Hellingly Highlights, Winter Edition 2014

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HellinglyHighlights From the Editor’s Desk WELCOME TO THIS enhanced edition of Hellingly Highlights. The council decided, in view of the current and future housing development in the area, bringing an ever-increasing population, that a publication larger than our previous Newsletter would allow us to involve more parishioners and to be more informative. At the same time we did not wish to incur large expenditure, so the inclusion of advertisements and the use of an external publisher was the solution chosen. Although there is no compulsion to purchase goods and services from the advertisers, it would be helpful if anyone doing so told them where they saw the ad!

The expanded size of the magazine gives increased opportunities for editorial content. As Editor I do not propose to become an author and so I am looking for input from parishioners. That input

could take the form of an article about an organisation active in the Parish, or notice of forthcoming events for example. There can be a letters to the Editor section where parishioners can raise ‘burning’ issues – as long as they understand that the Editor has no executive power beyond ensuring that the content is within the legal rules.

And Pictures! We need any photos you’ve taken which relate specifically to the Parish of Hellingly. The increased number of pages will look a lot more interesting with appropriate illustrations so send me (by e-mail) any suitable pics.

This first edition of the larger size is just the start and since it’s your magazine the quality of the content is very much up to you. So I hope you enjoy it and do let me know what you think.

Philip Moon Editor

PLEASE SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES A big thank you goes out to all the local businesses that have advertised and supported the Hellingly Parish Council Magazine

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Published by Community Ad Web Ltd 01843 834160 email info@communityad.co.uk web www.communityad.co.uk The views expressed in any published content are solely those of the contributors. The Publishers and Hellingly Parish Council accept no responsibility for the accuracy of any information contained in the publication. The contents of this magazine including images may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, downloaded or displayed in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Hellingly Parish Council and/or Community Ad Web Ltd. Unless otherwise specified, the authors of the literary and artistic works in the pages in this magazine have asserted their moral right pursuant to Section 77 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of those works.

The Publishers reserve the right not to publish a submission or part of a submission that they consider defamatory or otherwise inappropriate for publication.

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Welcome to…

the new look Hellingly Highlights WHEN I FIRST moved to Hellingly in 1979 I was moving to a small rural Parish on the outskirts of the equally small market town of Hailsham. The combined population of both was just over 14,000 and the two settlements were separated by open fields in agricultural production. The Cuckoo line (so called because of its scenic beauty) providing a direct rail link between Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne had been closed and the track bed lay deserted and unused with many of the former station buildings having been sold off. The former psychiatric hospital, although being run down, was still functioning. There were still upwards of twenty working farms in the Parish providing employment and managing the countryside and supporting a range of agriculturally related businesses.

But things were already changing. The town of Hailsham was expanding. Small local shops were being replaced by the developments of Vicarage Fields and the Quintins. Businesses such as the hardware shop, the clothing retailers, the butchers, bakers, greengrocers and shoe shops many of which were family owned businesses that had traded in the town for generations were closing and giving way to the larger stores. The hospital was destined to close and farming practices were changing resulting in fewer working farms. Gradually piece by

piece small parcels of land were being taken for development. First by infilling then by fringe developments and then by major developments such as the Gleneagles Estate.

Inevitably the growth of Hailsham began to impact on the more rural Parish of Hellingly. In 1990 the boundary between the two Parishes was changed and a large part of the developed Hellingly Parish (the area north of Hempstead Lane, and west of London Road, comprising the whole of the Anglesey Avenue Estate and including approximately three quarters of the then population of Hellingly Parish) became part of Hailsham.

And so it continues with the development of 400 new homes at Roebuck Park on the site of the former Hellingly Hospital and now, more recently, the grant of outline planning consent for a further 700 new properties on the land between the A271 and New Road and Station Road. From the just over 550 properties that remained in the Parish following the boundary review in 1990 the Parish will grow to over 1700 properties by 2020, a trebling in size in less than 30 years! Whilst Hailsham, already now the largest inland town in East Sussex, will have grown to a population of some 25,000.

The challenge to the Parish is to successfully integrate new comers within

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the Parish and to build a thriving and vibrant community where people will wish to live and work without if possible losing much of the rural charm that first attracted people to the Parish.

In addition to new residents new developments bring with them new and better facilities. In the case of Hellingly, a new community centre, a country park, a new cricket field and state of the art sports pavilion, a new primary school, new child and adult play space, new allotments, and integrated within the housing, new recreational space.

