FEBRUARY 10 2024 [THIS SATURDAY] – ‘KINGFISHER-HUNTING’ IN IFIELD’S PROPOSED NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH –…
MARCH 18 2024 – PETITION PROPOSAL FOR A ‘GREENBELT’ LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] BETWEEN HORSHAM AND CRAWLEY: A NATURE AND HERITAGE FRINGE ALONG THE RIVER MOLE VALLEY TRIBUTARY SYSTEM WITHIN THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
PETITION PROPOSAL FOR A ‘GREENBELT’ LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] BETWEEN HORSHAM AND CRAWLEY: A NATURE AND HERITAGE FRINGE ALONG THE…
MARCH 15 2024 [FROM THE ARCHIVES – OCTOBER 9 2021] – “HOMES ENGLAND’S DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD ‘BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER’ BY FRESHWATER SNAILS?”
FROM THE ARCHIVES [OCTOBER 9 2021] – “HOMES ENGLAND’S DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD ‘BLOWN OUT OF…
MARCH 15 2024 – PETITION CALLING FOR LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] DESIGNATION WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD ‘GREENBELT’ TO PREVENT AN ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-local-nature-reserve-within-the-ancient-parish-of-ifield?share=3dfcf7d2-a229-4d2b-8be9-49d31250d9f0&source=email-share-button&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=email PETITION 2024: A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE SITE ON THE WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE WITHIN THE…
MARCH 16 2024 – THE SATURDAY WALK – ‘IFIELD & BEYOND – A TASTE OF THE SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE’ [WITHIN THE PROPOSED LOCAL NATURE RESERVE] – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
PETITION 2024: A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE SITE ON THE WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH BOUNDARY
Photo by Robert Stass PETITION – PLEASE SIGN https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-local-nature-reserve-within-the-ancient-parish-of-ifield?share=3dfcf7d2-a229-4d2b-8be9-49d31250d9f0&source=email-share-button&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=email Dear Natural England I am writing to ask…
MARCH 9 2024 – THE IFIELD SOCIETY PHOTO-GALLERY EXHIBITION – PHOTOGRAPHS WITHIN THE PROPOSED LOCAL NATURE RESERVE WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
MARCH 9 2024 – ‘MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE SITE ON THE WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH BOUNDARY’ – THE IFIELD SOCIETY – RESEARCH DOCUMENT 1 – MARCH 2020 [REVISED MARCH 2024]
Ancient Parish of Ifield Boundary [in dark red outline] MAY 15 2023 – ‘MAKING THE CASE FOR A…
MARCH 7 2024 – FURMANSKI PHOTOGRAPHY: VIEWS WITHIN THE PROPOSED LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE/WIRF WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH]
All Photos by Carole Furmanski – with kind permission THIS SATURDAY – MARCH 9 2024 – ‘THE WIRF WALK’…
THIS SATURDAY – MARCH 9 2024 – ‘THE WIRF WALK’ [THE WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE WALK] – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
SATURDAY – MARCH 9 2024 – – ‘THE WIRF WALK’ [THE WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE WALK] – 11AM FROM…
MARCH 6 2024 – THE WIRFS OF IFIELD WOOD
Deep in Ifield Wood there lived the Wirfs To every question “Is it wirf it?” The Wirfs would always answer…
MARCH FORTH 2024 – PROPOSED LOCAL NATURE RESERVE: WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH BOUNDARY [‘THE PARK WITHIN THE PARISH’]
Ancient Parish of Ifield Boundary (in thick black) Early Morning in Ifield Brook Meadows: part of the West of…
HORSHAM LOCAL PLAN – WEST OF IFIELD [HA2] SUBMISSIONS
Richard W. Symonds – West of Ifield [HA2] Submission – Horsham Local Plan Q3 – I consider the Local Plan non-legally…
SATURDAY – MARCH 2 2024 – A GRAND DAY OUT TO WARNHAM LOCAL NATURE RESERVE – MEET AT THE IFIELD PLOUGH AT 11AM [PROMPT] OR MEET AT WARNHAM NATURE RESERVE ENTRANCE AT 12.15PM [RETURN LATE AFTERNOON]
‘A Grand Day Out To Warnham Local Nature Reserve’ is planned for this Saturday (March 2) – Meet at the…
FEBRUARY 24 2024 – ‘ROMMEO & JULIETTE’ – THE MIGHTY DRUID OAK TREES OF IFIELD WOOD
FEBRUARY 22 2024 – CALL FOR ‘ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY’ TO BE DECLARED WEST OF IFIELD – IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST
Crawley Councillor Stephen Pritchard to Richard W. Symonds – 23/02/24 ”Labour have been totally consistent with the Labour Group and…
FEBRUARY 21 2024 – ‘OPPOSITION TO WEST OF IFIELD SITE PROPOSALS’ / ‘VOLUNTEERS COMMITTED – CRAWLEY OBSERVER COLUMN / LETTERS + ‘THE MIGHTY OAK OF IFIELD WOOD’ SATURDAY WALK [24TH]
SATURDAY WALK [FEB 24] – ‘THE MIGHTY OAK OF IFIELD WOOD’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH [RETURN BY 1PM]
FEBRUARY 20 2024 – LOOKING WESTWARDS ON AN EARLY MOONLIT MORNING OVER IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
‘Looking Westwards On An Early Moonlit Morning Over Ifield Brook Meadows’ – Tuesday February 20 2024
SATURDAY WALK [FEB 24] – ‘THE MIGHTY OAK OF IFIELD WOOD’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH [RETURN BY 1PM]
FEBRUARY 16 2024 – ‘URGENT’ LETTER TO RESIDENTS FROM THE IFIELD VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA
Ifield Village Conservation Area Advisory Committee IVCAAC – iva.ivcaac@gmail.com 15th February 2024 Dear Resident Building West of Ifield – URGENT…
FEBRUARY 14 2024 – THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF IFIELD AND RUSPER FROM MONSTROUS ‘LAND GRAB’ DEVELOPMENT
THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF IFIELD AND RUSPER FROM MONSTROUS ‘LAND GRAB’ DEVELOPMENT FEBRUARY…
FEBRUARY 14 2024 – RUSPER PARISH COUNCIL RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE VIABILITY OF HORSHAM’S LOCAL PLAN – ESPECIALLY POLICY HA2 – WEST OF IFIELD [AKA EAST OF RUSPER]
RUSPER PARISH COUNCIL RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE VIABILITY OF HORSHAM’S LOCAL PLAN – ESPECIALLY POLICY HA2 – WEST OF…
FEBRUARY 14 2024 – ‘FIGHT IS ON TO SAVE PARISH’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS + EXTRA COUNCIL MEETING OF RUSPER PARISH COUNCIL – RUSPER VILLAGE HALL – FEBRUARY 13 2024 AT 7.30PM
Dear Editor The fight is on to save the ancient Parish of Ifield – not just its golf club…
FEBRUARY 12 2024 – DOMESDAY BOOK – IFELT [IFIELD] – 1086 [BOOK PROVIDED BY ‘LORNA’ WITH THANKS]
DOMESDAY BOOK – IFELT – PAGE 70 Alecto [1992] This Edition – Penguin [2002]
FEBRUARY 12 2024 – ‘IFEILDCOURT – IFEILDE’ [IFIELD COURT AND MOAT – SCHEDULED MONUMENT] – FROM A COPPER-PLATED MAP DATED 1610 [PROVIDED BY ‘LORNA’ – WITH THANKS]
Medieval moated site at Ifield Court A Scheduled Monument
FEBRUARY 17 2024 [THIS SATURDAY] – ‘FOLLOWING A NATURE AND HERITAGE TRAIL AROUND THE PROPOSED KINGFISHER PARK-IN-THE-PARISH’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH [RETURN BY 1PM]
St Margaret’s 13th century Parish Church in Ifield’s historic Village – ‘Views from a Distance’ …
FEBRUARY 10 2024 – THE SATURDAY WALK – ‘KINGFISHER-HUNTING IN IFIELD BROOK’ – “NO KINGFISHERS – BUT FOUND SOME CATKINS, A YELLOW ROSE AND AN UNUSUAL TREE TRUNK!” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
Today, Saturday, seven of us went ‘Kingfisher-hunting’ in Ifield Brook – braving the muddy conditions. We found no kingfishers, but…
FEBRUARY 3 2024 – “LAND GRAB” – ‘ALL ABOUT HORSHAM’ MAGAZINE – FEBRUARY 2024
“LAND GRAB” – ‘ALL ABOUT HORSHAM’ MAGAZINE – FEBRUARY 2024 file:///C:/Users/Symonds/Downloads/SAVEIFIELDWEST%20(1).pdf _____________________________________________________
FEBRUARY 7 2024 – “THE HORSHAM LOCAL PLAN IS ONLY WORKABLE IF ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ BECOMES A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY
LETTER [UNPUBLISHED] – FEB 8 2024 Dear Editor The fight is on to save the ancient Parish of Ifield…
FEBRUARY 6 2024 – MAKING THE CASE FOR THE KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD [AKA ‘WEST OF IFIELD LOCAL NATURE RESERVE’]
FEBRUARY 6 2034 – “A MASTERPLAN WHICH TOTALLY DISRESPECTS THIS AREA OF LOCALLY SPECIAL RURAL FRINGE, THE NATURE CONSERVATION AND…
FEBRUARY 8 2024 – IS THE ‘LAND GRAB & DUMP’ HORSHAM PLAN UNSOUND, LEGALLY NON-COMPLIANT AND IN BREACH OF THE DUTY TO COOPERATE? IS HORSHAM IN BREACH OF THE DUTY TO CO-OPERATE [WITH CRAWLEY REGARDING THE WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE] ? – “A MASTERPLAN WHICH TOTALLY DISRESPECTS ‘THIS AREA OF LOCALLY SPECIAL RURAL FRINGE, THE NATURE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION VALUE, ITS POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE URBAN EDGE, AND LINKS TO THE WIDER COUNTRYSIDE’ SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY
IS THE ‘LAND GRAB’ HORSHAM PLAN UNSOUND, LEGALLY NON-COMPLIANT AND IN BREACH OF THE DUTY TO COOPERATE? IS THE HORSHAM…
FEBRUARY 6 2024 – “PROPOSALS WHICH RESPECT THIS AREA OF LOCALLY SPECIAL RURAL FRINGE, THE NATURE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION VALUE, ITS POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE URBAN EDGE, AND LINKS TO THE WIDER COUNTRYSIDE WILL BE ENCOURAGED” – CRAWLEY LOCAL PLAN – PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO CL8: DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE THE BUILT-UP AREA – WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE [PAGE 60]
JUNE 6 2023 – ‘MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] AND HERITAGE SITE ON THE WEST…
FEBRUARY 10 2024 [THIS SATURDAY] – ‘KINGFISHER-HUNTING’ IN IFIELD’S PROPOSED NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH [RETURN BY 1PM] + BBC RADIO SUSSEX ‘BLINK & YOU’LL MISS IT’ SPOT [FEB 6 7.25AM]
Photo: Pinterest – Jos De Cuyper Photo by Dale Baldwin “Mid February is when they normally start to pair up.…
FEBRUARY 3 2024 – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL IN CONTRAVENTION OF ITS PLANNING POLICIES AND IN BREACH OF ITS PLANNING PRINCIPLES – ESPECIALLY IN THE KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD [10.91 AND 3] ?
HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL IN CONTRAVENTION OF ITS PLANNING POLICIES AND IN BREACH OF ITS PLANNING PRINCIPLES – ESPECIALLY IN THE…
FEBRUARY 3 2024 – IF THEY ARE NOT TELLING US ABOUT THIS, WHAT ELSE ARE THEY NOT TELLING US ABOUT ? IF WE ARE NOT ENRAGED THERE IS LITTLE HOPE OF SAVING THIS ANCIENT PARISH FROM DESTRUCTION BY COUNCILS AND DEVELOPERS.
THIS THURSDAY [FEBRUARY 8 2024] – HOW TO SIMPLY SUBMIT YOUR REPRESENTATION FORM TO THE HORSHAM LOCAL…
THIS THURSDAY [FEBRUARY 8 2024] – HOW TO SIMPLY SUBMIT YOUR REPRESENTATION FORM TO THE HORSHAM LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION BY MARCH 1 2024 – GUIDANCE SESSION AT IFIELD WEST COMMUNITY CENTRE, DOBBINS PLACE – BETWEEN 7.30PM AND 9.30PM
HOW TO SIMPLY SUBMIT YOUR REPRESENTATION FORM FOR THE HORSHAM LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION BY MARCH 1 2024 GUIDANCE SESSION THIS…
FEBRUARY 2 2024 – HOMES ENGLAND’S ‘MASTERPLAN OF INSANITY’ UNRAVELS…….
FEBRUARY 1 2024 – HISTORIC SETTLEMENTS AND LANDSCAPE VIEWS – IFIELD [CRAWLEY BASELINE CHARACTER ASSESSMENT – MAY 2009 – FIG 12 & 16]
FEBRUARY 1 2024 – “HOODWINKED” ? – ‘FIGHT STEPPED UP TO SAVE SUSSEX GOLF CLUB FROM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT’ – SUSSEX WORLD [PUBLISHED ONLINE: JAN 31 2024] + LETTER SUBMISSION
“HOODWINKED”? – ‘FIGHT STEPPED UP TO SAVE SUSSEX GOLF CLUB FROM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT’ – SUSSEX WORLD-SUSSEX EXPRESS [PUBLISHED ONLINE] –…
FEBRUARY 8 2024 [THURSDAY] – GUIDANCE SESSION FOR HORSHAM LOCAL PLAN SUBMISSIONS – IFIELD WEST COMMUNITY CENTRE, DOBBINS PLACE – BETWEEN 7.30PM AND 9.30PM
Dear Editor In a House of Commons debate regarding Homes England’s proposed West of Ifield development [Hansard, January 23 2024],…
JANUARY 31 2024 – FLOOD ZONE IN IFIELD BROOKS VALLEY
One in thirteen new homes built in flood zone
JANUARY 29 2024 – IFIELD PARK MASTERPLAN: THE PARK [WITH PRIDE OF PLACE] WITHIN THE PARISH [WITH A SENSE OF PLACE]
JANUARY 28 2024 – AN EVENING WALK AROUND THE KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK – “A TASTE OF THE SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE”
AN EVENING WALK AROUND THE KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK – IFIELD: “A TASTE OF THE SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE” Map…
JANUARY 28 2024 – “ON THE SPECIFIC WEST OF IFIELD SITE, THIS PROPOSAL IS NOT YET A COMMITTED HOMES ENGLAND PROJECT…….” – MINISTER FOR HOUSING, PLANNING AND BUILDING SAFETY
https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2024-01-23/debates/240123115000020/ProposedWestOfIfieldDevelopment?fbclid=IwAR2YHSpxYWZMsmx7EF1F0IF8hxZV9bl_CknfILXD0u7brHT7dXJDxEnNyHo_aem_AXm1pcHdXUbWu8nSvVOvWWuyGFBmcjynS8xk8ZPBgUjxHRJTg3Z0-0BKR1moJtwkD3E “On the specific West of Ifield site, this proposal is not yet a committed Homes England project…” Minister…
FEBRUARY 3 2024 – THE SATURDAY WALK – ‘SLAG-HUNTING’ – KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK IN IFIELD BROOKS WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
Wealden iron industry – Wikipedia
JANUARY 26 2024 – IS THE HORSHAM LOCAL PLAN IN SERIOUS BREACH OF ITS PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING ?
IS THE HORSHAM LOCAL PLAN IN SERIOUS BREACH OF ITS PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING ? Can it be demonstrated…
JANUARY 26 2024 – “STAGGERING DISREGARD FOR, AND MONSTROUS DESTRUCTION OF, THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY
“STAGGERING DISREGARD FOR, AND MONSTROUS DESTRUCTION OF, THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY…
JANUARY 26 2024 – IFIELD SOCIETY: THE 3 ALTERNATIVE ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ PROPOSALS
1. IFIELD PARK2. 2. KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK – IFIELD 3. IFIELD LOCAL NATURE RESERVE JANUARY 27 2024…
JANUARY 22 2024 – MASTERPLAN OF INSANITY [TOO BIG TO FAIL?] OR ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY PLAN OF SANITY [TOO SMALL TO SUCCEED?]
Right picture: ‘The Meadows’ – part of 3000+ Masterplan development [proposal by Homes England] Left Picture:…
JANUARY 27 2024 – ‘WALKING THE TALK IN IFIELD’ – THE 3 PRINCIPLES OF WALKING WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD AT THE KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH [RETURN BY 1PM]
1. ENJOY IT 2. SHARE IT 3. VALUE IT JANUARY 26 2024 – IFIELD SOCIETY:…
JANUARY 20 2024 – IS THE WEST OF IFIELD DEVELOPMENT IN ‘SHOW-STOPPING’ BREACH OF THE ‘STRATEGIC SITE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES’ OF THE HORSHAM LOCAL PLAN REGULATION 19 ?
“Presumably, the Planning Inspectorate will apply these ‘Principles’ to Horsham’s Local Plan to test its viability and…
JANUARY 20 2024 – PHOTO: SILHOUETTE OF ST MARGARET’S SPIRE FROM THE [POSSIBLE] 3,500-YEAR-OLD BELL BARROW BURIAL GROUND WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH FIELDS
Silhouette of St Margaret’s Church Spire in Ifield Village. Photo taken from the [possible] 3,500-year-old Bell Barrow burial ground on…
JANUARY 18 2024 – ‘THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF IFIELD’ – HORSHAM LOCAL PLAN 2023-2040 REGULATION 19 – 6-WEEK PUBLIC CONSULTATION [STARTING JANUARY 19 2024]
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKHORSHAM/bulletins/3842583 ‘The Battle for the Soul of Ifield’ started on Monday December 16 2019 at the Charis Centre in…
JANUARY 18 2024 – ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY PLAN OF SANITY – KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK – IFIELD [‘THE PARK WITHIN THE PARISH’] = ASSET OF COMMUNITY VALUE ?
JANUARY 20 2024AD [THIS SATURDAY] – “WE WUNT BE DRUV” – HISTORIC ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ WALK FROM…
JANUARY 14 2024 – THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD BOUNDARY [IN DARK RED]
JANUARY 13 2024 – “IN THE PRESENCE OF WINGED ROYALTY” WITHIN THE [PROPOSED] KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK AT THE CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – DALE BALDWIN PHOTOGRAPHY [BY KIND PERMISSION]
q ‘Kingfisher’ photographs provided by Dale Baldwin – with great thanks. https://dalebaldwin28.smugmug.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100063728372773 JANUARY 20 2024AD [THIS SATURDAY] –…
JANUARY 12 2024 – KINGFISHER PARK – IFIELD…….OR THIS? IT’S THAT SIMPLE.
JANUARY 12 2024 – ‘KINGFISHER PARK – IFIELD’ [KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD]…
JANUARY 12 2024 – ‘KINGFISHER PARK’ [KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK AT THE CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD] – A PROPOSAL
‘KINGFISHER PARK’ [KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK AT THE CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD] – A PROPOSAL ‘Ifield…
JANUARY 11 2024 – ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ – A HISTORY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PRESENT
“Beating the Bounds” How did people find out where their local boundaries were before there were reliable maps? Girls’ Beating…
JANUARY 11 2024 – HISTORIC ENGLAND LETTER TO HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL PLANNING [IN FULL] – 27 OCTOBER 2020 – EIA/20/0004 – LAND WEST OF IFIELD [REF: PL007 18982] + SPECIALIST ARCHAEOLOGICAL ADVICE [PLACE SERVICES-ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL] TO HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL PLANNING – 2 NOVEMBER 2020 – REF: EIA/20/0004 WEST OF IFIELD
HISTORIC ENGLAND LETTER TO HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL PLANNING [IN FULL] – 27 OCTOBER 2020 HISTORIC ENGLAND, 4TH FLOOR, CANNON…
FEBRUARY 11 2024 – IFIELD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY SUNDAY VISIT TO ‘THE DEVIL’S JUMPS’ ON THE SOUTH DOWNS
FEBRUARY 11 2024 – IFIELD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY SUNDAY VISIT TO ‘THE DEVIL’S JUMPS’ ON THE SOUTH DOWNS JANUARY 8…
JANUARY 13 2024 [THIS SATURDAY] – ‘THE BLOOMERY’ WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH [RETURN BY 1PM] – ANCIENT IFIELD AND BROADFIELD ROMANO-BRITISH IRON INDUSTRY – MORE EVIDENCE
LETTER [UNPUBLISHED] Dear Editor Last Saturday [Jan 6], walkers stumbled across two findings of major archaeological interest in the same…
JANUARY 8 2024 – TARGET HILL LOCAL NATURE RESERVE ON THE CRAWLEY GREENWAY [PART OF WHICH IS WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD]
JANUARY 7 2024 – TWO NEW YEAR ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES IN AN ANCIENT PARISH FIELD NEAR ST MARGARET’S 13TH CENTURY CHURCH WITHIN THE HISTORIC PARISH OF IFIELD
St Margaret’s Church and Parish Fields – Ifield Last Saturday, walkers stumbled across two findings of major archaeological…
JANUARY 6 2024 – “THE [WEST OF IFIELD] DEVELOPMENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT ON THE GRADE 1 LISTED ST MARGARET’S CHURCH – HISTORIC ENGLAND LETTER TO HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL PLANNING – 27 OCTOBER 2020Church
HISTORIC ENGLAND LETTER TO HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL PLANNING – 27 OCTOBER 2020- EIA/20/0004 – LAND WEST OF IFIELD…
JANUARY 3 2024 – “A STAGGERING, MONSTROUS DISREGARD AND DESTRUCTION OF THIS ANCIENT PARISH. HOW DARE THEY” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS – IFIELD SOCIETY CO-FOUNDER
JANUARY 20 2024AD [THIS SATURDAY] – “WE WUNT BE DRUV” – HISTORIC ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ WALK FROM THE [PROPOSED] KINGFISHER…
JANUARY 20 2024AD [THIS SATURDAY] – “WE WUNT BE DRUV” – HISTORIC ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ WALK FROM THE [PROPOSED] KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK/MILLERS TRAIL TO THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD BOUNDARY AT KILNWOOD VALE – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1.30PM]
“WE WUNT BE DRUV” – HISTORIC ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ WALK FROM THE [PROPOSED] KINGFISHER NATURE AND HERITAGE PARK/MILLERS TRAIL TO…
DECEMBER 30 2023 – ‘THE ANCIENT BOUNDARY SATURDAY BUS-WALK’ – THE PARISH BOUNDARY OF IFIELD AND ‘THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE’ BY W.G. HOSKINS – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN 1PM APPROX]
SATURDAY DECEMBER 30 2023 – ‘THE ANCIENT BOUNDARY BUS-WALK’ – THE PARISH BOUNDARY OF IFIELD AND ‘THE MAKING OF THE…
DECEMBER 28 2023 – ‘REFORMS WHICH PROTECT GREEN FIELDS WELCOMED’ – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES / ‘CONSULTATION FOR LOCAL PLAN’ – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES [DECEMBER 14 2023] / A REPLY FROM CLLR JOHN MILNE [HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL CABINET MEMBER FOR PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE]
“Horsham District Council’s Full Council should have delayed their rushed Local Plan vote on December 11 2023 until after December…
DECEMBER 25 2023 – IFIELD PARISH HERITAGE SITE AND NATURE PARK
DECEMBER 25 2023 – IS HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL’S ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ VOTE INVALID?
3 Reasons Why HDC’s West of Ifield Vote on December 11 2023 could be declared invalid: 1. W.G. Hoskins,…
‘PARISH LOST – PARISH REGAINED’ – THE IFIELD PARISH MAP PROJECT AND ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ PARISH BOUNDARY WALK [SATURDAY JANUARY 20 2024]
‘PARISH LOST – PARISH REGAINED’ THE IFIELD PARISH MAP PROJECT ‘PARISH LOST – PARISH REGAINED’ – THE IFIELD PARISH…
DECEMBER 22 2023 – “HOW DARE YOU…….”
There are serious doubts Horsham District Council has a viable Local Plan to submit to the Planning Inspectorate…
DECEMBER 18 2023 – “BLAME IT ON HER !” – THE ‘SATURDAY WALKERS’ CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
“BLAME IT ON HER!” – THE ‘SATURDAY WALKERS’ CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE …
DECEMBER 20 2023 – HOMES ENGLAND’S ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MASTERPLAN: “CRAWSHAM WILL NEVER HAPPEN” / “NOT OVER UNTIL FINAL WHISTLE” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER FRONT PAGE [ET AL] + LETTERS PAGE
WEST OF IFIELD: “CRAWSHAM WILL NEVER HAPPEN” / “NOT OVER UNTIL FINAL WHISTLE” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER FRONT PAGE [ET AL]…
DECEMBER 18 2023 – NASTY DRAGON [ND] ATTACKS HOME OF FRIENDLY DRAGON [FD] IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS. FRIENDLY DRAGON IN HIDING AT THE GROTTO OF SANTA CLAUS [WHO RECOMMENDS A ‘SANITY PROTECTION CLAUS’ AT CHRISTMAS]
“THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – PART 1” – ‘A SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN OF ALL…
DECEMBER 23 2023 [TOMORROW] – ‘HERE BE DRAGONS’ – CHRISTMAS SATURDAY WALK AROUND IFIELD’S ANCIENT PARISH HERITAGE SITE [PROPOSED 3000 ‘1ST PHASE’ OF 10,000 MASTERPLAN] – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD’S HISTORIC VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
DECEMBER 23 2023 – ‘HERE BE DRAGONS’ – CHRISTMAS SATURDAY WALK AROUND IFIELD’S ANCIENT PARISH HERITAGE SITE [proposed 3000 ‘1st…
DECEMBER 16 2023 – LOST HERBIE – A BLIND DACHSHUND – FOUND ON SATURDAY WALK [AND NOW RECONCILED WITH OWNER] AND THE ‘SATURDAY WALKERS’CHRISTMAS DINNER AT THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
LOST HERBIE – A BLIND DACHSHUND – FOUND ON SATURDAY WALK [AND NOW RECONCILED WITH OWNER] Jenny, loving owner of…
DECEMBER 16 2023 [THIS SATURDAY] – THE PARISH CHRISTMAS WALK – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
DECEMBER 16 2023 [SATURDAY] – THE PARISH CHRISTMAS WALK – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN…
DECEMBER 14 2023 – “HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL’S LOCAL PLAN ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ IS BANKRUPT, UNWORKABLE, FLAWED, INSANE AND UNSOUND”
DECEMBER 14 2023 – “HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL’S LOCAL PLAN ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ IS BANKRUPT, UNWORKABLE, FLAWED, INSANE AND UNSOUND” –…
DECEMBER 11 2023 – “AN INSANE MASTERPLAN HAS CREATED AN UNSOUND LOCAL PLAN WHICH MIGHT WELL BANKRUPT THE COUNCIL”
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23397241.row-plans-build-10-000-homes-outskirts-crawley/
DECEMBER 9 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK ABANDONED TO ANCIENT PARISH MEADOWS AND HERITAGE SITE
Saturday Walk abandoned to Ancient Parish Meadows and Heritage Site. Richard Symonds makes an about-turn and returns to the pub!…
DECEMBER 8 2023 – CRAWLEY MP HENRY SMITH “PLANNING TO PRESENT…WEST OF IFIELD PETITION, OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS THIS COMING WEEK”
CRAWLEY MP HENRY SMITH “PLANNING TO PRESENT…WEST OF IFIELD PETITION, OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, TO THE HOUSE OF…
THIS MONDAY [DECEMBER 11 2023] – ‘PARKSIDE PROTEST’ TO STOP THE WEST OF IFIELD DEVELOPMENT – OUTSIDE HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL ‘PARKSIDE’ OFFICES – 4.30PM TO 6PM
PROTEST AGAINST HDC LOCAL PLAN. MONDAY 11TH DECEMBER Please join Save West of Ifield to show your opposition to…
THE IFIELD SOCIETY
DECEMBER 7 2023 – ‘HOUSING FEARS – CONCERNS OVER LOCAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT SITES’ – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – FRONT PAGE + ‘HOMES PLAN BREAKS WATER NEUTRALITY’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS [DECEMBER 6 2023]
‘HOMES PLAN BREAKS WATER NEUTRALITY’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS Dear Editor Water Neutrality…
‘HOMES PLAN BREAKS WATER NEUTRALITY’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS
Dear Editor Water Neutrality requires that the amount of water used in West Sussex – and elsewhere –…
DECEMBER 9 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – “WILL FRIENDLY DRAGON BE HOMELESS THIS CHRISTMAS?” – A WALK THROUGH THE ANCIENT PARISH MEADOWS AND HERITAGE SITE – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
DECEMBER 9 2023 – “WILL FRIENDLY DRAGON BE HOMELESS THIS CHRISTMAS?” – THE ‘INSANITY GONE MAD’ SATURDAY WALK – “IS…
DECEMBER 2 2023 [SATURDAY] – THE FRIENDLY DRAGON CHRISTMAS PARTY-WALK -11AM FROM THE PLOUGH [RETURN BY 1PM]
SEPTEMBER 23 2023 – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON BIRTHDAY WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD…
NOVEMBER. 19 2023 – THE IFIELD SOCIETY CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO DISBAND HOMES ENGLAND
“Homes England’s ‘lock-down moment’ last Thursday was a democratic disgrace. If that’s how they behave towards representatives of a local…
NOVEMBER 18 2023 – “HOMES ENGLAND’S ‘LOCK-DOWN MOMENT’ LAST THURDAY”
https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/arts-and-culture/homes-england-protest-by-members-of-save-west-of-ifield-4407521 “So, Homes England were SO determined not to listen to those representing the 5,500 people who signed a petition…
NOVEMBER 18 2023 [SATURDAY] – ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ – WALKING THE ANCIENT PARISH MAP BOUNDARY – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
LETTER SUBMISSION [UNPUBLISHED] Dear Editor With the Ifield Parish Map Project now underway [which covers an ancient area within both…
NOVEMBER 11 2023 [SATURDAY] – ‘SAVE THE LIBRARY OAK’ BUS-WALK – 11AM FROM THE IFIELD PLOUGH [THEN BUS TO TOWN CENTRE] OR 12 MIDDAY OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY
NOVEMBER 11 2023 [SATURDAY] – ‘SAVE THE LIBRARY OAK’ BUS-WALK – 11AM FROM THE IFIELD PLOUGH [THEN BUS TO TOWN…
NOVEMBER 9 2023 – SPOTTED AND EXPOSED! A RARE SIGHTING OF ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS’ AUTHOR
SPOTTED! ‘The Friendly Dragon of Ifield Brook Meadows’ Author EXPOSED!
NOVEMBER 16 2023 [THURSDAY] – WEST OF IFIELD MASTERPLAN – ‘INSANITY GONE MAD’ – PROTEST OUTSIDE HOMES ENGLAND OFFICES [50 VICTORIA STREET, LONDON AT 11.30AM]. THEN FROM MIDDAY: WALK TO DLUHC OFFICES [MARSHAM STREET] – FINISH AT 14.00.
NOVEMBER 16 2023 [THURSDAY] – WEST OF IFIELD MASTERPLAN – ‘INSANITY GONE MAD’ – PROTEST OUTSIDE HOMES ENGLAND OFFICES [50…
THIS SATURDAY [NOV 4 2023] – GREAT PARISH HERITAGE WALKS – IN REMEMBRANCE: ROBINSON ROAD AND BEYOND – ‘BANG IN IFIELD WITH IAIN & SALLY’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
THE HIDDEN PLAQUE OF REMEMBRANCE TO ROBINSON ROAD [WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD] – The Ifield Society This…
OCTOBER 19/20 2023 – SEWAGE DISCHARGE INTO BEWBUSH BROOK AND IFIELD BROOK – THAMES WATER COLGATE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS – “COLGATE – FEEDS INTO IFIELD BROOK – OUR MONITOR INDICATES THIS STORM OVERFLOW DISCHARGED IN THE LAST 48 HOURS. THIS MEANS THERE COULD BE SEWAGE IN THIS SECTION OF THE WATERCOURSE” [EVENT DURATION MONITORING – EDM]
OCTOBER 22 2023 – SEWAGE DISCHARGE INTO BEWBUSH BROOK AND IFIELD BROOK – THAMES WATER COLGATE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS –…
OCTOBER 21 2023 – ‘HISTORY AND HAUNTINGS’ SATURDAY WALK – 4PM [NOT 11AM] FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
OCTOBER 14 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – ‘IFIELD AND BEYOND – A TASTE OF THE SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE’ [A LEAFLET/BROCHURE PUBLISHED BY CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL, HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL AND WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL]
The Saturday Walk [October 14 2023] – ‘Ifield & Beyond – A Taste of the Sussex Countryside’ – A…
OCTOBER 10 2023 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [2012] – DEVELOPER CONSORTIUM AND IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS (WITHIN THE PROPOSED ‘GREENWAY LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE SITE’ IN THE ANCIENT PARISH
ON THIS DAY 10 YEARS AGO [OCTOBER 10 2012] WELBECK’S DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS “BLOWN OUT OF THE…
OCTOBER 10 2023 – ‘RIVER MOLE LOCAL NATURE RESERVE’ – A TEMPLATE FOR THE URGENTLY PROPOSED ‘GREENWAY LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE SITE’ WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
‘RIVER MOLE LOCAL NATURE RESERVE’ SEPTEMBER 28 2023 – ‘WILD WALK ON THE RIVER MOLE’ – A WALKERS GUIDE…
OCTOBER 10 2023 – ‘FIELDS WE PROTECT’ [THEN PROTECT IT!] – FIELDS IN TRUST – BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS – PROTECTION TYPE: QUEEN ELIZABETH II FIELDS
Managing organisation Crawley Borough Council Please advise updates to info@fieldsintrust.org Located in Bewbush, with easy access from Ifield West…
OCTOBER 4 2023 – ‘WATER GARDEN CONTAMINATED – SHOCK AS MILL POND FISH DIE’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER FRONT PAGE + PAGE 5
OCTOBER 7 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – ‘TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE’ – THE PROPOSED ‘IFIELD BROOKS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE SITE”
SEPTEMBER 30 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – ‘LOCAL NATURE RESERVE OR LOCAL NATURE NIGHTMARE?’ – BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS AND…
OCTOBER 1 2023 – IFIELD SOCIETY DEMANDS COUNCILS’ [CBC, HDC, MDC & WSCC] DECLARE AN ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY AND DESIGNATE THE MOLE TRIBUTARIES OF BEWBUSH AND IFIELD BROOK A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] TO PREVENT AN ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE
SEPTEMBER 30 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – ‘LOCAL NATURE RESERVE OR LOCAL NATURE NIGHTMARE?’ – BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS…
SEPTEMBER 25 2023 – ‘TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE OF GATWICK’ – A WALKERS GUIDE TO THE PROPOSED ‘PARISH GREENWAY’ LOCAL NATURE RESERVE – IFIELD [UPPER MOLE TRIBUTARIES OF IFIELD BROOK AND BEWBUSH BROOK]
JULY 8 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – ‘THE RIGHT TO ROAM’ WALK…
SEPTEMBER 28 2023 – ‘WILD WALK ON THE RIVER MOLE’ – A WALKERS GUIDE TO THE RIVER MOLE LOCAL NATURE RESERVE
Wild River Walk 11blue (molevalley.gov.uk)
SEPTEMBER 30 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – ‘LOCAL NATURE RESERVE OR LOCAL NATURE NIGHTMARE?’ – BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS AND BEYOND – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD [RETURN BY 1.30PM]
SEPTEMBER 27 2023 – “HUNDREDS OF FISH DEAD IN ‘ECOLOGICAL DISASTER’” – THE ARGUS + “RESIDENTS SHOCKED AS ‘HUNDREDS OF…
SEPTEMBER 27 2023 – “THE HOMES ENGLAND PLANS CAN BE DEFEATED” – HENRY SMITH MP
SEPTEMBER 27 2023 – “HUNDREDS OF FISH DEAD IN ‘ECOLOGICAL DISASTER'” – THE ARGUS + “RESIDENTS SHOCKED AS ‘HUNDREDS OF FISH’ DIE AT POND AND WATER GARDENS IN WEST SUSSEX” – SUSSEX WORLD-CRAWLEY OBSERVER
The Environment Agency were at Bewbush Water Gardens/Ifield Millpond today [Wed – Sept 27 2023]. N’ spoke…
SEPTEMBER 26 2023 – “CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL AND HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL ARE NOW CALLED UPON TO DECLARE AN ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY AND IMPLEMENT A JOINT AREA ACTION PLAN [JAAP] TO MAKE THE WHOLE AREA A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR]”
“Crawley Borough Council and Horsham District Council are now called upon to declare an Ecological Emergency and implement a Joint…
SEPTEMBER 23 2023 – SHOCKING DISCOVERY OF TWO DEAD FISH IN A POLLUTED/CONTAMINATED BROOK WITHIN BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS. THIS IS AN ECOLOGICAL DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. ACTION DEMANDED – NOW!
This morning [Saturday Sept 23], we were shocked to witness two dead fish and a polluted/contaminated brook within Bewbush Water…
THE GREATEST LITTLE WALKS IN ANCIENT IFIELD [1] THE PARISH BROOKS – Ifield Brook, Bewbush Brook and Hythe Hill Brook
SEPTEMBER 21 2023 – ‘A WORLD GONE MAD’ – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS
Dear EditorIn a packed Rusper Village Hall last night (Thursday Sept 14) – with Crawley MP Henry Smith being one…
SEPTEMBER 23 2023 – THE IFIELD PARISH BROOKS SATURDAY WALK – “STOP THIS INSANITY BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
SEPTEMBER 21 2023 – ‘A WORLD GONE MAD’ – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS – The Ifield…
SEPTEMBER 14 2023 – ‘SAVE IFIELD AND RUSPER’ – PUBLIC MEETING – RUSPER VILLAGE HALL [6.30PM FOR 7PM START]
Cathy Durrant – Save West of Ifield – Together Campaign – Facebook Campaign PUBLIC MEETING – NOTICE & AGENDA…
THIS SATURDAY [SEPTEMBER 16 2023] – ‘PLOUGH TO PLOUGH’ WALK – FROM THE PLOUGH IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD TO THE PLOUGH IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF RUSPER [AND RETURN] – 11AM FROM THE IFIELD PLOUGH
Cathy Durrant – Save West of Ifield – Together – Facebook Page Save West of Ifield – Together …
SEPTEMBER 9 2023 – LAUNCH OF THE IFIELD PARISH MAP PROJECT 2023
JULY 1 2023 – LAUNCH OF THE IFIELD AND RUSPER PARISH MAP PROJECT 2023
SEPTEMBER 8 2023 – ‘IFIELD PARISH MAP PROJECT’ LAUNCHED ON EVE OF ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ WALK TO THE ANCIENT PARISH BOUNDARY
A Group of Five met at the Plough in Ifield Village on Thursday evening [Sept 7] to launch the Ifield…
SATURDAY [SEPT 9] – ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ PROTECT, PROTEST & TRESPASS MARCH – “DON’T LET BULLIES DESTROY THE SOUL OF THIS PARISH” – THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD BY HOMES ENGLAND IN £3BN LAND DEAL – 11.00AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1.30PM APPROX]
A ‘Beating the Bounds’ Protect, Protest & Trespass March is planned for this Saturday [Sept 9] to protest at Homes England’s destruction…
THE SATURDAY BUS-WALK [SEPTEMBER 2] – PART 2: ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ – WALKING THE PARISH MAP BOUNDARY [KILNWOOD BOUNDARY POINT] – ‘THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME?’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [OR 11.20AM FROM DOBBINS PLACE IN IFIELD WEST] – RETURN BY 1.30PM [APPROX]
No 2 Bus from Ifield Parade to Dobbins Place, Ifield West ‘Private Land’ Parish…
THE SATURDAY WALK [AUGUST 26] – PART 1: ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ – WALKING THE PARISH MAP BOUNDARY [WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE – AMBERLEY FARM BOUNDARY POINT]
THE SATURDAY WALK [AUGUST 26 2023] – ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ – WALKING THE PARISH MAP BOUNDARY – PART 1 [WILLOUGHBY…
THE SATURDAY WALK [JULY 29] – ‘THE BRIDGE-DESTROYERS OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
Public Rights of Way – West Sussex County Council Dear Sirs, Land West of Ifield We note that…
JULY 24 2023 – FRIENDLY DRAGON MEETS BRONTY THE DINOSAUR ON THE CONKER TRAIL IN LEONARDSLEE GARDENS
TO PURCHASE THIS BOOK, PLEASE CONTACT LOVE READING [THEY WILL DONATE BOOKS TO SCHOOLS WITH EVERY PURCHASE] “Buy a book.…
THE SATURDAY WALK [JULY 22] – ‘MEET SAMMY THE SNAKE IN THE ANCIENT YEW TREE OF ST. MARGARET’S CEMETERY – AND BETTY THE BUTTERFLY ON THE FRIENDLY DRAGON TRAIL’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
Humans have a deep emotional need for symbolism and ritual, the awe inspired by trees has had fertile…
JULY 14 2023 – “PARISHIONERS PUT THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD ON THE MAP” – THE IFIELD PARISH MAP PROJECT 2023
A Core Group of Parishioners met at the Plough in Ifield village [Thursday July 6 & 13] to launch the…
JULY 15 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – “MEET WOODY – THE MAMMOTH OAK OF IFIELD WOOD” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH [RETURN BY 1.30PM]
JULY 10 2023 – THE MIGHTY OAK – “CALL TO SAVE OAK TREE” ON THE ANCIENT PARISH BOUNDARY OF IFIELD AND CRAWLEY [NEAR TOWN CENTRE LIBRARY & IFIELD AND CRAWLEY MEMORIAL GARDENS]
THE MIGHTY OAK – “CALL TO SAVE OAK TREE” ON THE ANCIENT PARISH BOUNDARY OF IFIELD AND CRAWLEY [NEAR TOWN…
JULY 7 2023AD – RENOWNED LOCAL HISTORIAN ENDORSES PARISH MAP PROJECT FOR IFIELD AND RUSPER
Renowned local historian Ian Mulcahy endorses the Parish Map Project 2023: “trying to pull together a group to create ‘parish…
JULY 8 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – ‘THE RIGHT TO ROAM’ WALK ALONG THE CRAWLEY MILLENNIUM GREENWAY [IFIELD] – ‘THE MILLER’S TRAIL’ – 11AM FROM THE IFIELD PLOUGH [RETURN BY 1PM]
https://www.righttoroam.org.uk/so/dbOaRUrBT?languageTag=en&cid=eb5cb905-c4fd-4de4-b2de-d86a35584c1b
JULY 2 2023 – FRIENDLY DRAGON GOES TO WEST BLATCHINGTON WINDMILL
JULY 2 2023 – FRIENDLY DRAGON GOES TO WEST BLATCHINGTON WINDMILL WEST BLATCHINGTON WINDMILL – FACEBOOK…
JULY 1 2023 – LAUNCH OF THE IFIELD AND RUSPER PARISH MAP PROJECT 2023
JULY 1 2023 [SATURDAY] – “THE PARISH MAP WALK” – ‘PUTTING THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF…
JULY 1 2023 [SATURDAY] – “THE PARISH MAP WALK” – ‘PUTTING THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF IFIELD AND RUSPER ON THE MAP – MAKE IT HAPPEN’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM] – WITH SPECIAL GUEST WALKER MR KIM LESLIE OF THE WEST SUSSEX MILLENNIUM PARISH MAPS PROJECT
SATURDAY [JULY 1] – “THE PARISH MAP WALK” – ‘PUTTING THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF IFIELD AND RUSPER ON THE MAP…
JUNE 29 2023 – RIVER MOLE AND ITS TRIBUTARY SYSTEM NOW UNDER SERIOUS THREAT WITH POSSIBLE BANKRUPTCY OF THAMES WATER – LEAVING THE GOVERNMENT/TAXPAYER TO MEND A BROKEN SYSTEM AND PAY FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE?
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23625578.ofwat-worried-southern-waters-5-2-billion-debt/?ref=ebln&nid=944&u=1e01a25da9b9971f1e506cf20f3dc944&date=010723 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/28/water-security-must-be-the-priority/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66056024 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/29/taxpayer-cash-must-not-be-used-to-bail-out-thames-water-says-feargal-sharkey?CMP=share_btn_link WATER – TELEGRAPH LETTERS SIR – It is incomprehensible that the highly regulated water…
JUNE 26 2023 – THE RIVER MOLE TRIBUTARIES [SHOWING IFIELD BROOK AND BEWBUSH BROOK] – GEOLOGY AND THE IRON INDUSTRY
MAY 19 2023 – MAKING IFIELD BROOK POLLUTION-FREE ALONG THE WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE [POLICY CL8] APRIL 23 2023…
JUNE 26 2023 – HOHE MARK NATURE PARK – DORSTEN [TWINNED WITH CRAWLEY] – A BLUEPRINT FOR THE PROPOSED WEST OF IFIELD LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE SITE ?
“Dorsten lies on the edge of the extensive Hohe Mark Country Park, in the rich pastoral landscape just north of…
JUNE 26 2023 – WEST OF IFIELD: “ARE WE TO BE BAMBOOZLED BY THE BAMBOOZLERS – YET AGAIN?”
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any…
JUNE 24 2023 [SATURDAY] – ‘THE MILLENNIUM GREENWAY LOCAL NATURE RESERVE WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD [RETURN BY 1.30PM]
JUNE 17 2023 – TO THE MEMORY OF BEN MOON [SON OF DAVID MOON] WHO PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY – RIP
JUNE 17 2023 – THE IFIELD SOCIETY – OUR COMMUNITY VISION – FIGHTING FOR THE BEST LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE SITE IN THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF IFIELD AND RUSPER
TODAY [SATURDAY JUNE 17] FROM 11AM – ‘TALK THE WALK OVER A BEER’ AT THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE…
SATURDAY [JUNE 17] FROM 11AM – ‘TALK THE WALK OVER A BEER’ AT THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [WITH A VIEW TO JOINTLY PRODUCING AN IFIELD AND RUSPER PARISH MAP [AND COMPLETING THE CRAWLEY LOCAL PLAN FORM – DEADLINE THIS TUESDAY JUNE 20]
Also this Saturday from 11am at the Plough in Ifield, help will be on hand to complete the Crawley…
POSTPONED – THIS SATURDAY [JUNE 17] – ‘PARISH PLOUGH TO PARISH PLOUGH’ WALK BETWEEN THE DOMESDAY VILLAGES OF IFIELD AND RUSPER – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
POSTPONED – ‘PARISH PLOUGH TO PARISH PLOUGH’ WALK BETWEEN THE DOMESDAY VILLAGES OF IFIELD AND RUSPER – 11AM FROM THE…
JUNE 12 2023 – WEST OF IFIELD “NOT CURRENTLY DEVELOPABLE” – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL 2016
West of Ifield “Not Currently Developable” [in red] – Horsham District Council 2016 and 2018. “If HDC concluded in 2016…
JUNE 6 2023 – ‘MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] AND HERITAGE SITE ON THE WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE – AND BEYOND’ – IFIELD SOCIETY SUBMISSION TO THE CRAWLEY LOCAL PLAN [POLICY CL8] – DEADLINE JUNE 20 2023]
‘MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] AND HERITAGE SITE ON THE WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE –…
JUNE 10 2023 – SATURDAY WALK – “PLOUGH TO PLOUGH” – IFIELD SOCIETY ‘RAMBLETTE’ AROUND THE HISTORIC VILLAGE OF IFIELD WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH [SATURDAY JUNE 10] – A PRELUDE TO “PLOUGH TO PLOUGH” – ‘SAVE WEST OF IFIELD’ HISTORIC WALK FROM THE IFIELD PLOUGH TO THE RUSPER PLOUGH WITHIN THE TWO ANCIENT PARISHES [SATURDAY JUNE 17]
DECEMBER 18 2020 – LATE BRONZE AGE TO ROMAN ERA SETTLEMENT WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD [CIRCA…
SATURDAY [JUNE 3 2023] – ‘THE LONGHORN HUNT’ – IFIELD SOCIETY RAMBLETTE – 11.00AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
MAY 30 2023 – ‘STENOCORUS MERIDIANUS’ LONGHORN BEETLE DISCOVERED IN AREA OF LOST HEDGEROWS ON WEST OF IFIELD…
MAY 30 2023 – ‘STENOCORUS MERIDIANUS’ LONGHORN BEETLE DISCOVERED IN AREA OF LOST HEDGEROWS ON WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE
https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/crawley-campaign-group-discovers-beetle-thought-to-be-extinct-in-the-county-4162114 Crawley campaign group discovers beetle ‘thought to be extinct in the county’ A campaign group from Crawley discovered…
MAY 27 2023 – THE SATURDAY MOON-WALK – HEDGEROW HUNT FOR THE LONGHORN BEETLE [LED BY DAVID MOON] – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD [RETURN BY 1PM]
RARE SPECIES OF LONGHORN BEETLE ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION AFTER DESTRUCTION OF HEDGEROWS ON THE WEST…
MAY 19 2023 – MAKING IFIELD BROOK POLLUTION-FREE ALONG THE WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE [POLICY CL8]
Sussex North Water Supply Zone MAY 15 2023 – ‘MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE…
MAY 15 2023 – ‘MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] ON THE WEST OF IFIELD RURAL FRINGE [POLICY CL8] – SEVEN STUDIES COMPILED BY THE IFIELD SOCIETY [WITH INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MOON] – FEBRUARY 2020 [REVISED MAY 2023]
CRAWLEY LOCAL PLAN Draft Crawley Local Plan 2024-2040 For Submission Publication Consultation: May-June 2023 Policy CL8: Development Outside the…
THIS SATURDAY [MAY 20] – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MINI-TRESPASS WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD [RETURN BY 1PM]
SATURDAY – MAY 20 2023 – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MINI-TRESPASS WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD [RETURN BY…
THE SATURDAY WALK [MAY 13 2023] – ‘POLESFLEET STREAM: HISTORIC TRIBUTARY OF THE RIVER MOLE IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD [RETURN BY 1PM]
MAY 6 2023 – THE SATURDAY CORONATION WALK – “POLESFLEET STREAM: CRAWLEY’S 3,500-YEAR-OLD RIVER MOLE TRIBUTARY” – 11AM FROM THE…
MAY 10 2023 – UNWELL FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS FOUND ON DOORSTEP OF THE DRAGON PUB IN COLGATE VILLAGE
“The Friendly Dragon of Ifield Brook Meadows” – A Short Story for Children of All Ages. By Richard W. Symonds
MAY 6 2023 – POLLUTION AT WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE IN POLESFLEET STREAM TRIBUTARY WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
POLLUTION AT WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE IN POLESFLEET STREAM TRIBUTARY WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD …
MAY 6 2023 – THE SATURDAY CORONATION WALK – “POLESFLEET STREAM: CRAWLEY’S 3,500-YEAR-OLD RIVER MOLE TRIBUTARY” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD [RETURN BY 1PM]
THIS SATURDAY [DECEMBER 17] – THE PARISH CHRISTMAS WALK – ‘WALK THE GREENWAY’ TO WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE…
APRIL 29 2023 – HAVE COUNCILLORS ALREADY GIVEN PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A CONTAMINATED BUILDING SITE FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS TO THOSE IN THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF IFIELD AND RUSPER?
“THE OLD WATER AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS ARE ALREADY AT BREAKING POINT WITH THE KILNWOOD AND MAPLES DEVELOPMENTS. HOMES ENGLAND’S ‘10,000…
APRIL 23 2023 – “STREAMS AS TOILETS” WALK – FRIDAY APRIL 28 2023 – FROM/TO IFIELD MILL CAR PARK TO BEWBUSH BROOK AND WATER GARDENS
The ‘Streams as Toilets’ Walk took place this morning (Friday). Eight concerned people walked along Bewbush Brook in Bewbush Water…
THE SATURDAY WALK [APRIL 29] – THE BLUEBELLS AND OTHER WILD FLOWERS OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
THE SATURDAY BLUEBELL WALK 1 – APRIL 22 2023 – “PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HILLTOP BLUEBELL WOOD IN…
THE SATURDAY BLUEBELL WALK 1 – APRIL 22 2023 – “PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HILLTOP BLUEBELL WOOD IN ENGLAND” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN 2PM APPROX]
THE SATURDAY BLUEBELL WALK – APRIL 22 2023 – “PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HILLTOP BLUEBELL WOOD IN ENGLAND” “Ten…
APRIL 9 2023 – ‘PRIVATE LAND’ SIGNS RE-ERECTED IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS BY GOVERNMENT QUANGO HOMES ENGLAND
Chaffin Works – a Homes England sub-contractor – arrived in a van on March 29 2023 – and re-erected…
APRIL 8 2023 – WATER QUALITY TESTING DEMANDED AT IFIELD BROOK
APRIL 8 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – IFIELD BROOK: “PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL…
APRIL 6 2023 – ‘DEVELOPMENT THREATS TO RUNOFF IN THE UPPER MOLE BASIN’ BY SIMON COLLINS [AUTHOR OF ‘THE MOLE STORY’]
‘DEVELOPMENT THREATS TO RUNOFF IN THE UPPER MOLE BASIN’ BY SIMON COLLINS The Mole Story A website about the…
APRIL 3 2023 – ‘THE MOLE STORY’ BY SIMON COLLINS – CRAWLEY’S RIVER TRIBUTARY SYSTEM AND BEYOND – THE DANGERS
THE MOLE STORY BY SIMON COLLINS For full posts on the River Mole please visit https://themolestory.com/ and follow Simon on Twitter @sirgeogy…
APRIL 15 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – IFIELD BROOK: “PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SHORT RIVERBANK WALK IN SUSSEX” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
APRIL 15 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – IFIELD BROOK: “PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SHORT RIVERBANK WALK IN SUSSEX” –…
APRIL 2 2023 – “HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES” FOUND IN CRAWLEY’S RIVER TRIBUTARY SYSTEM AT BEWBUSH AND IFIELD BROOKS
THE MOLE STORY SATURDAY APRIL 1 2023 – COMMUNITY EMERGENCY MEETING – SOUTHGATE WEST COMMUNITY CENTRE,…
MARCH 20 2023 – WEST OF BEWBUSH [KILNWOOD VALE] JOINT AREA ACTION PLAN [JAAP] 2009 – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL AND CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
WEST OF BEWBUSH [KILNWOOD VALE] JOINT AREA ACTION PLAN [JAAP] 2009 – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL AND CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL 1.20…
SATURDAY APRIL 1 2023 – COMMUNITY EMERGENCY MEETING – SOUTHGATE WEST COMMUNITY CENTRE, DITCHLING HILL, CRAWLEY RH11 8QL – MIDDAY TO 1PM [“HOW DANGEROUS ARE LARGE DEVELOPMENTS TO CRAWLEY’S RIVER TRIBUTARY SYSTEM? IS THIS AN ECOLOGICAL DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN?”]
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY MEETING – SOUTHGATE WEST COMMUNITY CENTRE, DITCHLING HILL, CRAWLEY RH11 8QL – MIDDAY TO 1PM – SATURDAY APRIL 1 2023…
FROM THE ARCHIVES [MARCH 25 2023] – THE SATURDAY WALK – ‘HOW DANGEROUS IS THE POLLUTION AND CONTAMINATION IN BEWBUSH BROOK IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD?’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [OR 11.30AM FROM IFIELD WEST BUS STOP/COMMUNITY CENTRE AT DOBBINS PLACE]
SATURDAY [MARCH 18 2023] – ‘QUEEN ELIZABETH II BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS BUS-WALK’ [WITH A VIEW TO LAUNCHING…
SATURDAY [MARCH 18 2023] – ‘QUEEN ELIZABETH II BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS BUS-WALK’ [WITH A VIEW TO LAUNCHING AN INVESTIGATION INTO POLLUTION AND CONTAMINATION IN BEWBUSH BROOK AND BEYOND] – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE OR 11.30AM FROM IFIELD WEST COMMUNITY CENTRE BUS STOP, DOBBINS PLACE
HOW DANGEROUS IS THE CONTAMINATION AND POLLUTION AT KILNWOOD VALE? THE WATER RUNS INTO…
MARCH 11 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – “IN SEARCH OF FRIENDLY DRAGON” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH [RETURN BY 1PM]
MARCH 6 2023 – ‘BABY DRAGON’ CUT TO PIECES IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
MARCH 6 2023 – ‘BABY DRAGON’ CUT TO PIECES IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
JANUARY 21 2023 – SATURDAY – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON WALK’ – 11.00AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD…
MARCH 4 2023 – THE SATURDAY WALK – “PLAY A PART IN CLEANING UP THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RIVERBANK WALK IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS” – ‘THE JAMES HAVERS LITTER-PICKING WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
“PLAY A PART IN CLEANING UP THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RIVERBANK WALK IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS” – ‘THE JAMES HAVERS LITTER-PICKING…
THIS SATURDAY [FEBRUARY 25TH 2023AD] – IFIELD MILLPOND BUS 200-WALK – 11.00AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [OR 11.20AM FROM BUCKSWOOD DRIVE BUS STOP, GOSSOPS GREEN]
DECEMBER 12 2021 – IFIELD MILL AND MILLPOND
FEBRUARY 18 2023 – THE SATURDAY BUS-WALK – TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS [FIELDS IN TRUST] AND BEWBUSH MILL [REMAINS OF] AT KILNWOOD VALE LANDFILL DEVELOPMENT – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 2PM]
JULY 1 2021 – FIELDS IN TRUST – BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS – “PROTECTS OUR PARKS AND GREEN SPACES IN…
TOMORROW [FEB 11] – THE SATURDAY BUS-WALK – ‘MEET MEGALO: THE DINOSAUR DRAGON OF TILGATE FOREST’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [OR MIDDAY AT K2 BUS STOP]
THE SATURDAY BUS-WALK – ‘MEET MEGALO: THE DINOSAUR DRAGON OF TILGATE FOREST’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE…
FEBRUARY 4 2023AD – ‘A DAY AT THE MUSEUM’ WITH STEGOSAURUS AND FRIENDS – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [OR MIDDAY AT CRAWLEY MUSEUM]
STEGOSAURUS UNCOVERED – EXHIBITION – CRAWLEY MUSEUM – FEB 2 2023 -MARCH 25 2023 Stegosaurus Uncovered 2 Feb 2023 –…
JANUARY 21 2023 – SATURDAY – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON WALK’ – 11.00AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM] + ‘LYCHGATE COTTAGE’ SIGNATURE REQUEST
OCTOBER 8 2022 [SATURDAY WALK] – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MINI-TRESPASS’ – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND ST. MARGARET’S ANCIENT PARISH FIELDS…
JANUARY 13 2023 – THE LYCHGATE COTTAGE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS AND IFIELD SOCIETY ARCHIVES
THE LYCHGATE COTTAGE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS AND IFIELD SOCIETY ARCHIVES including The Joad Collection The Bell Collection The Orwell-Chomsky Collection The…
TOMORROW [JANUARY 14 2023AD] – IFIELD PARISH ‘WET AND MUDDY’ SATURDAY WALK – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH [RETURN BY 1PM]
JANUARY 5 2023 – “WHY RUSH THE LOCAL PLAN?” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS
‘Why rush the local plan?’ [West Sussex County Times, January 5 2023]: “At recent Council meetings, Cllr Hogben has…
TOMORROW [JANUARY 28 2023] – THE SATURDAY PARISH WALK – WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND ITS ‘LOST WOODLAND’ SCULPTURES AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL TREASURES – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD [RETURN BY 1.30PM]
‘Yesterday’ Sculpture – County Oak – Manor Royal THIS SATURDAY [DECEMBER 17] – THE PARISH CHRISTMAS WALK – ‘WALK…
JANUARY 1 2023 – DISCOVERY OF STONE AGE SETTLEMENT WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD?
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THIS SUNDAY [JAN 1 2023] – THE NEW YEAR’S DAY WALK – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN 2PM APPROX] – ORGANISED ANNUALLY BY THE IFIELD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION
DECEMBER 17 2022 – ROBIN OF IFIELD VILLAGE AT CHRISTMAS
THIS SATURDAY [DECEMBER 17] – THE PARISH CHRISTMAS WALK – ‘WALK THE GREENWAY’ TO WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [WITHIN THE PROPOSED QUEEN ELIZABETH II HERITAGE PARK] AND DISCOVER THE 3,500-YEAR-OLD BRONZE AGE SWORD
THIS SATURDAY [DECEMBER 17 2022] – THE PARISH CHRISTMAS WALK – ‘WALK THE GREENWAY’ TO WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE…
DECEMBER 8 2022 – ‘DESTRUCTION AND POLLUTION’ WEST OF IFIELD – CRAWLEY OBSERVER LETTERS + HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL DELAYS ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ LOCAL PLAN DECISION
1. ‘DESTRUCTION AND POLLUTION – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS – DECEMBER 7 2022 The Queen Elizabeth II Bewbush Water Gardens…
HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL SET TO ABANDON HOMES ENGLAND INSANE ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MASTERPLAN ?
Daily Telegraph – Housebuilding | Michael Gove drops mandatory targets
DECEMBER 5 2022 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [JULY 17 2021] – SA101: LAND WEST OF IFIELD – “WHAT PART OF ‘NOT CURRENTLY DEVELOPABLE’ DOES HDC CABINET FAIL TO UNDERSTAND?”
JULY 17 2021 – SA 101 [LAND WEST OF IFIELD]: “WHAT PART OF ‘NOT CURRENTLY DEVELOPABLE’ DOES HORSHAM DISTRICT…
DECEMBER 3 2022 – SATURDAY – ANNIVERSARY BUS-WALK – ‘QUEEN ELIZABETH II BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD [RETURN BY 2PM] + PETITION: QUEEN ELIZABETH II NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE PARK – IFIELD
THIS SATURDAY – CHRISTMAS BUS-WALK [DEC 3] – ‘QUEEN ELIZABETH II BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN…
PETITION – QUEEN ELIZABETH II NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE PARK – IFIELD
To: Crawley Borough Council PETITION: QUEEN ELIZABETH II NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE PARK – IFIELD Campaign created by Richard W. Symonds …
NOVEMBER 19 2022 – ‘SAVE WEST OF IFIELD – TOGETHER’ STALL – COUNTY MALL SHOPPING CENTRE – CRAWLEY
From left to right: Aidan Zeall [SWOI], Richard Symonds [Ifield Society], Fenella Maitland-Smith [SWOI], Cllr Michael Jones [CBC Leader], Cllr…
NOVEMBER 23 2022 – CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL – CABINET MEETING – ‘PARISH-WEST OF IFIELD’ PUBLIC QUESTIONS [7PM – OLD TOWN HALL]
RICHARD SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY “WHAT FURTHER ACTION IS THIS COUNCIL TAKING – OTHER THAN YOUR VERY WELCOME…
DECEMBER 10 2022 – THE SATURDAY CHRISTMAS WALK – ‘EDGAR CELEBRATES FRIENDSHIP WITH FRIENDLY DRAGON AND FRIENDS’
THE SATURDAY CHRISTMAS WALK – ‘EDGAR CELEBRATES FRIENDSHIP WITH FRIENDLY DRAGON AND FRIENDS’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD…
NOVEMBER 17 2022 – RESPONSE BY CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL TO HOMES ENGLAND’S WEST OF IFIELD MASTERPLAN
ECONOMY AND PLANNING SERVICES Contact: Direct Line: Direct Fax: Mrs J. McPherson (01293) 438577 (01293) 438495 Our Ref: Email: Date:…
“THE ANCIENT HERITAGE OF ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH PARISH MUST BE PROTECTED” – HENRY SMITH, MP FOR CRAWLEY – THIS SATURDAY [NOV 19] – “SAY NO TO…” HOMES ENGLAND’S 10,000 DEVELOPMENT MASTERPLAN – ‘SAVE WEST OF IFIELD’ STAND AT COUNTY MALL CRAWLEY [OUTSIDE PRIMARK] – 09.00AM TO 17.00PM [‘COME AND MEET US’ + ‘ENSURING PROTECTION’, CRAWLEY OBSERVER LETTERS, NOV 16] + ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ LETTER – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES [NOV 17] + CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL RESPONSE TO HOMES ENGLAND WEST OF IFIELD MASTERPLAN + THIS WEDNESDAY [NOV 23] – CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL CABINET – PUBLIC QUESTION – 7PM TOWN HALL
“THE ANCIENT HERITAGE OF ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH PARISH MUST BE PROTECTED” HENRY SMITH, MP FOR CRAWLEY “WHAT ARE…
NOVEMBER 15 2022 – HOMES ENGLAND / GATWICK ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MAP + ‘A TASTE OF SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE’
MAY 10 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND /GATWICK AIRPORT ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MAPS
TOMORROW [SATURDAY NOV 12] – A SPECIAL VISIT TO IFIELD MILL [‘THE MILLERS TRAIL’] – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH [OR 11.30 AT THE MILL]
AUGUST 24 2022 – “MILL OPENS ITS DOORS” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS – AUGUST 24 2022
NOVEMBER 10 2022 – HOMES ENGLAND ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MASTERPLAN: “IT’S FRANKLY DISGRACEFUL” / “HORROR AT OUT-OF-KEEPING PLANS WHICH WILL DESTROY FARMLAND” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER / WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE – PUBLIHED LETTERS [NOV 10] + UNPUBLISHED LETTER [SUBMITTED TO WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES ET AL] + BBC COVERAGE
LETTERS [PUBLISHED IN CRAWLEY OBSERVER & WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE] LETTER [UNPUBLISHED IN WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES ET AL]…
NOVEMBER 5 2022 – BBC COVERAGE OF ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON TRESPASS’
NOVEMBER 3 2022 – “HORROR AT HOUSING PLAN” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTER [VIVIEN SALLOWS] + ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MASS TRESPASS’ – THIS SATURDAY [NOV 5TH] – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH, IFIELD
THE MAP OF HORROR https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/readers-letter-horror-at-ifield-housing-plans-which-would-be-totally-out-of-keeping-with-the-surrounding-rural-area-3904063 TOMORROW [SATURDAY – NOVEMBER 5TH 2022] – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MASS TRESPASS’ – 11AM FROM…
THIS SATURDAY [NOVEMBER 5 2022] – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MASS TRESPASS’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE + NOVEMBER 3 – “HORROR AT HOUSING PLAN” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTER [VIVIEN SALLOWS]
THE MAP OF HORROR https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/readers-letter-horror-at-ifield-housing-plans-which-would-be-totally-out-of-keeping-with-the-surrounding-rural-area-3904063 TOMORROW [SATURDAY – NOVEMBER 5TH 2022] – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MASS TRESPASS’ – 11AM FROM…
OCTOBER 30 2022 – BBC ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ COVERAGE
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OCTOBER 28 2022 – “A MASSIVE NO” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER [OCT 26] + “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES [OCT 27]
OCTOBER 21 2022 – WEST OF IFIELD: THIRD CONSULTATION STARTS ON PLANS TO BUILD THOUSANDS OF HOMES IN CRAWLEY” – SUSSEX WORLD
https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politics/council/west-of-ifield-third-consultation-starts-on-plans-to-build-thousands-of-homes-in-crawley-3888258
FROM THE ARCHIVES – 42 YEARS AGO [SEPTEMBER 25 1980] – ‘FIGHT IS LAUNCHED TO SAVE CHURCH’ – CRAWLEY NEWS
Fight is launched to save church – Crawley News – September 25 – 1980 – Page 13
OCTOBER 19 2022 – ‘VISION IS A NIGHTMARE’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS
Dear Editor Landowners Homes England introduce their ‘West of Ifield’ publicity pack thus: “Our vision…” Your vision is our…
OCTOBER 18 2022 – ‘THEIR VISION – OUR NIGHTMARE’
Crawley growth – new plan needed Please find the attached, which I hope will help inform tomorrow’s discussion…
OCTOBER 20/21/22 2022 – HOMES ENGLAND ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ CONSULTATIONS – ‘YOUR VISION – OUR NIGHTMARE’
OCTOBER 20/21/22 2022 – HOMES ENGLAND ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ CONSULTATIONS – ‘YOUR VISION – OUR NIGHTMARE’ OCT 20TH – APPLE…
NOVEMBER 5TH 2022 – RELAUNCH OF CAMPAIGN FOR THE PROTECTION OF RURAL IFIELD [CPRI] – ONLY FOR ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MASS TRESPASS’ [NOV 5TH] – IN REMEMBRANCE OF GERAINT THOMAS [1950-2019]
RELAUNCH OF CAMPAIGN FOR THE PROTECTION OF RURAL IFIELD [CPRI] – ONLY FOR ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MASS TRESPASS’ [SATURDAY NOVEMBER…
OCTOBER 10 2022 – FROM THE ARCHIVES – 10 YEARS AGO [OCTOBER 10 2012]
ON THIS DAY 10 YEARS AGO [OCTOBER 10 2012] WELBECK’S DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS “BLOWN OUT OF THE…
OCTOBER 10 2022 – WE DESERVE BETTER. WE DEMAND BETTER.
