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Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read.
We start by wishing exam students all the best. You may not realise that things like Art practicals have already begun, and written GCSE and A Level exams start very soon: my Year 11 Computer Science students sit their first paper on May 12th.
We did not blog last week because of Easter. The main meeting in the week before Easter was Full Selsey Town Council but Donna and I had other meetings that week too. In fact we spent half my school holiday on casework and being in meetings. One of the other things that occupied us was the plight of the fish in East Beach pond on Selsey. It is a key part of Selsey's flood defences and only gained fish when unknown people added them. The run of dry weather caused problems with the water level and some fish died. There was news on Tuesday afternoon as Donna posted: -
“Hi all, I have been in communication with CDC and they visited the pond late this morning. The consequence is that 90,000 litres of water will be discharged into the pond between midnight and 5am tomorrow, with the same discharge, tomorrow night. CDC officers at the highest level, and the Cabinet Member for the Environment have been involved, and I have said that a longer term, more sustainable solution will have to be found.”
Yesterday Donna went to the daytime opening of the Coastal Partners exhibitions about sea defences in the Selsey Centre; I dropped in on my way home earlier. Don't forget the last exhibition is tomorrow. You can watch council meetings live: CDC and WSCC.
Thursday May 8 is VE80, a moment of celebration and reflection that marked the end of World War II in Europe. The day will be an opportunity for people to come together and pay tribute to all those who fought for freedom from 1939 to 1945. WSCC is encouraging us all to be a part of history by watching a flag raising or the lighting of beacons, joining a street party or attending a church service. Their library service also has a wide range of resources to help you celebrate and find out more about VE Day. If you would like to know more about the Home Front during the war, then Matthew Jones, Assistant County Archivist at the West Sussex Record Office, will be giving a talk called ‘West Sussex at War 1939-1945: the Home Front’ at The Old Library, Knockhundred Row, Midhurst GU29 9DQ on Thursday 8 May at 2pm. Booking is essential.
In case you missed them, a series of articles which include the part played by RNLI Selsey, written by Zoe Neal of Selsey Town Council, have started appearing in the press - Selsey is planning a big event to recognise the day.
Something that will please Donna - it is Hedgehog Awareness Week from May 4 - May 10 https://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/give-hedgehogs-the-edge-this-hedgehog-awareness-week/
Community groups, local businesses and parish councils are set to benefit from an enhanced grants scheme, which has been launched by Chichester District Council and aims to support projects that drive economic growth, improve places and spaces, or build stronger communities. Over £360,000 has been made available for the year ahead, which is almost twice the amount allocated through the scheme in previous years.
Last year the programme awarded 36 grants to help deliver a range of initiatives that make a difference to people’s lives, bring communities together, and boost the local economy across our District. There are two types of grants available. Small Grants are up to £2,000 and can be applied for at any time with decisions made within six weeks. Larger Grants are typically up to £25,000, with four opportunities to apply throughout the year.
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As always, from the whole Team, stay safe.
Tim
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