Yapton News
MAY 2021 Issue No. 107
Yapton Parish Council Parish Council Information
Chairman The Clerk of the Council (Andrew Gardiner) Stephen Haymes, is currently working from home. Face to Woodlands Park House, face contact is limited but the Clerk can be Main Road, Yapton, BN18 0EZ Tel: 01243 551475 contacted by phone: 01243 859141 Email: [email protected] or by e-mail; [email protected]. Please also visit the Parish Council’s website at Vice-Chairman www.yaptonpc.gov.uk Peter Dunkley, if you need more information 14 Navigation Drive, Yapton, BN18 0FS Tel: 07766 221550 Email: [email protected] Yapton’s current PCSO Natalie Members Shrimpton is leaving in July 2021. Derek Ambler, Natalie will be replaced by 11 Graham Road, Yapton, BN18 0JT PCSO Charlotte Hall. Tel: 01243 551156 Email: [email protected] Charlotte can be contacted, as is the same for all Mark Andrews Sussex Police non-emergency matters by dialing 101 or e-mailing [email protected] 1, The Poplars, Church Road, Yapton, BN18 0EQ or reporting online. Tel: 07493880232 Email: [email protected] Pamela Evans 2, Morningside Crescent, Felpham, Bognor Regis, PO228HL Tel: 01243 868684 With a fair wind our guided tour of Roman Chichester with Paul Ulson as our Mob: 07796657081 guide, will go ahead in June. This will be followed on July 5th with our first Email: [email protected] monthly talk for over a year when Gill Henry will be giving an illustrated talk about ‘Living in the Workhouse – A Personal View’. As usual it will be held in Philippa Greenan, the Clubroom of the Village Hall, doors opening at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. 35 Tack Lee Road, Yapton, BN18 0HB Posters will be displayed nearer the time confirming the details as well as Tel: 07879404738 beingannounced on our web-site. Email: [email protected] There will not be a Monday evening talk in August but a date for your diary is Saturday August 7th, when we will be holding an exhibition in the Clubroom, Vicky Newman, entitled ‘Yapton and Ford – An Exhibition of Images from a Bygone Age’. We Tel: 01243 551207 hope to see you there. Email: [email protected] Allen Misselbrook Tel: 01243 552715 Email: [email protected] Web-site www.yaptonhistory.org.uk Michael O’Dell Tel: 07770665899 Email: [email protected] Amanda Worne, District Councillors: Tel: 07955 723232 Henry Jones, Email: [email protected] 6 Mill View Road, Yapton, Nr Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 0JL E-mail: [email protected] There is currently one vacant position on the Parish Council following the resignation of Graham Holden Amanda Worne, 21 Giles Close, Yapton, Nr Arundel, West Sussex BN18 0LG Committees: E-mail: [email protected] Mark Andrews, (Michael Caiger has been appointed County Councillors: to oversee and manage the Allotments. Tel: 01243 552435) Updated following local election on the 6th May 2021 Emergency & Resilience Middleton division: Jacky Pendleton, Oakdene House, Derek Ambler, Pam Evans, Philippa Greenan, 44 Southdean Drive, Middleton-on-Sea, PO22 7TB Amanda Worne Email: [email protected] Planning Derek Ambler, Mark Andrews, Peter Dunkley, Tel: 01243 585979 Mrs Vicky Newman, Amanda Worne Felpham division: John Charles, Aruntyne, Playing Field 57, Ley Road, Felpham, PO22 7HU Peter Dunkley, Michael O’Dell Email: [email protected] Staffing Tel: 07889 988612 Stephen Haymes, Peter Dunkley, Philippa Greenan YourYapton News MAY 2021 | Issue 107
A very warm welcome to the May 2021 edition year a number of major applications were of your Yapton News. As I am writing this at submitted on behalf of developers. the beginning of May the temperatures outside are more like a cool autumn day and it’s quite As usual as this time of the year, and a reminder breezy – not good growing weather I am led of better weather to come, hopefully, and to believe – let’s hope that Summer weather having seen various reports and advertisements and warmer days and nights are on their way. of things happening in the village over the One good thing about this time of the year is coming weeks, we hope that the easing of the ever extending daylight hours, no excuse coronavirus restrictions and the promise of for not being able to go for that walk in the good weather will help to make these events evening or get some of those outstanding jobs a success. So what makes a successful event? I done in the garden. hope that the efforts of the organisers will be rewarded by a good turnout from villagers and It is pleasing to report on the exceedingly their families and friends to support the many good news that the Coronavirus Pandemic is and varied activities being planned over the receding rapidly in this area from its peak at coming weeks. the beginning of the year. The news that the next step of easing restrictions on May 17th Here are some of the events that I am aware of: is likely to proceed and we look forward to all July 26th to July 30th – Children’s Holiday Club restrictions being eased from 21st June. We – Yapton Free Church hope that anyone who contracted the virus is recovering well and we send our condolences Aug 7th Annual Flower Show/Summer Fair (2 – to any families who have lost a loved one from 4pm) – Cottage Gardeners’ Society the virus. October 2021 - Coles Fair and Fireworks - Coles Included in this edition of the Yapton News, is Fair – exact dates to be confirmed the Chairman’s Report on the work of the Parish Council over the past year which is reproduced So, hopefully, things will be getting back to in full. It’s a timely reminder for me of the wide being close to normality. I am sure there will variety of activities and functions which the be others that I am not Council is involved with over the year. One aware of, and I will try of the primary local functions of the Council to keep the diary up is the review of all Planning Applications for to date on the Parish the parish which have been submitted to Council Website. Arun District Council, as the local Planning If any local club or Authority, and on which the Parish Council is organisation has an given the opportunity to comment. event they wish to advertise free of charge The report indicates that more applications then please contact me were received in the past year, some 66 in total by e-mail below. (compared to 52 in the previous year). The Andrew Gardiner majority of these were relatively straightforward Email: [email protected] household applications, but as in the previous Published by Yapton Parish Council
Cover picture - Bilsham Lane by Andy Faulkner 3 You writeYou … Write Dear Sir, And can someone explain to me why they need full name and address on every On Saturday 3rd April I had a fall outside booking? Might as well ask for my credit the shops in Yapton when I tripped on the card details as well, so you can charge me uneven concrete. I would like to thank the for using something which I’ve already people who came to my aid and helped paid for. I expect they would if they me get up. It’s nice to know there is still a thought they could get away with it. They village community here. As I am disabled say this data will be deleted after fourteen it gives you a sense of security to go out. days, but I don’t believe them: why collect all that data if you are not going to do G.W. Westcott anything with it? Why not use it to see Main Road, Yapton who goes to the tip more than once a year and then charge them extra on their council tax? It’ll happen, you’ll see. Dear Sir, Soon the Council will be complaining If you’ve tried to go to the council tip about an increase in fly-tipping, and in Littlehampton or Bognor lately you wondering why it’s happening! And, of will know that you now need to book course, your council tax will have to an appointment. And that you are only increase yet again to pay for clearing up allowed to go once a week. all that fly-tipping.
