“Felpham Fields”
Winter Newsletter
Festive Greetings to everyone. Your Committee hope you are all fit and well and ready for the Christmas festivities. Welcome to our new Members who have joined Felpham Fields since the last Newsletter
Some information to update you all on in this Christmas edition:-
Volunteer help Needed:-
Your Committee are looking for volunteers to help with a number of projects; if you would like to put your name forward and be included in these tasks then please contact Keith Cowley 18 Ley Road, who is compiling names. Job s include the tasks outlined below which only involve an hour or so here and there. Any offer of help would be really appreciated as we are now ramping up plans for the spring.
Felpham Fields Estate Traffic Control (Phase 1):- Ley Road new Signage.
Our thanks go out to the volunteers that have helped with the planned Road Closures to re-inforce the Traffic restriction for Non residential Traffic through our Estate. The new signage outlining the restriction and prohibiting Non resident Traffic to use Ley Raod as a “Rat run” has been successful with a noticeable reduction of traffic. However there are still some serial offenders (vehicles on school runs am and pm are particularly evident) so the committee plan to continue with ad hoc road closures using our Temporary Signs and when the opportunity arises (when vehicles stop) explaining the reason why we are now enforcing the right to stop non Felpham Fields residential vehicular traffic which has NO RIGHT OF WAY on our estate. We would ask that this message is relayed to anyone who asks why we have the new signage and are closing the roads occasionally. Your help in passing on this message is much appreciated, if we can get the message across to the wider local community further more complex measures to restrict traffic flow can be averted along with any associated additional cost.
Off Road Parking
Thanks to everyone for adhering to our Parking Principles and keeping the roads clear by parking off road. This makes the estate a much safer place for pedestrians and vehicles alike. If anyone is looking to develop their front garden to expand their parking then please discuss with Keith, our Secretary, first as there is some simple paperwork to fill in before a licence can be issued and any work can proceed.
Gutter & Verge Maintenance:-
A small working party has completed the clearance of another two estate drains in Ley Road which was successful and there are plans for another two drains to be cleared in the future.
Please note that in line with our principles and to assist drainage on the Estate we will be progressively undertaking a Verge Tidying programme “Back to Grass” where when the opportunity arises through a change of property ownership or the existing resident wants to clear existing shrubs, all verge plants and shrubs will be removed and the verge returned to solely grass, either by seed or Turf which will be funded by the Estate. If any existing owner would like to discuss clearance of their verge then please do not hesitate to contact The Secretary. New residents will be contacted prior to any verge work taking place.
Xmas Lights switch on
Debbie at 20 Ley Road again laid on a fabulous event to celebrate the annual “Switch on of the Lights”. The event received tremendous support with over 90 people attending and enjoying a mountain of festive goodies served up and supplied in a snowy wonderland by Debbie and her little helpers who had pulled together such a super show. This year saw Fireworks accompany the switch on of over 14000 Lights (see attached Drone footage of the show). Debbie would like to give a big thank you to everyone for their support which so far has raised £322.00. Debbie is still accepting donations for those that would like to contribute which are being donated to St Wilfreds Hospice, Chichester.
Building Work and skip requests
Applications RECEIVED and Licences GRANTED:
Skip Licences:- 10 Duncton Close GRANTED;
Building Works Agreement:- 41 Ley Road, Driveway alteration part removal of retaining wall and expansion of Parking area (to Tarmac or Brick Blocks) in front of house GRANTED; . 10 Duncton Close Driveway expansion of Parking area in front of house GRANTED
Building Development Works Licence:- NONE
Your “Felpham Fields” Council Directors.
Chris Joyce – Tryndel Way Representative, Phil Hall – Duncton Close, and Ley Road Representative,
Debbie Smallbones- Ley Road, Representative, Gary Dewey – Tryndel Way Keith Cowley – Company Secretary