TELSCOMBE TOWN CRIER
Telscombe Town Council ’s newsletter Communicating with residents Issue 60 - Oct/Nov 2016
Council’s contact telephone number:- 01273 589777 Council Appoints Freeperson for Telscombe Town
At the Council Meeting on Wednesday 21st September, Mrs Brenda Sawyers was awarded the title of Honorary In This Freewoman of Telscombe Issue Town. This was in acknowledgement of her Tyefest/ services to the town over fireworks many years as a Councillor, Macmillan fundraising including a year as Deputy Mayor and being Chairman of FREE PSA testing many committees, and an Future active member of the events Telscombe Residents Grants Association. The Town Mayor, Winter Cllr Gwen Maskell said it was a maintenance privilege to present the award to advice someone who had given and Fly tipping continues to give so much to Tree Survey the town as a past Councillor Contact No’s and continuing member of the Telscombe Residents Association. Ofsted
success Mrs Sawyers thanked everyone Committee / for the nomination and said she meetings was honoured to accept. She was presented with a badge, certificate and flowers and signed the Oath.
Solar Panel Readings CO2 saved:- 36,023 Kg Total Energy Generated:- 63,199 Kwh Readings at date copy goes to press
Telscombe Town comprising Telscombe Cliffs, East Saltdean and Telscombe Village
Tyefest Success This year to help raise funds Cllr Dave Neave assisted in organising a Tyefest car boot sale from 10am which proved a great success. Sponsors for Tyefest this year included Dominoes Pizza (Peacehaven), Abbott’s & Sons, Ace Facilities, Hire Station, Tim Jordan’s, Countryman Contractors, Peacehaven Tyre & Auto’s, Maloncho Restaurant and City Cabs who together pledged nearly £4,000 to cover some of the events costs.
Brighton Unsigned organised the bands and loan of the stage from the Brunswick Festival. Unfortunately due to the weather, the last bands were unable to play. The community dance marquee SOAK proved very popular once the rain started! Stalls from the Telscombe Residents Association, Wave Leisure, CTLA, The Flowershed and the Deans Senior Tea Club as well as individual residents selling products and face-painting etc, and a funfair provided entertainment throughout the afternoon. Luckily the rain stopped just in time for the firework finale provided by Telscombe Town Council. Our thanks go to residents, Councillors and Council staff who volunteered to assist in the set-up of the day’s events and on the actual day to ensure that the event ran smoothly.
Page 3 Macmillan Fundraising Telscombe Town Council held several events to raise money for Macmillan recently including a quiz night and coffee
morning. Thanks to the Breast Cancer Support Group for making the teas and coffees at the coffee morning, to those that donated cakes and to everyone who attended the events and gave so generously.
We raised an amazing £560
Well done also to the Southern Stomp line dancers who raised £330 at a coffee ‘afternoon’ which was attended by the Mayor, Cllr Gwen Maskell - see photo right.
Free Prostate Testing One in every two men will have a health problem with their prostate at some stage of their lives. It could be an infection, enlargement or cancer. One in every eight men will develop prostate cancer and those of African-Caribbean origin and those with a family history of the disease are 2 to 3 times more at risk. PSA stands for Prostate Specific Antigen, it is a simple blood test that measures the amount of antigen, produced by the prostate, entering the blood. It is not a direct test for cancer, a moderately raised reading can be an indicator of a prostate problem, a high reading should trigger further tests to determine if there is a need for any treatment. Some leading clinicians believe all men over 50 should know their PSA and have regular yearly tests. Almost 11,000 men die of this disease annually, one every 48 minutes. Caught in the early stages, cure rates are dramatically improved with over 80% success. General symptoms of problems with the prostate are frequent need to urinate especially at night; bursting to urinate, slow flow, difficult, painful; stop/start and dribbling, or blood in the urine. FREE PSA testing is happening in Dorset, Hampshire and Sussex, the three counties covered by the charity PCaSO (Prostate Cancer Support Organisation). They believe overwhelmingly in giving men the right to decision making about their own health choices and are continuing with their commitment to a PSA testing programme having tested over 5000 men across our region since 2013. Despite a persistent reluctance by the NHS and other Health Authorities to support free PSA testing for all men in the appropriate age range, PCaSO are offering this service for men aged between 45 and 75 at: Telscombe Civic Centre, 360 South Coast Road on Saturday 19th November 2016. The testing will be conducted by trained personnel and nurses taking blood from a vein in the arm, which will be analysed at a laboratory and the result posted to you within 7 to 10 days. It is essential to BOOK AN APPOINTMENT
Phone: 0845 650 2555 (local rate call)
Financial Grants - Applications Invited FUTURE EVENTS:- The Council recognizes and supports the valuable contribution made by many voluntary groups and organisations to the well Quiz in aid of Children in Need being of the local community and offers limited financial grants Friday 18th Nov to qualifying organisations. Teams of up to 6 people Applications are accepted for help towards a special project, or at £2 per person the everyday running costs of your organisation up to the value of £500. An application form is available from the Civic Centre Race Night hosted by or can be printed from the website. Telscombe Residents Grants are considered twice in each financial year and the last Assoc. - proceeds to meeting is in January 2017. TRA & Mayor’s charity fund. Tickets £6. The application deadline for that meeting is 31st December Saturday 19th November at Civic Proms Night Delight Centre
