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St Peter’s Churchyard Maintenance4th April 2023 St Peter's WG Unlimited tickets St Peter's Events |
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| 04 April |
PC Planning Committee4th April 2023 Committee Room, Village Hall, WG Unlimited tickets PC Planning |
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| 06 April |
Womens’ Institute6th April 2023 Village Hall, WG Unlimited tickets WI |
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| 11 April |
History Society11th April 2023 Committee Room, Village Hall, WG Unlimited tickets History Society |
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| 18 April |
St Peter’s Churchyard Maintenance18th April 2023 St Peter's WG Unlimited tickets St Peter's Events |
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| 20 April |
Annual Parish Meeting20th April 2023 Village Hall, WG Unlimited tickets Featured, Parish Council |
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| 11 June |
RunWisborough 202311th June 2023 Village Green, WG Unlimited tickets Featured |
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| 28 August |
Wisborough Green Village Fete28th August 2023 Village Green, WG Unlimited tickets Featured |
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VILLAGE NEWS
Wisborough Green School PTA
Film Night The children had a wonderful time at film night on Wednesday 18th January. The children watched some of their favourite films with their friends while eating some fun snacks. Lots of fun for everyone. A big thank you to the teachers...
PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS
The 4-year term of office for the current councillors is coming to an end and elections will be held on Thursday 4th May. If you are interested in standing as a Parish Councillor, nomination papers need to be completed and hand delivered to the...
Air Ambulance Charity needs more volunteers
AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY KENT SURREY SUSSEX (KSS) NEEDS MORE VOLUNTEERS Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) needs your support! Having just announced that 2022 was the busiest year in its 33-year history – the life-saving charity responded...
Volunteers Needed – Petworth Foodbank
Would you like to volunteer with the Petworth Foodbank team in a home-based role? If you are interested in helping our clients directly, we are looking to build a team of volunteers who will talk with our clients over the phone. This will involve...
Keep an eye on your dog
The Parish Council has received reports that dog fouling is becoming more evident, not only on the Village Green but also on pavements in Butts Meadow and Carters Way and around the village generally. It is appreciated that most dog owners ‘clean...
Introduction to Beekeeping
Saturday 4th March 2023 A one-day course in Rudgwick Village Hall Are you or someone you know one of the many people who have thought of investigating keeping bees, but didn’t know what it involves? Wisborough Green Beekeepers Association (WGBKA)...
District Cllr. Gareth Evans Writes
Dear Residents, I am happy to provide you my latest update which I write as finally the coldness and wetness appears to have subsided. I wish you all well and as ever if I can be of help please do visit me at one of my surgeries or get in touch...
Village Hall News
Hall Committee As advised in earlier editions, I stood down as Chairman of the Hall Committee at the AGM on 30th January. I am grateful to the Hall Committee for allowing me a last opportunity to write this article. First of all, my thanks to the...
Warm Spaces in Wisborough Green
Feeling chilly? This winter be sure of a very warm welcome and no rush to leave You are welcome to pop into The Cricketers Arms The Three Crowns The Bat & Ball during opening hours where the fires will be roaring (No purchase necessary -...
CAGNE Membership
CAGNE is your aviation community and environment organisation and is in need of a new committee member in your area! CAGNE is always pleased to welcome new committee members from Sussex, Surrey and Kent, to help our committee with the ever...
Reporting road and pavement problems to WSCC
West Sussex County Council has a new system for reporting problems with roads and pavements. It also allows you to keep track and monitor that repairs have been undertaken. Please use this link which has replaced the 'Love West Sussex' reporting...
KEEP Kirdford and Wisborough ‘Green’ Update
A BLIZARD OF NEW LEGISLATION AND POLICY Staff have been busy in Government and Local Government and a number of documents have been published accompanied by dates by which members of the public can comment via the associated consultations if they...
Women’s Institute
The speaker for our meeting on Thursday 2nd February was Dr David Skipp. He is a retired GP & Coroner. He talked about his working life from training to when he retired. This included his experiences dealing with all walks of life, through...
Public Access Defibrillators
A defibrillator is a device that gives a high energy electric shock to the heart of someone who is in cardiac arrest. This high energy shock is called defibrillation, and it's an essential part in trying to save the life of someone who is in...
WG Cricket Club – New Players Welcome
New players welcome. Coaching for girls also available.
WG Short Mat Bowls Club
We are now over half way through the winter short mat season and Monday roll ups (2pm to 4pm) in the Village Hall are now in full swing. New members are always welcome. The Clubs Annual Captains Day Competition on Monday 16th January was well...
WG Primary School News
I am guessing that, if you are already reading this article, you are interested in the ongoing events and achievements of Wisborough Green Primary School. You may even be an ex-pupil or a curious member of the local community. If so, please read...
County Cllr. Janet Duncton Writes
Life is not slowing down at either Chichester District or West Sussex County Councils. By the time you get this parish magazine you will know from other sources what the Council Tax will be for the coming year. It’s been a struggle but whatever...
The Elliott Charity and The Len Standen and Basil Champion Trust
It may not be widely known that there are, in existence, two Trust Funds, originally set up in 1930 and 1982 respectively, to assist inhabitants of the Parish of Wisborough Green in times of need. Calls on the two funds are made from time to time...
