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Oct 14
POYNINGS PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
14th October 2020 PARISH COUNCIL EXTRAORDINARY MEETING A meeting of Poynings Parish Council is to be held virtually via Zoom on Monday 19th October 2020 at 7pm. Please contact the clerk for joining instructions Agenda Apologies for Absence Minutes Planninga. Location: Downmere , Poynings Road, Poynings, BN45 7AGProposal: Variation of Condition: Conditions 2 and 4 …
Oct 14
Calling on all dog walkers
to help with a survey on dog walking behaviour in the heathlands of the South Downs National Park. The survey on dog walking behaviour is aimed at those who walk dogs in the South Downs National Park including dog owners, as well as those who walk dogs for others, such as dog walking professionals. …
Oct 12
New recycling scheme
There’s a great recycling scheme organised by Terracycle in Henfield which recycles many items which the council doesn’t. See below the shops which accept the different items. For those who don’t or can’t make it to Henfield, Fulking and Poynings will have a wheelie bin in their respective bus stops where you can drop off …
Oct 09
Poynings Harvest Festival
Our Harvest Festival will be a socially distanced affair this year. Sunday 11 October – 10.30 a.m. or by Zoom. You are invited to contribute tins and dried produce, which will be donated to Sussex Family Support Work and St Peter & St James Hospice. On Sunday, we will also be dedicating the beautiful new porch gates, in memory of …
Oct 08
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE
POYNINGS ROAD, POYNINGS NOTICE IS hereby given that in pursuance of the provisions of Section 14(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984, as amended, the use of Poynings Road, Poynings from junction with The Street to junction with Mill Close is temporarily prohibited from 08/10/2020 The restriction will be in place 24hrs This emergency …
Oct 07
Urgent Ask your MP to act
We’ve just heard that MPs will be debating the government’s damaging proposals to deregulate planning on Thursday 8 October – tomorrow. The debate relates to the proposals set out by the government in its recent ‘Planning for the Future’ White Paper and ‘Changes to the current …
Oct 05
Gatwick Airport to introduce charges for vehicles using its forecourts next year
Revenue will be used to help the airport recover and preserve jobs from the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis Traffic congestion and emissions at Gatwick and surrounding areas also likely to reduce Gatwick plans to look at solutions for those who regularly drop off and pick up at the South Terminal …
Oct 01
MSDC ‘extremely concerned’ by proposed changes to the current planning system
Mid Sussex District Council has written to Central Government to raise serious concerns about proposed changes to the current national planning system. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is currently consulting on ‘Changes to the current planning system’ and Mid Sussex District Council has responded to strongly object to some concerning …
Sep 30
Poynings Pumpkin Patch opening – Saturday 3rd October 2020
Open 10am to 4pm Come along to #poyningspumpkinpatch pick your pumpkin Have some local treats from the catering van COVID SAFE We have a large site and are allowing people to turn up no booking required We ask the you respect social distancing, and the steps we have in place to ensure everyone has a …
Sep 29
Housebuilding by Algorithm: A Major Threat to Sussex’s Countryside and Communities
Will you object to your MP? The threat of the Government’s proposals You are probably aware of the highly contentious planning reforms that the government has published for consultation for changes to the current planning system and planning for the future. Developers are failing to build the 300,000 homes a year the …