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Winter 2013

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Christmas Fun DaySaturday 23rd November

Santa will arrive at the Co-Op car park 10.00am

Santa goes walkabout in the town

Santa will arrive at his Grotto at 11.30am – 1.00pm

Santa goes to lunch, back at 1.30pm – 3.15pm

Carol singing outside Trading 4U by Punnets Town Primary School 4.00pm

Switching on the High Street and Station Road lights 4.30pm

Santa then returns to the North Pole

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Welcome to the Winter edition of Heathfield First. During the next few months the Chamber is holding theChristmas Fun Day on Saturday 23 November and a supper club on the 27 November when Peter Bayless,winner of Masterchef, will be giving a cookery demonstration and talk, as well as our regular monthlyBreakfast Meetings. Members and non-members of the Chamber are welcome at all our events – pleasevisit our website www.heathfieldchamber.co.uk for further details. This publication is designed and distributed on behalf of the Heathfield Chamber to provide a forum for bothbusiness and community news. It is produced three times a year in March, July and November and is deliv-ered to 11,500 homes and busineses in Heathfield and the surrounding area. It is also available on-line atwww.heathfieldchamber.co.uk and www.heathfield.net. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Trevor GoldsmithChairmanHeathfield Chamber of Commerce

Please forward community news articles, adverts and advertorials to Anne on 07901 558236 or email [email protected] NB. The deadline for receipt of information for the Spring edition is by the end of February.

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ENGLISH WOODLANDIt seems no time at all has passed this year andNovember is here already. The nursery has been ahive of activity preparing the site for another season.Now that autumn is well and truly upon us it is an idealtime to plant trees and shrubs, the soil is still warmenough for the roots to carry on growing even if theleaves are falling, giving the plant a good start for nextspring.We have our usual arrival of new fruit and ornamentaltrees as well as reliable hardy hedge plants, largespecimen trees and conifers and we are expectingsome outstanding Japanese maples. Come in and have a look at the nursery, the start ofthe tree planting season is my favourite time of year –I’d like to share it with you! Graham Grimmett

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As I write this article summer is turning to autumn; early morning mists, cooler temperatures and shorterdays mark the transition. In the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Selwyns Wood reserve there are also changes.Clusters of red berries can be seen hanging from the branches of the mountain ash, really the Rowan; var-ious fungi, including the classic picture-book toadstool Fly Agaric unmistakable by its red cap with whitespots, are pushing through the leaf-litter, and the purple of the heather on the heathland area is just start-ing to fade.However this year we can look back on a lovely summer. I am sure that most of you will have noticed thenumber of butterflies around; Peacocks, Red Admirals and ‘Whites’ abounding. In Selwyns Wood the vol-unteers, who do a weekly butterfly survey have been rewarded with many sightings. Not only have therebeen large numbers of our ‘regulars’: Speckled Woods, Ringlets and Meadow Browns but also an increasein the number of Gatekeepers, a butterfly we normally record but usually at lower levels. What gives usgreatest pleasure is when we see our two ‘special’ woodland butterflies – the Silver-washed Fritillary and

the White Admiral – and this year we have had sever-al sightings of both species. We were also luckyenough to see a Clouded Yellow flitting quickly overthe heather. This butterfly is a migrant arriving fromFrance and many have been seen in Sussex this yearso it is was good that one decided to pay us a quickvisit at Selwyns Wood.

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Selwyns Wood – Autumn 2013

CHRISTMAS IS COMING – REMEMBER TO TREATYOUR PETS THIS YEAR!

The Pet Food Shop has been serving the people andpets of Heathfield since 1971. Started by Joan Smithand then run by Paul Clark they have created a familybusiness that puts great emphasis on maintaining agood relationship with its customers and the communi-ty of Heathfield.Paul is now in semi-retirement but the present staffingteam are continuing the ethos of customers first andinvolvement in the community. All staff are residents ofHeathfield and over recent months have either takenpart themselves or sponsored local events. They arealso supporters of Heathfield Works! a local charity thathelps teenagers into employment and have recentlyemployed a participant into the staffing team with greatsuccess.The basic principles of The Pet Food Shop are to pro-vide products that the customer needs, when they needthem and always going the extra mile to supply anyitem not generally stocked within a few days. Recentinnovations include a customer delivery service within a10 mile radius of Heathfield and gift vouchers. Formore information visit www.thepetfoodshop.com orFacebook.

