No. 29: November 2020
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NO. 29: NOVEMBER 2020 A Welcome Visitor: Female Roe Deer In A Local Field. • Enjoy the best of the autumn sun with a short walk round Boxgrove and Eartham. p5 • The British Legion remembers… p3 • Looking for the rarest European big cat. p7 • Mundham & District Gala AGM on the 4th p3 • This pumpkin cake won’t hang around. p11 • Local servicemen’s lives recalled. p8 • Try Chichester Farmers Market. p3 • Take a slow breath. Reflection on p11 • A blaze of glory. The Flower Club way. p10 Autumn Almanac. • ‘All is safely gathered in’ with our gardener • The Parish Council goes online monthly. p2 Matthew. p7 • Chris Page announcement. p3 • Did I hear that right? • Crossword on p10 Misheard songs quiz. p6 • Answers to the quiz and more humour. p12 • It’s ‘Still Life’ Jim, but as Celia knows it! p8 Should you need medical help during Lockdown. The NHS are concerned that many people are not seeking the medical help they may need at this time so: • If you need medical help you can contact your GP practice. • If it’s urgent please use the NHS 111 online service or call 111. • If it's a serious or life-threatening emergency, call 999. • If you are told to go to hospital, it is important that you do go. Best Wishes From Louise and Mick. Some Further Links. • N. Mundham Parish Council COVID-19 web page. https://northmundham.org/coronavirus-covid-19/ • Chichester at Home have put together a list of local businesses offering delivery of fresh produce, groceries, meals and hoe/garden items. • If you need help, or if you want to volunteer, West Sussex County Council are also running a 'Community Hub' which you can access through this link: Community Hub or via a direct link at the top of the WSCC Home Page. If you have no access to the internet and need help you can call the Community Hub on 0330 222 7980. • Mick has found a helpful Facebook group is ‘West Sussex Covid 19 Mutual Aid’; you can use this link and join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2676801359115345/ Please forward this edition to your friends, if they would like to receive a regular copy they can email us at [email protected] Louise Russell & Mick Lovell NORTH MUNDHAM PARISH COUNCIL North Mundham Parish Council Report. I recently joined a discussion on line which discussed the problems of holding parish council meetings, and it looks as if it will be some time before we are able to resume meetings face-to-face in the village hall. But our meetings are still open to the public. The simplest way to access the meeting, if you have internet access, is to go to the parish council website at https://northmundham.org/ and then find ‘Schedule of Meetings’ under the ‘Council’ tab. Download the agenda for the meeting you want to attend, and you will find a link ‘Join Microsoft Teams Meeting’. You do not need to pre-book, but it is a good idea to try to join the meeting in good time to make sure you can make contact. If you want to try it out beforehand, than contact the clerk and she will arrange a trial session. If you do not have in- ternet access, it is still possible to join on the telephone – you will need to contact the clerk to set that up, and her e-mail address is [email protected] . One of the reasons I have gone into some detail about how to join our meetings is that I anticipate we will be discussing some fairly significant proposals for housing development in the coming months, which a number of you may want to know about. In my last note I mentioned that the Government had two sets of proposals to change the planning system. There are actually. One was a set of detailed changes to the existing planning regime, most notably a change to the way the housing requirement for each District is calculated. If it is enacted, this change would require a big increase in the number of houses for which Chichester’s Local Plan would have to find space. We have responded to this consultation and you can find a copy of our response on the parish council website – click on ‘News’. The other set of proposals for the longer term was presented in a Government White Paper which proposes a much more radical change to the national planning system, and we have responded to that as well. Tim Russell, Chairman. 