Fairlight Focus

Dear resident

Please click here for the agenda for the next Parish Council meeting to be held on Tuesday 26th March at 7pm in the Village Hall

Could you please note there will not be a Planning Committee meeting on this date as no applications have been received to be discussed.

Also, to note, the Finance and Administration Committee meeting has been cancelled on Tuesday 2nd April 2024.  

Members of the Public can attend these meetings and ask questions if they wish.

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 

Reminder: You are all invited to come along to the 

ACTIVATE YOUTH CLUB Annual General Meeting.

Thursday March 21st, 7.30pm.
Activate clubhouse on the Recreation ground.
Please come along if you have an interest in this facility available for the local young people or would like to find out more about us.

Dear All

Attached is a poster detailing the contributions to RFB during 2023 which were delivered on behalf of the local villages by Pett Women’s Institute.  We were second only to Jempson’s in terms of weight of donations, which is an incredible achievement. 

A big ‘thank you’ to everyone.  Please carry on the good work, it was all very gratefully received.

Kind regards

Sheila Fellows-Turnbull
Secretary, Pett WI

Hello,

Please find attached below minutes of the last meeting..

I also acknowledge the 40+ residents from Fairlight who have asked me to become members. I have all your details and will circulate the new members website details very soon. Email me if you wish to join the action group. 

Thank you 🙏🏻 everyone who is supporting our drive to seek improvements for patients who are struggling to access GP services. Feel free to share any concerns or questions and I will endeavour to provide answers at our next meeting with Hill Surgery PPG. 

Regards,
Maxine Green,
Fernbank, Shepherds Way.

Express your creative side with a brand-new art venture at the Coastguard Café.

Renowned artist of Botanical Art, Valerie Price will be holding a inaugural class on Thursday 21^st March.

Come for the day to the Coast Guard Cafe. 10am – 4pm March 21st 2024

Join Botanical Illustrator Valerie Price for a day of Botanical Illustration learning new skills and creating a piece of your own artwork.

Val has been a been freelance Botanical Illustrator and teacher for many years and has had work published by Collins, Dorling Kindersley, the RHS and Kew. She has also as written two books: The First Ten Lessons, and Colour and Composition, which were published by Bloomsbury. 

The day is aimed at beginners, those who wish to enhance their skills in drawing and watercolour, or more advanced students, who could use some workshop space with other like minded people.

The class will begin by selecting and observing closely from a chosen plant or flower. Then move on to accurate drawing, making careful measurements to ensure detail and structure. The drawing will be transferred to watercolour paper, before working in washes to build up shape, colour and form.

Spaces will be limited, so booking is essential.

Students should bring:

A4 drawing pad

Pencils 2H HB 2B/Rubber and sharpener/Tracing paper

Watercolour paper (hot press preferably)

Water colours

Brushes size 0 and 6 and an old brush for mixing

Pallet

Water pot X 2

Table easel (if possible)

Small plant or flower.

Some paint, paper and brushes will be available to purchase on the day, as well as signed copies of both books.

The cost for the day will be £50, as well as any purchases you make.

To book or for more information contact Val at valpriceillustration@hotmail.co.uk

Due to a change in circumstances, Fairlight Friday Lunch Club are looking for a new cook.

The successful candidate would be required to prepare and cook a nutritious two course lunch, every Friday for members at Fairlight Village Hall.

Duties include:

• Planning menus and advising on allergen ingredients
•  Purchase ingredients weekly and within agreed budgets
•  Hygienically prepare and cook a nutritious main course and desert with alternative to suit dietary requirements
•  Supervise kitchen assistant
• Comply with Environmental Health Food Safety & Hygiene and Health & Safety requirements

8 hours per week

For further details and to arrange an interview:

Email  mopps.fairlight@gmail.com  or call Annette on 07703585329

Kind regards

Annette Holmes

Co-ordinator of Fairlight Friday Lunch Club

Marsham Older Peoples Project Charity

Mobile: 07703585329

email:mopps.fairlight@gmail.com

Following the resignation of two councillors, the Parish Council has published notice of two casual vacancies. These are available on the Parish Council web site.  fairlightparishcouncil.org.uk. or on the Parish council notice boards in Waites Lane and the Village Hall.
If you wish any further detail at this time please contact the proper officer  at fairlightparishcouncil@gmail.com

We would welcome enquiries from anyone interested in joining the Parish Council.

