Uckfield Matters Magazine - August 19 #144

AUGUST 2019 ISSUE #144 

THE UCKFIELD FESTIVAL BIG DAY by Ron Hill 

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August is upon us and we've all just had a great week 

at the fantastic Uckfield Festival, we have a great photo 

round up of those 10 days in July (p16-19). 

Hot on the heels of the Cricket World Cup (well done 

England), we have a report on the first tournament 

played by our Under 10's cricket club in Pevensey (p60) 

This month, we look at the Volunteer Centre's first 

'Celebrate Youth" awards evening looking at some of the 

great things the next generation are doing locally (p32- 

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Bex tells us how she and the twins are getting ready for 

summer, and Michelle reminds us why relaxation in 

the sun is a great aid to wellbeing (p38). 

There's still time to nominate your Community 

Champion for an Uckfield FM Community Award (p12), 

and in case you need some convincing, we've given you 

8 reasons why you should nominate (p13). 

Nicki takes us on a journey through buying 'preloved' 

toys and the pitfalls and unexpected joys it can bring. 

(p28). 

We were lucky enough to meet the children at the 

Harland's Primary School production of 'Olivia' at the 

end of term - read about the performance, and how 

other schools marked the end of primary school for 

their Year 6 leavers (p18). 

Plus there's the full round up of sport, news from the 

Lions, Rotary Club, Brighter Uckfield, Active Uckfield 

and more. 

Plus don't miss the chance to win tickets to the "Into the 

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CONTENTS 

Issue 144 | August 2019 

featurearticles 

8 reasons to nominate 13 

The Festival that was - in pictures 14 

What a performance 18 

Living with less 28 

Get set - summer with Bex 34 

Celebrate Youth awards 36 

RVH volunteers celebrated 38 

Simply summer wellbeing 42 

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18 

FESTIVAL IN PICS 

pg 

14 

pg 

A PERFORMANCE TO 

BE PROUD OF 

communitymatters 

regularmatters 

PHABS magic carpet 20 

Lions - getting ready for a car run 23 

Brighter Uckfield 24 

Rotary president handover 26 

Community News 8 

Community Champions 30 

Month that was 54 

Sports latest 58 

Active Uckfield 52 

othermatters 

localmatters 

Crossword 62 

Community Calendar 64 

Uckfield Town Council 'The Voice' 46 

Chamber news 41 

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communitynews 

newsinbrief 

NEWS 

community 

GUIDES VISIT POLICE 

Uckfield Guides had a fantastic evening at 

Uckfield Police Station recently meeting 

police Officers Dan and Scott. The guides 

were shown around the station seeing 

the remaining cell, and also got the treat 

of sitting in one of the police cars and 

hearing a siren demonstration! 

The evening was set up to finish off their 

Girlguiding Laser Met Police Badge, for the 

final part of the evening they managed to 

fit in a quick Police led beat around the 

high street. 

NEWS FROM THE MEADS 

The Meads held its first Dementia review 

clinic on 29 June with Dr. Ellis and the 

Dementia Nurse Specialist. These clinics 

are held fortnightly and the Doctors are 

training up more Health Care Assistants to 

help us with the reviews. 

Waiting times - the waiting time for routine 

appointments with a Doctor is currently 

down to just two weeks. At one time last 

winter it was six weeks or more. 

Telephone numbers - patients are being 

encouraged to check if the phone numbers 

the surgery has on its records are correct 

and up to date 

Appointment reminders by text - patients 

need to give the Surgery their express 

consent before the surgery can text them - 

consent can be in writing or given over the 

phone. 

CHAILEY REPAIR CAFÉ 

CELEBRATES ITS FIRST 

BIRTHDAY ON 10TH 

AUGUST! 

One of this year’s most successful 

local initiatives celebrates its first 

birthday on 10th August. Chailey 

Repair Café, is part of the worldwide 

movement where volunteer 

experts repair things free of charge, 

(donations are invited to cover 

running costs). They opened 

their doors for the first time on 

August 11th 2018 and now have 37 

volunteers who have repaired over 

500 items in the past 12 months. 

The café opens from 1000 – 1300hrs 

on the second Saturday of each 

month at Chailey Village Hall on the 

A275 next to the Five Bells pub. For 

more information, contact them at: 

chaileyrc@gmail.com 

FRENCH'S FANCY DRESS 

WINS UCKFIELD FESTIVAL 

BEST DRESSED WINDOW 

Donna French collected the award 

for best dressed window during 

uckfield festival. French's Fancy 

Dress created a "Wizard of Oz" 

themed display and Donna collected 

the award, presented at the Civic 

Centre, on Sunday 14 July. 

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SAVING MONEY 

CHASING UNPAID 

COUNCIL TAX 

Wealden District Council’s Digital 

technology is helping chase late 

council tax payers. By using an 

automated system to send out 

online reminders to residents 

who have missed a council 

tax payment, the Council has 

dramatically reduced the cost of 

the process. 

SECURITY EXPERTS - ADVICE 

BEFORE TRAVELLING 

As UK schools break up for the summer 

holidays, security experts want 

holidaymakers in Sussex to join the 

millions of people who have watched vital 

safety information before they fly. The 

'Run, Hide, Tell International' video, which 

can be found on youtube, highlights what 

to do in the unlikely event of a gun or knife 

terror attack. Search for "Stay Safe Abroad: 

Advice to Holidaymakers" 

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The success of this new digital 

initiative is partly due to its threepronged 

strategy to ensure they 

find the best way of reaching a 

late-paying resident. 

A resident will first receive an 

automated phone call, featuring 

the voice of one of the Council’s 

Customer Services team. This 

reminds them they have not paid, 

and provides options of how they 

can pay and who to contact. If the 

telephone call is not answered, 

the resident is then sent a text 

message and an email with the 

same message. 

UCKFIELD COLLEGE 

ENRICHMENT WEEK 

Students from Uckfield College 

recently enjoyed their enrichment 

week, where each student has 

a week away from their usual 

timetable and enjoys activities 

and trips organised by the school. 

From tie dying, cooking and 

health and safety courses to day 

trips to Harry Potter World and 

beyond to Disney Land Paris and 

PSV Eindhoven. 

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office also 

advises holidaymakers to read the FCO 

Travel Advice and to sign up for email 

alerts to be notified of any updates for 

their destination, either before or during 

travel. 

DO YOU HAVE SOME SPARE 

TIME TO DONATE? 

Luxford Centre are currently looking 

for a person who can give one Thursday 

morning a month to help cook and prepare 

wholesome lunches at their over 60s club 

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role please contact: sjdsminster@hotmail. 

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UCKFIELD TEAM JOINS 

SOAPBOX RACE 

A team from Uckfield - The Jurassic Sparks 

- recently took part in the RedBull Soapbox 

Race in London, Teams are judged on both 

the time taken to complete the course, as 

well as creativity of their design and the 

showmanship of a performance at the start 

of the race, meaning the team with the 

fastest time is not necessarily the winner. 

Matt Burtensham, Jordan Dinan, Bill 

Thompson and Max Goodwin placed 54th 

and are now looking forward to 2021. 

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As the Government warns that pet 

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pet passports to be processed. For more 

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WATCH OUT FOR NEW SCAMS 

Trading Standards officers are stepping 

up the fight against fraudsters after 

uncovering new scams across East 

Sussex. 

New scams reported include; 

• A phone call from someone claiming 

to be from the Inland Revenue saying 

money was owed and, if it wasn’t paid, 

the person would be prosecuted 

• A phone call informing the resident 

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compromised and that they needed to 

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• Door step sellers claiming to be recently 

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TAKE CARE ON THE EDGE 

If you’re heading for a trip to the seaside this summer, East Sussex County Council are 

urging visitors to stay safe especially around the White Cliffs. 

Each year thousands of tonnes of chalk fall from the cliffs, which stretch from the 

edge of Eastbourne, past Beachy Head, the Seven Sisters and Seaford Head. 

In recent years there have been an increasing number of instances where people have 

stood near the edge of the fragile cliffs to look at the beach below or take a selfie, or 

walked along the beach close to the base of the cliffs, despite warning signs. 

