What's on at Woodgate

A community tasting introduced Leonardslee Family Vineyard's sparkling wines, celebrating another local producer stocked through the shop.

West Weald Parish, Woodgate School and the community shop gathered for carols, hot drinks, festive food, and music by The Dragonflies, with proceeds going to St Catherine's Hospice.

Trick-or-treaters were invited past the shop for a handful of sweets, with treats handed out while stocks lasted.

The Summer Fair returned to the Green with free entry, inflatables, family games, live music, food and craft stalls, and a busy afternoon for the community.

The shop celebrated its first birthday with every customer receiving a cupcake and the community marking one year since opening day.

Tilgate Bakery joined the shop as a new collaboration, adding another local supplier to the shelves.

Carols from local choirs, wine tasting with Bolney Wines, mulled wine, mince pies, and Santa's postbox brought a festive evening into the shop.

COOK arrived in the shop freezer, adding a new ready-meal partnership and another reason for residents to top up close to home.

The annual Woodgate Community Fair returned to the Village Green, with stalls from local businesses, activities for families, and fundraising around the shop.

The shop marked Euro 2024 with a football shirt design competition, celebrating a winning entry from a young Woodgate supporter.

The official opening brought neighbours through the doors, including the shop's first ever customer at the till.

Neighbours could meet the committee, hear how the shop would work, and find out what volunteering would involve before opening day.

A family trail around the estate, with children hunting for egg-shaped letters hidden around Woodgate and solving the final word to win a prize.

The 2023 Summer Fair brought bouncy castle fun, games, local businesses, food stalls, and a family afternoon back to the Green.

Neighbours gathered on the Green for a picnic celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.

Woodgate Community Hub hosted festive hotdogs, mulled wine, mince pies, the Christmas tree light switch-on, and carols from local choirs.

Spotted: Crawley brought Santa to Woodgate for a festive visit with helpers, giving families another December moment to gather locally.

The early online record for Woodgate Community Hub began around this time, capturing the first signs of the community project taking shape.

Halloween brought a pumpkin carving competition and a pumpkin trail around the estate, with hidden letters to find, unscramble, and submit for a prize.

The first community summer fair helped establish the annual rhythm of stalls, fundraising, and gathering on the Green.