East Hoathly and District Preservation Society

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;
Wall Plaque

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

  1. attend 4/5 meetings a year to which we invite guest speakers (many of them acknowledged experts) to educate and entertain us
  2. receive 3 newsletters a year to include items of local and national interest
  3. take part in an annual field walk

    4. There is also

  4. an annual outing (extra charge) which in 2007 was a guided tour of Winchelsea
  5. an AGM and dinner (extra charge)

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.

East Hoathly House

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.

2010 Meeting Dates

19th February
THE WORKHOUSE 1905-1926 Mrs J Kinnison Bourke MA

19th March
SUSSEX LANDSCAPE
Geoffrey Mead

16th April
LEWES PRIORY
The site & its people
Mrs H E Poole

21st May
SUSSEX WILDLIFE IN CLOSEUP
David Bradford

4th June*
AGM

31st July **
BOLEBROKE CASTLE, HARTFIELD

17th September
SUSSEX CUSTOMS & WAY
Mrs Barbara Cornwell

15th October
UNEXPLAINED MYSTERIES AND COVERUPS
Andy Thomas

26th November
EXHIBITION & SOCIAL EVENING In the Village Hall

*4th June is the AGM and dinner
**31st July is the annual outing

 
 
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