Community
Heathfield District Bonfire Society celebrates fundraising for The Scouts and Hospice In The Weald
Heathfield District Bonfire Society The popular Heathfield District Bonfire Society, are easy to recognise at events in their stripey green, white and black jumpers. Since their inception a few years ago the society has gone from strength to strength and brought bonfire back to Heathfield with a regular annual event. Last year’s event raised a... Read more
17th February
Sun shines and drums roll as hundreds take part in Hospice Run
From first time families to seasoned running pros – and even a determined supporter on crutches – more than 500 local people turned out to take part in Hospice Run in Tunbridge Wells on Sunday (18th). Warm sunshine and the stirring sounds of the Old School Samba drums helped runners on their way as they... Read more
21st September
Hundreds celebrate the lives of loved ones in Hospice’s Magical Moonlight Walk
Hundreds of supporters put their best foot forward to complete Hospice in the Weald’s beautiful eight-mile Moonlight Walk on Saturday raising in excess of £22,000. Moonlight Walk, kindly sponsored by Savills, is an opportunity for families and friends to come together to remember loved ones, with many of the 350 walkers wearing memorial stars which... Read more
30th June
Charity receives cheque from Wealden Crematorium 
The Children with Cancer Fund at Polegate has been presented with a £15,000 cheque from Wealden Crematorium. The money was donated to the charity’s co-founder Chris Downton after staff at the Horam facility nominated CWCF to receive a share of funds raised through the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management’s recycling metal scheme. The crematorium... Read more
24th February
Four million steps in May to help animal charity
Heathfield Vets staff are aiming to complete a staggering ‘4 Million Steps in May’ to raise money for the Oriental Cat Welfare Trust. The whole team will be counting steps as they treat patients, carry out consultations and surgery, and of course, cuddle the pets they are seeing. The Oriental Cat Welfare Trust (OCWT) provides... Read more
30th April
Local charity celebrates breakthrough in brain tumour treatment
The father of a young man diagnosed at the age of 20 months with a medulloblastoma brain tumour has welcomed the news that scientists have found a new way to starve cancerous brain tumour cells of energy in order to prevent further growth. Breakthough Discovery at Queen Mary University, London The findings by Professor Silvia... Read more
21st April
All aboard the Mercy Ship for the Heathfield nurse volunteering in Senegal
Suzie Cole from Heathfield, East Sussex, is preparing to leave this weekend for a two-month trip of a lifetime to the West African nation of Senegal where she will be volunteering as a ward nurse. This amazing 24-year-old works at Eastbourne DGH on the CCU (Coronary Care Unit) as a staff nurse and as a... Read more
16th October
Making light for Kabubbu
A Heathfield teenager is using her creative skills to help raise money for a village in Africa. Holly Christian, a student at Heathfield Community College, is fundraising for a trip to the Ugandan village of Kabubbu. She has been busy making tea-light holders in order to fundraise for the trip. The holders are being exhibited... Read more
26th July
Rita’s quest for the Multiple Sclerosis Trust
Heathfield woman Rita Dingwall has completed her mission of cycling from London to Amsterdam in order to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Trust. Rita, 63, an Equine Practice Manager, completed the fundraiser on June 28th on board her beloved bike Evie. This quest, however, is not unknown to Rita and Evie. Flashback to June... Read more
22nd July
Inclusive sensory garden comes to the Heathfield Show for the first time
Patchwork Farm is coming to the Heathfield show for the first time with its magical multi sensory garden. The Farm is part of Chailey Heritage Foundation, the Sussex charity which provides education, life skills and care to over 200 children and young people with complex disabilities from across the UK. The Charity has a school... Read more
24th May
Sussex charity helping children of The Gambia
The daughter of a Heathfield man and co-founder of a Sussex charity is helping to make a huge difference to the lives of a group of children in Africa. BACE (Building and Assisting Communities with Education), which was set up in 2011, focuses on improving the lives of young people through education in a rural... Read more
21st April
