Something About Us
CUCKFIELD and LINDFIELD are two ancient mid-Sussex villages on
opposite sides of the largely 19th century town of Haywards Heath. The Rotary
Club of Haywards Heath was chartered in 1932 and used to meet on Fridays at
lunch time.
To cater for the increasing number of businessmen living or
working in the area who found it difficult or impossible to meet at midday, a
new evening club was formed in 1984, and it took its name from the principal
two villages nearby. On the Club banner there is an illustration of a signpost
pointing in opposite directions to the villages of Cuckfield and
Lindfield.
Charter
The inaugural meeting of the Club was held in the Members'
Pavilion of the Ardingly show ground on Tuesday 22 November 1983. The Charter
was authorised and sealed by Officers of Rotary International on 6 March 1984
and the Charter Presentation Dinner took place at Clair Hall in Haywards Heath
on Saturday 18 May 1984.
The Club started life with 30 members under the leadership of
Founder President John Craik. In the early days, weekly meetings were held at
Ockenden Manor in Cuckfield and then for some years at the Birch Hotel in
Haywards Heath until the move to the Bent Arms in Lindfield in 1990.
Currently there are 49 members, representing a wide range of
business and professional vocations, and eleven of these are founder
members.
In 1985 the wives of members formed the Inner Wheel Club of
Cuckfield & Lindfield and at the start of this year the club had 38
members, who meet once a month at Paxhill Golf Club. The President is Diane
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