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Bobservation No.52 — January 2019

Calendar PageChristmas
We had a very successful village Christmas party on Saturday 8 December in the village hall. The guests included Rev Graham Jeffrey, and councillors Joy Dennis from County, Colin Trumble from District, Mike Airey from Poynings and two of our own Parish councillors.
Total attendance was 50+ and quite a few children came. Many thanks to Ceri (Invitations), Nick (drinks), Lee (decorations), Jen (calendars and clear up),Pam (washing up) and Paul (drying up) for their input. Occasions like this are such an important factor in preserving the social character of the village and getting newcomers to meet some of the villagers.
The display of Christmas lighting in the village was quite beautiful, congratulations to all of you who took the trouble.

Social Committee
The Annual General meeting will be held in the village hall on Thursday 7 February at 8pm. The agenda will include the 2019 Fair being held on Sunday 28 July. We do need your input and ideas so please try to come along.

New Year
I am getting to an age when the major decisions of the day will not make much difference to my life. However climate change, plastic and Brexit in particular will be life changing for my grand children and I do feel  that we should do everything we can to ameliorate the effect of these three impending disasters.
Having got that off my chest I wish you all a very healthy and happy New Year.

Planning Meeting – Seasons Farm

FULKING PARISH COUNCIL

You are cordially invited to a planning meeting to be held in The Village Hall on Thursday 3rd January 2019 at 7pm to consider the following application

Reference: SDNP/18/06182/APNB
Property: Seasons Farm Clappers Lane Fulking BN5 9NH
Proposal: Agricultural barn to store hay and farm equipment

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. No more than two speakers are permitted in favour of the proposal, and two against.

Trevor Parsons
Clerk, Fulking Parish Council

17 Ockley Way, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8NE
Tel: 07767 422733  parishclerk@fulking.net

Piglet shed (anag.)

piglet shed
An advertorial in The Caterer tells us that:

Country pub the Shepherd and Dog serves locally sourced produce and a wide range of local beers in a picturesque setting in Fulking, West Sussex. And while its sprawling setting is undeniably an asset, staff used to find it difficult to maintain a constant presence as customers were hidden away in the many nooks and crannies spread across the gardens.

Since installing Lightspeed, waiters have been able to take orders via an iPad,
which are then sent back to the kitchen and bar in seconds, allowing them to spend more time canvassing the gardens, rather than running back and forth. The system also allows them to take payment at the table which, as owner David Pearse explains, has directly affected revenue. “Lightspeed means that we can pay at the table, bills are instant and online, and food comes out faster, so I turn my tables quicker. This means I make more money.”

Meanwhile, bar manager George Wilson has been most impressed with the system’s reporting capabilities: “I can look there and then, at the pub or at home, to see what’s not selling quickly and what’s selling really quickly; it really helps me with my ordering,” he explains. “Revenue has doubled since we put in Lightspeed — it’s been really, really helpful,” Pearse says.