Ditchling Village News
Below is a list of news items from members of Ditchling.com. They are displayed in reverse date order, the most recent being first.
Mercedes Madden
2 Feb 2012 Ditchling Horticultural Society 2012
This year, will be the 190th year since the founding in 1882..
The Beacon Churches
1 Feb 2012 Test
test news
The Beacon Churches
25 Jan 2012 Quiz Evening
Tables are selling fast for the Grand Spring Quiz in aid of..
John Willis
16 Jan 2012 Problems on Ditchling.com
Note that we are currently developing a new version of the..
John Willis
1 Jan 2012 Happy New Year to all!
We trust 2012 will be a happy and successful year for all..
John Willis
15 Dec 2011 Ditchling Preschool New Website
The new website for the preschool is now live!!
John Willis
10 Dec 2011 Ditchling History Project opens website
Ditchling History Project, which was orginally set up in..
Ditchling Singers
8 Dec 2011 Carol Singing Cancelled - Thursday 8th December
Sadly, due to the very poor weather conditions, Ditchling..
Mercedes Madden
25 Nov 2011 Review of Ditchling Players -
Review
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John Willis
24 Nov 2011 Late Night Christmas Shopping in Ditchling!
The recently revived Ditchling Traders Association invites..
Mercedes Madden
14 Nov 2011 Ditchling Junior Football
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Sussex Police
1 Nov 2011 Sussex Police goes live with 101, the new..
On the 1 November police forces throughout England and Wales..
HKD Transition
20 Oct 2011 Solar Energy & E-Bikes at Octoberfest!
Are you wondering about solar panels for your house? ..
Ditchling Pre School Group
18 Oct 2011 Ofsted say "OUTSTANDING"
Ditchling Pre-school is celebrating as it has just been..
Ditchling Singers
6 Sep 2011 Ditchling Singers - now in its second year
Your local community choir now in its glorious second year!..
Mercedes Madden
4 Sep 2011 Results from Ditchling Horticultural Society’s..
Ditchling Horticultural Society’s Autumn Show was held on..
Transport for Ditchling
23 Aug 2011 Transport for Ditchling Poster
This attractive and amusing new poster is now available!
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Transport for Ditchling
14 Aug 2011 Ditchling Players and Auditions
The Ditchling Players are putting on 2 one-act plays for..
Sussex Police
11 Aug 2011 Message from Chief Constable
Message from the Chief Constable - issued 10th August
..
Mercedes Madden
22 Jul 2011 St Peter & St James' Hospice
From "St Peter & St James' Hospice - we are pleased to..
Sussex Police
19 Jul 2011 4X4 Thefts in Lewes District
The Rural villages surrounding Lewes have been subject to..
Ditchling Village Hall
18 Jul 2011 Raising the Roof – Are you up for it?
Ditchling residents will have noticed that recently their..
Mercedes Madden
5 Jul 2011 The Sprott's Eleemosynary Charity – Number 206813
Isabella Sprott lived in Ditchling in 1378; in her will she..
Mercedes Madden
1 Jul 2011 Feedback from The Ditchling Fair 2012 Social..
Held in the Barn on the fair green on 16 June, was a..
Mercedes Madden
17 Jun 2011 Ditchling Open Gardens - 12/06/2011
Despite the inclement weather on Sunday 12th June, the..
Ditchling Post Office
16 Jun 2011 Sunday opening at the Post Office
Did you know that the Ditchling Post Office is now opening..
Ditchling Village Association
9 Jun 2011 Sports Day Results
!Ditchling, Streat & Westmeston Annual Inter-Village Sports..
Mercedes Madden
6 Jun 2011 Ditchling Fair 2012 - get involved!
The members of the Ditchling Fair Committee have arranged a..
HKD Transition
6 Jun 2011 Village Market for Ditchling?
Over the past six months HKD has been looking into the..