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Heathfield has been relatively peaceful this summerwith no noticeable crime patterns and very few inci-dents of anti-social behaviour. We have had a fewreports of noisy cars late at night and have workedsome later shifts to catch and advise any would be“boy racers". There is mostly no intention to annoyothers but thoughtlessness about how late at night itis and also how readily noise can travel.One of the initiatives that NPT teams force wide hasbeen taking part in is “OP SIGNATURE". OpSignature is aimed at stopping the postal, e-mail orphone scams. While anyone can be a victim, typi-cally, the scammers will pick an elderly person usu-ally with a good income. The scams are varied andsome will suggest the victim is entitled to an inheri-tance, or there is an offer of an investment. Otherswill send goods such as cakes or chocolates athugely inflated prices and keep sending such itemstaking payment straight from the victim’s bankaccount and can be very difficult to cancel. Theseare just a few examples and there are many varia-tions to these scams. As many of the victims are elderly and can be feel-ing isolated they will often get addicted to the con-tact that the scams offer, and not see it for the scamit is - or be too embarrassed to admit they had beentaken in. The victims are often people who havemade wise investments in the past and think this iswhy they have been chosen and there have beencases where hundreds of thousands of pounds havebeen lost by the victim. If you are getting this type of contact or know or sus-

pect someone may be targeted do give us a call atHeathfield and we can visit and offer advice andensure that the right support is in place. We have had a change of Chief Inspector atWealden as Dick Coates has retired and ChiefInspector Gary Pike has taken his place. You may have noticed in the press that HeathfieldPolice Station was to be closed and relocated, how-ever, at this time it looks unlikely this will happen asthere are no better sites locally to relocate to.Just a reminder that I as the NPT sergeant for thearea, PC Kelly Simmonds , PC Ted Anderson andPCSO's Fleur Whitaker, Geraldine Hodgens, LizMcDonagh, Paula Gatward, Matt Neve and MattBoyle all work out of the Heathfield Police Station.We all work shifts and weekends and the days andtimes, therefore, vary. If you want to see anyone atthe Police station either call or e-mail us and bookan appointment. The Sussex Police website has all the contactdetails and we also have a link on the Heathfield andWealden websites. New extension numbers: 568700, 568701, 568702, 568703

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News From Burwash Monday PaintersWe have come to the end of a summer full of great outdoor painting opportunities, such as Bayham Abbey, BewlWater and many more beautiful treasures and pretty corners in this very scenic county in which we live. If youlike to paint and would like to join our very friendly group you would be made very welcome. We do not have painting classes during the winter but from the 7 October we meet in the Burwash Village Hall,1.00pm, every Monday, to share our interest in producing very individual paintings and other artwork to showin our annual exhibition which was held on the 2 November. We are grateful to everyone who helps us to advertise our exhibition and to gain new members who add morevariety and painting experience to our group.If you would like more information about us you may like to look at our website; www.burwash-monday-painters.com or phone Grace on 01435 860848 or Anne on 01435 883247.

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GALIN – HEATHFIELD’S NEWEST RESTAURANTIf you haven’t been here yet, you really should put avisit to Heathfield’s newest restaurant high on your‘to-do’ list.An oasis of calm in the busy High Street, GALIN is astylish, modern European bistro restaurant, whichdelivers beautifully cooked and presented food. Highquality ingredients are locally sourced, where possi-ble, with fish and seafood being collected from thecoast. Vegetarian options are readily available too.After more than twenty years in London, our 2AARosette-award winning patron has bought his skilledteam to Heathfield. The Head Chef is Michelin-Bibtrained, and service is attentive without being obtru-sive. Delicious cocktails and non-alcoholic mocktailsare skilfully presented by our bartender and a special-ly chosen range of wines are available to enhanceyour meal.Serving lunch and dinner every day (except forSunday evening/all day Monday), GALIN offers aninviting à la carte menu, with a set Sunday lunchmenu for £13.95 for 2 courses or £16.95 for 3 cours-es – great value!So why don’t you join us for lunch, a romantic mealwith a loved one, or a long leisurely evening withfriends? We are already taking bookings forChristmas and the New Year and would be delightedto see you.

