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Crowborough Army Camp Grant Cleared in 7-2 Scrutiny Vote
Scrutiny voted 7 to 2 to take no further action on the £450,000 army camp grant call-in, so a £170,000 Crowborough fund and £50,000 for the town council stand.
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Hailsham
Hailsham Medical Centre: Reef Way Plan for Two GP Practices
Wealden's Cabinet backed a three-storey, 30-room medical centre at Reef Way for Bridgeside Surgery and Vita Healthcare. Planning application due summer 2027.
Crowborough
Crowborough Army Camp Grant Call-In: No Further Action
Five councillors called in Wealden's £450,000 army camp grant plan. On 20 October scrutiny voted 7 to 2 to take no further action, so it goes ahead.
Crowborough
Crowborough Post Delays: Council Asks Royal Mail for Answers
Crowborough Town Council has written to Royal Mail over unreliable post, asking when a steady service returns and inviting its managers to a council meeting.
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Crowborough Army Camp Grant: £450,000 Plan Goes Ahead
Cabinet agreed £170,000 for a Crowborough community fund and £50,000 for the town council. Scrutiny rejected the call-in on 20 October, so the plan stands.
Crowborough
Crowborough 3G Pitch: £300,000 Moved to Goldsmiths
Cabinet moved £300,000 from Beacon Academy to a full-size 3G pitch inside the Goldsmiths running track on 7 October. Costed at £1.1m; planning still needed.
Wealden
Wealden's 2028 abolition paused, May 2027 vote back on
Ministers have paused the plan to fold Wealden into a new East Sussex Council in 2028. Implementation stops, and May 2027 polls revert to existing boundaries.
Crowborough
Crowborough Army Camp: ministers will decide 2030 plan
The Home Office will apply straight to the Secretary of State, so Wealden gets a consultee's say and not a vote. A parallel case opened a 10-day comment window.
Crowborough
Crowborough Leisure Centre up for a new operator
Freedom Leisure's contract to run Crowborough, Uckfield and Hailsham leisure centres ends on 31 March 2027, and the council is tendering a 15-year replacement.
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Wealden back-to-school payment: £50 a child, closes 8 Sept
£50 per child for Wealden families on Child Benefit plus one qualifying benefit. The £100,000 fund is first come, first served and closes midnight on 8 September.
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Crowborough Army Camp: no planning application for 2030
No planning application for the camp's use to 2030 has reached Wealden's register, and the MoD has not answered the council's seven-day deadline.
Community
Crowborough grants: £53,424 to 20 groups, £60k open now
Every Crowborough group funded by Wealden's councillor ward budgets in 2025/26, from £5,000 for the Scouts' drainage to £250 for a bereavement group, and how to apply for the new £60,000 before the 2026/27 round closes.