Ordinary Parish Meeting – 7th January, 2021

Planning MeetingYou are cordially invited to an online Ordinary Meeting of Fulking Parish Council, on Thursday 7th January 2021 at 7.30pm via Microsoft Teams, the meeting will consider the items set out below.

Should you wish to join the meeting please let me know by email (parishclerk@fulking.net) and I will email you a link invite to Microsoft Teams.

Trevor Parsons – Parish Clerk
parishclerk@fulking.net

AGENDA

Public Participation: 15 minutes are set aside at the beginning of the meeting for the public to ask questions or make comments on items on the Agenda. Comments on items not appearing on the agenda can be made at the chairman’s discretion.

21/001/OM. – Apologies for Absence.

21/002/OM. – Declaration of Members’ Interests.

21/003/OM. – Approve the Minutes of Ordinary Council Meeting of 8th October 2020
The minutes, subject to any amendments, to be approved and signed as a true record of the meeting.

21/004/OM. – Reports from District and County Councillors. 

21/005/OM. – 2020 – 2021 Precept

21/006/OM. – Matters Arising & Outstanding Actions To clarify and report on actions brought forward from the last meeting.

1) Ram Pump Noticeboard
2) Welcome Pack for New Villagers
3) Speed Indicator Device
4) Village Signs

21/007/PM. – Market Garden

21/008/OM. – Village Gateway

21/009/OM. – Village Hall

Asset of Community Value
Lease

21/010/OM. – Winter Plan

21/011/OM. – Yellow Lines

21/012/OM. – Reports from Outside Bodies.

1) WSALC planned breakaway Update

21/013/OM. – Information Items.  To receive information and items for the agenda at future meetings.

21/014/OM. – Correspondence.  To discuss correspondence and respond to correspondence received.

PROW – Don’t Lose Your Way – (Chris Smith)

21/015/OM. – Financial Matters. To receive the report on the Council’s income and to approve future expenditure.

21/016/OM. To set a date of Annual General Meeting of the Council and Annual Parish Meeting.

Date of the next Ordinary Meeting: Thursday 8th April 2021

Clappers Lane: pothole repairs


Residents will have noticed that Clappers Lane has resumed its role as a tributary of the Adur. The river maintenance sensors have detected potholes beneath the water and WSCC has thus arranged for Balfour Beatty’s crack snorkel team to come and fill them on Monday 11th January between 9:30am and 15:00pm. Mooring and river through-traffic prohibited but resident access to houseboats, etc., retained.

Bobservation No: 76 January 2021

New Year
I sincerely hope that 2021 proves to be a better year for all of you. Being in a village like Fulking, it is hard to imagine just how difficult 2020 has been for many millions of the other people living in our country. Unlike the leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, who objects to UNECSO funding our poor, I feel ashamed that, due to impoverishment, mothers cannot feed their children, our streets are the home to Brits who, possibly through no fault of their own, have become destitute and the future for many children remains very, very bleak due to lack of opportunity. I am sure that if a villager is in genuine dire need, some way to help would be available. However, this in no way relieves the national problem which, due to cutbacks, coronavirus and, dare I say it, Brexit will surely get worse.

Tony Brooks
Trevor Brooks, Tony’s son, tells me that his father’s Alzheimer’s has continued to worsen and at the beginning of the year he had to be transferred to the St Clare’s Care Home in Ditchling.  I understand he is happy there and has been nicknamed ‘King Tony’ by the staff. Many villagers who remember Tony for his helpfulness and total involvement in Fulking, will wish him a comfortable and stress-free life at St Clare’s. Doris is keeping well in Hassocks.

Coronavirus
Regrettably Fulking has not been left out of the grip of Covid19. I am told that a couple of elderly villagers have been tested positive and, of course, there may be more. I am sure you will all join me in wishing everyone who is tested positive a safe outcome. Please take every precaution to avoid the spread of this quite horrible virus. Hopefully, the arrival of vaccination should begin to offer some form of protection in 2021.

Bobservation Christmas Quiz
Having had results from 10 contestants and after an exciting finale I have great pleasure in announcing the 3 joint winners of the Bobservation Christmas Quiz 2020 as Kevin Thorns & his family, Chris & Julia Snell and Jen Green & Chris Gildersleeve with all 55 answers considered to be correct. I do hope it relieved the lockdown over the Christmas period a little.