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Dear Residents, Whats inside this month Welcome to the June issue. The month of Strawberries, Wimbledon and the start of Summer, Hurray! This month we have two fascinating articles, the first one about the eccentric Lord Sheffield of Sheffield Park and the other of Bridge Cottage, the lovingly restored Weaden Hall of Uckfield which is a strong symbol of local history. We have various local news pieces... and will always welcome more for our upcoming issues!
Discovering a Bug’s Life
A Card Indeed! The Extravagant Earl
Recipe
A Gold Medal & New Swimming Record
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Times Gone By
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6. Place the asparagus, fennel and watercress into a bowl and add a small amount of dressing, just enough to coat the ingredients.
1. Boil the new potatoes in slightly salted boiling water for approximately 10 minutes; when cooked strain off the water and leave to cool down naturally.
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A Card Indeed! The Extravagant Earl
The Prince of Wales (centre with stick) and Earl of Sheffield 1896 Throughout 2017, Sheffield Park and Garden will be looking at the life of ‘The Extravagant Earl’, Henry North Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield. Born in 1832, Lord Holroyd was a member of parliament before he succeeded his father in the earldom in 1876. Most of his spare time was taken up by his love of cricket, however he also loved travelling, made many changes to the garden and was very involved in local issues, not least of which was the building of the railway - what was to become the Bluebell Railway with Sheffield Park as one of its stations. He never married, but in 1895 at the age of 63 he adopted Miss Mabel Attenborough, the 24 year old daughter of the local vicar. She lived at the house as hostess and companion until the Earl’s death.
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of the military, having served in India in his younger days. A great supporter of the Volunteer Movement, he offered the use of Sheffield Park for training and encampments. A large mock battle took place in 1894 which was attended by Lord Haldane, Secretary for War and Lord Kitchener. This grand affair involved 4000 men divided into two armies along with horses and even an armoured train moving along the railway between Sheffield Park and Newick & Chailey. After the battle they all retired to Sheffield Park along with the public spectators who were treated to food and drink sold from the pavilions and refreshment tents, roundabouts, model elephants, balloons and in the evening a fireworks display by Brocks. Continues over the page. Enquiries: 01342 300152 Please mention us when responding to adverts
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A CARD INDEED! THE EXTRAVAGANT EARL CONTINUED
The Earl’s first love and biggest extravagance was cricket. The original cricket pitch was built for him by his father in the mid1800s, but on inheriting the earldom, Lord Sheffield set about creating a world class cricket pitch, suitable to host international matches, complete with elaborate pavilions. The first in 1882/3 was a private pavilion built with ornamental ironwork and its own flower garden. An octagonal ladies pavilion was added to the east side two years later, complete with another roof terrace for the best views; along with a players pavilion and band stand. The Prince of Wales came to watch a match between Lord Sheffield’s XI and Australia in 1896, when 25,000 spectators were also admitted free to see the match. The Earl always admitted the public for free as he felt if a charge was made then visitors might feel inclined to pick flowers from his rhododendrons and crocuses. A man of reason! He would take his cricket team across the world on tour, including to Australia where he sponsored ‘The Sheffield Shield’, a famed inter-continental competition, still played for today. Even in winter he took every opportunity to play cricket. On 17 January 1891 the lakes
Lord Sheffield XI including WG Grace outside the pavilion at Sheffield Park, 1884 were frozen to a depth of 1216 inches. There was cricket on UWWP, curling on Middle Lake and football on Ten Foot Pond. The Earl was a great one for collecting strange curiosities. Unwrapping a mummy (extract from 1893 local paper from Roger Packham’s book): “At Sheffield Park on Saturday in the presence of some 40 or 50 of Lord Sheffield’s friends and neighbours, Professor Budge of the British Museum, unrolled a mummy brought by Lord Sheffield from Egypt in the early part of this year. On a number of tables placed together in front of his Lordship’s private pavilion in the cricket ground lay a strange object in human form and from this the experienced fingers of the professor were seen unwinding yard upon yard of brownish linen, brittle with age,
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until at length the shapely face and head and small but well moulded form of a priestess of twenty centuries ago was unveiled. A hieroglyphic inscription was thus described by Dr Budge: ‘Look, O Osiris, the President of the Underworld, the Great God, the Lord of Abydys, and do thou protect the deceased Sheret-Meht, daughter of Nes-Heru.’ "At the close of the investigation, which was followed with the deepest interest by all present, the remains of the priestess were returned to the sarcophagus where they had rested for so many centuries.” Among Lord Sheffield’s collection was said to be: The head and feet of Rameses II (statue) from the temple at Karnac, two of the last mummies to be removed Continues over the page. Enquiries: 01342 300152
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A CARD INDEED! THE EXTRAVAGANT EARL CONTINUED
from Egypt, a fragment of the tree under which the Virgin Mary is said to have sat during the flight into Egypt, the pipe of Marshal Blucher picked up at Ligny where he was unhorsed and ridden over by the French Cavalry in 1815, a pair of barn doors retrieved from the battlefield at the Battle of Waterloo... One wonders if he was somewhat gullible?
