Wealden Community Lottery

Artytime provides art and craft activities for all ages and abilities which not only teaches new skills but helps build friendships, reduces isolation and enhances people’s general well being. While their Artyime scrapstore provides materials and other items to help other groups and individuals get creative. They follow a recycle, reuse, repurpose ethos. Since Covid their mission is to Build Better communities -Creatively. This means they will help other creative groups get established.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Act On It provides a much needed service for the community. They provide educational opportunities for marginalised young people. 

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service. They are using the funds to support young people that attend their online drop in drama workshops for well-being.

Association of Carers provide FREE volunteer-led services to unpaid Carers across East Sussex. They have many more unpaid Carers to reach with respite, counselling, cafes and lunch club meet ups or practical digital help.

Your ticket means they can add value to the support services to unpaid Carers

Ashdown Radio Limited provides a much loved and valued community radio service for listeners in and around Uckfield and Crowborough.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Ashdown Forest holds a special place in the hearts of many people around the world. Its natural beauty, rare habitats, amazing wildlife, and connection to Winnie-the-Pooh all make it a magical place, which must be preserved for the future.

The Ashdown Forest Foundation is raising funds to support this wonderful place and to keep it accessible for the enjoyment, health and recreation of all people, while preserving its natural environment for the future.

Abbeyfield South Downs Ltd provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Age Concern, Heathfield and District is a local, independent, registered charity. The Trustee’s and Executive Committee meet regularly to ensure the efficient running of the service, with their minibus and hospital car services, as well as their Men’s Shed, run entirely by volunteers for registered disabled and the elderly in the TN21 postcode area.

All the money raised from the sale of lottery tickets will help them to continue to run these vital services for the registered disabled and elderly in their community.

Breatheasy Eastbourne supports people living with Chronic lung conditions in Eastbourne, Lewes, Polegate and Wealden District. They offer Pulmonary rehabilitation maintenance exercise programmes, Support group, Lunch club yoga, Tia chi and so much more.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Broad Oak Village Hall is a registered Charity dedicated to enhancing their village hall for the community. 

They plan to use the funds raised to renovate the facility, furnish it with essential equipment, and continue to offer various community programs.

In the face of unprecedented financial challenges, the task of conserving their cherished railway heritage has never been more daunting. As the costs of restoring their iconic steam locomotives and period carriages continue to escalate, so too do the expenses associated with maintaining their picturesque stations along the line. Additionally, providing essential facilities for visitors to admire the steam locomotives and explore the exceptional museum at Sheffield Park requires significant financial investment. The Bluebell Railway Trust raises funds to support vital heritage projects for the Bluebell Railway. Without your assistance, the railway would face insurmountable obstacles in its mission. The impact of the Bluebell Railway extends far beyond the tracks. Each year, it attracts more than a hundred thousand visitors from across the globe to their community, fostering economic growth, providing employment opportunities, and offering volunteers enjoyable leisure activities.

By supporting their ongoing efforts to maintain a preservation railway in their community, you are not only preserving history but also enriching the fabric of their community.

Crowborough Runners is a not for profit sports association providing running activities for adults and juniors of all abilities. They have about 120 adults and 50 junior members. 

They are delighted to receive support from the Wealden Community Lottery and are using funds raised via the Community Lottery to support their growing team of volunteer England Athletics qualified run leaders and coaches . For example, the monies received will help pay for coaches’ training courses, first aid kits and run lights.

Children with Cancer Fund provides a much loved and valued service for the community. They aim to alleviate the suffering of children who have/had cancer and their families across East Sussex, Brighton and Hove. They primarily achieve this by hosting social events, granting wishes and providing holidays in one of their three caravans. 

They need your help to be able to keep supporting the amazing children and their families amongst the difficult time they are facing.

Crowborough Rugby Club is a place that provides players and supporters with a well organised, inclusive, safe and friendly community focused environment to enjoy rugby both on and off the pitch

They need your help so they can continue to offer and expand their services. Funds raised will go towards a number of key projects for the club for this year and years to come. 

Crowborough Choral Society provides a much loved and valued service for the community. They are about 60 strong and are one of a rapidly diminishing number of local choirs providing a social and friendly focal point for challenging singing in a group environment as well as support for formal coaching and opportunities for occasional solo work.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Colemans Hatch Bowling Club provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Crowborough Community Pantry provides more than just free food for the community. They warmly welcome everyone to come and save surplus food –  their dedicated team of Volunteers collect from local suppliers and it is then offered to the community at their friendly Pantry.

