tion ssocia ents A Resid hayne September Willow 2013

Inside this Willowhayne News issue: Results of Questionnaire Consideration for Thank you to everyone AGM. This gives us a Lane and your neighbours who returned their July more representative The Ridings to be open Maintenance questionnaires regarding view of the estate with 7 days a week and secu- charges the weekend opening/ a response rate of 49%. rity cover to remain at closing rota and our Taking into account the existing level. In Barking Dogs security arrangements. properties which are response to this result Parking Control The purpose of the rented, in the process the 2 gates will remain Notices questionnaire was for of being, or just sold, open 7 days a week— the board to gauge the people away and those being closed once a year Parking on Estate Roads thoughts and views of who are either not to retain our right to the estate as an entirety worried by the result or closure and the existing Double Yellow not just those who happy to let the board level of security will Lines attend the AGM or write make a decision we are continue at 5 nights a Annual Gate in during the year. 189 extremely happy with week. Closure properties responded to the response rate. As the survey, compared to you can see a clear Ditches only 57 properties being majority of residents represented at the wish the gates at Tennis Club • Road Repairs Gates Results: • Gravel Drive-ways Angmering Lane and Angmering Lane and Tamarisk Way open at the The Ridings open 7 days a The Ridings closed on alternate weekend if one of the other • Photo’s of the week (and shut once a year) days at the weekend gates is closed estate Yes No Didn’t Yes No Didn’t Yes No Didn’t • Website Answer answer answer 61.4% 30.7% 7.9% 37.6% 54% 8.4% 44.5% 45.5% 10% • Beach Clean • T a m a r i s k Hedge Security Results: • What’s on • Did you know? Existing level of security to Security to be reduced to Security to be suspended continue (i.e. 5 nights a week, cover weekends and completely cost approx. £32,000) school/bank holidays Yes No Didn’t Yes No Didn’t Yes No Didn’t Answer answer answer 70.4% 24.8% 4.8% 28% 59.8% 12.2% 3.7% 82% 14.3% Consideration For Your Neighbours

In response to some of your face to face is the best way cause substantial noise. A concerns: If you are planning forward on all sides. simple test would be to ask on having a party or an event Of course, it is unreasonable yourself if it would disturb which may cause extra noise for anyone to expect to live in you and if the answer is yes or vehicles could we please an area without any noise then to either keep the ask that, out of courtesy, you considering that we are an duration of the noise to a let your neighbours know. estate of 388 properties minimum, reduce the level or speak to your neighbours We find that most complaints most of which have either before hand. Similarly if you received by the board, gardens which need maintain- are the affected neighbour concerning disturbance ing or maintenance works that you should ask yourself if the issues, could have been need doing to the property work being done is reasonable avoided if the person hosting itself. People do make noise in and is the noise level propor- the party/event had just let their day to day activities. tional to the work undertaken, their neighbours know. If you However, it is not reasonable if yes then a little tolerance are affected by noise distur- for these works to start should be shown. bance we would ask that in before 08.00 on weekdays or the first instance you speak before 09.00 on a Saturday. directly with your neighbour We would therefore ask all rather than contacting the residents to be considerate to board. We often find that their neighbours if any works simply discussing matters they are doing are likely to

Estate Maintenance Charges

To all of you who have already tional work for Hobdens. This the estate’s facilities and paid your estate maintenance increases the costs of their expect the rest of us to fund charges, we would like to administration, thus resulting their non-payment. These offer our thanks. The in less investment in our people take a lot of the charges cover the costs of estate. If you haven't Board’s, and Hobdens, time in maintaining our estate roads, already paid, we would ask trying to get them to pay drains, gates, verges, open that you kindly do so. If you their fair share of the costs spaces etc. including the have lost your invoice or have of maintaining our estate. Greensward and the Tamarisk a problem with your payment Your Board will continue to hedge. They also cover the then please contact Rita make every effort to obtain administration costs, which Tasker at Hobdens. At the payment of all estate mainte- we employ Hobdens to do on end of July there were only 11 nance charges so we can our behalf, and the account- out of our 388 properties continue to ants who examine our whose charges are still out- keep the accounts each year. standing for this year. Willowhayne Unfortunately there are a Sadly there is a minority who Estate in a few people who do not pay on seem to think they should not good state of time which results in addi- pay anything for the use of repair.

