Roundhouse Repairs Completed
As many will already know, the Roundhouse at Easebourne Park was significantly damaged by vandals last Autumn, causing damage which ran to thousands of pounds. The race was on to get the repairs done before the Carols in the Park event, due to be held in mid-December. Thanks to the hard work of the team of Councillors responsible for management of the park and various contractors, the work was completed in time and the event was a huge success.
Special thanks go to Artizans of Wood for making time in their busy schedule to prioritise the repair and to S Chandler Contracting for a very kind donation of wood.
Could you be a Parish Councillor?
The Parish Council currently has 2 vacancies for new Councillors.
You don’t need to have been involved in local Council before and you don’t need any specific experience. It’s more important to have a willingness to be part of your community and want to make a difference.
As a Parish Council we get involved in a variety of areas, including local planning applications and longer term strategy, highways improvements and of course budget setting. We also look after Easebourne Park and as you might have heard are now working on an exciting project to create a Community Hub.
If you’d like to find out more about what’s involved and how you could help, please get in touch to arrange an informal chat.
Email parishclerk@easebourne.org or mike@easebourne.org
Easebourne Community Hub Update
Easebourne Parish Council are progressing this community initiative after the Christmas break.
- The Planning Application has been submitted.
- A project manager (PM) has been appointed by EPC, post a competitive tendering process, and the PM is in the process of refining costings by consultation with relevant trade experts.
- The funding process is going to take longer that we had hoped but we are now finalising a plan and will issue updates on this as soon as we have them. In the meantime if anyone in the Parish has fundraising experience please get in touch!
- Further essential consultation with parishioners is being prepared, this next phase to be a series of meetings where the EPC will have displays of what is proposed and will be eager to listen to what our community has to say about these detailed plans. These open meetings will also be used to launch an Easebourne Community Hub “go fund me” type of initiative where interested parishioners will be given the opportunity to donate towards this important community facility.
Greenheal Fruit Tree Scheme Opens for Orders
Following a successful pilot last year, local charity Greenheal are now taking orders for their fruit tree scheme.
The project has been expanded this year, with more trees to choose from – peach, plum, pear, cherry and apple – at a subsidised price of £21.50 each.
Trees can be ordered via the Greenheal website (link below), with a final delivery date to be confirmed, but expected to be during March.
Another Success Story from a Parish Council Grant Recipient
Easebourne Parish Council awarded a grant of £250 to Home-Start Chichester & District in October 2025 and has received a lovely report from them on how the funds have been put to use directly supporting families in Easebourne.
This Charity matches trained volunteers with families in need of practical and emotional support, who then visit them at home weekly. They also run a support group in Midhurst for the families that they assist and organise tea parties, picnics and day trips. As a direct result of their work, these families are less isolated, parents and children have improved wellbeing and parents have improved parenting and family management skills.
Well done to everyone at Home-Start for making a difference in our community!
EPC grant helps “Midhurst Christmas Elves” to provide goodie bags for children in receipt of free school meals
The Midhurst Christmas Elves have once again provided goodie bags to local children in receipt of free school meals, with funding from ourselves, the Rotary Club and several other organisations. This group of volunteers sourced, put together and delivered the bags in early December, to help bring some cheer at a time of year which can be very difficult for some.
The Parish Council are very pleased to support such work and would remind other local charitable organisations that applications are reviewed twice annually (April and October) with grants of up to £250 available for causes that directly benefit Easebourne residents. Please see the grants and donations policy for more information.
Well done to the Christmas Elves!
Happy New Year from a very snowy Easebourne Park!
Easebourne Parish Council wishes all residents a very happy start to 2026! The Parish Office has fully re-opened this morning, and what a beautiful day for it! Thank you to those who have emailed or called to report any issues over the festive period, it is much appreciated.
Merry Christmas from all at Easebourne Parish Council
Merry Christmas to all of our Parishioners and neighbours!
Should you need to contact us at this time please either leave a message on 07342 166 188 or email parishclerk@easebourne.org. Emails and messages will be monitored for emergencies and all non-urgent queries will be answered when the office fully re-opens on Monday 5th January.
Chichester District Council would also like to remind residents that the Council offices will be closed from 1pm today until 9am on Friday 2nd January. In an emergency, residents should call the out of hours line on 01243 785339.
Changes to Waste and Recycling Collections during the Christmas Period
As always, there will be changes to your collections over the Christmas period, please refer to the table for more details.
Other changes to collection services include the Garden Recycling Service which will stop on Friday 19 December, starting again on Monday 5 January 2026.
There will also be some slight changes to the clinical waste collections and all affected residents will be contacted directly.
Residents are also being reminded that many festive items can be recycled including foil food trays, drinks bottles, wrapping paper and much more. People can use our app to easily check what materials can and cannot be recycled, during the busy Christmas period.
Any extra waste will be picked up by collection crews on the first collection after Christmas. If residents have any extra recycling, they need to ensure that it is kept dry in a loosely tied black sack and placed next to their recycling bin on collection day.
Residents are also asked to remember to flatten and fold down excess cardboard or cut it down to a manageable size for a single crew member to handle. Residents should ensure that the bin lid can close easily. Recycling needs to be clean, dry, and loose, so it is important to keep the lid closed to stop rain getting in. All polystyrene packaging, foam and plastic wrapping and film should be removed and placed in the waste bin as this cannot be recycled.
For more information, please see the council’s recycling and waste web pages: www.chichester.gov.uk/wasteandrecycling