Previous Events

Due to the Covid-19 public health emergency, my office has seen a dramatic surge in the volume of casework e-mails and phone calls. Please allow for enough time...

I visited two local businesses, Hurstwood Farm in High Hurstwood and Oyster Worldwide in Upper Hartfield, to listen to the challenges they have faced in light...

I visited Uckfield to meet two Wealden Heroes. Sue Foster works at local Tesco Express (her story is available here) and Christine Skinner, who has been writing...

I visited Horam to meet Wealden Hero Dec Davies and visit his butcher shop (read more about Dec's story here). I also visited the Hartfield Village Stores to...

I visited Hailsham to meet three fantastic Wealden Heroes. Stephen Dann volunteers at Hailsham FM and has been devoting his free time to supporting the...

I visited St Michael & All Angels church in Jarvis Brook to meet Reverend Alan Weaver and award him with the Wealden Hero Award. For more information, please...

I visited the Five Ash Down Post Office to award its owners, Kim and Maggie Dopson, and their colleagues Nicola and Sam with the Wealden Hero Award. For more...

I am delighted to see such a lovely a new business opening at the heart of Hailsham. John Dale and Greg Rose, the couple behind the highly successful Gift and...

I visited Michelham Priory to celebrate its reopening to visitors and to learn about the issues surrounding its moat and low water levels. For more information...

I visited the Primrose Farm and learnt about new livestock and about the impact of Covid-19 on the everyday running of the business.

I visited Groombridge and met two local heroes, Sarah Merriman and Chrissie Litchfield. Sarah mobilised a network of local volunteers, which has since grown to...

I visited the Perryhill Orchards and Farm Shop to award its proprietor, John Smith with the Wealden Hero Award. At the outset of Covid-19, John decided to make...