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Age UK East Grinstead and District games afternoon
Artist Barry Weekley at the High Street beds
During one of his regular trips into East Grinstead from his home in Mitcham, Artist Barry Weekley was very taken with the High Street flower beds which had been recently planted for the summer. Since 2012 East Grinstead Town Council has been responsible for maintaining the beds with displays changing three times a year for Winter, Spring and Summer. The annual Summer planting commemorates notable anniversaries, both local and National and celebrates local organisations.
This Summer, one of the beds near the War memorial commemorates the Suffragette movement and because it was very active in East Grinstead, the Anti –Suffragette movement! Barry was particularly drawn to this one as he had just completed a painting of the Suffragette Emily Davison. Emily was mown down by the Kings horse and killed after she walked onto the track during the Epsom Derby in 1913.
Town Promotions manager Dawn Spalding was intrigued to see Barry’s painting and invited him back to the town. ‘We are always delighted to know that East Grinstead’s floral displays are attracting attention and we are meeting people from all over the country who have connections to the themes chosen each year’ she said. ‘It was great to see Barry’s painting with the High St as a back drop and while I was photographing him a tourist from Holland began to take photographs of us! Perhaps he will return next year to see what the Town Council have come up with’
The many props for summer beds are designed by EGTC head gardener Jenny Watson with themes being chosen by Town Clerk Julie Holden. Ferrings Nursery from Worthing interpret the designs, supply and plant the bedding plants and the Town Council’s outdoor staff prepare, maintain and water all year.
Barry Weekley’s painting of Emily Davison is for sale and is available as a print too from www.barryweekleyart.com
He can be contacted for further information on this and other paintings barryweekley@btinternet.com
MSDC’s Playday – Wheels in Motion
Worth Way closure for resurfacing
Resurfacing and drainage works will be starting at the end of July 2017 between Cob Close and Gullage. Sections of the path will be closed for health and safety reasons whilst these works are carried out.
The paths around Crawley Down Pond will also be improved. Work will commence in the week beginning 24 July 2017 and will last for approximately four weeks dependant on weather.
East Court Live – Party in the Park
Annual Electoral Canvass
It’s that time of year again when we ask for your help and full commitment with the annual canvass of electors. It’s a full canvass, so lots to do and again we are making it easier with an App on a simple hand held device. Please see the main points to be aware of below:
Annual Electoral Canvass
- Full district-wide canvass – started during July we currently have an excellent return rate of over 63% with the first reminder stage commencing in a week’s time.
- All Mid Sussex properties to receive a Household Enquiry form (HEF)
- Residents must reply online or complete the paper HEF & return to ES within 28 days
- ‘Changes’ and ‘no-change’ can be notified online
- Text, telephone and internet reply channels for ‘no-change’ only
- Non-responder properties visited by Canvassers from Sept until mid Nov
- New 2017 Register to be published 1st Dec 2017
Opportunity to help & earn Extra Cash
- An hourly rate of £9.10 per hour. For this, our expectation is for canvassers to complete at least 8 household enquires in an urban area per hour and 5 per hour in a rural area. Timesheets are required to be completed each time you canvass and submitted to us at the end of each working week via email.
- ES looking for Temp Electoral Canvassers – Please see all the background information here: http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/elections/annual-canvass/
- Full training will be given at the Council Offices, Oaklands, Haywards Heath to successful candidates.
- Canvassers will commence from 1st September through until mid-November
- Canvassers will assist residents by completing HEFs with them online/offline using a smart device (tablet) – very quick and easy App
- Canvasser devices and Electoral database continually synced with secure data centre keeping canvass areas up to date
- Improved earning potential as assigned households are definite non-responders
Lest We Forget
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):
John Ephraim FOSTER
Corporal 33531 The Royal Engineers Wireless Depot Company
Died in base hospital at Etaples 23. 7.17.
Son of John and Mary Foster. Husband of Mrs. Ishtar Foster of Bugle Farm, Forest Row. Native of Walsall, Staffs. Born in Darlaston and enlisted in Horsham.
Buried Etaples Military Cemetery F. 40
William PELLING
Battery Quartermaster Sergeant 13621 29th Siege Battery The Royal Garrison Artillery.
Killed in action near Ypres. 5. 7.17. Aged 34.
Son of William and Rosa Pelling of 94, Queens Road, East Grinstead. Born in Horsham and enlisted in Haywards Heath
Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium MR.30
Percy WILLIAMS
Corporal 8656 1st Battalion, The South Wales Borderers. 1st Division.
Died of wounds 14. 7.17. age 28.
Son of Charles and Rebecca Williams. Husband of Emily Williams of 3, Frith Park, East Grinstead. Born, Worth near Crawley and enlisted in Brecon, Wales in August 1914.
Buried Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium. B. 24.
Alfred WREN
Private 22629 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment. 29th Division.
Killed in action 15. 7.17 Aged 23.
Son of Henry and Elizabeth Wren of 105, Dunnings Mill, East Grinstead. Born in East Grinstead and enlisted in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Buried Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium.B.23
Survey on Proposed Changes to Adult Social Care
Local people are being asked to help shape how the County Council delivers adult social care in the future.
The council is considering a new approach where people, their families and carers can meet with council staff in local settings to discuss their social care needs.
The council wants to:
- Talk to more people at an earlier stage and support them to stay as independent as possible
- Hold informal drop-in sessions in local communities, where people can talk to the county council about social care
- Help to connect people to services and activities in their local communities.
The proposals take account of what people have told the council about their experiences of using adult social care.
The new approach has been trialled in some areas of the county since January this year.
A survey is running until Friday 11 August for people to have their say: https://haveyoursay.westsussex.gov.uk/legal-democratic-services/supporting-lives-connecting-people.
The survey asks for people’s views on the proposals and asks what would be important to them if the council took this approach.
Louise Goldsmith, Council Leader and Cabinet Member for Adults, said: “We really hope to hear from as many people as possible who use our services, their families and carers, voluntary and community organisations, and all local people who have an interest in adult social care. We will then consider all the views before we decide on the way forward.”
A decision will be taken in the autumn by the Leader of the County Council about how adult social care will be delivered in the future.