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April 11, 2025

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Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read. On Sunday, Gareth presented the Local Alliance trophy at this month's Selsey Scooter Club meeting, while on Tuesday Val, Donna and I had Full Chichester District Council which included a successful motion I put forward, seconded by Donna, asking the Leader to write to: - The Local Government Association to ask them to make urgent representations to central government to fully fund a fairly negotiated NJC pay award that helps local government staff catch up from previous years of low settlements and ask our MPs to lend their support. The Chancellor and Secretary of State to call for a pay increase for local government workers to be fully funded with new money from central government.  I pointed out that much of the work is white collar in nature, so the low pay settlements since 2010 have disproportionately affected women. As the UK tax burden is over 36% an increase would not be as costly as it might seem and most o...
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April 4, 2025

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Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read. This week Donna had the Harbour Conservancy on Monday while Mick, Val and Ali had a stakeholders briefing from Coastal Partners ahead of the upcoming sea defence events in the Selsey Centre (24th - 10 - 2pm, 25th - 2 - 7pm and 26th - 10 - 2pm.) On Wednesday Donna and Val had Chichester District Council’s Planning Committee, while on Thursday Ian and I had our fortnightly Management Meeting with Selsey Town Council’s Senior Officers. This coming Tuesday, Steve, Val, Donna and I have Full Chichester District Council which includes a motion I have put forward, after representations, about Local Government pay. I also have my fortnightly one to one with Selsey’s Town Clerk and at some point Steve, Val, Donna and I are having an on site seafront briefing with Officers from Chichester District Council. You can watch council meetings live: CDC and WSCC .  We recently reported that the Manor Green project was discussed a...
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March 28, 2025

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  Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read. This week Val had Chichester District Council’s Development Planning and Infrastructure Panel on Wednesday. On Tuesday I Chaired Selsey Town Council’s Personnel Committee and was joined by Donna and Ian. Our main focus was considering the future staffing needs of the Council. A Full-time admin job will be advertised soon, and a part-time one that can be fitted in during the school day. On Wednesday I had a One to One with Selsey’s Town Clerk then Ali, Ian, Val and Mick had Selsey Town Council’s Planning Committee. Next week, Donna and Val have Chichester District Council’s Planning Committee on Wednesday, while Ian and I have our fortnightly Management Meeting with Selsey Town Council’s Senior Officers on Thursday. Donna also has the Chichester Harbour Conservancy on Monday, where she is one of West Sussex County Council's representatives. You can watch council meetings live: CDC and WSCC .  In April the S...
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March 21, 2025

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  Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read. We also wish to thank all those of you who came to Selsey’s Town Meeting on Tuesday in the Selsey Centre, and to those of you who thanked us for our continued endeavours. The next day, when Officers collated numbers, they learnt there had been a record attendance. On Wednesday the whole team had Full Selsey Town Council which included releasing funding from reserves for Selsey’s VE80 and Remembrance Day commemorations and updates on major projects which include Manor Green as Selsey Town Council shared on social media: - “ We’re thrilled to share that Manor Green Park—just behind the Selsey Centre—is set for a much-needed transformation in 2025!  For too long, this green space has been underused, with outdated play equipment and seasonal flooding holding it back. But after listening to feedback from residents, we’re bringing fresh life to the park—making it a place the whole community can enjoy, families and ...
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