HASTING WEEK: Ten days of varied activities begins today (Friday), to celebrate the best known occurrence in history, the Battle of Hastings.
There are exhibitions, shows, concerts, walks, sales, coffee mornings, talks, dances, quizzes and competitions, fireworks and bonfire.
Pick up a programme in various places in Westfield, Hastings and the surrounding area or visit www.1066.net/hastings-week to find out what, when and where.

PUB MUSIC: Tonight (Friday) at The Plough Inn, on the Moor, there is live music with the duo called Deuce.
Their range is from the 1960's to the present day while tomorrow (Saturday), One More Shot will be at The Old Courthouse from 8.30pm with rhythm and blues and rock and roll.

CHURCH: This Sunday, at the parish church of St John the Baptist, Westfield, Holy Communion (1662) is at 8am, Nine Thirty Start, all-age service is at 9.30am, with Holy Communion, and Matins at 10.30am when Steve Taylor of London City Mission is the preacher. Also during the week, Morning Prayer is said at 9.30am, except Wednesdays when there is Holy Communion.

CRIME: Our PCSO Richard Perchard has asked me to include the following:
After the Neighbourhood Priority Setting Panel Meeting held in Brede Parish Community Hall in September, some crime survey forms are available in The King's Head, Udimore, the Village Stores of Brede and Westfield for residents of Broad Oak, Brede, Udimore and Westfield.
If you complete a form, please place it in the box provided. The results of this survey will assist Sussex Police in concentrating their efforts where you, the public, believe they will have the most impact.

PLOUGH: Mick and Debs at The Plough are serving special lunches each day from Tuesdays to Fridays for £5.95, drop in or call 751066 to find out more. They are raffling a Christmas Hamper as the top prize, with proceeds to St Michael's Hospice; the second prize is chocolates and bubbly, third prize chocolates.

The end of the month will whizz round all too quickly but make a note that, on Friday, October 31, a charity Breast Cancer party 'Dare to wear Pink' will take place at The Plough.
For a donation of £2 enter into the spirit of the evening and maybe you will win the prize for the best dressed.

Horticulture: The Royal Horticultural Society's annual raffle will be drawn on December 11, in time for Christmas. The first prize is a Hebridean Spirit Cruise to Malta and Sicily or £5,000 in cash and there are nineteen other prizes. Tickets are £1 each and have been sent to members of the RHS.

Westfield Horticultural Society has some to sell which will be available at their annual general meeting on Thursday, October 23, in Westfield Community Dining Hall.

Members and friends are welcome to attend this meeting at 7.30pm, which will include a talk on Bees Foraging by Moyra Davidson and, to help human foraging, at the following pot-luck supper each person is requested to bring some goodies for the table, savoury or sweet.
Macmillan coffee: Andy and Lynne, at The Old Courthouse, held a very successful morning as part of the World's Biggest Coffee Morning - raising £243 for Macmillan Cancer Support. They would like to thank everyone who responded to the request for raffle prizes and books, the ladies of Westfield Women's Institute for their delicious cakes and everyone who came for their cuppa. An especial thank you to Barbara and Jim Hobbs for their help to organise the event on the day as Lynne was indisposed.