Ashdown Forest Living November Issue

November 2018

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Whats inside this month

Welcome to the November issue.

This month we have a fascinating, in-depth article to commemorate the centenary of the end of World War 1, featuring one of the war’s great heroes: Sidney Godley.

Ashdown Park Hotel brings us a lovely, warming soup recipe for when the colder days draw in... give it a try!

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The High Weald AONB is very lucky to have the Sussex Lund grant programme running to help the ecology and landscape of this area. The programme will soon be open for grant applications. See our feature for more information.

The Bluebell Railway is expanding into a major tourist and locally loved destination of this area after receiving a huge educational grant - see our article with lots of photos of their new exhibition.

The Bluebell puts the Peddle to the Metal

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Thank you for supporting all our local businesses.

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A Hero Of Heroes: Sidney Godley VC

Wishing you all the best for a really great November!

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Chailey Repair Café opened its doors for the first time at Chailey Parish Hall a couple of months ago and so far it has been a resounding success!

During just one morning slot they had 19 volunteers, nearly 40 visitors and attempted 26 repairs (many successfully), including several bicycles, a hedge trimmer, radios, hoovers, an antique evening bag, a necklace and a china cow!

Chailey Repair Café to meet with all of the volunteers and users of this fantastic project.

These days people are far too quick to throw things out and buy new rather than try to repair damaged or faulty possessions. It is much better for our environment and our own personal finances if things can be repaired. I’d like to congratulate Bryan and the other volunteers for the great work that they do.”

Founded by local Bryan McAlley,the café is part of a world-wide movement where volunteer experts repair things free of charge. Anyone can bring along broken items or clothing needing repair from home, and have a cuppa and a cake while they wait.

Chailey Repair Café is next open on 24th November and 15th December and at 2-5pm.

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A HERO OF HEROE S :

Sidney Godley VC East Grinstead, as all towns in England, sent citizens to fight in World War I. Many lost their lives and we yearly remember their ultimate sacrifice and those who lived to tell the tale. But this year is even more poignant, as we celebrate the centenary of the end of World War 1 with commemorations across the country.

footballer and cricketer and was popular with his fellow soldiers.

On August 9th, 1914, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany. The Royal Fusiliers to which Private Godley belonged, had already been mobilized for 5 days before embarking for Le Havre, France. They were among the first British soldiers to reach French soil.

One humble soldier, born in East Grinstead, became a hero of unparalleled achievement and famous in his own right: Private Sidney Godley.

As Ashdown Forest Living commemorates the centenary in our own way, we would like to share his story: Sidney Frank Godley was born on 14th August 1889 at North End, East Grinstead.

He was the son of Frank and Avis Godley. Frank was a painter and decorator and was himself the son of William Godley, a pit sawyer, who was lived at Mount Noddy. His family, for several generations, had come from this area, and can be traced back to a George Godley in 1770. Sidney’s paternal grandmother was Harriet Pattenden, from the large Pattenden family of Horne, (which was part of Felbridge before the Felbridge ecclesiastical was created in 1865). Harriet had married William Godley, in 1855 in the parish of East Grinstead and Sidney’s great uncle John

Godley, brother of William, was a master carpenter who carved the original pews of St Swithun’s Church.

Sidney’s childhood was not without sorrow; his mother died when he was six years old and after her death Sidney was sent to live with his uncle and aunt in Willesden, North London. After leaving school he went to work at an iron-mongers store in Kilburn High Road where he must have gained a grounding in plumbing as, in later life, he lists himself as a plumber.

However, on the 13th December 1909 Sidney, then aged 20, signed up for the Royal Fusiliers. In the army he was noted as a keen sportsman, being a good cross-country runner,

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Less than 3 weeks after the outbreak of the war, British forces were to see their first action: The German army had amassed along the French frontier, having pushed through most of Belgium & Luxembourg, skirting French defences. A railway bridge was to become the focal point for some of the hardest fighting recorded, a true baptism of fire for the troops.

This was the scene of the first Victoria Cross of World War I, the first real furious British-German fighting, and Private Sidney Godley of East Grinstead was to play the starring role.

