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HellinglyHighlights From the Editor’s Desk I hope that this edition of the Hellingly Highlights finds you all well and that you had a happy and peaceful Christmas.

The coming year looks to be a busy one for the Council.

Work is underway to develop a design team to deliver the new Community Hall to be located at the Country Park. It will be some while before the site becomes available to the Parish Council but it is hoped that work should start before the year is out.

A planning application has been submitted for the cricket pavilion and a decision should be received this month. Work will then start straight away so that the Pavilion is ready for the start of the season in May. Hailsham Cricket Club will be leasing the Pavilion from the Council, they have an active youth section so if anyone is interested do please get in touch with them.

You will remember that in the last issue I

mentioned that the Council had secured funding to buy 2 defibrillators for the Parish we now have these and they should be installed soon. There is an article elsewhere in the Highlights providing more information.

The Council will once again be organising some Active Play sessions in the Easter holidays. Dates and times are still to be agreed so look out for information on the Council Noticeboards and Website.

As mentioned in the previous edition there will be Elections in May, for Parliamentary, District and Parish Candidates. The Village Hall will once again be used as a Polling Station on 7 May. The Statement of Persons Nominated will be published on 10 April so we will know then whether the Parish of Hellingly will be going to Poll. The Council is made up of 15 Councillors so if more people apply than that then there will be an election. You are eligible to stand for u

Cover photo by Cllr. Pat Blake

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From the Editor (continued) u election if you are over 18 and either live or work in the Parish, or live within 3 miles of the Parish. If you want to know anything about the Election detailed questions should be referred to the Elections Team at Wealden but if you have any questions about standing as a Councillor for Hellingly then do give me a call or drop me an e-mail.

Don’t forget our website, all Agendas and minutes of Council meetings are published every month. The website will be developed

over the coming months, but please look regularly to see if there is anything new that may be of interest to you.

All that is left is for me to wish you a Happy New Year and I hope that you enjoy this latest issue of the Hellingly Highlights.

If you have anything that you would like to include in the next edition please send it in to us by the end of April.

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Bring it on!

So here we are in 2015! New Year and a new vicar! It was fantastic to meet so many people, albeit briefly over the Christmas period. It was also good to know people’s generosity with our chosen charities. Iasis Medical Trust has benefitted by around £1700 and the Children with Cancer Fund by around £100. Thank you to all. Sadly the darker elements of our society were also apparent with the break in to Upper Dicker church just after Christmas. But that is what the Church is about! We are here to spread light into darkness.

Hailsham- like football pitches, or how to provide facilities for the youth such as on Roebuck Park, or ensuring that there are appropriate facilities on the new development off New Road. As a church we can help to contribute to the overall common good within the community. In the coming months we shall be working out ways in which we can make an ever increasing impact on our community. Join with us if you can and together we can be an ever growing force for good within our area.

So we face some considerable challenges in the new year. There are issues in our community, such as lack of facilities across

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Power Cuts Help for vulnerable people during power cuts With winter on the way, there is always the possibility of localised power cuts caused by severe storms. UK Power Networks has launched a scheme to enable vulnerable people to register for priority help in the event of such a power cut. Those eligible include people who are dependent on medical equipment, people with a disability, the elderly, people with young babies and nursing and residential homes.

By registering for UK Power Networks’ free Priority Service, customers will get:• A priority phone number that you can call 24 hours a day • A welcome pack with useful advice about preparing for a power cut • Regular text messages or phone updates during a power cut • Extra support from the British Red Cross You can register online by going to UK Power Networks website www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk If you know people who could benefit from this service, please spread the word.

For further information please contact Jim Foster, Emergency Planning Officer on 07795 237367 or email jim.foster@wealden.gov.uk

HELLINGLY playgroup

Hellingly Village Hall, North Street, Hellingly We are now offering a new Nurture Group for all children We are OFSTED registered members of the Pre-School Alliance and take children aged from 2 to 5 years old. We are also in receipt of Early Years Education Entitlement. We meet Mondays to Fridays, 9am to noon, term time only at Hellingly Village Hall, North Street with a Lunch Club on Mondays and Thusdays. If you are looking for a safe, caring and fun environment for your child then come and visit us any morning or