This obviously has nothing to do with Council Tax for the County Council has Covid social distancing: that’s just a ruse. just gone up by 2%, so to reduce service As the rest of the country is coming out is a kick in the teeth to everyone who has of lockdown, the County Council decides been struggling financially over the last to implement more restrictions? No, twelve months. that’s just an excuse for what is clearly a cost reduction exercise, by reducing the I urge everyone to write to our County amount of rubbish collected. Councillor (Jacky Pendleton jacky. [email protected] at the Does anyone believe this “trial” will not time of writing) and ask how they become permanent? In the same way as justify reducing council services while the reduction from being open 7 days a simultaneously increasing the Council week to 5, plus reduced opening hours, Tax. was a trial that became permanent once the Council saw how much money it saved G.J. Westcott them. Yapton
4 Parish of Yapton Chairman’s Report 2020/2021 - BY STEPHEN HAYMES -
Introduction Flansham) up until her death. These seats are This report covers the twelve months period being contested at the upcoming elections on since the last Annual Parish Meeting which was the 6th May 2021. The District Councillors due to have taken place on the 11th May 2020, elected for the Yapton ward of the Arun District but which was cancelled due to the lockdown Council are Amanda Worne and Henry Jones caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. It is my who were elected in May 2019 for a four-year fourteenth report to you as Chairman of the term of office. Parish Council. Coronavirus Pandemic The Parish Council is composed of 10 members. In March 2020, shortly after the Parish Council The four-yearly cycle of District and Parish meeting held on the 9th March, the Coronavirus Council elections were held on the 2nd May pandemic took hold. The Clerk began working 2019 to elect representatives to fill the 10 from home and the play equipment and gym seats on the Parish Council and for the Yapton equipment were forced to close. The Village Hall ward on the District Council, However, as only also closed down its operations. Fortunately, the 7 nominations were received for the 10 seats Allotments were allowed to remain open and so on the Parish Council, these candidates were was the King George V Playing Field, although elected without the need for an election. The with social distancing rules applying. The litter remaining 3 seats have been filled by co-option picker also continued to collect litter. The Parish to the Parish Council. Council decided to cancel all future meetings, Over the last 12 months there have been five unless any urgent matters arose, until such meetings of the full Parish Council and the times as lockdown requirements eased. The Planning Committee. At the Annual Meeting of Government responded to the local situation the Parish Council in July 2020, I was re-elected by giving Council’s powers to hold virtual / as Chairman with Michael Pickthall being re- remote meetings of the Planning Committee or elected as Vice-Chairman. Due to the ongoing the Parish Council. The Parish Council resumed Coronavirus Pandemic all meetings have been meeting remotely in July 2020 and has continued conducted virtually. up to the present time, with the May 2021, being held on the 4th May, being the last to be held Michael Pickthall resigned in July 2020 and virtually. We hope to commence face to face Peter Dunkley was elected as Vice-Chairman meetings in July 2021. of the Parish Council. The Parish Council tried to find suitable candidates for co-option but no What do we do? one put themselves forward. In January 2021, The Parish Council has responsibility for and Doug Maw resigned meaning that there were maintains the King George V Playing Field on three casual vacancies on the Parish Council. Following further local advertising three local residents were co-opted to the Parish Council in March 2021. Yapton is represented at the County Council by two members. Jacky Pendleton was elected in May 2017, for a four-year term, to represent the Middleton Division (which includes Yapton) and the late Hilary Flynn who represented the Felpham Division (which includes Hoe Lane, Yapton Playing Field - car park and bund
Continued Overleaf 5 > ANNUAL REPORT It is encouraging therefore, when you look at its overall condition, to realise that it is now over 20 Main Road, the two village car parks, the skate years since the children’s play area was opened park, the children’s play area, a range of outdoor to mark the Queen’s Golden Jubilee. Regular exercise equipment, the all-purpose floodlit inspections of both the play area equipment and sports enclosure and adjacent youth shelter, the the gym equipment is undertaken to ensure the picnic tables and seats on the playing field, the equipment remains safe and fit for purpose. The litter collection service, an allotments site at skate park continues to be hugely popular with Cinders Lane, bus shelters, as well as some street local youngsters from Yapton and neighbouring lighting and financial support for the village hall areas. and to voluntary organisations. During the year maintenance works have been Your Council has representatives on outside carried out to the play equipment, including bodies which oversee and manage various the removal of one item which had reached the functions and activities impacting on the local end of its useful life. The safety surfaces in the area. A key role, which is discussed later, is play area have been repaired. Fencing has been the Council’s role in the planning function, replaced on the western boundary where it had particularly with regard to the vetting ofall been damaged and collapsed. Urgent safety planning applications for the parish. repairs to the Skatepark, where protruding bolts The Council also maintains a website www. had come to light on the wooden sleepers and yaptonpc.gov.uk which contains information cracks on the running surface needed attention. about the Parish, the Council and its meetings. The height barrier to the lower car park needed The Council also publishes, after each Parish welding repairs and the key mechanism replaced Council meeting, the Yapton News, a bi-monthly and litter bins around the recreation and gym magazine for all residents, which not only equipment areas needed drilling to provide includes information about the Parish Council’s drainage and new padlocks were being provided activities but also includes, amongst other things, so the bins could be removed and emptied reports from local clubs and organisations which properly. operate in the village. Yapton News is delivered At a recent Parish Council meeting it was free of charge, by a team of volunteers and reported that monies were likely to become councillors, to around 2000 households in the available for the improvement and upgrading parish. of play equipment and enhancing recreation Since March 2018, the Parish Council has space. A small working group of councillors and operated its own Social Media accounts on local residents has been formed to look into Facebook and Twitter. One of our Councillor’s this matter and make suggestions to the Parish operates the accounts in conjunction with the Council on how to utilise these monies. Clerk, and over the past year we have been Yapton Playing Field and adjoining car park - In regularly posting information on Facebook and the past couple of years we have had several Twitter, and also monitoring the sites, responding illegal incursions onto the playing field by groups to any queries or requests posted by residents. of travellers. In the latest incursion in May Recreational facilities in Yapton 2020, the travellers arrived during the evening The Parish Council operates a contract for grass cutting on the playing field which was performed during the last year by George Burley & Sons Ltd of Dorking. The contract provides for the field to be cut on a fortnightly basis (weather permitting) from the start of April to mid-October, normally on Thursdays, although there is provision for extra cuts and for it to be rolled if these are needed. The Parish Council prides itself in maintaining the play equipment to a high standard and carrying out promptly any repairs which may be needed. Skatepark, King George V Playing Field