01243 781052. [email protected] SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS TO BE HELD BY NORTH MUNDHAM PARISH COUNCIL Planning Meeting & Full Council 3rd November 2020 Planning Meeting 1st December 2020 The next Parish Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday 3rd. November, 2020 at 7.30pm. Due to the current restrictions the meeting is taking place on line; all relevant documents and the link to join the meeting can be accessed from the links provided on the PC home page: https://northmundham.org/ NORTH MUNDHAM PARISH COUNCIL CONTACT LIST Mrs Louise Chater 01243 203050 [email protected] 1 Charlmead, Clerk to the East Wittering Chichester. Parish Council West Sussex PO20 8DN Mr Tim Russell 01243 781052 [email protected] Chairman Vacancy Mrs Frances Neave 01243 782391 [email protected] Mr Paul Chivers 01243 789990 [email protected] Mr Robert 07880713159 [email protected] Callaway-Lewis Mr Peter 07747468699 [email protected] Stephens Mr Hugo Wall 01243 278542 [email protected] Mrs 01243 265804 [email protected] Annie Maclean Mr Keith Phillips 07980668612 [email protected] Chris Page District 01243 380009 [email protected] 6 Willowmead Close Councillor Runcton PO20 1NH Simon Oakley 01243 785166 [email protected] 12 Netteton Avenue Tang- District Councillor mere PO20 2HZ Jamie Fitzjohn West 01243 782380 [email protected] 77 Fishbourne Road Fish- Sussex County bourne PO19 3JJ Councillor Please forward this edition to your friends, if they would like to receive a regular copy they can email us at [email protected] Louise Russell & Mick Lovell 2 What’s On + Exchange and Mart The Awards Winning Farmers Markets this month are on Friday 6th and 20th October as FOOD ONLY markets, in a temporary location at Cattle Market Car Park, Chichester. This is a health and safety measure in order to reduce the number of people in the main high street at any one time. The market will continue to be held in this temporary location until further notice. It is preferred that you pay by Card not cash, all traders will be operating in this manner. Strict social distancing measures will be in place. A Note from District Councillor Chris Page. Some of you will know that I was elected in May 2019 to be one of two District Councillors for Tangmere and North Mundham, which includes Oving , Merston, and Hunston. I stood as a Conservative. At the recent selection panels to choose candidates for the elections next May for County Councillors, the local Conservative Association saw fit effectively to deselect two sitting County Councillors for whom I have the greatest respect for their dedication and effectiveness. My feelings about this were so strong that I have had to resign from the Conservative Party. I will continue to sit as your Councillor on the District Council as an Independent, and will endeavour, as always in the past, to work with the community and Parish Councils to represent the interests of all our residents, regardless of political connection. For those who supported my election campaign so stoutly last year, I pass my sincere thanks, and trust that you are not disappointed by my action, which was taken as a matter of principle. Christopher Page District Councillor A Date For Your Diary. Mundham and District Gala and Flower Show 2020 AGM - 4th November at 6pm by Zoom. Jokes. What is the only sport where the contestants stop at the finish line? Swimming! Heard on The Antiques Roadshow. ‘This grandfather clock is really striking!’ Please forward this edition to your friends, if they would like to receive a regular copy they can email us at [email protected] Louise Russell & Mick Lovell 3 What’s On + Exchange and Mart Remembrance Sunday and the Poppy Appeal Those who read my article last month will know that the Royal British Legion and indeed the whole world is having to adapt a lot this year so here is an outline of the changes we have had to make to our Remembrance activities. The Remembrance Sunday service normally attracts a “full house” but involves a variety of actions that do not pass the “social distancing” test. Services at both North Mundham and Hunston will be held but those wishing to attend will have to reserve their places in the same way as they do for other services. For North Mundham, call Lynn Mears on 01243 537190 and for Hunston call Joan Duberley on 01243 78780 . The services will start at 1050 on Sunday 8th and a 2 minute silence observed at 1100. The names of those who fell will be read out and wreaths laid at the War Memorials immediately following the service. If you have a place booked please remember to wear a mask. At North Mundham, there is a one way system in the church and I regret that due to social distancing, the congregation there will not be able to gather around the memorial for the wreath laying. The Royal British Legion hopes to see as many of you there as space allows.