Author: Andrew Taylor

IN a regular feature on the Town Council website, we will be remembering, on the anniversary of their deaths, the East Grinstead soldiers who died during WWI,  and who are named on the High Street War Memorial.

This month we recall (as recorded on The Roll of Honour website):

Alfred PANNELL

Private 44276 22nd Battalion, The Manchester Regiment. 30th Division.

Killed in action 11. 1.17. Aged 33. Son of Henry and Hannah Pannell of 8, Glen View, East Grinstead.

Born and enlisted in East Grinstead. Formerly with The Royal Sussex Regiment.

Buried Frankfurt Trench British Cemetery F. 533

Cold and frosty mornings when your car has been outside all night? A timely reminder from Sussex Police never leave your car unattended with the motor running and keys in the ignition.

Several instances of cars being driven away while their owners were inside their homes waiting for the car to warm up took place last week. Don’t risk it as your insurance will normally not cover thefts of this sort.

Ensure that your car is safe to drive with clear windows and mirrors and leave enough time to do this before starting your journey.

If you are worried about family and friends or perhaps a vulnerable neighbor being harassed by unwanted telephone calls, then look out for the next edition of West Sussex Connections due to come through our letterboxes on the 16th of January.

There are details of a new County wide initiative to assist with availability of telephone call blockers. You can also see details in advance here www.westsussex.gov.uk/callblocker

There is an online application form linked to the above page. As an alternative, to the above link you can also find the CAC’s phone number, 03454 04 05 06. They will then contact the enquirer back to assess eligibility

Mid Sussex District Council has set up Christmas tree recycling points at convenient locations across the district to help residents dispose of their trees when the festive fun is over.

The Council has arranged for 25 temporary Christmas tree drop-off points in towns and villages across the district, so there will be a place nearby where residents can recycle their real Christmas tree. All people have to do is along their tree to the most convenient local site, place it in the marked bay and it will be taken away to be recycled locally.

Residents with a green garden waste collection bin can put their tree directly into it, as long as the lid can still close firmly. Alternatively, people can take their real tree along to one of the Household Waste Recycling Sites at Fairbridge Way in Burgess Hill or Imberhorne Lane in East Grinstead.

Sites will be open between Friday 30 December 2016 and Friday 13 January 2017 at the following locations.

Town / village	Location	Street / Road
Ardingly	Ardingly Recreation Ground	High Street
Ashurst Wood	John Pears Field	Wall Hill Road
Albourne	Village Hall Car Park	The Street
Bolney	Recreation Ground Car Park	The Street
Bolnore	Woodside Pavilion Car Park	Woodside Pavilion
Burgess Hill	Cyprus Road Car Park	Cyprus Road
Burgess Hill	Football Club	Maple Drive
Copthorne	Humphreys Field	Borers Arms Road
Copthorne	Haskins Garden Centre	Snowhill Lane
Crawley Down	Haven Sports Field	Hophurst Lane
Cuckfield	Whitemans Green Recreation Ground	Whitemans Green
East Grinstead	Imberhorne Lane Car Park	Imberhorne Lane
East Grinstead	Chequer Mead Car Park	De La Warr Road
Handcross	Recreation Ground Car Park	High Street
Hassocks	Dale Avenue Car Park	Dale Avenue
Haywards Heath	Beechurst Car Park	Butlers Green Road
Haywards Heath	Franklynn Road Car Park	Franklynn Road
Horsted Keynes	Recreation Ground Car Park	Lewes Road
Hurstpierpoint	Trinity Road Car Park	Trinity Road
Lindfield	Lindfield Common, Bowling Green Car Park	Backwoods Lane
Poynings	Rushfield Plant Centre	Henfield Road
Sayers Common	Berrylands Field Recreation Ground	Berrylands Farm
Scaynes Hill	Scaynes Hill Common Car Park	Church Road
Turners Hill	Recreation Ground Car Park	East Street
West Hoathly	Finches Field Car Park	Church Hill

Town Mayor Bob Mainstone together with the Mayoress, Councillor Christine Mainstone welcomed guests to the traditional Carol Concert held each Christmas in the Merdian Hall at East Court. Guests included many past mayors as well as guests of honor from both District and County. The carols were led by the Choir of the Parish Church of St Swithun’s.

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The High Street traders hit new heights this Christmas with a Traction Engine adding to the Dickensian atmosphere.The street was crowded by shoppers sampling the shops’ wares and enjoying the festive stalls and street entertainment.Now firmly settled in the town’s events calendar the High Street T’was the Sunday before Christmas is now an established highlight of the year.

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Mid Sussex District Council is reminding residents that waste and recycling collection days will change for two weeks over the Christmas and New Year period.

All waste and recycling collections will be one day later than usual from Monday 26 December until Saturday 7 January 2017. Collections return to normal from Monday 9th January.

Residents can access personalised information about their collection day, and if they are due a blue lidded recycling collection or a grey lidded waste collection, by entering their postcode at www.midsussex.gov.uk/mymidsussex.

The festive bin collection changes are as follows:-

Due collection date	New collection date
Monday 26 Dec	Tuesday 27 Dec (Bank Holiday)
Tuesday 27 Dec	Wednesday 28 Dec
Wednesday 28 Dec	Thursday 29 Dec
Thursday 29 Dec	Friday 30 Dec
Friday 30 Dec	Saturday 31 Dec
Monday 2 Jan 2017	Tuesday 3 Jan 2017
Tuesday 3 Jan 2017	Wednesday  4 Jan 2017
Wednesday 4 Jan 2017	Thursday 5 Jan 2017
Thursday 5 Jan 2017	Friday 6 Jan 2017
Friday 6 Jan 2017	Saturday 7 Jan 2017

There will be no garden waste collections between Monday 26 December and Friday 6 January 2017.

Residents with a real Christmas tree can recycle it in their garden waste bin as long as the lid can be closed firmly.  Alternatively, the Council provides lots of sites where residents can drop off a tree for recycling. To see the details of dates and locations, go to www.midsussex.gov.uk/recycling. Sites are open between Friday 30 December and Friday 13 January 2017.

For more information about Christmas waste and recycling collections visit www.midsussex.gov.uk/recycling, email wastematters@midsussex.gov.uk or call 01444 477440.

IN a regular feature on the Town Council website, we will be remembering, on the anniversary of their deaths, the East Grinstead soldiers who died during WWI,  and who are named on the High Street War Memorial.

This month we recall (as recorded on The Roll of Honour website):

Raymond J. C. BROOM

Sapper. 70242 Royal Engineers. 3rd Army Corps, Signals Company.

Died in France 14.12.16. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Broom of 29, De la Warr Road, East Grinstead.

Born in Bromley, Kent and enlisted in Westminster.

Buried St. Pol Communal Cemetery Extension

Albert WEST

Private 40351 4th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment. 29th Division.

Killed in action on the Somme 7.12.16.

Born in Lamberhurst, Kent, and enlisted in East Grinstead. East Grinstead resident.

Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial MR.21 See also Lamberhurst Memorial