✨🎪Save the Date – The Village Fayre is Back!🎪✨
Saturday 5th July from 1pm | Hadlow Down Playing Field
Get ready, Hadlow Down – the Village Fayre is back, and this year we’re going to knock your socks off!
Join us on Saturday 5th July from 1pm on the Playing Field for an afternoon full of fun, games, food, and community cheer. After last year’s fantastic event, we’re pulling out all the stops to make this year even bigger and better!
🌟 Programmes will be available soon, packed with all the juicy details – from what’s on to how to enter our exclusive prize draw.
🎯 Traditional fayre games were a hit last year, and yes – they’ll be back, ready for another round of friendly competition.
🍰 The tea tent and bar will be overflowing with ale, cakes, and all sorts of delicious goodies.
🎟️ The grand raffle returns, with tickets available in advance – don’t miss your chance to win something special!
A huge thank you goes to the “A Rose and Three Thorns” quiz team, who generously donated their winnings from the New Inn’s monthly pub quiz to support the Fayre – we’re so grateful!
If you’d like to get involved, sponsor a game, or donate a prize or treat, we’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch with Gill at gillbillie@btinternet.com to find out how you can help.
Mark your calendars, tell your neighbours, and get ready for a fantastic day on the field. We can’t wait to see you there!
☕🍰💐Save the Date: Vintage Tea on the Terrace-Sunday 11th May at 3pm ☕🍰💐
We’re delighted to invite you to our upcoming
“Vintage Tea on the Terrace” – a charming afternoon of classic treats and community spirit, all in support of the Hadlow Down Community Centre.
Join us on Sunday 11th May at 3pm at Hadlow Down Playing Field, the future site of our new village hall and sports pavilion. Enjoy a traditional afternoon tea with freshly baked scones, jam and cream, a selection of homemade cakes, and plenty of tea – all for just £10 per person. (Children under 5 go free).
Bring your friends and neighbours, relax with a cup of tea, and soak up the atmosphere as we gather at the heart of our village to raise funds for a fantastic cause. Every penny raised goes directly towards building our new community centre – a space that will serve generations to come.
To book your place or find out more, please contact Glenys at
📧 glenys.lake@btopenworld.com
☎ 07920 036149
Share your views on new Playground equipment
Help Shape the Future of Our Village Playground –
Hadlow Down Parish Council is looking into new play equipment for our village playground—but needs your help! To ensure that the new play area offers fun, safe, and engaging activities that will be well-used and enjoyed by local children and families.
To do this, they are asking for your input. If you or your family use the playground, or if you have ideas for what would make it even better, please take a few moments to complete our short survey. Your feedback will directly influence the choice of equipment, helping the Parish Council create a space that meets the needs and preferences of the community.
👉 Click the link to complete the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5632KV5
The survey is quick and easy to fill out, and your responses will play a vital role in shaping the future of this important village space. Whether your children dream of exciting climbing frames, imaginative play structures, swings, or slides, we want to hear from you.
🌟 Join Us for the Hadlow Down Community Associations AGM! 🌟
You are warmly invited to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Village Hall, taking place on 21st February at 7.30pm. This is a wonderful opportunity for you, our community members, to come together, share your thoughts, and hear about our progress and future plans.
Refreshments will be provided, so come along to enjoy some good company while we hear updates on our Village Hall, Playing Field, New Community Centre, Village Fayre and St. Mark’s Church! We can’t wait to see familiar faces and welcome new ones to our community gathering!
🌹Together we can make a meaningful impact, see you there.🌹
Warmest wishes,
Hadlow Down Village Hall, Hadlow Down Playing Field, Hadlow Down Community Centre and Hadlow Down Village Fayre Committees plus St. Mark’s Church.
What’s Happening in the Village in September
Full Steam Ahead!
Thanks to our friends at Tinkers Park you can see a classic traction engine from the Claude Jessett Collection up close at the Village Fayre.
Plus experience the nostalgia of the beautifully restored musical organ.
Oh and if that wasn’t enough you can take a ride on the miniature railway!
Toot Toot!
Dog Show Programme Announced
The Fun Dog Show at Hadlow Down Village Fayre will start at 2.30pm, on Saturday 7th September 2024
Please register for classes at the Treasure Hunt Stall, £1 per entry
Rosettes will be awarded to top three in each class
Dog treats for all entries
Judging by Natalie Curtis
With thanks to Oakfield Property and Mint Hound for sponsoring us.
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Village Fayre Baking Competition Announced
We are eagerly counting down the days to the Village Fayre on Saturday 7th September!Our brilliant Baking Competition will be back this year!
We have two categories
– Most delicious cake! Our Judge, Mary-Ann from The Crow Kitchen will be taste testing all your entries. The yummiest cake wins, this is the category for you if you love to bake but don’t have the time to add lots of decoration.
– Best dressed cake – Mary-Ann will be looking for the most fun, beautiful and creatively decorated cake. Our theme is Autumn.
Please bring your entry to the Cake Stall outside the main Marquee between 1pm and 1.30pm.
Judging will be at 2pm
Top three cakes in each category will be awarded rosettes.
All entrants are asked to bring along a list of ingredients used
Very Best of Luck!