As a Parish it will be our responsibility to see how best we use the new and expanded facilities for the benefit of all residents of all ages.

I hope that through this expanded Parish Magazine we can provide an opportunity to better inform you of usthe on:Parish and better happenings Call within provide you with the opportunities to

become more involved. There will be space for local clubs and societies to promote their activities, for the churches and others to publicise their events, for local businesses to inform you of the services and goods that they can provide and for the Parish Council to keep you updated on developments within the Parish. I hope also that you will wish to contribute your ideas as to improvements to be made by sending these to the Editor for inclusion in subsequent editions.

As a Parish we have yet to embrace fully the social media of Facebook and Twitter. Until we do the Parish Magazine will continue to be an important means of communication with you, the Parishioners. I hope that you will use and enjoy it and that you will find it to be of benefit to you.

David White Chairman Hellingly Parish Council

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STAFF Philip Moon (Clerk) The Village Hall, North Street, Hellingly, E Sussex BN27 DS 01323 484210 clerk@hellinglypc.org.uk

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Annual Meeting of the Parish and Parish Council Meetings, start at 7.30pm.

Other meetings commence at 7pm.

Unless otherwise stated all meetings are held in the Village Hall.

Meetings are occasionally subject to change.

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THERE WERE TWO plaques on the wall of the Hellingly hospital chapel, commemorating the men who died in both world wars. Sometime prior to 1990 the chapel was no longer in use and many of the furnishings, ie pews, lights etc were sent to new homes. The two wall plaques have disappeared and no-one can remember what happened to them, although we are pretty sure they did not go with the pews. Did someone store them in a place of safety and over the years, with a change of personnel, their whereabouts has been forgotten? All that is left is a list of the names. If you have any idea where the plaques are, please contact me.

Five of the names from WWI are on the Hellingly War Memorial, three were from Hailsham, and one each from Polegate and London. All three of the men from WWII gave London addresses so were not local. At least these men are remembered even if the plaques have disappeared. With 2014 being 100 years since the end of WW1 it would be great if they could be traced. At that time the hospital ran as an almost separate town and was not integrated into the local parish, but many of the staff were from local families. Also if you had a relative who worked at the hospital and was killed in either of the wars we would like to hear from you.

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We have been working for something like 10/12 years on obtaining the Community Park and its plans.

This area is a public open-space and available to anyone to use and not just the residents of the new estate at Roebuck Park. We have now had over 12 months since the first part of the Park has been opened to the public, and we have been very impressed with the quality of the children’s play equipment. Unfortunately, over this period we have been dogged with a fair amount of vandalism and graffiti, although this does seem to have tailed off lately. Access to the play areas is through a very attractive piece of open parkland. By the time you read this newsletter the first area will most likely have been handed over to Hellingly Parish Council. The next tranche is due to be handed over in 2014.

An extremely attractive pond has been completed adjacent to the

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existing pond and extensive planting has taken place. The purpose of this pond is to deal with excess run-off in times of heavy rain, but it is an attractive proposition in its own right.

We hope that in the future fishing will take place. The developer has installed some very attractive benches made from local “logs”. We were instrumental in the siting of these and found the perfect spot between the two ponds for one which had sets facing in two directions.

We hope that in 2014 the cricket pitch and pavilion will be completed and also the allotments and a BMX track.

Construction this year has lagged behind schedule for various reasons.

At the moment parking for the Park is a problem, but we are hoping that when the new community hall is built this will ease off.

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Clubs & Societies The Hailsham & Hellingly Ladies’ Club We meet on Wednesday evenings at the village hall, (except the second Wednesday of the month). We are a friendly, lighthearted group of ladies who enjoy ourselves with various activities and entertainment with much fun and laughter and many a joke told. If you think you’d like to come along you will be most welcome.

NB No meeting in January, first in the new year will be February 5.

Contact the secretary, Mary Little on 01323 438720

Hailsham Photographic Society Colour Show Friday 7 March 2014 at 7.30pm Saturday 8 March 2014 at 2.30 & 7.30pm Hailsham Community Hall,Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, BN27 2AX (Entrance next to Freedom Leisure Centre) Supporting “MS Family Support” Tickets £5 from 01323 845569, The Camera Centre, Hailsham, or The Nodding Cobbler, Hailsham.

