Community Info

Danehill Facilities


Browse through a range of community-based services from social and sports clubs to youth-based clubs and historical organisations. Please contact us if you require further information on anything listed below.

Ashdown Cafe

Ashdown Café

The doors of the Ashdown Cafe are open once a month at Danehill Memorial Hall throughout the year (not August). It's run by local residents with coffee, tea, cakes and good conversation on offer! The cafe is a great opportunity to find out more about what's going on in our villages and to meet up with friends - old and new. We also welcome those who have art and craft skills to share, and from time to time there's musical entertainment provided by pupils from our wonderful primary school and a very talented local pianist.

The Ashdown Cafe is a community venture and we have been able to make donations to local organisations to help support their work.

Please come and join us on the second Friday of the month from 9.30am - 12 noon.

TNT and ICE Youth Groups

TNT and ICE Youth Groups

TNT is a purely social youth group for School Years 7 and 8 running from 6.15pm-7.25pm Thursdays in term time. ICE is a purely social youth group for School Years 9, 10 and 11 running 7.35pm-8.45pm Thursdays in term time. Everyone is welcome! On our club nights we have everything you would expect, pool, air hockey, table tennis, basket ball, wii, music, chill out room and of course a tuck shop! You don't have to come every week (sometimes homework takes over). 

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Once every half term on our programme we have a 'Hot Potato' night. For this evening we gather to discuss a hot social topic, time to look at different points of view, discuss and reflect. Everyone has a fee pot noodle too (no not a jacket potato!). In the summer term we combine together for a whole series of summer specials, in the past these have included sumo wrestling, water slide, charity car wash and of course our annual water slide and garden party. Full details can be seen by clicking the link above.

Danehill Village Hall

Danehill Village Hall

Danehill Village Hall is situated in the centre of the village, next to the main car park and playground. It is available to hire for a variety of social, business or sporting events. Currently used for a variety of activities including the popular village market, a community cafe, exhibitions, concerts, club and society meetings, pilates, karate, badminton and dog training, the history of the hall dates back around 100 years.

The main hall can seat up to 100 people, and a carpeted meeting room which seats up to 30. There is a well-equipped kitchen, 12-piece matching place settings and glasses can be hired with the hall or on their own. Tables and chairs can also be separately hired.

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Chelwood Gate Village Hall

Chelwood Gate Village Hall

The Village Hall has been in existence since the 1920’s as leisure and reading room serving the inhabitants of Chelwood Gate and the surrounding area. In 1964 it underwent a major renovation project which consisted of the addition of a kitchen and toilet block refurbishment to the main hall. Since then further improvements have been achieved and continue to be reviewed.

The Hall is managed and maintained by Trustees and Committee which is team of volunteers who apart from the regular bookings and administration of both public and private hire events organise money raising and charity events during the year. They have many regular classes there including fitness, yoga and coffee mornings and the contact to book is  07771 630000 and email Ali Creelman - alicreelman@hotmail.com

Danehill Historical Society

Danehill Historical Society

Danehill Historical Society meets throughout the year (with the exception of August and December) and offers a mix of talks, presentations and visits. The society has an extensive archive of historical documents, old photographs, early maps and articles on many subjects. Visitors are welcome at all meetings (subject to a small charge) except some summer visits where numbers may be limited. The current programme, contact details and feature articles are available online.

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Bowls Club

Bowls Club

The Isle of Thorns and District Bowls Club (RH17 7DE) is a very, very friendly bowls club on the A275 at Chelwood Gate (in the Cat’s Protection grounds). A warm welcome is extended to all who would like to play bowls in the heart of the Ashdown Forest. It is great fun and players, with or without previous experience, are very welcome. All you need are some flat-soled shoes. We will provide all other equipment.

Please call me to arrange a time for you to come up to the Club and try bowls in a safe outdoor environment. (Contact Barbara Bird barbarabird20@gmail.com or 01342 323861 / 075130 47981 for more information.)

Ashdown Womens' Institute

Ashdown Women’s Institute

For more information, please contact 01825 740471.

Our meetings are for non-members and members, everyone is welcome. Please read the village posters to find out what we are doing each month.

Wealdon Passenger Service

Wealdlink Passenger Service

Please call: 01892 771332

Parish Bookings

Parish Bookings

Chelwood Gate Village Hall: 01825 740562
Danehill Village Hall: 01825 790797
Recreation Ground: 01342 822404

Ramblers Footpath Warden for Danehill Parish if you have any queries is David Fry. 

Please call: 07860 191198

Post Office

Post Office

Services are available every Friday.

Chelwood Gate Village Hall: 10.00 - 12.00 (10am to Noon)
Danehill Social Club: 14.30 - 16.30 (2.30pm to 4.30pm)

Parish Magazines

Parish Magazines

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While we are committed to regular communication, we need to do so as cost effectively as possible in order not to waste money unnecessarily. We have therefore decided to issue the newsletters quarterly instead of every 6 months and hope to reduce the cost of distribution. We will continue to mail the Newsletter and also post it on parish notice boards and the Parish website. However, mail costs more and we would ask parishioners to consider receiving the Newsletter via email instead. This would save the PC money and ensure you get information on time.

We promise we will not bombard you with email, only the newsletter although we will give you the option of signing up to be contacted for your opinion on important issues e.g. speed limits and any large spending initiatives.

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