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Poynings bridleway closure
Resurfacing work means that bridleway 13P is closed from 1st to 21st September. There will be a further closure thereafter. There are no alternative public routes.
FPC Planning 6:30 9th September 2015
The next FPC Planning Meeting will be held on Wednesday 9th September 2015 at 6.30pm in the Village Hall when the following planning application will be discussed:-
SDNP/15/04159/FUL Market Gardens Clappers Lane Fulking Henfield West Sussex BN5 9NH
The use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes for 1 No. gypsy pitch together with a utility/dayroom along with the retention of existing storage sheds ancillary to that use at Market Gardens, Clappers Lane, Fulking, Henfield BN5 9NH.
Members of the Public and Press are invited to attend.
Members of the public are entitled to speak at the meeting for two minutes, by prior appointment with the Clerk (Mr Derek Blackhall, tel 01273 846186). No more than two speakers for each application and two against.
Applicant’s planning statement (PDF)
Bobservation No. 11
Call My Bluff Wine Quiz
Call my Bluff started in Fulking when the Henfield branch of the wine merchant, Wine Rack, agreed to put on a Call my Bluff wine quiz in the Village Hall in 1999. Since then I have presided over many evenings of the same format.
By my reckoning, together with straight wine quizzes, we have raised £5,609 over the years for village funds. The evening has been very ably supported by Toby Peirce of Quaff Ltd who has supplied most of the wines and, in more recent times, by Louise and Jay who have handled the food and raffle so well.
Sadly, old age is catching up with me and I am losing my mind, hearing, mobility and patience (grumpy old man!), which means that the exuberant enjoyment of revellers at the wine quizzes has become problematic.
It would be good to hear from a villager willing to take on the responsibility of continuing to organize this valuable fund raiser. Needless to say it will be a pleasure to pass on any information or assistance that I can.
Poynings Fun-free Day
Bank Holiday Monday, 31st August, no music, no beer tent, no stalls, do not bring your own picnic.
Morning: there won’t be any races, neither Juniors nor a Fun Run for adults. A lap of the Blacksmith’s field is just over half a mile, but only in good weather.
Afternoon: no party, no tug of war, no traditional children’s races, no raffle, no charity barbeque.
Bound each to each by natural piety
A rainbow in the sky
Just passing through
A wryneck photographed today by Bob Rowland via the kitchen window at Furzefield (click either thumbnail to see larger versions).
‘Walk for All’
Readers may have seen coverage in the local press about two recent developments relating to footpaths and bridleways in the area due south of Bramber and Upper Beeding. Unfortunately the reporting is rather opaque as to exactly what has happened and where. One development is a new (safe) bridleway crossing for the A283. This may be the topic of a further post when a map becomes available. The second development, the one considered here, is the surfacing of a previously unsurfaced footpath running along the west bank of the Adur. This has been compacted and it can now be navigated by people pushing buggies, prams, pushchairs and strollers, or those in invalid carriages or wheelchairs. The newly compacted path runs from St. Botolph’s (almost) to the centre of Bramber. You can click the thumbnail for a PDF map that shows the enhanced section as a continuous red line marked 3516 and 1933 (done by hand — other footpaths appear as segmented red or green lines).
[Many thanks to Martin Leigh-Pollitt of the Steyning & District Partnership for providing the map.]
More than the minimum wage*
Sussex Wildlife Trust is generously offering to pay a total of £100 for a set of a dozen professional quality photos that they can use in their calendar, magazine and website:
We are looking for twelve stunning photographs capturing the best of the wildlife and landscapes of Sussex. Show us the wild places that are special to you. It could be high on the Downs, deep in the woods or your favourite urban nature spot. We’d also love to see your local wildlife shots. Amaze us with the ladybirds in your garden, migrating wildfowl, macro spiders, flowers carpeting a woodland floor, colourful fungi, clouds of downland butterflies or a sleeping hedgehog in the park.
*The relevant calculation assumes that each photo will take one hour to produce, on average. Only one photographer will actually receive any money. The remaining set of mugs will receive a set of mugs.