Tickets have gone on sale this morning for our November production of A Christmas Carol, and they are already flying off the virtual shelves.
Based on the response so far, it seems likely that this production will sell out in record time, so please don’t delay if you wish to avoid being disappointed.
As always, you can book online at Box office – Fairlight Players where you can choose your preferred seats, or phone our ticket hotline, 07988 540757.
Or, for the personal touch, get yourself along, if you can, to DISH at Fairlight Village Hall on Mondays between 10am and 1pm, where you will find the lovely Sue waiting and eager to help you.
For anyone planning on using the bus to get to fairlight from September 30th for 4 weeks….important information from Stagecoach below!!
Road Closure – Pett Level Road, Winchelsea Beach26 Sep 2024 to 02 Nov 2024Pett Level Road will be closed for resurfacing works from Monday 30th September until Friday 1st November (excluding weekends) between the hours of 07:00 until 19:00 During these times Service 101 will be unable to serve Fairlight and Pett Level. Service 101 towards Rye will serve Ore Village as normal before diverting direct via the A259 to Winchelsea Bridge where they will join Sea Road turning at The Ship Inn (reversing into Willow Lane) and resuming normal line of route. Service 101 towards Hastings will serve The Ship Inn as normal (reversing into Willow Lane) before diverting via Sea Road and direct via the A259 resuming normal line of route from Ore Village. A shuttle service will be in operation between Fairlight Cove and Ore Village where a connection can be made to buses heading towards Hastings or Rye. Some shuttle journeys will extend to / from Rye Station to cater for pupils attending Rye College.
We regret any inconvenience caused as a result of this road closure which is beyond our control. Please follow @StagecoachSE on X for regular service Shuttle Service Timetable
Balfour Beatty is working in partnership with East Sussex County Council to manage the highway service across East Sussex. As part of this, we will be carrying out resurfacing works on Pett Level Road, Pett.
Once completed, these works will help improve the condition of the road surface.
When do they start?
Work will be carried out between Monday 30 September 2024 and Friday 1 November 2024 between 7am and 7pm.
We will inform you of any changes to the dates or times via advanced warning signs on site.
What are we doing?
These works will predominantly involve carriageway surfacing, however, will also include, hedge cutting, ironwork repairs, layby & verge repairs, gully cleansing and road marking refreshments. The team will also be removing kerbing setts and refreshing the High Friction Surfacing (HFS) leading up to outside the Winchelsea Beach Cafe.
How will this impact highway users?
The team will be working from Chick Hill to Smugglers End Park. The works will be carried out in a phased approach, commencing at the Winchelsea end, moving along the road until it reaches Pett Level. Please see the below table for more information:
Phase 1
30 Sept
In the vicinity of The Boat House
Hedge cutting
Phase 2
30 Sept – 4 Oct
From Winchelsea to approx. 250m East of Toot Rock
Removal of existing surface
Phase 3
02 Oct – 8 Oct
From the Eastern gated entrance to the beach, to Western gated entrance. What3words: From ///primed.scratches.analogy to ///dabble.tycoons.rags
Edge of carriageway strengthening
Phase 4
07 Oct – 8 Oct
From East of Toot Rock to outside The Boat House
Removal of existing surface
Phase 5
09 Oct – 24 Oct
From Winchelsea to outside The Boat House
Resurfacing
Phase 6
25 Oct
From The Boat House to Chick Hill
Removal of existing surface
Phase 7
28 Oct
From The Boat House to Chick Hill
Resurfacing
Phase 8
28 Oct – 29 Oct
From outside the New Beach Club to The Red House
Ironwork adjustments
Access to the road will be restricted for residents for the duration of works. Traffic will be diverted via Pett Level Road, Sea Road, The Strand, Tanyard Lane, Ferry Hill, Robert’s Hill, Rectory Lane, Sandrock Hill, A259, Main Road, Rye Road, Winchelsea Road, Friars Hill, Pett Road, Chick Hill and vice versa.
There is a separate for larger vehicles due to width restrictions on Chick Hill. Traffic will be diverted via Pett Level Road, Battery Hill, Fairlight Road, Old London Road, Rye Road, Winchelsea Road, Rye Road, Main Road, Sandrock Hill, Rectory Lane, Robert’s Hill, Ferry Hill, Tanyard Lane, The Strand, Sea Road, Pett Level Road, Victoria Way and vice versa.
