The Independent reports:
Figures from Nationwide suggest there is an 18 per cent premium for a property situated within a National Park and an eight per cent premium for a property within 5km of a National Park.
England’s newest National Park, The South Downs National Park in Hampshire and Sussex,contains the highest number of households, around 47,000.
Sussex Wildlife Trust is offering a course taught by Graeme Lyons in Woods Mill on Friday 28th February from 10:00am to 4:00pm:
An introduction to bryophytes, their taxonomy and ecology. We will learn the terminology and different parts of the plants before spending the morning identifying specimens in doors. After lunch we will venture into the woods where we will identify bryophytes in the field. Many of the plants are very small and use hand lenses are required throughout. Latin names will also be used in the absence of widely used English names. Suitable for people who have had some experience in plant identification and introduction to taxonomy. Also for ecologists, professionals, biology and ecology students.
Come and join us for a Country & Western, Rock & Gospel Music Concert
Where:
St. John the Evangelist Church,
Newtimber,
Church Lane,
BN6 9BT
When: Friday March 28th 7.30 pm
Featuring Michael and Teenie Harcus – Singer / Songwriters from the Orkney Islands, Scotland
Tickets at £15 adults, £5 under 18’s
Includes a drink and nibbles.
Contact Shirley Murrell Tel: 01273 857353, shirleymurrell@btinternet.com
or Lucy Dalrymple Tel: 01273 832009, lucy@arboreaters.co.uk
CD’s for sale michaelharcus.co.uk
If you live locally and have a ‘personnel officer’ qualification, then this job might be for you.
E.ON will be hosting a Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Meet the Buyer event at the Amex Stadium, Brighton on Wednesday 26th February 2014 from 10.00am. The aim of the event is to inform local businesses of the opportunities that may exist during the construction and operation of the project.
Bob Rowland has been trawling through dozens of hours of bird recordings. The results of his work can be heard on the newly updated all-singing, all-dancing Fulking Bird Watch page.
Councillors have granted a business developer approval to reduce its transport contributions from thousands of pounds to just £2. .. Brian O’Connell (Con: Henfield) said the county council’s transport contribution demand was ‘ridiculous’. .. One of the county council’s requests was to create a cycle path from Woodmancote to Henfield, which Mr O’Connell laughed at the prospect of. .. Brian Donnelly (Con Pulborough and Coldwaltham) said: “I’ve got a bad feeling about this, we could get it wrong. Cycle paths are a total waste of money, but this site will be adding to cars on the road, so there should be a transport charge. I don’t understand why the mechanics went so wrong.”
Does anyone have any suggestions for a speaker for the Annual Parish meeting on 1st May 2014?
Any suggestion should be sent to me.
Thanks
Andrea
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Andrea Dickson
Clerk to Fulking Parish Council
01444 451 060
12 Turners Mill Road
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 1NN
andreadicksonfpc@gmail.com
The LAMBS website has a very interesting post on the (im)possibility of carrying more passengers on the London–Brighton line:
[Mayfield is] a completely unsustainable development from the transport perspective .. You have to remember that the Brighton mainline has only got four lines from London as far as Balcombe Tunnel, which is just South of Crawley. Beyond that it’s a two track railway going down to Brighton and I can see no way of actually widening that section of line. You’ve got a number of obstacles in your way which would have to be addressed because of the undulating way of the countryside.
Learning outside the classroom: join the new volunteer teaching team at Saddlescombe Farm. A new classroom is being developed in one of the farm buildings. The day will be spent introducing the education staff, meeting current volunteers and finding out what is planned for the future.
Friday, 24 January 2014, 10:00am — 1:00pm. More info here.