Cuckfield Christmas Tree Festival

Welcome to Cuckfield Life’s Cuckfield Christmas Tree Festival event page. Here you will find our most recent information for the Holy Trinity festival.

The first Cuckfield Christmas Tree Festival was in 2003 and it has been held almost every year. The Festival is set in the beautiful Holy Trinity Church in Cuckfield, West Sussex. Since the first festival, the total raised (as of 2024) for charity now stands at over £100,000! Without your support and help, this would not have been possible - thank you all.

See also, Cuckfield Christmas Tree Festival
Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield

Cuckfield’s Christmas Tree Festival 2025 is confirmed for 5th-7th December. More details to come.

Update on the 2024 Festival

We want to thank everyone involved in last year’s Festival and we are happy to announce a total of £10,030 raised for charity. This has been shared between HOPE Charity Project and Holy Trinity Church.

Cuckfield Christmas Tree Festival 2024

The 2024 Cuckfield Christmas Tree Festival will take place Friday 6th to Sunday 8th December. The usual array of live trees will fill Holy Trinity Church from local schools, clubs, societies, and businesses. There will be the live musical programme as well as refreshments throughout, a ticketed concert by The Rock Choir on the Saturday evening and the festival will close on the Sunday with our annual Carol Concert. The charity being supported this year is called Hope Charity Project (www.hopecharityproject.org).

Opening times:
Friday 6th December 2024: Festival open 11.30am to 7.30pm.

Saturday 7th December 2024: Festival open 11.30pm to 6.00pm.
The Festival is followed by a concert by THE ROCK CHOIR at 7.45pm.

Sunday 8th December 2024: Festival open 11.30am to 5.30pm, followed by a Carol Service at 6pm, followed then by mulled wine and mince pies in the Old School.

Mid Sussex District Council news - February 2025

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Mid Sussex Applauds Awards are back!

Nominations are now open for the Mid Sussex Applauds Awards 2025. Organised by Mid Sussex District Council, this annual event celebrates the fantastic work carried out by individuals, groups and businesses across the district.

Cllr Anne-Marie Cooke, Cabinet Member for Communities and Communications, said: “We want to hear about all the unsung individuals and groups who play such an incredible role in our community. There are so many across the district who deserve a big thank you for everything they do. Now’s the chance to give them that recognition!”

Nominations for eight categories can be made until 7th March with the winners to be announced at a special awards ceremony in May.

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The award categories for 2025 are - Volunteer of the Year, Community Project of the Year, Young Hero of the Year, Business in the Community, Community for All Award, Environment and Climate Champion, Community Hero of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award.

The amazing achievements of last year’s winners included a lifetime’s dedication to improving the lives of those with dementia, setting up a new coffee lounge as a hub for community support, running a youth club that had served the community for over 22 years and a community driven initiative addressing the climate emergency.

We’d love to hear from you. Your nomination could be one of this year’s winners! To nominate, visit: www.midsussexapplauds.co.uk

To read the full newsletter, please pick up February’s Cuckfield Life or click the images to enlarge them.