John Willis
9 May 2011 Successful Opening for Larder, Ditchling's new..
Larder's first weekend was a great success, with memories of..
John Willis
3 May 2011 Ditchling's New Deli opens on 7th May!
Really good news for the village - “Larder” - Ditchling's..
John Willis
3 May 2011 Annual Inter-Village Sports: Spring Bank Holiday -..
!Ditchling, Streat & Westmeston Annual Inter-Village Sports:..
John Willis
21 Mar 2011 ‘The Southdowns National Park’ talk
The Annual Lecture to be held after the AGM of The Footpaths..
John Willis
18 Mar 2011 Exhibition of Burgess Hill Development Plans
An exhibition by Burgess Hill Town Council is to be held in..
John Willis
27 Feb 2011 "The Mikado" on tour
Burgess Hill Musical Theatre Society will be staging Gilbert..
HKD Transition
17 Feb 2011 Garden Share Scheme set up by HKD transition
!Calling all land-less food growers or owners of unused..
Ditchling Singers
11 Feb 2011 Sold Out - Ditchling Singers - Music Box Concert
Firstly the bad news - sadly there are no more seats..
Ditchling Village Association
9 Feb 2011 Newcomers' Party
TO ALL NEWCOMERS to Ditchling since March last year – we..
John Willis
21 Jan 2011 PCSO Freeston now on Twitter
!PCSO Gareth Freeston has joined Twitter!]
..
Ditchling Morris
13 Jan 2011 Ditchling Morris and Mummers entertain
Ditchling Mummers and Morris entertained nearly 400 people..
The Beacon Churches
1 Jan 2011 St Margaret's Church closed during January and..
St Margaret’s Church will be closed for major redecoration..
Ditchling Village Association
1 Jan 2011 Ditchling Village Association News
Here is a round-up of DVA news for the New Year:
..
John Willis
28 Dec 2010 BBC "Dig 1940" Programme 22 December 2010
We've received an interesting note from Arthur Rayner about..
HKD Transition
17 Dec 2010 HKD Transition - December Newsletter
The HKD Transition group's primary aim is to work with..
John Willis
13 Dec 2010 Diversion of Footpath to South of The Droveway
Here is some good news from Jasper Bell about a footpath..
Ditchling Singers
3 Dec 2010 Cancelled - Ditchling Singers – First Pubic..
!Sadly this performance has had to be cancelled] - the..
John Willis
26 Nov 2010 Recruitment campaign for Census Collectors
Ditchling Village Association have been contacted by the..
John Willis
20 Nov 2010 Now open - B2116 (Keymer Road) between Keymer and..
The sewer work in front of the Greyhound Pub at Keymer was..
Ditchling Tea Rooms
10 Nov 2010 Fine Italian Dining - CAD's at Ditchling Tea Rooms
Keep an eye out for the November issue of InfoMags - it..
Ditchling Tea Rooms
1 Nov 2010 Closure of B2116 (Keymer Road) between Keymer and..
Road closure and diversion signs have arrived today..
John Willis
7 Oct 2010 Fire & Rescue Service - Fire Redesign Consultation
Hopefully many people in Ditchling and surrounding areas..
John Willis
29 Sep 2010 A Choir is Born ...
!Ever fancied singing in a choir? Well, now's your chance.]
..
John Willis
16 Sep 2010 Hassocks Community Cycle Hire - Opening Ceremony
The Hassocks Community Cycle Hire scheme should get off to a..
Sussex Police
14 Sep 2010 Farewell from PCSO Armstrong
Dear Ditchling, Westmeston, Wivelsfield and Streat..
John Willis
11 Sep 2010 Website problems now resolved
You may have noticed the Ditchling.com website has had some..
Sussex Police
20 Aug 2010 Video Log by PCSO Armstrong
Dear Ditchling, Westmeston, Wivelsfield and Streat..
John Willis
12 Aug 2010 Chestertons reopens as "The General"
Chestertons has reopened today after its refurbishment. The..
