PROUD in Whitehawk
PROUD - Parent Run Organisation Understanding Difficulties - is a group run as the name suggests by parents in Whitehawk for parents with disabilities or who have children with disabilities, or who have other needs requiring more support than might be found at other playgroups. They group meetings offer support and a social network for parents who might otherwise not have the opportunity to meet parents in the area in similar circumstances.
The group meets at the Roundabout Children's Centre on Whitehawk Road every Wednesday from 1-3pm in their bright and modern play room with garden. Tea and coffee is provided for the adults, with snacks for the children.
For more information call Janet Cupidi on 01273 290310.
Queensway
Following calls from residents of Craven Vale I am asking council officers to look again at traffic on the Queensway (which runs from the Racecourse down to Sutherland Road) and see what can be done about vehicles pulling on to the verge when they meet oncoming traffic.
The road is probably one of the narrowest used by buses in the city, and with parking along one side there is no room for two cars to pass, let alone buses or vans. The resulting damage to the verges is a potential hazard to pedestrians as kerbstones are exposed and grass is reduced to slippery mud.
Solutions might include passing points or hardened verge surfaces. I will raise this at the Craven Vale Community Association meeting which takes place this Wednesday in The Vale Community Centre, Hadlow Close at 7pm.
Meetings this week
I'm very pleased to be joining the Board of Governors at Whitehawk Primary School this week, which has made huge strides in achievement over recent years and is in the process of changing headteacher, so I'm looking forward to getting more involved in the life of the school.
After chairing a meeting of the Environment and Community Safety Overview & Scrutiny Committee at Hove Town Hall this Monday at 4pm, I will again be chairing the monthly Whitehawk Crime Prevention Forum at the Valley Social Centre on Wednesday at 10.30, all Whitehawk and Manor Farm residents are welcome.
At a meeting of full council on Thursday I am leading a debate on whether wind turbines should be sited off the Sussex coast, as proposed by the Crown Estate.