Sovereign Harbour come to maturity

Sovereign Harbour, as a community of nearly 10,000 people, housed in almost 3,750 dwellings - Do we need to establish a Parish Council ??

lets point to the fact that we are nearly 3.5 miles to the east of Eastbourne, next to Pevensey.

Eastbourne seafront promenade was never completed by Eastbourne Borough Council to connect Eastbourne with Sovereign Harbour.

Sovereign Harbour North Community of nearly 6,500 residents  and the South Community of nearly 3,500 residents - there roads do not link.

To travel by car from side to the other, you must take a detour nearly 2.5 miles.

Sovereign Harbour is cut off from the outside world and only link through escape routes like Atlantic Drive and Pacific Drive.

Eastbourne Borough Council have agreed with the early planners to deny Sovereign Harbour, as an emerging New Community, to all the basic facilities, other similar communities take it for granted, such as a Community Library, a Big enough Community Centre, a proper Health Centre, not even a church to give pray to God.

Sovereign Harbour have no links and do not connect directly to Eastbourne.

Our local Elected Borough Councillors in Sovereign Ward which comprise, Kingsmere Estate with approx. 1000 residents, Langney Point with approx. 3,500 residents and Sovereign Harbour with nearly 10,000 residents, have no interest to see there ward shrink from nearly 14,500 residents to almost 4,500 residents.

It is a fact, local government election is coming next year 2011 - while we were promised by those we, the majority residents in Sovereign Harbour, to represent us and do all they can to help our community - what we got is this.... each elected Sovereign Ward Representative got a Job in local government.

I was told in plain English, that they, the elected ward Councillors of Sovereign Ward, have to serve the whole people of Eastbourne.

In other word, Sovereign Harbour is only here to accomodate people for a Job.

NOT FAIR !!

For that reason, Sovereign Harbour need a localy elected Parish Council to look after the interest of Sovereign Harbour residents.

Nearly four years gone by since the last election - what our elected Eastbourne Councillors done for the residents of Sovereign Harbour??

I did expect much more than allocating  sweetner money toward local projects here and there but that do not stand the fact - we, the residents of Sovereign Harbour, saw nothing of significant change to improve the life in the Harbour.

Lets hope that, who ever will be elected next year to be our Ward Councillors on Eastbourne Borough Council for the following 5 years, will do a better job than those we elected last time.

In final - I do support, whole hearted, the idea for Sovereign Harbour to have a localy elected Parish Council.

Sam Sweiry