Hailsham

FOODBANK OPEN DAY: Come along tomorrow, Saturday, to see their new premises at Sheriff Place, Market Square (between The Link and Barwells) between 11.30am and 2pm. Bring a tin to give to the foodbank (please no more beans), a carton of juice, tin of fruit or other non-perishable.

FAMILY FUN DAY: This is on Sunday at Hailsham Recreation Ground, Western Road. There will be lots for everybody to do at this combined Hailsham Lions and Hailsham Active event. Amongst all the fun stalls, there will be a fun dog show, so bring your pooch along. There will be many attractions as well as sports activities and games for both children and adults, refreshments including barbecue. The event starts at 11am until 3pm.

FALLS PREVENTION: There will be a talk, advice, education, an opportunity to share information, make contact, gain knowledge, exercises for mobility and muscle strength and more. Come and meet your local Community Falls Prevention and Rehabilitation team at Ersham House Nursing Home, Ersham Road on Thursday from 2pm to 4pm at Ersham House. They will have the answers whilst you enjoy tea, coffee and cakes. Everybody is very welcome. If you have any queries please call 01323 442727 or email manager@ersham housenursinghome.com.

CHIDDINGLY MARKET: Please note: The time for the August market, being held August 4 and on this occasion only, at Muddles Green School, Chiddingly, is from 10am to noon and not 9am to 12.30pm as stated last week. From September the market will return to Chiddingly Village Hall on the first Saturday of every month.

FOLK AND BLUES: At the Six Bells folk and Blues Club on Tuesday they will be taking songs from the Great American Songbook. The event is hosted by Manus McDaid at starts at 8.30pm at The Six Bells, The Street, Chiddiingly. For more information visit www.6bellsfolk.co.uk.

BUSINESS CLINICS: There are free business clinics for Wealden Businesses run by EDEAL on Friday July 27. If you would like a free 1-2-1 appointment please book on 01323 641144 or email [email protected].

ROTARY CLUB: Outgoing President of the Rotary Club of Hailsham, John Lulham, handed over the reins to Mick Tester. As he stepped down he told the members that the club had given away £14,699 to local charities and individuals as follows: £1.5k to a Herstmonceux child with cystic fibrosis so she could enjoy a family holiday, £200 to Herstmonceux Tiddlers and Toddlers to purchase play equipment, £600 to Charles Hunt Centre Hailsham to purchase a new Coffee Machine, £2.5k donated to the JPK project, Eastbourne, £300 to East Sussex Young Carers, 2 x £500 to Eastbourne AM Rotary Club charity Breakaway respite care, £1k presented to Hailsham Cricket Club to help with their restoration, £300 to Wartling Bunker for ongoing maintenance, £200 given to Rebeca Thomas - a student visiting Tanzania, £1.5k to Abigail Buckle for medical supplies when she visited remote villages in Peru, £100 to Zoe Pennington Choir, £500 to Kids Count charity Hailsham. £8870 was raised on the Christmas sleigh collection and each of the following benefited: Sovereign Harbour Rotary Club charities, Hellingly PTA, Grovelands PTA, Herstmonceux Cricket Club, Hailsham Brownies, all of whom provided helpers during the collections. Also £250 to Eastbourne DGH, £500 to Band of Brothers, £1k to Hailsham charity Starfish, £200 to Yasmin Ellis for East African Playgrounds, £1k to Nikki Boniface Eastbourne Sailing Champion. Also welcomed was new Club Secretary Rosemary Mullen. The Rotary Club of Hailsham will continue to raise funds for worthy causes and are always looking for members who are willing to give back something to our town and surrounding villages.