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  The Summer holidays continue, so please remember: - Beware of ticks and Lyme disease   It’s Love Parks Week until August 6 WSCC’s ideas for families and their (free) activities & food programme If you are boarding / daycaring pets check here Full Up in Selsey are providing meals, hot or to heat at home, Monday - Thursday, for 3 more weeks  In the Autumn the Trussell Trust are seeking support for Step Up September 2023 and in October West Sussex Mind are holding a sponsored abseiling event . If your children are like most others, they'll be spending more time online during the summer holiday than in term time - that's for entertainment, keeping in contact and chatting with friends, gaming and the many other things they use the internet for. GetSafeOnline has these tips for you . Many people of all ages use WhatsApp, Internet Matters has a useful guide to help you get to grips with the app and keep your child’s personal information private. Although, as ...

The Summer holidays have begun, so let’s start with some seasonal reminders: firstly beware of ticks and Lyme disease because activities in areas such as green spaces increase the risk of being bitten, which does not necessarily mean you will get Lyme disease but awareness and prompt removal is a good way to reduce risk. Don’t forget Love Parks Week 2023 runs from July 28 to August 6 . Finally WSCC has lots of ideas for families to make the most of the sunny weather– without forking out a fortune and are taking bookings for their holiday activities and food programme which is free to eligible families . Here are some budget sweetcorn recipes . Full Up in Selsey are providing their holiday meals service once more: - Monday 24th July - Thursday 27th July  Monday 31st July - Thursday 3rd Aug  Monday 7th Aug - Thursday 10th Aug Monday 14th Aug & Tuesday 15th Aug  Meals are provided hot or to heat at home. They will also be offering meals to be purchased. All fund...

This is the quickest way to hear back from us.   We start with an apology to any of you who have tried tagging us in a Facebook Post and not heard back. We discovered this week one resident had done so in a closed group we have no access to - luckily someone realised and got in touch. We want to remind you about Ticks and Lyme disease : Donna was bitten a few years ago, but luckily her son realised its severity. This year there have been higher than normal incidents of tick bites and tick-borne infections locally. Activities in areas such as green spaces in the countryside increase the risk of being bitten. This does not necessarily mean you will get Lyme disease as not all ticks carry the bacteria, but awareness and prompt removal is a good way to reduce risk. It was the District Summer Street Party in Chichester last Sunday. If you went we hope you saw the #LovefromSelsey Artisans. It was an opportunity for them to showcase their products and signpost visitors to the pop up ...