Due to the recent water outage at Mountfield, SE Water have paid Mountfield Parish Council £7,000.00 in compensation – to be spent for the benefit of the Mountfield Community.
This is the only way SE Water will compensate Mountfield residents, despite efforts by myself and other clerks of parishes that were involved – they will not compensate individual residents.
So we are asking you all how you wish the funds to be spent – there will be an opportunity for you all to let us know at the Mountfield Parish Assembly – to be held on 18th April 2023, 7.30pm in Mountfield Village Hall and I would also ask that if you wish to let us know before that – please email me with your wishes at clerk@mountfield.org.uk
Irene – Parish Clerk
British Gypsum and its Communities Survey
Social Change are conducting a survey for British Gypsum and the details are below.
If you wish to take part, please please click on this link
We’re conducting research on behalf of British Gypsum to understand stakeholder and community perceptions of British Gypsum. We are carrying out this survey with a range of people who live and/or work within a community local to a British Gypsum site. The aim of this research is to start a conversation with the people and communities close to the sites on how the company can be a good neighbour. As a thank you for completing this survey, there is the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win a £100 shopping voucher at the end of this survey.
This survey is being conducted by Social Change, an independent social research and marketing agency, on behalf of British Gypsum. All of your answers will be stored securely and kept confidential. This means we will not identify you at any point in the storing, processing and reporting of the data. You can view more information about our policy and how we work in line with GDPR by clicking here. If you require an accessible format or would like to ask any questions about this work, please get in touch by emailing research@social-change.co.uk.
SAVE THE DATE!! – 18.04.23
Apologies – I put the wrong date in my last post for the Parish Assembly.
It should be 18th April 2023, starting at 7.30pm in Mountfield Village Hall.
As always, this is an informal gathering of the Mountfield clubs and organisations and the Mountfield community.
You will have the opportunity to meet your County and District Councillors. chat to old friends, make new ones and have a glass of wine (or a soft drink) with us.
I must stress that this is not a Mountfield Parish Council meeting and no decisions etc., can be made. If you wish any matter to be placed on our agenda, please contact me on – clerk@mountfield.org.uk
Looking forward to seeing you all.
SAVE THE DATE! – 11.04.23
The Annual Mountfield Parish Assembly will be held on 11th April 2023, starting at 7.30pm in Mountfield Village Hall.
As always, this is an informal gathering of the Mountfield clubs and organisations and the Mountfield community.
You will have the opportunity to meet your County and District Councillors. chat to old friends, make new ones and have a glass of wine (or a soft drink) with us.
I must stress that this is not a Mountfield Parish Council meeting and no decisions etc., can be made. If you wish any matter to be placed on our agenda, please contact me on – clerk@mountfield.org.uk
Looking forward to seeing you all.
Parish Council Elections 4th May 2023
As you all know, parish councils elections will be held on 4th May and there are existing vacancies for Mountfield Parish Council.
For further information and should you wish to stand, please see the following information from Richard Adams (Election Services Manager) at Rother District Council.
Dear all,
I’m writing to let you know that nomination papers for both the district and parish council elections are now available to download from the Rother website at the following link:
www.rother.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/current-and-forthcoming-elections/
The current elections page also includes links to the timetable, Electoral Commission guidance, annotated nomination papers, and request forms for the electoral register/absent voters lists, along with other information. I hope you find these resources useful.
In addition, I have attached a copy of the parish council nomination papers (as well as the annotated nominated papers) to this email for convenience.
I would strongly encourage candidates to refer to the annotated nomination papers before completing their own papers – they are a really good resource which will take them through what needs to be included on every page of the forms.
Please forward this email on to any of your Councillors who will be standing again, as well as anyone else who expresses an interest in standing as a candidate.
As ever, please let me know if you have any questions.
Kind regards,
Richard
Richard Adams
Electoral Services Manager
Corporate Core – Electoral Services
01424 787826
rother.gov.uk
I also have the nomination papers, so you can contact me for these and further information.
Irene – Parish Clerk
01424 838414/07711224150 – clerk@mountfield.org.uk
Notice of Election May 2023
Please click on the following link to see the Notice of Election for District and Parish Councillors from Rother District Council.
Missing agendas and minutes on website
We have yet another issue with our website and some agendas and minutes are inaccessible using the Parish Council > MPC Meetings 2022-23 menu.
To ensure all users can access this information, please use the links below in the meantime.
MPC Meeting 30.08.22
Minutes
MPC Extraordinary Meeting 28.09.22
Agenda
Minutes
MPC Meeting 01.11.22
Agenda
Minutes
MPC Meeting 17.01.23
Agenda
Minutes
MPC Planning Meeting 14.02.23
Agenda
Minutes
Revised agenda MPC meeting on 21.03.23
Apologies, please note this is the revised agenda for the MPC meeting on 21.03.23.
AGENDA FOR THE MOUNTFIELD PARISH COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON 21st MARCH 2023
Parish Council Members are summoned to a Council Meeting of Mountfield Parish Council to be held on 21st March 2023, 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 838414/07711224150
1. Disclosure of Interests
To receive any disclosures by Members of personal interests on the agenda, the nature of any such interest and whether the Member regards 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 meetings
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 items on agenda.