The Crowborough Community Pantry has signed up to the Wealden Community Lottery to help raise funds for  a permanent home. This is an exciting project which will take a while to deliver so being able to raise regular funds shows their commitment to their funders and the community. It allow their supporters to contribute in a small but regular way.

Crowborough Community Orchard is a wonderful oasis, with over 100 fruit trees, including several heritage Sussex varieties, and a Forest School site used by local primary schools. The whole site is managed to enhance biodiversity.

They need your help so they can continue to expand their service – developing a Biodiversity Garden, soft fruit cages and planting more fruit trees

Girlguiding helps girls develop the skills and confidence to grow into the young women they want to be, and empower them to make a positive difference in their community. They have fun and make friends.  They have Units in Wadhurst, Crowborough and Hartfield and welcome girls from 4yrs to 18yrs.

They need your help so they can continue to offer places for girls in Crowborough and Wadhurst Districts.

Crowborough Community First Responders provides specially trained volunteers to respond to emergency 999 calls alongside South East Coast Ambulance Service, in Crowborough, Rotherfield, Wadhurst, Withyham and surrounding parishes. They also provide and maintain the network of Public Access Defibrillators in the local area and carry out awareness sessions on how to use these, combined with other lifesaving skills that the public can use ahead of professional help arriving.

They need your help so they can expand both their team and the number of Public Access Defibrillators in the area.

They actively engage with local young people and their families. They offer a free service to all their clients. The aim of clued-up is to ‘improve the quality of life for young people in Wealden by offering an integrated approach to young people’s health and wellbeing through a unique combination of prevention, early intervention and crisis work’. Much of their work is concerned with young people’s mental health which is promoted through their ’It’s ok to talk’ service in conjunction with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, they offer a Sexual Health Service which offers free and confidential support to young people, they provide pregnancy testing, testing for S.T.I’s and provision of free condoms within the C-Card Scheme. Young people’s physical health needs are supported with information regarding agencies, clubs etc who provide activity based programs and events. Clued-up aims to provide a better quality of life in all aspects which promotes positive lifestyle changes, including concerns regarding drugs, alcohol etc.

Dementia Singing Experience, Sussex take structured and interactive singing, activity and craft sessions into community day care centres and dedicated care homes supporting those living with dementia and offering respite opportunities for carers. Their interactive singing, craft and movement sessions are unique in the fact that they approach every individual and make sure that everyone feels relaxed and at ease.  They know that stimulation is essential for the self esteem, well being and sense of purpose for those touched by dementia and singing and interaction is the perfect therapy. 

They need your help so they can continue to offer this much needed service and to possibly expand to more centres/homes in the Wealden area

ENGage TN22 clubs provides a much loved and valued service for the community. They offer a lunchtime club to combat loneliness and isolation within the Wealden area, based in the village hall in the village of Hadlow Down. They also offer a TN22 Plus club for people living with mild to moderate dementia, which gives family members a days respite. Both clubs offer activities, nutritious lunch and visiting entertainment. Clubs run alternate Wednesdays in the Hadlow Down village hall with transport to and from the venue if requested.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

East Sussex Hearing is an independent charity based in Eastbourne. They’ve been serving the deaf and hard of hearing community throughout East Sussex for the past 20 years. Offering advice and practical support so people can live full, active lives and be part of their community.

They need your help to continue expanding their services for the benefit of the community.

Over the last 91 years East Sussex Vision Support has provided a full support programme for blind and partially sighted people in East Sussex, Brighton and Hove. They have developed some very successful working models and each year the demand for help and support seems to be greater than the previous years. The Trustees have decided to launch a special appeal so that we can maintain and develop our present services across the county.

They need your help to ensure that the current services and programmes are maintained and enable them to develop new projects to help their members.

East Dean & Friston Cricket Club aims to be the most welcoming village cricket club in the area. They are raising funds for wicket improvements, to develop their Youth cricket for 5-15 year olds and to upgrade their facilities at the pavilion.

They need your help to maintain and improve the quality of their cricket offering so they can retain and attract new members.

East Dean and Friston Bowling Club is the only Bowling Club in the villages of East Dean and Friston. 

They need your help so they can continue to offer the sport of Flat Green bowling in their area.