The British Expeditionary Force had been tasked with holding the Mons-Condé Canal. It was hoped their arrival would be a game changer for France after they’d had great trouble in holding back the advancing German forces. These new troops, Private Godley and the Royal Fusiliers included, were Enquiries: 01342 300152 Please mention us when responding to adverts

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approaching down the canal towards the bridge, then infantry, creeping cautiously through the woods. Soon a solid strong firing line was established across the water, opposite Godley and the Fusiliers.

Before long a bloody battle ensued, men were being killed in scores. Naturally the two British machine guns on either side of the bridge were being incessantly targeted by the Germans. Both positions A Company 4th Battalion Royal Fusiliers on one of the few breaks in Mons, August 22, 1914. These men would soon be involved in defending the Mons-Conde Canal.

some of the most highlytrained soldiers in Europe at the time.

When the men reached the canal they were exhausted, having marched for 20 miles with no sleep. They went to work immediately, fortifying their position in the little time they had, sandbags were filled and rudimentary fortifications set up.

Godley was attached to a machine gun section, along the Nimy railway bridge which was one of the few access points across the Mons-CondĂŠ Canal. Holding that bridge meant everything.

Two machine guns were positioned on a wooded shoreline either side of the bridge. The men slept little that night, there was still work to be done, but they could also hear the Germans preparing for an attack.

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no action, by the morning, a German scouting party was spotted across the canal: an officer looking through binoculars and six men on horseback. The Fusiliers opened fire on them and only two men escaped. The escapees must have mistaken these riflemen for nothing more than an advanced scouting party for around hour later, in a shocking, audacious move, a column of German troops started to march down the road.

The Nimy railroad bridge.

Godley, Dease, and the machine gun section defended the south embankment (shown). By Anne Debaisieux – CC BY 2.5

The Fusiliers must have been surprised by this move, they opened fire on this tightly packed group, scattering them with intense rifle and machine gun fire. The Germans beat a hasty retreat to regroup, only to prepare for a second assault which would demonstrate the full might of their forces.

It started with artillery,

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two others. Godley assumed his position, opening fire to spray rounds into the forest of advancing Germans.

were cramped, with mere sandbag walls as protection.

There was only room for one gunner at a time.

Lieutenant Dease who was in command of Godley’s section, continually checked on the gun crews, ensuring that they could maintain a constant fire. Godley’s job was to help supply ammunition to the guns. Gunners were being killed and had to be hauled away before the next gunner could take his place.

Dease showed huge bravery but was tragically killed while attending his gunners.

Suddenly both machine guns on either side fell silent with no one left to man them and in that moment the Germans made their move, pushing forwards. Panic gripped the British troops, and a call went out for anyone who knew how to operate the guns. Private Godley stepped forward to volunteer.

After these severe losses, orders came through for the British battalion to urgently withdraw back to the River Marne, where they hoped they would be able to stop the German’s next advance on to Paris. Godley was to be left behind at the bridge to cover the retreat. For Godley, there was little chance of survival at worst, and at best he would assuredly be taken a prisoner of war.

As his comrades pulled out, the young private maintained his incessant fire, forcing the Germans to keep their heads down thus preventing them from firing on the retreating soldiers. Godley maintained this singular position, a man alone against the full force of the well organised German advance for a two hour stretch, keeping up the constant salvo into the tree line to his front.

He was being targeted continuously with shells landing all around him, either from German rifles or artillery fire. A piece of shrapnel embedded itself in his back, a

rifle bullet hit him in the head; with blood now streaming from two possibly mortal wounds, he yet maintained his position and continued firing.

The bullets stopped only when Godley finally ran out of ammunition. His final act of courage was to dismantle the machine gun and throw it into the canal before he was captured.

Godley was sent to Berlin where surgeons removed bullets from his head and back and he had surgery for skin grafts, his back alone requiring 150 stitches. When he was fit enough he was transferred to a POW camp at Doberitz.

