Category Archives: Transport

Buses, availability of local access roads and main roads used by local residents: A23, A27, A281, A283, A287, A2037, etc.
Not to be conflated with ‘Highways’ which deals with the condition of the local access roads and is a constant topic of the Parish Council.

HC..CH to expand

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Hassocks Community Cycle Hire
Following Nick Herbert’s show of support, Hassocks Community Cycle Hire is planning to expand. The West Sussex Gazette reports:

Hassocks Community Cycle Hire (HCCH) is looking to expand with a new building on Hassocks Station.The building, which is expected to open in the spring, is to have improved storage, workspace and administrative facilities and will be used in addition to the existing HCCH hut in the grounds of The Hassocks pub. .. Improvements at Hassocks will increase cycle storage capacity and security and reflect Southern Railway’s move to expand cycling facilities along its network.

Speeding in Beeding

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Upper Beeding proposed 20mph limit
The Shoreham Herald reports:

Upper Beeding Parish Council has recently agreed to press ahead with plans for a 20mph limit across the whole village. David Barling, West Sussex county councillor for Bramber West, .. explained [that] the Upper Beeding scheme had a good chance of success, as long as there was significant support from residents. There were only two entrances to the village, so there could be signage at both ends and no need for speed humps. He added: “You have to get close to 20mph as an average before you can bring a limit in.”

SDNPA Travel Grant Scheme

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BN postcode area map

Not a single school in BN5, BN6, BN44, or BN45 is included in the scheme.

“Feedback from our recent schools survey identified that one of the key barriers to schools accessing outdoor learning opportunities within the National Park is the cost of travel to sites. To address this issue we are delighted to announce the launch of a new Travel Grant Scheme aimed at schools within our more deprived communities in and around the National Park. This scheme aims to reduce this barrier and encourage more young people to have access to the fantastic opportunities for outdoor learning provide within the South Downs National Park, and to capitalise on the opportunities presented by the developing South Downs Curriculum.” [SDNPA]

SDNPA Travel Grant Scheme
Pupils at Albourne Primary, Ashurst Primary, the Good Start, Lancing College, St. Peter’s Henfield, Shoreham College, Steyning Grammar, the Towers, Upper Beeding Primary, and others are not eligible for this scheme. Pupils at Balfour, Blatchington Mill, Dorothy Stringer, St. Luke’s, Varndean, and Westdene Primary do qualify, however.

The full list of ‘deprived communities’ and their schools, indexed by postcode, can be found here.

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A23 Handcross to Warninglid

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Thousands fined for speeding on the A23 between Handcross and Warninglid
“Between September 2012 and October this year, 11,301 drivers were fined after speeding along the 40mph Handcross to Warninglid section of the trunk road. .. The area is policed by hi-tech speed cameras, which are able to read number plates and allow any offence to be processed within a matter of days — far faster than ever before.”