ESJBA is a non-profit making organisation, run and organised by a management committee comprising of volunteers. East Sussex Junior Badminton Academy have been running since 2004 and have had squads in Eastbourne, Hastings, Bexhill, Crowborough, Heathfield and currently in Hailsham.  They are self funding and have an annual fee  where they have three  charges of concessions to help parents with  multiple siblings and those with financial restrictions. The object of the Academy is to encourage the development of badminton in East Sussex, and managing of its Squads.  They also aim to support progression in badminton and ultimately this often means a player improving sufficiently to be selected for the Sussex County squads.  They are there to provide the additional training with professional coaching for those players that require more experience and knowledge of the sport to pursue their ambitions. 

The benefits of the Wealden Lottery has helped them engage with a wider audience and provided essential funds towards the costs of running a group of enthusiastic youngsters who enjoy playing badminton.

East Hoathly and Halland Community Garden provides a safe space for people to come together and garden. They focus on promoting good mental health and well being by being outdoors and growing fruit and veg to support their local foodbanks. It is a fun and sociable place surrounding by ancient woodlands. 

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

East Sussex Young Carers (a service of the charity Imago Community) provides support for children and young people aged 5-18 who are caring physically/emotionally for someone who has a disability, long-term health condition, substance misuse or mental health issue. 

They need you help to provide activities and breaks for Young Carers. By bringing Young Carers together they can have a break from their caring role, build their support networks, try new activities and have fun.

FRow Friends is an independent community organisation aiming to reduce social isolation in Forest Row and the surrounding villages. They recognise that many elderly people feel isolated in their home and reduced mobility can affect their ability to get out and about. Their one-to-one befriending service carefully matches members with our volunteers to promote a successful partnership. 

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service, reaching everyone in Forest Row and the surrounding villages who is feeling isolated and would benefit from a befriender.

Family2Family provides a vital service to local children and families experiencing financial hardship. 

They need your help so they can continue to support local families in need. 

Framfield Parish Council as Trustees for the recreation grounds need your help to raise funds for their latest project to try and help bring outdoor gym equipment to their community. Fitness and exercise are essential for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but many people don’t have access to a traditional gym or fitness centre. That’s why they’re working to provide some equipment at their recs which will be free to use, along with a fun way to keep active.

The Friends of the Mint House is a charity dedicated to the purchase, restoration and of the 500-year old Mint House on Pevensey High Street for use as a unique Museum and Heritage Centre. It will tell the story of the people of Pevensey, Westham and the surrounding areas of Sussex. Housed in a local iconic property that is now Grade II*listed, as well as being on Historic England’s ‘Heritage at Risk’ register, they regularly hold open days, community events, regular quizzes, education days and archaeology days for both adults and children. With the gracious support of the owner, the Friends were granted custodianship of the building in August 2021, with the aim of it the preservation of the Mint House to the highest architectural and heritage standards. 

They need your help so they can continue to offer their services to the local community and to help them save this wonderful building for the community, and the nation! 

FRowResource Community Interest Company provides a much loved and valued service for the community. FrowResource is a not-for-profit organisation created to support the community of Forest Row to reduce waste and grow a thriving circular economy. They aim to use progressive recycling strategies to rethink their consumption. Their intention is to fill the gap left by the 2018 closure of the Forest Row tip by offering residents local options for managing unwanted materials.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Friends Of Cross In Hand Primary School over the last 5-6 years have worked tiredlessly to raise funds to repair and perform works on their outdoor heated swimming pool. They are aiming to continue to raise funds to offset ongoing general repair and maintenance works that are required at the site. Future project works also include refurbishment of their changing facilities and the installation of heatpumps and solar panels. At present their pool is now open for not only their school to learn to swim but other local schools also, they hire the facility out for external private hires including scout groups, childrens homes, local familes and pool parities. They also offer after school swimming lessons to children and adults of all ages and abilities in partnership with Heathfield Swim School. 

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their services further to provide a greater depth of access to some amazing facilties

Girlguiding offers a place where girls can just be themselves. They can make friends, learn skills, grow in confidence and find their voice. They’re a supportive community, within Hailsham Heathfield and Uckfield with solid foundations and a rich heritage that we can all lean on.

They need your help so they can continue to offer more places to girls in their community’s 

Groombridge Guides Brownies Rainbows provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Groombridge Community Post Office and Shop was saved from closure by the Parish Council after outcry from the local community. Now run by a non profit Community Interest Company, and supported by a band of volunteers, is a vital and much loved local service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service. Your support of Groombridge Post Office will mean that it can continue to provide vital services to local residents and those from neighbouring towns and villages who have sadly lost their own Post Office.

