When people attend an Awards night, few appreciate that the process of selecting the finalists and ultimately, the winners on the night, started some 7-8 months previously. We are entering the ‘business end’ of the Awards season for 2026, as entries across our 15 categories closed on 12 June.
The Mayor of Uckfield reflects on what makes our town such a special place. "Uckfield's success is built on three pillars: business, volunteers, and the charitable sector", she says. "Together, they create a thriving economy, a caring community, and a town where people genuinely support one another."
The Art Market returns to Victoria Pavilion this February, following a highly successful launch last year, and continues to demonstrate the important role community-led events play in supporting the local economy and creative industries.
Late Night Shopping has become a tradition in Uckfield closing the High Street to traffic on the first Friday evening of December. We welcome a wide array of food & drink stalls with festive entertainment throughout the town.
In an age of fast scrolling and digital overload, there’s still something incredibly powerful about print. Uckfield Matters magazine is delivered free to thousands of homes and businesses across Uckfield and the surrounding villages, and people genuinely read it – not just once, but often several times.
Repair Café Uckfield had the great honour of being invited by Baroness Parminter, The Restart Project and Back Market to send a representative Margaret Dodé-Angel to the House of Lords along with others from the Community Repair Network, Suez and the Green Alliance to a Parliamentary Repair Café.
Holy Cross CE Primary School, Uckfield, closed at the end of the Christmas term, having served the children in the town for c. 170 years. To commemorate this event, a group of former staff, parents and govenors at the school…
Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare is now on the high street near you with a new charity shop which opened in Uckfield town centre on Monday 17 April 2023. The shop will stock womenswear, menswear and children’s wear, accessories, homeware,…
We are nearly at that time of year again, although planning has been going on in earnest behind the scenes for our annual late night shopping event for some time. It looks to be yet another amazing community event. To…
You can’t fail to have noticed that the Chamber and other partners have been active recently promoting the Uckfield Business Awards 2022… Four years since the event was last held here in Uckfield, as like most other things in 2020,…