OCTOBER 8 2022 – AUTUMN GLORY – IFIELD
OCTOBER 20 2022 – HOMES ENGLAND ‘COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT I’ – APPLE TREE CENTRE [HINDU TEMPLE] – 1PM TO 7PM
OCTOBER 6 2022 – “YOUR VISION. OUR NIGHTMARE – A BUILDING SITE FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS”- HOMES ENGLAND’S 10,000 ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MASTERPLAN
OCTOBER 8 2022 [SATURDAY WALK] – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MINI-TRESPASS’ – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND ST. MARGARET’S ANCIENT PARISH FIELDS -11AM FROM THE PLOUGH [RETURN BY 1PM]
JULY 16 2022 – THIS SATURDAY – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON TRESPASS WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE…
SATURDAY – NOVEMBER 5TH 2022 – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MASS TRESPASS’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 3PM] + “HORROR AT HOUSING PLAN” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTER [VIVIEN SALLOWS] – NOVEMBER 3 2022
THE MAP OF HORROR https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/readers-letter-horror-at-ifield-housing-plans-which-would-be-totally-out-of-keeping-with-the-surrounding-rural-area-3904063 NOVEMBER 3 2022 – “HORROR AT HOUSING PLAN” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTER…
SEPTEMBER 28 2022 – “HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS
‘HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS – SEPTEMBER 28 2022 How is it even possible Horsham…
SEPTEMBER 29 2022 – THE WAKEHURST OAK
THE SATURDAY MOON WALK [OCT 1] – ‘A FUNGAL FORAY INTO IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS’ – LED BY CRAWLEY COMMUNITY AWARDS WINNER DAVID MOON – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
OCTOBER 6 2021 – THE PARISH MOON WALK – SATURDAY – “MUSHROOM HUNTING – A FUNGAL FORAY INTO IFIELD BROOK…
THIS SATURDAY [SEPT 24] – THE ELIZABETH II WALK – A COMMUNITY VISION – ‘IFIELD AND BEYOND – A TASTE OF THE SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE’ [A LEAFLET FUNDED BY HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL, CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL AND WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL]
THIS SATURDAY – THE ELIZABETH II WALK – A COMMUNITY VISION – ‘IFIELD AND BEYOND – A TASTE OF THE…
SEPTEMBER 20 2022 – ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH – THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH – IN THE HISTORIC VILLAGE OF IFIELD
FEBRUARY 10 2021 – LYCHGATE COTTAGE AT ST MARGARET’S CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [GRADE…
SEPTEMBER 9 2022 – ELIZABETH II NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE CENTRE – A COMMUNITY VISION FOR IFIELD PARK
JULY 27 2022 – “WILL THIS COUNCIL NOW CONSIDER A PLATINUM JUBILEE NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE AND ‘GREENWAY’ HERITAGE PARK,…
SEPTEMBER 9 2022 – “MP VOICES OPPOSITION TO PLAN FOR 10,000 NEW HOMES TO BE BUILT BETWEEN HORSHAM AND CRAWLEY” – SUSSEX LIVE NEWS
“MP VOICES OPPOSITION TO PLAN FOR 10,000 NEW HOMES TO BE BUILT BETWEEN HORSHAM AND CRAWLEY” – SUSSEX LIVE NEWS…
SEPTEMBER 9 2022 – SATURDAY WALKS CANCELLED FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
Her Majesty The Queen walking in Crawley – Date: 1953/1954? [Photo Source: Unknown]
SEPTEMBER 8 2022 – SAVE OUR PARISH
SEPTEMBER 8 2022- ST MARGARET’S CHURCH – THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD SEPTEMBER…
SEPTEMBER 8 2022 – “A POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCE” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS
Dear Editor I write in support of the letter published recently, warning of the possible threat of subsidence…
SEPTEMBER 8 2022- ST MARGARET’S CHURCH – THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
SEPTEMBER 8 2022 – SAVE OUR PARISH FROM THE ARCHIVES [JULY 29 2019] – “HOMES ENGLAND PLAN £3BN CRAWLEY GARDEN…
FROM THE ARCHIVES [JULY 29 2019] – “HOMES ENGLAND PLAN £3BN CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE” – WEST OF IFIELD – ESTATES GAZETTE INTELLIGENCE [EGI]
“HOMES ENGLAND PLANS £3BN CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE” – WEST OF IFIELD – ESTATES GAZETTE INTELLIGENCE [EGI] – EMMA ROSSER SEPTEMBER…
SEPTEMBER 3 2022 – “PROFITABLE PUB CLOSE TO MAJOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT…PICTURESQUE VILLAGE LOCATION CLOSE TO 10,000 NEW HOMES” – RIGHTMOVE ESTATE AGENTS
“PROFITABLE PUB CLOSE TO MAJOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT…PICTURESQUE VILLAGE LOCATION CLOSE TO 10,000 NEW HOMES” – RIGHTMOVE ESTATE AGENTS …
CANCELLED SATURDAY WALK [TOMORROW: SEPTEMBER 10 2022] – ‘THE BLACKBERRY-PICKING TRESPASS-SIGNAGE WALK IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS’- 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
Photo: Wiki Commons JULY 16 2022 – THIS SATURDAY – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON TRESPASS WALK’ – 11AM FROM…
SATURDAY – SEPTEMBER 3 2022 – ‘THE 3000-YEAR HISTORY WALK IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS’ – 11.00AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
MAY 9 2022 – DISCOVERY OF A BRONZE AGE BELL BARROW NEAR ‘DRUID’S COPSE’ IN ANCIENT IFIELD…
AUGUST 31 2022 – “SERIOUS CONCERNS” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS
Dear Editor A Walk took place on Bank Holiday Sunday around the Parish of Ifield – an ancient…
SATURDAY [AUGUST 27] – ‘THE WILLOUGHBY FIELDS WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1.30PM APPROX] + THE FOLLOWING DAY [SUNDAY]: SAVE WEST OF IFIELD SPONSORED WALK [11AM-2PM] + IFIELD MILL OPEN DAY [2PM-5PM]
AUGUST 13 2022 – THE WALK THIS SATURDAY – ‘WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND THE BRONZE AGE SWORD’ –…
AUGUST 25 2022 – ‘HISTORIC ENGLAND’ WARNS OF POSSIBLE SUBSIDENCE AT ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH IF MASSIVE ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ DEVELOPMENT BUILT. ‘EMERGENCY PARISHIONERS’ MEETING’ CALLED.
‘HISTORIC ENGLAND’ WARNS OF POSSIBLE SUBSIDENCE AT ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH IF MASSIVE ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ DEVELOPMENT BUILT. ‘EMERGENCY PARISHIONERS’ MEETING’…
AUGUST 24 2022 – “MILL OPENS ITS DOORS” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS – AUGUST 24 2022
Dear Editor Ifield Mill opened its doors to over 30 walkers last Saturday [‘Ifield Mill and Millpond’, Observer…
IFIELD MILL AND MILLPOND
AUGUST 15 2022 – IFIELD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
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SATURDAY [AUGUST 2022] – A SPECIAL VISIT TO IFIELD MILL AND MILLPOND – 11.00AM AT THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [OR 11.30 AT IFIELD MILL]
A SPECIAL SATURDAY VISIT TO IFIELD MILL AND MILLPOND – 11.00AM AT THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [OR 11.30 AT…
AUGUST 12 2022 – MOON OVER IFIELD CRICKET GREEN
AUGUST 10 2022 – “DEVELOPMENT MASTERPLAN” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS
Dear Editor It is becoming increasingly clear Homes England’s ‘West of Ifield’ development masterplan has not, does not, and…
AUGUST 4 2022 – NEW PUBLIC FOOTPATH SIGNS IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
AUGUST 3 2022 – “HOMES ENGLAND’S ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ DEVELOPMENT MASTERPLAN HAS NOT, DOES NOT, AND WILL NOT MEET THE NATIONAL STANDARDS REQUIRED BY HISTORIC ENGLAND OR HISTORIC ENGLAND WITHIN THIS ANCIENT PARISH”
It is becoming increasingly clear Homes England’s ‘West of Ifield’ development masterplan has not, does not, and will not meet…
AUGUST 20 2022 – THE SATURDAY WALK – IFIELD MILL AND MILL POND SNCI
AUGUST 6 2022 – THE SATURDAY WALK – “REMEMBER HIROSHIMA – HUMANITY JUSTICE PEACE” [AUGUST 6 1945] – THE TILGATE PARK PEACE GARDEN – MEET AT 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE, OR MEET AT MIDDAY FROM THE K2 SPORTS CENTRE BUS STOP IN TILGATE
AUGUST 6 2022 – THE SATURDAY WALK – “REMEMBER HIROSHIMA – HUMANITY JUSTICE PEACE” [AUGUST 6 1945] – THE TILGATE…
THE SATURDAY WALK [JULY 30] – ‘THE BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
BIG BUTTERFLY COUNT https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/assets/charts/butterfly-id-sheet-england.pdf https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/assets/charts/butterfly-id-sheet-england.pdf https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/ https://www.wcl.org.uk/the-big-butterfly-count-2022.asp https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49041006 JUNE 18 2022 – SATURDAY BUS-WALK – THE BUTTERFLY…
JULY 27 2022 – “WILL THIS COUNCIL NOW CONSIDER A PLATINUM JUBILEE NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE AND ‘GREENWAY’ HERITAGE PARK, COMBINING WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR], IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS LOCAL GREEN SPACE [LGS] & IFIELD MILL AND BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS [SNCI]?”
“WILL THIS COUNCIL NOW CONSIDER A PLATINUM JUBILEE NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE AND ‘GREENWAY’ HERITAGE PARK, COMBINING WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE…
JULY 27 2022 – “I CALL UPON CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL, HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL AND WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL TO UNDERTAKE TOGETHER AN INTEGRATED LANDSCAPE HERITAGE ASSESSMENT” AS ADVISED BY HISTORIC ENGLAND IN NOVEMBER 2020 – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS
“I CALL UPON CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL, HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL AND WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL TO UNDERTAKE TOGETHER AN INTEGRATED LANDSCAPE…
JULY 26 2022 – ST MARGARET’S CHURCH AND THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – HIDDEN HISTORIES AND MYSTERIES
JUNE 14 2022 – ST MARGARET’S CHURCH- THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – The Ifield…
JULY 25 2022 – ‘INTEGRATED LANDSCAPE HERITAGE ASSESSMENTS’ – HISTORIC ENGLAND
https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/planning/understanding-historic-places/ PUBLIC QUESTION – CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL – FULL COUNCIL MEETING – JULY 20 2022 I would like to…
AUGUST 13 2022 – THE WALK THIS SATURDAY – ‘WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND THE BRONZE AGE SWORD’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1.30PM]
AUGUST 13 2022 – THIS SATURDAY – ‘THE WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AND THE BRONZE AGE SWORD’ – 11AM…
JULY 21 2022 – SUNRISE OVER ST MARGARET’S IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – THE ARGUS
JULY 19 2022 – NO ORDINARY EARLY MORNING SUNRISE IN ST MARGARET’S ANCIENT PARISH FIELDS
JULY 20 2022 – THE PLOUGH IN PICTURES THROUGH TIME
JULY 30 2022 – THE SATURDAY WALK – “IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS LOCAL GREEN SPACE [LGS]” – ‘WALK THE GREENWAY’ IN THE PROPOSED PLATINUM JUBILEE NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE PARK – TO MARK THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KINDER MASS TRESPASS
JULY 16 2022 – THIS SATURDAY – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON TRESPASS WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD…
JULY 19 2022 – NO ORDINARY EARLY MORNING SUNRISE IN ST MARGARET’S ANCIENT PARISH FIELDS
JULY 21 2022 – SUNRISE OVER ST MARGARET’S IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – THE ARGUS …
JULY 20 2022 – CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL – PUBLIC QUESTION – FULL COUNCIL MEETING – THE CHARIS CENTRE IN WEST GREEN – 7.30PM
JULY 20 2022 – CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL – PUBLIC QUESTION – FULL COUNCIL MEETING – THE CHARIS CENTRE IN…
JULY 23 2022 – ‘WALK THE GREENWAY’ TO WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1.30PM APPROX]
JULY 23 2022 – THE SATURDAY WALK – “WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE” – ‘WALK THE GREENWAY’ IN THE…
“THE ADVENTURE BEYOND” – A SEQUEL TO ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS’ – A SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
“THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS” – A Short Story for Children of All Ages – The Ifield Society…
JULY 11 2022 – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS: “LOCAL CHILDREN (AND ADULTS} LOVE THIS PLACE. EVERY COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE SOMEWHERE LIKE THIS” ~ DAVID BANGS
JULY 5 2022 – “THERE IS NO NEED FOR A CRAWLEY WESTERN LINK ROAD” – ‘INDICATIVE SEARCH CORRIDOR FOR A WESTERN LINK ROAD’ POLICY ST4 [IN GREY] – RUNNING STRAIGHT THROUGH WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR]
“There is no need for a Crawley Western Link Road” – Richard W. Symonds – The Ifield Society –…
JULY 16 2022 – THIS SATURDAY – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON TRESPASS WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
SPOTTED! THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS ON ‘THE GREENWAY-TRESPASS SATURDAY WALK’ – JULY…
JULY 9 2022 – THE SATURDAY WALK – ‘IFIELD AND BEYOND’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1.30PM]
NOVEMBER 8 2020 – “IFIELD AND BEYOND – A 4 MILE WALK – A TASTE OF THE SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE” [THE…
JULY 6 2022 – ‘WEST OF IFIELD NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE PARK’ – THE PROPOSAL
Dear CBC Democratic Services I would like to ask the following Public Question at CBC’s Cabinet on Wednesday [July 6…
JUNE 29 2022AD – ‘HISTORY AND MYSTERY’ EXHIBITION’ – IFIELD BARN THEATRE – ‘AN ANCIENT MONUMENT’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS
Dear Editor Ifield’s ‘Ancient History and Mystery Exhibition’ was well attended last Tuesday at the Barn Theatre on Summer Solstice…
SPOTTED! THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS ON ‘THE GREENWAY-TRESPASS SATURDAY WALK’ – JULY 2 2022 – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
SPOTTED! THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – ‘THE GREENWAY-TRESPASS SATURDAY WALK’ “THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD…
JUNE 25 2022 – ‘THE IFIELD MILLPOND TERRAPIN’ – SATURDAY WALK – 11.00 FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
JUNE 25 2022 – CIRENCESTER’S BRONZE AGE BARROW ANCIENT BURIAL SITE COMPARED TO IFIELD’S [LIKELY] BRONZE AGE BARROW ANCIENT BURIAL SITE
Cirencester Museum images provided by Fenella Maitland-Smith Cirencester Museum images provided by Fenella Maitland-Smith Cirencester Museum images provided by Fenella…
JUNE 21 2022 – ‘ANOTHER CONSULTATION ON WEST OF IFIELD DEVELOPMENT PLANNED FOR LATER THIS YEAR’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER
Another consultation on West of Ifield development planned for later this year The next consultation about plans to…
JUNE 15 2022 – HENRY SMITH MP FOR CRAWLEY IN WESTMINSTER AND IFIELD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION JENNY FROST ON THE BBC
HENRY SMITH MP https://www.henrysmith.info/news/henry-smith-mp-questions-prime-minister-over-homes-england-west-ifield-proposals Hansard Engagements Volume 716: debated on Wednesday 15 June 2022 Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con) Sharethis…
‘ANCIENT HISTORY AND MYSTERY EXHIBITION’ – IFIELD BARN THEATRE – TUESDAY JUNE 21 [SUMMER SOLSTICE] – 1PM TO 10PM – WITH A SUNSET WALK AT 8PM
Ifield’s ‘Ancient History and Mystery’ Exhibition will take place at the Barn Theatre on Tuesday June 21st – 1pm…
JUNE 18 2022 – SATURDAY BUS-WALK – THE BUTTERFLY FIELDS OF IFIELD WEST AT THE ANCIENT PARISH BOUNDARY – 11.00AM FROM THE PLOUGH [RETURN BY 2.30PM]
JUNE 28 2021 – COULD THIS BE A BOUNDARY STONE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD ?
JUNE 11 2022 – SATURDAY BUS-WALK – IFIELD MILLPOND AND BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS SNCI
SATURDAY [JANUARY 29 2022] – ‘WINTER BIRD BUS-WALK – TO THE MILLPOND AND BEYOND’ – 11AM FROM THE POETS’…
JUNE 14 2022 – ST MARGARET’S CHURCH- THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
JUNE 10 2022 – KINGLEY VALE NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE
JUNE 7 2022 – HOMES ENGLAND – “THIS CONSULTATION WAS WITHDRAWN ON 10 MAY ON 10 MAY 2022”
Closed consultation West of Ifield This consultation was withdrawn on 10 May 2022 This content has been withdrawn as this consultation…
JUNE 1 2022 – ‘THE GATHERING STORM OVER WEST OF IFIELD’ – PHOTO BY ANTONY COOPER
JUNE 1 2022 – ‘DRIVEN MORE BY GREED’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS
Dear Editor Councillors are not ‘rubber-stampers’ for developer-led masterplans driven more by greed than need. There are serious issues…
‘PLATINUM JUBILEE NATURE RESERVE AND HERITAGE PARK – WEST OF IFIELD’ – PUBLIC QUESTION AT THE CABINET MEETING OF CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL [RE-SCHEDULED]
CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL CABINET MEETING – WEDNESDAY – JULY 6 2022 – 7PM PUBLIC QUESTION: RICHARD SYMONDS – THE IFIELD…
MAY 30 2022 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [MAY 30 2013] – ‘LOCAL NATURE RESERVE’ [LNR] APPLICATION BY SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST – SUPPORTED BY CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
“Crawley Borough Council wanted this part of West of Ifield as a Local Nature Reserve 9 years ago to…
JUNE 2 2022 – THE QUEEN’S ANNIVERSARY WALK – ‘IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND MILL POND’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
A walk to celebrate the Queen’s Anniversary will take place this Thursday from the Plough in Ifield village from 11am to…
JUNE 2 2022 – PLATINUM JUBILEE THURSDAY – 11AM: THE QUEEN’S ANNIVERSARY WALK – ‘IN CELEBRATION OF HISTORY’ + 2PM: THE VILLAGE GREEN ‘IFEST’
JUNE 2 2022 – PLATINUM JUBILEE THURSDAY – 11AM: THE QUEEN’S ANNIVERSARY WALK – ‘IN CELEBRATION OF HISTORY’ +…
MAY 27 2022 – “A LITTLE PUFF OF LIFE AT LYCHGATE COTTAGE”
MAY 28 2022 – SATURDAY WALK – ‘THE MIGHTY DRUID OAK OF IFIELD WOOD’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1.30PM]
Salmon-coloured border showing Common Land – Illustration provided by Ian Mulcahy – with thanks Note from Ian Mulcahy – 24/05/2022…
MAY 21 2022 – MORE ON THE [POSSIBLE] BRONZE AGE BELL BARROW, WEST OF IFIELD
Map Location: TQ2483238116 Mao location of possible Bell Barrow – bottom right of the map [where Ifield Brook meets…
MAY 19 2022 – ‘CRAWLEY RESIDENT DISCOVERS WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE BRONZE AGE BELL BARROW IN IFIELD’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – MAY 19 2022
Crawley resident discovers what is believed to be Bronze Age Bell Barrow in Ifield An…
MAY 17 2022 – BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF IFIELD
Search Results for “the battle for the soul of ifield” – The Ifield Society JUNE 21 2020 – THE…
MAY 21 2022 – ‘THE SAXON WAY’ – SATURDAY WALK [11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE – RETURN BY 1PM]
Bronze Age Bell Barrow or Saxon Barrow in Ifield – or neither? BARROWS [ANCIENT BURIAL GROUNDS/CEMETERIES] DISCOVERY OF A BRONZE…
MAY 13 2022 – IT’S OUR COMMUNITY
MAY 14 2022 – ‘THE ROMAN WAY’ SATURDAY WALK – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
Roman Roads and Rivers in Sussex DECEMBER 18 2020 – LATE BRONZE AGE TO ROMAN ERA SETTLEMENT WITHIN THE…
MAY 12 2022 – PROPOSED IFIELD PLATINUM JUBILEE PARK TO HONOUR HER MAJESTY
JANUARY 8 2024 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [MAY 9 2022] – DISCOVERY OF A BRONZE AGE BELL BARROW NEAR ‘DRUID’S COPSE’ IN ANCIENT IFIELD – DATING BACK CIRCA 3,500 YEARS AGO ?
Centre [North] – Blue circle showing Bronze Age Bell Barrow [to be confirmed] within Ifield historic village area. [Photo provided…
MAY 1 2022 – THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MORNING AND EVENING WALKS IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
…
MAY 2 2022 – ALL THE FUN OF THE IFIELD VILLAGE MAYFAYRE – IN PICTURES
…
MAY 4 2022 – THE PROPOSED IFIELD JUBILEE PARK [PLATINUM PARK – GATWICK]
The proposed Ifield Jubilee Park [Platinum Park – Gatwick] is not an idle proposal – it is to honour…
MAY 4 2022 – ‘TREKKERS TAKE ON THE DAWN CHORUS WALK’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER
MAY 7 2022 – THE CELTIC-DRUID SATURDAY WALK – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
THE CELTIC-DRUID SATURDAY WALK – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM] Is this a Barrow Burial…
APRIL 27 2022 – THE CRAWLEY MILLENNIUM GREENWAY – HIGHLIGHTING THE PROPOSED WEST OF IFIELD LOCAL NATURE RESERVE – LNR [WILLOUGHBY FIELDS-IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS-IFIELD MILL POND]
Walk The Greenway
MAY 1 2022 – TRIPLE-BILL OF WALKS IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS OVER THE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND 1. THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MORNING WALK [THIS SATURDAY] 2. THE DAWN CHORUS EARLY MORNING WALK [THIS SUNDAY MAY 1] 3. THE FRIENDLY DRAGON EVENING WALK [THIS MONDAY MAY 2]
TRIPLE-BILL OF WALKS IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS OVER THE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND 1. THE FRIENDLY DRAGON MORNING WALK [THIS SATURDAY] …
APRIL 26 2022 – FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED [1822-1903] – CONSERVATIONIST
FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED Profession: Landscape Architect and Writer Nationality: American Biography: Frederick Law Olmsted has been called the father of American Landscape design. His most…
THE SATURDAY WALK – WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE THE SATURDAY WALK [SEPT 11] – “WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE” – 11AM FROM…
APRIL 22 2022 – ‘LYCHGATE VINTAGE TEA ROOMS – CAKE AND COMPANY’ – WHEN WILL IT RETURN ?
APRIL 14 2022 – “LINK ROAD THREAT TO BLUEBELL WOOD” – THE ARGUS – LETTERS [‘THE BLUEBELL WALK’ THIS EASTER SATURDAY – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE]
‘Link road threat to Bluebell Wood’ – The Argus – Letters – April 14 2022 Sue Barnett’s Bluebell Wood THE…
APRIL 11 2022AD – IFIELD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
FACEBOOK – IFIELD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY DECEMBER 18 2020 – LATE BRONZE AGE TO ROMAN ERA SETTLEMENT WITHIN THE ANCIENT…
APRIL 6 2022 – SAVE WEST OF IFIELD AND THE BLUEBELL WALK – CRAWLEY OBSERVER LETTERS
APRIL 9 2022 [THIS SATURDAY] – “THE BLUEBELL WALK” – 11AM FROM POETS’ CORNER – OPPOSITE THE PLOUGH –…
APRIL 8 2022AD – SUNSET OVER THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
APRIL 7 2022 – ST MARGARET’S 13TH CENTURY PARISH CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
APRIL 7 2022 – THE LOCAL NATURE RESERVE: IFIELD MILL POND – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – WILLOUGHBY FIELDS ?
Photo: Phototrails ‘BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF IFIELD 2020’: WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE – RAMBLETTE 1 [SATURDAY…
APRIL 16 2022 [EASTER SATURDAY] – “BLUEBELL WALK 2” – 11AM FROM POETS’ CORNER – OPPOSITE THE PLOUGH – IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 2PM]
APRIL 14 2022 – “LINK ROAD THREAT TO BLUEBELL WOOD” – THE ARGUS – LETTERS – The Ifield Society …
APRIL 2 2022 – ‘THE MOAT & OAK SATURDAY WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH [‘POETS’ CORNER’] IN IFIELD VILLAGE – RETURN BY 1PM
HISTORIC ENGLAND IFIELD COURT MOAT – SCHEDULED MONUMENT Heritage Category: Scheduled Monument List Entry Number: 1012464 Date first listed:…
MARCH 23 2022 – “LEGALITY VERSUS MORALITY…” – WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE – LETTERS – LOUISE GOLDSMITH [FORMER LEADER OF WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL]
Dear Editor Regarding a planning appeal, Louise Goldsmith – former Leader of West Sussex County Council – says [‘Legality…
MARCH 26 2022 – SATURDAY WALK – ‘THE MIGHTY DRUID OAKS OF ANCIENT IFIELD’ – 11AM FROM POETS’ CORNER [OPPOSITE THE PLOUGH] IN IFIELD VILLAGE – RETURN BY 1.30PM
March 26 2022 – The Mighty Oak at Oak Tree Farm in Ifield Wood – ‘hugged’ by Jane, Sally…
MARCH 18 2022 – THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH
MARCH 18 2022 – ‘SAVE OUR SUSSEX’ CAMPAIGN – SUSSEX WORLD/JPI MEDIA
MARCH 17 2022 – ST. MARGARET’S 13TH CENTURY PARISH CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE – THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH
MARCH 19 2022 [THIS SATURDAY] – ‘THE ANCIENT ROADS AND HEDGEROWS WALK’ – 11AM FROM POETS’ CORNER [OPPOSITE THE PLOUGH] IN IFIELD VILLAGE – RETURN BY 1PM
“THE HEDGEROW WALK” – TOMORROW [SATURDAY JANUARY 8 2022] – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]…
MARCH 10 2022 – CRAWLEY OBSERVER’S ELLIS PETERS INTERVIEWS ANNABEL HELM OF THE SAVE WEST OF IFIELD CAMPAIGN
CRAWLEY OBSERVER INTERVIEWS ANNABEL HELM OF THE SAVE WEST OF IFIELD CAMPAIGN
MARCH 10 2022 – ‘THE BALD EXPLORER’ [RICHARD VOBES] EXPLORES IFIELD VILLAGE AND BEYOND
Another 10,000 Houses!
MARCH 12 2022 – A WALK TO REMEMBER – THIS SATURDAY’S BUS-WALK TO THE PEACE GARDEN IN TILGATE PARK – MEET OUTSIDE IFIELD’S PLOUGH AT 11AM [OR TILGATE’S K2 AT 12PM]
A WALK TO REMEMBER – THIS SATURDAY’S BUS-WALK TO THE PEACE GARDEN IN TILGATE PARK – MEET OUTSIDE IFIELD’S PLOUGH…
MARCH 7 2022 – HOMES ENGLAND CONSORTIUM BLOCK ANCIENT PATHS WITHIN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – AGAIN
HOMES ENGLAND CONSORTIUM BLOCK ANCIENT PATHS WITHIN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – AGAIN The wire-fencing blocking is in preparation for part…
MARCH 2 2022 – THE SALE OF IFIELD GOLF CLUB TO HOMES ENGLAND: “CAN THE QUESTION BE ANSWERED?” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER LETTERS
FEBRUARY 16 2022 -‘WHO GOT THE £9.1 MILLION?’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER
THE JAMES HAVERS BUS-WALK – “WHENEVER WE HEAR A SKYLARK SING, OR SEE A BUTTERFLY ON THE WING, WE WILL THINK OF YOU” – 11AM FROM POETS’ CORNER [OPPOSITE THE PLOUGH] IN IFIELD VILLAGE – RETURN BY 1PM
THIS SATURDAY [MARCH 5] – THE JAMES HAVERS BUS-WALK – “WHENEVER WE HEAR A SKYLARK SING, OR SEE A BUTTERFLY…
FEBRUARY 23 2022 – IN SEARCH OF THE ‘QUARTER MILE’ ROMAN ROAD AND THE ANCIENT CELTIC PATHS AND SYMBOLS OF THE DRUIDS
Dark Age Boats – British Boats…
FEBRUARY 23 2022 – MORNING SKIES OVER IFIELD
SATURDAY THE 26TH – “IN SEARCH OF THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS” – CHILDREN OF ALL AGES WELCOME – INCLUDING DOGS [BUT NO ELEPHANTS PLEASE!] – 11AM FROM POETS’ CORNER [OPPOSITE THE PLOUGH] IN IFIELD VILLAGE – RETURN BY 1PM
SATURDAY THE 26TH – “IN SEARCH OF THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS” – 11AM FROM POETS’ CORNER [OPPOSITE…
FEBRUARY 17 2022 – EARLY MORNING MOONLIGHT OVER ST MARGARET’S
FEBRUARY 16 2022 -‘WHO GOT THE £9.1 MILLION?’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER
FEBRUARY 15 2022 – “WE HAVE WAYS OF MAKING YOU NOT TALK” – PRIVATE EYE
FEBRUARY 19 2022 – THE SATURDAY WALK – TO THE MIGHTY OAK OF IFIELD WOOD [AND AN ANCIENT YEW TREE] – 11AM FROM POETS’ CORNER [OPPOSITE THE PLOUGH] IN IFIELD VILLAGE – RETURN BY 1.30PM [APPROX]
DECEMBER 10 2021 – SACRED YEW TREES OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – The Ifield Society…
FEBRUARY 12 2022 – THE SATURDAY VALENTINE WALK [FOR ALL THOSE WHO LOVE IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS] – 11AM FROM POETS’ CORNER [OPPOSITE THE PLOUGH] IN IFIELD VILLAGE – RETURN BY 1PM – LED BY RAY BALDRY
The Walk will be led by Ray Baldry and a Poem read by Ray Baldry Thank you Ray! ‘LITTLE ROBIN’S…
FEBRUARY 11 2022 – SHORT-EARED OWLS IN SUSSEX
Provided by Jean Barrs – with thanks
FEBRUARY 8 2022 – THE JAMES HAVERS SEVEN-BOOK COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS
MARCH 3 2021 – “WHENEVER WE HEAR A SKYLARK SING, OR SEE A BUTTERFLY ON THE WING, WE…
FEBRUARY 5 2022 – THIS SATURDAY – ‘THE GOLF COURSE WALK AND DRUGHORN WAY’ – 11AM FROM POETS’ CORNER IN IFIELD VILLAGE [OPPOSITE THE PLOUGH]
THE SATURDAY WALK [SEPT 18] – ‘THE DRUGHORN WAY’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]…
JANUARY 27 2022 – SUNSET OVER THE ‘HIDDEN GEM’ OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS: “A VIEW THAT MAY BE FOREVER LOST THROUGH DEVELOPMENTS” – DENNIS ELLIS
Sunset over the ‘Hidden Gem’ of Ifield Brook Meadows – “A view that may be for ever lost through developments”…
SATURDAY [JANUARY 29 2022] – ‘WINTER BIRD BUS-WALK – TO THE MILLPOND AND BEYOND’ – 11AM FROM THE POETS’ CORNER [OPPOSITE THE PLOUGH] IN IFIELD VILLAGE – RETURN BY 2PM
SATURDAY [JANUARY 29 2022] – ‘WINTER BIRD BUS-WALK – TO THE MILLPOND AND BEYOND’ – 11AM FROM THE POETS’…
SATURDAY [JAN 22] – ‘THE DEER AND DRUID WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
Photo provided by Derek Stass THE IFIELD SOCIETY ‘NATURE RESERVE AND MEDIEVAL MOAT’ RAMBLETTE – SATURDAY – FEBRUARY 8…
THE ROUSON GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHY – ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
ALL PHOTOS PROVIDED BY MARK ROUSON – WITH THANKS
SATURDAY WALK [JANUARY 15 2022] – “THE PARISH VILLAGE HERITAGE TRAIL” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/01/08/how-community-rescued-our-village-trawden-lancashire/?WT.mc_id=e_DM1538841&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_Edi_New_Sub&utmsource=email&utm_medium=Edi_Edi_New_Sub20220110&utm_campaign=DM1538841 Photo by Mark Rouson RWS Photography Frost on Ifield Green – RWS…
“THE HEDGEROW WALK” – TOMORROW [SATURDAY JANUARY 8 2022] – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
“THE HEDGEROW WALK” – SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4 2021 – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
JANUARY 7 2022 – “WATCH WHERE FINGERS POINT” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS
Dear Editor Estate agent Marcel Hoad needs reminding that if he points a finger at government agency Natural England…
JANUARY 6 2022AD – ST JOHN’S CHURCH IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF CRAWLEY
DECEMBER 30 2021 – IFIELD VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA ADVISORY COMMITTEE [IVCAAC] – ANNUAL MEETING UPDATE
Update from the annual meeting held on 2nd November Many thanks to those of you who attended IVCAAC’s annual meeting…
DECEMBER 23 2021 – ON A CHRISTMAS NIGHT AT ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
JANUARY 1 2022 – THE NEW YEAR’S DAY SATURDAY WALK – “IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM APPROX]
“The silent voices of history speak loudest in a village church cemetery” ~ Richard W. Symonds “IFIELD – The old…
DECEMBER 16 2021 – ‘SAVE WEST OF IFIELD – TOGETHER’ – NEWSLETTER 1
Save West of Ifield – NEW!! January Newsletter To get up to speed on what the Save West Of Ifield…
DECEMBER 18 2021 – THE CHRISTMAS SATURDAY WALK – TO WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE – FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
THE CHRISTMAS SATURDAY WALK – TO WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE – FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN…
DECEMBER 12 2021 – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
DECEMBER 12 2021 – IFIELD MILL AND MILLPOND
DECEMBER 10 2021 – SACRED YEW TREES OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
Photo by Roi.dagobert – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15479914 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxus_baccata https://www.treesforcities.org/stories/sacred-trees https://www.ancient-yew.org/ https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2018/01/ancient-yew-trees/
DECEMBER 10 2021 – WITH CONCERN GROWING AT THE LACK OF CLARITY BY HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL’S LEADERSHIP REGARDING THE LARGE SCALE STRATEGIC SITE PROPOSED AT WEST OF IFIELD, THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF IFIELD RESUMES WITH A WALK TO IFIELD GOLF COURSE TOMORROW [SATURDAY DECEMBER 11 – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH – RETURN BY 1PM]
WITH CONCERN GROWING AT THE LACK OF CLARITY BY HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL’S LEADERSHIP REGARDING THE LARGE SCALE STRATEGIC SITE PROPOSED…
DECEMBER 11 2021 – SATURDAY WALK – ‘THE DRUGHORN WAY’ – FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [11AM START FOR 1PM RETURN]
ALL PHOTOS BELOW PROVIDED BY DENNIS AND DIANE ELLIS – WITH THANKS [11/12/2021] …
DECEMBER 9 2021 – “WEST OF IFIELD NOW UNLIKELY?” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS – DECEMBER 8 2021
Dear Editor Incoming Horsham District Council Leader Cllr Jonathan Chowen asserts: “Therefore the need or likelihood of large scale strategic…
DECEMBER 9 2021 – THE PLOUGH AT NIGHT
DECEMBER 6 2021 – THE TUNNEL
DECEMBER 4 2021- FROM THE ARCHIVES [NOVEMBER 30 2019] – “IFIELD SOCIETY DEMANDS INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO HOMES ENGLAND AND SIR EDWARD LISTER”
Ifield Society demands Independent Inquiry into Homes England and Sir Edward Lister
DECEMBER 4 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES – 4 YEARS AGO [DECEMBER 3 2017] – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS [LOCAL GREEN SPACE – LGS]
RICHARD W. SYMONDS – FACEBOOK PAGE – DECEMBER 3 2017 [4 Years Ago] Here is Ifield Brook Meadows (picture…
DECEMBER 4 2021 – THE OLD VICARAGE IN IFIELD VILLAGE AT CHRISTMAS
DECEMBER 3 2021 – “INSIDE PRINCE CHARLES’S FIGHT TO SAVE BRITAIN’S HEDGEROWS” – DAILY TELEGRAPH
DECEMBER 3 2021 – “INSIDE PRINCE CHARLES’S FIGHT TO SAVE BRITAIN’S HEDGEROWS” – DAILY TELEGRAPH ‘ Ifield Wood’s disappearing ‘Longhorn’…
DECEMBER 4 2021- THE SATURDAY WALK – “THE MILLER’S TRAIL IS A WALK BACK THROUGH TIME ALONG WHAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RIVERBANK WALK IN SUSSEX” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM APPROX]
TRESPASS WALK IV – SATURDAY AUGUST 21 – ‘THE GREENWAY MILLER’S TRAIL’ – “PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RIVERBANK WALK IN…
DECEMBER 18 2021 – THE SATURDAY BUS-WALK – GOFFS PARK WOOD AND LAKE – WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – 11AM [PROMPT] FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 2PM]
NOVEMBER 27 2021 – THE SATURDAY WALK- THE FRIENDLY DRAGON TRAIL IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BEFORE 1PM]
“THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS” – A Short Story for Children of…
NOVEMBER 18 2021 – WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT OUR GREEN SPACES – INCLUDING WEST OF IFIELD
NOVEMBER 16 2021 – SPOTTED! THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS?
