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Uniting generations in the glorious setting of Heathfield Park Cricket Club, The Pavilion, Old Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 9AE 10-4pm Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
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We meet 2nd Saturday of every month at Horam Village Hall TN21 0JE (A267)
We meet 2nd Saturday of every month at Horam Village Hall TN21 0JE (A267)
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We hope to see you! Help us preserve our environment and dent our throw-away culture. Everyone is welcome - Yummy home-baked cakes & refreshments while you wait!
Items we repair include: computers, electrical items, cycles, minor mechanical problems, furniture and small sewing repairs
We hope to see you! Help us preserve our environment and dent our throw-away culture. Everyone is welcome - Yummy home-baked cakes & refreshments while you wait! On most occasions we will be able to repair: computers - electrical items - cyclesminor mechanical problems - furniture - small sewing repairs
Items we repair include: computers, electrical items, cycles, minor mechanical problems, furniture and small sewing repairs
Tel: 01435 869010
On most occasions we will be able to repair: computers - electrical items - cyclesminor mechanical problems - furniture - small sewing repairs
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Everyone is welcome - join us for home-baked cakes & refreshments
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All aspects of Podiatry and Chiropody including: Nail Cutting, Ingrowing Toenails, Corns and Callus, Verrucae Therapies, Foot Pain, & Diabetic Footcare and Assessment.
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Tel: Pauline on 01435 866227 where you can also leave a message at anytime.
Home Visiting Service also available.
To book a Home Visit with Mara call 07703156799 or email tmfootcare@mail.com
HELP AT HAND COUNSELLING THERAPY
I’m a qualified Counsellor/Psychotherapist and my vocation these past 29 years has been to assist clients to assess needs, identify strengths, agree healthy goals and achieve positive outcomes that are relevant and sustainable. If you are ready to commit to your goals and the process, there is no doubt, that I can help you.
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How can sports massage help you? -relieves tension -eases sore/tight muscles -improves circulation -improves joint mobility -enhances wellbeing -increase flexibility & range of motion
Fully air conditioned studio in Horam or mobile service available. Appointments: 1 hour = £40 45 minutes = £35
Each massage caters for your needs – relax and unwind!
As we start to see signs of spring come to life, there is certainly more of a buzz within the property market, which is exciting for both buyers and sellers The longer days and brighter skies bring an increase in activity, making it the perfect time to think about showcasing your property at its very best
A well-presented home starts with decluttering Removing unnecessary items not only makes your space look bigger but also allows potential buyers to envision themselves living there
Once the clutter is gone, it’s time to focus on the finishing touches that can enhance your home’s appeal:
Make up beds with neutral bedding to create a calm and inviting atmosphere
Display fresh flowers and candles to add a welcoming touch.
Accessorise with throws and cushions to create warmth and style
Investing in high-quality marketing is essential
Professional photography and a wellproduced video tour can make a significant impact In fact, Rightmove statistics show that listings with videos receive 10% more views, leading to 6% more viewings a clear indication of the power of visual storytelling
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• Replacement of windows and doors in UPVC, aluminium and timber.
• Service & repairs to your existing double glazed windows eg replace old misted glass units, replace broken handles, hinges and locks, re-trim and seal old windows.
• Install UPVC fascia, soffit and guttering - full replacment or cap over.
• Install new or replace shiplap cladding in UPVC or timber.
Carpentry:
• Hang doors, fit door liners, architrave, locks, handles skirting etc.
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• Stud walls, insulation board, plasterboard.
• Build garden sheds, summer houses, garden decking etc.
• Fit curtain poles and blinds.
• Replace kitchen/bathroom silicone.
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All jobs considered big or small.
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NEWS FROM CORNELIE USBORNE
MAJOR SUCCESS IN HORAM APPEAL – land at Old Orchard House, Horebeech Lane (WD/2023/1687/CD)
This appeal decision is an important win for WDC Planning, the Alliance and the many campaigners who fought to protect residents from sewage overflow. It has wider significance for all planning departments. The judge rejected the appeal brought by Chailey Homes seeking to discharge planning conditions concerning foul drainage and discharge of foul, contaminated and surface water:
• When Southern Water (SW) fails to upgrade its drainage system, WDC can impose a Grampian condition limiting or preventing occupation of new development if it can show that occupation will cause pollution. That is so despite (a) para 201 of the NPPF saying we should assume that pollution control regimes work and (b) water companies’ duty under the Water Industry Act 1991 to provide adequate foul drainage to all development.
