Ashurst Wood

County set to implement Sarah's Law

TRAGIC: Sarah's Payne's mother Sara Payne campaigned for the law to be brought in after her eight-year-old daughter was kidnapped and murdered by Roy Whiting.

Monday, March 08, 2010

PARENTS across Sussex will soon be able to check if their children are in danger from sexual predators.

A new paedophile alert scheme is being extended to the county, after a pilot scheme was deemed a success.

The scheme has been labelled Sarah's Law, after years...

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'We must not shun people afflicted with dementia'

SUFFERER: Willem van der Valk suffers from Picks

Saturday, March 06, 2010

NEARLY 100,000 people in the South East suffer from dementia but new research reveals that they are often shunned and their condition misunderstood. ...

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Small council tax hike for villages

Monday, February 22, 2010

PARISHES have revealed a marginal rise in council tax for the next year. Residents of Ashurst Wood, Danehill, Chelwood Gate, Forest Row, Hartfield and...

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Church project suffers set back

RENOVATION WORK: Jeremy Kirk, centre, Churchwarden and the Reverend Nick Lamb at St Dunstans Church, Ashurst Wood with Site supervisor Keith George, left.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

A £360,000 project to redevelop a village church has been hampered by poor weather. Builders had hoped to complete the extension work at St...

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Village clean-up stems from hard grafting volunteers

Ashurst Wood conservation group clearing woods in John Pears field - Marian Barnham, Anne Hopkins, Tanya Hayman and John Vines

Monday, February 15, 2010

ASHURST Wood received a minor makeover as part of a routine operation. The Ashurst Wood Conservation Group carried out maintenance on trees and shrubs...

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Boost for rural footpath

Sunday, February 07, 2010

PLANS for a rural footpath between Ashurst Wood and Forest Row appear to be back on track. The proposed off-road path to run beside Wall Hill Road...

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Action plan for bad weather to be drawn up

ROAD CLOSURE: The A22 at Ashurst Wood was closed in December following snow

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

AN EMERGENCY plan to deal with problems arising from bad weather and other situations is likely to be introduced in Ashurst Wood. At last week's...

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Hot school dinners back on menu

LUNCH IS SERVED: Pupils at The Meads enjoy lunch with team leaders Jacky Russell and Amanda Piper.

Monday, January 25, 2010

TEN years after they were axed as a cost-cutting measure, hot school dinners are back on the menu. Some East Grinstead primary schools are already in...

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Snowbound shoppers stock up on supplies

ORDERLY QUEUE: Sharon Barnard, of the Old Dairy Farm Shop, selling produce to snowbound residents.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

SHOPPERS dashed to stock up on supplies as the cold snap settled in across the south. Sales of salt, shovels and spades soared at DIY stores, while...

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