Charity & Community News

Storrington and District Probus Club

The Probus club has been busy with ten pin bowling, a talk by a fraud investigator, lunch at Thirteen, a woodland walk plus an afternoon of playing New Age Kurling. This is similar to traditional curling, except the “rubber” stones run on bearings so can be played on any smooth flat surface. The game was at Chanctonbury Leisure and the equipment provided by Horsham District Council. Naturally lunch was enjoyed at all these events! If you might be interested in joining call Peter Edwards on 01903 740675 or email him on peter.edwards50@btinternet.com.

Council support for Pulborough businesses

Horsham District Council is working with various partners to support traders in the Pulborough area in order to mitigate the economic impact of the A29 road closures. As part of an economic support package a range of measures have been introduced including:

• Extra signage supplied to help keep on-street parking available for shop users and to give clearer directions to Lower Street Car Park.

• Two hours’ free car parking has been introduced for the Lower Street Car Park

• Footfall monitoring and business impact figures are being provided to improve understanding of the trading issues

• Web and social media promotions for individual businesses have been launched

• Funding has been provided for design, print, photography and loyalty promotions

• Signposting to various channels with additional resources for business support provided. The District Council is working in partnership with Pulborough Parish Council, Pulborough Trading Association and Pulborough Community Partnership to identify and implement effective actions to build business resilience at this time.

Horsham District Council Leader Cllr Claire Vickers commented: “We will continue to monitor the situation and amend the support package elements in place if required, ensuring that our local businesses can bounce back when this situation is resolved.”