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  • Childcare for 2-year old children in East Sussex
    An announcement from East Sussex County Council Could your 2-year-old get 15 hours a week of FREE funded childcare in East Sussex? Some families are eligible for Early Learning for 2-year-olds funding but don’t realise they can get it. Funded early learning gives little one’s opportunities to play, explore, make friends and develop skills as … Continued
  • Would you like to stand for election as a District Councillor?
    Please be advised that Rother District Council is holding a pre-election event for prospective District Councillors on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 6:00pm remotely, over MS Teams. A copy of the programme for the evening can be found here Further details about the event and other information can also be found on the following webpage: Stand for Election … Continued
  • Film Night at Brightling Village Hall
    “Meet” the men who are on our WW1 War Memorial, as part of our Remembrance Day activities. We are showing a film about the men, their lives in our village, their families and any other relevant details we have found including their war time experiences. It will bring the Reading of Names on Remembrance Sunday … Continued
  • Scam email plague hits Brightling – take care!
    Henry Grissell has asked me to let me know that his email has been hacked. Many people in Brightling and elsewhere appear to have received a scam email, apparently from Henry. There are many possible variants; one of them looks like this: If you get any such emails, just ignore them. If you were to … Continued
  • Forestry works in Darwell Woods
    Forestry England has provided the following information about the current harvesting operations underway in Darwell Woods. “The work entails clearfells required for Norway Spruce for Ips typographus tree pest control subject to statutory control under: Regulation 15 of the Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) Regulations 2019 (“The 2019 Regulations”).   We … Continued

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