A community website for the residents of Dallington in East Sussex
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.
Charlotte has asked me to let you all know that “An Afternoon at the Ballet,” due to be shown on Sunday has had to be postponed.
It will be rescheduled to be shown in the early New Year.
Irene – Parish Clerk
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.”
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:
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: [email protected]
It’s here at last!
Woods Corner, starting at Old Carpenters and Graylings to the last properties on the B2096 (connected to Brightling BT Box 4) now have the opportunity for full fibre super-fast broadband.
To start an installation:
1. Go to https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL
2. Use the Address Checker and submit your address, you will see the following screen.
If your screen shows WBC FTTP – Downstream up to 1000, Upstream up to 200 (second row, left hand column) – you can have full fibre, super-fast broadband.
If you decide to go for it, you will have to contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider) e.g. btinternet.com, plusnet, Sky, hotmail etc., and let them know you wish this installed.
I need to publicly thank, once again, John Shanks and Andrew Wedmore for all the work and effort they have put into this, about 2 year’s worth!
Irene – Parish Clerk
PS: Sky and BT are installing mine on 11.09.23!
East Sussex Highways/Balfour Beatty will be carrying out bridge parapet repair works in Church Hill, Etchingham.
The works are planned to take place on Monday 24.07.23 for three days and will involve the replacement of the timber parapets with new concrete post and steel rails.
Church Hill will be closed between 8am and 4.30pm from the junction with the A265 to the junction with Sheepstreet Lane.
A diversion will be in place via A265, Shrub Lane, Battenhurst Road, Sheepstreet Lane and vice versa.
Full details are available on the link below.
Church Hill, Etchingham roadworks
Two beautiful peacocks have just left my garden and gone into my next door neighbours’s garden.
A male and white female.
If they belong to you, or you know their owner, please give me a ring or text.
Irene – Parish Clerk
St. Giles, Woods Corner, Dallington, East Sussex TN21 9LA
01424 838414/07711 224150
[email protected]
Come and see a display of unique trees, some traditional, some very different!
Created by members of our village to give us the magic of Christmas.
Dallington Forest is an ANCIENT forest and very special to us here in Dallington.
Come and see us on Saturday 17th December. The grand opening is from 11am onwards at St. Giles Church.
Refreshment are available and entry is £3.00.
Come and join us on this very special night – the turning of the year – for our 2022 Solstice Celebration on 21st December 2022.
We will all meet up at the Dallington Recreation Ground at 7/7.30pm, enjoy some mulled wine (if you prefer, bring your own), spuds in jackets and sausages.
We will light the beacon and and start to spread the Christmas Cheer.
Irene – Parish Clerk
PS: Druids welcome!
Rother District Council are consulting on their proposed 10 year strategy for outdoor and indoor leisure facilities around Rother.
Your views will help them adopt a new strategy to shape the future of leisure in Rother.
The consultation ends on 20.12.22.
Click on this link to take part and get full details from the RDC website