Bringing together the Hawkhurst community with events and projects to help make Hawkhurst a great place to live
Friends of Hawkhurst, previously known as the Hawkhurst Community Trust 2018, was set up as an independent charity (No. 1180085) to improve community facilities in Hawkhurst.
We are focused on bringing our community together.
We organise an ongoing programme of popular community events, from children’s Christmas craft activities to a Makers’ and Crafters’ Fair.
We also have the hugely successful Hawkhurst Community Fridge under our umbrella, which saved over 30,000 kg of food waste and provided, free, over 70,000 meals worth of food.
> Bringing our community together
> Organising community events
> Running the Community Fridge
News
The trail of blue heritage plaques in and around Hawkhurst celebrates the people and places from our past that have shaped Hawkhurst's unique heritage. As part of the Sharing Our Heritage project we are excited to announce that four new plaques have been chosen by you, the community!
The winners will be announced soon.
22rd June 2025
9am
The Moor, Hawkhurst
Chip timings, freebies, medals for all
Trophies & prizes for winners
Fun and friendly event, perfect for the whole family
2025 date in September to be confirmed
The Moor, Hawkhurst
Craft Fair with stalls celebrating local talent
6th Annual Event
Free parking, lovely setting, tempting tea tent
1st December 2024
9:30-12pm
Copt Hall,
Copthall Avenue,
Hawkhurst
Nearly new children's clothes for sale
29th November 2024
5-8pm
Rear Room at the Kino,
Rye Road,
Hawkhurst
Children's craft and activities for Christmas
13th November 2024
7pm
Dunks Almshouses
Rye Road
Hawkhurst
Our annual general meeting
27th October 2024
2:30pm
Bowles Lodge
A full afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones and cakes was enjoyed by over 30 senior residents of the village.
The Amelia Centre also came with historic photos to encourage stories and reminiscing about their lives in Hawkhurst.
7th September 2024
10am
The Moor, Hawkhurst
Craft Fair with over 40 stalls celebrating local talent
5th Annual Event
Free parking, lovely setting, tempting tea tent
23rd June 2024
9am
The Moor, Hawkhurst
Chip timings, freebies, medals for all
Trophies & prizes for winners
Fun and friendly event, perfect for the whole family
8th August 2024
Noon
The Moor, Hawkhurst
Free Playday for Children
Annual Event
Lots of activities, face painting, craft
The Hawkhurst Community Fridge was opened in June 2020 and makes an amazing contribution to the wellbeing of the village.
The motto of the Fridge can be summed up as “A simple solution to wasting less through the sharing of good quality food to benefit the people of Hawkhurst”.
All the food is freely available to anyone in the community. This is a sharing project with the objectives of reducing food waste and CO₂ emissions while including residents and stores to take part in sharing and caring for one another.
The Fridge is run by a team of volunteers who are Food Safety Level 2 trained and ensure that food is fit for human consumption. Each day the volunteers open the Fridge and weigh in and out the food that would otherwise go to waste.
