Category: Announcements

Time to get walking again!

At this time of year we start to think about the mud drying up and getting out to walk in the beautiful English Countryside again, but where to find new and interesting walks? Walking in Sussex https://www.walkinginengland.co.uk/sussex has hundreds of walks to download and print, free, it also has books of walks, details of all …

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Counting down to the RSPB Birdwatch!

Happy New Year! It’s the time for resolutions, so if you haven’t signed up already, why not resolve to take part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch? It could become the wildlife highlight of your year. There’s still time to register before the big weekend (28-30 January). Remember, it’s free to take part and really …

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Time to write to Michael Gove! No Eton New town

  Don’t Urbanise the Downs.      It’s now time to take the fight to a national level by putting pressure on Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Housing.       We want Gove to re-think – or better still, scrap – the ‘Standard Method’, a mandatory but flawed system of calculating housing figures …

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Christmas Wreaths

Made to Order.     £20/25.     With lights £2 extra, limited no. available.     Or     Join us and make your own for the same Price Potential dates 6th/7th/9th December.    Contact Karen on 07818568999

Village Hall

Until further notice, the village hall will only be used by the Good start school, and no bookings will be taken.     Any queries speak to Matt Cutress on 01273857221.

Need a local handyman?

DIY indoor and outdoor work undertaken locally, including painting, building work and repairs, carpentry work. Please contact John on 0774 6370 266 or johnmitchellcf@gmail.comMy rates are very reasonable. I’ve done quite a lot around Poynings.  

Mid Downland Parish Church Walk

Each year Sussex Historic Churches Trust invites people to visit our county’s historic churches, on foot or by bicycle, and to raise sponsorship to enable them to make grants towards their care. In 2009 we received an award of £20,000 towards the restoration of the east window of Holy Trinity. On Saturday 11th September, some …

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Brighton Festival Chorus

      Brighton Festival Chorus is one of the UK’s leading symphony choruses, with an annual varied programme of concerts in Sussex and London. WE’RE ACTIVELY REHEARSING FOR THIS YEAR’S PROGRAMME OF CONCERTS AND WE’RE LOOKING TO RECRUIT MORE SINGERS.     We’re looking for singers across all voice parts but could be particularly interested if …

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Possible stray cat

Is this anyone’s cat? It has spent a lot of time in Mill Close in the last few months looking for food.If it’s yours can you let me know, so I can pass it on that it is fine, just likes lots of food . I have to say, it doesn’t look very happy with …

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Annual Star count

        Thank you for taking part in the annual star count! This year we had a record number of citizen scientists in Sussex taking part in the Star Count, so thank you if you took part! We are currently updating our Night Blight map and will use this information, plus the results …

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