Lurgashall Fete 2013 ~ Saturday 1st June
Lurgashall Fete 2013 @ 14:00hrs Village Green Saturday 1st JuneBBQ opens early at 13:30 & Fete closes at 17:30. Free Signposted Parking on Village Football Pitch.
See June Newsletter page 19 onwards for MORE details.
FIRST AID DEFIBRILLATOR training ~ to be arranged
The last two sessions were oversubscribed and so a future date is being arranged. Notify your interest to Geoff Hayhurst as before.Annual Meeting of the Parish Council ~ Thur May 9th
This is when the Officers of the Parish Council for the forthcoming year are elected.Waste Skip ~ Sat 11th May
Village Hall car park:- 10:00 - 12:00 Please: No items to be left in the car park, no fridges or freezers.Find your local recycle bin, tip, skip etc at Recycle-More Bank Locator.
A Meeting for ALL Parishioners ~ Thur 18th April 2013 @ 19:30
Speakers from the following village organisations will each give a short talk followed by time for questions:-BOOK CLUB, THE CHURCH, CRICKET CLUB, FETE COMMITTEE, HORTICULTURAL CLUB,
LURGASHALL RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION, LUNCHEON CLUB, PARISH COUNCIL, VILLAGE HALL, NORTHCHAPEL SCHOOL
FIRST AID & DEFIBRILLATOR ~ Sat 20th April 10:00 & 14:00
Many of you will have noticed that the phone box on the village green now houses a defibrillator thanks to the efforts of the regional ambulance service and local charity Haslemere Community First Responders, acting in concert with Lurgashall Parish Council.To mark the occasion, representatives of Haslemere Community First Responders will be providing two free training sessions on CPR, Recovery Position, Choking, Bleeding, Heart Attack, inclucing instruction on use of the de-fibrillator. See April Newsletter for full info and booking arrangements or email:geoffhayhurst@btinternet.com.
Chichester Local Plan
The Local Plan (formerly the Local Development Framework) is the document that sets out how we will shape future development in the District, excluding the area within the South Downs National Park, up to 2029Key Dates
March - April 2013 ~ Public consultation on the Local Plan Preferred Approach – Key Policies
October – November 2013 ~ Public consultation on the Pre-Submission Local Plan
ALLOTMENTS available in Lurgashall, Petworth
Lurgashall Parish Council has some spare allotments available to rent which are available now in time for the coming growing season. Although preference would be given to parishioners, you don't have to be a resident of the parish in order to rent an allotment. So if you are looking or thinking of making a start with an allotment then contact the council for full details. Yearly rental (heavily subsidised by the PC) is only £20 per full plot or £10 per half plot if you want to make a start in a smaller way.Lurgashall Fete 2013 – Saturday 1st June
A date for your diary..Follow WSCC Gritting on Twitter
Timely to remind you that you can follow WSCC on twitter @WSCCGritting or sign up for their email alerts from their webpage. See which roads they grit&salt etc at WSCC Gritting and the Lurgashall management plan map below.Report Potholes to WSCC here.
Salt Bags
As no roads in the parish of Lurgashall are on the WSCC main salt/grit routes, your parish council has again arranged with WSCC to have some large Hippo bags of salt situated at strategic locations around the parish plus two salt bins. The map shows the salt locations as well as the strategic routes in/out of the village. WSCC advice & info on winter maintainance is available here.View Lurgashall in a larger map
Lurgashall Recreation Association (LRA)
Documents from the recent public meeting now available on "About Lurgashall" page.Roadworks December 2012 - Agenda
The road from Lurgashall to the A283 is now nearly finished and is open again to most traffic.TAKE CARE at the crossways crossroads as there is an open deep excavation there and already a large artic lorry has knocked over the protective barriers. It is also impossible for a long vehicle approaching from the A283 to turn left down towards River Common as the excavation blocks half the road width. I have already helped one long artic reverse back to the A283.. The watermain that runs up Hillgrove Lane has recently been transferred to the new poly main at the crossroads. Work will cease over Xmas/NY and then commence again in 2013.