With the summer months attracting even more visitors wanting to see and photograph 

the famous white cliffs and walk along the coastal path or beaches, councils and 

organisations along the East Sussex coast are highlighting the dangers. 

The message from the campaign is “to anyone visiting the area is enjoy the amazing 

views safely by keeping well away from the edge and base of the cliffs when on the 

beaches, and be aware of the tide.” 

If visitors see anyone in danger or witness someone who has fallen, they are urged to 

call 999 immediately and ask for the Coastguard and not attempt to rescue them.

2019 

THE UCKFIELD FM 

COMMUNITY AWARDS 

Recognising the amazing work and commitment that many 

people in our community provide 

NOMINATE FOR: 

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR 

sponsored by FULLER & SCOTT 

CHARITY FUNDRAISER OF THE 

YEAR 

sponsored by UCKFIELD MOTOR 

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SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR 

sponsored by THE BEAUTY SPOT 

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YOUNG PERSON OF THE YEAR 

sponsored by TR FASTENINGS 

TEACHER OF THE YEAR 

sponsored by THE PICTURE HOUSE 

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sponsored by SPECSAVERS UCKFIELD 

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Nominations CLOSE at 11.59pm on 31 August 2019 

Visit www.uckfieldfm.co.uk/awards to nominate 

The individual or organisation you’re nominating must be based in the TN22 or BN8 

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You can also vote by post. Please send your nominations stating clearly which 

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To pat someone on the back and say 'you know, what you 

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festivalthatwas 

the festival 

WAS 

that 

with Ron Hill 

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COLOURFUL WILD BEASTS ROAM 

UCKFIELD HIGH STREET 

A menagerie of imaginative beasts led the 

annual school children’s parade as Uckfield 

Festival celebrated its twentieth year. The 

theme of the parade was Folk Tales. Holy 

Cross School carried a cheetah and all the 

children held zulu shields to illustrate the 

story of the Lazy Hunter. Schools from the 

town and villages took part and carried giant 

parrots, a magic hummingbird, an armadillo, 

a zebra -and many others, all made by the 

children with help from Same Sky carnival 

organisers. 

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CLASSIC CAR AND BIKE RALLY 

Many historic, classic, cars and bikes filled 

Luxford Field. The damp weather did not 

keep people away and they enjoyed music 

from Dr Bluegrass and the Illbilly 8 a group 

of bluegrass pickers from Brighton. 


RON HILL RON HILL 

THE SUNDAY FUNDAY 

The Sunday Funday had a variety of fun 

stalls including Bouncy Castle, Human Fruit 

Machine, Coconut Shy, Angry Birds, Giant 

Bubbles and many more plus of course 

refreshments. 

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THE KITE 

FESTIVAL TOOK 

PLACE AGAINST 

A STUNNING 

BACKDROP OF BLUE 

SKIES AND SOFT 

CLOUDS 

BUSINESS EXPO 

Following last year’s Expo. Up to 40 local 

businesses once again were showcasing 

their products and services. 


UCKFIELD LIONS 10K 

On a slightly damp, overcast Sunday 

morning 52 runners set off from the Uckfield 

Rugby Club for the annual Uckfield Lions and 

Uckfield Runners 10K Run in aid of Prostate 

Cancer. 

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FESTIVAL CLUB 

© RON HILL 

A packed and popular Festival Club saw performances from Stuart Bligh, Lewis and Clark, Red 

Green and Blue and the Cantado Ensemble. 

FOLK NIGHT - NATASHA NORODIEN 

Natasha, who is an Uckfield based musician, 

sang traditional ballads and covers of 

material by great folk artists . She performed 

her own arrangements of traditional songs 

accompanied by either guitar or cello. 


UCKFIELD FM RETRO DISCO 

Uckfield FM kicked off the Festival with a 

‘Retro Disco’. A crowd of revellers mostly 

dressed in period dress for the 70’s and 80’s 

enjoyed a great evening of music with discs 

spun by Uckfield FM’s DJ Ryan Millns. 

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schoolmatters 

What a 

PERFORMANCE! 

The end of year is marked in many ways in the primary schools across 

Uckfield. Harlands Primary School in Ridgewood marked the occasion with 

a stellar performance, involving all 120 children from years 3-6, with those 

children from Year 6 taking on lead roles in this production of 'Olivia'. They 

performed three full shows on consecutive days, to packed audiences of 

friends, family and other students. After weeks of preparation, they thrilled the 

crowds with their singing, dancing and acting prowess. 

'Olivia' is an interesting take on the 

Oliver Twist story. This brilliant and 

innovative show, set in Victorian 

times, traces the steps of Olivia, from 

downtrodden orphan to star of the 

stage. On her journey to the bright lights 

of London, she is befriended by Eliza 

Doolittle [from "My Fair Lady"] and, 

after a series of adventures, becomes 

a singer in a new Gilbert and Sullivan 

show, thanks to the unlikely assistance 

of Fagin and The Artful Dodger. 

Eliza and the flower-sellers are joined 

by other major female roles, and with 

orphans, "Poor School" girls, and 

essential chorus work, you will have 

no difficulty in casting this femaleorientated 

show. 

There are splendid cameos for George 

Bernard Shaw, Ebenezer Scrooge, 

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. 

There were outstanding performances 

from Christie Hart and Sophie Whyte 

as Olivia and Eliza respectively, with 

Lauren Yabsley, Freya Darke, Isla 

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Gilbert, Macey Donald, Jessica 

Rumble, Molly Rowland, Zara 

Peirce and Katie Tomes all taking 

on key roles. 

Callum Jones and Peter Gibson 

were excellent as Fagin and Dodger 

(with Peter heroically taking on 

a 'Modern Major General-esque 

number with gusto). Hugo Brown 

was a ritzy George Bernard-Shaw. 

Alfie Draper and Harry Keyte 

took us in a different direction, 

as problem solvers Holmes and 

Watson. Sebastian Hawkings 

was an amusing Dickens, with a 

memorable performance (not least 

for his 'hee-hawing'). And Yassine 

Laamim was a convincing judge (a 

future career, perhaps?) 

They were all brilliantly supported 

by Ewan Hooker, Jack Kirby, 

Jack Giles, Ella Funnell, Reggie 

Whithorn, Jack D'Silva, Thomas 

Miller, Euan Carroll, Jayden Jeffery, 

Jake Burchell, Jake Deacon, Josh 

Reynolds, Josse Trevor-Jones, 

Phoebe Kedwards, Imogen Van 

Damme, Ben Markwick and Sonny 

Causton. 

Joseph Tomes and Dillon Grest 

kept the show moving, as the 

musical maestros. 

With a choir made up of all the 

students from years 3 and 4, this 

was an impressive performance, 

and a fitting end to an enjoyable 

school year. 

A special mention must go to Miss 

Knott, the Year 6 teacher, whose 

enthusiasm was contagious in 

every performance. No wonder the 

children so obviously enjoyed it! 

SCHOOLS CELEBRATE 

YEAR 6 LEAVERS 

Schools around the area marked the end of 

the school year - and the final year for Year 6 

children - in different ways, including: 

• Manor students performing ‘Pirates 

of the Curry Bean’ and held a Leavers 

Assembly on the final day of term; 

• Rocks Park held a Leavers Assembly, 

Leavers Party and held a kids v teachers 

rounder match, as well as a Year 5 and 6 

performance of ‘Cinderalla Rockafella’; 

• St Philips held their Leavers Assembly 

as well as a Year 6 production, 'Pirates 

of the Curry Bean'; 

• Little Horsted held a whole school 

performance of ‘The Keymaster’, and 

a Leavers Service was held at Little 

Horsted church, followed by a whole 

school picnic; 

• Buxted held an and of year 

performance of ‘Oh what a Knight’, as 

well as a Leavers Service at the church; 

• Holy Cross Years 5 and 6 held an end of 

year musical performance, a Leavers 

Ceremony at Worth Abbey and Leavers 

Service at Holy Cross Church; 

• Bonners Maresfield Key Stage 2 

children performed ‘Rock Bottom’, the 

Year 6 childrend ‘took over’ the school, 

running it for a day (after applying for 

the jobs they wanted), and there was a 

Leavers Assembly at St Bartholomews 

church. 

