The Society is Associate member of the Sussex Wildlife Trust and Member of the Sussex Federation of Amenity Societies and affiliated to Campaign for the Protection of Rural England and aims to:
- preserve the amenities of the village;
- preserve historic buildings by monitoring planning applications;
- ensure natural wildlife habitats are not lost;
- maintain the footpaths by regular walks;
Why not become a member of EHDPS?
If you have an interest in any or all of the following
- local history, natural history
- the environment, wildlife, farming
then we invite you to join the East Hoathly & District Preservation Society.
Your subscription will entitle you to
- attend 4/5 meetings a year to which we invite guest speakers (many of them acknowledged experts) to educate and entertain us
- receive 3 newsletters a year to include items of local and national interest
- take part in an annual field walk
- an annual outing (extra charge) which in 2007 was a guided tour of Winchelsea
- an AGM and dinner (extra charge)
There is also
Recent Work
In the last few years we have:
1. refurbished a local roadside pond and hedgerows (a prize-winning effort)
2. undertaken a major project to map the Parish under a habitat classification survey
3. listed bird species sighted in the Parish
In 2006 we were awarded a grant from The Lottery Heritage Initiative for a project entitled: The History of East Hoathly and Surrounding Villages in the Sussex Low Weald.
Please see the Project page for further information.
Committee Members
| Chairman | Mervyn Barnes |
| Treasurer | Vic Tidswell |
| Secretary | June Tidswell |
| Wildlife Reporter | Eddie Goodridge |
| Newsletter Editor | Andrea Goodridge |
| Jenny Pellett | |
| Chris Pellett |
How to Join
Please contact June or Vic Tidswell on 01825 872240 if you would like to join the Society. Annual membership is £7 per person (£12.50 family) and the programme for the year will be sent to you as a receipt of your subscription.
2011 Meeting Dates
18th February A RAMBLE THROUGH THE VICTORIAN WEALD Mr P Gillies |
25th March ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY? Dr Sheila Innes |
15th April WILD TIMES IN THE WILDERNESS Mrs D Taylor |
6th May NEW WINCHELSEA ANECDOTES Mr M Pratt |
3rd June AGM followed by a meal at the Foresters |
June / July WALK IN THE BUTTERFLY RESERVE Led by David Bradford |
2nd September RUDYARD KIPLING & BATEMANS Mrs H.V.O. Woodward |
14th October HISTORY OF WAKEHURST PLACE John Withall |
25th November SOCIAL EVENING In the Village Hall |