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ESCC Bus Service Survey

Wouldn’t it be nice if Hadlow Down could have a bus service where buses stopped more than once or twice a day and picked up/dropped off passengers in places where a quarter of a mile walk along an unpaved and extremely dangerous A road wasn’t required to board one?
Not sure how much difference it will make but please complete the survey to let ESCC know how ludicrous the service is.
Go to:
eastsussex.gov.uk/bsip

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Ken Mines’ H D Garden Page – September

We are becoming increasingly used to changes in our climate which frequently undermine our best efforts to till the soil and enjoy the results. Our aubergines have been a striking example. They were planted in 20cm pots, in good rich soil-based compost, fed and watered regularly – but not too much – all snug and warm in the polytunnel, and what happened? Strong, well – grown plants with several glossy aubergines near the base, then, a lot of dead blossoms higher up, followed by some tiny new, pea-sized aubergines. It didn’t take a Sherlock Holmes to discover the probable cause. Adopting his methods, we deduce that the plants first experienced ideal weather and temperature during the early period – hence the well-grown fruits at the bottom of the plants. The withered blossoms higher up the stems showed the plants were now under extreme heat stress. Finally, the baby aubergines at the top showed they were able to set as the temperature cooled again. The keen-eyed sleuth would reinforce his theory by pointing to the fact that we’d had an exceptionally good crop of peppers and chillies, which originate in Mexico and South America and therefore, unlike aubergines, revel in as much heat as they can get. My Sherlock was an adviser for the RHS, who said that he’d had a similar problem in his polytunnel and had solved it by draping a large duvet cover over the tunnel in periods of extreme heat. Useful tip, assuming he knows what he was talking about. Continue reading “Ken Mines’ H D Garden Page – September”

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Notifications to be discussed at 7th September 2021 HD PC meeting

WD/2021/1875/F – TREE TOPS, WILDERNESS LANE, HADLOW DOWN, TN22 4HU
Description:  NEW LOG STORE ADJACENT TO EXISTING OUTBUILDING
Link to documents on web: https://planning.wealden.gov.uk/disclaimer.aspx?returnURL=%2fplandisp.aspx%3frecno%3d154836

TO NOTE – an extension to the deadline for comments on the application until 8th September has been granted to the PC.

WD/2021/1937/FR – PLOT 1, BURNT HOUSE FARM BARNS, BRICK KILN LANE, HADLOW DOWN, TN22 4EJ
Description:  ERECTION OF A DETACHED SINGLE STOREY DWELLING AND A
DETACHED TRIPLE GARAGE
Link to documents on web: https://planning.wealden.gov.uk/disclaimer.aspx?returnURL=%2fplandisp.aspx%3frecno%3d154910

TO NOTE – an extension to the deadline for comments on the application until 8th September has been granted to the PC.

WD/2021/2063/LB – CLAYLANDS, THE KIT WILSON TRUST FOR ANIMAL WELFARE, STONEHURST LANE, HADLOW DOWN, TN22 4ED
Description:  FULL REMOVAL OF EXISTING PLAIN CLAY TILE ROOF AND FULL REROOFING WITH MATCHING ‘HERITAGE’ TYPE HANDMADE CLAY
TILES INCLUDING ROOF INSULATION INSTALLED FROM THE
OUTSIDE AS REQUIRED BY THE BUILDING REGULATIONS.
Link to documents on web: https://planning.wealden.gov.uk/disclaimer.aspx?returnURL=%2fplandisp.aspx%3frecno%3d155066

APPEAL BY HADLOW HIDEAWAYS LTD (the Appellant)
Site: PASSALLS FARM, WILDERNESS LANE, HADLOW DOWN, TN22 4HB
Proposal: RETENTION OF EXISTING BELL TENT GLAMPING PITCH (RETROSPECTIVE) AND THE CHANGE OF USE OF LAND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE FURTHER IDENTICAL PITCH FOR SEASONAL HOLIDAY OCCUPATION.
Planning Inspectorate Ref: APP/C1435/W/21/3270466
Wealden DC Ref: LE/WD/2020/1360/FR
Link to documents on web: https://planning.wealden.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=150409

TO NOTE: Notification of this appeal arrived after the agenda for the HD PC meeting had been issued so has been posted here for information.  This will not be discussed at the HD PC meeting but the fact that the applicants are appealing against the planning decision will be acknowledged.

 

 

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Horticultural Society Annual Show 2021

It’s tomorrow!!!!!
Horticultural Society Annual Show 2021
All of our village clubs and societies need some local support during these strange times. Please come along even if you are not entering any categories to see the exhibits and meet up with friends and acquaintances you may not have seen for months!
Refreshments will be available in a gazebo outside the hall.
The Entry Form and rules can be downloaded as a PDF from the Village Web site as can the Full Schedule
It’s tomorrow!!!!!
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Ken Mine’s Gardening Page for August 2021

 THE GARDEN

The garden has recovered from a cold frosty April and a very wet May. So many plants, both vegetables and ornamentals, just sat and sulked for weeks (although surprisingly and counter intuitively here at Rose Cottage mostly untouched by slugs and snails until the recent drier weather arrived). But as the weather improved the garden came to life. Cosmos kept inside against the cold grew strongly enough to escape slug damage which had destroyed an early planting of French marigolds, and French beans caught up with some planted earlier. Tomatoes in the polytunnel were also adversely affected by the cold April nights but are now growing strongly And again, later plantings did better. The moral seems to be, don’t be in too much of a hurry. Continue reading “Ken Mine’s Gardening Page for August 2021”

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Lottery Winners Announced

 

The 14th draw of the HDCC Lottery Club took place at the Village Societies AGM held at the Village Hall on 23rd July 2021.  Our thanks to all those who have recently renewed their subscriptions. The lucky winners are :

First Prize – ticket number 76
£146 – Joan Wiltshire

Second Prize -ticket number 224
£109.50 – Lindsey Waddington

Third Prize – ticket number 104
£36.50 – Bob Spencer