Community Groups – Community Of Battle

Community groups in Battle

The Growing Network (Battle) is community sharing event happening every month, encouraging free giving and taking of home grown produce, plants, seeds, knowledge and friendship. Everyone welcome, pop along for a cuppa and a chat. Follow their Facebook Page
Beautiful Battle is a group of volunteers planting and maintaining some lovely public areas of our town
Battle(ing) the Garden is described as “Gardeners and allotment holders in and around Battle, East Sussex to share photos of achievements/ challenges, ideas, seeds and plants”
Wild About Battle is an active group who get involved with many environmental / growing / allotment activities
Battle Community Allotment is an active group who manage an allotment plot at Cherry Gardens
Battle Area Green Drinks is a gathering of green-thinking individuals who like a chat and a drink. Normally [but not always] in the back room of the Chequers Pub on the 10th of every month at 7:30pm
Battle Community River Watch is a small group of volunteers doing ‘citizen science’ by testing water quality around Battle

Battle Biddies is a Ladies socialising group, started in 2024 and quite active
Battle Area Days Out group is a local events and travel group, currently in it’s infancy
Battle East Sussex friend group is a social meetup group, although currently inactive
Battle U3A have a wide variety of interest groups

Rewired Singing Group is a small and fun choir, meeting weekly at St Marys Church
Battle Community Singers are a fun choir, meeting weekly at the Emmanuel Centre
Whatlington Singers are a medium size choral group, SATB pieces with a wide repertoire, meeting weekly at Battle Abbey School
Battle Choral Society was established in 1903 and perform mainly classical works in SATB, meeting weekly at St Marys Church

Battle Yarn Bombers get busy covering the town with fantastic knitted characters and decorations throughout the year
U3A crafting group meets 10am on the third Tues of the month. If you attend this then let us know what goes on so that we can add a bit more detail here.
Battle Arts Group meet monthly, and have workshops and painting sessions, have a public event, and produce a calendar

Battle Town Book Club meet 7:30pm on the 2^nd Tue of the month, at various locations
U3A’s reading “Group 1” meet 2pm on the 3^rd Tue of the month, we believe at the Library(?)
U3A’s reading “Group 2” meet 2pm on the Last Thu of the month, location unknown
The Writers Workshop group meet 7pm every Thursday at the Battle Tap Room

Battle & District History Society have monthly talks, and has a research branch for those wanting to get more involved
Battle Photographs Past and Present is a Facebook-based archive of local photos

Souvenir Normand have activities and trips based around those countries which have Norman influences
Battle Twinning Association are associated with Battle’s twin-town Saint Valery sur Somme, with visits and social events

Battle Bowls Club play from April to September, with social events too
Battle Cricket Club does exactly what it says 🙂
Battle Ramblers meet at least once a week, for walking in Battle and the surrounding area
Battle Health Walk is a weekly walking event, doing short and easy routes

More to come. Email us at ihaveinfo@communityofbattle.uk if you run a community group or project in Battle that we’ve missed