Hurstpierpoint Society

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About Us

Hurstpierpoint Society, founded in 1962, is a well-supported village charity with more than 1,300 members, all committed to improving and protecting our village environment. We take a particular interest in planning issues that might irrevocably damage the appearance and character of this historic village, or the ecology of the surrounding countryside.

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Local Government Changes

21/01/2026 16:01

Local Government Changes

What’s Happening and Why It MattersLocal government in England is in the midst of one of its most ambitious waves of change in decades — and it’s a process with deep implications for communities like ours here in Hurstpierpoint and across Sussex. What Is Changing and WhyThe UK Government’s current programme of Local Government Reorganisation […]

19/09/2025 11:09

See and follow our upgraded Social Media!

We’ve upgraded our Social Media presence.  There is a brand new instagram account, and while we will retain the Society’s group on Facebook for now, we have a new HurstSoc Page. We look forward to keeping our members more up to date on our ongoing efforts to ‘Respect the Past and Embrace the Future’. Use […]

08/09/2025 15:09

Talk at Danny House – Alfred Russel Wallace

Friday 10th October, 7:30pm The Hurstpierpoint Society is delighted to invite members to a special evening talk at Danny House, generously hosted by Richard Burrows. The speaker will be Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, writer and researcher who has spent more than 50 years studying Alfred Russel Wallace – the pioneering naturalist who independently conceived the theory […]

17/05/2025 14:05

AGM 2025

All members are invited to the AGM, on Saturday 14th June at 2.30 pm in the Club Suite, Village Centre. The Agenda, Minutes of the 2024 AGM and the Accounts 2024 are available here: HS AGM 2025 Minutes & Accounts 2024 The Society’s Conservation and Design Awards for 2024 will be presented at 2:30 pm., […]

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