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’.