The lottery has generated them over £2,000 for their cause since they started. It has also helped them promote the Post Office and encourage new users. The first purchase they made with the money generated was a new card stand that enabled them to stock more cards in the shop, bringing in more income to support the post office.

Hailsham FM, are a local community radio station proud to serve Hailsham and the surrounding areas, run entirely by volunteers.  They provide entertainment 24 hours a day – with a mix of music from across the decades, and unique specialist music shows every evening.  They also feature talented local musicians performing live in the studio.

They keep you up-to-date with local weather, travel and upcoming events, with interesting guests from their local area, cookery and gardening tips, financial advice, regular quizzes and brainteasers and so much more. Their presenters range in age from 20s to 80s and come from all walks of life

 Wealden Community Lottery funds help to cover their running costs, so they can continue to broadcast to the Hailsham area.

Hailsham Bonfire provides a much loved evening of free fun, with a torchlit procession, walking bands and drummers, and a fantastic firework finale, representing Hailsham in the Sussex Bonfire Tradition

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand this Free spectator event

What Headway Sussex does cannot be put into a neat box. They support brain injury survivors and their families in all parts of their lives, as individuals with their own unique lives.  They are there from their bedside for however long they are needed with understanding, information, support, guidance, counselling, life skills, reablement and friendship. 

A brain injury, which includes Stroke, can happen to anyone at any time, devastating and changing lives forever. It is the largest cause of disability in the UK, advances in science thankfully mean more people survive than ever before, but care after discharge from hospital is failing people.

Hellingly Bowls Club is a friendly country club who welcome all ages to play this wonderful game.

The Lottery funds have given Hellingly Bowls Club a real boost in respect to the maintenance and accessibility of the Club’s facilities to the community. The funding has been used to ensure their paths and spectator areas have remained safe and welcoming for their community members and visitors.

With the funds raised from the lottery since signing up 17 months ago, they were able to finance the recent renovation of their clubhouse.

Hailsham Bowling Club provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Hailsham Swimming Club is a friendly and family community swimming club serving Hailsham, Heathfield and surrounding areas.  They provide a huge benefit to their local community, encouraging health, fitness, mental wellbeing, friendship and water safety. Their club also caters for a wide range of needs. 

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service. One of their aspirations would be to raised enough funds to purchase a timing board. This would benefit the club in so many ways. 

Herstmonceux Cricket Club provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Herstmonceux Parish Recreation Ground provides a much loved and valued green space for their rural parish, which includes the villages and hamlets of Stunts Green, Gingers Green, Cowbeech, Herstmonceux and Windmill Hill.

They would like your help to improve the facilities for their young people. Young people need their own space. Their skate park can allow young people in the parish to socialise whilst staying fit and active; and develop their skills in the popular sports of skateboarding, scooters, roller skating and BMX-ing.

Hailsham Old Pavilion Society provides a much loved and valued service for the community. Their local art deco cinema and live arts venue supplying reasonably priced entertainment for Hailsham and surrounding areas

They need your help so they can continue raising funds to support The Hailsham Pavilion. The money raised has helped pay for their new carpet in the cinema and to restore the cinema doors. The windows need a bit of work on, and they are saving money from the funds for their new projector.

Heron’s Ghyll R.D.A Driving Group provides a much loved and valued service for the community. 

They need your help – any monies that they receive through the lottery will be put towards a small clubhouse. This would enable them to offer a more cosy, social and learning experience for their disabled members whilst they are waiting to drive, particularly useful on wet, windy and colder days. They would also like to purchase an additional horse that can take heavier members or those confined to wheelchairs. This would enable them to extend their disabled membership to others who may either wish to try out and enjoy, the carriage driving experience or want the therapeutic benefits of having regular contact with horses and ponies and people with similar interests.

Hailsham Festival of Arts and Culture is held annually in September and is now entering its nineteenth successful year. The festival represents a celebration of talent, creativity and imagination centred in the market town of Hailsham and its surrounding area with events including art, music, dance, drama, creative writing, poetry and film.  The festival began in 2007 with a highly regarded Art Trail which has grown in strength and diversity ever since and is a rich showcase for local artistic talent and skill. Working in partnership with Hailsham Artists’ Network, it regularly includes over 100 artists in 18 venues across the area

They need your help so they can continue to offer and expand the festival with new initiatives as well as old favourites..

