SAVE THE DATE!

The countdown is on … we can’t wait to welcome you back to The Dorset Arms.

Subject to final checks, it is our intention to open the doors for drinks from 6pm on Friday 18th September.

Then from 12pm on Saturday 19th September, we’ll be open and serving up a select Dorset Arms menu from our Pop Up Kitchen, alongside drinks and your good company!

We are hoping to have our booking system live at the start of next week, so please watch this space.

It has been a long few months and we are so looking forward to seeing old friends & familiar faces and getting back to doing what we do best!

Two Tails Taproom Edges Closer to Its Forever Home in Heathfield

Heathfield’s much-loved pop-up micropub is set to become the town centre’s first drink-led venue - and a first for Wealden too.

Two Tails Taproom, the popular pop-up micropub that has won the hearts of Heathfield, is edging closer to securing a permanent home, at 37 High Street, formerly an independent womenswear and clothing boutique. More than a move, it would give Two Tails a permanent base from which to continue doing what it already does best.

Two Tails is the brainchild of Colin and Deena Gilham, two avid micropub enthusiasts who made Heathfield their home in 2022. Since launching, the pair have built their venture around a simple ethos: working closely with local producers across everything they sell and shining a spotlight on those producers in the process.

Since 2024, Two Tails has hosted a series of pop-up events at Union Church in Heathfield, building a loyal and growing following from the local community and well beyond. Deena and Colin feel the time is now right to give Heathfield what it has been asking for - a permanent presence on the high street.

Beyond its commitment to local producers, Community has always been central to Two Tails - simply put, without community, there is no Two Tails. A permanent home would allow more community events, collaborations and local initiatives to take place - with several local groups, small businesses and charities already keen to get involved.

Whenever it lands, Two Tails Taproom will anchor its new location in the micropub model, prioritising local independent drinks and community connection.

Heathfield & Waldron Parish Council has already given its support to the change of use and licensing applications, but nothing is guaranteed until both are formally approved. However, with an overwhelming body of community support behind them and decisions now imminent, Two Tails are excited for great news very soon.

If approved, Two Tails Taproom is set to become the first drink-led venue in Heathfield town centre - and the first micropub not just in Heathfield, but in the whole of Wealden!

Gun Brewery would like to invite you on Saturday 29th November to the launch of our 2025 Old Ale. This will be combined with a presentation by our BLO of a London & SE CAMRA Award to Zamzama IPA. This won a Gold award in the London & South East Regional Champion Beer of Britain IPA (English and New World) Category, meaning it will now go forward to the 2026 GBBF. The event starts at 12.00 with a quick brewery tour at 12.30pm from Paul Reed (Founder and Ex MD of Dark Star Brewery). This is a free event open to all CAMRA members of Sussex Branches. It will take place at our brewery & taproom on Gun Hill.

We look forward to welcoming you and sharing a beer or two! If you would like to attend, and so we can get an idea of numbers, please let us know by emailing ku.oc.yrewerbnug@moorpat

Cheers,

Mark Berry Gun Brewery Gun Brewery Taproom

Tel - 01323 700200 2025 Specials line up - Click here Web - www.gunbrewery.co.uk Insta - gunbrewery Gun Brewery Taproom, Hawthbush Farm, Gun Hill, East Sussex, TN21 0JY Taproom Opening Hours: Wed 4-9.30pm / Thurs 4-9.30pm / Fri 4-10pm / Sat 12-10pm / Sun 12-4pm

It's in the church hall of Union Church on the corner of High Street and Station Road.

It is only there one weekend per month.