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Yapton News Previously known as Yapton News & Views MARCH 2019 Issue No 95
YAPTON PARISH COUNCIL
Parish Council
Information
Chairman
The Parish Office is open Stephen Haymes, Woodlands Park House,
on a Monday, Wednesday Main Road,Yapton, BN18 0EZ Tel: 01243 551475
and Thursday Vice-Chairman
Michael Pickthall, 2 Tack Lee Road,
Room 4, Upstairs Yapton, BN18 0HB Tel: 01243 555442
Yapton and Ford Village Hall Members
(rear entrance) Derek Ambler, 11 Graham Road,
Yapton, BN18 0JT Tel: 01243 551156
9.30AM TO 12.30PM Martin Clark, martinjamesclark@hotmail.com
Tel: 01243 555804
Peter Dunkley
14 Navigation Drive,Yapton, BN18 0FS
peter@dunkley.me.uk Tel: 07766 221550
Mrs Pam Evans, 2 Mornington Crescent, Felpham,
Your local Police and Community PO21 8HG Tel: 01243 868684 or 07796 657081
Support Officer will no longer be James Gadd, 68 Loveys Road,Yapton,
BN18 0HG Tel: 01243 552337
available at the Parish Council Office
Anthony Kendall, 15 Cherry Avenue,Yapton,
To contact Sussex Police for BN18 0LB Tel: 01243 552033
non-emergencies dial 101 Vicky Newman, vickyyaptonpc@yahoo.co.uk
or e-mail: Tel: 01243 551207
101@sussex.pnn.police.uk There is one vacant position on the Council
or report online Clerk of the Council
Andrew Gardiner, 38 Ruskin Avenue,
North Bersted, Bognor Regis, PO21 5BW
Tel: 01243 859141
email: clerk@yaptonpc.gov.uk
Monday April 1st
Swing Riots in Sussex
web: www.yaptonpc.gov.uk
An Illustrated talk by Gary Purser
Committees
Saturday May 18th ALLOTMENTS
Visit to Boxgrove Priory
Meet at the Priory at 1.45pm. Tour starts at 2pm Tony Kendall – assisted by
Non-members £5.50 which includes refreshments Mick Caiger 01243 552435
after the tour.
EMERGENCY & RESILIENCE
Contact Anne Hollis 01243 551683
or anne.hollis@briarlodge.me.uk Derek Ambler, Pam Evans, Michael Pickthall
by May 11th at the latest.
PLANNING
Yapton and Ford Local History Group meet on the first Monday of Derek Ambler, Peter Dunkley, James Gadd,
the month except for May and August in the Club Room at Yapton
and Ford Village Hall at 7.30pm
Tony Kendall, Mrs Vicky Newman
All are welcome
PLAYING FIELD
Non-members Admission £3.00 Peter Dunkley
District Councillors:
Stephen Haymes, Woodlands Park House, Main Road,Yapton, BN18 0EZ Tel: 01243 551475
Derek Ambler, 11 Graham Road,Yapton BN18 0JT Tel: 01243 551156
County Councillors:
Middleton division: Jacky Pendleton, Oakdene House, 44 Southdean Drive, Middleton-on-Sea,
PO22 7TB Email jacky.pendleton@westsussex.gov.uk Tel 01243 585979
Felpham division: Hillary Flynn, 2 Flansham Business Centre, Hoe Lane, Flansham,
Bognor Regis PO22 8NJ Email hilary.flynn@westsussex.gov.uk Tel 01243 825757
Your
Yapton News
MARCH 2019
Published by Yapton Parish Council
Issue 95
I find I am writing page 4 to 5 of this magazine for key deadline dates
this piece shortly and information regarding the elections, voting and
after the 1st registering to vote, and also about absent voting.
March, which is If you want to know more about being a local
the Meteorological councillor, please speak to one of your existing
First Day of Spring, parish councillors – contact details on page 2.
and the weather
After many months of receiving and dealing with
outside is very
planning applications dealing with significant
changeable, with housing developments, the Planning Committee’s
strong cold winds attention has been switched to reviewing a
and heavy rain at major planning application for a proposed new
times, then bright Crematorium on Grevatts Lane West in the Bilsham
sunny periods. In area. The Planning Committee will be dealing
the few days last with any proposed response to this application
week we were treated to bright sunny days with at its meeting on the 11th March 2019. You can
temperatures well above normal. This was in stark find a summary of its response on Page 31 of this
contrast to the conditions a year ago, when we were magazine, and the full response will be posted on
all being subjected to the “Beast from the East”, and the Parish Council’s website at www.yaptonpc.gov.
a few days of cold snowy weather which caused some uk. Arun District Council has also received a second
local disruption. I took the opportunity of doing a application for another Crematorium in Climping
little bit of post-winter tidying-up in my garden and parish, proposed to be sited south of the A259 on
was pleased to see that there are definitely some the stretch of road between the Oystercatcher
signs of spring growth and we hope, the promise junction and Comet Corner. The District Council
of sunnier and warmer weather ahead. There is Development Control Committee will need to decide
plenty of evidence of green shoots sprouting on whether a Crematorium is needed in this area, and
the hydrangea and the roses, the same roses which if the need is proven, then which application should
were still in flower over Christmas 2018. Our garden be approved.
plants always seem so resilient and I think we are
very fortunate to live in the area where our climate
is very moderate.
Andrew Gardiner
Editor. clerk@yaptonpc.gov.uk
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are covered by a parish/town council and where the 1900 Households in Yapton
number of candidates standing for election exceeds
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Cover: Cottages along Main Road on the way to Barnham, picture by Andy Faulkner 3
BEING A LOCAL COUNCILLOR
by Andrew Gardiner
What’s it all about? Are you concerned about
Want to do something positive? your local area?
Help make a difference by influencing decisions Do you want to represent
that affect your community?
the views of local people?
Then stand for election to become a Councillor
on your Local Council Do you want to contribute
your business or personal
And these include: skills and expertise?
•• Parish Councils
•• Town Councils Are you passionate about
services provided to your
•• Community, Village and
Neighbourhood Council community?
