Yapton News Previously known as Yapton News & Views

MAY 2019 Issue No 96 Parish Council YAPTON PARISH COUNCIL Information The Parish Office is open Chairman Stephen Haymes, Woodlands Park House, on a Monday, Wednesday Main Road, Yapton, BN18 0EZ and Thursday [Tel: 01243 551475] Email: [email protected] Room 4, Upstairs Vice-Chairman Michael Pickthall, 2 Tack Lee Road, Yapton, BN18 0HB Yapton and Ford Village Hall [Tel: 01243 542442] (rear entrance) Email: [email protected] 9.30AM TO 12.30PM Members Derek Ambler, 11 Graham Road, Yapton, BN18 0JT [Tel: 01243 551156] Email: [email protected] Anthony Kendall, 15 Cherry Avenue, Yapton, BN18 0LB [Tel: 01243 552033] Email: [email protected] Doug Maw, 23 The Pines, Yapton, BN18 0LB [Tel: Your local Police and Community 01243 551752] Support Officer will no longer be Email: [email protected] available at the Parish Council Office Vicky Newman, [Tel: 01243 551207] To contact Sussex Police for Email: [email protected] non-emergencies dial 101 Clerk of the Council or e-mail: [email protected] Andrew Gardiner, 38 Ruskin Avenue, North Bersted, or report online Bognor Regis, PO21 5BW [Tel: 01243 859141] email: [email protected] web: www.yaptonpc.gov.uk

Committees

ALLOTMENTS Anthony Kendall

Monday June 3rd (Michael Caiger has been appointed to oversee and The History of Bognor Public Houses manage the Allotments. Tel: 01243 552435 An Illustrated talk by Sylvia Endacott EMERGENCY & RESILIENCE Monday July 1st To be filled at the July meeting of the Council Forgotten Littlehampton An Illustrated talk by Juliet Thomas PLANNING Derek Ambler, Peter Dunkley, Tony Kendall, Yapton and Ford Local History Group meet on the first Monday of the month except for May and August in the Club Room at Yapton and Doug Maw, Mrs Vicky Newman Ford Village Hall at 7.30pm PLAYING FIELD

All are welcome Peter Dunkley, Michael Pickthall

Non-members Admission £3.00 STAFFING

Stephen Haymes, Peter Dunkley, Michael Pickthall

District Councillors: Henry Jones, 6 Mill View Road, Yapton, Nr Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 0JL E-mail: [email protected] Amanda Worne, 21 Giles Close, Yapton, Nr Arundel, West Sussex BN18 0LG E-mail: [email protected] County Councillors: Middleton division: Jacky Pendleton, Oakdene House, 44 Southdean Drive, Middleton-on-Sea, PO22 7TB Email [email protected] Tel 01243 585979 Felpham division: Hillary Flynn, 2 Flansham Business Centre, Hoe Lane, Flansham,

Chairman: Mr. A.K. Misselbrook, “Walene”, Bilsham Road, Yapton, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 0JN. Tel: 01243 552715 Secretary: A. Hollis,Bognor 18 Briar Close, Yapton, Regis Arundel, West PO22 Sussex, BN18 08NJES. Tel: 01 243 551683Email [email protected] Tel 01243 825757 YourYapton News Published by Yapton Parish Council MAY 2019 Issue 95

A very warm welcome to (compared to 60 in the previous year). The majority the May 2019 edition of of these were relatively straightforward household your Yapton News. As I am applications, but as in the previous year a number writing this at the beginning of major applications were submitted on behalf of of May the temperatures developers. outside are more like a cool autumn day and it’s quite breezy – not good growing As usual as this time of the year, and a reminder weather I am led to believe of better weather to come, hopefully, and having – let’s hope that Summer seen various reports and advertisements of things weather and warmer days and nights are on their happening in the village over the coming weeks, way. One good thing about this time of the year is we hope that the good weather will continue to the ever extending daylight hours, no excuse for not help make these events a success. But what makes being able to go for that walk in the evening or get a successful event? I hope that the efforts of the some of those outstanding jobs done in the garden. organisers will be rewarded by a good turnout from villagers and their families and friends to support the many and varied activities being planned over I am delighted to report that we had 7 local the coming weeks. people put themselves forward for election to the Parish Council, including 6 existing councillors and one new person. This meant no election was Here are some of the events that I am aware of: needed on the 2nd May and we now have to find July 13th Strawberry Tea Bonanza - Strawberry a further 3 people to fill the remaining seats on the Scones, Homemade cakes, Tea/Coffee, Soft Parish Council. Please see the advert outlining the Drinks, Live Music, Tombola, Plant stall, Breads/ procedure to be followed to fill these 3 seats. It is Cakes, Preserves, Children’s Play table - Cottage likely that interviews will be held nearer to the end Gardeners’ Society of June so that the new co-opted councillors can take up their place at the Parish Council meeting on July 22nd to July 26th Holiday Club Marquee – the 13th July. Yapton Free Church Aug 11th Annual Flower Show/Summer Fair – Included in this edition of the Yapton News, is Cottage Gardeners’ Society the Chairman’s Report on the work of the Parish October 10th – 13th Coles Fair – Fireworks on the Council over the past year which is reproduced 12th – Coles Fair in full. It’s a timely reminder for me of the wide variety of activities and functions which the Council is involved with over the year. One of the primary I am sure there will be others that I am not aware of, local functions of the Council is the review of all and I try to keep the diary up to date on the Parish Planning Applications for the parish which have Council Website. If any local club or organisation has been submitted to Arun District Council, as the local an event they wish to advertise free of charge then Planning Authority, and on which the Parish Council please contact me on [email protected] is given the opportunity to comment.

The report indicates that fewer applications Andrew Gardiner were received in the past year, some 52 in total Editor. [email protected]

Cover: Along Hoe Lane near the duck pond by Andy Faulkner 3 Parish of Yapton - Annual Parish Meeting CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2018/2019

