~ Parish in Bloom 2024 – Fletching wins Gold and best in group
We are very excited and proud to announce that Fletching Parish not only won Gold in this year’s awards but were also winner of the Parish in Bloom group. The judge was very impressed with the church’s wildflower meadow considering it a valuable educational resource for the school children as well as a haven for many plants and insects.

He was also complimentary about the annual Garden Trail as well as the Parish Council’s commitment to environmental responsibility by using an environmentally friendly process to clean the war memorial and reducing the grass cutting regime to enhance biodiversity.

A huge thank you to Nigel Symington, Andrew Wright, Hugh Bullock, Lisa Buchanan and Christina Coleman who all contributed to our entry in one form or another and also to Jenni Orwin and the children at the school who played a crucial part on the day. Without you all we would not have achieved this amazing success.

~ Replacement Litter bins and handrail:
The Parish Council has placed an order for new litterbins to be installed, replacing the existing concrete ones, in the High Street. The bin at the bottom of the slope by the village hall is being removed completely and relocated to Church Street by the entrance to the recreation ground. There will also be new bins installed in the playground and on the recreation ground close to the vehicle access gate. The date for installation is awaited from the contractors.

The handrail down the slope from the car park in Fletching to the High Street is also going to be re-installed. Both these projects are being funded by the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) that the Parish Council has been awarded.

~ Fletching Bonfire Night - 170 years o Fletching:
The Parish Council would like to congratulate Fletching Bonfire Society fir working timelessly to bring the annual bonfire event back to the village. This year’s event, the first since 2017, marked 170 years of Fletching Bonfire and took place on
Saturday, 5th October 2024 with the torchlight procession and fireworks finale. It was lovely to see the village participating again in thise age-old Sussex tradition.