Poison pen letters/ local disputes. The Earl had a rivalry going back to his grandfather’s generation with his neighbours, the MaryonWilsons. One particular story says that on being banned from the cricket matches at Sheffield Park, Maryon-Wilson had an extra four storeys built onto Fletching watermill that he owned, giving him a view of Earl’s pitch. On learning what he had done, the Earl had some fast-growing trees moved to block the view. In retaliation it is said that Maryon-Wilson would fire his canon from the top of the mill towards the Earl’s land. At one time, the Earl started to receive poison pen letters, one signed ‘Jack the Ripper’ and threatening the Earl with a sharp knife. Unable to find out who had written the letters, the Earl withdrew his patronage of the Sussex Cricket Club, saying that the people of Sussex had not
© Courtesy of H. Rawlings supported him or assisted with finding the culprit. Eventually it was discovered that the culprit was a local man Mr Glover, whose mother had been moved from her home to live with her other son by the Earl under a recommendation from her doctor who said she was no longer able to live alone. Mr Glover was caught and tried, but was let off when he showed remorse.
A Costly Lifestyle As well as his expenditure on entertaining and cricket, the Earl had many other hobbies and interests that proved expensive. He was integral in developing the railway line that ran through Sheffield Park between Lewes and East Grinstead, supplying the principal funding for the bill to get through parliament, and donating land to the cause. He also loved to travel, and as well as shorter trips on his own yacht, ‘Heloise’, he would take long winter
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holidays to places such as Pompeii and Egypt. On one of these trips, he brought back two ancient mummies (one of which he ceremoniously unwrapped on the cricket pitch as described above). His changes to the garden would also have been a costly exercise, with much planting taking place under the Earl’s ownership as well as the building of the Pulham Falls and expansion of the top two lakes and storage pond. We know from auction catalogues that by 1907 Lord Sheffield was starting to sell off parts of the library and art collection. Lord Sheffield died in 1909 insolvent and the property was bought by one of his creditors Arthur Soames. Mabel Attenborough was his heir, although there was nothing left to inherit. She was given a nearby cottage which she lived in until she married some 2 years later. Continues over the page. Enquiries: 01342 300152 Please mention us when responding to adverts
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William Moore was the head groundsman at Sheffield Park for most of his working life. His diary of 1896 still survives, and gives us an insight into life on the estate, especially during this auspicious year when preparing for the visit of the Prince of Wales.
This summer’s celebrations Join Sheffield Gardens free garden tours every Tuesday and Thursday at 11am to learn more about the garden design and the influence of the 3rd Earl. Every Wednesday from 14 June to 19 July, come and meet ‘Mabel and Moore’ as they wander the garden and fill you in on the latest goings on and gossip in the Earl’s household. During the summer holidays (15 July to 10 September) families can join the Summer Party Trail, where one can find out what it was like to be one of the children invited to the Earl’s grand summer picnics. See website for full details. Then of course there's 15 year old James. He knows about the upcoming change in the 9 to 1 German exams and he wants some tutorial to help him interacting effectively in speech and writing for a variety of purposes from the start.
