The current St Batholomew’s church in Mount Lane off Westgate is not the first church to have appeared on this site. The suburbs extra muros of St Pancras to the east and of St Sepulchre to the west date back to Roman times, both housing 3rd century cemeteries within their parishes, with the main one… Continue reading Hidden Westgate Histories: St Sepulchre Round Church
Category: Our Environment
Latest plans for Westgate ‘improvements’
You can download your own copy of the plans by clicking here. On the plan below, hover or click your mouse over the image and you can then zoom in and out using the +/- symbols at the bottom.
Brewery Field Community Open Day
A successful day for Centurion Way
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 path’s southern end. The new… Continue reading A successful day for Centurion Way
The Future of Centurion Way
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 path including information on: History… Continue reading The Future of Centurion Way
WGRA Response to the Chichester Road Space Audit
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: Introduction The Westgate Resident’s Association… Continue reading WGRA Response to the Chichester Road Space Audit
Join the Fight Against Litter
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 currently spent just on making… Continue reading Join the Fight Against Litter
State of the Highway on Westgate
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 at the end of this… Continue reading State of the Highway on Westgate
The Centurion Way Railway Path (updated)
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 was opened in 1881 to… Continue reading The Centurion Way Railway Path (updated)
The Brewery Field: Community Open Day 2017
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 of the annual Community Open… Continue reading The Brewery Field: Community Open Day 2017