6 and forced entry to the field, leaving the Parish and 1,450 sqm community / leisure floorspace Council with legal fees amounting to £400 in (Use Classes D1-D2), land for a two-form entry relation to the removal of the travellers from primary school (Use Class D1), public open space, the field, and a bill of £500 to clear the field of allotments, new sports pitches and associated rubbish and waste. facilities, drainage, parking and associated access, infrastructure, landscape, ancillary and Following these incidents the Council considered site preparation works, including demolition of possible works to improve the security of the existing buildings and part removal of existing Playing Field along the boundary with the Village runway hardstanding. This application affects Hall Car Park and the main access ways to the a Public Right of Way. This application is the Playing Field. It agreed that a bund could be subject of an Environmental Statement. This constructed along the length of the field with its application may affect the setting of a Listed boundary to the car park, from the village hall to Building. This application falls within CIL Zone the end of the car park. Planning permission was 1 - Zero Rated. – Application not yet determined. obtained and Sussex firm of hauliers, Matthews Limited, agreed to provide material for the Ford Airfield Market, Ford, BN18 0FL (F/5/20/ construction of the bund free of charge. They PL) - Reconfiguration of Ford Market, including also agreed to install the bund and new entrance revised market access, hardstanding for gates free of charge. Since then a programme of replacement vehicular parking and associated work to re-shape the bund and seed it with grass infrastructure, landscape, ancillary and site has taken place. Discussions are taking place to preparation works. – Application not yet look into the creation of a wild garden on the determined. large section of the bund adjacent to the open Ford Circular Technology Park, Ford Road, fields. The total cost of the works over the two Ford, Arundel, BN18 0XL (WSCC/036/20) - years was £7,361 including the cost of the new Demolition of existing buildings and structures entrance gates. and construction and operation of an energy Planning matters recovery facility and a waste sorting and transfer facility for treatment of municipal, commercial Over the past year the Council, through the and industrial wastes, including ancillary Planning Committee, has carefully vetted all buildings, structures, parking, hardstanding and the planning applications which have been landscape works – Application withdrawn and submitted for Yapton - some 66 in total revised proposals submitted. (compared to 52 in the previous year). The majority of these were relatively straightforward Land East of Bilsham Road & land adjacent to household applications, but as in the previous Little Meadow, Bilsham Road, Yapton (Y/70/20/ years a number of major applications were OUT) - Outline application with access for 81 No. submitted on behalf of developers. The following new dwellings including 18 self-build plots (but major applications have been considered and the retaining Oak Trees & Little Meadow dwellings), outcome is shown against each application: 3 No. new light industrial buildings as part of an enlarged employment site, Public Open Space Land at Street Building, North End Road & a new Village Hall. The existing junction of Yapton - Approval of reserved matters following Grevatts Lane West & Bilsham Road will be outline consent Y/49/17/OUT & Section 73 closed & Grevatts Lane West diverted to a new permission Y/13/19/PL for 45 No. dwellings & access point to the South. This application may associated works. This application may affect the affect the setting of Grade II Listed Buildings setting of a Listed Building. The council raised no & is a Departure from the Development Plan. – objection. Application refused. Land at Ford Airfield, Ford - F/4/20/OUT - Land at Stakers Farm, North End Road, Yapton Outline planning application (with all matters (Y/72/20/RES) - Approval of reserved matters reserved except for access) for the development following outline approval Y/44/17/OUT for of up to 1,500 dwellings (Use Class C3), 60-bed the erection of 70 No. dwellings, public open care home (Use Class C2), up to 9,000 sqm of space, play area, drainage & landscaping. This employment floorspace (Use Classes B1), local application affects the character & appearance centre of up to 2,350 sqm including up to 900 of the Main Road/Church Road Yapton sqm retail / commercial (Use Classes A1-A5) Conservation Area & affects the setting of Listed
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8 ANNUAL REPORT Buildings. – Application approved conditionally with S106 agreement. Land to the south of Ford Lane / East of North Land North of Yapton Church of England, End Road, Yapton (Y/106/20/PL) - Construction of 3 dwellings as temporary sales area & sales Primary School, North End Road, Yapton office including access, parking and landscaping. (Y/71/20/RES) - Approval of reserved matters This application affects a Public Right of Way. – following outline consent Y/88/18/OUT for the Approved conditionally. erection of 38 No. dwellings, Public Open Space, a play area & drainage features. This application Land at Street Buildings, North End Road, affects Public Rights of Way. - Application Yapton (Y/146/20/RES) - Application for approved conditionally approval of reserved matters for the erection of 45 dwellings pursuant to Section 73 Land East of Drove Lane, Yapton (Y/78/20/ permission Y/13/18/PL (following the grant RES) - Approval of reserved matters following of outline planning permission Y/49/17/OUT) outline consent coverings Y/92/17/OUT for (resubmission following Y/39/20/RES). This 300 No. dwellings covering landscape, layout, application may affect the setting of a Listed public open space, drainage, scale & external Building. – Approved conditionally. appearance. This application affects the setting Land at Bilsham Road, Yapton (Y/152/20/ of listed buildings, affects the character & RES) - Approval of reserved matters (appearance, appearance of the Main Road/Church Road, landscaping, layout and scale) following the grant Yapton Conservation Area & affects a Right of of Y/91/17/OUT for 250 No. dwellings with Way. This site falls within Strategic Site SD7 associated parking, road/footway/ cycleway (Zero Rated). – Application refused – to be re- provision, open space, landscaping, surface submitted in April 2021. water attenuation & ancillary works. – Awaiting decision. Land to the south of Ford Lane and East Land to the North of The Towpath, South and of North End Road, Yapton (Y/82/20/RES) - East of Church Farm, Ford (F/1/21/PL) - Approval of reserved matters following outline consent Y/80/16/OUT for 4.5ha of residential Change of use from agricultural land to use development comprising of 3.4ha of land for as open space (6 hectares) and education (10 hectares). This site also lies within the parish the erection of 100 No. dwellings (up to 30 of Yapton, affects a Public Right of Way & is in (30%) affordable housing) together with 1.1ha CiL zone 3 (Zero Rated) as other development. of land set aside for public open space, strategic Objection submitted – awaiting decision. landscaping, 2.2ha of public open space, green corridors with vehicular access from Ford Lane Kings Close, Yapton (Y/23/21/OUT) - Outline & pedestrian/cycle access only from North End planning application with all matters reserved for Road (resubmission following Y/19/20/RES). 1 No. dwelling. REFUSED This application may affect the setting of listed Clays Farm, North End Road, Yapton (Y/18/21/ buildings, affects the character & appearance of RES) - Approval of reserved matters following the Church Lane, Yapton Conservation Area & Y/62/18/OUT for 33 No. residential units, affects a Public Right of Way. This site falls within access, landscaping & associated works. This site Strategic Site SP2 (Zero Rated). – Approved is in CIL Zone 3 & is CIL Liable as new dwellings. conditionally. Awaiting decision If you have a concern about a particular planning Bonhams Field, Main Road, Yapton (Y/98/20/ application in the village please do contact the PL) - Erection of 75 No. dwellings with associated Chairman of the Planning Committee or the parking, public open space & the creation of a Clerk or Arun District Council direct. In this new vehicular access. This application affects connection residents may also be interested to the character & appearance of the Main Road/ know that the Parish Council has published on its Church Road Conservation Area & affects the website guidance about the procedure to follow setting of listed buildings. – Application Refused when responding to planning applications. Continued Overleaf 9 > ANNUAL REPORT Planning Regulations. Yapton Neighbourhood Plan The Parish Council received a number of responses to the consultation from Arun District The Planning Committee received regular Council, West Sussex County Council, statutory