• Rivers’ Trust data on illegal spillages is accurate and therefore carries significant weight as evidence of pollution problems.
• SW’s claim that there is no longer a need for the upgrade has been rejected, as is its argument that sewage overflow is caused by rainwater entering the foul drainage system, and therefore not its problem, because if that system wasn’t overloaded the rainwater would in most cases not cause floods.
LOCAL PLAN - UPDATE
Unfortunately, another consultation is necessary for the new Plan to proceed because
• more sites have been submitted since the draft was approved about a year ago
• transport issues need to be reassessed in the light of the NPPF changes
• our housing target has risen.
A shorter, less complex consultation is planned for this autumn and the final draft of the Plan for the spring of 2027. Despite the best effort of planning officers and councillors, the process takes frustratingly long, because the government requires a huge amount of more information and because a lot of earlier work now needs updating.
The new Plan will very likely propose a significantly lower housing number than the target figure; it will need hard work to convince the Planning Inspector that our number is right. But, as the consultation process advances, the draft Plan gains increasing (although still limited) importance for decisions on planning applications.
Cornelie Usborne, Green Party Councillor, Horam & Punnetts Town. cllr.cornelie.usborne@wealden.gov.uk; 07979 336401.
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Sadly, due to Victorian health & safety regulations, only children of under 14” shoulder measurement may be employed.
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• All types of residential chimneys swept.
• Wood & multi-fuel stoves cleaned and serviced.
• Inspection & preparation of all chimneys for stove installation.
• Bird guards & cowls fitted.
• RSPB nominated bird removal man for East Sussex.
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HORAM PARISH NEWS
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the parish council’s Skate Jam on Wednesday 16th April at the Horam Skate Park. Rubicon who run the event bring spare equipment with them if you need anything on the day. The event is for all ages and all abilities so please join us !!
We hope you managed to attend the Annual Parish Assembly on the 27th March. This was a public meeting where anyone who attended could speak about local issues or concerns as well as offering suggestions on how things could be improved. A big thank you to the guest speakers who volunteered their time.
On a sadder note, Cllr Michael Cousins who has been a parish councillor for over 23 years has resigned from the parish council. He has tirelessly given his time to the council and worked on many important projects including the installation of all the play equipment as well as setting up temporary youth facilities over the years. He will be greatly missed. This vacancy will either be filled by an election or a co-option. Please keep an eye on the notice boards and website at the end of March when there will be an update.
Please report any overgrown hedges on the highway and road signs blocked by foliage to East Sussex Highways who will contact the landowner.
All the meetings of the council are public meetings. Please come along and have your say. There is a public participation part at the beginning of each meeting where members of the public are invited to speak on any of the agenda items. The agenda for any council meeting is always published at least 3 days before the meeting and is available on the council website https://horam.com/ and the parish council notice boards. These are located at the Horam Centre and in the Memorial Garden. The council are now adding all the agenda documentation onto the website for public information.
If you have any accessibility issues regarding physically attending a council meeting, please contact the Clerk directly who will arrange access to the meeting via zoom. The new stair climber is now available too for meetings and general visits to the office.
The Parish Council wish to clarify that they are a non-party political corporate body. The parish council are continuing to liaise with the police regarding a new PCSO for the parish. There should be good news in the next couple of months.
HORAM PARISH NEWS
Please report any crimes or anti-social behaviour to the police through 101. They cannot investigate an incident unless there is a crime report.
The parish council office hours:
Tuesday: 9.30am – 12.30pm
Wednesday: 9.30am – 12.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am – 12.30pm
Friday: 10.00am – 1.00pm
You can contact the Parish Council by email, post or telephone.
At last, spring has arrived to Sussex Weald! I hope that you have been enjoying the colourful blooms that have been decorating our beautiful countryside. After a long winter, spring is the time to embrace the outdoors again for a bit of daily exercise or to spend time with friends and family. We are incredibly lucky to have so many fantastic outdoor spaces on our doorstep, including Bewl Water reservoir near Wadhurst, the Ashdown Forest near Crowborough, and the Cuckoo trail connecting Hailsham with Horam and Heathfield. I am pleased that the Cuckoo trail has been undergoing some improvements over the past few months including new picnic area and signage, and that the construction of a new hub is underway in Horam, to provide a resting area, toilets and refreshments.
