Have a ball this summer - Mid Sussex District Council

www.midsussex.gov.uk | Issue 79 Summer 2013
News and features from Mid Sussex District Council
Have a
ball this
summer
Inside this issue: Community grants, Sussex Parallel Youth
Games, a new access to housing scheme, how developer
contributions are used for the community and lots lots more…
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Mid Sussex Summer photo competition
Three lucky winners can have their winning entries
printed out on large scale canvas.
In partnership with Storm Photo Books we are looking for images which show summer
2013 in Mid Sussex. All you need to do is load up your images (max 2 per person) by
the end of August. Three winners will win a large scale canvas of their image.
How to enter
Visit www.midsussex.gov.uk/msm to enter your photos (max 2 images per person).
The final deadline for entries is Saturday 31 August.
Entries will available to view on the Mid Sussex District Council Facebook page.
Keep your original version of the image as this will be the highest level of
quality to print from, otherwise the canvas printout may be limited by the
size of your image file.
Good luck and get snapping!
Storm Photo Books provide a photobook and canvas print service. Using their website
you can order your own creation in minutes. Just choose the canvas you'd like to create, add your pictures, add
text if you want and place your order. Printed on HD quality photo paper and professionally finished on a 2cm wooden frame.
www.stormphotobooks.co.uk
Terms and Conditions All images must be taken in Mid Sussex District and must be your own work. By submitting your photos, you give permission for Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC) to reproduce
your images in publicity and promotional material and to be displayed on the MSDC Facebook page. Your entries will be available to view on our Facebook page (Facebook terms and conditions apply). Photos
uploaded directly to the MSDC Facebook page will not be valid. MSDC will assume that any persons shown in photos have given their full permission for their image to be included in such material. Winners
will be chosen by Storm – their decision is final and discussion will not be entered into. The competition is not open to employees of Mid Sussex District Council.
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Contents
District plan progresses
As everyone knows the challenge of
supporting economic growth and dealing
with the national deficit goes on
nationally. Here in Mid Sussex our
economy is very resilient and has
generally fared better than many through
the recession. As a Council we have
worked constructively with the business
sector to support it.
A few weeks ago the Chancellor
announced the Spending Review including
further huge reductions in the spending of
government departments. We will not
know until much later this year how these
national cuts will affect Mid Sussex but
based on our experience in recent years it
is very likely the reduction in funding to
this Council will be well in excess of 10%.
This will be very challenging but I take
some comfort from the thoughtful and
careful way my Council colleagues have
dealt with the massive cuts to date. We
will address these challenges by
prioritising protecting front line services
and keeping Council Tax as low as
possible.
approach. Our District Plan is now ready
to go through the vigorous Public
Examination process. We hope this will
take place soon, meantime I have been
hugely impressed by the way communities
and my colleagues on the Council have
worked together to develop our Plan.
Green matters
Planning how our District will grow;
planning for the right level of housing and
business growth can be very controversial
and many authorities have found it
overwhelming. We however have
managed to work constructively and
maturely with local communities and we
have been delighted with the positive
feedback our Plan has received to date.
Out and about
I hope you find this edition of MSM useful
and interesting.
Cllr Garry Wall
Leader, Mid Sussex District Council
70,000 copies are distributed free to
Burgess Hill, East Grinstead, Haywards
Heath and Mid Sussex villages.
Building matters
Developer
contributions
Wellbeing matters
Your community
Community
grants
Housing matters
Working with towns and parishes on
neighbourhood planning is fundamental
to our bottom up approach to planning
how our District will develop over the next
20 years and it was very heartening to see
and hear the Minister’s support for our
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Supporting local
attractions
Your council
A few weeks ago I met Nick Boles the
Planning Minister in the parish of
Slaugham. We met there to congratulate
Slaugham Parish Council on being the
first of the 20 parishes across Mid Sussex,
and the very first in the whole of Sussex,
to finalise their Neighbourhood Plan.
Mid Sussex Matters is free to
all residents and provides you
with information about our
services. Published by the
Communications Team, Mid
Sussex District Council,
Oaklands Road, Haywards
Heath, West Sussex RH16 1SS.
Local news
Sport
What’s on
This magazine is delivered by the Royal Mail
according to local postcode boundaries. From time to
time these exceed the authority boundaries, but we
hope that even if you live outside of Mid Sussex, you
will still find something of interest within these pages.
Editorial: 01444 477240
Advertising: 0845 3010 888.
Email: msm@midsussex.gov.uk
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Next issue out on the 25 November 2013.
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involved, nor will the council incur any liability
whatsoever for any claim relating to them.
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Bolney cricket
players with
new equipment.
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Local news
Save with a
season ticket
Car parking
safe and sound
Seventeen Mid Sussex car parks have retained a prestigious Police award for
safety and security following a recent assessment by an independent inspector.
The car parks have been recognised as examples of excellent parking design and
will proudly display the ‘Park Mark’ sign of quality for the next 12 months. The
‘Park Mark’ is part of the UK Police flagship initiative ‘Secured by Design’ that
promotes crime reduction through effective design and security standards.
Pavilions for the people
Local motorists can make
significant savings on long
stay car parking costs by
arranging a season ticket.
All day parking in Mid Sussex longstay car parks currently costs £4 a
day, but many motorists who park
regularly could pay even less by
purchasing a season ticket. There
are a variety of prepaid options with
discounted monthly tickets for £66;
a 13-week (quarterly) ticket at £150
and the annual season ticket
offering the biggest potential
saving at £550.
parkinginfo@midsussex.gov.uk
www.midsussex.gov.uk/parking.
Into Work
Helpline
Mid Sussex is getting
Into Work - are you?
Eight community pavilions are
now benefiting from the recent
£200,000 improvement
programme - investing in
facilities for local people and
reducing running costs.
London Road Pavilion in Hassocks
(pictured) was extended to provide a
new shower area in addition to
internal changes which have created
extra storage space, a secure soft
play area for the local nursery and
more room for social activities.
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Sports clubs, nurseries, social
groups and community meetings are
now benefitting from the work which
was funded and carried out as part
of the previous financial year.
Jane’s Lane - Burgess Hill, St John’s
Park - Burgess Hill, Whiteman’s
Green – Cuckfield, Mount Noddy East Grinstead, Victoria Park Haywards Heath, Hickman’s Lane Lindfield and Berrylands Farm Sayers Common have all been
improved as a result.