It was here that the American Ambassador (America had not joined in the war at this point) first told the private that he had been awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military honour available to a British soldier and the first of the war (along with Lieutenant M J Dease who received it posthumously). Alf Bastin, another prisoner of war at the camp, in his memoirs, outlined the story. At the time it had been thought that Godley had not survived but it was eventually discovered that he was alive.

Under heavy fire, he cleared debris and moved the body of his Lieutenant, Dease and

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A HERO OF HEROES: SIDNEY GODLEY VC CONTINUED

His award was gazetted on the 25th November 1914. It was later reported in the East Grinstead Observer of 26th February 1916 that Godley, ‘who won the VC but is now a prisoner of war in Germany, had the honour of being invited to dine with German officers on Christmas Day because they understand the VC in England was equal to the Iron Cross in Germany’.

Godley remained a prisoner of war for four years until in 1918 he was able to walk out of the camp when the guards deserted their posts during the revolution in Berlin. He made his way to Denmark and from there returned to England.

His VC was presented by King George V in the ballroom of Buckingham Palace on 15th February 1919. The Mayor of Lewisham (where he’d resided) later welcomed him home; he was presented with 50 guineas and a copy of the Lewisham Roll of Honour.

During his life he never ceased to attend ceremonies commemorating the war.

In 1938 the people of Mons presented Godley with a special medal. The Mayor of Mons held a special lunch where Godley was guest of honour. In 1939, nearly twenty-five years after the Battle of Mons took place, a party of fifty men from the Royal Fusiliers attended the unveiling of a new bridge at Nimy. During the service a plaque commemorating the heroism of Lt. Dease and Pte. Godley was unveiled. In all Godley made seven visits to

Mons, the last being 1939. In 1940 the plaque was taken down from the Nimy Bridge for safekeeping for the duration of the Second World War, it was put back in 1961.

Sidney spent his last days in St. Margaret’s Hospital, Epping where he died on 29th June 1957, aged 67. He was buried in Loughton cemetery with full military honours. The Royal Fusiliers provided a bearer party and fired a volley over the grave.

In 1976, a new housing estate at Bexley was named after Godley and in the 1980s, a housing block in Tower Hamlets was named after him too.

On 23rd August 1998, exactly 94 years to the day of the battle, East Grinstead paid its own tribute to Sidney Godley in the form of a Blue Plaque placed at East Court – as his childhood home had been demolished.

In 2012, Spink UK offered the Godley medal group for sale.

It went to a private collector for £276,000, far exceeding its’ pre-sale estimate of £140180,000. Commenting on the sale, Oliver Pepys of Spink, said: “The Godley V.C. is one

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of the most distinguished medal groups of the Great War. I am delighted that the sale drew attention to such a valiant man, who through his actions at Mons set a standard that the British Tommy would aspire to for the rest of the war. He brought honour to his regiment and that legacy will live on, as a sign of what he endured for his country.”

In 2014 a slab of remembrance in his honour was laid in the High street, in front of East Grinstead’s war memorial.

Godley’s grandson was in attendance, at the time he said to East Grinstead online, “Grandad was from East Grinstead and he never ever forgot that – or lost his country burr,” (referring to the now less common Sussex accent), “People in East Grinstead have never forgotten Sidney Godley, and now they never will.

Grandad will always be here, at the heart of the town.”

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Created by Lisbet Rausing (of the Swedish Tetra Pak family) and her husband Peter Baldwin, Sussex Lund is a grants programme which supports small-scale projects that improve the landscape and ecology of the High Weald AONB. Since its launch in 2016, more than £540,000 has been allocated to 100 projects; each project received a grant of between £500 and £10,000.

Last month there was a special event at the Rausings family home of Wadhurst Park, to celebrate the successes so far.

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Anna Hellsten Bird, Jessops Farm: ‘After finding out about this amazing grant we applied to have our hedgerow laid.

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A Short History of the Forest Row Lifeboat Choir D-class Inshore Lifeboats. The choir sings at around twelve different venues during December.

