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Parish Budget agreed for 2021/22
The Parish Council unanimously agreed the Budget for the next year from April 2021 to March 2022 at the meeting in January. A precept of £76,399 with a Band D increase of 2.9% is the outcome; this is the same increase as Mid Sussex District Council.
Posted: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 08:00 by Claire Hilton
Parish Assembly - postponed until May
The Parish Council has agreed to delay the annual Parish Assembly from 01 March to, provisionally, the 10 May. This is in the hope, possibly forlorn, that socially distanced meetings could actually become a reality. Senior officers from the Police Traffic Team have been invited principally to address the C319.
In mid February, coincidentally, the Police gave a presentation to a group of Parish &... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:38 by Claire Hilton
Future Parish Council and Committee Meeting
The Parish Council, with all eleven members, has continued to meet using Zoom for both full Parish Council meetings and committee meetings during the current lockdown period. The legislation permitting 'remote' meetings ends on 7th May 2021 and the Government has not yet announced if this will be extended. There is a very strong likelihood, due to a lack of Parliamentary time, that there will be no... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:16 by Claire Hilton
Interested in local history? This could be for you
The Parish Council is looking for an interested and enthusiastic individual to become the Parish Archivist. The Archive has been assembled over many years but Dr John Ralph and this work will involve working with Dr Ralph to transfer the physical archive to the Village Hall and then, going forward managing both the physical and electronic archive which the Parish Council hope to make widely available.... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:26 by Claire Hilton
Consultation on taking a loan from the Public Works Loan Board
West Hoathly Parish Council wish to know whether the community support the Parish Council taking out a loan to a maximum value of £20,000 repayable over 10 years to fund the Community Archive Project, creating a purpose-built archive store in the Village Hall so that the Local History Archive is available for all.
The work will involve upgrading the old chair and table store in the Village Hall... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:50 by Claire Hilton
Parish Assembly - postponed until May
With the current Covid restrictions still in place, the annual Parish Assembly, originally planned for 01 March 2021, will be postponed until May. We will post the new date here as soon as it is confirmed.
Posted: Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:00 by Claire Hilton
What's on
Your Parish Council is pleased to be able to offer a new service to local organisations, businesses and individuals.
We endeavour to publicise local events and are always pleased for local organisations and businesses to post here.
To add an item, click on the "add item" button and complete the form. Please note that this calendar is moderated and we will endeavour to respond in 2-3 days. We cannot accept... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:07 by Claire Hilton
Supporting Businesses which have to close
If you have been told to close your business premises by the Government due to the current COVID19 national lockdown you can apply for a business grant of up to £13,500 at https://midsussex.grantapproval.co.uk/
Further information is available at http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/.../grants-for-businesses/
Posted: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 12:40 by Claire Hilton
Young Saplings ready for planting
In the Autumn of 2019 West Hoathly Primary School received a selection of tree seedlings from the Woodland Trust.
These have been subsequently repotted twice and lovingly looked after by the School Gardening Club.
The saplings are approximately 75cm tall.
They are:
i) Silver birch ( Betula pendula )
ii) Wild Cherry ( Prunus avium ).
iii) Rowan ( Sorbus aucuparia ).
Parents from the school have taken some... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:58 by Leanne Andrews
Census 2021
The census is coming. By taking part, you can help inform decisions about services that shape your community, such as healthcare, education and transport.
It's important that you fill in your census questionnaire because it gives us the most detailed information we have about our society.
Without the information you share, it'd be more difficult to understand our community's needs and plan and fund public... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:27 by Leanne Andrews
