PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

The next meeting of Poynings Parish Council to be held in the Village Hall on Tuesday 7^th January 2020 at 7pm.

Agenda

1. Apologies for absence
   
2. Election of New Chair and Vice Chair
   
3. Minutes
   
4. Matters Arising
   
5. MSDC and WSDC
   
6. Public Participation
   
7. Expenditure for Oct and Nov
   
8. Planning applications
   a)The Gatehouse Downmere Poynings Road Poynings. BN45 7AG. Decision.
   b) Hilva. The Street Poynings. BN45 7AQ. Prune 3 overhanging trees. Decision
   

   c) PRE PLANNING Orchard Cottage Dyke Lane Poynings Brighton West Sussex BN45 7AA. Replacement House.
   d) PRE PLANNING Wilton House The Street Poynings Brighton West Sussex BN45 7AQ. Rear and Side Extension.
   

9. Gates to village
   
10. Bus Stop
    
11. Funding for Poynings 2020 celebrations.
    
12. Co-opting new councillor.
    
13. Broken Roundabout sign
    
14. Budget 2020 – 2021
    
15. Cora’s Corner
    
16. Village hall.
17. Item’s for next month’s Agenda
    
18. Dates of Next month’s Meeting

    Mr Colin Warburton
    Clerk to the Council
    

The observant one’s in the village may have noticed the missing weather vane at Cora’s corner has been replaced. Malcom Johnson was commissioned by Poynings Parish Council as he made the original one.

WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION

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 (and parking on) Poynings Road, Poynings outside the Gatehouse is temporarily prohibited from 20/01/20 at 09:30 until 24/01/20 at 17:00. Road Closed signs will be in place either side of the closure at the nearest appropriate junctions.

The restriction will be in place 24hrs a day.

This closure is necessary to allow Clancy Docwra on behalf of South East Water to undertake a new connection to main.

Emergency vehicle, Residential and Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times

The alternative route for traffic will be signed on site

This restriction will be effective for a maximum of 5 days from the start date given above

Any queries about the effect of the closure on traffic using the highway please contact West Sussex County Council on 01243 642105

Any queries about the works please contact South East Water on 01634 276591

Dated 02 January 2020

Matt Davey

Mid Sussex District Council has set up Christmas tree recycling points at convenient locations across the district to help residents dispose of their real Chistmas trees when the festive fun is over.

The Council has arranged for 24 temporary Christmas tree drop-off points in towns and villages across the district, so there will be a place nearby where residents can recycle their real Christmas tree. All people have to do is take along their tree to the most convenient local site, place it in the marked area and it will be taken away to be recycled locally.

Residents with a green garden waste wheelie bin can put their tree directly into it, as long as the lid can still close firmly. Alternatively, people can take their real tree along to one of the Household Waste Recycling Sites at Fairbridge Way in Burgess Hill or Imberhorne Lane in East Grinstead.
Sites will be open between 28 December 2019 and 10 January 2020 at the following locations.

If anyone is aware of any problems on any Rights of Way in Poynings, can you let me know by the end of this month. The rights of way ranger is going to carry out inspections next month.

If you would like to find the number for a path, please use the iMap: www.westsussex.gov.uk/imap.  I would suggest you read ‘How to use the iMap’ before using it as, unfortunately, it is not that intuitive.

We are really worried about this issue in the County, the latest group now being groomed are middle class rural children as they are seemed to be naïve to the issue along with their parents! Be aware…

In case residents are not aware, West Sussex County Council has decided to stop gritting the Poynings/Edburton Road from now on.

So it’s important that we all take extra care driving when temperatures are around freezing, as they are at the moment.

This decision, driven by a desire to cut costs, has been taken without consultation with the Parish Council. While we are working hard to get this decision reversed, this looks increasingly unlikely.

What would really help would be for individuals to email our local (West Sussex) councillor Joy Dennis – link here. Also, in the unlikely event that a parliamentary candidate appears on your doorstep – this would be a good topic to raise.
Candidate contact details here.

Fulking Parish Council

Information on gritting and gritting routes