Age Concern Heathfield & District
Age Concern Heathfield and District has recently become an incorporated Charity and our Charity number is 1205545.
We have a Chairman and Board of Trustees who meet regularly to ensure the efficient running of the service, with our minibus and medical car services, as well as our Men’s Shed, run entirely by volunteers.
Click on the buttons below or click through the pages to learn more about us and the services we offer!
Co-op Community Fund
As many of our readers will know we were chosen as one of the local causes to be featured for six months over the winter. One percent of member spends on Co-op branded products was allocated to one of the three causes and we are delighted that the Co-op and its customers recognised Age Concern Heathfield and District in such a big way. Our share was an enormous £6,561 for which we would like to say a big thank you to all who nominated us as their chosen charity.
This generous donation will be put to good use and will help to maintain our vehicles and hopefully take on new routes and serve a wider catchment area. We are gauging interest for a shopping bus to cover outlying areas to include Burwash, Broad Oak, Rushlake Green, Vines Cross, Dallington, Punnetts Town and Cade Street. If this is something that would interest you please do let us know.
Welcome to our website!
Welcome to our new website! We hope that you will find our site both useful and informative – but if there is any other information that you would like us to include please contact us.
It’s a fact!
Last year our minibuses covered some 10,700 miles and carried a total of 4275 passengers. The car service undertook 1175 journeys which comprised 520 hospital trips throughout the county and 655 local trips to doctors, dentists and opticians.
Knitting Project
Can you help knit or crochet blankets or twiddle muffs?
Join our group of enthusiastic knitters and crocheters who keep busy all year round making blankets which we distribute locally to those in need during the winter months.
In addition, we also make twiddle muffs which not only keep your hands warm, but are also are very soothing to anyone who fidgets with their hands.
If you would like to take part in our knitting project, please phone (01435) 866960 or email
Heathfield Men’s Shed
The Heathfield & District Men’s Shed (HMS) is the latest venture linked with Age Concern Heathfield & and is open to men over 60 in the TN21 postcode.
The Shed activity fits in nicely with our aim to support those over 60 years of age in the TN21 area & goes hand in hand with our existing facilities.
There seemed to be a gap in support activity for men in particular over the age of 60 and, after after some initial research it was seen that there was indeed a demand. Read more …
Photo Gallery…
Our volunteer minibus drivers and escorts have taken passengers to a number of social and cultural events, including: Lunch Clubs in Heathfield and Punnetts Town; Day Centres in Heathfield; the ‘Airbourne’ Air Show in Eastbourne, viewed from Beachy Head; a cinema trip to Hailsham; a concert at the Eastbourne Bandstand; a boat trip on Bewl Water; a visit to the Llama Park in the Ashdown Forest; greyhound racing in Brighton; Raystede Animal Rescue Centre, Ringmer; pub lunches in Cross-in-Hand, Eastbourne, Pevensey Bay, Chiddingly and Brighton; shopping trips to Heathfield, Eastbourne, Brighton and Hastings and visits to garden centres in Heathfield and Eastbourne – to name but a few!
Men’s Shed
Workshop Build
Lockdown Colouring Sheets
Punnetts Town Country Lunches
Working Breakfast for Volunteers
Visit to Airbourne 2017
Heffle Court Music Session
Heathfield Shopping Trip
Age Concern Heathfield Volunteers’ Lunch
Age Concern Heathfield Minibuses
Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2022
Exec Team at Work