If you need vehicle access to your property, please discuss this with the team on-site. Please bear in mind there will be delays whilst the area is made safe, and your vehicle is escorted by site marshalls. Emergency access will be maintained at all times.
Please be advised, the road will be open outside of working hours, however there may be temporary traffic signals in place to protect equiptment.
Information for residents and businesses
Parking: We will put out ‘no parking’ signs and cones on the site to advise where parking is restricted. Please avoid parking in these locations as it will delay our work.
Weather: All of these works are subject to favourable weather conditions, for example heavy rain may affect the progress of the works.
Waste collection: Access will be maintained for waste collection vehicles.
Public transport: Shuttle buses have been put in place for essential services,such as schools. All other buses will be following the diversion route. To see the timetable for the shuttle service, click here.
Properties close to the carriageway may experience a temporary disturbance as this can be a noisy process and those properties may experience flashing lights and reversing sirens.
Permit Reference – EA101HM-1027-2-05
We would like to take this opportunity to apologise in advance for any inconvenience or disruption this work may cause, however this forms part of our continuing improvement for the East Sussex highway network. Should you have any concerns regarding these works, you can contact us at eshcomms@balfourbeatty.com.
Please let us know how we did by leaving feedback. Please note you will be redirected to the East Sussex County Council consultation website.
Hill Surgery will be holding a Flu Clinic between 9am and 12.30 on Monday 7th October at DISH, The appointments will be booked appointments only, rather than a walk in. To book your appointment, call the surgery on 01424 755355 and ask to book your appointment at Fairlight Village Hall.
Some Raffle prizes from the MacMillan Garden Party have still not been claimed.Please check your numbers to see if you were a winner.Peach tickets: 390, 776, 961, 289, 885.Yellow tickets: 850, 830. The prizes are now with Vanessa & Paul Reid for collection. (Let me know before Monday & I will direct you to them)If not collected they will be put into the raffle for the MacMillan Coffee Morning at St Peter’s on Thursday Sept 19th, 10.30am. Thank you again to all of you who helped us raise such a good amount for MacMillan and if you weren’t able to come perhaps you could make this coffee morning.
Many thanks to everyone who has put old printer cartridges in the box at the village hall or has given them to me. We have now raised £120 for the Trust. Every little helps so please keep donating them.
Coastal Currents Artist Open Studios East of Hastings Trail
You are warmly invited to visit the Studios of local artists starting this weekend. Free entry, browsers welcome, with many artworks inspired by the local area, including smaller items such as calendars and greeting cards for sale. Each Studio has different dates and times.
It is always difficult asking for money, but please read this before pressing the delete button.
This email should have been sent sooner, but as you know time seems to rush by these days and unfortunately as the ARC member in charge of sending out emails I have been waylaid by medical issues since our last event at the end of April. So here I am, updating records before my next operation in September!
We are forging ahead with the ARC. Paul Petley is now Chairperson and with his project management skills he and Jenny Obee are currently streamlining our processes to make updating our website easier and more efficient. Paul, with Donna Gilbert’s help, has also made progress with recording oral histories of people in our local community. This will help us piece together the area’s history connecting people with homes, activities and businesses and help us notate our website photos. We are also lucky to have Christine Bennett on board who enjoys searching family histories and has been busy researching some of the names on gravestones; but also finding out who lived in which houses using available census documents.
It takes time to muster a group of people who can work together cohesively but we are lucky that we all enjoy making this project work and taking it forward. You are more than welcome to join us; just get in touch whether you wish to volunteer or know of people who would be a good local candidate to record for posterity.
However, and you knew I would come to this, it frees up so much of our time if we have the necessary funds to pay our overheads and help buy new resources, like a fire safe (just one of the items on our list). By becoming a Friend of the ARC for just £15 per person each year, it means we can get on with the job in hand and not worry about the money it takes to keep us running. Please think about setting up a Standing Order for next May 1st which is our annual renewal date. But also, if you can complete the attached form for this year’s membership, we would be very grateful.
Due to the resignation of six Parish Councillors the Parish Council now consists of only two Councillors. This means that the Parish Council is no longer quorate and cannot hold meetings or make decisions.
