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The Spinettes and Matthew Goodgame are returning to Angmering for the 3rd year running, bringing you an afternoon of Song, Dance, Laughter and a whole lot of Christmas Spirit for all the family!
Globe Trotting Retro Trio - The Spinettes - and West End Star Matthew Goodgame, currently performing in The West End Revival of 42nd Street, will bring you all the classic Christmas songs we all know and love in their production "A Holly Jolly Family Show". The Show will take place in Angmering Village Hall on Sunday 25 November commencing at 3.00pm (doors open 2.15pm).
Matthew and the girls will continue to raise money for The Alzheimer's Society and hopefully by the end of the year they will have reached their target of £10,000.
There will be Mulled Wine and other refreshments available as well as Children's Festive Face Painting. There will also be a Raffle during the show and all the money raised will go straight to The Alzheimer's Society.
Tickets cost £12 (adults) and £6 (children) and, from past experience we can guarantee that you will come away with a really warm feeling after the performances of these slick and friendly professional performers.
So, don't delay, book your tickets now to avoid disappointment by phoning 07759 352479 or email thespinettes@hotmail.com
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A new kind of travel agent has opened for business in Angmering, one that specialises in a highly personalised service and genuinely cares - that's why the business is always available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for its customers.
Local woman, Sally-Jo Asser, joined multi award-winning independent travel company Travel Counsellors in October, a business with more than 1,800 personal Travel Counsellors providing first-hand expert travel advice across the globe.
Travel Counsellors has been named as one of the most inspirational companies in Britain according to the London Stock Exchange Group; and listed in The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for the fourth time, ranking Britain's mid-market private companies with the fastest-growing international sales. This is because Travel Counsellors is not like any other travel company - it operates on a unique home-working model, enabling Sally-Jo to speak to customers at the most convenient time for them, even if that's 11pm on a Tuesday or 7am on a Sunday morning when other travel agencies have their shutters firmly closed
Sally-Jo has cutting edge technology at her fingertips, which allows her to search through literally thousands of suppliers and holiday products in a matter of minutes to find the best options for the customer at the most competitive price so she can tailor-make perfect travel experiences each and every time.
Sally-Jo said: "I am delighted be part of Travel Counsellors to bring a totally new kind of service to Angmering and the surrounding area. The in-house technology available to me is incredible - better than anything I have used on the high street - and means I can search through thousands of holiday options for my customers at the best prices. Many people don't have time to talk or even think about their holiday during the working week and that's where I come in! I am available when it suits them and I can take all the hassle out of the booking process…all they have to do is enjoy themselves. I think my customers will really value the personal, caring service and attention to detail I'm offering as a Travel Counsellor - you can't get that online."
For more information or to discuss your forthcoming travel plans contact Sally-Jo Asser on 01903 550031 or e-mail sally-jo.asser@travelcounsellors.com.
At the meeting of Arun District Council's Development Control Committee yesterday (Thursday), Angmering Community Land Trust (ACLT) was granted permission to construct 12 affordable dwellings on the land they own on the southern side of Mayflower Way (off Roundstone Lane). They will be rental properties and will comprise of 6 x 3 Bed, 3 x 2 Bed and 3 x 1 Bed dwellings. The land was aquired from Angmering Parish Council earlier this year for a nominal £1.
The Board of Directors of ACLT are currently negotiating with a developer in an attempt to agree contracting requirements. It is hoped construction will commence in 2019.
ACLT is a Society registered with the Financial Conduct Authority under the Cooperative & Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. It was formed for the benefit of the community to operate as a not-for-profit community-based organisation that develops housing or other assets at permanently affordable levels for long-term community benefit. ACLT hope to acquire more land in the future so that affordable housing and other initiatives can be progressed for the benefit of the community.
For more information about ACLT, visit www.angmeringclt.org.uk
Advance notice for customers: The tea shop will be closed all day on Thursday 25 October 2018.
Angmering Parish Council's Community, Leisure, Environment and Wellbeing Committee are organising a Community Litter Picking Day on Sunday 28 October 2018, 10:30am - 1pm
They need volunteers to help clear areas in the village. If you are interested in helping, please contact the Parish Council on 01903 772124 or email admin@angmering-pc.gov.uk
At Arun's Development Control Committee meeting last week, the proposed M & S Food store along the Rustington By-pass (A259) was given full planning permission together with outline planning permission for a Toby Carvery on its west side. Both these developments are immediately to the west of the Aldi superstore on the east side of Brook Lane and in the parish of Angmering.
The approvals were given despite going against the recommendation of Arun's Planning Department to refuse permission on the grounds that the store failed the sequential test – a planning principle that looks to develop certain types of location before others, such as placing shops in the town centre before looking at out-of-town sites. Some councillors believed that the M & S store should move into the empty store in the centre of Littlehampton, previously occupied by Waitrose.
The vote was split 6-6, leaving the committee chairman, Cllr Ricky Bower, to make the final decision.
Angmering Medical Centre has announced that, due to unforeseen circumstances, it has been necessary to cancel the Flu Clinic on Saturday 6 October at the Angmering Medical Centre. They have advised patients to contact the Receptionist to re-book an appointment.
