As many residents will know, Westgate, along with St Pancras, was part of the Parliamentary encampment during the brief siege of Chichester by Colonel William Waller at Christmastide in December 1642, the first year of the Civil War. Christmas 2022 will mark the 380th anniversary of this event. A Divided City In those revolutionary times,… Continue reading Hidden Westgate Histories: The Westgate Cannon (updated)
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Bulletin No 10 December 2016
Seasonal Greetings from the Chairman Dear Resident, I hope that our members will all have a very Happy Christmas and a healthy and successful New Year. Many of you will be spending time with family and friends, please also think about any neighbours, who may be alone or less fortunate. Westgate has a reputation for… Continue reading Bulletin No 10 December 2016
Download your 2017 AGM Papers here
The WGRA 2017 AGM will be held on Saturday 14th January 2017 at 2pm in the St Wilfrid’s Church Community Hall, Sherborne Road. Click on the link to download the document: 2017 AGM Agenda final unconfirmed AGM minutes 7.11.2015 Financial report to 30 November 2016 2017 AGM Resolutions final Revised Constitution (2017 AGM) final Election… Continue reading Download your 2017 AGM Papers here
The Chichester Road Space Audit, WSCC 2016
At the beginning of 2016, The County Council commissioned an audit of the use of the roads in Chichester with a view to improving traffic conditions and parking options. You can read it from the WGRA website here. We have written to Marcus Davey, the WSCC Officer concerned, as part of the recent consultation,… Continue reading The Chichester Road Space Audit, WSCC 2016
Whitehouse Farm Development Update: Dec 2016
Meeting with the Leader of the West Sussex County Council We can report a good meeting on December 5th between our Chairman, Louise Goldsmith (Leader and our local councillor) and Dominic Smith of the WSCC regarding this development. No big decisions were taken, but we are moving forward: We will get no detail about the route of… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm Development Update: Dec 2016
WGRA Committee announces meeting dates for 2017
Please note that the WGRA Committee has agreed to the following dates for the 2017 committee meetings of the Westgate Residents’ Association: Wednesday 25th January 2017 Wednesday 22nd March 2017 Wednesday 24th May 2017 Wednesday 26th July 2017 Wednesday 27th September 2017 Wednesday 22nd November 2017 Thank you.
Bulletin No 9 November 2016
Dear Resident, Whitehouse Farm Sadly, we did not get what we were asking for – which was an alternative route for construction traffic from the start of groundworks – but we did get a big concession: to build the Southern Access Road sooner and to have it open for the construction traffic by about 19… Continue reading Bulletin No 9 November 2016
The Westgate Xmas Party 2016
Building on the fabulous traditions of the Street Party, the Committee inaugurated a new event on the 7th December 2016: The Westgate Xmas Party. For a first time event, this was a stonking success and a complete sellout. A big thank you All thanks to the hard work of Charlotte and the Crate & Apple… Continue reading The Westgate Xmas Party 2016
Whitehouse Farm Development Update: Nov 2016
Where do we go from here? A report from the Chairman, Dr Richard Brownfield 26th November 2016 First, THANK YOU to all the residents who came to the CDC Planning Committee meetings about the Outline Planning Consent for Whitehouse Farm. The presence of a full and vocal public gallery certainly influenced the councillors and contributed… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm Development Update: Nov 2016
The Westgate Cycle Path 3
Retired traffic consultant Paul Wreyford has been a key expert assisting the four RAs concerned with the impacts of the Whitehouse Farm development. He has over forty years of detailed highway and transport design and construction experience, and assessing developers highway designs has been a major part of this. Following the approval of the outline… Continue reading The Westgate Cycle Path 3