Village News

Hello Fairlighters, I would like to draw your attention to a charity quiz to be held in Fairlight Village Hall on Saturday 31st October at 7 pm. The quiz is being run by Fairlight Bowls Club to raise funds for 

Hello Fairlight Friends, Please note our Any cakes and book donations would be appreciated. Please respond to Wendy: familyhatch1@gmail.com

Dear Resident, I note that within the last few days there has been a major revision of the government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and I attach a copy. I have not had time to analyse the changes, but they

Thank you yet again, from The Preservation Trust,  for donating your printer cartridges.   The last box sent raised £41.66. If you wish to drop any used printer cartridges, there is a box at the village hall,  Please keep them coming. 

 A Calendar Worth Keeping Fairlight Art are delighted to present their 2027 Calendar, featuring twelve beautiful local scenes painted by members of their talented club. Professionally produced and printed to a high standard, this is far more than just a calendar

Fairlight Tennis Club has adapted the tennis court so that we can now play Pickleball as well. Pickleball is a new fast-growing sport that is played on a smaller court, and is a mix of tennis, badminton and table tennis.

I have had confirmation that Fairlight Road will be open again by the end of today. The 101 bus will be back as normal from tomorrow.  No idea why highways gave out such crazy information regarding road closure dates. Geoff

A shuttle service has been arranged as of tomorrow operated by Rambler Coaches. Note it will only be from Fairlight Cove To Rye. I will pressure for it to go to St.Andrews/Coastguards Lane and stop at all Cove bus stops. Geoff

UPDATE ON ROAD CLOSURE. The sinkhole has been excavated and it spread to a large void right under the entire road. It is impossible to say how long the road closure will be. I have pleaded with ESCC highways for

SUMMER ACTIVITY DAYS! Open to all children. This will be held on the 4 Thursdays of August and will include games, activities, multi-sports, dance, craft and more. Children can be booked by email:  youthclubactivate@gmail.com. Cost is £3 per day  and

Dear Resident, I’m told by the Rother Planning Officer that he is “aiming for” the Wakehams Farm / Pond Field planning application (35 houses south of the Pett Level Road) to come before Rother’s Planning Committee on 17 September.  Details of

Please see this week’s update attached.  As always if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.  Kind Regards,  Elle

Dear residents At the request of the Parish Council the FRA are organising a petition on behalf of the village to reinstate a village post office. The deadline for the petition completion is Monday 13th July.  So pop along to any

Dear Fairlight Residents, Please will you share the following: A big thank you to all who came along to the Fairlight Dementia Friends training this afternoon. It was fantastic to welcome Sally Hemmings, Chair of Bexhill Dementia Action Alliance, to share

AFTERNOON ALL! Activate need help providing cakes for FAIRFEST teas! All cakes gratefully accepted! 

Good Afternoon,  Please see the weekly update. As always, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Kind Regards, Elle

Dear Residents, Thank you once again for contributing your finished printer cartridges to Fairlight Preservation Trust.  Last month, you raised £19.83 for the trust. Please keep them coming. Every little helps.  The box is still at the village hall in

Hi everyone. just a quick reminder that we are due to meet this coming Thursday evening.  Hopefully you will find the presentations entertaining, interesting and informative.  Look forward to seeing as many of you as possible. There might be too

Dear Resident You are aware of the Village Hall fair tomorrow. Just to remind you that I will have large selection of Jigsaw puzzles for sale in aid of the Village Hall. Thank you, but I do not need anymore

Hello everyone, Just a quick reminder that the Fairlight Village Hall Summer Fair is happening this Saturday, and we’d love to see as many of you there as possible. It’s a lovely community afternoon with: • Food and Pimms • Homemade cakes

Apologies for the delay, Please see this week’s update attached.  As always if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.  Kind Regards, 

NHS hearing aid maintenance sessions are held locally on the first week of every month. This is just a reminder that for June these will be held at: Pett Village Hall between 10am and 11.30am on Wednesday 3rd June Fairlight Village Hall between

Dear Fairlight, This  training is being offered to everyone in the village who has an interest in understanding dementia better and knowing how to help if needed. We hope that all the clubs, organisations and businesses will send  a rep’

Village Hall Summer Fair Saturday 6th June  Come and support the Village Fair on June 6th. We look forward to seeing you there.

Please find below the attached this week’s update.  I hope you all have a lovely bank holiday weekend.

Please find below the attached agenda for the next Parish Council Meeting. TUESDAY 26th May 2026

💛 FAIRFEST VOLUNTEERS — WE NEED YOU! 💛 Fairfest is nearly here, and we’re pulling the final pieces together. Car parking is sorted (thank you, team!), but we still need more volunteers to help bring the day to life. Here’s where we need extra