Hellingly Bowling Club Horsebridge Recreation Ground Hellingly Hailsham BN27 william.winslade@btinternet.com

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Clubs & Societies Hellingly Wl The members of Hellingly WI would welcome any ladies who would like to come along for a visit to one of their meetings, and maybe join us in the future. We are a small group of friendly ladies who meet once a month in Hellingly Village Hall, on the first Tuesday of the month at 2.30. We enjoy: speakers with a large range of interests, lunch outings to places of members’ choice, we visit other Wls, for Group meetings and to celebrate their Anniversaries. We have a garden party in the summer, and an annual afternoon outing. But one of the important parts of our organisation is the making of new friends. Hellingly WI was started in 1918, so last year we were proud to celebrate 95 years of continual presence in the Parish. So, if you would like to help us to reach our 100th Birthday, DON’T BE SHY COME AND GIVE US A TRY Please contact 01323 442592.

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Oriental Art We are a small group of local people who meet regularly at the village hall to explore the art of Chinese brush painting, which is growing in popularity due to its simple and elegant style.

We are a mixed group and would warmly welcome newcomers; equipment available. Wednesdays 1-4pm.

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Allotments The allotment gardens are situated at Union Corner close to the junction of Hawks Road with Upper Horsebridge Road.

Rents are due annually in January but plots may be taken at any time of the year. Plot rents are kept deliberately low in order to encourage the use of this facility.

If you would like to see the allotments and the plots which are available, please contact Tina Jenner on 01323 840982 or e-mail tina_jenner@btinternet.com If you have any other query please contact Philip Moon, Hellingly Parish Clerk, on 01323 484210 or email clerk@hellingly-pc.org.uk

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Recreation Grounds The Parish Council runs two recreation Grounds and a Country Park. The Lower Dicker recreation ground includes a children’s play area and is the home to Hellingly Lions Cycle speedway club.

The Lower Horsebridge Recreation ground has a children’s play area which has been completely refurbished, and has facilities for bowls, rugby and cricket.

The Council will shortly own the Hellingly Country Park, a public open space on the former Hellingly Hospital site. When complete the site will include children’s play facilities, as well as a sports pitch and pavilion.

There will also be several lakes and woodland walks.

The Council also owns Peake Gardens, a piece of land on the A271 in Horsebridge, now maintained and used by Hellingly Scouts.

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Roebuck Park Residents’ Association Invitation to residents Some two and a half years ago a Residents Association (Roebuck Park Residents Association) was formed and did some very good work, particularly with Persimmon Homes, the Hellingly Parish Council, the Parks Trust and Orbit which resulted in making some great improvements in Roebuck Park.

However, this Association voted to disband itself a few months ago.

This left a gap and it was felt that there was not only a need for a new Residents’ Association to form, but also one that changed its focus primarily to the social and environmental aspects of living in Roebuck Park. This change in focus is particularly relevant with the construction of a beautiful new Community Hall and the progressive opening of the Hellingly Country Park with its play areas, basketball court, cricket ground and recreation ponds in the coming months.

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a new Residents’ Association and a Steering Committee of some members of the old RPRA Committee and new residents drafted a new Constitution and called a Special General Meeting of Roebuck Park residents in the Hellingly Village Hall. Despite the relatively short notice for the meeting, it was well attended and every proposal put to the meeting was overwhelmingly passed by the residents; its new name adopted (Residents’ Association of Roebuck Park), its Constitution approved and Office Bearers elected.

The Residents’ Association of Roebuck Park (RA) has amongst its objectives to: • safeguard and promote the social and environmental interests of the residents within the area of Roebuck Park, Hellingly, and its integration with the wider community • Regularly consult and inform all members and represent majority views • Liaise with the developers (while relevant), the Village Management

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37 hours per week, working from office or home, plus attendance at evening meetings Hellingly Parish Council is looking to appoint a Parish Clerk & RFO with the drive, determination and organisational skills to manage a varied workload.

In addition to managing the day-today work of the Parish Council, the post holder will work closely with Councillors to plan and implement the aims and objectives of the Council.

The ideal applicant will have financial & administrative experience, the ability

to deliver projects on time and within budget and be able to demonstrate enthusiasm for working with residents and local organisations.

The Council also intends to recruit a part-time Deputy Clerk (salary in the region of £12k for 20 hours per week) who will share and deputise the duties of the Clerk.

For an application pack including a Person Specification, Job Description & Application Form please email localcouncilrecruitment@ruralsussex. org.uk or telephone 01273 407333 and leave your email address for a pack to be sent. Please note that CVs will not be accepted, applicants must complete and return an application form to apply.

