Future Shows & Events Calendar
Annual General Meeting
Crowhurst Village Hall
Everyone is welcome to our annual general meeting! Get involved and have your say on the future of the society. Meeting starts at 7:30pm. Actively seeking new ideas, committee members and helpers to keep the society going into the future. Your Society Needs YOU!
Light refreshments will be available.
Autumn Flower Show
Crowhurst Village Hall
Our final flower show of the year. The show is open to public from 2pm and admission is free
With over 70 classes, we welcome entries into the show from everyone! Schedules will be available to download from our Downloads page from August. Hard-copies of the schedules are also available from any committee member.
Entries can be made online or using the form provided in the schedule.
"It’s Not Just About Trees (or Other Plants)": A talk about the Hidden Magic of Mycorrhizal Fungi
Crowhurst Village Hall
The society has arranged a talk about Mycorrhizal Fungi by Doug Edworthy. 2pm for 2:30pm start. The talk will be free to members of the society, or £4 for non-members. Light refreshments will be available and included free of charge. All welcome.
The talk will explain what mycorrhizal fungi are, and how they co-exist with, and benefit, trees and other plants. It will describe the place of fungi in the tree of life, describe how they enabled life to colonise land, and how mycorrhizal fungi are essential for healthy plants. The talk will also describe the research that led to the concept of the 'Wood-Wide Web' and whether the claims of the scientists who coined this phrase should be taken at face value.
Doug Edworthy is a retired Electronics Engineer and Management Systems Specialist who grew up in Forewood Lane, Crowhurst in the 1950s and 1960s. This proximity to the Forewood sparked a lifelong interest in woodlands and all things ecological. Doug is not a trained arborist, a mycologist or a microbiologist but he is passionately interested in trees and in the care of woodlands. He has been Tree Warden for Dallington parish since June 2016, and for Brightling since July 2018. He is a member of the Ancient Tree Forum, a volunteer warden for Forestry England, a verifier for the Woodland Trust's Ancient Tree Inventory, and leads guided walks in Dallington Forest.
Jumble Sale
Crowhurst Village Hall
Our second fundraising jumble sale of the year.
Doors open at 9:30am and admission is 50p. Loads of bargins to be had!
Donations of jumble are wanted. Please deliver them to the Village Hall on the morning after 8am or call Alan (07870525441) for collection.
Wreath Making workshop for Christmas
Crowhurst Village Hall
More details to follow. Please check back nearer the time.
Spring Flower Show
Crowhurst Village Hall
More details to follow. Please check back nearer the time.
Plant Stall @ the Village Market
Crowhurst Village Hall
More details to follow. Please check back nearer the time.