Hailsham is one of four main towns in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. The town originally grew as an agricultural centre but is now mainly a commuter town. Hailsham was granted a charter to hold a market in 1252 by King Henry III. There is currently much controversy over the sale of Hailsham Cattle Market and its redevelopment into a supermarket. Hailsham used to have a railway station on the Cuckoo Line, running from Polegate to Tunbridge Wells. It is celebrates its Charter Market status each year with a Street market. This year’s event was on Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July in Hailsham High Street and was a great success. Our local traders were once again joined with our European partners to give a continental flavour and our Farmers Market also participated in the event.