COUNCILLOR SYLVIA TIDY

  GENUINE CONSERVATION EFFORTS SHOULD INCLUDE LOW COST HOUSING WITH ENERGY HARVESTING FEATURES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Councillor Mrs Sylvia Tidy is a Conservative party member in the Crowborough division. She was formerly a Wealden district councillor, where she worked with David Phillips, among others. Sylvia is now a County councillor with ESCC. She was elected on the 5th of May 2005. 

Sylvia Tidy has been councillor for Chiddingly and East Hoathly on Wealden District Council (WDC) since 1995. She shares the Crowborough division with Councillor Richard Stodgen.

Mrs Tidy is a farming landlord. She joined the Wealden Conservative Association in 1982 and became chairman of the women’s committee and the Association. From there she became a district councillor and later ran for County Council.

We know that she was a member of the planning committee, attending the area plans south meetings on occasion. She says that being a councillor can be hard when you can’t help people through no fault of your own or, for example, if you are faced with the lack of resources. We say that you should use those resources more efficiently such as not to increase our National Debt.

But that did not stop Wealden wasting £500,000 of tax revenue trying to stop the conservation of a local historic building with over 181 recorded site visits, all at the rate payers expense. If that is not Harassment as per the Act, we do not know what is. It is certainly a violation of Article 14 (the prohibition of discrimination) and Article 1 of Protocol 1 of our domestic Human Rights Act 1998. As an intelligent woman, we feel that Sylvia would have known that, but that minor complication appears not to have swayed many of the other councillors from acting in a way that they knew was a violation of the European Convention - one reason why we are Brexiting at the moment perhaps. We fought the Wars, but don't like playing fair by the international rules that we helped Europe to formulate when it suited us.

Councillor Sylvia Tidy - Confused as to the historical facts maybe, but a great way to climb the political ladder is to help a council cover up their past mistakes. She spoke approvingly in the case of another farmer (MR) at the area plans south sub committee when a Wealden member. Not so hot on conserving history though! How about technology and Climate Change and what about affordable housing. We'll have to see, she is rather busy with other things. It is sometimes difficult when one is comfortable to understand life on the other side of the fence when starting out in life from scratch.

Sylvia failed to visit the site of the old generating buildings in Herstmonceux before the 1998 and 2000 south committee hearings - so completely misinformed the other committee members as to the physical facts pertaining. This could be because of her working relationship with David Phillips at the time that may have been clouding her judgment. We know that Mr Phillips had perjured himself in two separate cases concerning photographic evidence the second involving Bruno the Bull.

You can read for yourself what Mrs Tidy said and compare that to the Archeological Report from 1999. If Mrs Tidy had not relied on Wealden's officers in such a controversial matter, she would then have been able to inform her fellow committee members the truth that the site had considerable potential and was not an old pump house from World War Two as Chezel Bird and Douglas Moss had mischievously informed Inspector Raymond Michael.

ECHR - The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, better known as the European Convention on Human Rights, was opened for signature in Rome on 4 November 1950 and came into force in 1953. It was the first instrument to give effect to certain of the rights stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and make them binding. Not so in Wealden between 1982 and 2018. Clearly from the evidence we have seen, this Council appears to believe that they can apply these principles only when it suits them.

All of this folklore was based on the untruths put to Inspector Raymond Dannreuther in 1987 by George White and Thomas Hoy, a carefully calculated double act designed to mask the real history of a valuable historic asset in the hope that it might then be acquired by neighbours at an undervalue - contrary to the tenets of Article 14 of the European Convention of Humans rights that prohibits discrimination. The facts are the facts. The spin is for you to unravel to arrive at the facts. The fact (recorded and transcribed) that Mrs Tidy could not be bothered to check things out in person, calls into question her ability to function impartially as a good councillor is required to do.

TRUSTEE - According to their website, the Farley Arts Trust organizes educational projects in collaboration with schools, colleges and other special interest groups involving such activities as:

Workshops, talks, presentations and screenings which can be combined with tours of Farleys House or showings of the touring exhibitions. These generally explore a particular aspect of the lives and work of Roland Penrose and Lee Miller focusing on themes such as: Art in Britain in the mid Twentieth Century; Surrealism; Lee Miller’s Life and Work; Roland Penrose’s Life and Work; Picasso and Photography

Julian Fellowes - is the publicly acclaimed and award winning screenwriter, film director, actor and novelist best known in recent years for his original script for the award winning film, Gosford Park, and television period drama, Downton Abbey.

Sylvia Tidy - has lived and farmed in East Sussex for over fifty years and is a Board Member of the Conservators of Ashdown Forest demonstrating her commitment to the welfare of the land and environment. She served as a Wealden District Councillor from 1995 and since 2005 has been 

Antony Penrose - is the son of Roland Penrose and Lee Miller, a Director of the Lee Miller Archive and The Roland Penrose Collection which are housed at Farley Farm House where Antony grew up. He has written numerous books including two for children, created and performed two plays and lectured and broadcast extensively in the UK and in many other countries on the subject of his parents and their associates:

Farley Arts Trust
c/o Farley Farm House
Muddles Green
Chiddingly
East Sussex
BN8 6HW             Email: rosemarycolebourn@btinternet.com

We wonder then about tax increases by ESCC and Wealden District Council and if they would have been necessary if they had spent public money more wisely. We know that this case is not an isolated incident, but rather one of a series of cases where Wealden's officers targeted local citizens - presumably - to be able to pretend to Whitehall that their enforcement re-charge budget was justified. Is that not fraud?

