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  • ROBERTSBRIDGE & BRIGHTLING REPAIR CAFÉ – THIS SATURDAY
    Our last Repair Café of the year is on Saturday 8th November 9am-midday in Robertsbridge village hall.  We accept items up until 11.45am, but please don’t leave it until the last minute to arrive as our volunteers need time to try to fix your item. Get help with sharpening garden tools, repairing electrical equipment, minor clothes repairs, or … Continued
  • Remembrance Sunday service in Brightling church: 10:45 am on 9 November
    An announcement from Linda Lewis Please assemble at the War Memorial in the churchyard for the annual Remembrance Sunday service, starting at 10:45 am on Sunday 9 November 2025.
  • Brightling Christmas Cafe
    Saturday 29 November JOIN OUR LOCAL BAKERS, MAKERS, GROWERS AND CREATORS 10 – 12 noon Brightling Village Hall​ Asselton Cakes, savouries & preserves​Pink Cactus local wild venison steaks & sausages​Roots to the Moon meat, eggs & apple cider vinegar​Sandhurst Flower Hut wreaths & dried flowers​Temple Spa beauty products​Geminlogical crystals & jewellery ​Judges bread, local honey, … Continued
  • Drainage Investigations – Cackle Steet/Hollingrove Lane/Kent Lane 27-31 October
    More frustrating news from East Sussex Highways for residents at the above addresses. Works to investigate and clear drainage blockages initially planned for September and then rescheduled to take place 27-31 October have been postponed once again with no new date confirmed until the next financial year. East Sussex Highways say they “recognise the frustration … Continued
  • BRIGHTLING CAFÉ THIS SATURDAY 10-12 NOON
    BRIGHTLING VILLAGE HALL Come and join us at Brightling Café this Saturday 10am-Noon for tea/coffee, delicious cake and a catch-up with friends and neighbours. Judy from Asselton Cakes will be selling her homemade cakes, savouries and preserves; there will be bread from Judges Bakery; and cuts of local venison from Isabel. There will also be a giant floor puzzle and … Continued

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