March 2017 archive

DOMESTIC CLEANER

£10.00 per hour Reliable, trustworthy friendly and hardworking lady looking for cleaning jobs in and around Poynings and Fulking. Have own Car so transport not a problem. Can send C.V upon request and can obtain references. I have experience with kids and dogs and also rural locations and all it entails. SO, IF YOU ARE …

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POYNINGS CRICKET CLUB – QUIZ NIGHT

POYNINGS CRICKET CLUB    INVITE YOU & 5 TEAM MATES TO ENTER THE ANNUAL P.C.C QUIZ NIGHT ON APRIL 1ST HELD @ PRESTON NOMADS CRICKET CLUB HOSTED BY THIS YEARS QUIZ MASTER MR M.T CUTRESS A POYNINGS RESIDENT SINCE 1960 & CRICKETING ALL ROUNDER SINCE 1973. AMONGST HIS MANY OTHER TALENTS HE WAS THE FOUNDER …

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Poynings Defibrillator Training

at the Village hall This Saturday 18 March 2pm & Saturday 25 March 10am Free defibrillator and CPR training. Henfield Area Response Team have provided the defibrillator. You can donate to their funds at the training, or any time at: http://www.henfieldresponders.org.uk

The Villages Read

  Over the hill in Brighton they have “The City Reads”. Now we have the “Downland Villages Read”   We will be holding a “meet the author” evening later this summer, as a fundraiser for local churches, but in the meantime we invite all villagers in Edburton, Fulking, Newtimber, Poynings and Pyecombe to read the …

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Heroes wanted!

Join the Great British Spring Clean in Poynings on Sunday March 26th at 11:00. We want to clear the Poynings streets of all litter. Our plan is to have two small groups, one beginning at the western village boundary of The Street,  and the second starting at the roundabout. We’ll include Mill Lane, the Causeway …

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Mid Sussex District Council Corporate Plan and Budget approved for 2017/18

  Mid Sussex District Council approved its Corporate Plan and Budget for 2017/18 at a meeting of Full Council on Wednesday 1 March 2017.   The financial outlook facing local government continues to be challenging but Mid Sussex District Council has set a balanced budget that protects frontline services, invests in key projects and continues …

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Mad March Pub Quiz

The Mad March Pub Quiz is run in over 100 pubs throughout Sussex to raise funds for the Friends of Sussex Hospices – see link – https://www.friendsofsussexhospices.org.uk/mad-march-pub-quiz The Shepherd & Dog is running this for the 3rd successive year, primarily as an opportunity for locals from around Fulking and Poynings to get together in a good …

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POYNINGS PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

2nd March 2017                                    The next meeting of Poynings Parish Council is to be held in the Village Hall on Tuesday 7th March 2017 at 7pm. Agenda   Apologies for Absence Minutes   Matters Arising   WSCC and MSDC   Public Participation   Expenditure for January and February   Planning applicationsa) Longacres Dyke Lane …

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Leader shocked and disappointed at increased housing target

Mid Sussex District Council Leader Garry Wall has spoken out about his concerns for the future of Mid Sussex.   Councillor Garry Wall has reacted strongly to Independent Planning Inspector Jonathan Bore’s insistence that Mid Sussex must build 1026 homes per year between now and 2034.   “My colleagues and I have the gravest worries …

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Church News March 2017

The Downland Benefice Holy Trinity Poynings, St Andrew’s, Edburton St John the Evangelist, Newtimber The Transfiguration, Pyecombe www.downlandchurches.co.uk   March 2017   There is a united Benefice service every Sunday morning at 10 am in one of our churches. On most Sundays, this is a service of Holy Communion. On the first Sunday of each …

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