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Diary Dates | 2008 | | | August | | Wednesday, 20 to Saturday, 23 | Newick Amateur Dramatic Youth Society present Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters,adapted by Stephen Briggs, at Newick Village Hall, 8pm. Contact 01825-722985. | Friday, 22 and Saturday, 23 | 100-mile mountain bike trip along the South Downs Way to be undertaken by Ben Coombe in aid of the Kit Wilson Trust for Animal Welfare. Contact 01825 830444. | Friday, 22, to Monday, 25 | Flower festival with theme Guiding in Bloom at Union Church, Heathfield. 10am to 6pm daily. Contact Audrey Milton 01435 830504. | | Saturday, 23 - Sunday, September 7 | Artwave 2008 festival, organised by Lewes District Council. Visit www.artwavefestival.org for more information. | Sunday, 24 and Monday 25 | Open days at Nutley Windmill, 2.30-5.30pm. (Another on Sunday, August 31) | | Sunday, 24 | Newick Fun Day, King George V Playing Field, 2pm. | | Sunday, 24 | Flag is to be raised at Uckfield Leisure Centre, Downsview Crescent, to coincide with Mayor of London Boris Johnson accepting the official flag during the 2008 Olympic Games closing ceremony. 2.30pm. | | Monday, 25 | Le Marche, Heathfield's Anglo-French market. 9.30am to 3.30pm. | | Monday, 25 | King's Head Canter - a 5km run - from Chiddingly to East Hoathly. Starts at 11am. | | Monday, 25 | Horam flower show, village hall, from 2.15pm. | | Saturday, 30 | Family fun day at Bonners Primary School, Maresfield. | | Sunday, 31 | Open day at Nutley Windmill, 2.30-5.30pm | | Sunday, 31 | Heathfield Riding Club novice show at Balklands Farm, near Paygate Kennels, Meres Lane, Cross in Hand. Starts 9am. | | September | | | Monday 1 | New principal, Hugh Hennebury, starts work at Uckfield Community Technology College. | | Saturday, 6 | Uckfield Carnival | | Saturday, 6 | Art, craft and gift market, Civic Centre, Uckfield, 10am-2pm. | | Saturday, 6 | East Hoathly autumn show, village hall. Contact Simon Cottingham 01825 840597 | | Saturday, 6 | Burwash Common playing field fete. 2pm. Contact 014325 882117. | | Monday, 8 | Judging of photographs submitted for inclusion in Uckfield calendar. | | Wednesday, 10 | Sussex Police host Face to People session at Uckfield Civic Centre, 6.45pm | | Saturday, 13 | Mayfield Horticultural Autumn show and St Dunstan's Church fete. | | Saturday, 13 | Crowborough Bonfire Society carnival. | | Saturday, 13 | Nutley Horticultural Society autumn show, memorial hall, opens 2pm. Contact is Di Miles 01825 712071. | | Wednesday, 17 | Sussex Police host public meeting at Pine Grove complex, Crowborough, 6.45pm | Thursday, Sept 18 to Sunday, Oct 12 | Chiddingly Festival. See www.chiddinglyfestival.co.uk | Friday, 19 and Saturday, 20 | Uckfield town centre redevelopment proposals to be on display at Civic Centre | | Friday, 19 | Deadline for developers in planning inquiry involving three sites (two at Bird in Eye and one at Downlands Farm) in Uckfield to submit final submissions to planning inspector before recommendations made to Secretary of State. | | Friday, 19 | Party at Punnetts Town village hall to celebrate receipt of lottery grant towards new community hall and doctors' surgery. Starts 7pm. | | Saturday, 20 | Mayfield bonfire carnival and fun day. Afternoon session noon-5pm. Evening procession 6-10.30pm. | | Saturday, 20 | Folk singers perform at Nutley Windmill from 3pm and continuing into the evening. No charge for entry, donations gratefully received. | | Monday, 22 | Revised timetable for preparation of Wealden Local Development Framework and public consultation due to be considered by district council's LDF sub-committee. | | Wednesday, 24 | Police meet the public in Heathfield Community Centre at 6.45pm. | | Friday, 26 | Annual meeting of Uckfield Volunteer and Information Centre, at Luxford Centre, 11.30am | | October | | | Saturday, 4 | Levon Parikian with orchestra and chorus at St Margaret's Church, Buxted, 7.30pm. Contact Lindseyu and David Waddington 01825-830723. | | Saturday, 18 | 150th anniversary of opening of Uckfield to Lewes rail line to be celebrated with a plaque being put up at station. | Saturday, 18 and Sunday, 19 | Uckfield Model Railway Exhibition at Civic Centre, 10am-5pm. | | November | | Friday, 21 and Saturday, 22 | Hadlow Down Variety Club pantomime, Cinderella. | | Saturday, 22 | Crowborough Christmas Fun Day | | Monday, 24 | Closing date for entries to Crowborough Runners' 10k Road Race which takes place on November 30. | | Sunday, 30 | Crowborough Runners' 10k Road Race starts at Beacon community College 10am | | December | | Monday, 1, to Tuesday, 21 | Uckfield FM will be on air |
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