Ashdown Forest Living August Issue

Ashdown Forest

Living Business Directory & Community Magazine serving the Residents of Ashdown Forest & nearby

August Recipe The Real Winnie-The-Pooh Parent & Toddler Walks

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Covering: Nutley, Forest Row, Danehill, Chelwood Gate, Lindfield, Crowborough (West), Groombridge, Ashurst, Coleman’s Hatch, Fletching, Hartfield, Upper Hartfield, Frant, Sheffield Green, Hadlow Down, Wivlesfield, Maresfield and other places in & around the Ashdown Forest Area

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Dear Residents,

Alfie the Ashdown Forest Ardvark

Welcome to the August Edition.

This month we’ve a fantastic article about Winniethe-Pooh who “lived” in the Ashdown Forest.

Interesting and rare, it’s written by Shirley Harrison who recently released her new book about the famous bear.

Welcome to our Ashdown Forest Living Competition! The name of the game is to locate the 4 Alfie’s hidden on 4 pages in the magazine.

One Lucky winner will receive £20. To enter let us know the page numbers, your name, address & phone number.

This August sees the first East Grinstead International Arts Festival which features, among other things, a workshop with world-famous artist David Shepherd.

For mums out there with young children, flip to our article about Parent/Toddler walks, for some wonderful outdoor-time, which is also free – suitable for mums with older children as well… to get in touch with nature.

ALL AGES WELCOME

A big thank you for any support given to our many local businesses featured in the publication.

If you are a local charity or community group please drop us a line if you need further promotion.

We welcome all your feedback.

Tally & Chris Ashdown Forest Living Team

Contents East Grinstead International Arts Festival

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Winnie-the-Pooh Article

8,9

Tourism Website

10

Glory of English Ballet Exhibition

10

August Recipe

8

Parent Toddler Walks

14,16

Words: Lost & Found

18

Hidden Talents

18

Monthly Tips from Miss Moneywise

18

Gardening Tips

20

Whoops

22

Rangers Report

24

Quick Quiz/Sudoku

26

What’s On

28

Salve Citizens

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Index

26 This publication uses vegetable based inks on chlorine free paper

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East Grinstead International Arts Festival 6th to 13th August

A celebration of the Ar ts

Just one of the activities: Art workshop with David Shepherd world renowned artist The Festival is in full swing, it has something for the young and old alike!

There are workshops, plays, poetry readings and other activities in the participating venues and it will end with a massive outdoor concert at the Great Lake at Saint Hill Manor. There will also be a Wildlife Competition for young Artists with an emphasis on endangered species and how you can help.

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11 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know

A bout W innie -T he -P ooh

by Shirley Harrison

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The original teddy bear who became known as Winnie-the- Pooh celebrates his 90th birthday this month.

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He was made at the Farnell toy factory in Acton and sold in Harrods to A.A.Milne’s wife, Daphne for 10s 6d. He was a first birthday present for their son Christopher Robin. Originally he had a growl but has now lost his voice.

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Pooh made his first visit to Hartfield in 1925 when the Milnes bought Cotchford Farm as a weekend and holiday home for the family and the toys – Eeyore, Tigger, Kanga, Roo and Piglet.

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The stories Pooh inspired there have been translated into more than 46 languages including Mongolian. “Winnie Ille Pu”, is the only book in Latin to be featured on the New York Times best-seller list.

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There is a Winnie-the-Pooh street in Moscow!

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In 1961, five years after her husband’s death, Daphne Milne licensed the film rights to Disney and Pooh became an animated super-star with a place on Hollywood’s Pavement of the Stars.

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Today he lives in retirement in the Children’s Department of New York Central Library with the original friends from the nursery. He is visited there by 750,000 people a year and is sometimes invited to witness the engagement of young couples and birthday celebrations.

