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10 February -  Foyer Notice for Couriers - Following thefts from the foyer of their apartment block, residents placed a notice to inform couriers that the foyer is not a "Safe Place" for deliveries. It has been partly successful, with one courier who used to leave parcels there now delivering them to the flat's front door. An A4, PDF version of the poster for printing can be viewed and downloaded by clicking here...  Before displaying it, you should check that other residents are OK with doing that.

02 February -  SHRA Newsletter Published - The first 2026 edition of Waterlines, our bi-monthly PDF newsletter, has been published online. Find it on the Waterlines page... 

27 January - WI Newsletter Published - The Harbour WI has published its latest newsletter, which includes a report and photographs from their January meeting. Find it on the WI website here... 

09 January - Complaint to Plummer Parsons - Towards the end of last year, SHRA received several complaints from members about their difficulties in communicating with Plummer Parsons, who act as the contact point for the Sovereign Harbour (Sea Defences) CIC.

SHRA wrote to Plummer Parsons (now part of the Galloways Accounting group) on 11 December to complain about the poor service. A copy of our letter is online here.... We also mentioned our concerns in letters to Premier Marinas and the CIC.

Plummer Parsons replied to our letter on the 18 December as follows (our correction in the 2nd paragraph): 
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"Dear [SHRA]
I am writing to you in response to your letter dated 11 December 2025 regarding complaints that you have received from homeowners in relation to the Sovereign Harbour annual estate rentcharge.

I can only apologise for any delays in responding to homeowners, however we have had an extremely large volume of incoming correspondence resulting in a backlog which we are currently working through. Our response time to emails is currently 28 days. For the homeowners that have contacted you, if any have been waiting for longer than 28 days, please ask them to contact us again as their email [may] have been missed.

Please note that there have been a few homeowners who have outstanding debt that has been referred to solicitors for debt collection. The board and the solicitors have specifically instructed us and informed the homeowners that Galloways is not to respond to them directly until the case is resolved.

We, at Galloways, very highly value all homeowners and members of the SHRA and aim to provide the highest standard service.

If there are any further queries or concerns, please do not hesitate to be in touch.
For and on behalf of Sovereign Harbour (Sea Defences) CIC." ============================
If you have waited longer than 28 days for a response from Plummer Parsons/Galloways, please contact them again, as it seems they may have "missed" your email. The new email address they used to contact us was: sovereignharbourtrust@wearegalloways.com. If you have any future problems dealing with Galloways or the CIC regarding the annual rentcharge, please let us know. We await responses from the CIC and Premier.

23 December - Santa Stroll Video - A ten-minute video of the charity Santa Stroll around Sovereign Harbour on Sunday 14th December has been posted on YouTube. You can view it by clicking here...

18 December - Question in Parliament - Our MP, Josh Babarinde OBE, raised A QUESTION that many Harbour residents ask about their annual rentcharge. Click the following link to watch a video with the Minister's response... www.facebook.com/reel/1398428135200733

30 November -  SHRA Newsletter Published - The December issue of Waterlines our bi-monthly PDF newsletter has been published online. Find it on the Waterlines page... 

17 November - Remembrance Event Photos - A gallery of photos of the Remembrance Event and Memory Tree Dedication at the Community Centre on 11 November has been added to our Gallery page...

16 October - New SHRA Members Discount - Beamers Fresh Fish, at the Quay Fisheries shop, The Fishing Quay, Sovereign Harbour, BN23 5UY, will offer 10% off the total price.  All fish is sustainably sourced. Fresh fish caught from our own boat, Shannon LI 547, and from our supplier, MCB Seafood.
Open every: TUES - WED - THURS - FRI  9am - 3pm.
SAT  9am - 1.30pm. 
Check out their Facebook page for the latest catch news... https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063627992105

13 October - Neighbourhood Board Citizen Questionnaire 2025 - Eastbourne has been awarded £20 million in funding from central government as part of the long-term Pride in Place Programme (PPP) (previously named Plan for Neighbourhoods (PfN)). The money is to be spent over the next 10 years on projects across the borough.

To manage this fund, the independent 'We are Eastbourne' Neighbourhood Board has been established. To ensure every Eastbourne resident has an opportunity to have their say, the Board want to hear about what matters most to you. 

Please complete their questionnaire to tell the Board what improvements you’d like to see across our town. There are 15 questions. The survey is anonymous; the record of your survey responses does not contain any identifying information about you unless a specific survey question explicitly asks for it. The online questionnaire is on the 'We are Eastbourne' website at:  https://weareeastbourne.org.uk/  (use the pop-up notice or scroll down the webpage for a link).

07 September - EBC Serve EPA Notice to Southern Water Over Water Treatment Works Odour  - A spokeswoman for Eastbourne Borough Council said: "The council served a formal notice on Southern Water on Wednesday, August 27, under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.  This notice is a legal instrument that requires Southern Water to immediately abate the odour and to take all necessary measures to prevent any future recurrence. It is totally unacceptable for Southern Water to allow this situation to continue.  Unless Southern Water quickly resolves this issue, we will consider further legal action."

We thank our MP and our local councillors for working hard to highlight this issue that has blighted the local area for years. We await to see what effect the EPA notice may have.

Over time, some news items may migrate to the News Archive page or another relevant page of the SHRA website.