Brian Holdstock PC

The delayed road closure is back on the menu for Tuesday and Wednesday, 15th and 16th April 2025.

Village Hall charity AGM at noon on Saturday 12th April in the village hall after the library and cafe.
Annual Village meeting from 7pm on Thursday 24th April in the village hall.  Light refreshments from 7pm, meeting starts soon after 7.30 pm.

The works have been postponed due to a concern raised by a local farmer about the impact of the work on their operation.  A new date has yet to be set.

Kitchenham Road is due to be closed 24 x 7 for three days next week, Tues 18th to Thurs 20th for major reconstruction of the road.  The section closed is between the Hammer Hill junction and the Catsfield turn near Littlewood Fencing.

A couple of nights ago Oak Bank Farm was raided.  A brazen raid with tools stolen before the dog was let loose at which point they quit with their haul.  CCTV footage showed the reg no of the vehicle which was stolen in Brighton 24 hours earlier.  They raided three other farms locally (Brightling) the same night.  We must do what we can to secure property but no-one is recommended to confront thieves unless they outnumber them.

The Deputy Prime Minister has announced that Sussex will be one of the places on the Devolution Priority Programme and that the Government will be moving to consult on the formation of a strategic combined authority and elected mayor combining East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove City Council. Also included in the announcement is that the three authorities will not be holding elections this year.

Would you like to join the new team organising this year’s event? Come along to our first meeting Friday 7th February at The Pavilion.

Not only is the village hall now found in Royal Mail post code finder, but BT have installed a phone line plus high speed broadband package.  Super fast WiFi is now finally available at the village hall.

To all who have an interest in the future of the village hall, you are warmly invited to a meeting  – 5th December at 7.30pm in the village hall.  The plan is to encourage individuals to form a team who will help to inspire activities to raise funds to pay for works required to ensure the hall is fit for purpose for its long term future.  Contact Sharon Spicer

Two quad bikes stolen in the last 24 hours, a copper water tank recently and vans containing tools broken into.  The catalogue continues and the police are urging all of us to be sure to secure our property properly.