Author: LocHist
Memories of Prince Philip
Housekeeper & gardener sought for Poynings
Dog-leg closed on Monday 29th March
New rat underpass proposed
Andrew Griffiths reports:
There are significant plans being put forward by RWE for the expansion of the Rampion offshore windfarm with an associated onshore cable corridor and a new electricity sub-station. The cable corridor in particular impacts upon this constituency as it cuts through the South Downs on its journey north to the national grid at Bolney.
A map of the existing Edburton rat underpass, aka ‘cable corridor’, can be found here.
Census impending
See Fulking Census Data (2011) for a glimpse of what the last census had to say about Fulking, and take a look at Residential continuity in the nineteenth century to get a sense for what the very earliest censuses tell us about the parish.
Off-lead dog kills Saddlescombe ewes and lambs
Brighton & Hove News reports:
Nine lambs and two ewes from Saddlescombe Farm next to Devil’s Dyke died after a dog chased them on Friday. Although the dog didn’t attack the sheep, the heavily pregnant ewes were so distressed the lambs aborted and two ewes also died.
March 2021 Pigeon Post Published
Sussex Wildlife Trust: Membership Officer
- Woods Mill / working from home
- Fixed term for six months — potential to extend for 18 months
- Part time — 8 hours per week over Thursday and Friday
- Closing date: Monday 8th March, interviews on Thursday 18th March
Ram Pump info board funded
The West Sussex County Times reports that the South Downs National Park Trust has awarded FPC £1,039 to provide a visitor information board to help people understand the history and origins of the Fulking Ram Pump.