Previously Known As Yapton News & Views MAY 2017 Issue No 84
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Yapton News Previously known as Yapton News & Views MAY 2017 Issue No 84 Parish Council YAPTON PARISH COUNCIL Information The Parish Office is open on Chairman Stephen Haymes, Woodlands Park House, a Monday, Wednesday and Main Road, Yapton, BN18 0EZ [Tel: 01243 551475] Thursday Vice-Chairman Michael Pickthall, 2 Tack Lee Road, Room 4, Upstairs Yapton, BN18 0HB [Tel: 01243 542445] Yapton and Ford Village Hall Members (rear entrance) Derek Ambler, 11 Graham Road, Yapton, BN18 0JT [Tel: 01243 551156] 9.30AM TO 12.30PM Sally Beard, [email protected] Martin Clark, [email protected] [Tel: 01243 555804] Mrs Pam Evans, 2 Mornington Crescent, Felpham, PO21 8HG [Tel: 01243 868684 or 07796 657081] James Gadd, 68 Loveys Road, Yapton, BN18 0HG [Tel: 01243 552337] Your local Police and Community Anthony Kendall, 15 Cherry Avenue, Yapton, BN18 0LB [Tel: 01243 552033] Support Officer will no longer be Chris Sprules, [email protected] available at the Parish Council Office Vicky Newman, [email protected] To contact Sussex Police for [Tel: 01243551207] non-emergencies dial 101 There is currently one vacant Parish Council position. or e-mail: [email protected] Clerk of the Council or report online Andrew Gardiner, 38 Ruskin Avenue, North Bersted, Bognor Regis, PO21 5BW [Tel: 01243 859141] Yapton & Ford Local History Group email: [email protected] web: www.yaptonpc.gov.uk Monday June 5th Sussex Inns and their Committees Architecture ALLOTMENTS Michael Pickthall An Illustrated talk by (Michael Caiger has been appointed to oversee Janet Pennington and manage the Allotments. Tel: 552435) Monday July 3rd The Land Settlement Association EMERGENCY & RESILIENCE An Illustrated talk by Bill Martin Derek Ambler, Michael Pickthall, Chris Sprules Yapton and Ford Local History Group PLANNING meet on the first Monday of the month Derek Ambler, James Gadd, Tony Kendall, in the Club Room at Yapton and Ford Village Hall at 7.30pm Mrs Vicky Newman All are welcome PLAYING FIELD Non-members Admission £2.50 Sally Beard District Councillors: Stephen Haymes, Woodlands Park House, Main Road, Yapton, BN18 0EZ [Tel: 01243 551475] Derek Ambler, 11 Graham Road, Yapton BN18 0JT [Tel: 01243 551156] County Councillors: Middleton division: Jacky Pendleton Felpham division: Hillary Flynn YourYapton News Published by Yapton Parish Council MAY 2017 Issue 84 t the May meeting of Volunteering – In many past editions of the Parish Council, the the Yapton News, there have been requests A Council spends a few for volunteers to come forward and assist moments looking back over the Parish Council in the provision of its the previous year and reviews services. Thank you to all those who have put what has been achieved by the themselves forward and volunteered for the Council. In this edition of the many and varied activities we have on offer. Yapton News, the Chairman’s Its never too late to enquire if help is needed Annual Report is reproduced with any of the activites like the Community in full. Here are just a few of the highlights Speedwatch Group, delivering the Yapton raised by the Chairman in his report. News or assisting in cases of emergency in the Playing Field – The Council spends a parish. significant proportion of its limited budget in Planning – Much time has been spent on keeping the King George V Playing Field clean Planning Matters over the past year and there and tidy and a largely litter free environment. is no sign that this will reduce over the coming A number of comments are received each year months. The Planning Committee has had to on the frequency of the grass cutting, which deal with a number of significant planning is scheduled to be cut every two weeks in the applications, with only one being on a site growing season from April to October each approved for development in the made Yapton year. The Council cannot afford for it to be cut Neighbourhood Plan. The Parish Council will more often, but does arrange for extra cuts if soon be asking for your help in identifying and the grass is growing quickly or in advance of agreeing further sites in Yapton for housing major events being held on the playing field. development to help Arun Council meet its You may be interested to know that just under shortfall in future housing provision. Yapton £4,000 has been spent recently in keeping could be asked to take up to a further 849 the outdoor gym equipment and play area houses to help meet this shortfall. equipment in working order and safe for all Communications – The aim of Yapton to use. It is hoped that work to repair the News is to provide an eclectic mix of articles banks to the skatepark can be arranged in the as well as some ‘interesting’ information on coming months. what the Council itself is doing for and in the Dog Fouling – Despite our best efforts there community. This is coupled with regular