Horam Village Hall and Recreation Ground is a hub for the growing community of Horam that provides activities that are close to home, where people can make friends and take part in community events. The village hall is part of the recreation ground where it is possible to take part in fitness activities to promote healthier living, or activities such as charity quizzes, exhibitions, repair cafe as well as many community events throughout the year. 

They need your help so they can make improvements for their current regular users, and hopefully new hobby groups so people can benefit more socially, educationally and for better health.

The proceeds from Wealden Community Lottery have helped make improvements for their current regular users, and hopefully new hobby groups so people can benefit more socially, educationally and for better health. The regular funds received from the lottery help to secure the future of the village hall which is the fabric of rural and community life. 

The Hailsham Historical and Natural History Society, founded in 1961, looks after the Heritage Centre Museum in Blackmans Yard, Market Street, Hailsham, which has a small and interesting display, including period kitchen, farming items, local history, 19th and 20th century photographs, wartime artefacts and general memorabilia. It also has an active programme of meetings and events throughout the year.

They need your help so that they can improve the access to the photographs and documents held in their Museum, through the use of a computerised system and to continue to improve their displays to give a better visual impact.

Uckfield Town Council is looking to replace the information/interpretation boards within the local nature reserves in Uckfield (Hempstead Meadows and West Park) to guide visitors to the reserve on the history of these sites and the wildlife present. Your support with this project would be much appreciated.

With your help, they are able to replace and update the information boards in their local nature reserves, with work first starting in West Park Local Nature Reserve. They are fortunate to have a number of beautiful open spaces in Uckfield and they are keen to improve local knowledge and understanding of the wildlife and key features of these important habitats 

Isfield Village Hall provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

Isfield Village Hall Charity has been raising funds through the Wealden Community Lottery to improve their facilities and building for the benefit of their community; they are very grateful for the support they receive to achieve their aims.

Isfield and District Angling Club provides angling opportunities across the whole Wealden area on a range of lakes and rivers suitable for anglers of all ages and abilities. 

They need your help so they can turn an environmentally ‘dead’ pond in the heart of the Wealden District into a vibrant and diverse fishery bringing new angling amenity, diverse habitat and environmental enhancement 

Lifesize CIC provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Little Deers Preschool Playgroup provides a much loved and valued service for the community. It has been running for over 30 years and provides and exciting, stimulating, secure and inclusive environment. They believe in providing a safe and supportive environment that allows children to take their first learning steps through meaningful play and child-led learning being the most effective early years experience. Each child has the ability to choose their activities and are supported by their experienced staff to ensure that they each have the opportunity to explore and learn across all aspects of the curriculum, but in their own way and their own pace. 

They need your help so they can continue to run their beloved preschool and provide the best equipment for their children.

Mayfield Band provides a much loved and valued service for the community, through entertainment, education, and companionship.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

The Maresfield Conservation Group raises funds for the village and is involved in many projects, including floodlighting of the church tower, restoration of the church clock, restoration of the Victorian street lights and installation and maintenance of flower beds and planters. 

All of this is done by a small team of volunteers who very much appreciate any funds received via the Wealden Community Lottery.

Mayfield and Five Ashes Community Services (MAYFACS) is a local charity providing support and companionship for the community of Mayfield and Five Ashes.  Their aim is to reduce isolation and loneliness for all of their community, of every age.  They hold weekly activity groups, monthly trips, community car services, befriending and support services, baby & toddler groups, warm spaces and Ukraine Support Hubs.  They have a Community Shed offering weekly sessions and a monthly Repair Cafe.  And they want to do so much more!!  

They need your help so they can continue to offer and expand their support to help us make a difference, together

Manor Park and Hempstead Fields Residents’ Association provides important and valued services for those living in the community. It serves not only those living on Manor Park and Hempstead Fields but also the residents of Grants Hill Court, Linden Court, Manor House Court and Shaftesbury Court. Its services include a Surgery Car Service, a Good Neighbour Scheme and the Tuesday Warm Space project which is based at the Luxford Centre and which is open to all the residents of Uckfield.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand these services so please support them by purchasing lottery tickets. 

Funds raised have Funds have been used to support the Residents’ Associations services that it delivers in and around the Manor Park and Hempstead Fields which are located in the north Uckfield. These services include their Good Neighbour Scheme, Surgery Car Service and Tuesday Warm Welcome project which serves the whole of Uckfield. The funds will also go towards the expenses of refurbishing a large planter which is planted and maintained by one of their members.

