If you need help with anything, or you want to offer helpRVA are looking for older participants willing to discuss the needs they have, and the opportunities and challenges they face. Anyone who is over the age of 60, not in employment, and willing to have a (approx.) 2-hour conversation, in manageable chunks, with one of the friendly volunteers can apply. The team of 12 volunteers […]
“Dark skies” movement – an announcement from the High Weald AONB unit
As most people know, Brightling is fortunate to be within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. An important feature of this, many people feel, is the absence of light pollution. At Brightling Parish Council we regularly hear concerns about light pollution from not only commercial but also domestic premises. The following article is […]
Sussex Lund – landscape improvement grants now available
Sussex Lund grants – an announcement from the High Weald AONB unit Sussex Lund is a grants programme of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin. It supports small-scale, practical projects that improve the landscape of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Applications for Sussex Lund 2021 are now being accepted with a deadline of […]
When will I get my jab? – update for Brightling residents
Information from Sussex Health and Care Partnership, published on 18 January 2021 Thanks to an extraordinary effort by the NHS across Sussex, a GP led vaccination service is due to go live on Wednesday [20 January] to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to people in Rural Rother. The GP led vaccination service at Etchingham Village Hall […]
Fingerpost at the Mount triangle
The parish council is aware that the fingerpost at the Mount triangle has fallen over. It seems to be a case of decay rather than accidental damage. The parish council is in the process of organizing its repair and reinstatement. If it disappears completely, this will be because we have taken it into protective custody […]