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The latest news stories from Henfield and the surrounding villages

13th February 2024

Celebrating 25 Years of Henfield Birdwatch

2024 sees Henfield Birdwatch celebrating its 25 th anniversary and is planning a great programme of events throughout the year, which all tie in with it also…

7th February 2024

Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men are recruiting!

Like many local clubs, Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men, known as the Chancs, are looking to recruit more dancers and musicians to join them. But why even try…

5th February 2024

Henfield Fire Station - a fine tradition of community service

Did you know that the firefighters at Henfield Fire Station, a retained unit, have almost 190 years’ combined experience? There’s the recently retired Tony…

29th January 2024

Changes to landline telephones

The UK’s telephone network is being upgraded and landline services are changing. Thank you very much to local resident and technology expert Robert Sleaford…

26th January 2024

Pickleball launches at Henfield Leisure Centre

Henfield Leisure Centre has launched a Pickleball drop-in session on Wednesday evenings from 8-10pm. The first two taster sessions were a huge success with…

22nd January 2024

Hawthorn Vets: In the House of the Mouse

This October half term, after a year of unrelenting pressure from our two boys we finally surrendered and, ruining our financial plans, took a family trip to…

14th January 2024

Henfield Repair Café Update

Many of you will remember that back in May 2023 Sustainable Henfield 2030 launched the monthly Henfield Repair Café with the aim of repairing everyday items…

1st January 2024

Nature all around: Henfield's Year of Biodiversity 2024

Following on from the welcome change and events focusing on younger residents throughout the 2023 Year of Children & Younger People in Henfield (including the…

21st December 2023

Neil Laughton: Local Adventureholic

Local resident Neil Laughton is a former Royal Marines Commando, helicopter pilot, Special Forces officer and business entrepreneur with a lifelong passion for…

18th December 2023

Tony Bishop's Record Breaking Walk

I met Tony on a chilly November day over coffee at the Post House Café. This bright and cheerful octogenarian hadn’t needed any downtime since returning from…

15th December 2023

A Sprinkle of Sparkle at the Festive Artisan Market

Henfield was immersed in festive sparkle on Sunday 10 December as visitors enjoyed a pre-Christmas browse and discovered some truly local produce and unique…

2nd November 2023

A Henfield Hero’s D-Day experiences

Bob Bedford was well known in Henfield. After he retired to the village he was a regular spectator at the football club and he took on much of the maintenance…