Author: Pauline

Make your Mark Event Saturday 17th October 2026

Make your Mark on the Sugar Loaf Field!
Saturday 17th October 11am – 4pm

view of field

Every October, the Campaign for Drawing organise a national Big Draw Festival to encourage more people to enjoy being creative.

This year’s theme is Make a Mark and we thought this would be an ideal opportunity to invite Dallington residents of all ages to visit the Recreation Ground (also known as the Sugar Loaf Field) to have some fun and think about how you would like to make more use of the field and pavilion.

The pavilion will be open  all day from 11am – 4pm  with a range of resources and activities for adults and children, including hedgerow collages and prints, landscape pictures, and lots of other ways to make your mark to communicate the improvements you’d like to see on the field.

We are so lucky to have this community resource but it needs to be more widely known and used.  Its height above sea level makes it ideal for stargazing and radio activities as well as offering wonderful views towards the coast. It has good car parking and a hedge all the way round ( ideal for blackberry picking and nature trails) and a large field for all kinds of games. More information at https://www.dallingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk/local-information/recreation-ground-sugar-loaf-field/

Refreshments will be available and if the weather is good you are very welcome to bring a picnic. We hope to see you there.

St Giles Services in October 2026

St Giles Services

  • Sunday October 4th        11.00 am     Service of the Word with Jeremy Cook
  • Sunday October 11th        6.30 pm     Evensong
  • Sunday October 18th       11.00 am    Holy Communion
  • Sunday October 25th        9.30 am    Holy Communion

Village Hall Events in October 2026

Dates for your diaries:

  • Saturday 3rd October   LIBRARY CAFE 10am -12noon
  • Monday 5th October and every Monday :
    • ART CLUB 10am -12noon
    • LIBRARY CAFE 2-4PM
  • Friday 16th October QUIZ EVENING 7pm for 7.15pm
    £7-50 per person. This includes light refreshments but please bring your own drinks. Teams (of up to 6) can be made up on the evening. There will be a RAFFLE – so bring some extra cash. For further information, table reservations etc, please contact Douglas or Diana Sewell (01435 830304) In aid of the Royal British Legion (Poppy Appeal) and Dallington Village Hall.
  • Saturday 24th October DARK SKIES AFTERNOON 2- 4.30pm
    See article below for details

And finally… We have recently registered Dallington Village Hall for donations via Easyfundraising. Every time you make a purchase from one of over 8000 retailers (including major supermarkets and other well-known names) they give a small donation to us, without costing you anything.
Just go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/dallington-old-school-village-hall/ and register as a supporter.

Dark Skies over Dallington

Photo of Milky War in night skyHave you seen the Milky Way in the night sky above Dallington?

Will it still be possible to show your grandchildren the Milky Way in a decade’s time?

 

We’ve some of the darkest skies in Sussex – we ought to celebrate them and ensure we keep them into the future. On Saturday October 24th from 2:00 to 4:30 pm  with the support of Dallington Parish Council and High Weald National Landscape, we’re holding a family-friendly Dark Skies afternoon at Dallington Village Hall for all residents.

Come along and learn how our dark skies are under threat, how this affects more than just our views of the stars, and how managing the threats can bring both health and commercial benefits.

David Field of the High Weald Dark Sky Community, Tree Warden Doug Edworthy, and volunteers from nearby villages will be on hand to explain how High Weald parishes are becoming certified as Dark Sky Communities and inviting Dallington to become one too.

Come along, have some refreshments and chat with like-minded people who value our dark skies and find out what you can do to keep our skies starry.

This Saturday – Barbecue at Sugar Loaf Field

(Posted on behalf of David Wilson)

RAYNET would like to invite Dallington Parish Council
and the people of the parish to come to a

BARBECUE
this Saturday 19th September
from 11 o’clock to 2 o’clock
at the Sugar Loaf Field Recreation Ground Pavilion
to see the equipment that
RAYNET have put in place for parish resilience in an emergency.