Neighbourhood Watch – News and Advice
Think WIDEN to prevent burglary Nearly two-thirds (65%)* of us are worried about our home being broken into, yet there are simple, proven measures we can all take to halve our chances of being burgled. We have joined forces with our longstanding...
VILLAGE EVENTS
Film Night at St Peter’s
Movies with a Message Thursday 16th March 2023 - 7.00pm Shadowlands C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned Christian theologian, writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham from the U.S. ‘one of the most...
Annual Parish Meeting and fascinating History Society presentation
Join us for the Annual Parish Meeting on Thursday 20th April 2023 at 8 pm in the Village Hall. After a quick Parish Council update, you will be treated to a fascinating presentation 'The Story of our Parish' by the Wisborough Green Village History...
PARISH COUNCIL
The Next Parish Council Meeting
The next Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 21st March 2023 at 7.45 pm in the Committee Room at the Village Hall. The AGENDA has been published. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. COVID PRECAUTIONS - PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND...
PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS
The 4-year term of office for the current councillors is coming to an end and elections will be held on Thursday 4th May. If you are interested in standing as a Parish Councillor, nomination papers need to be completed and hand delivered to the...
Annual Parish Meeting and fascinating History Society presentation
Join us for the Annual Parish Meeting on Thursday 20th April 2023 at 8 pm in the Village Hall. After a quick Parish Council update, you will be treated to a fascinating presentation 'The Story of our Parish' by the Wisborough Green Village History...
CDC ‘ Supporting You’ campaign
Support at this time is available from CDC through its ‘Supporting You’ campaign. CDC understands how challenging things are for people at the moment and so CDC has provided information on help with finances; household bills; housing; health and...
Warm Spaces in Wisborough Green
Feeling chilly? This winter be sure of a very warm welcome and no rush to leave You are welcome to pop into The Cricketers Arms The Three Crowns The Bat & Ball during opening hours where the fires will be roaring (No purchase necessary -...
Minutes of the Last Meeting
The draft minutes of the Full Parish Council meeting held on Tuesday 21st February 2023 are now published here.
eWG Sign Up
Sign up for e-communication and receive update emails from the Parish Council. This will shorten lead times on messaging, offer the ability to communicate rapidly in emergencies and make, for instance, sending out a link for an online consultation...
BITS & BOBS!
The Gardener’s Calendar
Things to do in the garden this month by Ian Clemens Finish cutting back any dead foliage left on your perennials and ornamental grasses to make way for new growth. Prune overwintered fuchsias back to one or two buds on each shoot. Deadhead...
Recipe of the month
Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies A very easy recipe to make with the children from a new book by Sarah Rossi. Ingredients: 250g Smooth sugar free peanut butter 200g Caster Sugar 1 Egg 50g Jam of your choice Method Preheat the oven to 180...
News from the Wey & Arun Canal
Wey & Arun Canal Trust celebrates 50th Anniversary One of the top leading waterways charities, The Wey & Arun Canal Trust, is celebrating 50 years of restoring the 23-mile abandoned canals in Surrey and Sussex. The Canal Trust will be...
Village Hall Monthly Draw Club
The winner of the January draw is Reg Hickman who wins £50. The winner of the 2nd prize of £20 is Ian Andrews. The next draw will take place on Wednesday 8th March 2023. New members always welcome. It only costs £5 per month and you get two...
Commemorative Article – Ordinary Coder Henry Thomas Chivers, RN
This is the fourth article in the series to commemorate the men from Wisborough Green who lost their lives during World War II. Nearly two years had passed since one of Wisborough Green’s sons had lost his life fighting in the war but this run of...
Family Support Work News
Website: https://www.familysupportwork.org/ The cost of living crisis is really affecting our current families (almost 250 active families as I write). Our practitioners in the field are very busy trying to help families with budgeting, helping...
Special Cruises on the Wey & Arun Canal
Special cruises will be running on the canal as follows: Mothering Sunday trips, 19th March - 11.30am and 1.30pm £9 adults, £4.50 children. 50 minute trips. Cream tea trip at 2.30pm at £19 each. Easter trips – 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th April – 40...
Claiming Government Benefits
How 4Sight Vision Support Can Help For people living with sight loss and those supporting them, the process of claiming Government benefits may seem a long and daunting process. Access to the correct financial help has never been more important as...
St Peter’s Task Force
St Peter's 'Task Force' The Churchyard at St Peter’s is an historic record of successive generations, a home for funerary monuments of architectural and aesthetic excellence, a setting for the church itself and a place for reflection and prayer. ...
Wisborough Green Then and Now
No 8 - THE FORGE There has been a forge and blacksmiths in Wisborough Green for many years. This is the building to the right of Forge Cottage. In Kelly’s Directory of 1895 three blacksmiths are listed. Stan Skinner was the blacksmith from the...
About Us
Wisborough Green lies in the northwest corner of West Sussex, astride the A272 east-west main road. The River Arun and its flood plain to the east and the heavily wooded high ground to the west maintain the essentially rural nature of the Parish and its separation from the commercial and residential development in Billingshurst and Petworth. Wisborough Green is a typical English village with a village green, public houses, pond, Church, village shop and Post Office in the centre of the village.
CRACKDOWN
Fed up with anti-social driving or parking, or abandoned vehicles?
If so, report to Operation Crackdown.
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CONCERN
Holes in the road or other environmental concerns?
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