Did you know that voters attending polling stations for the local elections next May (and for any elections thereafter) will be required to bring with them a form of photo identification?
To find out more and see a list of acceptable documents, please see the document below. Anyone who doesn’t currently have any photo ID will be able to apply for a special form, to allow them to vote.
Please find below the latest newsletter from the Sierra Leone link.
Building on the success of the first Recycling Day in March, we’re holding a second ‘Wivelsfield Recycling Day’ on Saturday 15th October.
A great way to locally recycle pre-loved items, anyone with items that they no longer need, but that have plenty of life left in them, can leave them outside their home on the morning of 15th October, for others to come and take if they’d find them useful. In this way, residents will be helping to encourage the re-use of items, without having to take them to a charity shop and in a way that can benefit others in the immediate community.
We ask you to ensure that everything made available is in good working order, that there aren’t any trip hazards for those walking past, and nothing is left obstructing roads or pavements. Anyone wishing to take part can download a ‘Wivelsfield Recycling Day’ poster below, to print and display in a window or on the items being given away, to indicate their participation in the event, or feel free to make your own!
Any items which have not been taken are to be removed again at the end of the day.
In return, perhaps anyone who finds things that they’d like to rehome, might like to pop a little ‘thank you’ note through the giver’s door, to let them know their pre-loved items are appreciated.
If you have any questions, please email Liz Gander, the Parish Clerk, via clerk@wivelsfield.org.uk or speak to District Councillor Bikson on 07795 188372 / Nancy.bikson@lewes.gov.uk .
Please see below for the latest newsletter from Neighbourhood Watch, which includes useful information, whether or not you are part of a Neighbourhood Watch scheme.
The external audit of the Council’s 2021/22 Annual Return has been completed and a Notice of Conclusion of Audit and copies of the Annual Return may be seen below.
A casual vacancy has arisen and Wivelsfield Parish Council is looking for more councillors to serve until the elections in May 2023. If you have lived in the Parish for at least a year and would like to know more about this worthwhile community role, please contact the Parish Clerk, Liz Gander, on 01444 471898 or via clerk@wivelsfield.org.uk
Wivelsfield Parish Council is saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Chair, Councillor Dawson, said: “Following the passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II on 8th September 2022, Wivelsfield Parish expresses its deepest condolences to her Majesty’s children and their families.”
From Monday 12th September until the day of the State Funeral, a book of condolence will be available to sign at Wivelsfield Parish Church, every day between 10am and 2pm. There will also be one evening, Thursday 15th September, when the Church will be open from 5.30-7.30pm for people to sign the book. Anyone wishing to lay flowers, may do so in at an area set aside just inside the Church gate. Please see the Wivelsfield Church website for more information and details of special services.
An online book of condolence is available on the Royal Family website – www.royal.uk.
A minute’s silence is being held nationally at 8pm on Sunday 18th September, the Eve of the Queen’s funeral, to give a moment of reflection upon the life and service of Queen Elizabeth II. The Parish Council’s Chair, Ian Dawson, will be leading a short ceremony outside The Cock Inn, starting at 7.55pm, to allow anyone wishing to gather to mark the minute’s silence together, the opportunity to do so.
For those wishing to mark the 1 minute silence by congregating with friends or neighbours, Councils have been asked to share the following document, which gives a suggested form of words for the occasion:
Just to advise that, the postponed Parish Council meeting from 4th July, which had been rescheduled for Monday 18th July, has been cancelled due to the Met Office’s red weather warnings of extreme heat. The next meeting will be held on Monday 1st August.
Please come along to this year’s Annual Parish Meeting, a meeting hosted by the Parish Council, for the benefit of residents. This year we have a range of interesting speakers, including:
Doors open at 7pm for refreshments, with the meeting starting at 7.30pm. Come along and chat to friends, neighbours and our speakers, before settling down to enjoy a useful and informative evening. We’d love to see you there!
Please see the agenda attached to find out more: Annual Parish Meeting Agenda