Tuesday – pm.

I have just spoken with the West Sussex Highways (Approx 11.am) The bridge will be closed for, probably, more than two weeks, up to eight weeks. The basic structure is OK, but the heat from the fire has gone down some way into the base of the carriageway. It is a “historic structure” so various permissions have to be granted, but WSCC Highways have noted it as a “Priority 1” task. They cannot police it, so if you take a car across, it being “closed” your insurance would not cover any damage caused. You can check this closure progress on “Causeway One.network” – search for Greatham Bridge. It will now appear closed on Sat Navs. They will be re-surfacing the full length of the original bridge from the approach from Coldwaltham to the metal structure 2/3 way across; they will also be repairing/clearing the drains. It has a Ref No: PJ07210031610-01.

The PC received this note from Highways today. They intend that the road be closed, depending on their inspection today – they note that it might be “until further notice”.

“Good evening,

I have been informed by our contractor that due to an RTC and subsequent vehicle fire on Greatham Bridge, Greatham Lane, Parham, the road has been closed until further notice (see attached picture).  Given the nature of the damage, the site will need to be assessed by engineers at the earliest opportunity next week before we can consider what remedial works are required (taking account of the heritage status of the bridge) and hence when we might be able to re-open the road.

We will provide further updates once the site has been inspected on Monday.  If there are any issues in the meantime, please respond to this email.

Regards

Ben Whiffin

Highway Operations Manager – Eastern

Place Services

Highways, Planning and Transport

West Sussex County Council

Location: Southern Area Office, Clapham Contact: Internal: 23823 | External: 01243 642105/07894589434|

Here – you will find a brief descriptioon of the works to change traffic flows on Bury Hill….and reduce the Speed Limit.

We need to raise money to keep our Post Office open beyond June of this year.

Below is a copy of the ‘flyer’ asking for community support with details of the three ways it is possible for you to contribute.

If you are able to pass this email on to others in our community, please do so.

Thank you for any help you are able to give.

Guy Nelson, John Evans, Coldwaltham PC

Coldwaltham Parish Council & Sandham Memorial Village Hall

We need your support to keep our Post Office Open

We are all very pleased with the re-opening of our PO and grateful for all the support everybody has given so far.

However, we need to raise 75% of the costs locally. So far, we have managed to raise funding for just over the first year, but this will run out from June.

We need to secure our funding for the future as of June 1^st 2025

To set up a funding arrangement to enable us to continue with two openings per week, we are proposing three routes by which this can be achieved:

• A direct debit / Standing Order (minimum £5 per month)
• One off, or regular, contributions to a “crowdfunder”
• A regular donation of £0.50p every time we conduct a transaction – via a collection point at the PO

Please consider how you can help

The Account Numbers and funding connections are given below:

Coldwaltham Parish Council:  for bank details please contact the Parish Clerk.

Crowdfunding Website: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/coldwaltham-post-office

The PC organises the funding of the Post Office. These accounts can be inspected by anybody and are externally audited. Please contact the Parish Clerk https://coldwalthampc.org.uk/