Mike Russell is offering four of his evenings with nightingales this year, including two at Woods Mill and one at Knepp Castle (which “hosts two percent of the national nightingale population”). Links to booking details at the end of this post.
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July 27th 1972 at 3:00pm
You’ve left it a bit late to place a bid for the house itself. But, as of 6:40pm today, you can still buy a copy of the auction particulars.
The Masterplan [update]
The Masterplan will be developed further once the consultation is completed; a report will then be presented to council committees in July 2014 asking for permission to submit a grant funding bid. If approved, a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund will be made in August 2014 to apply for funds to take the plans into the next level of detail. After a further eighteen months of development a final plan will be ready for a second stage bid in 2016 which if successful would allow the project to be delivered on the ground 2017-2019.
Much more, in a similar vein, here.
Call for volunteers
Considering how sparsely populated the Wineham/Twineham area is, the LAMBS team has done a remarkable job in their research and PR battle against the Mayfield Horror. But they have now reached their limit and need extra help:
We are holding an open meeting for anyone who is interested in assisting us with our fund raising and/or becoming more involved in LAMBS. We are very keen to meet anyone who can offer any specific expertise which could help in the campaign. The kind of skills we need include: fund raising, legal, planning, financial, administrative, printing/publication, etc. If you have no specific expertise in these areas, but have some spare time then please still come along – we also need people who are prepared to write letters, deliver leaflets and man stalls at local events. Please join us from 7:00pm on Monday, 28th April at The Royal Oak, Wineham. We would be grateful if you could let us know by email if you are coming to allow us to cater for numbers. If you are interested in helping us but are unable to attend the meeting please email us with your telephone number and we will get back to you as soon as possible — lambsorg@gmail.com
Devilled Egg
Bank Holiday Weekend: Easter egg hunt every day, 19th–21st April, 11:00am–3:00pm, Stone Seat, Devil’s Dyke. And on Monday 21st April only, 10:45–12:00, Easter egg rolling at the Dyke.
The restoration of St. Botolph’s
The Shoreham Herald has an informative report and photo-sequence on the continuing work on the church.
Joan Plowright at St. Mary’s Bramber
Richard Digby Day interviews Joan Plowright at 3:00pm on Saturday April 26th — click here to book for the event.
Poynings Cricket Club
Although Fulking hosts a very serious cricket club with a superb pitch close to the centre of the village, there is no ‘Fulking Cricket Club’ as such. But Poynings does have a village club and they are actively looking for new players for league or social cricket. Their senior team starts outdoor training at the Poynings cricket field on 14th April. If you think you might be interested in joining the club, click the image above for more information and contact the club captain Gary Wallis-Tayler: