A very successful exhibition was held on Saturday 27th January in the Scouts Hut by the newly formed Friends of Centurion Way. The exhibition coincided with the launch of a written dossier detailing all the community issues that need to be considered in relation to any proposed diversion of the Read more…
The Committee are keen for interested residents to attend the “Friends of Centurion Way” Exhibition which is taking place this Saturday 27th January from 11.00 am – 3 pm at The Scout Hut on Sherborne Road, Chichester PO19 3AA. The Friends will be displaying material from their dossier of research about the Read more…
The County Council’s consultation on their audit of the road space in Chichester has now closed; we hope you were able to find the time to send in your personal response. The Committee also considered its position and the Chairman has sent in the following letter to the County Council: Read more…
Cllr Roger Barrow, member of the Chichester District Council’s Cabinet responsible for waste management, has announced a winter campaign to combat rising levels of litter in the District. The Council is facing a further £4M reduction but to its budget over the next three years and £1M every year is Read more…
The following is a report of a meeting with our Chairman and West Sussex County Council. Dear Richard, Please find below my responses below in relation to those items we discussed on site. Vegetation opposite the Crate and Apple – 2 of my team will be visiting the site either Read more…
You may not know that Centurion Way is going to be converted into a so-called country path as part of the Whitehouse Farm development. This is a 5.5 mile (9km) walking and cycling route for Chichester to West Dean that follows the track of the old Chichester to Midhurst railway. This Read more…
After 105 years absence, it was an emotional moment to see a brewery dray enter the Brewery Field this Sunday as two magnificent shire horses, Pride and Griffin, were driven in by John Medhurst, their driver for the past 28 years. The Fullers Horse and Dray was the star attraction Read more…
There was some disquiet recently to see that the rather sculptural but dead tree on the Western edge of the field had been felled. The Brewery Field is now in the Chichester Conservation Area and so all the trees are protected and none may be removed without planning permission. This Read more…
Don’t miss the Brewery Field Community Open Day on Sunday 20th August, 12-4pm. From 1751 to 1954 the Field was on the site of the Westgate Brewery, which produced beer for inns and pubs across Sussex. In 1811 the Brewery was rebuilt, to become the largest in Chichester, and in Read more…
The general state of the public realm in Chichester has suffered from a lack of investment in recent years and the City Council has begun work in the City Centre and with communities to renovate and maintain the various installations on our streets. Citizens will have noticed recent improvements to Read more…