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The Funeral of Neil Kempson – Webcast
Details for Neil’s funeral service this Thursday 24th September are to be found below.
A Webcast has been arranged so as to involve anyone who would have wanted to attend the service, as the numbers are limited due to Covid restrictions. The Cortege will also be stopping at the New Inn for 15 minutes at 11.45 am for anyone wishing to pay respects , whilst adhering to social distancing and current Covid rules please.
Service order for Mr Neil Patrick Kempson
24-Sep-20 at 1:00
Chapel: Ceremony Hall – Wealden
Website: https://www.obitus.com/
User Name: Gose2611
Password: 530483
Webcast: Live Webcast & Watch Again
You will need the above User Name & Password
You can login to the website at any time to view a test connection (and we strongly recommend you do this) but you’ll only be able to view the Live Webcast approx. 5 mins before the service start time. Please be aware this is a public building and the timing of the Live webcast is semi-automated to allow for services running early or late – please use your discretion if you can see activities not applicable to the service you are here to watch. Once the service has finished, it will take us up to 3 working days to get the 28-day Watch Again onto the website.
Neil Kempson
It is with extreme sadness that we report the passing of Neil Kempson yesterday.
Neil was a much loved member of the Hadlow Down community and will be sadly missed by all. His association with the New Inn, St. Mark’s School, the Village Fayres and everything else ‘Hadlow Down’ made him a ‘special’ villager. We are sure that the thoughts of everyone who knew Neil will be with Di and all his family
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Kit Wilson Receive £500 From The PPAF
From Wealden Police:
Whilst out on patrol in Uckfield, PCSO Brashill and Duvall stopped by to present The Kit Wilson Trust a cheque for £500 from the Police Property Act Fund.
Whilst out on patrol in Uckfield, PCSO Brashill and Duvall stopped by to present The Kit Wilson Trust a cheque for £500 from the Police Property Act Fund.
The Police Property Act Fund (PPAF) is made up of monies received by the police from the sale of found property and from property confiscated by order of court and then sold.
The main aim of the fund is to support local projects undertaken by voluntary/charitable organisations that solely benefit the communities of Sussex; you can find out more and see if you can apply here: http://orlo.uk/og1v9
St. Mark’s Gets New Rector
PCC ANNOUNCEMENT: “The Reverend Pete Molloy has been appointed Rector of Buxted and Hadlow Down. Pete comes to us from Canada, where he has served in parishes in Saskatchewan and Ontario. He has now been granted the necessary visa to undertake this role, though his post is subject to legal formalities. We look forward to welcoming him, his wife Ann and son Simeon. The date of his institution and induction will be finalised in the near future.”
Message to all dog owners
The Parish Council has received complaints about owners not picking up their dog’s faeces. Despite the majority of people kindly clearing up after their dogs, there is a very small minority who are either leaving the offending item where it has been deposited or placing it in a bag and leaving it hanging in the hedgerow. This is especially a problem in Wilderness Lane which makes it very unpleasant for residents and is a health hazard.
For those who leave the item on verges it can be a very unpleasant experience when the owner comes to cut back the vegetation.
Can owners please either place the dog’s faeces in the dog bins provided at the Village Hall and at the playing field or take it home with them.
Thank you for your support in solving this issue.
Hadlow Down Parish Council
New Team Launched To Tackle Countryside Crime In Sussex
Sussex Police has launched a new rural crime team, whose overall aim is to crack down on unlawful behaviour in isolated communities.
This team, launched on Monday (June 1), has been made possible with the precept increase, as acquired by Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Katy Bourne at the start of this financial year. The new funding will allow for more enforcement and greater local policing presence, part of which is rural crime.
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VE Day 75 in pictures
“our streets are not empty, they are filled with the love and the care that we have for each other”.
Just before 11 am, on Friday 8th May at St.Marks Church, Richard Boswell stood in the church yard and played The Last Post and the Reveille.
Keith Edwards fired a Maroon to mark the beginning and end of the two minute silence.
At approximately 11.05 am Richard began to play We’ll Meet Again… Anne and Chris Yarrow spontaneously started to dance. Thanks to Keith filming it we can join in too…
The Queen’s speech was perfect and poignant, in the broadcast, she said:
“Today it may seem hard that we cannot mark this special anniversary as we would wish.”
“Instead we remember from our homes and from our doorsteps.”
It aired exactly 75 years on from her father King George VI’s address at the end of the Second World War in Europe.
Thanking the wartime generation, the Queen, 94, said: “They risked all so our families and neighbourhoods could be safe.”
“We should and will remember them.”
This year’s celebration has been limited due to the lockdown conditions in place across Europe because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Despite this, the Queen said, “our streets are not empty, they are filled with the love and the care that we have for each other”.
“And when I look at our country today and see what we are willing to do to protect and support one another, I say with pride that we are still a nation those brave soldiers, sailors and airmen would recognise and admire.”
we would love to share your drawings, poems and photographs
If you would like to be featured in our VE Day gallery please contact sarahprall@btinternet.com
With grateful thanks to Anne Yarrow, Beverly Williams, Conchita Landa-Font, Judi Lampon, Julian Turner, Keith Edwards, Lucy Mcconachie, Peter Smythe, Richard Boswell, Roberta Smythe, Sam Fake, Sarah Prall, Tracey Boorman
VE Day 75
I am afraid that the terrible Coronavirus emergency and consequent Government guidance means that we are unable to come together today. Our plans, here in the village, for VE Day 75 community celebrations due to take place on the bank holiday weekend of 8th – 10th May are on ice. It is right and proper that people should be kept safe and healthy.
However, you could take part in celebrations safely from home. I am sure that many of you are planning to do just that. Please share your celebrations with us,
Show us how you’re celebrating! Share your stay at home party photos using the hashtags
#veday75 #hadlowdown
If you are happy to send them to us we will publish them here on the Village Fayre Page on Sunday 10th May.
With my very best wishes,
Sarah Prall, Chair Hadlow Down Village Fayre Committee
Please send your photos, drawings, poems to sarahprall@btinternet.com by Midnight Saturday 9th May.