Who is eligible?
Any person over the age of 18 who is a citizen of •• The main job of a councillor is to participate
the United Kingdom, The European Community, in the collective decision making processes of
or the Commonwealth can be a Councillor the Council
if they are an elector in, work in, live in or live •• He/She has no authority to make decisions
within three miles of the area of the local Council. about Council business on their own.
•• A Local Council may arrange insurance cover
What will I do if elected? to indemnify its councillors against liability
•• Raise matters that the Council can consider resulting from them being representatives of
and formally decide to take action about the Council
at meetings •• A councillor’s financial and certain
•• Attend Council meetings other interests in Council business must
be transparent
•• Make informed contributions which influence
the debate on the business that needs to be •• He/she is subject to obligations set out in the
decided at those meetings Code of Conduct adopted by the Council
•• Participate in the Council’s decision making •• Information about councillors is available in
process, which in itself is subject to strict the Council’s publication scheme
rules and guidelines •• The first business of the Council’s annual
•• Represent the Council externally meeting is the election of its Chairman.
•• Most Councils appoint a Vice Chairman, but
Key Points this is optional
•• A Councillor’s normal term of office •• The normal term of office for the Chairman
is 4 years and Vice Chair is one year. So, what are you
waiting for?
•• He/She is the holder of a Public Office and
not a volunteer Advice is always available regarding becoming a
•• They can receive expenses for their role councillor. Contact your local council today to
find out more!
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Arun District Council and Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Yapton Parish Council will be •• Not later than 4pm - Deadline for the
holding its 4-Yearly elections delivery of nomination papers to the
Returning Officer at Arun District Council
on the 2nd May 2019.
•• Not later than 4pm Deadline for withdrawals
The following is a summary of the key dates of nomination
and process to be followed in connection
with the election of 10 Parish Councillors to •• Not later than 4pm - Deadline for
the Yapton Parish Council. If contested, the Appointment of Election Agents
election will take place on the 2nd May 2019. •• Publication of Notice of Election Agents
•• Publication of 1st interim Notice of Alteration
Nominations to Register of Electors
The nominations period will run from Tuesday Thursday 4th April 2019
19 March until 4pm on Wednesday 3 April 2019.
Informal appointments will be available between •• Statement of Persons Nominated published
10am and 4pm (but not between 1 and 2pm) •• Declaration of Uncontested
throughout this period for Arun Elections staff Elections - published 4 April (only for
to check the nomination papers completed uncontested parishes/parish wards)
and advise of any amendments that need to be
•• Not later than 5pm - Deadline for
made. Please be aware that Arun Election Staff
new applications to vote by proxy (except for
are not permitted to make any amendments
emergencies)
on the candidates behalf and the candidate or
a representative of theirs will need to complete Friday 12th April 2019
these themselves. Arun Election Staff suggest that •• Deadline for registration applications to vote
you do not submit nominations on the afternoon in the election
of 3 April as there may not be time to make any
necessary amendments before the statutory Monday 15 April 2019
deadline of 4pm. To make an appointment •• Not later than 5pm - Deadline for requests
please contact shirley.zeman@arun.gov.uk or for new postal votes or to change or cancel
call Shirley on 01903 737601. A maximum of an existing postal vote or proxy appointment
3 nomination papers can be checked using the
appointment system, if you have 4 nominations Wednesday 24th April 2019
or more then these will need to be left with the •• Notice of Poll and Polling Stations to
team and we will contact you once they have be published
been checked.
ADC will also be making blank nomination packs Thursday 2nd May 2019
available on the website (from 15 February 2019) •• Election Day - Voting at Polling Station from
by using the following link: https://www.arun.gov. 7am to 10pm.
uk/town-parish-council-elections
You may be able to find details on the candidates Friday 3rd May 2019
standing by visiting the Democracy Club website •• Count will commence at 9am, with ballot
https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/ boxes verified first, the count for Arun
Disctrict Councillors and then any counts for
contested parish/town councils.
Notice of Election - to be
published 18 March 2019
Declarations of Result of Poll - to be published
Tuesday 19th March 2019 on 3 May 2019 once the result has been
declared at the counting of the votes – elected
•• 1st date to deliver nomination papers to the Councillors will take up their positions formally
Returning Officer at Arun District Council - on the 7th May 2019
Nominations must be delivered by hand
within normal office hours
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POST OFFICE MANAGER RETIRES
By Wendy Marner
was a pleasure with former staff still getting
together to reminisce. After Keith’s tragic death
the store was sold to One Stop, at this time I had
to travel to Brighton daily for a week to learn the
new horizon computer system which caused me
a few sleepless nights.
17 years ago the Southern Co-operative bought
the store. Although I have worked with a lot of
lovely colleagues over the years, soon after it
became the Coop I had what I consider my ‘A’
team to work with, Pauline who is still here now,
and Pete, who after being with me for 12 years
got made redundant in the staff reshuffle (bad
decision). We still miss him and customers often
ask about him
Five years ago, the Coop did a major store
renovation, they extended the shop but also took
away the traditional post office fortress, and put
2 counters alongside the tills. Although it now
means longer opening hours, 7 days a week, we
did lose a lot of transactions that we used to do.
The change was implemented by the Post Office,
but it’s no secret that I didn’t like what they did, in
my mind not all change is for the better.
For those of you that know me, I’d like to wish
you a fond farewell as I’ve decided to retire at the Over the years I have seen many births, deaths
end of March. On the 28th of March I will have and marriages amongst my customers, lots of
been at Yapton Post Office for 30 years and my whom have become friends. I used to know the
last day will be Friday 29th. names of most of the people I served, but now
with all the new houses in the village we are
I started part time in 1989 when we had old seeing new faces all the time.
pension books and no computers, just giant
ledgers and lots of mental arithmetic. The post I will miss my regular customers and my work
office had just been moved into the newly colleagues, but with my husband now retired and
opened spar shop, created from the old Village various health issues that are making working
Hall by Mr. Atkar who also owned Bilsham Stores harder I now feel it is time to go.
at the time. Even though the village was smaller As I live in Yapton I will probably bump in to some
then, we were still very busy and I soon began of you, maybe when I’m a customer at the Post
working full time. The shop didn’t stay a Spar Office counter.
shop for long, it was bought by the family that
later opened Barnham Trading Post, then later by Wendy.
