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Agenda for DPC meeting on 18th July 2023

AGENDA FOR THE DALLINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON

18th JULY 2023

Parish Council Members are summoned to a meeting of Dallington Parish Council, to be held on 18th July 2023, at 7.30pm in Dallington Village Hall

Members 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 838414/07711224150

[email protected]

1. Disclosure of Interests

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 Chair’s report (DPC) – Councillor W. Miers

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

6. Dallington Recreation Ground

6.1 Pavilion Ceiling damage, actions to be taken, the pavilion will remain closed until repairs are done.

6.2 Radio Club storage issues.

6.3 Hiring agreements, these to be finalised shortly.

6.4 To discuss the hedge (Sugar Loaf side), the Tree Warden reports that it needs attention and is investigating the possibility of a Lund grant.

6.5 Any other DRG issues to consider.

7. Dog Control in 2023 – Rother District Council Consultation

To discuss and agree a response to this consultation, deadline 31.07.23.

8. Grants

8.1 To consider the grant request from Dallington PCC (£750.00) for maintenance of the Church grounds, tree work and upkeep of machinery.

8.2 To consider the grant request from Dallington VHC (£100.00) towards the purchase of a projector in the Village Hall, to be used for all organisations who require it.

9. Planning

9.1 No Dallington planning applications for consideration.

9.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.

10. Enforcement

10.1 No Dallington items on RDC’s most recent enforcement list.

10.2 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.

11. Highways/Rights of Way

To consider any urgent Highways/RoW issues.

12. Finance

12.1 Bank balances at 30.06.23

  • DPC deposit account – £11,157.07
  • DPC current account – £5184.01
  • DRG current account – 975.54

12.2 To approve the following payments:

  • Clerk, salary/home office (Jun/Jul 2023) – £831.00
  • Satswana (DPO service) – £90.00
  • * Amazon, printer paper – £37.49
  • * UserWay subscription 2023-24 – £398.33

* Already paid

12.3 To approve the first quarter accounts at 30.06.23 as presented by the Clerk.

13. Dates of next meetings

  • 15.08.23 – planning meeting (provisional)
  • 19.09.23 – full council meeting

14. 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 19. as it may include legal information.

15. Closed session

Battle Ramblers – Programmes July to September 2023

Please click on the links below to see the Battle Ramblers programme for evening walks and their three month walk programme.
The Ramblers do vital work for our rural communities, checking footpaths, keeping them open and reporting breaches to the ESCC Right of Ways Team.

Battle Ramblers Evening Walks July-September 2023

Battle Ramblers 3 Month Walk Programme July to September 2023

Dallington Recreation Ground – Pavilion Closed

We have had to close the pavilion at the Dallington Recreation Ground due to extensive ceiling damage. We are presently obtaining quotes for repairs and it will be available for use as soon as possible.
For future use of the pavilion and/or car park, please contact me on – [email protected]

Users of the pavilion and car park will be asked to sign a hiring agreement.
The field is still open for residents and visitors.
Irene -Parish Clerk

 

Full fibre broadband update 01.06.23

This update is from Andrew Wedmore who has been more than helpful in trying to get for those residents, who want it, full fibre broadband.
Engineers were working outside my house (Woods Corner) the other day and having some difficulty running the fibre cable through the pipes as the drains are all blocked with debris.
Irene – Parish ClerkThe following areas are already enabled for full-fibre broadband and the service only needs to be ordered: Darvell Estate, Netherfield, Brightling Road east of Oxley’s Green and the premises between Coldharbour Farm and Pelham Bucks.

Most activity in the week starting 15 May, has been in relation to the network that runs from Cabinet 2, located to the North side of the Church and west of the Village Hall, via the underground duct to just past Avenue Lodge, Bounded by Sugar Loaf Yard, Brightling Down Farm, Little Worge Farm, Perch Hill Farm, Brightling Mine, Sheepshaw Farm and The Banisters, this part of the full fibre network is more complete than other parts of the exchange and may be finished before the other routes.

The week starting 22 May 2023, most activity appears to be between the top of Rectory Hill and the local pole network located either side of Darwell Hole on the B2096. All Connection Block Terminals in this area are now in place with Riverhouses being installed on Friday 26 May. Draw ropes are visible on poles where required, Wall Cottage is barely visible at the base of the pole. Openreach has extended the roadworks date around Darwell Hole until 31 May. They also started to moleplough a new duct down to  Coblye Cottage from the small lay-by on the B2096 located close to Giffords Farm as this was shorter and easier route to upgrade than via Coblye Barn.  They have also been checking out the ducts within Netherfield, hence the appearance of the white arrows, on the B2096.

Openreach has started to paint distance number either side of the arrows on the road pointing towards their other manholes, this is done shortly before they start to drag fibre cables through the ducting, so the cablers know how much cable they will need to pull through.

Please note that all this information is based on observation, not official communications from BT/Openreach. There can be no certainty when or if a particular premises will actually get a full fibre service available.

Strike action next week on Southeastern Railway

Strike action is due to take place on Southeastern on the following days:
* Wednesday 31.05.23
* Friday 02.06.23
* Saturday 03.06.23
In additional, ASLEF will be implementing an overtime bank on 01.06.23.
No services on Wednesday 31.05.23 and Saturday 03.06.23.
Services will not be running on the above dates, for alternative transport options visit Traveline information

* There will be a limited service on Friday 02.06.23 and some routes will be closed – please check before you travel.
* If you are travelling, expect some disruption and plan ahead.
* Trains that are running will be busier and are likely to start later and finish earlier.
* You may be unable to board trains at stations where a limited service is running, especially on the first few trains in the morning.  Queuing systems are in place in some stations to ensure that trains have enough room onboard for customers to join along the route – this is continually under review.
* Only 58 out of 180 stations will be open. No replacement buses will serve stations that are closed. For alternative transport options visit Traveline Information

Online timetables for Friday 02.06.23 will be updated in journey planners this weekend.

Dallington Forest Walk 10.06.23

Dallington Forest Walk

The next Dallington Forest Walk will take place on Saturday 10 June at 10.30am.

This will be a walk of approximately 2 hours through Dallington Forest, guided by our tree warden.  You will learn about the forest’s trees, landscape and history in an enjoyable walk with a small friendly local group.

We ask for a donation of £4 per person for the Dallington Forest Project, which does a huge amount of work to preserve, manage and enhance the area.

Please contact Ed Aronson ([email protected] or 07929 065889) to book a place or to ask any questions.