News

The Maresfield History Resource, an innovative new online facility dedicated to the history of our village, will be launched in the Village Hall on 12th May at 7:30pm, directly after the AGM. Refreshments will be provided and there is no charge for entry.

The Spring Clean Up of our Village takes place on Saturday 11th April from 10am to 12 noon. We meet in the Church Car Park. Rubbish sacks, litter pickers and hi-vis jackets will be provided. Please bring your own gloves. Everyone most welcome!

The MCG held its annual fundraising quiz on Saturday 7th March at the Village Hall. We welcomed a participating table from our chosen charity, the Uckfield Foodbank. Nearly 70 participants across eleven teams took part, battling against each other over 8 rounds with some additional picture and word puzzles thrown in. A team called 'The Dunderheads' emerged victorious by just four points and a half-time raffle raised over £200. Together with the ticket sales, MCG members and friends kindly donated a grand total of just under £700 to Uckfield Foodbank. Thank you to our quiz master, scorers, volunteer organisers and all members and friends who bought tickets and came along for a fun evening to support a worthy local cause.

The Maresfield 2026 calendars are selling fast! A few are still available at The Chequers or, for MCG members, online at the Shop page on this website with free delivery in the village.

Litter picking Day on Saturday saw a high turn-out of volunteers with 18 bags of litter collected from around the village. The photo shows Sally, one of the volunteers, and part of the collection in the Church carpark. Thank you volunteers for your valuable contribution!

The prize of a £50 voucher for the best photograph submitted to the MCG 2025 photo competition was awarded at an event in the Chequers on Friday 24th October. The competition judge, Brian Goode of Uckfield Camera Club (on the right), awarded the prize to Chris Durham for his image "Thirsty Doe", which features on the cover of the Maresfield 2026 Calendar. The calendars are now on sale in The Chequers and on the Shop page on this website, with free delivery within Maresfield village.

Clean up our Village on Saturday 25th October. Please help with litter picking in Maresfield between 10am and 1pm. Meet in the Church car park. All welcome! Rubbish sacks, litter pickers and a hi-viz jacket will be provided. Please bring your own gloves.

There are three weeks left to get your entries in to the annual MCG Photo competition. Entries close at midnight on 21 September. There's a £50 Amazon voucher to be won for the best entry and the top 12 images will feature on the Maresfield Calendar for 2026. More details here: https://www.maresfieldconservationgroup.org/photo-competition

The planning application for the huge development at Owlsbury Farm at Little Horsted has now been submitted to Wealden. The proposal is for 1,700 houses in addition to around 2,000 already approved. Objections must be submitted by 22nd June. Please see https://sabreowl.com for guidance on commenting on the proposals.