Heathfield, Punnetts Town, Broad Oak & Cross In Hand

KIT WILSON ANIMAL TRUST: Cafe, Crafts and Christmas, is being held tomorrow, Saturday, from 10am to 4pm at Drumrunie, Punnetts Town. Follow the sign near the school. This is held every year to raise funds for the Kit Wilson Trust for animal welfare in memory of a lovely lady sadly missed. Plenty of goodies, old and new for sale, along with teas, coffees and yummy cakes to eat or buy. There could be a new addition this year, but you will have to come along to see what it is
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Oct 2016, 01:00 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 23:03 BST

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HISTORY SOCIETY: This month’s meeting was a feast for the eyes as Melvin and Pam Smith led the members through the New Forest with their beautiful photographs. Designated a hunting park in the eleventh century it has survived two massive upheavals, the first during the Second World War when it was ploughed up for crops and again in 1976 when it was decimated by fire. But nature regenerates itself and this lovely area became a National Park in 2004. Sadly the influence of the Commoners is waning as Commoners’ Cottages are demolished and many of the owners of the new houses are not interested in exercising their rights. These are the right to pasture ponies, donkeys cattle and sheep, the right to set their pigs out to eat the acorns, the right of estover which allows them to gather firewood, the right of marl which means they can dig clay and turbary to cut peat.

However, the 10 Verderers still safeguard the landscape and deal with disputes in court and the five Agisters oversee the ponies and help preserve the traditional landscape.

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Melvin demonstrated with his photographs just how the landscape is changing as the amount of grazing stock diminishes but it is still beautiful enough to merit a visit and to lift the soul.

ALL SAINTS CHURCH: Old Heathfield. Sunday, 8am Holy Communion (BCP), 10.30am Holy Communion, Benefice Service, All Saints’ Day and Patronal Festival. All welcome for coffee after this service. St George’s Broad Oak, no service. http://allsaintsoldheathfield.org/

ST RICHARD’S CHURCH: Sunday, 10.30am Benefice Eucharist for all three churches at All Saints’, Old Heathfield. Tuesday, 1.30pm Arts and Crafts Group in the church hall. Wednesday, 10am Holy Communion. Saturday November 5, 9am Parish Prayers in church.

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