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  • Have Your Say: Park View Land and Local Government Devolution
    Brightling Parish Council is seeking community views on a potential opportunity to take on ownership of the parcel of land located immediately north of the Park View cottages. This consultation is a pre-emptive exercise intended to explore the community’s interest in preserving the land for local benefit, should it ever become available through Rother District … Continued
  • The Bells of Brightling (by the ringers of Midhurst and Easebourne)
    The recording below is of the bells of St Thomas a Becket church being rung on Saturday 12 July 2025 by the ringers of Midhurst and Easebourne. Our bell ringing correspondent writes: “They rang a quarter peal of Erin Triples and said it was their favourite tower of the day. They rang at several other … Continued
  • 🏏 Urgent Call for Cricketers – Brightling vs Mountfield, Sunday 21st July
    Are you a keen cricketer or just fancy dusting off your whites for a friendly local match? Brightling Cricket Club is looking for a few extra players to take part in our much-loved fixture against Mountfield this Sunday 21st July, taking place at Mountfield. A traditional cricket tea is included for a small match fee … Continued
  • Repair Cafe on Saturday 19 July – Robertsbridge Village Hall 9am-midday
    Come and join us at the Repair Cafe on Saturday 19 July from 9am until midday – last items accepted 11.45am or when we reach capacity. Our volunteers will be there to: Don’t forget that we are also collecting old specs and old tools for recycling. For more details see our Facebook page www.facebook.com/robertsbridgeandbrightlingrepaircafe
  • “Pollinator Picnic”
    Brightling Environment Group (BEG) will shortly be running a flower-insect timed count (aka a FIT count) at land on and around The Granary in Brickyard Lane, and would love your help. FIT counts are easy to do, and provide vital information about the state of pollinator populations: all they involve is watching a patch of … Continued

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