INTRODUCTION This report covers the twelve months period Your Council has representatives on outside since the last Annual Parish Meeting on 14th May bodies which oversee and manage various 2018. It is my twelfth report to you as Chairman functions and activities impacting on the local of the Parish Council. area. A key role, which is discussed later, is the Council’s role in the planning function, The Parish Council is composed of 10 members. particularly with regard to the vetting of all The last scheduled Parish Council elections took planning applications for the parish. place in May 2015. In November 2018, Mr Chris Sprules resigned from the Parish Council, and The Council also maintains a website www. it was decided not to fill the vacancy until the yaptonpc.gov.uk which contains information next scheduled elections due to take place about the Parish, the Council and its meetings. in May 2019. Over the last 12 months there have The Council also publishes, after each Parish been six meetings of the full Parish Council and Council meeting, the Yapton News, a bi-monthly five meetings of the Planning Committee. At the magazine for all residents, which not only includes Annual Meeting of the Parish Council in May information about the Parish Council's activities 2018, I was re-elected as Chairman with Michael but also includes, amongst other things, reports Pickthall being re-elected as Vice-Chairman. from clubs and organisations which operate in the village. Yapton News is delivered free of Yapton is represented at the County Council by charge, by a team of volunteers and councillors, two members, Jacky Pendleton and Hilary Flynn to nearly 1900 households in the parish. who were elected in May 2017, for a four-year term, to represent the Middleton Division (which Since March 2018, the Parish Council has operated includes Yapton) and Felpham Division (which its own Social Media accounts on Facebook includes Hoe Lane, Flansham) respectively. The and Twitter. One of our Councillors’ operates the accounts in conjunction with the Clerk, four-yearly cycle of District and Parish Council and over the past year we have been regularly elections were held on the 2nd May 2019 to posting information on Facebook and Twitter, elect representatives for the Yapton ward on the and also monitoring the sites and responding District Council, and to fill the 10 seats on the to any queries or requests posted by residents. Parish Council. However, as only 7 nominations ...... were received for the 10 seats on the Parish Council, these candidates were elected without RECREATIONAL the need for an election. The remaining 3 seats FACILITIES IN YAPTON will be filled by co-option to the Parish Council...... WHAT DO WE DO? The Parish Council has responsibility for and maintains the King George V Playing Field on Main Road, the two village car parks, the skate park, the children’s play area, a range of outdoor exercise equipment, the all-purpose floodlit sports enclosure and adjacent youth shelter, the picnic tables and seats on the playing field, the litter collection service, an allotments site at Cinders Lane, bus shelters, as well as some street lighting and financial support for the village hall and to voluntary organisations. Children’s Play Area The contract 4 for grass cutting on the playing field was renewed The following major applications have been in 2017 for three years from April 2017 - 2020 considered and the Committee’s response is and is carried out by George Burley Ltd of shown against each application: Dorking. The contract provides for the field to • Land adjacent to Bonhams & Flints, Hoe be cut on a fortnightly basis (weather permitting) Lane, Flansham (Y/20/18/OUT) - Outline from start of April to mid-October, normally on application with some matters reserved for Thursdays, although there is provision for extra the erection of 10 dwellings with access from cuts and for it to be rolled if these are needed. Hoe Lane, Flansham (resubmission following Y/40/17/OUT). This application is a Departure from the Development plan - Objection • Clays Farm, North End Road, Yapton (Y/62/18/ OUT) - Outline application with some matters reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout & scale) for 33 No. residential dwellings, access, landscaping & associated works. This application is a Departure from the Development Plan – Objection • 10 Acre Field North of Grevatts Lane, Yapton (Y103/18/PL) - Single Chapel Crematorium with car parking, landscape works, surface The Skatepark water drainage features & associated highway The Parish Council prides itself in maintaining the improvements. This application is a Departure play equipment to a high standard and carrying from the Development Plan. – Objection out promptly any repairs which may be needed. • The Committee was asked to consider It is encouraging therefore, when you look at whether it wished to make a response its overall condition, to realise that it is now 19 to the Planning Application CM/4/19/PL - years since the children's play area was opened Construction of a crematorium comprising to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Regular of a crematorium building & associated inspections of both the play area equipment and structures, car parking, access & landscaped the gym equipment is undertaken to ensure the spaces on Land south of the A259, Grevatt's equipment remains safe and fit for purpose. Lane, Climping by Southern Co-operative Limited. - This application is a Departure The skate park continues to be hugely popular from the Development Plan. - The Planning with our youngsters. In 2017 the Council Committee decided to endorse the objection carried out significant repairs and remediation made by Climping Parish Council. to the grass banks of the skatepark to bring them up to a good standard for the enjoyment If you have a concern about a particular planning of our young people throughout the year. application in the village please do contact the ...... Chairman of the Planning Committee or the Clerk. In this connection residents may also PLANNING MATTERS be interested to know that the Parish Council has published on its website guidance about Over the past year the Council, and the Planning the procedure to follow when responding to Committee, has carefully vetted all the planning planning applications. applications which have been submitted for ...... Yapton - some 52 in total (compared to 60 YAPTON NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN in the previous year). The majority of these were relatively straightforward household The Planning Committee received regular applications, but as in the previous year updates on the progress being made in reviewing a number of major applications were submitted the “made” Neighbourhood Plan with a view on behalf of developers. to updating the Plan to take into account the 5 requirement for additional housing numbers for the financial year commencing on 1st April and other matters now that the Arun Local 2019. With the agreed site rental remaining at the Plan (ALP) has been agreed. With the local plan rate of £500.00 in 2019/20 the Council agreed now agreed, Yapton Parish Council has been that the allotment annual rental be increased allocated a potential additional 90 new homes by £2 to £34.00 for a 5-rod plot for 2019/2020. to be found in the parish to meet the 1,250 ...... home deficit across the Arun District area as shown in the adopted ALP. These would either GRANTS TO VOLUNTARY be found through the updated YNP or via Arun ORGANISATIONS 2018/19 District Council's (ADC) DPD process. This The Council considered applications received is over and above all the sites that have been from a number of local voluntary and charitable granted planning over the last few years (450 organisations for grant-aid in the financial year homes) and the Strategic Housing Site SD7 2018/19. The Budget for 2018/19 was £890 and (circa 550 homes). grants were allocated as follows: The Yapton Neighbourhood Plan Steering group • Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice has met on various occasions to consider Bureau - £50; various aspects of the plan which need updating and to allocate key areas of the work to Steering • Bognor Regis, Chichester and District branch Group Members. The Committee are being of the Samaritans - £120; advised by Planning Consultants O’Neill Homer, • West Sussex Mediation Service - £50; who had been appointed to advise the Council on the work required to proceed with the • Yapton and District Cottage Gardeners’ update. It was noted that any new or updated Society - £150; Neighbourhood Plan would be more extensive and include many new areas which would follow • Yapton and Ford Parochial Church Council - the framework of the Arun District Council Local £100 (for the maintenance of the closed Plan. The costs of the consultant’s work would be • churchyard); mainly met from a successful grant application to Locality in April 2018, totalling £8,450. • Yapton Evergreens - £100...... • The above allocations totalled £570. YAPTON CE PRIMARY SCHOOL ...... The Parish Council has endeavoured to maintain YAPTON COMMUNITY its links with the local primary school in Yapton EMERGENCY PLAN which the majority of children in the village attend. We look forward, with the appointment The Village Hall Management Committee had of a new Headteacher, to further developing reconsidered and reduced the rental for the the links and relationship which has been built resilience room on the first floor of the Village up between the school, parish council and the Hall. Members of Clymping, Ford and Walberton local community. The school has been regularly Parish Councils had been asked to take back a supplying articles for inclusion in the Yapton recommendation to their councils regarding the News over the past year. creation of a possible resilience hub in the first floor Emergency Planning & Resilience Room at ...... the Yapton & Ford Village Hall. Clymping, Ford ALLOTMENTS and Walberton Parish Councils all agreed to join, including the making of a financial contribution The Council continues to provide Allotments at to the Village Hall Management Committee for a site in Cinders Lane, Yapton. Mr Mick Caiger the use of resilience room. continues in his role of managing and overseeing the Parish Council's Allotments, and we thank A number of get-togethers during the him for all the work he does behind the scenes year had been held with the growing band to ensure everything runs smoothly. The Council of volunteers and Sheena McKenzie, now considered the need to fix the allotments rentals back from her recent illness, had arranged 6 for a first aid course to be provided by of Jo Smithers, who has been ably assisted by representatives from another local council. her husband Alan, who have ceased to provide the litter picking and cleansing contract which ...... they have provided for around 12 years. The YAPTON & FORD VILLAGE HALL Chairman praised Jo and Alan for the really excellent work they have done on our behalf to The Parish Council appointed three keep the village and particularly the playing field representatives to serve on the Management looking so tidy. Later in the meeting, Mr David Committee during the past year, Derek Ambler, Vincent was appointed to take over the contract Tony Kendall and Chris Sprules, who gave for the forthcoming year. regular reports to the Council on their meetings and activities. The Council has been pleased to Despite our best efforts there remains, note that the village hall's financial position has unfortunately, an on-going issue with dog fouling improved as a result of increased income from on the field. It is unacceptable that this should bookings and regular hirings of office space on be left for our litter pickers to clear up. It is a the first floor. It will be recognised however that most unpleasant task for anyone and if left on maintenance of the ageing premises and facilities, the field could well be a serious health issue both internally and externally, and the need to for our children. The Parish Council once again ensure that these public premises conform urges all dog owners to act responsibly, to keep to strict regulatory and safety requirements, their dogs on a lead whilst exercising them on remain a drain on resources and is one which the field and take their dog's mess away or use the Management Committee constantly has the bins provided. However, dog excrement under review. should definitely not be put in the general waste bins in the play area but taken to the red bins For many years now the Parish Councils of Yapton on the field. and Ford have accepted financial responsibility for the maintenance of the external fabric of ...... the building and Yapton has made provision in YAPTON PLAYING FIELD AND its budget should any significant maintenance ADJOINING CAR PARK issues arise...... In July 2018 there was an incursion onto the playing field by a group of travellers. The travellers KEEPING THE VILLAGE TIDY arrived during one evening and forced entry to the field at the entrance and stayed for 4 days and nights. The playing field and the play area was cleared of detritus left by the travellers by staff from Arun District Council. Unfortunately, the Parish Council incurred legal fees amounting to £700 in relation to the removal of the travellers from the field. Following this incident the Council discussed possible works to improve the security of the Playing Field along the boundary with the Village Hall Car Park and the main access way to the Playing Field. It was suggested that a bund could be constructed along the length of the field with its boundary to the car park, from the village hall to the end of the car park. This may require planning permission and this is being investigated. The access way would require either new posts Jo & Alan Smithers - Retiring Litterpickers or a gate to be installed. The resurfacing of the entrance to the field is also being investigated. At the March 2019 meeting of the Parish These improvements will incur significant Council, the Council marked the retirement additional expenditure. 7 TRAFFIC ISSUES issue of the magazine 'local' so that all the articles, pictures and features relate to and will • The Council discussed various traffic be of interest to Yapton residents. The Editor issues of concern in the parish notably: always welcomes more contributions though. • The excess speed problem along In these current days most people can easily do Burndell Road; this by email and you don't even have to invest in a stamp! • Congestion along North End Road with queuing traffic waiting to cross the For those local businesses who may have railway since the introduction of the considered using Yapton News to advertise and new crossing barriers; promote their services, the cost of advertising is very reasonable for the 6 editions published • Congestion and safety concerns in the each year, and it is delivered to approaching 1900 proximity of the Primary School on North homes in the parish, and posted on the parish End Road, particularly at drop-off and council’s own website. My grateful thanks go to pick-up times all those who regularly send in contributions for the magazine and to the team of volunteers • The likely increase in traffic during and after who help with delivering the Parish Council's the construction of the many new homes magazine to an ever increasing number of planned in the parish. households in the village. The local County Councillor had been informed ...... about these issues, and there was a possibility OUR FINANCES that, with help that data from the Community Speedwatch scheme, and with the backing of Funding for the running of Parish Council services residents, could assist in getting a community comes from the parish precept, which is included highway scheme to provide traffic calming in in your annual council tax bill, and is levied on the area. The Council discussed the Community every household in the parish. The Council also Speedwatch Scheme set up in Yapton a couple relies on other income from charges for services of years ago and the traffic issues group which and reserves. had been working with the Police to identify The Parish Council finances are becoming more the problem traffic hotspots in the village. The stretched each year, having to cope with increasing Clerk has been tasked to look into re-starting costs, and the need to make appropriate provision the group and seek to attract new members for maintaining the recreational facilities in who could assist with the Community the village. The increasing number of property Speedwatch Scheme. completions does bring in additional council ...... tax, however, the Parish Council has reluctantly YAPTON NEWS agreed to an increase of 10% in its precept for 2019/20. This is an increase equivalent to 6p per The Yapton week for the average property in Yapton. Where News, which is appropriate, the Council has, and will continue to published 6 times supplement its income, by seeking grants where a year, aims is these become available, particularly for one-off to provide an projects. A financial statement setting out the eclectic mix of Parish Council's income and expenditure for the articles as well as year ending 31 March 2019 will be found at the some 'interesting' end of this report. information on ...... what the Council CONCLUSION itself is doing for and in the In closing, I should like as usual to take this community. The opportunity of recording my personal thanks Editor strives to all members of the Parish Council for their Tree in Village Hall car park to keep each support and interest in the village throughout 8 the past year. I would also like to thank the Clerk of the Council, Andrew Gardiner, for the work he does in supporting me and in furthering the work of the Council. In the coming 12 months the Council will continue its aim of delivering a quality and efficient service for the people of Yapton. The Council will work hard to ensure that the facilities and services for which it is responsible are maintained to a high standard. The Council will also aim to keep the community well informed through continuing the publication of Yapton News and regularly updating of the Council's website and through its social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter.

