If you live locally you should have received (or be getting shortly) a leaflet (distributed free by Royal Mail) from the Local Covid-19 Community Network. It gives details of how to get help if you are self-isolating and in need of extra assistance and reassurance. A...

We've added a new page: 'Staying safe and well' to our Covid-19 Information tab (top right of this web page) The page contains copies of information and links that will help us all stay safe, look after our well-being and support others in our community. Send any info...

Tony and his team are playing truly amazing part in helping us all to stay safe and well. And it's good to see that locals are playing their own part by respecting the Village Stores' house rules for social distancing and courtesy towards other customers and the shop...

Marcus Bain normally holds his regular Tai Chi and Chi Kung classes in the Dunn Village Hall. To help all of us now 'staying at home', Marcus has published a free video lesson, that can be accessed via this You Tube link:...

For up to date information and guidance about staying at home, social distancing and self-isolation, you can go to the government website https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Being told to Stay at Home provides a great opportunity to become a little fitter. And 'Couch to 5K' is one of the most popular and effective ways to start getting a more active. Created by the NHS, 'C25K' literally starts with the assumption that you do absolutely no...

Look out for our 'Hi Ho' stories. Positive ideas and initiatives that manage to bring a Silver Lining to some of the dark clouds hanging over us.

Tony and his team are offering to deliver to anyone who cannot or should not visit the Village Stores. The Village Stores email is RGVS@btinternet.com. Tony has also said that if anyone is self-isolating, or just concerned, the Stores team will be happy to come out...

Tony Fields and the Village Stores crew continue to stay admirably calm, keep smiling and maintain a flow of much needed essentials for daily life. Well done and a huge thanks to them one and all. And if you haven’t already discovered it, the Village Stores facebook...

Send us your ideas for how to keep busy and feeling positive, even if isolated. What is your escape? Reading that novel? Planting vegetables? Quilt making? Taking up painting again? Virtual bridge? Poetry? Yoga? Rekindling your musical skills? Our tip of the day:...

More wonderful pictures, by brilliant local photographers, to lift our spirits. Images by Proctor Taylor Images by Diana Patterson-Fox We're always keen to include your photographs. Particularly images shot in Rushlake Green, Warbleton, Bodle Street Green, and the...

Amongst the frenzy of chatter about Corona virus, two sources can be relied upon for practical advice. The Government website page (https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response) gives links to amongst other things, the NHS...

Reducing single use plastic, re-cycling more and buying products that are kinder to the environment is something many of us clearly want to achieve. We are fortunate in that the Village Stores has an ever increasing range of eco-friendly products. Washing liquids for...

The Village Leaf is a free resource for the local community. All the editorial work is voluntary but we still have some costs for keeping the website functioning and, when necessary, adding new features. We rely on donations from those who value having the Village...

The February Wine Tasting event, in the Dunn Village Hall, marked the start of fundraising for the Osborne House garden project. The plan is to create a tranquil haven, with walking and seating areas, for House residents and their visitors. The Wine Tasting was...

Lots of people have asked us to create some room for ideas that will help to make Rushlake Green a little greener. Initiatives to nurture the natural environment around us. Hints on how to reduce our carbon footprint. Information about how to cut landfill waste....

'Planting trees' features prominently in many lists of ways to combat the climate crisis. Now is still a good time of year to plant, while trees are still dormant. The received wisdom seems to be that a good approach is to choose native trees that fit well into the...

Find out more about how you can encourage wildflowers to flourish in and around Warbleton. Help restore your verge with bio-diversity. Identify wildflowers, and swap seeds & plants. 'Warbleton Wildflowers' invites you to an event, at Bodle Street Green Village...

Buying locally produced goods has got to make carbon sense. Buying them from our local shop is even better. Here are just some of the excellent locally produced items that can be found in the Rushlake Green Village Stores. - Nothiam Dairy milk, creams and yoghurts -...

As part of our Village Leaf refresh, we're planning to bring back our section on local providers of activities and services relating to Fitness, Health end Well-being. If you offer a services, or run a group, which you think we may not already know about please...

Warbleton Housing Association are pleased to announce that refurbishment works are under way at Osborne House, Rushlake Green, to upgrade the community room. Osborne House dates back to the early 1960s and was originally built with the community room separate lacking...