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Hothampton Revamp for Community Garden

By cynth_hunt at 08:22 on 11/01/12

A community action day is being organised to revamp a Bognor Regis garden and to provide advice and support to local residents. A host of volunteers and organisations, including Arun District Council, Sussex Police and the Bognor Community Gardeners, will join forces on Monday, January 16 between 11am and 1pm at Hothampton Sunken Gardens. During the last few months, Arun's landscape maintenance contractors, ISS Facilities Services...
Bersted Residents Can have their SAY

By cynth_hunt at 12:06 on 03/01/12

Residents of Bersted are invited to a meeting to have their say on how the area moves forward in the future. The meeting will be held on the 24th January at the Jubilee Community Centre, Westloats Lane and will be part of the first stage in public consulation to discover what residents really want for their communities. Bersted Parish Council is organising the meeting to enable people to comment about the location of future...
Making Bognor Better: some thoughts for improvement

By robmorely10 at 18:37 on 27/10/11

We all want to live in a brighter happier place but how can we achieve this and who has the ideas to make it happen ? Here are some ideas from an ex-Bgonr Town councillor on how to make our town an attractive tourist destination and great place to live. 1. The plan for a new pier (but also keeping the old one) is great, and if more people get behind it, it just might happen. Will cost several million pounds, but I am sure if...
Bognor Tourist Information Office - News on the planned closure

By robmorely10 at 20:31 on 24/09/11

Plans are being drawn up for the future of the Tourist Information Centre in Bognor Regis, and it would appear without consultation with the Town Council or even ward councillors! As you will all be aware the Tourist Office only has just over two weeks till it closes it's doors as part of Arun District Councils cut backs, though they did say that such cuts would NOT effect front line services!!!!! I have just been informed form a...
Council Chairman Dennis Wilde's Civic Service

By cynth_hunt at 08:40 on 28/06/11

Council Chairman Dennis Wilde was joined by dignities, fellow Councillors and friends at his Civic Service this weekend. More than 100 people attended the ceremony, held in the beautiful setting of Angmering at the Angmering Baptist Church on Sunday, June 26. Guests included Littlehampton and Bognor Regis MP Nick Gibb and the High Sherriff of West Sussex, Mr David Tupper. As well as prayers and blessings, readings were also given by...

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Arun Leisure and Cultural Strategy meeting

By jack89

Wow! A lot of money needless to say - especially in the current climate!

By cynth_hunt at 11:00 on 16/01/12

Arun's senior Councillors will consider a £25 million leisure and culture blueprint for the district tonight at the council chambers in Littlehapton. Arun District Council has commissioned consultants to write a Leisure and Culture Strategy for the district which will be presented and open for discussion to members of the public. This report, and the executive summary of the documents, will go to Arun's Cabinet meeting on...
Arun decision over ASDA sparks fury in Bognor Regis

By cynth_hunt

This is disgusting. How can they have the bare faced cheek to do this after knowing how much bognor...

By wingold92 at 11:24 on 29/11/11

Bognor Residents, civic leaders and town and local councillors were up in arms this week at the news that Arun District council are to give the go-ahead for a new ASDA supermarket in the district outside Littlehampton. This after the protracted battle fought and lost by Bognor people to bring a similar store to our town less than a year ago. Amid furious grass roots opinion the council rejected ASDA's proposals for Bognor...
Wish List for Bognor's Future.

By wingold92

I may be able to help .................... leave it with me and I'll see what I can do

By vw_sarah at 14:29 on 27/01/11

A wish list has been put together by Arun district town councillors on Town Improvement projects funded by the retailer Sainsburys. The Council will receive £500,000 and wants to use the money wisely. A total of 12 ideas were put forward including a restore plan of the old Picturedrome cinema. This would include the paintwork, glass canopy, entrance, foyer, pointing brickwork and, of course, the light in the revolving turret, but...
Did you sign the Free Parking petition?

By ActionMan45

The Free Parking petition has now been officially presented to Arun District Council and will now go...

By ActionMan45 at 23:39 on 23/03/11

If you weren't among the 5,807 people who added their names to the petition for two-hour Free Parking in Bognor Regis Town centre car parks, don't worry! There is still a great opportunity for all who care about Bognor Regis to pledge support for the petition during the coming local election. And even if you did sign the petition, your pledge is still needed. Bognor Regis Civic Society have asked all election...
Gillian Brown Pledge for Cash

By wingold92

Time will tell as to whether Gillian Brown will stick to her pledge her not

By cynth_hunt at 10:46 on 28/11/10

Arun District Councillor Gillian Brown has pledged that local Bognor people will have a say in how the anticipated £0.5 million is to be spent from the Sainsbury/ Shripney Road deal. She announced it was mere speculation that the money would be apportioned behind the closed doors of the newly formed Bognor Regeneration Board and that a transparent and inclusive method of deciding would be implemented. So people of Bognor...