Everyone had an entertaining Christmas Day Coffee time at the recent Last Night of morning at the the Proms and bingo evening Civic Centre at the Civic Centre. Sunday 25th December 10am - 12 midday Flag waving was the order of the evening and everyone All events are at Telscombe Civic Centre unless otherwise joined in singing to the popular stated and are subject to songs during the second half. Over £140 was raised for the change - ring 01273 589777 for full details Mayor of Telscombe’s charity fund and our thanks go to Proceeds to Mayor of Telscombe’s everyone for coming. Charity Fund unless otherwise stated
This is a new FREE service. Call to report or get information about power cuts or if you are worried about the safety of over or underground electricity cables or substations. Future bingo dates at the Civic Centre are:- 25th November Find out more at 16th December followed www.powercut105.com by a Christmas party 2017 Winter Maintenance Advice 27th January Winter maintenance is crucial in terms of both the 24th February economy and road safety, and is carried out to 31st March assist the safe movement of road users including 28th April buses, cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians and minimise delays caused by adverse weather conditions. Householders Eight games for £4 plus a and businesses in Telscombe and East Saltdean are snowball (50p per ticket) and £1 encouraged to clear snow and ice from public areas near their flyer game. Cash prizes. Free properties during periods of severe winter weather. They are tea, coffee and biscuits. also encouraged to check and assist neighbours who may Start time 7pm prompt need additional help and support during this time. Seating is limited and based on a Remember when clearing snow to use salt, ash or sand, don’t first come, first served basis. use water as it is likely to refreeze and turn to black ice.
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When people leave their rubbish in an unauthorised place, whether it be a remote part of the countryside or on another person's land, it is fly-tipping. The waste dumped may be harmful or cause pollution, as well as being an eyesore and harming wildlife. The estimated cost to local authorities in the UK for clearance of fly-tipped waste is over £45 million per year. For these reasons fly-tipping is illegal and offenders can be fined up to £50,000 and face up to five years in prison. Of the 155 fly-tipping incidents in the district over the last 12 months 16 were in Telscombe. No level of fly-tipping is acceptable and a number of hot-spots have been identified. Lewes District Council has a dedicated fly-tipping officer who investigates all cases of fly-tipping. The Council has a 100% conviction rate in recent years when it has taken cases to court. The Council also has new powers to issue on the spot fines without needing to take cases to court and is running a district-wide campaign targeting fly-tipping hot- spots as well as encouraging reporting by residents. There are a number of ways to report fly-tipping, including: . Telephone on 01273 471600 Email to [email protected] or via the council’s social media channels. To assist with the investigation, where possible please take note of the following, but do not approach offenders and do not touch or move fly-tipped materials. The date and time the incident occurred The model, make, registration number and colour of vehicle used by the offender A description of the offender(s) A description of fly-tipped materials and their quantity. Every person and business has a duty of care to the waste they create. This means that everyone must take all reasonable measures to ensure that their waste is given to someone who is authorised to remove it. Local authorities and private contractors must hold a current waste carriers licence. If you give your waste to somebody else and it is found fly-tipped, you must be able to provide evidence to the police or the local authority of who you gave it to. If you cannot provide this information, you run the risk of a fine and a criminal record. All companies with a current license can be found on the Waste Carriers Register website:- www.gov.uk/guidance/access-the-public-register-for-environmental-information For more information about fly-tipping visit www.lewes.gov.uk/fly-tipping
Chatsworth Park Tree Survey The Council, in its capacity as owner, is responsible for trees located on land for which it manages or has total control over. As such, it has a common law and statutory duty of care in relation to its trees. Compliance with the duty will require the operation of a reasonable systematic inspection of all its trees, which has been determined in accordance with a sufficient and informed risk assessment. The Council therefore engaged an Arboriculturist to inspect Chatsworth Park who has subsequently produced a comprehensive report. This report will be published on our website. It has highlighted work that needs to be undertaken and we are in the process of obtaining quotations with a view to the work being carried out in the next few months. We would like to reassure residents that we are not undertaking any unnecessary works, but works that are required to ensure the safety of the public and health of the trees.
