No 24 November 2016

Peacehaven Town Council

SwingTIME Singer Simon Studd revives the old favourites — Page 3

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November 2016 Always remembered Peacehaven will join the nation to Another maroon will be launched and remember and honour the war dead. the bugler will sound Reveille. Residents are invited to join the town The Kohima Epitaph, When You Go council’s guests for a ceremony at the Home Tell Them Of Us . . , will be war memorial in Meridian Park on read and the Rev Tim Mills, vicar of Friday, November 11, at 10.45am. Peacehaven and Telscombe Cliffs, The service will begin with bugler will lead the group in prayer. I have been the Mayor of Peacehaven Melita Brett sounding Last Post. Guests, including pupils from town for five months and a councillor for As the notes fade away, the schools, will be invited to Community East Ward for almost 18 months, so chairman of the Royal British Legion House for refreshments. I am still a learner. There is much to branch, Johan Janse van Vuuren, will The Royal British Legion will learn about protocols but I love read the Exhortation, the famous organise the Remembrance service talking to people and listening to their stanza from Laurence Binyon’s poem on Sunday, November 13, mustering ideas and that is so important. For The Fallen that begins They Shall at the area opposite The Dell to I enjoy representing and promoting Not Grow Old. . . march to the war memorial. Residents the town as best I can both here and Then a maroon will be launched to and guests will gather at Meridian across the district. signal the two-minute silence and the Park ready for the 11am service. I am trying to raise money for my town will join the rest of the country in Guests will lay wreaths and the chosen charities. For example, there is marking the eleventh hour of the Legion has requested that medals Mayor’s bingo once a month on a eleventh day of the eleventh month. and decorations should be worn. Wednesday afternoon plus other events in the calendar. As you will already have Megan Foster, receive a scholarship into read in E-News, a volunteer a former Roedean sixth form as a Task Force has started to Young Brighthelm Scholar,” she said. help improve the look of Mayor, is “This opened up a lot of some of our parks and walkways. hoping to opportunities for me, one of which There are many more ideas to become a was volunteering at a hospital in include people of the town of every surgeon. Africa.” age and ability to join in to create not Megan, Young She passed A-levels in biology, only a tidier town but a sense of Mayor in 2011, has chemistry and maths, all three at community. started studying medicine at Grade A. Please contact the council’s Bristol University after leaving Of her time as Young Mayor she Information Office or check our Roedean school in . said: “It was an enriching and website and social media platforms “After Peacehaven Community eye-opening experience as I got for more details about how you School, I was fortunate enough to to work alongside the council.” can become one of our valued volunteers. I hope many residents will join the council and its officers at the war Car park potholes will be filled memorial near the Meridian Centre on Two town councillors have been Avenue is to follow later this year and both November 11 and 13 for the successful in getting improvements potholes in Fairlight Avenue are to be Remembrance services. to car parks in Peacehaven and filled in. Finally, planning is under way for Telscombe Cliffs. She said: “Some broken fences our Christmas Market at Community Cllr Jackie Harrison-Hicks said she around re-cycling bins have needed House at the Meridian Centre on and Cllr Dave Neave had met officers renewing and others will be replaced Saturday, December 3. of Lewes District Council and she is or repaired by the end of 2016.” thanking them for their help in getting She also said there would be extra action. visits by the re-cycling team to try to Jean Farmiloe Piddinghoe Avenue car park has reduce the amount of fly-tipping at the Mayor of Peacehaven been partly resurfaced, Steyning car parks. www.peacehavencouncil.co.uk 2 Tel: 01273 585493 Peacehaven Town Council

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Sinatra and all that jazz! Jazz and swing singer Simon Studd will be crooning old favourites to raise cash for the Mayor’s charities. He is the star at a pre-Christmas night out at Community House at the Meridian Centre on Friday, November 25, at 7.30pm. Although Simon, managing � director of the growing Clean Cut gardening franchise, has sung at venues in Peacehaven, Brighton Our centenary year featured on the A Christmas cracker and , this will be his first big BBC regional news when reporter Natalie Graham of South East Father Christmas will visit Community event in his home town. Today came to the town to House this year at the town council’s Simon said: “It’ll be a great gig. interview the Mayor, Cllr Jean Christmas Market on Saturday, Everyone loves the old songs and, Farmiloe, about the anniversary December 3. The Mayor, Cllr Jean like Sinatra, I’ll do it my way.” celebrations. Farmiloe, will open the event at 9am Tickets are on sale from the Natalie also interviewed local and it will run until 3pm. Information Office at £15 each and historian Julia Winckler about the Tickets to see Santa are £2.50 a child include a basket meal. There will be history of the town and how it had and include a gift. There will be a licensed bar. For more details call grown and changed during the past Christmas stalls, entertainment in the 01273 585493. 100 years. mall and the café will be open.

