Horam Parish Council Office Hours
Horam Parish Council offices are open:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday mornings 9.30 am – 12.30pm
Friday morning 10.00am – 1pm
Walking in England
Time to get walking again!
At this time of year we start to think about the mud drying up and getting out to walk in the beautiful English Countryside again, but where to find new and interesting walks?
Walking in Sussex https://www.walkinginengland.co.uk/sussex has hundreds of walks to download and print, free, it also has books of walks, details of all the walking groups in the county and much more. Whether you want to walk on your own or with a group all the information is there in one place.
John Harris (the custodian of the website) said ‘There is so much walking information on the web but it is difficult to find. Walking in Sussex (part of the Walking in England website) has brought it together in one place so whether you are walking from home, or away on holiday, you will be able to find a walk suitable for you’.
With walks from half a mile to twelve miles plus long, and a note of suitability for pushchairs and wheelchairs, everyone can find a walk to enjoy.
So home or away, check out the websites and get walking!
How To Claim Universal Credit
Due to the impact of Coronavirus over 5.5 million people are claiming Universal Credit. Many of them are new to claiming Universal Credit having been negatively impacted by Coronavirus.
The following link explains how to navigate claiming Universal Credit: https://www.jobcentrenearme.com/universal-credit/
Wealden Citizens Advice Bureaux
Wealden Citizens Advice Bureau’s are located in Hailsham, Crowborough and Uckfield to make an appointment for advice and information please ring the advice line 03003309022.
Horam Play Area
PLEASE NOTE that no dogs, unless assistance ones, are permitted in the area.
Horam Parish Council have been responsible for the installation and cost of the equipment with the proceeds from the Merrydown site.
Cuckmere Flood Forum
The Flood Forum are trying to gather information about flooded areas along the Cuckmere, this includes fields which have flooded historically. If you see a flood and can take a photograph with details of date and location we would love to receive them. They can either be sent to your parish clerk to forward or direct to the Flood Forum at stonehouse@hessel.force9.co.uk.
This data will enable parishes to fight development in inappropriate areas in the future. At the moment there is an Environment Agency map showing fluvial flooding. However, there are many areas with high ground water levels subject to flooding, and there are no historical records of these.
We would be grateful for your help.
Gill Hesselgrave, Clerk, Cuckmere Flood Forum.
3rd Age Gym Equipment
The 3rd Age Gym Equipment shown been installed as part of the improvements to the play area at the Village Hall.
Wealden District Council’s Street Scene Team
Helping Wealden’s Street Scene Team help you
Wealden District Council has a Street Scene Team of three officers who often work closely with the Parish and Town Councils to resolve issues such as Fly Tipping, Abandoned Vehicles, Littering and Dog Fouling.
The team investigate fly tipping incidents both on public and private land including the fly tipping of non-recyclable waste at the Neighbourhood Recycling Centres around the District. They are unable to arrange for the clearance of fly tips from private land.
It is important that any fly tip is not disturbed prior to the team visiting as crucial evidence may be destroyed.
If evidence is found within the rubbish by the team, action is taken where appropriate. This can range from a warning letter to full scale court prosecution.
The team is also able to assist with abandoned vehicles. These are vehicles that are untaxed and either unsecure in poor condition or unroadworthy. However, in the first instance these should be reported to Operation Crackdown at www.operationcrackdown.org
Street Scene Officers have no powers to deal with parking issues or obstruction issues involving vehicles. The latter should be reported to the police using the non-emergency number 101.
The Street Scene Team will investigate both littering and dog fouling issues. Where the appropriate evidence is available, such as witness statements, we will take further action in the form of issuing warning letters or Fixed Penalty Notices as appropriate.
Dog patrols can also be set up in problem areas, subject to resources, to help catch and deter offenders.
It is important for all of these issues to be reported to the Street Scene Team as soon as possible to allow them to investigate.
To contact the team please email : info@wealden.gov.uk or call 01323 443322
General Data Protection Regulations – Data Privacy Notice
DATA PRIVACY NOTICE – Horam Parish Council
1. Your personal data – What is it?
Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller’s possession or likely to come into such possession. The processing of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).
2. Who Are We?
Horam Parish Council is the data controller (contact details below). This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.
3. How do we process your personal data?
Horam Parish Council complies with its obligations under the “GDPR” by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data.
4. What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?
- Explicit consent of the data subject so that we can keep you informed about news, events, activities and services.
- Processing is necessary for carrying out obligations under employment, social security or social protection law, or a collective agreement.
5. Sharing your personal data
Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be shared with other parties it is required as a necessary consequence of your communication.
6. How long do we keep your personal data?
Once data is no longer needed, is out of date or no longer of use, it will be shredded, or deleted.
7. Your rights and your personal data
Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:-
- The right to request a copy of your personal data which the Parish Council holds about you.
- The right to request that the Parish Council corrects any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date;
- The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for the Council to retain such data;
- The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time;
- The right to request that the data controller provide the data subject with his/her personal data and where possible to transmit that data directly to another data controller, (known as the right to data portability), (where applicable). [Only applies where the processing is based on consent or is necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject and in either case the data controller processes the data by automated means].
- The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request a restriction is placed on further processing;
- The right to object to the processing of personal data, (where applicable) [Only applies where processing is based on legitimate interests (or the performance of a task in the public interest/exercise of official authority; direct marketing and processing for the purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics].
The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
- Further Processing
- If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Protection Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing.
Contact details
- To exercise all relevant rights, queries of complaints please in the first instance contact the Clerk to the Horam Parish Council. E-mail clerk@horamparishcouncil.gov.uk
- You can contact the Information Commissioners Office on 0303 123 1113 or via e-mail http://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email/ or at the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
