Wet Tuesday - is it something to do with cemeteries?

Since the group was started, we have only had two really wet days, both when exploring cemeteries.


Misayao leading a Walk!


The raindrops looked lovely on the bare branches

The Rev'd Deryck Charnock patiently waited half an hour or more past the appointed hour (Stagecoach had a problem with their new buses!) for the first of our group to turn up (including Carole from Greece) and then welcomed us with offers of tea and coffee, gratefully accepted.

More tea and coffee greeted the even later arrivals, then we explored the Church, discussed its history, and many other matters.  We had a quick look round the surroundings but decided to leave our exploration of the woods until another (drier) day.

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Tuesday, January 24th The Church in the Wood

Meet at the Station at 10:25 - bus leaves at 10:32 from C

The Church in the Wood, St Leonard's Church , known originally as St Rumbold's Church, is an Anglican church in the Hollington area of Hastings.  Although Hollington is now a large suburb, consisting mostly of postwar residential development, the church has stood in isolation in the middle of an ancient wood since it was founded in the 13th century - probably as the successor to an 11th-century chapel.  Restoration work in the Victorian era has given the Early English Gothic-style building its present appearance, but some mediaeval work remains.  Legends and miraculous events have been associated with the church, and its secluded situation has been praised by writers including Charles Lamb. English Heritage has listed the building at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.