During the week 24th to 30th September, Sussex Police have reported that there have been 27 reports of breaks into vehicles. 11 of these occurred in Angmering in the following roads: Kinleside Way, Hazel Road, Lucksfield Way, Windmill Close, Meadowside, Chestnut Court, Ashmore Avenue, Apple Grove, Darlington Close, and Beech Way.
BMX riders and their families flocked to the BMX Fun Day at Angmering's BMX Track and Skate Park on Sunday, 9 September to 'tear up the track' and to watch international free style BMX rider GT Bicycles' Jay Cowley and a national race team in action.
Riders aged four upwards showed off their riding skills when they competed in the event in Mayflower Way, Angmering, for a chance to win an awesome BMX bike. There were also trophies and medals for everyone taking part.
Parish Council chairman John Oldfield said: "Thank you to everyone who came to the event and to the riders who competed - we saw some amazing talent and it was a fantastic family day out."
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Jay Cowley was joined by Angmering BMX rider Jay Domin, who also rode with him at the last Angmering BMX Promotional Open Day in September 2015. BMX Track Specialist Steve Jenks, who built the BMX Track in Mayflower Park and hosted the 2015 event, was back as event organiser. Sunday's event also featured National Commentator Tony Knot.
The national race team and Jay Cowley (see photo top left) wowed the crowds with their BMX skills at 11.30am before racing kicked off at 1pm, followed by a dirt jumping competition. Judges were Jay Cowley and Dangerous Dave. Trophies or medals were awarded to the top three competitors.
Angmering villagers gathered on the Green on Monday morning (10 September) for the unveiling of a new Angmering Heritage map which has been erected there. The map, an initiative of Angmering in Bloom (AIB), has been some three years in the making and illustrates most of the more historic buildings in the village with a brief description of each.
Angmering in Bloom volunteer Lorraine Wensley, who took most of the photographs on the map, officially unveiled it, expressing her thanks to the WSCC Community Initiative Funding Scheme and to the Angmering Heritage Trust, both of whom had made grants towards the project. She also thanked the artists in Jane Denman's Skyblue Art Group, who had produced paintings of some of the buildings and the many charming small watercolours of local flora and fauna which enhance the map. Lorraine went on to pay tribute to Mandy Armstrong of Arun District Council, the designer of the map, and to AIB volunteer John Goulding, who, with the help of local historian Neil Rogers-Davis, compiled the descriptive captions.
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A reproduction of the map in A2 poster form is planned, and details of how to obtain a copy will shortly be available on this website, as well as on AIB's own site at www.angmeringinbloom.co.uk
Angmering Community Land
Trust
The Clerk advised that the Community Land Trust (CLT) is
setting up as a completely independent organisation. Finance is needed to take
it from the current position of likely to get planning permission to the start
of building work is going to take time and require funding, until such time as
loan finance can be drawn (sic). There are a number of matters that need
to be paid for in that time, but CLT has no funds available. Councillor Lee
Hamilton-Street felt that the parish council had a moral obligation to
financially support the CLT. The Clerk stated that the parish council had only
limited capability to do this and suggested a sum of £5000. Councillor
Bicknell seconded this proposal to which all present agreed.
Cedar Trees - St Margaret's
Grounds
(Public Consultation) Mr Pearn raised concerns over what
species would replace the 45 cedar trees due to be felled in the grounds of St
Margaret's church. The arborist report had suggested replacement with English
native species, nearly all of which would be deciduous. Such trees would create
an annual leaf fall which would build up in the nearby ditch (Black Ditch
stream), negating the proposed works to re-profile the ditch and so
increase the risk of flooding. Mr Pearn felt that to minimise this problem it
would be preferable to replace the evergreen cedars with evergreen species. He
suggested spotted laurel, yew, or holly might be suitable.
New Primary School
The Clerk
reported that Arun District Council consider the deal to be in place. The
developer would pay toward the cost of the BMX park on the preferred site. Cllr
Mountain expressed frustration that WSCC seemed not to properly understand who
owns and uses the land. We need confirmation that land belonging to WSCC can be
transferred to the parish council.
The full Minutes can be read here
A/114/18/PL - Demolition & erection of 70 bed care home within Use Class C2 (replacing building 4 approved by A/27/16/PL), access, parking, landscaping and other associated works. Broadlees Dappers Lane. Applicant: Frontier Estates (Mering) Ltd.
A/106/18/PL - Change of use of the Old Bakery to be used as a self contained annexe for family dependents (applicant's parents) & a holiday let, plus the construction of a new vehicle crossover & off-street parking for 2no cars - This application is within the Angmering Conservation Area . Somerset House, High Street. Applicant: Ms J Cleasby.
A/109/18/HH - Proposed boundary fence at 27 Lansdowne Road. Applicant: Mrs J A Rae.
Observations on this/these Application(s) must be received by The Head of Planning Services, Arun District Council, The Arun Civic Centre, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5LF by 27 September 2018.
To see applications, plans, design statements, etc, type the Application Reference Number (such as those above) into Arun District Council's "Application Search Facility ", click on the Search button, and click on the hyperlink reference when selected application is returned - then select "Documents".
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