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  Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read.  Over the festive fortnight: -  Chichester District Council’s emergency number is 01243 785339 West Sussex County Council’s emergency number is 01243 777100.  As we pointed out last week, in the UK we create an extra 3 million tonnes of waste and recycling during the festive season, from wrapping paper and cards to food and packaging:  Write a list of meaningful gifts before you shop. Think about the gifts you give – give experiences, shop second hand or opt for secret Santa. Recycle everything you can - Christmas cards, wrapping paper (that passes the scrunch test), paper bags, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles (plastic milk bottle lids are collected by Selsey Town Council to donate to a charity ), plastic pots, tubs (including sweet/chocolate tubs), trays (including black plastic), toothpaste tubes, tins, cans, foil, and even Pringles tubes. Food waste increases significantly over the ...

  Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read.  Before we begin, you will be aware of the container spillage off Bembridge which has affected our beaches from Selsey to Bognor. The ship responsible is insured and a contractor, Ambipar (appointed by West Sussex County Council, who are leading the emergency, with Arun and Chichester District Councils) has been on site since Monday. After waste is collected, it is being taken to a designated site where it will be managed and disposed of safely and in accordance with local regulations. If you want to help, take care as there is sharp metal on the beaches from the containers. Leave any waste for collection. Be mindful of machinery operating in the area, the tides, daylight hours, and weather conditions and: -. Keep well back from the waterline Do not work on your own Wear sensible warm, water-proof clothing and safe, sturdy footwear Do not attempt to climb on rocks or other structures, or retrieve materials wh...

Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read. Last weekend the lights went on in several places locally, including Selsey (in both the High Street and East Beach Parade, on Saturday, November 29th.) Mick, Val, Donna, Ali and I helped the Friends of East Beach with their event. We wish to thank all of you who came along.  Thanks also to Selsey Town Council for ensuring that these highly valued family events took place Chichester District Council’s Festive markets return to North Street and East Street in Chichester city centre on the 6th, 7th, 13th, and 14th December, with the Saturday markets running from 9am until 5pm, and the Sunday markets running from 10am until 4pm. The National Trust are well known for the Festive experiences they stage in their properties. This is their Christmas in Sussex page: -  https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/christmas/index?campid=email_REG_TACLSE_29112025_NT291125A1TACSE-JOBID300178   This week, I had a catc...

Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read.  Just after our last blog went out on the 21st November, Donna was, briefly, on the Late News of BBC South Today . She was at West Sussex County Council’s Health and Social Care Committee all that day. In the morning they considered an appeal against the closure of the last Council care home which has very few residents left, but some of them are over 90 and have dementia. The closure went through on the Chair’s casting vote because the Reform Member of the Committee abstained.  This weekend the lights go on in several places locally, including Selsey (in both the High Street and East Beach Parade on Saturday, November 29th.) Mick, Val, Donna, Ali and I are helping the Friends of East Beach with their event. Chichester District Council’s Festive markets return to North Street and East Street in Chichester city centre on the 6th, 7th, 13th, and 14th December, with the Saturday markets running from 9am until 5pm...

  Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read. Please remember to check on anyone you know who lives alone, because of the noticeably colder weather.  We wish to congratulate Matthew Davison who has been elected to Selsey Town Council with just over half the votes cast on a turnout of 24% (so securing a mandate from 13.6% of the total electorate in Selsey North.) We look forward to working with you and will be interested to see how Reform's national agenda translates into the day to day running of Selsey’s affairs, which is what the Town Council does. We did not stand because we didn't want to be complicit in costing Selsey around £7000 for only 17 months of tenure.  There is one week left until the lights go on in several places locally including Selsey (in both the High Street and East Beach Parade on Saturday, November 29th.) Mick, Val, Donna and I were asked to help Friends of East Beach with their event, and are happy to help out! Chichester Dis...