Angmering Village Life
News Archive
August 2014
A/76/14/L - Application for Listed Building Consent for the addition of 2 names on the war memorial in The Square. Applicant: Mr R Martin (Angmering Parish Council).
A/107/14/HH - First floor side extension over existing garage at 5 Mill Road. Applicant: Mr J Norris.
A/109/14/PL - Rebuild commercial building destroyed by fire at St Deny's Nursery, Dappers Lane. Applicant: Mrs G Peralla.
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 18 September 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".
Angmering Twinning Association hosted a buffet reception for the Ouistreham Twinning Association (Comité de jumelage) on Friday evening (22 August) at Angmering Village Hall. 32 members of the French association came to Angmering including its president, François Duchemin, and the mayor of Ouistreham, Romain Bail. Chairman of the Parish Council, Albert Mariner, welcomed the visitors before the buffet and he and Cllr. Susan Francis acted as hosts for the mayor throughout the weekend.
On Saturday (23 August), the visitors were taken by coach to the Imperial War Museum in London where they were able to see the new WW1 exhibition. Afterwards they were taken on a coach tour of London. That evening the mayor dined at The Lamb with Cllr Mariner.
At the request of Cllr Albert Mariner and Cllr Susan Francis (vice-chairman of the Council) , Julia Phelon and John Goulding of the Angmering In Bloom Association gave M. Bail and M. Duchemin a guided tour of the village on Sunday morning accompanied by Cllr Francis, Julia and John pointing out some of the historical buildings and beautiful floral arrangements. (see photo (l/r): Susan Francis, François Duchemin, Romain Bail, Albert Mariner, Julia Phelon, and John Goulding).
Elected mayor of Ouistreham in March this year, Romain Bail expressed a desire to promote the two twinning associations by participation in other activities and to work closer with Angmering Parish Council.
Despite concerns nationally that marking of exam papers was harder on students this year as the Government's policy is to rely less on coursework, there were some impressive results from some students at The Angmering School.
Bethan Williams, Adam Woodard, Lydia Khoo, Flynn Hickey, Arran Collis, Darcy Phillips, Danielle Newman, Naomi Gittus, Bernadette Davies, Beaumont Pritchard-James, James Pearce, Bronte Sandwell and Benjamin Dicker all earned more than 8 A* or A grades. Bethan Williams achieved 13 A*, Arran Collis got 12 A*, Adam Woodard got 10 A*, and Flynn Hickey eight A*.
59% of the School's students achieved A* to C in English and 59% in Maths, while 77% of students gained grades A* to C or equivalent in Science.
A/101/14/PL - Extension of car park to provide a further 15 No parking spaces and removal of existing grass bund at Angmering Community Centre, Foxwood Avenue (Bramley Green). Applicant: Angmering Parish Council
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 11 September 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".
As this photo was being taken looking down Stubbs Hill in the High Street, a lady walked by and said "They're an absolute joy, aren't they?" They most certainly are but the photo does not do them justice. While they unfortunately did not flower in time for the "In Bloom" judging, Angmering In Bloom are again to be congratulated in having the vision to plant the seeds in this location.
Angmering Village Hall is looking for a vounteer Booking Secretary, who preferably lives in the village. Ideally, the Booking Secretary should be computer literate and be able to use Email, MS Word and possibly MS Excel.
If you would like further information, please phone Corrie Brown on 787507.
The Angmering School this year achieved a 99% pass rate in their A-Level results. This is 1% lower than their 2013 results but reflects the lower pass rate across the country this year. The A* to B grades were down by 4% this year to 44% but again this is reflective of the national trend.
Charlotte Snewin gained the best set of individual results in the school since the A* grade was introduced. Charlotte gained 2 A* grades and A, with an additional A* in the extended project and will go on to study Dentistry at the University of Bristol. Other outstanding performers include Michael Williams (A*AA) and Lucy Crick (A*AA). Michael is going to study Medicine at Bristol and Lucy will study Geography at Kings College London, along with her friend Ellie Wilson who gained three A grades. Luke Flain and Matthew West both gained A*AB, Luke will go on to study Medicine at the University of Liverpool and Matthew will study Civil Engineering at the University of Surrey.
A/95/14/PL - New miniature golf course at Rustington Golf Centre, Golfers Lane, Angmering. Applicant: Rustington Golf Centre 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 4 September 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".
Angmering Cricket Club is set to enter the final few weeks of the 2014, and are inviting anyone wishing to join and play a few games to contact the Club. The Club has been competitive in most matches this year and has been rewarded with wins against Lindfield, the Brighton Exiles, Arundel, and Arundel Grasshoppers. The side has battled to record draws against Preston Park and Brighton Malayalee Association, whilst Rodmell clung on with one wicket left to prevent a deserved Angmering victory.
