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Ashdown Forest presents The Big One Hundred The next chapter for Ashdown Forest
Publish Date: 19 January 2026
To celebrate the centenary, trailblazing artists Trigger (known for the large scale outdoor puppets such as The Hatchling, the world’s largest human-operated puppet that led the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022) will present The Big One Hundred, a series of free cultural events at Ashdown Forest and throughout Sussex. This project is funded by Wealden...
Elections could be delayed until 2027
Publish Date: 16 January 2026
The letter from Councillor James Partridge was sent in response to Minister Alison McGovern MP writing to Councils to suggest that local areas may want to cancel elections due to the impact of local government reorganisation. The government consultation closed yesterday, and a decision will be made in the next few weeks whether elections will...
Wealden’s Local Plan consultation launches in February
Publish Date: 15 January 2026
The local plan is a statutory document that the council is required to prepare, which details what development can go where in the district over at least a 15-year plan period to 2042. The consultation exercise gives local people the chance to give their views on the proposals. The consultations will be running from mid-February...
Leaders of council left disappointed after meeting with Minister over Crowborough Army Camp
Publish Date: 14 January 2026
Councillor James Partridge and Councillor Rachel Millward met with the Minister to request an update on the government decision making about Crowborough Army Camp and to urge the Minister to rule out using it as a temporary site for asylum seekers. They impressed upon the Minister that this issue was already having a serious impact...
Council reiterates stance on Local Government Reorganisation
Publish Date: 14 January 2026
In September last year, when East Sussex County Council submitted its proposal for a single unitary council for East Sussex - and Brighton and Hove City Council submitted its own proposal for five unitary councils across the whole of east and west Sussex -Wealden councillors said they felt they could not support either of the...