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A New Way of Reporting Crime

Police Forces across England & Wales are using a new system called Single Online Home (SOH). This is a policing portal which allows the public to easily report crimes, incidents and information online.

The police non-emergency phone number 101 remains available if personal contact is required. However, using SOH significantly reduces wait times for those reporting crimes or incidents, or if you simply wish to provide some information to the police. Reporting online via SOH is easy and effective. It has been positively endorsed by a number of Neighbourhood Watch members who have had the opportunity to use it.

The new portal can be found on the home page of the recently updated Sussex Police website www.sussex.police.uk. In addition to the Report area, here you will find a new box “Tell us about …”. There is a drop down from which you can select, for example, “Something you’ve seen or heard”.

We have given you this information as we know that some people are rightly cautious about clicking on links in E-mails. However, there are some shortcut links available as below, which we have tested for you.

If reporting a crime or incident which has occurred in Sussex, SOH is available directly viahttps://sussex.police.uk/contact-us/report-online/. You can scroll further down that page to see other options.

If reporting a crime or incident which has occurred outside of Sussex, SOH is available viahttps://report.police.uk.

If it’s something that you’ve seen or heard the link ishttps://www.sussex.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/soh/something-youve-seen-or-heard/.

SOH should not be used for an emergency – dialling 999 remains the means of contact if there is danger to a person or if a crime is being committed.

All reports submitted via SOH will receive an immediate acknowledgement message. Reports are reviewed in live time, and within 48 hours Sussex Police will provide a personal response from a named staff member.

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Country Night at St Mark’s Church

Beer, boots, good food… and a little line dancing!

St Mark’s has stood at the heart of Hadlow Down for generations — marking our weddings and christenings, our Christmases and Easters, and providing a beautiful and familiar place for the village to gather.

But, like many rural churches, St Mark’s needs our support. The congregation may be smaller than it once was, but this lovely old building still needs just as much care and TLC. So this September, there’s a rather enjoyable way to help…

Pull on your boots and join us in the church for Country Night!

On Friday 18th September from 7pm, St Mark’s will be transformed for an autumn evening celebrating all things Country, with music, dancing, beer, delicious food and plenty of good company.

And we have some brilliant news. The hugely popular Ashdown Line Dancing are supporting the evening and will be leading a set of the dancing.

So, if you’ve always rather fancied having a go at line dancing but never quite had the courage — this could be your night! No experience required, no need to know your heel-toe from your grapevine, and certainly no expectation that you’ll get every step right. Just come along, join in and have some fun. Boyce Entertainment will also be helping to keep the Country Night atmosphere going.

Supper is included in your ticket, with a choice of Chilli Con Carne, Southern Fried Chicken or a Vegan Falafel dish — and, naturally, there’ll be beer to go with it.

Tickets are £20, with funds raised going towards supporting St Mark’s and helping to care for this very special village building.

There are just a few tickets remaining, so gather some friends, find your boots and come and join us. You’ll be supporting our village church while enjoying what promises to be a wonderfully fun night.

Friday 18th September 2026 | From 7pm | St Mark’s Church, School Lane, Hadlow Down | Tickets £20 including food

Call Dee on 07795 451976 to secure your tickets.

Come for the food. Stay for the dancing. Help keep St Mark’s at the heart of Hadlow Down.

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New Reviews from Hadlow Down Book Club

For those of you who enjoy following the Hadlow Down Book Club reviews, we have two new reads to share with you.

Head over to our Book Club pages to discover what our reviewers made of Capital (2012) by John Lanchester and The Correspondent (2025) by Virginia Evans.

And perhaps their reviews will inspire your own autumn reading list!

The Book Club is a friendly and enthusiastic group of local readers who meet monthly to discuss an impressively wide range of books — from contemporary fiction and classics to the occasional thriller or biography. New members are very welcome.

If you would like to join, please contact Heather Mines on 07974 204231 or email heathermines2@hotmail.com.

Our next read will be –

The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout