This article first appeared on 30 July 2016 as part of an occasional series of historical items that relate to Westgate and have been somehow Hidden from History. We are grateful to Westgate resident Rachel Moriarty for a host of new material which has resulted in this much expanded version (May 2017). 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…
Chichester District Council has started the process of reviewing the Local Plan. This is an important document as it has statutory authority unlike things like the recent Chichester Vision document. It is the basis on which a lot of development decisions are made. Forward planning The Local Plan is one Read more…
Sarah Hughes, Community Wildlife Officer with Chichester District Council, will be setting a moth trap on Friday evening to see what moths live in the area around The Brewery Field. Please join Sarah and I and other volunteers at The Brewery Field from 9-11am on Saturday, 20th May, when we Read more…
This year the Westgate Street Party will be held on Sunday 2nd July. As usual the Street Party will be organised at the town end of Westgate. As usual, we will close the road from the Westgate Roundabout up to Mount Lane between 0830 and 1900 hours. Peace and quiet Read more…
Hello and a warm welcome to St Bartholomew’s, one of the two oldest suburbs of Chichester, on the western Roman Road out of Chichester to Bitterne and Winchester. It’s been here since at least the 3rd Century, as that is the date of the cemetery underneath the garages behind the Read more…