Fairlight Focus

Dear Resident,

Save Pett Level Lavatories – Deadline Sunday 17 Dec

Rother’s Budget Consultation closes this Sunday 17 December and it has specific questions about the lavatories, including Pett Level.

If you want to reopen the lavatories it’s important that as many residents as possible complete the consultation.

For the online form please go to 

For the background go to

Local residents have already delivered a petition with a magnificent 375 signatures (the population of Pett Parish is only 850) and have given me photos showing the huge number of visitors to Pett Level. Pett Parish Council is making vigorous representations.

Let’s keep up the pressure by completing the consultation by this Sunday, 17 December.

Best wishes,

Andrew

Cllr Andrew Mier
Rother District Council 
Southern Rother Ward
(The villages of Fairlight, Guestling, Icklesham and Pett)
07941-693737

Speed watch

I would like to forward the email below, received from the Pathfinder Project team at Southern Water. This is a chance to pop in, see more about the project and ask questions you may have. The date is Monday 18 th December 10- 4.
Southern Water  will be in one hall, DISH will be in the other hall with Lunch and/or Refreshments and a warm welcome for any one who would like to drop in.
All the best
Issy Horsley

Good afternoon

We’re going to be holding a drop-in day on Monday 18 December at Fairlight Village Hall, Broadway, Fairlight, TN35 4DA.

Our Fairlight Pathfinder team will be on hand to chat and answer your questions from 10am – 4pm, so even if you can only pop in for a few minutes, we’d love to see you.

We’ll be able to explain and update about the work we’re doing in the area including:

• Slowing the flow of surface water from households and businesses
• Our programme to install water butts -progress to date and next steps.
• The progress of our surveys to understand the surface water flow in the catchment
• Condition of the sewers and next steps
• Progress of our misconnection investigations 

We really hope you can join us.

Best wishes

Sue Cobb

Stakeholder Engagement Manager – East Sussex

Southern Water

Many thanks to everyone who has put old printer cartridges in the box at the village hall or given them to me.
I have sent two boxes to the recycling firm, and they have donated just under £30 to the Trust

Well done – keep ‘em coming.

Jill Lewing.

We are pleased to announce that we have launched the consultation on the East Sussex draft Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4) this week. 
 
As I am sure that you are aware the LTP is a statutory document setting out the transport policy and strategy framework for East Sussex and as a key partner we are keen to hear your views.
 
The draft East Sussex Local Transport Plan 2024 – 2050, sets out how we will plan and provide transport for residents, businesses, and visitors in East Sussex now and for future generations, to help connect them with the places they need to go on a daily basis.
 
The strategy focuses on:
·         enabling safer and more accessible journeys
·         decarbonising transport to help us to achieve net zero targets by 2050 at the latest
·         developing healthy places to enable people to live well
·         maintaining and strengthen our transport networks so that they are resilient
·         supporting a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable economy within our coastal towns, market towns and villages in more rural areas

We are seeking views on the LTP4 Strategy which sets out the vision, objectives, policies, and plans for transport in the county, alongside the Implementation Plan which outlines the types of schemes we plan to deliver with our partners to deliver the Strategy, and the accompanying assessments in relation to equalities, health and the environment.
 
The LTP Strategy, Implementation Plan and supporting documents are available on the County Council’s webpages and consultation hub – http:eastsussex.gov.uk/DraftLTP4 between 27 November 2023 and 25 February 2024. 
 
Should you have any queries please contact us via email LocalTransportPlan@eastsussex.gov.uk or by calling the ESCC switchboard on 0345 608 0190. 
 
We look forward to hearing from you.
 
Many thanks,

Douglas

Douglas Chapman
Principal Transport Planner
Infrastructure Planning & Place Team
Communities, Economy & Transport

Fairlight Pantomime Group present Jack and the Beanstalk 

Tickets on sale now for our Pantomime January 25th – 27th in the Village Hall.

Please see our poster. We look forward to seeing you…oh yes we do!

Due to unforeseen circumstances Tuesday Ladies Club’s members’ tea will now take place on Thursday, December 21st at 2.15 at the village hall. 

The Committee apologies for this necessary change of date and hope that members can still come along and enjoy the party.

Jim Saphin will be entertaining us with Christmas music.

Shirley Gilbert

I have started to do a show on an internet radio station, which goes out live on a Monday from 8pm for 2 hours.

It’s called The Sound Project and I get decent listening figures for a small station, so I’m happy and it’s a great project for me in retirement.