Page 2 Willowhayne News Barking Dogs

In response to some of your might not have quite the same you are out that you are un- concerns: Dogs can be a affection for your dog that aware of. Similarly if you are great deterrent against you do. the neighbour of someone intruders, with most intruders We would therefore ask that with a dog that is upsetting avoiding properties which are you show consideration to you please talk to your known to have a dog- they are your neighbours by not leaving neighbour before the issue probably a better deterrent dogs barking for excessive escalates. Please don't let this than a burglar alarm! How- periods of time. If you go to become an irreversible ever, if you have a dog which work or go out and leave the dispute — talking really does barks on a constant basis and dog in the garden, could you help. for a prolonged period of please check with your time, this can be irritating neighbour that the dog is not for your neighbours, who causing any nuisance whilst Parking Control Notices—PCN

Glorious summer weather have noticed that extra signs knows they are liable to a inevitably leads to the same, have been installed in what we PCN. Thursday 18th July saw old problem of non residents consider to be vulnerable 3 PCN notices being issued, parking on our estate roads to areas. The “P” symbols on our this being the enjoy the beach. However, we information signs indicate most on any are glad to say that both the that we operate a PCN policy one day. threat of the parking but these extra signs are just control notices (PCN) and the to re-enforce and make sure issuance of these notices have that anyone who parks on the worked wonders. You may estate roads without a permit

Residents & Visitors Parking On Estate Roads

As the darker nights start to You MUST NOT park on a couple of cars not following draw in, can we please ask road at night facing against this rule and on our unlit residents that if you are the direction of the traffic roads this can be dangerous. having guests who will need to flow unless in a recognised Wherever possible all visitors park on estate roads please parking space. Laws CUR reg should park on your drive not can you remind them of the 101 & RVLR reg 24 . Whilst in the roadways, whether it is following highway code point— this may seem an obvious day or night. reminder we have seen lately a

Double Yellow Lines—Tamarisk Way Gate Following an issue which was raised at the AGM-’parking in front of the Tamarisk Way gate’-we have now re-instated the double yellow lines outside of the gates onto Sea Lane and installed two addition Parking Control Notice signs. This will allow us to easily issue PCN notices to offenders.

Page 3 Willowhayne News Angmering Lane & The Ridings Gate Closure

Important date: Following the the gates. Angmering Lane will results of the questionnaire, be closed Saturday 5th a date has now been set for October and The Ridings will the 2013 closure of the be closed Sunday 6th Angmering Lane and The October , between 08.00— Ridings gates. This closure 17.00. preserves our right to close

Sussex Police— Scam Warning

Sussex Police have issued the from her account. It was No money had been taken following warning: then said that a courier from the bank account. An elderly lady living in would be sent to her address A local man has been arrested Rustington recently received a to collect the card and a new and enquiries are continuing. phone call from a male claiming one would be sent to her in If you have any vulnerable/ to work for HSBC bank. He the post. elderly relatives or stated that her bank card had The lady rang her family with neighbours please make them been fraudulently used and concerns who subsequently aware of this incident. £120 had been withdrawn contacted the Police.

Operation Watershed—Drainage Ditches

With what seems to be an ensure that they are comply- ditches may have seemed a annual reminder to property ing with their legal and moral job to be put off until later— owners who have ditches, land requirements. Flooding is The time has now come for drainage pipes or culverts next miserable at the best of the job to be done! to their properties, please times and everything should For more information please don't leave the annual mainte- be done to help prevent contact: nance to the last minute, or either yourselves or your Simon Cross, East Preston even worse wait until we get a neighbours having to face Parish Council, Council period of heavy rain. this problem. Office, 122 Sea Road, East If you have a drainage ditch There is good news for Preston. Tel: (01903) 770050 which has not been properly property owners who have maintained or at worse has ditches on their property, been filled in, Arun DC have County council the power to make you, as the are offering a free one-off land owner, reinstate the ditch ditch clearing offer. at your cost. We would Information on this was therefore urge all property included in the Summer owners that have ditches and Parish council Newsletter, watercourses to undertake an which was circulated to each immediate inspection to household, but clearing

