Sir Robert Woodard Academy are pleased to announce two large shows at the Academy in December and January.

The Academy drama production of A Christmas Carol on 6th, 7th and 8th December. If interested, you can book your tickets via the Academy website.

The Musical Spectacular of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, starring six local primary schools, on 25th and 26th January 2017.

The SRWA Junior Band have a Christmas Concert and Craft Fayre at the Academy on Saturday 10th December.

Please contact Lynn Brown on 01903 875507 or by email lbrown@srwa.woodard.co.uk if you have any questions, or would like to purchase tickets for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Public property valued at over £2billion is set to be unlocked in the next five  years throughout the Greater Brighton City Region, creating the potential for over 1,300 new jobs and over 1,200 new homes in the Region over the next 10 years. 

The investment laying the groundwork to make this a reality comes from the Government’s One Public Estate programme - an innovation in encouraging collaboration with a place-based focus between land owning public sector bodies. Investment of £280,500 will be made into the Region in the 2016/17 financial year, with a further £316,500 due to be invested in 2017/18.

Eight key sites will now be driven forward:

Springman House, Lewes: bringing together the key blue-light services into a single location, thereby unlocking the regeneration of the North Street Quarter to deliver new homes, employment floorspace, subsidised workspace for the creative industries, a new healthcare centre, an underground car park, completion of the flood defences for Lewes and a range of public realm improvements

Worthing Civic Centre: a mixed use development incorporating a new, integrated multi-disciplinary primary and community care hub in the heart of Worthing, transforming the delivery of non-acute health care in the town

Brighton General Hospital: redevelopment of the site to include a new health and care campus, new housing and a range of community uses

Dyke Road Barracks, Brighton: potential redevelopment of the site to deliver a smaller territorial army barracks alongside mixed use development (pending MoD approval at the time of writing)

Moulsecoomb Neighbourhood Hub, Brighton: the consolidation of siloed services into a new community hub, releasing some sites for affordable housing and student accommodation.

Madeira Terrace, Brighton: reconstruction of the Terrace, including the introduction of innovative commercial and leisure uses

Preston Barracks, Brighton: development of a primary and community healthcare hub, allowing for the release and disposal of existing assets

Preston Circus Fire Station: optimising the layout to meet its operational uses and identifying alternative uses for the remaining areas

In the One Public Estate programme, land owning public bodies - such as local authorities, healthcare and emergency services - are being encouraged to use their property as a catalyst for economic growth and transforming public service delivery.

The intention is that they will achieve this through identifying surplus assets which could be made available for housing and local regeneration, co-locating their services to make better use of space and drive service improvements, and actively seeking out opportunities for joint working to improve customer experience.

In the process, each agency and authority will generate capital receipts from the sale of their identified land and property assets, creating income streams to invest directly into their communities.

Daniel Humphreys, Chairman of the Greater Brighton Economic Board and Leader of Worthing Borough Council, comments:

“I am very pleased to see our case for investment has been backed by the Government. In thinking innovatively about land and property, and by working in true partnership, we are looking at building new homes, new workspaces and community facilities, stimulating our City Region economy and supporting our growing population.

“Now that we have had the green light, the Economic Board has established a Strategic Property Board which is determined to ensure that we demonstrate our absolute commitment to following this programme through and transforming our Region.

“As Leader of Worthing Borough Council, I am delighted to see the vote of confidence in our plan to create a Civic Healthcare Hub in the heart of the town, a move which will provide new opportunities for accommodation, positively and permanently transforming the health, wellbeing and housing opportunities in the heart of Worthing.”

Councillor Warren Morgan, Leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, adds:

“This announcement is good news for Brighton and Hove, and for the wider City Region. We are demonstrating that we can think creatively and innovatively about the future of our places and public services, and how we drive economic growth that benefits everyone.

“The six sites identified in the City offer us a chance to overcome some of the obstacles we face and think differently about our plans to boost housing, employment and public services in the city.”

Councillor Andy Smith, Leader of Lewes District Council, adds:

“The investment into the Springman House site will help us to deliver our regeneration ambitions for the District, alongside our emergency service partners who are also keen to make the most of this opportunity.

“The regeneration of the North Street Quarter is key not only to delivering homes and employment space, but also to completing flood defences for the town and creating a wide range of public space improvements.”

The One Public Estate investment will fund a range of activities including programme and project management across the eight identified sites, feasibility studies and public consultations.

By 31st December, maps of all publicly owned land, together with an estimate of the value of each piece, will be published online. Further information, including details for where to find this land value information, will be made available in the next few weeks.

