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Met Office Weather Warning – Monday 28th October

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weather-warningNational Severe Weather Warning Service – Chief Forecasters Assessment

A strong, high-level jet is expected to engage warm low level air to give rise to a rapidly moving low pressure system later on Sunday. This is expected to run northeastwards, probably across England and Wales, with very strong winds on its southern and western flanks.

There is the potential for gusts of over 80mph, especially on exposed coasts, bothin southwesterly winds ahead of the low and west to northwesterly winds behind it.

The Met Office have issued an Amber Alert of Wind
Valid from 00:05 on Mon, 28th Oct 2013 until 21:00 on Mon, 28th Oct 2013

A very intense low pressure system is forecast to run northeastwards across the countryearly on Monday, bringing the potential for an exceptionally windy spell of weather for southern parts of the UK. At the same time, persistent, heavy rain could cause some surface water flooding.

At this early stage there is uncertainty about the timing, intensity and track of the low. However, the public should be prepared for the risk of falling trees as well as damage to buildings and other structures, bringing disruption to transport and power supplies.

For more details please go to: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings
Issued by the Met Office at 10:38 on Thu, 24th Oct 2013

Not in our backyard

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West Sussex Waste Local Plan 2013 map

West Sussex Waste Local Plan 2013 map: the yellow stars are the bad news.

In a pattern we will doubtless see more of, rubbish from the National Park bits of West Sussex will get shipped to locations in the non National Park bits for disposal. A consultation process is about to start so if you want to argue that garbage from Fulking should just be dumped in a field between Perching Drove and Clappers Lane, then that’s probably the appropriate forum in which to make your case.
GJMG

Small Dole bakery loses £20k

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Truffles phished at NatWest
The Shoreham Herald is reporting:

Small Dole firm Truffles bakery, which has branches in Shoreham and Steyning, lost £19,600 when its NatWest account was raided in a phishing scam. .. Criminals got into the company’s computer using a virus planted in a fake email from HMRC. When the email was opened, the fraudsters could view data being input on the computer, including the firm’s online-banking password and pin code. .. General manager Gabby Taylor made an online payment on Friday, September 20, and found on the Monday morning the money had gone. .. She said: “We are gutted. We employ nearly 200 local people who are paid weekly and this has taken a huge amount out of our cash flow”.

Fulking Parish Council – Planning Meeting Wednesday 6th November 2013

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Fulking Parish Council will hold an Planning Meeting on Wednesday 6th November 2013 at 6.30pm in the Village Hall

TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING PLANNING APPLICATIONS:-

SDNP/13/0487/FUL
Downside, Poynings Road,Fulking,Henfield,BN9 9NB
Renewal of current planning permission, proposed extension of front and side of existing main house. REF 10/03725/FUL 24th January 2011.
Full information available on the South Downs National Park Website – here

SDNP/13/04678/HOUS
Pippins,Poynings road, Fulking, Henfield, BN5 9NB
Replace 2 x storage sheds with 1 x hay shed 1 x potting shed and 2 x sheep sheds for housing ewes at lambing time.
Full information available on the South Downs National Park Website – here

SDNP/13/04875/TCA
Chimney House, The Street, Fulking,Henfield BN5 9LU
Conifer (T1) remove completely as tree is too large and too close to neighboring property. Willow (T2) re-pollard due to re growth.
Full information available on the South Downs National Park Website – here

SDNP/13/04634/HOUS
Knole House, Clappers Lane, Fulking, Henfield, BN5 9NH
Two storey side extension and roof conversion along with internal & external alterations.
Full information available on the South Downs National Park Website – here

Plan to extend Knole House

SDNP/13/04573/FUL
Littledown Farm, Holmbush Lane, Woodmancote, Henfield, BN5 9TJ
Demolition and replacement of a single storey dwelling house to form a 1.5 storey 4 bed house including a detached garage and swimming pool buildings.
Full information available on the South Downs National Park Website – here

Planned replacement house at Littledown Farm

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 arrangement with the Clerk Mrs. Andrea Dickson , tel 01444 451060 at least 1 hour before the meeting. No more than two speakers for each application and two against.

