Local Groups & Organisations
1st Broad Oak Scouts
Meet at 1st Broad Oak Headquarters which is located next to Broad Oak Village Hall, Burwash Road, Broad Oak, Heathfield. For information please email: Lesley Dann at onecopless@gmail.com - contact 07941 041616
Beaver Scouts - 6-8 years old - Thursdays 6.00 pm - 7.15 pm
Cub Scouts - 8 - 10.5 years old - Tuesdays 6.30 pm - 8.00 pm
Scouts - 10.5 - 14 years old - Fridays 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm
Explorers - 14 - 18 years old - Mondays 8.00 pm - 10.00 pm
1st Heathfield Scout Group
Leader: Contact: John Roberts: 07973 768192. Helping young people enjoy new adventures; experience the outdoors; interact with others, gain confidence and have the opportunity to reach their full potential
Beaver Scouts 6-8 years old - Friday's 6.00 - 7.15 pm
Cub Scouts 8- 10.5 years old - Thursday's 6.30 - 8.00 pm
Scouts - Gibraltar Troop - 10.5 - 14 years old - Friday's 7.45 - 9.30 pm
Scouts - Normandie Troop - 10.5 - 14 years old - Tuesday 6.30 - 8.00pm
Explorer Scouts - 14 - 18 years old - Tuesdays 7.30 - 9.00pm
Meeting place: Cross in Hand School, Sheepsetting Lane, Heathfield TN21 0XG. Also at our Scout land: Wills Wood, Ghyll Road, Heathfield TN21 OAQ
Age Concern
The primary aim of Age Concern Heathfield & District is to help and support elderly or incapacitated residents of our town and the surrounding villages, and transportation is a regular and vital aspect of what we do.
Please contact Julie Langden 07834 782366
Minibus service 01435 866960
Medical car service 01435 515090
Further updates about what we do, and local news and information can be found on our website www.ageconcernheathfield.org.uk.
AB Stage School
Are a Dance and Performing Arts school based in Heathfield High Street, East Sussex. Our aim is to offer professional training and experiences whilst encouraging passion, ambition and confidence to help our students feel inspired and creative. We offer ballet, musical theatre, modern/jazz tap, street jazz, pointe, strength and flex, dance fit, aerial skills, hoop and trapeze, acrobatics and tumbling, competition class, singing group, boy acro stunts, progressing ballet technique, lyrical and contemporary classes as well as children's parties. We have children's and adult classes available. For more information contact Abi on 01435 866032/07770 442194 or email info@abstageschool.co.uk.
Berwick Obedience Dog Training Classes
These classes are held at Cross in Hand Village Hall please contact Diana Jones on 01435 830265, Puppies to adult dog. Pet training and heelwork to music - https://www.berwickobedience.com - email berwickobedience@btinternet.com
Brighter Heathfield
Is a group of volunteers from Heathfield and the surrounding area who perform litter picking and light gardening to help keep Heathfield looking attractive. They also provide and maintain the planters in the High Street and the flower beds at the front of the Co-op and Sainsbury's supermarkets. The volunteers meet each Tuesday at 10am in the Co-op car park. They have also started a tree planting initiative. New volunteers are always welcome and any new will be provided with bags, a hoop , a picker and a hi-viz jacket for which a £10 deposit will be required. If you are interested in helping in any capacity please come along to the Co-op car park at 10am on a Tuesday or contact Andrew Malins on 07742 976433.
Broad Oak Short Mat Bowls Club
Please contact Mrs E Thomson on 07715 480157 or email: elizastock@me.com
Broad Oak Table Tennis Club
07436 798192 - email - bottc2021@btinternet.com - Broad Oak Table Tennis Club - Wednesday Senior Club - 7.30pm - 9.30 pm 16 years+ only. New members get 3 free weeks - Twitter@bottc2022
Cinnamon Trust
Help with dog walking if you are elderly or terminally ill. Tel: 01736 757900 or email: volunteer@cinnamon.org.uk
Cake and Wine Club Choir
Meets every Sunday at St Richard's Church Hall, Heathfield from 7.30 pm until 9.00 pm. Entrance fee is £7.00 per week, refreshments, fellowship and fun is served. Rock, pop and gospel choir. If interested please contact Angela on 07957 405342
Cross in Hand Amenities Society
Chair Lin Plant email: chamsoc.org.uk. Instagram @darchwood Facebook Cross in Hand Amenities Society
Cross in Hand Bowls Club
Welcomes new members of all ages. Regular roll up sessions are Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 2.00 pm and Thursday evenings at 6.00 pm. League and friendly matches are played on different days and at weekends. Please contact Anna Wickens on 01435 812081/07759 226493, or find us at www.crossinhandbowls.co.uk
Cross in Hand Duplicate Bridge Club
Club Secretary Jan Moore - 01435 863001. New members and visitors always welcome. We meet on Wednesdays at 7.00 pm in the Punnetts Town Village Hall
Cross in Hand Lawn Tennis Club is a vibrant, busy club offering 5 high quality all weather artificial clay courts. Ages from under 4 to over 80. Membership allows free use of the courts daily, and access to a variety of club sessions. Annual fees start at just £50 for under 12s, with full adult membership at £210, and we offer reduced rates for students and adults under 30. There is a great coaching programme run by Elevate Tennis Coaching. Email: crossinhandtennisclub@live.co.uk or visit: https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/crossinhandltc
Cross in Hand WI
Meetings are held in the Communtiy Centre on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 2.00pm.
