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Last week we began with the following post from the Scouts, because the brutal reality is that without more adult volunteers fewer children will look back on scouting years:


“So, everyone has heard of Scouting right? We know how much fun we had as kids joining in the activities, and we know how much kids today get out of joining in. We love the chance to get them off their screens, try new challenges and make new friends.


Is this something that is just for kids though? No, of course it isn’t! Here in Selsey, we are looking for more people to join the Leadership team: - 

  • Do you like having fun?

  • Do you like new challenges?

  • Do you like meeting new people?

  • Would you like to learn and share skills for life?

  • Are you a team player?


Did you answer yes to any of these questions? I bet you did! Then come and have a chat about how you can get involved in Scouting. We have a friendly team who will give you all of the support and training that you need. We can tailor roles to suit the time that you have available, and to showcase your skills and talents.


Interested? Please email for a friendly chat because the only thing missing from Scouting is you!!”


Last week we also thanked @SwitchOffTheLights for regularly copying us into their tweets; they kindly sent us a thank you back, and are now also on Facebook. In case you missed it, this is an interesting read about light pollution they shared from Science magazine.


Last week Val joined Donna for training at CDC before Donna had the first meeting of the Grants & Concessions Panel. Patrick has been looking into blue plaques, while Ali has been taking part in some of the financial training available to parish councillors from national bodies. Meanwhile I helped Steve progress a planning Infringement. This week Donna is chairing her first meeting of CDC’s Overview & Scrutiny Committee, which you can watch live here. 


CDC has been working with the other districts and borough councils in West Sussex and government agencies, to crack down on fly tipping. In February, they joined Sussex Police, HMRC, the DVLA and the Environment Agency, to stop and check commercial vehicles that were potentially carrying waste. Within a two-hour period, 40 vehicles were stopped and checked - from small vans to flatbed lorries and skip lorries. Using the powers from all five agencies, action was taken to make sure that commercial operators were legally operating and disposing of waste responsibly. Two businesses not registered to carry waste were told to register as Licensed Waste Carriers within 10 days or face fines of up to £3,000. Fourteen Duty of Care inspections were carried out to check where waste materials had come from, where it was being disposed of, and check the accompanying documentation. Six vehicles were given advisories regarding load limits and lights. One vehicle tested positive for contaminated fuel and a further vehicle was seized for not having insurance. A driver was also warned about having an illegal number plate; and another vehicle owner was issued with a summons for having no insurance. These joint action days aim to disrupt the activities of those looking to fly tip materials in our beautiful district and to ensure that potential fly tippers know that there will be consequences:


WSCC adopted its Chichester City Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) in 2021. It includes an evidenced network of walking and cycling schemes to be brought forwards by WSCC Highways. WSCC has prioritised Route K of our LCWIP, which is for the section of highway from the easternmost extent of Westgate in Chichester to the A27 underpass on Fishbourne Road East, as the highest priority for delivery. As such they have worked up some early concepts as to what this might look like and are carrying out a comsultation until 7 August. .


Each year, people around the world lose millions of pounds to a highly sophisticated scam known as the ‘pig butchering romance scam’. It takes its name from the victims, who scammers call 'pigs' - those they can 'fatten' before 'butchering'. Scammers target individuals on dating sites and social media, posing as attractive, successful professionals. They seduce and manipulate their victims, winning their trust before luring them to invest on sham cryptocurrency platforms. Romance scams are still one of the highest reported types of fraud in West Sussex, so WSCC recommend watching this impactful and thought-provoking documentary which involves criminal gangs, modern-day slavery and victims around the world.


A simple thing you can do each day to increase your phone's security, is to turn it off for 5 minutes. This forcibly closes any applications and processes running in the background that could maliciously be collecting data. 


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As always, from the whole Team, stay safe.


Tim

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