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Pooh the philanthropist is richer than the Queen, whose fortune is worth about £350m whereas Pooh earns around £375 billion from merchandising alone. This money is cared for by a number of trusts and funnelled into a wide variety of charitable causes.

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Pooh returned to Hartfield in 1976 where he hosted a picnic for hundreds of visiting teddy bears and their owners. He was taken to the Enchanted Place for a story, with the children of Hartfield Playschool and went to play Poohsticks near his former home in Cotchford Lane.

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Today there is an annual International Poohsticks Competition on the Thames in Oxford which attracts 500 competitors.

Cotchford Farm today

A.A.Milne lent him to his American publisher, E.P Dutton in 1947. He left aboard the luxurious Queen Elizabeth liner and never came home.

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Christopher Robin and the animals at The Pageant of Ashdown Forest in 1929

The new Poohsticks Bridge

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The Life and Times of the Real Winnie-the-Pooh by Shirley Harrison To celebrate his 90th birthday this is the first, fascinating, biography of the real teddy bear which was the inspiration for A.A. Milne’s Winniethe-Pooh. It takes us from his “birth” in an Acton toy factory in 1921 to Harrods where he was bought by Mrs Daphne Milne for her baby son, Christopher Robin.

Containing much original material, friends of the Milne family and Pooh’s Guardians in the United States, tell their stories and share their previously unpublished photos and diaries.

A truly heart-warming tale of a cuddly teddy bear, loved by Christopher Robin and transformed into one of the world’s richest and most famous bears of all time.

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The Glory of English Ballet

photographs by Colin Jones

Tourism in Beautiful Ashdown Forest www.ashdownforest.com The Ashdown Forest Tourism association has just launched it’s exciting new website!

Whether you’re after new experiences such as milking a cow, building a fairy den or just a relaxing break with plenty of cream teas, AFTA can provide a wide range of memorable experiences.

People lead evermore busy lives and therefore it is important that visitors are able to get the most from their break – whether it is a ‘Daycation’ or a ‘Staycation.’ Therefore we’ve introduced a popular new facility which is, ‘Plan Your Stay’.

This offers ready made adventures in categories such as Childrens’ Animal Adventures, Garden Enthusiasts Days, Gourmet Days, etc. with new ones added regularly.

We welcome all feedback and ideas for future adventures!

Some other important new facilities on the site: • The picture Gallery showcases different aspects of the Forest from beautiful heathland to spectacular views in Winter snow.

• There is an up-to-date events listings.

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• You can find, “hidden treasures of the Forest”.

• Easy to use maps can be printed.

The Ashdown Forest Tourism Association is rapidly expanding!

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Distinguished British photographer Colin Jones is showing his work at the TopFoto Gallery in north Edenbridge.

Dame Beryl Grey opened his exhibition. A resident of the Ashdown Forest area, she was one of our greatest ballerinas of all time.

Colin Jones bought his first camera whilst running an errand for Margot Fonteyn, while a young dancer in the Royal Ballet. He never looked back & when he was offered a top job photographing for the Observer newspaper, when it was the great leader of photo-journalism, he was released from the Royal Ballet.

The photographs are everything that ballet represents. They have a luminous intensity and beauty, and they do not shield the viewer from the self-discipline and relentless hard work that is required to get to the top of world ballet.

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DO try this at home!

August Recipe Lamb Leg Confit & Herb Cutlet with Carrot & Cumin Mash Recipe by Chef Dean Samsudin at the Brambletye Hotel Try using your local farm shop lamb for this.

Ingredients Serves 4 Crusted Lamb 50g butter 50g white breadcrumbs 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped 25g parsley finely chopped 600g piece of best end lamb Rosemary Sauce 50 ml dry white wine 1 beef stock cube, dissolved in 200 ml hot water 1 sprig of Rosemary (chopped) 100g butter Salt & pepper

Lamb Confit 400g leg of lamb, cut from bone and rolled (ask Butcher) Carrot & Cumin Mash 300g carrots peeled and chopped salt & pepper knob butter ½ tsp cumin powder 1 head of garlic brushed with oil

Method 1. Parsley crust: soften butter and blend together with the breadcrumbs, garlic & parsley, add pinch of salt. Place mixture between 2 sheets of greaseproof paper and roll out flat (3mm thick). Place in fridge to firm. Once chilled, cut into square the same size as your piece of best end of lamb.

