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Welcome to Poynings Website
Poynings Parish Council
Meeting
Don't forget the Poynings AGM is on the 15th May in the Village Hall.
The Ordinary meeting is at 7pm, followed by the
AGM at 7.30pm
Followed by represhments....
Event Dates (Help is welcome for all of these events) June 4th Village Hall 3 - 6pm - Jubilee BYO Picnic Rainbow
Burglary's
Fancy some
relaxation in the Village hall!
After a great first session at the village hall come and try Anna- Marie's monthly class (last Wednesday of the month) next class Wednesday 25th April Come and try: Meditation, Relaxation and Gentle Body movement Learn techniques to benefit your everyday life Poynings Village Hall 8-9pm £5 a class Please bring a cushion and blanket and wear warm, comfortable clothing For more information please visit www.anna-marieogilvy.co.uk or call 01273857919 Come and give it a go!
Fed up with being ripped off by oil
suppliers?
Nigel Evans has formed an oil syndicate which buys
every three months in the summer and two months in the winter.
If you could email Nigel your full name, address and phone numbers, he can add them to his database. First order is April hopefully. the email address is Poyningsoil@gmail.com
POYNINGS PANTO 2012 - Cinderella
This was a
terrific success, lots of fun had by all (Cast included)
There are some great photo's, send some
more if you have any.
Norman Barber
Liz Dedman Seaton from Down Under is trying to find out if Norman
was a relative of hers. Her gtgtGrandmother, Jane Elizabeth Barber Dedman, was born in Poynings 180 years
ago and sailed to Australia aged 21. Could you let me know if you can
help.
Su Jones is organising a collection in memory of Norman. The plan is to raise funds for a memorial bench at the Poynings Cricket Ground. There’s a collection jar in the Royal Oak and all donations I am sure would be gratefully received.
Broadband
Register your support for faster Broadband in your area
West Sussex - Better Connected and its private sector partners will be working to provide access
to broadband in all parts of the County by April 2015 and access to superfast broadband to 90% of
premises by the same date. This means that by April 2015 every house and business will have the
opportunity to connect to the internet via broadband using a commercial supplier. We are now
encouraging all residents and businesses in West Sussex to register support for faster broadband
by completing this online form. Alternatively you can call 01243 752018 and ask for a paper copy
to be posted to you. Registering your support here does not commit you to sign up to any new
service.
Communities that demonstrate the strongest support are likely to be included in the earlier stages of the Broadband improvement programme.
Click here to register
Lending,
Borrowing, Helping, Sharing
Paul Brewer has set up a great site to help locals http://i-canhelp.posterous.com/
The idea is that people think about what they can offer or what they need. Lots of people have already registered, have a look!
Mill
House
Water is finally flowing past Mill House as opposed to through it, following rebuilding works over the Summer for the first time since The Water Mill was demolished in 1939. Click here for more information
The Downs at
Night
For those of you who like photography here is an amazing picture of the Downs at 3.30 in the Morning (yes, that time does exist)! It was taken by Andy Coupland from his garden in darkness with only the moon lending a hand with a 60 second exposure. Click here to see the Twilight zone! More Pictures Sheila has got an updated fantastic collection of pictures just about Poynings here. Put on the kettle, make and cup of coffee, put your feet up and enjoy them! Wanted: Land for Smallholding There are a growing number of people in the area, who have expressed an interest in organically raising their own livestock on a small scale basis. We are therefore looking for an initial 1 or 2 acres of land locally, with easy access, appropriate for farming pigs. It is our dream to grow this into a 'River Cottage' style community based project involving any locals interested in participating and learning about the grass roots aspects of smallholding. Please contact Stephen or Lesley on 834610 if you have any land that may be appropriate or if you would just like to add your details to the growing list of interested smallholders!
You may have seen Sheila suspiciously lurking by the Pumpkin
recently and if you weren't careful you may have ended up having you photo taken. Check here to see if you
ended up in the Pumpkin Heads rogue gallery.
Poynings is a small village hiding at the base of the Devils Dyke just north of Brighton and it has a
population of about 280.
Poynings has a 14th century cruciform Church and if you look at the front of the porch you will
see that it is made of flints so beautifully shaped that they fit together like bricks. There is some and has
magnificent 15th Century stained glass. It is known as one of the finest village medieval churches in Sussex. The
tower is 58 feet high, and accessed by probably the oldest wooden ladder in Sussex! In the Apex of the porch gable
you can just see a carved shield which isn't mentioned in any guide books. The arms are those of the Poynings
family. The brothers Thomas and Richard de Poynings built the church as it now stands in 1370. This coat of Arms
can also be seen on the village sign opposite the church at Cora's corner. Cora's memory lingers here with the
corner named after her and a walk, along which has a series of seats presented by the Emile Littler Foundation. South and uphill of Poynings is the Devil’s Dyke, a steep coombe, surmounted by an Iron Age fort and provides superb views of the South Downs westwards across to Chanctonbury ring and northwards over the Weald. A railway used to run here from Brighton until the late 1930's which was packed with hysterical day-trippers. A raised bank by the row of cottages below the hotel was the end of the line. If you look carefully, you can still find in the banks on either side of the Dyke, the footings of the structure which strung cable cars across the gulf around the turn of the century. A hundred yards to the east of the restaurant car park there is a slab of concrete for the funicular railway which shot down the steep slope to Poynings from 1897. The Old School is now the village hall, and in the village centre nestles Glebe Cottage, constructed from flint, with a slate roof and tiny windows. This is a community site so please visit it often and don't forget to add your views on our Forum. Especially the younger ones in the village (Must be over 1 month). Even the wildlife are a bit strange!
I hope you will find this easy to use and will encourage more of you to give me some feedback, information and gossip!! I make no apologies to shamelessly plagiarizing Sheila's hard work on the Newsletter, and all the other contributors. Contact Colin at On the left hand side you should see links to other parts of the site and some offsite links. Hits - This site is listed in the British Towns and Villages Encyclopaedia of Great Britain and we can be found in the entry for Poynings |
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