The Council Tax charge comprises elements for East Sussex County Council, East Sussex Fire Authority, Sussex Police Authority as well as Eastbourne Borough Council.

Read on to discover the total charge for bands A to H …

The bands and amounts are as follows:

[Band] – [Property Value] – [Council Tax Due]

* A – 40k – £1,068.51
* B – 52k – £1,246.60
* C – 68k – £1,424.68
* D – 88k – £1,602.77
* E – 120k – £1,958.94
* F – 160k – £2,315.11
* G – 320k – £2,671.28
* H – > 320k – £3,205.54

Note that [Property Value]is based on the property value when the Council Tax was first introduced in 1991.

In fact, I’ve been here ten years, and based on the ‘A’ test, this is the highest tide I’ve witnessed.

In fact, that cross is a very important safety feature for any of the marine users navigating this part of the English Channel for its the Sovereign Light Tower.

Around about that point on the sea bed there’s a sand bank and at low tide it can be as shallow as about 2.5-3 meters.  That’s been a hazard to shipping over the years and has seen many ships run aground.

In olden days, to prevent this happening, there was an actual ship called the Royal Sovereign that had a lighthouse on it and was anchored on the bank to prevent ships running aground.

In modern times, the boat has been replaced by a more formal structure, which consists of a tower sticking into the sea bed with a helicopter platform and a lighthouse on top of it.

If you get a chance take one of the boat tours out there, it’s certainly well worth a look.

These close shaves have been with cyclists that don’t know when to give way on the cycle path.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a great fan of cycling.  I used to do a lot of it when I was much younger (and have lots of good intentions for cycling now I’m in the grumpy majority).

In many respects it’s actually one of the great things about living on the marina that the urban planners managed to incorporate a lot of cycle paths for everyone to use.

However, these cycle paths cross roads, and whilst they might only be these minor roads, it still means you’ve got to give way when you go across them!

What’s worse is that a lot of times it’s the teenage children that are just cycling along like maniacs and don’t know what a give way sign looks like, although, they’re hard to read because they’re actually on the cycle path.

But if they are flying across the road and a car comes as has happened a couple of  times with me, and I’m sure I’m not the only one on the marina, it means you need to have your wits about you to press the brakes.

So, please use the cycle path safely. Enjoy yourself, but be aware of where you cross the road and where the dangers are.

The Council Tax charge comprises elements for East Sussex County Council, East Sussex Fire Authority, Sussex Police Authority as well as Eastbourne Borough Council.

Read on to discover the total charge for bands A to H …

The bands and amounts are as follows:

[Band] – [Property Value] – [Council Tax Due]

* A -    40k – £1,040.77
* B -    52k – £1,214.23
* C -    68k – £1,387.68
* D -    88k – £1,561.15
* E -   120k – £1,908.07
* F -   160k – £2,255.00
* G -   320k – £2,601.92
* H – > 320k – £3,122.30

With high tides and strong gales Eastbourne marina’s outer seawall breakwaters have been tested.

As the photo I took yesterday below shows, the waves were having a great time hitting the breakwaters…

With a lot more Russians moving to the harbour the rumour mill has been going into overdrive about every mega-rich oil baron and his comrade.

Apparently this vessel was too big to fit into the marina so it moored where the tide wouldn’t cause it to run aground, unlike the sailboat in my earlier post this month ;-)

For the past few days, the following sailing boat hasn’t moved (even when the tide has meant it could do). I don’t know whether the owner’s are just trying to save a few euros, or whether they may have experienced technical problems, but it’s made a different view from the promenade and always brings a smile to my face ;-)

It appeared, that like so many others, the clash of the annual fun run with Mothers Day meant that Elvis had a more important place to be.

This slight disappointment didn’t ruin the event, and the weather even improved to almost Spring-like proportions, as the score of Bermuda Place residents managed to light the barbie and applaud the dedicated runners as they headed for the finishing tape.