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TRAVELLING BACK TO THE 60S ‘ON THE BUSES’ CONTINUED lady who was to tell everyone about her health problems, a vicar who had to bless people while swigging from a flask of brandy, a magician and his partner on their way to an interview, doing Tommy Cooper style tricks which all went wrong and a man on his way home after spending time in prison for a crime he did not commit, the twist was he only had a pair of union Jack Y fronts under his long rain coat! All in all our characters pulled this off perfectly.
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I had 3 singers from a 1940's vocal group and I asked them to learn the "On The Buses" song; they had the whole bus singing along. Our job as photographers was to capture the mood, the fun and the laughter and I think we did this well. We are hoping to come back to East Grinstead for an event on 1st October, this time we want to bring with us 50 actors and models all OAP's dressed as punkrockers, we hope to have many on walking sticks, zimmer frames and a couple in wheelchairs, with a team of around 20 makeup artist working with us! All the images from the "On The Buses" are on our website. Thank you to the cast and photographers Robert and Stephanie Sceal. And special thanks to all the bus crews, the Mayor of East Grinstead and everyone who helped make this a great event. For more information about our photography see www. ginoandsharonphotography.co.uk.
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large, unglazed bay window, extending the full height of the wall up to the eaves. Over time the rafters and upper walls would have been crusted with thick black soot (today Bridge Cottage no longer has an open hall, and the central section has had an upper floor inserted).
The Building Built in 1436, Bridge Cottage is a Wealden Hall House. This kind of building was common across the Weald (the area of the South East between the North and South Down that includes parts of Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex). Bridge Cottage has some unique features which set it apart from other Wealden Hall Houses, but it shares the same basic three-sectioned layout. Recent archaeological work revealed that an older building once stood on the site of Bridge Cottage, although it is not known when this building dated from.
The southern section contained service rooms; on the ground floor were the pantry and the buttery which stored alcoholic drinks such as beer, ale and wine. A cross passage linking the front and back doors of the house ran between the service rooms on the one side and the main hall on the other. The upper floor would have contained another storeroom or servants’ bedroom.
The main living room of a Wealden Hall House was the central hall, which would have been completely open from floor to ceiling with a central open hearth. Smoke would rise up and escape not through a conventional chimney, but through the tiles and perhaps some form of smoke hatch in the roof. Certainly light and smoke was controlled by shutters on a
The northern section of the house was known as the solar, divided into two floors it would probably have been the private chambers of the owner. As the northern section had no Continues over the page.
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external door, access would have been gained via the main hall. A key feature of the Wealden Hall House is the “jettied” upper floor. The floors of the upper rooms in the northern and southern sections extended out beyond the lower wall at the front of the house. The eaves of the roof extended out in line with the jettied floors, making the central hall and the lower floors of the outer sections appear ‘recessed’.
Construction The date of construction for Bridge Cottage has been determined through a process known as dendrochronology: patterns of annual growth rings in wood are used to find the date of timbers. Of course the growth rings vary in width depending on the climate each year creating a pattern of rings, these are then matched to timber of a known age genius!
was inserted in the central section. A small smoke bay was left at the southern end of the hall so that the smoke could escape, this was converted to a brick chimney later in the 16th century. In the middle of the eighteenth century, two brick “lean-to” rooms were added to the cottage. One was placed where the northern section once stood, and another was added to the rear of the house at the southern end.
As the timber was used ‘green’ (unseasoned), this has allowed testing; the date discovered was 1436. Bridge Cottage was built using a framework of oak timbers held together by complex joints and wooden pegs. The walls between the oak posts were filled with rectangular panels of wattle and daub: thin hazel branches woven around small oak posts and covered on both sides with a clay and straw plaster. This way of building used materials available locally and was relatively lightweight but gives good heat insulation and is extremely durable if looked after well. There are still many original panels of wattle and daub in Bridge Cottage now.
