Fairlight Focus

Dear resident

Harold Road Dispensary

Due to the adverse weather conditions Harold Road surgery will not be attending the Village Hall to dispense medication.  However, it will still be available for collection at Harold Road Dispensary. 

Issy Horsley, Chair of the Parish Council has offered to collect and deliver any medications if requested.  Please contact her directly on cllrihorsley.fairlightpc@gmail.com

 – tonight or early tomorrow morning.  

Drop In Social Hub

DISH will be open tomorrow (Thurs 2nd Nov) from 10am to 4pm to help provide warm drinks and some food in case there are power outages.  Please feel free to drop in for a drink, some company or just a change of scenery.  Please let your neighbours and friends know.

Thanks
Pauline

Dear resident

I have just received this email from UK Power Networks and have been asked to share with residents

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing regarding our preparations for Storm Ciarán, which will come to the UK on Thursday 2^nd November.

As you may be aware, UK Power Networks manages the local power lines and substations which distribute electricity to over 8.5m homes and businesses across London, the South East and the East of England.

Storm Ciarán will bring with it strong winds and rain, and an amber alert has been issued by the Met Office.

Our electricity network is built to be resilient but strong winds and heavy rain can bring down branches and trees, damaging overhead power lines. Where this happens we work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

We have organised for additional staff in our contact centre and more engineers on the ground, particularly for Storm Ciarán, to be available to help customers whose electricity supply might be affected by the predicted weather.

Both you and your constituents will be able to find regular updates and information about individual power cuts on our website www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk . We will also be posting general updates on @UKPowerNetworks .

Anyone experiencing a power cut should:

We advise people to stay clear of power lines and report damaged power lines immediately by calling 105 free from either a landline or a mobile phone. If they see electricity lines that are down or causing significant risk to the public they should call 999.

We provide extra help to customers on our Priority Service Register during a power cut.  Households with people of pensionable age, those with a health condition, have children under five living with them, or someone in the household who uses medical or mobility equipment that requires electricity, as well as those who may be in vulnerable circumstances during a power cut, can join the register.  You can find out more information about our Priority Service on our website: ukpowernetworks.co.uk/priority .

If you would like to share information with your residents about preparing for the storm or registering for the Priority Service Register, you might like to share the following on Twitter or to your local Facebook pages:

As a result of #StormCiarán, heavy rain and high winds are due to arrive on Thurs 2 November. @UKPowerNetworks has extra field engineers and call centre staff on hand to support any customers affected. Visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk or call 105 for any issues regarding your electricity supply #ukpnnew

If you have any questions, or if I can help in any way, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,

 Michael

Michael Horwood

Public Affairs Manager

UK Power Networks

Thanks
Pauline

Mrs P Collins

Proper Officer and Responsible Financial Officer

Fairlight Parish CouncilKerri, 35 Waites Lane, Fairlight, Hastings. TN35 4AX

Tel: 07487 822729  Email: fairlightparishcouncil@gmail.com

Working days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 

Dear resident

Please click here for the agenda for the next Parish Council Finance and Administration Committee meeting.
This will be on Tuesday 7th November 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

Dear Member

Please click this link for the Agenda for the forthcoming AGM on Sunday, 19^th November.  I do hope you will attend to see the ongoing good work that the Trust  are doing and achieving.

If you, or someone you know, would like to help us by becoming a committee member, I have attached a form to fill in and would be obliged if you would return it by the end of the month to trevor.lewing@btinternet.com.

Thanks for reading and hope to see you at the AGM.

Kind Regards

Jill

Local NHS hearing aid maintenance sessions are being held this coming week at:

Pett Village Hall between 10am and 11.30am on Wednesday 1st November

Fairlight Village Hall between 10am and 12 noon on Friday 3rd November

If you have an NHS Hearing Aid come along to collect your free batteries and have your aids retubed

We are now collating the information in the returned survey forms.
If you have not returned your form yet please do so by Friday November 3rd.
The forms are still available on the Parish Council website / household survey 2023

The survey is your chance to let the Parish Council know about what you would like us to consider doing….or indeed not doing in the village, so that we can formulate our action plan for the next 5 years and start to budget for any necessary expenditure needed to carry out the action plan.

The response to the survey so far has been useful but we have not yet had responses from a large number of households.  This may be because you are happy with the actions the Parish Council has undertaken or has planned, however, if you don’t respond, your ideas will not be heard and therefore cannot  be included in our deliberations about the five year plan for developing resources around the village.
We need to hear from you to know what you want or need in the village.

