1. Recreation and Burial Committee
Chair – Trevor Gilbert
Vice Chair – Graham Watson-Smith

2. Recreation Areas
Oversee maintenance all the public areas in the parish such as the Recreation ground
Responsible for the ‘old’ burial ground behind St Denys Church yard and the ‘new’ cemetery on Eridge Road
Responsible for all recreation areas such as the playground, pitches, Court Meadow Green
Have provided additional picnic benches in Court Meadow Green and the recreation ground
Carry out weekly and monthly health and safety inspection of the recreation areas and playground equipment

3. Old Burial Ground
Currently costs more to maintain this than the “new” Cemetery. It is a closed Burial Ground although some parishioners have the right to be buried there.
External survey was undertaken regarding the maintenance required on the old gravestones which identified the ones that require remedial work
We have implemented a long term
plan to reduce costs by removing
overgrown shrubs and trees and
designating one area for minimal
maintenance, but other areas will
be regularly maintained

4. New Cemetery
Regularly maintained and a considerable amount of remedial work has been done on the lower part to bring it up to standard for future burials and internments
Liaise closely with funeral companies to ensure the cemetery remains in a tidy and well kept condition
Gates have been re-painted and a new notice board has been installed
Burial rules and regulations have been extensively updated this year to make them easier to understand and implement

5. The Parish and Dog Poo!
We continue to have problems with dogs fouling in the public areas in the village.
Dogs are already banned from the Rec and we have decided to ban them from Court Meadow Green as well.
Dogs are also banned from the
car park at the Rec
We are waiting for signs to put
up reinforcing the ban.
The winning posters of the dog
poo poster competition have also
been put up around the village

6. The Rec and Pitch Drainage
Thanks to the Rotherfield Trust for contributing to the cost along with the Parish Council to improve the pitch drainage on the lower pitch
Thanks to Peter Ford from the Sports Club for overseeing the works
The Council pays the Sports Club to
maintain the pitches to their high
standard and our thanks go to Peter
Ford
The Sports Club have spent
approx. £3,000 undertaking end of
season work to the top pitch but the
Council have not contributed to this
work

7. Vehicle Barrier
We have installed a barrier to prevent large unwanted vehicles from entering the site.

8. Village Hall, Scout and Youth Hall and Pre-School
The Council is in the process of having broadband installed in the Scout and Youth Building which will be a great asset for the parish.
We have also installed lighting in conjunction with the village hall at the front and back of the hall
We have contributed towards a bin store for the pre school .