John Willis
23 Jul 2010 Good News re Beacon Road from PCSO Armstrong
Good news from James Armstrong, our local Police Community..
John Willis
23 Jul 2010 Keymer Road (B2116) now open
The repair work on the collapsed sewer in Keymer Road (in..
John Willis
22 Jul 2010 Closure of Keymer Road (B2116)
At lunchtime Thursday (22 July), the repair work on the..
John Willis
18 Jul 2010 Chestertons - Planning Application
Full details of the Planning Application (ref. LW/10/0847)..
John Willis
15 Jul 2010 The Elfin Grove at Oldland Mill Open Day
Come and see 'Ivan and the Thief' our Russian Fairy Tale..
John Willis
12 Jul 2010 Chestertons - the opposing views
Many residents in the village will have seen a copy of the..
John Willis
9 Jul 2010 Chestertons - Temporary Closure
As many will have noticed, Chestertons has closed..
John Willis
20 Jun 2010 Scarecrow Photos - Slideshow
Everybody will have enjoyed seeing the scarecrows dotted..
John Willis
16 Jun 2010 Road Closures on Sat 19th & Sun 20th June
!Saturday 19th June:]
..
John Willis
16 Jun 2010 MID-SUMMER SOS! Spend part of the longest day on..
Please come and join the working party at Lodge Hill on..
Ditchling Village Association
13 Jun 2010 Sports Day Results
!Ditchling, Streat & Westmeston Annual Inter-Village Sports..
John Willis
9 Jun 2010 Friday is local history day!
You may have noticed that Friday is an exciting day for..
John Willis
27 May 2010 Good Weather for Sports Day!!
Fortunately the weather forecast for Bank Holiday Monday is..
John Willis
19 May 2010 Antiques Roadshow coming to Brighton
Antiques Roadshow is coming to Brighton College (Eastern..
John Willis
12 May 2010 Ditchling in Google Maps Street View
Users of Google maps may have noticed that the controversial..
John Willis
11 May 2010 Changes in Local Policing
Here is an important message from Chris Buggins, our local..
John Willis
5 May 2010 'Art in Ditchling' in full swing
Under the banner of the Brighton Festival Artists’ Open..
John Willis
30 Apr 2010 Oldland Mill Open Day
See the latest restoration work at this historic mill on..
John Willis
31 Mar 2010 Ditchling to Host South Down's First Eco Fair
Ditchling is to host the South Down's first ever Eco Fair on..
Ditchling Village Association
20 Mar 2010 Ditchling Village Sign
After some delays due to the bad weather, the heavy oak post..
John Willis
9 Mar 2010 Neighbourhood Watch Incidents
Here is an important message from Chris Buggins, our local..
Ditchling Village Association
4 Mar 2010 Ditchling Fair News
The next Ditchling Village Fair will be held on 19th June..
John Willis
4 Mar 2010 B2112 (North End) Ditchling - now open to traffic
The road works in North End (ie B2112 just north of..
John Willis
4 Mar 2010 Possible bogus caller alert
Here is an important message from Chris Buggins, our local..
John Willis
26 Feb 2010 Burglary in South Street & Landrovers Targeted
Here are important messages from Chris Buggins, our local..
John Willis
26 Feb 2010 Closure of B2112 (North End) Ditchling due to..
Here is an update of progress with the road works in North..
John Willis
19 Feb 2010 Neighbourhood Watch - incidents
Here is an important message from Chris Buggins, our local..
John Willis
29 Jan 2010 Ditchling Preschool needs your jumble!
We need clothes, books, DVDs, toys, bric-a-brac, electrical..
Ditchling Morris
19 Jan 2010 Ditchling Mummers entertain
The 24th year of Ditchling Mummers was marked on 16 January..
John Willis
16 Jan 2010 Dog attacks on sheep / livestock
Here is an important message from Chris Buggins, our local..
