Author: Irene - Parish Clerk

Agenda for Mountfield Parish Council Meeting on 11.03.25

Parish Council Members are summoned to a meeting of Mountfield Parish Council, to be held on 11th March 2025 at 7.30pm in Mountfield Village Hall

Members of the press and public are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Irene Marchant (Parish Clerk/RFO)

St. Giles, Woods Corner, Dallington, East Sussex TN21 9LA

01424 838414 – [email protected]

6th March 2025

AGENDA

1. Disclosure of interests

To receive any disclosures by Members of personal interests in matters on this agenda, the nature of any such interest and whether the Members considers the interest as a disclosable pecuniary interest under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

2. Dispensations

3. Apologies for absence

4. Accuracy of the minutes of the previous meeting(s)

5. Open Forum

5.1 County Council report (ESCC) – Councillor K. Field

5.2 District Council report (RDC) – Councillor E. Kirby-Green

5.3 Public Question Time – to receive any questions or concerns from members of the public on matters on this agenda.

6. RR/2024/2467/O – SW Solar Array

To receive an update on the latest situation from Councillor O’Sullivan. (COUNCILLOR O’SULLIVAN)

7. Highways England/John’s Cross speed limits

To receive an update on the latest situation from Councillor Purdie. (COUNCILLOR PURDIE)

8. Mountfield Village Hall Rest Centre/Resilience Plan

To receive an update on progress from Councillor Whines. (COUNCILLOR WHINES)

9. New Playground Equipment

For Members to consider the quotation(s) from Online Playgrounds for a slide/tower and seesaw, including necessary safety surfacing. Also, the purchase of recycled plastic picnic tables.

10. ESCC Consultation – Rights of Way Access Plan

For Members to consider MPC’s response to this consultation.

11. Devolution/Local Government Reorganisation

For Members to consider the impact on parish councils and the report from Councillor Kirby-Green.

12. Matters outstanding

  • Defibrillator for Eatenden Lane. (CLERK)
  • Telephone Box refurbishment. (CHAIR)
  • Change of MPC domain name/email suffixes/2FA. (CLERK)

13. Mountfield Parish Assembly 2025

To finalise arrangements for the Parish Assembly 2025.

14. Restated Asset Register

For Members to approve the restated asset register as presented by the Clerk.

15. Planning

15.1 No planning applications for consideration.

15.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.

16. Enforcement

16.1 One Mountfield item on most recent enforcement list, Coussens Cranes have been asked for a planning application.

16.2 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.

17. Highways/Rights of Way

  • The Clerk to contact ESCC Highways regarding the debris on the pavement between New Cut and John’s Cross and the broken drain covers near the KGF entrance.
  • Any other highways/RoW matters for discussion.

18. Finance

18.1 Bank balances at 28.02.25:

  • MPC deposit account – £19,347.87
  • MPC current account – £2,846.36
  • KGF current account – £4,018.47

18.2 To approve the following payments:

  • Clerk, salary/HO (Feb/Mar 2025) – £1,117.40
  • *Wel Medical, defibb battery – £267.60
  • * Mastercard fee – £3.00
  • * UT service charge – £6.00

* already paid

19. Dates of next meetings

  • 08.04.25 – Full Council/planning meeting (provisional, starts 7.00pm)
  • 08.04.25 – Mountfield Parish Assembly 2025
  • 13.05.25 – Annual Council meeting

Agenda for King George’s Field Meeting at 7.00pm on 11.03.25

Please note that meeting starts at 7.00pm in Mountfield Village Hall.

AGENDA FOR THE KING GEORGE’S FIELD MEETING ON 11th MARCH 2025

REGISTERED CHARITY NO.305282

SOLE TRUSTEE – MOUNTFIELD PARISH COUNCIL

Trust Members are invited to a meeting of the King George’s Field Trust, to be held on 11th March 2025 at 7.00pm in Mountfield Village Hall

Irene Marchant (Secretary/Treasurer)

St. Giles, Woods Corner, Dallington, East Sussex TN21 9LA

01424 838414 – [email protected]

6th March 2025

1. Apologies for absence

2. Accuracy of the minutes of the previous meeting

3. Works to be carried out during 2025-26

4. Waste bin and collection arrangements

5. Jubilee Cricket Match 2026

6. Date of next meeting

David Gasson Funeral Arrangments

Email from Jane Oxenford

David’s funeral will be at Brightling Church on Tuesday 4th March 2025 at 11.00am. The Rev Ann-Marie Crosse will conduct the service.
Joanna Coleman has very kindly agreed to provide refreshments and everyone is welcome to come to the Village Hall afterwards.
PLEASE COULD YOU LET ME KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING by emailing [email protected] – so Joanna knows the numbers to cater for.

RDC Garden Waste Collection Offer

Dear Resident,

We’re offering a chance for New Subscribers to join our Garden Waste Service now, but have a collection right up until July 14th next year!

That means we’re already offering up to 17 months of service for a single year’s subscription, but in addition to this, you can take up a subscription that covers next year before the price increases – £81 for your first bin, plus £66 for any additional bins you want after that.

Our Valentines Day offer will end at Midnight on Sunday 2nd March, so you have a couple of weeks to decide if you want to take up this offer before we close our subscriptions for this year and re-open them again in April for the 25/26 season.

We hope this offer gives you a chance to manage your garden more easily without having to think about disposing of your waste, giving you peace of mind until Summer 2026!

For more information and to subscribe to the service, please visit our Subscribe to the Garden Waste webpage.

Best wishes,
Rother District Council

Rother District Council, Town Hall, London Rd, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 3JX
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RIP David Gasson 1949-2025

Many of you will know and remember David, who was born in and lived in Brightling all his life.
When Freddie and I moved to Dallington in 1988, we met David through Brightling and Asburnham Cricket Clubs when Freddie joined.
He became a good friend and would often pop in for a coffee and a chat – I typed up his “Brightling Birds” section for the Messenger for many years.
He was the centre of village life for most of his life and served as Chair of the Brightling Parish Council, he was also a Churchwarden and Member of Brightling PCC for many years.
He was a Trustee of the Brightling Village Trust and took over the running of all the other village charities.
A keen bellringer from childhood and Captain of the Bells from 1999.
He played for Brightling Park Cricket Club from his youth, regularly topping the batting and bowling averages as well as maintaining the cricket ground.
David was the driving force behind Brightling’s annual village litter clean-up and the carol singers at Christmas.
He will be much missed and Freddie and I have lost a good friend.

 

 

Tyre Fishing/Disposal Mountfield Pond

The intrepid Mountfield Navy launched their longboat and fished 35 – yes 35 – tyres out of Mountfield Pond and then disposed of them legally . These were illegally dumped, probably the same bunch that dumped a load of tyres at the King George’s Field.
Seriously, very many thanks to Susan O’Sullivan, Cliff Thompson, Nick Holden, James Fraser and Barry O’Sullivan, great work and effort.

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