Parish Clerk

Bolney Local History Society are celebrating 25 years.

Come and see an exhibition of the Society’s interesting artifacts and memorabilia at the Rawson Hall 

on 

Saturday 8th February

10 am – 2 pm

Admission Free

SAVE THE DATE !

Mid Sussex District Council is offering £250 per organisation for street parties and events during the VE Day commemoration weekend (8-10 May 2020).
Apply online for a VEDay75 Grant by Fri 24 Jan, 2020. www.midsussex.gov.uk/grants

As VE Day dawns on 8th May 2020 it will be 75 years since the guns fell silent at the end of the Second World War in Europe. To commemorate this important event a national three-day celebration will take place from 8th May to 10th May 2020.

Friday 8th May 2020 has been designated by the Government as a Bank Holiday to enable as many people and organisations as possible to take part in the VE Day weekend of the 8th – 10th May 2020, providing an opportunity to pay personal tribute to those who gave so much to ensure we all enjoy the freedom we have today. https://www.veday75.org/

With a theme of ‘Invoke the War time spirit and make do and mend’ – why not use local produce, be plastic free, make re-usable decorations and make it a ‘car-free’ day?

For more information on how to organise a street party, please visit https://www.midsussex.gov.uk/parking-travel/road-closures/ and http://www.streetparty.org.uk/contact.aspx

Bolney Parish Council is a non-political body.  The Council meets at 8pm on the third Tuesday of each month in the Rawson Hall. 

Councillors must act within the law and abide by an agreed code of conduct. Although the rules and regulations are important, the role of the councillor is much wider than that. They should;

• Represent the interests of parishioners
• Respond to the needs and views of the community
• Suggest ideas for better services or improvements
• Look for ways to find out what is important to the community
• Engage in constructive debate about proposals and help make decisions with the council as a single corporate body
• Work in partnership with MSDC and WSCC, other parishes and service providers to help develop and improve the quality of life and environment in the parish

If you would like to discuss what being a Councillor entails then I can put you in touch with one of the Councillors will be happy to have an informal chat with you, or why not come along to the next Parish Council meeting to see for yourself, on Tuesday 21st January at 8.00pm in the Rawson Hall.

If you care about Bolney and want to help and make a contribution please call or email me for further information and an application form.

We look forward to hearing from you. The closing date is 3rd February 2020.

Parish Clerk: Debbie Thomas; Email: clerk@bolney.com; Tel: 01444 230711

For those that have been following appeals AP/19/0054 and AP/19/0055 for development on the Land North of Bolney, the parish council has heard today that both the appeals have been dismissed by the Planning Inspector. Please see attached PDF for the full details of the decision.

For food and drink producers, businesses and farmers, visitor attractions and accommodation providers, rural community organisations and public bodies in the Coast to Capital LEP area.

With the deadline to submit an Expression of Interest fast approaching, the Rural West Sussex Partnership is hosting two workshops providing an opportunity to find out more about the capital grant funding that is currently available to support business growth and productivity and to develop or improve the rural tourism infrastructure within the Coast to Capital LEP area.

Meet representatives of the Rural Payments Agency/Defra, the Coast to Capital Growth Hub, and the Rural West Sussex Partnership from 10.00am to 12.30pm on Thursday 9th January 2020 at Thakeham Village Hall, or Friday 10th January 2020 at The Victory Hall, Balcombe followed by a sandwich lunch.

At the workshops, you can find out if you are eligible and how much funding your business or organisation could receive from the capital grant funding opportunities. The RDPE Growth Programme, which currently has an Expression of Interest deadline of 16 February 2020 offers Food Processing, Rural Tourism Infrastructure, and Business Development funding with a minimum £20,000 grant. The Coast to Capital Growth Grant Programme 2019-2020, with a minimum grant of £40,000, will help fund capital projects to improve productivity and introduce innovation. The funding teams will be able to advise what is best for your business and for the project requiring funding.

Afterwards, you can stay for a sandwich lunch and network with the other attendees or meet the representatives for a 1-2-1 discussion about your particular capital funding needs and any questions you may have about the application process.

Thursday 9 January 2020 from 10.00am – 12.30pm

Thakeham Village Hall, 1 Abingworth Crescent, Thakeham, Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 3GW Book your place on Eventbrite at https://rwsp-fundingworkshop-9jan20.eventbrite.co.uk

or

Friday 10 January 2020 from 10.00am – 12.30pm

The Victory Hall, Stockcroft Road, Balcombe, West Sussex RH17 6HP Book your place on Eventbrite at https://rwsp-fundingworkshop-10jan20.eventbrite.co.uk

These events are being organised by the Rural West Sussex Partnership whose aim is to bring together the key organisations that develop strategy and policy in West Sussex to ensure the best use of resources across the county to deliver projects and services in rural areas.

Do you have a great idea for a local environmental project?

The Sussex Lund grant programme supports practical projects that improve the landscape of the High Weald AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).

The High Weald team is looking for project ideas from community groups, schools, parish councils and individuals for
schemes that:
• Improve wildlife habitats
• Improve scenic beauty
• Improve access to green spaces

http://www.highweald.org/sussexlund

Contact the team for advice on 01424 723011 or email sussexlund@highweald.org.

Closing date is 2 March 2020 – get in touch ASAP to book a site visit from one of our Land Management Advisers early next year.

The Post Office at Bolney Vineyard (upstairs in the café) has now re-opened.

Opening hours for the foreseeable future: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 9am – 1pm.

Telephone number: 01444 881649

USE IT OR LOSE IT!!!

Are you a Bolney community group or club looking for a grant for a project that will benefit local residents? If so, please contact the Parish Clerk, Debbie Thomas (clerk@bolney.com), with details of the project, total cost, how it will benefit local residents and an idea of the size of grant you are looking for.

The Parish Council is hoping that funding from the Sussex Community Foundation created from the Rampion Wind Farm can be spent for the local people of Bolney and Twineham most affected by the work on the substation so please get in touch as soon as possible.

From 1st December you will need to take proof of address when visiting the household waste sites in West Sussex. The change is to stop people from outside the county using the sites. Further details and information about acceptable forms of identification can be found here; https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/land-waste-and-housing/waste-and-recycling/changes-to-the-use-of-household-waste-recycling-sites/

The Road Safety Team at West Sussex County Council have set up a new Facebook page to help deliver important Road Safety messages to its residents, as well as the wider public who also use the roads of West Sussex. If you are interested in keeping up to date with Road Safety topics, or have any questions you wish to ask, please go to https://www.facebook.com/RoadSafetyWSCC and follow this page! Thank you for your support.