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Parish Council Contacts www.hellingly-pc.org.uk PARISH COUNCILLORS Mrs A P N Blake The Old Store, 1&2 Church Path, Hellingly, E Sussex, BN27 4EZ 01323 846297 Mr A Booth Priors Cottage, Church Path, Hellingly, E Sussex, BN27 4EZ Mrs Y Chatwin 29a New Road, Hellingly, E Sussex, BN27 4EW 01323 843346 yvonnechatwin490@btinternet.com Rev R E Chatwin 29a New Road, Hellingly, E Sussex, BN27 4EW 01323 843346 yvonnechatwin490@btinternet.com Mr S M Davis Fontmills Farm, North Street, Hellingly, E Sussex, BN27 4EB 01435 813930 Barby Dashwood-Morris The Priest House, Church Lane, Hellingly, E Sussex, BN27 4HA 01323 844374 dashwoodhall@btopenworld.com

Mr William Short 15 Malthouse Way, Hellingly, BN27 4DS 01323 325916 billsh0rt@talktalk.net Mrs Penny Strudwick Willow Cottage, Station Road, Hellingly, East Sussex BN27 4EU pennystrudwick@btinternet.com Mrs E M M West Lobdens, North Street, Hellingly, E Sussex, BN27 4DT Mr D G White Grovebridge Farm, Grove Hill, Hellingly, E Sussex, BN27 4HH 01435 813171 grovebridgefarm@btinternet.com DISTRICT COUNCILLORS Mr J L Blake The Old Store, 1 & 2 Church Path, Hellingly, E Sussex, BN27 EZ cllr.john. blake@wealden.gov.uk Mr D G White Grovebridge Farm, Grove Hill, Hellingly, E Sussex, BN27 4HH 01435 813171 grovebridgefarm@btinternet.com

Mrs G F D Hesselgrave Stone House Farm, Mill Lane, Hellingly, E Sussex, BN27 4HD 01323 844613 stonehouse@hessel.force9.co.uk

COUNTY COUNCILLOR Mr N Bennett Quarry Cottage, Royal Oak Lane, High Hurstwood TN2 4AL 01825 733328 cllr.nick.bennett@eastsussex.gov.uk

Mr W B Hesselgrave Stone House Farm, Mill Lane, Hellingly, E Sussex, BN27 4HD 01323 844613 stonehouse@hessel.force9.co.uk

STAFF Suzanne Collins (Clerk) The Village Hall, North Street, Hellingly, E Sussex BN27 DS 01323 461390 clerk@hellingly-pc.org.uk

Mr Chris Jackets 18 The Drive, Hellingly, East Sussex, BN27 4AF 01323 325409

Tracy Harper (Deputy Clerk & Clerk Planning Committee) The Village Hall, North Street, Hellingly, E Sussex BN27 DS 01323 844108 deputyclerk@hellingy-pc.org.uk

Mr. Brian S. Payne Slepe House, Orchard Grange, Lr Dicker, Hailsham BN27 3PA bsandggp@btinternet.com Mrs. Frankie Lulham 6, Brooklands Terrace, Horsebridge, East Sussex. BN27 4DN 01323 845719 flulham@hotmail.com

Jay Pleece (Groundsman) The Village Hall, North Street, Hellingly, E Sussex BN27 DS Tracey Bennett (Cleaner) The Village Hall, North Street, Hellingly, E Sussex BN27 DS

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Health Centre First Birthday!!!

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We were very proud to celebrate the Health Centres 1st birthday on the 6th January – John was given a surprise party by all his colleagues at the Health Centre which included him being serenaded with their version of Abbas ‘So I say thank you for the music’ to the words of ‘So I say thank you for the building, the last one was minging!!’ (we did video it!) . It had been a very long and testing journey to get the Health Centre built but we all appreciate working in such a wonderful building.

*** Sign up Sign up*** Sign up to Patient access with one of our receptionists – Patient access allows you to book and cancel appointments at your convenience, request repeat medication and see test results on-line. Simply ask one of our receptionists for log on details.

Recruitment Sadly Nurse Sarah left in December due to family commitments, we are now in the process of recruiting. Lola and Jane are currently covering Sarah’s sessions.

