If you would like to add your event to our virtual noticeboard and listing, please let us know at rushlakegreenvillage@googlemail.com. It’s free. If possible send us a poster, flyer and/or some copy to include. We can also share a mention on our facebook page. 2rd -...

The Big Lunch team are delighted to announce that a grand total of £1,511.10 was raised at the Big Jubilee Lunch this year for the Children With Cancer Fund at Polegate.  Alongside a couple of generous donations, this was achieved through the support of everyone who...

This great picture by Rachel Upfield, of a young person taking an enjoyable drive on a caravan-pulling tractor, has made her the winner of the Big Jubilee Lunch photo competition. Rachel has won a £25 voucher, sponsored by The Little Arts, to spend in the Rushlake...

The Village Leaf photo album from the 2022 Rushlake Green Big Jubilee Lunch. Cover photo courtesy of Ian Collett. Other photos by Morgan Milligan. See also the brilliant pictures of the Big Jubilee Lunch photo competition.

There's still time to catch talented local actor Richard Evans-Thomas in the Bowler Crab Theatre Company's production of Antony & Cleopatra, which is currently on tour and will be in Three Oaks, Rye and Bexhill over the next two weeks. Richard, who plays three...

The deadline is Friday 15th June for the photo competition with a Little Arts sponsored prize of a £25 voucher to spend in the Rushlake Green Village Stores. All you have to do is email your best snap of the Big Jubilee Lunch on Rushlake Green (max one entry per...

The Rushlake Green Big Jubilee Lunch was an outstanding success. And on behalf of all those who attended and enjoyed the day we would like to thank Louise Philps and her amazing team of organisers and helpers. Thank you to the Town Cryer; the Musicians; the Sound...

It's here on the Green this Sunday, from 12.00. It's free, it's going to be very special this year, and it will be once again a unique opportunity to get together as a community. Bring your own chairs and sit at the long table, which will miraculously appear all along...

Here's a copy of an open letter from the owners of the Horse & Groom, in which they bring news of the changes underway: . . . PUB UPDATE. As most of you may now be aware, Gary has formally exited his lease and will be leaving by the end of May.  John and I have...

The Little Arts has sponsored a photo competition, with the prize of a £25 voucher to spend in the Village Stores. All you have to do is take some great pictures (Camera, Phone, whatever) of the Big Jubilee Lunch on Rushlake Green. Then email your best snap (max one...

If you would like to add your event to our virtual noticeboard and listing, please let us know at rushlakegreenvillage@googlemail.com. It’s free. If possible send us a poster, flyer and/or some copy to include. We can also share a mention on our facebook page. 2rd -...

Several of our favourite local artists are taking part in the South East Open Studios exhibitions that run from 3rd to 10th June 2022. The SEOS is celebrating 25 years of art & craft, and this year it features nearly 300 artists, many of whom open up their studios...

Catey Mulcahy wrote: "I read your suggestion to send pics of wild birds spotted & caught on camera locally so thought I'd send one of our regular visitors to our garden. Green Finches have returned to our feeders in the last couple of years - this one stayed until...

What wild birds have you photographed locally? There is much talk about the potential decline of many wild birds. So we thought we'd ask readers what they have spotted (and caught on camera). It doesn't have to be a pin sharp masterpiece. You may not even be certain...

On Saturday Night the curtain came down on The Sound of Music, possibly one of the most ambitious and undoubtedly most successful productions by the Rushlake Green Village Players. For the actors, musicians, stage crew and background teams - and above all the Director...

The Annual Parish Assembly takes place on Tuesday 24th May in the Dunn Village Hall at 6.30pm. Time was when these were pretty dry, poorly attended affairs. But the current, more energetic, Council has made sure this year's meeting is informative and useful. In...

SOUND OF MUSIC at the Dunn Village Hall, This week. SOME TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE. For the cast and crew of the Village Players the final dress rehearsals marked the culmination of many months of hard work to pull together what could possibly be the most vocally...

Set in the stunning landscapes of rural Ireland in the early eighties, a quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be...

A report from organiser Peter Love: "In the tiny village of Bodle Street Green, East Sussex, saw some 250 + exhibitors turn out for the Peter Love organised FBHVC 'Drive It Day' Charity Gathering & Road Run event, helped by some very experienced marshals and...

Tickets are now on sale for the Village Players' production of The Sound of Music, from 17th to 21st May in the Dunn Village Hall. The run kicks off with a special Gala Charity performance on the the 17th - when ticket price will include a glass of fizz and canapés on...

The Big Jubilee Lunch will be taking place on Rushlake Green, on Sunday 5th June from 12 noon. In addition to a very very long communal table, there'll be picnicking, live music from the Warbleton Brass Band and The Yum Yums, David Logan on accordion, Tug of War...

Bella Turnham has been in touch to say that she is starting Pilates lessons at Dunn Village Hall after Easter, so if you’re interested, here are some details: New Pilates Class starting in Dunn Village Hall - Tuesdays at 9:30am. Strengthen your core, mobilise your...

After an enforced absence two years ago the biennial Mayfield Festival of Music and the Arts has returned for 2022 and will be held from 23 April to 8 May (inclusive). As ever, the Festival boasts an eclectic mix of musical genres and art forms and with more than 20...

Happy Easter Everyone! Well I am sure you have seen the advert in The Rushlake Green Village Stores for the community event on Sunday 24 April at Bodle Street Green Village Hall and car park area. I have wanted to stage this event for some years, but various things...