Keith Bellaby, who anyone that lived in Yapton at
that this time will remember. The store became a
Happy Shopper and just the best place to work.
Keith made me Post Office Manager and working
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GLASS NEGATIVES
From John Thomson by Allen Misselbrook
and friends including some of a middle-aged
gentleman who may be the illusive cameraman.
He may also have a connection with the sea as
there are many shots with a nautical flavour.
Children feature quite often, sometimes on there
own in front of, what appears to be, a large house.
It has been suggested that the school uniforms of
some of the children indicate that they attended
Holyrood school in Victoria Drive, Bognor Regis.
Another indication of the photographer’s wealth
is a photograph of an elegant woman, which may
be his wife, driving an early Rover (1904) car.
I was contacted in September 2018 by John
Thomson who lives in Bath. Eleven years ago, the There is a strong belief following recent
owners of a bookshop in which he was working research, that the unknown photographer could
at the time were disposing of old, unwanted be Sidney John Bush Fletcher of ‘Berea Court’,
stock. Among the items being discarded were a retired Stockbroker from Surrey according
seven wooden boxes of glass negatives. Not to the 1911 census. His wife, Isabella, was born
wanting to see historic items being destroyed, in India and their eldest son Dennis, attended
John saved them for posterity with the intention Holyrood school. Sidney appears to have been
of cataloguing them at a future date. That day a school ‘Manager’ at Yapton school as well as
came during last September. Intriguingly for us, being a Church Warden which could explain
one of the boxes had ‘Yapton’ printed on the the photographs of the aftermath of the Belfry
outside. John has been making prints of the fire. An item in the Bognor Regis Observer 2nd
negatives, which proved to have been taken April 1913, announced the return of Mr. and Mrs
between 1900 and 1920.This is confirmed by the Fletcher of Berea Court, Yapton from a nine-
photograph of the bells of St Marys,Yapton which week long visit to the South of France. Further
were removed from the Belfry following the fire support for the theory of the photographer as
in 1909. There is also a shot of a Sparks wagon being Sidney Fletcher is a photograph found on
parked in a farmyard. Another view is that of a the internet of Dennis Fletcher as a young man.
sports day of Yapton school taking place in a field There is an uncanny likeness to one of the boys
belonging to Staker’s Farm. The backs of some of seen in the car.
the houses along North End Road are visible in Along with a photograph of John Thomson, I have
the background. I have been able to locate some included some of the local views in this article
of the photos but intriguingly there are others to show what a goldmine this find of John’s is
which look as if they could have been taken in proving to be. John has posted many more on
Yapton which I have not been able to identify. his twitter page www.twitter.com/facesinthelight
The photographer is unknown but whoever If you have any ideas of where these photographs
he was must have been fairly well off as other have been taken, or indeed, the identity of the
photographs show scenes of India, including the people shown in the photographs, please contact
Taj Mahal, and others of places in France such as me on allen@yaptonhistory.org.uk or my mobile:
St Valery, Normandy. This is another name which 07905 814347.
appears on the outside of one of the boxes.
There are several photographs of possibly family Allen Misselbrook
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A view of Main Road
taken approximately
opposite Canal Road.
The building on the
left in the distance is
Victoria House and
the thatched cottage
on the right is now
the carpark for
the hall behind the
Village Hall
This photo is
taken at a point
approximately by
the entrance to Briar
Close looking towards
Cobblers Cottage.
This photograph
needs no
explanation.
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These are the church
bells after being
removed from the
Belfry following the
fire in 1909.
This is an excellent
shot of what is now
the Chapel of the
Free Church and the
Manse which was
demolished to make
way for the carpark.
A Sparks Engineering
cart parked in a
farmyard possibly.
10Sports Day in Stakers
Field. The farm
stables can be seen
in the distance. The
photographer was
standing, looking
north parallel with
North End Road
somewhere close to the
bottom of the garden
of Laburnum Cottages.
Another view of the
Sports Day. The backs
of some houses in
North End Road can
be seen behind the
spectators.
Recent view of
Staker’s Farm field.
Note the stable block
in the background.
11Is this our mystery
Photographer?
12This could be the photographer’s wife and children Could this be Berri Court?
in a 1904 Rover.
Hobbs Allotments
and Gardens
Society
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quarter and half-size (2.5 and 5 rod) plots for rent. We
are looking for new tenants to take them on in our
allotment site on Bilsham Road (B2132).
Prices for a one-year rental (January – December 2019)
are:
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5 rod £41.50 (plus returnable deposit of £50.00)
For further details, or to arrange a site visit, please
contact Kim Anderson (Membership Secretary) on 01243
586401 or by email at hobbsallotments@gmail.com
Hobbs Allotments and
Gardens Society
Kim Anderson (Membership Secretary)
Phone: 01243 586401
E-mail address:
hobbsallotments@gmail.com
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14TIME TO HANG UP THE ‘LITTER
PICKERS’ AND HAVE A LIE-IN!
After 12 Years Alan and I have decided to retire
on 31st March from Litter Picking Duties. We
have agreed we are getting too old for the early
mornings and the cold wet weather.
We have seen many changes over the years (The
arrival of the new Skate Park, the Basketball Area
and the upgrading of the Swing Park.) The building
of the new Warmere Court and hundreds of
new houses have changed the look of the village
in recent years. All these extra facilities have
unfortunately increased the amount of litter that
is being dropped in the village.
It has been a pleasure to watch the children
enjoying the park, from their first visit to the
swings until they move on “to the big school.” A
few years ago we had a request from the Cubs to
come and pick up litter with us. They were very
enthusiastic, we had a job keeping up with them.
Three fine young lads Tom, Will and Charlie
have also helped us, they were studying for their
Duke of Edinburgh Awards and had to do some
community work. In the space of about three
years one by one they came down on Saturday
mornings.They turned out in all weathers and we
were very pleased to have their help.
