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Your monthly
news update from Chichester District Council
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Welcome to the
April 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.
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Don't
miss our Good Food For All 'Feastival' tomorrow
Join us in Chichester city centre tomorrow (Saturday
29 March) between 10am and 6pm, for our new ‘Good Food For All Feastival’,
delivered in partnership with the Goodwood Estate and UKHarvest.
Look forward to a series of short demonstrations, presentations and
talks from local chefs between 11am and 4pm. Celebrity chef,
Jameson Stocks, will also be giving a demonstration from 3.15pm
until 4pm!
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Devolution
- have your say
We’re encouraging people to have their say about the
Government’s devolution plans to create a new Strategic Authority
for the wider region of West Sussex, East Sussex and Brighton &
Hove. Its consultation runs until 11.59pm on
13 April 2025. Find out more on our dedicated web pages
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Local
Government reorganisation
Councils across West Sussex have submitted their
draft interim plan for Local Government Reorganisation to the
Minister for Local Government and English Devolution, Jim McMahon.
This outlines their progress and seeks guidance on several critical
issues to ensure a successful final submission in September 2025. Find out more and refer to our FAQs
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Play
areas - last chance to comment
We’re asking for your views on the exciting schemes
being put forward to refurbish several play areas in the
city — take part in our quick survey before
it closes at 5pm on Monday 31 March. For more information
and FAQ answers, visit our consultation hub.
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Florence
Road play area refurb
Our children’s play area at Florence Road Park in
Chichester has re-opened following refurbishment. Some equipment
has been replaced like-for-like, there are also new pieces and some
inclusive equipment so that all children can enjoy the area. Find out more
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Farmers'
Market
Don't forget to enjoy local and seasonal food from
our Chichester Farmers' Market, which runs on 4 and 18 April. A
wide range of stalls will be there selling fruit and vegetables,
meat, cheese, fish, honey, eggs and more! Head to East Street and
North Street in Chichester city centre. You can find out more on
our events and markets Facebook page
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Changes
to Avenue de Chartres car park
From 1 April, this car park is changing to a pay and
display system. The pay on foot barriers and system will
be removed and you will need to pay for your stay before leaving
the car park. You can use coins or card at a payment machine or pay
on your phone using MiPermit. We hope that the system
change, along with the introduction to MiPermit digital payment
options, will be welcomed as an improvement for all car park users.
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Vintage
market returns
Chichester Antiques, Vintage & Decorative Arts’
street market returns to Chichester city centre on Monday 21 April,
10am- 4pm in East Street and North Street. Find a range of
homeware, photographs, retro art and prints, vinyl
records, jewellery, vintage and retro plus more! Find out more
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New
housing register service
We’re currently moving to a new online housing system, which
will make applying for our housing register quicker and easier, and
will make it simpler for people to contact us for advice and
support. If you’re already on our housing register, we’ll be in
touch soon to make sure your details and requirements are
up-to-date. If you have an existing housing advice or homelessness
application with us, this will be moved to the new system — you
don’t need to take any action.
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Get
screened - it could save your life
If you're aged 50-71 and registered as female
with a GP, you are being encouraged to take up the offer of breast screeningwhen you're
invited. Screenings are offered every three years and you will
receive a letter in the post so save the date. Breast screening
aims to detect thousands of cancers earlier and saves around 1,300
lives each year in the UK.
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Easter
fun at The Novium Museum!
This Easter, The Novium Museum is packed with
family-friendly activities to keep everyone entertained.
Hop in for a fun-filled 80s Cel-egg-brity Easter Egg Hunt from
Friday 4 April to Saturday 19 April - pick up a trail sheet for £1.50
and win an egg-citing prize!
For craft lovers, our Make an Easter Train workshop on Wednesday 9
April lets children create a colourful train to take home (£7 per
child). Thanks to Railway 200 funding, families who travel by train
can take part for free - just book as normal and show your ticket on
the day for a refund!
On Wednesday 16 April, children can also Make Your Own Pride Flag (£3
per child), exploring LGBTQ+ Pride flags before designing their own. Find out more about all of these activities and
book
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Spring
offer - Bulky Bag service
This spring, we’re running a special discount for
online orders of our Bulky Bag service. The service is
available across most of the district for home clearances or clearing
garden waste. Choose from three convenient sizes of bags which can be
delivered straight to your address or, collect direct from our depot
in Westhampnett. Use the code SPRING15 to get 15% off - applies to
orders booked online between April and the end of May 2025.
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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.
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