Latest News - Updated 2nd September
PROPOSALS FOR ABINGWORTH AND CHESSWOOD SITES
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The planning applications for the Abingworth and Chesswood sites have now been submitted to Horsham District Council and can be viewed by clicking here. Then insert Abingworth in the search box. By following through to the Abingworth application parishioners can directly submit their own views and opinions to Horsham District Council.
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Thakeham Parish Council will be considering the detail of the applications and expect to respond to Horsham early in October.
The Parish Council will take full account of the views expressed by the community in particular concerns about the scale of the Abingworth development and the principle of linking the two applications in order to subsidise the modernisation of the Sussex Mushroom facility.
LAYBROOK LANDFILL PROPOSALS
The following statement has been released by West Sussex County Council
Work on the Minerals and Waste Core Strategy will be formally suspended - see paragraph 22 on the attached link http://www2.westsussex.gov.uk/ds/cttee/cc/cc230710i4b.pdf.
"As you will see from the brief report, it is considered necessary to 'pause for breath' given the uncertainties that have arisen following the revocation of the South East Plan, the proposed national review of waste policy, the designation of the South Downs National Park, and other factors such as the Decentralisation and Localism Bill. A formal decision will be made by the Cabinet Member in the near future, after which we will write to consultees and others to inform them about the decision. A new timetable for the Core Strategy will prepared later this year when the implications of the above issues are clearer"
This is regarded as good news but pressure will continue to be applied to ensure that Laybrook is removed from the list of potential sites considered suitable for waste management.
BROADBAND SPEED INCREASE
West Chiltington residents are campaigning for a greater broadband speed. This campaign is for anyone on the 01798 81xxxx telephone circuit which also applies to some Thakeham residents. For more information or to register your interest go to http://www.westchiltington.com/bb.shtm
TEMPORARY BRIDLEWAY CLOSURE
West Sussex County Council have announced an extension of the temporary closure of part of Public Bridleway 2483 (Strawberry Lane) until 26th September to protect public safety whilst improvement works undertaken on the bridleway surface are allowed to consolidate. Please note that when the path is open again it is requested that equestrians walk their horses on the new section of the path to help prevent permanent damage to the new surface.
SUSSEX POLICE
Click here to find out details of the CRACKDOWN Campaign aimed at reducing the problems of abandoned vehicles or any acts of anti-social driving.
All vehicles must have a road tax license or if kept off the public highway a SORN certificate.
Vehicles can be checked by going to the DVLA web site and following the guidance on how to report an unlicensed vehicle.
JOINING UP OUR HERITAGE PROJECT
After the huge success of their first Tithe Map Digitisation and Preservation project, West Sussex Record Office have launched a new two year project. This is, thanks once again to the Heritage Lottery Fund, together with extra funding from West Sussex Archives Society.
The ‘Joining up our Heritage’ Project will focus on enabling small local archives and museums, particularly those that are volunteer and community-led, to make their records, objects and information more accessible to the public. This information will be added to the Tithe Maps database and eventually become available to look at in the Record Office and County Libraries, or on a Tithe Map CD.
If you have an interest in local history and would like to volunteer to be part of the project, or if you have archive material that you feel would be of value to our database collection, please contact the Record Office on 01243 753602 or email records.office@westsussex.gov.uk
Further information is available on the Heritage Project Web site
Alternatively register your interest with the Parish Clerk
KEEPING THE VILLAGE GREEN
“SMOOTH” LAUNCH FOR GREENING CAMPAIGN
The Greening Thakeham Campaign (GTC) got off to a good start at Village Day, not least with non-stop demand for the energy-saving Smoothie making bike.
Hopefully lots of you are now achieving five (or more!) of the eight Greening challenges and are displaying your Greening Thakeham cards in a visible window or door. The cards will be counted during the week commencing 13th September, after which we can calculate the CO2 savings made by the community during the summer holidays. So please make sure you display your cards by then.
Results will be published in the next newsletter and on the Parish website. In the meantime, the GTC committee will be putting their heads together to consider options for Phase 2 of the campaign. This will be a larger and longer term project in which all of the community can get involved. If you have any ideas of your own for Phase 2 please let them know by emailing greeningthakeham@yahoo.co.uk.