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PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS COMING UP - online via zoom

Tuesday 6th April 6pm: Finance Committee
Monday 12th April 7pm: Traffic & Transport Working Party
Tuesday 13th April 7pm: Full Council
Thursday 15th April 7pm: Community & Communications Working Party
Monday 19th April 7pm: Planning Committee
Tuesday 20th April 7pm: Environment & Maintenance Working Party

If you would like to attend any of the above meetings then please see the Agenda for more information and for Zoom access details. Find out more here. Committee and Full Council Agendas are published on the website.

PARISH OFFICE REMAINS CLOSED
The Parish Office is currently closed and staff are working from home. If you need to contact the Clerk or Assistant Clerk you will find their contact details below. Agendas for Full Council and Committee meetings are all available on the Parish Website.

Parish Clerk – Emma Neil Mobile: 07375 809 660
Email: parishclerk@burwashpc.org.uk

Admin Officer – Rachel Guernier: Mobile: 07943 848 430
Email: adminofficer@burwashpc.org.uk

COMMUNITY NEWS & INFORMATION

Parish Matters April edition. Click here .

St Phillip's Magazine April edition. Click here

Burwash Village Magazine April edition. Click here

Rother Coronavirus Update Click here

East Sussex Coronavirus Update Click here

Huw Merriman MP latest newsletter Click here .

Battle Area Community Bus Service started up again on the 29th March. Read more.

Road Closure Notification. We have been informed of a planned temporary road closure for Shrub Lane taking place 2-4 April. For further information, please click here.

Overnight Road Closure for Resurfacing works are taking place in April on A265 Haremere Hill & Straight Half Mile, Etchingham. For more information, please click here.

Temporary Road Closures 17-25 May U7564 Springhall Lane, Broad Oak, Heathfield / U6201 Vicarage Road, Burwash Common. For more information, please click here.

Bearhurst Embankment Works Update 24th March Click here

Calor Rural Community Fund - apply now to finance a community project. Applications close 21st April. Read more.

Lime Trees - we have had confirmation that these will be pollarded early April by East Sussex County Council.

4 Steps Government Roadmap. For the dates and steps, please click here.

Easter Services in St Bartholomew, Burwash

GOOD FRIDAY – 2pm – The Hour Before the Cross. Canon Patrick Sales presiding.

EASTER DAY – 10am – Special Easter Service of Parish Communion. Bishop of Lewes presiding.

Seating will be somewhat limited due to Covid spacing: please book a seat at thymeplace@gmail.com or 884135

St Philip’s services for this Easter Sunday, 4^th April:
Easter Dawn (they get up late in the Common) 8.00am
Easter Eggstravaganza rolling service for families 9.30-10.00am and from 1pm (booking essential - please book a time slot with grahamstp@gmail.com).
Easter Communion 10.30am

Online services from Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day will be available – just search for St Philips Burwash Weald in YouTube.

St Philip’s Burwash Weald usually remembers named individuals through the Easter Lilies. This year, they are offering the lilies in memory of all those who have died during the pandemic. The church will be open each day for visitors from Easter Day for a week. Visitors are asked to follow the displayed precautions. Donations to Grief Encounter, a charity supporting bereaved young people, are invited.

Happy Easter,

Graham

Rev Graham Lewis
St Philip’s Church, Vicarage, Burwash Common, TN19 7NA
01435 882172
07508 882407
grahamstp@gmail.com

There's still time to complete the census

Sunday 21 March was Census Day and millions of people across England and Wales completed the census. We are pleased with how it is going so far but will continue to work hard to ensure the best possible completion rates. It's certainly not over yet. Thank you to all LAs once again, for your continued support.

Deputy National Statistician, Iain Bell, said: "Every household should have received their letter inviting them to take part and we’ve had a great response so far. If you haven't completed it yet, or you have misplaced your letter, there’s still time."

Read more on their newsletter.

Burwash Walks

Like many others in lockdown, I have done a lot of walking and although I have lived in Burwash for over 20 years, I have discovered so many new walks and places that I hadn't been to before.
I thought it would be a lovely idea to share our favourite walks in a printed leaflet that could be available to pick up in the pubs and tea shops for use by residents and tourists. Each walk would have a short paragraph about the person that suggested it and what they love about the walk, details about the walk itself including notable milestones and views, length and difficulty. I would then add directions, a map and a few pictures.