This year is the 90th Anniversary of the Rye Harbour Lifeboat disaster which was one of the worst disasters in the history of the RNLI. On the 15th November 1928 the Mary Stanford Lifeboat capsized in Rye Harbour whilst returning from a call to search for a vessel in distress. The lifeboat was a rowing boat in those days and it was engulfed by a huge wave during the raging storm. The seventeen crew members were thrown into the heavy seas and perished. The event was the inspiration for the formation of the choir.

William Pope, who was a child of three at the time of the disaster, lost three brothers. As an adult he moved to Ashurst Wood where he was a builder. He was a good friend of Billy Mills, the Forest Row village postman. When Billy heard the harrowing story, he decided to form a choir in 1946 to sing carols to raise funds for the RNLI. Since then over £130,000 has been raised and we have sponsored two

Our main public carol concerts this year are at Chequer Mead Theatre on Tuesday 4th December at 2pm, (tickets from the Box Office 01342 302000), Freshfield Hall, Forest Row on Saturday 8th December at 7:30 pm and Trinity Methodist Church, East Grinstead on Saturday 15th December at 2:30 pm. More members always welcome. For information and tickets call Roger 01342 324196.

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SATURDAY 3RD & SUNDAY 4TH NOVEMBER

Wed 7th Nov - 1pm-3.30pm, Wed 7th Nov - 6pm8.30pm, Thurs 8th Nov - 2pm-8.30pm, Fri 9th Nov - 11am-8.30pm, Sat 10th Nov - 11am-1.30pm. Light refreshments available. Free to enter.

Hendall Arts Exhibition Arts weekend. Aweinspiring sculpture, painting, print, design & much more. Also including a Makers' Gallery with silver jewellery, lighting, ceramics & textiles. Live music & refreshments. www.theartsfair.com. 12 – 5pm, Hendall Manor Barns, Heron's Ghyll, Uckfield.

WEDNESDAY 7TH NOVEMBER Far from Carolina plus Natasha Norodien. Far from Carolina are an Acoustic Americana/Folk/Blues Guitar vocal duo featuring award winning guitarist Terry Lees & Mel Hayes with seamless finger style playing and great vocals with superb harmonies. Also, performance

by Uckfield based singer Natasha Norodien! At 7pm, Bridge Cottage, High Street, Uckfield, TN22 1AZ.

SUNDAY 4TH NOVEMBER Nutley Artist Friends and Crafters. Following our successful summer exhibition we have now added some crafters to our membership. The exhibition will run until Christmas. We are a small group of artists and makers most of whom who live in Nutley and have recently formed a formal group to promote our work. There will be original art work, prints and cards for sale all at very reasonable prices. Crafts will include pottery and needlework to complement our art work.

At 2pm, Ashdown Forest Centre, Wych Cross.

THURSDAY 8TH NOVEMBER Not So Gentle? War, Conflict and Henry Moore. Monica Bohm-Duchen will tell Arts Society Ashdown Forest how the group of artists centred on Henry Moore in the 1930s was described as “a nest of gentle artists” but when world events demanded Moore was quick to put his art at the service of harsher realities. She will trace Moore’s oeuvre from his response to the Spanish Civil War through his work as an official war artist & his response to the Holocaust, Cold War & the continued threat of atomic warfare in the 1960s. Members free,

MONDAY 5TH NOVEMBER Fairwarp WW1 Exhibition. This exhibition takes you on a journey from 1913 to 1919 with stories, photographs and memorabilia. Monday 5th Nov 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Tuesday 6th Nov - 2pm-8.30pm,

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Guests £6. 2pm, Crowborough Community Centre, Pine Grove, Crowborough, TN6 1FE.

stalls selling vintage clothing, hats & handbags, militaria, curiosities, furniture, gold & silverware, jewellery, pictures, kitchenalia, glassware, postcards, art deco and much more. Come along and join us, refreshments available. Free entry. At 9am, Bridge Cottage, High Street, Uckfield, TN22 1AZ.

THURSDAY 8TH NOVEMBER Groombridge History Group. Chris McCooey makes a welcome return to present 'Heroes of Kent and Sussex' - a talk about local heroes - including a sheep dog and a chihuahua! All welcome. Nonmembers £2.50. At 8pm, Groombridge Village Hall.

