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Events Coming up NEW FOR 2024 Xmas Wreath Making Community Bingo & Tea Dancing Visits to local schools for their Union Church Heathfield Christmas concerts Every other Thursday from 2pm

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Horam and Heathfield Repair Cafe We meet 2nd Saturday of every month at Horam Village Hall TN21 0JE (A267) Next Session 9th December - --9.30-12 noon 10th February2023 2024 9.30am -12 noon NextSession Session 9thNovember December 2023 9.30-12 noon NextNext Session 11th 2023 - 9.30-12 noon

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Art helps us Art can aid our recovery from grief or loneliness Why not come along with friends or book a group at one of our venues and enjoy some art and craft time We can help you record your memories in frames, collages, journals and paintings of memorable places or just simply enjoy time with others and meet new friends Come along for a cuppa, cake and good company

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FEBRUARY GARDENING DIARY 'All the months of the year curse a fair februeer" Just as for January, no good will come from a warm February, cold and dormancy is still what’s called for in the garden. No more named storms required. During clement spells of weather we should be pressing on with the steadily lengthening list of jobs to be carried out in the garden.

Winter flowering shrubs may be pruned as flowering finishes. With Winter Jasmine train as many recently flowered shoots along the wall as necessary and cut back the rest to four buds from the base, these should then make good growth for next winter.

Buddleia Davidii is a subject that greatly enjoys hard treatment, sometime between the Ides and Good Friday prune back to four or so buds. Hydrangea paniculata may be treated in the same way, likewise the red and yellow stemmed dogwoods, the stems of these may be used as cuttings; place them in fine soil in a sheltered out-ofthe-way spot and they should make root by autumn.

All too often we see weak and sickly plants in the border, but this can be avoided with a just a few hours' light work; those plants which have not been recently moved may be fed with a general fertiliser, preferably with manure or compost lightly dug in at the same time.

It will pay to start spraying the roses at the end of the month as the stems will most likely be hosting overwintering fungal spores, the main thing is to prevent the appearance of mould on the leaf, by which time it is too late to eradicate, regular applications as directed should see off the fungus for the rest of the year.

Box edgings may be planted and if wallflowers, forget-me-nots and polyanthuses are still to be put out, this should be done without delay, we may also be planting hollyhocks, verbenas, foxgloves, sweet Williams and Canterbury bells.

The keen vegetable gardener will have been greatly cheered by that most glorious of mid-winter sights, namely the upthrustings of a line of sturdy green cotyledons, heralding the successful germination of their Broad beans. Our thoughts may at last be turning to which crops we might sow to encourage and cheer us through the long gloom of Lent. Any ground preparation or early seed sowing must be governed by the weather; excess rain or cold should see us off to the shed for yet more tool sharpening and brooding over the seed catalogues.

If the weather is fine and 'open' and the reader has a south facing or otherwise sheltered veg. patch, they may sow some seed under cloches, assuming of course a fine tilth has first been achieved. Onion, pea, parsnip, lettuce, broad bean, Brussels sprout and radish may be tried. Radishes must be grown fast to be tender and mild, any check to growth leads to hot and woody specimens, disdained even by the poultry.

Protect from frost. Garlic and shallots to go in around Valentine's day. Mice find peas dipped in diesel or paraffin unappetising.

That long-neglected Rhubarb clump may now be lifted and divided. One good eye per clump. For sticks to be proud of, divisions should not to be harvested until next year.

Fruit trees grown in lawn or meadow will benefit from a helping of Nitrogen. Chives may be divided and replanted at the end of the month.

Diversion and distraction may always be found in the garden,: the ever-lengthening list of jobs to be carried out before Spring should leave no time for ennui or melancholy, and any work carried out now will greatly ease the pressure later on.

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TN21 ENVIRONMENT AWARE You haven't heard from us for a while, but we are still working on our mission to install air pollution sensors in the community.

We have two ready looking for a home and this is thanks to our technical advisor Chris Rowling who orders all the necessary parts and puts them together.

This has made a massive difference to our progress.

Attached are the details of how anyone interested can log in and find the level of air quality at their own location as well as anywhere in Europe.

If anyone is interested please call Wendy on 07941 653023

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FOR CHARITY UPDATE A massive thank you to everyone who took the time to come and see the light display at Woodley during the Christmas period.

Thanks to your amazingly generous donations we have raised the fantastic sum of £1,331.00 for the Alzheimers Society.

I would also like to say a special thank you to those who helped with the setting up. Hope you all have a great year in 2024.

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CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HEATHFIELD & DISTRICT

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Venue: Tottingworth Farm Café (Halley Road, Broad Oak)

Saturday February 10th 2024 8am Choice of cooked breakfasts at good prices (same as last year!)

In Union Church Heathfield

Tuesday March 19th to Thursday March 21st 2024 Everyone is Welcome!

Sponsored by Churches Together in Heathfield & District

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Speaker: Tony Greener Journey to Mecca: Reflections on a Year Working in Saudi Arabia Please book with your CTH & District representatives or contact Sue Mumford 01580 819415 or susanmumford762@gmail.com

These breakfasts have proved very popular in the past and we hope many of you will come again and bring your friends!