Parking at the Pharmacy When using the Pharmacy please use the parking spaces provided, we have had complaints about customers parking directly outside the Pharmacy on the double yellow lines.

Electronic Prescribing Service The Electronic Prescribing Service is a free NHS service. It enables GPs to send prescriptions electronically to a pharmacy of your choice. This makes the prescribing and dispensing more efficient and convenient for patients and staff. The service gives you more choice about where to get your prescription from because they can be collected from a pharmacy near to where you live, work or shop. Please note you can only nominate one pharmacy. Please let one of our Receptionists know which pharmacy you would like to nominate.

Thank you Thank you to all our Patients and friends that gave us lovely Christmas gifts – we are working our way through all the biscuits, chocolates and wine!!

Christmas sing a long We had a wonderful Patient Christmas singalong in December – we raised over £50 for Hailsham Trust. We sang to our hearts content all the Carols we could muster. The winner of our Carol Quiz was Janet Hansell, Janet and David are now the title holders of our Global Annual Carol Quiz!!

Hailsham food bank donation We delivered the food parcel to Hailsham Food Bank on the 23rd December and the volunteers at the centre were very appreciative of all the food that had been donated by the Patients and Staff of Herstmonceux Health Centre.

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Defibrillators

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The Parish Council have been working hard to secure funding for two defibrillators for the Parish.

01435 812 108

We are a family run butchers, located in Hellingly in the heart of Sussex.

We produce our own beef, pork and lamb and also offer a range of local meats, cheeses and eggs from local suppliers.

These have now been delivered thanks to We use traditional butchery to produce Wealden District Councils’ Community tender and delicious meats, offering a Dividend Fund and The British Heart box delivery service to any residence.

Foundation. The South East Coast Fresh/frozen meats directly to your door.

Ambulance Service have donated the two For a price list, please call defibrillator boxes to house the machines.

01435 813 266 or 01435 812 103 The machines will be located, one at the village Hall, North Street and the other GD054 x3 Large (Light Grey) at The Kings Head Public House, Lower GD054 x3 Large (Eastbourne Blue) Horsebridge on the outside of both Rt001 x3 Large (Light Grey) buildings. This work will be carried RT001out x3 Large (Eastbourne Blue) over the next few weeks.

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The boxes are alarmed but not locked so Thank you the machines will be accessible 24 hours a day. No training will be necessary to operate the machines, full instructions are spoken to the operator whilst using the machines.

In the future the Parish Council hope to purchase at least one more defibrillator to be placed at the Community Hall in Roebuck Park but this will be after the General Building Company building has been completed.

Based in Sussex and with The Parish Council will be holding First over 35 years of experience Aid Training sessions over the next few in the construction industry months with a view to putting together a First Responder Team, more details of Free quotation service these sessions will follow in due course.

Dates, venue and cost to be confirmed.

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Learning is fun at The Bunny Run! Purpose built premises Extensive outdoor play Flexible sessions including EYEE for eligible 3 & 4 year olds Open 7.30am-6pm Mon-Fri

‘Motivated and committed staff team are competent and adaptable’ Ofsted February 2009

Provides safe and secure care for your child before and after school from 7.30am – 6pm with transport to and from local schools

‘Child–friendly, welcoming learning environment that enabled children to feel safe and secure’ Ofsted February 2011 ‘GOOD’ Overall

Holiday Club, School closures & Inset days: we are open 7:30am-6pm Various sessions available, with lots of fun filled activities on offer

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Every Fri during term time 10am-11.30am just £1.50 at Schools Out All of the above facilities are available at The Drive, Hellingly, East Sussex BN27 4EP For further information please contact

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Hailsham Cricket Club Hailsham Cricket Club are delighted to announce that we are coming to the picturesque Roebuck Park cricket ground for the 2015 season.

Hailsham is a family friendly club, very much focussed on our local communities.

We are now coming to Roebuck Park, on a long term basis, as the club has grown to the extent where we now need two grounds. We currently have four Saturday teams, a thriving junior section with over 100 juniors, as well as Sunday and mid-week teams. Our success to date has been built upon very strong links to our local communities and we want to involve and work with the local Roebuck Park community as much as possible.

