World Book Day - 1st March 2018

It’s World Book Day on Thursday 1st March and all East Sussex County libraries are getting involved. The popular World Book Day £1 tokens, provided by Bookstart, will be gifted at all our libraries across East Sussex.
These tokens will be handed out to children aged 0-4 who visit the library on World Book Day, and also at our Rhymetimes and Storytimes taking place during the week of 26th February – 3rd March.
The £1 tokens will be accepted at all participating bookshops, supermarkets and retailers, who should be displaying the WBD posters in their windows, and can be used as payment towards an official WBD book, including books for pre-schoolers.

The East Sussex Joint Strategic Needs and Assets Assessment (JSNAA)

The JSNAA is available at www.eastsussexjsna.org.uk. The site contains both local and national resources for those who commission, provide or use health and social care services in East Sussex.

On the site you will find:

• data in the form of scorecards
• area summaries
• local comprehensive needs assessments 
• profiles that compare our local data with national data 
• overview reports and briefings that pull information from a wide range of sources into one document 
• ... and much much more.

Wealden District Council Homelessness Strategy

Wealden District Council is consulting on its draft Homelessness Strategy 2018-2023 until 28 March 2018. To view a copy of the draft strategy, action plan and accompanying survey go to: https://goo.gl/LtwMTt
For more information email housingpolicy@wealden.gov.uk or call Nicola Levett, Housing Policy Officer on 01323 443384.

East Sussex County Council Consultations

Now! Charity Group Ltd FREE Training Workshops

Woodwork:  Every Tuesday and Thursday from 10am – 1pm – Hailsham
Independent Knitting Group: Every Friday from 12pm – 2pm – Eastbourne
1-2-1 Maths and English Session:  arranged to suit you -  Eastbourne, Hailsham and Lewes

To find out more information please call 01323 887199 or email hello@nowcharity.org.uk
www.nowcharity.org.uk
Hailsham – Unit 13 – 15 Station Road Industrial Estate, Station Road, Hailsham, BN27 2EY.
Eastbourne – Unit 2a Britland Estate, Northbourne Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8PW.
Lewes – Unit 1 Phoenix Works, North Street, Lewes, BN7 2PE

Sussex Community Development Association courses

Couch to 5K

Friday mornings - 9.00am – ongoing – join any time
Newhaven – Please contact SCDA on 01273 516032 for meeting location as subject to change due to weather
Free, fun, friendly way to get fitter and healthier. If you’ve never run before or just want to get more active, then come along to the Newhaven Couch to 5K group.
Everyone welcome, including dogs on leads.

Walking Football

Arts and Crafts for Wellbeing – Free Course

Fridays – 27th April to 18th May (4 weeks)
10.00am – 12.30pm
Sussex Downs College, Newhaven Campus, Denton Island, Newhaven.
Bringing the outside in!
Take inspiration from the great outdoors to create mixed media pieces using painting and drawing techniques, collages and print- making.
This course takes an experimental approach to allow learners to explore their creativity in a friendly and supportive environment.

Pizza and Bread Making – Free Course

Come along and learn the basics of making bread and pizzas in this fun and friendly group.
Wednesdays – 9th May to 23rd May (3 weeks)
10.00am – 12.00pm
Denton island Community Centre, Denton Island, Newhaven, BN9 9BA

Free Chair-based exercise for all!

Come along to an enjoyable chair-based exercise class run by the lovely Tara
Fridays 11.00am – 12.00pm
Meridian Court, 38 Cavell Avenue, Peacehaven, BN10 7NJ
No need to book, please just come along!

The Big Park – Dog Walk

Every 3rd Monday of the month 10.00am – 12.00pm running until June

NB: You do not need to have a dog to join in!Everyone is responsible for their own dog
Please call or email for more directions/public transport options 01273 516032 or healthylifestyles@sussexcommunity.org.uk

Free Cooking Skills Classes

Learn basic cooking skills through the making of delicious meals in the Community Kitchen!
Every session 10.30am – 1.00pm
Tuesday 20th February, Tuesday 20th March, Tuesday 17th April, Tuesday 15th May, Tuesday 19th June
Denton Island Community Centre, Denton Island, Newhaven, BN9 9BA

Spring Cookery

Tuesday 13th, 20th, 27th March
12.30pm – 2.30pm
Prospects House, 7-9 George Street, Hailsham, BN27 1AD
To book a place, please call 01273 516032 or email: healthylifestyles@sussexcommunity.org.uk