Yet so often, our enjoyment of the outdoors is limited by the litter that blights our countryside. I recognise that littering is an issue of concern for many local residents. Looking after our environment is one of the most important issues of this generation and it remains one of my top priorities.
I know that there are many wonderful local groups including Brighter Crowborough and Brighter Heathfield and I’m grateful to all the volunteers who give up their time in order to pick up litter and help keep our streets, waterways and natural habitats clean. I have volunteered with Brighter Crowborough in the past and I continue working with our local authorities including Wealden District Council and East Sussex County Council as well as Ashdown Forest CEO and Conservators to ensure we protect and maintain our countryside for generations to come.
I have been proudly supporting the Great British Spring Clean, which is an annual event organised by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy. It is the UK’s largest mass-action environmental campaign, bringing together individuals, community organisations, businesses and councils to make a difference and help keep their local environment clean. The Great British Spring Clean returns this year between 21 March and 6 April and I hope that more individuals and groups will be inspired to take part and help ensure that we have a healthy and clean environment for the benefit of all.
Services for April:
Sun 6th 10.30am Family Communion (with children’s groups yrs1-6)
Sun 13th 10.30am Family Worship (with children’s groups yrs1-6)
Fri 18th 10.30am
Combined Good Friday Family Service at Horam Chapel
Sun 20th 10.00am Easter Sunday Together at 10 with Communion (followed by an Easter Egg Hunt in the vicarage garden for the children)
Sun 27th 10.30am Mothering Sunday - Family Worship (with children’s groups yrs1-6)
An audio copy of the Sunday morning reading & sermon is available on our website within 24hrs of each service.
Other Activities:
Lunch Qi Gong Days Out Afternoon Tea Knitting Watercolour Painting Singing Baking Crafting & Creating Dancing Games Fun with the Children
Crossways - drop-in for refreshments & chat
Bible Study - Growth Groups
Events Coming up Xmas Wreath Making Visits to local schools for their Christmas concerts
Jumping Beans - Parent & Toddler Group Fellowship Group Supporting Horam Christian Care Group (Wednesday 5th March 10.00-12.00)
(Thursdays 10.00-11.30 during term-time) (Tuesday 25th March at 2.00pm)
Uniting generations in the glorious setting of Heathfield Park Cricket Club, The Pavilion, Old Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 9AE 10-3.30pm Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
If you’d like the opportunity of a chat, or if you’d like us to pray for or with you, please do make contact: Vicar:
Wardens: Hall Hire:
Revd PJ Guy Maryanne Ford Jane Thomas
If you would love to come along or know someone that would Call Rachel on 07971 032667
01435 813372 01435 817769 01435 810398
vicar@christchurchhoram.org Davina Jones 01323 844552 www.christchurchhoram.org Horam and Heathfield Repair Cafe
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Every 2nd Saturday of the month except August Next Meeting March 8th 9.30-12 noon
We meet 2nd Saturday of every month at Horam Village Hall TN21 0JE (A267) Next Session 11th November 2023 - 9.30-12 noon
Come & enjoy some refreshments while you wait, we hope to see you! Help us preserve our environment and dent our throw-away culture Everyone is welcome & all services are free, but donations are welcome
On most occasions we will be able to repair: computers - electrical items - furniture - cycles - minor mechanical problems - small sewing repairs including darning
Items we repair include: computers, electrical items, cycles, minor mechanical problems, furniture and small sewing repairs Everyone is welcome - join us for home-baked cakes & refreshments
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WHAT’S ON IN APRIL
Lullabies with Ms Kitty, Lakedown Brewing Co & Taproom, Swife Lane, Burwash, Thursday 3rd 7pm, Tiny little songs about life in general. Just me, Ms Kitty and a piano with beer. lovely!
Crowborough Pop Up Market, Crowborough Community Centre, Saturday 5th 10am – 2pm.
Uckfield Model Railway Club Open Day, The Luxford Centre, TN22 1AE, Saturday 5th 10am – 4p, Come and find out more about this wonderful hobby and the Club, with a wide range of models on display. FREE entry.