Andrea Dickson
Clerk to Fulking Parish Council
12 Turners Mill Road
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 1NN
andreadicksonfpc@gmail.com

Fungal Foray

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Bioblitz -- The Devil's Dyke great fungal foray 3
Bioblitz — The Devil’s Dyke great fungal foray: join us for a day of hunting and recording as many species of fungi as possible, across Southwick Hill, on the South Downs, near Brighton. A team of scientists will be on hand to identify and record all that is found. The order of the day: 10:00am Meet at The Mile Oak pub; Introduction to the day. 10:15am Go out hunting for fungi on Southwick Hill. 12:00 noon Lunch on the hill. 2:00pm. Finish off the day with a cup of tea and cake at Mile Oak farm tea shop (not provided). Finish survey with a quick round up of the days findings. Friday, 1st November 2013, 10:00am — 2:00pm.

Booking essential. More info here.

Coppicing at Tottington Wood

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Tottington Woodlanders at work
The Tottington Woodlanders need you:

Come along and have a go at coppicing.

You do not need any special tools as they are all provided, along with the training, however please wear suitable clothing and footwear for working outdoors. The most important thing is to bring a mug for the cuppa around the fire – the hot water, tea or coffee will be provided.

We always pair up newcomers or novices with volunteers who are experienced and training continues until everyone is comfortable that you can work safely unaccompanied. Some people previously have been worried that they may cut the wood to the wrong size or do something wrong. We are grateful for the assistance and it is unlikely that you could do any lasting damage.

The work starts at 9.30am on a Sunday morning and normally finishes around 1pm, but there is no requirement to be there at the start and still be there at the end.

The dates for coppicing:-

  • Oct 2013 – 27th
  • Nov 2013 – 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th.
  • Dec 2013 – 1st, 5th, 15th.
  • Jan 2014 – 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th.
  • Feb 2014 – (2nd), 9th, 16th, 23rd.
  • March 2014 – 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th.

More information here.

A magnet for rubbish

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Small Dole is a magnet for rubbish
The West Sussex County Times reports:

Sweeptech [have applied] to change the use of a site from a storage and distribution centre to a waste recycling facility off Shoreham Road, just south of Henfield and north of Small Dole, [it] will recycle 75,000 tonnes of waste per year collected from road sweeping and gully clearing. ..

Henfield resident Adrian Jessup lives just 100 yards from the proposed 22 acre site, also known as the Old Brickworks. “Sweeptech have said there will be 35 movements a day from the site onto Shoreham Road (A2037), which is situated on a bend that has no overtaking on it, and if they can’t go through Henfield or Small Dole they’ll have to take Horn Lane, a small treacherous road.” ..

Small Dole residents have battled waste facilities in the past, including Horton Landfill Site, which opened in 1991 and closed in 2011. Small Dole Action Committee member Chris Warren said residents are still ‘suffering the consequences of pollution’. “Small Dole seems to be a magnet for waste processing. It’s more than we need,” said Mr Warren. “We have had waste lorries for donkey’s years and there’s been damage done to the roads as a result. There will be a dozen residents directly affected by this.” Mr Warren said he is also concerned about the waste vehicles’ route, and claimed it could potentially affect Henfield, Woodmancote, Small Dole and Upper Beeding.

HART on Horton

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HART on Horton Golf Club
Every car needs a defibrillator:

Club member Malcolm Town collapsed while playing golf a year ago and was saved by his playing partner, HART responder Martin Tooth. Martin, who is club captain, happened to have his defibrillator in the car and was able to reach it in time to administer lifesaving treatment. HART are shortly to equip adjoining Henfield Business Park with a public access defibrillator.

More here.