John Willis
11 Jan 2010 Cold Weather - Coordination of Help & Support
Our District Councillor, Tom Jones, has asked that if any of..
John Willis
7 Jan 2010 'The Age of Stupid' postponed
HKD Transition have reluctantly announced the postponement..
Ditchling Village Association
14 Dec 2009 Ditchling Village Association News
!AGM] - The AGM was held on 12th November. Brian Clutterbuck..
The Beacon Churches
7 Dec 2009 The Beacon December 2009
The Beacon for December 2009 is available in the three..
The Beacon Churches
4 Dec 2009 Elfin Grove Puppet Show at the Brighton Steiner..
Beautiful handmade silk marionettes perform the Russian..
The Beacon Churches
27 Nov 2009 Puppet Show at Michael Hall Advent Fair
Enchanting children's Advent Fair. Our Puppet Show 'Mary's..
The Beacon Churches
27 Nov 2009 Puppet Show at Michael Hall Advent Fair
Saturday 28th November 11.00 - 4.00 Enchanting Childrens'..
John Willis
22 Nov 2009 Farm Burglary
Here is an important message from Chris Buggins, our local..
John Willis
20 Nov 2009 Low Carbon Energy: Where will it come from?
The slides from Jim Watson's very interesting talk "Low..
Ditchling Village Association
12 Nov 2009 Ditchling Village Sign - latest news
Update from Brian Clutterbuck (DVA Chairman) regarding the..
John Willis
11 Nov 2009 Deception/distraction type burglaries
Here is an important message from Chris Buggins, our local..
The Beacon Churches
14 Oct 2009 The Beacon October 2009
The Beacon for October 2009 is available in the three..
John Willis
6 Oct 2009 Police Message: Suspect Vehicle
Please can I ask you all to be on the look out for the..
John Willis
22 Sep 2009 Brighton Shopping Bus Service each Wednesday
Countryliner have introduced a revised Wednesday bus service..
John Willis
4 Aug 2009 Images from The Queen Bee puppet show
Little folk and the young at heart will delight in this most..
John Willis
23 Jul 2009 'The Elfin Grove' presents a fairy tale puppet..
Little folk and the young at heart will delight in this most..
John Willis
4 Jul 2009 Ditchling Tea Rooms
Following on from our previous news item about the..
John Willis
20 Jun 2009 Dolly's becomes Ditchling Tea Rooms
Over the past few weeks the long established Dolly's Pantry..
Ditchling Village Association
7 Jun 2009 Results of Sports Day
!Ditchling, Streat & Westmeston Annual Inter-Village Sports..
Ditchling Village Association
16 May 2009 Annual Village Sports and Picnic
May 25th is the Spring Bank Holiday and the time for the
..
John Willis
8 May 2009 Ditchling cricketing prioneers in war-torn..
Players from Ditchling have made cricketing history in..
The Beacon Churches
7 May 2009 The Beacon May 2009 now available
Copies of The Beacon can be obtained from St Margaret's..
Sussex Chorus
7 May 2009 Sussex Chorus
Worth Abbey Church, Turners Hill Sunday 5th July 2009 at..
Sussex Chorus
7 May 2009 Sussex Chorus
Lancing College Chapel Saturday, 19th December 2009..
Ditchling Village Association
7 May 2009 Ditchling Village Association News
!The Newcomers Party] which took place on 20th March was..
Ditchling Village Association
7 May 2009 The Village Sign
!The Village Sign] is now being made in Ditchling by Nigel..
The Beacon Churches
4 May 2009 The Beacon April 2009 now available
Copies of The Beacon can be obtained from St Margaret's..
Ditchling Village Barn and Green
13 Apr 2009 Newsletter
Friends of Ditchling Newsletter
Ditchling Morris
7 Apr 2009 Children join in Morris and Traditional Dance..
Children, parents and teachers from Plumpton, Chailey,..