Stephen Haymes Chairman of the Parish Council 13th May 2019 Fields off Bilsham Road

YAPTON PARISH COUNCIL

Financial Statement for the period 1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019

RECEIPTS PAYMENTS £ £ £ £ 16,863 Balance b/fwd from 2017 / 2018 12,361.36 18,825 Staff Costs [incl. employer's Nl contribs, 18,862.28 office accomm and telephone rental/calls]

50,444 Precept 53,770.00 2,142 Loan interest repayments 2,141.98

1,576 Allotment rents 1,738.50 Administration [including insurance audit fees, postages, photocopying stationery, office equipment, website 7,071 maintenance; annual subscriptIons] 5,561.27

700 Playing Field / Car Park concession 700.00 Playing Field [including grass cutting, litter collection; maintenance/repairs 19,333 repairs to Skatepark grass banks] 11,864.74

2,005 Grants/contributions received 180.00 Street lighting [electricity supply 1,491 and maintenance] 1,618.33

1,450 Yapton News Advertising Revenue 1,595.00 Allotments [including 2,065 water rates, grass cutting] 1,596.65

4,737 VAT refunded by HM Customs & Excise 2,420.35 Miscellaneous expenditure [including village hall external maintenance, newsletter printing and production, 8,722 Laptop & projector from JDAC grant] 8382.50

14 Bank interest 63.33 Grants/donations to voluntary 1,415 organisations 595.00

- Neighbourhood Plan Grant 8,450.00 - Yapton Neighbourhood Plan review - consultancy fees2,011.00

4,362 VAT Paid on taxable activities 2,378.45

£65,426 Total expenditure £55,012.20

12,361 Balance c/fwd 2018/2019 26,266.34

£77,787 £81,278.54 £77,787 £81,278.54

Andrew Gardiner Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer 9 10/04/2019

Grants to Voluntary Organisations. Have you applied yet?