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Benefits are changing to make
sure that ‘work pays’ and that
people are always better off in
work than on benefits. We know
that getting into work can be
difficult for people who have been
out of a job for some time or who
haven’t worked before. That’s why
Mid Sussex District Council is
working with Sussex Oakleaf to
provide a helpline which can help
you find the right support you need
to get into work. The helpline will
also offer advice on managing your
finances and ensuring you are
receiving the benefits you are
entitled to.
You can call the Into Work
helpline on 01444 447378.
Local news
Green gateway
for Burgess Hill
The new green gateway to
Burgess Hill will begin to take
shape over the next few months.
Town, District and County Council
projects are all combining to
improve the quality of the
environment, the lighting,
carriageway and public access
linking into the town centre.
Active at 80
Members of the Balcombe 61 social club rolled back
the years recently by taking part in a free outdoor
gym training session organised by the Mid Sussex
Wellbeing Team. For more Wellbeing Team
initiatives see page 15. To book an outdoor gym
induction call Kamella on 01444 477048
www.midsussexwellbeing.or.uk
Have you
heard the buzz?
Summer is a time to enjoy the garden and relax with
friends and family but it can be frustrating when wasps
and hornets take up residence close by. When wasp nests
become a danger to residents, Mid Sussex District Council
can provide trained professionals to treat the nests with
insecticidal dust or sprays.
The cost of the service is just £50 (including vat) per visit
for the first two nests and £20 for each additional nest.
Concessionary rates are available and most nests can be
treated in just one visit. Contact 01444 477423 or email
pestcontrol@midsussex.gov.uk for information or to book
any pest control service.
Open4Business 2013
Wednesday 18 September is the date for your business
diaries. Clair Hall in Haywards Heath will host
Open4Business where locally-based companies share
experiences, contacts and business opportunities.
www.midsussex.gov.uk/open4business
Queen Elizabeth Avenue has seen
many changes over the past few
years. In 2011 the careful
demolition of The Brow office building by the District
Council ensured 95% of the building material was re-used,
and space was created for the new housing development
for retired people created on the site by McCarthy
and Stone.
Work is due to begin in July to add new energy efficient,
bright LED lighting on the north side while the south side
of the road will have a new cycle lane linking the town
centre to the west part of Burgess Hill. It has been
designed as a shared surface with the existing footway. At
the School Close junction, a 'left turn only' traffic safety
measure (on to Queen Elizabeth Avenue) is also being
implemented.
The vision of a Boulevard is hoped to be achieved by
planting an avenue of London Plane trees on both sides of
the carriageway during autumn. This will replace existing
damaged trees, and help to filter out fumes and create an
attractive formal approach to the town.
www.burgesshill.gov.uk
Vintage China Hire
Planning a summer tea party? Did you know you can hire
vintage china for your event from St Peter & St James
Hospice Shops, with the proceeds going to support the
work of the Hospice. There is
a broad range of items
available, made up from
whole or part sets, so you can
even choose your colour
scheme! Hire charges start
at £1.95 per place setting.
For more details contact
Therese Wilson on
01444 470817
www.stpeter-stjames.org.uk
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Green matters
PLASTIC sometimes fantastic, sometimes not
Figuring out which plastics go in your recycling bin can be
confusing. This is because there are so many different
types of plastic which need to be separated and sorted
(they can't just be lumped together).
The easiest thing to do if you have a plastic item is to ask
yourself if it is a bottle – if it is, it can be recycled.
Many residents are very good at recycling but they put their
collected material into their bins contained in plastic bags,
and so the carefully sorted items have to go to landfill.
The recycling sorting plant is unable to tear open plastic
bags. Please place your recycling in your bin loose.
test yourself
Below are 5 plastic items - tick which you
think can currently be recycled?
People often use the recycling symbol or
numbers on plastics as a guide to figure
out if they can recycle it or not, but this
can be misleading as some plastics are
easier to recycle than others.
The numbers tell you what type of plastic
the item is made from. In West Sussex we
can only take plastic for which there is an
environmentally sound and sustainable
end market. Plastic bottles are
consistently made from good quality
plastic which is easier to recycle and
therefore more in demand by
manufacturers.
www.midsussex.gov.uk/recycling
wastematters@midsussex.gov.uk
01444 477440
Book your bulky waste
collection online
You can now book and pay for bulky
waste collections online at
www.midsussex.gov.uk
Collection charges are:
£25 large electrical item (freezer,
washing machine, cooker)
See the back
page for
answers and a
handy reminder
for your
noticeboard.
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£20 large non-electrical item
(dining table, bed, sofa)
£13 small electrical item
(microwave, PC monitor)
£10 small non-electrical item
(bike, small drawer set).
Supporting Local attractions
Bluebell
railway
and local
attractions
Railway enthusiasts and residents rejoiced at the arrival of the
Bluebell Railway to East Grinstead on 23 March this year.
Mid Sussex District Council has been entirely supportive of the
plans, investing a total of £100,000 in the restoration of the line
between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead.
The Bluebell Railway runs for 11miles through Mid Sussex using steam trains operating
between the stations at Sheffield Park, Horsted Keynes, Kingscote and now East Grinstead.
It is the first preserved standard gauge steam-operated passenger railway in the world to
operate a public service.
Today the railway is managed and run largely by volunteers. Having preserved a number of
steam locomotives even before the cessation of steam service on British mainline railways
in 1968, today it has the largest collection (over 30) of steam locomotives in the UK after the
National Railway Museum.
Tourism is an essential part of the Mid Sussex economy with day visit spend of £124 million
in the area in 2011. The Bluebell Railway forms a key visitor destination for the area, as well
as a valued attraction for residents.
We are winners
Lucky winners from the
competition in the last
MSM to win tickets to
see Peter Andre in
Victoria Park on 19 July.
Zakk Williams Burgess Hill
www.bluebell-railway.com
Bluebell competition
To celebrate the historic re-instatement of the line we have a
fantastic Bluebell Railway competition and are giving away
three family tickets (2 adults and up to 3 children) and five
pairs of adult tickets to ride the line in September.
Emma Collett Burgess Hill
To enter just answer the following question.
What is the length of the Bluebell Railway?
To enter the competition just send your answer to msm@midsussex.gov.uk
or to MSM, Mid Sussex District Council, Oaklands, Haywards Heath
RH16 1SS by Friday 16 August.
Janet Martin
Our final winner was Mrs
Armsby, Lindfield.
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Out and about
Schoolchildren offer help with a foul problem
Pupils from Manor Field Primary School in Burgess Hill
joined forces with Mid Sussex District Council to remind
local people that dog fouling is unacceptable.
