Welcome to the Village Leaf – our community website and facebook for Rushlake Green and the surrounding areas.
The (all new) Village Leaf is a free-to-access noticeboard for everyone in the community. We rely on volunteered time for all the editorial work and we fund the technical stuff like domains and software platforms using donations from supportive local residents. To send in content for blogs or for info, email rushlakegreenvillage@gmail.com
Use the drop down menus at the top of this page to access Green Pages (entries about local businesses and organisations) and Local Information.
We will publish new blog posts here on the front page as new information emerges. Click on any blog below (picture, title or ‘read more’) to read the full story:
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BLOG THE LIMELIGHT
To get your blog story on the Village Leaf send us a short piece of text (up to 200 words), a picture and a snappy headline.
ALL FORMATS LIVE
The (all new) Village Leaf website now working brilliantly (Big Thanks to Robert at Quest Graphics) and is fully accessible on Laptops, Pads and Smartphones.
VILLAGE LEAF 2.1 LIVE
New site now live, apart from Facebook feed whichever is giving us a few problems but should be up soon
GREEN PAGES 2.1
All the existing Green Pages entries have now been transferred to the new website. Any errors or corrections to rushlakegreenvillage@gmail.com
BLOG TILL WE DROP
The new Village Leaf website allows us to add new stories in blog form, making it much simpler to create new content. If you have a story (with pics if possible) you'd like featured please email some text and a picture to rushlakegreenvillage@gmail.com
HEATHFIELD SHOW
The brilliant Heathfield Agricultural Show is on Saturday 26th May 2018 and runs from 8am to 5:15pm at Little Tottingworth Farm, Broad Oak, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8UE. Full details at https://heathfieldshow.org/ As well as all the livestock and horse...
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W.I. SUMMER SPECIALS!
Our summer programme of speakers is set to interest, intrigue and educate with June’s offering of Rasputin – Angel or Devil by Colin Brown followed in July by Janie Ramsey’s talk on antiques For What It’s Worth. September brings Sir Jeremy Cooke, the High Court judge,...
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HELP US FUND THE NEW LEAF
In the Spring of 2018 we began work on this new version of the Village Leaf. This is a free-to-use community website and we rely on local people’s generosity to keep it going. So please, if you value your community website, make a donation today of say £10 - £25.....
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CALLAMITY JANE – VILLAGE PLAYERS
VILLAGE PLAYERS RUSHLAKE GREEN Wednesday 16th May to Saturday 19th May 2018 Dunn Village Hall, Rushlake Green. Last few tickets may still be available via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/villageplayersrushlakegreen A stage musical loosely based on the historical...
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BLOOMIN MARVELOUS
The quintessential village Flower Show takes place once more on Rushlake Green at the end of July. As well as all the plants, flowers, produce and artistic works in the marquee, and a panoply of stalls and attractions, there'll be the Pawsome Pupz Flyball Team, a dog...
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DEFIB IN NEED OF RESUSCITATION
The RESUSCITUS campaign still needs to raise some extra funds for replacement electronic pads for our local defibrillators. Please consider making a donation to help sustain this valuable life-saving local network of defibrillators. For more information on funding...
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HORSE & GROOM
It's refreshing to see that Garry and his team are keen to restore the Horse and Groom to its roots as a village local. Once the generic Shepherd Neame branding had been stripped away, it was possible to see the remains of the previous, much simpler, signage. Judging...
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GREAT BIG LITTLE ARTS CALENDAR
The Little Arts website now features a great calendar of local arts events on its from page: http://thelittlearts.co.uk/. You can also explore local events, activities and arts news on facebook @thelittlearts. And if you’re organising a local arts event, or wish to...
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POST TRUTH
Posting times for the postbox in front of the Village Stores
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LUNCH DATE TO REMEMBER
Rushlake Green Big Lunch 2018 Sunday 3rd June. 12.00 noon at the Green . . . Celebrating our community . . . Don’t miss the return of the amazing Big Lunch. Once again ably organised by Louise Philps and her tireless team of resourceful volunteers. The Big Lunch is...
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SPRING CLEAN UNCOVERS A DIRTY STORY
For local residents volunteering their time for this year’s Great British Spring Clean around Rushlake Green, the exercise was a salutary reminder of just how many people think its acceptable to treat the countryside as a dustbin. The large heap of green bags, car...
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LOCALLY BORNE & BREAD
The Village Stores, Rushlake Green sells some wonderful speciality breads from nearby artisan bakeries. Everything from Seeded Sourdough to Apricot and Walnut. These breads have proved tremendously popular so you'd need to arrive early to grabs some. Bobby currently...
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