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Time moves quickly in politics and patrol I realise I have been in my ministerial position for three months now. It has Peacehaven’s Community been a busy time and I would like to Speedwatch needs volunteers. try to give you some insight into my Currently it has a team of eight new role. but if more people do not come As Economic Secretary to the forward, the group may fold. Treasury () in Theresa Community Speedwatch is May’s Government, I am responsible about educating speeding drivers for financial services policy and the that breaking limits is not overall strategic relationship with UK acceptable. Motorists going too financial services. This includes fast are reported to police and Speedwatch aims to educate working with banks, insurance they decide what action to take. drivers not to break the limits companies and the financial Christine Bowman, who chairs services sector. I also have an the group, said: “I have yet to councillor Melvyn Simmons is interest in pensions and encounter any hostility from the among those regularly pointing a savings — things that are public, indeed many pedestrians Speedwatch device at passing important to local people. welcome us! So I am asking, motorists, helping to ensure road I am proud to have been could you offer a couple of hours safety is a top council priority. chosen by the Prime a week or recommend anyone Volunteers should have access Minister to serve as a who might be interested?” to a computer, good eyesight, minister and like to think there is now The task of a Community willingness to work in a small a part of Peacehaven in the Treasury. Speedwatch operator is neither team, good local knowledge and Being a minister does not mean I onerous nor dangerous. Training flexibility. stop being a constituency MP. in health and safety, procedures Find out more by calling Indeed, it means balancing the two and using the hand-held Christine on 01273 583213 or roles and making sure I do my best both for local people and as a equipment will be given. 07866 301908. You can email her minister. I run a busy constituency Peacehaven first became at christinebowman3213 office in Telscombe Cliffs and my staff involved in 2014 and town @btinternet.com and I deal with hundreds of emails and letters every week. The best way to contact me is to send an email to District councillors [email protected] Showing at the I hope this has given you just some Peacehaven’s councillors on Lewes District town council’s idea of my new role. Peacehaven is Council: cinema at special to me and I will continue to try North ward: Andy Loraine, 01273 580919, �the Meridian to do my best both as a local MP and and Elayne Merry, 01273 580732. Centre on Wednesday, in my role as Economic Secretary to East ward: Nigel Enever, 01273 580399, and November 23, at 7.30pm the Treasury. Jackie Harrison-Hicks, 01273 589430. will be Bridget Jones’s West ward: Dave Neave, 01273 586381, and Baby (15). She’s going to Robert Robertson, 01273 517069. be a mum — but who’s Simon Kirby Peacehaven’s councillors on East the daddy? Tickets are £5 from the Information MP for Brighton Kemptown Sussex County Council: Ian Buchanan, 07754 and Peacehaven 749372, and Phil Howson, 01273 581612. Office. www.peacehavencouncil.co.uk 4 Tel: 01273 585493 Peacehaven Town Council

November 2016 It’s time for tea A new senior tea club is Companions social club. launching in Peacehaven Maria, who also runs in January. It will Maria’s Home Care be run by Maria Companions, said Davey, who is she started the also the driving Deans senior tea Safehaven force behind clubs to help older similar clubs in people combat Telscombe, loneliness. , “Social clubs and Seaford and having someone to Locksmiths . laugh with are so The free important and help Peacehaven tackle isolation.” club, like the There is no UPVC DOOR others, will offer tea and membership fee, although cake, socialising, games the clubs, run by and entertainment. Its first volunteers, welcome AND WINDOW meeting will be at the donations and sponsors to Meridian Centre on help cover costs. SPECIALISTS Monday, January 16, from Find out more from 2pm to 4pm and follows Maria on 01273 307435 or the closing of the long- online at www.thedeans 24/7 CALLOUTS established Good seniorteaclub.org Eyes down 900+ House Keys Cash prize bingo will be at Council the Meridian Centre on All Car Keys Cloned Friday, November 11, at meetings 7pm and on Wednesday, Engraving November 16, at 2pm. The public may attend Eight games for £4, any council or snowball and flyer. committee meeting. Shoe Repairs Each meeting is ● Keep up to date online with normally held at the Zips Fitted Lewes District Council at Meridian Centre and starts at 7.30pm www.lewes.gov.uk and with unless stated. Safes on Display East Sussex County Council at www.eastsussex.gov.uk November 1 Leisure and £50 walk Amenities 01273 512499 15 Planning and About 20 walkers Highways shrugged off drizzling rain 22 Policy and Finance for a walk around 6 Bridge Street Peacehaven following the 29 Grants (2pm start) Greenwich Meridian line December Newhaven BN9 9PJ and raised £50 towards 6 Planning and the Mayor’s local project Highways fund. www.peacehavencouncil.co.uk 5 Tel: 01273 585493 Peacehaven Town Council

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