Hadlow Down Historical Pictures

Historical pictures from the Hadlow Down Village Trust archives will gradually be added to these pages.
If you can add any dates or other information to the pictures please email webadmin@hadlowdown.com.
The Village Trust welcomes any additions to the Trust’s picture archive .

Biographies

Biographies of notable village residents and contributors to the social history of Hadlow Down past and present will be added to these pages as they are researched or acquired by the Trust.
If you can offer an existing biography or have written one or can offer additional information we will be pleased to add it to the pages.

V E Day Anniversary Booklet


To coincide with the upcoming 75th. anniversary of D-Day The Hadlow Down Trust has created a PDF version of the booklet produced by the village to celebrate the 50th. anniversary in 1995. It contains many contributions of wartime memories from notable village residents including Derek & Meg Rostrun, Gerald Standen, Munir Abdelnoor, & Joyce Ashdown.
Click here to read or download: Victory in Europe 50 Anniversary Booklet

 

Police Warn of Courier Fraud Rise in Sussex

Police are warning residents to be wary of unsolicited phone calls after seeing a rise in reports of courier fraud across Sussex.
Courier fraud is where fraudsters call victims pretending to be from police, a bank, or another trusted organisation and request money or information. Typically, the caller persuades the victim to withdraw a sum of money or disclose personal details such as a PIN number. A courier is then sent to collect it. Continue reading “Police Warn of Courier Fraud Rise in Sussex”

Neil Kempson

It is with extreme sadness that we report the passing of Neil Kempson yesterday.
Neil was a much loved member of the Hadlow Down community and will be sadly missed by all.  His association with the New Inn, St. Mark’s School, the Village Fayres and everything else ‘Hadlow Down’ made him a ‘special’ villager. We are sure that the thoughts of everyone who knew Neil will be with Di and all his family
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Kit Wilson Receive £500 From The PPAF

From Wealden Police:
Whilst out on patrol in Uckfield, PCSO Brashill and Duvall stopped by to present The Kit Wilson Trust a cheque for £500 from the Police Property Act Fund.
The Police Property Act Fund (PPAF) is made up of monies received by the police from the sale of found property and from property confiscated by order of court and then sold.
The main aim of the fund is to support local projects undertaken by voluntary/charitable organisations that solely benefit the communities of Sussex; you can find out more and see if you can apply here: http://orlo.uk/og1v9

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