We made it! The Safer C7 crowdfunding appeal closed yesterday. We are very pleased to announce that the £20,000 target was not only met, but exceeded. Thanks to the generous contributions made by 143 people, a grand total of £21,257 has been raised in 69 days. This amount, together with the £26,000 provided by local…
East Sussex County Council has received funding from the Government for its Bus Service Improvement Plan. As a result the two bus services serving Piddinghoe parish will enjoy increased frequency: The Compass Bus 123 between Newhaven and Lewes has a new two-hourly Sunday service – the full timetable is here. The Brighton & Hove Bus…
The Safer C7 Project is now within £900 of its £20k crowdfunding target. Thanks to the generous contributions from 122 supporters, the project team have now raised £19,117 towards the £20,000 target. That’s 95%! The final deadline is Thursday 27 July at 8.45am. Crowdfunding rules mean that the deadline cannot extend beyond 27 July. If…
The Parish Council has been sent documentation for our information by the Planning Inspectorate, who are adjudicating on the status of the track owned by the Sailing Club that runs beside Piddinghoe Pond, from the Street to the riverbank. Following an application from the Rambler’s Association, it was decided a couple of years ago that…
The meeting with East Sussex Highways (ESCC) that the Parish Council sought following the Feasibility Study Report into road safety improvements on the C7 at Piddinghoe finally took place on 26 June 2023. It was a little dispiriting in that, although as many as six officers from various sections of the Highways department attended, the…