+44 (0) 1737 780 339. claire.minter@salfordsandsidlowpc.org.uk
The Village Hall, 5 Honeycrock Lane, Salfords, Surrey, RH1 5DG.
Pledge donation for Horse HIll Judicial Review
Sep 24, 2020
Councillors financially support Horse Hill Judicial Review
Sarah Finch has applied to the Court of Appeal to appeal the judgment. Sarah is appealing two things
- the decision itself
- the fact that the judge ordered Sarah to pay £10,000 costs to the other side rather than the £5,000 (more on both below).
The High Court judge, Mr Justice Holgate, found that the decision to permit 20 years of oil production at Horse Hill was legal as the requirement for Environmental Impact Assessment is limited to the work at the development site and does not apply to the environmental impacts of the products of the development. Yet there is no other regulatory system which does assess the total impacts of fossil fuel production, so there is a big gap between national climate policy and planning law. As this is clearly an issue of wider significance (as Mr Justice Holgate acknowledged), Sarah feels it is important enough to seek a decision from a higher court. If she is allowed to appeal, it will be examined by three judges, all senior to Mr Justice Holgate.
Mr Justice Holgate raised her liability from the £5,000 cap (which we agreed to pay if she lost) set by the Aarhus agreement to £10,000. As he had made factual errors in this, she hopes it will be overturned and the previously agreed £5,000 cap reinstated. The £5000 costs for losing in the High Court will be payable either way, but she understands that sum does not to be paid while the appeal is pending. We will pay the £5,000 to the solicitors so I am in contact with Leigh Day to arrange when that will be and how to make it.
It is the role of S&SPC to represent the
local residents and the main charge is that we seek clear, transparent legal
decisions from our Primary Councils. As there was doubt this had been done
correctly Councillors agreed to pledge up to £5,000 on the
basis the funding would only be paid if the Claimant was unsuccessful and lost
the JR.
Sarah has thanked S&SPC and said she is extremely grateful to us for our generosity and support in pledging to pay the costs. She has confirmed that should she lose the costs part of the appeal, she has some generous donors willing to contribute the additional £5,000.
Sidlow community space public consultation event
Winter coffee mornings
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC), has accredited Salfords and Sidlow Parish Council with the Quality Gold Award. for the Local Council Awards Scheme. We submitted our application in May. Receiving the Quality Gold Award is an excellent achievement showing that our local parish council achieves good practices in governance, community engagement and council improvement. Furthermore, this award shows that our council has gone above and beyond the legal obligations; we lead our community and continuously seek opportunities to improve and develop even further. We are very proud of this achievement and plan to continue to develop and work with our community to obtain the best outcomes for what is wanted in our villages.
Autumn Litter Pick Event
YMCA East Surrey Salfords Stroll - Friday 1 November. Meet at Salfords Village Hall at 9.45 for 10am start.
Coffee morning for October - Please join us for free coffee/ tea and home made cake. 11am to 12.30pm Donations for MacMillan Cancer Support.
The Parish Council is celebrating being in existence for 50 years this year. We have lots of exciting plans to mark this special occasion. We held a celebration fun day jointly with Salfords Social Club on Saturday 29 June. There was performances from live band 'Something Like That', BBQ, Ice cream van, candy floss stall, entertainment for all the family including fairground attractions, bouncy castle, Tug of War, China Smash, Safecracker, Tombola run by Christ the King church, Hit the hammer, and several craft stalls. All our local community groups joined in and showcased what they have to offer or ran a stall. We hosted another event in Sidlow on Sunday 30 June where families were entertained with live bands, BBQ and licensed bar, children games and the obligatory Tug of War. Thanks to all our residents and families who attended. The Parish Council has donated and planted 5 Himalayan Birch Betula Utilis Jacquemontiie trees to Salfords Social club as part of our 50th year. We have also gifted a happy to chat bench to the club. Cllr Caroline Clarke and Claire, the Clerk, attended Salfords Primary School where we provided the school with environmental gifts including bird boxes, bat boxes, bug hotels, hedgehog houses and hedgehog gateways. All the pupils received Rubix cube style gifts as the game was created in 1974. We also provided the school with a Buddy Bench which is currently in their infant area. We will be burying a time capsule so will be asking our community groups and some residents if they would like to donate something to be included to mark where we are in 2024 for someone to find in the future. We held a scarecrow competition and awarded environment gifts to the entrants. We will be gifting roads that have verges with bags of daffodil bulbs so residents can plant them in the Autumn. This would help brighten up our villages and help the local environment and biodiversity. If you would like your road to be included please get in touch
For People Living With Dementia and Those Caring for Them
East Surrey YMCA Wellbeing Walks
Community Garden