TODAY – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS’ RAMBLETTE – SATURDAY – JULY 18 2020 – FROM…
NOVEMBER 15 2021 – THE BUTTERFLY
NOVEMBER 15 2021 – “WHAT IS HOMES ENGLAND FOR?” – PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE – INQUIRY – THE WORK OF HOMES ENGLAND
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Formal meeting (oral evidence session) Formal meeting (oral evidence session): Work of Homes…
NOVEMBER 14 2021 – THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – CIRCA 1910
THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – CIRCA 1910
NOVEMBER 14 2021 – THE MIGHTY OAK OF IFIELD WOOD
MOTHER NATURE AND THE TREE
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY – “LEST WE FORGET” – THE WAR MEMORIAL – ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE – IN SPECIAL REMEMBRANCE: G.L. ALEXANDER AND W.F. DRUGHORN
ST MARGARET’S CHURCH IN IFIELD FULL TO STANDING FOR REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY GEORGE LUARD ALEXANDER…
NOVEMBER 13 2021 – GRASSLANDS+ [BUMBLEBEE CONSERVATION TRUST – BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION – PLANTLIFE]
ALL PHOTOS PROVIDED BY DENNIS & DIANE ELLIS – WITH THANKS …
NOVEMBER 13 2021 – ‘ASSET OF COMMUNITY VALUE’ APPLICATION FOR IFIELD GOLF CLUB REFUSED BY HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL – WHY?
NOVEMBER 13 2021 – POLITICAL RUPTURE AT HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL WITH THE RESIGNATION OF ITS LEADER
RESIGNATION OF HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL LEADER PAUL CLARKE 12 Nov 2021 Please see below a statement from the Leader of…
NOVEMBER 11 2021 – ‘ARMISTICE DAY’ SUNSET OVER ST MARGARET’S PARISH FIELDS
NOVEMBER 20 2021 – THE SATURDAY WALK – “THE PARISH ROAD LESS TRAVELLED” – IFIELD VILLAGE TO WEST GREEN VILLAGE [WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD] – TO A DICKENSIAN CHRISTMAS FAYRE – FROM ST MARGARET’S IFIELD TO ST PETER’S WEST GREEN – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 2PM]
“THE PARISH ROAD LESS TRAVELLED” – IFIELD VILLAGE TO WEST GREEN VILLAGE [WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD] – TO…
NOVEMBER 10 2021 – “ONE OF THE THINGS I’VE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH HOMES ENGLAND IS HOW WE CAN INVEST IN PROPER URBAN REGENERATION PROJECTS OUTSIDE LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST” – SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL GOVE [TO THE HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE]
Gove hinted at policy rethinks, but will he be bold enough to undo the knots he has been handed?
NOVEMBER 9 2021 – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – “THIS HIDDEN GEM AT THE CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD IS PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RIVERBANK WALK IN SUSSEX”
Ifield Brook Meadows – “This ‘hidden gem’ at the centre of the ancient Parish of Ifield is probably the most…
NOVEMBER 9 2021 – IS THE HOMES ENGLAND MASTERPLAN OF 10,000 HOUSES WEST OF IFIELD NOW ‘DEAD IN THE WATER’ ?
New homes | Michael Gove has indicated that he is preparing to rip up housing targets that have caused a backlash…
NOVEMBER 11 2021 – IN REMEMBRANCE – THE GREAT WAR HORSES – LEST WE FORGET – AT THE WAR MEMORIAL OF ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
How many horses were sent from the Parish of Ifield? How many returned? [Over eight million horses, donkeys and mules…
THE SATURDAY RAMBLETTE [NOVEMBER 13 2021] – “THE FORGOTTEN MONSTER AND MIGHTY OAK OF IFIELD WOOD” – A SHORT WALK FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE AT 11AM [RETURN BY 1PM APPROX]
THE FORGOTTEN MONSTER AND MIGHTY OAK OF IFIELD WOOD INTRODUCTION Next Saturday’s Ramblette [Nov 13 2021] – A…
NOVEMBER 6 2021 – SEWAGE AND SLEAZE
Anti-sewage measures unveiled. COP26 or cop out? Ed Acteson Whitstable, ENG, United Kingdom 6 NOV 2021 — On Monday…
NOVEMBER 5 2021 – MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE
AUGUST 28 2020 – THE IFIELD SOCIETY BIODIVERSITY STUDY: “MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR]…
NOVEMBER 4 2021 – “WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT OUR GREEN SPACES FOCUSES ON 10,000 HOME WEST OF IFIELD PLANS” – WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE
West Sussex Gazette campaign to protect our green spaces focuses on 10,000 home West of Ifield plans The West Sussex…
NOVEMBER 4 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [JULY 29 2019] – “HOMES ENGLAND PLANS £3BN CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE” – ESTATES GAZETTE INTELLIGENCE [EGI]
“HOMES ENGLAND PLANS £3BN CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE” – WEST OF IFIELD – ESTATES GAZETTE INTELLIGENCE [EGI] – EMMA ROSSER –…
NOVEMBER 4 2021 – SUPPORT SUSSEX NATURE RESERVES – SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST
https://mailchi.mp/sussexwt/help-support-sussex-nature-reserves?e=681053a1c0
NOVEMBER 4 2021 – “PLANS DEAD IN THE WATER / TIME FOR MP TO STAND UP. TOO” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS
Dear Editor BigStand’s Julian Trumper concludes [‘Boris must keep to his word’, WSCT Letters, Oct 28]: “Horsham District Council,…
NOVEMBER 4 2021 – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – ONE FROSTY MORNING EARLY IN NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER 3 2021 – “FIGHTING TO SAVE OUR ANCIENT LANDSCAPE FROM 10,000 HOMES” – WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE – FRONT PAGE
ed to oppose plans by Homes England, a Government Agency, to build up to 10,000 new houses on land…
NOVEMBER 1 2021 – SILHOUETTE OF ST MARGARET’S – GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
NOVEMBER 1 2021 – WINDMILLS OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
NOVEMBER 1 2021 – “THE SUN’S LIGHT IS THEREFORE NOT JUST COLOUR BUT ALSO ENERGY” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS [ON COP26 AND PARISH SOLAR + WIND FARMS]
OCTOBER 31 2021 – FRESHWATER HABITATS TRUST AND THE FRESHWATER PONDS OF THE PARISH OF IFIELD
FRESHWATER HABITATS TRUST Did you know… Collectively, at a landscape scale, ponds support a larger proportion of freshwater biodiversity…
OCTOBER 31 2021 – “REVEALED: A THIRD OF ENGLAND VITAL FLOOD DEFENCES ARE IN PRIVATE HANDS” – THE GUARDIAN
Revealed: a third of England’s vital flood defences are in private hands Some defences are at risk of failure…
OCTOBER 31 2021 – THE DEER OF IFIELD WOOD AND BEYOND
OCTOBER 31 2021 – AUTUMN SHADES OF COLOUR THROUGH THE NO. 2 IFIELD BUS WINDOW
OCTOBER 31 2021 – A GUIDE FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON PLANNING FOR CLIMATE CRISIS
A GUIDE FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON PLANNING FOR CLIMATE CRISIS Report: The Climate Crisis – a guide for local authorities…
OCTOBER 30 2021 – UN CLIMATE SUMMIT GLASGOW [COP26] – LOCAL AND GLOBAL REALITIES
What is climate change? A really simple guide BBC – Published 13 October Related Topics Our Planet Now World temperatures are…
OCTOBER 6 2021 – THE PARISH MOON WALK – SATURDAY – “MUSHROOM HUNTING – A FUNGAL FORAY INTO IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS” BY DAVID MOON – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
OCTOBER 30 2021 – WATER NEUTRALITY AND SEWAGE POLLUTION – “SURELY THESE TWO ISSUES ARE ONE AND THE SAME THING?” – JAMES PHILLIPS + “TO SEE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF ONE’S NOSE NEEDS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE” – GEORGE ORWELL
“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle” – George Orwell “The Will To See” …
OCTOBER 30 2021 – “WATER PRIVATISATION IS A NATIONAL SCANDAL – AND THE TORIES’ SEWAGE SHAMBLES MUST BE THE FINAL STRAW” – JON TRICKETT MP
Jon Trickett MP: Water privatisation is a national scandal – and the Tories’ sewage shambles MUST be the final straw…
THE SATURDAY WALK – OCTOBER 30 2021 – “IFIELD GOLF COURSE AND BEYOND – TOWARDS RUSPER”
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OCTOBER 28 2021 – QUESTION: WHO OWNS AND CONTROLS SOUTHERN WATER? ANSWER: ‘A CONSORTIUM OF CONSORTIUMS’
WHO OWNS AND CONTROLS SOUTHERN WATER? Southern Water is privately owned (through a series of holding companies) by the…
OCTONER 28 2021 – WHO OWNS AND CONTROLS SOUTHERN WATER?
OCTOBER 27 2021 – “THE PRESENT SEWAGE AND WATER SYSTEMS ARE IN DANGER OF NOT BEING FIT FOR PURPOSE IN THE FUTURE, DUE TO UNDERFUNDING”
YORKSHIRE WATER – SALTAIRE Kelda Group, originally known as Yorkshire Water plc, was one of the regional water companies privatised in 1989.[1] It changed…
OCTOBER 27 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND AND ‘NON ANSWERS’
26th October Sandymoor campaigner slams ‘non answers’ over housing By Mark Smith Stephen Holloran says developers have not addressed residents’…
OCTOBER 27 2021 – PROPOSED GATWICK CITY OF CRAWLEY AND IFIELD PARK LOCAL NATURE RESERVE
A SENSE OF PLACE A PLACE TO INSPIRE A PLACE TO INVEST A PLACE…
OCTOBER 27 2021 – “THIS IS A BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF IFIELD AND THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY IS WINNING THE BATTLE – BUT THE WAR IS YET TO BE WON”
OCTOBER 27 2021 – UNITED NATIONS COP26 CLIMATE SUMMIT – WATER SECURITY – WATER NEUTRALITY – SOUTHERN ‘SEWAGE-ON-SEA’ WATER
Where on Earth is a Water-Secure World? Aid, Climate Change, Economy & Trade, Food and Agriculture, Global, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, TerraViva United Nations, Water & Sanitation OPINION…
OCTOBER 26 2021 – BID FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW HALTS PLANNING PERMISSION FOR 4000 HOUSES
Planning permission for 4,000-home Mountfield Park development in Canterbury revoked By Joe Wright jwright@thekmgroup.co.uk Published: 13:40, 20 October 2021 The biggest ever…
OCTOBER 26 2021 – CARING FOR GOD’S ACRE – ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
OCTOBER 26 2021 – HOUSE OF LORDS FORCES GOVERNMENT CLIMBDOWN OVER DUMPING OF SEWAGE IN SEAS AND RIVERS
Minehead beach – October 26 2021 Lords forces Government climbdown over dumping of sewage in seas and rivers …
OCTOBER 25 2021 – CRAWLEY MP HENRY SMITH IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS REGARDING WEST OF IFIELD
CRAWLEY MP HENRY SMITH IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS REGARDING WEST OF IFIELD I questioned the new Levelling Up, Housing…
OCTOBER 25 2021 – THE COMMUNITY CALLS ON COUNCILS – AGAIN – TO DECLARE AN ‘ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY’ WEST OF IFIELD – AND TO ESTABLISH A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH
OCTOBER 25 2021 – THE COMMUNITY CALLS ON COUNCILS TO DECLARE AN ‘ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY’ WEST OF IFIELD – AND…
OCTOBER 25 2021 – WATER POLLUTION AND SEWAGE EMERGENCY
FACEBOOK – SHOREHAM AND SOUTHWICK Dai Hudd I do find it a bit odd and galling all the justified…
OCTOBER 25 2021 – CRAWLEY: THE CITY OF DIVERSITY?
ONE DEFINITION OF ‘DIVERSITY’ OCTOBER 24 2021 – CRAWLEY: THE CITY OF BIODIVERSITY? CITY…
OCTOBER 24 2021 – THE BECHSTEIN’S BAT: “HABITAT IS UNDER THREAT FROM DEVELOPMENT” – MARTYN COOKE
BECHSTEIN’S BAT – WIKI Bechstein’s bat, Myotis bechsteinii Habitat Bechstein’s bat is specialized for inhabiting forested areas, and is rarely…
OCTOBER 24 2021 – CRAWLEY: THE CITY OF BIODIVERSITY?
Ifield Brook has been recognised as a Biodiversity Opportunity Area [BOA], and represents a priority area for the delivery of…
OCTOBER 22 2021 – MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT HAVE VOTED TO SUPPORT WATER COMPANIES DUMPING RAW SEWAGE INTO THE RIVERS AND SEA. WHY?
The Tories just voted AGAINST an amendment to stop water companies dumping RAW SEWAGE into rivers The Tories just…
OCTOBER 21 2021 – “LOCAL PLAN IS ‘TOAST'” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – FRONT PAGE [OCT 21]
“LOCAL PLAN IS ‘TOAST’” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – FRONT PAGE – OCTOBER 21 2021 …
OCTOBER 21 2021 – CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL’S UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO HOMES ENGLAND’S 10,000 HOUSES ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ + UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR CITY STATUS. ROLL ON A CITY NATURE RESERVE WEST OF IFIELD !
COUNCILLORS RE-STATE STRONGEST POSSIBLE OPPOSITION TO WEST OF IFIELD DEVELOPMENT – CRAWLEY OBSERVER CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL’S UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO HOMES…
OCTOBER 20 2021 – “WATER SUPPLY ISSUES A SIGNAL HOUSING PLANS ARE STEP TOO FAR…MAY DELAY LARGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS” – WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE – FRONT PAGE – OCTOBER 20 2021 + SOUTHERN ‘SEWAGE-ON-SEA’ WATER
“WATER SUPPLY ISSUES A SIGNAL HOUSING PLANS ARE STEP TOO FAR…MAY DELAY LARGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS” – WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE –…
OCTOBER 20 2021 – TONIGHT [WEDNESDAY] – CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL – FULL COUNCIL MEETING [7.30] – CHARIS CENTRE, WEST GREEN – PUBLIC QUESTION TIME – WEST OF IFIELD
QUESTION – FROM RICHARD SYMONDS OF THE IFIELD SOCIETY “Is the ‘Water Neutrality’ Directive from Natural England a ‘show-stopper’ when…
OCTOBER 19 2021 – BIODIVERSITY OPPORTUNITY AREAS [BOAs] – IFIELD BROOK AND RUSPER RIDGE [COVERING IFIELD GOLF COURSE, IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND ST MARGARET’S PARISH FIELDS]
OCTOBER 18 2021 – SAVE WEST OF IFIELD – UPDATE
From Save West of Ifield Time for Action! Horsham District Council are hoping to sign-off their Local Plan at meetings…
OCTOBER 18 2021 – WILDLIFE WATCH
WILDLIFE WATCH OCTOBER 16 2021 – HOW TO LOCATE, IDENTIFY AND RECORD ENDANGERED LONGHORN BEETLES IN THE PARISH…
OCTOBER 17 2021 – ASSET OF COMMUNITY VALUE – IFIELD GOLF CLUB [SUBMISSION TO HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL FROM THE IFIELD SOCIETY]
Re: Application for Asset of Community Value status for Ifield Golf Course, Rusper Road I write as co-founder of…
OCTOBER 16 2021 – HOW TO LOCATE, IDENTIFY AND RECORD ENDANGERED LONGHORN BEETLES IN THE PARISH BROOK MEADOWS OF IFIELD
From the team at BBC Wildlife Magazine How to identify longhorn beetles In our illustrated guide to 12 longhorn beetle…
OCTOBER 14 2021 – “THE LOCAL PLAN PROCESS IS PAUSED” – CLLR CHRIS BROWN – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL
Chris Brown Councillor for Billingshurst THE LOCAL PLAN PROCESS IS PAUSED: Water Neutrality in Horsham District and its planning implications…
OCTOBER 14 2021 – “NOT ON GREEN FIELDS, NOT JUST JAMMED IN THE SOUTH EAST, BUT…HOMES ON BROWNFIELD SITES IN PLACES WHERE HOMES MAKE SENSE” – PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON
Boris Johson addressing the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester last week (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Boris Johnson says…
OCTOBER 13 2021 – MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE AT GATWICK [IN DARK PINK]
DRAFT REPORT NOW AVAILABLE: “MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] IN THE ANCIENT PARISH…
OCTOBER 13 2021 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JOINT STATEMENT FROM SAVE WEST OF IFIELD AND IFIELD SOCIETY REGARDING NATURAL ENGLAND’S DIRECTIVE ON ‘WATER NEUTRALITY’
NEWS RELEASE Joint Statement – Save West of Ifield and Ifield Society – October 13 2021 Natural England’s Directive…
OCTOBER 12 2021 – SUN SETTING ON THE ROAD TO RECTORY FARM IN IFIELD VILLAGE
OCTOBER 12 2021 – NO. 2 IFIELD BUS
OCTOBER 12 2021 – “10,000 NEW HOMES IN THE WEST OF IFIELD IS A DEVELOPMENT TOO FAR” – CLLR DUNCAN CROW – LEADER OF CRAWLEY CONSERVATIVE PARTY
10,000 new homes in the West of Ifield is a development too far – Duncan Crow The supply of housing…
THE PARISH WALK – SATURDAY [OCT 16] – “IN SEARCH OF THE ENDANGERED LONGHORN BEETLES” – ‘A MOON WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
OCTOBER 13 2021 – FOR…
OCTOBER 11 2021 – THE ENDANGERED LONGHORN BEETLE AT PARISH BROOKS, WEST OF IFIELD [WITHIN THE SUSSEX NORTH WATER SUPPLY ZONE]
THE ENDANGERED LONGHORN BEETLE AT THE PARISH BROOKS, WEST OF IFIELD [WITHIN THE SUSSEX NORTH WATER SUPPLY ZONE]
OCTOBER 11 2021 – THE LITTLE WHIRLPOOL RAMSHORN SNAIL AT THE ARUN VALLEY RAMSAR SITE ON THE WILDBROOKS [WITHIN THE SUSSEX NORTH WATER SUPPLY ZONE] – RAMSAR CONVENTION ON WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE
THE LITTLE WHIRLPOOL RAMSHORN SNAIL AT THE ARUN VALLEY RAMSAR SITE ON THE WILDBROOKS [WITHIN THE SUSSEX NORTH WATER SUPPLY…
OCTOBER 10 2021 – “HOMES ENGLAND’S DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR WEST OF IFIELD ‘BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER’ BY NATURAL ENGLAND?”
OCTOBER 5 2021 – “I BELIEVE THIS NATURAL ENGLAND PRONOUNCEMENT IS A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY TO HALT THE MISGUIDED…
OCTOBER 10 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [OCTOBER 2 2009 & OCTOBER 10 2012] – “WELBECK’S DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS ‘BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER’ BY CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL”
WELBECK’S DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS “BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER” BY CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL 1. From : Lee…
OCTOBER 9 2021 – THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO MADE SATURDAY’S ‘COURAGE MANSION WALK’ SO SPECIAL – ESPECIALLY THE EIGHT-LEGGED HORSE !!
“ENJOY THE COURAGE MANSION WALK” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – SATURDAY [OCT 9] – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD…
OCTOBER 9 2021 – “HOW DARE YOU…BLAH, BLAH, BLAH”
Greta Thunberg mocks world leaders in ‘blah, blah, blah’ speech – BBC News – YouTube “Blah blah blah… this is…
OCTOBER 8 2021 – SA101 [WEST OF IFIELD] WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH – IS IT NOW ‘DEAD IN THE WATER’ ?
OCTOBER 7 2021 – “THEY THINK IT’S ALL OVER…….IT IS NOW” – DAILY TELEGRAPH FRONT PAGE: ‘PM PLEDGES…
OCTOBER 8 2021 – “UNITED IN ANGER OVER HOUSING” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTER BY FENELLA MAITLAND-SMITH – ON BEHALF OF THE SAVE WEST OF IFIELD CAMPAIGN
“UNITED IN ANGER OVER HOUSING” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES [OCT 7 2021] – LETTER BY FENELLA MAITLAND-SMITH [ON BEHALF…
OCTOBER 7 2021 – “TORY CHAIRMAN QUITS…WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT…JOB WITH DEVELOPER COMES UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – FRONT PAGE
https://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/politics/leading-horsham-conservative-steps-down-after-job-with-developer-comes-under-the-spotlight-3410893
OCTOBER 7 2021 – “THEY THINK IT’S ALL OVER…….IT IS NOW” – DAILY TELEGRAPH FRONT PAGE: ‘PM PLEDGES NO HOMES ON GREEN FIELDS’
DAILY TELEGRAPH Sacked Jenrick’s response
OCTOBER 7 2021 – HOW TO CLAIM A RIGHT OF WAY – THE RAMBLERS
How to Claim a Right of Way In Lewes recently a question arose about a gate across a footpath that…
OCTOBER 6 2021 – THE MANOR OF IFIELD AND THE LORDS OF THE MANOR
Sir John Drughorn – Ifield Hall James Farmer – The Old Rectory
OCTOBER 5 2021 – MINI-TOUR OF THE MISCELLANEOUS WITHIN IFIELD PARISH
OCTOBER 5 2021 – “I BELIEVE THIS NATURAL ENGLAND PRONOUNCEMENT IS A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY TO HALT THE MISGUIDED AND ENVIRONMENTALLY DAMAGING WEST OF IFIELD PROPOSALS” ~ HENRY SMITH MP FOR CRAWLEY
I am writing further to our previous correspondence regarding Homes England proposals for up to 10,000 housing units to…
OCTOBER 4 2021 – GOVERNMENT QUANGOS [EG HOMES ENGLAND] – “THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO LOOK AGAIN AT THEIR FUNCTION, IMPARTIALITY AND MAKE-UP” – THE TIMES
LEADING ARTICLE The Times view on the rise of the quangos: Costly Advice Spending on the public bodies…
OCTOBER 4 2021 – “WE WILL GIVE PEOPLE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ENHANCE THE PRIDE THEY FEEL IN THE PLACE THEY LIVE” – RT HON MICHAEL GOVE MP AND SECRETARY OF STATE FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES [DLUHC] – AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT?
“We will give people the resources necessary to enhance the pride they feel in the place they live” – Michael Gove…
OCTOBER 2 2021 – FLOOD ALERT – WEST OF IFIELD
OCTOBER 2 2021 – PARISH LETTERS TO THE FUTURE – 2121 – IFIELD
OCTOBER 1 2021 – LOWFIELD HEATH VILLAGE REMEMBERED: ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS MAGNIFICENT ROSE-WHEEL CHURCH WINDOW [ARCHITECT: WILLIAM BURGES] + THE ROBINSON WINDMILL [NOW RELOCATED TO CHARLWOOD VILLAGE]
Gatwick runway plans: Lowfield Heath ‘ghost village’ remembered By Tanya Gupta BBC News Published 9…
OCTOBER 1 2021 – IMMEDIATE MEDIA RELEASE FROM CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL: “APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING PERMISSION REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE ‘WATER NEUTRALITY'” [THAT IS, THEY DO NOT INCREASE PRESSURE ON WATER RESOURCES]
MEDIA RELEASE From Crawley Borough Council For Immediate Release PR 10749 30 September 2021 Applications…
OCTOBER 1 2021 – THE GOVERNMENT LOOKS SET TO ABANDON HOMES ENGLAND’S ‘CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE’ MASTERPLAN OF 10,000 HOUSES WEST OF IFIELD ?
SEPTEMBER 27 2012 SEPTEMBER 27 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [SEPT 27 2012] – “NEW…
OCTOBER 1 2021 – “THE GOVERNMENT LOOKS SET TO DITCH AN AMBITIOUS TARGET FOR HOUSEBUILDING” – THE ECONOMIST
THE ECONOMIST Britain Oct 2nd 2021 edition Change of plan The government looks set to ditch an ambitious target for housebuilding It…
SEPTEMBER 30 2021 – CRAWLEY MOSAIC
SEPTEMBER 30 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [APRIL 23 2016] – “YOU CAN CONCRETE OVER THE ENTIRE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE UK AND HOUSE PRICES WOULD STILL RISE”
‘You can concrete over the entire length and breadth of the UK and house prices would still rise’ Will…
“ENJOY THE COURAGE MANSION WALK” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – SATURDAY [OCT 9] – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 2PM APPROX]
‘The Courage Mansion Walk’ will take place this Saturday [Oct 9] from the Plough in Ifield village at 11am –…
SEPTEMBER 28 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [SEPTEMBER 28 2019] – LYCHGATE VINTAGE TEA ROOMS AND THE ‘BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF IFIELD’ DISPLAY PRESENTATION
Display Presentation “Battle For Ifield’s Soul: The Ancient Parish of Ifield” – The ‘Lychgate Vintage Tea & Cake’ event…
SEPTEMBER 27 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [SEPT 27 2012] – “NEW PLAN ‘MONSTROUS’ SAYS CAMPAIGNER” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES
Dear West Sussex County Times May I congratulate you on an excellent Page 15 (WSCT, Sept 27 2012). Welbeck’s…
THIS SATURDAY’S MINI-WALK [OCT 2] – “CARING FOR GOD’S ACRE” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
This Saturday, a mini-walk – ‘Caring for God’s Acre’ – will take place from the Plough in Ifield village at…
SEPTEMBER 26 2021 – NATURAL ENGLAND AND “UK HOUSE BUILDING SCHEMES HELD UP BY WATER POLLUTION CONCERNS” – FINANCIAL TIMES
UK home building schemes held up by water pollution concern Delays to construction of tens of thousands of sites…
SEPTEMBER 26 2021 – THE OLD SCHOOL BELL IN IFIELD VILLAGE
SEPTEMBER 26 2021 – “WHY WE SHOULD SCRAP HOUSEBUILDING TARGETS” – SUNDAY TIMES
SEPTEMBER 23 2021 – ‘THE SEVEN SINS OF GREEN-WASHING’
SEPTEMBER 22 2021 – “HOMES ENGLAND IS WORKING HAND-IN-GLOVE WITH DEVELOPERS TO ACHIEVE QUICK WINS AND BIG PROFITS FOR SHAREHOLDERS, BUT AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR PRECIOUS GREEN SPACE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” – MIKE AMESBURY MP
Mike Amesbury has raised questions over infrastructure and affordability. MP says ‘enough is enough’ over housing plans By Mark Smith AN…
THE SATURDAY WALK [SEPT 25] – ‘NATURE’S HOME – GATWICK’S MEDIEVAL DEER PARK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
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SEPTEMBER 20 2021 – ST MARGARET’S 13TH CENTURY CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE – THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH
SEPTEMBER 18 2021 – SATURDAY – “NATURE’S HOME EXHIBITION” [ALL DAY] + THE ‘DRUGHORN’ WALK [11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE – RETURN BY 1PM]
THIS SATURDAY’S WALK [SEPT 18] – ‘THE DRUGHORN WAY’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY…
SEPTEMBER 17 2021 – HOUSE OF LORDS BUILT ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE – CALL FOR EVIDENCE ON MEETING THE UK’S HOUSING DEMAND – REPORT SUBMISSION BY FENELLA MAITLAND-SMITH AND DAVID BLAIR [COMMITTEE TO SAVE THE WEST OF IFIELD]
House of Lords Built Environment Committee – Call for Evidence on Meeting the UK’s housing demand Response from the Committee…
SEPTEMBER 17 2021 – “IT IS NOT FOR GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED – A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF IVY HOLDCO LIMITED [A PRIVATE GLOBAL CONSORTIUM] – TO DECIDE WHAT IS IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST”
“IT IS NOT FOR GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED – A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF IVY HOLDCO LIMITED [A PRIVATE GLOBAL CONSORTIUM] –…
ST. MARGARET’S VISION DAY – SATURDAY – OCTOBER 2 2021 – 9.30 TO 1.30 – “ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HOW THE PARISH MOVES FORWARD?”
SEPTEMBER 15 2021 – “ROBERT JENRICK SACKED AS HOUSING SECRETARY…” [MICHAEL GOVE TAKES OVER] – JENRICK’S DEPARTURE “MUST LEAD TO A MAJOR RETHINK OF THE DEEPLY DAMAGING PLANNING BILL” [CAROLINE LUCAS MP]
Robert Jenrick sacked as housing secretary in Boris Johnson’s reshuffle Andrew Woodcock Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has left the government as…
THE SATURDAY WALK [SEPT 18] – ‘THE DRUGHORN WAY’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
SEPTEMBER 18 2021 – TODAY [SATURDAY] – “NATURE’S HOME EXHIBITION” [ALL DAY] + THE ‘DRUGHORN’ WALK [11AM FROM THE PLOUGH…
SEPTEMBER 11 2021 – GOVERNMENT U-TURN ON PLANNING REFORMS: “I HAVE REAL ISSUES WITH PROPOSED PLANNING REFORMS AND UNLESS THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WILL HAVE TO OPPOSE THEM IN PARLIAMENT. THE WEST OF IFIELD PLANS ARE A SALIENT REMINDER OF THAT” – HENRY SMITH – MP FOR CRAWLEY
“Personally, I have real issues with proposed planning reforms and unless there are significant changes will have to oppose them…
SEPTEMBER 11 2021 – SKIES OVER IFIELD
SEPTEMBER 10-19 2021 – HERITAGE OPEN DAYS
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS CRAWLEY OBSERVER IFIELD VILLAGE HERITAGE TRAIL
SEPTEMBER 11 2021 – GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED “CONSIDERS IT IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST FOR LAND TO CONTINUE TO BE SAFEGUARDED TO ALLOW FOR A NEW RUNWAY TO BE CONSTRUCTED TO THE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT, IF IT IS REQUIRED FOR THE FUTURE” [SOURCE: GATWICK CONSULTATION 2021 – ‘PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REPORT [PEIR] – NON TECHNICAL SUMMARY’ – SECTION 3.2.1-5]
GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED “CONSIDERS IT IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST FOR LAND TO CONTINUE TO BE SAFEGUARDED TO ALLOW FOR A…
SEPTEMBER 9 2021 – “THE LAWS, SUCH AS THEY ARE, AGAINST WILDLIFE CRIME ARE ROUTINELY BROKEN IN OUR COUNTRYSIDE” – BRIAN MAY [CO-FOUNDER: ‘SAVE ME TRUST – GIVING WILD ANIMALS A VOICE’] – “THOSE IN BREACH MUST BE HELD CRIMINALLY ACCOUNTABLE IF THEY BREAK THE LAW” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS [CO-FOUNDER: THE IFIELD SOCIETY]
“THE LAWS, SUCH AS THEY ARE, AGAINST WILDLIFE CRIME ARE ROUTINELY BROKEN IN OUR COUNTRYSIDE” – BRIAN MAY [CO-FOUNDER: ‘SAVE…
THE SATURDAY WALK [SEPT 11] – “WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
THE SATURDAY WALK [SEPT 11] – “WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN…
SEPTEMBER 5 2021 – COMMUNITY PLANNING ALLIANCE
COMMUNITY PLANNING ALLIANCE
SEPTEMBER 5 2021 – PLANNING VISION FOR GATWICK LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [GATWICK LNR]
SYNTHESIZED PLANNING VISION FOR GATWICK CITY LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR – GATWICK] GATWICK CITY INDEPENDENT PLANNING https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/machine-designed-natural-product-syntheses-pass-turing-test-for-chemistry/4012727.article …
SEPTEMBER 4 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [JULY 29 2019 – “HOMES ENGLAND PLANS £3BN CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE”] + UPDATES
“HOMES ENGLAND PLANS £3BN CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE” – WEST OF IFIELD – ESTATES GAZETTE INTELLIGENCE [EGI] – EMMA ROSSER …
“THE HEDGEROW WALK” – SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4 2021 – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
THE SATURDAY WALK [SEPT 4] – “DISAPPEARING WILDLIFE 1 – THE HEDGEROWS OF IFIELD WOOD” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH…
SEPTEMBER 2 2021 – “FARMER APPOINTED CHARITY’S FIRST CHAMPION OF HEDGEROW” – WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE – “IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO REMOVE A HEDGEROW”
AUGUST 15 2021 – “IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO REMOVE A HEDGEROW” AUGUST 12 2021 – “HOMES…
SEPTEMBER 2 2021 – “THE PRESENT SEWAGE AND WATER SYSTEMS ARE IN DANGER OF NOT BEING FIT FOR PURPOSE IN THE FUTURE…”
Dear Editor The present sewage and water systems are in danger of not being fit for purpose in the…
AUGUST 31 2021 – COMMUNITY PLANNING ALLIANCE – “WE ARE DEALING WITH A NATIONAL SCANDAL”
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4286629018013916/?notif_id=1630398768790883¬if_t=group_r2j_approved&ref=notif
AUGUST 29 2021 – “GIVING NATURE A HOME” – RSPB NEWSLETTER – “YESTERDAY, DEFRA ANNOUNCED ENGLAND WOULD BE THE FIRST COUNTRY EVER TO HAVE LEGALLY BINDING TARGETS TO HALT THE DECLINE OF WILDLIFE”
Before I introduce this week’s Notes on Nature, I wanted to share some exciting news with you… the Secretary of State…
AUGUST 29 2021 – BIODIVERSITY OPPORTUNITY AREA [BOA] WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – INCLUDING IFIELD GOLF COURSE, ST MARGARET’S PARISH FIELDS, IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS LOCAL GREEN SPACE [LNR], IFIELD MILL POND AND BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS, AND WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR]
file:///C:/Users/Symonds/Downloads/Green-Infrastructure-Study%20(1).pdf file:///C:/Users/Symonds/Downloads/ADDENDUM-to-2014-GI-strtgy-Jan2021%20(1).pdf “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity” Seneca
AUGUST 29 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND ‘PRIVATE LAND’ SIGN AT THE GREENWAY ENTRANCE TO IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS LOCAL GREEN SPACE [LGS]
AUGUST 28 2021 – “A SHORT STROLL THROUGH THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD” [THE BLUEBELL WALK] – CRAWLEY MUSEUM NEWSLETTER – SPRING 2021
THE BLUEBELL WALK – ROUTE
THIS SATURDAY’S WALK [SEPT 4] – “DISAPPEARING WILDLIFE” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
INTRODUCTION “DISAPPEARING WILDLIFE” BY DAVID MOON [COMMUNITY AWARD WINNER] – CRAWLEY MUSEUM NEWSLETTER – SPRING & SUMMER…
AUGUST 28 2021 – FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED [1822-1903] – LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND CONSERVATIONIST
https://www.onthisday.com/people/frederick-law-olmsted?utm_source=On+This+Day+in+History+by+OnThisDay.com&utm_campaign=e2ec409186-DE+EE&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b15ebf209d-e2ec409186-113175422 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Law_Olmsted
AUGUST 28 2021 – CORPORATE PROFITS “TOO JUICY TO IGNORE”
Wall Street is buying up family homes. The rent checks are too juicy to ignore
AUGUST 28 2021 – “THE SATURDAY DISPLAY” OPPOSITE THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
AUGUST 27 2021 – 100 COUNCILS SUPPORT CLIMATE AND ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY [CEE] BILL
Brighton among over 100 councils to support new climate law By Ellie Smitherman e_smitherman Digital reporter Brighton among 100 councils to support new…
AUGUST 27 2021 – IFIELD BROOK – BIODIVERSITY OPPORTUNITY AREA [BOA] – WILDLIFE CORRIDORS – NATURE RECOVERY NETWORK [NRN] PROJECT – A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL AND SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST – AUGUST 2021
Wilder Horsham District – August 2021 1 Horsham District Nature Recovery Network – Version 1 – August 2021 Introduction Nature…
AUGUST 26 2021 – IFIELD GOLF CLUB: “NOT SURPLUS TO REQUIREMENTS” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTER BY DENIS TAYLOR + “HOMES ENGLAND CONSORTIUM LAND-GRAB ‘BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER’ BY SHOW-STOPPERS [NPPF, ENVIRONMENT BILL, HEDGEROW REGULATIONS & CLIMATE & ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY BIL]?” + “CRAWLEY MP HENRY SMITH WARNS OF ‘ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE’…….”
