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Council Meetings now the 4th Monday of the Month
Due to a clash of local Parish Council meetings, Leigh Parish Council decided to move its meeting to the fourth Monday of the month. This will start from February, with this months meeting being on Monday 26th at 7:30pm.
Everything else remains the same. The location will remain as The Pavilion, Bunce Common Road, with meetings commencing at 7:30pm.
We hope to see you there!
Community Infrastructure Levy at Leigh
What is the Community Infrastructure Levy?
The Community Infrastructure Levy (or CIL for short) is the district councils collect financial contributions from developers to help pay for new and improved infrastructure. It is calculated on a pounds (£) per square metre basis of new development. The levy replaces financial contributions historically made through section 106 agreements. Section 106 agreements will continue to be used for
certain site-specific infrastructure.
What can CiL be spent on?
Money raised can be spent on anything that deals areas online. with the demands that development places on the area, such as:
transport infrastructure
open spaces
educational facilities
medical facilities
sporting and other recreational facilities
social and community facilities
affordable housing
preparation of a neighbourhood plan
Parish councils should work closely with neighbouring parishes and us (the district council) to agree on
infrastructure spending priorities.
Join us at the November Parish Council meeting to hear and share options for the current funds available to the village.
Scam alert – Leigh Parish Business Directory
We have been alerted by a resident who received an email titled ‘Renew your listing in the Leigh Parish Business Directory’ from an email address which is Leigh Parish <service-support@parish.uk. If you follow the renewal instructions you receive an email with an invoice for £19.
This appears to be a scam and in no way connected to the village website or the parish magazine, the Leigh Post.
The UK government’s new Emergency Alerts system is now live.
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Leigh Village King Charles III Coronation Celebrations
Dear Resident,The Parish Council have delegated a group of volunteers to organise events during the Coronation weekend 6-8 May 2023. There are two principal events happening which we hope that people will get involved with. The first event in accordance with the Kings Coronation plans is the big lunch which is being held throughout the country. Leigh village will have their own lunch on the village green opposite the Plough Pub from 1200 onwards on the 7 May. It is essentially a picnic with a prize for the most elaborate and decorative table or picnic blanket. An information flyer will be posted to all dwellings and a contact email address leighbiglunch@gmail.com has been set up for your responses or questions. The second event will be the big help out in accordance with the Kings wishes. This will be on Monday 8 May 2023 and again a flyer will be distributed detailing what is happening and how you can get involved. The email contact is leighbighelpout@gmail.com There are alternative methods of contact on the flyers. We look forward to seeing you all during that weekend. Leigh Coronation Committee |
NOTICE OF ELECTION – LEIGH
Mole Valley
Election of Parish Councillors for the Ward listed below:
Parish Ward LEIGH Number of Councillors to be elected Seven
1. Nomination papers must be hand delivered to the Returning Officer at the offices of Mole Valley District Council, at the address shown below, from the day after the date of publication of this notice, between 9.30am and 4pm (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4pm on Tuesday 4 April 2023. We request that an appointment is made so that we can ensure that there is someone available to receive the papers.
2. Nomination papers may be obtained, during normal office hours, from the Returning Officer at the address shown below.
3. If the election is contested, the poll will take place on Thursday 4 May 2023.
4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the address below by 12 midnight on Monday 17 April 2023. Applications can be made via https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the address shown below by 5pm on Tuesday 18 April 2023.
6. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday 25 April 2023. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate can be made online via: GOV.UK website.
7. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must be received by the Electoral Registration Officer at the address given below by 5pm on Tuesday 25 April 2023.
8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy on grounds of occupation, service or employment or a medical condition, illness or disability arising after 5pm on Tuesday 25 April 2023 is not later than 5pm on Thursday 4 May 2023.
Dated: Wednesday 22 March 2023
Karen Brimacombe
Returning Officer
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Prospective Candidates’ Evening for District Elections 2023
Becoming a District Councillor Candidate
If you are interested in standing in the forthcoming elections, there will be a seminar for prospective candidates and agents on Monday 6 March 2023. The seminar will commence at 18:30pm at the Council Offices, Pippbrook, Dorking.
The purpose of this seminar is to provide anyone interested in standing in this year’s District Council Elections, on 4 May 2023, with information about the process. This seminar will provide an overview of the various electoral procedures, such as the submission of nomination papers, and key dates. It will also include information on the role of a District Councillor and the Councillor’s Code of Conduct.
