Author: Irene - Parish Clerk

Police advice on increasing farm break-ins

Sussex Police have advised us that they starting to see some farms being broken into again.  They have asked all to be alert and take measures to protect property.

  • Take several photographs, from different angles, especially any unique markings.
  • Take notes of your serial and chassis numbers.
  • Fit an immobiliser/tracker.
  • Use clamps, locks and alarms.
  • Keep machinery out of sight and locked away using as many barriers as possible.
  • Keep gates closed, locked and alarmed where able.
  • Mark your property, make it unique and easy to identify.  Serial/chassis numbers are often scratched off, if the Police recover items it can be difficult to return an item if it is generic.
  • If you have had machinery stolen before, try to keep it in a different location, thieves know that you will replace it as you need it for your work, so they will most likely return and they already know the layout of your land.
  • If you have security posters, move them around frequently, people only notice them for around 3 months, moving them shows you are alert to your security.
  • Lighting – thieves don’t like lighting as it draws attention.
  • CCTV – ideally cameras that are linked to your phone can alert you to the fact that someone is breaking into your property and you can call the Police immediately.
  • Don’t leave your keys in the ignition.
  • Report any suspicious activity to the Police, theives often scope the area beforehand.
  • Making as many barriers as possible increases the time and effort it takes for someone to steal your equipment.

Agenda for the DPC Meeting on 16.11.21

Agenda for the Dallington Parish Council Meeting to be held on 16th November 2021, at 7.30pm in Dallington Village Hall

Parish Council Members are summoned to the above meeting

Irene Marchant

Parish Clerk/RFO

St. Giles, Woods Corner, Dallington, East Sussex TN21 9LA

01424 838414/07711224150

[email protected]
10th November 2021

1.         Disclosure of Interests

To receive any disclosures by Members of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any such interest and whether the Member regards the interest as a disclosable pecuniary interest under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

2.         Dispensations

3.         Apologies for Absence

4.         Accuracy of the minutes of the previous meeting(s)

5.         Open Forum

5.1        County Council report (ESCC)

5.2        District Council report (RDC)

5.3        Village Hall report

5.4        Chairman’s report

5.5        Public Question Time

6.         Grant Application from Dallington PCC

To consider the grant application from Dallington PCC for £750.00 for churchyard care/maintenance and external church repairs.

7.         Winter Solstice 2021 arrangements

To decide on the arrangements for the Winter Solstice event at the DRG.

8.         Consultations

To consider DPC’s responses to the following consultations

  • RDC Infrastructure Delivery Plan.
  • East Sussex, South Downs, Brighton and Hove Waste and Minerals Local Plan, revised policies.

9.         Works to Carricks Hill Triangle

To decide on an action plan.

10.       Glaziers Forge Waste Collection

To discuss latest developments.

11.       Planning

11.1      No planning applications for Dallington.

11.2      Any other planning matters for discussion

12.       Enforcement

12.1      No Dallington items on RDC’s weekly enforcement list.

12.2      Any other enforcement matters for discussion.

13.       Highways/Rights of Way

To consider the following items and notification to ESCC Highways

  • Gravel flowing down Carricks Hill when raining.
  • All drains down Carricks Hill continue to block.
  • Dallington sign needs replacement/repair

14.       Finance

14.1      Bank balances at 31.10.21

  • DPC deposit account – £16,851.10
  • DPC current account – £3,420.50
  • DRG current account – £922.54

14.2      To approve the following payments

  • Clerk – salary/home office (Oct/Nov 2021), expenses – £904.96
  • * First Aid training (N. Harding) – £45.00
  • * ESALC planning training (W. Miers) – £96.00
  • * Donation (RBL wreath) – £50.00

* Paid already

14.3      Approval of 2nd Quarter Accounts at 30.09.21

14.4      Approval of budget monitor/bank reconciliations at 31.10.21

14.5      Two members to authorise payments until January meeting

15.       Dates of next meetings

  • 12.21 – Planning meeting (provisional, will only be held if required)
  • 01.22 – Full council meeting

Both to start at 7.30pm in Dallington Village Hall

ESCC Highways – Drainage Works at Redpale

ESCC Highways will be carrying out drainage works at Redpale, starting on 06.12.21 and continuing for five days.
Due to nature of the works, Redpale will be closed to through traffic 24 hours a day for the duration of the works.  ESCC Highways will be working from the junction of Farthing Lane to approximately 500m north.  Traffic will be diverted via North Road, Trumpet Lane, White Horse Road, Bodle Street Road, Rookery Lane, the B2096, South Lane, Bluekiln Road and vice versa.

Click on this link to see full details on the ESCC Highways website

 

 

 

 

 

 

Be Careful – Dangerous Dogs in Dallington

For anyone not the the local Facebook pages…

This is copy and pasted from Rother Police this evening –

Police are urgently trying to locate three aggressive dogs which are on the loose in Dallington, while also looking to trace their owner.

Officers were called to Buckholt Farm at 7.35am on Thursday (October 28) by a resident concerned about three stray terrier-type dogs on their land which were acting aggressively.

Following extensive attempts by police officers and the RSPCA to capture the animals, they fled the farm and are currently unaccounted for.

Anybody who sees the animals should not approach them, but call 999 immediately quoting serial 222 of 28/10. Similarly, if you are their owner please also urgently get in touch with us.

Owners of livestock and other animals are also advised to be vigilant, as the dogs could pose a threat to their safety.

https://www.facebook.com/RotherPolice/photos/a.493826270658292/6805870906120432/?type=3

RIP Gwen Westwood

Many of you will remember with great affection, Peter and Gwen Westwood who ran the Dallington shop for around thirty years.
I have just heard from their granddaughter that Gwen passed away last Tuesday.
When Freddie and I moved to Dallington and our friend Ken Putt took over the shop, so many people had very many kind and affectionate memories of Peter and Gwen and the tremendous work they did for the Dallington community, I think they were involved in practically everything that went on.
Their granddaughter hopes to have a memorial plaque or bench in their memory, more on this later.
Irene – Parish Clerk