Christ Church Fellowship We wish you all peace and joy throughout 2024 We invite you to come and join us on Tuesday February 27th at 2pm We will have an interesting speaker The meeting will be followed by afternoon tea ALL are welcome...

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Heathfield Morning WI Our next meeting is on

Tuesday 13th February 2024 We have a talk on

Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice Care

10am to 12pm at The Main Hall Union Church Station Road Heathfield TN21 8LB We are a new WI that meet in the morning and would like you to join us Just come along - Meet social ladies Do some activities - Go on an outing Listen to some great speakers If you would like to find out more you can email us at heathfieldmorningwi@gmail.com

We meet on the

First Tuesday of every month

2pm - 4pm at West End, Christchurch, Horebeech Lane, Horam At February’s meeting, local author, Helen Stockton will be giving her entertaining talk ‘My Literary Dogs’ Visitors are welcome and every meeting includes time for a cuppa and a chat!

Contact us for more details and a friendly chat T: Kim 01435 813942 horamwi@gmail.com

www.east-sussex/thewi.org.uk/find-wi/horam

HORAM AND HEATHFIELD FLOWER CLUB Friendship Through Flowers

We meet every second Thursday of the month excluding January Doors open 7pm commencing at 7.30pm Heathfield Community Centre Sheepsetting Lane Heathfield TN21 0XG Contact details Phyllis Stevens

01435 863224

2024 Dates February: March: April

Monday Tea Club 5th & 19th 4th & 18th 8th & 22nd

from 3.00pm to 4.00pm at Horam Chapel We have an interesting speaker followed by afternoon tea All are Welcome

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Services for February: Sun 4th

10.30am

Family Communion

Sun 11th

10.30am

Family Worship

Sun 18th

10.00am

together@10 Church for Everyone

(with children’s groups yrs1-6)

(with children’s groups yrs1-6)

(please see information elsewhere in the Diary)

Sun 25th

10.30am

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: Crossways - drop-in for refreshments & chat (Wed 10.00-12.00 - 07/02/24) Bible Study - Growth Groups (term-time -Thursdays 10.00-11.30) Jumping Beans - Parent & Toddler Group Fellowship Group (Tuesday 27th February at 2.00pm) Supporting Horam Christian Care Group

Christianity Explored Course - Starting soon!

Please contact the Vicar if you are interested.

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: Revd PJ Guy 01435 813372 vicar@christchurchhoram.org Wardens: Maryanne Ford 01435 817769 Davina Jones 01323 844552 Hall Hire: Jane Thomas 01435 810398 www.christchurchhoram.org

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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.

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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

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CROSSWAYS COFFEE MORNING Wednesday 1st February 10am - 12 noon at Christchurch, Horebeech Lane, Horam.

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HORAM PARISH COUNCIL It was with sadness that the council received Cllr Vicki Sims letter of resignation. She was a valuable member of the council and will be greatly missed. The council will be informed by Wealden District Council at the end of January if it can co-opt a new member.

The council’s precept request has been submitted to Wealden District Council. There will be an increase to the tax payer of £1.55 per household per month (this figure is based on a band D household). The council’s fixed and variable costs have increased and a new part-time member of staff will be appointed shortly.

The Queen Elizabeth Memorial stone has been laid in the Memorial Garden. There will be an unveiling / dedication in April. An exact date will be advertised nearer the time.

Please save the date for the next Skate Jam. The event will be held at the Horam Skate Park on Tuesday 9th April which is during the Easter holidays. There will be trained professionals on site and all ages and abilities are encouraged to attend.

The Neighbourhood Plan update is on a separate page in the diary this month. Please make sure you take the time to read it and submit your feedback.

Community Speed Watch is a scheme run by volunteers and administered by Sussex Police. Please contact Jane Trott the local administrator at jane.trott@btinternet.com if you wish to be involved or visit https://www.communityspeedwatch.org/FRONT-v2-Home.php 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.

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.

Parish Clerk: clerk@horam.com , 01435 812151 or 07900 576236 The Clerk Horam Parish Council, The Horam Centre, High Street, Horam

Horam Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan Update There may be some confusion regarding this further Neighbourhood Plan consultation called Regulation16.

The consultations we have held in the past have been to help make the Neighbourhood Plan This consultation is to prove to Wealden that the consultations that you have previously taken part in has culminated in a Plan that accurately reflects our communities’ values/views.

Developers may also make their views known at this stage so your feedback now (hopefully positive) is very important.

The Plan, the background papers and comments made on it will then pass to an Examiner to review.

Wealden District Council’s Local Plan is coming out soon so we need the Examiner to pass our Plan without any further delay.

Commenting in the Regulation 16 Consultation can be done online until 5pm on Tuesday 6th February 2024 at https://consult.wealden.gov.uk/kse Paper copies of the comments form along with the Plan and the Background documents are also available to view at the Horam Parish Council office in the Horam Centre (High Street, Horam) during office opening times.

Please ensure that you have your say and make your views known at Regulation 16.

