9 December 2022

Please note: this news article is in our archive. Articles were correct at time of publication, but should not be relied on for accuracy after the passage of time.

Rubbish and recycling collection day changes 2022

(Excerpt Taken from PR 2482)

 

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

Collection changes begin on Monday 26 December and end on Saturday 31 December 2022 with rubbish and recycling collections returning to normal from Monday 2 January 2023.

Bin hangers with details of collection changes over the festive period are being hung onto the handle of wheelie bins and flyers are available to download from the Council website. Collection changes have also been published in Mid Sussex Matters (which is sent to all homes in the District) in the run up to Christmas.

Householders can access personalised information about their collection days online by entering their postcode at www.midsussex.gov.uk/collectioncalendar.

 

The festive collections are as follows:

Normal collection date	Festive collection date
Monday 19 December	No Change
Tuesday 20 December	No Change
Wednesday 21 December	No Change
Thursday 22 December	No Change
Friday 23 December	No Change
Monday 26 December	Tuesday 27 December
Tuesday 27 December	Wednesday 28 December
Wednesday 28 December	Thursday 29 December
Thursday 29 December	Friday 30 December
Friday 30 December	Saturday 31 December
Monday 2 January 2023 onwards	No Change

There will be no garden waste collections between Monday 26 December and Friday 6 January, the last collection being Friday 23 December. Garden waste collections will return to normal from Monday 9 January 2023.

Householders with a real Christmas tree can recycle it in their garden waste bin if the lid can be closed.  Alternatively, there will be temporary sites where residents can drop off real Christmas trees for recycling. These sites will be open between Friday 30 December 2022 and Friday 13 January 2023 (inclusive) and locations can be found at www.midsussex.gov.uk/treerecycling.
For more information about festive rubbish and recycling collections visit www.midsussex.gov.uk/waste-recycling, email wastematters@midsussex.gov.uk or call 01444 477440.

 

EG Sports Club Update

(Sent by EG Sports Club to all major stakeholders)

The Trustees of East Grinstead Sports Club are pleased to announce the appointment of Acorn Health and Leisure as their new operating partner from January 1^st, 2023.

The Acorns team have been running their club, based at the Copthorne Hotel, since 2016 under the management of Michael, Mary, Jane and Carina.  Unfortunately, the site was destroyed by a fire in August this year and the entire leadership team is looking forward to coming over to the EGSC site and beginning again.

Gary Needle, Chairman of East Grinstead Sports Club said “On behalf of the Trustees and all the members and visitors of the clubs based at East Grinstead Sports Club, we are delighted to welcome Acorns and look forward to working with them over the coming years.  Our purpose as a charity is to provide excellent sport, fitness and recreation facilities for the community in East Grinstead and the neighbouring area. This new partnership with Acorns is a fantastic opportunity to enhance our services and encourage the widest possible range of people to participate in sport and pursue healthy living.”

Michael Hough of Acorns commented “We are delighted to have the opportunity to bring our energy, style of management and operations to East Grinstead Sports Club. We are an experienced team of people who are ready to give our all to the East Grinstead Sports Club site.  I believe our experience, of having run the Acorns club for the last 6 years, will provide an excellent environment for all users.  I am confident that our energy and enthusiasm will provide a bright future for the members and users of the sports club site, continuing to build on the fantastic work done by others in previous years.”

For information:

East Grinstead Sports Club is a Charity that owns and is responsible for running the 35-acre multi-sport site at Saint Hill Road, East Grinstead, RH19 4JU.  Sport has been played there since 1959 and the community sports clubs based on site include CD Phoenix Netball Club, Dunnings Squash and Racketball Club, EG Cricket Club, EG Hockey Club, EG Meads Football Club, Felbridge Badminton Club, EG Lacrosse Club, Saint Hill Table Tennis Club.  East Grinstead Sports Club has a large Gym and hosts many events and functions for the local community using its bar and catering facilities.

Acorn Health and Leisure Ltd was set up to take over what was once known as LA Fitness at the Copthorne Hotel with a goal to rebrand and revitalise the club as ‘Acorns’. The directors had a lengthy background in hospitality and their vision was to combine their knowledge and experience with the operational know-how of the existing management of the club. The result took it in the intended direction of becoming a true Club rather than just a facility. Up until the day of the fire Acorns had invested time and money into building the volume of participating members across all of the areas of activity and the Club had become a vibrant centre for the local community where there was a healthy balance between sports and fitness and social bustle in the bar!

