Hassocks Parish Council

Agenda

A meeting of the Parish Council is being held on Tuesday 10 March 2026 at 7.30pm in the Council Chamber, Parish Centre, Adastra Park, Hassocks.

Parish Clerk 4 March 2026

Members of the public are encouraged to come to the meetings and there is an opportunity for them to address the Council relating to the non-confidential items on the published agenda. A period of 15 minutes will be set aside in item 4 Public participation. It may be necessary to consider particular items in confidential session and where this arises, these items will be considered at the end of the agenda.

AGENDA

1. APOLOGIES

1.1  To accept Apologies for absence

2. DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS

2.1 To deal with any disclosure by Members of any disclosable pecuniary interests and interests other than pecuniary interests, as defined under Hassocks Parish Council’s Code of Conduct and the Localism Act 2011, in relation to matters on the agenda.

3. MINUTES

3.1  To accept the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 10 February 2026.

4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Up to fifteen minutes will be available to allow for the public to make representations, answer questions or give evidence in respect of any items of business included in the agenda, in accordance with Standing Orders.

5. TO ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING MINUTES

5.1  Planning Committee – agree the minutes for 2 February 2026 and to note the minutes for 23 February 2026

5.2  Grounds & Environment Committee – to note the minutes for 22 January 2026

5.3  Policy Resources & Communications Committee – to note the minutes for 27 January 2026

6. HASSOCKS TWINNING ASSOCIATION

6.1  Informative report and Q&A session regarding plans for the forthcoming twinning visit in May.

7. REPORTS

7.1  Police Report

7.2  West Sussex County Councillor

7.3  Mid Sussex District Councillors Report

7.4  Rail and Public Transport Matters

7.5  Community Initiatives

7.6  Reports from Councillors on meetings with outside bodies where the Council is Represented.

8. FINANCE

8.1  To approve the Financial Report and authorise the list of payments in the sum of £510.73 issued between 1 – 31 January 2026 from the Barclays Current Account (2114) (Appendix 1). Please click here to view Appendix 1.

8.2  To approve the Financial Report and authorise the list of payments in the sum of £8.50issued between 1 – 28 February 2026 from the Barclays Current Account (2114) (Appendix 2). Please click here to view Appendix 2.

8.3  To approve the Financial Report and authorise the list of payments in the sum of £0issued between 1 – 28 February 2026 from the Barclays Tracker Account (3548) (Appendix 3). Please click here to view Appendix 3.

8.4  To approve the Financial Report and authorise the list of payments in the sum of £0issued between 1 – 28 February 2026 from the Barclays Business Saver Account (5015) (Appendix 4). Please click here to view Appendix 4.

8.5  To approve the Financial Report and authorise the list of payments in the sum of £25,335.50issued between 1 – 28 February 2026 from the Unity Current Account (7654) (Appendix 5). Please click here to view Appendix 5.

8.6  To approve the Financial Report and authorise the list of payments in the sum of £27.00issued between 9 January – 2 February 2026 with the Corporate Purchasing Card (0651) (Appendix 6). Please click here to view Appendix 6.

9. CHAIR’S REPORT

9.1  Current matters (oral report)

10. CLERK’S REPORT

10.1  Current matters (oral report)

10.2  Hassocks Twinning Association – in January the Hassocks Twinning Association made a Community Grant application for £3,000 toward the cost of hosting delegations from Montmirail and Wald-Michelbach during the triennial three-day visit, over the bank holiday weekend on 22-25 May. This is needed to fund a visit to a local vineyard (£1,400), the hire of Adastra Hall to be used as a base for visitors, host families and events (£225), catering and entertainment for a Saturday evening reception and a working lunch (£1,375). The twinning association was awarded the maximum grant of £600 but they are continuing to fundraise and have requested a further contribution toward these costs. There is £675 remaining in the 25/26 Grants budget and any additional sums would have to be funded through the General Reserve.

Members of the Council are asked to consider and APPROVE a further award of up to £2,400 toward these costs.

11. URGENT MATTERS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR for noting and/or inclusion on a future agenda.

12. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

To note that the date of the next Council meeting is Tuesday 14 April 2026.

FILMING, RECORDING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS AND USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
During this meeting members of the public may film or record the Committee and officers from the public area only providing it does not disrupt the meeting. The Confidential section of the meeting may not be filmed or recorded. If a member of the public objects to being recorded, the person(s) filming must stop doing so until that member of the public has finished speaking. The use of social media is permitted but members of the public are requested to switch their mobile devices to silent for the duration of the meeting.