7thSense Design are looking for a software and system engineer to work on their Delta Media Server product. Details here.
Drumming & Percussion Group
Drumming & Percussion Group on Sunday 27th April (date changed from March 30th)
– with West Sussex Music tutor Steve Morley – Poynings Village Hall from 2pm – 3.30pm
With a view to meeting on the last Sunday of each month, the emphasis will be on enlivening but relaxed music-making for adults using traditional West African djembe rhythms; no experience is necessary. £7/person.
A diverse range of percussion instruments will be provided but do bring your own drum if you have one. Hope to see you there!
Call Steve on 857590 for more information
Birdsong for Beginners
Tutor: Mike Russell
Venue: Woods Mill
Date: Wednesday 16th April
Time: 10:00 — 16:00
This course is aimed at those people interested in getting started in finding out about bird song and learning to recognise the song of a few of our common birds. It may also interest those who are a bit rusty on their bird song and would like a refresher.
The Poynings burglars [update]
New planning guidance
The West Sussex Gazette has a long report. Extracts below:
A highly significant change in the guidance says that councils will no longer have to identify specific sites for development for the last five years of their 15-year plans. The provision was widely seen as unrealistic and was forcing councils to allocate unpopular ‘strategic sites’ for development, like the proposed new Mayfield ‘market town’.
The new guidance also states that infrastructure constraints must be considered in assessing a site’s suitability for development. This addresses a key local concern in West Sussex, where there is a strong feeling that development is allowed without the necessary infrastructure, such as roads and drainage, to support it.
The new planning guidance also addresses another local concern by making clear that emerging local plans should be given weight in decision-making even before they are passed.
The new guidance also encourages brownfield development and clarifies the ‘duty to co-operate’, under which neighbouring councils are required to consult each other on their plans.