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A magical Christmas Market in the heart of Hurstpierpoint! Join us for a festive celebration filled with live music, delicious treats, and plenty of Christmas shopping. Bring the family along for fun kids’ activities, exciting fairground rides, and a chance to meet Father Christmas himself! Get into the holiday spirit with us and make unforgettable memories.

See also, Hurst’s Secret Santa

By Rob Fisher

The village elves have been busy organising our annual festive fun day for 1st December, and now it’s finally almost here! You can expect some fabulous musical entertainment from the Burgess Hill Rock Choir, the Mid Sussex Brass Band, the Sussex Harmonisers and Create Space studios to name but a few.

It’s an ideal opportunity to get ahead on your Christmas shopping as well as enjoy festive treats from the likes of Marples cakery, the Chestnut tree, Krishna cuisine, Oui creperie and Czimer Abilitea serving Christmas crafts and teas. Not only will there be stalls to visit, but many of our wonderful High Street shops will be opening their doors.

For kids of all ages there will be fairground rides, face painting, Dave the magician, a village elf trail, plus Santa himself will be paying a visit. We’ve even got a special treat for our furry friends with Santa Paws at Be:Dog.

And, of course, there will be food and drink aplenty to keep you fed and watered throughout the day! It’s all happening on December 1st 12:30pm - 4:30pm on the High Street. Special thanks to our wonderful sponsors, the Parish Council, Hurst Charity Shop as well as Hurst College who help make it all possible.

We can’t wait to see you for a special day of festive fun! For further information visit www.hurstsecretsanta.co.uk

New barber joins High Street

Azeez, originally from Kurdistan, and who has been in the UK for nine years, has opened Azeez Barber on the High Street by the traffic lights. For the last three years he has plied his trade in Haywards Heath and before that he worked in Spain.

He was made aware of Hurstpierpoint when a resident of the village was in his shop in Haywards Heath and told him about Hurst. “She recommended this village, saying it was very friendly and told me I should give it a go.” He opened at the end of March and is open seven days a week. Azeez has already found plenty of takers for his traditional style of Kurdish barber, with the speciality being hot towel and wet head shave, among other things. Most importantly he has had a good welcome in the village. “People are very friendly here, always stopping to say hello and have a chat. I am looking forward to working here and meeting more of the village.”

Santa Sunday in Hurstpierpoint

New barber joins Hurst High Street - Meet Azeez