Nutley Memorial Hall opened 52 years ago and provides a large village hall for both the local community or those further afield.  It consists of two meeting rooms a well equipped kitchen, large stage, new stage lighting, dressing room, new audio visual equipment and plenty of parking for hall users.  Currently the Preschool, Zumba, Karate, Horticultural Society, Millenium Players, Jumble and Tabletop Sales, Art Classes, Quizzes, Evergreens, Birthday Parties, Girl Guide Association, Cycle groups and Receptions are held the hall and rooms can be hired individually. 

They need your help so they can replace the building which is used by the villagers and lots of people outside of the village, as the building is in need of many replacement windows and doors, new flooring and more. 

Ninfield Bonfire Society has been running since 2009 helping to carrying on the long Sussex Bonfire tradition. Every year they run fundraisers to put on a free torchlit procession, bonfire and firework display to the local community. This event in turn raises money to local good causes and charities. They also try to help other community groups with their time and energy.

They need your help so they can continue to put on their free firework event and raise more money to help local organisations.

For over a century and a quarter Nutley Horticultural Society has provided a much loved and valued service for the community. They have three successful shows a year also outings to local gardens and interesting talks as well as a lovely plant bring and buy event May.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their events

Nutley Tennis & Squash Club CIC provides a much loved and valued racket sport facility for use by all ages within the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and expand their service

Polegate War Memorial Recreation Ground CIC provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

The Forest Garden, entirely run by volunteers, is about local people growing food in a sustainable way that allows wildlife to flourish too. It was created in 2016, with the help of a start-up grant from Wealden District Council, on an old allotment site that had been abandoned and unmanaged for many years. Their keen volunteers have created clearings for beehives, planted many fruit and nut trees, created a herb garden, built a wildlife pond, and run community workshops on site. They also recently started a Community Orchard next to Pevensey Castle on land set aside by Pevensey Parish Council for us to manage and to plant fruit trees to commemorate the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubillee. 

They need your help so they can continue to maintain, and even expand, their service to the local community

Repair Café Uckfield, is part of an international scheme worldwide that aims to restore broken goods rather than binning them. Repair Café Uckfield is run by a team of around 15 volunteers – opens every fourth Saturday of the month to the local community who bring their broken items for repair. Whether members of the public have a broken lamp, radio, TV, bicyle or lawn mower, the volunteers at the café team together to fix these items for free for customers to prevent them having to buy new. There is a great community atmosphere at the Café

They need your help to keep running, saving items from land fill and the helping the local environment.

Rotherfield St Martin provides friendship, advice and support to older people in our community to help combat isolation and loneliness.

They need your help so they can continue to thrive and grow and welcome new members to the RSM family. The funds from the lottery are going to help them with their core services. 

They have used some of the funds raised to help with creating and transforming a allotment into a kitchen garden to supply food for their lunch and club and their ‘feed it back’ table for their community. 

Ridgewood Village Hall provides a much valued service for the community south of Uckfield to a wide variety of clubs and societies. The hall is a popular choice with many regular hall hirers during the working week and offers the opportunity of an excllent space for party hire at weekends. In addition to the main hall, they also have a meeting room for hire, ideal for meetings and smaller groups. 

They need your help as although the hall benefitted from a full internal refurbishment in 2020, the up keep and ongoing maintenance is essential to continue a high quality community venue.

Emerson College is a charity providing anthroposophically based adult education together with hosting events.  They have one of the only biodynamically based botanical gardens in the world where on their 23 acres no pesticides, herbicides, etc have been used for over 60 years resulting in a diversity of their fauna and flora.  They also create more than 40% of their on vegetarian / vegan food that is served from their kitchens to guests. But the COVID pandemic drastically reduced income as people were unable to travel and whilst the attendance levels are improving, the College has a legacy of work required to its buildings, especially to refurbish the Grade II listed Pixton House which provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their education and event management service

Stone Cross Windmill provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service.

Sheepsetting Pre-school provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Sussex Support Service CIC is based at Victoria Pavilion Support Centre, Uckfield providing well being support for all including those with dementia, Parkinson’s and other extra care needs. 

They need your help and with your ongoing support they will ensure the community have access to their stimulating engaging activities, entertainment , quality health hot meals and they may even be able to expand their services. 

