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Mini Horse Trials – 30th September

I am delighted to announce that the branch will be holding an additional Mini Horse Trial event  on Sunday 30th September at Wivelsden Farm.  Click here to download a schedule and entry form.  This event is specially aimed at novices and beginners of all ages!

This is the brainchild of our Open Eventing Team (Hazel, [...]

Cancellation of the Tom Moon ODE

You don’t need me to explain that he summer so far has been something of a washout! Unlike the run up to the previous ODE where we ran very successfully despite 15mm of rain overnight, this time the rain had been persistent over the preceding few days to the pint where the ground had become waterlogged. Any niggling doubts that we [...]

New Members (July)

Please extend a warm welcome to following new members to the branch:

Ella Bedford, age 11, from East Hoathly, Maddison Bishop, age 7, from Brighton, Ben Burgess-Dinleyici, age 7, from Lower Willingdon nr. Eastbourne, John Gage, age 2, from Firle, Matthew Lancaster, age 18, from Haywards Heath, Owen Larder, age 7, from Wivelsfield Green, Radley [...]

New Members (June)

Please extend a warm welcome to following new members to the branch:

Jess Newey, age 15, from Wivelsfied Green.

Details of our Summer Events are now available here. Parents and carers: don’t forget these events are our main branch money earners and we need lots of helpers to make them successful! Please respond to appeals for [...]

New Members (May)

Please extend a warm welcome to following new members to the branch:

Ava Hayes, age 2, from Chailey, Malachi Hayes, age 5, from Chailey, Sascha Hayes, age 7, from Chailey, Amy Knight, age 14, from Chailey, Farah Petts, age 9, from Ringmer.

Details of our Summer Events are now available here. Parents and carers: don’t forget [...]

The “Ripley”

If you have ever wondered what the Branch Officers do in their spare time (!) then this photograph may give you a clue. The DC of the East Sussex Branch was so impressed with the efficiency with which Dr. Lionel Ripley kept track of the cross country times at one of our events last summer she asked [...]

Cancellation of the PABX Systems Hunter Trial

To anyone left wondering ‘why?’ after the weather on Sunday was near perfect the background is deceptively simple: we had to set a deadline for making a final decision of 9am Friday morning. At that time the Met Office were still forecasting consistent rain, heavy at times, from 10pm Saturday night to 10am Sunday morning. [...]

Stuart Fellingham appointed to the branch committee

I am pleased to announce that the Branch Committee recently decided to appoint Stuart Fellingham as an additional member.

Stuart will take responsibility for coordinating fund raising and sponsorship. This is becoming an increasingly important aspect of managing the branch and I’m sure everyone will support him in his new role.

Stuart is, of course, an ex-member. [...]

New members (April)

Please extend a warm welcome to following new members to the branch:

Christopher Bone, age 12, from Uckfield, Kirsty Bone, age 9, from Uckfield, Summer Dyer, age 13, from Westerham, Jessica Gibson, age 11, from Crawley Down, Marianne Gibson, age 16, from Crawley Down, Abbey Pollard, age 8, from Walstead.

Details of our Summer Events are [...]

Eddie says “Attention all ‘D’ testers!”

Member Ben Berrill (age 13) has created a wonderful fun and educational website which will be of interest to anyone working towards their D test.

Ben has been rewarded for his hard work with an ICT Scholarship.  Well done!

Mike