From 1st April 2011 the South Downs National Park Authority will take over responsibility for planning within its boundaries. At a recent seminar the SDNPA revealed in some detail how this will be implemented.
To view a copy of the SDNPA's presentation click here or download it by clicking the link below...
The 24 Chairs exhibition (http://www.24chairs.co.uk/) at the Foundry Gallery (former Market Lane Garage) in North Street closes Saturday 25 September with an auction at 6pm.
The exhibition is remarkable. It shows the quality in depth that exists in Lewes for creative arts. It is not surprising that there are a few really good artists living here. But, it is incredible that there are so many – and enough to make up an exhibition of 23 chairs (the 24th is left ‘as is’ for comparison) where all are of such a high standard. There was a very lively private view where bids were left for some of the chairs, but business has been slow during the week.
50% of the profit of the sales goes to Lewes Community Land Trust. We hope all our supporters will at least come to the auction to support the event and maybe find themselves bidding for a fine art bargain. Please also spread the word.
Lewes CLT Chairman elected town councillor
John Stockdale, Chairman of Lewes Community Land Trust, Secretary of the Pells Pool Community Association, former Chair of Lewes Flood Action and campaigner for National Park status for Lewes was elected to Lewes Town Council in a by-election for Lewes Bridge ward on Thursday July 22nd 2010. The by-election was caused by the sad death of popular Lib Dem Town Councillor Hilary Black who will be missed by many.
John said: "I am delighted to have been elected and I look forward to representing the Ward in the few months before the next full council election in May 2011."
The Results were as follows:
Stephen English (Conservatives) 154 votes
Matt Kent (Green) 329 votes
Jonathan Spencer (Labour) 152 votes
John Stockdale (Liberal Democrats) 447 votes
Representations to the Lewes Core Strategy Consultation
Lewes Community Land Trust submitted comments on Lewes District Council’s draft Core Strategies document based on the information from the Phoenix Survey. This sounds very dry and technical – and it is. But, the Council’s Local Development Framework will form the basis of the next Local Plan – and we have to make sure they get it right. The Trust’s contribution suggests amendments to the Council’s draft that would bring the section on North Street/Phoenix into line with the results of our Phoenix Survey. Much of the controversy about planning in the last few years was caused by what were thought to be flaws in the 2003 Local Plan.
To read the full document click here or download it by clicking the link below...
Prepared by Alix Audley for the Lewes Community Land Trust, June 2010
The future of the Phoenix site has been a controversial issue for the past 5-6 years, with the plans of the previous developer having both fervent supporters and strong critics.
The local Council did conduct a 'visioning' process in 2006 but this was never completed. The impetus for this survey was the collapse of the previous bid, when the Lewes Community Land Trust took the opportunity to take the townspeoples' views into account for any future development, in a sense taking on and updating from where the Council had left off.
To read the full document click here or download it by clicking the link below...
The new Lewes Community Land Trust web site was launched on Friday 9th July 2010. The web site is powered by Joomla! 1.5, an Open-Source Content Management System (CMS) released under the GNU GPL License, and runs under Apache on a Linux-based web server at WebHosting UK's data centre in Maidenhead. Joomla! is written in PHP and utilises the MySQL relational database. The site was developed for the Lewes Community Land Trust by John Marsh on a voluntary basis during the summer of 2010. In order to support the Trust's requirements, in addition to the CMS framework provided by Joomla!, several significant add-ons were used to provide a subscription payment and donation mechanism, to handle newsletter mailings, to provide a discussion forum and, behind the scenes, to back up the site's database.
The web site's new features include...
Full Membership Record handling, including the enrolment of new members
Automated mailing lists
Online Subscription and Donation payments
Display of videos and other multi-media
Google Maps with the latest Streetview feature
Document Library with preview & download
Supporters' Forum
Display of forthcoming Events
Latest News
Visitors' Book
and much more. We hope you like it.
Phoenix Survey, Spring 2010
At an Open Space event in November, we asked the Lewes community to come up with ideas for the Phoenix and a leaflet summarising the options proposed is being distributed around the Town. Please make sure you have your say by completing the survey form and returning it to us through one of the ballot boxes placed in local shops throughout the Town.
There will be an exhibition in the lobby of the Town Hall 19-23 April 10am - 5pm daily. This will give you a chance to ask questions and explain your ideas to someone at the exhibition.
November 5th, 2009
Arguably the town's most important annual event is Lewes Bonfire, or Bonfire Night - Guy Fawkes Night celebrations on the 5th of November.
In Lewes this event not only marks the date of the uncovering of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605, but also commemorates the memory of the seventeen Protestant martyrs. The celebrations are the largest and most famous Bonfire Night celebrations in the country.
John Stockdale, Chairman of Lewes Community Land Trust, Secretary of the Pells Pool Community Association, former Chair of Lewes Flood Action and campaigner for National Park status for Lewes was elected to Lewes Town Council in a by-election for Lewes Bridge ward on Thursday July 22nd 2010. The by-election was caused by the sad death of popular Lib Dem Town Councillor Hilary Black who will be missed by many.
Prepared by Alix Audley for the Lewes Community Land Trust, June 2010