SPRING 2020 Issue Number 33 SALFORDS & SIDLOW PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
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SPRING 2020 Issue Number 33 SALFORDS & SIDLOW PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER This newsletter edition is about working as a Community. There are updates from the Parish Council on Council matters. There are updates from our Community Groups (all advertisements with scheduled events may be postponed) BUT The Coronavirus (Covid 19) is unfortunately, spreading across the country and we should all take sensible precautions to protect our own health and look after our family, friends and neighbours More information in this newsletter 36 News and Events from around your Parish Salfords & Sidlow Parish Council Parish Council News ▪ Coronavirus (Covid 19) Update - pages 4 and 5/ 21 ▪ Tree planting project progressing well - page 33 ▪ Update on Horse Hill - page 13 ▪ Meet new Parish Councillor Paul Edwards - page 9 ▪ Village Hall Celebration Day a success - page 25 ▪ Parish Council set the precept and ringfence funding - page 19 ▪ What classes are available at Salfords Village Hall? -pages 14-17 ▪ Grant funding to local community groups - page 29 ▪ Parish Council supports Salfords Cricket Club Project Phoenix - page 31 ▪ Update on Gatwick Airport and Route 4 - page 26 ▪ Councillors meet at Redhill Aerodrome - page 11 Your Councillors are: James Allen 01737 780339 Jim Blackmore (Vice Chairman) 01737 764041 Martin Burton (Sidlow) 01293 862607 Wayne Clark (Chairman) 07973 278381 Caroline Clarke 01293 785766 Paul Edwards 01737 762725 Mark Lodge 07970 107232 Stephen Rolph 01737 762153 April to June 2020 Meeting Dates Councillor Surgery at Council meeting (7.30pm unless guest Salfords Village Hall -7pm speakers attending—see website) Monday 6 April- Salfords Village Hall Friday 3 April Annual Assembly after Council Meeting Monday 11 May - Salfords Village Hall Friday 8 May Annual Council meeting Monday 8 June – Emmanuel Church, Friday 5 June Sidlow Contact details Claire Minter, Clerk to Salfords & Sidlow Parish Council, Village Hall, 5, Honeycrock Lane, Salfords, RH1 5DG Tel: (01737) 780339 Email: [email protected] Website: www.salfordsandsidlowpc.org.uk Office opening hours 9am to 12pm (Clerk currently working from home) 2 35 SIDLOW BRIDGE WI INDEX March was a well attended meeting in these somewhat unsure times, well Aerodrome Page 22 done to everyone for making the effort to come out and join in with like- Christ the King Church, Salfords 6 minded people. Crafty Sip and Stitch 18 Our President, Janet Mackenzie, welcomed two new members and a Dates for your Diary 10 visitor. Sadly, there is still some illness keeping members at home. Emmanuel Church, Sidlow 32 Business was busy with lots of news and events coming up in the near Mediwise Pharmacy 36 future. The meeting of the Jubilee Group was discussed and volunteers Nutrition Bites - Avoiding Type 2 diabetes 28/ 29 arranged for the teas on the day. We now have a full team plus a reserve PARISH COUNCIL INFORMATION for the quiz on March 27th in aid of the Edenbridge and Oxted show, - Annual Parish Assembly 10 usually a good evening. - A23/ 217 Link road update 25 We have been invited to run a cake stall at the Salfords and Sidlow event th - Community Funding available 29 planned for VE Day celebrations on May 8 . - Contingency Planning 10 Groups were declared busy as normal including a new venture for the - Coronavirus Covid 19 Update 4 to 5/24/35 craft group involving putting a favourite photo on a cushion cover. The - Council News 2 Book Group are still waiting for the next “sister” book from Lucinda Reilly. - Councillor Contact Information 2 We are looking forward to the Surrey Federation meeting on March 16th - Grant funding to Community Groups 29 at Dorking Halls, hoping it will not be cancelled due to current nationwide - Horse Hill Update 13 medical problems. - Introducing new Councillor Paul Edwards 9 After being reminded that next month there will be a competition for a - Meeting Dates 2 humorous photo. The trophy for this needs to be cleaned up for passing - New lease for village hall 25 on as necessary. - Newsletter delivery assistance 32 WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH!! Our speaker this month was Ian Muir, - Planning Applications Reviewed 18 recycling officer for Reigate and Banstead council. We were surprised at - Precept and ring fenced funds set for 2020/21 19 the things we thought we knew, but he told us otherwise!. The whole - Redhill Aerodrome update 11 process of recycling is quite technical and of course expensive. We were - Route 4 and Gatwick Airport update 26 told that our council is in the top 15% in the country with its recycling, - Support for