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Welcome to this week's blog. As always, thank you for sparing the time to have a read. Elections continue to be in the news: to vote at the General Election you must be registered by midnight on Tuesday 18 June 2024 . Sadly, The Joseph Rowntree Projects latest report on UK Poverty points out it is unacceptably high and tackling it requires a coherent plan, with creative policies, from whomever forms the next government.  Meetings are affected by purdah during the General Election campaign so keep checking the calendar links at the end of this post as they are subject to change; however there is CDC’s Standards Committee on Tuesday and Full WSCC this coming Friday. We suspect Full WSCC may be quite theatrical in view of the General Election. Watch CDC’s public meetings here , and Full WSCC here . The ward work continues, for instance this week Donna sat in on a meeting I had looking at STC’s Staff Handbook, and I reciprocated with a couple she had relating to the Manhood Classi...

  Welcome to this week's blog. As always, thank you for sparing the time to have a read. Elections are in the news, so in case you missed last week’s blog, the cost of the by-election , for Selsey Town Council, caused by Patrick’s unexpected passing, to Selsey’s Council Tax payers is around £4500 - considerably reduced because it was held with the Police and Crime Commissioner election. To cast your vote in the General Election, you must be registered by midnight on Tuesday 18 June 2024. Registering only takes five minutes and can be done online . If you encounter difficulties, contact CDC’s Elections team to request a form or for other support, by calling 01243 521010 or email them . Meetings are affected by purdah during the General Election campaign so check the calendar links at the end of this post regularly. (Watch CDC’s public meetings here , and Full WSCC here .) This coming Wednesday is the next STC Planning Committee at 7,30pm in Selsey Town Hall, which will be Gareth...

Welcome to this week's blog. As always, thank you for sparing the time to have a read.  Last week we mentioned we were asked how much the election , caused by Patrick’s unexpected passing cost Selsey’s Council Tax payers: thanks to holding it with the election for the Police and Crime Commissioner the bill was significantly reduced, but will be around £4500. There have been multiple meetings this week, including Donna having Planning at CDC on Wednesday morning and STC’s annual Council meeting that evening. It is worth checking your parish website if you live elsewhere, as the May meetings are truly underway. For instance, this coming Tuesday at 6pm is Full CDC. Watch CDC’s public meetings here , and Full WSCC here .  Mental Health Week ends on 19, so a final reminder that somewhere Donna and I very much enjoy, West Dean Gardens, is offering free entry .  That is also the day that The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride returns to Chichester, thanks to CDC supporting th...