Phoenix Quarter Development Exhibition Survey results published!
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Lewes Matters spokesman co-opted onto FOL Executive.
Anthony Dicks, a founder member of Lewes Matters and our regular spokesman, has been invited by Lewes’ Civic Society – the Friends of Lewes – to become a member of the Executive Committee.

Anthony says “While Lewes Matters is, rightly, a single issue group, it shares many objectives with The Friends of Lewes.  The Society has an impressive track record in its efforts over 50 years to maintain and promote the unique character of Lewes and our town would be much the poorer without it. As someone who has lived in the town for just three years, I feel honoured to be invited onto the Executive and hope that I will be able to make a suitable contribution to its aims.”

Lewes Matters works with Sustrans
Traffic and parking appear as a major concern in our survey with 8 out 10 people believing the situation would be made worse by the 'Phoenix Quarter' development.The relationship of the car to retail vitality will undoubtedly appear in Angel Property's feasibility study, however we feel that some other independent research could usefully be done on shopper's habits.To that end we have been in discussions with Sustrans, the UK's leading sustainable transport charity, to explore how best to conduct a range of surveys on the subject,and now have a number of questionnaires prepared. We hope that if you are approached (most likely) in the High St, Cliffe, or at a car park you will take a couple of minutes to give us this valuable information. Click here for more.

Author of 'Planning Activists Handbook' visits Lewes
Jo Taylor, director of the Ethical Property Foundation and author of the Planning Activists Handbook, is coming to Lewes this month to meet with members of Lewes Matters, with a view to including the 'Phoenix Quarter' development proposal as a case study in their forthcoming book. Click here for more.