Salfords Cricket Club Project Phoenix 31 even so we could do a lot more. A slideshow was informative and - Train station introduces car park charging 8 interesting, it showed the various stages of the whole process. A bag of everyday items was shown to try and get us used to the various types of - Tree Planting update 33 containers/bottles/tubs etc. We could have gone on a lot longer, but - Village Hall Celebration Event success 25 teatime was imminent, so we had to make sure that the leaflets that were Paracise! and Pilates at Salfords village hall 14 handed out were safely put away for reference. Reigate and District Young Farmers 21 Tea time is always popular, a time to socialise and catch up with other Reigate and the Railway - impact on Salfords 27 members. The raffle, once drawn, indicates the meeting coming to an Salfords Cricket Club 30/31 end. Everyone helps with the clearing up and we got away in good time to Salfords Primary School 7 miss the busy traffic. Salfords Scouts 21 Salfords Village Group Zumba Class and being a Member 15 Sidlow Bridge WI meets on the second Tuesday of the month (except August) at 2pm in the upper room of Emmanuel Church, Sidlow Bridge, Sidlow Bridge WI 34 Sidlowbridgewi.btck.co.uk Village Hall Activities 14-17 Volume 1 Climbing 32 34 3 Parish Councillors have been on a learning curve in their ambition to plant Message from the Parish Council trees and hedging in Salfords and Sidlow. We have found out that several species of trees, that we would want in this area, can no longer be imported due to disease so there is an extremely long waiting time to receive the trees. Planting trees of a larger size – 3m tall - are not as easy as we think and is a At the beginning of March, we had one version of the two-man exercise ensuring we dig the correct size hole to start with! newsletter ready to go to the Printers, which was sharing the exciting plans we had for our villages. This all changed due to We are delighted that several community groups and residents have asked the Coronavirus (Covid 19) outbreak and government us for trees. As such we have placed an order with a Tree Specialist Company for five large trees (3m tall) to be delivered September/ October time. We guidelines. know one Hawthorn tree will be planted in the grounds of Christ the King The final version of the newsletter has been adapted because Church. This will be to celebrate the signing of a new 50-year lease for of the circumstances. We are still talking and working with our Salfords village hall – see page 28. We have also ordered two Oaks (Quercus Community Groups but as you understand a lot of clubs and petraea) - one for Salfords and one for Sidlow, and two Acer campestre events are not currently running. elegant (also known as Field Maple). We will need to arrange for compost/ stakes and protection and also ensure our budget cost of £1,000 covers for The Coronavirus is unfortunately, spreading across the country planting which we will arrange. and we should all take sensible precautions to protect our own health and those we come in to contact with. Our actions We have also ordered saplings – all about 70cm locally are important in contributing to the national effort to tall - from the Woodland Trust which will be overcome this crisis. The Parish Council will try to be active in delivered in November. We will receive three supporting those in our community who live alone or who risk packs all with 105 saplings known as Wildlife, Working Wood and Year Round Colour. These becoming isolated due to the current situation. If you are sapling trees all come with stakes and aware of these people can you please let the Clerk know? protective sleeves and it is estimated one We believe that Salfords and Sidlow is fortunate to have a person can plant about 25 - 30 trees in one strong community ethos and we hope will pull together to help hour. Now there’s a challenge! our families, friends and neighbours in any way we can but We will be holding a Tree Charter Day on Saturday 28 November to arrange remembering to follow Government and NHS guidelines. for these trees to be planted and will be relying on volunteers to come and Please consider the elderly, less vulnerable and people who assist in the planting. If this is something you and your family, or community group, would like to be involved with then please let Claire Minter, the Clerk, live on their own and we ask that you take the time to help out know. These sapling trees will be available on an individual basis so if you where you can. would like to plant one in your garden do get in touch. If you would like to become a Road Ambassador for your We have also responded to the Surrey County Council (SCC) tree consultation street, please let Claire Minter know.