Month: July 2022

I don’t live in Mountfield and have just heard today that many properties have no water.  I’ve contacted South East Water and the outage is due to burst water pipes.
Bottled water is available at the station at Corner Farm Close, Flimwell, Ticehurst TN5 7FE and it is open until 9pm.
South East Water will deliver bottled water to the elderly and vulnerable if water has not been available for two mealtimes.  Their number is 0333 0000001.
You can get updates on the situation by going to the link below.

Click on this link for South East Water updates

Irene – Parish Clerk

Bodie – a black, flat-coated retriever was lost in Darwell Woods on 3rd July.  All details on are on the link below.  Please contact the owners (phone numbers on link) if you have any information, they must be frantic with worry.

Click here for details about Bodie

Please click on the link below to see details/dates of industrial action on Southeastern Railways.

Industrial action on Southeastern Railways

Mountfield Village Hall – Annual General Meeting

Tuesday 26th July 2022 at 7.00pm

This is an appeal to all residents of Mountfield – your Village Hall needs you.

The Hall is arguably the most important building in the village. Through the diligent efforts of its Trustees and with some government lockdown support, it has survived the pandemic in very good shape but, as things have come back to life, the hike in energy prices are now giving great cause for concern. Few organisations could absorb the rise of 77% in electricity costs which we suffered in January 2022 and the Hall is no exception.

Having invested in a state-of-the-art, fully wireless AV system with electronic screen, integrated high-speed broadband, an automated online booking system, and with a self-contained committee/meeting room, fully equipped kitchen, well-appointed toilets (including baby-changing and disabled facilities) and ample car parking, the Hall has kept up with changing expectations BUT, and it’s a big but, the Committee of Trustees (which manages the Hall on behalf of the Mountfield community) needs your help, if the Hall is to survive and function in coming years.

The Founding Charter for the Hall, created in 1965 when the building was gifted to the community by the Mountfield Estate, expects a Committee of Trustees numbering well into double figures. With two retirements expected at the AGM, the Trustees will number just four– which is well below the “critical mass” required to maintain and manage the Hall on your behalf.

We have lots of ideas for the future, but the Hall needs more Trustees to join the Management Committee. It needs more helpers and volunteers, and it needs the moral support and backing of its villagers.

Please come along to the AGM on 26th July, beginning at 7 pm, and support the Hall.

The High Weald Walking Festival will launch on 10th September at the Ashdown Forest Centre.  All details are on the link below.

Launch of the High Weald Walking Festival