Billingshurst Community Partnership

Current Projects
If you can help with any of the projects listed below, then please contact the relevant project leader, or send an email to partnership@billingshurst.gov.uk

Walking and Cycling
Develop safe integrated footpaths and cycle paths in and around Billingshurst and connections to the surrounding villages and long distance paths crossing the area. Develop other leisure facilities around the area such as Picnic sites.

· Improve Cycle network and provide links to neighbouring villages

· Improve safety of footpaths and cycle paths in the village

· Develop “Walking Bus” to reduce school time congestion

· Improve footpath access to Adversane and Five Oaks

· Connect Billingshurst to the Sussex Way and South Downs way

· Develop area to Picnic on Recreation grounds

· Provide secure cycle storage facilities across village

Rail and Bus Services
"Those who have followed the "Healthcheck" progress will be aware that the research stage is at an end and we now start the project implementation phase and need to establish a small group prepared to work on one or more six projects. In brief these are :

1) Provision of a local transport service based on Billingshurst but serving all      local villages and communities.
2) Improve the appearance of the area around the Station.
3) Improve parking in the area of the Station.
4) Review and improve bus and rail links where possible.
5) Provide ramps to ease access to both bus and train.
6) Review the prospects for improving access and safety in the area of the      level crossing.

Additonally it may be possible to add further projects to the list if appropriate"

If anyone is interested and has a litle spare time on their hands and would like to contribute to the Transport projects please contact Ken Johnson on 01403 782754.

Village and Visitors
To create an information centre that would dispense information on the community and its surrounding area. Provide for one or two strategic map boards of the community and its surrounds with items of interest or importance clearly marked with location guidance. To provide finger pointers and other markers and guidance regarding the community and it’s surrounding area.

· Information centre on local facilities.

· Map boards

· Finger signposts

· Improved road signs

· Transport time tables

· Develop Internet based information for visitors and residents

Contact:- Peter Hooper, emails to:- peter.hooper@vitech.co.uk

Billingshurst Centre
To enhance the centre part of Billingshurst to make it more attractive to residents, visitors and traders so as to encourage trade and the social well being of the community at large. A place one wants to visit and shop

· Redesign centre, Make more pedestrian friendly

· Make more inviting for shoppers and promote greater range of shops

· Improve quality and quantity of parking and access between car parks

· Widen pavements on approaches

· Provide cycle storage facilities

· Improve road access

· Provide more seating

· Develop landscaping in area

· Improve road safety and reduce traffic

Contact:- Gillian Yarham, c/o Billingshurst Parish Council

Sports & Recreation
Completion of the recreation area outside of the bypass, with fishing lake, trim-trail, and picnic facilities. The building of a sports pavillion to release space to allow the swimming pool to be built and be in use as soon as possible,and also to ensure the surrounding area is developed as a park.

· Completion of recreation land and sports leisure facilities on the land     outside of the bypass

· Development of Swimming pool on the Weald / Football pitch site in Station    Road

· Development of a park on remaining Cricket and Football pitch space

· Provide better access to the bowling club

Contact:- Patrick Perks, emails to:- osprey@btinternet.com

Care of the young and elderly and disadvantaged
Create a “drop in centre” for the elderly during the day and the young in the evenings which caters for the needs of the disabled.

· Create drop in centre

· Homework club

· Pre-school/ crèche facilities

· Youth club (away from school)

Contact:- Steve Petch, emails to:- steveandjo.petch1@btinternet.com

Safety and security in the community
Create an environment where crime, vandalism are bad behavior are

· Develop CCTV solutions for problem areas

· Promote neighbourhood watch schemes

· Improve “intelligence gathering” on troublemakers

· Focus on “hard core” troublemakers

· Make decision on community Warden schemes

Contact:- Paul Berry, emails to:- paul@berryadi.fsnet.co.uk