EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN COUNCIL • East Sussex County Council • east Sussex county council street lighting • EATING DISORDERS • edf energy • Education • education (complaints) • education Maintenance allowance • elder abuse response line • elderly accommodation counsel (E.A.C) • elderly group outings • elections (WSCC) • Electoral Register • Electricity cards/KEYS • ELECTRICITY/GAS SUPPLIES • EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION •EMPTY HOMES CAMPAIGN • ENDOMETRIOSIS • Energy Efficiency • ENERGY WATCH  • ENTERPRISE CENTRE • Environmental Health • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY •ERNEST KLEINWORT COURT • ETHNIC MINORITY HELPLINE • EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT • EVENTS

EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN COUNCIL

East Grinstead Town Council

East Court

College Lane

East Grinstead

West Sussex

RH19 3LT

Tel: 01342 323636

Fax: 01342 327823

Email: towncouncil@eastgrinstead.gov.uk

www.eastgrinstead.gov.uk

East Sussex County Council

To contact East Sussex County Council telephone 01273 481000 or visit their website www.eastsussexcc.gov.uk.  Their offices are based at County Hall, St Annes Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1UN.  

For general enquiries telephone 01273 481000

To find out more about their services visit www.eastsussex.gov.uk/atoz

District and Borough Council's

Eastbourne 01323 410000

Hastings 01424 781066

Lewes 01273 471600

Rother 01424 787878

Wealden 01323 443322 or 01892 653311

Contact the related district or borough for enquires regarding Bins and Recycling, Council Tax and Business rates, Housing Benefit and Council Tax benefit and Leisure Centres, Swimming Pools and Parks

To report a fault online visit http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/roads/maintenance/reportafault/default.htm

EATING DISORDERS

Anorexia and Bulimia Care - offering  help support and information for people with eating problems.  

For help with eating disorders please go to Overeaters Anonymous.

EDF ENERGY

To report an interruption in power supply or damaged equipment telephone 0800 783 8866.

Any tree problems relating to overhead power lines are dealt with by EDF Energy at Saxon House, Crawley. Contact Richard Jeffery on 01293 605621

education

If you would like information about infant and primary schools, please contact your local area Education office on 0845 075 1007.  More information on schools can be found at www.westsussex.gov.uk  

For information on school admissions, school support and pupil services, please contact the Northern Area Office West Sussex County Council, Centenary House, County Buildings, Woodfield Road, Northgate, Crawley, RH10 8GP, telephone 01243 642107.  

Visit our listings of schools in Burgess Hill

EDUCATION (COMPLAINTS)

If a parent has a complaint against a school they need to follow the prospective school’s procedure, via the Head Teacher and Governing Body.  Parents can also get advice from West Sussex County Council’s Education Office on 01293 895203.

EDUCATION MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE

Education Maintenance Allowance is a new government grant to help keep over 16 year olds from low income families in full time education.  The Allowance will pay up to £30 per week.  Application Packs are available from the school/college.  The Helpline number is 0808 1016219.

ELDER ABUSE RESPONSE LINE

For information on the Elder Abuse Response Line please go to Domestic Abuse.

ELDERLY ACCOMMODATION COUNSEL (E.A.C)

The Elderly Accommodation Counsel provides all sorts of information on housing for the elderly with regard to sheltered accommodation.  They also have a national database on care homes.  They can be contacted between 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, at the Third Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TP, telephone 0207 8201343, fax 0207 8203970 or visit their website www.housingcare.org.

ELDERLY GROUP OUTINGS

'Contact the Elderly', Burgess Hill/Haywards Heath, is being set up to offer elderly  people regular Sunday afternoon outings.  This group has been formed in partnership with Age Concern.

Both organisations are committed to encouraging care for the elderly in the community and improving their quality of life.

Contact Terry Gibson on 01276 502611 or contact the elderly head office on 0800 716543 or visit www.contact-the-elderly.org.  

ELECTIONS (WSCC)

County council elections will take place across the district on 5 May 2005.  You will only be able to vote if your name is on the register of electors .  The new register for the 2005 was published n 1 December 2--4 and will be used for any elections that take place this year.  You are advised to check that your name has been included on the register.  If you have recently moved into the area you will need to complete a voter registration form to ensure that you can vote locally.  Make sure your name is added by March 11, which is the deadline for the county council elections.

The closing date for postal applications for this election is 5pm on Tuesday 26 April.  If you want to cancel or alter an existing postal vote you must let us know by pm on Tuesday 19 April 2005.  Voter registration forms and postal vote application forms can be downloaded for the council's website at www.midsussex.gov.uk.

