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There are three bus routes serving
the village: between East
Grinstead and Haywards
Heath/Brighton; Tunbridge Wells
and Crawley and Uckfield and East
Grinstead. There are limited
services in the evenings and there
are sometimes poor connections
with train times. The Village
Council organises a weekly
shopping bus service for elderly
residents.

Car ownership and use is high. The 2011 Census records that only 8.4% of
households have no car (compared with Mid Sussex: 13.6% and England: 23.8%), and
49.9% have two or more cars (Mid Sussex: 44.2%; England: 32.0%). The majority of
working residents travel to work by car, with only 8 walking or cycling. There are 75
rail commuters, and the Residents’ Survey shows that the majority of them travel to
the station at East Grinstead by car.

High Speed Broadband became available in the village during the summer of 2015.
Upgrading of the service was considered to be essential.

3.7 Community Facilities

Ashurst Wood has a number of community facilities and services used and much
valued by residents such as: local shops, including a Post Office; Pre- and Primary
School; community buildings (Village Centre (village hall), Church and Church hall,

John Pears Pavilion,
Recreation Ground Pavilion);
two recreation grounds,
including tennis courts and
playground. A mobile library
visits once a month. However
the nearest secondary school,
doctor’s surgery, main shops
and railway station are
located in either East
Grinstead or Forest Row, 2 to
3 miles away.

4. Vision

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