​Rother District Council

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Working under numerous group names as:

The Hub, Broad Oak Chapel, Love Bexhill,

 Bumps Bubs & Tots, S.E.W- Sew Eat Wear, Bounce Back

God's Greenhouse, Perfect Halo.

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SADLY FOR 3 YEARS OUR LANDLORD RDC

BLOCKED OUR END GABLE WALL

WITH SPILT SALT BAGS

DURING THE BUILDING BEING REPOINTED & PAINTED.

 

THIS BROUGHT DAMP & WATER INGRESS 

INTO THE BUILDING & CAUSING MOULD.

 

SADLY THE EPC FAILED IN JULY 2021

BUT RDC DIDN'T PUBLISH IT.

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IN APRIL 2023 AN EPC BECAME A LEGAL REQUIREMENT

FOR ALL LANDORD'S OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. 

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FOR 3 YEARS WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO

RESOLVE THESE ISSUES VIA

WRITING & PHOTOGRAPHY

THE INVOLVEMENT OF CLLR LYNN LANGLAND

ON SITE MEETINGS

BUT TO DATE WE ARE STILL WAITING.

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FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS 

WE NOW HAVE THE AID OF  HUW MERRIMAN

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ALSO THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

FOR LEVELLING UP - HOUSING & COMMUNITIES

HAVE OFFERED TO INVESTIGATE

& HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT

OUR PRIVATELY RENTED BUILDING FROM RDC

HAS NO EPC & NO EXEMPTION 

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WE RECEIVED UTILITIES RECHARGES FROM

MAY 2021 - MARCH 2023

ALTHOUGH WE HAD REPEATEDLY

ASKED FOR THEM IN 2021

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IN THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS

WE COULD NOT APPLY FOR GRANTS

THAT WERE AVAILABLE.

 

ALTHOUGH WE CANNOT USE THE BUILDING

FOR OUR SERVICES

RDC STILL CHARGED US RENT UP UNTIL THE END OF MARCH 2023

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WE HAVE WRITTEN AGAIN TWICE THIS MONTH

BUT RDC HAVE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED

OR RESPONDED TO OUR EMAILS

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US...

Not afraid of hard graft & sweaty equity, 

from 2011 WE - Talitha & Paul Ishi-Smith put to use 

OUR experience of design & remodelling 

& OUR personal finance from the sale of OUR house

 to transform the redundant eco centre. 

 

 It was unused, run down, cold, damp & an abandoned cattle shed, 

decommissioned public toilet, rubbish dump & place where social  crime was happening.

 

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​The metamorphosis was staggering, transforming the spaces

to bless & serve Rother & beyond

with community & spiritual well-being.

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And what had become a very quirky hidden gem,

nestled in breathtaking countryside,

parkland a children's play-ground

with woodland walks, allotments and

many streams became

the HUB of community for all peoples.

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It was soon outgrown & we acquired the land 

clearing the dumping round & creating a Garden Of Dreams.

 

 Although semi-rural in location as a stones throw away

from Little Common Village, Bexhill Town Centre

& spectacular coastlands people would often travel

from as far as Tonbridge, Battle, Eastbourne, Rye, Hastings to join with us.

 

We have given 12 years,

well over £100k of our own money

& time.

 

We are still hoping...

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