We have met some lovely people and had
some really nice comments when we have been
working. I think it has been this appreciation
that has kept us going for so long. Thank you to
everybody. It has been at times frustrating, tiring,
amusing but most of all very satisfying keeping
the Village Green litter free.
There are a few people we would like to thank
who covered for us on holidays. Mick Caiger
us with the contract for so many years. I never
and John Mills in the early years. Bea and her
thought we would still be working in 2019.
Husband, Dennis and Phil. Phil has helped us a
lot over the last few years especially during Please look after the Green it is the village’s
the summer holidays. I would like to take this biggest asset.
opportunity to thank Alan my husband for all his
support (everything Alan does is on a voluntary Thank you,
basis) I could not have carried on so long without
him. Thank you to the Parish Council for trusting Jo Smithers
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CONSIDERATION OF THE 2019/2020
PARISH COUNCIL BUDGET AND SETTING
THE PARISH COUNCIL TAX FOR 2019/2020
By Andrew Gardiner,
Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer for Yapton Parish Council
At the meeting of the Parish Council held on The revised budget for 2018/19 contains a sum
the 14th January 2019, the Council considered of £10,000 for the partial update of the Yapton
the revised estimates for the current financial Neighbourhood Plan during 2018/19, assumed
year (2018/19) and the estimates of expenditure to be met by the parish council and partly from
and income for the financial year 2019/2020. national grant funding. The question of the level
Council Members noted that the forecast total of precept (the amount required to provide
expenditure for 2019/20 was £63,180 and the services in Yapton) to be demanded from Arun
expected income and grants receivable from District Council was discussed.
services was £4,430 giving a net expenditure
to be met from Council Tax and Reserves of The Clerk advised that it was his view that a
£58,750. The Council noted that the funding modest increase in Council Tax was warranted
arrangements which now applied to the Council’s to finance the budget and to reduce the amount
budget, meant that the net expenditure was that was being funded from reserves and working
financed from two elements only: the Precept balances.
and Parish Council reserves. The Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer
The Council had been notified by Arun District referred to the announcement by the Secretary
Council that the Band D equivalent taxbase for of State for Housing, Communities and Local
2019/20 had been calculated at 1406. This is the Government on the 13th December 2018
taxbase used for council tax calculation purposes. regarding Council Tax Limitation (Capping)
This is a 0.64% increase and would generate on parish and town council services, which
additional income of £346.41 from increased confirmed that the government intends to defer
council tax receipts at the current tax. The Clerk the setting of referendum principles (capping) for
advised that the provisional budget had been town and parish councils for 3 years.
prepared on the basis of providing a similar The Council agreed that, after much discussion,
level of services and activities as in previous the budget resulting in the Council’s net
years. An analysis of the net movement in the expenditure of £58,750 was needed in 2019/20 to
estimates from the Original Budget for 2018/19 maintain its local services. Turning to the Precept
to the Estimate for 2019/20 reveals the following the Parish Council agreed that this would be set
additional provisions: at £59,630 for the year 2019/20.
Net Provision for Inflation £830 The Council Tax calculated from the proposed
Increase in Expenditure: precept for 2019/20 would produce an average
IT Mainenance Costs (new) £500 Band D council tax of £42.34. (Calculated from
Parish Election Costs (net additional) £500 the precept of £59,630 ÷ 1406 (the Council’s new
Training Costs for Members (new) £400 tax base).This represents an increase of 10.0% or
Litter Collection (net additional) £650 £3.85 per year on last year’s figure equivalent
Increased Play area maintenance £500 to a weekly increase of approximately £0.07
Playing Field costs (net additional) £1,000 per Band D property.
Net Other Costs £120
£4,500
17IN TOUCH
A message from Jacky Pendleton, your
local County Councillor
I would very much local environment and working on ideas such as
like to talk to you pedestrian crossings, road markings and street
about the services furniture to name but a few. These groups need
which WSCC are more support and more help and ultimately the
having to cut back outcomes should mean that we make a better
on, as a result environment for us all.
of cuts in public
funding and how We could take these community initiatives
the community further. We could set up a group which kept an
might help to eye on our pavements alongside our highways
compensate for and identified when pavements were getting
some of our overgrown. We could then set up working
community based parties and call on WSCC to provide those
activities. working parties with equipment to help us cut
back the growth so that its easier for us all to
As you all will know we have had a decreasing use the pavements.
service in relation to our verges and our footpaths
and our public rights of way largely as a result We could also set up community groups who
of the financial need to spend less and less on look out for our elderly and vulnerable residents
non-essential activities. Although non-essential, and offer help when needed – of course only if
these activities go a long way to enhance our the individuals want that help.
environment and help us get around our local I suppose what I am saying is that into the future
areas in a much easier way. Unfortunately, the we are all going to have to do more for ourselves
current lack of funding for Local Authorities is and our communities and I think that this
likely to continue into the future so perhaps we approach will give our communities much more
should start looking at how the community can resilience and cohesiveness and maybe return us
help itself. to a time when neighbours and friends took on
About a year ago, I encouraged the local Parish responsibility for others in their communities
Council to start up a group to look at our who needed support.
pathways and rights of way. This group has been If you are interested in any of these ideas or
extremely successful in identifying issues and have some ideas of your own, do please get in
potential developments. Now they are beginning touch with me and we can talk. I look forward
to get formal training which will help them to to hearing from you.
