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How to be alerted to new planning applications near you

If you are on the internet, the parish council would urge you to sign up to the My Wealden Alerts at https://my.wealden.gov.uk/en. You would then be notified via the weekly Wealden update (at the bottom of the email) of any new planning applications in your area. In addition to this the parish council will try its upmost to inform residents of new application as they arrive via its website. However, this does by no means cover the many residents who are not on the internet, so we would please ask everyone to spread the word as new applications are submitted.

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🍂 🍽Autumn Fundraising Lunch – Food, Fun & Community Spirit!

We’re inviting you to join us for a special fundraising Sunday Lunch and Games on Sunday 12th October at 1pm in the Village Hall. It’s the perfect way to kick off autumn: delicious food, lively company, and plenty of fun.

On the menu:

  • Hearty beef casserole with dumplings
  • Tender chicken in white wine
  • A tasty vegetarian option

Tickets:

  • £15 per adult
  • £7.50 per child (under 16)

👉 Pre-booking is essential! Please call 07795 451976 to reserve your tickets.

 

Bring your appetite, your family, and your friends – every ticket sold and every laugh shared over lunch brings us one step closer to our HDCC fundraising goal. Let’s make this another memorable village event together.

We can’t wait to see you there!

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4th. Viscount Hood

Hon. Francis Wheler Hood
4th. Viscount Hood of Whitely

Set In the graveyard at the north east corner of St. Mark’s Church, Hadlow Down, outside the vestry, there is a most notable gravestone.  The grave itself is surrounded by a low hedge and the memorial stone, in the form of a large cross that lies prone, is decorated with a curious and unique labyrinth design which has five paths that have no obvious source.  Labyrinths and mazes do appear on gravestones occasionally, particularly in historical graveyards, often symbolizing spiritual journeys, remembrance, or even as a form of memorialisation. Labyrinthine designs can vary in complexity and material, from simple chalk outlines to more elaborate stone or tile work.
The grave is the last resting place of 4th. Viscount Hood of Whitely, Lt Colonel Francis Wheler Hood. 1838-1907.

Francis Wheler Hood was born in Marylebone, London on the 4th. July 1838 and baptised at the parish church of St Marylebone, Middlesex on 11th. August 1838 his father was Samuel Hood, 3rd.Viscount Hood of Whitely and his mother Mary Isabella Tibbits.  He had two brothers Albert and Alexander Frederick Gregory.  The family were living at No.38 Nottingham Place, Marylebone, London when he was born. Continue reading “4th. Viscount Hood”