I have displayed the six vacancy notices within the village and notified Rother District Council Electoral Services of the vacancies. The next step is to see if an election is requested to fill these vacancies. The deadline for residents to request an election is Monday 19th August. Requests to be sent to
LORNA FORD, RETURNING OFFICER, ROTHER DISTRICT COUNCIL, TOWN HALL, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX TN39 3JX
If an election is not called then these vacancies will be filled by co-option.
In order to continue business as usual District Councillors Andrew Mier, Carl Maynard and Tim Grohne are being approached to give their consent to be co-opted to the Parish Council. If consents are received, a decision is required from the Chief Executive of RDC to make an order to appoint these Councillors to the Parish Council.
Once an order is made the Parish Council will be quorate and meetings can resume.
Questions have been raised in respect of DISH and the PC website. I can confirm that the volunteers who run/help out both DISH and the website are happy to continue. So, see you all Monday as usual.
Once I have any further information I will post accordingly.
On Thursday mornings in August, 10am – noon there will be a different activity each week for families to enjoy. This week we’ll be painting so wear some old clothes and bring a painting apron if you have one. For those who wish, their art will be exhibited in church for the summer for all to visit and enjoy or it can be taken safely home to put on the fridge 🙂
Everyone is welcome, there will be refreshments and all free. Let the fun begin.
God bless, Sandi
Revd Sandi Wickens Priest in Charge Westfield, Guestling, and Fairlight Telephone 07395 106514
The role of the Parish Council is to work to enhance the local community. Unfortunately in Fairlight this has been impossible because of the undermining, nitpicking harassment by very small number of residents who have carried out a campaign of spreading innuendos, half-truths and personal comments about members of the council and the Proper Officer. This has had a detrimental effect not only on our ability to work efficiently for the whole community but also on our physical and mental well-being.
Whilst we wished to work on several important projects for the benefit of the community, recent events have brought into focus the need for us to be able to enjoy our lives in Fairlight. This has become impossible if we remain on the Parish Council because of the current atmosphere that this small group of residents has created.
Thus we are, with sadness, resigning from the Parish Council, however we will continue to work with and for the community in other capacities as far as possible.
We would like to thank the many residents who have approached us personally to thank us for the work we have done.
We know that they have chosen not to be publicly vocal because of the harassment they have seen meted out to those who have spoken out. We also thank all those who have helped us with projects by the totally selfless giving of their time and experience.
David Shortman, Derek Greenup, Ron Fellows-Turnbull, Carol Sharpe, Issy Horsley
See the attached updated lining programme . LDL Engineers along with the taskforce engineers will be on site on Monday 29th July to clean , camera and plot connections ready for lining Tuesday starting at the bottom of the run in Chanel Way.
Regards
Angus
Angus Cramp Programme Delivery Lead East-Interim Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force
The Fairlight Bowls Club Charity Quiz, in aid of The Pett Level Rescue, is to be held on the 10th August in the Fairlight Village Hall starting at 19:00.
The cost will be £5.00 per person with table teams of 6.
We will be providing table snacks, so eat before you arrive. As always, we will be running a bar at the normal competitive prices and a raffle. We would be grateful for any donations to the raffle and all profits will go towards the charity.
Tickets and further information is available from our Chairman, Terry Rogers on terry.rogers530@gmail.com mobile number 07958 530632, or our Social Secretary, Penny Eveleigh, on eveleighpje@gmail.com mobile number 07709 874328
Firstly, many many thanks for those that came along and auditioned. We are so sorry that you haven’t heard which parts you have got yet.
We are hoping to get the list out on Monday evening. It’s been a very hard task, so please forgive us while we deliberate!
Once the cast list is out, you will be able to collect your scripts from Ann’s house at any time. They will be in a box in my porch (which is never locked as the door wont lock!)
Our first get together will be for the read through on August 8th. We will let you know then what the rehearsal schedule will be for August. Not everyone will be needed at every rehearsal, although you are, of course, very welcome to come along (and bring cake!)
We hope to see you at the Fairlight Gardening Club Annual Show on Saturday – public viewing 1.30pm-2.30pm followed by Auction of exhibits and presentation of the trophies
