Peace Day 100

We do hope you will join us to celebrate 100 years since the Village celebrated Peace Day
on 19th July 1919 at The Grange.

Last year, whilst working on the Hadlow Down Remembers Project, we discovered this wonderful photograph.

The Village came together to celebrate the end of the 1st World War. There was singing, games, dressing up and a tea tent!

With your help we would like to recreate this wonderful photograph at
1pm at the Fayre on July 20th.

The Fayre will be lovely traditional affair at the Playing Field. You can expect our gorgeous traditional Tea Tent, The Shepherds Rest and Bah, our Pimms and Prosecco bar, Barbecue, Ice Cream, and the Fun Dog Show is back, there will be lots of Local Produce, Plants, Beautiful Stalls, Games and more! Our village societies will be well represented by the Playing Field Committee, the Drama and Variety Club as well as the Horticultural Society.

We are absolutely thrilled The Heathfield Silver Band will be playing, kicking the Fayre off in rousing fashion at 1pm. Homefront Lindy Hop will be performing in the main arena and the children from St. Mark’s School are treating us to a traditional maypole dance. There will be a Sing Along and a Ukulele duo in the Tea Tent. In addition our ever popular Fun Dog Show and Agility Competition are back, look out for more details on our FB page. https://www.facebook.com/hadlowdownsummerfayre/

BE PART OF IT!

We will take the official group photographs at the beginning of the event. If you join us for this we will assume you give consent to appear in the photograph. The photographs will appear on the Village Website, FB page and in the Parish Magazine. We will continue to take official photographs at the event but will focus on capturing the essence of the day and not take portraits of individuals unless they have given prior consent.

We love dressing up but it’s not obligatory! We know some of you will pull out all the stops and dress in period outfits or in vintage uniform, that would be wonderful…but please just come as you are if dressing up is not your thing. We hope that some of you will take cues from the original photograph, boys in Peaky Blinders style…shirts, waistcoats and caps. Girls in white with straw hats or we would love to see Nurses, Land girls, Officers…we will be giving out commemorative rosettes to the best turned out on the day.

There will be an impromptu Sing Along in the afternoon in the Tea Tent

The Dog Show and Agility competition will be running. Please come along with your dog and register for classes at the Gazebo by the Agility Area. Details and times of classes will be listed in the programme and on our Facebook page.

The Children’s Treasure Hunt and races in the main arena will be running. There are prizes and rosettes to be won

HOW TO HELP

The Bake Off challenge is back. Can you bake a cake for our CAKE STALL? We plan to award the winner of the most beautifully decorated cake one of our limited edition Bake Off aprons, there will be rosettes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places plus a separate class for under 16s. All cakes will then be sold to raise money for the Village. For more details see our FB page.

We need Bottles for our BOTTLE STALL, can you donate a bottle or two, alcohol and or soft drinks? Please contact Lally – lally@jdouk.com or we will collecting door to door two weeks before the Fayre.

Would you or your business like to Sponsor one of our events/games? Please contact Sarah -sarahprall@btinternet.com

Would you be available to shake a bucket and Sell Programmes and Raffle Tickets for an hour or two? Please contact Lally – lally@jdouk.com

As you know Our Village Fayre is a wonderfully happy and celebratory event. If you would like to join us in helping to arrange this much loved Community Day please contact Sarah sarahprall@btinternet.com or Lally lally@jdouk.com
http://www.hadlowdown.com/category/playing-field/village-fayre/
https://www.facebook.com/hadlowdownsummerfayre/

Vandals Set Fire to School ‘Outdoor Classroom’

Many villagers may already be aware, that sadly some mindless individuals have intentionally set fire to St. Mark’s School ‘outdoor classroom’ area at SMILE Meadow. The school has informed the Police and the Fire Service and, at present, are thinking of how they can move forward to rebuild this area for the children. As this is a temporary structure, it is unfortunately not insured. Once the school has some ideas, they would like to call on all parents and the village community for any donations of materials and time to help us with its reconstruction.

