~ Replacement Litter bins and handrail – date still awaited: As you know the Parish Council has placed an order for new litterbins to be installed, replacing the existing concrete ones, in the High Street and a new handrail down the slope from the car park in Fletching to the High Street. At the time of writing, we still do not have a date for their installation, but fingers crossed this may have taken place by the time the magazine is published.

~ Parish Councillors:
Councillor Leighton Snelgrove came off the Parish Council on 8 November 2024. This will leave a vacancy to either be filled by election or co-option. Further details will be available on the Parish Council website and noticeboard when they become available.

~ Parish Council Planning Working Group:
The Parish Council Planning Working Group is a working group set up by the Parish Council that reviews the planning applications received and proposes comments to the whole council for consideration at the monthly Full Parish Council Meeting. The Working Group can also agree comments on behalf of the Parish Council if the deadline for submitting the comments to Wealden District Council falls before the date of the Parish Council Meeting. The Working Group was originally made up of four parish councillors.

At the meeting of the Parish Council in October it was agreed that, to help with the workload, up to two non-councillors could also be appointed to the Working Group as long as they were current members of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. Mark Creamer, who is a standing member of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, was appointed to the Planning Working Group with immediate effect and will work with the other members on the group: Councillors Greenish, Lady Collum and Ross Borton.

It was also agreed at the October meeting, that where appropriate, the Planning Working Group may obtain advice on particular planning applications from an independent planning consultant.

More information on how the Planning Working Group works can be found in the Planning Protocol on the Council’s website www.fletchingpc.org under Fletching Parish Council/Finance and Policies/Policies or contact the Clerk at clerk@fletching-pc.org

~ Bookings for the Pavilion:
The newly refurbished pavilion at Fletching Recreation Ground can be hired for events such as birthday parties, meetings etc. Further information and hire charges can be found on the Council’s website under The Parish/Fletching Recreation Ground and Pavilion or contact the Clerk for more details.

~ Christmas and New Year:
The Parish Council would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas and New Year.