Category: Notices/Information

Water outage Mountfield

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

Jubilee Cricket Match at King George’s Field on 7th August at 1pm

THE MOUNTFIELD JUBILEE CRICKET MATCH AT KING GEORGE’S FIELD

7th AUGUST 2022 AT 1pm

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Come and join us on Sunday 7th August at 1pm for the first Mountfield Jubilee Cricket Match (we hope to make this an annual event).

This is part of Mountfield’s celebration of HM The Queen’s Jubilee Year, and the winners will be presented with the Mountfield Jubilee Cup!

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The teams will be one from Mountfield Cricket Club and the other eleven made up of Mountfield residents and neighbouring villages. If you would like to play, please contact Tom Tidmarsh on – tomtidmarsh@outlook.com

The emphasis will be on fun, so we do hope you will come along and join us. The Parish Council will be offering wine, beer and soft drinks to all who attend – so bring a picnic with you and enjoy the best of village cricket (20/30 overs) in a beautiful setting.

After the main match, there will be an opportunity for local youngsters to play “short-cricket” with expert coaches on hand to advise. Bats and balls will be provided or bring your own.

 

 

 

Space Oddities!

Message from the East Sussex Astronomical Society (ESAS)

Weekly Monday evening YouTube Astro show
The Federation of Astronomical Societies (FAS) has let us know about this new YouTube Astro Show.
Space Oddities is a weekly live panel show featuring an international panel of experts and enthusiasts that streams to YouTube at 8pm UK time on Monday evenings.  The panel is made up of people who where regular members on Astro Radio’s Reach Out and Touch Space show.
Now that Astro Radio is off air, we have created this new show which covers space and astronomy news, upcoming astronomical events and much more.  Our panel has a diverse range of specialist areas, so if you have a question, you can post it in the live chat during the show.

Click on this link for the YouTube channel

Sounds very interesting, especially with all the excitement created by the fabulous images from the James Webb telescope.

 

 

 

 

Mountfield Village Hall AGM – 26.07.22 at 7.00pm

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.