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Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read.
Last week we shared some helpful contacts for veterans who are struggling. Ali's husband, Bob Paterson, has been organising the Selsey Veterans Breakfast Club for almost 2 years now. They meet twice a month. Last Tuesday, thanks to Selsey Lions providing the coach, some of the veterans, and their partners, went by coach to visit the Chelsea Pensioners at Royal Hospital Chelsea. If any other veterans would like to join the Selsey Veterans Breakfast Club they can give Bob a ring on 07756448636.
Last Monday I had Chichester District Council's Budget Review Group. Earlier, Donna had a West Sussex County County briefing ahead of their Standards Committee meeting on November 2nd. On Tuesday we attended His Majesty's Lord Lieutenants of East & West Sussex Awards Ceremony at Lancing College, organised by the South Eastern Reserve Forces and Cadets Association. I particularly enjoyed it because I was in the Combined Cadet Force at my Secondary school. On Wednesday Donna presided over more Citizenship Ceremonies in Crawley and Mick, Val, Ian and Andrew had Selsey Town Council’s Planning Committee.
If you have been watching 60 from Selsey, whose second Squeezing the Sponge episode we shared last week, you will be aware of how much we value trees. Some interesting research has been carried out in Canada into whether planting them on riverbanks helps protect salmon from the effects of global warming. Donna is very fond of salmon, I am less so even though my optician has explained they would help my eyesight (so I now take Omega 3.) You can learn more about the Canadian research here:
Dwindling marine life is another concern. Various things have been sunk to create artificial reefs to try to help protect our aquatic friends. I recently read about a Boeing 737 that was sunk twenty years ago and a diver...
who came across something growing no one had expected:
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/sunken-boeing-737-vancouver-island
We know that there can be some distrust of Councillors, perhaps because campaign promises are not always subsequently delivered. I'm in an interesting position because whilst politicians are one of the least trusted professions, teachers are one of the most:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/most-trusted-professions-2026/
Put simply, we now know our new Unitary Authorities will be elected in May 2028, so they are ready to replace WSCC and CDC in April 2029. As a result, CDC and parish elections, e.g. STC, will take place in May 2027. Brighton & Hove will gain East Saltdean, Telscombe Cliffs and Peacehaven while the rest of East Sussex will form a new single unitary - we will learn about ours early in the New Year.
The first election for a Mayor of Sussex and Brighton is still scheduled for May 2028. They will focus on strategic priorities such as transport, education, economy and emergency services, not day-to-day council services. There was a clue to my being a teacher in the latest 60 from Selsey as I used a bottle of water and a sponge as visual aids.
As always, from the whole Team, stay safe.
Tim
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