TOWN EVENTS
& ACTIVITIES

Citizens Advice is hosting a series of Language Café sessions at The Yews.

These free, informal English conversation sessions are open to anyone who would like to improve their confidence in speaking English, meet others, and feel more connected to the local community.

If you are unable to spend Christmas Day with your friends and family, then we would love you to spend it with us.

You don’t have to live in Wivelsfield, you can come on your own or bring a friend or spouse.

This is an invitation for a FREE traditional Christmas lunch, served at the Wivelsfield Village Hall from 1pm on the 25th December. Transport can be arranged if required.

To book your place, please contact:
Wivelsfieldxmas@gmail.com / 07546 003711

Celebrate your Boxing Day Lunch at The Oak Barn Restaurant (without the washing up!)

• Celebrate being with family & friends with our freshly crafted three course festive menu
• Produce sourced from local suppliers & farms & delivered fresh daily & prepared in our kitchens
• Personal witing staff looking after you during your stay
• Sip, savour & socialise over a drink or two from our signature cocktail, gin & wine list
• Festive quiz to see who will have bragging rights for the year
• Enjoy the ‘Nutcracker Winter Wonderland’ courtyard display, perfect for the last minute yule tide photographs
• Spacious guest parking area where you can leave your car overnight if needed (at the owners risk)
• All this in our Festively decorated Oak Barn

enquiries@oakbarnrestaurant.co.uk
01444 258 222
https://oakbarnrestaurant.co.uk/

New Year’s Eve at The Oak Barn

This year, we invite you to welcome in the New Year in a different way – with the same exceptional food and service but in calm and tranquil setting.

An evening to reflect on the memories of 2025 and look ahead to what 2026 may bring!

We will be serving a specially crafted menu with a choice of two or three courses – inspired by our usual favourites with a few signature creations included
Performing throughout the evening, Duncan, a Talented Local Artist
Global fireworks spectacular from around the world, live on screen
A curated cocktail selection from our friendly, trained staff
Roaring Inglenook fireplace
Personal waiting staff
We will be serving food from 6pm-9pm.

Although our menu is not quite ready to be released, it is in the stages of being finalised now. Expect true classics but with a refined twist, paired with something special from the bar!

We very much look forward to welcoming you for a night of reflection, celebration and excellent food as we say goodbye to 2025 and begin the welcoming of 2026.

Provisional reservations are open – book now to avoid disappointment.

enquiries@oakbarnrestaurant.co.uk
01444 258 222
https://oakbarnrestaurant.co.uk/

Celebrate the New Year with The Oak Barn with your first lunch of the year.

Enjoy The Oak Barn’s Ala Carte Menu, alongside classics and complemented with their Chef’s seasonal specials.

Serving food between 12pm and 3pm

enquiries@oakbarnrestaurant.co.uk
01444 258 222
https://oakbarnrestaurant.co.uk/

Support children with motor learning impairments, this Christmas. On 4, 5 and 6 January 2026, a team of volunteers from Dame Vera Lynn Children's Charity will be collecting Christmas trees across Sussex.
You can book online, by email at fundraising@dvlcc.org.uk or by calling us on 01444 472374.
The suggested donation is £20, but we kindly ask that you donate whatever you can so that we can support even more children in 2026.
Once you’ve booked your collection, please place your tree clearly outside your door or garden gate by the morning of Saturday 4 January and our friendly team will collect it- there is no need to be at home to wait.
We please ask that all decorations and bases are removed before collection – we cannot accept trees with these still attached.
Trees will then be recycled into mulch and wood chippings, helping the environment while helping children hit milestones that were once thought impossible.

We are collecting from the following postcodes:

RH6, RH7, RH10, RH11, RH12, RH13, RH15, RH16, RH17, RH18, RH19, BN6, BN7, BN8, BN44, BN45, TN6, TN7, TN8, TN20, TN21, TN22

Please note that the last day of bookings is Friday 2 January 2026.

A Christmas Tree is just for Christmas, but recycling your tree via our collection service could help us provide care to those affected by life-limiting illness throughout 2026.

St Peter & St James Hospice provide expert care to people living with a life-limiting illness in our community, whether they are a patient, carer, family or friend. Our community includes Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, Lewes, Uckfield and everywhere in between. We support people to live and die well, according to what matters most to them, with the best possible care, in the right place at the right time. Our workforce is committed to excellence in all they do.

We will be collecting real Christmas trees on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th of January 2026. The trees will then be locally chipped and recycled. If you would like your tree collected, please visit https://justhelping.org.uk to book and donate. Registration will close on Monday the 5th January 2026 at 23:59.

For a thousand years, the town of Coucy-le-Château was surrounded by the walls of its castle. She has had an eventful life during these years. Suzanne reveals the sad death of this Picardy town and asks the question: is the city coming back to life nowadays? Presentation by Suzanne Hinton

A tutor-led creative drawing session where we will explore up to 20 different ways of drawing in a fun and experimental way.

We’ll start off with introductions, do some quick 2 minute and 5 minute pencil sketches to loosen up followed by a dozen or so 5 to 10 minute drawings in the sketchbooks provided - using a number of different pen and pencil types and using different styles and techniques.

We’ll use each other, our surroundings and a variety of objects that I bring along as our subject matter.

All materials will be provided - but bring your own pens or sketchbooks if you want to.

£12 per person + booking fee (includes FREE hot drink and free A5 spiral bound sketchbook each)

Advance booking only, 6-8 places.

Pop down to your local People Planet Pint meetup to find more about what's going on locally with sustainability and how you can get involved!

It’s the early 1930s and librarian Agatha Appleton finds herself embroiled in a hilarious Egyptian adventure that will test her courage, her wits, and her heart. Can our hero outsmart her enemies and uncover the mysteries of the ancient world? Or will she fall victim to the deadly traps and curses that guard the Mummy’s tomb? From the team that gave you ‘Around The World in 80 Days’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes and The Music Hall Mystery’ comes a good old-fashioned slice of Archaeological adventure heavily laced with our trademark silliness.

A tutor-led creative drawing session where we will explore up to 20 different ways of drawing in a fun and experimental way.

We’ll start off with introductions, do some quick 2 minute and 5 minute pencil sketches to loosen up followed by a dozen or so 5 to 10 minute drawings in the sketchbooks provided - using a number of different pen and pencil types and using different styles and techniques.

We’ll use each other, our surroundings and a variety of objects that I bring along as our subject matter.

All materials will be provided - but bring your own pens or sketchbooks if you want to.

£12 per person + booking fee (includes FREE hot drink and free A5 spiral bound sketchbook each)

Advance booking only, 6-8 places.