The smartest move Sylvia could have made in the circumstances was to leave Wealden for ESCC. The smartest move for the scrutiny committees would be to examine the motives that this councillor has where there is any apparent deviation from the facts.

Sylvia claims to love the South Downs and the beautiful countryside. We understand that it was this area of involvement that David Phillips took an interest involving many outings as site visits. Mrs Tidy moved to Sussex in 1958 and married a local farmer. She has lived on the same farm for 45 years and has four children - so contributes to the global population expansion and of course, global warming.

The couple are now semi-retired. They have stopped milking cows and retain a small beef herd. Sylvia is a keen gardener and enjoys reading, singing and ringing church bells.

Board of Conservators - The responsibility for managing Ashdown Forest lies with an independent body, the Board of Conservators of Ashdown Forest. Originally set up in 1885, the Board has been regulated under a series of Acts of Parliament, the most recent being the Ashdown Forest Act 1974. There, in section 16, it is stated that:

"It shall be the duty of the Conservators at all times as far as possible to regulate and manage the forest as an amenity and place of resort subject to the existing rights of common upon the forest and to protect such rights of common, to protect the forest from encroachments, and to conserve it as a quiet and natural area of outstanding beauty".

Membership of the Board is also laid out in this Act. Eight members are appointed by East Sussex County Council, two are appointed by Wealden District Council, five are elected by local commoners and one (the Chairman of the County Council) represents the owner of the Forest which (since 1988) has been the Ashdown Forest Trust. Apart from Mrs Tidy, Roy Galley and Chris Hardy are or were on the Board.

CONTACTS

Nordens Green Farm
High Hurstwood
Uckfield, TN22 4AL

Phone (home): 01825 733151
Email cllr.sylvia.tidy@eastsussex.gov.uk

Committee memberships

Cabinet
Children's Services Lead Member (Children and Families Lead Member)
Corporate Parenting Panel
Joint Advisory Committee for Schools

ESBT Strategic Commissioning Board
Full Council

Lead Member for Children and Families

Affiliation with other bodies

Uckfield Community Technology College (Governor)
High Weald AONB JAC
Farleys Yard Education Trust (Chairman)

Herne Junior School (Governor)

Appointments to outside bodies

Conservators of Ashdown Forest
High Weald - Joint Advisory Committee
Wealden and Rother Renewal Partnership

Party: Conservative
Division: Crowborough South and St Johns
Parish: Crowborough

Wealden Email:  cllr.sylvia.tidy@wealden.gov.uk

TWITTER - "Being a Councillor is its own reward. I would recommend it to anyone. It’s very worthwhile, extremely interesting and you learn huge amounts. When something happens and you get an outcome, a decision, it’s great. It keeps your brain working, too." Keep learning Sylvia and we'll keep an eye on how well ESCC is performing when it comes to providing affordable homes for vulnerable young families. Slums in England and the poverty trap are still with us. Financial slavery is par for the course and East Sussex and Wealden councils are hopelessly wide of the mark when it comes to meeting climate change targets under the Climate Change Act 2008.

SPA SPECIAL PROTECTION AREA - It's not much to look at as forest go when compared to the Amazon, but Ashdown Forest is an area of European ecological importance. It is designated by the UK government as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and as a Special Protection Area (SPA) and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Ashdown Forest is part of the European Union's Natura 2000 Network.

Though not a statutory designation, Ashdown Forest forms part of the Western Ouse Streams and Ashdown Forest Biodiversity Opportunity Area, and is thus a subject of the Sussex Biodiversity Action Plan, which aims to focus conservation bodies, local government and statutory agencies such as Natural England on work to conserve and enhance the habitats and species of Sussex. If you really want to conserve this area, look at reducing the ES County Council's Carbon Footprint and help other organizations to secure food security and feed the world. Instead of milking cows, consider growing crops that are more efficient at providing protein for humans and why not tidy your farm up a bit while you are doing the housekeeping. Charity begins at home.

