Purple Carrot
The Purple-Carrot (opposite the train station in Hassocks) opens on Friday 7-10pm. It will provide tea, coffee, cakes, local and ethically sourced food and snacks, smoothies and shakes and an early evening bar. Evenings will also allow for community and social groups to use the premises, a film evening and special events on a regular basis. More info at http://thepurplecarrot.org/
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HKD MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
The HKD Management Committee is responsible for keeping an overall focus on HKD Transition's purpose and aims and ensuring that our activities help advance these. The Management Committee is elected at the Annual General Meeting and serves for a year at a time. The Committee meets regularly (at least 6 times per year).
At the AGM in 2011 the following were elected to the Management Committee:
• Juliet Merrifield (Acting Treasurer)
• Chris Thomson (Membership Secretary)
• Sarah Furey
• John Willis
• Astrid Stubbs (Newsletter Editor)
• Carolyn Barton
• John Oughton
Two officers are elected at the annual general meetings to carry out specific tasks: The Membership Secretary is responsible for:
• maintaining a membership list.
• keeping (but not necessarily taking) minutes of all Management Committee meetings
• collecting and circulating any relevant information within the Management Committee and within the membership of HKD Transition.
The Treasurer is responsible for:
• providing a regular report on finances to the management committee
• keeping proper accounts that show all monies received and paid out.
May
Art in Ditchling. Open houses throughout the month as part of the Brighton Festival. Click here for details of the Ditchling Trail.
May 18
The Purple Carrot, Opposite Hassocks Rail Station, Stanford Avenue, Hassocks opens 7-10pm. Click here for details.
May 19
Plant sale. Selection of perennials, annuals and vegetables at 'Harvesters', Albourne Road, Hurstpierpoint. 10am-12 noon.
May 19
Garden Tea Party, Humanity at Heart, 28 Keymer Rod, Hassocks. 2-4pm. Enjoy tea and cake in the garden and find out more about the charity.
20 May
Learn Scything. If you have grass to cut regularly the scythe is the perfect tool to use. Learn how on this one day course.
10am-4pm. Whitehouse Farm, Station Road, Plumpton. Details click here.
22 May
Herb walk with Sarah Furey. Ditchling – Village pond to Oldland Mill. 7- 8.30pm. Cost £3 per adult. Children welcome and free. Details click here.
26 May
Hassocks Village Market. National Tyres Forecourt, 9.00am – 1.00pm
2 June
9-1pm Hurst Village Market. Village Centre, Hurstpierpoint. See food pages for details.
15 and 16 June
Eco Technology Show, Amex Stadium, Brighton. Details click here. For your complimentary tickets see our news pages.
16 and 17 June
Hassocks Artists Open Houses.
11.00 am to 5.00pm. The annual Hassocks Artists Open Houses (HAOH) exhibition provides an opportunity to view a variety of work in artists’ own homes and studios throughout Hassocks/Keymer and to buy unique items direct from the artist or maker at prices to suit all pockets. Click here for more details.