At its July meeting Yapton Parish Council will be considering and making decisions on applications for grant-aid received from voluntary organisations, including clubs and charities, which can “demonstrate that they provide a service, benefit or assistance to the inhabitants of Yapton”.

Grants will not normally exceed £100 towards an organisation’s running costs; exceptionally, higher grants may be awarded to help “pump-prime” particular projects.

Application forms are obtainable from the Clerk of the Council, 38 Ruskin Avenue, North Bersted, Bognor Regis, PO21 5BW, or by email: [email protected] or downloadable from the Council’s Website at www.yaptonpc.gov.uk The closing date this year for receipt of completed applications is Monday 24th June 2019. All applications must be accompanied by an audited statement of the organisation’s latest financial accounts.

Grants to Voluntary Organisations. GrantsHave to Voluntary you applied Organisations yet? .

At its July meeting Yapton Parish Council will be considering and making decisions on applications for grantHave-aid received you from voluntaryapplied organisations, yet? including clubs and charities, which can “demonstrate that they provide a service, benefit or assistance to Atthe its inhabitants July meeting of Yapton”. Yapton Parish Council will be considering and making decisions on applications for grant-aid received from voluntary organisations, including clubs and charities, which can “demonstrate that they provide a service, benefit or assistance to Grantsthe inhabitants will not normallyof Yapton”. exceed £100 towards an organisation’s running costs; exceptionally, higher grants may be awarded to help “pump-prime” particular projects. Grants will not normally exceed £100 towards an organisation’s running costs; exceptionally,Application forms higher are grantsobtainable may frombe awarded the Clerk to ofhelp the “pump Council,-prime” 38 Ruskin particular Avenue, projec ts. North Bersted, Bognor Regis, PO21 5BW, or by email: [email protected] or downloadable from the Council’s Website at www.yaptonpc.gov.uk Application forms are obtainable from the Clerk of the Council, 38 Ruskin Avenue, th TheNorth closing Bersted, date Bognor this yearRegis, for PO21 receipt 5BW, of orcom bypleted email: applicationsClerk@yapto npc.gov.ukis Monday or24 Junedownloadable 2019. Allfrom applications the Council’s must Website be accompanied at www.yaptonpc.gov.uk by an audited stateme nt of the organisation’s latest financial accounts. The closing date this year for receipt of completed applications is Monday 24th June 2019. All applications must be accompanied by an audited statement of the organisation’s latest financial accounts.

HAPPY TO GIVE A LITTLE TO GAIN A LOT?

THEN WE NEED YOU for Advisory Work, Administration, Reception and for our Campaigning & Marketing Group. Working for the CAB has so many pluses, from boosting people’s confidence to improving job prospects . . . “After a busy day at the CAB, it’s really nice to go home and feel you’ve made a difference to the people who have come in for help and go out feeling that the world is not such a bad place” To find out more, contact one of the following numbers Littlehampton – 01903 724010 Bognor – 0344 477 1171 Chichester – 0344 477 1171 HOWEVER IF YOU NEED US come to our Outreach Service at Yapton & Ford Village Hall where an advisor is available every Wednesday from 9.30am to 11.30am. Alternatively, you can contact us Monday to Friday (1000 to 1600 hours) by ringing our Advice Line on 0344 477 1171 or our Mobile Advice Line on 0300 3300 650. ARUN & DISTRICT CHICHESTER CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Registered Charity Number: 1099640

10 Councillor Vacancies at Yapton Parish Council We are looking for 3 new Parish Councillors—could it be you?

YOU need to be able to give up one evening every other month to attend Parish Council meetings, and in return you will receive the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping your local community

Candidates must be at least 18 years of age and a British subject or a citizen of the Commonwealth or European Union and must satisfy at least one of the following: v be a local government elector for the Parish of Yapton v have, during the whole of the previous 12 months, occupied land or other property in the parish, either as owner or tenant v have, during the whole of the previous 12 months, had your principal or only place of work in the parish v have resided in the parish during the whole of the previous 12 months

The Full Council meets on the second Monday of every other the month at 7.00pm at the Yapton & Ford Village Hall, Main Road Yapton, BN18 0ET.

The new Councillors will hold office until the local elections in May 2023.

Any person interested in becoming a Parish Councillor should contact the Clerk of the Council, Mr Andrew Gardiner for details either

By phone on 01243 859141 or by email on [email protected]

Applications can be made in writing by completing an application form obtainable from the Clerk or by downloading from the Parish Council Website www.yaptonpc.gov.uk Interviews will be held later in June 2019 with the intention of the appointment being confirmed at the Parish Council Meeting on the 13th July 2019

Andrew Gardiner Clerk to Yapton Parish Council 13th May 2019

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It’s the 19th of March, our bags are packed and The following day we split up into three teams we’re heading off to Heathrow Airport. I’m on and visit churches in different locations. It’s great my way to Nepal with Hanneke, Ben, Anna, Will to see our young adult team members speaking and Katie (all members of Yapton Free Church). confidently with interpreters in the enthusiastic This is our yearly ministry trip to Nepal. We atmosphere of the Nepalese churches. fly into Doha and are met by another four members of our team, from a church in Arnhem, Holland. (Each team member has raised their INTO THE WILD! own trip expenses.) After our overnight flight The next day we rise at 6.00 am. After a quick to Kathmandu, the whole team is ready for a breakfast we cross the river in a wooden comfortable hotel bed before our mission begins. canoe, keeping an eye out for crocodiles. We have decided to spend our free day on a FLOWER-NECKLACES safari. We travel for over four hours in a open top jeep and see lots of wildlife, including Two days later we travel over 200 miles along the monkeys, peacocks, rhino and a big python. bumpy Nepalese roads (although vastly improved over the last few years). Our destination is the Chitwan jungle. On route we stop to visit some TEACHING AND DHALBAT schools and churches. We arrive at our hotel/ At the start of the new week we travel to our lodge, where we are welcomed with flower next location, and start preparing for our three- necklaces and sweet juice, a customary Nepalese day conference. The Christian churches are welcome. The accommodation is a short walk growing rapidly in Nepal and there are many new from the river where crocodiles lay basking in Christians and young pastors and leaders. Over the sun. Elephants and their riders are often seen the last years we’ve been holding conferences for strolling down the main street. Slightly different leaders, three-day events, which involve teaching, from Yapton.

