On Sunday 23 September, 15,000 cyclists will tour 100 miles of West Sussex countryside on closed roads, starting and finishing at Goodwood.

The event is sold out for general entry riders, but Age UK West Sussex has charity places available for riders who are up for a challenge and want to fundraise to help local older people. Riders need to be able to average 12 miles an hour. Tickets cost £40 and you have to commit to raising more than £400.

Age UK West Sussex will be providing lots of training advice to get you ready for the start line, fundraising tips and goodies. For more information and to sign-up click here.

Household Waste Recycling Sites (HWRS) in West Sussex are now open for longer to cater for increased demand in the summer months.
 
The majority of sites will open at 9am, apart from Bognor, Crawley and Littlehampton which will open at 8.30am on weekdays.

Worthing, Westhampnett, Burgess Hill and Crawley will be open seven days a week.

All sites will stay open until 6pm.

In line with normal practice, the summer opening hours at all HWRS take effect from 1 April and run through until 30 September 2018. 

Further information on opening days and hours can be found at www.recycleforwestsussex.org.

In April and May West Sussex Fire and Rescue Authority will be seeking the views of the community on its statutory Integrated Risk Management Plan.

This plan is about improving public safety, reducing the number of emergency incidents and saving lives. West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is part of the county council.

It outlines work on:

Prevention – educating the community on how to reduce risks.

Protection – providing safer public spaces, fire safety inspections and enforcement.

Response – sending fire appliances and firefighters to emergency incidents.

People – how do we make sure we have a highly trained, diverse workforce?

Value for money – ensuring everything we do is as efficient as possible.

Partnership and collaboration – how we will work with other organisations.

The six week public consultation will be available at https://haveyoursay.westsussex.gov.uk.

For more information please email yourfireservice@westsussex.gov.uk.

Around 80 graduates celebrated their hard work and achievements at Chichester Cathedral during National Apprenticeship Week in March.

Apprenticeships range from Social Care and Digital Marketing to Engineering and Technical Theatre.

Terry Franks, who graduated at the ceremony, completed an NVQ Level 5 in Health & Social Care, said: “The best part of the graduation for me was having my family there who have been very supportive throughout my training. My friends also cheered me on at both the reception and ceremony.”

To find out more about apprenticeships visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/apprenticeships.