Angmering Village Life
News Archive
March 2025
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Join Ayton House, Dappers Lane, on Wednesday, 9th April at 11am to hear Lynn Vincent, from the Stroke Association share insights on recognising the signs of a stroke and how to care for a loved one through their recovery. Learn more about:
- What a stroke is and what you can do to help reduce risk factors.
- Recognise the signs of a stroke or a mini stroke.
- The different stages of recovering from a stroke.
There will also be the opportunity to ask your own questions, share experiences, and take a look at our home. There will be complimentary refreshments on hand, including freshly baked cakes prepared by their chef.
Please contact Caroline on 01903 254170 to reserve a space or email caroline.thomas@careuk.com
Southern Water has announced that from Monday 19 May, their contractors - Clancy - will commence the replacement and upsizing of the sewer that runs from The Square, along Water Lane, to Weavers Hill. The work is currently scheduled to finish on 19 December 2025, although that could extend due to poor weather or other factors. Construction work will begin at 8.00am each day and continue through to 5.30pm, but there will be no weekend or Bank Holiday working. Owners will have access to their properties/driveways at all times, but they may need to travel via a diversion route.
The water authority has said that they regret that they will need to close Water Lane during their works. There will be a rolling road closure in place so work can be done in stages to minimise inconvenience to the local community. Depending on where on the road work is being carried out, you may not be able to park on the road outside your property.
Shops and businesses in the village will be open as usual although some parking bays outside the parade of shops in The Square will be restricted during the first phase of the works. The schedule of works (subject to change) is as follows:
| PHASE | DURATION
(Weeks) |
START | FINISH |
| Phase 1a - Arundel Road to Church Road | 5 | Mon 19 May 2025 | Fri 20 June 2025 |
| Phase 1b - Church Road to High Street | 3 | Mon 23 June 2025 | Wed 09 July 2025 |
| Phase 2 - High Street to Cumberland Crescent | 8 | Thu 10 July 2025 | Mon 01 Sept 2025 |
| Phase 3 - Cumberland Crescent to Weavers Hill | 16 | Tue 02 Sept 2025 | Fri 19 Dec 2025 |
Southern Water/Clancy will be holding a drop-in session at Angmering Village Hall on Wednesday 9 April 2025 between 4pm and 7pm where you will be able to find more information on the work. If you are unable to attend, email Jenny Keirle atjenny.keirle@theclancygroup.co.uk
A date for your Diary! The next Film Night at Angmering Community Centre will be on Tuesday 15 April at 7.30pm (doors open 7.00pm). Tickets cost £8.00 and are available from the Community Centre office. Refreshments will be available.
The film is "A COMPLETE UNKNOWN" (2024) starring Timothée Chalamet, Edward Nprton, and Elle Fanning. In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with musical icons on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates around the world.
A/34/25/HH: Drop kerb. 20 Dell Drive.
A/35/25/HH: Single storey front/side extension and new crossover. 7 Ambersham Crescent.
A/39/25/HH: Erection of two storey side extension. Field House, The Thatchway.
A/41/25/HH: Demolish existing conservatory and replace with a single storey rear extension. 66 Downs Way, East Preston.
A/46/25/T: 1 No. Lime (T07) spread reduced to leave 4m to the southern canopy aspect and crown lift to 3m above ground level, 1 No. Sycamore (T08) removal of deadwood and spread reduced to leave 2.5 m to the southern canopy aspect and 1 No. Sycamore (T14) spread reduced to leave 2m to the northern canopy aspect. The Spotted Cow, High Street.
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 17 April 2025.
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".
McCarthy Stone has today announced that groundworks will be re-starting on Monday 24 March at their Angmering retirement development on the old BMW Chandlers site off Water Lane and the High Street.
Key milestones for the project:
1st September 2025 – McCarthy Stone takes over as Principal Contractor
Week commencing 26th August 2025 – Tower Crane installation
31st July 2026 – Sales launch
23rd October 2026 – Handover
Thanks to Bill Barwell for these village photos.
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Community Transport Sussex (CTS) is
a charity that provides Community Transport across West Sussex for people who
would otherwise struggle to use mainstream public transport for whatever
reason.