This week Katy Bourne, Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner launched a public consultation on our new Police & Crime Plan.

As PCC, I have a statutory duty to set the policing and crime objectives for Sussex through this Plan and in June I set up a Police & Crime Plan Reference Group to help me develop it.

The Reference Group comprises of representative members from community safety and criminal justice partners as well as Sussex Police.

Their work helps me to shape and develop community safety priorities which reflect accurately the expectations of the public.

The four policing and crime objectives for our new Plan are to:

• - Strengthen local policing
  
•  - Work with local communities and partners to keep Sussex safe
  
• Protect our vulnerable and help victims cope and recover from crime and abuse
  
• - Improve access to justice for victims and witnesses
  
• As the voice for local people on policing and crime, I am seeking your views as a Sussex resident on the new objectives and would encourage you to complete the public consultation which runs until the end of November. Have your say here.
  

The draft Plan will be presented to the Sussex Police & Crime Panel at our meeting on 20 January 2017 for them to formally review. It will then be launched by the end of March 2017.

You can watch a short animated video which explains how previous plans have been developed by clicking here.

I am pleased to announce that this week the award winning Sussex Restorative Justice Partnership enlarged its pool of Restorative Justice (RJ) facilitators with 15 newly trained volunteers.

The intensive three-day training course at HMP Lewes was delivered by accredited trainers from the Restorative Justice Council.

This new cohort of RJ facilitators are very welcome to the partnership and will increase its capacity and capability to deliver services for victims of crime by working alongside existing staff from the three RJ hubs already established across Sussex.

This Rampion Offshore Wind issue summarises the construction works to date – both offshore and onshore - and gives an indication of the future timelines and activity in relation to this landmark offshore wind development.

Please click here to download the newsletter

Healthy Supplies has just moved to Lancing Business Park and are very pleased to offer collection orders to all our  neighbours. Healthy Supplies sell a huge variety of nuts, seeds, dried fruit, healthy snacks, drinks, protein powders and more at fantastic prices, and we're based here at South Coast House, 35 Chartwell Road. You can see all the products we sell on their website here: http://www.healthysupplies.co.uk/ 

 Collection orders are welcome, and there's no minimum order quantity. They also have a Bulk Ingredients section. If you or your colleagues would like to make a purchase, please email us at service@healthysupplies.co.uk, stating the product codes and quantities of what you require. We'll then email you back as soon as it's ready for collection. You can pay on collection with a credit/debit card or exact change.

Wear It Festive at WORK for local hospice care. 

We would like to invite you to be part of Wear It Festive for St Barnabas House this Christmas. By joining us you will help us reach more local people than ever before who need hospice care from St Barnabas House.

On Friday 9 and Saturday 10 December, hundreds of supporters will be Wearing It Festive at home, work and school; wearing Christmas jumpers, donning antlers or going full Santa for the day. We are asking you to Wear It Festive and get everyone you know to join in and make a donation to St Barnabas (suggested donation £2). We have put together a free fundraising pack for you with tips and ideas for raising extra money, for example, playing winter Olympics, or making your own Christmas jumper!

Order your pack today from the St Barnabas House Fundraising team by completing the attached flyer, calling 01903 254777 or emailing fundraising@stbh.org.uk . We have got lots of extra resources available online as well to download at http://www.stbh.org.uk/WearItFestive

The countdown starts now!

Mark it on your calendar, pick your own date if you’re not able to join us on Friday 9 or Saturday 10 December. Share the date with everyone, on social media or shout it from the rooftop! After all, you are doing something very special - raising money for local hospice care this Christmas.

Think BIG or small – it all adds up!

We need to raise £16,000 a day to provide all our services - the In-Patient Unit, the Day Hospice, our Family Services Team who offer counselling to patients and their families, Community Companions who help support patients at home and our Hospice at Home Team who care for patients in their own homes. 

All these services are free to our community, thanks to people like you.

Please click here to download the Wear it Festive leaflet

Can you help make a donation to Sir Robert Woodard Academy's Senior Citizen Christmas lunch? 

Sir Robert Woodard Academy are targeting senior citizens who live on their own and have to survive on very low incomes. Our Christmas Dinner will give them the chance to join in the festive season.

Christmas Day can be very lonely without family around to share it. We are working hard to make this a successful community event, but we can only achieve this if we are given crucial support by local businesses like yourself.

Shoreham Community Centre has been kind enough to allow us to use their facilities as a venue which has helped us to keep the costs down. The total organisation of the party will be in the region of £450.00.

Any contribution you can make towards these costs, however small, is much appreciated If you would like to support this event please reply to Cheryl.Bailey@srwa.woodard.co.uk.

