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Photo - "War memorial at Eridge - geograph.org.uk - 807375" by Jonathan Billinger. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - 

Branch Chairman    Cllr William Rutherford  Tel; 01892 752254   email

The Eridge Branch, the first Conservative Association Branch in the UK, was founded in 1872 by the then Lord Abergavenny who was also known as the ‘Tory Bloodhound’.  The fifth Earl of Abergavenny became the 1st Marquess in 1876 and Disraeli said of the 1st Marquess ‘I often wish I had such a man by my right side in public life’.In 1888 there was a very well supported Unionist celebration in Eridge Park, attended by over 30,000 people and recorded as a ‘fantastic success and the most memorable political gathering ever held in the South of England’.

The Branch continues to flourish and, although small in number, meets regularly and is actively involved in a range of fund raising events and administrative duties supporting the Wealden Association as one of its Association branches.
 

County Councillors

Francis Whetstone (covers Eridge Rotherfield WFM & Mark Cross Rotherfield WFN)

District Councillors

Johanna Howell

Bob Standley

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Cllr Bob Standley

Bob Standley

Wealden District Council Leader, District Councillor for Frant and Wadhurst
Conservative Candidate for Wealden North-East Division, ESCC elections in May 2021
Deputy Chairman (Political) of Wealden Conservatives

East Sussex County Councillor for Wealden North East
Wealden District Councillor for Wadhurst and Council Leader
a Deputy Chairman of Wealden Conservatives

Johanna Howell

Johanna Howell

Conservative candidate for Crowborough North & Jarvis Brook in ESCC elections, May 2021
District Councillor for Frant & Wadhurst, with Cllr Bob Standley
Chairman of High Weald Branch

Wealden District Councillor for Frant & Wadhurst (along with Cllr Bob Standley), Johanna Howell was elected in 2007. She is Chairman of the council's Planning North committee and a member of: 

William Rutherford

William Rutherford

Chairman of Eridge and Frant Conservatives

William Rutherford is Chairman of Wealden Conservatives' Eridge and Frant Branch

Email: wrutherford@hotmail.co.uk

See Also
Wadhurst

High Weald Branch

The High Weald Branch covers Frant, Wadhurst, Mayfield, Rotherfield and Hadlow Down.
Wadhurst, being one of the larger villages in Wealden, has had a thriving branch for many years.

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pleased that my campaigning to secure improvements to the Eridge Stream has had an impact

Wealden's MP, Nus Ghani, welcomes habitat improvement at Eridge

Tuesday, 10 November, 2020

Nus Ghani, MP for Wealden, is delighted that after securing £20,000 of funding, the habitat improvement project on Eridge Stream has been completed.
 

vital in helping to get our children outdoors again and in delivering rounded learning experiences

MP SUPPORTS WEALDEN’S OUTDOOR EDUCATION SECTOR

Tuesday, 29 September, 2020

Nus Ghani, MP for Wealden, has visited Bowles Rocks, an outdoor activity centre near Eridge, in support of the outdoor education sector.

WEALDEN RAIL STATION RE-VAMPS - ERIDGE FIRST

WEALDEN RAIL STATION RE-VAMPS - ERIDGE FIRST

Thursday, 18 June, 2020

Nus Ghani, MP for Wealden, is delighted that her successful campaigning to secure accessibility improvements at both Crowborough and Eridge train stations has started to have an impact. 
 

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