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Action in rural Sussex – Orchards

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orchard1Action in rural Sussex and Brighton Permaculture Trust have now guided over 70 community groups and schools through the process of designing, planting and maintaining a small orchard (and occasionally , a larger orchard!). If you have ever thought that you would like to help the landscape of Sussex to be as fruitful as it once was, or to share with a new generation the pleasures of fresh orchard fruits and local apple varieties, just click on the link below. Community orchards offer a fantastic opportunity to grow an array of apples and other fruits you won’t find in the shops, are a haven for all kinds of wildlife, and are lovely places to enjoy, at all times of year.

http://www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk/community-orchards

Please do get in touch to find out more or ask any questions. Email me on this address for all orchard enquiries:

anne-marie.bur@brightonpermaculture.org.uk

Anne-Marie Bur
Co-ordinator Local Produce
PLEASE NOTE NEW DIRECT LINE NUMBER!
Direct Line: 01273 407310 Mobile: 07849 233294

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Sussex House
212 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2NH

Tel: 01273 473422
Fax: 01273 483109
Action in rural Sussex is a registered charity, number 1035401

The View from Bahrain

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It is reassuring to discover that the “Round-the-clock Security News Service” of the Police Media Center at the Ministry of the Interior in Bahrain is keeping a close eye on important developments in Fulking. They seem to have missed the recent burglary in Clappers Lane, though.

Fulking Drama – Land Rover plunges over the top

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Land Rover - white roof still in place

Land Rover – white roof in place

Local Fulking resident Sheena Trist quickly called the emergency services last night when she heard screams for help.

Incredibly luckily, Sheena was saying goodbye to someone on her drive when she heard cries for help coming from the hill. A man called out from the crashed vehicle and they had to shout to each other. Sheena realised that she’d better phone for an ambulance.

Emergency vehicles very quickly turned up in large numbers. There were reportedly about twenty Police, Ambulance and Fire Brigade vehicles at one stage parked along the Edburton Road near Perching Drove. Many were left with their engines running and windscreen wipers wiping as the emergency service personnel had rushed on foot up the hill to come to the aid of the trapped people.

Land Rover - Roof Removed by the Fire Brigade

Land Rover – roof removed by the Fire Brigade

The 26 year old driver was trapped for over two hours as the Fire Brigade gradually cut bits off the Land Rover to free him. He was then airlifted away to hospital by the Coastguard helicopter.

The white Land Rover had been driving along the top of the hill on the South Downs Way with three occupants on board. At some stage it seemed to lose its grip and careered down the very steep side of the hill. The hill is about 400 feet high at that point. The car hit a bank and then came to rest about half way down the hill. The location it ended up made it inaccessible to all the emergency vehicles.

The BBC News website reports that Sussex Police said the driver had suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, while two other men had minor injuries.

You can also read reports at The Argus, Brighton and Hove News, the BBC and The Mail Online (video footage too).

The Aftermath

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Photos courtesy of Nick Hughes

photo courtesy of Nick Hughes

Photos courtesy of Nick Hughes

photo courtesy of Nick Hughes

Photos courtesy of Nick Hughes

photo courtesy of Nick Hughes

District Plan: Fulking

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Fulking Draft Policies Map May 2013

Fulking Draft Policies Map May 2013 (click image to see full-size version)

Key:

  • DP9 — protection and enhancement of countryside (everything visible on the map except the core ‘built-up’ part of Fulking shown inside the thick black line).
  • DP15 — South Downs National Park (everything shown on the map).
  • DP33 — the Fulking conservation area (central pale yellow-green area plus green-blue area adjacent to the Shepherd & Dog).
  • DP36 — biodiversity/site of special scientific interest (pink, the north escarpment).

You will need to look at the District Plan (PDF) itself for the fine detail of what DP9, DP15, DP33 and DP36 imply for development, for example.

Mid Sussex District Plan – Formal Publication

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District Plan

What is the District Plan?

The District Plan will cover the period to 2031 and will be the main planning document used by Mid Sussex Councils when considering planning applications.

Mid Sussex District Council is publishing its proposed submission District Plan, along with a Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment on 7th May 2013.

The role of the proposed submission District Plan is to say broadly what, where, when and how development will take place in Mid Sussex over the next 20 years.

Have Your Say

Mid Sussex District Council and South Downs National Park Authority are seeking comments on the District Plan prior to its submission to the Government. The role of the District Plan is to say broadly what, where, when and how development will take place in Mid Sussex over the next two decades.

The Plan will be published on 7th May 2013 and will be available at midsussex.gov.uk/districtplan from that date. The consultation period lasts six weeks and the deadline for all responses is 4 p.m. on Monday 17th June 2013.

Paper copies of the Plan and response forms are also available at libraries, Help Points, District Council offices (Main and Planning Receptions), South Downs National Park Authority office and Town and Parish Council offices.

Comments can be submitted online at midsussex.gov.uk/districtplan or can be sent to Planning Policy and Economic Development, Mid Sussex District Council at Oaklands, Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1SS. All comments will be considered by an independent planning inspector alongside a final version of the District Plan at a future public examination.