West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service Integrated Risk Management Plan

Posted on Monday 23rd April 2018

West Sussex County Council has initiated a six week public consultation regarding their Integrated Risk Management Plan. The consultation runs until Monday 28 May. The plan explains the fire service’s activities in detail on:

Prevention — educating the community on how to reduce risks through safe and well visits, school visits and other training.
Protection — providing safer public spaces within the built environment, fire safety inspections and enforcement.
Response — sending fire appliances and firefighters to emergency incidents. This can include fires, road traffic collisions, flooding etc.
People — how we address the challenges we face in delivering a highly trained, diverse workforce.
Value for money — ensuring everything we do is as cost efficient as possible (see photo, above).
Partnership and collaboration — how we will work with other organisations to achieve our organisational aims.

People are asked to comment on the priorities identified by the West Sussex Fire Authority. To read the draft plan and to take part in the consultation please go to www.westsussex.gov.uk/IRMP2018.

Bus Strategy Consultation

Posted on Sunday 22nd April 2018

This may be of interest to those Fulking residents who make use of the various local bus services:

West Sussex County Council is developing a new Bus Strategy which will explore ways in which we can work with bus companies and other partners to help sustain and improve bus services. We would like your views on our proposals for the new strategy and if there is anything else you think we should include. For further information and to take part in the consultation please go to:
www.westsussex.gov.uk/buses
or call 01243 642105 to request an information pack. The closing date for your feedback is 6th June 2018.

Fulking does not exist

Posted on Friday 8th December 2017

Clappers Lane is in Poynings. Holmbush Lane is in Woodmancote. Poynings Road is in Edburton. Edburton Road is in Poynings. The Street is in Streat. Stammers Hill is a common mispronunciation caused by overindulgence at the Shepherd & Dog.

Cold Weather Alert [WSCC]

Posted on Wednesday 6th December 2017

A Cold Weather Alert at level 3 (action) has been issued for the South East area in advance for Thursday 07 Dec and 0800 on Tuesday 12 Dec 2017 as arctic air will be arriving later, from Thursday. It will be cold through the daytime and night-time with biting winds.

If you know or look after someone you may be susceptible to the effects of this cold weather period please help make sure that they stay warm and well and check in advance that they are prepared for this cold spell.

Stay tuned in to weather forecasts
Check and maintain daytime room temperatures of 21C
Check bedroom night time temperatures and maintain it at 18C or warmer
Keep warm and active and if you have to go out dress warmly and wear non slip shoes.
If you are concerned about your own health or welfare or that of others please alert the emergency services.

Tree and Hedge Guidance

Posted on Monday 6th November 2017

The West Sussex County Times recently had a somewhat helpful article on this topic. The WSCT article links, in turn, to a section of the WSCC website which is rather less useful since its focus is on what WSCC is meant to do rather than what is expected of private landowners. Luckily, Dorset County Council has produced a model flyer on the topic which is worth downloading (the illustration above comes from that flyer).

Parish Council Meeting – 12th Oct 2017, 7:30pm – Village Hall

Posted on Tuesday 10th October 2017

Fulking Parish Council will hold their Quarterly Meeting on 12^th October 2017 at 7.30pm at The Village Hall

A G E N D A

Public Participation There will be a period of 15 minutes set aside at the beginning of the meeting for the public to ask questions or make comments on items on the Agenda. Comments on items not appearing on the agenda can be made at the chairman’s discretion. Once the meeting is in session there will be no further public participation.

1. Chairman’s Welcome.
2. Apologies.
3. Declarations of Interest.
4. Approval of minutes of 13^th July, 20^th July, and 7^th September, 2017
5. Reports from MSDC Councillors & WSCC Councillor Joy Dennis
6. Planning Applications

6.1 SDNP/17/04233/CND Hillside Poynings Road Fulking BN5 9NB
Variation of Condition 8 on planning consent SDNP/16/01987/FUL – External lighting is necessary to ensure safe way finding around the site at night. This is proposed with low level lighting that has been specified to avoid light pollution

6.2 SDNP/17/04811/HOUS The Cabbage Patch Clappers Lane Fulking BN5 9NH
Conversion of existing garage into annex.

Matters arising from the above minutes not on the agenda:
Ladybrook Spring maintenance update-Michael; HGV sign update-Miles; Proposed parking measures West of Lady Brook Spring update-Mark

7. Feedback from SALC conference-Miles
8. Clappers Lane Update-Miles/Linda
9. Operation Watershed update-Kate
10. Transparency update-Derek
11. Annual review of 10 procedures-Derek
12. Financial Matters (including Cheque List & Stubbs, Income & Expenditure to date,
Budget v’s actual, quarterly bank reconciliation, draft 2018/19 Precept discussion.
13. Date of next meeting: 11^th January, 2018.

Members of the Press and Public are welcome to attend.

Poynings Road diversion

Posted on Tuesday 10th October 2017

Parish Council Meeting – 13th July 2017 7:30pm – Village Hall

Posted on Saturday 8th July 2017

Fulking Parish Council will hold their quarterly meeting at 7:30pm on Thursday July 13th 2017 in the Village Hall — agenda.

PARISH COUNCIL AGENDA

Chairman’s Welcome.
Apologies.
Declarations of Interest.
Approval of minutes of 6^th March, 11^th & 13^th April, and 11^th & 18^th May, 2017
Reports from MSDC Councillors & WSCC Councillor Joy Dennis
Comments from the floor.

Matters arising from the above minutes not on the agenda: Ladybrook Spring maintenance update-Michael; Drainage along Edburton Road update-Michael; Hillside drainage-Miles; HGV sign update-Miles; Proposed parking measures West of Lady Brook Spring update-Mark; Preston Nomads entrance-Miles.

Clappers Lane Update-Miles/Linda
Operation Watershed update-Derek
Transparency update-Derek
Proposed annual review of procedures-Derek
NTF insurance update-Miles
Playground inspection/maintenance update-Derek
Proposed 2018 meeting dates approval; 11^th January, 12^th April, 12^th July, 11^th October, AGM 3^rd May-all
Financial Matters (including Cheque List & Stubbs, Income & Expenditure to date, Budget v’s actual, quarterly bank reconciliation.
Date of next meeting: 12^th October, 2017.

Members of the Press and Public are welcome to attend.

Footpaths needing attention

Posted on Sunday 18th June 2017

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Sue Philipson, our local Access Ranger, will be carrying out Public Rights of Ways inspections next month. Following these inspections, routine maintenance work will be organised.

If you know of any issues or work that needs doing, please contact West Sussex Public Rights of Way by the end of June via the following email address: prow@westsussex.gov.uk. Please copy in the Parish Council for our records (parishclerk@fulking.net).

Path numbers can be found on the West Sussex website and you may need to refer to the ‘How to use the iMap’ for this. Both the map and the guide can be found here: www.westsussex.gov.uk/imap.