Hay bales for Hassock school fete set alight

Bales of hay for a school fete in Hassocks were deliberately set alight yesterday lunchtime (Tuesday June 25).

The ten bales were well alight when firefighters arrived at the scene, a school field off Dale Avenue, just after 1pm.

The area was turned over and damed down.

The emergency service has called the fire ‘deliberate ignition’.

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