Some members of the team from England, Holland and Nepal 13 worship, prayer, fellowship and – of course - lots taken 13 children into their home. At that time of good food. At 9.00 am, over 500 delegates they didn’t have any financial support. We began arrive on busses and enjoy a traditional breakfast a child sponsorship program and helped Bharat (Dhalbat: lentils, meat and rice). The meeting and Tara to purchase a house, which eventually starts at 10-ish and continues without a break, became home to 35 children. The children have until 2.30 or 3.00 pm. It’s amazing how these now all grown up and left the home. Since 2000 people stay focussed for many hours. Then a late we have also supported over 15 schools: building lunch: More Dhalbat! Some of the delegates sleep classrooms, providing school uniforms, teaching on the church floor while others take the long materials, computers, generators and financially journey home, to return the following day. After supporting teachers. the conference, we travel on towards Pokhara, another six-hour journey, where we speak in In 2015, after Nepal suffered a devastating different churches and our young adults conduct earthquake in which over 9000 people died, a youth meeting. On Monday, the 4th of March, we helped fund the rebuilding of 80 homes in we return to Kathmandu and enjoy a restful day, a mountainous area outside Kathmandu. Thanks before our flight home. to the financial and prayer support of Yapton Free Church, Gaston Farm (open lambing in previous years) and many local schools and BRIEF HISTORY: individuals, we have raised over £250.000 for these projects. Together, we have been able Yapton Free Church began its charity work in to make a difference in the nation of Nepal. Nepal in 2000, when pastor Bharat first visited Yapton. He shared his heart for homeless children in his city, Kathmandu. I (Hugo) made my first Hugo van Driel trip to Nepal in 2003 and discovered that Bharat (Pastor of Yapton Free Church) and his wife, Tara and their two daughters had

A beautiful, innocent, poor child in Nepal 14 Nepalese transport!

Mountain roads in Nepal 15 SOME IMPRESSIONS FROM BEN VAN DRIEL: “This was my third trip to Nepal but my first in 7 years. It’s funny to see how the country is developing. In one area we saw a man driving a small tractor around a field the size of most people’s back garden. Seven years ago it would have been oxen. I was pleased to meet and spend time with young people who really wanted to grow in their faith. Many young people we spoke to wanted to become pastors or leaders. Some of them were already studying at Bible College. Many churches and schools we visited were very small, mere tin shacks or brick buildings with little furnishing. Despite the poverty the people always gave us a warm welcome, often offering us Dhalbat, the traditional Nepalese dish. At the conferences we saw people powerfully touched by the presence of God as they experienced the love of God and his ability to heal their emotions. It’s exciting to bring the healing power of Jesus into situations and places Hugo, Janine, Hanneke, in a typical where it is so needed.” Nepalese classroom

Over 500 delegates at the Leader’s Conference 16 Introducing Kim Huggett, Headteacher at Yapton C of E Primary School

Thank you for the schools for over 10 years, working in Bognor opportunity to introduce Regis, Worthing , Littlehampton and Chichester. I myself as the new have had the opportunity to work with the Local Headteacher at Yapton C Authority on two secondments prior to my of E Primary School. I began appointment at Yapton C of E Primary School. I am my teaching career in a Mum of two boys aged 10 and 17, so weekends Liverpool at Christs and are spent on either a football or rugby touchline Notre Dame College: ! As you can imagine, it is a busy household Liverpool Institute of with a husband, two boys and two dogs! I look Higher Education, studying forward to working with you in continuing Education with a specialism in early education and developing the links between our school ( 3-8years) and theology. I had the opportunity and the community. to have teaching placements in a variety of areas including Toxteth and Anfield. After completing my degree I returned home to West Sussex Kim Huggett and started as a newly qualified teacher in Headteacher of Yapton C of E Littlehampton. I have been a senior leader in Primary School.

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18 News from St Mary’s Church Yapton, St Mary’s Church Clymping and St Andrew’s Church Ford

In Yapton on Palm Sunday 14th April a Some 90 Christians gathered on Clymping beach procession of Christians from St Mary’s at sunrise on Easter Sunday around a bonfire to church commemorated the entry by Jesus into mark the most important day in the Christian Jerusalem a week before his trial and crucifixion. calendar, the day that commemorates Jesus’s It was led by two donkeys, Alfie and Charlie, miraculous resurrection after his crucifixion on who live locally. The use of a donkey by Jesus Good Friday. Members of the congregations of instead of a horse was seen as symbolic in St Mary’s Yapton, St Mary’s Clymping, St Andrew’s contrast to arriving on a steed in war. Ford and other churches sang hymns and shared in the bread and wine which are key features The rector, Revd Richard Hayes then welcomed of the Christian Eucharist. the congregation into a Palm Sunday service saying he wanted to explore the Easter message The Revd Richard Hayes, Rector of the three in detail during Holy Week and Easter Day. Anglican churches, lit the bonfire and led the Details of all services at the three churches in singing. This is the fifteenth year he has led the the Benefice are at www.cyfchurches.org.uk. event.

19 20 AROUND THE VILLAGE ......

YAPTON AND FORD VILLAGE HALL YAPTON FREE CHURCH Report by Derek Ambler Report by Jo Jeffers A very successful Race Night was At Yapton Free Church we have held at the beginning of April, our been enjoying the transition thanks as usual are due to the from Spring to Summer. It was volunteers in the kitchen who lovely to see some new faces at prepare and serve the bangers our outdoor Easter service and and mash for the interval in kids Easter trail which was lots proceedings. of fun. We were blessed with wonderful weather and able to enjoy worshipping It is hard work in hot conditions but they manage and hearing testimonies about the goodness of to remain cheerful throughout the evening. God on Yapton village green surrounded by the The money gained from the night goes toward beauty of creation and the new life bursting from improvements to the Hall. One project that we every blossoming tree and chorus of bird song. hope to achieve is to make the building more disabled friendly by installing automatic doors. We celebrated the birth of baby Mary (little This could prove expensive and will probably sister to Luke, Alex and Jennifer), at the same require a grant from the National Lottery. In the time as remembering the death and resurrection past our applications to them for other grants have not been successful, however one must keep trying. It is heartening to see more and more activity taking place within the Village Hall. The numbers attending the Wednesday coffee morning are increasing and unfamiliar faces keep appearing. Attendances at W.I. U3A, Walberton Fine Arts, Cottage Gardeners and the History Group all appear to be healthy and the same can be said about the various dance and exercise groups that use our Clubroom. The Village Hall should be the centre of the local community and within Yapton that is clearly the case. Our next fundraiser we are planning another Quiz Night, details of which should appear in the July edition of the Yapton News.