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Sports and Leisure Committee So far we have raised £432,000 for the swimmingpool project and the relocatable Olympic pool that wehave been allocated is worth 185K. Recently we haveheld two very successful local fundraising events; asponsored walk and a quiz night. We are extremelygrateful to Santander, Trading 4 U, The Pet FoodShop and Taylors Fish Bar for their generous sponsor-ship of these two events and Santander for their dona-tion of £5,000. We would also like to thank the CourierGroup, the Co-operative Society, HeathfieldIronmongers and Heathfield Rotary, as well as a num-ber of trusts, foundations and private individuals whohave supported the project. The project has alsobeen shortlisted for the Courier Heart of theCommunity Award and we are waiting to hear if suc-cessful. Thank you to the many supporters of thisproject (www.pool.heathfield.net).ICT CommitteeWe are now recording over 6,600 hits a month whichis proving its value to the whole community. Pleasecontinue to send in information. Direct links to theYouth, Swimming Pool and Heathfield Works! sitescan be found directly on addresses: www.heathfield-w o r k s . c o . u k , w w w. p o o l . h e a t h f i e l d . n e t a n dwww.youth.heathfield.net. There is also a new pagefor the new Heathfield Enterprise Centre (see belowfor more information). The few PiP machines havebeen withdrawn from service. They are sadly nowantiquated and overtaken by the invasion of personalgadgets. The Library will still offer computer access ifrequired. Transport Committee The “Youth Express” continues to do well serving theyoung of our community in getting to and from events.Our other minibus scheme for community groups isalso available and please do make contact to seewhether we can help you and your group. Pleasephone 01892 610314 or email [email protected]. Please see the separate article for moreinformation. Inward Investment CommitteeThe incubator units called Heathfield EnterpriseCentre will be based at the offices of Goldsmith andAllcorn, Station Road. The first phase of 10 units onthe ground floor should now be ready. If you or youknow of anyone interested in taking a unit, please askthem to contact us for more information. There will bean application procedure as terms and conditions for

the units are advantageous and early notification willbe helpful. Marketing and banking advice will be madeavailable to all successful applicants. Police Local Action Team The local committee made up of representatives ofthe whole Parish community continues to liaise withour Heathfield area Police team to ensure all needs ofthe community, business and residential, are beingmet. The CCTV programme is now working extreme-ly well and provides a valuable assistance to our fullPolice team. Farmers MarketThe Market continues to be successful selling freshlocally produced meats, fish, vegetables, breads,cakes and cheeses all of the highest taste and qualityalong with arts and crafts. It makes sense to buy fromthe producer direct. The market is held every thirdSaturday in the month in The Co-op Supermarket carpark, Heathfield, between 9.00am and 12.30pm. Weare currently looking for a new volunteer Manager asColin Williams needs to step down due to ill health.He will still be available for advice and guidance. Ifyou or you know of anyone who could be interested,please ask them to contact us.Heathfield Works! The eighth cohort completed in September with awonderful celebration with Roger Daltrey and JayneTorville. The ninth cohort started on the 14 Octoberand as with the previous cohorts, all the 16-19 yearolds involved are now successfully in full time employ-ment, training or education. This is a fully mentored10 week programme for cohorts of 10 young peoplewho are not in education, employment or training togain work placement experience with suitable trainingat the same time. The mentors will stay in touch withthose young people for a further 12 months to offerany ongoing support needed. We have had wonderfulsupport (both financially and with mentoring and workplacements) from the Parish Council and the businesscommunity. We have now received a magnificentgrant from East Sussex County Council but we arestill seeking funding for the financial year 2013-2014.If you are a business owner and can offer a workplacement, please contact us.