I’m running two shows in December (poster attached) and I wondered if you or anyone you knew had a funny Christmas story for me please? You can write back to this address or my radio one, mark@radiohlr.com

And if you fancy a listen, just pop along to www.radiohlr.com on a Monday from 8pm and select ‘PLAY HLR’ from the top menu line

Thanks in anticipation

Mark 

Mark Rodriguez mark@tinker47.plus.com

FAIRLIGHT FRIDAY LUNCH CLUB – 1st December

CA1066 (Citizens Advice) will be holding a Winter Readiness Talk tomorrow at MOPP between 11am and 12 noon.

Anyone is welcome to come and listen.  Coffee and tea will be available .

If you would like more information please call Annette on 07703585329.

Dear resident

Please click here for the agenda for the next Parish Council Finance and Administration Committee meeting to be held on 5th December 2023 at 7pm in the Village Hall

This is a public meeting and residents can attend.  If you have any questions you wish to ask the Councillors at this meeting please could you let me know.

Thanks
Pauline

Mrs P Collins
Proper Officer and Responsible Financial Officer
Fairlight Parish Council
Kerri, 35 Waites Lane, Fairlight, Hastings. TN35 4AX
Tel: 07487 822729  Email: fairlightparishcouncil@gmail.com
Working days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 

This is just a reminder that the monthly NHS Hearing Aid sessions will be held during the first week of December at:

Fairlight Village Hall between 10am and 12 noon on Friday 1st December

Pett Village Hall between 10am and 11.30am on Wednesday 6th December

These will be the last sessions before Christmas so if you have an NHS Hearing Aid come along to collect your free batteries and have your aids checked over and retubed.

If you have any queries please contact East Sussex Hearing on 01323 722505

Dear resident

Please click here for the agenda for the next Parish Council Planning Committee meeting.  This will be held on Monday 4th December at 4.30pm in the Village Hall

This is a public meeting and residents can attend.  If you have any questions you wish to ask the Councillors at this meeting please could you let me know.

Thanks

Pauline

Mrs P Collins
Proper Officer and Responsible Financial Officer
Fairlight Parish Council
Kerri, 35 Waites Lane, Fairlight, Hastings. TN35 4AX
Tel: 07487 822729  Email: fairlightparishcouncil@gmail.com
Working days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Dear Resident and fellow jigsaw puzzle enthusiast.

I will have some new additions to the stock for sale at the Village Hall Christmas Fair this Saturday.

This will include wasgij, new puzzles for children and adults and a bargain box.

Hope to see Santa and you there 12.00 -3.00pm.

Thank you for donations, but my stock is overloading my storage, so please no more donations and please do not leave puzzles in the Village Hall.

Many thanks

Trevor

Dear resident

Please note that the Planning Committee meeting proposed for 28th November 2023 has been cancelled due to no applications being received.

Please click here for the agenda for the Parish Council meeting.

This is a public meeting so please feel free to attend.  If you have any questions on items on the agenda please could you let me have them prior to the meeting.

In addition, DISH will be open from 6pm with refreshments and information available

Thanks

Pauline

Mrs P Collins
Proper Officer and Responsible Financial Officer
Fairlight Parish Council
Kerri, 35 Waites Lane, Fairlight, Hastings. TN35 4AX
Tel: 07487 822729  Email: fairlightparishcouncil@gmail.com
Working days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 

This Saturday, Pett & District Royal British Legion have a race night at
Fairlight Village Hall. Entry is £10 and includes a 2 course supper.
There will be a cash bar and raffle on the night. Tickets must be
purchased by Wednesday afternoon from the places listed to allow us time to arrange the catering. Tickets available from Old Butchers Shop Pett, Hair Base Fairlight, Wakehams Farm Shop Fairlight.  

Sorry, no tickets on the door.

All proceeds go to the branch Centenary Fund.

Pett & District British Legion covers the five villages and has now
incorporated the members from Hastings branch which has disbanded. It is therefore quite an achievement to be reaching our centenary.

The support of the Fairlight residents is greatly appreciated and we
hope to see you on Saturday evening.

Apologies. I have realised that not everybody does Facebook  and have not had the following information. 

The funeral for my Mum is arranged for Monday November 27th, 2.15pm at Hastings Crematorium followed by a service of Thanksgiving at Calvert Methodist Church at 3pm. All are then invited to join us afterwards at Fairlight Lodge.  

A lovely tribute page has been set up by the funeral directors. To find information about the funeral and photos of Mum please google ‘muchloved’ and search for Alison Pont. Your you can click on this link https://alisonpont.muchloved.com/

Thank you for all the love and support that we have been given.