updates from the Yapton Neighbourhood Plan consultees and landowners, local groups and Steering Group on the progress being made in associations and residents. The Steering Group is reviewing the “made” Neighbourhood Plan with currently considering these responses to decide a view to updating the Plan to take into account how to take the proposed modifications forward. the requirement for additional housing numbers and other matters now that the Arun Local Plan Yapton CE Primary School (ALP) had been agreed. The Group continued to be advised by Planning Consultants O’Neill The Parish Council has endeavoured to maintain Homer, who had been appointed to advise the its links with the local primary school in Yapton Council on the work required to proceed with which the majority of children in the village the update. The costs of the consultant’s work attend. The school has been supplying articles has been mainly met from a successful grant for inclusion in the Yapton News over the past application to Locality in April 2018. year as appropriate. At the Planning Committee on the 18th January Allotments 2021, the Committee considered the documents The Council continues to provide Allotments at required to be available as part of the Regulation its site in Cinders Lane, Yapton. Mr Mick Caiger 14 Consultation on the proposal to amend the continues in his role of managing and overseeing “made” Yapton Neighbourhood Plan. These would the Parish Council’s Allotments, and we thank include a Modification Proposal document, a him for all the work he does behind the scenes Modification Statement, Bilsham and Flansham to ensure everything runs smoothly. Area of Character documents, a Design Guide and a Consultation Statement. The consultation The Council considered the need to fix the period would run for 8 weeks from the 22nd allotments rentals for the financial year January 2021 to 19th March 2021. commencing on 1st April 2021. With the agreed site rental at the rate of £550.00 in 2021/22 the The Consultation documents were sent to Arun Council agreed that the allotment annual rental District Council, statutory consultees, other local could remain the same at £36.00 for a 5-rod plot consultees, and were made available on the for 2021/2022. website and in paper format from the Clerk. The Consultation was advertised on the Council’s Grants to Voluntary Organisations 2020/21 website, Council Notice Board, in the January The Council considered a number of applications Yapton News, in local shops and on social media received from local voluntary and charitable sites. Press releases were also sent to the two organisations for grant-aid in the financial year local newspapers. The Parish Council resolved 2020/21. The Budget for 2020/21 was £930 to agree to the public consultation taking place and grants were allocated as follows: under Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Arun & Chichester CAB - £100; Arun Community Transport - £100; 4 Sight Vision Support - £100; 1st Yapton Guides - £100; West Sussex Mediation Service - £100; Yapton and Ford Parochial Church Council - £100 (for the maintenance of the closed churchyard); Yapton Evergreens - £100; Yapton Free Church - £230. Yapton Community Emergency and Resilience Plan Clymping, Ford, Walberton and Yapton Parish Councils have established a resilience hub in the first floor Emergency Planning & Resilience Room Neighbourhood Plan - Policy E1 Open fields at the Yapton & Ford Village Hall. The four Parish before housing Councils have also located their emergency
10 public premises conform to strict regulatory and safety requirements, remain a drain on resources and is one which the Management Committee constantly has under review. For many years now the Parish Councils of Yapton and Ford have accepted financial responsibility for the maintenance of the external fabric of the building and Yapton has made provision in its budget should any significant maintenance Covid-19 Volunteer’s Picnic - July 2020 issues arise. During 2020 roofing repairs costing £4,800 were carried out. stocks of equipment in the hub and have agreed to the making of a financial contribution to the Red Telephone Box – Bilsham Road Village Hall Management Committee for the use of the resilience room. The Council considered a request from a resident of Yapton who lives on Bilsham Road. The The Council was informed of the resignation of resident had noticed that the out of use red Mrs Sheena McKenzie in May 2020 as Yapton’s phone box on Bilsham Road between Bilsham Emergency and Resilience Co-ordinator. The Stores and Park Road had had its equipment Council appointed Councillor Mrs Philippa removed by BT and it stated that the box was the Greenan as a temporary Co-ordinator. The property of the local council and that its upkeep Council received regular updates during the was the responsibility of the community in the year from Councillor Mrs Philippa Greenan on future. The resident suggested that she would the work and initiatives undertaken locally by like to re-paint the box in its traditional red gloss a group of local volunteers under her direction. paint, clean the inside and insert some shelves This initially involved the delivery of food to the / a unit to store library books in. The Council vulnerable and those shielding, collecting and briefly discussed the possible installation ofa distributing prescriptions and assisting those defibrillator in the Phone Box, and it was agreed who needed assistance, including directing that this could become a project for the medium them to where help was available. A Yapton term once funds became available. The Parish What’s App group was set up initially until the Council resolved to agree to the proposal and WSCC Community Hub was put in place and considered that this would be an appropriate who then took over many of the local aspects use of the Telephone Box and agreed to the offer of the response. A great response was shown by the local resident to maintain the box and its by local volunteers, including many new people upkeep and create a local book exchange facility. and much gratitude must be expressed to those individuals and local businesses who adapted Keeping the village tidy quickly to the changing local circumstances. The At the March 2020 meeting of the Parish Council, group has also recently been involved with the the Council noted the resignation of David vaccination programme rollout. Vincent, who had been carrying out the litter Yapton & Ford Village Hall picking and cleansing contract, and my grateful thanks to him for his excellent work he has done The Parish Council appointed three on our behalf to keep the village and particularly representatives to serve on the Management the playing field looking so tidy. His replacement Committee during the past year, Derek Ambler, was William Cronin. Mrs Philippa Greenan and Doug Maw. No meetings of the trustees have taken place during Despite our best efforts there remains, the last year. unfortunately, the on-going issue with dog fouling on the field. It is unacceptable that this The Council has been pleased to note that should be left for our litter pickers to clear up. It the village hall’s financial position has been is a most unpleasant task for anyone and if left maintained despite its closure during periods on the field could well be a serious health issue of lockdown and from Covid restrictions. It will for our children. The Parish Council once again be recognised however that maintenance of the urges all dog owners to act responsibly, to keep ageing premises and facilities, both internally their dogs on a lead whilst exercising them on and externally, and the need to ensure that these the field and take their dog’s mess away or use
