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Get the newsletter in print
The January print edition is now available from Five Ashes Inn, Five Ashes Village Hall, Heal's Farm Shop, The Shopping Basket, Pink Cabbage, Leppard's Butchers, St. Dunstan's Pharmacy, Mace, and several other outlets.
It contains lovely photos of: "An Evening of Christmas Carols" at Five Ashes, led by children from Skipper's Hill Manor Prep School and Five Ashes Primary School; the Nativity Plays at Mayfield and Five Ashes CE Schools; and the Late Night Shopping in Mayfield High Street.
Download the online version of the January edition of the Mayfield and Five Ashes newsletter here.
Submissions to newsletter
Village organisations or individuals can email items for the news page to mayfieldnewsletter2012@gmail.com although the editor does reserve the right to withhold publication. Copy should be submitted at the latest by noon on the 15th of the prior month with the name of your organisation or topic in the subject line.
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Mayfield, Five Ashes and the Great War
The newsletter has been publishing monthly articles relating to events 100 years ago. You can use this link to see these articles on the local Royal British Legion website
New Year’s Eve Charity Dinner Dance
Tickets are still availble for the New Year’s Eve Charity Dinner Dance from 7:30pm in Mayfield Memorial Hall. What better way to celebrate the turn of the year and raise money for two great causes: Help the Heroes Hospice in the Weald Tickets cost £85 per person including a contribution to the charities. Dress is…
Progress on the New Cottage Hospice in Five Ashes
If you pass through Five Ashes on the A367 you cannot fail to be impressed by the progress being made on constructing the new Cottage Hospice there. It is due to open in Spring 2019 and will be unique: “the culmination of years of work and research by Hospice in the Weald in conjunction with the International…
The amazing Community Play
“What a fantastic evening, brilliant play, great acting, thought-provoking stories and wonderful music! It brought the people of Mayfield and Five Ashes together.” This was just one of the enthusiastic comments on the Community Play which took place at the end of October and involved over 150 people, the oldest of whom were in their 80s while the…
Mayfield 2019 calendars
Now on sale, price £10, from: Burnetts, Four Winds, Pink Cabbage, Rusdens, S&S Stationers and Alan Hair Salon. Last year they sold out so make sure to pick up yours quickly They make great presents.
Late Night Shopping this Friday (30th)
Mayfield High Street will be closed on Friday between the Middle House and the horse trough from 5 to 8pm for the Christmas Late Night Shopping. Join us for carol singing from about 6pm. The children from Skippers Hill school will start the singing, followed by Mayfield Primary School. Then there will a chance for…
The Day a Telephone Exchange died – Part One
It was ten minutes to eight on a normal Monday morning when an enormous explosion rocked the area and the Telephone Exchange was completely destroyed spreading over 200 yards of the surrounding area. It was later discovered that there had been a gas leak in the footpath running past and it had leaked into the exchange. The first…