Bill Bryson’s Notes from a Small Island, 36 High Street, BN21 1HH, Eastbourne, Wednesday 9th, 7:30pm – 10pm. With more than 80 characters and incorporating almost as many cities, Tim Whitnall’s adaptation is a hugely ambitious project... it manages to capture the spirit of the novel. To book www.tickettailor.com/event
Easter Egg Hunt at Bateman’s, Batemans Lane, TN19 7DS. Discover an Easter adventure trail for the whole family at Bateman’s, including fun animal inspired games and activities. Sat 5 Apr to Mon 21 Apr 2025, 10.00am to 4.30pm, £3.50 with admission. Includes a dairy or free-from egg.
Large 90s at Eastbourne Bandstand, Saturday 19th 7pm. To book www.eastbournebandstand.co.uk
Live Wrestling back in Uckfield, Civic Centre, Uckfield, Saturday 19th 6:30pm, We bring you an evening of the best wrestling in the UK including tag team and one on one matches. To book kapowwrestling.co.uk
Ardingly Antiques Fair, South of England Showground, Ardingly, RH17 6TL, Tuesday 22nd – Wednesday 23rd 9am – 4pm. With an impressive line-up of hundreds of stalls.
Murder Mystery Suppers, Friday 25th, 7:30pm – 9:30pm, The Grove Theatre, Eastbourne. Welcome to The Grove’s Murder Mystery Supper, where Agatha Christie meets Carry on Cleaver! It’s a riotous evening of deadly laughs, scandalous secrets, and more double entendres than a weekend with Sid James. To book www.rmevents. littleboxoffice.com
Band Night, Skarlettos at The Heathfield Tavern, Heathfield, Friday 25th 9pm.
Indoor Car Boot Sale, Victoria Pavilion, TN22 5DJ Uckfield, Sunday 27th 9:30am –12:30pm.
From your emotional & mental wellbeing Personal trainer – nook & nourish
Our stories, events and generational trauma which is stored in our nervous system, cells and fascia affect us all.
For some, they may glide through life not being impacted with highs and lows,however more common as humans supressing our feels is easier and society has and still does encourage this and a fragmented and the lack of community is contributing to hopelessness.
The crazy thing is we aren’t educated in school about how to have an emotional resilience that strengthens our ability to bounce back or work through events in life that may cause overwhelm. More recently Michelle attended a suicide awareness training course, yes this is great to have in my toolbox to help those I work with but more than that I too have been personally impacted by suicide loss and also having had suicidal ideations myself, something I am very open about that empowers me to help others.
Last year, I made a decision to fulfil a vision to open NOOK & NOURISH, personal training for your mental and emotional health, where we don’t accept or view mental health as a disorder or an illness, but a misalignment of self, a body in overwhelm and where we are not taught or educated in how to heal ourselves in a busy, fast paced world that, lets be honest feels rather fearful at times.
So how do you find your voice, overcome fear, anxiety and what is holding you back from thriving and lifeing. How to practice self love?
For me grounding, boundaries and finding me has been dipping in and out of several modalities. What works for some doesn’t work for everyone, so this is critical in moving through, there are no fixed stages of healing you are your own unique wonderful bundle of perfection and finding what works for you is no different than personal training for your physical self.
Separation of emotional, mental and physical self has led to a disruption of alignment and a physical ailments screaming at us to listen. When it comes to health, if we do not make the time, to take care of our health we will be forced to take care of illness at some stage; days off work, recovery, family… making time now and putting your oxygen mask on first. Friday mornings is a Free clinic at Nook and nourish, you can pre book in a 20 minute session to chat to see how we can help. You can join our free facebook group ‘nook and nourish’ for regular tips, advice and free stuff.
Michelle is currently training for the Brighton Marathon in memory of Lou and to raise vital fundraising for the local charity ‘Grassroots Suicide Prevention’ not something this 51 year old thought she would be dong as someone that couldn’t run 1km without gasping for breath back in May. So grateful for any support, you can follow Michelle’s training and donate by clicking on the QR code. With Love Michelle xxx
Michelle, is the founder of nook & nourish, Waldron
Your personal trainer for mental and emotional wellbeing
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GARDENING DIARY
Rain on Good Friday and Easter Day, a good year for grass and a bad one for hay.’