2. Mash: boil the carrots in salted water till tender, drain, mash with butter & cumin. Season to taste, set aside (keep warm).

3. Rosemary Sauce: Place wine, stock & chopped rosemary into a large sauté/frying pan. Boil to reduce by half, then add butter whilst stirring gently. Remove from heat and season, put aside.

4. Set Oven to 180*C/350*/Gas 4. Using the same pan you made the sauce in, sear the left of lamb for 2 mins all over. Transfer to roasting tin, add the whole head of garlic, cook for 15 mins.

5. Once the leg is cooking, take your best end of lamb, season it, then sear it on either side. Remove from pan, place on your square of herb crust then roast in oven for 10 mins.

6. Remove the leg of lamb from the oven, wrap in foil and rest for 10 mins. Take best end of lamb out of oven after 10 mins and also leave to rest.

7. Spoon mash on to warmed plate, cut rolled leg into 4 portions. Slice best end of lamb into 4 cutlets, place next to leg. Pour over the rosemary sauce, break the head of garlic into cloves and sprinkle over. Serve.

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Parent Toddler Walks The Parent Toddler Walks are a part of the Weald Forest Ridge Landscape Partnership Scheme.

Birchden Wood

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Summer Spotters Guide for Eridge Rocks Summer Spotters Guide for Broadwater Warren

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Eridge Rocks is an ancient woodland walk with amazing sandstone crags. The walk is suitable for adventurous toddlers. It has a small informal parking area.

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They love to Broadwater Warren is a recently acquired RSPB reserve near to Royal sunbathe Tunbridge Wells. Once part of the ancient Waterdown (or Broadwater) Forest: one of the four great medieval forests of the Weald Forest Ridge. The RSPB are now working to change it to a wildlife-rich site. www.khwp.org.uk The reserve is already full of different species of birds that you can spot as you walk around.

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Words: lost & found Some words, common in Elizabethan England, fell out of use for many years, only to then be reintroduced here in England because they hadn’t “died” in America - they’d retained them from the time of the early settlers. We absorbed them back! (through all the movies, no doubt) Here are just some of them:

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Maybe (described in the original Oxford English Dictionary as archaic)

2 3 4 5

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6 7 8

Quit (resigning)

Progress (as a verb) Platter (a large dish) Mean (as being horrible, instead of stingy) Hog Magnetic

Hidden Talents Hidden talents are having an Art Exhibition at Ashdown Forest Information Centre,Wych Cross, RH18 5JP. August 2nd to September 30th. Open 2:00 pm to 5:00pm daily.

Wealden Hidden Talents, a local charity, is intended to reveal the wealth of artistic talent lying hidden throughout the Wealden Sheltered Housing Schemes, of whom many residents are retired and/or bereaved. The aim of Hidden Talents is to establish more Art and Craft groups within the 13 schemes.

We also aim to help individuals, by loaning the equipment necessary to enable them to enrich their lives by unlocking the creative talents hidden within, or even forgotten about over the years. The talent that is emerging is of a surprisingly high standard. The quality of life of our participating residents has been considerably improved by being encouraged to make these journeys of self discovery through artistic expression.

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Gardening Tips for AUgust Article by Michael Dongray, Imberhorne Lane Nursery Proprietor

Shrubs and Trees

Keep Camellias, Rhododendrons and Azaleas well watered during dry weather otherwise the flower buds for next year may not develop properly. To improve growth feed with a liquid ericaceous fertiliser.

