Elizabeth Cheyney Trust Ringmer

Elizabeth Cheyney Trust Ringmer The Cheyney Field is home of Ringmer Bowls Club, Ringmer Cricket Club & Cheyney Croquet Club. No element of the original endowment has ever been sold.

The Cheyney Trust was endowed on Boxing Day 1610 by Elizabeth Cheyney of Lewes, widow of John Cheyney. She endowed six trustees with a field called Crockendale on which she had built two houses. They were to allow two poor, aged men or women, unmarried and not able to maintain themselves, of good honest life and report, and natives and inhabitants of Ringmer, to live in them, and they were also to

pay them 32s 0d per quarter as income. Over the years the Trust has acquired, and sold, two other bits of land:
At the 1767 Broyle enclosure they were awarded an acre of land enclosed from Broyle Park. This was retained until the 1960s when it was sold for development. In the 19th century the Trust was granted a small plot of land on Ringmer Green, and in 1848 the old almshouses were demolished (where the present bowling green is) and a pair of flint almshouses were built on the new plot. By 1978 these were structurally unsound, sold and re-modelled into a house – The Old Almshouse. With the proceeds the trustees built the present alms cottages on another part of the field. In 1897 the Charity was formally re-organised, giving a role to the new parish council (established in 1895). William Langham Christie (also first chairman of the parish council) was the lead trustee. There were further new trust arrangements agreed with the Charity Commission in 1915, 1966 & 1980. The Cheyney Field remains the property of the Trust and is leased to Ringmer Cricket Club, part being sublet to the Cheyney Croquet Club and as such is not public open space. The Trust also leases the land occupied by the Bowls Club and the scout hut and surrounding land to Ringmer Scouts who manage the letting of the building. The land at the north end of the field is maintained as a conservation area. The sole purpose of the Trust is to continue the availability of suitable almshouse accommodation in the village with a view to replacing the existing bungalows when appropriate. The Cheyney Trust is registered with the Charity Commission – no. 207269.

Stunning wildlife in and around the ponds.
07/08/2023

Stunning wildlife in and around the ponds.

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A partnership between Lewes District Council and Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust is set to paying great environmental and community dividends in Ringmer as a project to address local flood risk continues to take shape.

Residents living in homes in Bishops Close and Green Close in Ringmer have often seen localised flooding when the surface water from heavy rainfall overwhelms underground drains.

In response to the increasingly frequent problem, a series of three ponds have been dug in land between the village cricket pitch and Green Close, with the capacity to hold approximately 560,000 litres of water.

Peter King, Director of the Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust, said:

“There are so many benefits of working in harmony with our environment rather than against it and natural flood management epitomises that philosophy.

“Not only will the ponds we’ve introduced help to reduce flood risk to 15 homes, we are also creating new habitats for wildlife by nurturing wetland areas, planting 150 metres of hedgerow and 500 hundred pollinator friendly plants.”

Working closely with the Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust and Sussex Flow Initiative and in partnership with the Woodland Trust, Environment Agency and many other local groups, Lewes District Council has championed the use of natural flood management techniques across the district.

Councillor Matthew Bird, Cabinet Member for Sustainability, said:

“The work being done in Ringmer is a fantastic showcase for what can be achieved by employing nature based solutions that help protect local homes, but also increase biodiversity and tackle the climate crisis we are facing.

“We have funded similar natural flood management schemes in many different parts of the district where flooding is a cause of concern for our residents.”

Ringmer Village News
11/11/2022

Ringmer Village News

The work to help alleviate flooding in Green Close and Bishops Close was well-tested this week. The Ouse and Adur Rivers...
11/11/2022

The work to help alleviate flooding in Green Close and Bishops Close was well-tested this week.

The Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust joined representatives from Lewes DC, Ringmer Parish Council and the Cheyney Trust to mark the completion of the wetlands area.

This space has been planted up with over 1000 plug plants already, a new native hedgerows to be established and works to reduce the existing trees.

This area will be closely monitored throughout the winter and spring and the new bunds will be planted with wildflowers in 2023.

There's still time to get involved in planting. Just get in touch - [email protected]

Planting of the new ponds started today. There will be further planting and some work to be done on the trees near the o...
25/10/2022

Planting of the new ponds started today.
There will be further planting and some work to be done on the trees near the original pond.

All of this done by Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust.

It's today. Plenty of fun to be had in the mud, and for a great result!
25/10/2022

It's today. Plenty of fun to be had in the mud, and for a great result!

Everyones welcome!

Everyones welcome!
17/10/2022

Everyones welcome!

09/10/2022
Work on three additonal ponds in the Cheyney Field starts tomorrow in a new scheme to alleviate flood risk.There will be...
09/10/2022

Work on three additonal ponds in the Cheyney Field starts tomorrow in a new scheme to alleviate flood risk.

There will be excavators in site for up to 2 weeks and it will look a mess but given a few months the habitat will be back.

If you would like to get involved in hedge planting, please take a look at the leaflet attached.

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