Hurstpierpoint & Sayers Common Parish Council

16/06/2026

TODAY from 3pm - 7pm at Sayers Common Village Hall:

Berkeley Latimer are holding a further public consultation regarding their emerging proposals for the Land to the South of Reeds Lane (Site DPSC3 from the Mid Sussex District Council District Plan).

You can view more information and have your say online via their dedicated website https://futureofsayerscommon.co.uk/

15/06/2026

Celebrating Sussex Day 16th June

Esther Hallam Meynell née Moorhouse; (1878 –1955) was an English novelist and biographer and Ditchling resident.

Esther wrote: “The Downs of central Sussex deserve praise in that they are most truly typical of all one means when one speaks of the South Downs. The simplicity of their line, hardly broken by anything bigger than a twisted thorn bush or a patch of gorse, is more significantly Sussex than Arundel’s great woods sweeping across the curved hills. From the shoulder of Wolstonbury to the blunt nose of Firle Beacon looking across the gap to The Caburn, what a marvellous range it is, so bare, so beautiful, with its small incidents like Clayton Windmills and the thin windswept clump of trees on Black Cap, gaining an almost fantastic value from the great simplicity of that line.”

13/05/2026

Thank you to all who attended the Annual Parish Meeting yesterday evening. In addition to hearing about the 2025-2026 council year in review, councillors and residents were asked to reflect on what they value most about living in the parish (see photograph).

A copy of our Annual Report, covering council finances and activities over the 2025-26 financial year, can be found on on our website: https://www.hurstpierpoint-pc.gov.uk/annual-report-of-the-parish-council-2026/ or a small number of paper copies will be available from the parish office on request.

12/05/2026

TONIGHT!

This is YOUR meeting - join us for tea, coffee & biscuits - receive an update on the 2025-2026 council year, followed by the opportunity to share your ideas, concerns and local priorities with parish councillors in an informal round table setting.

Club Suite doors will open in under 1 hour, and the meeting starts at 7:30pm.

12/05/2026

Sussex Police are holding a Beat Surgery at Court Bushes this Thursday 14th May from 09:30am - 10:15am.

If you wish to speak to your Neighbourhood Policing Team about antisocial behaviour or crime in our area, please do attend and raise your concerns.

11/05/2026

Join us for the Hurstpierpoint & Sayers Common Annual Parish Meeting tomorrow evening, Tuesday 12 May, from 7pm in the Village Centre Club Suite.

➡️Hear what the Parish Council has been up to over the past year

➡️Chat directly with your parish councillors in an informal setting

➡️Share what matters most to you locally

We are keen to hear your ideas or concern and, where these fall outside of the Parish Council's direct responsibilities, information will be available on how and where they can best be taken forward.

*** PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO NO SEATS BEING RESERVED THE COMPLIMENTARY HURST COLLEGE BUS SERVICE FROM SAYERS COMMON VILLAGE SHOP WILL BE CANCELLED ***

If you wish to attend the meeting and were intending to use this service, please email: [email protected] or telephone: 01273 833264 no later than 9am Tuesday 12th May.

07/05/2026

In advance of the Annual Parish Meeting on Tuesday, the Annual Report of the Parish Council is available to view on our website:

https://www.hurstpierpoint-pc.gov.uk/annual-report-of-the-parish-council-2026/

Paper copies will be available at the meeting, or from the Parish Council Office on request.

In advance of the Annual Parish Meeting being held from 7pm on 12th May 2026, our Annual Parish Report can be found below, covering council activities over the last 12 months. Click here to read the report online, or you can download the PDF below:

27/04/2026

The 2026 Hurstpierpoint & Sayers Common Annual Parish Meeting will take place from 7pm in the Village Centre Club Suite on Tuesday 12th May.

The Annual Parish Meeting is not a council meeting – it’s a meeting of the electors, for the electors.

This year we’re inviting residents and representatives from local community groups to join Parish Councillors for an informal round‑table Community Conversation. Come and share views on local issues, common challenges and future priorities for our parish.

Everyone is welcome – your voice matters.

24/04/2026

***TOMORROW***

Apple Blossom Day Saturday 25 April 2026

Celebrate this annual event by visiting the Heritage Orchard in Hurst Meadows between 10am and 4pm to see the apple trees at their most beautiful. Orchard manager Martin Sadler will be on hand to answer any questions and give advice on the best way to care for your own fruit trees. You can find out more about our orchard on the Hurst Meadows page of the parish council website.

09/04/2026

Over the past few years, volunteers have come together to monitor the numbers of butterflies seen in Hurst Meadows over a six-month period, from the beginning of April to the end of September. The results from the 2025 survey can be found on our website:

https://www.hurstpierpoint-pc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Butterfly_Review_2025.pdf

If you would like to help monitor butterflies in Hurst Meadows, please email the Parish Office. Full training identification and recording will be given.