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Responses to consultations on regional, county and district policies and plans, form a major part of our work, as does the monitoring of planning applications for a wide area in and around Wiggonholt.
Objections to developments we consider harmful are based on knowledge of Government guidelines, planning policies and regulations, and are often submitted in support of local associations and residents.
To raise public awareness and encourage debate on issues affecting the environment, we regularly hold public forums with a panel of expert speakers. These have dealt with housing, minerals extraction, local democracy, the Pulborough Health Centre and the proposed South Downs National Park. The next forum, planned for autumn 2007, will examine climate change.
As we do not hesitate to seek expert advice when necessary, we do need to raise funds to meet professional fees. In the past this has involved events such as auctions and sponsored walks, and the establishment of a charity shop in Pulborough. Currently, two concerts a year are supplementing subscription income. |
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The Hamlet of Wiggonholt. A view looking South towards the Arun. Wiggonholt sits on a huge aquifer feeding water into the Hardham Water Works to the West. The area was once the coast and large deposits of sand along the ancient shoreline account for to-day’s plethora of sandpits. The Romans built their villas here and many relics, artifacts and even hoards of coins have been found.
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