and remains, unfortunately, an on-going issue interesting reports received from many of the with dog fouling on the playing field. It is clubs and organisations which meet and serve unacceptable that this should be left for our the residents of the village and its surrounding litterpickers Jo and Alan to clear up. Indeed, localities. The Parish Council is committed to it is a most unpleasant task for anyone and if continuing with the publication of the Yapton left on the field could well be a serious health News for the foreseeable future. I am always issue for our children. The Parish Council once keen to hear from any residents who wish to again urges all dog owners and dog walkers provide an article or a letter for publication in to act responsibly, to keep their dogs on a lead a future edition of the Yapton News. whilst exercising them on the field, and to clear up and take their dog’s mess away or use the bins provided. Editor.Andrew [email protected] Gardiner Cover picture: Hoe Lane, Flansham by Andrew Gardiner 3 Parish of Yapton Annual Parish Meeting Chairman’s Report 2016/2017 This report covers the twelve month What Do We Do? period since the last Annual Parish Meeting For those who may be new to the village, the on 9th May 2016. It is my tenth report to parish services include responsibility for and you as Chairman of the Parish Council. maintaining the King George V Playing Field, the two village car parks, the skate park, the children’s The Parish Council is composed of 10 elected play area, a range of outdoor exercise equipment, members who serve for a 4 year period. The last the all-purpose floodlit sports enclosure and scheduled Parish Council elections took place in adjacent youth shelter, the picnic tables and seats May 2015. on the playing field, the litter collection service, In May 2016, Mr Chris Sprules was appointed to an allotments site, bus shelters, as well as some the Parish Council. Since then two resignations street lighting and financial support for the village have been received. Firstly, from Dan Goddard in hall and voluntary organisations. July 2016, and after following the normal process Your Council has representatives on outside Mrs Sally Beard was co-opted to the Council bodies which oversee and manage various in November 2016. In November the Council functions and activities impacting on the local received the resignation of Mrs Lynn Kendall, and area. A key role, which is discussed later, is co-opted Mrs Pamela Evans to the Council at its the Council’s role in the planning function, March 2017 meeting. particularly with regard to the vetting of all Over the last 12 months there have been planning applications for the parish. six meetings of the full Parish Council and six meetings of the Planning Committee. At the The Council also maintains a website www. Annual Meeting of the Parish Council in May yaptonpc.gov.uk which contains information 2016, I was re-elected as Chairman with Dan about the Parish, the Council and its meetings. Goddard being appointed as Vice-Chairman. The Council also publishes after each Parish Following his resignation in July Michael Pickthall Council meeting, the Yapton News, a bi-monthly was appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Parish magazine for residents, which not only includes Council. information about the Parish Council’s activities but also includes, amongst other things, reports Yapton is represented at the County Council by from clubs and organisations which operate two members of the UKIP party, Joan Phillips and in the village. Yapton News is delivered free of Graham Jones who were elected in May 2013 charge to every household in the village by a to represent the Middleton Division (which team of volunteers. We are currently delivering includes Yapton) and Felpham Division (which to approaching 1900 households in the parish, an includes Hoe Lane) respectively. It has been significant increase over the last year. pleasing that Joan Phillips has been able to attend some of our meetings. The four yearly cycle of Recreational Facilities in Yapton elections will be held on the 4th May 2017 to The contract for grass cutting on the playing field elect representatives for the Yapton wards on has just been renewed and for the three years the County Council. from April 2017 – 2020 will be performed by 4 George Burley Ltd of Dorking. The contractor a good standard for the enjoyment of our young undertakes grass cutting for many West Sussex people throughout the year. schools and has a local depot at Halnaker, near Chichester. The Parish contract provides for the Planning Matters field to be cut on a fortnightly basis (weather Over the past year the Council, and the Planning permitting), normally on Thursdays, although Committee, has carefully vetted all the planning there is provision for extra cuts and for it to be applications which have been submitted for rolled if these are needed.