News Articles
Home Office notifies council of its planned temporary use of Crowborough army camp for asylum accommodation centre
Publish Date: 28 October 2025
The Home Office has told Wealden District Council and other local service providers that it intends to use the Camp as a temporary asylum accommodation centre for up to 12 months from the end of November 2025. The Home Office indicates that they intend to accommodate up to 600 single adults. Wealden District Council understands...
Teenagers shine at public speaking event
Publish Date: 27 October 2025
The event hosted at the Civic Hall in Hailsham came alive with passion, insight, and eloquence bringing together four teams of students aged 15–16, each delivering powerful 10-minute speeches on the thought-provoking theme: “What Democracy means for us and is it important to younger people?” The competition showcased not only the public speaking skills of...
Towns and parishes across Wealden to receive share of £2 million funding
Publish Date: 24 October 2025
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a payment that developers make when they build new homes or buildings in an area. The funding will be used on the provision, improvement, replacement, operation or maintenance of infrastructure or anything else that is concerned with addressing the demands that a development places on an area. The towns and...
Hockey pitch in Hailsham gets renovated
Publish Date: 24 October 2025
The funding provided by the local organisations was used to provide essential upgrades to the facility, including the replacement of the astro carpet and the installation of new LED lighting. The pitch is now in full use. The work safeguards the future of community-use hockey at this site. Representatives including Wealden District Council’s Councillor Kelvin...
Volunteers given qualification to continue exercise classes
Publish Date: 20 October 2025
Our Parks, a programme which aims to give the local community exercise classes was originally funded by the East Sussex Public Health (ESPH) through the ‘Tackling Inequalities through Physical Activity’ fund. The programme faced uncertainty following the end of the funding agreement in September 2025. Wealden District Council has stepped in temporarily to fund the...