Safer in Sussex Annual Survey
Sussex Police are seeking resident’s views on crime in your area, to help them understand the problems at local level. You can access the survey directly via this link https://forms.office.com/e/iXZt8BCssv
Easebourne Community Centre Proposal
Easebourne Parish Council aspire to create a 3500sqft Community Centre at the heart of the Village, by refurbishing a section of the Primary School that faces Easebourne Park. This part of the school has remained un-used for over 10 years and West Sussex County Council have no plans for it to return to use as part of the School.
The proposal would create a series of flexible spaces available to the community for a wide variety of uses, including social events, wellbeing activities, a space for local clubs and societies to meet, exhibition spaces, business & meeting rooms, a permanent home for the Council, a coffee shop and outdoor spaces. We fully expect this list to grow!
The project is a significant investment for the Parish Council, but we expect it will be entirely funded through grants and not the contribution the Parish Council receive as part of your Council Tax. Our aspiration is to have the facility up and running during Summer 2026.
We’ve now added a new page to this website where we will bring you the latest news and information about this exciting project. Over the coming months this page will be used to share updates and information so you can learn more about what the Centre could look like, the facilities we hope it will include, what it could be used for and our thoughts about timings.
We’ll also post on here important updates for when and where you will be able to view the plans and talk to Councillors, but in the meantime we would appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete our survey to let us know your thoughts on the concept. Please follow this link to access the survey – https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/wQqJ6gutAz
If you have any questions at any stage, please get in touch by emailing parishclerk@easebourne.org
Closure of Park Car Park – Friday 22nd August
Please note that the shared School and Park Car Park will be closed for the day on Friday 22nd August for the road markings to be renewed. The park can still be accessed on foot from either entrance on Wheelbarrow Castle and from the allotments entrance but the gates will be closed to vehicles for the day. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
VJ Day – Friday 15th August 2025
A service of commemoration is to be held by Midhurst and District RBL at Easebourne war memorial at 10.45am on Friday 15th August, to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan. Wreaths will be laid by Easebourne Parish Council, Midhurst Town Council and Midhurst and District RBL. The service will be conducted by Rev Canon Derek Welsman. Everyone welcome.
Volunteering Opportunity with the National Trust
The Parish Council has received the following details from the National Trust, a fantastic opportunity to get out in the countryside!
The National Trust are offering a new opportunity to become a ‘Woolbeding Reimagined’ volunteer.
Woolbeding Reimagined is an exciting project led by the National Trust’s South Downs West team whereby we hope to encourage nature recovery across ex-arable land in the Woolbeding area. We hope you can get involved in some way and become part of the journey which aims to establish species rich habitats, engage with more people and improve access to the countryside.
More details about the project can be found on our webpage Woolbeding conservation project | Sussex | National Trust
There are several volunteer roles, for all sorts of different abilities, interests and availabilities. However, we are in the early stages of the project delivery, so we want to keep things broad to allow you to help us develop these roles. Some of the volunteering opportunities we have in mind include:
- collecting widlflower seeds for dispersal and propagation
- taking part in the plant propagation programme
- roaming rangers to ramble across the site and inform us of what you’ve seen and help remediate
- ranger volunteering positions to help physically on tasks
- social media officers to update and engage the public
- admin assistants for record keeping and organisation
- livestock lookering to help monitor the cattle and sheep
- ecological surveying to assess if wildlife is increasing
- and more!
You’ll be volunteering alongside me, Charlotte Eley. I joined the team in mid-May and I will be hosting a ‘volunteer opportunities’ Open Morning on Friday 4th July from 10:00 until 12:00 at the South Downs West Estate Office:
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It will be an informal session whereby I will introduce myself and take some time to explain the project and what volunteering might look like. But there will be lots of time for questions and then I will show you around the yard and we can see some of the livestock too.
Please let me know if you plan to attend by emailing charlotte.eley@nationaltrust.org.uk. Parking is available on site but is fairly limited, so please car share where possible.
Thank you. Hopefully see you soon.
Fete in the Park 2025!
A very important date for your diary!
Easebourne Fete in the Park is back for 2025 and is set to be bigger than ever! On Sunday 6th July from 11am until 3pm, come along to Easebourne Park for an afternoon of free fun!
There will be Go-carts, Scooter riding, inflatables, face-painting, donkey rides, Molly Moo cow, raffles and more!
We will also have live music from the B3s (back by popular demand from last year!) plus local talented singer Josh Eade, plus the Petworth Choir! Added to that there will be a dance display and a Gun Dog display by Cowdray!
To keep you busy before the day we have the Easebourne Bake Off – enter your most quintessential English bake, a horticultural competition – enter your best or funniest veg.. and a Dog competition! Rosettes and prizes, including a cup cake decorating and chocolate making experience for the Bake Off winner and their friends!
And to keep you fed during the Fete we have a BBQ, Pimms tent, bar, fresh coffees from Pinders Patisserie and an Ice-Cream van!
Look out for more information about the day on this website, on social media, through your door and on noticeboards!
Himalayan Balsam Pulling
Midhurst Green Volunteers and the Rotary Club will begin their annual pull of the invasive bankside plant, Himalayan Balsam, on Saturday 14th June between 8am and 11am and urgently require more volunteers.
If you are able to help, please meet at the seat by North Mill Bridge. All you will need are gloves, wellies and suitable clothing to protect against nettles. Can’t make 8am, or need to leave earlier than 11am? No problem! Please get in touch with Michael Balmforth for more details – m.07979080120 or balmforths@yahoo.com
Annual Parish Meeting – Wednesday 21st May 2025
All Parishioners are invited to join us for the Annual Village Meeting, details above. No need to book or RSVP, just turn up on the night.