Tim Farmer

I am delighted to announce that at the South and South East In Bloom awards ceremony on 7th September, Haywards Heath won Silver Gilt in the Large Town category. The Orchards won Silver for Town Centre, Bolnore Village won High Silver Gilt and Best in Category and Haywards Heath Community Orchard won the It’s Your Neighbourhood Award Level 3 – Developing.

Congratulations to everyone involved this is a great result for our Town.

HAYWARDS HEATH TOWN DAY!

FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY

An action packed day of fun and family entertainment.

Attractions will include fairground rides, miniature railway, a skate jam,

local community stalls plus arena demonstrations and stage performances.

12.00pm to 8.30pm

Free live music in the park from 3.30pm

Fireworks at 8.30pm

VICTORIA PARK, SOUTH ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH

SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2011

Congratulations to Beech Hurst Gardens which has been recognised as one of the country’s best green spaces and so has been awarded with a prestigious Green Flag Award.

Beech Hurst is a beautiful open green space in Haywards Heath and much loved by the residents so I was delighted to attend the Green Flag raising ceremony to celebrate the great work done by all at Beech Hurst Gardens.

Residents can help to maintain the beautiful surroundings at Beech Hurst Gardens by joining the local friends group. If you would like to become involved in horticultural maintenance within the garden, then please contact Mid Sussex District Council’s Landscape Contracts Manager, David Terry, at David.Terry@midsussex.gov.uk or call 01444 477439.

Haywards Heath Town Councillors are concerned with the speed of some traffic through the Town in particular in residential areas. We are therefore taking a proactive role in raising awareness of speeding and today I joined fellow Councillors to undergo speed check training with Sussex Police.

We are now qualified to hold road side speed checks and will be able to pass on this information through operation crackdown. Obviously we are not able to issue enforcements but hopefully our presence on the streets will help deter speeders and make motorists more aware of their speed.

If you feel speeding is an issue please let me know where and I will be able to organise a speed check in your area.

Together with Cllr Mims Davies I attended the Bolnore Rec Ground exhibition this evening. It was great to see so many residents contribute their views towards the plans. Feedback was extremely positive but if you would like to add your views please visit http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/page.cfm?pageID=9269 Read the rest of this entry »

Together with local District Councillors Mims Davies & Jim Knight I went to see the new ‘Great Gate’ linking Bolnore Village and Ashenground.

A craftsman-built field-gate dubbed ‘the Great Gate’ has been installed to mark the re-opening of a bridleway linking Bolnore Village & Ashenground.

The gate acts as the entry point to the Ashenground & Bolnore Local Nature Reserve, set aside from the land on which Crest Nicholson has developed the Bolnore Village development in Mid Sussex, and marks the start of the Ashenground Bridleway which acts as a route for pedestrians and horse riders.

Alastair McPherson from Bolnore Village Residents Association said: “This really is a great gate in every way – it is not just that is simply enormous, but it is a great step forward for Bolnore Village because the work to make the bridleway usable hugely improves the access from Bolnore Village to Haywards Heath. A year ago you needed wellies to walk it, but now mothers use it to get their kids to Bolnore Village School and parents can walk it with pushchairs, something that couldn’t have happened a year ago”.

Thanks to Stuart Meier and the Friends of Bolnore & Ashenground Woods who conceived and developed the plans for this ‘Great Gate’

Haywards Heath Town Councillors were delighted by the response to their meet & talk event at the Orchards Shopping Centre today. Councillors were commended on their open approach and willingness to engage residents.

The feedback we received today will be built into future council planning and policy work, which will include the development of a Neighbourhood Plan.

Pictured left to right:

Councillors, Tim Farmer, David Dorking, Natalie March, Sandy Ellis & Jonathan Ash-Edwards

Mid Sussex District Council and the Bolnore Village Residents Association would like to hear your views on an exciting proposal to build a new sports pavilion and recreation facilities in Bolnore Village, Haywards Heath. To ensure that the proposal meets the needs of the community, the Council is encouraging all potential users to make their voices heard.

The consultation runs from 24 June until 29 July and there will be a public exhibition at Bolnore Village Primary School on Tuesday 12 July (6-8pm) where Council Officers and representatives of the Bolnore Village Residents Association will be available to answer questions residents may have about the scheme. Read the rest of this entry »

Following the previous Labour Governments unworkable housing target of 17,000 new homes in our District, I am pleased to say some reality is being returned to new housing numbers.

I attended a meeting last week to discuss the draft District Plan where it was proposed the plan would be based on a housing figure of 530 new homes per year, thats a third lower than soon to be abolished South East Plan. This figure is sustainable and will enable us to protect the unique character of the communities that make up Mid Sussex.

Please read http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/page.cfm?pageID=9342 for further information and I will keep you informed on future public consultation on both the District & Neighbourhood Plans.

Haywards Heath Town Council – Meet Your Councillor Event

Saturday 2^nd July 2011 at the Orchards Shopping Centre 10am – 2pm

Haywards Heath Town Councillor’s are holding a meet and talk event on Saturday 2nd July 2011 at the Orchards Shopping Centre. As a result of the May elections Hayward Heath Town Council has a number of new Councillors who you may not know, so it will be a great opportunity to find out who represents you at local level. Read the rest of this entry »