Trim lavender bushes once the flowers have finished to encourage new growth. Summer blooming shrubs should be pruned for shape after they have finished flowering. Remove any dead or diseased branches.

Fruit and Vegetables

Pinch out tomato side shoots. Continue to feed tomato plants each week with a liquid tomato feed. Prune raspberries and gooseberries. Tie in new raspberry shoots and the main stems and side shoots of gooseberries should be shortened to five leaves. Plant rooted strawberry runners now to ensure a good crop next year. Pick courgettes regularly. Pinch out the tips of the climbing shoots of runner beans once they reach the tip of their supports. Sow lettuce, winter spinach, spring cabbage and Chinese cabbage out of doors.

Lawns

Mow the lawn before going on holiday.

Roses

Stop feeding roses now. Rambler roses that have finished flowering can be pruned now. Cut the long old stems that flowered this year, but leave non-flowering shoots, as these should bloom next year.

Miscellaneous

Water all containers on a regular basis and feed regularly. Take cuttings of shrubby herbs and tender perennials. Trim hedges. Plant Autumn Flowering Crocus this month.

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Landscape Contractors Tree Surgeons

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Stunning Local Original Paintings & Prints Beautiful paintings of Ashdown Forest & Sussex by pastel artist Juliet Murray

Antique & decorative prints Bespoke picture framing service

Huge amount to see – Come & Browse

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Ranger’s

Ashdown Forest

Report

A team from Uplands Community College wins Young Business Minds

With the school holidays well under way it seems everyone is going somewhere else at the moment.

1.75 miles/3km It is a bit like a seasonal migration and nothing really seems to get done until September but that is what our From holidays for. As we be having an English Linton’s carseem park to cross the road (with care) into Ridge summer (cloudy, wet, windy, sunny with occasional car park (summer only). Walk out of the rear past a seat onto summer ) get your shorts and walking boots out grass pathand andvery in about 50mwaterproof turn left onto a ride. Remain on andabuy a new expensive this gently (mandatory) anddescending go walking. ride, ignoring another that bears off

right, for about 400m.

The inaugural Young Business Minds™ Meanwhile work continues on the forest and we competition – an inter-college are bracken mowing. Years ago the commoners competition for year 12 students, which left and are linear quarries, cut On andboth stacked theirright bracken on the forest and was organised by The Marketing Eye thennow carted it away bedding for theirSuch animals. filled with for scrub and trees.

– has been won by a team from Uplands The quarries commoners animalsand on the dot also the grazed Forest their landscape Community College. forest, cut birch, alder and willow (not oak) for provided stone for roads. Typical heathland fuel or for timber. And cut brakes (bracken) fern The winning team – consisting of Matteo birds such as nightjar, stonechat, tree pipit and heather for use on their own land. All this was Pontonutti, Michael Pooley, William Maltby and woodlark usually breed in this area and part of the Rights of Common. So in those days and Bruce Parker – impressed judges with ride edgesvery in particular are one ofofthe the the forest looked different because the their business, graFIX, which offers easybest placesactivities. on the Forest (indeedthey in Sussex) commoner’s Effectively maintained to-access photo-editing and fixing. see, Trees in May, thecut, yellow flowers the the to heath. were bracken wasof harvested “We were really impressed by how much andsmall the grazing animals maintained a bare and spiny shrub, petty whin. progress the students had made with open landscape. There was no conservation. their business ideas and how much Heathland was created as a by-product of the creativity they all showed,” said Neil The ride bears left, then right through a break in the quarries commoners’ way of life. Today the forest must be Edwards from The Marketing Eye. and continues descending for 400m to a metalled drive (Sandy conserved because of it’s statutory designations.

Young are Business The Lane) commoners’ is gone and we . Onpastoral the lefteconomy is a bowling green and ahead the Minds™ was supported by four local colleges - Uckfield Community have powerful tractors which are computerised and cricket pitch and pavilion of Coleman’s Hatch Technical Cricket Club.

