Latest News & Updates

Please see the following link to read the statement from the Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex following the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth https://www.east-sussex-lieutenancy.org.uk/

The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) will hold its first-ever hybrid conference on 7 November 2022 at America Square Conference Centre in London. Communities across the country need to be empowered. The government’s levelling up white paper recognises the vital role local (parish and town) councils have in shaping Read more…

20 mph where people live. Is that possible in East Sussex?
If you want to learn about 20mph including how it is being introduced in other Counties and in Wales and Scotland and the benefits it is bringing please register and zoom into one of two sessions and hear from Adrian Read more…

Living Well in East Sussex survey
Together with its residents and partners, East Sussex County Council is developing a long-term plan, its strategy, for adult social care. 
To understand what really matters to local people, and so that the strategy can be informed and led by what is important to people who Read more…

Local councils in East Sussex may find the below excerpt from NALC’s latest newsletter of interest:
Haywards Heath Town Council has become the first local council in Europe to endorse the Plant Based Treaty. The Treaty puts food systems at the heart of combating the climate crisis. It aims to halt Read more…

July & August 2022 AirS Newsletter     Rural Matters Through a Sussex Lens

Welcome to our latest ‘Summer’ Newsletter, we are combining our July and August news for this one issue this summer and so we have quite a bit of news for you:
The Queen’s Green Canopy project is still going Read more…

If you’re planning to plant trees in your community this coming 2022-23 winter season, please see the below link for support which may be available.

TfSE are delighted to introduce their draft Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) for South East England. This plan provides a framework for investment in strategic transport infrastructure, services and regulatory interventions in the coming three decades. Have your say by clicking on the link at the bottom.

This £45 billion plan is Read more…

This Act makes British Sign Language an official language of England, Wales and Scotland.  Its promotion will form part of the public sector equality duty.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/34/contents/enacted

This will directly impact on parish councils acting as charity trustees, making grants to charities and providing services under co-ordination agreement.
Charities encouraged to have their say on changes to the Annual Return – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)