Angmering Village Life
News Archive
May 2014
The next film to be shown at Angmering Community Centre is "12 YEARS A SLAVE" (2013)[UK 15] at 7.45pm on Saturday 14 June- doors open at 7.30pm.
This OSCAR and BAFTA winning film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Brad Pitt. Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty by a malevolent slave owner as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity.
Tickets priced at £5 are available in advance from the Community Centre Office, Woodies News, and Angmering Framing & Stitches, or at the door (subject to availability).
A/56/14/PO - Application to modify a Deed of Variation dated 15/08/2013 relating to Planning Obligation dated 23/12/2010 to include an additional item to be listed within Schedule 2 of the Agreement. Item 20 to now read "The floorspace within Unit 2 can be used for the sale of clothing, footwear, accessories and equipment associated with outdoor activities up to a limit of 197 square metres of floorspace." Unit 2 Haskins Garden Centre, Roundstone By-Pass. Applicant: Haskins Garden Centres Ltd.
Observations on this/these Application(s) must be received by The Head of Planning Services, Arun District Council, The Arun Civic Centre, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5LF by 19 June 2014.
To see applications, plans, design statements, etc, type the Application Reference Number (such as those above) into Arun District Council's "Application Search Facility ", click on the Search button, and click on the hyperlink reference when selected application is returned - then select "Documents".
To enable the community to get a better understanding of what the Plan means for future development in Angmering, two evening drop-in sessions have been organised to enable those who are working during the day and have limited time at weekends to go along. This is your opportunity to comment on the Plan. The dates, times, and location of the drop-in sessions are as follows:
Friday 30 May between 7.00pm - 8.30pm in the King Suite of the Village Hall (Station Road)
Tuesday 3 June between 7.00pm - 8.30pm in the Community Centre (Foxwood Avenue, Bramley Green)
Some planning applications along Roundstone Lane may have gone through but that does not mean the Neighbourhood Plan is too late to have any impact, as there are more applications in the pipeline across the rest of Angmering. The Neighbourhood Plan, once adopted, is an opportunity to influence future planning decisions for the next 15 years so we all need to be sure it reflects what we, the community, really want.
The closing date for comments on this pre-submission Plan is 11 June 2014. If you have any queries or would like a paper copy of the draft Pre-Submission Plan, contact the Parish Council Office (01903) 772124. Comments are required by 11 June so that they can be incorporated and submitted with the final version of the Plan when it goes to goes to final examination.
A Wellbeing Day is being held at Angmering Community Centre this Friday, 23 May from 10am to 4pm. On offer will be Wellbeing MOTs where you can find out lots of interesting things about your body - for example, your internal body fat, which may help you kick start a few simple lifestyle changes. There will also be free Home Energy Advice and free Food Demos (11am-1pm). To book or find out more information please call Arun Wellbeing on 01903 737862
The Prevention Assessment Team (PAT) will be available to give free NHS Health Checks. This involves a blood pressure and cholesterol check to assess your risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years. Health Checks are available for people aged between 40 and 74 and who have no history of high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, stroke or heart disease. To book please call the PAT team on 01273 268900.
Also on offer will be 'Young at Heart' activity taster sessions provided by Albion in the Community which are aimed specifically at the over 65s. There will be 'Push Fit' which is an opportunity for grandparents to be active with their grandchildren (in buggies). There will also be taster sessions of line dancing.To book your place please call Emma Humphries on 0787 689 8054.
A/51/14/OUT - Outline Application with Some Matters Reserved for demolition of the existing Manor Nursery Garden Centre and hard standing and redevelopment for 32 dwellings with associated access, public open space and landscaping. Manor Nursery, High Street. Departure from the Development Plan. Applicant: Hanbury Properties Ltd.
Observations on this/these Application(s) must be received by The Head of Planning Services, Arun District Council, The Arun Civic Centre, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5LF by 5 June 2014.
To see applications, plans, design statements, etc, type the Application Reference Number (such as those above) into Arun District Council's "Application Search Facility ", click on the Search button, and click on the hyperlink reference when selected application is returned - then select "Documents".
At the AGM of Angmering Parish Council last night (Monday), Cllr Albert Mariner was elected Chairman of the Parish Council for the next year. Cllr Susan Francis was elected at Vice-Chairman.
The following statement has today been issued by SAV:
"Arun District Development Control Committee Councillors today voted 7 to 3 in favour of approving the first three developments East of Roundstone Lane totalling 370 houses. These 370 are the first of the 600 agreed for Angmering in Arun's Local Plan.
Although the Councillors re-worded the school provision condition, there is still no guarantee of a primary school or guarantees on the timescales of the delivery of the dualling of the A259."
