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Brightling Cafe this weekend

(Posted on behalf of Katrina Blench)
Saturday 27 November 10am-12 noon
Brightling Village Hall

This the last Brightling Cafe of the year. Expect a seasonal flavour with stalls run by local artists and makers offering paintings and cards, pom-poms, gift tags and paper crafts and woven willow bird feeders and wreaths for those special gifts you have been looking for.

There is an advent calendar for one lucky person, help yourself to a secret Santa book and you can make a paper snowflake to take home. There will be mulled apple juice and mince pies with the usual coffee and tea to enjoy.

Judy from Asselton Cakes and Preserves will be selling her homemade cakes, quiches, marmalades and special treats and you can order your Christmas goodies from her too.

It’s not too late to book a table to sell your wares contact [email protected]

 

Dallington Village Hall Events December 2021

Events in Dallington Old School Village Hall

  • Every Monday up to & including 20th December
    • Art Club 10-12
    • Library Cafe 2-4pm (in addition to the usual tea and books, Christmas cards designed by the Art Club will be on sale every week)
  • Every Friday up to & including  17th December
    Chair Yoga 11-12 (email [email protected] )
  • Saturday 4th December (first Saturday of every month)
    Library Cafe 10-12
  • Thursday 9th December 2-4 pm
    Come and make a Christmas Wreath with Frances Gorringe & Pauline Ridley. Materials will be provided, but please bring any decorations you would like to include. £5 per head – proceeds to village hall.
  • Thursday 16th December  12-4pm
    Village Hall Christmas Lunch     Menu:

    • Soup and French bread
    • Cold meats and quiche with jacket potatoes and salad
    • Selection of desserts
    • Cheese and biscuits
    • Tea and mints
    • Drinks included
      Cost £5 per person Tickets available from Karen Gillingham 01435831563 or Pauline Ridley at the Library Cafe

Winter Solstice Celebration 21st December 2021

The Dallington Winter Solstice Celebration is back!

It will take place on Dallington beacon burning
Tuesday 21st December
at The Sugar Loaf Field (Dallington Recreation Ground) from 7pm for lighting the beacon at 7.30pm.

Refreshments will be provided, including jacket potatoes, mince pies, soft drinks and mulled wine.

For anyone concerned about going into crowded spaces, please be reassured that we will be outside as much as possible. We hope the weather will be kind – but the beacon will be lit whatever the weather!

 

Dallington St Giles Services December 2021

  • Sunday 5th        11am               Service of The Word
  • Sunday 12th      6.30pm         Evensong
  • Sunday 19th      6.30pm         Service of Nine Lessons and Carols Followed by coffee, mulled wine and mince pies.
  • Friday 24th      11.30pm.        Midnight Holy Communion
  • Sunday 26th    9.30am.         Boxing Day Holy Communion

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

Village Hall Events November 2021

(Using a different format for listings as the table used for the last two months doesn’t display correctly in email alerts)

We now have a Village Hall Bookings Calendar at https://dallington.org.uk/village-hall/village-hall-booking/  where you can see forthcoming events. Here’s a summary:

  • Monday 1st November and every Monday:
    Art Club 10-12 and Library Cafe 2-4pm
  • Friday 5th November and every Friday
    Chair Yoga 11-12 (limited places please email [email protected] or call 07367 757124)
  • Saturday 6th November (and first Saturday of every month)
    Library Cafe 10-12
  • Tuesday 16th November Parish Council 7.30pm
  • Thursday 18th November Villagers Group 2-4pm

St Giles Services November 2021

(Posted on behalf of Bobbie Steel)

Sunday 7th       11am.            Service of The Word

Sunday 14th      10.50 for 11am.  Remembrance

Sunday  21st       11am.      Holy Communion

Sunday  28th       9.30am.   Holy Communion .

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brightling Cafe this Saturday

We’ve been asked to pass on this notice about the Brightling Cafe on Saturday 30 October 10am-12 noon, at Brightling Village Hall.
Judy from Asselton Cakes & Preserves will be selling her homemade cakes, quiches and marmalades. Treat yourself to coffee or perhaps a Halloween hot chocolate with marshmallows and a slice of cake, then try your hand at pumpkin bowling. Bring a pumpkin or borrow one of ours … there will be wine for the winner.
And for children some biscuit decorating – make them really scary then eat them!

If you have any surplus produce for the MAD (Made And Donated) community table or have anything you want to sell bring it along on the morning – no charge to sell (no cakes please – Judy’s sells those).