Annual Hymns and Pimms songs of praise service on May 29th. This is always a lovely occasion when we try to lift off the church roof with our singing, accompanied by a glass of Pimms. If you would like to suggest a favourite hymn for us to sing please do let us know.
Jane Warne
The four parishes in the Downland Benefice are joining together to produce a recipe book to raise funds for maintaining the churches in Edburton, Newtimber, Poynings and Pyecombe. The book will feature seasonal recipes, using local produce when possible. We would love to hear from anyone who can help us in any way, such as typing, editing, marketing and organising a book launch. And of course we need lots of recipes to choose from! What is your favourite recipe, using local, seasonal ingredients? Email your recipe to downlandrecipes@icloud.com or drop it into Westend Cottage, The Street, Poynings by 30th June.
Kennel Cottage and garden is exhibiting a range of arts and crafts inspired by natural forms and local landscapes.
Brian Denyer: Etchings
Pauline Denyer: Miniatures
Jen Green: Ceramic mirrors, paintings, prints, cards
Bernadina Lloyd: Works on paper, cards
Jennifer Milnes: Paintings, pastels
Ann Raby: Watercolours, prints, cards
Sarah Jay: Silver jewellery, semi-precious stones
Students from the Skelton Sculpture Workshops
Open 11:00am — 5:00pm, weekends April 30th – May 30th including Bank Holidays, with tea, coffee and cakes in the garden.
Kennel Cottage, 88 East End Lane, Ditchling BN6 8UR, 01273 843639
Agenda Annual Meeting of Council
This is then followed by the Annual Parish meeting
Agenda Annual Parish Meeting
The evening will be rounded off with refreshments.
A talk by Dr. Geoffrey Mead (University of Sussex) to Henfield History Group at 8:00pm on Tuesday 10th May in the Free Church Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield. The Sussex landscape is a complex linkage of natural features and processes — the geology and topography of the county. This has been adapted by man into a human landscape which is largely one of agricultural development. The talk will consider the regional and historical variation in Sussex agriculture.
I have a complete run of St. Andrews Quarterly, apart from this issue. If you own it, then I’d be most grateful if I could borrow it for long enough to make a copy.
Tony Brooks (200)
This year’s Fair will be held on Saturday 30th July organised by the Social Committee in co-operation with the Shepherd & Dog.
There will be stalls in the North Town Field as well as demonstrations and plenty of childrens’ games. The fair will start at 1pm and continue until 5pm. Parking for the general public will be in Downside Meadow, the site of last year’s fair. The Shepherd & Dog will provide a marquee for live music, and food and drink will be available at the pub all day.
Obviously there will be some degree of traffic congestion in the Street but this will be alleviated by controllers at each end of the village. Quite a few pedestrians will probably be walking from Downside Meadow to the North Town Field and the pub, but every effort will be made to ensure safe transit for them.
I suggest that on the basis of ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’ villagers should make a note in their diaries that there may be some disruption and avoid using their cars that afternoon and bring their families and friends to the fair and make it a really good village social event. The success of the fair depends largely on village input.
If you would like to get hands-on and help with the fair, we are holding a Social Committee meeting in the village hall to organise the day at 8pm on Thursday 19th May and you are most welcome to come along. Suggestions are carefully considered but remember we want doers not talkers.
