Following some emotive comments on social media this week about signs and fly-posters on verges, the Parish Council has asked ESCC Highways for the definitive rules which are as follows:

EAST SUSSEX HIGHWAYS GUIDELINES AND ACCEPTANCE OF PLACEMENT OF ADVERTISING POSTERS UPON THE HIGHWAY WITHIN A RURAL ENVIRONMENT

We will tolerate these provided they are charitable or community events, or seasonal produce (e.g. cherries, strawberries)

(Community = amateur dramatics/carnival/bonfire/parish events/seasonal produce)

Maximum of two signs on each approach road to the event.

1. Signs to be placed at the back of the verge
2. Signs are not permitted on street furniture
3. Signs not to be placed within 60m of a junction
4. Signs not to be erected more than 7 days before the event
5. Signs to be removed within 24 hours of the event
6. Signs not to exceed 0.6 square metre in area. (Approx 2 feet by 2 feet.)

Enquirers placing signs do so at their own risk and should be advised that they may wish to take out public liability insurance recommended five million pounds.

NO COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING

NO METAL POSTS

SIGNS PLACED OUT NOT COMPLYING WITH THESE GUIDELINES MAY BE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL WITHOUT NOTICE.

The poster policy was always aimed at rural locations, within towns there are shop windows and other locations that can be used, in rural areas the availability of locations and opportunity to draw the event to the attention of people is restricted