Sussex
is a glorious county, the so-called garden of England
and for very good reason. I've lived in Sussex
most of my life, including: Brighton,
Eastbourne,
Seaford,
Newhaven, Hadlow Down, and of course Herstmonceux.
There
is so much of interest to see and do in the United
Kingdom, and we hope to
expand the local geography section as time allows, to cover the most
interesting aspects of this wonderful country.
Crowborough
is a rural market town situated within East Sussex, but close to Tunbridge
Wells in Kent. The map below shows the location of Crowborough and you'll
note its proximity to Brighton, Eastbourne and London. With Gatwick
Airport about 40 minutes away by road, Crowborough is well located for
transport links to the rest of the world, whilst being in the curtain of
lovely countryside.
Crowborough
is also the head quarters of the dreaded Wealden District
Council.
One of the main reasons this region is not good for business, is that you
will have to deal with this corrupt council. There are many
independent reports to support this view and a series of cases featured on
this site and others.
The
core problem is obtaining planning permission. Invariably, you will
eventually come across this as a business or home owner. You will
then have to deal with planning officers that are led by corrupt heads of
departments. The other problem is benign
councillors, content to sit
and watch as their region is drained of talent and entrepreneurs by the
malignancy that is their executive management. All the while local
towns and villages lose out.
If
you are concerned about the decline in services and growth in your area,
you can email all your MPs via this website quite simply:-
Ashdown
Forest, the setting for A.A.Milnes wonderful Winnie the Pooh books is on
the doorstep, the historic Pantiles of Tunbridge Wells are a few miles
away. The town is surrounded by land which is designated as "land of
outstanding natural beauty" and this makes development and extension
of the town difficult, but its current population of around 25,000 is
scheduled to increase slowly.
Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle is probably the towns most famous ever resident, and
the town boasts one of the only statues of him anywhere in the world.
Crowborough
is one of the highest points in Sussex being 240meters (787 ft) above sea
level, or the equivalent of 56 double decker buses!
What
is a Healthcheck?
The
Healthcheck and Action Plan have been developed by the Countryside Agency,
a government department, and are in use all over the country. The
aim is to carry out research into the vitality of market towns throughout
the country and to suggest ways that those market towns can improve for
the benefit of residents, businesses and visitors, both within the town
and the surrounding rural area.