Park Rangers from Mid Sussex District Council visited the
school to talk to the children about the importance of
responsible dog ownership. Afterwards children in Years 2
and 4 took part in a competition to design a new poster
encouraging local dog owners to clean up after their pet.
Dog owners who are spotted breaking the law by not
picking up after their pet could be given a Fixed Penalty
Notice of £75.
Mid Sussex District Council Park Rangers can be
contacted on rangers@midsussex.gov.uk
or 01444 458166.
National playday
Lingfield Road Playground
presents....
Playday is the national day for play in the UK,
traditionally held on the first Wednesday in August, this
year it falls on 7 August. As well as a celebration of
children's right to play, Playday is a campaign that
highlights the importance of play in children’s lives. If
you would like to organise Playday events in your area
you can find out more at www.playday.org.uk
Watch out for National Playday activities in Victoria Park
12noon - 4pm including mini-beast arts and crafts, bug
fancy dress and fun and games for everyone!
With a variety of play areas dotted across the District there
are lots of places for fun and outdoor play. Recent
improvements include -
World's End Recreation Ground, Burgess Hill
With a table tennis area and new basketball hoop this
equipment will help older children keep busy enjoying
active games. An octagonal area also contains six exercise
machines including a space walker, pull down exerciser
and body twister to provide an all-round work out. Seating
and a picnic table are also available for those feeling a
little less active.
King's Centre Playground, East Grinstead
A large swing seat, spinner bowls and a helix climbing pole
will sit alongside a fun exercise bike and rowing machine in
the re-vamped play area. A central piece of equipment is the
new archway which gives children opportunity to explore
their way across the structure using ropes and poles.
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free!
Life
Show
the
for the
over 50s
Wednesday 11th September 2013
10.00am - 1.00pm
at Meridian Hall, East Grinstead
Entertainment!
FREE Refreshments!
Many information stalls
It’s all about
enjoying later life!
Tel: 01444 458166
www.midsussex.gov.uk
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Out and about
Students help design new
Students from Warden Park Academy recently worked with
a skate park designer and Mid Sussex District Council to
help plan the proposed new skate park for Bolnore village.
Two of the students have written for MSM about the
experience –
Luke said - As an avid skateboarder
it’s been a big part of my life for about
six years now.
At the meeting we had an hour-long conversation
with the designer, and it really felt as though we had
made a difference; in fact, changes were made to
the skate-park there and then on the computer,
giving the feeling that we had done something really
productive. What’s more than this, the students
learned a lot about the processes of designing and
building a skate-park, and the hard work that
surrounds it. We were shown pictures from previous
builds that the designer had supervised, giving us a
better idea of time scale and ways in which we were
limited as to what we suggested. We worked around
this, and ended up with a park that would be useful
for us, our friends, and other riders in the
community.
William commented - Since I was young
I always had an interest in skating and
joining the 'skate community'. I have been
interested in design for many years now, so you can
imagine my face when Mr Perry (Assistant
Headteacher) asked me to be a part of the making
of Bolnore skate park.
It was also very interesting seeing the steps involved
with seeing the designer putting the skate park
together on his laptop, if anything this made me
more interested in the designing side to the world.
All in all I think that everyone found this experience
helpful and it was great to see that we made a
difference and that we had a say in what was to
happen to this project.
Overall we had a very productive session thanks to
the visitors, and we all look forward to seeing
planning ideas come to fruition.
www.midsussex.gov.uk/parks
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Building matters
Are you planning building works?
Are you having an extension or making renovations to your home or maybe even building a new one
from scratch? Chances are you have probably already looked at whether or not you need planning
permission but are you aware that you also need to get any work approved by a building inspector?
MSDC’s Building Control team offer a friendly, speedy and
competitive service so you can be sure that your building,
electrical and plumbing works all meet the required standard.
They can also offer pre application advice too so that you’re
aware of what’s needed before you embark on your project.
Mark Payne, the Council’s Principal Surveyor explains,
We’ve got a wealth of experience in the team so if
you’ve got a very straightforward extension or
something much more complicated we’re sure to
have somebody that can give you the advice you need.
We’re all local too so there’s not much about this area we
don’t know and that can come in useful, we’ll know details
of your site that you might not be aware of yourself.
Because we’re a part of the Council and we can’t make a
profit for our work we are very competitive. Our fees
don’t include any extras - and as we’re just up the road
you won’t have to wait long for an appointment with us.
For friendly and impartial advice the team can be
contacted every morning between 9-10.30am or you can
make an appointment to see them out of these times.
The team is available to offer technical advice at the
Council's offices 9-10.30am or otherwise by appointment
and a duty officer is available to answer technical enquiries
by telephone (01444 477570) between 9-10.30am and
3-5pm Mon-Thurs and 3-4.30pm on Fridays.
buildingcontrol@midsussex.gov.uk
01444 477570
New depot for refuse and recycling vehicles
The Council is replacing its waste and
recycling fleet depot in Bridge Road Haywards
Heath with a new modern facility.
The new depot will be completed by summer
next year and will significantly improve the
area. It will also create an opportunity to
provide business start-up units for small local
businesses - subject to planning permission
and consultation work on the start-up units,
they could start by summer next year.
The Council is overseeing the development of
the depot to ensure that any potential
disruption to local businesses and residents
will be kept to a minimum and noise and dust
levels will be constantly monitored.
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Developer contributions
How is Section 106 money used?
When new housing is agreed within an area there are often obligations attached to the agreement,
known as Section 106 agreements. Many of these include payments of financial contributions but
can also be non-financial, such as provision of land for open space or affordable housing. This
money often has restrictions attached and can only be used for specific locations and be relevant to
the area where new development will be located – for example including funds for traffic calming,
school places and flood mitigation.
Adastra Sports Pavilion
Copthorne Pavilion
East Grinstead Tennis and Squash Club
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Developer contributions
How are the funds collected?
Mid Sussex District Council collects contributions
and retains a portion of the Section 106 funding
related to the services we provide – which can
include play areas, sports facilities, community
buildings and local sustainable transport projects.
West Sussex County Council receives a contribution
for areas such as highways, education, libraries
and fire services.
Examples below are of recent projects
which have benefitted from Section 106
contributions through Mid Sussex
District Council Adastra Sports Pavilion, Hassocks
Contribution £94,214, work completed 2011
Ansty Village Centre Trust
Contribution £127,000, awarded May 2013
Funds towards a new village hall and sports pavilion.