SYLVIA'S LINKS

http://www.echr.coe.int/

http://www.leemiller.co.uk/
http://farleyshousegallery.business.site/

http://farleyartstrust.co.uk/

https://www.wealdenconservatives.com/people/cllr-sylvia-tidy

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sylvia-tidy-6573b127

http://farleyartstrust.co.uk/page1/

https://twitter.com/cllrsylviatidy1

https://democracy.eastsussex.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=60

http://www.ashdownforest.org/governance/conservators/profiles.php

http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/yourcouncil/about/people/councillors/find/crowborough/about.htm

Sylvia Tidy

COUNCILLORS SERVING IN 2017 INTO 2018

Dick Angel - Jo Bentley - John Blake - Bob Bowdler - Don Broadbent - Norman Buck - Raymond Cade - John Carvey - Lin Clark
Nicholas Collinson - Nigel Coltman - Ronald Cussons - Barby Dashwood-Morris - Dianne Dear - Phil Dixon - Pam Doodes

  Claire Dowling - Jan Dunk - Louise Eastwood - Philip Ede - Helen Firth - Jonica Fox - Roy Galley - Richard Grocock - Chris Hardy

Steve Harms - Jim Hollins - Peter Holloway - Johanna Howell - Stephen Isted - David Larkin - Andy Long - Michael Lunn

Barry Marlowe - Nigel McKeeman - Huw Merriman - Rowena Moore - Kay Moss - Douglas Murray - Ann Newton - Ken Ogden

Amanda O'Rawe - Charles R Peck - Diane Phillips - Mark Pinkney - Major Antony Quin RM - Ronald Reed - Dr. Brian Redman

Carol Reynolds - Greg Rose - Peter Roundell - William Rutherford - Daniel Shing - Oi Lin Shing - Raymond Shing - Stephen Shing

Robert Standley - Susan Stedman - Bill Tooley - Jeanette Towey - Stuart Towner - Chriss Triandafyllou - Peter Waldock

Neil Waller - David Watts - Mark Weaver -Graham Wells - David White - John Wilton

COUNCILLORS SERVING IN 2006 - 2010

 

Councillor Lord Abergavenny Frant/Withyham Conservative   Councillor Raymond Cade      Councillor Mrs Christina Berry Polegate North Liberal Democrat   Cllr Bruce Broughton-Tompkins Crowborough St Johns Cons   Councillor Frank Brown Danehill/Fletching/Nutley Cons   Councillor Norman Buck Buxted & Maresfield Cons Deputy Leader Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Change Management   Councillor Mrs Jane Clark Crowborough East Liberal Democrat Chairman Select Committee   Councillor Ronald Cussons   Councillor Nick Ellwood Hailsham South and West Wealden Independent Leader, Wealden Independent Group   Councillor Dr Ian Haffenden Hailsham South and West Wealden Independent   Councillor Steve Harms    Councillor Paul Holbrook Hailsham Central and North Liberal Democrat   Councillor Jim Hollins Hartfield Conservative Deputy Chairman, Environment Scrutiny Committee; Chairman Liquor & Entertainments Licensing Committee   Councillor Mrs Pat Kennedy Buxted & Maresfield Conservative Chairman of the Council

Cllr Mrs Margaret Kirkpatrick Heathfield North & Central Conservative Cab Port Holder Housing  & Community Development   Councillor David Logan Rotherfield Conservative Cabinet Portfolio Holder Finance & Assets   Councillor Mrs Sylvia Martin Danehill/Fletching/Nutley Conservative Dep Chairman Select Committee   Councillor Roy Martin Polegate North Liberal Democrat Deputy Chairman Dev Ctrl South Sub-Committee   Councillor Nigel McKeeman   Councillor Mrs Linda McKeever Pevensey and Westham Conservative   Councillor Ian McKirgan Crowborough Jarvis Brook Wealden Independent   Councillor Ian Mein Crowborough East Lib Dem Vice Chairman and  Deputy Chair Dev Nth Sub-Com   Councillor Mrs Anna Monaghan Wadhurst Conservative   Councillor Mrs Laura Murphy Hailsham Central and North Leader of the Liberal  Democrat Group   Councillor Mrs Lynda Myers Frant/Withyham Conservative Deputy Chairman  Regulatory Committee   Councillor Ian Nottage Uckfield Liberal Democrat Dep Chair Liquor and  Entertainments Licensing

Councillor Mrs Niki Oakes Heathfield North & Central Conservative   Councillor Raymond Parsons Forest Row Conservative Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services and Chair Personnel Committee   Councillor Mrs Diane Phillips Crowborough West Conservative Chairman Community Scrutiny Committee   Councillor Geoff Rowe Hailsham South and West Wealden Independent   Councillor Mrs Ivy Scarborough Polegate South Wealden Independent   Councillor Tony Seabrook Willingdon Liberal Democrat Deputy Chairman Community Scrutiny Committee   Councillor Paul Sparks Uckfield North Liberal Democrat Deputy Chairman Internal Scrutiny Committee   Councillor Robert Sweetland Uckfield Ridgewood Liberal Democrat   Councillor Mrs Sylvia Tidy Chiddingly & East Hoathly Conservative   Councillor Stuart Towner    Councillor Brian West East Dean Conservative   Councillor Keith Whitehead Alfriston Conservative Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Development &

FARMING - The backbone of any society is the production of food to feed the population, though these days much of what we eat is imported from other producers, such as fish farmed in Asia. We can no longer find enough fish locally having exhausted our fisheries. Agriculture is also changing where we have drained the soil for so long with artificial fertilizers that yields will fall, meaning a shift to obtaining protein from the sea - but unfortunately we are disposing of around 8 millions tons of plastic in our seas - poisoning marine life that we need to keep us nourished. Food security is therefore high on the United Nations agenda via the Food and Agriculture Organization.

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