Our first match will be played at the ground on Saturday 2nd May and we would really love to see as many people as possible turning up to support the club that day and then throughout the season. Prior to that, for

everything to go ahead smoothly for the first game we would really appreciate all and any help local residents are able to offer. We are looking for donations and support from the local community, ranging from things like crockery, cutlery, cups and mugs, to forks, spades and wheelbarrows (and much more).

Any offers will be a massive help alongside any donations through our Just Giving account.

We are also very interested to speak to anyone who feels they may have some time or skills they could volunteer to help the club, be that through ground work, administration, coaching with the juniors, umpires or from anyone who just wants to play the sport we love so much. We see so much potential at Roebuck Park and are especially excited about the amount of extra cricket our juniors will now play with the new ground. We hope to have games

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through the week as well as weekends for them to learn, develop and improve.

If you would be interested in joining our club or are able to help in any way, then please get in touch with Rob Wilkinson, Director of Cricket on 07980 146841 or via email wilko27@hotmail.co.uk The pictures show our winning U9 and U12 teams who both won their respective leagues in the East Sussex Cricket league in the 2014 season.

Please visit www.justgiving.com if you would like to fundraise or donate.

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Canine Partners - Puppy Parent Gill Webb, of East Sussex, is a volunteer puppy parent for Canine Partners.

This is her story‌ In July 2013 I retired from a very fulfilling career as a Head Teacher. I was very excited at the prospect of being able to commit myself to something worthwhile. My two golden retrievers also looked forward to having long walks. Being with them reminded me as to how we had enjoyed agility classes and training with them in their younger days. I started to explore on the internet, for these sort of opportunities and luckily I came across Canine Partners. I was particularly drawn to the idea of becoming a puppy parent and receiving training to improve my own training skills.

I contacted Canine Partners and received details as to what was involved in becoming a puppy parent. By August I had my first puppy called Xavi, a flat coated retriever. He was delightful and together we learnt and developed the skills he would need to be an assistance dog. My own two retrievers were also very patient and cooperative allowing him to enjoy cuddling up to them on their bed at the end of a long day.

Having a puppy again brought about lots of daily challenges and some immensely pleasurable moments when we both got things right. I received lots of support along the way from the Canine Partners trainer and I realised how much I enjoyed problem solving when Xavi needed a different approach, in order to successfully complete a task. I have thoroughly enjoyed the support and friendship of the other puppy parents. The chance to laugh and relay weekly puppy antidotes has been a real source of amusement.

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Ashmore Training a puppy meant gradually introducing him to various experiences; he regularly visited supermarkets, farms, shops and towns. We also helped with information and fundraising events such as local Rotarian Conferences, Guides and Summer Fayres.

Xavi also gained confidence in using the local buses and trains. All these things were valuable experiences in preparing him for his future role as an assistance dog, partnered with someone who has a physical disability.

Weekly training classes were a good opportunity to come together with likeminded people. At first I was quite selfconscious when I made mistakes and was frustrated that things we did perfectly out of class could go wrong in class but I soon realised, the beauty of puppies is given time and patience they do learn.

Xavi has since gone on to advanced training and has been partnered with a disabled person. Since then I have taken on a second puppy, Fallon. She is a black Labrador and she came to me when she was five months old. She is a real poppet and I have been really pleased to be able to build on my previous skills and watch her grow in confidence.

Needless to say the Canine Partners experience has been a truly rewarding one and I can highly recommend it. The personal satisfaction in knowing how the dog you trained will be able to help a disabled person is enormous.

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We believe in feeding only the best to our animals. Therefore we source the best quality meat, bones, fruit, vegetables and nutrients to ensure the best possible diet, with no cereals, grains, fillers or nasty chemical additives.

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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.

Contact the secretary, Mary Little on 01323 438720

Hellingly Bowling Club Horsebridge Recreation Ground Hellingly, Hailsham jean.smart@sky.com

Bunny Run Childcare Centre The Drive, Hellingly, Hailsham BN27 4EP 01323 848490

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.

