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As part of our annual electoral canvass to ensure that everyone who is entitled to vote in Wealden can vote, we have sent Annual Enquiry letters to every household in the District. Where households have not responded to our Enquiry Forms, either online or by return of post, our canvassers will be making a doorstep…

The Conservators of Ashdown Forest would like to thank the members of the Uckfield & District Lions Club who raised funds to support our Conservation Volunteering team.  Their donation bought much needed uniform and equipment.   If you would like to join the Ashdown Forest volunteers an application form is available here: www.ashdownforest.org/management/volunteers.php Our Conservation Volunteers…

Crowborough & District Lions Club has been involved in our community for over 45 years helping local charitable and needy causes. We are active in the communities in and around Crowborough including Wadhurst, Mark Cross, Rotherfield, Jarvis Brook, and Groombridge. We help all ages from the young people where we liaise with local schools on…

Forest Row Men’s Shed Have you heard of a Men’s Shed?  Forest Row Parish Council are looking to bring one to the village. Men’s Sheds are community spaces for men to connect, converse and create. The activities are often similar to those of garden sheds, but for groups of men of all ages to enjoy…

Recently I supported a new campaign by the children’s charity Barnardo’s to recognise and tackle the impact of domestic abuse on the lives of young children and families. As the MP for Wealden, I am too familiar with distressing cases of domestic violence and over the years I have seen an increase in both the…

This inspiring exhibition on show at the Ashdown Forest Visitors Centre, from now until 30th October 2019 showcases a collection of British Wildlife pastel paintings by Crowborough artist Emma Tuzzio.   WHEN:Now – 3rd November 2019. Open most afternoons between 1pm – 4pm and between 11am – 5pm at the weekend. WHERE: The Ashdown Forest Visitors Centre, Coleman’s Hatch Rd, Forest Row RH18 5JP.…

Horsted Green Park, Wealden’s latest open access countryside area, officially opened on 18 September by the District Council vice chairman, Ron Reed. The park is in 74 acres of rolling Wealden countryside on the western edge of Uckfield, and will provide an alternative recreational space to Ashdown Forest. “Horsted Green Park is an excellent place…

Come draw, doodle, scribble, paint or sketch on the Ashdown Forest. It could be a landscape, leaf, bird or shadow, a footprint, view, tree or twig, a memory or something else that catches your eye.  Open to all ages, all abilities and in all weathers. Your art work will become part of our community exhibition…

This year as we commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the D.Day Landings ‘Operation Overlord’ and codenamed ‘Operation Neptune’. This was the largest seaborne invasion in history, which began the liberation of German occupied France (and later Western Europe) from Nazi control, and laid the foundation of the Allied victory on the Western Front. With the…

The Eden Valley Museum, in the heart of Edenbridge, is housed in a medieval farm house once known as Doggett’s Farm and now called Church House. In 2020 the Eden Valley Museum will be launching an exhibition to celebrate its 20th birthday. We are looking for information about the past history of Church House. We…