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58 Parish Council News

Bury Parish Council

Edited extracts from the draft minutes of Bury Parish Council meeting held on 5th February 2020. Councillors updates Road safety - The Chairman reported logging several incidents of potholes via the County Councils online reporting tool. Arrangements have been made for the pavement and road opposite the entrance to the RAF Upwood Dehavilland Gardens construction site to be regularly cleaned in a bid to reduce the amount of loose stones being thrown up by vehicles. New legislation has been received with regards to accessibility for websites, the Clerk confirmed these details have been passed on to askIT for their thoughts on the matter and what can be done to the councils website to improve accessibility for disabled people. 2020 Village Fete - The planning for the event is going well. Initially the uptake of stalls has been slow so another letter has gone out to remind people. The Longhurst Group (clinic site developers) have been approached with a view to sponsoring the dog show. It has been arrangeed for Garden Reclaim to keep the grass cut leading up to the event and the Clerk will also make contact with the Fire Station to request an engine for the day. Straw bales for seating still need to be sourced. The event will be advertised on social media and the Council website.

RAF Upwood development The Clerk and Cllr recently met with representatives from the Longhurst Group, the owners of the Dehavilland Gardens development and RAF Upwood. Conversation was held with regards to suitable pedestrian crossings linking residents of the developments to the village and its facilities. Independent road surveys are being conducted and Longhurst have agreed to share the findings of the reports with the Parish Council. The Parish Council have been asked to consider taking on the maintenance of the green areas within the of the development. The Clerk and garden reclaim have been looking at the development brief to establish estimate costs for maintaining the public spaces, grassed areas and playparks on the site, the Parish Council will have ongoing discussions on this matter before coming to a decision. Current position The latest figures as of the third quarter end of the financial year. £20,034.74 of the £30,000 annual budget has been spent with a projected overall spend for the year of £28,718.08 bringing the council in under budget for the financial year ending 31st March 2020. For more information or to contact the Parish council, visit www.buryparishcouncil.org.uk or you can reach Mike Simpson, Clerk and RFO, by sending an email clerkburyparishcouncil@gmail.com

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60 Parish Council News

Pulborough Parish Council

Edited extracts taken from the draft minutes of the Open Spaces Committee meeting held on 13th February 2020. Sports and Social Club The Deputy Clerk advised that the groundsman had checked the guttering and it was clear. Members received a written report which advised that it was beneficial to have the door raised but does not see a benefit in increasing the capacity of the guttering. He would recommend that the drain outside the cellar door is jetted and any debris flushed out. Having received this advice, the Deputy Clerk obtained a quotation to jet and clear the drain. The Council received a quotation of £185.00 + vat from ‘The Drain Guys Ltd’. Members resolved to reimburse the Sports and Social Club £255.00 + vat for the raising of the cellar door but advise that the quotation for the deep flow guttering will not be accepted. Tree cutting The Council received a resident request to cut back a tree in Pocket Park in order to avoid dispersal of seeds onto their property, which cause layers of ‘fluff’ into their garden. The Deputy Clerk had been hoping to receive a quotation from a tree surgeon, but has not yet received one. The Council resolved to allow a

West Chiltington PC

Call for development and employment sites until 24th April 2020 As part of the preparation of the West Chiltington Neighbourhood Plan, we need to identify site allocations for development in order to address local needs. We are calling out to landowners in the Parish of West Chiltington who may have an interest in promoting their land for development. The Neighbourhood Plan is looking to address our needs over the next 15 years. If you are a landowner –or represent a landowner - and wish for your land to be considered for allocation in the Neighbourhood Plan, you are required to provide us with details using the ‘Site Submission’ form available from West Chiltington Parish Council. The form should be used to suggest new potential development sites to West Chiltington Parish Council or to provide updates to sites which have already been submitted to the Council. Please fill in a separate form for each site you wish to be considered. Completed forms must be received by West Chiltington Parish Council by 5pm Friday 24th April 2020. budget of up to £200 + vat for any working being carried out. Replacement bench It was requested that a broken Parish Council owned bench along Church Hill be replaced. Members received photographs of the broken bench, along with 4 replacement options, ranging from £50.00 for a bench with no back, made by the Groundsman, or a purpose built bench costing from £80.00 - £350.00. After some discussion, Members noted that it was only one arm of the bench that had become rotten and had been taken off, the rest of the bench was in good condition, Members therefore resolved to have the missing arm of the bench replaced and asked if the Groundsman was able to carry out this work. Nutbourne Common Recreation Ground (NCRG) The fence posts at NCRG were rotten and needed replacing. Members received the only quotation that had been received in time for the meeting of £1142.00 + vat from Keen Fencing. Members would like to wait until another quotation is received before proceeding with any works. The Deputy Clerk will chase this up and bring back to the next meeting. clerk@pulboroughparishcouncil.gov.uk www.pulboroughparishcouncil.gov.uk

DO submit sites that: • Are likely to become available for development or redevelopment within the next 1-5, 6-10 or 11+ years • Could accommodate 5 or more dwellings (for housing proposals) • Is above 0.25ha or 500m2 floorspace (for economic development proposals) • Are accompanied by a clear site map (ideally 1:1250 scale on an OS map base) clearly showing the site boundary. We will not accept sites unless a map is provided. 01798 817434 or email clerk@wcpc.org.uk or visit wcpc.org.uk. The office is normally open Tuesday - Thursday 10am –2pm, please phone before visiting.

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