Cuckfield’s Remembrance Sunday

Welcome to Cuckfield Life’s Remembrance information page. Here you will find our most recent information for all things Remembrance Sunday.

See also, Cuckfield Parish Council
and Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield

On Sunday 9th November 2025, the village will gather for Remembrance Sunday in partnership with the Royal British Legion.

At 10.45am people will meet at the War Memorial before keeping the Two Minutes’ Silence at 11am and laying wreaths. The community will then move into Holy Trinity Church for the Civic Service and Parade, with hymns, readings, poetry, and the solemn Roll Call of Honour. Representatives from local schools, the Armed Forces, veterans, and community leaders will take part, followed by refreshments in the Old School. ‘At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them’. All these services and events are free and open to all.

Remembrance 2024

This year, we aim to relaunch the Cuckfield branch of the Royal British Legion. The Cuckfield branch will be selling poppies from the lobby of The Queen’s Hall on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th October and Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd November from 10am through to 12.30pm. I encourage you to join the Cuckfield branch (visit www.britishlegion.org.uk and select “Cuckfield”.

Remembrance Sunday on 10th November will be marked with a 10.45am service at the War Memorial, including a two-minute silence at 11am.
Following this, a church parade will take place at Holy Trinity, with refreshments in the Old School.
At 6pm, ‘For the Fallen’ will feature music, poetry, and reflections, honouring those lost or affected by war.

Cuckfield's Christmas Street Festival

Welcome to Cuckfield Life’s Cuckfield's Christmas Street Festival event page. Here you will find our most recent information for everything Christmas late night shopping.

See also, Cuckfield Parish Council

Cuckfield's Christmas Street Festival 2025

More info coming soon…

Cuckfield's Christmas Street Festival 2024

Cuckfield's Christmas Street Festival will be held on Friday 6th December from 17.30-9pm. One of the key events in the village calendar, come join us to enjoy carol singing, a Santa's Grotto, snow machine, a craft fair at the Old School and stalls run by local charities.

There will be a variety of food and drink stalls offering warming delights on what promises to be a joyous, festive occasion and some late night shopping as well with the High Street retailers!

Cuck-stye judgement day looming

Judgement day is looming for the proposed Cuck-stye development – merging Ansty and Cuckfield with 1,450 houses – as the plan is due to be considered by Mid Sussex District councillors.

Deputy Chief Executive of MSDC Judy Holmes has informed our two local parish councils that they are due to recommend approval of the Ansty Farms proposals, submitted by the developer Fairfax.

The final decision will be made by twelve councillors on the planning committee who have recently rejected officer’s recommendations on another local development, as they had sound grounds on which to object.

Members of the community-wide Cuck-stye campaign have been busy for some weeks compiling an evidence-based 35-page dossier, with the help of a team of consultants and legal support, demonstrating comprehensively why the evidence shows the plan is not sustainable.

They also reported back to the community in a wellattended briefing session at the Talbot pub last month, led by Cuckfield Parish Council Chair Andy Burton and Giles King, Chair of the Cuckfield Society.

This campaign report along with a 2-minute film has been sent to all officers and members of the planning committee, who will also have been provided with a range of officer’s own reports, explaining why they now back the development.

At the committee just three representatives of the campaign will have very limited time slots to make the case against the development. Cuckfield District Councillor Jim Knight, who is not on the committee will also have an opportunity, unconstrained by time limits, to make the case against Cuck-stye.

“We have left no stone unturned in the drive to ensure that we have provided a very professional, evidencebased case to MSDC, thanks to input from a range of consultants and advice from our KC,” said Simon Stokes, Chair of Ansty and Staplefield Parish Council. “I am confident that the councillors will make a balanced judgement in our favour, but there’s little doubt the case will then go to appeal,” he added.