Think Local, Act Personal (TLAP) thrives in Cuckfield

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Cuckfield Parish Council has listed a range of local activities and events that enable you to choose something that suits you. Below are some of the local activities already in place. The parish council is acting as a hub and will assist you with other contacts.

Lunch 'n' Linger
On the last Thursday of every month at Holy Trinity Church
pa@holytrinitycuckfield.org

Silver Sundays, Tuesday tea afternoons, Christmas hampers
Cuckfield Parish Council
clerk@cuckfield.gov.uk
01444 454 276
See Cuckfield Life’s info page on Silver Sunday events here.

Friday coffee mornings, occasional lunches, golden years events
Baptist Church
office@cuckfieldbc.com
01444 473 531

Volunteers assist with shopping, hospital visits and home visits
Good Neighbours CARE
careinhaywardsheath.co.uk
01444 455 955

Cuckoo Choir
Friday afternoons at the Old School
info@cuckoochoir.org.uk

Friday Christmas Lunch
Independent State of Cuckfield
info@cuckfieldstate.org
01444 454 336

Newsletter from Mid Sussex District Council - April 2025

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Raising awareness of heat pumps

Heat pumps are relatively rare in residential properties in the UK – there are only around 250,000 currently. This means that the vast majority of people will never (knowingly) have seen a home with a heat pump.

Nesta, the charity that focuses on innovation including a sustainable future, wants everyone in the UK to be able to visit a heat pump near them and get the support they need.

Visit a heat pump combines a digital platform along with recruitment and training of heat pump hosts, providing a full end-to-end service for the public to visit a heat pump and get further support to help them build their confidence. So far, nearly 400 hosts are listed and Nesta is aiming for over 1,000 visits in the next few months.

Anyone interested in being a host or visiting a heat pump can register their interest at: www.visitaheatpump.com

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Want to keep in the loop with what’s happening in your local community? Then sign up to our digital Mid Sussex Matters newsletter, a monthly email to help residents stay up to date with what’s going on at the Council and in the wider district. Scan the QR code or visit our website www.midsussex.gov.uk to subscribe and join thousands of residents who are already taking advantage of this valuable resource. Let’s work together for a better Mid Sussex.

To read the full newsletter, click the images to enlarge them or pick up April’s Cuckfield Life today.

Mid Sussex District Council newsletter - March 25

Green thumbs up from Mid Sussex residents

More than 99% of Mid Sussex residents believe that recycling is important with more than 91% making an effort to recycle at home, according to a survey carried out in January by West Sussex County Council.

Of those surveyed, a majority of 51% said they were very happy with their current fortnightly collection service for general waste and recycling, batteries and small electricals.

Although 43.7% said they rarely threw items in the rubbish bin because they were unsure if they could be recycled, nearly 40% said they were sometimes unsure about what could go in their recycling bin.

Items that caused most confusion for recycling were plant pots, garden waste, shredded paper and batteries.

Councillor Chris Hobbs, Cabinet Member for Leisure and Customer Services at Mid Sussex District Council, said: “It’s fantastic, and very heartening, to see that so many of our residents support recycling. We’ve got a really helpful guide on what can, and can’t, be recycled so that we can get even more items out of the general rubbish bin and into recycling. One of the key things to remember is that everything going into the recycling bin has to be clean, dry and loose and not in a plastic bag.”

The recycling rate in Mid Sussex is already 41.8% which puts the district well on its way to hitting the Government’s national recycling target of 55% by 2035.

To read the full newsletter, pick up your copy of March’s Cuckfield Life or click the images to enlarge them.