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Sparrowhawk WILDLIFE REFLECTIONS By Alexi Francis. Alexi also drew the illustration. If you would like to buy the original or see other work, go to her website:www.alexifrancisillustrations.co.uk
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although last autumn I saw what could have been the same bird weaving in and out of russet trees from my living room window. The birds had stopped singing and, again, there was an unsettled air. Occasionally, if I look up, I’ll see a bird with the fanned tail of a sparrowhawk high over the houses or even glimpse the arrow form of a Brighton peregrine racing an unsettled sky as I make my way down to the seafront. They’re about, the hunters, if we care to notice.
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Seasonal Recipe by Valerie Hedgethorne Valerie Hedgethorne taught cookery & cake decorating for many years in Brighton before becoming a Home Economist and writing for the national magazine CAKE for 20 years. Valerie is a past president of the British Sugarcraft Guild & is a member of the local Guild Branch, which meets monthly in Rottingdean for demonstrations of all types of cake decorating. Anyone with an interest in cake decorating is welcome – for more information phone Valerie on 01273 505223.
Some of you may already know this recipe but I hope you will like to be reminded of it.
You will need an 18cm/7in flan ring or a china flan dish, also a food processor is useful.
It is so easy to make, the creamy lemon filling goes so well with the crunchy ginger biscuit base.
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Gathering Nuts in May Here we go gathering nuts in May, Nuts in May, nuts in May, Here we go gathering nuts in May, On a cold and frosty morning.* *Some versions replace this line with ‘So early in the morning’ The earliest official record of the Nuts in May song was made by Alice Gomme in The Traditional Games of England, Scotland and Ireland (1894-8). It is a variant of “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”, with which it shares a tune and closing line. But it is puzzling. There are no nuts to gather in May! The lyrics are probably a corruption of “knots of May”, referring to the blossom of the common hawthorn. Although, another possibility is that the “nut” is the corm or tuber of Conopodium majus, Pignut/ Groundnut, which can easily be found in May when the plant flowers. The “nuts” were commonly gathered by children – unless the pigs got there first! The rounded root part is similar to 8
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Pignut in early spring, Kilmaurs Scotland a chestnut in size and colour. The flavour has been likened to chestnut, hazelnut, sweet potato or brazil nut. Despite clearly being delicious, it has never been regarded as a viable food source because it grows so sparsely and is hard to harvest.
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How does your garden grow? By Jayne Shrimpton
This print from The Graphic, July 1883 demonstrates how window boxes enabled poorer families to grow plants in the crowded buildings of London’s East End After a disappointing start to the gardening year, hopefully by May we shall be tending the flowerbeds and enjoying a profusion of spring blooms. People have long grown plants for food, clothing and medicine, but until around 1800, gardening for pleasure was an exclusive pastime for a privileged minority. So how have we become a nation of gardeners? Historically, professional gardeners maintained the grounds of large houses and country estates, but at home mainly grew fruit and vegetables and reared livestock. However with the Industrial Revolution and Enclosure acts that stripped rural communities of land, traditional cottage industries declined and increasingly country dwellers sought employment in factories and mills. With 10
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The new vogue for gardening in the early-1800s was reflected in dress, as seen in this fashion plate from Ackermann’s for a picturesque Cottage Dress, September 1820
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more workers living in towns and cities from the early-1800s, often in overcrowded tenements, space was scarce and growing plants was limited to window boxes or a few vegetables in courtyards. As the denselypopulated slums inhabited by poorer families bred disease and pollution, the expanding middle classes anxious to escape urban squalor began commuting via the new railway networks out to the fresh air and more spacious settings of developing suburbs. This trend advanced with the relative peace and rising prosperity of Queen Victoria’s reign: a comfortable home with private garden became a reality not only for the wealthy, but eventually for more ordinary working people seeking a better quality of life. The fashion for creating suburban gardens was fuelled by many factors and developed alongside the nation’s need to feed a growing population. Generations of gardeners had relied largely on their own observations and experience, but now advancing scientific research and knowledge led to greater understanding of how plants grew and thrived, heralding more modern methods of cultivation. These included considerable
This botanical illustration from a 1870s gardening book depicts one of the many species of lily imported from Asia into 19th-century Britain improvements to soil fertilisers and major breakthroughs concerning plant reproduction and, through cross-pollination, the breeding of superior hybrids. Man was able to manipulate nature to suit his own horticultural requirements.
