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Happy Easter

Have you noticed the smiley face in the Church bank?                 The church wishes everyone in the village a very happy Easter! I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er church and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd A host, of smiling …

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Litter Picking – This Weekend

Don’t forget, this Sunday we are trying to make our village look tidy. Don’t be left out. Sunday morning 10.30 – just an hour. Meet at Dyke Farm House. Contact John Digby (johndigby@saffronstar.co.uk).  

PONDTAIL WOOD – SITE SOLD – Ammended

March 28, 2017 We can confirm that the Pondtail Wood site, subject to a planning Enforcement Notice, (EN) and forestry Restocking Notice, has now been sold. This site remains as private land. The original owner – Wineham Properties has chosen to withdraw the appeal against the EN and the SDNPA has issued a Section 173(A)(1) …

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Henfield Parking Charges

Annual Parking Disc From Monday 3 April 2017 Horsham DC are introducing a new parking charge policy for the market town and village car parks within the district. They are introducing an Annual Parking Disc that entitles you to park in all HDC market town and village car parks for just £12 per year (23p …

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Pondtail Wood Update Bulletin – 27 March 2017

SDNPA   We can confirm that the Pondtail Wood site, subject to a planning Enforcement Notice, (EN) and forestry Restocking Notice, has now been sold.  The existing owner has chosen to withdraw his appeal against the EN and we have issued a revised EN to take account of the fact that the requirement to restock …

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Village litter picking Cancelled

Due to it being Mothers day on Sunday, this weeks litter picking has reluctantly been cancelled. Do not despair, it will be done next Sunday, April 2nd. Same time, same place. Full details below. Join the Great British Spring Clean in Poynings on Sunday April 2nd at 11:00. We want to clear the Poynings streets of all …

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Poynings Parish Council Planning Meeting

A planning meeting of Poynings Parish Council is to be held in the Village Hall on Tuesday 28th March 2017 at 7pm. Agenda 1)    Apologies for Absence 2)    SDNP/16/06388/FUL | To replace an existing residential dwelling with a new residential dwelling | Orchard Cottage Dyke Lane Poynings BN45 7AA   Mr Colin Warburton Clerk to the Council …

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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 book.Maybe if …

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Better Broadband

The UK Government is committed to providing every home and business across the country with access to a basic broadband service. If you cannot get a broadband speed of at least 2Mb per second you could qualify for a subsidised connection worth up to £350 to boost your internet speed. Please Click Here for further information …

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Pondtail Wood Appeal Hearing

“Please come and join a protest demo to show our concern at 9.30am on Tuesday 4th April outside the Pondtail Wood hearing at Mid Sussex District Council building at Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1SS! We should be there before the start of the hearing, to make sure they know we care and …

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