• Framfield Key Stage 2 children 

performed 'Robin Hood" and held a 

leavers assembly 

Let us know what your school is up to - we'd 

love to hear more and to tell the stories 

in a future issue. Get in touch: hello@ 

uckfieldmatters.co.uk 

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UCKFIELD PHAB: 

MAGIC CARPET LAUNCH PARTY 

Uckfield Phab are thrilled and delighted that they have received a grant 

from The National Lottery Community Fund to purchase a Magic Carpet 

for the club. 

The Magic Carpet enables people with 

complex needs and without to interact 

with music activities, sports activities, 

reading and social activities. 

Thanks to a generous grant from Uckfield 

Lions and together with a community 

Lottery Grant the club was able to 

purchase a ‘Magic Carpet’. The idea is 

that interactive images are projected onto 

the floor, table or onto a wheelchair this 

makes it totally inclusive and follows 

Phab’s ethos of ‘Making More of Life 

Together’ 

The club held a thank you party 

on Saturday 22nd of June and were 

honoured that the Mayor of Uckfield Cllr 

Spike Mayhew attended the event along 

with members of Uckfield Lions and Cllr 

Paul Sparks who is also a Trustee of the 

club. Members of the club enjoyed the 

many activities and got to use the Magic 

Carpet. 

The Magic Carpet was first seen when 

Chair and Trustee Janine Williams visited 

a disability show in Birmingham at the 

NEC and was determined to fundraise 

for one, but luckily the support from 

the Lions meant they did not have to 

fundraise and the company that makes 

the unit Sensory Guru are located in 

Buxted so it was made locally and used 

locally. 

The club is for ages 9 and above for 

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UCKFIELD LIONS CHOOSE 

BENFICIARY FOR CAR RALLY 

by Frank Phillips 


In 2003 Uckfield Lions held their first Classic Car rally. The 

event, held in September each year, is now a major day in the 

Lion's calendar. Meeting at about 10am at The Half Way House 

Inn on the Lewes Road, Uckfield, and after a cup of coffee, the 

cars then undertake a pictorial run around the Kent & Sussex 

countryside of about 50 miles to finish back at the Halfway 

House Inn for lunch. 

All the classic cars are parked in the field behind the pub where owners & visitors can 

meet & view the cars. A pig roast is then available together with a refreshing drink from 

the bar. 

This year’s Rally will be held on 29th 

September starting once again at the 

Halfway House Inn on the Lewes Road 

Isfield. 

Uckfield Lions are delighted to announce 

that the beneficiary of the Car Rally will be 

Wealden Works. 

Wealden Works support young people 

aged between 16 – 24 years who are not 

in Education, employment or training. 

Working with local business, educational 

establishments, and community groups. 

Youngsters participate in a 10 week 

programme, and are required to attend 

each day of the week from 9.30am to 

ensure they become used to structure 

and routine. They attend workshops on 

employability; writing of CVs, and many 

more life skills which will help them gain 

employment. Wealden Works have in the 

past achieved an 86% work placement 

success rate. 

In March 2018 there were six youngsters 

from Uckfield. Currently there are three 

on this intake. 

Entry forms for Rally can be obtained from 

Uckfield Lions bookshop in Olives Yard or 

visit http://www.e-clubhouse.org


UCKFIELD'S WONDERFUL PLANTERS 

by Ian Smith 

Volunteers have been working hard to clear paths and scraps 

of land that have been overwhelmed by plant growth as the 

growing season has really taken off in the period mid-June to 

mid-July. 

One area that the group is particularly 

proud of is the 'garden bank' outside the 

town's library (photo attached). Leafcovered 

branches on the tree by the traffic 

lights outside the police station have been 

lopped off as they seemed to be responsible 

for the lights phasing not operating 

correctly because the leaves were blocking 

the view of the traffic for the camera at the 

top of the lights column .... simples! 

Meanwhile, litter-picking activities 

continue unabated. We believe that 

Uckfield has one of the cleanest and tidiest 

High Streets in Wealden District and we are 

pleased that the District Council Chairman 

is due to pay a visit to Uckfield in August to 

meet volunteers. 

In the September edition of Uckfield 

Matters we will be featuring the Brighter 

Uckfield Annual Garden Competition. 

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ROTARY HANDS OVER THE 

REIGNS TO NEW PRESIDENT 

by Howard Dingwall 

© RON HILL 

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Peter Primett (left) is congratulated 

by Immediate Past President Charles 

House on his appointment as President 

of The Uckfield and District Rotary 

Club. The handover took place at a 

dinner at Crockstead Farm Hotel on 

1st July which is the beginning of The 

Rotary Year. Peter is a surveyor and 

lives in Mayfield. 

Peter has nominated Myeloma UK as 

his charity for the 

forthcoming year. 

We wish him every 

success in the 

forthcoming year.

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My journey: 

Living with less 

by Nicki Richardson 

Or 'gifting' with less... learning 

lessons from Last Christmas. 

Don't panic - I've not forgotten it's 

August. But a big clear out has got me 

thinking about what lies ahead for the 

rest of this year. Last November, money 

was tight and Christmas was just around 

the corner, my children were making 

whisperings of what they 

would like to see under 

the tree come the 25th 

December, and panic was 

starting to set in. 

Looking at their lists I 

realised the majority of 

things could easily be 

preloved. No adding more 

‘brand new plastic’ or 

unecessary packaging to my household. 

My children would be absolutely 

thrilled by their gifts whatever, so I took 

the plunge and started searching. 

Eldest daughter asked for k’nex and 

youngest daughter wanted Buzz and 

Woody. 

"I make it a habit 

that when we 

need something 

new I also check 

to see if a second 

hand or preloved 

version will do. " 

I’ll admit I checked how much it would 

be to 'buy new' and was stunned to see 

that I'd be spending well over £100 to 

have these for my children to open on 

Christmas morning. 

We just didnt have the extra money to 

spend on presents, so my 

next stop was a search of 

the Facebook selling pages, 

eBay and then of course the 

local charity shops! Hurrah, 

Buzz and Woody along with a 

bonus slinky dog were listed 

just round the corner and at 

a 10th of the cost of one of 

them new. Just imagine my 

delight when I went to pick up my new 

purchases and the lady had a Paw Patrol 

tower which she said I could have for a 

£1. (this little gem was sneakily added 

to my youngest daughters list just 2 days 

earlier… win win.) 

Now comes the reason for filling you 

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in on my awesome pre loved purchases. 

Life isnt plain sailing, and sometimes 

saving money in the right places also has 

a a positive secondary and sometimes 

unintentional effect to our environment, 

local area and untlimately, to our planet. 

The look of absolute delight covering my 

4 year olds entire face when she opened 

the Toy Story preloved toys was followed 

5 months later with a shriek of "mummy 

come quick there's something wrong with 

Woody". Tears in her eyes, she pulls his 

cord and instead of hearing, ‘you’re my 

favourite deputy’ or ‘theres a snake in my 

boot’ Woody made a pained sound like he 

had a hernia. The cord was well a truly 

stuck,. Woody was presented to daddy's 

"fix it shop" in the hope he could get him 

talking again. 

Every finger in the house was crossed that 

Woody just needed new batteries…. 

Sadly it wasn’t to be and after several 

hours of time with daddy’s screw driver we 

accepted that Woody was now mute. My 

daughter calmly told Woody she still loved 

him even if he couldn’t talk. 

SPOILER AHEAD !! - STOP READING IF 

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN TOY STORY 4 

Leap ahead to July 2019, where the 

culmination of the fourth Toy Story film 

leads to the revelation that Woody gives 

up his voicebox to help his friend, and 

inadvertantly we have the new 'Toy Story 

4 Woody' and what was a broken toy has 

once again been recyled this time purely 

by accident. Or was it ?? 

Some might say another happy ending, 

after all one man's trash is another man's 

treasure. 