- 01323 442592 - www.esfwi.org.uk
East Sussex Dance Studios
Classes in ISTD Ballet, ISTD Modern and Tap, Musical Theatre and Performing Arts, Contemporary, Lyrical and many more. Available for all ages from 18 months to Senior Students and adults. Classes are taught by fully qualified ex professional dancers. Performance and Exam Opportunities available throughout the year. contact Principal Jenna Crescenzo on 07828 131 686 - info@eastsussexdancestudios.com
Heathfield and District Agricultural Show
Please contact the show coordinator Tracy Hobden email: secretary@heathfieldshow.org or call 07305 397570. Website: https://heathfieldshow.org/
Heathfield and District Bonfire Society - www.heathfieldbonfiresociety.co.uk/membership
Heathfield and District Horticultural Society
Please contact - Mr Nick Leggo (Membership Secretary) on 01435 830725
Meetings are held every third Monday of the month. Meetings are held in the Main Hall of Heathfield Community Centre, Sheepsetting Lane, Heathfield. Website: http://heathfieldhorticultural.org.uk/
Heathfield and District Philatelic Society
Meets third Tuesday of each month - September to May in the Ian Price Room, Heathfield Community Centre from 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm. For details please contact the President Chris Maughan on 01435 864634 email: chrisw.maughan@outlook.com
Heathfield and District Ramblers Association (Wealden Cuckoos)
Honorary Secretary - Joy Charlesworth - 01435 873551, email: joycharlesworth@btinternet.com
Heathfield and Waldron First Responders - Dr Tim Williams 01435 812273 - email: twill30999@aol.com - www.heathfield.net/local-information
Heathfield and Waldron Millennium Green
Please contact Alan Staples on 01435 863989
Heathfield and Waldron Rotary Club
Rotary is one of the world's largest charitable organisations with Clubs based in local communities where Members meet on a regular basis to enjoy friendship, networking and to plan projects that will benefit the lives of others. Both in our own community and Internationally
Club Members utilise their skills, expertise and dedication to help improve the lives of people in communities at home and abroad.
Rotary Members also unite at home and across the globe in fellowship and to put our expertise and knowledge to work tackling our most pressing of challenges.
Heathfield and Waldron Rotary club runs a number of fundraising events throughout the year including a Bluebell Walk in Arlington, Waldron Classic Car Show, a monthly Prize Draw and Christmas collections with Santa around the town. Its members help many other local organisations by marshalling events such as Heathfield Agricultural Show, Le Marché and Heathfield's Christmas Lighting Up event.
We aim to donate around two thirds of the funds we raise to support local charities, our local schools and other good causes around the town. The remainder goes to regional and national charities and internationally in disaster relief, to alleviate poverty and to support Rotary's "End Polio Now" campaign.
Website: www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=720
Heathfield and Waldron Twinning Association
Sheila Drennan - 01435 866566 - email sheiladrennan@btinternet.com
Heathfield Badminton Club
meets at Goward Hall on Tuesday at 7.30 pm please contact Graham Thorlby - 01435 868454
Heathfield Bridge Club
meets Monday at 7.15 pm in Union Church please contact Chairman - David Higgon 07714 122543 - email drhiggon@gmail.com
Heathfield Choral Society
We are a friendly, non-auditioned community choir, some 60 voices strong, singing mainly classical choral music. We rehearse Monday evenings (September to June) from 7.30-9.30 in Horam Village Hall and give two main concerts a year in the State Hall in Heathfield. We also often do an informal concert in June and sing carols in various locations in December.
