West Sussex County Council (WSCC) has rejected the application by Graffham Parish Council (GPC) for a traffic regulation order (TRO) that would have seen the current 30mph limit in the village centre cut to 20mph with “buffer zones” lowering the speed restriction on the approaches to the village.
Gillian Charlesworth was re-elected Chairman of Graffham Parish Council, with John Bracey as Deputy Chairman, at its annual general meeting on the evening of Wednesday 6 May, in the Rec Pavilion.
Providing allotments in the village is no longer on Graffham Parish Council’s agenda after two of the six residents who asked it to do so advised that they no longer wanted one, as their neighbour had offered them use of part of their garden to tend.
Two councillors have been co-opted to Graffham Parish Council as one established member stands down.
Graffham Parish Council is adopting a new approach to ensuring that hedges throughout the village do not block sight lines for and endanger the safety of drivers, horse riders or pedestrians and ensure that verges are repaired when they have been damaged by building work.
Training in first aid and how to use defibrillators is to be made available to villagers shortly through Graffham Health Support Association and funded by Graffham Parish Council.
Graffham Parish Council will shortly be considering new co-options to bolster its numbers.