Plans for a £500,000 hall and sports pavilion to be used by three villages are being unveiled.

An exhibition showcasing the plans will be held at the existing Malthouse hall in Cooksbridge, near Lewes, this weekend.

The lease on The Malthouse will expire in 14 years time and residents of Hamsey, Cooksbridge and Offham expressed support for a combined village hall and sports pavilion in Cooksbridge at two meetings last year.

Councillors and residents have since worked to assess the feasibility of the project and draw up plans.

Hamsey parish councillor Peter Mitchell said: "We are a small parish and bringing together sports and village hall facilities in one building is an exciting prospect.

"We are very pleased with the ideas the architect has come up with but to proceed any further we need to know what local people think.

"If they like what they see, a great deal of work will have to be done to raise the funds."

The exhibition runs from 11am on Saturday to 3pm on Sunday.