Page 4 Willowhayne News Angmering on Sea Lawn Tennis Club For those of you new to the right through to team level mation, please contact the Willowhayne you might not and with young players from 5 Head Coach on 07940 have noticed the years up, no matter what age 419655 or the Membership ANGMERING-ON-SEA Lawn or ability level all are Secretary on 01903 778721 Tennis Club hidden away in welcome. Whether you are the centre of the Angmering- looking for coaching, a game on-Sea estate. From coached followed by a cup of coffee or membership for beginners, or a place to play tennis with new those whose racquet skills friends, we offer something have grown a little rusty, for everyone. For more infor- Contractors and Speeding Speeding continues to be an working day. We would remind that all residents observe ever present problem on the ALL residents that the speed this limit. If you employ estate with the main culprits limit for the estate is 20 contractors please can you being residents and also their mph. This sensible limit is in remind them of the need to contractors. We regularly place to protect you, your observe the estate’s speed witness contractors rushing families and visitors; limits. We will continue to to and from properties, especially as we do not have send letters regarding this usually first thing in the pavements for pedestrians to problem; where we are able to morning or at the end of the use. We would again request identify the offenders.

Gravel Drive-ways Following our annual road on and off the drive way and regularly sweep the stones inspection we have noticed also cars in general using the back onto your drive so that several areas of road damage road. you do not cause what is which have been caused by The gravel pieces cause real avoidable damage. small pea shingle gravel damage to the top road encroaching onto the roadway. surface. If you are an owner The small pieces of gravel fall of this type of drive please into the road way and then can you make sure you get driven over by cars going

Photo’s of the Estate

Following the request in the looking at updating the Willowhayne, July Newsletter we had hoped website and would like to please send to have received an abundance include residents photos. If them in. Please of lovely photos to use on the you have any nice photos send any photos either website, but alas it seems as which you feel would look good through the website or via if we have no “David Baileys” on the website and capture email to Hobdens. living on the estate. We are the essence of living on the

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Willowhayne Website

Whilst the Willowhayne website offers. We are are hoping to find a resident website has served us well, it therefore looking for a who has had experience in all really could do with an resident who would be able to aspects of designing, setting upgrade to give it a more take on the task of re- up and maintaining such a site. modern and relevant feel. vamping the website and If you feel you have the skills Unfortunately on the board subsequently maintaining on a and time to take on this role, we currently do not have regular basis. please contact us via the anyone with the requisite Whilst the board has had a website. skills to over-haul the website few ideas for changes, with- into a new format. In the out the skills to do this work, current technological age we we are unsure of how to live in, many of us have come implement these changes or if to expect much more from they are even possible. We the internet than our basic

East Preston Parish Council Beach Clean Following the very successful all that is needed is your time or require any more informa- beach clean held at the end of and help. If you would like to tion please can you contact: May, which was well supported take part, may we suggest Simon Cross, East Preston by local residents, the council you take a good pair of Parish Council , will be running an end-of- gardening style gloves. Council Office season beach clean on Sunday, Further details of where to 122 Sea Road, 29th September, between meet will shortly be available East Preston 11am and 1pm. Black sacks and on East Preston Village’s web- litter pickers will be provided., site. If you are able to help

Tamarisk Hedge & Greensward

Final works in regards of the approximately 2.5m with the overall height being 2013 maintenance of the (measured from the reduced to 2.5m (from the Tamarisk hedge are due to Greensward) and the depth Greensward). It is not commence 30th September will be reduced by approxi- envisaged that the depth of and expected to last approxi- mately 5m off of the beach. the hedge (sea side) or mately 4 weeks. The Greensward lease was (Greensward side) will need The contractors for these renewed in September 2012 reducing each year—the works are Iain Stewart for a period of 5 years, an maintenance work for depth (Angmering Gardening Ser- obligation of our lease is to reduction will be as vices) and Jon Thwaites (D&T maintain the hedge and recommended and advice will Tree Surgery). The hedge will Greensward. During the be sort on the frequency of be cut with the use of hand current term of the lease the work required; to not tools—not tractor and flail. the Tamarisk hedge will be allow the depth to encroach The height will be reduced to cut yearly at the end of either on the Greensward or August/end of September Beach.