They have fully accessible buses which can take you to
the local shops or garden centre, to medical appointments, to day-care centres,
or perhaps to see your friends or family, or to attend group and social
activities - all to improve wellbeing and help to keep independence. CTS can
offer a range of journeys from Portslade to Littlehampton. A number of
Angmering residents already use their "Dial-A-Ride" service and they would love more people in
Angmering to know about their charity and what it delivers.
Dial-A-Ride will pick you up from your door in a wheelchair accessible minibus or other suitable vehicle, with a trained driver who can help you get from A to B as smoothly as possible. They have a depot at Durrington that has 10 minibuses and 30+ drivers - all fully MiDAS trained.
Trips can be booked individually or as a group. Bookings are on a first come, first served basis, so the more notice you can give them the better. It is also possible to have regular weekly/daily slots booked, subject to availability. You will need to register with them as a member before booking a Dial-A-Ride journey. Membership is free.
To learn more about what CTS does, visit their website at https://www.ctsussex.org.uk/, Email mailto:enquiries@darss.org.uk, or phone 01903-530053 (Mon-Fri 9.30am to 3.30pm).
Mayflower Park - extension to solar lighting - The Chair introduced the supporting paper and invited questions. It was confirmed the lights come on when they are walked under and are dim at all the time. All agreed this was a good idea and everyone fully supported this. RESOLUTION: Cllr. Reigate PROPOSED the extension to the solar lighting. Cllr. Bicknell SECONDED and ALL AGREED
Community Grant applications - The 2024/2025 budget for Community Grants is £5,000. Eight grants have been awarded so far this year, leaving an available budget of £2,665.00. No grant requests were received this month. A discussion on how to encourage more grant applications took place. The whole process will be looked at in the autumn with a view to find a new way to administer grants from April 2026 to hopefully encourage a bigger take up. Any grant money not awarded in this current financial year will go into EMR.
The full Minutes can be read here
A/33/25/T: Fell 1 No. Monterey Pine (T1). Beech Glade, 4 Blue Cedars Close
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 7 March 2025.
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".
The Atelier Art Gallery & Open Studio will open at Bank Chambers, The Square on Friday 7 March 2025. The Art Gallery features works by Fiona J Rose who also holds monthly workshops there.
The Signature Nail Spa will open on Saturday 15 March and will be located at 2, Church Hill (off The Square). There is an offer of 50% off all services between 15 and 31 March 2025. To contact Signature Nail Spa, phone 01903-357089.
Stagecoach have announced that, from 6 April, Service 10 will have a new timetable to improve punctuality and will start in Angmering on Sundays following customer feedback. This service will run via Boxgrove Parade (north of Goring station), Tarring, Worthing Railway Station, to South Steet, Worthing. Click here for the new timetable. The first hourly Sunday bus will leave at the stop near North Drive, Station Road, at 8.17am, picking up at stops in the village, and the last bus will leave North Drive at 6.02pm arriving in South Street Worthing at 6.57pm. They will follow the same route as the number 9 service (i.e via the Square, Chantryfield Road, the High Street, and Roundstone Lane)
Our MP, Dr Beccy Cooper, held a discussion with Stagecoach during their consultation period for the revised services and timetables, and requested that they improve their services to Angmering, including a Sunday service, although a Sunday service had been under discussion previously.
The new 701 service (Worthing/Littlehampton), which will run along the A259 through the south of Angmering will also be introduced on 6 April, although it is not known at this stage whether it will stop at the south of Station Road, but it will stop at Haskins during opening hours.
On Saturday 29 March at 3.15pm, the Lancing Chamber Orchestra will be holding a Chamber Music Festival Concert in St Margaret's Church, Angmering, celebrating chamber music for strings and wind by various composers. Later the same day, at 8.00pm, they will be holding a second concert at All Saints Church, Cissbury Drive, Findon Valley, BN14 0DT.
The cost of the tickets are £5.42 for one performance or £8.67 for both (includes small booking fee). Children under 10 are free. Scan the QR code to book tickets or go to https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/lancing-chamber-orchestra/chamber-music/2025-03-29/15:15/t-pqdpgrd . Tickets will also be available on the door.
Lancing Chamber Orchestra was formed in 1948, originally as Lancing Orchestral Society, and has ever since performed as Lancing’s local orchestra. As an amateur orchestra, they welcome local musicians from both Lancing and surrounding areas.