Local Walks

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Local Walks - February These walks are supported by Chichester District Council, are led by volunteers and are designed to cater for all ages and abilities. No booking is required but please arrive 10 mins before the walk is due to start. Dogs are welcome unless otherwise stated but must be kept on the lead. Timings are for guidelines only. If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled, if unsure check, contact 01243 534589 health@chichester.gov.uk www.chichesterwellbeing.org.uk L = Walk Leader

Mon 3rd 10.30am Chichester Canal L: Helen 30mins 1 mile A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners Meet: Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT Mon 3rd 10.30am Boxgrove L: Peter Br 2 Hrs 2.5 miles Flat circular walk past Boxgrove Priory and through surrounding fields Meet: Car park at the Village Hall in Boxgrove PO18 0EE Wed 5th 10:30am Chichester Marina To Dell Quay L: Peter 1hr 30mins 3.5 miles An easy flat walk through Saltern Copse and across farmland Meet: Free visitors' car park at Chichester Marina, PO20 7EJ Weds 5th 10.30am Heyshott Hike L:Abbi 2 hrs 5 miles Join a National Park ranger to explore the countryside around Heyshott Meet: Heyshott Common car park GU29 0BY Fri 7th 10:30am Eartham Nore Hill L: Peter B 2 hrs 4 miles Circular walk up Nore Hill, through Eartham village Meet: Forestry Commission car park on the right, Eartham. PO18 0LU Sat 8th 10.30am Black Rabbit L: Dominic 2 hrs 5 miles Easy, flat riverside walk, no stiles Meet: Mill Road car park by river in town centre (charge) BN18 9AA Mon 10th 10.30am Chichester Canal L: Helen 30mins 1 mile A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners Meet: Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT Mon 10th 10.30am Tillington via Pitshill House L: Gerald 1 hr 30 mins 3 miles Come along and enjoy the countryside in and around Tillington. Dogs welcome Meet: The Horse Guards Inn, Upperton Road, Tillington, GU28 9AF Wed 12th 10:45am Climping L: Dominic 1 hr 15 mins 2½ miles Refreshments are available at the Yacht Club on the return Meet: Arun Yacht Club Car Park, Rope Walk, Littlehampton, BN17 5DL Wed 12th 10.30am Chichester Marina L: Bruce 3 hrs 6.5 miles Walk down the water’s edge of Chichester Harbour. Finishing at the Landing Meet: Chichester Marina, Birdham. Nearby postcode PO20 7ED Mon 17th 10:30am Angmering Park L: Peter Brook 2 hrs 4 miles Mainly flat walk through woods and meadows Meet: Car park in the woods at the Dover BN18 9PX Wed 19th 10:30am Cocking L: Peter 2 hrs 4 miles Opportunity to visit the History Column and 11th century church Meet: Cocking Hill car park, nearby postcode GU29 0HT Fri 21st 10:30am Burpham & Wepham L: Jane 2 hrs 5 miles Hilly with several climbs. Lovely views. Has stiles. No dogs Meet: The public car park behind the George at Burpham BN18 9RR Sat 22nd 10.30am Whiteways L: Dominic 2 hrs 30 mins 3 ½ miles Walk along Monarch Way and South Downs Way. This walk has steep inclines Meet: Whiteways car park on A29. BN18 9FD Sat 22nd 10.15am Graylingwell L: Sarah 40 mins 1.25 miles Meet : Outside the glass building looking onto Havenstoke Park Parking is very limited around the park. Nearby postcode PO19 6AB Mon 24th 10.30am Chichester Canal L: Helen 30mins 1 mile A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners Meet: Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT

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Sussex Snippets The Good Neighbours scheme is run for West Sussex County Council (WSCC) by the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS). It connects people who may be feeling isolated with volunteers who offer their help during 12 arranged home visits. The RVS is appealing for new volunteers to donate their time to help clients of the Good Neighbours scheme across West Sussex, particularly in the Crawley and Worthing areas where there are currently several people on a waiting list to receive assistance. 01903 257019 or email gnwscoastal@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk Community and environmental aviation group, CAGNE, is urging supporters to write to the Secretary of State for Transport and demand that the growth proposed by Gatwick Airport from the main runway is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) under the Planning Act 2008 examination as it “will add approximately 55,000 extra flights a year - 340,000 aircraft movements by 2033 with 61m passengers added to the current infrastructure.” A suggested letter can be found at www.cagne.org. The LoCASE programme is a unique opportunity for small to medium size businesses in East Sussex to improve their energy efficiency and overall performance. With free energy audits and grant funding of up to £10,000, businesses can cut overheads, gain a competitive edge, and enhance their brands. This will be achieved with support from Carbon Smart –selected by East Sussex County Council to deliver the LoCASE project. Eligibility rules apply. 01323 790030. A crowdfunding programme launched in May 2018 has seen more than 100 community-led projects in West Sussex hit their target and the window is now open until Thursday 13 February for community groups to put forward new initiatives and projects they would like to receive funding for. The West Sussex Crowd, run in partnership by West Sussex County Council and civic crowdfunding website Spacehive, invites communities to come together and propose ideas to regenerate their local areas. Since its launch, more than 2,800 local people, businesses, district/ borough and town/parish councils have backed projects across the county, collectively raising over £750,000 and showing the strength of community buy-in for their ideas. www.westsussexcrowd.org.uk. Following Eastbourne Borough Council’s declaration of a climate emergency for the town, a new organisation, Eastbourne Carbon Neutral 2030 (ECN2030), has been set up to tackle the challenge of achieving zero carbon emissions within a decade. Meanwhile Hastings Borough Council has confirmed it is now looking at two possible sites to install solar panels, both in Hastings Country Park. Hastings has also pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030.

A December meeting of the WSCC Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee expressed concern over the programme and the predicted savings of the Whole Council Design project launched in 2019. In response to a report on the project by Katharine Eberhart, Director of Finance and Support Services, members noted: • The use of a new consultant was queried as work had already been done and there was a risk that a £19m investment might only achieve £17m of savings • Non delivery of savings would not invalidate work done by the previous consultants as many savings were to be made in areas of Children’s Services, such as using ipads to update cases on the road, which had subsequently needed increased spending in administrative support • Savings from the programme were at significant risk as the projects hadn’t reached delivery stage, but advances in IT meant the position to make progress had improved and there was confidence that the programme would achieve savings • The projected overspend of £1.5m was reported in the Total Performance Monitor and would be mitigated or balanced from reserves A further report on the programme with details of costs and savings would come to the Committee in January.

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