Moving Hailsham Forward

Hailsham is seeing some exciting changes which will improve the quality of life for those living and working in the local area.

Hailsham Forward CIC are local businesses and Councils working together with the community to see a vibrant and successful town.

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Moving Hailsham forward

Hailsham Town Centre, like many town centres, has seen much change in recent years. The town centre has a number of empty shops but the number is slowing falling and is below the National Average.

Hailsham will continue to grow over the next 20 years. The Wealden Local Plan indicates the development of retail and employment space in Hailsham during this period.

The Hailsham Forward Partnership was born out of the Mary Portas Vision for revitalising Town Centres. Hailsham Forward CIC is a Town Team Partner, is supported by Government, and the local councils and has received funding from Government, east Sussex County Council, Wealden District Council and Hailsham Town Council to undertake projects to improve the business community in Hailsham.

The Partnership is made up of many local people and organisations including the Local Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses, Local Councils, Hailsham Youth Council and Hailsham's MP.

The Partnership is already working on a number of projects, as detailed in the projects page and had produced a business plan to help drive the revitalisation forward.

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Featured Project

Hailsham Farmers Market

Hailsham Farmers Market takes place on the second Saturday of the month and sell fresh, locally sourced items, as well as gifts, accessories and more.

Local Quality Traceable Food Crafts

Free, easy on-site parking & a range of stalls, just a few minutes walk away from the town centre.

The concept of Farmers' Markets nationally is to help farming and to promote locally sourced food

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There are many different strands to the work schedule proposed and all will take a differing amount of time and effort and run to varied timescales.

The delivery of the plan will provide a range of benefits to Hailsham, including the increase in the number of visitors to the town and surrounding area.

Hailsham Forward has already built a reputation for being able to deliver in very short timescales projects that people showed interest in. The important thing now for Hailsham Forward is to focus on the projects that it can have a direct influence over or involvement in.