Lindfield Parish Council October newsletter - 2024

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COULD YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE HELP CHANGE A YOUNG PERSON’S LIFE?

West Sussex County Council currently cares for 487 young people aged 16+, who need support and guidance before they can live independently. For some, the focus will be on teaching practical skills – cooking, cleaning, budgeting, laundry – for others it will be about providing emotional support and advocacy. If you have a spare room and a kind heart, please consider becoming a Supported Lodgings Host yourself. Or play your part by starting conversations with family and friends. In return, Supported Lodgings Hosts with WSCC receive training, ongoing professional support, and fees from £15k a year (per young person). For more information, visit www.fosteringwestsussex.org.uk/supported-lodgings

AUTUMN CLEAN 2024 – SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER, 9.30am – 1pm

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Please join us and help tidy up areas of the village. We will be meeting at the King Edward Hall (Newcombe Hall) where you will be asked to assist with litter collection, cleaning street furniture, or cutting back vegetation or similar activities. Everyone is welcome – children to be supervised by their parents or adult group leaders please. Bring your own gloves and wear sensible footwear. Hi-viz jackets, litter pickers, and sacks will be provided. If you would like to take part please register for the event using the following link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/z6tp879

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Reduce food waste with UK Harvest at Ashenground Community Centre

Heard of UK Food Harvest? Well, it’s a food rescue charity and I am delighted to tell you that it has come to Mid Sussex. West Sussex County Council is working in partnership with Biffa and UK Harvest to reduce food waste and provide access to affordable food, using rescued produce.

Simply bring a shopping bag and fill it from a selection of mixed groceries for a suggested donation of £3.50. Pop along to the Ashenground Community Centre in Haywards Heath on the third Friday of the month between 10am and 11am.

You will be helping to reduce food waste and grab yourself some bargains. As you are rescuing food waste there is no need for any referral and is open to all. See you at the next one! For more information please visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/ukharvest Happy recycling.

Find more recycling tips at www.lindfieldlife.co.uk/recycling

Expansion plan for Lindfield Primary Academy

Trust confirms details of LPAs expansion plan

The University of Brighton Academies Trust is delighted that West Sussex County Council have agreed to fund Lindfield Primary Academy in undertaking two temporary bulge years to accommodate the increased demand for places. As a result, the academy will be moving to a 4 form entry academy in September 2021 for the next two years.

The need for a temporary bulge is due to the delayed opening of the new school nearest to Lindfield. West Sussex County Council have plans to open two new primary schools in the locality to accommodate the need for additional primary school places. Alongside welcoming 30 new children into the academy, this exciting development will further support the local community by significantly improving academy facilities in a two-stage approach.

To ensure all children can be taught alongside one another in comparable accommodation, the initial ‘Stage 1’ refurbishments will occur over the summer holidays to create a new classroom for the additional early years class. In the autumn term, a multi-surface play space will be developed to enable early years children to have year round access to an additional secure play area. On the academy field, a multi-surface games area will be established to provide pupils with an all-weather play space whilst the redevelopment is underway. This new play facility may be used in the future to support PE and after school clubs. The music and IT suite will be redeveloped into a new classroom for Key Stage 2 pupils in September 2021.

When ‘Stage 2’ of the project is complete in September 2022, the classroom will no longer be required, and pupils will benefit from a refurbished and enlarged music and IT learning space and the significant investment in new mobile laptops. Although their final location is yet to be confirmed, ‘Stage 2’ of the project will also see the two new West Sussex County Council-approved permanent classrooms being built. This exciting part of the project will start sometime in early 2022, with the completion timed to be ready for September 2022.

In addition to the new classrooms, a large multi-surface play space will be created between the Key Stage 2 and Year 1 learning areas. This will allow for more pupils to experience safe, imaginative play spaces during play time. The academy’s Parent Teacher Association and staff are helping to design these new play spaces. If you have any questions about this exciting development, please get in touch with Alice Allen (Chair of the Local Board) at a.allen@brightonacademiestrust.org.uk.