Issy Horsley

Fairlight Parish Council

cllrihorsley.fairlightpc@gmail.com

To members and supporters of the Fairlight Players.

I am pleased to tell you that tickets for our April production, A Fete Worse Than Death, will go on sale from this Monday 11^th March.

Tickets may be purchased online from Box office – Fairlight Players

Alternatively, call Sue on 07988 540757

Or, for the personal touch, drop into DISH at Fairlight Village Hall on Mondays between 10am and 1pm, where the lovely Sue will be delighted to assist you.

This production will be a little different to most, so please read on for some important facts that you should note.

Instead of the normal rows of seats, you will be seated at a table in the “tea tent” at the Thornton Village Fete, where you will be served with light refreshments, which are included in the ticket price of £10.

As normal, a licensed bar will be available, so you will be welcome to purchase other beverages to take to your table.

This unusual arrangement has two major implications …

1. Seating capacity will be somewhat lower than usual. Consequently, we expect demand for tickets to outstrip supply. You are therefore urged to book your tickets as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
2. In order to accommodate the maximum number of people, we are unable to offer you the opportunity to choose your seating position. Where tickets are purchased as a group seats will be reserved for that purpose. On arrival, you will be directed to your allocated seats, rather as you would be if you go out for a meal at a restaurant. We would respectfully ask you to accept the seating position offered, as unplanned changes may prevent other groups from sitting together. If you have any special requirements (such as mobility issues, or a request to join ticket holders who purchased their tickets separately), please contact us with the details, and will endeavour to accommodate all requests with good humour.

So, put a big mark on your calendar for this Monday, and we very much look forward to seeing you in April.

With best wishes

Keith

Keith Miller (Chair)

The Fairlight Players

www.fairlightplayers.org.uk

Dear Resident

JIGSAW & BOOK SALE.

Thank you to those of you who attended the sale last Saturday.

With your help with purchases and donations we raised £164 for VH funds.

Thanks also to helpers and donations of books & jigsaws.

If you missed me last Saturday, you will have another opportunity on Saturday 30^th March (10am-3pm)

at the Royal British Legion Spring Fayre at the Fairlight Lodge Hotel.

I hope you can make it.

Trevor

The FRA event on 16th March is fast approaching.
Just under 2 weeks to go!.
There are only a few tickets left, so if you wish to join us, get your tickets now.
Tickets are available from Hair Base

A meeting of Fairlight Pavilion will be held on Thursday 7th March 2024 at 7:00pm the Fairlight Village Hall
Geoff Smith (gs.thefp@gmail.com)

Dear resident

It is that time of year again when the Parish Council will be holding their Parish Assembly and awarding the John Lutman award.

I have attached details of both events.  Nomination forms for the award are available on the Parish Council website or at DISH on Mondays.  The closing date for all nominations is Monday 11th March.

The Parish Assembly event on Wednesday 20th March is an event held for residents to meet the Councillors and ask questions.  There will be a brief presentation by the local branch of the Royal British Legion and an update from the War Memorial Steering Group.  Refreshments and nibbles will be provided.

Hope to see you there
Pauline

Just a reminder that the next NHS Hearing Aid sessions are at:

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

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

So, if you have an NHS Hearing Aid come along to collect your free batteries and have your aids checked and retubed.

Dear resident

Please note that the above meeting has been cancelled.

The next proposed meeting for this Committee is Tuesday 2nd April 2024

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 

Please find attached the Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force update for February 2024.
The next update will be circulated by the end of March 2024.