Hellingly Cricket Club Horsebridge Recreation Ground Lower Horsebridge, Hailsham, BN27 4DL gavindsutherland@btinternet.com

Wellshurst Golf and Country Club North Street, Hellingly BN27 4EE info@wellshurst.com 01435 813456 / 01435 813636

1st Hellingly Scout Group Crouch Hall, Mill Bridge, Hailsham 01323 846207

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 Suzanne Collins, Hellingly Parish Clerk, on 01323 461390 or email clerk@hellingly-pc.org.uk

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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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Hellingly Playgroup The Village Hall, North Street, Hellingly BN27 4DS 07776 180711 hellinglyplaygrp@aol.com

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Hailsham Bridge Club We meet twice weekly at our friendly and welcoming club on Monday evenings (6.45 in winter 7.15 in summer plus Friday afternoons at 1.45). Duplicate Bridge commences a quarter of an hour after the times shown at Union Corner Hall, Hawks Road, Hailsham. For further details, please request a comprehensive leaflet from either David Crichton on 01323 844677 or Pat Maycock on 01435 8644448.

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Saving our cinema Margaret Rose describes how The Hailsham Old Pavilion Society (HOPS) exists to maintain and preserve Hailsham’s iconic Pavilion cinema and entertainment venue Take a walk down George Street, Hailsham, and you’ll come across one of the town’s best-loved treasures – The Hailsham Pavilion. Opened in 1921, the Grade II listed building is not just one of the oldest picture palaces in the country, but remains the only independent cinema and entertainment venue in the area.

Like many of the cinemas built during the golden age of film in the ’20s and ‘30s, it’s had a chequered history. During its lifetime, it’s also been used as a Bingo hall before being closed in 1987 and left to the mercy of the elements. But unlike many of its contemporaries, which have ended up bulldozed to make way for new developments, The Hailsham Pavilion has survived.

This has been largely due to the efforts of former Hailsham mayor, June Bourne, who in 1993, in consultation with fellow councillors, decided to rescue and develop the now derelict and neglected building. A fund-raising supporters’ organisation was formed called The Hailsham Old Pavilion Society, better known as HOPS, and the fully restored and refurbished building was officially opened by June on February 1, 2000, to provide big screen and live entertainment for the residents of Hailsham and the surrounding community.

Today, HOPS is a registered charity with over 800 members, and last year was proud to be able to donate £17,000 to The Pavilion

for its upkeep and modernisation. So far, the money it has raised has enabled The Pavilion to ‘go digital’ with the installation of a digital projector in 2012, and this year it is hoped the addition of two satellite dishes will facilitate ‘live streaming’ of theatre and music events.

For those members of the Hellingly community who are new to the area or didn’t even know The Pavilion existed, it is well worth a visit. With just over 200 seats (plus facilities for wheelchairs) and one screen, it doesn’t pretend to offer the same cinematic experience as the multiplex units at Eastbourne, Uckfield or Brighton. But what it does offer are the latest movies and the occasional niche film, viewed in what has been described as ‘one of the most elaborate small provincial cinemas ever built’ but which still retains a cosy and welcoming atmosphere where local people matter.

The Pavilion aims to make a visit to the cinema something everyone in the community can enjoy, even if they have a disability. For example, thanks partly to money raised by HOPS, it is hoped this year to introduce an audio description transmitter so the visually impaired can have the plot of a film described to them and not hear just the dialogue. Similarly, it is hoped in time to offer those with partial hearing a better solution to the hearing loops currently in place, possibly by the introduction of English subtitles.

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And it’s not just those with physical disabilities who are catered for. Last year The Pavilion introduced autism friendly screenings for any family with a child or young person on the autistic spectrum.

Details of autism friendly films scheduled can be found on The Pavilion’s website www.pavilionhailsham.co.uk But despite such initiatives and innovations, the fact remains that The Hailsham Pavilion is a very old lady in constant need of care and attention. Without the money raised

by HOPS it would undoubtedly close. So if you’d like to keep this wonderful piece of Hailsham’s heritage going as your local cinema, why not consider joining HOPS. Subscriptions cost just £10 a year for single membership and £15 for joint membership and, as a HOPS member, you also get 10% discount on your cinema tickets. You can take part in all manner of fundraising activities like our annual golf day

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at Willingdon Golf Club, our dinner/dance held every two years, as well as regular quiz nights. You might even want to come to The Pavilion as we celebrate the 50th anniversary screening of the original Dr. Who and The Daleks film on Friday, February 13 (fancy dress optional).