Having survived the long gloom of Lent (though alas not for those of us who are undergoing the extended privations of Ramadan) gardeners will feel fitter from their abstentions and feel in good shape to get on in the garden, a good thing as April is a month of many tasks which will brook no delay. Growth is now so strong that it will soon be too late to prune or transplant many plants without risk of injury.
What a season it has been for primroses and polyanthus. What complicated set of perfect conditions were present this last winter to cause such a display?
Sown seeds should be checked and any that look doubtful should be re-sown now rather than delaying on the off-chance of improvement. There is truth in the old saying ‘One for the pigeon and one for the crow, one to rot and one to grow.’
April is a good month for planting laurels, conifers, hollies and other evergreen shrubs and hedging plants. Any rose pruning should be finished off as soon as possible. Climbing roses may also have been tackled last month; the small side branches off the main stems cut back to two inches. Hybrid tea bush roses should be cut back to four or five outward facing buds. It will be worth feeding the roses now and later on in the summer to encourage the new displays. Spraying with a fungicide at fortnightly intervals until June will keep the leaves shiny and fresh.
Evergreens such as laurel, cupressus, box and yew may also be pruned now as well as any overgrown ivy. Towards the end of the month we may plant dahlias, fairly deep to ensure the new shoots miss any late frosts.
As Forsythias finish flowering they should be pruned, cutting out the stems that have just flowered and leaving the young shoots, which will give the best displays next year. Daffodils and other early flowering bulbs should be dead-headed and allowed to die down naturally. Many a tidy-minded gardener resents these untidy obstacles to their lawnmowers, but the bulbs must be given time to build up reserves for next spring.
Lawn mowing starts in earnest this month. We may begin by finding our plastic grass rakes and sweeping up those twigs and debris we have been ignoring all winter, maybe even locating our besoms to scatter worm casts, as these, when flattened by the mower make admirable sites for germinating weed seeds. Having remembered to have the mower serviced, sharpened and oiled last autumn we are now ready to do the first mow of the season, the first cut taking off the top inch or so to tidy things up and as growth accelerates the blades may be lowered by degrees. Mowing being a job we could delegate to other family members, we might take this opportunity at the beginning of the season to tutor any of those under-
GARDENING DIARY
employed youths and adolescents we have uncovered about the house, in the art of mowing the lawn in straight lines and without losing digits or even whole limbs. Nothing could be more risible or ignominious in future life than having to admit to one’s peers that a big toe was lost under the lawn mower.
The vegetable garden: Potatoes, those who commune with the moon will know that root crops go in from the beginning of the waning gibbous to the new moon, April’s full moon is on the 13th, thus we may set out our pre-chitted potato tubers from the 13th until the 27th.
Introduction to Kitchen Gardening Workshops led by Jenny Huggett
Sat. 19th April, Sun. 11th May & Sat 7th June all at 2-4pm in Jenny's garden £35 including refreshments and a plant to take home
Some of what we cover: what to grow , how to grow it, the benefits of no dig, avoiding, pests without chemicals, composting, seed saving
For more information and to book: email Jenny : jmhuggett@icloud.com
It’s our church for everyone –Together@10 - at Christ Church Horam. Come along and find out what it’s all about!!! We start with refreshments, with chat, activities for the children, then a service for ALL the family. Why not enjoy it with us!!
Easter Sunday 20th April at 10.00am (followed by an Easter Egg Hunt in the vicarage garden) together @10 church for everyone
Jumping Beans
A group for 0-3s and their carers
Term-time: Thursdays 10.00am-11.30am (£1 per morning or £5 for the half-term)
LARGE and SMALL TOYS + SINGING Horebeech Lane Horam TN21 0DT REFRESHMENTS + FRIENDSHIP www.christchurchhoram.org
new families
Broad Oak Preschool is a community setting offering a nurturing environment to children aged 2-5. Come and join our nature inspired learning approach. Our forest school allows children to learn through awe, wonder & exploration.