Continue reading “Vandals Set Fire to School ‘Outdoor Classroom’”

Annual Show Details


Entry forms and fees to be handed in BEFORE Friday 2nd August.

8am-10am for exhibitors, 2pm for viewing. Prize giving at 3.30pm

All fruits, flowers and vegetables, except decorative classes and hydrangeas must have been grown in the exhibitors’ own ground. Pot plants must have been in the possession of the exhibitor for at least three months.

Only one exhibit per class may be entered by any one competitor.

Exhibitors shall, on request, allow members of the Show Committee to visit the place where their exhibits were grown.

All varities of vegetables, fruit and flowers to be named if possible.

Staging to be carried out between 8.30am and 10am on the Show morning.

Any exhibit not according to the schedule shall be disqualified.

The Society does not accept any responsibilty for any loss or damage to any exhibit.

Prize Giving 3,30pm, no exhibits to be withdrawn before 4pm.

Floral Art Section to be judged under NAFAS Rules.

HADLOW DOWN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ANNUAL SHOW 2019

SECTION 1 – Vegetables                                         Please see Rule 2   

  1. A garden trug of mixed vegetables (excluding herbs) to be judged on contents, quality and general presentation. Maximum length of trug 51cm.
  2. Four potatoes – one variety – White
  3. Four potatoes – one variety – coloured
  4. Three onions
  5. Three red onions
  6. Four shallots – pickling or large
  7. Three bulbs garlic
  8. Four carrots – one variety
  9. Six runner beans
  10. Six French beans
  11. Three leaves, spinach, kale or chard
  12. Two heads lettuce
  13. Six cherry type tomatoes (or small plum)
  14. Four standard tomatoes
  15. Four tomatoes of different varieties.
  16. Three beetroots
  17. Three courgettes not over 16cm
  18. Two cucumbers
  19. A misshapen vegetable
  20. Two of any vegetable not covered in schedule
  21. Five culinary herbs, named – one stem of each only – small pots provided.

STORMONT CHALLENGE TROPHY CLASS 1

ROWLAND GORRINGE CUP FOR HIGHEST POINTS IN CLASSES 2 – 21

SECTION 2 – Fruit                                                   Please see Rule 2

30 Ten blueberries
31 Ten soft fruit
32 Any other fruit (one)

EWART CHALLENGE CUP FOR HIGHEST TOTAL POINTS CLASSES 30-32

SECTION 3 – Flowers                                              Please see Rule 2

(Vases provided in classes 40 -49)

40 Single rose – one specimen bloom
41 Cluster-flowered rose – one stem
42 Flowering shrub – three stems, one variety excluding hydrangeas
43 Five sweet peas – one or more varieties
44 Three stems dahlias – one or more varieties
45 Vase of herbaceous perennials one or more varieties, four stems only
46 Vase of annuals – one or more varieties, four stems only
47 Lilies- one stem
48 One Spike e.g. delphinium, gladioli, hollyhock etc
49 Fuchsias – two stems, one variety
50 Three heads hydrangeas – lace cap type. Please bring your own container
51 Three heads hydrangeas – mop head type. Please bring your own container

ROPNER ROSE BOWL FOR BEST ROSE CLASSES 40-41

HARRISON CHALLENGE CUP HIGHEST TOTAL POINTS CLASSES 40-5

SECTION 4 – Domestic Classes

PLEASE PLACE ON YOUR OWN PLATE, WE WILL SUPPLY A COVER.

59 Four fresh eggs in any container
60 A loaf of Mediterranean style bread.
61 My favourite fruit cake.
62 A Childs Birthday Cake judged on decoration only. (Can use dummy cake)
63 5 Sweet biscuits
64 A Frittata
65 Jar of marmalade
66 Jar of relish
67 Jar of jam
68 Small jar of jelly – fruit or herb
69 A small bottle of flavoured Brandy
70 
5 pieces of fudge Men only

SLEE MEMORIAL CUP FOR HIGHEST TOTAL POINTS IN CLASSES 60-69

BARBARA BALL CUP FOR THE BEST ENTRY IN CLASS 70

Advanced Warning. In 2020 a small bottle of flavoured Rum

SECTION 5 – Flower arranging.   Tips on Hadlow down website.

