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Councillor John Sired announced his retirement as a Parish Councillors after the meeting on 10th January 2022. John has been a councillor and served the community for 47 year. He will be missed. The Chair thanked John for his long service and tireless work to improve the community he served. We all want to wish John a happy and well deserved retirement and a huge THANK YOU.

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Check out the community page for information on the Sussex Green hub.

******* The road, Stillwell Way, was officially opened on 18th January by Cllr Marley,Chair of Colgate PC and Lisa Smith, daughter of the late Cllr David Stillwell. The Stillwell name will live on to celebrate David's commitment to Colgate Parish

Photo showing the opening of Stilwell Way

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Defibrillator locations: Colgate Village Hall and The garage, Faygate Lane

PROW Diversion. please link the link for more information- PROW Diversion Kilnwood Vale

Dates for Full Council meeting

14th February - 7.30pm - Durrants Village

14^th March 2022 (Annual Community Meeting. No Clerk)-Colgate Village Hall

11^th April 2022-Durrants Village.

9^th May 2022 (Formal Annual Parish Council Meeting and election of chair and other appointments)-Colgate Village Hall.

Next Planning Meeting Wednesday 26th January 6pm Colgate Village Hall

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Colgate Parish Council now has its full complement of councillors with Cllr Nikki Staff and Cllr Robert Faith being co opted onto the council. We welcome them and look forward to working alongside them.

We also have a new elected County Councillor - Kate Nagel.

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Check out the Community page for local information.

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Please be a responsible dog owner and clear you dog mess away by either flicking into the bushes or picking it up and taking it home. Blackhouse Road, outside the school is an area of concern at the moment and Horsham District Council have been notified and have stated that they will be patrolling the area on an ad hoc basis. Owners leaving dog mess in public places can be fined up to £50 for non compliance.

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Colgate Parish Grant 21/22

Do you need a grant to help fund a project in the Parish?Are you a charity or a not for profit organisation. For more information check out the terms and conditions on the document tab above.

Congratulations to the Air Ambulance for being awarded £500 grant.

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The grit bins have been replenished by WSCC. The grit is to be used by all residents to ensure paths and roads are safer during icy or snowy weather. Residents use the grit at their own risk. Please don't forget gloves and a shovel when using the grit.

Fly tipping

Fly tipping in the parish is becoming a real problem. If you notice anyone fly

tipping please try and get a registration number so we can pass the

information onto the police and HDC.

Any report of fly tipping can be made directly to HDC on this

link. https://www.horsham.gov.uk/bins/reportit/fly-tipping-and-fly-posting

Don’t forget the councils website on www.colgatefaygate.com and please join the Face book page

which can be accessed under group, Colgate Parish Council.

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Sussex Police- How to stay in touch

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If you spot a problem on the highway be it a banner out of place or a pothole you can report it on the LOVE WEST SUSSEX.gov.uk site.

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New mapping tool for residents to use.Follow this link for more information Parish On line Mapping.

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All About The Parish

All About The Parish

The Colgate Parish is sited approximately half way between the major towns of Horsham and Crawley. The Parish comes under Horsham District Council control. The Colgate part of the Parish is sited on the Southern side of the A264 and Faygate is on the Northern side.

The Parish has approximately 1000 residents, this will increase when the Kilnwood Vale and Durrants Village developments are completed.

Colgate Parish Council comment on planning applications and discuss local issues and act upon concerns of the community such as speeding and highway issues.The Parish Council do not make decisions on education.

Meetings of the Parish Council are held on the second Monday monthly each year (except August or December), alternating between Colgate School and Faygate Village Hall/Durrants Village for venues. Please see the meeting tab for more information.
Residents are welcome to attend any of these meetings and have the opportunity to raise issues during the agenda point when the public are allowed to raise issues.It is only during this time that the meeting is open for public comment. Once the public have raised an issue the public forum time is closed and members of the public are no longer able to speak during the meeting.Members of the public can ask for agenda items to be added to the agenda via the Clerk or the Chair. There is also a Annual Parish Meeting (review of the year) held in March and a Annual Council Meeting (election of the Chair) held in May.

Planning meetings are held on an as required basis, please refer to Notice Boards for details.

The noticeboards are located in Blackhouse Road,Colgate by the village hall, in Faygate Lane by the mini roundabout and in the park in Kilnwood Vale by the metal arch.

There are three pubs, a railway station and a school located within the Parish as well as Buchan Park which belongs to West Sussex County Council. St Saviour’s Church can be located on Forest Road in Colgate.