Ardingly rebound wall
Contribution £3,500, awarded June 2010
Bentswood Community Room, Haywards Heath
Contribution £68,501, awarded May 2012
Copthorne Pavilion
Contribution £103,122, awarded Oct 2010
Cuckfield Parish Council
extension to Queen’s Hall
Contribution £21,261, awarded Nov 2012
East Grinstead Cricket Club
Contribution £16,918, awarded May 2013
For outdoor cricket nets and equipment for maintenance
East Grinstead Tennis and Squash Club
resfurfacing of courts
Contribution £44,133, awarded Oct 2011
Collecting contributions
Section 106 contributions are usually due to
be paid when a development starts. Records
are kept of when the agreement is signed
and building may start soon after that.
A developer is required to notify Mid Sussex District
Council when they start work on a site, otherwise they
will be contacted and the status checked up on. If a year
has passed since an agreement was originally signed,
an agreed form of ‘interest’ payment is also added to
the total amount owed by the developer.
Replacing Section 106
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
was introduced by the Government in 2010.
Each District Council is now working to produce a
'Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule'.
The Charging Schedule lays out the charges that will
have to be paid to fund new infrastructure. The CIL is a
new system of planning charges for the funding of a
wide range of infrastructure and will largely replace the
existing system of Section 106 obligations.
Our CIL proposals accompany the District Plan which is
reaching final preparation before being submitted to
government for examination.
Once finalised, the District Plan will put in place the
overall planning framework for Mid Sussex for the next
20 years. It encourages local communities to develop
their own neighbourhood plans as a basis for the future.
www.midsussex.gov.uk/cil
Bentswood Community Room
Folders Meadow , Burgess Hill. Junior football
drainage work for pitches
Contribution £11,000, awarded Oct 2011.
The Haven Centre, Crawley Down
Contribution £20,000, awarded May 2013
Refurbishment of kitchen and toilets and
provision of fenced outdoor play space.
St John’s Church floodlighting scheme, Burgess Hill
Contribution £22,088, awarded Oct 2012
Across the district, toilet, car park, disabled access
improvements and general refurbishment projects have
also benefitted from Section 106 funding.
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Wellbeing matters
Family wellbeing programme
The Mid Sussex Wellbeing Team in partnership with
Freedom Leisure currently has a free Family Wellbeing
programme running. The programme is aimed at families
with a child who is above a healthy weight.
Families with a school aged child/children can contact Mid
Sussex Wellbeing for further information. Referrals with
consent may also be made by GPs, Practice Nurses,
School Nurses, Health Visitors and Parent Support Teams.
This exciting, fun and FREE programme provides expert
one-to-one support from a qualified instructor over ten
sessions. The sessions are tailored to individual family
needs and are scheduled at times which suit the family.
In previous programmes
The basic goals of the course are to -
• All children have seen a positive change in body
mass index (height and weight ratio) and in
confidence levels and eating behaviour.
• Support families to eat more healthily.
• 86% of families have seen a positive change in their
child’s weight with an average weight loss of 2kg.
• Increase confidence.
• 71% have seen an increase in their child’s fitness.
• Increase fitness and activity levels.
• Support children and adults to achieve and
maintain a healthy weight.
NHS health checks
could save a life
The Mid Sussex Wellbeing team organise free NHS checks
across the District. One person who knows how valuable
these can be is Councillor Peter Reed, Vice Chairman of
Mid Sussex District Council, who discovered problems
with his aorta, the main artery in the body, after a
routine check.
“It was a spur of the moment decision to stop for a quick
health check but now I’m so glad that I did,” said
Councillor Peter Reed. “I found out that my blood pressure
was unusually high and I was advised to visit my doctor.
One thing led to another and before I knew it an ultrasound
scan had revealed I had a 3cm aneurysm, a kind of bloodfilled swelling in my major artery.
“The scary thing is I felt perfectly healthy, I wasn’t in pain
and there were no symptoms to warn me that anything
was wrong. The only reason I found out about it was
because I had this health check and an ultrasound scan.
“I dread to think what would have happened if the doctors
hadn’t caught my condition early. My aneurysm would have
continued to grow larger and there is a strong possibility
that it would have burst and killed me.
“There’s no way to cure an aneurysm but now that I know
about it I can make changes to my lifestyle that will
prevent it from becoming any bigger. By being careful
about what I eat, taking more exercise and having regular
checks with the specialists at the hospital I can make sure
the problem does not become more serious.
“This has been a real wake up call for me. My dad had an
aneurysm which contributed to his death and without this
health check I could have suffered the same fate. I urge
every Mid Sussex resident resident aged between 40 and
74 years to book an appointment for a free health check
because you never know; it may just save your life.”
Everybody who takes part will receive a blood pressure
check, a cholesterol measurement, and will have their BMI
(Body Mass Index) calculated by measuring height and
weight. After the health check there will be an opportunity
to discuss the results with a trained Wellbeing Advisor,
who will provide personalised advice on how to lower the
risk of future problems and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
If you would like more information, or to book an
appointment for a free health check call the Mid Sussex
Wellbeing team on 01444 477191 or email
jann.palmer@midsussex.gov.uk.
www.midsussexwellbeing.org.uk
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Your community
In this new feature we will be talking to key decision makers and organisations in
Mid Sussex. In this first piece we meet Katy Bourne, the first Sussex Police and
Crime Commissioner, who tells us about her new role.
Working in
partnership to
ensure we all feel
Safer in Sussex
Over six months have passed since I was elected as your
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) and a lot has
already been achieved. Most notably I have delivered my
first Police & Crime Plan ‘Safer in Sussex’ and the budget.
I have also announced a freeze on the policing element of
the Council Tax so that residents will not pay any extra for
policing in Sussex this year.
As PCC it is my job to hold the Chief Constable of Sussex
Police to account and ensure that the police focus on our local
priorities. During my election campaign and since taking
office, I have met members of the public from all over Sussex
who have told me what matters to them. As a former Mid
Sussex district Councillor and a longstanding local resident I
have an affinity with this area. It has been a pleasure to meet
residents and local officers since taking office.
Since the election I have attended neighbourhood
meetings, local panel meetings and public events and I
have also received hundreds of letters and emails from
people with an interest in policing and crime in their area. I
have listened carefully to this feedback and those priorities
have helped shape the Police & Crime Plan, which lays out
how, in partnership, I will tackle four key priority areas for
policing and crime in Sussex during my term of office.