The Beacon Churches
3 Apr 2009 The April 2009 issue of The Beacon is Available
Copies of The Beacon can be obtained from St Margaret's..
The Beacon Churches
3 Mar 2009 The March 2009 Beacon is Available
The Beacon is the parish magazine for Ditchling, Streat and..
Footpaths Conservation Society
10 Feb 2009 Footpaths Conservation Society AGM & talk..
The AGM will take place at Ditchling Village Hall on Friday..
Footpaths Conservation Society
10 Feb 2009 Footpaths Conserv Society - appeal for new..
After several years of sterling service, our Secretary Ann..
The Beacon Churches
31 Jan 2009 The Beacon February 2009 is now available
The Beacon is the parish magazine for Ditchling, Streat and..
The Beacon Churches
2 Jan 2009 The Beacon January 2009 is now available
The Beacon is the parish magazine for Ditchling, Streat and..
The Beacon Churches
2 Jan 2009 Annual General Meeting
The Club's Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 6th..
Ditchling Morris
31 Dec 2008 Ditchling Morris and Mummers entertain!
On Boxing Day at the Bull Hotel in Ditchling, Ditchling..
The Beacon Churches
28 Nov 2008 The Beacon December 2008 is now available
The Beacon is the parish magazine for Ditchling, Streat and..
The Beacon Churches
28 Nov 2008 Canon John Announces his Retirement
I am writing to you at the time of one of the loveliest of..
The Ditchling Society
7 Nov 2008 The ideal Christmas present for someone who has..
Mike Burr and I are about to publish a guide book called..
The Beacon Churches
1 Nov 2008 The Beacon November 2008 is now available
The Beacon is the parish magazine for Ditchling, Streat and..
Pruden and Smith
1 Nov 2008 Blog!!
See our new blog with regular updates.
Ditchling Museum Friends Association
30 Oct 2008 Draft Friends of Ditchling Museum Constitution
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Ditchling Village Hall
15 Oct 2008 New Caretaker needed urgently!
Ditchling Village Hall will require a new caretaker with..
Sussex Chorus
6 Oct 2008 Sussex Chorus Rehearsals at St Paul's College
Sussex Chorus has started its new season of rehearsals at St..
The Beacon Churches
2 Oct 2008 The Beacon October 2008 now available
The Beacon is the parish magazine for Ditchling, Streat and..
Ditchling.com Society
16 Sep 2008 Add Your Own Event to Ditchling.com
You can now add your own event to Ditchling.com. Just go to..
The Beacon Churches
16 Sep 2008 The Beacon September 2008
The September issue of The Beacon is now available. The..
The Beacon Churches
7 Aug 2008 The Beacon August 2008 is now available
The Beacon is the parish magazine for Ditchling, Streat and..
The Beacon Churches
14 Jul 2008 The Beacon July 2008 now available
The Beacon is the parish magazine for Ditchling, Streat and..
Ditchling Village Hall
12 Jun 2008 Commercial Dishwasher - now sold
Please note the Village Hall management committee has now..
The Ditchling Society
9 Jun 2008 18 South St (Milking Close) Development
Those of you who have followed the saga of the previous..
The Beacon Churches
3 Jun 2008 The Beacon June 2008 now available
The Beacon is the parish magazine for Ditchling, Streat and..
Ditchling.com Society
16 May 2008 Village Map added to Ditchling.com
Ditchling.com now has a village map with links to the main..
The Ditchling Society
13 May 2008 18 South St Appeal Hearing
At the appeal hearing held on Wednesday May 7th the..
The Beacon Churches
7 May 2008 The May Beacon now available
The Beacon is the parish magazine for Ditchling, Streat and..
Ditchling.com Society
3 May 2008 Page hits reach 26,000 per month
The Ditchling.com Society is pleased to announce that page..
Admin
21 Apr 2008 First Ditchling.com Newsletter
is now available and includes a list of members and..
