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Summer 2013 The magazine of the Heathfield Chamber of Commerce Heathfield 2013 SHOP LOCAL • FREE PARKING www.heathfieldchamber.co.uk www.heathfield.net Heathfield Chamber of Commerce Heathfield FIRST Heathfield Chamber of Commerce SALES AND RENTALS from professional, local staff at our efficient, independent company Call us on FAMILY ADVENTURES • EXPERT SKI ADVICE HONEYMOONS • WEDDINGS ABROAD 01435 868020 for a free market appraisal or 01435 865151 to discuss your rental requirements 2 www.heathfieldchamber.co.uk www.heathfield.net Heathfield Chamber of Commerce Heathfield FIRST Chairman’s Letter Heathfield Chamber of Commerce Welcome to the Summer edition of Heathfield First. During the next few months the Chamber is holding a visit to Sedlescombe Vineyard on the 7 August as well as our regular monthly Breakfast Meetings. Members and non-members of the Chamber are welcome at all our events – please visit our website www.heathfieldchamber.co.uk for further details. During the next few months there are lots of local events to look forward to, especially Le Marche on the 26 August and the Christmas Fun Day on Saturday 23 November. This publication is designed and distributed on behalf of the Heathfield Chamber to provide a forum for both business and community news. It is produced three times a year in March, July and November and is deliv- ered to 11,500 homes in Heathfield and the surrounding area. It is also available on-line at www.heathfield- chamber.co.uk and www.heathfield.net. We wish you all a very happy Summer. Regards. Trevor Goldsmith Chairman Heathfield Chamber of Commerce Please forward community news articles, adverts and advertorials to: Anne on 07901 558236 or email [email protected] NB. The deadline for receipt of information for the Christmas edition is Monday 16 September. Disclaimer: The Heathfield and District Chamber of Trade and Commerce make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this publication. Any reliance you place on such information is, therefore, strictly at your own risk. ADVERTISEMENT Westwoods Go From Strength To Strength The Heathfield office has been well established for 8 years providing a professional and personable serv- ice in residential estate agency sales and lettings. Being independent Westwoods can make choices and decisions without being tied to corporate targets. Amanda Woods, Anne Millea and Veronica Coomber run the sales department, with many years’ experi- ence between them they offer a professional, yet friendly, complete service. Call for a free no obligation market appraisal of your home on 01435 868020. Jan Faulder manages the lettings department which offers a tailor made service that is appropriate for either the landlord or tenant. Call 01435 865151 to discuss your requirements. www.heathfield.net www.heathfieldchamber.co.uk 3 Heathfield FIRST Heathfield Chamber of Commerce Continuing a Centuries Old Tradition - English Country Dancing English Country Dancing traces its history back many centuries. English Country Dancing is believed to be the oldest form of folk dance still being danced in the world today. Its origins can be traced back at least as far as 1480, or many years before Columbus sailed for America! Many names of English Country Dances appear in sixteenth and early seventeenth century literature including Shakespeare. Saturday 19 October sees the Autumn Dance of the Heathfield Folk Dance Club being held in the Village hall at Bodle Street Green in the heart of the beautiful Sussex countryside. Music for this annual event will be provided once again by the folk band Whirling Skirmish. Whirling Skirmish was formed by two brothers who came from a musical family of six. Richard and Alan, both multi-instrumentalists, got their first ‘break’ nearly thirty years ago when invited to play, at the age of twelve, with a band formed by their local doctor. This band, The Kentish Vagabonds, which still exists and play locally, became the launching pad for the young brothers. In time the brothers met a caller from Folkestone, Kevin Edwards, with whom they formed a new group ‘The Barnstormers’ and played together for many years. In the last few years Richard and Alan have moved back to their ‘roots’ in Folkestone and in time decided to form their current band Whirling Skirmish. The dance will be led by very experienced caller Carol Hewson. Carol started her dance ‘career’ at school, originally as part of the curriculum. Re-discovering the joy of Country Dance at a Broadstairs Folk Week she has not stopped dancing since! More information can be obtained from Joy on 01435 873551. HEATHFIELD’S LARGEST CARD SHOP Greeting Cards For Most Occasions A Selection of Gifts Stockists of "Me to You Bears" and "Blue Nose Friends" Helium Balloons GEMINI GREETINGS 01435 866475 Monday to Saturday 9am - 5pm THE PET FOOD SHOP Serving Heathfield & Area For 40 years+ We Cater For:- Birds - Cats - Dogs - Fish Small Animals - Wild Birds Access To 20000+ Products Station Approach, Heathfield, TN21 8LG 01435 864652 opp Sainsbury’s Easy Free Parking For Easy Loading 4 www.heathfieldchamber.co.uk www.heathfield.net Heathfield Chamber of Commerce Heathfield FIRST Heathfield Community Police Team Update It’s great to have some dry weather and some dog on dog attacks - while this is not a criminal sunshine! offence it can lead to all sorts of issues and One of the crimes that increased during this upsets and one we can usually only give particular cold early spring was theft of oil from advice on rather than take action. If a dog domestic heating tanks. The whole of Wealden bites a person (while they are in a public place) was affected, however Heathfield area had then that is treated as a crime. If anyone is more than its fair share. Our response to this having problems with dogs - either their own or was to have a day when as a full Wealden other peoples, we can give advice and our team visited as many properties as possible to Dog Units do have skilled and experienced dog ensure tank owners were aware and to suggest handlers who we can refer matters to if neces- crime prevention measures. sary. Ensuring you have relevant insurance for Also there have been increased night patrols your dog, that cover your liabilities should any- and this did yield some good results. A van was thing go wrong, is essential. seen in the Old Heathfield area and a short If you need to contact us for any reason then while later was abandoned at Chapel Cross. our details are as below - we have had our The occupants were not found but the van was phones updated so please note the new exten- seized and found to contain a tank and a sion numbers - our very old external number is pump. Enquires made by the Priority Crime now obsolete so contact is all through the 101 Team have led to several arrests and enquiries (for non emergencies - 999 for emergencies continue with the suspects on bail. There have only) and the PCSOs all have mobile numbers been no fuel thefts in our area since. when on duty and these are available on the As a community Policing team we are here to Sussex Police website. not only deal with crime prevention but also look at the quality of life issues. One of the Enjoy the sunshine. problems that we do deal with are those relat- ing to dogs. The problems, of course, are not From the Heathfield Neighbourhood Policing the dogs but the owners - most owners are Team responsible and do control their dogs and pick up their mess. However there is a minority that New extension numbers: let the responsible dog owners down. In this rural area one of the dog problems is 568700 sheep worrying. There was one case recently, 568701 which has appeared in the local press, where 568702 30 sheep were killed by dogs in the Rushlake 568703 Green area. In this case there was some evi- dence of which dogs may have been responsi- Ruth Hammerton, NPT Sergeant ble and action was taken to seize the dogs and HEATHFIELD POLICE STATION interview the owner. Enquiries are continuing Neighbourhood Policing Team into this. We do have various reports of sheep Heathfield Police Station | High Street | Heathfield worrying throughout our policing area and this TN21 OUP is upsetting and expensive for farmers. It is for Telephone: 101 Ext 568702 owners to ensure that dogs are on leads when Mobile: 07795 332296 in grazing areas. www.sussex.police.uk The other matter that is often reported to us is Sussex Police – Serving Sussex Chartered Building Surveyors Regulated by RICS • Full Building Surveys & Homebuyers Reports • Building Refurbishment & Alterations • Building Defects Investigation • Buildings Insurance Assessment & Claims • Dilapidations Inspections & Negotiations • Planning & Building Regulation Applications • Party Wall Matters www.heathfield.net www.heathfieldchamber.co.uk 5 Heathfield FIRST Heathfield Chamber of Commerce Sponsored Walk for Heathfield Pool - Sunday 18 August Fundraising for Heathfield’s new indoor swimming pool is now underway and one forthcoming event is a 1.3 mile sponsored walk from Trading 4 U to the site of the pool next to Heathfield Community College. This is not a race, there are no winners or losers and everyone gets a medal. The start time is 11.00am outside Trading 4 U on the High Street. It costs £5.00 to take part and sponsorship forms can be obtained from the sponsors of the event who are: Trading 4 U, Taylor’s Fish Bar and The Pet Food Shop. Forms can also be obtained from Heathfield and Waldron Parish Council offices and local schools.