November 10, 2026
Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read.
It was Remembrance Sunday this weekend . We want to extend a personal thank you to Jenny Ririe and Zoe Neal who organised Selsey’s commemoration, on behalf of Selsey Town Council, and their colleagues, who helped them. We also wish to thank everyone who took part and who came along to Selsey's Parade. Donna, as Chair of West Sussex County Council, had to be in the county seat, Chichester. I stayed in Selsey, which meant, for the first time, we were at separate commemorations
The week leading up to it was busy. On Monday Donna Chaired the Governance Committee of West Sussex County Council which meets in private. It was followed by a meeting with Officers and the Vice Chair about diary commitments.
On Wednesday, Donna began with Chichester District Council’s Planning Committee which considered an application from Loxwood. She then had a civic engagement at Seaford College, which necessitated her travelling in two trains and a taxi, before I joined her at Arundel Castle for WSCC’s annual Firefighters’ awards. This overran, so we were unable to join the team for an Extraordinary Meeting of Selsey Town Council which agreed to give a grant to East Beach’s Christmas event, at Orchard Parade, from 2pm on November the 28th. Full Council was followed by a Business Planning workshop.
I had a Year 11 Parents evening on Thursday, so I was glad when the weekend came. Donna was as well, because she had several private meetings with residents on Thursday and Friday.
I enjoyed the West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service Recognition and Achievement Awards because my paternal grandfather was a fireman during World War Two. The Awards included Long Service and Good Conduct over 20, 30, 40 and 50 years, and several Commendations. The High Sheriff of West Sussex rightly pointed out how fortunate we all are to have our Fire Service. One recipient observed that a downside of serving your local community was being called out to incidents in which people close to you have been caught up. Here’s the press release, with us both in the official photo but on opposite sides of the front row (long story):
Firefighters have to be very fit. Depending upon your age, different forms of exercise are recommended from High Intensity Training to Pilates, walking and gardening. I came across another one this week, sensorimotor training:
https://www.womanandhome.com/health-wellbeing/best-workout-over-55-study/
There are different views on whether drinking is good or bad for our health. Traditional beer recipes are becoming more popular. In preparation for Christmas, I generally bring back a couple of bottles of Quarr Ale from the Isle of Wight. It has a medieval influence. Nearer to home, a Sussex brewery is bringing back something Victorian:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm9dznve3ee9o
As always, from the whole Team, stay safe.
Tim
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