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Greenhouses were essential for cultivating rare and delicate species, as seen in this photograph of gardeners from a Kent country house, c.1900. [Kat Williams]
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abolition of glass tax in 1845 and development of improved sheet glass, the prices lowered, making greenhouses affordable for many more plant enthusiasts. Additionally, new printing processes and the emerging profession of horticultural journalism inspired many instructive gardening periodicals featuring practical advice, as well as adverts for the diverse gardening products coming onto the market. Influential titles included The Gardener’s Magazine, founded in 1826 by botanist and garden designer John Loudon, and The Gardeners’ Chronicle, launched in 1841 by gardener and architect Joseph Paxton and John Lindley, botanist and orchidologist. Local and national newspapers published columns answering readers’ gardening queries and seed catalogues produced by a new generation of commercial nurseries now offered both familiar plants and novel varieties from distant lands. Victorian mass-production and cheaper metals led to the development of lighter tools, reducing some of the heavier physical aspects of gardening.
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A major innovation was the lawnmower, prior to which grass had been cut by men using scythes, or by using grazing sheep: now amateurs could maintain their own greensward, elevating the lawn to an admired feature in all gardens, large and small. First patented by Edwin Budding in 1830, various refinements occurred in the design and function of lawnmowers until a device with roller and cutting blade was perfected that could be managed by one person: this was mass-produced from the late-1860s onwards. Later, in 1893, the earliest petrol-driven mower appeared, followed by the rotary blade mower c.1899. Gardens reflected the eclectic tastes of the age and were heavily influenced by the availability of particular plants. Those of the early-1800s often followed the museum-like ‘gardenesque’ style of scattered trees and winding paths that celebrated new species and showcased individual specimens in beds where they could be admired from different angles.
The lawnmower revolutionised grass-cutting in gardens and improved late-Victorian models were said to be simple enough for a child to operate, as suggested in this 1880s advert [James Morley]
This plate from The Amateur Flower Garden by Shirley Hibberd, 1878, demonstrates the kind of neat, controlled planting scheme recommended for the garden of a mid-Victorian villa
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A family photograph, c.1905, depicts a large, mature Edwardian garden with furniture and one of the many styles of rustic garden building fashionable around the turn of the century [Julian Hargreaves]
Flowers such as geraniums, marigolds and blue lobelia were already popular, and along with nasturtiums, poppies and sweet alyssum remained firm 19th-century favourites. Gardens were also increasingly enlivened with vibrant new species including begonias, petunias and verbenas from Brazil; scarlet salvias from Mexico; golden escholzia from California. These and other boldly-coloured compact plants were used to striking visual effect in domestic gardens from the 1840s, when massed bedding schemes of blocks of colour arranged into formal patterns came into vogue. As conifers and other evergreens were introduced, these also grew fashionable, the rare Monkey Puzzle tree a prized addition to many Victorian gardens following its commercial cultivation in the mid-1800s. New species of rhododendron appeared around this time too, prompting a craze for the flamboyant shrub, especially in wooded gardens. Ferns and other exotic foliage plants also captured the popular 18
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Early-20th century suburban back gardens often contained flower beds, fruit trees and vegetable plots. This family photograph dates to June 1936 [James Morley]
imagination and were effectively displayed in glass Wardian cases in genteel drawing rooms, or on a larger scale, in purpose-designed fern houses or glass conservatories. New alpine plants were also available from nurseries by the 1870s, inspiring enthusiasts to create ambitious rock gardens at home. During the 1880s and 1890s, bamboos, maples and flowering cherries reflected growing western interest in Japan and the oriental style of gardening. Fountains, ponds, bridges, urns and other diverse features, grandiose or rustic, contributed to fashions in planting and garden design, garden gnome figurines initially a curiosity introduced into Britain from Germany in 1847. One late-Victorian trend was for the ‘wild’ garden and by the early-1900s both formal Italianate and more ‘natural’ gardens were admired. Under the philosophy of the Arts and Crafts movement, garden planning aimed to link indoors and outdoors harmoniously, using complementary locally-sourced building materials and encouraging traditional local plant species. Planting was guided by art but achieved in partnership with nature, resulting 20