If you’re interested you can contact the HOPS membership secretary, Jennie Elphick, on 01323 487300 or jennie.elphick@gmail.com or call in at The Pavilion box office for a membership form.

Margaret Rose is a member of the HOPS Committee

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2015 Election Year Town, Parish, and District Councils are elected to serve for a fixed period of four years and May of this year marks the end of the present four year term. All of the fifteen Parish and two District Council seats will be up for election.

To stand as a candidate at a parish council election you must: • be at least 18 years old on the day of your nomination, • be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of any other member state of the European Union, and • meet at least one of the following four qualifications: be registered as a local government elector for the parish, have occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the parish during the whole of the 12 months before the day of nomination and the day of election have the parish as your main or only

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The same qualifications apply to candidates wishing to stand as District Councillors but in this case the area is the whole of the District and not just the Ward in which you wish to stand.

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Hailsham Photographic Society

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Residents’ Association of If you have just moved to Roebuck Park then ‘welcome’. The Association hopes that you find Roebuck Park a safe, enjoyable and peaceful place to live. We would like you to join us because the more Residents that we represent the stronger we are as a body.

The Residents’ Association is like many others in that we are people who come together to address issues within our local area and act as a voice for our local community. We have a committee voted in at the Annual General Meeting each year. As with many associations ours consists of a chairman, secretary and treasurer together with a number of committee members. All committee members have specific responsibilities.

Our joining membership fee is £5 and this helps towards costs such as stationary or rental of a meeting room etc. We have created a network of members using e mail and put out regular information circulars that updates everyone on the issues that the Committee are involved with on your behalf.

We have a constitution and the objectives of the Residents’ Association are:a) To safeguard and promote the interests of the Residents’ within the area of Roebuck Park, Hellingly, East Sussex b) Regularly consult and inform all members and represent their majority view c) Promote membership to all Residents aged eighteen (18) and above d Liaise with the developers (while relevant), the Village Management Company (while relevant), Parish

Council, District Council, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, local Neighbourhood Watch schemes and any other organisations (governmental or otherwise) as deemed appropriate by the Committee, with the intention of fostering good relations and furthering the interests of the Residents of Roebuck Park f) The RARP shall not represent individuals in any disputes g) The RARP shall not be run for any profit.

We are adjacent to the Hellingly Country Park that when completed will consist of children’s playgrounds, a basketball court, a cricket field and pavilion, 2 ponds stocked with fish, nature reserve areas and woodlands. This area is not fully opened but when completed it will be handed over to Hellingly Parish Council for the use of the whole community.

The area that is opened and used by the public has seen incidents of bad behaviour.

We are trying to prevent this because it is only a few individuals that are making it unpleasant for the majority of us so if you witness a crime, suffer a crime, see anything that you feel constitutes any incident such as anti-social behaviour:“Anti-social behaviour is any aggressive, intimidating or destructive activity that

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Roebuck Park (RARP) damages or destroys another person’s quality of life.’ Anti-social behaviour is legally defined as someone acting ‘in a manner that caused, or was likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household as himself ” Please make sure you contact the police on 101 and obtain an incident report number or 999 if an emergency. We would appreciate it if you would let us know of any incidents that you report, with the reference number that you receive, so that we can follow this up. Although we can log incidents and report them to Orbit and/or the Management Company and/or Parish Council the part we cannot do is report to the police on your behalf as they will need to give you a personal crime number.

As you can see from the size of Roebuck Park and the external agencies we talk with such as the Parish Council it is almost impossible for us to resolve personal issues or problems unless related to our community. We are very keen as an association to promote a safe and clean environment for us all to live in. These include keeping car speed down, keeping dogs on leads, picking litter up and if your children use the play parks being aware of local Residents who have houses close by from a noise perspective.

Chairman Garry Hopcroft g.hopcroft@btinternet.com Secretary Scott Hunt scotthunt67@hotmail.com Treasurer Mathew Wynn matwynn@yahoo.com

RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION OF ROEBUCK PARK APPLICATION FORM Membership of the Residents’ Association of Roebuck Park is open to all Roebuck Park Residents. Should you wish to join us kindly complete this form and pay your initial membership fee of £5 per household and give it to the Membership Secretary or any Office Bearer (Chair, Secretary or Treasurer) Name(s) Address

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