New members are welcome and no experience is necessary. You can come along to three rehearsals free of charge before deciding if you want to join. Music is provided and we are led by our superb professional conductor, Seb Charlesworth, accompanied by pianist Gavin Stevens.
To find out more about us and what we do, visit our website www.heathfieldchoral.org. There are also contact details for our membership secretary and a simple contact page.
Heathfield and Waldron Rugby Club
Meet at the Hardy Roberts Playing Field - Clubhouse telephone number is 01435 868747. Website: http://www.hwrfc.co.uk/
Heathfield Chamber of Commerce
Is a membership group that aims to help the local business community grow and develop their businesses. Membership is open to all businesses in the Town and surrounding villages and we physically hold monthly breakfast meetings on a Tuesday at the State Hall, Station Road (7:30-9:00). There is also a fortnightly zoom meeting (8:00-9:00). More details can be found on the Chamber website www.heathfieldchamberofcommerce.co.uk.
The Chamber actively promotes events throughout the year and also runs the Town Loyalty Card scheme. For further information, please visit the Chamber website, the Think.Heathfield website www.thinkheathfield.co.uk or follow us on Social Media.
Heathfield Community Hub
at Heathfield and Waldron Parish Council, 73 High Street, Heathfield, East Sussex. Contact 01435 865700 or hstevens@hwpc.org.uk
Heathfield Drama Club
Please ring Mary Pearson on 01435 813825 for information. Website: https://www.heathfielddramaclub.co.uk/
Heathfield Farmers Market this is held on the third Saturday of the month from 9.00 am - 12.30 pm in the Co-op Car Park, Heathfield email:farmersmarket@heathfield.net www.heathfield.net/farmers-market
Heathfield Folk Dance Group
Please contact Joy Charlesworth on 01435 873551 - email heathfieldfolkdanceclub@gmail.com
Heathfield Park Cricket Club
Please contact the Secretary Maggie Barr on 07730 384642 or email: maggiespag@gmail.com www.heathfieldpark.play-cricket.com
Heathfield Silver Band
Provides musical entertainment at events in Heathfield and the local area. We are always ready to welcome new members to both the main silver band and our well-established training band. We rehearse every Tuesday night in our band room in Alexandra Road, TN21 8EA from 7.30 pm. Our training band offers great value tuition and instrument loan - all levels welcome. For more information email: Nick or Heather Beeby at secretary@heathfieldsilverband.com
www.heathfieldsilverband.com
Heathfield Street Pastors
www.streetpastors.org.uk/locations/heathfield-heathfield@streetpastors.org.uk
Heathfield Youth Centre Club at Union Church
Tuesdays 17.30 – 19.30 Funky Teens Sen 13+ referral only please contact EHHighWeald
Tuesdays 19.30 – 21.30 Seniors 13+ at union or detached in community when dry outside.
Wednesdays 17.00 – 18.30 Juniors 10-13
Fridays 16.00 – 18.00 LGBTQ 11+
Fridays 18.00 – 20.00 Friday Night Project 13+ at union or detached in community when dry outside.
Email: EHHighWeald@eastsussex.gov.uk
Heathfield Quilters
Patchwork and Quilting meet on Tuesdays 10 am at Punnetts Town Village Hall. Please contact Anneleen on 07789 813165
Heffle WI
Heffle WI meets at Heathfield Community Centre, Sheepsetting Lane, Heathfield TN21 0XG on the 4th Tuesday of the month from 7.30 - 9.30 pm. Email: hefflewi@gmail.com or Sue on 07710 792362
Horam and Heathfield Flower Club
Please contact Phyllis Stevens on 01435 863224 or email phyll.flowers@googlemail.com . They meet in the Hall at Heathfield Community Centre, Sheepsetting Lane every 2nd Thursday of the month starting at 7.30 pm.
Old Heathfield Short Mat Bowls Club
Play at The Goward Hall, Cade Street. Please contact Julie Olver on 07974 749946 for more information.