The Ditchling Society
17 Apr 2008 We went, we had our say, but did we conquer? We'll..
Mike Burr and I attended the Transport Forum, convened by..
The Ditchling Society
11 Apr 2008 What, traffic problems in Ditchling? Surely not!
..
Women's Institute
6 Mar 2008 Ditchling WI
Next Meeting. This will be on 3rd April and the speaker will..
Ditchling.com Society
28 Feb 2008 Members can upload logo images
Full and Associate members of the Ditchling.com Society can..
The Beacon Churches
27 Feb 2008 The March 2008 issue of The Beacon now available
Copies of The Beacon can be obtained from St Margaret's..
The Beacon Churches
15 Feb 2008 Changes in Sunday Services for 2008
From January 2008, the services at St Margaret's Church,..
The Beacon Churches
10 Dec 2007 Police Report: Ford Fiesta fuel lines being cut
We have had reported incidents over the last couple of weeks..
Women's Institute
13 Nov 2007 Ditchling WI Meeting 16January 2008
The WI will be holding a meeting on 16 January 2008 at The..
Women's Institute
7 Nov 2007 Change of Officers
At the AGM on !st November 2007 Mrs Sheila Rawlings was..
Women's Institute
7 Nov 2007 Christmas Meeting
The Christmas meeting will be held at the Village Hall at..
Admin
2 Nov 2007 Ditchling.com Society Membership and Advertising
A new document defining the benefits of membership and..
Admin
15 Oct 2007 New Photo Gallery Added
A new photo gallery has been added to Ditchling.com. Just..
Admin
13 Oct 2007 Police Report: Incidents in Spatham La & Ditchling
Two recent incidents have occurred on Spatham Lane in the..
The Ditchling Society
26 Sep 2007 National Park
The Society has now made its submission to Jonathan Shaw MP,..
Accommodation at Tovey Lodge
22 Sep 2007 Last minute Bargain
Reduced rate Holiday accommodation
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Accommodation at Tovey Lodge
22 Sep 2007 Extra discount available
Stay with us in delightful Ditchling for two or more nights
..
Accommodation at Tovey Lodge
20 Sep 2007 Police Report: Threat to stables
There have been a couple of incidents in the ..
Accommodation at Tovey Lodge
16 Sep 2007 Police Report: Sales from transit vans
We are having an influx of reports of people selling..
The Beacon Churches
2 Jun 2007 Change in times of services
Sunday services at St Margaret's Church have now changed..
burgess hill spirit seekers
15 May 2007 paranormal experince people wanted
we are looking fo people with paranormal experince:ie..
Ditchling.com Society
10 May 2007 Minutes of First General Meeting
The minutes of the First General Meeting held on 18 April..
The Mac Man
21 Mar 2007 Apple Mac Training comes to Ditchling..!!
The Mac Man now offers Apple Mac computer training to..
Ditchling Village Barn and Green
17 Mar 2007 Friends of Ditchling - AGM
Friends of Ditchling AGM on 11th July 2009 @ 1000 in the..
Ditchling.com Society
22 Feb 2007 Ditchling.com Announces First General Meeting
The first meeting of the Ditchling.com Society will be held..
Ditchling.com Society
14 Feb 2007 Police Report: Theft from Motor Vehicles
FAO all Neighbourhood Watch.
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Ditchling.com Society
23 Jan 2007 Ditchling.com now offers advertising
Ditchling.com, the Ditchling village website, is now..
Friends of St Margaret's Church
1 Jan 1970 PARTY!
There's a totally awesome party at Jack's house and you all..
The Beacon Churches
1 Jan 1970 The Beacon June 2011
is available to download from the Beacon Parish website.
The Beacon Churches
1 Jan 1970 The Beacon May 2011
is now available to download from the Beacon Parish website.
Mercedes Madden
1 Jan 1970 Ditchling Open Gardens - 12/06/2011
Despite the inclement weather on Sunday 12th June, the..