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Fulking Parish Council Planning Meeting

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You are cordially invited to an Extraordinary Meeting of Fulking Parish Council on Tuesday 25th November 2025 at 7pm at Fulking Village Hall where the items below will be discussed.

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.

25/062/PM      Apologies for Absence.

25/063/PM      Declaration of Interests

25/064/PM       Planning matters- SDNP/25/04453/FUL
Proposal: Retrospective application for the siting of two static caravans and an amenity building
Location: Market Gardens, Clappers Lane, Fulking, West Sussex, BN5 9NH

25/065/PM. Planning Matters- SDNP/25/04591/LDE
Proposal: Use of Oldwood Cabin as a separate independent unit of residential accommodation.
Location: Oldwood , Clappers Lane, Fulking, West Sussex, BN5 9NJ

https://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/

Next Ordinary Meeting set for Thursday 15th January 2026

123 New Bin Collection

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The new 123 waste collection (including food waste) rota starts next week – it looks as if Wednesday 5th November is the day for Fulking. Although MSDC say that their data glitch is fixed, please check your individual collection day here

Bobservation No. 134: Call My Bluff Wine Quiz

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Call my bluff wine quiz
Nick Hughes and I started this event to raise funds for the Social Committee. Through the years we have been supported by Quaff, Wine Rack and Tesco among others.
Initially we were helped by a friend of Nick’s but as it developed we did more of the organisation and pricing ourselves.

Call My Bluff Wine Quiz evenings have been held in the village hall, in the marquee at the annual village fair at various private homes, at Preston Nomads and at the Shepherd & Dog.
The ethos has been to keep the cost of admission as low as possible whilst enabling the guests to enjoy good wines and perhaps even learn a little about wine. The largest number of places we ever sold was 96 in the marquee.

We have tried to keep the inebriation at an acceptable level but I must confess on a few occasions it has ended up as a bit of a party. The three quizzers have been assisted by a crib sheet for each of the wines and allowed to embellish this as much as they care to.

I have personally had a great deal of pleasure presenting this evening and have descended into barely acceptable Limerick poetry at times.
Over the years we have raised quite a lot of money for the Social Committee.

Lastly, I wish the Village Hall fund raisers every success in their latest edition next month, of what, I hope, has become something of a Fulking tradition.

Call My Bluff Wine Evening – 7th November 6:30-10:30pm, Fulking Village Hall.

Bobservation No. 133: Hearing Aids

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Having used ‘Action for Deafness’ for quite a few years, in fact ever since they used to come regularly to the Henfield Village Hall, I was surprised when they announced their discontinuance and transfer to a private firm, Scrivens. On the face of it this appears to mean that the NHS is no longer offering free hearing aids and support. I am given to understand it is still possible to get free hearing aid support and indeed new hearing aids if you get referred to Scrivens by your GP. I have not had the occasion to find out how well this actually works but would be very interested in hearing from any villager who has tried to get referred.

Election of new North Town Field Trustees

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Immediately prior to the Parish Council meeting on 9th October 2025 at 19:15 we will be holding a meeting of the village to elect three new trustees to the North Town Field Trust. This will be done by a simple majority vote of the villagers present at the meeting.

We have three people living in the village who have offered to join the existing trustees.

They are: –
Charlotte Quine of 43 Clappers Lane, Fulking,
David Ellin of Perching Manor Farm, Perching Drove, Fulking,
Ronan Kennedy of The Old Post Office, The Street, Fulking

The North Town Field Trustees

Parish Council Meeting Agenda 9th October 2025

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You are cordially invited to the Ordinary Meeting of Fulking Parish Council, on Thursday 9th October 2025 at 7.30pm to be held at Fulking Village Hall. The meeting will consider the items set out below. 

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.

25/051/OM. – Apologies for Absence. 

25/052/OM. – Councillor Resignation 

25/053/OM. – Declaration of Members’ Interests. 

25/054/OM. – Approve the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of 3rd July 2025 and Planning meeting 21st July 2025 The minutes, subject to any amendments, to be approved and signed as a true record of the meeting. 

25/055/OM. – Matters Arising & Outstanding Actions – To clarify and report on actions brought forward from the last meeting. 

25/056/OM. – Abandoned Car 

25/057/OM – Reports from District and County Councillors. 

25/058/OM – Village Hall Grant Request 

25/059/OM. – Fulking Parish Council Budget 2025/2026  

25/060/OM. – Reports from Outside Bodies, Information Items & Correspondence 

25/061/OM. – Financial Matters: To receive the report on the Council’s income and to approve future expenditure. 

Date of the next Ordinary Meeting: Thursday 15th January 2026