Category: Notices/Information

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

Click on the link below to see the January Newsletter  from Healthwatch East Sussex.

January Newsletter – Healthwatch East Sussex

If you click on the link below you will see some very good advice from East Sussex County Council as we are all concerned with the cost of living and winter is now with us.
There is information and advice on how you can:
. apply for lower cost broadband and phone tariffs
. register as a priority customer for water and power services
. ask for a free warm homes check
. protect yourself and others from loan sharks
. make some simple preparations in case of a power cut

Click on this link to see full details on the ESCC website

Just received from Rother District Council.

A Flood Alert has been issued by the Environment Agency.
Flood Alert in force: River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal.
Flooding is possible for: River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal, including Crowhurst Bridge, Etchingham, Robertsbridge, Salehurst and Bodiam.
Be prepared.
River levels have risen as a result of heavy rainfall.  Flooding of roads and low lying land is expected from 12:30 today, Thursday 3 November 2022 and will remain high for the rest of the day. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads close to the river, particularly in the Crowhurst Bridge area and around Shrub Lane and low lying land and roads along the River Rother, particularly around Robertsbridge.
Further rainfall is forecast overnight into Friday, 4 November 2022. We are continuing to monitor the situation and our incident response staff are out on the ground checking and clearing any blockages and debris from the rivers.
This message will be updated by 20:00, or as the situation changes.

To check the latest information for your area
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* Visit the GOV.UK website to see the current flood warnings, view river and sea levels or check the 5-day flood risk forecast: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/064WAF351

* Or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 using quickdial code: 217019 .

From the High Weald AONB – there are links to their Biennial Review and to the survey for their 5-year management plan, to which all are invited to take part.

Dear Parish or Town Councillor,

Please see below some information on our current High Weald AONB Management Plan consultation; we’d be very grateful if you could share the survey link and accompanying information with your residents, please, as we would appreciate their feedback.

We have also just published our Biennial Review, covering the financial years 2020-21 and 2020-21. The report sets out our activities and achievements over this time period, including how we dealt with the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The report can be downloaded here so again please feel free to share as you see fit.

Many thanks,

Emma White
Communications Officer

High Weald AONB Unit 

Have your say on the future of the High Weald AONB

We are currently seeking feedback as part of our work towards the next High Weald AONB Management Plan, which is due to be published in 2024. 

A draft version of the next Plan will be available for formal public consultation in late Spring 2023. 

In the meantime, we are keen to gather early feedback on some of the new topics we are hoping to include in the next Plan. Your comments are important; they can help us shape the next Management Plan and how the High Weald AONB is managed for the next 5 years.

Please find a link below to a quick survey on the proposed new content – you do not have to be familiar with the current Management Plan to take part in this survey, however you can access the current High Weald AONB Management Plan here if you wish.  The survey is open until the end of November 2022. 

Complete the survey: https://www.highweald.org/index.php?option=com_rsform&formId=70

Tel: 01424 723017

Woodland Enterprise Centre, Hastings Road, Flimwell, East Sussex, TN5 7PR

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Please subscribe to our monthly eNews to make sure you don’t miss out on all the latest news, guidance, funding opportunities and events from across the High Weald AONB. You can easily unsubscribe at any time and your details will not be shared with any other organisation.

Do you own or manage land in the High Weald AONB? The new Farming in Protected Landscapes programme funds projects that recover nature, tackle climate change, improve access and support sustainable farm businesses. Learn more and get in touch via our website.

Please click on the link below to see the Battle Ramblers Walks Programme for September to December 2022.

Battle Ramblers Walks Programme Sep-Dec 2022

All readers of the Messenger Magazine are warmly invited to the annual party (and AGM), which will be held THIS FRIDAY (30th September) – starting at 7.00pm in Brightling Village Hall. (Please note correct time is 7.00 not 7.30 as previously announced) 
There will be FREE DRINKS (alcoholic and soft) and nibbles.  This is primarily a social occasion, an opportunity to have a relaxing chat with neighbours and others in Brightling, Dallington, Mountfield and Netherfield.  It is also our AGM (Annual General Meeting) so there will be some brief formalities (very brief, we promise!) including electing the Committee that runs the magazine, and an opportunity to discuss the magazine if you wish and perhaps make suggestions for making it even better.
The Committee hopes that as many people as possible will come.  It’s an opportunity to show your support for the magazine or tell us what could make it better – or just a relaxing evening with a glass of wine or something.
Hope to see you on Friday.
Irene – Parish Clerk