Continued Overleaf 11 > ANNUAL REPORT available. the bins provided. However, dog excrement The increasing number of property completions should definitely not be put in the general waste does bring with it additional council tax receipts, bins in the play area but taken to the red bins on however, the Parish Council has agreed to a small the field. increase of 2.0% in its precept for 2021/22 to Yapton News help keep the overall tax bill down for residents. This is an increase equivalent to 3p per week The Yapton News, which is normally published 6 for the average property in Yapton. A financial times a year, aims is to provide an eclectic mix of statement setting out the Parish Council’s articles as well as some ‘interesting’ information income and expenditure for the year ending on what the Council itself is doing for and in the 31st March 2021 will be found at the end of this community. The Editor strives to keep each issue report. of the magazine ‘local’ so that all the articles, pictures and features relate to and will be of Conclusion interest to Yapton residents. The Editor always In closing, I should like as usual to take this welcomes more contributions. opportunity of recording my personal thanks Unfortunately due to the Pandemic, the May to all members of the Parish Council for their 2020 edition was not published, and the July support and interest in the village throughout edition was published online only. The November, the past year. I would also like to thank the Clerk January and March editions were delivered by a of the Council, Andrew Gardiner, for the work he local distribution company in an effort to keep does in supporting me and in furthering the work our local team of voluntary distributors safe. of the Council. I know this has been a difficult time for all concerned over the past year. For those local businesses who may have considered using Yapton News to advertise and In the coming 12 months the Council will promote their services, the cost of advertising continue its aim of delivering a quality and is very reasonable for the 6 editions published efficient service for the people of Yapton. The each year, and it is delivered to around 2000 (and Council will work hard to ensure that the increasing) homes in the parish as well as being facilities and services for which it is responsible posted on the parish council’s own website. are maintained to a high standard. The Council Information on how to advertise is available will also be looking into improving and possibly from the Editor (Clerk of the Council). replacing some of its ageing facilities and assets. The Council will also aim to keep the community My grateful thanks go to all those who regularly well informed through continuing the publication send in contributions for the magazine and to of the Yapton News and regularly updating of the the team of volunteers and councillors who help Council’s website and through its social media with delivering the Parish Council’s magazine to accounts on Facebook and Twitter. an ever increasing number of households in the village. I hope all residents will keep well and safe as we make our way tentatively out of the Pandemic. Our finances Funding for the running of Parish Council services comes from the parish precept, which is included in your annual council tax bill, and is levied on every household in the parish. The Council also relies on other income from charges for services and its reserves. The Parish Council finances are becoming more stretched each year, having to cope with increasing costs, and the need to make appropriate provision for maintaining the ageing recreational facilities in the village. Where appropriate, the Council has, and will continue Stephen Haymes to supplement its income, particularly for one- Chairman of the off projects, by seeking grants and using receipts Parish Council from planning developers where these become 4th May 2021
12 Yapton Parish Council - FINANCIAL REPORT 1ST APRIL 2020 TO 31ST MARCH 2021
2019/20 Receipts 2020/21 £26,266 Balance b/fwd from 2019 / 2020 £32,752.49 £59,530 Precept £67,870.00 £1,807 Allotment rents £1,863.00 £81 Bank interest £36.30 £700 Playing Field / Car Park concession £0.00 £725 Grants/contributions received £1,583.00 £2,310 Yapton News Advertising Revenue £865.00 £2,257 VAT refunded by HM Customs & Excise £4,211.64 £0 Neighbourhood Plan Grant £1,550.00 £93,676 £110,731.43
2019/20 Payments 2020/21 £19,444 Staff Costs [incl. employer’s Nl contribs, office accomm £25,191.69 and telephone rental/calls] £2,142 Loan interest repayments £2,141.98 £6,985 Administration [including insurance, audit fees, postages, £6,850.92 photocopying, stationery, office equipment, website, maintenance; annual subscriptions] £11,025 Playing Field [including grass cutting, litter collection; £21,676.00 maintenance] £1,701 Street lighting [electricity supply and maintenance] £1,772.34 £2,115 Allotments [including water rates, grass cutting] £1,927.18 £7,126 Miscellaneous expenditure [including village hall external £10,062.95 maintenance, newsletter printing and production. £910 Grants/donations to voluntary organisations £930.00 £6,384 Yapton Neighbourhood Plan review - consultancy fees £1,300.00 £3,092 VAT Paid on taxable activities £3,252.19
£60,924 Total expenditure £75,105.25
£32,752 Balance c/fwd 2020/2021 £35,626.18
£93,676 Total £110,731.43
13 14 The Shed at the Heart of Yapton - BY ALICE DUCKWORTH -
A letter to our village – keep the Yapton Across the country communities rallied Heart Shed ‘beating’ together to support those in need, and Yapton was no different. Local volunteers helped Last month I drove past the shed on the main collect prescriptions and shopping for isolated road and noticed the boxes normally full of villagers, and we saw the start of the ‘Yapton food were empty. The next day it was the Heart Shed’. same and I started to wonder why. I was aware of the shed and its purpose, so I contacted However, in those early days in June 2020 the Stacey Turner. “shed” was actually a table in the front garden of Stacey Turner, a local resident with close This letter is to you all - Yapton villagers and links to the church. those nearby, to tell the story of Yapton Heart Shed in the hope that we can keep it ‘beating’ Throughout the summer the table was regularly and supporting our community. full of surplus food through the help of close friends, all of which shared Stacey’s immense Dear Villagers, passion to support the community. In March of last year our lives became very As autumn approached the set up was in different as we went into the first lockdown desperate need of protection from the due to the coronavirus pandemic. elements. Stacey was determined to keep the
Volunteers constructing The Shed
15 Volunteer assiting with constructing The Shed
food table going, realising the importance it Christmastime Donations now had in the village. Throughout lockdown it had provided a reason for the elderly or those feeling lonely to come out each day to see what was there and have a chat with others. It had also begun to support families who found themselves furloughed or even out of work. A call was put out on village social media for ideas and the resounding view was to acquire a shed. Many kindly contributed to the cost including the church benefice and a generous anonymous donation (if you’re reading this, thank you from all our hearts). Items donated to The Shed The community spirit didn’t end there. Stacey made an emotional appeal on social media, calling upon the village to help construct the shed. Her pleas were answered, and a flow of tradesmen and volunteers arrived and just seven hours later foundations were laid, and the shed was up. Thank you, thank you, thank you – for all your time, help, skills and love. So here we are in April 2021. We’ve been through three lockdowns and the shed continues to support an increasing number of villagers.
16 There is no judgement or scrutiny when you shed has developed over the last year and I come to the shed for supplies. It’s there to feel proud to live in a village offering this meet you if you are in need. Whether it’s a facility. reason to come out for a walk, or if it helps A huge thank you must go to Stacey for her you put dinner on the table for your family – faith in others, her kindness and her humility it’s there for you. - all of which have enabled Yapton Heart Shed There is a trust and a belief that those who to become part of our village. collect items will only take what they need Please do help this worthwhile cause if you and leave enough for others. It’s this faith in can. others that makes the shed hugely accessible for the village and long may it continue. But it is time for the community to come together and support Stacey and Yapton Heart Shed. The main supplier of food donations has taken a step back so the shed needs your help to keep going. We are exploring links to supermarkets and other suppliers and charities and hope to have some success in forging new partnerships. The shed needs regular donations of food and essential items. Donations must be non- refrigerated, in date and unopened and you can drop items in as you pass by. If the hatch is up, it’s open! Examples of items to donate include: • Tinned goods • Cereals, pasta, rice • Long life milk and juice • Bakery items • Vegetables and fruit • Toiletries or kitchen essentials such as washing up liquid You may have a surplus of food in your cupboards or grow more than you can consume in your garden or allotment. You may see items on special offer at the supermarket or wish to regularly purchase a few extra items in your weekly shop to donate. All help is very much appreciated!
