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Sainsbury to open in Rye. East Sussex County Council have announced that the Lower School site in Rye has been sold to Sainbsury's. See the announcement. 8-Jun-10

Election of the WLSA management committee for 2010/11  At the AGM of the WLSA on 24 April 2010, the following votes were cast for the 12 candidates who stood for the eight seats on the committee. The votes recorded below were corrected following a check which revealed a mistake on one of the tally sheets. 28-Apr-10

Mayoring. On Easter Monday, the unelected Winchelsea Corporation will choose, from among themselves, a mayor for the Corporation for the next year. The result of the secret ballot will be Michael Melvin. 5-Apr-10

Films in Winchelsea. The village films project is to be extended to Winchelsea from this month. The first film to be shown will be "Creation", the acclaimed recently-released film about Charles Darwin, which will be screened on Monday, 15 March, in the New Hall in Winchelsea, at 7:00pm for 7:30pm start. This will be followed by the new "Sherlock Holmes" film on 26 April and "Bright Star", about the love affair between John Keats and Fanny Brawne, on 24 May. Entry is £4.50 for adults and £3 for under-16s. There will be a bar. 1-Mar-10

New consultation questionnaire from the Winchelsea Town Plan. The new questionnaire covers a wide range of general issues not already consulted on. Residents should have received copies at home. The completed questionnaire should be returned by 28 February 2010. 12-Feb-10

Barrier to be installed at Winchelsea Station level crossing. Network Rail have agreed to a request made by Winchelsea councillors through the County Council for a barrier at this crossing, which has a very high accident rate. It will be installed by April 2010, possibly earlier. 10-Feb-10

War Memorial given Grade II listing. English Heritage has accepted a request by Winchelsea councillors for the War Memorial in the churchyard to be listed. See the Listing. 9-Feb-10

Parish Council precept to rise by over 12% from April 2010. In December, the budget and precept were set at £99,843 and £77,500, respectively. However, at its meeting on 11 January, Icklesham Parish Council added another £1,000, increasing the budget and precept to £100,843 and £78,500, respectively. 15-Jan-10

Footpaths across National Trust land in Winchelsea. The Trust has issued a map of the footpaths that cross their land in and around Winchelsea, and guidance to walkers about crossing fields being grazed by animals. Walkers, casual and serious, need to read this information.

Proposed new timetable for Winchelsea Station. Southern Rail have published a draft timetable that includes the line between Ore and Rye, through Winchelsea Station, that would come into effect in December 2010. They are looking for comments by 10 January 2010. See the covering document, Monday-Friday timetable, Saturday timetable and Sunday timetable.

Names commemorated on the War Memorial in Winchelsea. Do you have any information? Winchelsea ward councillors would be grateful for any background, including photographs. What is known about the names can be seen on this website. Ward councillors can be contacted here or via the Winchelsea Community Answerphone on 01797 225333.

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