Many thanks to those who have taken the time to respond

Issy Horsley
Chair Fairlight Parish Council

Sussex Police are open for PCSO recruitment and are looking for compassionate, driven and community-minded people to join the force.

Policing offers a fulfilling career with lots of benefits so if you are looking for a job that allows you to make a real impact (or know someone else who might be), continue reading below. 

Why become a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO)?

– You’ll act as an integral part of the community, supporting those who need us most.

– You will receive a starting salary of £32,633 (which includes unsociable shift allowance.).

– You’ll become someone who is trusted and relied upon and engage with different people every day.

– You will gain a fully funded professional qualification as well as access to plenty of training opportunities to progress within your career.

Interested? Head over to our career pages and apply today, https://www.sussex.police.uk/police-forces/sussex-police/areas/careers/jobs/pcsos/.

If you are unsure and would like to find out more about the role, you can book in a for a 1:1 career call with a recruitment expert at Sussex Police by emailing careers@sussex.police.uk, or sign up and attend a recruitment webinar where the team can advise you on the application process, eligibility criteria and much more.

Webinar details are posted to the Sussex Police Facebook page.

To find more information about other career opportunities at Sussex Police, visitwww.sussex.police.uk/jobs.

Dear Members.

It is with regret that I have to inform you that all tickets for the Halloween Quiz have now been sold!

We will be keeping a short list of ticket holders, who for whatever reason, cannot make it. If you wish to be put on a reserve list please do email me with your name, address, how many tickets you are looking for and a mobile number. Please bear in mind that no promises can be made and that notification may come quite late.

Thanks to all that have supported this worthwhile fundraiser, the Friday Lunch Club will be very happy to hear of the sales.

Regards

Chris Smart

Chairman FRA

Crsmart1961@gmail.com

Dear resident

Please click here for the agenda for the next Parish Council meeting to be held on Tuesday 24th October at 7.00pm

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

Dear resident

Please click here for the agenda for the next Parish Council Planning meeting to be held on Tuesday 24th October at 6.30pm

This is a public meeting so please feel free to attend.

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 

Ongoing disruption from Market Garden Site, Lower Waites Lane.

Dear Neighbours

Had we known when we stuck our heads above the parapetthat it would be quite so difficult to engage Local Government and Sussex Police in resolving some of the discipline issues with the Market Garden Site, Lower Waites Lane we may well not have started. 

We now know that these issues have happened in the village before, albeit on a smaller scale, where builders essentially use the lanes as an extension of their permitted building site, flouting the planning conditions. In previous instances Rother District Council issued Planning Notices and the local MP Amber Rudd was helpful.

We dispute the view of some elected representatives that “Nothing can be done”. Our attempts to enlist the support of an independent facilitator to resolve problems never got going as the local mediation service is funded by Rother District Council and they identified a conflict of interest so were unable to help.

We’ll continue our ‘Incident Diary’ until the end of the build – whenever that may be as the Developers have now passed their original timescale with no end in sight. We also encourage residents to use social media and the letters page of local newspapers to raise awareness.

Following site-inspections by Rother Officers after eight months into the build in March 2023, the developers GemSelect were warned to abide by the Construction Management Plan which had the result ofestablishing a fire safety point, Health and Safety Notices, the on-site car park and the on-site turning circle to accommodate their delivery vehicles. Waste management systems were put in place, site workers pulled spoil and litter out of the stream and for a few weeks removed the solid line of workers cars/vans parked near the junction of Fairlight Gardens and Lower Waites Lane and along the northern end of Shepherds Way.

This summer residents living next to the Site posted videos on social media of the four music systems being played loudly and similar videos were made of the extraordinary shouting and swearing for Environmental Health and Sussex Police. Whilst the construction noise is inevitable, workers on the scaffolding and roofs start yelling at 8am and continue all day. Residents – some of whom work in the construction industry – consider the Site is a poor advert for anyone in the building trade who works to professional standards. 

We’ve recently been contacted by a resident who fell backwards into a hedge following an incident with a cement mixer and car, and by residents who’ve had accidents on the sharp stones on Smugglers Way – falls resulting in cuts and bruises, whilst mobility scooterusers have had their tyres punctured. Unannounced contractors working on the badger setts also caused alarm and distress. 

The central focus in future is whether the 16 houses meet the planning permissions granted in terms of measurements, height, position, garden size and drainage. For legal reasons we cannot comment at this stage.

During the winter months any residents living around the Site interested in meeting up are invited to our ‘Village People Get Together’ where you are guaranteed a sympathetic audience.

