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Singleton Parish Council

( Volunteers Clearing the River Lavant )

This website provides information about the activities of the Parish Council in the villages of Singleton and Charlton - pretty villages situated in the Lavant Valley, a few miles north of Chichester in West Sussex.

All of our councillors are volunteers and are committed to representing their community. They:

give views, on behalf of the community, on planning applications and other proposals that affect the parish
undertake projects and schemes that benefit local residents
work in partnership with other bodies to achieve benefits for the parish
alert relevant authorities to problems that arise or work that needs to be undertaken
help the other tiers of local government keep in touch with their local communities

We want to work closely with our community and encourage residents to get in touch with us and attend meetings. Please get in touch and join our mailing list, mailchimp

20 January 2025

Full Parish Council Meeting

Singleton Village Hall Monday 7:00 pm View Details

How to report issues to WSCC

The WSCC Love West Sussex app can be used to report potholes, graffiti, fly tipping, damaged pavements and many more. Simply send in your report using the WSCC free mobile app, a text or picture message. Love West Sussex will deal with your report and we will send you a message when it's complete.

https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/make-an-enquiry-or-report-a-problem-with-a-road-or-pavement

Useful Contacts

Southern Water Updates

Please click View All to download the presentation given at the Parish Council Meeting held on the 18th November 2024.

Southern Water Update Friday 3rd January 2025

The works between East Dean and Charlton in the fields has now been completed.

The crews over the festive period have completed approx 114m of sewer sealing.

Total sealed from East dean down the valley 3260m.

Our sewer sealing contractors now have the works orders to seal from Charlton down to Singleton.

The manhole sealing teams will be starting work in the fields in the very near future ahead of the sewer sealing teams.

As before the sewer sealing teams will be starting this work around the end of January 25 if not sooner.

I will be carrying out a letter drop for the residents from number 1 Bankside to Tangle Ore letting them know that we would like to have access to seal their private sewers as well the public sewer at the rear of the properties.

I have added the borehole data from East Dean below.

The Ground water is still on the rise however the levels in the public sewer network are still very low at this time.

I will continue to monitor as always.

Southern Water Presentation

Latest Parish News

Chichester District Council - District Dispatch

District Dispatch

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January 2025

As a council, we are committed to transforming Chichester to secure better outcomes for our residents, businesses and visitors and this is why our new Regeneration Strategy is so important.

Regeneration is much more than just bricks and mortar — it’s about bringing people together and giving them better opportunities in life. This strategy will help us to revitalise our beautiful and historic city, by encouraging investment; creating more jobs; and, delivering homes that our residents want to see. It will also help to improve our digital infrastructure and boost our local economy. By working with our partners to drive sustainable growth and encourage investment through regeneration, we will improve the life chances of those who live and work here. Chichester is more than ready to advance and accelerate further.

We all know that the city is a great place to live and work, and it is important that we build upon its strengths to make sure that it is better connected; greener; healthier; diverse and inclusive; and economically prosperous. The strategy highlights key locations for regeneration, including the important northern and southern gateways to the city. While some of the strategic regeneration sites are in public ownership, some are privately owned. This is why this piece of work, and the production of the strategy is so important — it’s about the council working closely with developers and landowners to help accelerate potential opportunities for the benefit of the city.

As part of this work, we will also be exploring other exciting opportunities, including carrying out a piece of work to look at the demand for a hotel and dedicated performing arts and music centre for the city. We will also be looking at what types and sizes of units are required by start-up businesses in the city and supporting improvements to shop fronts and signage. This is all in addition to developing a unique identify for the city, shaped by its people, economy, culture, and history, to drive more investment into our area.

This vision is not ours alone. Over eighty stakeholders have helped us to shape this strategy, including businesses, community groups, Chichester City Council and West Sussex County Council — and we appreciate the important role that they have played and will continue to provide going forward.

Prior to approving this back in October, there was no over-arching strategy to bring regeneration and place-making opportunities together and so this piece of work is a really exciting opportunity for our historic city. It aims to provide a framework for future-decision making, including setting parameters for development, utilising public owned assets and identifying regeneration opportunities.

We believe that this will help to magnify the city’s strength and create a place that is prosperous and connected. We will make sure that we keep you closely updated on this work as it progresses.

