VITALITY VVVILLAGES Welcome to the Herstmonceux area directory of clubs, services and businesses. SECOND EDITION Vitality Villages can contacted by email at [email protected] or by post at The Village Information Centre, 2/3 The Old Forge, Gardner Street, Herstmonceux BN27 4LG The information in this publication has been given for the purposes of the Directory. Copyright of this Directory remains with Vitality Villages. Vitality Villages is a community organisation established in 2015. EMERGENCY NUMBERS The aim of the organisation is to focus on the health and well- Ambulance, Police or Fire and Rescue 999 or 112 – emergency being of residents in Herstmonceux Parish and the surrounding calls only. area. Police non-emergency calls 101 It has the following projects Accident and Emergency Units Eastbourne District & General Hospital, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, Monthly Coffee Mornings at the Great Space in Herstmonceux BN21 2UD, 01323 417400 Health Centre – contact Sheila 01323 833673 Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, Hastings, TN37 7RD, 01424 755255 Community Choir – contact Laura 07905 745384 Minor Injuries Unit, Uckfield Hospital, Framfield Road, Uckfield, TN22 5AW – 01825 745001 – Open from 8am–8pm Walking and associated activities Eastbourne Walk-In Centre, Eastbourne Station, Terminus Road, Healthy weekly walks (April to October) – contact Bea 01323 Eastbourne, BN21 3QJ – 01323 726650 – 833535 Open 8am –8pm 8 free walking guides with maps, available from outlets in the Emergency Dental Care Herstmonceux area – contact Steve 01323 833473 NHS 111 for information about local dentists Footpath Improvement Group - Herstmonceux Truggers - contact UTILITIES Steve 01323 833473 South East Water Leakline 0333 000 3330 www.southeastwater.co.uk Community Walks – contact Janet 01323 833306 Southern Water Emergency number 0330 303 0368, report a leak 0800 820 999 www.southernwater.co.uk Men’s Shed – meetings aimed at men to undertake their own or UK Power Networks Power cut information 080031 63 105 group projects or chat and a coffee - contact Rhys 01323 833022 www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk Allotment – growing food in a sociable environment – contact Defibrillators are located at Herstmonceux Fire Station, the Village Janet 01323 833306 Information Centre in Herstmonceux, the Cricket Club Pavilion on Herstmonceux Recreation Ground, the Horseshoe Inn in Windmill Directory – information about the wide range of clubs, groups, Hill, the White Horse in Bodle Street Green and the Bull Inn in businesses etc - contact Janet 01323 833306 Boreham Street. Defibrillator familiarisation:- Nina de Pina Perou 01323 833034 2 3 Herstmonceux Integrative Health Centre Independent Practitioners, Classes and Workshops held in the Great Space at Herstmonceux Integrative Health Centre is a patient-centred Herstmonceux Health Centre. practice, providing a calm relaxed environment for patients For more information please speak to Bea Simmons on 01323 833535 and staff. We are committed to sustainable living and working, providing safe and effective quality health care in an environment MONDAY EVENT CONTACT of equality and respect. We are passionate about healthcare Every 1st Monday of the month Care for the Carers support Sheila Charlton 10–12pm coffee morning 01323 833673 striving to support our patients in achieving their health goals. We Every 3rd Monday of the month Health and Vitality Coffee Bea Simmons are integrated within the community, working with our partners to 10–12pm mornings, all welcome, 01323 833535 identify, support and respond to our patients’ health care needs. Speaker, quiz, healthy cake 7.30–9.00pm Yoga Kate Arnold 07990 755415 In September 2017, we were awarded ‘Outstanding Status’ from TUESDAY EVENT CONTACT the Care Quality Commission, acknowledging the service we 9.00–6.00pm Medicinal Herbalist Julia Behrens provide to patients and the community. [email protected] 07968-366783 9.00–5.00pm Counsellor Anita Webster 07774 939474 WEDNESDAY EVENT CONTACT 2.00–3.00pm Tai Chi Rob Bowley 01323 738111 07796 545669 2.30–5.00pm Age UK Podiatry Clinic To book an appointment 01273 476704 extension 101 6.45–8.45pm Vitality Village Singers Laura Heales 07905 745384 [email protected] THURSDAY EVENT CONTACT 2.30–5.00pm Care for Carers Mark Tolhurst www.cftc.org.uk 01323 738390 FRIDAY EVENT CONTACT 9.00–5.00pm Physiotherapist Suzy Greenwood [email protected] 07939 580743 1.30–2.30 pm Yoga Safia Bowley 07989 562838 SATURDAY EVENT CONTACT 2nd Saturday of the month Sussex Bowen Children’s Clinic Nina De Pina Perou, 9–12pm for children from birth to 16 [email protected] years for small donation 01323 833034 4 5 HEALTHY WALKS FROM now required to form a Patient Group. countryside. HERSTMONCEUX HEALTH CENTRE VILLAGE HALLS Phone 07943 924976 In the autumn of 2016, the doctors from Patient Link, Herstmonceux Health Email: Herstmonceux Health Centre worked Centre’s Group, was re-launched in HERSTMONCEUX VILLAGE HALL [email protected] with the “Green Open Spaces for Health” December 2016 and is now an active and Herstmonceux Village Hall was opened in www.reidhallborehamstreet.co.uk team and the Rangers from the South established group of 11 people. New January 2000, replacing the Memorial Hall Downs National Park and created health members are welcome (contact details dating from 1920. BODLE STREET GREEN VILLAGE HALL walks in Herstmonceux. The walks are below) The hall is situated on the A271, to the Bodle Street Green Village Hall is a now led by volunteer walk leaders and are west of Herstmonceux Village. There are modern hall, opened in 1998, comprising accompanied by a doctor for a walk and Patient Link works in partnership with the three halls of varying sizes and two a main room and kitchen. It is located on talk on health, vitality and the benefits practice to: kitchens which can be hired individually or The Causeway, Bodle Street Green and is of being out in nature. This is followed • Contribute to the continuous improve- in any combination for weddings, a focus for local village activities such as by a cup of tea, talks and workshop in ment of services and quality of care celebrations, exercise classes, groups and the Gardening Club, WI, Film Society, the Great Space Meeting Room at the • Foster improved communication clubs, dancing, staff training, seminars. drama. It can be hired by clubs, societies Health Centre on your return to the Health between the practice and its patient www.herstmonceuxparish.org.uk or for a wide range of activities. Centre. Please contact Bea Simmons • Help patients to take more [email protected] or Booking www.bodlestreetvillagehall.org.uk or on 01323 833535 for more information responsibility for their health and Clerk Mr Rhys Clatworthy on 01323 Booking Clerk, Mrs Ros Billinghurst on on the timetable, the duration and “do improve their experience 831854 - for more information about 01323 832062/07771 787800 for more ability” of the walks. • Provide positive and practical support regular events or bookings information about regular events or for the practice and help to implement bookings. VITALITY VILLAGE SINGERS change Vitality Village Singers is a small, friendly • Be called upon as a group to influence HELLINGLY VILLAGE HALL community choir where everyone is local provision of health and socialcare Hellingly Village Hall is located at the welcome and no auditions are needed. AND MUCH MORE! junction of North Street and Church Road, We sing for fun but also to learn and work Anyone wishing to provide articles for is regularly used by a wide range of towards local performances and have a the quarterly HMXIHC Newsletter, please groups. The hall offers a main hall and great mix of male and female voices. email them to kitchen and is used by the following Singing is a fantastic way to feel more [email protected] organisations on a regular basis Hellingly healthy and happy and to become Playgroup, Hellingly WI, Ladies’ Social involved in the community. We would love For more information about Patient Link, Club, Photographic Society, Hellingly you to join us, so please come along on a please check the Health Centre website Sports Club, Magham Down Folk Dance Wednesday evening from 6.45pm–8.45pm www.hmxihc.co.uk or contact the Link Club, Brownies. to Herstmonceux Health Centre. Free first Chairman, Mrs Lynn Bowman 01323 [email protected] or taster session. Contact Laura 07905 846158 or 07555 538276 or REID HALL, BOREHAM STREET telephone 01323 844108 for more 745384 or [email protected] [email protected] Your perfect venue for weddings, large information about regular events or family parties, community groups, bookings. PATIENT LINK - HERSTMONCEUX BRIDGESIDE SURGERY dance, exercise, art classes, children’s INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CENTRE’S 1 Western Road, Hailsham BN27 3DG clubs, corporate events, meetings and NINFIELD VILLAGE HALL PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP 01323 441234 conferences. Ninfield Memorial Hall is located in Bexhill Patient Groups were originally set up in Hailsham Medical Group Our purpose-built rural village hall is Road on the A271 on the approach to the 1972 by a GP and since then have grown attractive and spacious with Wi-fi and centre of the village. The hall offers a main rapidly, with experience showing that SEAFORTH FARM SURGERY excellent modern kitchen facilities. There hall, a small committee room and a successful practices and effective Patient Vicarage Lane, Hailsham BN27 1BH is ample off-road parking, space to add a kitchen. It is used by a wide section of the Groups go hand in hand. All practices are 01323 848494 marquee and glorious views over Sussex local community e.g. Pre-school, Mums 6 7 and Toddlers Group, Cubs and Scouts, Herstmonceux village was previously www.herstmonceuxparish.org.uk and clubs, tourist sites, local accommodation, Horticultural Group, Flower Group, called Gardner Street and research [email protected] - for travel and benefits.There is a small dancing, art and keep fit classes.