Leisure in the village

Top leisure activities for Eastling residents seem to be watching television, gardening and local walks - followed by DIY and activities involving the church or hall.

Hobbies included: computing, needlework, carpentry, painting, singing and amateur dramatics.

Leisure away from Eastling

Visiting family and friends was a major activity outside Eastling for 58 families.

Ideas for local leisure

A number of people had suggestions for leisure activities in the village and said they would support them.

These included:

• keep fit (suggested by 4 people);
• a cricket club (4);
• a youth club (4);
• tennis facilities (2);
• various sports pitches (3);
• a local walking group (3);
• more children’s activities (2);
• dog training (1);
• discos (1);
• an over-60s group (1);
• badminton (1);
• table tennis (1);
• horse riding activities (1) and
• slimming classes (1).

Whilst not a scientific measure of local interest, maybe these are ideas people would wish to pursue further.