The Surrey Law Centre is a registered Charity which was established in 2001 and which has been helping disadvantaged and vulnerable people gain access to justice.

They currently have 15 free legal advice clinics running across Surrey and they are pleased to advise that they will be launching a free legal advice clinic in Crawley on 5th April 2016. 

Although they are in Surrey you can visit them from anywhere.

“HELPING THE DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE

OF SURREY DEFEND THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS”

ABOUT US

The Surrey Law Centre is a registered Charity which was established in 2001 and which has been helping the disadvantaged and vulnerable people of Surrey gain access to justice.

OUR AIM

We aim to offer you a warm welcome, quickly identify your needs and provide a non discriminatory service to you. We will quickly signpost you to another appropriate service if it is an issue which we are unable to assist with. Our service is completely free. However, we are grateful for any donations.

HOW WE CAN HELP

Our main office is based in Epsom, Surrey however we are presently able to offer outreach clinics in Epsom, Dorking, Oxted, Walton on Thames, Reigate, Guildford, Godalming, Woking, Camberley, Sutton and Crawley covering Family, Employment, Civil and Immigration law (other areas of law available at our Guildford clinic) where we can offer a free 20 minute appointment.

We also hold dedicated Domestic Abuse clinics on a monthly basis in Epsom, Reigate, Godalming and Guildford where we can offer a free 30 minute appointment. All our clinics are staffed by experienced and expert Solicitors and Barristers and are held in confidential and safe environments. All of the venues we use also have wheelchair access. We are also able to offer a telephone service for those unable to access our clinics due to exceptional circumstances.

REFERRALS

We work in partnership with many local Solicitors and can provide referrals in the areas of Housing, Wills, Probate, Trusts and Powers of Attorney where 30 minutes of free legal advice will be offered.

In addition we are happy to assist with referrals to the Bar Pro Bono Unit, Free Representation Unit and the Surrey Disabled People’s Partnership (SDPP).

If we cannot assist you, we will strive to refer you to a service we believe may be of benefit to you.

To make an appointment please call 0330 002 0099 (Mon–Fri 10 am – 3 pm)

Or e-mail us at reception@surreylawcentre.org

Or visit our website www.surreylawcentre.org

The election for the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) takes place on Thursday 5^th May, and Mid Sussex residents are urged to take part.

On Thursday 5 May 2016 voters in Mid Sussex will go to the polls to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Sussex. Since November 2012, the Police and Crime Commissioners have been responsible for overseeing the running of local police forces, including appointing the Chief Constable, setting the local police budget and deciding what the priorities should be for the police in their area.
Local electors are eligible to stand as candidates in the Police and Crime Commissioner election, provided they have not been convicted of an imprisonable offence and are not employed in certain jobs, including being a police officer.
Nominations to stand as a candidate in the 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner election must be submitted by 4pm on 7 April. Candidates will be required to have the backing of 100 local electors and provide a £5,000 deposit. If you are thinking of standing, please contact the Returning Officer for the Sussex Police area at paro@wealden.gov.uk for further nomination details.
“Your local authority manages the local register of electors, which is known as the Electoral Roll,” said Charles Lant, Returning Officer for this year’s Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Elections. “They send out polling cards to registered electors before upcoming elections so you know which polling station to attend. You can still vote if you do not have a polling card, but you must be on the local Electoral Register.”

The deadline to register to vote in the PCC election is Monday 18 April 2016. Whilst there is still time, it’s running out quickly. The good news is that it only takes a few minutes to register online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

POYNINGS PARISH COUNCIL

Clerk to the Council  Mr Colin Warburton

Hideaway Cottage. 6 Poynings Road. Poynings. BN45 7AP. Tel: 01273 857024

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

The next meeting of Poynings Parish Council is to be held in the Village Hall on Tuesday 8^th March 2016 at 7pm.

Agenda

1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes
3. Matters Arising
4. WSCC and MSDC
5. Public Participation
6. Expenditure for Jan and February
7. Planning applications
   (a) Dyke View The Street – Rear single storey extension. Etc SDNP decision
8.  Reports on safe pathway/traffic calming
9. Reports on Operation Watershed
10. Letterbox at Roundabout
11. MSDC Garden Party nomination
12. AGM and Parish Meeting
13. Bank authority change
14. Cemetery charges
    
15. Dates of Next Meetings

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

Poynings Road, Poynings, from the junction of The Street southwards for approx. 50m, is temporarily prohibited from Monday 15^th February 2016.

This closure is necessary to allow drainage works to be carried out safely.

It is anticipated the works will be completed in 5 days.

Emergency, Residential Vehicular
and Pedestrian access to be maintained at all times.

The alternative route for traffic will be signed on site via Poynings Road, Saddlescombe Road and vice versa.

This notice will be effective for a maximum of 5 days from the date given above.

Any queries about the effect of the closure on traffic using the highway please contact the West Sussex Contact Centre on 01243 642105.

Any queries about the nature of the works please contact the Landbuild Ltd on 01798 872555.

Dated 15^th February 2016

Lucy Monie

Head of Highways and Transport

Friday 20^th May 2016

Want to eat Fish and Chips, while raising money for charity? Hold a fish and chip supper on Friday 20th May 2016 whilst raising awareness of spinal cord injury and supporting SIA’s vital services.

You can hold a fish and chip supper in your own home, at work or hold a larger supper at your local community centre.

SIA will provide a fundraising pack containing hints and tips, recipes, invitations and donation envelopes. By inviting 8 friends and asking them to donate an additional £5.00 means you will raise at least £40.00 from your supper but we will also give you additional fundraising ideas to raise even more money for SIA.

Just £50 could contribute towards the support from our Peer Support Service for one hour, in a district general hospital or Major Trauma Centre.

In 2016 we want to make the batter matter and raise £40,000 from everyone holding suppers. Last year we raised £12,000 from the suppers.

The money raised from the suppers will help the Spinal Injuries Association offer support to individuals who become paralysed and their families, from the moment a spinal injury occurs, and for the rest of their lives by providing services and publications which enable and encourage paralysed people to rebuild lives after spinal cord injury.

Every year in the UK over 1,000 people experience a spinal cord injury and there are an estimated 40,000 spinal cord injured people in the UK alone.

Community Fundraising Manager, Elizabeth Wright, says, “The Fish and Chip Supper is a wonderful opportunity for a great evening with friends and family. We are also encouraging people who work to hold a Fish and Chip Lunch in their work places to raise even more funds. You may be even a local community group wanting to run a fun evening with your group.

For more information or request a fundraising pack call Elizabeth Wright on 0845 071 4350 or email fundraising@siafishandchips.co.uk or visit www.siafishandchips.co.uk

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

The next Poynings Parish Council meeting is to be held in the upstairs room on the Royal Oak on  Thursday 28^th Jan 2016 at 8pm.

Agenda.    

2016 – 2017 precept