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GREAT DAYS OUT BY COACH 

Interesting coach excursions departing 

from Uckfield and other local points 

AUGUST 

15th APRILThursday 

Cowes Week Cruise 

Wed 4th Caxton Gardens nr Reigate 

April 17th Saturday Eastbourne Airshow 

Tues10th Call The Midwife tour at 

20th Tuesday The Devil & The Deep Blue 

THURSDAY 11th Chatham Aldsworth Sea guided Housetour Garden and Chichester lunch 

Sun 15th Yorkshire Holiday FULLYBOOKED 

28th Wednesday Reflections On Nature at 

WEDNESDAY Thur26th 24thMonet The Picture at theof National Dorian Gray, Gallery Richmond 

Mon 30th Spring 

Kew 

at Isabella 

Gardens 

Plantation, 

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30th Richmond Winkworth Arboretum 

11th MAYWednesday 

Come From Away at 

May Thur3rd Birdsong Phoenix at Churchill Theatre Theatre, (matinee) 

17th Tuesday Bromley William Morris, Epping 

THURSDAY Tues8th 2ND Private Octopus Forest tour Soup & ofCream at Bignor Yvonne Tea Park Arnaud Cruise 

18th Wed Wednesday 

23rd 42ndFairfield Street at Hall Theatre Gala Royal, Opening 

SATURDAY 4th Drury Cross 

Concert Lane Country FULLYBOOKED 

(evening) 

Day at Badminton 

25th HOLIDAYS Wednesday AND SHORTBREAKS The Entertainer at Woking 

THURSDAY Sun 13 May 9th Northumbria Royal Windsor Tour,6days, 

Horse Show and Pageant 

(matinee) 

LIMITEDSPACE 

FRIDAY OCTOBER 

Thur7 June 17th Gardens The National of Somerset Flower Show 5 days at Hylands 

2nd Wednesday The Waitress at The Adelphi 

Sat 1 Sept Switzerland 8 days, 

MONDAY 20th Leonardslee Gardens 

LIMITEDSPACE 

Theatre (matinee) 

NOVEMBER 

Sun 23 Sept Mid Wales 6 days. LIMITEDSPACE 

THURSDAY 30TH St Peter’s Village Tour and Margate 

19th Tues4Tuesday 

Dec ThursfordChristmasSpectacular, 

Tutankhamun at the Saatchi 

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COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS 

Each month we take a look at some of the people that make our town tick. 

Lets us know about your community champion. 

COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS 

Dion Jarrett, Elliott Foster, Joe Allen and 

Graham Wilkin 

We have several volunteer rangers in Uckfield that add extra manpower to 

maintaining the town's green and open spaces. They support Town Council Ranger 

Geoff Pollard with the various tasks needing completing throughout the year. 

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COMMUNITY CHAMPION 

Sarah Widdowson 

Sarah runs the weekly Junior Church sessions, Holy Cross Children's Choir, 

Annual Summer Holiday Club welcoming over 100 children throughout the week 

and Seasonal Messy Church Sessions. She helps to organise Open Doors Family 

Service. Sarah is also the Organiser of Festival of Christmas Trees and other 

fundraising events for Holy Cross Church. 

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“I would recommend Jon Wilson at Dawson Hart for his 

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Redundancies WHEN are a fact of life YOU nowadays and NEED is one of the IT statutory MOST 

reasons for an 

employee to be fairly dismissed from their employment. The other fair reasons are conduct, 

Specialist Personal Injury Lawyer, Jon Wilson, of Dawson Hart explains why 

capability, statutory illegality, and a category called ‘Some Other Substantial Reason’. 

seeking early help when you suffer an injury from an accident is so important. 

REDUNDANCIES ARE A FACT OF LIFE 

For a redundancy dismissal submitted grievances and 

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GETTING 

summer 

SET FOR 

fun 

by Bex Maini 

The summer holidays are imminent as I write this and I'm part excited and part 

intimidated by all those days to fill with fun for the twins! Although they're still 

at our childminder every week as I work part time, we will have a lot more days 

off together and I've been thinking of plans to keep them occupied. I've started 

a list of activities and tried to include some free or cheap things so it doesn't get 

too expensive with trips out all the time. 

We've already had some summer fun prior 

to the schools breaking up with Woodlands 

Festival over in Kent, eating watermelon in 

the garden (just the smell reminds me of 

holidays), trampolining in the sun, playing 

in sprinklers (THE best way to cool down!), 

learning to ride bikes, playing in the park 

(my friend introduced us to Peacehaven park 

and it's epic!), BBQs in the garden, puddle 

jumping in the garden, fort building on the 

sofa... 

Some of the things already on my summer 

'must do' list are: 

Making a bird feeder, bug hunting with 

magnifying glasses, a photo challenge 

with the kids' cameras, more bike riding to 

increase their confidence at Bewl Water and 

the Cuckoo Trail, Drusilla's, Knockhatch, fruit 

picking at Oast Farm, exploring Uckfield's 

nature reserve, Sheffield Park for a picnic and 

tree climbing, bubble fun, pony riding... 

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The twins have also both had a haircut for 

the summer, they both had really long hair, 

Priya's was right down to her bum! She had 

33cm chopped off which we sent to The Little 

Princess Trust to help make real hair wigs 

for children affected by cancer treatment or 

other conditions. I documented the whole 

morning, from the final epic hair wash to 

the cut in Buxted Village Barber, Denise is SO 

great with kids and puts up with me taking 

hundreds of photos while she works! We 

think she really suits her new do, it's certainly 

MUCH easier to manage and much cooler for 

the summer. 

So that's been the summer - so far. Let's wait 

and see what the summer holidays bring; 

before life changes again as we embark on 

the SCHOOL adventure!! 

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VOLUNTEER CENTRE CELEBRATES 

UCKFIELD YOUTH By Zoe McGarry 

Last month during Uckfield Festival Week, the Volunteer Centre was delighted to 

host Celebrate Youth! our biggest community event for 2019. Held on 11th July at 

Uckfield College it’s aim was to specifically celebrate the wonderful contribution 

made by young volunteers aged 5-25 years to our community. 

The evening comprised of a glittering 

awards ceremony with music and dance 

performed by Red Butler Music School 

and Universal Dance. 

Compere for the evening was Councillor 

Duncan Bennett and the categories for 

awards were: 

• Fundraiser Award 

• Commitment Award 

• Caring Award 

• Environmental Award 

• Outstanding Contribution Award 

Father John Wall, Mayor Spike Mayhew, 

Councillor Pam Doodes Chair of Wealden 

District Council and Patron of the 

Volunteer Centre Lembit Opik. 

The final and most prestigious award of 

the evening was presented by the High 

Sheriff of East Sussex Violet Hancock. 

Guests watched a specially commissioned 

video produced by Jared Moss-Coomes 

featuring the work of the Wildlife 

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During a lively, friendly and at times 

moving evening, the awards were 

presented by: Rector of Holy Cross church


Rescue and Ambulance Service, charity 

Rotherfield St. Martin, Artytime, Parkrun, 

and Uckfield FM, all who are involved with 

young people. Also featured was the Centre’s 

own volunteer, Stephen Evans for his work 

providing IT training to the public. 

Kristy Scholler, 17, from Uckfield College 

won the Fundraiser Award for raising £700 

for childrens’ cancer charities and through 

National Citizen’s Service where she raised 

more than £800 for the Kangaroos charity for 

children with disabilities. 

The Commitment Award was won by Callum 

Daly, 17, from Uckfield College. He has 

helped run the weekly Kit Car Club at Manor 

Primary School for 5-6 years and is in the 

process of setting up a Robotics Club as well. 

He was chosen for his aim of encouraging 

participation in science, technology, 

engineering and maths among Key Stage 

Two children. 

Tess Kedwards, aged 7, from Harlands 

Primary School won the Caring Award. 

Earlier this year she had her long hair cut off 

and donated it to The Little Princess Trust 

who make wigs for children. She also raised 

over £300 for local charity Kellys Trust, all in 

support of a seriously ill friend. 

Sisters, Isabella and Lacey Varley aged 9 and 

10 won the Environmental Award. They were 

chosen for their dedication towards Brighter 

Crowborough where they regularly help 

together with clearing up litter and tidying 

up projects. 

