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Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read. Last week we shared some helpful contacts for veterans who are struggling. Ali's. husband, Bob Paterson has been organising the Selsey Veterans Breakfast club for almost 2 years now. They meet twice a month. Last Tuesday, thanks to Selsey Lions who provided the coach, some of the veterans, and their partners, went to visit the Chelsea Pensioners at Royal Hospital Chelsea. If any other veterans would like to join the Selsey Veterans Breakfast club they can Bob a ring on 07756448636. Last Monday I had Chichester District Council's Budget Review Group. Earlier,  Donna had a West Sussex County County briefing ahead of their Standards Committee meeting on November 2nd. On Tuesday we attended His Majesty's Lord Lieutenants of East & West Sussex Awards Ceremony at Lancing College, organised by the South Eastern Reserve Forces and Cadets Association. I particularly enjoyed it because I was in the Combined Cadet ...

Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read. Last week we shared an article about Iceland and their plans to drill into an active volcano to tap into a free source of geothermal energy. It turns out Ali went there in 2006, before the volcano erupted in 2010. She said: “Iceland is truly incredible. I've been there. It's stunning. It already has hot thermal springs I've been in. Warm and wonderful. Plus the Blue Lagoon James Bond was filmed in. Reykjaböð Hot Springs https://reykjabod.is/   I'd live there or wish I could visit regularly. I even climbed the volcano before it erupted in 2010.” Since our last post, another Selsey resident, Phil Way, posted something he is happy for us to share. Twenty-two Veterans succumb to their struggles every single day, so one of these organisations may well save someone’s life: Veteran UK Helpline, 0808 1914 218 Help For Heroes, 0300 303 9888 Combat Stress, 0800 138 1619 (24/7) or text 07537 173683 SSAFA Forcesline...

Welcome to this week's blog - as always thank you for having a read. It’s been another busy week which began with Donna having Chichester District Council’s Joint Employee Consultative Panel on Tuesday, whose proceedings are understandably private. On Wednesday Mick, Val and Donna had Planning training at CDC, before we all had the next Full Selsey Town Council Meeting which included reviewing Council documents and considering the Council’s contribution to CDC’s consultation on its draft Infrastructure Business Plan. We also accepted the chance to work with West Sussex County Council’s Bus Stop Improvement Plan because it offers a significant opportunity to secure Government-funded investment in Selsey's bus infrastructure, including free replacement of existing Town Council-owned  shelters, potential digital information displays maintained by WSCC at no cost to Selsey Town Council, and additional seating for travellers, whilst ensuring Selsey has a direct voice in future trans...

Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read.  Donna has been recovering this week from what we think was Covid. We did grab a night in Bournemouth a week last Sunday to help her convalesce. Wherever possible she has been doing meetings via Microsoft Tteams or Zoom. On Wednesday Val kindly took her to Chichester District Council’s Planning Committee which included applications from Chichester and East Lavington. On Friday Donna attended the Lord Lieutenant’s Annual Justice Service at Chichester Cathedral. This week we put out another Tim’s Travels . We filmed this at an interesting National Trust property near Bath, Dyrham Park. We did not go in the house itself because we wanted to get some steps in on our way to a hotel nearby we were given a night in for Christmas. You won’t be surprised to see the next Travels will be in Bath, which we will put out in a couple of weeks after the second 60 from Selsey next week: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bfwVJCQLJWB...

  Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read.  You may have noticed that Donna was less active on social media last week. She was hit quite hard by something and had to cancel several things. Just Val was, therefore, at Chichester District Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee which looked at the terms of reference for the Annual Budget Scrutiny Group, considered who should be in the Corporate Plan Review Task and Finish Group and had a presentation from the Cabinet Member for Housing, Revenues and Benefits. Meanwhile, Ali, Ian, Andrew and I had Selsey Town Council's Finance and Administration Group which looked at the year to date financial position and some community grant applications. Donna was particularly saddened to miss supporting a very worthwhile charity, FABIS (Friends of Acquired Brain Injury Survivors) who help survivors and their families. I went and took her place as  a ‘Call My Bluffer’. Apparently I did quite well but I think I ...

  Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read.  Last week saw several meetings and my school’s Open Evening. Donna’s highlight was a tour of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance base at Redhill Aerodrome. I must confess that it had not occurred to me that the Air Ambulance is a charity, probably because the vehicular ambulance service is part of the NHS. The Air Ambulance charity derives 91% of its income from donations and needs as good as £21 million pounds each year to keep going. Learn more about their work here: https://aakss.org.uk/   Donna got the train back to Chichester when she finished where I joined her, Steve and Val for the latest Full Chichester District Council. We agreed to delegate authority to purchase a property under the Local Authority Housing Fund for £280,000. We also considered reports on changes to the National Scheme of Delegation for planning applications and the Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025 ...