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18 Reflections from St Mary’s Church - BY REVD. RICHARD HAYES -
Sun is shinin’ in the sky Faith, hope and love? There ain’t a cloud in sight “…and the greatest of these is…? Love!” It’s stopped rainin’ everybody’s in the play The memory of love, the sight of love, the And don’t you know experience of love. Little signs of love. It’s a beautiful new day, hey hey… Last week I was sitting in my car waiting for Mr. Blue Sky, by ELO…. What a song! my mum. I had the privilege to watch an age It’s a bit of a family favourite, with all six of us old scene unveil itself a hundred yards away dancing outside like crazy to it at my eldest from me. daughter’s wedding… and the sun WAS Lovers saying good bye. shinning. It was very touching as they kissed, then The sun is shining as I write and what a started to move away and then literally ran difference it makes. We found that last year back to each other for a final embrace. As they during the first lockdown, what amazing parted again one watched the other until they weather we had during those weeks? disappeared out of view. I hope the sun is shining as you read this… My heart was warmed to see love and from assuming it’s daytime! that love grew hope and faith. I hope that your spirits are being lifted as The Bible tells the same old story of the lover’s lockdown eases and as we see a dawning of a embrace. In the Old Testament there’s a whole brighter summer. book about lovers. It can be read as a picture of The lyrics of a long loved song, a sunny day, the love between God and us. Out of that love the opportunity of a meal or a pint with friends can grow hope and faith. (socially distanced – of course), physically going That Bible book is called the ‘Song of Songs.’ into a shop, planning a staycation holiday… Even 3,000 years or so ago it was songs that Little things but they can lift our spirits. I’m lifted the spirits, stirred the heart and brought hoping to take my youngest to a festival hope. Just like my ‘Mr Blue Sky’! in August, and there will be fetes, fairs and festivals happening around and about. Weddings and Christenings are back. At present the numbers who can attend are quite limited, but we’re hopeful that by mid June some of these rules will be eased. Hopeful. It might be better to say ‘full of hope.’ It sounds more positive. None of us can be sure of what’s around life’s corner, but we’re full of hope that things will be more positive, more hopeful. Sometimes, though, we’re just not in a place to hope. Like Faith, Hope can seem like a mountain too steep to climb, a gift given to others but not to us. Which is why, I think, people are attracted to that bible bit about
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Yapton Free Church Easter open air service Report by Joanna Jeffers
Firstly, all of us at Yapton Free Church hope you had a very Happy Easter and have been able to enjoy some of the lovely Spring weather we are now experiencing. On April 28th we began a new series of the Alpha course at the Old Church Building. It takes place every Wednesday evening 7:30pm – 9:30pm and is a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith. Each talk looks at a different question around faith and is designed to create conversation. It’s not too late to join the current Alpha course, if you would like to come along email Jo on admin@ yaptonfreechurch.net or call the office on 01243 552232. You can check out a short video about Alpha on YouTube by putting the following link in your browser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fViYK_ Xb3Wg&t=1s You can also read some testimonies from past Alpha attendees on the Community page of our church website. With the new government guidelines, all our youth events are now able to be held face to face and we have a variety of groups who meet throughout the week. Our Friday Night Youth Club is back up and running 7:30pm- Toddler group 9pm. We have lots of fun activities planned including football, fire pits, games and movie nights. The ‘subs’ are just £1 each which helps to upkeep the equipment we use and do fun things throughout the year. As well as our regular Sunday Service we are also now running a youth worship service on the 2nd Sunday of the month 7pm – 8pm. All secondary school aged pupils 11+ are invited to join us at any of our groups.
Continued Overleaf 23 > Around the Village in Movie night screening The Penguins of Madagascar at the Lazy W. A lovely evening On a Wednesday morning during term time for the whole family to enjoy. We hope to we hold our popular parent and toddlers continue to hold similar events throughout group from 10 am – 12 noon at the Old the Summer to bless the local community. Church Building. The last few weeks we have been able to enjoy the lovely weather and set up in the garden. Easter week we had an outside Easter egg hunt and each child went home with some yummy treats. We have a fantastic team of helpers who make a cosy and welcoming environment for all our visitors. (Some recent photos of toddlers attached). All babies and preschool children At the beginning of May, we had Andrew with their parents/carers are very welcome to Rackstraw sharing at the Men’s Breakfast in come along and enjoy a time for the little ones the garden of the Old Church Building. The take part in craft and play activities, whilst breakfast happens on the 1st Saturday of the the parents/carers get to enjoy a cuppa and month when the men enjoy time together a chat. Currently all attendees are required to over good food, great chat and they always prebook a place via Eventbrite the details are seem to have an exciting speaker! The title posted on our church website. of his talk was aptly called ‘Is There More to Manhood Than a Breakfast?’. Both the The morning closes with all the children breakfast and the talk was enjoyed by all sitting together for fruit time, followed by those who attended. There is no charge for singing action/nursery rhymes together. This the breakfast however voluntary donations is a lovely environment to connect with other are welcome towards the cost of the catering. parents, grandparents and carers in the area. Doors open at 8:15 for 8:30am breakfast. In May we look forward to welcoming Steve On Easter Sunday we enjoyed an open Tebb. Steve has been leading worship for the air service in the Church garden. It was a last 12 years and now travels as an Itinerant wonderful time to get everyone together Worship Leader to different churches around and celebrate Jesus resurrection. We had a the UK and the nations, leading worship, as fantastic team for set up, worship as well as well as speaking and training teams. He also our youth group serving teas and coffees. works with Catch the Fire UK Ministries as A church member kindly put together bunches Worship Co-ordinator. of daffodils as a lovely gift to family groups In June we will hear from Roy Connor, (former attending the service. (Attached are some Pastor of Bognor Baptist Church). Roy has pictures from the meeting). spoken a number of times at the Men’s We tentatively are opening up more of our Breakfast - and always brings a powerful church activities face to face and by the next and profound word of encouragement from Yapton News hope to be able to tell you that scripture. Again, the venue and tickets for our popular Summer Holiday Club will be these meetings will be on the church website up and running on the Village Green. In the nearer to the time. meantime, the best way to keep up to date To keep up to date with our services and on all planned events and where services are details of things happening at Yapton Free taking place is through our church website Church go to www.yaptonfreechurch.net or www.yaptonfreechurch.net call our office on 01243 552232 or email Jo: On 8th May we held another Free Drive [email protected].
