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Uckfield Town Council is made up of fifteen
Councillors who are elected every four years. The Town Mayor and
Deputy Town Mayor are elected by the Councillors every year.
The Council has three main committees - General Purposes, Plans
and Environment and Leisure, two sub-committees - Personnel and
Finance, and a number of working groups including the Urgent Consultation
Panel and Editorial Panel. The Full Council and main committees
meet approximately every eight weeks. The Plans committee meets
every three weeks in order to make observations to Wealden District
Council, which is the planning authority.
All Council meetings are held in the Council Chamber, on the first
floor of the Civic Centre and are open to the public. Agendas are
available to the public prior to the meetings, on notice boards
throughout the Town and on the Council’s website. At these
meetings members of the public are allowed to address Councillors
at the discretion of the Chairman of each meeting.
The Town Council has its offices on the first floor of Uckfield
Civic Centre, and is open to the public Monday - Thursday 9.00am
to 5.00pm and Friday 9.00am to 4.00pm. The Council Offices are the
first point of contact for all Council services - telephone 01825
762774.
The Council’s website contains contact details for all Town
Councillors, and details of all Council services.
www.uckfieldtc.gov.uk
ALLOTMENTS
- Allotments are provided at the following locations - Bell Lane,
Bird in Eye, Framfield Road, Ridgewood and West Park. Plots vary in
size and all sites have a water supply.
CEMETERY - Uckfield Town Council is the burial authority for the Town
and the cemetery is situated in Snatts Road. There are strict regulations
regarding burials and the interment of ashes in the cemetery. A copy
of the regulations and fees can be found on the Council’s website.
THE CIVIC CENTRE The Civic Centre and Weald Hall are conveniently
situated in the centre of Uckfield. A suite of six various size rooms
are available for hire seven days a week and are suitable for all
types of functions and events. The Weald Hall is an extremely well
equipped venue with excellent stage, sound, and lighting facilities
suitable for any production be they amateur or professional. For bookings
and enquiries for all rooms please call the bookings line on 01825
747790 or visit the venue hire pages at www.uckfieldciviccentre.com
ENVIRONMENT SERVICES
- The Town Council employs ground staff who are responsible for
maintaining our open spaces, sports pitches, floral displays, playgrounds,
woodlands and Local Nature Reserves. The Town Council also provides
a free graffiti removal service within the Town boundary.  Details
of these services can be found on the Council’s website.
FORESTERS HALL - Foresters Hall, in Harcourt Road, Uckfield, is available
for hire for a variety of functions, including, yoga, meditation,
exhibitions, and children’s parties. Enquiries 01825 747790.
GRANTS
- Over the years the Town Council has provided thousands of
pounds in grants to hundreds of local groups and organisations. Applications
are invited each June for determination usually in September and all
grants agreed are allocated for the following financial year.
THE HUB and THE SOURCE - The Town Council purchased the former adult
learning centre in 2007 as a community resource. There are a number
of rooms for hire for a variety of functions and events and a separate
area (The Source) is available for young people to hire and use. For
all bookings please contact the bookings line on 01825 747790.
LUXFORDS RESTAURANT - Situated on the ground floor of Uckfield Civic
Centre, Luxfords Restaurant is open Monday to Saturday from 8.30am
to 4.00pm and before most Weald Hall events, serving meals, hot snacks
and beverages. Luxfords also offers a take-away service. The Restaurant
also has a bar with a full on-licence and can provide a full in house
catering service outside these times from a conference lunch for 6
people to a sit-down Banquet for 160 people. - Telephone: 01825 761659.
PLAY AREAS - The Town Council provides play areas at Downland Copse,
Hempstead Lane, Hughes Way, Luxfords Field, Oakwood Drive, Rocks Park,
Ridgewood Recreation Ground and Victoria Pleasure Ground and is committed
to providing quality play areas. The Council budgets annually to a
rolling programme to upgrade equipment and fencing. It is also currently
providing a new skateboard park and BMX track and investigating the
possibility of a synthetic turf pitch.
PITCHES AND PAVILIONS - The Town Council provides a number of sports
pitches at Victoria Pleasure Ground, West Park, New Barn Farm and
Harlands Farm, which are available for hire. In addition there are
also sports pavilions at Victoria and West Park which can be hired
separately for parties, meetings etc.
STREET LIGHTING - The majority of street lights in the Town are the
responsibility of East Sussex County Council. However, Uckfield Town
Council does own 218 lights in various locations throughout the Town.
The Town Council’s lighting policy is to gradually improve the
standards of these lights and then to hand them over to the County
Council for future maintenance.
THE UCKFIELD VOICE - The Uckfield Voice’ is the Town Council’s
newsletter which is published quarterly and distributed free of charge
to 6,000 homes in the Town. It is also available to download on the
Council’s website. ‘The Uckfield Voice’ contains
news and information from the Town Council, contact details of Councillors,
a calendar of Council and committee meetings and current consultations
on Council services.
WEALD HALL BOX OFFICE - The Town Council promotes a wide range of
live entertainment evening at least once a month at the Civic Centre.
For details of the current season of events, visit the Town Council’s
events website at www.uckfieldciviccentre.com or call the box office
on 01825 769694.
Uckfield Town Council, Council Offices,
Uckfield Civic Centre, Uckfield,
East Sussex. TN22 1AE
Tel: 01825 762774
Fax: 01825 765757
www.uckfieldtc.gov.uk
Email: admin@uckfieldtc.gov.uk
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