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in simpler, often informal schemes displaying old-fashioned cottage-garden flowers and shrubs such as lavender, rambling rose and hollyhock. The Edwardian preference was mainly for subtly blended shades of blooms, in stark contrast to the vivid hues of the previous century. Feminine influence on gardening was also stronger, with a new generation of professional female horticulturalists, including the famed Gertrude Jekyll and Ellen Willmott. During the early/mid-20th century many more homes were built on the fringes of expanding towns. Suburban houses usually had front and back gardens, the front typically colourful and formal, the back often abundant with fruit and vegetables that would feed the family and perhaps win prizes in local shows. Since the 1800s gardening had been considered a healthy and morally improving pursuit and everyone was encouraged to take part, including women and children. Different botanical species drift in and out of fashion, but gardening, therapeutic and relaxing, challenging and rewarding, remains a popular pastime for all. www.jayneshrimpton.co.uk
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AIR RAID SHELTER TOURS IN MAY Downs Junior School in Ditchling Road opens its doors once again this year for ‘Take Shelter!’ – a series of family-centred events where local residents will get an opportunity to venture down in to the depths of their original underground air raid shelter. Take Shelter! will host a timetable of 45-minute guided tours of the shelter over two consecutive weekends in May: Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th May and Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th May, as part of the Brighton Festival Fringe series of featured events and historical tours. Tickets for morning guided tours of the shelter are available to book in advance via the Fringe website and tickets for afternoon tours are available to book in person on the day.
Entry is free to the 1940’s themed events in the school playground and doors will open at 12 noon, closing for the last tours at 4:00 p.m. The playground will be transformed in to a ‘1940’s Vintage Tea Party & Fair’ featuring live acts from local performers such as ‘Brighton Jive’ and ‘Jivin’ Jim Dandy’ (Facebook Jivin’ Jim Dandy). Performers will be keeping residents entertained with opportunities to learn how to take part in dance routines, whilst listening to some backto-back vinyl and original 40’s recordings.
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Come along and celebrate the spring with the Friends of Withdean Park Withdean Park Tree Time Sunday 13th May, 10.30am – 1pm May is the most spectacular month in Withdean Park, with all the lilac bushes coming into flower and scenting the air on a warm day. But did you know that the park has a wide and interesting variety of trees too? Tree Time on 13th May will give you an opportunity to discover more about and be inspired by our trees. Come along for a tree talk and walk with an expert or try your hand at some creative drawing with a local artist (no skill needed!). There will be a tree hunt and leaf challenge with prizes
for the children, and an opportunity to meet our ranger and members of the Friends of Withdean Park to talk about our plans for the future of the park. Refreshments will be on offer and all activities are free.
Hedgehog Week. 6th-12th May • Make a 6”, hedgehog-sized, hole at the bottom of your fence. Maybe your neighbours could do the same? Hedgehogs need large home territories – 10-20 hectares as they travel up to 2 kms every night in search of scrummy slugs and snails. • DON’T use poisonous slug pellets • Have a few insect-rich areas in your garden: compost on the flower beds, a pile of leaf litter, a log pile etc. You may be lucky and have a hedgehog making an evening appearance in your garden soon! Unfortunately, the darling creatures need more than luck. Their numbers are falling fast (down 30% in the last 10 years alone). Habitat is crucial. If you would like to offer help: 24
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Who’d have thunk it?
