Derek writes: St. Margaret’s Church West Hoathly, is named after St. Margaret of Antioch a 4th century Christian martyr.Her feast Day is July 20th, which is like a birthday for the Church here. It was founded in 1090 so now is 934 years old. Generally we try and celebrate this Birthday month with putting on some … [Read more…]
Derek writes: A Big thank you to everyone who supported the Spring Fair on 18th May! Stallholders, cake makers, servers, table & chair movers, donations of plants from Gravetye ( thank you Tom ) and Pete & Lorna for their lovely Breakfasts and generous donation to Church funds – thank you all. As it stands … [Read more…]
Derek writes: Autumn Moments. At the School’s gardening Club we have been discussing what is happening at Autumn time and the word deciduous ( plants which lose their leaves in the Autumn,) This year we are a good 7 days behind average due to the mild & damp weather. However there are still some stunning … [Read more…]
Derek writes: Emporium & Cornucopia, two lovely sounding words, both are applicable to the Autumn Fair at St. Margaret’s Church, Sat. 23rd Sep 10 – 12 noon.The Church will be full of lots of goodies to admire, buy and eat. Cakes, jams & chutneys, painting, clothing, knitwear, books, dolls, glass wear, wedding dress plus much much … [Read more…]
Derek writes: Louisa Reed and I ( both members of St. Margaret’s Church ), run an after School gardening club at the local primary School.Our aims are to enthuse young people about the joys of gardening, by chatting and doing. Together, but mainly with Louisa’s writing skills we came up with a rhyming gardening poem … [Read more…]