The Outstanding Contribution Award was 

jointly won by a group of young people 

aged between 12 and 22 years. Maddie 

Jones, Sophie Baldwin, Alex Cheeseman, 

Benj Cheeseman, Archie Wilson, Fergus 

Wilson and Lizzie Wilkinson won the award 

for their huge contribution to the work of 

Rotherfield St. Martin which aims to combat 

isolation and loneliness among elderly 

people. Between them they fundraised for 

the charity, completed Dementia Awareness 

Training and delivered hot meals to elderly 

people in bad weather. They currently help 

to run a monthly club and the youngest, 

Lizzie, bakes cakes for special events and 

helps in the school holidays when able. 

Fergus, 22, even helps a couple with mobility 

needs get to and from events. 

Isabella and Lacey Varley aged 9 and 10 won the 

Environmental Award 

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RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE HALL: 

A VITAL COMMUNITY ASSET 

Ridgewood Village hall was originally constructed by a group of local people who realised 

the need for a community facility. In the mid-80s with the help of local tradesman, 

sponsorship funds from local business and the use of second hand materials including 

a maple floor reclaimed from a local RAF station (still the floor today) Ridgewood village 

Hall was born. 

Used for local quizzes, old time musical 

events, fairs and jumble sales it was a busy 

community hub. 

Still to this day Ridgewood village 

hall is run by a management 

committee made up 

entirely of unpaid 

volunteers, and, over 

the years the committee 

has changed faces as well as 

grown. Current committee members are 

Karen Bedwell, Natasha Leopard, Rebecca 

Christian, John Gothard, Michael Lamb, 

Deidre Browning, Jennifer Browning, Linda 

Wilson Smith, Ian Noble, Ian Smith, Marion 

Love, Nicki Richardson, Colin White and 

Deborah Lamb. 

Their tasks have been focused on 

relentless fundraising, hoping to raise 

money to significantly develop 

the facility and enhance its 

uses, to make it fit to serve the 

needs of our growing town. 

From the first Ridgewood Village Hall 

Bunny hunt, events now include a summer 

fair, quiz nights, live bands, family friendly 

fireworks and Christmas Fair - raising nearly 

£20,000 for the RVH development projects. 

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With a new website to enhance 

community outreach and make 

taking bookings easier (supported by 

Sam Thurley), the hall relies on the 

local community, from support for 

the planning phase to attending the 

community fundraising events, with 

over 1000 people attending the family 

friendly fireworks. 

DEVELOPING THE HALL 

2019/20 will be an exciting time 

for Ridgewood Village Hall and an 

opportunity to develop the only 

community facility in the southern 

end of Uckfield. It’s a chance for the 

entire community to pull together 

to fulfil the potential at Ridgewood 

Village Hall. 

There are three modernisation plans 

in progress, which will be funded 

from the community events, support 

from local council and businesses, 

and external grants. These phases are 

A: Refurbish the Village Hall 

B: Wild garden and Carpark 

C: Extension to the East Side of the 

Village Hall 

HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED 

30 October is the Ridgewood Village 

Hall will be the Annual General 

Meeting. All residents are invited to 

attend this and new supporters and 

volunteers are welcome to join the 

committee. 

Come along with your family to one of 

the wonderful Community events held 

at the hall raising funds to support 

this fantastic part of Uckfield. 

If you have some spare time, the 

committee are always looking for 

volunteers - this can be an hour of 

your time or even several hours a 

week, helping at the events or behind 

the scenes throughout the year - it all 

helps. 

Above all, the main message from the 

committee is for the local community 

to use the hall and enjoy all that is has 

to offer. 

2019 COMMITTEE 

The current committee consists of 

volunteers, all donating time to improve 

the hall, raise funds and keep the 

Ridgewood residents engaged in a valuable 

community asset. Our 2019 Committee is: 

Karen Bedwell - Chairman 

Natasha Leopard - Vice chair 

Rebecca Christian - Secretary 

John Gothard - Planning officer, 

Michael Lamb - Treasurer, 

Deidre Browning - Neighbourhood rep 

Marion Love - Booking officer 

Linda Wilson Smith - Fundraising officer 

Ian Noble and Ian Smith - Resident Reps 

Nicki Richardson Social media 

Colin White and Deborah Lamb - Hall hire 

reps 

James Edwards - Town Council 

representative 

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website and continues to provide free 

support for it and Derek Ranns ,Caretaker 

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UCKFIELD & DISTRICT 

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HERE COMES SUMMER... 

We all love a British Summer don’t we! The one thing that unites British people 

during August is a strange desire to talk about the weather and one of the few 

certainties in life is that the British weather at this time of year is…. changeable! 

Of course, those with families of school age 

children often ‘enjoy’ different dynamics 

during August as the long holiday break 

runs in to the following month. As I write, 

I’m thinking about some time away and I 

hope that you all enjoy some down-time 

this summer… 

Holidays can be times of reflection, planning 

and generally ‘recharging of batteries’. 

Naturally, it’s important that we take timeout 

occasionally and although August is 

probably the main holiday month, we will 

continue at the Chamber to offer you a 

networking opportunity this month with a 

Breakfast event at the popular Highlands 

Inn on Friday 23 August. 

During Uckfield Festival week, I attended 

the Celebration of Youth event organised 

by Uckfield Volunteer Centre. There were 

some brilliant examples of young people 

volunteering and some were recognised 

with awards. We will continue that theme 

at our August breakfast as we welcome 

a Queen’s Scout amongst Uckfield 

businesses. 

At our recent Members’ meeting we 

heard about many ways in which Uckfield 

employers could support the development 

of careers advice and provide opportunities 

for young people to experience the work 

place via the ESCC scheme ‘Open Doors’. 

We will follow this up when we visit Uckfield 

College for our 18th September meeting, 

which is open for booking to members now. 

Of course, if you’re not a Chamber member 

and would like to attend or know more, 

please get in touch. 

It’s good to celebrate success and I want 

to encourage as many Uckfield businesses 

as possible to take some time to enter the 

East Sussex Business Awards. The awards 

evening will be held here in Uckfield at East 

Sussex National on Thursday 26 September 

and entries will close on the same date 

as our breakfast, 23 August so easy to 

remember! I look forward to being part of 

the judging panel! 

Finally, the Chamber is proud to sponsor 

Uckfield’s ‘Weald on the Field’ festival on 

Saturday 3 August, which may well be 

done and dusted by the time you 

get to read this! 

Ian Noble 

Secretary 

07801 250668 

secretary@uckfieldchamber.co.uk 

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Whatever you do try to make time for a little 

stillness this August, to sit or lie in an open 

place, idle away a few hours, and savour 

this warmest time of year. Sounds like a fine 

excuse for a good old-fashioned picnic to 

me! 

time and time again, can taste so very good! 

I wonder what your childhood picnics 

consisted of? I wonder how they would taste 

today? And if you don’t yet have a picnic 

tradition, I wonder what you would put on 

Most of my ‘70s childhood picnics were 

endured behind a wind-break on the 

windswept beaches of North Devon. Mum 

and Dad perched on their chairs, him 

hiding beneath his hallmark floppy hat, her 

gazing wistfully out to sea, us kids inevitably 

shivering beneath damp towels after an 

over-optimistic encounter with the sea. 

Otherwise our picnics were soggy Dartmooraffairs, 

taken battened down in wellies and 

anoraks. ‘Making the most of a poor day’, 

it was called. But whatever the weather 

picnics always and truly lift my heart – it is 

amazing how the simplest of foods, eaten 

outdoors (or crunched into a Ford Anglia) 

the menu were you to start one this August? 

Whilst I have experimented with all kinds 

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it is time for me to buy a pack of crusty 

rolls, stuff them with ham, get a paper bag 

of English tomatoes, some Golden Wonder 

crisps, a Mr Kipling apple pie, throw down 

an old rug in one of Uckfield’s lovely parks 

and while away a few hours. 

No phone, no stuff to do, just me, munching 

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back on the earth cloud-watching. 

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UCKFIELDVOICE 

AUGUST 2019 EDITION 200 

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FAREWELL TO CHRISTINE 

BY CLLR CHRIS MACVE 

Christine Wheatley, Assistant Town 

Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer, 

will be retiring at the end of August. 

Uckfield Town Council would like to take 

this opportunity to thank her for her 30 

years of wonderful service. 