Kit Wilson Horam & Vines (Apr 25)
Get in touch to arrange a visit: 01435 864 326 manager@broadoakpreschool co uk www broadoakpreschool co uk Broad Oak PreSchool
For the rescue and re-homing of unwanted & abandoned animals, wildlife rescue & rehabilitation
New Opening Hours: Mon to Thurs - 07:30 - 16:00 Fri - 07:30 - 13:00
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l Loyalty Card for Added Value!
l Wide Range of Frozen Products
l Good Range of Pet Beds
l Burns - Skinners - Natural Instinct Paleo Ridge - Natures Menu James WellBeloved - Nutriment Plus Many More!
l Many Varieties of Wild Bird Food & Feeders
l Online Shop with Click & Collect in store Local Delivery
Call or Text 07748 270494 or write to The Horam Centre, 3 Bank Buildings, High Street, Horam, TN21 0EH Wi-Fi. Kitchen etc
Uniting generations in the glorious setting of Heathfield Park Cricket Club
The Pavilion Old Heathfield East Sussex TN21 9AE
TUESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY 10am - 3.30pm
Lunch Qi Gon Days Out
Afternoon Tea Knitting Watercolour Painting
Singing Baking Crafting & Creating
Dancing Games Fun with the Children
Dancing & Bingo 2-4pm every 2nd & 4th Thursday at The Union Church Heathfield
CROSSWAYS COFFEE MORNING
Wednesday 2nd April 10am - 12 noon at Christchurch, Horebeech Lane, Horam.
EVERYONE WILL BE MADE WECOME INCLUDING CHILDREN.
Meet with friends, make new friends and enjoy good coffee/tea and homemade cake. We meet the first Wednesday of every month, everybody is welcome.
CHERRY TREE COURT Welcomes
you all
A warm welcome awaits you. Every Monday we hold a bingo & raffle evening join us from 6pm for a 6.30pm start Every Friday we gather for a coffee morning from 10.30am We look forward to seeing you! Find us opposite Horam Chapel
CROSSWAYS
Age Concern
All Saint’s Church Bell Ringers
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Explorer
Bowling Club
Cross In Hand Bridge Club
Heathfield & Horam Football Club
Brownies
USEFUL CONTACTS
01435 866960
07757 790529
01435 813023
Julie Langden
Allen Crisp allsaintschurchbellringers@gmail.com
Paul Sutton
07803 051048 -
01435 865536
01435 863001
07366 034310
07814 373402
Christ Church Fellowship 01435 810348
Dementia Supper Clubs 07740 338120
Diamond Dance 01435 812543
Alan Archer
Jan Moore
Becki Chiweda
Mary Jones
Pamela Blakey
Lyn Leeves
Lizzie Owen 07985 306178 -
Eastbourne & District Canine Society 01323 506151
Heathfield Choral Society
Heathfield & District Horticultural Society 01435 830725
Heathfield Dementia Cafe, St. Richard’s 07739 984449
Carpentry, Including flooring, door hanging, stud walls
Free “No Obligation” Quotations & Advice
GEORGE 07947746265 www.gsbinteriors.co.uk
Horam WI
We meet on the First Tuesday of every month 2pm - 4pm at West End, Christ Church, Horebeech Lane, TN21 0DT
At this month’s meeting the highly talented Julia Quenzler will be giving her fascinating talk
‘A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A COURT ARTIST’ (the Law Courts not the Royal Court!)
Ladies, you are very welcome to join us. Come along for a taster session and check us out! There always time for a cuppa and a good chat
Contact us for more details T: Lesley 07580 596550 wihoram@gmail.com www.east-sussex/thewi.org.uk/find-wi/horam
‘Please recycle empty vitamin and medicine blister packs at Boots the Chemist’
Heathfield Choral Society could be for you!
Join us to learn and perform the most exciting choral music with incredible professional orchestras and soloists in two concerts a year and numerous other performances on request.
Why not come along and give it a go? No need to sign up straight away, just come along and listen/sing/get a feel for what we do. We rehearse on Monday evenings from 7.30pm in Horam Village Hall and new members are always welcome.
For more information please email heathfieldchoral.membership@gmail.com or visit our website www.heathfieldchoral.org.uk Find us on facebook!