If anyone needs clarification or assistance with making comments, members of the HNP Steering Group will be available at the Horam Centre on Saturday 3rd February 2024 from 10.30am to 3.00pm.

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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Don’t just complain …

We speak to many people with concerns about planning, such as the scale of development, loss of local identity, traffic congestion, lack of capacity at schools, doctors and dentists, etc.

We tend to complain about such things, as we feel that “they won’t listen to us”.

However, everyone in the Parish has the opportunity to help put planning policies in place that reflect the majority views and concerns of OUR community.

The Horam Neighbourhood Plan, which has been submitted by the Parish Council on behalf of the local community, proposes a range of planning policies aimed at retaining the essential character and distinctive features of the Parish.

Furthermore, once approved, it will become key to decisions on future planning applications.

Act now …

As you may know, the Horam Neighbourhood Plan is being consulted upon until 6 February.

Don’t miss the opportunity to help make sure that the local community’s voice is heard.

As mentioned previously, a new draft Wealden Local Plan is coming along very shortly. With the prospect of more development pressure as a result, it will be even more important that the Horam Neighbourhood Plan is seen to carry strong support.

It’s (pretty) easy to play your part …

You can see the proposed Neighbourhood Plan and make comments via the WDC website at https://consult.wealden.gov.uk/kse or the link on the Parish website (www.horam.com).

Alternatively, there are paper forms at the Parish Council’s office at The Horam Centre in the middle of the village.

There are now just a few days left to comment on the Neighbourhood Plan.

So, please act now to make sure your comments are received by 5.00pm on 6 February.

If anyone needs clarification or assistance with making comments, members of the HNP Steering Group will be available at the Horam Centre on Saturday 3rd February 2024 from 10.30am to 3.00pm.

David Marlow & Sue Lane (HNP Steering Group members)

NEWS FROM YOUR DISTRICT COUNCILLOR THE LOCAL PLAN – Update A Local Plan guides Wealden District Council (WDC) when to permit or refuse proposals for development in relation to housing, employment, retail and more, alongside other documents such as Neighbourhood Plans. Most of you know that Wealden is without an up-to-date Local Plan, after a previous submission failed to pass the government’s inspection in 2019.

Housing targets The Government requires Wealden to permit 1200 new homes to be built each year for 20 years, more than the Alliance and most residents would want. However, the Local Plan must be approved by the government’s Planning Inspector, so it must carefully follow the government’s rigid rules.

Just before Christmas, the government said the targets were only “an advisory starting point”. For WDC to choose a lower target they need to prove that our population and housing market are exceptional when compared to other Districts.

Why is a Local Plan necessary at all?

Without it, a planning ‘free-for-all’ will continue. Developers can apply for permission to build wherever they like, and it’s much harder for Planning Committees to refuse. A Local Plan makes it easier to ensure that development happens only on sites included in the Plan. It will also allow WDC to insist on lower carbon emissions, improved building standards, water conservation, better design, and more protection of nature and biodiversity. WDC also hope to increase the proportion of affordable housing, and smaller houses reflecting local need.

There’s a General Election coming up, and a new government may change the targets. It looks unlikely; if anything, targets may be strengthened.

Public consultation On February 8th there will be an Extraordinary Full Council meeting at WDC offices (webcast online). The draft Local Plan will be debated and brought to the vote. If it passes, consultation with the public will begin. To receive updates and take part in the consultation process, please register here: https://consult.wealden.gov.uk/kse/.

Once the consultation ends, all the comments made on the document will be reviewed and used to feed into the next draft of the Plan. There will be a further consultation on the Plan around Winter 2024 before it gets submitted for Examination by an independent Inspector.

New Fund for rural businesses The Rother and Wealden Rural Business Grants Scheme offers match-funded grants of up to £50,000 to help create jobs, increase productivity and adopt new technology.

The scheme launches on Friday, January 12, and closes on December 31, 2024, or when all funds are allocated. www.eastsussex.gov.uk/business/support/grants/ruralbusinessgrants

The draft East Sussex Local Transport Plan 2024 – 2050 Please have your say on the future of transport in the County. The consultation closes 25 February 2024: https://consultation.eastsussex.gov.uk/economy-transport-environment/local-transportplan-4-2024-2050/consultation/intro/ Come and say hello: I’ll be at the next Horam & Heathfield Repair Café on 10 February, Horam Village Hall, 9.30-11.

Cornelie Usborne, Alliance for Wealden, Green Party Councillor for Horam & Punnetts 07979336401, cllr.cornelie.usborne@wealden.gov.uk.

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For Primary school children and their families. (children need to bring a responsible adult with them)

, including: Different activities Bible stories Snacks !

Cookin aft and more g Cr

Free!

Upcoming Dates:

1st Saturday of every month 10am-12noon

February 3rd March 2nd April 6th

More info: horamchapel.org.uk/h2o

Jumping Beans

A group for 0-3s and their carers Term-time: Thursdays 10.00am-11.30am (50p per morning)

Horebeech Lane Horam TN21 0DT

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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!!

Our together@10 Service is on Sunday 18th February at 10.00am

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