80 “BONFIRE” up to 60cm
81 An arrangement in an egg cup.

POLLOCK MEMORIAL CUP FOR BEST EXHIBIT CLASSES 80-81

SECTION 6 – Craft

90 A Cushion cover up to 50cm
91 A soft toy for a child
92 A knitted or crocheted blanket for a premature baby. (up to 22×24 inch) (Unless you tell us otherwise we will donate entries to Tunbridge Wells hospital)
93 A necklace
94 A Child’s Birthday card
95 Article in wood, ceramic or metal

HADLOW DOWN CHALLENGE CUP THE BEST EXHIBIT IN CLASSES 90-95

 SECTION 7 – Art, Photography and Poetry

(Items not previously exhibited at this show)

100 A portrait in any medium. (Art)
101 A landscape in any medium (Art)
102 A still life in any medium (Art)
103 A print of a picture drawn/painted by the entrant on a computer tablet.
104 Photograph – “A Sporting event”
105 Photograph – “Winter”
106 Photograph – “I spy something beginning with M” All photographs to be unmounted, unframed and no larger than 13×18 cm

107 A Limerick (A4 paper, name on back)

VICE-PRESIDENT’S TROPHY FOR THE BEST EXHIBIT IN 100-102

ANNIVERSARY CUP FOR BEST EXHIBIT 104-106

STOCKLAND CUP FOR POETRY CLASS 107

 SECTION 8 – Junior Classes (12 years and under on day of show)
(No entry fee for children’s entries in any classes in show)
120 A painting/collage of a ship. Up to 7 years
121 A garden in a seed tray. Up to 7 years
122 A traction engine from recycled material no larger than 40cm. Up to 7years.
123 3 pieces of Rocky Road Cake. 8-12 years
124 A Poem “Summer Holidays” 8-12 years
125 A traction engine from recycled material no larger than 40cm 8-12 years
LADY LACEY CUP FOR THE BEST EXHIBIT IN CLASSES 120-125

HINTS FOR  EXHIBITORS

Tubers should be washed with a sponge.

Onions & Shallots:  Do not over-skin. Tops should be tied and roots trimmed.

Beet & Carrots:      Tops cut off leaving aprox 3”of leaf stalks, which should be neatly tied.p

Cabbage:                3” of stalk remaining.

Beans:                    Cut from vine with scissors with some stalk attached.

Courgette:              Do not cut main fruit to conform to size requirement.

Lettuce:                  Roots should be washed and wrapped in moist tissue, inserted into a plastic bag and neatly tied.

Tomatoes:              Aim for uniform set of fruits with small eye and firm fresh calyx.

Cucumbers:           Should be well matched, with a well developed stalk end.

Garlic:                    Leave 1” of dried stem.  Stage bulbs as complete specimens.

Soft Fruit:              Should be exhibited with stalks

Preserves:              Fully-dated label on lower half of jar. Jars to be full, with screw tops.

GUIDELINES   FOR   FLOWER  ARRANGING  EXHIBITS

  1. Plant material must predominate and be in good condition.
  2. Cut stems must be in water or water retaining foam.
  3. All mechanics and water retaining foam must be hidden.
  4. Make good use of space allowed. 2/3 of given measurement is a good guide.
  5. Any accessories used must be in scale with the exhibit.
  6. Clear interpretation of the class title is essential.

 

 

 

Hadlow Down Remembers…

In the autumn of 2018, the Parish of Buxted and Hadlow Down received a National Lottery grant of £10,000 for a project ‘Remembering our Heroes’ within the parish but mainly in the Hadlow Down area. Awarded through the Heritage Lottery Fund’s First World War then and now programme, the project focused on paying tribute to the men and women from our community who bravely served their country during WW1.