Our first will be on Sunday 12 November at 11am; the next on Sunday 10 December at 11am – both in the Meeting Room, Coastguard Café, Coastguard Lane, Fairlight TN35 4AB. 

RSVP me: paul.wilsonpatterson@gmail.com if you’re coming along, please.Best wishes, Paul Wilson-Patterson – Village People Network, Bramble Way, Fairlight Cove.

Ever wanted to know what the FRA is all about?

Well, this is your chance to have an informal chat with the Chair of the Fairlight Residents Association.

Chris Smart will be attending DISH this Monday to hear your questions and suggestions.

Hello everyone

I am delighted to inform you that tickets are now on sale for our November production, A Bunch of Amateurs, by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman.

Playing dates are 9^th-11^th November.

With such names behind it, you would expect this to be a very funny play, and you’d be right.

I think we can also claim that it a most intelligent script, with a liberal smattering of culture … it’s even made me a fan of King Lear!

Tickets may be purchased online at https://fairlightplayers.org.uk/index.php/box-office/

Following the sad closure of Fairlight Post Office, we have lost our long-term “over the counter” box office. However, for those who really can’t cope with the online system, we have two options.

For personal service with a smile, our lovely Sue Evans will be on hand every Monday, between 10am and 1pm, at the DISH sessions at Fairlight Village Hall. Payment by card would be preferred, although cash will be accepted.

Alternatively, tickets will be available by telephone. A new, dedicated, phone line is being set up and we are currently waiting for the service provider to give us a telephone number.

As soon as we have that number, I will send another message with the details.

I hope that you will be able to join us for this production. As always, volunteers will be needed to perform the many behind-the-scenes tasks, and Sue will be very pleased to hear from you if can offer your services.

You can e-mail Sue at sueevansattheplayers@aol.com or give her a call on the new ticket hotline number when it is up and running.

With very best wishes

Keith

Keith Miller (Chair)

The Fairlight Players

www.fairlightplayers.org.uk

Just over 3 weeks until our next event.  

Tables are limited so come and get your tickets from:

Village Hall during DISH on Mondays and 

MOPP’s on Fridays,

Hair Base, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

28^th October, 7:00pm in the Village Hall.

A Halloween based Quiz. Devised by our very own Quiz Designer ‘Ronaldo’

Ticket prices are £10:00 each which will include a supper.  A bar & raffle will be available. 

Fancy Dress is not compulsory, although it would be good to see some ‘scary’ costumes. 

Prize for the best costume.

See you there!

Just a reminder that the new season of Speakers begins on Wednesday 11th October at
2.30 pm at the Village Hall. 

Membership fee of £15 or £2 as a visitor.
Our first Speaker will be Pete Allen on “Entertaining Troops: stories from the theatres of War”.
We look forward to seeing old and meeting new members next week. Come along for an informative afternoon.

It has come to my notice that the Rescue 2 teams have been subjected to verbal abuse by residents of Fairlight. They are doing their work which has been welcomed by most of Fairlight and is ultimately for the benefit of the Village.

No one should receive abuse for doing their work. Please be patient if you have to have to manoeuvre round their vans occasionally whilst they carry out their work.

I will be working with the Rescue 2 teams and Southern Water to try to reduce this problem

For those of you who have welcomed the Rescue 2 workers and had Water Butts fitted, Thank You.

For those still waiting for their water butts they will get to you.

Issy Horsley
Fairlight Parish Council

Please click here for the agenda for the Parish Council’s Finance and Administration meeting to be held on Tuesday 3rd October at 7pm in the Village Hall

Members of the Public are welcome to attend

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 

The FRA are proud to announce its next fund-raising event!

28^th October, 7:00pm in the Village Hall.

A Halloween based Quiz. Devised by our very own Quiz Designer ‘Ronaldo’

Tickets are on sale at the following locations:

Village Hall during DISH on Mondays and MOPP’s on Fridays.

Hair Base, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Ticket prices are £10:00 each which will include supper.

Bar, Raffle, Fancy Dress!

Prize for the best Fancy Dress!!

Dear Resident

There will be a Jigsaw Puzzle sale this Saturday 23^rd Sept. 10.00am – 1.00pm in the Village Hall.

There will also be a selection of various second-hand books available.

Tea & coffee, cake and bacon butties will also be on sale.

All proceeds go to the Village Hall Funds.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Thank you, but at the moment, I do not need any more donations.

Trevor

St Peter’s Church Centre would like to thank everyone who came and supported their Macmillan Coffee Morning.

It wa a marvelous morning and raised over £800 for Cancer Support.

Thank You