No 17 April 2016

Peacehaven Town Council

The new doggie park is the first in the country Peacehaven has a new park specially for dogs. It has dog agility equipment and is the first of its kind in the country. Dogs can run free safely and there is a wall of remembrance. l Full story on Page 2

Centenary story projected Summer skate on the cliffs — Page 3 festival — Page 2 Making Peacehaven a better place to live,work and visit www.peacehavencouncil.co.uk 1 Tel: 01273 585493 Peacehaven Town Council

April 2016 Dogs’ day in their special park Peacehaven is opening a special sponsored dog walk on the day will representatives from both charities. dog park as part of the town’s start at the Oval Park at 1pm and “They are fantastic charities centenary celebrations. The park, finish at the new dog park. that do amazing work, finding the first in the country, is in Money raised from the walk will go new forever homes for homeless Shepherds Down Park, just behind equally to Waifs and Strays and dogs.” the Annexe Stores in Roderick Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare The park entrance has gates so Avenue. The entrance is in Firle at Ringmer. pets can run freely with no danger Road. Cllr Rachael Coles said: “Come of running on to the road. They Top-quality dog agility equipment along and either join us in the dog can drink from a natural water bowl. has been installed and there is a walk or meet up for the official Details of how to buy a plaque for wall of remembrance for past pets. opening. Refreshments will be the wall of remembrance are The official opening by the Mayor, available. displayed in the park. More details Cllr Robert Robertson, will be on “It will be a great opportunity to about the park from the Information Sunday, April 3, at about 2pm. A meet fellow dog owners and Office. Dementia care Hot wheels and support at the fair Many people are happier if they can A skate festival will run remain independent and in their own alongside the homes for as long as possible. But for a person with dementia this Peacehaven Summer can become increasingly difficult as Fair. the condition progresses. The Zero Degrees Alzheimer’s Society has combined Festival will include services in West Sussex and scooters, BMX and Brighton and Hove to run its inline skates as well as Dementia Care and Support Service boards. across the area, including The fair, an Peacehaven. The service provides associated car boot personalised one-to-one support for sale and the skate people with dementia in their own festival will be at homes to help with everyday tasks, Centenary Park on from preparing meals to helping with Saturday, July 16. washing and dressing. Organisations and Elisa Vaughan, the society’s groups who wish to operations manager for Sussex, have a stall at the fair said: “We want people with should register their dementia to remain independent for interest with Karen as long as possible. That’s why we Date on 01273 585493. want residents to take advantage of our care and support service. “Carers benefit too – they get time for themselves and can be confident Bingo night they’re receiving the best support Bingo with cash prizes will and compassionate care from our be at the Meridian Centre trained dementia specialists.” on Friday, April 15, at More details on the Sussex 7pm. Eight games for £4 Dementia Helpline on 01403 plus flyer and snowball. 213017. www.peacehavencouncil.co.uk 2 Tel: 01273 585493 Peacehaven Town Council

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Council meetings The public may attend any council or committee meeting. Each meeting is normally held at the Meridian Centre and starts at 7.30pm unless stated.

April 100 PEACEHAVEN 5 Planning and Highways 12 Leisure and Amenities 19 Policy and Finance Hardly any cars in sight 26 Annual town meeting How the South Coast Road century of history featured in May looked many years ago. Peacehaven 100, a special 3 Planning and One of the fascinating online supplement to E-News Highways photographs from the town’s you can see on our website. 17 Annual council 24 Planning and Highways 31 Council (annual Our story on the cliffs return only) A big occasion in the history of Peacehaven’s Peacehaven 100 key landmark buildings — centenary celebrations will the cinema, hotel, Bastion KEEP up to date be the giant projection of Steps and lost bungalows online with Lewes old pictures of the town on — projected from the District Council at the cliffs near the Meridian undercliff will bring history www.lewes.gov.uk Monument. alive for today’s residents. and with East The free event on “It will be a fun Sussex County Saturday, April 23, at 8pm experience for families, Council at www.east has been organised by and a valuable History projected sussex.gov.uk local historian Julia reminiscence experience Winckler. longest-established agent for older residents, many The evening will begin in Peacehaven. Many of whom are the sons and Teatime with pictures of pioneer were pulled down to make daughters of the early Sussex Markets will run bungalows from the 1920s way for higher-density settlers and pioneers.” the café in the foyer of onwards taken by estate redevelopment. More details from the Community House at agents Wagstaffs, the Ms Winckler said: “The Information Office. the Meridian Centre during the afternoons on Mondays, Thursdays An invitation aboard the new mystery night presented by and Fridays starting on luxury flagship of the fleet, the The Company Upfront will be at April 4. The cafe is run SS Ocean Wave, is the hot the Meridian Centre on by Sussex Pet Rescue ticket of 1925. But it is the Saturday, April 9. Book your each Monday and voyage of the doomed. The passage with a £12.50 ticket Wednesday morning. latest Peacehaven murder from the Information Office. www.peacehavencouncil.co.uk 3 Tel: 01273 585493 Peacehaven Town Council

