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27th February 2023

Henfield's Year of Young People

2023 is the Year of Young People for Henfield Parish Council and we will be organising a range of fun activities for children and young people to take part in,…

27th February 2023

St Barnabas thanks Ladybirds

Congratulations to Henfield’s Ladybirds group who staged a wonderful New Year’s Party in January. Their team transformed the Henfield Hall’s Garden Room into…

27th February 2023

Henfield Scouts Need You!

The Clarkes Mead Trust needs your help to finish the Henfield Scout Community Centre. Please help to make this building a reality after 27 years of hard work…

27th February 2023

Signs of Spring

As nature springs back to life, some of the season’s earliest flowers are now putting on a spectacular display at Woods Mill nature reserve. Lesser Celandine…

27th February 2023

How to keep warm and reduce your bills

Around 80 people attended a talk from Derek Lickorish MBE, chairman of pre-payment energy supplier Utilita, in Henfield Hall one cold January evening, to try…

27th February 2023

Celebrating 200 issues

We can’t quite believe that the March 2023 issue of BN5 is our 200th! It’s been an absolute pleasure to publish a magazine in Henfield for the last 18 years.…

7th February 2023

Sainsbury’s confirms exciting plans to open new store in Henfield

Sainsbury’s is pleased to confirm that plans are underway to open a new ‘Neighbourhood Hub’ store at on Henfield High Street, on the premises currently…

3rd February 2023

Henfield's Help for Ukraine

Friday, 24 February will see the first anniversary of the full-scale Russian military invasion of Ukraine. To this day, innocent Ukrainian civilians are…

2nd February 2023

Ten Little Toes

Ten Little Toes Baby Bank, based in Cowfold, was set up in 2017 by JoJo, a local lady who recognised a need for support for local families facing hardship.…

1st February 2023

Henfield Tea Gardens closes

We are sad that the Henfield Tea Gardens and Jam Pot closed in January in the face of escalating overheads and energy bills. Owner Mary Kingston decided not to…

1st February 2023

Henfield Weekly Market fundraising success

A fantastic total of £1,100 was raised by the Henfield Weekly Market from food sales at the various events we’ve held during 2022. This was split between…

1st February 2023

Henfield boys meet World Cup winner

The dreams of three football-mad boys from Henfield came true when Brighton player and World Cup 22 winning Argentinian footballer Alexis MacAllister stopped…