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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.

Sussex Agricultural History

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A talk by Dr. Geoffrey Mead (University of Sussex) to Henfield History Group at 8:00pm on Tuesday 10th May in the Free Church Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield. The Sussex landscape is a complex linkage of natural features and processes — the geology and topography of the county. This has been adapted by man into a human landscape which is largely one of agricultural development. The talk will consider the regional and historical variation in Sussex agriculture.

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Fulking Fair 2016

This year’s Fair will be held on Saturday 30th July organised by the Social Committee in co-operation with the Shepherd & Dog.
posterThere will be stalls in the North Town Field as well as demonstrations and plenty of childrens’ games. The fair will start at 1pm and continue until 5pm. Parking for the general public will be in Downside Meadow, the site of last year’s fair. The Shepherd & Dog will provide a marquee for live music, and food and drink will be available at the pub all day.

Obviously there will be some degree of traffic congestion in the Street but this will be alleviated by controllers at each end of the village. Quite a few pedestrians will probably be walking from Downside Meadow to the North Town Field and the pub, but every effort will be made to ensure safe transit for them.

I suggest that on the basis of ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’ villagers should make a note in their diaries that there may be some disruption and avoid using their cars that afternoon and bring their families and friends to the fair and make it a really good village social event. The success of the fair depends largely on village input.

If you would like to get hands-on and help with the fair, we are holding a Social Committee meeting in the village hall to organise the day at 8pm on Thursday 19th May and you are most welcome to come along. Suggestions are carefully considered but remember we want doers not talkers.