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Clappers Lane Closure

Please note that Clappers Lane will be closed between Badger Brook and Waltons Farm for two days from Tuesday 14th July, while drainage work is done. Click Public Notice for more detail.

July 2015 Pigeon Post Published

Bobservation No. 8

Most of you will have enjoyed the amenity afforded by the North Town Field at some time or another.

Over the years we have held Fairs, Rounders, Dog shows, Call my Bluff, Barn dancing, a Caribbean event, Live theatre, Yoga etc., and of course there is also the Playground.

The Playground is leased by the Parish Council from the Trustees of the North Town Field.

Whilst the Parish Council are responsible for the maintenance and repairs of the Playground, and indeed an inspection is made by one of them each week for safety reasons, keeping the equipment clean is not part of their responsibility, and nor should it be. Would it be too much to ask the parents of village children who use the Playground to get together a working party to clean the equipment from time to time ?

I like to think that Fulking villagers pride themselves on the community spirit that has been created, most recently with the restoration of the Ladybrook Spring and The Argus award for Fulking Fair, the community event of the year in Sussex. It would be good to add the Playground cleanup to these.

Drones, Bridleways & Nesting Birds

Drone hovers over bridleway sign As the weather improves and more of us get out and about, the Parish Council would like to highlight a couple of issues raised in recent meetings:

Drones/Quadcopters – Please would owners of model aircraft/drones etc be as considerate as possible whilst enjoying their new toys, especially those equipped with cameras. There are numerous concerns regarding these gadgets – privacy, noise and damage to property/cars/people. Drones should be kept under control (i.e. line of sight) at all times and generally should not be flown within 150 metres of property and people as a kilo or two dropped from height can hurt! Basically you should not be filming other peoples private gardens. Please also be aware that you should obtain permission if you plan to publish images of anybody, especially Fulking-ites, on social media. See the links below to CAA guidelines. You will find more links on the CAA website providing further information.
First Person View’s – an animated guide to the basic rules of flying a drone.
CAA Detailed Guidelines

Bridleways – please don’t forget the rules about bridleways and footpaths. Bridleways are meant for walkers, horse riders and cyclists only, which means no motor vehicles unless specific permission has been given by the landowner. There may be some confusion about the bridleway from Four Acres corner to The Shepherd and Dog. This is a bridleway and the normal rules apply, but a few people at either end have been granted vehicle access to their properties by the owners of the bridleway. Footpaths are for pedestrians only – absolutely no vehicles or horses. There are some local ‘byways open to all traffic’ (BOATs), information on which can be found from the link below. The link also details information on all public rights of way. Please respect these rules – if you see anybody breaching them, please remind and/or report them to the National Trust and/or Police.
Rights of way map
Rights of way guidelines

Birds Nesting – Finally, we all want our gardens to look good, but please remember that this is bird nesting season and hedge trimming should be avoided from now until the end of August. It is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981 to damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird so do try to respect this. If trimming has to be done, please keep to an absolute minimum and please keep it brief.