Arun's Director of Planning, Cllr Ricky Bower, who is a member of the Development Control Committee, initially wished to defer any decision on the Applications to consider what the draft S106 Agreement had to say on schooling and transport. Nearly all the other councillors on that committee agreed with him, but the chair of the committee appeared to strongly support the planners and pushed for a rewording of the school provision. As a result, some hasty rewording on the school provision was agreed that allowed approval of all three Applications. Both Arun and Angmering will no doubt come to regret that rewording as it could possibly (and probably) allow both developers and the County Council to wriggle out of their obligations. Running behind time, the committee somehow forgot to discuss further the wording of the S106 Agreement in respect of transport (and particularly the impact on the A259) and other infastructure matters!
It is also incredible that Arun District Council has been railroaded into reneging on their policy requiring new developments to include 30% affordable homes, allowing the developers a reduction to 20% in the case of these three Angmering Applications. This allegedly allows developers to make an additional financial contribution to facilitate the provision of a primary school, but no doubt still making a substantial profit at the expense of those in Angmering and surrounding district who really need affordable housing. Cllr Bower's wife, also a councillor on the Development Control Committee, went as far as suggesting that green space could be reduced to allow developers to squeeze in more housing, in order they could make a greater financial contributions - (derision from fellow councillors and the public gallery!).
Angmering In Bloom Association will once again be holding a Best Front Garden Competition - closing date for entries is 15 June 2014. However large or small, please enter your garden - an entry form can be obtained from the the Angmering Parish Council Office or by emailing info@angmeringinbloom.co.uk. Judging criteria will include : first impression, use of space, variety of plants, and general condition
All four Public Houses will be entered into the Best Public House Garden and all the allotments at Honey lane will be judged for the Best Allotment.
Judging will take place at the end of June and The Garden Competition Awards, sponsored by Haskins Garden Centre, will be presented at the end of July. Winners will receive gift vouchers from Haskins Garden Centre.
Today, commemorating the centenary of the start of the First World War, Angmering Village Life has launched four new articles/resource pages through its History Centre showing how our village suffered and coped during that war. Angmering In Bloom is aiming for 100 packets of poppy seeds to be planted around the village which will flower this summer. The Angmering Branch of the British Legion also have some projects under consideration. Commemoration projects, from both sides of the tragic conflict, will continue for the next 4 years
The new articles in our History Centre are as follows:
WW1 Centenary - Angmering's Fallen - (A list of Angmering's war dead containing as much information as possible about each of them, including some photos)
WW1 Centenary - Angmering's Survivors - (A list of Angmering's war survivors containing as much information as possible about each of them, including some photos)
WW1 Centenary - A View from Home - (News articles giving war related happenings in the parish of Angmering)
WW1 Centenary - Stanley Messenger Correspondence - (The poignant correspondence between Stanley Messenger and his mother and, after his death, her attempts to locate his burial place)
About 180 people from Angmering, Barnham, Eastergate and Westergate, and other locations, attended a rally outside Arun District Council (ADC) Offices last night to protest against the number of new houses proposed by ADC over the next 15 years in their Local Plan. The rally was addressed by our MP, Nick Herbert (pictured below - left), who talked about the current congestion in Angmering and the great housing contribution it had already made in recent years. He voiced the opinion that the strategic allocations by ADC were both foolish and ill-conceived, and that it was unnecessary at this stage of the Plan to determine numbers of houses in any area. He had also sent a letter to every councillor on the District Council stating his views. Your can see a video of Mr Herbert's rousing speech (through the Littlehampton Gazette's website) at the rally by clicking here
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Despite the demonstration, and with little surprise, at the meeting of the full Council which followed, there was a majority vote by ADC to include in the Plan:- 600 new houses for Angmering, and 2000 new houses for Barnham, Eastergate and Westergate which will effectively destroy the character of those villages. It was clear that due to administrative problems at ADC, Mr Herbert's latest letter never reached many councillors before the meeting. It was also apparent that, at a recent workshop for councillors, there was substantial support for large development at Ford, but the planners and the influencing councillors had ignored this having already made up their minds where new housing should be constructed in the future. So much for democracy! The views expressed by Angmering's District councillors relating to the parish's proposed housing allocation were either disappointing or non-existent!
A/33/14/T - Trim tops of nodules beneath level of drive to 3 no Monterey Pine Trees at 24 East Drive. Applicant: Mr B Chate. Readvertisement due to amended description.
A/40/14/HH - Two storey and single storey rear extension and new vehicular access at Drumbeg, The Thatchway. Applicant: Mr R Poxon.
Observations on this/these Application(s) must be received by The Head of Planning Services, Arun District Council, The Arun Civic Centre, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5LF by 22 May 2014.
To see applications, plans, design statements, etc, type the Application Reference Number (such as those above) into Arun District Council's "Application Search Facility ", click on the Search button, and click on the hyperlink reference when selected application is returned - then select "Documents".