Comment

Representation ID: 3480

Received: 12/04/2012

Objective 3: Safe guard the Town's Environment
In real terms -The Town enjoys a number of environs all are special and possibly unique.
A. "Hastinas Old Town" What was essentially an original Fishermen's and Smugglers village who enjoyed trips to France for contraband brandy, rum, Rolls of silk and much more for the outward trip the smugglers used loads of high quality sand for ballast much of which was quarried in the caves in secret. Situated under the West Hill are more than 5 acres of caves some of which are on display to tourists. A once thriving Seaport, some of the more famous Buccaneer's Grave Stones stand boldly to this day In All Saints Grave Yard and at Fairlight Church Yard.
"The West Hill" the site of possibly William the Conquerors' first Castle/fortress. An important tourist attraction.

B. ORE Village The concrete sprawl has also grown here but the character of many of the people has not changed, businesses here operate at different levels to elsewhere across the Borough.

C. Kings Road Central St Leonards Area. I am led to believe this locality is ONE of the most densely populated areas in the south of England.

D. Burton St Leonards-on-sea Houses of Quality and style (open Green areas for Servants recreation) some examples still remain.

E. West St Leonards-on-sea
Considered For a place in the HALL of Fame for its very large Waste Tip. During the war a Lancaster bomber had an emergency landing in the Children's playing field north of Bexhill Road. The TIP was in operation possibly before 1920. It is now a massive Land fill site. Lorries that travel to a fro along Bexhill Leave clouds of dust and dirt particles. When it is considered that the wheels on each lorry loose approximately 40 to 50 pounds of dust and particles of soil on each journey along Bexhill Road. The Residents deserve better. The Size of the Tip's total area is over 20 Hectares.