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Horam and Heathfield Flower ClubHaven't we had a glorious summer, such a welcome change to lift the spirits. With autumn come the gloriouscolours as the leaves in the garden and around the countryside change before forming a magical carpet onthe ground. All of which is an inspiration to our flower arrangers, so come and join us one evening. We holdour meetings once a month on the second Thursday, 7.30pm, Community Hall, Sheepsetting Lane,Heathfield. The meeting on the 14 November will have Stephen McDonnell demonstrating "CrackingChristmas Creations"; he is an accredited NAFAS demonstrator and very entertaining. Tickets for non-mem-bers are £10.00. The fabulous arrangements are raffled at the end of the evening.For further details contact Margaret Hayes 01435 864633.



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Once again the Twinning Association has enjoyed a very successful year. At the end of June the groupwent to Forges-les-Eaux for the weekend and were royally entertained. As always we had a warm wel-come from our hosts and experienced two museum visits, a picnic and a meal in a restaurant apart fromanything that, individually, we managed to do. In September the group from Forges (16 people) camehere and an enormously successful weekend was enjoyed by all. On the Saturday evening we playedskittles in the pub at Barcombe and the French thought that this was marvellous. A truly riotous eveningensued! In spite of the rain we managed an interesting visit to Hever Castle and grounds on theSunday, with a communal picnic in Hever Village Hall to get the day off to a good start. Apart from these excellent exchanges we have enjoyed the choral weekend in June which sawHeathfield Choral Society entertaining three choral societies from the Forges area. There was a mem-orable concert involving all choirs and both musical directors in the Kings Church on the Saturdayevening followed by a communal meal in Broad Oak Village Hall which truly cemented the friendshipsbeing made. Then in July Waldron Croquet Club played the annual match against the club fromCatenay, an event which originated in an introduc-tion through the Twinning Association. This time thematch took place in Catenay, on one of the hottestweekends of the year. Sadly Waldron lost, but notcatastrophically, but the friendliness of the occasionand the links made with the players in Catenay iswhat really matters. And, of course, Francinebrought her delicious Norman cheeses to LeMarché at the end of August.As always we have the occasional SoiréeFrançaise, with our efforts at speaking French oiledby refreshments. For details of these and anythingelse to do with the Association please contact GillTemple on 01435 812861.

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What is the Heathfield Chamber of Commerce?

We consist of a variety of businesses based in Heathfield and Waldron and we aim to:• Create a positive business profile for Heathfield• Build our own businesses and support each others businesses• Work together on joint events for the benefit of Heathfield businesses

What are the benefits of joining the Chamber now?• Listing on Chamber website - www.heathfieldchamber.co.uk• Monthly networking meetings – breakfasts and evenings to suit every one• Gain advice and knowledge from visiting speakers• Keep up-to-date on what is happening in your local area• Opportunity to make presentations at networking meetings• The chance to host an event showcasing your business• Listing in the Chamber Members Booklet and in one edition of Heathfield First after you join• Listing on the Chamber website, www.heathfieldchamber.co.uk• Beneficial rates at Chamber events• Creation of an active business group to secure grants and other financial support• Opportunity to get involved and join the Chamber committee • The Chamber lobbies on behalf of members

What will it cost?Annual membership of the Heathfield Chamber is £50.00 per business commencing on 1 April 2013. Thisrepresents great value for money and is competitive with other local chambers.

For more information on the Chamber, events or to request a subscription form, please contact:Chairman: [email protected], Membership: [email protected] Secretary: [email protected]


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Wealden Business ExpoHeathfields own business exhibition, is a successfulevent and a great opportunity for local businesses to showcase their products. In order to ensure that theevents is run properly it has been decided to run it everyother year. Therefore, the next Expo will run in October2014. Further details will be announced in the next edition.



GOLDSMITH & ALLCORN BUCK THE TREND AND WIN AWARDThe family-run dealership on Bell Lane has bucked the trend with a number of achievements, new car launch-es and award-wins throughout the year, which have seen the Vauxhall retailer go from strength to strength. Inparticular, Goldsmith & Allcorn was crowned Vauxhall Professionals Area League winners, having soared to thetop of the region’s league table in the manufacturer’s recognition programme at the end of last year. The Vauxhall Professionals recognition scheme rewards dedication to achieving outstanding performance insales processes and continual exceptional customer service. The dealer demonstrated stand-out customerservice, pushing them into pole position for the award, which runsevery six months.Staff at the dealership have recently been out celebrating with amuch-deserved trip along the Thames and were presented with theirtrophy in London’s stunning skyscraper, the Shard. Goldsmith &Allcorn offers an extensive range of new and used car sales, vehicleservicing and parts department with vehicles available for every typeof driver and lifestyle.

