News

There will be a public meeting to be held in the Village Hall on Thursday 20^th July (7.30 pm) which we hope will achieve several things:-

1. After the AGM held in February and the feedback we received, we would like to invite parishioners to a public meeting. HDCC would like to provide an opportunity for those concerned about the project to share their thoughts and ask any questions they may have. We ask that questions be submitted in advance  in order that we can respond fully and in detail.
2. Many of you have been wondering if the project is still alive and the meeting will enable us to reassure local people that we are attempting to move forward;
3. If we can attract new residents to the parish to attend the meeting, they will be made aware of the project and what we hope to achieve – who knows, they may want to get involved!!
4. It will give us an opportunity to encourage all those present to complete the online survey so that we get a high response level.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Q & A session, please send your questions to Mandy Chapman

mandy.chapman45@googlemail.com to arrive by 18th July

You can still submit your views by taking our online survey here

Our wonderful supporters at Woodreed Vineyard are making a 10% donation to us from all orders of their award winning sparkling english wine. What could be better, than sitting down to enjoy a delicious glass of locally grown fizz whilst supporting our fundraising effort at the same time, cheers !

The vineyard is perfectly situated on a south facing slope, sheltered from the elements by the remnants of the ancient forest that covered the High Weald of East Sussex. First planted in 2013, the vines have thrived on the rich soil and have been allowed to develop unrushed, with the first harvest coming in 2018. The grape production and wine making systems are fully organic, certified by the Soil Association, allowing Woodreed to produce a high quality wine that is full of character without the use of chemicals.

To place an order please contact Rob Hunter 07748 047143 robert.hunter@woodreedvineyard.com

Thanks to all of your support at the Spring Market on Saturday 19th March,
we have raised a fantastic £400!

The Spring Draw for the Village Lottery was held – Congratulations to all our winners

• 1st prize – ticket number 111 Tracey Boorman £204
• 2nd prize – ticket number 99 Marion Burt £153
• 3rd prize – ticket number 999 Paul Presler £51

The jackpot for First Prize is now over £200 ! This is amazing, thank you to all our ticket holders. There are lots of numbers available so do please join if you would like to support our fundraising efforts. All the details can be found here or simply contact Janet
janettourell@btinternet.com
The other fantastic news is that we can now claim Gift Aid. With your permission if you buy a year of tickets for £12 we can claim £3 back from the Government! Simply tell us, when you buy your tickets, if you are a UK Taxpayer and would like us to claim.

On Friday 25th February at 7.30 pm in The Village Hall, Bob our Chair, will be presenting his Annual Report. If you are one of our supporters, new to the Village or have questions and would be interested to hear an update on progress to date, we would love to see you there.

We are always delighted to see new faces and are constantly looking for new talent to join our team. The New Village Hall is a major project for our small community if you think you could support us in any way, no matter how small please do get in touch.

Call Sarah Prall on 07974 346527 or e-mail sarahprall@btinternet.com

A Fundraising Event for The NEW Village Hall

The Spring Market is back ! This will be our first Spring Market event since 2019! Do join us if you can in the Village Hall on Saturday 19th March  between 10.30 am and 2.00 pm. Tea Coffee and cakes will be served all morning, we look forward to seeing you.

Stalls will include Cards, Gifts, Preserves, Locally Produced Meat and Plants.

The Spring Draw for the Village Lottery will also take place. If you would like to buy lottery tickets and or would like more information please contact Janet Tourell  jtourell@btinternet.com

Congratulations to our latest lottery winners and thank you to all our members for your continued support.

If you would like to become one of our supporters please contact Janet Tourell at  jtourell@btinternet.com 

The 15th draw took place at the Christmas Market, held in the Village Hall in November 26th 2021

First Prize, ticket number 212, £190 – John Bourne
Second Prize, ticket number 80, £142.50 – J Turner
Third Prize, ticket number 341, £47.50 – Jean Sallows

There were 190 numbers in the draw totalling £2,280.

The 4 monthly prize money being £760 and of course the HDCC keeps 50%, of this, so £380 to be divided between three prize winners