The BSC in Digital and Technology Solutions (Software Engineer) Degree Apprenticeship programme has been developed in partnership with regional engineering and IT employers and supported by Government. The programme aims to develop practical software engineering skills together with the project management, interpersonal and business skills required to operate successfully as an IT professional.

The Degree Apprentice is employed full-time by the business and attends the University on a Day Release basis.

The cost of the programme is partially met by the Government’s Skills Funding Agency 2/3 and the employer 1/3.

To explain more, we will be holding a business meeting exclusively for employers on Friday 25th November 2016 from 9am to 11am hosted by the College of Richard Collyer in Horsham. This event will provide an understanding about how you can get involved in this exciting initiative as well as an opportunity to meet students who are interested in careers in engineering/IT.

There will also be an opportunity to meet employers who are already involved in the programme and get an insight into the benefits for them and their businesses.

If you would like to attend or would like more information please contact Andrew Adams at the University of Chichester Business School on 07796 655247 ora.adams@chi.ac.uk

• • Adur District Council have submitted the Adur Local Plan to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 20th October 2016 for independent examination. 

    The Submission Adur Local Plan 2016, together with supporting documentation submitted to the Secretary of State is available on the Council website at:

    http://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/alp-submission-2016/

    The submitted documents include:

    -    Submission Adur Local Plan 2016

    -    Policies and Inset Maps October 2016

    -    Proposed Main Modifications 2016

    -    Proposed Minor Modifications 2016

    -    Sustainability Appraisal October 2016 and Appraisal of Proposed Main Modifications

    -    Equalities and Health Impact Assessment 2016 and Assessment of Proposed Main Modifications

    -    Statement of Consultation (Reg 22) October 2016

    -    Sequential and Exception Test 2016

    The above documents will be made available in hard copy at venues listed below.

    Additionally, the following documents can be made available at venues on request:

    -        Adur Infrastructure Delivery Plan October 2016
  • -        Adur Duty to Co-operate Statement October 2016
  • -        PAS Soundness Checklist 2016
  • -        PAS Legal Checklist  2016
  • -        Topic papers on Housing; Flood Risk; Shoreham Harbour; Economy and Employment, and Local Green Gaps.
  • -         Policy/Evidence Checklist
  • -        Adur Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Update 2015
  • -         Housing Implementation Strategy 2016       
  • -    Copies of  representations received in response to the Proposed Submission Adur Local Plan 2014, and Amendments to the Proposed Submission Adur Local Plan (2016)
  •  

  Location of Documents for Inspection

  Copies of the documents referred to above are available at the following locations for inspection:

  Shoreham Centre, 2 Pond Road, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5WU (Open Mondays- Fridays 9am – 5pm).

  Shoreham Library, St Mary’s Road, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5ZA (Open Mondays 10am-7pm, Tues, Wed, Thurs 10am – 6pm, Fri 10am – 5pm, Sat 10am-4pm).

  Lancing Library, Penstone Park, Lancing BN15 9DL (Open Mon-Fri 10am – 6pm, Sat 10am-4pm).

  Southwick Library, Southdown Road, Southwick, BN42 4FT (Open Mon-Fri 10am – 5pm, Sat 10am – 2pm).

  In addition to providing copies of the said documents in accordance with Regulations 22 and 35, reference copies will be placed at Sompting Parish Council (Harriet Johnson Centre, Old School House, Loose Lane, Lancing, BN15 0BG) and Lancing Parish Council (Parish Hall, South Street, Lancing, BN15 8AJ).

  Electronic versions: The Submission Adur Local Plan (2016), Policies Map and other supporting documentation can be found on the Council’s website at: 

  http://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/alp-submission-2016/

  The Local Plan will now be subject to an independent examination which will be conducted by the Planning Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State. A series of public examination hearings will take place and those invited to attend by the Planning Inspector will have the opportunity to respond to matters raised by the Inspector.

  Once the public examination hearings are confirmed, details will be made available on the Adur District Council website. Details will also be sent to all those who made representations at previous Regulation 19 stages (Proposed Submission Adur Local Plan 2014, and Amendments to the Proposed Submission Adur Local Plan (2016).

  A Programme Officer has been appointed to assist the Planning Inspector. All future correspondence relating to the public examination hearings should be via the Programme Officer, using the following contact details:

  Mr Chris Banks

  Programme Officer

  Mob:   07817 322750

  email: bankssolutionsuk@gmail.com

  For other information please contact: adurplanningpolicy@adur-worthing.gov.uk or telephone: 01273-263000 and ask for the Adur Planning Policy Team.