Later still, many of the rooms were subdivided and the house was split into two cottages. The floor had also been raised several times by this point, probably to prevent damp and flooding, and the front door was moved northwards into the original hall.
Restoration In 1983, Bridge Cottage was saved from demolition by the Uckfield & District Preservation Society and Uckfield Town Council as an important part of local Wealden history so progeny could have a taste of important dwellings hereabouts. Thanks to a grant from The Heritage Lottery Fund, it has now been extensively restored and today looks much as it would have done in the early 1600s.
Change over time By the middle of the 16th century, open halls were considered less fashionable, and consequently Bridge Cottage underwent changes. The northern section was demolished either through design or, more likely through flood damage and a first floor
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Renovation work began in September 2014 and was completed in April 2016, it can now be enjoyed by the local people in this area. When dismantling walls or floors, builders took extra care to recover and store any materials for reuse in the construction work. One of the first steps was to remove the floors and dig down to a depth of about 2ft ready for the insertion of the underfloor heating. At this point, archaeologists discovered evidence of an earlier building, including a hearth made of packed stone tiles and flagstones and ceramics which even predated the 1436 house! The first major change to the building was the removal of the second floor from the central hall section to recreate a hall chamber which would have been present around the late 1600s
The second change is the creation of an additional, jettied section above the lean to extension at the northern end to reestablished the original Wealden house appearance. The roof was retiled, half of which by using recovered tiles from the original roof some tiles were sponsored and signed by local Uckfield residents. While the cottage now has a more “authentic” appearance, it has not been rebuilt to its exact original 1436 specifications. For example, the cross passage has not been reinstated, nor has the open hall or the jettied appearance of the upper floors. This mixture of original features, restoration, and alterations from across the centuries means that the cottage itself can give an account of its long and fascinating history.
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The names of the earliest 15th and early 16th century residents of Bridge Cottage are lost to history. Since the house is larger than a standard Wealden hall house and the timberwork is of a high quality, it is likely that the original owners were relatively wealthy and locally important. The first known occupier was recorded c.1570 as Thomas Maunser, the grandson or great grandson of Sir Robert Maunser, ironmaster of High Town, Wadhurst (c. 1483). At some point before 1584, Arthur Langworth, an influential local landowner with links to the Archbishops of Canterbury, came to own the cottage. In 1584 he granted Bridge Cottage and its farmlands to Edward Orwell as part of the “Fullyngsmill” Meade. Orwell was a lawyer and was Registrar to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Court of Arches. The Orwell family owned Bridge Cottage until 1631, when Edward Orwell left the cottage to his sister Joan Hill and her son William Hill. In 1661, Edward Hill (probably William’s brother) transferred the cottage to William Peake, a Lewes merchant and landowner. Continues over the page. Enquiries: 01342 300152 Please mention us when responding to adverts
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After Peake’s death in 1685, it passed to his brother-in-law Simon Snell, a merchant and tobacconist from London who moved to Lewes in 1687. Snell left the cottage to his son William in 1709, who transferred it fairly swiftly to a fellow Londoner, Thomas Mitchell, in 1710. From at least 1584 the majority of Bridge Cottage’s owners were not actually the occupiers of the house. From 1660 until the early 18th century the cottage and its farmlands were rented by the Colgate family, and in 1713 Thomas Mitchell sold it to Henry Colgate, the current tenant. The Colgates were active and influential members of the local community in Uckfield. Moving ahead, in 1887 Charles Morris was recorded as a resident of the house on the electoral register. The Morris family continued to live in half of Bridge Cottage (No. 51, later No.1) until 1957. The Johnstone family occupied the other half (No. 53, later No. 3) from 1896 until 1966. The last residents left it in 1966, and in early 1970s the Uckfield District Preservation Society took responsibility for the building.