The only proviso would be that it would need to start/finish within the Parish of Burwash. If I can get a few businesses to sponsor the printing, these could be handed out for free.

If you would like to submit a walk, please email me at mary.clarke1@btinternet.com or call 07786 422 870. You don't need to give me detailed directions at this stage as I intend to do each walk and will talk to you about it in more detail before I do it. The walks can be short or long, easy or hard.

Mary

Mary Clarke
Telephone: 07786 422870
www.burwashpotter.co.uk

The Rural Rother Trust
The Rural Rother Trust have been in contact with the Parish Council to remind us that the Trust is still operating during these difficult times and has been responding to cases of individual need.

Recently the Trust has awarded grants to individuals in difficult circumstances, replacing non-functioning household goods, replacing a blown down garden fence and alleviating losses suffered by someone whose house was flooded during the recent Christmas break.

If you are facing difficulty and would like to find out more about accessing this grant please contact Stephen Hardy, Clerk to the Rural Rother Trust on 07831 494 028.

Applications are straight forward, don’t require an application form and are turned around quickly.

The Trust is still open to applications from community organisations, but has taken the view that during these difficult times, it should give priority to cases of individual need.

Burwash Horticultural Society Annual Plant Sale

Thank you so much to all those who entered our virtual Spring Show, lots of high quality entries across the classes and the RHS flower judge was impressed with the very high standard of all the entries. The floral art entries were beautiful and we had some excellent Children’s paintings.

All of the entries and winners in each class can be viewed on the website burwashhorticulturalsociety.co.uk

Your support for our society is much appreciated and we look forward to you taking part in our future events , hopefully in real life !

Our annual plant sale will be held at Mount House on Saturday 22nd May , plenty of home grown plants from our members and the usual excellent selection from Cade Street Nursery .

Don’t miss it 🌻🌻

Happy gardening!

The Blacksmiths Tea & Coffee Shop
Open 7 days a week from 10am - 2pm for takeaway only. Offering bacon rolls, sausage rolls, breakfast, cup cakes and home made birthday cakes, cream teas and of course our great coffee!

We look forward to welcoming you on the 12th April for a seat outside in the spring sunshine!
Bring your dogs too and they get a free treat.

ITEMS FOR SALE
Please click here to see items residents are selling this week.

FREE
Bamboo poles. Free for collection. For more details telephone Rita Dimsdale on 07726 592 934.

Logs available for purchase from local business
Well seasoned hardwood logs available. £130 for a double load. Tel. 07768 771 933.

Richard Barnes (Farms) Limited
Telephone: 01580 819700
Mobile: 07768 771 933
Old Shoyswell Manor Farm | Sheepstreet Lane | Etchingham | East Sussex | TN19 7AZ

DO YOU NEED HELP?

If you are isolating because of Covid-19, need help collecting a prescription or essential items and don’t have a family member or friend who is able to help, please call the following numbers below to request assistance.

Prescription Collections & Vaccination Transport

Call Claudette Neville on (01435) 883 043

Shopping – local delivery

Burwash Village Store can deliver to most of Burwash Parish. Delivery days are Tuesdays and Fridays. Make sure you call or email an order through the day before.

Burwash Village Store: Tel. (01435) 882 226

Email: villagestoreburwash@gmail.com

The Old Orchard Cafe and Village Shop in Burwash Common is closed for now but will reopen on the 12th April.

Eggs to Apples Farm Shop in Hurst Green also deliver for a small fee on certain days of the week. (Burwash £3 and Burwash Common and Weald £5).

Other help enquiries

Parish Clerk – Emma Neil
Mobile: 07375 809 660
Email: parishclerk@burwashpc.org.uk

Admin Officer – Rachel Guernier
Mobile: 07943 848 430
Email: adminofficer@burwashpc.org.uk

Help and support
Coronavirus community support from community hub and East Sussex County Council
If someone is in need of support due to the Covid-19 pandemic, local volunteers, the community hub and East Sussex County Council are on hand to help. Find out about Community Support on our website.

A resident commented on how beautiful the Easter window display is at the Blacksmith's Tea and Coffee Shop.

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