There was the usual Summer Garden Party which is always an enjoyable afternoon. The committee pro-vided a strawberry tea in the garden of one of our members and there was a quiz and a raffle with goodprizes. We then took part in the Heathfield Silver Band celebrations by providing teas and a stall sellinghomemade cakes and preserves. Cross in Hand fun day followed where members had made beautiful cup-cakes as well as sponges and organic biscuits which included local honey. Next year will be our 85th anniversary so we hope to make it even more special and we have speakers whowill talk on a variety of subjects, including: Henry VIII, Japanese Culture, Brighton Pavilion and the TillerGirls.If you would like to know more about us, telephone Pat on 01435 862161 or go to www.esfwi.org.uk We meet at Cross in Hand Village Hall on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

Cross-in-Hand WI had a very busy Summer in 2013

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Seasons Greetings to the wholecommunity! Thanks to thosewho have supported and shownus appreciation throughout thisyear. This really encourages usto keep going, especially whenthe weather is wet and cold. Wecount it a privilege to walk aboutin our community and be of serv-ice when we can. Following areview we have made somechanges this autumn, as below:• New location – we have movedour base to Welcome BaptistChurch, Alexandra Road, whohave allowed Street Pastors touse their lounge on Fridays.• New patrol routes – this changeof venue has facilitated walkingin different locations, especiallywhere there is no CCTV; as well

as maintaining contact with somekey spots in and around town. Solook out for Street Pastors inyour street or near your school.They will be pleased to greet youand help if needed.• New Schedule - Street Pastorsnow go out on the second andfourth Friday late afternoon eachmonth. We still go out the otherFriday evenings as before.• New Bishop of Chichester -Street Pastors have been invitedto meet Bishop Martin when hevisits churches and communityprojects in this area inDecember. This has been a special year forStreet Pastors nationally as theycelebrated 10 years with a spe-cial event at Southwark

Cathedral in November. Thereare now over 11,000 UK StreetPastors and it has become aninternational initiative. To find outmorevisit:www.streetpastors.org.uk

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The Village Hall continues to be very busy and is the focal point of the community. Broad Oak Pre-school isbased here and other regular groups include Zumba classes, Tae Kwon Do, Table Tennis, Short Mat Bowls,Yoga and Ballet classes. The hall is proving to be a very popular venue – everything from children’s parties to wedding receptions andseveral groups use the hall every year for their events. Our bookings have increased from last year and weare very pleased to hear that we are being recommended as a great venue by many who use the hall.The hall is very spacious and light, has disabled access and toilets and ample car parking, with the benefit ofthe play park adjacent to the hall.The hall is also available to hire for private functions and parties. For further information contact Helen Swanon 01435 812584 or [email protected]

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The autumn term began with lots of exciting thingsplanned. We were very lucky to share our HarvestFestival with Broad Oak Community Primary School,who all managed to squeeze into the Village Hall withus.Our AGM was held at the end of September with anew Management Committee being elected. Theyhave lots of great ideas for fund raising events, andwe rely on the support not only of our parents but alsothose in the wider community.Our big initiative this year is to prepare for our ForestSchool; a member of our team has begun training for

this and we will be offering Forest School activitiesfrom September 2014. We will be utilising the areabehind the village hall and preparation of this area willbegin shortly. We welcome support from everyone inthe community who would like to get involved in this. The Baby Bops Toddler Group continues to run from9.45am – 11.45am every Friday in the Scout Hut nextto the Village Hall and you are very welcome to come.If you would like any further information, then pleasegive us a call on 01435 864326, or visit our websitewww.bops.co.uk

As we enter the autumn term the pre-school is looking forward to another busy and exciting year. We wouldlike to welcome our new children and their families joining us this term.Davy Driver and the Rhythm Express continue to visit the pre-school, providing an opportunity for the childrento learn basic music skills and sing whilst having fun. Also this term Raystede Animal Welfare will be visitingthe pre-school to speak to the children.On Friday 22 November we are holding a fundraising Christmas Shopping Evening. There will be various stallsselling ideal Christmas presents, so why not come along and shop in a relaxing environment and enjoy a drinkand mince pie too. Further details can be found on the pre-school website, www.strichardspreschool.org.uk.Join us for some family fun on Saturday 30 November, 2.00pm – 4.00pm for our annual fundraising ChristmasFayre. Stalls will include a raffle, tombola, craft, cakes and refreshments. The proceeds from these events willbe used to purchase new equipment for the pre-school.Spaces are available now at the pre-school. Please contact Lisa Johnston on 077510 72765 or visitwww.strichardspreschool.org.uk for more information.