MP’s News I have been very lucky to have lived and worked in the Brighton area for most of my life and can trace my family back for hundreds of years in Sussex. Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven is where I live and I love all of it. I’ve tried very hard over the last 6 years to be a loud voice for the area and to do my very best to represent everyone in this beautiful and diverse place. Whatever the future brings, I will be getting on with the job I was elected to do and will be looking forward to continuing to do my very best for local people in the future. Due to the small electorates of both Brighton Kemptown and Brighton Pavilion, the recent proposal by the Boundary Commission shows a new constituency, Brighton East and Newhaven. The seat would no longer include Woodingdean and Moulsecoomb & Bevendean but would include wards in Newhaven and Seaford. These initial proposals are subject to a 12 week consultation process and I would encourage local residents to have their say. Please see www.bce2018.org.uk. This Boundary Review is only the first step in the process. There will be two further consultations in 2017 and the new proposals don’t apply until 2020. If I am selected to stand again, I would be humbled to continue to serve local residents, both existing and new constituents in Brighton East and Newhaven. Newhaven and Seaford are both special places that I know very well. Kind regards, Simon Kirby MP To contact Simon either email [email protected] or telephone his local office in Telscombe Cliffs on 01273 589178. Contact Phone Ofsted Achievement Numbers Telscombe Cliffs Primary School underwent a two day Ofsted inspection early in the summer Not sure who to contact about what? and the findings were recently published. The The brief list below may help you. school received its first ‘good’ rating for 15 East Sussex County Council years. A team of inspectors reported that head General Enquiries - 0345 60 80 190 teacher, Darren Vallier and his team, had Highways - 0345 60 80 193 successfully raised standards in the two years Adult Social Care - 0345 60 80 191 since the last inspection and praised them as Family Information - 0345 60 80 192 ‘strong role models for pupils to emulate’. Mr Vallier said “it is an exceptionally strong Libraries - Renewals 0345 60 80 195 report and I hope that every member of staff, Enquiries 0345 60 80 196 every pupil, every governor and parent feels Lewes District Council - 01273 471600 proud of the part they have played in this For all departments including those below, use wonderful achievement.”
the above main switchboard number:- The report included a long list of Telscombe’s Community Services, Waste & Recycling strengths, acknowledging the work of the entire school Environment & Health; Housing community Planning & Building Control as they Telscombe Town Council - 01273 589777 came very Telscombe Tye, Chatsworth Park, close to playgrounds, the Civic Centre and grass verge earning cutting the top out Further details are available on our website -standing www.telscombetowncouncil.gov.uk under the rating. heading ‘problem solving’
Page 7 Contact Us - Telscombe Town Council, Telscombe Civic Centre, 360 South Coast Road, Telscombe Cliffs, E Sussex, BN10 7ES Open Monday to Friday 9am - 4.30pm, excluding bank holidays Telephone: 01273 589777 Email: [email protected] Website: www.telscombetowncouncil.gov.uk Town Clerk: Nancy Astley BA(Hons) DipTP MRTPI Deputy Town Clerk & RFO: Stella Newman, MILCM Email - [email protected] Email - [email protected] Admin Assistant / Reception: Karen Shaddick Email - [email protected] (9am-1pm) Contact a Councillor Councillors—Telscombe Cliffs Ward:- *also district Councillor Tim Armour 01273 302486 Councillors—East Saltdean Ward:- Daryll Brindley 07734 694189 Wayne Botting* 07804 921634 Andy Loraine 01273 580919 Job Harris 01273 583050 Gwen Maskell 01273 585819 Mayor Andrew Mendoza 07809 121852 Ron Maskell* 01273 585819 Brian Page 01273 302220 Dave Neave 01273 586381 David Wright 07905 039210 Andy Smith* 01273 584484 Joanna Wilkins [email protected] Committee Chairmen/Vice Chairmen:- Amenities & Civic Centre - Cllr J Wilkins, Chairman * Cllr A Loraine, Vice Chairman Policy & Resources - Cllr D Wright, Chairman * Cllr B Page, Vice Chairman Planning & Highways - Cllr D Neave, Chairman * Cllr D Brindley, Vice Chairman
The Council Offices will re-open after the Christmas break on Tuesday 3rd January 2017 We wish all residents a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Telscombe Town Council Meeting Dates - Nov & Dec 2016 15 minute public question time at beginning Planning & Highways Wednesday 2nd November of each meeting. Policy & Resources Monday 7th November Meetings start at 7.30pm unless otherwise COUNCIL Wednesday 16th November stated. Planning & Highways Monday 21st November Meetings held in Telscombe Civic Centre. Amenities & Civic Centre Monday 28th November Agendas displayed on Council notice Planning & Highways Monday 8th August boards and the website. Dates are subject to change - if you wish to Planning & Highways Wednesday 31st August attend please phone the Civic Centre on Telscombe Village Monday 5th December 01273 589777 to ensure the meeting is Planning & Highways Monday 12th December being held. COUNCIL Wednesday 21st December A full list of dates for 2016 is available on
2017 dates will be available on our website shortly:- the Council’s website www.telscombetowncouncil.gov.uk
For info - there is a defibrillator situated by the entrance to the Civic Centre Drop-in Councillor Surgery and Residents’ Association Coffee Morning First Saturday of each month, 10 -11am at Telscombe Civic Centre:-
3rd December 2017:- 7th January 4th February 4th March
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