Sky High Trampoline Gymnastics Academy provides a much loved and valued service for the community. Their mission is to provide a high-quality training facility using the best training methods to help every person who comes through their doors, regardless of age, background or disability achieve their dreams and goals as a gymnast and reach their ability level in the arena of sport and life.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service. Some of their equipment is feeling it’s age and needs to be replaced

The Luxford Centre, Uckfield provides a much loved and valued service for those aged +55. New members always welcome.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and improve their service

Taylor-Made Dreams grants dreams to children with life limiting illnesses throughout Kent, Sussex, and Surrey. They also provide support services to the immediate family including counselling, holistic therapy, medical travel grants, memory making photography sessions, and a very special sibling support service.

The funds raised will go towards granting dreams to terminally ill children in Sussex, Kent, and Surrey, and can also go towards the additional support services they offer the children and their immediate family.

Their mission is to offer free or low cost  treatment and therapy to anyone who is in need, in particular those who are unemployed, on low incomes, in receipt of benefits and those who could otherwise not afford to pay for treatment and therapy themselves. Through one to one sessions and group classes, they aim to empower individuals and families to better manage their own health and to build a healthier and happier community. The Anderida Project and Acorn Children’s Clinic provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

The Wealden Consort provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

The Rude Mechanical Theatre Co, or The Rudes as they are popularly called, were formed in 1997 as a professional touring theatre company, charity and Company limited by guarantee, and began touring in 1999. They have worked ever since in many theatre spaces but currently they work mainly outdoors. They create brand-new plays in the style of the commedia dell’arte, but with their own characters and stories that are relevant to the modern day. All the actors are also musicians & the plays are full of music. They are all comedies and will give you a good laugh, but they deal too with life issues & you can expect to have something to think about as well. Based in Eastbourne at the Peppe Nappa Studio, they work mainly in small rural communities, and a few towns, right across Southern England from Kent to Somerset, with many venues in East Sussex including several in the Wealden area. 

UnderWired passionately believes that all children should have access to live theatre and be able to access extra curricular theatre clubs. They strive to remove barriers preventing this – be it physical and / or financial.

Your donations help them to subsidise their after school musical theatre club ensuring that the most disadvantaged children in their community are still able to attend. Thanks to grants and donations like yours they are able to offer free tickets to major West End musicals – most recently Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at The Congress Theatre, Eastbourne.

Uckfield Heritage supports two listed buildings locally, Nutley Windmill and Bridge Cottage. Bridge Cottage hosts local history talks, markets and an archive of items donated by members of the public.  Local groups also hire rooms within the Cottage, and it can be booked for small celebrations. Volunteers within UDPS renovate the windmill and welcome visitors on open days.  They also host talks and markets within Bridge Cottage, and catalogue our growing archive of papers, photographs, artfacts, plans, etc held in Bridge Cottage.

Uckfield Art Group was founded over 40 years ago and is much respected locally.  They aim to promote wellbeing, particularly to those living on their own, the elderly or busy workers/parents by offering two hours of art on a weekly basis. Many local residents enjoy the  art exhibitions as well as the social atmosphere.

They need your help so they can ensure the art group continues to offer the above whilst growing in strength and numbers.

Uckfield Theatre Guild is a friendly group of amateur theatre performers & creatives, putting on productions in and around Uckfield, East Sussex. They have adults and also a youth group for children aged 6 years and over. Their youth learn and develop acting, singing, dancing, production and technical skills.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Union Corner Pre-School provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Uckfield Rugby Football Club stands tall as not just a sports club, but as a much loved and valued service for the community. Looking ahead, they are excited about their plans to expand the clubhouse, further cementing their role as a pivotal force in community aid and collaboration.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their services to their members and beyond. All funds raised will be used for the new clubhouse renovation . These improvements will see the club extend from 2 to 4 RFU-approved changing rooms, additional facilities for referees and a physio space/first aid room. The new building will also host a larger kitchen, bar, function and meeting rooms. A storage facility outside will also create the space they crave, and an extended car park will provide adequate space for their visitors and neighbours.

Uckfield Housebound and Friendship club provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Victoria Pavilion Arts believe that art has the power to make you feel good – which is why they are passionate about providing art for everyone. The Victoria Pavilion Arts Project provides low cost, high quality creative activities and experiences for all their community and especially those with limited access to the arts. They champion their local Artists and Makers through their gallery space, workshops and events, helping them to thrive and promoting the Arts across Wealden.