Le Marche Anglo French Market
Please contact Richard Ridley on 07970237723. Website http://www.heathfieldfrenchmarket.co.uk/
Royal British Legion
The main branch meets every 2nd Monday of the month at the Rugby Club, Cross in Hand. Please contact Mr Victor Barnard on 01825 830445
St Richards Snooker Club
Park Road, Heathfield. Open Monday - Saturday. Please contact Michael Mepham on 07929 491486
Sussex Steam Engine Club
Website: https://www.sussexsteamengineclub.co.uk/
The Heathfield Partnership
email: coordinator@heathfield.net - www.heathfield.net
The Hub @ Union
At Union Church we have set out to offer a venue to the town that helps make life better. As a result, we don’t just let anyone rent our rooms! We try to ensure that each group shares the same ethos as us, meaning they are inclusive and see themselves as a force for good! Therefore, we don’t just view the groups that use our premises as rentees – we see them as family and partners. If you have an idea for a group that will help build community or help those in need (or both) please do talk to us about it – we have a variety of ways we can help get your idea off the ground. Here is some information about the groups that currently run: -
Union Church Toddlers is open to all. Term time. We start at 10am onwards and run until 11:30am when we finish with some fun songs. We offer hot drinks, squash and biscuits. There is no charge but contributions are welcome.
Heathfield Fit Camp has been part of the Community Hub family for a couple of years now. Here is a link to their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/156932936328903/
Heathfield Morning WI meets every first Tuesday at 10am and each month is different. For more information please pop along or contact our church office where we will be happy to pass on your details.
Seniors Lunch Club - We say ‘seniors’ but we don’t turn anyone away who wants a delicious and hot 2-course lunch with tea/coffee for just £5. This group runs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays and places can be booked with the church office. Age Concern Heathfield also provide a minibus to collect and return you if needed. These can be booked on 01435 866960
Tuesdays Together runs on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 1:45pm and is a fun afternoon of tea and cake followed by puzzles, bingo, beetle drives, quizzes and speakers. The age group is mostly on the senior end of the spectrum but if you are lonely and up for a laugh, you are more than welcome. Financial contributions are not necessary but gratefully accepted! Call the church office for more details.
Rainbows and Brownies made a welcome return to the hub in 2023 and now meet regularly in term-time. Please contact the church office for details and we will pass your contact information to the correct leader.
Wednesday Bereavement Group this friendly and informal group meets monthly to talk about the issues around bereavement. The chat is overseen by a local counsellor and provides a safe space to share, listen and chat. White Feather Funerals sponsors this group.
The No-Pressure Drama Group - This friendly and small group started last year and wanted to provide a venue where it was safe to build confidence and make new friends. They produced their first play at Christmas 23. Everyone is very welcome. Again, the church office can put you in touch with the organisers or give you more info.
Lindyfit has been part of the Hub for years. It really is a very fun class – everyone should try it! We are an exercise class with a difference, we stroll/line dance. We will teach you the stroll routine and dance to the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, Country and Modern Music. All classes are friendly and welcome all ages from 18 and up, each stroll can be danced at your own pace. Good exercise and lots of fun. Thursdays at 6.30pm.
Renew: Well-being Coffee Morning: Vicky, our minister, started this group because she was a Chaplain in the NHS Mental Health Services before she came to us. It’s a safe place for everyone and has proved popular with those who are sometimes struggling with their own mental health but also for those who just want a chat. Each session finishes with an opportunity to join in with some prayer and meditation and there are extra helpers each week who are trained in listening skills. So, if you want to chat, want some company or just a cuppa and a bit of cake – do pop along!
Mankind Heathfield: ManKind is a free Support Group for men. Set up in 2020 in Eastbourne, ManKind provides a safe place for men to share how they are feeling and to support each other. The ManKind Heathfield group meets every Thursday evening from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Union Church Community Hub (High Street entrance). If you are struggling with your mental health currently, are in recovery and willing to share your experience with other men or, you support someone with a mental health condition, this group is for you. The group encourages men to talk about their feelings however, if you are not ready to share, you can just listen. The group is not able to offer counselling or therapy. If you are experiencing an acute mental health condition, speak to your GP. For further information or to contact us, see the ManKind Heathfield Facebook page or ManKind website (www.mankindcic.co.uk)
Kinship Carers Support: Kinship Carers are a new addition to the Hub Family. Kinship care is when a child lives full-time or most of the time with a relative or close family friend, usually because their parents are not able to care for them. In the UK, there are more than 180,000 children in kinship care. Grandparents are the most common kinship carers, but older siblings, aunts, uncles, and people who know the child well can also take on the role. They provide friendship, support and advice to all kinship carers in the area, with or without a legal order. This is a safe, non-judgmental group who provide support to local kinship carers and their kinship children. https://compass.kinship.org.uk/
Union Church, High Street, Heathfield, TN21 8LB
Church office: 01435 867195
Trefoil Guild
Please contact Mrs Brenda Macklin on 01435 812018 - meets at St Richard's Church Hal, Heathfield on 3rd Wednesday of the month from 2.00 to 4.00 pm.