21 of Jesus Christ and the amazing freedom and groups, home groups, kids worship, Parent and new life he has brought to each of us who now Toddlers, Youth Club and Alpha all playing a vital know and follow him. As I write this article I am role in our Church life. But there are also a few sat in my garden looking at the cucumber and other events that we have lined up. In mid-June tomato seeds I planted just a couple of weeks (Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th), a team from ago. Tiny seeds buried in the ground are now Catch the Fire UK are leading ‘Encounter the growing into healthy little plants which if cared Glory’ conference at Yapton village hall. We for properly should bring a good harvest mid to look forward to a day filled with worship, the late summer. In planting and harvesting we know word and encountering the presence of God. from experience that the tiny seed we plant will Tickets will soon be available via our website and grow up and produce some kind of fruit but we Eventbrite. You are welcome to join us. first have to bury it. At Easter we are reminded that Jesus never sinned, loved and obeyed father At the end of May, a group of us from Yapton God and gave his life so that we can be set free Free Church will join 20,000+ others at Wiston from sin and brought back into relationship with House for the Big Church Day Out. It is always our father in heaven. Hanging on the cross he a fun weekend listening to great music and freely took and felt the weight of all our sin and bands from around the world, worshipping with said to his father ‘Forgive them, for they do not thousands of others, enjoying cream teas on the know what they are doing’. Just like a seed Jesus lawn and making the most of the great British was buried for 3 days in a tomb. After 3 days he weather!! rose again and defeated death and sin. He is alive Our annual Holiday Club for primary aged and when we say sorry to him for living our lives children will be back on the village green this without him, he forgives us and we become a new Summer from Monday 22nd to Friday 26th July creation, who is no longer separated from God. 10am -12pm. There will also be further activities Just like the little seeds I planted we can bury our and fun for all ages including a senior citizens old life and be born again when we choose to cream tea, toddler’s teddy bear picnic and 5 a side follow Jesus. football match. More information and application Every sin covered and paid for at the cross, forms will be distributed through local schools and on our website nearer the time. An ultimate expression of God’s unfailing love, Sacrificed and suffering so we could be set free, The saviours gift of freedom is for you as it is for me, Eternal love unfolding in God’s most perfect plan, Raised Jesus Christ, perfect sacrifice, uniting God and man. What happened at Easter has eternal significance for our lives. If you want to know more about how you can have a personal relationship with God I would really recommend you come along and check out the Alpha course. Our new Alpha Course started on the 1st May with a BBQ. The course explores the meaning of life, who Jesus is, why he had to die, at the same time as addressing some of the more difficult questions in life such as why is there suffering. It runs every Wednesday Evening, 7:30pm at the Old Church Building, Main Road, Yapton. You are very welcome to join us at any stage during the course. Our normal weekly meetings and activities are set to continue into the summer; with prayer

22 There is always lots happening at Yapton Free During the second half of spring term 1st Church; from men’s breakfasts to Parent and Yapton Brownies have continued with the new Toddler groups. You are more than welcome Brownie Programme. The girls are trying to gain to join us for any of our events, activities their ‘Know Myself’ theme badge which helps or services at Yapton Free Church. Our them to get to know who they are, their role Sunday Services are usually at 10:30am at in Girlguiding and the wider world. During the Yapton Village Hall. For more information unit meetings the girls put to the test whether on all that goes on at Yapton Free Church, they were successful working on their own or visit our website on www.yaptonfreechurch. as a team, experimented with how they learn net, like us on Facebook at Yapton Free and remember things and had a go at building a tower of cards. They learnt they might get things Church or call our office on 01243 552232. wrong the first time, but that this is okay and

...... YAPTON GUIDES Report by Anna Drynan The 1st Yapton Rainbows have been working on ‘Skills for my Future’ and explored who and what is important to them, making a shield to show to everyone. The girls looked at their own talents and skills which included singing, dancing and playing

helps with doing it differently next time. The Brownies also decorated aprons and made pop up cards for Mother’s Day and the last evening of term was spent making Easter craft and enjoying an Easter egg hunt. The Guides have been busy putting on a show this term to celebrate the two oldest girls achieving their Baden Powell Award and moving on from Guides. There was singing and dancing and a good night was had by all. The unit had its first Badge night and several girls worked very musical instruments. The Rainbows enjoyed hard to gain the first new programme badges an Easter egg hunt to finish the term. Two of – Guiding Traditions, Mixology, Aspirations and the Rainbows are looking forward to starting Craftivism to name but a few. Photography and Brownies in the new term and the unit will be Geo-caching are being worked on as we speak working on ‘Mary Poppins’. There will be kites for the next Badge night. The Guides are looking to make and fly, umbrellas to decorate and a forward to a busy activity weekend at Lodge Hill fabulous carpet bag game and exciting tea party. in May 2019 where they will be having a go at Continued Overleaf ➣ 23 archery, crate stacking and abseiling and plans are develop their skills and the local units are all run afoot for an amazing ‘Mermaids and Unicorns’ by volunteers who are extremely dedicated to themed summer camp weekend in June. The giving the girls the best chance to have a go at girls are also celebrating Mary Poppins and have everything the programme has to offer. If you a special movie night planned with a fish and would like to know more about Girlguiding chip supper. please see https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/ or see what the Yapton Guides and Rangers get up to at www.1stYaptonGuides.org.uk ...... YAPTON & DISTRICT COTTAGE GARDENERS’ SOCIETY Report by Ann Hollis Since the last edition of Yapton News we have held our Spring Show at the end of March. It was lovely to see all the Spring flowers/shrubs in the hall. Entries for staging overall were well up on last year, and if you fancy having a ‘go’ at our next show in June, we would be delighted to see you. You do not have to be a gardener to enter – there are classes for cookery and preserves, floral art, photography and children. If you are not a member yet, please contact our membership secretary – Jan Wood on [email protected] or tel.no 01243 554501. Membership per household is just £6 and on joining you will be sent a copy of the schedule with details of all the classes. The Rangers enjoyed ‘flipping’ at Hopefully by the time you read this, cold weather Flip Out and have will be a distant memory and we will all be able plans for a text to sit out in our gardens in the sunshine. Our treasure trail and next event is our Early Summer Show on June an escape room 29th when the Village Hall will be filled with evening of puzzles the scent of sweet peas and roses. It is open and challenges to to the public from 2pm – 4pm with our usual solve. Summer is stalls – plants, cakes/preserves/breads, raffle and a busy time for tombola. Tea/coffee and David’s wonderful cakes Rangers as they will be available, so please come and have an generally have enjoyable afternoon. exams and school academic work In July we are staging a new event – Yapton to complete so the activities tend to be more Strawberry Tea Bonanza!. on July 13th More relaxed and are focussed on having fun. The unit details are on the Poster elsewhere in Yapton is working towards their ‘Have Adventures’ and News. This is a fundraiser towards our Annual ‘Be Well’ theme badges and the lighter evenings Show which will take place on August 10th as will bring the opportunity to do some outdoor part of the Summer Fair. The marquee for that cooking and try out some survival activities…. event costs over £1000 so we are hoping to with plenty of marshmallow toasting and hot have lots of visitors to the Strawberry Tea. If chocolate for sure. you feel you would like to join the Society at that time, then the cost will be a Special £3 per Girlguiding continues to offer its members household which will take you up to the end of exciting opportunities to try new activities and 2019. This is half-price as our membership year 24 runs from January to December. Membership entitles you to reduced entry fees to the classes in our shows, free entry to our Autumn/Winter Illustrated talks meetings, and reduced entry prices to garden visits. We have been delighted to welcome several newcomers to the Society and would like to welcome even more. For more details about the Society, please get in touch with our membership secretary (details above) or contact Anne Hollis (secretary) [email protected] 01243 551683 or Roy Phillips (chairman) 01243 552822.