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Horam Pre-SchoolWe held our annual end of year picnic in July andmade the most of the fabulous sunshine to gather inthe pre-school garden for food and fun! Twelve chil-dren left in July to go up to big school, so this wasalso a chance for them to say goodbye to other chil-dren and the staff.Early in September we held our Meet and Greet,which is a chance for prospective, new and existingparents to meet each other and the staff, to find outmore about the pre-school, and for the children tosee the pre-school setting and types of activityavailable to them. We had a good turn out and thechildren all seemed to enjoy themselves!A fundraising jumble sale was held in October, withtea and cake to keep everyone going as theylooked for a bargain. Our next jumble sale is in

February 2014.Planning is going well for the pre-school ChristmasFayre, which will be held on Saturday 30November, 1.30pm – 4.00pm. Father Christmaswill be in his grotto, there will be music fromWealden Brass Band, plenty of refreshments, facepainting, a pocket money toy stall, games, plants,gifts, a chocolate tombola, crafts, and much, muchmore!If you have any questions about the pre-schoolplease call 01435 812192. If you are looking for apre-school place for your child you can come alongand visit the setting any time just by calling theabove number. You can also read about us on ourwebsite: www.horampreschool.org.uk

Heathfield Silver Band on the MarchWe had a very busy summer calendar so please book us up early if you need us to support your event in2014! 2013 has seen us celebrating our 125th anniversary with a successful fun day and open air concert on a glo-riously warm summer’s day. Now we are in our bonfire marching season which culminated at Lewes on the5 November. Every year more and more people seem to come out onto the streets to watch. With our new conductor, Sarah Leeves, in place we are having a whale of a time. The training band is alsothriving with some lovely people becoming involved with us; we are so lucky. Please join us at our Christmas concert on Saturday 14 December, 7.30pm, Community Centre, SheepsettingLane. You can keep in touch by visiting www.heathfieldsilverband.co.uk or come along and try us out on aTuesday evening.Mallory Hansford, Secretary, Heathfield Silver Band, 01435 862398



HALO – FASHION ANGELOne of the best things about the Autumn/Winter season is the fact that you can wrap up nice and warmin cosy knitwear or soft comfy sweatshirts. This doesn’t mean, however, that you can’t look fashionable or stylish and Halo has lots of gorgeousknitwear this season to keep you looking fabulous.Stand out items include a stunning lime Mohair jumper and beautifulcardigans and jumpersfeaturing a shimmerythread embracing the bigtrend for metallic thisautumn. Animals andbirds continue to give astrong look and the pictured longline sweat-shirt from Brakeburn is a prime example.With Christmas fastapproaching thoughtswill be turning to presentpurchases and parties!Halo can help on bothcounts with their range ofunusual, affordable giftsand gorgeous dresses.

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During the 10 years since it opened, the hospice has seen an increasing demand for its specialist care serv-ices for children with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses, particularly in East Sussex. As a result, thehospice’s Community Team of nurses and care support workers who provide care in families’ own homeshas recently expanded to twenty staff and from September Chestnut Tree House has opened a ‘branch’office in Eastbourne. The office, based in Commercial Road, will provide a base for the East SussexCommunity Team and also a meeting point for local people wanting to support the hospice.There are many ways you can get involved with Chestnut Tree House. You could organise a fundraisingevent, volunteer, help with collections, join our hospice lottery, donate any items to one of our charity shopsor participate in an event. If you would like to get involved with Chestnut Tree House, please get in touchand contact Georgia Abbott on 01323 348008 or email [email protected]. Formore information about Chestnut Tree House visit our website www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk.