During her time at Uckfield, Christine 

has worked with three Town Clerks and 

covered the periods of vacancy between 

them as Acting Town Clerk, whilst still 

fulfilling her duties as Responsible 

Financial Officer. Not only has she 

maintained the immaculate financial 

records but consistently received 

commendations from the auditors and 

guided all the Councillors that have 

served during her tenure. 

Not just finance 

But Christine, being Christine, was not 

satisfied with just dealing with the 

council's finances, she also looks after 

the recreation grounds and cemetery, 

Christine's efforts on the Hughes Way play area 

upgrade resulted in a successful project delivery 

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together with all of the grounds staff, 

the floral displays in the town and the 

Christmas lights. Christine also clerks 

the Environment and Leisure Committee 

which includes resolving all matters 

within that committee and countless 

other general issues to ensure the 

continued smooth running of the council. 

Hard act to follow 

Her attention to detail, high standards of 

accuracy, care towards members of staff 

and attitude to the public will be very 

difficult to replace. Alongside all of this, 

the various Councillors that have served 

during these years have all benefited from 

her clear and concise advice, guidance 

and help. She will be greatly missed by us 

all and we wish her all the best for a very 

long and happy retirement! 

WHAT’S INSIDE 

• Community Grants 

• Allotment Competition 

• Last month in your council 

Contact us through: 

admin@uckfieldtc.gov.uk 

@uckfieldtowncouncil 

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SUPPORTING WITH COMMUNITY GRANTS 

One of the ways that the Town Council supports the local community is by 

awarding grants to local organisations every financial year. The intention is 

to support groups and charities that provide a service or benefit to primarily 

Uckfield residents. A total of £43,367 will be paid in Community Grant Funding 

for the financial period 2019/20 shared between 24 local voluntary groups and 

organisations. 

BY CLLR PAUL SPARKS 

In the past awards have been made 

to groups that provide major events 

for the town such as Uckfield Festival 

and the Bonfire & Carnival Society and 

also including smaller amounts to the 

Royal British Legion and New Town 

Action Group. In addition these grants 

have supported the development of 

Uckfield FM, Brighter Uckfield, Twinning 

Association together with many 

charities that care for the elderly and 

disabled. 

Now open for applications 

Applications are currently welcomed 

for this years' funding with Grant Forms 

available from the Town Council and 

via www.uckfieldtc.gov.uk which must 

be returned with relevant documents by 

"To achieve high class community radio 

output you need to use top quality studio 

equipment together with top class presenters. 

At Uckfield FM all this is achieved thanks to 

the considerable support of the Town Council's 

grants system." Ian Smith, Chairman 

"Helping us by maintaining our mower keeps 

this community garden tidy and attractve" 

Velda Reed, Chair, New Town Action Group 

Friday 23 August 2019. All applications 

will be considered by a finance meeting 

of the Town Council, held in public, 

during September. Representatives of 

applicant organisations are invited to 

attend so that they can answer any 

queries Town Councillors may have. 

After this meeting, recommendations 

for grant payments will be made and 

those successful will have the funds 

paid at the start of the following 

financial year in April/May 2020. 

Great benefit to the town 

There is no doubt that this grant 

scheme has been extremely beneficial 

to many groups and organisations 

within our town and some of our big 

events and valuable local services 

would struggle without this important 

financial support. 

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ALLOTMENT COMPETITION 2019 

The Town Council is delighted to announce that Staverton Nursery, at Halland, 

has again agreed to sponsor this year's allotment competition. There is a new 

category for children which we hope will prove popular. Judging will take place 

during the week beginning 19 August 2019. 

Best kept allotment 

£25 in garden vouchers for the person 

with the best kept allotment on each of 

the five sites. The category will be judged 

on:- 

• Condition of plot 

• Good workmanship 

• Water conservation 

• Encouragement of wildlife 

• Use of recycled materials 

• Quality of crops, flowers, fruit and 

vegetable and plants 

• Condition of paths, garden buildings 

Overall winner 

There will be an overall winner chosen from the five best kept allotments winners 

whose name will be added to the plaque held at the Civic Centre. 

The most creative allotment 

£25 in garden vouchers for the 

most imaginative and creative use 

of allotment space and the use of 

sustainable and innovative growing 

techniques. 

The best runner bean wigwam 

This cateogory is open to children under 

16 and also offers a prize of £25 in 

garden vouchers. 

Prize Presentation 

The winners will be presented with their 

prizes at the Allotment Conference held 

at the Civic Centre on 11 September. 

Erratum 

Last month the wrong councillors were listed against the Nature Reserves in 

Outside Bodies Representatives table. The correct representation is as follows: 

Environment and Leisure Committee 

Hempstead Meadows Local Nature Reserve 

West Park Local Nature Reserve 

Cllr D. French and Cllr J.Edwards 

Cllr J. Love and Cllr A. Smith 

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LAST MONTH IN YOUR COUNCIL 

Access is the theme this month… 

Improved Wi-Fi in your local Civic 

Centre and Luxfords Restaurant 

We have recently upgraded our WI-FI 

system to improve online access 

for our customers and service users 

during their visit to the Civic Centre 

and Luxfords Restaurant. Previously 

the system would struggle with large 

numbers. Only last week we recorded 

90 users on the system at one time, 

and the system was coping well with 

the demand and range of sites being 

accessed or downloaded. 

Looking at East Sussex County 

Council’s Rights of Way 

Members were informed that the 

County Council would be carrying 

UPCOMING MEETINGS 

Full Council agendas and minutes can 

be seen at Uckfield Library. If you wish 

MON 5 AUG – FULL COUNCIL 

MON 12 AUG – GENERAL PURPOSES 

MON 19 AUG – PLANS 

TUES 27 AUG – ENVIRONMENT AND LEISURE 

MON 9 SEP – PLANS 

WED 11 SEP – FINANCE SUB 

MON 16 SEP – FULL COUNCIL 

MON 23 SEP – GENERAL PURPOSES 

MON 30 SEP – PLANS 

out a review of their Rights of Way 

Improvement Plan over the next 12 

months and they were keen to receive 

initial feedback from the local parishes, 

on what currently worked well and 

what they needed to consider in their 

future improvement plan. 

Replacing and repairing 

Members suggested repairing or 

replacing a number of the stiles in 

the local area and that accessibility 

and the surface materials used be 

improved where possible for those 

with reduced mobility and pushchairs. 

Members also said that accessibility 

could be improved for dog walkers (a 

number of the current access points 

were blocked). 

Celebrating our green open spaces 

Members felt that Uckfield was 

very fortunate to have a number of 

rights of way that cross into or travel 

adjacent to the town boundary and 

that East Sussex County Council 

should continue to widely promote 

our beautiful countryside and support 

residents to improve their health and 

wellbeing. 

to ask a question at a meeting, on items 

on the agenda, it is advisable to submit 

your question beforehand 

to allow a full response to 

be given at the meeting. 

All questions should be 

directed to the Town Clerk 

at: 

admin@uckfieldtc.gov.uk 

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BUSY ON SATURDAY 10TH OF AUGUST? 

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Wealden District Council and Active Uckfield have had great responses from 

local organisations for their joint Activity day. There will be new things to try 

and see as well as old favourites. 

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Scuba 2000 will be present showing us 

and telling us things that we probably 

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Come and try the Tennis Serve Speed 

Challenge: What speed do you think you 

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to see if a serve or normal shot can 

exceed 100 on the day. It's unlikely, but 

a LeTennis coach hit 99mph the last 

time I saw this challenge taken on. So 

come and show us what you're made 

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friends and family or just challenge 

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What else on the day? There are more 

sports and health/fitness activities than 

ever before, and Wealden are focusing 

on bringing extra to the day. Councillor 

Philip Lunn, Cabinet member for Public 

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“People of all ages can learn about the 

benefits of a healthier lifestyle, take 

part in activities to burn off the calories. 

Arts and crafts are great for general 

wellbeing. There’s healthy eating advice 

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they may not 

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It just needs you there to take part or 

just enjoy watching others do so as that's 

good for you own wellbeing. 