U3A
Meet the third Tuesday of each month at Heathfield Community Centre, Sheepsetting Lane, Heathfield at 2.30 pm - Please contact Lesley Negus - 01435 865626 www.u3sites.org.uk/heathfield or Publicity Officer Annie Schofield - 07788 894648 or email publicityu3a@outlook.com
Union Church Lunch club with Age Concern
Every other Tuesday from 12.15 pm to book please ring Jean Plumber - 01435 883483 - on alternate Tuesdays. Friends Together meet at Union Church drop in between 2.00 and 4.00 pm - any age welcome
Waldron Market at Holy Cross Priory, Cross in Hand, TN21 0DZ, second Thursday in the month. 10.30 am to 12.30 pm Market is undercover. Enquiries to Mr G Mackenzie on 07905932191
Waldron Cricket Club
The Club has a history of managing to play its cricket matches uninterrupted by weather, largely due to the outstanding drainage of the ground on sandstone and on a windswept slope. Combining that with the discovery of the origins of the cricket club being identified first of all by the centenary match being snowed off, the club motto is “Nives Ludum Impedire Solum Possunt” (“Only snow can stop play!” in Latin)
Waldron Cricket Club is the third oldest cricket club in known history – at least according to the “Cricketer Magazine”. Origins of the game of cricket are believed to have stemmed from a game played by shepherds on the Sussex Downs. The ball was a stone or piece of flint wrapped in wool and dyed with the shepherd’s usual marker of red. The wicket was a part of a wicket turnstile or fence and the bat was a shepherd's staff.
The game evolved into a betting vehicle for aristocrats/landowners who challenged similarly titled gentlemen or manor owners into games, with substantial gambles over the outcome. The landowners did the betting and the batting, and the farmworkers did the bowling and the majority of the “fetching” (i.e fielding).
Waldron plays at a historic picturesque ground with a local pub in walking distance.
The club participates in the National Village Knockout & Oakshott Cup and plays cricket Saturday and Sunday. There is a pub side, the RATS, who play 20/20 cricket during the week. Outdoor nets typically take place on a Thursday evening on an artificial net with a bowling machine.
If you would like to become a member of our merry band of cricketers, please contact:
Club Captain - Charlie Butcher: charlesbutch3r@gmail.com
Secretary – Humphrey Keenlyside: humphrey@humphreykeenlyside.co.uk
Warbleton Brass Band
Dunn Village Hall, Rushlake Green, TN21 9QE, email: info@warbletonbrassband.org, website: http://www.warbletonbrassband.org/
Warbleton and District History Society
Meet on the second Monday of the month at the Dunn Village Hall, Rushlake Green at 7.30. New members are always welcome and a visit to the meeting costs £3.00. For further information please contact Jonathan Austin (Vice Chair and Secretary) on 01435 830280.
Waldron WI
Meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 2.30 pm in the Lucas Hall Waldron- Website: http://www.esfwi.org.uk
Wealden Table Tennis League
Michael Gadd: 01435 862275. Email: Michael.gadd@btinternet.com
Wealden Volunteering
works tirelessly to support local charities and organisations. We help to match volunteers to the right opportunities.
Alongside our volunteering services, we also serve as a hub of support and information for communities in Wealden.
Our other services include:
• Information on local groups/services and what’s on in Uckfield
• Bus/train timetables
• Photocopying, scanning and laminating up to A3
• Networking lunches and training/networking sessions (come and learn!)
• IT training and support for computers and mobile devices
• Hearing aid maintenance
Website: wealdenvolunteering.org.uk
email: office@wealdenvoliunteering.org.uk
Address: 79 High Street, Uckfield, TN22 1AS
Tel: 01825 760019
Womens Institute
For membership enquiries and details of local groups please contact East Sussex Federation Office on 01323 442592. Website: https://www.esfwi.org.uk/
Young at Heart
Currently meet on a Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10.00 am to 3.30 pm at Heathfield Park Cricket Club. Club members integrate with people who are retired and with 9 local primary schools and a nursery school. Members enjoy craft, music, QiGong and assist with the school’s topics and the children’s reading. Home cooked lunch and freshly baked cakes for tea. It’s a free first session and free local transport.
Every second and fourth Thursday of the month we host our Young at Heart day to include Bingo, tea dancing and cake from The Union Church, Heathfield. The afternoon costs £10 per person - 2-4pm. We would love to meet you!
Please contact youngatheart.me.uk or please contact Rachel – 07971 032667