Goings on at Bridge Cottage In July Bridge Cottage will be taking part in the Uckfield Festival with stocks & pillory, a teddy bears picnic, guided walks and a number of concerts by local musicians. They will also be creating some history by burying a time capsule for future generations. Looking forward to the summer and autumn when they will host the first historic cookery classes, an interactive games exhibition, regular antiques fairs, art exhibitions, craft & photography markets, monthly talks by local historians and a series of concerts & recitals. As Bridge Cottage is a heritage centre, a memory café will be held on a monthly basis for the general public to tell us their local stories and memories. Bridge Cottage is open every Friday for guided tours & more events will be added during the year, it is also a wedding venue. Details on www.bridgecottageuckfield. co.uk or call 01825 760734. Uckfield High St., TN22 1AZ.
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THURSDAY 8TH JUNE Ashdown Forest Decorative and Fine Arts Society: Thomas Heatherwick: the modern Leonardo? For twenty years the Heatherwick Studio has combined curiosity and experimentation to produce a vast range of solutions to design challenges. His Olympic Cauldron and new London bus are highly acclaimed. Ian Swankie looks at the wonderfully creation. Members free of charge, visitors £6. At 2pm, Crowborough Community Centre, Pine Grove Crowborough, TN6 1FE. FRIDAY 9TH JUNE Becoming a Writer - 6 week creative writing course. An introduction to creative writing for beginners with Mel Parks. We will look at the writing process, character, language, setting and point of view using prompts, games, exercises and examples from poetry and prose. The course takes place on Friday mornings between 10 and 12. £20 per workshop. To book. email:hello@honeyleafwriting. com. Forest Row Sports Memorial Pavilion, RH18 5LS. SUNDAY 11TH JUNE It Ain’t Necessarily So. Penshurst Choral Society conducted by Anthony Zerpa Falcon presents a concert of Jazz, Folk and Choral Delights for a Summer Evening. Tickets £12.50 on the door or via 7:30pm, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, TN11 8BL. www.penshurstchoralsociety.co.uk. SUNDAY 11TH JUNE Lindfield Garden Trail 2017. More than ten gardens are opening to raise funds for St Peter and St James Hospice. We have a wide variety of gardens from a small garden inspired by a snail shell, an exotic garden, a garden with an emphasis on leaf shapes and colours to more formal gardens. You’ll be able to buy plants and jam, enjoy tea and homemade cake as well as getting advice from the gardeners. We look forward to welcoming you. £5 pp. At 1:30pm - 5pm, 47 Denmans Lane, Lindfield, RH16 2JN and other gardens. lindfield-gardens.co.uk. SUNDAY 11TH JUNE Fletching “Silver Jubilee” Garden Trail. Gardens open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets £6 on the day from Fletching Primary School playground, children go free. Lunches, cakes and refreshments available. Free parking all day. All proceeds benefit Fletching Church of England Primary School. 18 private gardens of Fletching open their gates for the 25th annual trail. For one day each year, visitors can admire beautiful herbaceous borders, stunning views across National Trust land, and enjoy homemade lunches and teas served under ancient oak trees. Come and visit
the Alpacas at Spring Farm, win great prizes in the raffle, send the children on a trail hunt, shop for crafts, plants, ice creams and more. Further visitor information, please telephone the school. SUNDAY 11TH JUNE Charity Car Boot Sale. Forest Row Primary School. Gates open 9am, Selling 10am. £10 car, £20 van, £1 on foot. Snacks and drinks available. For further information, please call Forest Row PTA: 07793 027 284. MONDAY 12TH JUNE How far did your ancestors travel? Sussex Family History Group talk by Celia Heritage. At 7:30pm, Bridge Cottage, High St, Uckfield, TN22 1AZ. THURSDAY 15TH JUNE Uckfield Music Club Concert: Trio Derazey playing Dvorak and Brahms. At 7:30pm, St Margaret’s Church, Buxted Park. www.uckfieldmusicclub.uk. SATURDAY 17TH JUNE Forest Row Village Fun Day. Arena events, stalls and fairground rides. To book a stall contact FRTA@ btinternet.com. At 11am, Foresters’ Green, Forest Row. SATURDAY 17TH JUNE High Hurstwood Village Fete. A fun day out for the whole family with something to do for everyone. A wide range of stalls and attractions. At 1pm, High Hurstwood Village Hall. SATURDAY 17 JUNE Hadlow Down Village Fayre. A big celebration in the tradition of a good old fashioned village knees up. Come and join us in our vintage marquees for tea and cake or ale and burgers. We pride ourselves in offering local produce and a market place for local business. Plus we have a bonkers dog show, brass band and Morris Dancing. 