Grass cutting in Hailsham: who is responsible?

With this year's grass cutting season commencing later this month, Hailsham Town Council is offering information to help assist residents to understand the grounds maintenance process and its overall responsibilities for grass cutting throughout the town.
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The contracting for the cutting of grass by East Sussex County Council for most of the highway verges in Hailsham, is from April to November. Town councillors agreed at a recent meeting to fund an additional four cuts, totalling six cuts over the course of the current year.

Weather permitting, the first urban grass cut is scheduled to take place on Monday 25th March.

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The Town Council arranges grass cutting in areas of land owned by the Town Council including Hailsham Country Park, Western Road Recreation Ground, Maurice Thornton Playing Field, Hailsham Cemetery and the Common Pond.

Grass cutting at Western Road Recreation Ground, Hailsham