There’s a big opening coming soon in Ansty and everyone is invited. After more than eighteen months of construction and three months of trial running, the new £1.25m Ansty Village Centre is staging an Open Day, with the aim of attracting as many visitors from across Mid Sussex as possible.

Already, the centre hosts a range of sporting and community activities but it has some determined ambitions to be a thriving hub for the village and a leading venue in the area. “We want everyone to drop in and see what we have to offer,” said Maureen Gibson, chair of the Ansty Village Hall Trust. “Over the last few months we have had a lot of bookings from Tai Chi to birthday parties, but we still have a lot more to offer.”

The centre exhibition will be open from midday until 4pm on Sunday 17th October, after a short stakeholder event, attended by Mid Sussex MP Mims Davies. “There will be a variety of stands in the village hall and sporting activities from women’s cricket to snooker,” said Jon Gilley, chair of the Ansty Village Centre Trust.