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Planning Meeting – 13th December 2018

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Fulking Parish Council – Planning Meeting

You are invited to attend a planning meeting of the Fulking Parish Council at 7.00pm, on Thursday 13th December 2018 at the Village Hall, The Street, Fulking, where the following business will be discussed:

Market Gardens Caravan Site
Clappers Lane, Fulking, West Sussex BN5 9NH

Material change of use of land for stationing of caravans for residential occupation with facilitating development (hard standing)
Reference: SDNP/18/05963/FUL

Members of the Press & Public are welcome to attend.
By prior appointment with the Parish Clerk, a maximum of 2 people may speak for up to five minutes each in favour, and a maximum of 2 people may also speak for up to five minutes each against the application.

Trevor Parsons
Parish Clerk, Fulking
10th December 2018

parishclerk@fulking.net
01273 846310, 17 Ockley Way, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8NE

Carol Service

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St. Andrew's Edburton Carol Service

St. Andrew’s at 6:00pm on Sunday 16th December
Our Carol Service is earlier this year. Everyone is invited to join us and our new rector, Tim Harford, to start ‘the run in to Christmas’ by singing favourite carols in our beautiful candlelit church and enjoy refreshments of mulled wine and mince pies. We look forward to welcoming you then.

Jane Warne

N.B. the midnight mass for the benefice is at Pyecombe at 11.30pm.

Updated WWII history pamphlet now available

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World War Two in Beeding and Bramber
Pat Nightingale and Ken Wilson-Wheeler have released an updated version of their pamphlet World War Two in Beeding and Bramber. New to this version is an interesting page devoted to Flying Officer Gerald Gordon Lonsdale whose memorial can be found above the organ in St. Andrew’s. Like the earlier WWI book, the pamphlet covers Beeding, Bramber, Edburton, Fulking and Small Dole. It includes brief biographies of those who died including Flight Sergeant James William Lucas (son of Percy Lucas) and Chief Officer John A. Ridge, both of Fulking.

The updated pamphlet (price £6.00) can ordered direct from Pat at Bowfell, Hyde Street, Upper Beeding, BN44 3TG (01903-812847) or via email.

Downland Village Recipes

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Downland Village Recipes
A collection of recipes from Edburton, Fulking, Newtimber, Poynings, Pyecombe and Saddlescombe, with illustrations by Graham Jeffery who has been illustrating the various ‘Hungry Monk’ cookbooks since 1971 (most recently, in 2008), in addition to many books of his own. Graham will be signing copies of the Downland recipe book at Gallery BN5 in Henfield on Saturday 8th December from 11:00am–1:00pm.

Bobservation No. 51 — Christmas ..

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Something of a strange Christmas without Graham’s Carol Service at St Andrews. I cannot understand, whatever the ramifications, why he had to leave in mid November. Surely another few weeks would have been the civilized way for him to bow out.

However, life goes on and the annual village Christmas party is in the village hall on Saturday 8th December from 6 till 8pm and by now you should have received an attractive invitation kindly donated by Ceri. The Social Committee have invited Graham, councillors from County, District and the neighbouring parish of Poynings.

Mulled, red and white wine, beer and soft drinks will be available as will savoury finger food brought by villagers. This evening is such a great chance for all of the villagers to get together. Children are most welcome. It is occasions like this that make Fulking such a vibrant community so please do come along even if you can only stay for a short time.

What a splendid Christmas present to be able to report that refurbishment is taking place of the run down properties in Stammers Hill. Congratulations and thanks to the freeholder and the lessee who is undertaking the work.

The Social Committee AGM will be held on Thurs Feb 7th at 8pm in the village hall. The financial Report for 2018 will be presented and the election of Chair and Treasurer will be subject to a vote by the Committee. All villagers are welcome and we are always looking for new members to assist with various activities including the Fair and Dog show on Sunday 28th July 2019.