The next major piece of work is scheduled for early August.
Following the fitting of new stocks (which fix the sweeps to the windmill) on 21 June, the sweeps (sails) are due to be fitted to the new stocks on Wednesday 2 August.
Work is expected to take all day and once complete the windmill should return to its former state.
Weather issues may delay the work, but Uckfield & District Preservation Society have their fingers crossed!
Mims Davies MP meets Head of NHS Sussex at Uckfield Community Hospital
Mims Davies MP met with the head of NHS Sussex at Uckfield Community Hospital to discuss critical local healthcare issues.
Hosepipe ban lifted for areas in Hailsham, Lewes and Uckfield
The hosepipe ban was officially lifted for residents in Hailsham, Lewes, and Uckfield on Friday, 27 February 2026.
Eastbourne teenager jailed for assaulting staff at Conquest Hospital
A teenage woman has been jailed for a total of 10 months for assaulting a hospital worker and two police officers and racially abusing a security guard at the Conquest Hospital, St Leonards on 21 April 2025.
Ashdown Retro now on air!
Ashdown Retro plays the soundtrack to your life online and through the Ashdown Radio app
Wealden businesses support Sussex food and drink producers
Wealden shops, pubs, restaurants, cafés and caterers have come out in support of local Sussex food and drink producers, urging people to buy local and benefit their local community.
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Winnie the Pooh - Lady Gaga and Katy Perry......
Trigger - the creators and producers behind major cultural celebrations taking place this summer to mark 100 years of A.A Milne’s beloved Winnie-the-Pooh stories in Ashdown Forest - have announced some exciting appointments.
Statement: Decision to refuse consent for a Judicial Review of the Government’s decision to house asylum seekers at Crowborough Army Camp
We are disappointed by today’s decision to refuse consent for a Judicial Review of the Government’s decision to house asylum seekers at Crowborough Army Camp on the grounds that it was premature.
