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Pondtail Wood

Pondtail Wood
From poynings.net:

The new owners of Pondtail Wood, opposite Singing Hills Golf Club, have had a temporary Stop Notice placed on them by the South Downs National Park due to the felling of trees and laying of hardcore. The notice has been placed on the gates to the woodland and the landowner made aware. Please refrain from entering the site yourself to take photos, etc. The SDNPA will be monitoring the site and you may be putting yourself at risk. If you notice any activity please report it immediately to Mike Airey on 07884 165 867 (Poynings Parish Council Chair) or Dave Rogers 07768 694 263 (Forestry Commission).

Updates here.

Meeting, 7th June.

Truleigh Hill Radar Station

GEE Radar Receiver Set as used on Truleigh Hill
An illustrated talk by Roy Taylor, author of Shoreham’s Radar Station: The Story of RAF Truleigh Hill (2007) and the organizer of the Marlipins Museum exhibition on the same topic. Roy served there as a radar operator, using the receiver in the sketch above, during the final years of its operation in the late 1950s.

Sussex Military History Society, 7.30pm for 8.00pm start on Wednesday 18th May in the Function Room of the Royal Oak Public House, Station Street, Lewes. Admission for non-members is £3.00.

Downland photos needed

Fulking Calendar Project
A reminder that a group of villagers are hoping to put together a photographic Downland Village Calendar for 2017. The content will be high-quality photos of Fulking and nearby villages featuring local landscapes, the South Downs in all seasons, weather, buildings (e.g., churches) and possibly wildlife and livestock. Photographs should be in landscape format (i.e., wide rather than tall) with minimum pixel dimensions of 2500 x 1700. The response so far has been truly inspiring but we want the range to be as wide as possible, so please send your favourite Downland photos to photos@fulking.net by the end of May at the latest. Also send us a telephone number so we can contact you. Money raised from the calendar will go to help the village.

Jen Green

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

Downland Villages Recipe Book

Downland Villages Recipe Book
The four parishes in the Downland Benefice are joining together to produce a recipe book to raise funds for maintaining the churches in Edburton, Newtimber, Poynings and Pyecombe. The book will feature seasonal recipes, using local produce when possible. We would love to hear from anyone who can help us in any way, such as typing, editing, marketing and organising a book launch. And of course we need lots of recipes to choose from! What is your favourite recipe, using local, seasonal ingredients? Email your recipe to downlandrecipes@icloud.com or drop it into Westend Cottage, The Street, Poynings by 30th June.

Jen Green exhibits in Ditchling

Green Art and Craft
Kennel Cottage and garden is exhibiting a range of arts and crafts inspired by natural forms and local landscapes.

Brian Denyer:  Etchings
Pauline Denyer:  Miniatures
Jen Green: Ceramic mirrors, paintings, prints, cards
Bernadina Lloyd: Works on paper, cards
Jennifer Milnes:  Paintings, pastels
Ann Raby:  Watercolours, prints, cards
Sarah Jay:  Silver jewellery, semi-precious stones
Students from the Skelton Sculpture Workshops

Open 11:00am — 5:00pm, weekends April 30th – May 30th including Bank Holidays, with tea, coffee and cakes in the garden.

Kennel Cottage, 88 East End Lane, Ditchling BN6 8UR, 01273 843639

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.