Heathfield Town News

Gathering the Harvest. Thank you to Heathfield u3a Art/Painting Group for sharing their celebration of Harvest. This small group of friendly and keen artists meet in Heathfield on the 1st Thursday in each month at the Union Church Hall, Heathfield. No special expertise is required. Members bring their own materials and enjoy painting/drawing with fellow enthusiasts, either using the session’s theme for inspiration or bringing their own ideas.  All mediums welcome - oil, acrylic, watercolour, pencil, ink, pastel or any other medium you like. For details see: https://heathfield.u3asite.uk/u3a_groups/art-and-painting/

HomeEd Hub, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in each month, pay as you go, Union Church Heathfield. Low pressure socialising over art/craft, Lego, cooking/food craft. Mainly aimed at primary children/ early secondary but all are welcome. Bring your own lunch/snacks. Tea/coffee provided. Children can dip in and out of activities. Break out quiet space available.  Tablets and electronics welcome. All children remain the responsibility of their parent or carer. For more information, please contact Heid, Children and Family Co-Ordinator. 01435 867195 or email: [email protected] 

Spooktacular Sounds. Warbleton Brass Band will present a Halloween Concert on 30th October for all the family to enjoy. Fun, spooky and spectacular music for Brass Band, that you will love at the Heathfield Community Centre, Sheepsetting Lane at 6pm. A FREE concert where everyone is welcome and with a prize for the best costume. For information see: www.warbletonbrassband.org 

Punnetts Town Bonfire and Fireworks, will take place on Saturday 31st October, Gates open at 6:30pm, with Fireworks at 7:30pm. Entry by donation. Bar open, BBQ, Hot drinks, Guy Competition, Sparklers and Glo Sticks available to purchase. 

Friends of Parkside Fireworks 2026 will be held on Wednesday 4th of November this year! Quiet display for little ones (6:30pm) and those who don't enjoy big bangs, followed by main display at 7pm.  Parkside Primary School, Beechwood Road, TN21 8QQ.  Gates open 6pm. Bar, Burgers and sweet treats. Tickets can be purchased online £7 individual, £24 family of 4, £29 family of 5 Under 4’s go free. - [https://parkside.onlineticketseller.com/events/179724] (https://parkside.onlineticketseller.com/events/179724) 

Marshalls wanted Remembrance Day, Sunday 8th November. Heathfield and Waldron Parish Council need Marshalls from 10:15am until 11:30am. Help manage a short road closure to ensure a safe, respectful event. Volunteers should be confident speaking to the public and standing for a few hours. A meaningful way to give back with minimal time commitment. Email: [email protected] or phone: 01892 760019

The Arts Society Wealden Lectures 2026 Come and join us for our next lecture which will be on 10thNovember with Lecturer: Lucrezia Walker entitled: The Art Thief. “ The art thief, the art forger and the crooked art dealer are three of the fascinating bad players in the art market. In a world where art works sell for astronomical sums, those who choose to profit by illegal means spike our curiosity, we will look at thieves, forgers and dealers, and at how and why they made their choices. Was it always about money? Or something else? We focus on one particular art thief, his actions, motives and denouement.” We welcome guests to individual lectures for £7.50 (Membership £50) If you would like to try us, you can come to your first lecture free of charge! Our nationally accredited speakers are experts in their field, and we have a diverse programme covering fine and decorative arts as well as architecture, design, photography and much more. Venue: Heathfield Community Centre, Sheepsetting Lane, Heathfield. TN21 OXG For more information contact: John Larum, [email protected]  or Visit: theartssocietywealden.org.uk 

Soup lunch, Thursday 12th November from 12:30pm for 1pm, at Burwash Village Hall. Nearly time for our next soup lunch. Price remains at £10 to include as much as you want to eat. Try as many of the delicious homemade soups as you like, also desserts. Soft drinks available and guests may bring their own wine. Event in aid of Burwash Village Hall Funds. Please call Mary an Barry Taylor 882107 or email: [email protected]  to book spaces. Raffle. We look forward to seeing you all again. 

Charity Disco in aid of Medecins Sans Frontieres - Doctors Without Borders at Burwash Common Pavilion on Friday 13th November, 7.30-11.00pm.  Once again, DJ Dave Kneller will be playing all our dance floor favourites. Tickets are £15 each, including hot dog. Tickets from: [email protected]

Heathfield & Waldron Twinning Association Annual Quiz will be take place on Friday, 13th November at 7.00pm for 7.30pm in the State Hall Station Road Heathfield TN21 8LD.  The cost is £15pp to include a fish and chip supper or £5pp without food. Please bring your own drinks and nibbles, glasses and cutlery. There will be a raffle. Teams of up to 6 people so to book your place please contact Sheila Drennan - email [email protected]  or phone 01 435 866566.

Making the most of the excellent acoustics in All Saints Church, Waldron, on Saturday 24th October a group of three musicians (‘Faronel’) specialising in mediaeval music – David Force, Ruth Force and Michael Withers - used period-style instruments to celebrate 13th - 15th century pilgrimages. The fifteen songs, including the Battle Abbey Carol (‘Be Mery All’), would have been known to pilgrims walking and riding The Old Way, their route from Winchester to Battle, or even Il Camino de Santiago. The significance of the songs was explained in a commentary by Dorothy Withers that touched on Chaucer, Thomas à Becket, contemporaneous composers and much else during a most polished and enlightening evening. If you would like to arrange a similar event, have a look at the website www.faronel.co.uk

Little Arts Rushlake Green present: that great local band Nothing is Real celebrating the  Beatles’ 1966 album “Revolver” and their final live concert at Candlestick Park, San Francisco. Great music and some fascinating facts about the Beatle’s music.  7.30pm on Saturday 28th November in Dunn Village Hall, Rushlake Green TN21 9QD.  Bar, charity collection and free parking. Tickets £10 online from www.littleartsrushlakegreen.co.uk 

Pippins Nursery Christmas Wreath Making Workshop. Come and join us at the florist for a festive evening of creativity, Christmas cheer and wreath making. To find out more and to book your space please message Jo on 07756811712. Places limited. Glass of mulled wine, all materials and foliage included, expert guidance from Emma and Jo and your very own homemade wreath to take home. Suitable for complete beginners or those who already love being creative with flowers and foliage. We’ll help you make a wreath that’s truly one to remember. 

Sponsorship needed. Heathfield Chamber of Commerce, Christmas Tree has been ordered for this Year and we’re looking for sponsors to support funding for that and associated festivities throughout the Christmas period. Are you a local business or organisation who would like to be associated with the town festivities this Year? If so, we’d ask for a £50 donation, for which your business would: be named on the plaque to be placed alongside the tree for the duration, advertised on our website and on our various Social Media platforms as a sponsor, mentioned on the night over the PA and would receive a listing in the ‘Christmas in Heathfield’ programme to be distributed around town. If you’d like to show your support, please email: [email protected] for more information.  

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