12-5pm. www.facebook. com/pg/hadlowdownsummerfayre. Tinkers Park, Hadlow Down, TN22 4HS. SUNDAY 18TH JUNE Open Garden at Town Place, courtesy of Dr. & Mrs. Anthony McGrath, to raise funds for the Horsted Keynes Tuesday Group in support of Armed Forces charities, SSAFA and Blind Veterans UK. Admission £5 - children free. Home-made teas. All welcome. 2pm to 6pm, Town Place, Ketches Lane, Freshfield, RH17 7NR. SATURDAY 24TH JUNE Midsummer Monteverdi. Crowborough Choral Society present music by Claudio Monteverdi and his English contemporaries in the Church of St. Denys, Rotherfield. They will be accompanied by Robin Jeffery, lute, Christopher Harris, organ, The Sussex
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String Trio and conducted by Musical Director, Mark Beesley. The performance starts at 7:30pm at St Denys Church, Rotherfield TN6 3FD. Tickets cost £15 including a light supper and are available from www. crowboroughchoral.com or from choir members
Answers on page 21 1. What is the official language of Sierra Leone?
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2. In musical terms, which is longest; a crochet or a quaver?
Summer Soiree. East Grinstead Choral Society presents music for a mid-summer evening including extracts from Rutter‘s Requiem, Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man Choral Suite and Godspell. Licensed bar. Light meal included. Tickets (in advance only) £15 available from Bullfrog Music. For further information visit www.egcs.co.uk or find us on FB. 7pm, Imberhorne Lower School, Windmill Lane, East Grinstead,RH19 2DT.
3. Which scientific process can be defined as ‘a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one’? 4. What was the name of the 2016 film sequel to ‘Finding Nemo’? 5. Which is the most expensive property to purchase on a standard UK Monopoly board?
TUESDAY 27TH JUNE Ornamental garden maintenance. A talk by Ken Turner. At 7:30pm, Crowborough Community Centre, Pine Grove, Crowborough, TN6 1DH.
6. Which is the largest denomination of a US Dollar bank note?
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7. Opened on the 27th of April 1828 and still open today, in which city was the world’s first scientific zoo located?
Scaynes Hill Summer Flower Show and Plant Sale. Exhibits, plant sale, raffle and WI teas. At 2pm 4pm, Scaynes Hill Millennium Village Centre.
8. What were the previous name for Istanbul?
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9. The name of which alternative form of Japanese medicine translated means “finger pressure”?
Groombridge Horticultural Society Summer Show. All welcome to come along and view. Free entry and delicious refreshments available. At 2:30pm with prize giving at 4pm, Groombridge Village Hall.
10. Who was born as Tom Riddle?
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Heart of Sussex Walk. Come and join us for a beautiful walk along the South Downs and raise money for the British Heart Foundation by sponsorship or giving a donation. All ages and dogs welcome. There are four starting points: Clayton Windmills (21 miles), Falmer (15 miles), Southease (8 miles) or Firle Beacon (5miles). All walks finish in Alfriston, from where we will transport you back to your starting place. There will be drinks at each checkpoint and homemade cakes and sandwiches at Alfriston. For registration forms or further details contact Janie Taylor on 01825 713207. TUESDAY 4TH JULY For Giving. Marian Partington, author of If You Sit Very Still will talk about her ongoing, inner journey towards for-giving. Followed by a panel discussion on Forgiveness. Tickets of £7 on door. 7:30pm, Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, RH18 5ER.
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