Proposed Future Walks

 - more information on each walk as the time draws nearer


Tuesday 26th June - Bexhill / Cooden Beach - St Michael's Hospice Open Gardens
Will involve a bus ride, and £5 entrance fee to the Gardens (which goes to St Michael's, which we all might need at some stage!)

Tuesday 24th July - Walk from The Ridge through St Helen's Park, including woods, arboretum and meadows.  Home through Alexandra Park with maybe a stop for drinks and cake.


Tuesday 21st August - Hawkhurst - home of the infamous Hawkhurst gang of smugglers - Note date change

Tuesday 25th September - Tenterden

May's walk in glorious weather.

Stroll awhile in London? 9th and 10th June

212 gardens, 2 days, 1 ticket

If you could visit all those garden in 2 days (maybe there is a challenge for someone there!) it would cost you less than a farthing per garden.  That was the nearest coinage I could come up with, because we don't have anything to represent 0.05 (and that has been rounded up!)

Find all you need to know on this excellent site

http://www.opensquares.org/

oh yes, and if you are members of the National Trust it will be something like 0.025, as you get a 50% discount on your tickets.

 Buying tickets is really easy and you get an amazing guidebook!   Gardens include prisons, barges, private squares, Kensington Roof Gardens, traditional private squares, contemporary allotments and lots lots more!


So much to see, so little time to see it.  Don't delay, book today!

Tuesday - 22nd May - East Hill Walk

To the Cave and beyond - by a circuitous route! (As always, weather permitting!)

Meet at the top of the East Hill lift at 10:30, sticks and boots recommended and don't forget your lunch.

The Church in the Woods woods walk

Our faith was rewarded, there was enough blue sky for a pair of sailor's trousers and the Rector (almost worth the visit alone) once again opened the church for us, entertained us and made us hot drinks.  (Hope we didn't outwear our welcome.)

Found an interesting example of horizontal growth in its first manifestation (possibly dating from the 1987 storm)

Again, thanks to Misayo for contributing some of the photos.

April Walk, Tuesday 24th.

Walk in the woods!  Those that surround the Church in the Woods - in Spring.

Meet at the Station at 10:25 - bus leaves at 10:32 from C, or at Tesco's Hollington c.10.45

St Mary In The Castle - PETITION

A petition to support Barbara Rogers' bid to retain the tenancy is available to sign at St Mary's Cafe, and also at the History House, 21 Courthouse Street.

There doesn't appear to be an online petition.

Closing date is 2PM on Thursday April 19th, when a SMIC-F representative will be available at the cafe.