In response to this, Sussex Police has prepared an
Operational Delivery Plan, setting out how they will deliver
operational policing against the priorities, targets and
budget I have set.
The Police & Crime Plan is a living document and will
remain under constant review. It has been scrutinised by
the Police & Crime Panel who have the important role of
holding me to account for the Plan and my performance
against it.
I firmly believe that the future of crime reduction and
public safety lies in prevention and successful partnership
working. There are many established and committed
partnerships across Sussex striving to make our
communities safer. As PCC I am uniquely placed to work
closely with all these partnerships to identify areas of
success and to look for improvements where they are
needed in order to reduce re-offending, prevent crime and
improve public confidence.
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As set out within the Police & Crime Plan I am looking to
strengthen the relationship with all Community Safety
Partnerships (CSPs) across Sussex. To provide some
continuity for 2013/2014 I have maintained their funding,
which includes financial support from my own budgets, at
the 2012/2013 level.
I attended the last meeting of the Mid Sussex Partnership
Board and I look forward to working with them to build on
the work already underway to ensure residents feel safer in
Sussex.
The next few years will be an exciting and challenging time
for policing in our county and I look forward to working with
the police, partners and most importantly you, the public,
to ensure we all feel Safer in Sussex.
Your feedback is very important to me. By sharing your
views you can help make sure that I stay connected with
the people and communities I serve and understand your
priorities. Please visit my website and sign up to my email
newsletter: www.sussex-pcc.gov.uk. You can also contact
me directly on 01273 481561 or by emailing spcc@sussexpcc.gov.uk. Or you can follow me on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/SussexPCC and Twitter: @SussexPCC.
Best wishes
Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner
The Commissioner’s Police & Crime Plan can be found
online at www.sussex-pcc.gov.uk/police-crime-plan.
Copies are also available in your local library.
Any questions?
In the next edition we will hear from Dr
Minesh Patel, East Grinstead GP and
clinical lead for NHS Horsham and Mid
Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group
(CCG). If you have a question for Dr Patel
please send it in by the end of August to
msm@midsussex.gov.uk or our postal
address.
Your Council
Better Connected
West Sussex County Council has been
co-ordinating a project to help
improve rural broadband connections
and speeds in your area. The Better
Connected West Sussex Broadband
project will provide broadband and
infrastructure to over 44,000
premises with superfast speeds of
between 2 - 24Mbps by the start of
Spring 2016.
Local businesses will benefit from
improved connections, allowing them
to be run from home or from more
rural areas. Users will be able to
access bandwidth-hungry
applications, send and receive large
amounts of data and store and process
information faster. At the same time
residents will benefit from faster
access to online entertainment.
The multi-million pound project is a
partnership funded by BT alongside
WSCC and the Government’s
Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK)
funds. You can send any queries
about the project to
broadband@westsussex.gov.uk or
contact the Broadband project
manager on 033 022 22121.
Meetings of the Council are open to the public
and are held in the Council Chamber, Oaklands,
Haywards Heath RH16 1SS unless stated otherwise.
8 Aug
District Planning Committee
2pm
15 Aug
North East Area Planning Committee
7pm
22 Aug
South West Area Planning Committee
7pm
3 Sept
Scrutiny Committee Planning and Economic Dev
7pm
9 Sept
Cabinet
4pm
11 Sept
Scrutiny Committee - Leisure and Community
7pm
12 Sept
North East Area Planning Committee
7pm
18 Sept
Licensing Committee
7pm
19 Sept
South West Area Planning Committee
7pm
24 Sept
Audit Committee
7pm
25 Sept
Council
7pm
27 Sept
CENSUS (Central Sussex Partnership)
Joint Committee, at Horsham DC
10am
3 Oct
District Planning Committee
2pm
8 Oct
Scrutiny Committee Leader and Service Delivery
7pm
9 Oct
Standards Committee
7pm
10 Oct
North East Area Planning Committee
7pm
17 Oct
South West Area Planning Committee
7pm
21 Oct
Cabinet
4pm
31 Oct
District Planning Committee
2pm
6 Nov
Council
7pm
7 Nov
North East Area Planning Committee
7pm
Get social with MSDC
12 Nov
Scrutiny Committee Planning and Economic Development
7pm
For the latest news and information
from MSDC on social media follow us
on facebook and on @msdcnews
13 Nov
Scrutiny Committee Leader and Service Delivery
7pm
14 Nov
South West Area Planning Committee
7pm
19 Nov
Scrutiny Committee - Leisure and Community
7pm
Social media will help us to reach
residents on the move with key quick
messages. Full and detailed
information on all the services the
Council provides will still be available
on our website and ‘Mid Sussex
Matters’ will continue to be sent
directly to the homes of residents
three times each year.
www.midsussex.gov.uk
More information on meeting dates can
be found at www.midsussex.gov.uk/council
or by contacting Committee Services
on 01444 477003.
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Community grants
Mid Sussex District Council continues to support local community groups
through small grants, recognising the essential work they do.
Grant applications are considered by the Cabinet Grants Panel, which usually
meets in January, May and September.
There are two streams of funding -
Disability Access – East Grinstead Area
• Small Revenue Grants.
Contribution towards running costs and
help with the visually impaired readers
group £800
• Spotlight Grants – annual grants with a
different theme each year. See below for
more details about the theme for 2013/14.
Below are some examples of awards given at
the Council’s last round of grants.
Burgess Hill Runners
The organisation works closely with the District Council on
access issues, covering the whole of the district. They also
run the Burrin Awards recognising efforts to improve
access by local organisations, and carry out specific
projects and provision of the East Grinstead Access Guide.
Their work benefits local residents and visitors to the area.
Bringing Park Run to Mid Sussex £500
Burgess Hill Runners, together with Haywards Heath
Harriers, plan to establish a timed 5km free weekly Park
Run at Clair Hall Park, Haywards Heath, in summer 2013.
Park Run is a national scheme aimed at all levels of
participants, currently with over 150 runs across the
country which encourages people to improve their general
health and wellbeing through running.
www.parkrun.org.uk
Handcross Rosemary Club
Contribution towards hall hire
and insurance costs £400
The Club currently has around 60 members aged over 60,
who are disabled or isolated and living in the Handcross
area. The Club provides valuable opportunities for
members to meet socially for companionship, organises
outings once or twice a year and runs coffee mornings and
a Christmas Party.