Wendy & Ken 

Dear resident

Please find attached a letter from Southern Water in respect of a CCTV survey of the sewers on Lower Waites lane and Rockmead Road.  The survey is booked for Monday 20th November for approximately five days.

Further details are contained in the letter below, along with contact details if you have any questions.

Thanks
Pauline

Mrs P Collins
Proper Officer and Responsible Financial Officer
Fairlight Parish Council
Kerri, 35 Waites Lane, Fairlight, Hastings. TN35 4AX
Tel: 07487 822729  Email: fairlightparishcouncil@gmail.com
Working days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 

Dear FRA Members
For those of you interested in the Market Garden site here are our notes from our recent meeting:
Village People, November Meeting about the Market Garden site, Lower Waites Lane 

Present: Anna, Chetz, Cliff, Liz, Paul, Wendy 
Observed a two minute silence for Remembrance Sunday 

Where are we now? 
Whilst accepting there is a housing shortage and that the Developers won planning permission from Central Government on appeal, there is disappointment over the overbearing presence of this new housing estate and the conduct of individuals from the Developers/site workers/delivery drivers along with our resulting loss of amenity 

Evidence of breaches of planning conditions in the Construction Management Plan and various documents were shared

Concerns were shared for the welfare and stress levels of all residents living around the site

Concerns were shared for the badgers, wildlife and general dismay at the litter and rubbish which can be seen by those who overlook the site and walkers on the 1066 Coastal Path that runs alongside

Queries over the height of the houses and size of the gardens 

Concerns over site sewerage connection pipes, materials stored along the entire length of the stream and debris in the stream
Uneven surfaces, mobility scooter tyre punctures and pedestrians falling over on Smugglers Way 

Queries over ownership and maintenance of the roads/sub soil/stream 

Concerns whether the road outside the site entrance will be repaired, especially the man-hole cover which is now proud of the road 

Obstructive parking on Waites Lane over the bus stop, causing passengers with shopping to step off the bus down a large drop 

Site workers leaving boots outside their parked vehicles, eating lunch and throwing banana skins, sandwich wrappers and drinks containers out of their vehicle windows onto the main road 

Don’t necessarily want bus stop markings and yellow lines as this is a village, but want to maintain the appreciation of our village life 

Cement mixers/lorries failing to use the Site Access Route and turning at the junction of Broadway and LWL, there are no lights or pavements 

Due to poor storage the delivery vehicles are still having trouble getting onto site and using the turning circle 

Failure of a large number of site sub-contractors to observe basic health and safety rules i.e. equipment 

No response from directors of the Developers to complaints 

One resident receives replies from the Site Manager 

Sussex Police claim they are unable to respond to noise and swearing even though Neighbourhood Watch describe these actions as Anti-Social Behaviour. Police Community Support Officers have not carried out any foot patrols around the Site to reassure residents
Swearing is a problem in society, but the site obscenities are so loud it stops residents sitting out in their gardens or working from home as the loud music/noise comes through double glazing 

When is the road on Smugglers Way going to be resurfaced 

There are other plots in the village up for sale which could experience the same issues 

Where do we want to be? 
We would like everyone to work collectively to do as much as we can to reduce noise, nuisance, disruption, avoid flooding, future sewage issues and road traffic accidents
Like more support from villagers who are not directly affected and to encourage a greater understanding of the impact the build is having
Request a Community Meeting so we can have our concerns answered by the Developers and various Local Authorities who have responsibility for ensuring residents’ welfare and enforcing the rules for construction sites
Like clarification from GemSelect of the new Schedule for the Construction works as they are over time
Want Rother District Council to adopt a policy so all Developers with whom they work are part of a ‘Considerate Contractor’ scheme or at least have a complaints procedure 

Work with residents and photographers to get images of the construction works in progress and the impact on villagers and local amenity to aid press releases and reports published online 

How are we going to get there? 
We are able to communicate with many residents via the Fairlight Residents Association Email Scheme and a Facebook Page called ‘ What’s Going On In Fairlight’ – although the latter is open to a wide audience so health and safety comments draw negative and undermining responses. Also the Webmaster publishes our Notes on www.fairlight.org.uk under a button Market Garden Site 