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All new automated gate installations have to by law be compliant with EN 12453. This is to make sure your gates are safe in construction and use. We offer for existing gate automation installations, a check-up to ensure compliance and where required, we provide you with a full risk assessment and break down estimate of works required to bring your automated gates in line with current legislation. All our steelwork

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is created in-house, and your order can be seen being made by prior arrangement.

To complement our range of roller, sectional and Up/Over garage doors, garage door automation, bespoke steel, wooden and aluminium gates and railings, and gate automation; we also now supply and install CCTV for residential, commercial and industrial clients, farm and agricultural sites.

Lastly, we also offer service and repair for all garage doors, automated and non-automated gates, as well as servicing and repairs for commercial and industrial roller and sectional doors.

All our estimates are FREE, so ask for a no-obligation estimate today!

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Hellingly Highlights

Woodhams Bridge, Cuckoo Trail

Water Mill with wheel, Mill Lane

Bow Bells Milestone situated in Lower Horsebridge near the pedestrian footbridge

Hellingly Community Primary School www.hellingly.e-sussex.sch.uk North Street, Hellingly East Sussex, BN27 4DS 01323 844 346

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Bluebell Wood Park Wood Hellingly. A 60 hectare ancient, semi-natural woodland with a surfaced trail that runs through. The woodland is delightful all year, especially when the bluebells are in flower in the spring HellinglyHighlights

Hellingly Churchyard St Peter & St Paul’s Church Hellingly, Church Road, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 4EX 01323 440 246 21

Cuckmere Flood Forum THE CUCKMERE FLOOD Forum meets twice a year with representatives from the parishes which border the river and various agencies, i.e The Environment Agency, Wealden DC, Southern Water etc. After the heavy rainfall at the beginning of November we circulated all the parishes for reports of flooding. As far as we are aware there were no houses affected this time. A few roads were closed, notably Mill Lane, Hellingly and at Michelham Priory. Many fields in the flood plain were under water, as they are designed to be. However, it was generally felt that apart from places where the water-logged ground slowed down the receding water, it mostly retreated very quickly. This shows that in this instance the mouth of the river was clear and it was easy to get away. There was a comment that some roads were retaining too much water and inhibiting the movement of vehicles, which may

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have been due to blocked gulleys. At this time of year there is an enormous amount of leaves falling.

Another point of interest at the moment is the Internal Drainage Board. In our catchment the Environment Agency were in charge of this, but owing to some new legislation they are no longer able to undertake this task. There are three options for the future - do nothing - rely on the riparian owners to maintain the water courses, or by far the most favoured option to set up a new board with representatives from the district and parish councils and riparian owners. The Drainage Board doesn’t have responsibility for the main river, only small ones and, in fact, we don’t actually have one in Hellingly. The revenue has been raised from the district council and riparian owners who have land lying below a certain contour line.

At the moment there are consultations in progress on the way forward.

Gill Hesselgrave Clerk

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Reliable, prompt and professional service Large selection of floor coverings supplied and fitted Call to arrange a home selection appointment and quotation

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serving breakfast, OPening tiMes lunches, light Mon-fri 7am-4.30pm lunches and drinks sat 8am-3.30pm sun 9am-3.30pm

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We welcome walk-ins, groups, parties & children

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• Lawn mowing • Turfing • Garden tidy up • Hedge cutting • Patio/driveway cleaning Waste Carrier Licence • Waste removed & recycled • All aspects of tree work undertaken Shaping, crown raising, reduction & thinning, stump grinding, dangerous overhanging limbs • All aspects of soft & hard landscaping • Garden patios & features • Wood chipper & chippings available • All aspects of fencing supplied and fitted Close board and panel

CRB CheCked & fully insuRed For urgent jobs, one-offs or regular fixed price service please call: HellinglyHighlights

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“David and his team were great to work with in taking my ideas and turning then into a reality. The whole Build Works team did an outstanding job. Davidʼs attention to detail was great. He spent the time to make sure that the finished job met our expectations.”

• Wetrooms • Bathrooms • Shower Rooms • Kitchens • Refurbishments • Extensions • Loft Conversions • Access Ramps and much more!

Call us on 01323 401227 or 01273 311349 www.thebuildworks.co.uk The Build Works Ltd Registered in England & Wales No: 07408047 Registered Office: 10 Courtlandt, George Street, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 1AE