Newsletter May 2009

Saturday 2nd May
Plant Sale: St Swithuns’ Church Hall & grounds. 10am to 12noon.
If you want to buy a good range of plants at knock-down prices then come along to our plant sale. A limited number of tables are available at £8.00p each. Tables must be booked in advanced with Alison on 730961 and are available to members only. Bookings cannot be accepted on the day.

Wednesday 27th May. Village Centre at 7.30pm
Illustrated talk by Marilyn Farr:  New Zealand plants & their habitats. Admission £2.00p. Refreshments complimentary.

Tuesday 23rd June.
 Evening garden visit to the walled garden, Wormsley Estate, Stokenchurch. 6.30-9.30pm. Cost £10.00p each including nibbles. Meet in health centre car park at 5.30pm. Own vehicles to travel in convoy. Transport available for those who need it. Bookings to the treasurer on 730961. Please make payment by 1 June.

Saturday 18th July: Coach outing, to Bateman’s, Sussex, home of Rudyard Kipling.
Bateman’s is a beautiful Jacobean mansion built in 1634, as well as being the family home of the Kipling’s from 1902 to 1939.  The interior of the house reflects the author’s strong association with the East. There are no guided tours.

The six acre garden comprises both formal and wild areas and forms a perfect setting for the house.  Its varied features include a rose garden, a pond with exotic fish, an extensive herb border, a pear arch, fine lawns with a double row of pleached limes and a walled garden with herbaceous and climbing plants adjacent to the Tea Room.  The River Dudwell runs through the southern part of the property amongst a profusion of flowering trees and grasses.

Bookings can be made for the above outing by telephoning the treasurer on 730961. The all inclusive cost is £19.50p. National Trust members are admitted free therefore only the coach fare will apply which is £13.40p. The coach will depart Manor Grove at 0815 am, yes, 8.15am, calling at bus stops through the village. Our visit will coincide with a local craft fare being held in the garden at no extra charge. Time permitted, we may be able to squeeze an hour’s visit to Brighton on the way home. Please make payment by 1st July. 

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