Parish News - Spring

PARISH NEWS

We wish to thank the staff and pupils of Parkside CP School for decorating the office window so beautifully and our Contractors, C and E Davis Limited for erecting and decorating the Christmas tree on the forecourt.

High Street Bus Shelter The Parish Council are very relieved that the new bus shelter in the High Street was finally installed on 3 December. Thank you to those of you who waited so patiently and to those of you who were rather more disgruntled, please rest assured that the delay was entirely out of our control. The new shelter is more enclosed, as many of you requested, and we hope that it will be put to good use, particularly in the current inclement weather!

No Cold Calling Zone   No formal objections were received to the proposed No Cold Calling Zone, following the consultation letter which was delivered to all our parishioners in the Autumn.   We are currently seeking approval for the signs to be erected on the key access routes into the parish and it is proposed to officially launch the campaign on the afternoon of Tuesday 19 January 2010. Further details will be available in due course.

CCTV The Parish Council have agreed in principle to make funding of £25,000 available in the next financial year towards the provision of three CCTV cameras in the town. This initiative is supported by Sussex Police and it is proposed to have mobile Stryker cameras which will be monitored from Heathfield Police Station. The system will be broadly similar to the one used in Uckfield.   The next step will be to secure the remainder of the funding with a view to the cameras being installed next year.

Budget for 2010/2011 financial year All the Committees have been hard at work setting out their spending plans for the next financial year. Each year this task gets harder, with more and more requests for funding being received from groups and organisations operating within the parish. This is in addition to the costs of maintaining all the Council’s facilities, including sports pitches, recreation grounds, burial ground, allotments, seats, litter bins, bus shelters and much more. We are very aware of the current financial pressures being experienced by many of our parishioners and the demands upon the Council Tax will be kept at as low a level as possible.

Heathfield Skatepark Official Opening The newly refurbished skatepark will be officially opened on Saturday 12 December. The wonderful new equipment and landscaping have been paid for by means of grants from Play Pathfinder and Youth Opportunity Funding. A big thank you to everyone involved in the project, but particularly Councillor Mike Woodhouse and Beata Drury from Heathfield Youth Centre. A group of enthusiastic skaters from the Youth Centre have been actively involved in every step of the process, from initial design to helping to secure the funding.

The Parish Council hope that the opening event will be well attended and that all the skaters and BMX riders in the parish have an opportunity to enjoy the new facilities.

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Christmas Greetings Finally, on behalf of all the Members and Officers of the Parish Council, may I wish you a very Happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year.

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Contacting your parish councillors – a full list follows

MRS V C ARCHER Woodlands,PossingworthPark , Cross In Hand , TN21 0TJ (CIH) 07887923720

A R BAKER 29 Cherwell Road, Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 8JG (H) Tel: 01435 866222

MRS P A CLARK South Bank, Back Lane, PunnettsTown, Heathfield,TN21 9PH (HE) 01435 830227 

W J CHAMBERS Heronsdale Manor, Waldron, Heathfield TN21 0RT (W)Tel: 01435 812470

A G HARMER 39 Swaines Way, HeathfieldTN21 0AN (H)Tel: 01435 864614

B HART Wheatsheaves, Street End Lane, Broad Oak, Heathfield, TN21 8RY (H) Tel. 01435 866655

MRS J HOLMWOOD 17 Meadow Way, Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 8AJ (H) Tel: 01435 863969

T R V HOUGH Corners, Waldron, Heathfield, TN21 0RE (W)Tel: 01435 862065

MRS R D KENTISH BARNES Brimstone Cottage, Pounsley Mill, Blackboys,TN22 5HS (H)Tel:01825 831815

MR J KERBY Yulden Farm, Sandy Cross, Heathfield TN21 8QR (H) 01435 864253

MRS A MUDDLE 52 Leeves Close, Heathfield, TN21 0AW (H) Tel: 01435 863777

P G NEWNHAM Millers Lodge, Dads Hill, Cross-in-Hand, Heathfield TN21 0SY (CIH) Tel: 01435 862351

MRS V J OAKES  5 Leeves Close, Heathfield, TN21 0AW (H)Tel: 01435 866921

MRS L PLANT, Woodcote, Back Lane, Cross in Hand, Heathfield TN21 OQD (CIH) Tel: 01435 862449

MR T WATERHOUSE 2 Aspen Walk, Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 8YP (H) Tel: 01435 862648

R E G WOOD Lynwood, Halley Road, Broad Oak, Heathfield TN21 8TG (H)Tel: 01435 866691

M C WOODHOUSE Beechwood House, Beechwood Lane, HeathfieldTN21 8QQ (H)Tel: 01435 864699

H = Heathfield      HE = Heathfield East         W = Waldron          CIH = Cross-In-Hand

Diary of Meetings

  

Mon 4 January 2010 Tues 12 January 2010 Mon 18 January 2010 Mon 1 February 2010 Mon 15 February 2010 Tues 16 February 2010 Mon 1 March 2010 Mon 8 March 2010 Tues 9 March 2010 Mon 15 March 2010 Tues 16 March 2010 Mon 29 March 2010 Mon 12 April 2010 Tues 13 April 2010 Mon 26 April 2010 Tues 27 April 2010

Highways, Planning & Street Lighting Committee Council Highways, Planning & Street Lighting Committee Highways, Planning & Street Lighting Committee Highways, Planning & Street Lighting Committee Recreation, Ground & Properties Committee Highways, Planning & Street Lighting Committee Burials Grounds Committee Council Highways, Planning & Street Lighting Committee Finance & General Purposes Committee Highways, Planning & Street Lighting Committee Highways, Planning & Street Lighting Committee Annual Parish Assembly Highways, Planning & Street Lighting Committee Recreation Grounds & Properties Committee

Meetings are held in the Ian Price Room, Heathfield Community Centre, Sheepsetting Lane, Heathfield and usually commence at 7.30 p.m. Copies of Agendas are displayed in the Office window or may be obtained from the Office.

If you would like a larger print version of this Newsletter, please tel. 01435 865700 or call in to the office.