24 Yapton & District Cottage onwards. Fees will be payable from 2022 and Gardeners’ Society will be £6 per household. Report by Anne Hollis Yapton & Ford Local We are still optimistic that History Group we will be able to hold our Report by Allen Misselbrook Annual Show on Aug 7th as it appears that the timeline for the end of I hope you all have managed restrictions is still holding. We would hope to to stay safe through these have our show in two marquees with some worrying times. We are stalls and teas (tea/coffee/homemade cake) in nearly in a position to re-commence our the village hall. If anyone is available to help monthly meetings. With a fair wind our guided erect marquees on August 6th from 1pm and tour of Roman Chichester with Paul Ulson as to take down on Aug 7th from 5pm, it would our guide, will go ahead in June. This will be be much appreciated. The show will last from followed on July 5th with our first monthly 2pm – 4pm and will be our first event for talk for over a year when Gill Henry will be 18mths. There will be a revised schedule for giving an illustrated talk about ‘Living in the the show based on the 2020 schedule and Workhouse – A Personal View’. As usual it this will be available on June 21st once the will be held in the Clubroom of the Village government has definitely committed to how Hall, doors opening at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm the end of restrictions will work for public start. Posters will be displayed nearer the events. If you are a newcomer to Yapton time confirming the details as well as being please come and see the exhibits and enjoy announced on our web-site. browsing the stalls. Next year we hope to be There will not be a Monday evening talk in able to return to staging Yapton Summer Fair August but a date for your diary is Saturday with the Annual Flower show. The Summer August 7th, when we will be holding an Fair was held in the three Augusts before the exhibition in the Clubroom, entitled ‘Yapton lockdown and it will be great to see it return and Ford – An Exhibition of Images from a next year. Bygone Age’. We hope to see you there. I am writing this in the middle of a small For those of you who are interested in Local plant sale which is happening in the drives History and Personal Memories, take a look at of 18 Briar Close, Yapton and 16 Elm Drive, our Facebook Group ‘Yapton and Ford Local Barnham. Our usual big plant sale in May History’ where many of our 850 members in the Village Hall could not take place, but have posted their memories along with many we are very grateful to people who donated old photographs, of Yapton and Ford. You will plants and those who came and bought. Next find it fascinating. year hopefully we will be back to our usual Allen Misselbrook Tel: 01243 552715 sale with the high quality plants from Ferring Email: [email protected] Nurseries. Web-site www.yaptonhistory.org.uk If you are interested in finding out about the Society please go to www.yaptongardeners. Yapton Short Mat Bowling Club co.uk or contact Anne Hollis (secretary) Report by Pauline Hoyland 01243 551683. New members are always welcome and although we are not charging a Feel free to contact Geraldine Whitehead membership fee for this year, we can register (Chairman) on 01243 582711 or Pauline you as a member and let you know what Hoyland (Secretary) on [email protected] events we hope will happen from Autumn for more information
25 Around the Village Yapton Village Friends of Avisford Medical Group Women’s Institute By Gill Henry By Maggie Brackley
As I sit down to write this we are moving towards the May 17th ‘roadmap’ to ease the With the coming of Spring Covid Lockdown. I am sure you are aware of Yapton Village WI members the key dates and how the lifting of restrictions were looking forward to getting out and will happen but for a summary go to: https:// meeting a friend or two once lockdown was gov.uk/coronavirus eased but we didn’t expect snow, frost and chilly days. Fortunately our two monthly Locally many of you will have been invited to meetings were held on Zoom so we did not have the vaccine and some of us have had have to venture out. our second dose. For the up-to-date picture visit the surgery website https://avisford. A talk about Air Ambulance Kent, Surrey and co.uk. The clinic is still wanting volunteers as Sussex was the focus of the March meeting. many are now heading back to work. If you We heard about the life saving service provided are able to help on a regular basis contact - by them helping to preserve life at scenes of Simone Nascimento, the Regis PCN Manager accidents and medical emergencies and when at [email protected] necessary transporting patients to hospitals. Keeping in Touch – there have been many The helicopter crew is made up of two air crew challenges in keeping in touch during this and two medical staff, one an experienced time. We are hoping to issue a newsletter as doctor and one paramedic, who are trained we move out of Covid restrictions and into a to give anaesthetics and carry out operations ‘new normal’ life. in where ever the patient is located. In an emergency, a helicopter can reach any location In the meantime you can always look at our covered by the service within 25 minutes. It website www.avisfordfriends.co.uk or email – might be surprising to know that this service is a [email protected] we expected to registered charity and dependent on donations restart our talks in the Autumn 2021. If you to maintain its operations which as you can have a topic you would like us to cover drop imagine are very expensive. We are very lucky us a quick email. Health talks are open to all to have this help in our three counties. interested members of the local community not just Avisford Medical Group patients. At our April meeting we heard about another I hope by the time of the next edition we charity that provides emergency care but this will all be free of the current restrictions and time, to hedgehogs. Paula Baker, from Suffolk enjoying warmer weather. Prickles Hedgehog Rescue, told us fascinating facts about hedgehogs, their lifestyles and Gill Henry Chair - Friends of Avisford Medical habits. It was good to hear about their Group. Contact: [email protected] dedication in rescuing, treating and rearing Yapton and Ford hedgehogs that would, without their help die. She also told us about the rapidly declining Village Hall numbers of hedgehogs in the UK, now less Report by Derek Ambler than one million, making them vulnerable to extinction. We learned about ways in which For more information about we can help in our own localities and gardens the re-opening of the Village to support hedgehogs to survive and thrive. Hall after the current lockdown please contact One strategy to help hedgehogs especially in Derek Ambler, Chairman on 01243 551156. built up areas with modern housing and small
26 gardens is to work with neighbours to form Yapton Cubs & Scouts a ‘Hedgehog Street’ allowing them to move By Katrina MacAnaspie from garden to garden through small holes in fences. Details of this scheme can be found on CUBS NEWS the internet. Yippeeeeeee – Face to face To mark Easter, each member was given a little meetings are on again. We chocolate filled Easter basket and a handmade are back at the Scout Hall, still meeting in two card, made by our talented crafters. groups because with the best will in the world we cannot socially distance 32 Cubs in the hall, As the weather is improving we are hoping but being back together even in smaller groups that our members will be able to meet up in is good enough for us at the moment. small groups of six or less outside. We are also hoping that the Covid situation will continue We have had 11 new Cubs start with us at the to improve so that we will be able to meet up start of this term and every single one of them in the Village Hall later in the summer months. has joined in with total enthusiasm, which was Our members have missed the personal contact brilliant to see. with their friends so they cannot wait to get back to a more normal pattern of meetings. The Cubs have had a games evening and a Pioneering evening so far this term. They If you would like to join Yapton Village WI built tepees big enough to take at least two please do not hesitate to contact Maggie Cubs and learnt the Cobra knot then made Brackley, President on 07789790706 or email themselves colourful paracord bracelets. [email protected] We are a friendly and fun group and welcome new Later this term we have planned a hike (when members wholeheartedly. we really will all be able to get together) some
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27 Around the Village
Brownies, Guides and Rangers at the County artwork using the natural world and a sausage Camp Over sizzle as well as an evening at Clip’n’Climb in Rustington. We will be ending the term with a barbeque, once again for the whole pack to enjoy before the summer break.