identify realistic enhancements and maintenance
which are needed. This is all being done on a Jacky Pendleton
volunteer basis because the people care about
our community and environment. West Sussex County Councillor for Clymping,
Members of the community are also working Ford, Middleton on Sea & Yapton
towards measuring and recording traffic flows in Jacky.pendleton@westsussex.gov.uk
our local areas with a view to getting evidence
that we need to install traffic calming measures Mobile: 07768 200539
in more places. There are also people coming
up with ideas for improving other areas of our
18AROUND THE VILLAGE
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Yapton and Ford Village Hall At Yapton free church some of our members
Report by Derek Ambler have been enjoying warmer temperatures as
a team headed off to Nepal for a two week
We have been unsuccessful in mission trip to visit the schools and churches
the past in obtaining a grant that we support and to lead a 3-day Pastor and
from the Lottery to pay for a Leaders conference. This trip they will have had
large Screen and a projector in the opportunity to check how the new Christian
order to show feature films in school is running and the Bethany Sewing Project
the Village Hall.We will continue which enables women to generate their own
to apply but as an interim incomes through sewing. We look forward to
measure we have installed a wind-down screen hearing more stories on their return. You’ve
covering a side window half way down the hall. probably noticed that at YFC, we’re passionate
This means that clubs can now show larger about missions and reaching out to and loving
images to their members provided that they sit our communities both locally and internationally.
facing side on to the stage. If you’re interested in hearing more about our
projects in South Africa, Nepal or beyond, we
The improvement to the floor of the main hall has
would love to hear from you! Head over to our
garnered several approving comments but sad to
website for more and to contact us.
say, the surface has already gained some black
smears which one can only surmise is caused by There is lots going on at Yapton Free Church
tables or chairs being dragged instead of lifted on a weekly basis including prayer meetings,
into place. This year we host the Western Sussex parent and toddler groups, Alpha courses,
branch of CAMRA's 30th Yapton Beerex. Tickets Men’s breakfast’s, homegroup, football, fitness
are now available from The Maypole Public and lots more!
House and are selling fast for this very popular
event. It has enjoyed excellent weather in recent Alpha continues to take place on a Wednesday
years and one hopes it will continue to be fine evening at the Old Church Building, Main Road
on the weekend of Saturday18th and Sunday Yapton. All our Alpha courses are really informal,
19th of May. where you get to watch a film, eat cake and ask
those difficult questions you’ve always wanted
Our next fund-raiser is the Race Night and to know the answers to. If you or a friend are
Sausage and Mash Supper on Saturday 6th April. interested in taking part then check out the
Numbers are limited to 60 in order to allow the contact details on our church website. Yapton
volunteers in the kitchen to comfortably cope. Youth Club usually meet on a Friday night during
Tickets priced at £7. per head are available from term time, from 7:30pm at the OCB. It’s open
Committee members or from Derek on 01243 for anyone for secondary school age and subs
551156. are £1 each week. It’s a space to hang out and
meet with friends, play some pool, table tennis,
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or other games and enjoy various fun ‘themed’
Yapton Free Church evening or outings!
Report by Jo Jeffers
All budding footballers ages 11 – 18 are also
How lovely as we head into March the sun is invited to join Ben for football on Yapton village
shining, daffodils are beginning green 4pm – 6pm every Thursday. You are
to flower and it feels like Spring welcome to just turn up or contact admin@
is finally here. The daylight is yaptonfreechurch.net for more info.
getting longer, the darkness
Finally, just for the men - you are invited to come
shorter and we can enjoy the
along to our monthly Men’s Breakfast 8:00am
crisp cold air on these bright
until 10:00am on the 1st Saturday of the month.
sunny days.
Continued Overleaf ➣ 19It is very much an open gathering of men across the village who have a hunger for good food and to grow in God. Next month our speaker will be Rodney Kingston 1st March and Mica Jazz 6th April. "Micha is a self-styled contemplative Franciscan Friar who is a regular contributor to Premier Christian Radio. He has also been on the wider leadership of the Evangelical Alliance. When not on Premier Christian Radio, he enjoys running wild in the kitchen. His passion for food has led him to establish a creative and healthy kitchen at St Cuthbert's Oratory on the South Coast of England..." Later in the year we will look forward to welcoming Canon Andrew White, the former Bishop of Baghdad (date to be confirmed). We have a variety of menus we cook on different months; from a traditional "full English" to scrambled eggs and kippers to a healthy continental style breakfast. Please let us know via the church email or phone if you plan on attending as it helps us to cater for the right amount of people. We would love to see you at one of our meetings or events soon. We regularly meet on a Sunday morning from 10:30am at Yapton Village Hall. All our services and details of things happening at Yapton Free Church are posted up on our website. For details go to www.yaptonfreechurch. net or call our office on 01243 552232. ............................................................................... Yapton Guides Report by Anna Drynan The Rainbows have been working on learning First Aid skills this term as part of their activities from their exciting new programme. The girls learned about cuts, bruises and insect bites and how to treat them and all about good hand washing. The Rainbows also had the chance to celebrate Chinese New Year and tasted lots of different Chinese foods using chopsticks. They also still plenty of badges to earn, whilst trying new learned to write their names in Chinese. Next topics, new skills and new ways for the girls to the Rainbows are planning to learn skills to be broaden their horizons. The Brownies have also more confident and help to lead others. experienced some exciting themed evenings The Brownies have spent the first few weeks of in conjunction with the new programme, so 2019 trying new activities out as well. The new have celebrated Chinese New Year and made programme is designed to deliver a fun and Valentines cards too which was enjoyed by all. varied range of activities for all the sections that The Guides had the coldest weekend of the you would expect from Girlguiding. There are year for their Sparkle and Ice camp in the New 20
Forest and there was plenty of ice and even Yapton & District
some snow. They tried climbing, zip wire, raced Cottage Gardeners’ Society
each other on an inflatable assault course, met Report by Ann Hollis
some amazing Owls, danced the night away and
generally had a great but freezing time. The girls Spring has definitely started
even had the chance to eat breakfast with the in our gardens. As I write this
newly appointed Chief Executive for Girlguiding, at the end of February, the
Angela Salt, OBE as she asked if she could sit snowdrops are coming to an
with them and chat about their plans for the end and the first daffodils are
day ahead. It was without doubt a cold night for coming into bloom. Hopefully
camping in tents but a fantastic experience and a Spring will progress from
night to remember that’s for sure. here and we do not have a ‘Beast from the East’
this year.
