Picnic on the Green August Bank Holiday Monday 2026

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🌿 Thank You for Making Our 4th Picnic on the Green So Special! 🌿

What a fabulous community! 💚

Our 4th Picnic on the Green took place on August Bank Holiday Monday, and thankfully the weather was fairly kind to us! ☀️

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who played a part in making the event yet another great success.

From our wonderful committee, who have been planning and organising for the past six months, to everyone who helped spread the word and advertise the event; those who ran stalls and activities; helped with setting up and dismantling everything at the end of the day; and, of course, all our fantastic entertainers.

Thank you to the amazing cake makers, pom-pom makers, tea providers, car displayers, food providers, musicians, entertainers, dog showing people — and to every single person who came along, supported the event, joined in and helped create such a brilliant atmosphere.

It really does take a community to make an event like this happen, and we are incredibly grateful to each and every one of you.

💚 What a fabulous community we have!

Thank you for making our 4th Picnic on the Green one to remember. We couldn’t do it without you! 🌳🧺🎉

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Colourful event poster for “Picnic on the Green” on 31st August 2026, 1-5pm, featuring classic cars, live music, kids’ activities, family fun, and food stalls. Hosted by Ringmer Parish Council and Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club.

Picnic on the Green – 31st August 2026

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Poster for "Picnic on the Green" event, with SkullDrummery band, event info, icons for live music, family fun, food, and drinks, and people dressed in black playing drums outdoors.

Picnic on the Green – 31st August 2026

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Poster for a "Meet Our Local MP" event with a smiling man in a white shirt. Details: Wed 29th July ’26, 11am, Ringmer Parish Council Offices. Text: "James MacCleary MP wants to hear your views.

James MacCleary MP Summer Visit to Ringmer 29th July 2026

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Colourful poster for Ringmer Parish Council's "Picnic on the Green" event, held 31st August 2026, 1-5pm, with icons for activities, entertainment, displays, food, and contact info at the bottom.

Ringmer Parish Council is again hosting Picnic on the Green

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Upcoming works, B2192 Lewes Road

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IMPORTANT ROADWORKS INFORMATION – 30 June 2026
B2192 Lewes Road, Ringmer
Dear Resident / Business owner,
Balfour Beatty is working in partnership with East Sussex County Council to manage the highways service across East Sussex. We will soon be carrying out electrical works on the B2192 Lewes Road, Ringmer.
When do they start?
Work will be carried out from Monday 20 July to Wednesday 22 July 2026, 7pm – 6am.
We will inform you of any changes to the dates or times via advanced warning signs on site.
What are we doing?
These works involve locating the mains electricity cable in the footway, then digging a trench across the road to power a bus stop sign.
How will this impact highway users?
We will be working outside Kings Academy Ringmer.
The road will remain open with two-way temporary traffic lights in place while the work is undertaken.
Information for residents and businesses
Parking: We will put out ‘no parking’ signs and cones on the site to advise where parking is restricted. Please avoid parking in these locations as it will delay our works.
Weather: All of these works are subject to favourable weather conditions, for example heavy rain may affect the progress of the works.
Properties close to the carriageway may notice some noise, flashing lights, or reversing sirens. We will do our utmost to keep this to a minimum.
We would like to take this opportunity to apologise in advance for any inconvenience or disruption this work may cause, however this forms part of our continuing improvement for the East Sussex highway network.
For information on roadworks and journey planning, visit www.One.Network.com. Please follow us on X (formerly Twitter) @esccroads or Facebook @EastSussexHighways for updates.

A leaflet with QR codes for reporting problems or giving feedback to East Sussex Highways, including a map showing the works area near Kings Academy Ringmer on the B2192.

South East Water – Upcoming works

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South East Water has advised they are laying new water pipes in Ringmer.
Work is due to start from Thursday, 23-Jul-26 and the project is expected to take approximately four months in total.
Rolling road closures will be in place during the course of the project for the safety of motorists, pedestrians and their work force.
The closures are scheduled to be as follows:
– Junction of New Road and Gote Lane – from Thu, 23-Jul for approximately 4 weeks
– Ringmer Road (cycle lane) – under two-way traffic lights from Mon, 24-Aug for approximately 6 weeks.
– New Road – between Mon, 26-Oct and Friday, 30-Oct.
For further information please click HERE
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East Sussex Highways – Cuilfail Tunnel clean

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Message from East Sussex Highways:

We will shortly be carrying out routine maintenance works at Cuilfail Tunnel, Lewes.

These works are scheduled for Friday 12th June 2026 and may result in delays between 8:00pm and 6:00am.

Please also note that East Sussex Fire & Rescue will be undertaking a training exercise during this closure.

LEAF (Lewes Environmental Advisory Forum)

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LEAF is a special interest group, which will rely on members of the community, with the requisite knowledge.
In late summer 2024 a group of local residents and councillors met to discuss how local communities could be more involved in safeguarding the local environment. One idea was to find a way to feed local environmental knowledge into the planning process. People felt that ecology reports (necessary for planning applications and drawn up by consultant ecologists and ESCC ecologists) sometimes missed things that were clear and obvious to local residents – like Nightingale sites.
A scoping group of local residents and councillors came together to draw up terms of reference for a potential special interest group. LDC planners have welcomed the opportunity to increase community engagement and helped develop the terms of reference for LEAF. LDC Planning has agreed to work with LEAF to ensure the group is kept up to date with planning applications (at all stages of the application process) and to allow the group to contribute to Ecology Reports. These contributions, properly supported, will carry weight within the planning decision process.
There are now two interim co-chairs and the plan is to run a pilot over the coming year. .
If you would like to get involved or ask further questions please contact Cllr Mark Slater (acting convenor for LEAF) at mark.slater@lewes.gov.uk
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LOCAL FOOTPATH WARDEN

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Stephen Woodall, East Sussex Footpath Officer for the Ramblers Association is looking for someone to become the warden for Ringmer’s local footpaths.
The warden would be required to walk each footpath within their Parish every 12 months and highlight any issues relating to the footpath, which would then be sent to East Sussex County Council, who hold responsibility, for attention via their reporting tool.
If you are interested in this voluntary position please contact Stephen on 07928 869980 who will be happy explain further.