AUGUST 25 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND CONSORTIUM LAND-GRAB ‘BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER’ BY NPPF AND ENVIRONMENT BILL SHOW-STOPPERS?…
AUGUST 26 2021 – THE ANT-HILLS OF IFIELD
http://view.e.newscientist.com/?qs=930fc5430d0ba99f46d238cb5f048350eafb708f7b6f8896d3348aa27755e5837fa95ab2c8e79656ef5fd46216a362ab821bcc7b88c3962ee3e96cdbd688b7d8de26e8f3e5927d60ffd539cf93d82f86acfa86928011b448
AUGUST 26 2021 – CRAWLEY MP HENRY SMITH WARNS OF “ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE” UNLESS LEGAL COMMITMENT MADE TO HALT NATURE’S DECLINE
The potential of nature: Halting wildlife decline will also protect 750,000 jobs, says MP A leading Tory MP yesterday urged…
AUGUST 25 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [AUGUST 15 2007] – “WREATHS LAID FOR THREATENED GOLF COURSE” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER
AUGUST 24 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [APRIL 15 2009] – “CONSORTIUM EYES UP GOLF LAND FOR HOMES…
AUGUST 25 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND CONSORTIUM LAND-GRAB ‘BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER’ BY NPPF AND ENVIRONMENT BILL SHOW-STOPPERS? – AN ANALYSIS
AUGUST 25 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND CONSORTIUM LAND-GRAB ‘BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER’ BY NPPF AND ENVIRONMENT BILL SHOW-STOPPERS?…
AUGUST 24 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [APRIL 15 2009] – “CONSORTIUM EYES UP GOLF LAND FOR HOMES – DEVELOPERS WANT TO CONCRETE OVER IFIELD GOLF CLUB” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER
AUGUST 25 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [AUGUST 15 2007] – “WREATHS LAID FOR THREATENED GOLF COURSE” – CRAWLEY…
AUGUST 23 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND’S RESPONSE TO A CONSTITUENT OF THE CRAWLEY MP HENRY SMITH – CALLING FOR AN IMMEDIATE INQUIRY INTO HOMES ENGLAND AND THE WEST OF IFIELD DEVELOPMENT + THE CONSTITUENT’S RESPONSE
Dear Richard Symonds Further to our previous correspondence regarding your concerns over the actions of Homes England with reference…
THE SATURDAY WALK [AUGUST 28] – ‘IFIELD VILLAGE & OLD POUND COTTAGE TRAIL’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD [RETURN BY 1PM APPROX]
THE SATURDAY WALK [AUGUST 28] – ‘IFIELD VILLAGE & OLD POUND COTTAGE TRAIL’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD…
AUGUST 21 2021 – “GREAT WALK ALONG ‘THE MILLERS TRAIL’. HAD TO FIND CROSSING PLACES, AS HOMES ENGLAND HAD DESTROYED THE BRIDGES” – ALEX CAMERON
Great walk along The Millers Trail. Had to find crossing places, as Homes England had destroyed the bridges Alex Cameron…
AUGUST 20 2021 – “WE…TARGET LOCAL AUTHORITIES WHOSE PLANNING IS IN…DISARRAY AND VULNERABLE TO QUICK APPLICATION FOR A SUITABLE SITE…” – DAVID GLADMAN – CHAIRMAN OF GLADMAN DEVELOPERS
AUGUST 15 2020 – GLADMAN DEVELOPMENTS LTD – “A PREDATORY WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND…
AUGUST 19 2021 – CPRE PETITION – CALLING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO CHAMPION HEDGEROWS
Call on the government to champion hedgerows 34,959 people have taken action so far. Help us reach 45,000. The humble…
AUGUST 19 2021 – “A CLIMATE SOLUTION IS HIDDEN IN THE HEDGEROWS” – GUARDIAN
Plantwatch: a climate solution is hidden in the hedgerows
AUGUST 19 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND AND HEDGEROW DESTRUCTION – “IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO REMOVE A HEDGEROW”
HOMES ENGLAND AND HEDGEROW DESTRUCTION – “IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO REMOVE A HEDGEROW” ‘HOMES ENGLAND &…
AUGUST 19 2021 – ST MARGARET’S PARISH FIELDS
TRESPASS WALK IV – SATURDAY AUGUST 21 – ‘THE GREENWAY MILLER’S TRAIL’ – “PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RIVERBANK WALK IN SUSSEX” – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM APPROX]
TRESPASS WALK IV – SATURDAY AUGUST 21 – ‘THE GREENWAY MILLER’S TRAIL’ – “PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RIVERBANK WALK IN…
AUGUST 18 2021 – FLOOD RISK IN WEST SUSSEX
https://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/politics/these-are-25-west-sussex-priority-areas-most-at-risk-of-surface-water-flooding-3351508 https://yourvoice.westsussex.gov.uk/local-flood-risk-management-strategy-consultation
AUGUST 17 2021 – THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME WEST OF IFIELD?
‘Water for Life’ [Copyrighted] Advertising hoarding: Ifield Shopping Parade, Crawley “Crawley Magistrates’ Court heard that the Environment Agency received calls…
AUGUST 15 2021 – “IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO REMOVE A HEDGEROW”
“THE DEATH OF RURAL IFIELD AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ANCIENT PARISH?” BY DAVID MOON “THE DEATH OF…
“NEXT TRESPASS WALK’ PLANNED / IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS – AUGUST 11 2021
AUGUST 14 2021 – ROBIN AT IFIELD BROOK FOOTPATH BRIDGE THIS MORNING…
AUGUST 14 2021 – WILLIAM GERAINT THOMAS [1950-2019] AND GERAINT THOMAS HOUSE
GERAINT THOMAS [1950-2019] – GUARDIAN OBITUARY – FEBRUARY 20 2020 – THIS SATURDAY’S CHRISTMAS RAMBLETTE IS IN…
AUGUST 13 2021 – RECORD AND REGISTER UNRECORDED AND UNREGISTERED ANCIENT PARISH PATHS – NOW – STARTING WITH ‘THE MILLERS TRAIL’
RECORD AND REGISTER UNRECORDED AND UNREGISTERED ANCIENT PARISH PATHS – NOW – STARTING WITH ‘THE MILLERS TRAIL’ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-plans-to-simplify-recording-rights-of-way…
AUGUST 13 2021 – ‘REWILDING’ LYCHGATE COTTAGE GARDEN
AUGUST 13 2021 – BABY ROBIN HIDING IN THE HEDGEROW
AUGUST 13 2021 – ‘HEDGEROW CHAPLAIN’ FOR WALKERS – “THE OPEN AIR IS GOD’S GREATEST CHURCH”
Somerset layman becomes ‘hedgerow chaplain’ for walkers by REBECCA PAVELEY 13 AUGUST 2021 Lay worker creates mini pilgrimages NICK CHIPCHASE/GEOGRAPH/COMMONS…
AUGUST 13 2021 – ENGLISH COUNCILS WHICH HAVE NOT DECLARED A CLIMATE AND ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY – ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS IN WEST SUSSEX ARE CALLING FOR COUNCILS TO HAVE A LEGAL DUTY TO CONSIDER CLIMATE CHANGE IN PLANNING APPLICATIONS – AHEAD OF THE GLASGOW CLIMATE SUMMIT 2021 + ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION
Council policies often inconsistent with climate goals By Shelley Phelps BBC News August 13 2021 – Published 5 hours ago Climate…
AUGUST 13 2021 – ‘THE ELEPHANT IN THE PARISH’ – A POEM
‘THE ELEPHANT IN THE PARISH’ BY RICHARD W. SYMONDS The Elephant in the Parish Never forgets And always remembers…
FROM THE ARCHIVES [10 YEARS AGO] – AUGUST 31 2011 – “ANCIENT AREA IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER [REGISTERED AND UNREGISTERED FOOTPATHS]
Dear Editor By not registering unregistered footpaths at County Hall Chichester, Ifield Brook Meadows – in the ancient Parish of…
‘LITTLE ROBIN’S TRESPASS WALK’ – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND ST MARGARET’S PARISH FIELDS – SATURDAY – AUGUST 14 2021 – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BEFORE 1PM]
‘LITTLE ROBIN’S TRESPASS WALK’ – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND ST MARGARET’S PARISH FIELDS – SATURDAY – AUGUST 14 2021 – 11AM…
AUGUST 12 2021 – “HOMES ENGLAND ARE BREAKING THE LAW WHEN PREVENTING ACCESS TO ANCIENT FIELD PATHS AND DESTROYING OLD HEDGEROWS, WILDLIFE HABITATS AND ANCIENT WOODLAND. BIODIVERSITY IS DECREASED BY THEIR CRIMINAL ACTIONS” – DAVID MOON – COMMUNITY AWARD WINNER
“HOMES ENGLAND ARE BREAKING THE LAW WHEN PREVENTING ACCESS TO ANCIENT FIELD PATHS AND DESTROYING OLD HEDGEROWS, WILDLIFE HABITATS AND…
AUGUST 12 2021 – “NEXT ‘TRESPASS WALK’ PLANNED” – LETTERS – CRAWLEY OBSERVER [AUGUST 11] AND WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES [AUGUST 12]
West Sussex County Council Public Footpaths [in purple]. Other paths [in yellow]. Homes England ‘Private Land’ signage [in letters].…
AUGUST 8 2021 – COP26 GLASGOW CLIMATE SUMMIT 2021: PRESIDENT WARNS OF CONSEQUENCES IN FAILING TO TACKLE CRITICAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT REALITIES
Sharma in stark warning over consequences of failing to tackle climate change TESS DE LA MARE 7 August 2021,…
AUGUST 8 2021 – “WE COMPLETELY APPRECIATE THE NEED FOR NEW HOUSES, BUT THEY NEED TO BE BUILT ON BROWNFIELD SITES…NOT ON GREENFIELD SITES OF HIGH NATURE VALUE” – SIR CHARLES BURRELL AND ISABELLA TREE – “THE KING AND QUEEN OF REWILDING” AT KNEPP CASTLE ESTATE IN WEST SUSSEX – THE TELEGRAPH – AUGUST 8 2021
King and Queen of rewilding: ‘We are not hypocrites’ Charles Burrell and Isabella Tree have been criticised for selling off…
WEST OF IFIELD GOLF CLASSIC: IFIELD PARISHIONERS vs HOMES ENGLAND
WEST OF IFIELD GOLF CLASSIC: IFIELD PARISHIONERS vs HOMES ENGLAND Course :: Ifield Golf Club HOLE 1 – ‘FORGEGATE’…
AUGUST 7 2021 – THE SATURDAY TRESPASS WALK II – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND ST MARGARET’S PARISH FIELDS
INTRODUCTION Twelve of us braved the showers for the Saturday Trespass Walk II [August 7]. Thank you to the…
AUGUST 5 2021 – “JOHNSON AND JENRICK SHOULD BE CALLED UPON TO RESIGN, AND HOMES ENGLAND DISBANDED AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. PUT SIMPLY, HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL WAS BEING SET UP TO FAIL BY THE GOVERNMENT”
“JOHNSON AND JENRICK SHOULD BE CALLED UPON TO RESIGN, AND HOMES ENGLAND DISBANDED AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. PUT SIMPLY, HORSHAM…
AUGUST 5 2021 – IFIELD MILL POND
AUGUST 4 2021 – “‘MASS TRESPASS’ TRADITION GIVEN NEW LEASE OF LIFE”
‘Mass Trespass’ tradition given new lease of life – Morning Star DAVE BANGS explains how the spirit of resistance…
AUGUST 4 2021 – “THE THREE DAY TRIAL…WAS THROWN OUT…AFTER THE PROSECUTION FAILED TO COMPLY WITH ITS DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS”
“THE THREE DAY TRIAL…WAS THROWN OUT…AFTER THE PROSECUTION FAILED TO COMPLY WITH ITS DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS” – AUGUST 4 2021 –…
AUGUST 4 2021 – COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY [CIL]
COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY [CIL] Funding scheme open for Worthing community groups application By Henry Tomlinson @HenryTJourno Argus Reporter THOUSANDS of pounds are being…
AUGUST 4 2021 – “PROTEST AGAINST THOUSANDS OF NEW HOMES GOES AHEAD DESPITE LOCAL PLAN MEETING’S CANCELLATION” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER + WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES
Protest against thousands of new homes goes ahead despite local plan meeting’s cancellation A last-minute change in government planning…
AUGUST 3 2021 – THE MORRIS DANCERS OF IFIELD PARISH
THE MORRIS DANCERS OF IFIELD PARISH THE MORRIS DANCERS OF PRESTON PARK PLOUGH MONDAY
AUGUST 3 2021 – “RESIDENTS VICTORY IN BATTLE TO SAVE HORSHAM FARMLAND FROM DEVELOPMENT” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER
Residents’ victory in battle to save Horsham farmland from development A battle to stop 473 houses being built on Horsham…
TRESPASS WALK II – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND ST MARGARET’S PARISH FIELDS – THIS SATURDAY [AUGUST 7 2021] – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
TRESPASS WALK II – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND ST MARGARET’S PARISH FIELDS – SATURDAY [AUGUST 7] – 11AM FROM THE…
AUGUST 2 2021 – “‘BEING SEEN AS THE PARTY CONCRETING OVER OUR COUNTRYSIDE , OR RAMMING HOUSING ESTATES INTO SUBURBAN GREEN SPACES, WILL BE ELECTORAL SUICIDE. BORIS NEEDS TO GET A GRIP ON THIS’ – LEADING TORY REBEL” [DAILY MAIL ARTICLE] + “THIS TORY GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO GET A GRIP ON ONE OF ITS OUT-OF-CONTROL QUANGOS – HOMES ENGLAND” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY
“BEING SEEN AS THE PARTY CONCRETING OVER OUR COUNTRYSIDE , OR RAMMING HOUSING ESTATES INTO SUBURBAN GREEN SPACES, WILL BE…
AUGUST 1 2021 – DEER-SPOTTING – THE MORNING AFTER THE AMAZING DAY
JULY 31 2021 – ONE AMAZING WALK TODAY IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND …
AUGUST 1 2021 – “THIS IS NOT DEMOCRACY BUT A MASSIVE ABUSE OF POWER” – DAILY TELEGRAPH – LETTERS [AIDAN ZEALL]
The sorest point in Conservative heartlands SIR – I was impressed by your Leading Article concerning the challenges the Government faces, and…
AUGUST 1 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [CIRCA 1901] – THE RAILWAY CROSSING IN CRAWLEY [WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD BOUNDARY]
JULY 31 2021 – “THE BISHOP TACKLING ENGLAND’S HOUSING CRISIS” – BBC NEWS
Guli Frances-Dehqhani: The bishop tackling England’s housing crisis – BBC News Guli Frances-Dehqhani: The bishop tackling England’s housing crisis…
JULY 31 2021 – ONE AMAZING WALK TODAY IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND
‘Amazing Day’ – Coldplay Went for a walk Named every flower Showed me a place Where you can be…
JULY 30 2021 – DECISION TO APPROVE PLANS WAS “UNLAWFUL” ON TWO GROUNDS [1] “MATERIAL ERROR OF LAW” [2] FAILURE TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE SCHEMES
Stonehenge: Campaigners win legal battle over plans for road tunnel near prehistoric monument In a ruling on Friday, Mr…
JULY 30 2021 – ‘MATT’ CARTOON – DAILY TELEGRAPH
JULY 30 2021 – THERE GOES THAT DEVELOPER !
JULY 30 2021 – “PROPERTY SECTOR DONATIONS RISE TO QUARTER OF ALL FUNDS GIFTED TO TORIES” – FINANCIAL TIMES
JULY 30 2021 – “PROTESTERS’ DELIGHT AT DELAY IN PLAN FOR THOUSANDS OF NEW HOMES IN AND AROUND HORSHAM” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES
Protesters’ delight at delay in plan for thousands of new houses in and around Horsham Protesters have expressed delight…
JULY 30 2021 – “SUSSEX HOUSING PLANS HIT BY NEW GOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGES” – THE ARGUS
29th July Sussex housing plans hit by new government policy changes By Henry Tomlinson @HenryTJourno Argus Reporter 3 comments PLANS to build thousands of…
JULY 30 2021 – “IF THE LEGAL TEAM AT HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL [HDC] HAD NOT COURAGEOUSLY STEPPED IN AT THE ‘ELEVENTH HOUR’, AND THE FULL COUNCIL HAD ‘GREEN-LIGHTED’ ITS CABINET RECOMMENDATIONS, THE GOVERNMENT’S PLANNING INSPECTOR WOULD HAVE REJECTED HDC’S LOCAL PLAN. WHY? BECAUSE THE PLAN WOULD NOT HAVE CONFORMED TO THE GOVERNMENT’S NEW NPPF REQUIREMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT’S HOUSING QUANGO HOMES ENGLAND – ALONG WITH THEIR DEVELOPERS – WOULD THEN HAVE HAD THE POWER TO DO EXACTLY AS THEY PLEASED – AND ‘GO HANG’ LOCAL DEMOCRACY AND THE COMMUNITY. HDC’S LEGAL TEAM SHOULD BE HONOURED BY THE QUEEN FOR SAVING WHAT IS LEFT OF OUR DEMOCRACY. JOHNSON AND JENRICK SHOULD BE CALLED UPON TO RESIGN. AND HOMES ENGLAND DISBANDED, AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY
“IF THE LEGAL TEAM AT HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL [HDC] HAD NOT COURAGEOUSLY STEPPED IN AT THE ‘ELEVENTH HOUR’, AND THE…
JULY 30 2021 – TUNE-IN THIS MORNING [SATURDAY] – BBC RADIO SURREY [07.10] AND RADIO SUSSEX [08.10] – ‘THE TRESPASS WALK’ – FENELLA MAITLAND-SMITH OF ‘SAVE WEST OF IFIELD’
BBC RADIO SURREY – SATURDAY JULY 31 2021 0710 – Fenella Maitland-Smith [‘Save West of Ifield’] on BBC Radio Surrey…
JULY 29 2021 – “HAYWARDS HEATH LAND EARMARKED FOR MAJOR DEVELOPMENT SOLD TO HOMES ENGLAND” – MID SUSSEX TIMES
Haywards Heath land earmarked for major development sold to Homes England A Haywards Heath site earmarked for major development has…
PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS FOR KILNWOOD VALE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA
Planned developments for Kilnwood Vale and the surrounding area DECEMBER 2 2020 – FINAL APPROVAL SOUGHT FOR…
AUGUST 1 2021 – STANDING UP TO THE POWER OF THE BULLY: PARISH COMMUNITIES CALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF HOMES ENGLAND’S ‘PRIVATE LAND’ SIGNS WITHIN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND, BY STRIPPING ITS BULLYING PLANNING POWERS
AUGUST 1 2021 – STANDING UP TO THE POWER OF THE BULLY: PARISH COMMUNITIES CALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF HOMES…
JULY 29 2021 – “DEVELOPERS TO BE BANNED FROM BUILDING ON LAND IN DANGER OF FLOODING” – DAILY TELEGRAPH + “WHICH PART OF ‘NOT CURRENTLY DEVELOPABLE’ DID HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL CABINET FAIL TO UNDERSTAND” + HDPF/NPPF LEGAL REQUIREMENTS + “TO MY MIND, IT’S ALL OVER FOR THE HOMES ENGLAND WEST OF IFIELD MASTERPLAN. DEAD IN THE WATER” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY + ‘THE TRESPASS SATURDAY WALK’ + BBC COVERAGE
Developers to be banned from building on land in danger of flooding By Lucy Fisher, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR 29 July 2021 •…
JULY 28 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND CANCEL THEIR ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MEETING TOMORROW [29TH] – SURPRISE! SURPRISE!
JULY 28 2021 – ‘IN TATTERS’ – HOMES ENGLAND’S ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MASTERPLAN AND BORIS JOHNSON’S NEW PLANNING REFORMS
JULY 28 2021 – ‘IN TATTERS’ – HOMES ENGLAND’S ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MASTERPLAN AND BORIS JOHNSON’S NEW PLANNING REFORMS
‘IN TATTERS’ – HOMES ENGLAND’S ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MASTERPLAN AND BORIS JOHNSON’S NEW PLANNING REFORMS “I think those in…
JULY 28 2021 – TODAY’S HOMES ENGLAND ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ PROTEST GOES AHEAD AS PLANNED – EVEN THOUGH HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL’S “EXTRAORDINARY MEETING” IS CANCELLED
TODAY’S HOMES ENGLAND ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ PROTEST GOES AHEAD AS PLANNED – EVEN THOUGH HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL’S “EXTRAORDINARY MEETING” IS…
JULY 27 2021 – “WILL TOMORROW’S HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETING AT PARKSIDE [28TH] BE CANCELLED BECAUSE ITS FULL COUNCIL HAVE INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION REGARDING SA 101 LAND WEST OF IFIELD?”
“WILL TOMORROW’S HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETING AT PARKSIDE [28TH] BE CANCELLED BECAUSE ITS FULL COUNCIL HAVE INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO MAKE…
SA 101 – LAND WEST OF IFIELD: “WHICH PART OF ‘NOT CURRENTLY DEVELOPABLE’ DID HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL CABINET FAIL TO UNDERSTAND TWO WEEKS AGO ON JULY 15TH ?”
SA 101 – LAND WEST OF IFIELD: “WHICH PART OF ‘NOT CURRENTLY DEVELOPABLE’ DID HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL CABINET FAIL TO…
JULY 25 2021 – “BORIS JOHNSON’S PLANNING REFORMS COULD TURN SOUTHERN ENGLAND INTO URBAN SPRAWL” – THE GUARDIAN
“BORIS JOHNSON’S PLANNING REFORMS COULD TURN SOUTHERN ENGLAND INTO URBAN SPRAWL” – THE GUARDIAN – JULY 25 2021 Boris…
JULY 25 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [MARCH 4 2015] – “UK PROPERTIES HELD BY OFFSHORE FIRMS USED IN GLOBAL CORRUPTION” – THE GUARDIAN
UK properties held by offshore firms used in global corruption, say police ‘THE LAUNDROMAT’ – A 2019…
JULY 24 2021 – THE IFIELD SOCIETY – AN IMPROMPTU SATURDAY WALK BY DAVID MOON – CRAWLEY COMMUNITY AWARD WINNER 2016
JULY 24 2021 – “A REBELLION IS STIRRING IN BORIS JOHNSON’S BACKYARD” – NEW YORK TIMES
“A REBELLION IS STIRRING IN BORIS JOHNSON’S BACKYARD” – NEW YORK TIMES – JULY 24 2021 http://ifieldsociety.org.uk/index.php/2021/07/23/july-23-2021-west-of-ifield-homes-england-propose-meeting-with-residents-after-day-of-council-vote-on-controversial-plans-west-sussex-county-times-crawley-observer/ JULY…
JULY 24 2021 – “TAYLOR WIMPEY: HELP-TO-BUY MEANS HELP-TO-PROFIT”
Taylor Wimpey: help-to-buy means help-to-profit The government’s help to buy scheme doesn’t address the housing crisis, notes SOLOMON HUGHES…
JULY 24 2021 – SKIES OVER IFIELD
JULY 24 2021 – ONE EARLY MORNING…….ST MARGARET’S 13TH CENTURY CHURCH AND THE PARISH FIELDS
JULY 23 2021 – BUTTERFLY OF THE BROOK
JULY 23 2021 – SUSSEX BIODIVERSITY RECORD CENTRE
https://mailchi.mp/f5a8ea968b0a/sussex-biological-recording-news-8816178?e=983ae36698
JULY 23 2021 – RIGGED?
“WEST OF IFIELD: HOMES ENGLAND PROPOSE MEETING WITH RESIDENTS AFTER DAY OF COUNCIL VOTE ON CONTROVERSIAL PLANS” – WEST SUSSEX…
JULY 23 2021 – WHY IT MATTERS
Source: The Church Times
JULY 23 2021 – “BUT ALL OUR COUNCILLORS, ELECTED BY AND ULTIMATELY ANSWERABLE TO THE PUBLIC, SHOULD GO INTO WEDNESDAY’S MEETING AND VOTE FOR THE COURSE OF ACTION THEY INDIVIDUALLY THINK IS THE RIGHT ONE, AND NOT BE SWAYED BY WHAT THEIR POLITICAL PARTY BELIEVES THEY SHOULD DO” – EDITORIAL COMMENT – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES
“BUT ALL OUR COUNCILLORS, ELECTED BY AND ULTIMATELY ANSWERABLE TO THE PUBLIC, SHOULD GO INTO WEDNESDAY’S MEETING AND VOTE FOR…
JULY 23 2021 – “NEW RESEARCH REVEALS EXTENT OF CONSERVATIVE PARTY’S FINANCIAL RELIANCE ON PROPERTY SECTOR” – TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL UK – ‘FIGHTING CORRUPTION WORLDWIDE’
NEW RESEARCH REVEALS EXTENT OF CONSERVATIVE PARTY’S FINANCIAL RELIANCE ON PROPERTY SECTOR UK POLITICS/ POLITICS & MONEY/ PROPERTY/ Press Office press@transparency.org.uk…
JULY 22 2021 – “HOW CAN THIS PROCESS EVEN BE DESCRIBED AS A ‘VOTE’? IT IS ENDORSEMENT BY MANIPULATION” – REVD NICK FLINT – RUSPER PARISH CHURCH – “THEN IT’S A RIGGED VOTE” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY
“HOW CAN THIS PROCESS EVEN BE DESCRIBED AS A ‘VOTE’? IT IS ENDORSEMENT BY MANIPULATION” – REVD NICK FLINT –…
JULY 22 2021 – READING GOLF COURSE HOMES PROPOSAL REJECTED – BBC SOUTH
Reading golf course homes proposal rejected Reading Golf Club wants to build 257 homes on the former golf…
JULY 22 2021 – “PROPERTY QUANGO WILL PAY £25K A YEAR FOR MAXIMUM 36 DAYS WORK” – ESTATE AGENT TODAY
Property Quango will pay £25k a year for maximum 36 days work BREAKING NEWS 22 July 2021 A property…
JULY 22 2021 – CALL FOR IMMEDIATE INQUIRY INTO HOMES ENGLAND
July 22 2021 Dear Henry Smith MP I am writing to ask you, as my constituency MP, to call for…
JULY 21 2021 – “ENSANGUINING THE SKIES…” OVER ST. MARGARET’S PARISH FIELDS [CURRENTLY UNDER SERIOUS THREAT FROM DEVELOPERS]
Next Ensanguining the skies How heavily it dies Into the west away; Past touch and sight and sound Not…
JULY 21 2021 – “‘CALL FOR SANITY’ IGNORED – WEST OF IFIELD PLANS ALREADY A ‘DONE DEAL'” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER + WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES
‘Call for sanity’ ignored as West of Ifield plans move to next stage…
‘THE TRESPASS WALK’ – PARISHIONERS’ REVOLT III – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND ST MARGARET’S PARISH FIELDS – SATURDAY – JULY 31 – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
‘THE TRESPASS WALK’ – PARISHIONERS’ REVOLT III – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND ST MARGARET’S PARISH FIELDS – SATURDAY – JULY…
JULY 21 2021 – “MASS TRESPASS ORGANISED FOR BRIGHTON DOWNS THIS WEEKEND” – THE ARGUS
Mass trespass organised for Brighton Downs this weekend By Christian Fuller chris_fuller11 Digital reporter A mass trespass is due to take place…
JULY 21 2021 – THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – THE BOUNDARY MAP – THE MANOR OF IFIELD – SA101 [LAND WEST OF IFIELD] – BRITISH HISTORY ONLINE
The Parish of Ifield THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – THE BOUNDARY MAP – THE MANOR OF IFIELD…
JULY 21 2021 – “NEW CONCERNS OVER IMPACT OF HORSHAM AREA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON WILDLIFE AND NATURE” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES
New concerns over impact of Horsham area housing development on wildlife and nature Conservationists are expressing new concerns over the…
JULY 20 2021 – ‘SAVE WEST OF IFIELD – TOGETHER’ – OVER 1000 MEMBERS ON FIRST WEEK OF LAUNCH
WEBSITE FACEBOOK
JULY 20 2021 – “UPON REFLECTION” – PHOTO BY JAN BUDGEN
JULY 20 2021 – SAVE THE ANCIENT PARISH BOUNDARY OF IFIELD
JULY 20 2021 – ST. MARGARET’S 13TH CENTURY CHURCH AND THE PARISH FIELDS – “HOW DARE YOU, HOMES ENGLAND”
THE SKYLARK FIELD THE CROMWELL FIELD SUNRISE AND SUNSET OVER ST. MARGARET’S PARISH FIELDS …
JULY 19 2021 – “IT WILL BE SAID OF THIS COUNCIL THAT IT FOUND IFIELD A LAND OF BEAUTY, AND LEFT IT A LAND OF BEAUTY SPOTS” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY
“IT WILL BE SAID OF THIS COUNCIL THAT IT FOUND IFIELD A LAND OF BEAUTY, AND LEFT IT A LAND…
JULY 19 2021 – ‘SAVE THE PARISH’ – “THE LAST CHANCE TO SAVE THE SYSTEM THAT HAS DEFINED CHRISTIANITY IN THIS COUNTRY FOR 1000 YEARS”
Dear Richard, Thank you for signing up to ‘save the parish’, or at least be a part of the effort…
JULY 19 2021 – ST MARGARET’S 13TH CENTURY PARISH CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE – THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
JULY 19 2021 – THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
JULY 19 2021 – RUSPER ROAD PLAYING FIELDS IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH
‘HOW DARE YOU, HOMES ENGLAND !! – PARISHIONERS’ REVOLT II’ – THE SATURDAY PARISH WALK – JULY 24 2021 – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM APPROX]
‘HOW DARE YOU, HOMES ENGLAND!! – PARISHIONERS’ REVOLT II’ – THE SATURDAY PARISH WALK – JULY 24 2021 – 11AM…
JULY 18 2021 – IFIELD GOLF CLUB PETITIONS – SIGN NOW!
IFIELD GOLF CLUB – PETITION 1 IFIELD GOLF CLUB – PETITION 2
JULY 17 2021 – SA 101 [LAND WEST OF IFIELD]: “WHAT PART OF ‘NOT CURRENTLY DEVELOPABLE’ DOES HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL CABINET FAIL TO UNDERSTAND?”
SA 101 [LAND WEST OF IFIELD]: “WHAT PART OF ‘NOT CURRENTLY DEVELOPABLE’ DOES HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL CABINET FAIL TO UNDERSTAND?”…
JULY 16 2021 – “THE BIGGER PLAN FOR 10,000 HOMES ON THE SITE IS JUST A DREAM (LET’S CALL IT A NIGHTMARE!)” – TONY HOGBEN – DEPUTY LEADER OF HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL
“The bigger plan for 10,000 homes on the site is just a dream (lets call it a nightmare!)…” –…
JULY 15 2021 – “DESPITE MASSIVE LOCAL OPPOSITION, SPINELESS HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL CABINET APPROVES HOMES ENGLAND’S MONSTROUS £3BN MASTERPLAN OF 10,000 HOUSES, BURYING IFIELD GOLF COURSE UNDER CONCRETE & TARMAC, CREATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE, AND CONDEMNING THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD TO A NIGHTMARE ‘GIANT BUILDING SITE’ FOR YEARS TO COME”
“DESPITE MASSIVE LOCAL OPPOSITION, SPINELESS HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL CABINET APPROVES HOMES ENGLAND’S MONSTROUS £3BN MASTERPLAN OF 10,000 HOUSES, BURYING IFIELD…
JULY 15 2021 – THIS MORNING [THURSDAY] – TUNE INTO BBC RADIO SUSSEX [104.5] FROM 07.35AM – ‘SAVE WEST OF IFIELD’ FEATURE
JULY 15 2021 – THIS MORNING [THURSDAY] – TUNE INTO BBC RADIO SUSSEX [104.5] FROM 07.35AM – ‘SAVE WEST…
JULY 12 2021 – IMMEDIATE ‘IFIELD’ COMPLAINT LODGED WITH NEWLY-FORMED OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [OEP]
IMMEDIATE COMPLAINT LODGED WITH NEWLY-FORMED OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [OEP] Interim Office for Environmental Protection launches Interim Office…
‘HOW DARE THEY ! PARISHIONERS’ REVOLT I’ – THE SATURDAY WALK – JULY 17 2021 – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN 1PM APPROX]
‘HOW DARE THEY ! PARISHIONERS’ REVOLT I” – THE SATURDAY WALK – JULY 17 2021 – 11AM FROM THE…
JULY 11 2021 – “GOLF COURSES AS DESIGNED LANDSCAPES OF HISTORIC INTEREST” – REPORT BY THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTS – FOREWORD BY ENGLISH HERITAGE – FREDERICK GEORGE HAWTREE [1883-1955] AND JOHN HENRY TAYLOR [1871-1963] – ARCHITECTS OF IFIELD GOLF COURSE FOR SIR JOHN DRUGHORN IN 1927
JULY 10 2021 – “AT EVERY CROSSROADS ON THE PATH THAT LEADS TO THE FUTURE, TRADITION HAS PLACED 10,000 TO GUARD THE PAST” – MAURICE MAETERLINCK
“AT EVERY CROSSROADS ON THE PATH THAT LEADS TO THE FUTURE, TRADITION HAS PLACED 10,000 TO GUARD THE PAST” –…
JULY 9 2021 – “HOMES ENGLAND AND THEIR ASSOCIATES CAN MASTERPLAN THEIR 10,000 UNILATERAL WET-DREAM, BUT NOT WITHIN OUR ANCIENT PARISH AND NOT ON OUR GOLF COURSE. HOW WILL THIS LOCAL PLAN OF INSANITY FOR IFIELD GOLF CLUB EVER GET PAST THE PLANNING INSPECTOR?”
