Lucinda Fraser, High Sheriff of East Sussex, will be coming along to the Friday Drop-In on 14.03.25 to talk about her experiences during her year in office.
Friday Drop-In 14.03.25 with Lucinda Fraser
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 – clerk@mountfield.org.uk
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 – clerk@mountfield.org.uk
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
Spruce Trees – risk of pests
ESCC Consultation – Development of East Sussex’s Rights of Way Access Plan
East Sussex are consulting on the development of their Rights of Way Access Plan.
Parishes are important stakeholders and they would very much like to hear your views.
Click on this link to get to the survey
The closing date is 14th March 2025
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 jane@brightling.plus.com – 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
This email was sent as part of the Community Alerts service.
You can Update your preferences or Unsubscribe online.
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.
Barn Dance, Mountfield Village Hall on Saturday 29th March 2025
Use this link for ticket booking