They need your help so they can continue to run and expand their ‘Arts 4 Wellbeing’ sessions which support good mental health and provide an opportunity for people to connect, create and be inspired. 

Wealden Works core objective is to develop employability and life skills for those 16-24 year olds who are not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET).  Following the end of main stream education at GCSE age, students can opt to enrol with Wealden Works to help develop further skills and qualifications and explore career choices. Wealden Works is there to support and provide guidance to each learner with the ultimate goal of providing a positive progression/pathway following the time spent at Wealden Works.

They need your help to continue helping the young people of the future.

Wildhart Radio is a a non-profit making community internet radio station based in Forest Row. They provide a platform and a voice to Forest Row and the surrounding areas, as well as to their International listeners online. They have between 1500 & 2000 listeners a month. This radio station is for the community in all its aspects, and we welcome participation by people from all walks of life. We advocate free expression and aim to reflect the  social, cultural & artistic vibrancy of Forest Row and Sussex. Their aim is to make connections, give people a sense of confidence, empowerment, and cultivate a sense of belonging and togetherness.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Wealden Volunteering works to match volunteers with suitable placements across Wealden. Their run by a group of fantastic volunteers.  They are always happy to help anyone who contacts or visits them at their centre on Uckfield high street, at one of their pop ups across Wealden or at an event, be it with volunteering, local information, photocopying and laminating, or one of their members looking to advertise. They work constantly to try and get the word out about their amazing charities and organisations in Wealden , making it as straightforward as possible for people to find and get in touch with the right opportunity. 

As funding sources grow tighter with the changing landscape, they would be greatly appreciative of your support by choosing them for your Wealden Community Lottery tickets, allowing them to continue assisting and performing their good work. Every ticket really does help out.

Wateryard Theatre Group, Mayfield was founded in 2008 by a group of dedicated villagers who wanted to support performing arts in the community. They have been successful in involving people of all ages in their productions through offering workshops to children and young people and putting on a very successful Community Play in 2018.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Funds raised for the Wealden Community Lottery Central Fund will be spent on providing vital support to a wide range of local organisations and community initiatives which have a beneficial impact on the local community.

Young at Heart provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

You Raise Me Up charity’ was founded by the late Jane Brooks and her husband Fraser in June 2011. The charity’s sole purpose is to raise funds to support families that have suffered the loss of a young person aged 16-25 years. They are based in East Sussex and support families from East & West Sussex and Kent.

Any funds received will go towards paying for bereavement counselling that they provide free of charge to their families.

1st Hellingly Scout Group is an active, outdoor group of Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and Leaders, supporting young people to learn skills for life, share adventures and to make friends in and around the parish of Hellingly, East Sussex, UK.

They are currently fundraising for their ongoing hall renovation project which includes a new floor throughout the building, they are also in desperate need of a new secure fence around our property in Lower Horsebridge. 

1st Mayfield Scout Group provides a much loved and valued service for the community. They have over 70 children from local villages and wider area at their Group.

They need your help so they can continue to ensure Scouting is accessible to every member of their Group. They have a Hardship fund to help pay towards Camps, equipment and fantastic experiences for all their Scouts, including those from Ukraine. They have a Policy that no-one misses out on Scouting for monetary reasons.

1st Rotherfield Scout Group provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

1st Heathfield Scout Group provides fun and adventure for young people aged 6 to 18 years of age. They are an active and outdoor based scout group with 110 young people attending each week, supported by 40 adults and young leaders. They also have a large waiting list of young people of all age groups and are wanting to develop and grow the group.

They are looking to fundraise to extend their storage facilities to allow them to purchase equipment for pioneering, a skill that they currently have difficulty in teaching. They also wish to clear and develop the lower part of their site to extend the area in which they can camp, cook and adventure. They are also hoping to build a group fire pit around which they can, sing, cook and enjoy the outdoors.

They need your help so they can continue build and develop these facilities which in turn would allow them to grow the group providing much needed places for those 64 young people currently on their waiting list.

1st Crowborough Scout Group provides the youth of Crowbrough provides an active programme to help the development of their members in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.

They need your help so they can continue to offer and even expand their service

Broad Oak and Punnetts Town 1st Scouts provides a much loved and valued service for the community.

The money they have received so far has been a boost to their funds so that they can give the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts  of 1st Broad Oak and Punnetts Town Scout Group, varied and fun programs to help their development and enjoyment.