If you are not sure what the RAYNET project is all about,
you can read about it in this recent update at
https://www.dallingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk/raynet-dallington-project-update-summer-2026/

Judy Jeremy Funeral announcement

(Posted on behalf of the Jeremy family)

In loving memory of our mum Judith Jeremy we invite family and friends to join us in celebrating her life.
Date: Tuesday 22nd September 11am
Location: Wealden Crematorium
Horam Road, Horam, Heathfield TN21 0FX

Followed by wake 12-3pm with refreshments at
Wellshurst Golf and country park in the Meadowview suite on the ground floor.  North St, Hailsham BN27 4EE

Dress Code: Bright colours / Smart casual

For those unable to attend in person, a live stream link will be shared closer to the time.

Family flowers only, but donations welcome to Mencap

An invite will be posted nearer the time for RSVP

St Giles Services September 2026

  • 6th September    11.00 am Service of the Word
  • 13th September  6.30 pm Evensong
  • 20th September 11.00 am Holy Communion
    followed by Harvest Lunch (details below)
  • 27th September  9.30 am Holy Communion
  • October 4th 11.00am Service of the Word

    Harvest Service Sunday 20th September at 11am All welcome!

    You are invited to bring dry goods, tinned food etc for the Hailsham Food Bank if you wish. Following the Service, our Harvest Lunch in the church.To book places for the Harvest Lunch (Donations in aid of Family Support Work (FSW)) please contact Jane on 07766
    434847.
    We shall be decorating the church on Saturday 19th Sept
    10am-12noon.      All help very welcome. Contact Jane for details

Grand Giveaway This Saturday!

Books n tableGrand giveaway of gardening and
cookery books
at the Library Cafe this Saturday 1st August
from 10am – 12noon

The Library Cafe  needs to make space for new fiction and local history resources, so we have decided to give away some of our cookery and gardening books. All in great condition – available for a small donation to help towards the upkeep of the hall. Come and take a look at what’s on offer and at the rest of our collection of books to borrow or buy.
And as usual there’ll be refreshments and good company to enjoy

New defibrillator at Carricks Brook

(Posted on behalf of Michelle Baird)

Photo of Carricks Brook showing location of defibrillator

 

We now have a defibrillator installed at the front of Carricks Brook that we would like the wider community to know about and use if it’s their closest option. I attach a couple of photos to show the location. The lock code can be obtained through 999 or asking staff onsite.

NB there are two other defibrillators in the village – outside the village hall and outside The Swan. Check to see which is closest to you in case you need one in an emergency

Pimms in the Porch 31st July

St Giles Dallington invites you to
Pimms in the Porch Friday 31st July at 6pm

Enjoy a leisurely stroll with a refreshing drink through our timeless graveyards, meeting up with old friends past and present.

You are invited to follow trails to help explore this beautiful heart of our village. Spend a few moments with:

  • Mr Peploe, Headmaster of Dallington School
  • John Sands, the famous international cricketer
  • Bill Cummings, the wartime pilot
  • John Pinyon, killed in a wrestling match, and
  • Mollie Till, who wrote that delightful poem “Dallington”.

All visitors will be given a helpful leaflet to accompany them on their tour. Family quiz sheets will be provided to make the evening more enjoyable.

All donations will go to the St Giles restoration fund
For further information please contact Roy Iremonger Tel. 01323 83262

St Giles Services July & August 2026

Services in July

  • 5th 11.00am Service of the Word with Ben Pratt
  • 12th 6.30pm Evensong
  • 19th 11.00am Holy Communion
  • 26th July 11.00am Joint benefice service in the marquee on Rushlake Green.

(Also this month “Pimms in the Porch” 31st July – see separate post for details)


Services in August

  • 2nd     11.00 am  Service of the Word
  • 9th       6.30 pm   Evensong
  • 16th     11.00 am  Holy Communion
  • 23rd     11.00 am   Archdeacon of Hastings  The Venerable Russell Dewhurt (All very welcome)
  • 30th     11.00am Service of the Word