Conversation Garden, Peacehaven

The easy access garden in the Centenary/Big Park. We are meeting to water, plant and weed followed by a short walk approximately 25 minutes around the park and a cup of tea.
1st Thursday of the month – 10.00am – 12.00pm till March
Then 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from March onwards - 10.00am – 12.00pm.
Meet at the Gateway Café, Piddinghoe Avenue, Peacehaven, BN10 8RH

Easter Holiday Walk

Monday 9th April, time/location to be confirmed
This will incluse a walk and a ‘treasure hunt’ for various wonders of nature and more activities to be confirmed. Please contact SCDA please call 01273 516032 or email: healthylifestyles@sussexcommunity.org.uk

Half Term Newhaven Bake-Off

Tuesday 10th April 10:00am – 1.00pm, Denton Island Community Centre, Newhaven Community Kitchen, Denton Island, Newhaven
• Looking for 4 teams of 3 people (minimum one adult in each group, final numbers and sizes of teams to be determined as people sign up, so there will be some flexibility.)
• There will be a selection of straightforward recipes and all the ingredients… you can choose which one to bake with your team…
• Also looking for two volunteer judges (unrelated to teams!) to give friendly encouragement… and award a special prize to each team.

Please ring SCDA on 01273 516032 or email: healthylifestyles@sussexcommunity.org.uk to register.

Easter Holiday Family Fun

Due to popularity SCDA are running another Five Ways Challenge! Teach the kids in your life about wellbeing while having fun during half term. You’ll plant seeds, do crafts, eat snacks, play games and go for a nature walk. Children will be encouraged to do five special things during the event that fit into the Five Ways to Wellbeing and will get to use stickers to show what they’ve done.
Thursday 12th April
2:00 – 4:00pm
Lewes Road Hut, Robinson Road, Newhaven (At corner of Lewes Road, Elphick Rd & Robinson Rd)

Gentle Yoga

Fridays, 1:30pm to 3.00pm
Rendez-vous Room (upstairs room), House Project, South Coast Road, Peacehaven
Ongoing gentle yoga class
Started on 12th January
£4/session to be paid on drop-in basis, or six weekly in advance
Please ring SCDA on 01273 516032 to book your place and please contact Rosie of Seahaven Yoga at seahavenyoga@btinternet.com

FREE NHS Health Checks

SCDA run Health Check clinics in every town in East Sussex throughout the year, there is always a clinic running near you, to find out where call 0300 303 3624 or email: healthy@sussexcommunity.org.uk.
There are evenings and Saturday appointments available.
Please call to book your 45 minute slot to get your health checked.
During the check you will find out your cholesterol, blood pressure, BMI and explain the best ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Sussex Community Development Association - Useful Numbers:
If you require activities in Eastbourne, please contact our Healthy Lifestyles team on 01323 735100.

If you require activities in Hailsham, please contact our Community Development team on 01323 446404 or email: hailsham@sussexcommunity.org.uk

Family Learning – We offer a rolling programme of activities in Newhaven for families. Call 01273 517250 or email: familylearning@sussexcommunity.org.uk

East Sussex Strategic Partnership (ESSP) Meetings
The agenda and papers for the East Sussex Strategic Partnership meeting held on 8 February 2018 are now available. The ESSP assebmly report is also and can be found here: www.essp.org.uk/Meeting-papers-and-reports

East Sussex in Figures (ESiF) is the local information system (LIS) for the county.  It’s a website that provides access to essential data, information and analysis.

Headlines

The East Sussex economy generated £18,866 Gross Value Added (GVA) per head in 2016, up 1.6% since the previous year.  This is 71.6% of the UK average.  A new briefing on GVA is now available on ESiF.

A child born in East Sussex in 2014-2016 can expect to live to 84.0 years if they are female and 80.3 years if they are male, which is slightly above the national average life expectancy.

In 2016/17 there were 1,020 new dwellings completed in the county, up from 830 the previous year , but lower than the 1,060 completed in 2014/15.

In December 2017 there were 8,167 people claiming Universal Credit (UC) in the county, 38% of whom were in employment.  UC has now been rolled out in all districts except Lewes.

Latest datasets – highlights

Gross value added and GVA by Industry – 2016 data added

Life expectancy at birth and at age 65 – updated  with 2014-16 data

Gatwick airport activity data – now with 2016 data

Housing starts and completions – with the latest 2016/17 data from CLG

Personal insolvencies – updated for 2016

Jobs density – 2016 data added

People claiming Universal Credit – updated with data to Dec 2017

Claimant Count including JSA and Universal Credit – December 2017 data added to all tables


Please contact the Research and Information team if you have any specific data or information enquiries.