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August Bank Holiday Le Marché – très bien!

The French market day in Heathfield was very good inso many ways. The weather was delightful, thecrowds turned out in their thousands, the music asusual played a big part in the day, the fire station cel-ebrated their 90th anniversary in style and sales fromstalls and shops reached a record.Richard Ridley, chairman of the organising committee,said “It was a fantastic day, an absolutely gorgeousday. It started off a little chilly, but by 10 am the sunwas out and the day was warm. We definitely thinkthat there were record crowds at this, the biggest mar-ket of its kind in South East England. The French side of the market specialised in cheese,baked products, fruit and vegetables but they alsosold food they cooked on site (crèpes, paella, jumboprawns). Sales went through the roof and all stallholders seem delighted with the day.

The bands, organised by Eric Kemp, were first classand enjoyed by all and included the Heathfield SilverBand, Sussex Stompers Jazz band and the HorshamAccordion Band. The entertainment also includedspecial treats for children provided by Marco theMagician and Andy Bosco.Heathfield’s Fire Station open day was a great suc-cess with crowds of children, and adults, climbing inand out of the engines on display and enjoying thedemonstrations. More local shops than ever opened their doors and allof them I talked to had their best year of sales. Localstall holders also had a very good day with severalselling all their products before the market closed at3.30pm.All in all we try each year to make the day big-ger and better and I think this year we succeeded.”

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The allotments at TheobaldsGreen have been very successfuland almost all of the plots are nowtaken. We are very grateful to allthe officers of the AllotmentAssociation for all their hard workin helping to get them up and run-ning.The next phase is the setting outand laying out of the burial groundand woodland burial ground andwe are currently having discus-sions with the Natural DeathCentre as to the best way ofachieving this. Work will takeplace during 2014 to allow burials

to commence early in 2015.We are currently working hard onthe Council’s budget for the2014/2015 financial year. It is like-ly to be a very difficult processbecause Government funding toWealden District Council is chang-ing and we are anticipating thatthere will be a shortfall in our ownbudget as a result. Unfortunatelythe Government will not releasethe actual figures until lateDecember which is too late for ournormal budget setting timescale,so we may have to carry out lastminute adjustments to the figures.

During this financial year, theParish Council have allocated thegrants shown below.The Parish Council welcomesapplications for grants from localgroups and organisations, howev-er, there is a limited budget andunfortunately it is not always possi-ble to meet all the requests. If youwould like further information,please ring the Clerk, DianaFrancis, on 01435 865700.

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Nicholas Quiney was educated at Tonbridge Schoolwhere he gained three “A” levels in English, Frenchand German. After going to the London College ofMusic, where he gained a graduate degree GLCM -1st study piano and 2nd study clarinet - Nicholaswent to Goldsmith's College for his PGCE. He gaineda teaching post at Horris Hill Prep School inHampshire, teaching English and languages, butended up by being Director of Music. Nicholas movedto Kent to be Director of Music at Solefield PrepSchool, Sevenoaks, where he also taught English,French and Spanish for 23 happy years. He has nowtaken semi-retirement to concentrate on his golf! aswell as teaching a few pupils piano and languages.He is married to Fiona who teaches piano, flute,recorder, theory and singing on a peripatetic basis.

Requested GrantedHeathfield and Waldron 1st Responders On-going support July 2013 £4,000.00 £ 500.00Cross-in-Hand Funmakers Supporting local event July 2013 £ 250.00 £ 250.00Sussex Oakleaf Outreach service July 2013 £ 500.00 £ 500.00Cuckmere Flood Forum On-going support July 2013 £ 50.00 £ 50.00Victim Support On-going support July 2013 £ 200.00 £ 200.00Heathfield Twinning On-going support July 2013 £ 100.00 £ 100.00Theobalds Green Allotment Association Hall booking fee/AGM Sept 2013 £ 40.00 £ 40.00South Eastern Performing Arts (formerly Heathfield Drama Club) Hall fees Sept 2013 £1,200.00 £1,200.00Sheepsetting Lane Pre-School Help towards play equipt Sept 2013 £ 500.00 £ 500.00Home Start On-going support Sept 2013 £ 500.00 £ 500.00