Instead of our usual Summer Camp, we are holding a series of Day Camps, as we do not yet know when we will be allowed to sleep overnight. The Cubs will enjoy all the fun of camp activities during the day but go home to sleep. The Day Camps in August will not only celebrate the end of term but also the final activity for two of our leaders. Julie and I have been at 1st Yapton & Ford Scout Group in the Cub Pack for more than 30 years between us and have decided that it is time for us to step down and for younger leaders to take the Pack forward. Recruiting new leaders is always a challenge, but once involved many people discover just how rewarding it can be to see these young people grow in confidence as they achieve all sorts of different new skills. If you would be interested in joining a great team please email me at yapton.scouts@gmail. com, it could be the start of a really great adventure.
Yapton Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers Report by Anna Drynan 1st Yapton Guide and Ranger Leader
The 1st Yapton Rainbows were extremely excited to meet at the hut and to start seeing each other again. The girls had been busy working on their Thinking Day badges at home and came back keen to share what they had been doing with their leaders and three new Rainbows. 1st Yapton Brownies finished up their meetings on Zoom and have now started
28 back at the hut. They have some new members Awards. Outdoor activities are again on the who have come up from Rainbows and they are agenda and the unit will also be working on busy making lots of plans for outside activities the Have Adventures theme including a camp now the weather is getting better. The girls out later in the term (if allowed). They are going were thrilled to get their Brownie uniforms to plan a penny hike, outdoor scavenger hunt, back on and be meeting up again. Some of crazy golf night and have lots of exciting ideas. the Brownies took part with the Guides and Six Rangers will be heading to the theatre in Rangers in a virtual camp over run by Sussex Southampton in July too which will be a great West County which was an amazing weekend. treat and a true sign that we can start getting back to the things we love doing. The Guides continued their Zoom get togethers until they could meet up after the We do have a few spaces in our units if your Easter holidays. The girls were so pleased to see daughter would like to join so do get in touch other and to start taking part in some activities with us. Please do also see the 1st Yapton together in person rather on Zoom. They joined Guide and Ranger website if you would like the Brownies and Rangers in the virtual County to catch up with our latest news and photos. camp over and took part in a variety of different We would like to thank all our volunteers challenges including camping out in the cold and especially families for keeping the girls weather!! They lit fires, cooked dinner without interested and involved in Guiding over the past a kitchen, cooked eggs for breakfast, made year. www.1styaptonguides.org.uk bird feeders, edible campfires, planned walks, Guides and Rangers at the hut learned some new yoga moves and renewed their Guiding promises together. From the Yapton units there were 26 Brownies, Guides, Rangers, siblings, a Beaver and a Cub who all rose to the challenge and had a fabulous weekend. The Guides have started planning the rest of the summer’s activities and have their sights set on some activities on the Have Adventures theme so will be planning an expedition to get their Navigator Badge, playing some wide games and hopefully doing some camping activities. The girls are looking forward to a trip to the beach and being outside as much as possible. They have a camp out (rules permitting) planned but are determined to adapt the weekend as needed so they can all still meet up in person and have lots of fun. The Rangers (our members aged 14-18) have Yapton Coffee Morning started meeting up in person and enjoyed a Community Group pizza and chat night to welcome seven new Report by Elsie Nichols members who have moved up from Guides. The girls have missed each other and have all The Group hope to open its come back together more enthusiastic than doors at the Village Hall for its ever. They are looking at starting badges and first Coffee Morning meeting this year on June 23rd at 10.30am. awards, with some wanting to become Young Leaders with the Rainbow and Brownie units For more information contact Elsie Nichols on and some keen to start on Duke of Edinburgh 01243 553514.
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The business of the Council at its May meeting reflects on the previous year’s activities and at the same time sets up the framework for conducting the Council’s business for the year ahead. Last year due to lockdown restrictions the Parish Council meetings in May had to be cancelled. These meetings were rescheduled to take place in July, albeit remotely. This year we have reverted back to May and taken advantage of one of the last times we could meet virtually as the Government has not extended the legislation to enable the Parish Council to meet remotely in the future.
Annual Parish Meeting – this meeting was cancelled last year, and this year opened the evening of four meetings. This meeting is designed to give all those living in the parish the chance to hear the Chairman’s Annual Report on the activities of the Parish Council in the previous year, and to see how the parish council tax has been spent in the year.
Annual Meeting of the Parish Council – this was the second meeting in the series of four meetings held on that evening. This is effectively the AGM of the Parish Council and appointments are made to the five committees and representatives are appointed to sit on various external bodies. The audited accounts are also received and agreed by this meeting.
Councillor Stephen Haymes was re-elected Chairman of the Parish Council and Councillor Peter Dunkley was re-elected Vice-Chairman.
The following were elected to the five committees:
• ALLOTMENTS: Mark Andrews
• EMERGENCY & RESILIENCE: Derek Ambler, Mrs Pam Evans, Mrs Philippa Greenan and Mrs Amanda Worne
• PLANNING: Derek Ambler, Mark Andrews, Peter Dunkley, Mrs Vicky Newman and Mrs Amanda Worne.
• PLAYING FIELD: Peter Dunkley and Michael O’Dell
• STAFFING: Stephen Haymes, Peter Dunkley and Mrs Philippa Greenan
• YAPTON NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN – the parish council agreed that Derek Ambler and Mrs Vicky Newman would be the Council’s representatives on the Yapton Neighbourhood Plan Steering group.
Following on from the AGM an ordinary meeting of the Parish Council took place - to deal with the routine parish council business and the Planning Committee met to deal with planning matters and to agree the Parish’s response to current planning applications.
Grants to Voluntary Organisations 2021 – The Council is seeking applications for grant assistance From local voluntary and charitable organisations. The closing date for applications is 30th June 2021 for consideration at its July meeting. Application forms can be downloaded from the Council’s website or from the Clerk of the Council.
Next meeting: 12th July 2021 - Planning Committee commencing at 7pm followed by the Parish Council Meeting at 7.30pm or at the conclusion of the Planning Committee. The venue (to be advised later) would usually be in the Club Room of the Yapton & Ford Village Hall, Main Road, Yapton. The meetings are open to the public and you are very welcome to attend. Yapton News Editor: Andrew Gardiner, 38 Ruskin Avenue, North Bersted, Bognor Regis, PO21 5BW | Tel: 01243 859141 Email: [email protected] | Web: www.yaptonpc.gov.uk Contributions, preferably by email, to the Editor at the above address. The Editor reserves the right to edit all articles or letters received for publication. The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the views of the Parish Council except where specifically indicated.