April 2016 A voice for residents The town’s residents association is Mr Hook said: “We act as a looking for new members, especially watchdog on proposals for change to among the increasing number of the town, monitoring planning younger people who are making applications and proposals from Peacehaven their home. statutory bodies and responding Membership of Peacehaven and accordingly. As your member of Parliament I am District Residents Association is open “It is important too that we continue delighted that this year we are to everyone with a permanent home to develop and maintain contact with celebrating 100 years of Peacehaven. here who qualifies to be on the the town council and other bodies Peacehaven is a great place for electoral roll. both directly and through elected everyone, the young and old alike, and Secretary George Hook said: “We members. I am proud to represent local want people to help us improve the “We also make sure we liaise with residents in Parliament. things they like about the town. We organisations locally who have similar It is ideally situated, with wonderful want to give them a strong voice in interests.” views across the Channel to the south the community.” The association conducts its affairs and the National Park to the north, The association provides a forum on a no-party-political, non-sectarian while being close enough to both for open meetings on topics of basis. Lewes and Brighton to give residents a interest, advances suggestions for If you would like to join, call Mr choice of large shopping centres plus improvements and endeavours to see Hook on 01273584403 or email him at access to Sussex’s many historic they are carried out. [email protected] villages. We have excellent local District schools, great local All ready for spring businesses and a fantastic councillors The town council’s ground staff are getting ready Centenary Park project for spring. Over the last few months the team has delivering improved Peacehaven’s councillors recreation and leisure completed shrub cutting in the parks. on Lewes District Council: facilities in the town. At the sports park off Piddinghoe Avenue an old North ward: Andy Peacehaven was once unfairly Loraine, 01273 580919, hedge alongside the entrance road has been described in the past as a “blot and Elayne Merry, 01273 replaced with a close-board fence at the request on the landscape” by a newspaper 580732. of the bowling club. This will allow it to complete reporter. I disagreed then and still do East ward: Nigel Enever, the extension and landscaping of its new today. 01273 580399, and Jackie clubhouse. This was the first time some of the It is by many standards a young Harrison-Hicks, 01273 ground staff had done this type of fencing, so a town but one that has grown and 589430. new skill has been learned. developed over the last 100 years. West ward: Dave Neave, A new member of the team is Peter Bowles, the So Iet us celebrate our 100 years of 01273 586381, and caretaker/groundsman. His work will cover history and pay tribute to the people Robert Robertson, 01273 cleaning the hub building and changing rooms of Peacehaven, both past and 517069. and helping the ground staff. present, who make the town the very Peacehaven’s councillors Work early this month will prepare the bowling special place that I have the honour to on East Sussex County green for the opening day of the season on April represent. I am here to help any of my Council: Ian Buchanan, 26 and soon after that the ground staff will do the constituents. You can find out 07754 749372, and Phil necessary end-of-season jobs on all the football more about my work as your MP at Howson, 01273 581612. pitches. www.simonkirby.org

Showing at the town council’s cinema at the Meridian Centre on Wednesday, April 20, at 7.30pm will be Bridge Of Spies (12A). Simon Kirby !During the Cold War, a New York lawyer is recruited by the CIA to help rescue U.S. spy plane pilot Gary Powers, shot down by the MP for Brighton Kemptown Soviet Union. Tickets are £5 from the Information Office. and Peacehaven

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