6. Parish Council elections May 2023
To ensure all Members have received the nomination papers and relevant information.
7. Mountfield Parish Assembly April 2023
To finalise arrangement for this.
8. New fencing for playground
To finalise the type and area of new fencing for the playground, then further quotes can be obtained.
9. Flagpole for King George’s Field
For Members to decide on the flagpole to be installed at the KGF, details have been emailed to them.
10. Matters outstanding
- Consultation – Councillor Miles has offered to draft MPC’s response to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill consultation: reforms to the National Planning Policy.
- Welcome Packs – in progress.
- MPC Environmental Policy – in progress.
- MPC Resilience Policy – Councillor Cooper.
- Broadband and Phone Box – to be discussed.
11. SE Water compensation payment
Mountfield Parish Council have received £7,000.00 from SE East Water as compensation for the recent water outage. SE Water will only pay compensation to parish councils and not individual customers (other parishes affected have also received a payment).
The Members to discuss the best way to spend this payment for the benefit of the Mountfield community.
12. Planning
11.1 Planning applications for consideration
- RR/2023/257/P – 3 Church Cottages, Church Road
Erection of replacement garage building
Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website
- RR/2022/258/P – Fox Earth, field adjacent (A21) TN32 5LX
Change of use from agricultural to flexible commercial use to allow for the erection of 4x glamping pods with individual parking spaces, recycling and storage facilities, communal parking area, electric vehicle charging point and turning area; creation of an access track linked with an existing shared entrance; creation of footpaths to the site; landscaping.
Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website
- RR/2023/298/P – 4 Barrack Cottages, John’s Cross Road
Installation of replacement windows to front and rear of property.
Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website
- RR/2023/299/L – 4 Barrack Cottages, John’s Cross Road
Listed building consent for above application.
Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website
11.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.
13. Enforcement
12.1 Two Mountfield items on RDC’s most recent enforcement list
- ENF/60/23/MOU – Fox Earth, field adjacent TN32 5LX
Works commencing before planning application RR/2022/258/P has been decided.
- ENF/119/22/MOU – Little Millham Annexe, Mountfield Lane
Application awaiting determination.
12.2 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.
14. Highways/Rights of Way
- ESCC Highways have asked that when reporting problems, wherever possible, to take a photo of potholes and any other highways/RoW issues. This is important as location and time will be accurate (most smartphones have this option).
- Any other highways/RoW matters for discussion.
15. Finance
14.1 Bank balances at 28.02.23
- MPC deposit account – £20,525.79
- MPC current account – £3,886.69
- KGF current account – £3,771.92
14.2 To approve the following payments
- Clerk, salary/HO (Feb/Mar 2023), expenses – £945.20
- * SLCC, CAB 13th edition – £141.80
- * Toast, website support – £192.00
- * SLCC subscription 2023-24 – £146.00
* Already paid
14.3 The issues with HMRC over the MPC VAT126 refunds has now been resolved and payment has been made. This has been going on for some 2/3 years.
16. Dates of next meetings
11.04.23 – Mountfield Parish Assembly
18.04.23 – Planning meeting (provisional)
16.05.23 – First council meeting
Agenda for the King George’s Field Meeting 21.03.23
AGENDA FOR THE KING GEORGE’S FIELD MEETING
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 21st MARCH 2023, AT 7.00pm IN MOUNTFIELD VILLAGE HALL
15th March 2023
Irene Marchant (Secretary/Treasurer)
St. Giles, Woods Corner, Dallington, East Sussex TN21 9LA
01414 838414/07711224150
1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of the previous meeting
3. Annual fees for users
For the Trust to set up user fees for 2023-24
4. Review of last year and any matters arising
5. Looking forward to 2023-24
- A decision on the flagpole type will be made at the MPC meeting to follow. MPC ask that MCC give them details and location preferred.
- Jubilee Cup cricket match 2023.
- Coronation May 2023.
- Use of the KGF by Vinehall School, to be encouraged.
- Encouraging the Mountfield Community to make use of and enjoy the KGF.
6. A sincere thank you to all our users and volunteers.
7. Date of next KGF meeting
March 2024
Southeastern Railway – strike action
Email received from Southeastern Railway, please note if you are intending to use their services on 16th and 17th March.
Irene – Parish Clerk
| Strike action by the RMT union is due to take place on our network next week on Thursday 16 and Saturday 18 March.
We’re sorry, there will be a limited service running on our network and some routes will be closed. Please only travel if necessary. If you are travelling expect some disruption, plan ahead and check your entire journey. We’ll be running our normal timetable on the days either side of the strikes, except on Friday 17 March when trains will start later from 07:00. Journey planners for Thursday 16 and Friday 17 March are now available. Journey planners for Saturday 18 March will be available on Tuesday 14 March. If the strike action is cancelled at short notice, we may not be able to switch back to our normal timetable immediately. Rail services are built in complex, interrelated IT systems covering fleet, crew schedules and rosters and so it takes some time to get everything back into place. Ticketing and refunds For ticketing and refund information please visit our strike action web page. When trains are running, you travelled and were delayed for 15 minutes or more, you are entitled to Delay Repay compensation More information You can find full information and keep up to date on our strike action web page, follow us on Twitter, or you can sign up to receive service updates. We’re very sorry for any inconvenience this strike action will cause you |