Northchapel Primary School Christmas Fayre ~ Fri 7th Dec 18:00-20:00
Table Top Fayre at Northchapel School. Support you local school and buy some gifts for Christmas presents. OR if you would like a table to sell your wares for just £10 then Contact: Sharon 077 4786 3338 or bigbirdholden © hotmail.comWaste Skip - Sat 15th Sept
Village Hall car park:- 10:00 - 12:00 Please:No items to be left in the car park, no fridges or freezers.Cricket on the Green
First home match this season Saturday April 20stRemember: our Parish Newsletter for a whole month of What's On in the parish and locally.
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Football Field
The proposal to buy and manage the field for the benefit of the whole village was outlined in the May Parish Newsletter and also --++ At a public consultation on 23 May 2012 the plans plans were outlinedLurgashall Living History Group(LLHG)
***CHANGED*** meeting times - proposed to meet January, April 30th, June 25th and September 24th in its NEW venue of the Noah's Ark at 19:00 in the little back dinning room.Living History Group now on Facebook. Search for "Lurgashall Page" to join in, make comments, and see lots of pictures. It's amazing how quickly it has become popular. For more info see the brochure on the LLGH
Old picture postcards of Lurgashall from:- info©lurgashall.org
Click here for enlargement.
If you are interested in "Lurgashall History" then you may be interested in joining in with the Lurgashall Living History Group which has meetings, arranges talks and displays, and aims to record and preserve the history of Lurgashall. .
5th Lurgashall Arts & Crafts Exhibition - November 2012
Yes it has come around again already so get your exhibits planned - last one was in 2009.Broadband Speed
Well, last year we did not get many people signing up for Northchapel exchange BT Infinity upgrade. We now have another chance this time to influence WSCC as to how they will spend their £6.26 million to support Broadband Internet access to West Sussex. You can go to WSCC Better Connected site to find out more and importantly put your comments to them.So far Lurgashall has had 26 registrations on the WSCC website. (Lodsworth 17, Northchapel 6, Plaistow 63) which I think not only reflects the size of the parish but how good your current connections are.
Plus find what speed you and your neighbours are getting at
www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/, www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html, www.uswitch.com/broadband/speedtest/, www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/, www.broadbandspeedtest.org/, www.samknows.com
Sussex Police now 999 or 101
The rollout of the national non-emergency police number 101 has at last reached Sussex (you wonder why they did not have a national number years ago). You now have two simple numbers to remember. Emgergency 999 and Non-Emergency 101. Hants was a beta test area and has been on this for over a year but it's become a national rollout. Much easier when travelling not to have to remember local numbers. (101 replaces the earlier Sussex 0845 6070999 number and will only cost 15p from mobile or landline however long your call)Still use 999 if
Common Land Explained
Good introductory article on common landLurgashall Village Hall
Village Hall now has its own website - see links at top left of this page.
Parish Council Meetings
These are held in the Village Hall on the second Thursday of the odd months. See the
Council NoticeBoard for agendas
and minutes and full list of dates etc.
Neighbourhood Watch
New easier to find Neighbourhood Watch section now on it's own page. Follow the link at the top left of this page or Neighbourhood Watch
Police:999 or 101
Paul Read (01428 707385).
Events Past
Lurgashall Horticultural Show @ Saturday 18 Aug 2012
Don't miss it.... - come and give your support; see some wonderful displays. Visitors are welcome from 2.30pm on Show day – no admission charge.Aviation based talks in Chichester
AirACES Aviation talks starting January 2013 with 'The World Air Speed Record' set by Neville Duke along the Sussex coast in 1953Annual Parish Meeting 2012 ~ 19:30 Thursday 17th May
This meeting will take place in the Village Hall - NB This is not a Council meeting but a meeting of registered electors.Read more about the importance of Annual Parish Meetings.