Christ Church Fellowship
We invite you to come and join us Tuesday 29th April at 2.pm
We will be celebrating The resurrection of JESUS.... with hymns and readings and a short talk from PJ
The meeting will be followed by afternoon tea
We meet at Christ Church Horebeech Lane Horam TN21 0DT
ALL WELCOME
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JOIN US ON SATURDAY 26TH APRIL
6:30PM FOR 7PM START
HORAM CHAPEL, HIGH STREET, HORAM
TEAMS OF UP TO 6 PEOPLE
£8 PER PERSON
JACKET POTATOES & CHILLI PROVIDED (Vegetarian option available – please request when booking)
BRING YOUR OWN SNACKS/DRINKS (HOT DRINKS WILL BE AVAILABLE)
TO BOOK A TABLE EMAIL: RACHEL rachel.cott@gmx.co.uk
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Heathfield WI
Next Meeting Tuesday 8th April 10 -12
Main Hall, Union Church Station Road Heathfield TN21 8LB
Bake of biscuits and Lino cut prints
We meet 2nd Tuesday of the month Just come along and meet sociable ladies
Do some activities, go on outings
Listen to some great speakers
Enjoy tea/coffee and a chat
If you would like to find out more email us at heathfieldmorningwi@gmail.com or speak to Devina on 07488 279722
Visitors welcome for taster session
BROAD OAK VILLAGE HALL
SPRING FLING
SATURDAY 26TH APRIL 2025
11:00am – 2:00pm
CHILDRENS
Monday Tea Club
2024/25 Dates
Monday
October: 7th & 21st
Tea Club
November: 4th & 18th
April 14 & 28
December: 9th
May 19
June 2 &16
January: 6th & 20th
February: 3rd & 17th
...from 3.00pm to 4.00pm at Horam Chapel
...from 3.00pm to 4.00pm at Horam Chapel
We have an interesting speaker: followed by afternoon tea
We have an interesting speaker: followed by afternoon tea
All are welcome
All are welcome
Horam Health Walk on the Cuckoo Trail: A New Chapter Begins
As the Cuckoo Trail Green Gym by The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) comes to an end in its current format at the end of March, we are excited to announce the continuation of the Horam Health Walk. This monthly walk, held on the second Tuesday of each month at 10.30 am, will remain a part of the county-wide Health Walks programme.
On March 11th, we enjoyed a delightful walk on the Cuckoo Trail, and we are thrilled to see the enthusiasm for keeping the Horam and Heathfield Cuckoo Trail walks going. To ensure the success of these walks, we are seeking a few additional volunteers to lead once a month. If you are interested in joining our team and leading a walk on the occasional Tuesday, please get in touch! TCV will provide training for all new volunteers. Join us for our next Horam Cuckoo Trail Walk on April 8th, meeting at the Old Station Platform at 10:30 am. For more information, please contact our Health Walk Coordinator, Caoimhe (Queeva) McDonnell, at eastsussexhealthwalks@tcv.org.uk or 07483 050767.
The health walks are free, one-hour walks led by trained volunteers, providing health and wellbeing benefits to the community. We are inviting community members to volunteer as Health Walk Leaders to help keep the Horam walk going strong.
We are very lucky to have such an amazing charity locally that cares for our wildlife. WRAS are always grateful for donations of towels, pillow slips, blankets and cat food. These items can be left at: Unit 8, The Shaw Barn, Whitesmith, BN8 6JD.
Why not visit their charity shop in Eastbourne? 01323 643111. Any animal in trouble call 0781 50 78234, for anything else call 01825 873003.
VINES CROSS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION NEWS
Litter Pick Update-
A big thank you to everyone who helped tidy the village on March 8th. We found mostly small bits of litter along the roadside within the village but unfortunately a lot of cans and paper litter was found in Foords Lane. Hopefully this will decrease as it is not only messy and unsightly but also a hazard to wildlife. Let’s keep our village tidy.
Christmas Event-
We are hoping to organise a trip to the pantomime in Eastbourne this year. If we can block book tickets we could get a discount so if you would be interested please let us know via the village Facebook message board.
Easter Bunny-
He is Definitely making a trip to the village this year so if you have children with you this year who are of primary age or younger, and would like him to call, please fill in the form that comes through your door or download one from the village Facebook message board and return it to Old Clappers where he will collect them. There will also be forms in the Book Box.
FUN DAY 2025
The Horam Recreation Ground 12:30pm - 5pm SUNDAY 13th JULY