Finally, we've just had our annual 

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Teams have 5 minutes in bat then 5 

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GIRL GUIDING EXHIBITION 

This year marks 100 years since Girlguiding 

began in Uckfield, having been scolded 

in September 1918 by Lady Agnes Baden- 

Powell for being the only town in Sussex to 

not have a company of Girlguides. Current 

members celebrated with an exhibition at 

Bridge Cottage. The ribbon was cut by one 

of the longest serving members, Pauline 

Burchett (with 40+ years under her belt), 

and one of the newest members of Uckfield 

Rainbows, Harriet Warren (age 5). 

ROCK STOCK AT ROCKS PARK 

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Rockstock ’19, the second music festival 

themed summer fayre for Rocks Park School. 

There was live music from... Follow the Pink 

Guitar, RED, and Beth Ellwood. Red Butler 

Music School club members showed off their 

talents alongside UPE. 

© RON HILL 

WEALDEN CLIMATE EMERGENCY 

PETITION LAUNCH 

A group of young teenagers from The 

Montessori place Easons Green launched a 

petition asking Wealden District Council to hit 

net zero carbon emissions by 2030. 

The group were speaking to members of the 

public in the Waitrose Uckfield car park at 

10.30am on Friday morning . This car park 

and the centre of Uckfield were under a metre 

of floodwater during the 2000 floods. 

Ingrid Burniston, aged 13, who started the 

petition said, ‘We desperately need Wealden 

District Council – like every council – to get 

fossil fuel free in ten years.' 

Nina Ovenden, aged 14, another of the 

student organisers said, ‘The time for 

promises and empty words is over. Change is 

needed at every level. Even though Wealden 

is small, everything counts in the race to 

decarbonise Britain.' 

For more information contact Ingrid 

Burniston on 07981 863560 or email ypc@ 

themontessoriplace.org.uk

monththatwas 

© RON HILL 

RACE TO THE KING - UCKFIELD 

LADIES WALK THE WALK 

Some of One Trek Minds team (Anna Liles, 

Jackie Love, Lynne Ireland, Gemma Morris 

and Wendy Wheatley) took off at 8.15 am on 

Saturday to walk a 53 mile ultra marathon 

over two days from Arundel to Winchester. 

Anna Liles was first in to base camp on 

Saturday night followed shortly after by 

Jackie Love, Lynne Ireland, Gemma Morris 

and Wendy Wheatley having completed 23 

miles. 

They all had some rest and started again at 

6am on Sunday. Gemma and Jackie were 

both suffering from injuries and had to 

pull out at 38 and 40 miles. Both fantastic 

distances. They joined the support crew to 

cheer the team in to rest stops and the finish 

at Winchester. Anna was the first to cross the 

line at Winchester Cathedral doing the last 4 

miles in flip flops! Wendy and Lynne not long 

behind her finishing 53 miles of gruling hills, 

difficult terrain and very hot conditions. They 

will all now be having a well deserved rest. 

The team are raising money for Ocumel Uk, 

Firefighters charity, Alzhiemers society. 

A huge well done! Anna Liles, Jackie Love, 

Lynne Ireland, Gemma Morris and Wendy 

Wheatley 

Some will be doing it all again in August doing 

another Ultra South Coast Challenge 100km 

in one go. 

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ST PHILIP'S SCHOOL PICNIC WITH 

THEIR TEDDIES 

St Philips' Catholic Primary School 

welcomed their new Reception children 

with their parents to a Teddy Bears' Picnic 

this week in the sunshine on the school field 

. Children and families from the existing 

Reception class joined them for fun on 

the school field. Adults and children had a 

chance to get make new friends and a great 

time was had by all. 

Mrs Sanchez, headteacher said, "Community 

is very important to us here at St Philip's. This 

was a lovely way for us all to start to get to 

know each other." 

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SPORT 

With David Eggleston: 

Tune in to Uckfield FM each Saturday from 2pm to 6pm for David's radio show 

NEW SEASON FIXTURES FOR 

AFC UCKFIELD TOWN 

AFC Uckfield Town will be looking to emulate their memorable, recordbreaking 

season of 2018-2019, as the new football season gets underway 

this month. 

Uckfield, who will be aiming to improve 

on last season’s seventh place finish in 

the Premier Division of the Southern 

Combination League, have some attractivelooking 

home fixtures to begin their 

campaign. They also face a testing opening 

away match at Eastbourne Town on 6 

August. 

The team will be hoping to enjoy another 

successful run in the FA Cup, in which they 

have been drawn away to Welling Town in 

the Extra Preliminary Round on 10 August. 

A victory there will give Uckfield an away tie 

at VCD Athletic a fortnight later. 

In the national FA Vase, Uckfield have 

been given a bye until the second round 

because of their brilliant run in last season’s 

competition. 

go one better this time – they have been 

drawn at home to AFC Varndeanians in 

their opening round. 

OPENING HOME FIXTURES 

The Oaks, Eastbourne Road, Uckfield 

Southern Combination League Premier 

Division 

Sat 3 Aug Pagham 15.00 

Sat 17 Aug Newhaven 15.00 

Tues 20 Aug Eastbourne United 19.45 

Sat 7 Sept Horsham YMCA* 15.00 

(* subject to possible FA Cup commitments) 

Keep up-to-date with fixtures and results via 

the club’s Twitter feed @AfcUckfieldTown. 

And in the Peter Bentley Cup, last season’s 

beaten finalists Uckfield will be hoping to 

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UCKFIELD ANDERIDA CRICKET CLUB 

CONTINUE FIGHTING RELEGATION 

Despite the continued valiant efforts of 

skipper Dave Tungate, who scored another 

century in the defeat by Bells Yew Green’s 

second team last month, Uckfield Anderida 

have continued to struggle at the bottom of 

the table, and they go into the final month 

of the season needing to string a run of 

wins together to give them hope of avoiding 

relegation from Division Seven East of the 

Sussex Cricket League. 

Uckfield’s remaining home games at the 

Victoria Ground are against Pett on 10 

August and Newhaven on 24 August. In 

between, on 17 August, Uckfield face what 

could be a pivotal match at neighbours 

and fellow strugglers Maresfield. Uckfield 

end their league campaign on 31 August 

with a daunting visit to title-chasing 

Herstmonceux. 

MARESFIELD LADIES TENNIS SUCCESS 

The Maresfield Ladies Tennis team 

enjoyed a highly successful season by 

finishing runners-up to Roehampton 

in the South East Regional Team 

Tennis league, after defeating Queens 

Club in their final match of the 

season. Maresfield lost only one 

game throughout the summer in 

which they competed against several 

bigger clubs. 

Well done to the players for their 

excellent achievement: Aziza Aubin, 

Kyria Dunford, Emily Gordon, 

Elspeth Griffiths, Evelyn Kilsby, Jane 

Lavender, and Kate Smith. 

If you or your local sports club have a story for a future issue of Uckfield Matters, 

please contact David Eggleston by e-mail at david.eggleston@uckfieldfm.co.uk 

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JUNIOR CRICKET GOING FROM 

STRENGTH TO STRENGTH IN UCKFIELD 

by Peter Holman 

Uckfield junior cricketers 

attended their first under 

10’s soft ball tournament 

in Pevensey last weekend. 

The weather was kind 

and with England in 

the World Cup final on 

the same day, cricket 

was at the forefront of 

everyone’s mind. 

After a short warm up, 

Uckfield opened up against 

Polegate and Stone Cross 

batting first and scored 

255 with Zachary Holman 

staring with the bat. 

Polegate finished with 

262, winning by 7 runs. In the second 

game against Hastings, Uckfield batted 

second and scored 268 with Hastings 

being restricted to 261 after some 

excellent bowling from David Newman 

including a maiden over and a wicket. 

Roberstbridge were too strong in the 

last game and Uckfield finished with 1 

win and 2 losses. 

The full Uckfield side was: William 

Morgan, Lucas O’Neill, Zachary 

Holman, Imogen Holman, David 

Newman, Jacob Causton and William 

Newman. 

Coaches Peter and Samantha Holman 

said “We were so proud to see our 

juniors compete. They all worked so 

hard and showed a great amount of 

sportsmanship. We are keen to get them 

playing more matches and hope to 

organise some friendly games against 

other local teams in the coming weeks.” 