Paddy Chapman, Chris Mitchell and Jim Hughes have performed well with the bat, whilst Harry Hughes and Glen Lovegrove have recorded their maiden fifties. Adam Rider is currently the sides leading wicket taker with newcomer Peter Hunt also performing well with the ball.
The side play until the first Sunday of October and have 4 home fixtures during September, along with local away fixtures at Littlehampton and Lancing Manor. The Cub is also grateful for their sponsors, Chandlers BMW, Holmes and Company Estate Agents, Projects Abroad and David O Jones Sports for continuing to support the club.
The Club continue to seek locals of all ages to swell its ranks. If you're interested, please contact Jim Hughes on 07778 493241.
As many people are aware, Angmering Parish Council (APC) set up a Community Library a couple of months' ago, manned by volunteers, which runs Angmering Library on behalf of WSCC on Saturday afternooms between 1pm and 5pm. On Saturday 11 October at 2pm, APC Community Library are starting a Reading Group in the Library. There are limited places so you need to register early. Anyone interested should contact Susan Francis on (01903) 850202 or email susan.francis@live.com
The Reading Group will meet every three weeks, commencing on 11 October. The books are obtained from the WSCC Library Service and distributed, read at home, and then discussed three weeks later by the Group. Another book is then issued and so on and so forth.
After being off-line for about 3 years, Angmering Village Life's own live weather camera is again functioning. You can view the current skies over Angmering by clicking the camera icon in the left-hand navigation bar or by clicking here. Press your PC's 'Refresh' button (F5) to see the skies changing. The camera is situated off Roundstone Lane and points west over the centre of the village.
Our weather station has been collecting and transmitting data to the website almost continuously since 2005. The data is uploaded automatically every 20 minutes. The link to the weather station can also be found in the left-hand navigation bar.
AWARDS
The Angmering In Bloom Association (AIB) Garden
Competition Awards for 2014 took place on Wednesday 30 July at Haskins
Roundstone Garden Centre. The Best Front Gardens, Best Allotments and Best
Public House Gardens were all awarded prizes. The Judges thought the standard
of the gardens and allotments this year were extremely high and very varied. A
children's competition to design a logo for Angmering in Bloom was taken up by
some Youth Groups and St Wilfrid's School. The Awards were again generously
sponsored by Haskins Garden Centre, who provided a cream tea for the event and
Haskins vouchers as prizes. AIB Chairman Julia Phelon and Haskins Assistant
General Manager Karen Jenkins presented the prizes. The winners were as
follows:
Best Allotments
First Prize -
Robert Tutt; Second Prize - Peter and Janet Fordom; Third Prize - Ken Moon
Best Front Garden
First Prize -
Barry Carslake; Second Prize - Jan Mockford; Third Prize - Cyril Potter
Best Public House Garden
First
Prize -The Spotted Cow ; Runner Up - The Woodman Arms
Angmering In Bloom logo Competition
First Prize - Lauren Smith
Further photos and details of prizes can be seen here
BLOOMING QUIZ NIGHT
The next AIB Quiz Night will be held at
the Village Hall on Saturday 6 September 2014 (7.30pm - 10.00pm). Come as a
team of 6 or come as an individual and join another team. For further details,
click
here.
Today (Wednesday) marked the first day of development east of Roundstone Lane when this digger commenced trenching in the field south of Pound House.
This was the scene at St Margaret's Church car park early this morning after a parked Mini rolled down the slope and through the wall. Nobody was injured and little damage was sustained to the car.
Nearly 200 men, women and children gathered around Angmering War Memorial this morning (Monday) for a Service of Commemoration to remember those who died in the 1914-18 War, today being the 100th anniversary of the start of that conflict. The service was conducted by the Rev Canon Mark Standen (rector of St Margaret's Church), assisted by the Rev Michael Bradshaw (minister of the Baptist Church), and the Rev. Thomas Robson (curate of St Margaret's). Prior to the service, crosses for each of those who died were placed around the plinth of the memorial. The names of all those who died were also read out in the order of the year of their deaths. The Royal British Legion lowered their standards when the bugler blew "The Last Post" and raised them again at "The Reveille".
Following the service, many of those who attended walked to the Village Hall where Roger Miles introduced Abigail Eames,10, a budding young actress who appeared in the recent BBC series about the VAD nurses who served in Belgium during WW1. Abigail raised the village flag which will remain raised except on the 100th anniversary of the death of each the Fallen when it will be lowered to half-mast.
After the flag raising ceremony, the Royal British Legion provided refreshments in the Village Hall and presented a static WW1 display together with some projects which Year 8 students at The Angmering School had prepared. Roger Miles introduced his own illustrated work commemorating those who died - now available for viewing in Angmering Library - and presented Abigail Eames with a lapel poppy pin.
Some photos of the morning's events are shown below:
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