Many thanks

Jon
Jon Yates
Programme Delivery Lead – East
Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force

Activate Fairlight Youth Club meets on Wednesday evenings at the Clubhouse on Wood Field from 6 – 7:30pm and is open to children and young people from in and around Fairlight aged 9 years and up. We also have a group of youngsters working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Awards with the club – this starts from age 13/14years old and the group meets on Monday evenings.
We will be holding our AGM on 21st March at 7:30 at the Clubhouse on Wood Field – if you would like to find out more about what the club is up to or would like to get involved please come along to the AGM or get in touch. We always welcome volunteers to help with sessions or to talk to youth club members about their hobbies, interests or lives and we are keen to welcome new members to our friendly group.
Please do come along to the meeting, or get in touch with us at YouthClubActivate@gmail.com if you would like to find out more

Dear Resident,

I am pleased that you will again have the opportunity to add to Village Funds on Saturday 2^nd March.

Jigsaw puzzles and second-hand books sale.

10.00am – 1.00pm

Refreshments available.

The jigsaw puzzle stock has been replenished since December.

At this time, I do not need any more puzzles, but thank you for your support.

Please do not deposit books or jigsaws in the Hall. Thanks.

Trevor

Hill Surgery Action Group (HSAG) (Formerly Harold Road Surgery, Beaconsfield Road and Fairlight Road)

Dear Residents of Fairlight,

An action group named Hill Surgery Action Group (HSAG) has been formed to help resolve patient complaints and improve services following the merger of three surgeries into the newly formed Hill Surgery, which now has over 25,000 patients registered with just 4 GPs.

You must be registered with the social media platform Next Door UK   https://nextdoor.co.uk/ and join the HILL SURGERY ACTION GROUP for regular updates.  We are developing a website, and I will share the details once it is up and running.  If you prefer to join through me, as I am Vice Chair of the group and a Fairlight resident of 42 years, feel free to email you name, address and an email contact at the address below. 

I am attaching three documents for you to view, as these will bring you up to speed on why we formed the group, our intent, and the meeting notes following our first meeting with the 4 GPs and the PPG earlier this week. We will be taken far more seriously if we have a strong membership, so I encourage you to join if you feel strongly about the declining service.  We cannot handle specific medical complaints, but we do need to hear about general concerns and experiences, good or bad, that you may have encountered since the merger.

Finally, if enough Fairlight/Pett residents join, I will aim to set up a meeting to explain our intent, hear some of your issues and include this in our meetings with the practice team when we next meet in March.

• Meeting notes: 9/2/24 – Inaugural meeting of the action group                                       https://bit.ly/BlacklandsMtg_9_2_24        
• Meeting Notes: 16/2/24 – HSAG 1^st Meeting & constitution                                             https://bit.ly/HSAG_Ntg_16_2_24
• Slide Presentation: 19/2/24 – Our intent & purpose.                                                         https://bit.ly/HSAG_Slides
• Notes following meeting with GP’s, PPG 19/2/24                                                            See PDF

Kind Regards,

Maxine Green, Fernbank, Fairlight

Email: maxine@positiveimpact.co.uk

Dear resident

Please click the link for the agenda for the Parish Council meeting to be held on Tuesday 27th February 2024 at 7pm in the Village Hall.

Members of the Public are welcome to attend.

Please could you also note that there will not be a Planning Committee meeting on 27th February 2024 at 6pm 

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 Residents,

In preparation for the Parking Matters meeting next Sunday (25th) with
Rother Cllrs Andrew Mier and Tim Grohne, we have prepared a short
survey to collect your views and update our understanding of how
parking issues are affecting residents.

The survey repeats and extends a survey conducted by the Parish
Council in 2019. All responses will be anonymous – please do not
include any personal or identifying information.
The survey is published by C Colwell, The Avenue, Fairlight. For
queries please contact Chetz Colwell: chetzcolwell@gmail.com or Paul
Wilson-Patterson: paul.wilsonpatterson@gmail.com

Please follow this link to the online survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RYYNFLY

If you would prefer to answer by phone, email or paper please contact
chetzcolwell@gmail.com.

Thank you in advance for sharing your views.
Kind regards,
Chetz Colwell

From: Fairlight Residents Association (fairlightresidents@gmail.com)It has come to our attention that unwittingly the FRA sent out 2 emails last year which were not blind copied.  This means that other members of the Fairlight Residents Association would have been able to see other members’ email addresses.  As this is a closed group, addresses would have not been open to the wider public 

We sincerely apologise for this mistake and are looking at introducing additional controls to mitigate risk of further occurrences.