...... YAPTON & FORD LOCAL HISTORY GROUP Report by Allen Misselbrook

Hilaire Belloc Yapton & Ford Local History Group gave a warm welcome By this time, he had married an American to Chris Hare at their March woman, Elodie Hogan in 1896 with whom he meeting. The subject of had five children. his talk on this visit had a literary flavour as his subject In 1906 he stood for Parliament and was elected was Hilaire Belloc, his life and his association as the member for Salford South, a seat which with Sussex. The Group heard about Belloc’s he held in the election of January 1910 but lost early life, being born in 1870 just outside of Paris it in the December and how his father died when Hilaire was only election of the 18 months old. Following the Siege of Paris by same year. the Prussians, a revolution was staged by a group Hilaire Belloc was of French Socialists calling themselves the Paris a most prolific Commune which was overthrown with much writer, writing bloodshed. 20,000 members were executed. many books about Against this backdrop Belloc’s mother, being his beloved West English and fairly wealthy, returned with her son Sussex as well as to London. many books on historical topics. Chris went on to say that after the family suffered He was also a poet some financial reversals Hilaire moved to Slindon with 102 poems where he grew up loving the countryside to his name. In traditions and slower pace of life than he was addition to these accustomed to in London. As a French Citizen he also wrote novels, he returned to France to complete his National one of which was ‘The Four Men’, a story Service in the French Army before returning about four travellers walking from west to once again to England in 1892 to study at east across Sussex. Chris finished by saying that Oxford University where he gained a 1st Class Hilaire suffered a series of strokes in the early Honours Degree in History. He obtained British 1940’s and was unable to write again. He died Citizenship in 1902 and three years later he in 1953 at the age of 82. He is buried in Our bought a house and five acres of land in Shipley Lady of Consolation and St Francis Churchyard, near Horsham which included a mill at Slindon. West Grinstead. Continued Overleaf ➣ 25

The Swing Riots of Sussex a mob was required to ‘burn something’ which in so doing implicated them in the crimes. The riots In contrast to last months talk, the subject of only lasted for 2 years and during that time there the History Group’s April talk was about riots were 1976 trials, 252 people were sentenced to in the Sussex countryside. Guest speaker, Gary death (only 19 of theses were actually executed), Purser, explained why and how agricultural 505 were transported, 644 imprisoned, 7 fined workers of the county followed the example and 1 whipped. The rest were either acquitted of other counties and revolted. Amongst the or bound over. causes were mechanisation of farming, Tithes and low wages. The introduction of threshing Gary gave some local examples which concerned machines and other mechanised farm machinery the Innerwhyke and Outerwhyke farms in such as ‘Gin Gangs’ (round buildings in which Felpham. Thomas Cosens, owner of Innerwhyke horses attached to wooden gearing mechanisms Farm, received demands from a large mob to which drove threshing machines) threatened the increase the labourers pay to 14/- (70p) a week. livelihoods of village folk putting many of them The movement achieved a general increase in out of work and into poverty. wages and eventually, in 1834, the Government amended the Poor Law Act...... The next meeting of the Yapton & Ford Local History Group will be on Monday June 3rd. when Sylvia Endacott will give an illustrated talk on the Changing Face of Public Houses in Bognor Regis. The Group meetings are held in the Club Room of the Yapton & Ford Village Hall on the first Monday of the month. The doors will be open at 7.15pm. Members are free, guests £3.00 per person.

Tel: 01243 552715 Email: [email protected] To head up the protests a fictitious leader was Web-site www.yaptonhistory.org.uk invented and went by the name of ‘Captain Swing’...... Letters were received by landowners setting out demands which included the destruction of all FRIENDS OF AVISFORD offending machinery and were signed ‘Captain MEDICAL SURGERY - WORKING Swing’. Failure to do so would result in hayricks FOR YOUR SURGERY being set alight and machinery smashed in the Report by Gill Henry, Treasurer middle of the night. Mobs, sometimes 2000/3000 strong, used to gather together to carry out Calling all patients of the the threats. The first ‘Swing Riots’ occurred in Avisford Medical Group! Kent, spreading to Sussex, Hampshire, Wiltshire, We are coming around to the Berkshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire. time of year when we hold our The first rick to be set ablaze was on June AGM and for the first time in 1st 1830 in Orpington and the first threshing many years we are holding machine was destroyed on August 28th 1830. this in Yapton. To encourage you to come and The government reacted but as there was thank you for all your support to the surgery little or no police force at that time it was left we are treating you to a free afternoon tea. to the local magistrates and JP’s to administer punishment. A reward of £50 was offered AGM & Free Afternoon Tea for information about rioters and £500 for Yapton & Ford Village Hall information about arsonists. These were great inducements considering the weekly wage for a On 18th June 2019 farm labourer was 8/4d (42p). To make sure that 14:30-15:30 nobody went to the authorities every member of In the Club Room 26

Come and meet your management committee, tell us your views and see a presentation about what we have been doing to support the surgery in the past year. You can find the details on our website: www.avisfordfriends.co.uk We are still hoping to hold a health talk over the summer but have yet to secure a speaker. Keep a watch out on the website, posters in the surgery and around the village. If you have a health topic you would like us to cover, please drop a note into the local surgery or email – [email protected]. We will also have a stall at the Yapton and District Cottage Gardeners Annual Show on 10th August 2019 – more details to follow. Don’t forget you can keep up to date with future events and local health news by visiting our website at www.avisfordfriends.co.uk. Over the summer months we will advice on hayfever and using your local pharmacy for over the counter help.

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YAPTON & FORD CUB PACK Report by Katrina McAnaspie Some budding new Chefs spent a day at the Scout Hall recently, where they peeled, chopped, fried, boiled, and mashed to create very tasty cottage pie and apple crumble as well as some cookies to take home. Not only that but they also washed everything up afterwards and earnt themselves their Chef Badge.