“HOMES ENGLAND AND THEIR ASSOCIATES CAN MASTERPLAN THEIR 10,000 UNILATERAL WET-DREAM, BUT NOT WITHIN OUR ANCIENT PARISH AND NOT ON…
JULY 9 2021 – “IFIELD DEVELOPMENT PLAN: ‘SHOULD WE NOW CONSIDER DEMOLISHING BRIGHTON PAVILION FOR FLATS?'” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – JULY 9 2021
“IFIELD DEVELOPMENT PLAN: ‘SHOULD WE NOW CONSIDER DEMOLISHING BRIGHTON PAVILION FOR FLATS?’” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – JULY 9 2021 …
“THE PARISH RIDE & WALK PROTEST” – SATURDAY – JULY 10 2021 – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [TO RETURN 1PM APPROX]
‘THE PARISH RIDE & WALK PROTEST’ “IF ROOKWOOD, WHY NOT IFIELD?” TO THE PARISH STONE AND GOLF CLUB SATURDAY –…
JULY 5 2021 – CRAWLEY NORTH MAGAZINE – ‘LAND WEST OF IFIELD’ LETTER – WRITTEN BY MALCOLM BENDER
https://digital.magmanager.co.uk/Preview/Index/2468069#page/1
JULY 4 2021 – “‘IT’S TEARING US ALL APART’: HOUSING PLANS IN SUSSEX TURN NIMBY AGAINST NIMBY” – THE GUARDIAN
“‘IT’S TEARING US ALL APART’: HOUSING PLANS IN SUSSEX TURN NIMBY AGAINST NIMBY” – THE GUARDIAN “‘IT’S TEARING US…
JULY 4 2021 – “ARCHAEOLOGISTS DIG IN OVER PLANNING REFORMS ROW” – BBC NEWS
Archaeologists dig in over planning reforms row By Jennifer Scott Political reporter, BBC News Published – July 3 2021…
JULY 4 2021 – ‘SAVE WEST OF IFIELD’ LAUNCH
JULY 20 2021 – ‘SAVE WEST OF IFIELD – TOGETHER’ SEPTEMBER 25 2020 – ACT NOW AND ASK…
JULY 2 2021 – THE LYCHGATE MOTH OF IFIELD VILLAGE
JULY 2 2021 – ST MARGARET’S 13TH CENTURY CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE – THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
JULY 1 2021 – ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD AS ‘PROTECTED AREA’ UNDER NEW PLANNING REFORMS ?
JULY 4 2021 – “ARCHAEOLOGISTS DIG IN OVER PLANNING REFORMS ROW” – BBC NEWS …
JULY 1 2021 – FIELDS IN TRUST – BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS – “PROTECTS OUR PARKS AND GREEN SPACES IN PERPETUITY BECAUSE ONCE THEY ARE LOST, THEY ARE LOST FOREVER”
The impact of parks and green spaces during the pandemic (technology-trust-news.org)
JULY 1 2021 – ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
‘BEATING THE BOUNDS – PHASE 1’ – A WALK TO THE ANCIENT PARISH BOUNDARY AT IFIELD GOLF…
JUNE 30 2021 – “THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – OUR GREEN CORRIDOR FOR NATURE”
JUNE 30 2021 – “DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE IN SUSSEX THREATENS TO CUT OFF CORRIDORS FOR NATURE”, SAYS SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST
‘Development pressure in Sussex threatens to cut off corridors for nature’, says Sussex Wildlife Trust Sussex Wildlife Trust’s director of…
JUNE 30 2021 – “GOVERNMENT’S ‘DEVELOPERS’ CHARTER’ UNDERMINES HOUSING AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO JUSTIFY” – PETER LAMB, LEADER OF CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Government’s ‘Developers’ Charter’ undermines housing and is impossible to justify – Peter Lamb, leader of Crawley Borough Council This year…
JUNE 28 2021 – THE BATTLE FOR “PROTECTED AREA” DESIGNATION FOR THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – WITH ITS 1000-YEAR HISTORY, ANCIENT WOODLAND AND RICH WILDLIFE
Growth areas – land that is suitable for ‘substantial development’ (as defined in policy). This may include the construction of new…
JUNE 28 2021 – COULD THIS BE A BOUNDARY STONE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD ?
Located along the Stoneycroft Path in Ifield West ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS – PHASE 1’ – A WALK TO…
JUNE 27 2021 – ON BBC’S ‘ANY QUESTIONS?’ LAST FRIDAY, HOUSING MINISTER ROBERT JENRICK WRECKED HOMES ENGLAND’S MASTERPLAN TO BUILD 10,000 HOUSES ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ AND BEYOND ?
ON BBC’S ‘ANY QUESTIONS?’ LAST FRIDAY [JUNE 25], HOUSING MINISTER ROBERT JENRICK WRECKED HOMES ENGLAND’S MASTERPLAN TO BUILD 10,000 HOUSES…
JUNE 27 2021 – GOLDFINCH MAKES A RARE, BUT VERY WELCOME, VISIT TO THE LYCHGATE COTTAGE BIRD-FEEDER IN IFIELD VILLAGE
JUNE 27 2021 – ‘COUNCIL PLANNING DEPT. – “…AND TODAY WE’RE PLANNING TO GET AWAY WITH IT”‘ – PRIVATE EYE – CARTOON
JUNE 27 2021 – CRAWLEY AND ITS GREEN SURROUNDS
JUNE 27 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [JUNE 27 2015] – “THE EEYORE EYESORES” – HOMES ENGLAND ‘PRIVATE LAND’ SIGNS – REMAIN IN PLACE WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD [DESPITE PROMISE ON BBC TO DISMANTLE THEM SIX YEARS AGO]
June 27 2015 ‘Eeyore’s Eyesores’ Ramblette [short walks around the ancient Parish of Ifield] took place this morning. Eeyore…
JUNE 27 2021 – HERITAGE ASSETS WEST OF IFIELD [UNDESIGNATED] – A PICTORIAL ANALYSIS BY IAN MULCAHY
The non-designated heritage assets west of Ifield (iansapps.co.uk) index.jpg (5102×2551) (iansapps.co.uk)
‘BEATING THE BOUNDS – PHASE 1’ – A WALK TO THE ANCIENT PARISH BOUNDARY AT IFIELD GOLF CLUB – SATURDAY – JULY 3 2021 – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [2 HOUR WALK]
‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD [PHASE 1 – IFIELD GOLF CLUB] Following the revelation that one…
JUNE 25 2021 – “BATTLES LOOM AS HOUSING DEVELOPERS EYE RURAL ENGLAND – FINANCIAL TIMES + “THE GROTESQUE SUBSIDIES GIVEN TO SECOND HOME OWNERS” – THE GUARDIAN
Battles loom as housing developers eye rural England Local politicians face tough choices as Boris Johnson ramps up pressure to…
JUNE 25 2021 – A LITERARY WALK WITH MAP: HAY-ON-WYE [Y GELLI GANDRYLL]
Taking a literary walk – Patrick Barkham THE OLDIE – TRAVEL | BY PATRICK BARKHAM Patrick Barkham gets lost in a…
JUNE 21 2021 – “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH”: BRAKE HARD – NOW – OR FACE AN ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CATASTROPHE, THANKS TO HOMES ENGLAND’S MONSTROUS 10,000 HOUSING MASTERPLAN WEST OF IFIELD AND BEYOND
Horsham housebuilding: Time to put a brake on it say residents A new call is being made for a…
JUNE 17 2021 – “UNPRODUCTIVE” PARISH LAND WEST OF IFIELD – “IT’S A LAND-GRAB BEING TAKEN RIGHT FROM UNDER OUR NOSES”
“IT’S A LAND-GRAB BEING TAKEN RIGHT FROM UNDER OUR NOSES” ~ RICHARD W. SYMONDS
JUNE 16 2021 – THE DEER
JUNE 14 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND’S MONSTROUS ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MASTERPLAN IS DESTROYING THE UNIQUE HERITAGE AND CHARACTER OF VILLAGE COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
HOMES ENGLAND’S MONSTROUS ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MASTERPLAN IS DESTROYING THE UNIQUE HERITAGE AND CHARACTER OF VILLAGE COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE ANCIENT…
HOW TO MAKE A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/
JUNE 8 2021 – ‘THE BLEEDING HEART OF IFIELD’
JUNE 8 2021 – GOOD ADVICE IN IFIELD ROAD
JUNE 6 2012 – “WISTERIA CASCADES” – LYCHGATE COTTAGES – IFIELD VILLAGE
MAY 31 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [JANUARY 10 2012] – JAMES FARMER – LORD OF THE MANOR OF IFIELD – “STOPPED THE FIELDS WEST OF THE CHURCH BEING BUILT ON, SO PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF THE VILLAGE” – REVD JOHN WALL – CHURCH TIMES
Diary Church Times 10 JANUARY 2012 by John Wall Praise the Lord “THE problem these days”, he said, drawing himself…
MAY 30 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [MAY 30 2013] – “BEAUTY SPOT COULD BE NEEDED FOR HOUSING”
Cllr Peter Smith – May 30 2013 [8 years ago] “Crawley Borough Council are supporting the LNR at Ifield…
‘CARING FOR GOD’S ACRE WEEK’ – JUNE 5TH TO 13TH 2021 – TWO IFIELD SOCIETY MINI-TOURS AROUND THE ANCIENT CEMETERY OF ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH [1] JUNE 5 – HERITAGE & HUMANITY [2] JUNE 12 – NATURE & WILDLIFE
As part of ‘Caring for God’s Acre Week’ [June 5-13], two short walks – mini-tours…
MAY 29 2021 – “HIGH DRAMA AT THE HAWTH THEATRE LAST NIGHT” – LABOUR-INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE AT CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL AFTER ‘NO CONFIDENCE VOTE’ BACK-FIRES ON TORIES – FULL COUNCIL MEETING AT THE HAWTH THEATRE – FRIDAY – MAY 28 2021
Labour reaches deal with Independent over Crawley Borough Council administration A deal over the running of Crawley Borough Council for…
MAY 27 2021 – CUI BONO? WEST OF IFIELD
Apparently, Homes England and their ‘associates’ are walking round our ancient Parish of Ifield today and tomorrow – Thursday [27th]…
MAY 27 2021 – MOONLIT NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING SKIES OVER THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
MAY 25 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND PLAN FOR STRATEGIC SITE WITHDRAWN
3,000 homes plan for Chalgrove Airfield withdrawn By David Lynch @davi_lynch Politics Reporter – Oxford Mail Chalgrove Airfield PLANS for 3,000 homes…
THE FRIENDLY MONSTER OF IFIELD WOOD PONDS
Image: Wiki Commons
MAY 23 2021 – “BORIS JOHNSON’S LEGACY COULD BE THE CONCRETING OVER OF ENGLAND” – THE GUARDIAN
Boris Johnson’s legacy could be the concreting over of England Phillip Inman – Guardian SIR EDWARD LISTER https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lord-udny-listers-property-paymasters-handed-another-150m-loan-237w807bx
“THE FRIENDLY SWAMP MONSTER OF IFIELD WOOD” – PARISH HERITAGE RAMBLETTE – A SHORT WALK IN PICTURES – SATURDAY MAY 29 2021 – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
Next Saturday’s Parish Ramblette [May 29 2021] – a Short Walk to Ifield Wood Common and The Ponds – 11am…
MAY 21 2021 – COUNCIL USES 120-YEAR-OLD LAW TO RECLAIM COMMON
6th February Council uses 120-year-old law to reclaim Edge Green Common, Golborne By Joseph Timan, Local Democracy Reporter Edge…
MAY 21 2021 – PROPOSED WEST OF IFIELD LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] = WILLOUGHBY FIELDS + IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS + IFIELD MILL POND + BEWBUSH WATER GARDENS
MAY 21 2021 – PEOPLE’S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES [PTES]
Wild places https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19318625.can-help-spot-cute-animals-charity/?ref=ebln
MAY 20 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND – “I HOPE THERE IS AN FOI [FREEDOM OF INFORMATION] APPEAL” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – LETTERS
“I hope there is an FOI appeal” – Crawley Observer – Letters – May 19 2021 I hope the…
MAY 20 2021 – ‘IFIELD AND BEYOND – 4 MILE WALK’ BOOKLETTE + NATIONAL WALKING MONTH [MAY 2021] – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL – YOUTUBE CHANNEL + INTERNATIONAL BIODIVERSITY DAY [MAY 22 2021]
‘Ifield & Beyond – A Taste of the Sussex Countryside – 4 Mile Walk’ [Booklette available at info@ifieldsociety.org.uk or…
MAY 17 2021 – “WEST OF IFIELD – UNLOCKING THE REGION’S POTENTIAL…STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY”
“HOMES ENGLAND PLANS £3BN CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE” – WEST OF IFIELD – ESTATES GAZETTE INTELLIGENCE [EGI] – EMMA ROSSER
MAY 15 2021 – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – “THE HIDDEN TREASURE”
Emma Louise Bloomfield Fairy doors in the bluebells section, sorry forgot to add this!
“WE WUNT BE DRUV” – AN ODE TO IFIELD
“We Wunt Be Druv” – Motto & Poem of Sussex [adapted by Richard W. Symonds – “An Ode To…
MAY 14 2021 – “THE CABINET MEETING PLANNING FOR 20 MAY 2021 WILL BE RESCHEDULED” – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL – LOCAL PLAN + “JOHNSON FACES TORY REBELLION OVER PLAN TO BOOST HOUSE BUILDING”
LOCAL PLAN REVIEW TIMETABLE “In their consideration of the emerging Local Plan, Members have asked for further advice…
MAY 13 2021 – WEST OF IFIELD – IFIELD GOLF CLUB – HOMES ENGLAND – FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST: “ARE YOU ABLE TO CONFIRM THE PRICE FOR WHICH THE LAND WAS ACQUIRED AS WELL AS WHETHER ANY AGENTS WERE INVOLVED IN THE SALE?”
https://landregistry.data.gov.uk/app/ppd/search £26,335,000 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/985457/RFI3391_-_Ifield_Golf_Club.pdf Date: 26 April 2021 Our Ref: RFI3391 Tel: 0300 1234 500 Email: infogov@homesengland.gov.uk OFFICIAL Making…
MAY 12 2021 – “HOMES ENGLAND ISSUE STATEMENT ON ‘FUTURE PLANS’ FOR BRISLINGTON MEADOWS”
Homes England issue statement on ‘future plans’ for Brislington Meadows “We intend to work positively with all parties…
MAY 12 2021 – “IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY CLEAR HOMES ENGLAND DOESN’T HAVE A CLUE WHAT IS GOOD FOR THIS LOCAL COMMUNITY WEST OF IFIELD – NOR ANY IDEA WHAT IS GOOD FOR THIS ANCIENT PARISH RICH IN WILDLIFE AND WOODLAND”
MAY 11 2021 – A TURKISH PROVERB FOR THE WEST OF IFIELD PARISH WOODLANDS
MAY 10 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND / GATWICK AIRPORT ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MAPS + ‘IFIELD & BEYOND – A TASTE OF THE SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE’
MAY 9 2021 – PETER LAMB LEADER OF CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL – REACTION TO ELECTION RESULTS
Local Elections: Still No Overall Control for Crawley Borough Council Saturday 8 May 2021 Counting taking place in Crawley Credit: Crawley…
MAY 7 2021 – “THE RIVERBANK BLUEBELLS RAMBLETTE” – A SHORT WALK AROUND IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
…
MAY 7 2021 – THE HOME OF FRIENDLY DRAGON’S “WINGED FRIEND” HAS BEEN DESTROYED IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
FRIENDS “Each morning, Friendly Dragon – known as ‘FD’ by his furry and feathered friends – ate some leaves for…
MAY 6 2021 – “THE LYCHGATE” – QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FOR ‘CARING FOR GOD’S ACRE’ – PROTECTING WILDLIFE – PRESERVING HERITAGE – INVOLVING PEOPLE
“CARING FOR GOD’S ACRE” – PARISH CEMETERY RAMBLETTES – ST MARGARET’S CHURCH – SATURDAY JUNE 5 AND SATURDAY JUNE…
“CARING FOR GOD’S ACRE” – PARISH CEMETERY RAMBLETTES – ST MARGARET’S CHURCH – SATURDAY JUNE 5 AND SATURDAY JUNE 12 2021 – 11AM TO 1PM [MEET AT THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE]
Caring for God’s Acre – Churches Count on Nature ‘Love Your Burial Ground Week’ Saturday 5th June – Sunday 13th…
MAY 6 2021 – “THE IFIELD GREEN FLAPPER”
MAY 5 2021 – DISCOVER THE FOREST
https://newsletters.woodlandtrust.org.uk/2D76-1QNTL-F0BEE61DF3BA7BDA797S6W61E2966B0F48E274/cr.aspx https://discovertheforest.org/
MAY 5 2021 – THE RUSPER PARISH COUNCIL REJECTION OF HOMES ENGLAND ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MASTERPLAN + LETTER TO THE HOUSING MINISTER FROM THE LEADER OF CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Response to Homes England “Consultation” on “West of Ifield” Proposals from Rusper Parish Council | Rusper Parish Council (rusper-pc.org.uk)…
MAY 4 2021 – LIFE’S LITTLE ADVENTURES IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – “HONESTLY, IT’S A HIDDEN GEM” – EMMA LOUISE BLOOMFIELD
LIFE’S LITTLE ADVENTURES AT IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – “HONESTLY, IT’S A HIDDEN GEM” – EMMA LOUISE BLOOMFIELD “Ifield, located on…
MAY 3 2021 – “THE STRONG-ARM TACTICS OF A BULLY?”
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/landowners-could-forced-sell-make-5357995 Landowners could be forced to sell to make way for Banwell Bypass North Somerset Council has until December 2022…
MAY 2 2021 – “IFIELD & BEYOND” BOOKLETTE NOW AVAILABLE
“Ifield & Beyond” Booklette is now available ‘Ifield & Beyond – A Taste of the Sussex Countryside – A…
MAY 1 2021 – “THROUGH EVERY HARDSHIP, LIFE FINDS A WAY” – DEBI BYE
DAZZLING DISPLAYS OF COLOUR AT THE WALLED GARDEN IN TILGATE PARK – CRAWLEY
MAY 1 2021 – PLANNING THE CREATION OF A WEST OF IFIELD LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] – PART 1: MAY DAY MILLENNIUM GREENWAY WALK – “THE MILLER’S TRAIL – A WALK BACK THROUGH TIME” – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS, MILL POND AND WATER GARDENS
The Millennium Greenway – Ifield section – Crawley Borough Council
MAY 1 2021 – INTERNATIONAL DAWN CHORUS DAY – SUNDAY MAY 2
Source: BBC Breathing Places Experience nature at its musical best Dawn Chorus LIVE 2 May, 5am–9am LIVE at five…
APRIL 30 2021 – “DOUBLE LIFE OF JOHNSON’S ALLY [AND FORMER HOMES ENGLAND CHAIRMAN – ED] RAISES AWKWARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONS” – FINANCIAL TIMES
Sir Edward Lister – Baron Udny-Lister – Lord Udny-Lister – Wiki Commons “DOUBLE LIFE OF JOHNSON’S ALLY [AND FORMER HOMES…
APRIL 30 2021 – “STAND YOUR GROUND FOR NATURE” – CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST WRITES TO ALL HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCILLORS
“STAND YOUR GROUND FOR NATURE” – CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST WRITES TO ALL HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCILLORS Stand…
APRIL 30 2021 – THE GREEN PARTY SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT CALL FOR ‘ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY’ WEST OF IFIELD
We are happy to announce that if elected, our candidates will fully support any proposals to declare an Ecological Emergency…
APRIL 30 2021 – “FIELDS IN TRUST” [PROTECTING PARKS AND GREEN SPACES] – ‘PROTECTING LIVERPOOL’S GREEN SPACES FOR GOOD’
FIELDS IN TRUST AND LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL – PROTECTING LIVERPOOL’S GREEN SPACES FOR GOOD Green Spaces for…
APRIL 28 2021 – INDEPENDENT CALL FOR WEST OF IFIELD ‘ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY’ DECLARATION + RESPONSE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE + GREEN PARTY SUPPORT FOR ‘ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY’ DECLARATION
INDEPENDENT ELECTION CANDIDATE PROPOSES DECLARATION OF ‘ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY’ WEST OF IFIELD Councillor who quit Labour Party standing again as independent…
APRIL 28 2021 – “SAVE NATURE NOW” – JOIN OVER 50 WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE CHARITIES IN CALLING FOR NATURE’S RECOVERY TO BE WRITTEN INTO LAW
SAVE NATURE NOW Sign the petition to make nature’s recovery by 2030 law Call for nature’s recovery by 2030 136,815…
APRIL 27 2021 – SOS IFIELD
SOS IFIELD Watch Julian Casablancas interview Noam Chomsky for his ‘S.O.S. — Earth Is a Mess’ series
APRIL 27 2021 – THE ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY AND FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
https://www.facebook.com/friendsoftheearth/videos/1108515706326856 https://friendsoftheearth.uk/take-action/stand-nature-join-friends-earth-today?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid-social&utm_campaign=nature&utm_content=FY2021-03_nature-wildlife-focus_benefits-short-copy&source=FN2103065 Julian Casablancas Interviews Noam Chomsky on Latest ‘S.O.S. — Earth Is a Mess’
APRIL 25 2021 – “THE MILLER’S TRAIL – A WALK BACK THROUGH TIME” – IFIELD VILLAGE – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – IFIELD MILL POND
APRIL 25 2021 – “IFIELD & BEYOND – A TASTE OF THE SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE” VS “THE MEADOWS” – HOMES ENGLAND WEST OF IFIELD DEVELOPMENT
“IFIELD & BEYOND – A TASTE OF THE SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE” West of Ifield and Ifield Brook Meadows – “Ifield…
APRIL 24 2021 – FORMER HOMES ENGLAND CHAIRMAN SIR EDWARD LIST – NOW LORD UDNY-LISTER – QUITS AS PRIME MINISTER’S TOP ADVISOR AMID ‘SLEAZE’ SCANDAL
Boris Johnson’s top advisor Lord Lister quits after only two months as Gulf envoy as Downing Street lobbying row rages…
APRIL 24 2021 – “THE GOVERNMENT’S OVERALL POLICY ON AVIATION NOISE IS TO LIMIT AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE UK SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY AIRCRAFT NOISE…”
Aviation Policy Framework Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Transport by Command of Her Majesty March 2013…
APRIL 24 2021 – GREENPEACE
APRIL 23 2021 – LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ AT KILNWOOD VALE
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=long+train+running&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dlong%2btrain%2brunning%26PC%3dPV01%26FORM%3dPVSBDF&view=detail&mid=5E4915266F39CD52A33B5E4915266F39CD52A33B&&FORM=VDRVRV
APRIL 23 2021 – “WHAT DISCUSSIONS HAS…THE ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY HAD WITH…THE COMMUNITIES SECRETARY ABOUT NOT BUILDING NEW HOMES ON FLOOD-RISK AREAS, SUCH AS THE PROPOSED WEST OF IFIELD DEVELOPMENT?” – HENRY SMITH CONSERVATIVE, CRAWLEY – HOUSE OF COMMONS [APRIL 22 2021]
https://www.henrysmith.info/news/henry-smith-mp-raises-importance-not-building-new-homes-flood-risk-areas “WHAT DISCUSSIONS HAS…THE ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY HAD WITH…THE COMMUNITIES SECRETARY ABOUT NOT BUILDING NEW HOMES ON FLOOD-RISK AREAS, SUCH…
APRIL 23 2021 – “GREEN NEW DEAL IS ESSENTIAL FOR SURVIVAL”
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: Green New Deal Is Essential for Human Survival by: Noam Chomsky, Robert Pollin, C.J. Polychroniou April 22, 2021…
APRIL 23 2021 – “ENGLAND’S ‘HIGHLY PRIZED’ COUNTRYSIDE AREAS ARE BEING LOST TO RECKLESS DEVELOPMENT, SAY CAMPAIGNERS”
England’s ‘highly prized’ countryside areas are being lost to reckless development, say campaigners Report from countryside charity reveals the extent…
APRIL 23 2021 – WEST OF IFIELD LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] AND THE MAY ELECTIONS – THE GREEN PARTY
West Sussex County Council election – parties pitch for your votes With West Sussex County Council elections just weeks away…
APRIL 20 2021 – CRAWLEY MP HENRY SMITH STANDS UP FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN WESTMINSTER AND CRAWLEY GREEN PARTY PROPOSES A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE
CRAWLEY MP HENRY SMITH STANDS UP FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY IN WESTMINSTER “The ancient parish just outside Crawley is facing the…
APRIL 20 2021 – “I BELIEVE A NATURE RESERVE IS THE BEST POSSIBLE ANSWER TO THE PREDICAMENT WE ARE IN” – RICHARD KAIL – CRAWLEY GREEN PARTY
“I BELIEVE A NATURE RESERVE IS THE BEST POSSIBLE ANSWER TO THE PREDICAMENT WE ARE IN” – RICHARD KAIL –…
APRIL 19 2021 – ‘FAIRY WOOD’ TO BE REMOVED AFTER LANDOWNERS [HOMES ENGLAND] OBJECT
Lawley’s ‘fairy woods’ to be removed after landowners object | Shropshire Star Lawley’s ‘fairy woods’ to be removed after landowners…
APRIL 19 2021 – PROPOSED WEST OF IFIELD LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
“I believe a Nature Reserve is the best possible answer to the predicament we are in” Richard Kail –…
APRIL 19 2021 – “REJECT THE WEST OF IFIELD HOUSING PLAN AND PROPOSE A WEST OF IFIELD NATURE RESERVE” – THE GREEN PARTY PETITION
“REJECT THE WEST OF IFIELD HOUSING PLAN AND PROPOSE A WEST OF IFIELD NATURE RESERVE” THE GREEN PARTY PETITION …
“ENJOY BLUEBELLS BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTER – APRIL 15 2021
Dear Editor May I encourage springtime lovers of nature to visit the beauty of Ifield Wood’s hilltop bluebells in…
OCTOBER 25 2021 – THE COMMUNITY CALLS ON COUNCILS TO DECLARE AN ‘ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY’ WEST OF IFIELD – AND TO ESTABLISH A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH
OCTOBER 25 2021 – WATER POLLUTION AND SEWAGE EMERGENCY THE COMMUNITY CALLS ON COUNCILS TO DECLARE AN ‘ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY’…
“ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY” DECLARED BY COUNCIL REGARDING THE MEADOWS
“ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY” DECLARED BY COUNCIL Bristol Mayor Mayor Marvin Rees says no homes will be built on green field site…
APRIL 16 2021 – “WEAVE SOME MAGIC FROM THE TAPESTRY OF HISTORY” – PARISH HERITAGE CENTRES AT BISHOPSTEIGNTON, GERRANS…….AND IFIELD?
The Story of Bishopsteignton “It was great to meet you this afternoon – and what a special place Ifield village…
APRIL 16 2021 – FORMER HOMES ENGLAND CHAIRMAN SIR EDWARD LISTER: BORIS JOHNSON’S “BUSINESS FIXER”
EVENING STANDARD – COMMENT – ANNE MCELVOY https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9583951/PMs-ex-aide-Eddie-Lister-apologises-approving-187million-loan-property-developer-advised.html
ANCIENT PARISH FIELD THREATENED BY DEVELOPMENT CALLED “THE MEADOWS” – AS PART OF MONSTROUS QUANGOPLAN
“THE HILLTOP BLUEBELL WALK” – PARISH RAMBLETTE OF THE YEAR – IFIELD SOCIETY – SPRING 2021 Cross the bridge and…
THE PARISH MAP OF IFIELD AND ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ AROUND THE ANCIENT PARISH BOUNDARY
THE PARISH MAP OF IFIELD AND ‘BEATING THE BOUNDS’ AROUND THE ANCIENT PARISH BOUNDARY OCTOBER 24 2020 –…
THE BLUEBELL WALK – ROUTE
“THE HILLTOP BLUEBELL WALK” – PARISH RAMBLETTE OF THE YEAR – IFIELD SOCIETY – SPRING 2021
APRIL 13 2021 – THE BLUE TIT
APRIL 13 2021 – EVICTED GOLF COURSE TENANTS TRYING TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE NEW FAMILY HOME IN IFIELD
https://www.facebook.com/adam.pearman.3/videos/10158627431539645/
APRIL 12 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND’S MONSTROUS £3BN WEST OF IFIELD QUANGOPLAN
I don’t believe Homes England do have the power…beyond the Secretary of State giving direction (subject to judicial…
APRIL 2021 – THE HILLTOP BLUEBELLS OF IFIELD WOOD – A HIDDEN SUSSEX HERITAGE SITE
THE HILLTOP BLUEBELLS OF IFIELD WOOD – A HIDDEN SUSSEX HERITAGE SITE Calling all springtime lovers of nature! Visit…
APRIL 10 2021 – THE ARLINGTON BLUEBELL WALK
Arlington Bluebell Walk set to welcome visitors again from Monday By Rose Lock @roselock22 Reporter The Arlington Bluebell Walk is set to…
APRIL 9 2021 – “YES MINISTER” AND GOVERNMENT QUANGOS
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=middle+class+rip+off+yes+minister+subtitles&docid=608041964738663958&mid=CA5B8ACE6F5D7DDB0A51CA5B8ACE6F5D7DDB0A51&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
APRIL 8 2021 – “COUNCIL BLAMES WHITEHALL FOR KNEPP DEVELOPMENT THREAT”
http://www.ancienttreeforum.co.uk/grazing-re-wilding-and-the-ancient-tree-landscapes-of-knepp/ Council blames Whitehall for Knepp development threat Gareth Simkins 08 Apr 2021 ENDS The leader of a West Sussex…
APRIL 8 2021 – “FREE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF SUSSEX” – SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST
RSPB – GIVING NATURE A HOME https://view.email.rspb.org.uk/?qs=19c526cd2794b18b28985c9c8336fc4f6fdf7fac0c10016aaa1964f24ca04a2a09be75e6f650d744853f781951644e67a0cf5568b762401dec3bbd122e05f594044507bc42a755f1f3dd91716886ae33f6308ece35d3316e https://view.email.rspb.org.uk/?qs=de5e9de769d9f1ebd5daaab55f09ba71fcac0fa46bd0146ab95d4fe32b55bee19d3a031604e4b38d0cfe401c997e6feacfbd702f8e763a62b12f87ffd5a9d36c02e98dadd6bda20d26b4e522bfc071a3fd1fa83268e74db3 CPRE AND KNEPP REWILDING CPRE Sussex Festival of Spring …
APRIL 5 2021 – “THE MEADOWS” PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON THE ANCIENT PARISH FIELDS
APRIL 12 2021 – HOMES ENGLAND’S MONSTROUS £3BN WEST OF IFIELD QUANGOPLAN Dear Sirs. I attended a Homes England Consultation/Presentation…
MARCH 31 2021 – “TOWN ‘DOESN’T WANT THIS HUGE NEW DEVELOPMENT’ – OPPOSITION TO HOMES ENGLAND’S HOUSING PLANS FOR WEST OF IFIELD GROWS” – CRAWLEY OBSERVER – FRONT PAGE
West of Ifield development – Crawley ‘doesn’t want another great add-on to town’ https://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/politics/west-of-ifield-development-crawley-doesnt-want-another-great-add-on-to-town-3185175 Crawley residents ‘don’t want to…
MARCH 29 2021 – THE LAMB
MARCH 27 2021 – “WE’RE BUSY NEST BUILDING. PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB” – ‘REDDIE’ REDBREAST – RSPB [‘GIVING NATURE A HOME – LET IT GROW’]
Photo by Ian Mulcahy “WE’RE BUSY NEST BUILDING. PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB” – ‘REDDIE’ REDBREAST Let It Grow Eric Clapton…
MARCH 22 2021 – MESSAGE FROM THE EDITORS – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES AND CRAWLEY OBSERVER – “WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE SAME LEVEL OF RESPONSE TO THE IFIELD PLAN. IF YOU OR ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE YOUR VIEWS…”
Many thanks for your email. We are currently working on an update to the west of Ifield development, which should…
MARCH 20 2021 – HAVE YOUR SAY – NOW! CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE OF 10,000 HOUSES TO BE BUILT ON A FLOOD PLAIN ?
HAVE YOUR SAY – NOW! HERE AND HERE £3BN CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE OF 10,000 HOUSES TO BE BUILT ON A…
MARCH 20 2021 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [MAY 10 1933] – THE TATLER – “IFIELD GOLF LINKS, NEAR CRAWLEY…IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GOLF COURSES IN THE WHOLE OF THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND”
The Tatler – May 10 1933 – ‘Concerning Golf’ by Henry Longhurst A VIEW OF THE SIXTH HOLE OF THE…
MARCH 19 2021 – “SAVE OUR SKYLARKS – SOS” – ‘SKYLARK FIELD’ UNDER THREAT IN THE CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD [AND LIKELY LOCATION OF THE ‘QUARTER MILE’ ROMAN ROAD] – BEHIND ST MARGARET’S 13TH CENTURY PARISH CHURCH
“SAVE OUR SKYLARKS SOS” “The Skylark Field” [centre of picture in yellow] – and likely location of ‘The…
MARCH 19 2021 – RAINBOW OVER IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
MARCH 19 2021 – THE DUCKS AND DEER OF IFIELD GOLF CLUB
MARCH 18 2021 – WEST OF IFIELD – NEW PROPOSALS BY HOMES ENGLAND FOR THE “FIRST PHASE” OF ITS MONSTROUS HOUSING MASTERPLAN – “HILLSIDE AND WOODLANDS” DEVELOPMENT ON IFIELD GOLF COURSE + “THE MEADOWS” DEVELOPMENT BY IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
RWS Note – 18/03/2021 If the case of the Roman Road is a dead-end, then, as I…
MARCH 18 2020 – THIRD REVOLUTION PROJECTS
Any reason why Third Revolution Projects is not on the Homes England West of Ifield Project Team List? …
MARCH 17 2021 – “MOTHER NATURE AT ITS BEST OVER IFIELD…STUNNING” – PHOTO AND COMMENT BY JEFF GRICE
“MOTHER NATURE AT ITS BEST OVER IFIELD…STUNNING” – PHOTO AND COMMENT BY JEFF GRICE
MARCH 17 2021 – “FOR GERAINT”- ONLINE RAMBLETTE – IN REMEMBRANCE OF GERAINT THOMAS [BORN MARCH 17 1950]
Geraint Thomas [1950-2019] “FOR GERAINT” – ONLINE RAMBLETTE – WEDNESDAY – MARCH 17 2021 IN REMEMBRANCE OF…
MARCH 14 2021 – ‘QUARTER MILE’ ROMAN ROAD IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD ?
