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The parish is entirely contained within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
More information about the history and organisation of the parish can be found at About the Parish.
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Seasons Greetings from the Parish Council
18th Dec 2025
Season's Greetings from the Parish Council
The Parish Office will close at 4pm on Thursday 18th December and reopen at 2pm on Tuesday 6th January. If you need to contact the Council email us at clerk@salehurstparishcouncil.gov.uk
Whilst we will be monitoring our emails we will not be checking them daily during the Christmas closure.
USEFUL CONTACTS DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON
18th Dec 2025
The following details are provided for the Parish Office. See below for other useful contacts.
Parish Council: 01580 882066 www.salehurst-pc.org.uk EMAILS MONITORED DURING CLOSURE but we will not be checking them daily. Email clerk@salehurstparishcouncil.gov.uk
Responsible for: Station Road car park and toilets, street lights (not on the A21), Salehurst Cemetery in Beech House Lane (not the Churchyard), bus shelters, public seats, dog waste bins, some grit bins, some defibrillators, War Memorial and clock, Bishops Meadow in Bishops Lane (including the play equipment), Pipers Field and Jubilee Garden in Station Road, the Recreation Ground on the Clappers including play equipment, football field, football pavilion, toilets and car park (but not the cricket field/pavilion, which is privately owned by Robertsbridge Cricket Club) and the Woodgate Pocket Park situated to the NW of the Recreation Ground.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE OUR CHRISTMAS TREE FULL OF STARS!
18th Dec 2025
Can you help us light up Robertsbridge 'Lights of Love' Tree?
You are invited to pop along to The Floral Boutique, The George Inn or Moat Osteopaths, pick up a star, write a message on it dedicating it to the memory of someone you love, and hang it on our tree outside the Parish Office opposite The George Inn.
Lights of Love Trees help to fundraise for St Michael's Hospice. If you are able to donate to St Michael's Hospice Christmas Appeal, whether you wish to dedicate a star or not, go to https://stmichaelshospice.com/moments/
Planning Committee - Monday 1st December 2025
28th Nov 2025
There will be a Planning Committee Meeting on Monday 1st December 2025 Robertsbridge Youth Centre at 7.30pm.
The press and public are welcome to attend and up to 30 minutes will be allowed at the start of the meeting for public comments and questions. The agenda for the meeting will be available on the 'Council Meetings' page three days prior.
PARKING REVIEW CONSULTATION
6th Nov 2025
East Sussex Parking Services recently undertook an informal consultation about proposed changes to parking, waiting and loading restrictions in Rother District. Proposals have now been drawn up taking into account the consultation feedback. There is now a formal consultation until 21 November 2025 on these proposals at http://consultation.eastsussex.gov.uk/.../rother-3-formal/ along with an online survey.
These are the locations where changes are proposed in Robertsbridge:
1. Junction of Knelle Road/Langham Road (to reflect recent works)
2. Station Road (no waiting at dropped kerb opposite Doctors's Surgery)
3. Station Road (proposed extension of no waiting outside the Ostrich, opposite Station car park exit).
Please note that this is a new consultation, and that even if you responded to the informal consultation you will need to make a representation if you support or object to the formal proposals.
For your representation to be fully considered you must make it in writing, and it must be received by the closing date of 21 November 2025. Your representation can be made by using the online survey at the link above, by email to parking.escc@eastsussex.gov.uk, or by post to the Parking Team at Parking Services, County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex. BN7 1UE. Unless your representation is being made using the online survey, please quote the reference TRO/528.
REMEMBRANCE IN ROBERTSBRIDGE 2025
4th Nov 2025
You are warmly invited to join one or both events this year:
Remembrance Sunday - 9th November 2025
Main Commemoration Event (Parade, Church Service at St Mary's Salehurst, Wreath Laying Ceremony at High Street War Memorial)
Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the event.
10:00 - 10:20 Parade participants assemble at The Clappers Recreation Ground
10:25 Chairman Robertsbridge Poppy Appeal organises form up of the Parade on The Clappers, which then sets off to Salehurst Church (rolling road closures cover Northbridge Street and Church Lane, re-opening when the Parade has passed; traffic lights allow parade to cross the A21)
10:40 Parade arrives at Church - Standards and Wreath Bearers line up at the entrance.
10:50 Service begins (Vicar leads) - to include blessing of wreaths and 2-minute silence at 11am
11:30 (ish) Service ends and parade forms up outside Church and sets off to the Village War Memorial in the High Street. Rolling road closures cover Church Lane and Northbridge Street, and the High Street to Salehurst Primary School (traffic lights allow parade to cross the A21)
12:00 - 12:10 (ish) Parade arrives at Village War Memorial and Standards, Wreath layers and Groups assemble in position. High Street from south of Station Road to Salehurst Primary School remains closed, the rest reopens.
12:20 (ish) Once ready, Act of Remembrance begins with opening words followed by the Exhortation, Last Post. A maroon marks the start and end of a 2-minute silence, followed by Reveille, Kohima Prayer, laying of wreaths and final blessing by the Vicar.
12:45 (ish) Chairman of Robertsbridge Poppy Appeal announces total money raised by Poppy Appeal last year, and awards the Hayward Trophy for most money raised by a village organisation / group.
12:50 (ish) Parade is dismissed and falls out. High Street is reopened to traffic as soon as the road is clear.
Road Closures - a rolling road closure (closed only when/where necessary) will cover The Clappers, Northbridge Street and Church Lane 10:25 - 11:00 for the Parade to the Church. Then 11:40 - 13:00 for the Parade back to the village, and the Wreath Laying at the War Memorial. However, once the Parade has passed Station Road on the return journey, the High Street will only be closed between south of Station Road and Salehurst Primary School. So traffic will be able to use Station Road, lower High Street, Northbridge Street etc. whilst the Ceremony takes place at the War Memorial (approximately 12:10 - 12:50).
Armistice Day - Tuesday 11th November 2025 (Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month)
Short Wreath Laying Event (at High Street War Memorial ) led by Robertsbridge Royal British Legion
10:45 Assemble at the War Memorial
10:56 Opening Words
10:59 Exhortation
11:00 2 minute silence (Maroon by Robertsbridge Bonfire Society marks the start and end of the silence)
11:02 Reveille, Kohima Prayer, laying of wreaths
11:20(ish) Parade is dismissed and falls out. High Street is reopened to traffic as soon as the road is clear.
Road closure - covering the High Street between just South of the junction with Station Road to the entrance to Salehurst Primary School (George Hill), from approximately 10:45 to 11:20
Hodson's Mill Development - Have YOUR say
If you were not able to attend the workshops last month held by Homes England in the primary school and club you can see the workshop presentations online and comment on the website on the Hodson's Mill website here
Plumber needed for Parish Council
The plumber the Parish Council used for many years has now retired so we are looking for someone who does emergency call outs call FOR work in our toilets in Station Road and our Recreation Ground toilets and football pavilion showers. We need someone ready and willing to work on blocked toilets and non working urinals. We currently need someone to look at the urinals at the Recreation Ground.
If you are interested please call 01580 882066.
Forthcoming Events
Robertsbridge Remembrance Parade
16th Sep 2025
This will take place on Sunday 9th November.
Christmas Capers
2nd Oct 2025
This will take place on Friday 5th December.