The audit of the Council's accounts for the year ended 31st March 2017 has been completed. The External Auditor's report and certificate has been signed by them: they have confirmed that there are no matters coming to their attention which give cause for concern or to which attention needs to be drawn.
11-07-2017 at 11:33 AM
Sports Pavilion - an update
Residents may be interested to know the current position on the proposed refurbishment of the Sports Pavilion at North Chailey.
26-07-2017 at 10:51 AM
Sports Pavilion - a further update
The Council has made the decision that it will seek permission to borrow the balance of the funds that will be required to ensure that the refurbishment project can go ahead.
19-05-2017 at 10:26 AM
Chairman's report to the Annual Parish Meeting
At the Annual Parish meeting held on 12th May 2017 the Chairman presented a report on the past year.
19-05-2017 at 10:11 AM
Alabama Rot
Residents may have already seen in the media or otherwise heard that North Chailey has been identified as an area affected by this disease which can be fatal to dogs.
21-07-2017 at 12:35 PM
Warning from Sussex Police
Sussex Police have issued their Fraud Newsletter for July 2017.
18-05-2017 at 1:02 PM
New Chairman for the Council
At the Annual Meeting of the Council held on 16th May 2017 Ken Jordan was unanimously elected as Chairman of the Council for the coming year. He takes over from Mark Evans who did not seek re-election as Chairman, although he remains as a Councillor.
18-05-2017 at 12:53 PM
Annual accounts for the year ended 31 March 2017
The Council has approved its annual accounts for the year ended 31 March 2017 and received the annual report from the Council's Internal Auditor.
21-04-2017 at 12:21 PM
Sussex Police fraud newsletter
Sussex Police have issued a newsletter giving information on how to avoid being caught by some of the more common types of fraud.
31-01-2017 at 4:32 PM
Chailey School praised in Ofsted report
Chailey School was inspected by Ofsted on 10th January 2017.
27-01-2017 at 12:42 PM
The Council's budget and the precept for 2017/18
The Parish Council has agreed its budget for the financial year starting on 1st April 2017. It has also agreed the amount of the Council Tax precept to be levied by the Parish Council for 2017/18.
13-01-2017 at 2:42 PM
Allotments
Two tenants have given up their allotment and these have been allocated. This opens an opportunity for others to join the now rather short waiting-list. Please contact the Clerk to add your name to the list.
13-01-2017 at 2:41 PM
Rowheath Recreation Ground
The Council has recently bought new nets for the goalposts on the grounds at Rowheath.
13-01-2017 at 2:30 PM
Sussex Police
Chailey Parish Council has recently received a booklet entitled "Policing Vision 2025", which begins by stating that the link between communities and the police will continue to form the bedrock of British policing.
15-11-2016 at 10:34 AM
Play Streets
Lewes District Council has told us of a new scheme to enable a selected street to be designated as a Play Street.
15-11-2016 at 10:28 AM
Chailey Youth Group - Appeal for Volunteers
It is regrettable that Chailey Youth Group is currently in abeyance.
15-11-2016 at 10:24 AM
Chailey Common Update
Jo Heading, our Ranger, reports that there are now no animals grazing on the combined commons (Memorial, Pound and Romany Ridge).
14-11-2016 at 10:33 AM
Operation Signature – protecting those at risk of fraud
Recently the Clerk attended a conference where one of the presentations given was from Sussex Police. The main purpose of the presentation was to publicise the existence of Operation Signature.
Operation Signature is all about helping to protect those who are most vulnerable to losing money through fraud. Its aim is to identify and support vulnerable victims of fraud in Sussex.
16-10-2016 at 12:58 PM
Receive alerts of News and Event
Those interested in local events have the possibility to be alerted by email when a new News Item or Event is published.
07-09-2016 at 12:30 PM
Empress of Ireland
For many years, a framed painting of the Empress of Ireland has hung in the Reading Room; the Clerk and Cllr Avery would be very interested to know by whom and why this picture was donated to the Parish Council.
23-08-2016 at 1:31 PM
Queen's Jubilee Map
To celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee in 2012, the Parish Council commissioned an illustrated map of our village in sufficient numbers to allow a copy to be distributed to each household.
17-08-2016 at 12:31 PM
Warning about Door to Door Salesmen
The Council has received information that there are door to door salesmen operating in the area. As always, residents should be circumspect when opening their doors to strangers and/or when dealing with unsolicited offers of goods or services.
14-06-2016 at 12:57 AM
Appeal for Volunteers
We make no apologies for repeating our appeal for volunteers for the many societies and activities which are the backbone of our village life.
21-05-2016 at 11:19 AM
Limited Access to Public Transport
The Council has received a leaflet advertising CTLA (Community Transport for the Lewes Area).
21-05-2016 at 11:09 AM
Marking of Residential Frontage onto Highway
It seems that some residents may wish to mark out their frontage with rocks, logs, or other objects. There has recently been an increase in such cases.
21-05-2016 at 10:59 AM
Chailey Common - Dog Waste
Many residents and visitors who walk dogs on Chailey Common pick up the waste left by their dog. Some do not, and are asked to do so.
21-02-2016 at 1:02 AM
Commemorative Oak on Chailey Green
To mark HM the Queen's forthcoming 90th birthday, the Parish Council has resolved to plant a Commemorative Oak tree on Chailey Green.
01-04-2016 at 10:51 AM
Free Service offered by UK Power Networks
UK Power Networks (who own and maintain the electricity cables and lines across London, the South East and East of England) have drawn the Council’s attention to their free Priority Services Register for those who may need more support in the event of a power cut.
09-12-2015 at 1:19 PM
Shaping Chailey
The Steering Group places current drafts of our Plan on the website for comment. There will be consultation meetings in the autumn but we welcome comment and advice as we proceed – please consider our Vision Statement and initial thoughts on housing and design.
14-01-2016 at 6:21 PM
Appeal for Photographs of Chailey
We continue to develop and publish our Gallery of images and photographs having local relevance, historical or modern. The Gallery may be found on this website.
If you have any suitable images, in electronic form or not, and would like to have them included in the Gallery, please do contact the website administrator.
11-01-2016 at 6:33 PM
Clubs & Societies
The Parish Council would like to ensure that all local Clubs and Societies are mentioned in the relevant section of this website. Various Menu Headings list individual societies, organisations and clubs. Obviously, societies remain responsible for their own content.
08-02-2016 at 8:59 PM
Sheep may Safely Graze - on Chailey Green?
Our website now includes images of the many historic postcards which are held at the Windmill Rural Life Museum. One postcard of the Reading Room with sheep & cattle is based on an 1898 painting by William Sidney Cooper, who was a well-known Kentish artist. The Parish Council would be interested to discover where the original painting is now kept.
Can any of our readers help?
Full Council Meeting
Reading Rom
19-09-2017 at 7:30 PM
Planning & Environs Meeting
Reading Room
03-10-2017 at 7:30 PM
Full Council Meeting
Reading Room
17-10-2017 at 7:30 PM
Planning & Environs Meeting
Reading Room
07-11-2017 at 7:30 PM
Full Council Meeting
Reading Room
21-11-2017 at 7:30 PM
Planning & Environs Meeting
Reading Room
05-12-2017 at 7:30 PM
Full Council Meeting
Reading Room
12-12-2017 at 7:30 PM
08-01-2016 at 9:06 PM
Neighbourhood Plan
Shape the future development of Chailey - get involved with the Neighbourhood Plan!