If you would like further information on any of these procedures, email electoral services at committeesElections@midsussex.gov.uk or contact them by telephone on 01444 477003.

Electoral Register

Mid Sussex District Council is responsible for Electoral Registration in Mid Sussex.

For information on : 

• proxy voting
• postal voting
• adding your name to the register

Call 01444 477003, visit the Mid Sussex District Council website www.midsussex.gov.uk or email: committeeselections@midsussex.gov.uk.

ELECTRICITY CARDS/KEYS

You can locate a paypoint agent by clicking here

ELECTRICITY/GAS SUPPLIES

Gas Leaks – to report gas leaks call 0800 111999

To compare prices of all the suppliers in your area, you can visit Simply Switch Tel: 0800 0111395 or U Switch Tel: 0845 6012856.

The Priority Service Register has been set up to aid vulnerable customers and can offer a password scheme, redirection of bills to third parties, provision of special controls and adaptors and free gas safety checks on appliances.

Consumers should contact their Electricity/Gas Supplier to have their details added to the Register.

EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION

See Family Planning

EMPTY HOMES CAMPAIGN

To report an empty building contact Empty Homes Hotline 01444 477431.

endometriosis

The National Endometriosis Society aims to improve the lives of people affected by endometriosis and work towards a future where endometriosis has the least possible impact on those living with the disease.  For more information visit their website www.endo.org.uk/

Energy Efficiency

The Energy Advice Centre for West Sussex offers up to date information on all schemes that energy providers operate in the area, e.g. cavity wall insulation, loft insulation etc.  The Centre can be contacted on 0800 512012 or visit www.saveyour20percent.co.uk

The Priority Service Register is a range of extra, free services, which all gas and electricity suppliers are obliged to offer eligible consumers under a licence condition set by Ofgem.  Consumers will be able to register online at www.energywatch.org.uk/help_and_advice/free_services/index.asp or by calling Energywatch as detailed below.

ENERGY WATCH

Energy Watch is a newly formed gas and electricity consumers’ council.  They offer free impartial advice on energy issues.  The Consumer Helpline is 0845 9060708, Textphone 0845 758 140, fax 0207 7998341, email enquiry@energywatch.org.uk or visit their website www.energywatch.org.uk.

The Southern Regional Office (covers West and East Sussex) are based on the 5^th Floor, Heron House, 8-10 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 3NA.

The Head Office is based on the 3^rd Floor, Artillery House, Artillery Row, London, WS1P 1RT .

Enterprise Centre

The Enterprise Centre offers a range of advice and information to existing companies or to new businesses.  They are located at Sussex Chambers, 5 Liverpool Terrace, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1TA.  Tel: 0845 782 7887, fax 0845 2301064, visit their website www.startupco.co.uk or email info@startupco.co.uk.

Environmental Health

Mid Sussex District Council is responsible for environmental health issues in the DistricT.  They have a series of information leaflets available on their website  www.midsussex.gov.uk or for further information or contact: 

• Environmental Protection - valt@midsussex.gov.uk telephone 01444 477292

• Safety and Licensing - alisonb@midsussex.gov.uk - 01444 477433

• Pest Control - pestcontrol@midussex.gov.uk - 01444 477423

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Incident/Emergency Hotline – 0800 807060 (deals with flytipping, pollution, flooding)          

Floodline – 0845 9881188

Visit their website www.environment-agency.gov.uk.

The Sussex Area Office, Saxon House, Little High Street, Worthing, BN11 1DH, telephone 08708 506506 or fax 01903 215884.

For a guide to the rights and responsibilities of a riverside owner visit Living on the Edge

Area Fisheries Officer telephone 01903 215835

ERNEST KLEINWORT COURT

Is a residential home for people with disabilities and is located at Oakenfield, off, Burgess Hill, RH15 8SJ.  You can contact Marilyn Freeman, Acting Unit General Manager on 01444 247892.  

ETHNIC MINORITY HELPLINE

The Ethnic Minority Helpline is 08457 581649.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

United Kingdom Office of the European Parliament, 2 Queen Anne’s Court, London, SW1H 9AA, telephone 0207 2274300, fax 0207 2274302 or visit their website www.europarl.org.uk.

The European Commission Representation UK – www.cec.org.uk.

The European Union On Line – http://europa.eu.int.

European Parliament On Line – www.europarl.eu.int.

For Members of the European Parliament for the South East visit West Sussex County Council's web pages

EVENTS

Please go to our list of forthcoming local events.