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lWelcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read.
Last Sunday, Donna and I headed in an easterly direction and caught up with number one daughter, son in law, and, very happily, our two grandsons. We met at Wakehurst Place which is run by the National Trust and Kew, housing the latter’s millennium seed bank. Our youngest grandson happily chased after bubbles Donna blew, with great gusto, saying ‘pop’ as he did, then splashed in puddles in his wellies, before deciding he needed a quick rest and sat in one.
Donna, as regular readers will know, loves all things garden so Wakehurst is of some interest to her. Luckily we are approaching the time when she can start doing things in our garden once more. Appropriately, there is a use for split teabags, her favourite drink, this month : -
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/garden/2167095/gardeners-put-torn-teabags-garden
We met paramedic daughter number two and paramedic partner in Arundel on our way home. We were surprised at how bad the flooding was with pavements and fields turned into an extension of the wetlands. We have known Arundel to be badly puddled before but nothing like this: clear...
evidence of how our climate is changing. Appropriately that evening we watched Finding Harmony: a King’s Vision.
On Wednesday Val, Mick, Ian and Andrew had Selsey Town Council’s Planning Committee. Next week is West Sussex County Council’s budget meeting on Friday, preceded by Chichester District Council’s Development, Planning and Infrastructure Panel on Wednesday. Donna may struggle to make it but Val should be there and we both expect to join the team for the next Full Selsey Town Council that evening.
You can watch meetings live: CDC and WSCC.
Sussex has reached a significant milestone in its devolution journey, with the government laying the Statutory Instrument in Parliament that will formally establish the Sussex & Brighton Combined County Authority. This is the final legislative step and will enable the new Mayoral Combined Authority to be created this spring. The Government has also confirmed that, although mayoral elections have been delayed until 2028, devolution continues at pace, led by the constituent councils. Ministers remain committed to transferring significant powers and funding to the Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority, including a long-term investment fund totalling £1.14 billion, providing sustained long-term funding for locally agreed priorities a £30.4 million....
released over the next two years before mayoral elections, enabling early investment in programmes that matter most to Sussex residents and businesses and a £9.0 million in capacity funding over four years to support the establishment and operation of the new authority. We should know soon how many Unitary Councils will be within it.
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As always, from the whole Team, stay safe.
Tim
Tim
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