You no longer need to concern yourself as to how Aunt Clarissa is going to get herself from Hassocks Station to your house. She’s planning to hire a cycle. And she has brought her visit forward so that she can qualify for the current 20% discount.
Latest News of Local Interest
Small Dole bakery loses £20k
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
A job in Newtimber?
If you think you could handle the stress of having to commute from Fulking to Newtimber every day, then this job might be for you.
Update 29th November: job no longer on offer.
LAMBS to the slaughter
The West Sussex Gazette reports on an upcoming meeting to discuss the Mayfields plan to trash 1,200 acres of attractive Sussex countryside between Henfield and Sayers Common:
Mayfield Market Town’s application to develop a new town between Henfield and Sayers Common will be debated by Arundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert, Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames and Locals Against Mayfield Building Sprawl (LAMBS) representative Anthony Watts-Williams on Friday (October 18).
The meeting will be held on Friday, October 18, 7.30pm, at Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks, BN6 8QH — all are welcome to attend.