Pop Up Vintage Tea Party at the Village Hall

Please join us for a Vintage Tea Party from 3pm on Saturday 28th October.

Afternoon Tea will be served –
expect a cream tea, sandwiches and a delicious selection of cakes

Tickets are £15 and can be booked via the QR Code below
or by calling 01825 830857

There will also be  bar!

Feel free to dress accordingly, see you there,

Chin Chin!

Hadlow Down Drama and Variety Club Programme

Hadlow Down Drama and Variety Club Programme
17thJuly- An evening led by a professional Storyteller, who will model how to tell oral stories and then give us an opportunity to work in groups on our own. (7.30pm at Hadlow Down Village Hall)
August- Holiday break
18thSeptember- We are now members of NODA (National Opera and Drama Association) and we will be enjoying an evening of play reading together using their free scripts (7.30pm at Hadlow Down Village Hall)
16thOctober- A fun evening with wine and a drama quiz- be prepared to have a giggle (7.30pm at Hadlow Down Village Hall)
9thNovember- A trip to the Assembly Halls to see Sing-a-long-a- Gareth Malone 2 – £27 reduced group rate (contact Ellis on ellis.boswell@btinternet.com to book a ticket)
11thDecember- A Get Together for a Christmas meal at The Hare and Hounds, Framfield

District & Parish Council Election May 4th.

THERE IS NO NEED TO VOTE ON MAY 4TH
Hadlow Down Online has been contacted by the Chief Returning Officer to advise that as the
District Council Ward – Hadlow Down & Rotherfield
and
Hadlow Down Parish Council
have now been filled by unopposed candidates there is no need to hold the planned election on Thurs. May 4th.
At the close of the period for nominations on Tuesday 4 April there was/were:
  • one valid candidate for the Hadlow Down & Rotherfield District Ward seat
  • five valid candidates for the seven seats on Hadlow Down Parish Council
This means that the candidates nominated to those areas have been elected unopposed.
It will not, therefore, be necessary to hold a poll for this area on Thursday 4 May 2023, so please dispose of your poll card and do not turn up to vote on Thursday 4 May 2023. If you are a postal voter, you will not receive a postal ballot paper.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Elections Office.
Electoral Services, Wealden District Council, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, BN27 2AX

A New Start For The Hadlow Down Drama & Variety Club

We are pleased to let you know that at our recent AGM it was decided to continue with our Society and to see if we can attract new members with some different approaches. In a village community, it is so important to keep opportunities open for people to connect, and this is what the committee is keen to do. If you want more information about HDD&VC do ring me on 07506889724 or email claire.rivers61@gmail.com, new members are always welcome.
We have booked the Village Hall for a monthly meeting at which we will have different activities for members to enjoy. The dates are as follows so please put them in your diaries:
17th April, 2023 7.30pm An evening of mime and improvisation- no experience needed, just a good sense of humour!!
15th May, 2023 7.30pm
19th June, 2023 7.30pm
17th July, 2023 7.30pm
We have left the three latter dates open as we would like to run our ideas past members at the first meeting, but the things we have been considering are: the showing of a play; a session with a storyteller looking at storytelling techniques; theatre/cinema visits; and play readings.
We are also exploring the possibility of joining NODA (National Operatic and Dramatic Association), which has a number of benefits, including plays, musicals and pantos that members can use, a regional website to link people to local societies and training opportunities.
Another plan, is to record some bedtime stories for children, some of which may be a video, and others audio. We would place these on a site, such as, Youtube, for parents/carers/children to access. We would also open up the opportunity to record a story to non-members of the Society. We know there are members, and potential members, that have a fear of word learning and it would be a fun, and inclusive activity, to record a series of radio style plays/’book at bedtime’ that the village community, and beyond, could access.
Social media is well-used by so many people that we intend to keep our facebook page up-to-date and to make sure we have a presence on the village website as well.
As always, the views of members are so welcome, our philosophy is ‘the more the merrier’, so do please let us know of any ideas you may have and items to include on the website.
We look forward to seeing you on the 17th April at 7.30pm and hope that, meanwhile, you have a Happy and Peaceful Easter.
Kind regards,
Claire