Great to see that 963 people have joined the online library since they closed their buildings on 17 March. They have added 1,300 extra ebooks and 450 eAudio titles and are now issuing about four times the number of these. Around 32,000 newspapers and magazines are being downloaded each week too! Last week there were …
Category: Parish Council
Apr 24
Update on Independent shops that are delivering to Poynings
Huge list of shops delivering to Poynings at the bottom of this post! Rushfields Food Boxes – https://www.rushfields.com Garden Centre OrdersWe are no longer able to accept orders for plants and gardening products we have 300 emails to get through, we will keep you posted as to when we are able to resume with the orders. Existing …
Apr 23
Help commemorate Mid Sussex Virtual VE Day
Mid Sussex District Council are calling for your help to create a memory bank of commemoration for Victory in Europe Day (8th May). While current social distancing measures are in place it will not be possible for street parties to take place at the moment, so Mid Sussex District Council is calling for submissions …
Apr 20
Local Food delivery update
Rushfields Food Boxes – https://www.rushfields.com Thank you all for your patience, we are now getting closer to keeping up with deliveries of the food boxes, we will continue to run the delivery service as long as it is required, as we have said before if you are unable to get on with the web shop …
Apr 17
Where can we get deliveries from?
Our local services are doing a great job supporting vulnerable residents and keeping the villages supplied with essentials. https://www.rushfields.com/ https://www.facebook.com/trufflesbakery https://www.thegingerjungle.com/local-community https://www.fuel-coffee-house.com/burgers And probably others. Along with priority delivery slots, shopping hours etc., supermarket chains have developed a volunteer gift card scheme that allows volunteers to shop in store on behalf vulnerable residents. Alleviating the …
Apr 16
Next Parish Council Meeting Update
The next Parish Council meeting is on the 5th May at 7pm as normal. The Council will be holding a virtual formal meeting, in line with new Government Regulations, as councillors aren’t currently able to meet in person. The format used will be Zoom which you can download at https://zoom.us/ either to a PC or …
Apr 11
South Downs National Park Newsletter
For those of you that are getting a tad bored, you can read about what is going on in the South Downs National Park HERE The link doesn’t work in the email.
Apr 11
Volunteers
For those of you in the village who are helping others, and there are lots… Here is a handy “Cue Card” with government guidelines to keep safe.
Apr 11
No Bonfires Please
Please do not burn garden waste, or any other waste, under any circumstances. With many people currently in their homes it is important to be considerate of your neighbours in Poynings. Smoke and smells from bonfires can aggravate respiratory problems such as asthma and bronchitis and affect those with heart complaints. Please either compost your …
Apr 07
Help the West Sussex Record Office document these unprecedented times
West Sussex Record Office has closed its doors for the first time in over 70 years because of coronavirus (COVID-19), but their great work continues, and they need residents’ help. The team are inviting residents across the county to record a diary that will be kept alongside other pandemic related records. These will then be …