The Notice of Election will be published on Wednesday 22 March 2023. Nominations will therefore open on Thursday 23 March 2023 and close of Tuesday 4 April 2023, at 4pm.
If you would like more information on standing as a Candidate in a local Election, please refer to the Electoral Commission’s guidance on their website. A timetable of key dates for the forthcoming elections may be downloaded from the Electoral Commission’s website.
If you wish to attend this seminar, please contact Electoral Services via electoral.registration@molevalley.gov.uk to register your interest.
Leigh Cricket Club – An open invitation to pre-season practice
The season is almost upon us and those of us of a certain disposition cannot wait to get a bat and ball in hand. I’m pleased to say that our indoor pre-season net practices have been confirmed for the following dates:
Thursday 23rd & 30th March and 6th, 13th and 20th April
6pm-7pm Copthorne Prep School (Effingham Lane, Copthorne, Crawley RH10 3HR).
Anyone from the village and surrounding areas who are keen to get involved with the club, in whatever capacity, is invited to come along. We’d love to see some new faces there.
We’re a club that is open to all. Whatever your age, gender or ability, we’ll give you the encouragement to enjoy your weekend cricket.
Our season gets underway on Saturday 23rd April and goes right through till the end of September, playing both days each weekend. Meaning there are plenty of opportunities for those looking to play regularly or just a couple of times a season.
In other news, the club has a new website www.leighccsurrey.co.uk which we’ll be continuing to develop over the coming months. We’re hoping that we’ll be able to use it to attract players to this beautiful part of the Surrey countryside to build a vibrant community club over the next few years.
The Committee has also been busy over the winter months finalising plans to renovate the patio area outside the pavilion. The existing slabs were laid quite a few years ago so it’s about time we freshened it up to create a nicer area from which spectators and players can enjoy the game. This work should be completed in the early part of the season once the weather has settled down a little, so we’d be delighted to see some local faces down at the club this summer.
New Facilities for St Bartholomew’s
The new loo and kitchenette for St Bartholomew’s Church has been a mammoth undertaking, but the sparkling new facilities were officially opened on Saturday 7th January by Councillor Paul Potter, the Chairman of Mole Valley District Council; our minister Jonathan Willans; myself; Mick Lock, our amazing builder; and his beautiful little granddaughter Isla.
Vicar Jonathan expressed his delight that Leigh church has these facilities which means the church will be able to reach out more into the community. The Cosy Corner coffee morning held on every 2nd and 4th Monday morning from 10.30-1230 is the first of these supportive initiatives. The Vicar expresses his personal thanks to all who laboured along side him for 20 years to achieve this aim. He especially thanks Mick Lock the craftsman builder, Peter Joyce as project manager and Eileen Winstanley, John Worsfold among others.
Progress has not been easy, and has been made all the more difficult by the loss of our architect, Roderick Maclennan, in his battle against cancer. Not only did Roderick project manage the build until his untimely death, but being the good Christian that he was, he provided constant encouragement.
The resulting facilities are a triumph, and look as though they have always been a part of our beautiful church. The side wall with its window had to be completely taken down and moved outwards between the side buttresses so that we didn’t lose precious space at the west entrance. Every block was numbered and placed in its original position. Horsham tiles had to be found to mimic those on the existing roof. Finally, the tiles in the west entrance had to be completely lifted and relaid in the porch area to lose the 100mm drop, and to allow for a completely flat surface for ease of access. During the course of the works it was found that the porch had sunk in one corner, and this has now been underpinned with concrete to provide many more centuries of use.
This project has been a tribute to so many people. To Mick Lock and his boys, who soldiered through without an architect; to the members of the PCC for their unfailing support; to Sue and Douglas Frost for their fundraising efforts and their successful attempts to put St Bartholomew at the heart of the Leigh community; to Jonathan and Sharon for providing support whenever needed; to Paul Potter and our local councillors for their political underpinning for the project; to our wardens Eileen Winstanley and Keith Bryant, always there to assist and encourage; to Colin and David for managing the money; to my long-suffering wife, Alison, for putting up with my obsession; and of course to Isla for cutting the ribbon.
St Bartholomew’s has not been able to function properly without a loo and a kitchenette. We know that people have turned away the chance to hold a wedding or a funeral because of a lack of these facilities. We can now work on drawing people in not just for worship, but also for a number of new activities which will give the church the chance to become where it should rightfully be – at the heart of the community!
Peter Joyce
Deputy Warden