This half term the girls are busy with the new
programme and have been working on some At our afternoon meeting in January we heard
new interest badges, Mixology, Meditation and from Peter Liverman talking about his family’s
Photography to name just a few. Thinking Day chrysanthemum nursery from it’s beginnings to
was celebrated with a cook out for Guides the time when it was no longer viable to have
across the whole Division and we were also such a nursery in this country. It is extremely
able to make and share some video clips with hard for any small nursery to make a living these
our American pen pals who are Girl Scouts in days. The February meeting heard from Paul
Oklahoma. It was fantastic to see the videos Abbott telling us about houseplants and how
bringing a year’s worth of letter writing to life. to look after them. Our Primrose sale was put
back from February 16th until March 2nd as the
The Rangers enjoyed their freezing night out nursery that supplies us said they would not
at Sparkle and Ice and earned their Festival have plants ready until that date. The first show
Goer badge. Two teams of Rangers took part of the year is on March 23rd. Please come along
in a Monopoly Run in London which was a from 2pm-4pm to see the Janet Phillips hall filled
fantastically crazy day out charging around the with spring flowers plus vegetables/floral art/
places on the Monopoly board, earning and photography etc. Tea/coffee plus David’s famous
paying rents and trying to beat the other 66 cake will be available. If you would like to join the
teams without getting lost!! They spent the night society it is £6 per household per year.
staying on The Lord Amory, a moored boat in the
Docklands and thoroughly enjoyed being part of This entitles you to free entry to our meetings,
such an exciting event. The Rangers will be off to and reduced prices for show entries and
Flip Out this half term and then planning their to garden visits. Contact Jan Wood – our
summer adventures for what will hopefully be membership secretary 01243 554501 or jan.
lighter evenings and better weather. wood@doglover.com If you are interested in
showing and would like a schedule contact our
The Leaders also had a weekend away this Chairman Roy Phillips 01243 552822 or Show
term at a County Training weekend and had a Secretary David Donovan ddonovan2012@
great time at The Marriott Hotel in Portsmouth hotmail.co.uk Children’s entries are free and a
sampling all that was on offer. There were some list of those classes can be found on the website
fun training sessions about the new programme, given below. On April 30th there will be a
a chance to Barn Dance the night away and an meeting in the Club Room of the Village Hall at
opportunity to make new friends and share ideas. 7.30pm – Introduction to Floral Art. Come and
Girlguiding continues to offer its members see some of the basics necessary to complete a
exciting opportunities to try new activities and wonderful floral display for your own home or
develop their skills and the local units are all run any event. Entry is £2 for non-members.
by volunteers who are extremely dedicated to May 11th is the date for our second plant sale
giving the girls the best chance to have a go at of the year. It takes place in the main hall of
everything the programme has to offer. If you the Village Hall 10am – 12noon and will be an
would like to know more about Girlguiding opportunity to buy all your bedding plants for
please go to https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/ the summer. Perennials and vegetable plants
Continued Overleaf ➣ 21will be available also. The plants are very good
quality at very reasonable prices. All our events
are advertised on posters around the village and
we would love to see any newcomers to Yapton.
Information about the Society can be found on
www.yaptongardeners.co.uk
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Yapton & Ford Local History Group
Report By Allen Misselbrook
Gilks Dunnickin
The start of the new year of
talks, members and guests
of The Yapton & Ford Local
History Group welcomed
back Tony and Lissie Gilks of
Timespan. Tony spent the evening recounting his
career as a local police officer with anecdotes of
his time on the beat as well as stories of his time
spent as a School’s Liaison Officer.
Born in Birmingham, the son of a prison officer, he
moved with his family to West Sussex. He spent
his early years working for Barnham Nursery him in an adults evening class. He was rewarded
where one of his co-workers encouraged him to by the young student sending him an excellent
apply to become a policeman, which he did, taking painting which Tony had brought with him to
his test at Chichester, and spent 30 years in the show the Group. These were just a few of the
service. Worthing, Arundel and Littlehampton many entertaining tales related during the
were some of the stations he served in. evening. Tony and Lissie had brought with them
He was married in Yapton Church and his several items of memorabilia gathered from his
reception was held in the old Yapton Village Hall, time in the Police Force. Items which included a
now the Co-op. range of truncheons, a cat-o-nine tails, prisoner
identification badges and documents. The
One of his amusing stories concerned Yapton. audience also had the opportunity of buying a
It was known that two or three local lads were copy of his autobiography.
involved in stealing motorbikes among other
things. They knew which house they operated 100 Years of Ford Airfield
from so Tony decided to ‘stake out’ the house
one night while hiding in some nearby bushes. Following the successful exhibition last year, Allen
After several fruitless hours of watching, he felt a and Kevin Misselbrook presented a slideshow
tap on his shoulder and a kindly resident asked if and talk to a full house, tracing the history of
he would like a cup of tea. the airfield from its construction in 1917/18. The
slideshow, previously shown at the exhibition,
After many years of being on the beat, Tony included all the major users of the airfield over
transferred to the Schools Liaison Unit and the past century. These included the RFC, the
spent several rewarding years going into schools, Americans and RAF from the WW1. Yapton
6th Form Colleges and Universities educating Aero Club, Ford Aviation Company (Division of
students in the ways of how to be safe and Ford Motor Company), Sir Alan Cobham’s Flying
law-abiding citizens. Possibly his most satisfying Circus and Flight Refuelling from the inter-war
episodes was the time when one of the young years. Followed by the Fleet Air Arm and the RAF
students he saw regularly in a classroom of dis- during and after the WW2. Finally ending up with
advantaged children. The student had a flair for Ford Prison and the Industry of the post war
art. Tony managed, against the rules, to place years.The commentary accompanying the 120 or
22so slides added a little background to the story, is behind us. I thought for this Yapton News I
with tales of heroism and accidents claiming lives would provide some information about what the
of some of those that served there, especially aims are of a Patient Participation Group like The
from the war-time bombings. Friends of Avisford.
The audience heard about the Naval Observer A PPG is an organised group of patients
Training School and the Naval School of within a practice who act as a critical friend
Photography. Ford airfield was in the fore front to the practice & support the wider patient
of the development of radar installed in aircraft community. A PPG:
to locate and attack enemy aircraft at night.
