East Sussex Fire and Rescue Services were called out to a a large garden fire in the centre of Hadlow Down on Wednesday evening.

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East Sussex Fire and Rescue Services were called out to a a large garden fire in the centre of Hadlow Down on Wednesday evening.
The New Village Hall Committee are delighted to announce that “Race Night” will be going ahead on Saturday April 2nd at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. We do hope that you will join us for a really fun event, including a curry* and a chance to bet on the races. Tables will be made of eight at £15 per head. You can either buy a whole table or individual tickets. This event is being held to raise funds for our new Village Hall, there are lots of ways you can support us –
Sponsor a race for £50 and name the race!
Become a race horse owner, only £5 per horse. There will be prizes on the night for the winning owners.
Bets will cost £1 per horse, prize money will be shared equally between the winners and the HDCC
Tickets are £15 per head and include a bowl of *curry and rice
There will be a licensed bar
For more details, to buy tickets and or to pledge your support please contact Bob on 830857 bob.lake@live.co.uk
*vegetarian/vegan option available, please pre-order with your ticket
The Hadlow Down Book Club’s review of their December 2021 reading
An Experiment in Love (1995) by Hilary Mantel –
Click here to read or download PDF Book Club January 2022
Wealden DC are consulting residents on increasing Council Tax for the next financial Year.
The closing date for the consultation period is 20th January. and it is therefor important for residents to submit any comments as soon as possible.
The page that outlines the consultation is:
https://www.wealden.gov.uk/news/wealden-residents-consulted-on-council-tax-increase/
and the link to the consultation itself is:
https://wealdendc.researchfeedback.net/s.asp?k=163888413480
We hope everyone enjoyed completing the Book Club Quiz.
The village weather report courtesy of Steve Godfrey now has a permanent link from our Home Page
https://tempestwx.com/station/62563/grid
Sussex PCC Katy Bourne is asking Sussex residents about the crime and community safety issues that matter to them, their experience of contacting police, and about police funding.
She said: “I want to know which issues matter most to people, and ask what can be done to address them by all our local partners working in collaboration with the police. This helps me set the local policing priorities for the Chief Constable to address as set out in my Police and Crime Plan.
“As the elected Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner I am also responsible for securing the annual budget for Sussex Police, which consists of an annual Government Grant and the police precept element of your council tax (which makes up 41% of the total). Continue reading “2022-23 Policing Priorities and Funding Survey By The Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner”