A community website for the residents of Dallington in East Sussex
Dear Councillors, Town / Parish Clerks
I wish to inform you that Rother District Council will be marking the two minute silence at 11.55am on Monday, 19 September 2022 by the letting off of maroons from the front car park of the Town Hall, Bexhill-on-Sea.
Please note:
This will not be a public event and there will be no civic dignitaries present
Kind regards
Jane
Jane McCullough
Executive Assistant
Corporate Core01424 787801
rother.gov.uk
There will be a proclamation on the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III, by the Chair of Dallington Parish Council (Wendy Miers) at 6pm at St. Giles Church.
Irene – Parish Clerk
St. Giles Church, Dallington is open for all those who would like to sign the Book of Condolence for Her Late Majesty the Queen.
Irene – Parish Clerk
There has been a update from South East Water on the hosepipe ban and the official drought status.
Please click on the link below to see details of the consultation from DEFRA on a deer management strategy. If you wish to comment, please reply directly to DEFRA.
Two quad bikes accompanied by lurcher dogs were seen and heard on the Glazier’s Forge track in Dallington Forest by a number of parishioners around 6:30 to 7:30 am on the morning of Sunday 31st July.
The quad bike riders are likely to have had transport located in the Earls Down area where the Glazier’s Forge track meets the B2096.
Did anyone notice a vehicle with or without a trailer parked on the roadside or laybys close to this location on Sunday morning? If you have any information, please let the Rural Crime team know. You can contact PCSO Stephen Skerman at [email protected] or Dallington Parish Council via [email protected] who will pass the information on.
Following on from my previous post about the Tree Preservation Order 432 land at Woods Corner (owner Westridge Construction), see link below –
Click on this link to see the post referred to above
In order that this TPO is confirmed, we are asking you to contact Legal Services for Wealden and Rother District Councils with letters of support. This must be done by 22nd August 2022.
These letters of support must be made in writing and posted to:
Wealden and Rother District Councils
Joint Legal Service
Town Hall
Bexhill-on-Sea
East Sussex TN39 3JX
It is vital that as many letters of support are received as it is entirely possible that the landowner may object/appeal the TPO.
Letters of support have been sent by Doug Edworthy (Dallington Tree Warden), who has done sterling work on this and Dallington Parish Council, you can see these on the link below.
Please contact me if you need any more information.
Irene – Parish Clerk
01424 838414/07711 224150
[email protected]
You will have all seen the tragic images of the recent fires in the UK, caused by very dry and hot weather.
This year, we in Dallington, have let our verges, triangles etc., remain uncut much longer to enable wild flowers to seed and we have a great deal of VERY dry grass during this hot weather.
Please remember and take extra care with:
Please bear the above in mind and anyone working for you that the village of Dallington is now like a tinderbox and will probably be like this all Summer.
Please do take care.
The links below will give full details of the TPOs that have been made on the land recently acquired by Westridge Construction at Woods Corner.
Please note that Rother DC and Wealden DC share legal services.
Notification of these TPOs have been sent to all properties that border the land acquired by Westridge Construction.
Many thanks to our Dallington Tree Warden, Doug Edworthy, who actioned these TPOs on behalf of Dallington.
Tree Preservation Order (land at Woods Corner, Dallington) TPO 432
Bodie – a black, flat-coated retriever was lost in Darwell Woods on 3rd July. All details on are on the link below. Please contact the owners (phone numbers on link) if you have any information, they must be frantic with worry.