There’s more to earwigs than meets the eye! Earwig is Anglo-Saxon for ‘ear creature’..Long standing myths abound about poor old earwigs, that they crawl into our ears so they can lay eggs in our brains for instance. They are no more likely than any other insect to climb into our ears, and, since they are largely vegetarian, they certainly do not burrow into brains. It maybe that they are named because their pincers resemble the tool once used for ear piercing – in Spanish and Italian their names mean ‘little scissors’. Lady earwigs are wonderful mothers, which is highly unusual in the insect world. Once she has laid
her 20-50 eggs, she stays with them paying close attention – protecting them from predators, keeping them warm and almost continuously cleaning them to keep them free of fungi.
She will often assist them to hatch. The tiny earwigs stay with their mother until their second molt and she regurgitates food for them to eat. After the 5th molt they are adult and the males’ pincers will curve, whilst females’ pincers will stay straight. This zeal for parenting is not confined to the females. The male is endowed/burdened with a penis as long or longer as himself. Wielding a penis of such preposterous proportions is clearly not without its hazards as they have found it necessary to have TWO – the spare being handy if the first one snaps! Ew. So, now we know, size does matter.
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Making friends at the Barn Invitation to Lunch with us
Boardgaming in the Barn
Sharing a meal together can be one of life's greatest, and simplest of pleasures. FoWDG is offering a monthly lunchtime invitation for local residents to come together and enjoy a meal. Every third Tuesday of the month, come along for lunch from 12.30 and join the discussion around the table. The lovely food is provided courtesy of The Real Junk Food Project Brighton, and there is a place for entertainment and information alongside - the more the merrier!
There's more to boardgames than Monopoly! Wouldn't you like to work with your friends to save the world from deadly diseases?...or join in exciting Star Wars spaceship battles?...or race against Sherlock Holmes to solve a mystery? ...or betray those same friends to survive a Zombie Apocalypse?...or compete to build the best city?
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Come along and try something new, we're hosting two introductory sessions at the Barn: 1 "Family friendly" 2pm to 5pm Saturday 26th May (ages 8+) 2 "Big kids" 7pm to 11pm Wednesday 30th May (ages 16+) If you'd like more info, or a chat about what to expect, please contact Neil on 07983 364 324 or Jack on 07929 346 705
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Herbal Help for Hay Fever By Lucinda Warner Warmer days are with us at last, the birds are singing and the bees are humming and most of us are rejoicing at the feel of the sun on our upturned faces after a long, damp winter. However for the many people suffering from hay fever, this joyful time of year is marred by anxiety around the pending inevitability of uncomfortable and distressing symptoms. Up to 30% of adults and 40% of children suffer from hay fever (or allergic rhinitis) in the UK with symptoms ranging from mild to severe. These usually involve sneezing, runny noses, watering or red irritated eyes, headaches, swollen glands and blocked ears. They are caused by an allergic reaction to pollen, usually from grasses but sometimes also from trees and flowers. Studies have shown that those with the condition will also often suffer from impaired sleep as a result which makes it harder to cope throughout the day. The
NHS recommend staying indoors as much as possible and keeping doors and windows shut which can be important on days with a particularly high pollen count, but who wants to be inside on a beautiful sunny day? Thankfully there is much that can be done to help using herbs and natural remedies. Diet can also play a major role in the condition so if you suffer particularly badly I would recommend seeing a herbalist or naturopath to go over your individual case in detail. A time honoured herbal combination for hay fever uses nettle, elderflower and plantain, usually as a tea. The herbs are mixed in equal proportions then one tablespoon of the mix is steeped in a small pot of hot water for 15 minutes before drinking. Three cups a day are usually recommended for adults, half as much for children under 12 and half again for those between 3 and 6. Eyebright is a lovely herb that can be made into a tea and drunk or soaked into cotton pads and used as a compress over the eyes when they are red, itchy and irritated. Be sure your tea is very well strained if doing this to avoid any plant material getting in your eyes. Chamomile is a lovely herb for adults and children that has gently soothing and calming properties. It can be drunk as a tea or used as a steam for the sinuses. To do this make a strong infusion with hot water and put it into a bowl. Then lean your head over the bowl with a towel draped around it to create a sort of tent and breath in the steam for a few minutes.
