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Agenda for DRG Meeting on 28.03.23 (starts 7.00pm)

DALLINGTON RECREATION GROUND

Registered Charity No. 305203

Sole Trustee – Dallington Parish Council

Trust Members are invited to a meeting of the Dallington Parish Council Trust, to be held on 28th March 2023 at 7.00pm in Dallington Village Hall

Members of the public and press are welcome and encouraged to attend

22nd March 2023

Irene Marchant – Secretary/Treasurer

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

01424 838414/07711224150 – [email protected]

AGENDA

1. Apologies for absence

2. Minutes of the previous meeting

To approve the accuracy of the draft minutes of the DRG meeting held on 22.03.22.

3. Annual fees for users

For the Trust to set the user fees for 2023-24.

4. Review of the year and any matters arising.

5. Looking forward to 2023-24

  • Coronation celebrations, May 2023.
  • Other events.
  • Encouraging the Dallington community to make use of and enjoy the DRG.

6. A sincere thank you to all our users and contractors.

7. Date of next DRG meeting

19.03.24, to start at 7.00pm

Ring for the King 6th May 2023

(Posted on behalf of Diana Day)

Ring for the King. We have a learner who has now progressed to ringing in rounds, we are confident that they will be able to join in the Ringing for the King, on 6/5/23.

More information about national ringing arrangements at https://ringfortheking.org

St Giles Services April 2023

(Posted on behalf of Bobbie Steel)

  • Sunday 2nd April   11am.   Service of The Word
  • Friday  7th                12 noon Good Friday Hour at The Cross
  • Sunday 9th.              11am.      Easter Sunday Holy Communion
  • Sunday  16th            11am.       Holy Communion
  • Sunday    23rd          9.30am.   Holy Communion
  • Sunday  30th.            11am.      Service of The Word

Southeastern Railway – strike action

I’ve received this email from Southeastern Railway – please take note if you are intending to use their service on 16th and 18th March.
Irene – Parish Clerk

Strike action by the RMT union is due to take place on our network next week on Thursday 16 and Saturday 18 March.

We’re sorry, there will be a limited service running on our network and some routes will be closed. Please only travel if necessary. If you are travelling expect some disruption, plan ahead and check your entire journey.

We’ll be running our normal timetable on the days either side of the strikes, except on Friday 17 March when trains will start later from 07:00.

Journey planners for Thursday 16 and Friday 17 March are now available.

Journey planners for Saturday 18 March will be available on Tuesday 14 March.

If the strike action is cancelled at short notice, we may not be able to switch back to our normal timetable immediately. Rail services are built in complex, interrelated IT systems covering fleet, crew schedules and rosters and so it takes some time to get everything back into place.

Ticketing and refunds

For ticketing and refund information please visit our strike action web page. When trains are running, you travelled and were delayed for 15 minutes or more, you are entitled to Delay Repay compensation

More information

You can find full information and keep up to date on our strike action web page, follow us on Twitter, or you can sign up to receive service updates.

We’re very sorry for any inconvenience this strike action will cause you

Coronation Picnic Sunday 7th May 2023

SAVE THE DATE!
Coronation Picnic
Sunday 7th May 2023 from 12 noon
Dallington Recreation Ground

Coronation Big Lunch LogoGates open at 12 noon Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the Coronation Big Lunch with others from our parish and local community.

  • During the afternoon there will be games and Coronation related activities for children and adults to enjoy if they wish.
  • Do you enjoy baking? Bake, decorate and bring a cake to enter the Coronation cake competition. Prizes for adults and children.
  • Could you help? Maybe assist with an activity or help set up the marquee and gazebos in the morning? More volunteers are needed to help make this a special community event. Please contact Nikki Holyoake [email protected]

Further details of our celebratory event will be posted on this website as they develop

Village Hall Events in April 2023 (and reminder Quiz Night 17th March)

REMINDER Friday 17th March Quiz Night

    • 7.00pm onwards for a 7.30 prompt start.
    • £5 per head to include buffet supper; please bring your own drinks
    • All welcome – bring your own team (max 6) or join in with others on the night
    • Prizes for the winning team and raffle draw during the interval

Village Hall Events in April

  • Saturday 1st April Library Cafe 10-12noon
    (our monthly Saturday morning opening)
    And our regular weekly activities:
    • Monday 3rd April (and every Monday)
      • Art Club 10-12
      • Library Café 2-4pm
    • Thursday evenings Beginners Yoga 8-9pm
    • Friday mornings Chair Yoga  11am -12 noon 
      For more details of yoga classes and to book a place, please visit https://www.living-yoga.co.uk/classes

To view all forthcoming activities or to book the hall for your own event, please go to our Main Hall Bookings Page  and to book our newly refurbished Billiard Room, go to the Billiard Room page

Roadworks Battle Road 14-16th March

Roadworks notification received from East Sussex Highways today.

Good Morning,

I am writing to advise that we will be carrying out carriageway retexturing on Battle Road, Brightling from Penhurst Lane to Brightling Road. Retexturing helps improve the grip of the road and increase skid resistance. Work will take place 14-16 March 2023, This section of Battle Road will be closed between 7pm and 6am each night. A suitable diversion route will be signed on site.

Please also see our website for information about this work: https://www.eastsussexhighways.com/highway-schemes/battle-road-brightling-retexturing

Please get back to me if you have any questions about this.

Kind Regards

Zoe West

Customer Contact Centre | East Sussex Highways

Tel: 0345 60 80 193 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.eastsussexhighways.com

DPC March meeting dates

Apologies for any confusion, the March meeting dates for DPC are as follows:
28.03.23 – Dallington Recreation Ground meeting (starts 7.00pm)
28.03.23 – Dallington Parish Council meeting (starts 7.30pm)
I will be publishing the dates for the council year (01.04.23 – 31.03.24) shortly.
Irene – Parish Clerk

Village Hall News & Events March 2023

News

photo of window box showing spring bulbs
New spring bulbs in the planters outside the hall

At last week’s Village Hall AGM, all members of the current committee were re-elected. We are delighted that they are all willing to continue but we still have spaces and would warmly welcome new members and/or volunteers to help with various regular small tasks to keep this community space available to all residents. You can find out more in our newsletter published last month.

We are also very pleased to announce that we are one of 37 halls taking part in Rother District Council’s Village Halls Energy Project.  Each hall will have a free energy assessment followed by recommendations for ways to improve energy efficiency and reduce our carbon footprint – vital to help cope with rising prices. Although some potential actions may be limited by our listed building status, it will provide us with a useful basis for future planning. Find out more about the Village Halls Energy project at their web page Village Halls Energy Project – Rother District Council

Events in March

  • Saturday 4th March Library Cafe 10-12noon
    (our monthly Saturday morning opening)
  • Friday 17th March Quiz Night 7.00pm onwards for a 7.30 prompt start.
    • £5 per head to include buffet supper; please bring your own drinks
    • All welcome – bring your own team (max 6) or join in with others on the night
    • Prizes for the winning team and raffle draw during the interval

And our regular weekly activities:

  • Monday 6th March (and every Monday)
    • Art Club 10-12
    • Library Café 2-4pm
  • Thursday evenings Beginners Yoga 8-9pm
  • Friday mornings Chair Yoga  11am -12 noon 
    For more details of yoga classes and to book a place, please visit https://www.living-yoga.co.uk/classes

To view all forthcoming activities or to book the hall for your own event, please go to our Main Hall Bookings Page  and to book our newly refurbished Billiard Room, go to the Billiard Room page