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Fungal Foray

The Devil's Dyke fungi hunt - part 1
Join mycologist Martin Allinson for a day of recording as many species of fungi as possible across Newtimber Hill on Friday 9th October from 9:30am to 3:00pm. Wear suitable clothing and bring lunch. Tea and cake will be served upon return to Saddlescombe. Supervised children are welcome. Booking essential. Click the image for more information.

South Downs Songs

South Downs Songs Chris Hare Newtimber
St. John the Evangelist Church, Newtimber, will be hosting a concert on Saturday October 17th at 7:00pm entitled Traditional Songs of the Sussex Downs and Coast by Chris Hare and his group of singers. The cost of tickets will be £10 for adults and £5 for children under 18 — this includes a drink during the interval. Tickets can be obtained from:

Shirley Murrell at 01273 857353, shirleymurrell@btinternet.com
Lucy Dalrymple 01273 832009, lucy@arboreaters.co.uk for credit card payments
Gill Keith 01273 835013, gillian.bedlam@googlemail.com

Make cheques payable to to ‘Newtimber Church PCC’.

Battle of Britain Day Flypast

Battle of Britain Day Flypast route
It is a bit hard to tell given the scale of the maps but it looks as if this event may bring some of the forty participating planes over Fulking on the afternoon of Tuesday 15th September. This may be your chance to see the underside of a Spitfire, a Hurricane or the only Bristol Blenheim in the world that is still able to become airborne.