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This is best avoided if you suffer from asthma or breathing difficulties however. Goldenrod is another lovely herb that can be taken as tea or tincture to reduce congestion and tone mucus membranes. You may also find some simple remedies already in your kitchen cupboards. The anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric can be helpful for some whilst others swear by a teaspoon of local raw honey a day, though this does not work for everyone, depending partly on the types of pollen to which you are allergic. All in all I hope these ideas bring some relief to those of you who are suffering and that you can enjoy getting outside without worry. If you are on any medications or have any serious health conditions please consult a herbalist before trying these remedies. Lucinda Warner is a Brighton based herbalist and plant lover. For more information on the herbs and preparations mentioned see whisperingearth.co.uk
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Red Sky at Night Red Sky at Night Shepherd’s delight; Red sky in the morning Shepherd’s warning Our ancestors were closely connected to the land and were able to look for clues in nature to forecast the weather. Country lore held that birds making their nests high in the trees prophesied a warm, dry summer – not needing the shelter offered by lower branches. There were other signs to watch out for: if the bees stay in their hive it foretells a storm, cows lying down indicates rain is on its way - as does a haze around the moon, whilst swallows flying high promise warm dry days ahead. 34
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Shepherds – who spent their working day outside, needed to be able to anticipate bad weather. They grew to recognise that when there was a particularly red sky at sunset, the next day would likely be clear and sunny. However, a red sky at sunrise usually signified a stormy day to come. (The sky glows red when the sun shines on the underside of clouds from a low angle. As our weather systems generally move from west to east the reflections can predict if rain clouds are moving towards you in the morning, or away from you at night.)
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Blue Plaque for Brighton Suffragettes? By Elizabeth Dwiar With many towns and cities marking the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act with statues and plaques for their suffrage pioneers, it is not surprising that support is growing for a campaign to commemorate our Brighton Suffragettes with a blue plaque in the city centre. Hove already has a plaque to Victoria Liddiard, one of the last surviving Suffragettes, who died in 1992 at the age of 102. Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia founded the Women’s Social and Political Union in 1903 in their home in Nelson
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St, Manchester. In May 1907 Christabel came to the Dome in Brighton to address a large gathering of various women’s societies and groups. This led to the formation of the Brighton branch of the NWSPU. It was one of the first to have its own banner in 1908, beautifully embroidered by members with the dolphin coat of arms. Last year I was privileged to see it behind the scenes at the People’s History Museum in Manchester. Very few have survived. However, now Manchester has rediscovered its own WSPU banner, it would be exciting if the Brighton banner could be shown on display to the people of Brighton once again.. at least on loan. This postcard of early 20th century Brighton shows the location of the WSPU office. If you look carefully you can see it on the first floor above the machine bakery close to the Clock Tower. There was a banner with the letters WSPU on the wall. According to local street directories the bakery was at no 8, The Quadrant, North St, owned by Wm Wood. Estate agents, auctioneers, solicitors and accountants occupied some of the neighbouring offices. We know from the Brighton