The Fighter Interception Unit (FIU) was based •• Advise the practice on the patient
at Ford. Under the control of the RAF, aircraft perspective.
from Ford played a major role in supporting the •• Communicate to the wider patient group
Dieppe Raid and D-Day. Ford also played host to
•• Organise health promotion events and talks
returning prisoners of war, over 11000 of them.
•• Encourage patients to think about their
The final series of slides concentrated on the own health
Fleet Air Arm’s occupation of the airfield. The
trials unit which tested all new aircraft equipment Some PPGs like the Friends will also:
as well as inventing some of their own. Early •• Fund raise for activities or equipment – one
forms of Air – Sea Rescue were pioneered on of our fundraising activities we have is the
the airfield with the development of a scoop-net sale of good quality secondhand books in
to fish downed aircrew from the sea. both the Yapton & Middleton surgeries.
There was an opportunity to purchase a book •• Recently we have designed and set up a
which was written to accompany the Centenary PPG website which is accessible to all, not
Exhibition, copies of which are still available. The just Avisford patients.
next meeting of the Yapton & Ford Local History
Group will be on Monday April 1st when Gary If you are not a patient with the Avisford
Purser will be giving an illustrated talk on the Medical Group check with your GP surgery
Swing Riots in Sussex. as many have a PPG and local PPGs work
in the Regis Community Board network
The Group meetings are held in the Club Room to share expertise and information. Our
of the Yapton & Ford Village Hall on the first website www.avisfordfriends.co.uk has
Monday of the month. The doors will be open information about the National Patient
at 7.15pm. Members are free, guests £3.00 Participation news, local community health
per person. news and events and much more. We hold
regular free health talks our talks are open to
Allen Misselbrook all interested members of the local community
Tel: 01243 552715 not just Avisford Medical Group patients.
Look out for our posters and join us you will
Email: allen@yaptonhistory.org.uk be very welcome.
Web-site www.yaptonhistory.org.uk
If you have a health topic you would like us to
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or email avisford.friends@gmail.com.
Friends of Avisford Medical Surgery - ...............................................................................
Working for your Surgery
Report by Gill Henry, Treasurer Yapton & Ford Cub Pack
Report by Katrina McAnaspie
I am writing this article looking
out at a beautiful sunny weather The Cubs all became scientists
and cannot believe we are still for an evening, as we started
officially in winter. Let us hope working on the Scientist badge.
the season of cough and sneezes One experiment was to see which six could
Continued Overleaf ➣ 23make the tallest tower using only spaghetti cooking pasta, crumble and cookies for the
and marshmallows. They needed very gentle Chef Activity Badge. The spring term has seen a
hands to avoid snapping the spaghetti as the number of new members join us as older Cubs
towers grew. It was agreed that triangles make move on to Scouts. We still have a few places
the strongest structures, even when using very available so if you know anyone aged 8 or 9
weak components. who enjoys a challenge, please contact me at
yapton.scouts@gmail.com.
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Yapton Evergreens Over 50’s
Report by Pam Evans
Our club continues to thrive
and has attracted two new
members. As we have arranged
a full programme for the
current year, it would be nice to
welcome even more members
to our friendly club. This year started with an
entertaining performance by Harry Hinscome, a
guitarist new to us, who played and recounted
his musical life story. A pleasant and informative
afternoon. Later in January a fair number of
members had a good meal at The Fish Factory in
Littlehampton. February started with a talk from
a representative from The Cat and Rabbit Rescue
Centre.The following week saw us eating again at
lunchtime in The Regis Centre in Bognor Regis.
March 4th sees us playing the racing game with
the very popular Tony, a club favourite and a
chance for a modest flutter, 20 pence a go, on
each race. On March 18th we have a sale by
We spent an evening looking at first aid, acting Mikes Clothing, Ladies and Gents clothing and
out what to do in an emergency, being prepared underwear plus household items, all at very
to call 999 and reassuring the casualty. reasonable prices. Everyone is welcome from
2pm. Among the events planned for April we
Our sixers and seconders learned the art of have a talk on Wellbeing and Healthy Living,
pioneering then built tripods and cooked soup a tour of Chichester Cathedral and a Skittles
or spaghetti in billy cans for their lunch over an evening at The Maypole pub.
open fire at a recent weekend camp. We were
incredibly lucky with the weather and managed If you would like more information about our
to eat lunch and then cook smores outside. club please contact Pam on 01243 868684
The cubs also built shelters to sleep in, but as or 07796 657081.
the temperature was near or below freezing
overnight we took pity on them let them sleep in ...............................................................................
the shelters indoors.
Walberton Arts Society
As part of our effort to help reduce the amount Report by Elizabeth Sturt
of plastic being used the cubs enjoyed an evening
The Textile Arts of Mexico on
learning how to tie a turks head knot and
Tuesday 22nd January proved
have all now made their own woggles, which
popular, and not just because it
look much smarter than the old plastic ones.
brought some warmth in terms
Later this term we will be spending an evening
of exotic scenes and joyously
with Reverend Richard at St Mary’s and a day
24colourful fabrics. Chloe Sayer herself wove a starting as a 10 year-old in the first St. Trinian's
beautifully crafted talk on the family traditions film. We also had a lively discussion about the
of textiles that go back probably three thousand proposed campaigns for the National Federation
years to the Mayans. Pictures showed the to adopt in 2019, including the decline in rural
women of the families deftly at work, the patterns bus services, and plant bio-security.
seemingly in their fingertips having learned them
at an early age. Among the vivid colours it is the February's meeting saw us learning all about
red which really ‘sings’ and Chloe described the rubbish. Ron Marsh came from WSCC to tell
processes by which the grubs infesting limbs of us about recycling, what we can and can't put in
cactus are rendered into what we call cochineal. our recycling bins, and why. His colleague, Chris
Chloe showed a fine selection of textiles both in Porter, then showed us a number of ingenious
her illustrations and also in the samples which ways of upcycling items that would normally be
the audience could examine at the end of her thrown away, and we all went away inspired to
talk. She encourages those visiting Mexico to re-examine the contents of the bin!
go out of their way to find examples of this Our meetings take place on the third Tuesday
genuinely cottage industry and buy goods to of each month, (except for December - 2nd
ensure that this wonderful tradition is not lost. Tuesday), start at 10.00am, and are held in Yapton
The February offering will have happened by the Village Hall. There is always time to chat over a
time you are reading this edition of Yapton News cuppa and a biscuit; we have a raffle, and a bring-
and, if you missed it, a review of Richard Whincop’s and-buy sales table. We also have two walking
talk on his art project in Cosenza in Italy will groups (the Hikers and the Strollers). So if you
appear in the next issue. But what you should are looking to meet new people, then we would
be in time to enjoy is Constable in Brighton by love to see you. There is no age limit, and you
Sarah Cove (Tuesday 26 March). Although the don't have to be retired to join the WI.
