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Sunday morning saw a small group of determined villagers and volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association return to kick off the bi-annual village litter pick - ahead of the various summer activities within the village - starting with the Open Gardens on the 13/14th of June
The litter-pick only took 2-3 hours but collected an amazing 20 full bags of rubbish from around the village.
Chawton Village Hall is currently fundraising to extend the rear of the hall to provide much needed storage and a small meeting room. A total of £80,000 is required for this extension, so far we have raised £48,450 ahead of the works that start in August this year.
Although Chawton is not on the coast, we have a little bit of naval history via HMS Chawton, which was a "Ton Class" (Wood) minesweeper / minehunter.
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Hilary Benn, the environment secretary today confirmed the boundary of the South Downs National Park. As expected, Chawton has been confirmed to be within the park.
