Heathfield Town News

Rapkyns Nursery has Great news! The new Rapkyns Nursery 2026 leaflet has arrived with all our details and list of events for this year. To collect one, drop into the nursery. We are open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10.30am until 5pm. Street End Lane Broad Oak Heathfield TN21 8UB. Going “peat free.’ With increasing pressure to go peat free, we have been consulting with the company that supplies our compost and have decided to start a peat free trial so we have come up with a list of ingredients for our very own Rapkyns peat free compost. If you would like to join us on this trial and are happy to share your results, the cost is reduced from £12 to just £10 per 40L bag. (Max 2 bags per customer) As a thank you for taking part in the trial, please accept a £10 voucher to be spent on plants at Rapkyns Nursery. For more details and to collect the compost, please come to the Nursery or phone Morag on 07718972819

Heathfield Horticultural Society talk by Tom Hart Dyke, Lullingstone Castle The World Garden, followed by a seed swap, will take place at Heathfield Community Centre on Monday 16th March 7pm for a 7:30pm start. Members Free, vistors welcome, £3.

The Repair Café will be at the Youth Centre High Street Heathfield this weekend on Saturday 14th March 2026 and every 2nd Saturday of the month (except August.) Take your repairs, or just go and say hi. The cakes are always delicious, a good place for a chat over coffee & cake! More information see: our facebook page: facebook.com/RepairCafeTN21 or email: [email protected]

Spring Fling will be held at Broad Oak Village Hall on Saturday 21st March from 11am until 2pm. Stalls and Activities, Face Painting, East Eggs, Refreshments.

Punnetts Town Village Hall Jumble Sale: Saturday 21st March 2026, 2pm. 50p entry. Please bring jumble to the Hall from 10am on the day of the sale. All jumble welcome. (No large furniture.) For information contact: Maggie Lambert-Gorwyn 01435 830645.

Heathfield Farmers Market Hopefully some dry and sunny spring weather will be with us on 21st March as that is when our next Farmers’ Market takes place. This is a great opportunity to buy delicious fresh local and homemade produce. All our regular stalls will be there selling fresh fish, meat, eggs, bread, cheese, fruit & vegetables, plants & herbs, venison, goats milk products, dog treats, lots of delicious homemade bakes including pies and sausage rolls and lots more. Men’s Shed will have their eclectic mix of wooden gifts and From the Ashes will be selling beautiful turned wooden bowls and home spun knitted goods. Chapel’s Café will have hot drinks on offer, so come along for a cuppa whilst you browse the stalls and see what your local Farmers’ Market has on offer.The market runs on the third Saturday of the month from 9am to 12.30pm and is held in the Co-op carpark at 110 High Street, Heathfield. Free car parking too!

MS Society. If you or a family member is affected with MS and would like to meet new people, come and join us at our Heathfield monthly meetings: 10.30am, Tottingworth Farm, Broad Oak TN21 8TH Enjoy a friendly chat, coffee/tea and cakes. Next meeting 25th March

Heathfield and Waldron Twinning Association has organised an evening talk (in English) entitled "Affaires Criminelles" exploring crime fiction in Normandy (the region where our twin town is situated) with Bill Adler author of several books on French detective novels. It will be on Friday 27th March at 7.00pm for 7.30pm in The Lucas Memorial Hall. The Street, Waldron, East Sussex TN21 0RB. Drinks and nibbles will be served beforehand and the charge is £10pp payable in advance by BACS Sort Code 30-95-01 A/C No 02469668 or by card or cash on the night. If you would like to attend please let Sheila Drennan know, email: [email protected] or by phone 01435 866566."

Getting ready to Spring clean? The Age UK shop in Heathfield urgently needs donations. With the warmer months approaching many of us will be thinking about an annual spring clean. This year be sure to spring clean the sustainable way, by donating any unwanted items to the Age UK shop to be sold and loved again. As well as getting homes clean and tidy, donating to Age UK’s charity shops is a great way of recycling unwanted items and reducing waste. Since January donations to the Charity’s shops have saved 492,552 kilos going into landfill and saved 4,602,499 kilos of Co2. But as we clear out our cupboards, Age UK is urging people not to forget that for many older people, there is still a “Crisis hiding in plain sight,” even as the weather brightens. Warmer days don’t ease the pressures of rising bills, declining health or deep‑rooted loneliness. Millions of older people continue to face ongoing challenges behind closed doors. “Recent research from Age UK found that 1.2 million people aged over 65 say they have no one to turn to.” That’s why donations to Age UK shops are so important. Money raised from Age UK’s charity shops goes towards supporting the Charity’s vital services, including the Telephone Friendship Service, free and confidential Advice Line and The Silver Line Helpline – services that older people rely on not just in winter, but throughout the entire year. Every bag of items donated helps to raise much-needed funds to support older people across the country. The average bag of donations can be sold to raise around £15 – that’s enough to fund a weekly telephone friendship call to a lonely older person. The Shop Manager at the Age UK shop, said, “It takes a community to keep our Age UK shops raising much-needed funds to support older people and we simply couldn’t provide all that we do without this support. Every bag of donations, matters. We’re always looking for donations of: clothes, shoes, bags, accessories, books. If your wardrobe’s crying out for a declutter, make it a win-win by donating what you no longer need, to help a great cause. Not only will you be helping to reduce waste and landfill, but you’ll be helping raise vital funds for Age UK so that [they] can continue supporting older people. By giving your stuff, you really can help us change lives.” Age UK hopes to encourage more people to shop sustainably. Heathfield local community can also support Age UK by choosing to purchase from a range of pre-loved clothing, accessories, toys, books and homeware, all available in the Age UK shop in Heathfield. When donating items, the Age UK is also encouraging people to make their donations worth an extra 25% for the Charity; by signing up to Gift Aid. Simply filling out a basic form when dropping off donations means Age UK will receive an extra 25p from the government for every £1 that is raised from donated goods.

Spring into action. To add your inclusion to next week’s page: Email: [email protected]