Total spent: £3,840.00

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Girls only: Rainbows 5-7; Brownies 7-10; Guides10-14; Senior Section 14+All of our units had a busy programme organised forthe summer and this included lots of outdoor activi-ties. Some of our Brownies went on a pack holidaywith some of the Uckfield Brownies and others wentto a local village hall for a weekend pack holiday.These are always thoroughly enjoyed by the girlsand great fun for everyone. The Guides also hada chance to camp with other guides from bothUckfield and Hailsham at our Division site inChiddingly which is a beautiful setting. We had twoactivity days also at Bull River for all the ages whichincluded circus skills, camp skills, cooking and manyother things. The Brownies had a special afternooncalled Brownie Revels which was just for them withthe theme of the Wild West. Our Friends of Guidingladies organised the day with lots of games, refresh-

ments and some country dancing which proved verypopular!Due to our large numbers of girls in each section wedesperately need more adult helpers and would bereally pleased to hear from anyone who would beable to volunteer for just a few hours a week ormonth. We also need some extra help with our Friends ofGuiding committee who meet once or twice a termand help with District events from time to time andgeneral support to us all.There is a great website with details nationally -www.girlguiding.org and we also have a more local site with news -www.girlguidingsussexeast.org.ukIf you are interested in finding out more about help-ing us in Heathfield, please call Claire Burdett 01435813669 for more information. WE NEED YOU!!

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For newcomers to our area Heffle is the ancient name for Heathfield. Since taking the Fair back to its roots inCade Street, Old Heathfield, it has gone from strength to strength and every penny we raise goes to DemelzaHospice Care For Children to enable our lovely community nurses to help and support families in their homes.So if you would like to help or have any ideas to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please ring eitherSandie or Nicky on 01435 882723 or Audrey on 01435 830504. Email - hefflecuckoofair.org.uk

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CouncilsEast Sussex County CouncilCounty Hall, St Anne’s CrescentLewes, East Sussex BN7 1UN 01273 481000Heathfield and Waldron Parish Council73 High Street, Heathfield 01435 865700Clerk: Diana Francis. Open 9.30am to 3.30pmWealden District CouncilPine Grove, Crowborough TN6 1DH 01892653311Vicarage Lane, Hailsham BN27 2AX 01323443322Local Councillors District:Five Ashes and Cross in HandJonica Fox 01435 872763HeathfieldRichard Angel 01435 864977Jan Dunk 01435 865486Nigel McKeeman 01435 830574Horam: Susan Stedman 01435 813182Waldron: Anne Newton 01825 890182/890103County:Framfield and Horam: Chris Dowling 01825767695Heathfield: Rupert Simmons 01435 813481Adult EducationAdult College for Rural East Sussex (ACRES)01825 761820 or www.acreslearning.org.ukAge Concern Heathfield and DistrictChairman: John Banks 01825 733799Hospital Car Service: John Wilson 01435864159Minibus transport: Clary Point 01435 813284British Red Cross, Heathfield CentreMedical equipment loan 01435 864122Carers respite scheme 01435 861100Heathfield and Waldron TwinningAssociationGill Temple 01435 812861

Heathfield Chamber of CommerceTrevor Goldsmith 0845 [email protected] Community CollegeCade Street, Heathfield TN21 8RT 01435866066Heathfield FirstAnne Boyers, 07901 [email protected] Leisure CentreCade Street, Old Heathfield, TN21 8RJ 01435 868824Heathfield Library 0345 60 80 195 for renewals0345 60 80 196 for enquiriesHeathfield Youth ServiceYouth Centre, High Street, Heathfield,TN210UP01435 862894, Manager: Beata DruryLe MarchéRichard Ridley, 020 7589 2084, [email protected] Heathfield PartnershipJoanne Aldous 01892 [email protected]

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Colin Williams has been involved with the HeathfieldFarmers Market for about fifteen years and feels thatit is time to handover to someone younger, with moreenergy and better health than he has. The job of run-ning the Market would be ideal for someone who isnewly retired and looking for a project for their retire-ment. The ideal situation would be for someone to ini-tially assist Colin and take over various responsibili-ties when they are ready. If anyone is interestedplease contact Colin for more information on 01435862798.

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