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Fulking Parish Council – Meeting Thursday 11th April 2013 at 7.30pm
Please note there is a Fulking Parish Council meeting to be held on Thursday 11th April 2013 in the Village Hall.
You can download a copy of the agenda by clicking the link below.
Lady Brook Spring
The PC has recently been in discussions with WSCC Highways about a very different proposal, possibly involving flint work and sympathetic planting along with measures to ensure that safety is improved to reduce the risk of drowning by children and animals. The very stark (some may say hideous) structure that has been built addresses neither safety nor aesthetics – indeed, the new railings (being very open) have vastly increased the risks, as well as being totally out of keeping with the surroundings.
The PC has contacted the Highways department with an urgent request to rectify the situation; we will publish any information on this as soon as we can.
If anybody has any suggestions or thoughts as to how we could make this a special feature of our village, please contact Andrea Dickson – andreadicksonfpc@gmail.com.
Fulking Parish Council
[Photos: before GJMG, after AW]
Fulking Village Hall Gets a Grand!
Fulking Village hall has been awarded £1000 by the BT Awards scheme thanks to Ceri Thayer a member of the Village Hall Action Group.
BT People Awards reward local community groups, charities and organisations where BT people volunteer their time. Our Village Hall is one of hundreds of groups who applied for an award during this round of the scheme and impressed judges with how they would use their grant to make a difference to their group and benefit the local community. The BT People Awards provide a great opportunity for community groups like ours to get some additional help that can make a huge difference.
It is very positive that BT recognises the voluntary work of its people in this way. The Village Hall is going from strength to strength with community events and the VHAG are very grateful for this donation.
Ceri Thayer
Tel: 348
Fulking’s Got Talent
Aidan writes:-
In a Pigeon-less world (not for much longer, soz), what we need is a bit of variety theatre, right?
Which is why FULKING’s GOT TALENT comes round again at breakneck speed. Next Friday 5th April, to be exact. Come and support the amazing array of musical, theatrical, athletic and general all-round awesomeness of our Village Young. It’s been a blast these last two years and 2013 will be no exception. Listen, have fun, enjoy… and then stay for a cheerful beverage or three.
DATE Fri 5th April
TIME 7.30pm
PLACE Village Hall.
Be there, or be… Disappointed.
REHEARSAL Thursday 4 April, 5pm.
Any enquiries to Tessa Schaeffer on 821.
English National Concessionary Travel Scheme
The administration of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme in West Sussex is changing from 1st April 2013.
If you already have an older or disabled persons’ concessionary bus pass you do not need to take any action. Your current bus pass will continue to be valid and will be renewed automatically.
After 1st April, if you are applying for a new bus pass, or if have any queries about your current pass, then please use the following contact details:
Bus Pass Information Line (local rate): 0845 075 1018
West Sussex Bus Pass, PO Box 212, Waterlooville PO7 6ZN
E-mail: buspass@westsussex.gov.uk
Web: www.westsussex.gov.uk/buses
In the frame for foster caring?
Could you provide a warm and loving home for some of the most vulnerable children in West Sussex? Could you become a foster carer?
Foster Care Fortnight, the annual campaign run by the Fostering Network to highlight the need for more foster carers, takes place this year from Monday 13 to Sunday 26 May.
West Sussex County Council runs monthly fostering drop-in sessions across the county, which are an ideal chance for anyone interested in finding out more about fostering to come along to.
You can speak to officers from the fostering team, and some drop-in sessions have foster carers present so you can speak to them directly and find out more about what being a foster carer is like.
Foster homes offer children a stable family environment while their own parents are unable to look after them. Could you help in providing this vital role?
There are many reasons why a child comes into foster care. Their stay with foster carers could be short-term until they can return to their parents, or it might need to be longer term.
The County Council tries to place children with foster carers in their local area, so they can continue to stay close to their school, friends, people and places they know. This means the Council is always on the lookout for new foster carers to come forward from across West Sussex.
Foster carers come from all walks of life and from a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. People from a variety of backgrounds can apply to foster, regardless of their marital status or sexuality.
What is important is skills such as a good sense of humour, patience, energy and the ability to treat children and young people as individuals.
Foster carers receive a comprehensive support package from the County Council, including on-going training and financial allowances to meet the needs of the children in their care.
Are you interested and would you like to find out more? You can visit the website at www.westsussex.gov.uk/fostering for further information and details of all the drop-in sessions, or call 01403 229333.
Fostering drop-in sessions run from 10am to 4pm. The sessions taking place in West Sussex in 2013 are:
- Saturday 18 May, Worthing Library, Richmond Road, Worthing, BN11 1HD.
- Wednesday 22 May, Horsham Library, Lower Tanbridge Way, Horsham, RH12 1PJ.
- Wednesday 19 June, Burgess Hill Library, The Martlets, Burgess Hill, RH15 9NN.
- Tuesday 9 July, Chichester Library, Tower Street, Chichester, PO19 1QJ
- Friday 16 August, Shoreham Library, St Mary’s Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5ZA.
- Tuesday 17 September, Crawley Library, Southgate Avenue, Crawley, RH10 6HG.
- Tuesday 8 October, Worthing Library, Richmond Road, Worthing, BN11 1HD.
- Tuesday 12 November, Haywards Heath Library, 34 Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1BN.
- Tuesday 3 December, Bognor Regis Library, London Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1DE.