Working with St Marks Primary School, volunteers and members of our community, we have worked to engage with all ages and investigate why, and how, we remember World War One. The project encouraged the school, volunteers and community to think about the experiences of the men, women and children who lived through World War One. No soldier from the 1914 to 1918 war is now alive to tell his story, however we can still see some of the soldiers and still hear their voices through their families and descendants.

To mark the Centenary of the First World War, the project enabled local people in the parish of Buxted and Hadlow Down to come together to preserve the memories and heritage of the people who lived through the First World War. Volunteers and the children in the school, supported by educational workshops and by local historians, collected photographs, newspaper clippings, documents, letters and photos of keepsakes, as well as family tales passed down to help them to build a clear picture of what life was really like.

The grant also enabled us to publish a souvenir newspaper to commemorate all those who served and suffered during WW1 and to share some of the stories, images and artwork from then and now in an exhibition held in St.Mark’s Church. Here are some images taken from  the event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a digital copy of the souvenir newspaper created for the event. If you would like a copy of the Newspaper please contact Sarah

 

March 2, 2019 – Hadlow Down Remembers Exhibition
Comments in the Visitors Book:

The effort and love that has gone into this event is incredible.  There is so much love and res[ect for the village and what a fitting way to celebrate the village and its people.  Well done team HD.

It is an extremely moving exhibition and it is a joy to see Finbar’s work displayed.  Some of the pieces have brought tears to my eyes!

A beautiful exhibition, lovely art and poetry and a great cup of tea!

Thank you so much for such an interesting, moving and thought-provoking display.

Interesting and informative display. Nice to see work from St Mark’s School too.

Gobsmacked!

Wonderful display and very thought provoking.  Well done St Mark’s pupils fantastic work.  Well done everyone.

Thank you for presenting this very memorable exhibition and remembrance event.  The display was excellent and very moving, especially when reading the letters from young men on the front line. Congratulations.

Fabulous effort from all involved.  Factual, interesting and tragic all together.

Thank you so much thought has gone into the exhibition although tragic, brilliant.

Brilliant exhibition for all ages.

I lalala loved it.

Lovely stuff, well done Hadlow Down!

Very interesting displays – lovely to see all the children, it is so important for them to learn from these things.

Well done to all those who were involved in creating this wonderful remembrance.  It is so important not to forget and quite clearly not only have those involved not forgotten, but they have shared their stories and honoured those who gave so much so that we could live in a better world.

Thanks to the people who saved our lives from all the bombs and gas invasions.  (A child)

An excellent presentation of what people had to endure.  Well done to the children for their great ‘poems’ and ‘stories’.  Thank you also to the organisers.

What a lovely afternoon.  Very interesting exhibits, super St Mark’s school work, great music and company.  What a wonderful way to remember.

Well done!  So much effort and detail.  We thoroughly enjoyed all exhibits, music and sing along not forgetting the lovely tea and cakes.

A really lovey event – interesting exhibition and so well put together, children’s work showed evidence of thorough research and was well presented with imaginative ideas – well done!  I also enjoyed the singing and music and of course the lovely tea. Thank you for all the hard work.

Thank you for sharing the children’s very impressive work. Great to see the church being used in this wonderful way and shared by so many.

Thank you, a truly great event.  The church looked fantastic and so nice to see it used in such a good way. Well done all.

https://www.facebook.com/sarah.prall.18/videos/10218583364881504/

The Parish of Buxted and Hadlow Down would like to thank the following for their contribution to this project:

The Red Admirals Class of 2018/19
St Mark the Evangelist Church
The Community of Hadlow Down
Imperial War Museum
Bridge Cottage Museum, Uckfield
East Sussex Record Office, The Keep
Hadlow Down Village Trust
1st Buxted O’Brien’s Own Scout Group – Hadlow Down Cubs Pack*

 Our volunteer researchers and contributors, especially:

Colin Cracknell, Chris Marks, Rev John Barker, Nigel Russell, Helen Bonnick, Sarah Prall, Lally Drake, Christina Stanton, Rachel Lewis, Vicky Richards