Tie Your Knots

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We start this week with the welcome news that the road through Midhurst is open again, and a guest post from the Scouts, who we are keen to support:


“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!!”


We have recently been discussing the need for more creative ways to deliver social housing. On Thursday, Donna and I said there is a need to urgently investigate possibilities, at our first meeting of CDC’s Business  Panel. Coincidentally, last weekend I learnt that there is a significant increase in Councils delivering housing using a range of methods such as the purchase of street properties and the use of council land for housebuilding.


Also this week, in addition to helping you with your individual concerns, the whole team had Full Selsey Town Council on Wednesday, which included considering several community grant applications; this is done twice a year but there is only £5000 to award. We had to be quite selective because this tranche added up to over £18,000 - this resulted in a very long meeting, which can be quite a challenge when you are up early!


I also had a first meeting this week with Selsey’s Community Warden, who has been working with Donna on various things, and who also subsequently met with Steve and Val. Donna also posted an update on the young couple we were called to help late Thursday evening last week: “Yesterday evening I was speaking with a resident who has recently been put into temporary accommodation outside of Selsey, while they await permanent rehousing. I discovered that this person had no money for food and indeed, no means of cooking it so I contacted the community hub at WSCC. It was set up as a response to Covid, but still operates, addressing needs and signposting. The Hub can arrange for emergency food deliveries, even hot food for people who can't cook. It's extremely sad that such a need exists but important that help is there. If you find yourself in this position, don't hesitate to call the Community Hub. They can help if you need urgent, practical assistance.”


We sometimes mention the National Trust and their properties, because we know so many of you value them and, like us, are members. To put this in context, Labour has about 400,000 members, the Conservatives 200,000 and the Liberal Democrat’s around 73,000; however the National Trust has nearly 5.4 million members, eight times more than their combined total. Last summer, Donna and I visited several properties including Nymans near Haywards Heath. Sadly it rained on us so we got a bit wet, but dried out later in sunny Arundel. Nonetheless, we enjoyed walking around Nymans, and it turns out we are not the only ones who appreciated it’s partially ruined Medieval manor.


We wish to thank @SwitchOffTheLights who regularly copy us into their tweets. This is an interesting read about light pollution they shared from Science magazine. 


You may recall our mentioning World IBD Day recently because someone close to Donna and myself has Crohn’s Disease. An interesting read came my way yesterday, about new research that suggests stress is key and can make conditions like this, and IBS, twice as strong.


In other news: -


Could you tell a fake speed camera from a real one? Read this article and look closely at the pictures of the camera - I thought it quite convincing but after a few seconds noticed it seems to be sited on private land not beside the road, so I would imagine drivers would instinctively slow down upon seeing it for the first time but regular passers by might ignore it. 


If you watch ITV’s Coronation Street you will be aware that a recent storyline revolved around Catfishing, when a character interacted with a real person who created a fake persona online. Some catfishing may be no more than an attempt from a lonely person to find things they are missing in real life, but other attempts can take deception to a whole new level, with people losing hundreds of thousands of pounds, becoming a victim of sexual assault or even murder. Age UK has information on how to spot a catfish and where to get help and support if you, or someone you know, has become a victim of it; don't be fooled that this only happens to older people, catfishing can happen to anyone at any time.


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As always, from the whole Team, stay safe.


Tim


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