2024 Village Calendar
You may have spotted in the village magazine that HDCC have produced a 2024 village calendar.
Featuring photographs and paintings, celebrating life in our village. The calendar is a neat A4 in size and will be sold for £10 per copy, all profits will go to HDCC as part of their ongoing fundraising activities.
Please visit their website here for all the details.
Local Theft Alert!
Dear residents,
I need to make everyone aware that I have been informed there has been a spate of high value thefts in our area this includes high value vehicles, quad bikes, utility vehicles and high value tools (chainsaws, strimmer’s). Last night in the early hours 5 properties in the Blackboys area had items stolen including a range rover. Two men in balaclavas were caught on CCTV. They also appear to be targeting large rural properties. Other thefts have also happened within the Parish in the last two weeks.
This appears to be co-ordinated and organised crime, please be aware and ensure high value items are not on show, and locked away, and please be vigilant in any suspicious behaviour especially around the rural lanes (as this is how they are moving around) and please report to Sussex Police. Make sure CCTV is working and cameras are clear. Do not approach. Try to capture any vehicle details although I am told the gang are using false plates.
Residents may also be interested that our local PCSO Sue Choppin is attending our next Parish Council meeting on 5th December.
If and when I get more updates from Sussex Police I will update the post.
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Alice Catharine Day 1848 – 1930 Dec. Mini Bio
Alice Catharine Day was born in 1848 to William Day (1787 – 1849) and Anne Elliot Le Blanc (1806 – 1896) of Hadlow House in Hadlow Down which was then a part of the parish of Mayfield. She was baptized in St. Marks Church, Hadlow Down on the 26th. September 1848. Her father within a year of her being born.
*Please note that throughout this article the writer has purposely used Miss Day’s correct spelling of her name Catharine spelt with an ‘a’ and not with an ‘e’.
Many Hadlow Down villagers know of Miss Day due to the reproduction of her book Glimpses of Life in Rural Sussex During The Last Hundred Years, which was first published in 1927, in the Millenium village book project of 1999. In one of her ‘glimpses’ she recalls visiting a village family in 1883, there are other dates of interviews with villagers including one in 1922 In her book she says she is ‘writing principally of my experiences among them [The Wealden People] during the years from 1874 till 1892’, as the book was published in 1927 a few years before her death at the age of 82, when compiling her book she was no doubt drawing on lots of notes made throughout her time living in Hadlow Down as well as her personal recollections as a young lady. Continue reading “Alice Catharine Day 1848 – 1930 Dec. Mini Bio”
St Mark’s Remembrance Service
Kit Wilson Trust Christmas Cards
West Hadlow?
Hello all.
According to the 1891 census there was once, and possibly still is, a house in Hadlow Down called ‘West Hadlow’. It could have had a name change in the last 100 years? Presumed to be west of ‘Hadlow’ (Now called Hadlow House) The Village Trust would appreciate any information or leads as to what happened to it.
hadlowdown1@gmail.com
Many thanks to anyone who can help.
Bonfire Celebrations 2023
The Timetable Of Events for the Bonfire Celebrations on 4th. November are as follows:
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| 18:00 | Gates open to the public for Bar and BBQ |
| 19:15 | Procession starts to form up outside the New Inn |
| 19:30 | Torchlit procession departs the New Inn and proceeds down Hut Lane and then right along the footpath to Waghorns Lane. Turning left into Waghorns Lane, the procession will turn right into School Lane and proceed to the entrance of the Playing Field. |
| 19:45 | The Traditional Cry will be recited and torches cast into the bonfire |
| 20:45 | Firework finale commences (duration not exceeding 10 min) |
| 23:00 | Bar closes and the site is secured for the night |
All times are approximate and subject to change.Very Important Safety Information:
No children under the age of 16 are permitted to carry torches.
Do not carry small children on your shoulders if you are a torch bearer.
Wear appropriate flame retardant clothing.
Sturdy waterproof footwear is advisable.
No animals are permitted at the Playing Field or as part of the procession.
Observe the Marshal’s instructions at all times.
Bring a torch (one of those modern battery-powered things – not fire!) for your journey home.
There is NO PARKING at the Playing Field, Where possible leave your car at home. Do not park on the pavement in School Lane, This restricts pedestrian access.
Hadlow Down Christmas Market
Hadlow Down Book Club Review – November 2023
Black Butterflies Priscilla Morris 2023
‘Have you ever heard of such a thing? A human chain to rescue books, a moment of coming together, of resistance.’
Our book this month has particular poignancy in view of what is happening in the world right now. Priscilla Morris’s novel, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize tells the story of the siege of Sarajevo, based on real-life incidents and experiences from her own family.
Zora Kokovic is an artist and Professor of Art at the University of Sarajevo where she lives with her husband Franjo and cares for her 83-year-old mother. As unrest grows, Franjo and her mother leave to stay with her daughter who lives in England, but Zora decides to stay in her beloved city to finish her painting and join them later. She believes that things will soon settle down and that the tanks gathering in the mountains are for their protection.
Despite difficulties, Zora begins to enjoy her solitude and focus on her recent painting. But soon things worsen, as conflict turns into full scale war. Buildings are shelled, people lie dead in the streets; food, water and electricity become scarce and then vanish. Zora is reduced to catching pigeons on her windowsill and cooking them. Continue reading “Hadlow Down Book Club Review – November 2023”