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LANCING VILLAGE VOICE

ITEM 1 –

The Annual Lancing Village Residents Forum 

Thursday May 27^th 2010 at 7pm 

Lancing Parish Jubilee Hall, South Street Lancing. 

The forum will be hosted and chaired by the Parish Council but this is a meeting dedicated for residents of Lancing to:- 

• Air their views on all matters relating to the Village.

• Speak up and tell what they want to see happening in Lancing.

All residents are welcome to attend and speak. Non residents are welcome to attend and listen to the debate. 

Doors open at 6:30 pm and tea and coffee will be provided for early arrivals before 6.45pm.  

If any resident wishes to speak at the meeting and requires any presentation equipment to be made available on the night then please contact the Clerk on 01903 753355 or email clerk@lancingparishcouncil.gov.uk.

Ann Bridges

Chair of Lancing Parish Council 
 

ITEM 2 

Quality assured for Lancing Residents 

The Rt. Hon Earl of Lytton, President of the Southern Association of Local Councils (SALC), presents the Re-Accreditation certificate of Quality Council status to Cllr Ann Bridges, Chair of the Lancing Parish Council. On the Earl’s left is Parish Councillor Brenda Collard who is also Chair of ADC. 

In his speech, the Earl, who attended the ceremony with Miss Isabelle Swan from SALC’s head office in Lewes, praised the Council for its hard work and commitment to achieving the highest possible standards which demonstrates that Lancing has met the necessary criterion expected of them to be an effective, representative and active parish council. 

The Quality Parish and Town Council Scheme is a government initiative for all parish and town councils in England. The accreditation process is conducted by the County Accreditation Panel on behalf of the government and co-ordinated with the support of the National Association of Councils. 

More about the Quality Parish and Town Council Scheme can be found on www.communities.gov.uk 

ITEM 3

Forthcoming Parish Council Meetings 

Up to the end of July 2010 

Council Chamber, Lancing Parish Hall, South Street, Lancing 

May 19^th, Jun 2^nd & 16^th, July 7^th & 21st    Planning Advisory Committee 7:00 pm                                               

June 2^nd, July 7^th                    Full Council Meeting 7:30 pm*  

Jun 9^th & July 14^th                  Amenities and Environment Committee 7:30 pm 

16^th Jun & 21^st July                Finance and General Purposes Committee 7:30 pm 

Members of the public are welcome to attend all Council and Committee meetings  

*After every Full Council meeting a number of Councillors will stay behind to answer any issues that residents may have. Please contact the Clerk for further details.  
 

ITEM 4

What’s on at the Parish Hall?

ITEM 5 

Need a place to hold a special event? 

Do you have a club or society that needs a venue to hold meetings on Wednesday mornings? If so why not consider our Jubilee Hall, which has unexpectedly become available for hire.  

We also have some other regular weekly slots still available at reasonable rates so if you are interested and want to learn more then contact the Lancing Parish Council Office on 01903 753355 or email admin@lancingparishcouncil.gov.uk for more details and availability. 
 

ITEM 6 

Lancing Carnival 2010 and parade – Sunday 13^th June. 

This year’s Carnival will again feature a walking procession from Monks Recreation Ground to Beach Green where there will be stalls, entertainment and events for all the family. One of the highlights of the day will be the annual blessing of the boats ceremony.  

Those wishing to participate in the procession or have a stall on Lancing Beach Green during the day should contact The Chair of the Council, Cllr Ann Bridges on 01903 766478 for more details. 

ITEM 7

Lancing in bloom 2010

 Sponsored by Gardner & Scardifield

After last year’s success, the Lancing Parish Council is again holding a “Lancing in Bloom” competition for 2010.  There will be two categories, a front garden competition for adults and a tallest sunflower competition for young people up to the age of 16 years. 

The best front garden competition winners will receive a certificate and two tickets to the Shoreham Air Show. Certificates will also be presented to runners up. Prizes and certificates for the tallest sunflower competition will also be given.

Gardner and Scardifield are sponsoring both events and are providing a packet of sunflower seeds on production of a completed application form at their garden centre in South Street /Grinstead Lane.

There will be an entry fee of £5 for the front garden competition but the sunflower competition is free to enter.

Application forms are available from the Parish Hall in South Street and Gardner & Scardifield on South Street/Grinstead Lane.

Alternatively you can phone the Parish Council on 01903 753355 or email admin@lancingparishcouncil.gov.uk to register your interest and forms will be forwarded to you.

Alternatively please visit the Council’s web site www.lancingparishcouncil.gov.uk

Judging dates for the front garden competition will be in the week ending 26th June and for the tallest sunflower, the week ending 21st August. 

ITEM 8 

New 106 route for Lancing  

Following the bus survey in the September issue of the Village Voice, Compass have listened to their customers and produced a revised timetable which now gives a new route linking North Lancing to Lancing Village, Post Office and Station.   

This is an experimental diversion for the summer period, during which time passenger numbers will be monitored.  The last journey back from Worthing has also been brought forward by 30 minutes, now departing the Pier at 17.10.

Residents in Lancing can also use the bus to go to Steyning, Upper Beeding and Henfield.  

Local residents are urged to continue to use the service in order to aid its long-term survival. 
 

ITEM 9 

Congratulations to Lancing Rangers FC, the FA Charter Standard Development Club of the Year  

Formed in 1982 Lancing Rangers Football Club continues to grow from strength to strength providing football to the Adur Community. 

With 12 squads and over 200 registered players, Lancing Rangers are now the second largest club in the Arun and Chichester League. 

Lancing Rangers were awarded the title FA Charter Standard Development Club of the Year 2009 for Sussex, the highest accolade at youth level by the football association 

A FREE training day is being held at Lancing Leisure Centre 12^th June 2010 10am to midday. For enquiries please contact Wendy Naylor on 01903 756738 or check out the website at www.lancingrangers.co.uk

Above are the under 14's squad who, in recent years, have won 4 league titles and a number of cup competitions. 

ITEM 10 

WORLD OF WIDEWATER - SPRING CLEAN 

In spite of the driving rain, a few valiant volunteers, including Brenda Collard, Chair of Adur District Council and Chair of Lancing Parish Amenaties and Environment Committee,  came to the Widewater Lagoon in Lancing on Saturday afternoon, 27th March to remove litter from the Nature Reserve. 

This event was organised not only to remove the litter which is detrimental to wildlife, but to explain the new Adur District Council Dog Control Orders that apply in this area.   Many law abiding dog walkers may not realize that it is now an offence for dogs not to be on leads in the car parks and within the Nature Reserve. 

Likewise it is an offence for dog walkers not to pick up after their dog.   Volunteers from the Dogs Trust and Pet Professionals, who also helped, were horrified to see the amount of dog faeces within the Nature Reserve and on the Causeway path.   This is not only smelly and unpleasant to look at but a Health and Safety issue especially for children and the elderly.   If a dog walker does forget, bags provided by the Dogs Trust and Adur Watch are in the Widewater booth.    

Dog treats were donated by Grove Lodge and the sausages for the free hot dogs were donated by Freedown Foods. 

There will be further events and children's activities during the school holidays and these will be advertised on the board outside the booth and in the newsletter which is sent out to all members.  We will ensure that the Widewater Nature Reserve will continue to be a haven for wildlife and enjoyed by so many. 

For further information about World of Widewater please contact Mary Hamblin (Chair) on 01903 764059. Dog Control Orders are explained on the Adur District Council website.

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