Haywards Heath Operatic Society
Towards the purchase of
microphones £1500
Haywards Heath Operatic Society (HHOS) put on two
shows each year which attract between 1,500-2,000 local
people, enjoying high quality theatre productions. By
owning their own microphones the production costs would
be reduced, and help running costs. The equipment may
also be made available, when possible, to the other two
Societies in Burgess Hill and East Grinstead.
www.hhos.co.uk
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Community grants
Mid Sussex Older People’s Council (MSOPC)
Promoting the rural ‘MSOP Roadshow’ £800
The MSOPC grant will help them to create a Roadshow
that will visit as many village fetes as possible to increase
contact with those in rural areas, provide information and
support. The group aims to work with existing older
people's groups and, at the end of the Roadshow, share
their findings with other service providers and local
authorities. www.msopc.org.uk
Neighbourly Care
Helping spread the word about
local service £800
Neighbourly Care provides free services such as escorted
shopping, local transport (to the Health Centre, shops,
hospital visiting), light help in the home or minor
household repairs. This enables vulnerable isolated people
to stay in their own homes for longer and live more
independent lives. The grant will assist the group to
provide leaflets in the areas they cover (Hassocks and
Burgess Hill) with the aim of expanding and recruiting
more volunteers. www.neighbourlycare.co.uk
Tadpoles Swimming Gr
oup
Many thanks for your £50
0 grant towards our pool hire
costs,training and equipm
ent maintenance.
I am pleased to tell you
that all our equipment is now
installed and working wel
l and we have just comple
ted
our National Association of
Swimming Clubs for the
Handicapped (NASCH) help
ers course.
All Tadpole helpers are volu
nteers and we do apprec
iate
the financial help that our
supporters give to make the
Tadpoles so successful an
d beneficial to the disabl
ed
swimmers who attend our
club nights.
Kind regards
Allan Rees, Chairman
www.tadpoles.info
Fifteen helpers
recently passed
NASCH Helper A
ward
Vitalise
Towards respite care break weeks £660
Bolney Cricket Club
Vitalise is a national disability charity providing short
breaks for disabled people and their carers. During the
breaks fully trained staff and volunteers help provide 24hour support and care-on-call, as well as pre-arranged
programmes of trips and activities. Additionally, they also
allow carers the opportunity to have a rest from their vital
caring roles. Last year Mid Sussex residents benefited
from 33 care breaks. www.vitalise.org.uk/
The Club was
awarded £584 for
cricket equipment
– which has now
arrived and is
being put through
its paces!
Spotlight grants 2013/14
The annual Spotlight Programme which was launched in 2006 and is intended to highlight specific
local priorities within Mid Sussex and give particular parts of the community more emphasis.
The theme for 2013/14 is
Make a Difference in your Local Community.
Small grants will be made available to
voluntary/community organisations for one-off events
or items of equipment that will make a beneficial
difference to their local community, i.e. town or village.
Spotlight grants are aimed at new innovative projects –
for example, schemes to deter anti-social behaviour,
decorating a community building, starting a community
garden/wildflower garden, formation of a community
choir, “Silver Surfers” Day, or an event to bring together
isolated local people. Awards are likely to be in the
region of £500.
The deadline for this year’s Spotlight Grant applications
will be August 2nd 2013. The Spotlight Grants are
generally considered at the September Panel meeting.
For more information visit
www.midsussex.gov.uk/grants, or call 01444 477495.
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Housing matters
Property or room to let?....
....we’ve got a tenant!
Access PRS is a scheme which offers a cost free
package for landlords to let their properties in a
way that’s beneficial to their local community.
Following the success of Access PRS Chichester,
the scheme has been extended to most parts of
West Sussex including Mid Sussex.
Access PRS is a free matching service for tenants and
landlords, offering advice and support to both parties
throughout the process to ensure all tenancies created are
suitable, affordable and sustainable.
Advantages for landlords include:
• choice of tenants
• free template tenancy agreement
• free photographic inventory
• all potential tenants receive advice
and have undertaken workshops
• named contact on hand to assist
• no need to comply with tenancy deposit
legislation (in some circumstances)
• free Landlord newsletter.
The scheme aims to increase accessibility to the private
rented sector whilst offering a quality and professional
lettings service.
Prior to considering applicants for housing each
individual's suitability is assessed, references and checks
are obtained. All potential tenants are then placed on a
series of tenancy workshops, giving them the appropriate
knowledge required for the rental to be sustainable and
giving landlords the reassurance that all potential tenants
are aware of their obligations and have gained valuable
independent living skills.
Access PRS is delivered by Southdown Housing
Association in partnership with Mid Sussex District Council
and is funded through the Crisis PRS Access Development
Fund.
www.southdownhousing.org/services/
housing-support/access-prs
prs@southdownhousing.org orcall 07972 732396
or contact the office on 01903 867320
and ask for Access PRS.
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The scheme benefits
landlords and tenants
A landlord comments “First class service. Quite quickly a tenant was found, I
showed him the property and within eight days of initial
contact with Access PRS I had a tenant moving in. Both
parties were happy with the service. I was surprised at the
speed and efficiency, references were given to me after
the tenant first looked at the property, these gave me
confidence in the system to go ahead with letting the
property through Access PRS”. Landlord JD.
Tenant comments
“Access PRS has been really helpful, I really appreciate it
all. I feel a lot more settled now, I still have a way to go but
it is great to have my own space. Now I can focus on trying
to find work”. Tenant JK.
“Since my marriage broke down I became homeless. The
help and support I was given was excellent and still
carries on after I have moved into my flat. Since moving
into my flat my life has changed, I feel more secure and
settled and I now feel I am part of the community again. I
am going for my CSCS (Construction) test this week,
hopefully… going to college to study painting and
decorating… having a fixed abode has made this possible
for me to do. I now feel my life is coming back together
again and I am looking forward to the future”. Tenant DC.
Sport
Sussex Parallel Youth Games
On 12 June, 450 disabled youngsters from 20 schools
competed in the most recent Parallel Youth Games at
the The Triangle, Burgess Hill. The games included
swimming, boccia, new age curling and golf. The
Parallel Youth Games was the result of a partnership
between the Southern Disability Forum, Freedom
Leisure, Inspire Leisure, Active Sussex and Mid Sussex
District Council and sponsored by Cooperative
Insurance and Southern Water. Six-time Paralympic
swimmer Sascha Kindred was the guest of honour: he
enjoyed a lively day that celebrated talented young
athletes engaging in a range of sports.
Junior Fitness
Challenge
Hundreds of 4-14 year olds will be buzzing around
Mid Sussex during the school holiday on a mission
to collect activity points in the Junior school holidays
Fitness Challenge.
