Angmering Village Life
News Archive
August 2024
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We regret to learn of the passing of Mr Terence
Kay on 11 August, aged 94, in Farnham, Surrey.
Terence had moved to Alton from Angmering in 2018 to be
closer to his children, and later to a nursing home in Farnham. Previously, he
had lived in Angmering since 1964, initially on Cumberland Road and later at 27
Lansdowne Road. We offer our sincere condolences to his family.
In December 2002, Terence was honoured by being made a Freeman of Angmering, only the fourth villager to receive this award. The honour was made by Angmering Parish Council to recognise Terence's 27 years' service to the Parish Council and to the community. He was chairman of the Parish Council from 1992-94 and from 2001-2002. Additionally, he was chairman of the planning committee for some eight years.
Contributions to the community and Parish Council have included designs for a scheme to improve the village centre, fighting for a reduction in the number of houses on Bramley Green, assisting in the re-design of the Village Hall frontage, three years as a governor of St. Margaret's School and The Angmering School, organiser of the construction of the William Older Playgroup building, and producing an award-winning tree planting scheme.
Terence was also a founder member of The Angmering Society in 1973 which he helped and supported for over 30 years. In addition to being a Life Vice-President of the Society, he undertook the rôles of President (1990-96), Chairman (1980-83), and Vice-Chairman (1983-86). He was also a member of the Angmering Building Studies Group from 2004 to 2007.
A keen amateur artist, Terence painted scenes and houses around the village, and contributed many sketches for The Angmering Society's booklet, "Angmering - Reminiscences of Bygone Days", published in 2003.
The funeral will be held at 11:45 on Friday 27th September at St Margaret's Church, Angmering, followed by a reception at Angmering Manor Hotel. The family would be honoured if anybody would like to join them in remembering and giving thanks for his life.
Highdown Garden Centre - The new attractive restaurant/café at the Garden Centre on the Littlehampton Road will open on Wednesday 28th August. In the meantime, there is only a very limited service in the old café. A photo of the new building is shown below.
Lakeland - A new in-store Lakeland outlet will open in Haskins Garden Centre on the Roundstone-By-Pass in November.
A/141/24/HH: Single storey rear extension and loft conversion with 2 No. rear dormers. This application may affect the character and appearance of the Angmering Conservation Area. Chaplins, High Street
A/146/24/A: Installation of 1 No. sign. Worthing Rugby Football Club, Roundstone Lane
A/150/24/T: 3 No. Ash trees (T2, T7 and T8) heavily pollard to leave monoliths 2 metres in height and the removal of 5 No. Ash trees (T1, T3, T4, T5 and T6) to ground level. Acorns, Arundel Road
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 13 September 2024.
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".
Students of The Angmering School who achieved exceptional grades this year include Jade Collins (6x grade 9, 4 x grades 7/8), Michael Marshall (8 x grade 9, 2 x grades 7/8), Amelie Savage (2 x grade 9, 7 x grades 7/8), Bradley Bullimore (3 x grade 9, 5 x grades 7/8), Emily Searle (1 x grade 9, 7 x grades 7/8), Robert Lax (1 x grade 9, 7 x grades 7/8) and Holly Brockwell (1 x grade 9, 7 x grades 7/8).
Headteacher, Simon Liley, said: “It is always a great day when we can celebrate the very real achievements of our students and see them move with confidence onto the next stage of their lives. My personal thanks must go to all of the staff, parents and carers who supported the children so brilliantly to get them to this point of celebration and new horizons.”
Some 150 local residents gathered on the fields on the west side of Bewley Road on Tuesday evening (20 August) to protest at the proposed building of 190 dwellings on prime agricultural land to the west of the road. Another 30 resident apologised for not being able to attend.
Among those attending and giving support to the protesters was our Member of Parliament (Beccy Cooper), our County Councillor representing Angmering (Deborah Urquart), and one of our District Councillors (Andy Cooper) - see photo below (Beccy Cooper on right).
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There are 10 large-scale housing developments currently under construction in Angmering, only two of which are nearing completion. Since 2002, the population of Angmering has increased by 100% and set to reach about 13,000 people in the next few years. The infrastructure simply cannot sustain these numbers, while we need to maintain as much agricultural land as possible to feed the increasing population.
This photo has be 'doctored', by the addition of two valid developments which had been missed off the sign, which graphically illustrates the state of development in Angmering. The majority of residents are angry about the contempt being shown to them by developers and by Arun District Council decisions. Enough is enough!
Outline planning permission is being sought by Gleeson Land to develop nearly 40 acres of farmland that has regularly been used for vital crop growing for countless generations. The full planning application ( No. A/154/24/OUT ) can be found at https://www1.arun.gov.uk/aplanning/OcellaWeb/planningDetails?reference=A/154/24/OUT
More details of this proposed development by the community group opposing any development on agricultural land west of Bewley Road can be found on the website at https://savelandwestofbewleyroad.co.uk . Angmering Village Life is also totally opposed to this inappropriate development and urges readers to support the opposition campaign and register their objections with Arun District Council by 19 September 2024.
Mayflower Fest Family Fun Day on Saturday 31 August (11am - 8pm) looks like being an ejoyable day for people of all ages. If anyone requires a stall or further information, phone Hey Amigo Event Management on 07463 606400. Mayflower Park is located at the southern end of Bramley Green.
A/100/24/PL: Installation of 4 No. Padel Courts with perimeter fencing and glazing onto existing car park. This application is in CIL Zone 2 (Zero Rated) as other development. Worthing Rugby Club, Roundstone Lane
A/110/24/PL: Removal and rebuild of Eastern wall 2m eastwards with reconfiguration and replanting with slight amendment to Western wall. This application is in CIL Zone 3 (Zero Rated) as other development. Rustington Golf Centre Golfers Lane
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 30 August 2024.
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".
The temporary closure of Water Lane is scheduled to commence on 5th August 2024 for up to 5 days, (it is estimated to be completed on 6th August 2024). It is required for the safety of the public and workforce while BT undertake daytime road closures between Angmering Bypass and Weavers Hill for tree cutting works to remove foliage from overhead structures. The restriction will be in place day-time only from 08:45 until 15:30.
For more information regarding this closure please contact Sunbelt Rentals on behalf of BT on 03700 500792 who will be able to assist with scope of these works.