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Free young carers fun afternoon!

By rfowler73 at 18:01 on 13/01/12

A free Young Carers Fun Afternoon will be held during half-term at Park Centre in Burgess Hill on Tuesday 14 February. This event is for young carers aged 6-11 years living in the Burgess Hill area. Young carers are children and young people who help look after a member of the family who is sick, disabled or has mental health problems, or is misusing drugs or alcohol. They may be someone who has direct caring...
Get wasp nests treated in Burgess Hill

By herbie15 at 20:38 on 25/07/11

If you're having trouble with wasp nests around your home in Burgess Hill then you may want to contact Mid Sussex District Council and access their wasp treatment services. Trained professionals from the council are able to treat wasp nests at a cost of £50 per visit for the furst two nests and then £20 for each additional nest thereafter. Concessionary rates are available for those on certain benefits and are £25...
Bin Day Changes over Christmas - get the right day!

By herbie15 at 10:59 on 12/12/10

Bin day is changing over the festive period so to make sure your refuse and recycling is collected, you may want to check out the council's new bin day rota here.
Park for less in Burgess Hill this festive season

By Maisie28 at 14:57 on 19/11/10

It is soon the season 'to be jolly' and not paying so much to park in town will surely help?! Mid Sussex District Council has reduced all day parking rates in the long-stay car parks at Queens Crescent and Station Road for the three Saturdays leading up to Christmas. The price will be a day rate of just £1. The idea is that this will help support local businesses and residents in the run up to Christmas. In addition to this...
Energy monitors available to loan in Burgess Hill

By Maisie28 at 19:17 on 21/10/10

Ever wondered just how much power you're using and which appliances are costing you the most? Would it be useful to see how much your electricity is costing you as you use it? There will soon be the opportunity to find out by loaning an energy monitor from Burgess Hill library. West Sussex County Council Libraries, namely Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and East Grinstead, have teamed up with Mid Sussex District Council to offer the loan...

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Recycling at Christmas in Burgess Hill

By benjs1

Sounds like Burgess Hill is well geared up for recycling, hope people use the facilities!

By Maisie28 at 07:37 on 13/12/11

From your real Christmas tree to your beer bottles, cardboard packaging and Christmas cards, much of your Christmas waste can be recycled in Burgess Hill. According to Mid Sussex District Council, we usually recycle 46% of the waste we make in Mid Sussex and I would imagine we make a lot more at this time of year! If you want to check when your waste bin and recycling bin will be collected over the festive period, see here. As for...
How would you spend taxpayers' money in West Sussex?

By Chris French

How should WSCC spend taxpayers' money? More wisely would be a start. WSCC has since 2004 entered...

By herbie15 at 20:02 on 13/10/11

West Sussex County Council is asking local residents and businesses to complete a survey about how they think public money should be used in West Sussex. The 'Every Pound Counts' survey is available to complete until October 19th. The Council's website states that savings of £79 million need to be made and highlights that some services will need to be delivered differently and some not at all. So, where do you think money is...
Mid Sussex District Council supports Gas Safety Week 12-18 September

By rfowler73

Don't forget most energy suppliers allow you to get a free energy monitor for the home so that you...

By Maisie28 at 21:56 on 14/09/11

This week is the first ever Gas Safety Week and Mid Sussex District Council is encouraging Mid Sussex residents to be vigilant about the maintenance of gas appliances. It won't be long until the heating is up and running again and it's important safety is prioritised. The Gas Safe Register is behind Gas Safety Week and the aim is to increase people's awareness of gas safety this week. For starters, we're all encouraged to check our...
Controlled Parking Zone proposal turned down

By kinekin

I can't see any new proposals on controlled parking zones, but new parking restrictions regarding...

By kinekin at 18:15 on 25/04/11

Proposals by West Sussex County Council for a controlled parking zone in Burgess Hill have received the thumbs down from local residents after 55% of those who responded to consultation plans said they were against the proposal, with 35% in favour. The proposal followed parking surveys of off street parking that revealed significant high long term parking probably due to commuter use in roads such as Chanctonbury Road,...
Council's town development plans - are they worth 4000 extra houses?

By benmodu

Looks like Burgess hill is going to keep on growing - but what affect on the surrounding...

By Maisie28 at 19:22 on 10/02/11

There are currently three public exhibition sites around Burgess Hill for you to view proposals of future town development plans. There is also an opportunity to complete a questionnaire, giving your feedback on the plans. The question is, what will the town development cost? And where will the funding come from? You can view the proposed town development plans here. A number of planned improvements are listed, including improved cycle...