WEBSITE **NEW** MAY 2007 here

Established 1934
Thanks to Duncan Ward, SRA Secretary, for providing the information to keep this page up to date

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MEMBERSHIP FORM HERE

Email the SRA on sra1934@hotmail.com

IMPORTANT NEWS

Saltdean Residents' Association

(Founded in 1934) Embracing East and West Saltdean

Ocean Hotel
APPLICATION APPROVED

Brighton and Hove City Council Planning Committee meet on Wednesday 29 June 2005 to re-consider the application on the Ocean Hotel following the deferred decision of 8 June 2005.

After some questions and debate from the Planning Committee, Councillors unanimously approved the application for the redevelopment of the Ocean Hotel.

We have invited Mr Jowitt (the agent for the scheme) to come and speak at our next meeting on

Monday 25th July 2005 at the Community Centre 7.30pm (members only).

At this meeting he will be able to advise us of the coming stages of the re-development.

Duncan Ward
Chairman

Wednesday 29 June 2005

Ocean Hotel News here UPDATED 8/6/05

**Catch the SRA news on the new noticeboard at the co-op in Longridge Avenue

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UPDATE TO THIS MEETING HERE

See also the United Saltdean Referendum

The Membership year runs from January to December of each year and it allows us to continue supporting the community, producing ‘The Resident’ and various projects such as the recent Saltdean Local Directory.

Please check your membership card to see when your membership runs out.

You can pay your membership by:

• Completing and returning the form
• Paying at the Happy Shopper Foodstore in Lustrells Vale
• Paying at the SNK Stores in Saltdean Vale
• Paying at Noah’s Ark in Longridge Avenue
• Paying by bank Standing Order

Membership rates 2003; One year Individual: £1.50 One year Household £3.00 Three Years Individual £4.00 Three Years Household £8.00

NEW*** Pay by standing order. Print and fill in the form here and send it to the address below. If you would like to sign up for membership, print off the form here and send to The Secretary Mr D Ward 106 Bannings Vale, Saltdean, BN2 8DG

The Residents Association exists to promote and safeguard the interests of residents and non-resident owners of property in the area of Saltdean.

All residents are entitled to membership on payment of an annual subscription.

All residents are entitled to membership on payment of an annual subscription.

The Residents' Association

The Residents Association, founded in 1934, is here to present a collective voice whenever and wherever necessary. A Committee is elected annually from the Membership from both East and West Saltdean, to represent the members views.

What have the SRA done for Saltdean?

They have provided litter bins, provided the multi-sports arena, provided the village signs, opposed intrusive building applications, opposed & won the Portobello project and resisted closure of the Lido.

The Saltdean Community

There are many activities that take place in the area, many of which take place at the Community Centre (behind the Lido). You should find details of the activities on this website.

Meetings

These are usually held every quarter in the community centre;

January - last Sunday at 10.30 am
July - last Monday at 7.30 pm
October - last Monday at 10.30 am
The noticeboard in the foyer of the Community Centre is updated regularly giving details of meetings and events.

The history of the Saltdean Residents’ Association (SRA) is closely linked to the growth of Saltdean. The SRA was founded in 1934 to represent residents of the developing area in establishing and preserving local facilities and amenities, a role it maintains today.

In the early days the SRA campaigned for many of the amenities that are now taken for granted; such as street lighting, fire hydrants, bus services, sewage disposal, rubbish collection, sea defences, provision of shopping facilities, and roads. The campaign for a school began in 1946, but took until the 1960s for it to be built. Many subjects have arisen time and again as the area has evolved.

In more recent years the SRA has been involved with, the saving of the Lido, the beach protection works, the Portobello sewage works, the Looes Barn site, the South Downs National Park and retention of a Community Centre, to name but a few. The SRA has financially contributed to the multi-sports area in the Oval, provided the Coast Road ‘village signs’, the Peace Stone, and commemorative seats in various locations in Saltdean. The most recent addition is in Longridge Avenue opposite the Grand Ocean Hotel, in remembrance of past SRA President Mr Joseph Stokes. A current campaign is the provision of a zebra crossing in the Longridge Avenue shopping area. We have also donated £1000 to the West Saltdean Local Action Team.

It became apparent early on, that the community of Saltdean which is split between two local authority administrations and remains so to this day, that there were some disparities between East and West Saltdean. One of those was the timing of the street lights going out. On the east side lights went out at 11.00pm and it took many years of campaigning to alter this. The unification of the area remains a topical issue. In 2001, of those who voted in the SRA referendum of the area, 80% wanted a United Saltdean with the majority wanting Brighton & Hove as the local authority.

Without the work of the Saltdean Residents’ Association over the years, many of the facilities and amenities enjoyed by residents today would not be around. The SRA continues to watch over the area to ensure that it remains a highly desirable place to live for both young and older members of the community.

There are many activities that take place in the area, many of which take place at the Community Centre (behind the Lido). You should find details of the activities on this website.

• A259 Roundabout *
• A259 Road Markings / Bus & Cycle Proposals*
• Asylum Seeker Issue
• Badgers
• Bus strategy
• Bus Shelters
• Car Park - Lustrells Vale*, Nutley Avenue *
• Cliff Tops - litter
• Coastal Defense Strategy
• Coastline development
• Community Centre - lease, lift *
• East Saltdean - paths, roads *
• Electoral Review for East Sussex County Council*
• Grass cutting
• Hotel Development
• Local Elections - Telscombe Town Council Representative
• Longridge Avenue - bench, crossing, parking, vehicle speeding, road markings *
• Parks and Open Spaces Forum*
• Planning Applications *
• Policing*
• Saltdean Oval Regeneration Team (SORT)
• Saltdean Sign reinstatement*
• SID Speed Camera*
• South Downs National Park boundary
• Tetra Mast*
• Telscombe Tye*
• Traffic Calming *
• Unity of Saltdean*
• Waste Recycling & Management *
  
  *On-going Issues
  
  We take on new issues as they arise to present an active voice in the community