Hailsham Queers - LGBTQ2IA+ Social Club

Little Chelsea at Christmas is back! Come along and enjoy festive food and drink, shopping, children's rides, music, entertainment and much more. Plus festive fireworks!

Soak up the atmosphere with chestnuts and mulled cider over the fire; music and craft demos and:

Pizzas from our wood fired oven from 11.30am to 3.30pm, made and served by Cashew Catering

Sussex Coffee Trucks are returning with their beautiful vintage van ‘Claude’, serving amazing coffee and hot chocolates throughout the day.

Local vineyard Beacon Down will be in the Cookhouse serving glasses of their award-winning sparkling wine and selling bottles for special Christmas gifts.

Health and Wellbeing in the Meeting House - herbal teas, bath salts, creams and oils, treatment vouchers and much more

Make your own Christmas decorations at our courtyard craft station.

Browse and buy beautiful gifts and decorations for sale, made by local makers including visiting artists:

Mia Underwood - beautiful hand painted decorations, gifts and books.

Beautiful glassware and decorations by Valerie Letley

Bobby Spooner’s wonderful woodwork stall

Annie of Moss Folk, with her beautiful live moss creations

Julie Dunstan and her pottery

Booking a free parking slot is advised - one needed per car, not per person: wildernesswoodchristmas2024.eventbrite.co.uk

If you are buying or collecting a Christmas Tree, admission is free of charge - if you are not coming for a christmas tree, please pay admission at The Hatch on arrival. £4 per person or £15 for a family/group arriving in one car.

9am to 10am is the early bird slot - come in and grab a tree and a hot-chocolate while we put the finishing touches to the stalls for the day.

Following the success of the last Christmas Market, Hailsham Town Council and project partners are in full swing with the planning and organisation of this year’s event, which takes place in the town centre on Saturday 14th December, from 8.30am to 3pm.

This year’s festive market event, funded by the Town Council, Wealden District Council and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, is set to be the biggest to date, taking place at three different sites – Vicarage Field (outdoor market and entertainment), Civic Community Hall (indoor market and entertainment) and the Hailsham Farmers’ Market at the Cattle Market site.

The event will feature live music from the Sussex Stompers, as well as special appearances by Star Wars-costumed performers Vader’s Raiders and Santa & His Sleigh (courtesy of Hailsham Rotary Club). Festive refreshments will also be on sale on the day to tempt visitors.

Hailsham Lions will have a stall selling roasted chestnuts, candy floss and mulled wine, with a racing pigs game for children.

There will be a Christmas fancy dress competition parade and a best dressed pet parade, both of which will be open to people of all ages. Leaving the Civic Community Hall at noon, going through Vicarage Field and proceeding down to the Cattle Market site where judging will take place, there will prizes for everyone entering the competitions. The Sjaan Dance Academy will be joining in the festivities and dancing to music along the parade route.

Hailsham Farmers’ Market will hold its Christmas event at the Cattle Market site and Wealden Brass will present a free concert of carols and Christmas music at Hailsham Parish Church from 2.30pm on the day.

Confirmed stall holders at the event to date include Love 1918 (wax melt collection), Ace Knits & Bits (handmade garments), Misty Acres (bespoke flowers), Viewcraft (homemade craft items), Kayz Crystals (crystals and accessories), Mini Mouthfuls homemade fudge) and Raystede (charity stall/activities).