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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.
Easebourne Community Hub Update2026-01-28T19:27:42+00:00

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.

Fruit Trees | greenheal

Greenheal Fruit Tree Scheme Opens for Orders2026-01-19T14:37:26+00:00

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!

Another Success Story from a Parish Council Grant Recipient2026-01-14T13:13:24+00:00

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!

EPC grant helps “Midhurst Christmas Elves” to provide goodie bags for children in receipt of free school meals2026-01-05T14:12:43+00:00

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.

Merry Christmas from all at Easebourne Parish Council2025-12-15T15:40:40+00:00

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

Changes to Waste and Recycling Collections during the Christmas Period2025-12-15T15:49:39+00:00

National Trust Proposal for a Perimeter Fence around Woolbeding Common

Our neighbouring Parish Council has asked us to share the following information with you, regarding Woolbeding and Pound Commons –

Woolbeding and Pound Commons comprise 425 acres of open access land owned and managed by the National Trust for the benefit of all. It is a valuable local amenity, so hopefully you are already aware from the National Trust’s public meetings of their plans to install a perimeter stock fence around both Commons – see below for the latest version of the proposal and attached document on the style of fences & gates etc.   This forms part of their long-term management plan to improve the common through more extensive use of free grazing, i.e. not limited by the current use of electric fencing.  For more details, please see https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/woolbeding-countryside/woolbeding-reimagined-conservation-project, or contact the project lead Becky.Hiorns@nationaltrust.org.uk

Given the importance of the common to the Parish, the purpose of this request is to hear your views so that the Parish Council can submit a considered response when the National Trust (NT) submit their formal plans to the Secretary of State, expected to be in Q1 2026.  The Parish Council will collate your views to form part of a public meeting to discuss this topic on Monday 26th January, details to follow.

Please send your comments on the proposal, both for and against, to the clerk at clerk@woolbedingwithredford-pc.co.uk by 20th December. Please say if you wish your response to be anonymous.

National Trust Proposal for a Perimeter Fence around Woolbeding Common2025-12-15T15:50:34+00:00
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