The committee of Fairlight Residents Association is writing to address the following information which has been brought to our attention.

Posts on the Facebook group ‘What’s going on in Fairlight’ and emails from members of the FRA, are suggesting that the email addresses of Fairlight Residents Email scheme members may have been passed on to another party.

We categorically state we have not willingly issued, nor authorised the use of, the email addresses of any members of the Fairlight Residents Association to any third party.

The Fairlight Residents Association (FRA), as an organisation, takes all appropriate organisational and technical measures to keep your personal information safe and secure.

We respect the privacy of your information which is why, as a precautionary measure, we have reviewed and amended the security of all information held by us.

From: Fairlight Residents Association (fairlightresidents@gmail.com)

Reminder!

ACTIVATE YOUTH CLUB is holding a Party/Disco
TOMORROW! Wednesday Feb 21st.
At Fairlight Village Hall
6.30pm – 8pm.
FOR ALL LOCAL CHILDREN AGED 7 YEARS AND OVER!
Come prepared for fun, games and food!
And dress for the occasion!
Definitely no school uniforms!! 😂
See you there!
Parents/Carers: Please sign your child/children in and out of the event.
Thank you!😃😃😃

Dear Resident,

Money is available for green spaces, waterways, infrastructure and business

Cllr Andrew Mier (Cllr.Andrew.Mier@rother.gov.uk)

The FRA accepts that the use of the email scheme is an asset to the village.  However, misuse of this facility can have a negative impact on residents and the reputation of the FRA, therefore, we are now publishing the revised guidelines for use of the scheme.

  ·        The object of the FRA Email Scheme is to send news and matters of interest to residents in a timely manner.

·        The scheme is open to any member of the Fairlight Residents Association and is free to use. Members may leave the scheme at any time by contacting fairlightresidents@gmail.com .

·        Emails are confined to matters of interest to Fairlight. There will be no spam or commercial advertising.

·        Anyone can send in emails to fairlightresidents@gmail.com  but this is not a guarantee that they will be published. The FRA reserves the right to refuse to publish emails without explanation. If emails are suitable to send out, it is aimed that they will be sent within 24 hours.

·        Fairlight Residents Association is non-political, non-religious. The email scheme will not be used for these messages.

·        The FRA will not publish emails that the administrators consider to be discriminatory, bullying, offensive or abusive, in that the context is a personal attack, sexist or racist, or might be considered harassment.

·        No responsibility is accepted by the FRA for errors.

·        Any views expressed are solely those of the authors and not those of the Association or of the Committee unless stated.

·        The sender’s name and email address must be included in the email.  No emails will go out anonymously.

·        The email provider, used by the FRA, only allows one bulk distribution email to be sent out by the FRA in a 24-hour period.  Therefore, if multiple emails are received for distribution these will be amalgamated into one.

·        Members receive a blind copy of an email.  

Regards

Fairlight Residents Association Commitee

Replies to: fairlightnursery@gmail.com

Fundraising collection

Thurs 21st March and Mon 25th to Wed 27 March between 9.00 am and 1.30 pm, Fairlight Village Hall

We have arranged a Bags2School fundraising collection in aid of Fairlight Nursery. As a registered charity, number 1036984, we need to fundraise in order to continue to provide fun, education and learning to the youngest members of our community.

Items gratefully received: clothing, shoes, hats, bags, jewellery, soft toys, household linen, curtains and towels

Unfortunately we cannot accept duvets, blankets, pillows, cushions, school uniform, workwear that is personalised with a company logo or fabric

Our famous Fairlight Nursery Jumble Sale will return on Saturday 19th October. Please look out for posters nearer the time, as will be very pleased to collect clean and quality items of occasion wear for this sale.

In the meantime more general items that are donated to our Bags2School collection would be extremely helpful and very much appreciated.

Dear FRA Members
An invitation to a Public Meeting about parking in the village.Cllr Mier and Cllr Grohne from Rother District Council will be there.
Please confirm you are coming either by phoning Paul (01424 812038) or emailing your RSVP to: paul.wilsonpatterson@gmail.com