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The parasol parade at the Clock Tower in 1914, with named Suffragettes selling the newspaper (from Suffragettes in Pictures by Diane Atkinson) experience on Black Friday in Parliament Square and her subsequent imprisonment in Holloway. Miss Mary Hare became the Secretary in 1910 and was well known for spoiling her 1911 census form, as she argued if women did not count, then neither should they be counted. She went on to form a women’s police force in Brighton to protect vulnerable women and a school for the deaf which still exists today. Our WSPU office at the Clock Tower was one of the most important regional offices, organising events and demonstrations locally, eg on the Level, along the seafront and in London, having close links to the HQ at Lincoln’s Inn House in Kingsway. Many famous Suffragettes, eg Emily Wilding Davison and Annie Kenney, came down to recuperate at boarding houses, such as Minnie Turner’s Seaview in Victoria Rd. Another local Suffragette, 38
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Ada Schofield, had a studio in Dyke Rd where she took photos of many of the leading Suffragettes of the day, including the Pankhursts. High profile activist, Mary Leigh teamed up with Eva Bourne, a local woman to hide in the organ at the Dome planning to interrupt PM Asquith’s speech in 1910 but they were discovered by the police. However, another brave Suffragette, Emma Newsam, had a cunning plan. From 1908 women had been banned from attending political meetings, so she decided to gain entrance by dressing in her husband’s clothes with her long fair hair tucked up in a cloth cap. As soon as the anti-suffragist PM mentioned the word justice, she stood up revealing her hair and her long skirt from under her loose coat, demanding justice for women. Notices about our Brighton
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Suffragettes appeared in their newpaper under the Home Counties section eg in June 1913. “Miss Coomb’s meeting on Saturday was well attended. Many more papersellers are needed for the summer months. Will members please note there are several new books in the library. “ (Org. Miss Greta Allen)... who had been in that post from 1912. Army officer’s daughter, Arabella Scott was jailed after attempting to burn Kelso Racecourse. Released under the Cat and Mouse Act, she escaped under the pseudonym of Catherine Reid, and became an organiser in Brighton in August 1913. A Miss Reid is named in the photo of the 1914 parasol parade of Suffragettes selling their newspaper in front of the Singer Sewing Machine
Isabella McKeown, local WSPU organiser, photo by Ada Schofield local photographer.. in Museum of London collection
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shop by the Clock Tower. Could that be her?
The original Brighton banner made in 1908 now on display in Manchester ( photo by People’s History Museum)
With the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the Suffragettes stopped their campaign. In 1918 some women were given the vote if they were over 30, and owned/whose husbands owned property worth £5. Other women had to wait until 1928 to gain equal voting rights with men, i.e. if over age of 21. So far we have raised over half of our minimum target £1200 for the plaque. There may be additional costs for fixing the plaque. We will know from the hearing at the next blue plaque panel meeting in late May. The all party Council’s policy, resources and growth committee have voted unanimously to support our campaign. If you would like
to make an online donation: www.justgiving.com/ crowdfunding/elizabethdwiar-1 There is so much to find out about our local Suffragettes. If you would like to know more, do follow our Facebook
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THE KENT & EAST SUSSEX STEAM RAILWAY GREAT DIXTER HOUSE & GARDEN Mike Robins Summer Outing Saturday 9th June 2018
After leaving Brighton we will travel to Tenterden in Kent to go on the Kent and East Sussex Railway to Bodium and back. This heritage Line was built in the late 19th century and early 20th century to connect Robersbridge and Headcorn and was used initially for freight of agriculture products but later was used for passengers. Coffee can be obtained on the train.
we will visit Great Dixter House and its World famous Garden. The House purchased by Nathaniel Lloyd was originally built in the 15th century but later extended by Edwin Lytens and another
15th century building added on after being rescued from demolition from a village in Kent. The garden was developed by his son Christopher Lloyd in the Arts and Craft Style. It has a topiary, long border, orchard and a wild flower meadow developed into a new concept of a garden. To book contact MARTIN FOSTER, 01273 729998 by no later than Friday 1st June. Costs include Coach and Entrance fees. £54.
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