‘Quarter Mile’ Roman Road ?
MARCH 13 2021 – EVENING SKIES OVER IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
PHOTOS BY RICHARD W. SYMONDS Evening Skies over Southampton – RWS Photography
MARCH 12 2021 – THE BLUEBELL WALK…BUT NOT YET
THE BLUEBELL WALK [WITHOUT THE BLUEBELLS – BUT WITH A RAINBOW] – THE ROUTE From the Plough…
MARCH 10 2021 – “WILDER HORSHAM DISTRICT” – SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST – ANCIENT PARISH AND MANOR OF IFIELD [‘WEST OF IFIELD’] AND ST. LEONARD’S FOREST
Wilder Horsham District In this section About Wilder Horsham District Wilder Horsham District: Why take action? Wilder Horsham…
MARCH 10 2021 – THE VILLAGE DAFFODILS OF IFIELD
MARCH 8 2021 – CORRECTION [MARCH 18 2021] – CARTER JONAS WERE – NOT HAVE BEEN – “COMMISSIONED BY A CONSORTIUM OF HOMES ENGLAND, WELBECK LAND, RYDON AND WATES TO PLAN THIS…SITE AS A COMPREHENSIVE URBAN EXTENSION OF THE TOWN” – ‘CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE’
MARCH 8 2021 – CARTER JONAS WERE [IN 2019] – NOT HAVE BEEN – “COMMISSIONED BY A CONSORTIUM OF HOMES…
MARCH 7 2021 – THE ANCIENT EMBLEMS OF IFIELD – THE FAMILY CREST – THE MANOR OF IFIELD
https://www.houseofnames.com/ifield-family-crest Ifield Wood
MARCH 6 2021 – “WEST OF IFIELD” AND GOLF CLUB – FIRST PHASE OF ‘THE CONSORTIUM’ MASTERPLAN OF 10,000 HOUSES
“WEST OF IFIELD” AND GOLF CLUB – FIRST PHASE OF ‘THE CONSORTIUM’ MASTERPLAN OF 10,000 HOUSES Carter Jonas have been…
MARCH 5 2021 – “VAGUE PROMISES WON’T SOLVE THIS” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS – 04/03/2021
“VAGUE PROMISES WON’T SOLVE THIS” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTER FROM KIM THURLOWAY OF IFIELD – MARCH…
MARCH 3 2021 – “WHENEVER WE HEAR A SKYLARK SING, OR SEE A BUTTERFLY ON THE WING, WE WILL THINK OF YOU” – ON THIS DAY – 16 YEARS AGO – MARCH 3 2005 – JAMES HAVERS DIED [AGED 39] – IFIELD SOCIETY CO-FOUNDER
Flying Skylark (Alauda arvensis) in Frankfurt, Germany Quartl/Wikimedia Commons “THE MAN WHO LOVED IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS” – JAMES R. HAVERS RIP…
MARCH 1 2021 – CELEBRATING 300 YEARS OF CRICKET ON IFIELD VILLAGE GREEN [1721-2021]
Photo source; Wiki Commons Photo source: Wiki Commons BHO – BRITISH HISTORY ONLINE – IFIELD “Cricket was played…
FEBRUARY 25 2021 – EARLY SPRING DAFFODILS IN THE ANCIENT PARISH VILLAGE OF IFIELD
FEBRUARY 25 2021 – “PROTECTING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY” – A MESSAGE FROM THE CRAWLEY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT HENRY SMITH
Photo: Wiki Commons Henry Smith MP – Westminster Report – February 2021 Protecting our local community: One issue I have…
FEBRUARY 18 2021 – “H. MONK – GROCER AND PORK BUTCHER” – HARROW COTTAGE BY THE OLD PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE – CIRCA 1904
Alfred Monk [1877-1937] or George Monk [1881-1952] and their sisters outside Harrow Cottage – the family shop and home “H.…
FEBRUARY 12 2021 – ‘BANKSY’
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19083694.banksy-sussex-newhaven-a259-stencil-latest-work/?ref=ebln
FEBRUARY 10 2021 – LYCHGATE COTTAGE AT ST MARGARET’S CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [GRADE II LISTED] – THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
LYCHGATE COTTAGES AT ST MARGARET’S CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [GRADE II LISTED] – THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH…
FEBRUARY 8 2021 – ST MARGARET’S CHURCH – GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
FEBRUARY 3 2021 – “IF THE BEE DISAPPEARED OFF THE SURFACE OF THE GLOBE, THEN MAN WOULD ONLY HAVE FOUR YEARS OF LIFE LEFT. NO MORE BEES, NO MORE POLLINATION, NO MORE PLANTS, NO MORE ANIMALS, NO MORE MAN” – ALBERT EINSTEIN + “STOP SACRIFICING NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON THE ALTAR OF GROWTH” – PRINCE CHARLES [AND FUTURE KING]
“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life…
JANUARY 31 2021 – THE GOLDFINCH
JANUARY 31 2021 – SUSSEX MOAT
JANUARY 31 2021 – SUSSEX WINDMILL
JANUARY 27 2021 – THE LYCHGATE PIGEONS OF IFIELD PARISH
JANUARY 24 2021 – ‘WILDFIRE’ MORNING SUNRISE OVER IFIELD MILL AND MILLPOND – PHOTO BY STEVEN BATTERS
JANUARY 24 2021 – ‘WILDFIRE’ MORNING SUNRISE OVER IFIELD MILL AND MILLPOND – PHOTO BY ELAINE CODE
Tilgate Lake – Photo source: ‘Tilgate Residents’ Facebook site
JANUARY 24 2021 – A POEM IN PICTURES [ON SEEING FALLING SNOW EARLY ONE SUNDAY MORNING IN THE VILLAGE OF IFIELD]
Snow, oh falling snow! Oh, thank you! Welcome snow! Lifting weary hearts Dooming dreary thoughts Rise, oh broken soul!…
JANUARY 22 2021 – IFIELD GOLF COURSE IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS BY IAN MULCAHY
JANUARY 18 2021 – WOOD PIGEON KEEPS WARM ON A COLD MONDAY MORNING IN IFIELD VILLAGE
JANUARY 13 2021 – LOCALIZATION AND LOCAL FUTURES
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JANUARY 12 2021 – “ALL GONE” – SARAH ROBINSON SCHOOL AND PLAYING FIELDS IN IFIELD [AND ROBINSON ROAD] – ‘LEARNING BY DOING’ – 1961 [HAT-TIP: VAUGHAN CREQUER]
https://www.facebook.com/belgranohobbies/videos/2012087329030478 SARAH ROBINSONS SCHOOL AND PLAYING FIELDS IN IFIELD – ‘LEARNING BY DOING’ – 1961 [HAT-TIP: VAUGHAN CREQUER] ROBINSON ROAD…
JANUARY 10 2021 – “BLESSED ARE WE WHO IN IFIELD DWELLETH” – 13TH CENTURY CHURCH OF ST MARGARET’S AT THE CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
JANUARY 9 2021 – BLUE TIT
JANUARY 8 2021 – CRAWLEY AND HORSHAM LOCAL PLANS 2030
CRAWLEY LOCAL PLAN 2030 https://crawley.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy/local-plan/about-local-plan https://crawley.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/PUB271702.pdf
JANUARY 5 2021 – ST MARGARET’S 13TH CENTURY CHURCH – GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
Boundary of Ancient Parish – marked in red
DECEMBER 31 2020 – “THE DEER TREE” IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – PHOTO BY JO LING
THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
DECEMBER 28 2020 – “THE SUN” [NOW DEMOLISHED] AND ITS LANDLORD IN CRAWLEY – WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
Picture provided by Maurice Kelly – with thanks
DECEMBER 27 2020 – “WE WUNT BE DRUV” – AN ODE TO IFIELD
“We Wunt Be Druv” – Motto & Poem of Sussex [adapted by Richard W. Symonds – “An Ode To Ifield”]…
DECEMBER 26 2020 – “WHERE THERE ARE DAFFODILS AND PRIMROSES, THERE IS HOPE”
DECEMBER 25 2020 – NEW YEAR’S DAY SELF-GUIDED WALK 2021 – THE IFIELD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION [SUBJECT TO COVID-19 TIER 4 RESTRICTIONS]
THE IFIELD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION NEW YEAR WALK 2021 WE’RE NOT ABLE TO LEAD THE TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR’S DAY WALK…
DECEMBER 24 2020 – IFIELD WATERMILL AND TED HENBERY RIP
https://www.westsussextoday.co.uk/news/people/tributes-paid-ifield-watermills-ted-3076690
DECEMBER 24 2020 – ‘WHISPERING’ BATS ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION
BACK FROM THE BRINK The projects – Back From The Brink (naturebftb.co.uk) Rare photos reveal UK’s disappearing ‘whispering’ bats National Geographic Fewer…
THE HIDDEN PLAQUE OF REMEMBRANCE TO ROBINSON ROAD [WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD]
This plaque is in memory of the Crawley and Ifield Hospital 1896-1938, the Bethnal [Bethel- Ed] Chapel 1858-2002, the…
DECEMBER 21 2020 – THE WINDMILL [NOW DEMOLISHED] AT THE END OF MILL LANE + THE STEAM MILL AND CHIMNEY – IFIELD GREEN [WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD]
ALL PHOTOS PROVIDED BY IAN MULCAHY – WITH THANKS Lowfield Heath Windmill Map – Surrey, England – Mapcarta
DECEMBER 21 2020 – THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD [WITH ST. MARGARET’S 13TH CENTURY CHURCH IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE]
DECEMBER 18 2020 – CEMETERIES AS GATEKEEPERS OF HISTORY – 1. ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH CEMETERY IN IFIELD VILLAGE
DECEMBER 18 2020 – LATE BRONZE AGE TO ROMAN ERA SETTLEMENT WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD [CIRCA 1200BC…
DECEMBER 18 2020 – LATE BRONZE AGE TO ROMAN ERA SETTLEMENT WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD [CIRCA 1200BC – 410AD] ?
THREE-AGE SYSTEM [STONE AGE – BRONZE AGE – IRON AGE] – THEN ROMAN OCCUPATION https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36912891 Here [above] is…
DECEMBER 18 2020 – HEDGEHOG-SPOTTING IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
A prickly combination Pictured with a sprig of prickly seasonal holly, this festive little hedgehog should really be wrapped up…
DECEMBER 17 2020 – DEER-SPOTTING IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
DECEMBER 17 2020 – COUNTY OAK COTTAGE [GRADE II LISTED] IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
DECEMBER 16 2020 – THE BLUEBELL WOOD IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
Photo by Craig Denford
DECEMBER 15 2020 – “JUST ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL”
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DECEMBER 14 2020 – “HELP ME” 2
“HELP ME” 2 “HELP ME” 1
DECEMBER 14 2020 – LECTURETTE 1: “THE DEATH OF RURAL IFIELD?” [OR, “THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD?”] – DELIVERED BY DAVID MOON
“TALKING THE WALK AND WALKING THE TALK” ‘OPEN-AIR IFIELD’ SERIES OF LECTURETTES – SPEAKERS’ CORNER – IFIELD VILLAGE LECTURETTE 1 …
DECEMBER 12 2020 – THE RAINBOW IN DARKENED SKIES
DECEMBER 6 2020 – THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD] – FROM THE ARCHIVES – CHRISTMAS 2014
THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD] – FROM THE ARCHIVES – CHRISTMAS 2014
DECEMBER 5 2020 – ‘LANDSCAPE CAPACITY OF STUDY AREAS FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT’ – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL
‘LANDSCAPE CAPACITY OF STUDY AREAS FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT’ – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL [HAT-TIP: HS] KILNWOOD VALE – IN LARGE…
DECEMBER 4 2020 – “DESTRUCTION OF PROTECTED RIVER ‘CRIME AGAINST ENVIRONMENT’, SAYS WILDLIFE TRUST”
Destruction of protected river ‘crime against environment’, says wildlife trust PA Dec 4th 2020 4:12AM A wildlife trust has…
DECEMBER 4 2020 – ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – WITH THE 13TH CENTURY VILLAGE CHURCH IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE – “THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND SPACE TO THINK, TO FIND SOLACE TO RELAX, TO HAVE FUN, TO KEEP FIT AND SPACE TO HAVE FUN AND ENJOY TOGETHER THESE BEAUTIFUL OPEN SPACES RICH IN HISTORY AND HERITAGE, SURROUNDED BY NATURE’S BEAUTY”
THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD: “THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND SPACE TO THINK, TO FIND SOLACE TO RELAX, TO HAVE FUN,…
DECEMBER 2 2020 – FIELDS IN TRUST
https://r1.technology-trust-news.org/6LZN-4AYC-D4011ADDA26439901OMFFPAF09B965A0C1B21F/cr.aspx?v=1 Tell us about your local park. View this email online Green Spaces for Good My park is…
DECEMBER 2 2020 – FINAL APPROVAL SOUGHT FOR “LATEST PHASE” IN THE KILNWOOD VALE DEVELOPMENT
Final approval sought for 168 new homes at Faygate Final planning approval is being sought from Horsham District Council for…
DECEMBER 2 2020 – “HELP ME” 1
“HELP ME” 1 [ALL PHOTOS BY ELAINE CODE – WITH GREAT THANKS]
NOVEMBER 29 2020 – “HOMES ENGLAND PURCHASE IFIELD GOLF CLUB LAND” [WITH PUBLIC MONEY – OUR MONEY AS TAXPAYERS]
“HOMES ENGLAND PURCHASE IFIELD GOLF CLUB LAND” [WITH TAXPAYERS MONEY] CBC have been notified by Homes England that they have…
NOVEMBER 29 2020 – “SUNRISE STILLNESS” – IFIELD MILL POND – PHOTO BY HELEN AXON
NOVEMBER 25 2020 – “WE HAVE BOUGHT THE LAND OF IFIELD GOLF CLUB TO HELP ENSURE WE CAN BUILD THE NEW HOMES THAT ARE NEEDED…” – KEN GLENDINNING – HOMES ENGLAND PROJECT DIRECTOR FOR ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MASTERPLAN – WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 25 2020 – 5.35PM – ON TWITTER
Homes England – Autumn Engagement Event PETITION https://www.change.org/p/horsham-borough-council-stop-the-build-of-10-000-houses-across-ifield-west? Homes England revamps land disposal process to help SMEs …
NOVEMBER 24 2020 – SHOCKED RESIDENTS ‘DISTRAUGHT’ AFTER TREES CUT DOWN ON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/18893212.residents-distraught-trees-removed-cala-homes-development-lancing/?ref=ebln Residents ‘distraught’ as trees removed for Cala Homes development in Lancing By Rose Lock @roselock22 Reporter (5) A RESIDENT and her neighbours…
NOVEMBER 23 2020 – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL URGED TO ABANDON HOMES ENGLAND ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MASTERPLAN – AFTER REFUSAL TO COOPERATE WITH MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
5th November 2020 Dear Henry Thank you for your correspondence from wildlife and traffic surveys undertaken in [sic]…
NOVEMBER 22 2020 – “WE MUST PUT THE LOCAL PLAN ON HOLD”
The Prime Minister has pledged to invest a further £40m to protect the environment, address the biodiversity loss, create…
NOVEMBER 18 2020 – IFIELD GOLF CLUB – CHAIRMAN’S REPORT ON HOMES ENGLAND
IFIELD GOLF CLUB – CHAIRMAN’S REPORT ON HOMES ENGLAND Our fight to secure the future of Ifield Golf Club…
NOVEMBER 18 2020 – HORSHAM HERITAGE TRAILS
https://horshammuseum.org/learn/heritage-trails?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
NOVEMBER 16 2020 – “IT’S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER THAT WE ACT NOW TO ENHANCE OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECT OUR PRECIOUS WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY” – PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON
Extra £40m for green spaces in England, Boris Johnson pledges By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst A further £40m…
NOVEMBER 16 2020 – “GOOD TO SEE REFERENCE IN TELEGRAPH ABOUT ROBERT JENRICK LOOKING TO…REBALANCED DEMAND FOR HOUSING OUTSIDE OF THE SOUTH EAST” – SIMON DUDLEY – HOMES ENGLAND
Simon Dudley @MrSimonDudley 15 Nov 2020 “Good to see reference in @Telegraph about @RobertJenrick looking to locate a significant amount of @mhclg in the @midsengine. #LevellingUp means decentralising…
NOVEMBER 15 2020 – “THIS IS NOT ABOUT MP’S OBJECTING TO DEVELOPMENT. IT IS HOW DEVELOPMENT IS DONE SENSITIVELY…CONCRETING OVER LARGE PARTS OF RURAL AND SUBURBAN ENGLAND, WITH NO DEMOCRATIC RIGHT OF COMMUNITIES TO APPEAL, AS THE ALGORITHM AND WHITE PAPER SUGGEST, WILL UNDERMINE MUCH OF THE GOOD WE ARE INTENDING TO DO” – BOB SEELY MP
New homes plan revised after Tory backlash By Jessica Parker BBC political correspondent IMAGE COPYRIGHT GETTY IMAGES The government is set…
NOVEMBER 15 2020 – “TORY REVOLT FORCES PLANNING U-TURN FOR NEW HOMES” – SUNDAY TELEGRAPH – FRONT PAGE
Tory revolt forces planning u-turn for new homes TA formula used to produce targets across England is to be “rebalanced”…
NOVEMBER 15 2020 – SUSSEX SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
SUSSEX SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS Sussex Search and Rescue Team out in force this morning…
NOVEMBER 14 2020 – CAMPAIGN FOR THE PROTECTION OF RURAL ENGLAND [CPRE] – UPDATE
CPRE https://e-activist.com/page/email?mid=a950f5b2bf2d46bd8c901e5b7e512f2a In this issue: Mobilising councillors, rural homelessness and hedgerows through the seasons Trouble viewing email? Open it in browser…
NOVEMBER 13 2020 – THE IFIELD PARISHIONERS REVOLT – BATTLE FOR THE PARISH SOUL AND BEYOND
“CALL TO GET IFIELD PLAN REMOVED” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES “Call to get Ifield plan removed”, West Sussex County…
NOVEMBER 13 2020 – “SUSSEX AREAS OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY MUST BE PROTECTED” – ARGUS LETTER
Argus Letter: Sussex areas of outstanding natural beauty must be protected By Letters to The Argus The South Downs…
NOVEMBER 11 2020 – PREDATORY DEVELOPERS LOOKING TO BUILD ON COTTESMORE GOLF CLUB – SOUTH WEST OF CRAWLEY AND SOUTH OF IFIELD GOLF CLUB
PREDATORY DEVELOPERS LOOKING TO BUILD ON COTTESMORE GOLF CLUB – SOUTH WEST OF CRAWLEY AND SOUTH OF IFIELD GOLF CLUB…
NOVEMBER 11 2020 – “THE OBSESSION WITH BUILDING MORE HOMES IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST ISN’T THE ANSWER TO OUR HOUSING WORRIES”… ‘SOUTH IS GETTING TOO MUCH OF THE GOVERNMENT’S HOUSEBUILDING FUNDS…WE KNOW THAT DEVELOPERS ARE ONLY TOO HAPPY TO TAKE ON MORE PROJECTS IN THE SOUTH SINCE THE PROFIT MARGINS ARE EVEN HEALTHIER’
Opinion: South is getting too much of the Government’s housebuilding funds MORTGAGES AND HOME John Fitzsimons Updated on 10 November…
NOVEMBER 8 2020 – “YEARS’ WORTH OF LAND AVAILABLE TO AVOID HOMES ON GREEN SPACES” – WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE – FRONT PAGE – NOVEMBER 4 2020
“YEARS’ WORTH OF LAND AVAILABLE TO AVOID HOMES ON GREEN SPACES” – WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE – FRONT PAGE – NOVEMBER…
NOVEMBER 8 2020 – “IFIELD AND BEYOND – A 4 MILE WALK – A TASTE OF THE SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE” [THE 1996 ‘KINGFISHER’ BROCHURE]
NOVEMBER 7 2020 – SIMON DUDLEY AND THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE BETWEEN DEVELOPER AND GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE COMMUNITY
SIMON DUDLEY AND THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE BETWEEN DEVELOPER AND GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE COMMUITY – FORMER COUNCIL LEADER & HOMES ENGLAND…
NOVEMBER 6 2020 – HOW MANY HISTORIC FOOTPATHS ARE THREATENED BY THE PROPOSED ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ DEVELOPMENT?
HOW MANY HISTORIC FOOTPATHS ARE THREATENED BY THE PROPOSED ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ DEVELOPMENT ? ‘DON’T LOSE YOUR WAY’ –…
NOVEMBER 6 2020 – THE BATTLE FOR IFIELD GOLF CLUB AND BEYOND
Ifield Golf Club “Homes England do not own the Golf Course yet but they are getting close. We are fighting…
NOVEMBER 5 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ UPDATE
NOVEMBER 5 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ UPDATE [HAT-TIP: ‘M’ and ‘I’] We are still in the process…
OCTOBER 31 2020 – BIODIVERSITY SUMMIT 2020 [GLOBAL] + BIODIVERSITY STUDY 2020 [LOCAL]
https://www.cbd.int/article/Summit-on-Biodiversity-2020 SEPTEMBER 4 2020 – BIODIVERSITY STUDY 2020 – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND – TO MARK THE 1ST ANNIVERSARY…
OCTOBER 29 2020 – REQUEST FROM HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL TO CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL FOR COMMENTS ON THE SUBMITTED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SCOPING OPINION FOR DEVELOPMENT ON LAND WEST OF IFIELD (HDC REF EIA/20/0004)
1 ECONOMY AND PLANNING SERVICES Contact: Mrs J. McPherson Our Ref: CR/2020/3002/EIA Direct Line: (01293) 438577 Email: development.control@crawley.gov.uk Direct Fax:…
OCTOBER 28 2020 – IFIELD GOLF CLUB – CHAIRMAN’S NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 28 2020
Chairman’s Newsletter 023 Wednesday 28th October 2020 HOMES ENGLAND’S PLANS FOR LAND WEST OF IFIELD Dear Member, The Trustees and…
OCTOBER 27 2020 – PARISHES UNITE TO FIGHT DEVELOPERS – CALLING ON HOUSING SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK TO INTERVENE TO REMOVE HOMES ENGLAND’S MASTERPLAN FROM THE LOCAL PLAN OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL
Parishes united in opposing new town A LETTER supported by 23 parishes opposed to plans for 3,000 new homes on Chalgrove…
OCTOBER 25 2020 – GOLDFINCH
OCTOBER 24 2020 – MAP OF IFIELD PARISH – WEST OF IFIELD
Picture 1 – West of Ifield/Land West of Crawley, Rusper [in dark orange – centre of picture] and the ancient Parish…
OCTOBER 22 2020 – PLANNING TO FAIL WILDLIFE
PLANNING TO FAIL WILDLIFE Planning to fail wildlife England’s planning system is changing – and not for the better. The new changes…
OCTOBER 22 2020 – “LIVING WITH TREES” BY ROBIN WALTER
Little Toller Books Nature | Landscape | Culture Published November 5th LIVING WITH TREES Grow, protect and celebrate the trees and woods in your…
OCTOBER 17 2020 – LEGAL ACTION AGAINST HOMES ENGLAND CONSORTIUM FOR PROMOTING ‘LAND WEST OF IFIELD’ WHICH DAMAGES HEALTHY COMMUNITIES NEAR GATWICK ?
LEGAL ACTION AGAINST HOMES ENGLAND CONSORTIUM FOR PROMOTING ‘LAND WEST OF IFIELD’ WHICH DAMAGES HEALTHY COMMUNITIES NEAR GATWICK ?
‘LAND WEST OF IFIELD’ – ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT [EIA] – HOMES ENGLAND/ARCADIS
01648012 ‘LAND WEST OF IFIELD’ – ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT [EIA] – HOMES ENGLAND/ARCADIS – Assessment of the effects of certain…
OCTOBER 16 2020 – AUTUMN COLOURS
OCTOBER 16 2020 – IFIELD SOCIETY CALLS FOR INQUIRY INTO £3BN ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ CONSORTIUM LAND DEAL – INCLUDING THE SALE OF IFIELD GOLF CLUB TO DEVELOPER HOMES ENGLAND
IFIELD SOCIETY CALLS FOR INQUIRY INTO £3BN ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ CONSORTIUM LAND DEAL – INCLUDING THE SALE OF IFIELD GOLF…
OCTOBER 15 2020 – RELAUNCH OF CPRI [CAMPAIGN FOR THE PROTECTION OF RURAL IFIELD] – LAUNCHED BY THE LATE GERAINT THOMAS IN 1999 – TO FIGHT THE MONSTROUS HOMES ENGLAND ‘WEST OF IFIELD’ MASTERPLAN
OCTOBER 15 2020 – RELAUNCH OF CPRI [CAMPAIGN FOR THE PROTECTION OF RURAL IFIELD] – LAUNCHED BY THE LATE GERAINT…
HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE – ‘PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE’ WHITE PAPER
Urgent Ask your MP to act We’ve just heard that MPs will be debating the government’s damaging proposals to deregulate planning on Thursday 8…
OCTOBER 4 2020 – FLOOD WARNING – WEST OF IFIELD FLOOD PLAIN
FLOOD WARNING – WEST OF IFIELD FLOOD PLAIN GOV.UK Flood information service Coronavirus (COVID-19): how we’re protecting our…
CAMPAIGN FOR THE PROTECTION OF RURAL IFIELD [CPRI] RE-LAUNCHED TO MARK THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF GERAINT THOMAS [1950-2019]
OCTOBER 3 2020 – CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL TURNS DOWN HOMES ENGLAND PLAN [FOR 150 HOUSES]
Plans for 150 homes Crawley turned down Plans to build up to 150 homes east of Tinsley Lane have…
CRAWLEY MP HENRY SMITH ON THE PLANNING WHITE PAPER AND HOMES ENGLAND’S £3BN MASTERPLAN WEST OF IFIELD FOR 10,000 HOUSES
Dear Richard Thank you for contacting me regarding planning reforms. I welcome the Government recently announcing that all new streets…
SEPTEMBER 28 2020 – MICHAEL LUNN’S CORRESPONDENCE WITH HOMES ENGLAND [ONE-WAY ONLY]
Dear Homes England “On Sept 11th [2020], I sent yourselves an email in response to your latest post re this…
SEPTEMBER 28 2020 – “NO COMMUNITY WANTS THIS ON THEIR DOORSTEP”
‘No community wants this’: Sussex new town plans anger local Tories Kingswood scheme for nearly 3,000 new homes assembled by…
SEPTEMBER 27 2020 – “EXPERTS CALL FOR NEW ERA FOR WILDLIFE IN UK” – BBC NEWS
“EXPERTS CALL FOR NEW ERA FOR WILDLIFE IN UK” – BBC NEWS Experts call for new era for wildlife…
SEPTEMBER 27 2020 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [2012] – ‘THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF IFIELD AND BEYOND” – PARISH OF IFIELD vs WELBECK LAND – “ACT FAST, DECISIVELY, FEROCIOUSLY, LEGALLY AND TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY”
FROM THE ARCHIVES [2012] – ‘THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF IFIELD AND BEYOND” – PARISH OF IFIELD vs WELBECK…
SEPTEMBER 26 2020 – FIELDS IN TRUST – PEOPLE NEED PARKS AND OPEN SPACES
25th September 2020 POLICY: People need parks Following the release of several new pieces of research relating to parks…
SEPTEMBER 25 2020 – ACT NOW AND ASK YOUR MP TO REJECT PLANNING REFORMS – CAMPAIGN FOR THE PROTECTION OF RURAL ENGLAND [CPRE]
Act now and ask your MP to reject planning reforms – which are a major threat to our countryside…
SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – FROM THE ARCHIVES – CRAWLEY NEWS – MARCH 23 2005 – “NATURE LOVER JAMES [HAVERS] DIES, AGED 39”
FROM THE ARCHIVES – CRAWLEY NEWS – MARCH 23 20o5 – “NATURE LOVER JAMES [HAVERS] DIES, AGED 39”
SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – PROTECTING WILDLIFE’S ‘GREEN CORRIDOR’ WEST OF IFIELD AND WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE
PROTECTING WILDLIFE’S ‘GREEN CORRIDOR’ WEST OF IFIELD AND WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE LETTER SUBMISSION – UNPUBLISHED 24/09/2020 Dear…
SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – BADGER TRUST
BADGER TRUST
SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – ENGLAND’S PLANNING SYSTEM IS CHANGING – AND NOT FOR THE BETTER IN WEST SUSSEX
https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/campaign/planning-reforms?utm_source=Sussex+Wildlife+Trust+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e5a946df60-24_Sept2020MEM&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9f7e3b5ad3-e5a946df60-292617185&mc_cid=e5a946df60&mc_eid=681053a1c0 September 2020 View in browser Planning to fail wildlife England’s planning system is changing – and not for the…
SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – COUNCIL LEADER UPSET BY PLAN INSPECTOR’S VERDICT
Council leader upset by plan inspector’s verdict THE leader of South Oxfordshire District Council says she is disappointed by the…
SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – PLANS TO ‘REWILD’ GOLF COURSE
Plans to rewild Waterhall golf course in Brighton By Sarah Booker-Lewis @BHDemocracyNews Local Democracy Reporter Waterhill course 24 comments THE city council could…
SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – “PLANNING SHOULD PUT PEOPLE FIRST…WE WOULD NOT WANT THE PRINCIPLE OF DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY USURPED BY THE POWER OF MONEY”- CHURCH TIMES
Planning should put people first CHURCH TIMES – 18 SEPTEMBER 2020 The PM’s plan for ‘radical reform’ ought to be…
SEPTEMBER 11 2020 – “FUNDAMENTAL FLAWS” IN GOVERNMENT’S ‘PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE’ WHITE PAPER
WEST SUSSEX’S HUGE HOUSING TARGETS BLAMED ON ‘MUTANT ALGORITHM’ West Sussex’s huge housing targets blamed on ‘mutant algorithm’ Huge…
SEPTEMBER 11 2020 – WHY DID HOMES ENGLAND CHOOSE WEST OF IFIELD FOR 10,000 HOUSES?
WHY DID HOMES ENGLAND CHOOSE WEST OF IFIELD FOR 10,000 HOUSES? News update on West of Ifield Housing Posted on Sep…
AUGUST 10 2020 – WHITEHAWK HILL LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] AND POLITICAL BETRAYAL – THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ?
WHITEHAWK HILL LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] AND POLITICAL BETRAYAL – THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME? SAVE WHITEHAWK HILL NATURE…
SEPTEMBER 10 2020 – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING [SEPTEMBER 18 2020] – AGENDA 7b – MOTION ON GOVERNMENT PLANNING CONSULTATION
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING [SEPTEMBER 18 2020] – AGENDA 7b – MOTION ON GOVERNMENT PLANNING CONSULTATION 7b 7b Motion…
‘CRAWLEY MP HENRY SMITH RAISED THE THREAT OF 10,000 HOMES WEST OF IFIELD IN “UNSUSTAINABLE CIRCUMSTANCES ON THE FLOODPLAIN…….WE MUST HAVE THE ENVIRONMENT PARAMOUNT IN OUR CONSIDERATIONS”‘
WEST SUSSEX’S HUGE HOUSING TARGETS BLAMED ON ‘MUTANT ALGORITHM’ West Sussex’s huge housing targets blamed on ‘mutant algorithm’ Huge…
SEPTEMBER 8 2020 – PROTECT THE ENDANGERED SPECIES IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND: THE HEDGEHOG
PROTECT THE ENDANGERED SPECIES IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND: THE HEDGEHOG PETITION UPDATE Ghost Hedgehogs! Hugh Warwick Oxford, ENG,…
SEPTEMBER 8 2020 – “GRENFELL SURVIVORS REFUSE MEETING WITH JENRICK OVER WESTFERRY DEVELOPMENT SCANDAL” – MORNING STAR
“GRENFELL SURVIVORS REFUSE MEETING WITH JENRICK OVER WESTFERRY DEVELOPMENT SCANDAL” – MORNING STAR Grenfell survivors refuse meeting with Jenrick over…
‘REWILDING’ IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND
Toads, spiders, daddy long legs, even mice: let them all share our homes Ros Coward Species decline is being…
SEPTEMBER 4 2020 – BIODIVERSITY STUDY 2020 – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND – TO MARK THE 1ST ANNIVERSARY OF GERAINT THOMAS [1950-2019]
LETTER SUBMISSION [UNPUBLISHED] Dear Editor To mark the first anniversary of the passing of Geraint Thomas of Ifield,…
SEPTEMBER 4 2020 – “JENRICK’S PLANNING REFORMS WILL BE A SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE FOR WEST SUSSEX – ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH WEST OF IFIELD”
“JENRICK’S PLANNING REFORMS WILL BE A SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE FOR WEST SUSSEX – ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH…
SEPTEMBER 4 2020 – “JENRICK’S NEW PLANNING FRAMEWORK ‘A DISASTER FOR CORNWALL’
Jenrick’s new planning framework ‘a disaster for Cornwall’ Jenrick’s new planning framework ‘a disaster for Cornwall’ The government’s new planning…
SEPTEMBER 4 2020 – ROBERT JENRICK “SAYS THAT THE GOVERNMENT’S PLANNED SHAKE-UP OF THE PLANNING SYSTEM WILL HELP LOCAL PEOPLE HAVE MORE SAY ON WHERE HOUSES SHOULD BE BUILT AND WHAT THEY SHOULD LOOK LIKE”
Minister: People should “embrace” planning reforms Minister: People should “embrace” planning reforms September 3, 2020 Conservative, Cornish Politics, Features, Latest News, Planning The Secretary…
SEPTEMBER 4 2020 – “ALL GOVERNMENTS LIE” – I.F. STONE
“ALL GOVERNMENTS LIE” – I.F. STONE “PLANNING REFORMS OUT OF JENRICK’S HANDS” – DAILY TELEGRAPH – FRONT PAGE – JUNE…
SEPTEMBER 4 2020 – “A GREEN SPACE WHICH WAS PUT FORWARD FOR A MAJOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WILL INSTEAD BE PRESERVED AS A NATURE RESERVE” – THE ARGUS
New Salts Farm in Shoreham to be bought and kept as a nature reserve By Rose Lock @roselock22 Reporter A GREEN space…
SEPTEMBER 3 2020 – “HELP THE COUNCIL RESPOND TO THE ‘PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE’ CONSULTATION” – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL [CLOSING DATE: SEPTEMBER 4 2020]
Help the Council respond to the ‘Planning for the future’ consultation The Government announced last week that it was…
SEPTEMBER 3 2020 – “HASTY PLANNING REFORM” – DAILY TELEGRAPH – LETTERS [14 SIGNATORIES]
Hasty planning reform SIR – As a broad coalition of planning, heritage and environmental organisations, we are united in our…
SEPTEMBER 3 2020 – “URGE ALL TO LOOK AT CONSULTATIONS” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS [DR ROGER F. SMITH – CPRE SUSSEX]
“Urge all to look at consultations” – West Sussex County Times – Letter – September 3 2020 Unfortunately, Mr…
SEPTEMBER 1 2020 – HENRY SMITH MP – BRITAIN MUST SHOW INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Britain must show international leadership on wildlife and the environment Thursday, 23 July, 2020 Last year, Lord Ashcroft published a…
AUGUST 29 2020 – CORPORATIONS HAVE THEIR LOBBYISTS. THE PEOPLE NEED ADVOCATES TOO. DEMOCRACY [OF, BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE] IS NOT FOR SALE – NOR IS IT A CORPORATE LOGO
AUGUST 28 2020 – THE IFIELD SOCIETY BIODIVERSITY STUDY: “MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] IN THE ANCIENT PARISH AND BEYOND”
THE IFIELD SOCIETY BIODIVERSITY STUDY: “MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] IN THE ANCIENT PARISH AND BEYOND”
AUGUST 27 2020 – “MAKE IT A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE” / “WHO WILL GIVE LEGAL ADVICE?” / “‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD’ CHARTER” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES + CHICHESTER OBSERVER
LETTER PUBLISHED – “MAKE IT A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE” Dear Editor According to a Daily…
AUGUST 27 2020 – “CROYDON SEEKS FINANCIAL AID AS COUNCILS SUFFER CRISIS PAIN” – FINANCIAL TIMES. WHO’S NEXT?
