Community Engagement

We have recently carried out two important community engagements. Firstly our annual residents meeting took place on 18th May at the Scaynes Hill Millennium Centre. The agenda was
• Our achievements and business planning for the next 4 years
• Our new dark skies policy
• What and when to recycle
• Greener Gardens Lindfield initiative
• Police crime prevention presentation by the community police officers

Following the successful presentations, residents were invited to ask questions to the presenters, most questions were concerning what and how to recycle waste, local crime figures and how to report incidents, Walstead Park development, and contacts with other council agencies.

Then, later we had a stand at the Lindfield Village Day held on 3rd June. Our stand attracted a large number of visitors and issues raised included contacts with other council agencies, Walstead Park development, the burial ground and the allocation of allotments. Both events were very successful and we would like to thank all those who came over to see us to engage in what we do.

We encourage residents to make contact at any time and not just at special events, so if you have any parish council related issues to bring to our attention our contact details are clerk@lindfieldrural-pc.org.uk

To read the full council newsletter please pick up your copy of Lindfield Life’s September issue and turn to page 46, alternatively, click on the images to enlarge.

By Trevor Webster, Chairman of LRPC

In my last Lindfield Life update I said that earlier this year following a Local Government Boundary Commission review that MSDC had been considering a change to the Lindfield Rural Parish Council boundaries covering the following roads - The Copse, The Hollow, Kiln Lane, Knoll Place, The Platt, The Rise, Gravelye Close and some of Westlands Road and to move them within the Haywards Heath Town Council (HHTC) boundary. This resulted in many of you within the area attending our parish council meeting and sending in objections to MSDC to such a move, making it clear that you wanted to remain within the rural area. The objections were considered by the MSDC Scrutiny Committee on Wednesday 23rd March 2022 and a decision was taken to defer the matter until 2025. At LRPC we welcomed this decision and we recognise that local identity is very important to residents. We were pleased that we were able to work closely with our residents in conveying your views to MSDC, in addition to our own concerns.

To read the full newsletter please turn to page 56 & 57 of June’s Lindfield Life magazine or click on the pictures provided here.