SATURDAY 10TH NOVEMBER Mansion Market. A most interesting market held in a beautiful setting. Crafts, clothing, local organic produce, toys and gifts for all ages. Puppet shows, all-day food and taster therapy sessions to banish winter ills. Parking and admission are free. At 11am 4pm, Kidbrooke Park, Priory Road, Forest Row.

FRIDAY 9TH NOVEMBER The Darker Shades of Sun Street. Bar opens at 7pm. Performance starts at 8pm. The Darker Shades of Sun Street brings to life tales of petty crime and scandal in this Lewes street during the 19th century.

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by Lewes Little Theatre actors directed by Joyce Fisher, and accompanied by songs specially adapted

by Valmai Goodyear, this production makes’em laugh and makes ‘em cry. At 7pm, Bridge Cottage, High Street, Uckfield, TN22 1AZ.

SATURDAY 10TH NOVEMBER Matchbox Opera present La Boheme. Puccini's tragic love story contains some of the most beautiful, inspiring and well-known music. Book early to avoid disappointment! Tickets are £20. At 7:30pm, Burrswood, Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9PY.

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Wartime Commemorative Afternoon Tea. In commemoration of the centenary of the end of WW1, join us for afternoon tea with Miss Holiday Swing performing songs from WW1 and WW2. Sing along with popular wartime favourites including Pack up your troubles, Keep the home fires burning, etc. Afternoon tea will be served including sandwiches, scones with jam and cream, cakes and a pot of tea. At 3pm, Civic Centre Uckfield.

Film: Limehouse Golem at Pine Grove Pictures.

Tickets £8 (with reductions if you become a member) available on the door or in advance from the Community Centre. Drinks available before the film. Doors open 7pm, film starts at 8pm, Crowborough Community Centre.

SATURDAY 10TH NOVEMBER Remembrance Day Concert. Uckfield Choral Society, Rocks Park School Uckfield Singers, Uckfield brass, soloists. Extracts from the armed man, WW1 songs, etc. Free parking. Supporting the Poppy Appeal. Tickets £10 from Gale & Woolgar (under 14 free) or pay on the door. Refreshments available in the Interval. At 7pm, Holy Cross Church, Uckfield.

SATURDAY 10TH NOVEMBER Fairwarp WI WW1 Afternoon Tea. Commemorative afternoon tea in the village hall. Tickets are £2 and available from the Foresters Arms, Fairwarp or from Tracy on 01825 713101. All proceeds to be donated to the Royal British Legion. 3pm, Fairwarp Village Hall.

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Armistice Concert. Crowborough Choral Society sings Andrew Campling’s Dona Nobis Pacem, In Flanders Fields by Noel Bannister and works by other composers. Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks is the tenor soloist and the concert will be conducted by Mark Beesley as music director, with readings by Radio 2’s John Marsh whom we are very pleased to welcome as narrator. Tickets at £15 are available from Tester & Jones, London Road, Crowborough, www. crowboroughchoral.com or on the door 7:30pm, St Denys Church, Rotherfield, TN6 3FD.

An Evening of Words and Music Songs, poems, prose will be included in this varied programme to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War 1. All welcome, 6pm, Christ Church, Fairwarp.

MONDAY 12TH NOVEMBER Sussex Family History Group Lewes Bonfire talk by Andy Thomas. At 7:15 for 7:30pm, Bridge Cottage, High St, Uckfield, TN22 1AZ.

WEDNESDAY 14TH NOVEMBER Uckfield Bygones and Memories Coffee Morning takes place every second Wednesday of the month.

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our volunteers and staff – we always enjoy a good story. Bring a friend if you like, or make some new ones! All are welcome at this friendly and relaxed coffee morning.10am, Bridge Cottage, High Street, Uckfield, TN22 1AZ.

bantams and ducks all pure breeds, to be judged by 3 top judges. The hall is open to the public from 11am, super refreshments and lots of informative chicken people to talk to, it's a fascinating event. 11am – 2:30pm, The Goward Hall, Cade Street, TN21 9BU.

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Groombridge Horticultural Society Evening Event.