AUGUST 27 2020 – “NO GROWTH AT GATWICK = NO HOMES ENGLAND MASTERPLAN WEST OF IFIELD”
“NO GROWTH AT GATWICK = NO HOMES ENGLAND MASTERPLAN WEST OF IFIELD” ~ RICHARD W. SYMONDS Gatwick airport to…
AUGUST 23 2020 – “OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE, WHEN WE FIRST PRACTICE TO DECEIVE” – SIR WALTER SCOTT
LETTER SUBMISSIONS Dear Editor According to your front page report last June [“Planning reforms out of Jenrick’s hands”, 26 June],…
THE RAMBLETTES ARE BACK! – SATURDAY – SEPTEMBER 5 2020 – ‘THE GOLF CLUB WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]
THE RAMBLETTES ARE BACK! – SATURDAY – SEPTEMBER 5 2020 – ‘THE GOLF CLUB WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH…
AUGUST 21 2020 – “APPARENTLY NOT POLICY TO BY-PASS” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS
Dear Editor In his critique of the Government’s White Paper ‘Planning for the Future’ [“Measures are seriously flawed”, WSCT Letters, Aug…
AUGUST 21 2020 – “COUNCIL SAYS NO TO PROVIDING FOR 1,715 HOMES EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS” – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL
Council says NO to providing for 1,715 homes every year for the next 10 years 17 Aug 2020 The Government…
AUGUST 20 2020 – “ECOLOGICAL STUDY SHOWS ROOKWOOD GOLF COURSE IS ‘WRONG PLACE TO BUILD HOUSE'” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES
“ECOLOGICAL STUDY SHOWS ROOKWOOD GOLF COURSE IS ‘WRONG PLACE TO BUILD HOUSE’” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES Ecological study shows…
AUGUST 16 2020 – “WE SHOULD BE SCRAPPING HOMES ENGLAND, NOT HEALTH ENGLAND” ~ RICHARD W. SYMONDS
“WE SHOULD BE SCRAPPING HOMES ENGLAND, NOT HEALTH ENGLAND” RICHARD W. SYMONDS HOMES ENGLAND’S £3BN MASTERPLAN FOR 10,000 HOUSES…
AUGUST 15 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND’S £3BN MASTERPLAN ‘BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER’ BY VIRUS – LAND WEST OF CRAWLEY [SA 101 & SA 291] – LETTER AND REPRESENTATIONS FROM HOMES ENGLAND TO HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL – MARCH 30 2020 [PRE-VIRUS]
HOMES ENGLAND’S £3BN MASTERPLAN FOR 10,000 HOUSES WEST OF IFIELD ‘BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER’ BY VIRUS LAND WEST OF…
AUGUST 15 2020 – “MEASURES ARE SERIOUSLY FLAWED” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS – AUGUST 13 2020
AUGUST 15 2020 – GLADMAN DEVELOPMENTS LTD – “A PREDATORY WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND”
GLADMAN DEVELOPMENTS LTD – “A PREDATORY WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND” RICHARD W. SYMONDS
AUGUST 15 2020 – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS UNDER THREAT FROM HOMES ENGLAND DEVELOPER – AND ‘ASSOCIATES’?
AUGUST 15 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND – WEST OF IFIELD UPDATES – INFRASTRUCTURE
HOMES ENGLAND – WEST OF IFIELD UPDATES – INFRASTRUCTURE “Another statement from them. I do believe that they are only…
AUG 13 2020 “HOUSING RULES ADJUSTED TO ALLOW MULTIPLE STORIES” – PRIVATE EYE
AUGUST 4 2020 – ‘STICK & BALL RENTAL’ – WHAT A GREAT IDEA !
WHAT A GREAT IDEA !
AUGUST 3 2020 – GREEN BELT AND AREAS OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY [AONB] – MAPS COVERING HORSHAM & CRAWLEY
IS MY LAND IN A GREEN BELT Green Belt Map: Find out if your land is in the Green…
AUGUST 2 2020 – DEVELOPERS AND THE KILNWOOD VALE SEWAGE PIPE BURST
“Sewage pipe burst. Kilnwood Vale developers at it again, this is the third environmental issue since they’ve started. They clearly…
AUGUST 2 2020 – “AREAS OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY AND THE GREEN BELT WILL BE PROTECTED” – [‘NEW HOMES TO GET “AUTOMATIC” PERMISSION IN ENGLAND PLANNING SHAKE UP’ – BBC NEWS]
“NEW HOMES TO GET ‘AUTOMATIC’ PERMISSION IN ENGLAND PLANNING SHAKE UP” – BBC NEWS “Areas of outstanding natural beauty and…
AUGUST 1 2020 – SUNSET AND SKIES OVER IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
AUGUST 1 2020 – PEERAGE FOR SIR EDWARD LISTER [FORMER HOMES ENGLAND CHAIRMAN AND NOW CHIEF STRATEGIC ADVISER TO PM BORIS JOHNSON]
PEERAGE FOR SIR EDWARD LISTER [FORMER HOMES ENGLAND CHAIRMAN AND NOW CHIEF STRATEGIC ADVISER TO PM BORIS JOHNSON] …
AUGUST 31 2020 – THE ORCHARDS – IFIELD GREEN – CRAWLEY
AUGUST 31 2020 – A BAT-CATCHER ?
JULY 30 2020 – RECLAIMING THE RAT-RUN ROADS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
RECLAIMING THE RAT-RUN ROADS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
AUGUST 6 2020 – THE HIROSHIMA REMEMBRANCE AT TILGATE PARK – 75TH ANNIVERSARY – 9PM [TWO-MINUTE SILENCE] – UNDER THE GINKGO TREE [BY SMITH AND WESTERN]
AUGUST 6 2020 [THURSDAY] – THE HIROSHIMA REMEMBRANCE AT TILGATE PARK – 75TH ANNIVERSARY – 9PM [TWO-MINUTE SILENCE] –…
SUNDAY [AUGUST 9 2020] – THE NAGASAKI RAMBLETTE IN TILGATE PARK- A SHORT WALK OF SILENT REMEMBRANCE [TO THE PEACE GARDEN] – 75TH ANNIVERSARY – 11AM – FROM THE GINKGO TREE [BY SMITH AND WESTERN]
THE NAGASAKI RAMBLETTE IN TILGATE PARK- A SHORT WALK OF SILENT REMEMBRANCE [TO THE PEACE GARDEN] – 75TH ANNIVERSARY –…
JULY 30 2020 – “THE REVEREND CHRISTINE SPENCER IS TO BE THE NEW RECTOR OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD”
“THE REVEREND CHRISTINE SPENCER IS TO BE THE NEW RECTOR OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD”
JULY 27 2020 – RESTORING THE LOST WOODS OF SUSSEX – STRETCHING FROM PULBOROUGH TO LEWES
RESTORING THE LOST WOODS OF SUSSEX – STRETCHING FROM PULBOROUGH TO LEWES Rangers restore ‘lost’ Sussex woods the size of…
JULY 25 2020 – PRECIOUS LIVES LIVED AND REMEMBERED IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH CEMETERY
PRECIOUS LIVES LIVED AND REMEMBERED IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH CEMETERY …
JULY 24 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND’S WEST OF IFIELD UPDATE: TRANSPORT
https://westofifield.commonplace.is/news/24/07/2020/transport West of Ifield news Community engagement is vital to help us understand your concerns and get your input on…
JULY 23 2020 – “COUNCILS SHOULD CREATE JOINT PLAN” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTER
Dear Editor Cllr John Milne states (“District ‘is far from being the only victim’”, WSCT, July 16]: “We…
JULY 23 2020 – THE NAGASAKI RAMBLETTE TO THE PEACE GARDEN IN TILGATE PARK – 75TH ANNIVERSARY – SUNDAY – AUGUST 9 2020 – 11AM FROM THE GINKGO TREE BY SMITH & WESTERN [RETURN BY 1PM]
JULY 23 2020 – “THE STENCH OF THIS GRUBBY AFFAIR WON’T GO AWAY UNTIL MR JENRICK COMES CLEAN” – MIKE AMESBURY – SHADOW HOUSING AND PLANNING MINISTER
GUARDIAN Following Jenrick’s appearance before the committee, the shadow housing and planning minister , Mike Amesbury, said: “The stench…
JULY 21 2020 – “COUNCIL STILL OPPOSED TO MASSIVE HOUSEBUILDING WEST OF CRAWLEY” – ‘CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL HAS REPEATED ITS OPPOSITION TO PLANS FOR 10,000 WEST OF THE TOWN’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER
“COUNCIL STILL OPPOSED TO MASSIVE HOUSEBUILDING WEST OF CRAWLEY” – ‘CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL HAS REPEATED ITS OPPOSITION…
JULY 20 2020 – ST. JOHN’S – THE PARISH CHURCH OF CRAWLEY
“ST CUTHBERT’S GARDEN VILLAGE IS ONE OF FOURTEEN GARDEN VILLAGES BACKED BY THE GOVERNMENT” [HOMES ENGLAND]
Councils Seek £102m For 10,000 homes community BE Built Environment Network Posted on: July 18th, 2020 Posted by: Nathan Spencer Categories: North…
JULY 18 2020 – STAN THE STARLING – MY FRIEND – AT THE LYCHGATE COTTAGE WINDOW
JULY 18 2020 – JAY – ANOTHER REGULAR VISITOR TO THE LYCHGATE COTTAGE GARDEN
JULY 18 2020 – ROBIN – A REGULAR VISITOR TO THE LYCHGATE COTTAGE GARDEN
JULY 18 2020 – AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR TO THE LYCHGATE COTTAGE GARDEN
JULY 18 2020 – BEWARE THE PREDATOR
JULY 16 2020 – “WE ARE TAKING LEGAL ADVICE” – CLLR CLAIRE VICKERS – CABINET MEMBER FOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL
JULY 16 2020 – “DISTRICT ‘IS FAR FROM BEING THE ONLY VICTIM’” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES Karen Dunn –…
JULY 15 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND MEET RESISTANCE FROM RESIDENTS IN RIPON
HOMES ENGLAND MEET RESISTANCE FROM RESIDENTS IN RIPON
JULY 14 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND CANNOT DELIVER ON ITS £3BN WEST OF IFIELD PROMISE – IT’S THAT SIMPLE.
HOMES ENGLAND CANNOT DELIVER ON ITS £3BN WEST OF IFIELD PROMISE – IT’S THAT SIMPLE.
JULY 14 2020 – HOUSING SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK “TO FACE GRILLING” OVER APPROVAL OF £1BN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT “IN THE WEEK OF 20 JULY”
HOUSING SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK “TO FACE GRILLING” OVER APPROVAL OF £1BN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT “IN THE WEEK OF 20 JULY”…
JULY 13 2020 – WEST OF IFIELD – JOBS UPDATE FROM HOMES ENGLAND
WEST OF IFIELD – JOBS UPDATE FROM HOMES ENGLAND
JULY 13 2020 – DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS AND THE HOMES ENGLAND £3BN ‘CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE’ MASTERPLAN “BUILT ON SAND AND HUBRIS”
JULY 13 2020 – DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS AND THE HOMES ENGLAND £3BN ‘CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE’ MASTERPLAN “BUILT ON SAND AND HUBRIS”…
‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS’ RAMBLETTE – TODAY – SATURDAY – FROM 11AM AT THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
“Sadly, we cannot yet walk together as a group. ‘Social distancing’ rules – and common-sense – to be followed at…
JULY 11 2020 – ‘NATURE, NATURE, NATURE’ VS ‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD’
MASS OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT’S PLAN TO ‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD’ A comment on UK Government plans to “build, build, build”…
JULY 10 2020 – THE SEVEN EMPTY PROMISES OF HOMES ENGLAND FOR WEST OF IFIELD – 2. “50% GREEN SPACE”
West of Ifield – Open spaces Posted on Jun 22nd 2020 by West of Ifield View post and share In January 2020, we…
JULY 10 2020 – THE SEVEN EMPTY PROMISES OF HOMES ENGLAND FOR WEST OF IFIELD – 1. “10,000 NEW JOBS TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND GATWICK DIAMOND”
THE SEVEN EMPTY PROMISES OF HOMES ENGLAND FOR WEST OF IFIELD – 1. “10,000 NEW JOBS TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL…
JULY 9 2020 – “IT’S ALL OVER FOR HOMES ENGLAND?” – LETTER SUBMISSION + PUBLIC QUESTION AT CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL FULL COUNCIL
LETTER SUBMISSION Dear Editor If Development Corporation status was a pre-condition for the £3bn West of Ifield development, then it’s…
JULY 6 2020 – THE DEER
JULY 5 2020 – “IF DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION STATUS WAS A PRE-CONDITION FOR THE £3BN WEST OF IFIELD DEVELOPMENT, THEN IT’S ALL OVER FOR HOMES ENGLAND” ~ RICHARD W. SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY
“IF DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION STATUS WAS A PRE-CONDITION FOR THE £3BN WEST OF IFIELD DEVELOPMENT, THEN IT’S ALL OVER FOR HOMES…
JULY 2 2020 – DEER IN TILGATE PARK
JULY 2 2020 – DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS SHELVED BY GOVERNMENT: “BAD NEWS FOR HOMES ENGLAND AND THOSE DEVELOPERS SEEKING TO BYPASS LOCAL COUNCIL PLANNING RULES”
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS SHELVED BY GOVERNMENT: “BAD NEWS FOR HOMES ENGLAND AND THOSE DEVELOPERS SEEKING TO BYPASS LOCAL COUNCIL PLANNING RULES”…
JULY 1 2020 – “HOMES ENGLAND’S WINGS ARE FINALLY CLIPPED. THEY ARE JUST A BULLYING GOVERNMENT DEVELOPER ON THE MAKE AT THE EXPENSE OF LOCAL COMMUNITY TAXPAYERS AND THE DISADVANTAGED” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY
“HOMES ENGLAND’S WINGS ARE FINALLY CLIPPED. THEY ARE JUST A BULLYING GOVERNMENT DEVELOPER ON THE MAKE AT THE EXPENSE OF…
JULY 1 2020 – DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS – HOMES ENGLAND [FORMER CHAIRMAN SIR EDWARD LISTER]- MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT [HOUSING SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK]
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS – HOMES ENGLAND [FORMER CHAIRMAN SIR EDWARD LISTER]- MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT [HOUSING SECRETARY ROBERT…
JUNE 29 2020 – “A SAGA THAT STINKS FROM START TO FINISH” – THE JENRICK-DESMOND SCANDAL – i NEWSPAPER
“A SAGA THAT STINKS FROM START TO FINISH” – i NEWSPAPER
JUNE 29 2020 – “REVEALED: DEVELOPERS, BACKED BY BORIS JOHNSON WHEN LONDON MAYOR [& SIR EDWARD LISTER WHEN DEPUTY MAYOR], DONATE ALMOST £1M TO TORIES” – THE GUARDIAN
“REVEALED: DEVELOPERS, BACKED BY BORIS JOHNSON WHEN LONDON MAYOR [& SIR EDWARD LISTER WHEN DEPUTY MAYOR], DONATE ALMOST £1M TO…
JUNE 29 2020 – “TORY DONOR IN PLANNING ROW LOBBIED JOHNSON OVER LUNCH” – i NEWS
JUNE 26 2020 – DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS + “PLANNING REFORMS OUT OF JENRICK’S HANDS” – DAILY TELEGRAPH – FRONT PAGE JUNE…
JUNE 28 2020 – “HOW MANY OTHER DEVELOPMENTS HAS JENRICK INTERFERED WITH?” – ‘JENRICK STAMPING ALL OVER OUR TOWNS’ – SUNDAY TIMES LETTER
‘Jenrick stamping all over our towns’ – Sunday Times – Letter 28/06/2020 “Robert Jenrick (News, last week) is not a…
REJECTED – BROWNS ‘CONCRETE CRUSHER’ AT KILMARNOCK FARM IN IFIELD WOOD
Ifield concrete crushing plant refused Plans to build a temporary concrete crushing plant in Ifield have been refused by…
JUNE 27 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND NOW UNLIKELY TO BECOME AN ALL-POWERFUL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
HOMES ENGLAND NOW UNLIKELY TO BECOME AN ALL-POWERFUL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION The chances of Homes England becoming an all-powerful Development Corporation…
JUNE 27 2020 – “SCAM FEARS AFTER GOVERNMENT WEBSITE [HOMES ENGLAND] BLUNDER” – DAILY TELEGRAPH
“SCAM FEARS AFTER GOVERNMENT WEBSITE [HOMES ENGLAND] BLUNDER” BY ADAM WILLIAMS – DAILY TELEGRAPH – JUNE 27 2020 “A GOVERNMENT…
JUNE 27 2020 – THE WESTFERRY SCANDAL AND SIR EDWARD LISTER [CHIEF STRATEGIC ADVISER TO BORIS JOHNSON AND FORMER HOMES ENGLAND CHAIRMAN]
2016 – Tower Hamlets local council objected to the initial plans for 722 homes on the Westferry site because only…
JUNE 26 2020 – DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS + “PLANNING REFORMS OUT OF JENRICK’S HANDS” – DAILY TELEGRAPH – FRONT PAGE
“PLANNING REFORMS OUT OF JENRICK’S HANDS” – DAILY TELEGRAPH – FRONT PAGE – JUNE 26 2020 By Gordon Rayner…
JUNE 25 2020 – ROBERT JENRICK’S ‘WESTFERRY’ DECISION WAS MADE “WITH AN OPEN AND FAIR MIND” BUT ADMITS IT WAS “UNLAWFUL BY REASON OF APPARENT BIAS”
25/06/2020 16:55 BST | Updated 1 hour ago It’s Time Robert Jenrick Examines His Conscience The housing secretary should take a deep…
“BORIS JOHNSON’S CHIEF ADVISER [SIR EDWARD LISTER] ACCUSED OF ‘MAJOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST'” – DAILY MAIL – FEBRUARY 29 2020
Boris Johnson’s chief adviser is accused of ‘major conflict of interest’ after taking £487,000 from luxury property developer while…
JUNE 25 2020 – “HOPE PROTEST SPARKS INQUIRY” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS
Dear Editor A ‘Beyond Bullying’ protest took place last Friday – June 19 2020 – at the Homes England office outside Crawley Town Hall [“Future of Ifield matters as well”, WSCT, June…
JUNE 25 2020 – ST MARGARET’S 13TH CENTURY PARISH CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE – GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD [UNDER IMMINENT THREAT FROM DEVELOPERS] + THE LYCHGATE PIGEON
JUNE 24 2020 – “ROBERT JENRICK TO RELEASE DOCUMENTS ON CONTROVERSIAL £1BN PROPERTY DEAL APPROVAL, AFTER PRESSURE” – SKY NEWS
Robert Jenrick to release documents on controversial £1bn property deal approval after pressure The housing secretary faces accusations of “cash…
JUNE 23 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND BANKING ON PR STUNTS TO BULLY THROUGH THEIR INSANE £3BN MASTERPLAN TO BUILD 10,000 HOUSES ON IFIELD GOLF COURSE AND BEYOND
“HOMES ENGLAND BANKING ON PR STUNTS TO BULLY THROUGH THEIR INSANE £3BN MASTERPLAN TO BUILD 10,000 HOUSES ON IFIELD GOLF…
JUNE 22 2020 – “TORY EX PLANNING MINISTER INVESTIGATED OVER LINKS TO FIRMS IN HOTEL SCHEME” – DAILY TELEGRAPH
Exclusive: Tory ex planning minister investigated over links to firms in hotel scheme By Anna Mikhailova, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR – DAILY TELEGRAPH…
JUNE 21 2020 – THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF IFIELD – “IF WE DO NOTHING, OR NOT ENOUGH, THEY WILL WIN”
JUNE 19 2020 – ‘BEYOND BULLYING’ PROTEST – CRAWLEY TOWN HALL [HOMES ENGLAND CRAWLEY OFFICE]
JUNE 21 2020 – SUNDAY EVENING SKIES OVER IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
JUNE 21 2020 – “‘I FOLLOWED THE RULES’, SAID HOUSING SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK – THEN ADMITTED HE DIDN’T” – THE TIMES
“‘I FOLLOWED THE RULES’, SAID HOUSING SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK – THEN ADMITTED HE DIDN’T” – THE TIMES – JUNE 21…
JUNE 20 2020 – CONSULTATION LAUNCHED ON THE ENGLAND TREE STRATEGY – DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS [DEFRA]
“It may be worth getting as many people as possible to respond to this consultation and pointing out that worthy…
JUNE 19 2020 – ‘BEYOND BULLYING’ PROTEST – CRAWLEY TOWN HALL [HOMES ENGLAND CRAWLEY OFFICE]
A ‘Beyond Bullying’ protest took place last Friday – June 19 2020 – at the Homes England office outside Crawley Town Hall [“Future of Ifield matters as well”, WSCT, June 18] Why? …
JUNE 18 2020 – “FUTURE OF IFIELD MATTERS AS WELL” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES [ON THE EVE OF THE ‘BEYOND BULLYING’ PROTEST OUTSIDE CRAWLEY TOWN HALL]
Dear Editor Horsham Society’s David Holmes says [“The future of Rookwood matters”, WSCT, June 11]: “The development north of Horsham…
JUNE 15 2020 – PRESSURE ON HOUSING SECRETARY JENRICK BUILDS OVER £1 BILLION DEAL – DAILY MAIL AND DAILY TELEGRAPH
PRESSURE ON HOUSING SECRETARY JENRICK BUILDS OVER £1 BILLION DEAL – DAILY MAIL AND DAILY TELEGRAPH Pressure on Housing Secretary…
JUNE 14 2020 – “COUNCIL LEADERS DEMAND MORE POWERS OVER HOUSEBUILDING TO HELP ECONOMY RECOVER FROM CORONAVIRUS” – THE INDEPENDENT
Council leaders demand more powers over housebuilding to help economy recover from coronavirus Local Government Association wants councils to be…
THIS FRIDAY [JUNE 19 2020] IN CRAWLEY – A SHORT PROTEST AT THE HOMES ENGLAND OFFICE WITHIN CRAWLEY TOWN HALL – BETWEEN MIDDAY AND 12.30PM
A short protest – ‘Beyond Bullying’ – will take place this Friday [June 19 2020] at the Homes England…
JUNE 11 2020 – “WE WILL LOOSEN THE HOUSING ‘STRAITJACKET’, SAYS JENRICK” – DAILY TELEGRAPH
“How ironic to see Councillor Duncan Peck extolling this Conservative government’s efforts to relax planning rules so that more housing…
JUNE 9 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND – “MASTERPLAN REVEALED FOR MAJOR WEST SUSSEX NEIGHBOURHOOD”
HOMES ENGLAND – “MASTERPLAN REVEALED FOR MAJOR WEST SUSSEX NEIGHBOURHOOD” “HOMES ENGLAND PLANS £3BN CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE” – ESTATES…
JUNE 9 2020 – “I DON’T LIKE BULLIES – NEVER HAVE – IT’S AN ABUSE OF POWER…”
Dear Editor I don’t like bullies – never have – it’s an abuse of power [“We will never give up…
JUNE 7 2020 – “SPIDER BLUE”
JUNE 7 2020 – SPOT THE GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS !
SPOTTED! GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER FEEDING ITS BABY ON COTTAGE FENCE
JUNE 6 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND – DRAFT HORSHAM DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN FORMAL REPRESENTATIONS – WEST OF IFIELD
News update on West of Ifield Homes England – Draft Horsham District Local Plan Formal Representations Posted on Jun 5th 2020 by West…
JUNE 6 2020 – ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH – THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
JUNE 6 2020 – IFIELD SOCIETY’S “BEYOND BULLYING” PROTEST TOOK PLACE AS PLANNED OUTSIDE 4 THEATRE LANE IN CHICHESTER – LAST FRIDAY – THE SAME DAY HOMES ENGLAND [A SUBSIDIARY OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT] PRESENTED TO HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL THEIR INSANE £3BN MASTERPLAN FOR 10,000 HOUSES WEST OF CRAWLEY
IFIELD SOCIETY’S “BEYOND BULLYING” PROTEST TOOK PLACE AS PLANNED OUTSIDE 4 THEATRE LANE IN CHICHESTER – LAST FRIDAY – THE…
JUNE 5 2020 – ‘ENGLAND’S SITES STAYED OPEN DURING LOCKDOWN AND HUNDREDS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DIED’ [THE DEVELOPER] – “IT’S MANSLAUGHTER. IT’S SOCIAL MURDER” – “WHO WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE…?”
England’s sites stayed open during lockdown and hundreds of construction workers died 27/05/20 During the peak, construction sites in England…
JUNE 4 2020 – “WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP FIGHT” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS
Dear Editor With the rejection by this developer-led government of a reduction in its insane housing numbers [“HDC’s…
THE MAGICAL VIRTUAL TOUR OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS WITH FRIENDLY DRAGON
THE MAGICAL VIRTUAL TOUR OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS WITH FRIENDLY DRAGON NATURE’S CALENDAR BE KIND TO NATURE WELCOME TO…
GATWICK SEEKS BUSINESS RATE RELIEF FROM GOVERNMENT’S LOCAL COUNCILS – AND WILL THUS HIT THE LOCAL COUNCILS’ ABILITY TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES
https://www.ft.com/content/010d4115-47de-4e35-92c1-6c67cee9af37 UK airports face multimillion-pound business rates bills Heathrow and Gatwick to seek relief after income and passenger numbers plummet…
JUNE 1 2020 – A SHORT PROTEST – ‘BEYOND BULLYING’ – IS PLANNED THIS FRIDAY [JUNE 5 2020] OUTSIDE THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THEATRE LANE, CHICHESTER BETWEEN MIDDAY AND 12.30PM
A short protest – ‘Beyond Bullying’ – is planned this Friday [June 5 2020] outside the Ministry of Housing, Communities…
“THE MILLER’S TRAIL – A WALK BACK THROUGH TIME” – THE SATURDAY RAMBLETTE – JUNE 13 2020
“THE MILLER’S TRAIL – A WALK BACK THROUGH TIME” – THE SATURDAY RAMBLETTE – JUNE 13 2020 “I mount the…
PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO HOMES ENGLAND’S £3BN MASTERPLAN FOR 10,000 HOUSES WEST OF CRAWLEY ?
Dear Henry Smith MP Please could you initiate a Public Inquiry into Homes England’s £3bn masterplan for 10,000 houses West…
MAY 29 2020 – OAK LEAVES IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS
HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL LOCAL PLAN REGULATION 18 – REPORT ON INITIAL CONSULTATION OUTCOMES [INCLUDING WEST OF CRAWLEY]
Horsham District Local Plan Regulation 18 – Report on Initial consultation Outcomes A total of around 6,340 comments were received…
‘THE MILLER’S TRAIL’ – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
MILL LANE ROMAN ROAD – HALNAKER – CHICHESTER – WEST SUSSEX
“WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP FIGHT” – THE SATURDAY REMEMBRANCE RAMBLETTE – JUNE 6 2020 – FROM 11AM AT THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
“WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP FIGHT” – THE SATURDAY REMEMBRANCE RAMBLETTE [June 6 2020] – FROM 11AM AT…
MAY 22 2020 – THE BUTTERFLY
MAY 22 2020 – “DELAY HITS PLANS FOR THOUSANDS OF NEW HOMES ON LAND NORTH OF HORSHAM” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES / CRAWLEY OBSERVER – SARAH PAGE
Delay hits plans for thousands of new homes on land north of Horsham Reporter: Sarah Page Plans to build thousands…
“ANOTHER WALK [‘PURPLE POPPY’ RAMBLETTE] TO BE HELD BY GROUP” [IFIELD SOCIETY] – THIS SATURDAY [MAY 23 2020] – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – MAY 21 2020
Dear Editor As a follow-up to last Saturday’s ‘Friendly Dragon Ramblette’ (“Society bringing back short walk”, WSCT, May 14 2020), the ‘Purple Poppy Ramblette’ is planned…
MAY 20 2020 – SMUGGLERS COTTAGE IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD
MAY 19 2020 – ROBIN
THE SWAN AND HER CYGNETS – PHOTO BY VANESSA FRIEND
MAY 19 2020 – ST. MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
SATURDAY [MAY 23 2020] – ‘THE PURPLE POPPY’ RAMBLETTE [ALONG ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON TRAIL’] – IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR FOUR-LEGGED AND FEATHERED FRIENDS – FROM 11AM ONWARDS – STARTING FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
‘THE PURPLE POPPY’ RAMBLETTE [ALONG ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON TRAIL‘] – IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR FOUR-LEGGED AND FEATHERED FRIENDS – SATURDAY…
MAY 16 2020 – ‘BIODIVERSITY’ DEFINITION
Biodiversity bahy-oh-dih-VERS-ih-tee Part of speech: noun Origin: English, 1980s 1 The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat…
MAY 16 2020 – DAMSELFLY OUTSIDE LYCHGATE COTTAGES IN IFIELD VILLAGE
MAY 15 2020 – BIRDS OF IFIELD PARISH – THE NUTHATCH – “A FREQUENT VISITOR TO THE LYCHGATE COTTAGE BIRD-FEEDER AND PROBABLY MY FAVOURITE”
THE IFIELD SOCIETY
“Sadly, we cannot yet walk together as a group. ‘Social distancing’ rules – and common-sense – to be followed at…
MAY 14 2020 – “SOCIETY BRINGING BACK SHORT WALK” [THIS SATURDAY] – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTER
“SOCIETY BRINGING BACK SHORT WALK” [THIS SATURDAY] – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – MAY 14 2020 Dear Editor Following last…
LYCHGATE COTTAGE IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – HOME OF THE IFIELD SOCIETY- EARLY ONE SPRING MORNING
MAY 13 2020 – “PLANS IN FOR LATEST PHASE OF 10,000-HOME NEW TOWN” – INSIDERMEDIA.COM
“PLANS IN FOR LATEST PHASE OF 10,000-HOME NEW TOWN” – INSIDERMEDIA.COM
MAY 13 2020 – CORONAVIRUS – NEW CABINET OFFICE GUIDELINES FOR WALKING
1. Public spaces / outdoor activities / exercise 1.1 What can I do that I couldn’t do before? There…
MAY 12 2020 – VIEW FROM A COTTAGE 2 – RWS PHOTOGRAPHY
MAY 12 2020 – VIEW FROM A COTTAGE 1 – RWS PHOTOGRAPHY
TODAY – ‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS’ RAMBLETTE – SATURDAY – JULY 18 2020 – FROM 11AM AT THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE
“Sadly, we cannot yet walk together as a group. ‘Social distancing’ rules – and common-sense – to be followed…
THE ‘WEST OF IFIELD CAMPAIGN’ + THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD AND BEYOND
West of Ifield Campaign
“SUN RISING OVER IFIELD MILL POND” – PHOTO BY DAVID COOPER
IFIELD PARK AND IFIELD MILL AND MILLPOND – CIRCA 1874
THE LYCHGATE COTTAGE LIBRARY IN IFIELD VILLAGE – HOME OF THE IFIELD SOCIETY
ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [WITH THE LYCHGATE AND COTTAGE] – EARLY ONE SUNDAY MORNING IN MAY [03.05.2020]
A VIEW FROM LYCHGATE COTTAGE LIBRARY – THE LYCHGATE AT ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE – RWS PHOTOGRAPHY
Nor is this…
“SPRINGTIME FLOWERING” – RWS PHOTOGRAPHY
“IF GATWICK DIES, GATWICK DIAMOND DIES WITH IT”
“HUGE BLOW TO CROYDON AS BRITISH AIRWAYS LOOKS TO QUIT GATWICK” – ‘INSIDE CROYDON’ “IF GATWICK…
“HOMES ENGLAND’S MONSTROUS £3BN PLAN WEST OF CRAWLEY [IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD] IS NOW ‘DEAD IN THE WATER’, BUT THERE WILL BE NO REJOICING HERE – IF GATWICK DIES, CRAWLEY DIES WITH IT”
“HOMES ENGLAND’S MONSTROUS £3BN PLAN WEST OF CRAWLEY [IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD] IS NOW ‘DEAD IN THE WATER’,…
“WEST OF IFIELD – YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED” BY HOMES ENGLAND DEVELOPER + RESPONSES TO HOMES ENGLAND DEVELOPER
“WEST OF IFIELD – YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED” BY HOMES ENGLAND DEVELOPER RESPONDING TO YOUR QUESTIONS – APRIL 1 2020…
“WOODY THE WOODPECKER”
IFIELD VILLAGE MAY FAYRE MEMORIES
“I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD…….” AND MET A FEW FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud AN ADAPTATION BY RICHARD W. SYMONDS OF THE WILLIAM WORDSWORTH POEM I wandered lonely…
DANNY CHATFIELD AND NATURE’S WONDERS IN PICTURES
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45745089@N04/
“THE MAN WHO LOVED IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS” – JAMES R. HAVERS RIP – JULY 21ST 1965 – MARCH 3 2005 [AGED 39] – IFIELD SOCIETY CO-FOUNDER
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