Uckfield junior cricket is at the Victoria 

every Saturday morning, 10.30 – 11.30 

until 3rd August. For more information 

contact paul@ryanventura.com 

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR 

Dates for your diary 

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Monday 5 August 12.30 

LADIES WHO LUNCH 

JOSIAH WEDGEWOOD 

The Alma Arms, Framfield 

Road 

Advance booking is a must. 

Josiah Wedgewood is the 

subject of our talk, so if 

you want to find out more, 

please come and join us. 

Ring 

Maureen 01825 765091 or Carol 

01825 762934 

Thursday 8 August 

SUNDAYS AT THE GROVE 

The Grove, Brownings Farm 

Workshops, Blackboys 

If you live alone and would 

like to enjoy Sunday lunch 

in the company of others, 

why not join us at the 

Grove? 

Every third Sunday of the 

month, a two course lunch 

with tea or coffee for £6. 

for more details please 

contact Gillian on 07729 

478797 or email: 

3rdSundayLunch@gmail.com 


UCKFIELD GARDENERS’ 

CLUB 

Luxford Centre, Library 

Way, 

Alan Sargent will talk 

on the Life & Times of a 

Modern Head Gardener. 

All welcome. 


PEPPA PIG AT THE SPA 

VALLEY RAILWAY 

Spa Valley Railway 

Tunbridge Wells 

Travel on the Spa Valley 

Railway Tunbridge Wells 

West or Eridge station and 

see children’s favourite 

Peppa Pig on 8 and 22 

August 2019. Train fares: 

Adult - £12.00, Senior 

- £11.00, Child - £6.00, 

Family - £30 (2 adults + 2 

children) 

To book a journey on the 

Spa Valley Railway book via 

www.spavalleyrailway.com 

Media enquires to Caroline 

Edmunds at Pennington PR 

on 01892 616647. 

Saturday 10 August 

ACTIVE UCKFIELD 

SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES 

DAY 

West Park Uckfield , Come 

and try a new sport at our 

sports exhibition day. 

Saturday 10 August 10:00 

PICK IT UP, PUT IT 

DOWN GAMES 

Heathfield Rugby Club, 

Back for it’s fifth birthday 

this year Pick It Up Put 

It Down is fundraising 

through bringing tough 

workouts, pints of POW 

and live music. 

From 10am everyone 

is invited to come and 

support the athletes, 

as well as take part in 

the activities available. 

Activities include; the Fit 

Kids competition, Street 

Food, The ‘Bar-bell’ Bar, 

inflatables, face-painting 

and much more. 

The whole family can enjoy 

the festivities during the 

day for free between 10am 

and 6pm. Food and drink 

are available throughout 

the day as well as plenty to 

keep children entertained. 

For more information see: 

www.piupid.com 

www.facebook.com/PIUPID 

Saturday 10 Aug 12:30–16:30 

FRAMFIELD AND 

BLACKBOYS SUMMER 

SHOW 

Framfield Recreation 

Ground and Memorial Hall 

Sunday 11 Aug 12:00-17:00 

WALDRON CLASSIC CAR 

SHOW AND FAMILY FUN 

DAY 

Recreation Ground, 

Waldron TN21 0RB 

Classic Car Show, Live 

Music, BBQ, Market Stall’s 

Children's Games and 

Entertainment, Tombola, 

Beer Tent, Afternoon Tea 

with Prosecco and many 

other attractions.

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Free entry - donations 

welcome. Ample Free 

Parking. Organised by the 

Heathfield and Waldron 

Rotary Club. 

Thursday 15 August, 19.45 

UCKFIELD WINE CIRCLE 

Luxford Day Centre 

Description: “South African 

Wine Tasting” Richard 

Lavine will be introducing 

us to wines produced by 

small vineyards in South 

Africa. 

If you’d like to join us 

please email for further 

information email: 

info@uckfieldwinecircle.com 

Saturday 17 August 

UCKFIELD GARDENERS’ 

CLUB SUMMER SHOW, 

Luxford Centre. 

All welcome. 

Sat 17 August 09:00 – 16:00 

BRIDGE COTTAGE CRAFT & 

ARTISAN MARKET 

Bridge Cottage 

Free admission 

Refreshments. 

Parking, bus & train stations 

nearby. 

www.bridgecottageuckfield.co.uk 

01825 766958 


PEPPA PIG AT THE SPA 

VALLEY RAILWAY 

Spa Valley Railway Tunbridge 

Wells 

Travel on the Spa Valley 

Railway Tunbridge Wells 

West or Eridge station and 

see children’s favourite 

Peppa Pig on 8 and 22 

August 2019. Train fares: 

Adult - £12.00, Senior - 

£11.00, Child - £6.00, Family 

- £30 (2 adults + 2 children) 

To book a journey on the 

Spa Valley Railway book via 

www.spavalleyrailway.com 

Media enquires to Caroline 

Edmunds at Pennington PR 

on 01892 616647. 

Friday 6 September 14:00 

U3A OPEN DAY 

Civic Centre, Uckfield 

Everyone welcome. An 

opportunity to find out 

about our more than 60 

groups on a wide range of 

topics, plus monthly talks 

and socials. 

Come along and find out 

how to join or just wander 

round and see what we are 

about and chat to our group 

leaders. 

DON'T MISS... 

6 & 7 September 2019 

UCKFIELD CARNIVAL 

Uckfield High Street 

The Uckfield Bonfire 

and Carnival Society 

welcome you to attend 

the towns 192nd 

annual carnival, 

marking the start 

of the 2019 Sussex 

Bonfire season. 

The start of the 

weekend is marked 

with a grand fireworks 

display and funfair 

in the town centre on 

Friday 6th September. 

Visit: 

www.ukfieldcarnival.co.uk 

for more information. 

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WEALDEN 

ACTIVITY DAYS 

Friday 2 August 10-2 

POLEGATE 

Wannock Road 

Recreation Ground 

Wednesday 7 August 10-2 

CROWBOROUGH 

Goldsmith Recreation 

Ground 

Saturday 10 August 10-3 

UCKFIELD 

West Park Recreation 

Ground 

Friday 16 August 10-2 

HEATHFIELD 

Sheepsetting Lane 

Recreation Ground, 

Wednesday 21 August 10-2 

HAILSHAM 

Western Road Recreation 

Ground 

WEEKLY 

Mondays 1.30-4.30pm 

MEMORY MOMENTS CAFE 

The Civic Centre 

Join them for an informal café 

including tea coffee and cake 

and little fun and laughter with 

games, talks, music, dance 

and much more - Everyone is 

welcome especially those with 

memory problems and family 

supporters. 

01273 493300 or info@ 

knowdementia.co.uk or www. 

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Tuesdays 7-9pm 

UCKFIELD ART GROUP 

Luxford Centre 

New members welcome to 

pop along and see what we 

do. Contact Annie Mills on 

01825 765021 / 07817039911 or 

anniemills99@yahoo.co.uk for 

details. 

Wednesdays 2-4pm 

WOOLLY JUMPERS 

Mojava Coffee Shop 

A sociable Knitting/Crochet 

group. Just turn up.For 

further information please 

contact Dawn Pennison at 

dawnpennison@hotmail.co.uk 

Tuesdays 8-9pm 

UCKFIELD BONFIRE AND 

CARNIVAL MEETING 

The Civic Centre 

Wednesdays 10am-12noon 

UCKFIELD BYGONES 

AND MEMORIES COFFEE 

MORNING 

Bridge Cottage 

Come along and share your 

memories of past times 

in Uckfield. Chat to our 

volunteers and staff who 

always enjoy a good story about 

Uckfield. Tea/coffee £1.50. 

Thursdays 7-8pm 

HOLY CROSS CHURCH 

CHOIR REHEARSAL 

Belmont Centre 

The Choir would welcome new 

members, especially more 

men. Contact Frances Brett - 

01825 371694 

Fridays 10-11am 

UCKFIELD HEALTHY WALK 

EVERY FRIDAY MORNING 

Meet Civic Centre 

Free, weekly, one-hour healthy 

walks. When you arrive back 

there is a chance for a chat and 

a cuppa. 

CROSSWORD ANSWERS - from pg 62 

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aisle, 19. early, 21. avoid 

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