on Thursday .. a formal application is expected early next month.

Earlier posts on this topic can found be here, here and here.

Mayfield Adjournment Debate

Nicholas Soames attending to constituency business
The Mid Sussex Times reports that:

Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames has secured an Adjournment Debate in the House of Commons on the ‘Proposed Mayfield new town in West Sussex’. .. The Commons debate will be held on Tuesday, December 3. Mr Soames’ parliamentary neighbour, Nick Herbert, the MP for Arundel and South Downs, will be contributing to the debate. Planning Minister, Nick Boles MP, will respond. The debate is due to take place between 11am and 11.30am.

Speeding in Beeding

Upper Beeding proposed 20mph limit
The Shoreham Herald reports:

Upper Beeding Parish Council has recently agreed to press ahead with plans for a 20mph limit across the whole village. David Barling, West Sussex county councillor for Bramber West, .. explained [that] the Upper Beeding scheme had a good chance of success, as long as there was significant support from residents. There were only two entrances to the village, so there could be signage at both ends and no need for speed humps. He added: “You have to get close to 20mph as an average before you can bring a limit in.”

SDNPA Travel Grant Scheme

BN postcode area map
Not a single school in BN5, BN6, BN44, or BN45 is included in the scheme.
“Feedback from our recent schools survey identified that one of the key barriers to schools accessing outdoor learning opportunities within the National Park is the cost of travel to sites. To address this issue we are delighted to announce the launch of a new Travel Grant Scheme aimed at schools within our more deprived communities in and around the National Park. This scheme aims to reduce this barrier and encourage more young people to have access to the fantastic opportunities for outdoor learning provide within the South Downs National Park, and to capitalise on the opportunities presented by the developing South Downs Curriculum.” [SDNPA]

SDNPA Travel Grant Scheme
Pupils at Albourne Primary, Ashurst Primary, the Good Start, Lancing College, St. Peter’s Henfield, Shoreham College, Steyning Grammar, the Towers, Upper Beeding Primary, and others are not eligible for this scheme. Pupils at Balfour, Blatchington Mill, Dorothy Stringer, St. Luke’s, Varndean, and Westdene Primary do qualify, however.

The full list of ‘deprived communities’ and their schools, indexed by postcode, can be found here.

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A23 Handcross to Warninglid

Thousands fined for speeding on the A23 between Handcross and Warninglid
“Between September 2012 and October this year, 11,301 drivers were fined after speeding along the 40mph Handcross to Warninglid section of the trunk road. .. The area is policed by hi-tech speed cameras, which are able to read number plates and allow any offence to be processed within a matter of days — far faster than ever before.”