A Christmas floral demonstration by Ruth Collingridge with the theme of "Home for Christmas". Mince pies and mulled wine included. All welcome, entry £5 on the door. At 8pm, Groombridge Village Hall (Main Hall).

Young Artists Concert: The Meraki Guitar Quartet.

Four young guitarists who are all students at the Royal College of Music, Meraki have performed at many prestigious venues including the Southbank Centre and International Guitar Festival. They will be performing an eclectic mix of the old and new. At 7:30pm, Bridge Cottage, TN22 1AZ.

SATURDAY 17TH NOVEMBER Haydn's Creation. Join us for an evening of remarkable music when Forest Row Choral Society performs Haydn's masterpiece accompanied by orchestra and featuring top professional soloists Mark Padmore, Rodney Earl Clarke and Anna Sideris. Conductor: Tom Scratchley. Tickets £15. www.frcs.org.uk. At 7:30pm, St Swithun's Church, East Grinstead, RH19 3BA.

TUESDAY 27TH NOVEMBER Danehill Parish Historical Society Talk on 'A275 From the Iron Age, Through the Coaching Age to Modern Times'. Mince pies and mulled wine. Details www.danehillhistory.org. At 8pm, Danehill Memorial Hall, London Road, RH17 7HS.

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WEDNESDAY 28TH NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 1ST DECEMBER

Sussex Mineral & Fossil Show. Stunning displays of minerals and fossils, and an ultraviolet mineral room. Excellent activities for children including gold panning for real gold, searching for crystals and fossils. Talks including ‘Sussex Dinosaurs’. £2.50 adults, 50p children. At 10am – 4:30pm, Clair Hall, Perrymount Rd, Haywards Heath, RH16 3DN.

Hobson's Choice Groombridge Amateur Dramatic Society presents Hobson's Choice, a Lancashire comedy. Supper nights on Friday and Saturday evenings, Saturday matinee with afternoon tea. Tickets and further information from www. groombridgetheatre.co.uk or 01892 864442. At 7:30pm evenings, 2:30pm matinee, Groombridge Village Hall, TN3 9QX.

SATURDAY 17TH NOVEMBER Art exhibition, Chailey & Newick Painting Group.

Annual show of new work by our members: framed paintings, unframed work, greetings cards plus artists in action. Tombola raising funds for St Peter & St James Hospice, every ticket wins an original painting.

Delicious home-made refreshments. Free admission, disabled access, easy parking.10am - 5pm, Chailey village hall, BN8 4DA, next to Five Bells pub.

MONDAY 3RD DECEMBER Ladies Lunch with demonstration by Fig and Flower.

Hospices of Hope Ladies Lunch at 5 star Alexander House Hotel. Tickets are £32 per person and include an arrival drink, two course luncheon, glass of wine and mince pies. Zuzana Hewer of Fig and Flower will be giving some tips on how to give your home a festive feel. 12noon, Alexander House Hotel and Spa, East Grinstead, RH10 4QD.

SATURDAY 17TH NOVEMBER Danehill and Chelwood Gate Village Market.

Please come along to support this local event which will be held at The Danehill Memorial Hall admission free. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to purchase something unusual/quirky for Christmas from one of our many stallholders. Hot food and drink from the café will be available as well as the ever-popular tombola (children guaranteed a prize).

10am - 2pm, Danehill Memorial Hall.

WEDNESDAY 5TH DECEMBER Sam Brothers and Stuart Bligh - GP Acoustic Music. Sam is a hugely talented young singer songwriter who performs a great mix of folk and blues, including some of his great originals together with some classic old-style blues. Stuart Bligh is one of the most popular and talented musicians in this area, often fronting his band The Big Blue. In recent years he has also been much in demand for his solo performances which not only include some expected blues numbers but also an eclectic mix of popular songs. At 7pm, Bridge Cottage, TN22 1AZ.

SUNDAY 18TH NOVEMBER Ashdown Forest Poultry Club Autumn Show. 40th anniversary show of the only poultry club in East Sussex. We expect between 250 and 300 chickens,

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