Steyning Parish Council hold regular cross-parish meetings with Bramber, Upper Beeding and Ashurst to discuss common issues. These meetings have strengthened the ties between the parishes which will be vital in the ‘Big Society’ proposed by the Government and will lead to these parishes providing a united front to Horsham District Council on key issues that may effect our rural community. At the meeting on the 3rd November the joint committee agreed to the proposal to apply to the Government’s Community Action Against Crime Fund for an additional part-time warden to deal with young people. Bramber, Upper Beeding and Steyning already fund 2 neighbourhood wardens who have been hugely effective in engaging with the youth and reducing incidences of anti-social behaviour.
Provision for the elderly was discussed and a coffee and bingo morning, in conjunction with Age Concern, has been arranged for the 18th November in the Bramber and Upper Beeding village hall, to which all elderly residents are invited (scroll down for poster) to give their views on the elderly in our community. The concern over the closure of Britons Croft and Adur View care homes has highlighted the need for concerted pressure on Saxon Weald to re-develop the sites for care facilities and it is intended to hold a seminar with HDC, WSCC, Age Concern and Saxon Weald, at the earliest opportunity.