Armed with a fitness diary to record all their activities,
they’ll be totting up the minutes spent swimming,
playing sport, washing the car, walking the dog,
collecting the newspaper and running errands. So long
as their activity lasts for 30 minutes, it counts. For
every 10 activities completed, children will receive a
reward and any who complete 30 activities will win a
certificate and medal.
Diaries can be collect at any of the three leisure
centres or downloaded from the website.
Centre member
beats bullying
through fitness
Nikki Bailey of Burgess Hill dealt her
childhood bullies the ultimate blow by
passing her NVQ 2 Gym Fitness
Instructor exams at The Triangle. This
was no mean feat: years of bullying had left her with very
low self-esteem and a weight problem. Despite losing
three stone in weight and raising nearly £7,000 in a
sponsored diet and numerous sponsored runs, Nikki still
lacked confidence. She wanted to help other people lose
weight and get fit but she needed to study hard and sit
exams. She needn’t have worried; she passed with flying
colours, her confidence has soared and she’s on her way
to a fitness career.
Fundraising after brain tumour
Earlier this year, Aquafit teacher Su Coleman underwent
an operation to remove a brain tumour. To show their
support family, friends and colleagues at The Triangle had
a sponsored ‘head shave’ alongside Su. The operation
went well and Su is now back at work. She was able to say
‘thank you’ in style by presenting £1,505.50 to Hurstwood
Park Hospital where she was treated.
The Triangle
Tel: 01444 876000
Triangle Way Burgess Hill RH15 8WA
Kings Centre
Tel: 01342 328616
Moat Road East Grinstead RH19 3LN
The Dolphin
Tel: 01444 457337
Pasture Hill Road Haywards Heath RH16 1LY
www.freedom-leisure.co.uk
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What’s on
Chequer Mead
De La Warr Road
East Grinstead
RH19 3BS
01342 302000
The Buddy Presley Show
27 July, 7.30pm, £13
A stunning tribute to Buddy
Holly and the 50s and 60s
songs of Elvis Presley.
Girl’s Night – The Musical
27 and 28 Sept, 7.30pm, £12.50
Sharon’s daughter is getting
married and Sharon has joined
her friends on a night out. The
fact that she has been dead for
20 years won’t spoil her
enjoyment in this fantastic feel
good musical.
An Intimate Evening
with The Rat Pack
3 Oct, 7.30pm, £16/£14
15th Anniversary Tour with all
the great hits, comedy and
glamour of Sinatra, Martin and
Davis swinging live in Las
Vegas.
Comedy Club
26 Sept, 8pm, £9.50
Continuing on its mission to
bring mirth and mayhem to Mid
Sussex. Hilarious stand up
acts bring over two hours of
brand new comedy.
Viva Santana
4 Oct, 8pm, £17
Voted one of the top 5 must-see
tribute bands by Classic Rock
Magazine, Viva Santana have
taken their superb
interpretation of the Carlos
Santana Latino rock/blues back
catalogue from Cuba to Spain.
Comedy Club
17 Oct, 8pm, £9.50
See 26 Sept for details.
Indoor Boot Fair
3 Aug, 10.30am, £10 sellers,
buyers free
Tables will be provided for all
sellers and must be pre-paid.
Storm the Stage
5-9 Aug, 9am, £110
A week long drama workshop
for young people aged 8-18
years.
The King and I
6-10 Aug, 7pm, £14.50
Rogers and Hammerstein’s
classic musical about a British
governess brought into the
court of Siam to tutor the King’s
many children.
Mulan
24 Aug, 2pm and 6pm, £12
Travel back to the legendary,
story-telling days of ancient
China with this action-packed
stage adaptation of Disney’s
Mulan.
Absolute Bowie
14 Sept, 7.30pm, £15
Europe’s Premier Bowie
Tribute Band will take you on a
musical journey through the
ever changing phases of
Bowie’s music and fashion.
Oliver!
19-21 Sept, 7pm, £14.50
East Grinstead Operatic Society
stage this wonderful
amily show.
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Les Miserables –
Schools Edition
22-26 Oct, 7.15pm
The Ariel Company Theatre
Young Actors return with their
hit production of this classic
musical.
Sounds of Simon
5 Oct, 7.30pm, £15/£13
Lose yourself to nostalgia as
the band play some of the
classics that have made Paul
Simon one of the most
successful songwriters of all
time. Hits include 'Mrs
Robinson', 'Homeward Bound'
and 'You can call me Al'.
Clair Hall
Perrymount Road
Haywards Heath
RH16 3DN
01444 455440
200th Anniversary
Verdi Opera Gala
14 Sept, 7.30pm, £15
Sul Fiato, international vocal
duo comprised of Australian
soprano Naomi Scott de
Moncloa and Peruvian tenor
Miguel Moncloa present a gala
concert to celebrate the 200th
birthday of Italian composer
Giuseppe Verdi.
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Blake
18 Oct, 8pm, £24
‘The UK’s most popular BritAward-winning harmony group’
return with a new tour for 2013,
featuring songs from their
latest album ‘Start Over’.
The Full Monty
22-26 October, 7.30pm, £13.50
The Haywards Heath Operatic
Society present a musical
adaptation of the 1997 hit
movie.
Dotty the Dragon
30 Oct, 2pm, £9.50
Little people aged 3 - 7 will love
this funny, heart-warming tale.
You can’t help but fall in love
with Dotty the baby dragon.
Henning knows bestest
3 Nov, 7.30pm, £14.50
German comedy ambassador
Henning Wehn a regular on
British comedy tv, including 8
out of 10 cats.
Chris Packham’s Wild Night
Out
6 Nov, 7.30pm, £17.50
Chris goes wild across the
country with an entertaining
and informative look at some of
nature’s most popular and
interesting species.
Comedy Club
14 Nov, 8pm, £9.50
See 26 Sept for details.
Martlets Hall
Civic Way
Burgess Hill
RH15 9NN
01444 242888
The Wizard of Oz
25-27 July,
2.30pm/7.30pm, £12
Bolnore Amateur Dramatic
Society presents a magical
interpretation of The Wizard of
Oz that features intense
choreography, colour and
sound.
My Ireland! Dominic Kirwan
2 Aug, 7.30pm, £17.50
Dominic Kirwan again brings
his own inimitable style to the
vast and rich musical heritage
of his homeland, in his brand
new show 'My Ireland'.