 

Gas Network Upgrade – Portland Road Area – East Grinstead

(Sent to all major stakeholders, however, contact details have been redacted as they are for internal use only)

We are writing to give you an update on our project to upgrade our old metal gas mains and services with new plastic pipe in the Portland Road area of East Grinstead.  This essential work will ensure your community continues to receive a safe and reliable gas supply.

Following consultation with Surrey Highways our contractor, 360 Group of Companies, have now started work on Phase 1 of this project in Portland Road using 2- way traffic lights. This work should be completed before Christmas.

After Christmas we will return to work on:

• Phase 2 – Hermitage Lane. From opposite number 46 to the junction with The Rise. From 3rd January for approximately 8 weeks.
• Phase 3 – Ship Street – Entire Road. From 20^th February for approximately 10 weeks.

Due to the position of the pipes in the road, and to ensure the safety of everyone around our worksite we will need to manage the traffic as follows:

• Phase 2 – We will need to close Hermitage Lane to through traffic. There will be a signed diversion route in place. The existing one-way order will be temporarily lifted to allow access for residents and businesses. Additional signage will be placed to advise and warn drivers that traffic is temporarily two way.
• Phase 3 – Traffic will be controlled on Ship Street using temporary lights.

We understand that people can get frustrated by roadworks, and therefore we only use traffic management that we feel is efficient enough to complete these works safely for ourselves and the public.

We’re writing to residents and other local stakeholders to make them aware of our project and explain the details of our work. Please feel free to also share this information with anyone you think may be impacted by our project.

 

PCC Katy Bourne’s Survey

The PCC  Katy Bourne is really keen to hear your views on police funding and priorities, as laid out on her website here:

SPCC – Have your say on police funding: precept survey 2023/24 (sussex-pcc.gov.uk)

It’s only a short survey so will take a couple of minutes to fill in, but your opinion is important.

 

Southern Water: Stakeholder Update and Cost of Living Support

 

 

LCWIP Stakeholder Engagement Session | East Grinstead | Presentation

 

 

Latest Edition of QVH News

 

 

Planning Applications & Decisions

 

 

West Sussex County Council’s Update

West Sussex County Council becomes fourth local authority to be granted lane rental powers

West Sussex County Council has received approval from the Secretary of State for Transport to launch a new scheme aimed at reducing the disruption and congestion from road works in the county.

The West Sussex Lane Rental Scheme (WSLRS), which came into force on 1 December 2022, allows the council to require payment of charges by promoters of street and road works for the time their works occupy the highway network.

This scheme works alongside the West Sussex Permit Scheme and applies to selected roads, not the whole of the county. The focus will be on areas where roadworks will cause the highest levels of disruption, which currently equates to around 10% of the county’s roads. Different charges apply depending on the type of work being undertaken and how disruptive those works will be to the travelling public.

The WSRLS incentivises those who need to carry out works on the county’s road network to become more efficient with how they manage the works when a road or lane closure is needed. The scheme will help to minimise the disruption by encouraging more work to be completed outside of peak periods, highways to be reopened to traffic at the busiest times and by causing a reduction in the length of time works are being completed.

Joy Dennis, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport said: “I am delighted that we are the third local authority outside of London to have the go ahead for our lane rental scheme, which I expect to lead to fewer delays and queues on our roads.

“The lane rental scheme is focused on the most critical parts of our highway network, with charges applying only at the busiest times. Road works can still occur but will be incentivised to work quickly and efficiently. This means those who need to carry out essential works and supply public services can still do so but will be causing less disruption to our road network.”

The charges applied will promote investment in innovative road work practices and improved traffic signage, improvements in the planning, co-ordination and working methods used to maximise efficiency and completion of work to the required standard first time.

The surplus revenue gained from lane rental fees will be used to further reduce the wider impacts of road works by supporting the industry to develop innovative measures and projects that reduce the disruption and adverse effects to local communities when essential works are undertaken. Funding will also be allocated to extra monitoring and council officer support for those undertaking road works in the county.

Further information about the scheme can be found on our website at www.westsussex.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/traffic-management/west-sussex-lane-rental-scheme

 

WSCC Highways Ash Dieback Tree Removal Programme