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March 2024
12 March 2024
Planning
Network Rail Southern Region Newsletter
MSDC Town & Parish Meeting
NALC News
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NALC EVENTS
If any Councillors or Staff wish to attend any of these events, please do go through Kirstie to book so that the clerk can check on training budgets. Thank you.
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CAGNE – Gatwick Airport New Runway Update
CAGNE Town and Parish Council forum
Gatcom News
Citizens Advice – Monthly Bulletin
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner News
NHS Sussex Survey
We are in the final week of hearing from local people about their confidence and satisfaction in the NHS and where we can improve. As well as going out to local communities, we have designed a survey to ensure that you can have your say.
Click on the following link: Let’s Talk About Your Experiences of Health and Care in Sussex 2024 | Sussex Health and Care Your Say (engagementhq.com)
The survey will take 20-25 minutes to complete, and the closing date will be Sunday 10th March. You can also find out more about how previous feedback has led to change.
We want you to feel confident sharing honest and authentic feedback so our survey will be completely anonymous. It is available in easy read and alternative languages by contacting sxicb.involvement@nhs.net
Thank you in advance for your time in supporting your local NHS.
West Sussex County Council seeks help from local residents to combat flooding
West Sussex County Council is encouraging all householders and landowners, particularly those in more rural areas, to check if they have a responsibility to keep local watercourses free flowing and to help prevent vulnerable areas of the county from flooding.
If a watercourse, ditch, stream, river or culvert runs adjacent to, through or under your land or property (even if it does not fall within your property boundary as set out by your Title Deeds) then you are likely to be what is known as a “riparian owner”. In short, you are responsible for the maintenance of the watercourse to ensure that water is able to flow freely into and along it, so that it doesn’t pose a flood risk. The legal responsibilities of a riparian owner are to:
You are more likely to have a responsibility if you live in a rural area due to there not being as widespread a drainage system as in urban areas, particularly alongside roads. Rural roads are especially affected when groundwater levels are high and surface water runs off neighbouring land and property onto them. It is essential that roadside ditches in these areas are kept clear for the water to flow into before it reaches the road and causes surface flooding or even damages the road surface. Cllr Joy Dennis, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport at West Sussex County Council, said: “Over the last five months we have seen a year’s worth of rainfall. You will have noticed that this has resulted in sustained high levels of groundwater, increased debris in the drainage systems causing blockages, and large amounts of surface water runoff, causing flooding across the county. “Our Highways team has been busy responding to numerous incidents of flooding. We continue to manage over 140,000 gullies and routinely clear other drainage assets, including our ditches. However, whilst we are working as hard as we can to keep the water network free flowing to reduce flooding, we do not have responsibility for all of the drains and watercourses within West Sussex. For example, we’re only responsible for around 10% of the county’s ditches. “Residents can play such an important role in combatting flooding by maintaining the drainage assets they’re responsible for, but we’re not expecting them to spend a lot of time or money; simply spending half an hour each month clearing debris and removing any blockages to allow water to flow freely is usually more than sufficient and will really make a difference. “Well maintained watercourses can significantly benefit our communities by not only reducing flood risk but by also creating great habitats for our wildlife.” To further help reduce flooding incidents across the network, we plan to deliver £1.9m of drainage works this year. We have also doubled our number of jetting vehicles in response to extreme weather and have four vehicles available to attend affected sites to clear flooding or investigate issues. Our drainage gangs continue to work proactively to clear gullies and a ditch clearance programme is operating at sites identified as having an impact on the highway. We also have approximately £500,000 of small-scale drainage schemes on schedule to be delivered by the end of this month. To find out more about the responsibilities of a riparian owner and our flood prevention works take a look at our FAQ document: Riparian Ownership: Frequently Asked Questions . |
Road Closure- Carriageway Patching – A264 Holtye Road, East Grinstead – 21 March 2024
Please be advised that A264 Holtye Road, East Grinstead is due to be closed for Carriageway patching works from 21/03/2024 to 23/03/2024 between 20:00 – 06:00.
Please note that these works are weather dependant and may be cancelled at short notice, but we will endeavour to inform you should there be significant changes to the programme. This road closure is covered by the 14.1 order made on 11th January 2022.
Road Name | Location | Date (from and to) | Time of works |
A264 Holtye Road |
East Grinstead |
21/03/2024 – 23/03/2024
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20:00 – 06:00 |
Further information can also be found via one.network