College; Uplands Community which mow hundreds of hectares of bracken every College, Wadhurst; Beacon Community summer. The grazing area on the South Chase College, Crowborough; and Heathfield still holds 300 sheep and 100 cattle belonging Community College. to commoner Henry Osborne and we have our own herd of Hebrideans. So thankfully we still have the links to the past which seems to be rapidly disappearing in the digital age.

Ranger Chris Sutton and our estate workers Ed and Gerry have built a sturdy new bridge across Kidbrook below the A22. This is to be known as Crook’s Crossing in memory of Arthur Crook and we thank Mrs Crook for the generous donation for the bridge. Gerry Lee our new estate worker recently qualified with ESCC rangers has started working for us and has been pulling ragwort another seasonal task. Well done Gerry!

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Students were divided into teams of four and worked together to agree on a product or service idea, which they developed into a business plan during a two-week period. The plan was then pitched to a panel made up of Neil Edwards from The Marketing Eye, Adrian Corbin from Scientifica, James Duggan from Simmons Gainsford and Francis Wallace from Rix & Kay. The team from graFIX won a trophy and a cash prize of £150, which was donated

by Scientifica.

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Quick Quiz

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Which famous cricketer holds the record for the highest amount of wickets taken by an English bowler?

2:

Who authored the famous book “To Kill a Mockingbird”?

3:

In which Austrian city was Mozart born?

4:

In which modern day country was the historical capital city Constantinople?

5:

Who composed the ballet, Swan Lake?

6:

In which year did the soap opera East Enders first appear on our screens?

7:

In which year did Apollo 13’s successful launch but unsuccessful moon landing occur?

8:

Who was the first King of Britain of the House of Hanover?

9:

In which city did J.K. Rowling complete writing, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”?

10: Who was the mother of Edward VI (Henry VIII’s son)?

11: In which country is Mount Everest located?

12: Bellis perennis is the Latin name for which commonly seen flower?

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Saint Thomas Aquinas

When I can no longer create anything, I’ll be done for.

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Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.

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What’s On

– August 2011

6th -13th August East Grinstead International Arts Festival. For the more details turn to page 6 Monday 8th August - Sunday 21st August Storytelling - Chartres Cathedral - A Story in Glass and Stone. Join us for a 2 week adventure uncovering the mysteries and wonders of this 12th century cathedral. 5 – 6pm. Emerson College and Chartres Cathedral, France. Tel: 01342 822563 email: yvette@ schoolofstorytelling.com Saturday 20th August Open Air Theatre At Standen: “Twelfth Night” by William Shakepeare. The finest comedy on a stage exactly the same as those used by mediaeval touring troupes. Bring low backed chairs or rugs/cushions and a picnic, dress for the weather and do not bring umberellas. Performance will go ahead whatever the weather. 6:30pm – 9:30pm. 07718 585303 or illyria@02.co.uk Until Friday 26th August Children’s August Fun Days on The Bluebell Railway Every Wednesday & Friday and also the Bank Holiday Weekend 27th - 29th. Punch & Judy Shows on Wednesdays - 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm & 2.30pm; Magic Shows on Fridays - 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, & 2.30pm. Shows take place at our Horsted Keynes Station - get the train from Sheffield Park Station where trains depart on the hour from 11.00am - 4.00pm. Tel: 01825 720800 or visit www.bluebell-railway.com Until Monday 27th August The Glory of English Ballet, photographs by Colin Jones. The TOP FOTO GALLERY. Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 09.30 to 5pm; Sat 09:30-1pm. Ground Floor, 1 Fircroft Way, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 6EL. www.topfotogallery. com .Tel: 01732 863 939 Monday 29th August Crowborough Hospital Fete at 2pm. Crowborough Hospital, South View Road. All the usual attractions including Books, Plants, Bric-a-Brac, Refreshments, the Raffle Draw and much more.

