Category: News

In February 2015 Steve Morris was working out at the gym in the Kings Centre, East Grinstead, when he unexpectedly collapsed suffering a cardiac arrest. Fortunately for Steve, the staff had recently undertaken training to use the mobile defibrillator unit kept on the premises and they performed lifesaving treatment until paramedics arrived. Steve went on to make a full recovery and in the three years since the incident he has arranged for several units to installed around the town and held Defibrillator and CPR awareness courses.

Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at any time, but thanks to Steve chance of survival has been increased as more and more people are being trained to give this lifesaving treatment.

Mobile defib units are in various locations around the town and if faced with an emergency, callers to 999 will be issued with an unlocking code and told where the nearest one is located.

Anyone wanting to attend an awareness session can contact Steve on survivalcanbeshocking@gmail.com.

The wrought Iron gateway signs that beautifully mark the entrances to East Grinstead, have been removed for repair. The Town Council will be working to replace the wooden posts which have become badly weathered. The damage was noticed when the decorative wrought iron work was being cleaned during scheduled works. The signs will be returned as soon as possible.

Competition

We want to hear what young Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people want from politicians, so we’re asking them to finish this sentence – “If I were Prime Minister for a day, I would…“. Every young person who makes a suggestion will be entered into a draw for

Two Thorpe Park Annual Passes,

A Mac make up lesson, and

A pair of Adidas boxing gloves.

Please share this with any young Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people you know!

Enter here: www.gypsy-traveller.org/competition/

Kickstart your career

in just 12 weeks!

If you are 16 – 18 years old and looking to get ready for

employment, then YMCA Employability Traineeship is for you!

Strengthen your employability skills:

Mind-set, communication, CV Writing, job and training search,

interview techniques

Starting February 2018 Various locations across Sussex and Surrey.

Travel bursary available (dependent on personal circumstances).

Interested? Get in touch! T: 07921 233872 E: traineeships@ymcadlg.org

SCYP offers workshops and sessions at your club premises:  Please contact us for further information

SCYP  Sussex Clubs for Young People Ltd

Tel: 01273 443563  –  admin@sussexcyp.org.uk
www.sussexcyp.org.uk

DJ Workshop Sessions – Offering a range of different packages to suit  and make a customised package based on your specific requirements eg, age, learning abilities etc

RAP sessions – Are young people in your group interested in rapping? A rapper will come and teach some simple techniques that would help young people create their own mixes and raps and perform them

Smoove Attitude sessions – a sing-a-long exercise class with Pop songs and film soundtracks as well as songs on request. Amy, the instructor, describes her sessions as “a selection of directed dances, free style and give them the

opportunity to create their own routines if requested. This is a fab workout, a great way to make friends and gets young people off any electronic devices!” – £35 per session plus travel (Amy travels from mid-Sussex and is not

available on Thursdays.) – https://www.facebook.com/SwoovewithAmy/?ref=bookmarks

Graffiti Workshops

Chinese Art/dance sessions

First Aid for staff (certified) / short training for young people (uncertified) – tailor made to your group or we can run them for young people from a few groups

Cooking with a community chef which results in tasty, nutritious meals and awareness of importance of eating healthily!

Wilderness and Bush craft Skills– In a lively and active two hour session your young people will be taken through some basic survival skills, and some craft projects too.

Young women’s events– Do you have a young women’s group in your club?  Interested in running an evening where young women can spend some time together in a safe environment? We can help you run a girl’s night.

Learn to Boxercise and acquire some healthy living tips too- with Olly, a qualified Boxercise /fitness instructor who will come to your club and will get everyone active and health aware!

Yoga and relaxation– perfect for destressing and acquiring awareness of the importance of engaging in a healthy but also relaxing activity

Self Defence- a self-defence instructor will come to your group and will teach some basic, important skills (not available on a Tuesday) 

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):

George H. HEASMAN

Lieutenant. The Royal Flying Corps.

Died in an accident in the United Kingdom 20. 1.18.

Buried Mount Noddy Cemetery, East Grinstead.

Arthur Joseph MASSER

Lance Corporal G/17130 13th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 39th Division.

Killed in action near Ypres 18. 1.18. Aged 19.

Son of Mr. Masser and Mrs. Elizabeth Masser of 27, Stockwell Road, East Grinstead. Born in Cowes, Isle of Wight and enlisted in Guildford, Surrey.

Commemorated on The Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium MR. 30.

East Grinstead Town Council has a vacancy for a Councillor on the Herontye Ward.

The Vacancy was advertised on Monday 8 th January following the resignation of Adam Reeves. An election to fill the vacancy will occur if 10 electors submit their names to Mid Sussex District Council calling for an election within 14 days of the vacancy being advertised (not including Saturdays or Sundays). If the deadline of 25th January passes without the required 10 names being submitted the Council will look to co-opt a person to Council to fill the position through to the elections in May 2019.

Mr Reeves resigned in order to spend more time with his young family. He was originally elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2015. The Town Mayor Councillor Julie Mockford speaking at Council last night thanked Mr Reeves for his service and wished him well for the future, commenting that “difficult decisions, once taken are to be admired, when there are not enough hours in the day to meet all your obligations you must designate your priorities and family should always come first.”

The notice of the vacancy can be seen in the Town Council noticeboards and website as well as the Mid Sussex District Council website.

Anyone wishing to have an informal discussion as to the role of the Town Councillor or the qualifications necessary to stand for the Town Council can contact the Town Clerk Mrs Julie Holden 01342 323636 townclerk@eastgrinstead.gov.uk or the Mid Sussex District Council Elections Team on 01444 458166 elections@midsussex.gov.uk

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 take 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 30 December 2017 and 12 January 2018 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

Mid Sussex District Council will be open between Christmas and New Year to provide a full range of services for residents.

The Council’s Oaklands office in Haywards Heath will close for Christmas at 4.15pm on Friday 22 December. The Council will reopen on Wednesday 27, Thursday 28 and Friday 29 December, before closing for the weekend and New Year Bank Holiday. Normal opening hours will resume from Tuesday 2 January 2018.

At any point while the office is closed, residents are reminded that they can still make payments or bookings by using the Council’s website at www.midsussex.gov.uk/selfservice. Residents are also able to find out about changes to bin collections, festive events and Christmas tree recycling on the website.

Details of Christmas opening times for leisure centres and civic halls can be found online at www.placesforpeopleleisure.org