We can submit articles for Fairlight News 

We can ask Fairlight Parish Council or the Fairlight Residents Association to hold an evening Community Meeting
Create a ‘Village People’ Community Safety Facebook Page, to address and move forwards some of the issues e.g. vehicle movements and parking. Many of the committees in Fairlight don’t use technology or social media to engage villagers who work during the daytime and younger people
Engage with local groups, outside bodies, watchdog type organisations and agencies 

Contact no-win no-fee solicitors for personal injuries and property damage claims 

Consider making Freedom of Information requests 

Village photo shoots, both organised and impromptu, for press purposes 

Create a What’s App Group for people around the site to alert each other to dangerous driver days and ensure reports to Police
Continue with complaints logs to Rother District Council Planning Team and Environmental Health 

Continue to raise issues with East Sussex County Council, MP, Sussex Police, Ombudsman and Planning Inspectorate 

Thought for the day Perseverance 

Next meeting: Sunday 10th December, 11:00 – 12:30, Coastguard Cafe. 

Invitation is for residents and other interested parties who might be able to assist us.
RSVP paul.wilsonpatterson@gmail.com

I have just reported to East Sussex Highways the very large hole in the grass verge outside Shepherds Court.

I was surprised that it hadn’t already been reported.

They will be sending someone out ASAP (as of 16:00 on 14th November)

Jenny

This will be the next best thing to seeing Father Christmas, the Rye Town Crier.  Well, he is dressed in red.  We realise that not everyone likes to drive in the dark, so if that is an issue do let us know and we can see if you can be picked up.

Christmas is coming so we wanted to get this event in before you become busy with shopping, decorating, making mince pies, parties, family get-togethers.  This will be a very relaxed affair in comparison with all that:  you come, get a glass of wine, sit and be entertained.  So do join us.

Oh, and there will be our AGM but it will be very short so you’ll hardly notice…

Fran Rogers

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Located at Pett Methodist Church

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The Rye Food Bank is still in great need of donations either in money or food.
Pett WI are still collecting food donations for the Food Bank.
Sadly since the loss of our lovely Post Office donations from Fairlight have almost completely stopped.

We now have 3 locations in the Village

A new box at Fairlight Village Hall – outside the doctors surgery door
The Barn – a short walk up from Hair Base on the same side
Wakehams Farm

What is needed?
Dried and tinned foods of all sorts like pasta, rice, tinned beans , spaghetti, tuna, ham, etc breakfast cereals. Long life milk. Pasta sauces. Etc.
All food must be in date and unopened.
The Food Bank aim to give families food to feed a family 3 times a day for 3 days.

So come on Fairlighters,  Pett and Icklesham are generous givers so let’s show them we can be the same!

Many thanks
Sally Watson
President Pett WI

So, tonight it’s curtain up on the first performance of A Bunch of Amateurs, and it’s going to be a cracking show.

There are still tickets available for all performances, but very few for Friday or Saturday night, so if you haven’t already done so, please reserve your tickets now to avoid disappointment.

We look forward to seeing you.

Best wishes

Keith

Keith Miller (Chair)

The Fairlight Players

www.fairlightplayers.org.uk

By next week, the storms will be but a distant memory (we hope), so why not put on your glad rags and join us for our latest production, “A Bunch of Amateurs” by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman.

Our performers and backstage crew have been braving the elements to get to rehearsals, determined to ensure that they provide you with the high quality entertainment to which you have become accustomed.

And the good news is, you don’t even need to step outside to book your tickets. Just go online to Box office – Fairlight Players and you will find the whole procedure to be remarkably simple.

Alternatively, phone the lovely Sue, and she will be happy to help you.

We look forward to seeing you.

Best wishes

Keith

Keith Miller (Chair)

The Fairlight Players

www.fairlightplayers.org.uk

My mum’s (Brenda’s) funeral announcement.

Brenda has been in Fairlight for over 40 years and she has been involved in a great deal of local activities, clubs and church, so I know there will be a great deal of people in Fairlight I’m afraid I have not managed to tell about Brenda’s passing.

Many thanks

Liz Brooker

An email was recently sent out on the FRA email system  from a group of largely unknown individuals who call themselves ‘ Fairlight Financials’.

The document contained their opinions about the finances of the Parish Council. Something which they are entitled to do.

However this document contained several factual inaccuracies and some statements that did  not  contain the full facts of the issue, thereby not allowing residents to be able to fully consider the statements.

The Parish Council Finance Committee meets on Tuesday at 7 pm, all are welcome to attend.
Some  Parish councillors will be at DISH on Monday between 10 and 4 if you wish to discuss any questions you may have about the workings of the Parish Council.

Issy Horsley
Chair Fairlight Parish Council