Paddock Residents Association

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Welcome to the Paddock Residents Association website

This is where we live - a narrow street beneath the Castle by the Paddock in the heart of Lewes, county town of East Sussex, near the coast in the South East of England. It's a great place. We formed the Paddock Residents Association in January 2004 to preserve, protect and improve the environment of the Paddock area and its immediate surroundings.

Paddock Residents Association 2006
Chairperson: Anne Locke
73 Paddock Lane
Lewes BN7 1TW
Email: info@paddock.ods.org


	To explore the site, click on the links above - Home: To return to this page. Residents' login: To gain access to information intended for residents only. Search: To search the site using keyword matching. Weather: For up-to-date local weather, 10-day forecast, tide tables etc. What's On?: For a listing of forthcoming local events. About us: To find out more about the Paddock Residents Association, and the steps that we as a community are now taking. Documents: To view various documents we have created. Links: For links to useful organisations. Map: For a map showing where we are in Lewes. Noticeboard: For the latest about our activities plus related news. Parking Scheme: All about the new parking scheme. Photos: To view assorted photos of our local area. Play Area: Comments on the recently replaced play area. Street Party: For more about our Street Party, Summer 2004.

Why we formed the Paddock Residents Association
In recent years, the concerns of Paddock Road residents over traffic, vehicle speeds and pedestrian safety have grown. In 2002, proposals regarding Paddock Road, put forward by East Sussex County Council in its new parking scheme for Lewes, triggered the formation of a small Action Group to represent the residents' views, and by 2003 a useful dialogue with ESCC had been established. The Council, while admitting to concerns over issues such as the narrowness of the road, residents' parking and through traffic, was unable at that time to provide any funding to resolve the problems. Early in 2004, the Paddock Residents Association was formed, to represent the views of the residents of Paddock Road, Paddock Lane, Paddock Terrace and New Road. The Residents Association began contacting key advisory figures and researching funding with a view to proposing a scheme for the road that would reduce traffic speed, prioritise pedestrians and make it safer for all residents to enjoy the communal spaces outside their homes. By Summer 2004, the Residents Association included most of the residents of Paddock Road, Paddock Lane and some from the adjacent Paddock Terrace and New Road. A number of activities were organised, including various surveys (residents' opinions, traffic & pedestrian usage) and a Street Party, on Sunday 1st August. In Autumn 2004, the new parking scheme for Lewes was finally implemented, with NCP contracted by ESCC to enforce the "de-criminalised" parking regulations, and we look forward to seeing whether this will address any of our concerns. The Council is now working on a plan for a 20 mph town centre zone and two new "town gateways" – in the Offham Road at the bottom of The Avenue (near the entrance to Paddock Road) and the Phoenix Causeway by Safeway supermarket, plus pedestrian routes to the centre of town with linked "home zones". The Council says it will be working with the Living Streets organisation later this year to develop a strategy for Lewes as a whole, and then next year, having identified and selected the first pilot Home Zone projects, start detailed design work in liaison with local Residents Associations. We aim to be ready!