Evolution Indoor Climbing, Lye Green Crowborough, Open Day. 10am and 6pm. Something for the whole family. Try Bouldering for the bargain price of just £1.

Exhilarating roped climbing, abseiling and the great ‘Leap of Faith’ can also be sampled. Competitions, BBQ, slackline and movies also feature and special climbing, course and Birthday Party discounts will also be on offer. Suitable for absolute beginner to experienced climber the day is to celebrate 50 years of Tullis family involvement in the local climbing scene. Call 01892 862924 or just turn up on the day.

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Tuesday 30th August Crowborough Horticultural Society talk on Lawn Care. Stephen Harmer from Hadlow College will talk on Lawn Care. CCA Hall, Park Road, Crowborough.

Visitors cost £3 per meeting - annual membership is £12. Contact 01892 654647 Until 31st August Crowborough Arts Writing Competition - ‘In the Garden’ - an article or short story (up to 2,000 words), a poem (up to sixteen lines). Prize £50 to be judged by former Poet in Residence at Keats House, Diana Bishop. Closing date 31 August 2011. Entries to be sent to ‘Away with Words’, Ridings House, Myrtle Road, Crowborough TN6 1EY. Tel: 01892 663584 Email: gaye.jee@clara.co.uk Saturday 3rd September The Bonfire Society 50 Mile Cycle Challenge. The Rotherfield Bonfire Society is holding its annual bike ride - if you think you’re up to the challenge around the Sussex countryside, contact 01892 852252 Sunday 4th September Sackville College, Fundraising Vintage Fashion Show Afternoon Tea, Glass of Wine, Auction of Outfits, Raffle, Live Music. 2-5pm. Tickets: £9, Concessions/Students: £6, 01342-410496. Tickets on sale at: Wear it Again Sam, 2 Old Stone Link, Ship Street, East Grinstead. All profits from tickets to Sackville College. Sponsored by: The Market Square, The Print Room, Bluebells Café, Wear it Again Sam. Saturday 10th September Crowborough Carnival. Childrens afternoon procession 1pm. Evening torch light procession 7.30pm. Crowborough, East Sussex. Starting at at Chapel Green. Crowborough Bonfire & Carnival Society. Free Various dates in August & September Weirwood Boat and Swim. Unguided, stable open cockpit kayaks, open canoes and rowing boats will allow you to float lazily along or to challenge yourself against the whole permissible length of the water.

Imagine a peaceful waterborne picnic or a hard water workout set against a backdrop of the sun, wind and wave.

Public swimming: Unguarded, open water swimming is again ‘the natural thing’ after a century of decline.

Weirwood water after treatment becomes drinking water and is therefore of a very high quality. The fish and wildfowl love the stuff and so will you.

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. From 1 – 6pm. For more info call Marcus on 07962 207547 www.weirwoodboatswim.co.uk

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SALVE CITIZENS! (For those who haven’t studied Latin, Salve is a Greeting meaning, “Hello!”)

The Romans will be invading the Ashdown Forest Centre on August 22nd and 23rd.

Come along and take part in the various activities and see the displays. Two sessions on both days at 10:30am and 1:30pm.

Come in Roman fancy dress if you wish. Make your own Roman tunic - use an old plain coloured pillow case, cut a hole in one sewn up end for the head and two for arm holes and put a belt around the waist!

Cost £2.50 per child

Activities: • Decorate your own shield • Colour your own mosaic • Test your skill as an auxilliary archer • Knock down the soldiers game • Lay out a road or a barrack block using a surveyor’s groma • Try drilling and marching in a cohort • Quizzes

Index:

• The food and equipment a soldier would need on campaign • A full colour layout of the city of Rome • Feel the weight of Roman weaponry • Models gazebo • Some Roman items to purchase (e.g. DVDs, etc.)

Aimed at Children aged 5 – 12, accompanied by an adult.

Bookings:

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