This has been another very busy and productive year at the council, including asking you for your thoughts on a range of really important pieces of work – from our emergency climate action plan, through to the evening and nighttime economy. Our response rates have never been as high – and we would like to thank you for this. Your views are incredibly important to us, and we look forward to updating you on both of these pieces of work in the New Year. We will also be launching two new consultations in January, one on our play parks and the other will focus on housing. We regularly consult with you on a range of matters. As part of this, we run a ‘Let’s Talk Panel’. If you join our panel, we will let you know every time we run a survey, and then it's up to you if you want to have your say. Please do consider signing up at:www.chichester.gov.uk/letstalkpanel

Best Wishes

Cllr Adrian Moss

Leader of Chichester District Council

Latest news and events from across the Chichester District - Initiatives Newsletter

Latest news and events from across the Chichester District- Initiatives Newsletter

03

January 2025

Your monthly news update from Chichester District Council

January 2025

Welcome to the January issue of initiatives+

This newsletter is issued every month with the latest news and events in our area, details of schemes and projects that will benefit our residents and businesses, as well as relevant national and local updates.

'Feel Good' farmers' market

Chichester Farmers’ Market returns to the city centre on Friday 17 January, offering a ‘Feel Good’ twist for the first market of the new year. As well as our regular stallholders there will be a variety of organisations on hand to chat about a range of wellbeing issues. Keep checking our events and markets Facebook page for details.

Vegan market returns

The Vegan Market Co returns to Chichester's East Street on Sunday 26 January. You’ll find a range of artisan producers offering a variety of products including vegan street food, craft cheeses, handmade cosmetics, ethical clothing and jewellery, arts, crafts and more. The market will run 10am-4pm. Keep an eye on our events and markets Facebook page for details.

Have your say on our housing strategy

So that we continue to meet our residents’ housing needs, we’re developing our new Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030. Have your say on the aims and actions we’re looking to include in the strategy by completing our survey when the consultation goes live on 20 January. In the meantime, you can find more information, including frequently asked questions, on our consultation hub.

Protecting our waste warriors

We’re asking residents and visitors to take care on the roads when driving around the Waste and Recycling collection crews and their vehicles. Unfortunately we’ve seen an increase in the number of incidents where crew members have experienced a risk to their safety by other road users. Find out more

We're all in the business of recycling

If you run a business, new regulations will soon require you to have a dedicated recycling collection by 31 March 2025, which includes the separate collection of food waste. Our Business Waste & Recycling team are on hand to help you become compliant easily, quickly and cost-effectively. Visit our website for more information, or email our team

Council meetings and decisions

If you want to keep up with decisions made by your district councillors, don’t forget that you can watch council meetings live or watch a recording afterwards. You can also find agendas, minutes and meeting dates

Reminder - tree scheme funding

If you’re a landowner in our district then there’s still time to apply for funding to support tree planting projects as part of our 'Tree Chichester District' initiative. Funding applications are open until Friday 17 January 2025 – find out more about eligibility and then email our tree scheme officer.

Be weather ready

We’re encouraging people to make sure they are ‘winter ready’ by following a few key actions to keep you and your loved ones safe. There are many things we can all do to make sure our homes, gardens, businesses are ready for the winter months. Please find out more on our emergencies section and we have also included lots of information in the winter edition of Initiatives magazine.

Find out what's on

If you’re looking for things to do then don’t forget our What’s On pages featuring events from across the district. And, if you’re organising a community event our district then don’t forget that we can add all the details to our pages for you, simply email us all the details.

Laser light shows coming next month!

We’re excited to let you know that the popular Chichester Laser Light Show will be returning in the February half term along with a brand new show in Petworth in partnership with Petworth House. Keep an eye on our socials for more details nearer the time!

Advice for students

If you’re a student in our district or a parent or grandparent of one, then you may be interested to learn that we’ve created a one-stop information page. This details the range of services and support available for students, including financial support; waste and recycling information; health and wellbeing support; and events and activities in the area.

Have you downloaded the CDC app?

Don’t forget that we have a free app available to download from the Apple Store or Google Play Store – handy if your bin collections have to change at short notice because of bad weather. Just download and switch on the notifications for live updates. Find out more information.

Would you like to cut down your alcohol intake?

Our specialist alcohol wellbeing advisor is here to help you if you feel that you need some support to reduce your intake. Find out more

Other local news

Keep up-to-date on all the latest council news at www.chichester.gov.uk/latestnews

Here you can find the latest media releases and you’ll also find the latest District Dispatch column, and previous issues of our newsletter that you may have missed.