Continued Overleaf ➣ 27 Carrying on with the food theme, we held a 20p it is amazing how much fun can be had by pancake evening, when all the cubs made and cheering on a horse. ate pancakes then held pancake relay races. The pancakes used for racing were not fit to be We had a clothes sale by Mikes Clothing. The eaten once they had been raced and tossed by garments were very stylish and reasonably enthusiastic cubs, but a fun time was had by all. priced. He will be coming again in July. A talk on healthy living given by Arun Wellbeing was very informative and well received. To celebrate Easter we had an Easter Bonnet competition which was very popular and was won by Vera Spiers, second was Audrey Jackman and third was Derek Ambler. The afternoon was then completed with a Quiz. Our forthcoming events include a Skittles evening at the Maypole pub. a tour and lunch at Chichester Cathedral and another lunch followed by Putting if the weather permits. If you would like to learn more about our club please call me, Pam, on 01243 868684

...... We had an Easter egg hunt to round off the WALBERTON ARTS SOCIETY Spring Term then started the Summer Term Report by Elizabeth Sturt with our traditional St George’s Day Parade. However, in a break with tradition, this was held The most important thing to on the seafront at Littlehampton. We were very mention is that the May meeting, fortunate with the weather and lots of parents on Tuesday 28th May, is to be lined the route to watch as the parade made its held in the Boxgrove Village way from the Norfolk Road playground along Hall, postcode PO18 0EE. the promenade, round in front of the Windmill This is due to circumstances across the green and up Banjo Road. A short beyond our control and for service and renewal of promises was held at the the June lecture we shall stage by the sea then many of the young people be back in Yapton as normal. At Boxgrove it remained behind to take part in a litter pick. will be Soviet Central Asian Mosaics, which Their reward (apart from seeing a lovely clean promises to be both fascinating and a visual feast: beach) was free ride tickets for Harbour Park. Chris Alexander will show how the art form, originating on the floors of wealthy Romans and As we start the Summer term with lots of developed by the Byzantines on the walls of their outside activities planned, we still have some churches, was re-branded as a propaganda tool places available at Cubs. So if you know any boys during the communist era. Chris has travelled or girls aged 8 or 9 who enjoy a challenge and are extensively in the former USSR and his talk available Monday evenings from 6.30-8pm, please will feature examples of these vast and striking contact me at [email protected]. works of art. When normal service is returned on Tuesday 25 June back home at Yapton, Jo ...... Banham will present The History of Wallpapers. Expect much on Arts and Crafts – the author YAPTON EVERGREENS OVER 50’S has curated exhibitions on William Morris – but Report by Pam Evans in addition much historic detail on this form of interior decoration across the centuries. Once again we have had a very active couple of months. Some brief notes on recent talks follow. Two A Race Meeting run by Tony took as their subject painting and yet they could and Hazel always proves scarcely have been more different from each very popular with members, other. In The Italian Job in February Richard with bets set at a modest Whincop described undertaking a major 28 figurative art commission in Calabria. In 2015 he representatives of the Red Box scheme, which stayed for two months in the city of Cosenza we will be supporting with donations this year; working on five large paintings telling the story they supply personal sanitary items to schools to of the Normans in Southern Italy. Apart from be given to pupils who need them. interesting insights into the creative process, Richard also sketched in much local colour Our meetings take place on the third Tuesday – what he calls ‘the unique Calabrian way of of each month, (except for December - 2nd doing things’. Tuesday), start at 10.00am, and are held in Yapton Village Hall. There is always time to chat over a In March Sarah Cove’s Constable in Brighton cuppa and a biscuit; we have a raffle, and a bring- was, perhaps, more in the mainstream of Arts and-buy sales table. We also have two walking Society lectures. The speaker is a conservator of groups (the Hikers and the Strollers). So if you paintings practising in London and a specialist in are looking to meet new people, then we would technical art history. She founded the Constable love to see you. There is no age limit, and you Research Project more than 30 years ago and don’t have to be retired to join the WI. thus was able to bring a wealth of knowledge to her presentation on the work of the famous For further information, please contact our artist and his association with Brighton. president, Mrs. Alison Coote - 01243 773276 or [email protected] Back to Classical times for the April lecture, as Ian Gledhill’s Art and Illusion started by ...... examining the ancient theatre and showing YAPTON COFFEE MORNING how the respective parts of modern theatres COMMUNITY GROUP still carry the same names today. The talk then Report by Elsie Nichols moved on to a discussion of the development of stage scenery, the influence of improved forms Our Group is thriving at present of stage lighting and lastly some modern styles and we have welcomed new of set design. people recently. The Walberton Arts Society welcomes new We held our Easter Raffle which members and casual visitors to its meetings was free to those who contribute which take place on the fourth Tuesday of the to our monthly raffles, and month at Yapton and Ford Village Hall (except everyone were happy with their Easter prizes. Tuesday 28 May – see above): doors open at 1.30pm when tea and coffee are available It was good to welcome Alf back again after a few before the lecture starts at 2.15. Entry for non- weeks absence, and Jack returned after a visit to members is £6. Details are available on the Australia. website: www.taswalberton.org.uk or from We would like to invite anyone who has recently me on 01243 551292. moved to Yapton to join us every Wednesday morning 10.30 to 12noon in Yapton Village Hall...... No entrance fee, you only pay for your Coffee/ Tea and biscuits. We are a friendly group, and you YAPTON WI can keep up to date with what is happening in Report by Alison Coote our Village. 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B2B Notes of the Council Meeting on 13th May 2019

This time of the year the business of the Council changes to reflect on the previous year’s activities and at the same time setting up the framework for conducting the Council’s business for the year ahead. Following the local elections 7 councillors have been returned without the need for an election. The Parish Council will be co-opting 3 people to fill the vacant seats on the Council Annual Parish Meeting – The first meeting held on the 13th May was the Annual Parish Meeting. This was attended by 7 parish councillors and 13 members of the public. 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. Annual Meeting of the Parish Council – the next meeting in the series of four meetings being held on the 13th May was the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council. This is effectively the AGM and appointments are made to the four committees and representatives are appointed to sit on various external bodies. A new Staffing Committee was also set up. The audited accounts are also received by this meeting. Councillor Stephen Haymes was re-elected Chairman of the Parish Council and Councillor Michael Pickthall was re-elected Vice-Chairman. The following were elected to the four committees: ALLOTMENTS: Tony Kendall EMERGENCY & RESILIENCE: Agreed to defer appointments to July meeting PLANNING: Derek Ambler, Peter Dunkley, Tony Kendall, Doug May and Mrs Vicky Newman PLAYING FIELD: Peter Dunkley and Michael Pickthall STAFFING: Stephen Haymes, Michael Pickthall and Peter Dunkley Following on from the AGM an ordinary meeting of the Parish Council took place - to deal with the ordinary parish council business. Planning Committee – the Committee received the planning decisions taken over the last two months and agreed the Parish’s response to current planning applications. Yapton Neighbourhood Plan – the parish council agreed that Derek Ambler, Tony Kendall and Doug Maw would join Vicky Newman as the Council’s representatives on the Yapton Neighbourhood Plan Steering group. Grants to Voluntary Organisations 2019 – The Council is seeking applications for grant assistance to voluntary and charitable organisations. The closing date for applications is 24th June 2019. Date of Next meeting: 8th July 2019 - Planning Committee commencing at 7pm followed by the Parish Council Meeting at 7.30pm or at the conclusion of the Planning Committee 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.

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