Rock N Roll Paradise
27 Sept, 7.30pm,
Rock 'n' Roll Paradise brings to
life the concert that never was until now! Elvis Presley, Buddy
Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy
Orbison, Eddie Cochran and
The Big Bopper, backed by the
superb Paradise Band.
Paul Daniels
11 Oct 7.30pm, £25.50/£17.50
One of the UK's favourite
entertainers returns for yet
another enchanted evening of
incredible illusion, comedy and
amazement. Because...that’s
magic!
Whole Lotta Led
13 Dec
Whole Lotta Led are one of the
biggest tribute acts in the UK
and an established,
professional Led Zeppelin
tribute band.
There’s lots going on, this is just a small selection.
For more events in the area please see www.midsussex.gov.uk/events
Fulking Village Fair
28 July, Noon, £1
Country craft stall, homemade
cakes, children’s entertainment
and a dog show make
Fulking Village Fair one of
the best in Sussex
Downside Meadow, Fulking
Summer theatre:
Wind in the Willows
20 Aug, £8 - £12,
under 3s free
Join Badger, Ratty, Mole and
Toad for a perfect summer of
adventure in this glorious new
adaptation of the classic novel.
Booking essential - Nymans
Gardens, Handcross
0844 249 1895
Garden photography
masterclass
10 Aug, 10.30am, £100
World renowned photographer
Clive Nichols will give an
exclusive all-day workshop for
keen photographers. Booking
essential - Nymans Gardens,
Handcross 01444 405250
Heavy Horses from
Working Horse Trust
18 Aug, 11am, £6.50,
free for children under 14
Heavy Horses from the Working
Horse Trust will be harrowing
the Wildflower Meadow.
High Beeches Garden,
Handcross
01444 400589
Summer theatre:
Treasure Island
17 Aug, £8 - £12
This musical version by
Cambridge Touring Theatre is
told through the eyes of young
Jim who finds a treasure map
and sets sail for Treasure
Island. There is also a workshop
for children aged 5-10 before
the show (£3). Booking
essential. Nymans Gardens,
Handcross 0844 249 1895
Making Waves on the
Broadway
25 Aug, 11am, £7
It’s Magic offer a street music
festival featuring 16 live
performances of jazz, rock,
opera, pop and brass.
The Broadway, Haywards
Heath 01444800045
Outdoor movie – Les
Miserables (cert 12A)
30 Aug, 8pm, £10.20 - £14.20,
Last year’s hit movie set a new
benchmark for musical films.
This is your chance to
experience this rousing film
classic outdoors, on a
giant screen.
Wakehurst Place, RH17 6TN
Book at Wakehurst or on 0844
858 6767
Outdoor movie – Raiders
of the Lost Ark (cert PG)
31 Aug, 8pm, £10.20 - £14.20,
under 5s free
Harrison Ford stars as Indiana
Jones, confronting snakes and
Nazis in a bid to discover the
Ark of the Covenant.
Wakehurst Place, RH17 6TN
Book at Wakehurst or on 0844
858 6767
Dragon Boat Festival
1 Sept, 10am, Free
Join St Catherine’s Hospice as
they race traditional Chinese
boats across Tilgate Lake
Tilgate Park, Crawley
01293 477365
Sussex Dinosaurs
21 Oct, 7.45pm, £4
Join John Cooper of the Booth
Museum at this Natural History
Society event.
St Barnabas Church Hall,
Dunnings Rd, East Grinstead
RH19 4AT
The History of Maps and
Mapmaking in Sussex
10 Sept, 2.30pm, £4
A talk by Dr Caroline Adams,
Senior Archivist at the West
Sussex Records Office
Cuckfield Museum
01444 450982
The History of Holy Trinity
Church, Cuckfield
5 Nov, 2.30pm, £4
A talk by Dr Brian Cutler
Cuckfield Museum, Queen’s
Hall RH17 5EL
01444 450982
The Life Show
11 Sept, 10am – 1pm, free
Fun and information event
about how to get the most out
of later life. Organised by Mid
Sussex District Council for
residents over 50 years.
Slaugham Mill
8 Nov, 8pm, £2/£1
The history of this forgotten
watermill is the subject of a
talk by Otto Somodi.
Burgess Hill Local History
Society, Cyprus Hall, RH15 8DX
The History of
Brighton’s Trams
13 Sept, 8pm, £2/£1
Ian Gledhill tells the story of
Brighton’s tram system, at one
time the largest in Sussex.
Burgess Hill Local History
Society, Cyprus Hall, RH15 8DX
Wakehurst Place
Haywards Heath Town Day
14 Sept, 12noon – 5pm, free
With stalls, rides, zumba, dog
show, miniature railway and
lots more…
Victoria Park, Haywards Heath
Through the Seasons in the
Sussex Woodland
16 Sept, 7.45pm, £4
Join ornithologist Reg Lanaway
at this event by the East
Grinstead Natural History
Society.
St Barnabas Church Hall,
Dunnings Rd, East Grinstead
RH19 4AT
Piano Concerto
12 Oct 7.30pm,
£10 in advance, under 18s £1
Featuring Nathan Williamson,
former pupil at the school and
BBC Young Musician Finalist.
Great Walstead School,
East Mascalls Lane,
Lindfield RH16 2QL
Tickets from Carousel Music
or 01444 411470
IncrEdibles Summer Fun
Tuesday and Wednesdays in
August, noon-4pm
Under 17s free, activities may
be charged In addition to the
natural play spaces Wakehurst
will be running some
‘plantastic’ activities to
encourage young visitors to
discover more about
edible plants.
Wakehurst Place,
Ardingly, RH17 6TN
Nathan Williamson
Other Events
Mid Sussex Matters Summer 2013
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www.midsussex.gov.uk | Issue 79 Summer 2013
Inside this issue: Community grants, Sussex Parallel Youth
Games, a new access to housing scheme, how developer
contributions are used for the community and lots lots more…
Key contacts for Council Services:
Mid Sussex District Council, Oaklands,
Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 1SS
www.midsussex.gov.uk
Email: enquiries@midsussex.gov.uk
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Fri 8.45am - 4.15pm
Main switchboard 01444 458166 same
hours as Reception.
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call 0845 602 1035.
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cut out and keep as a reminder…
Which plastics can be recycled in Mid Sussex?
and much more…
You can also recycle paper and cardboard, cardboard food and drink
cartons, clean foil, glass bottles and jars and metal cans.
www.midsussex.gov.uk/recycling
in your next Mid Sussex Matters…
read about changes to health services, town centre progress,
seasonal events and lots more...