Local arts news
WHEN WILL TAYLOR BE LIVE? 11th APRIL 2026.
Will Taylor is performing at the White Horse, Bodle Street Green once again on Saturday 11th April from 7.30pm Booking in advance advised if you wish to eat. The White Horse regularly features excellent local musicians and we look forward to the imminent return of the…
LITTLE ARTS WANTS TO HAND THE MIC TO YOU
As part of this year’s Little Arts Rushlake Green weekend of arts events, the organisers are planning an open mic music evening where local musicians and performers will be offered a slot in an devoted to local talent. The Open Mic event will be in the evening…
LITTLE ARTS RUSHLAKE GREEN 2026 YOUTH AWARDS GRANT SCHEME NOW OPEN
Are you a young person living near Rushlake Green with special talents in music, art or the performing arts? Or are you a professional who wants to develop artistic expression in local young people? If you are, check this out… The Little Arts Rushlake Green (LARG)…
A DRAMATIC VILLAGE EVENT
The next production by the Village Players Rushlake Green will be CRANFORD, a rich and comic costume drama, adapted by Martyn Coleman and written by Elizabeth Gaskell and Martyn Coleman. The play will be directed by Helen Halliday. This is what the Village Players say…
MAYFIELD FESTIVAL STARTS 26-04-26
We are delighted to learn that the unmissable MAYFIELD FESTIVAL 2026 is back from Sunday the 26th of April, Tickets are already selling fast (see booking details below and website for full programme details). Proceedings get underway with one of the showpiece events…
BRASS BAND SPRINGS INTO ACTION
The Warbleton Brass Band spring concert is on Sunday 10th May 2026 3:00pm, at the State Hall, Kings Church, Heathfield. The band has evolved into a modern, forward-thinking brass ensemble, but still ensures that it keeps some of that wonderful traditional feel with…
BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND . . . A HUGE SUCCESS
Review 1st Oct 2025 . . . The Rushlake Green Little Arts Festival group notched up another great success with their 2025 Big Little Arts Weekend from Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th September. The project was a departure and something of an experiment for the group as,…
UNCOVERING THE RUBBER SOUL COVER STORY
Did you know that Colin Mitchell, who until recently lived at the top of Chapel Lane, played a crucial role in the production of the Beatles’ Rubber Soul cover in 1965. And 60 years later, the Rubber Soul album will be here in Rushlake Green as part of the…
NOTHING IS REAL TICKETS SELLING FAST
Tickets to see Nothing is Real play The Beatles’ 1969 albums Help! and Rubber Soul, on Sat 27th Sept, in the Dunn Village Hall, are selling fast online. It’s £10 in advance and £11 at the door. Booking is super easy. Here’s a link: NOTHING IS REAL…
MEET THE ARTISTS
The Preview Night (from 7.00pm Thursday 25th Sept) is open to all, and offers a unique opportunity to meet the creators of many of the works featured in this year’s Open Art Show in the Dunn Village Hall. These Preview Nights are always popular and very well…
WHO KNEW WE HAD SO MANY POETS
The organisers of the ‘IN YOUR OWN WORDS’ poetry and prose session have been thrilled by the response from local writers offering to come to the session to share their ideas. The afternoon session from 2.00pm in the Dunn Village Hall, on Sunday 28th…
FINAL BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND LINE-UP AND TIMINGS RELEASED
Here’s the confirmed line-up for the Big Little Arts Weekend 25th to 28th September 2025. There’s still time to register for the Open Art Show. And you’ve also got time to tell Pa know that you’d like your poem(s) or prose writings included in…
TICKETS FOR NOTHING IS REAL play BEATLES 65 LIVE NOW ON SALE
Tickets have just gone on sale for the incredible Nothing is Real band’s gig in the Dunn Village Hall on Saturday 27th September. For a brilliant night of classic mersey beat sounds, Nothing is Real will be performing all the tracks from the Beatles’ two…
Clear your Diary for 25th to 28th September
The programme for the Big Little Arts Weekend is shaping up to be fantastic. A great collection of not to be missed events. Follow the links highlighted below. BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND Introduction, including how to take part OPEN ART SHOW The weekend kicks off with a…
WHEN LIFE IS A BEACH, KEEP CALM AND PAINT A PEBBLE
The Pebble Painting activity on the Big Little Arts Weekend stand at the Rushlake Green Summer show proved to be a big attraction and resulted in some brilliant Little Works of Art. It was great to see how immediately kids got the idea – starting to create…
LITTLE ARTS SENDS A BIG THANK YOU . . .
. . . to all the many people who visited the Big Little Arts Weekend at the Rushlake Green Summer Show. . We had loads of brilliantly creative people, of all ages, eager to Paint a Pebble or Pen a Poem. The Pebble artists included one highly respected local painter. …
Don’t miss the BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND stand a the Rushlake Green SUMMER SHOW this Saturday
The Little Arts Festival will be at this year’s Summer Show to promote the BIG LITTLE ARTS WEEKEND they are planning for 25th to 28th September this year. The Arts Weekend will include an Exhibition which will open to everyone – whatever their chosen style of level of…
GENTLE HARRY’S FARM comes to RUSHLAKE GREEN
Final reminder that this years production by the ever-popular Ruse Mechanicals outdoor theatre company arrives at Rushlake Green this SUNDAY 29TH JUNE. As usual the door open at around 6.00pm allowing plenty of time for everyone to bring in their chairs and start…
STAND UP FOR YOUR WRITES
If you’re a writer, we’d love you and your work to be featured in our poetry, prose and music session planned for Sunday 28th September, 2.00pm in the Dunn Village Hall – Part of the Big Little Arts Weekend 25th – 28th Sept 2025 We hope that you will read…
THE PLAZA TO BE
Friday and Saturday are already almost completely sold out but there are still tickets available for Wednesday’s and Thursday’s performances of the Village Players’ production of Plaza Suite by the renowned playwright Neil Simon. The theatre…
Little Arts Festival GRANTS SCHEME launched
Need financial help to pursue your artistic dreams? Check this out… If you live in Warbleton Parish and are under 26 years of age, you could get a grant of up to £400 to support your creative development. Applications run from May through July. The first grant…
Something Different from Cowbeech Players
On Friday 6th June, the Cowbeech Players present “And Now for Someting Completely Different. A panto production narrated by non other than Tom Baker. Performances at at 6.30pm and 8.30pm, with entry by donation at the door.
BIG little BOOK BASH IS BACK AND EVEN BETTER
The Book Bash is back, by popular demand. Following on from the success of the book sale for local readers, during the 2024 Little Arts Festival, we’re planning a Book Bash as part of our Big Little Arts Weekend in September. We’d love to hear from local book clubs…
THE GIG IN THE GARDEN IS BACK
Get ready for a night of “epic live music, great vibes, and summer fun”. The Gig in the Garden returns to the Merrie Harriers pub Cowbeech on Saturday 7th June. Gates open at 5.30pm. Three amazing bands: – Skarlettos – Cry Wolf – Watson…