Page 6 Willowhayne News What’s on? If you know of a local event please let us know so that we can let our residents know, how many times have we all said “I didn't know that was on or I would have gone along ?” September & October Wednesday 18th September Wednesday 2nd October Saturday 5th October 2013 2013 - 19:15 The Story of 2013 - 19:30 Flower Ar- - 10:00 to 12:00 Chanctonbury Ring – ranging Demonstration illustrated talk (Conservative (Conservative Hall, Sea Road, Jumble Sale (Conservative Hall, Sea Road). Hall, Sea Road, East Preston). East Preston). Jumble accepted at the hall Chanctonbury Ring, an iconic from 8.30am, no large furni- landmark, has been a centre Demonstration by Carollynne ture or white goods. Enquir- for agricultural and religious Meer - Beautiful Harvest. ies 01903 772847 activities for thousands of Competition - Architectural Event organiser: East Preston years. Dr Janet Pennington, a Expression. Flower raffle, Floral Club popular speaker will tell its sales table and refreshments. story, illustrating her talk Membership and visitor with slides of many old paint- enquiries to 01903 773017 or ings. All welcome. £3 (pay at see www.epfloralclub.co.uk the door). Event organiser: East Preston

Wednesday 9th October Sunday 13th October 2013 Friday 25th/26th October 2013 - 19:30 Travels with - 10:00 until 14:00 Life 2013 - 10:30 until 17:30 my Fire Engine (Conservative Drawing (Windmill Theatre, 10th Annual Painting, Cards Hall Sea Road, East Preston) BN175LH). and Crafts Exhibition by Commander Royal Observational drawing which (Angmering Baptist Barraclough. All Welcome. is suitable for all abilities. Hall, BN147AJ). Paintings, Free Drink & Refreshments, Booking is essential and must cards and crafts for sale of Raffle, Table Quiz, Pay Bar. be done at least two weeks which 15% of all proceeds £4 pay on the door or tickets before the start date. If you from sales and refreshments in advance from Philippa wish to participate please call will go to Chestnut Tree 01903 773969. 07799 374183. Children’s Hospice Event organiser: East Preston With Kingston Conservative Assoc.

Did you know? The word 'almost' is the The word "alphabet" comes "The sixth sick sheik's sixth longest word in the English from the first two letters of sheep's sick" is said to be the language with all the letters in the Greek alphabet: alpha, toughest tongue twister in alphabetical order. bēta. English.

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Co Useful Numbers ntact us either by writing C/O Hobd ens, 41 Beach Road, Littlehampton, Police Non Emergency West Sussex, BN17 5JA Number : 101 or 0845 O 60 70 999 r send a message using the website

Assured Control www.willowhayne.org Room (Guards): (If you have forgotte 01903 277345 n the password please just give Hobdens a call and they will advise Hobdens: you; fo r security reasons we don't want to 01903 724040 publish th is information in the Newsletter as th e website is for residents use only)

One of our residents has set up a Willowhayne Forum, so that the residents can discuss various topics, ideas, help each other out or arrange trips etc. The username and password are the same as for the WRA website. This Forum is not a platform to address any issues relating directly to the WRA Board or as a method of communicating with the board. www.willowhayneforum.co.uk

Directors : Amanda Adams Kerrie Peskett Steve Robinson Adrian Gotts Jorge De Silva Garry Styles Malcolm Barnett What do you want from your Newsletter and Board of Directors?

The purpose of the Newsletter is to keep you All of the directors are volunteers and work informed as to what is happening on the many hours (often without any recognition and estate. It would be helpful if you could let us in addition to their day job) trying to improve know what you wish us to include in the News- the estate and ensuring we all benefit from letter and what you want us to leave out. We living on such a lovely estate. Our sole welcome articles to be submitted for objective is to serve the estate to the best of inclusion in the Newsletter, but please bear in our ability so if there is anything you want us mind that they may need to be edited for to consider or think we could do better then content and suitability (depending on content please just let us know. and space available). Please submit your articles via the website or post to Hobdens. Printing and paper kindly donated by

East Preston Office 01903 856400 [email protected] www.grahambutt.co.uk