Great Man had mixed feelings about the place For further information, please contact our
– too much like the hurly-burly of London – he president, Mrs. Alison Coote - 01243 773276 or
nevertheless produced some wonderful works, president@yaptonvillagewi.co.uk
among them Brighton Beach with Colliers which
has been said to foreshadow Monet. Sarah ...............................................................................
founded the Constable Research Project in
1986 and is now the recognised authority on Yapton Coffee Morning
Constable’s painting materials and techniques. Community Group
In the course of her work she has discovered
by Elsie Nichols
three new Constables! You may also like to make
a note of Tuesday 23 April for Ian Gledhill and The Group continues to
Art and Illusion: Stage Scenery. The Walberton flourish, and we are happy to
Arts Society welcomes new members and casual announce we have welcomed
visitors to its meetings which take place on the some new people to our group, with this in
fourth Tuesday of the month at Yapton and Ford mind, I would like to extend a warm welcome to
Village Hall: doors open at 1.30pm when tea and anyone else who would like to join us.
coffee are available before the lecture starts at
2.15. Entry for non-members is £6. Details are Our monthly raffle continues to be enjoyed by the
available on the website: www.taswalberton.org. group. A big thank you to those who contribute
uk or from me on 01243 551292. things for the raffle, it is much appreciated.
............................................................................... Two of our group have been absent for a while
due to ill health. Morag and Alf, we have missed
Yapton Women’s Institute you, best wishes to you both and we look
Report by Alison Coote forward to seeing you in the very near future.
Our very own thespian, We meet in Yapton Village Hall every Wednesday
Annabelle Heath, entertained morning 10.30am to 12 noon and new people
us in January, with a lively are always welcome, our members are a friendly
account of her film career, bunch, so come along and give us a try.
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26ARE HERE
WENotes from the Council Meeting held on 11th March 2019
Retirement of Mrs Jo Smithers – The Chairman of the Parish Council, Councillor Stephen Haymes
made a presentation to Mrs Jo Smithers and her husband Alan, who have been responsible for the litter-
picking on the King George V Playing Field and the Bus Shelters in Bilsham Road, to mark their retirement
at the end of March 2019 after almost 12 years’ service.
Planning Applications – Proposed Crematorium at Grevatt’s Lane West – the Planning
Committee considered the application from Landlink Estates Limited for a Single Chapel Crematorium with
car parking, landscape works, surface water drainage features & associated highway improvements on the
10 Acre Field North of Grevatts Lane West, Yapton. The application is a Departure from the Development
Plan. (Planning Ref:Y/103/18/PL).
Following a presentation by representatives from Landlink Estates and many questions from the public
present, the Committee decided to object to this application on the following grounds:
»» The need for an additional crematorium has not been identified in the ADC Local Plan.
»» The crematorium is not included in the original or emerging updated Yapton Neighbourhood Plan.
»» The land that would be used is good quality agricultural land.
»» Access arrangements to Gravett’s Lane West, to and from the A259 in close proximity to Comet
Corner are not considered to be safe unless major improvements are made at Comet Corner. This
junction is already dangerous and congested and an additional junction will exacerbate safety issues.
»» Safety on the recently opened Bognor to Littlehampton cycle route at the new access junction and
the proposed cycle route connecting Bilsham Road to the A259 which makes use of Grevatt’s Lane.
»» Public transport arrangements for access to the crematorium by visitors are not considered to be
adequate or safe.
»» An overriding need for a crematorium at this location has not been demonstrated.
The Committee wished to support the operating times from 10.00 to 15.30 and that service intervals
remain at 50 minutes as proposed in the application.
Grounds Maintenance – The Council agreed to award contracts for grounds maintenance work in the
parish in 2019/20 as follows:
Litter picking/collection on the King George V Playing Field and cleansing of bus
shelters – Mr David Vincent – new appointment following the retirement of Mrs Jo Smithers.
Grass cutting and other grounds maintenance of the Cinders Lane Allotments –
Mr Paul Wake.
Grass cutting and grounds maintenance of the King George V Playing Field – G. Burley
& Sons Limited – 3rd year of three-year contract.
The Council will be continuing with a contract with Arun District Council for the treatment of moles and
other pests on the King George V Playing Field.
Cinders Lane Allotments – Please contact Mr Mick Caiger on 01243 552435 to find out the latest
information on the availability of plots on the allotments.
District and Parish Council Elections – 2nd May 2019 – The Chairman thanked Councillors
Martin Clark, Mrs Pam Evans and James Gadd for their service to the Parish Council and the local community
over the last few years, as they were not seeking re-election at the forthcoming election.
Next meeting:
Monday 13th May 2019 (Annual Parish Meeting, Annual Meeting of the Parish Council,
Parish Council Meeting and Planning Committee) commencing at 7pm in the
Club Room of the Yapton & Ford Village.
YAPTON NEWS
Editor: Andrew Gardiner, 38 Ruskin Avenue, North Bersted, Bognor Regis, PO21 5BW
Tel: 01243 859141 email: clerk@yaptonpc.gov.uk web: www.yaptonpc.gov.uk
Contributions, preferably by email, to the Editor at the above address.The Editor reserves the right to edit all articles or letters
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