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SE Water – No Water

Woods Corner, Dallington here – still no water, but toilet is flushing!
A bottled water station has been set up at Punnetts Town Village Hall.
Dallington Hole has water, but very low pressure.
Will keep you all updated.
Irene – Parish Clerk
PS: have been away visited a friend for a couple of days, so have missed most of the hassle.

 

Dallington Parish Council Solstice Event 2023

The annual Dallington Winter Solstice Event will take place at Dallington Recreation Ground on Friday 22nd December 2023, starting at 6.30pm and we will light the beacon at 7.00pm (weather permitting).
There will be refreshments – mulled wine (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, soft drinks, baked potatoes and sausages – yum. Vegetarians will also be catered for.
Come along and join us, meet up with friends and start the Christmas Celebrations off. Children are very welcome.

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Funding available to High Weald farmers and land managers


(Forwarded from High Weald  AONB via Doug Edworthy):

£1 million awarded to High Weald farmers and land managers

More funding still available from the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme

Farmers and land managers across the High Weald are benefiting from advice, support and funding from the High Weald AONB team, through the Farming in Protected Landscapes grant programme.

More than £1 million has already been awarded, with more money available until March 2025. We want to get the word out to all eligible applicants, so please share this email with anyone you know who might be interested.

What can I apply for? 
Full criteria can be found on our website, but successful projects so far have included:

  • Mobile planned grazing infrastructure (fencing, gates and mobile drinking troughs) to enable regenerative farming
  • High seats for deer control programmes
  • Deer larders and chillers
  • Hedge planting to connect existing hedges and woods
  • Habitat surveys and soil testing to inform new farm management plans.

Find more inspiration in our 2022/23 grant summary >>

What is Farming in Protected Landscapes?
The Farming in Protected Landscapes programme is funded by Defra and managed locally by the High Weald AONB team, with decisions made by a farmer-led assessment panel. It gives grants for projects in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Parks that:

  • support nature recovery
  • mitigate the impacts of climate change
  • provide opportunities for people to discover, enjoy and understand the landscape and its cultural heritage; and
  • protect or improve the quality and character of the landscape or place.

Interested? Click the button below to visit our website and register your interest:

Agenda for the Dallington Parish Council Meeting 21.11.23

AGENDA FOR THE DALLINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ON 21st NOVEMBER 2023

Parish Council Members are summoned to a meeting of Dallington Parish Council, to be held on 21st November 2023, at 7.30pm in Dallington Village Hall

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

Irene Marchant (Parish Clerk/RFO)

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

01424 838414/07711 224150

clerk@dallington.org.uk

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) – Councillor E. Kirby-Green

5.2 District Council report (RDC) – Councillor C. Pearce

5.3 Open Forum – to receive any questions/concerns from members of the public on matters on this agenda.

6. Dallington Recreation Ground

  • To consider the quotations received for the repair of the pavilion ceiling.
  • To consider the quotations received for the clearance of foliage outside the pavilion.
  • Is funding available for a shower installation?
  • To finalise arrangements for the Solstice Event on 22.12.23.

7. Planning

7.1 Planning application for consideration

RR/2023/2193/P – Rabetts Farm, Battle Road (B2096)

Proposed two storey extensions to rear and side of property. Removal of porch on south-west elevation and rebuilding on north-east elevation. Proposed first floor balcony.

Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website

7.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.

8. Rural Community Grants

To consider the proposals of the working party regarding a piece of play equipment for small children at the DRG.

9. Enforcement

9.1 No Dallington items on RDC’s latest enforcement list.

9.2 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.

10. Highways/Rights of Way

To discuss any Highways/RoW matters.

11. Finance

11.1 Bank balances at 31.10.23

  • DPC deposit account – £14,021.99
  • DPC current account – £3215.11
  • DRG current account – £207.54

11.2 To approve the following payments

  • Clerk, salary/HO/expenses (Oct/Nov 2023) – £853.98
  • * Mastercard fee – £3.00

* Already paid

11.3 To approve the 2nd quarter accounts as presented by the Clerk.

12. Dates of next meetings

  • 19.12.23 – Planning Meeting (provisional)
  • 23.01.24 – Full Council Meeting

13. Exclusion of Public and Press

Pursuant to Section 1((2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, to resolve

that the public and press be excluded from consideration of item 14., as it may include staff information.

14. Closed Session

St Giles Services November 2023

Posting on behalf of Bobbie Steel:

  • Sunday 5th.        9.30am. Holy Communion with Bishop Will
  • Sunday 12th        10.50am   Remembrance with Reverend Tony Canon
  • Sunday 19th.        11am.       Holy Communion
  • Sunday 26th.       9.30am.    Holy Communion
  • December 3rd.   11am.  Service of The Word.

Shoot dates in Purchase Wood, Deer Park, Brightling/Dallington

Message from Doug Edworthy, Tree Warden, Brightling and Dallington parishes:

“Forestry England have let me know of dates when there will be shooting on their land in Purchase Wood, Deer Park.

It’s in the North of the wood but best to avoid on those days, especially going off main tracks.

November 6,9,13, 16,20,23, 27,30
December 4,7,11,14, 18, 28,
January 8,11,15

People with nervous dogs, especially, might want to avoid the wood on those dates.”

Storm Ciaran

Dear Sir/Madam,

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

  • Visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk to view our live power cut map, with details of individual power cuts or to report a power cut
  • Call 105 free of charge to report damage to the network or speak with our customer service team
  • Tweet @UKPowerNetworks to report a power cut or to receive updates

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 #ukpnnews

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

Newington House

237 Southwark Bridge Road

London   SE1 6NP

Email: michael.horwood@ukpowernetworks.co.uk

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